I use what is effectively the same "screen name" as you call it on AIM, MSM and Y!Messenger. It's 5 characters long, is simple to remember, and actually means something to a lot of people who know me, yet is reasonably anonymous to most who don't. ICQ is the exception to the rule, since you just get a number.
> if IE is the STANDARD isn't the problem that nothing else conforms to it? If IE were the standard, then that would be the problem. BUT (and pay attention, cause this is the important bit), IE isn't the standard.
> if nothing conforms to the W3C standard, it's not much of a standard.. is it This is the "something" you're missing - you can't conform to a standard until it exists (by definition). So when a standard is created, nothing conforms to it, but there is incentive for vendors to conform to standards, since those that don't will loose market share (you're not going to buy an Y-box if you can't plug it into a "standard" electrical outlet, are you?). Once a standard has been codified and established, then vendors will conform to it (there are obvious, notable, exceptions - such as M$ continuing to ignore ISO/IEC/14882:1998(E))
> The main benefit of a Linux based system, stability, has been negated as Windows caught up quite a while ago. You're funny, but I doubt anybody is going to mod you up for it...
IIRC, there was *ONE* "flying" Dalek that could levitate itself up stairs. But he'd be easy enough to catch on his own, with all his Dalek buddies stuck downstairs.
> In America, you usually get voice mail with your cellular service You do in the UK, too. > if you're in the subway for 5 minutes and someone can't reach you, you'll see that you missed a call, and can call them right back. And if you're underground for half-an-hour (VERY easy in London), you'll not know about it for half an hour. On the other hand, if your pager can alert you in the tunnel or at a station, you can get off the train and call the office, and you'll probably know about the message in a few minutes. The difference between a few minutes and half an hour (or longer) can potentailly be literally millions of $$$.
> The phones are compatible with both frequencies [...] > So why won;t USians want to use cell phones? I have no idea. Simple they want to wait until the whole of the rest of the world has a common standard (GSM900/1800), so they can be incompatible (and, because of that, I have to buy a more expensive tri-band phone because I need to be contactable whilst I'm in the colonies...)
> the value of personal privacy far outweighs the potential benefits of "anytime, anywhere" connectivity How on earth does carrying a mobile phone cost you anything in the way of personal privacy? MoPhos have "off" switches. You can ignore them when they ring. You can turn off the ringer. So you've lost nothing, but gained in that if a family member needs to contact you in an emergency, they can.
You forgot rule 5... 5: Junk your landline - it's no use anymore. I don't have a landline in my house - everybody who needs to call me has my mobile number, so they can reach me regardless of my being at home or elsewhere. Anybody I need to call I can call from my mobile, regardless of my being at home or elsewhere. So why do I need a phone at home? (Doubtless someone's thinking "internet, dood"). Not a problem - that's what broadband's for.
> can anyone else remember the last time they saw two different pagers in one week? Well, since you ask, yes. One of my major clients is a large financial house in London, yet all of their key management and tech people carry pagers, mostly in addition to GSM phones. The reasoning is that there is zero mobile phone coverage on the London Underground, but some of the pager networks have (apparently) paid to have "repeaters" installed in some of the stations. Thus, if it's necessary to contact someone urgently, they can page them and catch them at the next station, rather than trying to SMS them and catch them when they get home. (And yes, this is a very unusual case)
> Why is it always the taxpayers of the United States that have to save the Earth? We did enough in the 20th Century. Europeans have been doing it for most of the last THOUSAND years. You see, history goes back further than 1776. But I guess you actually believe it was Matthem McConaughey that captured an Enigma machine in WW2?
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I use what is effectively the same "screen name" as you call it on AIM, MSM and Y!Messenger. It's 5 characters long, is simple to remember, and actually means something to a lot of people who know me, yet is reasonably anonymous to most who don't. ICQ is the exception to the rule, since you just get a number.
> if IE is the STANDARD isn't the problem that nothing else conforms to it?
If IE were the standard, then that would be the problem. BUT (and pay attention, cause this is the important bit), IE isn't the standard.
> if nothing conforms to the W3C standard, it's not much of a standard.. is it
This is the "something" you're missing - you can't conform to a standard until it exists (by definition). So when a standard is created, nothing conforms to it, but there is incentive for vendors to conform to standards, since those that don't will loose market share (you're not going to buy an Y-box if you can't plug it into a "standard" electrical outlet, are you?).
Once a standard has been codified and established, then vendors will conform to it (there are obvious, notable, exceptions - such as M$ continuing to ignore ISO/IEC/14882:1998(E))
> I usually design web pages using w3c documentation
Do you validate your HTML?
And that's a surprise?
Glad to be of service. Share and Enjoy!
> it is not possible to cut and paste between X apps and windows apps.
If I'm reading this right, you probably want to try xwinclip.
So why not just have one for the free world?
> The main benefit of a Linux based system, stability, has been negated as Windows caught up quite a while ago.
You're funny, but I doubt anybody is going to mod you up for it...
> Usually he wrote his stories with a pen and paper
No, he's not allowed sharp implements like pens. He writes them in crayon.
> don't buy a DVD player unless you really want the region 3 encoding!
Japan is Region 2, NOT Region 3
IIRC, there was *ONE* "flying" Dalek that could levitate itself up stairs. But he'd be easy enough to catch on his own, with all his Dalek buddies stuck downstairs.
> Even the Dr.Who movie (which was made, what, over 10 years ago?)
It was made in 1996
And it was awful.
> Romana#2's real name is Lalla Ward
Actually, it's "Lady Sarah Ward" - she's titled (being the daughter of the Lord of Bangor).
4) You can defeat them by going upstairs
> The Doctor really seemed to want to be with Peri :D
Well, he's a guy and she's Nicola Bryant - OF COURSE he wanted to be with her
> In America, you usually get voice mail with your cellular service
You do in the UK, too.
> if you're in the subway for 5 minutes and someone can't reach you, you'll see that you missed a call, and can call them right back.
And if you're underground for half-an-hour (VERY easy in London), you'll not know about it for half an hour. On the other hand, if your pager can alert you in the tunnel or at a station, you can get off the train and call the office, and you'll probably know about the message in a few minutes. The difference between a few minutes and half an hour (or longer) can potentailly be literally millions of $$$.
> The phones are compatible with both frequencies
[...]
> So why won;t USians want to use cell phones? I have no idea.
Simple they want to wait until the whole of the rest of the world has a common standard (GSM900/1800), so they can be incompatible (and, because of that, I have to buy a more expensive tri-band phone because I need to be contactable whilst I'm in the colonies...)
> For me this is two separate locations
Left breast and right breast?
> the value of personal privacy far outweighs the potential benefits of "anytime, anywhere" connectivity
How on earth does carrying a mobile phone cost you anything in the way of personal privacy? MoPhos have "off" switches. You can ignore them when they ring. You can turn off the ringer. So you've lost nothing, but gained in that if a family member needs to contact you in an emergency, they can.
You forgot rule 5...
5: Junk your landline - it's no use anymore.
I don't have a landline in my house - everybody who needs to call me has my mobile number, so they can reach me regardless of my being at home or elsewhere. Anybody I need to call I can call from my mobile, regardless of my being at home or elsewhere. So why do I need a phone at home? (Doubtless someone's thinking "internet, dood"). Not a problem - that's what broadband's for.
> can anyone else remember the last time they saw two different pagers in one week?
Well, since you ask, yes. One of my major clients is a large financial house in London, yet all of their key management and tech people carry pagers, mostly in addition to GSM phones. The reasoning is that there is zero mobile phone coverage on the London Underground, but some of the pager networks have (apparently) paid to have "repeaters" installed in some of the stations. Thus, if it's necessary to contact someone urgently, they can page them and catch them at the next station, rather than trying to SMS them and catch them when they get home. (And yes, this is a very unusual case)
> 2. You get all of your images digitized - even ones for which you've lost prints.
Unless you've lost the negatives...
> Why is it always the taxpayers of the United States that have to save the Earth? We did enough in the 20th Century.
Europeans have been doing it for most of the last THOUSAND years. You see, history goes back further than 1776.
But I guess you actually believe it was Matthem McConaughey that captured an Enigma machine in WW2?
Put a bunch of Eraserbots on each machine and let them deathmatch it out.
> President Bush called the ruling ridiculous.
Which is proof positive that the ruling must be right...