Leo was jabbing at his age (and Leo's older than Mitnick by more than a few years, too), but he was also talking about the fact the Mitnick was barred from using a computer until just last year. The guy wasn't able, until then, to actually put into practice what he was reading about.
All things considered, that's rememarkable at any age.
Oh, for chrissakes.../. is not a new outlet, dammit! If you are getting your news from/. then you have more issues to contend with than bias in the postings!
I love how the ACs feel the need to hide whenever they want to spout off. Come on, lad - be an adult and post with a real ID.
And, of course, one doesn't have to remove the outer skin, which leads to brown rice. A little tougher, a little longer cooking, but slightly hardier in dishes where rice is usually an after-thought.
Yes, I am married to an Asian-American. Why do you ask?:)
Right, because the first shuffled CD players, where the entire idea of shuffling came about, were bought by current iPod users.
WRONG!
This fellow is clearly a stereotypical faculty member: the ivory tower has grown rather thick around his skull.
Our parents are the ones who first started the idea of shuffling: they were the first ones able to do mixtapes, they were the ones who could eventually buy large capacity CD players that could shuffle multiple songs across multiple CDs.
This fellow can't quite get it through his academe'd skull: his generation is responsible for any brain damage he might think is out there.
Now, if you don't mind, I'm going back to listening to Squeeze's "Singles: 45's and Under" in the order the artist presented it in. However, I can guarantee I will be shuffling songs on the way home from work.
What a nimrod. I am never going to the University if Cincinnati for a job or a higher degree if that's the calibur of faculty they hire... but, it is Ohio... should I be surprised?;)
Um... dude, you're wrong. Even my VCR, connected to my Dazzle Hollywood FireWire DV bridge is recognized as a "camera" in iChat. The camera has to be FireWire, that's all.
What is interesting, though is that it is a "mirror image" of the video being played from the VCR. But, keep in mind, this is through a DV bridge.
Well, to be fair, why is someone using an address book application to edit the directory for an organization? Should that be the LDAP admin's responsibility?
Address Book is there for you to create your own local address book and to do directory lookups. It is not a directry admin tool, nor should it be.
Dude, education is different than actually going to the class and passing. I can take whatever classes I want, but am I letting myself be educated?
You have an extremely cynical view of the world. If you're a goth, it might be understandable.
I would argue that you may be degreed, but you aren't educated. In some cases, college stands in the way of a person getting a true education.
When I said go take classes, I didn't mean just pay attention to the boring white dude at the front of the room. I meant pay attention to everything.
Oh, and for the record: I have a BA and MA in English, work at a university, deal regularly with the private sector and I teach part-time. So, yes, I am talking from something I know.:p
From a psychological and anthropological view, there are so many things wrong with that statement that I'm not even going to start... but I suggest going to your local college and taking some classes and broadening your horizons. You're hanging out with the wrong damn crowd.
You really think so? Go to Africa, then tell me that it isn't society dictating the standards of beauty. One of my former employees is from Nigeria, and she's a small, waif-like woman. She, herself, said she, when it came to turning men's heads, preferred being in the US as opposed to Nigeria because she isn't large enough to be considered desirable in Nigeria.
You need to look outside of what you know. Society tells you what is attractive, lad, amonst other things. Hence the reason you put "herd" in your handle.
Think about it (not too hard - don't hurt yourself) and then come back and discuss.
Define "sexy" and "ugly." Those are arbitrary labels you're tossing around there. I, for one, find a woman with a little extra padding to be infinitely sexier than, say, a waif. Society dictates that the waif is the attractive one.
Screw society, I say. They typically go with stupid decisions, anyhow (Clay Aiken, anyone?). I judge who I find attractive and do not. Thus, your idea that there are "ugly" women is really, really immature thinking.
Am I saying that every feminist woman I know is one I'm attracted to?
No.
Nor am I saying every non-feminist woman is drop-dead beautiful.
Grow up, lad. The world is a lot more fun when you don't walk around it with preconceived notions ruling your life.
I found the article to be laughable. The picture of Samus has the question of "Do you believe this is a tough-as-nails bounty hunter?" or somesuch.
What does he want? A butch dyke chewing on a cigar, wearing camo and a black tank top and with one combat boot-clad foot propped up on a dead Ridley's head?
The fellow's intentions are good, but he undercuts himself in most of his argument. By simply saying Samus, as presented, cannot be a tough bounty hunter is, in itself, discriminatory. Hypocrite.
To take it further: how many of us have read, and enjoyed, H.P. Lovecraft's works? An excellent short story writer and magnificent at scaring the hell out of his reader, Lovecraft's fiction was a huge love of mine when I was in high school.
However, H.P. Lovecraft was an avowed anti-Semite, racist and admirer of Adolph Hitler. The stereotypes are in his writing, the beliefs are there, and the man's morals and ethics are clearly poor. We could go on with similar artists: Ezra Pound, Mel Gibson, etc. Strong work, very poor attitudes towards fellow human beings.
But, you would miss the writings if you choose not to read his work because of that. The same with Card (though I I don't think Card is as good a writer as Lovecraft) - you are missing out on a strong piece of work, even if its creator is a right-wing neo-Nazi nut... enjoy the writing, not the man.
No, I'm saying (in an obviously too convoluted way for you to wrap your brain around it): ONE GUY said he had an issue. ONE GUY posted to a forum. ONE GUY has an issue.
ONE.
GUY.
If the math at play here is eluding you, then I suggest returning to kindergarten.
My wife bought a mini the day after they came out, and she has been using it heavily, not even regularly, and it has even been dropped a couple of times.
There is nothing wrong in any way, shape or form with her iPod mini. Just because this guy, this ONE GUY has an issue plugging headphones in (here's a hint: pull the headphones out by the pluy, not the line, goof) doesn't mean that there is a "critical flaw."
...my wife made an observation that my "avatars" always look like me (a South Park caricature, my Final Fantasy XI character, and some other items that I've drawn or had drawn in the past) in some way: white guy with brown hair (receeding, if an option), beard or goatee. Not really idealized, IMHO.
She's a psychologist and believes that it means I have a positive self-image. I'm not sure if she's right (who am I to disagree with a psychologist, though?) but I has made me think about the dynamics of character choosing in something like an MMORPG. A male friend of mine on FFXI chose to be a Mithra (the "catgirl" race). His view was that he thought the Mithra would be good as monks in the game... but he's also a huge anime fan and I wonder how much something like Outlaw Star (or the thousands of other "catgirls" in anime) may have subconsciously informed his decision.
Then I look at the diminutive Tarutarus in the games and wonder how many of them are males. They're so small and "cute" that I don't know how many men would choose that race, or how many women would choose the huge, hulking Galka race...
The only MMORPG I've ever played is FFXI, so I can't speak to EQ or any of the others... but have people had similiar questions about their online companions? Is there more of a chance for idealizing a character in one of those?
I've already put in my request for time off from work...
Whine all you want to: you'll see it, you'll enjoy it on some level (usual the "we're all kids at heart" sort), and then you'll come back here and whine how Jar-Jar didn't die so that you aren't seen as "uncool" in the land of the geeks.
When did we (geeks, I mean) become such hypercritcal, self-loathing, materialistic whiny no-no's? Too much Spam as a kid, or too many jocks? IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE MOVIES, THEN WHY DO YOU FUCKING CARE?!? Go away and do something else.
Anyhow: mod away... I have a shitload of karma to burn and could use a negative number for a post...
Ummm... Lucas's wife left him during the original trilogy and he and she had it out, almost bloody, in the courts for custody of their daughters (he later adopted his son).
He won and raised all three kids as a single father. Granted, a single father with a HELL of a lot of money, but a single father all the same... and one who packed lunches and cooked family dinners.
The guy might have sucked at telling a love story, but I have no doubt he actually loves his kids. I just think a love story didn't play correctly for him as he was writing it...
Of course, in the love story he wrote, the mother dies young, the kids are split apart, the father cuts off the son's hand and the son and daughter have romantic moments together.
Now, I understand the arguments for and against Mac OS 9 users and their slow adoption of Mac OS X.
But, when there are coding tools built into OS X, a strong developer community that's growing, and a stable, well-designed OS (over one, OS 9, that is almost five years old)... I don't blame anyone for not coding for OS 9.
It's time for the 60% to move on... I have even retired my "OS 9" box (PM 6500) because I have no need for it any longer and hadn't really started it up since March of 2003.
OS 9 is almost five years old - it's time to put it to bed.
Hey, mods, be fair! The post isn't quite on topic, but it isn't off topic to the point that "Stephen King, dead at the age of whatever..." or "BSD is dead...", etc. is! We're talking geek-related TV that's on tonight and this guy is hyping his show, which has been mentioned on/. before.
Jonas, thanks! I almost forgot about Game Over... I'm going to set my TiVO right now (then my wife and I are off to dinner).
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Amen, brother. Amen.
Leo was jabbing at his age (and Leo's older than Mitnick by more than a few years, too), but he was also talking about the fact the Mitnick was barred from using a computer until just last year. The guy wasn't able, until then, to actually put into practice what he was reading about.
All things considered, that's rememarkable at any age.
But to what end?
Scary. Never eally cared for Tron, anyhow...
I love how the ACs feel the need to hide whenever they want to spout off. Come on, lad - be an adult and post with a real ID.
Yes, I am married to an Asian-American. Why do you ask? :)
WRONG!
This fellow is clearly a stereotypical faculty member: the ivory tower has grown rather thick around his skull.
Our parents are the ones who first started the idea of shuffling: they were the first ones able to do mixtapes, they were the ones who could eventually buy large capacity CD players that could shuffle multiple songs across multiple CDs.
This fellow can't quite get it through his academe'd skull: his generation is responsible for any brain damage he might think is out there.
Now, if you don't mind, I'm going back to listening to Squeeze's "Singles: 45's and Under" in the order the artist presented it in. However, I can guarantee I will be shuffling songs on the way home from work.
What a nimrod. I am never going to the University if Cincinnati for a job or a higher degree if that's the calibur of faculty they hire... but, it is Ohio... should I be surprised? ;)
What is interesting, though is that it is a "mirror image" of the video being played from the VCR. But, keep in mind, this is through a DV bridge.
Address Book is there for you to create your own local address book and to do directory lookups. It is not a directry admin tool, nor should it be.
You have an extremely cynical view of the world. If you're a goth, it might be understandable.
I would argue that you may be degreed, but you aren't educated. In some cases, college stands in the way of a person getting a true education.
When I said go take classes, I didn't mean just pay attention to the boring white dude at the front of the room. I meant pay attention to everything.
Oh, and for the record: I have a BA and MA in English, work at a university, deal regularly with the private sector and I teach part-time. So, yes, I am talking from something I know. :p
From a psychological and anthropological view, there are so many things wrong with that statement that I'm not even going to start... but I suggest going to your local college and taking some classes and broadening your horizons. You're hanging out with the wrong damn crowd.
You need to look outside of what you know. Society tells you what is attractive, lad, amonst other things. Hence the reason you put "herd" in your handle.
Think about it (not too hard - don't hurt yourself) and then come back and discuss.
Define "sexy" and "ugly." Those are arbitrary labels you're tossing around there. I, for one, find a woman with a little extra padding to be infinitely sexier than, say, a waif. Society dictates that the waif is the attractive one.
Screw society, I say. They typically go with stupid decisions, anyhow (Clay Aiken, anyone?). I judge who I find attractive and do not. Thus, your idea that there are "ugly" women is really, really immature thinking.
Am I saying that every feminist woman I know is one I'm attracted to?
No.
Nor am I saying every non-feminist woman is drop-dead beautiful.
Grow up, lad. The world is a lot more fun when you don't walk around it with preconceived notions ruling your life.
What does he want? A butch dyke chewing on a cigar, wearing camo and a black tank top and with one combat boot-clad foot propped up on a dead Ridley's head?
The fellow's intentions are good, but he undercuts himself in most of his argument. By simply saying Samus, as presented, cannot be a tough bounty hunter is, in itself, discriminatory. Hypocrite.
BUT search search Google... interesting results.
You didn't read the statement from the submitter. He's saying he disagrees with the author's view that that privacy concerns are overblown.
To take it further: how many of us have read, and enjoyed, H.P. Lovecraft's works? An excellent short story writer and magnificent at scaring the hell out of his reader, Lovecraft's fiction was a huge love of mine when I was in high school.
However, H.P. Lovecraft was an avowed anti-Semite, racist and admirer of Adolph Hitler. The stereotypes are in his writing, the beliefs are there, and the man's morals and ethics are clearly poor. We could go on with similar artists: Ezra Pound, Mel Gibson, etc. Strong work, very poor attitudes towards fellow human beings.
But, you would miss the writings if you choose not to read his work because of that. The same with Card (though I I don't think Card is as good a writer as Lovecraft) - you are missing out on a strong piece of work, even if its creator is a right-wing neo-Nazi nut... enjoy the writing, not the man.
ONE.
GUY.
If the math at play here is eluding you, then I suggest returning to kindergarten.
There is nothing wrong in any way, shape or form with her iPod mini. Just because this guy, this ONE GUY has an issue plugging headphones in (here's a hint: pull the headphones out by the pluy, not the line, goof) doesn't mean that there is a "critical flaw."
Slow news day, isn't it?
She's a psychologist and believes that it means I have a positive self-image. I'm not sure if she's right (who am I to disagree with a psychologist, though?) but I has made me think about the dynamics of character choosing in something like an MMORPG. A male friend of mine on FFXI chose to be a Mithra (the "catgirl" race). His view was that he thought the Mithra would be good as monks in the game... but he's also a huge anime fan and I wonder how much something like Outlaw Star (or the thousands of other "catgirls" in anime) may have subconsciously informed his decision.
Then I look at the diminutive Tarutarus in the games and wonder how many of them are males. They're so small and "cute" that I don't know how many men would choose that race, or how many women would choose the huge, hulking Galka race...
The only MMORPG I've ever played is FFXI, so I can't speak to EQ or any of the others... but have people had similiar questions about their online companions? Is there more of a chance for idealizing a character in one of those?
Whine all you want to: you'll see it, you'll enjoy it on some level (usual the "we're all kids at heart" sort), and then you'll come back here and whine how Jar-Jar didn't die so that you aren't seen as "uncool" in the land of the geeks.
When did we (geeks, I mean) become such hypercritcal, self-loathing, materialistic whiny no-no's? Too much Spam as a kid, or too many jocks? IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE MOVIES, THEN WHY DO YOU FUCKING CARE?!? Go away and do something else.
Anyhow: mod away... I have a shitload of karma to burn and could use a negative number for a post...
He won and raised all three kids as a single father. Granted, a single father with a HELL of a lot of money, but a single father all the same... and one who packed lunches and cooked family dinners.
The guy might have sucked at telling a love story, but I have no doubt he actually loves his kids. I just think a love story didn't play correctly for him as he was writing it...
Of course, in the love story he wrote, the mother dies young, the kids are split apart, the father cuts off the son's hand and the son and daughter have romantic moments together.
Ewwwwww.
But, when there are coding tools built into OS X, a strong developer community that's growing, and a stable, well-designed OS (over one, OS 9, that is almost five years old)... I don't blame anyone for not coding for OS 9.
It's time for the 60% to move on... I have even retired my "OS 9" box (PM 6500) because I have no need for it any longer and hadn't really started it up since March of 2003.
OS 9 is almost five years old - it's time to put it to bed.
I predict that, by the end of this year, the "limited edition" will be easy to find and the Xbox will go for $99-$119.
If it's $99 for the regular non-puke green one, then, and only then, might I buy one.
Jonas, thanks! I almost forgot about Game Over... I'm going to set my TiVO right now (then my wife and I are off to dinner).