Quick question... for all the trouble you went through, why not buy the parts separately and assemble it yourself? It's easy and satisfying. If I can teach a 70-year-old woman how to install new RAM I'm sure someone with your level of technical skill would have no problem putting together a custom rig from scratch.
I dunno, I just really like the customization ability. Bonus is that if I *do* want Windows, I get a clean OEM disk. Just Windows and no additional garbage on it. You can save yourself the trouble of jumping through the hoops of trying to get a refund by not buying Windows in the first place.
Exactly, when you factor in shipping + tax and you still are $20 ahead, it's a non-starter.
Hell, I'd order from Amazon, Tiger Direct, Microcenter, etc. just for the convenience. I don't *need* a graphics card right away. Lots of these places also have "free shipping over X dollars" (and sometimes with the stipulation "under X weight".
I have always fantasized that somewhere in the Congressional offices there is one person whose sole job is to come up with the names for these bills. And I want that job so badly.
Senator: "We have a bill that's going to be making it easier for Mexicans to have a path to citizenship. We need a catchy name."
Congressional Aide "Hurm, how about 'Trusting Our Resources To Invert Less Likely Assimilation ACT'?"
Senator: "Not your best work, but we'll run with that for now..."
It's a fantastic thing IMO. Science is not flawless because it is done by humans, and humans are fallible. Even if it were done by machines from cradle to grave, humans still built the machines - a software bug or misconfigured and/or contaminated instruments can screw up the results.
My guess is that someone higher up in the chain (politically) didn't like being embarrassed and needed a sacrificial lamb.
No one is saying he isn't responsible for his actions.
Gonna go a bit "Bill Clinton" here, but it depends on your definition of responsible.
If by "responsible" you mean that he killed 17 people, well, that is very likely. In that sense, he is responsible.
If by "responsible" you mean that he made a conscious choice to start shooting civilians, that is very much in doubt. The effects of this drug and/or PTSD and/or other unknown factors could have factored in. Motivation kinda matters in things like this.
AIUI If they can get control of the login server (including it's private key) and they can conveince your client to connect to thier host cache rather than the main host cache they can MITM your calls.
Maybe... but they can already do that with regular ol' phones now can't they?
They're going to start suing their customers and put a bad taste in everyone's mouth (except for the lawyers), all while making a massive pile of money (although not as much as they used to)?
The biggest rumor about Skype is that there's an NSA/insert-government-here backdoor that lets them listen in on your Skype calls.
That already exists in every modern phone and has for decades now, so you're not really losing anything in that respect. You are, however, gaining much better call quality for a fraction of the price.
Although their situation is better, I'm having a hard time agreeing with the "We still treat them like shit, but it's not as bad as their otherwise bleak existence!" argument.
Also, it takes on average a bare minimum of 7 years to get citizenship in the United States, and that's if conditions are good for you all around. 4 years in the military could be as sweetheart deal compared to (potentially) 20 years of paperwork.
Yes, but... isn't it almost exactly that way now? If you have one party controlling the legislature there's not a whole lot stopping them from ramming through whatever legislation they want to, now is there?
Very interesting on your part. I started a healthy debate, which is always fun.:3
I do, however, give a shit about my add-ons not working right. Sure, the blockbuster stuff like NoScript and AdBlock work just fine on Day 1... but I also use a lot of niche stuff (something/.ers can empathize with).
And some folks want any excuse to say, "So what. I only live once, screw the next generation, I want it all. Now!"
Scary thing? That is a real thing. There are Senators who believe the world is full of sinners and doomed, so it doesn't matter what kind of damage we do to it since we'll eventually have a "Hell on Earth" anyway.
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Quick question... for all the trouble you went through, why not buy the parts separately and assemble it yourself? It's easy and satisfying. If I can teach a 70-year-old woman how to install new RAM I'm sure someone with your level of technical skill would have no problem putting together a custom rig from scratch.
I dunno, I just really like the customization ability. Bonus is that if I *do* want Windows, I get a clean OEM disk. Just Windows and no additional garbage on it. You can save yourself the trouble of jumping through the hoops of trying to get a refund by not buying Windows in the first place.
Exactly, when you factor in shipping + tax and you still are $20 ahead, it's a non-starter.
Hell, I'd order from Amazon, Tiger Direct, Microcenter, etc. just for the convenience. I don't *need* a graphics card right away. Lots of these places also have "free shipping over X dollars" (and sometimes with the stipulation "under X weight".
I think it was only two weeks ago someone told me consoles have less restrictive DRM than PC's on slashdot.
They do.*
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* After ingenious crackers have had a few months to break the DRM.
I have always fantasized that somewhere in the Congressional offices there is one person whose sole job is to come up with the names for these bills. And I want that job so badly.
Senator: "We have a bill that's going to be making it easier for Mexicans to have a path to citizenship. We need a catchy name."
Congressional Aide "Hurm, how about 'Trusting Our Resources To Invert Less Likely Assimilation ACT'?"
Senator: "Not your best work, but we'll run with that for now..."
It's a fantastic thing IMO. Science is not flawless because it is done by humans, and humans are fallible. Even if it were done by machines from cradle to grave, humans still built the machines - a software bug or misconfigured and/or contaminated instruments can screw up the results.
My guess is that someone higher up in the chain (politically) didn't like being embarrassed and needed a sacrificial lamb.
concern. CBS owns the copyright. This isn't about a clip, or anything remotely considered fair use.
Wouldn't creating a fan-made episode constitute fair use? I mean, they're not selling it are they?
I'm not sure adapting an existing work for free could be considered a violation of copyright. It's definitely a murky area IMO.
I'm looking forward to the day when we use logic and reason instead of emotion and fear
This applies to everything, but it isn't likely to happen anytime soon.
I'd be glad if we used logic and reason for a lot of things, not just science:
* Education
* Health care
* Public policy
* Foreign policy
* The military
I could list so much that I would run out of space.
Who's Krebs? Sounds like a Russian guy trying to say "Crabs".
"Yes, I'll have the Kreb Salad, comrade."
No one is saying he isn't responsible for his actions.
Gonna go a bit "Bill Clinton" here, but it depends on your definition of responsible.
If by "responsible" you mean that he killed 17 people, well, that is very likely. In that sense, he is responsible.
If by "responsible" you mean that he made a conscious choice to start shooting civilians, that is very much in doubt. The effects of this drug and/or PTSD and/or other unknown factors could have factored in. Motivation kinda matters in things like this.
AIUI If they can get control of the login server (including it's private key) and they can conveince your client to connect to thier host cache rather than the main host cache they can MITM your calls.
Maybe... but they can already do that with regular ol' phones now can't they?
It's an improvement like being shot in the foot is an improvement over being shot in the chest.
We know how that worked out.
They're going to start suing their customers and put a bad taste in everyone's mouth (except for the lawyers), all while making a massive pile of money (although not as much as they used to)?
The biggest rumor about Skype is that there's an NSA/insert-government-here backdoor that lets them listen in on your Skype calls.
That already exists in every modern phone and has for decades now, so you're not really losing anything in that respect. You are, however, gaining much better call quality for a fraction of the price.
Oh, it's so rare that you hear about our country doing something right. How very pleasant.
Although their situation is better, I'm having a hard time agreeing with the "We still treat them like shit, but it's not as bad as their otherwise bleak existence!" argument.
Also, it takes on average a bare minimum of 7 years to get citizenship in the United States, and that's if conditions are good for you all around. 4 years in the military could be as sweetheart deal compared to (potentially) 20 years of paperwork.
Yes, but... isn't it almost exactly that way now? If you have one party controlling the legislature there's not a whole lot stopping them from ramming through whatever legislation they want to, now is there?
Very interesting on your part. I started a healthy debate, which is always fun. :3
I couldn't give a shit about numbers.
I do, however, give a shit about my add-ons not working right. Sure, the blockbuster stuff like NoScript and AdBlock work just fine on Day 1... but I also use a lot of niche stuff (something /.ers can empathize with).
This sounds like the kind of story geeks would tell around a campfire if they ever left the basement.
The "lock out" would not occur in the first stage. To clarify:
1) Terms of the bill are debated.
2) Once the terms are decided, they are voted to be "locked in". If the vote fails, then they can get back to debating and adjusting.
3) Once the vote to accept the bill "as is" kicks in, then the timer starts.
4) If this "read-only" version of the bill fails to pass, then the provisions of it would be locked out for a year.
These IETF dudes sound like the A-Team of IT. They just roll into town, unfuck the network, and are gone just as mysteriously.
That has to be the most literal interpretation of "get medieval" I've seen anywhere.
Pray, sir, that you may accepteth my earnest compliments on thine craft of the Anglo script!
Nerds get together and do nerdy stuff en masse!
Ah, that explains all those dudes at the park dressed up in medieval garb and why I got hit in the head with a beanbag.
That is some real MacGuyver networking there. I can picture Richard Dean Anderson saying, "I need some duct tape and a cell phone!"
And some folks want any excuse to say, "So what. I only live once, screw the next generation, I want it all. Now!"
Scary thing? That is a real thing. There are Senators who believe the world is full of sinners and doomed, so it doesn't matter what kind of damage we do to it since we'll eventually have a "Hell on Earth" anyway.