Working in a place where people are probably closer to normal computer users, they mostly have no idea what Windows is. They have no idea what an operating system is. They may know that a Mac is different from a PC, but that's about it.
Was a lifelong SW fan. Saw the trailer for TFA and... I just didn't care. That was odd as I had continued to watch (and sometimes be frustrated with) the prequels and the Clone Wars series. TFA *looked* like Star Wars, but I just didn't care, so I never watched it.
A friend highly recommended Rogue One, which I thought initially starred the girl from TFA since they look alike at a very casual glance. It seemed like mediocre generic scifi until about 2/3 through. Neither of the two primary characters seemed to have any personality; the only ones I thought were memorable were the blind guy and his warrior buddy. Those two were fun.
The only distinct impression made by it was when the scrawny, powerless main character (I don't remember her name), bare fist punched out an armored Storm Trooper. That had me doubled over with laughter at how bad it was.
This is the movie that's supposed to be the best of the new SW. So, no thank you.
Having just bought some things, I'm concerned, of course. Not to mention, newegg isn't remotely as good as they once were. Hell, I bought something on eBay and he shipped it two days faster and will get to me a week earlier than a similar order from newegg.
What are some good alternatives, outside of eBay and Amazon?
Between magma powered energy, government spy drones, the obesity problem with the corresponding fat acceptance demands and the militarization of the police, everything I learned about the future, I learned from reading Judge Dredd comics.
Your reading comprehension skills need improvement. The portion of the Constitution which you butchered with ellipses states that Congress shall have powers in order to do a list of rather specific things.
In addition, if you actually had a clue (which you do not), you would know that the justification accepted by the Supreme Court was the "lay and collect taxes" portion of the Constitution since the law taxes people who do not have health insurance of a sort Congress finds acceptable.
I have this truly bizarre UltraSparc laptop. The only two operating systems which will support it are Solaris, obviously, and OpenBSD. Solaris was extremely sluggish whereas OpenBSD with Awesome is quite spry.
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"When I'm stuck behind a bixi bike that I can't pass on the Maisoneuve bike lane, it's like driving behind a truck you can't pass."
How does this compare to driving behind slow ass cyclists that you can't pass?
I read something a ways back which pointed out that this used to be the case. Then the Supreme Court decided IQ tests were the work of the devil. Since companies don't want to waste time on morons, they began requiring a BS/BA as a stand in for an IQ test.
Not sure if quoting an Anonymous Coward or was the Anonymous Coward.
This was a joke. If this was not a joke, the Emergency Broadcast System would have directed you to the nearest fireproof garments for the impending flamewar. This was only a joke.
I was about to say exactly the same thing. Perhaps it is an effect of not advertising their own existence. Perhaps it is because there's too much competition already for a niche market.
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Working in a place where people are probably closer to normal computer users, they mostly have no idea what Windows is. They have no idea what an operating system is. They may know that a Mac is different from a PC, but that's about it.
Seeing as white SF has been getting their black and brown people out for decades, I doubt this will help them.
Was a lifelong SW fan. Saw the trailer for TFA and... I just didn't care. That was odd as I had continued to watch (and sometimes be frustrated with) the prequels and the Clone Wars series. TFA *looked* like Star Wars, but I just didn't care, so I never watched it.
A friend highly recommended Rogue One, which I thought initially starred the girl from TFA since they look alike at a very casual glance. It seemed like mediocre generic scifi until about 2/3 through. Neither of the two primary characters seemed to have any personality; the only ones I thought were memorable were the blind guy and his warrior buddy. Those two were fun.
The only distinct impression made by it was when the scrawny, powerless main character (I don't remember her name), bare fist punched out an armored Storm Trooper. That had me doubled over with laughter at how bad it was.
This is the movie that's supposed to be the best of the new SW. So, no thank you.
Having just bought some things, I'm concerned, of course. Not to mention, newegg isn't remotely as good as they once were. Hell, I bought something on eBay and he shipped it two days faster and will get to me a week earlier than a similar order from newegg.
What are some good alternatives, outside of eBay and Amazon?
A gazebo? ...
What's it doing?
https://meduza.io/en/lion/2015...
According to this site, it costs $4,000.
Ack. The post about charging $50 or $100 didn't come up until after I signed in. Naturally, I can't delete the comment I made now.
If there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything you say.
Ray, when someone asks if you are a god, you say YES!
I fucking loved Winston when I was a kid.
No. There are quite a few megacities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Mega City One, too, had a "post-scarcity" welfare system where few worked. It worked out rather differently.
Between magma powered energy, government spy drones, the obesity problem with the corresponding fat acceptance demands and the militarization of the police, everything I learned about the future, I learned from reading Judge Dredd comics.
the BFHC?
Your reading comprehension skills need improvement. The portion of the Constitution which you butchered with ellipses states that Congress shall have powers in order to do a list of rather specific things.
In addition, if you actually had a clue (which you do not), you would know that the justification accepted by the Supreme Court was the "lay and collect taxes" portion of the Constitution since the law taxes people who do not have health insurance of a sort Congress finds acceptable.
For the same reason that they refer to intermediate cartridges as "high power": journalists are morons.
Is that you, Tipper Gore?
Yet Another Snowden Story. Somebody call me when Slashdot returns. I'm exceedingly tired of the Snowden Network.
I have this truly bizarre UltraSparc laptop. The only two operating systems which will support it are Solaris, obviously, and OpenBSD. Solaris was extremely sluggish whereas OpenBSD with Awesome is quite spry.
"When I'm stuck behind a bixi bike that I can't pass on the Maisoneuve bike lane, it's like driving behind a truck you can't pass."
How does this compare to driving behind slow ass cyclists that you can't pass?
I read something a ways back which pointed out that this used to be the case. Then the Supreme Court decided IQ tests were the work of the devil. Since companies don't want to waste time on morons, they began requiring a BS/BA as a stand in for an IQ test.
"Back in your day to load each webpage, did they deliver each bit by abacus via horseback?"
Isn't that how YouTube does it since Google bought them?
So if I stick with 5400 RPM hard drives, I get doughnuts?
Wonder Woman doesn't belong on that list because she isn't didn't ride on the coat tails of a male character to become well known.
Having breasts does not make you interesting. Political correctness is the ONLY reason why anyone is prattling about this inane idea.
Not sure if quoting an Anonymous Coward or was the Anonymous Coward.
This was a joke. If this was not a joke, the Emergency Broadcast System would have directed you to the nearest fireproof garments for the impending flamewar. This was only a joke.
I was about to say exactly the same thing. Perhaps it is an effect of not advertising their own existence. Perhaps it is because there's too much competition already for a niche market.