In replying to you I am risking having a chair thrown at me but here goes;
Microsoft has posted first and second quarterly results for fiscal year 2008 that that have been nothing less than spectacular. It is debt free, paying dividends, and holds $20 billion or so in cash.
Interestingly, since Windows Vista became generally available one year ago, Microsoft's client business has grown more than 20% and sales of Windows Vista have now surpassed 100 million licenses.
If this is castration, then let's give the eunuchs their due:
Like Eunuchs or in the case UNIX (and the little brother Linux) the price of the OS is NOTHING. They get their income from the support systems around the OS, SUN has it's Hardware and support, Linux (all forms) has a good support and lots of sales of books by that O'Reilly dude (Technical books one NOT the idiot blowhard)
Vista is the only client OS to show significant growth in years.OS Platform Stats
You can argue all you like about the specifics of the w3Schools stats but you are going to have a much harder time explaining away the long term trends exposed there.
you mean
Windows XP is the most popular operating system. The windows family counts for nearly 90%: Funny I don't seem Vista being significant, XP is still accounts for 70%+ overall which means about 90% of Windows users are on XP. Apple ties their own shoelaces together by making their OS run mostly on their own hardware. SGI did that too, look where it got them. Sun has had the sense to invest heavily in the PC hardware market and runs nicely on commodity gear but better on SUN gear.
you must think I am an idiot Linux zealot or did you not read my own words "Linux in spite of it's Fanboys"
What's the point? The DoJ has achieved less real change in the past decade than the EU has achieved in past two years. No, the economy and a really terrible flagship product (Vista) have castrated them already. Linux in spite of it's Fanboys has really started to take root as an option.
Remember that most of the people currently buying computers these days don't know what the black stuff on Bill Gates' Icon is about.
I guess from now on I'll have to perform the 8 level DoD 5220.69M brain wipe instead of the plain old erase procedure:( So much trouble, when there nothing a bulk eraser can't solve.
Well these guys ain't Boy Scouts by any means. If anything they have gone over to the Dark Side and been Darth Vader'ed. They just don't have the cool uniforms or that neat mask with the James Earl Jones Voice.
But lucky for them they aren't from the New movies, that would be just cruel.
Being the Press tends to have more attention getting power then being a voter. Even if you come off as just a Blogger that is enough to get some serious notice from the congresscritter. A Blogger can cause serious trouble, but if you start the conversation as sincerely being on that polico's side your going to get at least a few points into their head.
Consider that robots cost money, the country with more economic power is likely to be the winner in such a conflict. A large part of the U.S.A.'s success in WW2 was the sheer capacity of it's factories which were by if nothing but distance well defended against attack. European nations where under constant attack on their military infrastructure while American Factories where never bombed and even the concept of saboteurs blowing up factories in the States was a ridiculous notion to the Axis. Sure, Blow up the Pittsburgh bomb factory then you still have 20 more scattered about the US.
Robots won't be used simply because a robot doesn't have the discrimination as to who to attack and not to. Despite Orwellian fantasies, the practical upshot is that you would suffer to much friendly fire from such weapons and intense PR backlash. Sorry I don't see it happening.
Telepresence weapons are far more likely, as we have already seen in use.
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture has been denying their work on this. America is full of fully trained pilots for these crafts (Wii, Xbox, Playstation etc).
Suggested reading of Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers and Robert Aspirin's Cold Cash War
It is also said - by esotherics and mysticists - that the cerebellum is the part of the brain that prophets and seers have learned to use 100% on command. The Bodi-Tree under which Budda sits is supposed to be a symbol of the cerebellum and have a simular structue with its branches and leaves, and thus represents enlightenment. If you read about the prime goals in Zen Buddisim ('thoughtless thinking', 'reasonless acting' etc.) you get the impression that it does involve a superior flexibility in activating and de-activating cognitive functions of the brain. Sorry but that's romantic nonsense. Your imbibing the practice with abilities and intentions which was neither historical, factual, nor currently held theories. You've raised the actual focus of the practice and theory to that of say Dragonball Z.
I practice Aikido, and the most difficult part of it is not to have your cognitive brain interfere when you're exectuing a technique against an opponent (or two or three...). It's what you practice in such Arts. Thus all the meditating and all that. It's really nothing religious - it's simply training your mind in the very same methodic and well-planned manner you train your body. Well at least part of your post makes sense. However it's more along the lines of 'If you had to think about breathing you would be too busy to do anything else.' So let your body act as though the fighting was natural as breathing.... and if anything Aikido is more of a Taoist art then Buddhist. TAO is all about flowing. Your instructors may speak about Buddhism but it doesn't really match up. However I won't argue this as the truth is buried in the mists of time.
Of course it doesn't exists, there is only Intelligent Falling. Well something is keeping my butt glued to the chair. I think it's Fat Waves, invisible waves of Porkons and Larditrons that radiate from furniture such as chairs and sofa A plot by Lazyboy Inc they hide the projectors in the cushions and one day will complete their nefarious scheme to take over middle America.
All Hail our new Reclining Overlords.
[Cue Ominous but strangely relaxing Lazyboy Corporate Anthem]
Remember the most useless things will go well on your resume. Remember to tell you prospective employers that you will need at least 20/hr a week paid time to keep up your social networking obligations.
Also it's a good idea to bring a domestic beer to the interview. Micro brew or foreign beers denote a snooty attitude and do nothing to help fight the terrorists. Old Glory on your cap is an excellent way to show pride.
Also remember bright green Bow Ties go really well with Lederhosen.
Well just to start it as a joke, but it was for a while post-Soviet Union was the only place to get new made Vacuum tubes. Thats for the Tube Stereo buffs out there.
Everybody already knows it is in Innsmouth, Massachusetts.
He's in the house owned by Charles Dexter Ward
Well, that's just for now. His Summer residence is a mountain cabin in the Antartic. That would explain the administrations position on global warming;
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*error insufficient memory Remember this guy is a command line user. Maybe this will help;
rep -i 'asian schoolgirl'
Interestingly, since Windows Vista became generally available one year ago, Microsoft's client business has grown more than 20% and sales of Windows Vista have now surpassed 100 million licenses.
Down from $60.6 Billion in 2004, my what a profitability surge. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/25/1458251 Microsoft reports record second quarter resultsIf this is castration, then let's give the eunuchs their due:
Like Eunuchs or in the case UNIX (and the little brother Linux) the price of the OS is NOTHING. They get their income from the support systems around the OS, SUN has it's Hardware and support, Linux (all forms) has a good support and lots of sales of books by that O'Reilly dude (Technical books one NOT the idiot blowhard) Vista is the only client OS to show significant growth in years. OS Platform StatsYou can argue all you like about the specifics of the w3Schools stats but you are going to have a much harder time explaining away the long term trends exposed there.
you mean Windows XP is the most popular operating system. The windows family counts for nearly 90%: Funny I don't seem Vista being significant, XP is still accounts for 70%+ overall which means about 90% of Windows users are on XP. Apple ties their own shoelaces together by making their OS run mostly on their own hardware. SGI did that too, look where it got them. Sun has had the sense to invest heavily in the PC hardware market and runs nicely on commodity gear but better on SUN gear.you must think I am an idiot Linux zealot or did you not read my own words "Linux in spite of it's Fanboys"
Remember that most of the people currently buying computers these days don't know what the black stuff on Bill Gates' Icon is about.
Ouch my Hammer and My Thumb hurt!
that cheap enough for you?
MMORPG gold farming is starting to be locked down now, how much will a spammer pay for 100,000 email addresses?
Well these guys ain't Boy Scouts by any means. If anything they have gone over to the Dark Side and been Darth Vader'ed. They just don't have the cool uniforms or that neat mask with the James Earl Jones Voice.
But lucky for them they aren't from the New movies, that would be just cruel.
Being the Press tends to have more attention getting power then being a voter. Even if you come off as just a Blogger that is enough to get some serious notice from the congresscritter. A Blogger can cause serious trouble, but if you start the conversation as sincerely being on that polico's side your going to get at least a few points into their head.
Consider that robots cost money, the country with more economic power is likely to be the winner in such a conflict. A large part of the U.S.A.'s success in WW2 was the sheer capacity of it's factories which were by if nothing but distance well defended against attack. European nations where under constant attack on their military infrastructure while American Factories where never bombed and even the concept of saboteurs blowing up factories in the States was a ridiculous notion to the Axis. Sure, Blow up the Pittsburgh bomb factory then you still have 20 more scattered about the US.
Robots won't be used simply because a robot doesn't have the discrimination as to who to attack and not to. Despite Orwellian fantasies, the practical upshot is that you would suffer to much friendly fire from such weapons and intense PR backlash. Sorry I don't see it happening.
Telepresence weapons are far more likely, as we have already seen in use.
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture has been denying their work on this. America is full of fully trained pilots for these crafts (Wii, Xbox, Playstation etc).
Suggested reading of Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers and Robert Aspirin's Cold Cash War
All Hail our new Reclining Overlords.
[Cue Ominous but strangely relaxing Lazyboy Corporate Anthem]
It was for Windows ME.
Now you can have a shopping cart thats wired for the internet.
Oz never gave nothing to the Tin Man.......
Ok that was heartless.
A convertible space ship for picking up hot alien babes for guys with really small booster rockets.
Capt. Kirk eat your heart out!
under-performing fileservers can kill you fps on HD go with the best available.
http://www.isilon.com/products/index.php
Food critics will now have only glowing comments about it.
I should be a ashamed about posting that but I'm not.
Remember the most useless things will go well on your resume. Remember to tell you prospective employers that you will need at least 20/hr a week paid time to keep up your social networking obligations.
Also it's a good idea to bring a domestic beer to the interview. Micro brew or foreign beers denote a snooty attitude and do nothing to help fight the terrorists. Old Glory on your cap is an excellent way to show pride.
Also remember bright green Bow Ties go really well with Lederhosen.
Well just to start it as a joke, but it was for a while post-Soviet Union was the only place to get new made Vacuum tubes. Thats for the Tube Stereo buffs out there.
Well, that's just for now. His Summer residence is a mountain cabin in the Antartic. That would explain the administrations position on global warming;
Pure self interest, he wants it warm there.
SNIP consider the average user^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Windows user has to rely on AOL for their anti-virus.
[I am shaking my head while my hand are vigorously rubbing my brow in shock, sadness, and disbelief. Later I will pull out some hair. ]
Hmmmm Fedora tasty....
or has Bush once referred to it,
"..amongst the Haves (tentacles) and the Have More (more tentacles), My Base! [chuckles]
He's in the house owned by Charles Dexter Ward
Like we should worry?, that second sun of theirs didn't seem to last so long now did it?
We should insist they take Roy Scheider just because he's earned it.