I don't appreciate your troll insult. Given that I made no affirmative comment about democrats, your insult is not only petty, it's entirely unfounded.
Both parties are not acting in our best interests. I referenced ultra right-wingers only because they have a theological motive for wanting to bring about the end of the world.
That's what happens when you sit idly by watch the Nine Gavelers in Black give the Ring of Power to George Orwell Bush. He protects America by destroying it.
Funny that we would fight communism for 50 years only to see the eastern block fall and America gleefully embrace the oppressive Big Brother powers of a secret government.
At this point I have to wonder if some of the more ultra right-wingers like Ashcroft are arranging global annihilation so they can see their biblical end game fantasies come true.
As a half-geek, I admit the "ease of use" issue is why I don't use Linux. If I switch, the Microsoft area of my brain will atrophy and I'll won't be able to answer the tech questions and assistance asked of me by my friends and family.
If there was a Simple Linux, I'd switch and bring my friends and family with me, and could very well bring my employer too (because I provide the tech support there). The current distros of Linux simply are not worth that effort.
I'm a trekker. I read Wil Wheaton's site on occassion, and so I have some sort of connection that doesn't exist with the other cast members. I'd have liked to see him have a part in the film. When I read he'd been cut, and more about Berman, I just wasn't terribly inspired to watch the film. It came and went. I doubt I'll rent the DVD.
Buran, "Letters to the editor" are intended and presumed to be the genuine thoughts of the letter writer. A form letter may convey your feelings, but it's not your letter, and so it's not genuine. We expect people to sign their name to their own words.
Given the example in the news article, sign the letter "Republican National Committee, ditto'd by Buran." That we you stay honest and everyone knows the true nature and history of the letter.
More importantly, if you can't take five minutes to put your own thoughts into a letter, how passionately can you really be about a given issue? Authentic (original) letter writing creates a natural weeding process that pushes less important issues into the background and that is a good thing. Mass-produced letters create an artificial and false impression that issues are more strongly felt and realized in society than they really are. It brings politics, money and marketing campaigns to the newspaper opinion page, where they don't belong -- unless opinions by such forces are honestly divulged.
Leaving at the end of 2003? Why announce the departure 11 months in advance? 11 months in Internet time might as well mean she'll be around another decade.
User-driven volunteer-maintained projects on such a large scale tend to be more unreliable than the alternatives. Just look at DMOZ. Self-interested individuals allowed to run unchecked can ruin the experience.
Hmmm, a 250lb person or a 250lb machine controlled by a person standing upright that turns with the nuance of the person controlling it. I really don't see much difference.
Yeah, just like how bicycles and skateboards died out because of all the deaths they cause every year. Uh huh.
The Segway looks bigger and more imposing, yet has a bizillion times for manueverability than a bicycle or skateboard or anything of its ilk. That's right, one bizillion times more.
People filled with fear seem to think the Segway is some big monster that rolls out of control, that cannot be stopped in a timely manner. Have these people seen a Segway operate? No.
The only thing stopping widespread adoption is the high price tag. If you could buy one for a couple hundred bucks they would be selling out.
You assume the Segway is replacing walking. Hardly. People who walk enjoy walking, do it for exercise, or cannot afford motorized transportation. The Segway is not to replace walking. It is a prime candidate to replace cars for people with a short commute. I drive 20 minutes to work. I'd gladly take one of these things to work and not have to deal with parking.
Have you seen one operate? They're no more dangerous than a fat person walking down a crowded street. Last time I checked, girth was not a consideration in street safety codes.
Where is your factual evidence that a Segway poses a hazard? Please, I'd love to see it.
"Everybody cheats...I just didn't know" -Dave in Breaking Away
Corporations rule us. Politicians are middlemen. Citizens are sheep. Popular opinion only occassionally breaks through the haze. It's that simple. Real reform is impossible in a two party system perpetuated by sheep who only see two things: the grass at their feet and the sheep dog circling them. (cost of living and the fear imposed to rule over us)
If you want change, stop voting for the two parties. They allowed a corrupt system to develop. Do you expect them to rock the boat from the secluded luxury of their private yachts?
Your point raises more problems. All these virtual geeks will spend so much time online, they'll have no jobs. We'll pay while they're on welfare, including their monthly Internet access and gaming fees.
SimsOnline seems OK, but think ahead a few years to how the medium will evolve. The 'There' virtual universe is a snapshot of the screwed up world to come.
We go from text chat where we can let down our social guard, be anything we want to be and let our imagination soar. SimsOnline moves us to cartoonish graphics, an OK bit of fun. The 'There' universe drags us backward to a social environment where we worry about our clothes, hair style, etc. Do I really want to manage two wardrobes?
Virtual universes will naturally evolve into a photo-realistic environment some years from now. Do we want a fake universe in which we have all of today's worries? Yes, you might say, because our virtual lives can be better than our real lives.
What does it mean when I enjoy my virtual life more than my real one?
I'll spend my time using technologies that are not geared toward spending as much time as possible with that technology. What's the point? I enjoy healthier recreation offline.
The Matrix missed the point as a social commentary. Machines won't need to take over the world and enslave us. We are willingly putting on the shackles and forgetting our real lives.
On what basis do you make the claim that it will get better? You seem to forget that corporate puppets made this law. Only in the fires of Mount Doom can it be unmade.
Windows would incorporate Drinking Rights Management to ensure kiddies are only served root beer.
Before each drink request, imbibers of legal age must slide their driver's license through a slot for verification, along with the card of a preauthorized designated driver (even for home use). Remember to make each successive drink request with the same glass you used for your first request, or nefarious activity will be suspected and the tap will shut down, forcing you to call Microsoft for a reactivation code.
Interesting. I bet legally mandated IT certifications become reality as an embargo against exporting IT jobs (e.g., India). Oops, sorry, if you're providing that IT advice over the phone to a USA customer, you must first visit our country and pass our certification exams.
Oh wait, that would drive up business costs and politicians are merely corporate puppets. I guess it won't become law after all.
When you say bi-annually do you mean "twice a year" or "once every two years?" Grammatically it can be interpreted either way.
I have a licensed copy of the latest Office, but I do not use it (uninstalled it) because the exported HTML is junk. Office 97 is passable because it contains no CSS and I can do a global replace for the outdated tags is does insert. Oh, and the bloat. Office 2002 takes too long to load, runs slower, and is filled with features I never use.
Why would you need to switch Office suite versions twice a year? I'm still running Office 97. I upgraded from Office 95 only so I could export to HTML -- at home and at work. Given that I can export to RTF, PDF, etc. there's no legacy issues (yet) with file sharing. People in my office use Word Perfect 10, people outside use Office 2002; and yet I continue to exist.
I'll never support annual upgrades because it establishes the precedent that upgrades will be issued regardless of necessity. e.g., need is washed away in favor of a guaranteed revenue stream.
Hey, given that the FCC regulates TV & radio because our airspace belongs to the public.... does that mean we have rights to the weather conditions too? er, I mean, the federal government bureaucracy has rights to the weather? er, I mean, the federal government will begin taxing us for clouds in the summer and sunshine in the winter and rain when it's needed for the water supply?
Anyhow, let me know when I can buy a Precipitation Suppression System to mount on the roof of my house to regulate my own chunk of air. I'm sure it will run XP, so also send me the link on how to hack it for Linux.
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I don't appreciate your troll insult. Given that I made no affirmative comment about democrats, your insult is not only petty, it's entirely unfounded.
Both parties are not acting in our best interests. I referenced ultra right-wingers only because they have a theological motive for wanting to bring about the end of the world.
That's what happens when you sit idly by watch the Nine Gavelers in Black give the Ring of Power to George Orwell Bush. He protects America by destroying it.
Funny that we would fight communism for 50 years only to see the eastern block fall and America gleefully embrace the oppressive Big Brother powers of a secret government.
At this point I have to wonder if some of the more ultra right-wingers like Ashcroft are arranging global annihilation so they can see their biblical end game fantasies come true.
As a half-geek, I admit the "ease of use" issue is why I don't use Linux. If I switch, the Microsoft area of my brain will atrophy and I'll won't be able to answer the tech questions and assistance asked of me by my friends and family.
If there was a Simple Linux, I'd switch and bring my friends and family with me, and could very well bring my employer too (because I provide the tech support there). The current distros of Linux simply are not worth that effort.
I'm a trekker. I read Wil Wheaton's site on occassion, and so I have some sort of connection that doesn't exist with the other cast members. I'd have liked to see him have a part in the film. When I read he'd been cut, and more about Berman, I just wasn't terribly inspired to watch the film. It came and went. I doubt I'll rent the DVD.
Buran, "Letters to the editor" are intended and presumed to be the genuine thoughts of the letter writer. A form letter may convey your feelings, but it's not your letter, and so it's not genuine. We expect people to sign their name to their own words.
Given the example in the news article, sign the letter "Republican National Committee, ditto'd by Buran." That we you stay honest and everyone knows the true nature and history of the letter.
More importantly, if you can't take five minutes to put your own thoughts into a letter, how passionately can you really be about a given issue? Authentic (original) letter writing creates a natural weeding process that pushes less important issues into the background and that is a good thing. Mass-produced letters create an artificial and false impression that issues are more strongly felt and realized in society than they really are. It brings politics, money and marketing campaigns to the newspaper opinion page, where they don't belong -- unless opinions by such forces are honestly divulged.
Leaving at the end of 2003? Why announce the departure 11 months in advance? 11 months in Internet time might as well mean she'll be around another decade.
User-driven volunteer-maintained projects on such a large scale tend to be more unreliable than the alternatives. Just look at DMOZ. Self-interested individuals allowed to run unchecked can ruin the experience.
Hmmm, a 250lb person or a 250lb machine controlled by a person standing upright that turns with the nuance of the person controlling it. I really don't see much difference.
Yeah, just like how bicycles and skateboards died out because of all the deaths they cause every year. Uh huh.
The Segway looks bigger and more imposing, yet has a bizillion times for manueverability than a bicycle or skateboard or anything of its ilk. That's right, one bizillion times more.
People filled with fear seem to think the Segway is some big monster that rolls out of control, that cannot be stopped in a timely manner. Have these people seen a Segway operate? No.
The only thing stopping widespread adoption is the high price tag. If you could buy one for a couple hundred bucks they would be selling out.
Do we really need factual evidence
Yes you do need evidence. You only have fear to support your position.
Environmentally friendly in the sense that they are much better than the gas alternatives, and they do not pollute your air.
The Segway isn't polluting your air.
You assume the Segway is replacing walking. Hardly. People who walk enjoy walking, do it for exercise, or cannot afford motorized transportation. The Segway is not to replace walking. It is a prime candidate to replace cars for people with a short commute. I drive 20 minutes to work. I'd gladly take one of these things to work and not have to deal with parking.
Have you seen one operate? They're no more dangerous than a fat person walking down a crowded street. Last time I checked, girth was not a consideration in street safety codes.
Where is your factual evidence that a Segway poses a hazard? Please, I'd love to see it.
It's a phobic response pure and simple. It's irresponsible to ban an environmentally-friendly transportation vehicle without evidence it is a threat.
Seriously, shouldn't we all be standing on our desks or something? At least doing something _more_ than giving money to EFF.
"Everybody cheats...I just didn't know" -Dave in Breaking Away
Corporations rule us. Politicians are middlemen. Citizens are sheep. Popular opinion only occassionally breaks through the haze. It's that simple. Real reform is impossible in a two party system perpetuated by sheep who only see two things: the grass at their feet and the sheep dog circling them. (cost of living and the fear imposed to rule over us)
If you want change, stop voting for the two parties. They allowed a corrupt system to develop. Do you expect them to rock the boat from the secluded luxury of their private yachts?
Finally, my privacy electromagnet will go mainstream. (Until now it was only used to plug into your Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie.)
Fleener's Law: 80% of conspiracy theories come true in time.
Your point raises more problems. All these virtual geeks will spend so much time online, they'll have no jobs. We'll pay while they're on welfare, including their monthly Internet access and gaming fees.
SimsOnline seems OK, but think ahead a few years to how the medium will evolve. The 'There' virtual universe is a snapshot of the screwed up world to come.
We go from text chat where we can let down our social guard, be anything we want to be and let our imagination soar. SimsOnline moves us to cartoonish graphics, an OK bit of fun. The 'There' universe drags us backward to a social environment where we worry about our clothes, hair style, etc. Do I really want to manage two wardrobes?
Virtual universes will naturally evolve into a photo-realistic environment some years from now. Do we want a fake universe in which we have all of today's worries? Yes, you might say, because our virtual lives can be better than our real lives.
What does it mean when I enjoy my virtual life more than my real one?
I'll spend my time using technologies that are not geared toward spending as much time as possible with that technology. What's the point? I enjoy healthier recreation offline.
The Matrix missed the point as a social commentary. Machines won't need to take over the world and enslave us. We are willingly putting on the shackles and forgetting our real lives.
"It's gonna get worse before it gets better."
On what basis do you make the claim that it will get better? You seem to forget that corporate puppets made this law. Only in the fires of Mount Doom can it be unmade.
Windows would incorporate Drinking Rights Management to ensure kiddies are only served root beer.
Before each drink request, imbibers of legal age must slide their driver's license through a slot for verification, along with the card of a preauthorized designated driver (even for home use). Remember to make each successive drink request with the same glass you used for your first request, or nefarious activity will be suspected and the tap will shut down, forcing you to call Microsoft for a reactivation code.
Interesting. I bet legally mandated IT certifications become reality as an embargo against exporting IT jobs (e.g., India). Oops, sorry, if you're providing that IT advice over the phone to a USA customer, you must first visit our country and pass our certification exams.
Oh wait, that would drive up business costs and politicians are merely corporate puppets. I guess it won't become law after all.
When you say bi-annually do you mean "twice a year" or "once every two years?" Grammatically it can be interpreted either way.
I have a licensed copy of the latest Office, but I do not use it (uninstalled it) because the exported HTML is junk. Office 97 is passable because it contains no CSS and I can do a global replace for the outdated tags is does insert. Oh, and the bloat. Office 2002 takes too long to load, runs slower, and is filled with features I never use.
Why would you need to switch Office suite versions twice a year? I'm still running Office 97. I upgraded from Office 95 only so I could export to HTML -- at home and at work. Given that I can export to RTF, PDF, etc. there's no legacy issues (yet) with file sharing. People in my office use Word Perfect 10, people outside use Office 2002; and yet I continue to exist.
I'll never support annual upgrades because it establishes the precedent that upgrades will be issued regardless of necessity. e.g., need is washed away in favor of a guaranteed revenue stream.
Hey, given that the FCC regulates TV & radio because our airspace belongs to the public.... does that mean we have rights to the weather conditions too? er, I mean, the federal government bureaucracy has rights to the weather? er, I mean, the federal government will begin taxing us for clouds in the summer and sunshine in the winter and rain when it's needed for the water supply?
Anyhow, let me know when I can buy a Precipitation Suppression System to mount on the roof of my house to regulate my own chunk of air. I'm sure it will run XP, so also send me the link on how to hack it for Linux.