This guys solution to the problem is to introduce what he calls "extreme" taxes on the uber wealthy, re-introducting the money back to the public and the people who "earned" it.
Isn't this called socialism and hasn't it been proven by such great welfare states as France to be a complete disaster for the ecnomy that adopts it?
So, robots take over most jobs and our solution is to become a bloated welfare state that makes Europe look tame by comparison?
I was a dedicated SuSE user until YaST started to flake out for me and several other users. It was then that I discovered SuSE offers almost *NO* support for the distro outside the paid channel. Instead of a forum they deliberately make it more difficult and stick to a mail-list that for the most part is useless. I'm not slamming them for charging for support, but it's something that people need to be aware of. It's an amazing distro, one of the best, until you try to go outside what they offer or you have some kind of major problem. Gentoo looks like what I'm really looking for, but the install appears to be slightly more involved.
Good to know Gnome is going to have something along the same line as KDE. Having said that however, I'm wondering if the Gnome community can match the number of Karamba plug-ins out there, some of which really do look good (www.kde-look.org)
Also, before slamming Karamba for being "an ugly hack", I'd love for them to explain A.) Why they think this is so and B.) Why their version is going to be so much better. I mean, a good explanation might go a long way in converting people over who use KDE just for Karamba (and they are out there).
Wow, I had totally forgotten about that but the phrase kept nagging at me. Now that you mention it, it does remind me of that. Science Fiction scores another one..(well, minus the teleportation)
I tried out the beta, and to say it ran like ASS on a good system is a mild understatement. However, lets put even that aside for one moment: The concept sounds great but the execution didn't follow so well. You get bored. Real quick.
Do you know how many times I've actually even SEEN an in-game movie in the almost YEAR I've been playing NWN on the PC?
Once, MAYBE twice.
NO ONE USES the ability to put them in a game. With the exception of Bioware and their 2 minute intro you won't miss much. This rage over the lack of a movie player is stupid and juvenile. If you're looking for something to be pissed-off about (wait, of course you are, this is about a Linux port) then be mad because the promised port is almost a year late. I agree that they not only dropped but buried the ball on that one.
After reading some of the complaints and general bitcheness that comes out of the Linux community (and I belong to both the Linux and PC communities) I can totally understand why NO developer would even bother porting something over to Linux in the future.
Talk about petulant children. Shit happens, deal with it or go cry to your mommy.
Ditto, I tried it out for a few days then found out the expect me to spend REAL cash to buy shit or even make my own. A business plan straight out of 1999. Idiots.
This guy acts like an ass all the time apparently. If you consider that he's trying to make money with his software you soon realize he's cheesed because this other guy came in and scooped him and the other sleeping beauties on several features. Where they came from really isn't important, they fact he did it in record time without co-towing to them is what set him off more than anything else.
More power to those who innovate and actually get something done rather than talking about it forever. If the other guys can out innovate/feature this guy's client then I'd support them; it's all about the best working client. So slap a tampon between your legs, stop crying like a woman and get busy guys.
The recasting of Starbuck as a female is heresy. His character was a womanizing, drinking, gambler who has been neutered for the sake of PC or some other hair-brained idea. There seems to be no end to bad Galactica ideas. Bring on the Hatch script; it's supposedly the best one out there.
Ha, very few people would know of what you speak with this. I've looked for that version forever and never come accross it except ONCE when I was kid at a friends house. Of course, I didn't know it then and didn't realize it until years later when I read a later version that mentioned the error..
The �State� Universe (World out of time, Integral
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A two-parter, you can answer either or even both:
"A world out of time" and "The Integral Trees" both have the distinction of having "The State" world/trans-solar government in their respective histories. Do both of these stories in fact take place in the same universe separated by vast amounts of time?
Along those same lines, can we ever expect a return to this universe say with a third novel in the "Trees" series? I know that at one time you were working on another sequel..
Finally I'll say that anything that includes Bussard Ramships is a good thing.
Many Regards.
"I am not sure of the best method to get this view across. But Microsoft and other non-free software developers deserve protests wherever they have an event."
What, EVERY software developer that produces software for a profit is now the enemy? Statements like this show the open source community needs to clean its own house before trying to take on the rest of the world. Open source is a wonderful thing, but this statement smacks of socialist paranoia. You beat them by offering up a better product, not by shouting "Capitalism is wrong".
you can honestly think it would be possible to stop people from speaking with each other and deciding to vote for a specific person. It's another case of the internet empowering people with the ability to communicate more efficiently which upsets the status-quo and the people who rely on it. Another example of why the current Electoral College scheme is no longer viable in this country; we've outgrown it.
Anyone SuSE 8.1 users here? YaST2 almost never seems to work anymore and I was wondering if this new version of KDE is available through it before I attempt to get the crappy thing to work.
I'd love to install Gentoo and be done with it but it seems like you need on machine to install and complile Gentoo on and another to hit the forums and figure whats going wrong with your attempted install..
I have both Man after Man and A Zooology of the future, I love them both to death.
However...
I do remember reading that Wayne Barlowe (Barlowes Guide to ET's) accused Dougal of essentially "stealing" several pieces of his work to put in Man After Man.
Slow down there. You seem a tad bit rabid. The point is the treaty has a chilling effect on possible future colonization by ANY country. The US is just one country that might have an interest in seeing it go bye-bye. Personally, I don't see any reason why the US *should* stay in this treaty. It clearly, and legally, gives us a way out that would allow US citizens to claim land rights on these other bodies. Any other nation is welcome to join us, it's not like we are saying "Well, it's ALL ours now just because we can see it in the sky or land junk on it!" No, the point is that if you can establish a colony on another planet, those people should have the right to choose whatever form of government they wish, including becoming another US state should they desire it (or a member of the British Commonwealth, etc).
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This guys solution to the problem is to introduce what he calls "extreme" taxes on the uber wealthy, re-introducting the money back to the public and the people who "earned" it.
Isn't this called socialism and hasn't it been proven by such great welfare states as France to be a complete disaster for the ecnomy that adopts it?
So, robots take over most jobs and our solution is to become a bloated welfare state that makes Europe look tame by comparison?
Next wack job with an economic theory please..
I was a dedicated SuSE user until YaST started to flake out for me and several other users. It was then that I discovered SuSE offers almost *NO* support for the distro outside the paid channel. Instead of a forum they deliberately make it more difficult and stick to a mail-list that for the most part is useless. I'm not slamming them for charging for support, but it's something that people need to be aware of. It's an amazing distro, one of the best, until you try to go outside what they offer or you have some kind of major problem. Gentoo looks like what I'm really looking for, but the install appears to be slightly more involved.
Good to know Gnome is going to have something along the same line as KDE. Having said that however, I'm wondering if the Gnome community can match the number of Karamba plug-ins out there, some of which really do look good (www.kde-look.org) Also, before slamming Karamba for being "an ugly hack", I'd love for them to explain A.) Why they think this is so and B.) Why their version is going to be so much better. I mean, a good explanation might go a long way in converting people over who use KDE just for Karamba (and they are out there).
Wow, I had totally forgotten about that but the phrase kept nagging at me. Now that you mention it, it does remind me of that. Science Fiction scores another one..(well, minus the teleportation)
I tried out the beta, and to say it ran like ASS on a good system is a mild understatement. However, lets put even that aside for one moment: The concept sounds great but the execution didn't follow so well. You get bored. Real quick.
All I want is the peanut in the turd and not the SHIT incasing it.
Do you know how many times I've actually even SEEN an in-game movie in the almost YEAR I've been playing NWN on the PC?
Once, MAYBE twice.
NO ONE USES the ability to put them in a game. With the exception of Bioware and their 2 minute intro you won't miss much. This rage over the lack of a movie player is stupid and juvenile. If you're looking for something to be pissed-off about (wait, of course you are, this is about a Linux port) then be mad because the promised port is almost a year late. I agree that they not only dropped but buried the ball on that one.
After reading some of the complaints and general bitcheness that comes out of the Linux community (and I belong to both the Linux and PC communities) I can totally understand why NO developer would even bother porting something over to Linux in the future.
Talk about petulant children. Shit happens, deal with it or go cry to your mommy.
Ditto, I tried it out for a few days then found out the expect me to spend REAL cash to buy shit or even make my own. A business plan straight out of 1999. Idiots.
Someone get this man a blanket and the worlds smallest violin.
Burn him!!! Burn the witch!!!!
But seriously. Options, even the sometimes-unpleasant ones, are always GOOD.
Your approach sucked but your message was damm funny and true to some extent.
This guy acts like an ass all the time apparently. If you consider that he's trying to make money with his software you soon realize he's cheesed because this other guy came in and scooped him and the other sleeping beauties on several features. Where they came from really isn't important, they fact he did it in record time without co-towing to them is what set him off more than anything else. More power to those who innovate and actually get something done rather than talking about it forever. If the other guys can out innovate/feature this guy's client then I'd support them; it's all about the best working client. So slap a tampon between your legs, stop crying like a woman and get busy guys.
The recasting of Starbuck as a female is heresy. His character was a womanizing, drinking, gambler who has been neutered for the sake of PC or some other hair-brained idea. There seems to be no end to bad Galactica ideas. Bring on the Hatch script; it's supposedly the best one out there.
To hell with this garbage.
I was under the impression that the Pak built the ringworld as exactly that, a lifeboat against the expanding radiation shell from the core.
Ha, very few people would know of what you speak with this. I've looked for that version forever and never come accross it except ONCE when I was kid at a friends house. Of course, I didn't know it then and didn't realize it until years later when I read a later version that mentioned the error..
A two-parter, you can answer either or even both: "A world out of time" and "The Integral Trees" both have the distinction of having "The State" world/trans-solar government in their respective histories. Do both of these stories in fact take place in the same universe separated by vast amounts of time? Along those same lines, can we ever expect a return to this universe say with a third novel in the "Trees" series? I know that at one time you were working on another sequel.. Finally I'll say that anything that includes Bussard Ramships is a good thing. Many Regards.
Essentially we are talking about "Sims in the sand"?
"I am not sure of the best method to get this view across. But Microsoft and other non-free software developers deserve protests wherever they have an event." What, EVERY software developer that produces software for a profit is now the enemy? Statements like this show the open source community needs to clean its own house before trying to take on the rest of the world. Open source is a wonderful thing, but this statement smacks of socialist paranoia. You beat them by offering up a better product, not by shouting "Capitalism is wrong".
you can honestly think it would be possible to stop people from speaking with each other and deciding to vote for a specific person. It's another case of the internet empowering people with the ability to communicate more efficiently which upsets the status-quo and the people who rely on it. Another example of why the current Electoral College scheme is no longer viable in this country; we've outgrown it.
Anyone SuSE 8.1 users here? YaST2 almost never seems to work anymore and I was wondering if this new version of KDE is available through it before I attempt to get the crappy thing to work.
I'd love to install Gentoo and be done with it but it seems like you need on machine to install and complile Gentoo on and another to hit the forums and figure whats going wrong with your attempted install..
Back to the shack with thee!!!
I have both Man after Man and A Zooology of the future, I love them both to death.
However...
I do remember reading that Wayne Barlowe (Barlowes Guide to ET's) accused Dougal of essentially "stealing" several pieces of his work to put in Man After Man.
In any case, both books are must haves.
Wow. You must really have a problem with people who give stuff away. Why the bitterness at "free" software?
Congrats to the Moz team, it looks great!
Slow down there. You seem a tad bit rabid. The point is the treaty has a chilling effect on possible future colonization by ANY country. The US is just one country that might have an interest in seeing it go bye-bye. Personally, I don't see any reason why the US *should* stay in this treaty. It clearly, and legally, gives us a way out that would allow US citizens to claim land rights on these other bodies. Any other nation is welcome to join us, it's not like we are saying "Well, it's ALL ours now just because we can see it in the sky or land junk on it!" No, the point is that if you can establish a colony on another planet, those people should have the right to choose whatever form of government they wish, including becoming another US state should they desire it (or a member of the British Commonwealth, etc).