Of course there's the GUI, which is what I tend to use because I usually don't know the exact name of the package I wish to install. But the command line is definitely quicker, simpler, and actually easier to explain to someone remotely. (And there simply is no equivalent to apt-get in Windows.) I'm far from a command-line nazi, but I don't understand what it is about typing a few words that makes that method an 'automatic fail'?
I dunno about bathing, but if someone could invent a way to change a baby's diaper without taking their clothes off, that could save save parents' nose hairs from being burned off from the stench.
I heard that the next version of this space-age fabric will be coated with rocket fuel, and they'll fill the car with hydrogen gas to lighten the load.
I figure that until someone can clearly define "God", then "duty to God" can mean pretty much whatever you want. One could just as easily replace that phrase with "do the right thing", which is kind of redundant in the context of the rest of the oath.
My experience is similar - my son is in 2nd grade, and is learning long division and fractions. I attribute that, at least partly, to his class structure, which mixes grades 1-3 in the same room. (This is in a city, BTW, not some one-room schoolhouse.) The students are given a work plan for the week, and they are expected to complete all their assignments, or they don't get recess on Friday. (That is a huge incentive for a 2nd grader!) The advantage is that the kids can advance at their own pace, and can be loosely grouped with the older kids if they're up to it.
Oh, and excellent genes help, too.;-)
But another poster made a good point, in that it seems that the good students are being pushed more than ever, while a good chunk of the 'regular' students are falling further behind.
in the US, NOBODY cant take the money out of your bank account without your authorization
(Assuming you aren't being sly with the double-negative...)
Then you have some learnin' to do about how ACH transactions work. Authorization for withdrawals is required, but it is certainly not passed along with the transaction itself. The system relies heavily on trust. If someone challenges a transaction, and their bank demands proof of authorization, then yes, you'd better have it. But if the transaction is not challenged or rejected, then it stands.
It would've been a good fit, though they would need to have invented a non-cheesy explanation for why the American FBI was investigating an incident in Russia.
You're right. I tried it again (now that I'm at work) and realized that my default list separator is a pipe, not comma, so when I open a csv file via Excel, I also need to do the "Text to columns" thing, which runs the Import Wizard.
I do this so often lately that I don't even think about it anymore. That, and one of these days I'll learn to avoid detailed technical work late at night.:-)
Another way around that is to open Excel first, then do File > Open to open the.csv file. That should force Excel to use the import Wizard, which lets you specify those columns as text, rather than assuming that they're numbers or an equation.
That's what I do in Excel 2003, anyway, to stop it from stripping the leading zeros in SSNs.
In theory, that makes perfect sense. But in practice, there are enough people who, even though they don't like being called, still get talked into stuff over the phone. "No, I'm not interested. Wait, you said I could lower my mortgage payments by *how* much?"
When the DNC lists went into effect, many telemarketers tried to spin it into a positive thing, saying that the gov't was actually helping them by cleansing their lists of the people who wouldn't buy anything anyway. It was cute, because the DNC lists really killed their old business models. Looks like the survivors out there are relying heavily on loopholes in the law and the relative lack of enforcement.
I agree completely. Feature-wise, Blogger mostly does what I need it to do for my blog. But I'm using other Google products in conjunction with Blogger (photo albums, gmail), and it surprised me how non-integrated they all are. Had to create accounts on each of them separately, then link them together. One one hand, it's nice that they don't *force* Blogger users to use only Google products, but one definitely gets the impression that Blogger is off in it's own little half-neglected world.
Arma virumque cano, Trojae qui primus ab oris Italiam fato profugus Lavinaque venit litora..."
Hmmm, no mention of India there.
(sorry, couldn't resist a bit of Sunday night snarkiness.)
Seriously, are they such control freaks that they feel they must control the *entire* online experience of their users? Did that work for AOL (or CompuServe, or...) in the long term?
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Of course there's the GUI, which is what I tend to use because I usually don't know the exact name of the package I wish to install. But the command line is definitely quicker, simpler, and actually easier to explain to someone remotely. (And there simply is no equivalent to apt-get in Windows.) I'm far from a command-line nazi, but I don't understand what it is about typing a few words that makes that method an 'automatic fail'?
We have this already - it's called a CD player. ;-)
An alternative step #3 may yet be possible (bear with my mild optimism - it is Friday, after all):
#3: Quietly give up on OOXML but claim to have invented ODF, just like they created DHCP.
I dunno about bathing, but if someone could invent a way to change a baby's diaper without taking their clothes off, that could save save parents' nose hairs from being burned off from the stench.
A better question might be: How can one learn a sense of 'healthy' skepticism without going overboard and becoming outright cynical?
It's the difference between "let's be careful before we dive into something new & shiny" and "Get off my lawn!"
Naming it 'Daedalus' would be more optimistic, don't you think?
Either way, hopefully they won't build the heat shield out of wax!
One could say the sun is exhaling, but what's it inhaling?
I heard that the next version of this space-age fabric will be coated with rocket fuel, and they'll fill the car with hydrogen gas to lighten the load.
I figure that until someone can clearly define "God", then "duty to God" can mean pretty much whatever you want. One could just as easily replace that phrase with "do the right thing", which is kind of redundant in the context of the rest of the oath.
YAWN
So, grade 3 1/2 then? :-)
My experience is similar - my son is in 2nd grade, and is learning long division and fractions. I attribute that, at least partly, to his class structure, which mixes grades 1-3 in the same room. (This is in a city, BTW, not some one-room schoolhouse.) The students are given a work plan for the week, and they are expected to complete all their assignments, or they don't get recess on Friday. (That is a huge incentive for a 2nd grader!) The advantage is that the kids can advance at their own pace, and can be loosely grouped with the older kids if they're up to it.
;-)
Oh, and excellent genes help, too.
But another poster made a good point, in that it seems that the good students are being pushed more than ever, while a good chunk of the 'regular' students are falling further behind.
Then again, the plural of anecdote data!
in the US, NOBODY cant take the money out of your bank account without your authorization
(Assuming you aren't being sly with the double-negative...)
Then you have some learnin' to do about how ACH transactions work. Authorization for withdrawals is required, but it is certainly not passed along with the transaction itself. The system relies heavily on trust. If someone challenges a transaction, and their bank demands proof of authorization, then yes, you'd better have it. But if the transaction is not challenged or rejected, then it stands.
It would've been a good fit, though they would need to have invented a non-cheesy explanation for why the American FBI was investigating an incident in Russia.
You apparently don't have any internet skilz0r
/. post.
So says the AC who can't/won't insert a damn hyperlink in his
Ah, the multi-player version!
You're right. I tried it again (now that I'm at work) and realized that my default list separator is a pipe, not comma, so when I open a csv file via Excel, I also need to do the "Text to columns" thing, which runs the Import Wizard.
:-)
I do this so often lately that I don't even think about it anymore. That, and one of these days I'll learn to avoid detailed technical work late at night.
Another way around that is to open Excel first, then do File > Open to open the .csv file. That should force Excel to use the import Wizard, which lets you specify those columns as text, rather than assuming that they're numbers or an equation.
That's what I do in Excel 2003, anyway, to stop it from stripping the leading zeros in SSNs.
In theory, that makes perfect sense. But in practice, there are enough people who, even though they don't like being called, still get talked into stuff over the phone. "No, I'm not interested. Wait, you said I could lower my mortgage payments by *how* much?"
When the DNC lists went into effect, many telemarketers tried to spin it into a positive thing, saying that the gov't was actually helping them by cleansing their lists of the people who wouldn't buy anything anyway. It was cute, because the DNC lists really killed their old business models. Looks like the survivors out there are relying heavily on loopholes in the law and the relative lack of enforcement.
But what if that rabies-infected man was controlling someone's heart monitor?
I agree completely. Feature-wise, Blogger mostly does what I need it to do for my blog. But I'm using other Google products in conjunction with Blogger (photo albums, gmail), and it surprised me how non-integrated they all are. Had to create accounts on each of them separately, then link them together. One one hand, it's nice that they don't *force* Blogger users to use only Google products, but one definitely gets the impression that Blogger is off in it's own little half-neglected world.
Don't forget to factor in the cost of upgrading the servers' OS. Those CALs can really add up!
Arma virumque cano, Trojae qui primus ab oris Italiam fato profugus Lavinaque venit litora..."
Hmmm, no mention of India there.
(sorry, couldn't resist a bit of Sunday night snarkiness.)
A shoebox with "Makintosh" written on the side with a Sharpie is even cheaper, and is more tangible than this company.
Seriously, are they such control freaks that they feel they must control the *entire* online experience of their users? Did that work for AOL (or CompuServe, or ...) in the long term?