"You may be buying from "Littletown" California, but you are not there. You are not using that place's resources, and most of all, not using anything that requires tax dollars."
What? Do you think the product you've ordered from location X just vaporizes and appears on your doorstep?
Even at the most basic level - someone has to bring you your precious little gadget - probably on a truck over public roads. The police/fire/health professionals in location X still need to do their job, protecting your precious little gadget both before and after you buy it, and be compensated accordingly.
The freedom to bare arms hasn't been contested anywhere I've seen. Short sleeve shirts, T-shirts, and halter tops are all still A-OK. The right to bear arms, on the other hand, has been debated lately. (And not of the ursine variety)
On a related thread, fire arms, though visually stunning, are not nearly as useful for defense against sundry boogeymen as are firearms.
I've just started brewing and have had a similar question. I'm not a very good programmer, but I would be willing to help you out with conceptual layout, error testing, usability feedback, and other stuff non-Java talented people can do.
Hey, it was an easy way for me to write a small application for others in my office. I'm an environmental engineer, not a programmer. It got the job done, and was easy.
Isn't that what matters?
Sure, I wouldn't want to do anything CPU-intensive or mission-critical with it, but for little apps, I thought VB was great. I'm starting on C and C++ now that I have Linux, but don't blast VB because it's simple. A *lot* of people like the idea of a simple to use programming language. Maybe they'll graduate to something beter. Maybe they won't care. Not *everybody* wants to be a programmer.
"We had to resort to baseball bats. That's what these punks will understand."
Riiiight. I meet tons of ubermacho-sysadmins (yeah, that's a common mix) every day who fly across the world threatining hackers/crackers with baseball bats. Nice reporting work. Wonder why the source is anonymous.
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"You may be buying from "Littletown" California, but you are not there. You are not using that place's resources, and most of all, not using anything that requires tax dollars."
What? Do you think the product you've ordered from location X just vaporizes and appears on your doorstep?
Even at the most basic level - someone has to bring you your precious little gadget - probably on a truck over public roads. The police/fire/health professionals in location X still need to do their job, protecting your precious little gadget both before and after you buy it, and be compensated accordingly.
FWIW:
The freedom to bare arms hasn't been contested anywhere I've seen. Short sleeve shirts, T-shirts, and halter tops are all still A-OK. The right to bear arms, on the other hand, has been debated lately. (And not of the ursine variety)
On a related thread, fire arms, though visually stunning, are not nearly as useful for defense against sundry boogeymen as are firearms.
Have a more accurate day.
(Asbestos undies *on*)
I can I'm pretty experienced with Linux... but 6 foot tall blondes?
Otherwise - a great article that sheds some light on the goofy super-evangelist types.
I've just started brewing and have had a similar question. I'm not a very good programmer, but I would be willing to help you out with conceptual layout, error testing, usability feedback, and other stuff non-Java talented people can do.
Email me if you're interested.
bmtrapp@acsu.buffalo.edu
Hey, it was an easy way for me to write a small application for others in my office. I'm an environmental engineer, not a programmer. It got the job done, and was easy.
Isn't that what matters?
Sure, I wouldn't want to do anything CPU-intensive or mission-critical with it, but for little apps, I thought VB was great. I'm starting on C and C++ now that I have Linux, but don't blast VB because it's simple. A *lot* of people like the idea of a simple to use programming language. Maybe they'll graduate to something beter. Maybe they won't care. Not *everybody* wants to be a programmer.
;-)
"We had to resort to baseball bats. That's what these punks will understand."
Riiiight. I meet tons of ubermacho-sysadmins (yeah, that's a common mix) every day who fly across the world threatining hackers/crackers with baseball bats. Nice reporting work. Wonder why the source is anonymous.