I wouldn't call him a moron. This story has been picked up all over the internet. For $385 (the cost to file a trademark application), I don't know that it is possible to get much more promotion.
The promo video on that website is very similar to a spoof video on youtube about a fake energy drink called Power Thirst. At the very least, it was definitely inspired by it: http://youtube.com/watch?v=SrPIRYhdnqs. Turbopuns indeed.
Put a big sign outside your store (in English and Spanish) - "WARNING: teller is armed" and I'll bet that will be one store that's skipped even by the most desperate wannabe armed robber. A liquor store that I go to occasionally recently switched ownership to a retired marine and his son, whom both open carry handguns on their waists while they are working. From the looks of them, you'd be a fool to even consider robbing that place. I also understand that a bunch of the issues that store used to have disappeared almost overnight.
Background checks aren't so much about what you did, more about what you don't admit you did or try to hide. In other words, if you'll lie about that stupid youthful indiscretion, chances are you'll try to hide other stuff as well.
I didn't say they didn't handle it, I said they didn't handle it well. And they don't. For instance, the menu bar only displays in the primary monitor, so if I am using Textmate on the secondary screen, and I want to open another project, I have to scroll the mouse to the primary monitor and navigate the menus there. Not very usable. Constantly resizing and manually shuffling applications is unproductive, real maximize and, as another poster said, a tiling window manager, would do wonders to address this.
I'm comparing operating systems to operating systems, specifically a Mac hooked to a 37" screen and a PC hooked to three displays. In that context, they are both effectively desktops being used for the same task. If I was comparing there ability to send e-mails from a coffee shop, it would be no contest though, the Mac has a much better interface for day to day tasks.
For idea/thought seperation though, I doubt there is any substitute for 3+ inches of air though. I would agree with you here. The way I have my screens positioned, I have to turn my head to see the left and right screens, and this seems to work well in keeping thoughts separated. And indeed, looking at it now, I seem to be running similar tasks on each monitor. For instance, my primary display is running an IDE, a command prompt, a ssh session, and an ftp client, whereas the monitor to the right has Google open as well as a documentation PDF.
I couldn't agree more. Neither Windows or OS X seem to really handle very large or multiple monitors well. Windows issues can be remedied, for the most part, with Ultramon, but it would seem that this functionality should be built into the OS.
I have a 37" display connected to my Macbook pro, and two 20" 4:3 monitors, as well as a 23" 16:9 monitor connected to my windows desktop. As long as Ultramon is installed, the windows machine is much better for development work than the Macbook. Separate workspaces provides more utility than one huge workspace. With the 37" I find I am constantly moving and resizing windows because stuff ends up overlapping and getting in the way. With three monitors, I can have three separate apps maximized to a screen. I usually have the project specs on the left screen, the documentation to the right, and the project itself upfront. Additionally, I have a e-mail to the left and Firefox to the right, and can shuffle maximized apps between screens in two clicks.
But if you had to reinstall without your hard drive crashing, or you were wise enough to make backups, you wouldn't be able to access the Apple Server to issue a new entitlement to the new install to view the content that you purchased. It's very much a similar situation, except the entitlement doesn't happen every time a track is played, just every time a new machine is authorized to play a track.
Note: Organizations with Exchange Client Access Licenses can use one Microsoft e-mail client for each CAL owned. Microsoft e-mail clients are Entourage for Mac users and Outlook for Windows users.
Every CAL license for Exchange includes the ability to use one Microsoft E-Mail client. Either Entourage for Mac, or Outlook for Windows. IIRC they will mail you the Entourage disk if you request it, Exchange only ships with Outlook.
Throw your soldiers into positions whence there is no escape, and they will prefer death to flight. If they will face death, there is nothing they may not achieve. Officers and men alike will put forth their uttermost strength. Soldiers when in desperate straits lose the sense of fear. If there is no place of refuge, they will stand firm. If they are in hostile country, they will show a stubborn front. If there is no help for it, they will fight hard. Thus, without waiting to be marshaled, the soldiers will be constantly on the qui vive; without waiting to be asked, they will do your will; without restrictions, they will be faithful; without giving orders, they can be trusted. - Sun Tzu
I suppose the constant looming threat of nuclear war could be compared to a position of no escape.
Spoken like someone who doesn't receive fake renewal notices for tens of domains a month from shady vendors, all gleaned from the whois records. I wish private records had existed when I first started registering domains, they won't do me any good at this point. What is unacceptable about contact via proxy?
Apparently not. My macbook pro is now refusing to boot with a stop symbol at startup, and the x key doesn't work. I'm not very impressed, considering that it is only three months old. I'm a little miffed right now, $3300 is a lot of money for a laptop.
In my company, we run over 35 Linux servers... and a single Microsoft server. The reason for this is, we love exchange, it's the only Microsoft product worth running, specifically for push e-mail and the group calendaring. If the iPhone had exchange support, I would buy it on release day, without it, I can't.
Note: Exchange brings the simplicity of the Windows Registry to mail server configuration. Functionality over form I suppose, but I never thought I'd ever say, I wish this was as simple as sendmail.
Would the majority of women be satisfied to live in a world where their achievements are overlooked because they are unable to compete on the same level as men, for whatever reason?
There is a double standard here, if a woman is the best, the record is listed as the best person at x, if a man is best, then records are usually listed as best male and best female at x.
The problem is, this isn't practical for most of the country. I'll use myself as an example. Right now, I live 12 miles from work. I live in Maryland, so the weather is only acceptable for biking about three months a year, and even then, only when it is sunny. Once the temperature drops below about 60 degrees, it burns my lungs and I can't bike as far.
I'm in pretty good shape, I can knock out the 12 miles during rush hour in about 45 minutes. It actually takes longer to drive in. The way in is mostly uphill, and the way back is mostly downhill. I seriously doubt the average American could bike 12 miles mostly uphill. Given that, I try to bike in during the summer months, primarily for the exercise (and because ethanol prices are killing my SUV, shut up, you can't pull a boat with a prius).
The primary reason this isn't practical is because of the exertion required. Go to a gym, and bike for 45 minutes at 17 miles an hour or so, then see how you look and smell. You want to sit in your cubicle all day in that condition? Fortunately, I belong to the gym right next door to the office, so I stop in there in the morning to shower. The other big problem is the weather. Unexpected thunderstorms are not entirely uncommon, and biking, or waiting out a downpour, isn't my idea of a good time. Additionally, I have suffered equipment failure multiple times. For example, last summer I popped a tire about 6 miles in, my cell battery died when I tried to make a call, so I got stuck carrying my bike six miles in to work, in 85-90 degree heat, not fun.
In short, assuming that large portions of the country could forgo vehicles for either public transportation, or human powered transportation is very short sighted. Every circumstance is different.
I'll throw this in as well. I ran into some Europeans in a bar in New York a few years ago. They were on vacation, had rented a car, and planned to drive to Chicago. They expected the drive to take about 4 hours. I think that, on occasion, Europeans neglect that the United States and Europe are very different.
This is exactly why computers shouldn't "forget". Your comment, and the majority of that post, provides invaluable cultural insight into the thoughts of a community on a device, which, years later, would become an everyday item.
Tell me about it. I walked into the CS advising office one day, and the receptionist was bitching to someone that the students acted like they exist to serve them. I'm pretty sure that would be part of the job description.
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I wouldn't call him a moron. This story has been picked up all over the internet. For $385 (the cost to file a trademark application), I don't know that it is possible to get much more promotion.
The promo video on that website is very similar to a spoof video on youtube about a fake energy drink called Power Thirst. At the very least, it was definitely inspired by it: http://youtube.com/watch?v=SrPIRYhdnqs. Turbopuns indeed.
Background checks aren't so much about what you did, more about what you don't admit you did or try to hide. In other words, if you'll lie about that stupid youthful indiscretion, chances are you'll try to hide other stuff as well.
I didn't say they didn't handle it, I said they didn't handle it well. And they don't. For instance, the menu bar only displays in the primary monitor, so if I am using Textmate on the secondary screen, and I want to open another project, I have to scroll the mouse to the primary monitor and navigate the menus there. Not very usable. Constantly resizing and manually shuffling applications is unproductive, real maximize and, as another poster said, a tiling window manager, would do wonders to address this.
I'm comparing operating systems to operating systems, specifically a Mac hooked to a 37" screen and a PC hooked to three displays. In that context, they are both effectively desktops being used for the same task. If I was comparing there ability to send e-mails from a coffee shop, it would be no contest though, the Mac has a much better interface for day to day tasks.
I couldn't agree more. Neither Windows or OS X seem to really handle very large or multiple monitors well. Windows issues can be remedied, for the most part, with Ultramon, but it would seem that this functionality should be built into the OS.
I have a 37" display connected to my Macbook pro, and two 20" 4:3 monitors, as well as a 23" 16:9 monitor connected to my windows desktop. As long as Ultramon is installed, the windows machine is much better for development work than the Macbook. Separate workspaces provides more utility than one huge workspace. With the 37" I find I am constantly moving and resizing windows because stuff ends up overlapping and getting in the way. With three monitors, I can have three separate apps maximized to a screen. I usually have the project specs on the left screen, the documentation to the right, and the project itself upfront. Additionally, I have a e-mail to the left and Firefox to the right, and can shuffle maximized apps between screens in two clicks.
But if you had to reinstall without your hard drive crashing, or you were wise enough to make backups, you wouldn't be able to access the Apple Server to issue a new entitlement to the new install to view the content that you purchased. It's very much a similar situation, except the entitlement doesn't happen every time a track is played, just every time a new machine is authorized to play a track.
At least in the US, blogs aren't protected by journalism laws, whereas a pamphlet very well may.
With my Exchange Disks, I had a separate disk for Outlook included. From http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=exup2004:
Note: Organizations with Exchange Client Access Licenses can use one Microsoft e-mail client for each CAL owned. Microsoft e-mail clients are Entourage for Mac users and Outlook for Windows users.
Every CAL license for Exchange includes the ability to use one Microsoft E-Mail client. Either Entourage for Mac, or Outlook for Windows. IIRC they will mail you the Entourage disk if you request it, Exchange only ships with Outlook.
Throw your soldiers into positions whence there is no escape, and they will prefer death to flight. If they will face death, there is nothing they may not achieve. Officers and men alike will put forth their uttermost strength. Soldiers when in desperate straits lose the sense of fear. If there is no place of refuge, they will stand firm. If they are in hostile country, they will show a stubborn front. If there is no help for it, they will fight hard. Thus, without waiting to be marshaled, the soldiers will be constantly on the qui vive; without waiting to be asked, they will do your will; without restrictions, they will be faithful; without giving orders, they can be trusted. - Sun Tzu
I suppose the constant looming threat of nuclear war could be compared to a position of no escape.
Spoken like someone who doesn't receive fake renewal notices for tens of domains a month from shady vendors, all gleaned from the whois records. I wish private records had existed when I first started registering domains, they won't do me any good at this point. What is unacceptable about contact via proxy?
Yes, owning only 40% of the company previously didn't give the executives enough to talk about at cocktail parties. NG does tons of real work.
Apparently not. My macbook pro is now refusing to boot with a stop symbol at startup, and the x key doesn't work. I'm not very impressed, considering that it is only three months old. I'm a little miffed right now, $3300 is a lot of money for a laptop.
Sounds like somebody hasn't seen Dylan live in the last five years. It isn't the CD audio quality that is bad...
We don't use active directory at all, and everything runs just fine.
In my company, we run over 35 Linux servers... and a single Microsoft server. The reason for this is, we love exchange, it's the only Microsoft product worth running, specifically for push e-mail and the group calendaring. If the iPhone had exchange support, I would buy it on release day, without it, I can't.
Note: Exchange brings the simplicity of the Windows Registry to mail server configuration. Functionality over form I suppose, but I never thought I'd ever say, I wish this was as simple as sendmail.
Would the majority of women be satisfied to live in a world where their achievements are overlooked because they are unable to compete on the same level as men, for whatever reason?
There is a double standard here, if a woman is the best, the record is listed as the best person at x, if a man is best, then records are usually listed as best male and best female at x.
The problem is, this isn't practical for most of the country. I'll use myself as an example. Right now, I live 12 miles from work. I live in Maryland, so the weather is only acceptable for biking about three months a year, and even then, only when it is sunny. Once the temperature drops below about 60 degrees, it burns my lungs and I can't bike as far.
I'm in pretty good shape, I can knock out the 12 miles during rush hour in about 45 minutes. It actually takes longer to drive in. The way in is mostly uphill, and the way back is mostly downhill. I seriously doubt the average American could bike 12 miles mostly uphill. Given that, I try to bike in during the summer months, primarily for the exercise (and because ethanol prices are killing my SUV, shut up, you can't pull a boat with a prius).
The primary reason this isn't practical is because of the exertion required. Go to a gym, and bike for 45 minutes at 17 miles an hour or so, then see how you look and smell. You want to sit in your cubicle all day in that condition? Fortunately, I belong to the gym right next door to the office, so I stop in there in the morning to shower. The other big problem is the weather. Unexpected thunderstorms are not entirely uncommon, and biking, or waiting out a downpour, isn't my idea of a good time. Additionally, I have suffered equipment failure multiple times. For example, last summer I popped a tire about 6 miles in, my cell battery died when I tried to make a call, so I got stuck carrying my bike six miles in to work, in 85-90 degree heat, not fun.
In short, assuming that large portions of the country could forgo vehicles for either public transportation, or human powered transportation is very short sighted. Every circumstance is different.
I'll throw this in as well. I ran into some Europeans in a bar in New York a few years ago. They were on vacation, had rented a car, and planned to drive to Chicago. They expected the drive to take about 4 hours. I think that, on occasion, Europeans neglect that the United States and Europe are very different.
This is exactly why computers shouldn't "forget". Your comment, and the majority of that post, provides invaluable cultural insight into the thoughts of a community on a device, which, years later, would become an everyday item.
Tell me about it. I walked into the CS advising office one day, and the receptionist was bitching to someone that the students acted like they exist to serve them. I'm pretty sure that would be part of the job description.
Huh... I bought a Dell server at least 5 years ago with a version of Red Hat.