but it addressed the "I live in Australia and I know a hell of a lot more about this than you do" malarkey
Not knowing a simple widely reported and easily verifiable fact that hostages escaped out the front door, not the back, puts into question any claim of superior local knowledge
Not at all. It's a really good analogy, toddler walkers are forbidden in Europe due an estimated 14000 hospitalizations a year and some deaths: http://gh.elopedia.com/zijn-baby-wandelaars-veilig-te-gebruiken
While writing bad code won't usually put you in hospital, I do agree that the analogy is a good one. A toddler walking along hanging on to tables is pretty much what "teach yourself <insert language> using Notepad" would be like. I would at least carpet the floor to make it less slippery and put some bumpers on sharp corners by suggesting Notepad++. The popularity of toddler walkers doesn't mean they are in any way good for the child
If I want a pint of VB I drink Fosters then piss in a pint glass.
If you seriously think that VB is a 'good' Aussie beer then you've never set foot in this country.
The 'commercial' stuff like XXXX, VB and Fosters are the reason we Aussies call it 'piss', however there are some VERY nice brews here from the smaller breweries.... but few are a patch on those micro brews from Colorado
You sir are a TOOL of the highest order.
Considering a FULL install on a halfway decent box takes about 1 hour (including me forgetting about it and not switching CD's) I would have to say that any operating system that installs itself 2 hours *BEFORE* I start is probably some sort of VIRUS.
you "... believe our politicians think the Web and the Internet are the same thing..." ???
You expect WAY to much from politicians. Wasn't it one of our state leaders that planned to "... ask the internet to block porn from our schools..."? Ahh yes, Bob Carr, the 'Black Adder' of Aussie politics - yet more proof that there is no form of life to basic to get into politics.
I would say that most politicians would be hard pressed to tell the difference between the Internet and pocket lint.
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but it addressed the "I live in Australia and I know a hell of a lot more about this than you do" malarkey
Not knowing a simple widely reported and easily verifiable fact that hostages escaped out the front door, not the back, puts into question any claim of superior local knowledge
Not at all. It's a really good analogy, toddler walkers are forbidden in Europe due an estimated 14000 hospitalizations a year and some deaths: http://gh.elopedia.com/zijn-baby-wandelaars-veilig-te-gebruiken
While writing bad code won't usually put you in hospital, I do agree that the analogy is a good one. A toddler walking along hanging on to tables is pretty much what "teach yourself <insert language> using Notepad" would be like. I would at least carpet the floor to make it less slippery and put some bumpers on sharp corners by suggesting Notepad++. The popularity of toddler walkers doesn't mean they are in any way good for the child
So very very sad
I concede that their chief brewer, Chuck Hahn, is American
... COORS!
Not only that - I believe he 'cut his teeth' at
If I want a pint of VB I drink Fosters then piss in a pint glass.
... but few are a patch on those micro brews from Colorado
If you seriously think that VB is a 'good' Aussie beer then you've never set foot in this country.
The 'commercial' stuff like XXXX, VB and Fosters are the reason we Aussies call it 'piss', however there are some VERY nice brews here from the smaller breweries.
You sir are a TOOL of the highest order. Considering a FULL install on a halfway decent box takes about 1 hour (including me forgetting about it and not switching CD's) I would have to say that any operating system that installs itself 2 hours *BEFORE* I start is probably some sort of VIRUS.
you "... believe our politicians think the Web and the Internet are the same thing ..." ???
..."? Ahh yes, Bob Carr, the 'Black Adder' of Aussie politics - yet more proof that there is no form of life to basic to get into politics.
You expect WAY to much from politicians. Wasn't it one of our state leaders that planned to "... ask the internet to block porn from our schools
I would say that most politicians would be hard pressed to tell the difference between the Internet and pocket lint.
Can linux be banned in .au?
Probably not - but I guess we'll have to wait for
a) the bill to be passed into law
b) the law to come into effect
until then, less FUD, more support.
Remember the black webpages (world-wide) when the U.S. tried the same stunt? I see very little black today!