Uh yeah... did he say what kind of clothing? I know my jeans have tiny buttons of some type that seem to hold the pockets on, and those could scratch most things (including my 4G iPod) fairly easily.
Also, ending sentences with "at". That's the thing that pisses me off the most about American grammar. I find myself ocassionally using "like", but I wish I could stop.
One thing I want to add: adding gas/petrol is not an easy endeavor if you haven't done it before. Sure, the pump is fairly self-explanitory, but nowhere in the manual (yes, I had to check) does it say how to open the gas door. There is no handle on it, no handle in the car, nothing. I later found out that you had to press on it. There is no indication on where on the door to push, and I ignored it because I pushed on the wrong side the first time.
Well, one of those things is right: Bill Gates is a genius. His company certainly doesn't make the best software, but in terms of how well he has done personally (wealth-wise), there can't really be much of a comparison.
To quote Cleese, in A Fish Called Wanda, "My, my. You are a true vulgarian."
I'm not sure exactly why you take this so hard, but if you can articulate your objection in a slightly more coherent way, I'd be happy to address it more specifically.
I find your comment offensive. Although certainly, to be a good, professional programmer, you need lots of schooling and a great deal of skill, there can be amateur programmers. I program just for fun, to see what I can do. Am I a good programmer? No. Will I ever be? No. Does that mean I can't be called a programmer? Once again, no. What you are suggesting would be akin to only allowing NHL stars to be called hockey players, or something equally absurd. I'm guessing that you, this great paragon of programming skill, at some point knew nothing about programming, and had to learn "the basics" as well. I don't even want to think of the code you write if your logic has lead you to the conclusion it has.
Well, at least MPG makes sense. A higher number is better! It always screws me up when I have to think about L/100km, even though I'm a Canadian who has grown up with the metric system.
Possibly because flying a personal plane is a recreational activity for many people, and if you're building up hours for a commerical license, you have to go flying some place anyway?
I think you're right. I didn't get any sleep last night because I had to run an update of gentoo, because the compiler segfaulted when compiling an update of firefox. If I didn't have a computer, I would have slept happily through the night, and be in a well-rested state at the moment. Sure I like owning and using these things, but that doesn't stop them from making my life, quite possibly, worse off.
Yes, and it's you stupid faggots who don't who end up taking 5 minutes to purchase a 2 dollar item as you use your debit card, and holding those of us with legal tender up.
With small font, and on 7.5x11 paper, quite possibly. I can't say that I'm sure. It also depends on whether that 330 ppm speed means duplex pages or not.
If I had a mod point for you, I would give it. This is bizarre logic, but it makes sense once you wrap your head around it. I'm going to use this argument from now on, if you don't mind.
Just an interesting side note: the casinos no doubt offer cigars after a while because the hypoxic effect created by smoking a cigar will increase the effect of alcohol, thus further imparing your judgement.
I much prefer the layout of OpenOffice. Other than a few holdovers from MS Office (like finding word count), I had no trouble making the change. Going backwards is much harder. For example, it makes sense that controlling paper size and margins would be under the format menu, no? Well, they are in OpenOffice. In MS Office, they are under the file menu in Paper Settings. In OpenOffice, if I want to insert a table, I go to Insert->Table. Of course, that would be altogether too logical for MS. They have a seperate table menu. Now, I suppose that has its own logic, but I haven't seen any reasoning as to why tables are special enough to get their own menus. It's always nothing more than people who are used to one thing being shocked by something slightly different.
Well, although graphics is not a problem with many of the blockbuster games of the day (quite the opposite, in fact), it could be said that graphics represent the biggest barrier to entry when it comes to indie and open source developers, who may have a great, fun idea.
But you, as an adult, have rights. Minors don't seem to have those anymore. Consider this: my school's paranoia (Calgary,Alberta,Canada) has gone so far that they make us display school-issued picture ID if we're logged into a school computer. Of course, there's the page upon page of legaleze that we have to accept at the beginning of the year as well. Also, it speaks to where we, as a society, are, when I need photo ID to go to school, but a form filled in by pen and signed by a CFI can enable me to fly a plane *by myself*. Just think about that for a second.
Firstly, let me point out that I don't believe you. I'm guessing there's one or two points in your past where you've not been able to point to where you are on a map. I didn't necessarily get completely lost, you have to remember. I just didn't know exactly where I was. Also, I did another cross-country flight today (solo, no less) and I've noticed that my navigation skills are much improved compared to where they were previously. Also notice that it's much harder to navigate when there's a mile upon mile of farm fields and dirt roads below you. Nice for forced approach practice, but horrible for nav. And, to finish off, I think you described a TCAS in your last sentence. I saw one just today on a PC-12, which, it could be argued, is a GA aircraft.
I did another cross-country flight today, and my navigation (by VNC mainly) was quite good, and I was impressed by my level of airmanship as compared to previous flights. Heh, I'm getting better. By the time I get to my flight test, it should be no problem.
I did my first solo cross-country today, and I'm happy to report that I knew where I was, using only my charts, for 90% of the flight. For the other 10%, I followed my GPS track until I found a lake that's easily recognizable.
The thing is, some people don't. I know, personally, people who have tried to take up flying because it looks a lot faster than driving, until you realize that it's also more work and everything. There still are people who want flying cars, and there still are people trying to design flying cars.
All good advice, but Flight Simulator *is* beatable. X-plane has more realistic flight modelling, and has a linux version. The reason I still use MSFS is I have some weird expensive yoke/throttle setup that only works with Flightsim. Also, try and find a school with some history, and some decent instructors. I'm doing my PPL (and eventually CPL, up to ME-IFR rating) with a local college that has been established in the aviation field since the 80s. It might be a bit more expensive, but it is worth every penny, especially if you are even considering flying commercially. Also, many things are really dependant on how much money you want to spend. You can get a $1000 headset with noise cancelling if you want (it's worthwhile, I've heard), or the standard $200 one.
See, I find filing a flight plan to be a lot less hassle than the flying itself. Also, do note that I have only done two cross-countries so far, and that when I say I got lost, I mean that I can't figure out exactly where I am by dead reckoning. GPS/VOR/ADF make it easy. I know that I need to practice it, and I will be much better at it before I attempt my flight test.
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Uh yeah... did he say what kind of clothing? I know my jeans have tiny buttons of some type that seem to hold the pockets on, and those could scratch most things (including my 4G iPod) fairly easily.
Also, ending sentences with "at". That's the thing that pisses me off the most about American grammar. I find myself ocassionally using "like", but I wish I could stop.
One thing I want to add: adding gas/petrol is not an easy endeavor if you haven't done it before. Sure, the pump is fairly self-explanitory, but nowhere in the manual (yes, I had to check) does it say how to open the gas door. There is no handle on it, no handle in the car, nothing. I later found out that you had to press on it. There is no indication on where on the door to push, and I ignored it because I pushed on the wrong side the first time.
Well, one of those things is right: Bill Gates is a genius. His company certainly doesn't make the best software, but in terms of how well he has done personally (wealth-wise), there can't really be much of a comparison.
I'm not sure exactly why you take this so hard, but if you can articulate your objection in a slightly more coherent way, I'd be happy to address it more specifically.
I find your comment offensive. Although certainly, to be a good, professional programmer, you need lots of schooling and a great deal of skill, there can be amateur programmers. I program just for fun, to see what I can do. Am I a good programmer? No. Will I ever be? No. Does that mean I can't be called a programmer? Once again, no. What you are suggesting would be akin to only allowing NHL stars to be called hockey players, or something equally absurd. I'm guessing that you, this great paragon of programming skill, at some point knew nothing about programming, and had to learn "the basics" as well. I don't even want to think of the code you write if your logic has lead you to the conclusion it has.
Well, at least MPG makes sense. A higher number is better! It always screws me up when I have to think about L/100km, even though I'm a Canadian who has grown up with the metric system.
Possibly because flying a personal plane is a recreational activity for many people, and if you're building up hours for a commerical license, you have to go flying some place anyway?
Woosh! Ah, the sound of a joke going over someone's head. Or possibly a stupidly sarcastic response. I'm too tired to decide which right now.
I think you're right. I didn't get any sleep last night because I had to run an update of gentoo, because the compiler segfaulted when compiling an update of firefox. If I didn't have a computer, I would have slept happily through the night, and be in a well-rested state at the moment. Sure I like owning and using these things, but that doesn't stop them from making my life, quite possibly, worse off.
Yes, and it's you stupid faggots who don't who end up taking 5 minutes to purchase a 2 dollar item as you use your debit card, and holding those of us with legal tender up.
With small font, and on 7.5x11 paper, quite possibly. I can't say that I'm sure. It also depends on whether that 330 ppm speed means duplex pages or not.
Tell me... where do you buy your smokes and beer? Beer I can get no problem, but cigars are a different matter...
If I had a mod point for you, I would give it. This is bizarre logic, but it makes sense once you wrap your head around it. I'm going to use this argument from now on, if you don't mind.
If only I had mod points for this....
Just an interesting side note: the casinos no doubt offer cigars after a while because the hypoxic effect created by smoking a cigar will increase the effect of alcohol, thus further imparing your judgement.
I much prefer the layout of OpenOffice. Other than a few holdovers from MS Office (like finding word count), I had no trouble making the change. Going backwards is much harder. For example, it makes sense that controlling paper size and margins would be under the format menu, no? Well, they are in OpenOffice. In MS Office, they are under the file menu in Paper Settings. In OpenOffice, if I want to insert a table, I go to Insert->Table. Of course, that would be altogether too logical for MS. They have a seperate table menu. Now, I suppose that has its own logic, but I haven't seen any reasoning as to why tables are special enough to get their own menus. It's always nothing more than people who are used to one thing being shocked by something slightly different.
Well, although graphics is not a problem with many of the blockbuster games of the day (quite the opposite, in fact), it could be said that graphics represent the biggest barrier to entry when it comes to indie and open source developers, who may have a great, fun idea.
But you, as an adult, have rights. Minors don't seem to have those anymore. Consider this: my school's paranoia (Calgary,Alberta,Canada) has gone so far that they make us display school-issued picture ID if we're logged into a school computer. Of course, there's the page upon page of legaleze that we have to accept at the beginning of the year as well. Also, it speaks to where we, as a society, are, when I need photo ID to go to school, but a form filled in by pen and signed by a CFI can enable me to fly a plane *by myself*. Just think about that for a second.
Firstly, let me point out that I don't believe you. I'm guessing there's one or two points in your past where you've not been able to point to where you are on a map. I didn't necessarily get completely lost, you have to remember. I just didn't know exactly where I was. Also, I did another cross-country flight today (solo, no less) and I've noticed that my navigation skills are much improved compared to where they were previously. Also notice that it's much harder to navigate when there's a mile upon mile of farm fields and dirt roads below you. Nice for forced approach practice, but horrible for nav. And, to finish off, I think you described a TCAS in your last sentence. I saw one just today on a PC-12, which, it could be argued, is a GA aircraft.
I did another cross-country flight today, and my navigation (by VNC mainly) was quite good, and I was impressed by my level of airmanship as compared to previous flights. Heh, I'm getting better. By the time I get to my flight test, it should be no problem.
I did my first solo cross-country today, and I'm happy to report that I knew where I was, using only my charts, for 90% of the flight. For the other 10%, I followed my GPS track until I found a lake that's easily recognizable.
The thing is, some people don't. I know, personally, people who have tried to take up flying because it looks a lot faster than driving, until you realize that it's also more work and everything. There still are people who want flying cars, and there still are people trying to design flying cars.
All good advice, but Flight Simulator *is* beatable. X-plane has more realistic flight modelling, and has a linux version. The reason I still use MSFS is I have some weird expensive yoke/throttle setup that only works with Flightsim. Also, try and find a school with some history, and some decent instructors. I'm doing my PPL (and eventually CPL, up to ME-IFR rating) with a local college that has been established in the aviation field since the 80s. It might be a bit more expensive, but it is worth every penny, especially if you are even considering flying commercially. Also, many things are really dependant on how much money you want to spend. You can get a $1000 headset with noise cancelling if you want (it's worthwhile, I've heard), or the standard $200 one.
See, I find filing a flight plan to be a lot less hassle than the flying itself. Also, do note that I have only done two cross-countries so far, and that when I say I got lost, I mean that I can't figure out exactly where I am by dead reckoning. GPS/VOR/ADF make it easy. I know that I need to practice it, and I will be much better at it before I attempt my flight test.