There's nothing wrong with waiting, but Ubuntu is very quick with fixes, just in case there is something wrong with an early release. Also your download should go very quickly if you use Bittorrent, which takes the load off the servers.
I recently put vmware and wine on my Ubuntu box and was pleasantly surprised at being able to run Windows apps under Ubuntu.
Have humans ever been mature enough to listen to people with differing viewpoints? I like to think there was some past golden age when this was the norm, but I'm not sure if that's just a fantasy of mine.
Atheism is taking a specific stance that there is no god
That's only what is sometimes called "Hard Atheism" or "Strong Atheism". Atheism originally just meant lack of belief in gods, which is pretty much my own view.
I also think that when an atheist says, "there are no gods", it's along the same lines as saying "there are no fairy godmothers or leprechauns or pink unicorns". I think it's perfectly reasonable to say these things in ordinary speech. Can I /prove/ these statements? No, of course not. They really mean "I think there's no reasonable evidence for X".
At least, that's the way I see it.
Right, we US taxpayers are paying all this dough for Blackwater, and for what? So Preznit Bush can defend his war plan of sending a small force to Iraq?
I liked the "Mr. Bean's Holiday" movie very much. It wasn't a great movie, but Atkinson was in top form doing the physical humor.
Can't help with the dancer thing though.
If it hits the Pentagon, I might actually take up religion.
posted by he 16 years ago
In "The Financial Cost of the Iraq War"
New projection over the next decade for Iraq + Afghanistan: $2.4 trillion.
posted by he 16 years ago
In "Condom Testers Wanted: Apply Inside."
"Condom Tester". Right. This is just an underhanded marketing ploy. "No really, babe, I'm an Official Condom Tester, wanna see my badge"?
posted by he 16 years ago
In "Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon "
There's nothing wrong with waiting, but Ubuntu is very quick with fixes, just in case there is something wrong with an early release. Also your download should go very quickly if you use Bittorrent, which takes the load off the servers. I recently put vmware and wine on my Ubuntu box and was pleasantly surprised at being able to run Windows apps under Ubuntu.
posted by he 16 years ago
In "Probably NSFW."
I found it is Medvedica by Mumiy Troll, lyrics.
posted by he 16 years ago
In "How Baboons Think"
That's a very cheeky monkey.
posted by he 16 years ago
In "The Age of Apoplexy."
Have humans ever been mature enough to listen to people with differing viewpoints? I like to think there was some past golden age when this was the norm, but I'm not sure if that's just a fantasy of mine.
posted by he 16 years ago
In "Make a Dalek Chocolate Cake"
But who would win in a fight to the death? The chocolate Dalek cake or the chocolate Borg cake?
posted by he 16 years ago
In "Peanuts, by Charles Bukowski."
That was fucking lovely. P.S. Usenet? Do they still use that? (j/k)
posted by he 16 years ago
In ""I am now a heavenly body...""
I love that clip kinnakeet. George Takei is seriously funny.
posted by he 16 years ago
In "Sam Harris Said WHAT?"
Atheism is taking a specific stance that there is no god That's only what is sometimes called "Hard Atheism" or "Strong Atheism". Atheism originally just meant lack of belief in gods, which is pretty much my own view. I also think that when an atheist says, "there are no gods", it's along the same lines as saying "there are no fairy godmothers or leprechauns or pink unicorns". I think it's perfectly reasonable to say these things in ordinary speech. Can I /prove/ these statements? No, of course not. They really mean "I think there's no reasonable evidence for X". At least, that's the way I see it.
posted by he 16 years ago
In "The Financial Cost of the Iraq War"
Right, we US taxpayers are paying all this dough for Blackwater, and for what? So Preznit Bush can defend his war plan of sending a small force to Iraq?
posted by he 16 years ago
In "Madman Bush 'Has Accepted Ethnic Cleansing'"
"Everything is tabula rasa." Yes. Particularly Bush's brain.
posted by he 16 years ago
In "The Spelling bee champ"
I thought the kid was pretty ok. Also you'd think a TV reporter would have better enunciation.
posted by he 16 years ago
In "The Financial Cost of the Iraq War"
Medals for everybody!
posted by he 16 years ago
Cool, the war keeps getting more expensive! Thank goodness we are seeing such great results! Great work guys!
posted by he 16 years ago
In "Sooner pulls testicles out of a Longhorn."
That's just nuts.
posted by he 16 years ago
In "Gone to join circus"
Unicycles are fun, and much better than a Segway, I think.
posted by he 16 years ago
In "The Way of All Flesh"
How did we end up on Hank's knob?
posted by he 16 years ago
In "Physical Acting"
I liked the "Mr. Bean's Holiday" movie very much. It wasn't a great movie, but Atkinson was in top form doing the physical humor. Can't help with the dancer thing though.
posted by he 16 years ago
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