Ubuntu has made more progress toward useability in the last 12 month than any other OS I know of.
You could say that's because they had more ground to cover, but they still lag (Gnome, KDE or Enlightenment.) Package handling is still an issue and NOTHING is easier than the OS X drag and drop. Synaptic is nice. Very nice. Best thing I've seen in Linux since pkginstall on Slack.
I also disagree with your '12 month' assessment. The big strides take longer and are an accumulation. Perhaps you've just come to realize some functionality, but a lot of it has been there in one form or another all along. I've seen no great leap in the last year that I could point to re:usability. And yes, I'm writing this from a Linux b0x3n.
Bingo. Irresponsible people no longer had to live with their mistakes (nor did the rest of us.) It's also why there are fewer Democrats registering every year. At least Cornell keeps churning them out.
The video had this 'MinWin' install going at 40 meg...with no graphics, only a web server. I snickered and stopped watching. It's bloated DSL, as far as I'm concerned.
IIRC, the executive order in question was effectively the implementation of powers which had been passed by Congress
Then it wouldn't be an EO, but instead it would be the President signing a bill into law. Clinton used EO's extensively to set de facto Fed policy, outlining how the Executive would operate (e.g. conforming to the Kyoto protocols) without recourse to the legislative.
They, according to the Constitution, set all the rules. Not the Executive, not the Judicial, not the military or intelligence agencies. No one else. Legislative branch is the only one with these powers.
"Stroke of the pen, law of the land. Kinda cool." - Paul Begala on one of Bill Clinton's Executive Orders
If you think the Legislative is the only branch with these powers, you've been living under a rock.
Secondly, if the US dollar has fallen in value against the pound sterling (and most other currencies), surely it is the dollar that is depreciating and thus the US that would experience inflation?
The US Dollar is definitely depreciating, however, the rate of inflation in the UK is higher than in Europe (where it is also high.) Everybody presupposes a US crash, which I think is far from inevitable. I think the more likely culprit will be Asia.
At the same time the official inflation for these 7 years has been surprise, surprise only 22%.
Are you compounding that increase, hombre, or just adding the rates together? Inflation is compounding and I would be surprised if it's only 22% for the last 7 years. You guys are all happy your currency is worth 2x US dollars, however that means you have inflation which is 'bad' unless growth is somehow moderated either through currency/trade/investment controls or a recession.
That's because congress did not declare war, unfortunately. Quite the contrary, it's because these are not citizens/nationals/armies of the country they were fighting in.
Boy, you sound like a gentoo person - making everything fucking tougher than it has to be. Perhaps instead of compiling a kernel you could learn how to Google for help. If you want to run a Mac, learn how they work instead of trying to make it work like a linux box. VLC on a Mac? You are one serious fucktard.
Gitmo guard: Welcome. Here you will be shown episode upon episode of Wheel of Fortune interspersed with Fox news.
The folks in Gitmo are not and were not dissidents - they were non-nationals who fought against US forces without adhering the Geneva conventions. You're the second person to confuse a dissident with an enemy combatant.
I'm just starting my second week with Vista 64 Business and while it's nice, very clean and impressive, the fact that: a.) I can't run Windows Update and b.) Can't view.wmv files are both downright frightening. I am working with MS Tech Support (email variety) on the Windows Update. The two day lag since the last communication is less than heartening. The first few days, the little annoyances were not enough to stop me from strongly considering Ultimate. Right now, I'm looking at those sexy iMacs and remembering when I was swearing that I would never invest in roll-your-own-hardware because of the lack of Linux driver support (*glares at ATI*) and how flaky Microsoft products are. I've had 5 hard crashes today alone. Yeah, maybe there's an update out there BUT I CAN'T GET AT IT!
Totally OT, but one night I was driving home one night around Four Mile Circle and I could see this car coming up to the circle behind me real quick. I'm in my little Saturn and so I'm going slow enough that I can keep one eye out for deer and one eye back on him. He comes around the circle in his Trans Am, at top speed, and as he comes out of the circle back onto 70 West, he starts to fishtail. I start thinking, "He's going to overcompensate" and sure as shit, his wheels engage, he's aimed for the trees and goes airborn. Second time I've had a car going airborn in my direction and once you realize you're not going to get hit, you are amazed at how fucking awesome a sight it is. I pulled over and backed up to him and he was totally like, "Can you help me back out of here." I had to point out that his car was sitting on a tree and I was not going to be able to lift that Trans Am up. He didn't know what he was supposed to do. I offered to call for help. He didn't want it. He seemed in a little bit of shock, but not much I could do. Besides, it was late, I wanted to get home. But wow, what a sight.
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You could say that's because they had more ground to cover, but they still lag (Gnome, KDE or Enlightenment.) Package handling is still an issue and NOTHING is easier than the OS X drag and drop. Synaptic is nice. Very nice. Best thing I've seen in Linux since pkginstall on Slack.
I also disagree with your '12 month' assessment. The big strides take longer and are an accumulation. Perhaps you've just come to realize some functionality, but a lot of it has been there in one form or another all along. I've seen no great leap in the last year that I could point to re:usability. And yes, I'm writing this from a Linux b0x3n.
It's a witch!
Bingo. Irresponsible people no longer had to live with their mistakes (nor did the rest of us.)
It's also why there are fewer Democrats registering every year. At least Cornell keeps churning them out.
The Federalists have been bitching since the first John Adams left office.
Jefferson was an abomination.
Only if you're American ;)
Is there another country that speaks English?
FISA has been around since 1978. How long have you been lamenting the descent?
The video had this 'MinWin' install going at 40 meg...with no graphics, only a web server.
I snickered and stopped watching.
It's bloated DSL, as far as I'm concerned.
Then it wouldn't be an EO, but instead it would be the President signing a bill into law.
Clinton used EO's extensively to set de facto Fed policy, outlining how the Executive would operate (e.g. conforming to the Kyoto protocols) without recourse to the legislative.
"Stroke of the pen, law of the land. Kinda cool." - Paul Begala on one of Bill Clinton's Executive Orders
If you think the Legislative is the only branch with these powers, you've been living under a rock.
Okay, but how else am I gonna get a bigger penis?
That's between you and your boyfriend.
One that trolls for little boys with video games?
Even better would be to not rape little kids in the first place.
The US Dollar is definitely depreciating, however, the rate of inflation in the UK is higher than in Europe (where it is also high.) Everybody presupposes a US crash, which I think is far from inevitable. I think the more likely culprit will be Asia.
At the same time the official inflation for these 7 years has been surprise, surprise only 22%.
Are you compounding that increase, hombre, or just adding the rates together? Inflation is compounding and I would be surprised if it's only 22% for the last 7 years.
You guys are all happy your currency is worth 2x US dollars, however that means you have inflation which is 'bad' unless growth is somehow moderated either through currency/trade/investment controls or a recession.
I vote for total annihilation.
I mean, with Vista, who cares about Linux anymore?
That's because congress did not declare war, unfortunately.
Quite the contrary, it's because these are not citizens/nationals/armies of the country they were fighting in.
Boy, you sound like a gentoo person - making everything fucking tougher than it has to be.
Perhaps instead of compiling a kernel you could learn how to Google for help.
If you want to run a Mac, learn how they work instead of trying to make it work like a linux box.
VLC on a Mac? You are one serious fucktard.
The folks in Gitmo are not and were not dissidents - they were non-nationals who fought against US forces without adhering the Geneva conventions. You're the second person to confuse a dissident with an enemy combatant.
The only other difference is that China puts dissidents to death.
Here, we give them news and comedy shows.
Oh, the irony.
I guess you're not voting for Romney.
I'm just starting my second week with Vista 64 Business and while it's nice, very clean and impressive, the fact that: .wmv files
a.) I can't run Windows Update and
b.) Can't view
are both downright frightening.
I am working with MS Tech Support (email variety) on the Windows Update. The two day lag since the last communication is less than heartening.
The first few days, the little annoyances were not enough to stop me from strongly considering Ultimate.
Right now, I'm looking at those sexy iMacs and remembering when I was swearing that I would never invest in roll-your-own-hardware because of the lack of Linux driver support (*glares at ATI*) and how flaky Microsoft products are.
I've had 5 hard crashes today alone. Yeah, maybe there's an update out there BUT I CAN'T GET AT IT!
I want it to work. I really do. But come on.
Oh, really? I wish you could have put a 'YMMV' after that.
Totally OT, but one night I was driving home one night around Four Mile Circle and I could see this car coming up to the circle behind me real quick. I'm in my little Saturn and so I'm going slow enough that I can keep one eye out for deer and one eye back on him.
He comes around the circle in his Trans Am, at top speed, and as he comes out of the circle back onto 70 West, he starts to fishtail. I start thinking, "He's going to overcompensate" and sure as shit, his wheels engage, he's aimed for the trees and goes airborn. Second time I've had a car going airborn in my direction and once you realize you're not going to get hit, you are amazed at how fucking awesome a sight it is.
I pulled over and backed up to him and he was totally like, "Can you help me back out of here."
I had to point out that his car was sitting on a tree and I was not going to be able to lift that Trans Am up.
He didn't know what he was supposed to do. I offered to call for help. He didn't want it. He seemed in a little bit of shock, but not much I could do. Besides, it was late, I wanted to get home.
But wow, what a sight.
ThinkPads are the dwarf bread of laptops.
Best nerd comment of the day...
Bravo. Great analogy.
I was wondering why I rarely posted here anymore and this is EXACTLY why.
Great argument.