Comment Re:Hegemony, schmegemony (Score 1) 395
yes, ideally bonded to medium-length chains of carbon atoms for stability, ease of transport, etc.
yes, ideally bonded to medium-length chains of carbon atoms for stability, ease of transport, etc.
That said, none of these categories explain the use (I was referring to the title) of quotes around "too intrusive". Context clues still indicate to a reader that this is a direct quote, but he did not say it.
someone (either Unknown Lamer or jfruh, i suppose) probably picked it up from newspapers, where it's mostly a libel shield: "Celebrity X 'abusive'" is a much safer headline to print than "Celebrity X abusive". It's supposed to be a quote from a statement referenced in the article, though, so this was definitely not a correct instance of that use.
the annoying thing is it's apparently possible to include a current-user (~/Applications) option in a standard Apple installer package, it's just almost never used. i see it in maybe 10% of the stuff i install....
get back to me when we call in air strikes on the occupy movement
acronym overload, somebody call AAAAAAAAAAA!
most interesting wire recording i've ever heard is tom lehrer's physical revue, the earliest recordings of his material that exist. (the last song, "Any Questions", is particularly brilliant.)
A nation by definition must have territory.
a surprising number of countries recognize the Knights of Malta as sovereign, despite their having lost their last territory over 200 years ago.
There's a reason why they put free speech in the first amendment.
actually it was originally the third. the first two were something about allotting Representatives (technically outstanding, but completely irrelevant now) and the one about congress not being able to vote themselves an instant pay raise (finally ratified in 1992 as the 27th). go read it for yourself: here's the original version.
not strictly true, actually--WORM is a perfectly valid concept in data storage. roughly speaking, i'd say the difference is in whether users are meant to be the ones doing the "write once" part.
well of course you'd use WORMs with fish....
Interesting, I'd only heard that called "aphasia". Sounds like one meaning of "dysnomia" is from Latin, the other Greek.
Xena was just a temporary suggestion for the name; since 13th September 2006 it's actually been called Eris.
and what are eris and dysnomia (its moon) if not lawless?
There's plenty of Marathon homages in the original Halo (haven't yet played 2 or 3 myself). First, look on Captain Keyes's uniform for the Marathon symbol at the game's starting adventure on the bridge.
similarly, look at the center of the original Halo logo, just between the 'A' and the 'L'--there it is again.
"I am, therefore I am." -- Akira