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Comment Re:Windows (Score 3, Informative) 425

Tell me this is a case of the 'winners' writing history. When 'Windows' came out there was a huge number of people mocking such a stupid name in the computing industry because it was a blatant knock off of the primary elemental division in a GUI --- which Microsoft was late to the party to get. Even in Dos applications functions were described by the 'window' as opposed to the screen.

Comment Re:Wrong choice (Score 1) 177

Hmmm... I have a 3G running iOS4.2 and no noticeable problems (I don't play much music, perhaps that a factor). My point is that it seems not all recommendations by manufactures are realistic or universal. Some understate and some overstate. At the end of the day you just have to give it a go.

I do suggest waiting until the warranty runs out.

Comment Re:Logic Fail (Score 1) 382

The basic point is that the government cannot continue to spend more than it takes in indefinitely without a collapse at some point.

While this particular point is true, everything I listened to from the Tea Party:

  1. calls for releasing restraints on institutions or industries that show themselves to be psychopathic and self-absorbed
  2. calls for reduction on spending in areas that plainly are the best investment to get better returns in the future --- excluding the USA's "national health" program which went from primitive to medieval post Obama
  3. ignores the enormous military black holes
  4. adds to the roar for war-mongerers that seem to be congregating in powerful positions.

rarely have I heard any pro-Tea Party rant say anything intelligent except the adage you can't take out more than you put in.

Why does this Australian care? Because that shrill party is messing up my backyard! >:

Comment Re:Seems unfair to me (Score 1) 203

Wow, I thought rort and derivatives were generic English terms; global.

I would, however, expect rort to be decended from cockney rather than an obscure surname. In fact, a couple of online sources* suggest it is from an 19th century London term: rorty > "boisterous or rowdy, saucy, dissipated, or risqué".

Not sure where you came up with the political surname gig. Wait! Relying on presumptions will rort knowledge.

* yes there were more reputable sources, I just got bored.

Comment Re:I vote (Score 1) 203

I wish I was hurting as much as they are. This is the same kind of scare the Mining companies did with WorkChoices, the Mining Tax Review, and Reason knows how many other cronyist schemes before those. These people post increased (often record) profits and then cry foul. And we forget.

Comment Re:Cheaper online even with the tax (Score 1) 203

Even when AUD was below parity, a surprising amount of products would be cheaper to purchase overseas with shipping than to buy at the larger retailers. I used to by ram overseas when AUD was ~.6 US because it was cheaper. I knew of plenty of other products that I personally didn't need that could be purchased and shipped from overseas cheaper than locally. I can't think of a product that ever followed the exchange rate even allowing for a six month shelf lag price. Exchange rate has *nothing* to do with the gouging. It has only made it more obvious to those who have trouble with simple maths.

Comment Not Open-source but still a type of solution (Score 1) 292

What about Personalbrain? It is a multi level mind-mapping software, which is flexible enough to be used for a graphical tree of the family. Doesn't have the genealogy stuff built in but makes it easier to do funny and interesting anecdotes if you are trying to put together a living memory family history. 'course in that case you could also just use freemind for purely in OSS. Genealogy is hard and lengthy. 4 days to do it? eep.

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