That is a perfect point. And everyone seems to be saying the same thing as you, but they call it Google being gamed by SEO. No one should know how to optimize their site for search engines, the people doing the searching should be the ones doing absolutely all the optimizing. Based on if they liked the site, if it was helpful, etc.
White racism is also at fault for creating mass media caricatures like Steve Urkel and Carlton Banks as black kids succeeding in society due to their overwhelming non-blackness.
For every one of those "racist" examples that happen in media, there are at least 20 that poke fun at white people. As corny as this may sound, people need to rise above other peoples' stereotypes of them. They need to embrace it as what it is and make their own path. Sadly, right now, all I see african americans doing is pimping hoes and slapping bitches; and yapping on a microphone about it as if it's something to be glorified. With that in mind, their kids' performance at school should be no surprise to anyone.
Your point is moot. Europe has been having wars for probably thousands of years. The last major one being around 50 years ago. Or how about the more recent example of 1990 and 2000, where the Yugoslav states were at war. The last one being between America and Serbia. Where the Americans destroyed amazing amounts of infrastructure, and a Chinese embassy. Those countries are all doing superbly well compared to _any_ African country, apart from South Africa which is usually the exception. This one example is proof of nothing, really. But neither is your statement that African countries are constantly at war. So there must be other reasons they are performing badly.
It's all about the culture in that country that affects that countries performance. It baffles me when no one wants to admit this. It's not racist to admit that different cultures have different effects on their members.
What exactly needs citing? Your point is stupid as all the things he said are well known facts. Except the average IQ thing, that is. But even particular statement may have some truth to it, as no one has been able to do research on the matter without drawing racist flame from every imaginable party. It's sad really, that an entire research field is denied to researchers simply due to it being a touchy subject.
Wow, Mister Xiado, how'd you come to that conclusion? Wanting an iPhone, and as a result, being tied to AT&T makes one an moron/idiot?
Because only a moron/idiot would feel that they MUST HAVE an Iphone(Doesn't look so hip with proper capitalization, does it, fanbois?). Besides, it would be much better to get an unlocked Iphone. That way you don't have to agree to the ATT terms in order in use it.
That's a really odd way to "hierarchicalize" life. Might make for some tricky situations, I mean. For one, if this study is indeed correct, you would have your child being valued less than your pet until it reached age two, then they would switch.
I have a clear hierarchy for individuals. Oddly enough it includes my pets.
Family > My significant other > People I love that aren't in the previous two categories > my pets > all other people > animals.
I beg to differ. Arguments tend to fail easily at their extremes. In order to really prove his argument a fail, you have to use a mundane and simple example. But I couldn't be bothered, as he's just an ideological idiot who has issues of his own without commenting on others'.
Because, like it or not, society has classified forms for life in a hierarchy. With the distinctions between levels purely made up. I bet you don't think twice when you swot that fly, or step on that spider, do you? Or how about rats? No one likes rats, but we love hamsters. The boundaries are clearly arbitrary.
Same goes for what sort of meat a person would consume.Would you eat a horse? How about a dog or cat? Some cultures eat both. Just makes one wonder about our pre-established opinions on these things. I'm not pointing a finger at you for anything, obviously. Just trying to make my point.
[...]you can't just grab one dog and generalize the breed based on it.
Then you go on to say...
What is different though is that beagle's are stubborn and their logic tends to be short fused or easily over-ridden by sense of smell and their garbage gut that is always hungry. [...] and in the case of the beagle it is easy for it to *snap*. It doesn't mean they are unintelligent when in the proper state of mind though, but in certain states of mind they are very single-minded.
So I assume using "two dogs" to generalize a breed is OK by your standards? That's what you're doing, and you should admit it. You probably jumped at the opportunity to put your oh so magnificently trained doggies on a pedestal, and forgot to bullshit-check your post.
A keylogger would just log the pressure of the strokes, duh. Because at some stage that pressure info goes through the OS, and that's where the keylogger hooks in. Would be mighty hand against people trying to see you type your password.
Given someone with zero computing experience, modern Linux distros are much simpler to use than windows, the install is a lot more hassle free
I don't know about your Linux installs, but I had to jump through flaming hoops just to get mine to install. Then the countless options, choosing KDE/GNOME, then choosing how to make the partitions, and lets not forget choosing which packages, programs or whatever to install. It was tough and stressful. And I'm far from having zero computing experience. Not to mention the driver nightmare afterwards. Or the invisible mouse I had. NO THANK YOU. All windows asked me was for a username and password, and to set up my time zone. That's it. And after that, it magically worked. Please stop pushing this bull crap about Linux being the answer to everything, especially new users.
Oh, did I mention the Linux install took like 2 hours to install. Not including the time I had to spend setting up the installation. Granted, I had to make sure not to override my other partitions, but that's insignificant compared to the other time wasters. Oh, wait... Did I mention that the time I tried to install linux before that(5 years prior to the second time), it wiped out my windows partition. I don't want to force linux on new users, ever.
The resulting install is a lot more usable because it comes with a decent set of applications
Gee I wonder how much people complain when Microsoft does that in windows. They go out of their way to create software so that the OS can work out of the box for you, and people cry foul.
Which makes you wonder why they don't put holographic projector's everywhere on the ship. Wait, that would ruin sooo many plot devices. Having a holographic defence crew in case of being boarded is just plain boring for TV, supposedly. Heck you can even have holographic engineering teams fixing broken plasma conduits, as they happen. I can already see an excuse for not using them now. "The [insert gas or electromagnetic disturbance here] would interfere with the holo projectors. Blah blah blah"
Geeze, talk about being touchy. I don't care about your car's mileage. I am telling you that you stated TWO statements that directly CONTRADICT each other!
Here, let me break it down for you, real simple. So simple, in fact, that a child could probably understand it.
You said: "My car has a 600-700 mile range. I fill it up twice a month.". Which implies 1 refill every 15 days. Which also implies 40-47mi/day usage.
Then you also went on to say: "This car has a 100mi range that would last 1 day, if that, with my use". Which implies 1 charge every day. Which also implies 100mi/day usage.
So either one of those statements is false. Or you are saying that you would use this 100mi car twice as much as you would your 600-700mi car, for no apparent reason. Then your "usage" is not constant, so say so.
Now, my turn. Better luck next time, buddy. Google "valid argument". I personally don't care if any of the things you say are true or not. What I do care is that they contradict each other, and thus no conclusion you infer from either of them would constitute a valid argument. All I did was point that out to you.
Oh, and one more thing. Just a piece of friendly advice. Think before stating that someone else is wrong. There was no need to defend your "hoo hah miles per gallon wonder car". All you had to say was that, with your usage, the 100mi car would last you approximately 2 days, not 1. But I guess you were so trigger happy to boast about your wonder car that you forgot to check if anyone actually doubted your wonder car story.
Eleven year olds have no business owning an MP3 player. That's just disgusting. I bet he let's her wear slutty makeup and short mini-skirts, too. No wait, he only does it because she whined like a brat to get her way. Just because Hannah Montana has one, she has to have one, too.
Making a car that works in one small portion of the country won't solve any problems.
That is such flawed thinking. It is the kind of thinking that derails the solutions in the first place, while they're still nascent. Just because it doesn't work for you, doesn't mean it won't work for me. And that is the whole point everyone is trying to tell you. This car is for a specific segment of the population.
Now its my turn. You have an inferiority complex. When someone pokes holes in ideas you like you attack, rather than trying to solve the problem. Most likely you don't have the intelligence required to do so anyway. You assume everyone should live the way you want them to, and expect them to realign their lives to fit in with your ideas. When they don't, you become grumpy and start making unfounded assumptions about them. I'm pretty sure it all is due to the fact you have a very tiny penis.
No one here is on the attack except you, buddy. Telling someone they have a tiny penis? Wow, that's a very mature thing to say. Sounds like he is the one poking holes in your preconceptions, and you're not liking it very much. Hence you responding with a "your penis is tiny" comment.
So a car with a 100 mile range would last you one day without a refill. But a car with a "600-700" mile range would last you 15 days without a refill. One of those two statements is logically false. You can't have both, buddy. So either you say your current car lasts for 6-7 days without a refill. Or you say that the electric car would last you 2 days without a refill.
I suspect you simply pulled some numbers out your ass and forgot to fact check them for bull shit.
The Borg represent achievement of perfection, through assimilation. Yes, that is exactly what Microsoft does. And no, I don't have a problem with it. Because they make amazing software... You can keep your shiny iCrap, thank you very much.
Except for the trash sorting example you cited, you have explained the situation in South Africa(and most of the rest of Africa) almost perfectly.
I'm specifically curious as to why the "car minders" as you call them don't happen lots in other parts of the world. I'm guessing it's a symptom of poverty.
Lots of universities have license deals with Microsoft. I know at my particular university, one in Africa no less, gives Windows XP out to any student that asks. Same goes for Office 2007, student edition or something. This is what you pay a university for. To not only teach you, but to provide you with the _tools_ to learn.
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That is a perfect point. And everyone seems to be saying the same thing as you, but they call it Google being gamed by SEO. No one should know how to optimize their site for search engines, the people doing the searching should be the ones doing absolutely all the optimizing. Based on if they liked the site, if it was helpful, etc.
White racism is also at fault for creating mass media caricatures like Steve Urkel and Carlton Banks as black kids succeeding in society due to their overwhelming non-blackness.
For every one of those "racist" examples that happen in media, there are at least 20 that poke fun at white people. As corny as this may sound, people need to rise above other peoples' stereotypes of them. They need to embrace it as what it is and make their own path. Sadly, right now, all I see african americans doing is pimping hoes and slapping bitches; and yapping on a microphone about it as if it's something to be glorified. With that in mind, their kids' performance at school should be no surprise to anyone.
Your point is moot. Europe has been having wars for probably thousands of years. The last major one being around 50 years ago. Or how about the more recent example of 1990 and 2000, where the Yugoslav states were at war. The last one being between America and Serbia. Where the Americans destroyed amazing amounts of infrastructure, and a Chinese embassy. Those countries are all doing superbly well compared to _any_ African country, apart from South Africa which is usually the exception. This one example is proof of nothing, really. But neither is your statement that African countries are constantly at war. So there must be other reasons they are performing badly.
It's all about the culture in that country that affects that countries performance. It baffles me when no one wants to admit this. It's not racist to admit that different cultures have different effects on their members.
What exactly needs citing? Your point is stupid as all the things he said are well known facts. Except the average IQ thing, that is. But even particular statement may have some truth to it, as no one has been able to do research on the matter without drawing racist flame from every imaginable party. It's sad really, that an entire research field is denied to researchers simply due to it being a touchy subject.
Wow, Mister Xiado, how'd you come to that conclusion? Wanting an iPhone, and as a result, being tied to AT&T makes one an moron/idiot?
Because only a moron/idiot would feel that they MUST HAVE an Iphone(Doesn't look so hip with proper capitalization, does it, fanbois?). Besides, it would be much better to get an unlocked Iphone. That way you don't have to agree to the ATT terms in order in use it.
That's a really odd way to "hierarchicalize" life. Might make for some tricky situations, I mean. For one, if this study is indeed correct, you would have your child being valued less than your pet until it reached age two, then they would switch.
I have a clear hierarchy for individuals. Oddly enough it includes my pets.
Family > My significant other > People I love that aren't in the previous two categories > my pets > all other people > animals.
Yes, I do value my pets more than I value people.
I beg to differ. Arguments tend to fail easily at their extremes. In order to really prove his argument a fail, you have to use a mundane and simple example. But I couldn't be bothered, as he's just an ideological idiot who has issues of his own without commenting on others'.
Because, like it or not, society has classified forms for life in a hierarchy. With the distinctions between levels purely made up. I bet you don't think twice when you swot that fly, or step on that spider, do you? Or how about rats? No one likes rats, but we love hamsters. The boundaries are clearly arbitrary.
Same goes for what sort of meat a person would consume.Would you eat a horse? How about a dog or cat? Some cultures eat both. Just makes one wonder about our pre-established opinions on these things. I'm not pointing a finger at you for anything, obviously. Just trying to make my point.
[...]you can't just grab one dog and generalize the breed based on it.
Then you go on to say...
What is different though is that beagle's are stubborn and their logic tends to be short fused or easily over-ridden by sense of smell and their garbage gut that is always hungry. [...] and in the case of the beagle it is easy for it to *snap*. It doesn't mean they are unintelligent when in the proper state of mind though, but in certain states of mind they are very single-minded.
So I assume using "two dogs" to generalize a breed is OK by your standards? That's what you're doing, and you should admit it. You probably jumped at the opportunity to put your oh so magnificently trained doggies on a pedestal, and forgot to bullshit-check your post.
A keylogger would just log the pressure of the strokes, duh. Because at some stage that pressure info goes through the OS, and that's where the keylogger hooks in. Would be mighty hand against people trying to see you type your password.
I swear, you just bloody made my day!! More mod points for this AC, come on, people!
You mistake my rhetoric for an argument, good sir :p
Given someone with zero computing experience, modern Linux distros are much simpler to use than windows, the install is a lot more hassle free
I don't know about your Linux installs, but I had to jump through flaming hoops just to get mine to install. Then the countless options, choosing KDE/GNOME, then choosing how to make the partitions, and lets not forget choosing which packages, programs or whatever to install. It was tough and stressful. And I'm far from having zero computing experience. Not to mention the driver nightmare afterwards. Or the invisible mouse I had. NO THANK YOU. All windows asked me was for a username and password, and to set up my time zone. That's it. And after that, it magically worked. Please stop pushing this bull crap about Linux being the answer to everything, especially new users.
Oh, did I mention the Linux install took like 2 hours to install. Not including the time I had to spend setting up the installation. Granted, I had to make sure not to override my other partitions, but that's insignificant compared to the other time wasters. Oh, wait... Did I mention that the time I tried to install linux before that(5 years prior to the second time), it wiped out my windows partition. I don't want to force linux on new users, ever.
The resulting install is a lot more usable because it comes with a decent set of applications
Gee I wonder how much people complain when Microsoft does that in windows. They go out of their way to create software so that the OS can work out of the box for you, and people cry foul.
Prove FOSS does NOT innovate.
You're asking this in a discussion about Openoffice cloning one of Microsoft's ideas? Facepalm.
Which makes you wonder why they don't put holographic projector's everywhere on the ship. Wait, that would ruin sooo many plot devices. Having a holographic defence crew in case of being boarded is just plain boring for TV, supposedly. Heck you can even have holographic engineering teams fixing broken plasma conduits, as they happen. I can already see an excuse for not using them now. "The [insert gas or electromagnetic disturbance here] would interfere with the holo projectors. Blah blah blah"
Obviously there isn't, so why don't you start the project yourself, idiot.
This is why OS is so popular. It's free for lazy twats like you to use without any effort/capital on your part.
That assumes those "things" are stationary, or that you can track them easily.
Geeze, talk about being touchy. I don't care about your car's mileage. I am telling you that you stated TWO statements that directly CONTRADICT each other!
Here, let me break it down for you, real simple. So simple, in fact, that a child could probably understand it.
You said: "My car has a 600-700 mile range. I fill it up twice a month.". Which implies 1 refill every 15 days. Which also implies 40-47mi/day usage.
Then you also went on to say: "This car has a 100mi range that would last 1 day, if that, with my use". Which implies 1 charge every day. Which also implies 100mi/day usage.
So either one of those statements is false. Or you are saying that you would use this 100mi car twice as much as you would your 600-700mi car, for no apparent reason. Then your "usage" is not constant, so say so.
Now, my turn. Better luck next time, buddy. Google "valid argument". I personally don't care if any of the things you say are true or not. What I do care is that they contradict each other, and thus no conclusion you infer from either of them would constitute a valid argument. All I did was point that out to you.
Oh, and one more thing. Just a piece of friendly advice. Think before stating that someone else is wrong. There was no need to defend your "hoo hah miles per gallon wonder car". All you had to say was that, with your usage, the 100mi car would last you approximately 2 days, not 1. But I guess you were so trigger happy to boast about your wonder car that you forgot to check if anyone actually doubted your wonder car story.
Eleven year olds have no business owning an MP3 player. That's just disgusting. I bet he let's her wear slutty makeup and short mini-skirts, too. No wait, he only does it because she whined like a brat to get her way. Just because Hannah Montana has one, she has to have one, too.
Making a car that works in one small portion of the country won't solve any problems.
That is such flawed thinking. It is the kind of thinking that derails the solutions in the first place, while they're still nascent. Just because it doesn't work for you, doesn't mean it won't work for me. And that is the whole point everyone is trying to tell you. This car is for a specific segment of the population.
Now its my turn. You have an inferiority complex. When someone pokes holes in ideas you like you attack, rather than trying to solve the problem. Most likely you don't have the intelligence required to do so anyway. You assume everyone should live the way you want them to, and expect them to realign their lives to fit in with your ideas. When they don't, you become grumpy and start making unfounded assumptions about them. I'm pretty sure it all is due to the fact you have a very tiny penis.
No one here is on the attack except you, buddy. Telling someone they have a tiny penis? Wow, that's a very mature thing to say. Sounds like he is the one poking holes in your preconceptions, and you're not liking it very much. Hence you responding with a "your penis is tiny" comment.
So a car with a 100 mile range would last you one day without a refill. But a car with a "600-700" mile range would last you 15 days without a refill. One of those two statements is logically false. You can't have both, buddy. So either you say your current car lasts for 6-7 days without a refill. Or you say that the electric car would last you 2 days without a refill.
I suspect you simply pulled some numbers out your ass and forgot to fact check them for bull shit.
The Borg represent achievement of perfection, through assimilation. Yes, that is exactly what Microsoft does. And no, I don't have a problem with it. Because they make amazing software... You can keep your shiny iCrap, thank you very much.
Except for the trash sorting example you cited, you have explained the situation in South Africa(and most of the rest of Africa) almost perfectly.
I'm specifically curious as to why the "car minders" as you call them don't happen lots in other parts of the world. I'm guessing it's a symptom of poverty.
Lots of universities have license deals with Microsoft. I know at my particular university, one in Africa no less, gives Windows XP out to any student that asks. Same goes for Office 2007, student edition or something. This is what you pay a university for. To not only teach you, but to provide you with the _tools_ to learn.
Lol, so now the search engine is magically supposed to read your mind?
Besides... I have never heard of bugcheck ever being associated with BSOD. First I've heard of it. Probably because it isn't a WELL KNOWN link.
Seriously, if you prefer google's results, then stick with google. But don't try to peddle some useless "proof" that google's results are better.