Hey, anyone interested in going in with me on a business venture? Going to open a bagel restaurant in New York City called "NoshIt" I hear the soup nazi has finally thrown in the towel, and there is a good space opening.
In America, the references mostly call it Tasmanian Wolf.
But what do we know about Tasmania here? Thanks to a Warner Brothers cartoon called "Taz Mania, most Americans think that the place is an angular desert inhabited by nothing but talking Tasmanian Devils.
"If the user wants to phone someone using a cell phone, they typically search for a contact by name rather than enter the number using the keypad"
But even then, they have to enter the numbers on by the silly "Stylish, but not very functional" keypad to get them into the phone contact list in the first place! Unless they connect their phones to something else, like a computer, to enter their numbers. Few users do that. Also, I use my cell phone just by dialing the number, and most others I know do this too. There's no good reason not to have the numbers in the usual place.
"Even if it's an "inchworm" that's still wrong, because inches aren't metric, and Slashdot should be using metric icons."
I know you. You're that guy who refused to see that Tom Hanks movie "The Green Mile" because they did not call it "The Green Kilometer". And you always refuse if some friends ask you to go to the pub for a pint or two.
"All of this is theory, however. In practice, for a reason unknown to me"
The reason the practice does not work is due to forgetting the idea of "absolute power corrupts absolutely" and deciding to trust the rulers to do more and more "for us". This is why communism looks like a utopia in theory, but in practice you get the Killing Fields of Cambodia. There's something about human nature, and if you trust the rulers with too much power, they tend to use it to enrich themselves.
"Holy crap, a Dune reference mistaken for a Harry Potter one? Turn in your geek card, pronto. What's the world coming to?"
Due to the distinct lack of thinking machines and robots at Hogwarts School, there might be something to claims of a Dune/Potter connection. Surely the blast-ended skrewt must be related to the Sandworm.
Are you talking about the guy who creates special effects???
I agree that "Dune" (first book only) belongs on a "greatest" list on its science fiction merits alone. The survival technology and lifestyle of the Fremen, the alien life cycle of the Sandworm, the concept of the Butlerian Jihad, and lots of other things overwhelm any mysticism and fantasy.
"I had an Apple IIGS, and the 3.5 inch disk drive had an eject button, as far as I know, the eject button worked (unless the drive was plugged in to a Mac, I guess;) )."
Yeah.... it worked fine on the Apple ][,// etc line, but I guess Apple forgot how to make it work later. Maybe it was when that Pepsi guy took over the company. He confused eject buttons with pop-can pull tabs, and wanted to minimize the risk of pop spraying all over the user's face when they pressed the eject button any time they wanted.
"Personally the one button mouse sucks too. Most people can figure out their index finger from their middle finger, but double-clicking is hard."
Maybe it was the Pepsi guy again. Due to an unfortunate experience riding a cab in New York, he did not want the middle finger used in any respect, even if it meant using it to control a mouse button.
They are not perfectly OK annexing Taiwan against its will. It is a separate country, and everyone knows it is an treats it as such except for the imperialists in Beijing. If Taiwan wants to become part of the PROC, fine, but that should be the choice of Taiwan alone.
Why should we get involved?
I guess you are right, if East Asians don't really matter and it is OK that someone slaughters hundreds of thousands of them.
"And the whole world thinks that you were just shit... that must piss you off !"
The ravings of mean-spirited and ignorant people mean little, especially those who supported the Soviet aggression against South Vietnam. Invade China? Only if it attacked the US first and refused to stop. The only China invasion danger right now is that China might cross an international border and invade Taiwan.
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We know counterfeiters love it. What about others?
Sound like a plan?
Oh? There's a way to do this without knives and glue? Do tell us more.
This can be important. There was a very old desktop publishing package called "PublishIt". Many did call it "PubliShit".
(Now, where is that Avery template for the $300 bill with Schwarezenegger on it?)
The Kiss Pandas eat, shoot, and rock!!!
But what do we know about Tasmania here? Thanks to a Warner Brothers cartoon called "Taz Mania, most Americans think that the place is an angular desert inhabited by nothing but talking Tasmanian Devils.
Marge: "Homer, why did you spend all of Lisa's college money on tickets to Vietnam?!?!?!
Homer: "Mmmmmm. dung-covered steaks. mmmmmm"
There's already this exclusive image of Deep Impact's encounter up on the Web.
Meanwhile, at the Springfield Atom Smasher.
"Constable! Make sure to search these workers thoroughly as they leave. Make sure they don't have any atoms in their pockets!"
Where's Kathie Lee Gifford singing about all the fun we're going to have on the way to smash into a comet?
Anything, anything, but please no-more sight of Bruce Willis in his really ugly corduroy space-suit.
Sorry to break it to you, half of Slashdot users are below average. What a lousy userbase we have here.
Don Knuth stopped getting viruses when he upgraded to the vMac.
But even then, they have to enter the numbers on by the silly "Stylish, but not very functional" keypad to get them into the phone contact list in the first place! Unless they connect their phones to something else, like a computer, to enter their numbers. Few users do that. Also, I use my cell phone just by dialing the number, and most others I know do this too. There's no good reason not to have the numbers in the usual place.
Some companies still get it, like Avaya.
Just don't handle it like a hot potatoe.
Didn't Al Gore invent this back in 2002? Oh, sorry, I meant to see "he took the initiative in creating it".
I know you. You're that guy who refused to see that Tom Hanks movie "The Green Mile" because they did not call it "The Green Kilometer". And you always refuse if some friends ask you to go to the pub for a pint or two.
The reason the practice does not work is due to forgetting the idea of "absolute power corrupts absolutely" and deciding to trust the rulers to do more and more "for us". This is why communism looks like a utopia in theory, but in practice you get the Killing Fields of Cambodia. There's something about human nature, and if you trust the rulers with too much power, they tend to use it to enrich themselves.
Due to the distinct lack of thinking machines and robots at Hogwarts School, there might be something to claims of a Dune/Potter connection. Surely the blast-ended skrewt must be related to the Sandworm.
I agree that "Dune" (first book only) belongs on a "greatest" list on its science fiction merits alone. The survival technology and lifestyle of the Fremen, the alien life cycle of the Sandworm, the concept of the Butlerian Jihad, and lots of other things overwhelm any mysticism and fantasy.
Yeah.... it worked fine on the Apple ][, // etc line, but I guess Apple forgot how to make it work later. Maybe it was when that Pepsi guy took over the company. He confused eject buttons with pop-can pull tabs, and wanted to minimize the risk of pop spraying all over the user's face when they pressed the eject button any time they wanted.
"Personally the one button mouse sucks too. Most people can figure out their index finger from their middle finger, but double-clicking is hard."
Maybe it was the Pepsi guy again. Due to an unfortunate experience riding a cab in New York, he did not want the middle finger used in any respect, even if it meant using it to control a mouse button.
OK. That's a valid opinion, as long as you know that PROC and ROC are separate countries.
"We've bled enough in the mid-east already. Let the Asians handle their own disputes."
A minor technical point: do you even know where Iraq and Afghanistan are? They are in Asia. Your wording implies that you did not know that.
Why should we get involved?
I guess you are right, if East Asians don't really matter and it is OK that someone slaughters hundreds of thousands of them.
The ravings of mean-spirited and ignorant people mean little, especially those who supported the Soviet aggression against South Vietnam. Invade China? Only if it attacked the US first and refused to stop. The only China invasion danger right now is that China might cross an international border and invade Taiwan.