Exactly. When I saw the title, the first that hit me is that these two characteristics are states of mind, not a whole person. I could be narcissistic one day, and have low self esteem another day (although, wouldn't that also be characterized as a depression?;). Most people on my FB page are just using it for games, or the occasional funny link they found. Not everybody takes it to the South Park level of commitment.
Exactly, and furthermore Mozilla and Opera have had the same struggle for a fan base in the same period. Mozilla not only did good marketing, but they also managed to create a browser, that people really wanted to use (Opera just is to weird for some people, like me, although I liked Opera Mini on my old Symbian phone).
I though the same thoughts when I bought my PS3 some years ago, but mainly being a strategy player, it doesn't fulfill my needs (always simplified games, with a control scheme for hardcore console users). I used mouse and keyboard since Amiga 500 for gaming, and I really like the immersion, but I do understand those who only grew up with PS1-2-Xbox, wanting something for their needs as well.
They won't upgrade the firmware? Sony cannot remove OtherOS on current firmwares, but if you choose to use their PSN-services, you're forced to upgrade. I don't think any of the supercomputers, that is build with PS3s, have used any of the firmware updates so far.
I don't know how they are doing it in the UK, but already several European countries (e.g. Denmark, Germany) also charges for an Internet connection as well. They actually found a way to tax access to the Internet, with the reason that you have the possibility to use the state radio/television online services. Many have been wondering if binoculars will be next (watching TV from your neighbor could be a possibility of use as well).
After reading Gary Taubes "Good Calories, Bad Calories" and this I fully agree with you. I am thinking about trying the paleo diet, to compensate with some athletics (running as if it was "the hunt"), but my addiction to sugar is still at large (though, I have cut down on starches a lot).
When I was a child, soda was something you would get at a birthday party, maybe every 2nd month, but today most people I know drink at least a can of soda every day. And diet coke isn't much better (I am also aspartam intolerant, hurray:P), since it makes your stomach believe that you are hungry.
Somewhat:) When the owner of Ikea got tired of Swedish taxes (1960/70s I think), he moved the company to Denmark. Denmark later on also went on the same boat with outrageous taxation, and he moved again. I guess Switzerland is probably the best place to be in Europe, if you are evading taxes (if you're rich enough, you can negotiate your own tax-rate with the local government). Placing the company in the EU, it is in a good position to the internal market.
I installed Linux Mint on my father's laptop last summer, after years of resentment "Linux? what's that, I need to use programs others use as well!". There was Vista preinstalled, but it seemed alienated to him and bloated (couldn't even connect to my wireless network), that he agreed to change it to "whatever". He uses it only for web, email and some office work (Firefox, Thunderbird and OO did the trick).
I had to leave early after the installation, so I didn't get much feedback, but I didn't hear any cry for help. In the holidays, he expressed gratitude, and "how can unorganized people make so good a system?", hehe. He looked skeptical, when I started to upgrade the machine, as he is used to Microsoft's shenanigans (New flashy GUIs he doesn't really need!). But after the update from 5 to 7 (was pretty hard though, should probably have done a 5-6-7 and ATI closed source driver isn't supported any longer), I changed the theme back, and he went on using it, as nothing has happened:)
Apparently he isn't a total non-techie, since he managed to installed some programs, since I have been away. And this was without showing him. But he didn't do any updates (I don't know why Mint uses a Lock as a update-symbol, it doesn't do the trick in my book (as a M.Sc. Interaction Designer and a study of visual design especially).
On a side note, I am pretty annoyed about Ubuntu's screwups of the audio system though! On my laptop (Mint), I need PCM at 90, so it would sound ok, but Pulseaudio puts it at 100 at every use (so I use alsamixer instead). On my mediacenter (Ubuntu minimal), the AUX is making a hissing noise, so I have to turn it off at every boot, since it doesn't save alsa settings (and since it is minimal installation, it is not even pulseaudio that screws up this time). Both issues has happen recently at an update, but I have read on google, that many more have had this for years...
In many European countries it is usually made up this way:
Bourgeois: Classic liberals and conservatives, who put their focus on authority, morality and crony capitalism (fascism).
Radical: Communists and democrats, who put their focus on liberty, creativity and government handouts (socialism).
New Labour is a mix of all the worst IMO: socialistic, fascist and authoritarian without regard to morality and liberty. But then again I am not a Brit, and only hear the worst news.
(if you wonder what I believe in: anarchistic capitalism in the spirit of Thomas Jefferson).
It is becoming popular in Denmark these days, since people are losing faith in the justice system. Civil disobedience is not about winning the case, but exposing the (unjust, unclear, stupid?) law to the public (whereas the newspapers never cared about in the first place).
It seems to work for this guy;)
Another guy from Facebook, is questioning the morality of the tv-license system in Denmark (or Europe in general), since it also applies to an (min. 256kbit) Internet connection. He is also awaiting court, for not paying it, to make his stand.
The US constitution is based on "The Republic" as it was mentioned in the Roman Republic. It means the good of the common (not the common good though), and is a principle that people comes before the ruler, and therefore people occupy the government.
It is probably the closest you can get to anarchy and still have government (though very corruptible through amendments, and that is why you are blinded by the progressive movement's newspeak about "democracy as saviour to humanity").
I started using deluge lately too, and it works great. I used to use Azureus (mainly for the plugins), but I always wanted memory handled better. Deluge is just as good as uTorrent IMHO.
That is probably why I never bought a PS3 retail game (and few blu-rays) in Denmark, especially since we have easy access to UK (and the canal islands) prices. I even import from Hong Kong from time to time, and if they get caught by the post office, the company accepts that it will be returned and they send another one.
On topic: In the US, PSN has started to accept competition on its own Store (sounds weird, but apparently Sony likes competition) from Amazon, where you essentially buy a redeem-key. I would hope it would spread to the rest of the world, as a freer market for digital downloads sounds promising (for getting more fair pricing), but it would probably mean a different PSN setup as we are used to (like accessing several stores, and Sony might be the market handler).
Maybe you should look at it like any other computer you have around (hey, this is slashdot, our rooms are filled with computers:P). They way I "sync" or "backup" is mainly through scp/ftp.
I don't know what tone they said these things, but after working with a lot of Asians, these sounds like compliments:
"You are really doing great at emulating our culture, keep up the good work". It is very complementing to say that you are a big guy (at least they tell me:P). But it was Chinese, Thai, Indonesian, Malaysian and Vietnamese I have been working with, I don't know if Japanese culture is more different (at least I know that they are more conservative).
Well, the Netherlands also have had (still have?) a large immigration from outside Europe. Most "western" European countries are exposed to different cultures, but the "eastern" countries have not been a part of this.
Yeah, hopefully we don't get a Abraham Lincoln who decided against the constitution and didn't want states to succeed. For now a European country have a five year waiting period from leaving the union, but then again, nobody have tried it yet (though Switzerland did leave the EFTA without issues).
What do you mean by "knowing each other"? This homogeneous country myth has to stop, we are individuals, not a collective mind. Danish people are probably worse at networking than an American (who are more forced into the situation).
The security of the job market works either as a payment from the municipality or as a insurance (where the government pays for most of it, but you get a more decent monthly payment). The system hunts you down to get a new job as fast as possible (by you hating it so much to get away from useless courses and forced applications), or getting an education (either payed by the municipality or the educational state system). The companies on the other hand gets much more freedom (than other EU-countries that is) to fire and hire people as they please.
For a mixed economy, the system works pretty well, and this is probably why we haven't felt the recession yet (yes, we have had stimulus packages to banks and what not). But the price is that we pay over 50% personal taxes (+25% sales tax and "behavioral" taxation of almost every product available) with some subsidies (mainly interests; good for home owners and banks).
Nice troll
1. There is no 40GB PS3 on sale any longer (except some old ones on storage, I guess)
2. It sounds like the price for 40GB PS3 2 years ago in my country, but it is much lower now (even before the new price cut)
3. If it still is the price for a 80/160GB PS3 today, what is the price for a Xbox 360 or Wii? to make a comparison
My Sony PRS-505 ebook also displays PDF files nicely (though, it can't remove large margins, if used). It doesn't read Word files at all though (like any books were released in the format anyways).
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Exactly. When I saw the title, the first that hit me is that these two characteristics are states of mind, not a whole person. I could be narcissistic one day, and have low self esteem another day (although, wouldn't that also be characterized as a depression? ;). Most people on my FB page are just using it for games, or the occasional funny link they found. Not everybody takes it to the South Park level of commitment.
How could vim compete with an almost complete OS without a decent text editor?
Exactly, and furthermore Mozilla and Opera have had the same struggle for a fan base in the same period. Mozilla not only did good marketing, but they also managed to create a browser, that people really wanted to use (Opera just is to weird for some people, like me, although I liked Opera Mini on my old Symbian phone).
Sure, but where are the games for them?
I though the same thoughts when I bought my PS3 some years ago, but mainly being a strategy player, it doesn't fulfill my needs (always simplified games, with a control scheme for hardcore console users). I used mouse and keyboard since Amiga 500 for gaming, and I really like the immersion, but I do understand those who only grew up with PS1-2-Xbox, wanting something for their needs as well.
They won't upgrade the firmware? Sony cannot remove OtherOS on current firmwares, but if you choose to use their PSN-services, you're forced to upgrade. I don't think any of the supercomputers, that is build with PS3s, have used any of the firmware updates so far.
I don't know how they are doing it in the UK, but already several European countries (e.g. Denmark, Germany) also charges for an Internet connection as well. They actually found a way to tax access to the Internet, with the reason that you have the possibility to use the state radio/television online services. Many have been wondering if binoculars will be next (watching TV from your neighbor could be a possibility of use as well).
After reading Gary Taubes "Good Calories, Bad Calories" and this I fully agree with you. I am thinking about trying the paleo diet, to compensate with some athletics (running as if it was "the hunt"), but my addiction to sugar is still at large (though, I have cut down on starches a lot).
:P), since it makes your stomach believe that you are hungry.
When I was a child, soda was something you would get at a birthday party, maybe every 2nd month, but today most people I know drink at least a can of soda every day. And diet coke isn't much better (I am also aspartam intolerant, hurray
"unbelievable price" = even more expensive that you would ever have dreamed of!
Somewhat :) When the owner of Ikea got tired of Swedish taxes (1960/70s I think), he moved the company to Denmark. Denmark later on also went on the same boat with outrageous taxation, and he moved again. I guess Switzerland is probably the best place to be in Europe, if you are evading taxes (if you're rich enough, you can negotiate your own tax-rate with the local government). Placing the company in the EU, it is in a good position to the internal market.
I installed Linux Mint on my father's laptop last summer, after years of resentment "Linux? what's that, I need to use programs others use as well!". There was Vista preinstalled, but it seemed alienated to him and bloated (couldn't even connect to my wireless network), that he agreed to change it to "whatever". He uses it only for web, email and some office work (Firefox, Thunderbird and OO did the trick).
:)
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I had to leave early after the installation, so I didn't get much feedback, but I didn't hear any cry for help. In the holidays, he expressed gratitude, and "how can unorganized people make so good a system?", hehe. He looked skeptical, when I started to upgrade the machine, as he is used to Microsoft's shenanigans (New flashy GUIs he doesn't really need!). But after the update from 5 to 7 (was pretty hard though, should probably have done a 5-6-7 and ATI closed source driver isn't supported any longer), I changed the theme back, and he went on using it, as nothing has happened
Apparently he isn't a total non-techie, since he managed to installed some programs, since I have been away. And this was without showing him. But he didn't do any updates (I don't know why Mint uses a Lock as a update-symbol, it doesn't do the trick in my book (as a M.Sc. Interaction Designer and a study of visual design especially).
On a side note, I am pretty annoyed about Ubuntu's screwups of the audio system though! On my laptop (Mint), I need PCM at 90, so it would sound ok, but Pulseaudio puts it at 100 at every use (so I use alsamixer instead). On my mediacenter (Ubuntu minimal), the AUX is making a hissing noise, so I have to turn it off at every boot, since it doesn't save alsa settings (and since it is minimal installation, it is not even pulseaudio that screws up this time). Both issues has happen recently at an update, but I have read on google, that many more have had this for years
In many European countries it is usually made up this way:
Bourgeois: Classic liberals and conservatives, who put their focus on authority, morality and crony capitalism (fascism).
Radical: Communists and democrats, who put their focus on liberty, creativity and government handouts (socialism).
New Labour is a mix of all the worst IMO: socialistic, fascist and authoritarian without regard to morality and liberty. But then again I am not a Brit, and only hear the worst news.
(if you wonder what I believe in: anarchistic capitalism in the spirit of Thomas Jefferson).
I think Kennedy said it best: "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
It is becoming popular in Denmark these days, since people are losing faith in the justice system. Civil disobedience is not about winning the case, but exposing the (unjust, unclear, stupid?) law to the public (whereas the newspapers never cared about in the first place).
;)
It seems to work for this guy
Another guy from Facebook, is questioning the morality of the tv-license system in Denmark (or Europe in general), since it also applies to an (min. 256kbit) Internet connection. He is also awaiting court, for not paying it, to make his stand.
The US constitution is based on "The Republic" as it was mentioned in the Roman Republic. It means the good of the common (not the common good though), and is a principle that people comes before the ruler, and therefore people occupy the government.
It is probably the closest you can get to anarchy and still have government (though very corruptible through amendments, and that is why you are blinded by the progressive movement's newspeak about "democracy as saviour to humanity").
I started using deluge lately too, and it works great. I used to use Azureus (mainly for the plugins), but I always wanted memory handled better. Deluge is just as good as uTorrent IMHO.
I don't vote, but at least they didn't allow the EU to overrule national laws.
That is probably why I never bought a PS3 retail game (and few blu-rays) in Denmark, especially since we have easy access to UK (and the canal islands) prices. I even import from Hong Kong from time to time, and if they get caught by the post office, the company accepts that it will be returned and they send another one.
On topic: In the US, PSN has started to accept competition on its own Store (sounds weird, but apparently Sony likes competition) from Amazon, where you essentially buy a redeem-key. I would hope it would spread to the rest of the world, as a freer market for digital downloads sounds promising (for getting more fair pricing), but it would probably mean a different PSN setup as we are used to (like accessing several stores, and Sony might be the market handler).
West Repository? Repository Help Club for Men? Anne Repository-roft? ... I find this quite disturbing ...
Maybe you should look at it like any other computer you have around (hey, this is slashdot, our rooms are filled with computers :P). They way I "sync" or "backup" is mainly through scp/ftp.
I don't know what tone they said these things, but after working with a lot of Asians, these sounds like compliments: "You are really doing great at emulating our culture, keep up the good work". It is very complementing to say that you are a big guy (at least they tell me :P). But it was Chinese, Thai, Indonesian, Malaysian and Vietnamese I have been working with, I don't know if Japanese culture is more different (at least I know that they are more conservative).
Well, the Netherlands also have had (still have?) a large immigration from outside Europe. Most "western" European countries are exposed to different cultures, but the "eastern" countries have not been a part of this.
Yeah, hopefully we don't get a Abraham Lincoln who decided against the constitution and didn't want states to succeed. For now a European country have a five year waiting period from leaving the union, but then again, nobody have tried it yet (though Switzerland did leave the EFTA without issues).
What do you mean by "knowing each other"? This homogeneous country myth has to stop, we are individuals, not a collective mind. Danish people are probably worse at networking than an American (who are more forced into the situation).
The security of the job market works either as a payment from the municipality or as a insurance (where the government pays for most of it, but you get a more decent monthly payment). The system hunts you down to get a new job as fast as possible (by you hating it so much to get away from useless courses and forced applications), or getting an education (either payed by the municipality or the educational state system). The companies on the other hand gets much more freedom (than other EU-countries that is) to fire and hire people as they please.
For a mixed economy, the system works pretty well, and this is probably why we haven't felt the recession yet (yes, we have had stimulus packages to banks and what not). But the price is that we pay over 50% personal taxes (+25% sales tax and "behavioral" taxation of almost every product available) with some subsidies (mainly interests; good for home owners and banks).
Nice troll
1. There is no 40GB PS3 on sale any longer (except some old ones on storage, I guess)
2. It sounds like the price for 40GB PS3 2 years ago in my country, but it is much lower now (even before the new price cut)
3. If it still is the price for a 80/160GB PS3 today, what is the price for a Xbox 360 or Wii? to make a comparison
My Sony PRS-505 ebook also displays PDF files nicely (though, it can't remove large margins, if used). It doesn't read Word files at all though (like any books were released in the format anyways).