I think they could change this if they took a different approach to those on vacation - specifically creating routes for vacationers and everything they expect. Get them started on their vacation early by providing them with large seats, good food, good movies. For the commuter or typical traveler they could offer a more traditional approach.
But imagine you want to fly to Japan from NYC. That's quite a long flight. Why not offer people on holiday the option to pamper themselves while flying? Give them a more leisurely route, better service, and better seating. Think a "cruise line" in the air. I bet people like myself would opt for it over the "sardine can to Asia" and be willing to spend the money on it. Sure I can fly first class now, but this whole everyone is the same approach is the past, we need more niche airlines that cater to specifics. I feel like a piece of cattle when flying, like somehow I'm not the consumer anymore and I'm just at the whim of the airline/FAA/TSA/various global agencies. It's become a "privilege".
BTW, I love to fly. So much I decided to learn how to fly and get my own private pilot's license. But I hate flying the airlines. It's not the same. One is a chore, the other is an experience everyone should try at least once.
Yeah agreed. I hate Perl with a passion because I think it's too obtuse and has been stretched further than it was originally intended, but I can write it no problem and have programmed long enough in general to laugh at dick waving contests that concern my "competency" (example: REAL MEN use X and everything else is for pussies!). This is the biggest joke within the development community.
IMO programmers should look across the spectrum of languages in their spare time so they can experience how others do it. After all, how else are you gonna steal all the great ideas that have been done before?
When I go "code hunting" for a new C# project that gets dumped in my lap you better believe I walk all over Java-land and see what's been done. Then go to the Ruby-house and take a peek. Then walk down the road to C++ and peek in that house. And then I run past the ANSI C house because those guys will kill me for asking such stupid questions*!
*I kid. I've never found a more "enjoyable" set of characters to dwell with than embedded C programmers. They know it's legitimately hard and try to help, instead of pretending it's hard and being a bunch of self-righteous assholes crying RTFM.
This is my main concern. I love the idea of the project and fully support it, using it on my nix boxes at home. But how can I tell my boss that we went with mono if we ever experience an issue with it? I would be deemed incompetent for not using windows/.net and simply rolling the cost in up front with the license. It's a tough sell. I wish them luck but if MS got behind it boy would the sell be easier.
But it's voluntary. Why not just avoid going there or never voicing a want to your ISP?
Don't get me wrong, I think this is an outright stupid idea on ESPN's part. But I will voice my contempt for it by simply not participating. They want capitalism? They got it. I go elsewhere, buh bye.
Yes yes, I gather people around into a town mob and go and burn down houses of people that disagree with my morals.. It's quite a leap of imagination to say that, simply because I believe in universal truths about such things as murder, child pornography, and theft.
Please, oh enlightened one - explain the world to me. It's quite ironic that arrogance is something you seem quite uppity about, yet you come across completely arrogant.
No, I was mainly alluding to building a bigger bomb even though the war had ended. This caused quite a stir in the scientific community from what I've read and lead to some very interesting thought experiments on morals and ethics.
You know I'm not exactly sure why you called me an idiot in the first paragraph. Simply having a different opinion does not make one an idiot.
My point was - not _everything_ is gray area. Some things are clear to a man's conscious. I truly believe that. Child Porn? Morally wrong. Murder? Morally wrong. Stealing? Morally wrong.
See some things are clear to a man. If they aren't then perhaps you need to take a look at your ethos.
My point about community was that they _do_ have a say and you should not simply reject it because it's the opposite of yours. After all, your choices impact them right? So what is so bad about including their opinion in a decision?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not some ideological nut claiming to talk to God and have the candle that lights the world. All I'm saying is that there are some universal truths that must be at the very least, defined, before we should do something that effects everyone.
What if I have my own island and I breed humans for food. Is that wrong? If so then why? it doesn't hurt _you_
See this relativist shit is too much for me. Inside every man's head (the sane ones) is a morality calling out that says "this is WRONG". Stop playing the "everything is gray" card because it's not. You live in a community and if said community says you should stop you either remove yourself completely from that community (good luck) or you comply. If you want to change the community views then so be it, but don't pretend for a second you live on some isolated island and have no contact with humanity so it's all OK as long as you stick to your own ethos. The community has a say also and has just as much right to "tell you what to do" when it comes to questions of morality. Morality is a social issue just as much as it's a personal issue.
I think what shocks me most is the complete disconnect between the classes. The lower class is surprised that the elite is shitting on them? Talk about heads in the sand. Meanwhile the elite bankers at the top are shocked that they are being scrutinized so heavily. After all, "do you know who the fuck you are talking to?"
I'd be laughing my ass off if it didn't hurt so many people.
The most used language in India is English simply due to all the regional dialects such as Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, etc. English is the common language bond across local Indian states.
More likely we will see a mixing of languages as we create a more connected world where like languages borrow phrases and words from each other, eventually becoming so close they are hard to distinguish from each other.
But even languages that share glyphs such as Japanese/Chinese (say Mandarin for this argument) have greatly different meanings for such glyph combinations/words.
I think you are right about one common global language, but I think that language will never stop evolving and there will always be other variants and local dialects.
Yes the pictures do speak for themselves. But where are the details? I can tie an SBC to the back of my dog's head and then wrap some wire to it's nose also. That doesn't make it a remote controlled dog.
I want proof and a blueprint on how to do this to a beautiful woman, just saying.
Nonsense. The dog spirit transfers from one body to the next just like any other. I should know, in my last life I was a malamute. At least, that's my excuse when I play with my balls.
You want to have a good laugh? Walk into a shelter and ask for 55 lbs of cat.
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Maybe a while back that was the case with self publishing. But today some authors have realized that self-publishing can be done well in today's world where a global niche market can create a decent profit, the internet can connect like-minded readers, and self-publishing tools are better than ever.
Also, I'd like to point out that disqualifying books or stories based solely on self-publishing will leave out a good deal of classics that weren't published via traditional channels because at the time there were no traditional publishing houses or they had better means than such houses. For example - Edgar Allen Poe self published some of his works due to the big publishing houses wanting no part. Would you say his works suck ass and have no dignity?
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Apparently slashdot has determined how fast one can think and type and then deemed any faster "too fast". I guess it keeps out the trolls, LOL!
I thought ownership was to be OUTLAWED by the WTO?! This will not stand man. This issue will not stand.
I think they could change this if they took a different approach to those on vacation - specifically creating routes for vacationers and everything they expect. Get them started on their vacation early by providing them with large seats, good food, good movies. For the commuter or typical traveler they could offer a more traditional approach.
But imagine you want to fly to Japan from NYC. That's quite a long flight. Why not offer people on holiday the option to pamper themselves while flying? Give them a more leisurely route, better service, and better seating. Think a "cruise line" in the air. I bet people like myself would opt for it over the "sardine can to Asia" and be willing to spend the money on it. Sure I can fly first class now, but this whole everyone is the same approach is the past, we need more niche airlines that cater to specifics. I feel like a piece of cattle when flying, like somehow I'm not the consumer anymore and I'm just at the whim of the airline/FAA/TSA/various global agencies. It's become a "privilege".
BTW, I love to fly. So much I decided to learn how to fly and get my own private pilot's license. But I hate flying the airlines. It's not the same. One is a chore, the other is an experience everyone should try at least once.
SQLite is adequate for desktop database storage. It is what Mac OS X uses, and it's good enough for the iPhone.
Android uses SQLite also
Yeah agreed. I hate Perl with a passion because I think it's too obtuse and has been stretched further than it was originally intended, but I can write it no problem and have programmed long enough in general to laugh at dick waving contests that concern my "competency" (example: REAL MEN use X and everything else is for pussies!). This is the biggest joke within the development community.
IMO programmers should look across the spectrum of languages in their spare time so they can experience how others do it. After all, how else are you gonna steal all the great ideas that have been done before?
When I go "code hunting" for a new C# project that gets dumped in my lap you better believe I walk all over Java-land and see what's been done. Then go to the Ruby-house and take a peek. Then walk down the road to C++ and peek in that house. And then I run past the ANSI C house because those guys will kill me for asking such stupid questions*!
*I kid. I've never found a more "enjoyable" set of characters to dwell with than embedded C programmers. They know it's legitimately hard and try to help, instead of pretending it's hard and being a bunch of self-righteous assholes crying RTFM.
This is my main concern. I love the idea of the project and fully support it, using it on my nix boxes at home. But how can I tell my boss that we went with mono if we ever experience an issue with it? I would be deemed incompetent for not using windows/.net and simply rolling the cost in up front with the license. It's a tough sell. I wish them luck but if MS got behind it boy would the sell be easier.
Ah I knew there was a disconnect. I agree with you 100%
I hope these are examples of stuff that I can find elsewhere because I haven't used any of those in years. In fact most of them suck pretty bad.
But it's voluntary. Why not just avoid going there or never voicing a want to your ISP?
Don't get me wrong, I think this is an outright stupid idea on ESPN's part. But I will voice my contempt for it by simply not participating. They want capitalism? They got it. I go elsewhere, buh bye.
Well, how do you define morality then? How do you determine what is acceptable in your own life?
Since when do you define ones thoughts as a magical voice?
Yes yes, I gather people around into a town mob and go and burn down houses of people that disagree with my morals.. It's quite a leap of imagination to say that, simply because I believe in universal truths about such things as murder, child pornography, and theft.
Please, oh enlightened one - explain the world to me. It's quite ironic that arrogance is something you seem quite uppity about, yet you come across completely arrogant.
Go get ya fucking shine box pal.
Pascal's Wager could prove that he is actually being very rational by believing in a deity.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pascal-wager/
No, I was mainly alluding to building a bigger bomb even though the war had ended. This caused quite a stir in the scientific community from what I've read and lead to some very interesting thought experiments on morals and ethics.
You know I'm not exactly sure why you called me an idiot in the first paragraph. Simply having a different opinion does not make one an idiot.
My point was - not _everything_ is gray area. Some things are clear to a man's conscious. I truly believe that. Child Porn? Morally wrong. Murder? Morally wrong. Stealing? Morally wrong.
See some things are clear to a man. If they aren't then perhaps you need to take a look at your ethos.
My point about community was that they _do_ have a say and you should not simply reject it because it's the opposite of yours. After all, your choices impact them right? So what is so bad about including their opinion in a decision?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not some ideological nut claiming to talk to God and have the candle that lights the world. All I'm saying is that there are some universal truths that must be at the very least, defined, before we should do something that effects everyone.
What if I have my own island and I breed humans for food. Is that wrong? If so then why? it doesn't hurt _you_
See this relativist shit is too much for me. Inside every man's head (the sane ones) is a morality calling out that says "this is WRONG". Stop playing the "everything is gray" card because it's not. You live in a community and if said community says you should stop you either remove yourself completely from that community (good luck) or you comply. If you want to change the community views then so be it, but don't pretend for a second you live on some isolated island and have no contact with humanity so it's all OK as long as you stick to your own ethos. The community has a say also and has just as much right to "tell you what to do" when it comes to questions of morality. Morality is a social issue just as much as it's a personal issue.
Whatever happened to doing things because we *could*, rather than because we should?
It ended when we exploded the hydrogen bomb.
I think what shocks me most is the complete disconnect between the classes. The lower class is surprised that the elite is shitting on them? Talk about heads in the sand. Meanwhile the elite bankers at the top are shocked that they are being scrutinized so heavily. After all, "do you know who the fuck you are talking to?"
I'd be laughing my ass off if it didn't hurt so many people.
The most used language in India is English simply due to all the regional dialects such as Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, etc. English is the common language bond across local Indian states.
More likely we will see a mixing of languages as we create a more connected world where like languages borrow phrases and words from each other, eventually becoming so close they are hard to distinguish from each other.
But even languages that share glyphs such as Japanese/Chinese (say Mandarin for this argument) have greatly different meanings for such glyph combinations/words.
I think you are right about one common global language, but I think that language will never stop evolving and there will always be other variants and local dialects.
Grow a sense of humor jerkie. I got 3 cats at home and treat them like little brothers. So go get ya shine box.
Yes the pictures do speak for themselves. But where are the details? I can tie an SBC to the back of my dog's head and then wrap some wire to it's nose also. That doesn't make it a remote controlled dog.
I want proof and a blueprint on how to do this to a beautiful woman, just saying.
Nonsense. The dog spirit transfers from one body to the next just like any other. I should know, in my last life I was a malamute. At least, that's my excuse when I play with my balls.
You want to have a good laugh? Walk into a shelter and ask for 55 lbs of cat.
Maybe a while back that was the case with self publishing. But today some authors have realized that self-publishing can be done well in today's world where a global niche market can create a decent profit, the internet can connect like-minded readers, and self-publishing tools are better than ever.
Also, I'd like to point out that disqualifying books or stories based solely on self-publishing will leave out a good deal of classics that weren't published via traditional channels because at the time there were no traditional publishing houses or they had better means than such houses. For example - Edgar Allen Poe self published some of his works due to the big publishing houses wanting no part. Would you say his works suck ass and have no dignity?