> You'd be surprised how well being civil to them works if you get pulled over.
I had this very experience a couple weeks ago, in Columbus, Ohio (where I live).
I was going about 80-82 mph in a 65 mph zone, and passed a cop without realizing it (it was dark out, with streetlights lit). When he pulled me over, I was polite; he asked me were I was going (to work), and who I worked for. After he ran my license to make sure that I wasn't wanted for anything, or had recent prior speeding tickets, he gave me a warning and let me go on my way. He too was polite to me during our conversation, and I was glad I only got a warning since I wouldn't have been very successful trying to contest a speeding ticket when I was going 15+ mph over the limit.
Granted, I may have been lucky and gotten stopped by a nicer cop, but they are out there.
> Bank of America and Wells Fargo Bank ATMs (and maybe some others)
Chase ATMs are also accepting checks without an envelope and scanning them, just like Bank of America and Wells Fargo. From your description, it sounds like Chase is doing almost exactly the same thing (well, the same thing from the point of view of someone using the ATM).
> IPv6 addresses should be like MAC addresses for people.
> Issued at birth, and tattooed onto your ass.
Wouldn't that make them IPv666 addresses? IP address of the Beast.:^)
> Oh, great! So now he can fsck up the economy even worse than Bush did!
Yeah, but at least you'll be able to enjoy your burger and fries, which is all any of else will be able to afford to eat if the financial crisis keeps getting worse...:^)
> As the operator of a synthpop and darkwave internet radio station (plug!) myself,
> my response is "kiss my ass". Like most other stations, I broadcast things that aren't
> ever going to be heard on conventional radio, giving (relatively) niche or obscure
> artists that much more free exposure.
I recently found out about Mirrorshades.org and have thoroughly enjoyed listening to the music you have been playing. Some of it I like enough to go out and locate a CD to purchase.
And I agree - the RIAA can kiss my ass too. Most of the music published by the member organizations is crap and I have no interest in purchasing it. I have gone from purchasing a couple of new CDs per month to one or two a year. The vast majority of my music I purchase used. However, if the music that I hear on mirrorshades.org and like isn't from a RIAA label, then I will be willing to purchase new CDs from that artist.
rantingkitten, thanks for mirrorshades.org! And if you can continue to broadcast from Germany after June 26th without causing yourself any trouble, then I will definitely be happy about that.
> The current White House is definitely not an incarnation of Cthulhu. Cthulhu
> would be far more honest about his evil ways, and certainly wouldn't need to
> do anything as wimpy as manufacturing data.
> Also I'm not sure how you got OSX 'Tiger' to run a G3,
> unless you know of a trick I don't know of. I didn't
> think it would install, nor function properly without
> the altivec extensions.
My iBook G3 (700 Mhz) with 640 MB of memory runs OS X Tiger just fine. It originally came with OS X 10.2, and then I upgraded it to 10.3 and then 10.4 (Tiger).
It has better performance under Tiger (10.4) than it did under Jaguar (10.2).
"It still seems to be a fact that Apple hardware price/performance ratio is poor compared to intel/amd-based hardware (but let's not go deeper into that dark alley again)."
If you didn't want to go "into that dark alley again", then why did you even mention it? Sounds like you want to get in a cheap shot at Apple value without having to justify your accusation.
If you want a real competitor for Word, take a look at Ami Pro. The only reason I can see for it's failure is the miserable marketing out of Lotus (and later IBM). It had most of the features before Word did, it was faster, slimmer, and worked great.
Absolutely! I used the Lotus office suite at my first job out of college, and I loved the Ami Pro/1-2-3/Freelance products.
And this was the Windows versions. I used the DOS versions a little, but not much.
After "cutting my teeth" on the Lotus office suite, using the Microsoft office suite has been frustrating at best.
I do find that the Open Office suite works fine for my needs, but it sure would be nice to see a native Linux version of the Lotus office suite. I would pay for that if it was priced reasonably, which I suspect it would be if they did that.
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> You know us liberals, if we don't have public broadcasting then our life isn't worth anything. We might just all commit suicide.
Next on Glenn Beck - how to kiil all of the liberals and not have to go to jail!
> You'd be surprised how well being civil to them works if you get pulled over.
I had this very experience a couple weeks ago, in Columbus, Ohio (where I live).
I was going about 80-82 mph in a 65 mph zone, and passed a cop without realizing it (it was dark out, with streetlights lit). When he pulled me over, I was polite; he asked me were I was going (to work), and who I worked for. After he ran my license to make sure that I wasn't wanted for anything, or had recent prior speeding tickets, he gave me a warning and let me go on my way. He too was polite to me during our conversation, and I was glad I only got a warning since I wouldn't have been very successful trying to contest a speeding ticket when I was going 15+ mph over the limit.
Granted, I may have been lucky and gotten stopped by a nicer cop, but they are out there.
> Bank of America and Wells Fargo Bank ATMs (and maybe some others)
Chase ATMs are also accepting checks without an envelope and scanning them, just like Bank of America and Wells Fargo. From your description, it sounds like Chase is doing almost exactly the same thing (well, the same thing from the point of view of someone using the ATM).
GrahamCox says:
> I think I need to start writing my own OS...
Only if you change your first name to Alan....
> IPv6 addresses should be like MAC addresses for people. > Issued at birth, and tattooed onto your ass. Wouldn't that make them IPv666 addresses? IP address of the Beast. :^)
>it seems that the most likely result of this will be to fire missiles at everything that approaches.
>Remind me not to visit your house...
He will. In the form of a missile fired at your vehicle...
> Oh, great! So now he can fsck up the economy even worse than Bush did!
:^)
Yeah, but at least you'll be able to enjoy your burger and fries, which is all any of else will be able to afford to eat if the financial crisis keeps getting worse...
> Comcast vs. e360Insight: Whoever loses, we win.
:^)
Or is that:
Comcast vs. e360Insight: Whoever wins, we lose.
I guess it depends on if you are a "glass half full" or "glass half empty" kind of person.
> It seems like everyone keeps forgetting how complicated an OS is.
Including Microsoft....
> There's nobody to sue!
Since when did that stop the companies that make up RIAA?
> As the operator of a synthpop and darkwave internet radio station (plug!) myself,
> my response is "kiss my ass". Like most other stations, I broadcast things that aren't
> ever going to be heard on conventional radio, giving (relatively) niche or obscure
> artists that much more free exposure.
I recently found out about Mirrorshades.org and have thoroughly enjoyed listening to the music you have been playing. Some of it I like enough to go out and locate a CD to purchase.
And I agree - the RIAA can kiss my ass too. Most of the music published by the member organizations is crap and I have no interest in purchasing it. I have gone from purchasing a couple of new CDs per month to one or two a year. The vast majority of my music I purchase used. However, if the music that I hear on mirrorshades.org and like isn't from a RIAA label, then I will be willing to purchase new CDs from that artist.
rantingkitten, thanks for mirrorshades.org! And if you can continue to broadcast from Germany after June 26th without causing yourself any trouble, then I will definitely be happy about that.
> The current White House is definitely not an incarnation of Cthulhu. Cthulhu
> would be far more honest about his evil ways, and certainly wouldn't need to
> do anything as wimpy as manufacturing data.
Absolutely. You only have to look at Cthulhu's presidential policy paper to see that:
http://www.cthulhu.org/cthulhu/positions.html
> American policy towards Russia under Bush has been a disaster
Here, let me fix that for you:
"American policy under Bush has been a disaster"
> Surely Google is doing this already?
:^)
Probably.
> MS is dropping the ball.
No, Microsoft is copying Google. Again.
> Fucking great, he pulled the "think of the children" line...
> expect politicians to get involved and new laws passed to
> "protect the children".
I had the same thought when I read the summary. Just what we need.
The guy with the axe handle clearly had problems if he was willing to drive 70 miles...
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> Also I'm not sure how you got OSX 'Tiger' to run a G3,
> unless you know of a trick I don't know of. I didn't
> think it would install, nor function properly without
> the altivec extensions.
My iBook G3 (700 Mhz) with 640 MB of memory runs OS X Tiger just fine. It originally came with OS X 10.2, and then I upgraded it to 10.3 and then 10.4 (Tiger).
It has better performance under Tiger (10.4) than it did under Jaguar (10.2).
> That's the ultra-conservative approach but many
> years in financial services have shown that that's
> the only way of being certain.
Obligatory Aliens reference:
Actually, taking off and nuking it from orbit is the only way to be certain.
Most of them? :^D
Absolutely! I used the Lotus office suite at my first job out of college, and I loved the Ami Pro/1-2-3/Freelance products.
And this was the Windows versions. I used the DOS versions a little, but not much.
After "cutting my teeth" on the Lotus office suite, using the Microsoft office suite has been frustrating at best.
I do find that the Open Office suite works fine for my needs, but it sure would be nice to see a native Linux version of the Lotus office suite. I would pay for that if it was priced reasonably, which I suspect it would be if they did that.