Nobody outside the US gets a vote on this stuff, yet we all get affected by the Republican nationalist, conservative stances. Liberalism isn't the answer to all humanity's woes, but neither is what the Republicans and other similar right-wing parties in the world are constantly doing.
Come on, Republicans, turn the Internet into mess for everyone else, too.
A lot of legit apps would not work. Logging in would not work on a lot of the web, for example. I really care about my email.
And your straw man argument sucks. Having a log that is cleaned after 24h, after establishing that a user at some IP is not doing anything suspicious, is one thing. Tracking the user in order to identify behavioral patterns is another.
It's not possible unless you limit valid uses of technologies such as cookies, too. But if some sort of a law were introduced requiring those who do the tracking to observe your setting, then it'd be possible; they'd simply have to ignore your request for their "tracking service" if you supply a header such as "X-DNT: True".
Didn't read TFA, but maybe it's not a list. An HTTP header announcing the preference for not being tracked would do the trick, as long as the other party were obliged to actually listen to your setting.
I'm all for a standard GUI for doing so, but the "other side" (those who do the tracking) must also cooperate by actually observing the setting (no matter how it should be delivered to them; perhaps via HTTP header). If observing it would be mandatory, then hooray; otherwise, meh.
Snow Leopard was publicly unveiled on June 8, 2009 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. On August 28, 2009, it was released worldwide
Python gets updated when the OS gets released.
I don't use Java, I don't like Java, but Apple did take over the work on Mac Java; if people came to expect updates, well, it's a little sad they are dumping it.
On the other hand, they're dumping Carbon, and from what little I know about Java, I don't think a proper Cocoa binding can easily be done. I know there was a solution some time ago, but was it acceptable?
As an end user, I am a bit saddened by the loss of Java, since before, I did not have to worry about Java not "being there". There are a few pieces of Java software that I use on Mac, and having to install an extra piece of software to get them running would just suck.
On Windows, one of the most annoying software updates I have to do every now and then is Java. So, that's the other reason I'm unhappy with their choice; who knows what kind of autoupdate solution will be thrown in by whoever takes over the Mac port.
You don't seem to see my point, which is: People Abuse. Eliminating all regulation (not just bad and excessive regulation) means people will get to be assholes. Want a society with no government and no taxes (at least as you know them)? Go to Somalia. Too warlike? Well, you can always go live on Tokelau.
After reading this post more carefully, you seem to equate government with US Federal Government. Sure, perhaps your Federal Government has too much power over State Government, but you advocate abolishing all government.
You're also repeatedly doing ad-hominems against me -- there was no need to call me ignorant, and then again order me to learn . A true teacher would not rise above the one who needs to learn and attack him. A true teacher would just teach. Your comments should stand as comments, and separate from the lessons.
Please, don't be smug considering the US ideals "the best ones". They're not. Remember that your precious Constitution did not protect against slavery, nor did it initially protect your precious freedom of speech. And in the end, it's just a piece of paper which seems to provide only American citizens its rights. Remember another nation that had understood the concept of "rights for my citizens only"? That's right, it's called Rome and its citizens were Roman citizens.
"We are ruled by a Federal government's dictatorship! *moan*" -- well, guess what: you elected that government, hence it's not dictatorship. Some call it democracy (which is not what I'd call any so-called democracy as they exist today -- perhaps Elected Oligarchy is a better name).
"Federal government has no right to meddle in the economy" -- so, sue them. If it violates the Constitution, Supreme Court will decide that, won't it?
"The constitution doesn't grant rights, because it says all people have rights as is" -- hah. Nitpicking a bit, eh? US and Russian constitutions aren't the only ones, and many have wording similar to the US regarding granting rights. In fact, let's take a look at Croatian constitution and compare the wording to the United States constitution. US constitution itself does not grant rights -- its amendments do! In fact, original US constitution doesn't seem to say anywhere that any rights are derived from it; it seems to grant only powers! Compare to Croatian constitution, which explicitly lists numerous rights inalienable to Croatian citizens and anyone within Croatian territory.
Even worse, when we reach the first amendment, it does not guarantee a right -- it guarantees that the Congress shall not pass a law "respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof".
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
What about Croatian constitution?
III.2.22: Man's freedom and personality shall be inviolable.
No one shall be deprived of liberty, nor may his liberty be restricted, except when so specified by law, which shall be decided by a court.
III.2.38: Freedom of thought and expression of thought shall be guaranteed.
Freedom of expression shall specifically include freedom of the press and other media of communication, freedom of speech and public expression, and free establishment of all institutions of public communication.
Censorship shall be forbidden. Journalists shall have the right to freedom of reporting and access to information.
The right to correction shall be guaranteed to anyone whose constitutionally determined rights have been violated by public communication.
III.2.40: Freedom of conscience and religion and free public profession of
I tried pointing out that people are assholes, and would be even bigger assholes if we completely abolished any sort of regulation (which seems to be OP's desire). But you're right, not only do I look like an idiot, I probably am (and I take no offense in that); it is embarrassing though that I tried providing an example out of a set of things I am not completely familiar with. Mea culpa.
Obviously I gave wrong examples; perhaps I can be forgiven since this is not a part of day-to-day politics in my country. But despite the horrors US government is obviously inflicting upon its citizens (primarily I mean using tax money to pay for unnecessary wars, but you list other fine examples), I look at the way people behave toward each other in day-to-day life. Homo homini lupus..
Complete deregulation would be horrible. Demonization of all regulation is wrong. People abuse. Companies abuse.
Limited subsidies are not evil -- some sort of governing is necessary in human life. Limited regulation is needed to prevent stuff like poisonous plastics used in Chinese toys. Your post is attacking all regulation, all taxes, all government, but anarchy isn't a solution. Western societies are not sufficiently evolved and may never be.
(On the other hand, I agree with your views on monetary politics today being based upon a massive fraud. Borrowing is never the way out, it's just a way to dig yourself deeper. Which is why I will for as long as I can avoid getting any kind of bank loan and encourage others to see that they benefit noone in the long term by getting loans.)
Scrolling with two fingers on OSX is a pleasure. It saddens me everytime I use Windows that some schmuck decided that mouse wheel is not a proper axis, but that it's two buttons. Either it's not changeable in Windows, or Apple didn't bother; either way, two-finger analog scroll in OS X is so much more natural and pleasurable to use that it's undescribable to someone who didn't try it. Especially if you take into account that you can do horizontal + vertical scroll at the same time in the most natural panning motion that you'd ordinarily use for scrolling a card if you had a card placed on a thousand little balls.
Multitouch for typing? Multitouch on screens? I'll pass. Multitouch would be great as a secondary input on a desktop/laptop, and it already is on a specialty device such as a smartphone or a tablet. But as a primary input method on my primary computing machine? Thanks, but no thanks.
However from what I know, Synaptics drivers already have multitouch on Linux for quite some time; I know I used it at least a year and a half ago. (In fact, Debian forced it upon me; for about a month or two I was wondering why the hell the "old" scroll did not work, until I accidentally used two fingers and realized that it worked.) I can't wait for proper support for multitouch, especially scroll, in Ubuntu.
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Looks the same on OS X as it did in 4.0b7, b8.
Nobody expects the Klingon inquisition!
What what? A clothed female? A hoo-mon female? Ugh!
Nobody outside the US gets a vote on this stuff, yet we all get affected by the Republican nationalist, conservative stances. Liberalism isn't the answer to all humanity's woes, but neither is what the Republicans and other similar right-wing parties in the world are constantly doing.
Come on, Republicans, turn the Internet into mess for everyone else, too.
AFAIK, BBC subscription is mandatory in the UK. So yes, if GP's British, s/he's paying for the news.
A lot of legit apps would not work. Logging in would not work on a lot of the web, for example. I really care about my email.
And your straw man argument sucks. Having a log that is cleaned after 24h, after establishing that a user at some IP is not doing anything suspicious, is one thing. Tracking the user in order to identify behavioral patterns is another.
If it were a law that they don't look at me, it would be a reasonable expectation, albeit questionably enforceable.
It's not possible unless you limit valid uses of technologies such as cookies, too. But if some sort of a law were introduced requiring those who do the tracking to observe your setting, then it'd be possible; they'd simply have to ignore your request for their "tracking service" if you supply a header such as "X-DNT: True".
Didn't read TFA, but maybe it's not a list. An HTTP header announcing the preference for not being tracked would do the trick, as long as the other party were obliged to actually listen to your setting.
I'm all for a standard GUI for doing so, but the "other side" (those who do the tracking) must also cooperate by actually observing the setting (no matter how it should be delivered to them; perhaps via HTTP header). If observing it would be mandatory, then hooray; otherwise, meh.
Python gets updated when the OS gets released.
I don't use Java, I don't like Java, but Apple did take over the work on Mac Java; if people came to expect updates, well, it's a little sad they are dumping it.
On the other hand, they're dumping Carbon, and from what little I know about Java, I don't think a proper Cocoa binding can easily be done. I know there was a solution some time ago, but was it acceptable?
As an end user, I am a bit saddened by the loss of Java, since before, I did not have to worry about Java not "being there". There are a few pieces of Java software that I use on Mac, and having to install an extra piece of software to get them running would just suck.
On Windows, one of the most annoying software updates I have to do every now and then is Java. So, that's the other reason I'm unhappy with their choice; who knows what kind of autoupdate solution will be thrown in by whoever takes over the Mac port.
So what's that little thing in /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework then? Oh yes -- it's Apple's build of Python (2.6 on Snow Leopard)!
Little Timmy, just around the corner.
An arm and a leg.
After reading this post more carefully, you seem to equate government with US Federal Government. Sure, perhaps your Federal Government has too much power over State Government, but you advocate abolishing all government.
You're also repeatedly doing ad-hominems against me -- there was no need to call me ignorant, and then again order me to learn . A true teacher would not rise above the one who needs to learn and attack him. A true teacher would just teach. Your comments should stand as comments, and separate from the lessons.
Please, don't be smug considering the US ideals "the best ones". They're not. Remember that your precious Constitution did not protect against slavery, nor did it initially protect your precious freedom of speech. And in the end, it's just a piece of paper which seems to provide only American citizens its rights. Remember another nation that had understood the concept of "rights for my citizens only"? That's right, it's called Rome and its citizens were Roman citizens.
"We are ruled by a Federal government's dictatorship! *moan*" -- well, guess what: you elected that government, hence it's not dictatorship. Some call it democracy (which is not what I'd call any so-called democracy as they exist today -- perhaps Elected Oligarchy is a better name).
"Federal government has no right to meddle in the economy" -- so, sue them. If it violates the Constitution, Supreme Court will decide that, won't it?
"The constitution doesn't grant rights, because it says all people have rights as is" -- hah. Nitpicking a bit, eh? US and Russian constitutions aren't the only ones, and many have wording similar to the US regarding granting rights. In fact, let's take a look at Croatian constitution and compare the wording to the United States constitution. US constitution itself does not grant rights -- its amendments do! In fact, original US constitution doesn't seem to say anywhere that any rights are derived from it; it seems to grant only powers! Compare to Croatian constitution, which explicitly lists numerous rights inalienable to Croatian citizens and anyone within Croatian territory.
Even worse, when we reach the first amendment, it does not guarantee a right -- it guarantees that the Congress shall not pass a law "respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof".
What about Croatian constitution?
I tried pointing out that people are assholes, and would be even bigger assholes if we completely abolished any sort of regulation (which seems to be OP's desire). But you're right, not only do I look like an idiot, I probably am (and I take no offense in that); it is embarrassing though that I tried providing an example out of a set of things I am not completely familiar with. Mea culpa.
Obviously I gave wrong examples; perhaps I can be forgiven since this is not a part of day-to-day politics in my country. But despite the horrors US government is obviously inflicting upon its citizens (primarily I mean using tax money to pay for unnecessary wars, but you list other fine examples), I look at the way people behave toward each other in day-to-day life. Homo homini lupus..
Complete deregulation would be horrible. Demonization of all regulation is wrong. People abuse. Companies abuse.
Limited subsidies are not evil -- some sort of governing is necessary in human life. Limited regulation is needed to prevent stuff like poisonous plastics used in Chinese toys. Your post is attacking all regulation, all taxes, all government, but anarchy isn't a solution. Western societies are not sufficiently evolved and may never be.
(On the other hand, I agree with your views on monetary politics today being based upon a massive fraud. Borrowing is never the way out, it's just a way to dig yourself deeper. Which is why I will for as long as I can avoid getting any kind of bank loan and encourage others to see that they benefit noone in the long term by getting loans.)
Let's remember what sort of thing happens when corporations are allowed to "compete" freely.
Best regards,
- a citizen of a country "in transition"
Scrolling with two fingers on OSX is a pleasure. It saddens me everytime I use Windows that some schmuck decided that mouse wheel is not a proper axis, but that it's two buttons. Either it's not changeable in Windows, or Apple didn't bother; either way, two-finger analog scroll in OS X is so much more natural and pleasurable to use that it's undescribable to someone who didn't try it. Especially if you take into account that you can do horizontal + vertical scroll at the same time in the most natural panning motion that you'd ordinarily use for scrolling a card if you had a card placed on a thousand little balls.
Multitouch for typing? Multitouch on screens? I'll pass. Multitouch would be great as a secondary input on a desktop/laptop, and it already is on a specialty device such as a smartphone or a tablet. But as a primary input method on my primary computing machine? Thanks, but no thanks.
However from what I know, Synaptics drivers already have multitouch on Linux for quite some time; I know I used it at least a year and a half ago. (In fact, Debian forced it upon me; for about a month or two I was wondering why the hell the "old" scroll did not work, until I accidentally used two fingers and realized that it worked.) I can't wait for proper support for multitouch, especially scroll, in Ubuntu.
Apple flamebait? Hardly worth my time, so try with something better. It's hypereasy to spit something you used for probably less than a day.
In Capitalist America, Wikipedia sues FBI?
Hm, damn the Get More Comments button, it just doesn't work. No frost piss for you.
DMCA exempts you!!!!!
(frost piss)
BnetD was also shut down, but its fork pvpgn still works, as far as I know. Not to mention BnetD is still in Debian
In which case you can use the abbrev, e.g. "I'll gimp it". Which is easier to say than "I'll photoshop it", in fact.
GNU Image Manipulation Program is a fancy name you can use when talking to the bureaucrats and PHBs.