Actually Marxism is a form of communism (communist theory predates Marx and Engels), but other than that, spot on.
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I don't know why they bothered. RGB are the additive primary colours, whereas CMY are subtractive. I can't see whta value you'd get from adding subtractive primary colours to a device which emits (rather than reflects) light. The manufacturers obviously expect (probably correctly) that most people know jack shit about colour theory.
I think it's as ugly as a hatfull of arseholes... as a child of the fifties, I've never liked what passed for "contemporary" or, worse, "futuristic" back then.
What on earth does the "invisible hand" have to do with reality? Economics is a form of theology, not a science, with all the attendant belief in ghosts and goblins.
It's the same in Australia, although our ballot papers for the Senate can be pretty complicated (last election it was about the size of a single bedsheet). However, although we have some judges in Australia I'd like to feed to sharks, it's still much better in principle to have the judiciary not beholden to anyone. I think one of the reasons that the US appears so corrupt to those of us lucky enough to live elsewhere is because so many of their public officials are elected, and therefore much more easily swayed by public opinion and more easily bought by anyone who can deliver the votes.
I lived in Canberra (Australia's capital) for a while about 15 years ago, and the _only_ good thing about the place is the bike paths. They're superb. They mostly don't follow the roads, but go through bits of bush - it's quite wonderful to be riding along on this nice, car-free paved surface, and be startled by a beautiful parrot darting across your path. Aside from this, though, Canberra sucks.
I'm not sure you're right, actually. I think his "serious" work will still be played and re-interpreted long after some of his more bizarre stage antics are forgotten. At the last Adelaide Festival o' Farts earlier this year there was a mob from the US, Ensemble Absolute I think, who played a selection of Zappa tunes (including some of his more difficult stuff - I'm pretty sure they did 'G-Spot Tornado', although I was a bit disappointed they didn't attempt 'King Kong') - they were dynamite, and although there was a sprinkling of electric/electronic instruments, the band was mostly classically trained. Also there's the Ensemble Ambrosius' 'Zappa Album', the Boulez thing and 'The Yellow Shark', and a few other bits and pieces.
After all, he's only been dead for a bit over 10 years (the day the music _really_ died).
There may not be a song about 'Metamorphosis', but there certainly is one about 'The Penal Colony' (sort of... it's on 'We're Only In It For The Money').
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The problem is, the only things I know about computer games is what my children and younger colleagues tell me.
> I think that it would be most offensive if that game depicted angels attacking Earth, and your mission was to go up into Heaven to blow up Jesus.
What a fantastic idea! Thanks, I'll get started on it this weekend. I could call it, what, 'Dies Irae'. Passive Income Stream, here I come.
Probably not, although it'd be a good idea to try it.
Yeah, if you don't like it, you can fork off ;)
Actually Marxism is a form of communism (communist theory predates Marx and Engels), but other than that, spot on.
I don't know why they bothered. RGB are the additive primary colours, whereas CMY are subtractive. I can't see whta value you'd get from adding subtractive primary colours to a device which emits (rather than reflects) light. The manufacturers obviously expect (probably correctly) that most people know jack shit about colour theory.
You're not the only one, I assure you.
I think it's as ugly as a hatfull of arseholes ... as a child of the fifties, I've never liked what passed for "contemporary" or, worse, "futuristic" back then.
No. It won't. Certainly not in Australia, although the Poms are another matter.
It's not exactly a euphemism, as you'd realise if you'd ever seen Redfern ...
I choose not to live in Sydeny, btw.
Don't forget that any pro-SCO post is liable to be moderated "Troll" or "Off Topic" in a heartbeat, so astroturfing won't work too well.
What on earth does the "invisible hand" have to do with reality? Economics is a form of theology, not a science, with all the attendant belief in ghosts and goblins.
> One of the wisest things Bush ever said was "The day you stop doing drugs, is the day you join the War against Terror."
Was that when Bush joined the war against terror? When he stopped hoovering coke, I mean.
It may just be the only way he can get a decent conversation ...
(Fills moth with cotton wool) " ... the horror ... "
> ... MBA types don't seem to understand how difficult software actually is.
MBA types don't understand anything. They're oxygen thieves.
It's the same in Australia, although our ballot papers for the Senate can be pretty complicated (last election it was about the size of a single bedsheet). However, although we have some judges in Australia I'd like to feed to sharks, it's still much better in principle to have the judiciary not beholden to anyone. I think one of the reasons that the US appears so corrupt to those of us lucky enough to live elsewhere is because so many of their public officials are elected, and therefore much more easily swayed by public opinion and more easily bought by anyone who can deliver the votes.
I lived in Canberra (Australia's capital) for a while about 15 years ago, and the _only_ good thing about the place is the bike paths. They're superb. They mostly don't follow the roads, but go through bits of bush - it's quite wonderful to be riding along on this nice, car-free paved surface, and be startled by a beautiful parrot darting across your path. Aside from this, though, Canberra sucks.
I'm not sure you're right, actually. I think his "serious" work will still be played and re-interpreted long after some of his more bizarre stage antics are forgotten. At the last Adelaide Festival o' Farts earlier this year there was a mob from the US, Ensemble Absolute I think, who played a selection of Zappa tunes (including some of his more difficult stuff - I'm pretty sure they did 'G-Spot Tornado', although I was a bit disappointed they didn't attempt 'King Kong') - they were dynamite, and although there was a sprinkling of electric/electronic instruments, the band was mostly classically trained. Also there's the Ensemble Ambrosius' 'Zappa Album', the Boulez thing and 'The Yellow Shark', and a few other bits and pieces.
After all, he's only been dead for a bit over 10 years (the day the music _really_ died).
Outstanding! The only reason I ever read any of it was to know my enemy, also.
I'd be astonished if _everything_ Ms Rand ever wrote weren't still looked down on. It's turgid crap.
There may not be a song about 'Metamorphosis', but there certainly is one about 'The Penal Colony' (sort of ... it's on 'We're Only In It For The Money').
Most of their words were pretty lame, but they wrote nice tunes, and the guitar parts were OK too.
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Like most other guitarists, I used to think I could play 'Stairway to Heaven'
In that case, your sig _should_ read:
'Any posts with references to "1984" will be ignored.'
At least I no longer need subtitles to understand Billy Connelly (must be living with an Australian that's improved his English ...)