I wasn't making an argument, rather a comment based on my experiences which do not involve motorcycle collision but instead simple observation of very inconsiderate and irresponsible driving on the part of the majority of motorcycle operators that I have noticed. (whew).
Speaking for myself, I always watch for motorcycles just as well as I do cars because it was pounded into my head by people I knew who were (real) bikers growing up.
None of this excuses the fact that there are quite a few very STUPID motorcyclists out there on the road. I didn't even mention the yahoos that pull stunts (wheelies, etc) on the road and highways as I felt they are too much of a minority.... for now.
You know, there are people on bikes acting careless already. Bikes are the minority on the road (here in Dallas, anyway). It never fails that when I do see them, for the most part, they are doing one of the following: - going insanely faster than any vehicle with four or more wheels - driving said speed in the rain - driving said speed in-between car lanes on the freeway - driving said speed on the shoulders of the freeway
Just an observation from one of the "stupid cager masses".
Something that you may want to look into, as far as O'Reilly books are concerend, is the Safari bookshelf. I'm not sure how taxes would work out but it would certainly save you money in the long run. The selection of books available through Safari seems to be impressive. I don't have first-hand experience with it myself, but it's something I've always considered.
I've always found man pages to be somewhat lacking in depth. They're great for looking up a limited set of information about a command or topic and, don't get me wrong, a resource that can't be done without. Something else to point new users to are texinfo documents. The standards info textutils, info fileutils and info bash are something every newbie should be made aware of.
I just noticed your comment was geared towards AIX, so I guess this doesn't apply (not sure there), but texinfo for Linux I highly recommend.
The hostility wasn't real. I was simply trying to get a point across - that poor attempts at humor at the expense of others misfortune is disgusting and there would be a very sweet irony out of people making that sort of humor experiencing the misfortune themselves. (No, I don't think anything is necessarily sacred when it comes to humor, either.)
I used my +1 and didn't post anonymously because I am not a coward and don't mind taking the moderating down.
You can also form relationships and bonds with people that go beyond the game itself and into real life. Quite a few of the people that I've known for awhile have been relationships that first formed through online games and the surrounding communities (or indirectly through them knowing someone I knew through gaming.)
Some deep and caring relationships have been formed though such means.
It's also amazing to me that the Islamic fundimentalists are going to hand our country over to the Christian fundamentalists, lock stock and barrel.
I've said this before and I'll this again. The Islamic fundamentalists have already had a successful first strike against the United States. Yes, it was done with the September 11th attack. It was not, however, the loss of life that gives them a clear victory. The signals that they were successful with one attack is that they have changed the United States for some time to come.
In one fell swoop, the Islamic fundamentalists have given their most-hated enemies, the Christian fundamentalists the ability to fully engage them in their fucking holy war. In one fell swoop, everything that this nation is based upon has become unimportant and secondary to protecting ourselves. In one fell swoop, being a citizen doesn't give any more protection from the Crusaders than being not being one.
To everyone ranting and raving in these threads... keep it up.
Not at all. I'm a B5 fan also, but I have to say there are quite a few differences between B5 and Scape. Both (to me of course) have their strengths. B5 is more epic novel while Farscape is more gritty graphic novel.
Yes and it is probably the episode that got me to think that "okay this series will keep getting better". To me "interesting" is a very good compliment for television programming because I can't stand and do not watch it. Farscape was the only thing I watched regularly. I generally don't watch TV (I only wanted cable for Farscape) because not much of it is appealing enough for me to sit and stare at a box fed programming by people that only think of me as another set of eyeballs for their advertisers.
I like the character development of Firefly, as it's progressing *very* nicely. I like the humor and there is enough action to balance things out. There are also no punches pulled when it comes to the dirty and bloody things that they go through. And for the drooling-needs-sex-badly-"boobies!" set there was a great woman-woman kissing scene last night. Although you will be dissapointed because it was done in good taste (network TV and all that).
The western theme is a serious negative for me, though. So much, that when I hear the theme song I wonder if it's really a show I want to watch.
Firefly started off, in my opinion, extremely boring. I continued watching it because there isn't much else on television that is science-fiction and I don't like Trek at all.
The last two or three episodes have become interesting. I'll miss the dark feel of Farscape and will never get over the western feel of Firefly... but if it actually makes it for a few seasons this may prove to be a very interesting ride.
Farscape is far from a Star Trek rip-off. It may lift some elements of the classic science-fiction shows, but it's usually done as an homage or even a slightly under-the-belt punch. Star Trek was made fun of several times on the show.
How do I know you've never actually watched Farscape?
1. Star Trek is in a nice clean universe where everything turns out fine at the end of the episode. Crewmen wearing certain shirts die or when that practice stopped death became an almost avoided subject. Farscape is in a dirty, grimy universe where everything is out to get you. Major characters die. Enemies become friends... or at least necessary to trust them for a while.
2. Star Trek deals with holographic sentience, space-time anomolies/fluxuations, omnipresent alien beings, transwarp confibulators, blah blah blah Farscape deals with manslaughter, death of loved ones, bounty hunters, torture, s&m, farts, piss, sexuality, emotional pain, intense love, uncomfortable situations, insanity, drug use, outright murder, seduction, loss of life on a massive scale, weapons of mass destruction, spirituality and many other more 'human' topics.
3. Star Trek uses a little bit of makeup on every single alien actor. Thus a universe of bipeds all roughly the same body type. Farscape uses this method along with elaborate makeup/costumes and 'muppets' which are used to bring to life non-bipedal alien life forms or short stumpy annoying stab-you-in-the-back crew members whose farts cause a helium-like effect to those that inhale it.
4. Star Trek's crew is composed of mostly a bunch of stuffy, by-the-book Federation employees who are all good folk working towards the good of the universe. Farscape's crew is composed mostly of a bunch of escaped prisoners along with a bumbling <injoke>erpling</injoke> astronaut, former antagonists, and rejects of the universe. It takes serious time and shared experiences for bonds to solidify enough that trust can be built. Everyone is looking out for number one.
5. Star Trek is straight science-fiction historically with a political or social message to bring to the masses while having a heavy focus on the technology. Farscape is a dark comedy and a tragic love story that happens in a science-fiction setting.
I could go on and on about how Farscape has innovated in the realm of television science-fiction and how it is different than Star Trek, but I won't.
Exactly. Just because they are still promoting the final episodes of the series does not mean that it is now back in production. They are simply trying to squeeze what they can out of the rest of their investment by promoting the last of the season.
*mumbles something about a Slashdot story based off of some guy's malinformed impression of a TV commercial he saw as he was swapping back and forth between two shows*
Yeah, I started growing a beard a few weeks ago. My hair is also long and I'm a little darker than your average white man due to some Asian (FAR East) blood in me. Some friends and family members commented on my "Al Queda" look. Haha. So, going out and about town I did tend to notice a different vibe.
Shaved it just because I didn't like it all that much. Now I'm a good U.S. citizen again.
If the Sci Fi channel ceases to exist due to decreased viewership brought about by their disrespect of their own viewers, that will be a Very Good Thing. (I do believe that they may be closing down or moving completely away from it's niche eventually, however, due to corporate reshuffling as Vivendi continues to struggle.)
How will this be Very Good? It will send a very clear message that they have everyday people, not just Nielson families, choosing whether or not to view their programming and spots. Sci Fi (and those higher up the chain of corporate ownership) will not hear this message, but it will be there for the industry as a whole. If it goes down in a burning bonfire of rehashed paranormal and B-movie master tapes, then that message is only so much louder.
I didn't say whether or not one or the other won Florida. I *have* read the Constitution and I don't see anything about the citizenry being in "insignification."
I'm familiar with the electoral college and how it automatically invalidates my vote since I live in Texas (99.9999% republican). I'm also aware of the fact that we are a republic comprised of individual states who ARE NOT sovereign as evidenced by the civil war's outcome.
Well, I've been forced for various reasons to be using dial-up again and I have to say that I hate it. If I want to big downloads I have to schedule them for when I'm not using my machine.
Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for mentioning SSH compression, something that I knew nothing about. By far the worst thing about being on dial-up now is latency in my SSH sessions, which I'm in 24/7. Maybe it will improve...
I would agree with your position that the emphasis on a pound of wacky tobacky is ridiculous. The only problem is that they found actually found a 1,000-plant Dro Farm that he was running. That's nothing to sneeze, or cough, at.
I think that you underestimate the stubborness and traditions of the majority of the world's population. People still kill each other over religios upbringing. As a matter of fact, there are places in the world that would consider such comments as grounds for execution.
Believe me, I understand your reasoning. There are many many people out there that do not.
While interesting what about the impact on morality and sprituality? There are many people that have or will have problems with this 'software' approach to life. There must be a chance for discourse and education to occur alongside brute horsepower or it will never occur.
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I wasn't making an argument, rather a comment based on my experiences which do not involve motorcycle collision but instead simple observation of very inconsiderate and irresponsible driving on the part of the majority of motorcycle operators that I have noticed. (whew).
Speaking for myself, I always watch for motorcycles just as well as I do cars because it was pounded into my head by people I knew who were (real) bikers growing up.
None of this excuses the fact that there are quite a few very STUPID motorcyclists out there on the road. I didn't even mention the yahoos that pull stunts (wheelies, etc) on the road and highways as I felt they are too much of a minority.... for now.
You know, there are people on bikes acting careless already. Bikes are the minority on the road (here in Dallas, anyway). It never fails that when I do see them, for the most part, they are doing one of the following:
- going insanely faster than any vehicle with four or more wheels
- driving said speed in the rain
- driving said speed in-between car lanes on the freeway
- driving said speed on the shoulders of the freeway
Just an observation from one of the "stupid cager masses".
We're supposed to be talking about newbies here, right? Now, let's take a simple command such as ls.
The man page for ls gives a two sentence description of what it is followed by extremely terse one-liners describing the options.
The texinfo file for ls has a full page before it even begins to go into the command-line options. The options themselves are described in detail.
Oh, and if you look at the SEE ALSO section of the LS(1) man page, it mentions where the full documentation is. Guess where?
*presses ctrl-z and looks up*
;)
Eh? What am I using here?
Something that you may want to look into, as far as O'Reilly books are concerend, is the Safari bookshelf. I'm not sure how taxes would work out but it would certainly save you money in the long run. The selection of books available through Safari seems to be impressive. I don't have first-hand experience with it myself, but it's something I've always considered.
man info
I've always found man pages to be somewhat lacking in depth. They're great for looking up a limited set of information about a command or topic and, don't get me wrong, a resource that can't be done without. Something else to point new users to are texinfo documents. The standards info textutils, info fileutils and info bash are something every newbie should be made aware of.
I just noticed your comment was geared towards AIX, so I guess this doesn't apply (not sure there), but texinfo for Linux I highly recommend.
The hostility wasn't real. I was simply trying to get a point across - that poor attempts at humor at the expense of others misfortune is disgusting and there would be a very sweet irony out of people making that sort of humor experiencing the misfortune themselves. (No, I don't think anything is necessarily sacred when it comes to humor, either.)
I used my +1 and didn't post anonymously because I am not a coward and don't mind taking the moderating down.
That's not even in the least bit funny. How about I come over, chop off your legs, gouge out your eyes and destroy your eardrums, then we can talk?
You can also form relationships and bonds with people that go beyond the game itself and into real life. Quite a few of the people that I've known for awhile have been relationships that first formed through online games and the surrounding communities (or indirectly through them knowing someone I knew through gaming.)
Some deep and caring relationships have been formed though such means.
It's also amazing to me that the Islamic fundimentalists are going to hand our country over to the Christian fundamentalists, lock stock and barrel.
I've said this before and I'll this again. The Islamic fundamentalists have already had a successful first strike against the United States. Yes, it was done with the September 11th attack. It was not, however, the loss of life that gives them a clear victory. The signals that they were successful with one attack is that they have changed the United States for some time to come.
In one fell swoop, the Islamic fundamentalists have given their most-hated enemies, the Christian fundamentalists the ability to fully engage them in their fucking holy war. In one fell swoop, everything that this nation is based upon has become unimportant and secondary to protecting ourselves. In one fell swoop, being a citizen doesn't give any more protection from the Crusaders than being not being one.
To everyone ranting and raving in these threads... keep it up.
Not at all. I'm a B5 fan also, but I have to say there are quite a few differences between B5 and Scape. Both (to me of course) have their strengths. B5 is more epic novel while Farscape is more gritty graphic novel.
Yes, fairly funny. Both your post and the fact that it's been modded up twice as informative. Brilliant.
Exactly. Now, which came first? :)
Really, though Firefly is much less dark than Farscape. Also, notice the lack of aliens - which is actually kind of refreshing.
Yes and it is probably the episode that got me to think that "okay this series will keep getting better". To me "interesting" is a very good compliment for television programming because I can't stand and do not watch it. Farscape was the only thing I watched regularly. I generally don't watch TV (I only wanted cable for Farscape) because not much of it is appealing enough for me to sit and stare at a box fed programming by people that only think of me as another set of eyeballs for their advertisers.
I like the character development of Firefly, as it's progressing *very* nicely. I like the humor and there is enough action to balance things out. There are also no punches pulled when it comes to the dirty and bloody things that they go through. And for the drooling-needs-sex-badly-"boobies!" set there was a great woman-woman kissing scene last night. Although you will be dissapointed because it was done in good taste (network TV and all that).
The western theme is a serious negative for me, though. So much, that when I hear the theme song I wonder if it's really a show I want to watch.
Firefly started off, in my opinion, extremely boring. I continued watching it because there isn't much else on television that is science-fiction and I don't like Trek at all.
The last two or three episodes have become interesting. I'll miss the dark feel of Farscape and will never get over the western feel of Firefly... but if it actually makes it for a few seasons this may prove to be a very interesting ride.
Farscape is far from a Star Trek rip-off. It may lift some elements of the classic science-fiction shows, but it's usually done as an homage or even a slightly under-the-belt punch. Star Trek was made fun of several times on the show.
How do I know you've never actually watched Farscape?
1. Star Trek is in a nice clean universe where everything turns out fine at the end of the episode. Crewmen wearing certain shirts die or when that practice stopped death became an almost avoided subject.
Farscape is in a dirty, grimy universe where everything is out to get you. Major characters die. Enemies become friends... or at least necessary to trust them for a while.
2. Star Trek deals with holographic sentience, space-time anomolies/fluxuations, omnipresent alien beings, transwarp confibulators, blah blah blah
Farscape deals with manslaughter, death of loved ones, bounty hunters, torture, s&m, farts, piss, sexuality, emotional pain, intense love, uncomfortable situations, insanity, drug use, outright murder, seduction, loss of life on a massive scale, weapons of mass destruction, spirituality and many other more 'human' topics.
3. Star Trek uses a little bit of makeup on every single alien actor. Thus a universe of bipeds all roughly the same body type.
Farscape uses this method along with elaborate makeup/costumes and 'muppets' which are used to bring to life non-bipedal alien life forms or short stumpy annoying stab-you-in-the-back crew members whose farts cause a helium-like effect to those that inhale it.
4. Star Trek's crew is composed of mostly a bunch of stuffy, by-the-book Federation employees who are all good folk working towards the good of the universe.
Farscape's crew is composed mostly of a bunch of escaped prisoners along with a bumbling <injoke>erpling</injoke> astronaut, former antagonists, and rejects of the universe. It takes serious time and shared experiences for bonds to solidify enough that trust can be built. Everyone is looking out for number one.
5. Star Trek is straight science-fiction historically with a political or social message to bring to the masses while having a heavy focus on the technology.
Farscape is a dark comedy and a tragic love story that happens in a science-fiction setting.
I could go on and on about how Farscape has innovated in the realm of television science-fiction and how it is different than Star Trek, but I won't.
I was thinking the same thing. At least it's a repost with a span of a few years as opposed to the ones with a span of a few hours.
Exactly. Just because they are still promoting the final episodes of the series does not mean that it is now back in production. They are simply trying to squeeze what they can out of the rest of their investment by promoting the last of the season.
*mumbles something about a Slashdot story based off of some guy's malinformed impression of a TV commercial he saw as he was swapping back and forth between two shows*
Yeah, I started growing a beard a few weeks ago. My hair is also long and I'm a little darker than your average white man due to some Asian (FAR East) blood in me. Some friends and family members commented on my "Al Queda" look. Haha. So, going out and about town I did tend to notice a different vibe.
Shaved it just because I didn't like it all that much. Now I'm a good U.S. citizen again.
If the Sci Fi channel ceases to exist due to decreased viewership brought about by their disrespect of their own viewers, that will be a Very Good Thing. (I do believe that they may be closing down or moving completely away from it's niche eventually, however, due to corporate reshuffling as Vivendi continues to struggle.)
How will this be Very Good? It will send a very clear message that they have everyday people, not just Nielson families, choosing whether or not to view their programming and spots. Sci Fi (and those higher up the chain of corporate ownership) will not hear this message, but it will be there for the industry as a whole. If it goes down in a burning bonfire of rehashed paranormal and B-movie master tapes, then that message is only so much louder.
I didn't say whether or not one or the other won Florida. I *have* read the Constitution and I don't see anything about the citizenry being in "insignification."
I'm familiar with the electoral college and how it automatically invalidates my vote since I live in Texas (99.9999% republican). I'm also aware of the fact that we are a republic comprised of individual states who ARE NOT sovereign as evidenced by the civil war's outcome.
Well, I've been forced for various reasons to be using dial-up again and I have to say that I hate it. If I want to big downloads I have to schedule them for when I'm not using my machine.
...
Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for mentioning SSH compression, something that I knew nothing about. By far the worst thing about being on dial-up now is latency in my SSH sessions, which I'm in 24/7. Maybe it will improve
I would agree with your position that the emphasis on a pound of wacky tobacky is ridiculous. The only problem is that they found actually found a 1,000-plant Dro Farm that he was running. That's nothing to sneeze, or cough, at.
I think that you underestimate the stubborness and traditions of the majority of the world's population. People still kill each other over religios upbringing. As a matter of fact, there are places in the world that would consider such comments as grounds for execution.
Believe me, I understand your reasoning. There are many many people out there that do not.
While interesting what about the impact on morality and sprituality? There are many people that have or will have problems with this 'software' approach to life. There must be a chance for discourse and education to occur alongside brute horsepower or it will never occur.