billybob

81 ms·

811.
by billybob 17y ago
Yeah, when I first saw this story somewhere, I thought, "Huh. Maybe you NEED tough pants to do anthropology."
812.
by billybob 17y ago
No, I wouldn't pay $30 a month for TV. But I might pay a-la-carte for certain channels or shows, if it was cheap enough. To me, the "fixed cost for a fixed set of channels you might not like" model is the first thing the internet should des
813.
by billybob 17y ago
Or they could use a horse/mule/camel/water buffalo/elephant to push a wheel and run the pump. Plants -> Big dumb animals -> Labor: the original solar energy.
814.
by billybob 17y ago
Tell that to the woman who is desperate for a mate.
815.
by billybob 17y ago
"Would Darwinism suggest that we self-selected a more peaceful human race by breeding men who stayed home, or a more aggressive human race by breeding men who were more successful at fighting wars and then returning?" I doubt either. Which
816.
by billybob 17y ago
Or you can use the nice pretty point-and-click way via Update Manager. I did that last night. Worked fine.
817.
by billybob 17y ago
Just because people don't know anything about fonts doesn't mean they don't recognize when something looks nice.
818.
by billybob 17y ago
#1. Buy a hammer. #2. Threaten people with it. #3. Take their money. #4. Profit! I kid!
819.
by billybob 17y ago
In the last 10 years, computers have advanced tremendously. Why do I still see the same TI-whatever calculators in on the store shelves? They don't need to play video or browse the web, but you'd think they'd at least be thinner. Does TI ha
820.
by billybob 17y ago
The downside of using internet connectivity for navigation is... that you need internet connectivity. Sucks to get part way through a trip and lose your navigation. This could be solved by pre-fetching the whole route's data. If Google can
821.
by billybob 17y ago
It also sucks for cell carriers who offer their own navigation services for a monthly fee. (Most of which are re-branded versions of TeleNav.)
822.
by billybob 17y ago
Customizing isn't just about beauty. It's about getting and organizing and using your phone's features in a way that make sense to you personally. Would you buy a computer that couldn't be customized?
823.
by billybob 17y ago
I write mostly PHP and Javascript at work. Given the choice of 1) creating an app in PHP, or 2) creating a simple PHP back end to, for example, add or delete a resource, and creating all the interaction in HTML/Javascript, I always go with
824.
by billybob 17y ago
Right. Putting all your eggs in one basket is for suckers. Keep some of your eggs in the fridge. They won't hatch many chickens, but they're unlikely to get eaten by foxes, either. Nothing to see here. Move along.
825.
by billybob 17y ago
I heard an interview where Dawkins said something like "if there is a God, He must have evolved." Maybe he was joking, but it didn't sound like it. Evolution is a biological process. It would have no bearing on a being who created space and
826.
by billybob 17y ago
Right. Specifically: 1. Maybe lower prices lead to lower ratings 2. Maybe lower ratings lead to lower prices 3. Maybe low quality leads to both low ratings and low prices The article seems to say that #1 is the answer. Although I grant you
827.
by billybob 17y ago
Yeah, I could do a lot of fun things if I didn't have to work.
828.
by billybob 17y ago
P.S. I can't stand Bill O'Reilly - I think he's rude and annoying. So I'm not following the link. But I think this question is an interesting one.
829.
by billybob 17y ago
That's interesting, but irrelevant. The question is not "what group of people is nicest," but "what are solid philosophical grounds for morality?" Ad hominem fallacies do not clarify the issue.
830.
by billybob 17y ago
Without God, you can have rules, conventions, and laws. You can have feelings of guilt or satisfaction. What you can't have is true right and wrong. See if you agree with this statement: "Certain things, like murder and genocide, are simply
831.
by billybob 17y ago
DustMeSelectors is a nice tool for some applications. Here's how you use it. Option 1: Give it a site map. It will scan everything and give you a list of unused selectors. Option 2: Load up one of your pages and tell it to scan. It will giv
832.
by billybob 17y ago
Maybe the best part is the big "you are using (browser) released (month year)." Most people have learned that, with computers, generally new is better than old. Maybe some people will upgrade to a modern browser based solely on wanting to b
833.
by billybob 17y ago
I had this experience too, the last time I was job hunting, and it seems pretty rude, especially after being told "we'll call you within a week." I would have been happy with a boilerplate email. It would have saved me some anxiety and unne
834.
by billybob 17y ago
Drat you, space power! I will make you PAAAAAAAAAAY!!
835.
by billybob 17y ago
I know another great suite of tools you can get for free. It's commonly known as LAMP. Or Ruby/Rails, or Python/Django...
836.
by billybob 17y ago
Great! Now I can opt not to install Silverlight on two platforms instead of one.
837.
by billybob 17y ago
If you knew that everyone used four different digits for keypad locks, that would dramatically reduce the number of possible combinations you had to try... How about "use something random, change the keys before they wear down, and wipe the
838.
by billybob 17y ago
On the bright side, "Zesty Zephyr" is going to be AWESOME.
839.
by billybob 17y ago
They will start using Unicode characters. Since this will be totally unpronounceable, they will change their slogan from "Linux for human beings" to "Linux for our robot overloards."
840.
by billybob 17y ago
I wish I had an intelligent comment, but all I can think of is: Hooray!

More ›