You have no clue.... seriously. That is complete and utter bullshit what you are saying there. How do I know? I live in the Netherlands. Dictatorship... lol:')
Sure they can... and I think that is what the OPTA wants. Normally this organization is very in favor of consumers etc. Nothing bad to say about them really. So that's why I think the OPTA noticed a flaw in the law and wants to hear a court ruling about it. Not to 'punish' the hotels. I really believe they just want to know for sure what an ISP is for the Dutch law. Looking forward to see this evolve though. Could go either way.
The OPTA has said that they are not sure yet if the hotels are ISP's. They are still investigating this and I think that is the reason they have send some letters out. In order to get a trial so it will become clear what an ISP is. In the Netherlands everyone who offers public access to internet or other telecomservices has to deal with the OPTA. It's also the organisation that puts fines on spamming etc. Our telecom watchhound in short.
Man that game sucks. Bought it right away. Looking forward to it. Even my girlfriend was looking forward to it (it's true, i have such a thing with titties and a complete lack of logic running around here) after 24 hours of hitting the A button to fight something, taking 1 step forward in the only direction there is, and repeat... i just put it away. The game is fucking boring as hell. And I tried... I really tried... any other game this bad would have been put aside in 2 hours... let alone 23. My girlfriend managed to take her savegame to 26 hours... before she finally said something that actually made sense: this is boring:')
Hey I would be all in favour for OpenBSD, but directX support? Why would they need that? I assume they are using their OS-es for nationwide, mission critical and confidential processing. One would be an idiot to do that on a system that has directx support. Everyday OS-es are being written. Not so much for the x86 platform, but for every other cpu, pic or microcontroller it's just another day at the office. Sure, you can have some skepticism, so have I, but these dudes are right. It's almost certain that when you install Windows, you install the NSA. At the very least you install something with enough remote exploits that haven't been publicized yet to be sure your system isn't safe. This is just a step in the good direction. Less software from US-soil where the FBI demands backdoors. We want decent software that we can trust and depend upon. OpenBSD would fit the job indeed. But, can't run those windows binaries. I am curious what they will end up with. I wouldn't be surprised if they aren't going to write the OS from scratch but adept indeed an BSD flavor.
Wow, lot of biased people here. AC's off-course. Be a man, use your account. And comments like: have yet to see a indian think outside the box... Never been out of your redneck state have you?
So many 'fun' comments... If there is one country that is good in software it's this country. Hell, even MS probably has coders working for them there. And if they really manage to make an os that can run windows binaries without all the overhead and presumed NSA-backdoors (not that they need one given the rate new remote exploits come out for every windows version) this is a very smart thing to do. Nothing to make fun about. I would have great interest in an OS that can run windows binaries without all the windows-shit.
Mwaw, still way behind the US in terms of financial straights. Here in Europe they just spend the money we have on the wrong things. Especially in the UK where the government really knows when you took a leak.
Mwaw, those are 8 stories gone wrong. How many people have won millions? About now... probably also millions worldwide. Here when you win a big price they suggest you take like 200.000-400.000 and spend it on stupid things. That cool car, buy that expensive leather handmade coat... hell buy 2! When that money is gone, come back to us and we give you the rest of the sum. In that time people have a chance to live 'big' and after those initial feelings of *luxury must have* are gone... they know a bit better how fast you can spend an incredible amount of money.
I live in the Netherlands. As far as I know the only country in the world where you can legally buy weeds. And it works. The only problem we still have that it is legal to buy 5 grams a day, but the coffeeshops (as we call them) aren't officially allowed to buy their supply. So we have a lot of people growing weed in their addicts to sell to them. Now in order to not only get lower addicts (in a coffeeshop you can not buy hard-drugs as you would on a street-corner) when you actually legalize the supply chain (controlled and regulated) you also take the wind out of the sails for criminals. They can't sell their stuff anymore. And can't use the profit to invest in the real bad drugs. It's truly a win-win for everyone. And let's be honest. Nobody ever has done a crime because they smoke weed. It's complete idiotic that there are countries that will put you in jail for smoking a fucking joint when you are allowed to have 12 automatic rifles in your house. Idiocracy put to an art, truly.
That is true for the cops. I am also sure that everybody would be happy if there would be a lot less traffic deaths cost by human error. However - here in the Netherlands - the income from traffic violations are a post on the yearly government budget and in your country it is the same. They make millions and millions of them. If that money would disappear they will find a way to let you pay their 'missing' income in another form. They need that money, because they already spending it.
If those darn pirates of our lovely and very safe OS that can't update due to our policy of finding income more important than safety on the web could be disconnected, we could make even more profit!
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Building one as we speak. Thank you very much!
And yet I believed my parents when they told me I should get a nice office-job because I would earn better than an electrician.
You have no clue.... seriously. That is complete and utter bullshit what you are saying there. How do I know? I live in the Netherlands. Dictatorship... lol :')
That is the argument the hotels are using now indeed. Don't have to convince me ;) Just being the messenger here :D
Sure they can... and I think that is what the OPTA wants. Normally this organization is very in favor of consumers etc. Nothing bad to say about them really. So that's why I think the OPTA noticed a flaw in the law and wants to hear a court ruling about it. Not to 'punish' the hotels. I really believe they just want to know for sure what an ISP is for the Dutch law. Looking forward to see this evolve though. Could go either way.
The OPTA has said that they are not sure yet if the hotels are ISP's. They are still investigating this and I think that is the reason they have send some letters out. In order to get a trial so it will become clear what an ISP is. In the Netherlands everyone who offers public access to internet or other telecomservices has to deal with the OPTA. It's also the organisation that puts fines on spamming etc. Our telecom watchhound in short.
Man that game sucks. Bought it right away. Looking forward to it. Even my girlfriend was looking forward to it (it's true, i have such a thing with titties and a complete lack of logic running around here) after 24 hours of hitting the A button to fight something, taking 1 step forward in the only direction there is, and repeat... i just put it away. The game is fucking boring as hell. And I tried... I really tried... any other game this bad would have been put aside in 2 hours... let alone 23. My girlfriend managed to take her savegame to 26 hours... before she finally said something that actually made sense: this is boring :')
No I don't :( I don't even own 1 car...
I would use my superpowers to do good things. And if I wouldn't I sure as hell wouldn't announce it before they gave me those powers!
yeah, but that's not cool. Hmm.
Well actually, if they would fill it with pure water that would give no problems. Doesn't conduct electricity and it will cool those servers down.
Hey I would be all in favour for OpenBSD, but directX support? Why would they need that? I assume they are using their OS-es for nationwide, mission critical and confidential processing. One would be an idiot to do that on a system that has directx support. Everyday OS-es are being written. Not so much for the x86 platform, but for every other cpu, pic or microcontroller it's just another day at the office. Sure, you can have some skepticism, so have I, but these dudes are right. It's almost certain that when you install Windows, you install the NSA. At the very least you install something with enough remote exploits that haven't been publicized yet to be sure your system isn't safe. This is just a step in the good direction. Less software from US-soil where the FBI demands backdoors. We want decent software that we can trust and depend upon. OpenBSD would fit the job indeed. But, can't run those windows binaries. I am curious what they will end up with. I wouldn't be surprised if they aren't going to write the OS from scratch but adept indeed an BSD flavor.
You sire, are my new best friend :D
Oops bad me... I could have sworn this was a double post. Feel free to mod me into oblivion.
http://politics.slashdot.org/submission/1353176/Iran-acknowledges-espionage-at-nuclear-facilities
It is coming right for us!
Wow, lot of biased people here. AC's off-course. Be a man, use your account. And comments like: have yet to see a indian think outside the box... Never been out of your redneck state have you?
So many 'fun' comments... If there is one country that is good in software it's this country. Hell, even MS probably has coders working for them there. And if they really manage to make an os that can run windows binaries without all the overhead and presumed NSA-backdoors (not that they need one given the rate new remote exploits come out for every windows version) this is a very smart thing to do. Nothing to make fun about. I would have great interest in an OS that can run windows binaries without all the windows-shit.
Mwaw, still way behind the US in terms of financial straights. Here in Europe they just spend the money we have on the wrong things. Especially in the UK where the government really knows when you took a leak.
Mwaw, those are 8 stories gone wrong. How many people have won millions? About now... probably also millions worldwide. Here when you win a big price they suggest you take like 200.000-400.000 and spend it on stupid things. That cool car, buy that expensive leather handmade coat... hell buy 2! When that money is gone, come back to us and we give you the rest of the sum. In that time people have a chance to live 'big' and after those initial feelings of *luxury must have* are gone... they know a bit better how fast you can spend an incredible amount of money.
That land had 2 bil. worth of oil and minerals in it! Muwwwaahhhaahhhaaaaa... Did I just blew my cover here?
I live in the Netherlands. As far as I know the only country in the world where you can legally buy weeds. And it works. The only problem we still have that it is legal to buy 5 grams a day, but the coffeeshops (as we call them) aren't officially allowed to buy their supply. So we have a lot of people growing weed in their addicts to sell to them. Now in order to not only get lower addicts (in a coffeeshop you can not buy hard-drugs as you would on a street-corner) when you actually legalize the supply chain (controlled and regulated) you also take the wind out of the sails for criminals. They can't sell their stuff anymore. And can't use the profit to invest in the real bad drugs. It's truly a win-win for everyone. And let's be honest. Nobody ever has done a crime because they smoke weed. It's complete idiotic that there are countries that will put you in jail for smoking a fucking joint when you are allowed to have 12 automatic rifles in your house. Idiocracy put to an art, truly.
Oh man, I feel so silly after reading all the replies to this post. I thought he was from California!
That is true for the cops. I am also sure that everybody would be happy if there would be a lot less traffic deaths cost by human error. However - here in the Netherlands - the income from traffic violations are a post on the yearly government budget and in your country it is the same. They make millions and millions of them. If that money would disappear they will find a way to let you pay their 'missing' income in another form. They need that money, because they already spending it.
If those darn pirates of our lovely and very safe OS that can't update due to our policy of finding income more important than safety on the web could be disconnected, we could make even more profit!