If Jesuss teachings were followed today, we would live in a wonderful world.
true enough, but if eveyone were FORCED to do something, where's the People's right to choose?
I have less affection and respect for contemporary organized religion of all faiths, which have, in my opinion, turned far away from such teaching.
<sigh>Jon, there are many similarities in the teachings of the world's religions, but more of them never taught Christ's teachings to begin with. how can they stray?
I do resent the so-called Christian Right, which intruded itself into American politics more than any other religion and often promotes censorship and a visceral distrust of technology.
what's wrong with people voicing their opinions? just because i happen to be a Conservative Christian (and i AM!), should i stop trying to support people that share my beliefs? it's part of what makes America great, Jon. if you can't handle it, the border's over there.
But I have also criticicized other religions when they do this.
i will have to take your word on that one.
I believe religion has no place in politics, education or technology.
then you might like to know a little about what influence it's already had on your ability to speak your mind. go back and read the Declaration of Independance, Jon. how many references do you notice to God? i count four direct references and one indirect ("We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here.")!! if we were to remove any/all religion from our government, you'd be forced to ditch the Declaration, too.
Some -- in fact, almost all -- of the people closest to me in the world are devout Christians, and in the original and wonderful sense of the term.
if you substituted a race for each reference to "Christian" here, you'd have done some serious insult to members of that race. i am Christian. do the math.
i mentioned this to a friend of mine, and he had this to say: "it's harder to use windows for the DDoS stuff because you can't do as much with windows. ok, so the yugo must be better than my saturn because it can't drive as fast, therefore, less accidents."
trying to blame an OS for this DoS stuff is like trying to blame Ford or Chrysler for drunk drivers and speeders.
many have made the point already, in various forms: the OS that the perpetrator(s) used could have been anything. he/she/it/they could have used any or all of Linux, Solaris, Win*, or even OS/2, just to name a few operating systems...
the OS that was used isn't the point. the fact is that there are people that do this stuff. there always has, and there probably always will be. the trick is to figure a way to get around the problem so that it's not an issue anymore.
consider, if you will, the Great Flood. all you that don't believe the Bible can stop reading this right now; you won't get it, and you will only try to ridicule what you don't understand.
i heard some compelling things about this; that the people and animals that didn't make it onto the ark with Noah ended up becoming what we know as oil deposits. think about it. there's this huge amount of water (no reference of rain in the Bible until the Flood with Noah!), and the dead got buried in the silt and whatever else was settling as the waters receded... another poster here mentioned fossils found in the coal or shale. if you consider this theory, then it would make sense, eh?
where i work, it's not uncommon for a lab (like mine) to "inherit" machines from other labs that have been merged with other groups or done away with altogether. sometimes those machines have NT on them.
a solution that we have used is to have a Linux boot disk handy....;)
People like you give religion a bad name. You think that you're God's frickin' gift to humanity, here to set all of us unwashed pagan savages straight with your divine truth. People like you are responsible for the crusades and the inquisitions and the witch burnings of the world. Worse yet, you're the type of moron who would go to the Sistine Chapel and start painting boxers on all the nudes 'cause children might see Adam's dick.
how the heck THIS crap made it through moderation to a '2', i'll NEVER know.
since you like harping on the religion point, try reading the First Amendment to the Constitution. read ALL of it. it's simple, really. it says:
Congress shall make no law respection an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free excercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
the problem is that people like you keep stopping after they read the "establishment of religion part. try looking at history some time. when there wasn't such a mad rush to quell Christian beliefs, this country wasn't so bad off; the worst thing common to schools was that the kids chewed gum in class or wouldn't stop talking or something. today, teachers are nothing more than glorified babysitters, often afraid for their lives because they don't know when one of their students are going to go postal.
before you start ranting on me because of my comment on Christianity (and yes, i AM a Christian!), i understand that Christians don't hold the corner on morals; it just seems that way when the rest of the world wants to make up the rules as they go along.
i'm not saying that Christian beliefs need to be forced on people. i AM saying that before beliefs are thrown out because they HAPPEN to be Christian, they should be examined for value on their own right.
what do you suppose would be their reaction if everyone reused to honor their restrictions? they can't sue EVERYONE, and maybe they'd just take their ball and go home......which looks like it might be their next step anyway.
what would it take to get a devoted Free replacement available? granted, these buggers have the first-hand information because of their position, but there's got to be SOMETHING that can be done about their attitude....
i wouldn't be surprised to see M$ behind this. Corel has, as any self-respecting/. reader knows, a lawsuit against them that it looks promising for Corel... (of course, why it's taking this long to go to court is BEYOND me...)
i tried Pepsi MAX when i was in Italy this past March. it tasted like a cross between Pepsi and Pepsi One.... it didn't hit me as anything that had caffeine, though....
when i was in college, i used to go to my four-hour Electronics lectures with eight (8) cans of Jolt. I'd start out by chugging the first two before class started, then nurse the remaining six over the course of the class. on days when i felt i needed to "cut back", i substituted Pepsi for Jolt. did Jolt about three days out of five.
right now, i have between two and eight of those little "demi-tasse" cups of espresso every day...
hmmmm... maybe i'll cut back a little before i get cancer or something. nah.:)
apparently, nobody has thought about it... This idea doesn't sound new to me.
Ever seen a SPARC boot up? they have a neat flashy picture there that (get this!) CAN be changed. the trick is that (on older boxes anyway) the picture you use has to be a black-n-white.xpm or something. i think one could use color files on the newer Ultras, but i might be wrong.
if an ad can be put there, it can be changed. it would be stupid to have an advert be permanent, since in today's day and age, there's no guarantee that a company will even be around next week... 8\
just my $0.02 US....
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Discovery and A&E do not show anything suitable for my children (3 years and 10 months respectively). While the content of childrens programming on other networks can be good, the content of the adverts is totally unacceptable.
You tell 'em!:)
My house doesn't have cable because it's too expensive to pay for when all i can get is junk. i have two boys, ages 2 years and 4 months. the two year old loves Sesame Street, Zoom, Arthur, and a few others that are shown during the day.
I'll take PBS over cable any day of the week. i can't wait to get an HDTV... then (based on what i've read about it) i won't have to worry about crappy reception...
the story of Kira489 is, unfortunately, not anecdotal. over the years, i've heard several stories of people getting raped by people they met over the 'Net. many times, the case is one of predatory pedophiliacs.
on the GOOD side, i met my wife over the 'Net. sorta. she and i had mutual friends that went to college together, and they used the 'Net to introduce us. (my wife is from South-Eastern MA, i am from Southern Maine, and our friends went to college at WPI.)
as much as the (evil idiot) Press likes to harp on the bad examples of people meeting on the 'Net, they don't have much to say about the good examples....
i guess that's a price to pay for living in a society that loves sensationalism... 8\ _______
i don't know if Tinky Winky is gay or not; i've seen episodes where he does indeed carry around a purse, though. (my year-and-a-half old son loves the show, so we taped a few episodes to pacify him when there's nothing else on...)
i rank the question of Tinky Winky's sexuality right down there with the Gay Rights activists proclaiming Bert and Ernie (of Sesame Street) gay. that is SOOOOOO stupid! who the heck CARES? they're MUPPETS for crying out loud! kids shouldn't have to care whether or not characters on their shows are gay or not!
...and yes, i consider myself a "religious conservative". _______
...if I understand this correctly (easy to see if i don't, since i'm no patent lawyer), M$ is trying to lay claim to basically ANYTHING that one views on the 'Net, including (but not limited to) CNN.COM, ABCNEWS.COM, etc?
this is getting STUPID. M$ needs to be cut down at the knees. _______
it wasn't so long ago that the recording industry was going bonkers over DAT, remember? they were screeching like so many banshees over how clear the sounds were and everything...
the DAT stuff had been available oversees (Japan?) for a long time, but not in the US for this very reason. even NOW, you don't see DAT much for personal entertainment.... (well, -I- don't see it around!)
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i got the same errors as many others, but something occured to me: "why not see what the comments are?"... i figured before i started complaining about it, i would see if it was just me that had the problem (quite possible. you'd have to know about how my employer has the link to the 'Net rigged.), or what...
Suggestion for CmdrTaco: please consider putting something on the Post Comment screen to the effect of telling a user (especially those posting anonymously) to read the comments before complaining about a "bad link"... it's annoying to see a couple pages of complaints without ny thought that MAYBE somebody got through (how else to explain the first ten or so posts?!?) or offering an idea or solution.
i wouldn't bother to say much on this thread, if it weren't for the fact that so many complained about "not checking links"... obviously THOSE people didn't look to see if anyone ELSE got there.
the only reason i had to vote "no" on the question of returning WinDOZE on Rebate Day is because i actually use it. hard as it seems. granted, the only reason i use it is to play Starcraft.... _______
ugh. why not identify yourself when you want to make comments like that?
i work for Cabletron. is that a good thing? your guess is as good as mine. I know that Gig is not too bad; sure it's got some problems, but it has only recently gotten its standards ratified.
One thing that Gig has over ATM is getting things going. with ATM you have to monkey with configurations all over the place. with Gig (like any other Ethernet), it's pretty-much PnP.
Back to the subject at hand: Lucent buying Ascend.... It was bound to happen that SOMEBODY was gonna get bought; at ctron, we heard rumors that it would be US. obviously that didn't happen. now it's us and Newbridge looking for a buyer. (personally, i think it'll be Newbridge that gets bought before Cabeltron.)
They killed the Apple II series (their main source of income at the time) in favor of the Macintoy, rather than try to keep the Apple II up to date, they were shoved towards M$ to get badly-needed money to keep going, and now they're charging extra for a new technology.
The extra dollar isn't a big deal. It would be interesting to see how they think sometimes, though. Given their past history, it wouldn't surprise me if Apple killed Firewire outright; they like to milk things for money before slitting their own throat.
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If Jesuss teachings were followed today, we would live in a wonderful world.
true enough, but if eveyone were FORCED to do something, where's the People's right to choose?
I have less affection and respect for contemporary organized religion of all faiths, which have, in my opinion, turned far away from such teaching.
<sigh>Jon, there are many similarities in the teachings of the world's religions, but more of them never taught Christ's teachings to begin with. how can they stray?
I do resent the so-called Christian Right, which intruded itself into American politics more than any other religion and often promotes censorship and a visceral distrust of technology.
what's wrong with people voicing their opinions? just because i happen to be a Conservative Christian (and i AM!), should i stop trying to support people that share my beliefs? it's part of what makes America great, Jon. if you can't handle it, the border's over there.
But I have also criticicized other religions when they do this.
i will have to take your word on that one.
I believe religion has no place in politics, education or technology.
then you might like to know a little about what influence it's already had on your ability to speak your mind. go back and read the Declaration of Independance, Jon. how many references do you notice to God? i count four direct references and one indirect ("We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here.")!! if we were to remove any/all religion from our government, you'd be forced to ditch the Declaration, too.
Some -- in fact, almost all -- of the people closest to me in the world are devout Christians, and in the original and wonderful sense of the term.
if you substituted a race for each reference to "Christian" here, you'd have done some serious insult to members of that race. i am Christian. do the math.
i mentioned this to a friend of mine, and he had this to say: "it's harder to use windows for the DDoS stuff because you can't do as much with windows. ok, so the yugo must be better than my saturn because it can't drive as fast, therefore, less accidents."
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puh-leeze!
trying to blame an OS for this DoS stuff is like trying to blame Ford or Chrysler for drunk drivers and speeders.
many have made the point already, in various forms: the OS that the perpetrator(s) used could have been anything. he/she/it/they could have used any or all of Linux, Solaris, Win*, or even OS/2, just to name a few operating systems...
the OS that was used isn't the point. the fact is that there are people that do this stuff. there always has, and there probably always will be. the trick is to figure a way to get around the problem so that it's not an issue anymore.
consider, if you will, the Great Flood. all you that don't believe the Bible can stop reading this right now; you won't get it, and you will only try to ridicule what you don't understand.
i heard some compelling things about this; that the people and animals that didn't make it onto the ark with Noah ended up becoming what we know as oil deposits. think about it. there's this huge amount of water (no reference of rain in the Bible until the Flood with Noah!), and the dead got buried in the silt and whatever else was settling as the waters receded... another poster here mentioned fossils found in the coal or shale. if you consider this theory, then it would make sense, eh?
just something to get you thinking.
where i work, it's not uncommon for a lab (like mine) to "inherit" machines from other labs that have been merged with other groups or done away with altogether. sometimes those machines have NT on them.
;)
a solution that we have used is to have a Linux boot disk handy....
hmmmm... i would think that those walls, with a little bit of creative flooring would make the beginnings of a HoloDeck...
wouldn't THAT be a hoot? i think i would go mad, though; surrounded by my dream(s), but not being able to directly interact with them....
how the heck THIS crap made it through moderation to a '2', i'll NEVER know.
since you like harping on the religion point, try reading the First Amendment to the Constitution. read ALL of it. it's simple, really. it says:
the problem is that people like you keep stopping after they read the "establishment of religion part. try looking at history some time. when there wasn't such a mad rush to quell Christian beliefs, this country wasn't so bad off; the worst thing common to schools was that the kids chewed gum in class or wouldn't stop talking or something. today, teachers are nothing more than glorified babysitters, often afraid for their lives because they don't know when one of their students are going to go postal.
before you start ranting on me because of my comment on Christianity (and yes, i AM a Christian!), i understand that Christians don't hold the corner on morals; it just seems that way when the rest of the world wants to make up the rules as they go along.
i'm not saying that Christian beliefs need to be forced on people. i AM saying that before beliefs are thrown out because they HAPPEN to be Christian, they should be examined for value on their own right.
what do you suppose would be their reaction if everyone reused to honor their restrictions? they can't sue EVERYONE, and maybe they'd just take their ball and go home... ...which looks like it might be their next step anyway.
what would it take to get a devoted Free replacement available? granted, these buggers have the first-hand information because of their position, but there's got to be SOMETHING that can be done about their attitude....
i wouldn't be surprised to see M$ behind this. Corel has, as any self-respecting /. reader knows, a lawsuit against them that it looks promising for Corel... (of course, why it's taking this long to go to court is BEYOND me...)
i tried Pepsi MAX when i was in Italy this past March. it tasted like a cross between Pepsi and Pepsi One.... it didn't hit me as anything that had caffeine, though....
:)
when i was in college, i used to go to my four-hour Electronics lectures with eight (8) cans of Jolt. I'd start out by chugging the first two before class started, then nurse the remaining six over the course of the class. on days when i felt i needed to "cut back", i substituted Pepsi for Jolt. did Jolt about three days out of five.
right now, i have between two and eight of those little "demi-tasse" cups of espresso every day...
hmmmm... maybe i'll cut back a little before i get cancer or something. nah.
apparently, nobody has thought about it... This idea doesn't sound new to me.
.xpm or something. i think one could use color files on the newer Ultras, but i might be wrong.
Ever seen a SPARC boot up? they have a neat flashy picture there that (get this!) CAN be changed. the trick is that (on older boxes anyway) the picture you use has to be a black-n-white
if an ad can be put there, it can be changed. it would be stupid to have an advert be permanent, since in today's day and age, there's no guarantee that a company will even be around next week... 8\
just my $0.02 US....
Discovery and A&E do not show anything suitable for my children (3 years and 10 months respectively). While the content of childrens programming on other networks can be good, the content of the adverts is totally unacceptable.
:)
You tell 'em!
My house doesn't have cable because it's too expensive to pay for when all i can get is junk. i have two boys, ages 2 years and 4 months. the two year old loves Sesame Street, Zoom, Arthur, and a few others that are shown during the day.
I'll take PBS over cable any day of the week. i can't wait to get an HDTV... then (based on what i've read about it) i won't have to worry about crappy reception...
Hmmm... With everything going Digital, I'm glad I haven't bothered to buy a new TV set yet.
i think i'll stick with my little 13" set until the prices drop on the HDTV buggers...
the story of Kira489 is, unfortunately, not anecdotal. over the years, i've heard several stories of people getting raped by people they met over the 'Net. many times, the case is one of predatory pedophiliacs.
on the GOOD side, i met my wife over the 'Net. sorta. she and i had mutual friends that went to college together, and they used the 'Net to introduce us. (my wife is from South-Eastern MA, i am from Southern Maine, and our friends went to college at WPI.)
as much as the (evil idiot) Press likes to harp on the bad examples of people meeting on the 'Net, they don't have much to say about the good examples....
i guess that's a price to pay for living in a society that loves sensationalism... 8\
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i don't know if Tinky Winky is gay or not; i've seen episodes where he does indeed carry around a purse, though. (my year-and-a-half old son loves the show, so we taped a few episodes to pacify him when there's nothing else on...)
i rank the question of Tinky Winky's sexuality right down there with the Gay Rights activists proclaiming Bert and Ernie (of Sesame Street) gay. that is SOOOOOO stupid! who the heck CARES? they're MUPPETS for crying out loud! kids shouldn't have to care whether or not characters on their shows are gay or not!
...and yes, i consider myself a "religious conservative".
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i've got an un-patched RH 5.1 box here that i compiled and installed the 2.2.1 kernel. i haven't upgraded anything. works like a champ. :)
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...if I understand this correctly (easy to see if i don't, since i'm no patent lawyer), M$ is trying to lay claim to basically ANYTHING that one views on the 'Net, including (but not limited to) CNN.COM, ABCNEWS.COM, etc?
this is getting STUPID. M$ needs to be cut down at the knees.
_______
it wasn't so long ago that the recording industry was going bonkers over DAT, remember? they were screeching like so many banshees over how clear the sounds were and everything...
the DAT stuff had been available oversees (Japan?) for a long time, but not in the US for this very reason. even NOW, you don't see DAT much for personal entertainment.... (well, -I- don't see it around!)
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i got the same errors as many others, but something occured to me: "why not see what the comments are?"... i figured before i started complaining about it, i would see if it was just me that had the problem (quite possible. you'd have to know about how my employer has the link to the 'Net rigged.), or what...
Suggestion for CmdrTaco: please consider putting something on the Post Comment screen to the effect of telling a user (especially those posting anonymously) to read the comments before complaining about a "bad link"... it's annoying to see a couple pages of complaints without ny thought that MAYBE somebody got through (how else to explain the first ten or so posts?!?) or offering an idea or solution.
i wouldn't bother to say much on this thread, if it weren't for the fact that so many complained about "not checking links"... obviously THOSE people didn't look to see if anyone ELSE got there.
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the only reason i had to vote "no" on the question of returning WinDOZE on Rebate Day is because i actually use it. hard as it seems. granted, the only reason i use it is to play Starcraft....
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i work for Cabletron. is that a good thing? your guess is as good as mine. I know that Gig is not too bad; sure it's got some problems, but it has only recently gotten its standards ratified.
One thing that Gig has over ATM is getting things going. with ATM you have to monkey with configurations all over the place. with Gig (like any other Ethernet), it's pretty-much PnP.
Back to the subject at hand: Lucent buying Ascend.... It was bound to happen that SOMEBODY was gonna get bought; at ctron, we heard rumors that it would be US. obviously that didn't happen. now it's us and Newbridge looking for a buyer. (personally, i think it'll be Newbridge that gets bought before Cabeltron.)
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They killed the Apple II series (their main source of income at the time) in favor of the Macintoy, rather than try to keep the Apple II up to date, they were shoved towards M$ to get badly-needed money to keep going, and now they're charging extra for a new technology.
The extra dollar isn't a big deal. It would be interesting to see how they think sometimes, though. Given their past history, it wouldn't surprise me if Apple killed Firewire outright; they like to milk things for money before slitting their own throat.
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