"Do you pay attention to all those signs at the gas pump telling you to to make sure your car, cell phone, PDA, pacemaker, etc. are all turned off before you start pumping?"
Of course I do! I pay attention to everyone of them with a lit cigarette hang'n out of my mouth.
Its been shown that even if you put the money into feeding the poor that the number of poor will just continue to grow until you can no longer afford to feed them and you are right back where you started.
I don't know for sure but it might be because even if you lower the market share of Mozilla you're still not going to be able to kill it off while if you lower Opera's market share by enough the company will go under. Not saying its so, but with MS you can never be sure.
--HC
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" Said staff should not be working for a corrupt, dishonest company."
Dude, you just put 2/3rds of working America out of a job!
All our clothes are made in China so that one shouldn't be all that difficult.
"People in the US laugh at you every time they see a protestor wearing a pepsi shirt or eating a mcdonalds."
When I see somebody eating a McDonalds, I don't laugh, I run. Fast.:) On a more serious note people in the US don't laugh because we never see that. We don't see the rest of the world and even if we did see them we wouldn't laugh because we saw somebody wearing a pepsi shirt. I don't get money from people buying pepsi and neither do most Americans.
That meme, that these bikes aren't green because they aren't as good for the environment as regular bikes, is really screwed up coming from this crowd. The Athlon or P4 you're writing these comments on probably use as much electricity as these e-bikes do. Not to mention that being mostly westerners we almost all drive cars. But everyone complains that these e-bikes are a bad developement because they aren't as green as regular bikes! What should the chinese do? Never advance? Live in the dark because any electricity they use has to come from somewhere? Why are we slamming them for their comparitivly small energy use instead of slamming ourselves for writting these comments on energy guzzling computers?
"while destroying archaeological and historical sites."
Somehow I think that the increase in the standard of living that electricity to the chinese people far outwieghts the benefit of saving a historical sight. I get so sick of people saying oh no, we can do that, we'll lose our history. Fine, lets keep the history and live in the same level of poverty and sickness that people did back then, too. Or not. Build the dam. Live for the future, not the past.
--HC
Okay, a few things. Nobody uses rods or furlongs so mentioning them doesn't really mean anything. Neither does stones.
And then you go and say this: "And ultimately, you have to measure so closely that you *have* to use decimal places of the smallest unit (like 11.6 inches or whatever)" Why couldn't I say 11 9/16ths inches? 16ths are actualy more accurate than tenths. And yes, you can say that you can just to go hundredths, but you cant really eyeball hundredths, you can eyeball 16ths.
"he highest standard of living in the world, uh, no."
Hey, budddy, the only reason we're not in the top 5 is because they took education into account. Just because we're stupid doesn't mean we can't live well. Hell, we probably live better as a result, ignorance being bliss and all.
"Do, however, spend a few months watching DVDs with the language track set to French beforehand."
This is offtopic, but what the hell. Does anybody else find it totaly retarded that even if you live someplace like CA where there are millions (tens of millions?) of spanish speakers and maybe, say, four or five french speakers that most of the DVDs come with French language tracks and not spanish ones? WTF!
They aren't voluntary to the individuals forced to abide by them. Besides which, the only reason they exist is to keep the government from legislating involuntary restrictions. So the threat of force is still exists even if it isn't as direct as if the legislation was already enacted.
I'm sorry but I have to disagree with you. This is a human rights issue. If the government can control the information that flows to the youth they can control everything. The Chinese government is denying the right to access information to the youth of China so that the only information those youth will have is government propoganda. Yes, youth are more impressionable than adults so you could argue that they need to be protected...but the only the that the Chinese government wants to "protect" them from are ideas that are unflattering to the Chinese governemnt. If thats not a human rights abuse, what is?
Just out of curiosity, but why isn't hardware detection part of the kernel? If it were all of the distros wouldn't have to recreate different hardware detection and it isn't something like a desktop environment or an editor where people will want it to work a certain way. Its something that could easily be standardized once its in the kernel, no?
--HC
"Cut the sports budget by a lot, but keep up with physical education. Students need to have physical activity, especially in this country of morbid obesity and fast-food instant gratification."
PE class was a joke at every school I have ever gone to. Okay class, we're going swimming. Go back and forth the short way 4 times. Wow, we just did 120 yards! Whee! About a quarter of what we'd do for a quick warm up on swim team. Or learn how to throw a bounce pass for the umpteenth time. The kids who really need PE for their health never get enough exercise to make a difference anyhow. They would just show up and change and go through the motions. Maybe its just me but the only thing I ever learned in PE class was that PE teachers like taking ego trips. This isn't just where I went to school either. Every school that I know of is like this with the possible exception of some elite private schools. You want your kids to be healthy put the on a sports team or get a family membership at the YMCA or something. PE isn't going to help.
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I'm sorry, but Syberia really wasn't that great. As a matter of fact it really did suck. Thats just my opinion, but its one I value.
--HC
"Do you pay attention to all those signs at the gas pump telling you to to make sure your car, cell phone, PDA, pacemaker, etc. are all turned off before you start pumping?"
Of course I do! I pay attention to everyone of them with a lit cigarette hang'n out of my mouth.
--HC
"but what engineering marvels are they responsable for?"
I have had a little bird whisper into my ear that the Chinese are building a mildly impressive dam.
--HC
Its been shown that even if you put the money into feeding the poor that the number of poor will just continue to grow until you can no longer afford to feed them and you are right back where you started.
--HC
Hey, I'm not really a conpiracy theorist, I just play one on /.
Oh, and that sig you quoted was pretty damn funny.
--HC
I don't know for sure but it might be because even if you lower the market share of Mozilla you're still not going to be able to kill it off while if you lower Opera's market share by enough the company will go under. Not saying its so, but with MS you can never be sure.
--HC
" Said staff should not be working for a corrupt, dishonest company."
Dude, you just put 2/3rds of working America out of a job!
--HC
"Do not wear american clothing."
:) On a more serious note people in the US don't laugh because we never see that. We don't see the rest of the world and even if we did see them we wouldn't laugh because we saw somebody wearing a pepsi shirt. I don't get money from people buying pepsi and neither do most Americans.
All our clothes are made in China so that one shouldn't be all that difficult.
"People in the US laugh at you every time they see a protestor wearing a pepsi shirt or eating a mcdonalds."
When I see somebody eating a McDonalds, I don't laugh, I run. Fast.
--HC
--HC
That meme, that these bikes aren't green because they aren't as good for the environment as regular bikes, is really screwed up coming from this crowd. The Athlon or P4 you're writing these comments on probably use as much electricity as these e-bikes do. Not to mention that being mostly westerners we almost all drive cars. But everyone complains that these e-bikes are a bad developement because they aren't as green as regular bikes! What should the chinese do? Never advance? Live in the dark because any electricity they use has to come from somewhere? Why are we slamming them for their comparitivly small energy use instead of slamming ourselves for writting these comments on energy guzzling computers?
--HC
"while destroying archaeological and historical sites." Somehow I think that the increase in the standard of living that electricity to the chinese people far outwieghts the benefit of saving a historical sight. I get so sick of people saying oh no, we can do that, we'll lose our history. Fine, lets keep the history and live in the same level of poverty and sickness that people did back then, too. Or not. Build the dam. Live for the future, not the past. --HC
"Problem is, 1" = 2.54cm, so 1/16" is still bigger than 0.1cm (1mm) (1/16" = 1.58mm). Where exactly is the 'eyeballing' advantage?"
I didn't really think it through that far, I was looking at the 11.6 inches in the post I replied to, but you're right. Thanks for pointing that out.
--HC
I'd like to know why that had to be in PDF format instead of an image format like .jpg. Really now.
--HC
"More like putting a bike lane between two lanes of freeway."
So its going to be lots of bloody fun?!?
Okay, a few things. Nobody uses rods or furlongs so mentioning them doesn't really mean anything. Neither does stones.
And then you go and say this:
"And ultimately, you have to measure so closely that you *have* to use decimal places of the smallest unit (like 11.6 inches or whatever)"
Why couldn't I say 11 9/16ths inches? 16ths are actualy more accurate than tenths. And yes, you can say that you can just to go hundredths, but you cant really eyeball hundredths, you can eyeball 16ths.
"he highest standard of living in the world, uh, no."
Hey, budddy, the only reason we're not in the top 5 is because they took education into account. Just because we're stupid doesn't mean we can't live well. Hell, we probably live better as a result, ignorance being bliss and all.
--HC
Anybody else notice the HARVARD binder in the picture?
--HC
"except for New England, what a friendly place!"
:)
Hehe...You've obviosly never been to Boston.
"Do, however, spend a few months watching DVDs with the language track set to French beforehand."
This is offtopic, but what the hell. Does anybody else find it totaly retarded that even if you live someplace like CA where there are millions (tens of millions?) of spanish speakers and maybe, say, four or five french speakers that most of the DVDs come with French language tracks and not spanish ones? WTF!
--HC
" Movie age restrictions are voluntary."
They aren't voluntary to the individuals forced to abide by them. Besides which, the only reason they exist is to keep the government from legislating involuntary restrictions. So the threat of force is still exists even if it isn't as direct as if the legislation was already enacted.
--HC
I'm sorry but I have to disagree with you. This is a human rights issue. If the government can control the information that flows to the youth they can control everything. The Chinese government is denying the right to access information to the youth of China so that the only information those youth will have is government propoganda. Yes, youth are more impressionable than adults so you could argue that they need to be protected...but the only the that the Chinese government wants to "protect" them from are ideas that are unflattering to the Chinese governemnt. If thats not a human rights abuse, what is?
--HC
Here you go.
"You can't be very selective with a bomb, but you can with a beam."
Dude, I find I can be WAY more selective with a rocket launcher than I am with the lightning gun.
"Are these Pirates or Patriots?"
With our current government? 10 to 1 they get labeled terrorists. You know, destroying our communications ifrastructor and all.
--HC
Just out of curiosity, but why isn't hardware detection part of the kernel? If it were all of the distros wouldn't have to recreate different hardware detection and it isn't something like a desktop environment or an editor where people will want it to work a certain way. Its something that could easily be standardized once its in the kernel, no? --HC
"Cut the sports budget by a lot, but keep up with physical education. Students need to have physical activity, especially in this country of morbid obesity and fast-food instant gratification."
PE class was a joke at every school I have ever gone to. Okay class, we're going swimming. Go back and forth the short way 4 times. Wow, we just did 120 yards! Whee! About a quarter of what we'd do for a quick warm up on swim team. Or learn how to throw a bounce pass for the umpteenth time. The kids who really need PE for their health never get enough exercise to make a difference anyhow. They would just show up and change and go through the motions. Maybe its just me but the only thing I ever learned in PE class was that PE teachers like taking ego trips. This isn't just where I went to school either. Every school that I know of is like this with the possible exception of some elite private schools. You want your kids to be healthy put the on a sports team or get a family membership at the YMCA or something. PE isn't going to help.
--HC