Comment A redirect (Score 1) 245
substituting the group's anti-American rhetoric with information about civilians killed in terrorist strikes.
A redirect to whitehouse.com might be more effective.
Comment News, only if one is not a church goer. (Score 1) 249
Modern American churches have latched onto the latest in communication technology for many decades. Think, "Amy Semple McPherson".
Often this is done without a lot of reflection on effect and appropriateness.
I'd recommend the work of T. David Gordon, on media ecology. His lectures here (Reformed Worship in the Electronic Age) on the subject are quite good, though I think he gets some aspects of chirographic culture wrong.
(And if I never see another Powerpoint presentation in a service of worship again, I'll be most happy.)
Comment Burn the climate heretics! (Score 0) 1055
announced that it's going to take on climate change denial as well."
"Burn the heretics."
Comment and just when (Score 1) 204
And just when I'd gotten XFCE to look the way I want....
Comment Re:Unity's table look and feel (Score 2) 281
No we know why Unity looks the way it does.
Absolutely. Big mushy buttons, lots of clicks (or finger mashing) to get to anything not on the launch bar.
From what I've seen, ditto for Gnome 3. My first thought on getting that up was "this is made for a tablet".
I actually do work with my Linux box. I'm disinclined migrate to someone else's idea of how I ought to work with my computer, every six months.
Comment (this part here) is utter nonsense (Score 1) 547
The Christian tradition, set by the example of Jesus as a healer, stands out, Hughes says. Helping the sick was one way to ensure a trip to Heaven, so risking death from a disease's spread was encouraged
This part is utter nonsense. It makes me think the author of the piece is not as familiar with Christianity as they may think they are.
Comment Best snag a copy of that now (Score 1) 426
Best to print off that New Yorker piece now, before the CoS sics their lawyers on them.
Comment BYTE still owes me (Score 1) 185
BYTE still owes me for a chunk of the last year's subscription, undelivered when they went under. Grrrrrrrr.
And, yeah, they'd pretty much become like every other boring computer magazine of the time when they did die. "A review of the top 20 dot matrix printers for business" --BO-ring!
Comment Too far down in the Google hits (Score 1) 474
A Google search on "Paz do Senhor Amado" is totally dominated variations of this story. I can't find anything about the group itself.
I suspect, how shall I put this, a group somewhat far afield from mainstream evangelicalism.
Comment Target practice (Score 1) 301
Target practice, for satellite killing systems.
Comment Books, and lots of them (Score 1) 325
What tech should be in a fifth grade classroom?
Books.
Comment You call that authentic? (Score 1) 128
It's not authentic unless you can slice an enemy in half with it. Bzzzzzzzt!
Comment windows server installs on funky disk controllers (Score 1) 558
"press F6 to install....".
I had to buy a box a few months ago for just that purpose. I think I'll keep it around for 5 years or so, just in case.
The Big Technical Mistakes of History 244
An anonymous reader tips a PC Authority review of some of the biggest technical goofs of all time. "As any computer programmer will tell you, some of the most confusing and complex issues can stem from the simplest of errors. This article looking back at history's big technical mistakes includes some interesting trivia, such as NASA's failure to convert measurements to metric, resulting in the Mars Climate Orbiter being torn apart by the Martian atmosphere. Then there is the infamous Intel Pentium floating point fiasco, which cost the company $450m in direct costs, a battering on the world's stock exchanges, and a huge black mark on its reputation. Also on the list is Iridium, the global satellite phone network that promised to make phones work anywhere on the planet, but required 77 satellites to be launched into space."
Japanese Astronaut Gets Designer "Space Suit" 110
Naoko Yamazaki knows you have to look good at work even if your work is in outer space. Japanese fashion designer Tae Ashida has created a designer suit for the female astronaut to wear during her stay on the International Space Station. "As a female designer, I chose a design and colour with a sense of grace ... so that she can feel at ease as she carries out a tough mission in a male-dominated, bleak atmosphere. It's like a dream come true to see my clothes worn in space," said Ashida. "I'm looking forward to seeing her wear my design."
