I wonder. If people shit on the commons, can we go back and chase them off with a gun?
Unfortunately, the trend is to leave the turd in place. When people complain, they are mocked, called a prude, and told if they don't like it, just don't look at it.
Further more, Macintosh and Linux users are experienced enough with computers to know what an Operating System is.
These people are experienced enough to download patches, and not open all attachments.
That's a first! Usually Macintosh users are insulted because they "don't know anything about computers."
I think there are probably a thousand reasons OS X is more secure than Windows. But the first, foremost, and primary reason is: On Windows, you're running as root. On OS X, root account is disabled by default.
But is it matinee money wasted, or rental money wasted?
There are a lot of movies that I wouldn't waste $32 on ($8/head for a family of 4). However, they provide good value for $4 and a bag of Friday night popcorn.
It's bedwetters like you who promote security instead of liberty
You have much anger too. Name-calling undermines your argument. Is it possible to promote so much liberty that we have no security? Shouldn't there be voices to ensure the pendulum doesn't swing too far in that direction?
So far as the ACLU is concerned, they are hardly perfect
Finally, an agreement. My concern with the ACLU, is their blind eye when it comes to the responsibilities which should accompany the rights we've been given. I would like to know why the Founding Fathers didn't address the individual responsibilities that must accompany these rights. My suspicion is that it was taken for granted that people would act responsibly. Silly Jefferson! Silly Madison!
you irrationally overinflate the problem of terrorism
Again, a presumption. The concept of "ending terrorism" is as absurd as the concept of "ending war". The question of another attack is when not if. It cannot be stopped and we have to learn how to live with it. And by "living with it", I don't mean casting off all of our freedoms; and I don't mean casting off all our safety either. As a nation, Americans must find a balance between our freedoms, our safety (remember that "pursuit of happiness" clause?), and our responsibilities.
your blind trust in government to always do the right thing
Sigh. What about your blind trust that the government is always working to do evil? It's just as big a problem. I like to think that, in general, politicians try to do the Right Thing(tm). There are exceptions. They should be monitored. But I've noticed that people who are not willing to allow a little trust in their lives start turning sour and bitter.
So, take a day off from your angry, untrusting, name-calling, young Padwan, and spend today in the pursuit of happiness.
That's easy, if you're an ACLU member, the e-mail monitoring is much worse. Everyone knows we should let people commit the murders, then arrest them. This is because no government official would ever act in the public interest. They're all nefarious little people hell-bent on harrassing innocents. After all, if you're trying to be safe, you don't deserve liberty. I think Bob Dylan said that.
Yeah, mod me troll -- I just couldn't resist the beautiful sarcasm.
I don't know why the OP wanted the sex scenes left out, but I'll give you my reasoning. It has little to do with protecting the children and a lot to do with protecting the part of my brain that shorts out when exposed to bad writing. Larry Niven writes about sex with the vocabulary of a 14 year old boy. (Least favorite line in Ringworld: "She impaled herself on him in ecstacy." Sheesh, that's forever lodged in my brain like an evil splinter)
I really liked the concepts presented in Ringworld, but the character interactions just seemed... juvenille... to me. Sorry if that runs counter to your own (well-reasoned, I'm sure) opinion.
If the sex scene contributes something to the story, by all means, include it. But if it's <pun>inserted</pun> only for shock value, then replace with with something clever that does further the plot.
So you're saying that Jar-Jar suffers from the same problem as Jessica Rabbit? ("I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way") -- hmmmm. I could almost buy that defense.
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Don't forget. The original Myst was completely written in HyperCard (with lots and lots of XCMDs!)
I don't know if that's still the case -- probably not.
That's sad, because the AppleWorks interface is good. Simple and powerful: two attributes I like to see in software.
Since Mac OSX came out, I've been wondering if Apple will replace their underpowered database engine with Postgres. It would be too much to hope that they would make AppleWorks available on BSD/Linux.
Hmmm. I guess I'm just TV-lucky. My folks kept their TVs for lengthy periods without repair (I remember having only two different TVs while growing up -- one B&W followed by one color). And I've had my TV for 18 years without a problem. I bought a Fisher 27" in 1986 for $800 (it was huge:) and used it until two months ago. The set still worked, but there was a noticable blue dot that formed if the scene stayed too bright for too long.
I used that blue dot as an excuse to buy a new even hugerer Sony 57" projection TV (couldn't justify plasma or LCD). It came with an HDTV tuner ($2599 at Sears). I'm amazed at the picture quality off of a $40 Radio Shack roof antenna. I hope it lasts as long as the Fisher.
I knew this would happen as soon as OS X came out.
Adobe has always shown some weird fear of UNIX. Ever since they bought Frame from ArborText, they have been resistant to making any changes to the UNIX codebase. Somehow, a Linux beta escaped, but Adobe shut that down pronto. The Mac version has been Cocoa only and I didn't figure they would ever upgrade it to run native on Darwin.
Can anyone shed some light on Adobe's UNIX-phobia?
On a related note, I like LaTeX, but it requires even more guru wizardry than Frame. LaTeX is good, but it is not a viable replacement for Frame. Somebody with a lot of knowlege and no life should create a Frame-like interface to LaTeX.
If it makes you feel better to think that, go ahead. Meanwhile, I'll use a computer that fully meets my needs, causes me little to no headache, and leaves me extra cash in hand over the long term.
It's smart if you don't have to buy them as often. Let's compare two real-world scenarios.
Since 1986, my brother-in-law[1] has shelled out "about $1000"[2] every other year
to buy a PC that is fast enough to run new software. Over 18 years, that totals
out to around $9000. This does not include any additional software he had to buy for features that came standard on Macs.
Since 1986, I have only had to buy three Macs (1986: MacPlus; 1995: PowerMac 6100/66; 2003: G4 Sawtooth). This was at a total cost of around $8800 [3].
The MacPlus was replaced because of a bad power supply. The PowerMac 6100 is still in use as my sons' homework computer. 66MHz is more than enough to handle their typing speed:)
This comparison does not include the aggrevation of swapping out a PC every other year. It does not include his purchases of Win3.1/95/98SE/XP. (But then, it doesn't include my purchases of 10.2 and 10.3. All my previous MacOS versions were free.) And, of course, I'm not counting his countless hours of aggrevation configuring his plug-n-play devices:)
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[1] I have tracked this because my brother-in-law has some sort of anti-Mac vendetta. Every time we meet, he goes on and on about how terrific his new computer is and continues to berate my "old" Mac. I don't know what fuels his compulsion.
[2] I suspect he actually spends more than $1000 for his PCs, but we'll work with your numbers on this one.
Lloyd Alexander wrote these in the late-60's/early-70's. They are:
The Book of Three, The Black Caldron, The Castle of Llyr, Taran Wanderer (my favorite), and The High King. There is also a book of short stories but I can't recall the title.
Prydain is only classified as fantasy because of the setting (based on Welsh mythology).
Be warned, these are filed under "Juvenile Fiction" and are written at a Middle School/High School level. If you can't get past that part, I don't recommend them. I do believe in spite of the reading level, the books present very adult (in the good sense of the word) concepts and situations.
each time I re-read the Earthsea novels I feel a little wiser.
I feel the same about Prydain. As an adult, I still re-read it every few years. The love and care Lloyd Alexander used when drawing the characters overcomes its "juvenile" label for me. YMMV.
I still think that Taran's revelation at the Mirror of Llunet is wonderfully stated. (When he's telling Anlaw Clayshaper what he's learned.)
If you're interested in getting a copy, there's a hardback version with all five books + a book of Prydain-related short stories. (The dust jacket art is horrible -- Taran as Adonis:P, but that can be remedied) It pops up on eBay now and again for $5-$10.
Maybe I was too young to realize the character development (it was over twenty years ago). But I read Earthsea at the same time I read The Prydain Chronicles. I was more drawn to Taran's journey of maturity than Ged's.
It's been a long time since I read the Earthsea trilogy. I remember enjoying the first book, but the other two just didn't click. The premise was really interesting and held a lot of promise, but I just couldn't get interested in the plot.
Not sure why. I like the Lathe of Heaven and think The Ones Who Walk Away from Oomlas is one of the best short stories ever written.
If I had cable, I'd probably watch it out of curiosity. But since I don't... oh well.
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In Dallas, people already do. Except that they ignore the instruments.
Unfortunately, the trend is to leave the turd in place. When people complain, they are mocked, called a prude, and told if they don't like it, just don't look at it.
Oh wait ... we're not discussing free speech.
Not sure how you'll work that in...
That's a first! Usually Macintosh users are insulted because they "don't know anything about computers."
I think there are probably a thousand reasons OS X is more secure than Windows. But the first, foremost, and primary reason is: On Windows, you're running as root. On OS X, root account is disabled by default.
...then you should have asked for their explanation of why OS X is more secure than Windows.
There are a lot of movies that I wouldn't waste $32 on ($8/head for a family of 4). However, they provide good value for $4 and a bag of Friday night popcorn.
You have much presumption, young Padwan.
It's bedwetters like you who promote security instead of liberty
You have much anger too. Name-calling undermines your argument. Is it possible to promote so much liberty that we have no security? Shouldn't there be voices to ensure the pendulum doesn't swing too far in that direction?
So far as the ACLU is concerned, they are hardly perfect
Finally, an agreement. My concern with the ACLU, is their blind eye when it comes to the responsibilities which should accompany the rights we've been given. I would like to know why the Founding Fathers didn't address the individual responsibilities that must accompany these rights. My suspicion is that it was taken for granted that people would act responsibly. Silly Jefferson! Silly Madison!
you irrationally overinflate the problem of terrorism
Again, a presumption. The concept of "ending terrorism" is as absurd as the concept of "ending war". The question of another attack is when not if. It cannot be stopped and we have to learn how to live with it. And by "living with it", I don't mean casting off all of our freedoms; and I don't mean casting off all our safety either. As a nation, Americans must find a balance between our freedoms, our safety (remember that "pursuit of happiness" clause?), and our responsibilities.
your blind trust in government to always do the right thing
Sigh. What about your blind trust that the government is always working to do evil? It's just as big a problem. I like to think that, in general, politicians try to do the Right Thing(tm). There are exceptions. They should be monitored. But I've noticed that people who are not willing to allow a little trust in their lives start turning sour and bitter.
So, take a day off from your angry, untrusting, name-calling, young Padwan, and spend today in the pursuit of happiness.
That's easy, if you're an ACLU member, the e-mail monitoring is much worse. Everyone knows we should let people commit the murders, then arrest them. This is because no government official would ever act in the public interest. They're all nefarious little people hell-bent on harrassing innocents. After all, if you're trying to be safe, you don't deserve liberty. I think Bob Dylan said that.
Yeah, mod me troll -- I just couldn't resist the beautiful sarcasm.
I really liked the concepts presented in Ringworld, but the character interactions just seemed ... juvenille ... to me. Sorry if that runs counter to your own (well-reasoned, I'm sure) opinion.
If the sex scene contributes something to the story, by all means, include it. But if it's <pun>inserted</pun> only for shock value, then replace with with something clever that does further the plot.
So you're saying that Jar-Jar suffers from the same problem as Jessica Rabbit? ("I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way") -- hmmmm. I could almost buy that defense.
I don't know if that's still the case -- probably not.
Since Mac OSX came out, I've been wondering if Apple will replace their underpowered database engine with Postgres. It would be too much to hope that they would make AppleWorks available on BSD/Linux.
My guess is they're marked as "+1 Funny" because there is no "+1 I Feel Your Pain"
or William Jefferson Clinton.
I used that blue dot as an excuse to buy a new even hugerer Sony 57" projection TV (couldn't justify plasma or LCD). It came with an HDTV tuner ($2599 at Sears). I'm amazed at the picture quality off of a $40 Radio Shack roof antenna. I hope it lasts as long as the Fisher.
Can anyone shed some light on Adobe's UNIX-phobia?
On a related note, I like LaTeX, but it requires even more guru wizardry than Frame. LaTeX is good, but it is not a viable replacement for Frame. Somebody with a lot of knowlege and no life should create a Frame-like interface to LaTeX.
I just thought his <voice actor="Ahnald"> tag was eaten by slashdot!
You know that quote in his hit movie, The Termite-nator, when Arnold hands the wooden computer to the Orkin man just before the Termites hit:
"Here is your Ahmish Kompuy-tor. It will be bahrk"
If it makes you feel better to think that, go ahead. Meanwhile, I'll use a computer that fully meets my needs, causes me little to no headache, and leaves me extra cash in hand over the long term.
Since 1986, my brother-in-law[1] has shelled out "about $1000"[2] every other year to buy a PC that is fast enough to run new software. Over 18 years, that totals out to around $9000. This does not include any additional software he had to buy for features that came standard on Macs.
Since 1986, I have only had to buy three Macs (1986: MacPlus; 1995: PowerMac 6100/66; 2003: G4 Sawtooth). This was at a total cost of around $8800 [3].
The MacPlus was replaced because of a bad power supply. The PowerMac 6100 is still in use as my sons' homework computer. 66MHz is more than enough to handle their typing speed :)
This comparison does not include the aggrevation of swapping out a PC every other year. It does not include his purchases of Win3.1/95/98SE/XP. (But then, it doesn't include my purchases of 10.2 and 10.3. All my previous MacOS versions were free.) And, of course, I'm not counting his countless hours of aggrevation configuring his plug-n-play devices :)
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[1] I have tracked this because my brother-in-law has some sort of anti-Mac vendetta. Every time we meet, he goes on and on about how terrific his new computer is and continues to berate my "old" Mac. I don't know what fuels his compulsion.
[2] I suspect he actually spends more than $1000 for his PCs, but we'll work with your numbers on this one.
[3] Breakdown:
MacPlus: $2500 + $1000 for 4Meg (woo-hoo!) RAM
6100: $2500
G4 (500MHz): $2800
I called out "Don't look Ethel!", but it was too late -- she'd been MOONED
Or would that be PHOBOS'ED in this case?
Prydain is only classified as fantasy because of the setting (based on Welsh mythology).
Be warned, these are filed under "Juvenile Fiction" and are written at a Middle School/High School level. If you can't get past that part, I don't recommend them. I do believe in spite of the reading level, the books present very adult (in the good sense of the word) concepts and situations.
I feel the same about Prydain. As an adult, I still re-read it every few years. The love and care Lloyd Alexander used when drawing the characters overcomes its "juvenile" label for me. YMMV.
I still think that Taran's revelation at the Mirror of Llunet is wonderfully stated. (When he's telling Anlaw Clayshaper what he's learned.)
If you're interested in getting a copy, there's a hardback version with all five books + a book of Prydain-related short stories. (The dust jacket art is horrible -- Taran as Adonis :P, but that can be remedied) It pops up on eBay now and again for $5-$10.
Maybe I was too young to realize the character development (it was over twenty years ago). But I read Earthsea at the same time I read The Prydain Chronicles. I was more drawn to Taran's journey of maturity than Ged's.
Not sure why. I like the Lathe of Heaven and think The Ones Who Walk Away from Oomlas is one of the best short stories ever written. If I had cable, I'd probably watch it out of curiosity. But since I don't ... oh well.
Amen brother! What you're saying is that "fault tolerant" is the same as "fault encouraging".