That may be true, but you're still much more likely to get killed in LA, NY, or the nation's capitol for that matter, due to the fact that we have so many easy to get guns lying around... its not just the number of crimes that matters, but the types of crime.
Actually, we have about 250 years of coal left at current consumption levels. If we begin using it more and more, at a modest increase of 2% a year, for example, we have 75 years left. Not to mention the environmental consequences of increasing the rate at which we burn coal.
Just to point this out, although I shouldn't have to, the parent of this was refering to the actual constitution because IT'S parent was stating his belief that the Equal Rights Amendment is unnessecary, which is a statement that a lot of freed slaves might have disagreed with.
While all the other replies to this have good points, the original poster does too. If Linux is going to become a truly viable option versus mac or Windows, than it needs to be accessible to those who don't like command lines or reading numerous Linux refernce books... that doesn't mean that Linux should not have a command line, obviously, but it wouldn't hurt to provide greater automation and an interface that even the layfolk can use easily, without sacrificing any of the more complex (and powerful) capabilities that Linux posesses. Personally, I think the open source world would benefit from being opened up to everyone (like Firefox, for example). People say, if you don't like spyware, switch to Linux, but then say if you don't like command lines, go shove it.
speaking of ridiculously pompous, DFW is as pretentious as the come, and I don't even see why you are comparing him to Card. Card's books are at least easily enjoyable and readable, and are decently though provoking. I liked Jest, but it could have been about 400 pages shorter.
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That may be true, but you're still much more likely to get killed in LA, NY, or the nation's capitol for that matter, due to the fact that we have so many easy to get guns lying around... its not just the number of crimes that matters, but the types of crime.
I believe he was an advocate for the adoption of the Open Document format by the Massachusettes state gov't, so that's a plus for him at least.
Actually, we have about 250 years of coal left at current consumption levels. If we begin using it more and more, at a modest increase of 2% a year, for example, we have 75 years left. Not to mention the environmental consequences of increasing the rate at which we burn coal.
Just to point this out, although I shouldn't have to, the parent of this was refering to the actual constitution because IT'S parent was stating his belief that the Equal Rights Amendment is unnessecary, which is a statement that a lot of freed slaves might have disagreed with.
While all the other replies to this have good points, the original poster does too. If Linux is going to become a truly viable option versus mac or Windows, than it needs to be accessible to those who don't like command lines or reading numerous Linux refernce books... that doesn't mean that Linux should not have a command line, obviously, but it wouldn't hurt to provide greater automation and an interface that even the layfolk can use easily, without sacrificing any of the more complex (and powerful) capabilities that Linux posesses. Personally, I think the open source world would benefit from being opened up to everyone (like Firefox, for example). People say, if you don't like spyware, switch to Linux, but then say if you don't like command lines, go shove it.
speaking of ridiculously pompous, DFW is as pretentious as the come, and I don't even see why you are comparing him to Card. Card's books are at least easily enjoyable and readable, and are decently though provoking. I liked Jest, but it could have been about 400 pages shorter.