Hey, I'm an old fart (in my 50s!), and I get together with friends all the time using Facebook and text-messaging. Before these were available, I didn't have any friends.:-)
But think of all the people from around the world who have been cooperating on various open-source projects. The thought of going to war over some perceived national slight seems even less attractive when you know that your 'enemies' are the same sort of computer geeks as you.
Exactly! But it also makes what they're doing fairly reduntant: Anyone who wants to find a mate who's not too genetically similar simply needs to date outside their ethnic or 'racial' group. I see this all the time.
Maybe they should have had male dancers offer lap-dances to the women.:-)
I went to a dance festival a few months ago where they offered a 'lap-dancing for men' workshop, and women were invited to be the recipients. I attended this, expecting that there would be lots of men but few women willing to be our 'partners'. Turned out I was wrong, and there were more women than guys. Even though we weren't generally a group of hot men (... I'm a middle-aged software engineer), I was suprised to find that such a large number of women wanted lap-dances!
And BTW, lap-dancing is hard work! My legs were sore for 2 days afterwards.
There might be some truth to the publishers' worries. I'm currently reading one of Dickens books, and, well, it's a bit long and doesn't move very fast. So I'm taking months to read it. And during this time, I'm not buying anything else.
Yep. I was reading Dombey & Son, free from Guttenberg, on my netbook, but it just never felt right. So I ended up buying a used paper copy at the bookstore for around $4. There are lots of recent books available for under $10, and a book takes a lot longer to get through than $10 worth of music.
How about a modern version where you drive up I5 from California, buy a great house that you think is really cheap compared to back home, and then ruined when the real-estate crash happens.
I agree. But since I stopped watching television and rarely go to movies, I find this pereception has gone away for me. In the real world, you don't see that many of these model-thin women unless, perhaps, you're hanging around an area like Beverly Hills.
My own experience is with two cats, and it seems obvious that one is far smarter than the other. The smart one is adept at leading me to what she wants, whether it's food, water, or being let outside. If she's outside and wants in, she's able to find the closest entrance or window where she can get my attention. She also avoids doing things I don't like, such as jumping on the dining-table (at least while I'm around). If I find her there, I just have to say, quietly, 'Get off the table,' and she does so.
The other one: Dumb as a post. Just yowls when she wants something, without giving a clue to what it is. I constantly have to lead her to the food to let her know that it's there. Constantly gets herself stuck on the roof for hours before figuring out that she can get down the same way she got up.
How much stuff do you need to buy for a netbook? I've got an Asus EEE 900a running Ubuntu 9.04, and I already had a printer connected to a Windows box downstairs. The "Add Printer" dialog found it on the Windows network, recognized it (an Epson), and I was printing within 5 minutes. That's way quicker than getting a printer going on Windows (which usually involves installing 50MB worth of crapware off of a CD).
The main thing missing from a netbook is a CD/DVD drive. I did buy the cheapest one possible, some no-name USB slim drive at Fry's for $59. I was immediately able to play a DVD with it in Mplayer.
Now, what happens with Mr/Ms Cheapskate when they buy a Windows netbook and want to run Word or Excel? With Ubuntu (or even the less-capable Xandros Linux that came on the box), you've got OpenOffice already included.
Let's face it, we older folks waste a lot of time because our memory isn't so good. Like I spent an hour yesterday looking for my coffee cup, and then another trying to figure out what I used it for. And all those damn passwords! I keep trying to use "1111", but the damn IT department won't let me. So then I started using my cat's name; but after she died, I couldn't remember it anymore.
Plus, I wasted two hours filling out a web form where I had to choose my birth year from a list, but it didn't go back far enough!
Yea... if you've ever read advice on avoiding divorce, the big theme is "stay together for your kids". Once you realize that your kids' childhood is almost over, like when the youngest is close to finishing high school, that advice can backfire.:-)
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Hey, I'm an old fart (in my 50s!), and I get together with friends all the time using Facebook and text-messaging. Before these were available, I didn't have any friends.:-)
But think of all the people from around the world who have been cooperating on various open-source projects. The thought of going to war over some perceived national slight seems even less attractive when you know that your 'enemies' are the same sort of computer geeks as you.
#12: Thou shalt not use goto's in they code.
Exactly! But it also makes what they're doing fairly reduntant: Anyone who wants to find a mate who's not too genetically similar simply needs to date outside their ethnic or 'racial' group. I see this all the time.
Obviously, you haven't seen my collection of MP3's from Emusic or my Monkey Island2 savegame files!
Maybe they should have had male dancers offer lap-dances to the women.:-)
I went to a dance festival a few months ago where they offered a 'lap-dancing for men' workshop, and women were invited to be the recipients. I attended this, expecting that there would be lots of men but few women willing to be our 'partners'. Turned out I was wrong, and there were more women than guys. Even though we weren't generally a group of hot men (... I'm a middle-aged software engineer), I was suprised to find that such a large number of women wanted lap-dances!
And BTW, lap-dancing is hard work! My legs were sore for 2 days afterwards.
There might be some truth to the publishers' worries. I'm currently reading one of Dickens books, and, well, it's a bit long and doesn't move very fast. So I'm taking months to read it. And during this time, I'm not buying anything else.
Yep. I was reading Dombey & Son, free from Guttenberg, on my netbook, but it just never felt right. So I ended up buying a used paper copy at the bookstore for around $4. There are lots of recent books available for under $10, and a book takes a lot longer to get through than $10 worth of music.
Yea, especially for a guy. All the hot women will be going into the Apple store.
I'm going to dig up my old Hercules graphics card so I can drive one of those new green CRTs!
How about a modern version where you drive up I5 from California, buy a great house that you think is really cheap compared to back home, and then ruined when the real-estate crash happens.
I agree. But since I stopped watching television and rarely go to movies, I find this pereception has gone away for me. In the real world, you don't see that many of these model-thin women unless, perhaps, you're hanging around an area like Beverly Hills.
Got to agree with all the above.
My own experience is with two cats, and it seems obvious that one is far smarter than the other. The smart one is adept at leading me to what she wants, whether it's food, water, or being let outside. If she's outside and wants in, she's able to find the closest entrance or window where she can get my attention. She also avoids doing things I don't like, such as jumping on the dining-table (at least while I'm around). If I find her there, I just have to say, quietly, 'Get off the table,' and she does so.
The other one: Dumb as a post. Just yowls when she wants something, without giving a clue to what it is. I constantly have to lead her to the food to let her know that it's there. Constantly gets herself stuck on the roof for hours before figuring out that she can get down the same way she got up.
How much stuff do you need to buy for a netbook? I've got an Asus EEE 900a running Ubuntu 9.04, and I already had a printer connected to a Windows box downstairs. The "Add Printer" dialog found it on the Windows network, recognized it (an Epson), and I was printing within 5 minutes. That's way quicker than getting a printer going on Windows (which usually involves installing 50MB worth of crapware off of a CD).
The main thing missing from a netbook is a CD/DVD drive. I did buy the cheapest one possible, some no-name USB slim drive at Fry's for $59. I was immediately able to play a DVD with it in Mplayer.
Now, what happens with Mr/Ms Cheapskate when they buy a Windows netbook and want to run Word or Excel? With Ubuntu (or even the less-capable Xandros Linux that came on the box), you've got OpenOffice already included.
Reading the title the first time, I thought, "Of course! Why would Angelina Jolie love his wife at all?"
Hey, I wrote the book on humorous slashdot posts; and it's obvious that you must have pirated it!
Yes, I thought using Linux was the ultimate male contraceptive!
Let's face it, we older folks waste a lot of time because our memory isn't so good. Like I spent an hour yesterday looking for my coffee cup, and then another trying to figure out what I used it for. And all those damn passwords! I keep trying to use "1111", but the damn IT department won't let me. So then I started using my cat's name; but after she died, I couldn't remember it anymore.
Plus, I wasted two hours filling out a web form where I had to choose my birth year from a list, but it didn't go back far enough!
Does sound plausible. But I also imagine it will be one of those ultra-expensive add-ons the optician will try to sell us.
Those EEE-PC's sold at Best Buy for $280, running Xandros Linux, aren't too far from what you suggest.
Thanks! Now I have coffee splattered all over my keyboard.
I'm 20 years older than you and still coding in C. The work doesn't seem any harder, but it definitely becomes more difficult to find jobs.
Yea... if you've ever read advice on avoiding divorce, the big theme is "stay together for your kids". Once you realize that your kids' childhood is almost over, like when the youngest is close to finishing high school, that advice can backfire.:-)
Woohoo! Finally a use for that CapsLock key!
It's a good thing these are on different days. Because if they were to meet, there would be a huge explosion that would end the universe.