Someone change this from 'flamebait' to 'informative'. Despite the somewhat inflammatory tone, what he says is correct. You can use multiple button mice with your Mac, and the other buttons can do things.
I would like to see 2 button mice become standard with the Mac though (3 goes away from the simplicity they're going for, but 2 is fine - 3-4 buttons can be assigned to macros, etc).
Obviously this guy has never worked tech support before. If he had, he'd know that these kinds of jokes are the single thing preventing support techs from hunting down and murdering their users.
These strips are meant for techs, not users. We laugh. What's wrong with that?
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Blind anti-Americanism sees to be as fashionable these days as blind American nationalism was back in the 40's and 50's.
Witness the number of Anon. Cowards railing against America on a regular basis on these boards. America isn't perfect by any means, but it's not all that bad. CDA and Echelon aside, our variation of 'free speech' is better than many countries, and the average person here is pretty well off financially by global standards.
It could be better, but it could be a lot, lot worse...
The existance of Jesus, in itself, isn't so hard to believe (although I wouldn't bet on it).
The fairy-tale surrounding it, however, is. Show me a verifiable, repeatable experiment that proves that he is the son of god, and you'll have a convert.
Not easy, though: This would assume that there is a god (you'd have to prove it), that this god had a son (that too), and that this son happens to be the same Jesus mentioned in the bible.
Think whatever you wish, but I still maintain that Jesus would not be a geek - if he were, he would have provided better documentation and explained what scientific processes led to his resurrection, walking on water, etc.
Simply put, religion is the antithesis of science. One requires a suspension of disbelief, the other requires as much verifiable evidence as possible.
I could argue the validity of relying on a state of being verb in this case, but I won't. Once again, you dodge the issue entirely. Purposefully steering around the main point of a discussion via the use of tangents is usually indicative of the lack of a real argument.
If you plan on replying again, please read the thread again and reply to my point in its entirety (without insults would be great - it doesn't make you look very good when you resort to them).
My point, in case you don't wish to look for it: Everyone who comprehends "Gödel" will understand "Godel". Missing umlauts don't hurt the communicative process, but your incessant whining does.
PS: While you're at it, I'll ask for the _third_ time for you to explain your use of 'eh' and that first comma. Being the self proclaimed genius that you are, you should have no trouble.
Beginning a sentence with the word 'And' is commonly considered bad grammar, and was beaten into many of our heads well before 6th grade. Some of the more 'progressive' teachers don't have a problem with it in informal writing, but most will cringe upon hearing it. I personally don't care, but _you're_ the fucking Gammar Nazi, not I.
To not recognize your mistakes makes you a hypocrite.
Regardless, you miss the point. In a sad attempt to ignore the rest of my post, you focus on a single small point that I made. You avoid my main point that it doesn't matter, this isn't a fucking essay. If you insist on trying to find a way to justify your anti-Americanism, why don't you focus on our policies or actions instead?
Once again, I state that a missing umlaut makes no difference at all in this thread - you understood what he meant, as did everyone else. To complain about it endlessly all over Slashdot only makes you look petty and pedantic.
BTW: You still haven't defended your use of 'eh', nor the overuse of commas.
1. You began a sentence with the word 'And', a definate no-no in the English language.
2. Regarding "...right now, too, eh?", do you really need that first comma? Is 'eh' really an appropriate word to use?
(you do know what they say about those living in glass houses, right?)
You know the reason why we occasionally misspell things or otherwise use improper grammar? Because we don't care. The use of language has a single purpose, to communicate an idea. The fact that you automatically assumed we meant Godel (lacking an umlaut for the sole purpose of spiting you) means that the sentence performed its task perfectly. Ditto with the other 5-6 messages you or others like you have insisted on replying to with snide, elitist spelling corrections.
It's sad to think that there are actually people out there who get some sort of thrill whenever a Slashdot post pops up with a misspelling, as they get to correct someone's usage of a word. I'm not sure whether to attribute this to the lack of a life or simply a case of obsessive compulsive disorder.
Regardless, you need to understand that we simply don't care. The idea is presented, understood, etc. I have no idea why so many Europeans have it in for America and its residents.
Anyhow, I hope my fellow Americans will understand that you are not representative of the European community.
My understanding was that he was an agnostic, with a lack of real belief in a god.
To make pure assumptions that there is no god is very unscientific. Then again, the same could be said about assuming that there is no such thing as a purple cow orbiting around Saturn. We simply don't know.
Yet, you can imagine that even though it is impossible to disprove anything, you don't exactly need to believe in it. A true scientist can make basic assumptions, but anything is possible.
It's a perfectly acceptable quote, and IMHO one that catches the situation perfectly.
First, you are basically stating that this will save tons of lives. Will it really? Very few people die in hijackings and airline bombings, and this won't do a damn thing about iced wings or engine failure. No disrespect to those who have lost family due to airline violence, but there are a large number of things that have killed far more people.
This is speculation, but I bet far more people die in household accidents yearly than do in airline hijackings and bombings. What is the most likely solution? Why, cameras in homes of course - privacy is of little concern when your child could drown in the tub or you can crack your head changing a light bulb on a vaulted ceiling. This could save lives, right?
Right?
Anyhow, your comment that you were in the military is hardly surprising. Shave the hair off, wear the same clothes, shout the same words, make your bed just so. Conform, conform, conform. While one could make the argument that this is of some use for the military (I wouldn't believe it, but...), most of us civilians would prefer to behave like men and women and not herd animals.
I think we should cut of peoples' arms prior to entering a plane - without arms, they can't stab anyone. The children would be far safer (albeit armless).
Sounds ludicrous? Yes, and so does your fallacy.
Anecdotal evidence makes for good soundbites, but it doesn't really help your argument much. The way you word it, you get a choice of either being searched or blown up. In reality, such cases are VERY rare, and may not be worth the loss of rights this might entail (Some people would gladly take the 1 in a million chance instead of being treated like cattle).
This isn't homophobic. Some people have a case of 'modesty' to deal with. many straight men don't want women - even those who they consider attractive - to be looking at them naked. Their wives may not appreciate it either. Why do you assume this is homophobia?
Many people don't like to be looked at by anyone who could be attracted to them, whether they are or not (unless they are dating, married, etc). This would naturally include the opposite sex and homosexuals. Since when is it homophobic? I'd call it modesty - esp. since the original poster practically bent over backwards to state that he was not trying to be homophobic.
This militant political correctness bullshit is getting very old...
An individual writes a piece of software, and it is 'silenced'. This is in effect a case of someone treading on free speech.
At least, that's my take on it. This isn't about not having DVD capability on Linux, it's about a perfectly legal piece of software made illegal to protect corporate interests.
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Someone change this from 'flamebait' to 'informative'. Despite the somewhat inflammatory tone, what he says is correct. You can use multiple button mice with your Mac, and the other buttons can do things.
I would like to see 2 button mice become standard with the Mac though (3 goes away from the simplicity they're going for, but 2 is fine - 3-4 buttons can be assigned to macros, etc).
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
This isn't corporate America - this looks like a scam.
Even corporate America wouldn't touch this with a 10 foot pole...
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
Yep.
:>
Rumor says that they didn't downgrade the graphics capability in the PSX-2. There are some whisperings that it may actually _improve_ some.
Pretty cool, huh?
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
Obviously this guy has never worked tech support before. If he had, he'd know that these kinds of jokes are the single thing preventing support techs from hunting down and murdering their users.
These strips are meant for techs, not users. We laugh. What's wrong with that?
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
Blind anti-Americanism sees to be as fashionable these days as blind American nationalism was back in the 40's and 50's.
Witness the number of Anon. Cowards railing against America on a regular basis on these boards. America isn't perfect by any means, but it's not all that bad. CDA and Echelon aside, our variation of 'free speech' is better than many countries, and the average person here is pretty well off financially by global standards.
It could be better, but it could be a lot, lot worse...
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
Yeah, well, nobody is perfect.
You can read more here about Apple's faulty implementation here:
http://www.apple.com/about/year2000/y2kos.html
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
The existance of Jesus, in itself, isn't so hard to believe (although I wouldn't bet on it).
The fairy-tale surrounding it, however, is. Show me a verifiable, repeatable experiment that proves that he is the son of god, and you'll have a convert.
Not easy, though: This would assume that there is a god (you'd have to prove it), that this god had a son (that too), and that this son happens to be the same Jesus mentioned in the bible.
Think whatever you wish, but I still maintain that Jesus would not be a geek - if he were, he would have provided better documentation and explained what scientific processes led to his resurrection, walking on water, etc.
Simply put, religion is the antithesis of science. One requires a suspension of disbelief, the other requires as much verifiable evidence as possible.
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
Coward -
I could argue the validity of relying on a state of being verb in this case, but I won't. Once again, you dodge the issue entirely. Purposefully steering around the main point of a discussion via the use of tangents is usually indicative of the lack of a real argument.
If you plan on replying again, please read the thread again and reply to my point in its entirety (without insults would be great - it doesn't make you look very good when you resort to them).
My point, in case you don't wish to look for it: Everyone who comprehends "Gödel" will understand "Godel". Missing umlauts don't hurt the communicative process, but your incessant whining does.
PS: While you're at it, I'll ask for the _third_ time for you to explain your use of 'eh' and that first comma. Being the self proclaimed genius that you are, you should have no trouble.
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
Sounds like you're an expert on the topic - care to tell us more?
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
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I personally don't care, but _you're_ the fucking Gammar Nazi, not I.
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Grammar, not gammer. Oops.
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
"And Gödel is still preferable."
g rammar/sentfrag.htm
This is what is known as a sentence fragment - in this case, it lacks a verb.
http://www.lynchburg.edu/public/writcntr/guide/
Beginning a sentence with the word 'And' is commonly considered bad grammar, and was beaten into many of our heads well before 6th grade. Some of the more 'progressive' teachers don't have a problem with it in informal writing, but most will cringe upon hearing it. I personally don't care, but _you're_ the fucking Gammar Nazi, not I.
To not recognize your mistakes makes you a hypocrite.
Regardless, you miss the point. In a sad attempt to ignore the rest of my post, you focus on a single small point that I made. You avoid my main point that it doesn't matter, this isn't a fucking essay. If you insist on trying to find a way to justify your anti-Americanism, why don't you focus on our policies or actions instead?
Once again, I state that a missing umlaut makes no difference at all in this thread - you understood what he meant, as did everyone else. To complain about it endlessly all over Slashdot only makes you look petty and pedantic.
BTW: You still haven't defended your use of 'eh', nor the overuse of commas.
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
If you don't understand what he means, then who is the true idiot?
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
1. Not everyone's parents are oppressive. Some love their kids, no matter what, and let them be themselves.
2. Not all of society originates in a church.
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
1. You began a sentence with the word 'And', a definate no-no in the English language.
2. Regarding "...right now, too, eh?", do you really need that first comma? Is 'eh' really an appropriate word to use?
(you do know what they say about those living in glass houses, right?)
You know the reason why we occasionally misspell things or otherwise use improper grammar? Because we don't care. The use of language has a single purpose, to communicate an idea. The fact that you automatically assumed we meant Godel (lacking an umlaut for the sole purpose of spiting you) means that the sentence performed its task perfectly. Ditto with the other 5-6 messages you or others like you have insisted on replying to with snide, elitist spelling corrections.
It's sad to think that there are actually people out there who get some sort of thrill whenever a Slashdot post pops up with a misspelling, as they get to correct someone's usage of a word. I'm not sure whether to attribute this to the lack of a life or simply a case of obsessive compulsive disorder.
Regardless, you need to understand that we simply don't care. The idea is presented, understood, etc. I have no idea why so many Europeans have it in for America and its residents.
Anyhow, I hope my fellow Americans will understand that you are not representative of the European community.
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
Right.
My understanding was that he was an agnostic, with a lack of real belief in a god.
To make pure assumptions that there is no god is very unscientific. Then again, the same could be said about assuming that there is no such thing as a purple cow orbiting around Saturn. We simply don't know.
Yet, you can imagine that even though it is impossible to disprove anything, you don't exactly need to believe in it. A true scientist can make basic assumptions, but anything is possible.
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
Yeah, but his supposed geekiness is built on vaporware.
"Okay, now prove it"
"Um... Err..."
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
Yep, must be another day of the week, eh?
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
It's a perfectly acceptable quote, and IMHO one that catches the situation perfectly.
First, you are basically stating that this will save tons of lives. Will it really? Very few people die in hijackings and airline bombings, and this won't do a damn thing about iced wings or engine failure. No disrespect to those who have lost family due to airline violence, but there are a large number of things that have killed far more people.
This is speculation, but I bet far more people die in household accidents yearly than do in airline hijackings and bombings. What is the most likely solution? Why, cameras in homes of course - privacy is of little concern when your child could drown in the tub or you can crack your head changing a light bulb on a vaulted ceiling. This could save lives, right?
Right?
Anyhow, your comment that you were in the military is hardly surprising. Shave the hair off, wear the same clothes, shout the same words, make your bed just so. Conform, conform, conform. While one could make the argument that this is of some use for the military (I wouldn't believe it, but...), most of us civilians would prefer to behave like men and women and not herd animals.
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
I think we should cut of peoples' arms prior to entering a plane - without arms, they can't stab anyone. The children would be far safer (albeit armless).
Sounds ludicrous? Yes, and so does your fallacy.
Anecdotal evidence makes for good soundbites, but it doesn't really help your argument much. The way you word it, you get a choice of either being searched or blown up. In reality, such cases are VERY rare, and may not be worth the loss of rights this might entail (Some people would gladly take the 1 in a million chance instead of being treated like cattle).
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
This isn't homophobic. Some people have a case of 'modesty' to deal with. many straight men don't want women - even those who they consider attractive - to be looking at them naked. Their wives may not appreciate it either. Why do you assume this is homophobia?
Many people don't like to be looked at by anyone who could be attracted to them, whether they are or not (unless they are dating, married, etc). This would naturally include the opposite sex and homosexuals. Since when is it homophobic? I'd call it modesty - esp. since the original poster practically bent over backwards to state that he was not trying to be homophobic.
This militant political correctness bullshit is getting very old...
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
True - but this makes it a bit easier for this guy to be elected. He was popular to begin with, but encumbants usually have an easier time at it.
Of course, his only real rival is a Communist. And you though _we_ had a lack of choices...
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
If you think this is scary, look at the background of the guy who is replacing him...
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
Is it me, or is there a single anonymous coward running around and trying to insult each person who posts?
I say this because rhe insults aren't particularly inspired...
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
Fair enough.
:>
Anyone notice that Perl guys have excellent language skills?
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
An individual writes a piece of software, and it is 'silenced'. This is in effect a case of someone treading on free speech.
At least, that's my take on it. This isn't about not having DVD capability on Linux, it's about a perfectly legal piece of software made illegal to protect corporate interests.
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)