She might not know about linux. But if she knows enough about computers that she wants to do her genealogy on it, she'd better walk into the store with the software she has in mind, and say "I want to use THIS!". If she doesn't, then she deserves whatever problems she gets. Just because you don't understand something, doesn't mean the world should bend over backwards to explain it to you..
A drug ban would only work if every single psychoactive substance was banned. I think that pot is less harmful that booze, and that heroin is less harmful that cocaine.
the main problems with 'illegal' drugs, is the drug seeking behavior.
Funny, since the main problem with legal drugs (booze, smokes) is the behaviour that comes AFTER injestion - drunken fights, smelly people.
The digital copyright millennium act contains some pro-IP ideas. But it does more than just protect IP - if all it did was protect IP, that'd be great, but it also makes a lot of things illegal that shouldn't be.. such as circumvention of locked systems - If I buy something physical - I own it (such as my DVD player). If I want to circumvent the regional protection, it is MY hardware, so I should be allowed to modify it as I please. I can't believe the americans (who are so anti-gun-restriction) are so pro-hardware-restriction.
The DCMA attacks the symptoms of the problem, not the source, and it does not make sense. It is a waste of prosecution time, and the joke of the western world.
Perhaps they're releasing everything, bit by bit, so that when they do release it all entirely, they won't have to worry about piracy - they'll have given it all away... and in the process, everyone will have securom installed, so it'll be impossible to pirate another one of their games!
Its a covert, secret plan, known only to the EA ninjas...
Well, besides the fact that anyone who's got no job, an internet connection and a hankerin' for some weed can just go google-maps-weed-hunting... I think "snitching" is the best form of neighborhood control.
If someone is doing something that isn't right, and you don't stop them, you're basically helping them do their incorrect business.
Not that pot is 'evil', but... all it takes for evil to win, is that good men do nothing.
In any other industry, the core problem would be addressed.
for auto manufacturers, the problem is nafta, not poor quality domestic vehicles.
for food prices, the problem is biofuel, not subsidized farming.
for power generation (and shortfalls), the problem is canada and mexico, not insufficient production.
for job loss, the problem is immigration, not high wages.
for the recession? the problem is terrorism!!!, not the trillions of dollars borrowed and spent on the war, subprime mortgages, and the bush administration's economic policies...
And for piracy? the problem is canada, china, and piracy... not hollywood crap, and extremely high prices for garbage.
I think that if there wasn't so much high priced garbage, people would start paying for their movies and music again. I'm 100% against paying for something (like a cd), finding out it is crap, and being stuck with something I don't want... almost every other industry, I can return unwanted goods. When music/movies are like that, I'll stop pirating.
When you do teamwork, everyone has some of the knowledge, and no one has a big, overall picture. That model doesn't work for a network.
Although, what if terry childs had died suddenly.. like, from a heart attack, or a very fast onset of diabetes, or choking on a donut? It doesn't make sense for a manager to give complete freedom to IT to the point where IT doesn't even have to stay with well known (to management) passwords!
So, when the wife revealed that the cops were giving her $1,000,000 to turn him back in, he snapped, saying "WHY DO YOU THINK I SOLD MY SOUL FOR MY SPAM-SUPERPOWERS? YOU'RE ALREADY RICH!!!!"
Craigslist might be seedy, but then again, everyone needs a dark alley to buy their fake gucci bags and knock-off soccer shirts. Ebay just doesn't cut it anymore...
I can't believe someone would be so upset over being institutionalized (for their own actions, no less!) that they'd feel the need to kill their family as well as themselves.
There are no positive effects from inhaling tar fumes from cigarettes that aren't rendered pointless by the negative effects of nicotine/tar/smoke in the lungs.
When your neighbors start to smoke, bust out the Fart Spray. Never admit to doing it, but make really loud comments like "Wow, that smell is almost as bad as the cigarette smoke".
If they ever catch you doing it, simply say "Well, I'll stop making your house smell terrible when you stop making mine smell terrible".
What qualifies you to tell other people what to do? They might share similar attributes, but they might ONLY share one similarity - non-smoking.
As an ex-smoker, I think second hand smoke is disgusting, not only because I've successfully quit, but because I've seen the effects of smoke. I'm not talking about cancer. I'm talking about the colour of the walls in a smoker's home - they turn grey, and stink. I don't want that stuff on me, or on my clothes, and certainly not in my lungs.
HA. This'll never happen for cellphones. If smoking is still legal in public, it'll NEVER fly for cell phone use, since there *IS* absolute proof showing the cause of second hand smoke...
to have someone poison the 'predictive' list, and suddenly behind such a system would lose access to google, the pirate bay, or demonoid? (c'mon, those are like, the only 3 sites other than slashdot I use!)
Slashdot Mirror
lol okay, let me revise the parent..
Of course that might be ok as lets face it real 3d gaming under Linux is as likely as Stallman shaving and looking respectable
She might not know about linux. But if she knows enough about computers that she wants to do her genealogy on it, she'd better walk into the store with the software she has in mind, and say "I want to use THIS!". If she doesn't, then she deserves whatever problems she gets. Just because you don't understand something, doesn't mean the world should bend over backwards to explain it to you..
Being old isn't an excuse for being stupid.
A drug ban would only work if every single psychoactive substance was banned. I think that pot is less harmful that booze, and that heroin is less harmful that cocaine.
the main problems with 'illegal' drugs, is the drug seeking behavior.
Funny, since the main problem with legal drugs (booze, smokes) is the behaviour that comes AFTER injestion - drunken fights, smelly people.
IP law is not the DCMA.
The digital copyright millennium act contains some pro-IP ideas. But it does more than just protect IP - if all it did was protect IP, that'd be great, but it also makes a lot of things illegal that shouldn't be.. such as circumvention of locked systems - If I buy something physical - I own it (such as my DVD player). If I want to circumvent the regional protection, it is MY hardware, so I should be allowed to modify it as I please. I can't believe the americans (who are so anti-gun-restriction) are so pro-hardware-restriction.
The DCMA attacks the symptoms of the problem, not the source, and it does not make sense. It is a waste of prosecution time, and the joke of the western world.
Sorry, DCMA does suck. Just because it helps you a little bit, doesn't mean it is good overall.
Overall, it is a horrible idea and may benefit you in the short term, but it hurts us all in the long term.
Perhaps they're releasing everything, bit by bit, so that when they do release it all entirely, they won't have to worry about piracy - they'll have given it all away... and in the process, everyone will have securom installed, so it'll be impossible to pirate another one of their games!
Its a covert, secret plan, known only to the EA ninjas...
Well, besides the fact that anyone who's got no job, an internet connection and a hankerin' for some weed can just go google-maps-weed-hunting... I think "snitching" is the best form of neighborhood control.
... all it takes for evil to win, is that good men do nothing.
If someone is doing something that isn't right, and you don't stop them, you're basically helping them do their incorrect business.
Not that pot is 'evil', but
In any other industry, the core problem would be addressed.
... not hollywood crap, and extremely high prices for garbage.
for auto manufacturers, the problem is nafta, not poor quality domestic vehicles.
for food prices, the problem is biofuel, not subsidized farming.
for power generation (and shortfalls), the problem is canada and mexico, not insufficient production.
for job loss, the problem is immigration, not high wages.
for the recession? the problem is terrorism!!!, not the trillions of dollars borrowed and spent on the war, subprime mortgages, and the bush administration's economic policies...
And for piracy? the problem is canada, china, and piracy
I think that if there wasn't so much high priced garbage, people would start paying for their movies and music again. I'm 100% against paying for something (like a cd), finding out it is crap, and being stuck with something I don't want... almost every other industry, I can return unwanted goods. When music/movies are like that, I'll stop pirating.
temporary? but .. those bricks look SOOOO load bearing.
what can I say ... it needs paint.
Well, I guess I'll stop re-directing your netflix movies, and start checking your bank account...
You mean... with those stupid lids? The ones I can't get off to save my life?
... but then it is only childs-proof until he orders some online!
I guess they could use those annoying screws to secure the lids
And the best part? Cracking could be illegal, according to the DCMA. Waterboarding? Its legal!
When you do teamwork, everyone has some of the knowledge, and no one has a big, overall picture. That model doesn't work for a network.
Although, what if terry childs had died suddenly.. like, from a heart attack, or a very fast onset of diabetes, or choking on a donut? It doesn't make sense for a manager to give complete freedom to IT to the point where IT doesn't even have to stay with well known (to management) passwords!
So, when the wife revealed that the cops were giving her $1,000,000 to turn him back in, he snapped, saying "WHY DO YOU THINK I SOLD MY SOUL FOR MY SPAM-SUPERPOWERS? YOU'RE ALREADY RICH!!!!"
havn't you seen ANY movies lately? The hitman takes the child and raises them to be a tiny little hitman. DUH..
Craigslist might be seedy, but then again, everyone needs a dark alley to buy their fake gucci bags and knock-off soccer shirts. Ebay just doesn't cut it anymore...
I can't believe someone would be so upset over being institutionalized (for their own actions, no less!) that they'd feel the need to kill their family as well as themselves.
What a sad state of affairs.
At least I can see a justifiable use for a car.
There are no positive effects from inhaling tar fumes from cigarettes that aren't rendered pointless by the negative effects of nicotine/tar/smoke in the lungs.
a link? How about the surgeon general's warning on every pack of cigarettes. If you smoke, you've seen these.
When your neighbors start to smoke, bust out the Fart Spray. Never admit to doing it, but make really loud comments like "Wow, that smell is almost as bad as the cigarette smoke".
If they ever catch you doing it, simply say "Well, I'll stop making your house smell terrible when you stop making mine smell terrible".
What qualifies you to tell other people what to do? They might share similar attributes, but they might ONLY share one similarity - non-smoking.
As an ex-smoker, I think second hand smoke is disgusting, not only because I've successfully quit, but because I've seen the effects of smoke.
I'm not talking about cancer. I'm talking about the colour of the walls in a smoker's home - they turn grey, and stink. I don't want that stuff on me, or on my clothes, and certainly not in my lungs.
HA. This'll never happen for cellphones. If smoking is still legal in public, it'll NEVER fly for cell phone use, since there *IS* absolute proof showing the cause of second hand smoke...
You are correct! lol.
to have someone poison the 'predictive' list, and suddenly behind such a system would lose access to google, the pirate bay, or demonoid? (c'mon, those are like, the only 3 sites other than slashdot I use!)