Every place in the universe is different. Every place has something special and unique. And every place (even those 7 reserves) will be changed when we get in the vicinity.
So, we're in one of two positions:
1) We're stuck here on earth because we can't go anywhere else, in which case we need to be good stewards of the one place we can live.
2) We come to terms with the fact that we have to get off the planet some day, in which case we need to be good stewards of the many places we end up living.
Either way, we've got a long way to go 'til we've got this stewardship thing under control.
PS. I'm not a hippie. I just don't like my fish filled with mercury and my dog covered in grease. STFU about my dog/.ers.
I suspect the point is to make sure that we go there properly. Think about it this way: you some vegetables, rice, and chicken, a wok, and a gas stove.
You could a) turn on the gas, chop up the the vegetables, boil the rice, and then light the stove, thereby blowing up your block, or you could b) chop of the vegetables, boil the rice, and _then_ turn on the gas and light the stove and enjoy some nice, healthy stir fry.
Well, I'll be eager to try OOo 2.0 out, to see if they've fixed my three biggest peeves: 1) nutty font handling 2) nutty header/footer handling 3) sloooowwwwwwwww
Don't get me wrong, it's an almost unfathomably strong accomplishment to keep OOo as competitive as it is, but it needs work (which it appears to be getting).
And, lest you wonder if I'm anti-OOo at some level, I look forward to the day when it replaces Office. It's just not there for me yet.
While I agree and am looking forward to OOo 2.0 which, apparently, will be more "native-friendly" (is that true? anyone?), you could easily say the same thing about Firefox on OS X, for example. I'm not talking about the toolbar icons but the widgets like textboxes, radio buttons, etc.
I can't imagine how difficult it must be to build a cross-platform application that a) remains internally consistent with itself and b) remains externally consistent with its environment.
On the other hand, the default OOo icons are... ugly...:)
In this case, I can't see the "sting" as being a bad thing. I'm not sure if you meant it that way or not, but I'm just sayin'. If I were selling software and I suspected someone was reselling my software illegally, I'd probably do the exact same thing in exactly the same manner.
I have to echo what's being said here: Microsoft is doing the absolute RIGHT thing here by going after people who deprive them of revenue on a larger-than-individual scale. Hell, it's probably not even remotely cost-effective (from a revenue pov) for MS to go after individual pirates, but for larger operations, where a company is making profit off of unlicensed software.
IANAOU* but doesn't Opera have tightly integrated mail and newsgroup features in a single UI? I fiddled with it once and it actually drove me a little batty that mail could be just any other tab... of course, I could be wrong -- my total Opera usage is about 4.4 minutes.
that's awesome.:) It's times like this the cynical, immature, irreverent, annoying banter of the usual/. thread washes away and I remember that this is a community.
Where the hell are these invites coming from? I feel so unloved. I'm a Google user. Devout. And yet I can't get any gmail love.
*sigh*
I have to say, it's mainly curiosity, but they're such an innovative company... I'm interested to see what this mythical beast of gmail actually is like.
It's a __FUN QUOTE__?!?! You newspeak DEMON! You MUST be one of those CONTENTED HOUNDS who accepts the MANDATE that thought is EVIL! That we must accept the SOUNDBITE!! You, sir, are a GOAT!
*snicker:)
You're right... taking life too seriously is doubleplusungood.
(damn shouting filter... this was almost entirely caps before, as a witty irony.. *sigh*)
Repeating the old "9th Circuit is the most-reversed appeals court" argument?
Well, in numerical terms, that's true. But that's a bit like saying 1,000 teenagers smoke 10 times as many cigarettes as 100 teenagers. The 9th Circuit is by far the largest circuit, covering a massive territory, population, and range of issues. It's long overdue for a split, much like the Fifth Circuit was split into the Fifth and the Eleventh Circuits in the 80s.
Anyway, as this article from the Arizona Republic helpfully points out, the rate of reversal per decision reviewed for the 9th Circuit is about the same as that of the Republican-dominated 7th Circuit. Confusing relative rate of reversal with the absolute count of reversals is a smoke-and-mirrors tactic that doesn't do anything but confuse the reader to believe a non-supportable position.
Republicans are so fond of demonizing the 9th Circuit that it's almost laughable. The number of genuinely new issues that arise in the 9th Circuit is shocking, with strong bases of technology, social change, entertainment and copyright, and so forth, in addition to the usual business of criminal appeals and reviewable state action. Without a doubt, the 9th is a left-leaning court, but the 5th and the 4th Circuits are just as far to the right, and their right-wing wackiness is not blindly upheld by the Supreme Court.
Anyway, without meaning offense, Tongo, this is a tired old line that has little basis in reality and is just a crutch by the right (and talk show hosts) to perpetuate a demonized view of the Left. Now, if the Right can demonize the Left on issues, go ahead, but the Right shouldn't rely on baseless houses of cards to house their anger.
The same dynamic is at work in the rest of the world.
"If a Democrat tries an idea that doesn't quite work right it's because liberals are the devil. If a Republican does something that goes unexpectedly, it's because they're too patriotic and trying to push freedom and democracy."
(and, to be fair) "If a Republican tries an idea that doesn't quite work right, it's because George Bush, Condi Rice, Don Rumsfeld, and Paul Wolfowitz are the devil (but Colin Powell is still a decent man in a tough situation). If a Democrat has some unexpected instability, it's because they're too progressive and compassionate to worry about getting things right all the time."
I mean, really, this is all about demonizing. Welcome to 2004, the pinnacle of consumerist xenophobia.
Damnit, I had to read this post twice, because my/.-conditioned brain didn't know what to make of the correct use of "you're" (instead of "your") and "lose" (instead of "loose", growl)...
Poster didn't even say "Micro$oft".. We should build a memorial to this post.
I know you're a troll, but don't be such an asshole. I was opposed to the war too, and my vote won't be going anywhere near Bush in '04, but good lord. It's not like the military sit around on their bases and say "Hey, Bush wants to go to Iraq! LET'S GO!!" Most of the people I know in the military would tell me that the first goal in their training is to wash out the mindless androids. Most of the people in the military are just patriotic men and women who join up to serve their country, to get some training, maybe even to see some sights in the world. They're just kids, most of them. Kids who want or need the disciplined life, who enjoy the friendships they build, and who hurt more than you can ever know when they see their friends killed or have to kill others.
I'm a Democrat, and pretty far to the Left for 2004 America, but I won't stand for anyone who heaps hatred on the boys and girls who volunteer to serve their country. They make sacrifices that you and I can't even comprehend.
War sucks, and I'd like never to see another one. But the thing you don't understand is that 99.9% of military men and women don't either. But they stand up and do their duty, and, for those who don't like what they're doing, trust the rest of us to vote the bastards who put them needlessly in harms way out of office in November.
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Every place in the universe is different. Every place has something special and unique. And every place (even those 7 reserves) will be changed when we get in the vicinity.
/.ers.
So, we're in one of two positions:
1) We're stuck here on earth because we can't go anywhere else, in which case we need to be good stewards of the one place we can live.
2) We come to terms with the fact that we have to get off the planet some day, in which case we need to be good stewards of the many places we end up living.
Either way, we've got a long way to go 'til we've got this stewardship thing under control.
PS. I'm not a hippie. I just don't like my fish filled with mercury and my dog covered in grease. STFU about my dog
I suspect the point is to make sure that we go there properly. Think about it this way: you some vegetables, rice, and chicken, a wok, and a gas stove.
You could a) turn on the gas, chop up the the vegetables, boil the rice, and then light the stove, thereby blowing up your block, or you could b) chop of the vegetables, boil the rice, and _then_ turn on the gas and light the stove and enjoy some nice, healthy stir fry.
It's all about timing.
Hey, I wonder if Linu... aw hell...
Well, I'll be eager to try OOo 2.0 out, to see if they've fixed my three biggest peeves:
1) nutty font handling
2) nutty header/footer handling
3) sloooowwwwwwwww
Don't get me wrong, it's an almost unfathomably strong accomplishment to keep OOo as competitive as it is, but it needs work (which it appears to be getting).
And, lest you wonder if I'm anti-OOo at some level, I look forward to the day when it replaces Office. It's just not there for me yet.
While I agree and am looking forward to OOo 2.0 which, apparently, will be more "native-friendly" (is that true? anyone?), you could easily say the same thing about Firefox on OS X, for example. I'm not talking about the toolbar icons but the widgets like textboxes, radio buttons, etc.
... ugly ... :)
I can't imagine how difficult it must be to build a cross-platform application that a) remains internally consistent with itself and b) remains externally consistent with its environment.
On the other hand, the default OOo icons are
In this case, I can't see the "sting" as being a bad thing. I'm not sure if you meant it that way or not, but I'm just sayin'. If I were selling software and I suspected someone was reselling my software illegally, I'd probably do the exact same thing in exactly the same manner.
I have to echo what's being said here: Microsoft is doing the absolute RIGHT thing here by going after people who deprive them of revenue on a larger-than-individual scale. Hell, it's probably not even remotely cost-effective (from a revenue pov) for MS to go after individual pirates, but for larger operations, where a company is making profit off of unlicensed software.
I don't know if I'd trust a satellite made by a company called "Boing".
Jesus Christ, a comment from Asa only gets modded up to a "+3, Informative"? What is this world coming to?
Goddamnit, I thought you were starting a poem... I was all ready to chuckle and you dashed my hopes.
Oh, and, um... yay UV!
IANAOU* but doesn't Opera have tightly integrated mail and newsgroup features in a single UI? I fiddled with it once and it actually drove me a little batty that mail could be just any other tab... of course, I could be wrong -- my total Opera usage is about 4.4 minutes.
*I Am Not An Opera User
Are you kidding? I was trying to process "Sinclair" and "Clones" in the same headline.... I was about to cry.
Episode 8: Spanking the Monkey?
that's awesome. :) It's times like this the cynical, immature, irreverent, annoying banter of the usual /. thread washes away and I remember that this is a community.
:)
*cough*
Where the hell are these invites coming from? I feel so unloved. I'm a Google user. Devout. And yet I can't get any gmail love.
*sigh*
I have to say, it's mainly curiosity, but they're such an innovative company... I'm interested to see what this mythical beast of gmail actually is like.
ew.. just.......... ew...
It's a __FUN QUOTE__?!?! You newspeak DEMON! You MUST be one of those CONTENTED HOUNDS who accepts the MANDATE that thought is EVIL! That we must accept the SOUNDBITE!! You, sir, are a GOAT!
:)
*snicker
You're right... taking life too seriously is doubleplusungood.
(damn shouting filter... this was almost entirely caps before, as a witty irony.. *sigh*)
Well, in numerical terms, that's true. But that's a bit like saying 1,000 teenagers smoke 10 times as many cigarettes as 100 teenagers. The 9th Circuit is by far the largest circuit, covering a massive territory, population, and range of issues. It's long overdue for a split, much like the Fifth Circuit was split into the Fifth and the Eleventh Circuits in the 80s.
Anyway, as this article from the Arizona Republic helpfully points out, the rate of reversal per decision reviewed for the 9th Circuit is about the same as that of the Republican-dominated 7th Circuit. Confusing relative rate of reversal with the absolute count of reversals is a smoke-and-mirrors tactic that doesn't do anything but confuse the reader to believe a non-supportable position.
Republicans are so fond of demonizing the 9th Circuit that it's almost laughable. The number of genuinely new issues that arise in the 9th Circuit is shocking, with strong bases of technology, social change, entertainment and copyright, and so forth, in addition to the usual business of criminal appeals and reviewable state action. Without a doubt, the 9th is a left-leaning court, but the 5th and the 4th Circuits are just as far to the right, and their right-wing wackiness is not blindly upheld by the Supreme Court.
Anyway, without meaning offense, Tongo, this is a tired old line that has little basis in reality and is just a crutch by the right (and talk show hosts) to perpetuate a demonized view of the Left. Now, if the Right can demonize the Left on issues, go ahead, but the Right shouldn't rely on baseless houses of cards to house their anger.
Now, back to news for nerds.
The same dynamic is at work in the rest of the world.
"If a Democrat tries an idea that doesn't quite work right it's because liberals are the devil. If a Republican does something that goes unexpectedly, it's because they're too patriotic and trying to push freedom and democracy."
(and, to be fair)
"If a Republican tries an idea that doesn't quite work right, it's because George Bush, Condi Rice, Don Rumsfeld, and Paul Wolfowitz are the devil (but Colin Powell is still a decent man in a tough situation). If a Democrat has some unexpected instability, it's because they're too progressive and compassionate to worry about getting things right all the time."
I mean, really, this is all about demonizing. Welcome to 2004, the pinnacle of consumerist xenophobia.
Maybe ... ad animationem or ad personam (yes, I know "personam" doesn't mean "person", but it's metaphorical)
Because Luddites read EWeek?
Damnit, I had to read this post twice, because my /.-conditioned brain didn't know what to make of the correct use of "you're" (instead of "your") and "lose" (instead of "loose", growl)...
Poster didn't even say "Micro$oft".. We should build a memorial to this post.
Thank you for your service.
I know you're a troll, but don't be such an asshole. I was opposed to the war too, and my vote won't be going anywhere near Bush in '04, but good lord. It's not like the military sit around on their bases and say "Hey, Bush wants to go to Iraq! LET'S GO!!" Most of the people I know in the military would tell me that the first goal in their training is to wash out the mindless androids. Most of the people in the military are just patriotic men and women who join up to serve their country, to get some training, maybe even to see some sights in the world. They're just kids, most of them. Kids who want or need the disciplined life, who enjoy the friendships they build, and who hurt more than you can ever know when they see their friends killed or have to kill others. I'm a Democrat, and pretty far to the Left for 2004 America, but I won't stand for anyone who heaps hatred on the boys and girls who volunteer to serve their country. They make sacrifices that you and I can't even comprehend. War sucks, and I'd like never to see another one. But the thing you don't understand is that 99.9% of military men and women don't either. But they stand up and do their duty, and, for those who don't like what they're doing, trust the rest of us to vote the bastards who put them needlessly in harms way out of office in November.
Thank you for serving.
Yeah, I'm sitting here on my spiffy 1.25GHz G4, and I launched Fallout2 and holy crap suddenly my crotch was on fire!
Wait.
That went wrong somewhere.
Point being, the G4s are damn hot.
(full disclosure: I'm not a Mac zealot, but I do love my powerbook)