Because that's all this thing is. 15-20 years, and all we get are a few more servos that act based on voice inflection? Teddy Ruxpin at least was affordable by the masses.
Yeah, I was trying to intimate that the author made a pastime of burning American flags; certainly seems to hold enough derision of America to do so, but upon further thought, if flags mean nothing then flag burning would hold no thrill, so I guess my paint won't stick.
It also stipulates that every citizen must keep a flag draped over their shoulders at all times.
You can wear it as a muffler or scarf, the ever popular but still stylish cape, or even a neckerchief. My pastor wore one as his liturgical vestment last Sunday.
But I also find the obsession in the US with flags [...] as rather tasteless, rather low-brow.Duh, me Tarzan, me light fire, me wave flag.
Duh, me English, me not have patriotism. Me not see difference between wave flag and light flag on fire.
And I'm not going anon because I'm disgusted that something so Trollish is modded +5 Insightful, and I want this response to be read (for a few minutes until this comment is modded -1 Troll like both it and parent should be).
Who cares about temperature? I just want to see clean blue skies again. There was only one week in my life when I didn't see jet contrails in the sky, and while I was able to appreciate the beauty, knowing why the beauty existed made me feel a little guilty.
This is just in time for MS's "MS approved software application download store" and "Free MSAV". It won't be long after that that Intel trusted computing chips get fully used by MS Windows and MacOS X: You can only download from the app stores. Don't like it? Then you don't get to use the things you've become addicted to for the last 5 years; your iphone 3's will only work on Macs, and "Games for Windows" will only run on Xbox3 in its WindowsXB mode (no not on Windows 8, because Windows 8 still works for hardware without paladium, so it's a nerfed no-mass-media version of Windows, only suitable for email and Office).
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Of course, I can get by with Linux, and can (with a little withdrawal pain) go back to reading books instead of playing computer games or watching movies. And it likely won't get this bad anyway.
Even if he is a bunch of bits in a computer manipulated by the evil other... he thinks he thinks, thus he thinks, thus he distinctly knows that he is not nothing even if a mere machine that goes ping.
I usually ask "Are you _sure_ you want fries with that?"
GP's point remains: The word "soul" is obviously not synonymous with the word "consciousness" since their historical uses are different. Kurzweil could (in)correctly say: "There is no such thing as a soul; people are merely self-conscious, and complex enough computers will eventually become self-conscious." But he can't correctly say "soul==consciousness" any more than I can say "Hell==the bonfire pit in my neighbor's back yard" (hint: I can't say that anymore because of the restraining order).
At no time do you go to the bathroom and hear a colleague say something off-the-cuff regarding your hobbits? No one discusses your car, or how you may be a little too particular when it comes to your organizational hobbits?
Dude, he has hobbits that organize, wash his car, and even clean up after him in the bathroom!
I've seen it take >30 minutes, with multiple reboots as patches are applied and software installations occur (during which users are locked out). This was the users' fault though; the updates were scheduled for 2AM, but the users turned their machines off against policy (and WOL wasn't enabled for some reason).
Add to that: Any call center worth its salt is large enough that people are required to leave their computers on for overnight patching, software installations, defrags, spyware scans, reimages, etc. I can't help but think these folk are manually rebooting the computers and using it as an excuse.
At least one time it happened was WWII, and immediately afterward during the beginning of the Cold War. The Americanism was everywhere back then, especially in media intended for children (Superman fought for "Truth, Justice, and the American Way"). It toned down a little until Desert Storm (due in no small part to previous failed military campaigns), then dropped off again until 9/11.
There are references to "The American Pioneer Spirit" going waaaay back, though.
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The other prisoners have a good reason to snitch about weapons. It's hard to shank someone with a cell phone, so it goes un reported.
Because that's all this thing is. 15-20 years, and all we get are a few more servos that act based on voice inflection? Teddy Ruxpin at least was affordable by the masses.
Yeah, I was trying to intimate that the author made a pastime of burning American flags; certainly seems to hold enough derision of America to do so, but upon further thought, if flags mean nothing then flag burning would hold no thrill, so I guess my paint won't stick.
It also stipulates that every citizen must keep a flag draped over their shoulders at all times.
You can wear it as a muffler or scarf, the ever popular but still stylish cape, or even a neckerchief. My pastor wore one as his liturgical vestment last Sunday.
And if you make a trip to Canada, you'll see that darn red maple leaf _everywhere_.
But I also find the obsession in the US with flags [...] as rather tasteless, rather low-brow.Duh, me Tarzan, me light fire, me wave flag.
Duh, me English, me not have patriotism. Me not see difference between wave flag and light flag on fire.
And I'm not going anon because I'm disgusted that something so Trollish is modded +5 Insightful, and I want this response to be read (for a few minutes until this comment is modded -1 Troll like both it and parent should be).
Who cares about temperature? I just want to see clean blue skies again. There was only one week in my life when I didn't see jet contrails in the sky, and while I was able to appreciate the beauty, knowing why the beauty existed made me feel a little guilty.
... are we still in fucking highschool?
No, but students deciding on a major likely still have a highschool mentality.
In Soviet Digg, user community slash you!
This is just in time for MS's "MS approved software application download store" and "Free MSAV". It won't be long after that that Intel trusted computing chips get fully used by MS Windows and MacOS X: You can only download from the app stores. Don't like it? Then you don't get to use the things you've become addicted to for the last 5 years; your iphone 3's will only work on Macs, and "Games for Windows" will only run on Xbox3 in its WindowsXB mode (no not on Windows 8, because Windows 8 still works for hardware without paladium, so it's a nerfed no-mass-media version of Windows, only suitable for email and Office).
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Of course, I can get by with Linux, and can (with a little withdrawal pain) go back to reading books instead of playing computer games or watching movies. And it likely won't get this bad anyway.
Three video cards? Nothing spells heat death like three video cards in a tight enclosure.
Does Pony meat taste that good?
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
You've never had a horse tongue sandwich, I see.
Wow, +5 Informative. Mega Whoosh on the mods.
Even if he is a bunch of bits in a computer manipulated by the evil other... he thinks he thinks, thus he thinks, thus he distinctly knows that he is not nothing even if a mere machine that goes ping.
I usually ask "Are you _sure_ you want fries with that?"
GP's point remains: The word "soul" is obviously not synonymous with the word "consciousness" since their historical uses are different. Kurzweil could (in)correctly say: "There is no such thing as a soul; people are merely self-conscious, and complex enough computers will eventually become self-conscious." But he can't correctly say "soul==consciousness" any more than I can say "Hell==the bonfire pit in my neighbor's back yard" (hint: I can't say that anymore because of the restraining order).
At no time do you go to the bathroom and hear a colleague say something off-the-cuff regarding your hobbits? No one discusses your car, or how you may be a little too particular when it comes to your organizational hobbits?
Dude, he has hobbits that organize, wash his car, and even clean up after him in the bathroom!
I've seen it take >30 minutes, with multiple reboots as patches are applied and software installations occur (during which users are locked out). This was the users' fault though; the updates were scheduled for 2AM, but the users turned their machines off against policy (and WOL wasn't enabled for some reason).
Add to that: Any call center worth its salt is large enough that people are required to leave their computers on for overnight patching, software installations, defrags, spyware scans, reimages, etc. I can't help but think these folk are manually rebooting the computers and using it as an excuse.
From what I understand, discrimination against men in nursing was (is) from other men who aren't nurses, especially male doctors.
At least one time it happened was WWII, and immediately afterward during the beginning of the Cold War. The Americanism was everywhere back then, especially in media intended for children (Superman fought for "Truth, Justice, and the American Way"). It toned down a little until Desert Storm (due in no small part to previous failed military campaigns), then dropped off again until 9/11. There are references to "The American Pioneer Spirit" going waaaay back, though.
I certainly don't.
The same reason why my boss, a former sysadmin, asks me to install OSes. Stallman's days are probably filled with meetings and paperwork. Bleh.
Oh yeah there is Konqueror. It requires me uninstall Windows Vista, give up on ms office,
Not any more:
http://windows.kde.org/
Where oh where did you get that from? I friend wiped the disk and installed GNU/Linux. Is that unconscionable behavior?
For RMS, installing any OS that isn't HURD is unconscionable.
TuxRacer is good enough for everyone, even business executives.