M$ doesn't include anti-virus NOW. As long as avast works for Vista/Longhorn, I'll still have my free anti-virus. And it's probably better than anything MS would write anyway.
When I was in my 20's, I was lean as a rail and I probably kept 3 grocery stores in business single-stomached. Now, I'm 20 years older, 80 pounds heavier, and I eat a tiny fraction of what I did then.
I don't run 3-4 miles a day, but I'm not a couch potato either. I take regular walks in the good weather, and use the stairs instead of the elevator, but it doesn't seem to help.
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Also, we used to run after our food and throw spears at it before we could eat. Or even walk a long ways to find enough berries to nibble on. Now, we just hop in our cars and drive to the grocery store. Gobs of food, AND little or no physical exertion to get it. That's not what our bodies were designed for.
To me, Windows vs Mac/Linux/BSD is a little like my house. I have strong doors, locked windows, and an alarm system. I'm well aware that if a burglar really wanted in my house, he could get in. But why should he bother when my neighbors keep their Windows (tm) open? It's not such much "market-share" that make my neighbors bigger targets. It's that any fool can get into their place, and mine will take more work.
In Missouri, we had the warmest January ever recorded. But, even with such a warm month, my heating bill was the highest it's ever been. Conclusion: we need MORE global warming!
Yes, I know some genius is going to reply "Yes." and probably get modded +5, Funny for it.
I was tempted, but someone else beat me to it.
Seriously, I thought blackberries were those fruits you could get in the grocery store. I've seen references to the other kind on slashdot and other places, but I've never used one. OTOH, there's a reason I call myself "Cro Magnon".
And what happens in 2008 (or whenever) when an evil, atheist Democrat gets elected? S/he can then use Bush's precident to tap the phone lines of her/his enemies.
It's not about Bush! It's about whether any President should have unchecked power!
If the President decided to herd all the Democrats into ovens, Congress has no authority over his "exercise of executive power"? Is this what you want?
Hmm!:)
Nice as it sounds, no it isn't. For one thing, we'll eventually have a Democratic president again. That's something the right seems to be overlooking. It's not just a question whether Bush can be trusted. It's a question whether every future president of any conceivable party can be trusted. The President is not a King! Congressional oversight is neccesary, terrorists and National Security (tm) notwithstanding.
They don't have that much of the market, but they sure do have strict contracts about being the only supplier in order to receive discounts. People act like Microsoft is the only company to do this, it's a common business negotiation.
The difference between Microsoft and Coke/Pespi is that Microsoft is a monopoly. It sucks to go to a Pepsi resteraunt, but I know there are plenty of others that sell Coke. And the grocery stores still sell both. You don't get any choices with Microsoft.
I once read about someone dictating to his voice-recog software when 2 of his cow-orkers stopped by. He said "Hi, Nick and Ben". The software printed "Hi, naked men".
Polish and Czech languages, for example, are very much alike and use common roots for many words, but because of the way both languages evolved, some neutral terms on one side of the border have become offensive on the other side. Czechs evolved an euphemism for sexual intercourse based on the verb "to look for". Poles still use this word when they look for something, which leads to constant crapslation cabaret gags when a Polish tourist appears in a Czech town "looking for a parking lot". Now, auto-translate this...
Hmmm, it might be tolerable if the Czech took the word for an adjective. OTOH, if he took it for a verb... *snicker*
Er, no, we wouldn't. We'd be furious. Like I said, liberals have a history of holding our own people to a higher standard than we hold the right to. Gore and Kerry, both of whom are good, honourable, people would almost certainly have won had they gotten the liberal support they deserved, but that deserted them because they weren't quite "perfect". Clinton's attempts to defend himself against attacks over Monica Lewinsky were only interrupted by liberal attacks on his attempts to effect regime change in Iraq, which were hurting innocent people on the ground without causing much movement.
Funny, I never heard any liberal complaints, either about Clinton's bombing of Iraq, or his history of sexual harrassment. All those complaints were from the conservatives.
Nope, just conservatives. The difference between liberals and conservatives on issues of hypocracy is this: when we, liberals, see people supposedly representing us doing things we consider wrong, we criticise them: we don't care about appearing to be united, we condemn abuses of human rights no matter who is committing them
Bullshit! The Liberals don't say a thing when their guy is doing it. They scream bloody murder, but only against Republicans.
You right-wing bastards, on the other hand, condemn liberals, but never, ever, criticise your own. You talk incessantly about how liberals represent "big government", but when your own governments create draconian laws and treat the constitution and rule of law as toilet paper, you'll do everything you can to pretend it's justified, condemning liberals every time as unamerican, and every time trying to compare minor misdeeds by so-called liberals that were condemned at the time by the vast majority of liberals, to major misdeeds by your own side you refuse completely to condemn.
It seems to me that quite a few "right-wing bastards" are getting fed up with Bush. I'm hearing plenty of screams from both sides, and justifiably so.
Liberals often lose elections because we care about being perfect more than we care about being united
No, actually Liberals lose elections because they've alienated the centrist voters years ago. The conservatives are in the process of doing the same, but the libs have a big head start.
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Yikes! I didn't think anything could be worse than Norton, but I suppose if anyone could manage that, Microsoft could.
Normal users don't even know anything's wrong. They buy their XP Home box, set it up, and it just boots into a password-less Admin account.
M$ doesn't include anti-virus NOW. As long as avast works for Vista/Longhorn, I'll still have my free anti-virus. And it's probably better than anything MS would write anyway.
Windows was fat before I was. Obviously, I caught the obesity virus from my PC!
When I was in my 20's, I was lean as a rail and I probably kept 3 grocery stores in business single-stomached. Now, I'm 20 years older, 80 pounds heavier, and I eat a tiny fraction of what I did then.
I don't run 3-4 miles a day, but I'm not a couch potato either. I take regular walks in the good weather, and use the stairs instead of the elevator, but it doesn't seem to help.
Also, we used to run after our food and throw spears at it before we could eat. Or even walk a long ways to find enough berries to nibble on. Now, we just hop in our cars and drive to the grocery store. Gobs of food, AND little or no physical exertion to get it. That's not what our bodies were designed for.
But Apple did it right. A default installation of XP is as insecure as Win9X.
To me, Windows vs Mac/Linux/BSD is a little like my house. I have strong doors, locked windows, and an alarm system. I'm well aware that if a burglar really wanted in my house, he could get in. But why should he bother when my neighbors keep their Windows (tm) open? It's not such much "market-share" that make my neighbors bigger targets. It's that any fool can get into their place, and mine will take more work.
Also, even in the electronic age, we're more likely to use less rare metals with similar properties, such as copper or silver.
In Missouri, we had the warmest January ever recorded. But, even with such a warm month, my heating bill was the highest it's ever been. Conclusion: we need MORE global warming!
Of course we did! Have you seen our national debt lately?
I was tempted, but someone else beat me to it.
Seriously, I thought blackberries were those fruits you could get in the grocery store. I've seen references to the other kind on slashdot and other places, but I've never used one. OTOH, there's a reason I call myself "Cro Magnon".
He hadn't been convicted of anything, therefore, he wasn't a crook. Merely an alleged one. IANAL, but I play one on /. :)
And what happens in 2008 (or whenever) when an evil, atheist Democrat gets elected? S/he can then use Bush's precident to tap the phone lines of her/his enemies.
It's not about Bush! It's about whether any President should have unchecked power!
Hmm!
Nice as it sounds, no it isn't. For one thing, we'll eventually have a Democratic president again. That's something the right seems to be overlooking. It's not just a question whether Bush can be trusted. It's a question whether every future president of any conceivable party can be trusted. The President is not a King! Congressional oversight is neccesary, terrorists and National Security (tm) notwithstanding.
True. These days, you're supporting the businesses that oppress them.
The products ARE real. It's the security that isn't.
The difference between Microsoft and Coke/Pespi is that Microsoft is a monopoly. It sucks to go to a Pepsi resteraunt, but I know there are plenty of others that sell Coke. And the grocery stores still sell both. You don't get any choices with Microsoft.
Only if Coke buys 95% of all resteraunts and grocery stores and forces them to quit selling Pepsi.
At this point, the main difference between the R & D parties is which direction they want to screw us.
Agreed! I also hate the way mega liberals overlooked Clinton's many flaws, and the way staunch conservatives worship the Shrub!
I once read about someone dictating to his voice-recog software when 2 of his cow-orkers stopped by. He said "Hi, Nick and Ben". The software printed "Hi, naked men".
Hmmm, it might be tolerable if the Czech took the word for an adjective. OTOH, if he took it for a verb... *snicker*
Wow! I guess BSD really IS dying!
Funny, I never heard any liberal complaints, either about Clinton's bombing of Iraq, or his history of sexual harrassment. All those complaints were from the conservatives.
Bullshit! The Liberals don't say a thing when their guy is doing it. They scream bloody murder, but only against Republicans.
It seems to me that quite a few "right-wing bastards" are getting fed up with Bush. I'm hearing plenty of screams from both sides, and justifiably so.
No, actually Liberals lose elections because they've alienated the centrist voters years ago. The conservatives are in the process of doing the same, but the libs have a big head start.