Follow the process. The tax is levied. (They sometimes even say it's voluntary, like the federal income tax, but never mind that). They expect you to pay it. What happens if you fail to comply? They threaten you with jail (violence). What if you resist? They point guns at you (violence) and take you against your will (violence).
Of course such a crazy scheme would cause more property in the long run just like all handouts do. But more importantly, it's important to remember that money does not grow on trees. The only way to fund such a thing would be to take money from others (under threat of violence, ultimately) in order to get compliance. But of course this is the main thing that those who favor socialist ideas do not understand. It is a shame.
Hahahaha, good one. And DNF sucked. I have higher hopes for Perl6 though, if it ever materializes in an implementation that's loaded by default on ever major linux distro.:)
Not encryption, not even government collapse, will end it. Encryption will slow them down, but all encryption is eventually overcome given enough resources. Government collapse would also be a bump in the road, as it's never 100% collapsed -- some parts would remain standing in the ashes -- usually the strong parts. And as history shows, those with the "power" will do and take all they can in order to remain standing, at the expense of everyone else.
No, the idea of privacy is an ever-fleeting myth, whether you view it from a technological or socio-political viewpoint, or simply one of human consciousness.
...because the younger programmers are willing to use newer, completely garbage languages such as Java and Python, neither of which can come even close to the power and beauty of older (but better) languages such as Perl. And in today's world it's not what's works well that's important any more, it's what's sexy. So it has to be Java (with all it's idiotic and broken GUI counterparts) or Python/Django or Ruby/Rails. Older programmers who aren't willing to sell their souls don't stand a chance in a world like this.
Just about all modern whacko environmentalism can be accurately summed up as vain symbolism -- at best.
I know I risk losing karma to post this, because there will always be the lilly-livered who downgrade posts they disagree with. So be it. Real karma will get them back.;)
Ok, so if I know I want, say, for example, some program that will rip music from a CD but I don't have any clue what it might be called, what do I do, precisely?
2) For other programs, I just hit Super and type the first letters of the program name
My keyboard doesn't have a "Super" key. And if it did, if I'm running an application I don't commonly use, I often don't know the name of it, so I would like a categorized menu of software to choose from.
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How am I supposed to watch video and charge the phone at the same time with this dongle?
So how the fuck am I supposed to use my existing earbuds (which I just purchased) with the dongle while charging at the same time?
This is an absolute requirement so that I can watch Netflix without it draining the fuck out of my battery.
It's never been OK. Violence is never OK.
Follow the process. The tax is levied. (They sometimes even say it's voluntary, like the federal income tax, but never mind that). They expect you to pay it. What happens if you fail to comply? They threaten you with jail (violence). What if you resist? They point guns at you (violence) and take you against your will (violence).
That's not money, that's currency. Huge difference.
Of course such a crazy scheme would cause more property in the long run just like all handouts do. But more importantly, it's important to remember that money does not grow on trees. The only way to fund such a thing would be to take money from others (under threat of violence, ultimately) in order to get compliance. But of course this is the main thing that those who favor socialist ideas do not understand. It is a shame.
Really, I was joking. I'm a Perl Monger but I've given up hope for Perl6 years ago.
Hahahaha, good one. And DNF sucked. I have higher hopes for Perl6 though, if it ever materializes in an implementation that's loaded by default on ever major linux distro. :)
Wait for Perl 6 and then all your problems will be solved. :)
So Java is 95% crap, and Perl is 100% delicious. I can go along with that.
Besides, the only Perl code I've seen that looks like line noise were the winners of the Obfuscated Perl Contest(s).
Well-written Perl code does not, unless you're shortsighted enough to look down upon the extremely useful and important variable sigils.
Not encryption, not even government collapse, will end it. Encryption will slow them down, but all encryption is eventually overcome given enough resources. Government collapse would also be a bump in the road, as it's never 100% collapsed -- some parts would remain standing in the ashes -- usually the strong parts. And as history shows, those with the "power" will do and take all they can in order to remain standing, at the expense of everyone else.
No, the idea of privacy is an ever-fleeting myth, whether you view it from a technological or socio-political viewpoint, or simply one of human consciousness.
Ha!
No real programmer will be told how to indent his code.
...because the younger programmers are willing to use newer, completely garbage languages such as Java and Python, neither of which can come even close to the power and beauty of older (but better) languages such as Perl. And in today's world it's not what's works well that's important any more, it's what's sexy. So it has to be Java (with all it's idiotic and broken GUI counterparts) or Python /Django or Ruby/Rails. Older programmers who aren't willing to sell their souls don't stand a chance in a world like this.
There is good inflation and bad inflation. ...
We are having low inflation now...
Spoken like a true Keynesian.
Hacking into someone's account is a criminal offence.
Well, therein lies [a] problem. Any such law is completely bogus in the first place.
Just about all modern whacko environmentalism can be accurately summed up as vain symbolism -- at best.
I know I risk losing karma to post this, because there will always be the lilly-livered who downgrade posts they disagree with. So be it. Real karma will get them back. ;)
Dude, your code sucks!
Heh. To each his own. The more bitter, the better (to a point).
Yeah, hops was put into beer for preservation originally, but it stayed in there after air travel was invented because it's YUMMY. :)
I didn't mean to imply wheat beers are not ales. But do mean to imply they taste horrendous (to me).
Personally, I strongly prefer an IPA any day.
I stand corrected. I thought wheat beers were lagers. But in fact, they are top-fermented like ales.
Add Wheat Beer to the list of "horsepiss" along with lagers, then. :-)
Erdinger, while made of quality ingredients compared to the average American horsepiss, is still a lager.
And all lager is horsepiss.
Ok, so if I know I want, say, for example, some program that will rip music from a CD but I don't have any clue what it might be called, what do I do, precisely?
2) For other programs, I just hit Super and type the first letters of the program name
My keyboard doesn't have a "Super" key. And if it did, if I'm running an application I don't commonly use, I often don't know the name of it, so I would like a categorized menu of software to choose from.
Mark my words (so you can point and laugh if I'm wrong)
Global extinction is farther from reality than the human could possibly fathom. Beyond that, however, you'll have to face it: we're all going to die.