Now, i could lambast that remark about Slack being for newbies, but I'll take the even-handed approach. True, on it's own it is a rather dumb, ignorant, flamebait throw-away remark, and you deserve a good whipping. BUT, I would recommend Slack to newbies, because with Slack you learn Linux, and it's BSD style config files are cool for tweaking and tuning, as opposed to the visual in your face stuff on other distros (which are ok too, just different) - so newbies getting exposed to this stuff is kinda good - with a little patience and perserverance. So, newbies by all means get Slack, but don't for a minute think it's a "newbie" distro, it's packs a punch for any level of user.
Sure, I agree - pay for what you use. But charge fairly, not the extortionate prices Telstra and optus force upon us - prices which are way above the US in relative terms. I mean, $AUD70 ($US40) for 3GB per month, gimme a break.
BEfore making any rash decisions based on any Australian model (under which I am currently exposed to) it should be made aware that Telstra Australia has an effective Monopoly on telephone services, with phone services and internet services being closely tied together, this leaves us with expensive internet service costs, only meagerly reduced if you are also using other Telstra services. We have to suffer these "justifiable" caps for no reason other than Telstra being in a position to dictate terms and derail competition. Remind you of someone else????They also own the physical network Australia-wide. Copy us at your peril.
um, thats a lot of buckets. what do you think? hmmmmmmm? Millions of dominos. How many buckets? How much does a domino weigh? Sounds very efficient. NOT.
Hello? McFly? No, it's NOT an abuse to have higher profit margins whilst enjoying a monopoly, ya goose. Using these profits to then support losses in other products (ie undercutting the market and derailing competition) IS an abuse. Get with the program McFly.
Yes, but, you buy one copy of Red Hat Pro, and you can: a. Do with it what you like. b. Install it on any number of machines. Alter the source code.
So your $150 will go a very long way, as opposed to M$ Windoze where you are required to pay a license per machine, you are not allowed to make copies, and you have no access to the source code. Not to mention being sucked into a crippling licensing agreement and upgrade trap.
Um, I think it would be a little easier counting the ones that DIDN'T fall down, then applying a simple subtraction, what do you think? hmmmm?
Or, hey, maybe each domino was micro-encoded and registered itself via wireless to a nearby laptop as to whether it was: (a) standing, (b) fallen, or (c) not really a domino at all but a tim tam.
(for those of you not aware, a tim-tam is a similarly shaped choc biscuit - a favourite munchies snack.
I agree, I'm a huge Linux fan, but we were diuscussing it from the point of view of the "average masses", were'nt we? All these things are well and good, to those in the know. But what's stopping a greater acceptance of Linux as a real force are those niggling issues, as much as you and I can explain them away. And until they are perceived to be corrected, people will not stay away for the sake of "extra effort". Duh. Why change to do something more difficult?
But change itself is not the hurdle you suggest, if that change is for the better (ie easier - after all we as humans didnt progress to make life more difficult, but you can never say we are afraid of good change).
People in general don't like massive change. Once you know how to do something a certain way, it is often very difficult to willingly adjust to something new
Absolute hogwash. If Linux improved on the Desktop, ran apps like dreamweaver, was a little easier to configure, and sucked a little less all round, your so-called "unwilling masses" would flock to it in enough numbers to be a real competitor to M$. Change is what people are seeking (not avoiding), because they know M$ sux.
Now, the real test will be to see if other dogs bark at it when it goes past while youre out taking it for a walk. Well, dumb really, because our neighbour's dog barks at just about anything, the stupid mutt. Maybe we can get the robot dog to send piercing high frequency signals so the dogs in the neighbourhood shut the f&*^k up.
I think an interesting point is that you are not restricted to compiling / configuring / running only your Java code with ANT. As an example I use ant to package and upload my PHP code to the web server, so its simply adding a tool feature on the IDE (editplus in my case) and clicking a button to set it off. So Ant can be a nifty tool in your toolkit.
I'm sure that with a clever extension one could write ant modules that compile other languages as well (and Im sure it's already been done).
Just as a sideline, to prove how much I think eminem sux (I was going to say his music sux, but really, is it music?), I recently downloaded his new cd, burnt it to a disc, then threw it in the bin. I highly recommend it for therapeutic purposes.
Yes, but China is a totalitarian, intolerant "Communist" State whose leaders value individual life less than the survival of the regime. Should Australia adopt similar practices as theirs? What, then, does that reflect?
A man walked into his Doctor's office today wearing nothing but a pair of shorts made out of cling-wrap. His Doctor looked at him and exclaimed: "I can clearly see you're nuts".
This type of behaviour illustrates what we might see happen when we are all affected by the global magnetic shift episode.
It's just as easy to question the validity of the survey/experiment, as it is to take it seriously. Obviously, design is critical - it sets the stage for the content - you wouldnt want to watch Macbeth with players in Disney costumes (unless youre a real freakoid). So, a good design will lead a user into the content without them needing to think about it much.
However, every website has a different intended audience, with varying degrees of internet savvy. If the site meets the needs of its audience, regardless of what some ordinary dweeb who was paid $5 for an opinion thinks. Not really an accurate assessment of web usability when using such generalised audiences. I'm sure a/. target audience would cringe at many sites a normal parametric user would love design-wise.
There seem to be inumerable factors when considering a site's usefulness, but as one poster has said, if it performs its function well, thats that. But it's just plain obvious and dumb) to plop a few drones in front of a few sites and ask them whether "design" wins over "content", of course what they see will reflect their immediate opinion.
Interesting how filtering through a translator back to German, then again to English, it all starts to make a lot more sense:
Very honoured Mr. xxx, we take an addressing of the points in your email, which are obviously incorrect. We also would not like to bore you with a long-winded explanation of, why the music industry is forced to do in order to use copy protection mass, although we would prefer it, still something. Only this much: There are 250 million empty CDRs and take up bought and this year for copying music compared with 213 million before taken up audio means used. This means that the owners are paying only for 46 per cent of musical contents. For a comparison: 1998 nearly 90% of all audio means were paying for.
Even without you state a degree in the national economy of everyone that such tendencies the music industry stops devoted, to exist. Only one measure can be used approximately widespread clones of the before taken up audio means, by burning CDRs: Copy protection! This is also the reason, why record companies must protect their CDs increasingly.
An alternative solution for stopping this abuse is not unfortunately within the sight. But we are afraid that these facts do not interest you in all. Because this mass the end of the free music to mean, something, which must cause much wrong for you. "if you really a problem with the playing of the CD in the question have, would like we that you call the exact model of your player. Then we can compare this model with the list, which we have from the players of this our CDs, which without any trouble run on one leaves. We see if the problem is really the copy protection, or if there are completely different reasons.
The case report you that even several players reject work can, in our experience, only of the Realm of fairytales develop you. The copy protection, which we use, is meant condition of the art, this that there is nothing, which is up to now better present. If it gives somewhat better, we do not hesitate to use it. Problems with playing on general CD players are minimal, but everyone now and then happens it that copy protected CDs does not work on a player. We forward these boxes immediately to our copy protection servicer, which tries strongly to adapt the technology accordingly and solve the problems.
"if you on cracking copy protection masses and burning the CD by other means plan, must underline we to you that this is invalid in the near future, when the new European law of the mental property is introduced to Germany. Such breaks of the mental property then also permit-proves exercised by the condition. The officials of the consumer right Ministry do not explain different nothing to you - after everything was it the politicians, who pushed us to finally present copy protection mass.
"if you plan over, future audio means protesting to continue release with copy protection, forget it; Copy protection is reality, and within an affair of the months all audio means world-wide more or less is copy protected itself. And this is a good thing for the music industry. over this to leave happened we do everything within our energy - whether you do not like it or.
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So are you.
Now, i could lambast that remark about Slack being for newbies, but I'll take the even-handed approach. True, on it's own it is a rather dumb, ignorant, flamebait throw-away remark, and you deserve a good whipping. BUT, I would recommend Slack to newbies, because with Slack you learn Linux, and it's BSD style config files are cool for tweaking and tuning, as opposed to the visual in your face stuff on other distros (which are ok too, just different) - so newbies getting exposed to this stuff is kinda good - with a little patience and perserverance. So, newbies by all means get Slack, but don't for a minute think it's a "newbie" distro, it's packs a punch for any level of user.
Sure, I agree - pay for what you use. But charge fairly, not the extortionate prices Telstra and optus force upon us - prices which are way above the US in relative terms. I mean, $AUD70 ($US40) for 3GB per month, gimme a break.
BEfore making any rash decisions based on any Australian model (under which I am currently exposed to) it should be made aware that Telstra Australia has an effective Monopoly on telephone services, with phone services and internet services being closely tied together, this leaves us with expensive internet service costs, only meagerly reduced if you are also using other Telstra services. We have to suffer these "justifiable" caps for no reason other than Telstra being in a position to dictate terms and derail competition. Remind you of someone else????They also own the physical network Australia-wide. Copy us at your peril.
um, thats a lot of buckets. what do you think? hmmmmmmm? Millions of dominos. How many buckets? How much does a domino weigh? Sounds very efficient. NOT.
Hello? McFly? No, it's NOT an abuse to have higher profit margins whilst enjoying a monopoly, ya goose. Using these profits to then support losses in other products (ie undercutting the market and derailing competition) IS an abuse. Get with the program McFly.
Yes, but, you buy one copy of Red Hat Pro, and you can:
a. Do with it what you like.
b. Install it on any number of machines. Alter the source code.
So your $150 will go a very long way, as opposed to M$ Windoze where you are required to pay a license per machine, you are not allowed to make copies, and you have no access to the source code. Not to mention being sucked into a crippling licensing agreement and upgrade trap.
Um, I think it would be a little easier counting the ones that DIDN'T fall down, then applying a simple subtraction, what do you think? hmmmm?
Or, hey, maybe each domino was micro-encoded and registered itself via wireless to a nearby laptop as to whether it was: (a) standing, (b) fallen, or (c) not really a domino at all but a tim tam.
(for those of you not aware, a tim-tam is a similarly shaped choc biscuit - a favourite munchies snack.
I agree, I'm a huge Linux fan, but we were diuscussing it from the point of view of the "average masses", were'nt we? All these things are well and good, to those in the know. But what's stopping a greater acceptance of Linux as a real force are those niggling issues, as much as you and I can explain them away. And until they are perceived to be corrected, people will not stay away for the sake of "extra effort". Duh. Why change to do something more difficult?
But change itself is not the hurdle you suggest, if that change is for the better (ie easier - after all we as humans didnt progress to make life more difficult, but you can never say we are afraid of good change).
People in general don't like massive change. Once you know how to do something a certain way, it is often very difficult to willingly adjust to something new
Absolute hogwash. If Linux improved on the Desktop, ran apps like dreamweaver, was a little easier to configure, and sucked a little less all round, your so-called "unwilling masses" would flock to it in enough numbers to be a real competitor to M$. Change is what people are seeking (not avoiding), because they know M$ sux.
25 years ago? B&W hey? Wow, that's like pre-micro$oft era. Before they came along and brought colour to all our lives.
This must be the kind of weirdo's your Congress is trying to protect your children from:http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_545271.h tml?menu=news.latestheadlines
I wonder was he wearing velcro gloves?
Now, the real test will be to see if other dogs bark at it when it goes past while youre out taking it for a walk. Well, dumb really, because our neighbour's dog barks at just about anything, the stupid mutt. Maybe we can get the robot dog to send piercing high frequency signals so the dogs in the neighbourhood shut the f&*^k up.
I think an interesting point is that you are not restricted to compiling / configuring / running only your Java code with ANT. As an example I use ant to package and upload my PHP code to the web server, so its simply adding a tool feature on the IDE (editplus in my case) and clicking a button to set it off. So Ant can be a nifty tool in your toolkit.
I'm sure that with a clever extension one could write ant modules that compile other languages as well (and Im sure it's already been done).
Ok, so maybe what she is doing is not illegal in Florida. But having a head that ugly should be.
Just as a sideline, to prove how much I think eminem sux (I was going to say his music sux, but really, is it music?), I recently downloaded his new cd, burnt it to a disc, then threw it in the bin. I highly recommend it for therapeutic purposes.
Yes, but China is a totalitarian, intolerant "Communist" State whose leaders value individual life less than the survival of the regime. Should Australia adopt similar practices as theirs? What, then, does that reflect?
A man walked into his Doctor's office today wearing nothing but a pair of shorts made out of cling-wrap. His Doctor looked at him and exclaimed: "I can clearly see you're nuts".
This type of behaviour illustrates what we might see happen when we are all affected by the global magnetic shift episode.
I'm Kent Brockman.
It's just as easy to question the validity of the survey/experiment, as it is to take it seriously. Obviously, design is critical - it sets the stage for the content - you wouldnt want to watch Macbeth with players in Disney costumes (unless youre a real freakoid). So, a good design will lead a user into the content without them needing to think about it much.
/. target audience would cringe at many sites a normal parametric user would love design-wise.
However, every website has a different intended audience, with varying degrees of internet savvy. If the site meets the needs of its audience, regardless of what some ordinary dweeb who was paid $5 for an opinion thinks. Not really an accurate assessment of web usability when using such generalised audiences. I'm sure a
There seem to be inumerable factors when considering a site's usefulness, but as one poster has said, if it performs its function well, thats that. But it's just plain obvious and dumb) to plop a few drones in front of a few sites and ask them whether "design" wins over "content", of course what they see will reflect their immediate opinion.
Interesting how filtering through a translator back to German, then again to English, it all starts to make a lot more sense:
Very honoured Mr. xxx, we take an addressing of the points in your email, which are obviously incorrect. We also would not like to bore you with a long-winded explanation of, why the music industry is forced to do in order to use copy protection mass, although we would prefer it, still something. Only this much: There are 250 million empty CDRs and take up bought and this year for copying music compared with 213 million before taken up audio means used. This means that the owners are paying only for 46 per cent of musical contents. For a comparison: 1998 nearly 90% of all audio means were paying for.
Even without you state a degree in the national economy of everyone that such tendencies the music industry stops devoted, to exist. Only one measure can be used approximately widespread clones of the before taken up audio means, by burning CDRs: Copy protection! This is also the reason, why record companies must protect their CDs increasingly.
An alternative solution for stopping this abuse is not unfortunately within the sight. But we are afraid that these facts do not interest you in all. Because this mass the end of the free music to mean, something, which must cause much wrong for you. "if you really a problem with the playing of the CD in the question have, would like we that you call the exact model of your player. Then we can compare this model with the list, which we have from the players of this our CDs, which without any trouble run on one leaves. We see if the problem is really the copy protection, or if there are completely different reasons.
The case report you that even several players reject work can, in our experience, only of the Realm of fairytales develop you. The copy protection, which we use, is meant condition of the art, this that there is nothing, which is up to now better present. If it gives somewhat better, we do not hesitate to use it. Problems with playing on general CD players are minimal, but everyone now and then happens it that copy protected CDs does not work on a player. We forward these boxes immediately to our copy protection servicer, which tries strongly to adapt the technology accordingly and solve the problems.
"if you on cracking copy protection masses and burning the CD by other means plan, must underline we to you that this is invalid in the near future, when the new European law of the mental property is introduced to Germany. Such breaks of the mental property then also permit-proves exercised by the condition. The officials of the consumer right Ministry do not explain different nothing to you - after everything was it the politicians, who pushed us to finally present copy protection mass.
"if you plan over, future audio means protesting to continue release with copy protection, forget it; Copy protection is reality, and within an affair of the months all audio means world-wide more or less is copy protected itself. And this is a good thing for the music industry. over this to leave happened we do everything within our energy - whether you do not like it or.
adobe \A*do"be\, n. 1. Earth from which unburnt bricks are made. Looks like a case of FUD for Mud.