Saying that one could care less is influenced by Yiddish, in which there is sarcasm abound. Of course it doesn't make sense in the literal interpretation, but the use of human language assumes a human notion of deviating beyond that which is literal and employing such linguistic constructs as figures of speech, sarcasm, irony, wit in general, et cetera.
To be realistic about it, there are probably too few users who care about using a browser other than Internet Explorer, and those few drops in the bucket won't mean much to a bigger bank.
Of course, that aside, I would certainly want to change banks if I relied heavily on online banking (my bank actually follows standards as well, as I have no "broken" pages with their online banking). I just don't think it's going to change the world to do so.
I admit that I am no DDR expert, but I am doing a lot better than when I first started playing at the end of summer last year. I would never have dreamed of having the skill I do now back then. I love it, and I see very much potential in spending more time enjoying DDR, improving my diet, and seeing some more results with it.
Practice does indeed go a long way, and if you're afraid of looking like a fool at the arcade (I know I was at first), there's the home version. And of course, you don't have to keep buying tokens to use the home version, either.
And DDR is something which many people (myself included) enjoy. Most people who don't find the appeal in other means of losing weight (sports, the gym, running/jogging, etc.) see DDR and find it to be, for them, something fun to do unlike all those other things. You can really go at your own pace and do things your own way, all in the comfort and privacy of your own home, with the home version of DDR. Do the other options offer that?
The role of the building as a lab for the future, especially in a rapidly changing field like computer science, made its design a challenge.
"Any technology you deploy will soon be obsolete," Reed said. "Some things you think will happen turn out not to happen."
Accordingly, the Siebel Center was built to be flexible, Kubitz said. Many rooms are designed to be reconfigured with movable partitions, flooring and fixtures
Yeah, I can attest to this, being a student at UIUC. They have a big contract with Coca-Cola, and Pepsi products are the devil here. Interestingly enough, I had a computer science professor (Jason Zych; CS majors here would know that name, probably) who seemed addicted to the Dew.
Huh, that sounded awkward, and I thought I pressed "Preview" instead of "Submit." Damn inability to edit posts. Anyway, that should read more like someone has a patent on the physics which relate the amount of force behind the key press and the volume of the resulting tone.
I agree with you that there is some great software out there for Linux, but as I see it, interacting with software is not the biggest issue facing Linux today. I think that program installation, hardware/system configuration, and compatibility issues (both file formats and hardware) are the real issues here.
Of course, a lot of this can be attributed to the fact that we--let's be honest here--live in a Windows world. Compatibility and configurations will be difficult when Microsoft and these other companies are using closed standards which those on the Linux side of the coin must reverse-engineer for them to be used by open-source programs. Great strides have been taken, but there is always that room for improvement.
As for software installation, I believe that the people behind Linux are a little more at fault. Joe User wants to be able to click through a few screens and have something install. He does not want to have to worry about source code, command line instructions, checking for dependencies, and dealing with missing dependencies and conflicts. Developers ought to come together and create a more standardized, streamlined approach.
In spite of these shortcomings, if Joe User has a geeky friend who is willing to help him out with configurations and installations, Linux can be a very user-friendly environment that is hardly as difficult as many would be so quick to state.
Well, there was this guy named Einstein, ever heard of him?;)
Einstein: What is it you would like to patent? Smith: I call it Smith's Theory of Relativity. Einstein:... *ruffles through the pages, knocks Smith unconscious, and runs off with the papers*
I really hate to sound like a troll (and I left out any "???" step), but...
1. Patent random, generic idea
2. Sit on patent
3. Sue people
4. Profit!
It seems to me to be a trend all too often in the world today, particularly with software. Heh, I wonder what the world would be like if the first caveman to make fire had patented the process of creating friction by rubbing two sticks together.
In regards to this context, I do not see why Microsoft should hold any power with this patent, seeing as how they sat around and let people adopt the format as a de facto standard. It's not like there is any secret to it, and I see it as just another plan of theirs to make people dependent on them and then extort them. The first hit is always free, huh?
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Saying that one could care less is influenced by Yiddish, in which there is sarcasm abound. Of course it doesn't make sense in the literal interpretation, but the use of human language assumes a human notion of deviating beyond that which is literal and employing such linguistic constructs as figures of speech, sarcasm, irony, wit in general, et cetera.
Um, DIVX? And just where is it today?
To be realistic about it, there are probably too few users who care about using a browser other than Internet Explorer, and those few drops in the bucket won't mean much to a bigger bank.
Of course, that aside, I would certainly want to change banks if I relied heavily on online banking (my bank actually follows standards as well, as I have no "broken" pages with their online banking). I just don't think it's going to change the world to do so.
And what about those of us who don't want the undesirable degradation in quality from going digital -> analog -> digital?
I admit that I am no DDR expert, but I am doing a lot better than when I first started playing at the end of summer last year. I would never have dreamed of having the skill I do now back then. I love it, and I see very much potential in spending more time enjoying DDR, improving my diet, and seeing some more results with it.
Practice does indeed go a long way, and if you're afraid of looking like a fool at the arcade (I know I was at first), there's the home version. And of course, you don't have to keep buying tokens to use the home version, either.
And DDR is something which many people (myself included) enjoy. Most people who don't find the appeal in other means of losing weight (sports, the gym, running/jogging, etc.) see DDR and find it to be, for them, something fun to do unlike all those other things. You can really go at your own pace and do things your own way, all in the comfort and privacy of your own home, with the home version of DDR. Do the other options offer that?
Have you ever taken an AP computer science test... on weed?!
"Modern" buildings tend to not age well
From another article:
The role of the building as a lab for the future, especially in a rapidly changing field like computer science, made its design a challenge.
"Any technology you deploy will soon be obsolete," Reed said. "Some things you think will happen turn out not to happen."
Accordingly, the Siebel Center was built to be flexible, Kubitz said. Many rooms are designed to be reconfigured with movable partitions, flooring and fixtures
Yeah, I can attest to this, being a student at UIUC. They have a big contract with Coca-Cola, and Pepsi products are the devil here. Interestingly enough, I had a computer science professor (Jason Zych; CS majors here would know that name, probably) who seemed addicted to the Dew.
Subarashii chinchin mono
Kintama no kame aru
Sono oto wa sarubobo
Iie! Ninja ga imasu
Hey hey let's go Kenka suru
Yes, I have that memorized.Taisetsu na mono Protect my balls
Boku ga warui So let's fighting
Let's fighting love
Let's fighting love
Pu-ro-gu-ra-mu. Five syllables. :P
Interestingly, this post is modded up, while another one from two minutes earlier is modded down.
Huh, that sounded awkward, and I thought I pressed "Preview" instead of "Submit." Damn inability to edit posts. Anyway, that should read more like someone has a patent on the physics which relate the amount of force behind the key press and the volume of the resulting tone.
Yeah, but someone had the patent on the physics behind the force behind the key press determining the volume of the tone.
Hey, some of us don't see the sun enough to realize the danger in such things.
Homer: It's like you're from Venus... ...and you're from Mars.
Marge:
Homer: Oh, sure, give me the one with all the monsters.
But copies and copies of copies mean more profit for the CD-R manufacturers, heh.
Or Stewie Griffin.
I agree with you that there is some great software out there for Linux, but as I see it, interacting with software is not the biggest issue facing Linux today. I think that program installation, hardware/system configuration, and compatibility issues (both file formats and hardware) are the real issues here.
Of course, a lot of this can be attributed to the fact that we--let's be honest here--live in a Windows world. Compatibility and configurations will be difficult when Microsoft and these other companies are using closed standards which those on the Linux side of the coin must reverse-engineer for them to be used by open-source programs. Great strides have been taken, but there is always that room for improvement.
As for software installation, I believe that the people behind Linux are a little more at fault. Joe User wants to be able to click through a few screens and have something install. He does not want to have to worry about source code, command line instructions, checking for dependencies, and dealing with missing dependencies and conflicts. Developers ought to come together and create a more standardized, streamlined approach.
In spite of these shortcomings, if Joe User has a geeky friend who is willing to help him out with configurations and installations, Linux can be a very user-friendly environment that is hardly as difficult as many would be so quick to state.
Any true geek knows that you can overclock the brain with a little help from our friend caffeine.
Yeah, a cooling fan or two in there couldn't hurt.
Great, so now do we have to pay royalties to God in order to do gentic engineering?
I wish some of those patent holders would make Microsoft lose that stupid anthropomorphic paper clip in Word.
Well, there was this guy named Einstein, ever heard of him? ;)
Einstein: What is it you would like to patent? ... *ruffles through the pages, knocks Smith unconscious, and runs off with the papers*
Smith: I call it Smith's Theory of Relativity.
Einstein:
I really hate to sound like a troll (and I left out any "???" step), but...
1. Patent random, generic idea
2. Sit on patent
3. Sue people
4. Profit!
It seems to me to be a trend all too often in the world today, particularly with software. Heh, I wonder what the world would be like if the first caveman to make fire had patented the process of creating friction by rubbing two sticks together.
In regards to this context, I do not see why Microsoft should hold any power with this patent, seeing as how they sat around and let people adopt the format as a de facto standard. It's not like there is any secret to it, and I see it as just another plan of theirs to make people dependent on them and then extort them. The first hit is always free, huh?