There was a brief period when I had to call 911 fairly often. My neighbor had a had habit of beating up his GF. I called a number of times, and the dispatcher probably recognized my voice. Finally, she either left him or got beaten to death. I'm not sure which, but I haven't seen her in a long time.
Back when I was in school, they didn't have laptops. If I took notes, I did so with pen and paper. And I can tell you, if I was writing, I wasn't really thinking. After awhile, I gave up trying to take notes. Usually, if the teacher was just reciting, he was doing so from the textbook anyway, so that was my source material.
Whereas Windows is pretty much the same now as it was 13 years ago?
Actually, it might be. The other day I opened a Command Prompt, used the old Edit program on a file that was in a directory with a long name. When I exited Edit, the short name of the directory was showing. It was like going back in time to the pre-W95 days.
Agreed! I was aware of the erosion of our rights during Clinton's reign, and it probably started before that. Bush is just the latest, and he seems to be the worst, partly because he's building on what others have already started.
I agree with you about the Republicans. In my day, the Repubs were for small government (hah!).
However, the Dems are no better. They did their part in bloating our government, and if Clinton had had an excuse, and hadn't expended his political capital thru his penis, he would have invaded Iraq as well.
In 2000, I voted for Bush. In 2004, the thought of voting for Bush made me puke, and the thought of voting for Kerry gave me the runs. I voted Badnarik.
I think you're right. My mind thought "superheros", but I'm not sure that they ever used that term. I sure hope Pixar doesn't try to trademark "supers" now.
IANAL, but I'm sure DC/Marvel can't stop me from creating a character who can derail locomotives & leap tall buildings. I just can't legally call him a "superhero". Instead, I might call him an Enhanced Human (c)
One of the (many) problems with our government is there are only two ideas to every issue, both of them bad. (i.e. screw the poor/just give the poor money)
The worst thing is, our government mangages to do both of those at the same time!
The problem is, that gives the welfare queens and kings a reason to fuck like crazy and breed like rabbits for bigger checks. And the kids still remain in the ghetto for life.
They're not wrong, but their statement is incomplete. A true statement from the Dems would be, "The Republicans are destroying the country with their ruinous policies! Put us in power so we can destroy it with ours!"
Have they told HOW all those poor people are buying $150K-$300K houses? I'd like to know, because I'm not that poor, but I can't afford those high priced houses!
Personally, I voted for Badnarik in 2004. I know of at least two others who did the same. And the three of us were a significant percentage of the people who voted for him.:( And Nader didn't do much better. I agree about the lesser of two evils, but it's discouraging when even the strongest 3rd party candidate in my lifetime (Perot 92) couldn't win a single state.
My biggest problem with the Three Laws is that the first law does not contain the word "directly". Without that word, a robot literally could not function because one can not determine if one's action will indirectly cause harm to anyone else. Thus, robot would be unable to do anything, even nothing at all
Good point, but even most of Asimov's robots weren't as smart as humans. They weren't programmed to think about indirect consequences, so the result was the same as if "directly" had been specified.
Similar situation. I was tall, but skinny enough to be a natural target. My first year, I was always getting into fights. I won some, and I lost some, but win or lose, I seldom had to fight the same guy twice.
There is a huge difference between an 8 year period of stagnation and a 1,000 year period. Certainly, if no inventions of any consequence have come from the US in 1,000 years, you could hardly blame the people of 3000AD for having a poor opinion of us. Especially if we were blowing each other up daily.
"I can read it in the dark. This is great in bed when the wife is sleeping or on long car trips when my wife is driving. It works in trains or airplanes or at a bus-stop"
I can read my real book during a long power outage (in the daytime). Admittedly, they don't happen often, but when they do, I read even more than usual, and I don't have to worry about battery life.
"I can carry a library with me wherever I go. Do I want to carry 2 600-page books with me so I can start the second when I'm done with the first? One real book is not too bulky, but several together are"
That's probably the best advantage of the ebook, but the drawback is, if my books get lost, I've lost 3, maybe 4 books max. If my Ereader gets lost, I've lost hundreds of books.
"When I finish reading a book, if I like it I can get the sequel immediately, anytime, day or night. This means no more buying the first 2 or 3 books of a series so I'll have the second book ready when I'm done with the first, only to find out that the first wasn't as great as I was hoping"
Usually, when I read the first book, they haven't even written the next. I'd have to wait in any case, unless they released the whole series at the same time, or unless it's been out awhile.
"It lays flat on the table, so I can read it while I eat a hamburger or pizza or whatever other messy two-hand food I have. You can hold a book open with one hand and eat with the other- any serious bookworm is good at that- but an ebook reader is better for this. Like just about anything else, it's not all good and it's not all bad"
It's probably easier to brush crumbs off my book than it is getting them off my ebook, judging by how hard it is to clean my keyboard.
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There was a brief period when I had to call 911 fairly often. My neighbor had a had habit of beating up his GF. I called a number of times, and the dispatcher probably recognized my voice. Finally, she either left him or got beaten to death. I'm not sure which, but I haven't seen her in a long time.
Back when I was in school, they didn't have laptops. If I took notes, I did so with pen and paper. And I can tell you, if I was writing, I wasn't really thinking. After awhile, I gave up trying to take notes. Usually, if the teacher was just reciting, he was doing so from the textbook anyway, so that was my source material.
It's only a lie if an IE-less Vista isn't broken.
Actually, it might be. The other day I opened a Command Prompt, used the old Edit program on a file that was in a directory with a long name. When I exited Edit, the short name of the directory was showing. It was like going back in time to the pre-W95 days.
CPA's can lose their license if they let your information loose.
Agreed. They need to tighten up their spelling.
I agree. Anyone who makes that mistake is a looser.
Agreed! I was aware of the erosion of our rights during Clinton's reign, and it probably started before that. Bush is just the latest, and he seems to be the worst, partly because he's building on what others have already started.
I agree with you about the Republicans. In my day, the Repubs were for small government (hah!).
However, the Dems are no better. They did their part in bloating our government, and if Clinton had had an excuse, and hadn't expended his political capital thru his penis, he would have invaded Iraq as well.
In 2000, I voted for Bush. In 2004, the thought of voting for Bush made me puke, and the thought of voting for Kerry gave me the runs. I voted Badnarik.
I think you're right. My mind thought "superheros", but I'm not sure that they ever used that term. I sure hope Pixar doesn't try to trademark "supers" now.
My guess is that Pixar paid the royalties.
IANAL, but I'm sure DC/Marvel can't stop me from creating a character who can derail locomotives & leap tall buildings. I just can't legally call him a "superhero". Instead, I might call him an Enhanced Human (c)
The worst thing is, our government mangages to do both of those at the same time!
The problem is, that gives the welfare queens and kings a reason to fuck like crazy and breed like rabbits for bigger checks. And the kids still remain in the ghetto for life.
They're not wrong, but their statement is incomplete. A true statement from the Dems would be, "The Republicans are destroying the country with their ruinous policies! Put us in power so we can destroy it with ours!"
Have they told HOW all those poor people are buying $150K-$300K houses? I'd like to know, because I'm not that poor, but I can't afford those high priced houses!
Personally, I voted for Badnarik in 2004. I know of at least two others who did the same. And the three of us were a significant percentage of the people who voted for him. :( And Nader didn't do much better. I agree about the lesser of two evils, but it's discouraging when even the strongest 3rd party candidate in my lifetime (Perot 92) couldn't win a single state.
Good point, but even most of Asimov's robots weren't as smart as humans. They weren't programmed to think about indirect consequences, so the result was the same as if "directly" had been specified.
Similar situation. I was tall, but skinny enough to be a natural target. My first year, I was always getting into fights. I won some, and I lost some, but win or lose, I seldom had to fight the same guy twice.
How does the Administrator account differ from the default "Owner" account I got on my XP Home box?
There is a huge difference between an 8 year period of stagnation and a 1,000 year period. Certainly, if no inventions of any consequence have come from the US in 1,000 years, you could hardly blame the people of 3000AD for having a poor opinion of us. Especially if we were blowing each other up daily.
So, does that mean the Arabs are like Microsoft? Embrace, extend, and extinguish?
Unless it's MY bank account, you insensitive clod!
I can "rent" a real book for zero cost from the library. Why should I pay enough money to BUY a book, if it's only temporary?
"I can read it in the dark. This is great in bed when the wife is sleeping or on long car trips when my wife is driving. It works in trains or airplanes or at a bus-stop"
I can read my real book during a long power outage (in the daytime). Admittedly, they don't happen often, but when they do, I read even more than usual, and I don't have to worry about battery life.
"I can carry a library with me wherever I go. Do I want to carry 2 600-page books with me so I can start the second when I'm done with the first? One real book is not too bulky, but several together are"
That's probably the best advantage of the ebook, but the drawback is, if my books get lost, I've lost 3, maybe 4 books max. If my Ereader gets lost, I've lost hundreds of books.
"When I finish reading a book, if I like it I can get the sequel immediately, anytime, day or night. This means no more buying the first 2 or 3 books of a series so I'll have the second book ready when I'm done with the first, only to find out that the first wasn't as great as I was hoping"
Usually, when I read the first book, they haven't even written the next. I'd have to wait in any case, unless they released the whole series at the same time, or unless it's been out awhile.
"It lays flat on the table, so I can read it while I eat a hamburger or pizza or whatever other messy two-hand food I have. You can hold a book open with one hand and eat with the other- any serious bookworm is good at that- but an ebook reader is better for this. Like just about anything else, it's not all good and it's not all bad"
It's probably easier to brush crumbs off my book than it is getting them off my ebook, judging by how hard it is to clean my keyboard.