Well, when I need to power point my mobile device, I usually use a modified Weaver Stance with a firm, two-handed grip.
Oh, you mean MS Office Power Point? Hmmm, so when I get a Power Point presentation with an email, I need to find a widow? Can I just go next door and kill my neighbor's husband and make her a widow....next door where it's convenient for the next time?
No, you don't get some points. You get to stand between their clothes dryer and laundry basket for the next game, and show off your '1337' folding skills.
*ducks and runs- 'cause I Am Not A Miniature Boxer either*
This article reminded me of all of those 'psychic hotline' adverts on TV. I never paid much attention to them because I figured that if they were really a 'psychic', then they would already KNOW to call me instead. Had to be some kind of phone charges scam I concluded. Hmmm, maybe I'M psychic! (nah, I'm probably just psycho)
Yes, at first thought that works, but then we would see gov't. employees missing along with the laptop. My solution would be to chain the employees to a welded down desktop so the whole building would have to be lost/misplaced/sold in a pawn shop.
After seeing SO many of these articles, I can only surmise that giving them laptops in the first place is a poor choice.
Yeah, that will be a big hurdle to get over, but possible. The other problem I can see that would need addressed is this: Imagine going into a Starbuck's....packed with caffeinated yuppies yakking to their PC's--it would be overwhelming!
For some entertaining reading, the wiki page on Ned Kelly is just...I don't know what else to say but fascinating. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Kelly
For example: "In 1869, 14-year-old Ned was arrested for assaulting a Chinese pig farmer named Ah Fook."
Ah Fook? That you would expect in an Austin Powers movie!
Or this gem: "When his attempt to arrest Ned turned into a fight, Hall drew his gun and tried to shoot him, but Kelly overpowered the policeman and humiliated him by riding him like a horse.[citation needed]"
You're a rare and interesting breed, mate. My hat's off to ya!
Yes, keep up man! Since the introduction of television, we are now more correctly classed as in between the animal and vegetable classes....slipping closer and closer to the vegetable side.
So, Jayne wants the ability to invade my privacy/space to make money protected? What about my rights to not be invaded with this.
I don't see this as any different than him having the ability to legally breaking into my property to hand me an advert. According to his thinking, I don't have to read the advert, but he has a right to force his way into my property to give me the advert while trying to disguise himself, and lying about who/what he is to get past any defenses.
Shouldn't I have to invite him in?
*ding dong* Me: 'who is it?' Jayne: 'Avon" Me: 'Who?" Jayne: "Telegram" Me: "WTF? Who did you say?" Jayne: "Uhm...Land Shark?" (my apologies to SNL)
In my ideal world, the judge would just say: "Bailiff, take this scumbag out by the dumpster, kneecap him, gut shoot him, then feed him his own testicles... RIGHT NOW!"
They should only be 1.5 x 3.5 inches in the warmest AND driest part of the year where you are at. More often than not, they will measure 1 5/8" x 3 5/8".
The term "2 by 4" is a base standard for reference purposes. That is the dimension the rough lumber is cut to from the still 'green' (wet) tree. The reason for this is that 'green' wood has a reasonably consistent moisture content wherever you cut it, but it will 'season' (dry and stabilize) in predictable (but different) ways according to your climate.
It's the same principle with the speed of sound. The speed of sound only has meaning if you also include present conditions like altitude, barometric pressure, temp, and humidity. Most assuredly the speed of sound is quite different at sea level compared to 40,000 feet altitude.
So it's similar to a 2 by 4, under 'standard' conditions, it is 2" x 4", but will most certainly change with local conditions. This has been known, accepted, and dealt with by carpenters and craftsman for many centuries.
Next time try a car analogy, as 2 by 4's don't mix well with computers and computer tech.(Fire and some Building codes) You should be using metal studs instead. (these are marked as 1 5/8" x 3 5/8" because they are not subject to change by local conditions unlike wood is)
The physical risks of ECT are similar to those of brief general anesthesia; the United States' Surgeon General's report says that there are "no absolute health contraindications" to its use.[11] Immediately following treatment the most common adverse effects are confusion and memory loss. The state of confusion usually disappears after an hour.
[edit] Effects on cognition and memory
It is the effects of ECT on long-term memory that give rise to much of the concern surrounding its use.[35]The acute effects of ECT include amnesia, both retrograde (for events occurring before the treatment) and anterograde (for events occurring after the treatment).[36] Memory loss and confusion are more pronounced with bilateral electrode placement rather than unilateral, and with sine-wave rather than brief-pulse currents."
Thanks for the extra time to reply. It just gets frustrating sometimes to be slapped with something you have not been informed about without any chance for ref's other than a Google search...which can yield many hairy results to wade through.
I guess it's a matter of experience and perception.
BTW, I consider myself a *nix n00b, but I am trying to soak it all up like a dry sponge....but there is a lot out there, and only so many hours in the day!
Now I am going to take my frustrations out by playing Fallout2 and fscking up some stuff! (via WINE on Kubuntu 8.04--just finished Fallout1...again! then opened another beer!)
Well, I like hot grits, and would love to have Natalie Portman available...so I agree with your sig, but as for your posted reply I would have to respond (as a n00b)...WTF?
I'm not trying to flame, but I don't get the relevance. What does this actually mean:"1c1
JavaScript HTH"
I get the first part($ echo "Java" > Java $ echo "JavaScript" > JavaScript $ diff Java JavaScript), but as a n00b, do not get the second part.
It would be more 'informative' or more relevant if you could post links or man pages, but unless I try Google or Kubuntu forums this is just elitist hyperbole...try to be constructive in your RTFM attitude unless you're an elitist that can't be bothered outside of your mother's basement. (if this is the case, then you are somewhat responsible for the delay of 'this is the year for the Linux desktop' movement.
BTW, as for your username: Jesus_666: that supposes that you are a fictional (debatable- can you prove otherwise? character in mythology, so where is your relevance?? It seems you set this up to be confrontation able to begin with, so I call your bluff!) *disclaimer:my opposition could be a massive Ad Hominem attack- if incorrect then, well, I take it all back.
It's easy to be an asshat or ass-clown on teh interwebs...can you rise to the challenge of being a constructive and contributory participant in the discussion, or just an asshat?
If I have taken this out of context, then I humbly apologize, and hope I will be enlightened on the subject matter, but skip the attitude, please...we don't need this kind of thinking to further 'Linux on the desktop'.
Again, if I am making invalid assumptions and taking this wrongly, then please excuse me...but please correct me.
If I am not misunderstanding you, then FSCK you and your ilk!
If I mis-understood your point, then please excuse me, again, enlighten us n00bs!
This dude supplied genetic material to SEVENTEEN living people....before the interwebs and pr0n!!!
He HAD to have crawled out of his Mom's basement to get this lucky!
Who on/. can claim this same thing: impregnating 17 different people? (or impregnating the same person-or themselves 17 times without cleaning their keyboard and mouse?)
Damn, you Canucks are a lusty lot! If your winters weren't so cold, I'd move up there!
P.S. Can you all tell I've been drinking and posting tonight?!?!?
I understood that Java was an OOL, but failed on the whole JS understanding.
Thanks to your reply, I now know enough to differentiate the two: In other words: Java !=JS. I sort of get it and heartily thank you for the informative reply.
I sincerely hope the/. moderators give you some 'informative +' love. I did not really get the diff, but see now I have more learning and research to do, as I do want to 'get it'.
I guess the whole 'Java' vs. 'Javascript' is confusing to n00bs (or 'us morons') since they both contain the (unrelated) root word:java.
Again thanks for a respectful and informative reply that can forward the conversation constructively...*can be a rare thing here on/.*... based on that, I feel compelled to add you to my 'Friend's' list here, so be forewarned if your pref's advise you on the change/message. (have not checked your user page,etc.)
Imagine a Beowolf cluster of Morons running Java w/Javascript on e-mail servers for elderly Koreans, on Linux...with sharks w/laser attachments enabled by default for the inbox!
Damn it, I know I'm forgetting some/. meme here, PLZ don't taze me bro! *I've been trying to fsck up my/. Karma for years now...Mod's- help me out or else 'I'm in ur computer!' until Duke Nukem is released, and runs on Linux!
How far do I have to go?....Accept the CowboyNeal option in the/. poll? Egads! that may be too much!
Hey! I am a Java code-monkey moron, you Insensitive Clod!
All jokes aside (heh! couldn't pass the above up), not being any kind of programmer: What IS the diff between Java and JavaScript-really?
*disclaimer- when win98 first came out I found a semi-current college text book for a Java programming course, read it, and I'm STILL confused: parents, children, classes-HUH? Kindergarten all over again, or is this New Age Parenting type counseling? (grain_of_salt included in dosage) WTF?!?!*
BTW, some of us "...morons of the world..." know that we don't know-please don't lump us all in the same category you implied just because you Know Better (tm). Care to debate ballistics? or maybe Veterinary Medicine?
Or on a less serious note: can we compare favorite George Carlin monologues? (yes, I AM that old!-get off my lawn!!):)
*disclaimer* Please take this in the 'Monty Python Satirical Mode' as intended....and yes, we have fired the authors and editors responsible for this post!.
We have also canned the authors of the above reply, and are planning to can this author as well. *my apologies to Monty Python for a badly mangled paraphrase!*
I can has cheeseburger now?
And last, but not least....In Soviet Russia, Morons JavaScript YOU!!!!
There are some SERIOUSLY stupid burglars out there...temporarily.
For those in doubt: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b9d_1187780297 It has the title:"Worst burglar ever", but that is debatable, as I've seen/heard of some real gems over the decades, but this one is a contender!
*partial spoiler alert* There is a good reason for the warning stickers on stepladders telling you NOT to stand on the top!
This one is chock full of stupidity and slapstick comedy.
And there are many other similar ones in the 'Related Media' list to peruse.
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Well, when I need to power point my mobile device, I usually use a modified Weaver Stance with a firm, two-handed grip.
Oh, you mean MS Office Power Point?
Hmmm, so when I get a Power Point presentation with an email, I need to find a widow? Can I just go next door and kill my neighbor's husband and make her a widow....next door where it's convenient for the next time?
Who knows, maybe she sucks hard too!
No, you don't get some points.
You get to stand between their clothes dryer and laundry basket for the next game, and show off your '1337' folding skills.
*ducks and runs- 'cause I Am Not A Miniature Boxer either*
This article reminded me of all of those 'psychic hotline' adverts on TV.
I never paid much attention to them because I figured that if they were really a 'psychic', then they would already KNOW to call me instead. Had to be some kind of phone charges scam I concluded.
Hmmm, maybe I'M psychic! (nah, I'm probably just psycho)
Hey! He does distance conversions for NASA....using Excel, you insensitive clod!
Yes, at first thought that works, but then we would see gov't. employees missing along with the laptop.
My solution would be to chain the employees to a welded down desktop so the whole building would have to be lost/misplaced/sold in a pawn shop.
After seeing SO many of these articles, I can only surmise that giving them laptops in the first place is a poor choice.
"...a really good verbal UI."
"Computer. Tea. Earl Grey. Hot!"
Yeah, that will be a big hurdle to get over, but possible.
The other problem I can see that would need addressed is this:
Imagine going into a Starbuck's....packed with caffeinated yuppies yakking to their PC's--it would be overwhelming!
Is that you Ned?
For some entertaining reading, the wiki page on Ned Kelly is just...I don't know what else to say but fascinating. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Kelly
For example:
"In 1869, 14-year-old Ned was arrested for assaulting a Chinese pig farmer named Ah Fook."
Ah Fook? That you would expect in an Austin Powers movie!
Or this gem:
"When his attempt to arrest Ned turned into a fight, Hall drew his gun and tried to shoot him, but Kelly overpowered the policeman and humiliated him by riding him like a horse.[citation needed]"
You're a rare and interesting breed, mate. My hat's off to ya!
Besides, I'd love you just for Mad Max!
Yes, keep up man!
Since the introduction of television, we are now more correctly classed as in between the animal and vegetable classes....slipping closer and closer to the vegetable side.
So, Jayne wants the ability to invade my privacy/space to make money protected? What about my rights to not be invaded with this.
I don't see this as any different than him having the ability to legally breaking into my property to hand me an advert. According to his thinking, I don't have to read the advert, but he has a right to force his way into my property to give me the advert while trying to disguise himself, and lying about who/what he is to get past any defenses.
Shouldn't I have to invite him in?
*ding dong*
Me: 'who is it?'
Jayne: 'Avon"
Me: 'Who?"
Jayne: "Telegram"
Me: "WTF? Who did you say?"
Jayne: "Uhm...Land Shark?" (my apologies to SNL)
In my ideal world, the judge would just say: "Bailiff, take this scumbag out by the dumpster, kneecap him, gut shoot him, then feed him his own testicles... RIGHT NOW!"
"They are actually 1.5 x 3.5."
They should only be 1.5 x 3.5 inches in the warmest AND driest part of the year where you are at. More often than not, they will measure 1 5/8" x 3 5/8".
The term "2 by 4" is a base standard for reference purposes. That is the dimension the rough lumber is cut to from the still 'green' (wet) tree. The reason for this is that 'green' wood has a reasonably consistent moisture content wherever you cut it, but it will 'season' (dry and stabilize) in predictable (but different) ways according to your climate.
It's the same principle with the speed of sound. The speed of sound only has meaning if you also include present conditions like altitude, barometric pressure, temp, and humidity. Most assuredly the speed of sound is quite different at sea level compared to 40,000 feet altitude.
So it's similar to a 2 by 4, under 'standard' conditions, it is 2" x 4", but will most certainly change with local conditions. This has been known, accepted, and dealt with by carpenters and craftsman for many centuries.
Next time try a car analogy, as 2 by 4's don't mix well with computers and computer tech.(Fire and some Building codes) You should be using metal studs instead. (these are marked as 1 5/8" x 3 5/8" because they are not subject to change by local conditions unlike wood is)
Try Eloctroconvulsive Therapy. Been around since the 1930's, and induces temporary to permanent amnesia an/or memory loss.
Wipe that song right out of your head with a few electric jolts!
From the wiki article here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroshock_therapy
"Adverse effects
The physical risks of ECT are similar to those of brief general anesthesia; the United States' Surgeon General's report says that there are "no absolute health contraindications" to its use.[11] Immediately following treatment the most common adverse effects are confusion and memory loss. The state of confusion usually disappears after an hour.
[edit] Effects on cognition and memory
It is the effects of ECT on long-term memory that give rise to much of the concern surrounding its use.[35]The acute effects of ECT include amnesia, both retrograde (for events occurring before the treatment) and anterograde (for events occurring after the treatment).[36] Memory loss and confusion are more pronounced with bilateral electrode placement rather than unilateral, and with sine-wave rather than brief-pulse currents."
Wow.
That's what I call 'calling a spade a spade' in very eloquent words.
Wow.
BTW, thanks very much for this. One of the more thought provoking things I've seen here in a while.
The perfect mechanism is already in place: *drum roll* The Slashdot Poll!
With the Slashdot Poll, you too can have your debate/court case/election decided and validated.
(careful with the Cowboy Neal option though)
After all, we are mature, informed, knowledgeable, and totally unbiased here, right? *crickets chirping* Hello?
Now after the White House gets the lost emails back, they can then archive them on this paper?
We'll find Davey Jones' Locker yet with this and all be rich! RICH I say!
Or, failing that, we can search for submarines lurking under the waves.
Really sorry about harshing your mellow, man.
Thanks for the extra time to reply. It just gets frustrating sometimes to be slapped with something you have not been informed about without any chance for ref's other than a Google search...which can yield many hairy results to wade through.
I guess it's a matter of experience and perception.
BTW, I consider myself a *nix n00b, but I am trying to soak it all up like a dry sponge....but there is a lot out there, and only so many hours in the day!
Now I am going to take my frustrations out by playing Fallout2 and fscking up some stuff! (via WINE on Kubuntu 8.04--just finished Fallout1...again! then opened another beer!)
Thanks for the info.
I suspected as much, but was not sure.
*sigh* sometimes I can't help but to feed the trolls!
Mom always said you could catch more flies with honey than you could with shit.
I guess she was right.
I did not read it the first time.(Hey- it's a /. tradition!!)
Bad joke on my part...sorry to disturb you.
See here:http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=537124&cid=23232364
*voice over: Foghorn Leghorn: I made a funny son, now that 4-legged dog-looking critter over there is a CHICKEN and you are a Chicken Hawk-get it?*
Has everyone here lost their sense of humour but me, or am I just not PC?
Kudos for the math and statistics, but this was meant to be humorous....my bad!
Well, I like hot grits, and would love to have Natalie Portman available...so I agree with your sig, but as for your posted reply I would have to respond (as a n00b)...WTF?
I'm not trying to flame, but I don't get the relevance. What does this actually mean:"1c1
JavaScript
HTH"
I get the first part($ echo "Java" > Java
$ echo "JavaScript" > JavaScript
$ diff Java JavaScript), but as a n00b, do not get the second part.
It would be more 'informative' or more relevant if you could post links or man pages, but unless I try Google or Kubuntu forums this is just elitist hyperbole...try to be constructive in your RTFM attitude unless you're an elitist that can't be bothered outside of your mother's basement. (if this is the case, then you are somewhat responsible for the delay of 'this is the year for the Linux desktop' movement.
BTW, as for your username: Jesus_666: that supposes that you are a fictional (debatable- can you prove otherwise? character in mythology, so where is your relevance?? It seems you set this up to be confrontation able to begin with, so I call your bluff!) *disclaimer:my opposition could be a massive Ad Hominem attack- if incorrect then, well, I take it all back.
It's easy to be an asshat or ass-clown on teh interwebs...can you rise to the challenge of being a constructive and contributory participant in the discussion, or just an asshat?
If I have taken this out of context, then I humbly apologize, and hope I will be enlightened on the subject matter, but skip the attitude, please...we don't need this kind of thinking to further 'Linux on the desktop'.
Again, if I am making invalid assumptions and taking this wrongly, then please excuse me...but please correct me.
If I am not misunderstanding you, then FSCK you and your ilk!
If I mis-understood your point, then please excuse me, again, enlighten us n00bs!
This dude supplied genetic material to SEVENTEEN living people....before the interwebs and pr0n!!!
/. can claim this same thing: impregnating 17 different people? (or impregnating the same person-or themselves 17 times without cleaning their keyboard and mouse?)
He HAD to have crawled out of his Mom's basement to get this lucky!
Who on
Damn, you Canucks are a lusty lot! If your winters weren't so cold, I'd move up there!
P.S. Can you all tell I've been drinking and posting tonight?!?!?
I understood that Java was an OOL, but failed on the whole JS understanding.
/. moderators give you some 'informative +' love.
/.*... based on that, I feel compelled to add you to my 'Friend's' list here, so be forewarned if your pref's advise you on the change/message. (have not checked your user page,etc.)
Thanks to your reply, I now know enough to differentiate the two: In other words: Java !=JS. I sort of get it and heartily thank you for the informative reply.
I sincerely hope the
I did not really get the diff, but see now I have more learning and research to do, as I do want to 'get it'.
I guess the whole 'Java' vs. 'Javascript' is confusing to n00bs (or 'us morons') since they both contain the (unrelated) root word:java.
Again thanks for a respectful and informative reply that can forward the conversation constructively...*can be a rare thing here on
Imagine a Beowolf cluster of Morons running Java w/Javascript on e-mail servers for elderly Koreans, on Linux...with sharks w/laser attachments enabled by default for the inbox!
/. meme here, PLZ don't taze me bro! *I've been trying to fsck up my /. Karma for years now...Mod's- help me out or else 'I'm in ur computer!' until Duke Nukem is released, and runs on Linux!
/. poll? Egads! that may be too much!
Damn it, I know I'm forgetting some
How far do I have to go?....Accept the CowboyNeal option in the
Hey! I am a Java code-monkey moron, you Insensitive Clod!
:)
All jokes aside (heh! couldn't pass the above up), not being any kind of programmer: What IS the diff between Java and JavaScript-really?
*disclaimer- when win98 first came out I found a semi-current college text book for a Java programming course, read it, and I'm STILL confused: parents, children, classes-HUH? Kindergarten all over again, or is this New Age Parenting type counseling? (grain_of_salt included in dosage) WTF?!?!*
BTW, some of us "...morons of the world..." know that we don't know-please don't lump us all in the same category you implied just because you Know Better (tm). Care to debate ballistics? or maybe Veterinary Medicine?
Or on a less serious note: can we compare favorite George Carlin monologues? (yes, I AM that old!-get off my lawn!!)
*disclaimer* Please take this in the 'Monty Python Satirical Mode' as intended....and yes, we have fired the authors and editors responsible for this post!.
We have also canned the authors of the above reply, and are planning to can this author as well.
*my apologies to Monty Python for a badly mangled paraphrase!*
I can has cheeseburger now?
And last, but not least....In Soviet Russia, Morons JavaScript YOU!!!!
Hear! Hear!
There are some SERIOUSLY stupid burglars out there...temporarily.
For those in doubt: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b9d_1187780297 It has the title:"Worst burglar ever", but that is debatable, as I've seen/heard of some real gems over the decades, but this one is a contender!
*partial spoiler alert* There is a good reason for the warning stickers on stepladders telling you NOT to stand on the top!
This one is chock full of stupidity and slapstick comedy.
And there are many other similar ones in the 'Related Media' list to peruse.