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by thismat 17y ago
I would love to see .NET better integrated into the actual operating system. I agree completely with you. Also, it's worthwhile to mention that .NET is available and usable freely (albeit limited features in VS, but not THAT limited), and l
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by thismat 17y ago
And the ribbon is a relatively new user experience for such a product as well. This was a huge risk for them considering how widespread office was, but it goes to show you that Microsoft can indeed produce a quality product. I use open offi
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by thismat 17y ago
Right, I follow you, that's why I mentioned in the heading that there are things I don't understand. If you think about it though, just like our legal system would hold me accountable for my misdeeds, wouldn't the consequences apply if we b
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by thismat 17y ago
huge college town though, might have a lot to do with the attitudes and the hippie shops who make money selling to them...now that I think about hippies owning stores, it reminds me of Thundercloud Subs...man I miss that place.
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by thismat 17y ago
Oh yeah, but you don't HAVE to live in an HOA. I understand what you were getting at now though, I think I just failed to realize your point. I don't know about Fort Worth being archaic, it's actually a city that is not part of Dallas, comp
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by thismat 17y ago
I believe in God, and I will admit that I don't understand a lot of the reasoning's in the Bible and why certain things happened, it's beyond my comprehension, but I realize that in the text, God wasn't the only one with the ability to affe
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by thismat 17y ago
Interesting, do you happen to live in Austin? I live in the Fort Worth Area, and I've seen things a lot different than you make them out to be...in fact I've lived in Texas my entire life, from the south tip, to where I am now and some in-b
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by thismat 17y ago
I've owned 3 macs and built several PCs and owned several PC laptops. 2 of the three macs were just as buggy as all of the PC laptops I've had, but the desktop dual G4 had MANY more issues than my desktops ever had. On the laptops, my MBP i
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by thismat 17y ago
That and people put too much emphasis in petty junk. Nice cars, big house, expensive clothes, fine dining...That's all fine and dandy if it's how you want to live, but I'd rather have a simple life and little stress. I definitely will be ta
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by thismat 17y ago
I love your totally positive, proactive attitude. When I see a post like this I can't help but smile.
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by thismat 17y ago
I was kind of wondering, I hope my comment wasn't taken as a criticism, that's why I said that we have to be careful with phrases like that, because I often see them either misinterpreted (like I did) or actually used as bait. I do agree, t
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by thismat 17y ago
"User friendliness is suddenly a bad thing? Give me a break." You have to be a little careful with statements like that, user experiences are highly subjective, and different people find different processes more appealing. I personally have
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by thismat 17y ago
I would say casual absolute control has been gone for decades. And to follow up on your point, my parents heavily controlled content I was allowed to consume, and slowly introduced me to making my own choices as I showed sound judgment and
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by thismat 17y ago
ludicrous? I think it's amazing...because I'm STILL trying to finish A Tale of Two Cities.
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by thismat 17y ago
I currently work a daily 8-5 job doing .NET and some (at 27 years old, you can laugh at this) COBOL. on the side I freelance web work and am considering trying freelance full time. While I would end up working longer hours, I actually enjoy
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by thismat 17y ago
The someone who wrote that XML parser was likely also trying to solve a problem, and not just for themselves, but for many. I know for a fact I hate drudging through writing custom classes, I've said it before and I'll say it again, when I'
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by thismat 18y ago
Everyday users never like change, sometimes change is needed to move forward. If you honestly think that Apple doesn't do this, then you should compare the user experience from Jaguar to Leopard, while there is a lot of similarity, a LOT ha
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by thismat 18y ago
Agreed. While I'm the type of person who wants to play with everything new and shiny, I had no problems adjusting to the ribbon, and I think it was a fantastic step forward in usability. I think the ribbon(and all of Office 2k7) was a huge
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by thismat 18y ago
Let's not forget all those lines of COBOL that still need to be supported!
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by thismat 18y ago
I think your definition of lying is a little more broad than mine. I would consider lying a deliberate effort to mislead someone from the truth or your actual opinion. For example, if said person had a very beautiful daughter, and asked me
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by thismat 18y ago
No harm no foul sir, I don't live/die by karma, I just like the community ;)
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by thismat 18y ago
Actually one of my children I am not the father of, and he's already quite a bit like me.
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by thismat 18y ago
My parents were the same way. There was a very clear line drawn, and we knew the consequences for crossing it, thus we didn't (too often at least).
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by thismat 18y ago
Why the big fuss over college anyway? I didn't go to college, but I've always wanted to (I just kind of jumped into a career and it hasn't slowed down enough yet to do so). People learn differently, let's just accept that college is a good
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by thismat 18y ago
Now if only Firefox 2 and 3 weren't such resource hogs, at least on my system, they're constantly soaking up memory. Maybe I'm doing it wrong ;)
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by thismat 18y ago
Hmm, I don't know if I'd qualify most of these as "OCD" peoples workspaces honestly. The majority are pretty cluttered.
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by thismat 18y ago
You bring up a good point, it would be a lot cheaper and easier to go after the home schooling market. I see what you're getting at and I have to say, I do agree. Come to think of it, providing a local community of home schoolers would defi
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by thismat 18y ago
I don't agree, controlling your tongue is one of the hardest things to master. The age old saying "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything" rings true in this case for sure. There are personal feelings and comments which
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by thismat 18y ago
I practice this on a daily basis as I don't even believe in using lying as a social tool. Sometimes it's best to not saying anything when you don't have a good answer, or the answer is inappropriate.
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by thismat 18y ago
I honestly think she did a bang up job assessing what might be a threat, and then seeking help before making a rash decision she wasn't comfortable with. She articulated her fears pretty well, and she had a clue that Linux was a platform fo

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