I find this rather ironic, since in the pilot episode of SG-1, the whole Stargate program had been mothballed and the facility was only being manned by a skeleton crew - until the Goa'uld decided to pay us a little visit. Hmmm... Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
Yeah, it kind of makes me wonder at how long the mothballing of Cheyenne has been in the works, and who leaked it to the SG-1 writers.;)
Speaking (Well, posting) as a Taxachusetts resident and taxpayer, I would like to state that I don't want the commonwealth to spend money on software when they do not need to, especially when there are free/free alternatives available.
Personally, if you're racing your car you should have no expectation of your warranty being honored
So: Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari, and even lowly Rustang owners should forfeit their warranty if they use their vehicles in activities for which the vehicles are specifically designed - and advertised - for?
What about concept albums? Do you really want to buy just one track of Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper, Dark Side of the Moon, The wall, and other records which are designed to be listened to straight through?
Take The Wall as an example: who on earth is going to buy the track "Stop" or "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" or "Outside the Wall?" I think out of six billion people, you might find a grand total of *pulls number from tush* three who might buy those tracks individually. Of course, if out-takes and live versions were offered, you'd find a good deal more, but none of the band is willing to authorise live recordings or outtakes they haven't already (Gilmour, Waters, and Mason are all pretty vocal about that) and express disdain for bootlegs since most of the bootlegs lack the polished quality of their officially released material. (I don't know if Pink Floyd's work is on iTunes, I run Linux therefore cannot access iTunes to check:( ).
For some works, offering them by individual tracks doesn't make sense - concept albums in particular.
FWIW, the half-life for plasma screens is now around 60,000, which is comparable to conventional CRT sets.
LCD backlights prohibitively expensive to replace? The fact is, they CAN be replaced, and aside from a few manufacturers who INSIST on gluing or epoxying the cases together, they are relatively easy to replace, and the tubes themselves cost anywhere from $2.00 to $30.00. Compare that to plasma, where to replace the screen you may as well just buy a whole new set (it's the equivalent of replacing a picture tube on a conventional television or monitor).
Buy a set based on:
- Response time
- color purity
- contrast ratio and black level
- Image burn-in possibility (a potential issue for static displays and console gaming)
Until OLED sets become available, Plasma will win color purity and contrast ratio hands down. LCD will win for weight/ease of installation and possibly versatility.
didn't China also bribe (your term) the Democrats as well? Both sides take bribes^H^H^H^H^H^Hcampaign contributions from anyone, and the smart money (if you're into bribing politicians) is to contribute to BOTH sides, so either way, in their mind and your mind, the winner owes you.
This program is not used to investigate and prosecute people under the law. It is used to prevent terrorists from killing more people. There is a rather huge difference there.
I'd rather enable terrorists while retaining my liberties than relinquish my liberties to Uncle Sam under the guise of protecting liberties.
1. He's not hiding behind the AC feature while making his witty remark
2. I'd bet that lxs can spell "though"
3. I'd bet that lxs knows that "a lot" is two words, not one word spelled "alot"
4. . . . and lxs probably alsio knows that "I'm" is a contraction, and "Im" is an idiotic abbreviation for "I am"
5. "Its" is possessive. "It's" is a contraction for "it is"
Its people like you that make it hard to educate people or at least honestly correct someone.
Gee, who here is suffering the ill effects? Why yes folks, it is the AC behind post #15935228
However let's consider the larger picture, shall we? Why not look at such a post at a witty smartass remark intended to invoke chuckling, rather than assuming evil of the person and that it is a personal attack? If a post could be taken either way, assume the person was merely being a smartass and not a stuck-up jerk.
No; computers are not intended to make our lives easier, but offshore contractors' lives easier so that they can do work more cheaply than the Americans they've replaced.;)
[...]The spacecraft are traveling at a distance where the sun is but a bright point of light[...]
Are there any photos of the sun from that distance? I've never seen photos looking back at the solar system from those spacecraft published. Even if it is only points of light, it'd be neat to see some photos from Voyager with the sun and visible planets highlighted to get some sense of scale of our tiny corner of the universe.
Easy solution: go to Adobe's web site, go to the contact us page, and submit your feature request. I actually go there about once a week to submit a request for a current Flash release for Linux, and a Creative Suite release for Linux. I may step it up a bit as now (as you've pointed out) we're now two releases behind, and more and more sites are REQUIRING Flash 8 or 9 in order to access them.
I do not want the capslock key to go away. I'd rather it get renamed to "META" or "aux" something like that (yes, I know, some unixy environments refer to other keys as meta) because it is very easily remapped to other functions in xmodmap.
Windows/AOL users who insist on TYPING IN ALL CAPS can keep their precious 'feature' for all I care - I'd rather skip such a user's post in entirety rather than read a couple of lines (thanks to the missing capslock) of drivel to discover that the user's post is not worth reading. Time is a precious resource, and with the ability to know at a mere glance that "WARNING: this idiot's post should be skipped" I will not have wasted two precious, precious seconds of my life discovering that yes, the user is an idiot. From that perspective, legacy CAPSLOCK functionality is something I hold dear to my heart.
(obviously this post is made in half-jest but the first paragraph is intended to be taken seriously)
"Do you still store dates using only two digits for the year? After all, that is what the old system did, and we do not wish to introduce any confusion by newfangled technology, now, do we?"
You might get fired for being a smartass, but a) you'd be in the right and b) you'll get your point across to all but the most extremely stubborn idiots on the planet.:D
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I want to hear the director and special effects crew commentary!
(I kid, I kid. Obviously.)
Altitude? Altitude? Is this the flying car the Jetsons promised us?
Or, perhaps they mean elevation?
Damn it, the Jetsons lied to us, and so did this article!
I didn't know the International Space Station was for sale? ;)
Yeah, it kind of makes me wonder at how long the mothballing of Cheyenne has been in the works, and who leaked it to the SG-1 writers.
Speaking (Well, posting) as a Taxachusetts resident and taxpayer, I would like to state that I don't want the commonwealth to spend money on software when they do not need to, especially when there are free/free alternatives available.
Thank you.
So: Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari, and even lowly Rustang owners should forfeit their warranty if they use their vehicles in activities for which the vehicles are specifically designed - and advertised - for?
Interesting.
What about concept albums? Do you really want to buy just one track of Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper, Dark Side of the Moon, The wall, and other records which are designed to be listened to straight through?
:( ).
Take The Wall as an example: who on earth is going to buy the track "Stop" or "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" or "Outside the Wall?" I think out of six billion people, you might find a grand total of *pulls number from tush* three who might buy those tracks individually. Of course, if out-takes and live versions were offered, you'd find a good deal more, but none of the band is willing to authorise live recordings or outtakes they haven't already (Gilmour, Waters, and Mason are all pretty vocal about that) and express disdain for bootlegs since most of the bootlegs lack the polished quality of their officially released material. (I don't know if Pink Floyd's work is on iTunes, I run Linux therefore cannot access iTunes to check
For some works, offering them by individual tracks doesn't make sense - concept albums in particular.
FWIW, the half-life for plasma screens is now around 60,000, which is comparable to conventional CRT sets.
LCD backlights prohibitively expensive to replace? The fact is, they CAN be replaced, and aside from a few manufacturers who INSIST on gluing or epoxying the cases together, they are relatively easy to replace, and the tubes themselves cost anywhere from $2.00 to $30.00. Compare that to plasma, where to replace the screen you may as well just buy a whole new set (it's the equivalent of replacing a picture tube on a conventional television or monitor).
Buy a set based on:
- Response time
- color purity
- contrast ratio and black level
- Image burn-in possibility (a potential issue for static displays and console gaming)
Until OLED sets become available, Plasma will win color purity and contrast ratio hands down. LCD will win for weight/ease of installation and possibly versatility.
didn't China also bribe (your term) the Democrats as well? Both sides take bribes^H^H^H^H^H^Hcampaign contributions from anyone, and the smart money (if you're into bribing politicians) is to contribute to BOTH sides, so either way, in their mind and your mind, the winner owes you.
I'd rather enable terrorists while retaining my liberties than relinquish my liberties to Uncle Sam under the guise of protecting liberties.
Or, make a colossally boneheaded move even most retards wouldn't, like building more than half of a large coastal city below sea level.
1. He's not hiding behind the AC feature while making his witty remark
2. I'd bet that lxs can spell "though"
3. I'd bet that lxs knows that "a lot" is two words, not one word spelled "alot"
4. . . . and lxs probably alsio knows that "I'm" is a contraction, and "Im" is an idiotic abbreviation for "I am"
5. "Its" is possessive. "It's" is a contraction for "it is"
Gee, who here is suffering the ill effects? Why yes folks, it is the AC behind post #15935228
However let's consider the larger picture, shall we? Why not look at such a post at a witty smartass remark intended to invoke chuckling, rather than assuming evil of the person and that it is a personal attack? If a post could be taken either way, assume the person was merely being a smartass and not a stuck-up jerk.
No, she went below the minimum mass for a star.
Thanks! :)
Music videos are commercials/advertisements.
You must be one of the MSIE developers. ;)
Every accountant, bookkeeper, and small business owner who has to deal with accounting, product pricing, and inventory will disagree with you.
I, for one, can go MONTHS between typing long strings of upper-case characters.
tRUE THAT. aLSO, i NEVER, EVER, EVER, (eVER!) ACCIDENTALLY HIT CAPSLOCK.
Oops, I DID IT JUST THAT ONCE.
Oops, I DID IT AGAIN.
Oh, and that one time too. Oops, I just broke my perfect record!
No; computers are not intended to make our lives easier, but offshore contractors' lives easier so that they can do work more cheaply than the Americans they've replaced. ;)
Are there any photos of the sun from that distance? I've never seen photos looking back at the solar system from those spacecraft published. Even if it is only points of light, it'd be neat to see some photos from Voyager with the sun and visible planets highlighted to get some sense of scale of our tiny corner of the universe.
Easy solution: go to Adobe's web site, go to the contact us page, and submit your feature request. I actually go there about once a week to submit a request for a current Flash release for Linux, and a Creative Suite release for Linux. I may step it up a bit as now (as you've pointed out) we're now two releases behind, and more and more sites are REQUIRING Flash 8 or 9 in order to access them.
and of course, idiot hides behind the AC feature.
Scroll lock is very useful in some applications, notably spreadsheets.
I do not want the capslock key to go away. I'd rather it get renamed to "META" or "aux" something like that (yes, I know, some unixy environments refer to other keys as meta) because it is very easily remapped to other functions in xmodmap.
Windows/AOL users who insist on TYPING IN ALL CAPS can keep their precious 'feature' for all I care - I'd rather skip such a user's post in entirety rather than read a couple of lines (thanks to the missing capslock) of drivel to discover that the user's post is not worth reading. Time is a precious resource, and with the ability to know at a mere glance that "WARNING: this idiot's post should be skipped" I will not have wasted two precious, precious seconds of my life discovering that yes, the user is an idiot. From that perspective, legacy CAPSLOCK functionality is something I hold dear to my heart.
(obviously this post is made in half-jest but the first paragraph is intended to be taken seriously)
Here is a question to present:
:D
"Do you still store dates using only two digits for the year? After all, that is what the old system did, and we do not wish to introduce any confusion by newfangled technology, now, do we?"
You might get fired for being a smartass, but a) you'd be in the right and b) you'll get your point across to all but the most extremely stubborn idiots on the planet.