My Thai girlfriend recently got an email from a former classmate with a compendium of errors in the official translations of western movies into Thai(The pirated versions are hilarious, BTW).
One of the corrections read something like this:
Movie line: I'm going to the head.
Subtitle: I go to a head (on a body)
Thai woman's correction: Of course this should read, "I'm going to see the boss."
I laughed for a long time when I read it.
There is an anecdotal story which I've only heardonce about when "He-men, Masters of the Universe" was distributed in Thailand. The children all ran around singing "stinky twat" in Thai and the show was quickly cancelled.
And exactly WHY would breaking MS up into regions not make sense? It would provide enhanced localization (southern English OS?) and provide competition between several OSs (why I didn't use an apostophe there). I actually find that a great idea.
Perhaps the EU should break it into competing regions, as well.
I really want to know where "As Seen on TV" is. He hasn't posted since May 23rd, claiming he was "out of the office." Did he have nothing to say alluding to the Intel announcement? How could he have been out of the loop? Now that there's this crap from Taco's "Cringley," I thought that he would at least chime in...
Only around the release of Tiger, I guess. Must've been PR.
Well, since there are like a million and a half Linux ditros (approximately 1.3 for every user), I would suggest that the need is not that great.
Really, if you are in a multi-user situation on your workstation, the admin likely won't allow you to install anything without approval, and if you are using your computer at home like a single user, then you can just type the root password (or your own for rootless distros) at the prompt.
Bottom line is that I install programs to/home all the time on my own machine, but anything multi-user would get a noexec mount, anyway.
Why do you continue to intentionally misquote "monopoly power" as "monopolistic power" when you have been corrected several times. They do not imply the same thing.
This is amazing client-side stuff (for me) using the X-desktop project to put together an eGroupware desktop inside the browser using only standard-based stuff.
This is not directed at your comment, but answers the accusation that you made on behalf of others. I know someone who was shot during Tian An Men, couldn't go to the hospital for fear of being arrested, and couldn't use his knee properly anymore the last time I heard from him, which was ten years ago.
A couple of years ago, I had a Thai national use OO.o for a week or two before asking me if it was the new version of MS Office. On the other hand, I now work with a Canadian who would rather use MS Word with Korean menus than use an English version of OO.o... who knows what would happen?
I was seriously going to suggest this option, because OO.o runs very well from a server. combine this with a login script to update the local installation (a couple of MBs), and you're probably good. I don't know about FF's ability to run from the network and save user settings locally, though.
Note to readers. First, FidelCatsro attempts to defend himself either anonymously or with a different account in the third person, but then fails, and then posts again as this user to further try to defend his post (you will know that this is FidelCatsro because the misspelling of zealot is identical to this post). I would mod the whole set down, but I've already posted once.
I'm curious if you were joking or know something that I don't. http://dwh-sc.necsoft.com was running Microsoft-IIS on BSD/OS when last queried at 1-May-2005 11:22:16 GMT
How does IIS run on BSD? I think that some reporting must be fudged, but I'm no expert.
The forums for Kevin Smith's website, View Askew, does this (though the fee is a mnimal $2 for eternal membership.
In his case, I understand it, because he practically made a whole movie devoted to people bashing his movies (Jay and Silent Bob). The internet has given everyone a voice, and everyone has chosen to use that voice to bitch about movies. Better, the internet is a place where people can go to download porn and talk about movies. I think he's just defending himself from the AC.
You:Well lets see now. He is on slashdot where the vast majority of users are American. He speaks in the American idiom. Notice words like "warlords", "tinpot dictators" and such. Amusingly he also says that all third people live nomadic herder lives.
Me:He never claimed anything of the sort. He never used the word "everybody." I don't wholly agree with him, but he was making an argument about priorities. There are plenty of countries where people don't have these things, and need them more than computers. He was saying that charities should concentrate on that first.
You:Yes he did. I quoted him. You should go read his post.
Him:No, the third world needs a source of clean drinking water, democratic governments instead of tinpot dictators and warlords, education on how to grow crops instead of remaining nomadic herders, better housing, and public schools to name a few things. Computers don't even rate on any list of things the third world needs.
Since you say you quoted him, and that I should check his post, I did. Nowhere does he say, "all third people live nomadic herder lives."
"Or, he could be from a country where he received a good education in the English language and picks up Americanisms because he (or she) spends a lot of time on largely American sites like Slashdot. You don't know."
I think there might be 1 or 2 percent chance of that.
But in the end, you don't know, just as you probably don't know where I've lived or what I've done. You might as well start making insults by race now, because you've already crossed that line. Why don't you ask him where he's from before you label him?
That's an ignorant thing to say. It's offensive to say that people should not try to provide third world countries with computers or IT infrastuctrure until everybody has clean water ro food. I have news for you, not every person in the US has clean water or food either.
Since I claimed that I don't agree with him, you take extra effort to misrepresent my views, or you don't read well. In no way is this offensive. He was arguing priorities. Some people argue that money in the US should be spent on people who lack food and clean water. Does taht offend you as well?
You are welcome to answer this if you care to, but since you have stated that "I don't care how you see me, I don't care how anybody sees me. When I see ignorant people make outrageous statements and then get modded up I have to speak out. Sorry if you don't like it," I will stop trying to point out your hypocrisy of ignorantly labelling people whose views you simply disagree with as ignorant.
Well lets see now. He is on slashdot where the vast majority of users are American. He speaks in the American idiom. Notice words like "warlords", "tinpot dictators" and such. Amusingly he also says that all third people live nomadic herder lives.
Or, he could be from a country where he received a good education in the English language and picks up Americanisms because he (or she) spends a lot of time on largely American sites like Slashdot. You don't know. He didn't say anything about nomadic people. The parent ignorant fuck american claims everybody in the third world is starving, thirsty, lives a nomadic herder life and has no need for computers or computer education. FUCK HIM and all the ignorand american fucks like him. Why don't you go to iran or lebanon or turkey and take a look at one of their schools. You'd be amazed that people ate lunch that day, drink clean water and GASP even have electricity in their classrooms.
He never claimed anything of the sort. He never used the word "everybody." I don't wholly agree with him, but he was making an argument about priorities. There are plenty of countries where people don't have these things, and need them more than computers. He was saying that charities should concentrate on that first.
That's especially true for the vast majority of the third world countries that are not savaged by continual war.
But there are a large number of third world countries (a word, BTW which should is deprecated -- use underdeveloped instead) which are.
Why don't you go to Cambodia.
Why yes. I spent some time in Afghanistan, iran, iraq, turkey, as well as japan, south korea, europe, australia and new zealand. I have spent a ton of time traveling all over the world.
In truth, few of the countries you listed qualify as underdeveloped.
The bottom line is that you assumed a lot about this person, making generalizations about both him and all Americans ("typical American"), and flamed him without cause, inflicting a sort of poetic justice upon yourself. If you are going to harrass people about their narrow viewpoint, make sure to check yours first.
It's obvious that you are well-travelled and consider yourself enlightened. You also seem unduly angry at a group of people who you view as unenlightened. You should take the next step and control your anger, asking relevant, pointed questions instead of assuming things that weren't said and casting yourself in a poor light.
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Er... It's June now, not July.
I think that's the first TiST quote I've ever seen on Slashdot. Congrads.
Hmmm. I could swear that I had a Bachelor of Science degree in Liberal Arts. I guess they don't exist, though, so I should burn it, eh?
Eating girlz is one of the best ways to get them...
My Thai girlfriend recently got an email from a former classmate with a compendium of errors in the official translations of western movies into Thai(The pirated versions are hilarious, BTW).
One of the corrections read something like this:
Movie line: I'm going to the head.
Subtitle: I go to a head (on a body)
Thai woman's correction: Of course this should read, "I'm going to see the boss."
I laughed for a long time when I read it.
There is an anecdotal story which I've only heardonce about when "He-men, Masters of the Universe" was distributed in Thailand. The children all ran around singing "stinky twat" in Thai and the show was quickly cancelled.
Preview preview preview. When posting about English, preview five times. Damn it!
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Plural vs. Possessive:http://oss-in-efl.info/mod/resource/vi
A cool cartoon on the use of the apostrophe: http://oss-in-efl.info/mod/resource/view.php?id=1
Disclaimer -- They'r on my site with a DSL connection.
And exactly WHY would breaking MS up into regions not make sense? It would provide enhanced localization (southern English OS?) and provide competition between several OSs (why I didn't use an apostophe there). I actually find that a great idea.
Perhaps the EU should break it into competing regions, as well.
I really want to know where "As Seen on TV" is. He hasn't posted since May 23rd, claiming he was "out of the office." Did he have nothing to say alluding to the Intel announcement? How could he have been out of the loop? Now that there's this crap from Taco's "Cringley," I thought that he would at least chime in...
Only around the release of Tiger, I guess. Must've been PR.
Well, since there are like a million and a half Linux ditros (approximately 1.3 for every user), I would suggest that the need is not that great.
/home all the time on my own machine, but anything multi-user would get a noexec mount, anyway.
Really, if you are in a multi-user situation on your workstation, the admin likely won't allow you to install anything without approval, and if you are using your computer at home like a single user, then you can just type the root password (or your own for rootless distros) at the prompt.
Bottom line is that I install programs to
Why do you continue to intentionally misquote "monopoly power" as "monopolistic power" when you have been corrected several times. They do not imply the same thing.
This is amazing client-side stuff (for me) using the X-desktop project to put together an eGroupware desktop inside the browser using only standard-based stuff.
http://www.idots2.org/egroupware/index.php?cd=yes
Well, it was precise at one point:
First world: NATO and allied countries
Second world: Soviet Union and allies
Third world: Everyone else
Those definitions just don't mean anything anymore. BTW, the preferred use is developed, developing, and underdeveloped.
This is not directed at your comment, but answers the accusation that you made on behalf of others. I know someone who was shot during Tian An Men, couldn't go to the hospital for fear of being arrested, and couldn't use his knee properly anymore the last time I heard from him, which was ten years ago.
A couple of years ago, I had a Thai national use OO.o for a week or two before asking me if it was the new version of MS Office. On the other hand, I now work with a Canadian who would rather use MS Word with Korean menus than use an English version of OO.o ... who knows what would happen?
I was seriously going to suggest this option, because OO.o runs very well from a server. combine this with a login script to update the local installation (a couple of MBs), and you're probably good. I don't know about FF's ability to run from the network and save user settings locally, though.
There's nothing like skewering yourself with the sword you meant to aim at someone else...
Use preview next time.
Interesting. I thought they might just be faking one of the two to report falsely.
5. As Seen on TV will chime in with ten highly-rated comments about "his" company.
Note to readers. First, FidelCatsro attempts to defend himself either anonymously or with a different account in the third person, but then fails, and then posts again as this user to further try to defend his post (you will know that this is FidelCatsro because the misspelling of zealot is identical to this post). I would mod the whole set down, but I've already posted once.
This troll needs some art added to his artis.
Yeah, I'm wondering where "As Seen on TV" is and why he hasn't posted 20 times for this story. Can the Apple troll defend "his" company for this one?
I'm curious if you were joking or know something that I don't.
http://dwh-sc.necsoft.com was running Microsoft-IIS on BSD/OS when last queried at 1-May-2005 11:22:16 GMT
How does IIS run on BSD? I think that some reporting must be fudged, but I'm no expert.
The forums for Kevin Smith's website, View Askew, does this (though the fee is a mnimal $2 for eternal membership.
In his case, I understand it, because he practically made a whole movie devoted to people bashing his movies (Jay and Silent Bob). The internet has given everyone a voice, and everyone has chosen to use that voice to bitch about movies. Better, the internet is a place where people can go to download porn and talk about movies. I think he's just defending himself from the AC.
You:Well lets see now. He is on slashdot where the vast majority of users are American. He speaks in the American idiom. Notice words like "warlords", "tinpot dictators" and such. Amusingly he also says that all third people live nomadic herder lives.
Me:He never claimed anything of the sort. He never used the word "everybody." I don't wholly agree with him, but he was making an argument about priorities. There are plenty of countries where people don't have these things, and need them more than computers. He was saying that charities should concentrate on that first.
You:Yes he did. I quoted him. You should go read his post.
Him:No, the third world needs a source of clean drinking water, democratic governments instead of tinpot dictators and warlords, education on how to grow crops instead of remaining nomadic herders, better housing, and public schools to name a few things. Computers don't even rate on any list of things the third world needs.
Since you say you quoted him, and that I should check his post, I did. Nowhere does he say, "all third people live nomadic herder lives."
"Or, he could be from a country where he received a good education in the English language and picks up Americanisms because he (or she) spends a lot of time on largely American sites like Slashdot. You don't know."
I think there might be 1 or 2 percent chance of that. But in the end, you don't know, just as you probably don't know where I've lived or what I've done. You might as well start making insults by race now, because you've already crossed that line. Why don't you ask him where he's from before you label him?
That's an ignorant thing to say. It's offensive to say that people should not try to provide third world countries with computers or IT infrastuctrure until everybody has clean water ro food. I have news for you, not every person in the US has clean water or food either.
Since I claimed that I don't agree with him, you take extra effort to misrepresent my views, or you don't read well. In no way is this offensive. He was arguing priorities. Some people argue that money in the US should be spent on people who lack food and clean water. Does taht offend you as well?
You are welcome to answer this if you care to, but since you have stated that "I don't care how you see me, I don't care how anybody sees me. When I see ignorant people make outrageous statements and then get modded up I have to speak out. Sorry if you don't like it," I will stop trying to point out your hypocrisy of ignorantly labelling people whose views you simply disagree with as ignorant.
Well lets see now. He is on slashdot where the vast majority of users are American. He speaks in the American idiom. Notice words like "warlords", "tinpot dictators" and such. Amusingly he also says that all third people live nomadic herder lives.
Or, he could be from a country where he received a good education in the English language and picks up Americanisms because he (or she) spends a lot of time on largely American sites like Slashdot. You don't know. He didn't say anything about nomadic people.
The parent ignorant fuck american claims everybody in the third world is starving, thirsty, lives a nomadic herder life and has no need for computers or computer education. FUCK HIM and all the ignorand american fucks like him. Why don't you go to iran or lebanon or turkey and take a look at one of their schools. You'd be amazed that people ate lunch that day, drink clean water and GASP even have electricity in their classrooms.
He never claimed anything of the sort. He never used the word "everybody." I don't wholly agree with him, but he was making an argument about priorities. There are plenty of countries where people don't have these things, and need them more than computers. He was saying that charities should concentrate on that first.
That's especially true for the vast majority of the third world countries that are not savaged by continual war.
But there are a large number of third world countries (a word, BTW which should is deprecated -- use underdeveloped instead) which are. Why don't you go to Cambodia.
Why yes. I spent some time in Afghanistan, iran, iraq, turkey, as well as japan, south korea, europe, australia and new zealand. I have spent a ton of time traveling all over the world.
In truth, few of the countries you listed qualify as underdeveloped.
The bottom line is that you assumed a lot about this person, making generalizations about both him and all Americans ("typical American"), and flamed him without cause, inflicting a sort of poetic justice upon yourself. If you are going to harrass people about their narrow viewpoint, make sure to check yours first.
It's obvious that you are well-travelled and consider yourself enlightened. You also seem unduly angry at a group of people who you view as unenlightened. You should take the next step and control your anger, asking relevant, pointed questions instead of assuming things that weren't said and casting yourself in a poor light.