...most people won't be able to tell the difference between that and lamp cord without an oscilloscope. Actually, outside slashdot, most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference even with an oscilloscope. They'd just look at it and ask, "WTF is this thing and why is it in my living room?"
...the site went down for 'routine maintenance' on April 13 2008. The scary part is - I wonder how 'routine' catches/fixes like this are. If this had been noticed internally, likely they would fix it during 'routine maintenance' and issue no notification about the fact that the vulnerability had been out there.
That is absolutely terrible. Is there any sort of foundation that fights beer abuse? Where can I send a donation? Actually, I've been a beer advocate for some time now. I try to promote beer awareness and educate others on proper purchasing, storage, and consumption of beer. I accomplish this by ordering carefully when in bars or restaurants and offering my expertise to help others decide on a proper beverage. I also keep fine beers at home and share them with company. This campaign, as you might imagine, is costly but important. Contributions to keep my work alive may be made directly to me.
Actually, I've seen first hand some extremely graphic cases of drug abuse and would classify it a little differently than you have. Just to name a few:
* I've seen beer stored in a warm garage allowed to temperature cycle between 40-100 F daily for weeks on end. * I've seen pot left out on a tray in a well ventilated area for days allowing it to dry out and taste terrible. * I've seen the SAME coffee brewed 3-4 days running, eventually creating a brown fluid only slightly resembling the intended substance.
Care to weigh in on P = NP ? Sure - Mathematicians always bring that up as if it's some huge mysterious debate, but I solved it rather easily. P==NP only when N==1 or P==0. See, that was easy - Unless I'm missing something, problem solved.
But laws are never repealed. The liquor section in my local grocery store says differently. Laws that nobody cares about don't get repealed. If enough people in your community wanted to whack snakes, you could probably lobby to get that law repealed too.
The anti-sodomy stuff is another matter. A lot of folks in the south like those laws because it keeps gays in the closet and gives the community a means with which to harass them. Also, nobody could get elected in the south if they campaigned as the 'pro-sodomy' candidate. In fact, it may make it tough for them to even maintain their office effectively.
It should definitely occur as a voluntary courtesy on the part of the owner - He certainly has no obligation to do anything. But I could see it benefiting him too - Personally, I'd be pleased to learn that a movie theater was passively disrupting cell-phone service within the building.
MIT thinks so too. My son's been enjoying it since he turned 2. Of course, his sophistication level is not the same as a 7-year-old, but he enjoys it and is catching on just fine (he's 3 now.)
Or retrofit your building with a Faraday Cage (some theaters are doing this with new construction). I'm on board 100%, but I'd really like to see announcements before I enter an establishment that's passively blocking cell phone/pager signals. If my need to receive a page/call outweighs my need to see a movie, I'd like to know my options ahead of time. Some people need to be on call and should be notified if they wander out of range unexpectedly.
Talk too loudly for too long in a cinema, and they will remove you. Exactly. The theater removes you. Not the police. Thus the difference between the airlines and the FAA/FCC.
Exactly. I generally dislike cells - I think they're obnoxious, but acknowledge that they're great in emergencies and useful for people who want/need to be plugged-in all the time. Personally I find use in restaurants, etc. is a nuisance to other patrons. But that should not influence federal regulations. If enough patrons want a phone-free airline, I'd like to believe that we'd have phone-free flights (unlikely, but not enough reason to legislate). The only issues that should be considered by the FAA/FCC are safety and interference.
I think that forcing private businesses to disallow smoking is BS too, but at least they were trying to justify it through employee health complaints. Several of these comments seem to condone federal legislation to ban an annoyance in the name of safety. Gross.
Maybe someone can prepare a one page guide on internet safety. I'd like to buy that page! Please send 1 copy to: gnick Pudentame 13666 Mockingbrid Lane Springfield, IL
TFA is scant on details, but I pictured something along the lines of D.A.R.E. You know, a couple of 1-hour sessions a year. Surely not a 5-class-a-week thing?
(I know DARE is a lousy example - BS drug propaganda etc. But you know what I mean...)
They need to simply ban minors from the entire internet. Please let that be a troll... I can't fathom how I would respond otherwise... My 3-year-old loves the internet and is a much stronger child because of it... All I need to do is stay educated and involved and things are great. But, if his junior high one day reminds him of what to avoid, so much the better.
There is a good case for holding parents responsible when their kids break laws their parents should be responsible for teaching them not to break. That sounds like a great way to mandate parenting - But I fail to understand your post's title...
No, I don't want to see the state require what parents must teach their kids. Agreed. But that debate gets really complicated when you start discussing how much influence parents have over what the state teaches them. Sure, the state is made up of its constituency. But, if a county votes in teaching Pastfarianism, do the teachers really have to teach it?
I'm not "Won't someone think of the children?" apologist. But, some parents are internet-illiterate. So, what's wrong with one extra source to say "Hey - There are dangers out there. Be careful." So be it. I'd much rather see parents educate themselves, but I think that calling this a MS/**AA FUD tactic is a stretch...
This is why they ask baseline questions before starting the interrogation proper. Personally, I only get nervous when I'm asked something that may damn me. I can answer, 'Is your name gnick?' without breaking a sweat. And, when they ask me 'Have you ever done anything you were ashamed of?' and instruct me to lie, I can lie without feeling any nervousness or guilt - Providing them with a very shallow baseline for gauging a lie. However, when they get to the 'If a member of your family was kidnapped and the adversary demanded information in return for their release?' and I know that a strong emotional response could cost me my job, my natural response is strong emotion. Much stronger than when I answered the question I was instructed to lie to.
As a side note, these questions are not concocted exaggerations - They're actual standard questions for these little chats. I've had to answer the first and third. Since I've yet to be selected for a random polygraph, I've yet to be asked the second question, but know people who have.
...ants are an ineffective species because few people keep them as pets. This is slashdot. We use car analogies around here. Saying Linux (and FOSS in general) isn't a huge success because it hasn't taken over the desktop is kind of like saying tractor-trailers are an ineffective vehicle because few people keep them in their garages.
The point of the "Right to bare arms" was to enable the formation of a Militia to oppose an unjust government. No. The point of the "right to bare arms" is to enable sleeveless shirts on casual Fridays. The "right to bear arms" is another matter entirely.
I think it's safe to say we won't be getting any huge breakthroughs of talent here. Maybe not - But perhaps this is the technology that's fueling the New Kids reunion. Are you really implying that you expect to see nothing new and innovative when they come back on the scene? Wow - Maybe one of us just doesn't know what good music is...
To be fair, GPP was referring to Linux on the desktop. With the exception of gaming, the examples you game were not desktop apps - And most gamers use Windows.
I'm a huge Linux fan but, despite the progress it's making, the truth is that it has not yet gained widespread acceptance as a desktop OS.
Of course, it does appear that GPP misunderstood moderatorrater's post as implying that Linux had desktop acceptance when in fact, he'd admitted just the opposite...
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...most people won't be able to tell the difference between that and lamp cord without an oscilloscope. Actually, outside slashdot, most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference even with an oscilloscope. They'd just look at it and ask, "WTF is this thing and why is it in my living room?"And don't forget - All that redundant wiring is now "double-soldered".
...the site went down for 'routine maintenance' on April 13 2008. The scary part is - I wonder how 'routine' catches/fixes like this are. If this had been noticed internally, likely they would fix it during 'routine maintenance' and issue no notification about the fact that the vulnerability had been out there.Actually, I've seen first hand some extremely graphic cases of drug abuse and would classify it a little differently than you have. Just to name a few:
* I've seen beer stored in a warm garage allowed to temperature cycle between 40-100 F daily for weeks on end.
* I've seen pot left out on a tray in a well ventilated area for days allowing it to dry out and taste terrible.
* I've seen the SAME coffee brewed 3-4 days running, eventually creating a brown fluid only slightly resembling the intended substance.
Oh, the humanity...
Right. Carry on. Glad that's sorted. =)
The anti-sodomy stuff is another matter. A lot of folks in the south like those laws because it keeps gays in the closet and gives the community a means with which to harass them. Also, nobody could get elected in the south if they campaigned as the 'pro-sodomy' candidate. In fact, it may make it tough for them to even maintain their office effectively.
It should definitely occur as a voluntary courtesy on the part of the owner - He certainly has no obligation to do anything. But I could see it benefiting him too - Personally, I'd be pleased to learn that a movie theater was passively disrupting cell-phone service within the building.
MIT thinks so too. My son's been enjoying it since he turned 2. Of course, his sophistication level is not the same as a 7-year-old, but he enjoys it and is catching on just fine (he's 3 now.)
Exactly. I generally dislike cells - I think they're obnoxious, but acknowledge that they're great in emergencies and useful for people who want/need to be plugged-in all the time. Personally I find use in restaurants, etc. is a nuisance to other patrons. But that should not influence federal regulations. If enough patrons want a phone-free airline, I'd like to believe that we'd have phone-free flights (unlikely, but not enough reason to legislate). The only issues that should be considered by the FAA/FCC are safety and interference.
I think that forcing private businesses to disallow smoking is BS too, but at least they were trying to justify it through employee health complaints. Several of these comments seem to condone federal legislation to ban an annoyance in the name of safety. Gross.
It does seem strangely appropriate that creating this impressively convoluted burger maker took an equally impressive 4k-5k man hours...
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(I know DARE is a lousy example - BS drug propaganda etc. But you know what I mean...) They need to simply ban minors from the entire internet. Please let that be a troll... I can't fathom how I would respond otherwise... My 3-year-old loves the internet and is a much stronger child because of it... All I need to do is stay educated and involved and things are great. But, if his junior high one day reminds him of what to avoid, so much the better.
I'm not "Won't someone think of the children?" apologist. But, some parents are internet-illiterate. So, what's wrong with one extra source to say "Hey - There are dangers out there. Be careful." So be it. I'd much rather see parents educate themselves, but I think that calling this a MS/**AA FUD tactic is a stretch...
This is a fine idea - The internet is a treacherous place for children.
But I'd rather see mandatory parenting.
As a side note, these questions are not concocted exaggerations - They're actual standard questions for these little chats. I've had to answer the first and third. Since I've yet to be selected for a random polygraph, I've yet to be asked the second question, but know people who have.
...ants are an ineffective species because few people keep them as pets. This is slashdot. We use car analogies around here. Saying Linux (and FOSS in general) isn't a huge success because it hasn't taken over the desktop is kind of like saying tractor-trailers are an ineffective vehicle because few people keep them in their garages.To be fair, GPP was referring to Linux on the desktop. With the exception of gaming, the examples you game were not desktop apps - And most gamers use Windows.
I'm a huge Linux fan but, despite the progress it's making, the truth is that it has not yet gained widespread acceptance as a desktop OS.
Of course, it does appear that GPP misunderstood moderatorrater's post as implying that Linux had desktop acceptance when in fact, he'd admitted just the opposite...