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Would Alan possibly pardon her?
He does not need pardon.
Veni, vidi, vici.
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And I found a Christmas present from last year still wrapped up that I had forgotten to give to my kids...
Pity really, I think they would have really liked that kitten!!
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Its not too late to give it to them for Christmas this year though.
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We have some guests and they wanted to see the panto.
Sadly we couldn't get eight seats together so I volunteered to stay outside and watch the coats.
Said clothing is a lot more entertaining than some bunch of z listers and failed comics.
speramus in juniperus
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Oh no you didn't!
It's behind you!
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Under the leaves!
speramus in juniperus
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A good solution. From the title, I'd presumed you closed your eyes and meditated on the presentation.
Yours, saving you the cost of a ticket, would seem to be a better solution.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Just watch the kids having fun. Best entertainment there is.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Read the subject, thought Vilmos, thought Gin!
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I doubt that JSOP has one of those. He strikes me as a "Made in America" guy. I, on the other hand, do have one, and it's a pleasure to shoot. Next time you see Lauren on here, check her profile pic. 
Will Rogers never met me.
modified 23-Dec-13 18:16pm.
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Roger Wright wrote: Next time you Lauren on here, check her profile pic.
Ah yes!
Marc
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When you're finished, grieve for the 2,000,000 men, women, and children that his "tools" killed.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: When you're finished, grieve for the 2,000,000 men, women, and children that his "tools" killed.
Yes, I know I was stepping onto a landmine.
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: landmine
No that would be Nils Waltersen.
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tool
/tuːl/
noun
1. a device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function.
Not sure what your decision to put single quotes around the word was intended to say. The only use of single-quote marks that I'm familiar with in that situation is to imply that the chosen word is inappropriate.
That the implement has been used by many to kill those 2,000,000 is indeed an unfortunate thing - it's also indicative of the brilliant simplicity and robustness that are incorporated into its design - it wouldn't have been the weapon of choice if not for it's brilliant design - it's a hell of a lot more clever than anything I came up with as a 28 year old, how about you?
Presumably you're able to separate appreciation of a clever design and lamentation of the way the design may be/has been abused?
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enhzflep wrote: Presumably you're able to separate appreciation of a clever design and lamentation of the way the design may be/has been abused?
Weapons are designed to kill. I don't think a tool has been abused if it was used for its main purpose. The fact that its main purpose is to kill is regrettable, but (as you mentioned) one can still appreciate the cleverness of the design.
What is this talk of release? I do not release software. My software escapes leaving a bloody trail of designers and quality assurance people in its wake.
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Good point. Never even considered that use of the word abuse, I see and agree with your point, though not to the exclusion of my use of the word. I believe both are correct uses of the word. If I had to pick one definition to the exclusion of the other, I really dont know which way I would lean.
"define abused" as a google search returns both your definition (i.e to use improperly) and "to bad effect"
Thanks for the impetus to take a closer look and think more about it. I've since considered another use - the one employed when used as a tool to promote compliance through fear. As an example, consider bank-robberies, or actually, robberies in general - the purpose there is not to actually kill, but rather to make it clear that compliance is expected. (Not that its a particularly relevant scenario when considering the purpose and environment that the AK was designed for and in)
There's lots of parts of high-school & uni I'm glad to be long free from. There are many others I quite enjoyed and miss. Thanks again for a trip back to one of the gems of the era.  (your post) gets my vote.
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The purpose of a tool is to do useful work.
Do you consider killing people to be useful work?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: 2,000,000 men, women, and children
What about the rest?
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I moved to this new place last week and since I entered this building, whenever I see this old man (70+), he is always complaining -
1. About the parking - I parked my car on my guest parking and not on my own parking place.
2. Explaining random things - Things that am not bothered about or asked him.
3. Post - Why don't pick my post everyday?
4. Cooking smell - Someone was cooking and he could smell it and was asking everyone who was it.
and on and on..
Yesterday it was crazy one - You can only throw one bin bag in a week. It's quite obvious when you move in or move out of any property there are lot of stuff that you need to throw away and I ain't throwing one bag a week. May be after am settled there will be 1 bag a week but this man is just a big pain.
I am still acting very patiently as he is 70+. But he is really taking the piss now and testing my patience level....
I really want to gift him 'Grumpy Old git mug' as a gift this xmas.
RANT OVER... Merry Christmas and a very Happy New year to all.
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Old people are the worst when they have some gripe... mostly because they have little else to occupy their time. In my neighborhood we have old people reporting illegally parked cars and other small infractions... who cares!?
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Our neighbors are likewise (and in 90+ !) They can't hear anything you say and even if you make them hear it by shouting (on the top of your lungs) they don't understand. Our neighbors also complained about everything and threaten to call the cops or whatever each time they deem something wrong.
I just ignore them and I mean that literally. If they try to talk I just keep on moving pretending I didn't hear  .
They can't stretch it for too long anymore though .
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Perhaps it would be better if they just died and got out of your way.
Merry f***ing Christmas.
Software Zen: delete this;
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