Usually I would RTFA and have something intelligent to say, but while reading this article I cliked on the like to the Sunshine girl (left side, half way down) and got distracted.. damn.
Honda did something similar in Europe. They were going to name a car Honda Fitta [mag-x.com] which would be unfortunate since "Fitta" means "Cunt" in swedish.
Must be why Acura's are all named as numbers and letters. They learned from their mistakes!:-)
I kind of get a mild case of that too. I haven't had to resort to the lamps, though. Actually 2 years ago I got new car with a sunroof. (first car I've ever had that had a sunroof). I found that the extra sunlight I'm getting on my commute has made a big difference, especially in the winter (I live in Canada)....Just something to consider.
I think the web is making everyone out to gullable
Yeah, the funny thing is, we're supposed to stop believing what we read on websites, but we *should* believe *this* annonymous internet guy. It's OK to trust him, just not all the rest of 'em!:-)
And I'll just need to find a way to use google.com... it always redirects me to google.ca, wether I want it to or not. Anyone know how to get around this?
You could always re-arrange the keys on a cheap standard keyboard.. Or even leave your kb in qwerty mode, but print out a reference sheet of Dvorak and look at that while your learning.
Probably they're not exposed to the Internet, most likely an employee plugged an infected laptop to their LAN.. Although you do have a point that critical servers should be firewalled from the general user population (with the exception of file and print servers, which shouldn't be mission critical)
Don't forget about drivers.. No OS will get any kind of momentum without support for most, if not all, the hardware that Windows does, which has always been one of the problems with Linux. (yes I know it's the hardware vendors at fault for this)
In my experience, programmers who think programming is art tend to be bad programmers. Now before you get out your flamethrowers, hear me out. Good programmers working in a team environment, must be able to write code that is easy to understand by others, easy to debug, preferably be made of simple components, and the programmers must be able to follow directions and be predictable. I mean predictable in the sense that when you're reading their code, when faced with a certain problem, you can guess how they will solve it and easily follow their logic. On the other hand, programmers with an artistic mindset tend to get bored and look for new and creative ways to solve common problems. Or they change programming style half way through, or decide to stop commenting their code. Or worse, come up with overly complicated but neat ways of doing things, which makes debugging a nightmare.
I'm sure there are artistic programmers out there doing great things, but in my experience, I would rather work with plodding, methodical people than creative geniuses. Of course, this wouldn't be true of all "genres" of programming, but probably true for most.
I've been using Linux for servers since Red Hat 5.0, and as a desktop on and off since then. I keep going back to Windows for certain apps, though (mostly music production, but also video playback, games, and other stuff). My post above was meant as a joke... but there is an element of truth to it. Linux always seems to be "just about ready" for the desktop, and it has been for years.
Here's a summary of Slashdot headlines over the past few years:
1995: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year! 1996: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year! 1997: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year! 1998: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year! 1999: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year! 2000: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year! 2001: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year! 2002: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year! 2003: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year! 2004: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year! 2005: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year!
I really think 2006 will be our breakthrough year!
Exactly.. When everyone is breaking the law, the police can pick and choose who they want to harass. Why do you think most speed limits are well below what most drivers would consider safe? On the major highway through my city (Toronto), the speed limit is 100km, but many people routinely drive over 140km, and almost nobody drives less than 120km. How do the police decide who to pull over if everyone is breaking the law? Maybe they don't like the model of car you have, or the colour of your skin?
And speed limits are just one example.. The first step in setting up a police state or dictatorship is to set up unreasonable laws, so that everyone is breaking them, thus giving the police the power to harass anyone they want for whatever reason.
Maybe my tinfoil hat is on too tight, but how long before these GPS units are manditory on all cars in England? And how long before other countries start adopting it?
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Further proof that BSD is, in fact, dying.
Considering transportation costs, you'd probably be close.
Usually I would RTFA and have something intelligent to say, but while reading this article I cliked on the like to the Sunshine girl (left side, half way down) and got distracted.. damn.
Must be why Acura's are all named as numbers and letters. They learned from their mistakes! :-)
Yep, only in Canada the LaCrosse is called the Allure.
c k/allure/
http://www.gmcanada.com/english/vehicles/2005/bui
I only know this since I rented one and wanted to know a little about it.
Crappy car, btw.
I kind of get a mild case of that too. I haven't had to resort to the lamps, though. Actually 2 years ago I got new car with a sunroof. (first car I've ever had that had a sunroof). I found that the extra sunlight I'm getting on my commute has made a big difference, especially in the winter (I live in Canada). ...Just something to consider.
Yeah, the funny thing is, we're supposed to stop believing what we read on websites, but we *should* believe *this* annonymous internet guy. It's OK to trust him, just not all the rest of 'em! :-)
Although, I'm starting to figure out why MS is using the name Longhorn. That's what they're shoving up your butt.
I think the parents should be charged with child abuse ... Forcing a child to learn Windows, it should be criminal!
You should Google for some Internet history. Al Gore created the Internet.
And I'll just need to find a way to use google.com ... it always redirects me to google.ca, wether I want it to or not. Anyone know how to get around this?
I have a hard time saying "nice rack" to a guy.. ;)
Hey, don't blame Taco, maybe the Intel perl compiler insterts random spelling errors into text strings!
OMG, I feel sorry for this guy's kids.
Yeah, I'm old.
Oops, sorry, I posted that under the wrong comment!
You could always re-arrange the keys on a cheap standard keyboard.. Or even leave your kb in qwerty mode, but print out a reference sheet of Dvorak and look at that while your learning.
Everytime someone talks about MS Windows at airports, I think of this pic.
Probably they're not exposed to the Internet, most likely an employee plugged an infected laptop to their LAN.. Although you do have a point that critical servers should be firewalled from the general user population (with the exception of file and print servers, which shouldn't be mission critical)
Don't forget about drivers .. No OS will get any kind of momentum without support for most, if not all, the hardware that Windows does, which has always been one of the problems with Linux. (yes I know it's the hardware vendors at fault for this)
I'm sure there are artistic programmers out there doing great things, but in my experience, I would rather work with plodding, methodical people than creative geniuses. Of course, this wouldn't be true of all "genres" of programming, but probably true for most.
It's always my first choice for servers, though.
I'm waiting for a dupe in 12 minutes, now that would be good! :D
Here's a summary of Slashdot headlines over the past few years:
1995: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year!
1996: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year!
1997: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year!
1998: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year!
1999: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year!
2000: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year!
2001: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year!
2002: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year!
2003: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year!
2004: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year!
2005: Linux will be ready for the desktop next year!
I really think 2006 will be our breakthrough year!
Exactly .. When everyone is breaking the law, the police can pick and choose who they want to harass. Why do you think most speed limits are well below what most drivers would consider safe? On the major highway through my city (Toronto), the speed limit is 100km, but many people routinely drive over 140km, and almost nobody drives less than 120km. How do the police decide who to pull over if everyone is breaking the law? Maybe they don't like the model of car you have, or the colour of your skin?
And speed limits are just one example .. The first step in setting up a police state or dictatorship is to set up unreasonable laws, so that everyone is breaking them, thus giving the police the power to harass anyone they want for whatever reason.
Maybe my tinfoil hat is on too tight, but how long before these GPS units are manditory on all cars in England? And how long before other countries start adopting it?