I didn't understand the point of Kurofuneparry's submission was since it contains little information. I actually had to click the link... wait for the damn page to load... and read the article. What has Slashdot come to when you can't even make wiseass remarks about an article without reading it first.
So let me ask you this: What was Iran's justification for shooting at its own citizens last year?
Justification....they don't need no justification. That's how things work in a theocracy (not to mention it's BAU in that part of the world.) I assume you are talking about the post election crack down on the opposition green party. They were a threat so they were dealt with.
The same company that is paying the politician to arrest this guy on trumped up charges. Makes sense doesn't it? What politico wouldn't want to be in bed with the evm manufacturer? Here's how it would go down
EVM guy: Ok if you use your considerable influence to get my machines into polling area x I will change y amount of votes thus getting you
reelected. I'm sure this shit goes on all the time. Maybe it's not always so blatently obvious but I'm reminded of the old axiom "absolute power corrupts absolutely".
Um, so you're saying that your fellow countrymen are retarded?
I thought we had a patent on that here in the States.;)
He's stealing our patent on retarded countrymen. Someone call up the MAFIAA and the congress critters to bring said patent back to its' rightfull owner.....Oh and we want 20million compensation for mental anguish.
and what's wrong with that? it needs to be a pain in the ass, that's the whole point.
I agree, it is supposed to be a pain in the ass and maybe it will save a life or two. I'm just wondering what they expect you to do in the above "OH SHIT" scenario.
What the fuck?! "Within five minutes of starting the car, the interlock will order the driver to pull over and restart the car. For longer rides, drivers will be required at random times to stop the car and restart."
They just kept the drunk from hiring some random stranger to blow his car. That's what that's all about. I can imagine the ramifications if you don't pull over to blow again in a couple miles "I was on the highway and the car JUST STOPPED....in the middle lane.". Busted
Ummm yeah, it's going to get you to Mars which is a damn sight better than being on the earth when the asteroid hits. No one should have to deal with that kind of armageddon. Considering that we didn't see some of these asteroids until they were right on us it's probably a good idea to make plans for the human race to continue on.
but then again I buy all of my DVD's and buy all of my music because I want to support those actors or musicians
You are not directly supporting the musicians when you buy their product. You are supporting the record company (AKA the root of all evil). If you want to directly support the musician got to their concert and buy their merch. Not only does that money go directly to the musician it also supports all the folks who work for them. If more musicians would follow the allman brothers and sell soundboard bootlegs they could realize greater profits and give the fans what they really want.
I don't think so. How many people use dial up any more? It's an interesting question though. I thisnk their primary business (based on my observations) is a content provider. I work for a cable internet company and a lot of my customers still use them. It's interesting that the line between content provider and ISP is so blurred for some of these people. I often wonder what AOL would look like today if they invested some of that cash they made back in the 90's in a nation wide cable isp.
That's because we've spent too much time listening to the bible thumping religous right. Their morals and beliefs are their own and I for one welcome our new porn bearing overlords.
So.... you advocate watching innocent people getting decapitated???
People who are so sensitive that they cannot watch a person get beheaded, have psychological issues of their own to deal with because they have been sheltered from the real world.
So because I can't(or don't)watch someone getting their head cut off I have issues and I'm sheltered? It must be nice to make general statements regarding the character of people you have never met. Watching some poor schmuck get his head cut off serves no practical value. Yeah I know there's a bunch of fanatical assholes who would love to make an example of (insert ethnicity or nationality here) just because they are fucked in the head and they want to blame someone else for their problems. Shit the whole world is filled with these people. The point is, I have little control over what some fanatical jackass does to another human being so I'm not going to let it affect me (yes it starts with an a not an e. queue the grammer nazi's).
litigating laws that should not exist in the first place
Let me play devils advocate for just a minute here. Say you make a nifty piece if software that everyone wants. You're a small independent company and you spent a boat load of cash developing this product of yours. Maybe you're not looking to get super rich from this. You just want to make enough to cover your overhead and make a bit over and above that. Now your software finds it's way on to every torrent site out there. Now you are potentially losing a lot of money that is rightfully yours. That Lawyer you were just disrespecting is your best friend. The system is not perfect but instead of complaining you could do something instead.
Hey if they can make islands from sand and sell luxury houses on em I'd guess just about anything is possible. They have to do something about that trash .
they came up with something like this. I just got a new graphics card and the damn thing barely fit into the case(standard ATX). I'd be interested to see how they expect to power an external graphics card and onboard wireless. I recently upgraded my old 8800gtx to a new 250gts(x?)and I had to upgrade from a 450 to a 700 watt psu. I'm not running any high end stuff (quad core, 2 hdd's and the 250)but imagine if I were. I'd be surprised if you could run a serious card remotely but it would be nice. lrick has the right idea, wireless monitors are the right way to go with this.
I presume that the goverment and google are already trolling through my search data so nothing new for me here. It's too invasive if they start tracking the mouse cursor on my screen but since I don't surf much I'm not too worried.
Did the DTV Transition Affect TV Sets That Are Connected to Cable Services?
No. If you subscribe to cable service, the DTV transition did not affect any TV sets that are connected to your cable services.
You have a valid point but you don't need to take your anger out on me. At no point in my post did I take any kind of attitude towards anyone (even the guy who made the fcc-ftc mistake).
Since all of the programming is going to high definition you don't honestly expect Comcast to broadcast (over cable as you noted) in analog and HD. From a business point of view it costs them a lot less to abandon the analog. I can't speak to why they were going to charge him for each box. They sent me two free boxes so I guess I can't complain.
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I didn't understand the point of Kurofuneparry's submission was since it contains little information. I actually had to click the link... wait for the damn page to load... and read the article. What has Slashdot come to when you can't even make wiseass remarks about an article without reading it first.
So let me ask you this: What was Iran's justification for shooting at its own citizens last year?
Justification....they don't need no justification. That's how things work in a theocracy (not to mention it's BAU in that part of the world.) I assume you are talking about the post election crack down on the opposition green party. They were a threat so they were dealt with.
Who's making these hackable machines?
The same company that is paying the politician to arrest this guy on trumped up charges. Makes sense doesn't it? What politico wouldn't want to be in bed with the evm manufacturer? Here's how it would go down EVM guy: Ok if you use your considerable influence to get my machines into polling area x I will change y amount of votes thus getting you reelected. I'm sure this shit goes on all the time. Maybe it's not always so blatently obvious but I'm reminded of the old axiom "absolute power corrupts absolutely".
LMAO. Maybe right thread, wrong post. I could see how having an ice cream brain freeze could impair your ability to post something on topic.
We're actually on speaking terms with the Yemeni government...we just want to bomb their terrorists.
Um, so you're saying that your fellow countrymen are retarded? I thought we had a patent on that here in the States. ;)
He's stealing our patent on retarded countrymen. Someone call up the MAFIAA and the congress critters to bring said patent back to its' rightfull owner.....Oh and we want 20million compensation for mental anguish.
and what's wrong with that? it needs to be a pain in the ass, that's the whole point.
I agree, it is supposed to be a pain in the ass and maybe it will save a life or two. I'm just wondering what they expect you to do in the above "OH SHIT" scenario.
What the fuck?! "Within five minutes of starting the car, the interlock will order the driver to pull over and restart the car. For longer rides, drivers will be required at random times to stop the car and restart."
They just kept the drunk from hiring some random stranger to blow his car. That's what that's all about. I can imagine the ramifications if you don't pull over to blow again in a couple miles "I was on the highway and the car JUST STOPPED....in the middle lane.". Busted
You're the man
Yeah... except using an incorrect adverb doesn't qualify one as semi-literate.
Uhoh everybody run. The offtopic grammar nazi's just arrived.
Should be modded funny. I know that line from somewhere. It's going to drive me nuts till I figure out where I saw it before.
Going to Mars isn't going to get me anywhere.
Ummm yeah, it's going to get you to Mars which is a damn sight better than being on the earth when the asteroid hits. No one should have to deal with that kind of armageddon. Considering that we didn't see some of these asteroids until they were right on us it's probably a good idea to make plans for the human race to continue on.
but then again I buy all of my DVD's and buy all of my music because I want to support those actors or musicians
You are not directly supporting the musicians when you buy their product. You are supporting the record company (AKA the root of all evil). If you want to directly support the musician got to their concert and buy their merch. Not only does that money go directly to the musician it also supports all the folks who work for them. If more musicians would follow the allman brothers and sell soundboard bootlegs they could realize greater profits and give the fans what they really want.
They still in the ISP business or what?
I don't think so. How many people use dial up any more? It's an interesting question though. I thisnk their primary business (based on my observations) is a content provider. I work for a cable internet company and a lot of my customers still use them. It's interesting that the line between content provider and ISP is so blurred for some of these people. I often wonder what AOL would look like today if they invested some of that cash they made back in the 90's in a nation wide cable isp.
But I am not a lawyer and my limited understand is based on logic and common sense which often do not seem to apply to matters of the law.
This is such a classic quote and yet so true.
Censoring porn is an American thing
That's because we've spent too much time listening to the bible thumping religous right. Their morals and beliefs are their own and I for one welcome our new porn bearing overlords.
People who are so sensitive that they cannot watch a person get beheaded, have psychological issues of their own to deal with because they have been sheltered from the real world.
So because I can't(or don't)watch someone getting their head cut off I have issues and I'm sheltered? It must be nice to make general statements regarding the character of people you have never met. Watching some poor schmuck get his head cut off serves no practical value. Yeah I know there's a bunch of fanatical assholes who would love to make an example of (insert ethnicity or nationality here) just because they are fucked in the head and they want to blame someone else for their problems. Shit the whole world is filled with these people. The point is, I have little control over what some fanatical jackass does to another human being so I'm not going to let it affect me (yes it starts with an a not an e. queue the grammer nazi's).
litigating laws that should not exist in the first place
Let me play devils advocate for just a minute here. Say you make a nifty piece if software that everyone wants. You're a small independent company and you spent a boat load of cash developing this product of yours. Maybe you're not looking to get super rich from this. You just want to make enough to cover your overhead and make a bit over and above that. Now your software finds it's way on to every torrent site out there. Now you are potentially losing a lot of money that is rightfully yours. That Lawyer you were just disrespecting is your best friend. The system is not perfect but instead of complaining you could do something instead.
Don't forget massive amounts of cadmium. Seriously though, I think its' head is out of proportion with the body. Pretty cool otherwise.
Hey if they can make islands from sand and sell luxury houses on em I'd guess just about anything is possible. They have to do something about that trash .
they came up with something like this. I just got a new graphics card and the damn thing barely fit into the case(standard ATX). I'd be interested to see how they expect to power an external graphics card and onboard wireless. I recently upgraded my old 8800gtx to a new 250gts(x?)and I had to upgrade from a 450 to a 700 watt psu. I'm not running any high end stuff (quad core, 2 hdd's and the 250)but imagine if I were. I'd be surprised if you could run a serious card remotely but it would be nice. lrick has the right idea, wireless monitors are the right way to go with this.
That's pretty cool.
They're going to make up bullshit data anyway so by not giving them the data he just handed they the ammo needed to make his research pointless.
I presume that the goverment and google are already trolling through my search data so nothing new for me here. It's too invasive if they start tracking the mouse cursor on my screen but since I don't surf much I'm not too worried.
Did the DTV Transition Affect TV Sets That Are Connected to Cable Services? No. If you subscribe to cable service, the DTV transition did not affect any TV sets that are connected to your cable services.
You have a valid point but you don't need to take your anger out on me. At no point in my post did I take any kind of attitude towards anyone (even the guy who made the fcc-ftc mistake). Since all of the programming is going to high definition you don't honestly expect Comcast to broadcast (over cable as you noted) in analog and HD. From a business point of view it costs them a lot less to abandon the analog. I can't speak to why they were going to charge him for each box. They sent me two free boxes so I guess I can't complain.