No, that's true, and I'm not saying I don't like where I'm at. What I'm saying is the grass is always greener on the other side. And money looks bigger when you don't have it. When you do, you find that it's not the big deal you though it was.
I recently went from $6.00/hour at Mcdonalds to $30,000/year as a programmer and it wasn't the massive increase in money I thought it would be. I'm not suddenly rich by my old standards either. Taxes rape the hell out of you when you go from minimum to a 'real' salary. Of course, as a trainee in the computer field, I don't need to wear a stupid hat:)
Maybe because of all the new electronic gadgets the power structure will not be able to handle the load and all will crash
Or perhaps the the power grid will grow to support the new influx of electronic gadgets, just like it has been FOR DECADES!
Come on people, when microwaves, VCRs, and TVs came out no one was pushing this kind of crap. It's not like we've never faced a growth of power demand before.
That really doesn't sound true. I can't imagine any school getting away with issuing a punishment for wearing a coke or pepsi shirt without generating some attention. Almost sounds like a (sub)urban legend.
The part about people jumping up a shooting a family member is right on the money.
One thing that bothers me is when people here stories about this kind of thing (however uncommon) they assume it is an indication of the dangers of guns, when it's simply a case of a misused tool by someone not trained properly. I can misuse plently of common household tools and kill someone accidently. That doesn't mean they are bad or that everyone misuses them.
Nygard. He's the one who suggested that you missed mine. However, it seemed that you were reacting to my sarcasm as though you believed I was serious and were countering with sarcasm of your own.
People, like me, want to regulate gun ownership so we can know where they are sold, and to whom, and to bust those people who sell illegally, or unsafely/irresponsibly store their guns.
I do as well, which is why I support ENFORCEMENT of the current laws. By following them, we will know every gun that is sold. More laws are not the answer, since criminals have no problem breaking the current ones.
The few cases of disreputable gun dealers alone is enough to regulate this trade a little further
It is currently one of the most regulated industries in the country. Since vehicular homicide is meny times more likely than gun homicide, why do we not push for stricter vehicle laws first? Seems that would affect more people.
The NRA uses more money to fight gun control laws than to offer free gun safety classes, something that I feel to be a requirement before owning any type of gun (the NRA's class is very good by the way).
First up, I'm glad they do. I disagree with the NRA constantly, but I'm glad there is is a "radical" group on the right to bring balance to the "radical" on the left who advocate making it illegal to own any kind of firearm. I also support manditory "gun control" classes (I just like calling them that:)
I don't have any kind of irrational fear that the Dog Pound is going to come knocking on my door to take away my dog.
AS stated earlier, there plenty of people speaking out to have guns made illegal. Rosie O'Donell being one of the more recent ones. She publicly claimed that all gun owners should be sent to jail. Then she had her bodyguard apply for a carry permit.
As to the guns being bought in other states and brought into DC, if the guns are purchased without checking ID, that is currently illegal. Again, enforcement of EXISTING laws comes into play.
Not to mention, protection is hardly a valid argement.
You arguements are valid. However I'd point out that anyone with proper training (which I support) would know that they need 5 minutes from waking to effectivly deal with that kind of situation. They would also know to check all family members before investigating. The facts remain the accidental shooting (while unfortunate) are very rare, certinly not common enough to disarm a public. Cars should be banned before guns, they do much more damage and killing.
All this said, I agree with you position on most of what you wrote. However, the polls I've seen state that some 65% want current laws better enforced before adding new laws.
Tobacco: It's not against their will. People freely choose to kill themselves with tobacco. If a critical mass of people decided to drink paint thinner, should it also be banned?
Guns: I'm not going into a whole gun argument. The reason for gun ownership have been presented before and if you don't believe in gun ownership then I'm not going to preach to you. However, remember that those who want to keep guns, have them. Those who want to ban guns don't. Who do you think is going to get their way?
Software: Like guns, can be used for good or evil. However, I doubt that 1 on in three suffer any kind of injury (including financial) from their OS.
This should be a wake up call for government intervention into the Internet. It's no longer a place of students and computer enthusiasts, it's a place of business. It needs protected from hackers, and there needs to be accountability. It's time to implemant changes so that people can be traced and logged, encryption all has back doors that can be used against cyber terrorists, and we'll need to levy a tax on it to pay for this law enforcement.
For those who have intelligently blackholed nearly all banner ad servers: Banner ads are those little broken image icons you see on some web sites. Some people see these as annoying, animated, often slow loading ads for companies no one is interested in.
If I remember correctly (and I remember back to Chips and Dips so the timeline all runs together for me, I could be wrong) Roblimo was around for quite a while before the slashdot/andover deal.
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No, that's true, and I'm not saying I don't like where I'm at. What I'm saying is the grass is always greener on the other side. And money looks bigger when you don't have it.
When you do, you find that it's not the big deal you though it was.
I recently went from $6.00/hour at Mcdonalds to $30,000/year as a programmer and it wasn't the massive increase in money I thought it would be. I'm not suddenly rich by my old standards either. Taxes rape the hell out of you when you go from minimum to a 'real' salary. :)
Of course, as a trainee in the computer field, I don't need to wear a stupid hat
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That's a good point also.
And when low-power-consuming transmeta processors are widespread....:)
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Maybe because of all the new electronic gadgets the power structure will not be able to handle the load and all will crash
Or perhaps the the power grid will grow to support the new influx of electronic gadgets, just like it has been FOR DECADES!
Come on people, when microwaves, VCRs, and TVs came out no one was pushing this kind of crap. It's not like we've never faced a growth of power demand before.
Finkployd
That really doesn't sound true. I can't imagine any school getting away with issuing a punishment for wearing a coke or pepsi shirt without generating some attention.
Almost sounds like a (sub)urban legend.
Finkployd
Still more ironic, you misspelled "ironically". eh, never mind
Perhaps it was intentonal...
Finkployd
The part about people jumping up a shooting a family member is right on the money.
One thing that bothers me is when people here stories about this kind of thing (however uncommon) they assume it is an indication of the dangers of guns, when it's simply a case of a misused tool by someone not trained properly. I can misuse plently of common household tools and kill someone accidently. That doesn't mean they are bad or that everyone misuses them.
Finkployd
I think you misspelled Pink Floyd.
Sure I did, but would Pink Floyd be a clever nick? I don't think so.
Ironicaly, I DID misspell "off" in the post. It should have read "got Jon Katz off the street".
Finkployd
It got Jon Katz of the street twice.
:)
Hey, you asked
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Perhaps you're hoping to start a new wave of religion bashing on Slashdot, or something?
Scientology is not a religion, It is a business. (some would say mafia like business)
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Just by the stats of guns vs gun violence I would say a pretty small percentage. Especially if we are just talking handguns.
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Who's missing the sarcasm now?
:)
Nygard. He's the one who suggested that you missed mine. However, it seemed that you were reacting to my sarcasm as though you believed I was serious and were countering with sarcasm of your own.
Now my head hurts.
Finkployd
People, like me, want to regulate gun ownership so we can know where they are sold, and to whom, and to bust those people who sell illegally, or unsafely/irresponsibly store their guns.
:)
I do as well, which is why I support ENFORCEMENT of the current laws. By following them, we will know every gun that is sold. More laws are not the answer, since criminals have no problem breaking the current ones.
The few cases of disreputable gun dealers alone is enough to regulate this trade a little further
It is currently one of the most regulated industries in the country. Since vehicular homicide is meny times more likely than gun homicide, why do we not push for stricter vehicle laws first? Seems that would affect more people.
The NRA uses more money to fight gun control laws than to offer free gun safety classes, something that I feel to be a requirement before owning any type of gun (the NRA's class is very good by the way).
First up, I'm glad they do. I disagree with the NRA constantly, but I'm glad there is is a "radical" group on the right to bring balance to the "radical" on the left who advocate making it illegal to own any kind of firearm.
I also support manditory "gun control" classes (I just like calling them that
I don't have any kind of irrational fear that the Dog Pound is going to come knocking on my door to take away my dog.
AS stated earlier, there plenty of people speaking out to have guns made illegal. Rosie O'Donell being one of the more recent ones. She publicly claimed that all gun owners should be sent to jail. Then she had her bodyguard apply for a carry permit.
As to the guns being bought in other states and brought into DC, if the guns are purchased without checking ID, that is currently illegal. Again, enforcement of EXISTING laws comes into play.
Not to mention, protection is hardly a valid argement.
You arguements are valid. However I'd point out that anyone with proper training (which I support) would know that they need 5 minutes from waking to effectivly deal with that kind of situation. They would also know to check all family members before investigating. The facts remain the accidental shooting (while unfortunate) are very rare, certinly not common enough to disarm a public. Cars should be banned before guns, they do much more damage and killing.
All this said, I agree with you position on most of what you wrote. However, the polls I've seen state that some 65% want current laws better enforced before adding new laws.
Finkployd
Well, since the majority of voters own guns (actually the majority of American citizens), I'm not too worried about that either.
Finkployd
No, if you are referring to an earlier post that I made, that is positivly dripping with sarcasm. I'm sorry if it was too subtle.
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I presume this trojan contained this code.
Well, I'm sure it does NOW! Way to give them ideas.
:)
Finkployd
I don't think a manufacturer of widgets that resulted in 1 out of 3 people being injured (or say, hypnotized against their will)...
...Exceptions include: tobacco, guns, software... Why?
Tobacco: It's not against their will. People freely choose to kill themselves with tobacco. If a critical mass of people decided to drink paint thinner, should it also be banned?
Guns: I'm not going into a whole gun argument. The reason for gun ownership have been presented before and if you don't believe in gun ownership then I'm not going to preach to you. However, remember that those who want to keep guns, have them. Those who want to ban guns don't. Who do you think is going to get their way?
Software: Like guns, can be used for good or evil. However, I doubt that 1 on in three suffer any kind of injury (including financial) from their OS.
Finkployd
It's funny, every time I use sarcasm, there is always one person who takes it seriously.
:)
Maybe I should include some kind of disclaimer in the sig from now on
Finkployd
This should be a wake up call for government intervention into the Internet. It's no longer a place of students and computer enthusiasts, it's a place of business. It needs protected from hackers, and there needs to be accountability. It's time to implemant changes so that people can be traced and logged, encryption all has back doors that can be used against cyber terrorists, and we'll need to levy a tax on it to pay for this law enforcement.
Or perhaps that is the point to this story.
Finkployd
The MS APIs are probably the best-documented in the industry.
:)
You had me until that line. Now I know you must have been joking
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They can do this all they want, they cannot touch open source software :)
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My oldest card is a Tandy 16 Color. I guess you could say it's kind of an EGA but not as good. More of a souped up CGA.
I miss it when there was only MEEPT.
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For those who have intelligently blackholed nearly all banner ad servers:
Banner ads are those little broken image icons you see on some web sites. Some people see these as annoying, animated, often slow loading ads for companies no one is interested in.
I hope this helps.
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I love the phrase:
"You better click something or I'm going to have to ship you some books"
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If I remember correctly (and I remember back to Chips and Dips so the timeline all runs together for me, I could be wrong) Roblimo was around for quite a while before the slashdot/andover deal.
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