Every time I hear these claims that Linux on the desktop is just fine, it is always from experienced Linux users, never the average users. I mean, seriously, how long was it before any desktop Linux made it easy to just plug in a USB drive (of any sort) and have it auto-mounted? 2010?
1. The civil war and the resulting fallout set up the current system where federal law dictates and states obey.
2. Sanctuary cities and pot-is-legal states are breaking federal law.
3. Obama and the current congress are too pussy to send in federal troops to enforce the current federal law. (also, they're OK with it. It's just that they don't dare say so were voters can hear the message loud and clear).
4. That last part, about enforcing the current law, is why Trump is making a big splash and he's right about one thing: either we have laws and we obey them or we don't. Vid kind of related in a funny way
I consider the Federalist Papers to be conservative because 1) they're pretty much the commentary and documentation from the founders of the USA about how all this is supposed to work, 2) I'm a citizen of the USA. Therefore to conserve the culture, values, and laws of the USA one would adhere to the philosophies of the Federalist Papers.
Contrariwise, a "progressive" (i.e. a leftist or what Americans call "liberal") arrogantly assumes that what has worked very well to transform a colony into the superpower on the planet in only a hundred and fifty years (and brought the accompanying increase in living standards and wealth) should be replaced with a combination of a society and form of government that has been proven to result in disaster every single time it has ever been tried.
I literally chuckled aloud when I saw those screenshots. Then I shook my head when I realized that you seem to be serious.
That's the most hideous and dated GUI I've ever seen except, possibly, for Windows XP or Apple OS9.
Next time you hear about a cop going to prison for rape: think of all the prostitutes who got picked up for solicitation and let off in exchange for some quid pro quo.
Wait, a prostitute, by definition, is one who trades sex quid pro quo. How could a prostitute really consider it so bad to trade sex to a cop? The price might not be to his/her liking, and the cop has certainly done something reprehensible, but it's not like the prostitute is being forced into something that would shatter their mind or give them PTSD... So how is this really comparable to rape per se?
Once Google bought the start up and saw the "crap" that was the OS.... why would they choose to continue on that path instead of scrapping it for something better?
So the incident in TFA happened 3200 years ago... and the incident in GP was 1200AD (so about 800 years ago)... No matter which way you go you're wrong.
I thhink that's because of the rise of the idea that we're modern, smart, scientific, and oh-so-much more enlightened than our ancestors. It now seems to be completely accepted among progressives and transhumanists and has a strong foothold among otherwise very intelligent demographics (i.e. the/. crowd).
Yes, I'm aware of the Flynn effect. But I'm convinced that it's really just a manifestation of the same problems as the Elo rating system, or a result of several other factors and not a true measure that we're actually smarter.
The article is an object lesson in the three truths I outlined.
And because those three truths are relevant to the overarching humanitarian struggle for the past century and a half I figured it would count as something worth saying.
This is why socialism doesn't work even if it were moral-- which it isn't!
Truth:
1. People don't respect anything unless they, personally, paid something for it.
2. There's ain't no sech thing as a free lunch.
3. Not everyone is dishonest or behaves dishonestly. But enough people do that it's impossible to do nice things for others on a large scale without being abused.
So even if socialism was morally right it would still end in disaster.
But it isn't morally right to take (by force!) from some to give to others.
1. I did not sign up by accident with my g+ ID. I did it on purpose so that I wouldn't have to remember yet another set of credentials just to use the site.
2. I agree, the icon does nothing for me.
One thing though: can we please have GitHub flavored markdown for comments?
1. Faster/easier to type than verbose and pedantic HTML. (no more typing <br> after and between lines!)
2. It should make it easier on your end to sanitize input.
3. It should make it much easier to support posting snippets of code.
4. Previews could be generated as-you-type or on-click on the client-side. For example, see the StackEdit extension on Chrome.
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Well both of those actually are perfect examples of racism.
Islam isn't a race. Imbecile.
Theyâ(TM)re bringing crime. Theyâ(TM)re rapists."
Imbecile.
*He refused to denounce the KKK. I can't blame a man for who decides to endorse him, but when directly asked he refused to denounce them.
So you're either too stupid to use google, or you're just flat out dishonest.
As for the rest of your comment: [citation needed]
For the record, I despise Trump.
When they came for the Jews I did not speak up because I was not a Jew...
It's sad that SCOTUS won't allow Americans to sue for unconstitutional actions
That's why we have the Second Amendment. Read what the founders had to say about it. It's not hyperbole.
Absolutely brilliant. I don't have mod points, but I love your post.
You.
Every time I hear these claims that Linux on the desktop is just fine, it is always from experienced Linux users, never the average users. I mean, seriously, how long was it before any desktop Linux made it easy to just plug in a USB drive (of any sort) and have it auto-mounted? 2010?
Interesting that you would say that.
Please explain how that 1.78% was measured.
1. The civil war and the resulting fallout set up the current system where federal law dictates and states obey.
2. Sanctuary cities and pot-is-legal states are breaking federal law.
3. Obama and the current congress are too pussy to send in federal troops to enforce the current federal law. (also, they're OK with it. It's just that they don't dare say so were voters can hear the message loud and clear).
4. That last part, about enforcing the current law, is why Trump is making a big splash and he's right about one thing: either we have laws and we obey them or we don't. Vid kind of related in a funny way
I consider the Federalist Papers to be conservative because 1) they're pretty much the commentary and documentation from the founders of the USA about how all this is supposed to work, 2) I'm a citizen of the USA. Therefore to conserve the culture, values, and laws of the USA one would adhere to the philosophies of the Federalist Papers.
Contrariwise, a "progressive" (i.e. a leftist or what Americans call "liberal") arrogantly assumes that what has worked very well to transform a colony into the superpower on the planet in only a hundred and fifty years (and brought the accompanying increase in living standards and wealth) should be replaced with a combination of a society and form of government that has been proven to result in disaster every single time it has ever been tried.
I literally chuckled aloud when I saw those screenshots. Then I shook my head when I realized that you seem to be serious.
That's the most hideous and dated GUI I've ever seen except, possibly, for Windows XP or Apple OS9.
It's not the 1990s, Slashdot; fix your unicode support. It's ridiculous that I can't type a thorn here.
harðfiskur
But you did type a thorn... right? Isn't that what "ð" is?
Second Amendment in Iceland? No?
Then why did the peons even bother protesting? They can't do squat if push comes to shove.
Everyone who agrees with parent should consider looking into running Linux full-time-- if they aren't already.
Next time you hear about a cop going to prison for rape: think of all the prostitutes who got picked up for solicitation and let off in exchange for some quid pro quo.
Wait, a prostitute, by definition, is one who trades sex quid pro quo. How could a prostitute really consider it so bad to trade sex to a cop? The price might not be to his/her liking, and the cop has certainly done something reprehensible, but it's not like the prostitute is being forced into something that would shatter their mind or give them PTSD... So how is this really comparable to rape per se?
I came here to post this.
The Nightfall trilogy is one of Asimov's greats right up there with the Foundation series.
Once Google bought the start up and saw the "crap" that was the OS.... why would they choose to continue on that path instead of scrapping it for something better?
Isn't that what Chrome OS was supposed to be?
That's 4600 years after the incident in question.
So the incident in TFA happened 3200 years ago... and the incident in GP was 1200AD (so about 800 years ago)... No matter which way you go you're wrong.
I thhink that's because of the rise of the idea that we're modern, smart, scientific, and oh-so-much more enlightened than our ancestors. It now seems to be completely accepted among progressives and transhumanists and has a strong foothold among otherwise very intelligent demographics (i.e. the /. crowd).
Yes, I'm aware of the Flynn effect. But I'm convinced that it's really just a manifestation of the same problems as the Elo rating system, or a result of several other factors and not a true measure that we're actually smarter.
The article is an object lesson in the three truths I outlined.
And because those three truths are relevant to the overarching humanitarian struggle for the past century and a half I figured it would count as something worth saying.
His wife apparently doesn't complain about his huge bank account.
Or his performance when getting business done.
So keeping that in mind it would seem that he's quite competent at delivering satisfaction.
This is why socialism doesn't work even if it were moral-- which it isn't!
Truth:
1. People don't respect anything unless they, personally, paid something for it.
2. There's ain't no sech thing as a free lunch.
3. Not everyone is dishonest or behaves dishonestly. But enough people do that it's impossible to do nice things for others on a large scale without being abused.
So even if socialism was morally right it would still end in disaster.
But it isn't morally right to take (by force!) from some to give to others.
Most of the women you see in the early photos were operators, not programmers.
Because actual programmers, male or female, are not photogenic.
Has anyone already coined the notion that one's technical and intellectual stature is inversely proportionate to one's physical attractiveness?
1. I did not sign up by accident with my g+ ID. I did it on purpose so that I wouldn't have to remember yet another set of credentials just to use the site.
2. I agree, the icon does nothing for me.
But markdown is like correct_horse_battery_staple: you've already memorized it.
Good work so far.
One thing though: can we please have GitHub flavored markdown for comments?
1. Faster/easier to type than verbose and pedantic HTML. (no more typing <br> after and between lines!)
2. It should make it easier on your end to sanitize input.
3. It should make it much easier to support posting snippets of code.
4. Previews could be generated as-you-type or on-click on the client-side. For example, see the StackEdit extension on Chrome.