Not that I disagree with you. I think the "OMG WHAT DID YOU DO" reaction to the poster of the addresses was too much. The phone company released or "gave up" the information; public information. The poster just regurgitated it. That's enough difference for me.
Dude, uncool. Maureen is a bitch. There's no question there. But you can't put her life in danger just because she put someone else's life in danger. That's for the justice system to do, not a vigilante with a grudge.
Bullshit. That's public information is it not? I'll assume it is. I get a phonebook with tons of peoples names and addresses. Is the phone company putting them all at risk?
Let me take this in another direction. Having a "National ID" card for every country you are going to visit is impractical. That's why we have Passports. So, if I have a passport, is there any reason to have a national ID too?
For that matter, if passports are going to become scannable, but not just my my drivers licence info on that.
I don't need a passport to go to Canada or Mexico; yet, but getting back in, the National ID card should suffice in leau of a Passport. It's no more or less effective than the birth certificate I (get legally, stole, or created/faked)....
My point is not current examples, but the fact that TWO or more forms of IS is stupid, and no more helping our security than 1 form.
Actually, it looks like they just changed the Mini page. It now says OSX 10.4 Tiger is now included:
What's included - Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger The Mac mini comes with Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger, Apple's powerful yet easy-to-use operating system that's as stable as only a UNIX-based system can be. Today thousands of software applications and peripherals take full advantage of its power and versatility.
Now Apple needs to do something about the Mini. 256MB of ram is an insult, especially if they start shipping them with Tiger in the near future. It wouldn't suck to update the video to the 9600 too so CoreImage can be better utilized. Go ahead and leave the drives smaller and the CPU 2.0, but at least take care of the memory issue.
A "sub $500" mac looses it's luster real quick when you have to stuff memory on top of it just to get decent performance. When they almost never leave stock 1.25/Gh/40Gb models at 256MB in the Apple stores, Best Buy, and Comp that says something about the performance.
This whole tracking child molesters thing is absurd. No, I'm not defending these scumbags, so hear me out.
What makes a sexual offender or predator any more dangerous than a convicted murderer or rapist? Why should one have to announce their presence in a neighborhood and not live x miles from schools but not the other? Both are potentially dangerous. The murderer or rapist won't care that the girl or boy next door is 16 or 19.
Both were convicted and served their time. Period. If we're not going to track EVERYONE convicted of those types of crimes, then we should'nt be tracking any of them.
This is just as one sided as cities that post lists of the "johns" convicted of prostitution but never post a list of the prostitutes. They were both convicted; list them both.
There was just a thing on the news about the new Ohio law that gave authorities the power to arrest, try, evict, or move child molesters or predators that live within x number of miles from a school. This includes people who own their homes, and lived in these places long before the schools in question were built.
Like I said, I'm defending their actions, but I think the whole mess is too lobsided.
If I wre going to be paying that tax per GB and I'm NOT a file sharer and I DON'T download music, what do I get for my taxes?
If that were to happen in the US, I'll be the first to stand up and declare that from that point on, I WILL be downloading music I don't own because the music industry IS being compensated for it.
And the artists see how much of this new tax revenue? My bet is $0.00
Pandora Tomorrow was ok, but it seemed to have many more disk/protection/crash/bad patch issues than SC1 and SC3. That's not surprising considering 1 and 3 were made from the Montreal division and 2 wasn't. It appears they take their time, and were working on SC3 at the same time SC2 was rushed out the door elsewhere. All in all, SC2 was fun. That CIA level ward hard the first couple of times.
I've had no such problems with SC3 why I have many of the above problems with SC2.
According to GameSpy, there is a Splinter Cell 4 on the way form the Montreal division.
First, the FCC needs to keep their fucking hands off of services I pay for. No one is forced to pay for cable or satellite tv or satellite radio.
Second, parent your fucking children. Don't make the government do it. Don't tell me what I can or can't see or hear. That's my choice. If you want to 'protect the children', start with your own by turning the channel.
What I don't really get is how is a community run cable or ISP any damn different than that same community group purchasing electric or gas or a city run trash service?
The connection and the IP still has to come from somewhere, and it's being purchased from someone.
If the city can get my electric and gas cheaper that kicks ass. Why shouldn't I be able to get my internet access and cable cheaper too by cutting out the greedy middle man and ditching stuipd stuff like 'Transition Charges'?
I always thought it would be cool to have a Sims2 version with all of the Simpsons characters in Springfield. To bad Family Guy doesn't have more characters.
Disable the "x new messages" thing so that messenger doesn't check their email for them.
Well, this works for the popup message, but the link in the top of the main messenger window still has the same problem, of even any link send in a message that you click on I believe.
New features include: Winks, Set Status Before Login, Drag and Drop Backgrounds and Feedback.
The only new feature I want to see is for MSN Messenger to stop fargin using IE even though I set my default browser to Firefox!
Even if I setup a new computer for someone and hide IE, and insteall Firefox, the minute they hit that damn "x new messages" email popup in Messenger, they're using IE and the viri/spyware starts rolling in.
You ARE a pirate. Just because you don't like their policies that doesn't make it legal to STEAL their software.
And what if I DO own it but I download a cracked version because the Steam part is BS? It's the same reason I would copy an XP CD from someone else rather than do the stinking "Recordry Disc" bullshit on store bought PCs.
The ONLY thing that will make be appreciate or even accept being stuch with Steam would be if VALVe chruns out some new HL2 levels every now and again.
An internet connection is not required as you play. Once you signup and register you can have steam start in offline mode, unplug yourself from the wall and you're done.
This is a half truth. There is an offline mode, but only after youre CD key has been processed. That processing was completely down for most of the night last night yields errors from Steam that the servers were to busy and it would be processed at a later state.
Until that is completed, you can not play it in offline mode; hence the internection IS needed to play for now.
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Not that I disagree with you. I think the "OMG WHAT DID YOU DO" reaction to the poster of the addresses was too much. The phone company released or "gave up" the information; public information. The poster just regurgitated it. That's enough difference for me.
Bullshit. That's public information is it not? I'll assume it is. I get a phonebook with tons of peoples names and addresses. Is the phone company putting them all at risk?
Let me take this in another direction. Having a "National ID" card for every country you are going to visit is impractical. That's why we have Passports. So, if I have a passport, is there any reason to have a national ID too?
For that matter, if passports are going to become scannable, but not just my my drivers licence info on that.
I don't need a passport to go to Canada or Mexico; yet, but getting back in, the National ID card should suffice in leau of a Passport. It's no more or less effective than the birth certificate I (get legally, stole, or created/faked)....
My point is not current examples, but the fact that TWO or more forms of IS is stupid, and no more helping our security than 1 form.
If it's an approved "national" id meeting these national standards, why do I even need a passport; or need a passport to get back into this country?
Seems redundant to me.
I was looking at the "Buy Now" page here...What's Included column in the middle of the page....
Which Mini model did you get? And did you stick with the stock 256MB, or did you add more ram at the store?
Actually, it looks like they just changed the Mini page. It now says OSX 10.4 Tiger is now included:
What's included - Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger
The Mac mini comes with Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger, Apple's powerful yet easy-to-use operating system that's as stable as only a UNIX-based system can be. Today thousands of software applications and peripherals take full advantage of its power and versatility.
Now Apple needs to do something about the Mini. 256MB of ram is an insult, especially if they start shipping them with Tiger in the near future. It wouldn't suck to update the video to the 9600 too so CoreImage can be better utilized. Go ahead and leave the drives smaller and the CPU 2.0, but at least take care of the memory issue.
A "sub $500" mac looses it's luster real quick when you have to stuff memory on top of it just to get decent performance. When they almost never leave stock 1.25/Gh/40Gb models at 256MB in the Apple stores, Best Buy, and Comp that says something about the performance.
Maybe they should GPS track all GPL software authors. Then businesses can see what GPL users are in the registry and track their movements. :-)
(Seriously. The only time GPL hurts businesses is when they use code and don't honor the GPL. Their their own stupid ass mistakes.)
This whole tracking child molesters thing is absurd. No, I'm not defending these scumbags, so hear me out.
What makes a sexual offender or predator any more dangerous than a convicted murderer or rapist? Why should one have to announce their presence in a neighborhood and not live x miles from schools but not the other? Both are potentially dangerous. The murderer or rapist won't care that the girl or boy next door is 16 or 19.
Both were convicted and served their time. Period. If we're not going to track EVERYONE convicted of those types of crimes, then we should'nt be tracking any of them.
This is just as one sided as cities that post lists of the "johns" convicted of prostitution but never post a list of the prostitutes. They were both convicted; list them both.
There was just a thing on the news about the new Ohio law that gave authorities the power to arrest, try, evict, or move child molesters or predators that live within x number of miles from a school. This includes people who own their homes, and lived in these places long before the schools in question were built.
Like I said, I'm defending their actions, but I think the whole mess is too lobsided.
If I wre going to be paying that tax per GB and I'm NOT a file sharer and I DON'T download music, what do I get for my taxes?
If that were to happen in the US, I'll be the first to stand up and declare that from that point on, I WILL be downloading music I don't own because the music industry IS being compensated for it.
And the artists see how much of this new tax revenue? My bet is $0.00
Pandora Tomorrow was ok, but it seemed to have many more disk/protection/crash/bad patch issues than SC1 and SC3. That's not surprising considering 1 and 3 were made from the Montreal division and 2 wasn't. It appears they take their time, and were working on SC3 at the same time SC2 was rushed out the door elsewhere. All in all, SC2 was fun. That CIA level ward hard the first couple of times.
I've had no such problems with SC3 why I have many of the above problems with SC2.
According to GameSpy, there is a Splinter Cell 4 on the way form the Montreal division.
First, the FCC needs to keep their fucking hands off of services I pay for. No one is forced to pay for cable or satellite tv or satellite radio.
Second, parent your fucking children. Don't make the government do it. Don't tell me what I can or can't see or hear. That's my choice. If you want to 'protect the children', start with your own by turning the channel.
Even as a double music major who went programmer, I never would've thought that I would ever see Slashdot and John Cage on the same page.
You have reached the end of the internet. Goodbye.
What I don't really get is how is a community run cable or ISP any damn different than that same community group purchasing electric or gas or a city run trash service?
The connection and the IP still has to come from somewhere, and it's being purchased from someone.
If the city can get my electric and gas cheaper that kicks ass. Why shouldn't I be able to get my internet access and cable cheaper too by cutting out the greedy middle man and ditching stuipd stuff like 'Transition Charges'?
> Yeah, not impossible, but makes a boot to the head sound appealing.
Well, you can make a custom XP CD slipstreamed with SP2 including all of your drivers and programs that get installed automatically.
It's not quick, and it's not for Mom and Pop, but once it's done, reinstalling is a breeze and the time spent pays off the first time you use it.
I always thought it would be cool to have a Sims2 version with all of the Simpsons characters in Springfield. To bad Family Guy doesn't have more characters.
I love ST, ST:NG, ST:DS9, ST:Voyager, Babylon5, Farscape, BSG, SG and SG:Atlantis as much as all the other geeks in the world.
Please, for the love of all that is holy, let Star Trek die. That horse is dead. Let it go in peace.
Well, this works for the popup message, but the link in the top of the main messenger window still has the same problem, of even any link send in a message that you click on I believe.
The only new feature I want to see is for MSN Messenger to stop fargin using IE even though I set my default browser to Firefox!
Even if I setup a new computer for someone and hide IE, and insteall Firefox, the minute they hit that damn "x new messages" email popup in Messenger, they're using IE and the viri/spyware starts rolling in.
And what if I DO own it but I download a cracked version because the Steam part is BS? It's the same reason I would copy an XP CD from someone else rather than do the stinking "Recordry Disc" bullshit on store bought PCs.
The ONLY thing that will make be appreciate or even accept being stuch with Steam would be if VALVe chruns out some new HL2 levels every now and again.
I think you said it well ebough. My bad.
This is a half truth. There is an offline mode, but only after youre CD key has been processed. That processing was completely down for most of the night last night yields errors from Steam that the servers were to busy and it would be processed at a later state.
Until that is completed, you can not play it in offline mode; hence the internection IS needed to play for now.