I haven't read the entire thread, but nobody hears the sound of a modem negotiating with a remote device.
I remember what a hot-snot I thought I was when I finally upgraded my 2400 baud to 9600, and I could suddenly hit all of those BBS's faster than greased lightning.
Jeepers creepers...
These high school girls come up with a rather novel and ingenious idea that might have worldwide implications on food productions, and all everyone here wants to do is rehash all of the stale climate change debates.
Let's talk about the education system in Ireland, or the social implications of increase in food production, or *ANYTHING* other than another debate on climate change.
Thank you, and have a good night.
Good god, people. Just stop the madness! A pox on both your houses.
Every time that things flare up between the Palestinians and the Israelis, everyone hops on top of their soap box and starts ranting and raving about how bad the other side is in this conflict, and how high and noble their own cause is.
I just wish that some brave people from both sides of this seemingly endless conflict would be bold enough to lead and make the moves necessary to end all of this killing. It takes two sides to keep this cycle of killing going, so nobody has a moral high road to take in the current situation.
Israel : You can't go on treating the Palestinians like pariahs in their own land. And stop telling me that they bring it on themselves. Their actions are somewhat understandable (not justifiable) given how they are treated.
Palestine : Just recognize the fact that Israel is here to stay, and learn to live side-by-side. They're not going anywhere, so stop pretending that you can make them go away with all of your violence.
I just pray that there are those with bold vision and strong hearts on both sides who can find the common ground necessary to stop this death and destruction.
sigh, this tired story again? look, half the world believed there to be WMDs, our intel was wrong, it happens
Yeah... It happens. And as a result, a country is torn to tatters, there are over 100,000 civilian deaths, over 15,000 Iraqi military deaths, close to 5000 coalition military deaths, and now we have an insurgency that is bringing some of the most frightening radical Islamists to power in a large swath of the country.
All of this is a result of the fact that "our intel was wrong", and you want to just shrug it off as mistake?!?
*spits*
Since when is it immoral to be a slut?
Sluttiness may result in preganancy, disease, loss of friends, and a whole host of other issues, but it certainly doesn't make one immoral.
In fact, there are times when I find sluttiness to be an endearing quality.
Typical Slashdot, lob a generalized insult at all MBAs and get modded 4+...
My last two years as an undergraduate, I put myself through school tutoring Math and Computer Science. By far, the most clueless students I had to deal with were the business students, as they almost all invariably stumbled their way through what was already a pretty dumbed-down Statistics class. MBA's get what they deserve here on Slashdot.
As one who had to take a restraining order out against my ex, I also know first hand the difficulties that a male victim of domestic violence has to endure.
Don't get me wrong. I don't begrudge the protections that are offered to female victims, and I realize that they are in the majority. But don't scoff at the notion that females abusing males is a serious problem as well.
I agree. If he violated any restricted airspace, bring in the FAA. A few dented buildings, a frightened bystander, and a broken drone? Call the cops and haul him away for reckless endangerment and destruction of property. Make him pay for being an idiot that way.
2.) MANY gun owners believe in using their gun for self-defense. This also increases my likelihood of being shot around a gun owner because the gun owner may mistake me for an intruder.
If you break into my house, yes - expect to be shot if it's dark, and held at gunpoint if it's daylight. If you are not an intruder, you have nothing to worry about. Under what condition do you expect to be mistaken for an intruder, anyway?
Ask Renisha McBride, who was shot knocking at the front door of a over-zealous gun owner after her car broke down, what those conditions might be.
Oh wait... you can't ask her. She's dead.
Because some crimes deserve the ultimate penalty. Read what this guy did and then tell me he doesn't deserve to die.
Whether he deserves to die is a separate question from the legitimacy of the death penalty.
I oppose the death penalty for one reason, and that is the fact that no system of justice can be made error free. So long as there is a risk of executing an innocent person, the death penalty cannot be considered a viable option.
If we go back to 1992, when cell phones were something owned only by the very few and expensive per minute so not used a lot, we have 1.75 deaths/100mvmt. In 2002, when they were getting fairly common, but still not all pervasive (about 49% of people had them), it was 1.51. In 2012 when practically everyone (95% or so) has them, and they do a lot and are the main means of communication, 1.14 (2012 is the last year I can find stats easily for both figures).
Is it not likely that cars are, in general, much safer today than they were in 1992. In 1992 air-bags were still somewhat of a novelty, while today they are commonplace.
Cody is a gun nut, a pothead, and an anarchist. He is pro-crime, anti-police, anti-government. He wants everyone armed with every manner of illegal weaponry possible.
You would think more victims of our "justice system" with nothing left to lose would kill the judges and police responsible for ruining their lives. Maybe if predators running our society feared for their lives they'd back off a bit.
When hopelessness permeates everyone and everywhere, violence will become the only option.
If you're in a tax bracket that pushes your marginal income tax to 50%, then you're doing OK for yourself, and are quite comfortable. Stop your whining about how much you're paying in taxes, while the deficit balloons, and infrastructure crumbles.
In the 50's, the top (federal only) marginal tax rate was 72%. In that decade, the US paid off most of its debt from WWII, built the Interstate highway system and most of the country's airports. There was incredible investment in scientific research that led to a man on the moon only a decade later, and the country built schools like crazy for a baby-booming population.
And, despite what the anti-tax crowd will say about high taxes being job killers, the US had some of the most robust economic growth of the last 100 years during this time.
All that has been accomplished with today's minimal taxation is a further widening of the wealth gap that leaves the rich riding the gravy train, and everyone else scrambling for some crumbs.
Many years ago, I had taken a vacation from my home in Boston to Nova Scotia. I was sitting in a bar in Halifax, hoisting a few beers, and got to talking with the guy next to me, a Canadian from British Columbia who was also in Nova Scotia on vacation.
I said to him, "I hear that you Canucks like to tell Newfie jokes. Do you know any good Newfie jokes?"
This is the one he told me.
There was this Newfie out rowing his boat singing an old Sea Shanty.
I'se The B'y that builds the boat and I'se The B'y that sails her
High above the Newfie were some Martians in their Martian hover-craft and one Martian says to the other, "I wonder what would happen if we took out half of this Newfie's brain".
So they send down their Martian brain-sucking machine and (*slurp*) suck out half of the Newfie's brain.
The Newfie just sings some more.
I'se The B'y that builds the boat and I'se The B'y that sails her
"Hmmm. No change", said the Martian. "I wonder what would happen if we took out the other half of his brain."
Again, they send down their Martian brain-sucking machine and (*slurp*) suck out the other half of the Newfie's brain.
The Newfie sings,
Alouette, gentille alouette, Alouette, je te plumerai.
Slashdot Mirror
I gave up my TV 20 years ago and don't poison my brain with any dribble other than slashdot.
Yeah, but slashdot dribble is a helluva lot of dribble... and quite toxic too. Be careful out there!
I haven't read the entire thread, but nobody hears the sound of a modem negotiating with a remote device. I remember what a hot-snot I thought I was when I finally upgraded my 2400 baud to 9600, and I could suddenly hit all of those BBS's faster than greased lightning.
Jeepers creepers... These high school girls come up with a rather novel and ingenious idea that might have worldwide implications on food productions, and all everyone here wants to do is rehash all of the stale climate change debates. Let's talk about the education system in Ireland, or the social implications of increase in food production, or *ANYTHING* other than another debate on climate change. Thank you, and have a good night.
Call me racist if you like, I don't care.
OK... You're a racist.
^ +1 this
Good god, people. Just stop the madness! A pox on both your houses.
Every time that things flare up between the Palestinians and the Israelis, everyone hops on top of their soap box and starts ranting and raving about how bad the other side is in this conflict, and how high and noble their own cause is.
I just wish that some brave people from both sides of this seemingly endless conflict would be bold enough to lead and make the moves necessary to end all of this killing. It takes two sides to keep this cycle of killing going, so nobody has a moral high road to take in the current situation.
Israel : You can't go on treating the Palestinians like pariahs in their own land. And stop telling me that they bring it on themselves. Their actions are somewhat understandable (not justifiable) given how they are treated.
Palestine : Just recognize the fact that Israel is here to stay, and learn to live side-by-side. They're not going anywhere, so stop pretending that you can make them go away with all of your violence.
I just pray that there are those with bold vision and strong hearts on both sides who can find the common ground necessary to stop this death and destruction.
I would rather have that than the promotions going to the candidate who can quote the most Koran verses.
Please explain why Bible-quoting nut jobs are any better than Koran-quoting nut jobs.
sigh, this tired story again? look, half the world believed there to be WMDs, our intel was wrong, it happens
Yeah... It happens. And as a result, a country is torn to tatters, there are over 100,000 civilian deaths, over 15,000 Iraqi military deaths, close to 5000 coalition military deaths, and now we have an insurgency that is bringing some of the most frightening radical Islamists to power in a large swath of the country. All of this is a result of the fact that "our intel was wrong", and you want to just shrug it off as mistake?!? *spits*
sad... just sad
Good god, man... do your knuckles scrape the ground when you walk?
Since when is it immoral to be a slut? Sluttiness may result in preganancy, disease, loss of friends, and a whole host of other issues, but it certainly doesn't make one immoral. In fact, there are times when I find sluttiness to be an endearing quality.
Typical Slashdot, lob a generalized insult at all MBAs and get modded 4+...
My last two years as an undergraduate, I put myself through school tutoring Math and Computer Science. By far, the most clueless students I had to deal with were the business students, as they almost all invariably stumbled their way through what was already a pretty dumbed-down Statistics class. MBA's get what they deserve here on Slashdot.
As one who had to take a restraining order out against my ex, I also know first hand the difficulties that a male victim of domestic violence has to endure. Don't get me wrong. I don't begrudge the protections that are offered to female victims, and I realize that they are in the majority. But don't scoff at the notion that females abusing males is a serious problem as well.
I agree. If he violated any restricted airspace, bring in the FAA. A few dented buildings, a frightened bystander, and a broken drone? Call the cops and haul him away for reckless endangerment and destruction of property. Make him pay for being an idiot that way.
+1
2.) MANY gun owners believe in using their gun for self-defense. This also increases my likelihood of being shot around a gun owner because the gun owner may mistake me for an intruder.
If you break into my house, yes - expect to be shot if it's dark, and held at gunpoint if it's daylight. If you are not an intruder, you have nothing to worry about. Under what condition do you expect to be mistaken for an intruder, anyway?
Ask Renisha McBride, who was shot knocking at the front door of a over-zealous gun owner after her car broke down, what those conditions might be. Oh wait... you can't ask her. She's dead.
Because some crimes deserve the ultimate penalty. Read what this guy did and then tell me he doesn't deserve to die.
Whether he deserves to die is a separate question from the legitimacy of the death penalty. I oppose the death penalty for one reason, and that is the fact that no system of justice can be made error free. So long as there is a risk of executing an innocent person, the death penalty cannot be considered a viable option.
If we go back to 1992, when cell phones were something owned only by the very few and expensive per minute so not used a lot, we have 1.75 deaths/100mvmt. In 2002, when they were getting fairly common, but still not all pervasive (about 49% of people had them), it was 1.51. In 2012 when practically everyone (95% or so) has them, and they do a lot and are the main means of communication, 1.14 (2012 is the last year I can find stats easily for both figures).
Is it not likely that cars are, in general, much safer today than they were in 1992. In 1992 air-bags were still somewhat of a novelty, while today they are commonplace.
Hear, hear.
Cody is a gun nut, a pothead, and an anarchist. He is pro-crime, anti-police, anti-government. He wants everyone armed with every manner of illegal weaponry possible.
I'm not sure that I see your point.
You would think more victims of our "justice system" with nothing left to lose would kill the judges and police responsible for ruining their lives. Maybe if predators running our society feared for their lives they'd back off a bit.
When hopelessness permeates everyone and everywhere, violence will become the only option.
So friggin' what!!!
If you're in a tax bracket that pushes your marginal income tax to 50%, then you're doing OK for yourself, and are quite comfortable. Stop your whining about how much you're paying in taxes, while the deficit balloons, and infrastructure crumbles.
In the 50's, the top (federal only) marginal tax rate was 72%. In that decade, the US paid off most of its debt from WWII, built the Interstate highway system and most of the country's airports. There was incredible investment in scientific research that led to a man on the moon only a decade later, and the country built schools like crazy for a baby-booming population.
And, despite what the anti-tax crowd will say about high taxes being job killers, the US had some of the most robust economic growth of the last 100 years during this time.
All that has been accomplished with today's minimal taxation is a further widening of the wealth gap that leaves the rich riding the gravy train, and everyone else scrambling for some crumbs.
You get no sympathy from me.
Many years ago, I had taken a vacation from my home in Boston to Nova Scotia. I was sitting in a bar in Halifax, hoisting a few beers, and got to talking with the guy next to me, a Canadian from British Columbia who was also in Nova Scotia on vacation.
I said to him, "I hear that you Canucks like to tell Newfie jokes. Do you know any good Newfie jokes?"
This is the one he told me.
There was this Newfie out rowing his boat singing an old Sea Shanty.
I'se The B'y that builds the boat and
I'se The B'y that sails her
High above the Newfie were some Martians in their Martian hover-craft and one Martian says to the other, "I wonder what would happen if we took out half of this Newfie's brain".
So they send down their Martian brain-sucking machine and (*slurp*) suck out half of the Newfie's brain.
The Newfie just sings some more.
I'se The B'y that builds the boat and
I'se The B'y that sails her
"Hmmm. No change", said the Martian. "I wonder what would happen if we took out the other half of his brain."
Again, they send down their Martian brain-sucking machine and (*slurp*) suck out the other half of the Newfie's brain.
The Newfie sings,
Alouette, gentille alouette,
Alouette, je te plumerai.
I have to concur on the Second Life idea. Your imagination is the limit as to what/where/how you want to interact with each other remotely.
Libertarians=/=Anarchists. Libertarians want government, they just want it limited.
Libertarians are to Anarchists what nudists are to naked people. Libertarians and nudists are both just middle-class and well organized.
The equation "e^(pi*i) + 1 = 0" has the elegance of not only being true, but containing the four most important constants in mathematics.