No, this isn't a troll (not that I'm above trolling to mock that operating system in search of a decent editor).
Anyway, Emacs is one of those habits that causes injury. After spending days engaged in massive editing with a CKIE [1] keyboard, I actually had to seek the quack for the pain. GIven the size of the keyboard and my hand, I have to rotate my left hand slightly to reach that far corner. On top of that, it's a long reach for my pinkie.
Yes, you *do* feel somewhat silly sitting there doing exercises for your pinkie (rubber band about pinkie and ring finger. Stretch, release, . ..).
hawk, who wishes that he could say that that was the only time he'd injured himself on a computer . ..
I got a parking ticket in law school, and was less than pleased.
Bacically because there was still time on the meter.
I actually insisted on the trial. Beforehand, the various metermaids were discussing the guns they'd recently bought as part of their plans to become real cops.
Turns out that he'd actually written down how much time was left on the meter *ON THE TICKET*.
"OK, then why did you right the ticket?"
"The meter handle was cocked."
"Pardon me?"
"People try to do that to get extra time for one more coin."
"I see. How much time was on the meter?"
"42 minutes"
"And what's the biggest coin it takes?"
"A quarter."
"And how long is that good for?"
"Half an hour."
"So the meter couldn't possibly have expired?"
"I don't understand."
(Gee, now there's a surprise).
I did feel sorry for the poor assistant city attorney who had to come out 20 miles to the traffic court to handle this and a similarly silly ticket (issued to someone for parking in a red zone--while he rushed out into the street to help an old lady who fell in the crosswalk)
At nineteen, I would have found it awefully awkward if the sixty and seventy year old ladies taking my meal card had called me, "Sir." (Though they were certainly "ma'am".
But then, issuing orders to 50 year old secretaries as a 23 year old attorney was also awkward. Fortunately, I had good ones who gently explained that the very point of having them was to do things so that I could do more . . .:)
No, it's quite pointed--don't you remember your mother warning you not to run with points, as you'd poke both your i's out? Quite obviously, that's what happend to poor et alii.
There should be a pile of paper, from which it should be possible to determine that there were 37 votes for Jones and 31 votes for Smith. The sum (68) should be less than or equal to the number of voters, which in turn should be less than or equal to the number of registered voters in the precinct. (there were problems with the latter two in a couple of recent elections, but I'm deliberately leaving the names out to avoid the partisan issues).
When Jones wins, but had 37 votes in a precint with only 25 registered voters, you have a problem.
Trusting Diebold (or anyone else) to simply give a tally is foolhardy.
I just noticed that. 10 years? My mac software isn't that recent . . . most of it is closer to 20 . ..
:) oh, and as for the other comment: my SE/30 wore out years ago, and my powerbook 180 (the same thing as the 165c, but with active matrix grey scale rather than passive matrix color) is in pieces, and will possibly work if I replace the fuse (again!) and add an external scsi drive. (actually, the drive working is more amazing than the machine!)
How about "shoved into your pocket instead of the waterproof bag in a real hurry when your wife started screaming and you looked up to se here canoe capsized and your oldest daughter struglling, trying to pull your six year old out of an undertow."
Wives don't tend to be happy about big piles of machines for different purposes.
At the moment, *none* of the macs are running, except the classroom machine (now that I think of it, I think it's an 040, not a powermac). ANd I need to disassemble it to free the CD drive:(
The classic works, though I need to get it back. the early powermac works, but I don't have a display for it.
I want to be able to put in a new machine with an LCD display and just move everything to it.
That one, yes. But this case would be even easier to prove.
Things haven't been right in that division since the Reagan administration. In that administration, "big is bad" got replaced with an analysis of whether consumers would benefit from the merger. Over the last three administrations, that key consideration has been dropped. (No, it's not just this administaration. The words on the lips have been the same through all four, but it's been a gradual process in the Bush, Clinton, and Bush administrations).
It's not police interests, but police "safety" that is usually at issue when Scalia and Thomas split.
I broguth it up because I can't fathom any other reason for the split in this case, which seems an improbable way for Scalia to vote.
I still maintain that Scalia and Thomas are the only two on the court that I'm certain have read the constitution.
When you find them alone in dissent, look around: you've just lost a civil right. When you find Thomas alone in dissent, cry: Scalia just agreed with taking the right away in the name of police safety.
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No, this isn't a troll (not that I'm above trolling to mock that operating system in search of a decent editor).
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Anyway, Emacs is one of those habits that causes injury. After spending days engaged in massive editing with a CKIE [1] keyboard, I actually had to seek the quack for the pain. GIven the size of the keyboard and my hand, I have to rotate my left hand slightly to reach that far corner. On top of that, it's a long reach for my pinkie.
Yes, you *do* feel somewhat silly sitting there doing exercises for your pinkie (rubber band about pinkie and ring finger. Stretch, release, . .
hawk, who wishes that he could say that that was the only time he'd injured himself on a computer . .
[1] Control Key In Exile
In just twelve weeks, you will havd 45,352,718 keyboards! Surely *some* of them will beo Dvorak . .
hawk, now a keyboard merchant
Between your stints of vandalism, I don't suppose that you've noticed that some women get (*gasp*) married and actally have children *on purpose*????
hawk
I got a parking ticket in law school, and was less than pleased.
Bacically because there was still time on the meter.
I actually insisted on the trial. Beforehand, the various metermaids were discussing the guns they'd recently bought as part of their plans to become real cops.
Turns out that he'd actually written down how much time was left on the meter *ON THE TICKET*.
"OK, then why did you right the ticket?"
"The meter handle was cocked."
"Pardon me?"
"People try to do that to get extra time for one more coin."
"I see. How much time was on the meter?"
"42 minutes"
"And what's the biggest coin it takes?"
"A quarter."
"And how long is that good for?"
"Half an hour."
"So the meter couldn't possibly have expired?"
"I don't understand."
(Gee, now there's a surprise).
I did feel sorry for the poor assistant city attorney who had to come out 20 miles to the traffic court to handle this and a similarly silly ticket (issued to someone for parking in a red zone--while he rushed out into the street to help an old lady who fell in the crosswalk)
At nineteen, I would have found it awefully awkward if the sixty and seventy year old ladies taking my meal card had called me, "Sir." (Though they were certainly "ma'am".
:)
But then, issuing orders to 50 year old secretaries as a 23 year old attorney was also awkward. Fortunately, I had good ones who gently explained that the very point of having them was to do things so that I could do more . . .
hawk
Maybe you could trade him something for one of them?
hawk
hawk, who prefers drinkable coffee
But real programmers will *still* be using Fortran . .
hawk
hawk
I'll be a bit more explict.
There should be a pile of paper, from which it should be possible to determine that there were 37 votes for Jones and 31 votes for Smith. The sum (68) should be less than or equal to the number of voters, which in turn should be less than or equal to the number of registered voters in the precinct. (there were problems with the latter two in a couple of recent elections, but I'm deliberately leaving the names out to avoid the partisan issues).
When Jones wins, but had 37 votes in a precint with only 25 registered voters, you have a problem.
Trusting Diebold (or anyone else) to simply give a tally is foolhardy.
hawk
Yep--how else would you distinguish them from the typical, independently minded, lemmings :)
hawk
oh, and as for the other comment: my SE/30 wore out years ago, and my powerbook 180 (the same thing as the 165c, but with active matrix grey scale rather than passive matrix color) is in pieces, and will possibly work if I replace the fuse (again!) and add an external scsi drive.
(actually, the drive working is more amazing than the machine!)
hawk
emacs' long-typed-commands-with-three-modifier-keys are halfway to a gui, anyway.
hawk
That wouldn't be nearly as unreasonable as Google's board being willing to approve it . . .
hawk
Even putting multiple heads on the arm. Four heads, for example, mean that data is never mour than one fourth of the way away.
hawk
Whee! A gatling camera!
hawk
If memory serves, the range of a 16" naval gun is 30 miles, not one.
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Of course, in spite of laws mandating otherwise, none of the battleships with these are in service, but . .
hawk
Depends on the lab. Some will confiscate, or even turn the pictures over to the police.
Penthouse sued Kodak and lost several years ago over this.
hawk
Not that I lost my CX4230 that way . .
hawk
Of course, though, they'll only stick around if they make money.
So put the browser way, and get to work writing open source viruses to keep them in business!
hawk
hawk
You must not be married :)
:(
Wives don't tend to be happy about big piles of machines for different purposes.
At the moment, *none* of the macs are running, except the classroom machine (now that I think of it, I think it's an 040, not a powermac). ANd I need to disassemble it to free the CD drive
The classic works, though I need to get it back. the early powermac works, but I don't have a display for it.
I want to be able to put in a new machine with an LCD display and just move everything to it.
hawk
That one, yes. But this case would be even easier to prove.
Things haven't been right in that division since the Reagan administration. In that administration, "big is bad" got replaced with an analysis of whether consumers would benefit from the merger. Over the last three administrations, that key consideration has been dropped. (No, it's not just this administaration. The words on the lips have been the same through all four, but it's been a gradual process in the Bush, Clinton, and Bush administrations).
hawk, esq.
It's not police interests, but police "safety" that is usually at issue when Scalia and Thomas split.
I broguth it up because I can't fathom any other reason for the split in this case, which seems an improbable way for Scalia to vote.
I still maintain that Scalia and Thomas are the only two on the court that I'm certain have read the constitution.
When you find them alone in dissent, look around: you've just lost a civil right. When you find Thomas alone in dissent, cry: Scalia just agreed with taking the right away in the name of police safety.
hawk
Now *that* would appeal to me.
The Apple ][ motherboard stayed on apple's price list long after they would actually sell you one.
But the ability to have a mac motherboard, perhaps with a limited choice of video cards, add my own hard drives and memory.
Yes, I'd buy one. Even while my office was all mac, I grumbled about not being able to buy one without ram or disk.
hawk