3 moderators thought your comment was funny, and I have no idea why. It really wasn't funny nor did it reflect my comment. I guess there's some inside joke you're hinting at, or, you're projecting something that's not there.
A hydraulic piston is single purpose tool, but a photo application is multi-purpose. I'd have to object to that comparision on the basis that it oversimplifies what the product is used for and why.
A lot of a designer's motivation in tool selection pertains to workflow. Switching and integrating multiple special purpose tools doesn't lead to an efficient workflow, so a designer will tend to reach for the power tool that does it all, such as Photoshop. Designers already have to deal with integration between HTML/CSS editors, image apps, and vector art apps. Having 2 photo apps only makes integration worse.
If I were a Photoshop designer I would at least make an effort to learn how to use the Gimp. At least that seems the prudent thing to do.
I've tried Gimp and yea, it's okay for simple web graphics (like a button) or some basic photo touchup (fixing levels & cropping) but I found the UI rather irritating. Photoshop just does a lot more. Plus I was very annoyed with Gimp's default scripts and filters. There's always at least a few scripts/filters that either don't work, crash, or cause Gimp to crash. I've tried numerous Gimp versions (Linux & Windows) over the past 5 years and had at least 1 issue with those scripts with every version. That is simply not acceptable nor professional.
I'm tired of the mantra of "Give Gimp a try. It competes with Photoshop". It simply doesn't. (Yea, I know you didn't write it but I suspect you think it.) Do designers recommend to developers what compiler to use? What document format to use? What web server to use? No.
I'll use Gimp when it looks and functions exactly like Photoshop, and I doubt that'll occur within the next 15 years.
If you're going to be a troll, at least try to be creative.
I was tempted not to respond because I thought your post was a joke, but then I remembered... this is linux land, so I think you're dead serious.
I'm sick of all these templatized flamebaits:
4. Recycle old complaints about Linux. Choose from the following:
a) can't install hardware
b) my device Blah doesn't work
c) user interface is ugly
d) there aren't any games
e) my software Blah doesn't work
f) boot time is slow
So, anyone who's had trouble installing or using Ubuntu (or Linux) and reports their negative experience is automatically flamebait. Great way to ignore the problems with the OS and keep the superiority complex intact. Not only do arrogant members of the Linux community deny there are problems, they label complainers as trolls and flamers. Just curious. Is that the strategy for growing the Linux market, for reaching out to the masses?
By the way, if many non-expert users are making the exact same templated complaint, you really ought to listen to them. Multiple reports of the same set of problems = something requiring serious attention.
3. Omit all relevant detail so you won't be embarassed when others point out the real source of the problems you were complaining.
If the Linux community wasn't so arrogant and attack oriented, new users wouldn't be so timid or embarrassed about reporting details that might expose their inexperience.
I think it's appropriate to post a negative experience here without giving lengthy step-by-step details, packages, and versions, because this is not a Help Me Fix My PC forum.
My comment "Men are driven by sex, so once denied the man will leap hurdles to get it back again" did not say women will or should deny you sex if you don't leave the toilet seat down. That's a little extreme. Too many here are eager to make that assumption in error. Sorry, I have a habit of letting my words speak for me without factoring in that sometimes certain keywords trigger irrational responses.
I'll explain myself in more detail. You could be denied once in your life, say as a 14 year old teenager dating for the first time, and your memory of that will persist throughout future relationships. From puberty onward your life has been guided to pursue women. Instinctively you know women have something you need so you do whatever it takes to achieve it. Sometimes it requires sacrifice (time, money, dignity) and other times it requires gathering possessions you believe will interest her or prove your worthiness as a mate.
My comment merely stated that your memory of being "once denied" will drive many decisions throughout your life, such as the decision to let your girlfriend (or wife) win the toilet seat argument. The mere threat upsetting her, which might lead to a temporary duration of no sex, will guide you to see it her way and put the seat down.
Please let me assure you that I do not put the toilet seat down for my wife.
Furthermore, if I did for whatever reason decide to change partners, I would not put the seat down for my new partner, either.
Which explains a couple things.
Any more absurt statements? Or are you finished?
You're the one who appears absurd by getting emotional and lobbing insults. Don't blame me for your insecurity. And yes. I am finished. I'll be ignoring all of your future comments. Thanks.
Changing partners doesn't change anything. You'll still find yourself in a relationship of unbalanced power; just with a different girl and you'll be putting the seat down for her as well. That's not real power.
None of that matters when she's the object of your desire. Men are driven by sex, so once denied the man will leap hurdles to get it back again.
A heterosexual relationship is a relationship of unbalanced power. The woman has the power, and the man does not. That's why you listen to your woman and put the seat down. She has the leverage; you do not.
I also suspect you've gotten the thread completely mixed up. I suspect you believe my quote of another poster was the joke I was referring to. It was not.
I'm not sure about you, but I always try to *avoid* having my burgers taste like charcoal.
I guess you've never heard of using real wood charcoal.. the non-fabricated kind. The real stuff is essentially singed wood and happens to be what professional grillers use. The fabricated kind is singed saw dust plus coal plus a few other ingredients.
He had seizures. But even if he didn't he might have had a heart attack or some other diabling condition with sudden onset.
Anyone with a history of seizures should not be driving. It's a terrible thing to do. It's on par with drunk driving. In fact, it's WORSE than drunk driving because a drunk has impaired reasoning, but this man was stone sober when he started up his car. If he had plowed into a mini-van full of children would you defend him?
And unlike charcoal, which can require 20 to 30 minutes to reach its 700-degree cooking temperature, heat from the infrared burners can be adjusted quickly.
I guess he's never used charcoal fluid--a LOT of charcoal fluid.
So I guess the 32k people logged on atm are imaginary.
I thought the joke was pretty damned funny. Heh. Definitely modded in the wrong direction--not troll at all. I guess you would have found it funny had it been coded in binary or a recursive pattern or something. Nerd sense of humor--I've never understood it.
If you were in a poker game and you suddenly realized that you're the mark and you've lost the last 20 hands due to cheating, wouldn't you get up and leave?
Sure. Who's going to stick around after stabbing or shooting someone?
The original comment was sorta meant as a joke, however I do have a point.
I can understand the amount of time and energy put into the game, but whether a player invests 20 minutes or 3 years, it's still just a game. Given that, I know it's quite understandable why someone would be angry upon discovering that employees or representatives of the company (CCP) either promote cheating or treat it as a zero priority problem, because the player paid a subscription fee for a service that is supposed to be regulated by fair, consistent, and logical rules. However, I think there's a difference between getting angry and demanding a refund versus getting angry and becoming swept into the drama over a fantasy world, which (to me) is an unproportional response.
I can understand exaggerated responses because I've been guilty of having them. To me it's a signal that there's an addiction going on with the player. A serious one. The addiction creeps into your life by enticing you to stay up late, miss work, ignore family, and cut of connections to real friends. It warps what's important to you and of course your responses toward things that in reality are somewhat unimportant. I know because I've suffered from an addiction to online games. My addiction caused me to continue to play even though I knew or suspected there were cheaters, but I was just wasting my time even though I really enjoyed it. It was a waste of time because there was simply no way I could ever win. Since then I've given up online games, and I have my life back as a reward.
That given, my comment was to simply remind these players what's important. Maybe I'm projecting; I don't know, but I know Life is important. A game is a lot less important.
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....tonight? :)
*stretch* *yawn*
Time for bed. I know I'll be sleepin while they be codin.
Finish the story.
And, if you were curious about #1
Start the story.
A hydraulic piston is single purpose tool, but a photo application is multi-purpose. I'd have to object to that comparision on the basis that it oversimplifies what the product is used for and why.
A lot of a designer's motivation in tool selection pertains to workflow. Switching and integrating multiple special purpose tools doesn't lead to an efficient workflow, so a designer will tend to reach for the power tool that does it all, such as Photoshop. Designers already have to deal with integration between HTML/CSS editors, image apps, and vector art apps. Having 2 photo apps only makes integration worse.
I'm tired of the mantra of "Give Gimp a try. It competes with Photoshop". It simply doesn't. (Yea, I know you didn't write it but I suspect you think it.) Do designers recommend to developers what compiler to use? What document format to use? What web server to use? No.
I'll use Gimp when it looks and functions exactly like Photoshop, and I doubt that'll occur within the next 15 years.
Why can't it be crude oil?
Wouldn't it evaporate more slowly than water?
I really get irritated with the moderation on slashdot. Too many moderators here are modding down to register disagreement. Not what it's meant for.
Whether I agree or disagree with the parent, it obviously wasn't flamebait.
And then saying, "Please sir, may I have some more?"
So, anyone who's had trouble installing or using Ubuntu (or Linux) and reports their negative experience is automatically flamebait. Great way to ignore the problems with the OS and keep the superiority complex intact. Not only do arrogant members of the Linux community deny there are problems, they label complainers as trolls and flamers. Just curious. Is that the strategy for growing the Linux market, for reaching out to the masses?
By the way, if many non-expert users are making the exact same templated complaint, you really ought to listen to them. Multiple reports of the same set of problems = something requiring serious attention.
If the Linux community wasn't so arrogant and attack oriented, new users wouldn't be so timid or embarrassed about reporting details that might expose their inexperience.
I think it's appropriate to post a negative experience here without giving lengthy step-by-step details, packages, and versions, because this is not a Help Me Fix My PC forum.
My comment "Men are driven by sex, so once denied the man will leap hurdles to get it back again" did not say women will or should deny you sex if you don't leave the toilet seat down. That's a little extreme. Too many here are eager to make that assumption in error. Sorry, I have a habit of letting my words speak for me without factoring in that sometimes certain keywords trigger irrational responses.
I'll explain myself in more detail. You could be denied once in your life, say as a 14 year old teenager dating for the first time, and your memory of that will persist throughout future relationships. From puberty onward your life has been guided to pursue women. Instinctively you know women have something you need so you do whatever it takes to achieve it. Sometimes it requires sacrifice (time, money, dignity) and other times it requires gathering possessions you believe will interest her or prove your worthiness as a mate.
My comment merely stated that your memory of being "once denied" will drive many decisions throughout your life, such as the decision to let your girlfriend (or wife) win the toilet seat argument. The mere threat upsetting her, which might lead to a temporary duration of no sex, will guide you to see it her way and put the seat down.
You're the one who appears absurd by getting emotional and lobbing insults. Don't blame me for your insecurity. And yes. I am finished. I'll be ignoring all of your future comments. Thanks.
Changing partners doesn't change anything. You'll still find yourself in a relationship of unbalanced power; just with a different girl and you'll be putting the seat down for her as well. That's not real power.
None of that matters when she's the object of your desire. Men are driven by sex, so once denied the man will leap hurdles to get it back again.
A heterosexual relationship is a relationship of unbalanced power. The woman has the power, and the man does not. That's why you listen to your woman and put the seat down. She has the leverage; you do not.
A pentagon shaped building is cool. Squares are for nerds.
Nevermind. I watched it again and she said Skywalker, not Luke.
How can it be Padme when Luke is mentioned in the trailer? Padme died giving birth to Luke.
I also suspect you've gotten the thread completely mixed up. I suspect you believe my quote of another poster was the joke I was referring to. It was not.
FWWWWEEEEFH
The original comment was sorta meant as a joke, however I do have a point.
I can understand the amount of time and energy put into the game, but whether a player invests 20 minutes or 3 years, it's still just a game. Given that, I know it's quite understandable why someone would be angry upon discovering that employees or representatives of the company (CCP) either promote cheating or treat it as a zero priority problem, because the player paid a subscription fee for a service that is supposed to be regulated by fair, consistent, and logical rules. However, I think there's a difference between getting angry and demanding a refund versus getting angry and becoming swept into the drama over a fantasy world, which (to me) is an unproportional response.
I can understand exaggerated responses because I've been guilty of having them. To me it's a signal that there's an addiction going on with the player. A serious one. The addiction creeps into your life by enticing you to stay up late, miss work, ignore family, and cut of connections to real friends. It warps what's important to you and of course your responses toward things that in reality are somewhat unimportant. I know because I've suffered from an addiction to online games. My addiction caused me to continue to play even though I knew or suspected there were cheaters, but I was just wasting my time even though I really enjoyed it. It was a waste of time because there was simply no way I could ever win. Since then I've given up online games, and I have my life back as a reward.
That given, my comment was to simply remind these players what's important. Maybe I'm projecting; I don't know, but I know Life is important. A game is a lot less important.