...I have to wonder if it was designed by a metally retarded slug.
No, not by retarded slugs, but for retarded slugs. It's just greed on their part, playing with the wallets of the retarded slugs willing to be taken advantage of.
Just thinking aloud here. FOSS is the bulk produce section maybe: you have to retrain a bit to find out how many peaches is 20 ounces, but there are some rewards:...
The "Betty Crocker Cookbook" is your friend here. A lot of good stuff that applies to your excellent analogy.
This is where someone usually will chime in with "RTFM, n00b!", or refer you to the manpages for peaches. I'm not complaining, as I am one of those that would be naturally inclined to 'RTFM', and the manpages before asking. I value independence, knowledge, and self-sufficiency...not just with computers, but in general.
It is a culture clash. F/OSS points you towards independence, and MS wants to lead you by the hand.
Two fundamentally opposed perspectives on OS implementation. I expect both cultures to survive in their sphere of influence.
I, for one, welcome our new bulky peach overlords!
Has it ever occured to you that maybe Microsoft has a monopoly because users don't want more variants of OS's?
Uhmm...no. It has occurred to me though, that most users accept what they use at work, and are offered by the OEM/retailers. I have worked tech support before. You can't BS me. For most users: 1. have no clue how to make a new folder 2. have no clue they can save files to any other than the default location 3. have no clue that anything other than 'the Big Blue E' iss the internet 4. have no clue what an OS is, much less the faintest clue about how their PC works5. have no clue there is any choice except Mac/Apple, but that is viewed with suspicion of the unknown 5. this could go on forever, I'll just say Ad nauseam
I'm sure the very concept that users don't want 500 choices of something is hard for you to comprehend.
Then why do we have/want: 1. more than one TV channel 2. more than one musician/band 3. more than one menu item at a restaurant/bar/pub/inn/tavern 4. more than one...DO YOU GET THE PICTURE YET?
Linux distros are typically consistent and the installer has the capability to locate and download the software too
You mean for sufficiently popular applications.
Why is this different for Windows?
Not true at all. There are tons of wireless cards that don't have drivers in the kernel.
'tons' [citaion needed] Hate to break it to you, but compared to 'world wide PC use', that is a niche market/problem that is improving constantly, even though confined to a small segment of users. The blame is on the hardware mfgr's, not *nix developers....and generally not on the RADAR of most users.(but beside the point here) Define 'tons', or is this just more hyperbole?
If not hyperbole, explain the perceived difficulty in installing apps not in the repository of a *nix distro, compared to similar 'era' versions of Windows.
A different way perhaps, but only difficult for a clueless, brain-dead person. If this is what you want, then stay there. Not everyone is that clueless/brain-dead. Anyone with intelligence can see past this attitude, those that don't will keep making it difficult due to laziness. That's fine, and your choice, but quit expecting the rest of us not on that bandwagon to swallow that shite.
And spare me the 'It's an appliance/PCc/tool...I just want it to work' replies. That attitude has contributed heavily into getting us into this malware-ridden mess the internet/corp. network/data loss/ID theft mess we are in now' replies...Not valid, not relevant, not constructive, not interested in hearing the same inane arguments that have not been working/valid for several decades.
I can understand with ROI and 'cost effective' arguments when they make sense to stick with Windows. Hell, I can even accept(but not fully comprehend) an "I just prefer Windows' argument/defense/offense...grudgingly, I will admit.
What I cannot, and refuse to accept are specious arguments based on BS.
Have enough backbone/balls to back yourself up on solid ground! If you can't do this, you may need to/should review your position.
I did say that slipstreaming wasn't for the average user. I was simply countering the claim that there was "no way" to do it. "no way" means, "no way".. not "no simple way".
You're still trying to compare Yugo to Rolls Royce products here. You twisted, spun, and took out of context what he was saying. It was obvious he was comparing 'standard' installs, not modified/slipstreamed installs.
Either an 'Epic Fail' in reading comprehension on your part, or a deliberate troll/flame. My vote is for the latter, as I find it difficult to grasp the stupidity of the former.
You mean for sufficiently popular applications. If the app you want, or the version of the app you want isn't in the repository, it's a *LOT* harder than in Windows to get that app working on your system.**
Compared to apps that are not supported by the current or mainstream MS OS? This never happens?
HaHaHaHa! Where do you think slashdot got it's name from? (hint: the './' command from *nix+play on words/terms)
Or for the newly converted from Windows: R click on the app file, mark as 'executable', and then either dbl click>>'okay/ok/continue, or R click file and select either 'open in terminal' or 'open with X'
At any rate, get with the times. This has not really been an issue in recent years with *nix. This is just regurgitated FUD/misinformation that is severely outdated and just muddies the waters...not a bit helpful or constructive.
If you've ever tried to upgrade your RHEL kernel to a newer kernel than currently supported, you have to deal with getting those drivers into the kernel.. i know, i've had to do it.
And this is different in MS land, how...? If it's not supported, it's not supported, and will take work to implement...whether on a *nix distro, or a MS OS. What's your point, really? We aren't fooled by the 'Chewbacca Defense' here! You need to try a different tactic.
When you say 'home users', do you mean the typical home user, or is there a Vista Home that you are referring to? Or, does it even make a difference?
From what I have heard, the Vista/Win7 'Update Utility(?)' is more like a true *nix package manager than any version of Windows so far.
I see this(if true) as a major step forward for MS.
Two of the things that will keep me hooked on Linux are: 1. Repository/package management 2. Virtual Desktops 3. Ease and cost of upgrades/updates to all installed Applications, Desktop Enviorment, and OS 4. It does everything I need to do at work and home
For the right reasons though, I could be persuaded to dual boot, or more likely, run W7 in a VM on *nix.
Yes, it does. It's called Windows Installer and has come with Windows since Windows 2000.
Windows Installer is far from being anything even close to a package manager.
Except of course for the hundreds of drivers out there that do not come with the kernel and aren't part of the package repository.
*blinks* Huh? Never had this happen...ever. Not with: Mandrake 6.0, Red Hat 5, CENT OS 4, Ubuntu 4.10, Hell, not even with Caldera Linux Open Base 1.2...after the install, stuff just worked. Can't say that about any version of Windows I have used/installed; the latest being XP Pro.***
This is patently untrue. It's called slipstreaming, and corporate IT departments do it all the time. Home users, not so much, but your "there is no way" comment shows ignorance on your part.
No, it does not show ignorance on his part, but on yours. 1. It negates your earlier comment about the 'hundreds of drivers' not in the repo, as if any drivers needed could also be 'slipstreamed' into the *nix install disc. 2. He made the comment based on non-modified OS/distro install discs/images.
Way to twist and spin what was said to suit your ill informed opinion.
***As late as XP, you still had to have the driver disc for MS' own braanded NIC that they put out before XP existed. I bought the card when it was still Win98/NT 4. You would think that two versions of OS later, they could have added drivers for their own shit. All of the Linux distros I mentioned earlier detected the card, had drivers, and configured it during install..instant internet.(except for Open Base 1.2-did not try it on that PC) With XP, you still had to track down the card's driver disc, and install the NT driver, then it would work just barely enough to get online and get the XP driver.
Keep deluding yourself and your MS fanboy buddies. A lot of us know better.
P.S. This is not intended to be an anti-MS bash. 'Just the facts, ma'am.'(my apologies to Sgt. Joe Friday) There are some things Windows is currently better/more efficient doing. Almost all of these are related/derived from MS' % of user base...Games, intranet apps in business, industry standard software(ie:Photoshop, Quicken, etc.), etc.
I was dual booting Windows and various *nix distros since Win98 days, and went Linux fulltime when XP started the WGA crapfest. Went to Ubuntu/Kubuntu full time shortly after that debacle. When Fallout 3 came out, I went back to dual booting XP Pro and Kubuntu 8.04. The only reasons that I did this were that I am a Fallout junkie, and with my job I get 2 copies of XP Pro free, through the university I work at. The reason I included the word only in the previous sentence is that if both were not true, then this would not have happened.(I still have two copies of Vista Enterprise, and MS Office 2007 'collecting dust' on the servers-just not interested...waiting for Win7 to be available:-)
And I almost hate to say it, but IE8 ain't too bad...this coming from a Firefox user(exclusively) since it was Phoenix/Firebird v0.8. News and reviews of W7 look good so far...we will see, and time will tell.
There are a few things I somewhat miss about the Windows world, but none of them are strong enough to get me away from *nix. I may dual boot for some reason, but I have become a *nix convert, but not a RMS style funamentalist. I just prefer the Linux way now days.
Who knows, in some time in the future some OS may be born that takes over the world even tighter than MS has done, and we will like it. It may be F/OSS, or not.(I would personally hope it is F/OSS)
Gahhh! *note to self(again):quit posting while drinking-verbose is not cool!*
i think if the canoodlians cant make their own space ships they should take their robots and go back to wear they came from. there robot doesnt even have anything but an arm lol
That illustrates two things...
1. Why sometimes I find myself ashamed to be a US citizen
2. We have made this whole 'computer...on the internet' thing way too easy!
For the most part if I can recall your ad, I won't buy your product, because if I can recall your ad, I have likely seen it so many times it makes me want to puke
The extremely rare instances of me buying a product I can remember seeing an ad for, the purchase was not due to the ad, it will always be something I have already researched or have prior experience with. Pure coincidence.
You and your girlfriend are exempted from using *nix. Stick to your comfortable, bot ridden crap, and be Happy!
Explain it?? You are living in some convoluted fantasy. Just download a *nix distro, and Wubi.exe is your friend if you are too stupid to get away from the Windows Sub-culture.
...then you're just asking for trouble.
That only indicates that you are an incompetent admin....review your docs, you incompetent nerd!!!
Yes, I got the 'Best buy' reference. Immaterial to this discussion. Whatever you may think.
Yes, this is what I am watching. The momentum this has been building will not turn nor stop on a dime. I've noticed Obama getting a lot of flack here becuase he has not chaanged everything overnight. Some good stuff has came out of the White House since January, and a few not so good.(wiretapping specifically)
I will have a clearer picture after, oh, say a year has elapsed.(Jan. 2010), than now at less than 4 months. *toast*Here's to hoping!
Back on topic, there seems to be increasing resistance to the RIAA's tactics lately, or it is more visible/heard about. It is a good thing, IMO.
I'm not anti-copyright/pro-piracy per se, but not only copyright law, but the businesses that utilize it need to catch up to the rest of the world. The media cartels need to wake up to reality in this digital, internet-enabled society. Old distribution channels cannot be restricted and controlled as conveniently as they would like.
What comes to my mind is an incident that occurred in S.America? Brazil? Where researchers were doing a 'native tribes census' or something similar(it was mentioned here on/.), when the airplanes and helicoptors overflew the villages to get a count, all of the village's 'warriors' would assemble and attack the aircraft with bows and arrows!!
"Net/airborne Demons are ATTACKING!!! Call to Arms!...Call to Arms!"
I wonder how much of this relates to the USA going from a physical products industry/economy to an IP[1] related industry/economy?
{1]: I still do not equate 'Imaginary Property' with real world physical products/inventions/devices. I believe this is the root of the problem. Software patents need abolished, copyright needs drastic reform back to it's roots...Ghaghhh! I hope we can learn and move forward to take full advantage of the brave new world we have been introduced to online....and make it work!..For us!!111!!11!!
Well Done! Not my normal type of music, but that was an interesting piece of work, having the storm in the background. Calm and soothing, yet with a dynamic tension that keeps it from going stale halfway through. (it reminded me of something I could have expected from Carlos Santana)
This is a good example of why all of the "Oh No! The music is dying!" crap from the RIAA and their shills runs in one ear and immediately out the other with me.
There are just too many people out there like you, who will make music for the enjoyment of the music...and don't mind sharing. Thanks for both the attitude and the music. You made my day with that!
The only one of those three I know anything about is China. They have had some really quiet diesel/electric subs for some years. When they are submerged on electric, they are tough to detect with passive sonar arrays. (not a bubblehead, but was friends with one that served on a Los Angeles class sub)
ARGHH! Those pesky Canadians causing trouble again, next they will try to burn down Washington...again. But I have news for them, the next time they try it, we will help them!
It seems everyone is too busy being flippant or dismissive towards you, so I will attempt to give you an answer.
1. Neuroscience is considered important in the medical field. The nervous system is important for almost every other bodily function if for no other reason than it is the control and communication system of the body.
2. the brain is one of the least understood of our organs, and arguably, one of the more important ones. Anything we can learn about it helps a lot at this early stage.
3. Scientists/med researchers are people too, and since people have diverse interests and passions, so do the scientists. They gravitate to fields that hold an interest/importance to them. Freedom of choice, etc....there is no pool of researchers and scientists that are assigned fields of study by some group/organization.
4. Because it's there. This is a central drive inherent in humans...to 'boldly go where no man has gone before', and can be attributed to many reasons to do so. Curiosity, exploration for the thrill or ego(I was first!!!!), need to contribute/help, revenge/righting a perceived wrong...
Yeah, this is all just basic stuff, but can be easily overlooked or taken for granted. On one side(funding) you have special interests, on the other you have researchers with special interests. They have a habit of finding each other.
It gets to be easy to sit back and wonder 'why this and not that' from the outside. Maybe this will help: (I'm not asking for an answer, just giving food for thought, but it's okay to answer!)
What do you do for a living? What got you into that, and why is it important to you? If not important to you(other than to make a living), then what would you want/like to do? Apply those answers to your question, and you may have an answer.(not trying to be an ass, but it's not an 'easy/one answer' question.
On a more personal note, I'm all for neuroscience to blast forward. At my age, my mind is in the best shape of any of my other 'parts', and I would love to be able to go into a body shop and have my brain transferred(by some means) to a new body.:-)
I would hope so too, but just drop the clueless attack. It just shows you know little to nothing about small veterinary clinics.
Not likely to be a widespread problem though, as small clinics rarely hire secretaries....never mind a secretary's computer. Most likely you will find one of(or the only one) the Vet.'s Vet Techs acting as receptionist, secretary, and and Dr.'s assistant.
Oh, and the Vet Tech is probably the one taking care of all of the tools/equipment in the clinic anyhow, including the 'latest whiz-bang medical laser', and will be more familiar with it than the Dr. is.
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...I have to wonder if it was designed by a metally retarded slug.
No, not by retarded slugs, but for retarded slugs. It's just greed on their part, playing with the wallets of the retarded slugs willing to be taken advantage of.
Just thinking aloud here. FOSS is the bulk produce section maybe: you have to retrain a bit to find out how many peaches is 20 ounces, but there are some rewards:...
The "Betty Crocker Cookbook" is your friend here. A lot of good stuff that applies to your excellent analogy.
This is where someone usually will chime in with "RTFM, n00b!", or refer you to the manpages for peaches. I'm not complaining, as I am one of those that would be naturally inclined to 'RTFM', and the manpages before asking. I value independence, knowledge, and self-sufficiency...not just with computers, but in general.
It is a culture clash.
F/OSS points you towards independence, and MS wants to lead you by the hand.
Two fundamentally opposed perspectives on OS implementation. I expect both cultures to survive in their sphere of influence.
I, for one, welcome our new bulky peach overlords!
Has it ever occured to you that maybe Microsoft has a monopoly because users don't want more variants of OS's?
Uhmm...no. It has occurred to me though, that most users accept what they use at work, and are offered by the OEM/retailers.
I have worked tech support before. You can't BS me. For most users:
1. have no clue how to make a new folder
2. have no clue they can save files to any other than the default location
3. have no clue that anything other than 'the Big Blue E' iss the internet
4. have no clue what an OS is, much less the faintest clue about how their PC works5. have no clue there is any choice except Mac/Apple, but that is viewed with suspicion of the unknown
5. this could go on forever, I'll just say Ad nauseam
I'm sure the very concept that users don't want 500 choices of something is hard for you to comprehend.
Then why do we have/want:
1. more than one TV channel
2. more than one musician/band
3. more than one menu item at a restaurant/bar/pub/inn/tavern
4. more than one...DO YOU GET THE PICTURE YET?
What a maroon!
Linux distros are typically consistent and the installer has the capability to locate and download the software too
You mean for sufficiently popular applications.
Why is this different for Windows?
Not true at all. There are tons of wireless cards that don't have drivers in the kernel.
'tons'
[citaion needed]
Hate to break it to you, but compared to 'world wide PC use', that is a niche market/problem that is improving constantly, even though confined to a small segment of users. The blame is on the hardware mfgr's, not *nix developers....and generally not on the RADAR of most users.(but beside the point here)
Define 'tons', or is this just more hyperbole?
If not hyperbole, explain the perceived difficulty in installing apps not in the repository of a *nix distro, compared to similar 'era' versions of Windows.
A different way perhaps, but only difficult for a clueless, brain-dead person. If this is what you want, then stay there. Not everyone is that clueless/brain-dead. Anyone with intelligence can see past this attitude, those that don't will keep making it difficult due to laziness. That's fine, and your choice, but quit expecting the rest of us not on that bandwagon to swallow that shite.
And spare me the 'It's an appliance/PCc/tool...I just want it to work' replies. That attitude has contributed heavily into getting us into this malware-ridden mess the internet/corp. network/data loss/ID theft mess we are in now' replies...Not valid, not relevant, not constructive, not interested in hearing the same inane arguments that have not been working/valid for several decades.
I can understand with ROI and 'cost effective' arguments when they make sense to stick with Windows. Hell, I can even accept(but not fully comprehend) an "I just prefer Windows' argument/defense/offense...grudgingly, I will admit.
What I cannot, and refuse to accept are specious arguments based on BS.
Have enough backbone/balls to back yourself up on solid ground! If you can't do this, you may need to/should review your position.
I did say that slipstreaming wasn't for the average user. I was simply countering the claim that there was "no way" to do it. "no way" means, "no way".. not "no simple way".
You're still trying to compare Yugo to Rolls Royce products here. You twisted, spun, and took out of context what he was saying. It was obvious he was comparing 'standard' installs, not modified/slipstreamed installs.
Either an 'Epic Fail' in reading comprehension on your part, or a deliberate troll/flame.
My vote is for the latter, as I find it difficult to grasp the stupidity of the former.
You mean for sufficiently popular applications. If the app you want, or the version of the app you want isn't in the repository, it's a *LOT* harder than in Windows to get that app working on your system.**
Compared to apps that are not supported by the current or mainstream MS OS? This never happens?
HaHaHaHa!
Where do you think slashdot got it's name from?
(hint: the './' command from *nix+play on words/terms)
Or for the newly converted from Windows:
R click on the app file, mark as 'executable', and then either dbl click>>'okay/ok/continue, or R click file and select either 'open in terminal' or 'open with X'
At any rate, get with the times. This has not really been an issue in recent years with *nix. This is just regurgitated FUD/misinformation that is severely outdated and just muddies the waters...not a bit helpful or constructive.
If you've ever tried to upgrade your RHEL kernel to a newer kernel than currently supported, you have to deal with getting those drivers into the kernel.. i know, i've had to do it.
And this is different in MS land, how...? If it's not supported, it's not supported, and will take work to implement...whether on a *nix distro, or a MS OS. What's your point, really?
We aren't fooled by the 'Chewbacca Defense' here! You need to try a different tactic.
When you say 'home users', do you mean the typical home user, or is there a Vista Home that you are referring to? Or, does it even make a difference?
From what I have heard, the Vista/Win7 'Update Utility(?)' is more like a true *nix package manager than any version of Windows so far.
I see this(if true) as a major step forward for MS.
Two of the things that will keep me hooked on Linux are:
1. Repository/package management
2. Virtual Desktops
3. Ease and cost of upgrades/updates to all installed Applications, Desktop Enviorment, and OS
4. It does everything I need to do at work and home
For the right reasons though, I could be persuaded to dual boot, or more likely, run W7 in a VM on *nix.
Yes, it does. It's called Windows Installer and has come with Windows since Windows 2000.
Windows Installer is far from being anything even close to a package manager.
Except of course for the hundreds of drivers out there that do not come with the kernel and aren't part of the package repository.
*blinks* Huh? Never had this happen...ever. Not with: Mandrake 6.0, Red Hat 5, CENT OS 4, Ubuntu 4.10, Hell, not even with Caldera Linux Open Base 1.2...after the install, stuff just worked. Can't say that about any version of Windows I have used/installed; the latest being XP Pro.***
No, it does not show ignorance on his part, but on yours.
1. It negates your earlier comment about the 'hundreds of drivers' not in the repo, as if any drivers needed could also be 'slipstreamed' into the *nix install disc.
2. He made the comment based on non-modified OS/distro install discs/images.
Way to twist and spin what was said to suit your ill informed opinion.
***As late as XP, you still had to have the driver disc for MS' own braanded NIC that they put out before XP existed. I bought the card when it was still Win98/NT 4. You would think that two versions of OS later, they could have added drivers for their own shit. All of the Linux distros I mentioned earlier detected the card, had drivers, and configured it during install..instant internet.(except for Open Base 1.2-did not try it on that PC) With XP, you still had to track down the card's driver disc, and install the NT driver, then it would work just barely enough to get online and get the XP driver.
Keep deluding yourself and your MS fanboy buddies. A lot of us know better.
P.S. This is not intended to be an anti-MS bash. 'Just the facts, ma'am.'(my apologies to Sgt. Joe Friday)
There are some things Windows is currently better/more efficient doing. Almost all of these are related/derived from MS' % of user base...Games, intranet apps in business, industry standard software(ie:Photoshop, Quicken, etc.), etc.
I was dual booting Windows and various *nix distros since Win98 days, and went Linux fulltime when XP started the WGA crapfest. Went to Ubuntu/Kubuntu full time shortly after that debacle. :-)
When Fallout 3 came out, I went back to dual booting XP Pro and Kubuntu 8.04. The only reasons that I did this were that I am a Fallout junkie, and with my job I get 2 copies of XP Pro free, through the university I work at. The reason I included the word only in the previous sentence is that if both were not true, then this would not have happened.(I still have two copies of Vista Enterprise, and MS Office 2007 'collecting dust' on the servers-just not interested...waiting for Win7 to be available
And I almost hate to say it, but IE8 ain't too bad...this coming from a Firefox user(exclusively) since it was Phoenix/Firebird v0.8. News and reviews of W7 look good so far...we will see, and time will tell.
There are a few things I somewhat miss about the Windows world, but none of them are strong enough to get me away from *nix. I may dual boot for some reason, but I have become a *nix convert, but not a RMS style funamentalist. I just prefer the Linux way now days.
Who knows, in some time in the future some OS may be born that takes over the world even tighter than MS has done, and we will like it. It may be F/OSS, or not.(I would personally hope it is F/OSS)
Gahhh!
*note to self(again):quit posting while drinking-verbose is not cool!*
That illustrates two things...
1. Why sometimes I find myself ashamed to be a US citizen
2. We have made this whole 'computer...on the internet' thing way too easy!
Well said. That is exactly my reaction also.
The extremely rare instances of me buying a product I can remember seeing an ad for, the purchase was not due to the ad, it will always be something I have already researched or have prior experience with. Pure coincidence.
You and your girlfriend are exempted from using *nix. Stick to your comfortable, bot ridden crap, and be Happy!
Explain it?? You are living in some convoluted fantasy. Just download a *nix distro, and Wubi.exe is your friend if you are too stupid to get away from the Windows Sub-culture.
That only indicates that you are an incompetent admin....review your docs, you incompetent nerd!!!
Yes, I got the 'Best buy' reference. Immaterial to this discussion. Whatever you may think.
Nevertheless we are early in the game,...
Yes, this is what I am watching. The momentum this has been building will not turn nor stop on a dime. I've noticed Obama getting a lot of flack here becuase he has not chaanged everything overnight.
Some good stuff has came out of the White House since January, and a few not so good.(wiretapping specifically)
I will have a clearer picture after, oh, say a year has elapsed.(Jan. 2010), than now at less than 4 months.
*toast*Here's to hoping!
Back on topic, there seems to be increasing resistance to the RIAA's tactics lately, or it is more visible/heard about. It is a good thing, IMO.
I'm not anti-copyright/pro-piracy per se, but not only copyright law, but the businesses that utilize it need to catch up to the rest of the world.
The media cartels need to wake up to reality in this digital, internet-enabled society. Old distribution channels cannot be restricted and controlled as conveniently as they would like.
What comes to my mind is an incident that occurred in S.America? Brazil? Where researchers were doing a 'native tribes census' or something similar(it was mentioned here on /.), when the airplanes and helicoptors overflew the villages to get a count, all of the village's 'warriors' would assemble and attack the aircraft with bows and arrows!!
"Net/airborne Demons are ATTACKING!!! Call to Arms!...Call to Arms!"
I wonder how much of this relates to the USA going from a physical products industry/economy to an IP[1] related industry/economy?
{1]: I still do not equate 'Imaginary Property' with real world physical products/inventions/devices. I believe this is the root of the problem. Software patents need abolished, copyright needs drastic reform back to it's roots...Ghaghhh! I hope we can learn and move forward to take full advantage of the brave new world we have been introduced to online....and make it work!..For us!!111!!11!!
Well Done!
Not my normal type of music, but that was an interesting piece of work, having the storm in the background. Calm and soothing, yet with a dynamic tension that keeps it from going stale halfway through. (it reminded me of something I could have expected from Carlos Santana)
This is a good example of why all of the "Oh No! The music is dying!" crap from the RIAA and their shills runs in one ear and immediately out the other with me.
There are just too many people out there like you, who will make music for the enjoyment of the music...and don't mind sharing.
Thanks for both the attitude and the music. You made my day with that!
Yeah!
He has obviously not played much Duke Nukem!
Firefox and WindizUpdate fix this handily. No problem.
The only one of those three I know anything about is China. They have had some really quiet diesel/electric subs for some years. When they are submerged on electric, they are tough to detect with passive sonar arrays. (not a bubblehead, but was friends with one that served on a Los Angeles class sub)
We'll have to wait for that...there's someone bashing in my front door right n
Uhm...polar bears can swim better than I do?
Wait...Is this a trick question?!?!?
ARGHH!
Those pesky Canadians causing trouble again, next they will try to burn down Washington...again. But I have news for them, the next time they try it, we will help them!
Just point out Clam AV to them. Hell, it's in most distro repositories.
But at this point, AV scanners for *nix are about as useful as a boat anchor for an airplane, so there is a reason not many exist for *nix.
Now that's a logo I would like to get into! The cutey in the center could even sit on my lap.
I second the vote for the unofficial Ubuntu Girls!
...Barracude by Heart is a confusing $1.29 (must have been an expensive song to produce)...
Ann Wilson went off of her diet.
(yes, that was mean, but: before, and after...just saying)
It seems everyone is too busy being flippant or dismissive towards you, so I will attempt to give you an answer.
1. Neuroscience is considered important in the medical field. The nervous system is important for almost every other bodily function if for no other reason than it is the control and communication system of the body.
2. the brain is one of the least understood of our organs, and arguably, one of the more important ones. Anything we can learn about it helps a lot at this early stage.
3. Scientists/med researchers are people too, and since people have diverse interests and passions, so do the scientists. They gravitate to fields that hold an interest/importance to them. Freedom of choice, etc....there is no pool of researchers and scientists that are assigned fields of study by some group/organization.
4. Because it's there. This is a central drive inherent in humans...to 'boldly go where no man has gone before', and can be attributed to many reasons to do so.
Curiosity, exploration for the thrill or ego(I was first!!!!), need to contribute/help, revenge/righting a perceived wrong...
Yeah, this is all just basic stuff, but can be easily overlooked or taken for granted. On one side(funding) you have special interests, on the other you have researchers with special interests. They have a habit of finding each other.
It gets to be easy to sit back and wonder 'why this and not that' from the outside. Maybe this will help:
(I'm not asking for an answer, just giving food for thought, but it's okay to answer!)
What do you do for a living? What got you into that, and why is it important to you? If not important to you(other than to make a living), then what would you want/like to do? Apply those answers to your question, and you may have an answer.(not trying to be an ass, but it's not an 'easy/one answer' question.
On a more personal note, I'm all for neuroscience to blast forward. At my age, my mind is in the best shape of any of my other 'parts', and I would love to be able to go into a body shop and have my brain transferred(by some means) to a new body. :-)
Yes, that is a snippet.
Perhaps next time finish the sentence before you snip it?
How about an update with at least a link to TFA that we won't read unless we're new here.
Yeah, and I will get modded redundant for commenting on a summary that isn't even a whole sentence long. And no article to discuss.
Maybe Timothy found kdawson's stash of the Bubonic Chronic!
I would hope so too, but just drop the clueless attack. It just shows you know little to nothing about small veterinary clinics.
Not likely to be a widespread problem though, as small clinics rarely hire secretaries....never mind a secretary's computer. Most likely you will find one of(or the only one) the Vet.'s Vet Techs acting as receptionist, secretary, and and Dr.'s assistant.
Oh, and the Vet Tech is probably the one taking care of all of the tools/equipment in the clinic anyhow, including the 'latest whiz-bang medical laser', and will be more familiar with it than the Dr. is.
Better luck next time!
Well, in NK's defense, they did not expect SK to counter with the Lolcat Missle Defense System.
You just can't plan for something like that!