Alcohol wipes and rubbing alcohol are Isopropyl alcohol, not ethanol. I would expect the sensors to be able to tell the difference. Also, I would not recommend drinking Isoproyl, it does not result in fun times.
Err.. I did say Freespire, hence no paying of anyone. Also, I did mention that I'm not comfortable with the patent deal they signed. I think it's a flawed comparison though, there's a few codecs (DVD's etc) that don't work on 'buntu or at least didn't last time I used it, and automatix needed some serious work, I had issues using it...
Freespire is the closest you're likely to find I think.
I've never used it because I've read reviews that mention it being stripped to become user-friendly, removing functionality in the process. Now they have signed a patent deal with M$ also, and I'm not sure if I like that. However, it legally contains a lot of proprietary codecs and drivers, and is working with the other patent-deal distros and Microsoft to create an open source odf-ooxml converter.
Very nice. However, do you really think that people should expect a computer to be required to use a phone? Really?
Slashdot readers would most likely find any and all information on anything new before throwing dollars at useless tech, however ordinary people just want something that acts like a phone.
That is interesting, considering we became a seperate colony in 1840 (no longer administered as part of New South Wales).
Wikipedia tells me also that New Zealand decided against joining the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901, and instead changed from being a colony to a separate "dominion" in 1907, equal in status to Australia and Canada.
Please don't get your facts wrong regarding our government. I don't like them very much, but fair is fair after all.
Seeing one issue and lumping us together with other governments which have extremely repressive laws is uncalled for.
There is no forbidding of criticism in the law. What is being banned is images taken within parliament being used for satire. Criticism of goverment policies and actions is very different. If you lived here, you would have seen the hours of satire (MP's napping, pulling fingers, swearing at each other...) which was shown both before and after the law came into affect. And what is the punishment for breaking this law? They'll ban your cameras from parliament for a few weeks. Hardly even a slap on the wrist. ALL of our major media outlets have openly said they will ignore the law, and already have.
We have no laws which relate to your "spy on everyone, no anonymity for citizens, enforced secrecy for goverment" view of us. In fact, leadership in the opposition party changes very quickly whenever the leader starts talking about allowing things like nuclear powered vessels into our waters (see Bill English, Don Brash) . There are things we in New Zealand feel very strongly about, and the political parties back down very quickly when they come up against us.
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The summary is misleading, Geothermal power plants already exist.
Alcohol wipes and rubbing alcohol are Isopropyl alcohol, not ethanol. I would expect the sensors to be able to tell the difference. Also, I would not recommend drinking Isoproyl, it does not result in fun times.
Err.. I did say Freespire, hence no paying of anyone. Also, I did mention that I'm not comfortable with the patent deal they signed. I think it's a flawed comparison though, there's a few codecs (DVD's etc) that don't work on 'buntu or at least didn't last time I used it, and automatix needed some serious work, I had issues using it...
Freespire is the closest you're likely to find I think.
I've never used it because I've read reviews that mention it being stripped to become user-friendly, removing functionality in the process. Now they have signed a patent deal with M$ also, and I'm not sure if I like that. However, it legally contains a lot of proprietary codecs and drivers, and is working with the other patent-deal distros and Microsoft to create an open source odf-ooxml converter.
Liberation Fonts ftw?
If it wasn't for the licence debate that is..
Yes, but if we kept every mechanism our predecessors had, we wouldn't be evolving, we would be stagnating.
Or, to put it another way, if we kept every mechanism our predecessors had, we would have tails.
You're probably correct. Technically correct, which is the best kind of correct. For some reason the phrase "as big of" has always grated with me.
Before a ton of posts show up bitching about the last sentence, you should ask yourself, "Is grammar as much of an issue as you think?"
Fixed.
Or Face/Off, evidently.
No, but they'll lock you up for attempted suicide.
Very nice. However, do you really think that people should expect a computer to be required to use a phone? Really? Slashdot readers would most likely find any and all information on anything new before throwing dollars at useless tech, however ordinary people just want something that acts like a phone.
I actually liked coke vanilla... no idea why they got rid of that one.
Wikipedia tells me also that New Zealand decided against joining the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901, and instead changed from being a colony to a separate "dominion" in 1907, equal in status to Australia and Canada.
Seeing one issue and lumping us together with other governments which have extremely repressive laws is uncalled for.
There is no forbidding of criticism in the law. What is being banned is images taken within parliament being used for satire. Criticism of goverment policies and actions is very different. If you lived here, you would have seen the hours of satire (MP's napping, pulling fingers, swearing at each other...) which was shown both before and after the law came into affect. And what is the punishment for breaking this law? They'll ban your cameras from parliament for a few weeks. Hardly even a slap on the wrist. ALL of our major media outlets have openly said they will ignore the law, and already have.
We have no laws which relate to your "spy on everyone, no anonymity for citizens, enforced secrecy for goverment" view of us. In fact, leadership in the opposition party changes very quickly whenever the leader starts talking about allowing things like nuclear powered vessels into our waters (see Bill English, Don Brash) . There are things we in New Zealand feel very strongly about, and the political parties back down very quickly when they come up against us.
If you trade in Europe, you have to abide by european law. It is as simple as that. The US just seems to have more monopolies than anyone else.
Problem is, if they all were told that it wouldn't get voted down. I hope your Cunning Plan(tm) doesn't catch on.