Yes but has anyone here heard of the Piraeus map? It apparently comes from the middle ages, and is a depiction of an unknown landmass...
Its only in the last century that we can discern that the map is, in fact, very similar to Antarctica, only without the ice!
Someone was talking about it being closer to the equator about 10,000 years ago too. Not that the continent slipped or anything, but that the earth rolled a little, and dropped it south. The massive flooding and earthquakes this would cause explain many a creation myth, also, and the uncanny similarity of same between diverse cultures. The earth rolling may be a bit of a stretch, but sure the entire monstrous mass rotates completely every 24 hours... is it really that far fetched?
Sorry if I'm a bit light on details, but I haven't had my coffee yet this morning...
This is sooo true. After quite a while doing courses and certs, I finally decided to get into business myself. My next holiday (first in four years) is 4000 miles away in the Philippines.
How the hell did this get an interesting modifier? Its Funny! Wokketey wok!
*envisions lackwit mods going off buying drill bits of similar diameter to their eyes*
Yes, not a bad idea. Here in Ireland they've snuck in a full blown e-voting system, kicking off soon. The first anyone knew about it was when ads on TV started appearing declaring that "we're already doing it" comparing e-voting to turning on light switches and kettles. I've already published a few articles in both local and national newspapers here, speaking out strongly against the lack of an auditable paper trail, but there seems to be no stopping the beaurocratic wheels once they start spinning. Still, it'll be nice to have an alternative to hand once the funny numbers and scandals start rolling in.
Guess what? He does now.
And he has learned to associate Linux with the word "virus". Here's a little story for you... I was getting a chinese there the last day in a small town in a fairly rustic part of the world, and lo and behold, the place falls silent while people look at the television. My jaw drops when I see the SCO logo plastered all over it, (pronounced "skoe" BTW, dear god), and the announcer is talking about how it is being attacked in relation to a Linux court case. I immediately told my friend beside me the whole story, but what I was thinking was that if it's on the news in this extremely non-technical backwater, its everywhere. Do you think MS Blaster made it that far? No. The storm is well and truly upon us, and neither SCO nor Microsoft are going to stop until Linux is a muddled memory.
On the plus side, after I explained the situation to my friend, he immediately went home and purchased a few hundred worth of Mandrake's software:-}
Yes, and to some Americans it looks like we've poured 50 years of blood and treasure into protecting an ungrateful lot of spoiled brats.
Nobody forced us to protect you for the last 50 years, from problems that you started yourselves. You might show some gratitude once in awhile. I'm not asking for blind support but at least try to understand where we are coming from?
Awe inspiring, really. Do you really believe America intervened out of the altruistic goodness of its heart? If they hadn't, they would have been left with either a united, powerful, advanced (and hostile) Europe, or a continent under the red flag from Cornwall to Mongolia.
Either one would have been far more than America, still a relatively young nation, could hope to handle. It was self preservation that caused intervention. It suits America far better to have the aggregation of medieval fiefdoms that is in place than one dynamic, aggressive superpower with triple its population and a superior infrastructure, industrial, and research base.
Hear hear! As a sysadmin who has had nothing but hassle trying to get off one of their blacklists, I can only voice my complete support for this POV. These arrogant, self appointed vigilantes are doing far more to make the web unusable than any spammer. Its not so much the putting people on the blacklists that bothers me, its the refusal to take them off.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. You can't go fighting a technological war with these people, because the collateral damage is not acceptable. You have to follow the money trail (and there is ALWAYS one) and take out the problems at their source.
Blocklists are like trying to cure someone with a knee injury by cutting off their leg. Without asking them.
Oh yah. Thats the very fellow, by god. Anyone that has seen the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen will have a lust-on for this baby like you wouldn't believe.
Grammy Walkin Dude is able to install and use Windows without assistance?...
though I can see how it could be construed as such. But they should be able to. Make something Grannies CAN install without assistance, and you're off. Its not that tough. While using Linux can be fine, try installing, updating, or even locating apps, and its a whole other kettle of fish, my lad.
You actually know what is good enough for the VAST majority of people?
Nope, not making any claims of that nature. The reason apple has such a fanatical following is IMHO because it "just works". This tranlates in tech terms to an interface that doesn't allow your average user the opportunity to bork it up. It removes most of the stuff we techies find so useful; the guts and bones of the OS.
I'm not arguing for either Windows or Linux, so don't lump me with either camp. I'm saying take the security, reliability, and transparency of Linux and box it up in a seamless and slick package, something it just ain't got right now, in any flavour (and don't even start on Lindows; its a laudable effort, but it doesn't go far enough in either direction).
Ya, thats what I said, not that they could, but they should be able to. Make something Grannies CAN install without assistance, and you're off. Its not that tough. While using Linux can be fine, try installing, updating, or even locating apps, and its a whole other kettle of fish, my lad.
Gah, I can't hack this anymore. Seriously, the Linux vs. MS debate is chock full of people who just can't see the wood for the trees; they are just too close to the problem. Windows, office, and their brethren are rushed-to-market, continuing-upgrade-cycle software whose primary purpose is NOT to do the job they purport to do, but to continue and increase sales for Microsoft. Every other purpose has been neglected or left out entirely, to that end. As a result, we are left with flawed software that works 90% of the time, doesn't scale properly over time and use, and has almost entirely ignored security concerns until very lately, when the popular media have begun taking an interest. Thing is, they don't owe anyone anything more in their own view, because a corporation's sole purpose for existence is TO MAKE MONEY. That offends many of us because we realise what most do not: the importance of computers in keeping our world and our society running smoothly, or indeed running at all, not just today, but increasingly with every passing day (every passing second) and christ help us all if M$ and co wind up at the driving seat of that particular juggernaut, cos no one else will be able to.
OTOH, we have the Linux camp; earnest, determined people with a clear view of what they want and how to get there. The problem is that what they want isn't good enough. Where they want to go just doesn't hack it for the VAST majority of the populace. Linux was written by techies for techies. Say what you want about the latest Mandrake release, or KDE's usability; until Grammy Walkin Dude can wrap her gums around installing it and using it without assistance, Linux and open source in general have got nothing that'll make a difference, reported statistical shifts notwithstanding.
So here's what I suggest. Take the best of Linux, the core kernel features, the most dependable applications, pop it behind a pretty and simple install process and interface (hire someone from apple, PLEASE!) pack that bad boy with drivers and ensure that it is interoperable with windows applications and formats, to ease transition pangs and training, and have it operate in two modes-simple and technical, where simple is apple-style no way in software, and technical is linux purebred, with every app and process exposed to the user. Oh, and a one-click upgrade process wouldn't hurt either.
Last but not least, consolidate. Microsoft has its brand name recognition, Linux does not, to the general populace anyway (and they definetely matter). You need one shop where it can be marketed from, one well known place and name that will slide in there and stick in peoples' minds. A penguin is kewl, but Joe Delluser thinks 'Wots a penguin got to do with computers?' and moves on.
A lot of graphic designers I know have invested a lot of time and effort in courses and education, learning flash and earning money from it. Also, not all flash is bad... its misuse is fairly widespread, but have a look at this for an example of what I mean...
I'm a little unclear on this... Does this ruling mean that there will be a pop-up box advising people that they are using a proprietory plugin every time they want to view a flash-based web page or ad? Or that most browsers will have to be updated once, and then its business as usual? Or will flash support be dropped in favour of a pay-per-download scheme? Or wil MS just soak up the cost?
If the first, flash and its ilk are in serious and sudden deep waters...
And while we're at it, we should sterilise the healthcare workers too. Honestly, this is just another knee-jerk pogrom against a new technology, wasting money that could have been better spent elsewhere.
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Yes but has anyone here heard of the Piraeus map? It apparently comes from the middle ages, and is a depiction of an unknown landmass...
Its only in the last century that we can discern that the map is, in fact, very similar to Antarctica, only without the ice!
Someone was talking about it being closer to the equator about 10,000 years ago too. Not that the continent slipped or anything, but that the earth rolled a little, and dropped it south. The massive flooding and earthquakes this would cause explain many a creation myth, also, and the uncanny similarity of same between diverse cultures. The earth rolling may be a bit of a stretch, but sure the entire monstrous mass rotates completely every 24 hours... is it really that far fetched?
Sorry if I'm a bit light on details, but I haven't had my coffee yet this morning...
This is sooo true. After quite a while doing courses and certs, I finally decided to get into business myself. My next holiday (first in four years) is 4000 miles away in the Philippines.
How the hell did this get an interesting modifier? Its Funny! Wokketey wok! *envisions lackwit mods going off buying drill bits of similar diameter to their eyes*
Yes, not a bad idea. Here in Ireland they've snuck in a full blown e-voting system, kicking off soon. The first anyone knew about it was when ads on TV started appearing declaring that "we're already doing it" comparing e-voting to turning on light switches and kettles. I've already published a few articles in both local and national newspapers here, speaking out strongly against the lack of an auditable paper trail, but there seems to be no stopping the beaurocratic wheels once they start spinning. Still, it'll be nice to have an alternative to hand once the funny numbers and scandals start rolling in.
Guess what? He does now. And he has learned to associate Linux with the word "virus". Here's a little story for you... I was getting a chinese there the last day in a small town in a fairly rustic part of the world, and lo and behold, the place falls silent while people look at the television. My jaw drops when I see the SCO logo plastered all over it, (pronounced "skoe" BTW, dear god), and the announcer is talking about how it is being attacked in relation to a Linux court case. I immediately told my friend beside me the whole story, but what I was thinking was that if it's on the news in this extremely non-technical backwater, its everywhere. Do you think MS Blaster made it that far? No. The storm is well and truly upon us, and neither SCO nor Microsoft are going to stop until Linux is a muddled memory. On the plus side, after I explained the situation to my friend, he immediately went home and purchased a few hundred worth of Mandrake's software :-}
Standard professional printing resolution is 300dpi (dots per inch) so your bill comes in at roughly 1831 x 767 pixels.
Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will win every battle.
Sun Tzu
Yes, and to some Americans it looks like we've poured 50 years of blood and treasure into protecting an ungrateful lot of spoiled brats.
Nobody forced us to protect you for the last 50 years, from problems that you started yourselves. You might show some gratitude once in awhile. I'm not asking for blind support but at least try to understand where we are coming from?
Awe inspiring, really. Do you really believe America intervened out of the altruistic goodness of its heart? If they hadn't, they would have been left with either a united, powerful, advanced (and hostile) Europe, or a continent under the red flag from Cornwall to Mongolia.
Either one would have been far more than America, still a relatively young nation, could hope to handle. It was self preservation that caused intervention. It suits America far better to have the aggregation of medieval fiefdoms that is in place than one dynamic, aggressive superpower with triple its population and a superior infrastructure, industrial, and research base.
Grateful my arse.
Hear hear! As a sysadmin who has had nothing but hassle trying to get off one of their blacklists, I can only voice my complete support for this POV. These arrogant, self appointed vigilantes are doing far more to make the web unusable than any spammer. Its not so much the putting people on the blacklists that bothers me, its the refusal to take them off.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. You can't go fighting a technological war with these people, because the collateral damage is not acceptable. You have to follow the money trail (and there is ALWAYS one) and take out the problems at their source.
Blocklists are like trying to cure someone with a knee injury by cutting off their leg. Without asking them.
Oh yah. Thats the very fellow, by god. Anyone that has seen the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen will have a lust-on for this baby like you wouldn't believe.
Nope, to clarify, I didn't say that
Grammy Walkin Dude is able to install and use Windows without assistance?...
though I can see how it could be construed as such. But they should be able to. Make something Grannies CAN install without assistance, and you're off. Its not that tough.
While using Linux can be fine, try installing, updating, or even locating apps, and its a whole other kettle of fish, my lad.
You actually know what is good enough for the VAST majority of people?
Nope, not making any claims of that nature. The reason apple has such a fanatical following is IMHO because it "just works". This tranlates in tech terms to an interface that doesn't allow your average user the opportunity to bork it up. It removes most of the stuff we techies find so useful; the guts and bones of the OS.
I'm not arguing for either Windows or Linux, so don't lump me with either camp. I'm saying take the security, reliability, and transparency of Linux and box it up in a seamless and slick package, something it just ain't got right now, in any flavour (and don't even start on Lindows; its a laudable effort, but it doesn't go far enough in either direction).
Ya, thats what I said, not that they could, but they should be able to. Make something Grannies CAN install without assistance, and you're off. Its not that tough. While using Linux can be fine, try installing, updating, or even locating apps, and its a whole other kettle of fish, my lad.
Gah, I can't hack this anymore. Seriously, the Linux vs. MS debate is chock full of people who just can't see the wood for the trees; they are just too close to the problem. Windows, office, and their brethren are rushed-to-market, continuing-upgrade-cycle software whose primary purpose is NOT to do the job they purport to do, but to continue and increase sales for Microsoft. Every other purpose has been neglected or left out entirely, to that end. As a result, we are left with flawed software that works 90% of the time, doesn't scale properly over time and use, and has almost entirely ignored security concerns until very lately, when the popular media have begun taking an interest. Thing is, they don't owe anyone anything more in their own view, because a corporation's sole purpose for existence is TO MAKE MONEY. That offends many of us because we realise what most do not: the importance of computers in keeping our world and our society running smoothly, or indeed running at all, not just today, but increasingly with every passing day (every passing second) and christ help us all if M$ and co wind up at the driving seat of that particular juggernaut, cos no one else will be able to.
OTOH, we have the Linux camp; earnest, determined people with a clear view of what they want and how to get there. The problem is that what they want isn't good enough. Where they want to go just doesn't hack it for the VAST majority of the populace. Linux was written by techies for techies. Say what you want about the latest Mandrake release, or KDE's usability; until Grammy Walkin Dude can wrap her gums around installing it and using it without assistance, Linux and open source in general have got nothing that'll make a difference, reported statistical shifts notwithstanding.
So here's what I suggest. Take the best of Linux, the core kernel features, the most dependable applications, pop it behind a pretty and simple install process and interface (hire someone from apple, PLEASE!) pack that bad boy with drivers and ensure that it is interoperable with windows applications and formats, to ease transition pangs and training, and have it operate in two modes-simple and technical, where simple is apple-style no way in software, and technical is linux purebred, with every app and process exposed to the user. Oh, and a one-click upgrade process wouldn't hurt either.
Last but not least, consolidate. Microsoft has its brand name recognition, Linux does not, to the general populace anyway (and they definetely matter). You need one shop where it can be marketed from, one well known place and name that will slide in there and stick in peoples' minds. A penguin is kewl, but Joe Delluser thinks 'Wots a penguin got to do with computers?' and moves on.
Just my two cent...
A lot of graphic designers I know have invested a lot of time and effort in courses and education, learning flash and earning money from it. Also, not all flash is bad... its misuse is fairly widespread, but have a look at this for an example of what I mean...
I'm a little unclear on this... Does this ruling mean that there will be a pop-up box advising people that they are using a proprietory plugin every time they want to view a flash-based web page or ad? Or that most browsers will have to be updated once, and then its business as usual? Or will flash support be dropped in favour of a pay-per-download scheme? Or wil MS just soak up the cost?
If the first, flash and its ilk are in serious and sudden deep waters...
Cheers, didn't know which was going down faster... Galileo or the NASA webcast...
And while we're at it, we should sterilise the healthcare workers too. Honestly, this is just another knee-jerk pogrom against a new technology, wasting money that could have been better spent elsewhere.