Think about what you just said. Some cosmetic damage might make the hacked powerstrip more acceptable. Slap a shiny, new bit of equipment into an office, and it might raise a little curiosity.
Now, take a somewhat abused looking home-brew unit, and put it someplace in the same office. No curiosity, at all. Where I work, there is no shiny, pretty, new, or nice. Everything is beaten to hell and back!!
Ahhhhh, Grasshopper - look around you. You are surrounded by believers. Some believe this way, some believe that. It isn't necessary to anthropomorphize your belief, as most who worship the God of creation.
Take a look at those global warming nuts again. No, I didn't say to look at the average Joe, who has been convinced that Al Gore is a smart man. Look at the nuts again. The people leading the charge. Tell me that there are no zealots among them.
Go on, do it again. Tell me that there are no religious zealots in that camp, and try it with a straight face this time!!
Paulo and Matthew are probably insecure, immature suckups looking for a pat on the head from their feminist associates. That - and they are afraid of big boobs.
Yes, I can see that it might make a woman uncomfortable to be reminded of her breasts during work hours. I have chicken legs, and I'm easily embarrassed by references to legs. And, I have a pot belly, so I'm offended by phat references. And, I'm color blind, so offended when they start using color coded charts and other such crap.
Actually, I can't understand. Get used to the idea that you have breasts, Kate, and get used to the idea that guys generally prefer breasts over some other things - like being poked in the eye with a sharp stick. And, get over yourself, alright? If you stop programming because guys put some silly shit like "bigboobs" someplace where you can read it - then you weren't really interested in programming anyway.
Thank you. Religion. The same people who scoff at Christians, Jews, and Muslims for believing in a God, are blind to the fact that they are zealots of another sort. Thank you.
You have one way of looking at it. Some of us have another view of the matter.
Anyone who does NOT want to rely on Mac or Microsoft, is going to choose - what, exactly? There are several Unix-likes out there, so Linux isn't a shoe-in. What is it about Linux, that made Google choose it over any other Unix-likes?
My money is on the pervasive GPL. The GPL fits Google's agenda better than any other licensing scheme, and that's pretty much the end of that story.
"Better person" translates to someone who is willing to give a helping hand when one is needed. Obviously, you don't fall into that category.
Uhhh - what "startup" has a two year history to look at? You did mention "absolute fucking moron", not I. How do YOU define "startup"?
Now, let's cut to the chase here. I can't afford to donate ten grand, and obviously, you can't either. IF you don't think this startup is going anywhere, don't donate ANYTHING. On the other hand, IF you think a startup might go somewhere, then donate only what you can afford, and feel comfortable with.
Don't expect to have a majority share of a business that may possibly be worth billions in a few years. I wouldn't have invested ten grand in Bill Gates, or any of his hare brained get-rich-quick schemes!!
Considerably less stupid than giving your money to a major bank, thereby enabling the bank to anally rape you with endless charges and fees. With this deal, you MIGHT see something good happen. Hell, donate a little bit to a hundred startups, and you're sure to see something good come of one or two of them. The bank? Not so much, unless you consider it "good" to help pay for another incompetent bank officer's unearned bonus at the end of the year.
10G for a MAJORITY stake? No one can accuse you of being a greedy bastard, can they? "Sure kid, you need money to get started in life? Fine, here's a few bucks, but I own everything you ever make in the future!"
Maybe try a smaller donation option, or better yet, just leave it for a better person to do.
Compiling kernels? Dude, you're out of touch. I doubt that more than two or three percent of modern Linux users have ever even TRIED to compile a kernel.
Instant search is a wonderful tool. Basically, it is always searching and indexing your hard drive, in order to save you several nanoseconds on the rare occasion that you actually need to search for something.
Instant search, or indexing, is among the first bits of trash that I turn off, if and when I install a Windows operating system.
Would you leave your car idling in the garage all night long, so that when you come out in the morning, you won't need to defrost the windshield?
I guess that depends on what you mean by "almost invariably". I seem to recall a beltway shooter, who happened to be black.
And, how about in Africa? Are all the whackos white there, too? Or, is Africa whacko-free?
I suspect, that instead of almost all whackos being white, that you have a perception problem, compounded by a reporting problem.
Let's just say, "Dem Negroes is no less crazy den dem dam Crackers!" and leave it at that, alright? Don't forget that more young black men die at the hands of other young black men, than die at the hands of whites, and/or cops.
My first reaction: We don't need any steenking outside help to kick ass, and tear shit up.
My second reaction is probably more realistic: Americans are such docile sheep, we probably need some outside help to work up the nerve to protest anything.
In that 70 year history, there were no crashes that involved billions of dollars of charity for businesses that were "to big to fail". I remember specifically when the Savings and Loans places went belly up. They were allowed to die. And, their failures didn't impact the average American like either the crash of '29, or the crash of 2007-8. In that 70 year time frame, many banks failed, but the average investor was protected.
Today - the average investor has no protection, but the boobs who cause the banks to fail have plenty of protection.
It isn't regulation that destroys us - it's the lack of intelligent regulation.
After the crash of 1929, a lot of pretty smart people designed a lot of regulations, regarding the banking industry and the stock markets. About the time that George Bush Jr. took office, they got serious about deregulating banking and stocks. Notice that before Boy Bush left office, the market crashed hard - again.
Over regulation isn't good, nor is the lack of regulation good. There can be tons of worthless laws that appeal to the average fool put into place. None of them will do any good. It's intelligent regulation that matters.
Unfortunately - all the elected officials in Washington don't have enough intelligence to understand what they hell they've done in the past 12 years, let alone draft regulations to fix the damage they have done.
What's that line - "never attribute to maliciousness that which can be explained by incompetence" - or something like that. THAT is Washington!
I'm here to inform you that congress, the White House, the Supreme Court, and most of the agencies under their direction are populated with wankers. Republitard or Dummietard doesn't matter. They're all the same. They argue between themselves, but both bunches spend their time in charge skimming off the cream, and passing it around amongst their buddies.
And, those of the rest of us who believe their lies are just as much wankers as they are.
First, let's agree that all thieves are thieves. Get them convicted of theft, and stop making the crime sound petty. Let's agree that theft is theft, then we go from there.
Once we've agreed that theft by deception or fraud is theft, THEN we can begin working on discussing extenuating circumstances, etc.
For instance, I've already noted above that fraud is non-violent crime, whereas some forms of theft are violent and/or involve the threat of violence.
But, always and forever, taking something from someone which you have not earned will remain theft, of one type or another.
Given a half dozen incidents that indicated a trend on the government's part, Manning could have (and should have) contacted a congress critter. If Congress gave him no satisfaction, a "whistle blower" would have taken his facts outside of government, and exposed that trend. Such a person would be deserving of respect.
As you rightfully point out, Manning had little, if any idea what those millions of pages of documents were all about. He maliciously distributed all that crap, with the intent of harming the government.
Yes, he was both "blind" and "malicious", like a madman firing a shotgun into the dark, not caring who or what he might hit.
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Think about what you just said. Some cosmetic damage might make the hacked powerstrip more acceptable. Slap a shiny, new bit of equipment into an office, and it might raise a little curiosity.
Now, take a somewhat abused looking home-brew unit, and put it someplace in the same office. No curiosity, at all. Where I work, there is no shiny, pretty, new, or nice. Everything is beaten to hell and back!!
Ahhhhh, Grasshopper - look around you. You are surrounded by believers. Some believe this way, some believe that. It isn't necessary to anthropomorphize your belief, as most who worship the God of creation.
Take a look at those global warming nuts again. No, I didn't say to look at the average Joe, who has been convinced that Al Gore is a smart man. Look at the nuts again. The people leading the charge. Tell me that there are no zealots among them.
Go on, do it again. Tell me that there are no religious zealots in that camp, and try it with a straight face this time!!
Paulo and Matthew are probably insecure, immature suckups looking for a pat on the head from their feminist associates. That - and they are afraid of big boobs.
Yes, I can see that it might make a woman uncomfortable to be reminded of her breasts during work hours. I have chicken legs, and I'm easily embarrassed by references to legs. And, I have a pot belly, so I'm offended by phat references. And, I'm color blind, so offended when they start using color coded charts and other such crap.
Actually, I can't understand. Get used to the idea that you have breasts, Kate, and get used to the idea that guys generally prefer breasts over some other things - like being poked in the eye with a sharp stick. And, get over yourself, alright? If you stop programming because guys put some silly shit like "bigboobs" someplace where you can read it - then you weren't really interested in programming anyway.
Thank you. Religion. The same people who scoff at Christians, Jews, and Muslims for believing in a God, are blind to the fact that they are zealots of another sort. Thank you.
You have one way of looking at it. Some of us have another view of the matter.
Anyone who does NOT want to rely on Mac or Microsoft, is going to choose - what, exactly? There are several Unix-likes out there, so Linux isn't a shoe-in. What is it about Linux, that made Google choose it over any other Unix-likes?
My money is on the pervasive GPL. The GPL fits Google's agenda better than any other licensing scheme, and that's pretty much the end of that story.
I don't watch television. It degrades the mind, along with your judgement and your morals.
"Better person" translates to someone who is willing to give a helping hand when one is needed. Obviously, you don't fall into that category.
Uhhh - what "startup" has a two year history to look at? You did mention "absolute fucking moron", not I. How do YOU define "startup"?
Now, let's cut to the chase here. I can't afford to donate ten grand, and obviously, you can't either. IF you don't think this startup is going anywhere, don't donate ANYTHING. On the other hand, IF you think a startup might go somewhere, then donate only what you can afford, and feel comfortable with.
Don't expect to have a majority share of a business that may possibly be worth billions in a few years. I wouldn't have invested ten grand in Bill Gates, or any of his hare brained get-rich-quick schemes!!
Do they use the best tools?
I didn't see a hammer anywhere in the list!
Considerably less stupid than giving your money to a major bank, thereby enabling the bank to anally rape you with endless charges and fees. With this deal, you MIGHT see something good happen. Hell, donate a little bit to a hundred startups, and you're sure to see something good come of one or two of them. The bank? Not so much, unless you consider it "good" to help pay for another incompetent bank officer's unearned bonus at the end of the year.
10G for a MAJORITY stake? No one can accuse you of being a greedy bastard, can they? "Sure kid, you need money to get started in life? Fine, here's a few bucks, but I own everything you ever make in the future!"
Maybe try a smaller donation option, or better yet, just leave it for a better person to do.
You should have at least given her one of your old ones, you insensitive non-granny-loving clod!!
Compiling kernels? Dude, you're out of touch. I doubt that more than two or three percent of modern Linux users have ever even TRIED to compile a kernel.
Instant search is a wonderful tool. Basically, it is always searching and indexing your hard drive, in order to save you several nanoseconds on the rare occasion that you actually need to search for something.
Instant search, or indexing, is among the first bits of trash that I turn off, if and when I install a Windows operating system.
Would you leave your car idling in the garage all night long, so that when you come out in the morning, you won't need to defrost the windshield?
I guess that depends on what you mean by "almost invariably". I seem to recall a beltway shooter, who happened to be black.
And, how about in Africa? Are all the whackos white there, too? Or, is Africa whacko-free?
I suspect, that instead of almost all whackos being white, that you have a perception problem, compounded by a reporting problem.
Let's just say, "Dem Negroes is no less crazy den dem dam Crackers!" and leave it at that, alright? Don't forget that more young black men die at the hands of other young black men, than die at the hands of whites, and/or cops.
My first reaction: We don't need any steenking outside help to kick ass, and tear shit up.
My second reaction is probably more realistic: Americans are such docile sheep, we probably need some outside help to work up the nerve to protest anything.
In that 70 year history, there were no crashes that involved billions of dollars of charity for businesses that were "to big to fail". I remember specifically when the Savings and Loans places went belly up. They were allowed to die. And, their failures didn't impact the average American like either the crash of '29, or the crash of 2007-8. In that 70 year time frame, many banks failed, but the average investor was protected.
Today - the average investor has no protection, but the boobs who cause the banks to fail have plenty of protection.
It isn't regulation that destroys us - it's the lack of intelligent regulation.
After the crash of 1929, a lot of pretty smart people designed a lot of regulations, regarding the banking industry and the stock markets. About the time that George Bush Jr. took office, they got serious about deregulating banking and stocks. Notice that before Boy Bush left office, the market crashed hard - again.
Over regulation isn't good, nor is the lack of regulation good. There can be tons of worthless laws that appeal to the average fool put into place. None of them will do any good. It's intelligent regulation that matters.
Unfortunately - all the elected officials in Washington don't have enough intelligence to understand what they hell they've done in the past 12 years, let alone draft regulations to fix the damage they have done.
What's that line - "never attribute to maliciousness that which can be explained by incompetence" - or something like that. THAT is Washington!
The posts above refer to "wankers".
I'm here to inform you that congress, the White House, the Supreme Court, and most of the agencies under their direction are populated with wankers. Republitard or Dummietard doesn't matter. They're all the same. They argue between themselves, but both bunches spend their time in charge skimming off the cream, and passing it around amongst their buddies.
And, those of the rest of us who believe their lies are just as much wankers as they are.
I always thought a unanimous agreement of the jury was only required in a criminal law case.
Oh wait - Microsoft. Yes, criminals.
Seems obvious to me that the judge is a microsoft fanboi! Relevance is important in these discussions!
Well - everyone who gives a damn at my house agrees with Groklaw. That's pretty overwhelming agreement, I would say.
You make a valid point.
First, let's agree that all thieves are thieves. Get them convicted of theft, and stop making the crime sound petty. Let's agree that theft is theft, then we go from there.
Once we've agreed that theft by deception or fraud is theft, THEN we can begin working on discussing extenuating circumstances, etc.
For instance, I've already noted above that fraud is non-violent crime, whereas some forms of theft are violent and/or involve the threat of violence.
But, always and forever, taking something from someone which you have not earned will remain theft, of one type or another.
Exactly.
I'll expand on that, a little.
Given a half dozen incidents that indicated a trend on the government's part, Manning could have (and should have) contacted a congress critter. If Congress gave him no satisfaction, a "whistle blower" would have taken his facts outside of government, and exposed that trend. Such a person would be deserving of respect.
As you rightfully point out, Manning had little, if any idea what those millions of pages of documents were all about. He maliciously distributed all that crap, with the intent of harming the government.
Yes, he was both "blind" and "malicious", like a madman firing a shotgun into the dark, not caring who or what he might hit.
Uhhhh - let's just check in with reality, alright? How many "journalists" were "disappeared"?
I'm aware of only one. That one dude, the subject of the helicopter attack, who was EMBEDDED in an insurgent unit.
If you have a list of journalists, I'd sure like to see that list.