CfC was a drop in the bucket and most of them weren't desirable vehicles. It was GREAT for salvage yards who got to part out everything but the engine core and main body parts. This helped keep other used vehicles on the road. (I'm a mechanic and helped build my share of used vehicles for resale at a used car lot.)
There are plenty of cheap used cars available. There are not plenty of poor people who KNOW ANYTHING about maintaining them because they can't be bothered. Beer is more important than an oil change.
I've never bought a new car or truck and I'm 53. The absurd amounts of money I saved down the decades buying beaters helped pay off my houses. It's all Operation and Maintenance dollars any way ya slice it, so slice wisely.
"A new car should easily go 200,000 miles if one maintains it. If a car built in 2002 is a money pit today, it's because of lack of proper maintenance in the past. Cars are expensive, no doubt. As such, they need to be treated and maintained as such."
A new car should do over 300K if it's properly maintained. People can't be bothered to do that, and it costs 'em dearly. (I'm a mechanic.)
It won't. Lest I be accuse of Godwinning, have some Himmler inspecting Muslim SS volunteers and a nice pic of Uncle Adolf with his buddy the Grand Mufti:
"Make no mistake, the Pakistanis and worldwide Muslims have a different world view than you."
The massive flow of support for the Taliban both from Pak intelligence agencies and private parties in Pakistan argues that there are PLENTY of Muslims who hold a far more fundamental view of their Superstition than you do.
No logical, modern human has any excuse for being religious.
Here's a simple test. Prove your Sky Fairie exists or renounce your belief because it is without support. PROOF would glorify he/she/it and I'd recant then kiss his/her/its Noodly Appendage. No proof? Fuck off.
All religion is nonsense and none of it deserves respect because it is the enemy of the search for truth.
Currently, Islam is the most toxic Superstition and it's not a matter of mere interpretation.
I DEMAND more freedom than ANY Muslim society offers. Islam is a doctrine which mandates theocracy. There is no reason to respect it or its proponents.
Good point. When we deployed to KSA years ago and visited Bahrain, the Bahrainis kept coming on to our young male Airmen and offered to pay for some butt.
Our suggestions that he "take one for the beer fund" didn't go over well!
Do it now. The burden of proof is on those who contend that a thing is fact.
Religion is not based on evidence, therefore it's nonsense and its proponents delusional or liars. Prove your Sky Fairie is real and I'll recant then kiss his/her/its Noodly Appendage. Otherwise, fuck off.
"Catastrophic frame failure two months ago - the head tube separated from the top tube and down tube while riding on flat, smooth road. "
There is no excuse for that sort of frame failure or ANY frame failure on a bicycle which was not previously damaged. (I'm an experienced mechanic and I weld.)
Seriously. Lawsuit time. That machine was junk, even if it was expensive. Hope you still have the wreck or took pics. What make and model was this horrid piece of shit?
Pearl Harbor was bait. Major "oops" that the Japs used shallow-running torpedoes thus making a bigger mess, but hubris is a bitch. The British figured out how to plink ships in shallow harbors:
"To me, having multiple operating systems on a computer is like having multiple wives--there's no tangible downside to it, but it just feels wrong."
I want many and to be master of all. Many OS in VMs suit this goal. Like an Ottoman Sultan I can delete anything which displeases me then replacing it with a Snapshot of a younger version.
All religion is evil because it is a tool to exalt men over other men that they may rule them.
All religion is evil because it substitutes dogma for the search for truth.
All religion is evil because there is zero evidence for/Deity.
Islam is evil because, IN PRACTICE, it creates theocratic oppressive societies. I don't give a shit about the THEORETICAL "fundamental practices". Reality trumps theory.
I defy you to name an Islamist society as free as the secular societies in Western Europe. Do it now or fuck off.
"Yeah, great. How are non-MS operating systems going to use this mechanism for remotely initiated booting, as in WOL? Does that mean non-MS shops will have night shift "specialists" on-site to press the Any Key whenever required? "
Point this out to CORPORATE customers! They have the pull to get motherboard makers attention.
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CfC was a drop in the bucket and most of them weren't desirable vehicles. It was GREAT for salvage yards who got to part out everything but the engine core and main body parts. This helped keep other used vehicles on the road. (I'm a mechanic and helped build my share of used vehicles for resale at a used car lot.)
There are plenty of cheap used cars available. There are not plenty of poor people who KNOW ANYTHING about maintaining them because they can't be bothered. Beer is more important than an oil change.
I've never bought a new car or truck and I'm 53. The absurd amounts of money I saved down the decades buying beaters helped pay off my houses. It's all Operation and Maintenance dollars any way ya slice it, so slice wisely.
"A new car should easily go 200,000 miles if one maintains it. If a car built in 2002 is a money pit today, it's because of lack of proper maintenance in the past. Cars are expensive, no doubt. As such, they need to be treated and maintained as such."
A new car should do over 300K if it's properly maintained. People can't be bothered to do that, and it costs 'em dearly. (I'm a mechanic.)
No religion is defensible. Those who CONTEND a Sky Fairie exists should be expected to PROVE it.
They've had thousands of years to work at it.
Quit trying to co-opt all the Founders, Coward (you fear Mod Points enough to hide yourself when defending your Sky Fairie?).
Many were Free Thinkers who paid lip service to Superstition.
By the way, PROVE your Sky Fairie exists or piss off.
Taking offense is a deliberate choice!
A person or group can CHOOSE to be offended at anything they wish to censor.
It won't. Lest I be accuse of Godwinning, have some Himmler inspecting Muslim SS volunteers and a nice pic of Uncle Adolf with his buddy the Grand Mufti:
http://1389blog.com/pix/Hanjar-photo-400x241.jpg
http://serbianna.com/blogs/savich/archives/1205
http://serbianna.com/analysis/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Mufti-meets-Hitler.jpg
"Make no mistake, the Pakistanis and worldwide Muslims have a different world view than you."
The massive flow of support for the Taliban both from Pak intelligence agencies and private parties in Pakistan argues that there are PLENTY of Muslims who hold a far more fundamental view of their Superstition than you do.
No logical, modern human has any excuse for being religious.
Here's a simple test. Prove your Sky Fairie exists or renounce your belief because it is without support. PROOF would glorify he/she/it and I'd recant then kiss his/her/its Noodly Appendage. No proof? Fuck off.
All religion is nonsense and none of it deserves respect because it is the enemy of the search for truth.
Currently, Islam is the most toxic Superstition and it's not a matter of mere interpretation.
I DEMAND more freedom than ANY Muslim society offers. Islam is a doctrine which mandates theocracy. There is no reason to respect it or its proponents.
Mod parent up! The trades used in the oil and gas fields often pay very well.
The fly in the ointment was the Japs using shallow-running aerial torpedoes and causing too much damage.
The US public didn't have to accept Pearl as reason for war in Europe.
Hitler promptly declared war on the US due to treaty with Japan.
The power grid worked before there WAS an Internet, and coped with massive demand.
Don't build in connectivity or exposure to Consumer operating systems.
Good point. When we deployed to KSA years ago and visited Bahrain, the Bahrainis kept coming on to our young male Airmen and offered to pay for some butt.
Our suggestions that he "take one for the beer fund" didn't go over well!
Prove your Deity exists and end all argument.
Do it now. The burden of proof is on those who contend that a thing is fact.
Religion is not based on evidence, therefore it's nonsense and its proponents delusional or liars. Prove your Sky Fairie is real and I'll recant then kiss his/her/its Noodly Appendage. Otherwise, fuck off.
Ubuntu doesn't need users, it needs money. It could exist in a vacuum if the bills are paid.
This being Slashdot, why give a fuck about "training wheels" distros?
1970s Schwinns and Raleighs FTW! Delicate shit breaks too easily.
"Coaster" rear brakes were also a Good Thing, since they still work when the rim is wet.
If you think you need a light, delicate bicycle you probably need more excercise so its weight is no longer an issue.
"Catastrophic frame failure two months ago - the head tube separated from the top tube and down tube while riding on flat, smooth road. "
There is no excuse for that sort of frame failure or ANY frame failure on a bicycle which was not previously damaged. (I'm an experienced mechanic and I weld.)
Seriously. Lawsuit time. That machine was junk, even if it was expensive. Hope you still have the wreck or took pics. What make and model was this horrid piece of shit?
"He's a dirty fucking hippy." who is usually proven correct, and who doesn't prefer comfortable slavery to freedom.
I don't care if he smells like a burning landfill, he's done more for freedom than either of us ever will.
"Stop worrying about the government, because corporations are already harvesting you and selling it to the government at a deep discount."
But, but I TRUST the Koch Brothers when they say Government Is Bad.
The Invisible Hand Of The Market will protect me.
That post makes even APK sound sane.
Mod parent up.
Pearl Harbor was bait. Major "oops" that the Japs used shallow-running torpedoes thus making a bigger mess, but hubris is a bitch. The British figured out how to plink ships in shallow harbors:
http://suite101.com/article/the-battle-of-taranto---inspiration-for-pearl-harbour-a307392
"Imagine you get your 72 virgins, and then you can't get it up."
They might be MALE virgins, and you won't need to get yours up.
"To me, having multiple operating systems on a computer is like having multiple wives--there's no tangible downside to it, but it just feels wrong."
I want many and to be master of all. Many OS in VMs suit this goal.
Like an Ottoman Sultan I can delete anything which displeases me then replacing it with a Snapshot of a younger version.
All religion is evil because it is a tool to exalt men over other men that they may rule them.
All religion is evil because it substitutes dogma for the search for truth.
All religion is evil because there is zero evidence for /Deity.
Islam is evil because, IN PRACTICE, it creates theocratic oppressive societies. I don't give a shit about the THEORETICAL "fundamental practices". Reality trumps theory.
I defy you to name an Islamist society as free as the secular societies in Western Europe. Do it now or fuck off.
If you are a Linux user you can still boot headless.
"Yeah, great. How are non-MS operating systems going to use this mechanism for remotely initiated booting, as in WOL? Does that mean non-MS shops will have night shift "specialists" on-site to press the Any Key whenever required? "
Point this out to CORPORATE customers! They have the pull to get motherboard makers attention.