Laurels are honors, awards, or distinctions. (From the Greeks wearing wreaths of laurel on their heads in victory. I'm sure you've seen the busts.)
If one rests on his laurels it means he lives by the adoration earned by his past accomplishments. He doesn't continue on the path that lead him to those honors.
I agree. I think that Fight Club genuinely benefited from the collaborative process. Most adaptations result in a story redesigned by committee, satisfying no one.
This is coming from a guy who would characterize Jackson's/Walsh's adaptation of Tolkien's work as "passable."
Just this morning I metioned that I'd need to plan a trip around the release date. After seeing the trailer with Vader rising on the table I was really stoked to see this movie.
But between the fact that I couldn't get past the first word (and punctionation mark) for, like, two minutes due to the song it evoked rattling around in my head, and the Grevious thing my travel plans may be flexible after all.
'Fraid the facts are against you on this one, AC. From the fine article:
This bot does not use any vulnerability in mysql. The fundamental weakness it uses is a week 'root' account.
On the other hand, it does belie the theory that windows just gets attacked because it's popular. (Assuming there are more non-windows deployments of MySQL. I think that's a safe assumption.)
The libertarian paradox: private property is protected by the state.
I don't see the paradox. Do you believe that your life belongs to, or was created by the state? Do you believe, at least in some general sense, that the state should protect your life?
I'm not a Scientist. I don't read Scientific journals. The source of my quote above is this transcript of a Newsweek article.
I didn't say anything about a frenzy. I have demonstrated that the "environmental movement" used the very same scare-tactics in the past over "global cooling" that they use today over "global warming" and "global climate change."
I wrote the Earth Day folks and asked them if the first Earth Day was, as I'd heard, to raise awareness of global cooling. The ignored me. I'm inclined to take this to mean that it was.
This whole thing is rather separate from the Scientific issue, which I don't pretend to be informed about. The BS seems to be impenetrable on both sides of the debate.:-/
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
Countdown to global catastrophe By Michael McCarthy 24 January 2005
In as little as 10 years, or even less, their report indicates, the point of no return with global warming may have been reached.
Terrifying!
The Cooling World April 28, 1975
There are ominous signs that the Earth's weather patterns have begun to change dramatically and that these changes may portend a drastic decline in food production- with serious political implications for just about every nation on Earth. The drop in food output could begin quite soon, perhaps only 10 years from now.
Terrifying!
We've already seen this "movement" abandoning "global warming" in favor of "global climate change."
I'm going to make my own prediction:
Climate, Like, Totally Changing 04 July 2035
There's no question that the Earth's climate is changing, but leading scientist predict that it will be, like, totally changed within as little as, like, 10 years. Or even less. OMG!
"I am very gratified by the judge's decision, although, since I am deeply fond of Marvel and the people there, I sincerely regret that this situation had to come to this," Lee told the Hollywood Reporter.
You fundamentally misunderstand Open Source (at least to the extent that it overlaps Free Software). A piece of proprietary software lives or dies on market share, be it share of a niche, or share of all PC deployments. Conversely, Free Software (read: "community" Open Source) lives and dies on developer interest. I will grant that the two are not strictly unrelated, but scrabbling for a relatively small group of expensive users (in terms of developer time) is not only not "cutting your own throat", it is good strategy.
OO.o doesn't ignore OS X. Period. It does give Apple's proprietary display system the short shrift. For the reason cited above this is the right thing to do, at least until such time as a sufficient amount of non-transferable developer time materializes. (And I expect this will happen sooner than later.)
We won't even tell you when we change it, you should spend half an hour (each time you start the program) comparing the old text with the new to spot and keep yourself updated with changes
This is capitalism at it's finest, and those who endorse it shouldn't expect anything else.
I strongly disagree. This is a result of the unpleasant mixture of capitalism and statism we (and Europe) operate under. Without the state to enforce the DMCA et al. this would be the smallest of blips in the market.
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I once had a guy assure me he was read-on for "Hampster-Cornhole" when he wanted access to our SCIF.
-Peter
There's a tree somewhere in that forest.
;-)
One doesn't normally sit on his acomplishments (or a wreath).
Your point is otherwise well made
-Peter
Laurels are honors, awards, or distinctions. (From the Greeks wearing wreaths of laurel on their heads in victory. I'm sure you've seen the busts.)
If one rests on his laurels it means he lives by the adoration earned by his past accomplishments. He doesn't continue on the path that lead him to those honors.
Bottom line, "laurels" doesn't mean "ass."
(Cribbed from my own website.)
I believe it was in the packaging for the two disc DVD. Don't know if the single disc reissue has that stuff or not.
-Peter
I agree. I think that Fight Club genuinely benefited from the collaborative process. Most adaptations result in a story redesigned by committee, satisfying no one.
This is coming from a guy who would characterize Jackson's/Walsh's adaptation of Tolkien's work as "passable."
-Peter
Fuck. We're both off topic.
-Peter
Probably not.
Damn you for calling my bullshit, AC. Damn you to hell!
-Peter
Heh. The quote of the day at the bottom of slasdot was somthing like "HONK USE IF THEN" earlier this morning.
-Peter
Just this morning I metioned that I'd need to plan a trip around the release date. After seeing the trailer with Vader rising on the table I was really stoked to see this movie.
But between the fact that I couldn't get past the first word (and punctionation mark) for, like, two minutes due to the song it evoked rattling around in my head, and the Grevious thing my travel plans may be flexible after all.
-Peter
I'm fairly certain that it didn't when I posted. Either the editors changed it or I've lost all of my powers of observation in one go.
-Peter
Dear fuckhole moderators,
This was like the fourth post in the thread. How is it redundant?
With Lots of Love,
Peter "I wish Technocrat Didn't Suck" Hutnick
On the other hand, it does belie the theory that windows just gets attacked because it's popular. (Assuming there are more non-windows deployments of MySQL. I think that's a safe assumption.)
-Peter
To be clear, this is a Windows MySQL worm.
-Peter
Do NOT use Microsoft encryption.
In Tyler we trust.
-Peter
I suggest getting a little TV and mounting it under a cupboard. Get a printer for a PC in another room and bring recipes to the kitchen that way.
-Peter
I don't see the paradox. Do you believe that your life belongs to, or was created by the state? Do you believe, at least in some general sense, that the state should protect your life?
-Peter
1. Treat people who do what they are supposed to do (and make you look good) really well.
2. Put foot directly to the ass of those who don't.*
Make sure you are a type 1 from your boss's point of view.
It's worked for me. OTOH, I'm getting out of Dodge in the next few weeks. (Tech job, WOOOHOOO!)
-Peter
* If you find this really difficult there is a good chance you are a nerd or a dork, not a geek.
-P
You're "stuck" in the US?
-Peter
I'm not a Scientist. I don't read Scientific journals. The source of my quote above is this transcript of a Newsweek article.
:-/
I didn't say anything about a frenzy. I have demonstrated that the "environmental movement" used the very same scare-tactics in the past over "global cooling" that they use today over "global warming" and "global climate change."
I wrote the Earth Day folks and asked them if the first Earth Day was, as I'd heard, to raise awareness of global cooling. The ignored me. I'm inclined to take this to mean that it was.
This whole thing is rather separate from the Scientific issue, which I don't pretend to be informed about. The BS seems to be impenetrable on both sides of the debate.
-Peter
Terrifying!
Terrifying!
We've already seen this "movement" abandoning "global warming" in favor of "global climate change."
I'm going to make my own prediction:
Terrifying!
-Peter
"I am very gratified by the judge's decision, although, since I am deeply fond of Marvel and the people there, I sincerely regret that this situation had to come to this," Lee told the Hollywood Reporter.
He then shouted, "Excelsior!" and flew away.
You fundamentally misunderstand Open Source (at least to the extent that it overlaps Free Software). A piece of proprietary software lives or dies on market share, be it share of a niche, or share of all PC deployments. Conversely, Free Software (read: "community" Open Source) lives and dies on developer interest. I will grant that the two are not strictly unrelated, but scrabbling for a relatively small group of expensive users (in terms of developer time) is not only not "cutting your own throat", it is good strategy.
OO.o doesn't ignore OS X. Period. It does give Apple's proprietary display system the short shrift. For the reason cited above this is the right thing to do, at least until such time as a sufficient amount of non-transferable developer time materializes. (And I expect this will happen sooner than later.)
-Peter
Diff. Look into it. (There's even a Win32 port.)
-Peter
I strongly disagree. This is a result of the unpleasant mixture of capitalism and statism we (and Europe) operate under. Without the state to enforce the DMCA et al. this would be the smallest of blips in the market.
-Peter
Well, maybe they'll read my post and you'll be able to chill out.
-Peter