If you tally it up, God is directly responsible for somewhere between 2 and 25 million deaths in the Bible. Satan is responsible for somewhere between 10 and 60.
That sounds like some of the real world "good guys" vs "bad guys" battles of today too.
"[W]hen I'm trying to pay attention to the lecture, even someone's screensaver in the row ahead of me can be a major distraction."
How about having the ones with laptops sitting in the back or the ones distracted sitting in front (perhaps depending on whichever is the larger group).
>The entire music industry, worldwide, only sold $15.8 billion in product last year.
Really? So, let's say we weed out anything unnecessary from that and leave artists and studios and stuff that are needed and let's pull for example about 50% out of our ass and say that we could get all the mainstream music we want in the world for about a dollar per person a year...
We should totally do that instead of waiting for the invisible hand to turn the heads of the studio executives to give us what we want with as much unnecessary lining of unnecessary pockets as they do.
I know planned economy might sound passé or even scary, but now that all us free people have the internet, I'm sure we could manage to vote what artists we like (by downloading their music) and countries could have a music tax of a dollar a year per person on average and give artists and others involved a fair wage. (I'd easily like to pay at least $10 a year for all music, so that starving children in some other corner of the world wouldn't have to).
This seems like the right thing to do, but there must be something I'm missing.
I don't know... I've heard that these things get really finicky when you add enough cups. With some angles and number of cups you'll be able to hear just some parts of the conversations. I have a feeling directions perpendicular to the original line would be problematic, but maybe if both pulled in opposite directions from each others, but not at 90 degrees from the original line, and maybe the eavesdroppers would need to combine their notes...
And, obviously it would be a good thing if both the original speakers would be blind or in a dark cellar... Come to think of it, I think I heard these things can be used around corners.
Damn. The more I think about it the more I find I don't know about this technology and I really don't think anything but experiments or asking an expert can help at this time.
Maybe, if I used a small lightweight paper cup and hung it on the line and stuck some really high tech mic into it... Maybe the pull would be small enough for the others not to suspect anything.
They're not "slowly turning" at all. With their walled garden and draconian control over user habits and experience, they're a leading example of what a government might aspire to.
Give me a break. Apple sells a streamlined user experience to people who want exactly that.
Yeah, and those people are morally wrong and/or ignorant for selling a part of their soul and the future of all our children to a minor demon for shininess, figuratively speaking. Lots of people want and vote for government that is moving to be as controlling and polished as Apple. Doesn't mean that Apple and the government aren't both bastards for controlling shit.
Liberty, that's freedom, right? Freedom means to get to decide what to do, right? Democracy is about deciding, right? Money is power, right? Power to buy land and things. Power to get your ideas across effectively. You can vote with your wallet. The rich have more votes. That's not democratic. You don't get to decide as much as the richer people. Fucking rich anti-freedom bastards! We should stop them from taking away our freedoms! You with me!?
Are you saying that because some part of government is figuratively speaking stomping its boot on your chest, an other part, with different people, tasked with tending to your wounds, shouldn't even exist?
Even if that has merit, getting rid of the fascist bullies first would make sense to me.
I believe the constitution mentions the citizens of the US should have freedom and general welfare. Capitalists and their lackeys in government are taking those away from you. Capitalism isn't freedom. Freedom is to get to decide things. In democracy (rule of the people) you vote with your... vote. In capitalism you vote with your wallet, which obviously is deeply undemocratic. I think many people think Capitalism has something to do with freedom, when, in fact, in capitalism wealth (and therefore power) is concentrated into ever fewer hands. When fewer people have more power over a growing number of people, that is the opposite of freedom.
I don't know about the document, and I agree, media does really often get things wrong, accidentlly or on purpose. Almost on topic would be this recent documentary about wikileaks by swedish public television, as an example of media as good as it gets, I think. http://svtplay.se/v/2264028 (It's in english and should be accessible from outside sweden.
So you'll have no problem posting all your passwords, social security number, bank account numbers, and so on publicly, then. Right?
No, like most people who say that... he only supports someone else's information being made public.
There's a difference between exposing information about the misuse of power by a powerful individual or organization and information that only exposes a little person for abuse.
If absolutely all information wants to be free in some sci-fi quantum future, we'd better see to it that we go there with the big baddies transparent before they have all the dirt on all of us little regular people.
We do this by exposing the big bad lies while fighting to keep our little secrets.
What are they gonna do? Dismantle the postal service? Just consider it infrastructure and pay for any loss from taxes. Surely the people of the US don't want to be without a postal service?
Presumably, Comodo doesn't care if Windows is pirated? (
I ask not for me, I only use linux, but for friends who are filthy windows pirates whom I still fail to ditch as non-paying computer support customers.(I think I will teach them about google next time I'm called upon.))
How would you calculate the average worth of a college that costs money compared to any university in for example Sweden, where you're actually paid some money to attend? Worth/monetary unit should be pretty good for most people.
>I'm keeping my fingers crossed that at least some of these could have reasonably open drivers for their hardware.
Nowadays having open drivers for various chips should be more and more compelling, since there are so many companies doing so many different configurations, that it's too much work getting the drivers working with the hw of all the customers putting together tablets and phones and whatnot. At least I wish that would logically follow...
Disregarding that MeeGo isn't really anywhere yet, have you looked into that from the openness fragmentation and general pain of development perspective?
Here's what happens:
1) they take the money
2) they work hard for 3 months
3) the money runs out
4) their idea is worthless
5) they have no education
6) next 30 years they have no job
Great plan.
Sure it's a gamble, but can't they just go back to school after 3 months if the idea isn't great? (honest question, maybe that would be too expensive in the US or something (over here education is free).)
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That sounds like some of the real world "good guys" vs "bad guys" battles of today too.
"[W]hen I'm trying to pay attention to the lecture, even someone's screensaver in the row ahead of me can be a major distraction."
How about having the ones with laptops sitting in the back or the ones distracted sitting in front (perhaps depending on whichever is the larger group).
Q:How did CityVille draw millions?
A: Like flies to shit?
That's GNU/Linux. Or should I say GRU/Linux...
>Yes.
This. Or "No". Or "Maybe". Definately one of those.
So, in a few more words, for example about 63, what would you say the answer could be?
>The entire music industry, worldwide, only sold $15.8 billion in product last year.
Really? So, let's say we weed out anything unnecessary from that and leave artists and studios and stuff that are needed and let's pull for example about 50% out of our ass and say that we could get all the mainstream music we want in the world for about a dollar per person a year...
We should totally do that instead of waiting for the invisible hand to turn the heads of the studio executives to give us what we want with as much unnecessary lining of unnecessary pockets as they do.
I know planned economy might sound passé or even scary, but now that all us free people have the internet, I'm sure we could manage to vote what artists we like (by downloading their music) and countries could have a music tax of a dollar a year per person on average and give artists and others involved a fair wage. (I'd easily like to pay at least $10 a year for all music, so that starving children in some other corner of the world wouldn't have to).
This seems like the right thing to do, but there must be something I'm missing.
I don't know... I've heard that these things get really finicky when you add enough cups. With some angles and number of cups you'll be able to hear just some parts of the conversations. I have a feeling directions perpendicular to the original line would be problematic, but maybe if both pulled in opposite directions from each others, but not at 90 degrees from the original line, and maybe the eavesdroppers would need to combine their notes...
And, obviously it would be a good thing if both the original speakers would be blind or in a dark cellar... Come to think of it, I think I heard these things can be used around corners.
Damn. The more I think about it the more I find I don't know about this technology and I really don't think anything but experiments or asking an expert can help at this time.
Maybe, if I used a small lightweight paper cup and hung it on the line and stuck some really high tech mic into it... Maybe the pull would be small enough for the others not to suspect anything.
If you tie another string with a can at the other end to the string between the first two cans, you can overhear or join the conversation.
Yeah, and those people are morally wrong and/or ignorant for selling a part of their soul and the future of all our children to a minor demon for shininess, figuratively speaking. Lots of people want and vote for government that is moving to be as controlling and polished as Apple. Doesn't mean that Apple and the government aren't both bastards for controlling shit.
>Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
Liberty, that's freedom, right? Freedom means to get to decide what to do, right? Democracy is about deciding, right? Money is power, right? Power to buy land and things. Power to get your ideas across effectively. You can vote with your wallet. The rich have more votes. That's not democratic. You don't get to decide as much as the richer people. Fucking rich anti-freedom bastards! We should stop them from taking away our freedoms! You with me!?
Are you saying that because some part of government is figuratively speaking stomping its boot on your chest, an other part, with different people, tasked with tending to your wounds, shouldn't even exist?
Even if that has merit, getting rid of the fascist bullies first would make sense to me.
I believe the constitution mentions the citizens of the US should have freedom and general welfare. Capitalists and their lackeys in government are taking those away from you. Capitalism isn't freedom. Freedom is to get to decide things. In democracy (rule of the people) you vote with your... vote. In capitalism you vote with your wallet, which obviously is deeply undemocratic. I think many people think Capitalism has something to do with freedom, when, in fact, in capitalism wealth (and therefore power) is concentrated into ever fewer hands. When fewer people have more power over a growing number of people, that is the opposite of freedom.
I don't know about the document, and I agree, media does really often get things wrong, accidentlly or on purpose. Almost on topic would be this recent documentary about wikileaks by swedish public television, as an example of media as good as it gets, I think. http://svtplay.se/v/2264028 (It's in english and should be accessible from outside sweden.
So, I guess the next hurdle would be to get queer people refusing to classify themselves in binary genders accepted?
There's a difference between exposing information about the misuse of power by a powerful individual or organization and information that only exposes a little person for abuse.
If absolutely all information wants to be free in some sci-fi quantum future, we'd better see to it that we go there with the big baddies transparent before they have all the dirt on all of us little regular people.
We do this by exposing the big bad lies while fighting to keep our little secrets.
What are they gonna do? Dismantle the postal service? Just consider it infrastructure and pay for any loss from taxes. Surely the people of the US don't want to be without a postal service?
Presumably, Comodo doesn't care if Windows is pirated? (
I ask not for me, I only use linux, but for friends who are filthy windows pirates whom I still fail to ditch as non-paying computer support customers.(I think I will teach them about google next time I'm called upon.))
How would you calculate the average worth of a college that costs money compared to any university in for example Sweden, where you're actually paid some money to attend? Worth/monetary unit should be pretty good for most people.
>I'm keeping my fingers crossed that at least some of these could have reasonably open drivers for their hardware.
Nowadays having open drivers for various chips should be more and more compelling, since there are so many companies doing so many different configurations, that it's too much work getting the drivers working with the hw of all the customers putting together tablets and phones and whatnot. At least I wish that would logically follow...
>I'll wait for WebOS tablets...where the development environment is not spectacularly bad...
Have you looked into MeeGo development in the mean time?
Disregarding that MeeGo isn't really anywhere yet, have you looked into that from the openness fragmentation and general pain of development perspective?
>I suppose a slashdot style system could be set up.
How about Slashdot adds a section for this purpose? You know you want to! You're not chicken, are you, Taco?
(j/k. Slashdot is hosted in the US, right? That would not be a pragmatic place to host wikileaks.)
Someone should definitely put up a server with slashcode (or similar) somewhere else, though,
You know why there hasn't been a coup in the US?
There's no US embassy there to orchestrate it.
Sure it's a gamble, but can't they just go back to school after 3 months if the idea isn't great? (honest question, maybe that would be too expensive in the US or something (over here education is free).)