Speaking of TurboLinux (the distro in the article), does anyone know how it handles software installation and such? Do they provide feature upgrades for their apps (Mozilla, etc.), or just backported security updates?
From reading other comments on this topic, it seems that it's been known for a while that there will only be Standard and Extended versions of each LOTR movie (and someone said no box set, but who knows...).
In all seriousness, do you have a source for the box set thing? I've been waiting for some kind of box edition of all three, but if that's true, I may just buy each one...
I saw Revolutions on IMAX, and all I remember about it was that Smith didn't have a very good makeup job. Once it got on the IMAX screen, his "facial blemishes" were the size of my fists.
I think IMAX was somewhat overwhelming for that kind of stuff anyway. I could focus more on some kind of logical storyline (assuming there was one) if I was watching it on video.
Bush picks up phone and calls the leaders of the house and senate. They talk, scheme, whatever. Leaders introduce changes into bills in committees. Committees talk, scheme, bicker, fight, whatever. Press picks up on it, talks, schemes, bickers, fights, whatever. Bills get introduced. Members of Congress talk, scheme, bicker, fight, whatever. Congress things about reelection campaigns, defecit, opinions of their electorate. Public calls in. They talk, scheme, bicker, fight, whatever. Congress may pass, it may not, it may stagnate for too long to get much done. Besides, "NASA doesn't want the money, they said they could do it for less". Et cetera.
That's more of a Congress issue than a President issue. To be fair, NASA said that they could do it by reorganizing and taking money from other programs so that they wouldn't need vast increases. The President also had to propose something that had a chance of passing, or nothing would happen. This way, at least we can try.
No, they said "this might not be wise policy, but it's not unconstitutional". Their job was to determine if it violated the Constitution; they said it did not.
Fine, fine. The entire point of my response was to point out that the Court said that the extension did not violate the constitution, and that your statement to the contrary was just your opinion.
That's your opinion. The Supreme Court is perfectly capable of interpreting the Constitution beyond the letter; they simply didn't choose to this time around. They didn't feel it necessary.
Interesting tidbit about Hustler: Mr. Flynt sends monthly copies to Congressmen, ostensibly as some kind of statement. They're very popular with the staffers.
You know, I just let my 9-year-or-so subscription to PC-Gamer expire. As I got older I found it somewhat shallow, more of a men's mag than anything. I want something a little more thoughtful and introspective. But as far as I know, there aren't any gaming mags like that.
I used to get Linux Journal too, but I let that one expire because I never read it. It's too sysadmin-y. I don't care about the local phone company's power clusters, I want to know the inside dirt on how the new X server will enhance my browsing experiences. How's Linux Format? I'm in the US, so I'll prob. go with Linux Magazine instead.
"Of course, like Microsoft, they were much better at commercialising the technology than their rivals."
Well, this is certainly arguable. The Wrights held on to their tail-first configurations while the world (led by Europe) went for more conventional types. We see a lot more planes that look like Fokkers nowadays than Wrights.
For the uninitiated, here's the link to the ODU Maglev project.
If this wasn't the inspiration for the Simpsons episode, it may well have been. Outside entrepreneur comes in, sells everyone on the idea (maglev! monorail!), gets a big check, it doesn't work, more money pours in, still doesn't work, etc.
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Speaking of TurboLinux (the distro in the article), does anyone know how it handles software installation and such? Do they provide feature upgrades for their apps (Mozilla, etc.), or just backported security updates?
I wonder if an enterprising individual could sell binary DVD codecs only. Like libcss but binary and for a small ($5) fee.
They article says that they track it every day. So that's a 30-day continual trend, not a 1-month jump.
Linspire DVD Player
You have to install Linspire as the OS though.
From reading other comments on this topic, it seems that it's been known for a while that there will only be Standard and Extended versions of each LOTR movie (and someone said no box set, but who knows...).
They're redoing The Hobbit? When? Peter Jackson?
In all seriousness, do you have a source for the box set thing? I've been waiting for some kind of box edition of all three, but if that's true, I may just buy each one...
I saw Revolutions on IMAX, and all I remember about it was that Smith didn't have a very good makeup job. Once it got on the IMAX screen, his "facial blemishes" were the size of my fists.
I think IMAX was somewhat overwhelming for that kind of stuff anyway. I could focus more on some kind of logical storyline (assuming there was one) if I was watching it on video.
Bush picks up phone and calls the leaders of the house and senate. They talk, scheme, whatever. Leaders introduce changes into bills in committees. Committees talk, scheme, bicker, fight, whatever. Press picks up on it, talks, schemes, bickers, fights, whatever. Bills get introduced. Members of Congress talk, scheme, bicker, fight, whatever. Congress things about reelection campaigns, defecit, opinions of their electorate. Public calls in. They talk, scheme, bicker, fight, whatever. Congress may pass, it may not, it may stagnate for too long to get much done. Besides, "NASA doesn't want the money, they said they could do it for less". Et cetera.
That's more of a Congress issue than a President issue. To be fair, NASA said that they could do it by reorganizing and taking money from other programs so that they wouldn't need vast increases. The President also had to propose something that had a chance of passing, or nothing would happen. This way, at least we can try.
No, they said "this might not be wise policy, but it's not unconstitutional". Their job was to determine if it violated the Constitution; they said it did not.
Yeah, you're right. But I still believe it was due to NASA and Columbia.
Fine, fine. The entire point of my response was to point out that the Court said that the extension did not violate the constitution, and that your statement to the contrary was just your opinion.
That's your opinion. The Supreme Court is perfectly capable of interpreting the Constitution beyond the letter; they simply didn't choose to this time around. They didn't feel it necessary.
Not with half the country not supporting it. It's more about giving the flailing NASA a mission and closing the Columbia book.
Yeah, except the Supreme Court said it didn't violate the Constitution. They're the legal representative for constitutional intent, after all.
What is AdBusters? I've flipped through a few issues out of curiosity, but I've never come across a cohesive reason for being.
Speaking of High Times, I don't know how they get away with it. It seems like they'd get busted every other day. Reasonable suspicion and all that.
Interesting tidbit about Hustler: Mr. Flynt sends monthly copies to Congressmen, ostensibly as some kind of statement. They're very popular with the staffers.
Yeah, I get The Atlantic too. Very interesting stuff, that. All their articles are online for free, too, so you can try before you buy.
You know, I just let my 9-year-or-so subscription to PC-Gamer expire. As I got older I found it somewhat shallow, more of a men's mag than anything. I want something a little more thoughtful and introspective. But as far as I know, there aren't any gaming mags like that.
I used to get Linux Journal too, but I let that one expire because I never read it. It's too sysadmin-y. I don't care about the local phone company's power clusters, I want to know the inside dirt on how the new X server will enhance my browsing experiences. How's Linux Format? I'm in the US, so I'll prob. go with Linux Magazine instead.
I once installed Plan9 on VMWare while walking around with my laptop in my backpack. Beat that! :-)
But what's it good for? I have a D-Link router with UP&P, and all it does is put an icon in my Network Places.
"Of course, like Microsoft, they were much better at commercialising the technology than their rivals."
Well, this is certainly arguable. The Wrights held on to their tail-first configurations while the world (led by Europe) went for more conventional types. We see a lot more planes that look like Fokkers nowadays than Wrights.
For the uninitiated, here's the link to the ODU Maglev project.
If this wasn't the inspiration for the Simpsons episode, it may well have been. Outside entrepreneur comes in, sells everyone on the idea (maglev! monorail!), gets a big check, it doesn't work, more money pours in, still doesn't work, etc.