Why oh why can't the bleeptards at LibreOffice recognize that proper document editing is done in a "Galley View" which MsoftWord refers to as "Draft" (previously "Normal" ) view? Displaying page boundaries, headers & footers, etc is of exactly zero benefit while one is composing the text of the document. Personally, I'd like not to see text formatting either (bold, font size, etc) but I can live with that. At least until I find a company that supports LaTex, anyway. For that matter, why couldn't LibreOffice (and Micrsoft too) have a twin-pane editor like TexMaker? Do your typing in one pane and observe the fully rendered page in the other as desired?
you don't think the guard, army (etc) won't shoot on fellow american citizens?
think again.
They have before, many times, including the 1970 Viet Nam and Equal Rights incidents, and several union/strike - breaking attempts.
Try as I have over the last 45 years to believe the military and paramilitary (police, etc) has become more enlightened, I see absolutely no evidence of that -- and rather a lot of evidence to the contrary.
Ooh, you bad person, forgetting to put "spoiler alert" in there.:-)
Funny thing (ha ha) -- in our world, there are people whose last name is "Capodilupo" . I suppose it's a fine point that it's not "Capodilupoterribile"
You would think that we could at least wait a week or two for the assessment teams to tell us if they'd found some causalities. Now, "casualties," OTOH...
My college professor in plasma sciences told us - 13 years ago - that he invented and patented the deflector shields, using this method. He was working under an Air Force contract, and they immediately classified his patent.
Oh, sure he did. And then told you all about it. And you violated the law by not reporting him. If it weren't for the fact that he was almost certainly bullshitting you, I'd suggest you ask Ed S. if he could use a roommate in Ecuador.
Anyway, in high school, I made the novel decision to ignore the fact that I was a completely awkward little dork and start talking to hot chicks. Just cleared my throat, took a deep breath, and did it. And how did that turn out? Well, I dated 2 cheerleaders, a triathlete, a leggy blonde-haired blue-eyed (and seriously annoying) band geek, a ski racer, and a few other chicks who weren't really all that hot.
Which brings to mind a great line from " Ball Four," in which a fellow says to a teammate, "I see you with a different girl every night. you must be a really lousy lay."
Something something how can a car without a tranny be a Lola? (yeah I know electric cars have a transmission but they don't have a gearbox, which is what most people refer to as transmission)
The USA public may have been sad at the thought of a Twinkies shortage, but the Secret Shadow Government engineered this re-booting of production for one reason. They know we need massive stores of Twinkies to sustain our brave zombie-killers in the upcoming Zombie Apocalypse.
Is there some kind of sunlight shortage that I'm unaware of?
Well, not yet,but soon. The Unvarnished Truth Is: remember that post-red-pill bit about how "someone" made things permanently cloudy during the first phase of the Matrix Wars? The machines did that, 'cause what looks like clouds from below is actually a massive solar PV system from above, providing more than enough electricity for the machines to keep running. All that stuff about harvesting human spirit was hokum to throw Morpheus off the track.
Interviews, personal essays, "outside interests," and all that other bullshit which makes for a year of pain and agony for the high school applicant and his/her parents do nothing to predict performance in college. I dunno if they help predict the one thing most colleges seem to care about, i.e. alumni donation level. I just know the whole application process is a huge waste of time and effort, and riddled with fraud. Kids take the SATs 5 times (but only have to submit their choice of results), buy 'personal' essays, inflate their "club officer list," and so on.
It has been said that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to get really good at anything.
Even at 10 hours a day this means it will take three years to really learn a language.
No, the alleged 10k hours is to become world-class, like the Stones or Federer. It takes a lot less time to become above average at something, plus in the case of language you get to count all the time you're talking or reading or writing it (I think).
The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry had a 'roads of the future' exhibit in 1960 that suggested both power and control (speed, steering, etc) would come from embedded wiring systems in the roadway.
A techie who believes what he says enough to basically call out the most secretive, nastiest intelligence agencies of one of the most powerful countries in the world
or
a pack of politicians.
Oh, man, it's difficult. Maybe I should just flip a coin?
Why not use the same criteria that the NSA has openly admitted their ops use when determining whether a communication is "foreign",i.e. "greater than 51% probability." ? I'd love to see how they generate their Bayesian estimates...
Interestingly enough, while the lyrics are copyrighted, you can hum the tune all you want, copyright-free, since the tune itself has fallen out of copyright.
Hmmm, so "To you, a Birthday; Happy,...." would not be under copyright? While I'm semi-joking here, it's regular practice in the sheet music industry to take some old piece, change a couple slur marks, label it "arranged by [Mr. X]" , and slap a brand-new copyright date on it.
People long before TV used to bitch about books (novels and stories) being the Devil's own, distracting people from industriousness
I was going to say something similar. Name any significant technical development which did NOT change people's lives. Phone? Precision timepieces for determining longitude? Steam engine? The wheel?
The problem w/ bats breaking could have been very easily solved by switching to metal bats. And before you go all "but they're much too powerful" on me, metal (or any composition) bats can be designed with any size sweet spot and coefficient of rebound you want. They currently get designed to maximize output so as to let ballplayers think they're the offspring of Babe Ruth and Ted Williams.
Or better yet, let's design bats out of tempered glass, like Prince Rupert's teardrops, so a mis-hit leads to a shower of dust. Hilarity ensues!
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Why oh why can't the bleeptards at LibreOffice recognize that proper document editing is done in a "Galley View" which MsoftWord refers to as "Draft" (previously "Normal" ) view? Displaying page boundaries, headers & footers, etc is of exactly zero benefit while one is composing the text of the document.
Personally, I'd like not to see text formatting either (bold, font size, etc) but I can live with that. At least until I find a company that supports LaTex, anyway. For that matter, why couldn't LibreOffice (and Micrsoft too) have a twin-pane editor like TexMaker? Do your typing in one pane and observe the fully rendered page in the other as desired?
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you don't think the guard, army (etc) won't shoot on fellow american citizens?
think again.
They have before, many times, including the 1970 Viet Nam and Equal Rights incidents, and several union/strike - breaking attempts.
Try as I have over the last 45 years to believe the military and paramilitary (police, etc) has become more enlightened, I see absolutely no evidence of that -- and rather a lot of evidence to the contrary.
Ooh, you bad person, forgetting to put "spoiler alert" in there. :-)
Funny thing (ha ha) -- in our world, there are people whose last name is "Capodilupo" . I suppose it's a fine point that it's not "Capodilupoterribile"
TFS said "There were no causalities,"
You would think that we could at least wait a week or two for the assessment teams to tell us if they'd found some causalities. Now, "casualties," OTOH...
My college professor in plasma sciences told us - 13 years ago - that he invented and patented the deflector shields, using this method. He was working under an Air Force contract, and they immediately classified his patent.
Oh, sure he did. And then told you all about it. And you violated the law by not reporting him. If it weren't for the fact that he was almost certainly bullshitting you, I'd suggest you ask Ed S. if he could use a roommate in Ecuador.
Anyway, in high school, I made the novel decision to ignore the fact that I was a completely awkward little dork and start talking to hot chicks. Just cleared my throat, took a deep breath, and did it. And how did that turn out? Well, I dated 2 cheerleaders, a triathlete, a leggy blonde-haired blue-eyed (and seriously annoying) band geek, a ski racer, and a few other chicks who weren't really all that hot.
Which brings to mind a great line from " Ball Four," in which a fellow says to a teammate, "I see you with a different girl every night. you must be a really lousy lay."
Something something how can a car without a tranny be a Lola?
(yeah I know electric cars have a transmission but they don't have a gearbox, which is what most people refer to as transmission)
The USA public may have been sad at the thought of a Twinkies shortage, but the Secret Shadow Government engineered this re-booting of production for one reason. They know we need massive stores of Twinkies to sustain our brave zombie-killers in the upcoming Zombie Apocalypse.
Is there some kind of sunlight shortage that I'm unaware of?
Well, not yet,but soon. The Unvarnished Truth Is: remember that post-red-pill bit about how "someone" made things permanently cloudy during the first phase of the Matrix Wars? The machines did that, 'cause what looks like clouds from below is actually a massive solar PV system from above, providing more than enough electricity for the machines to keep running. All that stuff about harvesting human spirit was hokum to throw Morpheus off the track.
Who did Herodotus have to fuck to be the father of history?
Ananke, apparently.
Interviews, personal essays, "outside interests," and all that other bullshit which makes for a year of pain and agony for the high school applicant and his/her parents do nothing to predict performance in college. I dunno if they help predict the one thing most colleges seem to care about, i.e. alumni donation level. I just know the whole application process is a huge waste of time and effort, and riddled with fraud. Kids take the SATs 5 times (but only have to submit their choice of results), buy 'personal' essays, inflate their "club officer list," and so on.
Can someone post the content of the gawker site letter? blocked by corp firewall....
And so is anyone who accepts the proffered autocomplete options without thinking about what he wants to search for.
On the other hand, here's an opportunity for GoogleClippy. "It looks like you're searching for illegal drugs online. How can I help you with that?"
It has been said that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to get really good at anything.
Even at 10 hours a day this means it will take three years to really learn a language.
No, the alleged 10k hours is to become world-class, like the Stones or Federer. It takes a lot less time to become above average at something, plus in the case of language you get to count all the time you're talking or reading or writing it (I think).
in Atlanta, and most cities, its illegal to give anything to homeless folks.
Can't wait to see the official Atlanta City Gov't HomelessPerson ID badge so we know which panhandlers not to give anything to.
You can have the lawn. It's a pain to mow.
And don't call me "sue"
(hey, why should Shirley have all the fun)
Shawn Thornton kicks its shiny metal ass.
The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry had a 'roads of the future' exhibit in 1960 that suggested both power and control (speed, steering, etc) would come from embedded wiring systems in the roadway.
Twenty years! Hah! I was singing that when I was 6, which was, well, never mind but a lot more than 20 years ago. Now get offa my lawn.
I just don't know who to believe.
A techie who believes what he says enough to basically call out the most secretive, nastiest intelligence agencies of one of the most powerful countries in the world
or
a pack of politicians.
Oh, man, it's difficult. Maybe I should just flip a coin?
Why not use the same criteria that the NSA has openly admitted their ops use when determining whether a communication is "foreign" ,i.e. "greater than 51% probability." ? I'd love to see how they generate their Bayesian estimates...
Interestingly enough, while the lyrics are copyrighted, you can hum the tune all you want, copyright-free, since the tune itself has fallen out of copyright.
Hmmm, so "To you, a Birthday; Happy,...." would not be under copyright? While I'm semi-joking here, it's regular practice in the sheet music industry to take some old piece, change a couple slur marks, label it "arranged by [Mr. X]" , and slap a brand-new copyright date on it.
Let me axe you a question
MIss Elizabeth Borden, is that you?
People long before TV used to bitch about books (novels and stories) being the Devil's own, distracting people from industriousness
I was going to say something similar. Name any significant technical development which did NOT change people's lives. Phone? Precision timepieces for determining longitude? Steam engine? The wheel?
States that are heavily fracking are playing with fire.
I see what you did there.
The problem w/ bats breaking could have been very easily solved by switching to metal bats. And before you go all "but they're much too powerful" on me, metal (or any composition) bats can be designed with any size sweet spot and coefficient of rebound you want. They currently get designed to maximize output so as to let ballplayers think they're the offspring of Babe Ruth and Ted Williams.
Or better yet, let's design bats out of tempered glass, like Prince Rupert's teardrops, so a mis-hit leads to a shower of dust. Hilarity ensues!