Shhh! Next thing you know we'll all be flying naked with no carry-ons - and before you laud that as a good thing, go to the nearest airport and look at all the folks.... Yikes!
2) The U.S. is blasting Iraq for torturing POWs, but the U.S. admits to using months of sleep deprivation and white noise to "interrogate" suspected Al Qaeda sympathizers, including some they later let go because they have no evidence. I admit there's a different, but it's not a black and white issue.
I think you're trying too hard with this one.
3) Bush keeps saying "God Bless America", but most religions including Bush's religion are pretty clear that they're against the U.S. actions in this case.
Actually, there are folks on either side of the issue within many religious groups.
6) I'm pretty sure Americans tell their children that murder is wrong and war is bad, but then they dress up their kids in red, white, and blue clothes to "support the troops". The children ask, "What are the troops doing in Iraq, Daddy?" Father answers "They're shooting at and killing Iraqi soldiers so that the Iraqis don't come here and attack us."
I think that's a stretch on a couple of fronts. First, I don't think they'd word their reply quite the way you did, but more importantly there is a difference between murder and justifiably taking another life in most moral viewpoints (debate can rage as to the justifiability in this case).
I'm still conflicted on the whole war issue, but I fear that your assessments are possibly close to what will eventually play out.
One of the things that irks me right now is to hear the cries of protest that the Iraqi's aren't fighting fair, disguising themselves as civilians, etc. Do those folks not remember basic US history and how we crow about fighting guerilla style, from behind the rocks and trees, rather than conventional lines of combatants advancing on one another in open fields and firing into the mass of unprotected bodies? Weren't our militia 'disguised' as civilians in that they might be called from their homes and businesses to fight at a moment's notice? We didn't 'fight fair' in defense of our homes then against a superior military force, why do we expect the Iraqis to do so under similar circumstances.
By the way, I'm posting AC because I lost my email address.
Did you lose it in some metaphysical device?
The term 'metaphysical' is only used in the title and first line of the article. The scientists all use the term 'metamaterials' instead. A better definition of what 'metamaterials' are:
Metamaterials are engineered composites that exhibit superior properties not observed in the constituent materials or nature.
Erm, no... The study was asking developers what they would be using next year, so asking people who aren't using Linux now was kind of the point.
Perhaps you missed my witty reply about the relative inablility of some on slashdot to read with comprehension....
Here's a spoon-fed portion for your enjoyment taken from the answers in the interview:
First, the purpose of the Evans report was to uncover trends, needs, desires, opinions, and decisions among developers who use Linux at least part of the time. One does not ask developers who never use Linux for this information.
The question was - is Linux taking more market share away from Unix or Windows. In what way does asking people who already use Linux answer that question?
The correct people to ask where the Unix developers and the Windows developers.
So, if someone wanted to know where residents who had recently moved to Phoenix came from they should ask people residing in Phoenix and an equal number of people residing in Dallas?
So, how long have you lived in Phoenix?
Ummm. I live in Dallas.
Really? Where did you live before you moved to Phoenix?
No. The purpose of the study was to find out which OS's Linux was taking market share away from in the developer space.
I agree. Reading is a skill that is highly overrated. Why bother to read the author's comments regarding the purpose of the survey vs. the purpose of one question in the survey if it's going to skew the baseless conclusions we prefer.
Some group in Russia is stealing software/DVDs and selling them for profit, that money is going to terrorist groups (supposedly). Is this my fault? Not really. I've never paid money for pirated software, so I know I'm not supporting anyone.
Yowza! So, buying pirated software/music/movies supports terrorists but stealing it outright makes one a patriot! Gotta love that Microsoft spin....
Here we disagree. I beleive that marital love and sex go together.
That doesn't make the other statement untrue. Sex in itself has very little to do with love. If you were to take all of the people who have sex in a given 24 hour people and divide them into two groups - one who was expressing genuine love and one where they were gratifying themselves - you'd find the 'love' group significantly smaller than the gratification group even among married couples.
I am not a Christian. However, I have read the bible several times and in several different langauges.
I am not a lawyer but I saw Perry Mason dubbed in Japanese and therefore am a qualified authority on what the law says....
I know you have these list of 10 things you shall not do.
Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy - not a negative (shall not).
Looking at any image that is a representation of anything that is in earth or heaven would be forbidden if you took the time to read up on your faith.
Reading up on the 'faith' would yield insight as to what a graven image represented. Not just a picture, but an idol.
The hebrew notion of adultry is that of the violation of property. In order to commit adultry you have to have sex with someone else's wife. Now, if these women you objectize and use aren't married, it's simply fornication.
The difference in terms is not one of value, but state. It's like the difference in Mrs. and Miss. That is not to say there is no truth in your comment regarding property within the culture at the time, but you are overreaching with your conclusion.
The only thing the bible has to say about that is that when you knock the woman up, you pay for the child.
I'm pretty familiar with the text, but I don't recall seeing that passage. Can you substantiate your claim for me?
The "extended" edition isn't for the average person, it's for the/. uber-geek audience, or people who can recite the books word-for-word... Yadda, yadda.
I must whole-heartedly disagree. Most of my friends are non-geeks who, after seeing the extended version, remarked that the additional footage made scenes in TTT more understandable. Particularly the 'gifting' scene where Galadriel hands out many items that just suddenly appear in the second movie or have special properties (the cloaks) that cause the viewer to think the scene makes no sense.
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...inspite of the 'short-spellings' for a few words.
'Mebbe' you rilly kin spill an jist chews not two. But u shore kant kount....
M E B B E
M A Y B E
Well, least not up to 5.
Shhh! Next thing you know we'll all be flying naked with no carry-ons - and before you laud that as a good thing, go to the nearest airport and look at all the folks.... Yikes!
I see Oracle putting a lot of effort into Linux, so he probably really believes this.
If he really believed it he'd have his company provide a jinitiator for the Linux desktop so you could run Oracle Applications.
I saw the originals as a kid. Artie Johnson was the actor that did the German soldier with the one-liner.
...and then rather more rapidly once the ring was destroyed.
Dang! The ring gets destroyed????
A 'german lisp?'
That'd make it, "Verrry innterethhting...."
My guesses:
First one could add the word 'What' at the beginning.
Second one I'm guessing is 'Wher' just before the 'e' making the first word 'Where'.
The last one just needs 'vali' prepended to 'dation' to make sense.
I thought it was more likely a hasty cut and paste rather than format problems.
2) The U.S. is blasting Iraq for torturing POWs, but the U.S. admits to using months of sleep deprivation and white noise to "interrogate" suspected Al Qaeda sympathizers, including some they later let go because they have no evidence. I admit there's a different, but it's not a black and white issue.
I think you're trying too hard with this one.
3) Bush keeps saying "God Bless America", but most religions including Bush's religion are pretty clear that they're against the U.S. actions in this case.
Actually, there are folks on either side of the issue within many religious groups.
6) I'm pretty sure Americans tell their children that murder is wrong and war is bad, but then they dress up their kids in red, white, and blue clothes to "support the troops". The children ask, "What are the troops doing in Iraq, Daddy?" Father answers "They're shooting at and killing Iraqi soldiers so that the Iraqis don't come here and attack us."
I think that's a stretch on a couple of fronts. First, I don't think they'd word their reply quite the way you did, but more importantly there is a difference between murder and justifiably taking another life in most moral viewpoints (debate can rage as to the justifiability in this case).
I'm still conflicted on the whole war issue, but I fear that your assessments are possibly close to what will eventually play out.
One of the things that irks me right now is to hear the cries of protest that the Iraqi's aren't fighting fair, disguising themselves as civilians, etc. Do those folks not remember basic US history and how we crow about fighting guerilla style, from behind the rocks and trees, rather than conventional lines of combatants advancing on one another in open fields and firing into the mass of unprotected bodies? Weren't our militia 'disguised' as civilians in that they might be called from their homes and businesses to fight at a moment's notice? We didn't 'fight fair' in defense of our homes then against a superior military force, why do we expect the Iraqis to do so under similar circumstances.
If this were 6 days from now it might make sense.
Then you'll want to wait for the duplicate to be posted....
Did you lose it in some metaphysical device?
The term 'metaphysical' is only used in the title and first line of the article. The scientists all use the term 'metamaterials' instead. A better definition of what 'metamaterials' are:
Erm, no... The study was asking developers what they would be using next year, so asking people who aren't using Linux now was kind of the point.
Perhaps you missed my witty reply about the relative inablility of some on slashdot to read with comprehension....
Here's a spoon-fed portion for your enjoyment taken from the answers in the interview:
First, the purpose of the Evans report was to uncover trends, needs, desires, opinions, and decisions among developers who use Linux at least part of the time. One does not ask developers who never use Linux for this information.
The question was - is Linux taking more market share away from Unix or Windows. In what way does asking people who already use Linux answer that question?
The correct people to ask where the Unix developers and the Windows developers.
So, if someone wanted to know where residents who had recently moved to Phoenix came from they should ask people residing in Phoenix and an equal number of people residing in Dallas?
So, how long have you lived in Phoenix?
Ummm. I live in Dallas.
Really? Where did you live before you moved to Phoenix?
Ummm. I live in Dallas.
No. The purpose of the study was to find out which OS's Linux was taking market share away from in the developer space.
I agree. Reading is a skill that is highly overrated. Why bother to read the author's comments regarding the purpose of the survey vs. the purpose of one question in the survey if it's going to skew the baseless conclusions we prefer.
If there were a study showing that 100% of developers who only use Windows only develop for Windows... no one here would complain.
You're new here, right?
speaking of which, does anyone know what's the difference (if any) between Celsius and centigrade?
The letters change after the 'e'?
Gee, and all this time I thought 'cobs' just built webs....
Some group in Russia is stealing software/DVDs and selling them for profit, that money is going to terrorist groups (supposedly). Is this my fault? Not really. I've never paid money for pirated software, so I know I'm not supporting anyone.
Yowza! So, buying pirated software/music/movies supports terrorists but stealing it outright makes one a patriot! Gotta love that Microsoft spin....
Anybody know if anything exists..
This is no time for a philosophical discussion! We're talking surplus stores here....
It's good to see some constructive criticism on slashdot!
What was I thinkin'? Must've forgotten where I was....
...anyone who is a member of the "moral moronity" known has organized religion need not comment.
this type of system promotes intolerance.
Ouch. Gotta be some whiplash involved there. Did that hurt?
Here we disagree. I beleive that marital love and sex go together.
That doesn't make the other statement untrue. Sex in itself has very little to do with love. If you were to take all of the people who have sex in a given 24 hour people and divide them into two groups - one who was expressing genuine love and one where they were gratifying themselves - you'd find the 'love' group significantly smaller than the gratification group even among married couples.
I am not a Christian. However, I have read the bible several times and in several different langauges.
I am not a lawyer but I saw Perry Mason dubbed in Japanese and therefore am a qualified authority on what the law says....
I know you have these list of 10 things you shall not do.
Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy - not a negative (shall not).
Looking at any image that is a representation of anything that is in earth or heaven would be forbidden if you took the time to read up on your faith.
Reading up on the 'faith' would yield insight as to what a graven image represented. Not just a picture, but an idol.
The hebrew notion of adultry is that of the violation of property. In order to commit adultry you have to have sex with someone else's wife. Now, if these women you objectize and use aren't married, it's simply fornication.
The difference in terms is not one of value, but state. It's like the difference in Mrs. and Miss. That is not to say there is no truth in your comment regarding property within the culture at the time, but you are overreaching with your conclusion.
The only thing the bible has to say about that is that when you knock the woman up, you pay for the child.
I'm pretty familiar with the text, but I don't recall seeing that passage. Can you substantiate your claim for me?
What's new is that slashdot editors just discovered this phenomenon. They're a bit slow, you see.
What? They didn't get my email about it?
The "extended" edition isn't for the average person, it's for the /. uber-geek audience, or people who can recite the books word-for-word... Yadda, yadda.
I must whole-heartedly disagree. Most of my friends are non-geeks who, after seeing the extended version, remarked that the additional footage made scenes in TTT more understandable. Particularly the 'gifting' scene where Galadriel hands out many items that just suddenly appear in the second movie or have special properties (the cloaks) that cause the viewer to think the scene makes no sense.