Ooo, flask back 60 odd years and rewrite that slightly:
Suppose every German citizen and tourist carried one of these with them at all times in the public. In public areas, computers with, basically, webcams use video to locate where people are, then radio recievers use these RFID tags to triangulate where people are. If the cammera sees a person where the radio does not, that is a person who is not authorized to be there. This person would then be photo'd and checked against known Jews or questioned by the police, as he might be a Gypsy.
I can't see how else Germany will stop Jews unless they only allow their own citizens in public areas, and this method would not be too expensive. And as much as I care about privacy, the situation there is life or death, and so more important.
OTT? Good, now take your blinkers off and actually find out for yourself exactly what drives these bombers to kill in the first place before blindly writing oversimplistic crap.
I work, as a programmer, for a company that does in-bound (customer care) and out-bound (telemarketing) business. I get just as annoyed at telemarketers as everyone else, but these calls are providing real employment for people who would otherwise be living marginal or supported lives.
Let them give you the spiel, say no POLITELY, and know you helped someone feed their family.
Success is as dangerous as failure, hope as hollow as fear.
Right. Let's reword this a little more extremely:
"I work, as a programmer, for a company that does in-bound (customer care) and out-bound (marketing) of child pornography. I get just as annoyed at child pornographers as everyone else, but these people are providing real employment for people who would otherwise be living marginal or supported lives.
"Let them ask if they can take photos of your children, say no POLITELY, and know you helped someone feed their family."
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I'm not saying it's as evil as child pornography, but it is still evil. Lack of money is no justification for lack of morality. You have to draw the line somewhere. I suppose mine is a little further over than yours towards respect for an individual's privacy.
All this terrorism shit offends me. And, no, one man's freedom fighter is not another man's terrorist. If you fucking kill civilians -- innocent men, women, and children -- you're a goddamn terrorist. And you offend me. I don't give a fuck if you think the civilians are paying taxes to the evil government. You don't go killing people who can't defend themselves. Period. If you wanna blow shit up, put on a goddamn uniform, grab your rusty-ass Kalishnikovs, and goddamn claim a fucking state to be your backer. But don't hide in the fucking shadows."
I'm tired of the Anti-Americanism...
What, like Vietnam, Iraq, Guatamala, Nicaragua, etc, etc, etc...
That was far, far too easy. Please try to make ridiculing you a little harder in future - I mean, where's the sport? fish, shooting, barrel...
Whereas Meucci later learned that the Western Union affil-iate laboratory reportedly lost his working models, and Meucci, who at this point was living on public assistance, was unable to renew the caveat after 1874;
Whereas in March 1876, Alexander Graham Bell, who conducted experiments in the same laboratory where Meucci's materials had been stored, was granted a patent and was thereafter credited with inventing the telephone;
So? At least if you specify a DTD you are showing that you understand there are issues and have made a rational choice in selecting one.
If you bother to adhere to a particular DTD, the odds on your site being viewable accross a range of browsers increases dramatically.
Yes, you will never get 100% compatibility, but you will get damn close.
If you insist on features outside current DTDs, then use server side browser detection to serve either the site as you intended, or a heavily stripped down totally cross platform version.
When cellphones first came out in the UK, you could have endless hours of fun. I was at college near London. When I caught a commuter train, as soon as someone's phone rang and they went to answer it, I'd shout "I'M ON THE TRAIN" and then watch.
Well, OK, but I was a student back then and these things _were_ funny...
I couldn't read the article because there was this strobe light going off in the middle of the page.
Going back, I see it must be on rotation coz it changed, but that original ad made the page unreadable. Doesn't anybody have quality control on ads these days?
"- Have a fully functional demo version for developers to try free. "
yep, with online application for key renewal to extend trial.
So many times I've downloaded something to have a play, had a quick look then forgotten about it for a while. Then, when I get time to look, the '30 day trial' has expired...
No, funded directly by taxation, and by exporting shows. That is a business model. The BBC also buys in shows from outside production companies and imports some of the better stuff from the US (Makcolm...:).
To assume that a business model can only be applied to a privately owned company is particularly narrow-minded.
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And I live in LA, so that counts double, doesn't it?
Interesting idea about the shopping list. If I did, I could be an even more sanctimonious bastard ;-)
If we can exclude baby stuff, food and the work clothing I got from thrift shops, I think we're down to about 8 DVDs, 3 CDs and about 5 books.
Ho hum...
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The SUV is simply the icon of the overconsumerist society that we've become.
Consume, consume, consume and fuck the rest of the world. That seems to be the American way these days.
Damn sheeple...
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sorry :)
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Try telling that to Palestinians living in Israel.
Suppose every German citizen and tourist carried one of these with them at all times in the public. In public areas, computers with, basically, webcams use video to locate where people are, then radio recievers use these RFID tags to triangulate where people are. If the cammera sees a person where the radio does not, that is a person who is not authorized to be there. This person would then be photo'd and checked against known Jews or questioned by the police, as he might be a Gypsy.
I can't see how else Germany will stop Jews unless they only allow their own citizens in public areas, and this method would not be too expensive. And as much as I care about privacy, the situation there is life or death, and so more important.
OTT? Good, now take your blinkers off and actually find out for yourself exactly what drives these bombers to kill in the first place before blindly writing oversimplistic crap.
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I recently entered a pun competition.
;-)
:)
I entered 10 times and I was convinced that one of them would win.
But, no pun in ten did.
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(from Dennis/Punt, if I remember correctly
I know I'll get modded down for this :)
I work, as a programmer, for a company that does in-bound (customer care) and out-bound (telemarketing) business. I get just as annoyed at telemarketers as everyone else, but these calls are providing real employment for people who would otherwise be living marginal or supported lives.
Let them give you the spiel, say no POLITELY, and know you helped someone feed their family. Success is as dangerous as failure, hope as hollow as fear.
Right. Let's reword this a little more extremely:
"I work, as a programmer, for a company that does in-bound (customer care) and out-bound (marketing) of child pornography. I get just as annoyed at child pornographers as everyone else, but these people are providing real employment for people who would otherwise be living marginal or supported lives.
"Let them ask if they can take photos of your children, say no POLITELY, and know you helped someone feed their family."
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I'm not saying it's as evil as child pornography, but it is still evil. Lack of money is no justification for lack of morality. You have to draw the line somewhere. I suppose mine is a little further over than yours towards respect for an individual's privacy.
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What do you mean? Like, putting in a cup of tea and then pressing the 'Dinner Plate' button?
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Irony of Ironies - the kid is called Derek Black
lol
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All this terrorism shit offends me. And, no, one man's freedom fighter is not another man's terrorist. If you fucking kill civilians -- innocent men, women, and children -- you're a goddamn terrorist. And you offend me. I don't give a fuck if you think the civilians are paying taxes to the evil government. You don't go killing people who can't defend themselves. Period. If you wanna blow shit up, put on a goddamn uniform, grab your rusty-ass Kalishnikovs, and goddamn claim a fucking state to be your backer. But don't hide in the fucking shadows."
I'm tired of the Anti-Americanism...
What, like Vietnam, Iraq, Guatamala, Nicaragua, etc, etc, etc...
That was far, far too easy. Please try to make ridiculing you a little harder in future - I mean, where's the sport? fish, shooting, barrel...
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I'm invoking the 1822 revision of the slave release rule and starting with "Embankment"
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Many of our most respected inventions, such as the telephone... ...were invented by immigrant Canadians.
Sorry - that was invented by an Italian. Bell just stole his patent.
Whereas Meucci later learned that the Western Union affil-iate laboratory reportedly lost his working models, and Meucci, who at this point was living on public assistance, was unable to renew the caveat after 1874;
Whereas in March 1876, Alexander Graham Bell, who conducted experiments in the same laboratory where Meucci's materials had been stored, was granted a patent and was thereafter credited with inventing the telephone;
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True. But you're misinformed. The US is not a democracy. The two puppet system in place at the moment is hardly democractic.
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Don't blame me - I vote Green
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So? At least if you specify a DTD you are showing that you understand there are issues and have made a rational choice in selecting one.
If you bother to adhere to a particular DTD, the odds on your site being viewable accross a range of browsers increases dramatically.
Yes, you will never get 100% compatibility, but you will get damn close.
If you insist on features outside current DTDs, then use server side browser detection to serve either the site as you intended, or a heavily stripped down totally cross platform version.
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You know, adding a DTD, defining character encoding and validating your HTML would probably help quite a bit.
They're called standards for a reason.
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Well, OK, but I was a student back then and these things _were_ funny...
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Going back, I see it must be on rotation coz it changed, but that original ad made the page unreadable. Doesn't anybody have quality control on ads these days?
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"- Have a fully functional demo version for developers to try free. "
yep, with online application for key renewal to extend trial.
So many times I've downloaded something to have a play, had a quick look then forgotten about it for a while. Then, when I get time to look, the '30 day trial' has expired...
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And these channels are .... government supported.
No, funded directly by taxation, and by exporting shows. That is a business model. The BBC also buys in shows from outside production companies and imports some of the better stuff from the US (Makcolm... :).
To assume that a business model can only be applied to a privately owned company is particularly narrow-minded.
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Sorry.
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