i don't like either of those, but I really haven't given Coupling a fair shot. I've only watch it once, while sick and not paying too much attention.
But I do agree with you, BBC america is fantastic... sometimes.
I love The Office and Father Ted. But 9 times out of 10 when I tune in, they are showing What Not To Wear or those home design shows.
When I first got the channel, 2 years ago, BBCA had a night for Monty Python Flying Circus and Fawlty Towers reruns and I was in my glory. But no more.
one thing is certain, you (and people like you) do exist. i have to deal with people like you everyday at work, and I'm really sick of it. I work at an ISP tech support center. All my coworkers call these people idiots because they don't know what a mail server is or how to activate their webspace and ftp to it. Besides the admins and maybe one other person at my job, I am the only one who knows anythign more about Linux than how to use KDE. Does that mean my coworkers and friends are idiots? Answer = no.
does a air conditioner repair (wo)man look down on you because you don't know how it works, or know anything about it, besides the very simple UI. When you want a more powerful unit, do you buy a whole new one or learn how the thing works and upgrade it yourself.
why do you look down on people because they don't know everything you know about computers. why should they, it's not essential, or even enjoyable to most. people only use them because they are convienent and ideally, more efficient.
yes there are stupid people. but people aren't stupid because they don't know anything about computers.
i don't know how high of freq I can hear, but I can relate to your story.
sitting in my room I can tell if the tv in the living room is on w/o sound. Several times I've noticed the whine and had to get up and turn it off after someone turned off the cable box but not the tv.
at university, they keep the tvs in some classrooms locked up in cabinets. several times during class, i've had to ask the teacher to open the cabinet and turn it off and people always react strangely at that request. (this has happened in both lecture halls and small classrooms).
also there is this one intersection that when I drive by during the day I hear this very very high pitched whine, but not during night. I'm not sure what's there, but my brother has had the same experience.
i like sharing hearing anecdotes apparently.
i'm afraid of the taos hum
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Ned: Well, tippety-top of the A.M. to very-good-body here. As chairman of the PTA, I am de-diddley-lighted to take over here and I think I can put the "pal" back in "principal".
[everyone laughs] Chalmers: Heh heh, yeah. And I'll put the "super" back in "superintendent".
[one person coughs] It's the same exact joke. What gives, Leo?
Bart: You're absolutely right, Homer. We don't need a babysitter! Homer: [suspicious] Wait a second...
[Pulls a paper from his pocket: "Always do the opposite of what Bart says"] Hmm...you kids _do_ need a babysitter!
Bart: Blast that infernal card! [to Homer] _Don't_ give that card to me. Homer: Here you g -- [pulls back] No!
mod me down as a troll, off-topic or whatever, but I don't understand the ask slashdots when people ask 'how do I begin learning [something]?"
google for the topic, find a book, or a how-to, or whatever and start reading. inevitably you will come across an idea, or jargon, that you don't understand. so google for that. continue until you finish the book. then find another book/how-to.
all you need to know is avoid books like 'advanced topic X'.
i dunno. maybe i'm just a supergenius. but most likely not.
As a current Computer Science/Math student at University at Buffalo (insiders call it UB) you would think I would have something relevant to say, but you'd be wrong.
Can someone explain to me what's wrong with binary distributions? What's with the recent rise in all these source based, do it from source distributions?
I'm not criticizing, I'm asking.
Is there really a *significant* increase in speed to justify the hours in CPU time to recompile everything with unrolling loops and athlon-tbird or whatever specific code?
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BIG ICONS.
take my wife, please.
but seriously folks, I'm here all week.
"A legal test of the GPL is a good thing no matter how it turns out"
I agree, as long I'm not paying for it.
i don't like either of those, but I really haven't given Coupling a fair shot. I've only watch it once, while sick and not paying too much attention.
But I do agree with you, BBC america is fantastic... sometimes.
I love The Office and Father Ted. But 9 times out of 10 when I tune in, they are showing What Not To Wear or those home design shows.
When I first got the channel, 2 years ago, BBCA had a night for Monty Python Flying Circus and Fawlty Towers reruns and I was in my glory. But no more.
NO SALE.
R.I.P. Futurama
let me guess. you've never had a sysadmin or techsupport job?
it brands windows on every major keyboard.
dear jerk,
one thing is certain, you (and people like you) do exist. i have to deal with people like you everyday at work, and I'm really sick of it. I work at an ISP tech support center. All my coworkers call these people idiots because they don't know what a mail server is or how to activate their webspace and ftp to it. Besides the admins and maybe one other person at my job, I am the only one who knows anythign more about Linux than how to use KDE. Does that mean my coworkers and friends are idiots? Answer = no.
does a air conditioner repair (wo)man look down on you because you don't know how it works, or know anything about it, besides the very simple UI. When you want a more powerful unit, do you buy a whole new one or learn how the thing works and upgrade it yourself.
why do you look down on people because they don't know everything you know about computers. why should they, it's not essential, or even enjoyable to most. people only use them because they are convienent and ideally, more efficient.
yes there are stupid people. but people aren't stupid because they don't know anything about computers.
In conclusion, stfu.
Sincerely,
a dissatisified customer.
I post proudly, my opinion.
i don't know how high of freq I can hear, but I can relate to your story.
sitting in my room I can tell if the tv in the living room is on w/o sound. Several times I've noticed the whine and had to get up and turn it off after someone turned off the cable box but not the tv.
at university, they keep the tvs in some classrooms locked up in cabinets. several times during class, i've had to ask the teacher to open the cabinet and turn it off and people always react strangely at that request. (this has happened in both lecture halls and small classrooms).
also there is this one intersection that when I drive by during the day I hear this very very high pitched whine, but not during night. I'm not sure what's there, but my brother has had the same experience.
i like sharing hearing anecdotes apparently. i'm afraid of the taos hum
for a very high % of business users (80%? 90? 99?) the only justification left for using windoze is the Office suite.
this is OT, but I think your forgetting the incomprehensibly important idea of momentum.
[author's note: at the time of writing, I have no mod points]
Ned: Well, tippety-top of the A.M. to very-good-body here. As chairman of the PTA, I am de-diddley-lighted to take over here and I think I can put the "pal" back in "principal".
[everyone laughs]
Chalmers: Heh heh, yeah. And I'll put the "super" back in "superintendent".
[one person coughs]
It's the same exact joke. What gives, Leo?
Bart: You're absolutely right, Homer. We don't need a babysitter!
Homer: [suspicious] Wait a second...
[Pulls a paper from his pocket: "Always do the opposite of what Bart says"] Hmm...you kids _do_ need a babysitter!
Bart: Blast that infernal card! [to Homer] _Don't_ give that card to me.
Homer: Here you g -- [pulls back] No!
thx to snpp.com
it was out of date the minute they stamped 'Netscape' on it. :D
"Math is as much about the solution as it is about getting the correct answer."
::clap clap clap::
BRAVO.
mod me down as a troll, off-topic or whatever, but I don't understand the ask slashdots when people ask 'how do I begin learning [something]?"
google for the topic, find a book, or a how-to, or whatever and start reading. inevitably you will come across an idea, or jargon, that you don't understand. so google for that. continue until you finish the book.
then find another book/how-to.
all you need to know is avoid books like 'advanced topic X'.
i dunno. maybe i'm just a supergenius. but most likely not.
learn, baby, learn.
You know what's worse than dupes?
Posts about the article being a dupe.
Does anyone know how fast someone begins to type on this thinger, once they have used it for a while?
....)
:D )
is easier (or maybe harder?) to start typing at a reasonable rate since its layout is fimilar (A B C
I suppose anyone who programmed on their calculator during math class can answer this too. ( I always had the serial cable
Shakespeare is many things, but underrated is not one of them.
i don't remember ever being consulted about my stance on war in any poll.
so did you just make up at statistic, or do 7 of your 10 friends support the war?
As a current Computer Science/Math student at University at Buffalo (insiders call it UB) you would think I would have something relevant to say, but you'd be wrong.
but if a distribution uses both flags (kde and gnome), and that's great, is there really such bloat and slowdown that you should recompile?
I don't know, maybe I'm just a "use what works" kind of guy.
Can someone explain to me what's wrong with binary distributions? What's with the recent rise in all these source based, do it from source distributions?
I'm not criticizing, I'm asking.
Is there really a *significant* increase in speed to justify the hours in CPU time to recompile everything with unrolling loops and athlon-tbird or whatever specific code?
futurama is on. I have to go!
faye is ALWAYS close to nude.
"It could also backfire and make them demand more control over the internet..."
what do you mean backfire?
more control is exactly what you're asking for.
Yeah, those french are so lame with their 'language'
look it up