Having said that, the rolling release system also means you have to go with the flow - you don't need to upgrade daily, or weekly even, but still every now and then.
And that's the problem with Arch. You can leave a Debian installation unattended for years and it will still correctly update. Why can't Arch do that?
Most It types are progressive in their political leanings, favor Obama's redefinition of marriage, attacks on traditional morality and religion and are just waiting on him to legalize weed, probably as soon as the convention. So of course they are chomping at the bit to pull the lever again. Of course they also live in constant fear of being outsourced or rightsized and totally fail to connect their political views to the economic consequences they cause.
So how exactly does marriage, religion, and cannabis connect to outsourcing and rightsizing? Connect the dots for us.
A sit-in requires you to literally put your butt on the line and be at risk for arrest.
Which this guy did.
They also compromised user account information and released it, and defaced websites with false information. In short, they were a bunch of punks, and deserve to spend a few years in jail.
I agree. And yet he's still a better person than Barack Obama and the criminals he protects.
He got elected, that's what happened. Before election, civil liberties are a good issue to win votes. After election, civil liberties are nothing but an obstacle.
I find it so fascinating. I've known many Persians. To a man and woman, they were intelligent, passionate, vocal and idealistic. So how did a nation with such cultural depth, such delightful people, so much going for them go so far off the track.
Why would you buy an album of a band who can only write one song worth listening to? If you have limited entertainment funds, give them to bands who can make a whole album that's good.
In the USA all candidates for office need to be pre-approved by corporate masters or you don't get on the ballot. Or if you do get on the ballot, they won't let you in the debates. And if you have your own events, even if they draw over 10,000 attendees they won't even mention you in the news.
So yeah, it's about as accurate to say that Iran has a democracy as it is to say that the USA has a democracy.
We spend so much time complaining, yet it is us - the people, the voters - who opted to sit around and watch television and let politicians warp the constitution to serve their need for power
You can't blame the people for being vulnerable to the best propaganda system in the world. You can't blame an old man for believing Fox News any more than you can blame him for falling for the typical scams that target the elderly.
You're just blaming the victim here. The ones who really bear the blame are the ones actually comitting the fraud against the American people.
People are buying single tracks or tuning into Pandora instead of building up a collection of CDs. This benefits the consumer because it is much more efficient to listen to music this way.
How is it more efficient? At 6 minutes a song, you need 10 songs to fill up an hour. Ten songs will cost you the same whether they are all on one album or spread across 10 different albums. However, it does cost more for 10 bands to record one song each than it does for one band to record 10 songs.
Also, a band that can make a solid 60 minute album is going to be a lot better than a band who only has one or two good musical ideas. So you get more enjoyment buying by the album. I'd argue that buying singles only is a net loss for everyone involved.
Well, what do intelligent people watch on TV? The Learning Channel hasn't been about learning in a decade. Same for Discovery. The "news" networks are atrocious. CSPAN is pointless. CSPAN2 on the weekends is good, but that's BookTV so why not just read? Charlie Rose is on past my bed time.
I like the Daily Show and Colbert, but let's be honest that's not exactly smart TV. Smarter than average, but still a guilty pleasure.
If you want to watch something smart, skip the TV entirely and check out Academic Earth. Why can't we have a cable network this good?
And yet they still have more character than the leaders of this country. This guy organized a conspiracy to DDOS some sites, the digital equivalent of a sit-in, and he's facing over 100 years in jail.
Barack Obama on the other hand, by failing to prosecute anyone for the massive fraud that crashed our economy, can at best be described as being an accessory after the fact to that fraud. He'd rather protect billionaires who stole trillions than do his job and enforce the law.
So is Sabu a nice guy? No, but he's no where near as crooked as the people running this country.
No, pain for pain is not justice. Pain is useful for punishment, when you expect fear of pain to deter future bad behavior. Since there will be no future behavior at all after lethal injection, any pain during the procedure is simply gratuitous.
Yes, the procecure for lethal injection includes three substances. A barbituate, to put one to sleep. Then a paralytic so you don't convulse. And finally potassium chloride to stop the heart.
The problem is that not everyone responds to barbituates in the same way. It's entirely possible for a subject to wake from the barbituate while paralyzed by the paralytic and be conscious when the potassium chloride is injected.
If you know anything about how neuronal action potentials are generated, I'm sure you can imagine that destroying the potassium gradients every neuron uses to fire would be one of the most painful things you could do. This shouldn't happen to even one subject of lethal injection, no matter how evil he is. It's completely avoidable.
The funny part is, if we just gave them 10 times the dose of barbiturate, they would just fall asleep, stop breathing, and die peacefully. But somehow that's not acceptable to our justice system.
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Having said that, the rolling release system also means you have to go with the flow - you don't need to upgrade daily, or weekly even, but still every now and then.
And that's the problem with Arch. You can leave a Debian installation unattended for years and it will still correctly update. Why can't Arch do that?
I'm still confused as to what the appeal of the Pi is.
It has David Braben's name on it.
Judging by what happened to the economy last time a Republican held the presidency, can you blame them?
So, for a sufficiently large value of "X", X liars can trump science?
I hope this standard never propagates into criminal law.
It already has. See the War on Drug Users.
That's the exact reaction I have when I ask someone to explain what's so exciting about watching a bunch of grown men chase a ball around.
Most It types are progressive in their political leanings, favor Obama's redefinition of marriage, attacks on traditional morality and religion and are just waiting on him to legalize weed, probably as soon as the convention. So of course they are chomping at the bit to pull the lever again. Of course they also live in constant fear of being outsourced or rightsized and totally fail to connect their political views to the economic consequences they cause.
So how exactly does marriage, religion, and cannabis connect to outsourcing and rightsizing? Connect the dots for us.
A sit-in requires you to literally put your butt on the line and be at risk for arrest.
Which this guy did.
They also compromised user account information and released it, and defaced websites with false information. In short, they were a bunch of punks, and deserve to spend a few years in jail.
I agree. And yet he's still a better person than Barack Obama and the criminals he protects.
Pointing out how much we have in common with Iran is off topic?
He got elected, that's what happened. Before election, civil liberties are a good issue to win votes. After election, civil liberties are nothing but an obstacle.
Their vote counts as much as ours does. They could legitimately vote out their figurehead, but can't actually effect real change.
I find it so fascinating. I've known many Persians. To a man and woman, they were intelligent, passionate, vocal and idealistic. So how did a nation with such cultural depth, such delightful people, so much going for them go so far off the track.
America happened.
My opinion might come from living in a "western" country, but I just don't get why some countries seem to want to stay in the dark ages.
I too wonder why the US seems to want to stay in the dark ages.
Why would you buy an album of a band who can only write one song worth listening to? If you have limited entertainment funds, give them to bands who can make a whole album that's good.
In the USA all candidates for office need to be pre-approved by corporate masters or you don't get on the ballot. Or if you do get on the ballot, they won't let you in the debates. And if you have your own events, even if they draw over 10,000 attendees they won't even mention you in the news.
So yeah, it's about as accurate to say that Iran has a democracy as it is to say that the USA has a democracy.
Together this accounts for almost a third of our troops now suffering serious functional mental impairment
We have a volunteer military. I'd argue that implies that 100% of our troops have a serious functional mental impairment.
We spend so much time complaining, yet it is us - the people, the voters - who opted to sit around and watch television and let politicians warp the constitution to serve their need for power
You can't blame the people for being vulnerable to the best propaganda system in the world. You can't blame an old man for believing Fox News any more than you can blame him for falling for the typical scams that target the elderly.
You're just blaming the victim here. The ones who really bear the blame are the ones actually comitting the fraud against the American people.
People are buying single tracks or tuning into Pandora instead of building up a collection of CDs. This benefits the consumer because it is much more efficient to listen to music this way.
How is it more efficient? At 6 minutes a song, you need 10 songs to fill up an hour. Ten songs will cost you the same whether they are all on one album or spread across 10 different albums. However, it does cost more for 10 bands to record one song each than it does for one band to record 10 songs.
Also, a band that can make a solid 60 minute album is going to be a lot better than a band who only has one or two good musical ideas. So you get more enjoyment buying by the album. I'd argue that buying singles only is a net loss for everyone involved.
Right now it feels like an exacerbated Pareto Law inside the music industry and it doesn't have to be that way.
You're too generous. I was thinking Sturgeon's law.
They all fuck whores. The ones who rock the boat are the ones who get outed. See also DSK.
Actually research has shown that even the childless elderly are happier than those with offspring.
Well, what do intelligent people watch on TV? The Learning Channel hasn't been about learning in a decade. Same for Discovery. The "news" networks are atrocious. CSPAN is pointless. CSPAN2 on the weekends is good, but that's BookTV so why not just read? Charlie Rose is on past my bed time.
I like the Daily Show and Colbert, but let's be honest that's not exactly smart TV. Smarter than average, but still a guilty pleasure.
If you want to watch something smart, skip the TV entirely and check out Academic Earth. Why can't we have a cable network this good?
And yet they still have more character than the leaders of this country. This guy organized a conspiracy to DDOS some sites, the digital equivalent of a sit-in, and he's facing over 100 years in jail.
Barack Obama on the other hand, by failing to prosecute anyone for the massive fraud that crashed our economy, can at best be described as being an accessory after the fact to that fraud. He'd rather protect billionaires who stole trillions than do his job and enforce the law.
So is Sabu a nice guy? No, but he's no where near as crooked as the people running this country.
Too many "see, I'm tough on crime" politicians exist
I'm still waiting for a single politician from either major party to claim to be tough on securities fraud.
No, pain for pain is not justice. Pain is useful for punishment, when you expect fear of pain to deter future bad behavior. Since there will be no future behavior at all after lethal injection, any pain during the procedure is simply gratuitous.
Yes, the procecure for lethal injection includes three substances. A barbituate, to put one to sleep. Then a paralytic so you don't convulse. And finally potassium chloride to stop the heart.
The problem is that not everyone responds to barbituates in the same way. It's entirely possible for a subject to wake from the barbituate while paralyzed by the paralytic and be conscious when the potassium chloride is injected.
If you know anything about how neuronal action potentials are generated, I'm sure you can imagine that destroying the potassium gradients every neuron uses to fire would be one of the most painful things you could do. This shouldn't happen to even one subject of lethal injection, no matter how evil he is. It's completely avoidable.
The funny part is, if we just gave them 10 times the dose of barbiturate, they would just fall asleep, stop breathing, and die peacefully. But somehow that's not acceptable to our justice system.