This is probably hearsay or co-incidence. I've had many people recommend IBM hard drives to me, so I now have two IBM DeskStars in my machine. One's been going for over a year, the other slightly less. Both are very fast, very quiet, and show no sign of failure.
If I switched places with Bill Gates, i'd keep $800 million and immediately invest the rest in the charity. Seriously. I'd also automatically funnel any future earnings above $800 mil into the charity.
You go ahead and belittle Bill Gates donations but don't forget to check you own bank account and learn how little you actually provide to those in need.
Oh yeah. How could parent poster have forgotten that $20 billion he had sitting around in his/her savings account? How ungenerous they were not to give that to charity!
How much has Linus or RMS given away to charities in comparison to what Bill & Melinda Gates donate to charity?
Leave Melinda out of this, ok? She didn't give squat to charity, she just wants to look 'generous'. She just spends her time buying new clothes and jewelry with Bill's money.
It's not just the internet they censor to the point of insanity; it's EVERYTHING. In fact, that's probably why they have such a large population. Sex education is condiered 'corrupting', not taught, and people don't know how not to get pregnant!!!!!!
Yeah, it probably is. It's just that in another post I saw someone saying that protesters 'should all be shot', and my anger kinda came out in this one.
You can complain about governments (and conservatives) anywhere, but it's stupid to say on something as vague and relatively minor as this that the Australian government is poor.
I do not consider such a fundamental attack on free speech as this to be 'vague and relatively minor'.
Telstra is not a state endorsed monopoly.
Not directly, no. What I was trying to imply was that the government don't do nearly enough to break their monopoly which results in Aussie residents getting _3 gigabyte transfer caps_. Try defending that; enjoy paying for your broadband connection through the nose?
Rioting is the result of a few idiots at a peaceful protest, usually. It is not illegal to use the airwaves to incite a protest. It is not illegal to use posters to incite a protest. It is not illegal to use pamphlets to incite a protest. At least, not where I live. If it is where you are, I feel sorry for you. But it's probably China.
Sometimes I wonder how it is that the Chinese propogate. How do they learn about sex if the government is so incredibly determined to prevent people knowing? Do they find sex education offensive?
It seems to me that China's censorship works pretty damn well!
I'm not sure if you were being sarcastic, but this is a bad thing. China is not a free country, its people are not as priviledged as those in many other countries. China's censorship has been one of the most detrimental factors to the country; if it wasn't for the censorship, the cruel government would probably have been overthown by now, and they know it.
Frankly, I'm surprised to see any Australian supporting their utterly SHIT government, but you're probably one of the conservative idiots that voted them in. Australia is one of the WORST places to live when it comes to internet access and freedom, certainly. What with boadband caps, a state endorsed monopoly from Telstra, and now state BLOCKING OF WEBSITES? What if people, god forbid, actually have a *genuine reason* to riot, or at least, protest? Like, becaue the believe the government is utterly obsessed with taking away any freedom they may have? The government should be able to try and block any kind of anti-govt movement should they? You're on a one way path to despotism.
Yes... 'The government MUST DO SOMETHING to stop this shift in magnetic polarity!!!!!!!!!! I KNOW IT CAN BE DONE!!! I saw it in that 2002 movie.... The Core!!!!!!'
MS tried to fix it in XP with windows grouped by the process that owns them, but it force the user to perform an extra step (bring up the pop up menu) to switch application.
This feature *really* pisses me off:-) In fact I've disabled it now. The reason is, many apps with multiple windows will have *exactly the same* titlebar text. I've often been at websites with 'Blah - Microsoft Internet Explorer' for EVERY page, all 10 of them! If they're grouped, it's very hard to remember what page held what info. But if each has an entry in the titlebar, at least I can remember which page is which based on its location on the titlebar.
I want my car to come with a special device which exempts me from all tax, gives me an incredibly nice girlfriend, a top degree from Cambridge university and makes me a multimillionaire. All that and the ability to transport from one location in the universe to another in an instant. Am I thinking constructively yet?
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This is probably hearsay or co-incidence. I've had many people recommend IBM hard drives to me, so I now have two IBM DeskStars in my machine. One's been going for over a year, the other slightly less. Both are very fast, very quiet, and show no sign of failure.
LOL!!! Mod up :-)
If I switched places with Bill Gates, i'd keep $800 million and immediately invest the rest in the charity. Seriously. I'd also automatically funnel any future earnings above $800 mil into the charity.
You go ahead and belittle Bill Gates donations but don't forget to check you own bank account and learn how little you actually provide to those in need.
Oh yeah. How could parent poster have forgotten that $20 billion he had sitting around in his/her savings account? How ungenerous they were not to give that to charity!
How much has Linus or RMS given away to charities in comparison to what Bill & Melinda Gates donate to charity?
Leave Melinda out of this, ok? She didn't give squat to charity, she just wants to look 'generous'. She just spends her time buying new clothes and jewelry with Bill's money.
The most common chips that Linux/BSD run on are x86's (Intel/AMD).
That sounds like what China said up until last year - "We don't have an AIDS problem". Turns out they do, about 25 million cases worth.
So that's what... 1% of their population?
It's not just the internet they censor to the point of insanity; it's EVERYTHING. In fact, that's probably why they have such a large population. Sex education is condiered 'corrupting', not taught, and people don't know how not to get pregnant!!!!!!
Boeing's business must have gotten REALLY bad after 9/11...
I could feel her breathing and even heard her take a deep "sigh" kind of breath.
Ah. That would be 'her' swallowing your arm. Stroke the cuuute python!
Erm, that's just plain wrong. And very few countries DO have a bill of rights.
Of course! Because intelligent people always come to power. George W Bush, John Howard, Robert Mugabe.......
If I see a spider, I kill it. Taking one in is like inviting Osama Bin Laden around for tea. Squish, or get stung. I know which one i'll pick.
This post is very flamey and quite ill-informed
Yeah, it probably is. It's just that in another post I saw someone saying that protesters 'should all be shot', and my anger kinda came out in this one.
You can complain about governments (and conservatives) anywhere, but it's stupid to say on something as vague and relatively minor as this that the Australian government is poor.
I do not consider such a fundamental attack on free speech as this to be 'vague and relatively minor'.
Telstra is not a state endorsed monopoly.
Not directly, no. What I was trying to imply was that the government don't do nearly enough to break their monopoly which results in Aussie residents getting _3 gigabyte transfer caps_. Try defending that; enjoy paying for your broadband connection through the nose?
Rioting is the result of a few idiots at a peaceful protest, usually. It is not illegal to use the airwaves to incite a protest. It is not illegal to use posters to incite a protest. It is not illegal to use pamphlets to incite a protest. At least, not where I live. If it is where you are, I feel sorry for you. But it's probably China.
Oooooooh god. That's my plans for visiting Oz cancelled, then.
Sometimes I wonder how it is that the Chinese propogate. How do they learn about sex if the government is so incredibly determined to prevent people knowing? Do they find sex education offensive?
It seems to me that China's censorship works pretty damn well!
I'm not sure if you were being sarcastic, but this is a bad thing. China is not a free country, its people are not as priviledged as those in many other countries. China's censorship has been one of the most detrimental factors to the country; if it wasn't for the censorship, the cruel government would probably have been overthown by now, and they know it.
Frankly, I'm surprised to see any Australian supporting their utterly SHIT government, but you're probably one of the conservative idiots that voted them in. Australia is one of the WORST places to live when it comes to internet access and freedom, certainly. What with boadband caps, a state endorsed monopoly from Telstra, and now state BLOCKING OF WEBSITES? What if people, god forbid, actually have a *genuine reason* to riot, or at least, protest? Like, becaue the believe the government is utterly obsessed with taking away any freedom they may have? The government should be able to try and block any kind of anti-govt movement should they? You're on a one way path to despotism.
Can you imagine the riots etc that might occur?
Yes... 'The government MUST DO SOMETHING to stop this shift in magnetic polarity!!!!!!!!!! I KNOW IT CAN BE DONE!!! I saw it in that 2002 movie.... The Core!!!!!!'
Erm, it would depend on how determined I was to stick to wider use formats. Frankly, I'd probably tell them to 'double click on the file'.
fibre Pronunciation Key (fbr)
n. Chiefly British
Variant of fiber.
Britain is the home of English. Thus, YOU spell it incorrectly, and you should go grab one of your mate's cocks or something.
If you have an application maximized, having to click on the desktop to open a new one *sucks*. I don't want to minimize all windows.
MS tried to fix it in XP with windows grouped by the process that owns them, but it force the user to perform an extra step (bring up the pop up menu) to switch application.
:-) In fact I've disabled it now. The reason is, many apps with multiple windows will have *exactly the same* titlebar text. I've often been at websites with 'Blah - Microsoft Internet Explorer' for EVERY page, all 10 of them! If they're grouped, it's very hard to remember what page held what info. But if each has an entry in the titlebar, at least I can remember which page is which based on its location on the titlebar.
This feature *really* pisses me off
I want my car to come with a special device which exempts me from all tax, gives me an incredibly nice girlfriend, a top degree from Cambridge university and makes me a multimillionaire. All that and the ability to transport from one location in the universe to another in an instant. Am I thinking constructively yet?