I have a wind-up radio. Which would be great if there was something so catastrophic happen that I couldn't even buy batteries; though if such a situation were to occur, I doubt there'd be many transmissions to listen to.
Ah, but there are many situations where batteries are not available, but there are plenty of broadcasts. Like the hurricane Katrina disaster. Or, if you want to get apocalyptic, in the case of a 90 to 99 percent death rate in the human population, it might be useful for finding other people. (Assuming you want to find them!)
Well, you use Gametap quite a bit. Actually I'm showing a lot of usage on this account. Is there a problem with the software itself? Turning off your account would be the worse... Alright, some day when you calmed down you're gonna realize that all I was trying to do was help you... and it was actually in your best interest to listen to me.
So what you're saying is REM and The Killers are the same thing, and the reason I loathe the latter is that I've changed?...
I thought he was saying that you don't remember REM's contemporaries that were the equivalent of The Killers in those days.
And in 10 years, you won't remember The Killers.
I hate the fact that the White House is sponsoring the bill too... the White House just sees this as a cheap way to gain some credibility if it passes... and lose nothing if it doesn't pass.
Okay, now check your reaction to
The White House is not sponsoring the bill.
The White House is opposing the bill.
Is there any position the White House should take on this bill?
On the one hand, Earth is a fragile system which will break at the slightest touch. On the other hand, let's monkey with it until it's fixed!
The ham-handed "fixes" proposed scare me more than any evidence of global warming. I actually find some solace in America's unwillingness to combat global warming. If we won't employ even modest measures, then we sure won't try these schemes. I hope.
I didn't know what to call it, so I just said 'culture.' We could call it defense, we could call it homeland security.
The culture for so long has been so immersed in expensive, bulky solutions, it will change slowly if at all. The government just doesn't feel right unless their dealing with a huge company and huge expenses. For one thing, in a way it justifies politicians existence to the voters. "Hey, look how much we're spending on security!" And truth to tell, there may be other dangers in dealing with smaller, nimbler companies.
On a lighter note, I thought this was amusing:
Whether it's nuke detection technology at ports, computer automated wiretapping and data traffic snooping, or massive government data mining operations...
I know that geeks,/.ers in particular, are lining up to work with the government on wiretapping!
The beauty of Facebook was that it was somewhat of a closed community where people were on the same level, if you will. College is a society on its own and Facebook allows the sharing of a lot of commonalities and close-knit ties with people in your campus as well as others.
I think you hit the nail on the head here. (I know you're right; you agree with me!)
This is the way I have observed college students using Facebook. (I haven't been a student for a few years, but I know some.) I think this might actually hurt Facebook in the long run. Call it over-reaching, feature creep or what have you. Companies often kill the golden-egged goose because they begin to want silver and ruby eggs, too.
Sounds more like Man-Bat. As a comic-reading kid, I was convinced that DC created Man-Bat in response to questions like "Why doesn't Batman have bat wings? Does Batman drink blood?" etc.
Even if we had a solid tradition of several political parties running at once, people would still complain about the lack of candidates that reflected their views. I think a large handful of parties would be viable, maybe 7 or 8. What are the odds that one of those 8 would really represent you?
The trick is the political process does not end on November 8th. Whoever wins the election, whether it's "your guy" or not, the important thing is to write. Write your congressperson, senator, even the president. Make your views known. They do listen, especially to hand-written letters. (Well, your congresspeople do. It may take greater volume to move senators.)
I am not without hypocrisy in this matter. I have written very little to my representatives. I do recognize that my representative - who is of my party - will not agree with me on every issue.
It did take a while, because I kept trying to chmod the files. All I kept getting back was - 'chmod' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. So I tried reading the man pages on chmod. Guess what happened??
That's because the Windows command for 'chmod' is 'del', and the equivalent of 'man chmod' is 'format c:'.
Hmm... I guess we could ask him whom he meant. Perhaps he is an Iranian and he is speaking of Ahmadinejad. Or maybe he is French and he is talking about Jacques Chirac. Or perhaps he's an alien from outer space, and his leader is some kind of many-tentacled pan-dimensional being.
Oops - I've been saying "he." Another of my many unwarranted assumptions!
The fact that you instantly jumped to the conclusion that he was referring to Bush and the whole NSA wiretapping thing, speaks volumes about the president and his actions...
It speaks volumes about the typical/.er. Anyway, I never said anything about the NSA wiretapping thing. I believe you may have jumped to a conclusion.
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Hmmm... don't know why it wants QuickTime...
Ah, but there are many situations where batteries are not available, but there are plenty of broadcasts. Like the hurricane Katrina disaster. Or, if you want to get apocalyptic, in the case of a 90 to 99 percent death rate in the human population, it might be useful for finding other people. (Assuming you want to find them!)
Wind-up radio = a good thing.
Well, you use Gametap quite a bit. Actually I'm showing a lot of usage on this account. Is there a problem with the software itself? Turning off your account would be the worse... Alright, some day when you calmed down you're gonna realize that all I was trying to do was help you... and it was actually in your best interest to listen to me.
I tried this, and it just made things worse. First, I had to get a knife to cut through the bottom side, then all the yogurt fell onto the floor.
1982 called. They want their article back.
I thought he was saying that you don't remember REM's contemporaries that were the equivalent of The Killers in those days. And in 10 years, you won't remember The Killers.
Okay, now check your reaction to
- The White House is not sponsoring the bill.
- The White House is opposing the bill.
Is there any position the White House should take on this bill?They were in an old McBain movie. If anyone saw the whole thing, they could tell us what country they were from.
I'll bet this is a direct result of their "Fill in our survey, get a FREE laptop!" promotion during the last census.
I notice AMC is not listed. Time to get the Hornet out and dust off the cobwebs!
On the one hand, Earth is a fragile system which will break at the slightest touch. On the other hand, let's monkey with it until it's fixed!
The ham-handed "fixes" proposed scare me more than any evidence of global warming. I actually find some solace in America's unwillingness to combat global warming. If we won't employ even modest measures, then we sure won't try these schemes. I hope.
I've known several lads in that age bracket, and they do love their games. They also like biking, kayaking, clubbing, and macking.
C'mon, guys, don't you see a little bit of opportunity here?
Hmmm... I thought I had it...
This kind of scare comes along every few years. By some miracle, the kids turn out fine.
I didn't know what to call it, so I just said 'culture.' We could call it defense, we could call it homeland security.
The culture for so long has been so immersed in expensive, bulky solutions, it will change slowly if at all. The government just doesn't feel right unless their dealing with a huge company and huge expenses. For one thing, in a way it justifies politicians existence to the voters. "Hey, look how much we're spending on security!" And truth to tell, there may be other dangers in dealing with smaller, nimbler companies.
On a lighter note, I thought this was amusing:
I know that geeks, /.ers in particular, are lining up to work with the government on wiretapping!
I think you hit the nail on the head here. (I know you're right; you agree with me!) This is the way I have observed college students using Facebook. (I haven't been a student for a few years, but I know some.) I think this might actually hurt Facebook in the long run. Call it over-reaching, feature creep or what have you. Companies often kill the golden-egged goose because they begin to want silver and ruby eggs, too.
Actually, the creatures in Spore will be results of "intelligent design," presumably.
You are now free to make jokes about the "intelligent" component of the above sentence.
"You can run, Vader, but I'll get you! You can't hide behind that red sun forever!
"Oops..."
Sounds more like Man-Bat. As a comic-reading kid, I was convinced that DC created Man-Bat in response to questions like "Why doesn't Batman have bat wings? Does Batman drink blood?" etc.
On November 3rd, 2004, civil war was narrowly averted when Kerry supporters realized that only 0.03% of them owned a gun.
Even if we had a solid tradition of several political parties running at once, people would still complain about the lack of candidates that reflected their views. I think a large handful of parties would be viable, maybe 7 or 8. What are the odds that one of those 8 would really represent you?
The trick is the political process does not end on November 8th. Whoever wins the election, whether it's "your guy" or not, the important thing is to write. Write your congressperson, senator, even the president. Make your views known. They do listen, especially to hand-written letters. (Well, your congresspeople do. It may take greater volume to move senators.)
I am not without hypocrisy in this matter. I have written very little to my representatives. I do recognize that my representative - who is of my party - will not agree with me on every issue.
That's because the Windows command for 'chmod' is 'del', and the equivalent of 'man chmod' is 'format c:'.
Have fun!
Still, I found some more.
Yeah. Microsoft has been slowing down the internet for years.
Hmm... I guess we could ask him whom he meant. Perhaps he is an Iranian and he is speaking of Ahmadinejad. Or maybe he is French and he is talking about Jacques Chirac. Or perhaps he's an alien from outer space, and his leader is some kind of many-tentacled pan-dimensional being.
Oops - I've been saying "he." Another of my many unwarranted assumptions!
It speaks volumes about the typical /.er. Anyway, I never said anything about the NSA wiretapping thing. I believe you may have jumped to a conclusion.