The downside of this is that software isn't perfect. I know things have gotten WAY better than they used to be, but rebooting a machine is still the way that many applications get back to a 'clean' state. This kind of functionality would no doubt lead to applications still having a 'shutdown' which would be like a disk format of the application's data area.
The fact that you know something is in a picture doesn't mean that you didn't find it in the image. Find the object in the picture is an entire genre of games. Have you never heard of "Where's Waldo?" The object is to "Find" Waldo in every picture.
Are they using some other measurement of "speed" that isn't distance / time? It seems that slowing time down and going the same "speed" has the same net effect as going faster than the speed of light.
So, you profess that someone claiming features on Windows being equivalent to those on OSX has to be either a troll or a windows fanboy? Really? Your statement on that pretty well sums up your stance and honesty on the subject.
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Agreed. I get the Apple fanboys getting sobby about one of their personal heros dying, but for everybody else, it isn't a whole lot different than if Donald Trump died. I wouldn't even say that it is sad for me. I didn't personal know the guy. I wouldn't have expected him to be sad if I died either, as he didn't personal know me.
That doesn't answer the questions. There would likely be a far cry between a hominid that was 1/100000th neanderthal, and one that is 100% or even 50% neanderthal.
Whether they interbred with humans until they were fully hybridized or not depends on how remote their habitat is, and how shy they are of other hominids. If they are isolated enough to not have been discovered, then it would not be unthinkable that they would not have interbred. I see no interbreeding reason that an ape that has not had contact with humans would be any more likely than a hominid that has not had contacts with humans.
Of course, it would be almost as much fun if it was a post homo sapiens hominid. Would we call it a new species, or would we insist that it was a tribe of mutant homo sapiens?
It seems doubtful that there is undiscovered fauna the size of a man, although not impossible. That being said, the impact of discovering a tribe of Neanderthals still alive would produce profound effects on society. Would they have 'Human' rights? Can they breed with humans? How would you feel about your sister dating one? What is the status of a human/neanderthal hybrid child? Depending on their intelligence level, it would be one step shy of meeting sentient aliens.
Applications can be put in the Windows start menu directory, and they will run just fine. symlinks can be put in the OSX Application stack and they will work just fine. Of course, you by your reasoning, there are no symlinks in Windows because they are called 'shortcuts'. The functionality of the Application stack and the start menu are functionally equivalent. You would apparently be suprised to find out that you can also drag other directories to the windows 'dock' as well.
Windows has the 'Applications Stack' hard coded, and merges 'Finder' into it, but that does not create a functional difference. The primary differences you are tying to claim make them totally different have more to do with the directory structure of the OS than with the start menu or dock.
Your perception of their differences seems to be based primarily on your misunderstanding of what the start menu/application stack/dock are and a healthy does of RDF convincing you that 'Mac is different'.
It only takes one or two to watch the bug lists. Then when a memory leak gets reported, they repeat the behavior on the specific version over and over until they can actually see the result of the bug. They then loudly declare the software unusable, and tell all the other people with the same dysfunction how to "prove" that the software doesn't work.
This dysfunction is not limited to Firefox, and I don't think it really has anything to do with being a fan of Google. It appears to be more about wanting to appear "knowledgeable" about software at any cost. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that there really is bad software out there. Norton anti-virus being a good example of this.
I am with you in the fact that I have never witnessed these heavy crashes of Firefox or it's huge memory leaks. Of course, I have never witnessed the problems people claim about Flash either. I have watched my son playing Flash games embedded in Firefox on a N270 based Atom laptop with a dozen different web pages open and each running a flash game with no problems. He will leave the thing running for days with no ill effects.
Who cares what the name of the element is. The elements are functionally equivalent. If it will make you feel better, I'll call the start menu button the Applicaton's Stack. Whatever you want to call it, they both have a link to a directory that lists the applications. They both put it on the bottom of the screen on rectangle that holds links to running applications and can pin non-running applications directly to the rectangle. Renaming something doesn't change it's nature.
You are obsessed with labels over function. This is why people call you an Apple Fanboy. It is the manifestation of what people refer to as the Jobs Reality Distortion Field.
That is some serious delusion you have there. The windows start menu is a directory too. You can also put other directories on the bar along the bottom. Claiming that a button on a bar at the bottom of the screen is a totally different thing because the two different companies game them different names is just plain silly.
That's interesting. Every single OSX machine I have ever seen has a start menu. Sure, Apple calls it a "Application Folder Stack" on what they call a "Dock", but a rose by any other name and all that.
I have a suspicion that you are mistaken when you think that your OSX system doesn't have a start menu...
You are confused. This segment of the thread was initiated by the comment in the movie about the assassin claiming to be unarmed (even though he was heavily armed) and Mal shooting him anyway.
I don't know what OSX system you are using, but my Mac running OSX most certainly does have a Start Menu. It just happens to be in the middle of the application bar instead of on the left hand corner. They named the button "Applications" on OSX.
You think that you are arguing against the OP when in fact, you support his statement. He acknowledges the Holocaust, and explicitly states "it was probably among the largest crimes against humanity the world has ever seen", and yet you call him a "Holocaust denier" because he sees inconsistencies in specific details. Your refusal to even acknowledge what the OP said in your knee jerk reaction of name calling an affirmation of the OP's statement.
I agree. Besides, if we were to go strictly scientific (ignoring the fact that not wanting the Earth to have the same climate as Venus is also a value judgement), the scientific answer would be to execute most of the worlds population. Our environmental problems are directly tied to the fact that the number of humans on the planet means that pollution is produced faster than the natural cycles will clean it up.
That isn't true. The the problems with our education system covers all levels. Parents are not "paid" to be responsible because their responsibility transcends being paid for it. Unfortunately, the majority of parents will give up their children for the quick buck. The majority of parents now see schools as baby sitters. They brag to each other about how young they can ship their kids off. The number of kids who are fed 1, 2 or sometimes 3 meals a day by the state is consistently growing, and our society declares this a good thing. For a majority of our population, we now live in an Orphanage State. This problem falls squarely at the feet of the parents.
Blame also goes to the elected officials that make laws and rules for the schools as well as influence them via the purse strings with the intent of greater political power (which translates to money).
Our teachers and their administrators have their problems. I have argued their failings in many a Slashdot thread, but as much as there are serious problems at that level, they are not the crux of the problem. Every level of our education system points fingers at the other levels and says "They are the problem". Those people are technically correct. Why because our education system is broken of EVERY level.
If you want to point out a root problem, the closest we could point to is likely the fact that our society has split the meanings of "education", "learning", and "smart". We have placed "Education" as the end all be all. Unfortunately, "Education" now means hours spent in school. It does not correlate with "learning" or being "smart". "Learning" and being "Smart" are heavily discouraged in our society.
I suspect the difference is that there is little to discuss. 82 comments is plenty for everyone to see that everyone agrees this is a problem. Whereas when there is a problem on Apple devices, Apple fanboys come out in droves to try and rationalize away the problem.
If you want to verify this, just review the two threads and see how many people claim it isn't a problem for the the people that own the effected phones. Then go to the Apple tracking threads and count the number of people who claim it isn't a problem for people that own the effected phones.
Honestly, I'm not sure if you are trolling, or if you actually don't see this.
Uh, you might want to watch the movie again. The Operative WAS threatening him, and was heavily armed. The threat was that the Operative would kill everyone that Mal holds dear, and he was armed with an entire armada of war ships to do it.
From the same scene.
The Operative: I have to hope, you know you cannot beat us.
Mal: I've got no need to beat you. I just want to go on my way.
and:
Operative: I have a war ship in deep orbit. We locked on to Serenity's pulse becon the moment you entered atmo. I can speak a word and send a missile to that exact location inside of 3 minutes.
The scene you quote is quoted WAY out of context. The conversation took place in a hostage situation. The operative was an assassin that was holding one person hostage with the demand to deliver another person for execution. The violence had already started, and the assassin was not unarmed.
So, the quote "If I ever kill you, you'll be awake. You'll be facing me. And you'll be armed" described the situation.
The OP didn't say that they couldn't do it. He didn't try to stop them. Just as they have the right to take a stance on any issue they see fit including wars and union organizing, the OP has the right to complain about them, and point out that while they have a right to do it, he feels they are doing it at an inappropriate time.
I don't' know where you are, and what YOUR local laws are, but at the very least, if you were in the USA, you would have a right to point out the hypocrisy/complain about the OP complaining about the universities. AND, I have the right to point out how silly it is for you to imply that the OP doesn't have the right to complain. This goes on forever, as others could complain about my complaining about your complaining about the OP's complaining about the university's complaining.
It is important to note, that even though you have the right to speak, that doesn't mean your not being a jerk, or speaking in an inappropriate venue. There is a difference between illegal and immoral, and even inappropriate. (Note: I am not saying *I* think any of the discussed speech is inappropriate.) For example, if my neighbor is willing to listen, I have the right to discuss in explicit detail, the sexual acts I just performed on my wife. That doesn't mean it would be appropriate.
On a sad note, while you are aware of your political structure, and the rights that our laws state we have, most Americans believe we are a democracy, and as I am sure you already know based on Slashdot articles, the rights our laws say we have are frequently not the reality when it comes to enforcement.
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The downside of this is that software isn't perfect. I know things have gotten WAY better than they used to be, but rebooting a machine is still the way that many applications get back to a 'clean' state. This kind of functionality would no doubt lead to applications still having a 'shutdown' which would be like a disk format of the application's data area.
The fact that you know something is in a picture doesn't mean that you didn't find it in the image. Find the object in the picture is an entire genre of games. Have you never heard of "Where's Waldo?" The object is to "Find" Waldo in every picture.
Are they using some other measurement of "speed" that isn't distance / time? It seems that slowing time down and going the same "speed" has the same net effect as going faster than the speed of light.
More like comedy tin.
Microsoft has made TV for 7 years now, and none of your predictions/joke have come to pass. Windows Media Center was released in 2004.
So, you profess that someone claiming features on Windows being equivalent to those on OSX has to be either a troll or a windows fanboy? Really? Your statement on that pretty well sums up your stance and honesty on the subject.
Agreed. I get the Apple fanboys getting sobby about one of their personal heros dying, but for everybody else, it isn't a whole lot different than if Donald Trump died. I wouldn't even say that it is sad for me. I didn't personal know the guy. I wouldn't have expected him to be sad if I died either, as he didn't personal know me.
What about modern African humans? Neanderthal are a completely different species.
That doesn't answer the questions. There would likely be a far cry between a hominid that was 1/100000th neanderthal, and one that is 100% or even 50% neanderthal.
Whether they interbred with humans until they were fully hybridized or not depends on how remote their habitat is, and how shy they are of other hominids. If they are isolated enough to not have been discovered, then it would not be unthinkable that they would not have interbred. I see no interbreeding reason that an ape that has not had contact with humans would be any more likely than a hominid that has not had contacts with humans.
Of course, it would be almost as much fun if it was a post homo sapiens hominid. Would we call it a new species, or would we insist that it was a tribe of mutant homo sapiens?
It seems doubtful that there is undiscovered fauna the size of a man, although not impossible. That being said, the impact of discovering a tribe of Neanderthals still alive would produce profound effects on society. Would they have 'Human' rights? Can they breed with humans? How would you feel about your sister dating one? What is the status of a human/neanderthal hybrid child? Depending on their intelligence level, it would be one step shy of meeting sentient aliens.
Applications can be put in the Windows start menu directory, and they will run just fine. symlinks can be put in the OSX Application stack and they will work just fine. Of course, you by your reasoning, there are no symlinks in Windows because they are called 'shortcuts'. The functionality of the Application stack and the start menu are functionally equivalent. You would apparently be suprised to find out that you can also drag other directories to the windows 'dock' as well.
Windows has the 'Applications Stack' hard coded, and merges 'Finder' into it, but that does not create a functional difference. The primary differences you are tying to claim make them totally different have more to do with the directory structure of the OS than with the start menu or dock.
Your perception of their differences seems to be based primarily on your misunderstanding of what the start menu/application stack/dock are and a healthy does of RDF convincing you that 'Mac is different'.
It only takes one or two to watch the bug lists. Then when a memory leak gets reported, they repeat the behavior on the specific version over and over until they can actually see the result of the bug. They then loudly declare the software unusable, and tell all the other people with the same dysfunction how to "prove" that the software doesn't work.
This dysfunction is not limited to Firefox, and I don't think it really has anything to do with being a fan of Google. It appears to be more about wanting to appear "knowledgeable" about software at any cost. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that there really is bad software out there. Norton anti-virus being a good example of this.
I am with you in the fact that I have never witnessed these heavy crashes of Firefox or it's huge memory leaks. Of course, I have never witnessed the problems people claim about Flash either. I have watched my son playing Flash games embedded in Firefox on a N270 based Atom laptop with a dozen different web pages open and each running a flash game with no problems. He will leave the thing running for days with no ill effects.
Who cares what the name of the element is. The elements are functionally equivalent. If it will make you feel better, I'll call the start menu button the Applicaton's Stack. Whatever you want to call it, they both have a link to a directory that lists the applications. They both put it on the bottom of the screen on rectangle that holds links to running applications and can pin non-running applications directly to the rectangle. Renaming something doesn't change it's nature.
You are obsessed with labels over function. This is why people call you an Apple Fanboy. It is the manifestation of what people refer to as the Jobs Reality Distortion Field.
That is some serious delusion you have there. The windows start menu is a directory too. You can also put other directories on the bar along the bottom. Claiming that a button on a bar at the bottom of the screen is a totally different thing because the two different companies game them different names is just plain silly.
That's interesting. Every single OSX machine I have ever seen has a start menu. Sure, Apple calls it a "Application Folder Stack" on what they call a "Dock", but a rose by any other name and all that.
I have a suspicion that you are mistaken when you think that your OSX system doesn't have a start menu...
You are confused. This segment of the thread was initiated by the comment in the movie about the assassin claiming to be unarmed (even though he was heavily armed) and Mal shooting him anyway.
This http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2457310&cid=37589492 is the post that we are discussing.
I don't know what OSX system you are using, but my Mac running OSX most certainly does have a Start Menu. It just happens to be in the middle of the application bar instead of on the left hand corner. They named the button "Applications" on OSX.
You think that you are arguing against the OP when in fact, you support his statement. He acknowledges the Holocaust, and explicitly states "it was probably among the largest crimes against humanity the world has ever seen", and yet you call him a "Holocaust denier" because he sees inconsistencies in specific details. Your refusal to even acknowledge what the OP said in your knee jerk reaction of name calling an affirmation of the OP's statement.
I agree. Besides, if we were to go strictly scientific (ignoring the fact that not wanting the Earth to have the same climate as Venus is also a value judgement), the scientific answer would be to execute most of the worlds population. Our environmental problems are directly tied to the fact that the number of humans on the planet means that pollution is produced faster than the natural cycles will clean it up.
That isn't true. The the problems with our education system covers all levels. Parents are not "paid" to be responsible because their responsibility transcends being paid for it. Unfortunately, the majority of parents will give up their children for the quick buck. The majority of parents now see schools as baby sitters. They brag to each other about how young they can ship their kids off. The number of kids who are fed 1, 2 or sometimes 3 meals a day by the state is consistently growing, and our society declares this a good thing. For a majority of our population, we now live in an Orphanage State. This problem falls squarely at the feet of the parents.
Blame also goes to the elected officials that make laws and rules for the schools as well as influence them via the purse strings with the intent of greater political power (which translates to money).
Our teachers and their administrators have their problems. I have argued their failings in many a Slashdot thread, but as much as there are serious problems at that level, they are not the crux of the problem. Every level of our education system points fingers at the other levels and says "They are the problem". Those people are technically correct. Why because our education system is broken of EVERY level.
If you want to point out a root problem, the closest we could point to is likely the fact that our society has split the meanings of "education", "learning", and "smart". We have placed "Education" as the end all be all. Unfortunately, "Education" now means hours spent in school. It does not correlate with "learning" or being "smart". "Learning" and being "Smart" are heavily discouraged in our society.
An impact from Earth's moon on Earth would be just as deadly as hitting Saturn while on one of it's moons.
I suspect the difference is that there is little to discuss. 82 comments is plenty for everyone to see that everyone agrees this is a problem. Whereas when there is a problem on Apple devices, Apple fanboys come out in droves to try and rationalize away the problem.
If you want to verify this, just review the two threads and see how many people claim it isn't a problem for the the people that own the effected phones. Then go to the Apple tracking threads and count the number of people who claim it isn't a problem for people that own the effected phones.
Honestly, I'm not sure if you are trolling, or if you actually don't see this.
That is EXACTLY were we are right now.
Uh, you might want to watch the movie again. The Operative WAS threatening him, and was heavily armed. The threat was that the Operative would kill everyone that Mal holds dear, and he was armed with an entire armada of war ships to do it.
From the same scene.
The Operative: I have to hope, you know you cannot beat us. Mal: I've got no need to beat you. I just want to go on my way.
and:
Operative: I have a war ship in deep orbit. We locked on to Serenity's pulse becon the moment you entered atmo. I can speak a word and send a missile to that exact location inside of 3 minutes.
The scene you quote is quoted WAY out of context. The conversation took place in a hostage situation. The operative was an assassin that was holding one person hostage with the demand to deliver another person for execution. The violence had already started, and the assassin was not unarmed.
So, the quote "If I ever kill you, you'll be awake. You'll be facing me. And you'll be armed" described the situation.
The OP didn't say that they couldn't do it. He didn't try to stop them. Just as they have the right to take a stance on any issue they see fit including wars and union organizing, the OP has the right to complain about them, and point out that while they have a right to do it, he feels they are doing it at an inappropriate time.
I don't' know where you are, and what YOUR local laws are, but at the very least, if you were in the USA, you would have a right to point out the hypocrisy/complain about the OP complaining about the universities. AND, I have the right to point out how silly it is for you to imply that the OP doesn't have the right to complain. This goes on forever, as others could complain about my complaining about your complaining about the OP's complaining about the university's complaining.
It is important to note, that even though you have the right to speak, that doesn't mean your not being a jerk, or speaking in an inappropriate venue. There is a difference between illegal and immoral, and even inappropriate. (Note: I am not saying *I* think any of the discussed speech is inappropriate.) For example, if my neighbor is willing to listen, I have the right to discuss in explicit detail, the sexual acts I just performed on my wife. That doesn't mean it would be appropriate.
On a sad note, while you are aware of your political structure, and the rights that our laws state we have, most Americans believe we are a democracy, and as I am sure you already know based on Slashdot articles, the rights our laws say we have are frequently not the reality when it comes to enforcement.