obviously, because you don't _think_of_the_children_, you must be a terrorist. the proper channels have been notified and you will be swarmed by federal agents shortly.
so what if it's shameless promotion? the important thing is that the georgia administration is going against the status quo and admitting there _is_ a problem. i hope this gives other states (particularly southern states) the courage to go forward with health initiatives. with 1/4 of its adult population considered obese (as of mid-late 2007 http://vaccine-ophobia.blogspot.com/2007/08/georgia-14th-in-ranking-of-adult.html), this will hopefully start opening eyes and turning heads
i guess that would be like asus not releasing xp drivers for some of their newer laptops? seriously, it's not laziness, it's them being paid to not do it.
i don't think there has ever been a more serious monopoly in all of history (besides standard oil around the start of the twentieth century). if all the crud on m$ came to the surface in their current round of anti-competitive practices (such as paying off vendors), the people in power would be in such trouble... you thought enron was bad?
he could have continued running for a position he had no real hope to win, or, he could step down and start trying to rally people behind a new set of goals.
whether or not anyone here agrees with his positions or thinks he is/n't right about anything, i think we can all agree that this represents a step towards what this country's political system needs most: diversity.
in my experience, cars and drivers don't have accidents, the collisions are due to negligence. the only times there are accidents are the times that entirely unforeseen things happen. an accident is definitionally unpreventable; almost every collision that i've witnessed (the act or the wreckage) has been something that could have been avoided.
or is this the same situation as the airlines and many online transactions: the illusion of security?
because joe and jane public know almost nothing about how the banking system works (and most don't seem to care), they don't understand the lack of security. another way to look at it might be to find some way to convince the average american that the government isn't looking our for everyone's interests, that's a tertiary objective. i've had many conversations with people about how various chemicals that are/were widespread (saccharine, aspartame, vioxx) have taken so long to be removed from the market, if ever. the most common response is that they trust the government to tell them what's ok. there are many more points to these discussions, but i've just made the most important one
have you built many computers? with all of the systems i've put together, bundling wires is the most reasonable way to make the hardware manageable. additionally, the use of aftermarket cooling devices is often essential when you are planning to run your hardware at maximum capacity 24/7. if the plan for the hardware is something that the manufacturer never envisioned (which is clearly the case), then you have to find appropriate solutions. in the future, you may want to look a little more closely before jumping straight into harsh criticism.
personally, i think their heat issue could be solved with 1/2" tubes and water.
first off, i do own an eeepc with a 4gb hdd and no camera
can this new dell fit in my jacket pocket? by far, the most excellent thing about the eee pc is that it is so incredibly portable without making significant sacrifices. furthermore, with 4gb of space, there are many choices for an os.
my hands aren't small, but i can manage to touch-type reasonably well on it. frankly, i don't think anyone should be alloted any credence when complaining about the keyboard size on such a small system. it's much like griping about the lack of luggage-space on a motorcycle. if your major complaints are about the keyboard, you must not be the target market.
my only complaints are about the cpu, which seems to be underclocked to 630mhz, and the difficulty in booting from an sd card (i'm sure i'll figure it out).
i think bill roper would have said something about it by now. then again, he did have a pretty big role in the creation of Warcraft, beyond just the voices, iirc. in my experience, the only voices that really added any distinguishing character to a title were the voices in Warcraft, most other games sound/ed generic
seriously? maybe someone should point out how little the people trying to regulate these understand about them. i can point to a few other sources of pollution that would be much better to reign in for their practices before starting to look at datacenters: warehouses that are entirely lit 24x7, universities that don't set their computer monitors to "sleep" after several hours of non-use or even leave all of their end-user systems up all-night every night. that's without even turning to the automobile industry
having spent a significant amount of time in the german speaking world (between germany and austria), i must say that i think the portions are actually comparable to what we have here. maybe it's the restaurants around where i live (eastern north dakota) or the areas where i have spent time (vienna, austria; wittenberg, germany and surrounding areas), but i've not seen any remarkable difference in the sizes of portions.
what i have noticed is the difference in lifestyles. over there, far more people ride bike, walk or use public transit (still plenty of walking) to reach their destinations. i also think that there is almost a stigma attached to purchasing prepared items, excepting bread, jams, etc. grocery stores there aren't bursting with pilsbury, chef boyardee, sara lee, etc.
my first german professor pointed out something key in the distinction between the us and much of europe: here, people eat to live, there, people live to eat. how often do we read about a ground-breaking american chef? we don't take food seriously (as a nation). most people don't know how good brie is, too many people have never had home-made bread or pasta, and the majority of soup is canned - all bad signs.
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am i stereotyping myself, or do i seem to prefer stereotypes and bias to critical thinking and analysis?
sorry, i should have been a bit more specific; i was referring to the majority of people who watch it.
in a land where ignorance and laziness are applauded (nascar, etc), is this an attempt to make learning and knowledge "popular"?
What the $@%#?
that mars must be protected at all costs because of its potential for life? (yes, a lightly veiled conservative/abortion joke)
there would be, if every smartphone provider didn't adopt virtually the same stance on network use
one word: lutefisk
obviously, because you don't _think_of_the_children_, you must be a terrorist. the proper channels have been notified and you will be swarmed by federal agents shortly.
the problem is that these "parents" are apparently only parents in name. these people need to grow up and learn how to be the adults in these families
so what if it's shameless promotion? the important thing is that the georgia administration is going against the status quo and admitting there _is_ a problem. i hope this gives other states (particularly southern states) the courage to go forward with health initiatives. with 1/4 of its adult population considered obese (as of mid-late 2007 http://vaccine-ophobia.blogspot.com/2007/08/georgia-14th-in-ranking-of-adult.html), this will hopefully start opening eyes and turning heads
but can you run linux on it?
i don't think there has ever been a more serious monopoly in all of history (besides standard oil around the start of the twentieth century). if all the crud on m$ came to the surface in their current round of anti-competitive practices (such as paying off vendors), the people in power would be in such trouble... you thought enron was bad?
good-bye karma!
unless he's concerned about the security of his messages. sneaker net!
$499 and they using copper?
a republican position? are you sure you mean that the way it reads? ;-) a little dry humor
whether or not anyone here agrees with his positions or thinks he is/n't right about anything, i think we can all agree that this represents a step towards what this country's political system needs most: diversity.
in my experience, cars and drivers don't have accidents, the collisions are due to negligence. the only times there are accidents are the times that entirely unforeseen things happen. an accident is definitionally unpreventable; almost every collision that i've witnessed (the act or the wreckage) has been something that could have been avoided.
because joe and jane public know almost nothing about how the banking system works (and most don't seem to care), they don't understand the lack of security. another way to look at it might be to find some way to convince the average american that the government isn't looking our for everyone's interests, that's a tertiary objective. i've had many conversations with people about how various chemicals that are/were widespread (saccharine, aspartame, vioxx) have taken so long to be removed from the market, if ever. the most common response is that they trust the government to tell them what's ok. there are many more points to these discussions, but i've just made the most important one
have you built many computers? with all of the systems i've put together, bundling wires is the most reasonable way to make the hardware manageable. additionally, the use of aftermarket cooling devices is often essential when you are planning to run your hardware at maximum capacity 24/7. if the plan for the hardware is something that the manufacturer never envisioned (which is clearly the case), then you have to find appropriate solutions. in the future, you may want to look a little more closely before jumping straight into harsh criticism.
personally, i think their heat issue could be solved with 1/2" tubes and water.
can this new dell fit in my jacket pocket? by far, the most excellent thing about the eee pc is that it is so incredibly portable without making significant sacrifices. furthermore, with 4gb of space, there are many choices for an os.
my hands aren't small, but i can manage to touch-type reasonably well on it. frankly, i don't think anyone should be alloted any credence when complaining about the keyboard size on such a small system. it's much like griping about the lack of luggage-space on a motorcycle. if your major complaints are about the keyboard, you must not be the target market.
my only complaints are about the cpu, which seems to be underclocked to 630mhz, and the difficulty in booting from an sd card (i'm sure i'll figure it out).
i was considering a snide remark about how i know all of this, but then i noticed your uid is lower than my mortgage payment.
i think bill roper would have said something about it by now. then again, he did have a pretty big role in the creation of Warcraft, beyond just the voices, iirc. in my experience, the only voices that really added any distinguishing character to a title were the voices in Warcraft, most other games sound/ed generic
seriously? maybe someone should point out how little the people trying to regulate these understand about them. i can point to a few other sources of pollution that would be much better to reign in for their practices before starting to look at datacenters: warehouses that are entirely lit 24x7, universities that don't set their computer monitors to "sleep" after several hours of non-use or even leave all of their end-user systems up all-night every night. that's without even turning to the automobile industry
what i have noticed is the difference in lifestyles. over there, far more people ride bike, walk or use public transit (still plenty of walking) to reach their destinations. i also think that there is almost a stigma attached to purchasing prepared items, excepting bread, jams, etc. grocery stores there aren't bursting with pilsbury, chef boyardee, sara lee, etc.
my first german professor pointed out something key in the distinction between the us and much of europe: here, people eat to live, there, people live to eat. how often do we read about a ground-breaking american chef? we don't take food seriously (as a nation). most people don't know how good brie is, too many people have never had home-made bread or pasta, and the majority of soup is canned - all bad signs.