When animals hunt other animals, it's survival of the fittest, but when humans do it, it's mass extinction?
As has already been said, animals don't hunt down a whole herd of another animal at one time. They weed them out, usually taking down the slowest/weakest of the herd. This is natural selection at work, and is actually very similar to the way early man hunted as well.
All they know is, whenever humans showed up on a continent, mega-fauna seem to die out 1000-2000 years later. Right now all they have are *theories* as to why. Only one is mass-hunting, and I think I agree with the one guy at the bottom of the article who says this is just not feasible for early man. It's more likely something else, such as man bringing disease and wiping them out that way, or perhaps domesticated dogs travelling with man introducing such a disease.
Like Ali, Microsoft had absorbed some bruising body blows in its own Rumble in the Jungle, Ballmer told the crowd. "We were getting shots from everywhere. Maybe we even had a little fear in our eyes." Then his voice suddenly rose to a shout: "You know what I say? I say we're off the ropes!" The Microsofties roared.
This statement in a nutshell embodies everything I despise about Microsoft; that they treat everything like a fight.
It reminds me of the old comparison, you stick a PC floppy in a Mac, and it tells you it's a PC floppy and shows you the files.
You stick a Mac floppy in a Windows box, and it asks if you want to format it.
If they could just learn to 'play nice' with the other guy, or at least not break things (I fear bringing active directory up on our network here) it wouldn't be so easy to dislike their products.
As I understand it, Evolution will be a Outlook replacement
Does this mean it will allow email the ability to delete stuff and make disastrous, system-wide changes, or will this still be based on the Honor System?
... were the US to suddenly go down in a ball of fire, or if bill gates gets ellected president and gets legistlation passed that would force windows on all ISP servers in the US...
you mean we have to pick between the two? I certainly hope this is a choice I never have to make...
When I asked PSU for help securing my machine, I was told to use a different operating system.
I feel your pain in being cracked, etc., and I hope it never happens to me. But you have to understand by now that securing a *nix box isn't the kind of thing you could just relay to someone over the phone in 5 minutes, or even 1/2 hour. If you're not willing to go out and research this on your own, etc, you really have no business running linux. I don't mean this to sound snooty, it's just the amount of work it takes, if I was working a tech support line and someone asked me that, I'd probably tell them the same thing.
P.S. Take it easy Canadians, I am only kidding. I would never really want to bad-mouth your charming little "country", or your amusingly xenophobic culture.
Xenophobic? You've never been to Toronto. If I wanna hear a different language all I have to do is take a few steps down the street. Being xenophobic or racist here means being pissed off at approximately 2/3 of the people on the street.
P.P.S. I know that didn't look like much of an apology. Sorry.
And yet we still maintain a leading edge in zamboni technology.
I have no fruit of vegitables in the car to declare...
I assume you meant fruit or vegetables, and they'll do that to you in any country, including going from the states to Canada. It's the 'No Flora or Fauna' rule, I thought The Simpsons would've at least taught you that.
didn't they try to jack Marvin into a race of machines at one point, and once the sheer volume of depression he felt hit them, they all committed suicide? it's been too long since I've read these. So my vote would be Marvin. On a physical level, you're just nitpicking.
...which is really too bad, because if more people had, they wouldn't be saying things like "It'll never stand up to the animated series."
I don't mean that as a slam or a flame, but the comics were *never* as surreal as the cartoon got, and I actually liked it for that. Everything that happened in the comics was mostly probable (except for Tick being nigh-invunerable [ie. he was invunerable "when the plot called for it"] and the super-strength). Very little happened in the comic that someone couldn't do in real life. For instance, the tv show never covered the legions of poorly-trained ninja, or Tick and Arthur's cross-country journey, and their escapades in Deertown, etc. If you can find 'em, you really should check 'em out.
Don't get me wrong, I thought the animated series was great in it's own way, but it was much sillier in-and-of-itself than the comic ever was. Tick could basically be entertaining in a paper bag ("Arf! Arf! Barking panther catches the scent of his elusive prey! Arf!"). I mean, they never even mention his secret crime viewfinder goggles in the animated series.:)
I motion that Rob, Hemos, and company try to get him available for an Interview of the Week.
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As the guy before me said, it *is* all the rendering of the pretty eyecandy that makes it take so long to complete a block. So to get it to run faster, either minimize it, or in screen saver mode, have it 'go to blank screen' (or some such setting, I can't remember, but it's in the settings for the client) after 0 minutes. This way it wastes no time showing you a bunch of garbage you don't need to see.:)
Does this mean that there will be an M14 Beta before it's finally declared stable? Or is this the stage before final release, (meaning everything beforehand was technically a beta)?
In the last part of the second half of the review, he states:
Mozilla is looking particularly exciting, although it has a foot-print that may be simply too large for some users.
Is this true? I haven't tried Mozilla in some time (although I will once it's in official beta), but I thought the point to Mozilla is that it was going to have a *smaller* footprint than, say, Netscape.
As said in a previous response, it's not so much *if* evolution will occur for the viruses to adapt to the drug, but *when.* However, with this newer approach to developing a cure, where the drug is tailored to the infection, we should (hopefully) be able to counter adaptations of the virus to keep pace with it. I envision a future where you may even be able to receive nanite injections (read: Hemos) and set the nanites to simply disassemble the infecting agent.
However, the main reason we seem to be devloping superbugs at such an alarming rate, is because in western civilization, we tend to declare all-out war on the simplest infections. If you're feeling a little under the weather, or you have a minor infection, you shouldn't be taking antibiotics right off the bat. This can be just as hard on your system as the infecting agent. I'm for more homeopathic remedies for minor things, and then breaking out the big guns when things get serious. Just my silly rant though.
While I don't think there's much validity to the Bruce Campbell statement, and I don't think he quite has the right looks (Spidey's supposed to be a little tall and gangly) I could see Bruce delivering the right attitude to the roll in the form of witty/funny one-liners in a battle. Other people I've heard mentioned for the role included Johnny Dep (right look; not very comical though) and Tom Cruise (completely wrong in both areas). I almost think they'd have to pick an unknown to get it right. I think Christian Slater has the right attitude for Spidey, and his looks are close. But I dunno. Anyone?
I agree that it's better to do it yourself, unless you have the artistic ability of an accountant on ridlin. However, a few of them had nice features like easy-access doors, screw-free cases, and "Hand-Cutting Free" which I assumes means they've grinded most edges so they're not razor-like teeth. If anyone can point me to a simple beige box that has these features for a cheap price, that's where I'd want to go.
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When animals hunt other animals, it's survival of the fittest, but when humans do it, it's mass extinction?
As has already been said, animals don't hunt down a whole herd of another animal at one time. They weed them out, usually taking down the slowest/weakest of the herd. This is natural selection at work, and is actually very similar to the way early man hunted as well.
All they know is, whenever humans showed up on a continent, mega-fauna seem to die out 1000-2000 years later. Right now all they have are *theories* as to why. Only one is mass-hunting, and I think I agree with the one guy at the bottom of the article who says this is just not feasible for early man. It's more likely something else, such as man bringing disease and wiping them out that way, or perhaps domesticated dogs travelling with man introducing such a disease.
Like Ali, Microsoft had absorbed some bruising body blows in its own Rumble in the Jungle, Ballmer told the crowd. "We were getting shots from everywhere. Maybe we even had a little fear in our eyes." Then his voice suddenly rose to a shout: "You know what I say? I say we're off the ropes!" The Microsofties roared.
This statement in a nutshell embodies everything I despise about Microsoft; that they treat everything like a fight.
It reminds me of the old comparison, you stick a PC floppy in a Mac, and it tells you it's a PC floppy and shows you the files.
You stick a Mac floppy in a Windows box, and it asks if you want to format it.
If they could just learn to 'play nice' with the other guy, or at least not break things (I fear bringing active directory up on our network here) it wouldn't be so easy to dislike their products.
oUch.
That is so 5 minutes ago
http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/
...that service packs for the firmware will be affectionately called 'eye patches'?
HB=Hoax Believer
PHB=Pointy Haired Boss
Coincidence? I think not.
...can it be done in *about an hour*?
Does this mean it will allow email the ability to delete stuff and make disastrous, system-wide changes, or will this still be based on the Honor System?
you mean we have to pick between the two? I certainly hope this is a choice I never have to make...
e.g. the recently dead mysteriously arising from their graves and voting.
That's one thing I've always hated about America, all the damn zombie-democrats.
*gets shotgun*
When I asked PSU for help securing my machine, I was told to use a different operating system.
I feel your pain in being cracked, etc., and I hope it never happens to me. But you have to understand by now that securing a *nix box isn't the kind of thing you could just relay to someone over the phone in 5 minutes, or even 1/2 hour. If you're not willing to go out and research this on your own, etc, you really have no business running linux. I don't mean this to sound snooty, it's just the amount of work it takes, if I was working a tech support line and someone asked me that, I'd probably tell them the same thing.
Also, they need women.
Indeed. Send us your women!
P.S. Take it easy Canadians, I am only kidding. I would never really want to bad-mouth your charming little "country", or your amusingly xenophobic culture.
Xenophobic? You've never been to Toronto. If I wanna hear a different language all I have to do is take a few steps down the street. Being xenophobic or racist here means being pissed off at approximately 2/3 of the people on the street.
P.P.S. I know that didn't look like much of an apology. Sorry.
And yet we still maintain a leading edge in zamboni technology.
I have no fruit of vegitables in the car to declare...
I assume you meant fruit or vegetables, and they'll do that to you in any country, including going from the states to Canada. It's the 'No Flora or Fauna' rule, I thought The Simpsons would've at least taught you that.
Beware the Koala bear.
didn't they try to jack Marvin into a race of machines at one point, and once the sheer volume of depression he felt hit them, they all committed suicide? it's been too long since I've read these. So my vote would be Marvin. On a physical level, you're just nitpicking.
...which is really too bad, because if more people had, they wouldn't be saying things like "It'll never stand up to the animated series."
:)
I don't mean that as a slam or a flame, but the comics were *never* as surreal as the cartoon got, and I actually liked it for that. Everything that happened in the comics was mostly probable (except for Tick being nigh-invunerable [ie. he was invunerable "when the plot called for it"] and the super-strength). Very little happened in the comic that someone couldn't do in real life. For instance, the tv show never covered the legions of poorly-trained ninja, or Tick and Arthur's cross-country journey, and their escapades in Deertown, etc. If you can find 'em, you really should check 'em out.
Don't get me wrong, I thought the animated series was great in it's own way, but it was much sillier in-and-of-itself than the comic ever was. Tick could basically be entertaining in a paper bag ("Arf! Arf! Barking panther catches the scent of his elusive prey! Arf!"). I mean, they never even mention his secret crime viewfinder goggles in the animated series.
I motion that Rob, Hemos, and company try to get him available for an Interview of the Week.
As the guy before me said, it *is* all the rendering of the pretty eyecandy that makes it take so long to complete a block. So to get it to run faster, either minimize it, or in screen saver mode, have it 'go to blank screen' (or some such setting, I can't remember, but it's in the settings for the client) after 0 minutes. This way it wastes no time showing you a bunch of garbage you don't need to see. :)
This isn't 'bait' so much as it is 'Offtopic'
Does this mean that there will be an M14 Beta before it's finally declared stable? Or is this the stage before final release, (meaning everything beforehand was technically a beta)?
If you're looking for for something that fills the equation useful+success. Just to letcha know.
In the last part of the second half of the review, he states:
Mozilla is looking particularly exciting, although it has a foot-print that may be simply too large for some users.
Is this true? I haven't tried Mozilla in some time (although I will once it's in official beta), but I thought the point to Mozilla is that it was going to have a *smaller* footprint than, say, Netscape.
As said in a previous response, it's not so much *if* evolution will occur for the viruses to adapt to the drug, but *when.* However, with this newer approach to developing a cure, where the drug is tailored to the infection, we should (hopefully) be able to counter adaptations of the virus to keep pace with it. I envision a future where you may even be able to receive nanite injections (read: Hemos) and set the nanites to simply disassemble the infecting agent.
However, the main reason we seem to be devloping superbugs at such an alarming rate, is because in western civilization, we tend to declare all-out war on the simplest infections. If you're feeling a little under the weather, or you have a minor infection, you shouldn't be taking antibiotics right off the bat. This can be just as hard on your system as the infecting agent. I'm for more homeopathic remedies for minor things, and then breaking out the big guns when things get serious. Just my silly rant though.
Now I can learn jujitsu!
While I don't think there's much validity to the Bruce Campbell statement, and I don't think he quite has the right looks (Spidey's supposed to be a little tall and gangly) I could see Bruce delivering the right attitude to the roll in the form of witty/funny one-liners in a battle. Other people I've heard mentioned for the role included Johnny Dep (right look; not very comical though) and Tom Cruise (completely wrong in both areas). I almost think they'd have to pick an unknown to get it right. I think Christian Slater has the right attitude for Spidey, and his looks are close. But I dunno. Anyone?
I agree that it's better to do it yourself, unless you have the artistic ability of an accountant on ridlin. However, a few of them had nice features like easy-access doors, screw-free cases, and "Hand-Cutting Free" which I assumes means they've grinded most edges so they're not razor-like teeth. If anyone can point me to a simple beige box that has these features for a cheap price, that's where I'd want to go.