You could look at it like that. . . or you could look at it in terms of a great deal of democrats are elected on platforms that don't mesh with mainline Democratic ideals.
Looking at ideals of the average voter in this country, then looking at the bills being voted on, you begin to see a different picture, not one of "republicans are organized for block voting" but one of "if this democrat votes for this ridiculous bill, there is a better than good chance they won't get elected next term".
There just aren't that many Republican based bills going through Congress these days, so the pendulum has swung from middle of the road to far left. If the majority of bills are "far left" then you will have 100% of republicans opposed to them, and a few democrats as well.
A discussion of people getting paid to write political messages is insightful, but only in context. What do you think Obama spent millions on trying to promote "grassroots" efforts while running for office?
The Ace of Spades article, while from a "close minded zombie" was actually full of facts, details, and explanation, unlike the blurb accusing every blogger of being bought off.
With 4 cores and 4 gigs of ram here as well, I haven't had a browser / webpage crash in about a year, and I allow flash.
Just like cars, people remember bugs more than fixes. Flash was bad in the past, but all in all, iTunes (on windows) crashes around ten times more than flash. YMMV
I disagree. I do not think that people prefer the user experience of the iphone over similar phones, most people haven't tried multiple phones. I personally think that most people would like droid just as much as the iPhone, if not more so.
The iPad comparison is not apples to oranges, it is apples to nothing. There were/are no light, small, big screened devices at bestbuy that allowed you to do email / web. For most people, the iPad is new product, and there are no competitors.
Sorry, that is how the real world works. If employee A on the assembly line isn't working as good as B, A gets fired.
Except for teachers and government employees, they get studies on the ambient noise of their rooms to see if that effects their ability to do their job.
1) "Bonds aren't guaranteed" - true in a philosophical sense, but it the real world, bonds are as good as it gets. As in better than stock. As in way better than a contract that the company owes someone. The major risk in bonds is sudden inflation (interest rate rise), but this is a shared problem with any transaction. Bonds are, sorry, were, good as gold. In a bankruptcy, bond owners get paid first. In your personal death example, the bond owners go to the front of the line when it comes to payouts. Above stock, well above future employee contractual benefits.
2) No. Wrong. Learn how things work please instead of just making shit up.
3)They, (and by they here I mean the president, who has NO place in a corporate reorganization/bankruptcy)"traded" for majority control. That isn't a "trade" that is a gift, or some would say a bribe. Look at corporate failures, look at Enron. Did the workers get majority control of the companies assets just because some of them had a retirement fund that wasn't going to be there? (Hint: No)
You can cry about how the poor joe union man needs his retirement all day, but please, call it what it is, wealth redistribution, (votes for money), socialism.
I don't want to view a -thumbnail- of the picture on part of my screen. (coverview)
i don't think i am being unreasonable here to ask that when i open a picture the operating system understands that i want to actually see (fullscreen/maximized) the picture, and that I just might want to also see pictures next to it.
I guess you can go on thinking that the "mac way" of viewing pictures is better, but from where I stand, Windows wins hands down. I want OSX to be good, i really do, but things like this just kill it. Why doesn't preview have next / previous buttons? Really, what reason is there not to have that work?
So you pick one of 4 points and list personal preferences on it. To be fair, Expose was WONDERFUL, but its currently dated with web browsers being tabbed, and the rise of dual monitor systems. And out of curiosity, how does OSX render fonts better than Windows7?
If you are recommending OpenOffice instead of MSOffice I question your judgement.
I want OpenOffice to be good, i really do. I download each release hoping that this time it will be better, but it never is. It is always slower, more prone to crash, feature lacking, and incompatible with the things that I am doing. I always end up using it for a week or two, then running into some bug or problem, them spending half a day trying to fix it. At some point i realize that the faster MS Office will do what I want without bugs and the time lost to Open Office could have paid for a new copy of MS Office.
I wish they would stop trying, and failing to copy MS Office and instead focus on being really good and fast at a basic set of features, rather that being mediocre at a lot.
3)What are you doing with your notebook that you are breaking the hinges? I suggest a tough book, they will stroke your need to have nice (read)expensive things, and they will be tougher that your macbook.
4)Name 5 things nicer about the OSX GUI than the Win7 one.
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is downloading the game from them whenever you want (which is what he was banned from) a service? because. . . it -seems- like one.
Think he meant more like hulu/netflix/downloading. Rabbit ears? Way to be old.
Looking at ideals of the average voter in this country, then looking at the bills being voted on, you begin to see a different picture, not one of "republicans are organized for block voting" but one of "if this democrat votes for this ridiculous bill, there is a better than good chance they won't get elected next term".
There just aren't that many Republican based bills going through Congress these days, so the pendulum has swung from middle of the road to far left. If the majority of bills are "far left" then you will have 100% of republicans opposed to them, and a few democrats as well.
A discussion of people getting paid to write political messages is insightful, but only in context. What do you think Obama spent millions on trying to promote "grassroots" efforts while running for office?
The Ace of Spades article, while from a "close minded zombie" was actually full of facts, details, and explanation, unlike the blurb accusing every blogger of being bought off.
You can talk "facts" all you want, but facts out of context lead just as readily to misinformation as lies do.
So deviant art being "better", vs sites not working at all. . . your choice
Just like cars, people remember bugs more than fixes. Flash was bad in the past, but all in all, iTunes (on windows) crashes around ten times more than flash. YMMV
The iPad comparison is not apples to oranges, it is apples to nothing. There were/are no light, small, big screened devices at bestbuy that allowed you to do email / web. For most people, the iPad is new product, and there are no competitors.
Can we test the teachers on their students social morals then?
Exactly what control has Assange shown? It is his LACK of control that is his criticism.
So. . . what is it determined by if a homeless man with no computer knowledge can do it as easily as the US government.
Reality is easier if you can just make shit up I guess.
Except for teachers and government employees, they get studies on the ambient noise of their rooms to see if that effects their ability to do their job.
This is Toshibas wet dream.
2) No. Wrong. Learn how things work please instead of just making shit up.
3)They, (and by they here I mean the president, who has NO place in a corporate reorganization/bankruptcy)"traded" for majority control. That isn't a "trade" that is a gift, or some would say a bribe. Look at corporate failures, look at Enron. Did the workers get majority control of the companies assets just because some of them had a retirement fund that wasn't going to be there? (Hint: No)
You can cry about how the poor joe union man needs his retirement all day, but please, call it what it is, wealth redistribution, (votes for money), socialism.
I mean, i enjoyed it, but its funny that it gets modded up when it is really, really offtopic.
I think the President making bond owners, BOND OWNERS, take pennies on the dollar while giving a companies assets to a union would be a "scandal".
You could say that it started with a few million phones with antennas that failed.
i don't think i am being unreasonable here to ask that when i open a picture the operating system understands that i want to actually see (fullscreen/maximized) the picture, and that I just might want to also see pictures next to it.
I guess you can go on thinking that the "mac way" of viewing pictures is better, but from where I stand, Windows wins hands down. I want OSX to be good, i really do, but things like this just kill it. Why doesn't preview have next / previous buttons? Really, what reason is there not to have that work?
So you pick one of 4 points and list personal preferences on it. To be fair, Expose was WONDERFUL, but its currently dated with web browsers being tabbed, and the rise of dual monitor systems. And out of curiosity, how does OSX render fonts better than Windows7?
That was my point. . . we have been down this road already
How is that Mac version of OneNote treating ya? . . . .Oh wait. . .
Ever heard of MS Security Essentials? Rated very high, free, fast. What is the equivalent free product for OSX again?
I want OpenOffice to be good, i really do. I download each release hoping that this time it will be better, but it never is. It is always slower, more prone to crash, feature lacking, and incompatible with the things that I am doing. I always end up using it for a week or two, then running into some bug or problem, them spending half a day trying to fix it. At some point i realize that the faster MS Office will do what I want without bugs and the time lost to Open Office could have paid for a new copy of MS Office.
I wish they would stop trying, and failing to copy MS Office and instead focus on being really good and fast at a basic set of features, rather that being mediocre at a lot.
2)Do you think that windows can't dual boot?
3)What are you doing with your notebook that you are breaking the hinges? I suggest a tough book, they will stroke your need to have nice (read)expensive things, and they will be tougher that your macbook.
4)Name 5 things nicer about the OSX GUI than the Win7 one.