It is because Firefox was installed as root by yum. You are most probably running it as a normal user, so you don't have permissions to overwrite installation directory - hence the grayed out option.
It is because Firefox was installed as by yum. You are most probably running Firefox as a normal user, so you don't have permissions to overwrite installation directory - hence the grayed out option.
I have completed my MSc in University of Stuttgart, Germany, and currently I am doing my PhD.
Higher education system of USA rocks the world over.
The best students in my class left for MIT, Houstan, Austin, Pennsylvania, Harvard, Stanford etc. (Yeah, I was not the best.) And an important part of best education is competing and sharing with best colleagues.
Not to mention the grand difference in work culture. Plus the rigidity of the system which won't bend for it is the "original system" - you know, "western education started from Europe". EU has made progress in this regard from year to year, but the general academia stills needs to catch up (to EU directives, that is).
Also, Oxford and Cambridge exist in UK, known to every English speaking technocrat. Giving them as examples is disingenuous. They are probably the best in EU (heh - UK as EU), but I don't know many people who left MIT or Harvard for Oxford.
I should acknowledge that I am a little confused right now, so I will need to think more.
But on the surface, here is what I have to say:
1) Founding fathers of USA were running away - to find a new land. On a bigger picture, they were indeed doing what I am suggesting - find a place where you are majority.
2) Your example is an exception. Why? Because in a stable state, there is no "minority" which is totally different. Everyone has a different opinion about everything due to our human nature. On every topic, there will be a majority and there will be minority. Your idea that being minority will be threatening to your existence is false. It is the responsibility of an individual to adjust and find a place which doesn't threaten its existence in the society. In short words: mingle.
Founding fathers, and your ancestors, *did not* want to do that in the first place. That is why they came to USA. A long time ago, there must have been a lot of discrimination, but eventually people started to mingle and the differences were forgotten/neglected. The idea that you should be protected from the very start is not something inherently "right", but just an artifact of the fact that USA was started by people who were totally different and simply wanted to protect themselves, instead of following some super patriotic theme of higher morality ("They took our jobs, but we should let them be, son!").
There we go again. Ask yourself again: "why were the blacks there in the first place?" You will immediately find the root of the problem.
In case you haven't, here it is: the root of the problem is that whites went to Africa AND BOUGHT THEM THERE FOR SLAVERY. It was that problem of racist slavery which was not solved then - and it propagated into racist discrimination.
But I am not surprised with mods agreeing with you. American society is based on individualism and democracy might not be the system for you. But there is nothing *inherently* wrong with democracy just like there is nothing *inherently* wrong with Muslim society.
Spoken like a true member of the majority, who doesn't know what its like to be surrounded by people who will discriminate againt you at any chance.
Then leave. Go where you are majority. If you aren't mingling with your society, why are you there anyway?
I'm a non-christian living where there's a church on virtually every block. Don't talk to me about 'religion' and 'minority rule'
Does that make you authority on this subject? What about me, a pagan, who was born among muslim majority?
You know, it is true that "the minority has almost always ruled, historically". There is no denying of that. To take your example, christianity spread because those minority of people in the power were protective of it. Christianity is majority today because people tend to change themselves to match The Power - minority or majority. Unless we are in utopia, majority rule is your best bet.
And something tells me we will never be in utopia.
Don't try. The video game mantra has been used and you cannot fight it. Your argument of "language affecting behavior" has been changed into "violence in fantasy video games affects your criminal behavior". Only on/.
To argue back you can use "violence in religious books leads to violence in real life" argument. Possible retort might be, "bible thumpers don't think bible is fantasy". You can then say, "nobody thinks of a facebook profile as 'fantasy'".
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I have modded in this thread (and modded the original comment +1 funny), but I think I REALLY should clarify.
India is a big country. I have been to many places where people actually do stand in a line. I think it was in Chennai, and Kanyakumari.
I am surprised that an Indian will actually end up supporting a generalization about India.
PS: I come from U.P. - the land where everything GP said is true.
How much would you take to give me that Porsche for free?
As a vim user, I have mapped Caps Lock to Escape. Works like a charm - in windows and in Linux.
I don't think it will happen. It is really hard to write microcode that doesn't conflict with the one from NSA.
It is because Firefox was installed as root by yum. You are most probably running it as a normal user, so you don't have permissions to overwrite installation directory - hence the grayed out option.
It is because Firefox was installed as by yum. You are most probably running Firefox as a normal user, so you don't have permissions to overwrite installation directory - hence the grayed out option.
It works with Firefox 3.5 (I got an update yesterday).
Actually, I was just trying to be funny. But I assume you have confused Comic Book Guy with me.</snarky>
What happens when we close our eyes?
I have completed my MSc in University of Stuttgart, Germany, and currently I am doing my PhD.
Higher education system of USA rocks the world over.
The best students in my class left for MIT, Houstan, Austin, Pennsylvania, Harvard, Stanford etc. (Yeah, I was not the best.) And an important part of best education is competing and sharing with best colleagues.
Not to mention the grand difference in work culture. Plus the rigidity of the system which won't bend for it is the "original system" - you know, "western education started from Europe". EU has made progress in this regard from year to year, but the general academia stills needs to catch up (to EU directives, that is).
Also, Oxford and Cambridge exist in UK, known to every English speaking technocrat. Giving them as examples is disingenuous. They are probably the best in EU (heh - UK as EU), but I don't know many people who left MIT or Harvard for Oxford.
Well, it has been discussed twice already. You are a little late in complaining about newsworthy-ness :)
PS: I sounded rude in my last comment. Sorry :(
Yes they do! In the very first sentence of it:
"... a follow-up to our earlier discussion of the bankruptcy of Ugobe, maker of the Pleo robotic dinosaur"
How lazy are you to not check the article on Ugobe before complaining on Pleo?
I should acknowledge that I am a little confused right now, so I will need to think more.
But on the surface, here is what I have to say:
1) Founding fathers of USA were running away - to find a new land. On a bigger picture, they were indeed doing what I am suggesting - find a place where you are majority.
2) Your example is an exception. Why? Because in a stable state, there is no "minority" which is totally different. Everyone has a different opinion about everything due to our human nature. On every topic, there will be a majority and there will be minority. Your idea that being minority will be threatening to your existence is false. It is the responsibility of an individual to adjust and find a place which doesn't threaten its existence in the society. In short words: mingle.
Founding fathers, and your ancestors, *did not* want to do that in the first place. That is why they came to USA. A long time ago, there must have been a lot of discrimination, but eventually people started to mingle and the differences were forgotten/neglected. The idea that you should be protected from the very start is not something inherently "right", but just an artifact of the fact that USA was started by people who were totally different and simply wanted to protect themselves, instead of following some super patriotic theme of higher morality ("They took our jobs, but we should let them be, son!").
There we go again. Ask yourself again: "why were the blacks there in the first place?" You will immediately find the root of the problem.
In case you haven't, here it is: the root of the problem is that whites went to Africa AND BOUGHT THEM THERE FOR SLAVERY. It was that problem of racist slavery which was not solved then - and it propagated into racist discrimination.
But I am not surprised with mods agreeing with you. American society is based on individualism and democracy might not be the system for you. But there is nothing *inherently* wrong with democracy just like there is nothing *inherently* wrong with Muslim society.
If you think I am wrong, never mind...
Then leave. Go where you are majority. If you aren't mingling with your society, why are you there anyway?
Does that make you authority on this subject? What about me, a pagan, who was born among muslim majority?
You know, it is true that "the minority has almost always ruled, historically". There is no denying of that. To take your example, christianity spread because those minority of people in the power were protective of
it. Christianity is majority today because people tend to change themselves to match The Power - minority or majority. Unless we are in utopia, majority rule is your best bet.
And something tells me we will never be in utopia.
http://www.torrentz.com/
Search engine for search engines :) Plus you get the tracker list for free :) (So even if TPB goes down, your torrent will run.)
DO NOT WANT!!! is the correct answer.
I will leave this: http://www.salon.com/media/1997/11/04media.html
I doubt people spend 25 million dollars on something that they themselves think is not "good". Goodness is relative!
I doubt people spend 25 million dollars one something that they themselves think is not "good". Goodness is relative!
Which is same as (1) :P
What I don't understand is capitalism!
When 25 Million dollar games are not turning profits, then either:
1) Pay less to developers and artists
2) Make less expensive games
To me, (1) makes most sense. Isn't that how capitalism supposed to work?
It is called "sarcasm". Wikipedia has a good article on it.
happens :)
Don't try. The video game mantra has been used and you cannot fight it. Your argument of "language affecting behavior" has been changed into "violence in fantasy video games affects your criminal behavior". Only on /.
To argue back you can use "violence in religious books leads to violence in real life" argument. Possible retort might be, "bible thumpers don't think bible is fantasy". You can then say, "nobody thinks of a facebook profile as 'fantasy'".