> I have time to become intimately familiar with all of the Slashdot memes...
I know this is offtopic, but... the word "meme" is occurring more often every day in posts. I'll admit that my vocabulary is not up to par when compared to many geeks, but I had never heard this word before slashdot. Now it's occurring in every day conversations. So... a few questions:
1) Can a single word become a meme from being (re)introduced into every day vocabulary? (I think the answer is yes - consider the word "Rad" in the 80's, or more hideously the current usage of the word "tight").
2) If a single word can become a meme, does "meme" fit into this category?
3) Has the word "meme" been in common use for decades, and I am just vocabularily challenged?
4) Can you dodge off-topic mods by starting your post with an off-topic disclaimer (disclaimer: this question is very off-topic)?
Does it have a warranty that covers pet-inflicted damage? I imagine that if I didn't keep a constant eye on this thing, my dog would tear it up. It's the ultimate dog toy!
The FCC authorized a nationwide "do not call" registry to prevent unwanted phone solicitations. Why not also enforce a "do not spam" registry to prevent unwanted email solicitations?
I'm not sure that the Bible's teachings and evolution are mutually exclusive. The Bible says that God created the heavens, the earth, the water, night and day, all plants and animals on the earth, and humans. It also says that God created man in his image, created Eve from Adam's rib, and told all living things to "Be fruitful and increase in number..." From this, we can only assume that in the beginning men had ribs. I don't believe that the Bible ever claims that man never changed.
Not just easier to install, but more transparent. It seems that applets are becoming more popular for advertising on web pages (lately I've been bumping into an Animatrix ad that uses an applet), and every time IE has to initially load the JVM the web page stalls for a good 3-5 seconds (and I'm running a 2.0 GHz machine).
As for stand-alone Java GUI applications, I tend to avoid them because they hog memory and the interface is slow (although, this is starting to change with apps that use SWT; e.g. - Eclipse).
Disclaimer: I am a Java developer and love it as a programming language. I just find it much more viable as an enterprise solution than a desktop solution.
The only time I ever use cursive is for my signature. I would imagine that in many cases a cursive signature is more difficult to forge than a printed signature. Of course, with biometrics, digital identities, etc... signatures may also become a thing of the past.
I agree... Wicked is a great novel. Gregory Maguire's adaptation of the classic will make you think twice before you judge people around you - it did for me.
Another few of my favorites:
* A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
* High Fidelity - Nick Hornby
* Catch-22 - Joseph Heller (a classic, and very relevant with the recent war in Iraq)
* Fight Club - Chuck Palahnuik
As an added bonus, these were all made into movies, so if you're lazy just rent the video.
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Math does exist in the budget... Bush just took lessons from Al Gore, and now uses "fuzzy Washington math".
OJB now claims to be "A JDO compliant API", which is achieved through using Sun's Reference Implementation as a plugin. If you look at their tutorial, they do use a bytecode enhancer for this. They also still have an ODMG 3.0 compliant API, which does not require enhancement, however.
What an icy bitch!! You know... since *most* wives condone and even smile upon their husbands watching porn.
But more on topic - think about what this would do to dinner conversation. Instead of telling your spouse about the interesting occurrences of your day, you could just show them clips from your highlights reel.
Where's Pat? I want a pro-gun, pro-life, pro flat-tax, pro-throw-the-switch-on-convicted-murderers, pro small-federal-government candidate that will get in office and kick some ass. Third parties are the cornerstone of democracy. All we need to do is get rid of the electoral college and we might have a half-decent system!
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I thought that the black hole was usually the exit .... :)
> I have time to become intimately familiar with all of the Slashdot memes ...
... the word "meme" is occurring more often every day in posts. I'll admit that my vocabulary is not up to par when compared to many geeks, but I had never heard this word before slashdot. Now it's occurring in every day conversations. So ... a few questions:
I know this is offtopic, but
1) Can a single word become a meme from being (re)introduced into every day vocabulary? (I think the answer is yes - consider the word "Rad" in the 80's, or more hideously the current usage of the word "tight").
2) If a single word can become a meme, does "meme" fit into this category?
3) Has the word "meme" been in common use for decades, and I am just vocabularily challenged?
4) Can you dodge off-topic mods by starting your post with an off-topic disclaimer (disclaimer: this question is very off-topic)?
Is it just me, or does the picture in the article look just like Penny's book/computer from Inspector Gadget (the cartoon)?
Does it have a warranty that covers pet-inflicted damage? I imagine that if I didn't keep a constant eye on this thing, my dog would tear it up. It's the ultimate dog toy!
The FCC authorized a nationwide "do not call" registry to prevent unwanted phone solicitations. Why not also enforce a "do not spam" registry to prevent unwanted email solicitations?
I'm not sure that the Bible's teachings and evolution are mutually exclusive. The Bible says that God created the heavens, the earth, the water, night and day, all plants and animals on the earth, and humans. It also says that God created man in his image, created Eve from Adam's rib, and told all living things to "Be fruitful and increase in number..." From this, we can only assume that in the beginning men had ribs. I don't believe that the Bible ever claims that man never changed.
Not just easier to install, but more transparent. It seems that applets are becoming more popular for advertising on web pages (lately I've been bumping into an Animatrix ad that uses an applet), and every time IE has to initially load the JVM the web page stalls for a good 3-5 seconds (and I'm running a 2.0 GHz machine).
As for stand-alone Java GUI applications, I tend to avoid them because they hog memory and the interface is slow (although, this is starting to change with apps that use SWT; e.g. - Eclipse).
Disclaimer: I am a Java developer and love it as a programming language. I just find it much more viable as an enterprise solution than a desktop solution.
The only time I ever use cursive is for my signature. I would imagine that in many cases a cursive signature is more difficult to forge than a printed signature. Of course, with biometrics, digital identities, etc... signatures may also become a thing of the past.
I agree ... Wicked is a great novel. Gregory Maguire's adaptation of the classic will make you think twice before you judge people around you - it did for me.
Another few of my favorites:
* A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
* High Fidelity - Nick Hornby
* Catch-22 - Joseph Heller (a classic, and very relevant with the recent war in Iraq)
* Fight Club - Chuck Palahnuik
As an added bonus, these were all made into movies, so if you're lazy just rent the video.
Math does exist in the budget ... Bush just took lessons from Al Gore, and now uses "fuzzy Washington math".
OJB now claims to be "A JDO compliant API", which is achieved through using Sun's Reference Implementation as a plugin. If you look at their tutorial, they do use a bytecode enhancer for this. They also still have an ODMG 3.0 compliant API, which does not require enhancement, however.
What an icy bitch!! You know ... since *most* wives condone and even smile upon their husbands watching porn.
But more on topic - think about what this would do to dinner conversation. Instead of telling your spouse about the interesting occurrences of your day, you could just show them clips from your highlights reel.
Where's Pat? I want a pro-gun, pro-life, pro flat-tax, pro-throw-the-switch-on-convicted-murderers, pro small-federal-government candidate that will get in office and kick some ass. Third parties are the cornerstone of democracy. All we need to do is get rid of the electoral college and we might have a half-decent system!