Not to mention, it's just plainly stating what happened to who.
I would like to patent "stating the truth in a list." Isn't that basically what they're doing?
What if I started publishing a list that my program generated telling you of all the activities of a group of people? Would I have to.. Lie about it as to not cross this patent?
The difference is that drunks get to choose that state. Young people have no say in the matter, we don't choose our age. And what guarantee do you have that somebody who's 21, 22, 23, or 24 will ever make it to 25?
It's ageism and I don't tolerate it. Granted my history isn't as rough as some minorities have had, but I will still oppose it as prejudice.
How is the condo owner supposed to know that? Good question. He should close his doors and quit. No telling what anybody would do. Better safe than sorry.
The problem is that if these laws don't cover private businesses too, it can make an impossible life for minorities. A few here and there might not seem that bad.. but when everybody chooses to discriminate, being a minority becomes impossible.
It's a good point, but no less ageist. It means stereotyping (and don't forget discrimination) based on my age instead of who I am.
Often, to segment customers and discourage the wrong crowd from your business, putting hurdles is customary. To avoid the lower class from a 5 star hotel, they charge the amount only classy people would pay. Do some people sneak past that filter? I'm sure they do. But it's certainly less discriminatory than ageism. If you can pay, you can play.
While I'm sure there are instances where this may be found as true, I really dislike the use of thought-terminating cliches.
I would prefer to judge each person's maturity based solely on their maturity. (Redundant, but needs to be said).
Awareness of one's maturity or lack thereof does not, in itself, decide ones maturity. And while maturity is a highly subjective matter, having an honest view of ones self does not always imply ego, and therefore is not inherently contradictory of maturity in itself.
In fact, I'd consider one who is mature to have a much more accurate self-view than one who is not. And while it is considered uncouth to speak of such things, as it is commonly considered egotistical, it must be defined in context- such an opportunity which you have just forgone in favor of an adage instead of logic.
As a young adult (24) I often find vacation spots and condos that won't rent to anybody under 25. I find that incredibly offensive as well. Since I am mild mannered and am often looking to rent a condo to escape the high-pressure day-to-day, I'd assume I'm actually a perfect guest, one who is quiet and generally no hassle.
But apparently my money is no good. Is there any basis for an ageism suit? Doubtful. But it's clear ageism happens across the entire age spectrum.
I've always been against ageism, and have been active in youth rights, first as a minor, but later as an "adult".
The scary thing is, I just don't think age has much to do with maturity.. I've met plenty of minors who seem to have a really decent grasp on maturity, while I've met plenty of 18+ who will never grow up.
Curfews and other discriminatory things are inherently ageist, and should be examined. Let's let parents do some parenting, shall we?
DDOS is civil disobedience. They're just loading a site a bunch of times, making the site useless. It's no scarier than protesters having a sit-in, making the area they occupy useless. In fact, it's very similar.
folding, there's a difference between activation and WGA validation. There isn't a direct line for WGA validation, and they often attempt to charge for that support.
Also, your DVD player analogy is flawed. Consider the same analogy, except after 1 year, the player breaks because the manufacturer installed a kill switch, that they decided to push. That wouldn't exactly be the fault of the consumer, would it?
XP users shouldn't expect lifetime free security and feature updates. But what they should expect is that the software will continue to function as it did when it was purchased. If it discontinues to function, it would need to have been caused by anything except the manufacturer of the software. Viruses and hardware failures are expected. MS killswitches are not.
You must be confused. We're talking about the WGA nag screen, not the activation one. The WGA countdown that happens before you can log into your system? The only way I know to get rid of that is to use a bit of a registry hack (which is provided below), and there's a good reason MS has issued takedown notices to other sites that host that information.
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Sorry, wasn't looking to sound trollish. I often see rootkit infected machines with an all-clear signal from norton and AVG-free alike.
Or what's more stupid, is when norton sees it but doesn't clean it because the file is in use...
I've never trusted an antivirus to do what I can do manually. Antiviruses are great for an afterwards cleanup scan.
Not to mention all the problems that just don't get resolved by any antivirus..
So you're saying my program should use a "Where" clause. Damn, I knew SQL was up to no good.
Not to mention, it's just plainly stating what happened to who.
.. Lie about it as to not cross this patent?
I would like to patent "stating the truth in a list." Isn't that basically what they're doing?
What if I started publishing a list that my program generated telling you of all the activities of a group of people? Would I have to
I think my point stands. If I die at 24, then ageism affects my entire life. No matter what the cause, it is not a justification for ageism.
Unless I die at the age of 24.
The difference is that drunks get to choose that state. Young people have no say in the matter, we don't choose our age. And what guarantee do you have that somebody who's 21, 22, 23, or 24 will ever make it to 25?
It's ageism and I don't tolerate it. Granted my history isn't as rough as some minorities have had, but I will still oppose it as prejudice.
Finally, somebody said it! Can I get an AMEN?
I said analogy, man.
How is the condo owner supposed to know that? Good question. He should close his doors and quit. No telling what anybody would do. Better safe than sorry.
Bribe ageist business owners to do business with me?
I'm happy doing business with others who don't have those restrictions.
Ageism opposite of my examples is still ageism.
The problem is that if these laws don't cover private businesses too, it can make an impossible life for minorities. A few here and there might not seem that bad.. but when everybody chooses to discriminate, being a minority becomes impossible.
No, in this case it's not a strawman but a surprisingly relevant analogy.
It's a good point, but no less ageist. It means stereotyping (and don't forget discrimination) based on my age instead of who I am.
Often, to segment customers and discourage the wrong crowd from your business, putting hurdles is customary. To avoid the lower class from a 5 star hotel, they charge the amount only classy people would pay. Do some people sneak past that filter? I'm sure they do. But it's certainly less discriminatory than ageism. If you can pay, you can play.
While I'm sure there are instances where this may be found as true, I really dislike the use of thought-terminating cliches.
I would prefer to judge each person's maturity based solely on their maturity. (Redundant, but needs to be said).
Awareness of one's maturity or lack thereof does not, in itself, decide ones maturity. And while maturity is a highly subjective matter, having an honest view of ones self does not always imply ego, and therefore is not inherently contradictory of maturity in itself.
In fact, I'd consider one who is mature to have a much more accurate self-view than one who is not. And while it is considered uncouth to speak of such things, as it is commonly considered egotistical, it must be defined in context- such an opportunity which you have just forgone in favor of an adage instead of logic.
As a young adult (24) I often find vacation spots and condos that won't rent to anybody under 25. I find that incredibly offensive as well. Since I am mild mannered and am often looking to rent a condo to escape the high-pressure day-to-day, I'd assume I'm actually a perfect guest, one who is quiet and generally no hassle.
But apparently my money is no good. Is there any basis for an ageism suit? Doubtful. But it's clear ageism happens across the entire age spectrum.
I've always been against ageism, and have been active in youth rights, first as a minor, but later as an "adult".
The scary thing is, I just don't think age has much to do with maturity.. I've met plenty of minors who seem to have a really decent grasp on maturity, while I've met plenty of 18+ who will never grow up.
Curfews and other discriminatory things are inherently ageist, and should be examined. Let's let parents do some parenting, shall we?
It's likely they used proxies (public ones, usually), but the children of 4chan? Unlikely they've got the reigns of a botnet.
DDOS is civil disobedience. They're just loading a site a bunch of times, making the site useless. It's no scarier than protesters having a sit-in, making the area they occupy useless. In fact, it's very similar.
"Go to a friend's computer"
Dude, this is Slashdot. That should read something more like "Go to someone who isn't immediately repulsed by you" or something like that.
But seriously though, not as big of a deal as it sounds. You are correct.
Dude, this is slashdot. Go to one of your other computers. You should have 4 or 5 in your basement currently.
or, you know, turn in that card that you've got. You know, the geek one..
Then they say, why didn't you explain this before performing the repair?? I'm not paying for this!
Then you say, well there was no way of telling until after the repair.
Then they say that the bill is creeping and that they'll have a talk with their lawyer
and I'll say, even if I can win in court, it wasn't worth the hassle. Thanks Microsoft!
folding, there's a difference between activation and WGA validation. There isn't a direct line for WGA validation, and they often attempt to charge for that support.
Also, your DVD player analogy is flawed. Consider the same analogy, except after 1 year, the player breaks because the manufacturer installed a kill switch, that they decided to push. That wouldn't exactly be the fault of the consumer, would it?
XP users shouldn't expect lifetime free security and feature updates. But what they should expect is that the software will continue to function as it did when it was purchased. If it discontinues to function, it would need to have been caused by anything except the manufacturer of the software. Viruses and hardware failures are expected. MS killswitches are not.
You must be confused. We're talking about the WGA nag screen, not the activation one. The WGA countdown that happens before you can log into your system? The only way I know to get rid of that is to use a bit of a registry hack (which is provided below), and there's a good reason MS has issued takedown notices to other sites that host that information.
No I can't read entire post. You should tack a TL;DR at the end. Also, they should just commit fraud and ignore the bill. You should've said that. ;)