They went to all the trouble to blur out the customer's address and items on the invoice, and then missed his info in smaller print, just plain as day.
I wonder how this guy feels about that: Scott Rogers Cape Cod Computer Wholesalers P.O. Box 2842 Orleans, MA 02653-6842
Can it be determined how much corrupt or faulty logic a typical AI system can withstand before it goes psychotic, starts killing astronauts, and sings the song "Daisy" while being disconnected?
LOL, I can just see the DNC-sponsored ads on TV now:
"George Bush, the man responsible for keeping food off the table for the children of hard-working Americans just so his friends in Big Discarded Vegetable Oil can profit..."
your independant recording or film can't be sold or advertised in mainstream store/theatres without at minimum a distribution agreement with an MPAA/RIAA member
IANAL (thank God), but isn't this type of thing the reason that the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was created? Someone enlighten me, please.
...my reluctance to make my move is based on the apparent lack of Sequencing software and hardware support for my music equipment...
Hear hear! I have had more problems than I care to recall trying to run ProTools LE on WinME ( I had to use ME as until just recently, only that and 98SE were supported by ProTools on the Win side, and I regrettably don't have a Mac ). I would be absolutely *sold* on making the trip to Penguinland if I could run ProTools on a Linux box.
1) I don't think he was joking. If the man hadn't been black he wouldn't be dead.
(aaargh)I'm not talking about the perpetrators or motivations in this case, just the act itself. Just because they killed him because he was black does not make it more or less of a murder. What if James Byrd had been a white man who was murdered for stealing the killers' car? Would the fact that he was not of a different racial makeup somehow make his murder less of a crime? It shouldn't.
2) There is a long history in the US of killing minority group members - especially blacks. In many parts of the country it was not even considered to be a crime (at least it wasn't prosecuted). The "hate-crime" laws send a message that it is illegal and that we, as a society, are going to make a special effort of prosecuting the perpetrators. In short, it is a break with some rather vile traditional values.
I agree with the first part. There is a long history of this type of behavior, and yes, it is pretty reprehensible. However, the second part is where I beg to differ. We have plenty of existing laws that can be enforced more effectively to achieve the same effect. There is no need to enact more legislation just to satisfy the PC crowd. And that, at its root, is all that "hate-crime" legislation is.
The flipside to that is that with all the information floating around on the 'net these days, the really smart kids won't even *need* a kit to be able to do the experiments. They can just get the chemicals and do it themselves (albeit, probably way more dangerously than with a kit).
It reminds me of the story that was posted here a while back of the kid that tried to build the breeder reactor in his mom's toolshed.
Funny. My point is, does the act itself become more of a crime because the perpetrators and the victim don't share the same skin color? I think not. Murder is murder is murder, no matter who commits it or who is the victim, and it should be dealt with accordingly.
Would James Byrd be any less dead if he were not black? Would James Byrd be any less dead if his killers were not white?
The answer to both of these questions is no. He would still be dead, and the crime that was committed on him would be equally as heinous.
We don't need a "hate crimes" law that will do nothing but give lawyers, activists, and politicians who harbor agendas an excuse to declare that some [murders|assaults|whatever] are more important than other [murders|assaults|whatever].
Wal-Mart workers make an average of $3 per hour less than union supermarket jobs, $2 per hour less than all supermarket jobs, and $1 per hour less than the average retail wage...
So, if the supermarket (or whatever) pays better, why don't they quit their Wal-Mart jobs and go work in the supermarket? I mean, seriously, this was my whole point in the first place: that Wal-Mart is not *forcing* these people to work there. They do it by choice.
...my real problem is that Americans as a whole since the Reagan era seemed to have tossed their social consciousness out the window...
I'm not even going to get into the whole "Blame Reagan" mantra. It's old, tired and overdone, as far as I'm concerned. What are you defining as "social consciousness", anyway? It's usually a nice, pretty, PC-sanitized way of saying "socialism". Correct me if I'm wrong here.
America is about to experience another harsh lesson in economic reality...
I suppose this "harsh economic reality" will be the "lesson we learn" for all the "irresponsibility", "greed", and "consumerism" committed by the "rich white suburbans" who don't "care about the future" of (here's the old standby, are you ready?) "our children".
I just love buzzwords, don't you? They make great soundbites on the evening news, and make people like [Tom Daschle|Al Gore|Hillary Clinton|Just about any Democrat, take your pick]'s job easy.
Yes, I'm being sarcastic here, but still, how far off the mark am I, really? It's like these people have a script they pass around and read from.
And finally its now becoming painfully obvious to all that the boom years of the 90s were fueled by the irrational exuberance of foolish consumer spending habits...
Well, yes, people did do this, but just how is that Wal-Mart's fault? Don't give me a line of "they enabled this behavior" crap, either. Boom or no, Wal-Mart would have been Wal-Mart. It's not the fault of you, me, or Wal-Mart that these people don't know how to manage their finances.
I guess that iconization and demonization ("SUVs": see "buzzwords" above) are more convenient tactics for the left, though.
Credibility? They want credibility? Well, then, how about they stop trying to shove that mythical Global Warming business down our throats? That'd help.
Indeed Wal-Mart is now number #1 on the Fortune 500 and is the largest private employer in the U.S. providing over one million low paying service jobs. 5 of the 10 richest people in the world are heirs of Sam Walton. S. Robson Walton, with an estimated new worth more than $65 billion, surpassed Bill Gates in 2001 as the richest man in the world.
So, what's your point? Did someone put a gun to the holders of these "low paying service jobs", as you put it, and force them to work at Wal-Mart? No. As for the people who *do* work there, if the job is so horrible, well, there's nothing stopping them from quitting, is there?
What makes you think that a locally-owned shop would be willing to pay workers more than Wal-Mart does?
Or is your real problem with Wal-Mart the fact that Robson Walton is rich, and it's just not fair?
Yeah, maybe this is a troll, but so be it. I always get a kick out of the oh-so-PC "[America|corporations|capitalism|globalism] is [evil|racist|unfair|killing our precious mother earth]" crowd.
I will now sit back and wait for the name-calling to begin. Thank you.
I didn't read the book or the review...
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...but I have to say that "The Chronoliths" would be a cool name for a heavy metal band.
My egg consisted of a weird picture of a squirrel that my dad had sent to me. It would come up in the content section of the (now-defunct) site whenever someone typed a common curse word in the search text box. There was a little caption that said "Sammy the Squirrel says: Saying dirty words is just nuts!"
I mean, the Law of Averages would dictate that sooner or later, something has to crash into Redmond to compensate for all the things that crash coming *out*, right?
Ha! I started reading this thread, and Photoshop immediately came to mind. I've been using 5.5 for quite some time, and found it to be a pretty decent upgrade.
A few weeks back, I was over at a friend's house and tried to do something with his 6.0 version...forget it. There's just a point when the "upgrades" become not worth it. PS 5.5 does everything I need, and unless they come out with an absolute "must-have" in a future version, I don't see myself upgrading any time soon.
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...because if you're saved this is only the first phase of your existence...
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What good would that do? They'd probably just find a way to take the losses out of the artists' royalties anyway.
They went to all the trouble to blur out the customer's address and items on the invoice, and then missed his info in smaller print, just plain as day.
I wonder how this guy feels about that:
Scott Rogers
Cape Cod Computer Wholesalers
P.O. Box 2842
Orleans, MA 02653-6842
Dumbasses.
Can it be determined how much corrupt or faulty logic a typical AI system can withstand before it goes psychotic, starts killing astronauts, and sings the song "Daisy" while being disconnected?
LOL, I can just see the DNC-sponsored ads on TV now:
"George Bush, the man responsible for keeping food off the table for the children of hard-working Americans just so his friends in Big Discarded Vegetable Oil can profit..."
your independant recording or film can't be sold or advertised in mainstream store/theatres without at minimum a distribution agreement with an MPAA/RIAA member
IANAL (thank God), but isn't this type of thing the reason that the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was created? Someone enlighten me, please.
...my reluctance to make my move is based on the apparent lack of Sequencing software and hardware support for my music equipment...
Hear hear! I have had more problems than I care to recall trying to run ProTools LE on WinME ( I had to use ME as until just recently, only that and 98SE were supported by ProTools on the Win side, and I regrettably don't have a Mac ). I would be absolutely *sold* on making the trip to Penguinland if I could run ProTools on a Linux box.
1) I don't think he was joking. If the man hadn't been black he wouldn't be dead.
(aaargh)I'm not talking about the perpetrators or motivations in this case, just the act itself. Just because they killed him because he was black does not make it more or less of a murder. What if James Byrd had been a white man who was murdered for stealing the killers' car? Would the fact that he was not of a different racial makeup somehow make his murder less of a crime? It shouldn't.
2) There is a long history in the US of killing minority group members - especially blacks. In many parts of the country it was not even considered to be a crime (at least it wasn't prosecuted). The "hate-crime" laws send a message that it is illegal and that we, as a society, are going to make a special effort of prosecuting the perpetrators. In short, it is a break with some rather vile traditional values.
I agree with the first part. There is a long history of this type of behavior, and yes, it is pretty reprehensible. However, the second part is where I beg to differ. We have plenty of existing laws that can be enforced more effectively to achieve the same effect. There is no need to enact more legislation just to satisfy the PC crowd. And that, at its root, is all that "hate-crime" legislation is.
Hehe...somehow, I don't shudder at the thought of Al-Qaeda attacking me with the dreaded "vinegar and baking soda volcano".
The flipside to that is that with all the information floating around on the 'net these days, the really smart kids won't even *need* a kit to be able to do the experiments. They can just get the chemicals and do it themselves (albeit, probably way more dangerously than with a kit).
It reminds me of the story that was posted here a while back of the kid that tried to build the breeder reactor in his mom's toolshed.
The kids still have 'em. They just call 'em meth labs nowadays.
Funny. My point is, does the act itself become more of a crime because the perpetrators and the victim don't share the same skin color? I think not. Murder is murder is murder, no matter who commits it or who is the victim, and it should be dealt with accordingly.
Would James Byrd be any less dead if he were not black? Would James Byrd be any less dead if his killers were not white?
The answer to both of these questions is no. He would still be dead, and the crime that was committed on him would be equally as heinous.
We don't need a "hate crimes" law that will do nothing but give lawyers, activists, and politicians who harbor agendas an excuse to declare that some [murders|assaults|whatever] are more important than other [murders|assaults|whatever].
Wal-Mart workers make an average of $3 per hour less than union supermarket jobs, $2 per hour less than all supermarket jobs, and $1 per hour less than the average retail wage...
...my real problem is that Americans as a whole since the Reagan era seemed to have tossed their social consciousness out the window...
So, if the supermarket (or whatever) pays better, why don't they quit their Wal-Mart jobs and go work in the supermarket? I mean, seriously, this was my whole point in the first place: that Wal-Mart is not *forcing* these people to work there. They do it by choice.
I'm not even going to get into the whole "Blame Reagan" mantra. It's old, tired and overdone, as far as I'm concerned. What are you defining as "social consciousness", anyway? It's usually a nice, pretty, PC-sanitized way of saying "socialism". Correct me if I'm wrong here.
America is about to experience another harsh lesson in economic reality...
I suppose this "harsh economic reality" will be the "lesson we learn" for all the "irresponsibility", "greed", and "consumerism" committed by the "rich white suburbans" who don't "care about the future" of (here's the old standby, are you ready?) "our children".
I just love buzzwords, don't you? They make great soundbites on the evening news, and make people like [Tom Daschle|Al Gore|Hillary Clinton|Just about any Democrat, take your pick]'s job easy.
Yes, I'm being sarcastic here, but still, how far off the mark am I, really? It's like these people have a script they pass around and read from.
And finally its now becoming painfully obvious to all that the boom years of the 90s were fueled by the irrational exuberance of foolish consumer spending habits...
Well, yes, people did do this, but just how is that Wal-Mart's fault? Don't give me a line of "they enabled this behavior" crap, either. Boom or no, Wal-Mart would have been Wal-Mart. It's not the fault of you, me, or Wal-Mart that these people don't know how to manage their finances.
I guess that iconization and demonization ("SUVs": see "buzzwords" above) are more convenient tactics for the left, though.
Credibility? They want credibility? Well, then, how about they stop trying to shove that mythical Global Warming business down our throats? That'd help.
Indeed Wal-Mart is now number #1 on the Fortune 500 and is the largest private employer in the U.S. providing over one million low paying service jobs. 5 of the 10 richest people in the world are heirs of Sam Walton. S. Robson Walton, with an estimated new worth more than $65 billion, surpassed Bill Gates in 2001 as the richest man in the world.
So, what's your point? Did someone put a gun to the holders of these "low paying service jobs", as you put it, and force them to work at Wal-Mart? No. As for the people who *do* work there, if the job is so horrible, well, there's nothing stopping them from quitting, is there?
What makes you think that a locally-owned shop would be willing to pay workers more than Wal-Mart does?
Or is your real problem with Wal-Mart the fact that Robson Walton is rich, and it's just not fair?
Yeah, maybe this is a troll, but so be it. I always get a kick out of the oh-so-PC "[America|corporations|capitalism|globalism] is [evil|racist|unfair|killing our precious mother earth]" crowd.
I will now sit back and wait for the name-calling to begin. Thank you.
...but I have to say that "The Chronoliths" would be a cool name for a heavy metal band.
(Sorry for the OT post, but I couldn't resist)
Don't upgrade.
My egg consisted of a weird picture of a squirrel that my dad had sent to me. It would come up in the content section of the (now-defunct) site whenever someone typed a common curse word in the search text box. There was a little caption that said "Sammy the Squirrel says: Saying dirty words is just nuts!"
Don't ask. I was just bored that day.
Wesley Willis has whupped both of their asses already anyway.
All Your Satellite are Belong to Us.
In another shocking story, the *sun rose in the east* this morning....
...If it's not Scottish, It's CRAP!
I mean, the Law of Averages would dictate that sooner or later, something has to crash into Redmond to compensate for all the things that crash coming *out*, right?
Ha! I started reading this thread, and Photoshop immediately came to mind. I've been using 5.5 for quite some time, and found it to be a pretty decent upgrade.
A few weeks back, I was over at a friend's house and tried to do something with his 6.0 version...forget it. There's just a point when the "upgrades" become not worth it. PS 5.5 does everything I need, and unless they come out with an absolute "must-have" in a future version, I don't see myself upgrading any time soon.