However, it would be kinda strange for an individual or crew capable of navigating a craft at least twenty four trillion miles to not know how to fly a spacecraft well enough to avoid crashing.
It's likely that 99.999999+% of that distance was interstellar space, not in any planet's atmosphere or near any large object's gravity. It's also most likely it was on autopilot most of the time.
Of course, it's also unlikely they'd bother traveling that far and not prepare for such flight. But how easy could it be to fly an egg?
Slashdot's comment features, while not perfect, set an example that thousands of other sites have followed. Do people think the new Discussion2 system will set a new example to be copied? Or is it turning into bloat?
How is blaming Microsoft of FUD fear, uncertainty, or doubt? No one here is afraid of their FUD. We know what to expect, so it's not uncertain. And it's the opposite of doubt because we know they spread it and it's consequences.
Initially I thought the exact them thing. But consider the consequences over time. With "hidden" virtualization Microsoft doesn't get to control the desktop. They lose one avenue to promote their brand. They don't get to push new products onto customers' desktops. They may lose control over the user's interface to the web (since Macs have a native browser). And if more people buy Macs more developers will make native applications to replace some of the virtualized ones, so over time the virtualized Windows may become almost irrelevant.
Microsoft has always been interested in control. They believe in the long run it sells the most software licenses.
That's interesting. My girlfriend finds two or three new releases she wants to see. Not me. I roll my eyes at her choices and go find an older movie that I haven't watched in years.
Lessig also had a special role in the Microsoft anti-trust case (IIRC he was specially chosen by the judge to submit independent briefs, then let go with no explanation around the time Bush came into office). So he has good knowledge of big business and the interaction with markets and the government.
That's not at all how Apple operates. You're completely ignoring their real motives. They don't care if they own the dominant web browser. They know it's basically irrelevant to their business.
What Apple sells is a particular computing experience. To have people develop web apps for the iPhone they need the browser platform it runs on: Safari. So Safari on Windows lets non-Mac users develop iPhone applications (similar to OS X's Dashboard).
Apple does not care if only developers use Safari on Windows. As long as there's a lot of iPhone apps to download. Having people browse the web with Safari on Windows does nothing for Apple's bottom line. But as a development platform it's critical to their latest product.
-1 for taking the post too literally. Game != unreal. Many politicians treat the system like a game. It's irrelevant whether or not you call it a game. That's part of his point.
Wow, worse than cable service call centers? That's sad. I bet it's because of all the industries included, the PC industry has the most complex product and the most complex problems. Banking, television, insurance, and even cell phone service are all pretty straightforward. But PCs are such general purpose devices that the issues are bound to be more complex.
Of course there's the other obvious problems of poor call center training, etc. But that just compounds the issue.
What conventions? "I'm so great, I'll put shortcuts in your start menu, quick launch, two tray icons (including an autoupdater) and now I have a custom UI so I look special." That's every Microsoft app. Microsoft doesn't follow their own UI guidelines on their own platform, so why should anyone else?
Everyone in my office is on Macs and even the biggest Apple fanboy here uses Firefox. I prefer Safari because of its speed and lower memory usage. But I prefer Firefox for the plugins.
Mac users like myself don't pick Safari because it's made by Apple. They use it because it comes preinstalled, integrates very well with the OS, and doesn't have enough significant issues to deter its use.
I'm a web developer and the "problem" with Safari is that it's so compliant with standards. I'm very careful to stick with (X)HTML standards as much as possible, so I have little trouble supporting all browsers. Most developers are pretty lax when it comes to HTML since they are used to IE and Firefox not enforcing all of the rules that differentiate each version of the standards.
3) Lying to Congress about the intelligence that lead us into Iraq.
There is simply no evidence supporting this claim.
Some of the intelligence reports and letters handed to the President before speaking to Congress have been made public. They're in direct contradiction to his statements. An agency reported that the aluminum tubes which the President claimed in a State of the Union address were evidence of nuclear arms buildup were not of a grade capable of deploying nuclear weapons. The man who investigated and officially reported no requests for uranium were made to an African nation was very surprised to hear the opposite claim by the President and Vice President.
There's plenty of direct evidence.
Lying to the public about a tie between Iraq and 9/11 is also impeachable, by the way.
Any lie by an official to the public, whether under oath or not, falls under the strict definition of "high crimes and misdemeanors" and is therefore impeachable. Technically all of the contradictory statements to the press (especially with many examples by Cheney) are also impeachable.
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However, it would be kinda strange for an individual or crew capable of navigating a craft at least twenty four trillion miles to not know how to fly a spacecraft well enough to avoid crashing.
It's likely that 99.999999+% of that distance was interstellar space, not in any planet's atmosphere or near any large object's gravity. It's also most likely it was on autopilot most of the time.
Of course, it's also unlikely they'd bother traveling that far and not prepare for such flight. But how easy could it be to fly an egg?
Slashdot's comment features, while not perfect, set an example that thousands of other sites have followed. Do people think the new Discussion2 system will set a new example to be copied? Or is it turning into bloat?
How is blaming Microsoft of FUD fear, uncertainty, or doubt? No one here is afraid of their FUD. We know what to expect, so it's not uncertain. And it's the opposite of doubt because we know they spread it and it's consequences.
And the name of this new blog: Just Say "No" To Google
Biased?
Initially I thought the exact them thing. But consider the consequences over time. With "hidden" virtualization Microsoft doesn't get to control the desktop. They lose one avenue to promote their brand. They don't get to push new products onto customers' desktops. They may lose control over the user's interface to the web (since Macs have a native browser). And if more people buy Macs more developers will make native applications to replace some of the virtualized ones, so over time the virtualized Windows may become almost irrelevant.
Microsoft has always been interested in control. They believe in the long run it sells the most software licenses.
Congrats should go out to MSFT that their new OS is more secure than their previous OS.
Yeah, according to Microsoft. Please swallow only with a humongous grain of salt.
For all we know there can be critical vulnerabilities which Microsoft discovered but simply hasn't disclosed.
That's interesting. My girlfriend finds two or three new releases she wants to see. Not me. I roll my eyes at her choices and go find an older movie that I haven't watched in years.
Lessig also had a special role in the Microsoft anti-trust case (IIRC he was specially chosen by the judge to submit independent briefs, then let go with no explanation around the time Bush came into office). So he has good knowledge of big business and the interaction with markets and the government.
I can think of absolutely no reason to move to Safari.
Then you're not developing applications for the iPhone. So you're not Apple's target audience for Safari on Windows anyway.
That's not at all how Apple operates. You're completely ignoring their real motives. They don't care if they own the dominant web browser. They know it's basically irrelevant to their business.
What Apple sells is a particular computing experience. To have people develop web apps for the iPhone they need the browser platform it runs on: Safari. So Safari on Windows lets non-Mac users develop iPhone applications (similar to OS X's Dashboard).
Apple does not care if only developers use Safari on Windows. As long as there's a lot of iPhone apps to download. Having people browse the web with Safari on Windows does nothing for Apple's bottom line. But as a development platform it's critical to their latest product.
-1 for taking the post too literally. Game != unreal. Many politicians treat the system like a game. It's irrelevant whether or not you call it a game. That's part of his point.
It was killed by a small group of indigenous people who still use whales as a major food source.
I had part of a pig for breakfast and turkey for lunch, so I'd be a hypocrite if I complained much.
It probably felt just fine. I imagine being cut up by chainsaw recently felt much worse.
Wow, worse than cable service call centers? That's sad. I bet it's because of all the industries included, the PC industry has the most complex product and the most complex problems. Banking, television, insurance, and even cell phone service are all pretty straightforward. But PCs are such general purpose devices that the issues are bound to be more complex.
Of course there's the other obvious problems of poor call center training, etc. But that just compounds the issue.
Congress can override a veto with two-thirds majority in each house. Unlikely to happen, but possible.
I'm a level 5 vegan - I won't eat anything that casts a shadow.
What conventions? "I'm so great, I'll put shortcuts in your start menu, quick launch, two tray icons (including an autoupdater) and now I have a custom UI so I look special." That's every Microsoft app. Microsoft doesn't follow their own UI guidelines on their own platform, so why should anyone else?
Everyone in my office is on Macs and even the biggest Apple fanboy here uses Firefox. I prefer Safari because of its speed and lower memory usage. But I prefer Firefox for the plugins.
Mac users like myself don't pick Safari because it's made by Apple. They use it because it comes preinstalled, integrates very well with the OS, and doesn't have enough significant issues to deter its use.
I'm a web developer and the "problem" with Safari is that it's so compliant with standards. I'm very careful to stick with (X)HTML standards as much as possible, so I have little trouble supporting all browsers. Most developers are pretty lax when it comes to HTML since they are used to IE and Firefox not enforcing all of the rules that differentiate each version of the standards.
HTML and JavaScript aren't all that new or specific to Apple.
Ok, I'm confused. What does the great flood have to do with creationism? Is it "evidence" of creation?
This just seems to validate that it's more of a biblical museum than a creation museum.
Cheney is also an impeachable official.
Some of the intelligence reports and letters handed to the President before speaking to Congress have been made public. They're in direct contradiction to his statements. An agency reported that the aluminum tubes which the President claimed in a State of the Union address were evidence of nuclear arms buildup were not of a grade capable of deploying nuclear weapons. The man who investigated and officially reported no requests for uranium were made to an African nation was very surprised to hear the opposite claim by the President and Vice President.
There's plenty of direct evidence.
Lying to the public about a tie between Iraq and 9/11 is also impeachable, by the way.
Any lie by an official to the public, whether under oath or not, falls under the strict definition of "high crimes and misdemeanors" and is therefore impeachable. Technically all of the contradictory statements to the press (especially with many examples by Cheney) are also impeachable.
Drupal's pretty good about staying on top of those vulnerabilities. The problem is that many sites never upgrade once they install.