well off the top of my head, i can come up with one of the members of the Beastie Boys who has been doing "Free Tibet" work for damn near 10 years.
I don't know his name but could point him out of a crowd.
And i consider myself to not be very well versed on the subject at all, in terms of their music nor his stance, yet he popped into mind at the start of this article.
Interestingly, I find it fairly insightful to see how the great unwashed masses are complaining about this, yet, for the most part, Apple is getting a "free pass" from pundit's, media, and most of the public because of past marketing.
What would the reaction have been if this was some other company?
having just spent some time at my parrents house in raleigh, nc, and looking at what SA says their cable box has for features, versus what their local CableCo actually allows them to use, it's vastly different.
so just like some mobile phone companies (looks sideways at Verizon) gimp their phones, so too do some CableCo's gimp the boxes.
How about they focus instead on correcting the issue with their mobile chipsets which they are studiously avoiding making right with any of the people who have had issues.
This is only true when the zoning infraction does not potentially constitute an immediate danger to your surrounding areas.
if you wanted to store a large amount of dynamite in your home, and had a lisc to have dynamite legally, you'd still be in violation of the zoning laws by doing so in your home.
This they could, and should, confiscate it from your home as it is a potentially dangerous amount to not only you, but your neighbors as well.
dynamite is an extreme example, however simple chemicals can cause as much or worse consequences when improperly mixed.
in fact, in my experience (having a parent formerly work for one, and the other now seeing one regularly), the people considered minorities in society make up the majority of the heart surgeons.
You know what's worse than people accumulating wealth?
People telling me how I have to live my life.
If I accumulate wealth individually, and do nothing with said wealth to hurt others, why is it their business?
and no, merely accumulating wealth is NOT hurting someone else. I would argue that NOT accumulating wealth is potentially more hurtful.
My accumulated wealth will allow me to live my life, without needing assistance from others, and also allow me to DECIDE when and where i SPEND said wealth. I could choose to buy some food to eat. Or I could choose to donate money to causes I feel are worthy and help less fortunate people.
I can also choose to hold onto said wealth for times when I do not have any incoming form of money, and then decide to spend it accordingly.
Thus preventing the need for OTHERS to support me.
If I do not accumulate wealth of any sort, then these options do not exist for me, and I am at the mercy of society around me.
in other words, do you have a clue or are you just randomly spewing?
as in many other "subjectively scored" sports, the previous system had a very defined set of scoring rules. And I'm willing to bet this is merely a refinement of said system. (much like the "refinement" that goes on with the BCS rankings almost yearly)
a particular vault for example has a maximum starting value based upon the "degree of difficulty".
that is the maximum you can score regardless of how perfect you do it.
from there, there are certain WRITTEN deductions for defects in the performance.
legs open when the should be closed? minus 0.03 hand not on the vault in the same plane? minus 0.01
etc.
its not nearly as subjective as people want to make it out to be.
And i realize that I'm not the average/.er and actually understand many different sports, but damn, merely watching a gymnastics television broadcast would teach you this. (I learned mine taking a niece to gymnastics competitions and talking with the coach).
you do realize that they did change the rules a few years ago so only over 16 athletes are allowed?
right?
this was directly caused by both gymnastics (women's) and diving (women's) where 13 year old athletes were starting to be very common (chinese divers especially).
actually many tradesman make a LOT more than the typical IT worker does.
Because supply and demand for them is farther toward the demand side then the supply side, unlike IT.
People don't want to get out and sweat or do physical labor anymore, they want to sit at a desk and read slashdot.
now get into a technical trade position (say HVAC controls design and service) and you can pretty much write your own ticket if you have a clue. Because most of the engineers spec-ing the products don't have one, and you'll always have a skill people need.
and most of that air quality has to do with the coal power plants which run with no emission controls like other countries have.
they haven't, and are not, going to change that.
it's something they have literally hundreds of years of supply, and something they can get for next to nothing in the way of costs, unlike oil based products which they have to import.
and they aren't interested in spending money on economically friendly "alternative" energy sources that wouldn't supply 1% of their needs when they can again, spend next to nothing (including wages and other costs) to just use something they have. COAL.
to be fair, vista does not do this. and xp only sort of does.
vista only gives the first created user a one level below "root" type account where they can still be asked for permission to continue to run in full root mode.
xp only makes the first created use an admin, others are asked what they should be.
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well off the top of my head, i can come up with one of the members of the Beastie Boys who has been doing "Free Tibet" work for damn near 10 years.
I don't know his name but could point him out of a crowd.
And i consider myself to not be very well versed on the subject at all, in terms of their music nor his stance, yet he popped into mind at the start of this article.
This "artist" doesn't pop to mind for any cause.
"Just Works" post.....
Interestingly, I find it fairly insightful to see how the great unwashed masses are complaining about this, yet, for the most part, Apple is getting a "free pass" from pundit's, media, and most of the public because of past marketing.
What would the reaction have been if this was some other company?
Just a though that rattles around in my brain.
uhhh
having just spent some time at my parrents house in raleigh, nc, and looking at what SA says their cable box has for features, versus what their local CableCo actually allows them to use, it's vastly different.
so just like some mobile phone companies (looks sideways at Verizon) gimp their phones, so too do some CableCo's gimp the boxes.
How about they focus instead on correcting the issue with their mobile chipsets which they are studiously avoiding making right with any of the people who have had issues.
This is only true when the zoning infraction does not potentially constitute an immediate danger to your surrounding areas.
if you wanted to store a large amount of dynamite in your home, and had a lisc to have dynamite legally, you'd still be in violation of the zoning laws by doing so in your home.
This they could, and should, confiscate it from your home as it is a potentially dangerous amount to not only you, but your neighbors as well.
dynamite is an extreme example, however simple chemicals can cause as much or worse consequences when improperly mixed.
or turn your brother into a mere voice inhabiting a set of japanese armor.......
sadly, most won't get the reference.
stop using logic and common sense!
This is about freedom man!
errrr
you've never been to a heart surgeon have you?
Many of them are minorities.
in fact, in my experience (having a parent formerly work for one, and the other now seeing one regularly), the people considered minorities in society make up the majority of the heart surgeons.
You know what's worse than people accumulating wealth?
People telling me how I have to live my life.
If I accumulate wealth individually, and do nothing with said wealth to hurt others, why is it their business?
and no, merely accumulating wealth is NOT hurting someone else.
I would argue that NOT accumulating wealth is potentially more hurtful.
My accumulated wealth will allow me to live my life, without needing assistance from others, and also allow me to DECIDE when and where i SPEND said wealth.
I could choose to buy some food to eat. Or I could choose to donate money to causes I feel are worthy and help less fortunate people.
I can also choose to hold onto said wealth for times when I do not have any incoming form of money, and then decide to spend it accordingly.
Thus preventing the need for OTHERS to support me.
If I do not accumulate wealth of any sort, then these options do not exist for me, and I am at the mercy of society around me.
I'd rather have the control myself thanks.
STOP IT!
DON'T YOU KNOW RATIONAL THOUGHT AND LOGIC AREN'T ALLOWED HERE???
You're only allowed to spew rhetoric that is anti-Microsoft here!!
It's all Microsoft's fault.
nVidia and ATI write AWESOME drivers for Vista. They never crash and cause problems. EVER!
Programmers NEVER write poor code and use lazy hooks! They NEVER avoid best practices when coding!
It's ALL Microsoft's fault!
Can't you see?!?!?!!?
maybe she controls the Tivo too.......
do you even understand scoring in gymnastics?
in other words, do you have a clue or are you just randomly spewing?
as in many other "subjectively scored" sports, the previous system had a very defined set of scoring rules. And I'm willing to bet this is merely a refinement of said system. (much like the "refinement" that goes on with the BCS rankings almost yearly)
a particular vault for example has a maximum starting value based upon the "degree of difficulty".
that is the maximum you can score regardless of how perfect you do it.
from there, there are certain WRITTEN deductions for defects in the performance.
legs open when the should be closed? minus 0.03
hand not on the vault in the same plane? minus 0.01
etc.
its not nearly as subjective as people want to make it out to be.
And i realize that I'm not the average /.er and actually understand many different sports, but damn, merely watching a gymnastics television broadcast would teach you this. (I learned mine taking a niece to gymnastics competitions and talking with the coach).
you do realize that they did change the rules a few years ago so only over 16 athletes are allowed?
right?
this was directly caused by both gymnastics (women's) and diving (women's) where 13 year old athletes were starting to be very common (chinese divers especially).
Because we all know how well AMD has held to "release dates" recently.....
you must be new here has never been more applicable......
The bright shining light of truth finally descends.
To the wankers from Adobe reading this forum, I think it's about time the EU took a look at this practice.
and that right there is why the price is so high.
"rally the troops! Smack down the immoral software companies with fines! they are doing us wrong! More legislation to go after the heathens!"
Did you really think those dumbass fines were going to get you anything but higher prices?
If its anything like LOTR was, its on a huge SAN, and most likely fiber optic.
I'll bet you never make a math mistake again now!!
20 responses (give or take) correcting you in less than 12 minutes!
Whoo hoo for not having anything better to do.
actually many tradesman make a LOT more than the typical IT worker does.
Because supply and demand for them is farther toward the demand side then the supply side, unlike IT.
People don't want to get out and sweat or do physical labor anymore, they want to sit at a desk and read slashdot.
now get into a technical trade position (say HVAC controls design and service) and you can pretty much write your own ticket if you have a clue.
Because most of the engineers spec-ing the products don't have one, and you'll always have a skill people need.
it has been for years.
witness the very reason the kyoto protocol treaty was not ratified by the US despite a cetain person's desire.
it was bullshit.
and now everyone knows it.
and the biggest reason it was bullshit was because china and india weren't going to be held accountable for their actions.
and the "Developed" countries were, yet they already have in place protocols to limit their emissions.
amazing how it comes full circle.
and most of that air quality has to do with the coal power plants which run with no emission controls like other countries have.
they haven't, and are not, going to change that.
it's something they have literally hundreds of years of supply, and something they can get for next to nothing in the way of costs, unlike oil based products which they have to import.
and they aren't interested in spending money on economically friendly "alternative" energy sources that wouldn't supply 1% of their needs when they can again, spend next to nothing (including wages and other costs) to just use something they have.
COAL.
then why dont they just sign onto the kyoto protocol at the same level that other developed (read the united states) countries are supposed to.
oh wait.......
China is the single largest user of coal power and also the single dirtiest and most unsafe user as well.
the average death rate for chinese coal workers is more than 10/day iirc.
i've had more problems installing fedora (from 4 on) on my Dell dimension 531 than i have Windows on my dimension 530.
something about an nvidia 6200 onbaord graphics card and when you boot to x you have no mouse cursor.....
yeah thats fun times right there.
cant seem to recall having that particular problem with windows......
others. but not that one.
to be fair, vista does not do this.
and xp only sort of does.
vista only gives the first created user a one level below "root" type account where they can still be asked for permission to continue to run in full root mode.
xp only makes the first created use an admin, others are asked what they should be.