"They're sort of like one of those custom Access programs written by a non-programmer that slowly grow and mutate."
Hey, I've got one of those that I set up for the bookstore where I work. Over time it has grown, I admit, but mutate? I think you are being... Holy...! What the HELL IS THAT THING? I... MY GOD...!
(Fade to black as blood curdling screams fill the air.)
How do you people get your parents to use a computer to begin with? I have to print photos at Snapfish and mail letters. I know if I finally managed to convince Mom to use a PC she would abandon it in disgust the first piece of naughty spam came her way. And then shame on me!
"do we actually want to dominate the desktop market?"
Well, no. What I want is critical mass. Enough people using the system that hardware manufacturers cannot afford to ignore it. How much of a market share that is I don't know but it's a lot more than what we have now. It would be nice to be able to buy pretty much any kit and know you could put your favorite distro on it without heartache and fits. It's probably a fine line to walk. Market share attracts the kind of pests that plague Windows.
However, I do find it worrisome that several jurors basically said that they convicted him because they didn't like him.
The last time I sat on a jury there was one member who just wanted to nail the defendant because said defendant was obviously a creep. On trial for assault, the DA presented an absolutely terrible case leaving nothing but reasonable doubt and a cloud of contradictory testimony by a bunch of rednecks who were apparently feuding with one another. It took some doing to convince our hold-out that not guilty was our only option. (I would like to have seen someone from the prosecutor's office penalized for pursuing such a loser case and waisting my time and taxpayer dollars.) But yes, that is worrisome.
How about using tried and true scientific methods before we rush into something really harmful.
How about it. Because the people who are steering the ship of humanity are not scientists. They are motivated by immediate money and power concerns. It's better that Gore stir some shit up and get these issues out in front of everyone. That said, using food for automobile fuel is insane.
Someone just needs to 'leak' that one of those archived emails contains a transcript of Osama bin Laden endorsing Barack Obama for president. Then stand back because we are all going to be sprayed with WH archived emails.
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Well done, sir. You are the antidote to all the vegetarian hatred the seems so prevalent on internet forums.
But that was my cure for obesity!
Well this doesn't pass the sniff test ... Oh wait ...
Never go full retard, man.
Cool. I've never even considered using facebook, so I'm protesting facebook and I didn't even know it. In your face, facebook!
Hell, we need a new reality because the one we got is full of war, famine, crime, misery and all manner of grief.
... are being lost to time permanently.
Time is an illusion. So is permanence.
"They're sort of like one of those custom Access programs written by a non-programmer that slowly grow and mutate."
... Holy ...! What the HELL IS THAT THING? I ... MY GOD ...!
Hey, I've got one of those that I set up for the bookstore where I work. Over time it has grown, I admit, but mutate? I think you are being
(Fade to black as blood curdling screams fill the air.)
Well, except for Anwar "No Nose" Al Hakam. But the face recognition scan should snag him.
Note that many organisms survive very nicely with no brain at all.
I'm tired of you people picking on Bush. It's over for crying out loud.
How do you people get your parents to use a computer to begin with? I have to print photos at Snapfish and mail letters. I know if I finally managed to convince Mom to use a PC she would abandon it in disgust the first piece of naughty spam came her way. And then shame on me!
Man, if you can take shots at Liv Tyler's looks ... Is nothing good enough for ya?
people pretending otherwise have agendas that range from personal to political and monetary issues.
I admit to having monetary issues.
"do we actually want to dominate the desktop market?"
Well, no. What I want is critical mass. Enough people using the system that hardware manufacturers cannot afford to ignore it. How much of a market share that is I don't know but it's a lot more than what we have now. It would be nice to be able to buy pretty much any kit and know you could put your favorite distro on it without heartache and fits. It's probably a fine line to walk. Market share attracts the kind of pests that plague Windows.
Or get your moon rocks off.
The moon.
However, I do find it worrisome that several jurors basically said that they convicted him because they didn't like him.
The last time I sat on a jury there was one member who just wanted to nail the defendant because said defendant was obviously a creep. On trial for assault, the DA presented an absolutely terrible case leaving nothing but reasonable doubt and a cloud of contradictory testimony by a bunch of rednecks who were apparently feuding with one another. It took some doing to convince our hold-out that not guilty was our only option. (I would like to have seen someone from the prosecutor's office penalized for pursuing such a loser case and waisting my time and taxpayer dollars.) But yes, that is worrisome.
How about using tried and true scientific methods before we rush into something really harmful.
How about it. Because the people who are steering the ship of humanity are not scientists. They are motivated by immediate money and power concerns. It's better that Gore stir some shit up and get these issues out in front of everyone. That said, using food for automobile fuel is insane.
So he who is without guile is without girl.
Mod parent up.
With this route, you may get more security than you bargained for. As in 'maximum security.'
"At McLean Hospital, a once prestigious psychiatric institution ..."
There, I fixed that for them.
Well, that's a leap of faith but ... yea sure.
The search for artificial intelligence seems to me an odd use of actual intelligence.
Someone just needs to 'leak' that one of those archived emails contains a transcript of Osama bin Laden endorsing Barack Obama for president. Then stand back because we are all going to be sprayed with WH archived emails.