Why do I have to pay for four separate "shopping channels" that are nothing but end to end commercials?
To be fair, those shopping channels are probably the ones paying to be included. Logically (if not realistically), they could even be keeping the price of cable subscriptions down.
It's only a false dilemma if training dogs takes zero resources. The resources to train this DVD-sniffing dog *could* have been used to train this dog to do something benificial.
The fact is that Fidel nationalized all Cuba! And the US made a pretty messy fuss out of that. Upon which Fidel answered with a fuss of world proportions. Remember the Missile Crisis?
Not to mention it's a country that's easy to embargo since they have nothing we need.
No, but they're a sizeable market for food producers (Cuba imports a LOT of its food), who are one of the driving forces behind the movement to end the embargo.
Rest assured, if they strike oil there we'll find every reason under the sun to be the best of allies.
Really curious - can any slashdotters enlighten me as to why the Cuba / USA situation continues?
The US population as a whole opposes the embargo now, but there's a very important exception: Cuban immigrants. Rabidly anticommunist Cubans in Florida are very strong politically, and anyone who follows US national elections (doesn't everyone?) knows how important Florida is.
I'm really, really, really, REALLY confused about why Slashdotters hate this idea so much. When people install Windows, they'll be asked which browser they want to use. What could be better than that? How did tortured objections like "but then they'll have to include Lynx Spyware Edition!" become so popular?
those other browsers are free so who cares if Windows users are forced to use IE?? It's not like Firefox is a company and they are losing out on revenue.
You're right, people who care about things besides money are *hilarious*.
Methinks you're taking AA literature a bit too literally. The "once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic" phenomenon doesn't apply to every alcohol addict, let alone every addict of every drug.
Yeah, Civ IV is horrible. Every now and then, I binge on the game for 24 hour-stretches broken only by sleep for several days in a row. Thing is, by the end, I feel like I've had my fill. But that's just me.
If a game has me hooked, addicted, and I play it for hours at a time for weeks on end- fine.
You could say the same thing about drugs. Actually, you could say the same thing about drugs and I'd agree. If you're a user, or even an addict, and happy, that's fantastic. But that's hardly proof that addiction isn't insidious.
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In that case, it's almost certainly because of Bing's video search feature and the desire to not gain an early reputation as the porn search engine.
Technically, I don't think Big Brother cares if you do the consume part, as long as you still don't slow down on the buy part.
I'm pretty sure you're getting modded Informative ironically.
Why do I have to pay for four separate "shopping channels" that are nothing but end to end commercials?
To be fair, those shopping channels are probably the ones paying to be included. Logically (if not realistically), they could even be keeping the price of cable subscriptions down.
It's only a false dilemma if training dogs takes zero resources. The resources to train this DVD-sniffing dog *could* have been used to train this dog to do something benificial.
or "Operation Iraqi Freedom"
Besides, all in all, considering the whole central America crisis, Cuba is doing quite well.
Shhh, don't say that so loud. Perspective regarding Cuba is verboten.
The fact is that Fidel nationalized all Cuba! And the US made a pretty messy fuss out of that. Upon which Fidel answered with a fuss of world proportions. Remember the Missile Crisis?
You forgot a little detail in-between.
Not to mention it's a country that's easy to embargo since they have nothing we need.
No, but they're a sizeable market for food producers (Cuba imports a LOT of its food), who are one of the driving forces behind the movement to end the embargo.
Rest assured, if they strike oil there we'll find every reason under the sun to be the best of allies.
Guess what Venezuela is helping them prepare to drill for. Guess what other US companies want the embargo to end.
Really curious - can any slashdotters enlighten me as to why the Cuba / USA situation continues?
The US population as a whole opposes the embargo now, but there's a very important exception: Cuban immigrants. Rabidly anticommunist Cubans in Florida are very strong politically, and anyone who follows US national elections (doesn't everyone?) knows how important Florida is.
Is there any incentive to move to ext4, other than sheer curiosity?
I'm not sure how you read otherwise, but it sounds to me like that question is explicitly stating that curiosity isn't a good enough reason.
I'm really, really, really, REALLY confused about why Slashdotters hate this idea so much. When people install Windows, they'll be asked which browser they want to use. What could be better than that? How did tortured objections like "but then they'll have to include Lynx Spyware Edition!" become so popular?
those other browsers are free so who cares if Windows users are forced to use IE?? It's not like Firefox is a company and they are losing out on revenue.
You're right, people who care about things besides money are *hilarious*.
Can we organize a virtual million man march and get the patent system fixed?
We could start a Facebook group!
Cowboy Neal.
I read the headline as "Microsoft rebrands Live Search with 'bling'", which will likely prove closer to the truth.
It's just that (4) isn't clear.
Congrats on figuring out the meme. ;)
Methinks you're taking AA literature a bit too literally. The "once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic" phenomenon doesn't apply to every alcohol addict, let alone every addict of every drug.
Yeah, Civ IV is horrible. Every now and then, I binge on the game for 24 hour-stretches broken only by sleep for several days in a row. Thing is, by the end, I feel like I've had my fill. But that's just me.
There is no substitute for physical, in-person, flesh and bone companionship.
Oxytocin FTW.
If a game has me hooked, addicted, and I play it for hours at a time for weeks on end- fine.
You could say the same thing about drugs. Actually, you could say the same thing about drugs and I'd agree. If you're a user, or even an addict, and happy, that's fantastic. But that's hardly proof that addiction isn't insidious.
$ aptitude search chromium
p chromium - fast paced, arcade-style, scrolling space shooter
Now that's the browser for me!
I'm pretty sure you're being modded Insightful because you list three points that are very good, no matter how sarcastically you state them.
Not only are they not cola-exclusive, but "cola" drinks haven't contained any kola in a long, long time.
What turns me on is the fact that I can open more than 10 tabs freely on a PC with 512 megs of RAM and not be hogged.
What turns me on in a browser is pictures of naked girls.