A well written post. It will be nice if you can explain some of your finer points, since I don't seem to be capable of comprehending TFA, your post, and further googling.
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It was a spoilt cocained out of control girl trading hard on the privileges her "loving parents" gave her without regard to common sense...
I fail to connect between your point and TFA. Where do they fit together?
"In third grade, Nikki was diagnosed with a brain tumor... 8-year-old Nikki had to undergo intensive radiation, and doctors told her parents the effects of that treatment on her young brain might show up someday -- perhaps by causing changes in her judgment, or impulse control.
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... have access to a $90K sportscar...
Once again I failed to understand what you mean, as I'm confused by TFA again:
1. They should lose any pensions and should never be able to work in law enforcement again... 2. If this is a crime then they should be prosecuted as criminals.
If these were law, persons of authority making a mistake, will be receiving harsher punishments than criminals.
This will deter good people from joining the police and patrol positions, and attract bad, smart people into joining the police and patrol positions.
I've tried both Easy Peasy 1.1 RC and Eeebuntu 2.0 Standard. Both appear to recognize my hardware and work okay. I didn't try Bluetooth or Webcam, though.
I upgraded Eeebuntu's OpenOffice from 2.4 to 3 (IIRC), and it appears to work great. The only things hampering me from productivity bliss are the keyboard size and touchpad position.
I'm now trying Xandros Presto 1.0 Trial on my Eee 901 (installed in the 4GB SSD) and learning about BartPE on USB. My aim is to find a way to tell people to "try Linux, it boots really, really fast", and hopefully find a free distro that can match Xandro's 6-second boot time (after the NTLDR and GRUB4DOS menus).
I just came from IRC (irc.freenode.net #ubuntu-release-party). It's like the Times Square New Year Party in there.
On the clock at about 1 pm GMT, the Ubuntu website was updated, and the servers at ubuntu.com were immediately IRCdotted. And now, we're going to Slashdot Ubuntu.com as well!
They're fine. They're connected to me via the Virtual Network Chromodynamics protocol. They're hosted offsite, too big and heavy to carry around, and require their own cooling.
I was wondering if we can mesh these virtual particles together, in a sort of Cloud Collision architecture. For security, we can connect using Virtual Particle Network.
You, Sir/Madam, are a reason why I continue to read AC posts. It's the joys of reading little gems like yours that makes it worth reading at 0. Thank you for writing.
I've seen various fonts move through the usual cycle, becoming popular, overused, then fade into the "use when suitable" category. Other ways of expressing this change:
From "popular" to "appropriate".
From "calling attention to itself" to "making the reader feel positively attracted" when used on an advertisement.
From "style of the month" to "bringing the message/promotion across".
I respect graphic artists for respecting the proper usage of typefaces, and I sometimes learn by realizing what they did not include in the advertisement.
--- My actual reply to you:
I so need a mod point... your reply is the funniest response I've ever received. (As you know, I seldom receive replies.) Thank you Sir, You've just made my day.
I've tried a competing brand on various different foods - bread, vegetables and meat. So far, I still find plain congee the best way to bring out the food paste's flavor. I am interested in continuing to test Vegemite/Marmite/Cenovis/Borvil on different foods.
travalas: will there be any vibrations of any kind going on? (e.g. construction site with jackhammers, traveling on rough roads, deployment by the roadside)
Will you be able to get new supplies (computer parts and peripherals) at short notice?
You've written a brilliant explanation of the inward and outward eye-crossing, by the way.
I think there should be a simple way of training people to see stereograms (if it doesn't already exist).
1. Provide two PDF files for printing. 2. Put each paper at X distance in front of you. 3. Focus on the further paper. 4. Without adjusting focus, slowly bring the nearer paper into your field of vision...
I think after a few tries, the learner should catch on quickly.
Back to topic: I believe algorithms to bring a stereogram back to the original image, do exist. (There's highly complex algorithms to convert off-focus images to in-focus. Compared, reverse sterogram is downright simple.) Therefore, a stereogram is not an effective CAPTCHA.
Slashdot Mirror
Thank you for taking the time to explain. I understand better now.
A well written post. It will be nice if you can explain some of your finer points, since I don't seem to be capable of comprehending TFA, your post, and further googling.
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It was a spoilt cocained out of control girl trading hard on the privileges her "loving parents" gave her without regard to common sense ...
I fail to connect between your point and TFA. Where do they fit together?
"In third grade, Nikki was diagnosed with a brain tumor ... 8-year-old Nikki had to undergo intensive radiation, and doctors told her parents the effects of that treatment on her young brain might show up someday -- perhaps by causing changes in her judgment, or impulse control.
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... have access to a $90K sportscar ...
Once again I failed to understand what you mean, as I'm confused by TFA again:
a car she was never allowed to drive
Where and how do they fit?
Don't charge them for mistakes. Charge them if they willfully breached protocol for their own fun. And make it harsh.
Well said, and thank you.
1. They should lose any pensions and should never be able to work in law enforcement again...
2. If this is a crime then they should be prosecuted as criminals.
If these were law, persons of authority making a mistake, will be receiving harsher punishments than criminals.
This will deter good people from joining the police and patrol positions, and attract bad, smart people into joining the police and patrol positions.
Thank you for your explanation!
Tinfoil hat time!
Or can I upgrade to Magneto's hat? I heard it stops world dominating machines.
This comment is rated Funny. I've reread this twice, but I still don't understand the joke. Can someone explain it to me please?
There's still Web Pages That Suck. :)
And the Chinese webmasters and users still believe in a "busy" front page.
Even portals reflect that mentality. Examples:
It is rare indeed for Chinese websites to be minimalist. Examples:
... former AOL users are now highly respected forum writers, system administrators and network engineers.
It's been 15.1 years since AOL appeared on USENET.
Darn, I'm really old!
I think we're okay. I think these are the correct checksums.
3b5e9861910463374bb0d4ba9025bbb1 *ubuntu-9.04-alternate-amd64.iso
c564ae16dffb51a922aef74a07250473 *ubuntu-9.04-alternate-i386.iso
cace6ea9dde8dc158174e345aabe3fae *ubuntu-9.04-desktop-amd64.iso
66fa77789c7b8ff63130e5d5a272d67b *ubuntu-9.04-desktop-i386.iso
8f921e001aebc3e98e8e8e7d29ee1dd4 *ubuntu-9.04-netbook-remix-i386.img
78cf52114804f80576b0bfc8f5984339 *ubuntu-9.04-server-amd64.iso
20480057590ff8b80ad9094f40698030 *ubuntu-9.04-server-i386.iso
5e6f6acf2105c366db2f9727e2a65d03 *wubi.exe
That's weird, I have the exact same situation.
Heaven forbid that we've downloaded the wrong file!
I feel so silly now for posting. Have I just misled everyone?
I've tried both Easy Peasy 1.1 RC and Eeebuntu 2.0 Standard. Both appear to recognize my hardware and work okay. I didn't try Bluetooth or Webcam, though.
I upgraded Eeebuntu's OpenOffice from 2.4 to 3 (IIRC), and it appears to work great. The only things hampering me from productivity bliss are the keyboard size and touchpad position.
I'm now trying Xandros Presto 1.0 Trial on my Eee 901 (installed in the 4GB SSD) and learning about BartPE on USB. My aim is to find a way to tell people to "try Linux, it boots really, really fast", and hopefully find a free distro that can match Xandro's 6-second boot time (after the NTLDR and GRUB4DOS menus).
What would you like to know?
I just came from IRC (irc.freenode.net #ubuntu-release-party). It's like the Times Square New Year Party in there.
On the clock at about 1 pm GMT, the Ubuntu website was updated, and the servers at ubuntu.com were immediately IRCdotted.
And now, we're going to Slashdot Ubuntu.com as well!
Get your torrents at
http://torrent.ubuntu.com:6969/
Zing! New meme innovated by NYCL!
Here's a toy airplane. Please hold it above your head, move it around, and start making "whoosh" sounds.
Things I've learnt from the movies: During all crime investigations it will be necessary to visit a strip club at least once.
(Credit: multiple other sources)
... I had to use LACP trunking to get my bandwidth up.
I had a mental image of you sitting by the wiring closet, along the hotel corridor, staring intensely at your laptop.
Wearing only a towel.
They're fine. They're connected to me via the Virtual Network Chromodynamics protocol. They're hosted offsite, too big and heavy to carry around, and require their own cooling.
I was wondering if we can mesh these virtual particles together, in a sort of Cloud Collision architecture. For security, we can connect using Virtual Particle Network.
... (feet kicked up on the desk, in a chair that can lean back pretty far), keyboard in lap ... laid back position.
Please tell me you're not stressing your wrists when you're seated this way?
Also, Congratulations for your two "5, Interesting" scores by your 8th post. I can learn so much from you.
You, Sir/Madam, are a reason why I continue to read AC posts. It's the joys of reading little gems like yours that makes it worth reading at 0. Thank you for writing.
Nobody bring up the movie!
(Opps!)
Just to keep on topic:
I've seen various fonts move through the usual cycle, becoming popular, overused, then fade into the "use when suitable" category. Other ways of expressing this change:
I respect graphic artists for respecting the proper usage of typefaces, and I sometimes learn by realizing what they did not include in the advertisement.
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My actual reply to you:
I so need a mod point ... your reply is the funniest response I've ever received. (As you know, I seldom receive replies.) Thank you Sir, You've just made my day.
I've tried a competing brand on various different foods - bread, vegetables and meat. So far, I still find plain congee the best way to bring out the food paste's flavor. I am interested in continuing to test Vegemite/Marmite/Cenovis/Borvil on different foods.
Thank you for writing!
travalas: will there be any vibrations of any kind going on? (e.g. construction site with jackhammers, traveling on rough roads, deployment by the roadside)
Will you be able to get new supplies (computer parts and peripherals) at short notice?
Opps, I'm sorry. I had not been sensitive enough. Thank you for your reply.
Um, provide the original image as an accessibility feature? (I kid, I kid!)
They can offer sound-based CAPTCHA.
I'll be looking forward to touch-based devices. Sounds very useful as a .... interactive feature.
You've written a brilliant explanation of the inward and outward eye-crossing, by the way.
I think there should be a simple way of training people to see stereograms (if it doesn't already exist).
1. Provide two PDF files for printing. ...
2. Put each paper at X distance in front of you.
3. Focus on the further paper.
4. Without adjusting focus, slowly bring the nearer paper into your field of vision
I think after a few tries, the learner should catch on quickly.
Back to topic: I believe algorithms to bring a stereogram back to the original image, do exist. (There's highly complex algorithms to convert off-focus images to in-focus. Compared, reverse sterogram is downright simple.) Therefore, a stereogram is not an effective CAPTCHA.