I'll indulge you, because you obviously have some sort of mental handicap.
There are a lot of Arab Muslim freedom fighters/terrorist in Iraq and Afghanistan because they're freaking Muslim Arab countries. Just like, of someone were to invade Indiana, there would be a lot of White Christian freedom fighters/terrorist. Because that's the majority of the state's population.
I hope that clears the matter up. But please, feel free to let me know if you still can't get it. I can get out a couple of sock puppets and explain it with apples and oranges.
I bet you are 18-19 years old, right? I went to college on 86-90, and I have to say GPs experience is dead on.
Give me a break. "back then" universities did NOT remotely expect students to have a PC in the "pre-linux" PC era, never mind fancy word processing software. DOS + Wordperfect maybe, by the END of that era. And in the meantime the labs would have offered a terminal session with vi and/or emacs.
Of course they did NOT expect you to have a PC. They provided big "computer labs" with hundreds of PCs... which were crammed the week before finals (which GP actually explained). Having your own PC was a BIG difference, so most of us in the computer majors usually did whatever it took to get one. Plus, back then it was not fashionable to study computer sciences; it was still "geek territory" (before geeks were cool). Chances are, if you wer studying computer science, you loved computers and, of course, you'd want your own.
If you are going back far enough that linux was still a gleam in Linus' eye, then you are in an era when the 80286 was HOT SHIT, and VGA delivered 256 colors at 320x200. And CAD was primarily run on computers from companies like Sun, SGI, and DEC. AutoCAD for DOS was just getting started, and had nothing on its big iron brethren.
AutoCAD for DOS was very much in operation back then, and you used it in your PC because you didn't have a Sun, SGI or DEC in your dorm room. I don't see why you find this so hard to understand. Plus, teachers expected you to have it because back then piracy was not a big deal. Someone would get a copy and pass it around to everyone. Heck, in a couple of my classes the teacher himself provided an original for all of the students to make copies. It was NOT a big deal.
Pretty much. No matter what the time was, I'm sure lots of his fellow students without computers (or using Apple IIs, Commodore 128s, and Tandys), and using the campuses lab facilities, managed not only not to flunk, but to excel.
Oh, you're sure... well, hot damnit, then it's settled. How can I compete with evidence like that? Anyway, as I said, most computer sciences students had a computer BECAUSE WE WANTED IT. We'd rather have a computer than a car, or than going out every Saturday night.
Really, you're discussing history --from your perspective-- with people who lived it. You better go find some Apollo astronauts and explain to them how the moon landings were faked.
...disregarding the considerable health problems he will no doubt face after being comatose for such a length of time, he must be having a rare, if not unique, experience.
I think "Troll" may get abused because there ar not enough good moderations.
There are trolls (plenty of them), so I think the mod should remain (what else are you gonna mod crapfloods?). But we also need a Incoherent mod, or a Just Plain Wrong mod. I think maybe some people use Troll for posts that should be modded down, but that are not flamebaits or redundant.
Yes, there is "Overrated", but a lot of people don't use it out of some sort of honor code (it looks as if they're trying to dodge metamod).
For the record, I also metamod every time I get the chance (sometimes once a day), and there definitively are trolls there.
Well, I had that one coming. I make one, one lame ass Ballmer joke, and not only do you not get it, but offer a reply which is far more informative and funny. Sorry and I won't do it again (altough I reserve the right to make lame ass Beowulf cluster jokes).
Get rid of "Troll". There are relatively few genuine trolls compared to the number of people of simply express unfounded opinions. Not that we want to reward that habit either, but calling them "trolls" is rude.
This is the wrong, wrong, wrong opinion of someone who reads at 3 (it's a mistake I used to make too, as I read at that threshold). Try reading at -1 for a few days, then come back and tell me we don't need a Troll mod.
I agree with a lot of your post, but this ditty...
It's perfectly reasonable to assume HDTV will be the standard for the next 50+ years. Only 3D TV could require something new, and that's nowhere near the horizon....sound amazingly miopic to me. Shades of "640K ought to be enough for everyone". I don't think a lot (maybe any) of our current tech will withstand for 50 years.
It is still wise though to bend over and grab your toes if you are out in the middle of a lightning storm, they say the ass is the safest place to get hit....
And before you ask, yes I use a DVD player that lets me skip past the warnings, preview nonsense, etc.
What brand is it? Seriously, I've been looking for one, and I haven't been able to find any recommendations in Google. And I don't want to buy DVD players randomly until I luck out. So, could you share the brand and model, so I can run and order one from Amazon?
Well, yeah, but back then they didn't leverage their capacities into proactive strategies to focus on the customer and become world-class organizations. So, even though they were "very large companies", they never maximized their potential to achieve unparalleled success.
-- more than 33 million signatures collected -- thousands and thousands of active petitions
What I really want to know is: How many of those petitions have succeeded in changing something? Anything?
My guess would be zero.
If you want to do something about it, get off your butt and DO something. Write letters, make phone calls, even run for office. Don't send a stupid "electronic signature" just so you can be smug about doing something. Because, in essence, you didn't.
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I'll indulge you, because you obviously have some sort of mental handicap.
There are a lot of Arab Muslim freedom fighters/terrorist in Iraq and Afghanistan because they're freaking Muslim Arab countries. Just like, of someone were to invade Indiana, there would be a lot of White Christian freedom fighters/terrorist. Because that's the majority of the state's population.
I hope that clears the matter up. But please, feel free to let me know if you still can't get it. I can get out a couple of sock puppets and explain it with apples and oranges.
Bashing on culture is lot different than bashing on race. One can change their culture, one can't change their race.
Michael Jackson?
I bet you are 18-19 years old, right? I went to college on 86-90, and I have to say GPs experience is dead on.
Give me a break. "back then" universities did NOT remotely expect students to have a PC in the "pre-linux" PC era, never mind fancy word processing software. DOS + Wordperfect maybe, by the END of that era. And in the meantime the labs would have offered a terminal session with vi and/or emacs.
Of course they did NOT expect you to have a PC. They provided big "computer labs" with hundreds of PCs... which were crammed the week before finals (which GP actually explained). Having your own PC was a BIG difference, so most of us in the computer majors usually did whatever it took to get one. Plus, back then it was not fashionable to study computer sciences; it was still "geek territory" (before geeks were cool). Chances are, if you wer studying computer science, you loved computers and, of course, you'd want your own.
If you are going back far enough that linux was still a gleam in Linus' eye, then you are in an era when the 80286 was HOT SHIT, and VGA delivered 256 colors at 320x200. And CAD was primarily run on computers from companies like Sun, SGI, and DEC. AutoCAD for DOS was just getting started, and had nothing on its big iron brethren.
AutoCAD for DOS was very much in operation back then, and you used it in your PC because you didn't have a Sun, SGI or DEC in your dorm room. I don't see why you find this so hard to understand.
Plus, teachers expected you to have it because back then piracy was not a big deal. Someone would get a copy and pass it around to everyone. Heck, in a couple of my classes the teacher himself provided an original for all of the students to make copies. It was NOT a big deal.
Pretty much. No matter what the time was, I'm sure lots of his fellow students without computers (or using Apple IIs, Commodore 128s, and Tandys), and using the campuses lab facilities, managed not only not to flunk, but to excel.
Oh, you're sure... well, hot damnit, then it's settled. How can I compete with evidence like that?
Anyway, as I said, most computer sciences students had a computer BECAUSE WE WANTED IT. We'd rather have a computer than a car, or than going out every Saturday night.
Really, you're discussing history --from your perspective-- with people who lived it. You better go find some Apollo astronauts and explain to them how the moon landings were faked.
"Expensive, Overpriced, Inexpensive..." I mean, really, what happened here? Is the /. Hivemind under Protoss attack, or something?
...disregarding the considerable health problems he will no doubt face after being comatose for such a length of time, he must be having a rare, if not unique, experience.
No! Ya think?
You got that wrong. The cameras in the police cars are there to protect YOU from the police officer. Think about it.
Wow. Way to extrapolate from one data point. I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
Quick! Someone tell the Greek guy who posted up there!
This story is useless without pics.
I think "Troll" may get abused because there ar not enough good moderations.
There are trolls (plenty of them), so I think the mod should remain (what else are you gonna mod crapfloods?). But we also need a Incoherent mod, or a Just Plain Wrong mod. I think maybe some people use Troll for posts that should be modded down, but that are not flamebaits or redundant.
Yes, there is "Overrated", but a lot of people don't use it out of some sort of honor code (it looks as if they're trying to dodge metamod).
For the record, I also metamod every time I get the chance (sometimes once a day), and there definitively are trolls there.
Did you RTFA? Because the eyes and the flowers were printed on the effing price list. There's even a pic of the price list.
Well, I had that one coming. I make one, one lame ass Ballmer joke, and not only do you not get it, but offer a reply which is far more informative and funny. Sorry and I won't do it again (altough I reserve the right to make lame ass Beowulf cluster jokes).
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Cheers
...he doesn't seem to do much, everything just works, and even if some idiot runs him over with a truck ...or hits him with a chair.
Just sayin'
Get rid of "Troll". There are relatively few genuine trolls compared to the number of people of simply express unfounded opinions. Not that we want to reward that habit either, but calling them "trolls" is rude.
This is the wrong, wrong, wrong opinion of someone who reads at 3 (it's a mistake I used to make too, as I read at that threshold). Try reading at -1 for a few days, then come back and tell me we don't need a Troll mod.
since humans are designed to walk about 30 to 45 minutes a day.
I don't want to call bullshit, but this kind of statement always sets off some bells in my mind. You wouldn't happen to have a cite, would you?
I agree with a lot of your post, but this ditty...
...sound amazingly miopic to me. Shades of "640K ought to be enough for everyone". I don't think a lot (maybe any) of our current tech will withstand for 50 years.
It's perfectly reasonable to assume HDTV will be the standard for the next 50+ years. Only 3D TV could require something new, and that's nowhere near the horizon.
It is still wise though to bend over and grab your toes if you are out in the middle of a lightning storm, they say the ass is the safest place to get hit....
Dude, who told you that? Your gay hiking partner?
I bet you Rob will give him the old runaround.
Here you go. Just click on the "Sponsors" tab.
Maybe it was the hot grits that made it explode?
Why can't you wear glasses to fly an airplane? No, really, why?
And before you ask, yes I use a DVD player that lets me skip past the warnings, preview nonsense, etc.
What brand is it? Seriously, I've been looking for one, and I haven't been able to find any recommendations in Google. And I don't want to buy DVD players randomly until I luck out. So, could you share the brand and model, so I can run and order one from Amazon?
It is not uncommon to hear words like "pion" come from their mouths.
Do they spend a lot of time talking about particle physics?
Well, yeah, but back then they didn't leverage their capacities into proactive strategies to focus on the customer and become world-class organizations. So, even though they were "very large companies", they never maximized their potential to achieve unparalleled success.
From the site:
-- more than 33 million signatures collected --
thousands and thousands of active petitions
What I really want to know is: How many of those petitions have succeeded in changing something? Anything?
My guess would be zero.
If you want to do something about it, get off your butt and DO something. Write letters, make phone calls, even run for office. Don't send a stupid "electronic signature" just so you can be smug about doing something. Because, in essence, you didn't.