I think this whole GNU/Linux wording problem would simply go away if they just released their own distribution. THEN they can call it GNU Linux (no slash), and I'd probably buy it. (It would be a donation to a good cause.)
I think you're confusing individual and social predisposition with government policy. I don't particularly care whether you say "God," "Jesus," "Satan," or whatever, and I certainly would never want to force my beliefs about any of those things down your throat. As an American and a strong proponent of our Constitution, however, I very much do care about the government saying "God," "Jesus," or anything else that reflects a government sanctioned establishment of religion. It's not that the word is a problem; it's that the government's endorsement of a particular religious viewpoint is a problem. That said, I am much less disturbed, for example, by the generic "under God" or "in God we trust" in the pledge or in currency than I am by prayer in schools or by the placing of the ten commandments in front of government buildings. But though it may be less disturbing to me personally, it is just as unconstitutional.
There is no law against voluntarily saying the pledge however you want to, as an individual, in school or anywhere else. You can say "Under God," you can say "Under Cthulu," or you can endorse whatever superstition tickles your fancy. Voluntary recital is not the issue; the issue is the institutionalized recital of a particular pledge that is considered an endorsement of religion, which is explicitly prohibited in the establishment clause in the Constitution.
What's the big deal though; if we really want to stop students from praying in school, we would just eliminate exams.
From 1981. Still works perfectly. Never once changed the batteries. It's the first machine I ever used with an energy saving feature that shuts itself down if it's not used for a couple minutes.
Anybody that wants the above information can find it out by knocking on the door on some pretense and taking a quick peek inside. This whole thing is silly. If I wanted to track someone after they left the library I would follow them home. They're likely to leave the book at home anyway, or wherever else they read it, so it's hardly a useful tracking device. I suppose there might be something to worry about if every book was also implanted with a GPS transmitter or something.... Even then it's pretty laughable... two Homeland Security employees staring at a large screen in the war room... "Look, over here, Bob. See that red dot? An unusual concentration of Kafka, Kierkegaard, and Kropotkin. You know what that means?" "Ummm, potential existentialist radical?" "No -- he's in the KKK! Get it? Hahaha I crack myself up. No really, though, let's have him interrogated just for the fuck of it."
Actually, I wish I had HyperCard for OS X. I don't know crap about databases but I have to make a relatively simple one. Back in the HyperCard days, I made something like this in a couple of nights, and was working with it almost immediately. It kept track of quotations from articles and books and kept all the bibliographic information and generated bibliographies in Word (4.0 I believe) formatted to my liking. I also used HyperCard to make a database for a class I was teaching -- it kept track of students names, assignment topics, grades on assignments, and added everything up at the end. Each student had a separate card with all the info about their grades over the semester. (Sort of like what Gradekeeper does). I'm not a programmer but I was able to learn enough HyperTalk in a couple weeks to do this.
I'm now trying to create a database with Filemaker that is no more complex than either of those and so far it's been a nightmare. HyperCard was so simple and elegant, and when you wanted to dig further it was actually enjoyable learning hypertalk. Filemaker just makes me want to put off doing this job:(
I can't get any work done with a word processor that doesn't interrupt every fucking letter I try to write with unhelpful advice. Until OO gets this kind of functionality it will be useless to the majority of MS Office users.
yeah I had forgotten about that; you're right. But Apple didn't sell these at the same time, I don't think - At any given time, the current Apple line made some sense in terms of model numbers. But you're right the overall effect is needlessly confusing. At least it made a little sense though - the newer naming scheme is just ridiculous. I still don't know if my G4 is "quicksilver" or "mirrored drive doors," and I'm not sure I want to. Which iBook with 2 USBs is the one known as the iBook Dual USB? What the hell would be so wrong with something like iBook-1 or ibook-a?
yeah I think this is a troll too but just for the record in case it's not... some g4s really were louder than fsck and Apple replaced fans and power supplies after issuing a (kinda) recall. They only were charging $20 for shipping the new power supply and fan. So if there's any truth to the story, a quick search through the apple website should help you solve your problem for $20, and probably without having apple check first whether you moronically voided your warranty by installing random parts into the computer.
The windows toaster will connect to the internet without your permission and download advertisements that will be burned onto the bread you put into the toaster. The linux toast will just come out with a cute penguin on it, but of course you'll be able to change that by setting the toast-image flag.
Actually it changed quite a bit; it wasn't just Debs spouting progressive politics in the first decades of the 20th century. Every major candidate from all political parties had to adopt progressive party ideas into their platforms. Lots of these ideas got implemented. It's the reason why we have any antitrust legislation; it's the reason why we have minimum wage and child labor laws; it's the reason we have a weekend. Political participation can make a difference.
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It's called Debian and they do accept donations.
Can you dig up a link to the poster you're talking about? I would really like to see it.
a net loss, since I still haven't found any fucking aliens.
I think you're confusing individual and social predisposition with government policy. I don't particularly care whether you say "God," "Jesus," "Satan," or whatever, and I certainly would never want to force my beliefs about any of those things down your throat. As an American and a strong proponent of our Constitution, however, I very much do care about the government saying "God," "Jesus," or anything else that reflects a government sanctioned establishment of religion. It's not that the word is a problem; it's that the government's endorsement of a particular religious viewpoint is a problem. That said, I am much less disturbed, for example, by the generic "under God" or "in God we trust" in the pledge or in currency than I am by prayer in schools or by the placing of the ten commandments in front of government buildings. But though it may be less disturbing to me personally, it is just as unconstitutional.
What's the big deal though; if we really want to stop students from praying in school, we would just eliminate exams.
Nobody will ever need a petabyte in their house.
Cool! Mine overheats constantly; I'm doing the same to mine right now to see if it will help redu
NO CARRIER
From 1981. Still works perfectly. Never once changed the batteries. It's the first machine I ever used with an energy saving feature that shuts itself down if it's not used for a couple minutes.
Right; that's "clippy," and he helps you write letters.
how many buttons are necessary?
The important question, then, is whether his post about dropping an apple from a tree would earn him a +5 insightful or -1 troll.
Anybody that wants the above information can find it out by knocking on the door on some pretense and taking a quick peek inside. This whole thing is silly. If I wanted to track someone after they left the library I would follow them home. They're likely to leave the book at home anyway, or wherever else they read it, so it's hardly a useful tracking device. I suppose there might be something to worry about if every book was also implanted with a GPS transmitter or something.... Even then it's pretty laughable... two Homeland Security employees staring at a large screen in the war room ... "Look, over here, Bob. See that red dot? An unusual concentration of Kafka, Kierkegaard, and Kropotkin. You know what that means?" "Ummm, potential existentialist radical?" "No -- he's in the KKK! Get it? Hahaha I crack myself up. No really, though, let's have him interrogated just for the fuck of it."
I'm now trying to create a database with Filemaker that is no more complex than either of those and so far it's been a nightmare. HyperCard was so simple and elegant, and when you wanted to dig further it was actually enjoyable learning hypertalk. Filemaker just makes me want to put off doing this job :(
I can't get any work done with a word processor that doesn't interrupt every fucking letter I try to write with unhelpful advice. Until OO gets this kind of functionality it will be useless to the majority of MS Office users.
He could probably use some tips on a good headhunter too.
yeah I had forgotten about that; you're right. But Apple didn't sell these at the same time, I don't think - At any given time, the current Apple line made some sense in terms of model numbers. But you're right the overall effect is needlessly confusing. At least it made a little sense though - the newer naming scheme is just ridiculous. I still don't know if my G4 is "quicksilver" or "mirrored drive doors," and I'm not sure I want to. Which iBook with 2 USBs is the one known as the iBook Dual USB? What the hell would be so wrong with something like iBook-1 or ibook-a?
yeah I think this is a troll too but just for the record in case it's not... some g4s really were louder than fsck and Apple replaced fans and power supplies after issuing a (kinda) recall. They only were charging $20 for shipping the new power supply and fan. So if there's any truth to the story, a quick search through the apple website should help you solve your problem for $20, and probably without having apple check first whether you moronically voided your warranty by installing random parts into the computer.
snail mail telling me about your wicked screensaver.
They forgot to add "In Soviet Russia..." at the beginning of the story.
The windows toaster will connect to the internet without your permission and download advertisements that will be burned onto the bread you put into the toaster. The linux toast will just come out with a cute penguin on it, but of course you'll be able to change that by setting the toast-image flag.
What part of "more is better" couldn't "normal people" understand?
when linux boots 200 mS before I turn the computer on.
any linux user wants to sacrifice their uptime to boot faster
Actually it changed quite a bit; it wasn't just Debs spouting progressive politics in the first decades of the 20th century. Every major candidate from all political parties had to adopt progressive party ideas into their platforms. Lots of these ideas got implemented. It's the reason why we have any antitrust legislation; it's the reason why we have minimum wage and child labor laws; it's the reason we have a weekend. Political participation can make a difference.
yeah but by that time, the poster could have been eaten by a grue!