That you don't fly doesn't make you ignorant of the subject. In fact if you don't fly you are far more likely (assuming you are a selfish prick) to support ridiculous security routines for flying. After all they don't affect you, but a plane crashing into your office certainly does. Now you might want them to spend the money on more effective measures that are more likely to reduce yor chances of said plane crashing into you, of course.
Not sure I can agree with that - I myself have never been in a plane bigger than a single-engine Cessna, yet I still see the egregious violation of our civil liberties that is the TSA for what it is.
Personally, I'd like to see how the poll was conducted (online or your standard call-landlines-during-the-workday method), and the general demographics of those polled.
You're off base. Public universities holding patents is nothing even remotely new. Welcome to the results of the Bayh-Dole Act passed in 1980.
From reading the Wikipedia entry for the Bayh-Dole Act, it seems that, unless Eolas is acting on behalf of UCLA, they have no right to claim patent rights (assuming these patents really are owned by UCLA).
Of course, IANA Patent Attorney, so I readily admit I really don't know how this crap works.
So instead we just sacrifice wave after wave of innocent bystanders in the middle East to the utterly predictable angry mobs of extremists instead of putting any blame on the anti-Islamic shit-disturbers?
You know that phrase right-wing jackasses trot out every time they want to further degrade our liberties, "Freedom isn't free?" Yea, well, this is what that really means.
Of course, that's not to say they have to be sacrificed - self-defense is always preferable to martyrdom.
There has to be a better option...I realize and agree that they should have the right to say horrible, hateful things about Islam and depict Mohammed in the worst way imaginable, but people *will* die every time it happens. If we just keep it up it won't be the crazies that are all dead in the end, it will be everyone else.
Oh, that's an easy one - we just have to let them* know that if they try to kill us for expressing our beliefs, we'll kill their asses first!
Serious, man, how long do you think this nation would have lasted had our forefather pussed out and surrendered every time some other nation threatened them with violence? Like I said, freedom isn't free.
* By "them" I specifically refer to the individuals and organizations who engage in violent behavior, not as a blanket term for all Arab/Muslim people.
I personally recommend everyone keep a live CD around for, if nothing else, troubleshooting issues in Windows (i.e., wireless works w/ the live CD but not the Windows install). Heck, I'm pretty sure I've got a Knoppix 4 CD around here somewhere, that thing belongs in a museum...
The FTP method is probably the most effective way to download FF without ever having to open IE, unless you're just adamantly opposed to the Windows command line (wouldn't blame ya); in that case, you can actually copy/paste the ftp server address into the Location bar at the top of any Windows Explorer menu, and it will open a connection to the server in that window.
I just prefer command line stuff, makes me feel all hackery:D
(a VW Beetle that would stall at any stop light unless you gently caressed the gas pedal with your toe while keeping the brake down with your heel).
Yea, that was a common issue on the first-gen "New" Beetles, V-Dub put out a TSB on that one but I can't quite remember what the fix was... of course, I'm guessing you no longer own that particular kraut-burner, so TL:DR, right?
So put the switch different places in different installs. Under the seat, in the glovebox, and under the dash (above the accelerator) all come to mind. Better yet, repurpose an unused factory switch, or find a factory switch you don't really use, put that elsewhere, and hook the old switch up to the fuel pump. Maybe you have to push the tire pressure monitoring system reset button before the car will start...
This is security by obscurity, but when it's different and non-obvious on each car, it's good stuff.
No, that's not "security through obscurity," it's "security through ridiculously circuitous nonsense."
Most modern cars, i.e. the type to have a tyre pressure monitoring reset button, don't like it when people start hacking up their wiring harnesses. And by "don't like it," I of course mean "will refuse to start until a professional technician fixes all the wiring you fucked up."
Not that a fuel pump cut-off switch is a bad idea, but your suggestions on placement and operation indicate a fundamental lack of knowledge concerning modern automotive systems.
Yea, I forgot to mention - you need a Linux live CD to do this, and it assumes that you're replacing Windows/dual booting.
Actually, now that I think about it, with a live CD and flash drive, you can very easily get firefox without ever touching IE; just boot into the live CD system and use its web browser (likely firefox) to hit Mozilla's website and download the firefox install executable, transfer it to the flash drive, then reboot into Windows and install your new software.
Hey, be glad your kittah hasn't developed an affinity for catching baby bunnies at 2 a.m. like mine has.
He doesn't kill then quick, either - no, my sociopathic feline prefers to cripple them, then let them screech themselves to death under the porch outside my bedroom.
Remind me to never let you anywhere near any minors.
Okay I'll remind you. Don't let me anywhere near minors. Because I'm allergic to coal dust. Oh whoops I used the word "minor" wrong and so what I said makes no sense at all, just like what you did with pedophile!
It's a real word with a real meaning, instead of mocking me you should learn the correct usage, accept that you were wrong, apologize for being an ass (for bonus points), and move on.
Or, and this is just a thought, you could google the words you claim I'm using incorrectly and realize that I'm actually 100% correct, then subsequently go fuck yourself.
The same thing I think about the huge number of historians and writers who say Jesus/Buddha/other fictional deity was real - good for you, please don't murder me because I disagree.
I guess you don't care to share any of your reasoning. Okay then... good for you? Great contribution to the discussion.
Technically, Paedophilia and Ephebophilia are different things.
Technically, Ephebophilia (had to look that one up) is specific to 14-19 year old kids, so my referring to Poe as a pedophile for marrying a 13 year old is correct.
Besides, no amount of pontification will ever convince me that a 40 year old dude banging a teenager is not fucked up.
2. You think Mohammed was NOT REAL? What do you think of the huge number of historians and writers who say he is real?
The same thing I think about the huge number of historians and writers who say Jesus/Buddha/other fictional deity was real - good for you, please don't murder me because I disagree.
No one will murder you. We will just think you an idiot. There are few historical records of jesus existing, but it is generally accepted by real historians,.e., those that make a living doing hsitory and reading Greek, Latin and Aramaic that a man named Jesus, who eventually was called King of the Jews, did exist. There's some debate, but not much.
As for Mohammed, there are TONS of historical documents that this person existed and led multiple warlike raids upon the Wahabis in the Saudi deserts.
No one will murder you. You are just an idiot.
Yet you are either incapable or unwilling to provide any documentation to back your claims... and I'm the idiot for not taking an anonymous stranger at their word?
1. If Poe was interested in 13 year old girls he wasn't a pedophile. Don't confuse "kids" in the legal sense with "kids" in the biological sense.
Remind me to never let you anywhere near any minors.
2. You think Mohammed was NOT REAL? What do you think of the huge number of historians and writers who say he is real?
The same thing I think about the huge number of historians and writers who say Jesus/Buddha/other fictional deity was real - good for you, please don't murder me because I disagree.
They need to design hunter-killer pest control robots next. Why bother fogging your apartment with deadly pesticides when you can let a few (roach/bedbug/beetle/spider)-hunting bots loose for targeted annihilation?
Assuming that A) Mohammed was a real person, and B) he was, by period standards, a pedophile, which was my point.
Period standards nothing. If you fuck a 9 year old you're a pedophile.
Except we're talking about a fictional character.
One has to wonder how "Christians" would react had someone made a movie implying that Jesus was a pedo...
It's hardly a fair comparison, as there are no sources that believers claim to be true that would imply that Jesus was a pedophile. Aisha's deflowering at the age of 9 is reported in the Hadith, which believers have to accept as true. Any follower of Islam must reconcile his pedophilia with their belief that Muhammed was a good man, a problem that does not affect Christianity.
Okay, so maybe not Jesus particularly - although it is fairly well known in academic circles that what's in the Christian Bible isn't the whole story, so there is a chance Jesus was down with the pedo action, but that part didn't make the final draft for obvious reasons - but fact is, the Bible is rife with references to kid-fucking and incest as perfectly acceptable, even encouraged behavior.
Genocide is also, apparently, allowed and encouraged by the Christian god, but that's not non sequitur to our discussion, save the much earlier mention of Mohammed as a 'warmonger.' Still, it further impresses my point about the obvious double standard many of us "Westerners" have regarding other people's faiths and our own.
... and the implication is that makes Mohammed (and apparently, by association, every Muslim who ever has or ever will live) a horrible person not worthy of attention, right? That's funny.
do you have trouble thinking and putting together coherent thoughts? or, just trolling? I'm guessing #2.
Do you have some form of Tourette's, or are you just one of those ego-centric assholes that has to denigrate the opinion of everyone you assume doesn't agree with you? Wait, don't answer that, I already know and honestly, don't give 2 shits.
the implication is that Mo *was* a pedophile. he was certainly a warmonger and I see nothing about him that commands ANY kind of respect. none at all.
Um, okaaaay... So, fictional prophet fucks kids bad, but non-fictional Anglo writers fuck kids, and no big whoop. Good to know where you stand.
As for 'warmongering,' well, you've just accurately described pretty much every organized religion on the planet, save maybe Buddhism and a small handful of others. Thanks for that, Cap't Obvious, what would we do without you pointing out that which we all already know?
the people following him are acting foolish. maybe I go so far as to say they ARE fools.
See previous statement regarding theocracy in general.
look, the religion of pieces is a world-wide problem. yes, PROBLEM. its incompatible with modern times and its believers want to stay back in the bronze age.
Why do I get the sinking feeling that your knowledge of Islam is, put lightly, utter bullshit? This has been stated many, many times before, but you apparently missed it, so here goes again: When you generalize and lump all Muslims in with the small handful who engage in extremist behavior, you not only commit the same sins as said extremists, but you play right into their hands - Al Queda, the Taliban, et. al, they want you to lump the other 2 billion Muslims in the world in with them, because it gives power and weight to their cause. By saying stupid shit like this, and generalizing about Muslims, you're helping the terrorists win.
Congratulations, you're an accessory to terrorism!
can anyone really say the world is better off with islam in it?
Well, since no living human has been in a world without Islam, that's non sequitur. Of course, you could substitute "Islam" with pretty much any other major religion and have an equally pointless rhetorical.
now, go get pissed off and beat some infidel up. you know you want to.
No worries, mate, I have no problem with stupid bigots and armchair generals arguing with me in a public forum; makes you fuckers easier to identify.
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The majority also supported the roundup of Japanese-americans during WW2, depriving them of their liberty, property, and right to a jury trial.
Jim Crow laws, too.
That you don't fly doesn't make you ignorant of the subject. In fact if you don't fly you are far more likely (assuming you are a selfish prick) to support ridiculous security routines for flying. After all they don't affect you, but a plane crashing into your office certainly does. Now you might want them to spend the money on more effective measures that are more likely to reduce yor chances of said plane crashing into you, of course.
Not sure I can agree with that - I myself have never been in a plane bigger than a single-engine Cessna, yet I still see the egregious violation of our civil liberties that is the TSA for what it is.
Personally, I'd like to see how the poll was conducted (online or your standard call-landlines-during-the-workday method), and the general demographics of those polled.
You're off base. Public universities holding patents is nothing even remotely new. Welcome to the results of the Bayh-Dole Act passed in 1980.
From reading the Wikipedia entry for the Bayh-Dole Act, it seems that, unless Eolas is acting on behalf of UCLA, they have no right to claim patent rights (assuming these patents really are owned by UCLA).
Of course, IANA Patent Attorney, so I readily admit I really don't know how this crap works.
Actually, the article post is misleading in the title. The primary patent holder is in fact UCLA.
That's UCLA as in University of California, Los Angeles, right?
Isn't UCLA a state school?
Isn't everything generated by the state considered Public Domain?
Either I'm way off base, or something smell fishy in Denmark...
So instead we just sacrifice wave after wave of innocent bystanders in the middle East to the utterly predictable angry mobs of extremists instead of putting any blame on the anti-Islamic shit-disturbers?
You know that phrase right-wing jackasses trot out every time they want to further degrade our liberties, "Freedom isn't free?" Yea, well, this is what that really means.
Of course, that's not to say they have to be sacrificed - self-defense is always preferable to martyrdom.
There has to be a better option...I realize and agree that they should have the right to say horrible, hateful things about Islam and depict Mohammed in the worst way imaginable, but people *will* die every time it happens. If we just keep it up it won't be the crazies that are all dead in the end, it will be everyone else.
Oh, that's an easy one - we just have to let them* know that if they try to kill us for expressing our beliefs, we'll kill their asses first!
Serious, man, how long do you think this nation would have lasted had our forefather pussed out and surrendered every time some other nation threatened them with violence? Like I said, freedom isn't free.
* By "them" I specifically refer to the individuals and organizations who engage in violent behavior, not as a blanket term for all Arab/Muslim people.
Don't people have regular incomes? Anyway, you mostly need the attention of the guys at the top, no? Buy the ear of the people who matter.
Right.
The problem is, those ears are already bought and paid for by groups with far, far more resources than all of geekdom combined.
Money isn't everything, you know. There's also free stuff/food/hookers/etc., job offers, cushy positions as congressional lobbyists...
Live CD and live USB - 'cuz sometimes, having an available CD/DVD burner is handy in a live distro.
I personally recommend everyone keep a live CD around for, if nothing else, troubleshooting issues in Windows (i.e., wireless works w/ the live CD but not the Windows install). Heck, I'm pretty sure I've got a Knoppix 4 CD around here somewhere, that thing belongs in a museum...
:D
The FTP method is probably the most effective way to download FF without ever having to open IE, unless you're just adamantly opposed to the Windows command line (wouldn't blame ya); in that case, you can actually copy/paste the ftp server address into the Location bar at the top of any Windows Explorer menu, and it will open a connection to the server in that window.
I just prefer command line stuff, makes me feel all hackery
No worries ... we don't really use moose droppings in (much) scientific research either, eh. ;-)
FTFY, lol
(a VW Beetle that would stall at any stop light unless you gently caressed the gas pedal with your toe while keeping the brake down with your heel).
Yea, that was a common issue on the first-gen "New" Beetles, V-Dub put out a TSB on that one but I can't quite remember what the fix was... of course, I'm guessing you no longer own that particular kraut-burner, so TL:DR, right?
So put the switch different places in different installs. Under the seat, in the glovebox, and under the dash (above the accelerator) all come to mind. Better yet, repurpose an unused factory switch, or find a factory switch you don't really use, put that elsewhere, and hook the old switch up to the fuel pump. Maybe you have to push the tire pressure monitoring system reset button before the car will start...
This is security by obscurity, but when it's different and non-obvious on each car, it's good stuff.
No, that's not "security through obscurity," it's "security through ridiculously circuitous nonsense."
Most modern cars, i.e. the type to have a tyre pressure monitoring reset button, don't like it when people start hacking up their wiring harnesses. And by "don't like it," I of course mean "will refuse to start until a professional technician fixes all the wiring you fucked up."
Not that a fuel pump cut-off switch is a bad idea, but your suggestions on placement and operation indicate a fundamental lack of knowledge concerning modern automotive systems.
Dapper?? does that mean wearing a top hat and tails while stealing one?
Some of us prefer fedoras and wingtips, but yea, that's the idea.
Well, we have the CSA -- they kinda helped make the robotic arm in the shuttle and other things. It's not like we aren't involved in these things.
Huh, and here I was thinking they called it the "Canada arm" 'cuz it sits on top and does relatively nothing...
Just messing with ya, canucks, no hard feelings!
Also, this.
Yea, I forgot to mention - you need a Linux live CD to do this, and it assumes that you're replacing Windows/dual booting.
Actually, now that I think about it, with a live CD and flash drive, you can very easily get firefox without ever touching IE; just boot into the live CD system and use its web browser (likely firefox) to hit Mozilla's website and download the firefox install executable, transfer it to the flash drive, then reboot into Windows and install your new software.
Hey, be glad your kittah hasn't developed an affinity for catching baby bunnies at 2 a.m. like mine has.
He doesn't kill then quick, either - no, my sociopathic feline prefers to cripple them, then let them screech themselves to death under the porch outside my bedroom.
Remind me to never let you anywhere near any minors.
Okay I'll remind you. Don't let me anywhere near minors. Because I'm allergic to coal dust. Oh whoops I used the word "minor" wrong and so what I said makes no sense at all, just like what you did with pedophile!
It's a real word with a real meaning, instead of mocking me you should learn the correct usage, accept that you were wrong, apologize for being an ass (for bonus points), and move on.
Or, and this is just a thought, you could google the words you claim I'm using incorrectly and realize that I'm actually 100% correct, then subsequently go fuck yourself.
The same thing I think about the huge number of historians and writers who say Jesus/Buddha/other fictional deity was real - good for you, please don't murder me because I disagree.
I guess you don't care to share any of your reasoning. Okay then... good for you? Great contribution to the discussion.
Back atcha, chief.
Technically, Paedophilia and Ephebophilia are different things.
Technically, Ephebophilia (had to look that one up) is specific to 14-19 year old kids, so my referring to Poe as a pedophile for marrying a 13 year old is correct.
Besides, no amount of pontification will ever convince me that a 40 year old dude banging a teenager is not fucked up.
2. You think Mohammed was NOT REAL? What do you think of the huge number of historians and writers who say he is real?
The same thing I think about the huge number of historians and writers who say Jesus/Buddha/other fictional deity was real - good for you, please don't murder me because I disagree.
No one will murder you. We will just think you an idiot. There are few historical records of jesus existing, but it is generally accepted by real historians, .e., those that make a living doing hsitory and reading Greek, Latin and Aramaic that a man named Jesus, who eventually was called King of the Jews, did exist. There's some debate, but not much.
As for Mohammed, there are TONS of historical documents that this person existed and led multiple warlike raids upon the Wahabis in the Saudi deserts. No one will murder you. You are just an idiot.
Yet you are either incapable or unwilling to provide any documentation to back your claims... and I'm the idiot for not taking an anonymous stranger at their word?
Yea, keep thinkin' that, bud.
don't forget the goatse links. or maybe they'd just be goats, I'm not entirely sure.
Charcoal etchings of goatse.
Hm, disturbing thought, that...
1. If Poe was interested in 13 year old girls he wasn't a pedophile. Don't confuse "kids" in the legal sense with "kids" in the biological sense.
Remind me to never let you anywhere near any minors.
2. You think Mohammed was NOT REAL? What do you think of the huge number of historians and writers who say he is real?
The same thing I think about the huge number of historians and writers who say Jesus/Buddha/other fictional deity was real - good for you, please don't murder me because I disagree.
They need to design hunter-killer pest control robots next. Why bother fogging your apartment with deadly pesticides when you can let a few (roach/bedbug/beetle/spider)-hunting bots loose for targeted annihilation?
Already have one, works great!
Poe was real, his characters were not. Your analogy is fallacious. Please stop digging a hole; your argument is lost.
Right, Poe was real, and really had sex with kids.
Conversely, Mohammed is not real, and thus didn't really have sex with kids.
Something tells me, judging by your response, you don't actually know what my argument is.
Assuming that A) Mohammed was a real person, and B) he was, by period standards, a pedophile, which was my point.
Period standards nothing. If you fuck a 9 year old you're a pedophile.
Except we're talking about a fictional character.
One has to wonder how "Christians" would react had someone made a movie implying that Jesus was a pedo...
It's hardly a fair comparison, as there are no sources that believers claim to be true that would imply that Jesus was a pedophile. Aisha's deflowering at the age of 9 is reported in the Hadith, which believers have to accept as true. Any follower of Islam must reconcile his pedophilia with their belief that Muhammed was a good man, a problem that does not affect Christianity.
Okay, so maybe not Jesus particularly - although it is fairly well known in academic circles that what's in the Christian Bible isn't the whole story, so there is a chance Jesus was down with the pedo action, but that part didn't make the final draft for obvious reasons - but fact is, the Bible is rife with references to kid-fucking and incest as perfectly acceptable, even encouraged behavior.
Genocide is also, apparently, allowed and encouraged by the Christian god, but that's not non sequitur to our discussion, save the much earlier mention of Mohammed as a 'warmonger.' Still, it further impresses my point about the obvious double standard many of us "Westerners" have regarding other people's faiths and our own.
do you have trouble thinking and putting together coherent thoughts? or, just trolling? I'm guessing #2.
Do you have some form of Tourette's, or are you just one of those ego-centric assholes that has to denigrate the opinion of everyone you assume doesn't agree with you? Wait, don't answer that, I already know and honestly, don't give 2 shits.
the implication is that Mo *was* a pedophile. he was certainly a warmonger and I see nothing about him that commands ANY kind of respect. none at all.
Um, okaaaay... So, fictional prophet fucks kids bad, but non-fictional Anglo writers fuck kids, and no big whoop. Good to know where you stand.
As for 'warmongering,' well, you've just accurately described pretty much every organized religion on the planet, save maybe Buddhism and a small handful of others. Thanks for that, Cap't Obvious, what would we do without you pointing out that which we all already know?
the people following him are acting foolish. maybe I go so far as to say they ARE fools.
See previous statement regarding theocracy in general.
look, the religion of pieces is a world-wide problem. yes, PROBLEM. its incompatible with modern times and its believers want to stay back in the bronze age.
Why do I get the sinking feeling that your knowledge of Islam is, put lightly, utter bullshit? This has been stated many, many times before, but you apparently missed it, so here goes again: When you generalize and lump all Muslims in with the small handful who engage in extremist behavior, you not only commit the same sins as said extremists, but you play right into their hands - Al Queda, the Taliban, et. al, they want you to lump the other 2 billion Muslims in the world in with them, because it gives power and weight to their cause. By saying stupid shit like this, and generalizing about Muslims, you're helping the terrorists win.
Congratulations, you're an accessory to terrorism!
can anyone really say the world is better off with islam in it?
Well, since no living human has been in a world without Islam, that's non sequitur. Of course, you could substitute "Islam" with pretty much any other major religion and have an equally pointless rhetorical.
now, go get pissed off and beat some infidel up. you know you want to.
No worries, mate, I have no problem with stupid bigots and armchair generals arguing with me in a public forum; makes you fuckers easier to identify.