star wars is for fucking faggot dick smokers. shut the fuck up!!! shut up!!!! fuck star wars. it's a faggot movie. only faggots like it. get over your fucking youth and do something real. fuck that faggot shit. burn it and flush it down the shitter with all the faggots and their pr0n. fuck it. Wow, I had no idea. I've just thrown out my DVD box set and signed up for hetero restoration therapy.
Then have a Senate system, like the Americans do. Many of the Lords simply have experience in living off of rents, having affairs and going to horse shows. There's nothing that uniquely qualifies them for a role in government.
Hell, Andrew Lloyd Webber is one. How more Satanic can you get?
"Though as a Tory and programmer I think it's like a very old piece of code which has been patched for a long time, hard to understand but for good reasons. "
So essentially you're saying it is like Microsoft Windows. That should go down well here.
Of course you mean that those unelected lords are there to stop laws that are popular with the masses, but not the aristocracy from passing.
I'd be more appreciative of the House of Lords if I hadn't seen for myself the chinless wonders that sit in it. They'd get better results if they filled it with members of a plumbers' union.
For a long time I didn't know what it was either. I thought it was a signal that the person did that sort of thing (like "I swing"), and I thought it was kind of gross.
That's a weird thing to say from my point of view. The iPod has done well because the hardware and software were tightly integrated (both on the device and with iTunes), whereas the players that went for a common platform like PlaysforSure did not.
Google is much stronger than Apple with web services, but weaker with respect to hardware. I don't think hardware is inconsequential. The more diverse the hardware your system is on, the more likely there may be compatibility problems.
Maybe it will be different this time. Mac shareware developers must be salivating. The quality of Mac shareware is excellent for the most part (and some of it is much more polished, better designed and more mac-like than software from major companies), but crippled by the fact that it's shareware and people have to find it and buy a license off a website, if they buy it at all. I imagine that respected Mac shareware developers like Panic will thrive when their software is on the same store as the stuff from the big guys and is pay per download.
Peaceful civil disobedience is breaking the law and suffering its consequences to draw attention to the law and have it changed.
That is a whole lot different from breaking the law and trying to get away with it. The point of civil disobedience is that you don't want to get away with it.
The most dangerous people in the world are those who believe that violating human rights for any reason is worse than not doing so. These people realize that peace can become viral, and if they are charismatic enough, they can start persuading people to give up force as a form of politics. Those who rely on force fear these people more than anyone else. Ghandi was such a person, as was MLK. Look what happened to them.
In fact, this is the central story in Western culture. A guy suggests (just suggests... doesn't start a revolt or hit people or act like a bigot) that we abandon violence and hate as a means of life and promptly gets nailed to a piece of wood for his trouble. I'm not a believer, but the essence of the story is spot on.
Blame other cell phone buyers. People have decided that they would generally rather not pay upfront for the hardware and then find a carrier.
This means that carriers will subsidize phones and then look to lock them down to recoup their investment. They wouldn't have to do this if people had decided they liked buying phones the old fashioned way.
Just thank God that computers aren't sold this way or DRM would be even worse.
Except they aren't. Smart phones are awful. The modus operandi seems to be to tack on other features to a phone rather than thinking mobile computer from the get go. The iPhone is more like an iPod with a phone, where other phones are a phone with an iPod added as an afterthought (my horrible phone is like this, but it was free).
The point of a computer as opposed to a more dedicated device is versatility. The touch screen provides that versatility in an open ended way that phones with keyboards do not. You do lose something without a dedicated keyboard, but it is a worthwhile tradeoff for the versatility.
I'll freely admit to being a fan of Apple, but in this case I'm not particularly partisan. Mobile computers will have to look something like the iPhone in the way that desktop computers look much like the original Macintosh. Google is really the elephant in the room here.
Someone needs to start a proper online gaming service for it. Something like Xbox Live.
Imagine how awesome it would be if you owned xxxleet745xxx at Super Puzzle Man and for months afterwards your business meetings would be interrupted by the dude phoning up to call you a fag or a bitch.
The iPhone is not primarily a phone. It's a mobile computer that happens to have a phone in it. You can even buy one that doesn't have a phone in if you hate telephones.
The iPhone/iTouch is a mobile computing platform. It's the new Newton. That's the (open) secret.
Other companies are attempting to come up with a phone that has a similar UI to the iPhone, and that is natural, since you will probably have trouble buying a phone that doesn't have multi touch in a few years.
Like Jobs said in another context: they are digging in the wrong place. The future isn't a phone, but a mobile computer that happens to be a phone. It isn't the UI they should be trying to copy, but the platform. Google seems to be the only company that realizes this (perhaps Microsoft does, but they can't seem to do anything about it - I say this as the depressed owner of a Winmobile phone. I'd rather attempt to use an interface that involved dodging live cobras).
In a post that is riddled with historical inaccuracies and plain daft statements, this stands out:
"Of course, typical Americans; cleaning up after europe shits all over the place. Abolishing slavery."
WTF? That's a party you were particularly late to (just like both World Wars). You might want to check on the dates for European countries abolishing slavery (hint: generally before you). And as for reinstating civil rights, of course you remember what happened about 40 years ago, right?
Congratulations on making yourself look like an ass and giving your fellow Americans a bad name.
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Stop giving Microsoft ideas!!!
BTW. How many of the hereditaries are left?
Then have a Senate system, like the Americans do. Many of the Lords simply have experience in living off of rents, having affairs and going to horse shows. There's nothing that uniquely qualifies them for a role in government.
Hell, Andrew Lloyd Webber is one. How more Satanic can you get?
Yeah right. I've actually lived in Britain and I hold British citizenship.
;)
Definitely an Abort, Retry, Fail sort of place.
"Though as a Tory and programmer I think it's like a very old piece of code which has been patched for a long time, hard to understand but for good reasons. "
So essentially you're saying it is like Microsoft Windows. That should go down well here.
Of course you mean that those unelected lords are there to stop laws that are popular with the masses, but not the aristocracy from passing.
I'd be more appreciative of the House of Lords if I hadn't seen for myself the chinless wonders that sit in it. They'd get better results if they filled it with members of a plumbers' union.
You better hope he hasn't seen Taxi Driver if you want that prank to work.
For a long time I didn't know what it was either. I thought it was a signal that the person did that sort of thing (like "I swing"), and I thought it was kind of gross.
I've never seen it once. I have also never seen tubgirl or the film of the girls eating shit.
You don't have to click the links.
Having said that, I've been rickrolled a million times.
That's a weird thing to say from my point of view. The iPod has done well because the hardware and software were tightly integrated (both on the device and with iTunes), whereas the players that went for a common platform like PlaysforSure did not.
Google is much stronger than Apple with web services, but weaker with respect to hardware. I don't think hardware is inconsequential. The more diverse the hardware your system is on, the more likely there may be compatibility problems.
Maybe it will be different this time. Mac shareware developers must be salivating. The quality of Mac shareware is excellent for the most part (and some of it is much more polished, better designed and more mac-like than software from major companies), but crippled by the fact that it's shareware and people have to find it and buy a license off a website, if they buy it at all. I imagine that respected Mac shareware developers like Panic will thrive when their software is on the same store as the stuff from the big guys and is pay per download.
Peaceful civil disobedience is breaking the law and suffering its consequences to draw attention to the law and have it changed.
That is a whole lot different from breaking the law and trying to get away with it. The point of civil disobedience is that you don't want to get away with it.
Maybe they weren't so great after all.
The most dangerous people in the world are those who believe that violating human rights for any reason is worse than not doing so. These people realize that peace can become viral, and if they are charismatic enough, they can start persuading people to give up force as a form of politics. Those who rely on force fear these people more than anyone else. Ghandi was such a person, as was MLK. Look what happened to them.
In fact, this is the central story in Western culture. A guy suggests (just suggests... doesn't start a revolt or hit people or act like a bigot) that we abandon violence and hate as a means of life and promptly gets nailed to a piece of wood for his trouble. I'm not a believer, but the essence of the story is spot on.
That's my dose of idealism for the day.
His or Lewinsky's?
Even if half of it is true, it's more than enough.
No wonder Kucinich was able to snag such a young, sprightly and attractive wife. The man has the biggest balls in Congress.
Blame other cell phone buyers. People have decided that they would generally rather not pay upfront for the hardware and then find a carrier.
This means that carriers will subsidize phones and then look to lock them down to recoup their investment. They wouldn't have to do this if people had decided they liked buying phones the old fashioned way.
Just thank God that computers aren't sold this way or DRM would be even worse.
Yeah, your non smart phone is a mobile computer the same way as an iPhone is.
Lame troll. Come up with something better next time.
Except they aren't. Smart phones are awful. The modus operandi seems to be to tack on other features to a phone rather than thinking mobile computer from the get go. The iPhone is more like an iPod with a phone, where other phones are a phone with an iPod added as an afterthought (my horrible phone is like this, but it was free).
The point of a computer as opposed to a more dedicated device is versatility. The touch screen provides that versatility in an open ended way that phones with keyboards do not. You do lose something without a dedicated keyboard, but it is a worthwhile tradeoff for the versatility.
I'll freely admit to being a fan of Apple, but in this case I'm not particularly partisan. Mobile computers will have to look something like the iPhone in the way that desktop computers look much like the original Macintosh. Google is really the elephant in the room here.
Someone needs to start a proper online gaming service for it. Something like Xbox Live.
Imagine how awesome it would be if you owned xxxleet745xxx at Super Puzzle Man and for months afterwards your business meetings would be interrupted by the dude phoning up to call you a fag or a bitch.
Now that would beat Microsoft's offering.
On the other hand, if the addon is a $10 rubber holster, who's going to complain?
It's not like the hundreds of dollars you have to shell out for a good console racing wheel.
The iPhone is not primarily a phone. It's a mobile computer that happens to have a phone in it. You can even buy one that doesn't have a phone in if you hate telephones.
The iPhone/iTouch is a mobile computing platform. It's the new Newton. That's the (open) secret.
Other companies are attempting to come up with a phone that has a similar UI to the iPhone, and that is natural, since you will probably have trouble buying a phone that doesn't have multi touch in a few years.
Like Jobs said in another context: they are digging in the wrong place. The future isn't a phone, but a mobile computer that happens to be a phone. It isn't the UI they should be trying to copy, but the platform. Google seems to be the only company that realizes this (perhaps Microsoft does, but they can't seem to do anything about it - I say this as the depressed owner of a Winmobile phone. I'd rather attempt to use an interface that involved dodging live cobras).
Is this a joke?
In a post that is riddled with historical inaccuracies and plain daft statements, this stands out:
"Of course, typical Americans; cleaning up after europe shits all over the place. Abolishing slavery."
WTF? That's a party you were particularly late to (just like both World Wars). You might want to check on the dates for European countries abolishing slavery (hint: generally before you). And as for reinstating civil rights, of course you remember what happened about 40 years ago, right?
Congratulations on making yourself look like an ass and giving your fellow Americans a bad name.
I take it you haven't been a patron of the British rail system then.
If someone puts a ceramic knife in his rectum, then my bet is that he's so hardcore he can't be stopped.
Please let them call it "Cougar". Let's have Demi Moore advertise it in a husky voice. Oh the jokes...