Linux doesn't work with which iPods? My girlfriend and I have two different iPod models and they both work fine in Amarok (the KDE3 one, haven't tried in Amarok 2).
How can you appreciate the beauty in math without being able to appreciate the beauty in architecture? Much of the beauty in architecture derives from the beauty in math.
Consider: Religion exists to help us explain the unknown because we're not comfortable (and can't function normally) in uncertainty. That's why every religion has a creation myth - to allow us to formulate a nice, succinct answer to "where we came from."
As far as I'm aware Buddhism has no creation myth, no deity either.
Hinduism has a creation myth, but at the end of one version it is also acknowledge that since no one was there at the time no one really knows what happened.
I can't imagine any legitimate reason for shortening the yellow. Red-light cameras are always installed under the guise of making intersections safer, and it is an established fact that shortening yellow lights makes intersections less safe. The only way to reconcile those two actions is to assume money is the goal, not safety.
Yeah, I suppose around people who don't speak any of the languages using hanzi is confusing. I suppose in informal usage kanji is fine but it will cause confusion around people who know Chinese. I think that since hanzi never has been adopted into English the way kanji has (at least in some subcultures), the proper way to refer to characters from China would be just Chinese Characters.
It is an interesting area, I've also seen it debated on the wikipedia page for English Words of Chinese origin.
I figured that's what you were getting at. To be honest the idea of Chinese words is still a little weird to me considering there is no spacing between characters. What's the difference between a word and an idiomatic phrase? I suspect it's not always clear.
English is not completely atonal however, it's just that we only apply tones to whole sentences, not individual syllables. Tone is still important for being able to distinguish things like questions and sarcasm.
The difference is substantial however. Tones in Mandarin royally suck. I'm just glad Mandarin tones are relatively simple compared to other Chinese variants.
But when speaking of Chinese you would not use the word Kanji. That is a Japanese word and though related Japanese Kanji and Chinese Hanzi are not the same. Kanji has evolved independently of Hanzi since it's adoption by the Japanese.
That's not correct, Mandarin words are by no means monosyllabic. What you probably mean is that unlike in Japanese, Mandarin characters are all monosyllabic. In Mandarin however words does not equal characters.
Also there are characters in Mandarin that have different pronunciations depending on the context.
Regarding the punniness of the language however it is my understanding that you are correct. Punning is said to be very common among those who speak the language far better than I do.
Have you tried deodorant rocks? They work excellent if you don't sweat a lot (don't know how they work otherwise), they don't stain anything, and one $5 stick has lasted me for over a year and a half so far.
You're cynical. Is there a different popular video hosting site that old people use? Seems to me YouTube isn't what young people use, it's what everyone uses.
Anonymous sources in journalism aren't supposed to be used frequently because they are unreliable. In the rare circumstance where they are appropriate it is the name of the journalist who wrote the article who gives credibility to the statements. A journalist who overuses anonymous statements will rightfully have little credibility.
I'm not pissed off, but I am shocked that someone would brag about such idiocy. What what could be more pathetic than engaging in destructive behavior just because other people don't like it?
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Linux doesn't work with which iPods? My girlfriend and I have two different iPod models and they both work fine in Amarok (the KDE3 one, haven't tried in Amarok 2).
Wait a minute, 10% market share for Linux is a bad thing??? What's its market share on regular laptops and desktops, 1%?
I'd guess it's in /usr/bin, like most of the system software.
How can you appreciate the beauty in math without being able to appreciate the beauty in architecture? Much of the beauty in architecture derives from the beauty in math.
As far as I'm aware Buddhism has no creation myth, no deity either.
Hinduism has a creation myth, but at the end of one version it is also acknowledge that since no one was there at the time no one really knows what happened.
I can't imagine any legitimate reason for shortening the yellow. Red-light cameras are always installed under the guise of making intersections safer, and it is an established fact that shortening yellow lights makes intersections less safe. The only way to reconcile those two actions is to assume money is the goal, not safety.
The cameras in California I've seen do have video. When you get a ticket there is a URL included where you can watch the video.
Yeah, I suppose around people who don't speak any of the languages using hanzi is confusing. I suppose in informal usage kanji is fine but it will cause confusion around people who know Chinese. I think that since hanzi never has been adopted into English the way kanji has (at least in some subcultures), the proper way to refer to characters from China would be just Chinese Characters.
It is an interesting area, I've also seen it debated on the wikipedia page for English Words of Chinese origin.
I figured that's what you were getting at. To be honest the idea of Chinese words is still a little weird to me considering there is no spacing between characters. What's the difference between a word and an idiomatic phrase? I suspect it's not always clear.
English is not completely atonal however, it's just that we only apply tones to whole sentences, not individual syllables. Tone is still important for being able to distinguish things like questions and sarcasm.
The difference is substantial however. Tones in Mandarin royally suck. I'm just glad Mandarin tones are relatively simple compared to other Chinese variants.
That's not correct however, as not all the characters are the same.
In short, Chinese characters are a complicated and inaccurate phonetic writing system.
Yes, much like English ;)
But when speaking of Chinese you would not use the word Kanji. That is a Japanese word and though related Japanese Kanji and Chinese Hanzi are not the same. Kanji has evolved independently of Hanzi since it's adoption by the Japanese.
That's not correct, Mandarin words are by no means monosyllabic. What you probably mean is that unlike in Japanese, Mandarin characters are all monosyllabic. In Mandarin however words does not equal characters.
Also there are characters in Mandarin that have different pronunciations depending on the context.
Regarding the punniness of the language however it is my understanding that you are correct. Punning is said to be very common among those who speak the language far better than I do.
And water can flow over a dam, but that doesn't stop dams from being useful.
Possibly he could only restrict new accounts to a local IP. Once the user has an account you could let them access from anywhere.
Have you tried deodorant rocks? They work excellent if you don't sweat a lot (don't know how they work otherwise), they don't stain anything, and one $5 stick has lasted me for over a year and a half so far.
Enough with the wooshing please. It does not make bad jokes funny.
That all depends on how you define night. Astronomically speaking it's not night if the sun hasn't set.
You're cynical. Is there a different popular video hosting site that old people use? Seems to me YouTube isn't what young people use, it's what everyone uses.
Anonymous sources in journalism aren't supposed to be used frequently because they are unreliable. In the rare circumstance where they are appropriate it is the name of the journalist who wrote the article who gives credibility to the statements. A journalist who overuses anonymous statements will rightfully have little credibility.
No, it's just the way they are.
Interesting. Ever try making an androgynous character? I wonder how that would work out.
I'm not pissed off, but I am shocked that someone would brag about such idiocy. What what could be more pathetic than engaging in destructive behavior just because other people don't like it?
You're speaking with someone who lit a tire on Earth Day just because it pissed off the hippies in the neighborhood.
What an iconoclast you are. Do you also piss in people's beer at the pub just because they don't like it?
Your parents must be so proud of their contribution to the gene pool.