Thanks, Celebi, for posting this... what I find interesting is this part:
Earlier this week the Senate did act, and passed a strong bill, and did so with a bipartisan majority. The Senate bill will ensure that we can effectively monitor those seeking to harm our people. [emphasis mine]
Yet, this whole thing is setup to monitor EVERYONE, you, me, the sheeple, all of it. At this point, I'd pose the question: How many of those seeking to harm our people are they currently monitoring? One? A dozen? A hundred? Is any number worth having our expectations of privacy and freedom annihilated?
I'll take my car out of overdrive quite often to adjust just a bit, rather than hitting the brakes needlessly.
That's one of the main reasons I drive a manual transmission: I can adjust my speed without having to use my brakes. Makes the brake pads last longer too.
I swear, we could reduce the amount of idiots on the road by making two things mandatory for new drivers: (1) learn on a manual transmission first, and (2) make parallel parking part of the driver's test (again).
You mean Verisign. Now that you mention it, that makes sense... as does the rest of your explanation. Thank you!
I still think it's a racket, though, with the prices I was quoted. Oh well... 's moot now that I'm with GoDaddy.
I had a situation which sounds close to this... the domain wasn't "stolen" (as this article seems to infer), but what did happen was interesting, and potentially expensive...
I had registered a domain with Net-Sol last year and didn't re-new in time, so lost it (around June this year). There was a grace period for which I could get it back from Net-Sol, but it would cost me $45 (on top of the $35/year fee). Well, since I was in a situation anyway, I decided to let it go (it wasn't popular as far as I could tell), and take a chance on grabbing it when is came back "on the market" (in 45-days, according to Net-Sol). The point of this was trying to "move" the domain to Google Apps. This is what happened, and I got the domain again (in August).
But what is weird about this, is that after the 45-days, the domain still wasn't available. I tried a look-up (WHOIS, I think) to see if it was snatched up by someone, but couldn't find any information (outside of Net-Sol still showing as the registrar). So I called Net-Sol to see what the deal was, and they said that Verizon now held it, and that I could buy it from them for $150, or I could wait for two months for it to be freed-up. I almost called Verizon directly to see if I could find out (1) why they held it, (2) how they did so (w/o registration) in the first place, and (3) why I would have to pay them to even get it back (let alone register it) or wait for two months. But I didn't. (sorry, no great story there)
So, something screwy is going on with registrars and such... Is there anyone here who deals with this on a daily basis that might shed some light on any of this?
Yeah, you've pretty much hit the nail on the head... and the facial recognition analogy is a good one.
It's like what the Oracle said in the Matrix: "Nobody can tell you you are in love, you just know it...through and through, balls to bones." That's what it is; I call it instinct. But that becomes the question... does a person pay attention to there instincts...? Can they even recognize them?...we can hope.
Just wanted to let you know you've got a very good point... one I've been making to people answering the question: "Do you need to believe in (a) god to have morals?" In trying to understand the ones who answered "yes", I've come to the same conclusion as you: humans think they need an authority figure to be good; they just can't do it themselves.
I think if people were to understand the concept of "if you feel good [when you do something], fine;' if you feel bad, then don't do that", and then live by that notion, we wouldn't need the 'authority figure' (be that "God", government, or "nannycrats" as another poster put it), and we might just be able to salvage this human race.
Anyways, just thought I'd mention it. I think that the ideal world is achieved by not worrying so much about trying to make the ideal world, and just doing your best and enjoying life and letting others do the same. Glad you did... I agree and hope too...
- MRC
I'm so much happier using TracPhone! I dumped Verizon and haven't regretted it one bit. I've a decent phone, and my wife (also on TracPhone) has an even simpler phone; but I've seen more expensive ones with more options (I think I saw one with a camera @ Wal-Mart). Pay-as-you go is great...and if you don't want to deal with renewing often, you can buy in bulk (annual plan or massive amount of minutes). I highly recommend it!
So, although the vast majority (90%+) of sites we use (at work) work for us (we use only FireFox), there are still a few important sites that cause a nightmare for us. I gotta tell ya, I agree with you, for the most part (I rarely run across this in my travels any more, but sometimes); BUT, ever since IE7, I actually find more "broken" sites in IE! In other words, there are several sites I go to regularly in FF that I've gone to with IE (or on a 'IE Tab'), and it looks all screwed-up in IE. For such a "new" browser version, IE7 make some sites look like the early 90's web. Then trying to use an interactive site (read: one you can edit your self, like a wiki), then things get really weird! (disappearing borders, strange text rendering, etc.)
Then there's the interface... As a Win user since 3.11, I'd expect to pick-up any new MS program and figure it out pretty quick, but I still scratch my head in IE7. Looking backwards, IE6 was really good... not as good as FF, of course... But they went back to caveman status with IE7.
Luckily, I pretty much only use IE for the MS Update site.
As the the crazy cowboy... Even though I voted for him, and I still like him. I prefer to think of him as a brawling frat boy. Oh yeah.../sarcasm/ That's what I want: the school yard bully being given the keys to the Ammo Safe so he can take out some [insert chosen enemy of du jour here]!/sarcasm/
Everyone knows where he stands, he stands and fights to the end. Sure, I know exactly where he stands: ground zero of the state of denial. But 'fighting to the end?" You're right; but it sickens me, and more specifically, worries me that a God loving/fearing (interesting how it could go either way, eh?) people can be "gung-ho" for genocide.
But who do you want standing up for you when the shit hits the fan? Personally, I'd prefer to have someone who is concerned with the possibility of shit before it happens, not eye-for-an-eye retribution ('I'll finish that war you started, daddy!'), while being more concerned with political BS maneuvers.
Ya gotta admit, having the President of the US land a war-plane on a carrier sure sets up the "Holy-Fucking-Shit Batman" on our enemies. No I don't... and I doubt anyone with a decent brain in use would agree. I have the utmost respect for Naval pilots, seriously. But a great pilot or soldier does absolutely nothing to make you a leader worthy of running a nation. IMO: just the opposite; military thinking --...heh, oxymoron of the day... okay, say "training" -- instills "obey orders without question" mentality... and there's always a higher ranking officer... except for the pres-
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Hey, I think I just figured out where our president's comin' from!
I'm failing to see a down side.... I agree, go ahead and let it happen... FTA:
"The existing system actually provides the epitome of fairness for all parties: free music for free promotion," wrote NAB President David Rehr. So, the RIAA get paid for the royalties, and then the radio stations get paid for the advertising. Sound like a wash to me... on the other hand...
There's a possible precedence that could set for any kind of compensation for any kind of entertainment (read: artists = singers, actors, painters, jugglers, etc.)
Heck, it might even be construed into applying to any kind of services rendered!
"Happy 1st anniversary honey! Shall we dig into our wedding cake slice?"
"No! We'll have to pay the baker and the caterer...! Again!"
Personally I get the impression that those Linux users that are vocal about Dell et al supporting and providing Linux are not the same group that would ever use a Dell provided install... As one of the voices, I'd like to point out that while I think you have a point, I also think some of us are Windows users who would like to switch, tried to switch, but spent so much time trying to get our hardware to work, regardless of the distro (I have personally tried three on the same hardware), that all we would like is an option for a decent box with Linux, ready-to-run.
As much as I've played with Linux, I'd love to "go all the way." Unfortunately, until companies like Autodesk decide to provide a UNIX/Linux version of it's products, some of us are stuck (with at least dual boot).
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Earlier this week the Senate did act, and passed a strong bill, and did so with a bipartisan majority. The Senate bill will ensure that we can effectively monitor those seeking to harm our people. [emphasis mine]
Yet, this whole thing is setup to monitor EVERYONE, you, me, the sheeple, all of it. At this point, I'd pose the question: How many of those seeking to harm our people are they currently monitoring? One? A dozen? A hundred? Is any number worth having our expectations of privacy and freedom annihilated?
I think not.
That's one of the main reasons I drive a manual transmission: I can adjust my speed without having to use my brakes. Makes the brake pads last longer too.
I swear, we could reduce the amount of idiots on the road by making two things mandatory for new drivers: (1) learn on a manual transmission first, and (2) make parallel parking part of the driver's test (again).
I still think it's a racket, though, with the prices I was quoted. Oh well... 's moot now that I'm with GoDaddy.
I had a situation which sounds close to this... the domain wasn't "stolen" (as this article seems to infer), but what did happen was interesting, and potentially expensive...
I had registered a domain with Net-Sol last year and didn't re-new in time, so lost it (around June this year). There was a grace period for which I could get it back from Net-Sol, but it would cost me $45 (on top of the $35/year fee). Well, since I was in a situation anyway, I decided to let it go (it wasn't popular as far as I could tell), and take a chance on grabbing it when is came back "on the market" (in 45-days, according to Net-Sol). The point of this was trying to "move" the domain to Google Apps. This is what happened, and I got the domain again (in August).
But what is weird about this, is that after the 45-days, the domain still wasn't available. I tried a look-up (WHOIS, I think) to see if it was snatched up by someone, but couldn't find any information (outside of Net-Sol still showing as the registrar). So I called Net-Sol to see what the deal was, and they said that Verizon now held it, and that I could buy it from them for $150, or I could wait for two months for it to be freed-up. I almost called Verizon directly to see if I could find out (1) why they held it, (2) how they did so (w/o registration) in the first place, and (3) why I would have to pay them to even get it back (let alone register it) or wait for two months. But I didn't. (sorry, no great story there)
So, something screwy is going on with registrars and such... Is there anyone here who deals with this on a daily basis that might shed some light on any of this?
Hey there,
...we can hope.
Yeah, you've pretty much hit the nail on the head... and the facial recognition analogy is a good one.
It's like what the Oracle said in the Matrix: "Nobody can tell you you are in love, you just know it...through and through, balls to bones." That's what it is; I call it instinct. But that becomes the question... does a person pay attention to there instincts...? Can they even recognize them?
Nice "talking" to ya...
I think if people were to understand the concept of "if you feel good [when you do something], fine;' if you feel bad, then don't do that", and then live by that notion, we wouldn't need the 'authority figure' (be that "God", government, or "nannycrats" as another poster put it), and we might just be able to salvage this human race. Anyways, just thought I'd mention it. I think that the ideal world is achieved by not worrying so much about trying to make the ideal world, and just doing your best and enjoying life and letting others do the same. Glad you did... I agree and hope too... - MRC
I'm so much happier using TracPhone! I dumped Verizon and haven't regretted it one bit. I've a decent phone, and my wife (also on TracPhone) has an even simpler phone; but I've seen more expensive ones with more options (I think I saw one with a camera @ Wal-Mart).
Pay-as-you go is great...and if you don't want to deal with renewing often, you can buy in bulk (annual plan or massive amount of minutes). I highly recommend it!
Then there's the interface... As a Win user since 3.11, I'd expect to pick-up any new MS program and figure it out pretty quick, but I still scratch my head in IE7. Looking backwards, IE6 was really good... not as good as FF, of course... But they went back to caveman status with IE7.
Luckily, I pretty much only use IE for the MS Update site.
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Hey, I think I just figured out where our president's comin' from!
on the other hand...
There's a possible precedence that could set for any kind of compensation for any kind of entertainment (read: artists = singers, actors, painters, jugglers, etc.)
Heck, it might even be construed into applying to any kind of services rendered! "Happy 1st anniversary honey! Shall we dig into our wedding cake slice?" "No! We'll have to pay the baker and the caterer...! Again!"
-M