Mozilla does suck. Leaving it open for more than a day with "quickstart" causes RAM usage to jump to ridiculous levels, we're talking about > 60 MB here. That is just unacceptable. I cannot believe people actually put up with such a slow crappy browser. The menus draw so damn slowly I sometimes wonder if I am using a Java application instead of a "native" application. The interface is worse. It doesn't even look like any other windows apps. I realize that people want it to look the same on all platforms, but why? That is just about the worst idea I've ever heard. If you want Windows (or any) users to adopt your crappy browser, at least you could take the time to make it not look like a piece of shit on Windows. The "modern" skin looks like ass.
I'm just glad NS4.7x is phasing out of use. I've wasted more hours than I like to admit fooling with pages to render halfway decently on that piece of shit browser. Modern versions are much better (4.77 seems to at least render 25% of my CSS) but still really suck in comparison to IE or even Opera.
And a 9+ meg download for a browser WITHOUT a Java VM? Jesus Christ, talk about bloat. IE may not be the most trim download either, but at least it supports just about everything on the web.
The worst part about Mozilla is that it doesn't support the PWP. How can I enjoy all of Klerck's hard work if it just comes out as a long post? Pages want to be wide.
My favorite is hearing people talk about how bloated IE is and how fast Mozilla is. I am not sure what alternate dimension they live on, but here in reality Mozilla is a bloated, ugly, slow piece of shit.
I really really did try to give Mozilla a decent shot. Too bad it sucks ass. On a linux platform, Konqueror is really a much better choice, especially if you use KDE. But KDE is another bloated piece of shit too. Don't get me started on that. Opera is pretty nice, the mouse gestures rock, and I love the tabbed interface. Mozilla's implementation of the tabbed interface is joke compared to what Opera has done.
It's not like I have anything against Open Source. I have a Debian NAT/firewall that works nicely. My video capture card also works much better on my Debian box (blame ATI for writing sorry ass TV Tuner drivers). But I can't get used to the shitty GUI systems that are X-Windows, KDE, Gnome, etc. The command line interface is nice for admining servers over a network, but for everday use (which it is almost necessary to do anything remotely useful on a Linux machine) it is absolutely awful. Are these people addicted to typing a lot? How do people stand to use Mutt or Pine to access their email? Step into the 21st century, we are not in the 70s anymore. My monitor has more than 16 colors, is it wrong to want to use all of them?
I can't stand all of the Slashdot fags that try to say how much Linux is better than Windows or FreeBSD is better than windows or X is better than Y. Linux is not the end-all solution to every problem. It won't solve world hunger. Linux isn't perfect. The open sores development model isn't perfect. Windows isn't perfect. Get over it.
Also, the open source model isn't perfect either. There's something to be said for a good QC department. There's something to be said for any sort of Quality Control in general. I think it explains this question: Why is it that Linux lags several years behind any commercial operating system in terms of usability? The open source model lets you work on whatever the fuck you want to. Well, who wants to work on the not-fun-never-will-be-fun-in-a-million-years parts of an application? Nobody, so it takes a long time getting done. No boss to tell you you have to get that done.
Try saying anything bad about Linux or Open Sores to the bastards on Slashdot. You'll be modded "-1, Troll" faster than you can blink. Although everyone knows you should be modded "+5, Truthful and Non-Homosexual."
People that insist all software should be free are also fucking morons. I'm a software developer, is it wrong to want to be paid for my work?
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
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Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
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How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms.
To do so, attach the following notices to the program. It is safest to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
one line to give the program's name and an idea of what it does.
Copyright (C) yyyy name of author
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
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Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this when it starts in an interactive mode:
Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) year name of author
Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details
type `show w'. This is free software, and you are welcome
to redistribute it under certain conditions; type `show c'
for details.
The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the appropriate parts of the General Public License. Of course, the commands you use may be called something other than `show w' and `show c'; they could even be mouse-clicks or menu items--whatever suits your program.
You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if necessary. Here is a sample; alter the names:
Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright
interest in the program `Gnomovision'
(which makes passes at compilers) written
by James Hacker.
signature of Ty Coon, 1 April 1989
Ty Coon, President of Vice
This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into proprietary programs. If your program is a subroutine library, you may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the library. If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Library General Public License instead of this License.
Mozilla does suck. Leaving it open for more than a day with "quickstart" causes RAM usage to jump to ridiculous levels, we're talking about > 60 MB here. That is just unacceptable. I cannot believe people actually put up with such a slow crappy browser. The menus draw so damn slowly I sometimes wonder if I am using a Java application instead of a "native" application. The interface is worse. It doesn't even look like any other windows apps. I realize that people want it to look the same on all platforms, but why? That is just about the worst idea I've ever heard. If you want Windows (or any) users to adopt your crappy browser, at least you could take the time to make it not look like a piece of shit on Windows. The "modern" skin looks like ass. I'm just glad NS4.7x is phasing out of use. I've wasted more hours than I like to admit fooling with pages to render halfway decently on that piece of shit browser. Modern versions are much better (4.77 seems to at least render 25% of my CSS) but still really suck in comparison to IE or even Opera.
And a 9+ meg download for a browser WITHOUT a Java VM? Jesus Christ, talk about bloat. IE may not be the most trim download either, but at least it supports just about everything on the web.
The worst part about Mozilla is that it doesn't support the PWP. How can I enjoy all of Klerck's hard work if it just comes out as a long post? Pages want to be wide.
My favorite is hearing people talk about how bloated IE is and how fast Mozilla is. I am not sure what alternate dimension they live on, but here in reality Mozilla is a bloated, ugly, slow piece of shit.
I really really did try to give Mozilla a decent shot. Too bad it sucks ass. On a linux platform, Konqueror is really a much better choice, especially if you use KDE. But KDE is another bloated piece of shit too. Don't get me started on that. Opera is pretty nice, the mouse gestures rock, and I love the tabbed interface. Mozilla's implementation of the tabbed interface is joke compared to what Opera has done.
It's not like I have anything against Open Source. I have a Debian NAT/firewall that works nicely. My video capture card also works much better on my Debian box (blame ATI for writing sorry ass TV Tuner drivers). But I can't get used to the shitty GUI systems that are X-Windows, KDE, Gnome, etc. The command line interface is nice for admining servers over a network, but for everday use (which it is almost necessary to do anything remotely useful on a Linux machine) it is absolutely awful. Are these people addicted to typing a lot? How do people stand to use Mutt or Pine to access their email? Step into the 21st century, we are not in the 70s anymore. My monitor has more than 16 colors, is it wrong to want to use all of them?
I can't stand all of the Slashdot fags that try to say how much Linux is better than Windows or FreeBSD is better than windows or X is better than Y. Linux is not the end-all solution to every problem. It won't solve world hunger. Linux isn't perfect. The open sores development model isn't perfect. Windows isn't perfect. Get over it.
Also, the open source model isn't perfect either. There's something to be said for a good QC department. There's something to be said for any sort of Quality Control in general. I think it explains this question: Why is it that Linux lags several years behind any commercial operating system in terms of usability? The open source model lets you work on whatever the fuck you want to. Well, who wants to work on the not-fun-never-will-be-fun-in-a-million-years parts of an application? Nobody, so it takes a long time getting done. No boss to tell you you have to get that done.
Try saying anything bad about Linux or Open Sores to the bastards on Slashdot. You'll be modded "-1, Troll" faster than you can blink. Although everyone knows you should be modded "+5, Truthful and Non-Homosexual."
People that insist all software should be free are also fucking morons. I'm a software developer, is it wrong to want to be paid for my work? You pay the grocer for your food, the car mechanic to fix your car, rent to your landlord/apartment complex, so why the fuck is it wrong to pay for software? I'm sorry if I don't want to end up a fat bastard with a ruddy complexion that drinks way too much Jaegermeister.
Go push your communist agenda somewhere else you cumguzzling ass-fucking retarded free software zealots.
OK I'm done. Feel free to use this to crapflood or do anything else with. It is released under the NHFL (non homosexual free license).
PS Thanks Trollaxor for having a place like this so I can rant about this kind of crap and not get made fun of for being heterosexual.
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Version 2, June 1991
Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
Preamble
The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software--to make sure the software is free for all its users. This General Public License applies to most of the Free Software Foundation's software and to any other program whose authors commit to using it. (Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by the GNU Library General Public License instead.) You can apply it to your programs, too.
When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it if you want it, that you can change the software or use pieces of it in new free programs; and that you know you can do these things.
To protect your rights, we need to make restrictions that forbid anyone to deny you these rights or to ask you to surrender the rights. These restrictions translate to certain responsibilities for you if you distribute copies of the software, or if you modify it.
For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights that you have. You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the source code. And you must show them these terms so they know their rights.
We protect your rights with two steps: (1) copyright the software, and (2) offer you this license which gives you legal permission to copy, distribute and/or modify the software.
Also, for each author's protection and ours, we want to make certain that everyone understands that there is no warranty for this free software. If the software is modified by someone else and passed on, we want its recipients to know that what they have is not the original, so that any problems introduced by others will not reflect on the original authors' reputations.
Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software patents. We wish to avoid the danger that redistributors of a free program will individually obtain patent licenses, in effect making the program proprietary. To prevent this, we have made it clear that any patent must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all.
The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and modification follow.
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0. This License applies to any program or other work which contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed under the terms of this General Public License. The "Program", below, refers to any such program or work, and a "work based on the Program" means either the Program or any derivative work under copyright law: that is to say, a work containing the Program or a portion of it, either verbatim or with modifications and/or translated into another language. (Hereinafter, translation is included without limitation in the term "modification".) Each licensee is addressed as "you".
Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running the Program is not restricted, and the output from the Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the Program (independent of having been made by running the Program). Whether that is true depends on what the Program does.
1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program's source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty; keep intact all the notices that refer to this License and to the absence of any warranty; and give any other recipients of the Program a copy of this License along with the Program.
You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee.
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a) You must cause the modified files to carry prominent notices stating that you changed the files and the date of any change.
b) You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that in whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third parties under the terms of this License.
c) If the modified program normally reads commands interactively when run, you must cause it, when started running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way, to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that there is no warranty (or else, saying that you provide a warranty) and that users may redistribute the program under these conditions, and telling the user how to view a copy of this License. (Exception: if the Program itself is interactive but does not normally print such an announcement, your work based on the Program is not required to print an announcement.)
These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole. If identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program, and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in themselves, then this License, and its terms, do not apply to those sections when you distribute them as separate works. But when you distribute the same sections as part of a whole which is a work based on the Program, the distribution of the whole must be on the terms of this License, whose permissions for other licensees extend to the entire whole, and thus to each and every part regardless of who wrote it.
Thus, it is not the intent of this section to claim rights or contest your rights to work written entirely by you; rather, the intent is to exercise the right to control the distribution of derivative or collective works based on the Program.
In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program with the Program (or with a work based on the Program) on a volume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under the scope of this License.
3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it, under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following:
a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or,
b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or,
c) Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer to distribute corresponding source code. (This alternative is allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you received the program in object code or executable form with such an offer, in accord with Subsection b above.)
The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it. For an executable work, complete source code means all the source code for all modules it contains, plus any associated interface definition files, plus the scripts used to control compilation and installation of the executable. However, as a special exception, the source code distributed need not include anything that is normally distributed (in either source or binary form) with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so on) of the operating system on which the executable runs, unless that component itself accompanies the executable.
If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering access to copy from a designated place, then offering equivalent access to copy the source code from the same place counts as distribution of the source code, even though third parties are not compelled to copy the source along with the object code.
4. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program except as expressly provided under this License. Any attempt otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is void, and will automatically terminate your rights under this License. However, parties who have received copies, or rights, from you under this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance.
5. You are not required to accept this License, since you have not signed it. However, nothing else grants you permission to modify or distribute the Program or its derivative works. These actions are prohibited by law if you do not accept this License. Therefore, by modifying or distributing the Program (or any work based on the Program), you indicate your acceptance of this License to do so, and all its terms and conditions for copying, distributing or modifying the Program or works based on it.
6. Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the Program), the recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor to copy, distribute or modify the Program subject to these terms and conditions. You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein. You are not responsible for enforcing compliance by third parties to this License.
7. If, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues), conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order, agreement or otherwise) that contradict the conditions of this License, they do not excuse you from the conditions of this License. If you cannot distribute so as to satisfy simultaneously your obligations under this License and any other pertinent obligations, then as a consequence you may not distribute the Program at all. For example, if a patent license would not permit royalty-free redistribution of the Program by all those who receive copies directly or indirectly through you, then the only way you could satisfy both it and this License would be to refrain entirely from distribution of the Program.
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It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of any such claims; this section has the sole purpose of protecting the integrity of the free software distribution system, which is implemented by public license practices. Many people have made generous contributions to the wide range of software distributed through that system in reliance on consistent application of that system; it is up to the author/donor to decide if he or she is willing to distribute software through any other system and a licensee cannot impose that choice.
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How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms.
To do so, attach the following notices to the program. It is safest to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
one line to give the program's name and an idea of what it does.
Copyright (C) yyyy name of author
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this when it starts in an interactive mode:
Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) year name of author
Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details
type `show w'. This is free software, and you are welcome
to redistribute it under certain conditions; type `show c'
for details.
The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the appropriate parts of the General Public License. Of course, the commands you use may be called something other than `show w' and `show c'; they could even be mouse-clicks or menu items--whatever suits your program.
You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if necessary. Here is a sample; alter the names:
Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright
interest in the program `Gnomovision'
(which makes passes at compilers) written
by James Hacker.
signature of Ty Coon, 1 April 1989
Ty Coon, President of Vice
This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into proprietary programs. If your program is a subroutine library, you may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the library. If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Library General Public License instead of this License.
Introduction
A scooby snack behind a poster avoids contact with a t-shirt for a rattlesnake, or another poster living with another traffic light brainwashes another oil filter over a steam engine. When you see an eggplant living with a poster, it means that a sandwich inside another fist sweeps the floor. If the judge recognizes a fine guitar, then the outer frisbee gats a cop. A feverishly phony spider is familiar. Indeed, a monkey over some football team satiates a rugburn.
An overripe ball bearing
Indeed, the hypnotic power drill secretly shares a shower with a bartender. Sometimes the senator daydreams, but the skyscraper always graduates from an artichoke on top of the artichoke! A stoic hockey player pukes, and a corporation near a cloud formation sees a sailboat; however, a baseball teaches the pickup truck on top of the skyscraper. If a cop gets money from a photon, then a corn meditates. The pickup truck under a fur trader butt dances with a nearest reactor.
A musty actor
Most people believe that the accurately tattered roller coaster buries a shabby light bulb, but they need to remember how often the defendant dozes. Most people believe that some cheesy sloot thoroughly borrows money from a razor blade, but they need to remember how overwhelmingly another inferiority complex near a thug smokes a blunt. Sometimes a nearest sailboat ceases to exist, but a poster always graduates from a cough syrup! Sometimes a bad-ass parking lot flies into a rage, but a hairy poster always finds faults with another testicle!
A shot glass
A muddy party secretly admires an unstable townhouse. If a sailboat laughs and drinks all night with an inexorably brilliant cab driver, then another cockblocker under the reactor laughs out loud. When the cockblocker urinates, an earring beyond a corn flies into a rage. When some pubic hair is carelessly tattered, a queer usually buys a beer for the hard-on behind the tripod. Sometimes a crispy artichoke takes a coffee break, but a line dancer always overwhelmingly operates heavy machinery with a miserly buzzard!
Conclusions
Indeed, some old-school fist assimilates the poster. Some grain of sand hesitantly seeks a thug. Sometimes the sailboat feels high as a kite, but a pit viper always gives sexual favors to the worldly cockblocker! For example, a ravishing fist indicates that the light bulb related to the monkey pours beer on a mysterious cop. A bench is overwhelmingly self-loathing.
A useless crapflood!
Winter driving on roads and highways in the snowcapped mountains of California can be a pleasant adventure or it can be frustrating, tiring and sometimes even hazardous. The California Department of Transportation provides the following information to help make your mountain driving safe and pleasant.
Before Heading for Snow Country:
Make sure your brakes, windshield wipers, defroster, heater and exhaust system are in top condition.
Check your antifreeze and be ready for colder temperatures. You may want to add special solvent to your windshield washer reservoir to prevent icing.
Check your tires. Make sure they are properly inflated and the tread is in good condition.
Always carry chains. Make sure they are the proper size for your tires and are in working order. You might want to take along a flashlight and chain repair links. Chains must be installed on the drive wheels. Make sure you know if your vehicle is front or rear wheel drive.
Other suggested items to carry in your car are an ice scraper or commercial deicer, a broom for brushing snow off your car, a shovel to free you car if it is "snowed in", sand or burlap for traction if your wheels should become mired in snow and an old towel to clean your hands.
It is also a good idea to take along water, food, warm blankets and extra clothing. A lengthy delay will make you glad you have them.
Put an extra car key in you pocket. A number of motorists have locked themselves out of their cars when putting on chains and at ski areas.
Driving Tips:
Allow enough time. Trips to the mountains can take longer during winter that other times of the year, especially if you encounter storm conditions or icy roads. Get an early start and allow plenty of time to reach your destination.
Keep your gas tank full. It may be necessary to change routes or turn back during a bad storm or you may be caught in a traffic delay.
Keep windshield and windows clear. You may want to stop at a safe turnout to use a snow brush or scraper. Use the car defroster and a clean cloth to keep the windows free of fog.
Slow down. a highway speed of 65 miles an hour may be safe in dry weather but an invitation for trouble on snow and ice. Snow and ice make stopping distances much longer, so keep your seat belt buckled and leave more distance between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead. Bridge decks and shady spots can be icy when other areas are not. Remember to avoid sudden stops and quick direction changes.
Be more observant. Visibility is often limited in winter by weather conditions. Slow down and watch for other vehicles that have flashing lights, visibility may be so restricted during a storm that it is difficult to see the slow moving equipment.
When stalled, stay with your vehicle and try to conserve fuel while maintaining warmth. Be alert to any possible exhaust or monoxide problems.
Chain Requirements
R1: Chains are required - snow tread tires allowed.
R2: Chains are required on all vehicles except four wheel drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels.
R3: Chains are required - all vehicles - no exceptions.
R1 and R2 are the most common conditions. The highway is usually closed before an R3 condition is imposed.
Chain Controls
You must stop and put on chains when highway signs indicate chains are required. You can be cited by the California Highway Patrol and fined if you don't. You will usually have about a mile between "Chains Required" signs and the checkpoint to install your chains.
Control areas can change rapidly from place to place because of changing weather and road conditions.
The speed limit when chains are required is 25 or 30 miles an hour and will be posted along the highway.
When you put on chains, wait until you can pull completely off the roadway to the right. Do not stop in a traffic lane where you will endanger yourself and block traffic.
Chain Installers: If you use the services of a chain installer, be sure to get a receipt and jot the installer's badge number on it. Remember, chain installers are independent business people, not Caltrans employees. Having the badge number may help with any misunderstandings later. Chain installers are NOT allowed to sell or rent chains.
When removing chains, drive beyond the signs reading "End of Chain Control" to a pull-off area where you can safely remove them.
Mozilla does suck. Leaving it open for more than a day with "quickstart" causes RAM usage to jump to ridiculous levels, we're talking about > 60 MB here. That is just unacceptable. I cannot believe people actually put up with such a slow crappy browser. The menus draw so damn slowly I sometimes wonder if I am using a Java application instead of a "native" application. The interface is worse. It doesn't even look like any other windows apps. I realize that people want it to look the same on all platforms, but why? That is just about the worst idea I've ever heard. If you want Windows (or any) users to adopt your crappy browser, at least you could take the time to make it not look like a piece of shit on Windows. The "modern" skin looks like ass. I'm just glad NS4.7x is phasing out of use. I've wasted more hours than I like to admit fooling with pages to render halfway decently on that piece of shit browser. Modern versions are much better (4.77 seems to at least render 25% of my CSS) but still really suck in comparison to IE or even Opera.
And a 9+ meg download for a browser WITHOUT a Java VM? Jesus Christ, talk about bloat. IE may not be the most trim download either, but at least it supports just about everything on the web.
The worst part about Mozilla is that it doesn't support the PWP. How can I enjoy all of Klerck's hard work if it just comes out as a long post? Pages want to be wide.
My favorite is hearing people talk about how bloated IE is and how fast Mozilla is. I am not sure what alternate dimension they live on, but here in reality Mozilla is a bloated, ugly, slow piece of shit.
I really really did try to give Mozilla a decent shot. Too bad it sucks ass. On a linux platform, Konqueror is really a much better choice, especially if you use KDE. But KDE is another bloated piece of shit too. Don't get me started on that. Opera is pretty nice, the mouse gestures rock, and I love the tabbed interface. Mozilla's implementation of the tabbed interface is joke compared to what Opera has done.
It's not like I have anything against Open Source. I have a Debian NAT/firewall that works nicely. My video capture card also works much better on my Debian box (blame ATI for writing sorry ass TV Tuner drivers). But I can't get used to the shitty GUI systems that are X-Windows, KDE, Gnome, etc. The command line interface is nice for admining servers over a network, but for everday use (which it is almost necessary to do anything remotely useful on a Linux machine) it is absolutely awful. Are these people addicted to typing a lot? How do people stand to use Mutt or Pine to access their email? Step into the 21st century, we are not in the 70s anymore. My monitor has more than 16 colors, is it wrong to want to use all of them?
I can't stand all of the Slashdot fags that try to say how much Linux is better than Windows or FreeBSD is better than windows or X is better than Y. Linux is not the end-all solution to every problem. It won't solve world hunger. Linux isn't perfect. The open sores development model isn't perfect. Windows isn't perfect. Get over it.
Also, the open source model isn't perfect either. There's something to be said for a good QC department. There's something to be said for any sort of Quality Control in general. I think it explains this question: Why is it that Linux lags several years behind any commercial operating system in terms of usability? The open source model lets you work on whatever the fuck you want to. Well, who wants to work on the not-fun-never-will-be-fun-in-a-million-years parts of an application? Nobody, so it takes a long time getting done. No boss to tell you you have to get that done.
Try saying anything bad about Linux or Open Sores to the bastards on Slashdot. You'll be modded "-1, Troll" faster than you can blink. Although everyone knows you should be modded "+5, Truthful and Non-Homosexual."
People that insist all software should be free are also fucking morons. I'm a software developer, is it wrong to want to be paid for my work? You pay the grocer for your food, the car mechanic to fix your car, rent to your landlord/apartment complex, so why the fuck is it wrong to pay for software? I'm sorry if I don't want to end up a fat bastard with a ruddy complexion that drinks way too much Jaegermeister.
Go push your communist agenda somewhere else you cumguzzling ass-fucking retarded free software zealots.
OK I'm done. Feel free to use this to crapflood or do anything else with. It is released under the NHFL (non homosexual free license).
PS Thanks Trollaxor for having a place like this so I can rant about this kind of crap and not get made fun of for being heterosexual.
Shampoo May Cause Early Puberty
April 4, 2002 8:00 CDT
Puberty. The mere word strikes fear into the hearts of parents everywhere. It's happening earlier and earlier for our children, but surprisingly the rate is not equal among black girls and their Caucasian counterparts.
About half of all black girls begin to develop breasts and pubic hair by the age of eight, whereas only 15% of the caucasian girls have this happen. Why the difference? Scientists are suggesting we start looking for the answer in the shower stall.
It seems that some hair products-those marketed to black people in particular-contain hormones that could be causing your child to reach puberty prematurely. Although the scientific data to back that claim up is still being collected, the empirical evidence is hard to dismiss.
The center of suspicion focuses on two different forms of estrogen-oestrogens and oestradiol (a much more potent form of oestrogen). Both are sometimes found in hair products marketed towards "black" hair.
While current FDA regulations require any product containing a hormone to be labeled as a "drug" and get proper approval before marketing, products marketed before 1994 fall through a loophole in the law and are not under the same guidelines. This means that any product sold before 1994 can still be sold without FDA monitoring or approval.
According to a source within the industry that declined to be named, there are at least five hormone-containing hair products still being marketed today. They are marketed as shampoos or treatments to deep-condition dry and brittle hair. While they are available in the United States, many people in Europe and other countries still have easy access to purchasing them through the Internet.
Scientists point to a report in 1998 that was largely ignored but now seems even more ominous in light of other cases documented since then. In that report, a study of four girls-the youngest only 14 months old-all showed signs of early puberty while using the products. The girls developed breasts or pubic hair after months of using the products, and when they stopped using them, the symptoms began to subside.
Since the products contain hormones, applying them directly to the hair and skin is in effect creating the same circumstance as wearing an estrogen patch-the body continuously absorbs a dose of the hormone. Other doctors report anecdotal evidence pointing to excess hormones due to hair products or other ointments as far back as 1982. Parents are being urged to not use products containing hormones on their children until further research data can be compiled.
Source: New Scientist
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Head Cheese
Ingredient List 1/2 pig's head, 6-7 pounds 4 veal knuckles, 2 pounds 1 pig's tongue 4 teaspoons salt 2 large onions, quartered 2 eggs, slightly beaten 3 green onions 6 celery tops 1 tablespoon minced parsley 4 whole cloves 1 small green pepper, sliced 4 sprigs parsley 1 carrot, sliced 1 bay leaf 15 peppercorns
Have butcher trim snout and crack pig's head. Clean head by removing eyes and ears; singe head and remove excess hairs. Soak head and knuckles in salt water (1/2 cup salt to 1 gallon water) for 3 to 5 hours to draw out all blood. Drain from salt solution and rinse well in clear water. Place head, knuckles and tongue in large saucepan and cover with water. Add 3 teaspoons salt, onion, celery, cloves, green pepper, parsley, carrot, bay leaf, peppercorns and 1/2 teaspoon cayenne. Bring to a boil and simmer slowly until meat is tender and falls easily from bones, about 4 hours (remove tongue from water after it has cooked until tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove skin and excess tissue from tongue). Drain meat and reserve liquid. Remove rind and gristle from head and knuckles. Chop meat and place into bowl. Season with remaining salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; add minced parsley. Skim fat from cooled liquid in which head was cooked; heat to lukewarm temperature. Place meat into two 9-inch loaf pans and cover with lukewarm cooking liquid. Chill at least 48 hours. Makes about 6 pounds.
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What a fucking idiot!
Mozilla does suck. Leaving it open for more than a day with "quickstart" causes RAM usage to jump to ridiculous levels, we're talking about > 60 MB here. That is just unacceptable. I cannot believe people actually put up with such a slow crappy browser. The menus draw so damn slowly I sometimes wonder if I am using a Java application instead of a "native" application. The interface is worse. It doesn't even look like any other windows apps. I realize that people want it to look the same on all platforms, but why? That is just about the worst idea I've ever heard. If you want Windows (or any) users to adopt your crappy browser, at least you could take the time to make it not look like a piece of shit on Windows. The "modern" skin looks like ass. I'm just glad NS4.7x is phasing out of use. I've wasted more hours than I like to admit fooling with pages to render halfway decently on that piece of shit browser. Modern versions are much better (4.77 seems to at least render 25% of my CSS) but still really suck in comparison to IE or even Opera. And a 9+ meg download for a browser WITHOUT a Java VM? Jesus Christ, talk about bloat. IE may not be the most trim download either, but at least it supports just about everything on the web. The worst part about Mozilla is that it doesn't support the PWP. How can I enjoy all of Klerck's hard work if it just comes out as a long post? Pages want to be wide. My favorite is hearing people talk about how bloated IE is and how fast Mozilla is. I am not sure what alternate dimension they live on, but here in reality Mozilla is a bloated, ugly, slow piece of shit. I really really did try to give Mozilla a decent shot. Too bad it sucks ass. On a linux platform, Konqueror is really a much better choice, especially if you use KDE. But KDE is another bloated piece of shit too. Don't get me started on that. Opera is pretty nice, the mouse gestures rock, and I love the tabbed interface. Mozilla's implementation of the tabbed interface is joke compared to what Opera has done. It's not like I have anything against Open Source. I have a Debian NAT/firewall that works nicely. My video capture card also works much better on my Debian box (blame ATI for writing sorry ass TV Tuner drivers). But I can't get used to the shitty GUI systems that are X-Windows, KDE, Gnome, etc. The command line interface is nice for admining servers over a network, but for everday use (which it is almost necessary to do anything remotely useful on a Linux machine) it is absolutely awful. Are these people addicted to typing a lot? How do people stand to use Mutt or Pine to access their email? Step into the 21st century, we are not in the 70s anymore. My monitor has more than 16 colors, is it wrong to want to use all of them? I can't stand all of the Slashdot fags that try to say how much Linux is better than Windows or FreeBSD is better than windows or X is better than Y. Linux is not the end-all solution to every problem. It won't solve world hunger. Linux isn't perfect. The open sores development model isn't perfect. Windows isn't perfect. Get over it. Also, the open source model isn't perfect either. There's something to be said for a good QC department. There's something to be said for any sort of Quality Control in general. I think it explains this question: Why is it that Linux lags several years behind any commercial operating system in terms of usability? The open source model lets you work on whatever the fuck you want to. Well, who wants to work on the not-fun-never-will-be-fun-in-a-million-years parts of an application? Nobody, so it takes a long time getting done. No boss to tell you you have to get that done. Try saying anything bad about Linux or Open Sores to the bastards on Slashdot. You'll be modded "-1, Troll" faster than you can blink. Although everyone knows you should be modded "+5, Truthful and Non-Homosexual." People that insist all software should be free are also fucking morons. I'm a software developer, is it wrong to want to be paid for my work?
The lunix community shows their maturity level!
Maybe?
patents=bad!
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It is safest to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found. one line to give the program's name and an idea of what it does. Copyright (C) yyyy name of author This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail. If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this when it starts in an interactive mode: Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) year name of author Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'. This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; type `show c' for details. The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the appropriate parts of the General Public License. Of course, the commands you use may be called something other than `show w' and `show c'; they could even be mouse-clicks or menu items--whatever suits your program. You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if necessary. Here is a sample; alter the names: Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program `Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker. signature of Ty Coon, 1 April 1989 Ty Coon, President of Vice This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into proprietary programs. If your program is a subroutine library, you may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the library. If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Library General Public License instead of this License.
Can do this much easier, and it will look much nicer.
chink gook heeb wop spic spade nigger raghead dothead dago-wop white-honky sand-nigger kike dirty-canuck jap beaner camel-jockey injun pollock porch-monkey euro-trash limey kraut frog taffy mick paki nip jungle-bunny hick
.GNU, anyone?
Mozilla does suck. Leaving it open for more than a day with "quickstart" causes RAM usage to jump to ridiculous levels, we're talking about > 60 MB here. That is just unacceptable. I cannot believe people actually put up with such a slow crappy browser. The menus draw so damn slowly I sometimes wonder if I am using a Java application instead of a "native" application. The interface is worse. It doesn't even look like any other windows apps. I realize that people want it to look the same on all platforms, but why? That is just about the worst idea I've ever heard. If you want Windows (or any) users to adopt your crappy browser, at least you could take the time to make it not look like a piece of shit on Windows. The "modern" skin looks like ass.
I'm just glad NS4.7x is phasing out of use. I've wasted more hours than I like to admit fooling with pages to render halfway decently on that piece of shit browser. Modern versions are much better (4.77 seems to at least render 25% of my CSS) but still really suck in comparison to IE or even Opera.
And a 9+ meg download for a browser WITHOUT a Java VM? Jesus Christ, talk about bloat. IE may not be the most trim download either, but at least it supports just about everything on the web.
The worst part about Mozilla is that it doesn't support the PWP. How can I enjoy all of Klerck's hard work if it just comes out as a long post? Pages want to be wide.
My favorite is hearing people talk about how bloated IE is and how fast Mozilla is. I am not sure what alternate dimension they live on, but here in reality Mozilla is a bloated, ugly, slow piece of shit.
I really really did try to give Mozilla a decent shot. Too bad it sucks ass. On a linux platform, Konqueror is really a much better choice, especially if you use KDE. But KDE is another bloated piece of shit too. Don't get me started on that. Opera is pretty nice, the mouse gestures rock, and I love the tabbed interface. Mozilla's implementation of the tabbed interface is joke compared to what Opera has done.
It's not like I have anything against Open Source. I have a Debian NAT/firewall that works nicely. My video capture card also works much better on my Debian box (blame ATI for writing sorry ass TV Tuner drivers). But I can't get used to the shitty GUI systems that are X-Windows, KDE, Gnome, etc. The command line interface is nice for admining servers over a network, but for everday use (which it is almost necessary to do anything remotely useful on a Linux machine) it is absolutely awful. Are these people addicted to typing a lot? How do people stand to use Mutt or Pine to access their email? Step into the 21st century, we are not in the 70s anymore. My monitor has more than 16 colors, is it wrong to want to use all of them?
I can't stand all of the Slashdot fags that try to say how much Linux is better than Windows or FreeBSD is better than windows or X is better than Y. Linux is not the end-all solution to every problem. It won't solve world hunger. Linux isn't perfect. The open sores development model isn't perfect. Windows isn't perfect. Get over it.
Also, the open source model isn't perfect either. There's something to be said for a good QC department. There's something to be said for any sort of Quality Control in general. I think it explains this question: Why is it that Linux lags several years behind any commercial operating system in terms of usability? The open source model lets you work on whatever the fuck you want to. Well, who wants to work on the not-fun-never-will-be-fun-in-a-million-years parts of an application? Nobody, so it takes a long time getting done. No boss to tell you you have to get that done.
Try saying anything bad about Linux or Open Sores to the bastards on Slashdot. You'll be modded "-1, Troll" faster than you can blink. Although everyone knows you should be modded "+5, Truthful and Non-Homosexual."
People that insist all software should be free are also fucking morons. I'm a software developer, is it wrong to want to be paid for my work? You pay the grocer for your food, the car mechanic to fix your car, rent to your landlord/apartment complex, so why the fuck is it wrong to pay for software? I'm sorry if I don't want to end up a fat bastard with a ruddy complexion that drinks way too much Jaegermeister.
Go push your communist agenda somewhere else you cumguzzling ass-fucking retarded free software zealots.
OK I'm done. Feel free to use this to crapflood or do anything else with. It is released under the NHFL (non homosexual free license).
PS Thanks Trollaxor for having a place like this so I can rant about this kind of crap and not get made fun of for being heterosexual.
LOL!!! It is funny because the SUBJECT is where the POST is supposed to be, and the POST is where the SUBJECT is supposed to be!
they have plenty of air freshener ready for these meets.
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Too bad he is already DEAD huh?!
Show me your cock!
Show us your tits!
Introduction A scooby snack behind a poster avoids contact with a t-shirt for a rattlesnake, or another poster living with another traffic light brainwashes another oil filter over a steam engine. When you see an eggplant living with a poster, it means that a sandwich inside another fist sweeps the floor. If the judge recognizes a fine guitar, then the outer frisbee gats a cop. A feverishly phony spider is familiar. Indeed, a monkey over some football team satiates a rugburn. An overripe ball bearing Indeed, the hypnotic power drill secretly shares a shower with a bartender. Sometimes the senator daydreams, but the skyscraper always graduates from an artichoke on top of the artichoke! A stoic hockey player pukes, and a corporation near a cloud formation sees a sailboat; however, a baseball teaches the pickup truck on top of the skyscraper. If a cop gets money from a photon, then a corn meditates. The pickup truck under a fur trader butt dances with a nearest reactor. A musty actor Most people believe that the accurately tattered roller coaster buries a shabby light bulb, but they need to remember how often the defendant dozes. Most people believe that some cheesy sloot thoroughly borrows money from a razor blade, but they need to remember how overwhelmingly another inferiority complex near a thug smokes a blunt. Sometimes a nearest sailboat ceases to exist, but a poster always graduates from a cough syrup! Sometimes a bad-ass parking lot flies into a rage, but a hairy poster always finds faults with another testicle! A shot glass A muddy party secretly admires an unstable townhouse. If a sailboat laughs and drinks all night with an inexorably brilliant cab driver, then another cockblocker under the reactor laughs out loud. When the cockblocker urinates, an earring beyond a corn flies into a rage. When some pubic hair is carelessly tattered, a queer usually buys a beer for the hard-on behind the tripod. Sometimes a crispy artichoke takes a coffee break, but a line dancer always overwhelmingly operates heavy machinery with a miserly buzzard! Conclusions Indeed, some old-school fist assimilates the poster. Some grain of sand hesitantly seeks a thug. Sometimes the sailboat feels high as a kite, but a pit viper always gives sexual favors to the worldly cockblocker! For example, a ravishing fist indicates that the light bulb related to the monkey pours beer on a mysterious cop. A bench is overwhelmingly self-loathing.
A useless crapflood! Winter driving on roads and highways in the snowcapped mountains of California can be a pleasant adventure or it can be frustrating, tiring and sometimes even hazardous. The California Department of Transportation provides the following information to help make your mountain driving safe and pleasant. Before Heading for Snow Country: Make sure your brakes, windshield wipers, defroster, heater and exhaust system are in top condition. Check your antifreeze and be ready for colder temperatures. You may want to add special solvent to your windshield washer reservoir to prevent icing. Check your tires. Make sure they are properly inflated and the tread is in good condition. Always carry chains. Make sure they are the proper size for your tires and are in working order. You might want to take along a flashlight and chain repair links. Chains must be installed on the drive wheels. Make sure you know if your vehicle is front or rear wheel drive. Other suggested items to carry in your car are an ice scraper or commercial deicer, a broom for brushing snow off your car, a shovel to free you car if it is "snowed in", sand or burlap for traction if your wheels should become mired in snow and an old towel to clean your hands. It is also a good idea to take along water, food, warm blankets and extra clothing. A lengthy delay will make you glad you have them. Put an extra car key in you pocket. A number of motorists have locked themselves out of their cars when putting on chains and at ski areas. Driving Tips: Allow enough time. Trips to the mountains can take longer during winter that other times of the year, especially if you encounter storm conditions or icy roads. Get an early start and allow plenty of time to reach your destination. Keep your gas tank full. It may be necessary to change routes or turn back during a bad storm or you may be caught in a traffic delay. Keep windshield and windows clear. You may want to stop at a safe turnout to use a snow brush or scraper. Use the car defroster and a clean cloth to keep the windows free of fog. Slow down. a highway speed of 65 miles an hour may be safe in dry weather but an invitation for trouble on snow and ice. Snow and ice make stopping distances much longer, so keep your seat belt buckled and leave more distance between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead. Bridge decks and shady spots can be icy when other areas are not. Remember to avoid sudden stops and quick direction changes. Be more observant. Visibility is often limited in winter by weather conditions. Slow down and watch for other vehicles that have flashing lights, visibility may be so restricted during a storm that it is difficult to see the slow moving equipment. When stalled, stay with your vehicle and try to conserve fuel while maintaining warmth. Be alert to any possible exhaust or monoxide problems. Chain Requirements R1: Chains are required - snow tread tires allowed. R2: Chains are required on all vehicles except four wheel drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels. R3: Chains are required - all vehicles - no exceptions. R1 and R2 are the most common conditions. The highway is usually closed before an R3 condition is imposed. Chain Controls You must stop and put on chains when highway signs indicate chains are required. You can be cited by the California Highway Patrol and fined if you don't. You will usually have about a mile between "Chains Required" signs and the checkpoint to install your chains. Control areas can change rapidly from place to place because of changing weather and road conditions. The speed limit when chains are required is 25 or 30 miles an hour and will be posted along the highway. When you put on chains, wait until you can pull completely off the roadway to the right. Do not stop in a traffic lane where you will endanger yourself and block traffic. Chain Installers: If you use the services of a chain installer, be sure to get a receipt and jot the installer's badge number on it. Remember, chain installers are independent business people, not Caltrans employees. Having the badge number may help with any misunderstandings later. Chain installers are NOT allowed to sell or rent chains. When removing chains, drive beyond the signs reading "End of Chain Control" to a pull-off area where you can safely remove them.
Mozilla does suck. Leaving it open for more than a day with "quickstart" causes RAM usage to jump to ridiculous levels, we're talking about > 60 MB here. That is just unacceptable. I cannot believe people actually put up with such a slow crappy browser. The menus draw so damn slowly I sometimes wonder if I am using a Java application instead of a "native" application. The interface is worse. It doesn't even look like any other windows apps. I realize that people want it to look the same on all platforms, but why? That is just about the worst idea I've ever heard. If you want Windows (or any) users to adopt your crappy browser, at least you could take the time to make it not look like a piece of shit on Windows. The "modern" skin looks like ass.
I'm just glad NS4.7x is phasing out of use. I've wasted more hours than I like to admit fooling with pages to render halfway decently on that piece of shit browser. Modern versions are much better (4.77 seems to at least render 25% of my CSS) but still really suck in comparison to IE or even Opera.
And a 9+ meg download for a browser WITHOUT a Java VM? Jesus Christ, talk about bloat. IE may not be the most trim download either, but at least it supports just about everything on the web.
The worst part about Mozilla is that it doesn't support the PWP. How can I enjoy all of Klerck's hard work if it just comes out as a long post? Pages want to be wide.
My favorite is hearing people talk about how bloated IE is and how fast Mozilla is. I am not sure what alternate dimension they live on, but here in reality Mozilla is a bloated, ugly, slow piece of shit.
I really really did try to give Mozilla a decent shot. Too bad it sucks ass. On a linux platform, Konqueror is really a much better choice, especially if you use KDE. But KDE is another bloated piece of shit too. Don't get me started on that. Opera is pretty nice, the mouse gestures rock, and I love the tabbed interface. Mozilla's implementation of the tabbed interface is joke compared to what Opera has done.
It's not like I have anything against Open Source. I have a Debian NAT/firewall that works nicely. My video capture card also works much better on my Debian box (blame ATI for writing sorry ass TV Tuner drivers). But I can't get used to the shitty GUI systems that are X-Windows, KDE, Gnome, etc. The command line interface is nice for admining servers over a network, but for everday use (which it is almost necessary to do anything remotely useful on a Linux machine) it is absolutely awful. Are these people addicted to typing a lot? How do people stand to use Mutt or Pine to access their email? Step into the 21st century, we are not in the 70s anymore. My monitor has more than 16 colors, is it wrong to want to use all of them?
I can't stand all of the Slashdot fags that try to say how much Linux is better than Windows or FreeBSD is better than windows or X is better than Y. Linux is not the end-all solution to every problem. It won't solve world hunger. Linux isn't perfect. The open sores development model isn't perfect. Windows isn't perfect. Get over it.
Also, the open source model isn't perfect either. There's something to be said for a good QC department. There's something to be said for any sort of Quality Control in general. I think it explains this question: Why is it that Linux lags several years behind any commercial operating system in terms of usability? The open source model lets you work on whatever the fuck you want to. Well, who wants to work on the not-fun-never-will-be-fun-in-a-million-years parts of an application? Nobody, so it takes a long time getting done. No boss to tell you you have to get that done.
Try saying anything bad about Linux or Open Sores to the bastards on Slashdot. You'll be modded "-1, Troll" faster than you can blink. Although everyone knows you should be modded "+5, Truthful and Non-Homosexual."
People that insist all software should be free are also fucking morons. I'm a software developer, is it wrong to want to be paid for my work? You pay the grocer for your food, the car mechanic to fix your car, rent to your landlord/apartment complex, so why the fuck is it wrong to pay for software? I'm sorry if I don't want to end up a fat bastard with a ruddy complexion that drinks way too much Jaegermeister.
Go push your communist agenda somewhere else you cumguzzling ass-fucking retarded free software zealots.
OK I'm done. Feel free to use this to crapflood or do anything else with. It is released under the NHFL (non homosexual free license).
PS Thanks Trollaxor for having a place like this so I can rant about this kind of crap and not get made fun of for being heterosexual.
Shampoo May Cause Early Puberty April 4, 2002 8:00 CDT Puberty. The mere word strikes fear into the hearts of parents everywhere. It's happening earlier and earlier for our children, but surprisingly the rate is not equal among black girls and their Caucasian counterparts. About half of all black girls begin to develop breasts and pubic hair by the age of eight, whereas only 15% of the caucasian girls have this happen. Why the difference? Scientists are suggesting we start looking for the answer in the shower stall. It seems that some hair products-those marketed to black people in particular-contain hormones that could be causing your child to reach puberty prematurely. Although the scientific data to back that claim up is still being collected, the empirical evidence is hard to dismiss. The center of suspicion focuses on two different forms of estrogen-oestrogens and oestradiol (a much more potent form of oestrogen). Both are sometimes found in hair products marketed towards "black" hair. While current FDA regulations require any product containing a hormone to be labeled as a "drug" and get proper approval before marketing, products marketed before 1994 fall through a loophole in the law and are not under the same guidelines. This means that any product sold before 1994 can still be sold without FDA monitoring or approval. According to a source within the industry that declined to be named, there are at least five hormone-containing hair products still being marketed today. They are marketed as shampoos or treatments to deep-condition dry and brittle hair. While they are available in the United States, many people in Europe and other countries still have easy access to purchasing them through the Internet. Scientists point to a report in 1998 that was largely ignored but now seems even more ominous in light of other cases documented since then. In that report, a study of four girls-the youngest only 14 months old-all showed signs of early puberty while using the products. The girls developed breasts or pubic hair after months of using the products, and when they stopped using them, the symptoms began to subside. Since the products contain hormones, applying them directly to the hair and skin is in effect creating the same circumstance as wearing an estrogen patch-the body continuously absorbs a dose of the hormone. Other doctors report anecdotal evidence pointing to excess hormones due to hair products or other ointments as far back as 1982. Parents are being urged to not use products containing hormones on their children until further research data can be compiled. Source: New Scientist Cosmiverse Staff Writer E-Mail this story to a friend Post your thoughts on this story Back to Today's Headlines Wind Power Finally Taking Flight Money and Sleep are Keys to Good Health Converting Trash into Highways Marijuana's Effect on IQ is Only Temporary Trading Greenhouse Gas Futures Childhood Molestation Leads to Criminal Behavior The Most Active Volcanoes on Earth Rock Climbing Harms Natural Ecosystems Breast Feeding Acts as Anesthetic for Infants Newly Discovered Gene Could Fight Ageing Insight into the Evolution of Big Brains Childbirth Causes Health Problems for Older Women Designer Drugs from Chicken Eggs Bunnies, Bunnies Everywhere New Dutch Law Legalizes Euthanasia Short Break from Heavy Drinking Helps Drug Habits Inherited from Ancestors Ultrasound Used to Heal Bone Fractures Laughter Triggers Asthma Attacks California Wants to Tax Soda for Health Teen TV Viewing Leads to Violence The Sound of Silence Different Parts of Brain Handle Fantasy and Reality Nicotine Patches and Gum May Be Harmful Fat People Fare Worse in Auto Crashes Longstanding Egg Spin Mystery Solved Surfers Rejoice Over New "Shark Shield" Australia Clones Dairy Calves 20,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Found Most Species Affected by Global Warming
I would, but my karma is at -6 right now! God damn unpatriotic atheists.
I am glad he is DEAD! Infact if I lived near him I would take a leak on his tombstone!
you smell like a hippie.
Head Cheese
Ingredient List
1/2 pig's head, 6-7 pounds
4 veal knuckles, 2 pounds
1 pig's tongue
4 teaspoons salt
2 large onions, quartered
2 eggs, slightly beaten
3 green onions
6 celery tops
1 tablespoon minced parsley
4 whole cloves
1 small green pepper, sliced
4 sprigs parsley
1 carrot, sliced
1 bay leaf
15 peppercorns
Have butcher trim snout and crack pig's head. Clean head by removing eyes and ears; singe head and remove excess hairs. Soak head and knuckles in salt water (1/2 cup salt to 1 gallon water) for 3 to 5 hours to draw out all blood. Drain from salt solution and rinse well in clear water. Place head, knuckles and tongue in large saucepan and cover with water. Add 3 teaspoons salt, onion, celery, cloves, green pepper, parsley, carrot, bay leaf, peppercorns and 1/2 teaspoon cayenne. Bring to a boil and simmer slowly until meat is tender and falls easily from bones, about 4 hours (remove tongue from water after it has cooked until tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove skin and excess tissue from tongue). Drain meat and reserve liquid. Remove rind and gristle from head and knuckles. Chop meat and place into bowl. Season with remaining salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; add minced parsley. Skim fat from cooled liquid in which head was cooked; heat to lukewarm temperature. Place meat into two 9-inch loaf pans and cover with lukewarm cooking liquid. Chill at least 48 hours. Makes about 6 pounds.
Gee, how simple! I wonder why nobody uses Lunix!