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I dig the Happy Holidays one.
The loud, obnoxious Christians sure do get their panties in a bunch over that one. And the loud, obnoxious non-Christians do if you try to "change it back".
Personally, I think they're both fucking retarded. So, as I sit in a bar on the winter solstice, drinking a pint of brown ale, I'll salute them both for bringing much merriment to the rest of us. Cheers!
Exactly. So, how about we install every single OSS app, widget, library, or iconset known to mankind. I mean, why the fuck not? Who cares if you're never, ever, ever, EVER in infinity megajillion years, going to use a firefox extension that keeps track of the number of shoes you have, their color, size, and shoelace length.
I agree. Start out with a ludicrous sum as the judgement; say, infinity megajillion dollars.
Then, after the appeals have run their course, it should be back around the billions. And then it'll FINALLY be a swift kick in the nuts to Microsoft. Then they'll actively engage in fair competition. They'll find out that having a field full of competitors will actually protect them from having to deal with stupid law suits about stupid media players and IM clients (or browsers), because then they can package whatever the hell they want and people won't be able to claim they're a monopoly. Of course this would require real tangible innovation on their part, which costs more than regurgitation, but in the end the market and the people would be better off.
I'm more along the lines of not selling Windows in Korea. First, crazy pirated CDs. Then, enough gamers clamouring that they actually do need good Linux support. Then, game companies actually providing that support. Then I could finally say goodbye to XP forever and not look back.
Of course, the whole process could stop right after the pirated CDs, but I can dream.
His point was that mainstream news doesn't do their fucking jobs. He used the lead up to the war in Iraq as an example. Thus, he's on topic.
Can't you function after someone mentions the Bush administration in less-than-stellar light? Does your mind immediately shut down, and you start running around flinging poo at people and pissing in your food trough? Pretty fucking pathetic, actually.
Your point is valid. A better analogy would be more like a mirror the size of an eraser, reflecting light from a match held a few hundred meters away, in front of a car headlight.
(Actually, I don't know if the proportions are even remotely close, but meh.)
None of this matters once you consider the real culprit: air.
Without gasses in the air; oxygen, carbon dioxide, etc, etc, we wouldn't have to worry about things like eating; there would be no plants or animals to consume. We would also stop those pesky bear attacks and forcing children to eat brussel sprouts before they get a yummy treat.
I don't have exact numbers here, but without any atmosphere at all, I'm pretty confident that we could stop 99.9999999% of all porn/music/bible related injuries and other afflictions, such as ursine rampages or food use.
Where does one of these governments based on "freedom" exist?
The word Freedom implies total freedom. 100%. That's anarchy. A "government based on freedom" is a blatant contradiction in terms.
Governments can exist to promote some degree of some freedoms(s), and I assume that is what you meant. But stop with the trite soundbites of glorification, okay? The world is not black and white, and neither are governments. They're all just differing shades of grey.
I don't know what the females are like where you are, but, more often than not, they're the ones who ARE taking the stand. Guys around here are just entirely too mellow and apathetic.
I generalize, of course, but I don't think that sort of description means the same thing to you as it does the rest of us. Or, at least, me:]
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If you can find a copy, give Farcry or UT2k4 a try. They're usually on the cutting edge in terms of supporting "advanced" hardware configurations. I'm not positive, but I think one of them supports multiple processors.
Of course, you may not even like the games, which is fine, but maybe you'll want to give it a whirl just to try it. I imagine you'll have to download a few patches, but still. The results may be interesting.
And, who knows, once some games start doing it, more games (may) follow. And maybe in a year or two, multiple processors won't be a waste of money (on the gaming front). 3
Again, if you read any of the articles, you would see that these "laptops" are meant to be powered by a crank device. The first iteration used LCD, but the next one uses e-paper or whatever it is. You know, the kind that keeps its image even with no power? That means even less cranking than before.
Uhm, if you ever read any of the articles on this before, you'd know that these kids end up spending about 100$ per year on books (or the government does on them, rather). Now they can buy one of these and only put digital books on it - thus making it cheaper for their government as a whole, which would help in other things.
Naw, I responded to myself first (first comment) to correct myself. It was a bad error. It's not you having the bad day - it's my brain. It obviously doesn't fucking work.
...Shakespeare was not difficult to follow. Dostoevsky fucked me over, though. I could never remember who was who. I often wondered why Russians only had about 4 possible first names to choose from and 4 possible last names, for a grand total of 64 possible combinations. All of which were used in Crime and Punishment, and almost none of which more than twice.
Then again, that was about 6 years ago, and I haven't bothered to read it since, and I'm also exaggerating, but still. Shakespeare was not difficult to follow. And I'm sure there are even more difficult books to follow than Crime and Punishment.
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I dig the Happy Holidays one.
The loud, obnoxious Christians sure do get their panties in a bunch over that one. And the loud, obnoxious non-Christians do if you try to "change it back".
Personally, I think they're both fucking retarded. So, as I sit in a bar on the winter solstice, drinking a pint of brown ale, I'll salute them both for bringing much merriment to the rest of us. Cheers!
No, but 99% of the population will be happy to let you know that "your site looks like crap because the letters are ugly".
It's okay, I have your reverse pet peeve: fonts so large I have to scroll for days just to finish a sentence.
I have eyes, I have a large monitor; I can read small fonts. Get the fuck away from me with your obnoxiously large text.
[ hooray for personal preferences ]
Exactly. So, how about we install every single OSS app, widget, library, or iconset known to mankind. I mean, why the fuck not? Who cares if you're never, ever, ever, EVER in infinity megajillion years, going to use a firefox extension that keeps track of the number of shoes you have, their color, size, and shoelace length.
I mean, seriously. Disk space isn't an issue.
I agree. Start out with a ludicrous sum as the judgement; say, infinity megajillion dollars.
Then, after the appeals have run their course, it should be back around the billions. And then it'll FINALLY be a swift kick in the nuts to Microsoft. Then they'll actively engage in fair competition. They'll find out that having a field full of competitors will actually protect them from having to deal with stupid law suits about stupid media players and IM clients (or browsers), because then they can package whatever the hell they want and people won't be able to claim they're a monopoly. Of course this would require real tangible innovation on their part, which costs more than regurgitation, but in the end the market and the people would be better off.
I'm more along the lines of not selling Windows in Korea. First, crazy pirated CDs. Then, enough gamers clamouring that they actually do need good Linux support. Then, game companies actually providing that support. Then I could finally say goodbye to XP forever and not look back.
Of course, the whole process could stop right after the pirated CDs, but I can dream.
His point was that mainstream news doesn't do their fucking jobs. He used the lead up to the war in Iraq as an example. Thus, he's on topic.
Can't you function after someone mentions the Bush administration in less-than-stellar light? Does your mind immediately shut down, and you start running around flinging poo at people and pissing in your food trough? Pretty fucking pathetic, actually.
Your point is valid. A better analogy would be more like a mirror the size of an eraser, reflecting light from a match held a few hundred meters away, in front of a car headlight.
(Actually, I don't know if the proportions are even remotely close, but meh.)
None of this matters once you consider the real culprit: air.
Without gasses in the air; oxygen, carbon dioxide, etc, etc, we wouldn't have to worry about things like eating; there would be no plants or animals to consume. We would also stop those pesky bear attacks and forcing children to eat brussel sprouts before they get a yummy treat.
I don't have exact numbers here, but without any atmosphere at all, I'm pretty confident that we could stop 99.9999999% of all porn/music/bible related injuries and other afflictions, such as ursine rampages or food use.
I was attacked by a vicious stack of Bibles. A watermelon fell on me once, too. Ban religion and food, also.
Where does one of these governments based on "freedom" exist?
The word Freedom implies total freedom. 100%. That's anarchy. A "government based on freedom" is a blatant contradiction in terms.
Governments can exist to promote some degree of some freedoms(s), and I assume that is what you meant. But stop with the trite soundbites of glorification, okay? The world is not black and white, and neither are governments. They're all just differing shades of grey.
I don't know what the females are like where you are, but, more often than not, they're the ones who ARE taking the stand. Guys around here are just entirely too mellow and apathetic.
:]
I generalize, of course, but I don't think that sort of description means the same thing to you as it does the rest of us. Or, at least, me
Wait. So, you're saying the law suit is keeping intel from retailiating against dell, but that it's still stupid?
This is exactly what the law suit was intended to do. I couldn't disagree more with your assessment concerning the validity of the suit.
Both of my friends, who run CPanel cheap webhosting companies, offer PostgreSQL. For free. It's a little elephant icon right next to the MySQL icon in CPanel. I can assure you, they do exist. A quick check in the CPanel user manual shows a whole section devoted to PostgreSQL. As to how hard it is to set up from scratch - I couldn't say. But here's one way multiple users can use it extremely easily and quickly.
I use notepad.
If you can find a copy, give Farcry or UT2k4 a try. They're usually on the cutting edge in terms of supporting "advanced" hardware configurations. I'm not positive, but I think one of them supports multiple processors.
Of course, you may not even like the games, which is fine, but maybe you'll want to give it a whirl just to try it. I imagine you'll have to download a few patches, but still. The results may be interesting.
And, who knows, once some games start doing it, more games (may) follow. And maybe in a year or two, multiple processors won't be a waste of money (on the gaming front). 3
Again, if you read any of the articles, you would see that these "laptops" are meant to be powered by a crank device. The first iteration used LCD, but the next one uses e-paper or whatever it is. You know, the kind that keeps its image even with no power? That means even less cranking than before.
Uhm, if you ever read any of the articles on this before, you'd know that these kids end up spending about 100$ per year on books (or the government does on them, rather). Now they can buy one of these and only put digital books on it - thus making it cheaper for their government as a whole, which would help in other things.
I had to stop reading too, but that was because I was too aroused.
>> To be honest, if you know what you're doing with computers, there's no reason to stick with Windows on your desktop in a Windows environment.
I have a really good reason. I'd be fired. End of story.
"Don't change horses mid-apocolypse!"
I always liked that bumper sticker.
I do the same at the Johnstown Brewing Company. Stonebridge Brown Ale is my favorite. 3$ a pint, but for beer that good, so be it.
Naw, I responded to myself first (first comment) to correct myself. It was a bad error. It's not you having the bad day - it's my brain. It obviously doesn't fucking work.
how embarassing. it's 16 possible names. wow. I think my statistics professor just exploded.
...Shakespeare was not difficult to follow. Dostoevsky fucked me over, though. I could never remember who was who. I often wondered why Russians only had about 4 possible first names to choose from and 4 possible last names, for a grand total of 64 possible combinations. All of which were used in Crime and Punishment, and almost none of which more than twice.
Then again, that was about 6 years ago, and I haven't bothered to read it since, and I'm also exaggerating, but still. Shakespeare was not difficult to follow. And I'm sure there are even more difficult books to follow than Crime and Punishment.