Adding an -ism to the end of a word completely changes the concept.
A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me." Good point there. After all, he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. I'd still have to bum rides off people.
My apologies to John Hughes and all fans of the movie
I can't tell you how many times I've come across a site which uses Flash to show a single, individual picture. Not a stream of pictures. Not a mosaic of pictures. Not a slideshow of pictures. One picture.
WTF? You're telling me it's easier to code a Flash object to display that one picture than it is to throw in a link to the picture? Seriously?
Then you have those sites which insist on having their front page as Flash-only. Brilliant. Just brilliant. How the hell am I supposed to find anything on your site if there is no way to save that link for future reference?
Flash is ugly, slow and just plain annoying. Almost as annoying as punch the monkey. Web designers who rely on Flash to do their work should have their knuckles pounded with a five pound cast-iron doorstop dropped from a height of ten feet then made to punch a punching bag.
Hopefully HTML 5 will cure the web of this illness.
What the FCC is saying is completely different than someone operating an illegal radio station (such as the one mentioned in the article). The FCC is claiming that if you have a keyless entry device for your car, they can enter your house without a warrant.
Sorry, no way Jose. If you're trying to "stick it to the man" by having an illegal radio station, are deliberately jamming a radio signal, or anything else of similar nature, then yes, the FCC does have the authority to get on your case.
But to claim that just having an electronic device to remotely open my car that that somehow gives them the authority to search my place, not a chance.
I never watched an episode either, but when you consider the easiest ways to keep a male viewers attention are to a) have an attractive woman (see Chuck or Burn Notice) b) who can kick ass (see Chuck or Burn Notice) or c) cause big explosions and who d) wears skimpy/revealing clothes (see Chuck or Burn Notice), it would be logical to assume they would toss this out from time-to-time to keep that segment of the viewers happy.
I started to question the whole "3 meals a day" that is brainwashed by well meaning friends and family
Right. Because for decades and centuries, people ate three meals a day because they too were brainwashed by well meaning friends and families, not to mention that evil medical industry who only wants to take your money.
Let me guess, you probably don't eat breakfast either despite the weightlossbenefits.
If your every other day of eating works for you, congrats. But trying to tie it to the "typical slashdot geek" because it's a stab at societal convention and how, miraculously, today's lifestyle is so much different than the past, is crap. The only thing that has changed is people's beliefs that they need to be answerable 24/7 because without the narcissistic urge to relate to everyone and anyone how busy they are, they'd realize they're simply making excuses for not eating right.
Eating a balanced diet has ALWAYS been the correct way to maintain ones health. The fact that we ignore this simple mantra and have epiphanies when we 'discover' these miracle diets merely shows that in some cases, there's a reason for societal conventions.
so that I could use my GPS to find my way around - and being able to see some of the exhibits would be a bonus.
So you want someone else to take pictures of your zoo and a museum so you can use an electronic device to find your way around said places?
Huh, and here I thought the zoo and museum had already thought of ways to let people navigate the exhibits.
Unless you meant you want to view these places on your small monitor instead of physically visiting them and getting all the sensory feedback that would entail.
Did you also grow up dependent on exertion for getting around (via foot or on bike)?
Yup. Rode my bike everywhere when I was younger. I also walked down to the local forests/clumps of trees and wandered about without issue.
I can't say I look at the sun when out and about, it's more that since I know what direction I'm heading, I know which way to turn. This works even inside buildings.
As far as landmarks are concerned, that is a double-edge sword. I've often said that I rely on landmarks to get to places so if a building is torn down in the meantime, I might be up the creek.:) However, the one time I needed a landmark was when I was driving to Edgewater, NJ to the Mitsuwa Marketplace. I hadn't been there in nearly a decade and I was a passenger at the time. All I could remember is it was on the road closest to the Hudson and that there were oil tanks across the street. My internal GPS got me there and yes, the oil tanks were still there.
Whether it's learned or innate, it serves me well. When people around me are confused, I simply tell them to follow me and miraculously we find our way out.
And yes, I did see your posting further down the page from mine with similar comments.
There are those of us who have an innate ability to navigate in any environment with little or no aid. I joke with people, who are completely flumoxed as to where they are and in which direction they should go, that they shouldn't worry. My internal GPS knows where we're at. Spacial orientation has just been one of those things I have.
Whether the grid pattern of Manhattan, the non-grid streets of Lower Manhattan or the uniquely French design of the maze known as Washington, D.C., for whatever reason, I can get to where I'm going almost every time without error.
In fairness, I must say that part of this ability is my being able to look at map and then, without looking at it again, orient myself on where I need to go. This applies even if I have to take a detour. Once I know where I'm at, I can get to any point I need.
Would this ability hold up in the Arctic north where there are no landmarks? Maybe, maybe not. But since I'm not one prone to visit cold climates, the world may never know (my apologies to the Tootsie Pop people).
It's the job of the military to censor that sort of information.
It was a LIVE broadcast. You think the military had the equipment necessary to do a 3-second delay for EVERY news crew that was embedded with the troops?
Further, it's known to every reporter that under no circumstances do they divulge operational information without it first being cleared by the military censors. Why Geraldo was the ONLY reporter not to understand this dictum is left as an exercise for the reader.
I'm wondering when he'll give away something that actually matters.
You mean like Geraldo Rivera giving away operational plans of our forces when invading Iraq? You know, endangering our brave men and women as they occupy a foreign country for political purposes.
So tell me. Without someone looking up the word, how are they supposed to know what that obscure reference to the word means? Yes, you can infer the meaning from the context of the sentence, but the person still comes off sounding elitist for using that definition of a common word.
Twig? As in a small piece of a tree branch? What the hell does that have to do with not understanding what the person meant?
Would it have been so difficult to say, "I didn't understand what she meant at the time."? Trying to use a cutting-edge word definition which only a select few know makes you look, and sound, elitist as well as trying too hard (which also applies to this common sense blurb called an article).
Um, thanks, but I'm nowhere near your size. 5' 7", athletic trim. In fact, it's becoming increasing difficult to find clothes in my size in any store. You name the store, it's 98% likely they do not carry anything in my size.
And no, I can't go to Young Mens. I'm just large enough to still be within the Mens clothing line.
In my case, I think the first day I wore the shirt was the only time I had a tinge of self-doubt. I was working at a brokerage firm at the time. Aside from the one comment, everyone else (at least to my face) told me they liked it.
Apparently I've always liked brighter clothes because years ago I used to have a neon yellow shirt which I happily wore to annoy and blind people. Unfortunately, I listened to my then girlfriend and donated it.
For now, when I find shirts I like, I always buy two, if not three, since I know that because I like it, it will be gone in a month or two.
Then after a month, come back to me and tell me how comfortable you felt about doing it.
I'm not the OP but I did wear a pink shirt for a while when I had to wear a tie. It was a very nice pink. Only one person asked me about the color and I had no problem telling them I liked the color of the shirt.
That said, I also have a wonderful, no-longer-able-to-find tangerine-colored shirt which I wear in the cooler months. I would like to find more shirts like this but retailers, aside from not carrying clothes in my size, are more interested in grey, black and white than they are about splashy colors to liven up ones day.
But that's just me. I'm still trying to find a neon-yellow shirt I saw at a store closeout but wasn't in my size. It's from a well known manufacturer but I haven't been able to find that shirt anywhere.
While stereotypes, as others have pointed, are there for a reason, there are always exceptions to the rule.
the point stands it has a negative caloric affect and so it fits the statement.
Actually, after I posted what I did, I came across several other articles which clicked in something I had overlooked. There is no such thing as negative calorie food.
For reference: Answer Fitness, CR4 (referencing a Mayo Clinic study)
Your statement needs qualification. While technically, yes, eating a stalk of celery might produce a negative calorie effect, the effect is so small as to be insignificant in the grand scheme of things. You'd have to eat several pounds of the stuff to have any meaningful effect.
When one considers that the vast majority of people eat celery with cram cheese or peanut butter, any small negative calorie effect is instantly negated.
when I just read this article linked from the main page.
Judging by a large portion of the people I work with, and the cruft found between their keyboards when they whine their keys aren't working correctly, I'd say the study is spot on.
Slashdot Mirror
I happen to have 2, yes 2, Model M keyboards if you, or anyone else, wants to purchase them from me. The date on the back of both is 06OCT86.
No, I'm not going to gouge for the price. Something reasonable. You pay actual shipping costs.
Adding an -ism to the end of a word completely changes the concept.
A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me." Good point there. After all, he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. I'd still have to bum rides off people.
My apologies to John Hughes and all fans of the movie
"In some ways, you may say you don't need Flash."
I can't tell you how many times I've come across a site which uses Flash to show a single, individual picture. Not a stream of pictures. Not a mosaic of pictures. Not a slideshow of pictures. One picture.
WTF? You're telling me it's easier to code a Flash object to display that one picture than it is to throw in a link to the picture? Seriously?
Then you have those sites which insist on having their front page as Flash-only. Brilliant. Just brilliant. How the hell am I supposed to find anything on your site if there is no way to save that link for future reference?
Flash is ugly, slow and just plain annoying. Almost as annoying as punch the monkey. Web designers who rely on Flash to do their work should have their knuckles pounded with a five pound cast-iron doorstop dropped from a height of ten feet then made to punch a punching bag.
Hopefully HTML 5 will cure the web of this illness.
What the FCC is saying is completely different than someone operating an illegal radio station (such as the one mentioned in the article). The FCC is claiming that if you have a keyless entry device for your car, they can enter your house without a warrant.
Sorry, no way Jose. If you're trying to "stick it to the man" by having an illegal radio station, are deliberately jamming a radio signal, or anything else of similar nature, then yes, the FCC does have the authority to get on your case.
But to claim that just having an electronic device to remotely open my car that that somehow gives them the authority to search my place, not a chance.
I never watched an episode either, but when you consider the easiest ways to keep a male viewers attention are to a) have an attractive woman (see Chuck or Burn Notice) b) who can kick ass (see Chuck or Burn Notice) or c) cause big explosions and who d) wears skimpy/revealing clothes (see Chuck or Burn Notice), it would be logical to assume they would toss this out from time-to-time to keep that segment of the viewers happy.
I started to question the whole "3 meals a day" that is brainwashed by well meaning friends and family
Right. Because for decades and centuries, people ate three meals a day because they too were brainwashed by well meaning friends and families, not to mention that evil medical industry who only wants to take your money.
Let me guess, you probably don't eat breakfast either despite the weight loss benefits.
If your every other day of eating works for you, congrats. But trying to tie it to the "typical slashdot geek" because it's a stab at societal convention and how, miraculously, today's lifestyle is so much different than the past, is crap. The only thing that has changed is people's beliefs that they need to be answerable 24/7 because without the narcissistic urge to relate to everyone and anyone how busy they are, they'd realize they're simply making excuses for not eating right.
Eating a balanced diet has ALWAYS been the correct way to maintain ones health. The fact that we ignore this simple mantra and have epiphanies when we 'discover' these miracle diets merely shows that in some cases, there's a reason for societal conventions.
Not enough scenes of Summer Glau in a wet t-shirt.
so that I could use my GPS to find my way around - and being able to see some of the exhibits would be a bonus.
So you want someone else to take pictures of your zoo and a museum so you can use an electronic device to find your way around said places?
Huh, and here I thought the zoo and museum had already thought of ways to let people navigate the exhibits.
Unless you meant you want to view these places on your small monitor instead of physically visiting them and getting all the sensory feedback that would entail.
Did you also grow up dependent on exertion for getting around (via foot or on bike)?
Yup. Rode my bike everywhere when I was younger. I also walked down to the local forests/clumps of trees and wandered about without issue.
I can't say I look at the sun when out and about, it's more that since I know what direction I'm heading, I know which way to turn. This works even inside buildings.
As far as landmarks are concerned, that is a double-edge sword. I've often said that I rely on landmarks to get to places so if a building is torn down in the meantime, I might be up the creek. :) However, the one time I needed a landmark was when I was driving to Edgewater, NJ to the Mitsuwa Marketplace. I hadn't been there in nearly a decade and I was a passenger at the time. All I could remember is it was on the road closest to the Hudson and that there were oil tanks across the street. My internal GPS got me there and yes, the oil tanks were still there.
Whether it's learned or innate, it serves me well. When people around me are confused, I simply tell them to follow me and miraculously we find our way out.
And yes, I did see your posting further down the page from mine with similar comments.
There are those of us who have an innate ability to navigate in any environment with little or no aid. I joke with people, who are completely flumoxed as to where they are and in which direction they should go, that they shouldn't worry. My internal GPS knows where we're at. Spacial orientation has just been one of those things I have.
Whether the grid pattern of Manhattan, the non-grid streets of Lower Manhattan or the uniquely French design of the maze known as Washington, D.C., for whatever reason, I can get to where I'm going almost every time without error.
In fairness, I must say that part of this ability is my being able to look at map and then, without looking at it again, orient myself on where I need to go. This applies even if I have to take a detour. Once I know where I'm at, I can get to any point I need.
Would this ability hold up in the Arctic north where there are no landmarks? Maybe, maybe not. But since I'm not one prone to visit cold climates, the world may never know (my apologies to the Tootsie Pop people).
a magic wand that actually worked to control or communicate with objects or components in an associated nearby environment.
What about Wand of Levitation, Wand of Cold, Wand of Teleportation and Wand of Wonder?
Once again, Microsoft is late to the game.
It's the job of the military to censor that sort of information.
It was a LIVE broadcast. You think the military had the equipment necessary to do a 3-second delay for EVERY news crew that was embedded with the troops?
Further, it's known to every reporter that under no circumstances do they divulge operational information without it first being cleared by the military censors. Why Geraldo was the ONLY reporter not to understand this dictum is left as an exercise for the reader.
I'm wondering when he'll give away something that actually matters.
You mean like Geraldo Rivera giving away operational plans of our forces when invading Iraq? You know, endangering our brave men and women as they occupy a foreign country for political purposes.
So tell me. Without someone looking up the word, how are they supposed to know what that obscure reference to the word means? Yes, you can infer the meaning from the context of the sentence, but the person still comes off sounding elitist for using that definition of a common word.
I didn't twig just what she meant at the time.
Twig? As in a small piece of a tree branch? What the hell does that have to do with not understanding what the person meant?
Would it have been so difficult to say, "I didn't understand what she meant at the time."? Trying to use a cutting-edge word definition which only a select few know makes you look, and sound, elitist as well as trying too hard (which also applies to this common sense blurb called an article).
Check out the King Size catalog.
Um, thanks, but I'm nowhere near your size. 5' 7", athletic trim. In fact, it's becoming increasing difficult to find clothes in my size in any store. You name the store, it's 98% likely they do not carry anything in my size.
And no, I can't go to Young Mens. I'm just large enough to still be within the Mens clothing line.
In my case, I think the first day I wore the shirt was the only time I had a tinge of self-doubt. I was working at a brokerage firm at the time. Aside from the one comment, everyone else (at least to my face) told me they liked it.
Apparently I've always liked brighter clothes because years ago I used to have a neon yellow shirt which I happily wore to annoy and blind people. Unfortunately, I listened to my then girlfriend and donated it.
For now, when I find shirts I like, I always buy two, if not three, since I know that because I like it, it will be gone in a month or two.
for those scary stiletto-heel types.
Scary is not the word I would use to describe most stiletto-heel wearing women.
Men on the other hand...
you can damage your brand by looking mindless, sexist, and bit stupid?
Just like the Miss America pagent!
ZING!
Then after a month, come back to me and tell me how comfortable you felt about doing it.
I'm not the OP but I did wear a pink shirt for a while when I had to wear a tie. It was a very nice pink. Only one person asked me about the color and I had no problem telling them I liked the color of the shirt.
That said, I also have a wonderful, no-longer-able-to-find tangerine-colored shirt which I wear in the cooler months. I would like to find more shirts like this but retailers, aside from not carrying clothes in my size, are more interested in grey, black and white than they are about splashy colors to liven up ones day.
But that's just me. I'm still trying to find a neon-yellow shirt I saw at a store closeout but wasn't in my size. It's from a well known manufacturer but I haven't been able to find that shirt anywhere.
While stereotypes, as others have pointed, are there for a reason, there are always exceptions to the rule.
or that she looks fat in those jeans.
It's not the jeans that make you look fat, it's the fat that makes you look fat. (my apologies to whichever comedian I heard tell this joke)
one will finally have a graphics card capable of playing Duke Nukem Forever.
Oh wait...
the point stands it has a negative caloric affect and so it fits the statement.
Actually, after I posted what I did, I came across several other articles which clicked in something I had overlooked. There is no such thing as negative calorie food.
For reference: Answer Fitness, CR4 (referencing a Mayo Clinic study)
hence it does actively make you thinner.
Your statement needs qualification. While technically, yes, eating a stalk of celery might produce a negative calorie effect, the effect is so small as to be insignificant in the grand scheme of things. You'd have to eat several pounds of the stuff to have any meaningful effect.
When one considers that the vast majority of people eat celery with cram cheese or peanut butter, any small negative calorie effect is instantly negated.
For further information: Snopes and WikiAnswers
when I just read this article linked from the main page.
Judging by a large portion of the people I work with, and the cruft found between their keyboards when they whine their keys aren't working correctly, I'd say the study is spot on.