Isn't it awesome how you get modded off topic for responding to someone correctly?
Now this is an element of debate. If Jesus and god are separate, then worshipping both is an affront to the first commandment. However if they are the same a la "trinity", then yes, Jesus smotes things.
Now let's watch my concise, and in context message get marked as troll and offtopic.
Now I know you can just download themes to your heart's content. I'm using a tiny theme because that's the way I like it. However there's no reason not to have several default themes to choose from at install time. I would suggest the themes be "Default", "Internet Explorer", "Netscape", "Opera" and perhaps a Macish theme. As long as it is explained that this is simply the look and feel and has no real functionality differences (explained in a calm and simple manner), things should be less scary. Previous posters are absolutely right-- the more different it looks, the more scared the user will be, even if everything is in exactly the same place.
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Wait, software end-users aren't programmers? Better not tell that to the *nix camp, or else they might crap themselves.
You're not as stupid as you sound (or our best testing indicates). Any way we can get the launching platform to do part of the boost (especially if it doesn't destroy itself) would be of big help.
The problem is acceleration. If we shoot the payload like a bullet, everything/body goes splat. I remember seeing one design once that kinda looked like a traintrack up a mountain. The idea was to give it a decent speed upon launch after accelerating over a good deal of track (via maglev I'd imagine). The problem with this design is.. well.. you're accelerating a rocket up a mountain... it can't be right;)
Someone unrelated, somewhat related: I bought my service a few months ago with AT&T. Everything is nice except in the past month I've gotten a bit of spam on it. All were in the form of messages so I could turn them all off-- but I shouldn't have to do that. Has anyone else experienced this spam, on other systems?
In the beginning,
the Earth was without form,
and void.
But the Sun shone upon the sleeping Earth
and deep inside the brittle crust
massive forces waited to be unleashed.
The seas parted
and great continents were formed.
The continents shifted, mountains arose.
Earthquakes spawned massive tidal waves.
Volcanoes erupted
and spewed forth fiery lava
and charged the atmosphere
with strange gases.
Into this swirling maelstrom
of Fire and Air and Water
the first stirrings of Life appeared:
tiny organisms, cells, and amoeba,
clinging to tiny sheltered habitats.
But the seeds of Life grew,
and strengthened, and spread,
and diversified,
and prospered,
and soon every continent and climate
teemed with Life.
And with Life came instinct,
and specialization, natural selection,
Reptiles, Dinosaurs, and Mammals
and finally there evolved a species
known as Man
and there appeared
the first faint glimmers of
Intelligence.
The fruits of intelligence were many:
fire, tools, and weapons,
the hunt, farming, and the sharing of food,
the family, the village, and the tribe.
Now it required but one more ingredient:
a great Leader
to unite the quarreling tribes
to harness the power of the land
to build a legacy
that would stand the test of time:
Toddler is amazed after opening smallest Russian doll yet found, only to find a smaller Russian doll inside. Baffled scientists cited saying yhat this must be the smallest Russian doll.
(Favorite line ever. Unfortunately it actually applies to this particular situation so it's not funny, moreover, it's confusing. Mod +1 good intentions)
While I do love those things, it does seem to be an expensive heat producer. I hope they do some heat dispersion testing. If a thousand of them in a desert turns out not to be a weather modifier or otherwise harmful, they're obviously awesome. Hell I want one (or ten).
The latter needs to be taken seriously with the others. If it's too hot to live where you are in the summer, the right answer might be 'don't live there' rather than 'turn up the A/C'. This is easy to manage: simply let the price of power rise to match how much it actually costs to make.. INCLUDING the environmental cleanup costs of the technology you use.
I couldn't agree more. I'll have to dodge several bullets but I must say I am quite happy that people around me are experiencing closer to what oil really costs. Of course we still have over a dollar to go before we hit that mark but people already complain. Gee, driving your own self, one engine per person, costs a lot of money? I'd like to say obviously, it's just that's not even that much money! What really gets me is how cheap it really is and yet people still think it costs a lot. 600 miles / 30 mpg = 20 gallons = $50. SUV? Double the number (you insensitive clod). Big freaken deal.
I am a full supporter of nuclear power. To start off with there is no doubt that it's the best thing we have--when nothing goes wrong. When things *do* go wrong, we need to be ready. Meltdowns can be made physically impossible at nearer plants and miniaturization allows us to have quadruple redundancy (or more) on all vital control systems.
To me there are only two real threats caused by nuclear power. The first is gradual degradation of components at a plant may not be properly noticed. There is a very good chance of this happening but as long as we activity examine all potential radioactivity releasers we won't have a problem. The second is waste disposal. Our current technique is to truck across the country. The public belief is when you do this often enough, eventually something has to go wrong. I would wonder if it's possible to build the disposal system into the plant. The actual size of the waste increases by at least one order of magnitude when we prepare it for cross-country freight.
What happens if we find out fusion cannot make a sustainable energy source? Oil won't last a hundred years and coal might be extremely destructive to our planet. Our technology isn't good in solar power yet but there is hope there. As far as I can tell, the only real world solution is nuclear power.
Thanks a lot. We get an interesting topic and you had to go and look up the answer. I thought the whole point of slashdot was an understanding that none of us actually read the article, let alone find new material on the matter!
My friend has it on with XP. He did his partitioning outside of the linux install using partition magic. Perhaps it's the partitioning software inside the install that's doing it?
My wife eyed me curiously. "Have you been drinking those weird drinks?" she asked. A goofy, out-of-context smile on my face provided the answer.
"You know, I think I like you better after you drink those things," she said. "They make you a better person." I will analyze this statement closely for the next several months.
I find this article almost up to Dave Barry quality (and I like Dave's stuff).
It's really sad that they're taught to jump on things like the firewall. They make it such thtat either you lie to them, or your on the phone for hours before you get to the real problem (if ever).
My computer had a problem. A really, really big one. They tried claiming I was running too many programs at once. Then they claimed spyware. Then they said I didn't have enough ram. Then they said my computer wasn't fast enough. Then they said it was because I wasn't using the preinstalled Windows ME. Finally after several phonecalls I got one of them to have it shipped to a center where they could check it out (Dell). The problem? Circuitry was "messed up" on the motherboard. I actually beleived this because it's the only explanations they offered which remotely fit. Did they fix it? No, but it's just as well--- they wanted around $1000 to do it. I was able to fix the computer for about $0 myself. It makes me wonder how many people they've ripped off. It's financial security through obscurity.
I don't remember where, but I heard that a corporation has all rights granted to it as an individual. Wait, it's on TV right now! Hah what luck (daily show repeat). Ok it was a court.
What I'd like to know is which animal on this planet will (would have) evolve into the next "Big Thing"? If it weren't for our timely sentience, many species we've killed over the years would still be around (mammoth, anyone?). My point is: is this planet at an evolutionary dead end until a disaster strikes, or is there a contender to be top eater? Could humanity be considered the natural disaster that they need?
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Isn't it awesome how you get modded off topic for responding to someone correctly?
Now this is an element of debate. If Jesus and god are separate, then worshipping both is an affront to the first commandment. However if they are the same a la "trinity", then yes, Jesus smotes things.
Now let's watch my concise, and in context message get marked as troll and offtopic.
... I read that as WHATWJD. And the answer (of course) is smote things.
Now I know you can just download themes to your heart's content. I'm using a tiny theme because that's the way I like it. However there's no reason not to have several default themes to choose from at install time. I would suggest the themes be "Default", "Internet Explorer", "Netscape", "Opera" and perhaps a Macish theme. As long as it is explained that this is simply the look and feel and has no real functionality differences (explained in a calm and simple manner), things should be less scary. Previous posters are absolutely right-- the more different it looks, the more scared the user will be, even if everything is in exactly the same place.
Wait, software end-users aren't programmers? Better not tell that to the *nix camp, or else they might crap themselves.
You're not as stupid as you sound (or our best testing indicates). Any way we can get the launching platform to do part of the boost (especially if it doesn't destroy itself) would be of big help. ;)
The problem is acceleration. If we shoot the payload like a bullet, everything/body goes splat. I remember seeing one design once that kinda looked like a traintrack up a mountain. The idea was to give it a decent speed upon launch after accelerating over a good deal of track (via maglev I'd imagine). The problem with this design is.. well.. you're accelerating a rocket up a mountain... it can't be right
Someone unrelated, somewhat related: I bought my service a few months ago with AT&T. Everything is nice except in the past month I've gotten a bit of spam on it. All were in the form of messages so I could turn them all off-- but I shouldn't have to do that. Has anyone else experienced this spam, on other systems?
In the beginning,
the Earth was without form,
and void.
But the Sun shone upon the sleeping Earth
and deep inside the brittle crust
massive forces waited to be unleashed.
The seas parted
and great continents were formed.
The continents shifted, mountains arose.
Earthquakes spawned massive tidal waves.
Volcanoes erupted
and spewed forth fiery lava
and charged the atmosphere
with strange gases.
Into this swirling maelstrom
of Fire and Air and Water
the first stirrings of Life appeared:
tiny organisms, cells, and amoeba,
clinging to tiny sheltered habitats.
But the seeds of Life grew,
and strengthened, and spread,
and diversified,
and prospered,
and soon every continent and climate
teemed with Life.
And with Life came instinct,
and specialization, natural selection,
Reptiles, Dinosaurs, and Mammals
and finally there evolved a species
known as Man
and there appeared
the first faint glimmers of
Intelligence.
The fruits of intelligence were many:
fire, tools, and weapons,
the hunt, farming, and the sharing of food,
the family, the village, and the tribe.
Now it required but one more ingredient:
a great Leader
to unite the quarreling tribes
to harness the power of the land
to build a legacy
that would stand the test of time:
a CIVILIZATION!
NEWS FLASH
Toddler is amazed after opening smallest Russian doll yet found, only to find a smaller Russian doll inside. Baffled scientists cited saying yhat this must be the smallest Russian doll.
Let me be the first to give a..
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...it used to be about the music!
(Favorite line ever. Unfortunately it actually applies to this particular situation so it's not funny, moreover, it's confusing. Mod +1 good intentions)
500-Megapixel
That's nothing. My camera has 8x optical zoom.
What's really annoying is you are completely correct. We have a perfectly able solution, however it involves an ISP doing something it shouldn't.
You've ruined my day. Thanks a lot.
While I do love those things, it does seem to be an expensive heat producer. I hope they do some heat dispersion testing. If a thousand of them in a desert turns out not to be a weather modifier or otherwise harmful, they're obviously awesome. Hell I want one (or ten).
The latter needs to be taken seriously with the others. If it's too hot to live where you are in the summer, the right answer might be 'don't live there' rather than 'turn up the A/C'. This is easy to manage: simply let the price of power rise to match how much it actually costs to make.. INCLUDING the environmental cleanup costs of the technology you use.
I couldn't agree more. I'll have to dodge several bullets but I must say I am quite happy that people around me are experiencing closer to what oil really costs. Of course we still have over a dollar to go before we hit that mark but people already complain. Gee, driving your own self, one engine per person, costs a lot of money? I'd like to say obviously, it's just that's not even that much money! What really gets me is how cheap it really is and yet people still think it costs a lot. 600 miles / 30 mpg = 20 gallons = $50. SUV? Double the number (you insensitive clod).
Big freaken deal.
I am a full supporter of nuclear power. To start off with there is no doubt that it's the best thing we have--when nothing goes wrong. When things *do* go wrong, we need to be ready. Meltdowns can be made physically impossible at nearer plants and miniaturization allows us to have quadruple redundancy (or more) on all vital control systems.
To me there are only two real threats caused by nuclear power. The first is gradual degradation of components at a plant may not be properly noticed. There is a very good chance of this happening but as long as we activity examine all potential radioactivity releasers we won't have a problem. The second is waste disposal. Our current technique is to truck across the country. The public belief is when you do this often enough, eventually something has to go wrong. I would wonder if it's possible to build the disposal system into the plant. The actual size of the waste increases by at least one order of magnitude when we prepare it for cross-country freight.
What happens if we find out fusion cannot make a sustainable energy source? Oil won't last a hundred years and coal might be extremely destructive to our planet. Our technology isn't good in solar power yet but there is hope there. As far as I can tell, the only real world solution is nuclear power.
You obviously haven't played unreal lately..
Thanks a lot. We get an interesting topic and you had to go and look up the answer. I thought the whole point of slashdot was an understanding that none of us actually read the article, let alone find new material on the matter!
I am so disillusioned right now.
My friend has it on with XP. He did his partitioning outside of the linux install using partition magic. Perhaps it's the partitioning software inside the install that's doing it?
'Audentes Fortuna Juvat,' which, translated into English, says 'Fortune Favors the Bold.'
To boldy go where no man has gone before.
Woman, having previously been there last year.
They could make him into a reoccuring side character who gets killed in every episode. Give him a taste of his own medicine.
</omg they killed shatner>
That's funnier than this?
My wife eyed me curiously. "Have you been drinking those weird drinks?" she asked. A goofy, out-of-context smile on my face provided the answer.
"You know, I think I like you better after you drink those things," she said. "They make you a better person." I will analyze this statement closely for the next several months.
I find this article almost up to Dave Barry quality (and I like Dave's stuff).
Lisa: This is madness. He's just peddling a bunch of easy answers.
Carl: And how!
It's really sad that they're taught to jump on things like the firewall. They make it such thtat either you lie to them, or your on the phone for hours before you get to the real problem (if ever).
My computer had a problem. A really, really big one. They tried claiming I was running too many programs at once. Then they claimed spyware. Then they said I didn't have enough ram. Then they said my computer wasn't fast enough. Then they said it was because I wasn't using the preinstalled Windows ME. Finally after several phonecalls I got one of them to have it shipped to a center where they could check it out (Dell). The problem? Circuitry was "messed up" on the motherboard. I actually beleived this because it's the only explanations they offered which remotely fit. Did they fix it? No, but it's just as well--- they wanted around $1000 to do it. I was able to fix the computer for about $0 myself. It makes me wonder how many people they've ripped off. It's financial security through obscurity.
I don't remember where, but I heard that a corporation has all rights granted to it as an individual. Wait, it's on TV right now! Hah what luck (daily show repeat). Ok it was a court.
What I'd like to know is which animal on this planet will (would have) evolve into the next "Big Thing"? If it weren't for our timely sentience, many species we've killed over the years would still be around (mammoth, anyone?). My point is: is this planet at an evolutionary dead end until a disaster strikes, or is there a contender to be top eater? Could humanity be considered the natural disaster that they need?