I used to tell telemarketers for siding and replacement window companies that I lived in a missle silo (that was back when I lived in Kansas). I checked into it years ago, but they said they were filling them with concrete and weren't interested in selling at the time.
Just had to comment on this, because the tired, old "watching TV together isn't quality time" thing is such a bunch of elitist crap! Like anything else, it depends on how you do it. Sheesh...
Sure I remember watching shows with my parents and brother. Red Skelton kept me in stitches, and some television "events" were a big deal. I agree that it depends on how you do things (my one and only camping trip with the family was traumatic, and my cousins can relate blow by blow descriptions of the arguments their parents had on multiple cross-country trips), but it is not the least bit "elitist" to point out that interaction beats passivity in the relationsip department (ask any woman). Personally, I dislike the whole idea of "quality time" because I think you need a good mix of quality and quantity and too many parents salve their conscience with pricy "quality" activities that try and cram too much "experience" into too short a time period.
Next time you get paid would you prefer a large quantity of wrinkled and possibly soiled $100 bills or just a couple of bills that are crisp and clean (quantity vs. quality).
I know that you are attemting to be funny, but think about it. This could could be rammed through legislation riding on nothing but ignorance and fear.
Isn't that how most legislation gets "rammed through"?
I could see how the terrorist attacks might help legislation in the interest of national security get pushed through, but I don't see international terrorists being able to use Hollywood's *ahem* best or music CD's (None of which they would be interested in more than likely) could be construed as detrimental to our safety. I think this is being viewed strictly as an effort to protect business interests at home.
Now, if the terrorists could figure out a way to change all our CD's and MP3's to cuts from a Hanson CD......
There you go. Glad to see you know the difference between time spent in proximity to the kids and time spent with the kids. Many parents don't (probably most). Think back to your own childhood and see if you recall with fondness the TV shows your family watched together, or events where you were able to talk to one another and laugh at one another's jokes. Let's see 'em copy protect that! (Had to keep it on-topic)
Thank you for providing something of substance instead of the typical whiny rant.
It should be pointed out that your letter should not be copied verbatim by those who have the requisite skills to write a literate response using these points and others as a framework. However, It might not be such a bad idea for those who have *ahem* challenges in the spelling/grammar/logic departments to cut and paste liberally (yeah, I saw some typos, but the overall impression is what matters here and poor communication skills tend to undermine the cause).
I first read about this on Wired [wired.com] on September 7th. It seemed really extreme at the time, but after the attack it seems a little less extreme, and that is were the danger is.
So, you see the next terrorist attack being the ability to listen to music or watch movies on your PC?
Flamer Disclaimer: Yes, yes, yes. I know I don't have to watch it. Easy, cheap date for the wife/kids, though.
Easy way to not have to interact with them but give the illusion of quality family time? If you're looking for easy and cheap, a picnic in the park uses food you would have eaten at home anyway, gets you outdoors and gives you an opportunity to get to know your wife/kids beyond watching their reactions to different scenes in a slickly produced but otherwise irredeemable movie (What? You think you know your wife already???).
Go read the actual article. Fret not, they're still demonizing and criminalizing.
(They're asking 'hacktivists' to lay off)
Go back and read the whole article....
Cyberangels hopes to enlist politically motivated hackers instead to help with online intelligence gathering, such as tracking down computer criminals who attempt to attack the Internet infrastructure....
...the Pope, who was at the time the world leader of Christianity...
Although Catholics would probably agree with you, the fact is that Christianity has existed outside of the Catholic church since the beginning (of Christianity). Most folks labor under the mistaken notion that there was no Christianity outside of the Pope's jurisdiction until the reformation.
No, no. When you build a firewall you don't use real wood. Besides, fir burns too quickly and not as hot as a nice hardwood. Oh, and you don't want to cook over it at all....
Also, Evolution, Balsa, or Mozilla would have been better for e-mail. KDE probably has a native app that's better as well (KMail?).
Yep. It's KMail. It is better than the mail client in Star(open)Office. I've been playing with Evolution and it's almost ready. I'm using it for mail already and I like it (mostly).
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Nice cost savings, but it only works when you don't factor in lost productivity for retraining people to use the software.
I hear that quite often, but most of the users aren't utilizing 90% of the features of a given piece of software like Word. If they can use different fonts and bold and italics they're more than happy. Most of them use Word for years without knowing how to insert bullets, use hanging indents or create columns. I don't see a major retraining issue there. You have a few power users that will need training, but they likely had training to get them to the level of proficiency they have with Windows apps (executive secty's and the like. not geeks who tinker to learn and probably wouldn't complain too much about an opportunity to tinker with something new).
For managing images they could opt for compupic. They didn't say they were looking for 100% open source and functionality seems to be closer to what they're using now (based on reviews of other imaging programs and my experience thus far with compupic).
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I used to tell telemarketers for siding and replacement window companies that I lived in a missle silo (that was back when I lived in Kansas). I checked into it years ago, but they said they were filling them with concrete and weren't interested in selling at the time.
You had me for a minute there... I thought we had another attack on our country. It's just another (weirdly-titled?) article about PERL.
It was the camel that fooled you?
Just had to comment on this, because the tired, old "watching TV together isn't quality time" thing is such a bunch of elitist crap! Like anything else, it depends on how you do it. Sheesh...
Sure I remember watching shows with my parents and brother. Red Skelton kept me in stitches, and some television "events" were a big deal. I agree that it depends on how you do things (my one and only camping trip with the family was traumatic, and my cousins can relate blow by blow descriptions of the arguments their parents had on multiple cross-country trips), but it is not the least bit "elitist" to point out that interaction beats passivity in the relationsip department (ask any woman). Personally, I dislike the whole idea of "quality time" because I think you need a good mix of quality and quantity and too many parents salve their conscience with pricy "quality" activities that try and cram too much "experience" into too short a time period.
Next time you get paid would you prefer a large quantity of wrinkled and possibly soiled $100 bills or just a couple of bills that are crisp and clean (quantity vs. quality).
Zuccarini did not immediately respond to calls for comment.
Heck no! He's too busy trying to shut down 5,500 sites......
I know that you are attemting to be funny, but think about it. This could could be rammed through legislation riding on nothing but ignorance and fear.
Isn't that how most legislation gets "rammed through"?
I could see how the terrorist attacks might help legislation in the interest of national security get pushed through, but I don't see international terrorists being able to use Hollywood's *ahem* best or music CD's (None of which they would be interested in more than likely) could be construed as detrimental to our safety. I think this is being viewed strictly as an effort to protect business interests at home.
Now, if the terrorists could figure out a way to change all our CD's and MP3's to cuts from a Hanson CD......
There you go. Glad to see you know the difference between time spent in proximity to the kids and time spent with the kids. Many parents don't (probably most). Think back to your own childhood and see if you recall with fondness the TV shows your family watched together, or events where you were able to talk to one another and laugh at one another's jokes. Let's see 'em copy protect that! (Had to keep it on-topic)
Thank you for providing something of substance instead of the typical whiny rant.
It should be pointed out that your letter should not be copied verbatim by those who have the requisite skills to write a literate response using these points and others as a framework. However, It might not be such a bad idea for those who have *ahem* challenges in the spelling/grammar/logic departments to cut and paste liberally (yeah, I saw some typos, but the overall impression is what matters here and poor communication skills tend to undermine the cause).
I first read about this on Wired [wired.com] on September 7th. It seemed really extreme at the time, but after the attack it seems a little less extreme, and that is were the danger is.
So, you see the next terrorist attack being the ability to listen to music or watch movies on your PC?
Flamer Disclaimer: Yes, yes, yes. I know I don't have to watch it. Easy, cheap date for the wife/kids, though.
Easy way to not have to interact with them but give the illusion of quality family time? If you're looking for easy and cheap, a picnic in the park uses food you would have eaten at home anyway, gets you outdoors and gives you an opportunity to get to know your wife/kids beyond watching their reactions to different scenes in a slickly produced but otherwise irredeemable movie (What? You think you know your wife already???).
Why do you need to label yourself anyways?
So we know what shelf to sit on?
Hmmm. Modded down three days later. Flamebait? And nobody in three days flamed the post. Somebody has a problem and it isn't me....
I've used the original vi since Hector was a pup and I don't recall a ^O command.
I did try the stand-on-one-foot-and-press-the-power-button command while in vim and that works the same.....
Last I checked, Utica can only be passed on your way through New York state....
Well, dang! If it's just the copy in RAM that's the problem, cycle power on the machine!
(They're asking 'hacktivists' to lay off)
Go back and read the whole article....
And Pol Pot, Stalin and a few others show that those without religious affiliation are even more morally bankrupt I suppose.
The Handspring Deluxe is selling at the local (Phoenix area) Frys for $10.00 more. I'm sure you could find an equivalent deal on the web.
I really mean this, too...
My firwall logs....
No, no. When you build a firewall you don't use real wood. Besides, fir burns too quickly and not as hot as a nice hardwood. Oh, and you don't want to cook over it at all....
remove your left eye to email me.
.sigs, but given the topic....)
Gee, I know he was asking for a quote, but if the price is that steep just for the RFP I'm afraid we'll have to pass on the consulting fees....
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Also, Evolution, Balsa, or Mozilla would have been better for e-mail. KDE probably has a native app that's better as well (KMail?).
Yep. It's KMail. It is better than the mail client in Star(open)Office. I've been playing with Evolution and it's almost ready. I'm using it for mail already and I like it (mostly).
Nice cost savings, but it only works when you don't factor in lost productivity for retraining people to use the software.
I hear that quite often, but most of the users aren't utilizing 90% of the features of a given piece of software like Word. If they can use different fonts and bold and italics they're more than happy. Most of them use Word for years without knowing how to insert bullets, use hanging indents or create columns. I don't see a major retraining issue there. You have a few power users that will need training, but they likely had training to get them to the level of proficiency they have with Windows apps (executive secty's and the like. not geeks who tinker to learn and probably wouldn't complain too much about an opportunity to tinker with something new).
Since there's no period at the end I assume "at Best Buy." was dropped off.
For managing images they could opt for compupic. They didn't say they were looking for 100% open source and functionality seems to be closer to what they're using now (based on reviews of other imaging programs and my experience thus far with compupic).
My experience with AbiWord is that it crashes. Often. Star office seems to do a better job of importing .doc files as well.