... I like to alert folks out there, who might not normally have a clue, that there are open source (and generally superior) products that can replace the ones that they've been using. Starting with Firefox, of course.:-)
I believe it's about enabling them to choose what they want to use.
I would think that straight HTML would be the simplest (barring plain text, of course) - throw in some CSS and you could make a very nice site, *without* requiring a plugin of a modern, standards-compliant browser.
On a related note, is it my imaginaton, or is the purpose of the IDSA pretty much just to stroke the egos of of artists and the corporations that have hired them?
Assuming 1) it takes three years for the appeal process to be completed, and 2) Microsoft will not pay the fine until they *lose* the appeal, will they also be liable for the interest on the money? Its not an insignificant amount...
... Black & Decker has been charged as an accomplice to many murders committed with their tools.
<sigh> I guess I won't bother trying to write any decent software then, if the possibility exists that I'm to be arrested for it. What would the point be?
(OT, but my hackles are up)
(non-USians, please disregard)
You know, I'm a little sick of people dumping (no pun intended) on New Jersey like this. Sure, we've got our industrial areas, but most of the state (away from the Turnpike) is actually quite nice.
Look at the industrialized areas of your own state before mocking ours.
according to Microsoft, the 2003 version of its Pocket PC software provides enhancements in the areas of increased ease of wireless network access, improved digital media experience for high quality stills of Rob Malda with various homosexual men, and support for developers building Microsoft.NET services and applications for Pocket PC devices. Story
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1 : of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body 2 : of, relating to, involving, or concerned with bodily symptoms caused by mental or emotional disturbance --- mammogram, noun
: a photograph of the breasts made by X rays --- Merriam-Webster can be your friend.
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You misspelled your racist & stereotypical reference. It's spelled "gyped," or sometimes "gypped."
/pedantic
//but at least i'm not a racist
Ignorant racism is the funniest kind.
... I like to alert folks out there, who might not normally have a clue, that there are open source (and generally superior) products that can replace the ones that they've been using. Starting with Firefox, of course. :-)
I believe it's about enabling them to choose what they want to use.
At the risk of drawing a wrathful "get BugMeNot!" comment, does anyone have a non-reg link?
I *knew* that I should have patented my idea of "throwing random words together to form the title of a game/company/slashdot article!"
How, exactly, is shockwave "basic and simple?"
I would think that straight HTML would be the simplest (barring plain text, of course) - throw in some CSS and you could make a very nice site, *without* requiring a plugin of a modern, standards-compliant browser.
On a related note, is it my imaginaton, or is the purpose of the IDSA pretty much just to stroke the egos of of artists and the corporations that have hired them?
... one-way to Canada.
Assuming 1) it takes three years for the appeal process to be completed, and 2) Microsoft will not pay the fine until they *lose* the appeal, will they also be liable for the interest on the money? Its not an insignificant amount...
1995: SCO UNIX (I know, i know, but I had to use it at work)
1997: Slackware
1999: Debian
2000?: Gentoo
2001?: Back to Debian
Still using Debian (mix of stable+testing) and, barring conflict.dependency issues with mplayer-k7/libvorbis, I've never been happier.
I'd recommend starting with Slackware - it worked for me.
... Black & Decker has been charged as an accomplice to many murders committed with their tools.
<sigh> I guess I won't bother trying to write any decent software then, if the possibility exists that I'm to be arrested for it. What would the point be?
a 6-member professional Counter-Strike team
So, they're really good at playing a video game. Okay...
You know, I'm really good at cluttering up my apartment, and procrastinating - maybe I can pick up a sponsor!
"Score:2, Interesting"?
WTF? How the hell did *that* happen? Are the moderators sleep-clicking?
(OT, but my hackles are up)
(non-USians, please disregard)
You know, I'm a little sick of people dumping (no pun intended) on New Jersey like this. Sure, we've got our industrial areas, but most of the state (away from the Turnpike) is actually quite nice.
Look at the industrialized areas of your own state before mocking ours.
- cheap (10 in a pack [?])
- available (hell, i think wal-mart has them)
- smooth writing feel
- no stupid rubberized or gel casing
- ultra-fine point (i happen to like that)
Someone mentioned smearing; i haven't had a problem with that - guess i don't drag my hand all over the paper.Just my $0.02
All this fancy-schmancy CG stuff can't hold a candle to good-old stop-motion photography.
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Thanks for the cheese, Ray.
according to Microsoft, the 2003 version of its Pocket PC software provides enhancements in the areas of increased ease of wireless network access, improved digital media experience for high quality stills of Rob Malda with various homosexual men, and support for developers building Microsoft
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Am I the only one that noticed this?
...from using the term authentification.
... a racquetball to a non-cup-protected crotch *really* hurts.
We need beer cans and bananas to generate the necessary 1.21 gigawatts of electricity!
psychosomatic, adjective
1 : of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body
2 : of, relating to, involving, or concerned with bodily symptoms caused by mental or emotional disturbance
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mammogram, noun
: a photograph of the breasts made by X rays
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Merriam-Webster can be your friend.
Anyone else think of Star Trek IV when they read the article?
2 + 2 can equal 5, for unusually high values of 2.
Man, I love the way british chicks say "shaft."
Would you put law enforcement powers into the hands of the xxAAs? That is a scary thought.
...a golden statue depicting a jackboot pressing down on a human head.
Gotta love it.
Hey, why don't PC case modding sites have a "Babe of the Week?"