I took ballroom dance lessons with my girlfriend (now wife). The instructor, a very attractive woman with legs up to her hairdo, seemed to be ignoring me and paying more attention to the other dancers. When we did dance, it was for a very short time and she moved on quickly. It was only at the end of the lessons that she said she really enjoyed dancing with me, because I was sure-footed and not afraid to lead, which was why she didn't help me a lot - the others needed much more help.
At the time I thought it was because I was a former wrestler and was also taking fencing lessons, both of which require coordinated footwork. I never considered that being an engineer might have had something to do with it.
"though if you just want a six pack or a 40, you can get them at the local deli"
A quibble - you can't get alcohol at a "deli"; you can get it at a "bar" or a "restaurant that serves alcohol". And you are limited to a maximum of 2 six packs.
On the bright side, when you go to a distributor, you MUST buy by the case.
The porn industry won't be satisfied until you can fit and entire human male, in a parka, with a set of golf clubs, completely into a woman via her orifices.
Why not? Except the different variations would cost the same ($0) and could be tailored to different markets without locking that person into that niche. So, if Granny wants to email and web surf, give her Linux Desktop Basic - locked down, minimal extra services (Really, does she need and FTP client?), easy to fix. So now she gets into it, and decides to start using some office apps for writing letters and keeping her budget. She downloads the upgrade for $0, and when it's done it looks mostly the same but now has a few more options open.
Market segmentation is not good or bad; it's restricting movement between segments that is so crappy.
"Trying to make one big distro is absolutely the wrong thinking, it would be impossible to decide on anything first of all, and its been proved this concept doesn't work already, by a company called Microsoft."
Yeah, having >90% market share on desktops has been a disaster for them.
"I'd prefer anything other then US domination. Thank you for not forcing your view or "decisions for me" onto me.:)"
So I assume you aren't a Jew, or gay, or Roma, or Chinese, or Korean, or disagree with your new government's policies?
See, for all those people, living under those regimes generally meant dying under those regimes. But hey, as long as your imperialist leader isn't wearing a cowboy hat, you're ok with that.
And to think that Americans are accused of being selfish and shallow.
I'm not so sure. I really wonder if the US would have the balls to retaliate with a nuclear weapon. If Iran were to launch an ICBM and hit the US, there would still be a loud domestic chorus of "We brought this on ourselves - We are reaping what we've sown, etc." Add to that international opportunists who, gleeful at the US being targeted, would immediately jump to Iran's defense both literally and figuratively. Combined with "Can't we all just get along?" foreign policy promoted by the current administration, I'm pretty much thinking we'd bend over and take it.
Because, as we keep being told, there is nothing special about humans. At all. A bunch of religious literalists say we are unique, therefore we are not. It would be impossible for humanity to be the first or onlyu, since we are so obviously a flawed species.
But somehow, all individual humans are unique and special, with the only limit on their growth being other humans holding us back.
"I live in a socialist state where the current governing party is none other than the socialist party. Yet, capitalism is alive and well, people still get different pay checks and still see some people advance in life while others fail to do so well."
My head almost spun 360 deg. when I read that. Do you even know what "socialism" and "socialist" even mean? Look the word up in Wikipedia, but a lot of the meaning can be condensed to 2 words: "Not Capitalism."
Are you perhaps thinking of Social Democrats? I don't think they are really socialists; more like oligarchies.
"f he was trying to remind the reader of who Bill Ayers is, he would have used the term "domestic terrorist" instead of invoking Sarah Palin."
I would have been satisfied with "controversial figure" or "professor and former member of the Weather Underground"
Let's face it - Bush will still be the bogeyman for the next 20 years, and Palin will still be a stock character for another 5. The Democrats have their Nixon again - why spoil their fun?
Funny, I've worked in the industry as well. So what? You are using an appeal to authority to bolster what is otherwise a very weak argument, which seems to consist of "Nuclear is bad, m'kay?"
Make a real argument and someone will take you seriously - so far, no one seems have done so.
How could alternate sources step in so quickly? Convert everyone to oil or electric heat? Build a new pipeline?
Europe's price/demand curve for gas is the same as the US's for oil - short term inelastic, long term elastic. In the short term suppliers can stick it up our (collective) asses. But in the long term, infrastructure gets put in place, and SUV's get replaced with Priapisms, and then when the price drops demand won't really increase a lot.
I know full well about Kruschev's shoe - I even know WHY he did it. (Or at least I used to.) But the original reference was obviously the Bush incident.
Not exactly. Russian gas was the cheapest/easiest, so they built the infrastructure around the availability of Russian gas. So when the Russians cut it off recently, there were a LOT of chilly people, because the authorities couldn't simply turn a valve to a different pipeline. And I'm not sure there are any bulk CNG tankers commissioned, much less the port facilities.
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I took ballroom dance lessons with my girlfriend (now wife). The instructor, a very attractive woman with legs up to her hairdo, seemed to be ignoring me and paying more attention to the other dancers. When we did dance, it was for a very short time and she moved on quickly. It was only at the end of the lessons that she said she really enjoyed dancing with me, because I was sure-footed and not afraid to lead, which was why she didn't help me a lot - the others needed much more help.
At the time I thought it was because I was a former wrestler and was also taking fencing lessons, both of which require coordinated footwork. I never considered that being an engineer might have had something to do with it.
"though if you just want a six pack or a 40, you can get them at the local deli"
A quibble - you can't get alcohol at a "deli"; you can get it at a "bar" or a "restaurant that serves alcohol". And you are limited to a maximum of 2 six packs.
On the bright side, when you go to a distributor, you MUST buy by the case.
"I'll show you 30 seconds of full male nudity for $10."
I'm guessing you'd make more money if you asked people to pay you $10 to stay clothed.
The porn industry won't be satisfied until you can fit and entire human male, in a parka, with a set of golf clubs, completely into a woman via her orifices.
"Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Hell, we're still dealing with how people should treat other actual humans."
I've always wondered why it is that you will get less jail time for beating your kid than beating your dog.
"painting all roofs white to increase the albido,"
It's "libido" or "albedo". Although I'm not sure what the color of the roof has to do with what goes on underneath it.
No, no - this technology will give the ability to put large animal assholes on anorexics blonds.
Of course, some don't need the artificial enhancement.
Why not? Except the different variations would cost the same ($0) and could be tailored to different markets without locking that person into that niche. So, if Granny wants to email and web surf, give her Linux Desktop Basic - locked down, minimal extra services (Really, does she need and FTP client?), easy to fix. So now she gets into it, and decides to start using some office apps for writing letters and keeping her budget. She downloads the upgrade for $0, and when it's done it looks mostly the same but now has a few more options open.
Market segmentation is not good or bad; it's restricting movement between segments that is so crappy.
"Trying to make one big distro is absolutely the wrong thinking, it would be impossible to decide on anything first of all, and its been proved this concept doesn't work already, by a company called Microsoft."
Yeah, having >90% market share on desktops has been a disaster for them.
"I'd prefer anything other then US domination. Thank you for not forcing your view or "decisions for me" onto me. :)"
So I assume you aren't a Jew, or gay, or Roma, or Chinese, or Korean, or disagree with your new government's policies?
See, for all those people, living under those regimes generally meant dying under those regimes. But hey, as long as your imperialist leader isn't wearing a cowboy hat, you're ok with that.
And to think that Americans are accused of being selfish and shallow.
Re. your sig: are you aware that there IS a car made of Legos at Legoland in CA?
I'm not so sure. I really wonder if the US would have the balls to retaliate with a nuclear weapon. If Iran were to launch an ICBM and hit the US, there would still be a loud domestic chorus of "We brought this on ourselves - We are reaping what we've sown, etc." Add to that international opportunists who, gleeful at the US being targeted, would immediately jump to Iran's defense both literally and figuratively. Combined with "Can't we all just get along?" foreign policy promoted by the current administration, I'm pretty much thinking we'd bend over and take it.
"Honestly, I'm not really all that worried about this: a cruise missile is a lot cheaper to develop and deploy than an ICBM, and damn near as deadly"
But a cruise missile doesn't resemble a penis closely enough, and this whole thing is, at it's core, a dick-beating contest.
Ah HAH! I knew the three boobed woman was real!
Because, as we keep being told, there is nothing special about humans. At all. A bunch of religious literalists say we are unique, therefore we are not. It would be impossible for humanity to be the first or onlyu, since we are so obviously a flawed species.
But somehow, all individual humans are unique and special, with the only limit on their growth being other humans holding us back.
Please, for the love of God, educate yourself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism
"I live in a socialist state where the current governing party is none other than the socialist party. Yet, capitalism is alive and well, people still get different pay checks and still see some people advance in life while others fail to do so well."
My head almost spun 360 deg. when I read that. Do you even know what "socialism" and "socialist" even mean? Look the word up in Wikipedia, but a lot of the meaning can be condensed to 2 words: "Not Capitalism."
Are you perhaps thinking of Social Democrats? I don't think they are really socialists; more like oligarchies.
"f he was trying to remind the reader of who Bill Ayers is, he would have used the term "domestic terrorist" instead of invoking Sarah Palin."
I would have been satisfied with "controversial figure" or "professor and former member of the Weather Underground"
Let's face it - Bush will still be the bogeyman for the next 20 years, and Palin will still be a stock character for another 5. The Democrats have their Nixon again - why spoil their fun?
So pointing out a logical fallacy in your argument is a personal attack?
Oh, wait - I'm on slashdot.
Ok, how about "You're a poo-poo head"?
I actually sat down and figured out where all the states would fall out; those were just examples.
Funny, I've worked in the industry as well. So what? You are using an appeal to authority to bolster what is otherwise a very weak argument, which seems to consist of "Nuclear is bad, m'kay?"
Make a real argument and someone will take you seriously - so far, no one seems have done so.
How could alternate sources step in so quickly? Convert everyone to oil or electric heat? Build a new pipeline?
Europe's price/demand curve for gas is the same as the US's for oil - short term inelastic, long term elastic. In the short term suppliers can stick it up our (collective) asses. But in the long term, infrastructure gets put in place, and SUV's get replaced with Priapisms, and then when the price drops demand won't really increase a lot.
I know full well about Kruschev's shoe - I even know WHY he did it. (Or at least I used to.) But the original reference was obviously the Bush incident.
Not exactly. Russian gas was the cheapest/easiest, so they built the infrastructure around the availability of Russian gas. So when the Russians cut it off recently, there were a LOT of chilly people, because the authorities couldn't simply turn a valve to a different pipeline. And I'm not sure there are any bulk CNG tankers commissioned, much less the port facilities.
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