Re: For those still following the 'balloon boy' fracas
On Nov 12, 2009, at 8:54 PM, Deborah Harrell wrote: Richard Heene will plead guilty to attempting to influence a public servant, a felony, with a stipulated sentence to probation, according to the statement. He could face two to six years in the Department of Corrections and a fine of up to $500,000. Considering that my initial off-the-cuff estimate of how much the response cost the various emergency services involved was somewhere in the $250k-$500k range, the fine will probably just *barely* recover the cost of the resources they wasted, and if he pleads guilty, it won't be frittered away in court costs. Which is good enough for me. I wish I could say I felt sorry for him, but honestly, I don't. I'm also not holding out much hope of him learning much from this mistake. Such people rarely seem to have that ability. 'How do I print, Mr. Kahn?’ ‘How do I save?’ It’s Control-S! It’s ALWAYS Control-S!!” — Kahn Souphanousinphone ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Microsith's evil ways [was: For those still following the 'balloon boy' fracas]
Bruce Bostwick quoted: 'How do I print, Mr. Kahn? How do I save? Its Control-S! Its ALWAYS Control-S!! Kahn Souphanousinphone Not if you are doomed with M$'s products in other languages. The idiots that ported Word, Excel, etc to Portuguese _translated_ the Control-things, so that I have no idea how to cut, copy, paste, save, etc. BTW, each M$ product uses a _different_ set of Control's. Alberto Monteiro ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Microsith's evil ways [was: For those still following the 'balloon boy' fracas]
On Nov 13, 2009, at 7:28 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Bruce Bostwick quoted: 'How do I print, Mr. Kahn?’ ‘How do I save?’ It’s Control-S! It’s ALWAYS Control-S!!” — Kahn Souphanousinphone Not if you are doomed with M$'s products in other languages. The idiots that ported Word, Excel, etc to Portuguese _translated_ the Control-things, so that I have no idea how to cut, copy, paste, save, etc. BTW, each M$ product uses a _different_ set of Control's. Alberto Monteiro Interesting that the canonical Z-X-C-V-B keyboard shortcuts weren't carried over into other localizations. I would have expected otherwise, given that at least the X-C-V-B arrangement has been well established since Macintosh System 1.x back in the 128k Classic days, and quite a few of the early generation Windows keyboard shortcuts followed the Mac ones, simply using Control rather than Command. (And the X-C-V shortcuts are more iconic than alphabetical, in Latin-script languages at least, and the arrangement was particularly ergonomic, I think, hence their use as something of a de facto standard in English- localized platforms.) It's kind of sad that MS didn't provide an option to use traditional key shortcuts instead of just trying (not very well, it seems) to localize them as well. But in my defense, it was just a quote. From a character who is known more for his temper (and, to some degree, his prejudices and impatience) than for his accuracy. Even if he is a systems analyst. :D Grotesque oppression isn't okay just because it's been institutionalized. -- Toby Ziegler ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Microsith's evil ways [was: For those still following the 'balloon boy' fracas]
On Nov 13, 2009, at 7:28 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Bruce Bostwick quoted: 'How do I print, Mr. Kahn?’ ‘How do I save?’ It’s Control-S! It’s ALWAYS Control-S!!” — Kahn Souphanousinphone Not if you are doomed with M$'s products in other languages. The idiots that ported Word, Excel, etc to Portuguese _translated_ the Control-things, so that I have no idea how to cut, copy, paste, save, etc. BTW, each M$ product uses a _different_ set of Control's. Alberto Monteiro And it's worth noting that Ctrl-(any letter) is probably more intuitive than Alt-F4. ;) What is this shadow across the highway of Divine Command? It is a warning that institutions endure, that symbols endure when their meaning is lost, that there is no summa of all attainable knowledge. ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
For those still following the 'balloon boy' fracas
sigh I'd rather that Colorado was in the news for something cool; instead, we have a misogynistic father (apparently passing along his nasty views) exploiting his sons for 'fame.' What a snot-rag. http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=126836catid=339 ...Heene and his wife Mayumi Heene were both charged on Thursday and will enter guilty pleas in court Friday as part of a deal to avoid deportation to Japan for Mayumi. In a statement released early Thursday morning, Heene attorney David Lane said Mayumi will plead guilty to false reporting to authorities, a misdemeanor, with a stipulated sentence to probation. She could face up to six months in county jail and a fine of up to $750. Richard Heene will plead guilty to attempting to influence a public servant, a felony, with a stipulated sentence to probation, according to the statement. He could face two to six years in the Department of Corrections and a fine of up to $500,000. In the statement, Lane said authorities insisted that Richard Heene fall on his sword and take a felony plea. The Larimer County District Attorney's Office says the Heenes have agreed to turn themselves in to police. They are scheduled to appear in court on Friday at 8:30 a.m... A Denver Post article listed some things the sons said/did on YouTube that show they're already rude little buggers -- I hope somebody straightens them out, because the parental units have certainly shown poor judgement. Debbi Probationers, Fer Shur Maru:P ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: For those still following the 'balloon boy' fracas
On Nov 12, 2009, at 6:54 PM, Deborah Harrell wrote: sigh I'd rather that Colorado was in the news for something cool; instead, we have a misogynistic father (apparently passing along his nasty views) exploiting his sons for 'fame.' What a snot-rag. He's not the balloon boy, he's the garage boy. Dave Spade a Spade Maru ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
