Even for a Linux enthusiast, the Visual Studio/Winforms stack is much more tempting for ambitious projects. The MonoDevelop/GTK# stack has a way to go for stability and features... gets better every release, though.
I'm a Windows developer by day and a Linux user by night, and I've got probably half and half MonoDevelop and Visual Studio projects at home. Pick the best tool for the job, they say...
My only Southwest experience as of late was a 3 hour flight to Dallas, and we had to stop in Oklahoma City because the pilot realized we didn't have enough fuel. What.the.fuck? Around here they're considered pretty crappy.
Ironically, I don't have a gun in my car because I know I would use it on EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously, when my ride home from work is a one lane road surrounded by corn fields, I don't need some schmuck in ANY vehicle in front of me taking a fucking joy ride at 5 PM.
Do you honk and swear at tractors, funerals, and Amish buggies too?
Actually, yes. AND other cars! But bikes are the worst because they have that high and mighty moral swagger. "I'm just exercising and saving the environment." Yeah... and wasting my time, fucker.
The government will require licenses to run quantum computers, and they'll be so fast that the FBI can run spyware on them without you noticing performance degradation! If you are innocent you have nothing to hide!!!
I agree. If just the first world countries use alternative fuels, then the price of gasoline won't go down since the growing economies of 3rd world countries will counter-balance the effect. We need *everyone* to use alternative fuel... so driving my Hummer is cheaper.
That's weird. I live in WI, which doesn't get too hot. I assume it's the ballast overheating because they usually have burnt marks at the base, and it seems to happen more in smaller fixtures. It also used to happen much more frequently, so maybe this is a problem they have been solving.
For what it's worth, I'm using the GE Wal-Mart 100 watt equivalent 'cool white' CFLs throughout my house and outdoors. (Not such a fan of 'warm white' - people have said my house feels like a hospital.) Anyway, I don't really notice the 'warm-up' times with them. It could be that I'm just used to it.
On the other hand: CFL - A time and a place. I leave our front porch lights on at night, and a few others for security. I put in CFLs to save a little money. They run all night and I don't need them instantly, so the warm up time doesn't bother me.
This is a bit off-topic, but I find that my CFLs burn out quite often in the outside light fixtures. Or in any fixtures that aren't completely open air. So I'm kind of interested in how you're handling that. The bulbs say they have a 5 year warranty, but then they burn out in 3 months. I don't have the patience to actually send them in to the company, though.
You almost hit the nail on the head. My company decided to go with iPhone development rather than Blackberry development for the simple reason that our target demographic enjoys iPhones for personal use and only carries Blackberries if their management requires/provides them. With that kind of a trend, and with users willing to use their personal devices for work, it makes much more sense to go the Apple route. It didn't really help that RIM's people were aggressive and obnoxious on a conference call with our president, though...
Men typically don't share these sorts of feelings with others, much less even admit them to themselves. That, sir, is why a study has been commissioned.
Having sex with a condom = having sex with non-steady partner = being turned on by condomless sex.
Having sex without a condom = having sex with steady partner = being turned on by condom sex.
It all goes back to the classic dilemma - when you're in a stable relationship, you want the excitement of an unstable relationship. When you're in an unstable relationship, you want the reassurance of a stable relationship.
Men express these sorts of emotions physically with their penis.
The "obvious" answer that everybody is mentioning is that condoms reduce sensitivity. However, it is a fact that some men use condoms consistently, some men use them some times and not others, and some men avoid them whenever possible. "It feels like a garden hose" is a vague and general statement about condoms that offers little useful information about the nature of those differences. Something else must be going on.
I will tell you exactly what that something else is. It's all in the head (figuratively, the big one).
Most people, including men, want what they can't have. They want girl A when they're with girl B and vis versa. They think of a blowjob while they're having sex and sex while they're receiving a blowjob. They want to have a steady girlfriend who performs great in bed, but they get turned on by the thought of cheating on her. What you can't have is exactly what you want..
You can't have condomless sex, so it becomes more desirable. Start having condomless sex, and you want to have sex with a condom.
Of course most men don't really have a problem getting off no matter what, so this is mostly moot.
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Less gravity is good for the arthritis, too.
That's a brilliant plan. Moon = new Florida.
Michael Jackson died. Apparently millions of people care. But really, who cares?
And the hilarious thing is that Native Americans are still called Indians! Hahaha!
Like Bill Maher said: there's the conservative party (Democrats), and then there's the bat shit insane party (Republicans).
Man, I wasn't too excited about this until you made me realize that this means improved drivers for linux.
I'm feeling lucky.
Even for a Linux enthusiast, the Visual Studio/Winforms stack is much more tempting for ambitious projects. The MonoDevelop/GTK# stack has a way to go for stability and features... gets better every release, though.
I'm a Windows developer by day and a Linux user by night, and I've got probably half and half MonoDevelop and Visual Studio projects at home. Pick the best tool for the job, they say...
nobody would write a new free application with Winforms starting from scratch (GTK# is a lot better).
I think you're making a leap of faith there. Especially since Visual Studio doesn't have a GTK builder.
My only Southwest experience as of late was a 3 hour flight to Dallas, and we had to stop in Oklahoma City because the pilot realized we didn't have enough fuel. What.the.fuck? Around here they're considered pretty crappy.
Ironically, I don't have a gun in my car because I know I would use it on EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously, when my ride home from work is a one lane road surrounded by corn fields, I don't need some schmuck in ANY vehicle in front of me taking a fucking joy ride at 5 PM.
Do you honk and swear at tractors, funerals, and Amish buggies too?
Actually, yes. AND other cars! But bikes are the worst because they have that high and mighty moral swagger. "I'm just exercising and saving the environment." Yeah... and wasting my time, fucker.
Terrorist! You're un-American.
The government will require licenses to run quantum computers, and they'll be so fast that the FBI can run spyware on them without you noticing performance degradation! If you are innocent you have nothing to hide!!!
I agree. If just the first world countries use alternative fuels, then the price of gasoline won't go down since the growing economies of 3rd world countries will counter-balance the effect. We need *everyone* to use alternative fuel... so driving my Hummer is cheaper.
That's weird. I live in WI, which doesn't get too hot. I assume it's the ballast overheating because they usually have burnt marks at the base, and it seems to happen more in smaller fixtures. It also used to happen much more frequently, so maybe this is a problem they have been solving.
For what it's worth, I'm using the GE Wal-Mart 100 watt equivalent 'cool white' CFLs throughout my house and outdoors. (Not such a fan of 'warm white' - people have said my house feels like a hospital.) Anyway, I don't really notice the 'warm-up' times with them. It could be that I'm just used to it.
On the other hand:
CFL - A time and a place. I leave our front porch lights on at night, and a few others for security. I put in CFLs to save a little money. They run all night and I don't need them instantly, so the warm up time doesn't bother me.
This is a bit off-topic, but I find that my CFLs burn out quite often in the outside light fixtures. Or in any fixtures that aren't completely open air. So I'm kind of interested in how you're handling that. The bulbs say they have a 5 year warranty, but then they burn out in 3 months. I don't have the patience to actually send them in to the company, though.
What.
My AT&T phone charges fine with any mini-USB cable I find.
The weird thing is my GF has a similar model phone, but with Verizon, and hers won't charge through USB, but we can share the same wall outlet.
Let's not forget: any number of Apple fans would probably readily line up to give their liver to Steve! Fame can be more useful than wealth.
Looks like someone is jealous that they don't have intrinsically better values than everyone else.
You almost hit the nail on the head. My company decided to go with iPhone development rather than Blackberry development for the simple reason that our target demographic enjoys iPhones for personal use and only carries Blackberries if their management requires/provides them. With that kind of a trend, and with users willing to use their personal devices for work, it makes much more sense to go the Apple route. It didn't really help that RIM's people were aggressive and obnoxious on a conference call with our president, though...
Men typically don't share these sorts of feelings with others, much less even admit them to themselves. That, sir, is why a study has been commissioned.
Sexual repression and macho culture at its best.
Allow me to break it down for you.
Having sex with a condom = having sex with non-steady partner = being turned on by condomless sex.
Having sex without a condom = having sex with steady partner = being turned on by condom sex.
It all goes back to the classic dilemma - when you're in a stable relationship, you want the excitement of an unstable relationship. When you're in an unstable relationship, you want the reassurance of a stable relationship.
Men express these sorts of emotions physically with their penis.
I will take my $400,000 now please.
The "obvious" answer that everybody is mentioning is that condoms reduce sensitivity. However, it is a fact that some men use condoms consistently, some men use them some times and not others, and some men avoid them whenever possible. "It feels like a garden hose" is a vague and general statement about condoms that offers little useful information about the nature of those differences. Something else must be going on.
I will tell you exactly what that something else is. It's all in the head (figuratively, the big one).
Most people, including men, want what they can't have. They want girl A when they're with girl B and vis versa. They think of a blowjob while they're having sex and sex while they're receiving a blowjob. They want to have a steady girlfriend who performs great in bed, but they get turned on by the thought of cheating on her. What you can't have is exactly what you want..
You can't have condomless sex, so it becomes more desirable. Start having condomless sex, and you want to have sex with a condom.
Of course most men don't really have a problem getting off no matter what, so this is mostly moot.
Every other special interest group has their 'hypocrisies'. I don't see why nerds should be any different.
Don't forget, you cheated your depression by taking wellbutrin. And you cheated the calories from the Cinnabon by taking 'themogenic fat burners'.
And then you had a seizure on the plane. :)