Call Scott Walker! Bring in Paul Ryan! These horses are taking away AMERICAN JOBS! We must put a stop to it. Not only that, but these freeloading horses just eat all our food and don't even pay any taxes! Time to stand up and fight for the American middle class! We need to build a great wall around Wisconsin...a pen, if you will...and keep these horses OUT!
There's no way some random hacker felt that passionately *against* the concept of net neutrality...right? I mean, the only people who support it are luddite ultra-conservatives. Someone must have been paid handsomely for this. (I'm looking at you, Verizon.)
While I get the occasional "great job" from management at my job, that kind of feedback is largely meaningless. In order to give good feedback, you have to actually be *knowledgeable* in the field in question. In the case of programming, you actually have to review the code and understand it, including design and testing patterns, etc. In my company, that has never happened. No one ever looks at the code I produce, and there are only two other people who could even make sense of it. I think this is a huge problem.
Honestly, how? And why? Even on the server side, most of their stuff can be used for free. I know the trend is to sell "support contracts" and such, but I've never worked for a company that actually purchased one. I'm just curious. I really want them to succeed, as long as they do it with Free software. I'm just amazed that they make any money at all.
I've never understood the common reaction of those grieving from a tragedy to demand *financial compensation*. Their family members died, not them! Why do they think they are entitled to money at all? The only explanation is that they are greedy bastards who only care about themselves and see an opportunity to take advantage of the tragic situation. It's sickening.
It would be one thing if they were taking a stand to fight against an unjust system, but they're not doing that at all. They should all be ashamed of themselves. I'm sure they're already working out book deals and film rights to milk it even further. Pathetic.
Disappointed to see this comment down-voted. This was exactly my reaction upon reading the comment as well, even though I agree with it. Bloody ACs and their poor education! If only there was some kind of free education we could give them...
Not until *every* U.S. resident has access to such free education. We give these idiots enough already. We need to provide free educational services to everyone, regardless of what their past employment was.
Doing what they're told...by whom? Is this some kind of conspiracy theory? Of course voters should be held accountable for electing these people, but they need not meet the same standard. We're supposed to choose people to represent us who are actually smart and will seek out and heed the advice of experts in relevant fields.
Uh...what exactly do you think the point of mass surveillance is? Just for fun? It's an attempt—as misguided as it may be—to stop people from breaking the law. Terrorists, scammers, paedophiles, etc. It's not as if the people pushing for it are *wanting* it to be abused, they are just completely naive. What is comical is the fact that these people honestly believe they know what they're talking about and that this is a good idea. The regulations won't even slow down the actual criminals from continuing to hide their communications from the authorities.
I had no idea there was anywhere *near* 50% of homes that still had a landline in 2017. That is insane to me. I thought we finally gave up on them a decade ago or so. Are they including VoIP as well? I hope this means we can finally end any and all subsidies given to communication companies for landlines. There is simply no need for them, anymore. Honestly, I'd be fine if the government subsidized some kind of VoIP device for those remaining senior citizen luddites who refuse to adapt to the modern world rather than allow this antiquated technology continue. It must cost us a fortune to maintain all those lines.
I really wish this were true, but it's just so far from reality. Political grandstanding of the worst order. As someone who speaks the broken English of a U.S. American, I think it is a terrible language and absolutely should not be the "universal" language of the world. It's just bad. Not particularly expressive, difficult for newcomers to learn, ridiculous, inconsistent grammar rules, etc. It is my hope that continued advances in machine translation will allow people to revert to using their own languages even more. Universal translators will one day be a thing. But today is not that day.
Why, exactly? Democracy is about the derivation of power from the people through fair elections and the peaceful succession of that power. It has nothing to do with surveillance. Not that I'm defending these idiot politicians, I just don't like people conflating democracy with other entirely separate ideals.
No surprise to see this from the nanny state, but the ignorance in these politicians that think this would actually work is ridiculous! Secure encryption just isn't that hard to do. Regulations like this are only going to impact ordinary citizens and the most inept of criminals. Underestimating organizations like ISIS, as if they could not employ unbreakable encryption trivially, is a huge mistake. It actually puts the public at *greater* risk. Oh well, at least we'll be able to watch what the (former?) UKIP idiots are up to.
Further evidence that the U.S. educational system is a complete joke. The inclusion of physical sports is absurd and needs to be eliminated. Just because they're now including a more geek-friendly kind of competition doesn't make it any more acceptable. The world is laughing at us. AGAIN. There's going to come a time when a degree from a U.S. "college" (let alone an actual University) is worthless.
Am I the only one triggered when I see "1400 mg" all over the place instead of "1.4 g?" Are U.S. Americans really too stupid to figure this out? If it's less than a gram, sure, write it in mg, why not. Otherwise it's just pointless to write 3 extra characters (00 m) that convey no additional information.
What does 32 vs 64 bit have to do with security? I'm genuinely curious... It seems as if they are claiming their 32-bit users, or those without 4GB of RAM are somehow inherently less secure. That seems like marketing nonsense to me.
Of course this wouldn't even be an issue if Windows wasn't such a giant piece of garbage that it's taken this long to get a mainstream 64-bit operating system and applications. I've been running a 64-bit build of Firefox on Linux since, what, 2004?
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Call Scott Walker! Bring in Paul Ryan! These horses are taking away AMERICAN JOBS! We must put a stop to it. Not only that, but these freeloading horses just eat all our food and don't even pay any taxes! Time to stand up and fight for the American middle class! We need to build a great wall around Wisconsin...a pen, if you will...and keep these horses OUT!
There's no way some random hacker felt that passionately *against* the concept of net neutrality...right? I mean, the only people who support it are luddite ultra-conservatives. Someone must have been paid handsomely for this. (I'm looking at you, Verizon.)
Uh...I can sell you that upgrade for a lot less. In fact, I'll GIVE it to you for nothing. See: https://www.linux.org/
When a company repeatedly screws you over and over, it's downright foolish to continue using them. Try to learn from the past!
I just can't believe Windows is still a thing in 2017. At least Linux still has them beat, thanks to Android!
While I get the occasional "great job" from management at my job, that kind of feedback is largely meaningless. In order to give good feedback, you have to actually be *knowledgeable* in the field in question. In the case of programming, you actually have to review the code and understand it, including design and testing patterns, etc. In my company, that has never happened. No one ever looks at the code I produce, and there are only two other people who could even make sense of it. I think this is a huge problem.
Access to funds to expand, without having to sell half your soul to a VC?
Honestly, how? And why? Even on the server side, most of their stuff can be used for free. I know the trend is to sell "support contracts" and such, but I've never worked for a company that actually purchased one. I'm just curious. I really want them to succeed, as long as they do it with Free software. I'm just amazed that they make any money at all.
I've never understood the common reaction of those grieving from a tragedy to demand *financial compensation*. Their family members died, not them! Why do they think they are entitled to money at all? The only explanation is that they are greedy bastards who only care about themselves and see an opportunity to take advantage of the tragic situation. It's sickening.
It would be one thing if they were taking a stand to fight against an unjust system, but they're not doing that at all. They should all be ashamed of themselves. I'm sure they're already working out book deals and film rights to milk it even further. Pathetic.
Well said. Of course the U.S. American idiots will be down-voting you to hell on here. Deplorable.
He was paid wages for hose 12 years. He got *exactly* what he deserves.
Disappointed to see this comment down-voted. This was exactly my reaction upon reading the comment as well, even though I agree with it. Bloody ACs and their poor education! If only there was some kind of free education we could give them...
Not until *every* U.S. resident has access to such free education. We give these idiots enough already. We need to provide free educational services to everyone, regardless of what their past employment was.
Doing what they're told...by whom? Is this some kind of conspiracy theory? Of course voters should be held accountable for electing these people, but they need not meet the same standard. We're supposed to choose people to represent us who are actually smart and will seek out and heed the advice of experts in relevant fields.
Uh...what exactly do you think the point of mass surveillance is? Just for fun? It's an attempt—as misguided as it may be—to stop people from breaking the law. Terrorists, scammers, paedophiles, etc. It's not as if the people pushing for it are *wanting* it to be abused, they are just completely naive. What is comical is the fact that these people honestly believe they know what they're talking about and that this is a good idea. The regulations won't even slow down the actual criminals from continuing to hide their communications from the authorities.
I had no idea there was anywhere *near* 50% of homes that still had a landline in 2017. That is insane to me. I thought we finally gave up on them a decade ago or so. Are they including VoIP as well? I hope this means we can finally end any and all subsidies given to communication companies for landlines. There is simply no need for them, anymore. Honestly, I'd be fine if the government subsidized some kind of VoIP device for those remaining senior citizen luddites who refuse to adapt to the modern world rather than allow this antiquated technology continue. It must cost us a fortune to maintain all those lines.
Yeah, right after they enact Sharia law!! Oh noes!!!
(PS—You're an idiot.)
I really wish this were true, but it's just so far from reality. Political grandstanding of the worst order. As someone who speaks the broken English of a U.S. American, I think it is a terrible language and absolutely should not be the "universal" language of the world. It's just bad. Not particularly expressive, difficult for newcomers to learn, ridiculous, inconsistent grammar rules, etc. It is my hope that continued advances in machine translation will allow people to revert to using their own languages even more. Universal translators will one day be a thing. But today is not that day.
Maybe they just got bored since they can't hunt foxes anymore...
Why, exactly? Democracy is about the derivation of power from the people through fair elections and the peaceful succession of that power. It has nothing to do with surveillance. Not that I'm defending these idiot politicians, I just don't like people conflating democracy with other entirely separate ideals.
No surprise to see this from the nanny state, but the ignorance in these politicians that think this would actually work is ridiculous! Secure encryption just isn't that hard to do. Regulations like this are only going to impact ordinary citizens and the most inept of criminals. Underestimating organizations like ISIS, as if they could not employ unbreakable encryption trivially, is a huge mistake. It actually puts the public at *greater* risk. Oh well, at least we'll be able to watch what the (former?) UKIP idiots are up to.
Further evidence that the U.S. educational system is a complete joke. The inclusion of physical sports is absurd and needs to be eliminated. Just because they're now including a more geek-friendly kind of competition doesn't make it any more acceptable. The world is laughing at us. AGAIN. There's going to come a time when a degree from a U.S. "college" (let alone an actual University) is worthless.
I figured it was just run by a few people. This is surprising.
Am I the only one triggered when I see "1400 mg" all over the place instead of "1.4 g?" Are U.S. Americans really too stupid to figure this out? If it's less than a gram, sure, write it in mg, why not. Otherwise it's just pointless to write 3 extra characters (00 m) that convey no additional information.
What does 32 vs 64 bit have to do with security? I'm genuinely curious... It seems as if they are claiming their 32-bit users, or those without 4GB of RAM are somehow inherently less secure. That seems like marketing nonsense to me.
Of course this wouldn't even be an issue if Windows wasn't such a giant piece of garbage that it's taken this long to get a mainstream 64-bit operating system and applications. I've been running a 64-bit build of Firefox on Linux since, what, 2004?
Who could argue with the iron-clad argument of "DUMB?"