what if 30 years ago a presidential candidate admitted pot smoking?
As I remember it, many people would have applauded his unusually non-presidential honesty. Now, many voters are, if anything, far more conservative and prudish than those of us from earlier generations.
It's a matter of cultural viewpoint. 13 years ago, I re-launched myself into new a degree program (in molecular biology) by way of a change of direction from my previous career, and since I was re-entering the university system as a first-year student, I was somewhat bemused to note the divergence in perspective of an entire generation whose only notion of the Cold War (for instance) was as a factoid mentioned in books or other publications. To many of us growing up in the '60s and '70s, the world was a totally different place, with a potentially fragile future.
If I were less open-minded, I might have (wrongly) drawn the conclusion that the 18-year-olds of 2000 were just spoilt brats, whereas in reality they have just never been required to think outside 1950s bourgeois norms.
My (admittedly defective) memory suspects you might have left a zero off the "blank"'s ID there. But the Max Headroom quote is relevant, nonetheless...
The nucleolus is a structure involved in RNA transcription inside biological cells. I am not aware of any use for the term 'nucleolus' in the context of subatomic physics.
Indeed. Unfortunately, there's no moderation option for "WTF are you talking about, you fool".
More apropos of the actual topic, I would remind readers of the adage that if they imagine they understand quantum physics, they probably haven't been paying attention.
I know I could ask Verizontal to block all texts, but I feel I need to retain the capability in case of a family emergency), but they tend to come in at all hours of the day and night.
I still think it's crazy that you have to pay to receive messages in some countries.
...enough people in America want admnistrations like that of Bush and Obama that a majority are voting them into power.
...largely because the net difference between the two parties is (almost) nil. Unfortunately, this is a trend throughout the Western world, where politicians of the major parties play to the misgivings of the least social-justice oriented of the electorate rather than exhibiting any courage to stand up for actual principles.
Well, there's something to be said for that. I have no particular desire to be part of Google's ecosystem, and I'm certainly not going to start using their products if I can't depend on them still being there tomorrow or the day after. Google is developing quite a habit of pulling the rug from under its users, and we shouldn't reward that.
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I may be wrong, but I think the french-based original Mandriva was almost dying one year ago
You aren't wrong, and neither is the symptom very new. I seem to remember the more originally original Mandrake begging for donations to keep it afloat back in 2001. Maybe I'm blind or stupid, but if they can keep dying for that long, there must be a workable business model in that.
I personally prefer the RedHat area of the Linux family tree
If this Mageia thingy is a descendant of Mandriva, which was a descendant of Mandrake, then you would presumably be using rpm anyway, so there should be plenty of common ground.
I tried out a few rpm-based distros back in the '90s, and while they usually functioned pretty much OK, I preferred (and still do) the simple Slackware "YAFIYGI" (You Asked For It, You Got It) approach with its simple *.t?z packaging.
The core packages just give you a world to stand on while you use the One True Package System for everything else (mostly):
$./configure --prefix=/usr/local && make && sudo make install"
If he hadn't explained, we would see a chorus of complaints that not every species of nerd is conversant with what BSD is. I recall a time when any/. user would slash his wrists before admitting that he was so utterly clueless, but now that time seems to belong to the same domain as the tooth fairy.
That's like saying 30% of traffic accidents are caused by drunk drivers - so 70% must be caused by sober drivers. Ergo, you're safer driving drunk than sober.
A majority of Americans were happy enough to be led to believe that Saddam Hussein was somehow responsible for the 9-11 attacks in order to justify invading Iraq.
Never mind that, you could just as easily kill someone just as effectively with a rubber band and a forked stick. Or a kitchen knife. Or a knitting needle. Or a bucket of dihydrogen monoxide. Or a piece of string. Where do you start, and where do you stop?
There is very little documentation on this, but if you run wireshark on a CNC mill you'll clearly see there are built-in "trojans" that phone home.
I have worked with CNC mills from the '80s and '90s that have no requirement for an internet connection. They might seem primitive to you, but they get the job done with more than enough precision.
And, for that matter, a halfway decent workman could probably fabricate just about everything he needs for a workable automatic weapon with nothing more than a good lathe, a hacksaw and a decent selection of files.
[My point of view here is that of a former blacksmith. I am old enough to remember the adage that "By the hammer and the hand, all other arts do stand".]
Although Luddites have an interesting history, along with the clog-throwers (saboteurs), that isn't really germane to this case. However, it is easy enough to understand a reluctance to accept the casual and uncontrolled production of murder weapons. It's just too bad that any injunction would be totally unenforceable.
Incidentally (re. TFS), a survey of 1000 subjects is admissible as a valid statistic, provided that the proper sampling rules are applied.
Magneto? What species of VW had one of those? I've had various cars and motorcycles dating back to ~1915, but AFAIK no People's Car ever had a magneto. Unless, of course, you're confusing the term with a coil and/or distributor.
It won't work, you know. The anal passage has a very thin membrane, through which small compounds (including EtOH) can pass readily into the bloodstream. This is why the "fundamental approach" is still popularly used in many countries as a means of administering drugs. (I nearly said "delivering drugs", but that didn't quite come out the way I meant it.:))
Incidentally, I don't know about requirements in the US, but here in Australia drivers of heavy vehicles must have a BAC of zero.
This is common in Tasmania, too. Telstra makes a pervasive advertising schtick touting the ubiquity of their NextG services, but it's a complete lie here. My closest cell tower is 34km away from my home in the Northern part of the state, and reception is spotty even in Hobart. So whether or not you have a data plan is irrelevant if you can't get access.
As a matter of interest, there re some apposite and insightful comments at the link posted by the OP in this part of the thread:
This is Google's take on it:
Closing products always involves tough choices, but we do think very hard about each decision and its implications for our users. Streamlining our services enables us to focus on creating beautiful technology that will improve people’s lives.
And here are a couple of the responses:
http://www.google.com/mobile/sms/search/
returns a 404-page not found message, not a thoughtful summary of the the 'very hard' thinking that went into the Google decision to summarily shut down a valuable service.
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Google's decision to shut down the SMS search service only serves to widen the information divide between the haves and have-nots. [...]
Google, I'll challenge you to take a look at this service from a social-justice lens. Please cut the crap about "beautiful technology that will improve people's lives" when you're only talking about improving things for the techno-elite.
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The correct response should have been "Who is Pamela Anderson?"
what if 30 years ago a presidential candidate admitted pot smoking?
As I remember it, many people would have applauded his unusually non-presidential honesty. Now, many voters are, if anything, far more conservative and prudish than those of us from earlier generations.
It's a matter of cultural viewpoint. 13 years ago, I re-launched myself into new a degree program (in molecular biology) by way of a change of direction from my previous career, and since I was re-entering the university system as a first-year student, I was somewhat bemused to note the divergence in perspective of an entire generation whose only notion of the Cold War (for instance) was as a factoid mentioned in books or other publications. To many of us growing up in the '60s and '70s, the world was a totally different place, with a potentially fragile future.
If I were less open-minded, I might have (wrongly) drawn the conclusion that the 18-year-olds of 2000 were just spoilt brats, whereas in reality they have just never been required to think outside 1950s bourgeois norms.
Wow. I'm not only non-social, a non-team-player, but also a serial killer.
Cool, I guess.
Better that than stupid.
It is about the erosion of rights and the use of technology to increasingly monitor people.
If anyone has even the slightest reservations re the above, they shouldn't even consider using Facebook.
My (admittedly defective) memory suspects you might have left a zero off the "blank"'s ID there. But the Max Headroom quote is relevant, nonetheless...
The nucleolus is a structure involved in RNA transcription inside biological cells. I am not aware of any use for the term 'nucleolus' in the context of subatomic physics.
Indeed. Unfortunately, there's no moderation option for "WTF are you talking about, you fool".
More apropos of the actual topic, I would remind readers of the adage that if they imagine they understand quantum physics, they probably haven't been paying attention.
I know I could ask Verizontal to block all texts, but I feel I need to retain the capability in case of a family emergency), but they tend to come in at all hours of the day and night.
I still think it's crazy that you have to pay to receive messages in some countries.
Don't you have a "Do not Call" registry?
You just had to get close enough to have it automatically installed over NFC. No need to have your face ever seen.
And does anyone actually trust NFC enough to leave it enabled? Not me, anyway. Same applies to bluetooth.
...enough people in America want admnistrations like that of Bush and Obama that a majority are voting them into power.
...largely because the net difference between the two parties is (almost) nil. Unfortunately, this is a trend throughout the Western world, where politicians of the major parties play to the misgivings of the least social-justice oriented of the electorate rather than exhibiting any courage to stand up for actual principles.
Your head still seems to be attached.
Only the smaller one, apparently. ;)
The anti-social network?
Well, there's something to be said for that. I have no particular desire to be part of Google's ecosystem, and I'm certainly not going to start using their products if I can't depend on them still being there tomorrow or the day after. Google is developing quite a habit of pulling the rug from under its users, and we shouldn't reward that.
I may be wrong, but I think the french-based original Mandriva was almost dying one year ago
You aren't wrong, and neither is the symptom very new. I seem to remember the more originally original Mandrake begging for donations to keep it afloat back in 2001. Maybe I'm blind or stupid, but if they can keep dying for that long, there must be a workable business model in that.
I personally prefer the RedHat area of the Linux family tree
If this Mageia thingy is a descendant of Mandriva, which was a descendant of Mandrake, then you would presumably be using rpm anyway, so there should be plenty of common ground.
./configure --prefix=/usr/local && make && sudo make install"
I tried out a few rpm-based distros back in the '90s, and while they usually functioned pretty much OK, I preferred (and still do) the simple Slackware "YAFIYGI" (You Asked For It, You Got It) approach with its simple *.t?z packaging.
The core packages just give you a world to stand on while you use the One True Package System for everything else (mostly):
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No.
If he hadn't explained, we would see a chorus of complaints that not every species of nerd is conversant with what BSD is. I recall a time when any /. user would slash his wrists before admitting that he was so utterly clueless, but now that time seems to belong to the same domain as the tooth fairy.
OK, but that's a silly argument. 6% is only 6%.
That's like saying 30% of traffic accidents are caused by drunk drivers - so 70% must be caused by sober drivers. Ergo, you're safer driving drunk than sober.
A majority of Americans were happy enough to be led to believe that Saddam Hussein was somehow responsible for the 9-11 attacks in order to justify invading Iraq.
Never mind that, you could just as easily kill someone just as effectively with a rubber band and a forked stick. Or a kitchen knife. Or a knitting needle. Or a bucket of dihydrogen monoxide. Or a piece of string. Where do you start, and where do you stop?
There is very little documentation on this, but if you run wireshark on a CNC mill you'll clearly see there are built-in "trojans" that phone home.
I have worked with CNC mills from the '80s and '90s that have no requirement for an internet connection. They might seem primitive to you, but they get the job done with more than enough precision.
And, for that matter, a halfway decent workman could probably fabricate just about everything he needs for a workable automatic weapon with nothing more than a good lathe, a hacksaw and a decent selection of files.
[My point of view here is that of a former blacksmith. I am old enough to remember the adage that "By the hammer and the hand, all other arts do stand".]
Although Luddites have an interesting history, along with the clog-throwers (saboteurs), that isn't really germane to this case. However, it is easy enough to understand a reluctance to accept the casual and uncontrolled production of murder weapons. It's just too bad that any injunction would be totally unenforceable.
Incidentally (re. TFS), a survey of 1000 subjects is admissible as a valid statistic, provided that the proper sampling rules are applied.
Indeed. After all, there are plenty of Americans to spare...
Who says Attenborough is ever going to retire? After all, he's 87, but he looks like he's only 70. Maybe he hath drunk of the elixir of life...
Magneto? What species of VW had one of those? I've had various cars and motorcycles dating back to ~1915, but AFAIK no People's Car ever had a magneto. Unless, of course, you're confusing the term with a coil and/or distributor.
It won't work, you know. The anal passage has a very thin membrane, through which small compounds (including EtOH) can pass readily into the bloodstream. This is why the "fundamental approach" is still popularly used in many countries as a means of administering drugs. (I nearly said "delivering drugs", but that didn't quite come out the way I meant it. :))
Incidentally, I don't know about requirements in the US, but here in Australia drivers of heavy vehicles must have a BAC of zero.
As a matter of interest, there re some apposite and insightful comments at the link posted by the OP in this part of the thread:
This is Google's take on it:
Closing products always involves tough choices, but we do think very hard about each decision and its implications for our users. Streamlining our services enables us to focus on creating beautiful technology that will improve people’s lives.
And here are a couple of the responses:
http://www.google.com/mobile/sms/search/ returns a 404-page not found message, not a thoughtful summary of the the 'very hard' thinking that went into the Google decision to summarily shut down a valuable service.
...
Google's decision to shut down the SMS search service only serves to widen the information divide between the haves and have-nots. [...] Google, I'll challenge you to take a look at this service from a social-justice lens. Please cut the crap about "beautiful technology that will improve people's lives" when you're only talking about improving things for the techno-elite.