Its 32% (provenge) vs. 23% placebo... But what of the other 45%? The side-effects don't sound good either, nor does it mention how long those last... Saw Palmetto (as well as other natural remedies) don't have any unpleasant side effects, and are proven to prevent prostate cancer. I swear, pharmaceutical corporations will do anything to make money these days, and the FDA is their bitch.
It extends life by 4 months, and they are calling it a vaccination? That's hardly a vaccination or a cure... Hell, the herb "saw palmetto" has a much greater success rate than that. But you don't hear about it, because it can't be patented and sold at really high prices.
Oh boy, Comcast must have gotten paid well by Norton to unleash that load of crap on their customers. For the clueless consumer who chooses either McAfee or Norton, here's a good analogy. Its like trying to decide between two big piles of shit, and making your decision based upon which one doesn't smell as bad. McAfee and Norton: They are both shit, and they both stink!
There are way better choices out there, but those companies don't waste billions on advertising every year, they actually put more money into development.
Windows 7 has a backup system similar to Time Machine...
As far as making it more fool proof and up to date, it could be pre-configured to make incremental backups on a separate partition of equal size, and just equip the computer with a larger hard drive. If they made such a method more user friendly, it would in turn save the computer manufacturer on support call time.
More like... "I'm coming to get you... Unless you get your ass down to your local Toyota dealership and buy a new Toyota Matrix. I better see a Matrix parked in front of your house within the next 5 days, or else! "...
Seriously though, how exactly do they advertise Toyota (and in a positive way at that), with an advertising campaign designed like this one?
I was thinking that as well. Perhaps if they STARTED with LA to San Diego, and then expanded from there. Then at least the project can already start generating some return as they complete other sections. After all, driving from LA to San Diego can take a long time with all the traffic in LA. I'm sure a lot of people would enjoy an express alternative such as this.
Well then... How about a Slashdot mod category of "netkook" in addition to troll... But what would be the karmic offset and point difference for "netkook"? Afterall, a netkook could incite some meaningful debate, which can be a good thing, especially if their comment is backed by some legitimate research... But I suppose most netkooks do not have legitimate research to back their claims... Hmm, on second though, nevermind all that...
When it comes to Jack Thompson, I think he's a little of both. Afterall, he must enjoy the attention he gets for his wild claims and frivolous lawsuits, which is definitely trollish. Perhaps, "kooky troll"?
Thanks for posting that link Falcon. I guess I should have posted one as well, like this one from the Center For Food Safety.
So don't be calling me a troll allafin, without doing a bit of research yourself. I very much doubt that you are someone who has studied health and nutrition on a regular basis for the majority of your life. As far as food being living, well, you probably wouldn't understand the benefit of that either. Quite simply, living, raw foods tend to boost energy levels considerably more than cooked or dead foods, and contain more vitamins. Like that cow that you ate, if it was fresh and raw, would provide more energy and nutrients than dead and cooked. This is even more true of vegetation. Minerals tend to remain viable, regardless; thus I was referring more to vitamin and phytochemical content rather than minerals.
I do not agree with Mr. Levine's concerns, as far as what is mentioned in the article. However, directly irradiating foods through the methods used is most definitely harmful to the food.
The problem with irradiating produce is that it destroys the nutrients in the produce. It also renders it non-living. Sure, it still looks the same, and that is the point they try to push in order to make this irradiation bs fly. But what is the point of eating fruits and veggies that are dead and devoid of nutrients? It would lead to mass malnutrition and many health problems over time (for those of us who actually do eat healthy and do not suffer from such health issues). Those who are susceptible to food borne illness (many of which actually come from factory farming of animals, not the produce itself), already have compromised immune systems, likely also due to lack of nutrition in the first place.
The alternative was already invented some time ago... Its called LSD. No glasses, batteries or any of that junk required; and everything looks 3D, even things that other people can't see!
I totally agree that both sites need a complete overhaul, especially when one is looking for support. When typing in simple terms and phrases into their search, I rarely, if ever, find the solutions I am seeking. It will often result in a bunch of links to unrelated stuff, sending you in circles. You can click on several links of different titles, and they send you back to the same pages over and over.
However, if I type the same search terms into google, I will generally find the solution I'm seeking (sometimes after some slight refinement to the terms) in a tech support forum, usually written by someone who had to figure it out themselves, because they also couldn't find any answers on these crap web pages... And don't even get me started on HP's godawful website.
I also find it rather amusing that at the bottom of whatever article you may have linked to, they ask if its helpful? Why or why not? To which I often just write "The information was not relevant to my search query of x"...
Notice also that he has only ONE friend (which is the default friend for SkillWho, which basically means NO friends, no recommendations, and no friends on his meetup page. He has no references, and I'm sure what he refers to as his education is complete BS as well. In this business, reputation is VERY important, and he had none, and now he'll be lucky if anyone will hire his dishonest dumb ass anywhere... I don't know why anyone would have hired him in the first place. Piece of shit got what was coming to him...
You can actually witness this in action with Agnitum Outpost Security Suite (which has one of the best rated firewalls for Windows), as it detects and logs all these incidences. Suprisingly, it only happens when using Bit Torrent, and oddly enough, even after you've shut your Bit Torrent client off, for many hours (sometimes even more than a day) Outpost will continue to report and block what it calls an "RST Attack"... This is what I have noticed on my Comcast connection. Sometimes transfers will be going at a decent speed, and then after a while, it slows tremendously, and at the same time Outpost starts churning out "RST Attack blocked" every 10-15 seconds.
If the computer won't boot, and you need to recover the product key to do a repair or re-install on an OEM copy of Windows XP, then you can use the Ultimate Boot CD found at http://www.ubcd4win.com/... You'll need to build the ISO on your computer, but its quite simple.. Its got a lot of utilities for fixing all kinds of problems, and you can easily add your own. I've used it for the same problem you mentioned for recovering a product key when the user/owner cannot find their's. If they purchased the copy, there's nothing wrong with recovering their product key by any means necessary.
Personally, I would only be in favor of something like this if ALL of the proceeds went directly to the artist. Obviously, that's not going to happen, as the RIAA will be taking the biggest cut, and then almost as bad, you got MicroSoft in the mix also getting a percentage. I'd much rather buy the music directly from the artist, even if that is for some reason a bit less convenient, than give more money to these assholes that don't deserve a cent.
Also, like someone else said, this sort of DRM should NOT be allowed to affect music from artists who are not even part of an RIAA governed label, as they have no right to collect money for or in any way regulate the music distributed by such artists.
1692c. Communication in connection with debt collection
(c) Ceasing communication
If a consumer notifies a debt collector in writing that the consumer refuses to pay a debt or that the consumer wishes the debt collector to cease further communication with the consumer, the debt collector shall not communicate further with the consumer with respect to such debt, except--
(1) to advise the consumer that the debt collector's further efforts are being terminated;
(2) to notify the consumer that the debt collector or creditor may invoke specified remedies which are ordinarily invoked by such debt collector or creditor; or
(3) where applicable, to notify the consumer that the debt collector or creditor intends to invoke a specified remedy.
If such notice from the consumer is made by mail, notification shall be complete upon receipt.
That whole subchapter is something everyone should know, otherwise these debt collectors will get away with that sort of harrassment, simply because they know the majority of people have not read this section of the USC.
A diversion program is where you have to go to some sort of class (which you also have to pay for, in addition to paying your fine to the court). If you complete the class, then the charge is removed from your record. It is something that is offered for first offenses, usually misdimeanors. I had to go to one once back when I was 18, I was stopped by a cop and detained and searched, and he found a couple of beers in my backpack, so I was charged with minor in possession of alcohol. So I went to a diversion class for 12 weeks, which was full of crackheads, alcoholics, and people who actually had some serious problems. Not very fun, but I certainly learned a lot about those that actually have serious addiction problems. Anyway, because I completed the class, the case was dismissed and the charge did not go on my record.
In this particular case however, I have no idea what sort of diversion course would be offered for this supposed crime. He'll probably end up in a class with shoplifters and the like...
It's not just when you mouse over the sidebar that the CPU spikes... Moving the mouse ANYWHERE causes it to spike... If I just move my mouse pointer around the screen in a circle, not touching the sidebar, the CPU will still spike up to as much as 30%. Hell, just editing the text in this window here (without moving the mouse) has caused the CPU usage to go up to as much as 7%. This is on a brand new Intel Core 2 Duo machine, with 2GB RAM. It does have a shitty Intel Integrated graphics card though with 384MB shared video memory, so that may have a bit to do with it.
Overall, I'm not impressed with Vista, and am only using it because it was pre-installed in the new workstation I'm using at work. I've also noticed major problems with the wireless configuration (connecting to the wireless access point) on a student's laptop here at the university. Problems that were never present in XP.
What kind of a retard would get the REAL police involved in a VIRTUAL rape? What a waste of resources that could go towards investigating REAL crimes. If this sort of thing is a serious problem, then perhaps Second Life needs to have virtual police to do virtual investigations and virtual arrests, to send whatever virtual offender to a virtual prison. And then he can experience virtual prison rape! This is getting virtually rediculous!
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Its 32% (provenge) vs. 23% placebo... But what of the other 45%? The side-effects don't sound good either, nor does it mention how long those last... Saw Palmetto (as well as other natural remedies) don't have any unpleasant side effects, and are proven to prevent prostate cancer. I swear, pharmaceutical corporations will do anything to make money these days, and the FDA is their bitch.
It extends life by 4 months, and they are calling it a vaccination? That's hardly a vaccination or a cure... Hell, the herb "saw palmetto" has a much greater success rate than that. But you don't hear about it, because it can't be patented and sold at really high prices.
Oh boy, Comcast must have gotten paid well by Norton to unleash that load of crap on their customers. For the clueless consumer who chooses either McAfee or Norton, here's a good analogy. Its like trying to decide between two big piles of shit, and making your decision based upon which one doesn't smell as bad. McAfee and Norton: They are both shit, and they both stink!
There are way better choices out there, but those companies don't waste billions on advertising every year, they actually put more money into development.
Hate to be a prick, but there's no "8 core" i7... I suspect you meant 8mb cache, or perhaps 8 processing threads?...
reference: http://www.intel.com/products/processor/corei7/specifications.htm
Windows 7 has a backup system similar to Time Machine...
As far as making it more fool proof and up to date, it could be pre-configured to make incremental backups on a separate partition of equal size, and just equip the computer with a larger hard drive. If they made such a method more user friendly, it would in turn save the computer manufacturer on support call time.
More like... "I'm coming to get you... Unless you get your ass down to your local Toyota dealership and buy a new Toyota Matrix. I better see a Matrix parked in front of your house within the next 5 days, or else! " ...
Seriously though, how exactly do they advertise Toyota (and in a positive way at that), with an advertising campaign designed like this one?
I was thinking that as well. Perhaps if they STARTED with LA to San Diego, and then expanded from there. Then at least the project can already start generating some return as they complete other sections. After all, driving from LA to San Diego can take a long time with all the traffic in LA. I'm sure a lot of people would enjoy an express alternative such as this.
Well then... How about a Slashdot mod category of "netkook" in addition to troll... But what would be the karmic offset and point difference for "netkook"? Afterall, a netkook could incite some meaningful debate, which can be a good thing, especially if their comment is backed by some legitimate research... But I suppose most netkooks do not have legitimate research to back their claims... Hmm, on second though, nevermind all that...
When it comes to Jack Thompson, I think he's a little of both. Afterall, he must enjoy the attention he gets for his wild claims and frivolous lawsuits, which is definitely trollish. Perhaps, "kooky troll"?
Thanks for posting that link Falcon. I guess I should have posted one as well, like this one from the Center For Food Safety.
So don't be calling me a troll allafin, without doing a bit of research yourself. I very much doubt that you are someone who has studied health and nutrition on a regular basis for the majority of your life. As far as food being living, well, you probably wouldn't understand the benefit of that either. Quite simply, living, raw foods tend to boost energy levels considerably more than cooked or dead foods, and contain more vitamins. Like that cow that you ate, if it was fresh and raw, would provide more energy and nutrients than dead and cooked. This is even more true of vegetation. Minerals tend to remain viable, regardless; thus I was referring more to vitamin and phytochemical content rather than minerals.
I do not agree with Mr. Levine's concerns, as far as what is mentioned in the article. However, directly irradiating foods through the methods used is most definitely harmful to the food.
Hey, I have a cousin named Noone, and its pronounced New-Knee you insensitive clod!
The problem with irradiating produce is that it destroys the nutrients in the produce. It also renders it non-living. Sure, it still looks the same, and that is the point they try to push in order to make this irradiation bs fly. But what is the point of eating fruits and veggies that are dead and devoid of nutrients? It would lead to mass malnutrition and many health problems over time (for those of us who actually do eat healthy and do not suffer from such health issues). Those who are susceptible to food borne illness (many of which actually come from factory farming of animals, not the produce itself), already have compromised immune systems, likely also due to lack of nutrition in the first place.
The alternative was already invented some time ago... Its called LSD. No glasses, batteries or any of that junk required; and everything looks 3D, even things that other people can't see!
Open Source Hookers, while they may be free, come with open sores...
I totally agree that both sites need a complete overhaul, especially when one is looking for support. When typing in simple terms and phrases into their search, I rarely, if ever, find the solutions I am seeking. It will often result in a bunch of links to unrelated stuff, sending you in circles. You can click on several links of different titles, and they send you back to the same pages over and over.
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However, if I type the same search terms into google, I will generally find the solution I'm seeking (sometimes after some slight refinement to the terms) in a tech support forum, usually written by someone who had to figure it out themselves, because they also couldn't find any answers on these crap web pages... And don't even get me started on HP's godawful website.
I also find it rather amusing that at the bottom of whatever article you may have linked to, they ask if its helpful? Why or why not? To which I often just write "The information was not relevant to my search query of x"
He definitely lacked the social interaction skills, as you can see he has no friends, recommendations or references on his online profiles...
Notice also that he has only ONE friend (which is the default friend for SkillWho, which basically means NO friends, no recommendations, and no friends on his meetup page. He has no references, and I'm sure what he refers to as his education is complete BS as well. In this business, reputation is VERY important, and he had none, and now he'll be lucky if anyone will hire his dishonest dumb ass anywhere... I don't know why anyone would have hired him in the first place. Piece of shit got what was coming to him...
You can actually witness this in action with Agnitum Outpost Security Suite (which has one of the best rated firewalls for Windows), as it detects and logs all these incidences. Suprisingly, it only happens when using Bit Torrent, and oddly enough, even after you've shut your Bit Torrent client off, for many hours (sometimes even more than a day) Outpost will continue to report and block what it calls an "RST Attack" ... This is what I have noticed on my Comcast connection. Sometimes transfers will be going at a decent speed, and then after a while, it slows tremendously, and at the same time Outpost starts churning out "RST Attack blocked" every 10-15 seconds.
If the computer won't boot, and you need to recover the product key to do a repair or re-install on an OEM copy of Windows XP, then you can use the Ultimate Boot CD found at http://www.ubcd4win.com/ ... You'll need to build the ISO on your computer, but its quite simple.. Its got a lot of utilities for fixing all kinds of problems, and you can easily add your own. I've used it for the same problem you mentioned for recovering a product key when the user/owner cannot find their's. If they purchased the copy, there's nothing wrong with recovering their product key by any means necessary.
Personally, I would only be in favor of something like this if ALL of the proceeds went directly to the artist. Obviously, that's not going to happen, as the RIAA will be taking the biggest cut, and then almost as bad, you got MicroSoft in the mix also getting a percentage. I'd much rather buy the music directly from the artist, even if that is for some reason a bit less convenient, than give more money to these assholes that don't deserve a cent.
Also, like someone else said, this sort of DRM should NOT be allowed to affect music from artists who are not even part of an RIAA governed label, as they have no right to collect money for or in any way regulate the music distributed by such artists.
Actually, there are laws to protect you against that sort of thing. US Code Chapter 15, Title 41, Subchapter V - Debt Collection Practices... Here's a link for easy reference http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/usc_sup_01_15 _10_41_20_V.html . Exercise your rights!
1692c. Communication in connection with debt collection (c) Ceasing communication If a consumer notifies a debt collector in writing that the consumer refuses to pay a debt or that the consumer wishes the debt collector to cease further communication with the consumer, the debt collector shall not communicate further with the consumer with respect to such debt, except-- (1) to advise the consumer that the debt collector's further efforts are being terminated; (2) to notify the consumer that the debt collector or creditor may invoke specified remedies which are ordinarily invoked by such debt collector or creditor; or (3) where applicable, to notify the consumer that the debt collector or creditor intends to invoke a specified remedy. If such notice from the consumer is made by mail, notification shall be complete upon receipt.
That whole subchapter is something everyone should know, otherwise these debt collectors will get away with that sort of harrassment, simply because they know the majority of people have not read this section of the USC.
A diversion program is where you have to go to some sort of class (which you also have to pay for, in addition to paying your fine to the court). If you complete the class, then the charge is removed from your record. It is something that is offered for first offenses, usually misdimeanors. I had to go to one once back when I was 18, I was stopped by a cop and detained and searched, and he found a couple of beers in my backpack, so I was charged with minor in possession of alcohol. So I went to a diversion class for 12 weeks, which was full of crackheads, alcoholics, and people who actually had some serious problems. Not very fun, but I certainly learned a lot about those that actually have serious addiction problems. Anyway, because I completed the class, the case was dismissed and the charge did not go on my record.
In this particular case however, I have no idea what sort of diversion course would be offered for this supposed crime. He'll probably end up in a class with shoplifters and the like...
Why stop there! How about disbanding Florida from the US all together. Afterall, what good has ever come out of that cesspool of a state?
Live Hotmail sounds a lot like Live Hot Male... Hmm... If I didn't see it in type, I'd think it was some webcam pr0n site...
It's not just when you mouse over the sidebar that the CPU spikes... Moving the mouse ANYWHERE causes it to spike... If I just move my mouse pointer around the screen in a circle, not touching the sidebar, the CPU will still spike up to as much as 30%. Hell, just editing the text in this window here (without moving the mouse) has caused the CPU usage to go up to as much as 7%. This is on a brand new Intel Core 2 Duo machine, with 2GB RAM. It does have a shitty Intel Integrated graphics card though with 384MB shared video memory, so that may have a bit to do with it.
Overall, I'm not impressed with Vista, and am only using it because it was pre-installed in the new workstation I'm using at work. I've also noticed major problems with the wireless configuration (connecting to the wireless access point) on a student's laptop here at the university. Problems that were never present in XP.
What kind of a retard would get the REAL police involved in a VIRTUAL rape? What a waste of resources that could go towards investigating REAL crimes. If this sort of thing is a serious problem, then perhaps Second Life needs to have virtual police to do virtual investigations and virtual arrests, to send whatever virtual offender to a virtual prison. And then he can experience virtual prison rape! This is getting virtually rediculous!