I can't remember it myself, but in the good ol' days movies were a seen as disreputable form of entertainment only indulged in by youngsters with nothing better to do. If video games see a similar development, maybe in 50 years or so they will be seen as wholesome entertainment for the whole family?
The current government has done more to take away citizen's rights in the US than any previous government. In fact, that is what TFA is all about.
And the current government is still Republican. Not socialist.
Must purchase an OEM copy of either XP or Vista. Other than that, I see no advantage to the Macbook Air over the X300. In fact, if I could get one with Linux I would probably already have owned a Thinkpad X-series. They look like a good replacement for my 12" Powerbook.
After I put my number on the do-not-call list, I actually got more calls. Some of the callers even go out of their way to tell me that since they are politicians, charitable organizations or what have you, they are exempt. Some even before I say I don't want to be called.
I'm guessing this means they are using the list as a calling list, assuming us who aren't wasting our money on telemarketing scams must have some left over for their good cause.
I hang up just the same.
No, it is when they pull up the anchors they cut the cables. They should all cut their anchor chains and get out of there, or else we'll all be having internet withdrawals within a couple of weeks!
That's nothing. I once watched a guy trying to enter the freeway while talking on his phone, fiddling with his Blackberry, writing on a clipboard pressed up against the steering wheel, reading something that was laying on the passenger seat, and he had a laptop on his lap.
Then he suddenly added "calling body shop" to his to-do list...
I lived in Germany for years. So I know many autobahns actually have a speed limit and that Germans do not usually drive particularly fast. It was not unusual to see people coasting along at about 60 mph even in pretty hot cars. Driving just wasn't a race there. I guess that could be the result of better driver's education and stricter standards for getting a license? Which generally also results in better drivers. Believe it or not.
I don't think the Germans have found a cure-all for traffic backups though, but I know little about that. I avoided rush hour traffic by taking the U-Bahn.
No speed limit has been tried. I remember it from Montana in the 90's, where it did an excellent job of eliminating both the unfit and those who happened to be near them on the road when something went wrong (or right, from a Darwinian point of view).
And believe it or not, I've never seen more traffic backups on the freeways there. Montana has hardly any population of its own, so maybe it was people coming from other states to drive fast and stupid on Montana freeways. Or maybe it was that the lack of speed limits made people more aggressive and more set on staying five feet behind somebody else's tail lights. I don't know, but it was not a success and it did not solve any problems. But it was great for the undertakers.
So you are suggesting that helping kids, including poor kids, to get a college education actually pays off for EVERBODY?? More or less, of course. But if it really was like that, wouldn't politicians want more people to get a college education so they could get better paid jobs and pay more taxes so the politicians have more to pay off their corporate owners? Or, maybe the truth is that the corporate owners want people to remain uneducated so they believe that downloading really is killing the media industry and in addition they want cheap and ignorant workers who will accept low pay so they can make larger profits with smaller handouts from the politicians?
It might be correct that OpenSocial isn't a standardized widget platform, but neither is Facebook. Having 50 million users doesn't make anything a standard, as Microsoft should know the hard way after the Vista release.
It consists of never buying new equipment unless it is absolutely necessary, and then buying second-hand if at all possible. If a thief made it into the building and walked out with all the computers here, he might make $150 on ebay if lucky. But he'd be more likely to just get a hernia.
1: I think quantum theory might have the answer to that one. 2: That's so easy my old pointy-haired boss could do it. And the current president, of course.
Yeah, I have an older coworker who sometimes naps at work too, though he has occasional dead time at his job, so why not?
I suspect one of our current IT techs occasionally spends some quality time in the server room inspecting the insides of his eyelids but so long as his snoring doesn't affect the server I don't see a reason to complain.
At my current job I haven't observed any kissing between coworkers, but some of them get pretty intimate with doughnuts at times.
But since I didn't major in business I guess I should try to get a job with the insurance company to write the program that will calculate the payments:
/* As originally written by engineer */
if ((hair == pointy) || (job_title == BOSS))
{
add_to_final_cost(50);
}
Or, maybe not:
/* As finally approved by management */
if (job_title == ENGINEER)
{
apply_shaft(TRUE);
}
You can extract songs from an iPod very easily if you have the right software. There are many programs that are specifically made to do that, and also a few that let you handle the iPod like a disk so you can see and handle the files on it just like ordinary files, including copying them to another disk. Can't think of the names of all of them, but they are usually called things like iBackup or iDisk.
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I can't remember it myself, but in the good ol' days movies were a seen as disreputable form of entertainment only indulged in by youngsters with nothing better to do.
If video games see a similar development, maybe in 50 years or so they will be seen as wholesome entertainment for the whole family?
It is more like a hostile takeover.
And how likely is any slashdotter to have any of these problems?
The current government has done more to take away citizen's rights in the US than any previous government. In fact, that is what TFA is all about.
And the current government is still Republican. Not socialist.
Get your facts straight.
In fact, if I could get one with Linux I would probably already have owned a Thinkpad X-series. They look like a good replacement for my 12" Powerbook.
Uh...
Are you sure the bin is Vista capable?
After I put my number on the do-not-call list, I actually got more calls. Some of the callers even go out of their way to tell me that since they are politicians, charitable organizations or what have you, they are exempt. Some even before I say I don't want to be called. I'm guessing this means they are using the list as a calling list, assuming us who aren't wasting our money on telemarketing scams must have some left over for their good cause. I hang up just the same.
No, it is when they pull up the anchors they cut the cables.
They should all cut their anchor chains and get out of there, or else we'll all be having internet withdrawals within a couple of weeks!
All she wanted was peace and quiet for her all-day nap. Did she deserve to die for that?
That's nothing. I once watched a guy trying to enter the freeway while talking on his phone, fiddling with his Blackberry, writing on a clipboard pressed up against the steering wheel, reading something that was laying on the passenger seat, and he had a laptop on his lap.
Then he suddenly added "calling body shop" to his to-do list...
I lived in Germany for years. So I know many autobahns actually have a speed limit and that Germans do not usually drive particularly fast. It was not unusual to see people coasting along at about 60 mph even in pretty hot cars. Driving just wasn't a race there. I guess that could be the result of better driver's education and stricter standards for getting a license? Which generally also results in better drivers. Believe it or not. I don't think the Germans have found a cure-all for traffic backups though, but I know little about that. I avoided rush hour traffic by taking the U-Bahn.
No speed limit has been tried. I remember it from Montana in the 90's, where it did an excellent job of eliminating both the unfit and those who happened to be near them on the road when something went wrong (or right, from a Darwinian point of view).
And believe it or not, I've never seen more traffic backups on the freeways there. Montana has hardly any population of its own, so maybe it was people coming from other states to drive fast and stupid on Montana freeways.
Or maybe it was that the lack of speed limits made people more aggressive and more set on staying five feet behind somebody else's tail lights. I don't know, but it was not a success and it did not solve any problems.
But it was great for the undertakers.
So you are suggesting that helping kids, including poor kids, to get a college education actually pays off for EVERBODY??
More or less, of course.
But if it really was like that, wouldn't politicians want more people to get a college education so they could get better paid jobs and pay more taxes so the politicians have more to pay off their corporate owners? Or, maybe the truth is that the corporate owners want people to remain uneducated so they believe that downloading really is killing the media industry and in addition they want cheap and ignorant workers who will accept low pay so they can make larger profits with smaller handouts from the politicians?
It might be correct that OpenSocial isn't a standardized widget platform, but neither is Facebook. Having 50 million users doesn't make anything a standard, as Microsoft should know the hard way after the Vista release.
Hmmm... "Karma-Bonus Modifier +1"
With luck like that I'd think you should get at least +3!
Considering the HD failure rate on Dell laptops, I doubt anybody will notice a difference.
It consists of never buying new equipment unless it is absolutely necessary, and then buying second-hand if at all possible.
If a thief made it into the building and walked out with all the computers here, he might make $150 on ebay if lucky.
But he'd be more likely to just get a hernia.
1: I think quantum theory might have the answer to that one.
2: That's so easy my old pointy-haired boss could do it. And the current president, of course.
Dunno about Aunt Tillie, but Aunt Sarah managed just fine!
Ummm... Not sure about manager's relationships with doughnuts. They all have offices with doors that close.
Handy if they ever go beyond kissing!
Yeah, I have an older coworker who sometimes naps at work too, though he has occasional dead time at his job, so why not?
I suspect one of our current IT techs occasionally spends some quality time in the server room inspecting the insides of his eyelids but so long as his snoring doesn't affect the server I don't see a reason to complain.
At my current job I haven't observed any kissing between coworkers, but some of them get pretty intimate with doughnuts at times.
Cameras don't prevent crimes; video games do! ... why did I suddenly get the feeling I said something wrong?
But since I didn't major in business I guess I should try to get a job with the insurance company to write the program that will calculate the payments:
/* As originally written by engineer */
/* As finally approved by management */
if ((hair == pointy) || (job_title == BOSS))
{
add_to_final_cost(50);
}
Or, maybe not:
if (job_title == ENGINEER)
{
apply_shaft(TRUE);
}
So all pointy-haired bosses would pay a higher rate regardless of BMI and bodyfat, while the non-bastard fatsos are let off.
Sounds fair to me!
You can extract songs from an iPod very easily if you have the right software. There are many programs that are specifically made to do that, and also a few that let you handle the iPod like a disk so you can see and handle the files on it just like ordinary files, including copying them to another disk. Can't think of the names of all of them, but they are usually called things like iBackup or iDisk.