1.) You apply for a job via e-mail while still at your current job. 2.) The prospective company takes your resume, contact information, and put it in a very public place and call attention to your current employer. 3.) They claim it's OK because it was immoral for you to be seeking new employment; also, you e-mailed them, so you have no right to expect privacy.
That's complete bull-crap and you all know it. The same applies here. It is a violation of privacy and decent human behaviour. This man is not a crusader, he is a sadist.
In one of the captions:
"The taskbar, Start Menu, and sidebar are almost infinitely configurable. "
Where infinity is approximately equal to four.
-- The Gecko of Mysteries
The Harry Potter movie & book were changed from "The Philosopher's Stone" to "The Sorcerer's Stone" because publishing execs thought that American kids are to fat, stupid, and apathetic to understand the allusion to the history of alchemy in the Philosopher's Stone... None of the young kids I know knew what it was, except for my British prof's kid. Yet that could be a factor of his being the son of a professor... Take your pick.
Actually, Porsche's designers have been consigned to do quite a few different projects. I know specifically they have done a few projects on camera's (Fujifilm's line of digitals, as well as a few others). Also, if memory serves they have also done some design work for interior decorating (furniture, lamps, etc.).
Just think of them like Eddie Bauer in this aspect -- hell, EB does everything from car interiors to clothes to watches to walkmen. It was only a matter of time before one of the two was consigned to do a computer!
I've also noticed this trend in colleges, not only in students but also in campus computers. The campus I'm on (CMU) just removed ~100 old Dell's with 15" (maybe 17") CRT's from some CS labs and replaced them with the new iMacs [eeep... Macs!]. In the Windows clusters, they replaced the old machines with brand-spanking-new Dell's with 17" LCD's.
I believe you hit the nail on the head when you said that space is the main issue! Nothing's more precious than desk space when you need to do work in a small, cramped dorm room.
As for the benefits of LCD's over CRT's, I believe that for the majority of users the benefits of LCD's are greater than CRT's. Most people simply don't need the clarity and higher refresh rate afforded by CRT's, as they don't need to get the best picture possible in Q3. When it boils down to it, if you need to type up that midterm paper, having the space on your desk to stack your books and notes is more valuable than seeing the text scroll more fluidly.
-- Mr. E. Gecko
Something that has always perplexed me about the possibility of time travel is apparent contradictions with the law of conservations of mass/energy. If an object (say a person) were to travel into the past, wouldn't his/her matter be lost? Correspondingly we would have to surmise that there are three possibilites:
1: Something of equal mass would have to come from the past or be created in the universe simultaneously.
2: Massive amounts of energy would be released when the mass "went back" in time, to compensate for the matter lost. This would make time travel an interesting source or energy, sending useless objects back in time and harnessing the energy released.
3: Law of conservation of mass/energy would have to be adapted in some way to apply to some form of mass/energy integrated over time so that there is a constant amount throughout the life-span of the universe. This would have interesting ramifications if theories of time forking were to prove true, ie which alternate time lines would this time:mass/energy integration be applied?
These are just some idle thoughts I've had... Anyone with some more ideas let me know what you think!
I respectfully disagree -- I think that Tom's character is given much to little credit for the role that it actually plays in the books. After the hobbits realize the eminent danger in which they have been placed, the mood of the books take a swift turn towards a much darker atmosphere. After the festive aura of the Shire, this is simply too dire of a change to be taken in so quickly. Tom Bombadil, with his cool composition, festive singing, and immunity to the ring's power, provides an extension of the shire's mood; however, the danger of Old Man Willow and the Burrows (much less frightening than Sauron!), provide a counterpoint. The net effect is to provide an effective transition between the two sets of circumstances, and thus not overwhelming the reader.
This is one of my [few] problems with the movie. Though excellently done, it has an overly heavy and serious tone. Throughout the books, whenever situations were at their worst, the characters have a few sanctuaries and happy moments towards which they can look for inspiration and hope. Tom Bombadil represents the possibility of freedom from the evils of Sauron and The Ring, while emphasizing the implausibility of isolating oneself from the outside world. Without him, I felt that the movie as a whole lost a great deal.
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How about:
1.) You apply for a job via e-mail while still at your current job.
2.) The prospective company takes your resume, contact information, and put it in a very public place and call attention to your current employer.
3.) They claim it's OK because it was immoral for you to be seeking new employment; also, you e-mailed them, so you have no right to expect privacy.
That's complete bull-crap and you all know it. The same applies here. It is a violation of privacy and decent human behaviour. This man is not a crusader, he is a sadist.
-- Mr
Whose response to this idea is wrapped up by the fact that it is chronologically right above this story?
-- Teh Gecko
Don't usually last a whole weekend?
-- Mr E Gecko
Around these parts, that's called pr0n.
-- The Gecko of Mysteries
In one of the captions: "The taskbar, Start Menu, and sidebar are almost infinitely configurable. " Where infinity is approximately equal to four. -- The Gecko of Mysteries
The Harry Potter movie & book were changed from "The Philosopher's Stone" to "The Sorcerer's Stone" because publishing execs thought that American kids are to fat, stupid, and apathetic to understand the allusion to the history of alchemy in the Philosopher's Stone... None of the young kids I know knew what it was, except for my British prof's kid. Yet that could be a factor of his being the son of a professor... Take your pick.
Actually, Porsche's designers have been consigned to do quite a few different projects. I know specifically they have done a few projects on camera's (Fujifilm's line of digitals, as well as a few others). Also, if memory serves they have also done some design work for interior decorating (furniture, lamps, etc.).
Just think of them like Eddie Bauer in this aspect -- hell, EB does everything from car interiors to clothes to watches to walkmen. It was only a matter of time before one of the two was consigned to do a computer!
-- Mr. E. Gecko
I've also noticed this trend in colleges, not only in students but also in campus computers. The campus I'm on (CMU) just removed ~100 old Dell's with 15" (maybe 17") CRT's from some CS labs and replaced them with the new iMacs [eeep... Macs!]. In the Windows clusters, they replaced the old machines with brand-spanking-new Dell's with 17" LCD's.
I believe you hit the nail on the head when you said that space is the main issue! Nothing's more precious than desk space when you need to do work in a small, cramped dorm room.
As for the benefits of LCD's over CRT's, I believe that for the majority of users the benefits of LCD's are greater than CRT's. Most people simply don't need the clarity and higher refresh rate afforded by CRT's, as they don't need to get the best picture possible in Q3. When it boils down to it, if you need to type up that midterm paper, having the space on your desk to stack your books and notes is more valuable than seeing the text scroll more fluidly. -- Mr. E. Gecko
Know you know all of our secrets! We'll have to kill you now.... *Shuffles off into the dark recesses of the ceiling to plot mankind's demise*
-- Mr. E Gecko
Something that has always perplexed me about the possibility of time travel is apparent contradictions with the law of conservations of mass/energy. If an object (say a person) were to travel into the past, wouldn't his/her matter be lost? Correspondingly we would have to surmise that there are three possibilites:
1: Something of equal mass would have to come from the past or be created in the universe simultaneously.
2: Massive amounts of energy would be released when the mass "went back" in time, to compensate for the matter lost. This would make time travel an interesting source or energy, sending useless objects back in time and harnessing the energy released.
3: Law of conservation of mass/energy would have to be adapted in some way to apply to some form of mass/energy integrated over time so that there is a constant amount throughout the life-span of the universe. This would have interesting ramifications if theories of time forking were to prove true, ie which alternate time lines would this time:mass/energy integration be applied?
These are just some idle thoughts I've had... Anyone with some more ideas let me know what you think!
-- Mr. E Gecko
I respectfully disagree -- I think that Tom's character is given much to little credit for the role that it actually plays in the books. After the hobbits realize the eminent danger in which they have been placed, the mood of the books take a swift turn towards a much darker atmosphere. After the festive aura of the Shire, this is simply too dire of a change to be taken in so quickly. Tom Bombadil, with his cool composition, festive singing, and immunity to the ring's power, provides an extension of the shire's mood; however, the danger of Old Man Willow and the Burrows (much less frightening than Sauron!), provide a counterpoint. The net effect is to provide an effective transition between the two sets of circumstances, and thus not overwhelming the reader.
This is one of my [few] problems with the movie. Though excellently done, it has an overly heavy and serious tone. Throughout the books, whenever situations were at their worst, the characters have a few sanctuaries and happy moments towards which they can look for inspiration and hope. Tom Bombadil represents the possibility of freedom from the evils of Sauron and The Ring, while emphasizing the implausibility of isolating oneself from the outside world. Without him, I felt that the movie as a whole lost a great deal.