Sweetie -- misquoting != joke:) Certainly not when most ppl. would probably think he was quoting the article literally and in their turn spread the misquote further.
You probably didn't notice, but I did say -- if indirectly -- that it was funny.
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Personally, I use Linux for the exact same things as I use Windows: reading and writing plain text, e-mail and news; making Web pages and the occasional graphic; and a little surfing. That's about it actually. (If I described my work day like that, they'd probably fire me -- let's hope the boss doesn't read/.)
Apart from making Web pages and the occasional graphic this pretty much covers what most computer users do as well. Why should they spend time actually learning Linux?
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It worked on me! My Linux geek and I have been going steady for two years now, and we moved in together half a year ago. Last week we got cats:)
Neither Mozilla nor Opera are serious competition for Microsoft on the desktop, but Opera is a very serious competitor for MS on devices and mobile phones, and devices and phones is where the money is, after all. That's why Opera.
If you find the Opera UI cluttered, simply remove those elements you don't need. My Opera UI has four buttons and a status field, and shows the time and my browser ID -- that's it. Practically anything can be removed simply by right-clicking and choosing "Remove from toolbar", or by choosing "Customize toolbars". Even my mother can do it.
If you still think it's cluttered, hit "F11" and surf with keyboard shortcuts in full-screen mode. Let's see anything Gecko-based do that!
As to the drop in international sales, I think that is more likely to be a shift away from the heavily-advertised American groups, and toward the less-advertised local groups in each country. Once again, Internet Radio and downloads would allow listeners in each country to discover those other groups, rather than simply being led by U.S. advertising. I assume that many, if not most of those smaller groups' sales in other countries are _not_ measured by the RIAA.
I don't know if this is a trend everywhere, but it seems to be true for Norway. First quarter this year, the sale of Norwegian CDs* was up by 46% volume (54% value) compared to the same period last year. 21% per cent of the CDs sold were Norwegian, up from 14% last year.
* Not including singles and DVDs, which probably would have pushed the numbers even higher.
Opera
Sylpheed Claws
Emacs
The Gimp
WinSCP
BookCAT
X-Chat
WinZip
IrfanView
PuTTY
On my work computer it would currently be:
Opera
Sylpheed Claws
Emacs
WinSCP
Cygwin
WinCVS
WinZip
IrfanView
PuTTY
X-Chat
Right - but the point is to have children and raise a family. No, it's not explicitly stated, because it's too obvious.
The obvious question to ask in reply to that is of course: Why should we allow non-breeding heterosexuals to marry then? And you don't need to marry to have children.
I love how you fuckers throw the "homophobe" word around when someone (me) announces his dislike for gays/lesbians. I guess I could call you a "homophile" then, for liking them? You people claim to be ultra-tolerant, yet you can't tolerate a dissenting opinion?
Someone who discribes a group of people as "freaks" harbours more than mere dislike, I think. Face it honey, you're homophobic.
"Homophile" means more or less the same as "homosexual", so that wouldn't really work. Love isn't the opposite of phobia, anyway. You don't seem to take dissent very well yourself. At least I'm not resorting to name-calling. As for me, I'm generally very tolerant. The only thing I can't stand is intolerant people.
Do you seriously consider people freaks for choosing to live together without getting married? In several Western countries it is even the norm to live together for a while. Some marry after years of co-habitation, others never marry at all. And when people do marry, it is usually for romantic or practical reasons, which often have nothing to do with children.
Gay and lesbian couples can already have families. You don't need to be able to breed for that. And having children is hardly a reason to marry anymore.
I have no doubt quite a few arch-conservatives will freaked out over this, but really...
When I socialize, I leave the mobile in my bag or jacket. Phone calls are hardly ever that urgent -- if I am expecting a semi-important call, I'll put the phone on the table, explain why, and ignore any other incoming calls. I'm always amazed when ppl. in company not only answer the phone, but talk for several minutes -- usually about nothing of consequence at all. It is so damn rude.
BTW, my mobile is always set to silently vibrate, regardless of whether I'm socializing or not.
Obviously it's as easy to make mistakes when parsing regular text as when hearing voices! This article from Opera's knowledge base is probably a result of that...:)
And there were actually bits in the movies I liked, FotR wasn't too bad even. Unlike most of the fellow fans I talked to after seeing the movie, I had no problems with the cut Bombadil-sequences -- I probably would have cut them myself.
And why do I even bother replying to an Anonymous Coward who doesn't have the guts to post under his or her real nick? I think I'll just stop here. You: get some guts.
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Hi-la-ri-ous! You have a "Score: 5, Funny" in my world, sir:D
Sweetie -- misquoting != joke:) Certainly not when most ppl. would probably think he was quoting the article literally and in their turn spread the misquote further.
You probably didn't notice, but I did say -- if indirectly -- that it was funny.
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Personally, I use Linux for the exact same things as I use Windows: reading and writing plain text, e-mail and news; making Web pages and the occasional graphic; and a little surfing. That's about it actually. (If I described my work day like that, they'd probably fire me -- let's hope the boss doesn't read /.)
Apart from making Web pages and the occasional graphic this pretty much covers what most computer users do as well. Why should they spend time actually learning Linux?
It worked on me! My Linux geek and I have been going steady for two years now, and we moved in together half a year ago. Last week we got cats:)
Useless comment, I know, but still: If I had mod points right now, I'd have given you one -- Anonymous Coward or not! You hit it right on the nail! :D
Is that you, Stein?
Actually, I think Opera had pop-up blocking first. That and tabbed windows, built-in search ...
Neither Mozilla nor Opera are serious competition for Microsoft on the desktop, but Opera is a very serious competitor for MS on devices and mobile phones, and devices and phones is where the money is, after all. That's why Opera.
If you find the Opera UI cluttered, simply remove those elements you don't need. My Opera UI has four buttons and a status field, and shows the time and my browser ID -- that's it. Practically anything can be removed simply by right-clicking and choosing "Remove from toolbar", or by choosing "Customize toolbars". Even my mother can do it. If you still think it's cluttered, hit "F11" and surf with keyboard shortcuts in full-screen mode. Let's see anything Gecko-based do that!
I don't know if this is a trend everywhere, but it seems to be true for Norway. First quarter this year, the sale of Norwegian CDs* was up by 46% volume (54% value) compared to the same period last year. 21% per cent of the CDs sold were Norwegian, up from 14% last year.
* Not including singles and DVDs, which probably would have pushed the numbers even higher.
Ref: Sterk økning i salg av norsk musikk (in Norwegian, I'm afraid ...:)
You, bad man, had me splurting bread crumbs all over my keyboard. I hate people who make me laugh while I eat or drink!
That was embarassing ... That's what I get for posting with HTML as default, and not previewing. *sigh*
On my work computer it would currently be:
Opera Sylpheed Claws Emacs The Gimp WinSCP BookCAT X-Chat WinZip IrfanView PuTTY On my work computer it would currently be: Opera Sylpheed Claws Emacs WinSCP Cygwin WinCVS WinZip IrfanView PuTTY X-Chat
Right - but the point is to have children and raise a family. No, it's not explicitly stated, because it's too obvious.
The obvious question to ask in reply to that is of course: Why should we allow non-breeding heterosexuals to marry then? And you don't need to marry to have children.
I love how you fuckers throw the "homophobe" word around when someone (me) announces his dislike for gays/lesbians. I guess I could call you a "homophile" then, for liking them? You people claim to be ultra-tolerant, yet you can't tolerate a dissenting opinion?
Someone who discribes a group of people as "freaks" harbours more than mere dislike, I think. Face it honey, you're homophobic.
"Homophile" means more or less the same as "homosexual", so that wouldn't really work. Love isn't the opposite of phobia, anyway. You don't seem to take dissent very well yourself. At least I'm not resorting to name-calling. As for me, I'm generally very tolerant. The only thing I can't stand is intolerant people.
(Are we far enough off topic yet, viewers? :)
Do you seriously consider people freaks for choosing to live together without getting married? In several Western countries it is even the norm to live together for a while. Some marry after years of co-habitation, others never marry at all. And when people do marry, it is usually for romantic or practical reasons, which often have nothing to do with children.
The "institution of marriage" has never been the unchanging, holy union some would like to see it as, not even in recent US history. Up until fairly recently, marriage was a arrangement between two families, not the romantic one-on-one affair we currently see as the ideal.
If by "freaks" you mean gays and lesbians, I can only pity you. There is noe reasoning with homophobia.
Gay and lesbian couples can already have families. You don't need to be able to breed for that. And having children is hardly a reason to marry anymore.
I have no doubt quite a few arch-conservatives will freaked out over this, but really ...
And someone will still have to do the dishes.
When I socialize, I leave the mobile in my bag or jacket. Phone calls are hardly ever that urgent -- if I am expecting a semi-important call, I'll put the phone on the table, explain why, and ignore any other incoming calls. I'm always amazed when ppl. in company not only answer the phone, but talk for several minutes -- usually about nothing of consequence at all. It is so damn rude.
BTW, my mobile is always set to silently vibrate, regardless of whether I'm socializing or not.
When I press
I'm taken to a local page with links to handy bookmarks.But when I open the browser[1] my default session opens three separate windows with several pages each:
- Work stuff: internal DBs, references, etc.
- Dailies: comics, news sites and blogs I follow and similar
- Current: "notes-to-self", pages I'm working with right now, etc.
[1] Opera. Does it with no need for pesky add-ons, and does it better too.Obviously it's as easy to make mistakes when parsing regular text as when hearing voices! This article from Opera's knowledge base is probably a result of that...:)
So to register a .mobile you have to prove that you are actually mobile?
To start with, I'm not a guy.
And there were actually bits in the movies I liked, FotR wasn't too bad even. Unlike most of the fellow fans I talked to after seeing the movie, I had no problems with the cut Bombadil-sequences -- I probably would have cut them myself.
And why do I even bother replying to an Anonymous Coward who doesn't have the guts to post under his or her real nick? I think I'll just stop here. You: get some guts.