I thought that the XBox ran on x86? It is a Microsoft product, and it runs a modified Windows OS, after all. Are they talking about modding an XBox2 they somehow got their hands on, adding a PPC chip to a standard XBox[1], or running OS X in Pear or some other emulator?
Christian terrorists have been big in the past (Crusade was one example; Inquisition another - there are tons), and they still exist today, though, as you said, not as big.
I think you mean LOAs - Libraries of Alexandria. And if we're talking "space shuttle tanks of energy", who says they have to be filled with fuel - why not, say, antimatter (recursivity!).
And as far as being a Jewish nation, given treatment of Jews through history (Obviously Holocaust, but also pograms in Russia, Inquisition in Spain, being inferior dhimmis in Arab lands, etc) the point of Israel is to create an outlet for discriminated Jews to go there.
OK, then I want my people (the physically disabled) to have a homeland in which we can be free of discrimination (except that we'll discriminate against the able-bodied, who we don't trust).
Seriously, though, there are plenty of places where it's safe to be Jewish other than Israel.
You forgot to click "anonymous". And some of us (myself included) like to remind the world that not everyone uses Kazaa. Actually, I counted my Kazaa files as rips from CD, since I own the CD. It's just a very convoluted Rube-Goldberg-esque ripping solution;-)
1.) 1 song (out of 7000ish) 2.) 3 songs (out of 7000ish) from Magnatunes, one (free) from iTunes (Bush-Kerry debate) 3.) 0% 4.) almost 100% 5.) 2 cds (maybe 30 songs?)
Yeah, but I was in pedant mode. And as far as leaving myself open... I was sick at the time. That's my excuse for everything I screw up, but it's true this time, I swear!
Erm... as a verb, effect means "to cause to happen or bring about", or to "act so as to bring about" (pretty much the same things, I know). My explanation was poor, and I meant to say "effect isn't a verb in this context".
Linksys router (I have all incoming ports routed to my *nix boxes, so the Win 98/XP boxes are largely secured). Symantec/Norton on various computers. Remote Help turned off. Spyware S&D and AdAware. Hid IE and Outlook, installed Firefox/Thunderbird. Unfortunately, some of the family still uses AOL for email, and that uses IE:(. So, for that reason, and in case anyone finds IE, I put it on High security (no ActiveX, no Java[Script], no cookies etc).
I run Spybot & AdAware about once/week, and about once/month I use TrendMicro's HouseCall virus scan (over the web) in addition to Symantec's routine scans. Reformat/reinstall every 2-3 years. Change all passwords at least every 2 months.
They are appliance level. Keep in mind that when they call you/me/tech guy #3, that's the equivalent of me calling the appliance guys and saying "I smell gas, can you come check it out"/"I just bought a new dishwasher, can you install it for me"/"my furnace makes funny noises, what's wrong".
And I know not to leave grease drippings in the stove, or wash my lights with my darks, or put Comet Cursor stickers on my furnace "to make it look nice".
Your lamentation of everyone's lack of "computer know-how" is akin to a car aficionado complaining about the average Joe's ignorance of the inner workings of the machine he drives to work every day.
Wrong. I've heard this analogy way too often. Joe will get his oil changed every few months, right? Or call/go to a mechanic if he hears a funny noise? I don't expect Joe Blow to know what OOP is, or why a[5] is just shorthand for *a+5, or operator overloading, or...
Yet despite not being a mechanic, if my mechanic says, "your drive belt is worn and needs replacing", "your spark plugs are loose" or "your pistons are cracking because you're using regular gas, not plus gas", I'll understand what he's talking about - at least, enough to know what should be done (and without bitching about it... it'll be a hassle, but I won't say, "eh, screw it, I'll just drive it like this").
That's more libertarian, isn't it? And I agree with you, although I prefer the Democrats to the GOP. That's the problem with liberal/conservative - we need two dimensions (left/right economically, libertarian/authoritarian socially).
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In Soviet Russia, perhaps.
I agree about bioinformatics being the next big thing, but it's really just another kind of information technology ... Damn, I gotta learn how to code.
You can code. It's just that, since you're a slashdotter, you don't have a compiler.
I thought that the XBox ran on x86? It is a Microsoft product, and it runs a modified Windows OS, after all. Are they talking about modding an XBox2 they somehow got their hands on, adding a PPC chip to a standard XBox[1], or running OS X in Pear or some other emulator?
Christian terrorists have been big in the past (Crusade was one example; Inquisition another - there are tons), and they still exist today, though, as you said, not as big.
No, that would be the Nobel for Psych. I.e., I don't want to admit that my farts are exactly the same (if not worse) than yours.
Damn that would be useful. Better than, "he who smelt it, dealt it".
It's turtles all the way down (apologies to Feynman and Pratchett).
I think you mean LOAs - Libraries of Alexandria. And if we're talking "space shuttle tanks of energy", who says they have to be filled with fuel - why not, say, antimatter (recursivity!).
And as far as being a Jewish nation, given treatment of Jews through history (Obviously Holocaust, but also pograms in Russia, Inquisition in Spain, being inferior dhimmis in Arab lands, etc) the point of Israel is to create an outlet for discriminated Jews to go there.
OK, then I want my people (the physically disabled) to have a homeland in which we can be free of discrimination (except that we'll discriminate against the able-bodied, who we don't trust).
Seriously, though, there are plenty of places where it's safe to be Jewish other than Israel.
Can I see a link to a reputable source for the right to vote is contingent on religion thing?
I'm waiting for someone to post a goatse link and dare you to click it ...
You forgot to click "anonymous". And some of us (myself included) like to remind the world that not everyone uses Kazaa. Actually, I counted my Kazaa files as rips from CD, since I own the CD. It's just a very convoluted Rube-Goldberg-esque ripping solution ;-)
1.) 1 song (out of 7000ish)
2.) 3 songs (out of 7000ish) from Magnatunes, one (free) from iTunes (Bush-Kerry debate)
3.) 0%
4.) almost 100%
5.) 2 cds (maybe 30 songs?)
Yeah, but I was in pedant mode. And as far as leaving myself open ... I was sick at the time. That's my excuse for everything I screw up, but it's true this time, I swear!
Does PJ call it a Kodak moment?
Erm ... as a verb, effect means "to cause to happen or bring about", or to "act so as to bring about" (pretty much the same things, I know). My explanation was poor, and I meant to say "effect isn't a verb in this context".
Humans are Turing machines, right? And run programs (me written by en, if you've read Snow Crash). Ergo, patent invalidated!
Linksys router (I have all incoming ports routed to my *nix boxes, so the Win 98/XP boxes are largely secured). Symantec/Norton on various computers. Remote Help turned off. Spyware S&D and AdAware. Hid IE and Outlook, installed Firefox/Thunderbird. Unfortunately, some of the family still uses AOL for email, and that uses IE :(. So, for that reason, and in case anyone finds IE, I put it on High security (no ActiveX, no Java[Script], no cookies etc).
I run Spybot & AdAware about once/week, and about once/month I use TrendMicro's HouseCall virus scan (over the web) in addition to Symantec's routine scans. Reformat/reinstall every 2-3 years. Change all passwords at least every 2 months.
asking this on Slashdot is about as appropriate as asking the dudes on "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" to help you overhaul your transmission.
Or, more accurately, about what to do if someone mugs you (i.e., uses your pants as a vector to steal money).
They are appliance level. Keep in mind that when they call you/me/tech guy #3, that's the equivalent of me calling the appliance guys and saying "I smell gas, can you come check it out"/"I just bought a new dishwasher, can you install it for me"/"my furnace makes funny noises, what's wrong".
And I know not to leave grease drippings in the stove, or wash my lights with my darks, or put Comet Cursor stickers on my furnace "to make it look nice".
Your lamentation of everyone's lack of "computer know-how" is akin to a car aficionado complaining about the average Joe's ignorance of the inner workings of the machine he drives to work every day.
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... it'll be a hassle, but I won't say, "eh, screw it, I'll just drive it like this").
Wrong. I've heard this analogy way too often. Joe will get his oil changed every few months, right? Or call/go to a mechanic if he hears a funny noise? I don't expect Joe Blow to know what OOP is, or why a[5] is just shorthand for *a+5, or operator overloading, or
Yet despite not being a mechanic, if my mechanic says, "your drive belt is worn and needs replacing", "your spark plugs are loose" or "your pistons are cracking because you're using regular gas, not plus gas", I'll understand what he's talking about - at least, enough to know what should be done (and without bitching about it
It wouldn't. "People" isn't a verb. It would affect them pretty severely, however.
Are you implying that doctors are butchers? ;-)
That's more libertarian, isn't it? And I agree with you, although I prefer the Democrats to the GOP. That's the problem with liberal/conservative - we need two dimensions (left/right economically, libertarian/authoritarian socially).