I read the paper more now than I ever used to. Everyone knows my name at the local sandwich & soup restaurant. The owner makes my regular as soon as he sees me around the corner, and I have a crisp local newspaper ready at my seat.
Does that not just warm the cockles of your heart? Who wouldn't want to read a newspaper after hearing this story?
If newspapers go away, I'll have to bring in the backs of cereal boxes so I have something to read.
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In case anyone doesn't know, my other post was a spoof on this post which has appeared in several discussions.
I happen to love VIM. I use it daily.
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VIM is *not* user friendly, and until it is VIM will stay with <= 1% marketshare.
Take editing text. Vim zealots are now saying "oh editing text is so easy, just use the hjkl keys to move around and use ":%s/apple/apricot/gi" to do a search and replace. Yes, because typing in "5kck}" is so much more intuitive than simply moving the cursor, selecting two lines of text with the mouse, then hitting the } key.
VIM zealots are far too forgiving when judging the difficultly of VIM interface issues and far too harsh when judging the difficulty of Notepad issues. Example comments:
User: "How do I fucking edit this goddamn text file!? Why does Linux only come with vi installed?" Zealot: "Oh that's easy! Just go vim <the file you want to edit>. No no, wait, don't type anything yet. It won't work the sa-- ok hit escape, ok, hit u a few times, ok you're back to where you started. Now vi works a little differently than most text editors: there is command mode and edit mode. Vim starts in command mode where you issue commands (such as hjkl) to move the cursor around, d followed by a movement command to delete lines of text, or i (for example) to insert text. Pretty much almost every letter of the alphabet (upper and lower case) is a command. When you go into a text editing mode by issuing the appropriate command, you type your text like normal then hit escape to back out. You type:q to quit, or ZZ /:wq to save and quit. Sometimes you need to put in a ! after a : command to force it. Quite elegant, don't you think?"
User: "How do I edit text files using notepad?" Zealot: "Oh God, you have to use the graphical luser interface to open a text file. Then use the arrow keys (or optionally mouse) to position the cursor where you want to type. Now you've gotta actually enter in the text using the keyboard! Careful though, it might break, it just blithely assumes that what you're typing is text and not commands!"
So, I guess the point I'm trying to make is that what seems easy and natural to VIM geeks is definitely not what regular people consider easy and natural. Hence, the preference towards notepad.
> As for truly artificial m**t, there wouldn't be any cruelty to animals in the production, but there must have been cruelty to animals in the initial discovery process {i.e. working out what it was supposed to taste like in the first place} which would be enough to put some people off.
What if a human volunteered his inital cells to grow meat in a vat? No cruelty. You can't get more ethical than that, and you would still get to eat Matt.
The American Geophysical Union also weighs in on this recent news.
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"Scientific theories, like evolution, relativity and plate tectonics, are based on hypotheses that have survived extensive testing and repeated verification," Spilhaus says. "The President has unfortunately confused the difference between science and belief. It is essential that students understand that a scientific theory is not a belief, hunch, or untested hypothesis."
Remember, nowhere does Darwin say that all creatures must have evolved from other forms. He only says that creatures may evolve.
That's not all Darwin says. Darwin did in fact propose a theory of universal common descent which says that life did evolve from other forms, all the way back to some primordial common ancestor.
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I rate it an 8/10.
Sounds highly speculative. BTW, Koenig is german for 'king.'
Did you look around any other sources on the internet to check for other, older references to Koenigswald? Or Gigantopithecus blackii?
> Where do you think the stories about sea monsters and dragons across multiple cultures come from?
Probably from seeing whale penises.
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What happens when you eat an arch-lichen?
I read the paper more now than I ever used to. Everyone knows my name at the local sandwich & soup restaurant. The owner makes my regular as soon as he sees me around the corner, and I have a crisp local newspaper ready at my seat.
Does that not just warm the cockles of your heart? Who wouldn't want to read a newspaper after hearing this story?
If newspapers go away, I'll have to bring in the backs of cereal boxes so I have something to read.
Permanently closed off? Maybe it's possessed by a bunch of bums.
He used Evolution, of course.
'My experience is that if something has to be done, just do it - don't ask! They will thank you later,' he said.
It's easier to get forgiveness than to get permission.
Kawasaki makes green motorcycles.
In case anyone doesn't know, my other post was a spoof on this post which has appeared in several discussions.
I happen to love VIM. I use it daily.
VIM is *not* user friendly, and until it is VIM will stay with <= 1% marketshare.
:q to quit, or ZZ / :wq to save and quit. Sometimes you need to put in a ! after a : command to force it. Quite elegant, don't you think?"
Take editing text. Vim zealots are now saying "oh editing text is so easy, just use the hjkl keys to move around and use ":%s/apple/apricot/gi" to do a search and replace. Yes, because typing in "5kck}" is so much more intuitive than simply moving the cursor, selecting two lines of text with the mouse, then hitting the } key.
VIM zealots are far too forgiving when judging the difficultly of VIM interface issues and far too harsh when judging the difficulty of Notepad issues. Example comments:
User: "How do I fucking edit this goddamn text file!? Why does Linux only come with vi installed?"
Zealot: "Oh that's easy! Just go vim <the file you want to edit>. No no, wait, don't type anything yet. It won't work the sa-- ok hit escape, ok, hit u a few times, ok you're back to where you started. Now vi works a little differently than most text editors: there is command mode and edit mode. Vim starts in command mode where you issue commands (such as hjkl) to move the cursor around, d followed by a movement command to delete lines of text, or i (for example) to insert text. Pretty much almost every letter of the alphabet (upper and lower case) is a command. When you go into a text editing mode by issuing the appropriate command, you type your text like normal then hit escape to back out. You type
User: "How do I edit text files using notepad?"
Zealot: "Oh God, you have to use the graphical luser interface to open a text file. Then use the arrow keys (or optionally mouse) to position the cursor where you want to type. Now you've gotta actually enter in the text using the keyboard! Careful though, it might break, it just blithely assumes that what you're typing is text and not commands!"
So, I guess the point I'm trying to make is that what seems easy and natural to VIM geeks is definitely not what regular people consider easy and natural. Hence, the preference towards notepad.
Well he did say powered flight, after all. But since you mentioned those: flying fish.
Occam's Razor: "one should not increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything".
Such as gods, demons, angels, and the like. I think this was the other poster's point.
> I misread that as "Alien Telescope In Action"... Am I alone?
That's what SETI hopes to find out.
Yet another reason to abandon the file format.
Could you also post a Wikipedia link? Thanks.
Yes, but what have they done lately?
> As for truly artificial m**t, there wouldn't be any cruelty to animals in the production, but there must have been cruelty to animals in the initial discovery process {i.e. working out what it was supposed to taste like in the first place} which would be enough to put some people off.
What if a human volunteered his inital cells to grow meat in a vat? No cruelty. You can't get more ethical than that, and you would still get to eat Matt.
The Geo's 0-60mph acceleration time is measured with a desk calendar.
The American Geophysical Union also weighs in on this recent news.
Quote:
"Scientific theories, like evolution, relativity and plate tectonics, are based on hypotheses that have survived extensive testing and repeated verification," Spilhaus says. "The President has unfortunately confused the difference between science and belief. It is essential that students understand that a scientific theory is not a belief, hunch, or untested hypothesis."
I took care of a pet pig for awhile. I even fed him bacon, which he eagerly gobbled up.
Remember, nowhere does Darwin say that all creatures must have evolved from other forms. He only says that creatures may evolve.
That's not all Darwin says. Darwin did in fact propose a theory of universal common descent which says that life did evolve from other forms, all the way back to some primordial common ancestor.
Awesome!
You must be an imposter. The real TripMaster Monkey would add unnecessary whitespace to Slashdot posts.
Not even a troll moderation? Come on, "inhabitable wasteland" for crying out loud.