The new Office interface has been a great success. As for the drop-downs hiding half their contents, it does that so the menus learn which options you use regularly, and only show them. It's better to hide things you don't want to use than show everything, and the way MS has figured it out means you don't have to configure it manually - you just use it, and it figures it out itself.
As long as suffering exists, there is going to be anger, hate, and malice. Blowing stuff up creates more suffering, which continues the cycle. Saying "oh they just hate us" is contributing to their hatred, and not doing anything to stop it.
Interesting. Very interesting. I wonder how you can make such a massive generalisation, especially when so many civilians have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. What about when that helicopter targetted a blown-up Bradley fighting vehicle in the middle of a peaceful crowd? Isn't that intentionally targetting civilians? They might not target civilians to make a point, but many in the military seem to not give a damn if they get caught in the crossfire. I fail to see how that's any better, at least those who attack civilians do it because they know it's bad. Those who don't even think about it seem to value life even less.
Most folks just want the best processors, which at the moment means Intel. It's easy to forget most folks who buy CPUs aren't thinking about the effects of their purchase, they just want the best tool for the job. Maybe AMD should be more aggressive when it comes to their marketing and parter deals?
Because that's not Islam doing the killing, but a corruption of it. The RTC, the company that "runs" Scientology, is intrinsically destructive, and has seperated hundreds or thousands of families, and killed dozens. It seeks to do more than that. If radical corrupted Islam had offices around the world, I'm sure they'd get their fair share too.
If you've researched Scientology, you wouldn't be stating this. Most folk's problems with Scientology stem from their organisational inclinations, the rules they force their members to follow (disconnection, forced abortions, etc.), and finally the lack of clinical trials for what they claim is a science. Of course it's as far-fetched as any religion, but that's the least of the problems with it.
It's not 100% compatible with MSOffice, though, which is a shame. Using it in an office with folks not using OOo, and you'll end up making shared documents look like crap.
It is tacky, but I guess they want people to make the most out of their software, and if extending it with third-party tools is the way to do it, then it kind of makes sense for them to do this. And they don't need the money. Far from it.
That's not really "screwing the customer over", is it? It might not be the nicest thing for a customer to go through, but to call it being "screwed over" is a bit overly dramatic, even for slashdot;)
So if I chose to be a candidate, and I just gibbered and slung my shit at people, I should be given equal air-time to the other candidates? (And I'm not saying he did that - he didn't - I'm just using it as a rather extreme example). He never, ever had a chance. From the moment he thought "this will be a good idea" he was sunk. Heck, I'd have voted for him - he was great, but unfortunately there aren't enough folks out there who appreciate his stance for him to get anywhere. It's far better for the next-best candidate (Mr. Obama for me) to get their message out to those like me, then for us to collectively masturbate to "what if" speeches by a no-hope candidate, while those with a chance sit quietly in the sidelines waiting to talk about what actually could happen, not what won't.
So the main problems are not with the database, but by the government. In an ideal world, this database would be nothing but goodness for every citizen - the guilty are found quickly, and the innocent exonerated. What's stopping that is the government. Maybe that needs fixing, then we can use all this great stuff without being scared. It's kind of like the reasoning "the Police have been corrupt, so let's get rid of them". You cut loose some corruption, but at a great cost to the safety of the people as a whole. And this is not some Ron Paul bullshit I'm spouting, just logic.
Which just goes to show how little of a chance he had, even when the playing field was completely level. Anyone looking at the candidates can see Mr. Paul had no chance of doing anything, as his platform is full of more gooey holes than swiss cheese on a radiator. This isn't a conspiracy against a fantastic candidate who could have shaken up the US and returned it to its former glory, but the world cooly reacting to a ridiculous candidate who could never achieve any of that even if he was president for life.
I think you'll find the establishment doesn't like Ron Paul because he's an idiot, relying on knee-jerk reactionism to get people to give a damn about what he's talking about. He might have some good points, but the rest of his platform, in between those points, is jacked UP.
The discussion about Ron Paul on the internet is very interesting. It seems Ron Paul fans are not fans of Occam's Razor, as many seem to think there's some massive conspiracy keeping Ron Paul away from the public discussion, when there's a far simpler explanation - he's not going to win - he's not even going to get close to being chosen, so any discussion about this losing horse is wasted effort. Normal "what about Ron Paul??!?!??" service resumed in 3, 2, 1...
How does this only apply to Open Source? Surely you meant "And that, my friends, is *exactly* why well-thought-out development is so successful and important".
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The new Office interface has been a great success. As for the drop-downs hiding half their contents, it does that so the menus learn which options you use regularly, and only show them. It's better to hide things you don't want to use than show everything, and the way MS has figured it out means you don't have to configure it manually - you just use it, and it figures it out itself.
As long as suffering exists, there is going to be anger, hate, and malice. Blowing stuff up creates more suffering, which continues the cycle. Saying "oh they just hate us" is contributing to their hatred, and not doing anything to stop it.
Interesting. Very interesting. I wonder how you can make such a massive generalisation, especially when so many civilians have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. What about when that helicopter targetted a blown-up Bradley fighting vehicle in the middle of a peaceful crowd? Isn't that intentionally targetting civilians? They might not target civilians to make a point, but many in the military seem to not give a damn if they get caught in the crossfire. I fail to see how that's any better, at least those who attack civilians do it because they know it's bad. Those who don't even think about it seem to value life even less.
Most folks just want the best processors, which at the moment means Intel. It's easy to forget most folks who buy CPUs aren't thinking about the effects of their purchase, they just want the best tool for the job. Maybe AMD should be more aggressive when it comes to their marketing and parter deals?
Because that's not Islam doing the killing, but a corruption of it. The RTC, the company that "runs" Scientology, is intrinsically destructive, and has seperated hundreds or thousands of families, and killed dozens. It seeks to do more than that. If radical corrupted Islam had offices around the world, I'm sure they'd get their fair share too.
If you've researched Scientology, you wouldn't be stating this. Most folk's problems with Scientology stem from their organisational inclinations, the rules they force their members to follow (disconnection, forced abortions, etc.), and finally the lack of clinical trials for what they claim is a science. Of course it's as far-fetched as any religion, but that's the least of the problems with it.
It's not 100% compatible with MSOffice, though, which is a shame. Using it in an office with folks not using OOo, and you'll end up making shared documents look like crap.
It is tacky, but I guess they want people to make the most out of their software, and if extending it with third-party tools is the way to do it, then it kind of makes sense for them to do this. And they don't need the money. Far from it.
That's not really "screwing the customer over", is it? It might not be the nicest thing for a customer to go through, but to call it being "screwed over" is a bit overly dramatic, even for slashdot ;)
I'm pretty sure he meant in the present time. Just as thousands of years ago it was OK for Christians to kill other folks, now not so much.
RON PAUL FTW!
He's hiding because it's never been the year of Linux on the desktop. Ever. And it's not going to be this year, either :)
Can you see through my window or something? Is that you making noises in the bushes?
Is the space program in the constitution? I get so confused. I thought this guy was a constitutionalist or something.
Well, considering that's not what the 2nd amendment says, what's your point?
So if I chose to be a candidate, and I just gibbered and slung my shit at people, I should be given equal air-time to the other candidates? (And I'm not saying he did that - he didn't - I'm just using it as a rather extreme example). He never, ever had a chance. From the moment he thought "this will be a good idea" he was sunk. Heck, I'd have voted for him - he was great, but unfortunately there aren't enough folks out there who appreciate his stance for him to get anywhere. It's far better for the next-best candidate (Mr. Obama for me) to get their message out to those like me, then for us to collectively masturbate to "what if" speeches by a no-hope candidate, while those with a chance sit quietly in the sidelines waiting to talk about what actually could happen, not what won't.
So the main problems are not with the database, but by the government. In an ideal world, this database would be nothing but goodness for every citizen - the guilty are found quickly, and the innocent exonerated. What's stopping that is the government. Maybe that needs fixing, then we can use all this great stuff without being scared. It's kind of like the reasoning "the Police have been corrupt, so let's get rid of them". You cut loose some corruption, but at a great cost to the safety of the people as a whole. And this is not some Ron Paul bullshit I'm spouting, just logic.
You should try reading the articles before commenting. It might help you avoid posting things like that.
If he hasn't said it, how do you know that's what he wants to do?
No, his chances are so slim because he's a bad candidate. How much he's discussed this late into the game has absolutely NO chance of changing that.
Which just goes to show how little of a chance he had, even when the playing field was completely level. Anyone looking at the candidates can see Mr. Paul had no chance of doing anything, as his platform is full of more gooey holes than swiss cheese on a radiator. This isn't a conspiracy against a fantastic candidate who could have shaken up the US and returned it to its former glory, but the world cooly reacting to a ridiculous candidate who could never achieve any of that even if he was president for life.
I think you'll find the establishment doesn't like Ron Paul because he's an idiot, relying on knee-jerk reactionism to get people to give a damn about what he's talking about. He might have some good points, but the rest of his platform, in between those points, is jacked UP.
Which candidate will never, ever be elected? Ron Paul. Discussion of this lost candidate is pointless.
The discussion about Ron Paul on the internet is very interesting. It seems Ron Paul fans are not fans of Occam's Razor, as many seem to think there's some massive conspiracy keeping Ron Paul away from the public discussion, when there's a far simpler explanation - he's not going to win - he's not even going to get close to being chosen, so any discussion about this losing horse is wasted effort. Normal "what about Ron Paul??!?!??" service resumed in 3, 2, 1...
How does this only apply to Open Source? Surely you meant "And that, my friends, is *exactly* why well-thought-out development is so successful and important".