I was married a year ago, and my experience has confirmed what I already had believed: communication is paramount. Honesty and openness is where it is at. My fiancee and I read many books during our engagement, and we found that (for the most part) they were only useful for finding discussion topics.
It sounds like the OP does not currently need specific advice. What might be helpful would be a list of topics that marrying couples should consider, along with something to facilitate discussion. Neglect (parameterized over interests of both groom and bride) is one important issue, but others might include life goals (Are these goals compatible? Do you want to be going in the same direction?) and values of many varieties (financial, religious, child-rearing, etc.). It might serve him well to search himself to see what things he does not want to talk about, or is afraid to discuss. As time passes, these things do not really get easier to bring up.
Who can say? Pilgrim's Progress, one of the best-selling books ever (next to the Christian Bible) was written when the author was in jail. And Marshall Williams came up with an innovative new firearm design while in prison in the 1920s.
It is obvious that as more of these kinds of stories are emphasized in the news, a greater percentage of students will finish their educations with a sense of entitlement.
None of those are certain to be obvious to someone in New Zealand. Plus, you are underestimating the penchant for British immigrants to the New World to name their settlements after Old World locations.
Isn't the 'pod' in podcasting from the iPod (or really the iTunes mechanism for downloading things to the iPod)? Does this not imply prior art in and of itself?
Do take my advice with a grain of salt. The truth is that I have not been moderating for very long. But my understanding of the spirit of the thing has been that, at the end of the day, we want to see a discussion thread filled with interesting and enjoyable comments, and nothing else.
The point of the moderation system is not to make sure that only "true" things get posted, or that we only see what we agree with. It is to help sift through the comments for anything which is a worthwhile contribution to the discussion. From the FAQ: "The moderation system is designed to sort the gems and the crap from the steady stream of information that flows through the pipe." When all the comments are in and the moderators have finished their work, you should be able to read the thread at +3 (or so) and see exactly those comments that are worth reading. This may include points of view which are apparently wrong, but are still well constructed and represent the thought of a significant portion of a population.
We are here to have engaging discussions. The moderation system is not about rewarding or penalizing writers, but helping readers. My rule of thumb is: if I'm glad I read it, I mod up. If it was a royal waste of my time, I mod down.
Which is ironic, because they allow you to share the link on Facebook, Digg, Stumbleupon, and Twitter. They don't seem to be aware that, in the sense of sharing content,/. idle is just another networking site.
Well, of course that does not apply for the few moments when they are passing over the Indian Ocean (say); that was my point, although it didn't come across well. Here is a hypothetical related question: do the laws of Rhode Island apply for the instant that it takes for them to pass over that postage stamp of land?
They are US Citizens in a US spacecraft, and (at the moment that I suggest they ought to pause decoding) their orbit is passing over US soil. If any law applies, it is US law. Or can you get away with murder in space?
I think you are on the right track. Academic publishers such as Springer Verlag accept articles in LaTeX, Word, and sometimes other formats. I'm sure that when they typeset the journal, they don't mix and match systems. It is one or the other, or possibly neither.
Careful, there. In the phone book, a company does not pay for their advertisement to be placed "next to a competitor's advertisement." When a company buys an ad in the Yellow Pages, they buy it for a particular category, which will be the same category as their competitor. If the ads are next to one another, it is because it was convenient for the page layout, or because of alphabetical ordering, or some other such serendipity.
Apropos to this, Spangenberg and her company would not have a leg to stand on if they sued Open Directory for having a bunch of other companies in the same listing, because those results are based on categories which are not trademarks. Google's sponsored links seem to be triggered by the trademarked name; that is the bone they have to pick.
Oh, it is totally legal. I was not trying to demonize Google in the least; just trying to come up with a good car analogy.
Google is providing a public service and funding it with advertising. In some situations, the ads could even be something the searcher wants. The only place that Spangenberg can expect to expunge competitors is on her own web site. (This crossed my mind within minutes of posting the above...:c/ )
As I Google, presently, I find it very interesting that a query for FirePond produces no ads. I wonder if Google supresses those sponsored links now because of the threat of the lawsuit. I wonder if FPX asked nicely, first...
Sorry, there are
UF,
FSU,
FAU, and
FIU, as well as universities of
Central,
North,
West, and
South Florida. But no FU. GP is safe wrt Floridian institutions.
How about a car rental analogy? You book a car rental ahead of time.
With UDP, the rental place leaves the keys in the ignition.
With TCP, you go to collect your rental. Sign on the door reads "Yes, we are OPEN! Please come in." You enter and approach the counter.
Client: "I'd like to rent a car. I have a booking."
Agent: "Thank you for choosing us, sir! Here is your contract. Please sign here, here, here, here, and here."
Client: [signs] "There you are."
Agent: "Here are your keys."
Client: "Thank you."
Agent: "Your car is the green Fiat, three spaces to the right of the door. Have a nice trip."
Client: "I can see it from here!"
[Client goes out to car and puts luggage in trunk, then gets in the driver's seat. The keys won't fit in the ignition. He gets out and walks back to the building entrance. The door is locked and a sign reads "Sorry, we are closed. Please come back later!"]
Client: "Damn, he left for the weekend before I could say goodbye."
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Thank you for sharing that, but I hope that you do not stop at telling us: raise awareness in your own country, too!
And since post-modern thought says that there is no truth, only differing points of view, who can disagree with this decision?
Anyone who does not accept post-modern thought as sound and infallible.
I was married a year ago, and my experience has confirmed what I already had believed: communication is paramount. Honesty and openness is where it is at. My fiancee and I read many books during our engagement, and we found that (for the most part) they were only useful for finding discussion topics.
It sounds like the OP does not currently need specific advice. What might be helpful would be a list of topics that marrying couples should consider, along with something to facilitate discussion. Neglect (parameterized over interests of both groom and bride) is one important issue, but others might include life goals (Are these goals compatible? Do you want to be going in the same direction?) and values of many varieties (financial, religious, child-rearing, etc.). It might serve him well to search himself to see what things he does not want to talk about, or is afraid to discuss. As time passes, these things do not really get easier to bring up.
But at that time, the phone was rented, not purchased.
[...]He sure won't be doing [any innovating] now.
Who can say? Pilgrim's Progress, one of the best-selling books ever (next to the Christian Bible) was written when the author was in jail. And Marshall Williams came up with an innovative new firearm design while in prison in the 1920s.
It is obvious that as more of these kinds of stories are emphasized in the news, a greater percentage of students will finish their educations with a sense of entitlement.
None of those are certain to be obvious to someone in New Zealand. Plus, you are underestimating the penchant for British immigrants to the New World to name their settlements after Old World locations.
Indeed! Who is to say that the US Air Force wasn't the only organization with recruiters?
Shit. My bad. :c/
Isn't the 'pod' in podcasting from the iPod (or really the iTunes mechanism for downloading things to the iPod)? Does this not imply prior art in and of itself?
...I believe that you need the right tools for the job when moderating.
Especially when moderating from a publicly-usable university library computer with IE7.
And on Idle, no less. How is that for sad, painful irony?
Would it be so hard for Firefox to provide a 'crutch mode' which could restrict itself to a single process?
Do take my advice with a grain of salt. The truth is that I have not been moderating for very long. But my understanding of the spirit of the thing has been that, at the end of the day, we want to see a discussion thread filled with interesting and enjoyable comments, and nothing else.
The point of the moderation system is not to make sure that only "true" things get posted, or that we only see what we agree with. It is to help sift through the comments for anything which is a worthwhile contribution to the discussion. From the FAQ: "The moderation system is designed to sort the gems and the crap from the steady stream of information that flows through the pipe." When all the comments are in and the moderators have finished their work, you should be able to read the thread at +3 (or so) and see exactly those comments that are worth reading. This may include points of view which are apparently wrong, but are still well constructed and represent the thought of a significant portion of a population.
We are here to have engaging discussions. The moderation system is not about rewarding or penalizing writers, but helping readers. My rule of thumb is: if I'm glad I read it, I mod up. If it was a royal waste of my time, I mod down.
Which is ironic, because they allow you to share the link on Facebook, Digg, Stumbleupon, and Twitter. They don't seem to be aware that, in the sense of sharing content, /. idle is just another networking site.
The ISS is another matter entirely ....
No kidding...
Well, of course that does not apply for the few moments when they are passing over the Indian Ocean (say); that was my point, although it didn't come across well. Here is a hypothetical related question: do the laws of Rhode Island apply for the instant that it takes for them to pass over that postage stamp of land?
They are US Citizens in a US spacecraft, and (at the moment that I suggest they ought to pause decoding) their orbit is passing over US soil. If any law applies, it is US law. Or can you get away with murder in space?
But borders extend vertically for an arbitrary distance. So, they'd have needed to pause playback for a couple minutes from time to time.
I think you are on the right track. Academic publishers such as Springer Verlag accept articles in LaTeX, Word, and sometimes other formats. I'm sure that when they typeset the journal, they don't mix and match systems. It is one or the other, or possibly neither.
Careful, there. In the phone book, a company does not pay for their advertisement to be placed "next to a competitor's advertisement." When a company buys an ad in the Yellow Pages, they buy it for a particular category, which will be the same category as their competitor. If the ads are next to one another, it is because it was convenient for the page layout, or because of alphabetical ordering, or some other such serendipity.
Apropos to this, Spangenberg and her company would not have a leg to stand on if they sued Open Directory for having a bunch of other companies in the same listing, because those results are based on categories which are not trademarks. Google's sponsored links seem to be triggered by the trademarked name; that is the bone they have to pick.
Oh, it is totally legal. I was not trying to demonize Google in the least; just trying to come up with a good car analogy.
Google is providing a public service and funding it with advertising. In some situations, the ads could even be something the searcher wants. The only place that Spangenberg can expect to expunge competitors is on her own web site. (This crossed my mind within minutes of posting the above... :c/ )
As I Google, presently, I find it very interesting that a query for FirePond produces no ads. I wonder if Google supresses those sponsored links now because of the threat of the lawsuit. I wonder if FPX asked nicely, first...
What Google did is more like walking around in front of a Ford dealership while wearing a sandwich board advertising Chevrolet.
Sorry, there are UF, FSU, FAU, and FIU, as well as universities of Central, North, West, and South Florida. But no FU. GP is safe wrt Floridian institutions.
Please play again.
How about a car rental analogy? You book a car rental ahead of time.
With UDP, the rental place leaves the keys in the ignition.
With TCP, you go to collect your rental. Sign on the door reads "Yes, we are OPEN! Please come in." You enter and approach the counter.
Client: "I'd like to rent a car. I have a booking."
Agent: "Thank you for choosing us, sir! Here is your contract. Please sign here, here, here, here, and here."
Client: [signs] "There you are."
Agent: "Here are your keys."
Client: "Thank you."
Agent: "Your car is the green Fiat, three spaces to the right of the door. Have a nice trip."
Client: "I can see it from here!"
[Client goes out to car and puts luggage in trunk, then gets in the driver's seat. The keys won't fit in the ignition. He gets out and walks back to the building entrance. The door is locked and a sign reads "Sorry, we are closed. Please come back later!"]
Client: "Damn, he left for the weekend before I could say goodbye."