Agreed. Hell, even Blizzard uses torrents to distribute patches for World of Warcraft. Torrents also aid in helping out during new linux releases, as well as being utilized by independent filmmakers and (such as myself) independent musicians.
I also agree with their use as a tool. A MIG welder is a fantastic tool for fixing things...but without any modification, it can be used to inflict horrific injuries.
Whether your choose to be constructive or destructive with that MIG welder is your choice, not the choice of the guy who gave it to you.
Not really, things are rather draconian around here...pharmaceutical call center. Oddly enough, Slashdot has always been accessable...It's likely because of someone in IT, lulz.
Despite it's use of an unskinned version of Windows Mobile 6.1, I absolutely LOVE my HTC Ozone...except the included web browser.
What would be the best alternative for this particular phone? I'm likely not going to get a new phone until the sequel to the Droid is released, as I love the Ozone's hardware and don't want to give it up any time soon. Still, the included web browser sucks.
Suggestions for a different web browser for my Ozone?
Applebees has its purpose...the Monterey Grilled Chicken that the location around the corner from my house serves is amazing (although the rest of their menu is indeed questionable.)
I'm still waiting for the day when it is feasable (physically and economically) to lay down small pipes for coolant directly onto a PCB or between PCB layers. That will bring along the true cooling revolution!
...but isn't salt the most abundent resource we have on Earth that we mine the hell out of? I remember reading/hearing somewhere that even at present mining capacity, the human race will likely die out before all the salt is mined. Any truth to this?
I think you should quit with this cock-and-bull story you keep slinging...those old style politics should be put out to pasture, along with the rest of the sour milk. Or perhaps you think the rules should be chucked? You keep trying to flank 'round and shank me in the ribs, but I will kick your runp 'til it's rare!
Really, if you didn't have the story behind the photo, you'd think that the IE Team was congratulating itself for shipping IE.
Memo to MS: When you give someone a cake, it only makes sense to put the RECIPIENT's name on the cake. I mean, you're recognizing the shipping of Firefox. Why didn't you put a Firefox logo on the cake? That's the object of the celebration.
Perhaps it was a symbol for the Firefox team eating the IE team?
Or maybe the IE team was trying to say that the Firefox team can have their cake and eat it too...?
I've been looking forward to the creature creator for some time. Ever since I was a kid, I have had a really overactive imagination...something like this is exactly what I have been looking for!
Given the horrible fact that the retail game will have SecuRom, I will likely just buy a copy in the store, then download and play a cracked copy.
I've heard rumours that the creature editor contains SecuRom as well, but that doesn't bother me TOO much at this point...likely gonna be formatting my computer soon anyway. ATI, hurry up and release the 4870!
I had a HUGE video issue with the RC. In Firefox 2 with all of the latest updates, video (youtube, comedy central, gametrailers, etc.) ran smoothly and perfectly. With Firefox 3 RC, however, ALL videos stuttered horribly, and pages would frequently hang.
My system: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H rev 1.0 with F4 Bios AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 4 gigs Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 RAM ATI HD3200 On-Board video card 3 500 gig Maxtor SATAII hard drives, two of which are in a 1 TB raid
As you can see, my system (while not top of the line by any stretch of the imagination) has more than enough power to stream some simple video...and again, Firefox 2.0.0.14 gave me no issues, but Firefox 3 RC gave me massive video problems.
Anyone have any insight as to what is going on? I'm REALLY hoping that the full version of Firefox 3 works well in my system...
no exaggeration at all. It has interviews with various people (from both sides) that discuss file sharing, the need to communicate, and how most of the lawmakers in all countries regard the internet the same way the printing press was originally regarded...tools of the devil, something that will destroy society, and end the ability of writers and musicians to make money.
It is extremely well done...the second one, in my opinion, is the better one.
It makes me feel REALLY horrible to say this, but given that you aren't american I would expect you to know more about this than most of us living here.
Suppresion of the "free media" is alive and well in the ol' US of A. Luckily, the internet is changing that in ways that piss off the old guys.
Download and watch Steal This Film and Steal This Film II. Eye opening stuff insofar as communication is concerned.
Now, not to say that the bill is useless, but major funded programs like Iraq or Social Security don't justify (relatively) smaller programs, especially when the existing system isn't broken
LOL that's the point of the bill is to help fix the system!
I haven't heard anything about a lack of care for our solders, I don't see what the big issue is.
As always, you can google for other things. There have been MANY issues. Unless you have been living in a hole, I'm not sure how you couldn't know about the Walter Reed thing (then again I live only about 30 minutes from there, so it may have gotten more attention around here)
Obviously, you can also just use Google to find other sources.
These are not conspiracy theories. These are fact-supported TRUTHS. You could likely find some of the press conferences referenced in those sources on youtube, if you need video as well.
It looks like you wanted an excuse for blaming the oil price on Bush, and now you can't explain yourself
Interesting how left off the first part of what you quoted me on. I said:
I don't think raising taxes on the oil companies would lower the price of gas per se...however, if they increase taxes on oil companies PROFITS, my guess is they were hoping that would encourage the oil companies to reduce the amount of profit they make because it would increase the amount of taxes they paid.
I never ONCE said that I agreed with it. In fact, I specifically said that I didn't think it would lower anything. I was merely trying to explain the Democrats point of view, not that I agreed with it.
And I don't need an excuse to blame Bush and his folks about the price of oil...there are plenty of facts out there that support the notion. No excuse required. Let me teach you a little history:
Bush worked for Arbusto Energy, which was bought by Harken in 1986. Bush then served on the Board of Directors through 1993, in which he was also paid fees as a consultant for the company. Harken Energy bought out Aloha Petroleum, which was sold to a group of investors...two of which were Harkens own board members. That meant the money Harken spent on Aloha turned it into a loan. Arthur Anderson, the same accounting firm made famous by the Enron debacle (another energy company) was the accounting firm that oversaw the deal. The SEC would later begin an investigation accusing Bush of insider trading (although the SEC never brought charges against him), due to him selling off huge amounts of stock one quarter before the company took a nosedive. Once he took office, he refused to allow the SEC to release the full report of its investigation.
Cheney leaves Haliburton in 2000 to run as Bush's VP. Haliburton (like most companies do) gives him a parting gift/severence package of over $30 million. Haliburton is an energy company. Cheney has received money from them in deferred compensation WHILE SERVING AS THE VICE PRESIDENT. Cheney now plays an intergral part in establishing our energy policy. Haliburton gets the very first contract concerning the cleaning up and rebuilding of any oil fields and/or equipment damaged as a result of the invasion in Iraq... a 7 BILLION DOLLAR NO-BID contract at that.
We now have a president and a vice president who directly worked with energy (read: oil) companies and took a LOT of money from them. These two people now hold the highest power in the land, and are an integral part of determining our energy policy.
If you can sit there and honestly tell me that doesn't bother you at all, then I have nothing else to say to you.
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Agreed. Hell, even Blizzard uses torrents to distribute patches for World of Warcraft. Torrents also aid in helping out during new linux releases, as well as being utilized by independent filmmakers and (such as myself) independent musicians.
I also agree with their use as a tool. A MIG welder is a fantastic tool for fixing things...but without any modification, it can be used to inflict horrific injuries.
Whether your choose to be constructive or destructive with that MIG welder is your choice, not the choice of the guy who gave it to you.
Agreed, but the sauce they have on top of it is pretty tasty.
As far as hiring anyone as a line cook, that doesn't bother me nearly as much as my own cooking does...so no biggie :-P
Not really, things are rather draconian around here...pharmaceutical call center. Oddly enough, Slashdot has always been accessable...It's likely because of someone in IT, lulz.
Despite it's use of an unskinned version of Windows Mobile 6.1, I absolutely LOVE my HTC Ozone...except the included web browser.
What would be the best alternative for this particular phone? I'm likely not going to get a new phone until the sequel to the Droid is released, as I love the Ozone's hardware and don't want to give it up any time soon. Still, the included web browser sucks.
Suggestions for a different web browser for my Ozone?
Applebees has its purpose...the Monterey Grilled Chicken that the location around the corner from my house serves is amazing (although the rest of their menu is indeed questionable.)
Sounds good to me.
I'm still waiting for the day when it is feasable (physically and economically) to lay down small pipes for coolant directly onto a PCB or between PCB layers. That will bring along the true cooling revolution!
It was more of a curiosity thing :-)
I'm wondering about the upfront costs vs. money saved over time after the initial investment.
For some reason, the filters at work won't let me view the article. Does it happen to mention how much the upfront cost for these bags are?
...but isn't salt the most abundent resource we have on Earth that we mine the hell out of? I remember reading/hearing somewhere that even at present mining capacity, the human race will likely die out before all the salt is mined. Any truth to this?
One of my good friends says he loves to eat chicken omlettes, because he is able to eat two generations of a family at once.
I think you should quit with this cock-and-bull story you keep slinging...those old style politics should be put out to pasture, along with the rest of the sour milk. Or perhaps you think the rules should be chucked? You keep trying to flank 'round and shank me in the ribs, but I will kick your runp 'til it's rare!
Stop mentioning everything that behooves your spotty opinions.
I know...I just was looking for an excuse to use the /duck emote...I don't know why...I strangely felt like I HAD to use it...
----- I'll just be going now...
Perhaps it was a symbol for the Firefox team eating the IE team?
Or maybe the IE team was trying to say that the Firefox team can have their cake and eat it too...?
Or maybe...never mind, I'm lame.
Soo....what you're saying is that he could get an awesome math score on his SAT?
That all depends on what they use to validate individual users. If it just goes by CD key, then it won't matter because I will have a retail copy:-)
Here's hoping, anyway...
I've been looking forward to the creature creator for some time. Ever since I was a kid, I have had a really overactive imagination...something like this is exactly what I have been looking for!
Given the horrible fact that the retail game will have SecuRom, I will likely just buy a copy in the store, then download and play a cracked copy.
I've heard rumours that the creature editor contains SecuRom as well, but that doesn't bother me TOO much at this point...likely gonna be formatting my computer soon anyway. ATI, hurry up and release the 4870!
Duh, lol sorry about that. Windows XP 32-bit.
I noticed this issue with Service Pack 2, so I tried upgrading to Service Pack 3....didn't change anything.
I had a HUGE video issue with the RC. In Firefox 2 with all of the latest updates, video (youtube, comedy central, gametrailers, etc.) ran smoothly and perfectly. With Firefox 3 RC, however, ALL videos stuttered horribly, and pages would frequently hang.
My system:
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H rev 1.0 with F4 Bios
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+
4 gigs Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 RAM
ATI HD3200 On-Board video card
3 500 gig Maxtor SATAII hard drives, two of which are in a 1 TB raid
As you can see, my system (while not top of the line by any stretch of the imagination) has more than enough power to stream some simple video...and again, Firefox 2.0.0.14 gave me no issues, but Firefox 3 RC gave me massive video problems.
Anyone have any insight as to what is going on? I'm REALLY hoping that the full version of Firefox 3 works well in my system...
Um...how would looking at birds help? /ducks
no exaggeration at all. It has interviews with various people (from both sides) that discuss file sharing, the need to communicate, and how most of the lawmakers in all countries regard the internet the same way the printing press was originally regarded...tools of the devil, something that will destroy society, and end the ability of writers and musicians to make money.
It is extremely well done...the second one, in my opinion, is the better one.
It makes me feel REALLY horrible to say this, but given that you aren't american I would expect you to know more about this than most of us living here.
Suppresion of the "free media" is alive and well in the ol' US of A. Luckily, the internet is changing that in ways that piss off the old guys.
Download and watch Steal This Film and Steal This Film II. Eye opening stuff insofar as communication is concerned.
LOL that's the point of the bill is to help fix the system!
Really?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/24/AR2007022401425.html
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/02/TNSreedinspect070227/
http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/view/6505/1/316/
As always, you can google for other things. There have been MANY issues. Unless you have been living in a hole, I'm not sure how you couldn't know about the Walter Reed thing (then again I live only about 30 minutes from there, so it may have gotten more attention around here)
Haliburton/Cheney sources:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/25/world/middleeast/25reconstruct.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040607-644111,00.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/26/politics/main575356.shtml
Bush sources:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0207/S00104.htm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/jul/10/qanda.usa
Obviously, you can also just use Google to find other sources.
These are not conspiracy theories. These are fact-supported TRUTHS. You could likely find some of the press conferences referenced in those sources on youtube, if you need video as well.
Interesting how left off the first part of what you quoted me on. I said:
I never ONCE said that I agreed with it. In fact, I specifically said that I didn't think it would lower anything. I was merely trying to explain the Democrats point of view, not that I agreed with it.
And I don't need an excuse to blame Bush and his folks about the price of oil...there are plenty of facts out there that support the notion. No excuse required. Let me teach you a little history:
Bush worked for Arbusto Energy, which was bought by Harken in 1986. Bush then served on the Board of Directors through 1993, in which he was also paid fees as a consultant for the company. Harken Energy bought out Aloha Petroleum, which was sold to a group of investors...two of which were Harkens own board members. That meant the money Harken spent on Aloha turned it into a loan. Arthur Anderson, the same accounting firm made famous by the Enron debacle (another energy company) was the accounting firm that oversaw the deal. The SEC would later begin an investigation accusing Bush of insider trading (although the SEC never brought charges against him), due to him selling off huge amounts of stock one quarter before the company took a nosedive. Once he took office, he refused to allow the SEC to release the full report of its investigation.
Cheney leaves Haliburton in 2000 to run as Bush's VP. Haliburton (like most companies do) gives him a parting gift/severence package of over $30 million. Haliburton is an energy company. Cheney has received money from them in deferred compensation WHILE SERVING AS THE VICE PRESIDENT. Cheney now plays an intergral part in establishing our energy policy. Haliburton gets the very first contract concerning the cleaning up and rebuilding of any oil fields and/or equipment damaged as a result of the invasion in Iraq... a 7 BILLION DOLLAR NO-BID contract at that.
We now have a president and a vice president who directly worked with energy (read: oil) companies and took a LOT of money from them. These two people now hold the highest power in the land, and are an integral part of determining our energy policy.
If you can sit there and honestly tell me that doesn't bother you at all, then I have nothing else to say to you.