There's no way 5% of users read the EULA. I hate them, and don't trust them, but I won't waste the time to read them (another reason I read./ - to find out what software has bad or changed EULAs).
Of course, I probably wouldn't install something like this right away (at least without questioning it and a little research), though I doubt most (95%?:-) ) users would.
On Junkyard Wars, I've always wondered about the stuff that goes on that isn't aired. Such as:
* How is the junkyard (or scrapheap) seeded or items removed from it * How much/detailed are the plans that the experts come up with done ahead of time * In the show, all we ever see is the contestants being told "Build a railroad engine" - do they actually get all of the rules at that time, or does only the expert know all the rules of the challenge (having been explained them ahead of time)? * How often do you have to "help" a team that doesn't look like it's going to finish (Help them find a missing part, tell a team that the other team has the key part, extend more time, etc)? I know some of this happens, and it's reasonable because if one team never finishes then that's not a very interesting show:-) * Anything else intersting (especially to us geeks) that happens in the challenge that doesn't make the show?
Right now, Junkyard Wars is my favorite show, and it looks like Full Metal Challange will be cool too. Good luck with the new show!
You can worship Almighty God however you want. Nothing explictly says about a religion that worships something other then Almighty God, or nothing at all. This could probably be open to interpretation. link
Not believing in a Supreme Being will keep you from public office in Texas is scary (maybe that's why Bush is constantly reaffirming his Christian beliefs - to keep his current job?), but I doubt (haven't proven) he wrote it, and would be surprised if it was ever enforced. I wouldn't count it againt Bush anyways.
Besides, there are plenty of other reasons not to vote for Bush:-)
A few stories down from here is the headline that says "Hotmail about to collapse under load". Of course, anyone who actually reads the story finds out that the story is about Microsoft adding/replacing some of the *nix machines with Windows 2000 machines - and that Hotmail is obviously NOT collpasing under the load. But C-Net messes up a story concerning free software and suddenly it is "HOW DO WE DEAL WITH THESE BASTARDS?!?!?!?!?!"
The real question should now be how do we deal with Slashdot? I mean, this is bulls**t. Don't go blasting a someone/thing else that you yourself are obviously just a guilty of!
Or is this ok an acceptable because slashdot ripped on Microsoft (the cool thing to do), while C-Net screwed over the open source community?
If you want to help out, forget regulation. Go for Education. People SHOULD know more than they do. Over the counter drugs account for many deaths every year.
But who is going to do the educating? And what are we going to educate from?
If you rely on the companies that produce the drugs, you are going to get biased results. And not neccessarily inaccurate - just change the study a little bit to show your drug is better. Who wants to wade through all that to try and determine what the best drug is? Hell - the doctors don't even like to do that! (although there is some trust that it is part of their job and they will)
And who is going to pay for this, provide the information? The government? Then, you are back to the original problem of the government telling you what to use.
If I have a problem that I think I might need to take something for, I will go to a doctor I trust and see what he thinks. His job is to know the differences and pros and cons. Just like if someone breaks their computer they come to me since they trust me with their computer and know that I know more about it then them and that I can fix it, I trust the doctor with me (Maybe I should start charging doctor's fees to fix computers?:-)
The education part is already available to anyone who wants it. There are all sorts of warnings and stuff on any drugs you purchase, and you can look for research on your own. But obviously people aren't willing to do that, or aren't able to understand the information, or they make the wrong assumption that they will be ok.
People will (unfortunatally) be irresponsible with either option you give them. And I'm not saying that regulation is neccessarily a good thing, but that free-for-all is not good. Because when someone kicks the bucket for taking a drug they shouldn't have, the company that sold it to them will get blamed and (probably) sued, and people will then call to the government about why it wasn't regulated.
I just don't understand why keeping drug X out of Average Joe's hand is a bad thing if drug X is going to kill Joe (and that wasn't what Joe wanted)...
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Actually, Olde Springfield kept the 636 area code, and New Springfield got the 939 area code. Episode Details
Isn't Windows CE intended to be used on pocket devices, such as IPAQ's and stuff? Wouldn't a car be considerably larger than that?
:-)
So maybe all these cool new features would work fine on a Matchbox car
(And I thought the name was now PocketPC, or am I confusing this with something else?)
Then why post it...?
There's no way 5% of users read the EULA. I hate them, and don't trust them, but I won't waste the time to read them (another reason I read ./ - to find out what software has bad or changed EULAs).
:-) ) users would.
Of course, I probably wouldn't install something like this right away (at least without questioning it and a little research), though I doubt most (95%?
On Junkyard Wars, I've always wondered about the stuff that goes on that isn't aired. Such as:
:-)
* How is the junkyard (or scrapheap) seeded or items removed from it
* How much/detailed are the plans that the experts come up with done ahead of time
* In the show, all we ever see is the contestants being told "Build a railroad engine" - do they actually get all of the rules at that time, or does only the expert know all the rules of the challenge (having been explained them ahead of time)?
* How often do you have to "help" a team that doesn't look like it's going to finish (Help them find a missing part, tell a team that the other team has the key part, extend more time, etc)? I know some of this happens, and it's reasonable because if one team never finishes then that's not a very interesting show
* Anything else intersting (especially to us geeks) that happens in the challenge that doesn't make the show?
Right now, Junkyard Wars is my favorite show, and it looks like Full Metal Challange will be cool too. Good luck with the new show!
-Chris
In the beginning part of the Junkyard Wars, what's the deal with the dog with a pink mohawk?
he comes from a state in which their constitution does not allow atheists to hold office
:-)
True. Here is the link. Downright scary.
or even be official citizen
You can worship Almighty God however you want. Nothing explictly says about a religion that worships something other then Almighty God, or nothing at all. This could probably be open to interpretation. link
Not believing in a Supreme Being will keep you from public office in Texas is scary (maybe that's why Bush is constantly reaffirming his Christian beliefs - to keep his current job?), but I doubt (haven't proven) he wrote it, and would be surprised if it was ever enforced. I wouldn't count it againt Bush anyways.
Besides, there are plenty of other reasons not to vote for Bush
A few stories down from here is the headline that says "Hotmail about to collapse under load". Of course, anyone who actually reads the story finds out that the story is about Microsoft adding/replacing some of the *nix machines with Windows 2000 machines - and that Hotmail is obviously NOT collpasing under the load. But C-Net messes up a story concerning free software and suddenly it is "HOW DO WE DEAL WITH THESE BASTARDS?!?!?!?!?!"
The real question should now be how do we deal with Slashdot? I mean, this is bulls**t. Don't go blasting a someone/thing else that you yourself are obviously just a guilty of!
Or is this ok an acceptable because slashdot ripped on Microsoft (the cool thing to do), while C-Net screwed over the open source community?
If you want to help out, forget regulation. Go for Education. People SHOULD know more than they do. Over the counter drugs account for many deaths every year.
:-)
But who is going to do the educating? And what are we going to educate from?
If you rely on the companies that produce the drugs, you are going to get biased results. And not neccessarily inaccurate - just change the study a little bit to show your drug is better. Who wants to wade through all that to try and determine what the best drug is? Hell - the doctors don't even like to do that! (although there is some trust that it is part of their job and they will)
And who is going to pay for this, provide the information? The government? Then, you are back to the original problem of the government telling you what to use.
If I have a problem that I think I might need to take something for, I will go to a doctor I trust and see what he thinks. His job is to know the differences and pros and cons. Just like if someone breaks their computer they come to me since they trust me with their computer and know that I know more about it then them and that I can fix it, I trust the doctor with me (Maybe I should start charging doctor's fees to fix computers?
The education part is already available to anyone who wants it. There are all sorts of warnings and stuff on any drugs you purchase, and you can look for research on your own. But obviously people aren't willing to do that, or aren't able to understand the information, or they make the wrong assumption that they will be ok.
People will (unfortunatally) be irresponsible with either option you give them. And I'm not saying that regulation is neccessarily a good thing, but that free-for-all is not good. Because when someone kicks the bucket for taking a drug they shouldn't have, the company that sold it to them will get blamed and (probably) sued, and people will then call to the government about why it wasn't regulated.
I just don't understand why keeping drug X out of Average Joe's hand is a bad thing if drug X is going to kill Joe (and that wasn't what Joe wanted)...
Just my 2.5 cents
-Chris