That charisma isn't just a novelty - it's one of his biggest strengths. People genuinely trust him and like him. The US is in desperate need of good PR
and Obama could help us a lot with that. That's a big part of his platform, whether they mention it or not. He doesn't get worked up easily and he disarms people with his charm. That's a huge change from how Bush handles things and people seem to be responding well to it.
But wouldn't they need to prove the person who found it knew it was fake and/or made it? Otherwise someone could've made this fake and planted it for someone to find and the person who turned it in would be a victim of the hoax as well. Just my toughts - I know nothing of the legal system except what I learned in high school and it seems most of that was thrown out by the Bush administration.
Thanks for the words of encouragement, Amorphous Crowd! Being able to read your reply clearly and accurately makes all these years of wearing glasses worth it.
Much love,
Jem Tallon
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Historically, most consumers will live with DRM as long as it doesn't prevent them from accessing their content. Most consumers just don't care about the politics of DRM until it directly affects them - they just want their content. Does DRM penalizes paying customers for purchasing the game? Sure. But the market has shown most consumers are willing to live with that as long as it is non-obtrusive. EA just went too far with this one.
A bank actually consumes wealth points, so logically it would make your town poorer.
I thought most banks offer loans to people for money they will have a hard time repaying at a high enough interest rate that the likelihood of them ever paying off the debt become negligible. Isn't that consuming wealth and making the town poorer?
I disagree - the History channel is more than 10% FUD and fear-mongering now. It seems every time I flip to it there's a special on how the world will end in 2012, how super-volcanoes could destroy 1/4 of the US, or whether bigfoot really exists.
The only thing that keeps me coming back is the occasional "Cities of the Underworld" episode. And once in a while I feel like an Egypt or Rome special and they do deliver on those, as you noted.
See, we need organics there first so they can form into oil. Still might be profitable to teraform the planet to produce oil. And hey, while we're at it we can outsource the industrial plants there and just send back the finished goods! Now that's a global warming and pollution solution!
As I understand it, they are saying that it's possible to make money from free content and they're willing to try. The lawsuit is over the fact that Youtube is making money from their free content while it should be Viacom making that money.
It'll be interesting to see what models they try to monetize the content - something established like banner ads and video commercials or something a little more experimental. Regardless, I think it's good for the industry that bigger companies are trying to adapt.
Well, the obvious reason you might want it is because it's cheaper - both in being free software and generally being able to run on cheaper hardware. Beyond that, though, it's all just personal preference.
Five years ago, I'd have recommended that you only move to Linux if you like to occasionally tinker with your computer. Or maybe if you like to occasionally remap things to be more productive or write your own scripts and bots. Regardless, in the years past, Linux was fun mostly because you got to look under the hood and play with it.
Ubuntu has done a good job of abstracting that in recent years, though. For the most part, it should be about as easy a change moving from Windows to Ubuntu as it would be in moving to a Mac or, from what I've seen, XP to Vista. That tinkering aspect is still lurking just beneath the surface, though. 99% of everything you want to do will be possible in easy point-and-click style. But be prepared when you download some old third-party software that isn't in the standard repositories that you may be expected to open up a terminal window and run some "make" commands or something in order to install it. That's just where Linux culture was pre-Ubuntu and still is for many.
That being said, I think Ubuntu is quite a bit more fun than Windows. All of the free software helps a bunch at work as I don't have to fight for money to buy new things all the time. There's also all of the eye-candy that you get with Compiz - some of which is just good for bewildering your friends (ie: raining desktop) but some of which is very useful for productivity (ie: desktop cube.)
Another good side to Ubuntu is the community. When you have a problem, run a quick Google search for it and you're likely to find a few forums where it's already being discussed. For the most part, the RTFM style of Linux "help" has abated in recent years and most people are happy to help where they can.
So in the end, it depends greatly on your personal preferences and what you expect from your OS. It also depends on what you expect for support and how much you're willing to do yourself when something breaks. If you've got a little time to play with it, Linux can be a lot of fun. If all you want from an OS is that it "just work" out of the box and you don't care what it does as long as it runs Office and gets you to Facebook... well Linux still might work but you're less likely to enjoy it.
I say we use 0 for absolute 0 and 1 for the Planck temperature. Then the weather difference here in North Dakota, from one day to the next would be so small that it wouldn't seem daunting. I'd feel much better with a 1.2x10^32 temperature drop than a 50 degree drop.
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That charisma isn't just a novelty - it's one of his biggest strengths. People genuinely trust him and like him. The US is in desperate need of good PR and Obama could help us a lot with that. That's a big part of his platform, whether they mention it or not. He doesn't get worked up easily and he disarms people with his charm. That's a huge change from how Bush handles things and people seem to be responding well to it.
Nah, she probably thinks the world will end in 2012 so she won't bother running and instead spend her time getting ready to meet Jesus in person. Yay!
Agreed. I have the same problem browsing slashdot in lynx. I always get halfway through a comment and fall asl
Stop fighting me with your relentless logic!
Yeah! Where's the pictures of the huge black holes from which light doesn't escape!
But wouldn't they need to prove the person who found it knew it was fake and/or made it? Otherwise someone could've made this fake and planted it for someone to find and the person who turned it in would be a victim of the hoax as well. Just my toughts - I know nothing of the legal system except what I learned in high school and it seems most of that was thrown out by the Bush administration.
Thanks for the words of encouragement, Amorphous Crowd! Being able to read your reply clearly and accurately makes all these years of wearing glasses worth it. Much love, Jem Tallon
Anyone else misread that as "tacos started the drinking?"
http://www.instantrimshot.com/
Oh. What's it called now?
Maybe MAVAN is the flying Winnebago version?
Historically, most consumers will live with DRM as long as it doesn't prevent them from accessing their content. Most consumers just don't care about the politics of DRM until it directly affects them - they just want their content. Does DRM penalizes paying customers for purchasing the game? Sure. But the market has shown most consumers are willing to live with that as long as it is non-obtrusive. EA just went too far with this one.
That could be tested by observing cows in the southern hemisphere and seeing whether they face south instead. I wonder if the study went that far.
A bank actually consumes wealth points, so logically it would make your town poorer.
I thought most banks offer loans to people for money they will have a hard time repaying at a high enough interest rate that the likelihood of them ever paying off the debt become negligible. Isn't that consuming wealth and making the town poorer?
Okay, Mr Computer! I've done as instructed! Thanks for the heads-up!
I disagree - the History channel is more than 10% FUD and fear-mongering now. It seems every time I flip to it there's a special on how the world will end in 2012, how super-volcanoes could destroy 1/4 of the US, or whether bigfoot really exists.
The only thing that keeps me coming back is the occasional "Cities of the Underworld" episode. And once in a while I feel like an Egypt or Rome special and they do deliver on those, as you noted.
See, we need organics there first so they can form into oil. Still might be profitable to teraform the planet to produce oil. And hey, while we're at it we can outsource the industrial plants there and just send back the finished goods! Now that's a global warming and pollution solution!
Yes, but which two could fly?
As I understand it, they are saying that it's possible to make money from free content and they're willing to try. The lawsuit is over the fact that Youtube is making money from their free content while it should be Viacom making that money.
It'll be interesting to see what models they try to monetize the content - something established like banner ads and video commercials or something a little more experimental. Regardless, I think it's good for the industry that bigger companies are trying to adapt.
There's already a good discussion about this going on over at fark.
It sounds like the issue may be related to him not being a taxpayer in Nevada and the governor not wanting to force the taxpayers to foot the bill.
Agreed. Why waste the money of shipping a CD? If we like it, we can burn our own :)
Well, the obvious reason you might want it is because it's cheaper - both in being free software and generally being able to run on cheaper hardware. Beyond that, though, it's all just personal preference.
Five years ago, I'd have recommended that you only move to Linux if you like to occasionally tinker with your computer. Or maybe if you like to occasionally remap things to be more productive or write your own scripts and bots. Regardless, in the years past, Linux was fun mostly because you got to look under the hood and play with it.
Ubuntu has done a good job of abstracting that in recent years, though. For the most part, it should be about as easy a change moving from Windows to Ubuntu as it would be in moving to a Mac or, from what I've seen, XP to Vista. That tinkering aspect is still lurking just beneath the surface, though. 99% of everything you want to do will be possible in easy point-and-click style. But be prepared when you download some old third-party software that isn't in the standard repositories that you may be expected to open up a terminal window and run some "make" commands or something in order to install it. That's just where Linux culture was pre-Ubuntu and still is for many.
That being said, I think Ubuntu is quite a bit more fun than Windows. All of the free software helps a bunch at work as I don't have to fight for money to buy new things all the time. There's also all of the eye-candy that you get with Compiz - some of which is just good for bewildering your friends (ie: raining desktop) but some of which is very useful for productivity (ie: desktop cube.)
Another good side to Ubuntu is the community. When you have a problem, run a quick Google search for it and you're likely to find a few forums where it's already being discussed. For the most part, the RTFM style of Linux "help" has abated in recent years and most people are happy to help where they can.
So in the end, it depends greatly on your personal preferences and what you expect from your OS. It also depends on what you expect for support and how much you're willing to do yourself when something breaks. If you've got a little time to play with it, Linux can be a lot of fun. If all you want from an OS is that it "just work" out of the box and you don't care what it does as long as it runs Office and gets you to Facebook... well Linux still might work but you're less likely to enjoy it.
Yeah. And I upgraded my Ubuntu without entering a key either.
Make that a 1.2x10^-32 temperature drop ;)
I say we use 0 for absolute 0 and 1 for the Planck temperature. Then the weather difference here in North Dakota, from one day to the next would be so small that it wouldn't seem daunting. I'd feel much better with a 1.2x10^32 temperature drop than a 50 degree drop.