Just because something is new doesn't magically make it better. HTML5 isn't a silver bullet that magically makes everything better; in fact Adobe makes desktop applications because that's what makes sense to do, *not* because it's the latest fad.
At any rate, have fun uploading 20 gig videos to the cloud before editing them. I'll stick with Final Cut on my Mac, thanks.
If you interpret that as two separate accounts of the creation of man then I am afraid that you have a learning disability
Did you even read the links you posted? I mean it's right there on the page; the two accounts even go so far as to use different words for god.
If you're insisting on interpreting a text that was written 5,000 years ago to the way a text would be written today, I'm afraid you're the one who has the learning disability. Times change, and 5,000 years is a significant amount of time.
1. Senators and representatives would be closer to their actual constituents. There's at least a slightly improved chance that they'll actually vote the way the people who elected them want.
This never seemed particularly desirable, and I think it sums up the main problem with certain implementations of a representative democracy.
Ideally, don't you want to people who represent your interests rather than what people in your area want?
They have to make money somehow. I've had no issues using Ubuntu and it is one of the few distros that is easy to use and set up.
So, so much this. Install Ubuntu on your computer and notice how their installer walks you through the process. Then go install Fedora -- and you'll remember why Linux still gets a bad rap.
Even if some of Canonical's decisions have been questionable, there's no question that they've made desktop Linux a significantly more pleasant experience for people who aren't hardcore IT geeks.
Two employees, in public, on company time, wearing badges clearly identifying what company they work for, making totally inappropriate comments - they most certainly should be fired.
Two humans making jokes (a human trait, FYI) about human body parts... and the problem with this is what, exactly?
Just because some people are humorless puritanical douchebags doesn't mean the world should cater to them. If employers want robots intead of humans, they should have hired robots in the first place.
"If you'll check a history book, you'll find the rallying cry was not "No Taxation" but rather "No Taxation Without Representation". Huge difference."
This is essentially what we have ended up with "Taxation Without Representation". Once the freeloaders exceed 50% of the vote (which might have already occurred) they will simply use the power of the government (powers that were NOT initially granted by the constitution) to steal from the rest of the productive population. That will lead to an inevitable conclusion that neither side will like. Watch Europe collapse over the next 5-10 years and wake up.
False equvalency, rationalization, and misinterpreting the constitution? Sounds like you must have a really compelling argument there!
Did YOU actually read it? It quotes him directly and he didn't say "I created the Internet." He said he took the initiative in Congress in creating the Internet, and that is in fact what Congress did.
Oh please, you're intentionally misquoting the guy now. Look at the snopes page:
During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet.
Argue semantics all you want, but he did say he created the internet. It's right there, clear as day. Forget what he wanted to say, forget what he meant: look at what he SAID.
These days Amazon, Hulu, Netflix, etc. know not only if you watched a show, but how many times you watched it, where you paused, which parts you re-watched, etc. (FYI, hook up Wireshark or Firefox's web console and see for yourself what information is being logged!)
The quantity and quality of the data is better than ever. As more people switch from broadcast and cable to online streaming, why would you need a random sample like the "Nielsen family"? It seems so blunt compared to the accurate real-time data that streaming services can provide.
They're leaving the self-proclaimed inventor of the internet out of his 1/5 million pounds? Guess he'll just have to settle for the $100 million he made selling his TV network.
This kind of thinking is exactly what's wrong with so, so many open source projects. Just because a handful of people have this one really esoteric use case doesn't mean that their needs have the same priority as the 90% use case.
Just because it's nicely packaged and easy to use doesn't mean it's not a crazy hack. I don't mean to knock it by calling it that, on the contrary -- what's more awesome than a crazy hack?!
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Which raises the question: what happens to Telltale Games? Will they be allowed to keep making games based off the old LucasArts franchises?
Just because something is new doesn't magically make it better. HTML5 isn't a silver bullet that magically makes everything better; in fact Adobe makes desktop applications because that's what makes sense to do, *not* because it's the latest fad.
At any rate, have fun uploading 20 gig videos to the cloud before editing them. I'll stick with Final Cut on my Mac, thanks.
Can you imagine if Bell Labs had sued for control of the Unix APIs? We'd never have GNU, Linux, or many other projects that rely on those.
It would be a different world.
Did you even read the links you posted? I mean it's right there on the page; the two accounts even go so far as to use different words for god.
If you're insisting on interpreting a text that was written 5,000 years ago to the way a text would be written today, I'm afraid you're the one who has the learning disability. Times change, and 5,000 years is a significant amount of time.
Has there been a Gtk release where theme compatibility was the only thing that broke? That sounds amazing!
(Why yes, I do write Gtk apps for a living, how did you know?)
This never seemed particularly desirable, and I think it sums up the main problem with certain implementations of a representative democracy.
Ideally, don't you want to people who represent your interests rather than what people in your area want?
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See item #19 here:
http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/coppafaqs.shtm
The hard part is writing the book of what NOT to do in C++. That would easily take several volumes.
As a good comparison, consider O'Reilly's JavaScript: The Good Parts, which is a mere 176 pages.
Yes, I'm a "shill" because I have better things to do than waste my time with poorly designed installers.
Good call.
So, so much this. Install Ubuntu on your computer and notice how their installer walks you through the process. Then go install Fedora -- and you'll remember why Linux still gets a bad rap.
Even if some of Canonical's decisions have been questionable, there's no question that they've made desktop Linux a significantly more pleasant experience for people who aren't hardcore IT geeks.
Nope. Try again -- but this time actually read the post I was responding to. If you can't do that, please don't bother to reply.
Two humans making jokes (a human trait, FYI) about human body parts... and the problem with this is what, exactly?
Just because some people are humorless puritanical douchebags doesn't mean the world should cater to them. If employers want robots intead of humans, they should have hired robots in the first place.
False equvalency, rationalization, and misinterpreting the constitution? Sounds like you must have a really compelling argument there!
Yet HP has plenty of cash to squander on questionable acquisitions; between Compaq, Palm, and Autonomy they spent well over $35 billion.
And look how successful those investments were! Oh wait...
Oh please, you're intentionally misquoting the guy now. Look at the snopes page:
Argue semantics all you want, but he did say he created the internet. It's right there, clear as day. Forget what he wanted to say, forget what he meant: look at what he SAID.
Except for their products. They don't seem very interested in keeping those around.
These days Amazon, Hulu, Netflix, etc. know not only if you watched a show, but how many times you watched it, where you paused, which parts you re-watched, etc. (FYI, hook up Wireshark or Firefox's web console and see for yourself what information is being logged!)
The quantity and quality of the data is better than ever. As more people switch from broadcast and cable to online streaming, why would you need a random sample like the "Nielsen family"? It seems so blunt compared to the accurate real-time data that streaming services can provide.
Um, it says right there on Snopes that Al Gore said he created the internet. Did you actually read the article before posting it?
Snopes goes on to argue that he didn't actually mean what he said, but that doesn't mean he didn't say it.
They're leaving the self-proclaimed inventor of the internet out of his 1/5 million pounds? Guess he'll just have to settle for the $100 million he made selling his TV network.
Is there a way to donate 100% anonymously? I don't want my name on yet another "sucker list."
"Press releases for nerds" would be a more accurate tagline as of late.
This kind of thinking is exactly what's wrong with so, so many open source projects. Just because a handful of people have this one really esoteric use case doesn't mean that their needs have the same priority as the 90% use case.
Just because it's nicely packaged and easy to use doesn't mean it's not a crazy hack. I don't mean to knock it by calling it that, on the contrary -- what's more awesome than a crazy hack?!
Moonlight can't be used for Netflix, which is why Linux users have to resort to crazy hacks like this to get their Netflix fix.
I'd also point out that the iPad has had an official Netflix app for some time, and I highly doubt that involves running Silverlight either.