I don't know what PC folks you know, but the PC folks I know are perfectly happy to run old PC's. For one thing, older PC's run Linux superbly. Of course, so do new PC's. And older PC's generally run the version of Windows they came with quite well. And older PC's can be upgraded with lots of new parts, because there are so many upgrade paths available.
I think the moderators have demonstrated quite effectively the reality that modern weather/climate science is almost completely driven by the environmental extremists whose chief research tactic is to shout -- no scream -- down anybody who discovers something that doesn't fit into their neat little global warming agenda.
I'll start to believe the possibility of significant human contributions to global warming and the so-called greenhouse effect when I see intelligent discussions of viewpoints that disagree with the current wacko political agenda.
The first question I'd like to see addressed is how exactly the earth emerged from the last ice age without the assistance of the internal combustion engine.
I was going to post anonymously, but then I got a grip and realized that all I'm going to suffer is the loss of a couple karma points on/. Like I could care.
The best diplomat I know is a fully activated phaser bank.
Let's see now. Thinking back the last century or so, who inflicted greater evil on the world? John D. Rockefeller and Bill Gates or Josef Stalin and Adolf Hitler? Who is doing greater damage at the moment -- General Motors or The "Peoples'" Republic of China? I just don't understand how people grasp the lessons of history.
The best diplomat I know is a fully activated phaser bank.
Good question. I often worry what will happen to my Alphas. As it is, M$ dropped Windows support for my AlphaPC a long time ago -- actually, that was a GOOD thing -- and I have never been able to get Tru64 Unix to load on it. I'm thankful that Red Hat still supports the Alpha. In fact, version 7.0 has proved to be excellent so far -- and Compaq has very graciously ported some of the critical Tru64 stuff (e.g., Netscape). However, the 7.1 upgrade is still not out, and I often worry when Red Hat will give up.
The best diplomat I know is a fully activated phaser bank.
To amplify the previous answer. All time zones are given a letter designator. "Z" happens to be the one for GMT, or whatever the official designation for the baselind of UTC is. UTC means "coordinated universal time." The letters are probably for the French version of that phrase. The military/aviation phonetic alphabet uses the word "zulu" for the letter "Z."
I found a description of all this here.
The best diplomat I know is a fully activated phaser bank.
I agree. I read through the "Vow of Chastity" and the original "Dogme," and I am left with the feeling that both are the result of rationalization on the part of game designers/film makers who can't compete in the "real" world. I have learned to be suspicious whenever these self annointed guardians of artistry complain about the loss of some sort of artistic purity in their crafts.
The best diplomat I know is a fully activated phaser bank.
The best diplomat I know is a fully activated phaser bank.
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Er,.... I was joking!:-)
And both Linux/Unix and Windows make excellent use of the three mouse buttons/wheels that all my mice already have.
What would I do with the other two buttons....
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on my mouse? I don't think OSX on Intel is even possible.
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It seems to me that if Every is correct, then those of us who use Unix/Linux have a new boast: we are so manly^H^H^H^H^Hgood that we don't even need an OS to use our computers!
U.S. Code, Title 10, Subtitle A, Part I, Chapter 13, Section 311. Militia: composition and classes
(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
(b) The classes of the militia are -
(1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard
and the Naval Militia; and
(2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of
the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the
Naval Militia
So even if you're not in the active duty military, reserves, or national guard, there's a good chance that you're a member of the militia. I don't know for sure, but I suspect that the framers intended that the militia be armed and capable of using those arms effectively -- hence, "well regulated."
And for those with short memories, the best kept police states of the twentieth century have been those where only the government had the right to keep and bear arms. Perhaps the folks who don't like the U.S. Constitution, INCLUDING the Second Amendment, would prefer to have lived in the utopias of Stalin's U.S.S.R or Hitler's Nazi Germany?
It amazes me how most of these raving, looney left, anti-Constitution fanatics don't even bother to research what the "militia" is. At the time of the framing of the Constitution, it meant essentially every able bodied man capable of bearing arms in the defense of his country. The only thing that has changed is that a couple decades ago the Congress amended the term to include women. I believe the age limits are 18 to 55. Look it up. Then wipe the slobber off your chin!
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I don't know what PC folks you know, but the PC folks I know are perfectly happy to run old PC's. For one thing, older PC's run Linux superbly. Of course, so do new PC's. And older PC's generally run the version of Windows they came with quite well. And older PC's can be upgraded with lots of new parts, because there are so many upgrade paths available.
I think the moderators have demonstrated quite effectively the reality that modern weather/climate science is almost completely driven by the environmental extremists whose chief research tactic is to shout -- no scream -- down anybody who discovers something that doesn't fit into their neat little global warming agenda.
I'll start to believe the possibility of significant human contributions to global warming and the so-called greenhouse effect when I see intelligent discussions of viewpoints that disagree with the current wacko political agenda.
The first question I'd like to see addressed is how exactly the earth emerged from the last ice age without the assistance of the internal combustion engine.I was going to post anonymously, but then I got a grip and realized that all I'm going to suffer is the loss of a couple karma points on /. Like I could care.
The best diplomat I know is a fully activated phaser bank.
I must say that the KMail/Konqueror combo available in the 2.2 alpha is a most stunning achievement. Not to mention KDevelop.
The best diplomat I know is a fully activated phaser bank.
Let's see now. Thinking back the last century or so, who inflicted greater evil on the world? John D. Rockefeller and Bill Gates or Josef Stalin and Adolf Hitler? Who is doing greater damage at the moment -- General Motors or The "Peoples'" Republic of China? I just don't understand how people grasp the lessons of history.
The best diplomat I know is a fully activated phaser bank.
Good question. I often worry what will happen to my Alphas. As it is, M$ dropped Windows support for my AlphaPC a long time ago -- actually, that was a GOOD thing -- and I have never been able to get Tru64 Unix to load on it. I'm thankful that Red Hat still supports the Alpha. In fact, version 7.0 has proved to be excellent so far -- and Compaq has very graciously ported some of the critical Tru64 stuff (e.g., Netscape). However, the 7.1 upgrade is still not out, and I often worry when Red Hat will give up.
The best diplomat I know is a fully activated phaser bank.
To amplify the previous answer. All time zones are given a letter designator. "Z" happens to be the one for GMT, or whatever the official designation for the baselind of UTC is. UTC means "coordinated universal time." The letters are probably for the French version of that phrase. The military/aviation phonetic alphabet uses the word "zulu" for the letter "Z." I found a description of all this here.
The best diplomat I know is a fully activated phaser bank.
I agree. I read through the "Vow of Chastity" and the original "Dogme," and I am left with the feeling that both are the result of rationalization on the part of game designers/film makers who can't compete in the "real" world. I have learned to be suspicious whenever these self annointed guardians of artistry complain about the loss of some sort of artistic purity in their crafts.
The best diplomat I know is a fully activated phaser bank.
Love the "vaguely moderate" rant.
The best diplomat I know is a fully activated phaser bank.
Er, .... I was joking! :-)
And both Linux/Unix and Windows make excellent use of the three mouse buttons/wheels that all my mice already have.
on my mouse? I don't think OSX on Intel is even possible.
It seems to me that if Every is correct, then those of us who use Unix/Linux have a new boast: we are so manly^H^H^H^H^Hgood that we don't even need an OS to use our computers!
Well, you got me. Your witty response has left me speechless.
U.S. Code, Title 10, Subtitle A, Part I, Chapter 13, Section 311. Militia: composition and classes
(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
(b) The classes of the militia are -
(2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia
So even if you're not in the active duty military, reserves, or national guard, there's a good chance that you're a member of the militia. I don't know for sure, but I suspect that the framers intended that the militia be armed and capable of using those arms effectively -- hence, "well regulated."
And for those with short memories, the best kept police states of the twentieth century have been those where only the government had the right to keep and bear arms. Perhaps the folks who don't like the U.S. Constitution, INCLUDING the Second Amendment, would prefer to have lived in the utopias of Stalin's U.S.S.R or Hitler's Nazi Germany?
It amazes me how most of these raving, looney left, anti-Constitution fanatics don't even bother to research what the "militia" is. At the time of the framing of the Constitution, it meant essentially every able bodied man capable of bearing arms in the defense of his country. The only thing that has changed is that a couple decades ago the Congress amended the term to include women. I believe the age limits are 18 to 55. Look it up. Then wipe the slobber off your chin!
- Gore -- if this guy ain't looney, I don't know who is.
- Clinton -- caught getting hummers from a whale in the oral (oops, oval) office.
- Dukakis -- did he look good in a tank or what?
- Mondale.
- Carter.
- Johnson.
- Kennedy (any of them).
I rest my case.