Actually, "in" takes the ablative and the accusative, not the dative. Furthermore, the ablative and the accusative distinguish between in and on or into and onto, so the confusion still exist between in/on and into/onto. In addition to that, "in" can also mean at or among (for abl.) or to, towards, or against (for acc.), along with a host of other meanings. Moreover, there are no case distinctions in Italian, French, Spanish, et al. so there are still problems with "in" in those languages (I know that "in" in Italian means in, to, or at, for example).
OK, I used a bad example. However, off and down ARE prepositions. Take for example, "I walked down the street." or "I turned off the main street." Sometimes, prepositions are joined to a verb in contructs we call phrasal verbs, changing the meaning of the base verb. Some phrasal verbs are seperable ("I shut down the computer," or "I shut the computer down") while others are insperable ("I bent over to tie my shoes"). As such, phrasal verbs can be seen as verbs with prepositions acting in an adverbial manner.
the nonsensical way Americans use "quarter of" when referring to the time. (to me "quarter of 12" is 3, but to Americans it apparently means "a quarter to 12")
actually, i and every other American I know says "quarter till," i think. Or maybe they are saying "quarter 'til" as a contraction of "quarter until," and I've even herad a few say "quarter to." I'm sure some have said "quarter of." anyway. prepositions are the cheap whores of the English language, (e.g. do you "shut down" your computer, or do you "shut off" your computer) and a few other languages besides. I know, for example, that in Latin, there is no distinction between in, on, into, or onto; all are denoted by the word in; everything else is in context. I believe this is the same in all of the various romance languages as well.
The possible ressurgence of coal isn't because of pure market pressures. As you said yourself, the DoE is working on it. That is to say, the government. And the coal industry itself has invested in new technology because of government regulations like the Clean Air Act, not the "invisible hand" of the market place. Or perhaps, better to say a combination of both (not investing in cleaner tech would basically cause the invisible hand to wipe them out of the market place, b/c of the external [to the market] pressures created by government).
Actually, if someone were seriously injured in an amatuer American football match, I bet that charges of some kind would be filed. Not to mention the civil lawsuit. And, as much as I would like to subscribe to your libertarian mind set, I do believe that if a group of 34 idiotic 14 to 20 year olds were beating the shit out of each other on my street, I would want the cops out there post haste.
Their project is definitely using BeOS, as far as I can tell; I haven't had a chance to use it up close and personal, but the screenshot look too much like screen shots of what Be, Inc. had developed in the last few months of their existence.
Actually, Be started with a full database instead of a file-system. They found it to be incredibly slow and crash-prone, and so they developped the marvel that is the Be file system.
OpenBeOS's clone of the Be File System has been selected recently by the folks creating the SkyOS.
The BFS replacement has been one of the fastest progressing parts of the OpenBeOS project. Dominic Giampaolo has actually commented to the team lead of OpenBFS, and complemented the team on the good work they accomplished.
my formerly slackware-lovin', now debian-lovin' former roommater, despite his love of Tux and all things penguin, has started using OpenBSD for his router/firewall. If he's using it, i imagine their must be at least another dozen out there that use it.:)
seriously though, just check netcraft. there are lots of sites hosted on OpenBSD.
I like Malcolm a lot as well. They took a few episodes before they really began to get funny, but now they are very consistently funny, IMO. Also, if i'm not mistaken, they are another show without a laugh-track.
KRAMER & MICKEY: Rock, paper, scissors match.
MICKEY: all right, rock beats paper.
(Mickey smacks Kramer on the hand for losing)
KRAMER: I thought paper covered rock?
MICKEY: Nah, rock flies right through paper.
KRAMER: What beats rock?
MICKEY: (looks at his hand) Nothing beats rock.
Obligatory Simpsons Reference -
Lisa:(thinking) "Poor, predictable Bart . . . always picks Rock"
Bart:(thinking) "Good old Rock . . . nothing beats Rock.
Both: Rock-paper-scissors-MATCH!
Lisa: Paper. Paper covers rock.
Bart: D'oh!!
Well, I for one watch The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central. It's by far the best thing on TV today. I would be seriously pissed right now if I were a Dish Network customer.
There are probably quite a few geeks here on/. that want to be able to keep watching Enterprise--despite its overwhelming suckitude--on UPN, as well.
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Please, never write "'til", and shoot anyone you see doing so. Thank you.
Before you go shooting me, please keep in mind that I was merely speculating as to what other people were meaning when they said "quater till."
Actually, "in" takes the ablative and the accusative, not the dative. Furthermore, the ablative and the accusative distinguish between in and on or into and onto, so the confusion still exist between in/on and into/onto. In addition to that, "in" can also mean at or among (for abl.) or to, towards, or against (for acc.), along with a host of other meanings. Moreover, there are no case distinctions in Italian, French, Spanish, et al. so there are still problems with "in" in those languages (I know that "in" in Italian means in, to, or at, for example).
OK, I used a bad example. However, off and down ARE prepositions. Take for example, "I walked down the street." or "I turned off the main street." Sometimes, prepositions are joined to a verb in contructs we call phrasal verbs, changing the meaning of the base verb. Some phrasal verbs are seperable ("I shut down the computer," or "I shut the computer down") while others are insperable ("I bent over to tie my shoes"). As such, phrasal verbs can be seen as verbs with prepositions acting in an adverbial manner.
the nonsensical way Americans use "quarter of" when referring to the time. (to me "quarter of 12" is 3, but to Americans it apparently means "a quarter to 12")
actually, i and every other American I know says "quarter till," i think. Or maybe they are saying "quarter 'til" as a contraction of "quarter until," and I've even herad a few say "quarter to." I'm sure some have said "quarter of." anyway. prepositions are the cheap whores of the English language, (e.g. do you "shut down" your computer, or do you "shut off" your computer) and a few other languages besides. I know, for example, that in Latin, there is no distinction between in, on, into, or onto; all are denoted by the word in; everything else is in context. I believe this is the same in all of the various romance languages as well.
The possible ressurgence of coal isn't because of pure market pressures. As you said yourself, the DoE is working on it. That is to say, the government. And the coal industry itself has invested in new technology because of government regulations like the Clean Air Act, not the "invisible hand" of the market place. Or perhaps, better to say a combination of both (not investing in cleaner tech would basically cause the invisible hand to wipe them out of the market place, b/c of the external [to the market] pressures created by government).
Or has the GNAA changed its focus from poo coated women to just plain ol' shitty movies?
why would the GNAA be interested in women?
(It's funny. Laugh.)
Hey, be nice. It's hard to let go of a loved one. At least I stuck the parenthetical "was" in there.
Which is(was) also a microkernel, and incredibly fast.
dark energy is completely unlike anything we've seen before.
Well, except that Einstein had already predicted it in his original formulation for the theory of relativity.
Yes, but Fanta is fscking gay; beer, however, kicks ass.
<homer>Mmmm...Beeeer.</homer>
Actually, if someone were seriously injured in an amatuer American football match, I bet that charges of some kind would be filed. Not to mention the civil lawsuit. And, as much as I would like to subscribe to your libertarian mind set, I do believe that if a group of 34 idiotic 14 to 20 year olds were beating the shit out of each other on my street, I would want the cops out there post haste.
Actually, TR has a new album (titled bleedthrough) coming out sometime Q4 this year.
Their project is definitely using BeOS, as far as I can tell; I haven't had a chance to use it up close and personal, but the screenshot look too much like screen shots of what Be, Inc. had developed in the last few months of their existence.
Actually, Be started with a full database instead of a file-system. They found it to be incredibly slow and crash-prone, and so they developped the marvel that is the Be file system.
OpenBeOS's clone of the Be File System has been selected recently by the folks creating the SkyOS.
The BFS replacement has been one of the fastest progressing parts of the OpenBeOS project. Dominic Giampaolo has actually commented to the team lead of OpenBFS, and complemented the team on the good work they accomplished.
I think they're four way Xeons, actually.
my formerly slackware-lovin', now debian-lovin' former roommater, despite his love of Tux and all things penguin, has started using OpenBSD for his router/firewall. If he's using it, i imagine their must be at least another dozen out there that use it. :)
seriously though, just check netcraft. there are lots of sites hosted on OpenBSD.
Also, as much as we all like to hate them for their "Napster Bad!" stance, Metallica allows and encourages people to tape and share their live shows.
Today, Europe is little more than a glorified Disneyland; great place to visit and eat, nothing more.
yeah. i love eating Europe.
I like Malcolm a lot as well. They took a few episodes before they really began to get funny, but now they are very consistently funny, IMO. Also, if i'm not mistaken, they are another show without a laugh-track.
Parent isn't offtopic. It was making a joke about real player.
Seinfeld -
KRAMER & MICKEY: Rock, paper, scissors match.
MICKEY: all right, rock beats paper.
(Mickey smacks Kramer on the hand for losing)
KRAMER: I thought paper covered rock?
MICKEY: Nah, rock flies right through paper.
KRAMER: What beats rock?
MICKEY: (looks at his hand) Nothing beats rock.
Obligatory Simpsons Reference -
Lisa:(thinking) "Poor, predictable Bart . . . always picks Rock"
Bart:(thinking) "Good old Rock . . . nothing beats Rock.
Both: Rock-paper-scissors-MATCH!
Lisa: Paper. Paper covers rock.
Bart: D'oh!!
It must cost the RIAA more than $3,000 per case to file against file swappers. Lawyers don't come cheap
The RIAA is basically an association of lawyers paid by the various member labels to do exactly this kind of thing.
I like The Dave Chappelle Show, but it is sometimes pretty hit or miss with me. Sometimes playing the raqce card wears a bit too thin.
;P
Without the Daily Show, I wouldn't know what's going on in the world.
Who watches those channels anyway?
/. that want to be able to keep watching Enterprise--despite its overwhelming suckitude--on UPN, as well.
Well, I for one watch The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central. It's by far the best thing on TV today. I would be seriously pissed right now if I were a Dish Network customer.
There are probably quite a few geeks here on