Hey, shitknuckle, instead of insulting me (-1 flamebait), how about offering some real advice (+1 informative) or even a title of "an admin book" so I might be able to improve myself. Or perhaps a new and better way of installing patches, or dealing with people (+1 inf, or +1 ins). It's "priesthood" dickholes like yourself that have made this into a problem, and attitudes just like yours that make it more difficult for the good techs to get by. You, sir, are a prick.
You're tired of IT "Nazis" who impose restrictive limitations upon you and your fellow plebes?? You're tired of being told how to operate your office computer (which, for the record, is COMPANY property)?? You're tired of being treated like an idiot everytime We have to descend from on high to come and fix something that (99 times out of a hundred) was YOUR FUCKING FAULT (the other 1 time, it was the guy in the office next to you, for the record)??
Here's what I'm tired of... ------- 15 hours spent tracking down the last vestige of a virus that got into the network because some dipshit user clicked on that gods damned "punch the monkey" banner. Did I get thanked for preserving the integrity of the company's data?? No, I get told to watch my ass or I'll be out on the street for daring to bill the company for those many hours at once... ------- Removing the spyware which has crippled your machine causing it to "run too slowly" (the original reason you called me)... oh, and by the way, standing over my shoulder, pissing and moaning about lost productivity... that doesn't inspire me to work faster... especially not when the very next thing I see you doing (while en-route to another "emergency" call) is playing SOLITARE!! Real productive... ------- Being told you have a virus and then coming into your office to find that you haven't bothered even to open the e-mail I sent out about a new CRITICAL SECURITY UPDATE that you really should install... by the way... it was in an e-mail because the last time, I spent a day visiting every - single - machine in the office and applying it myself, only to get flak for costing everyone 10 minutes of their precious time ------- Having My lunch/smoke break/FUCKING WEEKEND interrupted because you or one of your shit-headded co-workers desperately need something installed/removed/hit with a stick... I don't need free time, what the hell would I do with it?? I live but to serve you my leige... you jerk-off... ------- The rules and restrictions we place upon you are not out of spite. We are not fascist dictators making rules willy-nilly in the hopes of catching you with your pants down. These rules are in place to protect the sanctity and security of the network that we get paid to protect. The attitude that you see is the result of years of dealing with people who do everything they can to get around our rules. People who continue to open spam e-mail, who open attatchments on e-mails they have not verified, who wait until a computer problem gets so bad that the unit is no longer functional, who visit unsecured websites, who ignore critical updates (they're called critical for a fucking reason, plebe)... you're the problem, not us... Your right, I am paid to interface man with machine, to make the integration of technology and business as seamless as possible, and to keep the company data stored on the network safe from the outside world... I am not paid to babysit you, I am not paid to hold your hand, and above all else I am not paid to take your abuse... so here's the deal... when you follow the procedures we lay down (if you want to know why the rule is there, ask) so that the problems I have to fix aren't ones that have been caused by you, then you'll stop getting the brunt of my attitude... but so long as you act like a petulent child, demanding that everything run perfectly right now... now Now NOW... and continue blaming us for problems that are all totally preventable... I will treat you like a child...
so either start treating us like real people, or run your own damn network...
From the article: However, a reversible transition in which a liquid becomes a solid when heated has never been observed until now (emphasis added by poster)
boaworm wrote: Ever heard of a thing called an "egg"
I have in fact... but I have yet to hear of anyone un-cooking one...
From what I understand from the article (keeping in mind that I pay people to look after my money), there will be more shares available for Joe Investor, and the opening price for the shares will be decided by input from Joe Investor... rather than investment bankers asking investment bankers what investment bankers are willing to pay for these shares, Google will be asking the general public what their shares are worth.
This is still Google attempting to make money from an IPO, but that's nothing new, why should The Oracle not make a little green to keep offering it's top notch services?? However, it seems to be Google is doing everything they can to get feedback from actual users (or at least actual investors), and is keeping toadying by the big investment banks to a minimum...
The end goal here is not cheaper shares... the major goal is a fair share price decided by the investors rather than an undervalued share price decided by bankers looking to curry favour with other big companies and line their own pockets (for doing nothing really...)
Although I'm sure I've missed the point entirely... I hate $$$... hehehe
Re:/me blushes.
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Mount Royal College is already running Linux, and switching over to RedHat over the summer break...
I don't remember not having a computer in my home. I think we got our very first computer (some kind of Radio Shack Tandy machine... it used the TV as a monitor) when I was 4 or so (1984). It ran cartridges and spoke BASIC... by the time I was 6, I ran cartridges (in the machine) and I spoke BASIC (near fluently) and my decades long love affair with technology began.
The point is, it's not a case of the ability... anyone CAN use a computer... it's a matter of drive... fewer people really WANT to use the computer. For most people I know, the Web has replaced TV as their primary source of entertainment. Aside from a few games, very little else is done with their machines.
But the real question is when will us techies replace the TV repairman in all of those porn movies?? *grin*
I somehow inherited 8 CRTs between 17" and 21"... every one of them works just fine... except for the fact that the company had all of the data cables (not the easily replaceable power cables) cut. The only reasoning I can see behind this is "we paid money for these, let's make damn sure no one gets to use them for free"...
WTF?!?!
this is just sensless destruction of potentially useful resources. Of course, I shouldn't expect much better from an oil company... *sigh*
LameCube, Hex-Box and Gay Station 2... does that make you feel better?? *G*
The reason I said nothing of the GC is that it's the one I don't own yet. I've only played Metroid Prime which, although graphically beautiful, got tiresome (why can't I just shoot the damn door like I could in the old ones?? WTF is with this scanning thing??) and Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters which is a) one hell of a fighting game (if you like campy) and b)available on other systems (at long last). Neither of these games had _better_ graphics than the XB (although I'd say it's an even field), and I have yet to be "blown away" by the graphics on any system.
Again I must mention Voodoo Vince... it's exclusively XB, and if you haven't played it I'd suggest renting an XB just to play it... it's hilarious.
I'm sure I will eventually own a GC (and will continue calling it the LameCube regardless) as you are correct, its graphics engine is another beautiful example of what can (see also: _should_) be done with console gaming systems.
Summary: nothing against the GC, just lack of experience with it
I'm not trying to start a holy war here, I'm genuinely curious as to why you don't want a X-Box. Is it b/c of its association with the Evil Empire? Did the lack of significant competition for the original PS ruin you for other systems? Or is there some other (possibly better) reason?
I used to want nothing to do with the X-Box simply because it was a M$ product. The first step on my path to recovery was finding out that Microsoft Games doesn't seem to suffer from the same failings as Microsoft itself does (I'm speaking of course about the world domination and the buggy software). I rented an X-Box with Halo and saw the graphics, and upon researching found that one of the geniuses behind the graphics engine for the console was Michael Abrash, the Almighty. The graphics on the X-Box are stunning. The best example I've found so far is the camera panning in Voodoo Vince (a hilarious outing from Beep Industries), it is flawlessly smooth and the environments are simply stunning.
I've also found that some people don't play X-Box because PS2 has more games. I cannot deny that, however, the vast majority of PS2 games are fighters, racers and sports games. Fighting games are fine, even my GF plays them, but in reality, once you've played one, you've played them all (and besides, Soul Calibur II for X-Box has Spawn). Racing games are right out as I don't even enjoy actually driving, why would I enjoy virtual driving (the exception is Simpson's Road Rage which, for those of you who haven't played it, is a campy outing putting a mixture of GTA and Crazy Taxi into a Springfield setting). Sports games... *sigh* why would I stay inside on the couch pretending to play football when I could grab a couple of friends and actually go play football... X-Box gives me the adventure games I crave and the RPGs that I love.
These are my reasons, but I'm still interested in hearing why people will/will not play the X-Box over the PS2 (I'll just pretend that the LameCube doesn't exist for now *Grin*).
it's the people getting into the industry b/c they see money, but at the same time - don't really like what they do.
Currently I am enrolled in a B.Sc. Comp-Sci program in college. I have yet to have a day go by (a day that I actually went to class that is) where I haven't been asked to help someone who has no business being in comp-sci with some sort of program they're writing or some concept they can't get their heads around. They all see dollar signs floating overtop of the computer screens, and for many of them, it's the only reason they're here. I have always maintained that I would be in computer science even if it only offered me a minimum wage job at the end of my run. I'm in it for the love of the game.
Another thing I've noticed is that the first thing out of someone's (specifically non-IT types) mouth when I tell them what I'm taking in school is "Lots of money in that". The unfortunate part is that this is no longer a true statement. So in the end what we have is a mass of barely qualified people bringing the qaulity of the entire industry down. I hate to sound like an elitist, but gods-dammit, if I'm forced to clean up after one more IT "professional" who doesn't know their ass from a USB port, I'm going to scream.
Okay... everyone who thinks like you should go forth and check out This site which is a verbose listing of Canadian musical artists.
I'm damn tired of people thinking Canadian music is all Celine Dione and Stompin' Tom Conners. In reality we run the gamut from east coast folk music (Great Big Sea), through soft rock (Barenaked Ladies), harder rock (Nickelback), to this new breed of country music (Shania Twain).
We have a hell of a lot of diverse talent up here... oh, and nowhere in that list are there any "Manufactured Bands" like the Back-Door Boys or N-Stink. The closest we ever had was The Moffats, who broke up because one of the brothers came out of the closet (let the gay boy band references fly). The very nature of our culture up here promotes diversity, not the cookie cutter melting pot of our neighbours to the south.
I know it's foolish to blow my perfect karma on an offtopic flamebait troll post, in response to a post that only has a score of 1, but godsdammit, I'm sick and tired of being America's whipping boy. We are our own nation! We have been for over a decade now. It's time to stop defining what we are by constantly stating how we differ from the boorish, uncultured loudmouths we share a border with.
Now, as a Canadian, I must apologize for this post and for any offence I may have given anyone. I just needed to get that off my chest. Thank you for your time.
Look at the Winchester Mystery House. This victorian mansion was built by the heiress of the Winchester (as in the gun manufacturer) family and felt compelled to build a house that was open to all the spirits of all the people killed by her family's rifles. They also routinely hire mediums to figure out the wishes of the spirits, and add onto the house accordingly, giving some very bizzare results.
Granted, I did not RTFA, but I did watch the local news the other night. What appeared to be said was not that they were going to charge the ISPs the tarrifs, in fact, the impression I got of the issue was not even who was responsible for paying the tarrifs, just who was responsible for collecting them and passing them on. Therefore, it would be me, the end user, charged a flat fee by the ISP for my downloading habits, then having that money passed on to SOCAN, and from them (hopefully) on to the musicians.
I also understand that SOCAN is much better at taking care of their artists than the RIAA is, but that might just be because more of our artists are independant and start their own labels.
Granted, I'm just talking outta my ass, so I could be bass ackwards on the whole thing.
Actually, while I was working at a Blockbuster Video a co-worker and I noticed this on one of his new movies (some straight to video piece of garbage). We then had to go around and look at the cases for ALL of the Segal movies. As a matter of fact, he has three expressions: "Intense", "Amused" and "Angry". The differences are subtle, and you have to look at a number of different pictures of him before you can catch them.
Ye flipping gods, I'm ashamed to share a birthday with that man.
...that these embryos wouldn't survive to infancy even if implanted:
The vast majority of the DNA in the embryos is human, with a small percentage of genetic material -- called mitochondrial DNA -- contributed by the rabbit egg. No one knows if such an embryo could develop into a viable fetus, though some experiments with other species suggest it would not.
Mitochondria are the power supplies for cells, they drive the metabolisation by converting sugar into energy (I found technical details here, high school biology was a while back). If the mitochondrial DNA (ie, the building blocks of the mitochondria) are from a rabbit, then would not, theoretically, the person in question have the metabolism of a rabbit? Since the nuclear DNA is human, what you'd end up with (again, in theory, someone could let me know if I'm way off base here, IANABiologist) is a human shaped / sized organism with a metabolism designed for a rabbit sized organism. I don't think that, even eating high energy foods constantly, that such a creature would ever be able to get enough food.
Again, theory, any flames will make me cry like a little bitch and take my ball and go home...
Well... given the fact that Open Source Now is a community for OSS advocacy focusing on education of the populace about OSS, and in fact has nothing to do with the OSN Fund, nor does it contain any useful information about donating to the fund, but only links to how to join the OSN Community.
Before you criticize people for not RTFA... maybe you should actually RT Fucking A!!!
Now, I agree with you that this is not a dupe, in fact it's a whole lot of nothing. The link submitted by celston23 has nothing to do with the OSN Fund. Sorry bigjocker, but how does your ankle taste??
and proud of it... this has nothing to do with your post, it has to do with your sig. I can't stand misquotes, especially not from The Simpsons. You cannot simply say that the quote was from "The Simpsons", there have been 14 seasons of episodes to choose from. The quote in question was delievered by Superintendant Chalmers in Season 5, episode 19 "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song" upon hearing Ned Flanders (the interim principle of Springfield elementary) thanking God for another glorious day.
Now that I have proven that my geek is bigger than yours, please for the love of the gods mod me down so no one else will ever be able to read this.
/.'s probably not the right forum... but...
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I wonder if the CVD diamonds would have the same mystic properties as real diamonds. I'm no more sure about what makes a diamond an infinite energy sink (magickal energy, not electrical) than I am sure what colour octarine is. As a druid and an amature geomancer, I'd love to get my hands on one of these babies to see if they hold the same astral properties.
Ye flipping gods... I could have a wand with a diamond point on the business end rather than a quartz point. I wonder if they can grow them to specific shapes, or if they have to be cut, a diamond crystal ball would be badass.
Of course this is all theoretical. If it is in fact the process of superheating and supercompressing coal and graphite in the very bowels of the Mother that gives them all their power... then I'd still have to shell for the real deal on occasion (of course, if I'm getting a cut diamond, I'm only getting one with a polar bear etched into it). Still... it's worth checking out.
The US Air Force has had one for 2 years now. Completely robotic, tipping the distance scale at 13,840 KM (8,600 miles), and above all else, it's utilitarian. The USAF plane is a fully featured spy plane. Sorry TAM, but you just don't measure up to this bad boy.
I got the link and figures wrong on that last post.
As of 2001, # of Americans (only americans, this says nothing sbout the rest of the world) arrested for marijuana related charges since 1965: Over 11 Million
Out of that 2.2 million people, somewhere near 700,000 are in jail from possession, use or distribution of marijuana. A law that was originally used to control migrant mexican workers has bogged down the american legal system to the breaking point. Imagine, 700,000 new cells open for child molesters, rapists, spammers, and SCO executives.
Fair enough, I will admit that police always make me nervous, regardless of whether or not I'm doing anything wrong. I had simply not equated this with terrorizing a populace. Also the prejudices I hear (but do not share) about First Nations peoples are somewhat disturbing to me. I sit corrected, but at least we are a lot closer to the mark than most.
I am, however, very happy to hear that you, personally, find Canada to be better (by far even) than anywhere else you've been, and I think I can say with some authority that we, in general, are a far more tolerant people.
It all stems from our multi-cultural roots. We are mor accepting of othr peoples differences because many of us come from mixed backgrounds.
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Hey, shitknuckle, instead of insulting me (-1 flamebait), how about offering some real advice (+1 informative) or even a title of "an admin book" so I might be able to improve myself. Or perhaps a new and better way of installing patches, or dealing with people (+1 inf, or +1 ins). It's "priesthood" dickholes like yourself that have made this into a problem, and attitudes just like yours that make it more difficult for the good techs to get by. You, sir, are a prick.
You're tired of IT "Nazis" who impose restrictive limitations upon you and your fellow plebes?? You're tired of being told how to operate your office computer (which, for the record, is COMPANY property)?? You're tired of being treated like an idiot everytime We have to descend from on high to come and fix something that (99 times out of a hundred) was YOUR FUCKING FAULT (the other 1 time, it was the guy in the office next to you, for the record)??
Here's what I'm tired of...
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15 hours spent tracking down the last vestige of a virus that got into the network because some dipshit user clicked on that gods damned "punch the monkey" banner. Did I get thanked for preserving the integrity of the company's data?? No, I get told to watch my ass or I'll be out on the street for daring to bill the company for those many hours at once...
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Removing the spyware which has crippled your machine causing it to "run too slowly" (the original reason you called me)... oh, and by the way, standing over my shoulder, pissing and moaning about lost productivity... that doesn't inspire me to work faster... especially not when the very next thing I see you doing (while en-route to another "emergency" call) is playing SOLITARE!! Real productive...
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Being told you have a virus and then coming into your office to find that you haven't bothered even to open the e-mail I sent out about a new CRITICAL SECURITY UPDATE that you really should install... by the way... it was in an e-mail because the last time, I spent a day visiting every - single - machine in the office and applying it myself, only to get flak for costing everyone 10 minutes of their precious time
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Having My lunch/smoke break/FUCKING WEEKEND interrupted because you or one of your shit-headded co-workers desperately need something installed/removed/hit with a stick... I don't need free time, what the hell would I do with it?? I live but to serve you my leige... you jerk-off...
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The rules and restrictions we place upon you are not out of spite. We are not fascist dictators making rules willy-nilly in the hopes of catching you with your pants down. These rules are in place to protect the sanctity and security of the network that we get paid to protect. The attitude that you see is the result of years of dealing with people who do everything they can to get around our rules. People who continue to open spam e-mail, who open attatchments on e-mails they have not verified, who wait until a computer problem gets so bad that the unit is no longer functional, who visit unsecured websites, who ignore critical updates (they're called critical for a fucking reason, plebe)... you're the problem, not us... Your right, I am paid to interface man with machine, to make the integration of technology and business as seamless as possible, and to keep the company data stored on the network safe from the outside world... I am not paid to babysit you, I am not paid to hold your hand, and above all else I am not paid to take your abuse... so here's the deal... when you follow the procedures we lay down (if you want to know why the rule is there, ask) so that the problems I have to fix aren't ones that have been caused by you, then you'll stop getting the brunt of my attitude... but so long as you act like a petulent child, demanding that everything run perfectly right now... now Now NOW... and continue blaming us for problems that are all totally preventable... I will treat you like a child...
so either start treating us like real people, or run your own damn network...
From the article:
However, a reversible transition in which a liquid becomes a solid when heated has never been observed until now (emphasis added by poster)
boaworm wrote:
Ever heard of a thing called an "egg"
I have in fact... but I have yet to hear of anyone un-cooking one...
From what I understand from the article (keeping in mind that I pay people to look after my money), there will be more shares available for Joe Investor, and the opening price for the shares will be decided by input from Joe Investor... rather than investment bankers asking investment bankers what investment bankers are willing to pay for these shares, Google will be asking the general public what their shares are worth.
This is still Google attempting to make money from an IPO, but that's nothing new, why should The Oracle not make a little green to keep offering it's top notch services?? However, it seems to be Google is doing everything they can to get feedback from actual users (or at least actual investors), and is keeping toadying by the big investment banks to a minimum...
The end goal here is not cheaper shares... the major goal is a fair share price decided by the investors rather than an undervalued share price decided by bankers looking to curry favour with other big companies and line their own pockets (for doing nothing really...)
Although I'm sure I've missed the point entirely... I hate $$$... hehehe
Mount Royal College is already running Linux, and switching over to RedHat over the summer break...
I don't remember not having a computer in my home. I think we got our very first computer (some kind of Radio Shack Tandy machine... it used the TV as a monitor) when I was 4 or so (1984). It ran cartridges and spoke BASIC... by the time I was 6, I ran cartridges (in the machine) and I spoke BASIC (near fluently) and my decades long love affair with technology began.
The point is, it's not a case of the ability... anyone CAN use a computer... it's a matter of drive... fewer people really WANT to use the computer. For most people I know, the Web has replaced TV as their primary source of entertainment. Aside from a few games, very little else is done with their machines.
But the real question is when will us techies replace the TV repairman in all of those porn movies?? *grin*
I somehow inherited 8 CRTs between 17" and 21"... every one of them works just fine... except for the fact that the company had all of the data cables (not the easily replaceable power cables) cut. The only reasoning I can see behind this is "we paid money for these, let's make damn sure no one gets to use them for free"...
WTF?!?!
this is just sensless destruction of potentially useful resources. Of course, I shouldn't expect much better from an oil company... *sigh*
When the rest of us clearly recognize it as magick?? *grin*
Still... it couldn't possibly be worse than Godfather 3...
LameCube, Hex-Box and Gay Station 2... does that make you feel better?? *G*
The reason I said nothing of the GC is that it's the one I don't own yet. I've only played Metroid Prime which, although graphically beautiful, got tiresome (why can't I just shoot the damn door like I could in the old ones?? WTF is with this scanning thing??) and Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters which is a) one hell of a fighting game (if you like campy) and b)available on other systems (at long last). Neither of these games had _better_ graphics than the XB (although I'd say it's an even field), and I have yet to be "blown away" by the graphics on any system.
Again I must mention Voodoo Vince... it's exclusively XB, and if you haven't played it I'd suggest renting an XB just to play it... it's hilarious.
I'm sure I will eventually own a GC (and will continue calling it the LameCube regardless) as you are correct, its graphics engine is another beautiful example of what can (see also: _should_) be done with console gaming systems.
Summary: nothing against the GC, just lack of experience with it
PS: is LoZ: Wind Waker as good as everyone says??
I own a PS2 and won't ever buy an XBox Why not??
I'm not trying to start a holy war here, I'm genuinely curious as to why you don't want a X-Box. Is it b/c of its association with the Evil Empire? Did the lack of significant competition for the original PS ruin you for other systems? Or is there some other (possibly better) reason?
I used to want nothing to do with the X-Box simply because it was a M$ product. The first step on my path to recovery was finding out that Microsoft Games doesn't seem to suffer from the same failings as Microsoft itself does (I'm speaking of course about the world domination and the buggy software). I rented an X-Box with Halo and saw the graphics, and upon researching found that one of the geniuses behind the graphics engine for the console was Michael Abrash, the Almighty. The graphics on the X-Box are stunning. The best example I've found so far is the camera panning in Voodoo Vince (a hilarious outing from Beep Industries), it is flawlessly smooth and the environments are simply stunning.
I've also found that some people don't play X-Box because PS2 has more games. I cannot deny that, however, the vast majority of PS2 games are fighters, racers and sports games. Fighting games are fine, even my GF plays them, but in reality, once you've played one, you've played them all (and besides, Soul Calibur II for X-Box has Spawn). Racing games are right out as I don't even enjoy actually driving, why would I enjoy virtual driving (the exception is Simpson's Road Rage which, for those of you who haven't played it, is a campy outing putting a mixture of GTA and Crazy Taxi into a Springfield setting). Sports games... *sigh* why would I stay inside on the couch pretending to play football when I could grab a couple of friends and actually go play football... X-Box gives me the adventure games I crave and the RPGs that I love.
These are my reasons, but I'm still interested in hearing why people will/will not play the X-Box over the PS2 (I'll just pretend that the LameCube doesn't exist for now *Grin*).
Currently I am enrolled in a B.Sc. Comp-Sci program in college. I have yet to have a day go by (a day that I actually went to class that is) where I haven't been asked to help someone who has no business being in comp-sci with some sort of program they're writing or some concept they can't get their heads around. They all see dollar signs floating overtop of the computer screens, and for many of them, it's the only reason they're here. I have always maintained that I would be in computer science even if it only offered me a minimum wage job at the end of my run. I'm in it for the love of the game.
Another thing I've noticed is that the first thing out of someone's (specifically non-IT types) mouth when I tell them what I'm taking in school is "Lots of money in that". The unfortunate part is that this is no longer a true statement. So in the end what we have is a mass of barely qualified people bringing the qaulity of the entire industry down. I hate to sound like an elitist, but gods-dammit, if I'm forced to clean up after one more IT "professional" who doesn't know their ass from a USB port, I'm going to scream.
Okay... everyone who thinks like you should go forth and check out This site which is a verbose listing of Canadian musical artists.
I'm damn tired of people thinking Canadian music is all Celine Dione and Stompin' Tom Conners. In reality we run the gamut from east coast folk music (Great Big Sea), through soft rock (Barenaked Ladies), harder rock (Nickelback), to this new breed of country music (Shania Twain).
We have a hell of a lot of diverse talent up here... oh, and nowhere in that list are there any "Manufactured Bands" like the Back-Door Boys or N-Stink. The closest we ever had was The Moffats, who broke up because one of the brothers came out of the closet (let the gay boy band references fly). The very nature of our culture up here promotes diversity, not the cookie cutter melting pot of our neighbours to the south.
I know it's foolish to blow my perfect karma on an offtopic flamebait troll post, in response to a post that only has a score of 1, but godsdammit, I'm sick and tired of being America's whipping boy. We are our own nation! We have been for over a decade now. It's time to stop defining what we are by constantly stating how we differ from the boorish, uncultured loudmouths we share a border with.
Now, as a Canadian, I must apologize for this post and for any offence I may have given anyone. I just needed to get that off my chest. Thank you for your time.
Look at the Winchester Mystery House. This victorian mansion was built by the heiress of the Winchester (as in the gun manufacturer) family and felt compelled to build a house that was open to all the spirits of all the people killed by her family's rifles. They also routinely hire mediums to figure out the wishes of the spirits, and add onto the house accordingly, giving some very bizzare results.
Granted, I did not RTFA, but I did watch the local news the other night. What appeared to be said was not that they were going to charge the ISPs the tarrifs, in fact, the impression I got of the issue was not even who was responsible for paying the tarrifs, just who was responsible for collecting them and passing them on. Therefore, it would be me, the end user, charged a flat fee by the ISP for my downloading habits, then having that money passed on to SOCAN, and from them (hopefully) on to the musicians.
I also understand that SOCAN is much better at taking care of their artists than the RIAA is, but that might just be because more of our artists are independant and start their own labels.
Granted, I'm just talking outta my ass, so I could be bass ackwards on the whole thing.
I'm sorry... did he just imply that ESR "Doesn't Get It"??
Actually, while I was working at a Blockbuster Video a co-worker and I noticed this on one of his new movies (some straight to video piece of garbage). We then had to go around and look at the cases for ALL of the Segal movies. As a matter of fact, he has three expressions: "Intense", "Amused" and "Angry". The differences are subtle, and you have to look at a number of different pictures of him before you can catch them.
Ye flipping gods, I'm ashamed to share a birthday with that man.
Mitochondria are the power supplies for cells, they drive the metabolisation by converting sugar into energy (I found technical details here, high school biology was a while back). If the mitochondrial DNA (ie, the building blocks of the mitochondria) are from a rabbit, then would not, theoretically, the person in question have the metabolism of a rabbit? Since the nuclear DNA is human, what you'd end up with (again, in theory, someone could let me know if I'm way off base here, IANABiologist) is a human shaped / sized organism with a metabolism designed for a rabbit sized organism. I don't think that, even eating high energy foods constantly, that such a creature would ever be able to get enough food.
Again, theory, any flames will make me cry like a little bitch and take my ball and go home...
Well... given the fact that Open Source Now is a community for OSS advocacy focusing on education of the populace about OSS, and in fact has nothing to do with the OSN Fund, nor does it contain any useful information about donating to the fund, but only links to how to join the OSN Community.
Before you criticize people for not RTFA... maybe you should actually RT Fucking A!!!
Now, I agree with you that this is not a dupe, in fact it's a whole lot of nothing. The link submitted by celston23 has nothing to do with the OSN Fund. Sorry bigjocker, but how does your ankle taste??
and proud of it... this has nothing to do with your post, it has to do with your sig. I can't stand misquotes, especially not from The Simpsons. You cannot simply say that the quote was from "The Simpsons", there have been 14 seasons of episodes to choose from. The quote in question was delievered by Superintendant Chalmers in Season 5, episode 19 "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song" upon hearing Ned Flanders (the interim principle of Springfield elementary) thanking God for another glorious day.
Now that I have proven that my geek is bigger than yours, please for the love of the gods mod me down so no one else will ever be able to read this.
I wonder if the CVD diamonds would have the same mystic properties as real diamonds. I'm no more sure about what makes a diamond an infinite energy sink (magickal energy, not electrical) than I am sure what colour octarine is. As a druid and an amature geomancer, I'd love to get my hands on one of these babies to see if they hold the same astral properties.
Ye flipping gods... I could have a wand with a diamond point on the business end rather than a quartz point. I wonder if they can grow them to specific shapes, or if they have to be cut, a diamond crystal ball would be badass.
Of course this is all theoretical. If it is in fact the process of superheating and supercompressing coal and graphite in the very bowels of the Mother that gives them all their power... then I'd still have to shell for the real deal on occasion (of course, if I'm getting a cut diamond, I'm only getting one with a polar bear etched into it). Still... it's worth checking out.
The US Air Force has had one for 2 years now. Completely robotic, tipping the distance scale at 13,840 KM (8,600 miles), and above all else, it's utilitarian. The USAF plane is a fully featured spy plane. Sorry TAM, but you just don't measure up to this bad boy.
I got the link and figures wrong on that last post.
As of 2001, # of Americans (only americans, this says nothing sbout the rest of the world) arrested for marijuana related charges since 1965: Over 11 Million
Out of that 2.2 million people, somewhere near 700,000 are in jail from possession, use or distribution of marijuana. A law that was originally used to control migrant mexican workers has bogged down the american legal system to the breaking point. Imagine, 700,000 new cells open for child molesters, rapists, spammers, and SCO executives.
Wouldn't it be grand?
PS: Sorry about the OT, but things like this need to be said whenever the opportunity presents itself.
Fair enough, I will admit that police always make me nervous, regardless of whether or not I'm doing anything wrong. I had simply not equated this with terrorizing a populace. Also the prejudices I hear (but do not share) about First Nations peoples are somewhat disturbing to me. I sit corrected, but at least we are a lot closer to the mark than most.
I am, however, very happy to hear that you, personally, find Canada to be better (by far even) than anywhere else you've been, and I think I can say with some authority that we, in general, are a far more tolerant people.
It all stems from our multi-cultural roots. We are mor accepting of othr peoples differences because many of us come from mixed backgrounds.