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I would *like* to voice my support for Thomas's here, but I don't feel like enduring a barrage of Linux fanboys jumping down my throat with long-winded posts about how every Linux "flaw" is actually a great "feature." The last time I dared complain about how hard it was to set up Ubuntu for dual monitors, I had them howling "Manually editing a xorg config file in a command line editor is EASY!!!!!" at me for days. In fact, AFAIK, no distro of Linux has or has ever had a flaw or shortcoming. New versions don't so much "fix" things as make them even more goddamn wonderful.
I think from the context, we can figure out which one they mean. When you read a tabloid headline that says "Prince Charles Admits To Yet Another Fuck-up," do you actually have to wonder whether they're referring to Charles Stuart or Charles Windsor? Besides, saying "Elizabeth II" over and over again in headlines would appear even more stupid. "Elizabeth II to visit U.S." would elicit a collective response of "...as opposed to Elizabeth I, who has been dead for 400 years?" It would be a constant, and needless, distraction from the intended communication.
I don't even understand the controversy. 25 DVD's is a pretty damn good gift. Maybe the Brits don't understand that, in the U.S., giving exquisite gifts to politicians is a MAJOR no-no (unless you're Ted Stevens, of course). I'm surprised they even gave him that much. A U.S. politician couldn't accept anything in excess of $335 in value as a gift from a foreign leader. Maybe His Majesty Lord Gordon is used to having suitcases full of cash and rare art handed to his pampered ass by other countries. But we're the U.S. We only give *that* kind of tribute to big corporations, banks, and Iraqi contractors.
For the idiot who marked me troll, I guess someone doesn't know his Black History Month history. It really did start out as "Negro History Week." I guess not everyone cares enough about black history enough to know that wasn't a joke. Fucking racists.
Because I always thought those were the best way to compete on/. Sure, the Thunderdomes were entertaining--but the second place trophy in those REALLY sucked. And the pissing contests...well, those just smelled bad and created a mess.
At least it only comes once a year. I just hope they don't expand it into a whole month, like they did with Negro History Week. By the end of the month people will have to resort to just farting in each other's faces.
The reason why NASA is so pissy about Russia's space tourists is simply because NASA didn't think of it first and are embarrassed that Russia got another "first" on them. It's the same old bitter pissing-contest that's been going on since 1957. Only now it seems even MORE immature that it even did then, in light of the fact that the Cold War ended almost 20 years ago and we should have left this silliness behind then.
It's not so much their relative price, it's that they offer such a constrained selection compared to PC's. I can buy a PC laptop or desktop at almost any price point (and get my money's worth). With Apple, I can buy a Mac Mini--or a very expensive desktop (little middle ground). And I don't think Apple even MAKES a netbook. It's pretty much right to the expensive stuff if you want an Apple laptop.
More than likely, what the dead tree publishers COULDN'T do. You're talking an industry that's fractured into a huge number of all-over-the-map publishers (incl. tiny micro-presses, university presses, vanity publishers, etc.) and staffed by people who often know very little about e-publishing or marketing. A third-party (like Google or Amazon) was likely necessary in this case. I'm just surprised Amazon hasn't stepped more up to the plate on this one. It seems like they've made a lot of ill-advised e-publishing decisions of late: an overpriced kindle, restricting the kindle to PURCHASED books (no public domain), etc.
Wow, all these years of working on the new moon/Mars project, and they hit upon the ingenious idea of making an Apollo splashdown pod slightly bigger. My tax dollars at work.
I watched "Batman Begins" (my aforementioned 13-year-old nephew forced me to watch the DVD, insisting that I would love it). I don't understand why people argued that this movie was somehow "more adult." The only difference between this movie and the Burton Batman movies was that it was played straight instead of being stylized. But it was still the same simplistic, predictable, cookie-cutter shit at its heart. Batman is a boring, cardboard douchebag either way. Just because they got the director of "Memento" and "The Prestige" (both great films) and a great actor in the lead role doesn't change the fact that the script is the same shit story we've seen a million times before. You could have crossed "Bruce Wayne/Batman" out of the script at any point and substituted "Wolverine," "The Punisher," "Daredevil," etc. and not made a single change (well, maybe you would have needed an introductory scene explaining that Daredevil is blind, or crossed out "parents" and wrote in "wife and kid" for The Punisher).
If you want to see a good Christian Bale action film, you'd be a lot better off with "Reign of Fire." That one was far from perfect, but at least it had an interesting premise and some old-fashioned tough-guy movie dialogue. And you have to give props for the sheer audacity of action scenes involving Chinook helicopters fighting dragons. Give me that any day over Batman in yet-another-bat-vehicle having yet-another-predictable-showdown with yet-another-over-the-top-bad-guy-in-stupid-makeup.
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I would *like* to voice my support for Thomas's here, but I don't feel like enduring a barrage of Linux fanboys jumping down my throat with long-winded posts about how every Linux "flaw" is actually a great "feature." The last time I dared complain about how hard it was to set up Ubuntu for dual monitors, I had them howling "Manually editing a xorg config file in a command line editor is EASY!!!!!" at me for days. In fact, AFAIK, no distro of Linux has or has ever had a flaw or shortcoming. New versions don't so much "fix" things as make them even more goddamn wonderful.
This planet will just never be safe until we eliminate all CO2 from the atmosphere.
Contrary to popular belief, dead Fox executives don't go to the WORST part of Hell--they go to the presidential suite.
Who?
I think from the context, we can figure out which one they mean. When you read a tabloid headline that says "Prince Charles Admits To Yet Another Fuck-up," do you actually have to wonder whether they're referring to Charles Stuart or Charles Windsor? Besides, saying "Elizabeth II" over and over again in headlines would appear even more stupid. "Elizabeth II to visit U.S." would elicit a collective response of "...as opposed to Elizabeth I, who has been dead for 400 years?" It would be a constant, and needless, distraction from the intended communication.
I don't even understand the controversy. 25 DVD's is a pretty damn good gift. Maybe the Brits don't understand that, in the U.S., giving exquisite gifts to politicians is a MAJOR no-no (unless you're Ted Stevens, of course). I'm surprised they even gave him that much. A U.S. politician couldn't accept anything in excess of $335 in value as a gift from a foreign leader. Maybe His Majesty Lord Gordon is used to having suitcases full of cash and rare art handed to his pampered ass by other countries. But we're the U.S. We only give *that* kind of tribute to big corporations, banks, and Iraqi contractors.
As many mind-numbingly stupid decisions as Warner has made in the last few years, that actually kind of makes sense.
"at least one online banking site has seen Lynx usage overtake that of Internet Explorer and Firefox"
See, that's where it really went off the plausibility deep end. A good April Fool's joke can't be so obvious. It requires a touch of subtlety.
Sure, right after we adopt the metric system and I never again see "miles" and "inches" on /. (i.e., never).
For the idiot who marked me troll, I guess someone doesn't know his Black History Month history. It really did start out as "Negro History Week." I guess not everyone cares enough about black history enough to know that wasn't a joke. Fucking racists.
Depends on where on the globe you're at, doesn't it? On the U.S. west coast, it's only 6:30 a.m. on April 1st.
Because I always thought those were the best way to compete on /. Sure, the Thunderdomes were entertaining--but the second place trophy in those REALLY sucked. And the pissing contests...well, those just smelled bad and created a mess.
At least it only comes once a year. I just hope they don't expand it into a whole month, like they did with Negro History Week. By the end of the month people will have to resort to just farting in each other's faces.
Well, maybe in some part of the world.
They hang him outside and tell him not to hold his breath.
May I remind you how many "free rides" the Russians gave to the U.S. up to the ISS after the Columbia disaster?
The reason why NASA is so pissy about Russia's space tourists is simply because NASA didn't think of it first and are embarrassed that Russia got another "first" on them. It's the same old bitter pissing-contest that's been going on since 1957. Only now it seems even MORE immature that it even did then, in light of the fact that the Cold War ended almost 20 years ago and we should have left this silliness behind then.
It's not so much their relative price, it's that they offer such a constrained selection compared to PC's. I can buy a PC laptop or desktop at almost any price point (and get my money's worth). With Apple, I can buy a Mac Mini--or a very expensive desktop (little middle ground). And I don't think Apple even MAKES a netbook. It's pretty much right to the expensive stuff if you want an Apple laptop.
More than likely, what the dead tree publishers COULDN'T do. You're talking an industry that's fractured into a huge number of all-over-the-map publishers (incl. tiny micro-presses, university presses, vanity publishers, etc.) and staffed by people who often know very little about e-publishing or marketing. A third-party (like Google or Amazon) was likely necessary in this case. I'm just surprised Amazon hasn't stepped more up to the plate on this one. It seems like they've made a lot of ill-advised e-publishing decisions of late: an overpriced kindle, restricting the kindle to PURCHASED books (no public domain), etc.
Wow, all these years of working on the new moon/Mars project, and they hit upon the ingenious idea of making an Apollo splashdown pod slightly bigger. My tax dollars at work.
Sadly, I know. I also know that he lost his mojo a long time ago and started playing it straight ("For the Love of the Game" anyone?).
Jesus, pretty soon you're going to need a special license just to take a shit in California.
I only give credit for campiness when it's intentional. Evil Dead 2--check. Spiderman--I don't think so.
I watched "Batman Begins" (my aforementioned 13-year-old nephew forced me to watch the DVD, insisting that I would love it). I don't understand why people argued that this movie was somehow "more adult." The only difference between this movie and the Burton Batman movies was that it was played straight instead of being stylized. But it was still the same simplistic, predictable, cookie-cutter shit at its heart. Batman is a boring, cardboard douchebag either way. Just because they got the director of "Memento" and "The Prestige" (both great films) and a great actor in the lead role doesn't change the fact that the script is the same shit story we've seen a million times before. You could have crossed "Bruce Wayne/Batman" out of the script at any point and substituted "Wolverine," "The Punisher," "Daredevil," etc. and not made a single change (well, maybe you would have needed an introductory scene explaining that Daredevil is blind, or crossed out "parents" and wrote in "wife and kid" for The Punisher).
If you want to see a good Christian Bale action film, you'd be a lot better off with "Reign of Fire." That one was far from perfect, but at least it had an interesting premise and some old-fashioned tough-guy movie dialogue. And you have to give props for the sheer audacity of action scenes involving Chinook helicopters fighting dragons. Give me that any day over Batman in yet-another-bat-vehicle having yet-another-predictable-showdown with yet-another-over-the-top-bad-guy-in-stupid-makeup.
I wonder if they ever found the socks.