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ThinkDesk still supported? in Stardock Support General Stardock Forums

Like I always do I took a beta subscription to ThinkDesk when it started. Switching to Impulse was a good moment to look into its current shape. ThinkDesk is still offered in the Store. It mentions 4 tools: multiplicity, keepsafe, thinksync and SecureProcess, supports 32-bits Windows 2000 Pro and 32-bits Windows XP (but no Vista) and lists for $69,95. In Impulse the ThinkDesk applications should show up under My Tools. For my only two do, keepsafe and Multiplicity Pr

Reply to How Universal, Paramount, Dreamworks and Toshiba could... in DVD JoeUser Forums

Why on Earth would the movie studios do it? They have nothing to win with a prolonged battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD. It is in their best interest if there is only one standard so consumers can start buying those devices in the knowledge they won't bet on a losing horse. None of the studios in the HD DVD group have a vested interest in its succes. Their support was bought, so don't expect them to go out on a limp to try to rescue HD DVD by giving up

Reply to Stimulus package a slap in the face to American tax payers in Politics JoeUser Forums

The idea that the 'rich'' pay for this tax rebate is ridiculous. They don't. The Chinese, and whoever else cover for the huge American deficiencies do. Because let's face it, the government is already spending more than it receives, so this whole package can only be paid for by borrowing yet more. What people do with the money is not really that relevant. Believe it or not, economy is to a large degree philosophical. If people believe the economy

Reply to Are you a loser? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Well, if you admit that life is not fair, it follows that yes, there are people making tons of money because of luck or dishonesty. And that there are people having bad luck. I know some of the last ones personally and no I don't think they are losers. Also, about the delayed gratification. I've seen people dutiful saving for their retirements and dying before they reached it. So, much delaying and no gratification. To me there is only one

Reply to It isn't hard to be successful in Politics JoeUser Forums

Delayed gratification is one thing, but I don't really see the point in giving up everything now in the hope of living long enough to enjoy it later. I enjoy gadgets and the latest gizmo's. So I buy them. But only if I can afford them. Pension plans are mandatory around here for ordinary employees, I put aside money for a new car in the future, and I have a life insurance which will take care of my mortgage in about 15 year. So I won't be a mi

Reply to Does a Welfare State Encourage Poor Customer Service? in Misc JoeUser Forums

Hm, according to your logic the service in true welfare states (e.g. the Netherlands) should be really horrible, which, suprise, suprise, it is not. Even at McDonalds. So maybe, just maybe, it might be a bit more complex than just blaming welfare.

Reply to There is nothing green about Ethanol in Politics JoeUser Forums

Lets look at your arguments: 1) I consider this a strawman's argument. The fuel in itself IS carbon-neutral. I doubt there is anything in the production cycle which requires additional CO2 output. Besides, other fuels have the similar additonal production and distribution polution, so it doesn't worsen the situation. 2) So you produce in neightbourhoods where water is not a problem, or find some variants which can be cultivated on sea

Reply to Disecting "What the US can learn from the rest of the world" in International JoeUser Forums

The US has some significant issues with race and culture that need to be dealt with constructively. And until we do, trying to argue that if we just followed the policies of lilly white Holland or whatever would solve all our cultural issues is foolish and unhelpful. Well, since you mention my country.... We do have in fact our own racial problems, not with Africa

Reply to Who should decide how much you make? in Politics JoeUser Forums

The main problem I have with your article Draginol, is that it assumes capitalism is just working fine with regards to the CEO payments. In some cases it is, in some cases it isn't. Although I do have a problem with Microsoft as a company for example, I have no problem with the obscene amounts of money Bill Gates made of it. He built the company, he took the risk(!), he is entitled to it. If Stardock comes with a killer product and you become

Reply to Europe is dying in Politics JoeUser Forums

In fact, if the deathrate is even close to the birth rate, you have a problem because, obviously, not al births are healthy children. Some will die. Some will have disabilities that preclude them from reproducing. Sight, and you claim to be fairly good at statistics?! The not healthy children and the on

Reply to Democrats win the house! in Democrat JoeUser Forums

Personally I think it is a good thing the Republicans lost. Why? Because power corrupts, and it showed. It is healthy for a democracy if the power changes hands every so often. And given the limited real power the Democrats obtained, even Republicans should be grateful with this opportunity to finally clean their own house. They have been given two years. Lets hope they'll spent it well.

Reply to War in Iraq - What should we do? in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

(From Bakerstreet:) Like you say, it's their mess to begin with. They screwed Arabia for literally centuries, and they want to pretend that this is the product of a few US dominated decades. Not unlike South East Asia and all the rest of their post-imperialist messes. If you don't accept the respons

Reply to We really are better off today than 30 years ago in Politics JoeUser Forums

Funny how Draginol only mentions material things and thus concludes that people are better off now. Television shows had a lot more appeal to the whole population than the garbage they show now. Traffic jams were far less a problem. The streets were a lot safer for children. That is not to say that I want to go back to the past. For starters, you can't. And all in all I do think that for me life is a little better now than it was 30 years ago.

Reply to Understanding the War on Terror in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

Well lets start with this. Your analogy is poor. The war on drugs.....They are trying to get their product into the US. And their is resistance to it. The terrorists have no such product. All they want to do is kill us. You are right in this much. It's "not really" a war, but it's a far cry from a law enforcement issue either. It

Reply to Understanding the War on Terror in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

Allright, just my 2 cents: Regarding your argument that the US hadn't it coming. It is actually quite simple: Action is reaction, even in politics and world domination. You project power, you get resistance. You project weakness, you get challenges of your power. So, yes, you had something coming because you had a foreign policy in the Middle East. Not that there would have been any realistic way around it. Whether you 'deserve' it is just a m

Reply to The French are at it AGAIN! in Politics JoeUser Forums

The French have a very good reason to send so little, it is a lose-lose situation. Without disarmament of Hezbollah there is no way they can keep the peace there, and if they start the disarmament themselves they'll just become the target in someone else's war. By allocating far too little man they at least make sure it still is a UN problem instead of a French one.

Reply to How many people have you had sex with? in Sex & Romance JoeUser Forums

One. And I still love her dearly

Reply to Why Not North Korea? in Politics JoeUser Forums

I think the main difference between Iraq and North Korea is the international support for it. Believe it or not, but the US actually had quite some support for the invasion, and as Iraq was more or less under Western influence there was no strong opposition from Russia and China. With North Korea that situation is different. North Korea is under Chinese influence and China will not look the other way if a war arrises. Furthermore, the US can hardly

Reply to Why Not North Korea? in Politics JoeUser Forums

I think the main difference between Iraq and North Korea is the international support for it. Believe it or not, but the US actually had quite some support for the invasion, and as Iraq was more or less under Western influence there was no strong opposition from Russia and China. With North Korea that situation is different. North Korea is under Chinese influence and China will not look the other way if a war arrises. Furthermore, the US can hardly

Reply to I -bet- this winds up going nowhere in Politics JoeUser Forums

That most countries are at least a little hypocrite about gambling is not the issue here. The question is whether the US can prosecute foreign betting companies and yes, they can. Although the websites are hosted outside the U.S., they clearly target American citizens, so I believe the U.S. will have a pretty good case against them. Of course, extradiction might be a problem in some cases.

Reply to Libs, others in congress cry over charges for evac-ing in Politics JoeUser Forums

I agree to a large degree with Little-Whip. How can you be sure what parts of the world are safe to trafel to and which parts aren't? You listen to your government. They advise you as they are the experts on foreign affairs. And if they say it is relatively safe to go to (certain parts of) Libanon, then it normally is. Unforeseeable events can always happen. You can't blame the government for that, but neither can you blame the people involved. If you

Reply to Is American liberalism a competitive ideology? in Politics JoeUser Forums

I'm also an outsider, living in the Netherlands, and I use joeuser to get a better understanding of why Americans have such a different perspective on some issues then me, or at least I used to. I wholeheartily agree with Little-whip here. For me the main problem with joeuser is in the comment section which has a USENET-like flamewar flavour. Any policital issue, and you can be assured that the name calling will start, making me loose my appe

Reply to FED UP! in Politics JoeUser Forums

It seems like some people in this country.... some Englishmen operate from the standpoint that our soldiers are killing machines. That they like it. They're bad guys. The problem is the the US soldiers are indeed killing machines. That is what they're trained for and that is what they're very good at.

Reply to Symantec sticks Microsoft with law suit... in Microsoft JoeUser Forums

So much for justice, sight. On the face of it, Symantec has a legimate complaint. Whether it will hold is up to the courts, but Symantec is defending its businesses here, it is not trolling or a phishing expedition. And about all I hear here is 'I hope they loose because their products suck'. Well, if that is the new rule for justice, I know some more companies which should be sued, just because I don't like them <img src="http://images.stardock.c

Reply to IRAQ IS A DISASTER in Politics JoeUser Forums

Thats becuase the American public as a whole is vastley uninformed and misled by the MSM. If they knew half of the other stuff that went on they would have a different opinion maybe. Talking about a strawman's argument