After all, the guy calling me on the phone, or shouting at me through the idiot box is obviously a paid shill. The person telling me about his favorite candidate on Facebook is a Friend (tm) and I trust him completely. Even if I don't know him IRL.
I thought the obvious name for XP should have been "Win Me2", since it was the next consumer OS after ME. However, the original ME had a bad rep, and "ME2", especially combined with Microsoft is too much like "me too".
I knew what year Windows 95 came out, and I knew Win 98 was 3 years afterwards. I know that "Prickly Penguin" is after "Jumping Jeroboa" (yes, I know those aren't real names), but I don't immediately know when each came out. And I don't have a clue which Debian toy was when.. At least with years, I know how old a given OS is.
I live in a 'not so ritzy' area of Kansas City KS. and I can agree with that as stated.
The more affluent areas were up and registered within a few days, the poorer areas took significantly longer. One evening, people were canvassing the neighborhood to make sure residents were aware and had signed up . I signed up the first day that I could.
Same here, except I'm in KCMO. My area was fairly slow in signing up, but one thing that helped was that some of the neighborhood organizers were pushing for it.
If you make $65k/year, in some parts of the city, you'd probably be a one percenter. I know people who are on disability, I don't know what they "make", but it's not even remotely near 65K. I also know people with low end jobs that don't approach 65K. What seems reasonable, or even cheap to the average slashdotter, might be quite high for many people.
I once read a story of a man who found a watch that told when he was going to die. It gave him 70 years, so he did all sorts of reckless stunts, and ended up in the hospital, paralyzed, but still alive. His doctor was trying the watch, wondering why it stopped at that evening, and the patient was thinking, "Argh, you'll die this evening, and I'll be like this for 70 fracking YEARS!!!"
150 years would be fine. It would mean I'm only 1/3 through my lifespan right now. And honestly if you could go to 200 or 300 years I'd go for that too.
Sure, there'd be a LOT of boredom in that span but I know how to deal with boredom.
Yeah, but in 300+ years, even wanking might get boring!
When I was 25, I was in the best shape of my life. I had a decent job and more than enough money coming in so that I didn't stress between pay cheques. I was good looking and getting laid easily. In short, I was happy, healthy and ignorant in the greater workings of the World around me. Had you asked me this question then, I'd have immediately answered, "Give me Immortality". Now, well, things have changed. I am older. My health isn't as vibrant as it was then. I have a better understanding of the cost of living each day/month/year. I know what it takes to maintain my QoL. Ask me today and I'm sure I'd answer more cautiously, asking for some much needed details before I gave my final answer.
What about you?
Well, it would certainly be a lot more fun living forever with my 25 y/o body than with my slower, greyer, less durable 50 y/o body. But I'd still be ready to give it a try. Of course, in another 25 years, when I'm 75, I very well might say "Hell, no!".
If I had my 20 y/o body, I'd have no objection to living hundreds of years (or more). Hell, even with my current 50 y/o body, I could deal with that. But I sure wouldn't want to be like my mom's bedridden, aching & paining, half-senile, 93 y/o neighbor. Or even some of her children, who are falling apart at MY age, or earlier.
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Depends on the underwear.
1. Build backup power sources which can meet all your energy demands (for when there is no wind)
That's not hard to solve. That's why we have politicians.
After all, the guy calling me on the phone, or shouting at me through the idiot box is obviously a paid shill. The person telling me about his favorite candidate on Facebook is a Friend (tm) and I trust him completely. Even if I don't know him IRL.
Taking that advice would cause vast numbers of people to stay home.
Speaking of that, I've always wondered why the next version was "OS/2 version 3", and not "OS/3". Someone must have been warped.
I thought the obvious name for XP should have been "Win Me2", since it was the next consumer OS after ME. However, the original ME had a bad rep, and "ME2", especially combined with Microsoft is too much like "me too".
I vaguely remember reading of some software that did decrease their version number. Unfortunately, I forget what it was. :(
I knew what year Windows 95 came out, and I knew Win 98 was 3 years afterwards. I know that "Prickly Penguin" is after "Jumping Jeroboa" (yes, I know those aren't real names), but I don't immediately know when each came out. And I don't have a clue which Debian toy was when.. At least with years, I know how old a given OS is.
Beans are a known tool for terrorists.
I live in a 'not so ritzy' area of Kansas City KS. and I can agree with that as stated.
The more affluent areas were up and registered within a few days, the poorer areas took significantly longer. One evening, people were canvassing the neighborhood to make sure residents were aware and had signed up . I signed up the first day that I could.
Same here, except I'm in KCMO. My area was fairly slow in signing up, but one thing that helped was that some of the neighborhood organizers were pushing for it.
If you make $65k/year, in some parts of the city, you'd probably be a one percenter. I know people who are on disability, I don't know what they "make", but it's not even remotely near 65K. I also know people with low end jobs that don't approach 65K. What seems reasonable, or even cheap to the average slashdotter, might be quite high for many people.
I've heard there are more Diaspora users than Ron Paul voters.
Why does it have to be a planet? I'd call them "goofycrats". They seem like Disney dogs anyway.
There's at least two in my city, and Missouri isn't exactly "north".
I'm not worried about breaking youtube. I'm worried about breaking that web-based accounting package that the boss uses all the time.
Until an update breaks something, and you don't even know Chrome is what updated.
I once read a story of a man who found a watch that told when he was going to die. It gave him 70 years, so he did all sorts of reckless stunts, and ended up in the hospital, paralyzed, but still alive. His doctor was trying the watch, wondering why it stopped at that evening, and the patient was thinking, "Argh, you'll die this evening, and I'll be like this for 70 fracking YEARS!!!"
Considering how poorly people backup, I don't think that will work.
150 years would be fine. It would mean I'm only 1/3 through my lifespan right now. And honestly if you could go to 200 or 300 years I'd go for that too.
Sure, there'd be a LOT of boredom in that span but I know how to deal with boredom.
Yeah, but in 300+ years, even wanking might get boring!
When I was 25, I was in the best shape of my life. I had a decent job and more than enough money coming in so that I didn't stress between pay cheques. I was good looking and getting laid easily. In short, I was happy, healthy and ignorant in the greater workings of the World around me. Had you asked me this question then, I'd have immediately answered, "Give me Immortality". Now, well, things have changed. I am older. My health isn't as vibrant as it was then. I have a better understanding of the cost of living each day/month/year. I know what it takes to maintain my QoL. Ask me today and I'm sure I'd answer more cautiously, asking for some much needed details before I gave my final answer.
What about you?
Well, it would certainly be a lot more fun living forever with my 25 y/o body than with my slower, greyer, less durable 50 y/o body. But I'd still be ready to give it a try. Of course, in another 25 years, when I'm 75, I very well might say "Hell, no!".
If I had my 20 y/o body, I'd have no objection to living hundreds of years (or more). Hell, even with my current 50 y/o body, I could deal with that. But I sure wouldn't want to be like my mom's bedridden, aching & paining, half-senile, 93 y/o neighbor. Or even some of her children, who are falling apart at MY age, or earlier.
Most homeless people are severe schizophrenics who live out their lives in a several-block radius. You will stand out. Severely.
I dunno. I'd think someone who was babbling about being on the run from a massive conspiracy would fit right in.
Evolution is a slow process. Do you know how long this planet has been around?
6,000 years?
There really is very little evidence of evolution in Kentucky.
Hell, 14 shootings in Chicago is a slow weekend. Those mosquitoes are slackers.