Yet another thing Linux zealots need to shed: Their snotty, elitist attitudes.
I remember the first months after OS X came out and the *NIX geeks were starting to come over to the platform. New OS X users would post technical questions, and these snotty *NIX types would come back with their arrogant RTFM type comments. It was very satisfying to see the Apple community dress them down properly for being the arrogant snots they were and told them if they weren't willing to be helpful and supportive to get the hell off the platform. The real jerks among them went back to Linux.
Translation: Babysit your OS and limit what you can do with it.
Why, why, why do Windows users continue to put up with an OS that treats them this way?
I use to wonder that for a long time, but I finally found the answer. They all suffer from Stockholm Syndrome. You know, that pyschological disorder where a victim falls in love with their torturer?
A massive, monopolistic radio conglomerate with a staggering 17% of all radio stations in the country. They use their ovewhelming market share of 17% to dictate policy and totaly throttle the business practices of the remaining 83% of the market.
They are able to do this because liberals have given them the title of MONOPOLIST, which, of course, as we all know, is a magic word that immediately endows the entity upon which it is bestowed with god-like political and market powers.
This is patently false. Anyone who has ever watched a Star Trek episode (TOS) knows that the Enterprise cannot maintain orbit unless Kirk tears off half his shirt and crawls in a Jeffries tube to repair the engines.
I'm not surprised they don't remember since you are mixing together two different episodes.
In the episode where the Enterprise sinks into the atmosphere and is spotted by a jet fighter, the travel back is accidental. The Enterprise spends the epsiode trying to get back home without messing up history.
In the episode where the Enterprise crew runs across the guy with the computer (Gary 7), they are back in time on purpose in order to observe historical events. In this episode, they never encounter a jet fighter or are spotted in the atmosphere.
Now, if I were a true geek, I would be able to tell you the titles of the episodes, but I cannot, and so must hang my head in shame.
Ah, number two of the three mantras of Environmentalism: Suffering.
Note how the environmentalist's solution to a problem always involves increasing the misery of the people around him. Instead of enjoying the personal freedom of our own automobile and a house in the suburbs, the environmentalist would pack us in vast apartment tracts next to a train line, make us cram onto said train like sardines in a can and then tell us how happy we should be doing it.
---- The tyranny that makes us feel morally superior is the tyranny we embrace.
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Give it a rest. Oil companies have repeatedly tried to petition for new refineries and have been repeatedly shut down.
If you think there's some sort of conspiracy to keep oil prices high, then you're just a kook because all the facts are against you. Why did gas prices ever come down after the 70s oil embargo if what you say is true? Why were gas prices at record lows two years ago? I guess "big oil" is pretty incompetent as well as evil.
It's a well-known fact that specialized region-specific formulations are taxing the snot out of refineries. It can take up to two weeks to shift to a new formulation of gasoline.
It's also a well-known fact that we're pretty much at peak refinery capacity.
It's also a matter of public record that EVERY time a refinery is proposed, enviro-wackos come out of the woodwork and scream and holler until the idea is killed.
Yeah, that's because a bunch of asses some how thought it was morally superior for the United States to "cooperate" with other nations in building a space station instead of just doing it ourselves.
If you're so sure you can solve the world's problems, use your own damn money and leave mine alone.
I swear, liberals are so eager to spend other people's money...
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The dairy product hikes are a result of shortages, not rising energy prices.
Business will abosrb rising energy costs for a short period of time (the market keeps a downward pressure on price increases), but eventually, there will be overall rises in prices if energy prices stay high.
There are a couple of things affecting gas prices:
Environmental regulations preventing the building of new refineries.
Environmental regulations forcing specialized, region-specific formulations across the country.
OPEC fighting against us in Iraq with the one effective weapon they have.
Isn't it amazing how the solution to so many Windows problems is to jump through hoops, restrict what you can do, and generally make your life a hassle.
Your example is like telling someone in a crime-infested neighborhood that they just need to lock their doors instead of yelling at the city council and cops to clean up the streets.
I see. So basically, what you're saying is the Soviet Union knew this was an undoable boondoggle, so they went ahead and bankrupt themselves by trying to build an even bigger and better undoable boondoggle?
Another one of De Toqueville's major themes was that it was America's being steeped in Christianity that helped keep it free. He made extensive reference to the vast number of churches and the moral character they instilled in Americans. De Toqueville was of the same opinion as John Adams. Basically that American government could only work with a moral people.
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Yet another thing Linux zealots need to shed: Their snotty, elitist attitudes.
I remember the first months after OS X came out and the *NIX geeks were starting to come over to the platform. New OS X users would post technical questions, and these snotty *NIX types would come back with their arrogant RTFM type comments. It was very satisfying to see the Apple community dress them down properly for being the arrogant snots they were and told them if they weren't willing to be helpful and supportive to get the hell off the platform. The real jerks among them went back to Linux.
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Translation: Babysit your OS and limit what you can do with it.
Why, why, why do Windows users continue to put up with an OS that treats them this way?
I use to wonder that for a long time, but I finally found the answer. They all suffer from Stockholm Syndrome. You know, that pyschological disorder where a victim falls in love with their torturer?
I find it hilarious that people who say things like cull out the 75% bottom of the IQ curve arrogantly assume they aren't in that bottom 75%.
Just tie a rope to the steering wheel, put a brick on the gas pedal and climb in the back seat to take a nap.
Sorry to bruise your little ego, but you are nowhere near the knowledge, intelligence or skill of a medical doctor.
Yeah. It's not like I'm paying your money or anything, so why in the hell would you want to do what I say?
The arrogance of programmers is only exceeded by their snottiness.
A massive, monopolistic radio conglomerate with a staggering 17% of all radio stations in the country. They use their ovewhelming market share of 17% to dictate policy and totaly throttle the business practices of the remaining 83% of the market.
They are able to do this because liberals have given them the title of MONOPOLIST, which, of course, as we all know, is a magic word that immediately endows the entity upon which it is bestowed with god-like political and market powers.
Well, if you slam a pound of antimatter into a pound of matter, you do get a whole lot of photons.
You're assuming, of course, that it takes just as long for the Romulans to reach us.
This is patently false. Anyone who has ever watched a Star Trek episode (TOS) knows that the Enterprise cannot maintain orbit unless Kirk tears off half his shirt and crawls in a Jeffries tube to repair the engines.
I'm not surprised they don't remember since you are mixing together two different episodes.
In the episode where the Enterprise sinks into the atmosphere and is spotted by a jet fighter, the travel back is accidental. The Enterprise spends the epsiode trying to get back home without messing up history.
In the episode where the Enterprise crew runs across the guy with the computer (Gary 7), they are back in time on purpose in order to observe historical events. In this episode, they never encounter a jet fighter or are spotted in the atmosphere.
Now, if I were a true geek, I would be able to tell you the titles of the episodes, but I cannot, and so must hang my head in shame.
Ah, number two of the three mantras of Environmentalism: Suffering.
Note how the environmentalist's solution to a problem always involves increasing the misery of the people around him. Instead of enjoying the personal freedom of our own automobile and a house in the suburbs, the environmentalist would pack us in vast apartment tracts next to a train line, make us cram onto said train like sardines in a can and then tell us how happy we should be doing it.
----
The tyranny that makes us feel morally superior is the tyranny we embrace.
Give it a rest. Oil companies have repeatedly tried to petition for new refineries and have been repeatedly shut down.
If you think there's some sort of conspiracy to keep oil prices high, then you're just a kook because all the facts are against you. Why did gas prices ever come down after the 70s oil embargo if what you say is true? Why were gas prices at record lows two years ago? I guess "big oil" is pretty incompetent as well as evil.
It's a well-known fact that specialized region-specific formulations are taxing the snot out of refineries. It can take up to two weeks to shift to a new formulation of gasoline.
It's also a well-known fact that we're pretty much at peak refinery capacity.
It's also a matter of public record that EVERY time a refinery is proposed, enviro-wackos come out of the woodwork and scream and holler until the idea is killed.
Yeah, that's because a bunch of asses some how thought it was morally superior for the United States to "cooperate" with other nations in building a space station instead of just doing it ourselves.
Oh, please. China has want and need because it's a freakin' COMMUNIST DICTATORSHIP!
If you're so sure you can solve the world's problems, use your own damn money and leave mine alone.
I swear, liberals are so eager to spend other people's money...
Business will abosrb rising energy costs for a short period of time (the market keeps a downward pressure on price increases), but eventually, there will be overall rises in prices if energy prices stay high.
There are a couple of things affecting gas prices:
Awesome! I had no idea that controlling greenhouse gas emissions would protect us from a meteor strike!
Isn't it amazing how the solution to so many Windows problems is to jump through hoops, restrict what you can do, and generally make your life a hassle.
Your example is like telling someone in a crime-infested neighborhood that they just need to lock their doors instead of yelling at the city council and cops to clean up the streets.
Go back to school and learn the difference between causative and associative relationships.
Also study post hoc fallacies.
I see. So basically, what you're saying is the Soviet Union knew this was an undoable boondoggle, so they went ahead and bankrupt themselves by trying to build an even bigger and better undoable boondoggle?
Another one of De Toqueville's major themes was that it was America's being steeped in Christianity that helped keep it free. He made extensive reference to the vast number of churches and the moral character they instilled in Americans. De Toqueville was of the same opinion as John Adams. Basically that American government could only work with a moral people.
That tinge of desperation could have something to do with it.
Relax. Girls are people, too. Just make some friends and enjoy their company. Don't worry about marking this one or that one as "girlfriend" material.
nuclear waste that lasts for 10,000 years
Quit spreading FUD. The 10,000 year waste is so low-level you get a higher dosage from getting an x-ray.