Oh, I agree with you. I was just "sayin'," ya know?
I also agree with whomever made the point about additional mass tied to the station. It would probably require some orbit recalculations and that could even throw off the timing of a rescue launch.
And that's when those food problems become an issue! OK, just kidding again.
Now, here's an interesting question: If the failure is really that serious and catastrophic, how do they intend to get the shuttle to the station - or vice versa? I imagine that neither one of those things really moves all that fast up there, relatively speaking.
I wish I could work up enough feeling about this lousy shit to actually wander down to Ground Zero next month and throw some chimp poop at this assclown.
This is nowhere near the level of cool that was going on years ago, courtesy of mired.com.
"What happened to 'don't be evil'?"
They threw that baby out, complete with bath water, ages ago. Now, they can be as ridiculous as they want and no one questions it.
They usually are in the way they present analog signal. I've hooked up shiny new TV sets to analog cable and the result is almost always less than stellar. It's kind of like trying to drive 10 miles an hour in fourth gear, the TV just doesn't know what to do with analog signal.
"During his 2004 re-election campaign, President George W Bush pledge to ensure that affordable high-speed net access would be available to all Americans by 2007."
The President hopes to have these new Internets online very, very soon. But first, certain rumors will have to be put down.
Going back and looking, I can see that it was Timothy whom I quoted about the whole "using nightlies" without it crashing thing. I don't know how old Timothy is, and I don't know how long he's been online and, honestly, I don't really think that is the issue here.
There is, however, a larger issue of how people in society at large percieve the release of New Shit. There used to be longer lag times between releases of New Shit. That's why it was seen as such a big deal. Here on slashdot, though, (and this is no slam against the editors or anyone else) there has been this monthly reminder about the "newest x.x.1" release of either Firefox or Thunderbird. Ok, fine.
Once again, it's just funny to me that people get worked up over this. Go back and check those articles out. They are the exact same discussions, over and over again, every 4-6 weeks stretching back something like two or three years. It's ridiculous, at this point, to think that every incremental and/or RC and/or Beta that Mozilla farts out is worth a mention. I'm more interested in A) software that Works, not software that is so Bleeding Edge that it drips on my desk and B) critical updates to said software. If the changelog says only, "added icons to Modern theme," then why bother?
Oh. That's right. Publicity. Fine.
In the meantime, how many new Firefox users were lost forever because they downloaded version 0.4.7 when it was announced on slashdot and were promptly soured on the whole project? Maybe oodles. You never know. I know that I personally gave up on Mozilla until the app suite went 1.0. At that point, I came back on board and haven't looked back at IE or Outlook since.
I am not trying to be an egotistical prick, and I am not trying to set myself up as some uber-Geek from ancient times. I am at best a casual user of the Internet who has been around for almost a decade. I don't know beans about the technical ins and outs. Well, I know beans, per se - but not all the flavors or the dishes you can make with them.
As for open versus closed source, I think arguments can be made for both. I certainly think that Mozilla has built a better browser and email app than Microsoft. I think the IRC client needs work and the calendar is kinda useless to me. I think, on the other hand, that (outside of bloated file sizes) Office is better than OpenOffice or Star or Abi. For me, that is. And I have never had a distro of Linux that impressed me as ultra-useful. That, I suppose, can be blamed by my constant position of being way behind the curve on the actual computer hardware I use. Oh well, that's a totally different ball of wax.
Ok for now. Thanks for your thoughts, and again, I wasn't trying to come off as the prick...This Time!
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You can make this joke worse by adding the following:
The guy then screams in pain, "Oh, fuck me!"
"I, for one, welcome our XXX overlords"
Mmmmmm. pr0n. All hail.
I was making fun of the syntax of the parent statement.
There's an upper limit to the Web?
But, you know, the fat friend will still love you after the sexy one leaves you for another.
I've been using der Mouse to copy files for years. First I user der Mouse to click on the file, then I use der Mouse to drag it to a new location!
Best. Comment. Ever. Wish I still had the mod points from yesterday.
Just change the first letter to 'l.'
Why do three-legged kittens need saving from google? What the hell are they doing with three-legged kittens?
Oh.
It was just a misplaced modifier. Whew.
You have died of dysentery.
So, do you suppose that somewhere in NASA's big manual of back up plans there is a page that says:
1. Other incidents not yet mentioned...
2. ???
3. Mission saved!
Oh, I agree with you. I was just "sayin'," ya know?
I also agree with whomever made the point about additional mass tied to the station. It would probably require some orbit recalculations and that could even throw off the timing of a rescue launch.
And that's when those food problems become an issue! OK, just kidding again.
Now, here's an interesting question: If the failure is really that serious and catastrophic, how do they intend to get the shuttle to the station - or vice versa? I imagine that neither one of those things really moves all that fast up there, relatively speaking.
"We *know* the ISS is a predictable, stable environment, as opposed to a failed shuttle."
Yes. Rock solid and *very* predictable and stable, indeed.
"It's all directed at a generation that thinks nothing of plugging into more than one media outlet at once...."
All without having the first clue about any of it. Brilliant.
Fuck the kids
I wish I could work up enough feeling about this lousy shit to actually wander down to Ground Zero next month and throw some chimp poop at this assclown.
This is nowhere near the level of cool that was going on years ago, courtesy of mired.com.
"What happened to 'don't be evil'?" They threw that baby out, complete with bath water, ages ago. Now, they can be as ridiculous as they want and no one questions it.
"Nobody likes a math geek, Scully."
...South Park creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, have been moved to an "undisclosed location."
In my mind, there is a major flaw in this argument. The lack of a digital audio out port.
Sure, most people could probably live without digital audio out. But who would *want* to?
You are quite right, grasshopper. But, at least slashdot waited a little while to dupe the post.
They usually are in the way they present analog signal. I've hooked up shiny new TV sets to analog cable and the result is almost always less than stellar. It's kind of like trying to drive 10 miles an hour in fourth gear, the TV just doesn't know what to do with analog signal.
"During his 2004 re-election campaign, President George W Bush pledge to ensure that affordable high-speed net access would be available to all Americans by 2007."
The President hopes to have these new Internets online very, very soon. But first, certain rumors will have to be put down.
The problem is that most of the stations she listens to are either RealMedia or Windows Audio streams
nor did she know she was being filmed
I'm curious. Where does the film go in a phone/digital camera? All of you keep saying "film" or "filmed." What gives?
And be that much farther behind the Curve? NO! more power to the Engines, Mister Scott!
Going back and looking, I can see that it was Timothy whom I quoted about the whole "using nightlies" without it crashing thing. I don't know how old Timothy is, and I don't know how long he's been online and, honestly, I don't really think that is the issue here.
There is, however, a larger issue of how people in society at large percieve the release of New Shit. There used to be longer lag times between releases of New Shit. That's why it was seen as such a big deal. Here on slashdot, though, (and this is no slam against the editors or anyone else) there has been this monthly reminder about the "newest x.x.1" release of either Firefox or Thunderbird. Ok, fine.
Once again, it's just funny to me that people get worked up over this. Go back and check those articles out. They are the exact same discussions, over and over again, every 4-6 weeks stretching back something like two or three years. It's ridiculous, at this point, to think that every incremental and/or RC and/or Beta that Mozilla farts out is worth a mention. I'm more interested in A) software that Works, not software that is so Bleeding Edge that it drips on my desk and B) critical updates to said software. If the changelog says only, "added icons to Modern theme," then why bother?
Oh. That's right. Publicity. Fine.
In the meantime, how many new Firefox users were lost forever because they downloaded version 0.4.7 when it was announced on slashdot and were promptly soured on the whole project? Maybe oodles. You never know. I know that I personally gave up on Mozilla until the app suite went 1.0. At that point, I came back on board and haven't looked back at IE or Outlook since.
I am not trying to be an egotistical prick, and I am not trying to set myself up as some uber-Geek from ancient times. I am at best a casual user of the Internet who has been around for almost a decade. I don't know beans about the technical ins and outs. Well, I know beans, per se - but not all the flavors or the dishes you can make with them.
As for open versus closed source, I think arguments can be made for both. I certainly think that Mozilla has built a better browser and email app than Microsoft. I think the IRC client needs work and the calendar is kinda useless to me. I think, on the other hand, that (outside of bloated file sizes) Office is better than OpenOffice or Star or Abi. For me, that is. And I have never had a distro of Linux that impressed me as ultra-useful. That, I suppose, can be blamed by my constant position of being way behind the curve on the actual computer hardware I use. Oh well, that's a totally different ball of wax.
Ok for now. Thanks for your thoughts, and again, I wasn't trying to come off as the prick...This Time!