> But is it the vocal minority doing all the complaining, or is it the majority?
Brother, its *always* the vocal minority doing all the complaining. The majority (aka 'the great unwashed masses') will generally take whatever is being shoved down their throats.
No, someone revived the the ALGOL 58 syntax (yes, that is 1958) . Everything old will be new again...
All of this has happened before and all of this will happen again...
I'm gonna watch Babylon 5 again
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...its been long enough since my last view and after this I'm ready for something with a bit of long term planning and a more or less complete story arc that doesn't end me with staring at the TV going WTF? (Agreed, the last season of B5 wasn't awesome, but at least they had a decent excuse, they dealt with it reasonably well and we had an exec producer/writer that took the time to explain things to the fans).
Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed Lost terribly after picking it up mid-season 3 on abc.com (I think last night was the first Lost ep I actually watched OTA). Its been a great deal of fun, so thanks to all involved for that. And thanks to ABC for putting up a decent quality video on their web site, I'd have never seen the show otherwise. Flash Sideways? Ya, I know, but just go with it, eh? Its a TV show.
Still, I was expecting quite a bit more explanation of things. For example, perhaps I missed it but I thought there was to be some explanation as to why the Dharma food drops were coming. (pointer, anyone?) I guess as long as it ends with Happily Ever After, I shouldn't complain too much.
And now... It was the dawn of the Third Age of mankind, ten years after the Earth-Minbari War...
Anyone else going to join in?
Bad? This is fscking awesome
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To the folks who had the spare time on their hands to do this, I thank you. Its just the sort of thing I'd like to do, if I had that sort of spare time on my hands.
Anyone remember that? Don't get me wrong, I'm all for wider adoption of Linux, but when you open something up to the public like that its an invitation for zealots to pump the numbers. And they usually do. How serious is this, Really?
What do you think of the DoD's banning HTML email and going back to plaintext?
1. OMG! How am I supposed to share my baby pictures? 2. They're overreacting to a problem with readily available and easily implemented solutions. 3. Told you so! Told you so! Told you, told you. told you so! 4. Send in Cow-Rambo-y Neal!
Good Grief, don't you people watch South Park? This was covered in the episode where Cartman goes back to the signing of the Declaration of Independence and Ben Franklin explains that the genius of the US system is that we can say one thing while doing another. You see? We say one thing, we do another. Its by design folks.
If someone doesn't interview or hire me based on something they found on the Internet -- that bastion of solid, credible information -- without bringing it to my attention then I believe the chances are very high that this is not a place I'd be happy working.
I believe we should encourage this sort of activity as a way of preventing them from wasting my time in the first place.
Imagine a workplace where I am actually trying to accomplish something and then add some chatty fool who keeps trying to tell me about his personal life, preventing me from getting said work done. That is the situation I have in mind.
This you can get from any old jackass who things their life is better than yours. Church people, for instance, can go on and on about the poor underpriviledged folks they're group helps out on weekends and so forth. Frankly, the folks with the wilder lives tend to keep it more to themselves to avoid listening to the recriminations from the churchpeople.
Ok, it doesn't really mesh with the whole 'Mass Object' extension but I'm fairly certain the general public could deal with it much better this way. Besides, if you throw something like 'planemos' out to Jack & Jenny Sixpack, Planimals is the innevitable result.
DC isn't a state, its a federal district. If you're silly enough to live there as a disenfranchised citizen, thats your choice. Don't like it? Move to a real state that has (so-called) 'constitutional guarantees'.
See US Constitution, near the end of article 8: (Powers of Congress)
To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings.
IOW, DC was not and is not one of the 'several sovereign states', its purely federal land and Congress has exclusive jurisdiction on federal land.
So the real question is.... All of DC really fits in 10 miles square? Wow.
...Who would want their name associated with it in any way?... What sort of ASSES do they think consumers are? Do we really deserve to be bitchslapped by the **AAs and megacorps of the world?
Great implementation, guys. Keep up the fantastic job you've been doing. I'm sure you'll die rich.
Ok, I realize its difficult to wrap your head around, I still have a hard time with it myself. Lets try slightly different example..
Now, I'm no tree-hugger and I love my processed snackfoods just as much as the next slightly overweight, pushing-40 software developer, but even *I* think that if, say, the arctic ice melts to the point where we can starting driving ships through on a regular basis, thats probably a Bad Thing.
The folks you're talking about are the same sorts of folks whose mindset that arctic ice melts are a Good Thing, because it will significantly reduce shipping costs.
Now, try to talk reason to someone of that mindset. Go ahead. I dare you.
I have to admit, I've never played it. After hearing everything the things I've heard about the operators, I couldn't imagine wanting to plunk down a monthly fee to play a game, get treated poorly by the operator and then get booted.
Heck, if I want to be treated poorly by a service provider, I just call Verizon or DishNetworks.
Wow, hows that for irony! I did notice that although google doesn't return search results from ChillingEffects.org, they do link to the takedown info on ChillingEffects.org which may be a better traffic driver than a search result.
Gawds. We used to have actual Field Service contracts which guaranteed two hour response time, and that meant someone was on site in two hours, not returning a call within that time.
Ahh, yes.. Fedex would deliver a box just as the IBM tech was walking through the front door to replace a part BEFORE it had failed completely causing the dreaded down-time.
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> But is it the vocal minority doing all the complaining, or is it the majority?
Brother, its *always* the vocal minority doing all the complaining. The majority (aka 'the great unwashed masses') will generally take whatever is being shoved down their throats.
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And *that* is why I love reading shashdot. Thanks wagnerrp!
Oh look, someone revived the Clipper dBASE compiler / Pascal syntax.
No, someone revived the the ALGOL 58 syntax (yes, that is 1958) . Everything old will be new again ...
All of this has happened before and all of this will happen again...
...its been long enough since my last view and after this I'm ready for something with a bit of long term planning and a more or less complete story arc that doesn't end me with staring at the TV going WTF? (Agreed, the last season of B5 wasn't awesome, but at least they had a decent excuse, they dealt with it reasonably well and we had an exec producer/writer that took the time to explain things to the fans).
Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed Lost terribly after picking it up mid-season 3 on abc.com (I think last night was the first Lost ep I actually watched OTA). Its been a great deal of fun, so thanks to all involved for that. And thanks to ABC for putting up a decent quality video on their web site, I'd have never seen the show otherwise. Flash Sideways? Ya, I know, but just go with it, eh? Its a TV show.
Still, I was expecting quite a bit more explanation of things. For example, perhaps I missed it but I thought there was to be some explanation as to why the Dharma food drops were coming. (pointer, anyone?) I guess as long as it ends with Happily Ever After, I shouldn't complain too much.
And now... It was the dawn of the Third Age of mankind, ten years after the Earth-Minbari War...
Anyone else going to join in?
To the folks who had the spare time on their hands to do this, I thank you. Its just the sort of thing I'd like to do, if I had that sort of spare time on my hands.
-x
I miss my @spies.com address. sniff sniff...
Good grief, we're soooo screwed.
I mean, c'mon.... who ever heard of 'Roman Idol', right? Sheesh.
Anyone remember that? Don't get me wrong, I'm all for wider adoption of Linux, but when you open something up to the public like that its an invitation for zealots to pump the numbers. And they usually do. How serious is this, Really?
-xski
What do you think of the DoD's banning HTML email and going back to plaintext?
1. OMG! How am I supposed to share my baby pictures?
2. They're overreacting to a problem with readily available and easily implemented solutions.
3. Told you so! Told you so! Told you, told you. told you so!
4. Send in Cow-Rambo-y Neal!
The Magic of Branding.
It has nothing to do with, well, anything thats going to affect the software that runs your business. But wow it sure makes you Feel Better.
Good Grief, don't you people watch South Park? This was covered in the episode where Cartman goes back to the signing of the Declaration of Independence and Ben Franklin explains that the genius of the US system is that we can say one thing while doing another. You see? We say one thing, we do another. Its by design folks.
Its a filter. Use it.
If someone doesn't interview or hire me based on something they found on the Internet -- that bastion of solid, credible information -- without bringing it to my attention then I believe the chances are very high that this is not a place I'd be happy working.
I believe we should encourage this sort of activity as a way of preventing them from wasting my time in the first place.
-x
Imagine a workplace where I am actually trying to accomplish something and then add some chatty fool who keeps trying to tell me about his personal life, preventing me from getting said work done. That is the situation I have in mind.
This you can get from any old jackass who things their life is better than yours. Church people, for instance, can go on and on about the poor underpriviledged folks they're group helps out on weekends and so forth. Frankly, the folks with the wilder lives tend to keep it more to themselves to avoid listening to the recriminations from the churchpeople.
Ok, it doesn't really mesh with the whole 'Mass Object' extension but I'm fairly certain the general public could deal with it much better this way. Besides, if you throw something like 'planemos' out to Jack & Jenny Sixpack, Planimals is the innevitable result.
-xski
DC isn't a state, its a federal district. If you're silly enough to live there as a disenfranchised citizen, thats your choice. Don't like it? Move to a real state that has (so-called) 'constitutional guarantees'.
See US Constitution, near the end of article 8: (Powers of Congress)
To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings.
IOW, DC was not and is not one of the 'several sovereign states', its purely federal land and Congress has exclusive jurisdiction on federal land.
So the real question is.... All of DC really fits in 10 miles square? Wow.
I guess you didn't get the joke.
Yummy!
What sort of ASSES do they think consumers are?
Do we really deserve to be bitchslapped by the **AAs and megacorps of the world?
Great implementation, guys. Keep up the fantastic job you've been doing. I'm sure you'll die rich.
Ok, I realize its difficult to wrap your head around, I still have a hard time with it myself. Lets try slightly different example..
Now, I'm no tree-hugger and I love my processed snackfoods just as much as the next slightly overweight, pushing-40 software developer, but even *I* think that if, say, the arctic ice melts to the point where we can starting driving ships through on a regular basis, thats probably a Bad Thing.
The folks you're talking about are the same sorts of folks whose mindset that arctic ice melts are a Good Thing, because it will significantly reduce shipping costs.
Now, try to talk reason to someone of that mindset. Go ahead. I dare you.
-xski
Soon the problem won't be obtaining the music, it'll be trying to figure out what to listen to next, and how to persuade musicians to produce more.
More? Good god man, Why?! According to Homer: "Everyone knows rock n' roll attained perfection in 1974. It's a scientific fact."
So in light of that, everything since and anything more is just superfluous. We're done. Close the labels, everything worth ripping has been ripped.
-xski
I have to admit, I've never played it. After hearing everything the things I've heard about the operators, I couldn't imagine wanting to plunk down a monthly fee to play a game, get treated poorly by the operator and then get booted.
Heck, if I want to be treated poorly by a service provider, I just call Verizon or DishNetworks.
-x
I'm guessing its something that 'an invididual inside google' wrote 'coz I can't find the damned thing anywhere.
Wow, hows that for irony! I did notice that although google doesn't return search results from ChillingEffects.org, they do link to the takedown info on ChillingEffects.org which may be a better traffic driver than a search result.
March is just too far off for me to remember.
Gawds. We used to have actual Field Service contracts which guaranteed two hour response time, and that meant someone was on site in two hours, not returning a call within that time.
Ahh, yes.. Fedex would deliver a box just as the IBM tech was walking through the front door to replace a part BEFORE it had failed completely causing the dreaded down-time.
Now THAT was Scottish.
*sigh*