When you say subsidized do you mean paid for through monthly payments with murky pricing plans? Isn't that kind of like saying the bank subsidizes my car because they gave me a loan?
All so that we can sell the power that we don't use or need
You lost me on that. Modern life sort of suggests that there is no such thing as power that's not wanted or needed. You may argue whether than energy is worth the costs but to say there is energy we don't want or need makes me rethink your ability to discern who is 'trolling or... a complete moron'.
making laws that benefit their favored interest groups, for ideology or money or votes or all of the above
Interest group? - Lobbyist
Ideology? - Any ideology other than greed is something that I can balance when voting Money? - Lobbyist Votes? - That's kind of the idea
At least lobbyists have to convince lawmakers of their case
I hope you're not implying that they are going to convince lawmakers using rational arguments and observations(facts).
Just because lobbyists are arguing for a particular group doesn't mean they're always wrong.
Growing up with my Mom and Dad thousands of miles apart I flew a lot. Once when I flew into BWI I sat next to a lobbyist. I was around 7. He taught me how to play Blackjack. He took four dollars from me.
Sorry you took it so personally. But don't tell me correcting errors of this sort is something new to Slashdot. This is my third username, I've been visiting Slashdot as long as you have.;)
I'm sorry if you know someone who died from workplace violence but if we make dieing such an overriding factor in our rights we won't have much worth living for.
If soulless companies are allowed to data mine the world to spy on there employees, not only now but across their entire lives, what else will we give up for safety?
I don't want to cut my steak with a butter knife. I don't want safety scissors. I don't want the government spying on me and I definitely don't want corporations spying on me.
I concede that it is inevitable and already happening. It just makes me sad that there are so many people who don't care and even sadder that so many people are pushing us down an already slippery slope. Even if it seems like there is a good justification for it.
$0.67 in the year 1900 has the same "purchase power" as $1 in the year 1800.
It would appear there was deflation over that period. Also, paper money was disconnected from precious metals several times throughout U.S. history. Typically around wartime. I tend to think the purpose of money is to provide liquidity and a floating currency provides more liquidity than a fixed one. Besides I never saw any intrinsic value in rocks. Can't eat or drink them. I think if we were going to tie it to anything, energy would be a much more rational valuation of the wealth of a country.
While you make a good argument... Scholars may argue over whether Europeans effectively spread diseases intentionally but there is little doubt that they tried. From wikipedia...
On June 29, 1763, a week after the siege began, Bouquet was preparing to lead an expedition to relieve Fort Pitt when he received a letter from Amherst making the following proposal: "Could it not be contrived to send the smallpox among the disaffected tribes of Indians? We must on this occasion use every stratagem in our power to reduce them.
"Bouquet agreed, writing back to Amherst on July 13, 1763: "I will try to inoculate the bastards with some blankets that may fall into their hands, and take care not to get the disease myself." Amherst responded favorably on July 16, 1763: "You will do well to inoculate the Indians by means of blankets, as well as every other method that can serve to extirpate this execrable race."[2]
People follow others who appear to know what they are doing.
People with confidence appear to know what they are doing.
Good liars are confident
Confident people rarely believe they make mistakes and therefore never correct there behavior
Conclusion: The human race will always follow bad leaders and almost never follow anyone who knows what they are doing. Someone who actually knows what they are doing are rarely confident about it, otherwise they would have never acknowledged and learned from their mistakes.
What was the change from 1810 to 1910? I'm assuming there was some kind of inflation.
I'm sure you're not arguing that all inflation is bad, as the alternatives of stagnation and deflation are generally considered bad by economist. Just like an unemployment rate of 0% is not good.
Also according to the Hershey Bar Index (yes there is one) A candy bar in 1908 was 9/16 of an oz and cost 2 cents. In 2010 a 1.55 oz bar cost.95 cents. So a penny is a little closer to 1/20th it's value over the last 100 years not 1/100th.
Oh and before you discuss the "high death toll" after Europeans arrived
- it was caused by bacteria and viruses.
Maybe we should put Smallpox on trial?
Because we all know that Europeans never actively spread those diseases to natives.
I don't know, have you ever watched Fox News? If you mention anything about Obama its hard not to think about how Fox will present it. Fair and Balanced of course.
My experience has been completely different, though my roommates is similar to yours. When we buy groceries I check us out.
I don't deny there are some bugs but I think the majority of problems come from being an immature technology.
The following are my thoughts on the casual observations of the way my roommate and I check out.
The machine has a very limited margin of error for the timing between scanning and weighing and scanning the next item.
The scale for instance can lag because the initial force of dropping the item in the bag registers more than rest weight. If you scan the next item before the scale stabilizes it throws the thing out of whack and it won't recover until the cashier comes over. In the meantime the software starts to lag and the instructions don't keep up with the customer's actions. This spirals into a very unpleasant experience for the customer.
One solution could be to wait until the end when everything has stabilized to report an error. And then to have an idea of which item it could be that it doesn't understand. It would also help if the stores realized relying on such exacting weights problem cause more shrinkage than people who go in with the intention of shoplifting.
Yeah because Windows always works right out of the box.
Let's see, did a factory restore of a Dell with Windows XP and it wouldn't boot with the Nvidia card that came with it. Had to take the card out, do the restore, then install the latest drivers and then put the card back in. Considering that everything is made and tested for Windows that's just sad.
Recently did the same with an Acer. Acer drivers wouldn't detect the broadcom wireless, because it has to be initialized by the driver, but the drivers won't install if they don't detect. Had to install the drivers from Dell's site.
So no, the guy doesn't have a point and neither does your anecdote.
You could make the argument that many hardware companies do not support OSS but you can hardly make the argument that OSS is incompetent.
Now if you consider that almost all hardware is specifically designed for proprietary software and it still doesn't work all of the time, one could make the argument that proprietary software is incompetent.
I just like having sex with random strangers. Bars, online, clubs (like the ones you mention), they are all good. Promiscuous men are the real evolutionary winners. How many kids can you have with one woman. 15, maybe 20 tops. A real evolutionary winner can do that weekly.:p
In theory, I'm ok with the whole "accumulated market data used to determine insurance rates / mortgage / credit / etc..".
I pretty much agree with that, but there is some precedence in this country for separating childhood actions from adult ones. Juvenile records are typically sealed. I have to wonder if there are any such precautions about this data.
The only reason I care is because it seems so false on its face. If they want to know what kids are buying they just need to look at what they are selling.
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I use a computer I found next to the dumpster as my media box.
I know I'm a dreamer but it would be nice if phone companies attracted new customers with things like pricing and service.
When you say subsidized do you mean paid for through monthly payments with murky pricing plans? Isn't that kind of like saying the bank subsidizes my car because they gave me a loan?
All so that we can sell the power that we don't use or need
You lost me on that. Modern life sort of suggests that there is no such thing as power that's not wanted or needed. You may argue whether than energy is worth the costs but to say there is energy we don't want or need makes me rethink your ability to discern who is 'trolling or ... a complete moron'.
making laws that benefit their favored interest groups, for ideology or money or votes or all of the above
Interest group? - Lobbyist
Ideology? - Any ideology other than greed is something that I can balance when voting
Money? - Lobbyist
Votes? - That's kind of the idea
At least lobbyists have to convince lawmakers of their case
I hope you're not implying that they are going to convince lawmakers using rational arguments and observations(facts).
Just because lobbyists are arguing for a particular group doesn't mean they're always wrong.
Growing up with my Mom and Dad thousands of miles apart I flew a lot. Once when I flew into BWI I sat next to a lobbyist. I was around 7. He taught me how to play Blackjack. He took four dollars from me.
So would it make since to say I'm old because I have a lifetime of 70-80 years? You're right though I probably shouldn't have posted anything.
Probably. I only remember joining when I worked at Creative Labs so it was the mid to late 90s. I was JackCracker back in the day.
Sorry you took it so personally. But don't tell me correcting errors of this sort is something new to Slashdot. This is my third username, I've been visiting Slashdot as long as you have. ;)
It orbits a red dwarf star whose lifetime is in the billions of decades--20-30 billion years likely
The age of the universe is thought to be between 12 and 14 billion years old.
Would they thumb their nose at privacy laws
Come on seriously? An argument for violating an employees privacy is so you can know if they would thumb their nose at privacy laws. Wow, just wow.
I'm sorry if you know someone who died from workplace violence but if we make dieing such an overriding factor in our rights we won't have much worth living for.
If soulless companies are allowed to data mine the world to spy on there employees, not only now but across their entire lives, what else will we give up for safety?
I don't want to cut my steak with a butter knife. I don't want safety scissors. I don't want the government spying on me and I definitely don't want corporations spying on me.
I concede that it is inevitable and already happening. It just makes me sad that there are so many people who don't care and even sadder that so many people are pushing us down an already slippery slope. Even if it seems like there is a good justification for it.
From http://www.measuringworth.com/ppowerus/result.php
$0.67 in the year 1900 has the same "purchase power" as $1 in the year 1800.
It would appear there was deflation over that period. Also, paper money was disconnected from precious metals several times throughout U.S. history. Typically around wartime. I tend to think the purpose of money is to provide liquidity and a floating currency provides more liquidity than a fixed one. Besides I never saw any intrinsic value in rocks. Can't eat or drink them. I think if we were going to tie it to anything, energy would be a much more rational valuation of the wealth of a country.
While you make a good argument... Scholars may argue over whether Europeans effectively spread diseases intentionally but there is little doubt that they tried. From wikipedia...
On June 29, 1763, a week after the siege began, Bouquet was preparing to lead an expedition to relieve Fort Pitt when he received a letter from Amherst making the following proposal: "Could it not be contrived to send the smallpox among the disaffected tribes of Indians? We must on this occasion use every stratagem in our power to reduce them.
"Bouquet agreed, writing back to Amherst on July 13, 1763: "I will try to inoculate the bastards with some blankets that may fall into their hands, and take care not to get the disease myself." Amherst responded favorably on July 16, 1763: "You will do well to inoculate the Indians by means of blankets, as well as every other method that can serve to extirpate this execrable race."[2]
People follow others who appear to know what they are doing.
People with confidence appear to know what they are doing.
Good liars are confident
Confident people rarely believe they make mistakes and therefore never correct there behavior
Conclusion: The human race will always follow bad leaders and almost never follow anyone who knows what they are doing. Someone who actually knows what they are doing are rarely confident about it, otherwise they would have never acknowledged and learned from their mistakes.
What was the change from 1810 to 1910? I'm assuming there was some kind of inflation.
.95 cents. So a penny is a little closer to 1/20th it's value over the last 100 years not 1/100th.
I'm sure you're not arguing that all inflation is bad, as the alternatives of stagnation and deflation are generally considered bad by economist. Just like an unemployment rate of 0% is not good.
Also according to the Hershey Bar Index (yes there is one) A candy bar in 1908 was 9/16 of an oz and cost 2 cents. In 2010 a 1.55 oz bar cost
Oh and before you discuss the "high death toll" after Europeans arrived - it was caused by bacteria and viruses. Maybe we should put Smallpox on trial?
Because we all know that Europeans never actively spread those diseases to natives.
I don't know, have you ever watched Fox News? If you mention anything about Obama its hard not to think about how Fox will present it. Fair and Balanced of course.
My experience has been completely different, though my roommates is similar to yours. When we buy groceries I check us out.
I don't deny there are some bugs but I think the majority of problems come from being an immature technology.
The following are my thoughts on the casual observations of the way my roommate and I check out.
The machine has a very limited margin of error for the timing between scanning and weighing and scanning the next item.
The scale for instance can lag because the initial force of dropping the item in the bag registers more than rest weight. If you scan the next item before the scale stabilizes it throws the thing out of whack and it won't recover until the cashier comes over. In the meantime the software starts to lag and the instructions don't keep up with the customer's actions. This spirals into a very unpleasant experience for the customer.
One solution could be to wait until the end when everything has stabilized to report an error. And then to have an idea of which item it could be that it doesn't understand. It would also help if the stores realized relying on such exacting weights problem cause more shrinkage than people who go in with the intention of shoplifting.
That's my 2 dollars worth anyway.
Ah if that is true then it only means Linux is more popular that Apple. Zing.
...if you read your contract, they have no obligation...
... they have no contractual arrangement...
IANAL
Yeah because Windows always works right out of the box.
Let's see, did a factory restore of a Dell with Windows XP and it wouldn't boot with the Nvidia card that came with it. Had to take the card out, do the restore, then install the latest drivers and then put the card back in. Considering that everything is made and tested for Windows that's just sad.
Recently did the same with an Acer. Acer drivers wouldn't detect the broadcom wireless, because it has to be initialized by the driver, but the drivers won't install if they don't detect. Had to install the drivers from Dell's site.
So no, the guy doesn't have a point and neither does your anecdote.
You could make the argument that many hardware companies do not support OSS but you can hardly make the argument that OSS is incompetent.
Now if you consider that almost all hardware is specifically designed for proprietary software and it still doesn't work all of the time, one could make the argument that proprietary software is incompetent.
I just like having sex with random strangers. Bars, online, clubs (like the ones you mention), they are all good. Promiscuous men are the real evolutionary winners. How many kids can you have with one woman. 15, maybe 20 tops. A real evolutionary winner can do that weekly. :p
If my school had had a Taco Bell, adults would have come to school to eat as it would have been the only fast food place for 30 miles. :)
In theory, I'm ok with the whole "accumulated market data used to determine insurance rates / mortgage / credit / etc..".
I pretty much agree with that, but there is some precedence in this country for separating childhood actions from adult ones. Juvenile records are typically sealed. I have to wonder if there are any such precautions about this data.
The only reason I care is because it seems so false on its face. If they want to know what kids are buying they just need to look at what they are selling.