Every time I've tried to contribute in my areas of expertise (and we're talking very modest and very non-controversial stuff), I've been met with a wall of pricks who basically stop anyone who isn't in the inner circle from making even the most benign contributions, additions, or edits. The editors there suffered from a clear case of what we in the old college frat used to call the "It's my party of no one else is invited" syndrome (in reference to newer fraternity brothers who wanted to make the frat as exclusive as possible, exactly one second after they got in). It didn't take me long to get tired of even trying.
Now, that was a few years ago, admittedly. But it was enough to drive me away and make me vow never to return. Maybe things have changed since then, but I'm not really looking to find out.
One of the things that annoys the hell out of me is the change to the bookmarks system. It's no longer a simple html file (used to work fine and was easy to backup) instead it's some closed system that's not human readable and if something pukes, you loose all of your bookmarks including the fucking backups. Makes me want to puke as I've had that happen 3 times since they switched.
There is an "Export Bookmarks to HTML" option in the Bookmarks > Show all bookmarks > Import and backup menu. There is also an import from HTML function there too.
I find it sad that humanity stopped expanding as soon as it became a bit hard.
A bit hard? I like that, "a bit hard." As if all we need is a little *gumption* to settle planets with no oxygen, no atmospheric pressure, intense radiation, no water, no soil--all located at distances that would require months, if not years (if not LIGHT YEARS), of travel through the vacuum of space. Yep, just like our explorer forebears, all we need is to toughen up and grow some balls and the other planets will become the new West. Now, if we could just figure out how to live without any of the necessities of human life in an environment that even the toughest bacteria can't survive in.
Or they could pass a sales tax, like almost every other state in the U.S. Sure a lot of people would object, but would you rather have some weird device attached to your car instead?
Or they could just do like almost every other state in the Union and just PASS A SALES TAX. This is an example of the kind of shit that happens when you don't have an equitable and sane tax system and put too many eggs in one basket. By relying way too much on the gas tax instead of a more balanced approach, Oregon fucked itself. They encouraged people to use less gas alright (a good thing), but now they have to come up with crazy shit like this law to replace it.
Either cut costs or pass a small sales tax, assholes. Slapping some weird device on everyone's car is NOT the sane approach to the problem.
When a shitload of military hardware shows up after registering your launch as a possible ICBM launch, you had better pray that they bother to wait for you to apologize.
And this isn't just a practice of the distant past either. One of the things that came out of the Scooter Libby/Valerie Plame trial, as a bizarre aside, was that Tom Cruise had actually been meeting with then-Vice-President Dick Cheney to urge him to put sanctions on Germany for banning Scientology. Those are the kind of lengths these people are willing to go to harass anyone that crosses them, even ENTIRE GOVERNMENTS. And that was just ten years ago. Scary shit.
Sorry, but not all religions are created equal. It's not the "believe in sky wizards" part that's the problem. It's the "kill/murder/hurt anyone who dares question or refuses to believe in the sky wizards" part that's the problem. And on a scale of 1 to 10 of religions that scare me (1 being Unitarians and 10 being smelly Muslim goat farmers who think that God wants them to strap on explosives and blow themselves up in a mall), Scientology rates an easy 9 (at one time a 9.5, but they seem to be getting weaker these days).
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Every time I've tried to contribute in my areas of expertise (and we're talking very modest and very non-controversial stuff), I've been met with a wall of pricks who basically stop anyone who isn't in the inner circle from making even the most benign contributions, additions, or edits. The editors there suffered from a clear case of what we in the old college frat used to call the "It's my party of no one else is invited" syndrome (in reference to newer fraternity brothers who wanted to make the frat as exclusive as possible, exactly one second after they got in). It didn't take me long to get tired of even trying.
Now, that was a few years ago, admittedly. But it was enough to drive me away and make me vow never to return. Maybe things have changed since then, but I'm not really looking to find out.
One of the things that annoys the hell out of me is the change to the bookmarks system. It's no longer a simple html file (used to work fine and was easy to backup) instead it's some closed system that's not human readable and if something pukes, you loose all of your bookmarks including the fucking backups. Makes me want to puke as I've had that happen 3 times since they switched.
There is an "Export Bookmarks to HTML" option in the Bookmarks > Show all bookmarks > Import and backup menu. There is also an import from HTML function there too.
I find it sad that humanity stopped expanding as soon as it became a bit hard.
A bit hard? I like that, "a bit hard." As if all we need is a little *gumption* to settle planets with no oxygen, no atmospheric pressure, intense radiation, no water, no soil--all located at distances that would require months, if not years (if not LIGHT YEARS), of travel through the vacuum of space. Yep, just like our explorer forebears, all we need is to toughen up and grow some balls and the other planets will become the new West. Now, if we could just figure out how to live without any of the necessities of human life in an environment that even the toughest bacteria can't survive in.
No, because it'll be a cold, cold day in hell before I'll admit Rigel-7!
You still use sidewalks, bike lanes, and tons of other public services, no?
They will never be able to prove to me that they're NOT giving info the the NSA. And, as such, they will never be able to earn my trust.
Which law will they use for that ?
The Our Ships Have Giant Guns And Yours Don't Act of 1943.
Or they could pass a sales tax, like almost every other state in the U.S. Sure a lot of people would object, but would you rather have some weird device attached to your car instead?
Or they could just do like almost every other state in the Union and just PASS A SALES TAX. This is an example of the kind of shit that happens when you don't have an equitable and sane tax system and put too many eggs in one basket. By relying way too much on the gas tax instead of a more balanced approach, Oregon fucked itself. They encouraged people to use less gas alright (a good thing), but now they have to come up with crazy shit like this law to replace it.
Either cut costs or pass a small sales tax, assholes. Slapping some weird device on everyone's car is NOT the sane approach to the problem.
When a shitload of military hardware shows up after registering your launch as a possible ICBM launch, you had better pray that they bother to wait for you to apologize.
Am I the only one here who still recognizes sarcasm?
But the people who programmed her do. She's just (well) designed to *appear* to have it.
Much like Jay Leno, they've built up a LOT of legacy bloat over the decades.
Don't worry. James Clapper says that everything is cool.
What makes him think that everyone should believe him now?
Because he's been telling the truth and the NSA definitely haven't?
God forbid anyone send them by email. They might fall into the hands of the NSA!
Once again our heroic leakers foil the bumbling Russkies!
And this isn't just a practice of the distant past either. One of the things that came out of the Scooter Libby/Valerie Plame trial, as a bizarre aside, was that Tom Cruise had actually been meeting with then-Vice-President Dick Cheney to urge him to put sanctions on Germany for banning Scientology. Those are the kind of lengths these people are willing to go to harass anyone that crosses them, even ENTIRE GOVERNMENTS. And that was just ten years ago. Scary shit.
Sorry, but not all religions are created equal. It's not the "believe in sky wizards" part that's the problem. It's the "kill/murder/hurt anyone who dares question or refuses to believe in the sky wizards" part that's the problem. And on a scale of 1 to 10 of religions that scare me (1 being Unitarians and 10 being smelly Muslim goat farmers who think that God wants them to strap on explosives and blow themselves up in a mall), Scientology rates an easy 9 (at one time a 9.5, but they seem to be getting weaker these days).
It's half a football field smaller than a Plavnik class submarine, or 8 car-lengths.
2. Carbon fibre batteries don't deteriorate in capacity like lithium batteries do.
Batteries that don't deteriorate over time are like the Loch Ness Monster. I keep hearing tales about them, but I've yet to meet one.
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Not if he sees himself as Garak from DS9.
Are you claiming that Snowden wasn't a hacker, wasn't engaged in hacking
Yes, that is EXACTLY what I am claiming.