Cowboy Bebop is only half as good in the dubbed form that Cartoon Network airs. A lot gets lost in the translation (tone of voice, etc.). IMHO shows should be broadcast in the manner in which they were originally intended.
Are people really so illiterate as to prefer an inferior dub over a sub? Why do the networks insult our intelligence so?
The US Founding Fathers were following the ideals of the Enlightenment. Enlightenment figures were mostly deist, not Christian. Their references to a "God" and "Creator" were to generic supreme beings, not to any particular religious identity.
And yes, "liberal" has indeed lost its meaning in the USA.
DOS is not Windows, and Windows 3.x and below are not operating systems. Can NT (the current Windows family) run on a 16-bit CPU without an MMU? No it can't.
And Windows only runs (and ran) on a small range of chips, too. Outside x86, Itanium and ARM, Windows is almost unheard of (it's a long-lost legend on Alpha).
PROVIDE AN OPTION FOR AN MDI GUI ALL IN ONE WINDOW
Why are you yelling?
Every time I bring this up to anyone who knows gimp, they tell me to run it in its own virtual desktop. I don't use virtual desktops, and I don't want an app to have a ton of toolbars floating around anyway.
You only have yourself to blame if you refuse to use the app porperly. GIMP is designed around the concepts of virtual desktops and decent window management. GIMP is not Photoshop, and X is not Windows (thank god!).
Even Microsoft has realised that MDIs suck. MS Word doesn't use an MDI, and its new Photoshop competitor Acrylic doesn't either.
Money spent does not equal quality. That is because there are other factors that the app developer must take into account. Microsoft spends big bucks on usability, but their interfaces still suck, partly because they don't want to break compatibility/familiarity. Photoshop on Windows (but not on the Mac) uses an MDI because Windows has a crappy window manager. Photoshop on the Mac does not use an MDI, because Mac OS can handle windows better.
Learn to use multiple desktops. That's what they are designed for. You will never be happy if you expect X to behave like Windows. Windows has its own set of problems, and we'd be stupid to duplicate them.
So, at best, GIMP is trying to be like a MacOS Classic application and failing because none of the newest window managers treat application windows as "layers."
Oh but they do, just a little differently. OpenOffice.org, for example, uses multiple windows at once (the main document views, the Stylist and the Navigator). When OOo is given focus, all three come to the foreground. The three windows are all given taskbar entries when the app is in focus, but when the focus is on another app only the document views have taskbar entries. It feels a little weird at first (simply because I'm used to something else), but I have grown to like it very much.
Mr. Ose: What is the Primary Main Objective? Kids: To destroy the Evil Power! Kyle:...Power. Mr. Ose: Yesuh. Anda what is the Evil Power? [no one answers] The Evil Power is the UNITED STATESUH GOVERNMENT!
Rubbish. All rich people have 'foundations'. It's the ultimate tax dodge. Bill's foundation gives away the most simply because he's the richest. Most of this 'giving' is thinly-veiled advertising and promotion for Microsoft.
How much does Bill give away as a percentage of his total wealth? George Soros gives away about half. I'll bet you that Bill doesn't give nearly that much.
"she started displaying a remarkable memory, perhaps photographic, at a young age." almost all tests are easy when you have a good memory.
Especially the MS ones. They are notoriously easy to pass if you memorise enough brain-dump questions. A photographic memory is a huge advantage for this. It also means that she doesn't necessarily understand the questions. She might just be answering from the 'snapshots' in her memory.
The BBC plays an important role in British (and dare I say world) society. If I was British I'd gladly pay the money. I wish we had a similar funding strategy here in Australia for the ABC. We need a body capable of and willing to take on large powers like governments and corporations. Commercial networks have failed us in that regard.
This is the main problem with the ABC: their funding model leaves them at the mercy of the government. The ABC does its best to fight back, but often they have to give in under threats of budget cuts.
If anything, this politicises the network much more than the guaranteed revenue stream that the BBC has. The ABC can't be nearly as independent or impartial as the BBC. They have to suck up to their masters.
A lot of patents are legitimate. If you're a regular Slashdot reader, though, you're likely to only read about the bad ones (e.g. software patents).
Patents aren't inherently bad, but the US patent system does need some serious reform.
But yes, I agree that more money can buy more patent applications. Both MS and IBM have enough money to make all the applications they need. However, the patentable ideas need to be thought up in the first place. That's where the innovation is.
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Cowboy Bebop is only half as good in the dubbed form that Cartoon Network airs. A lot gets lost in the translation (tone of voice, etc.). IMHO shows should be broadcast in the manner in which they were originally intended.
Are people really so illiterate as to prefer an inferior dub over a sub? Why do the networks insult our intelligence so?
I don't know about WinXP SP2, but from my experience Captive works fine with Win2K3 SP1.
Since when was Windows OSS?
XPCOM is freely available for anyone to implement (unlike ActiveX). It is more secure than ActiveX and more functional than AJAX.
Perhaps MS should include XPCOM in IE? There's nothing stopping them, really.
The US Founding Fathers were following the ideals of the Enlightenment. Enlightenment figures were mostly deist, not Christian. Their references to a "God" and "Creator" were to generic supreme beings, not to any particular religious identity.
And yes, "liberal" has indeed lost its meaning in the USA.
No! I want 'Bang-Bang Bart'!
DOS is not Windows, and Windows 3.x and below are not operating systems. Can NT (the current Windows family) run on a 16-bit CPU without an MMU? No it can't.
And Windows only runs (and ran) on a small range of chips, too. Outside x86, Itanium and ARM, Windows is almost unheard of (it's a long-lost legend on Alpha).
Linux runs on just about any 32-bit CPU with an MMU. Try doing that with Windows.
Why would you want to be "on the island of naked women (with real nice tits)" if you're a poof? Surely you'd be happier on an island of naked men?
Even Microsoft has realised that MDIs suck. MS Word doesn't use an MDI, and its new Photoshop competitor Acrylic doesn't either.
Money spent does not equal quality. That is because there are other factors that the app developer must take into account. Microsoft spends big bucks on usability, but their interfaces still suck, partly because they don't want to break compatibility/familiarity. Photoshop on Windows (but not on the Mac) uses an MDI because Windows has a crappy window manager. Photoshop on the Mac does not use an MDI, because Mac OS can handle windows better.
Learn to use multiple desktops. That's what they are designed for. You will never be happy if you expect X to behave like Windows. Windows has its own set of problems, and we'd be stupid to duplicate them.
Dancer: "You are now with child."
Marge: "How did that happen?"
Dancer: "It is the mystery of the dance."
(apologies for any mistakes, I'm quoting from memory)
Oh yeah? Well I still have my Voltron bedsheets. I still use them from time to time for nostalgia's sake. /me hangs head in shame
Doctor, doctor! I think I'm a hypochondriac!
Where's the nuclear powered car we were promised back in the 1950s?
Rubbish. All rich people have 'foundations'. It's the ultimate tax dodge. Bill's foundation gives away the most simply because he's the richest. Most of this 'giving' is thinly-veiled advertising and promotion for Microsoft.
How much does Bill give away as a percentage of his total wealth? George Soros gives away about half. I'll bet you that Bill doesn't give nearly that much.
7. Profit!!!
(sorry, but you were asking for it...)
There was a show titled "That's My Bush!" It was created by Trey parker and Matt Stone, the guys behind South Park.
The BBC plays an important role in British (and dare I say world) society. If I was British I'd gladly pay the money. I wish we had a similar funding strategy here in Australia for the ABC. We need a body capable of and willing to take on large powers like governments and corporations. Commercial networks have failed us in that regard.
This is the main problem with the ABC: their funding model leaves them at the mercy of the government. The ABC does its best to fight back, but often they have to give in under threats of budget cuts.
If anything, this politicises the network much more than the guaranteed revenue stream that the BBC has. The ABC can't be nearly as independent or impartial as the BBC. They have to suck up to their masters.
A lot of patents are legitimate. If you're a regular Slashdot reader, though, you're likely to only read about the bad ones (e.g. software patents).
Patents aren't inherently bad, but the US patent system does need some serious reform.
But yes, I agree that more money can buy more patent applications. Both MS and IBM have enough money to make all the applications they need. However, the patentable ideas need to be thought up in the first place. That's where the innovation is.