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There's only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch.

Nothing stops. Nothing... or you will do the hardest time there is. No more protection from the guards. I'll pull you out of that one-bunk Hilton and cast you down with the Sodomites. You'll think you've been fucked by a train! And the library? Gone... sealed off, brick-by-brick. We'll have us a little book barbecue in the yard. They'll see the flames for miles. We'll dance around it like wild Injuns! You understand me? Catching my drift?... Or am I being obtuse?

7 minutes ago, wastingtime​withforums wrote

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It's the first Windows OS where sales have been dropping on release.

Oh, and happiness, everywhere. Not bad for a OS barely two months on the market. Don't forget that the answers forums have a 10 pages search limitation..

I'll forget that it was easy for me to learn and teach to others, just because of some video and quotes of sales numbers. 

1 hour ago, wastingtime​withforums wrote

Of all the points in this video you take out a single, exaggerated sentence?

Every sentence in the video is exaggerated, where he even has a point. But he says "this is not hyperbole."

More like hysteria. Somehow with all these usability problems, I got used to things in a couple of minutes. And so have millions of other Windows 8 users, who are perfectly fine and aren't convinced by people ranting saying its very confusing and hard to use.

1 hour ago, Bass wrote

I agree with the premise that Google owns the future. 

Machines own the future, and humans live underground, like worms.

I still like granola better than any more processed cereal. Porridges are good too.

4 hours ago, Ian2 wrote

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Sorry, there is nobody left on the planet who doesn't know who Kate Middleton is. 

Nice try.

I know who she is, I don't know why anyone cares. Same with other stories about the personal life of royalty.

3 hours ago, evildictait​or wrote

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In "The Wedding of River Song" (2011), it is stated that the Doctor's true name is a secret that must never be revealed.

Its meant as more of a riddle than that. We're told when the question is asked, silence will fall.

Sounds like what Wittgenstein wrote --  that what cannot be said must be passed over in silence... turned into a kind of literal thing.

Moffat has suggested in interviews that his name is just "The Doctor" and that the word "doctor" in the English language is a reference to him, The Doctor. ie. the answer to the riddle is that there is no riddle.

19 minutes ago, wastingtime​withforums wrote

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I have no problems with the Metro UI on phones too (where it belongs, frankly), just my theory why it isn't selling as much. Actually, I wish it well. If WP7 would have been a runaway success, maybe MS wouldn't do PR stunts like Win8.

XBox is Metro-ish too, so you'll have to explain that. WP always has had an uphill battle, especially when you had phone salesmen trying to convince you you didn't want it (I personally ran into that at a Sprint store).

Microsoft is also developing WinRT (as an API) for a pretty good reason. WPF turned out too big and slow. I personally expect WinRT and WPF to merge later on down the line, and WinRT to come to the desktop.

Don't be so negative about everything.

Nov 09, 2012 at 2:29 PM, blowdart wrote

If you spoil this for me I WILL HURT YOU

I'm not afraid of you