Maybe it will slightly counter the leftist bias from ABC, NBC, CBS, AP, Reuters, and the other media outlets create 95% of all the news stories out there and yet fail to represent their viewers.
And this is different from Clinton HOW exactly? At least the current occupant of the White House hasn't been disbarred or impeached. He didn't smoke pot, either, though he was a champion drinker.
After decades of Microsoft openly lying, cheating, and stealing...for once they are hoist by their own petard and there is someone out there who protests? Ha, say I. A single contract in an insignificant city. I don't think MS will be rolling in the red anytime soon.
Still, it tickled me to see in the article the headline:
Microsoft says it was misled
Waah! Waah! Daddy come stop the big bad man! He's lying to Microsoft!
It's a sad day when women in small metal bras and political flamage is considered 'Austinesque'. Used to be women in rumpled cowboy hats and gentle leftist politics were 'Austinesque'. I bet you few people there even knew who Willie Nelson is, and the ones who do know would look at him with scorn because he's a 'country' singer. Reminds me of a quote from 'Half-Baked'...
Willie Nelson: "Man, I remember when a dime bag cost a dime. You know what I mean? You know how much condoms used to cost back in them days?"
Thurgood: "How much?"
Willie Nelson: "I don't know. We never used them."
You can also try moving to a different country. I've been in Japan for four months, and I've lost 25 pounds so far. My clothes are loose and ill-fitting lately. Rice and fish all the time, coupled with those long, long walks through the train stations for connecting trains really help.
I posted about it in my first comment...maybe you missed it?
People began using *nix to replace Unix in public, because long ago AT&T owned the trademark Unix and would use legal violence to spank anyone who used that trademark without their permission. In the same way that f**k represents a certain dirty word, people began using *nix to say Unix.
Of course, idiots that came later saw it and assumed it must mean "any unix". Bzzt, wrong.
There's no reasoning with the marketing guy who insists, "We absolutely cannot close the transaction without thanking the user first." The techies shake their heads and try to think about getting a new job.
You know, the time that one had to avoid using the trademarked term UNIX has long passed. You won't be getting a note from AT&T's lawyers if you do. I promise.
Oh, and I hear some linux nerd in the crowd shouting, "*Nix" means "any unix-like operating system!". No, it doesn't. Using the term doesn't make you look sophisticated and cool, either.
Yes...indeed. I remember one of the major critcisms of the linux desktop in '97-98 (think Redhat 3.0.3) was that "I can't find anything", and "Where's the start button? This thing is broken!"
Hey, the British didn't do such a good job with the tank, either. It was the Germans who really went gangbusters with the concept. The American tanks were really lackluster, despite what the public believes.
To everyone I recommend a copy of Achtung-Panzer! It's a really clear and concise book that shows not only exactly why the tank was a good idea, but how to properly implement the concept to achieve the ultimate goal of a quick, decisive war.
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I take the train frequently here in Tokyo. They take a long time to get anywhere, the stations are huge and take a long time to walk across to your next train, navigating the hugely complex system of intersecting train lines is confusing, they stop running at midnight, you have to stand for long periods of time, you can't transport anything that you can't fit into a small bag (such as a bicycle), and they're expensive. They sure are punctual, though.
But I guess we all have our own definitions of convenience, right? I think you're probably more in love with the idea of having trains, than the daily reality of having to get on the damn train again just to go to the bookstore.
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Forty percent! The Soviet Union didn't even spend that much! Try eighteen percent. Then, note that over half the federal budget goes to welfare.
But hey, it's better today, right? Instead of a "designed for Netscape" tag, we get redirected to a page that says, "you are using an unsupported browser, use Microsoft's sucky implementation if you want to check your bank balance." And the animated.gif problem has been replaced by Flash.
It's Christmas! There's no work! Consider your job is support...nobody to support, but they have to keep someone there because there will be a few people coming in to get some work done.
Agh, the whole "public transportation is a panacea" argument has been thoroughly debunked, in my mind. I've been in Tokyo for a while now, and the subways here simply take forever to get anywhere. Plus, they're expensive and don't run after 11:30pm or so. The stations are huge and have a large number of stairs. Getting in and out of the stations, and connecting to trains is a big problem for the elderly. My heart breaks when I whiz by some old lady in the subways, and she's taking the stairs one at a time...and those are the 'down' stairs! She has four flights of 'up' waiting for her at her destination!
Let's budget time for a typical trip: eight minutes walk to the station, one minute purchasing a ticket, five minutes waiting for the train, fifteen minutes travel to your transfer station, eight minutes walking to your new train, another ten-fifteen minutes on the train, and another eight minutes walk to your destination. 45 minutes to get anywhere! Plus the $4-$8 round-trip fare. Not too great.
Bicycling is cheaper, but it's only a good idea on:
straight, level ground
when it's not raining
when it's not freezing cold
when it's not burning hot
when the rider is between the ages of 12 and 50
when the rider is in good health, not recently injured or sick (try bicycling somewhere with the flu...not fun)
The biker must be resigned to the fact that he will at some point collide with a pedestrian or vehicle. In a month of bicycle riding I've seen many such bumps, one serious.
Hey, don't worry. The Republicans are have repealed the estate tax, and it will slowly decrease to zero over a period of ten years. Then, wealthy families will finally be able to be permanent, and the USA will finally have a bonafide class of heriditary nobility.
Yikes, the anti-corporate diatribe there was a little out of place. You prefer that the people in Malaysia would rather not have jobs, period? Better to starve in dignity than eat in peace?
That being said, I agree that the reason that Sony products suck is that anything for the U.S. market is Made in Mexico. The Japanese keep the good Japan-made stuff for themselves. Somehow, I just don't think Juanita from the slums is going to do as good a job as Miyoko who lives and breathes her work.
Hey, man...SC2 was a HOG when it came out, what was it, 5 floppies and ten megabytes installed? Jeez, man, that was a half to a quarter of my entire hard drive.
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Maybe it will slightly counter the leftist bias from ABC, NBC, CBS, AP, Reuters, and the other media outlets create 95% of all the news stories out there and yet fail to represent their viewers.
And this is different from Clinton HOW exactly? At least the current occupant of the White House hasn't been disbarred or impeached. He didn't smoke pot, either, though he was a champion drinker.
Still, it tickled me to see in the article the headline:
Microsoft says it was misled
Waah! Waah! Daddy come stop the big bad man! He's lying to Microsoft!
Willie Nelson: "Man, I remember when a dime bag cost a dime. You know what I mean? You know how much condoms used to cost back in them days?"
Thurgood: "How much?"
Willie Nelson: "I don't know. We never used them."
You can also try moving to a different country. I've been in Japan for four months, and I've lost 25 pounds so far. My clothes are loose and ill-fitting lately. Rice and fish all the time, coupled with those long, long walks through the train stations for connecting trains really help.
People began using *nix to replace Unix in public, because long ago AT&T owned the trademark Unix and would use legal violence to spank anyone who used that trademark without their permission. In the same way that f**k represents a certain dirty word, people began using *nix to say Unix.
Of course, idiots that came later saw it and assumed it must mean "any unix". Bzzt, wrong.
There's no reasoning with the marketing guy who insists, "We absolutely cannot close the transaction without thanking the user first." The techies shake their heads and try to think about getting a new job.
NO, NO, a thousand times NO. Wrong. That is not where "*nix" comes from. Not in the least. That is where johnnie-come-latelies think it is.
Eliminates typos. Same as typing your password twice.
You know, the time that one had to avoid using the trademarked term UNIX has long passed. You won't be getting a note from AT&T's lawyers if you do. I promise.
Oh, and I hear some linux nerd in the crowd shouting, "*Nix" means "any unix-like operating system!". No, it doesn't. Using the term doesn't make you look sophisticated and cool, either.
Corporate policy...all users must be thanked at the close of a transaction.
Yes...indeed. I remember one of the major critcisms of the linux desktop in '97-98 (think Redhat 3.0.3) was that "I can't find anything", and "Where's the start button? This thing is broken!"
To everyone I recommend a copy of Achtung-Panzer! It's a really clear and concise book that shows not only exactly why the tank was a good idea, but how to properly implement the concept to achieve the ultimate goal of a quick, decisive war.
But I guess we all have our own definitions of convenience, right? I think you're probably more in love with the idea of having trains, than the daily reality of having to get on the damn train again just to go to the bookstore.
Forty percent! The Soviet Union didn't even spend that much! Try eighteen percent. Then, note that over half the federal budget goes to welfare.
yeah...Real Engineers use Visual Basic for their critical code.
But hey, it's better today, right? Instead of a "designed for Netscape" tag, we get redirected to a page that says, "you are using an unsupported browser, use Microsoft's sucky implementation if you want to check your bank balance." And the animated .gif problem has been replaced by Flash.
You'd fit in well in Japan. Salarymen do exactly what you specify.
It's Christmas! There's no work! Consider your job is support...nobody to support, but they have to keep someone there because there will be a few people coming in to get some work done.
Let's budget time for a typical trip: eight minutes walk to the station, one minute purchasing a ticket, five minutes waiting for the train, fifteen minutes travel to your transfer station, eight minutes walking to your new train, another ten-fifteen minutes on the train, and another eight minutes walk to your destination. 45 minutes to get anywhere! Plus the $4-$8 round-trip fare. Not too great.
Bicycling is cheaper, but it's only a good idea on:
- straight, level ground
- when it's not raining
- when it's not freezing cold
- when it's not burning hot
- when the rider is between the ages of 12 and 50
- when the rider is in good health, not recently injured or sick (try bicycling somewhere with the flu...not fun)
The biker must be resigned to the fact that he will at some point collide with a pedestrian or vehicle. In a month of bicycle riding I've seen many such bumps, one serious.Hey, don't worry. The Republicans are have repealed the estate tax, and it will slowly decrease to zero over a period of ten years. Then, wealthy families will finally be able to be permanent, and the USA will finally have a bonafide class of heriditary nobility.
If only Robert Blake had done such a search on Bonnie Blakely, he wouldn't be sitting in jail in Los Angeles facing a murder rap right now.
That being said, I agree that the reason that Sony products suck is that anything for the U.S. market is Made in Mexico. The Japanese keep the good Japan-made stuff for themselves. Somehow, I just don't think Juanita from the slums is going to do as good a job as Miyoko who lives and breathes her work.
Hey, at least DOS would boot in a few seconds. At least if you were a "power user" and didn't keep all of those crappy TSRs loaded.
Hey, man...SC2 was a HOG when it came out, what was it, 5 floppies and ten megabytes installed? Jeez, man, that was a half to a quarter of my entire hard drive.