Sure, and you have outrageous taxes and car prices too. What would I get in return for that? No more than mediocrity. (And maybe cheap beer.)
I've been in Denmark several times, and I have several friends from Denmark. I don't see anything about Denmark that is a lot more compelling than the rest of Europe.
Oddly, I don't see many Swedes or Finns, good socialists they are, lining up at our borders or dying to get into our country. Perhaps socialism isn't as evil as it's made out to be, or capitalism as good as it's made out to be?
As a Norwegian living in the US, I think the reason for that is that many European (and other) countries have a false sense of pride, thinking they are better and more civilized than America. I don't find that to be the case. All countries have their good points and their weak points. European/Scandinavian/Socialist countries are no exception. Norway has consistently been ranked one of the best countries to live in. I have no idea why. I'd rather live on the streets here fleeing from the immigration police than ever move back to Norway.
Socialist countries may be good if you are content with what you are allowed to do, but if you have ambitions and like freedom and control over your own life you may not feel very comfortable in a socialist country. I know I don't.
Of course, I already knew that. I was recently in Canada, and we never tired of that joke. But I needed a chance to make even more fun of Canadians, so I had to cram "aboot" in there somehow.
M: Do you know Douglas Adams?
C: "Don't Panic!" He is the author of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.".
M: What is he doing now?
C: Oh. Probably monitoring this conversation.
M: Where did he end up?
C: I think it was in America. I would do a search for it.
M: What is the meaning of life?
C: Actually, it's twenty-three, not forty-two.
M: How do you know?
C: A priori.
M: A smartass, eh?
C: Are you Canadian? Go on.
I don't know what that Canadian comment was all aboot.
I interviewed with Microsoft just two weeks ago, and one of the interviewers from the device drivers group said his current project was support for Bluetooth. So they are obviously doing something with it, although I don't know what to think after reading this statement.
And for those who were wondering, I did not get a job offer from them. I guess they didn't like the fact that I could solve all the problems they gave me.:)
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1. Speed! (includes.jpg thumbnailing performance)
2. Ability to more easily move files around (using either cut/copy/paste or shelf idea)
3. View content of.tar,.rpm packages
4. Ability to delete files directly without going through the Trash folder
5. Integrated shell features
6. Better browser functionality (inc. Download functionality, Mozilla related problems etc.)
7. A no-frills, lean and mean file manager (no Mozilla, no services)
8. Better MIME type support
9. Clean quit
10. Elegant way to drop app launcher icons on the desktop
11. Better keyboard navigation
12. Bootstrap installer better recovery after failures
13. Sort directories before individual files are listed
14. Text on desktop more readable
15. Stability
16. More previews (HTML, pdf)
17. Automount floppies
18. SMB support
19. Root password popup box
20. TLC to Tree View and List View (easy Rename in List View, for example)
21. Virtual folders not just as bookmarks
Isn't this just a list of features, most of which should be in a file manager from the very beginning? For heaven's sake, keyboard navigation, speed, and ability to move files around?
What is up with today's software anyway, if it doesn't even do what it's name implies?
Hasn't anyone here used Directory Opus 4.x for the Amiga? That must surely be the most popular file manager ever, and certainly the most usable. I have never found another file manager that has ever come close to it, and frankly, that surprises me. I for one am far from thrilled with these one-window icon based browsers. Or icon based anything, for that matter. In my experience, almost without exception productivity decreases as eye candy is added and bloat increases. Why does everyone imitate MS and try to make their tools impressive instead of usable? Simplicity combined with aesthetics is the way to go, IMHO. Nautilus just doesn't do anything for me. It saddens me to see so much programming effort go into tools that have a flawed premise -- and I'm not just talking Nautilus here, just look at the number of completely unusable file managers out there.
Please, let's see a good, flexible multiple pane file manager with text based views soon. I just wish I had the time to do it myself.
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I've been in Denmark several times, and I have several friends from Denmark. I don't see anything about Denmark that is a lot more compelling than the rest of Europe.
As a Norwegian living in the US, I think the reason for that is that many European (and other) countries have a false sense of pride, thinking they are better and more civilized than America. I don't find that to be the case. All countries have their good points and their weak points. European/Scandinavian/Socialist countries are no exception. Norway has consistently been ranked one of the best countries to live in. I have no idea why. I'd rather live on the streets here fleeing from the immigration police than ever move back to Norway.
Socialist countries may be good if you are content with what you are allowed to do, but if you have ambitions and like freedom and control over your own life you may not feel very comfortable in a socialist country. I know I don't.
The Chatbot is on the movie site: Here
M: Do you know Douglas Adams?
C: "Don't Panic!" He is the author of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.".
M: What is he doing now?
C: Oh. Probably monitoring this conversation.
M: Where did he end up?
C: I think it was in America. I would do a search for it.
M: What is the meaning of life?
C: Actually, it's twenty-three, not forty-two.
M: How do you know?
C: A priori.
M: A smartass, eh?
C: Are you Canadian? Go on.
I don't know what that Canadian comment was all aboot.
"I call it a Hawking chamber."
Eerie.
I interviewed with Microsoft just two weeks ago, and one of the interviewers from the device drivers group said his current project was support for Bluetooth. So they are obviously doing something with it, although I don't know what to think after reading this statement.
And for those who were wondering, I did not get a job offer from them. I guess they didn't like the fact that I could solve all the problems they gave me. :)
2. Ability to more easily move files around (using either cut/copy/paste or shelf idea)
3. View content of
4. Ability to delete files directly without going through the Trash folder
5. Integrated shell features
6. Better browser functionality (inc. Download functionality, Mozilla related problems etc.)
7. A no-frills, lean and mean file manager (no Mozilla, no services)
8. Better MIME type support
9. Clean quit
10. Elegant way to drop app launcher icons on the desktop
11. Better keyboard navigation
12. Bootstrap installer better recovery after failures
13. Sort directories before individual files are listed
14. Text on desktop more readable
15. Stability
16. More previews (HTML, pdf)
17. Automount floppies
18. SMB support
19. Root password popup box
20. TLC to Tree View and List View (easy Rename in List View, for example)
21. Virtual folders not just as bookmarks
Isn't this just a list of features, most of which should be in a file manager from the very beginning? For heaven's sake, keyboard navigation, speed, and ability to move files around?
What is up with today's software anyway, if it doesn't even do what it's name implies?
Hasn't anyone here used Directory Opus 4.x for the Amiga? That must surely be the most popular file manager ever, and certainly the most usable. I have never found another file manager that has ever come close to it, and frankly, that surprises me. I for one am far from thrilled with these one-window icon based browsers. Or icon based anything, for that matter. In my experience, almost without exception productivity decreases as eye candy is added and bloat increases. Why does everyone imitate MS and try to make their tools impressive instead of usable? Simplicity combined with aesthetics is the way to go, IMHO. Nautilus just doesn't do anything for me. It saddens me to see so much programming effort go into tools that have a flawed premise -- and I'm not just talking Nautilus here, just look at the number of completely unusable file managers out there. Please, let's see a good, flexible multiple pane file manager with text based views soon. I just wish I had the time to do it myself.