I was pointing out that the mice apparently didn't suffer much pain or fear.
If that's the case, then I agree; the mice didn't suffer much. I'd (wrongly) assumed you were using that position to justify the killing of mice for research.
While it may have been a bit oblique, I disagree that it was a non-sequitur. Aside from the species of animal involved, there really isn't any difference between killing mice, puppies, elephants, whales, or humans. Uncle Bob wouldn't suffer much pain or fear either if you anaethetised him first, and yet most people would find that fairly reprehensible.
So it's okay to strangle your Uncle Bob to death... so long as I anaesthetize him first? Not stating a position on the matter, just pointing out the obvious.
I'm quite sure you're mistaken. I'm not Christian, but I have read the Bible, and I believe it claims that the star appeared in the west and that the 'three wise men from the east' followed it to find Jesus. That would preclude it being Polaris.
There are a lot of theories on what the star was, but I've never heard any in which the star is Polaris.
Glad I wasn't the only one picturing a cartoon coaster with a map of Canada scrawled on the back... though I'm quite certain my first-year English Lit. prof would be less glad.
Being Canadian myself, and being that you not only mispelt 'eh', but also misused it, I'm having a hard time believing this isn't a joke.
But please, don't ever insinuate that Bush doesn't have an accent again.
As others have pointed out, an accent is simply a characteristic pronunciation/intonation in speech. As a Canadian (maybe;) Americans think you say outside/house/about and heart/bar/car strangely, unless you happen to be French Canadian, in which case they think everything you say sounds funny. Likewise Brits think you sound like a yank and New Zealanders are sympathetic since everyone thinks they're Australian. Australians don't give a shit either way as long as you're up a round at the pub.
Not having an iPod myself, I can't check if this is possible or not, but is there a Left/Right balance on the iPod? And is yours, by any chance, a little off centre to the left?
Of course, but no Canadian would be caught dead on a sled. A toboggan is the ultimate implement of slope sliding. Uncontrollable, and literally explodes into a hail of splinters when landing on top of logs or smashing into trees.
Speaking of which, if I'm ever cremated it's going to be by roping my corpse to a toboggan, throwing it down a steep slope, and bailing into a bonfire a the bottom.
A long time ago, I had a bunch of total nerd friends who started using this search engine thrown together by some grad students at Stanford, while all the rest of us were using Yahoo, Infoseek, and AltaVista. It had the word "beta" in big letters on it, which probably made it seem even more advanced.
One day, they'll realise the error of their ways and switch back to the less snobby, far superior engines like HotBot and Ask Jeeves.
Your Webster's dictionary is most likely very up-to-date; Webster was an American, and one of their most prominent spelling reform advocates. learned is the American spelling, learnt is used by the rest of the world. Same goes for spelled vs. spelt, and others.
Pick up the Oxford Canadian dictionary -- it generally contains the proper Canadian form, as well as popular alternatives from American or British spelling as the case may be. It also contains the correct spellings for words like "knit cap" (tuque, toque) and "sled" (toboggan);)
I realise you may find this shocking, but some of us actually live in Japan;) Most importantly though, I question your assertion that Yahoo is not catering to its core constituents.
I know our population of 127 million may seem paltry in comparison to the population of the USA, but keep in mind that we are a nation populated entirely of samurai and ninjas. As you know, ninjas are very stealthy; although they make up almost half the population they do not appear in our population figure as ninjas are virtually undetectable. As such Japan's population is likely equal to or greater than the USA's figure.
As you also know Japan is very futuristic. We have many gadgets in Akihabara and at Yamada Denki that you will not see for many many years - if ever! And they are all connected to the internet, even our rice machines! As you can see, we both outnumber the USA in population, and we are bigger internet users!
More seriously though, Yahoo Transit is fantastic, and I do use it or Norikae Annai almost every day. Given that Tokyo has over 400 stations and around 30 different train lines, finding the cheapest/fastest/simplest route was a pain before we had this sort of thing accessible from our mobile phones.
When I start to see stuff like Shakespeare's Greatest Hits coming out, you'll have a valid analogy. Until then, afraid not. While I agree that you'll see some cohesive albums (eg. Dark Side of The Moon... or almost anything by Roger Waters, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, etc.) most are not.
Microsoft can't do it because they're a convicted monopolist.
Not to split hairs, but Microsoft has never been "convicted" of being a monopoly. Being a monopoly is not, in itself, illegal. Microsoft has been found guilty of abusing its monopoly position in one market to extend it to others. This is illegal as there are many laws preventing monopolies from engaging in such behaviour.
As you point out, Apple is not in the same position and as such, they're not restricted by these laws, neither are they bound to conditions imposed by previous lawsuits.
To the grandparent poster -- it would be nice if everyone were treated equally, but there are many cases where this is not so. Convicted murderers get confined to jails, monopolies that abuse their monopoly position have fines, and restrictions imposed on what kind of business they can engage in.
The Swedes are well within their rights to download copyrighted materials.
Amusingly so is the grandparent poster - he's Canadian... or at least he values his opinions in Canadian dollars. Though I might add the the correct abbreviation for Canadian dollars is CAD not CDN.
As another Canadian, I honestly don't think his comment actually applies to Americans either. As much as I can't stand the foreign policy of the US, his comments were pure vitriol based on anything but facts. If you want to criticize the US, please do so for the right reasons; it's not like there's a shortage of things to go off about with the current administration.
That said, as Canadians, for some mysterious reason we believe in the 'universally loved by all' thing far too much. The reality -- as someone who's lived and worked in 4 countries now, and travelled through tons of others -- is that for the most part, Canadians are just as loud and arrogant as any other nation including the US. The one thing we have going for us is the emphasis on multiculturalism in Canada, and the fact that we need to stuff in the international news if we want a full sized newspaper. But honestly, as a country, we need to get out more.
discussion is frequently overwhelmed by hysterical chatter that doesn't even relate to the topic
Hysterical Etymology: New Latin, from English hysteric, adjective, from Latin hystericus, from Greek hysterikos, from hystera womb;... by definition, wouldn't hysterical chatter relate to the topic of embryonic stem cell research?;)
I have three in my wallet, and use all three everyday without pulling them out; one is a Suica card for JR trains here in Tokyo, one is my company ID, and one is an Edy card (contactless cash/credit card). In Japan, this sort of technology has been in widespread use for years.
Hey - not just Poland! A lot of countries count themselves in on the war on Iraq. Gleaned from a Google cache of the White House's own pages (which seems to have been pulled with no trace now), here's a list of some of the powerful nations lending their brave support: Azerbaijan, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Micronesia, Mongolia, Palau, Uzbekistan
Dude, they've got the descendants of Genghis Khan on their side. You don't want to mess with that shite.
Particularly pleasing was the statement at the bottom: "all Coalition member nations understand the threat Saddam Hussein's weapons pose to the world". I mean I think most are crystal clear on that -- none at all.
I actually have it -- the F900iC. You can use it for Edy prepaid debit transactions at lots of convenience stores, supermarkets, airports, etc. Not too bad. The scanner is better than I'd thought, occasionally I get a false negative if I twist my finger a bit, but in general it works beautifully. All transactions are encrypted etc.
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I suppose the question is whether Apple's X86 hardware will boot Windows
Some info on this.
I was pointing out that the mice apparently didn't suffer much pain or fear.
If that's the case, then I agree; the mice didn't suffer much. I'd (wrongly) assumed you were using that position to justify the killing of mice for research.
While it may have been a bit oblique, I disagree that it was a non-sequitur. Aside from the species of animal involved, there really isn't any difference between killing mice, puppies, elephants, whales, or humans. Uncle Bob wouldn't suffer much pain or fear either if you anaethetised him first, and yet most people would find that fairly reprehensible.
So it's okay to strangle your Uncle Bob to death... so long as I anaesthetize him first? Not stating a position on the matter, just pointing out the obvious.
I'm quite sure you're mistaken. I'm not Christian, but I have read the Bible, and I believe it claims that the star appeared in the west and that the 'three wise men from the east' followed it to find Jesus. That would preclude it being Polaris.
There are a lot of theories on what the star was, but I've never heard any in which the star is Polaris.
Do you have any references to it being Polaris?
Glad I wasn't the only one picturing a cartoon coaster with a map of Canada scrawled on the back... though I'm quite certain my first-year English Lit. prof would be less glad.
it's 2 in the morning and this is a yet another pointless slashdot thread that no one else will read anyway
It's 5:26 in the evening here in Japan. Keep going guys, this thread is just getting funny.
it wasn't meant to be taken literally
You misspelt "meaned".
Being Canadian myself, and being that you not only mispelt 'eh', but also misused it, I'm having a hard time believing this isn't a joke.
;) Americans think you say outside/house/about and heart/bar/car strangely, unless you happen to be French Canadian, in which case they think everything you say sounds funny. Likewise Brits think you sound like a yank and New Zealanders are sympathetic since everyone thinks they're Australian. Australians don't give a shit either way as long as you're up a round at the pub.
But please, don't ever insinuate that Bush doesn't have an accent again.
As others have pointed out, an accent is simply a characteristic pronunciation/intonation in speech. As a Canadian (maybe
Does that make sense?
Not having an iPod myself, I can't check if this is possible or not, but is there a Left/Right balance on the iPod? And is yours, by any chance, a little off centre to the left?
A toboggan is different from a sled.
Of course, but no Canadian would be caught dead on a sled. A toboggan is the ultimate implement of slope sliding. Uncontrollable, and literally explodes into a hail of splinters when landing on top of logs or smashing into trees.
Speaking of which, if I'm ever cremated it's going to be by roping my corpse to a toboggan, throwing it down a steep slope, and bailing into a bonfire a the bottom.
Man, I totally know what you're talking about.
A long time ago, I had a bunch of total nerd friends who started using this search engine thrown together by some grad students at Stanford, while all the rest of us were using Yahoo, Infoseek, and AltaVista. It had the word "beta" in big letters on it, which probably made it seem even more advanced.
One day, they'll realise the error of their ways and switch back to the less snobby, far superior engines like HotBot and Ask Jeeves.
My Webster's dictionary must be out of date
;)
Your Webster's dictionary is most likely very up-to-date; Webster was an American, and one of their most prominent spelling reform advocates. learned is the American spelling, learnt is used by the rest of the world. Same goes for spelled vs. spelt, and others.
Pick up the Oxford Canadian dictionary -- it generally contains the proper Canadian form, as well as popular alternatives from American or British spelling as the case may be. It also contains the correct spellings for words like "knit cap" (tuque, toque) and "sled" (toboggan)
I realise you may find this shocking, but some of us actually live in Japan ;) Most importantly though, I question your assertion that Yahoo is not catering to its core constituents.
I know our population of 127 million may seem paltry in comparison to the population of the USA, but keep in mind that we are a nation populated entirely of samurai and ninjas. As you know, ninjas are very stealthy; although they make up almost half the population they do not appear in our population figure as ninjas are virtually undetectable. As such Japan's population is likely equal to or greater than the USA's figure.
As you also know Japan is very futuristic. We have many gadgets in Akihabara and at Yamada Denki that you will not see for many many years - if ever! And they are all connected to the internet, even our rice machines! As you can see, we both outnumber the USA in population, and we are bigger internet users!
More seriously though, Yahoo Transit is fantastic, and I do use it or Norikae Annai almost every day. Given that Tokyo has over 400 stations and around 30 different train lines, finding the cheapest/fastest/simplest route was a pain before we had this sort of thing accessible from our mobile phones.
When I start to see stuff like Shakespeare's Greatest Hits coming out, you'll have a valid analogy. Until then, afraid not. While I agree that you'll see some cohesive albums (eg. Dark Side of The Moon... or almost anything by Roger Waters, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, etc.) most are not.
Microsoft can't do it because they're a convicted monopolist.
Not to split hairs, but Microsoft has never been "convicted" of being a monopoly. Being a monopoly is not, in itself, illegal. Microsoft has been found guilty of abusing its monopoly position in one market to extend it to others. This is illegal as there are many laws preventing monopolies from engaging in such behaviour.
As you point out, Apple is not in the same position and as such, they're not restricted by these laws, neither are they bound to conditions imposed by previous lawsuits.
To the grandparent poster -- it would be nice if everyone were treated equally, but there are many cases where this is not so. Convicted murderers get confined to jails, monopolies that abuse their monopoly position have fines, and restrictions imposed on what kind of business they can engage in.
It's ok, there's a whole ocean full of fish out there ;)
Here's a link in case you ever get the urge to write some Java code.
The Swedes are well within their rights to download copyrighted materials.
Amusingly so is the grandparent poster - he's Canadian... or at least he values his opinions in Canadian dollars. Though I might add the the correct abbreviation for Canadian dollars is CAD not CDN.
The US kicked ass at the Bay of Pigs. And they totally put the Canadians to shame in the War of 1812. And they totally stuck it out in Somalia.
As another Canadian, I honestly don't think his comment actually applies to Americans either. As much as I can't stand the foreign policy of the US, his comments were pure vitriol based on anything but facts. If you want to criticize the US, please do so for the right reasons; it's not like there's a shortage of things to go off about with the current administration.
That said, as Canadians, for some mysterious reason we believe in the 'universally loved by all' thing far too much. The reality -- as someone who's lived and worked in 4 countries now, and travelled through tons of others -- is that for the most part, Canadians are just as loud and arrogant as any other nation including the US. The one thing we have going for us is the emphasis on multiculturalism in Canada, and the fact that we need to stuff in the international news if we want a full sized newspaper. But honestly, as a country, we need to get out more.
discussion is frequently overwhelmed by hysterical chatter that doesn't even relate to the topic
... by definition, wouldn't hysterical chatter relate to the topic of embryonic stem cell research? ;)
Hysterical
Etymology: New Latin, from English hysteric, adjective, from Latin hystericus, from Greek hysterikos, from hystera womb;
You mean Hussein's democratically elected government
Well that one wasn't democratically elected, but Guatemala certainly was... for one.
I have three in my wallet, and use all three everyday without pulling them out; one is a Suica card for JR trains here in Tokyo, one is my company ID, and one is an Edy card (contactless cash/credit card). In Japan, this sort of technology has been in widespread use for years.
Hey - not just Poland! A lot of countries count themselves in on the war on Iraq. Gleaned from a Google cache of the White House's own pages (which seems to have been pulled with no trace now), here's a list of some of the powerful nations lending their brave support: Azerbaijan, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Micronesia, Mongolia, Palau, Uzbekistan
Dude, they've got the descendants of Genghis Khan on their side. You don't want to mess with that shite.
Particularly pleasing was the statement at the bottom: "all Coalition member nations understand the threat Saddam Hussein's weapons pose to the world". I mean I think most are crystal clear on that -- none at all.
I actually have it -- the F900iC. You can use it for Edy prepaid debit transactions at lots of convenience stores, supermarkets, airports, etc. Not too bad. The scanner is better than I'd thought, occasionally I get a false negative if I twist my finger a bit, but in general it works beautifully. All transactions are encrypted etc.