I like your post, I've always found victim blaming an utterly absurd concept, but I have heard people try to argue it in the past and here it is again.
I was bullied when I was a kid, I learned the value of earned trust, avoiding danger and of completely dismissing anything anyone says about you when they don't know you.
I don't think victims of bullying need social skills training, they need reassurance from those they trust - social skills are about learning to fit in - its about how to manipulate a situation to your advantage when dealing with people you don't trust.
Its clearly the bullies who are trying out their social skills and failing, not the victims.
social skills are what we pick up when we respect the differences in others.
Once I got through Uni, I then learned the value of unearned trust, having already built a thick skin, one has less of fear of the unknown.
When it comes to rape, I believe the issues are a little more complicated - I still could never support blaming any victim for anything, but I see that there are different situations where rape can occur where a confused male with a very poor understanding of their own sexuality can be accidental switched to an aggressor via his interactions with women - a woman often unknowingly playing an active role in what can become a rape - she didn't choose to be in this active role, but little mistakes as perceived by a confused man can be amplified. Its still his fault if he becomes the aggressor, but often up until that point neither person was perfect in their role.
I therefore place higher value on what constitutes rape than a simple "rapists cause rape", as the act of aggression may not be easy to define.
Of course, in many cases of rape, it is easy to define, which doesn't at all help understanding the cases where it is not as they are often all placed under the banner "rapists cause rape". Emotionally sensitive subjects like this are often easily decided before vigilance for the truth can be heard.
Bullies cause bullying and victims of bullying can become bullies themselves if not reassured, since they may be trying to fit in by learning from the bullies.
These trainable "social skills" are definitely overrated. as one needs to build their own thick skin first and then what they really need will come naturally.
In Australian Law, the "reasonable man" is mentioned a lot in law, as if laws of this nature are intuitive to the extent that the bulk of society agrees, despite that fact that it is entirely unreasonable to assert that one could know what the bulk of society believes. Those who respond from the gut without thinking it through are praised as reasonable in Australia, which merely means things are going to get a lot worse for reasonable thinking people as our collective gut drives the law into absurdity.
I had problems when I tried to dismount a USB drive recently, it wasn't the filesystem choice that got me though, it was the sharp corner of the coffee table.
What you are saying is that you challenge those judges who say that EULAs are legally binding.
I support your sentiment, as I also think people should own what they purchase, but each case is different and there are reasons why one would support EULA enforcement in some situations.
Separation of hardware/software in the purchase complicates things - separation of hardware/network complicates things and providing a component for free maybe a way to circumvent rules that may only apply to that component - sometime for good reasons, but then that becomes a subjective term as well. software and/or hardware is often provided free for network services especially in telecommunications and this allows a different set of conditions to be applied.
I believe if you pay for the software and the hardware comes with it free, rejecting the EULA applies to the purchased product - if you don't accept the EULA of the entire purchase, how can expect to keep anything ?
Yeah, I'm keeping these security dongles, but I'll send you the software back and I'll have my money please.
If you'd bought hardware, you would have some rights to it.
I find if I need to accelerate my coding process, I need to accelerate the music - the music maybe something intense and therefore drawing my attention, but actually, I find it drives me, provides me the adrenaline I need and forcing me into the game.
I think the biggest problem here is not bosses in general, but that the minute you discover your boss is a lunatic, you make the mistake of continuing to take them seriously by asking the reasonable question to explain their logic.
One was thrust upon me and the fact that they can't write a decent server BIOS has nothing to do with hardware remote management, although the fact that it is one of the main reasons to buy a server box in the first place, the investment in remote management is worth it, so when I get to choose the server, its Dell with the RAC installed.
Basically, if you can't afford a hardware RAC, you would be better off configuring a good, well ventilated desktop for remote access than buying an Eserver which is going to cost you at least twice that, because you have to babysit the darn thing.
It is standard SIP, they have a QT based Linux client and you can use your account on your mobile as well - they support different methods to make calls, so you have more flexibility.
Disclaimer, I am involved with MO-Call, so this is more of a plug - we are aiming to support as many methods to make international and voip calls as we can.
I'd just like to add that by strengthening tension, the stress is distributed a lot more evenly than the compression side, making fewer weak spots to tear through.
You put cymbals and bells in the same category here for anything below 256 Kbps
I don't mean to be rude, but try the ABX test - you need to learn a few things.
Stewart Copeland is one of the best at expression above 10Khz, even at 224 Kbps, its all there.
At 192Kbps, his expression is still all there, but you may feel the sound being a little flat and lacking particular directionality, like he is playing inside a giant bubble and you are positioned outside.
Even then at 192, I can only feel it occasionally and I would fail the ABX test most of the time.
Above 192, and the DAC, the PreAmp , the signal path and the transducers are going to combine in a way that colors the sound much more than increasing the bitrate alone can overcome.
Add the fact that this particularly high quality can only have been defined by a small minority of people - The more people who define a wine as being high quality, the less we are inclined to believe them, since it is well known that only a few people possess the nose to know the difference at the high end.
What we have now is a paradox, whereby there is no objective high quality, just a small bunch of people who happen to think a particular rare wine is the best, with nothing to back up their claim other than good faith - its the same with IQ, its a useless measure since those who define it may or may not actually be near the real top of the scale, if there even is one.
If you happen to really like good earbuds, The Chinese brand Yuin are on top in this arena - so many western designers are going for the inner ear concept, they failed to improve with earbuds.
The Yuin PK1 and the Yuin OK1 are alone at the top in this class. I have the PK1 and I would put them on a par with Sennheiser's HD515.
Not only did I piss myself laughing, I am now wondering just how many goat fuckers there really are out there!
Seriously though, this classic joke makes an eloquent point here that so many miss - passing judgement is how you expect others to judge you, if one does not know the full story, one cannot reasonably expect justice for themselves, as others cannot know your full story either. In a lifetime of many decisions, at different times the decisions may appear polarised, if you haven't been in this situation, you are either a saint or have haven't really learned much in the time you have had so far..
The open nature of GPL only ensures projects that have mixed origins can be traced - in some cases, the only violation is in not releasing the code - if the code were released there would be no violation to find.
I'm a big of GPL, but linking with GPL libraries? its absurd - any code just needs to have a communication protocol added to split the code into a client server model with different licensing for each component.
GPL libraries should be protecting their code, not worrying about what software links with it and thereby not making any changes to it.
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I like your post, I've always found victim blaming an utterly absurd concept, but I have heard people try to argue it in the past and here it is again.
I was bullied when I was a kid, I learned the value of earned trust, avoiding danger and of completely dismissing anything anyone says about you when they don't know you.
I don't think victims of bullying need social skills training, they need reassurance from those they trust - social skills are about learning to fit in - its about how to manipulate a situation to your advantage when dealing with people you don't trust.
Its clearly the bullies who are trying out their social skills and failing, not the victims.
social skills are what we pick up when we respect the differences in others.
Once I got through Uni, I then learned the value of unearned trust, having already built a thick skin, one has less of fear of the unknown.
When it comes to rape, I believe the issues are a little more complicated - I still could never support blaming any victim for anything, but I see that there are different situations where rape can occur where a confused male with a very poor understanding of their own sexuality can be accidental switched to an aggressor via his interactions with women - a woman often unknowingly playing an active role in what can become a rape - she didn't choose to be in this active role, but little mistakes as perceived by a confused man can be amplified. Its still his fault if he becomes the aggressor, but often up until that point neither person was perfect in their role.
I therefore place higher value on what constitutes rape than a simple "rapists cause rape", as the act of aggression may not be easy to define.
Of course, in many cases of rape, it is easy to define, which doesn't at all help understanding the cases where it is not as they are often all placed under the banner "rapists cause rape". Emotionally sensitive subjects like this are often easily decided before vigilance for the truth can be heard.
Bullies cause bullying and victims of bullying can become bullies themselves if not reassured, since they may be trying to fit in by learning from the bullies.
These trainable "social skills" are definitely overrated. as one needs to build their own thick skin first and then what they really need will come naturally.
In Australian Law, the "reasonable man" is mentioned a lot in law, as if laws of this nature are intuitive to the extent that the bulk of society agrees, despite that fact that it is entirely unreasonable to assert that one could know what the bulk of society believes. Those who respond from the gut without thinking it through are praised as reasonable in Australia, which merely means things are going to get a lot worse for reasonable thinking people as our collective gut drives the law into absurdity.
I had problems when I tried to dismount a USB drive recently, it wasn't the filesystem choice that got me though, it was the sharp corner of the coffee table.
Interoperability is defined by the system that lacks the support for the others. Thats Windows.
Near-asynchronous means they're still waiting for their first query to return a result..
What you are saying is that you challenge those judges who say that EULAs are legally binding.
I support your sentiment, as I also think people should own what they purchase, but each case is different and there are reasons why one would support EULA enforcement in some situations.
Separation of hardware/software in the purchase complicates things - separation of hardware/network complicates things and providing a component for free maybe a way to circumvent rules that may only apply to that component - sometime for good reasons, but then that becomes a subjective term as well. software and/or hardware is often provided free for network services especially in telecommunications and this allows a different set of conditions to be applied.
Its just not a simple yes or no.
Read my post again.
I believe if you pay for the software and the hardware comes with it free, rejecting the EULA applies to the purchased product - if you don't accept the EULA of the entire purchase, how can expect to keep anything ?
Yeah, I'm keeping these security dongles, but I'll send you the software back and I'll have my money please.
If you'd bought hardware, you would have some rights to it.
You can't just reject the EULA and expect to keep everything. If you keep something, you to accept EULA first.
Seriously, ask the judge next time, they can clarify the situation for you.
ditto, we need a site to sign up and collect stats on programmers and their needs to manage their work effectively.
I find if I need to accelerate my coding process, I need to accelerate the music - the music maybe something intense and therefore drawing my attention, but actually, I find it drives me, provides me the adrenaline I need and forcing me into the game.
I think the biggest problem here is not bosses in general, but that the minute you discover your boss is a lunatic, you make the mistake of continuing to take them seriously by asking the reasonable question to explain their logic.
Who said I bought an Eserver ?
One was thrust upon me and the fact that they can't write a decent server BIOS has nothing to do with hardware remote management, although the fact that it is one of the main reasons to buy a server box in the first place, the investment in remote management is worth it, so when I get to choose the server, its Dell with the RAC installed.
Basically, if you can't afford a hardware RAC, you would be better off configuring a good, well ventilated desktop for remote access than buying an Eserver which is going to cost you at least twice that, because you have to babysit the darn thing.
How about an IBM Eserver that encountered a warning on boot from the RAID array, not an error and wouldn't boot up until someone pressed a key...
on the console!
so either:
A: I keep my Eserver next to my iPod dock on my desk so I have easy access to press the any key when required.
B: I use Dell and have complete hardware based remote access.
MO-Call uses TURN, which is a newer version of STUN, its easy to install and the sound quality is very good PC to PC.
MO-Call
Why not use MO-Call ?
MO-Call
It is standard SIP, they have a QT based Linux client and you can use your account on your mobile as well - they support different methods to make calls, so you have more flexibility.
Disclaimer, I am involved with MO-Call, so this is more of a plug - we are aiming to support as many methods to make international and voip calls as we can.
Assuming linear interpolation. I think you may well be on your own there.
I'd just like to add that by strengthening tension, the stress is distributed a lot more evenly than the compression side, making fewer weak spots to tear through.
I don't think this person is trying be funny, I really don't know why we have such discussions in slashdot.
You put cymbals and bells in the same category here for anything below 256 Kbps
I don't mean to be rude, but try the ABX test - you need to learn a few things.
Stewart Copeland is one of the best at expression above 10Khz, even at 224 Kbps, its all there.
At 192Kbps, his expression is still all there, but you may feel the sound being a little flat and lacking particular directionality, like he is playing inside a giant bubble and you are positioned outside.
Even then at 192, I can only feel it occasionally and I would fail the ABX test most of the time.
Above 192, and the DAC, the PreAmp , the signal path and the transducers are going to combine in a way that colors the sound much more than increasing the bitrate alone can overcome.
Add the fact that this particularly high quality can only have been defined by a small minority of people - The more people who define a wine as being high quality, the less we are inclined to believe them, since it is well known that only a few people possess the nose to know the difference at the high end.
What we have now is a paradox, whereby there is no objective high quality, just a small bunch of people who happen to think a particular rare wine is the best, with nothing to back up their claim other than good faith - its the same with IQ, its a useless measure since those who define it may or may not actually be near the real top of the scale, if there even is one.
If you happen to really like good earbuds, The Chinese brand Yuin are on top in this arena - so many western designers are going for the inner ear concept, they failed to improve with earbuds.
The Yuin PK1 and the Yuin OK1 are alone at the top in this class. I have the PK1 and I would put them on a par with Sennheiser's HD515.
This only applies if you have no standards at all for how money is made.
This has been modded insightful?
Not only did I piss myself laughing, I am now wondering just how many goat fuckers there really are out there!
Seriously though, this classic joke makes an eloquent point here that so many miss - passing judgement is how you expect others to judge you, if one does not know the full story, one cannot reasonably expect justice for themselves, as others cannot know your full story either. In a lifetime of many decisions, at different times the decisions may appear polarised, if you haven't been in this situation, you are either a saint or have haven't really learned much in the time you have had so far..
I won't argue with that!
The open nature of GPL only ensures projects that have mixed origins can be traced - in some cases, the only violation is in not releasing the code - if the code were released there would be no violation to find.
I'm a big of GPL, but linking with GPL libraries? its absurd - any code just needs to have a communication protocol added to split the code into a client server model with different licensing for each component.
GPL libraries should be protecting their code, not worrying about what software links with it and thereby not making any changes to it.