I got fried by the same update, but that's why we have IT departments who test updates before they get fed out over the intranet, and (I hope) will at least know how to fix stuff from a CLI, even if the end-user doesn't.
Did Microsoft actually SAY anything? It looks like they just used some words in public.
As an offtopic aside, the most commonly accepted form I've heard of the 'curse' is: "May you live in interesting times, and attract the attention of important people." It doesn't appear to actually be of Chinese origin, and the earliest known reference was in a 1950's sci fi magazine.
I'm just starting out as a sort-of tech writer (lucky break, not entirely qualified), what should I be using to write manuals? I'm using Word at the moment, but my boss has ok'd any software purchases that will be more suited for the job and I'd rather sort that out before I get locked in.
Well it's pretty, I'll give it that. TFA's a bit light on details though, and "tantalizingly close to having the structure that Penrose discovered in the mid-70s" isn't exactly awe-inspiring; maybe a few more examples would have been in order before they published?
I've also seen documentary footage of otters (i think) selecting and using rocks to break open shellfish.
I think the significance here, however, is that sharpening sticks to make stabby devices represents an iumpressively sophisticated tool-creation process.
I've seen risk reduction of up to 50% quoted, but I am not qualified medical professional and don't worry, I'm not counting it as an abrogation of responsibility.
As for hygiene, I'm perfectly aware of how soap and scrubbing works for me, but every now and then I stumble across something like this and shudder. Hardly a universal complaint, but I don't pretend to be an entirely rational being. You're right, cleaning isn't difficult, but there seem to be a fair few who can't handle it all the same. I suppose it's entirely possible that their ears and asses aren't fairing any better.
I'm not so sure about the culture thing in my case - I come from a Jewish family, but my mother converted to Sant Mat long before I was born, and I think my procedure was done to shut the rest of the family up. I was also baptised, so I dunno, maybe she was just keeping my options open? I grew up in South Africa, directly exposed to several highly divergent cultures, and I'd guess myself to be in the minority of my social circle with regards to being circumcised. That said, I've never made a habit of inspecting other guys' tackle, so granted that what I do see every day is what I'm going to accept as normal.
The main point (with which you seem to concur) that I was trying to make was that the GGP was being sensationalist, and there are shades of grey here. Not all of us think of themselves as victims of some genital holocaust.
I doubt I'll get my kids (if any) done - whilst I don't resent the decision having been made on my behalf, I don't see any reason to make it on theirs. The option's always there if they want it when they're old enough to consider it for themselves. Once it's voluntary, I don't see it as any more of an issue than piercing, tongue-splitting or any other form of body-modification.
Your experience, whilst horrible, is hardly indicative of the industry at large. I was circumcised shortly after birth, and have no issues with it. My genitalia look fine (inasmuch as they generally can), function perfectly, every girl I've been with has stated an aesthetic preference for it (and I happen to agree), it's easier to keep clean, and apparently I have a greatly reduced risk of contracting AIDS and one or two other STIs due to reduced risk of membrane abrasion. Score!
I feel no sense of loss or deprivation, and although I'll willingly admit that I don't know what I'm missing, I don't much care either. I'm healthy, functional, and I don't feel like a victim in any way, shape or form. If I was offered a pain-free way to regrow my foreskin, I'd turn it down.
Female circumcision I'm against because I don't know of any valid reasons for it, medical or otherwise - aesthetic tastes are irrelevant until at least adolescence. I'll leave that to those who know more about it, but that's a pretty big brush you're painting with, it sure as hell doesn't apply to me, and the shameless mid-rant book plug has me wary of your motivations.
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I think GP was ranting about the lack of entertainment value.
Interesting info though, thanks. Someone mod parent up.
I got fried by the same update, but that's why we have IT departments who test updates before they get fed out over the intranet, and (I hope) will at least know how to fix stuff from a CLI, even if the end-user doesn't.
But I like beating a dead whores =(
Did Microsoft actually SAY anything? It looks like they just used some words in public.
As an offtopic aside, the most commonly accepted form I've heard of the 'curse' is: "May you live in interesting times, and attract the attention of important people." It doesn't appear to actually be of Chinese origin, and the earliest known reference was in a 1950's sci fi magazine.
Well, now you've got me thinking...
...
1. This...
2. this...
3. and this...
4.
5. TMI, or profit?
...aircraft remote control systems in a bid to eliminate the threat of terrorist hijackings...
Didn't anyone here watch episode 1 of The Lone Gunmen???
...welcome the new 'diaper' tag, and look forward to seeing it used more often on /.
Impy didn't invent joke-missing. One day there was just a *whoosh* noise and he couldn't figure out where it came from =)
Imagine that...
*ducks*
Brilliant, thanks!
I'm just starting out as a sort-of tech writer (lucky break, not entirely qualified), what should I be using to write manuals? I'm using Word at the moment, but my boss has ok'd any software purchases that will be more suited for the job and I'd rather sort that out before I get locked in.
I lucked out, one of the stores I asked sold me a second-hand 128MB Geforce FX5200 for AU$20 (about US$11).
Linux doesn't need backups, silly!
*runs*
Troy: I hate every ape I see,
From chimpan-A to chimpanzee,
No, you'll never make a monkey out of me!
(Statue of Liberty rises)
O my God! I was wrong!
It was Earth, all along!
You've finally made a monkey,
Apes: Yes we've finally made a monkey,
Troy: Yes you've -
& Apes: finally made a monkey out of me!
Well it's pretty, I'll give it that. TFA's a bit light on details though, and "tantalizingly close to having the structure that Penrose discovered in the mid-70s" isn't exactly awe-inspiring; maybe a few more examples would have been in order before they published?
Yep, the whole point of Microsoft is to raise enough money to turn his family into the Bionic Six.
I've also seen documentary footage of otters (i think) selecting and using rocks to break open shellfish.
I think the significance here, however, is that sharpening sticks to make stabby devices represents an iumpressively sophisticated tool-creation process.
Mission Astoplished!
Stuff that does work in Vista (AFAIK): IE7, mouse, keyboard, box of tissues on desk.
They should be fine.
It avoids shareholder lawsuits?
Apparently not anymore =P
That's not stupid, that's commission.
When I worked at Philips, we had such a friendly relationship with a couple of stores that they let our marketing guys design their AV dept layouts.
Three more Blu-Ray players sold and that manager was probably gonna get a free weekend in a beach house or some shit.
BMW is the ultimate driving machine
It can't be, where are the V-TEC stickers?
I've seen risk reduction of up to 50% quoted, but I am not qualified medical professional and don't worry, I'm not counting it as an abrogation of responsibility.
As for hygiene, I'm perfectly aware of how soap and scrubbing works for me, but every now and then I stumble across something like this and shudder. Hardly a universal complaint, but I don't pretend to be an entirely rational being. You're right, cleaning isn't difficult, but there seem to be a fair few who can't handle it all the same. I suppose it's entirely possible that their ears and asses aren't fairing any better.
I'm not so sure about the culture thing in my case - I come from a Jewish family, but my mother converted to Sant Mat long before I was born, and I think my procedure was done to shut the rest of the family up. I was also baptised, so I dunno, maybe she was just keeping my options open? I grew up in South Africa, directly exposed to several highly divergent cultures, and I'd guess myself to be in the minority of my social circle with regards to being circumcised. That said, I've never made a habit of inspecting other guys' tackle, so granted that what I do see every day is what I'm going to accept as normal.
The main point (with which you seem to concur) that I was trying to make was that the GGP was being sensationalist, and there are shades of grey here. Not all of us think of themselves as victims of some genital holocaust.
I doubt I'll get my kids (if any) done - whilst I don't resent the decision having been made on my behalf, I don't see any reason to make it on theirs. The option's always there if they want it when they're old enough to consider it for themselves. Once it's voluntary, I don't see it as any more of an issue than piercing, tongue-splitting or any other form of body-modification.
Your experience, whilst horrible, is hardly indicative of the industry at large. I was circumcised shortly after birth, and have no issues with it. My genitalia look fine (inasmuch as they generally can), function perfectly, every girl I've been with has stated an aesthetic preference for it (and I happen to agree), it's easier to keep clean, and apparently I have a greatly reduced risk of contracting AIDS and one or two other STIs due to reduced risk of membrane abrasion. Score!
I feel no sense of loss or deprivation, and although I'll willingly admit that I don't know what I'm missing, I don't much care either. I'm healthy, functional, and I don't feel like a victim in any way, shape or form. If I was offered a pain-free way to regrow my foreskin, I'd turn it down.
Female circumcision I'm against because I don't know of any valid reasons for it, medical or otherwise - aesthetic tastes are irrelevant until at least adolescence. I'll leave that to those who know more about it, but that's a pretty big brush you're painting with, it sure as hell doesn't apply to me, and the shameless mid-rant book plug has me wary of your motivations.