"...[Babbage] became the hit of London's social circle and it was often the mark of a party's success or failure as to whether Babbage had accepted an invitation to attend...."
Ahh, geek as social success.... good to see that some things never change;-)
A lot of users seem to think that they can sell off their no-longer-used software to subsidize upgrades
I really found myself smiling at this. Isn't the idea that if you're upgrading that you have to still have the original licence?
For example.... with Dreamnweaver 3, when the user of that damn softawre in my company was given a new computer, part of the installation procedure was to type in the licence key for Dreamweaver 2. Okay, so this is really just to avoid people buying an upgrade when they aren't upgrading, but I think it's valid enough.
If I was moderating today, I'd be annoyed that there wasn't a "-1, Stupid - Obviously Didn't Read Article" category - as this comment clearly falls into it.
Well, you have to swallow the lie that the US is "protecting" itself by killing innocent people. When the States "widens the operation" to include Iraq (which has been bombed for the last 11 years already)m, will that alsio be protecting itself?
Don't blindly follow the media and expect your leaders to tell you the truth.
I guess I'll see you in London on Saturday. Oh, I don't do violence - but I will do what I must to defend myself and those I love.
I'd quite happily put you in restraint (very easy if you're against the typical ape who goes round hitting people) and deliver you to the police.
Of course, as there will no doubt be plenty of police attending/watching/taking photographs of the march, they'd proably step in to any fracas with glee.
Hey, you made me stop and think for a second! Thank you, and well done!
Why should we let him live? Well, I don't know where I get this from, but I truly believe that we all have a right to live, even those who abuse it most terribly. Yes, Bin Laden has a right to live, you and I both have a right to live, and of course the people killed on the 11th of September had a right to live.
I also just don't see the point of killing him...
It's not punishment (death is final).
It's not a deterrent (would it stop another terorist from taking his place?).
Killing him wouldn't achieve anything at all, only make people feel better because they've had revenge. That's not justice.
(I only answer on religious grounds when talking to religious peiople - I certainly have no faith.)
If you have no solution then you cannot claim that violence is not an answer.
I certainly can, and will until my dying day. I know that if the ones I love are killed or maimed in front of my very eyes, I will want to physically punish the perpetrators of the deed. I will also know that it is wrong, that it is not the answer.
We've left the middle ages, we can do better than this!
Is the goal to overthrow the Taleban and install a more US-friendly alternative?
Is the goal to acheive justice (which can only rightly be done in a court of law)?
Which do you honestly think is most likely?
What we need is justice. I have no solution, but I know that violence is not the answer. I find it depressing that two Christian heads of state feel able to order death in this manner.
One thing technology helps us do is distance ourselves from the fact we're killing innocent people. But it's okay, 'cos we can all tune in and catch the latest glory news of how we're all doing so well.
Excuse me, but this whole thing, from beginning to every minute of every day that this continues makes me sick.
Goodbye karma, but what's the good of it anyway?
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Oh well, it was only the standard "But will it run Linux?" gag.
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Ahh, geek as social success.... good to see that some things never change ;-)
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I really found myself smiling at this. Isn't the idea that if you're upgrading that you have to still have the original licence?
For example.... with Dreamnweaver 3, when the user of that damn softawre in my company was given a new computer, part of the installation procedure was to type in the licence key for Dreamweaver 2. Okay, so this is really just to avoid people buying an upgrade when they aren't upgrading, but I think it's valid enough.
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The Electric Shoe Company sells these (or rather, a verion of them).
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"But will they run Linux"
(Insert jokes about bootstrapping, etc....)
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The only downside is having to get up to turn the record over every twenty or so minutes....
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Of course, I forgot what having liquid hydrogen entails. Thanks for the info!
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Here's a little more info if you weant to do some research.
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Don't blindly follow the media and expect your leaders to tell you the truth.
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I'd quite happily put you in restraint (very easy if you're against the typical ape who goes round hitting people) and deliver you to the police.
Of course, as there will no doubt be plenty of police attending/watching/taking photographs of the march, they'd proably step in to any fracas with glee.
Tom.
Why should we let him live? Well, I don't know where I get this from, but I truly believe that we all have a right to live, even those who abuse it most terribly. Yes, Bin Laden has a right to live, you and I both have a right to live, and of course the people killed on the 11th of September had a right to live.
I also just don't see the point of killing him...
It's not punishment (death is final).
It's not a deterrent (would it stop another terorist from taking his place?).
Killing him wouldn't achieve anything at all, only make people feel better because they've had revenge. That's not justice.
(I only answer on religious grounds when talking to religious peiople - I certainly have no faith.)
Tom.
I certainly can, and will until my dying day. I know that if the ones I love are killed or maimed in front of my very eyes, I will want to physically punish the perpetrators of the deed. I will also know that it is wrong, that it is not the answer.
We've left the middle ages, we can do better than this!
Tom.
Is the goal to make people feel better?
Is the goal to overthrow the Taleban and install a more US-friendly alternative?
Is the goal to acheive justice (which can only rightly be done in a court of law)?
Which do you honestly think is most likely?
What we need is justice. I have no solution, but I know that violence is not the answer. I find it depressing that two Christian heads of state feel able to order death in this manner.
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Yeah, that's PR for you.
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Excuse me, but this whole thing, from beginning to every minute of every day that this continues makes me sick.
Goodbye karma, but what's the good of it anyway?
Tom.
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(Goodbye, karma)
Tom.