riddler

Linux is not for most people. If you like things easy, get a Mac. If you want sympathy, get a PC, 'cause everyone else will relate to your computer woes. If you like to tinker, get Linux - you will be doing a lot of it. Linux is my OS of choice, but I almost always run it on remote servers. I use M$ 90% of the time because my job requires it. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Kind of a loaded question to begin with. I agree that the US is the biggest threat this year, but I think US policy is focused on long term (i.e. more than one year) peace. The argument is that is left unchecked, other powers could get out of hand within several years. Not that I agree with most US foreign policy, but I think the "leaders"feel they are going around putting out lots of fires before they get big. Not supporting or against anything - just trying to get in the shoes of our elected officials. And I hate when polls are worded like statistics - I think people with an agenda come up with these to try to convice others of their opinions. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I liked girls from the beginning, and growing up, most of my friends were girls. So how do you define the first girlfriend? First crush? First kiss? First sexual experience? What about that girl in 5th grade that was a foot taller than me and pinned me against the wall and told me I was gonna be her boyfriend "or else"? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Yet another great reason to work at home No firewall. No rules. One time ... at bandcamp ... seriously, once I was on a huge conference call that would win us a major contract with a multi-billion dollar company. They had five people, including a vice president, then there was me and my boss. I was at home, naked and doing naughty things to a certain naked skydiver , while convincing them that our small company knew everything about everything. We got the contract. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I found the "sweat-spot" on the skyvan in Eloy. The heater being broken, stuck on high, and I was sitting just behind the pilot in full-blast of the blowers. I only rode the skyvan once. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Couple of low-res screen shots. It looks much better on-screen. One is North America from a satellite - I've been watching the continents drift lazily by - kind of like looking from the space-shuttle or something. The satellite database is kind of small - I think they only have like a hundred or something, but you can follow them in the real sky. The other is Earth from Saturn - the bright dot in Saturn's rings is the sun, and the Earth has a red pointer next to it - it's right next to the sun. You can zoom in to Earth, but then it just looks like the satellite image. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Starry Night Backyard, version 4 - late Christmas present - and for the last few days (when I'm not at Mustard's AFF class for a coaching prerequisite), I find myself glued to this thing. It has more cool features than I've seen in just about any software program. Mostly, I've been viewing Earth from the surface of Saturn (getting ready for my upcoming trip ) Not trying to pitch this, but if you can get your hands on it (however you may aquire software ), it's pretty darn cool. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I get my woman to pay for the strippers. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Sorry to hear that Sky. Just sit back for the next week and enjoy that warm Arizona weather. I miss it!!! Brrr. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

When I'm standing before God on judgement day, I plan to visualize him naked. That way I won't feel so uncomfortable while he's passing judgement. If God is a female, so much the better. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Did I ever mention that I used to work for a defense contractor? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Maybe, we should adopt a standard DZ post nomenclature, with one-letter abbreviations. 1. Begin with the subject (ex. B=BEER, O=BOOBIES, J=JUMPING, K=JOKE, F=MY FUCKED UP LIFE). Combinations are acceptable (ex. BF=BEER FUCKED UP MY LIFE). 2. Follow with a unique identifier for the thread (a one-word subject) in lower-case. 3. Include with the the source of information (N=NEWS, R=RUMOR, O=OPINION, S=I MAKE THIS SHIT UP). 4. Add what the point of the thread is (L=MAKE YOU LAUGH, S=LOOKING FOR SYMPATHY, Q=QUESTION, R=SOLICITING ANY RESPONSE, P=RANDOM POST WHORE) 5. Append with random ackronyms (N=NSFW, F=ROTFL, etc). Therefore, all post subjects will be short concise and unreadable. The ongoing post about the "best" skydiver (whatever that means), would look like this: JbestOR If there, were, by chance, a second post that had the same combination, you could append a dot notation, as in: JbestOR.2 I think that's clear enough, don't you? Did I ever mention that I used to work for a defense contractor? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Follow the real-estate. Right now, the hot real-estate market is Tuscon/Pheonix. Where there's good real-estate, there's good jobs. And a little thing called - ELOY!

You make a convincing argument. Corn is nothing more than genetically engineered maize and originally came from South America. South America is well known as a nesting ground for evil things, like rebel insurrections, Evita and potatoes. So how do we rid the world of this evil known as corn? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I seem to remember a video from the 80s when wierd al was doing a heavy metal parody and lit his accordian on fire. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

My mom used to use "conniption fit" when she was most flustered. Usually because us kids were dilly-dallying around or causing a ruckus of some sort. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

California King. Sleeps three comfortably. Four - well, you can't sleep comfortably, but at least you all fit. Cheers to American excess! Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Anyone want to start a business with me? Fried ketchup. Fried chocolate. Fried yogurt. I could keep coming up with new ideas like this for literally minutes. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Best has a lot of definitions. Van, out in California City flies every load, is the most safety conscious pilot I've seen, and he even packed my parachute for me. Not bad for a DZO

Good vibes, brother. You are one cool dude and I want you to stay cool - let us know what's up when you get a chance. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Silly - cash is for jump tickets. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Guitar and violin. Instruments I used to play but gave up: accordian , piano , recorder . I was lucky to grow up in a musically inclined family. Now if I could just learn to sing ... Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Cool - you were on Peter's 400th? Gee - I didn't get asked. I guess I know where I stand First 2003 jump. Jan 1st. Eloy!!! (weak attempt to hijack this thread and turn it into another Eloy thread). Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I used to work in and around this "amazing technology". It's not so amazing. Don't want to get into details about that last statement, 'cause I don't want to get into trouble . It comes down to this. The single most motivating factor in our society is money. Therefore commercial technology will almost always surpass military technology. Individuals don't profit from war technology - at least not directly. Your Sony cam-corder is more advanced technology than most of what the defense industry is using. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Nope - if deficit spending is good enough for my government, it's good enough for me Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD