As I said, it's a special tax. Hardly even a tax at all, since it's opt in. More of a purchase really, since it has unit a limit. Kinda like unlimited Internet access.
Oh my God! The Internet is a social democracy under oligarchic control. I'd better opt out to preserve my politcal purity.
Everybody needs a hobby to keep from getting so bored they blow their brains out. I'd imagine that's twice as true in Murmansk, but it does make me wonder -- does Showguard make mounts for rust?
The "third place" is more about the people than the building or the product.
Exactly. Hell, my favorite coffeehouse for years served, are you ready for it? Chase & Sanborn, otherwise known as "Roasted Roach Turds."
The people were what counted. However, if the owner greats you at the door by name and is one of your friends that you're there to see the friend environment is much better. Call it the "Cheers Factor" if you must.
A manager, even one that's your friend, isn't the same thing at all. You can't sit around deciding to repaint the place with one of those and she isn't likely to be allowed to hang your picture on the wall.
Yeah? Where at? My wife's from Buffalo, and although we don't go too far east in the state. ..
Capital District, 300 miles east, although I have relatives in Lockport.
I'll never understand 'til my dying days, though, how it knows what time I ride to and from work so as to give me a headwind both ways. Oh, how I wish I was joking.
Been there, done that; and know that no one who hasn't experienced the phenomena will ever believe you. You have my empathy.
That lyric page doesn't credit the author, who happens to be an old friend of mine, so I feel obligated to stick up for her. That's a Camille West song.
There's a chance I'll bump into her at an open mic tonight. If I do I'll let her know she's finally made the big time -- posted on Slashdot. Actually, I think I've done that a few times myself over the years, but I don't count.
Come to think of it I've posted the line "I see Volvos, inside of Volvos, inside of Volvos, inside of Volvos. ..", which happens to be the closing line of another song written by an old friend, Dave Hitt, who cowrote "I'm Dyslexic" with Camille.
The song is "Yuppies on LSD."
Why do all of my friends seem to have this fascination with dumping chemicals in public water supplies?
Besides, the fish are not privately owned. You are benefiting from public property. Which means that:
When you're fishing, you're catching communism !
I pay a special, very capitalist, tax for the right to fish, even though I let the little buggers go.
Hell, I'm working as an anti terrorist by training the bluegills not to try to eat little bits of fur tied to a hook . ..the slimey little idiots.
I even tried putting some laser beams on the heads of a few of them before I let them go. How was I supposed to know that a simple laser pointer would pin the poor little things to the bottom of the pond? What we need is a new breed of genetically engineered anti-terrorist bluegills the size of sharks.
But I'd have to crack out the 10 weight to fish for those . ..and I might need a bigger boat.
Major scientific breakthrough? No. Nor do I expect this one to. But then I can't think of one that was the result of just throwing money at it either; and this problem seems kin of the cancer problem to me. Of course saying no major scientific breakthrough isn't the same as saying no interesting and valuable work.
Once the issues get down to some form of engineering, however, the examples become legion.
. ..it's hard to pick up the kids from school on a 21-speed. ..
My daughter's 26 now. I consider her transport her problem.:)
. ..and Nebraska winters get a little cool. ..
I'm in upstate NY. It gets frickin' cold here, but then I haven't been a daily commuter for quite awhile and I'm not averse to bumming/renting a car now and again when I need to haul plywood or a PA system. What Nebraska's got that would get to me is wind. Wind behind is my beloved friend, wind in my face is my hated enemy, whether it's warm or cold out.
Ok, if it's a cold wind in the face so much the worse, I'll admit that.
You seem to be combining WYSIWYG and word processors.
Open Office as an authoring tool was the context.
I think the concept of word processors is broken. If you just want to get words down, use a plain text editor or a specialized novel writing application. If you want to make something presentable, use a page layout application.
Yes, that's what I said.
But what is wrong with WYSIWYG for page layout?
Nothing, per se, so long as it is a well thought out and implimented page layout tool. It's not something I'm a specialist in though. When a specialist's touch is really needed my text gets passed on to one. I'll note, however, that I haven't used one that acts as a front end for a human readable formating code that gives me code I wouldn't be a bit embaressed about writing myself, that with a bit of exposure you start to "see" in your mind what the code will print like and that the idea of WYSIWYG HTML is a broken concept foisted upon the computer world by dead tree publishers/designers/PR flaks who just couldn't deal with the idea that they didn't have authoritarian control of the output.
Can I sign up for the "Right Thing For The Wrong Reason" discount?
Only if you buy locally produced fuel.:)
By the way, I think it's a perfectly dandy reason and ranks fairly high among my own, not to mention not giving hundreds a year to Geico, parking extortionists, Jiffylube, etc.
There's also the fact that it's fun, but I'm not sure we're still allowed to use that as a justification of anything.
Germany is amusingly one of the few countries who have their act together on this. ..
By using reunification to jigger a sweetheart deal out of Kyoto.
Why yes, I am a tree hugging, bicycle rider who doesn't even own a car. How much am I going to get sued for; for my increased CO2 output while riding? Protecting the environment is one thing, being doofyassed is another.
Speaking as a a Californian of the (at least by today's standards) liberal persuasion... this suit is insane.
If you think its insane now, just wait until they name themselves in the suit for operating a Department of Motor Vehicles and a Department of Transportation, cutting the automakers affirmative defense out from under them.
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1.To what end?
.
Monopoly of playback.
2.Why did they do this?
Profit!
3.At the behest of who?
Lawyers.
I'd call them turd burglars. .
A tautology. See 3.
KFG
If I like the artist then I go out a buy there CD . . .
.from the artist.
. .
KFG
You can just direct the WMP11 play back audio stream into an OGG/MP3 encoder via a loopback on the sound card.
I fooled him, Grandma, I put a license checking chip on his soundcard.
KFG
This just in; the revolution will not be streamed on Windows Media Player. No file at 11.
KFG
Paying taxes is no capitalist but socialist.
As I said, it's a special tax. Hardly even a tax at all, since it's opt in. More of a purchase really, since it has unit a limit. Kinda like unlimited Internet access.
Oh my God! The Internet is a social democracy under oligarchic control. I'd better opt out to preserve my politcal purity.
And I'll buy a plastic bag to put over my head.
KFG
But, but, there was a consensus. To go against the consensus isn't, ummmmmmmm, well, politics.
KFG
Critics try to use scientific principles to discredit climate research that links mankind to climate change. What the hell?
.
.they are PEER REVIEWED papers they are putting out. Don't you think that they have already been subject to the most rigorous scientific scrutiny?
That is called, are you ready for it?
The "Scientific Method."
These are SCIENTISTS that are doing this research. .
Precisely the point.
. .
No.
KFG
Why does it instantly become 'our fault' just because its happening now?
Because now there are people suffering under the delusion that humanity has the power to hold the climate stable.
KFG
. . .they are sitting in Murmansk collecting rust.
Everybody needs a hobby to keep from getting so bored they blow their brains out. I'd imagine that's twice as true in Murmansk, but it does make me wonder -- does Showguard make mounts for rust?
KFG
By the way, I live in Manhattan, and I think it's about time to move...to some city somewhere that's 20 or 30 miles inland.
.moved upstate ourselves.
You and everybody else in Manhattan these days. Go back home. If we wanted to be around you we wouldn't have. .
KFG
Without the polar ice cap, where are the missle subs going to hide?
I've always prefered hiding in New London-Groton. They'd never expect us to be there.
Especially since we're Russian. We dig American Yuppie chicks.
KFG
The "third place" is more about the people than the building or the product.
Exactly. Hell, my favorite coffeehouse for years served, are you ready for it? Chase & Sanborn, otherwise known as "Roasted Roach Turds."
The people were what counted. However, if the owner greats you at the door by name and is one of your friends that you're there to see the friend environment is much better. Call it the "Cheers Factor" if you must.
A manager, even one that's your friend, isn't the same thing at all. You can't sit around deciding to repaint the place with one of those and she isn't likely to be allowed to hang your picture on the wall.
KFG
Yeah? Where at? My wife's from Buffalo, and although we don't go too far east in the state. . .
Capital District, 300 miles east, although I have relatives in Lockport.
I'll never understand 'til my dying days, though, how it knows what time I ride to and from work so as to give me a headwind both ways. Oh, how I wish I was joking.
Been there, done that; and know that no one who hasn't experienced the phenomena will ever believe you. You have my empathy.
KFG
That lyric page doesn't credit the author, who happens to be an old friend of mine, so I feel obligated to stick up for her. That's a Camille West song.
.", which happens to be the closing line of another song written by an old friend, Dave Hitt, who cowrote "I'm Dyslexic" with Camille.
There's a chance I'll bump into her at an open mic tonight. If I do I'll let her know she's finally made the big time -- posted on Slashdot. Actually, I think I've done that a few times myself over the years, but I don't count.
Come to think of it I've posted the line "I see Volvos, inside of Volvos, inside of Volvos, inside of Volvos. .
The song is "Yuppies on LSD."
Why do all of my friends seem to have this fascination with dumping chemicals in public water supplies?
KFG
Besides, the fish are not privately owned. You are benefiting from public property. Which means that:
.the slimey little idiots.
.and I might need a bigger boat.
When you're fishing, you're catching communism !
I pay a special, very capitalist, tax for the right to fish, even though I let the little buggers go.
Hell, I'm working as an anti terrorist by training the bluegills not to try to eat little bits of fur tied to a hook . .
I even tried putting some laser beams on the heads of a few of them before I let them go. How was I supposed to know that a simple laser pointer would pin the poor little things to the bottom of the pond? What we need is a new breed of genetically engineered anti-terrorist bluegills the size of sharks.
But I'd have to crack out the 10 weight to fish for those . .
KFG
Major scientific breakthrough? No. Nor do I expect this one to. But then I can't think of one that was the result of just throwing money at it either; and this problem seems kin of the cancer problem to me. Of course saying no major scientific breakthrough isn't the same as saying no interesting and valuable work.
Once the issues get down to some form of engineering, however, the examples become legion.
KFG
Touche! Three minute limit and match.
KFG
Your puzzles had pictures? Luxury!
KFG
. . .it's hard to pick up the kids from school on a 21-speed. . .
:)
.and Nebraska winters get a little cool. . .
My daughter's 26 now. I consider her transport her problem.
. .
I'm in upstate NY. It gets frickin' cold here, but then I haven't been a daily commuter for quite awhile and I'm not averse to bumming/renting a car now and again when I need to haul plywood or a PA system. What Nebraska's got that would get to me is wind. Wind behind is my beloved friend, wind in my face is my hated enemy, whether it's warm or cold out.
Ok, if it's a cold wind in the face so much the worse, I'll admit that.
KFG
You seem to be combining WYSIWYG and word processors.
Open Office as an authoring tool was the context.
I think the concept of word processors is broken. If you just want to get words down, use a plain text editor or a specialized novel writing application. If you want to make something presentable, use a page layout application.
Yes, that's what I said.
But what is wrong with WYSIWYG for page layout?
Nothing, per se, so long as it is a well thought out and implimented page layout tool. It's not something I'm a specialist in though. When a specialist's touch is really needed my text gets passed on to one. I'll note, however, that I haven't used one that acts as a front end for a human readable formating code that gives me code I wouldn't be a bit embaressed about writing myself, that with a bit of exposure you start to "see" in your mind what the code will print like and that the idea of WYSIWYG HTML is a broken concept foisted upon the computer world by dead tree publishers/designers/PR flaks who just couldn't deal with the idea that they didn't have authoritarian control of the output.
KFG
And it's Dyslexia, not Dislexia.
Unless you're Diselxce.
KFG
Not to mention; figures don't lie, but liars figure.
KFG
Can I sign up for the "Right Thing For The Wrong Reason" discount?
:)
Only if you buy locally produced fuel.
By the way, I think it's a perfectly dandy reason and ranks fairly high among my own, not to mention not giving hundreds a year to Geico, parking extortionists, Jiffylube, etc.
There's also the fact that it's fun, but I'm not sure we're still allowed to use that as a justification of anything.
KFG
Germany is amusingly one of the few countries who have their act together on this. . .
By using reunification to jigger a sweetheart deal out of Kyoto.
Why yes, I am a tree hugging, bicycle rider who doesn't even own a car. How much am I going to get sued for; for my increased CO2 output while riding? Protecting the environment is one thing, being doofyassed is another.
KFG
Speaking as a a Californian of the (at least by today's standards) liberal persuasion... this suit is insane.
If you think its insane now, just wait until they name themselves in the suit for operating a Department of Motor Vehicles and a Department of Transportation, cutting the automakers affirmative defense out from under them.
KFG