"Kids' software needs are significantly different from that of adults,...."
Kid's software needs are related to what you want them to learn. Trust me, kid's ability to pick something up and run with it are phenomenal. This is precisely where the ole' saw 'you can't teach an OLD dog new tricks' came from.
Your mindset has already locked any children's options somewhat. You will be amazed at their adaptability if you give them the chance to show you, but they can't show you if you limit them.
I HAVE to ask: Are you a MS shill? If not then 'Think of the children!', seriously! Ktouch does exactly what you're claiming *nix does not provide, and there are other app's that do the same if you use Gnome instead of KDE, but I've found that is a moot point in the *nix world.
I use Kubuntu 7.04-with KDE. I also use a lot of Gnome stuff on my KDE based distro...no big deal.
Do your research first, THEN post. That will diminish the wrath your pro MS posts bring down on you.
"While I agree MS's tactics here are pretty low, it doesn't immediately lead us to "switch to Linux", because honestly it's not a viable alternative."
How is it not a viable alternative? Learning programming?...works with *nix Learning 'office skills'? OpenOffice works great Learning email?...Again, *nix *just works* Learning keyboarding?...again, Ktouch and others work great Learning trivia games? WTF?!?!? If it's important to you, then all kinds of useless time wasting games (useless to adults, but may teach young kids something) are overwhelmingly available for *nix! Learning the Microsoft way?....possible, but with very limited support (or interest) by way of WINE and CrossOver Office, not to forget running various MS junk on VM's with VMWare, MS has their own virtual machine software, Xen, etc. (I currently run Win98 on VMWare just for my old Virtual Game Station (from old Connectix) software that allowed me to play a couple of old Playstation 1 games on my PC after I had sold my PS1 years ago, and the old UFO series of DOS games on occasion)
On the other hand, your last sentence about Apple makes me have have to retract the MS shill accusation-I do sincerely apologize, but I have to ask:They haven't been able to exploit this in decades...why now all of a sudden?
My stepdaughter originally resisted *nix until her Windows PC was seemingly always messed up, but my *nix PC was always 'just working', and I installed Kubuntu 6.10 Dapper on her PC as dual boot between Windows XP and Dapper. She now spends about 95% of her computer time in *nix. About once a month she will boot into Windows and update all of the anti-crapware app's (AVG AV, Spybot Search & Destroy, AdAware, and MS Defender), scan with same, then spend several hours on one of her online gaming sites.
Having had to deal with an infected PC, she does not see her procedure as onerous. She also prefers to use Firefox instead of IE6 or 7. She says that using Firefox speeds up her AdAware and Spybot S&D scans tremendously. I Agree from my past experience. I feel that I have taught her well.
She and I do not always agree, but she will always present her side well, and sometimes I have to accept defeat with good humor if she is right.
Damn, this is actually a 'think of the children' issue!?!
IMHO, give the kids a good mix of:
Independence (remember when they were learning to walk- hovering over them to catch them if they fell, but encouraging the effort, then training wheels on their bike, teaching them personal responsibility and allowing them to make their own decisions/choices, and the possible outcomes of same)
Self awareness as their own person- allow them to be who they are. (some boundaries and guidance is needed here, but relax some)
Instill self confidence- this one may be the toughest one to pull off as a parent! It's hard not to try to influence them to pursue your own goals/dreams. You have to allow them their own, accept it, and be supportive to do
"Slashdot is the graffiti on technology's bathroom wall."
'Though They paint these walls to stop my pen, the Shithouse Poet has struck again!'
I cannot properly attribute this, but I did see it in my high school restroom in 1974.
BTW, that line of yours would make a great/. sig, IMHO!
"I wonder what it is any of us are doing here?"
Yeah, it can seem like that quite often, but for me... I have learned some neat stuff here, some not so neat stuff(goatse I'm looking at you-aghhh!), and have heard a lot of useless stuff. It seems to find equilibrium at slightly positive for me.
Sometimes it's something funny that makes my day brighter. Sometimes it opens whole new mental doors for me. Sometimes I find out how far I am either ahead or behind the curve on a subject. Sometimes it's just silly and a waste of time. But it is always Slashdot....kind of like online Russian Roulette, but my survivors don't have to clean up the mess off the walls and floors when it goes bang!
What does user-space crap have to do with the linux kernal?
Replies from 'osmanjusri' and 'tepples' both spell this out. I know this is/. where it's not in vogue to RTFA, but this time it might of helped you understand the way *nix code development is seemingly laid out.
Many pieces of PC hardware can (and WILL!) end up in someone's desktop/experimental PC. This overwhelming combination of possible configurations will make it impossible for any OS to include all possible drivers- even IF the hardware mfg.'s would release the code for their stuff to the OS coders...
Even MS has different departments involved in the whole OS environment. (I feel dirty saying that, but it's true)
I apologize if you are a Windows or Mac user, or a *nix n00b, and just don't know any better. If not, then all of the above applies full force.
I consider myself a *nix n00b after messing around half-heartedly for quite a few years (started with Caldera Open Linux Base 1.1, went through playing with Mandrake 7-10.3, tried to like CentOS4 and 5, Fedora Core 4 and 5, Ubuntu 5.10 *getting interested now*, ditched WinXP permanently for Kubuntu 6.10 2 or so years ago, and am now happily on Kubuntu 7.04- looking at 7.10.
My only major gripe with drivers and Linux happens to be with scanners (old Visioneer 6100 USB flatbed that I could not get WinXp drivers for-only Win98...also not supported in sane under Linux) and 3d acceleration with my ATI 9559 256MB AGP vid card. Both of these issues are due to the hardware mfg.'s forthcoming with spec's and means to support the hardware- not the eager hand-tied Linux coders.
ATI vid card support for Radeon cards has improved some, with more promised...we'll see, but hoping! 6100 USB scanner drivers for sane? I have heard rumours that work was going, but at glacial speed.
Maybe that should be my next hobby/project: learning some programming and trying to contribute if I can get the 'hang of it'. Yes, I think that would be a good thing to try- put my 'money' (I don't have any money, so insert applicable term in place of money; let's try: 'principals', "strong opinion','tech ideology', etc. in place of 'money' in above) where my mouth is.
Despite it's faults, *nix also has many positive aspects- it's open enough you can make it what you want. (after you learn how- but you can do this realistically)
If I have misunderstood your point of view, then again, (as in above) I apologize. It's a bit more complex than you alluded to was my point.
I've seen here (on/.) that a lot of mac users wanted more compatibility with MS Windows app's.....now you have it!
Be careful what you wish/ask for!
I've also noticed that a lot of blame is directed to Ape regarding Logitech's keyboards and mice....does Logitech even make a one-balled^H^H^H^H^H^Hbutton mouse?
Again, just for you mac fanboys: Ha! Ha!
(Damn, I seem to be on a troll/flamebait rampage lately...maybe I shouldn't post drunk?...nah, that can't be it!)
I will go as far as to say that the possibility may exist, but as for now there has been no supporting evidence found. Lack of evidence does not disprove anything, but it sure makes it a long stretch to plausibility IMHO.
Your post is a good example of why the whole God, Ghosts, and UFO's crowd don't seem to have a clue.
Hint: All of those concepts are invented by human imagination. No evidence exists that these things are real. For centuries man has tried to find evidence of their existence with zero success, thus it becomes differing beliefs all trying to shout the loudest they are 'right' and the others are wrong- no supporting evidence for any of them to be right.
I really just cannot comprehend the whole having to have a supernatural being to use to explain things you don't understand. "....who created the Universe...." What who? Why a who? Which who? (Dr. Suess and Whoville from 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas" comes to mind for me- sorry)
Since you seem to have your mind made up that someone created the Universe, then you have set yourself up for the need to believe in a god to be that someone. This mindset also has a knack for not using critical thinking and scientific methods to learn how it happened, it becomes easier over time to just say that some god did it. 'The ways of gods are beyond the understanding of man' seems to also be a recurring theme in most religions that involve a deity.
"I can't wait to see hi-resolution images of these massive "gassholes" in action."
If you have your own telescope and camera setup, just check out Uranus after a day of bad burritos and beer....or was that bad beer and burritos?...or was that bad burritos and bad beer?....I'm sooo confused now!
So...the 'instant gratification isn't fast enough' crowd has now found that someone has been 'pissing in their Cheerios' all this time they claimed to like it, and now are outraged? Cry me a river! (but don't hold your breath waiting for me to join your cult!)
Where is the "bend over and put a target on my ass' tag for this kind of tripe?
Online subscription services all seem to want to root your PC for their control, and are all the same in the end. (YOUR end- if in doubt: look up goatse!)
I guess I need to patent a 'robofscker online subscription-service chair' that automagically goatse's your ass and pwns your identity/cc card info every time you log in and attempt to play/interact with said online subscription service. It should make at least a million-billion from what I see happening now days!
The last I heard ( when R. Stallman was attacked by Ninjas), he was only wearing a t-shirt and sandals- did not even have his katana. (probably because no pants=no need for belt, thus no suitable place to belt the scabbard)
Yes, I can see the media event of the OSS century: RMS, Theo, and Linus in nothing but t-shirts and sandals Deathmatch in a Cage! Coming to a theater near you soon!
Hey, Jack Thompson, what would be the rating on this videogame?
Did I stray way offtopic here?....Heh! Heh! Shame on me!
"In short, the right decision was made in spite of (and not because of) the European Commission."
As happens all too infrequently in the USA now days. *sigh* It used to be at least a LITTLE better here (USA), but , sadly not so much anymore.
Not trying to 'put words in your mouth' or imply this was your point; I own up to this one as my own thoughts. Your comment just triggered my thoughts and reply.
But I also agree with your point...as seen over the internet news and my rare foraging on network TV from my place. (Oklahoma, USA)
My only experience with what is now the EU was back in 1978 to 1980, mostly in Berlin. We had time to travel around- it was great! Hated both Paris and Rome, but about everywhere else I went was a great experience. I really liked the U.K., the Prague, Switzerland, and Amsterdam. ( don't really remember GETTING to Amsterdam though!...)
*rant on!* Baseball is not boring? Watching baseball is as exciting as astronomers watching Earth's seasons change! WTF?!?!? It's like watching concrete set! Like watching Pro Golf!?!?!?
Watching baseball, football. basketball. and golf are NO different than watching concrete set up, except for the flash of the visually stimulating uniforms involved. (which involve the cheerleader's skimpy outfits, anything else is homo erotic, but if that's your 'cup of tea'!)
If you are TRULY into sports, then get out on the field and PLAY THEM, otherwise it is just another subsidized reality show. Jack-off as you will, but that does not change the fact that you are investing your time,electricity, bandwidth, and fantasies to watching someone else do what you wish you still ( or never) could do.
None of you 'sports watching' fanatics are any different from the asshats that would show up eager and rabid for the Roman Games....no balls enough to put your own ass on the line...just masturbating voyeurs...same as now.
If you self-proclaimed 'enthusiasts' would let go of you're peckers and 'play' in the real world, this whacked perception of the importance of televised 'sports' would settle out into reasonable levels.
It has reached the point that in a lot of jr. high's, that budget money is allocated to the 'stadium' or Sports dept. equipment, and channeled away from educational programs.
At the same time, we (public perception) are getting feedback on how fucked up our educational systems are operating...WTF:?...is the ONLY WAY TO SUCCESS is INVOKING SPORTS?!!! What happened to a rounded education, critical thinking, applying one's self to the rest of the world.
Playing and watching modern 'sports' is nothing more than an escapist mentality/viewpoint for the incapable or nutless wonders in society now days.
Think I'm joking or flaming? Then prove me wrong and get out on your chosen field and get with it! Otherwise, STFU and crawl back into your hole.
I like most Steven Seagal movies because he is really good at his martial art's form, He is a master at his form, and as a student I pay attention. Venerate him? Hell, NO! As an actor he leaves a lot to be desired, but as a martial artist, he is at the top of his heap in that field.
I quit paying attention to televised sports when Vince left Greenbay and went to Wash. DC, then Francis Tarkenton retired. I've not seen anything since to mitigate this shite to enable me to take it seriously since then. That's when it started to become a money-making industry, and no longer "sports" in regards to professional football.
Again, I think I got your point, but forgive(or debate) my discourse!
I still practice Aikido, Kendo, and Kenjitsu...but not middle-linebacker(In high school, I LOVED THIS SHIT WHEN I WAS PLAYING!!!)\
GET A LIFE, AND LIVE IT!
*rant over* Damn!, I feel better having said that!
Multitude of fscked-up scenario's to deal with, and so little time!
I hope you understand that I only used your post as a virtual springboard to launch my rant- I think You are on the money!
Thanks for the informative reply. I am aware that 'milspec' can be very general in cases like this, but expected performance of said milspec item is usually pretty uniform. (no pun intended-it just slipped)
"High grade kerosene' was the way JP4 was explained to me. I guess my job did not really need me to understand any more than JP4 is same-same as kerosene for anything I would use it for. (in no practical or possible scenario would I ever be involved in supporting or operating jet aircraft!)
But the Field Manual's made no difference between JP4 and kerosene for any of the Multi-Fuel engines used in almost every wheeled vehicle from the venerable duece and a half (2 1/2 ton cargo truck- a 10x10WD offroader!) on up. (if IRC, they were made by Continental for GM-the preferred fuel was #2 diesal, but could use gasoline with oil mixed in if necassary...but that was long ago)
I realise now that you mention it, they would have to work around some problems like 'waxing' and viscosity changes at the much lower temps at high speed+high altitude, plus many more factors not usually encountered in moderate climates and altitudes, much less the different g forces involved.
The root of the problem is human behaviourand attitudes, not hardware or technology.
We are still part of the animal kingdom, and WILL try and establish a 'pecking order'. Civilization, society, and their laws all try to mitigate this to varying degrees of success(?).
Old T.R. said it well: "Walk softly, but carry a big stick."
It sounds like you may have a similar general attitude as I do:
I'm going to live and enjoy my life, apply the 'Golden Rule', and try not to piss in anyone's Cheerios. But, if you go out of your way to piss in my Cheerios, then the world is not big enough for both of us- rules be damned. Just let me be, and I will do likewise...I will let you be, just do likewise.
Again, thanks for a well presented viewpoint. (yes, I would have said the same even if I disagreed with you! All you left to debate was attitudes/beliefs, which as we all know from arguing politics and religion....Heh! Heh!)
I second both IWannaBeAnAC and aliquis on this one, they are giving it to you straight up.
Also, I would consider insurance no matter what the source of my hardware for a 'Space Operation'....there are so many things that can fail and cause catastrophic failure.
As an American I hate to admit it (yes, I'm old enough to remember McCarthy, and having every public access gov't. building having to have a bomb shelter), but as far as heavy lift solutions, they are at the top of the heap. Effeciency, cost, capibility,reliability-they have it all...best orbital 'bang for the buck' solutions at this time.
No one with the power and money to actually affect the global weather is going to mess with Cuba....Fsck 'the Children', think of the CIGARS!!! OMGZ!!!! No Havana's??? Not likely to happen.
While I have no real knowledge on jet fuels, I feel comfortable with most 'milspec' requirements. I could be very wrong (really!), but I always thought that JP4 was not much more than 'strict guidelines determined the final product' highly refined kerosene ('coal oil' to the greybeards- oh crap!....I'm turning grey....and BALD!!)
I can see where each type will have to test and certify this, and will be costly and time consuming. I have faith in the engineers involved to consider high altitude aircraft parameters, as not all fuels act the same at differing altitudes- old news!
Maybe they can come up with fuel that actually exceeds specs aand is a 'win-win' situation? It's a worthy hope.
This one of those instances that I think the upfront/short-term costs will be outweighed by the long view. (now to convince the stockholders...)
"...in a vein bid..." And I raise you an artery and two lymph nodes.
Sheesh, and YOU of all people throwing out the whole "dumb people" line. Hah!
Let's not forget this Super Genius (ala Wile E. Coyote) line of yours: "I'd sure they could do something about those people (possibly involving gasses) and really make the world a better place."
'I'd sure they..." WTF? Where did you learn Engrish? 'All your base belong to us!' style of 'Skool of Interweb Riting'?
As for the gassing these dumb people to make the world a better place-BZZZZT!! Wrong answer! You are courting Godwin's law with that- this specific thing has been tried before, and after the courts got finished with the whole War Crimes deal in the latter 1940's, the MASSAD made a huge impact on the survivors of the trials and those not actually brought to trial.
There was prior art though, so also check out the Spanish Inquisition, most Jihads, etc.- there are many, many more. ( Idi Amin just came to mind- how could we forget him!) Genocide and massive homicide ALWAYS results in mistrust of 'The Authorities' wherever it occurs, and rightfully so. Who;s next? Me? Why? WTF is going on?
So yeh, crawl back in your Mom's basement and terrorise the spiders or something, you dull troll. Who knows, maybe you can poke around in the basement long enough to find that argoyle sock the dryer ate 4 years ago!
Also, your sig: that may work for you with your narrow point of view, but there may not be enough alcohol for the rest of us to see you as interesting.
I'm only replying because I currently don't have mod points, so I can't mod you -1 Troll. Flamebait, Asshat Clown, or whatever seemed appropriate depending on how much I had been drinking! From painful experience, I already know I can not drink enough to make your post interesting, insightful, or knowledgeable...my first thought about you and your post was actually "kill it before it can breed!"
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"Kids' software needs are significantly different from that of adults,...."
Kid's software needs are related to what you want them to learn. Trust me, kid's ability to pick something up and run with it are phenomenal. This is precisely where the ole' saw 'you can't teach an OLD dog new tricks' came from.
Your mindset has already locked any children's options somewhat. You will be amazed at their adaptability if you give them the chance to show you, but they can't show you if you limit them.
I HAVE to ask: Are you a MS shill? If not then 'Think of the children!', seriously!
Ktouch does exactly what you're claiming *nix does not provide, and there are other app's that do the same if you use Gnome instead of KDE, but I've found that is a moot point in the *nix world.
I use Kubuntu 7.04-with KDE. I also use a lot of Gnome stuff on my KDE based distro...no big deal.
Do your research first, THEN post. That will diminish the wrath your pro MS posts bring down on you.
"While I agree MS's tactics here are pretty low, it doesn't immediately lead us to "switch to Linux", because honestly it's not a viable alternative."
How is it not a viable alternative?
Learning programming?...works with *nix
Learning 'office skills'? OpenOffice works great
Learning email?...Again, *nix *just works*
Learning keyboarding?...again, Ktouch and others work great
Learning trivia games? WTF?!?!? If it's important to you, then all kinds of useless time wasting games (useless to adults, but may teach young kids something) are overwhelmingly available for *nix!
Learning the Microsoft way?....possible, but with very limited support (or interest) by way of WINE and CrossOver Office, not to forget running various MS junk on VM's with VMWare, MS has their own virtual machine software, Xen, etc. (I currently run Win98 on VMWare just for my old Virtual Game Station (from old Connectix) software that allowed me to play a couple of old Playstation 1 games on my PC after I had sold my PS1 years ago, and the old UFO series of DOS games on occasion)
On the other hand, your last sentence about Apple makes me have have to retract the MS shill accusation-I do sincerely apologize, but I have to ask:They haven't been able to exploit this in decades...why now all of a sudden?
My stepdaughter originally resisted *nix until her Windows PC was seemingly always messed up, but my *nix PC was always 'just working', and I installed Kubuntu 6.10 Dapper on her PC as dual boot between Windows XP and Dapper. She now spends about 95% of her computer time in *nix. About once a month she will boot into Windows and update all of the anti-crapware app's (AVG AV, Spybot Search & Destroy, AdAware, and MS Defender), scan with same, then spend several hours on one of her online gaming sites.
Having had to deal with an infected PC, she does not see her procedure as onerous. She also prefers to use Firefox instead of IE6 or 7. She says that using Firefox speeds up her AdAware and Spybot S&D scans tremendously. I Agree from my past experience. I feel that I have taught her well.
She and I do not always agree, but she will always present her side well, and sometimes I have to accept defeat with good humor if she is right.
Damn, this is actually a 'think of the children' issue!?!
IMHO, give the kids a good mix of:
Independence (remember when they were learning to walk- hovering over them to catch them if they fell, but encouraging the effort, then training wheels on their bike, teaching them personal responsibility and allowing them to make their own decisions/choices, and the possible outcomes of same)
Self awareness as their own person- allow them to be who they are. (some boundaries and guidance is needed here, but relax some)
Instill self confidence- this one may be the toughest one to pull off as a parent! It's hard not to try to influence them to pursue your own goals/dreams. You have to allow them their own, accept it, and be supportive to do
"Slashdot is the graffiti on technology's bathroom wall."
/. sig, IMHO!
'Though They paint these walls to stop my pen, the Shithouse Poet has struck again!'
I cannot properly attribute this, but I did see it in my high school restroom in 1974.
BTW, that line of yours would make a great
"I wonder what it is any of us are doing here?"
Yeah, it can seem like that quite often, but for me...
I have learned some neat stuff here, some not so neat stuff(goatse I'm looking at you-aghhh!), and have heard a lot of useless stuff.
It seems to find equilibrium at slightly positive for me.
Sometimes it's something funny that makes my day brighter. Sometimes it opens whole new mental doors for me. Sometimes I find out how far I am either ahead or behind the curve on a subject. Sometimes it's just silly and a waste of time.
But it is always Slashdot....kind of like online Russian Roulette, but my survivors don't have to clean up the mess off the walls and floors when it goes bang!
What does user-space crap have to do with the linux kernal?
/. where it's not in vogue to RTFA, but this time it might of helped you understand the way *nix code development is seemingly laid out.
Replies from 'osmanjusri' and 'tepples' both spell this out. I know this is
Many pieces of PC hardware can (and WILL!) end up in someone's desktop/experimental PC. This overwhelming combination of possible configurations will make it impossible for any OS to include all possible drivers- even IF the hardware mfg.'s would release the code for their stuff to the OS coders...
Even MS has different departments involved in the whole OS environment. (I feel dirty saying that, but it's true)
I apologize if you are a Windows or Mac user, or a *nix n00b, and just don't know any better. If not, then all of the above applies full force.
I consider myself a *nix n00b after messing around half-heartedly for quite a few years (started with Caldera Open Linux Base 1.1, went through playing with Mandrake 7-10.3, tried to like CentOS4 and 5, Fedora Core 4 and 5, Ubuntu 5.10 *getting interested now*, ditched WinXP permanently for Kubuntu 6.10 2 or so years ago, and am now happily on Kubuntu 7.04- looking at 7.10.
My only major gripe with drivers and Linux happens to be with scanners (old Visioneer 6100 USB flatbed that I could not get WinXp drivers for-only Win98...also not supported in sane under Linux) and 3d acceleration with my ATI 9559 256MB AGP vid card. Both of these issues are due to the hardware mfg.'s forthcoming with spec's and means to support the hardware- not the eager hand-tied Linux coders.
ATI vid card support for Radeon cards has improved some, with more promised...we'll see, but hoping!
6100 USB scanner drivers for sane? I have heard rumours that work was going, but at glacial speed.
Maybe that should be my next hobby/project: learning some programming and trying to contribute if I can get the 'hang of it'. Yes, I think that would be a good thing to try- put my 'money' (I don't have any money, so insert applicable term in place of money; let's try: 'principals', "strong opinion','tech ideology', etc. in place of 'money' in above) where my mouth is.
Despite it's faults, *nix also has many positive aspects- it's open enough you can make it what you want. (after you learn how- but you can do this realistically)
If I have misunderstood your point of view, then again, (as in above) I apologize. It's a bit more complex than you alluded to was my point.
I've seen here (on /.) that a lot of mac users wanted more compatibility with MS Windows app's.....now you have it!
Be careful what you wish/ask for!
I've also noticed that a lot of blame is directed to Ape regarding Logitech's keyboards and mice....does Logitech even make a one-balled^H^H^H^H^H^Hbutton mouse?
Again, just for you mac fanboys: Ha! Ha!
(Damn, I seem to be on a troll/flamebait rampage lately...maybe I shouldn't post drunk?...nah, that can't be it!)
Not without some solid evidence.
I will go as far as to say that the possibility may exist, but as for now there has been no supporting evidence found. Lack of evidence does not disprove anything, but it sure makes it a long stretch to plausibility IMHO.
Who's the Holy Ghost then?
Your post is a good example of why the whole God, Ghosts, and UFO's crowd don't seem to have a clue.
Hint: All of those concepts are invented by human imagination. No evidence exists that these things are real. For centuries man has tried to find evidence of their existence with zero success, thus it becomes differing beliefs all trying to shout the loudest they are 'right' and the others are wrong- no supporting evidence for any of them to be right.
I really just cannot comprehend the whole having to have a supernatural being to use to explain things you don't understand.
"....who created the Universe...." What who? Why a who? Which who? (Dr. Suess and Whoville from 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas" comes to mind for me- sorry)
Since you seem to have your mind made up that someone created the Universe, then you have set yourself up for the need to believe in a god to be that someone. This mindset also has a knack for not using critical thinking and scientific methods to learn how it happened, it becomes easier over time to just say that some god did it. 'The ways of gods are beyond the understanding of man' seems to also be a recurring theme in most religions that involve a deity.
I don't get it....
"I can't wait to see hi-resolution images of these massive "gassholes" in action."
If you have your own telescope and camera setup, just check out Uranus after a day of bad burritos and beer....or was that bad beer and burritos?...or was that bad burritos and bad beer?....I'm sooo confused now!
Obligatory Cheech and Chong: Up in Smoke paraphrase (regarding the proposed new band uniforms)
"So, it's DIFFERENT, but the SAME?!?!?" That's cool!
So...the 'instant gratification isn't fast enough' crowd has now found that someone has been 'pissing in their Cheerios' all this time they claimed to like it, and now are outraged?
Cry me a river! (but don't hold your breath waiting for me to join your cult!)
Where is the "bend over and put a target on my ass' tag for this kind of tripe?
Online subscription services all seem to want to root your PC for their control, and are all the same in the end. (YOUR end- if in doubt: look up goatse!)
I guess I need to patent a 'robofscker online subscription-service chair' that automagically goatse's your ass and pwns your identity/cc card info every time you log in and attempt to play/interact with said online subscription service. It should make at least a million-billion from what I see happening now days!
*off to patent office* w00t!!!
DRM?
Oh, you miss spelled dream....
Oh, shit!, You didn't!!!!
We're fscked again. Nothing to see here folks, move along...you've all seen this before, and again, and again, and again, etc.
BTW, that was succinct, insightful, and very clever! (can you guess I currently have no mod points?)
Jeans?
The last I heard ( when R. Stallman was attacked by Ninjas), he was only wearing a t-shirt and sandals- did not even have his katana. (probably because no pants=no need for belt, thus no suitable place to belt the scabbard)
Yes, I can see the media event of the OSS century:
RMS, Theo, and Linus in nothing but t-shirts and sandals Deathmatch in a Cage! Coming to a theater near you soon!
Hey, Jack Thompson, what would be the rating on this videogame?
Did I stray way offtopic here?....Heh! Heh! Shame on me!
"In short, the right decision was made in spite of (and not because of) the European Commission."
As happens all too infrequently in the USA now days. *sigh* It used to be at least a LITTLE better here (USA), but , sadly not so much anymore.
Not trying to 'put words in your mouth' or imply this was your point; I own up to this one as my own thoughts. Your comment just triggered my thoughts and reply.
But I also agree with your point...as seen over the internet news and my rare foraging on network TV from my place. (Oklahoma, USA)
My only experience with what is now the EU was back in 1978 to 1980, mostly in Berlin. We had time to travel around- it was great! Hated both Paris and Rome, but about everywhere else I went was a great experience.
I really liked the U.K., the Prague, Switzerland, and Amsterdam. ( don't really remember GETTING to Amsterdam though!...)
Ditto.
My grandfather even helped build the hospital my younger brother and I were both born in! (St. John's in Springfield)
"Duke Nukem Forever"
I'm in the process of upgrading from Kubuntu fiesty to gutsy, is that available for me?
Damn it, man, WTF?
I want DNF on LINUX!
I think I get your point, but....
*rant on!*
Baseball is not boring? Watching baseball is as exciting as astronomers watching Earth's seasons change! WTF?!?!?
It's like watching concrete set! Like watching Pro Golf!?!?!?
Watching baseball, football. basketball. and golf are NO different than watching concrete set up, except for the flash of the visually stimulating uniforms involved. (which involve the cheerleader's skimpy outfits, anything else is homo erotic, but if that's your 'cup of tea'!)
If you are TRULY into sports, then get out on the field and PLAY THEM, otherwise it is just another subsidized reality show. Jack-off as you will, but that does not change the fact that you are investing your time,electricity, bandwidth, and fantasies to watching someone else do what you wish you still ( or never) could do.
None of you 'sports watching' fanatics are any different from the asshats that would show up eager and rabid for the Roman Games....no balls enough to put your own ass on the line...just masturbating voyeurs...same as now.
If you self-proclaimed 'enthusiasts' would let go of you're peckers and 'play' in the real world, this whacked perception of the importance of televised 'sports' would settle out into reasonable levels.
It has reached the point that in a lot of jr. high's, that budget money is allocated to the 'stadium' or Sports dept. equipment, and channeled away from educational programs.
At the same time, we (public perception) are getting feedback on how fucked up our educational systems are operating...WTF:?...is the ONLY WAY TO SUCCESS is INVOKING SPORTS?!!! What happened to a rounded education, critical thinking, applying one's self to the rest of the world.
Playing and watching modern 'sports' is nothing more than an escapist mentality/viewpoint for the incapable or nutless wonders in society now days.
Think I'm joking or flaming? Then prove me wrong and get out on your chosen field and get with it! Otherwise, STFU and crawl back into your hole.
I like most Steven Seagal movies because he is really good at his martial art's form, He is a master at his form, and as a student I pay attention. Venerate him? Hell, NO! As an actor he leaves a lot to be desired, but as a martial artist, he is at the top of his heap in that field.
I quit paying attention to televised sports when Vince left Greenbay and went to Wash. DC, then Francis Tarkenton retired. I've not seen anything since to mitigate this shite to enable me to take it seriously since then. That's when it started to become a money-making industry, and no longer "sports" in regards to professional football.
Again, I think I got your point, but forgive(or debate) my discourse!
I still practice Aikido, Kendo, and Kenjitsu...but not middle-linebacker(In high school, I LOVED THIS SHIT WHEN I WAS PLAYING!!!)\
GET A LIFE, AND LIVE IT!
*rant over*
Damn!, I feel better having said that!
Multitude of fscked-up scenario's to deal with, and so little time!
I hope you understand that I only used your post as a virtual springboard to launch my rant- I think You are on the money!
Thanks for the informative reply. I am aware that 'milspec' can be very general in cases like this, but expected performance of said milspec item is usually pretty uniform. (no pun intended-it just slipped)
"High grade kerosene' was the way JP4 was explained to me. I guess my job did not really need me to understand any more than JP4 is same-same as kerosene for anything I would use it for. (in no practical or possible scenario would I ever be involved in supporting or operating jet aircraft!)
But the Field Manual's made no difference between JP4 and kerosene for any of the Multi-Fuel engines used in almost every wheeled vehicle from the venerable duece and a half (2 1/2 ton cargo truck- a 10x10WD offroader!) on up. (if IRC, they were made by Continental for GM-the preferred fuel was #2 diesal, but could use gasoline with oil mixed in if necassary...but that was long ago)
I realise now that you mention it, they would have to work around some problems like 'waxing' and viscosity changes at the much lower temps at high speed+high altitude, plus many more factors not usually encountered in moderate climates and altitudes, much less the different g forces involved.
So, does this mean that if I get one of these Chelsea pads, the elevator comes with a Bentley? Sweet! w00t! even.
I've always wanted a Bentley, now if I can scrape up 4.7 mil for an apartment that comes with a Bentley filled elevator, I can finally have one!
So Wrong! Sooo Funny!!! Sadly, so true....
Lost our sense of humour, have we?
I suppose you did not get much exposure to Monty Python or Second City TV.
Oh well, your loss, not mine....mod as you will, I have Karma to Burn(tm), baby! Let 'er rip!
Hear! Hear!
Well said, sir!
The root of the problem is human behaviourand attitudes, not hardware or technology.
We are still part of the animal kingdom, and WILL try and establish a 'pecking order'. Civilization, society, and their laws all try to mitigate this to varying degrees of success(?).
Old T.R. said it well: "Walk softly, but carry a big stick."
It sounds like you may have a similar general attitude as I do:
I'm going to live and enjoy my life, apply the 'Golden Rule', and try not to piss in anyone's Cheerios. But, if you go out of your way to piss in my Cheerios, then the world is not big enough for both of us- rules be damned. Just let me be, and I will do likewise...I will let you be, just do likewise.
Again, thanks for a well presented viewpoint. (yes, I would have said the same even if I disagreed with you! All you left to debate was attitudes/beliefs, which as we all know from arguing politics and religion....Heh! Heh!)
Absofuckinglutely!
I second both IWannaBeAnAC and aliquis on this one, they are giving it to you straight up.
Also, I would consider insurance no matter what the source of my hardware for a 'Space Operation'....there are so many things that can fail and cause catastrophic failure.
As an American I hate to admit it (yes, I'm old enough to remember McCarthy, and having every public access gov't. building having to have a bomb shelter), but as far as heavy lift solutions, they are at the top of the heap. Effeciency, cost, capibility,reliability-they have it all...best orbital 'bang for the buck' solutions at this time.
Right on!
No one with the power and money to actually affect the global weather is going to mess with Cuba....Fsck 'the Children', think of the CIGARS!!!
OMGZ!!!! No Havana's??? Not likely to happen.
While I have no real knowledge on jet fuels, I feel comfortable with most 'milspec' requirements. I could be very wrong (really!), but I always thought that JP4 was not much more than 'strict guidelines determined the final product' highly refined kerosene ('coal oil' to the greybeards- oh crap!....I'm turning grey....and BALD!!)
I can see where each type will have to test and certify this, and will be costly and time consuming. I have faith in the engineers involved to consider high altitude aircraft parameters, as not all fuels act the same at differing altitudes- old news!
Maybe they can come up with fuel that actually exceeds specs aand is a 'win-win' situation? It's a worthy hope.
This one of those instances that I think the upfront/short-term costs will be outweighed by the long view. (now to convince the stockholders...)
"...in a vein bid..."
And I raise you an artery and two lymph nodes.
Sheesh, and YOU of all people throwing out the whole "dumb people" line. Hah!
Let's not forget this Super Genius (ala Wile E. Coyote) line of yours:
"I'd sure they could do something about those people (possibly involving gasses) and really make the world a better place."
'I'd sure they..." WTF? Where did you learn Engrish? 'All your base belong to us!' style of 'Skool of Interweb Riting'?
As for the gassing these dumb people to make the world a better place-BZZZZT!! Wrong answer! You are courting Godwin's law with that- this specific thing has been tried before, and after the courts got finished with the whole War Crimes deal in the latter 1940's, the MASSAD made a huge impact on the survivors of the trials and those not actually brought to trial.
There was prior art though, so also check out the Spanish Inquisition, most Jihads, etc.- there are many, many more. ( Idi Amin just came to mind- how could we forget him!)
Genocide and massive homicide ALWAYS results in mistrust of 'The Authorities' wherever it occurs, and rightfully so. Who;s next? Me? Why? WTF is going on?
So yeh, crawl back in your Mom's basement and terrorise the spiders or something, you dull troll. Who knows, maybe you can poke around in the basement long enough to find that argoyle sock the dryer ate 4 years ago!
Also, your sig: that may work for you with your narrow point of view, but there may not be enough alcohol for the rest of us to see you as interesting.
I'm only replying because I currently don't have mod points, so I can't mod you -1 Troll. Flamebait, Asshat Clown, or whatever seemed appropriate depending on how much I had been drinking! From painful experience, I already know I can not drink enough to make your post interesting, insightful, or knowledgeable...my first thought about you and your post was actually "kill it before it can breed!"
No mod points currently, but I'm glad to see you modded as troll, you troll! Begone!