The problem isn't too much information, it is too much disinformation. People, in general, are too quick to accept something they read as true, especially if it is repeated elsewhere. Repeating information (good, bad, and ugly) is what the Internet does best.
I've never programmed in PHP but I do love Python. Python 3 broke a lot of compatibility with earlier versions for the sake of becoming more consistent and a more solid foundation on which to build future versions.
Unfortunately, this sort of thing is all out of proportion because of the state of the economy and the number of unemployed people already out there. In better times, much of this would be ignored.
You seem to have a higher tolerance than many, but it is still a matter of degrees. What if they were analyzing how long you sat in a stall in the restroom or how many sheets of toilet paper you used? Or maybe listened in on your phone conversation while you were in their store and recorded every word? Remember, this is a computer recording and analyzing this up front, but you can sure as hell bet that other humans will be reviewing the data later.
Or maybe the police are called because it *looks* like you're having an argument with someone that *might* turn violent. Or maybe you playfully hit your friend on the arm so security is called. Or maybe you accidentally bumped your kid with the cart and knocked them over and the computer thinks it is child abuse.
Point is that the moment people are allowed to record, analyze and store information about you without your consent it can easily lead to all kinds of abuses. There are laws that prohibit you from recording phone conversations without the other party's permission... how is this sort of thing any different?
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The problem isn't too much information, it is too much disinformation. People, in general, are too quick to accept something they read as true, especially if it is repeated elsewhere. Repeating information (good, bad, and ugly) is what the Internet does best.
I wasn't complaining about the changes to Python, only commenting on them. :p
I've never programmed in PHP but I do love Python. Python 3 broke a lot of compatibility with earlier versions for the sake of becoming more consistent and a more solid foundation on which to build future versions.
Is PHP headed in that direction as well?
Satan is obviously pining for it. :p
Then fill it with water and call it a swimming pool?
There was too much sweat in the sweat shop and it ate away more than their profits.
I was referring to the AC. :p
Agreed... this thing is lacking is some very basic ways by the standards of today, especially considering how cheap many components are.
El chupacabra meets goatse on the battlefield of genetic engineering?
I know I'd move away if given the chance. That thing is HUGE.
Can't argue with that. Still, the lack of networking these days sure does limit its usefulness, especially because of its feeble resolution.
By definition, there are no "moderate activists". So nobody is pushing the cause of moderation.
It's a vicious circle of mediocrity. ;)
It would be a LOT more useful for remote desktop if it had built-in networking. /sigh
To have the WoW binaries alone is fairly useless. Most games are not the same way.
Most gamers aren't fairly useless alone? ;)
A new law to be passed: Everything on the Internet must first exist on paper.
And a tax on horse dung to subsidize shoe manufacturers.
Unfortunately, this sort of thing is all out of proportion because of the state of the economy and the number of unemployed people already out there. In better times, much of this would be ignored.
Precisely... all the sources that don't have paper products, such as the online news sources that have been steadily replacing newspapers over time.
This would be where Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo (among many others) get to step up and be "heroes". Part of the plan? Perhaps...
The Googles, they do something! :p
Just think of this law as a way of keeping Al Gore out of Ohio... ;)
What prevents a gene-splicer from creating, transporting, or receiving a human-animal hybrid in neighboring Michigan?
Nothing... but figuring out which are hybrids and which are "normal Michigan residents" could be a problem... ;)
It had me thrown for a moment at first, but the answer is no. These are Indian-Americans, not American Indians.
If you knew how to spell... :p
20 to 30 thousand? Seriously?
I would bet most people only use a couple thousand at most.
Don't kill the messANGER!
You seem to have a higher tolerance than many, but it is still a matter of degrees. What if they were analyzing how long you sat in a stall in the restroom or how many sheets of toilet paper you used? Or maybe listened in on your phone conversation while you were in their store and recorded every word? Remember, this is a computer recording and analyzing this up front, but you can sure as hell bet that other humans will be reviewing the data later.
Or maybe the police are called because it *looks* like you're having an argument with someone that *might* turn violent. Or maybe you playfully hit your friend on the arm so security is called. Or maybe you accidentally bumped your kid with the cart and knocked them over and the computer thinks it is child abuse.
Point is that the moment people are allowed to record, analyze and store information about you without your consent it can easily lead to all kinds of abuses. There are laws that prohibit you from recording phone conversations without the other party's permission... how is this sort of thing any different?
At what point is it too much for you?