That's exactly what I'm talking about. There are books on how to do all that in proprietary tools, but no books on how to do it in open source tools like GIMP/Inkscape/etc.
I just don't get the dress-up thing. I went to Dragon*Con this year (my first time ever at a 'Con), and I must say I was actively frightened by some of those folks. Furries, Klingons, half-nekkid 250 lb. goth chicks in air-tight corsets, and anime cosplay... wierdness. Now, apparently, there are pirate-furry-goth-girls, too. I'll never go again. Except if Black Cat is there again in costume (holy crap!!!).
Opportunist? Linus contributes to a software ecosystem. GNU benefits by not languishing in obscurity as some little-known alternative UNIX toolset, which is all it would be without Linux.
And the last time I heard the "N" word was when I lived in a "blue" state in the mid-west. I'm sorry, but the regional stereotypes on racial acceptance do not match up. Minorities have more acceptance in the south than anywhere else I have lived. It's easy to live harmoniously with minorities when you have them as thoroughly ghettoized as they are in the typical "blue" state.
Just my observations. They will be wrong often, as I can only speak anecdotally.
This had nothing to do with wiretapping, kidnapping, or encryption. It had to do with firing some US attorneys because of how they handled immigration cases. What's so tech about that?
someone that will hold true to his beliefs no matter how absolutely fucking insane it is
I don't believe Bush has held to any of the positions that made up his platform in '00. I see him on the opposite side of the spectrum. At the first opportunity, he betrayed the conservative platform (state's rights, personal freedoms, limited government, etc.; what people now call the "libertarian" platform now that the GOP has abandoned it). As such, I see Bush as a political mercenary, not a doey-eyed idealist.
If Bush had really stuck by his beliefs (as he portrayed them in the '00 campaign), we wouldn't have unmitigated federal wire-tapping, we wouldn't have DHS or FEMA, we wouldn't have a budget deficit, we wouldn't have retarded airport security (does that 90-year-old lady really need to be detained for having a fork on her?), and he would have vetoed more bills in his first five years. In short, we'd be a better country.
Other than that, I think you got some good points.
No. You vote for the candidate that best aligns with your positions, and that's how you are represented. When politicians change their stripes so readily, you have no guarantee of representation whatsoever.
Politicians should have uncompromising beliefs and ideologies, and the people should vote for or against them accordingly.
Anything less is mercenary. The politician you vote for is not the politician you inaugurate. Bush voters know what this means; and soon Hillary voters will, too.
Sorry you were rated flamebait. I was just responding to the blanket statement made by former kernel dev, as if desktop OS's were one-size-fits-all. It's a divisive statement (as if those of us who do use it don't understand what a mistake we're making), and gets people's emotions pretty high. People interpret things through that emotion. It's why we have to tag everything we say with "IMHO, YMMV."
Some of us find it quite up to the task. The choice of desktop OS is up the consumer, and their individual needs. Some people need Windows, some people need Mac. Some of us need Linux because Windows and Mac have failed on OUR desktops.
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That's exactly what I'm talking about. There are books on how to do all that in proprietary tools, but no books on how to do it in open source tools like GIMP/Inkscape/etc.
There are a number of really good books on doing web comics with Photoshop. Are there any equivalent books for GIMP?
I just don't get the dress-up thing. I went to Dragon*Con this year (my first time ever at a 'Con), and I must say I was actively frightened by some of those folks. Furries, Klingons, half-nekkid 250 lb. goth chicks in air-tight corsets, and anime cosplay... wierdness. Now, apparently, there are pirate-furry-goth-girls, too. I'll never go again. Except if Black Cat is there again in costume (holy crap!!!).
Not the kind who mug people at gunpoint; no, they don't.
Number of people who died from drinking contaminated water during Katrina, period.
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I'm sorry if I gave the false impression that I would write my own license. I meant to say I will use whatever license I see fit.
...to out Dan Lyons as "Fake Steve."
Other than that, I'm afraid this is the sort of technology that's only "cool" when it isn't being used on you.
Opportunist? Linus contributes to a software ecosystem. GNU benefits by not languishing in obscurity as some little-known alternative UNIX toolset, which is all it would be without Linux.
I believe in "free" as in free-to-choose-my-own-damn-license-and-if-you-don't-like-it-go-write-your-own-damn-kernel.
Oh... but wait...
You forgot Cthulhu. (la! la!)
And the last time I heard the "N" word was when I lived in a "blue" state in the mid-west. I'm sorry, but the regional stereotypes on racial acceptance do not match up. Minorities have more acceptance in the south than anywhere else I have lived. It's easy to live harmoniously with minorities when you have them as thoroughly ghettoized as they are in the typical "blue" state.
Just my observations. They will be wrong often, as I can only speak anecdotally.
If "shit" = $20 million, I'd like some shit, too.
This had nothing to do with wiretapping, kidnapping, or encryption. It had to do with firing some US attorneys because of how they handled immigration cases. What's so tech about that?
And I think a Democrat president, if he we smart, would have a manual on it, too. What is the big deal?
Just another inflammatory, irrelevant article from kdawson. This article belongs in politics, not YRO.
Ick... the Linux Kernel Colonel.
If Slashdot can't do anything but rehash what I've already read on those sites, then it is redundant.
News for nerds, please.
If Bush had really stuck by his beliefs (as he portrayed them in the '00 campaign), we wouldn't have unmitigated federal wire-tapping, we wouldn't have DHS or FEMA, we wouldn't have a budget deficit, we wouldn't have retarded airport security (does that 90-year-old lady really need to be detained for having a fork on her?), and he would have vetoed more bills in his first five years. In short, we'd be a better country.
Other than that, I think you got some good points.
No. You vote for the candidate that best aligns with your positions, and that's how you are represented. When politicians change their stripes so readily, you have no guarantee of representation whatsoever.
Politicians should have uncompromising beliefs and ideologies, and the people should vote for or against them accordingly.
Anything less is mercenary. The politician you vote for is not the politician you inaugurate. Bush voters know what this means; and soon Hillary voters will, too.
Hah! You fool! They got you to post on Slashdot. They won! They beat you! They... hey... I posted...
Crap.
LOL. Nice. I know what you meant, and you know I knew what you meant. Nice try, though.
He never said he was a Christian. That was rather assumptive, don't you think?
Sorry you were rated flamebait. I was just responding to the blanket statement made by former kernel dev, as if desktop OS's were one-size-fits-all. It's a divisive statement (as if those of us who do use it don't understand what a mistake we're making), and gets people's emotions pretty high. People interpret things through that emotion. It's why we have to tag everything we say with "IMHO, YMMV."
Some of us find it quite up to the task. The choice of desktop OS is up the consumer, and their individual needs. Some people need Windows, some people need Mac. Some of us need Linux because Windows and Mac have failed on OUR desktops.