It's a huge organization, where you're a cog in the wheel.
There are lots of huge organizations.. and sometimes, when you get screwed (and you inevitably will working somewhere) it can sometimes be a tiny bit more acceptable knowing that you work for a large company and that is just how things happen at big companies. However, if you work for a small company, and they tell you that you 'are family' and THEN they end up screwing it, it can really make you bitter.
Part of the point of the interview process is for the interviewee to judge whether the potential employers seem nice, and know what they're doing.
During my career, I've interviewed at least 50 people. It always seems to come down to the opinion of the interviewers. I've seen people rejected because of bad gut feels.
Heinous traffic in Silicon Valley.
Hey, Google is also in other places... like Phoenix, where we... have.. heinous.. traffic.
Insane housing prices in Silicon Valley.
Here in the Phoenix valley, house prices skyrocketed over the past 2 years.. but now at least there are many many houses on the market, and you don't have to make a full-price offer within 24 hours of it being on the market to buy it.
I was interested in Google last year, I was out of a job, and they were hiring. I got through the first part of the interview process, but didn't want to wait around for the next 6 weeks going through several more interviews before I found out if they wanted me. The Google recruiter sounded overworked, and was honest with me that if I didn't hear from them in a couple of weeks, to get back in contact with them because they are so swamped that people slip through the cracks. I didn't hear from them, and didn't bother. I ended up getting a contract with a very large banking organization. I've been at big companies, but it was nice to see the way this one operates. Certainly not the small company environment, but they have a nice 'work-from-home' policy that is a HUGE benefit to me.
When you interview, some people like to ask what your 'perfect' job would be. I honestly don't think it exists. (wait, does winning the lottery count as a job?):)
To answer my own question, I ended up buying a Pye DVD Recorder (PY90DG) at Circuit City. Actually, I went in, and they wouldn't price match on their own website, which was $10 cheaper than in-store. But they let me use one of their net-capable PCs to order it online and then do an in-store pickup. Gotta say, so far I love it. It got awesome reviews, and is dirt cheap. So far I have transferred 3 tapes, and it has worked flawlessly. I am loving it!
their VCR has died recently, and they haven't bothered to replace it!
Mine recently died, some plastic parts in the loading mechanism gave out, rendering it unable to load a tape. It was a good Mitsubishi unit, wasn't top of the line, but cost a few bucks 12 years ago. I am struggling with what to replace it with. I looked into DVRs, and am not entirely convinced I need one. I don't watch that much TV, and many of the shows I like are on expanded cable, and are re-run often. Every person I know with a DVR says they have tons of stuff in their backlog to watch. I don't want that. I looked into DVD Recorders. They seem like a decent option, but I don't know anyone with personal experience with them. I can see some of the pitfalls, DVD media can be flaky, and you can end up with a coaster and not be able to watch what you record. There are the DVD Recorder / VCR combinations. Combo-units usually aren't as reliable over time, in my experience. I would like to dub tapes to DVDs, but that could be done with our other VCR and a DVD recorder. Then there are DVR/DVD Recorder combos, which seem like a good deal.
I don't have a clear-cut winner. I'd rather not buy the low-end of whatever I choose, there always seems to be quality issues with low-end electronics. But I don't want to drop a bundle on something that doesn't fit my need either.
I don't think there are 2 types. I would consider myself a geek, been using Linux on my main computer since 2000. Yes, it was kind of tough then.:) Now it is so much better. I like the command line for lots of things. Heck, I still use PINE as my mail client! But 'easy' does not have to be non-geek. I want my USB devices to auto-mount. I use a combination of konqueror and the command line, it is all about what makes doing the task easier. Konqueror makes browsing photos super-easy - but when I want to resize them all for my website, I use the command line. For burning CDs, give me k3b over the command line any day!
Personally, I have never liked the Mac interface. I haven't spent that much time with it, but it has always frustrated me. For work, it is Windows - it just makes doing THAT particular job easier. I just want the right tool for the job. I am just glad I know how to use more than one tool. I don't really care if Linux gets mainstream acceptance, I just like it for what it is. (sometimes) Sometimes it frustrates the hell out of me, but that can happen with technology in general. It might be easier to set up printer sharing over your home network on Windows, but there are lots of other things that are easier on Linux. Think I didn't curse a bit when I upgraded my Kubuntu version recently, and had to re-hash out all of the X and Nvidia crap? Hell yes... but once I got it sorted out (again) I am back to being very happy with Linux. I like it despite its flaws, and I choose to use it. Not everyone can make that choice.
Most people's innards aren't being eaten out by caring themselves to death about minor things. Most people can not care about these things one whit, and their lives aren't ruined.
Hmm, no, they do care about minor things... like what toys their kids have, or if they have seen the latest and greatest blockbuster movie event of the year, which critics agree you can't afford to miss. When you don't buy into all this hype, it is painfully obvious when you encounter people do. They carry on discussions about Tom Cruise or some other who-gives-a-crap celebrity as if they really know them, and as if whomever they are dating actually MEANS something in their own lives. Their kids spout off catch-phrases right out of the commercials... they know all the brand names, and what they "should" be consuming. They go into debt to buy all new stainless steel appliances and a huge SUV, because that is what proves that you have class.
It is sickening to me. Do I sit and wring my hands thinking about it? No. I feel sorry for those people. They seem weak to me, like they are unable to think for themselves. It is also funny. I try not to be a mean person, but people are just absolutely ridiculous sometimes.
Yet, ask them why we are still in Iraq, spending their kids and grandkids future, and they say it's to fight terrorists. Luckily, THREE YEARS LATER, some people are waking up a little. What amazes me is that they think that our F'up of a president is just starting to mess up. He hasn't changed, he was like this from the beginning - you dumbasses just refused to see it because you were too busy planning your trip to Disneyland with your $300 tax refund. You believed what you were told because you were too lazy to use your brain and think for yourselves!!!
So buying into the marketing mindset may seem like a very minor thing. But look at the whole picture. This country was marketed a war, bought it, and was happy about it! Happy enough to re-elect the person who single-handedly sold it to them. (with help, because he isn't smart enough to do it himself) Sometimes I wonder if I am just getting older, and everything is just scary and strange to me now. But I think I have a pretty good handle on things. It isn't like I am pointing out things that aren't messed up. I find it disheartening that so many people in this country are so gullible, and that they just don't care. Maybe it is because we are the fat, lazy, clueless dolts that the rest of the world sees. And getting up out of your Lazy-Boy and chanting 'USA! USA!' isn't really doing a whole lot to change that.
I'm off to listen to Rage Against the Machine's 'Killing in the Name' and then 'Wake Up' now.:)
My friends have long considered me to be a cynical bastard, because I always question the validity of everything. Nothing is ever what it seems, there is always some kind of not-so-well-hidden advertising, product pushing, and damn-near lying. It has turned me off of a lot of TV and music, and I generally get very irritated when I come across sneaky marketing and/or advertising. It makes it pretty hard to believe anything anymore, and really shows the power of how we present things. (not to mention the gullibility of most people) I don't shop and Wal*Mart because I think they are scumbags, I don't partake of anything Disney. But it seems that it is almost unavoidable these days.
Hell, I don't even know what my point is in posting... I guess I just wish that more people would question these things and take a stand against them, because that is the only way they'll go away. But most people just don't seem to care.
There are hundreds of comments already, and nobody has said "I use Linux, I don't have to reboot!" followed by a an uptime number. (I'm at 44 days, stupid upgrade in Nvidia driver):)
.it's either idiots who were never properly instructed on driving/passing etiquette, or assholes who just refuse to get the fuck out of the way.
Hmm, or neither. I have been tailgated many times, and I live in AZ. On the freeway, when it isn't bumper to bumper, speeds can get up there. And no, I don't drive slow, I have been passed doing 85.:) If I am going 15 mph over the speed limit, I am not going to endanger myself or anyone else on the road to quickly get out of your way because you are doing 30 over. Period. Hey, I don't mind getting out of your way if you are going faster than me, but don't rush me. If I am in the left lane, and I am going faster than the rest of traffic, let me get by and get over. Don't try and pass me on the right just because you might be able to squeeze in. Don't cross 4 lanes, pass everyone on the right and fly up the right lane. Settle the fuck down.
These are the types of things I see every day in AZ. Traffic can stop in a hurry, for good or absolutely no seemingly good reason. Tailgaters cause accidents because they get the red mist, where all they can think about is going faster faster faster and getting around people. They don't think clearly, and they are too focused on their own interests.
And I have been properly instructed, and have been to several high performance driving schools on racetracks in the Midwest. The more I know, the more I know that there is a place for driving like an ass - it is on the track.
"it almost seems" to whom? Stand by a busy road sometime, and count the % of people driving past using their cell phones to make voice calls. Come and and tell me it seems like voice calls are the least-used function of phones.
I thought that was a pretty dumb statement to make as well... but I have actually driven around someone on the freeway (going 70 MPH) who was driving slow and kind of erratically. When I got up next to him he had his blackberry up on top of the steering wheel and was typing a message with both hands.
Yeah, not a mobile phone, but I wonder how many people send text messages while driving? I really hope that Darwin takes care of these people and it doesn't include any innocent bystanders.
The biggest problem with the FOSS community is its tolerance for whiny fuckers who can't understand that we do this for fun and you have absolutely no right to complain about something you got for free.
First.. hahaha.. "we".
Second of all, you are wrong. You are wrong people if nobody complained about things, they wouldn't get changed. Here's a tip - there are a lot more users of Linux out there that the people who create it. If you use FOSS application 'X' and can't get it to do something you want, you can certainly complain about it. Maybe then it will get fixed. Now *HOW* you complain about it is very important. There is constructive complaining and just plain bitching. And even then, *YOU* have no right to tell me what I can complain about.
1. You are part of the problem, and a perfect example of what *is* wrong with the FOSS community. And yes, there are things wrong with it. That's OK.
2. Tolerance is a good thing. I can imagine many people have tolerated you during your life.
Here's a religious group exercising their freedom of religion and freedom of speech. They're building a museum with their own money to build an edifice to their beliefs. So what. The worst that you can say is they're exercising the freedoms that most people admire.
At first this story made me laugh, then irritated me, then I thought 'who cares'. But it still irritated me, so I thought about it. This should not be called a musuem. *Perhaps* it could fit into a very technical definition because it could be considered art or of some 'value'. But it isn't scientific or historical, and that is what most people associate a museum with - science, history, or art. A museum is for storing FACTS. Creationism is not factual.
Now, you might say 'oh, who CARES?' Well, I do. Personally, I think Creationism is foolish bunk - but I also think that you can believe in it if you want to. But it isn't science, and don't call it that.
I can think of two reasons why it might be on Slashdot. The first being that Reddit.com cover it yesterday. And as of right now it is holding as 2nd place for the hottest topic.
The second reason is probably related to online sources from MSNBC, Slashdot, Reddit and other forums, as well as the New York Times best selling list that have included elements of anti-religion and anti-god media.
To answer your question, I believe that the editors included it because, the general tone of Slashdot is anti-religion.
Yeah, cause the other explanation doesn't make sense... or it couldn't be because the county has done nothing but talk about who might run for President in 2008... or because it is a story that contains Scott Adams AND Bill Gates.
Right now, generally speaking those with faith are thought of as uneducated and unenlightened.
Perhaps that is because you seem unable to make a logical argument, and has nothing to do with your faith. Or does your faith contribute to that?
I really don't see understand the compulsion to actually put an effort into watching the idiotbox; it's only purpose is to induce alphawaves into the brain when you are tired.
Don't get the incorrect impression that I am one of those TV haters. I LOVE television. I even indulge in crap shows on occasion. But I don't let it rule my life. There are only a couple of shows I try not to miss. The good thing about cable is that they re-run lots of shows I like. You can catch The Daily Show, Colbert Report, and the Food Network shows often. Other than that I watch The Office, Simpsons, and catch Biker Build-off here and there, there isn't much else I want to watch. I know people who let TV run their life. I have found if you just make it a point to not watch some of that stuff, you really aren't missing out on anything.
Hmm, I wonder how commonplace it is. I still use mine. Not so much to watch movies, but I will record things and watch them. I just don't have that big of a desire or need to get a DVR. I had a friend that used his VCR a LOT. He had probably 100 video tapes of things he had taped that he needed to watch. He upgraded to TiVO, and now he has a more compact way of recording things that he never watches. I honestly don't know what people are recording. I watch about 3 shows, and if I miss them, I miss them - whooptie doo. I just can't really justify the cost of a DVR. But then again, I don't understand why people spend $1200+ on a television, or $300 on a video card for their computer.
I'd feel about the same as I would if I had only seen the first two movies--slightly annoyed at the cliffhanger ending(yes, the ending of the first movie felt like a cliffhanger to me, and yes, I liked the second better than the first).
Wow, really? The 2nd was good, but I could feel the bloat and corniness of its own success creeping in. I know what you mean about the cliffhanger ending, but that is why I think it was OK to just stop there. Why do we NEED the entire story to be told? In the story we are replying about, the guy watched the Star Wars series in order - so he knew who Darth Vader was, he knew about Luke and Leia, he knew who Yoda was.... Those were the best storylines of the original trilogy! It was like the 'unknown beginning'... you always wondered how his father fell to the Dark Side, how they got separated, how it all started. But that wondering was good! I don't need to be told those things. I think by telling that part of the story, it spoon feeds it all to you and ruins your ability to think about it or imagine how it happened. I find stories much more enjoyable if I am not told every single detail.
Why even watch the 'first' three episodes? Seriously... Ep I was a waste, but I'll admit I saw it it the theater. Ep II I rented, and watched the whole thing in about 1/2 hour thanks to FFWD. I haven't seen Ep III yet. I really have no desire to, even though I hear it was the best of the first three. Is it just to say I have seen it? WTF is the point of that? I decided a while ago to be a little more selective in my choices of entertainment, and it has worked out quite well. Although I did waste time on the 2nd and 3rd Matrix movies.
Think back for a second if you *wouldn't* have seen Ep I, II, and III, and how much more untainted your view of Star Wars would be... imagine if you had only seen the first Matrix. I am now willing to wait to see movies to get an idea if they are worth my time. I have no desire to see them as soon as possible, I just don't see what the benefit of that is.
Same thing goes for games... I recently just went through another round of playing single-player mods for Half-Life. yes, the first one. Now if I want, I can afford a video card that can play HL2, and I am sure there are many mods out for it as well. And when I do play it, I am sure it will still be extremely fun!
I'll stop now before going further down this rant-hole.:)
Using a different kernel. Currently the GNU system runs on Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD kernels.
Well, the GNU system still runs on those other kernels... so how come Linux has become so popular. I can name several Linux companies, and different distributions. BSD just isn't the same. (I'm not going to get into which is better/faster/smaller) Where would GNU be without the Linux kernel? It wouldn't be as far as it has come with it.
Linus winning this award actually helps to bury them, and worse yet it detracts from the ideals of the GNU movement (and remember, in 1992 if there had been no GNU, there would have been no Linux; period).
But where would GNU be these days without the Linux kernel? Yes yes, I know about all the technicalities of calling it GNU/Linux, but the kernel is the heart of the system. Without it, you don't HAVE a system. At least, that is the way I hurd it. [ snicker ]
This just reconfirms my belief that Google should have waited a few months/years to buy YouTube. I think Mark Cuban was right, YouTube was a big ole lawsuit waiting to happen.
Why does Mark Cuban get any reference here? I don't get it. Saying that Google was a target for lawsuits because it bought YouTube is certainly not a novel idea, and I highly doubt that Cuban was the first to point it out. Has Cuban EVER been relevant? He's a billionaire - that's it. He happened to sell a company at the best possible time, and was smart enough to diversify what he made. For lack of a better term... whooptie-doo. He sure tries really hard to be relevant, but I suppose he has nothing better to do.
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There are lots of huge organizations.. and sometimes, when you get screwed (and you inevitably will working somewhere) it can sometimes be a tiny bit more acceptable knowing that you work for a large company and that is just how things happen at big companies. However, if you work for a small company, and they tell you that you 'are family' and THEN they end up screwing it, it can really make you bitter.
Part of the point of the interview process is for the interviewee to judge whether the potential employers seem nice, and know what they're doing.
During my career, I've interviewed at least 50 people. It always seems to come down to the opinion of the interviewers. I've seen people rejected because of bad gut feels.
Heinous traffic in Silicon Valley.
Hey, Google is also in other places... like Phoenix, where we
Insane housing prices in Silicon Valley.
Here in the Phoenix valley, house prices skyrocketed over the past 2 years.. but now at least there are many many houses on the market, and you don't have to make a full-price offer within 24 hours of it being on the market to buy it.
I was interested in Google last year, I was out of a job, and they were hiring. I got through the first part of the interview process, but didn't want to wait around for the next 6 weeks going through several more interviews before I found out if they wanted me. The Google recruiter sounded overworked, and was honest with me that if I didn't hear from them in a couple of weeks, to get back in contact with them because they are so swamped that people slip through the cracks. I didn't hear from them, and didn't bother. I ended up getting a contract with a very large banking organization. I've been at big companies, but it was nice to see the way this one operates. Certainly not the small company environment, but they have a nice 'work-from-home' policy that is a HUGE benefit to me.
When you interview, some people like to ask what your 'perfect' job would be. I honestly don't think it exists. (wait, does winning the lottery count as a job?)
To answer my own question, I ended up buying a Pye DVD Recorder (PY90DG) at Circuit City. Actually, I went in, and they wouldn't price match on their own website, which was $10 cheaper than in-store. But they let me use one of their net-capable PCs to order it online and then do an in-store pickup. Gotta say, so far I love it. It got awesome reviews, and is dirt cheap. So far I have transferred 3 tapes, and it has worked flawlessly. I am loving it!
Mine recently died, some plastic parts in the loading mechanism gave out, rendering it unable to load a tape. It was a good Mitsubishi unit, wasn't top of the line, but cost a few bucks 12 years ago. I am struggling with what to replace it with. I looked into DVRs, and am not entirely convinced I need one. I don't watch that much TV, and many of the shows I like are on expanded cable, and are re-run often. Every person I know with a DVR says they have tons of stuff in their backlog to watch. I don't want that. I looked into DVD Recorders. They seem like a decent option, but I don't know anyone with personal experience with them. I can see some of the pitfalls, DVD media can be flaky, and you can end up with a coaster and not be able to watch what you record. There are the DVD Recorder / VCR combinations. Combo-units usually aren't as reliable over time, in my experience. I would like to dub tapes to DVDs, but that could be done with our other VCR and a DVD recorder. Then there are DVR/DVD Recorder combos, which seem like a good deal.
I don't have a clear-cut winner. I'd rather not buy the low-end of whatever I choose, there always seems to be quality issues with low-end electronics. But I don't want to drop a bundle on something that doesn't fit my need either.
Maybe I'll just go buy another VCR.
Personally, I have never liked the Mac interface. I haven't spent that much time with it, but it has always frustrated me. For work, it is Windows - it just makes doing THAT particular job easier. I just want the right tool for the job. I am just glad I know how to use more than one tool. I don't really care if Linux gets mainstream acceptance, I just like it for what it is. (sometimes) Sometimes it frustrates the hell out of me, but that can happen with technology in general. It might be easier to set up printer sharing over your home network on Windows, but there are lots of other things that are easier on Linux. Think I didn't curse a bit when I upgraded my Kubuntu version recently, and had to re-hash out all of the X and Nvidia crap? Hell yes... but once I got it sorted out (again) I am back to being very happy with Linux. I like it despite its flaws, and I choose to use it. Not everyone can make that choice.
And you have a right to a free lawyer
Can I fork the lawyer and rename it?
No. Lawyers do all the forking.
(Soviet Russia joke was too obvious)
Hmm, no, they do care about minor things... like what toys their kids have, or if they have seen the latest and greatest blockbuster movie event of the year, which critics agree you can't afford to miss. When you don't buy into all this hype, it is painfully obvious when you encounter people do. They carry on discussions about Tom Cruise or some other who-gives-a-crap celebrity as if they really know them, and as if whomever they are dating actually MEANS something in their own lives. Their kids spout off catch-phrases right out of the commercials... they know all the brand names, and what they "should" be consuming. They go into debt to buy all new stainless steel appliances and a huge SUV, because that is what proves that you have class.
It is sickening to me. Do I sit and wring my hands thinking about it? No. I feel sorry for those people. They seem weak to me, like they are unable to think for themselves. It is also funny. I try not to be a mean person, but people are just absolutely ridiculous sometimes.
Yet, ask them why we are still in Iraq, spending their kids and grandkids future, and they say it's to fight terrorists. Luckily, THREE YEARS LATER, some people are waking up a little. What amazes me is that they think that our F'up of a president is just starting to mess up. He hasn't changed, he was like this from the beginning - you dumbasses just refused to see it because you were too busy planning your trip to Disneyland with your $300 tax refund. You believed what you were told because you were too lazy to use your brain and think for yourselves!!!
So buying into the marketing mindset may seem like a very minor thing. But look at the whole picture. This country was marketed a war, bought it, and was happy about it! Happy enough to re-elect the person who single-handedly sold it to them. (with help, because he isn't smart enough to do it himself) Sometimes I wonder if I am just getting older, and everything is just scary and strange to me now. But I think I have a pretty good handle on things. It isn't like I am pointing out things that aren't messed up. I find it disheartening that so many people in this country are so gullible, and that they just don't care. Maybe it is because we are the fat, lazy, clueless dolts that the rest of the world sees. And getting up out of your Lazy-Boy and chanting 'USA! USA!' isn't really doing a whole lot to change that.
I'm off to listen to Rage Against the Machine's 'Killing in the Name' and then 'Wake Up' now.
Hell, I don't even know what my point is in posting... I guess I just wish that more people would question these things and take a stand against them, because that is the only way they'll go away. But most people just don't seem to care.
There are hundreds of comments already, and nobody has said "I use Linux, I don't have to reboot!" followed by a an uptime number. :)
(I'm at 44 days, stupid upgrade in Nvidia driver)
The thing is, *last* time it was knives. Next time it will be whatever they aren't looking for...
Hmm, or neither. I have been tailgated many times, and I live in AZ. On the freeway, when it isn't bumper to bumper, speeds can get up there. And no, I don't drive slow, I have been passed doing 85. :) If I am going 15 mph over the speed limit, I am not going to endanger myself or anyone else on the road to quickly get out of your way because you are doing 30 over. Period. Hey, I don't mind getting out of your way if you are going faster than me, but don't rush me. If I am in the left lane, and I am going faster than the rest of traffic, let me get by and get over. Don't try and pass me on the right just because you might be able to squeeze in. Don't cross 4 lanes, pass everyone on the right and fly up the right lane. Settle the fuck down.
These are the types of things I see every day in AZ. Traffic can stop in a hurry, for good or absolutely no seemingly good reason. Tailgaters cause accidents because they get the red mist, where all they can think about is going faster faster faster and getting around people. They don't think clearly, and they are too focused on their own interests.
And I have been properly instructed, and have been to several high performance driving schools on racetracks in the Midwest. The more I know, the more I know that there is a place for driving like an ass - it is on the track.
It's spelled "doo-doo".
I thought that was a pretty dumb statement to make as well... but I have actually driven around someone on the freeway (going 70 MPH) who was driving slow and kind of erratically. When I got up next to him he had his blackberry up on top of the steering wheel and was typing a message with both hands.
Yeah, not a mobile phone, but I wonder how many people send text messages while driving? I really hope that Darwin takes care of these people and it doesn't include any innocent bystanders.
First.. hahaha.. "we".
Second of all, you are wrong. You are wrong people if nobody complained about things, they wouldn't get changed. Here's a tip - there are a lot more users of Linux out there that the people who create it. If you use FOSS application 'X' and can't get it to do something you want, you can certainly complain about it. Maybe then it will get fixed. Now *HOW* you complain about it is very important. There is constructive complaining and just plain bitching. And even then, *YOU* have no right to tell me what I can complain about.
1. You are part of the problem, and a perfect example of what *is* wrong with the FOSS community. And yes, there are things wrong with it. That's OK.
2. Tolerance is a good thing. I can imagine many people have tolerated you during your life.
At first this story made me laugh, then irritated me, then I thought 'who cares'. But it still irritated me, so I thought about it. This should not be called a musuem. *Perhaps* it could fit into a very technical definition because it could be considered art or of some 'value'. But it isn't scientific or historical, and that is what most people associate a museum with - science, history, or art. A museum is for storing FACTS. Creationism is not factual.
Now, you might say 'oh, who CARES?' Well, I do. Personally, I think Creationism is foolish bunk - but I also think that you can believe in it if you want to. But it isn't science, and don't call it that.
The second reason is probably related to online sources from MSNBC, Slashdot, Reddit and other forums, as well as the New York Times best selling list that have included elements of anti-religion and anti-god media.
To answer your question, I believe that the editors included it because, the general tone of Slashdot is anti-religion.
Yeah, cause the other explanation doesn't make sense... or it couldn't be because the county has done nothing but talk about who might run for President in 2008... or because it is a story that contains Scott Adams AND Bill Gates.
Right now, generally speaking those with faith are thought of as uneducated and unenlightened.
Perhaps that is because you seem unable to make a logical argument, and has nothing to do with your faith. Or does your faith contribute to that?
Don't get the incorrect impression that I am one of those TV haters. I LOVE television. I even indulge in crap shows on occasion. But I don't let it rule my life. There are only a couple of shows I try not to miss. The good thing about cable is that they re-run lots of shows I like. You can catch The Daily Show, Colbert Report, and the Food Network shows often. Other than that I watch The Office, Simpsons, and catch Biker Build-off here and there, there isn't much else I want to watch. I know people who let TV run their life. I have found if you just make it a point to not watch some of that stuff, you really aren't missing out on anything.
Hmm, I wonder how commonplace it is. I still use mine. Not so much to watch movies, but I will record things and watch them. I just don't have that big of a desire or need to get a DVR. I had a friend that used his VCR a LOT. He had probably 100 video tapes of things he had taped that he needed to watch. He upgraded to TiVO, and now he has a more compact way of recording things that he never watches. I honestly don't know what people are recording. I watch about 3 shows, and if I miss them, I miss them - whooptie doo. I just can't really justify the cost of a DVR. But then again, I don't understand why people spend $1200+ on a television, or $300 on a video card for their computer.
Wow, really? The 2nd was good, but I could feel the bloat and corniness of its own success creeping in. I know what you mean about the cliffhanger ending, but that is why I think it was OK to just stop there. Why do we NEED the entire story to be told? In the story we are replying about, the guy watched the Star Wars series in order - so he knew who Darth Vader was, he knew about Luke and Leia, he knew who Yoda was.... Those were the best storylines of the original trilogy! It was like the 'unknown beginning'... you always wondered how his father fell to the Dark Side, how they got separated, how it all started. But that wondering was good! I don't need to be told those things. I think by telling that part of the story, it spoon feeds it all to you and ruins your ability to think about it or imagine how it happened. I find stories much more enjoyable if I am not told every single detail.
Think back for a second if you *wouldn't* have seen Ep I, II, and III, and how much more untainted your view of Star Wars would be... imagine if you had only seen the first Matrix. I am now willing to wait to see movies to get an idea if they are worth my time. I have no desire to see them as soon as possible, I just don't see what the benefit of that is.
Same thing goes for games... I recently just went through another round of playing single-player mods for Half-Life. yes, the first one. Now if I want, I can afford a video card that can play HL2, and I am sure there are many mods out for it as well. And when I do play it, I am sure it will still be extremely fun!
I'll stop now before going further down this rant-hole. :)
And it is even cheaper to educate people about sex in the first place.
Well, the GNU system still runs on those other kernels... so how come Linux has become so popular. I can name several Linux companies, and different distributions. BSD just isn't the same. (I'm not going to get into which is better/faster/smaller) Where would GNU be without the Linux kernel? It wouldn't be as far as it has come with it.
But where would GNU be these days without the Linux kernel? Yes yes, I know about all the technicalities of calling it GNU/Linux, but the kernel is the heart of the system. Without it, you don't HAVE a system. At least, that is the way I hurd it. [ snicker ]
Why does Mark Cuban get any reference here? I don't get it. Saying that Google was a target for lawsuits because it bought YouTube is certainly not a novel idea, and I highly doubt that Cuban was the first to point it out. Has Cuban EVER been relevant? He's a billionaire - that's it. He happened to sell a company at the best possible time, and was smart enough to diversify what he made. For lack of a better term... whooptie-doo. He sure tries really hard to be relevant, but I suppose he has nothing better to do.
Linux companies should tell MS to piss off. Of course, money talks.
hmm, modded Offtopic... WTF was the topic? I thought it was GnuCash? Or do you have to evangelize everything OSS here? And no, I am not new here.