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Well, if we're bitching about CDs being mixed too loud, can someone tell me WTF is up with advertising being twice as loud as the TV shows? I'm sure I'm not the only one who gets the "TURN IT DOWN" every time a show goes to break. I could be watching Alias or something where shit blows up and it's the commercials that get me in trouble with the wife!
It's to wake you up. They want to make sure you don't miss the commercial. TV shows make money through commercials.
"God of the Skies" covered a distance of 35 kilometers (20 miles) during his flight, reaching speeds of up to 200 kilometers an hour.
BBC says:
Mr Baumgartner said the plane was at 30,000 ft (9,000 m) when he jumped - and he initially reached speeds of 360 km (220 miles) per hour. For most of the freefall, he was travelling at about 220 km (135 miles) per hour, he said.
I work in the computer field and I keep having discussions with people on how computers and robots are going to take all their jobs. Well, it's not taking my job!
How many hunters do you know? Farmers? Not many... That's because they've been replaced by technology. There's no need for everyone to do that anymore. So the vast majority of people found other things to do. For the people who worked in a farm what did they do? Well, they complained about not making enough money and later died. But they made sure to educated their kids to do something else. Something that only humans could do. By the way, I'm not saying that we don't need farmers we just don't need as many.
In other words, don't do something that can easily be replaced by technology. If you do, that's just too bad. You'll suffer, but hopefully your kids will find interest in something else.
Well, you didn't really refute any of my points. Those you chose to ignore I will assume you agree with. However, despite your rudeness I'll respond one last time.
I think we both understand each other. I guess you just wanted to give me alternatives and I just wanted to say that I can't import Word documents easily without extra work.
Thank you for you suggestions. I'm sincerly sorry for the rudeness. We are both grown people.
So you think it's entirely reasonable to require everyone to purchase ~$300 software for compatibility, yet it is not reasonable to require someone to download free software?
Most people already have Word. Not OO. I'm not requiring them to install a 300$ software. I'm the one that doesn't have Word like everyone else.
Wow, your awesome argumentative capabilities astound me.
Thank you Well, no, obviously RTF won't work on highly complex documents (I have no idea what a CV document is).
A CV is just a Resume. Simple document with lots of tabs.
That being the case, I assume you've tried it in your specific case and can confirm it doesn't work (and aren't just dismissing it out of hand)? If you're going to create highly complex documents in a closely guarded, proprietary format, you have to expect incompatibility. This goes back to my point of who controls your data (which you completely ignored).
I'll ignore it again.
My point is that I don't want other people do more work because I'm using OO. And yes they shouldn't force me to use Word, but I'm the minority.
Well gee, thanks for the personal attack. If you said "I work in business, all my customers use MS Office and I need it for compatibility" my answer would have been different than for "my girlfriend needs to send me documents so I can print them at work."
Your lack of argumentative ability is no excuse for rudeness.
Who says she can't afford a printer? BTW, 35$ is the price of the ink. I'm simply saying that it messes up documents and you are talking to me about buying a cheap printer so I can still use OO.
Well, your girlfriend could write her document in OOo, thus eliminating compatibility problems between you.
My girlfriend was just an example. I'm not going to make everyone install OO. BTW, if she can't even afford a cheap printer (~$35) how in the heck can she afford MS Office?
whatever...
Have you tried saving Word docs in RTF, then importing this into OOo? RTF is suprisingly capable, able to keep images, tables, etc. quite nicely.
Not on complexe documents.
Sometimes I feel that some of you are not in the real world. Don't get me wrong, I love Linux and Open Source Software but I'm still in the real world.
also, why not just set up ipp on her PC? it is realy easy to do in windows. then she can print directly to your printer using your computer as a print server.
I do it over my network at home from my windows laptop to my printer connected to my Mac OS X in the basement.
Besides, it imports simple word docs fine. And really, Word is a word processor, not a page layout program. If you really want to do some fancy stuff neither word nor OOo are good. Go get pagemaker or quark.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll email my girlfriend to learn to use pagemaker if she just wants to send me her CV to print out for her. (She has no printer at home)...
I don't have a problem with the software when I'm writing a doc. It's when I'm importing a doc. i.e. I didn't write it.
No, what's sad is that this single, solitary complaint is the only negative thing I ever hear about OO, and still it gets modded up as fucking 'informative'.
It is the only negative thing about it. But's it's negative, an not everyone knows that.
What problems have you had with opening MS Word docs? I've been using OO.o for a while, using myself as a test subject to see if we could replace all/some of our MS Office suites with something comparable. I haven't noticed any problems, but I'd like to hear what other people have issues
Well I'm using OpenOffice 1.0.2. I understand that it's not the latest one but it is a 1.0 version.
When I'm importing MS Word docs, I'm able to read the documents but the fonts are sometime mess up. Also Printing an imported MS Word document never looks the same way as printing an original MS Word document.
Slackware was my first linux distribution. I used to work at "Bureau en Gros" ( I think it's "Business Depot" in english). I was working in the computer section and this guy ask me about Linux. I thought it was a game at first. But then he told me that it was something new and cool but very complicated. I found the CDs for him in bin. That same day I got myself a copy and wanted to install it on my computer. By then I just thought it was an application. Reading on, I realised that I need a different partition. I read up on it and installed my first Linux system on a 100 Meg zip disk. It was the coolest thing for me. I spent most of my time trying to figure out how to do the simplest things but it was really fun. I had an slow computer at the time ( Pentium 60Hz) and the newer games didn't install on my computer anymore so I had to find myself another way of having fun.
And now I get paid to program device drivers on Linux!
Its bloated, slow and ugly! Im glad AOL got rid of that profit drain for good. There are simply better browers out there, Opera, Safari, Firebird, Camino, Galeon, Epiphany, Konqueror, Internet Explorer, Omniweb, Atlantis, lynx and NCSA mosiac!
You just named every other browser. By the way, Camino and Firebird are from Mozilla.
And this really isn't meant to be a troll, I just wanna know...
Does anyone here actually use Netscape as their default browser?
If you do, why? Is it solely for political/moral/whatever reasons, or does it offer some technical feature that you have not found in another browser?
How many people here have Netscape as a browser on their computer NOT as a primary browser, and why did you install it? WHy is it not the primary browser?
I use it as my primary browser mostly because of Tab browsing. It's a real time saver when you get use to it.
I have 4 words to say: Mozilla Don't Got Calender.
If you're willing to go for one more word, you could actually sound intelligent. How about, "Mozilla doesn't have a calendar," instead? Also, since it's irrelevant (and impossible?) for Mozilla to have or be a machine in which cloth or paper is made smooth and glossy by being pressed through rollers, I fixed your misspelling of "calendar".
Doesn't "doesn't" equal 2 words? That's what I used to do back in school when I was counting how many words my essay had.
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It's to wake you up. They want to make sure you don't miss the commercial. TV shows make money through commercials.
BBC says:
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New Whitespace-Only Programming Language
I work in the computer field and I keep having discussions with people on how computers and robots are going to take all their jobs. Well, it's not taking my job!
How many hunters do you know? Farmers? Not many... That's because they've been replaced by technology. There's no need for everyone to do that anymore. So the vast majority of people found other things to do. For the people who worked in a farm what did they do? Well, they complained about not making enough money and later died. But they made sure to educated their kids to do something else. Something that only humans could do. By the way, I'm not saying that we don't need farmers we just don't need as many.
In other words, don't do something that can easily be replaced by technology. If you do, that's just too bad. You'll suffer, but hopefully your kids will find interest in something else.
We have a lot of strip clubs. I suggest you "Chez Pare". There's some fine honeys up in that place.
There's a bunch of free movies out there! All you need is a computer and an internet connection!
Now everyone will know that it's easy to get them.
Well I guess it could have a little chance since large face watches are now in fashion.
I can't seem to find any.
I have and never will submit to drug/alcohol screening for a job or insurance.
I'm guessing you have a job already.
Well, you didn't really refute any of my points. Those you chose to ignore I will assume you agree with. However, despite your rudeness I'll respond one last time.
I think we both understand each other. I guess you just wanted to give me alternatives and I just wanted to say that I can't import Word documents easily without extra work.
Thank you for you suggestions. I'm sincerly sorry for the rudeness. We are both grown people.
So you think it's entirely reasonable to require everyone to purchase ~$300 software for compatibility, yet it is not reasonable to require someone to download free software?
Most people already have Word. Not OO. I'm not requiring them to install a 300$ software. I'm the one that doesn't have Word like everyone else.
Wow, your awesome argumentative capabilities astound me.
Thank you
Well, no, obviously RTF won't work on highly complex documents (I have no idea what a CV document is).
A CV is just a Resume. Simple document with lots of tabs.
That being the case, I assume you've tried it in your specific case and can confirm it doesn't work (and aren't just dismissing it out of hand)? If you're going to create highly complex documents in a closely guarded, proprietary format, you have to expect incompatibility. This goes back to my point of who controls your data (which you completely ignored).
I'll ignore it again.
My point is that I don't want other people do more work because I'm using OO. And yes they shouldn't force me to use Word, but I'm the minority.
Well gee, thanks for the personal attack. If you said "I work in business, all my customers use MS Office and I need it for compatibility" my answer would have been different than for "my girlfriend needs to send me documents so I can print them at work."
Your lack of argumentative ability is no excuse for rudeness.
Who says she can't afford a printer? BTW, 35$ is the price of the ink. I'm simply saying that it messes up documents and you are talking to me about buying a cheap printer so I can still use OO.
Well, your girlfriend could write her document in OOo, thus eliminating compatibility problems between you.
My girlfriend was just an example. I'm not going to make everyone install OO.
BTW, if she can't even afford a cheap printer (~$35) how in the heck can she afford MS Office?
whatever...
Have you tried saving Word docs in RTF, then importing this into OOo? RTF is suprisingly capable, able to keep images, tables, etc. quite nicely.
Not on complexe documents.
Sometimes I feel that some of you are not in the real world. Don't get me wrong, I love Linux and Open Source Software but I'm still in the real world.
CV?
Sorry CV is a Curriculum Vitae.
also, why not just set up ipp on her PC? it is realy easy to do in windows. then she can print directly to your printer using your computer as a print server.
I do it over my network at home from my windows laptop to my printer connected to my Mac OS X in the basement.
and ipp was invented to go over the internet.
I print at work... free paper...
Luugi
Besides, it imports simple word docs fine. And really, Word is a word processor, not a page layout program. If you really want to do some fancy stuff neither word nor OOo are good. Go get pagemaker or quark.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll email my girlfriend to learn to use pagemaker if she just wants to send me her CV to print out for her. (She has no printer at home)...
I don't have a problem with the software when I'm writing a doc. It's when I'm importing a doc. i.e. I didn't write it.
No, what's sad is that this single, solitary complaint is the only negative thing I ever hear about OO, and still it gets modded up as fucking 'informative'.
It is the only negative thing about it. But's it's negative, an not everyone knows that.
What problems have you had with opening MS Word docs? I've been using OO.o for a while, using myself as a test subject to see if we could replace all/some of our MS Office suites with something comparable. I haven't noticed any problems, but I'd like to hear what other people have issues
Well I'm using OpenOffice 1.0.2. I understand that it's not the latest one but it is a 1.0 version.
When I'm importing MS Word docs, I'm able to read the documents but the fonts are sometime mess up. Also Printing an imported MS Word document never looks the same way as printing an original MS Word document.
is that it simply doesn't import MS Word documents properly. MS Word is the still the norm wether you like it or not.
I had an slow computer at the time ( Pentium 60Hz)
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:)
No silly, you're supposed to put the clock speed there, not the frequency of your AC supply
Oops! I still have a lot to learn.
Slackware was my first linux distribution. I used to work at "Bureau en Gros" ( I think it's "Business Depot" in english). I was working in the computer section and this guy ask me about Linux. I thought it was a game at first. But then he told me that it was something new and cool but very complicated. I found the CDs for him in bin. That same day I got myself a copy and wanted to install it on my computer. By then I just thought it was an application. Reading on, I realised that I need a different partition. I read up on it and installed my first Linux system on a 100 Meg zip disk. It was the coolest thing for me. I spent most of my time trying to figure out how to do the simplest things but it was really fun. I had an slow computer at the time ( Pentium 60Hz) and the newer games didn't install on my computer anymore so I had to find myself another way of having fun.
And now I get paid to program device drivers on Linux!
Its bloated, slow and ugly! Im glad AOL got rid of that profit drain for good. There are simply better browers out there, Opera, Safari, Firebird, Camino, Galeon, Epiphany, Konqueror, Internet Explorer, Omniweb, Atlantis, lynx and NCSA mosiac!
You just named every other browser. By the way, Camino and Firebird are from Mozilla.
And this really isn't meant to be a troll, I just wanna know...
Does anyone here actually use Netscape as their default browser?
If you do, why? Is it solely for political/moral/whatever reasons, or does it offer some technical feature that you have not found in another browser?
How many people here have Netscape as a browser on their computer NOT as a primary browser, and why did you install it? WHy is it not the primary browser?
I use it as my primary browser mostly because of Tab browsing. It's a real time saver when you get use to it.
They're not web coders. They develop the browser not web pages.
I think he got the message the first four times.
Notice that I wrote my message only 4 minutes after the first person posted it.
They teach you how to count in school?? the "a" is his/her 5th word.
Did they teach you how to read in school? I'm talking about "doesn't"
For me I consider it it as 2 words. "does" and "not".
Too bad u posted as Anonymous Coward you.. you.. Coward
I have 4 words to say: Mozilla Don't Got Calender.
If you're willing to go for one more word, you could actually sound intelligent. How about, "Mozilla doesn't have a calendar," instead? Also, since it's irrelevant (and impossible?) for Mozilla to have or be a machine in which cloth or paper is made smooth and glossy by being pressed through rollers, I fixed your misspelling of "calendar".
Doesn't "doesn't" equal 2 words? That's what I used to do back in school when I was counting how many words my essay had.