As the article makes clear, those are not behavioral "problems", as you would like to think. They are natural behavioral patterns that have an evolutionary purpose and show homosexuality is a a natural part of their existence.
The point being if they are for animals we can draw parallels to humans. You ARE an animal.
Wow. Nice to see you have your head buried in the sand.
The last few decades of biological and psychological research has shown that homosexuality is, in fact, natural and innate. Some people are born with that orientation. And not just in humans.
Rotten.com has an article on animal homosexuality here that you might find enlightening.
Heh. People didn't see interracial couples as "normal". There were laws against it for many years, they didn't get repealed until the 60s.
A lot of things considered "normal" today - women voting, blacks not being slaves, minorities having equal rights - were not in previous years. What makes you think that our idea of "normal" today is any better than it was a hundred years ago?
The reason why we need "feverish activist campaigns" is because there are bigots like you - the same kind of people who were against civil rights 40 years ago - trying to repress a segment of society. And that's what they're fighting.
Same. I tried to use OO for a bit, but the slow startup speed and the time it took it save/load documents was just too much for me. I'm back to Word 2003.
That is most certainly NOT the problem. It doesn't just apply to sex, but also class, race, sexual orientation, etc. People are biologically wired to be prejudiced against those that are unlike them. We therefore create societal and cultural institutions that try to counter that.
I don't know who or what labels our society "infantile", as it is anything but.
Conflicts are natural. Having different needs and goals is also natural. You are confusing the problem. The politically correct thing to do these days is to pretend that there are no differences. You cannot deny the sexes are different biologically, mentally, etc. Equality will be achieved by first accepting those differences, not by pretending they don't exist.
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SHOW US YOUR TITS!!
Ok, just kidding.
But you know, you're going way overboard. While sexism is most definitely a problem in today's societies, this little gadget is not a representation of that at all. How is this in any way sexist? It's fun and harmless. I could just as easily see a "virtual boyfriend" game. There's no sex involved here and it no more "objectifies" women than any other form of media.
A society without gender or race? You would do well to read up on some evolutionary biology/psychology. Biodiversity and two sexes are crucial components to ensure our long-term survival. We need to get rid of societal prejudice, not our biological markers. You're attacking the wrong problem.
Gender warfare may not be a "good" or "moral" state, but it IS a natural state. Hmm. Read some Richard Dawkins or Steven Pinker. The two genders evolved to perform different functions and the conflicts between them can be attributed to their differing needs and goals. This doesn't justify sexism, but that doesn't mean we can pretend there are no differences between the sexes, because there are.
Sure, for newbies. But I'm not talking about newbies. Power users need lots of mouse buttons. Computers aren't just for newbies you know.
Middle clicks are for opening NEW tabs. If you want to open in the same tab, you use a left-click. Nothing too complicated.
I left out the 4th and 5th side buttons for moving back and forward in web pages.
I don't think any of this is "confusing". It's highly configurable and you can always change the settings if you like.
I use 5 buttons and a scroll wheel, and honestly now I don't know how I lived without it.
That's stupid. Excel, Acrobat, Outlook, Opera, etc. are not descriptive at all. But they have brand recognition. As Sunbird becomes more widely used it will too have brand recognition.
What a load of crap. How did he then win the 200 event? The judges were surely watching closely. And another swimmer did get called for that violation. And the American got a bronze, not even a silver.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5716924/
I just watched the demo. Is it just me or did you find the "no-frills" presentation much easier to follow than the one with the idiotic 3D gears flying around? I'd take the simple, clear presentation any day.
I don't understand how anybody can get by with less than 3 mouse buttons. The scroll-wheel, middle-clicking for opening and closing new tabs in Firefox, mouse gestures and context menus with the right button - I hate Ctrl and Alt clicking. The more buttons the better I say.
Those people criticizing Miguel really need to shut up. Here is a man who has contributed much code to open-source projects, is a great leader in the movement, and works for what he believes in. Yet these zealots are constantly yelling at him just because he happens to see MS technology in an impartial light. Just because it's by MS doesn't automatically make it bad. In fact if it wasn't for people like Miguel who try to merge practicality with idealism, the open-source movement would be as irrevelant as ever.
That's because the keys are alinged perfectly vertically instead of diagonally. I did that at first too. It takes a while to get used to it but once you do you'll never want to go back.
Have you ever tried Dvorak? This piece is a good counterargument to that Reason article. And the authors miss the point. I use Dvorak and true, I don't type any faster than with QWERTY. But that's not the point. No one can say the Dvorak doesn't have better ergonomics. People use it for comfort, not for speed.
I think that these sorts of keyboards are designed for people who have ergonomics in mind, not necessarily speed. If you're a speed demon you'll be fine with a regular keyboard. I use a Kinesis-Ergo contoured keyboard with the Dvorak layout. I don't type any faster than I did with QWERTY flat boards, but it's a lot more comfortable, and that's what matters to me.
You mean it was designed to prevent jamming, as you said. That's different from speeding people up. These days people have adapted to QWERTY well and can type fast with it, but it's far from the "best" layout, whether you optimize for speed or ergonomics. The Dvorak layout, for example, is optimized for ergonomics, not speed.
Hmm. I use a Kinesis-Ergo Advantage keyboard with a Dvorak layout and and I can still type fine on regular QWERTY flat boards. Sure, it's less comfortable, but the ease of use on my personal board is worth the price of learning different layouts.
Look at the "Myst" series. Myst and Riven topped the charts for years (I think it was the best-selling game on CD-ROM since the format came out) and all it ever got were bashings in the (gamers') press by the critics.
This is incorrect. Japanese on the computer is typed using the standard QWERTY layout, phonetically. The 50 hiragana are there if you want to type it that way, but most people do not. Everybody learns QWERTY. It's the fastest and most efficient way.
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As the article makes clear, those are not behavioral "problems", as you would like to think. They are natural behavioral patterns that have an evolutionary purpose and show homosexuality is a a natural part of their existence.
The point being if they are for animals we can draw parallels to humans. You ARE an animal.
Wow. Nice to see you have your head buried in the sand.
The last few decades of biological and psychological research has shown that homosexuality is, in fact, natural and innate. Some people are born with that orientation. And not just in humans.
Rotten.com has an article on animal homosexuality here that you might find enlightening.
Heh. People didn't see interracial couples as "normal". There were laws against it for many years, they didn't get repealed until the 60s.
A lot of things considered "normal" today - women voting, blacks not being slaves, minorities having equal rights - were not in previous years. What makes you think that our idea of "normal" today is any better than it was a hundred years ago?
The reason why we need "feverish activist campaigns" is because there are bigots like you - the same kind of people who were against civil rights 40 years ago - trying to repress a segment of society. And that's what they're fighting.
Same. I tried to use OO for a bit, but the slow startup speed and the time it took it save/load documents was just too much for me. I'm back to Word 2003.
Bullshit. The Office startup icon is there to manage files in the background.
Do some research before posting FUD.
That is most certainly NOT the problem. It doesn't just apply to sex, but also class, race, sexual orientation, etc. People are biologically wired to be prejudiced against those that are unlike them. We therefore create societal and cultural institutions that try to counter that.
I don't know who or what labels our society "infantile", as it is anything but.
Conflicts are natural. Having different needs and goals is also natural. You are confusing the problem. The politically correct thing to do these days is to pretend that there are no differences. You cannot deny the sexes are different biologically, mentally, etc. Equality will be achieved by first accepting those differences, not by pretending they don't exist.
SHOW US YOUR TITS!!
Ok, just kidding.
But you know, you're going way overboard. While sexism is most definitely a problem in today's societies, this little gadget is not a representation of that at all. How is this in any way sexist? It's fun and harmless. I could just as easily see a "virtual boyfriend" game. There's no sex involved here and it no more "objectifies" women than any other form of media.
A society without gender or race? You would do well to read up on some evolutionary biology/psychology. Biodiversity and two sexes are crucial components to ensure our long-term survival. We need to get rid of societal prejudice, not our biological markers. You're attacking the wrong problem.
Gender warfare may not be a "good" or "moral" state, but it IS a natural state. Hmm. Read some Richard Dawkins or Steven Pinker. The two genders evolved to perform different functions and the conflicts between them can be attributed to their differing needs and goals. This doesn't justify sexism, but that doesn't mean we can pretend there are no differences between the sexes, because there are.
Sure, for newbies. But I'm not talking about newbies. Power users need lots of mouse buttons. Computers aren't just for newbies you know. Middle clicks are for opening NEW tabs. If you want to open in the same tab, you use a left-click. Nothing too complicated. I left out the 4th and 5th side buttons for moving back and forward in web pages. I don't think any of this is "confusing". It's highly configurable and you can always change the settings if you like. I use 5 buttons and a scroll wheel, and honestly now I don't know how I lived without it.
That's stupid. Excel, Acrobat, Outlook, Opera, etc. are not descriptive at all. But they have brand recognition. As Sunbird becomes more widely used it will too have brand recognition.
What a load of crap. How did he then win the 200 event? The judges were surely watching closely. And another swimmer did get called for that violation. And the American got a bronze, not even a silver. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5716924/
"Kicking illegally off the wall"? I think all swimmers kick off the wall ;)
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If you mean his kicking style, I don't think it was illegal. The Americans sound like sore losers to me.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64
I just watched the demo. Is it just me or did you find the "no-frills" presentation much easier to follow than the one with the idiotic 3D gears flying around? I'd take the simple, clear presentation any day.
lame or oggenc?
I think that's for music. Maybe you meant speex or some other such voice codec.
I don't understand how anybody can get by with less than 3 mouse buttons. The scroll-wheel, middle-clicking for opening and closing new tabs in Firefox, mouse gestures and context menus with the right button - I hate Ctrl and Alt clicking. The more buttons the better I say.
Those people criticizing Miguel really need to shut up. Here is a man who has contributed much code to open-source projects, is a great leader in the movement, and works for what he believes in. Yet these zealots are constantly yelling at him just because he happens to see MS technology in an impartial light. Just because it's by MS doesn't automatically make it bad. In fact if it wasn't for people like Miguel who try to merge practicality with idealism, the open-source movement would be as irrevelant as ever.
That's because the keys are alinged perfectly vertically instead of diagonally. I did that at first too. It takes a while to get used to it but once you do you'll never want to go back.
Have you ever tried Dvorak? This piece is a good counterargument to that Reason article. And the authors miss the point. I use Dvorak and true, I don't type any faster than with QWERTY. But that's not the point. No one can say the Dvorak doesn't have better ergonomics. People use it for comfort, not for speed.
I think that these sorts of keyboards are designed for people who have ergonomics in mind, not necessarily speed. If you're a speed demon you'll be fine with a regular keyboard. I use a Kinesis-Ergo contoured keyboard with the Dvorak layout. I don't type any faster than I did with QWERTY flat boards, but it's a lot more comfortable, and that's what matters to me.
You mean it was designed to prevent jamming, as you said. That's different from speeding people up. These days people have adapted to QWERTY well and can type fast with it, but it's far from the "best" layout, whether you optimize for speed or ergonomics. The Dvorak layout, for example, is optimized for ergonomics, not speed.
Use a Kinesis-Ergo keyboard. The contoured ones are great for people with big hands.
Hmm. I use a Kinesis-Ergo Advantage keyboard with a Dvorak layout and and I can still type fine on regular QWERTY flat boards. Sure, it's less comfortable, but the ease of use on my personal board is worth the price of learning different layouts.
I assume this is him?
sgalton@galtonhelm.com
Go on, tell him what you think.
Amazon.com just removed all the negative reviews. I kid you not. Check it out.
Look at the "Myst" series. Myst and Riven topped the charts for years (I think it was the best-selling game on CD-ROM since the format came out) and all it ever got were bashings in the (gamers') press by the critics.
This is incorrect. Japanese on the computer is typed using the standard QWERTY layout, phonetically. The 50 hiragana are there if you want to type it that way, but most people do not. Everybody learns QWERTY. It's the fastest and most efficient way.