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General / Re: Linux Sucks. Java sucks. I'm a Microsoft guy again!
« on: July 30, 2009, 05:57:10 AM »This thread is all about complementing Microsoft's product quality, particularly from the point of view of desktop operating systems (i.e. Windows 7), business apps (ex. Office 2010), and GUI software development (ex. Visual Studio 2010).Sorry, but the quality I have seen from Microsoft is no better or worse then that of the open-source community. Granted, it is better directed for their business model, but quality? As a desktop environment, to be honest, it doesn't matter a rats ass what I use, but I have yet to meet a person who couldn't sit down and use a modern desktop like gnome or KDE with the most minimal of help.
I speak out against "intellectual property" both on this thread and elsewhere.
I've also mentioned that I believe companies like Microsoft can still make a decent profit without government force: membership fees for developer clubs and certification, business contracts, and so on.
As a business app, MS Office, especially the last couple of versions adds very little, if anything, to MS office 97.
For development, I cant speak about VS or any other environment as I have never had a need for a "studio", vi works just fine for me, as i know what I'm doing.
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General / Re: Linux Sucks. Java sucks. I'm a Microsoft guy again!
« on: July 28, 2009, 06:15:22 AM »
Proof?
Rapid Reporting Open Document Center
hardware and software
Not that I have anything to prove.
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General / Re: Linux Sucks. Java sucks. I'm a Microsoft guy again!
« on: July 28, 2009, 05:09:01 AM »Have you ever written and sold any software before?
I have, written, sold and supported my own software. Thanks for playing, next
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General / Re: Linux Sucks. Java sucks. I'm a Microsoft guy again!
« on: July 27, 2009, 06:34:31 PM »I must admit that with "Microsoft loves piracy" you've actually made a rational point and defended it sufficiently. Good job.
What's socialist about copyleft is using government force in enforcing it, that is keeping any software companies from using it for their benefit.
Microsoft can make a buck without government force - through business contracts as well as ad revenue.
Sorry, but there is nothing in GPL that prevents any company from using it to make a profit
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General / Re: Linux Sucks. Java sucks. I'm a Microsoft guy again!
« on: July 27, 2009, 11:53:54 AM »The operating system could have been called Tabs for all I care!
Cute. One of the lightweight "desktops" I keep on hand is twm, the "Tab Window Manager" http://xwinman.org/vtwm.php
I notice that OLWM is on their list too, I also keep that on hand just in case I want to party like it's 1992!
Im a ratpoison guy myself
http://www.nongnu.org/ratpoison/
http://penguinpetes.com/XWM_Guide/index.php?mode=Ratpoison
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General / Re: 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS - 1895
« on: July 23, 2009, 06:15:09 AM »Absolutely FAKE. Snopes.com, dude.
In fact snopes doesnt say its fake it says the claim that kids in 19th century America were smarter. At no point did snopes say the original document did not exist only information found on the net.
While I will agree with the assumptions of unfamiliar material would lead to a failure of the test, I would still say that kids then in schools were in fact smarter given the basic math and VERY basic history understanding of the 10 plus "kids" that work in my store. All under 25.
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General / 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS - 1895
« on: July 22, 2009, 05:58:24 PM »
http://people.morehead-st.edu/fs/w.willis/eighthgrade.html
Could You Have Passed the 8th Grade in 1895?
...Take a Look:
This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 from Salina, KS. USA.
It was taken from the original document on file at the Smoky Valley
Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, KS and reprinted by the
Salina Journal.
8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS - 1895
Grammar (Time, one hour)
1. Give nine rules for the use of Capital Letters.
2. Name the Parts of Speech and define those that have no modifications.
3. Define Verse, Stanza and Paragraph.
4. What are the Principal Parts of a verb? Give Principal Parts of do, lie, lay and run.
5. Define Case, Illustrate each Case.
6. What is Punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of Punctuation.
7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.
Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours)
1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.
2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?
3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 cts. per bu., deducting 1050 lbs. for tare?
4. District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?
5. Find cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton.
6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.
7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at $20 per m?
8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.
9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per are, the distance around which is 640 rods?
10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt.
U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes)
1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided.
2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus.
3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.
4. Show the territorial growth of the United States.
5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas.
6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of theRebellion.
7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe?
8. Name events connected with the following dates:
1607
1620
1800
1849
1865
Orthography (Time, one hour)
1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication?
2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?
3. What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals?
4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u'.
5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e'. Name two exceptions under each rule.
6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.
7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: Bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono,super.
8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: Card, ball, mercy, sir, odd,cell, rise, blood, fare, last.
9. Use the following correctly in sentences, Cite, site, sight, fane,fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.
10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced andindicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication.
Geography (Time, one hour)
1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas?
3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is theocean?
4. Describe the mountains of North America.
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba,Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fermandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco.
6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S.
7. Name all the republics of Europe and give capital of each.
8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?
9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give inclination of the earth.
Could You Have Passed the 8th Grade in 1895?
...Take a Look:
This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 from Salina, KS. USA.
It was taken from the original document on file at the Smoky Valley
Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, KS and reprinted by the
Salina Journal.
8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS - 1895
Grammar (Time, one hour)
1. Give nine rules for the use of Capital Letters.
2. Name the Parts of Speech and define those that have no modifications.
3. Define Verse, Stanza and Paragraph.
4. What are the Principal Parts of a verb? Give Principal Parts of do, lie, lay and run.
5. Define Case, Illustrate each Case.
6. What is Punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of Punctuation.
7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.
Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours)
1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.
2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?
3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 cts. per bu., deducting 1050 lbs. for tare?
4. District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?
5. Find cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton.
6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.
7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at $20 per m?
8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.
9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per are, the distance around which is 640 rods?
10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt.
U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes)
1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided.
2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus.
3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.
4. Show the territorial growth of the United States.
5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas.
6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of theRebellion.
7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe?
8. Name events connected with the following dates:
1607
1620
1800
1849
1865
Orthography (Time, one hour)
1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication?
2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?
3. What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals?
4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u'.
5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e'. Name two exceptions under each rule.
6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.
7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: Bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono,super.
8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: Card, ball, mercy, sir, odd,cell, rise, blood, fare, last.
9. Use the following correctly in sentences, Cite, site, sight, fane,fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.
10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced andindicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication.
Geography (Time, one hour)
1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas?
3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is theocean?
4. Describe the mountains of North America.
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba,Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fermandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco.
6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S.
7. Name all the republics of Europe and give capital of each.
8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?
9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give inclination of the earth.
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General / A game for geeks
« on: July 18, 2009, 08:12:02 AM »
http://valerieaurora.org/tcpip.html
.....
You can play the TCP/IP drinking game just about any way you want, as long as you remember that the point is to have fun laughing at the bizarre questions which no human being actually knows the answers to. The way I usually play it is like this: Pass the cards around in a circle. Each person asks a question of the person next in line. If you get the wrong answer, drink to punish yourself. If you get the right answer, drink to celebrate. If it was a particularly good question, everyone drinks. Remember, nobody wins a drinking game.
.......
.....
You can play the TCP/IP drinking game just about any way you want, as long as you remember that the point is to have fun laughing at the bizarre questions which no human being actually knows the answers to. The way I usually play it is like this: Pass the cards around in a circle. Each person asks a question of the person next in line. If you get the wrong answer, drink to punish yourself. If you get the right answer, drink to celebrate. If it was a particularly good question, everyone drinks. Remember, nobody wins a drinking game.
.......
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The Show / Re: Ostracism
« on: July 17, 2009, 11:36:28 AM »
The slave owners did not hate their property.
Lower class whites hated blacks because they would underbid them for work.
That makes sense.
Oh boy, my fav war
Anyways, yes it was starting to happen before the war, Just for an example, GEN Robert E. Lee had begun to teach his, if im not mistaken, "former" slaves to read and write in order to help intergrate them. Where as Lincoln wanted to ship them all to islands and back to africa. Look who won the war and look how things turned out.
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The Show / Get this guy on the show
« on: July 17, 2009, 11:27:39 AM »
[youtube=425,350]FE_jGD5nZ6U[/youtube]
He needs a chance to speak!
He needs a chance to speak!
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General / Re: Liberty Activism / Civil Disobedience in Germany!!!
« on: July 14, 2009, 05:59:03 AM »Have you been exposed to the worlds smallest political quiz? That would be very interesting experiment to translate the quiz into German and give it to college students there.
I would like to see those results
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General / Re: I'm second-guessing the vote that I cast in the '08 elections...
« on: July 11, 2009, 05:54:21 PM »
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General / I read this to a stateist
« on: July 11, 2009, 05:43:45 PM »
(Via AoSHQ) This was written by John Holdren, Obama Science Czar, in 1977:
Individual rights. Individual rights must be balanced against the power of the government to control human reproduction. Some people—respected legislators, judges, and lawyers included—have viewed the right to have children as a fundamental and inalienable right. Yet neither the Declaration of Independence nor the Constitution mentions a right to reproduce. Nor does the UN Charter describe such a right, although a resolution of the United Nations affirms the “right responsibly to choose” the number and spacing of children (our emphasis). In the United States, individuals have a constitutional right to privacy and it has been held that the right to privacy includes the right to choose whether or not to have children, at least to the extent that a woman has a right to choose not to have children. But the right is not unlimited. Where the society has a “compelling, subordinating interest” in regulating population size, the right of the individual may be curtailed. If society’s survival depended on having more children, women could he required to bear children, just as men can constitutionally be required to serve in the armed forces. Similarly, given a crisis caused by overpopulation, reasonably necessary laws to control excessive reproduction could be enacted.
It is often argued that the right to have children is so personal that the government should not regulate it. In an ideal society, no doubt the state should leave family size and composition solely to the desires of the parents. In today’s world, however, the number of children in a family is a matter of profound public concern. The law regulates other highly personal matters. For example, no one may lawfully have more than one spouse at a time. Why should the law not be able to prevent a person from having more than two children?
http://zombietime.com/john_holdren/
Individual rights. Individual rights must be balanced against the power of the government to control human reproduction. Some people—respected legislators, judges, and lawyers included—have viewed the right to have children as a fundamental and inalienable right. Yet neither the Declaration of Independence nor the Constitution mentions a right to reproduce. Nor does the UN Charter describe such a right, although a resolution of the United Nations affirms the “right responsibly to choose” the number and spacing of children (our emphasis). In the United States, individuals have a constitutional right to privacy and it has been held that the right to privacy includes the right to choose whether or not to have children, at least to the extent that a woman has a right to choose not to have children. But the right is not unlimited. Where the society has a “compelling, subordinating interest” in regulating population size, the right of the individual may be curtailed. If society’s survival depended on having more children, women could he required to bear children, just as men can constitutionally be required to serve in the armed forces. Similarly, given a crisis caused by overpopulation, reasonably necessary laws to control excessive reproduction could be enacted.
It is often argued that the right to have children is so personal that the government should not regulate it. In an ideal society, no doubt the state should leave family size and composition solely to the desires of the parents. In today’s world, however, the number of children in a family is a matter of profound public concern. The law regulates other highly personal matters. For example, no one may lawfully have more than one spouse at a time. Why should the law not be able to prevent a person from having more than two children?
http://zombietime.com/john_holdren/
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General / Re: Liberty Activism / Civil Disobedience in Germany!!!
« on: July 11, 2009, 05:39:02 PM »Here's what I attempted to read out at the event:
In German:QuoteGenossin FDJ-Sekretärin,
das imperialistisch-propagandistische Machwerk des Klassenfeindes Benjamin Jahn Zschocke ist erfolgreich vernichtet worden. Gemäß ZK-Beschluss der Demokratischen Einheitspartei Chemnitz wird morgen das in diesem Saal angebrachte Schandbild des Arbeiterfeindes Max Klinger verhangen, so wie in allen sozialistischen Paradiesen zuvor.
Freundschaft!
In English:QuoteComrad FDJ secretary,
the imperialistic propagandistic concoction of class enemy Benjamin Jahn Zschocke* was destroyed successfully! According to the command of the Democratic Unity Party** of Chemnitz, the infamous painting of enemy Max Klinger*** in this hall will be coverd like in all socialist paradieses previously!
Freundschaft!****
*) this is the artist
**) a reference to the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, which was the dictatorial state party in the former East
***) in the meeting hall of the city council, there is a painting of the artist max klinger, which was covered during the regimes of the Nazis and the Communists, because both regimes considred it to be "politically incorrect"
****) the salute of the FDJ ("friendship!")
BROVO!
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General / Re: I'm second-guessing the vote that I cast in the '08 elections...
« on: July 11, 2009, 04:56:41 PM »
video of said incident
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/07/10/a_snapshot_can_be_misleading.html
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/07/10/a_snapshot_can_be_misleading.html