That's yet another reason I would never recommend Linux to anyone. No matter the distro, if you have a problem you can count on finding pretty much no support from the vendor, and a userbase that's the most arrogant bunch of abrasive geek pricks you'll ever encounter. Linux snobs put Mac snobs to shame when it comes to denying that their OS is anything less than perfect (perhaps designed by God himself). If your installation isn't absolutely perfect, the default assumption is that *you* must have done something wrong--because Linux is fucking *flawless* and my distro of choice is even more perfect than that!
Oh man, don't get me started. I've tried to move to Linux several times now, and every time that's what has me back doing a Windows install. Three different distros since the late 90's. None was every able to consistently recognize multiple monitors. None was ever able to offer the optimal resolution for my monitor. None ever got along with my video card without significant tweaking. I don't care how un-geek of me it is to use Windows, there is no fucking way I'm ever going to deal with that again. And I sure as *hell* wouldn't recommend it for a non-technical user.
No, the site all us non-poseurs are using is so hip, it only has an IP address. I would share it with you, but it could become mainstream, which would mean I would then have to hate it.
This treatment works by restricting a hormone that helps regulate our stress levels. Isn't it maybe a bad idea to go fucking around with that just because we want a full head of hair?
I've built a lot of computers and have never once reused a motherboard. MB cost is trivial and usually comes with improvements--such as a faster FSB/more memory slots, etc. So even if my old MB could accept my new CPU, I would probably still buy one. And since I stopped gaming, I upgrade so rarely now that my old MB almost never supports the new CPU anyway.
Are there really people out there who upgrade their CPU's so often that this is even an issue?
And, amusingly enough, the fake UFO stories got them way more scrutiny than they would have ever gotten if they had simply told the public "Sorry, we can't discuss classified aircraft or missions."
Depends on what you mean by "spaceplane" doesn't it? If you're going to define it as a craft that can break orbit under it's own power and then land again under its own power (as I would be inclined to) then even the Space Shuttle doesn't even come close. But then, the Shuttle never even came close to living up to what it was initially sold as, now did it? At least SpaceShipOne delivered on what was promised.
It's not even a representative democracy, it's more like a two-party oligarchy. My Congressmen don't listen to me--they listen to their party. It doesn't matter how many letters they get from constituents, they almost always stand with their party over the voters on any given issue (especially Republicans, who have way more internal party discipline than Dems).
The point of Android is to sell phones. It's not a social experiment. If you want to see how commercially successful it is to let anyone fork their own version, take a hard look at how far it got Linux. Dozens of distros and not a one of them ever even came close to mainstream success.
Open source and Linux fans may hate to hear it, but fragmentation doesn't produce better product. It just makes everything a giant, confusing pain in the ass, especially for developers who have to develop for the platform. With Android, you not only have to design for specific versions of the OS, you also have test it out on specific phones because HTC and others have taken it upon themselves to throw their own flavor of the OS on top of everything else. It's confusing to consumers and often embarrassing to Google. And it puts Android at a huge disadvantage over Apple, with their relative consistency and quality control.
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Helpful radiation chart for those of us who don't have a clue whether 100 millisieverts is a tiny dose or enough to create a Godzilla monster.
In short, it's definitely into the "You might want to step-up your planned schedule on those cancer screenings" territory.
That's yet another reason I would never recommend Linux to anyone. No matter the distro, if you have a problem you can count on finding pretty much no support from the vendor, and a userbase that's the most arrogant bunch of abrasive geek pricks you'll ever encounter. Linux snobs put Mac snobs to shame when it comes to denying that their OS is anything less than perfect (perhaps designed by God himself). If your installation isn't absolutely perfect, the default assumption is that *you* must have done something wrong--because Linux is fucking *flawless* and my distro of choice is even more perfect than that!
I went through hell getting the graphics working
Oh man, don't get me started. I've tried to move to Linux several times now, and every time that's what has me back doing a Windows install. Three different distros since the late 90's. None was every able to consistently recognize multiple monitors. None was ever able to offer the optimal resolution for my monitor. None ever got along with my video card without significant tweaking. I don't care how un-geek of me it is to use Windows, there is no fucking way I'm ever going to deal with that again. And I sure as *hell* wouldn't recommend it for a non-technical user.
Hey, I had a giant penis-shaped house there!
No, the site all us non-poseurs are using is so hip, it only has an IP address. I would share it with you, but it could become mainstream, which would mean I would then have to hate it.
We asked our viewers to respond to the views of Some Fucking Guy, and he's what *you* had to say...
Facebook is old news. The hip thing now is to obsess over tweets.
Except that semi is no longer on the road, and the Geo still is. Besides, the Geo is a lot more fuel efficient and reliable.
I just don't want to end up stabbing my roommate because I couldn't live with a receding hairline. That really wouldn't be fair to him.
This treatment works by restricting a hormone that helps regulate our stress levels. Isn't it maybe a bad idea to go fucking around with that just because we want a full head of hair?
Just a thought.
Seriously, do you still think that's funny in 2011? In a few years, maybe you'll catch up to the Rickroll.
I've built a lot of computers and have never once reused a motherboard. MB cost is trivial and usually comes with improvements--such as a faster FSB/more memory slots, etc. So even if my old MB could accept my new CPU, I would probably still buy one. And since I stopped gaming, I upgrade so rarely now that my old MB almost never supports the new CPU anyway.
Are there really people out there who upgrade their CPU's so often that this is even an issue?
You could always go to Russia and watch a launch there. They'll still be sending people up.
It's an American spycraft, so it only uses feet.
And, amusingly enough, the fake UFO stories got them way more scrutiny than they would have ever gotten if they had simply told the public "Sorry, we can't discuss classified aircraft or missions."
Duh, just turn off the headlights!
They are very good at what they do!
I think I detect some sarcasm here.
Depends on what you mean by "spaceplane" doesn't it? If you're going to define it as a craft that can break orbit under it's own power and then land again under its own power (as I would be inclined to) then even the Space Shuttle doesn't even come close. But then, the Shuttle never even came close to living up to what it was initially sold as, now did it? At least SpaceShipOne delivered on what was promised.
And I think even the 50 words rule is too generous myself. I would keep it to half that.
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If it's one thing that almost every presenter needs to learn, it's the power of brevity.
If you're putting more than 50 words on a slide, you've fucked up.
If you're putting more than 30 slides in a presentation, you've fucked up.
Unless you audience is highly technical and specifically looking for a highly in-depth presentation, you should never be violating those two rules.
It's not even a representative democracy, it's more like a two-party oligarchy. My Congressmen don't listen to me--they listen to their party. It doesn't matter how many letters they get from constituents, they almost always stand with their party over the voters on any given issue (especially Republicans, who have way more internal party discipline than Dems).
The point of Android is to sell phones. It's not a social experiment. If you want to see how commercially successful it is to let anyone fork their own version, take a hard look at how far it got Linux. Dozens of distros and not a one of them ever even came close to mainstream success.
Open source and Linux fans may hate to hear it, but fragmentation doesn't produce better product. It just makes everything a giant, confusing pain in the ass, especially for developers who have to develop for the platform. With Android, you not only have to design for specific versions of the OS, you also have test it out on specific phones because HTC and others have taken it upon themselves to throw their own flavor of the OS on top of everything else. It's confusing to consumers and often embarrassing to Google. And it puts Android at a huge disadvantage over Apple, with their relative consistency and quality control.
Obviously he didn't.