In my opinion. The KDE fanboys sure feel no compunction about dissing Gnome.
Gnome is not perfect, but at least it's not the confused weirdness that is KDE. Every time a new version of KDE comes out, I hear all sorts of glowing reports so I check it out. And I wonder what is so great about this? If you like it, fine, but it's not obvious to me that it's wonderful or better than Gnome or that Gnome is "falling behind".
I'm not a Gnome fanboy or anything - I keep trying new things. But KDE is simply a different take on what a desktop should be. Kubuntu may not be exactly what the KDE fanboys want, but the incessant whining about it is boring. It will improve, especially if you provide clear and measured feedback, as opposed to vague "it sucks" type commentary. Or just go use OpenSuse - I hear that's a hot KDE distro. Whatever.
The sculptor, Frank Gaylord, now 85, is an ass. Imagine having a work of art that you created commemorated on a US postage stamp. What an honor! What PR! What is this clown's reaction? Sue.
"How many of you have digital files from 15 years ago that you can read today? 20 years? There was no DMCA back then, now just imagine the future...."
I do. In fact, I have some files going back to my CP/M days - very early 80's. They got transferred along the way to every computer I have owned, and are now sitting on my 250 G drive in my current computer, and also backed up on an external HD. (I finally had a scare that convinced me to have a more or less formal backup regimen.)
I can read the old WordStar and WordPerfect files, no problem. Even some old SuperCalc spreadsheets.
In all that time, the files were never really "backed up", they were just live on my current system.
I, too, don't understand the hoopla. What is wrong with Atlas and Delta, both of which are configurable for all sorts of capacities? There they are, they work fine. I don't see how the future of US launch capacity is on the shoulders of Falcon. Surely I'm missing something here?
No one seems to remember the spirit with which "microcomputers" came on the scene originally. Hell, Apple was basically born out of a computer club, where people got together to share ways of (wait for it) tinkering with their stuff.
If they want to lock it down, that's their business. But I'm not their customer. I'm sure they're fine with that, and so am I.
Because everyone knows that a computer is exactly the same as a magnetron!
What a lame argument. My sympathies are entirely with the author. No one is going to zap themselves with microwave energy by tinkering with their computer.
Yes, I've been "tinkering" with computers since the 70's. In closing, get off of my lawn.:-)
So this lady goes to the drugstore and tells the pharmacist guy there that her husband has dandruff, and what can she do about it. He says "give him some Head and Shoulders". She thinks for a second and says "how do you give shoulder"?
"As a smoker I find it hard to deny Apple's case here. Tobacco smoke is not a good thing for electronics. "
But that isn't Apple's case. They're claiming that working on a gadget that was exposed to cigarette smoke constitutes exposing their employees to a biohazard.
Not that cigarette smoke predisposes the gadget to breakdown (which it may or may not do).
If Apple wants to make the argument that smoking residue somehow damages the device, that seems at least somewhat plausible. But let them put a stipulation in the warrantee.
But they're not claiming that. They're claiming that the smoke residue is a biohazard, which is absurd.
... it is the most absurd thing I've heard in a while. I am not a smoker, and don't like the smell that smoking leaves on clothing and such, but to refuse to work on a smoker's gadget because of "second hand smoke" is ridiculous. But then, Apple tends to the ridiculous.
My way of thinking of this is "what's the damn hurry?" The stars will wait. Let's simmer down and work through our primate craziness before we worry about inflicting ourselves upon the galaxy:-)
More like Christo-Rightwing-uber-corporate fascism.
Which has nothing to do with real Christianity, though the practitioners thereof often make loud noises about their Christianity. Hypocritical lying sacks of shit that they are.
... fund a manned space program when you blow all your resources on worthless, unnecessary wars?
Why is it we can afford a f***ing trillion dollars on the f***ing wars, and not put together a credible space program?
I guess there's no profit in it, and our state religion won't allow that. That's why we're not only not going to have a manned space program. It's why we're fucked as a nation in general.
But when a very competent person is trying to help further your project (and has done so effectively for years), it's not very smart to give them shit. But some people would rather be "right" than effective. Oh well, human nature and all that.
"Joule Biotechnologies grows genetically engineered microorganisms in specially designed photobioreactors. The microorganisms use energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into ethanol or hydrocarbon fuels (such as diesel or components of gasoline). The organisms excrete the fuel, which can then be collected using conventional chemical-separation technologies."
What kind of microorganism? Is the result ethanol or hydrocarbon? These are two wildly different metabolic pathways. The organisms excrete fuel? So do I, especially after eating a lot of beans.
No, information theory does not have a problem with spontaneous generation of complexity. Read some Prigogine or something. And learn something about evolution, too - the "evolution of the eye" thing has been richly studied.
I have a number of old computers from days gone by, stashed in a closet here. Several of them still work fine. I especially enjoy firing up my 1992 Zeos 486 DX2-66 from time to time. This was my workhorse for years, came with Windows 3.1. I jacked up the RAM and HD, and it ran Windows 95 quite well. Built like a tank!
I also have an original Osborne 1, a 1989 Zenith SuperSport, a 1997 Micron 200 MHz Pentium MMX, an HP Pavilion PIII 500MHz, and a Vaio PIII 500MHz. The magic smoke leaked out of the Zenith long ago, and it doesn't work any more, and the Vaio boots maybe 50% of the time, but the rest of 'em still work as well as they ever did.
I think I'll fire up the Zeos this afternoon for old time's sake! If I do, I'll post a message from it...
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In my opinion. The KDE fanboys sure feel no compunction about dissing Gnome.
Gnome is not perfect, but at least it's not the confused weirdness that is KDE. Every time a new version of KDE comes out, I hear all sorts of glowing reports so I check it out. And I wonder what is so great about this? If you like it, fine, but it's not obvious to me that it's wonderful or better than Gnome or that Gnome is "falling behind".
I'm not a Gnome fanboy or anything - I keep trying new things. But KDE is simply a different take on what a desktop should be. Kubuntu may not be exactly what the KDE fanboys want, but the incessant whining about it is boring. It will improve, especially if you provide clear and measured feedback, as opposed to vague "it sucks" type commentary. Or just go use OpenSuse - I hear that's a hot KDE distro. Whatever.
The sculptor, Frank Gaylord, now 85, is an ass. Imagine having a work of art that you created commemorated on a US postage stamp. What an honor! What PR! What is this clown's reaction? Sue.
I really hope he loses this lawsuit.
"How many of you have digital files from 15 years ago that you can read today? 20 years? There was no DMCA back then, now just imagine the future...."
I do. In fact, I have some files going back to my CP/M days - very early 80's. They got transferred along the way to every computer I have owned, and are now sitting on my 250 G drive in my current computer, and also backed up on an external HD. (I finally had a scare that convinced me to have a more or less formal backup regimen.)
I can read the old WordStar and WordPerfect files, no problem. Even some old SuperCalc spreadsheets.
In all that time, the files were never really "backed up", they were just live on my current system.
I, too, don't understand the hoopla. What is wrong with Atlas and Delta, both of which are configurable for all sorts of capacities? There they are, they work fine. I don't see how the future of US launch capacity is on the shoulders of Falcon. Surely I'm missing something here?
I won't buy it, for one.
No one seems to remember the spirit with which "microcomputers" came on the scene originally. Hell, Apple was basically born out of a computer club, where people got together to share ways of (wait for it) tinkering with their stuff.
If they want to lock it down, that's their business. But I'm not their customer. I'm sure they're fine with that, and so am I.
Because everyone knows that a computer is exactly the same as a magnetron!
What a lame argument. My sympathies are entirely with the author. No one is going to zap themselves with microwave energy by tinkering with their computer.
Yes, I've been "tinkering" with computers since the 70's. In closing, get off of my lawn. :-)
One word...
Nook. :-)
So this lady goes to the drugstore and tells the pharmacist guy there that her husband has dandruff, and what can she do about it. He says "give him some Head and Shoulders". She thinks for a second and says "how do you give shoulder"?
Bada-bing.
"Seriously.. despite all the controversy it has stirred up.. if you don't have anything to hide.. who cares"
Ah, the old "if you have nothing to hide" argument. So, we don't need any expectations of any privacy.
To the degree that you really believe what you wrote there, you are an idiot.
Achmed The Dead Terrorist sez:
"I keel you!"
PS - If you like Fukitol, you'll love damnitall!
Oh great, here come the KDE wienies!
I knew this was going to happen ;-)
I'm saying three rights make a left.
"As a smoker I find it hard to deny Apple's case here. Tobacco smoke is not a good thing for electronics. "
But that isn't Apple's case. They're claiming that working on a gadget that was exposed to cigarette smoke constitutes exposing their employees to a biohazard.
Not that cigarette smoke predisposes the gadget to breakdown (which it may or may not do).
If Apple wants to make the argument that smoking residue somehow damages the device, that seems at least somewhat plausible. But let them put a stipulation in the warrantee.
But they're not claiming that. They're claiming that the smoke residue is a biohazard, which is absurd.
... it is the most absurd thing I've heard in a while. I am not a smoker, and don't like the smell that smoking leaves on clothing and such, but to refuse to work on a smoker's gadget because of "second hand smoke" is ridiculous. But then, Apple tends to the ridiculous.
Is this story legit? Can it be confirmed?
Guns don't kill people.
BULLETS kill people.
My way of thinking of this is "what's the damn hurry?" The stars will wait. Let's simmer down and work through our primate craziness before we worry about inflicting ourselves upon the galaxy :-)
Not Christianity.
More like Christo-Rightwing-uber-corporate fascism.
Which has nothing to do with real Christianity, though the practitioners thereof often make loud noises about their Christianity. Hypocritical lying sacks of shit that they are.
... fund a manned space program when you blow all your resources on worthless, unnecessary wars?
Why is it we can afford a f***ing trillion dollars on the f***ing wars, and not put together a credible space program?
I guess there's no profit in it, and our state religion won't allow that. That's why we're not only not going to have a manned space program. It's why we're fucked as a nation in general.
It's just mind-boggling, but there it is.
The first person that I think of is Duane Allman.
But when a very competent person is trying to help further your project (and has done so effectively for years), it's not very smart to give them shit. But some people would rather be "right" than effective. Oh well, human nature and all that.
"Joule Biotechnologies grows genetically engineered microorganisms in specially designed photobioreactors. The microorganisms use energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into ethanol or hydrocarbon fuels (such as diesel or components of gasoline). The organisms excrete the fuel, which can then be collected using conventional chemical-separation technologies."
What kind of microorganism? Is the result ethanol or hydrocarbon? These are two wildly different metabolic pathways. The organisms excrete fuel? So do I, especially after eating a lot of beans.
This whole thing smacks of a fund-raising scam.
No, information theory does not have a problem with spontaneous generation of complexity. Read some Prigogine or something. And learn something about evolution, too - the "evolution of the eye" thing has been richly studied.
Good old Microsoft Calendar. Full Moon was 3 days ago.
I have a number of old computers from days gone by, stashed in a closet here. Several of them still work fine. I especially enjoy firing up my 1992 Zeos 486 DX2-66 from time to time. This was my workhorse for years, came with Windows 3.1. I jacked up the RAM and HD, and it ran Windows 95 quite well. Built like a tank!
I also have an original Osborne 1, a 1989 Zenith SuperSport, a 1997 Micron 200 MHz Pentium MMX, an HP Pavilion PIII 500MHz, and a Vaio PIII 500MHz. The magic smoke leaked out of the Zenith long ago, and it doesn't work any more, and the Vaio boots maybe 50% of the time, but the rest of 'em still work as well as they ever did.
I think I'll fire up the Zeos this afternoon for old time's sake! If I do, I'll post a message from it...