Maybe it's his round-a-bout way to trying to get a divorce without coming out and asking for one directly. I've seen people go to greater lengths that this to get one.
I personally never thought Angelina Jolie was that hot. She looks kind of bizarre to me--like a snide elf with inflatable lips. So not EVERYONE thinks she's so hot.
Now Natalie Portman--THAT'S hot! Bring on the grits!
My sister actually had a "no toy guns" rule in her house for my nephews, trying to keep them away from that "militaristic macho bullshit mentality" (as she put it). But she eventually gave it up after about the hundredth time she caught them making guns out of sticks and having their shootouts that way. Yes, some of our behaviors are indeed taught, but there is also an inherent physical difference between boys and girls that *generally* makes boys attracted to more aggressive behavior/games/toys and girls more attracted to more nurturing behavior/games/toys.
The environment I was brought up in was the real world. Much as I wish I had the option of being raised in the world-as-I-wish-it-was, this was unfortunately not presented to me as an option in my youth.
You don't need "hard numbers" for everything. If you did, you would never be able to function in life. I don't need scientific data to know that most bosses respond more favorably to flattery than employees walking into their offices and calling them clueless idiots. The essence of science is observation. And most knowledge comes through simple and consistent observation (like the child who eventually learns through observation that most of the population does not consider nudity an acceptable option for public attire).
If you notice a consistent pattern, and choose to completely ignore it and pretend it doesn't exist because this might offend someone or be unfair to the exceptions, you're not being scientific or objective--you're just being politically-correct and naive.
I said it was true of a majority, not all. The point is that Dell's marketing campaign, while offending a minority, was still not the unreasonable move that the summary portrays it as (given that it might well appeal to the large majority). Dell has no obligation to answer to a small group who may be offended, at the expense of a much larger group who might actually find their "feminine" computer line attractive.
I suppose it would be a stereotype to say that guys like explosions, but it doesn't change the fact that I still get half a stalk when the Mythbusters explode the shit out of something.
Sorry to be politically-incorrect here. But just because some people find a certain stereotype demeaning doesn't necessarily make it a complete falsehood. Sure, it's stereotypical to say that women like pink, pretty accessories, shoes, knick-knacks they can put on a million shelves on the wall (instead of the movie posters that belong there), a pink cover on the toilet, decorative soaps, scented candles, etc., etc. But you know what? That "stereotype" effectively describes 4 out my 5 last girlfriends, my mother, all my aunts, and a solid majority of female friends I've had over the years.
Well, ARE there any "sizable deployments of Linux on the desktop" in Europe (in companies and government, I mean--not on some geek's home PC)? It seems to me that if you're going to refute a study, you should start by showing they're actually wrong.
I really hoped I could make it at least past at least the first post in this thread without someone bashing Bill Gates for the COMPLETELY UNRELATED practices of his software company.
But, since we're on the subject, what the fuck has the heroic Steve Jobs or Linus Thorvalds ever done for poor villagers in Africa? Gates is at least giving these people vaccines and drinking water (en masse), while all the idealists do is give them a few (very few) laptops.
Besides, the "percentage of the income they make from it" would essentially be a free license for anyone to reproduce the work as much as they want without any restrictions, as long as they don't do it for profit. "Hey, post our whole feature film or piece of software to Youtube or anywhere else, just as long as you offer it for free!" would go over like a lead zeppelin with just about any content producer.
I like Doctorow's science fiction. But he's really beyond the pale on this one. Even a science fiction writer shouldn't be THAT far removed from reality.
Sadly, and all-too-typical problem with OSS sites. An opening page full of bug fixes, version numbers, etc. and not a single paragraph explaining what the OSS app actually *IS* and *DOES*. Too many of these pages (and apps) are written by code monkeys who think they don't need to bring in actual writers or graphic designers.
Actually, a lot of Attorney General's are doing the same thing. It appears that there are quite a few AG's out there prepping for their gubernatorial runs.
Inflation doesn't increase by orders of magnitude (unless things are REALLY bad). If a million $ seemed like a lot of money a generation or two ago for a fine, then 1,400x that much shouldn't seem like "chump change" now.
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Europeans have a thing about not giving an American credit for actually inventing anything. It's almost an obsession with them.
You're confusing the codec with the completely unrelated Circuit City product.
I still use it every day for Mini-DV video editing. Nothing beats firewire for that.
Maybe it's his round-a-bout way to trying to get a divorce without coming out and asking for one directly. I've seen people go to greater lengths that this to get one.
I personally never thought Angelina Jolie was that hot. She looks kind of bizarre to me--like a snide elf with inflatable lips. So not EVERYONE thinks she's so hot.
Now Natalie Portman--THAT'S hot! Bring on the grits!
Oh yeah, that's exactly what they need in Nigeria--more programming skills.
4 years ago I started wondering why their investors didn't sue for obvious fraud. Guess they finally did.
My sister actually had a "no toy guns" rule in her house for my nephews, trying to keep them away from that "militaristic macho bullshit mentality" (as she put it). But she eventually gave it up after about the hundredth time she caught them making guns out of sticks and having their shootouts that way. Yes, some of our behaviors are indeed taught, but there is also an inherent physical difference between boys and girls that *generally* makes boys attracted to more aggressive behavior/games/toys and girls more attracted to more nurturing behavior/games/toys.
The environment I was brought up in was the real world. Much as I wish I had the option of being raised in the world-as-I-wish-it-was, this was unfortunately not presented to me as an option in my youth.
You don't need "hard numbers" for everything. If you did, you would never be able to function in life. I don't need scientific data to know that most bosses respond more favorably to flattery than employees walking into their offices and calling them clueless idiots. The essence of science is observation. And most knowledge comes through simple and consistent observation (like the child who eventually learns through observation that most of the population does not consider nudity an acceptable option for public attire).
If you notice a consistent pattern, and choose to completely ignore it and pretend it doesn't exist because this might offend someone or be unfair to the exceptions, you're not being scientific or objective--you're just being politically-correct and naive.
I said it was true of a majority, not all. The point is that Dell's marketing campaign, while offending a minority, was still not the unreasonable move that the summary portrays it as (given that it might well appeal to the large majority). Dell has no obligation to answer to a small group who may be offended, at the expense of a much larger group who might actually find their "feminine" computer line attractive.
Actually, one of my favorite shirts is pink, you insensitive clod!
Yes, from her too. But I didn't want to admit it, lest I appear sexist.
I suppose it would be a stereotype to say that guys like explosions, but it doesn't change the fact that I still get half a stalk when the Mythbusters explode the shit out of something.
Actually, I suspect that 2 of them are no longer my girlfriends because I stopped answering the phone when they called.
Sorry to be politically-incorrect here. But just because some people find a certain stereotype demeaning doesn't necessarily make it a complete falsehood. Sure, it's stereotypical to say that women like pink, pretty accessories, shoes, knick-knacks they can put on a million shelves on the wall (instead of the movie posters that belong there), a pink cover on the toilet, decorative soaps, scented candles, etc., etc. But you know what? That "stereotype" effectively describes 4 out my 5 last girlfriends, my mother, all my aunts, and a solid majority of female friends I've had over the years.
Well, ARE there any "sizable deployments of Linux on the desktop" in Europe (in companies and government, I mean--not on some geek's home PC)? It seems to me that if you're going to refute a study, you should start by showing they're actually wrong.
Colonial Americans were of a different species than American Indians?
They're not so cute when they crap on you.
I really hoped I could make it at least past at least the first post in this thread without someone bashing Bill Gates for the COMPLETELY UNRELATED practices of his software company.
But, since we're on the subject, what the fuck has the heroic Steve Jobs or Linus Thorvalds ever done for poor villagers in Africa? Gates is at least giving these people vaccines and drinking water (en masse), while all the idealists do is give them a few (very few) laptops.
Besides, the "percentage of the income they make from it" would essentially be a free license for anyone to reproduce the work as much as they want without any restrictions, as long as they don't do it for profit. "Hey, post our whole feature film or piece of software to Youtube or anywhere else, just as long as you offer it for free!" would go over like a lead zeppelin with just about any content producer.
I like Doctorow's science fiction. But he's really beyond the pale on this one. Even a science fiction writer shouldn't be THAT far removed from reality.
I can't believe anyone would assume that an 11-year-old girl was into anything Disney.
Sadly, and all-too-typical problem with OSS sites. An opening page full of bug fixes, version numbers, etc. and not a single paragraph explaining what the OSS app actually *IS* and *DOES*. Too many of these pages (and apps) are written by code monkeys who think they don't need to bring in actual writers or graphic designers.
Actually, a lot of Attorney General's are doing the same thing. It appears that there are quite a few AG's out there prepping for their gubernatorial runs.
Inflation doesn't increase by orders of magnitude (unless things are REALLY bad). If a million $ seemed like a lot of money a generation or two ago for a fine, then 1,400x that much shouldn't seem like "chump change" now.