Yes, MicroSoft didn't have the resource's to backport it so they left it to someone else.
MS's choice not to back port it was just another marketing ploy. And before you point out the instability or other issues in a third party doing the port consider that MS chose to ignore the demand for DX10 on XP so they could sell more copies of Vista/7. If MS really cared they could have done the backport themselves.
I don't know how good the backport is since I don't use it, or Windows for that matter, if it doesn't work with Linux I don't use it. Sure I can't play some games or run some software but I've managed quite well for years. Of course YMWV with regard to what software you need to use for work/life.
Yeah, I know. Most of the time the links are safe, I've Dl'd some really cool stuff and read some very informative or interesting articles over the years. Hence the automatic click on the link. Just one of the dangers of the web that I have to live with. Better than the alternatives that folks like Conroy would have us endure.
At least now I know what the goatse image looks like.
Still can't find the Everclear, I may have to improvise and use some JD instead.
Humans DID alter the regulatory mechanism. By cutting down the trees and preventing them from reforesting the clear-cut areas we interfered with part of carbon cycle.
Add in the extra carbon and it goes down hill from there.
aside: ever notice how we say "down hill" when we mean something negative/declining? Is it because the path to increased disorder is always the easiest, like going down a hill?
I know of a plant that can generate 4 times the cellulose per acre than trees.
It takes less than a year to mature rather than 10-20 years with trees.
It needs no fertilizer or insecticide, and is unaffected by increased UV.
It grows almost anywhere the climate is right, and that covers a big area.
Grow it, cut it down, give the nutrients a few weeks to leech back into the soil then haul away the cellulose and fill old mines with it, use it for paper, plastic feedstock, etc..
No GM needed.
The plant?
Hemp.
(cue old lame jokes about getting high, comments in general opposition, etc.)
With ludicrously and unreasonably high damages being claimed by copy right holders and equally ridiculous damage awards by the juries I am not surprised that it has come to bomb threats. Nor will I be surprised when they stop being just threats.
Knowing that I when I predict things they never come to pass I predict the following: there will be a real explosive/incendiary device used against one of the law firms representing the **AA within the next 5 years. Also within that time there will be an office shooting where someone who has had there life ruined by an unreasonable damage award decides they have nothing left to lose so they might as well take some lawyers with them.
That said I take great comfort in knowing I am totally wrong, and somewhat concerned that what usually does happen is worse than I think it will be.
Unfortunately there are other ways a cop could make things difficult for a judge that would not be so easily proven.
Slow response to calls from the Judge's address, harassment of the Judge's friends and "finding" drugs in his wife/daughter/son's car are three that come to mind. I'm sure with a bit more time I could come up with more.
One should never underestimate the ingenuity of someone with a badge, gun and grudge.
The USA, and most other countries, do not have, nor have ever had or are likely to ever have, a "Criminal Justice System".
It is a "Criminal Legal System" to enforce the laws of the land. It is a constant balancing act between The Law and True Justice. Sometimes the decisions are very un-just, other times fair and reasonable. This was one of the first things one of my professors told his class back when I was studying law.
I'm surprised that more countries don't have Uranium based devices. Even a low yield Uranium device is enough to destroy a city, kill 10s of thousands of civilians (direct blast or contamination) and use as a stick to bully your neighbors.
And as you point out its much easier to build a Uranium device than a Plutonium device, yet most countries put such effort into the latter. Yes I know, higher yield, smaller size but still...
Its funny you should mention the steam engine. It made the Industrial Revolution possible, destroying civilization as it was known in the 19th century. Which as you pointed out WAS collapsing.
That is Exactly the kind of shake up I think the world needs, a change in the paradigm of life. A Mr.Fusion, Zero Point Modules, 80+% PV cells, any and all, or nothing, would cause a new Revolution, as our current civilization collapses and something new takes it's place.
I still get warm fuzzies either way, paradigm shift or extinction (yes, unlikely, highly), doesn't really matter to me. I'll probably be dead in less than 40 years anyway.
"rapidly" does not mean "easy". Look at the Manhattan Project or the effort to get to the Moon. Both were "rapidly" done but they where not easy. Throw those kinds of resources at any problem and you will get results in short order.
From your post "You're misdirecting your energies against ghosts and shadows instead of supporting what actually leads to progress: political activity, scientific research, charity and education", that reads like your doing more than just rejecting his views.
I actually think your last line from your reply to me; "I reject the nihilistic world-view of the all-powerful-them vs. the victimized-us... " sums up your position in relation to redtea far better than anything else you wrote originally.
Been fun, now I'm of to newer discussions. Regards, PGB.
There are two small assumptions in your reply that I think need to be pointed out.
First, radtea never said anything about it being easy to solve the worlds problems, just that its currently easier and more profitable to those in power to not make the effort.
Second, how do you know he is not doing anything to help? He doesn't say anything about whether he sits on his ass all day posting to/. or does volunteer work at an AIDS Hospice or some politically active charity.
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sorry, I forgot to add the sarcasm tag to that first line.
Yes, MicroSoft didn't have the resource's to backport it so they left it to someone else.
MS's choice not to back port it was just another marketing ploy. And before you point out the instability or other issues in a third party doing the port consider that MS chose to ignore the demand for DX10 on XP so they could sell more copies of Vista/7. If MS really cared they could have done the backport themselves.
I don't know how good the backport is since I don't use it, or Windows for that matter, if it doesn't work with Linux I don't use it. Sure I can't play some games or run some software but I've managed quite well for years. Of course YMWV with regard to what software you need to use for work/life.
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You kind of missed his point about the learning curve. Its not that it would throw him, it was that he didn't want to if he didn't need to.
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If someone doesn't like the way the car looks they are unlikely to give a damn about whats under the hood.
That was self inflicted, you know.
Yeah, I know. Most of the time the links are safe, I've Dl'd some really cool stuff and read some very informative or interesting articles over the years. Hence the automatic click on the link. Just one of the dangers of the web that I have to live with. Better than the alternatives that folks like Conroy would have us endure.
At least now I know what the goatse image looks like.
Still can't find the Everclear, I may have to improvise and use some JD instead.
see title.
I should know better than clicking on a link in a /. comment.
Thanks for saving me money on food for the next few days till that image fades from my mind.
Where the hell is my bottle of eye/brain bleach. The one labeled "Everclear"
Everything old is new again.
Humans DID alter the regulatory mechanism. By cutting down the trees and preventing them from reforesting the clear-cut areas we interfered with part of carbon cycle.
Add in the extra carbon and it goes down hill from there.
aside: ever notice how we say "down hill" when we mean something negative/declining? Is it because the path to increased disorder is always the easiest, like going down a hill?
I know of a plant that can generate 4 times the cellulose per acre than trees.
It takes less than a year to mature rather than 10-20 years with trees.
It needs no fertilizer or insecticide, and is unaffected by increased UV.
It grows almost anywhere the climate is right, and that covers a big area.
Grow it, cut it down, give the nutrients a few weeks to leech back into the soil then haul away the cellulose and fill old mines with it, use it for paper, plastic feedstock, etc..
No GM needed.
The plant?
Hemp.
(cue old lame jokes about getting high, comments in general opposition, etc.)
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Its four boxes; Soap, Ballot, Jury, Ammo.
With ludicrously and unreasonably high damages being claimed by copy right holders and equally ridiculous damage awards by the juries I am not surprised that it has come to bomb threats. Nor will I be surprised when they stop being just threats.
Knowing that I when I predict things they never come to pass I predict the following: there will be a real explosive/incendiary device used against one of the law firms representing the **AA within the next 5 years. Also within that time there will be an office shooting where someone who has had there life ruined by an unreasonable damage award decides they have nothing left to lose so they might as well take some lawyers with them.
That said I take great comfort in knowing I am totally wrong, and somewhat concerned that what usually does happen is worse than I think it will be.
Thanks for the link. I hope I can get it working on Linux, WINE or DOSbox should do it.
Oops.
Sorry about that.
thanks for correcting it.
Found this location. No logins or accounts required.
2012!!
This is a sign of the APOCALYPSE!!
Next will be dead rising from their graves.
Cats and dogs living together.
Total Chaos!
Unfortunately there are other ways a cop could make things difficult for a judge that would not be so easily proven.
Slow response to calls from the Judge's address, harassment of the Judge's friends and "finding" drugs in his wife/daughter/son's car are three that come to mind. I'm sure with a bit more time I could come up with more.
One should never underestimate the ingenuity of someone with a badge, gun and grudge.
Two thumbs WAY up!!
If the other three boxes fail, better the limited and judicial use of the fourth rather than an all out engagement.
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The USA, and most other countries, do not have, nor have ever had or are likely to ever have, a "Criminal Justice System".
It is a "Criminal Legal System" to enforce the laws of the land. It is a constant balancing act between The Law and True Justice. Sometimes the decisions are very un-just, other times fair and reasonable. This was one of the first things one of my professors told his class back when I was studying law.
I'm surprised that more countries don't have Uranium based devices. Even a low yield Uranium device is enough to destroy a city, kill 10s of thousands of civilians (direct blast or contamination) and use as a stick to bully your neighbors.
...
And as you point out its much easier to build a Uranium device than a Plutonium device, yet most countries put such effort into the latter. Yes I know, higher yield, smaller size but still
Its funny you should mention the steam engine. It made the Industrial Revolution possible, destroying civilization as it was known in the 19th century. Which as you pointed out WAS collapsing.
That is Exactly the kind of shake up I think the world needs, a change in the paradigm of life. A Mr.Fusion, Zero Point Modules, 80+% PV cells, any and all, or nothing, would cause a new Revolution, as our current civilization collapses and something new takes it's place.
I still get warm fuzzies either way, paradigm shift or extinction (yes, unlikely, highly), doesn't really matter to me. I'll probably be dead in less than 40 years anyway.
If you haven't already seen them, "Connections" and The Day The Universe Changed are well worth watching. IMNSHO.
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Is that I get a warm fuzzy feeling deep inside when I consider that the collapse of civilization as we know it could happen within my life time.
I think we are over due for another shake up.
I liked the old Google start page.
No scripts or gimmicks, just clean and simple.
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"rapidly" does not mean "easy". Look at the Manhattan Project or the effort to get to the Moon. Both were "rapidly" done but they where not easy. Throw those kinds of resources at any problem and you will get results in short order.
... " sums up your position in relation to redtea far better than anything else you wrote originally.
From your post "You're misdirecting your energies against ghosts and shadows instead of supporting what actually leads to progress: political activity, scientific research, charity and education", that reads like your doing more than just rejecting his views.
I actually think your last line from your reply to me; "I reject the nihilistic world-view of the all-powerful-them vs. the victimized-us
Been fun, now I'm of to newer discussions. Regards, PGB.
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There are two small assumptions in your reply that I think need to be pointed out.
/. or does volunteer work at an AIDS Hospice or some politically active charity.
First, radtea never said anything about it being easy to solve the worlds problems, just that its currently easier and more profitable to those in power to not make the effort.
Second, how do you know he is not doing anything to help? He doesn't say anything about whether he sits on his ass all day posting to
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Another downside is it might enable some of them to breed in the first place.
They get hit by a car and meet a nurse, nurse falls for them because they are so cute and vulnerable, they need someone to take care of them.
Result, more idiots.