OK, I see.
I was only thinking in terms of cars moving at speeds at which they pass you in essentally zero time.
While your example was an extreme, it served its purpose.
If you are saying "In America cars drive further to do anything so of course they use more fuel" then fair enough, they will use more fuel. But it was always my understanding that longer journeys are more fuel efficient than shorter ones.
The only other thing I can think you are saying is that because the countries are more efficient than the USA, it follows that the cars are too. By magic?
The point of the parent was that though fuel might cost more in Europe, you'll go further per litre, and so the same distance per $. It's close, but not quite that even.
From wikipedia: The average fuel efficiency of European cars is over 40 mpg, of Japanese cars 45mpg, and North American cars 20.4 mpg.
Oh, and yes you can apply for citizenship in the Netherlands but ONLY if you agree to give up your other citizenship. Anyone who tells you otherwise (that it's possible to keep your birth country citizenship) hasn't actually tried to do it recently
It's not possible anywhere in the world, although there are a few examples, like Morocco. The king there doesn't allow to give up Moroccan citizenship, so dual citizenship is possible. Same with Costa Rica, who made it possible to get a Costa Rican astronaut on board of a US space shuttle.
If I'm reading you correctly, you are wrong. I myself have both a Swedish and British passport, and "approximately 89 countries in the world officially allow some form of dual or multiple citizenship." (source)
You miss the point.
He could write a 'pretty good' voting machine in a day (Or not, that's not the point). Diebold, with all their money and years can also come up with one that is 'pretty good'.
It should be perfect.
Therefore, on a time/money per quality of product basis, Diebold are worse than useless.
In some parts of the world, landlines aren't only being replaced, they are being totally bypassed.
I was in Tanzania a few years ago, and far far more people had mobiles than a landline. Running wires everywhere is an expensive operation.
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If you were comparing the guis, then the comparison would indeed be nonsense, but I think it's valid to compare two different clients that do the same job, albeit in different ways.
Maybe it is a plug. I can't re-read the article as it's been overwhelmed, but it wasn't the impression I got. I felt that he was just surprised by what gmail actually does, and that carried over into his review.
Either way, no matter what the outcome of his review, he isn't going to change _anyone's_ mind about which is the better client.
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From an orange producer who says he prefers apples.
Cynicism is all very well, but make sure there is something to be cynical about first.
Exactly.
My point was that while electricity is convenient and needed to do stuff, you can live without it. It won't be pleasent, and you'd be foolish to try it in the winter, but you can do it.
It may require it if you want to get much done, but the worst that would happen if you went without it for a day or two would be the freezer defrosting.
Unless you are plugged into an iron lung or such like, then you probably wouldn't be owrried about the freezer at all.
"Six single-letter names already claimed at the time _ "q.com," "x.com, "z.com," "i.net," "q.net," and "x.org" _ were allowed to keep their names for the time being."
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Except the courts have stated that the British Government has no juristiction over Sealand.
OK, I see. I was only thinking in terms of cars moving at speeds at which they pass you in essentally zero time. While your example was an extreme, it served its purpose.
Can you explain the difference? I can't quite work it out.
I always end up thinking it's insane that something just existed, has always existed, and always will exist.So... Not at all like God then.
Must... do... more... research... before... posting...
Actually, you were right on that the first time. The Netherlands doesn't appear to allow dual nationality.
I was only taking issue with your phrase "It's not possible anywhere in the world..." Perhaps this isn't exactly what you mean to say?
I don't quite understand your point.
If you are saying "In America cars drive further to do anything so of course they use more fuel" then fair enough, they will use more fuel. But it was always my understanding that longer journeys are more fuel efficient than shorter ones.
The only other thing I can think you are saying is that because the countries are more efficient than the USA, it follows that the cars are too. By magic?
The point of the parent was that though fuel might cost more in Europe, you'll go further per litre, and so the same distance per $. It's close, but not quite that even.
From wikipedia: The average fuel efficiency of European cars is over 40 mpg, of Japanese cars 45mpg, and North American cars 20.4 mpg.
On the very remote chance that you aren't a troll, the moon is about 10 times further away than geostationary orbit.
This isn't even the biggest problem with your proposal.
You miss the point. He could write a 'pretty good' voting machine in a day (Or not, that's not the point). Diebold, with all their money and years can also come up with one that is 'pretty good'. It should be perfect. Therefore, on a time/money per quality of product basis, Diebold are worse than useless.
In some parts of the world, landlines aren't only being replaced, they are being totally bypassed. I was in Tanzania a few years ago, and far far more people had mobiles than a landline. Running wires everywhere is an expensive operation.
SCO?
it's = it is
its = belongs to it
its' = made up nonsense
If you were comparing the guis, then the comparison would indeed be nonsense, but I think it's valid to compare two different clients that do the same job, albeit in different ways.
Maybe it is a plug. I can't re-read the article as it's been overwhelmed, but it wasn't the impression I got. I felt that he was just surprised by what gmail actually does, and that carried over into his review.
Either way, no matter what the outcome of his review, he isn't going to change _anyone's_ mind about which is the better client.
From an orange producer who says he prefers apples.
Cynicism is all very well, but make sure there is something to be cynical about first.
Exactly. My point was that while electricity is convenient and needed to do stuff, you can live without it. It won't be pleasent, and you'd be foolish to try it in the winter, but you can do it.
It may require it if you want to get much done, but the worst that would happen if you went without it for a day or two would be the freezer defrosting.
Unless you are plugged into an iron lung or such like, then you probably wouldn't be owrried about the freezer at all.
How many people on OSS mailing lists actually use AOL?
I wouldn't have thought it was that many.
"Six single-letter names already claimed at the time _ "q.com," "x.com, "z.com," "i.net," "q.net," and "x.org" _ were allowed to keep their names for the time being."
Balkanize: To divide (a region or territory) into small, often hostile units. [From the political division of the Balkans in the early 20th century.]
No, but there were strange lights in the sky.
I did wonder briefly at the mention, but not having read War of the Worlds the proper reference went right over my head.
I already have my chicken-wire mask.
Many of them record only one frame every few seconds.
If a shop has its own CCTV, then they look after the recording and storage. It's not all collected at one central location.
No, it's not the same.
After 'Web 2.0' comes 2.x, then eventually 3.0, 4.0 etc. 2.0 isn't the end.
'Modern', on the other hand, has no room for evolution. 'Moderner'? 'Modernist'?
ROT 1 on the bits?