The Economist doesn't have op-eds. It's just got editorials. Op-eds are written by readers.
I would assume the Economist doesn't have op-eds because their readership refuses to write in English, viewing it as the language of oppression and hate.
You see, the guy who said the Economist was a conservative right-wing magazine was either joking or retarded. Your mistake is much sadder, because you seem to be under the delusion that it maintains in any way a balanced outlook.
It puts me in mind of a friend of mine who, when talking about Fahrenheit 9/11, declared that he was "glad someone has finally made good use of the out-of-control media" to show the world that Bush blah blah blah.
No magazine would, for instance, call for the resignation of the Secretary of Defense, and then support the call with grumbling and appeals to emotion.
The Economist is not right-wing. It is not balanced. It is left-wing, because if it were to be any other way, it would not sell internationally.
It hasn't? Boy, it sure as hell has here -- in its own special way. Instead, it's been focusing on how Kerry has 'ceased political activiy in honor of President Reagan.' NPR is just as bad as every other news source out there -- just because they're a little less offensively dishonest doesn't make them pristine.
sixty percent of software priates STILL won't install it, because they're white-knuckling their tinfoil hats screaming IT'S A TRAP! so loud that Admiral Ackbar thinks he hears an echo.
I bet bad electricity conduction means bad heat conduction -- as evidenced by its low boiling point -- and thus, this stuff is useless for cooling computers.
Wouldnt it just be easier to pass laws making software vendors responsible for the bugs that they produce instead of spending our tax money to provide a shelter for insecure code?
Well, there goes the phrase "no warranty express or implied," and with it most GPLed software.
...and I understand why they're blocking journals.
It all started when Hao Feng Xi submitted a request for unemployment support:
hay doodz i just wanted 2 let u no i didnt hav a job!!! n so i n33d $$$ (lol, ¥¥¥) so i can f33d my babigurl and kidz!!! n e way, hope u can coff up the ¥¥¥ soon 4 food coz were hungri!!! ^_^
This, of course, infuriated the whole fucking country, and now they're on a mission to stamp out this new form of "viral illiteracy."
Ignoring for a moment the snide tone of the post, and the flamebait headline, let's look at this realistically.
The company I work for evaluated OOo. I have managed to get them to use several other free software packages (notably perl rather than asp) but there's no way I could sell them on OOo. It's ugly, it's counterintuitive, and it inherits all the interface mistakes Office has -- and you can't get professional support for it. And so my office shelled out to get everyone copies of Office 2k3.
It's getting better, but it's not really a threat to Office. Yet. In the meanwhile, MS is probably responding to OOo out of precaution. If they didn't react at all to competing packages, they wouldn't be much of a company.
Christ, I hope they axe it for windows too. I'm occasionally forced to use that kludgebox. Try importing a pdf file into it. A. page. at. a. time. Anything beyond basic usage requires training because of the hacked-together senseless interface. It has produced some of the most arcane errors I have ever seen, including my favorite:
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I encourage encouraging encouragement.
It's called Fluxbox.
It puts me in mind of a friend of mine who, when talking about Fahrenheit 9/11, declared that he was "glad someone has finally made good use of the out-of-control media" to show the world that Bush blah blah blah.
No magazine would, for instance, call for the resignation of the Secretary of Defense, and then support the call with grumbling and appeals to emotion.
The Economist is not right-wing. It is not balanced. It is left-wing, because if it were to be any other way, it would not sell internationally.
It hasn't? Boy, it sure as hell has here -- in its own special way. Instead, it's been focusing on how Kerry has 'ceased political activiy in honor of President Reagan.' NPR is just as bad as every other news source out there -- just because they're a little less offensively dishonest doesn't make them pristine.
Yeah, I'd rather spend my one life with my node in books than doing something entertaining with friends. I HAVE BEEN INSPIRED
sixty percent of software priates STILL won't install it, because they're white-knuckling their tinfoil hats screaming IT'S A TRAP! so loud that Admiral Ackbar thinks he hears an echo.
as the original.
until they all have GPS's, and I can watch a satellite map of them running around. GET TO WORK
We don't spend enough on road maintenance.
My bad. I was talking about Firefox.
Please, please, please let this fail. The last thing I want is my favorite browser family tied to freaking GTK or Gnome.
"...inspiration from traditional Malay architecture, which he says possesses a bio-climatic environment and is in harmony with nature."
I tell ya, nothing impresses the ladies like a good bio-climatic environment.
Oh wait, that's just more pretentious crap from eco-freaks. NEXT
for typing things in that don't make sense.
I bet bad electricity conduction means bad heat conduction -- as evidenced by its low boiling point -- and thus, this stuff is useless for cooling computers.
if I don't believe that a material which doesn't conduct electricity might also be a poor conductor of heat.
Just sayin' is all.
Shut up, this new way is way better. Your opinion -- uh... *cough*
... er ...
You have some interesting points, but I think that while it is important to maintain a firm grasp on tradition, sometimes it is necessary to
YOUR OPINION SUCKS.
I want Pak protectors!
Oh, wait. Those were in The Fifth Element. My bad.
Wouldnt it just be easier to pass laws making software vendors responsible for the bugs that they produce instead of spending our tax money to provide a shelter for insecure code? Well, there goes the phrase "no warranty express or implied," and with it most GPLed software.
I bet Bill is your middle name and your first name is like "Moonbeam."
Dork.
HINT: you don't get to decide.
is the fact that you can't walk in to Wal-Mart and pick one of these up. They're only available online.
Microsoft Trackball Optical
HAHAHAHAHAH
It all started when Hao Feng Xi submitted a request for unemployment support:
This, of course, infuriated the whole fucking country, and now they're on a mission to stamp out this new form of "viral illiteracy."
7. The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay.
Combat pay went up this year.
Ignoring for a moment the snide tone of the post, and the flamebait headline, let's look at this realistically.
The company I work for evaluated OOo. I have managed to get them to use several other free software packages (notably perl rather than asp) but there's no way I could sell them on OOo. It's ugly, it's counterintuitive, and it inherits all the interface mistakes Office has -- and you can't get professional support for it. And so my office shelled out to get everyone copies of Office 2k3.
It's getting better, but it's not really a threat to Office. Yet. In the meanwhile, MS is probably responding to OOo out of precaution. If they didn't react at all to competing packages, they wouldn't be much of a company.
Christ, I hope they axe it for windows too. I'm occasionally forced to use that kludgebox. Try importing a pdf file into it. A. page. at. a. time. Anything beyond basic usage requires training because of the hacked-together senseless interface. It has produced some of the most arcane errors I have ever seen, including my favorite: ----- File cannot [OK] [Cancel] -----
In conclusion, thank God.