no no no, they aren't a pain to use. they are a pain to -admin- from a user account. which is something most home users want to do quite frequently.
but if you considered linux from a corporate perspective, what average user would ever have need to escalate permissions? if a piece of software needs to be installed, the administrator can log in and install that software without the machine even hiccuping, in most cases. and so on.
telephone wires are no problem... it's the power lines you're thinking of, and the reason they can sit on them is because they only sit on one. If something touches both parts of a pair of power cables, zap.
Well, if being kind means not telling the truth, then sure. Unkind doesn't necessarily mean the opposite of kind, just that it wasn't kind. Like 'ungood' doesn't mean 'bad.' Double plus ungood probably does though.
I use Comcast - why? is it because of their speed? 6mbps on a device that should be able to do 140 or something? nope. is it because of service? roughly 10% downtime a year... nope. or is it because my only other option is dialup... yeah, that was it.
It seems that Python is the language of BitTorrent...
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the best programmer I know does actually grow his own food. I don't know about maintaining a car, but he installed his own irrigation pump a while back...
my highschool started at 7:20am.. not being able to leave in time to get the bus (7am at a bus stop 10 minutes from home) sure would've sucked.. *cough*
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though, I'm actually impressed your second post hasn't been modded down yet. They must be slacking.
john stewart: first day on the job and he makes a fart joke.
no no no, they aren't a pain to use. they are a pain to -admin- from a user account.
which is something most home users want to do quite frequently.
but if you considered linux from a corporate perspective, what average user would ever have need to escalate permissions?
if a piece of software needs to be installed, the administrator can log in and install that software without the machine even hiccuping, in most cases. and so on.
chicken, which tastes a bit like chicken (which tastes a bit like chicken)
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I would say science fiction is more a subgenre of fantasy, "fantasy" being a setting which is "fantastic"
telephone wires are no problem... it's the power lines you're thinking of, and the reason they can sit on them is because they only sit on one. If something touches both parts of a pair of power cables, zap.
Jigga what?
Why yes, I do have one.
Well, if being kind means not telling the truth, then sure. Unkind doesn't necessarily mean the opposite of kind, just that it wasn't kind. Like 'ungood' doesn't mean 'bad.' Double plus ungood probably does though.
I use Comcast - why?
is it because of their speed? 6mbps on a device that should be able to do 140 or something? nope.
is it because of service? roughly 10% downtime a year... nope.
or is it because my only other option is dialup... yeah, that was it.
billions of people are counting on Sun ... for light and heat and not going spiraling off into the void of nothingness! yeah, that sun.
definitely on my wishlist for PHP/MySQL.. or is that in the ultra new versions?
Hey, can I have a +5 too?
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no?
All we are saaaaaaaayiiiiiiiing, is give Wii a chance....
apologies to lennon.
they have these things called projectors. they work real well.
http://www.d20srd.org/extras/mapProjection.htm
networked swap drives, what will they think of next!
It seems that Python is the language of BitTorrent...
the best programmer I know does actually grow his own food. I don't know about maintaining a car, but he installed his own irrigation pump a while back...
my highschool started at 7:20am.. not being able to leave in time to get the bus (7am at a bus stop 10 minutes from home) sure would've sucked.. *cough*
and as for the evil clown, go read Dr McNinja (Dr McNinja) #1/2 (one half)
I think Jell-O brand actually switched to synthetic gelatin a while back...
Notice - not actually a bad idea.
I think most of the 100% premium was from it being custom made?
You clearly meant to say iPatch.
oh snap.