Actually, a construction and use offence CAN carry penalty points for your licence. I work in insurance and remember a case a few years ago where a client was pulled over by the rozzers and found to be driving with four bald tyres. Four CU30 offences at three penalty points each = instant topping up ban for six months.
... do a quick Google for Overgod. It's a fantastic retro-flavoured little game which puts me in mind of a cross between Asteroids and Tron. Zero cost, tiny download (about 2Mb) and hours of blasty fun. Too damned hard, natch, but maybe that's just me getting old.
In a similar vein, has anyone else ever thought that Queen sing 'Beelzebub has a devil of a sideboard... EEEE' in Bohemian Rhapsody? Or that John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John croon 'You're the one that I want, you are a vol-au-vent'?
Now that we have all six films, we know that the main thrust of the story is Anakin Skywalker's fall and eventual redemption. The main story is good. The execution is patchy, to say the least. You can imagine Lucas sitting on a big pile of money at his ranch thinking "Now what this dark, tragic story really needs is an annoying rasta guppy fishman..'
So, this might be heresy, but I'd like to see a bunch of remakes in twenty years time, where the story isn't made up on the hoof and the budget for hiring writers is slightly higher than cake budget. Imagine Joss Whedon writing the dialogue...
Just as long as Han shoots first, natch.
Appropriate punishment for those responsible...
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I currently use XFCE on top of Slackware. It's slim enough to work on old hardware, GTK based for eye-candy purposes, and configurable almost entirely by mouse. Much more pleasant to use than either GNOME or KDE, but less stark and more integrated than a desktop patched together with Fluxbox et al.
... and the only big problem I have with it is that in order to get it just how I like it from a stock install, I have to do a lot of customisation. This is one of Slack's strengths - it's easy to tweak - but it does take time.
From time to time I think about trying a Slack-based distribution which is focused more narrowly on desktop use, but the package selections are never quite right... so I'd end up trying to tweak them as well. In which case, might as well stay with the original.
Ah, Slackware. Frustrating. Beautiful. Just like a woman, but without the breasts. And, in all probability, the closest most of us will ever get to a woman.
For the benefit of trolls, let me clarify. I can do everything on my laptop that my boss needs to do on his, though it might take a little longer. I have NEVER had it crash on me, whereas his regularly freaks out on him. Even after seven or eight years out in the field with a utility company before I got it, my Toughbook feels indestructible compared to the flimsy plastic on my boss's laptop.
... but how can DRM possibly be open? Isn't that like saying that Nazi Germany was free because they made no attempt to hide the fact that the ruling party was a bunch of thugs?
... for the poor saps in businesses too small to have their own IT department, but who nevertheless get the honour of running round like a tit every time a company director claims the Interweb is broken... IN ADDITION to doing their regular job.
Me, jealous? Hell yeah. Last week I had to try to recover some data from a dead machine by taking the hard drive out and sticking it in the fridge. Without having the correct size screwdriver, so I had to fudge around with my Swiss army knife and a pair of mini-pliers. (They're a bit bitey.)
I wouldn't have minded too much but when I sent an email round asking staff not to disturb the extra-large ice-pop in the freezer, I made a reference to MacGyver and got two dozen emails back in the space of five minutes asking what the f*ck I was talking about or claiming to be too young to know what the f*ck i was talking about.
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Sorry, that's bad. But I couldn't help meself.
I'll get me coat.
Actually, a construction and use offence CAN carry penalty points for your licence. I work in insurance and remember a case a few years ago where a client was pulled over by the rozzers and found to be driving with four bald tyres. Four CU30 offences at three penalty points each = instant topping up ban for six months.
... and call their sweet new product Gibber.
... do a quick Google for Overgod. It's a fantastic retro-flavoured little game which puts me in mind of a cross between Asteroids and Tron. Zero cost, tiny download (about 2Mb) and hours of blasty fun. Too damned hard, natch, but maybe that's just me getting old.
In a similar vein, has anyone else ever thought that Queen sing 'Beelzebub has a devil of a sideboard... EEEE' in Bohemian Rhapsody? Or that John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John croon 'You're the one that I want, you are a vol-au-vent'?
Perhaps it was just because they find it easier to say 'Pentium' than 'Cereron'.
I call it The Thingternet!
Be thankful no-one's decided to call it The Thingternet. Yet.
For crap's sake. The one time I get first post, it's on a dupe. That's just taking the piss...
... from 11th November.
Now that we have all six films, we know that the main thrust of the story is Anakin Skywalker's fall and eventual redemption. The main story is good. The execution is patchy, to say the least. You can imagine Lucas sitting on a big pile of money at his ranch thinking "Now what this dark, tragic story really needs is an annoying rasta guppy fishman..'
So, this might be heresy, but I'd like to see a bunch of remakes in twenty years time, where the story isn't made up on the hoof and the budget for hiring writers is slightly higher than cake budget. Imagine Joss Whedon writing the dialogue...
Just as long as Han shoots first, natch.
Flog. With logs. And possibly dogs.
If so, I suggest looking there. It's always behind the fridge.
The Onion makes my eyes water.
*bdumTSH*
I currently use XFCE on top of Slackware. It's slim enough to work on old hardware, GTK based for eye-candy purposes, and configurable almost entirely by mouse. Much more pleasant to use than either GNOME or KDE, but less stark and more integrated than a desktop patched together with Fluxbox et al.
Hookers and beer for $200? How many hookers? I'M THERE!
No, wait, I don't drink beer. Can I bring some Bovril?
... and the only big problem I have with it is that in order to get it just how I like it from a stock install, I have to do a lot of customisation. This is one of Slack's strengths - it's easy to tweak - but it does take time.
From time to time I think about trying a Slack-based distribution which is focused more narrowly on desktop use, but the package selections are never quite right... so I'd end up trying to tweak them as well. In which case, might as well stay with the original.
Ah, Slackware. Frustrating. Beautiful. Just like a woman, but without the breasts. And, in all probability, the closest most of us will ever get to a woman.
Blatantly off-topic, natch, but I've always wanted to be in a band called Puny Humans.
'Good evening Cleveland! We are... PUNY HUMANS!' (roar, cheer, etc.)
For the benefit of trolls, let me clarify. I can do everything on my laptop that my boss needs to do on his, though it might take a little longer. I have NEVER had it crash on me, whereas his regularly freaks out on him. Even after seven or eight years out in the field with a utility company before I got it, my Toughbook feels indestructible compared to the flimsy plastic on my boss's laptop.
I repeat: beats the crap out of it.
... is there any chance of them selling a Toughbook preloaded with it? Please?
I have a second hand 233Mhz CF-27 running Slackware and it beats the crap out of the £1000 + Acer with WinXP my boss bought himself...
... but how can DRM possibly be open? Isn't that like saying that Nazi Germany was free because they made no attempt to hide the fact that the ruling party was a bunch of thugs?
Come here and say that. I'll give you SUCH a PINCH.
... for the poor saps in businesses too small to have their own IT department, but who nevertheless get the honour of running round like a tit every time a company director claims the Interweb is broken... IN ADDITION to doing their regular job.
Me, jealous? Hell yeah. Last week I had to try to recover some data from a dead machine by taking the hard drive out and sticking it in the fridge. Without having the correct size screwdriver, so I had to fudge around with my Swiss army knife and a pair of mini-pliers. (They're a bit bitey.)
I wouldn't have minded too much but when I sent an email round asking staff not to disturb the extra-large ice-pop in the freezer, I made a reference to MacGyver and got two dozen emails back in the space of five minutes asking what the f*ck I was talking about or claiming to be too young to know what the f*ck i was talking about.
Come on. I deserve cake too, don't I?