Somebody knows that projects are never really completed, and that they will be maintaining the results of that project for the next 5 years, during which time the old software may get hard to find support for.
Wow, you're company springs for Vista with Office 2007??? I'm still running XP with Office 2003 (and constantly receiving documents created with Office 2007 that don't quite format correctly with Office 2003.)
Sure, 'cause China has such a well-established tradition of respecting other countries' intellectual property rights! And India has such a tradition of anti-corruption in business. And of course the UAE knows the Koran forbids cheating non-muslims out of money!
My mom was able to find her childhood best friend through Facebook. Exactly how do you propose she do that using her phone, Skype, or email?
The same way I reconnected my wife's friend with the father of her children -- google the name, find a phone number, and call him. Not everyone in the world has a Facebook account.
The point wasn't that you shouldn't support your friend (you should). The point was that the existence of Facebook was in no way necessary for you to be able to do so. Yes, if her preferred medium for receiving consolation was Facebook, you were absolutely right to use that.
Really? What's your dog's Facebook name? My dog would like to friend him. Facebook really needs to replace the "Poke" with the "Buttsniff" to appeal to it's newest members...
Homo Sapiens were communicating via hand gestures long before they used spoken languages. The same sections of the brain control both modes of communication. So, more accurately, it is not the voicebox, but the ability to communicate and preserve ideas that distinguishes us from the other species on the planet.
For millions of years people have been obsessed with socializing, because socializing leads to getting laid, which leads to descendants that are even more obsessed with socializing. And what happens to the people that aren't obsessed with socializing?
There was a time when that was front page news, yes. I remember getting email for the first time ('89, so it had already been going for what - 20 years?) and being astounded. Then discovered newsgroups, saw the web get built etc..
And then you discovered free internet porn, and your productivity really took a hit. Then, of course, you discovered slashdot, and now you get nothing at all accomplished at work.
You care so little about this article that you just wasted 10 minutes of your life posting a reply to it to explain just how little you care about it???
I was born in the 60s
So was I; but at least that explains the "Darn kids, get offa my lawn!" attitude.
Wow, I really feel sorry for her... it's terrible that she doesn't have a phone or a skype account or an email account or a mailbox that you could use to "be there" for her!
How many unique users are they? What incentive does Facebook have to make sure a user has only one account, versus the powerful incentives users have to create multiple accounts (e.g. to game the social games)? I'm sure it looks good in Facebook's advertising to claim "500 million users", but that doesn't mean 500 million people are actually using Facebook. Disclaimer: I still don't have a Facebook account. but my daughter does, and my dog is currently considering signing up.
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Somebody knows that projects are never really completed, and that they will be maintaining the results of that project for the next 5 years, during which time the old software may get hard to find support for.
Wow, you're company springs for Vista with Office 2007??? I'm still running XP with Office 2003 (and constantly receiving documents created with Office 2007 that don't quite format correctly with Office 2003.)
Sure, 'cause China has such a well-established tradition of respecting other countries' intellectual property rights! And India has such a tradition of anti-corruption in business. And of course the UAE knows the Koran forbids cheating non-muslims out of money!
My mom was able to find her childhood best friend through Facebook. Exactly how do you propose she do that using her phone, Skype, or email?
The same way I reconnected my wife's friend with the father of her children -- google the name, find a phone number, and call him. Not everyone in the world has a Facebook account.
Fair enough.
The point wasn't that you shouldn't support your friend (you should). The point was that the existence of Facebook was in no way necessary for you to be able to do so. Yes, if her preferred medium for receiving consolation was Facebook, you were absolutely right to use that.
Really? What's your dog's Facebook name? My dog would like to friend him. Facebook really needs to replace the "Poke" with the "Buttsniff" to appeal to it's newest members...
Homo Sapiens were communicating via hand gestures long before they used spoken languages. The same sections of the brain control both modes of communication. So, more accurately, it is not the voicebox, but the ability to communicate and preserve ideas that distinguishes us from the other species on the planet.
Where have you been? fljarn is so last week! All the really cool kids are using fnord now!
P.S. Don't tell anybody! Especially those losers on slashdot!
No, they are both vestigial artifacts of your close attachment to your momma...
Real men never have any sentiment that requires more than 140 characters to express!
Fortunately your mom has a Facebook account, so you can just go upstairs and use hers...
we're obsessed with socializing
For millions of years people have been obsessed with socializing, because socializing leads to getting laid, which leads to descendants that are even more obsessed with socializing. And what happens to the people that aren't obsessed with socializing?
There was a time when that was front page news, yes. I remember getting email for the first time ('89, so it had already been going for what - 20 years?) and being astounded. Then discovered newsgroups, saw the web get built etc..
And then you discovered free internet porn, and your productivity really took a hit. Then, of course, you discovered slashdot, and now you get nothing at all accomplished at work.
I was born in the 60s
So was I; but at least that explains the "Darn kids, get offa my lawn!" attitude.
Wow, I really feel sorry for her... it's terrible that she doesn't have a phone or a skype account or an email account or a mailbox that you could use to "be there" for her!
I'd say both the Facebook and CNBC customer numbers are greatly exaggerated.
How many unique users are they? What incentive does Facebook have to make sure a user has only one account, versus the powerful incentives users have to create multiple accounts (e.g. to game the social games)? I'm sure it looks good in Facebook's advertising to claim "500 million users", but that doesn't mean 500 million people are actually using Facebook. Disclaimer: I still don't have a Facebook account. but my daughter does, and my dog is currently considering signing up.
And birth control can cause heart attack or stroke.
So can finding out your girlfriend is pregnant...
No, the wedding ring just causes weight gain. It's a documented fact.
Omelets in my hair, on the other hand...
I've saved a fortune in shampoo, conditioner, comb and brush expenses since I started shaving my head!
Yeah, like my wife... she's definitely into not getting laid...
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while.
My wife kinda digs the whiskers...