e17 has been doing that for a long time, and yes, it is awesome too!

My understanding is that light degrades the taste of beer. Glass, though is a much better insulator. I'm assuming that's why European beers come in cans, since many people over their prefer it at room temperature. Us Americans expect our beer ice cold, which is probably why we usually go for glass bottles.

These were targeted specifically though at the one company, greatly increasing the odds of getting into something that they were interested in.

He may be right, but I'll bet he wonders why people hate oil companies universally with comments like this. It doesn't even sound like he tried to spin it, sounds like he was drunk.

Of course it's not a concern for Exxon, when you have the US military, NATO and the UN as your personal mercenaries. Once again, sounds like he's drunk. How else could that be interpreted.

I'm pretty sure thin clients were the original idea, back when IBM saw a market for about 4 computers.

I do believe that the cloud and thin clients will become far bigger players, but I don't think it's going to shrink the fat client market too much. Bandwidth was just too expensive back in the day for it to be practical with graphical desktops, which is what everyone wanted as soon as they came out. But anyone who is more than just a casual user is gonna opt for a fat client.

How much can a transcript possible cost? If an indie can't be bothered to sit there and write down what they while they watch it then I'm not sure if anyone else should watch it.

I keep hearing this argument over and over, but ramps and 'special' bathrooms make life easier for a lot of other customers. Kids for one things. Those special bathrooms give you plenty of room to change diapers. Ramps come in handy for parents with strollers. Not to mention that someone in a wheelchair probably has friends and family that would like to come with them.

It really is an absurd argument. If you only gain 4 customers than you probably didn't have many customers to begin with.

The right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Some things are just so simple most people don't bother to point them out. I'm bored right now.

Congress also has the right to regulate interstate commerce. They also have the right to regulate businesses through the criminal code. Something else very obvious, but contract killings are illegal. I'm sure there's money to be made, but that is beside the point.

For the benefit of anyone else reading this(obviously not you since you never will).

The US is a civilized country that respects the rights of ownership. This is not a socialist or communist state. A sole proprietor has the right to discriminate at their will.

Large businesses, corporations, and non-profits do have an implied duty to serve for the greater good of the community. Their positive impact is expected to be in proportion to the size of their business.

But yeah, I do tend to ramble on at times if you haven't noticed. I'm not trying to back peddle, I just forgot about the other side while I writing that.

Yes, I do realize that most linux users are technically orientated. Programmers especially as they need the power if not for compiling then virtualization. And of course, programmers and sys admins have real work to do so having a light weight distro that can allow them to take advantage of their hardware is probably preferable. Now that I want to get back into programming I probably am gonna buy a new computer, definitely at least something that has virtualization extensions. Which still won't be too modern.

I should have said that a lot of people using desktop linux are using it on older computers. I'm also of the belief that theres a hidden percentage of regular users using linux that just doesn't get headlines. If you wanna count POS systems as desktop linux, then the vast majority are still running 32 bit :). I just think it's crazy to assume theres next to nobody using linux on 32 bit systems is all.

And yes, I do think it's short sighted on skype to not have a 64 bit client. The day is getting close to where 32 bits are as obsolete as Pentium 2's. If not just for the hassle they cause people, there missing out on years of testing.

I knew there was something I was forgetting.

No your just insane. Plenty of people are still using 32 bit linux, and I'm sure plenty are still using it on 64-bit hardware even.

I don't even think most netbooks are fully 64 bit yet(I know my friends wasn't when he tried to install a 64bit version of windows on it, and it was just over a year old with an atom processor), which are all the rage if you pay attention to anything other than your big black rig.

Really, no one sane cares about 64 bits for what amounts to an accessory. Which is what skype pretty much is. Are you crying about your mouse not being usb 3.0? I doubt my keyboard is either, and it cost close to a hundred bucks. Hell, my monitors probably still worth more than my computer and 4 tb of storage attached to it, and it was made in 2004! Nice though, looks the same from a right angle as it does from the front. If I were to just leave a picture on it, it would look like a backlit painting, from whatever angle your at! Yes, it is a lcd and not a crt. I have upgraded some stuff in the past decade.

Of course my printer is the oldest of the bunch, it's a laser printer I got for 15 dollars. Nice just being able to print up 50 or 100 pages at a time just for the convenience of it, and not worry about the cost. The local computer store that still has plain VESA video cards on display(along with books on 2.0 linux based distros) in the back was shocked when I came looking for memory for it. I do have an inkjet for the fancy stuff, but I use it maybe once a year. Before anyone crys about the enviroment, yes I do recycle.

Yes I take it personally that people ignorantly assume everyone upgrades every two years for no real reason other than to run bloated software. Which is the great thing about linux, there's more distro's dedicated to being light weight than there are being filled with the latest eye candy. Then again, my old as dirt Pentium 4 is still well within the requirements of the most popular distros. Which should make it obvious that, most people using desktop linux are using it on older hardware.

You make far too many assumptions for me to even try to discuss anything with you.

Where you got ethnic cleansing from, that this was my best example, that liberals wanted to live in a certain place, etc is all beyond me and I'm sure anyone else.

Are you even old enough to vote?

I forgot to mention Northern VA is a lot more liberal than the rest of the state. It's almost a completely different state.