Didn't I read about this here on slashdot like 5 years ago? If not from here oh well, but it was at least 5 years ago I saw this page or one covering the same topic.
some day they're going to build whole village based around those things (bikes!)
Perhaps you're referring to it, but there actually is a town in Italy that does not allow any internal combustion engines. Everyone uses feet, bikes or skateboards. Well I heard of this town a number of year ago in a Warren Miller film, so who knows what has changed since then.
Actually he's quite a bit like Edison according to the way many people describe Gates.
Both tried to stifle the progress of others when it cut into their own profits. Read up on what Mr. Edison did to Nikola Tesla. Oh yes you can thanks Mr. Tesla for just about every modern electrical convenience you have today. Without his inventions we'd probably just be just hitting the things that were developed in the 60's.
So, yes. Bill Gates is a Thomas Edison in some ways.
>I'm a little worried that it seems he wasn't >leading any of the insurgency forces at all >(meaning our soldiers will keep dying), but >overall it is extremely good news.
I'm worried about this also as my brother will be heading over to Iraq sometime not to long after the first of the year, but you also have to remember a lot of these people who are killing American soldiers may have been doing so out of fear of Saddam and what he might do to them if through some random alignment of the stars did regain power. As long as Saddam was free or not known to be dead there was a lot of fear for the people of Iraq.
While I don't think his capture will cure the problems our soldiers are facing; I do honestly think some of the people who were fighting us out of their fear of him, might just quietly fade away into the background and try and live as normal of a live as an Iraqi citizen can given the current cituation there.
I have picked up many history books. While being a "socialist" party the Nazi's were NOT communists and Soviet communism is NOT akin to Nazism. My statement is valid and still holds. Thank you.
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Is rather amusing. Not only do the folks at SCO apparently not have internet access, so they can use something like babelfish to look up the proper spelling of "ja vol" (ja wohl) they also seem to think Nazi's were communist instead of fascist?
Someone didn't do to well in their WW2 history class!
With ReplayTV and Tivo the quality varies by what you set it at, but on the Dishplayer and DishPVR for Dishnetwork they just save the video stream from the satellite directly to the harddrive so no audio or video quality is lost from the original signal.
"I know that I myself have on occasion confused surgical cutting implements and little-plastic-flashlights-with-plastic-cones. If you go into surgery, and the surgeon has one of these, he's made the same mistake, and you'd better let him know! "
Now I know why I had Michael's news posts filtered out. DOH! Time to recheck that checkbox.
Especially since most of those Japanese cars are made by the same americans that build American cars. And the parts for everyones precious Japanese and European cars are made by American Auto Parts Manufacturers. OK nothing to do with the topic, so I'll stop now.
I think Jon Katz should have a clue about what he's talking about before he goes spouting off about things, because it's obvious he doesn't have an inkling of a clue about anything other than what the media tells him. Which is even more amusing due to his statements about it.
Jon please go see a doctor about your case of Cranium Rectumitis. It gets worse every time you post something.
"ReplayTV isn't selling boxes any more, they are trying to "license their technology!". Which, if you know anything about this business, means they are gone."
If we follow your logic then TiVo has been gone since they began! They've licensed their technology form the get go which was actually the smarter thing to do. Had ReplayTV done this and actually advertised then Replay would have never been in the situation they're in.
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Didn't I read about this here on slashdot like 5 years ago? If not from here oh well, but it was at least 5 years ago I saw this page or one covering the same topic.
some day they're going to build whole village based around those things (bikes!)
Perhaps you're referring to it, but there actually is a town in Italy that does not allow any internal combustion engines. Everyone uses feet, bikes or skateboards. Well I heard of this town a number of year ago in a Warren Miller film, so who knows what has changed since then.
>The guy is no Edison.
Actually he's quite a bit like Edison according to the way many people describe Gates.
Both tried to stifle the progress of others when it cut into their own profits. Read up on what Mr. Edison did to Nikola Tesla. Oh yes you can thanks Mr. Tesla for just about every modern electrical convenience you have today. Without his inventions we'd probably just be just hitting the things that were developed in the 60's.
So, yes. Bill Gates is a Thomas Edison in some ways.
>I'm a little worried that it seems he wasn't
>leading any of the insurgency forces at all
>(meaning our soldiers will keep dying), but
>overall it is extremely good news.
I'm worried about this also as my brother will be heading over to Iraq sometime not to long after the first of the year, but you also have to remember a lot of these people who are killing American soldiers may have been doing so out of fear of Saddam and what he might do to them if through some random alignment of the stars did regain power. As long as Saddam was free or not known to be dead there was a lot of fear for the people of Iraq.
While I don't think his capture will cure the problems our soldiers are facing; I do honestly think some of the people who were fighting us out of their fear of him, might just quietly fade away into the background and try and live as normal of a live as an Iraqi citizen can given the current cituation there.
Please see this:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=joke
that the Dutch were also the only ones to enter the race. ;)
I have picked up many history books. While being a "socialist" party the Nazi's were NOT communists and Soviet communism is NOT akin to Nazism. My statement is valid and still holds. Thank you.
Doh! Sorry they spelled it "ya vol"
In the sign on the right in this picture:
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http://www.kuwan.net/scoAntiProtest/scoAntiProt
Is rather amusing. Not only do the folks at SCO apparently not have internet access, so they can use something like babelfish to look up the proper spelling of "ja vol" (ja wohl) they also seem to think Nazi's were communist instead of fascist?
Someone didn't do to well in their WW2 history class!
Little do you all know the moon landings were faked, because they were actually landing on Mars!
Oiy some people.
2) Jason Newstead leaving the group, for various reasons. (What, you think I listened to Metallica for Lars' drumming?)
I sure hope you didn't listen to it for Newsteads horrid bass playing.
Wanna hear a real bassist? Pickup some Manowar and listen to Joe DeMaio.
Conch Republic ring a bell? Although the story of the Conch Republic is a bit more on the amusing side.
Me too, but I'm only 23 ;P
Of course it helps that Adventure for the PDP-11 is my father's, but hey I had many a fun night as a kid playing Zork I,II and III and Colossal Cave.
This reminds me of Thomas Edison and how he did everything within his power to keep Nikola Tesla's AC generators from becoming mainstream.
Or maybe the US Patent Office not wanting to award Tesla for inventing the radio.
Or even today the Smithsonian not crediting Tesla for anything he did?
Pfft.
Check out any book by Michio Kaku. He does a great job of making physics understandable to a person of average intellect.
I thought Hyperspace was a great book; pick it up if you're interested in theoretical Physics.
With ReplayTV and Tivo the quality varies by what you set it at, but on the Dishplayer and DishPVR for Dishnetwork they just save the video stream from the satellite directly to the harddrive so no audio or video quality is lost from the original signal.
Did he just NOT insult a movie for once? IMPOSTER! Actually whatever you've done with the real Jon Katz please leave him there!
Ralph Nader is the biggest tool I have ever seen. A lying tool at that.
Oh yeah and Yebyen is a tool too.
"I know that I myself have on occasion confused surgical cutting implements and little-plastic-flashlights-with-plastic-cones. If you go into surgery, and the surgeon has one of these, he's made the same mistake, and you'd better let him know! "
Now I know why I had Michael's news posts filtered out. DOH! Time to recheck that checkbox.
We did it eh? I toold yoo we wouldnt muck it up eh? ;)
Especially since most of those Japanese cars are made by the same americans that build American cars. And the parts for everyones precious Japanese and European cars are made by American Auto Parts Manufacturers. OK nothing to do with the topic, so I'll stop now.
Tuscan Raiders in China. Watch out for the bantha poodoo ;)
Hrm amusing the local community college here has a .edu monroecc.edu.
Our county k-12 system has a .edu also monroe.edu
Check your facts please 8)
I think Jon Katz should have a clue about what he's talking about before he goes spouting off about things, because it's obvious he doesn't have an inkling of a clue about anything other than what the media tells him. Which is even more amusing due to his statements about it. Jon please go see a doctor about your case of Cranium Rectumitis. It gets worse every time you post something.
"ReplayTV isn't selling boxes any more, they are trying to "license their technology!". Which, if you know anything about this business, means they are gone." If we follow your logic then TiVo has been gone since they began! They've licensed their technology form the get go which was actually the smarter thing to do. Had ReplayTV done this and actually advertised then Replay would have never been in the situation they're in.