No, they don't. Just in China, India, Brazil, and maybe a few others. Sudan, Somalia, Myanmar, et cetera, are staying in exactly the same place. It's more like, "Fallow fields that aren't drenched in blood."
I'd pay a lot more that 50 bucks for a Difference Engine in pristine condition. Or even a Harvard Mark I. Although I don't know how I could fit them in my apartment....
I had to read it a couple of times. I parse it as: "Oracle says that they have patents on some of the stuff that's used in open-source software. We're not saying they do, but we'll talk about that later. The thing is, because they say they have those patents, they want people to pay them for stuff that they don't even pretend to have patents on. That's bullshit. Therefore Oracle sucks."
I was flying on a plane once, and we we just above some big, fluffy clouds. I looked out the window and saw a dark, oval shape, that almost looked like a flying saucer in the distance. I stared at it for about a minute or so, wondering "What could that possibly be?", then looked away; when I looked back, it was gone.
Therefore Barack Obama is an alien sent to enslave humankind.
Oh, I don't think it's that they're subsidizing doctors, who can, without some sort of strange circumstances, afford to purchase an iPad. The upper-middle class does not need any subsidies, thank you very much. They're subsidizing Steve Jobs, who, being one of the richest people in the world, is in desperate need of government support.
I don't really think they can do that. I can say apple, Apple, and even Apple (TM) without opening myself up to a lawsuit. I would have a hard time seeing them enforcing this for regular Joes.
Have you ever seen what happens to people who get age-onset dementia?
Yes. And lobotomies. I certainly agree that a person with advanced dementia shouldn't be managing their financial assets. I'm not familiar with the facts there; I may have been too glib.
That being said, I think a lot of other facilities would go first, before the Nigerian prince thing seems plausible. I suppose my prejudice is that if someone were seemingly capable of living outside of a nursing home, then they would at least maintain a facility for, if not making particularly sound financial decisions, at least not making phenomenally bad ones. I figure it it were me, I'd lose the capacity to actually remember the email, go to the bank, get the loan, and wire it to Prince Fareed long before I lost the capacity to second-guess the decision (at least, by consulting a family member). But maybe I'm wrong.
You just gave me a wonderful mental image of Homer Simpson tapping his fingers together, Burns-style, and gloating. "Yes, yes," he murmurs through an evil grin. "I will control Springfield by buying up all the Twinkies in the Quickie-Mart."
I can be conned. Most people can be conned under the right circumstances. A guy like Bernie Madoff could probably con the shit out of me, if I had the money to be worth conning. It's not a question of invulnerability. It's a question of standards. Nigerian princes just don't cut it.
Well, yeah, but a good mechanic will do it properly. That's why you pay extra. Personally I'm not very good with cars and I don't have time to change the headlight fluid every six months, but I am concerned about driving at night when the headlights aren't ionized properly.
You should see my mechanic; he's not the cheapest but he'll fix problems with your car you didn't even know you had, and that other guys aren't sharp enough to notice.
I feel bad for the lady, but it really is as simple as stupid. You could lobotomize half my brain and I still wouldn't fall for that kind of thing. And I'm not all that smart to begin with.
"Invention is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration." I suppose James Cameron might have contributed 1% of the invention of Simulcam.
Of course it should be noted that Edison himself did not put in most of the perspiration for "his" inventions once he had already become successful. It could be argued that his greatest invention was in industrializing the methods of invention.
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Dammit.
Was trying to mod "funny" and got "insightful"
Here, troll, have a candy bar.
You'd think that since nearly everybody in the real world collaborates on projects, that academic institutions should want to encourage collaboration.
No, they don't. Just in China, India, Brazil, and maybe a few others. Sudan, Somalia, Myanmar, et cetera, are staying in exactly the same place. It's more like, "Fallow fields that aren't drenched in blood."
I'd pay a lot more that 50 bucks for a Difference Engine in pristine condition. Or even a Harvard Mark I. Although I don't know how I could fit them in my apartment....
Is this supposed to be the new "Fuck News Corp"? Because I'm gonna say, Rupert Murdoch is still way eviller than Sumner Redstone.
(P.S. Everybody tells me that it was probably just the plane's shadow on the clouds, but that's what they want you to think.)
I had to read it a couple of times. I parse it as: "Oracle says that they have patents on some of the stuff that's used in open-source software. We're not saying they do, but we'll talk about that later. The thing is, because they say they have those patents, they want people to pay them for stuff that they don't even pretend to have patents on. That's bullshit. Therefore Oracle sucks."
I was flying on a plane once, and we we just above some big, fluffy clouds. I looked out the window and saw a dark, oval shape, that almost looked like a flying saucer in the distance. I stared at it for about a minute or so, wondering "What could that possibly be?", then looked away; when I looked back, it was gone.
Therefore Barack Obama is an alien sent to enslave humankind.
You don't see record stores making that argument for digital downloads for media, either. Personally, I haven't seen a record store in a long time.
Oh, I don't think it's that they're subsidizing doctors, who can, without some sort of strange circumstances, afford to purchase an iPad. The upper-middle class does not need any subsidies, thank you very much. They're subsidizing Steve Jobs, who, being one of the richest people in the world, is in desperate need of government support.
Huh? I had to look that up. Never heard of it. Guess I have to read it now.
Oh, I know, I'm only slightly exaggerating my lack of knowledge about automobiles.
Parent is case in point.
Beats me. I often get mismoderated.
I don't really think they can do that. I can say apple, Apple, and even Apple (TM) without opening myself up to a lawsuit. I would have a hard time seeing them enforcing this for regular Joes.
Okay. I am sufficiently chastised.
It's a popular position to take. I was part of the "Popular Things Suck" Facebook group until too many people joined it; now it sucks.
Have you ever seen what happens to people who get age-onset dementia?
Yes. And lobotomies. I certainly agree that a person with advanced dementia shouldn't be managing their financial assets. I'm not familiar with the facts there; I may have been too glib.
That being said, I think a lot of other facilities would go first, before the Nigerian prince thing seems plausible. I suppose my prejudice is that if someone were seemingly capable of living outside of a nursing home, then they would at least maintain a facility for, if not making particularly sound financial decisions, at least not making phenomenally bad ones. I figure it it were me, I'd lose the capacity to actually remember the email, go to the bank, get the loan, and wire it to Prince Fareed long before I lost the capacity to second-guess the decision (at least, by consulting a family member). But maybe I'm wrong.
You just gave me a wonderful mental image of Homer Simpson tapping his fingers together, Burns-style, and gloating. "Yes, yes," he murmurs through an evil grin. "I will control Springfield by buying up all the Twinkies in the Quickie-Mart."
I can be conned. Most people can be conned under the right circumstances. A guy like Bernie Madoff could probably con the shit out of me, if I had the money to be worth conning. It's not a question of invulnerability. It's a question of standards. Nigerian princes just don't cut it.
Well, yeah, but a good mechanic will do it properly. That's why you pay extra. Personally I'm not very good with cars and I don't have time to change the headlight fluid every six months, but I am concerned about driving at night when the headlights aren't ionized properly.
You should see my mechanic; he's not the cheapest but he'll fix problems with your car you didn't even know you had, and that other guys aren't sharp enough to notice.
I feel bad for the lady, but it really is as simple as stupid. You could lobotomize half my brain and I still wouldn't fall for that kind of thing. And I'm not all that smart to begin with.
Yes, Mr. Davidson, they are out to get you. You just misunderstood who they are.
Naivete and paranoia are a dangerous combination.
"Invention is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration." I suppose James Cameron might have contributed 1% of the invention of Simulcam.
Of course it should be noted that Edison himself did not put in most of the perspiration for "his" inventions once he had already become successful. It could be argued that his greatest invention was in industrializing the methods of invention.