"Why don't the big cities in your glorious US-of-A have fiber for the last mile? Are they not as densely populated as Tokyo?"
Our infrastructure didn't start with a fresh format in 1945.
Age is why many of our old urban areas are deteriorating and obsolete. The best thing that could happen to most old urban infrastructure is a wrecking ball, but it is often cheaper to move to the Sunbelt and build fresh. Those that stay in the cities are stuck with old systems.
"though the Amiga workbench is still a lot better than KDE/GNOME are, and Final writer [pisle.com] kicks Open Office writers ass any day."
If they are that good, port them to Linux so we won't need an Amiga to run them. There is no reason to run a different OS if one can get the apps that once made using the OS they worked with desirable.
Like ATGW/IEDs/EFPs have swept all the AFVs from the battlefield???
Losing some vehicles does not equate to the end of an era. Aircraft casualty rates are microscopic today per sortie or flying hour compared to any other era.
"shoulder launched stuff can bring down aircraft." Within certain ranges under the right conditions.
"No wonder the stealth fighter (B2 bomber) still has to be "protected" while on bombing sorties. Question is, protect it from what, if it cannot be seen? "
If a lucky enemy gets a visual, he can still kill it with guns. Where escort is PRACTICAL, use it. Where not, use stealth and proper mission planning.
"The interesting thing about stealth technology however, is that it is almost exclusively used for aggression rather than defense if you play your strategy according to tradition."
It HAS been used that way, but it is highly suitable for defense. Being hard for an attacking aircraft to locate is just as desirable as being hard for defending systems to locate.
I work on all years, but there are some differences:
If you have a newer vehicle, buy the factory manual if possible, or Chlilton/Haynes if not. Yes, they are expensive, but they are cheaper than the stuff you may damage if you don't have one. Buy the few specialty tools you'll need as you need them. Tools are CHEAP compared to labor costs, so you can buy decent gear (Craftsman will do fine).
"Hell, I won't even change the oil in the thing myself - it's just way too complicated. I CERTAINLY wouldn't let any quickie-mart oil changing place touch my vehicle."
???? It isn't any different except you might need the right oil filter wrench, such as the cup type that grabs the filter end. I favor a LARGE Channellock to grab filters for removal. I hand-tighten them (no Channellock!) on install. I teflon tape ALL my drain plugs to protect the threads (they seal with washers) and spin them in finger-tight before tightening. If you aren't sure, an inexpensive beam-type torque wrench is your friend.
"I just pray that it will change the marketing practices"
I don't. The folks who buy boutique crap IMO deserved to get pounded until they make g0ats3 look as tight as a mouses ear. It makes a nice profit for the businesses selling the stuff, and the customers have money to burn.
No one who does not have to excepting the odd moralist loon.
That's why Photoshop has such good market penetration. The perceived need for it drives BOTH purchase and piracy, which reinforce it as a standard. This model works very well and there is no reason to change it.
Want to reinforce OSS alternatives to commercial soft? Join the fight against warez to keep the competition from getting the benefits of "pirates" chumming the market with their stuff!
"A lot of criminals were also religious; do we lay them at the Church's doorstep, too?"
When their religiosity is integral with their crime and their Church supported them by aiding and abetting (as was the case with pedophile priests) I lay THAT at the Churches doorstep.
Anyone considering this a troll should note the hundreds of millions of dollars paid in settlements.
Excellent post, and you are dead on about many nursing homes. The good ones even SMELL different than those average and below.
Alzheimers is among the diseases to which suicide is IMO a perfectly reasonable response. If you have it, you will not only go mad, but your care will more than likely devastate your loved ones financially.
Having seen what my folks went through, I won't hesitate to off myself if I start to deteriorate. It is especially devastating when coupled with other problems like Parkinsons. Insane, incontinent, crippled,miserable and hopeless is not how I want to go out.
Step 1. Asset divestment to avoid probate. Step 2. Drug OD or shotgun mouthwash.
Why should all cultures survive regardless of their strength? IMO if they are worthy to survive they will prove it by doing so unassisted and against all adversity.
"Yes, I'm afraid it's lower middle class in those urban areas."
Which is the reason to do everything you can to not live there. I can FULLY retire at 30K GROSS a year and live comfortably in South Carolina. I own my own home(s), three small fixed-up "fixer uppers" and 16 acres of decent land.
NOT living in Bergen County NJ (where I was raised) is a money (and personal freedom) multiplier.
"Are people expected to keep a second car around if their main one fails?"
This is common in the US. Three vehicles for a two-driver family is affordable and reasonable.
"Are people expected to perform regular scheduled maintenance on their cars themselves? No, because it is too complex and troublesome for the average users."
They are _expected_ to bring it in for someone else to perform it. Skip changing the timing belt on some "interference" engines and when it snaps you destroy the top end.
In other news, people who refuse to learn useful stuff sometimes suffer for it.
"These two countries spawned Stalin (Georgian) and Mao."
The extreme failure of the Russian monarchy and the extreme failures of Chinese warlordism spawned Stalin and Mao.
"The biggest butchers in history."
They saved their countries and brought the backward masses into the modern world.
"They also backed Pol-Pot in Cambodia in the 1970s."
Pawns are pawns, not something else. Power realities matter more than little people. A destroyed Cambodia was no threat. If Iraq could turn into Khmer Rouge Cambodia, it would be the best outcome because it would remove the problem.
"Maybe the Russians and Chinese are the greatest threat to the Free World and not some deluded Muslims."
The Putinists and ChiComs are rational. The Jihadists are religious. There is no detente with superstitious madmen.
"DU is used in airplanes" as flight control dampening weights. There is only a trivial amount and (unlike DU AP projectiles) it isn't likely to be slammed into anything where it will go pyrophoric on impact.
"I know that with ever progressing technology, we can do things we never dreamed. But is that really a good thing?"
Yes. With any technology, if your equipment is sufficient for your needs, then do not replace it. Those who can afford quicker/faster/better bring down the cost of tech for all of us.
I suggest getting with some hams for antenna information instead, the buying a suitable antenna mast to elevate a satellite internet dish antenna. If there are enough local hams, see about joining them and hanging a repeater on the antenna to share the resource. While commercial use of packet radio is verboten, hams are a great resource for information, and you may find one with an antenna mast to sell.
"Thankfully because she followed our instructions, she ended up in our cell instead of a morgue."
Simple enough. FTFI (Follow The Fine Instructions) or stay out of popular target areas (bombing airports has been popular sport since before Star Simpson was even born) while wearing deliberately provocative ornaments whose purpose is ambiguous. "Putty" looks like plastique, and a breadboard with a battery can certainly be an initiator!
I've flown many times, through many airports, and passed through many military and civilian security checkpoints. I've never had the slightest problem. Guess what I don't carry or wear?
You know that NONE of your examples are remotely comparable to wearing a device (occupying standard "worn IED position" pointing outward) with an open, dangling battery to the sort of place that has been a popular bombing target for DECADES. Wear something similar to an El AL terminal and post their response!
Why do you use examples of very standard, innocuous actions for comparison to bizarre, deliberately provocative behavior?
"due to my emotionality, and my passive nature...)
Anyone displaying those traits of vulnerability is going to get hammered. Find a way to master yourself and limit the damage caused by those personality defects. They do you no good, and they are your fault (because you are self-aware and know they exist). Get some self-esteem.
"The one other female in our group (of 20-30 people) doesn't really see any discrimination against us, but she's quite a bit of a tomboy, and she's willing to tell people to just shut up, and take a back seat."
Bravo! Strong, healthily assertive (includes telling people to STFU where appropriate!) women should be role models for the rest. Men who are threatened by strong women are weak and scornworthy.
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"Why don't the big cities in your glorious US-of-A have fiber for the last mile? Are they not as densely populated as Tokyo?"
Our infrastructure didn't start with a fresh format in 1945.
Age is why many of our old urban areas are deteriorating and obsolete. The best thing that could happen to most old urban infrastructure is a wrecking ball, but it is often cheaper to move to the Sunbelt and build fresh. Those that stay in the cities are stuck with old systems.
"though the Amiga workbench is still a lot better than KDE/GNOME are, and Final writer [pisle.com] kicks Open Office writers ass any day."
If they are that good, port them to Linux so we won't need an Amiga to run them. There is no reason to run a different OS if one can get the apps that once made using the OS they worked with desirable.
"Manned fighter era over"
Like ATGW/IEDs/EFPs have swept all the AFVs from the battlefield???
Losing some vehicles does not equate to the end of an era. Aircraft casualty rates are microscopic today per sortie or flying hour compared to any other era.
"shoulder launched stuff can bring down aircraft." Within certain ranges under the right conditions.
"No wonder the stealth fighter (B2 bomber) still has to be "protected" while on bombing sorties. Question is, protect it from what, if it cannot be seen? "
If a lucky enemy gets a visual, he can still kill it with guns. Where escort is PRACTICAL, use it. Where not, use stealth and proper mission planning.
"The interesting thing about stealth technology however, is that it is almost exclusively used for aggression rather than defense if you play your strategy according to tradition."
It HAS been used that way, but it is highly suitable for defense. Being hard for an attacking aircraft to locate is just as desirable as being hard for defending systems to locate.
I work on all years, but there are some differences:
If you have a newer vehicle, buy the factory manual if possible, or Chlilton/Haynes if not.
Yes, they are expensive, but they are cheaper than the stuff you may damage if you don't have one. Buy the few specialty tools you'll need as you need them.
Tools are CHEAP compared to labor costs, so you can buy decent gear (Craftsman will do fine).
"Hell, I won't even change the oil in the thing myself - it's just way too complicated. I CERTAINLY wouldn't let any quickie-mart oil changing place touch my vehicle."
????
It isn't any different except you might need the right oil filter wrench, such as the cup type that grabs the filter end. I favor a LARGE Channellock to grab filters for removal. I hand-tighten them (no Channellock!) on install. I teflon tape ALL my drain plugs to protect the threads (they seal with washers) and spin them in finger-tight before tightening. If you aren't sure, an inexpensive beam-type torque wrench is your friend.
"I just pray that it will change the marketing practices"
I don't.
The folks who buy boutique crap IMO deserved to get pounded until they make g0ats3 look as tight as a mouses ear. It makes a nice profit for the businesses selling the stuff, and the customers have money to burn.
No one who does not have to excepting the odd moralist loon.
That's why Photoshop has such good market penetration. The perceived need for it drives BOTH purchase and piracy, which reinforce it as a standard. This model works very well and there is no reason to change it.
Want to reinforce OSS alternatives to commercial soft? Join the fight against warez to keep the competition from getting the benefits of "pirates" chumming the market with their stuff!
Thanks for beating me to it.
KOffice is almost invisible with all the OOO hype, but KDE is far more important to Linux than OpenOffice bloatware.
"A lot of criminals were also religious; do we lay them at the Church's doorstep, too?"
When their religiosity is integral with their crime and their Church supported them by aiding and abetting (as was the case with pedophile priests) I lay THAT at the Churches doorstep.
Anyone considering this a troll should note the hundreds of millions of dollars paid in settlements.
Excellent post, and you are dead on about many nursing homes. The good ones even SMELL different than those average and below.
Alzheimers is among the diseases to which suicide is IMO a perfectly reasonable response. If you have it, you will not only go mad, but your care will more than likely devastate your loved ones financially.
Having seen what my folks went through, I won't hesitate to off myself if I start to deteriorate. It is especially devastating when coupled with other problems like Parkinsons. Insane, incontinent, crippled,miserable and hopeless is not how I want to go out.
Step 1. Asset divestment to avoid probate.
Step 2. Drug OD or shotgun mouthwash.
"I don't see how that is a good thing. "
Why should all cultures survive regardless of their strength? IMO if they are worthy to survive they will prove it by doing so unassisted and against all adversity.
"Yes, I'm afraid it's lower middle class in those urban areas."
Which is the reason to do everything you can to not live there. I can FULLY retire at 30K GROSS a year and live comfortably in South Carolina. I own my own home(s), three small fixed-up "fixer uppers" and 16 acres of decent land.
NOT living in Bergen County NJ (where I was raised) is a money (and personal freedom) multiplier.
"When my employeer starts automatically monitoring blood flow below my waist when I'm surfing online, that's when I'll start to get a bit worried."
Tape flow-limiting pictures of Janet Reno and Roseanne Barr around your cubicle. Problem solved.
If protecting the data from physical theft is the concern, a hidden wireless NAS setup would be effective.
Stuff it someplace out of the way, and when the desktop is carted off all the thieves get is the client.
"Are people expected to keep a second car around if their main one fails?"
This is common in the US. Three vehicles for a two-driver family is affordable and reasonable.
"Are people expected to perform regular scheduled maintenance on their cars themselves? No, because it is too complex and troublesome for the average users."
They are _expected_ to bring it in for someone else to perform it. Skip changing the timing belt on some "interference" engines and when it snaps you destroy the top end.
In other news, people who refuse to learn useful stuff sometimes suffer for it.
"Seriously though, we're already seeing problems with PSU's that can't deliver enough on the 12volt rail "
That limitation is a design choice. Beefier supplies are no problem to build.
"These two countries spawned Stalin (Georgian) and Mao."
The extreme failure of the Russian monarchy and the extreme failures of Chinese warlordism spawned Stalin and Mao.
"The biggest butchers in history."
They saved their countries and brought the backward masses into the modern world.
"They also backed Pol-Pot in Cambodia in the 1970s."
Pawns are pawns, not something else. Power realities matter more than little people. A destroyed Cambodia was no threat. If Iraq could turn into Khmer Rouge Cambodia, it would be the best outcome because it would remove the problem.
"Maybe the Russians and Chinese are the greatest threat to the Free World and not some deluded Muslims."
The Putinists and ChiComs are rational. The Jihadists are religious.
There is no detente with superstitious madmen.
"DU is used in airplanes" as flight control dampening weights.
There is only a trivial amount and (unlike DU AP projectiles) it isn't likely to be slammed into anything where it will go pyrophoric on impact.
"Ok, I'm seriously confused here. Is he doing this out of genuine concern for the public? "
In the same way that Fred Phelps does his thing out of concern for God...
"I know that with ever progressing technology, we can do things we never dreamed. But is that really a good thing?"
Yes.
With any technology, if your equipment is sufficient for your needs, then do not replace it. Those who can afford quicker/faster/better bring down the cost of tech for all of us.
I suggest getting with some hams for antenna information instead, the buying a suitable antenna mast to elevate a satellite internet dish antenna. If there are enough local hams, see about joining them and hanging a repeater on the
antenna to share the resource. While commercial use of packet radio is verboten, hams are a great resource for information, and you may find one with an antenna mast to sell.
"Thankfully because she followed our instructions, she ended up in our cell instead of a morgue."
Simple enough. FTFI (Follow The Fine Instructions) or stay out of popular target areas (bombing airports has been popular sport since before Star Simpson was even born) while wearing deliberately provocative ornaments whose purpose is ambiguous. "Putty" looks like plastique, and a breadboard with a battery can certainly be an initiator!
I've flown many times, through many airports, and passed through many military and civilian security checkpoints.
I've never had the slightest problem. Guess what I don't carry or wear?
You know that NONE of your examples are remotely comparable to wearing a device (occupying standard "worn IED position" pointing outward) with an open, dangling battery to the sort of place that has been a popular bombing target for DECADES. Wear something similar to an El AL terminal and post their response!
Why do you use examples of very standard, innocuous actions for comparison to bizarre, deliberately provocative behavior?
"due to my emotionality, and my passive nature...)
Anyone displaying those traits of vulnerability is going to get hammered. Find a way to master yourself and limit the damage caused by those personality defects. They do you no good, and they are your fault (because you are self-aware and know they exist). Get some self-esteem.
"The one other female in our group (of 20-30 people) doesn't really see any discrimination against us, but she's quite a bit of a tomboy, and she's willing to tell people to just shut up, and take a back seat."
Bravo! Strong, healthily assertive (includes telling people to STFU where appropriate!) women should be role models for the rest. Men who are threatened by strong women are weak and scornworthy.