I guess I must've gotten a bad Thinkpad (or maybe I'm just expecting too much?), but my experience with the Thinkpad X61 has been less than great. I don't know if I should blame Vista (piece of shit) or Lenovo, but I blame both.
I've had numbers of irritating, though not terrible, problems, which I cannot directly trace to Vista (piece of shit).
I would tend to agree that CNN has a slightly liberal bias, but comparing it to Fox News in terms of spectrum is like comparing a butter knife to a samurai sword. However, I can't stand CNN because of the adjectives, constant "breaking news" marquee, and style over substance.
In terms of actual dissemination of information the way I like to hear it, IMHO: CNN is garbage, MSNBC is crap, and Fox News is the absolute worst. Newshour with Jim Lehrer on PBS is awesome... simply the best. Jim Lehrer assumes you have an attention span of greater than 30 seconds - CNN never fully explains anything and seems to cater to someone that doesn't actually want to fully understand an issue - but that's just MHO.
Wall Street Journal and New York times each have their respective minor political bent, but they are great publications nonetheless. I can't even stand to watch CNN anymore.
I like to complain about stupid Internet names as much as the next person, but I actually like the name. It's descriptive without being cutesy and isn't nearly as stupid as something like "twitpocalypse" or even "cookie"
Granted, liberals are tearing all that down and replacing it with the sort of self indulgent crap that invariably leads to a sense of entitlement about property and ultimately a dictatorship class, but, they haven't been successful yet.
Had me up until here, man... "liberals" have built this country as much as "conservatives" have...
Hey, I was thinking the same thing, and I'm sure other people were too. Except the fact that TNG was NOT 10th rate! It beat the crap out of TOS and was the best trek of all time!
Yeah, but such cases have a very high burden of proof (like willful misrepresentation), historically speaking. It can be done, but it's not easy, and IMHO extremely unlikely in this case.
Wow, I can't believe people actually pay for that kind of crap... put me on a raft made of reeds, float me into the middle of a lake, and shoot flaming arrows at me. Awesome way to go and it's dirt cheap too...
The one thing I don't understand is, why don't we actually see MORE breaches in data security than we do now? I mean like real deal, big time, Italian Job / Oceans 11 type stuff. Yeah a little crime here and there, ok. But with IT pervading every major monetary transaction, people in the know could essentially steal an infinite amount of money.
Really, even if you amalgamate enough talent to become 1/4 of a state actor in terms of budget / knowledge, you could make all kinds of money, XSS, SQL injection, social engineering, etc. I'm really surprised we haven't seen a major IT heist yet.
Exactly. The thing that always trips me out is that this is a *protocol*, which means (should mean) it's open, extensible, and the software in the Google demo is just the beginning of applications we'll be seeing with wave tech. When folks begin adding their own custom software to "ride on top of the wave" (I guess that's the correct terminology), we'll see the true power of this tech.
Are you through yet? Are you really done, or will I see more insults because you can't come up with an argument that convinces me you are right?
I'm through trying to convince you or reason with you on this topic, yes. But your general approach and outlook on things is still interesting to me. And perhaps there's something interesting to you, because you keep responding as well. ...
I certainly don't hate rich people, I'm working hard on trying to become one myself some day. I think people are generally rich as a result of their labors. I think those that work for their money should be maximally rewarded for those efforts and those that don't work for their money should not be. That's pretty close to the definition of a capitalist in my book. In your "counter-argument" you've built in several of your assumptions (I would contend which are based purely on emotion) which I've never once even alluded to, let alone stated as a support for my argument.
I'm curious, what do you think of Fox news? Do you believe it to be unbiased?
Same here. I know enough not to select it (I don't even have an iPhone), but the average user doesn't. This is par for the course for Apple.
And NO I don't want Safari for the 10 Billionth time, Apple. Dunno why people prefer them over MS so much - on the scale of evil, I'd rate them roughly equal and on the scale of software features and implementation, I think MS is much better, hands down. IMHO, it's all marketing, which is supposedly something we geeks can't stand.
Are you really done now? Or are you so emotionally tied up with this discussion that you have to continue?
No, actually you're pretty amusing, to be honest. And yes, I did skim through your comments (the "argument" was fairly redundant, so I didn't read too closely), so if you said you were married I either missed it, or read it and forgot it. You've got obvious emotional issues, and if your offline personality is similar to your online personality, I am quite sure you would have heard this before.
It's not about your different opinions, it's the way in which you convey your opinions and disregard logic in favor of your emotional arguments. I've disagreed with plenty of people here on/. but you are the only one I've ever talked to that simply could not argue anything but their feelings - yet you're not exactly a troll either. You just seem to be totally, permanently wound up.
I listened to that part at least five times - I couldn't figure out what he was actually saying, but I swear to you I thought he was talking about putting something "in his..." Well, anyway, I guess it was just me.
Is Youtube slow for anyone else lately, or is my isp starting to throttle me? I'm supposed to be getting 12Mb/s - took me 10 mins to download this stupid vid. Other media seems a bit slow too.
Every additional qubit doubles the computing power, so these quantum computers could outperform any existing classical computer, the researchers say.
I thought that the "power doubling" was not in a traditional sense.. the qubit is fantastic at pattern matching and search functions, but no better than a classical computer for something like, say, a video game requiring finite mathematical calculations. I'd state this as a fact, because I've read this in at least a couple places, but seeing as how quantum physicists haunt this forum, I can't say I know as well as them. But this power is only useful in very specific circumstances, AFAIK.
On the contrary, imho, this is what idle SHOULD be, instead of the worthless crap we saw at the first launch of idle (though I've got to admit, idle stories have gotten noticeably less shitty over the past few months).
Some businesses are starting to challenge the financial industry's position that they are not responsible for online banking losses from things like keystroke logging malware that attacks customer PCs
How exactly is this the banks' responsibility? And if is a bank's responsibility, are they going to go into my PC to fix it?
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So you're the idiot that posts this stuff? Maybe you'll be smart enough to remember to hit the 'anonymous' button next time, ass.
So really, what's your fucking point to posting this repeatedly? What's your point???
I guess I must've gotten a bad Thinkpad (or maybe I'm just expecting too much?), but my experience with the Thinkpad X61 has been less than great. I don't know if I should blame Vista (piece of shit) or Lenovo, but I blame both.
I've had numbers of irritating, though not terrible, problems, which I cannot directly trace to Vista (piece of shit).
I would tend to agree that CNN has a slightly liberal bias, but comparing it to Fox News in terms of spectrum is like comparing a butter knife to a samurai sword. However, I can't stand CNN because of the adjectives, constant "breaking news" marquee, and style over substance.
In terms of actual dissemination of information the way I like to hear it, IMHO: CNN is garbage, MSNBC is crap, and Fox News is the absolute worst. Newshour with Jim Lehrer on PBS is awesome... simply the best. Jim Lehrer assumes you have an attention span of greater than 30 seconds - CNN never fully explains anything and seems to cater to someone that doesn't actually want to fully understand an issue - but that's just MHO.
Wall Street Journal and New York times each have their respective minor political bent, but they are great publications nonetheless. I can't even stand to watch CNN anymore.
I like to complain about stupid Internet names as much as the next person, but I actually like the name. It's descriptive without being cutesy and isn't nearly as stupid as something like "twitpocalypse" or even "cookie"
Granted, liberals are tearing all that down and replacing it with the sort of self indulgent crap that invariably leads to a sense of entitlement about property and ultimately a dictatorship class, but, they haven't been successful yet.
Had me up until here, man... "liberals" have built this country as much as "conservatives" have...
I'd go further and say consumers actually DO want this (i.e. the benefits it provides) - but just won't admit it.
the fact that she is allowed on the bridge in pyjamas is just something you have to look past
Screw that, when took her out of pajamas and into a normal uniform, I was actually quite disappointed! :)
Hey, I was thinking the same thing, and I'm sure other people were too. Except the fact that TNG was NOT 10th rate! It beat the crap out of TOS and was the best trek of all time!
/me points nerd death ray in AC's direction.
Yeah, but such cases have a very high burden of proof (like willful misrepresentation), historically speaking. It can be done, but it's not easy, and IMHO extremely unlikely in this case.
Illegal? I don't know how it would be even close. You'd be surprised what the first amendment covers in the USA
Hey, send me the MAC address for your router. I've got some pirated music I want to download, and I want to stop receiving these pesky RIAA letters. :)
Wow, I can't believe people actually pay for that kind of crap... put me on a raft made of reeds, float me into the middle of a lake, and shoot flaming arrows at me. Awesome way to go and it's dirt cheap too...
The one thing I don't understand is, why don't we actually see MORE breaches in data security than we do now? I mean like real deal, big time, Italian Job / Oceans 11 type stuff. Yeah a little crime here and there, ok. But with IT pervading every major monetary transaction, people in the know could essentially steal an infinite amount of money.
Really, even if you amalgamate enough talent to become 1/4 of a state actor in terms of budget / knowledge, you could make all kinds of money, XSS, SQL injection, social engineering, etc. I'm really surprised we haven't seen a major IT heist yet.
Exactly. The thing that always trips me out is that this is a *protocol*, which means (should mean) it's open, extensible, and the software in the Google demo is just the beginning of applications we'll be seeing with wave tech. When folks begin adding their own custom software to "ride on top of the wave" (I guess that's the correct terminology), we'll see the true power of this tech.
The applications for wave haven't even begun.
Are you through yet? Are you really done, or will I see more insults because you can't come up with an argument that convinces me you are right?
I'm through trying to convince you or reason with you on this topic, yes. But your general approach and outlook on things is still interesting to me. And perhaps there's something interesting to you, because you keep responding as well.
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I certainly don't hate rich people, I'm working hard on trying to become one myself some day. I think people are generally rich as a result of their labors. I think those that work for their money should be maximally rewarded for those efforts and those that don't work for their money should not be. That's pretty close to the definition of a capitalist in my book. In your "counter-argument" you've built in several of your assumptions (I would contend which are based purely on emotion) which I've never once even alluded to, let alone stated as a support for my argument.
I'm curious, what do you think of Fox news? Do you believe it to be unbiased?
Same here. I know enough not to select it (I don't even have an iPhone), but the average user doesn't. This is par for the course for Apple.
And NO I don't want Safari for the 10 Billionth time, Apple. Dunno why people prefer them over MS so much - on the scale of evil, I'd rate them roughly equal and on the scale of software features and implementation, I think MS is much better, hands down. IMHO, it's all marketing, which is supposedly something we geeks can't stand.
Are you really done now? Or are you so emotionally tied up with this discussion that you have to continue?
No, actually you're pretty amusing, to be honest. And yes, I did skim through your comments (the "argument" was fairly redundant, so I didn't read too closely), so if you said you were married I either missed it, or read it and forgot it. You've got obvious emotional issues, and if your offline personality is similar to your online personality, I am quite sure you would have heard this before.
/. but you are the only one I've ever talked to that simply could not argue anything but their feelings - yet you're not exactly a troll either. You just seem to be totally, permanently wound up.
It's not about your different opinions, it's the way in which you convey your opinions and disregard logic in favor of your emotional arguments. I've disagreed with plenty of people here on
Hmm... k, thx.
I listened to that part at least five times - I couldn't figure out what he was actually saying, but I swear to you I thought he was talking about putting something "in his ..." Well, anyway, I guess it was just me.
Is Youtube slow for anyone else lately, or is my isp starting to throttle me? I'm supposed to be getting 12Mb/s - took me 10 mins to download this stupid vid. Other media seems a bit slow too.
? Trek talked about a quantum computer? I was so young, I might've missed it, but I think you may be mistaken. I don't remember that at all.
Every additional qubit doubles the computing power, so these quantum computers could outperform any existing classical computer, the researchers say.
I thought that the "power doubling" was not in a traditional sense.. the qubit is fantastic at pattern matching and search functions, but no better than a classical computer for something like, say, a video game requiring finite mathematical calculations. I'd state this as a fact, because I've read this in at least a couple places, but seeing as how quantum physicists haunt this forum, I can't say I know as well as them. But this power is only useful in very specific circumstances, AFAIK.
On the contrary, imho, this is what idle SHOULD be, instead of the worthless crap we saw at the first launch of idle (though I've got to admit, idle stories have gotten noticeably less shitty over the past few months).
Some businesses are starting to challenge the financial industry's position that they are not responsible for online banking losses from things like keystroke logging malware that attacks customer PCs
How exactly is this the banks' responsibility? And if is a bank's responsibility, are they going to go into my PC to fix it?
How old are you? You might be a pretty intelligent 15 year old for all I know.
I'm done trying to reason with you being so unreasonable and emotive.