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Wondering this as well. There is a WEALTH of information available on irc.freenode.net #ubuntu, the main Ubuntu documentation, the Ubuntu forums, Ubuntu wiki not to mention everyone's favorite resource, Google. Pretty sure the pay-for canonical support is not really for the average desktop user but is for businesses whose livelihoods and money depend on the stability and quick resolution of problems of their operating system. For the average person who uses their computer and internet connection to download tranny porn and episodes of Mad About You this isn't a huge deal. Again, I've never really had to go beyond the forums, IRC and Google for any of my support needs. There is ALWAYS either someone willing to help me or to point to where my question has been answered before. I'm willing to concede some points, but the support one is not one of them. The community support is just outstanding.

Then think of how awesome you would look and what good shape you would be in if you ate real food instead of trash? Abstained from voting. Fast food is disgusting.

Ubuntu is extremely easy to use nowadays. You can find anything with very little trouble and most commonly used things that aren't packaged with the OS are available through various package managers (as well as Ubuntu's own package manager) that just require a click to install. I've been Windows-free for a couple of months now (have dabbled with different distros of Linux since sometime in 2001 and got a CS degree from a school that mainly programmed in a UNIX environment though) and honestly I've had a few minor issues with wireless networking and filesharing, but those were worked through in less than an afternoon with a little bit of patience and a little bit of help from the Ubuntu community, which is second to none in support. I don't quite know that Linux is ready for our grandmas yet, but Ubuntu is making great strides towards that area and the average somewhat-informed computer user should be able to manage it fairly easily, at least in my opinion.

Quick generation times, genetic tractability and high yield of offspring per mating make it a really desirable species, plus the fact that all the animal welfare laws for lab animals don't apply to them (which is uhh not something nice to think about but also makes them easier to work with). PS: Belle and Sebastian rules. I'm getting a Great Pyrenees dog when I move out to Cali in September.

Go Knights! Okami is the prettiest game ever!

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Now that I've had a chance to read the whole thread I want to add my thoughts. Keep in mind that this is coming from an agnostic person who is PhD-bound (UC Davis next year woo) in Genetics, so my opinions are quite focused on one direction and that is in the scientific merit and grounding of both the concepts of macroevolution and microevolution. First of all I don't know why there was an attempt at squelching active discussion by the moderators. Discussion is what keeps content fresh and engaging, rather than a forum where people just post their favorite whatever and don't read anybody else's posts except to circlejerk with moderators and administrators. That gets stagnant and boring after a very short time. Yeah, if people start flaming and trolling that's one thing and bringing the banhammer down on someone like that is totally warranted, but to actively discourage discussion just because somebody might become offended seems rather counterintuitive to the enjoyment of any given topic. Anyway that's a digression. Many of you who believe in what basically amounts to the tenets of "Intelligent Design" are kind of wishy-washy. I don't really understand how you can believe that something or other was placed on this earth and then required any evolving to make it any better than it already was. If your God is omnipotent and omniscient, wouldn't He have had the foresight to make the animal perfect as it were? Why would it need any fine-tuning? And where do we stop with the phylogenetic tree and say "Welp, this is one of those that was 'created' at the beginning, this particular branch's roots are here" because in my studies of evolutionary biology and phylogenetics I have not seen any sort of point like that, just convincing evidence that the tree keeps going down to a more cohesive root, as a "tree" should. I guess my point is that if you are going to believe in creationism, you should believe in it as it is written in the Bible, not in some wishy-washy moderate form. I work with Drosophila melanogaster, the fruit fly, in my studies and it's been shown that likely 75% of human genes have a very close/direct analog in the fruit fly. Even single celled eukaryotes like Saccharomyces cerevisiae are used in studies to better understand human genetics. How could this happen if we did not share some kind of ancestor? What would be the reasoning for this in God's eyes? As far as microevolution goes, I don't see how it's even debatable. As stated in my post above, we can actually observe this in a colony of bacteria that becomes resistant to a given antibiotic in culture given enough generations or in the fruit flies I work with developing different characteristics given mutagenic agents or even just in a number of generations given a shift in living conditions. The ones most suited for survival in the given substrate thrive, while those who may not be as suited fail to thrive and do not reproduce as much. The process of evolution is not outcome-driven as the previous poster's "oh, I want a longer beak so I will make it so!" seems to suggest. To believe so would be silly as there is nothing in our DNA that reads in from the outside environment and makes a conscious decision to make so-and-so changes. It's just that those birds that are naturally born with longer beaks will outcompete those with shorter beaks for the best food sources and thus for the breeding rights. Sorry this ended up being so long-winded. Obviously this is a topic near and dear to me. I welcome active debate with my post as long as it isn't just mudslinging!

I'm sorry but what? It has been proven many times over that DNA mutates and this causes things to evolve. You can see it in a few generations of bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics. Your biology teacher did the worst job ever in teaching you.

Based on the stuff that Cho sent to NBC news I'm going to ahead and say that he was probably just off his rocker. His grandparents back in Korea say that even when he was a lot younger there was something weird and different about him, so it isn't just coming here and being picked on. His college roommates say they tried to invite him out to dinner and to parties with them and when he did finally go to a party he got drunk and told them about his imaginary girlfriend. Seriously mentally disturbed, and he's been to mental health professionals before who released him from being institutionalized, so he has been referred before too.

Words cannot begin to describe how uncomfortable this post made me, and I'm not even involved in it. Creeeeeepy...

That pro choice shirt is pretty much the best baby-related thing I've ever seen in my entire life.

Most people have had to make this decision at some point in their lives. I work as a tech at a vet clinic so I see it a lot, but it is never really any easier to see the people before and after. I just think of it like this: our pets are very lucky to have the option to leave this world so peacefully. With that said, take the dog into the vet again and have them do an actual biopsy sent off to a pathologist before you make a big decision like that. I'm curious that your vet wouldn't remove a lipoma though. Maybe you should look into a second opinon?

I'm a student at the University of Central Florida (graduating this summer and moving away for graduate school, probably to California) and have lived in Orlando for about 3 years now. I have to say that moving here was one of the best things I've ever done for myself. Summers can be brutal, but the rest of the year more than makes up for it. As far as the cost of living goes, it is actually fairly cheap to live here compared to a lot of other parts of the country, considering the awesome weather and proximity to so many things. Lack of state income tax means you keep more money from what you make, and the job market is good because the area is still growing. If you have any specific questions (aside from milk and bread, which uhh well not much different than back in Pennsylvania where I'm from tbqh), feel free to ask here as well. It's nice to get perspective from other people.

Just wanted to make sure cause they don't tell you if something is actually delivered or not!

Fox Chapel.

I just want to take this opportunity to tell everyone that most of the foods on this list are not very high quality pet foods, and this is a good opportunity to switch if you are affected by this. What you put into your pet can greatly affect his or her lifespan, health and even the aesthetic things like coat condition and breath. Consider switching to a higher quality food such as Natural Balance, Wellness, Merrick, Innova, Solid Gold and make sure you read over the ingredient list before you buy something for your pet!

did something get there yet i will be sad if it didn't

I made the move from Pittsburgh to Orlando 3 years ago and I haven't regretted it once. She will love it here!

No brah you're the very first one to ever come up with such an idea in this thread!

I am the only vet tech in the world who only has 2 pets! Zelos Wilder doing what 6 month old corn snakes do best (trying to find a way to escape) Miss Kitty doing what 16 year old cats do best!

I think the last time I came here you were just announcing that she was pregnant sheesh time goes by too fast. Congratulations y'all

Er, well, I thought the cable was gonna kill someone when I was working at CP and we were doing a morning Millennium Force test ride and the cable snapped and whipped around the station. Luckily I was up on the train but jeez. the Wildcat rollback didn't scare me though. It was just plain awesome.

First Adam now Todd. Jeez this is madness!

I don't think it has anything to do with you LETTING anyone do anything. It'd be her choice. No wonder you don't have a girlfriend.

OH GOD the patch jacket. David Hamburger...haven't heard from that guy in awhile.