I'm an old geek who has been around since the punch card days. Divorced, then remarried, then widowed, so now single. Two children, several grandchildren, and I have never ever ever been desperate for female companionship. Guess I just don't fit the mold. I know my girlfriend is smart enough to install Office, but she knows I'm a geek so she was just stroking my ego. I'm smart enough to know that and appreciate it.
I can relate to that. My girlfriend called me a couple of weeks ago and wanted me to install Windows on her daughter's computer. She had just gone out and bought the software. I said that I was 100% sure that she already had Windows on that computer. "No", she said, "Windows isn't on this computer and she needs it to type her resume." Turns out that the computer had Windows and what she had bought that day was Office. And this is a woman who is intelligent enough to date me!
Nope. Nintendo is a company, ONE company. The rules may have changed without anybody consulting me, but the rule has always been that collective nouns are treated as singular entities. The team IS great. The company MAKES a lot of money. The government IS crooked.
You're right. I don't know what's been happening to the language lately, but it's getting worse. I hear usage like, "the team are", on documentaries nowadays. Is anybody learning grammar in school now?
They were doing this even before 9/11. Looking for terrorists merely expanded what they were already doing. That's what the debate was about several years ago -- if we can do this to find drug dealers, etc., then why can't we do it to find terrorists? Everybody was in favor of it back then. Sometimes I think Senator Leahy would be surprised if you told him his mother's name.
I agree. It's no wonder oil companies are bashed for their profits, considering so few slashdotters know the difference between "profit" and "profit margin". Most major American companies have much higher profit margins than the oil companies.
I would say that the actual vote was more reliable than ANY poll. If we were to trust polls more than voting, then we'd have no need to vote. And that is really all it boils down to, isn't it? Trust. The thing we need to do is make the voting process such that everybody can trust it. So far all we've done is make it easier to not trust it.
Dems, Repugs, they're all nearly the same nowadays. I don't trust either party. All a politician cares about is re-election. Then, after they're elected, all they care about is passing laws to benefit the ones who gave them lots of campaign donations.
Next election, let's all pledge to vote out ALL of the incumbents. Yes, even your own personal favorite.
Same here. I've used this old keyboard for the better part of ten years. It weighs about 5 pounds, has excellent action for touch-typing, and best of all no Windows key. Sometimes I think it may outlive me, but just in case it eventually dies, I have two more just like it.
I got them free when my mother's office was "upgrading" their systems. I don't know what kind of keyboards they got, but I'll bet that they weren't as good as what they were willing to throw away.
First - Don't tell me the price until I put the item in the cart.
Second - Don't tell me the shipping charge until you have my address, email, and credit card info.
Third - Don't send a confirmation email.
Fourth - Don't provide online tracking.
There are plenty of online retailers who provide a pleasant, safe shopping experience. I don't have the time or patience for the rest.
A shopping tip even if you plan to buy from a local store: Go to the manufacturer's site and download the owner's manual. You can tell a lot more about a product by reading the manual than you can by just looking at the item online or in a store. Of course, some things you pretty much have to see and touch in person before your final decision.
Eventually the solution will be voice recognition software that really works. It's not perfect yet, but it is getting better. I don't know how long it will take to perfect, but it will be perfected one day.
For the time being, they should just replace the keyboards on a regular schedule. Lord knows they charge enough that they could buy any keyboards they wanted.
Apparently file extensions are still off by default. That "feature" has caused many newbies to double-click on what they think is a.jpg or.doc, only to find out that it's really an.exe that will screw up their system.
Whenever I work on somebody's computer, one of the first things I have to do is to make the file extensions visible. Why, Microsoft, why?
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I agree with you. Let them flame me. I don't care; I have a life outside of slashdot.
Easy. Bin Laden is in Pakistan, the WMDs are in Syria, and Waldo is in Alabama.
Yes. I use it and I tell all my friends to use it. It's small, it's fast, and it works.
Yes, it's an old story. I've reincarnated since the the story first broke. Slashdot should change its slogan to "It's news to us!"
The porn industry will keep the internet from crashing.
The best humor always has a bit of truth in it. I think you got it pretty close to the truth.
I'm an old geek who has been around since the punch card days. Divorced, then remarried, then widowed, so now single. Two children, several grandchildren, and I have never ever ever been desperate for female companionship. Guess I just don't fit the mold. I know my girlfriend is smart enough to install Office, but she knows I'm a geek so she was just stroking my ego. I'm smart enough to know that and appreciate it.
I can relate to that. My girlfriend called me a couple of weeks ago and wanted me to install Windows on her daughter's computer. She had just gone out and bought the software. I said that I was 100% sure that she already had Windows on that computer. "No", she said, "Windows isn't on this computer and she needs it to type her resume." Turns out that the computer had Windows and what she had bought that day was Office. And this is a woman who is intelligent enough to date me!
Unless she's your wife. Then you'll be the one going broke.
Locks are easy compared to trying to unhook her bra with your left hand in the dark.
My apologies to Arthur C. Clarke.
Nothing the government does is "free". Or are you one of the millions who don't pay taxes? Somebody has to pay even if you don't.
Nope. Nintendo is a company, ONE company. The rules may have changed without anybody consulting me, but the rule has always been that collective nouns are treated as singular entities. The team IS great. The company MAKES a lot of money. The government IS crooked.
You're right. I don't know what's been happening to the language lately, but it's getting worse. I hear usage like, "the team are", on documentaries nowadays. Is anybody learning grammar in school now?
They were doing this even before 9/11. Looking for terrorists merely expanded what they were already doing. That's what the debate was about several years ago -- if we can do this to find drug dealers, etc., then why can't we do it to find terrorists? Everybody was in favor of it back then. Sometimes I think Senator Leahy would be surprised if you told him his mother's name.
I agree. It's no wonder oil companies are bashed for their profits, considering so few slashdotters know the difference between "profit" and "profit margin". Most major American companies have much higher profit margins than the oil companies.
Both parties will cheat if we let them.
Next election, let's all pledge to vote out ALL of the incumbents. Yes, even your own personal favorite.
Wanta try the Libertarians?
Whatever the outcome, I'll still buy his yeast.
It grows so fast here in Alabama that it's dangerous to sleep with your windows open.
Same here. I've used this old keyboard for the better part of ten years. It weighs about 5 pounds, has excellent action for touch-typing, and best of all no Windows key. Sometimes I think it may outlive me, but just in case it eventually dies, I have two more just like it.
I got them free when my mother's office was "upgrading" their systems. I don't know what kind of keyboards they got, but I'll bet that they weren't as good as what they were willing to throw away.
First - Don't tell me the price until I put the item in the cart.
Second - Don't tell me the shipping charge until you have my address, email, and credit card info.
Third - Don't send a confirmation email.
Fourth - Don't provide online tracking.
There are plenty of online retailers who provide a pleasant, safe shopping experience. I don't have the time or patience for the rest.
A shopping tip even if you plan to buy from a local store: Go to the manufacturer's site and download the owner's manual. You can tell a lot more about a product by reading the manual than you can by just looking at the item online or in a store. Of course, some things you pretty much have to see and touch in person before your final decision.
Amen, brother!
Why, oh why, do they do that?
Eventually the solution will be voice recognition software that really works. It's not perfect yet, but it is getting better. I don't know how long it will take to perfect, but it will be perfected one day.
For the time being, they should just replace the keyboards on a regular schedule. Lord knows they charge enough that they could buy any keyboards they wanted.
Apparently file extensions are still off by default. That "feature" has caused many newbies to double-click on what they think is a .jpg or .doc, only to find out that it's really an .exe that will screw up their system.
Whenever I work on somebody's computer, one of the first things I have to do is to make the file extensions visible. Why, Microsoft, why?