So long Mr. Adams, thanks for all your hoopy work.
A few things I appreciate about his work (not a complete list): Pointing out the absurdity we seem to accept as normal. The use of language. Even minor characters are are complex, not just plot devices.
effectively have a Communist idea at their root; if we are allowed to own any copyrighted material we will steal: Property equals theft.
Imbecile you have it backwards. The communist idea of property as theft is that we all share equally. When I program I share with you, when you write (though showing your ignorance) you share with me. If, however, I program and have the government pass a law to make you pay for my work when we're all supposed to be sharing (playing nice), that is theft, especially if you miss out on the opportunity to get a similar law passed.
In other words, without the use of force, there can be no monopolies, and socialist governments are in the business of monopolies.
The idea is to benefit the people by ensuring that profit doesn't interfere with service. In theory a great idea, in practice difficult. I'm not saying don't try, though.
Once the technology exists in a production model who's going to stop the MPAA from releasing only formats that work with the new monitors?
What's going to be worth watching once an audience is found that will bend over and take these restrictions? My guess is it will split culture between brainless consumers of Britney Spears type crap and intelligent people who like real music.
It was probably a fluke, but the last time I played Q3 Arena I kicked some major ass with my PBFW with just the trackpad...
I even changed my screen name to "I'm using a TRACKPAD!"
Well... after getting a Logitech cordless mouse with 3 buttons and a wheel, I find myself asking why I'm using that extra button when there's a faster keyboard shortcut. For certain functions such as copying and pasting it's quicker to hit two keys command-c with the hand that never leaves the keyboard than right-click-pull-down-select-copy-release. You can even do it stone drunk with your eyes closed.
In short, more mouse buttons do not always make a better or easier user experience. IMHO they are more of a crutch for those incapable of elegant design.
I fail to understand how my comment is off topic? This is an appropriate expression related to a comment on the styling of a vehicle referred to in the story.
Please allow me to explain. If one fails to understand the language of marketing we risk becoming a pawn both as product consumers and as a community of Linux users and programmers.
I endeavoured to highlight a current marketing trend used to exploit non-critical minds, but alas I was too subtle for our moderator.
Ancient 80 lb. Epicure speakers, Kenwood Basic MA-1 amplifier, Harmon Kardon preamp/tuner, Sony 5-disk cd changer. Sometimes I just plug the cd player directly into the amplifier and use the 20db built-in adjustment.
I really don't think the answer to audio reproduction is more channels. If you sit in the center and far enough back from the stage there will be little difference between what's going in your right and left ears. Sure we can fake ambiance with more channels, but isn't it because we need it to distract ourselves from the qualities of live performance that are missing?
I can't really speak for other Mac/Linux users, but I know I've been waiting almost desperately for X.
Not to knock GNU/Linux on things, but the vast majority of developers copy the poor Windows GUI. Thus I have stuck with the Mac while using a Linux box for the few things I can't do with MacOS 9. Which are basically Apache, PHP, & MySQL on a PC with two connections: power and ethernet.
The lack of pre-emptive multitasking usually doesn't get in the way. The errors forcing a reboot are not really any worse than WinNT. So it comes down to the multiple monitors and interface that doesn't get in the way of how I work, and the closest thing I've seen yet is the old SunOS desktop.
Sorry for rambling on...
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Ah, but there could be positive implications if we apply it properly to politicians.
Is some of the after-the-fact added studio sounds. The qualities of microphone and environment makes it really obvious. Esp. when Irulan "slurped" the spice beer!
Agreed, though, how many times are we going to see a harvester? I, however, had envisioned "blue-on-blue" spice eyes as simply being the both normal whites (sclera) and iris of the eyes as blue. Not glow-in-the-dark-blacklight-psychedelic-poster type blue. {shrug} maybe that just didn't translate to the small screen very well.
Cool, we're that much closer to building the Enterprise in spacedock... Only without the shields... and the impulse drive... and the warp drive... and the teleporters... and the photon torpedos... and the aliens...
So rather than trying to decide which programs match what the majority consider "the greatest good," let the people decide for themselves and fund them on their own. People will do so; goodwill is part of what is good about being a human being.
That is where we disagree. I believe that people will do the do the ignorant, selfish thing first. (Present company excepted.) America is too big to see the results of our actions, we can run from our problems, bury them in decaying cities, dump pollutants where no-one has the power to object.
The difference between the Indies and the Bandies is one of responsibility. Bandies believe that Indies are going through life with blinders on, refusing to see the effect of their actions on others... Driving over families of squirrels, racoons and bunnies in their Mercedes SUV, never noticing the soft bump, only watching out for the other SUVs.
Yes, I believe that Americans as a culture just don't notice anything that doesn't affect them. Our advertising industry and mass media seem to only exist to perpetuate this problem.
If you want to see a difference in platforms, compare the Libertarian platform on education to the Natural Law party's. Notice that one is detailed (with references), the other is a generalization.
Is anyone's original attention to be bad at what they do? Of course not that still doesn't mean they should be doing it.
Good point. My housemate is a graduate assistant and teaches geology to education students who have to develop their own teaching plans and present it to the group for a grade. The result is complaints that some of these students should _not_ go into teaching.
Anecdote aside. Who decides that you can be a structural engineer? Who decides which perspective teachers receive a teacher's certificate. How do these people graduate from college? How did Dubya graduate from college? We are probably trying to treat a symptom and not a cause here.
I'm sorry, this isn't the strongest argument. You might wish instead to make the case that if we bring the millions of people currently living in poverty up to middle class level they would become more prolific consumers and spend more money on products, making companies even richer. Wouldn't this be in CEO's best interests? However, who would work in McDonalds?
If they had intellegence and common sense, they would have kept their legs closed.
Eeeeyahhh. As I to a previous AC shit head like you.:
You shit head. She has no other choice, why don't you go talk to her and find out. You're probably both too stupid and afraid to go into the city and see for yourself.
There is no excuse for a family to live several generations on welfare, except their own laziness.
Lack of education opportunity. Poor environment (mental). Lack of public transportation to get to a decent job. Businesses moving out of the cities (no transportation). Television programming and commercials designed to seduce people into making bad choices and spending money they don't have. Credit card debt. Poor housing conditions. Needing to escape this reality through drugs. Fearing for your life because of the crime this all creates. And stupid republican's who can't understand any of the above while sitting on their fat asses in their cushy office.
You shit head. She has no other choice, why don't you go talk to her and find out. You're probably both too stupid and afraid to go into the city and see for yourself.
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Or at least, proposed laws must be reviewed by citizen juries in advance of their acceptance as laws.
Theoretically that is who we have elected to represent us.
So long Mr. Adams, thanks for all your hoopy work.
A few things I appreciate about his work (not a complete list): Pointing out the absurdity we seem to accept as normal. The use of language. Even minor characters are are complex, not just plot devices.
effectively have a Communist idea at their root; if we are allowed to own any copyrighted material we will steal: Property equals theft.
Imbecile you have it backwards. The communist idea of property as theft is that we all share equally. When I program I share with you, when you write (though showing your ignorance) you share with me. If, however, I program and have the government pass a law to make you pay for my work when we're all supposed to be sharing (playing nice), that is theft, especially if you miss out on the opportunity to get a similar law passed.
Did I just feed a troll?
In other words, without the use of force, there can be no monopolies, and socialist governments are in the business of monopolies.
The idea is to benefit the people by ensuring that profit doesn't interfere with service. In theory a great idea, in practice difficult. I'm not saying don't try, though.
I just thought that should be clarified.
Is for ONE person to make a device to tap into the signal going to the picture tube, and this protection scheme will be useless.
Doesn't our governmet already have that. Just search Slashdot for "Tempest"
Once the technology exists in a production model who's going to stop the MPAA from releasing only formats that work with the new monitors?
What's going to be worth watching once an audience is found that will bend over and take these restrictions? My guess is it will split culture between brainless consumers of Britney Spears type crap and intelligent people who like real music.
It was probably a fluke, but the last time I played Q3 Arena I kicked some major ass with my PBFW with just the trackpad... I even changed my screen name to "I'm using a TRACKPAD!"
Well... after getting a Logitech cordless mouse with 3 buttons and a wheel, I find myself asking why I'm using that extra button when there's a faster keyboard shortcut. For certain functions such as copying and pasting it's quicker to hit two keys command-c with the hand that never leaves the keyboard than right-click-pull-down-select-copy-release. You can even do it stone drunk with your eyes closed.
In short, more mouse buttons do not always make a better or easier user experience. IMHO they are more of a crutch for those incapable of elegant design.
I fail to understand how my comment is off topic? This is an appropriate expression related to a comment on the styling of a vehicle referred to in the story.
Please allow me to explain. If one fails to understand the language of marketing we risk becoming a pawn both as product consumers and as a community of Linux users and programmers.
I endeavoured to highlight a current marketing trend used to exploit non-critical minds, but alas I was too subtle for our moderator.
Ancient 80 lb. Epicure speakers, Kenwood Basic MA-1 amplifier, Harmon Kardon preamp/tuner, Sony 5-disk cd changer. Sometimes I just plug the cd player directly into the amplifier and use the 20db built-in adjustment.
I really don't think the answer to audio reproduction is more channels. If you sit in the center and far enough back from the stage there will be little difference between what's going in your right and left ears. Sure we can fake ambiance with more channels, but isn't it because we need it to distract ourselves from the qualities of live performance that are missing?
Are they sure it's in orbit around Jupiter and not under my car?
I can't really speak for other Mac/Linux users, but I know I've been waiting almost desperately for X.
Not to knock GNU/Linux on things, but the vast majority of developers copy the poor Windows GUI. Thus I have stuck with the Mac while using a Linux box for the few things I can't do with MacOS 9. Which are basically Apache, PHP, & MySQL on a PC with two connections: power and ethernet.
The lack of pre-emptive multitasking usually doesn't get in the way. The errors forcing a reboot are not really any worse than WinNT. So it comes down to the multiple monitors and interface that doesn't get in the way of how I work, and the closest thing I've seen yet is the old SunOS desktop.
Sorry for rambling on...
Ah, but there could be positive implications if we apply it properly to politicians.
Hey, what do we place his odds of survival at?
I'm booting without a monitor... and mouse... and keyboard...
In fact, the only things I have hooked up to my Linux box are power and ethernet.
Is some of the after-the-fact added studio sounds. The qualities of microphone and environment makes it really obvious. Esp. when Irulan "slurped" the spice beer!
Agreed, though, how many times are we going to see a harvester? I, however, had envisioned "blue-on-blue" spice eyes as simply being the both normal whites (sclera) and iris of the eyes as blue. Not glow-in-the-dark-blacklight-psychedelic-poster type blue. {shrug} maybe that just didn't translate to the small screen very well.
Cool, we're that much closer to building the Enterprise in spacedock... Only without the shields... and the impulse drive... and the warp drive... and the teleporters... and the photon torpedos... and the aliens...
So rather than trying to decide which programs match what the majority consider "the greatest good," let the people decide for themselves and fund them on their own. People will do so; goodwill is part of what is good about being a human being.
That is where we disagree. I believe that people will do the do the ignorant, selfish thing first. (Present company excepted.) America is too big to see the results of our actions, we can run from our problems, bury them in decaying cities, dump pollutants where no-one has the power to object.
The difference between the Indies and the Bandies is one of responsibility. Bandies believe that Indies are going through life with blinders on, refusing to see the effect of their actions on others... Driving over families of squirrels, racoons and bunnies in their Mercedes SUV, never noticing the soft bump, only watching out for the other SUVs.
Yes, I believe that Americans as a culture just don't notice anything that doesn't affect them. Our advertising industry and mass media seem to only exist to perpetuate this problem.
If you want to see a difference in platforms, compare the Libertarian platform on education to the Natural Law party's. Notice that one is detailed (with references), the other is a generalization.
Is anyone's original attention to be bad at what they do? Of course not that still doesn't mean they should be doing it.
Good point. My housemate is a graduate assistant and teaches geology to education students who have to develop their own teaching plans and present it to the group for a grade. The result is complaints that some of these students should _not_ go into teaching.
Anecdote aside. Who decides that you can be a structural engineer? Who decides which perspective teachers receive a teacher's certificate. How do these people graduate from college? How did Dubya graduate from college? We are probably trying to treat a symptom and not a cause here.
I'm sorry, this isn't the strongest argument. You might wish instead to make the case that if we bring the millions of people currently living in poverty up to middle class level they would become more prolific consumers and spend more money on products, making companies even richer. Wouldn't this be in CEO's best interests? However, who would work in McDonalds?
If they had intellegence and common sense, they would have kept their legs closed.
Eeeeyahhh. As I to a previous AC shit head like you.:
You shit head. She has no other choice, why don't you go talk to her and find out. You're probably both too stupid and afraid to go into the city and see for yourself.
There is no excuse for a family to live several generations on welfare, except their own laziness.
Lack of education opportunity. Poor environment (mental). Lack of public transportation to get to a decent job. Businesses moving out of the cities (no transportation). Television programming and commercials designed to seduce people into making bad choices and spending money they don't have. Credit card debt. Poor housing conditions. Needing to escape this reality through drugs. Fearing for your life because of the crime this all creates. And stupid republican's who can't understand any of the above while sitting on their fat asses in their cushy office.
her sh*tty choices
You shit head. She has no other choice, why don't you go talk to her and find out. You're probably both too stupid and afraid to go into the city and see for yourself.