Microwave? Really? I guess to assholes like this, you're not "poor" unless you're cooking your dinner over a trash fire while living in a box under the overpass.
OECD defines poverty line as An income level that is considered minimally sufficient to sustain a family in terms of food, housing, clothing, medical needs, and so on.
That's a bullshit definition, and I can prove it in two words: welfare recipients. How many welfare recipients do you know who can afford, solely on their own income without government assistance, any of those items listed by the OECD? The correct answer is, "not a damn one," since if they could afford food, and housing, and clothing, and medical needs, and "so on," whatever the hell that's supposed to mean, they wouldn't be on government assistance.
I could mention how the majority of foodstuffs in the price range available to the impoverished is designed to be prepared in a microwave (one I disagree with but is fact nonetheless), but something tells me that little factoid would fall on deaf ears.
Apple has a patent to fool bots that aggregate people's data.
Interesting how even this can be spun to something negative.
The negative part is I've been doing this since the very early 90s, offline and online, and now its patented, so I guess I owe APPL every time I do this, or I can't do it anymore?
"The invention claimed is:
1. A device-implemented method, comprising: cloning, by a device..." - are you a device?
Do scripts (more specifically, scripts running on a computer) count as "a device?"
- Sub cudgels for knives. Last thing I want is to get cut by some potentially diseased, random jackass who doesn't know how to properly handle a sharp. plus, a Louisville Slugger has a much greater range than a box knife.
Also, rubberize the interior of the passenger compartment to make cleanup a breeze.
Now that there is an economic "boom" in offensive hacking in the US (and probably elsewhere, too), what are the core skill sets that one should have? Computer languages, networking, social engineering? Any non-IT skills, like physics, EE, etc.?
Marksmanship would probably come in quite handy at some point.
Survival skills as well.
Though I can't verify the accuracy of it, and at risk of invoking Godwin, I recall hearing about the Nazi's 'allowing' Jewish scientists to work on their military rocket programs, only to turn and execute them after project completion...
If so, history provides a great disincentive to fall prey to such governmental bullshit.
Problem with that stuff is it doesn't make you smarter or more creative, it just makes you think you are.
Sayeth the Prophet -
They lie about marijuana. Tell you pot-smoking makes you unmotivated. Lie! When you're high, you can do everything you normally do just as well – you just realize that it's not worth the fucking effort. There is a difference.
You start them off with a computer? I give them a pick and send them to the mines to get the ore...
Too generous; I tell my fams to start by cutting down a tree with their bare hands, convert the logs into planks (again with their bare hands), then combine the planks to make a workbench...
Not saying banning the girl's camera was a good move or that something productive could not come from scrutiny, just saying I could see why they would be worried even if they had done nothing wrong/bad/poor.
Protip - If you have a problem with the general public scrutinizing your every action at work, don't work for the general public.
... and if a person did have something they wanted to not make public, or "hide" as you put it, what fucking business is it of yours, or more specifically, the governments?
Every hear of a guy named Matthew Shepard? He didn't hide the fact he was homosexual, and was kidnapped, robbed, chained to a fence, and brutally beaten to death for it.
"Something to hide" != something illegal or wrong, jackass.
Phil Dodds put it well in a recent message to me: "[People are] weighing ‘direct democracy' against a fictitious idealized representative democracy. It is not helpful to idealize the current system."
Can't be repeated enough, no matter how bad an idea you might think direct democracy would be, you can't honestly deny that our current form of representative democracy is not very representative or democratic.
Because it cost the manufacturers a lot of money to add to a gun, increasing the cost of guns.
That, and (I thought about it a bit since posting) the fact that this sort of mandate is a blatant attempt to further erode our Second Amendment right to defend ourselves against a tyrannical, oppressive regime.
If someone got in a time machine, went back to this nation's birth, and told the founders our current situation, I have little doubt they would respond with anything but "and you haven't revolted? WTF is wrong with you?"
Prior to the mid 80s, not everyone had a microwave, and yet everyone survived. That means a microwave is a luxury item.
No, it means a microwave was a luxury item 20 fucking years ago.
Newsflash: it ain't the 1980's anymore.
A lot of shit can change over 20+ years, such as cost and availability of technology.
That means a microwave is a luxury item. As is a TV, as is cable, as is a cell phone. I grew up w/o any of these, and we were poor, as in, not every night is necessarily a dinner night.
Yea, me too. I also lived in the cab of a pickup truck for about 6 months after high school, but I'm not such a callous ass as to assume that anyone who didn't have it as hard as I did, didn't have it hard.
Instead I will switch carriers. I have no interest in unlimited voice, nor texts. I would in fact love a data only plan and just use voip.
A buddy of mine is talking about doing just that; basically, he would ditch his current plan in favor of a 4G iPad w/ unlimited data only, then just use Skype/GTalk/whatever for any of his voice-call needs.
He seems to think it will work out to a net savings, but depending on your needs and usage, YMMV.
The Prophet consistently referred to those in marketing as "the biggest suckers of Satan's cock"
By the way if anyone here is in advertising or marketing kill yourself.
No, no, no it’s just a little thought. I’m just trying to plant seeds. Maybe one day, they’ll take root – I don’t know. You try, you do what you can. Kill yourself.
Seriously though, if you are, do.
Aaah, no really, there’s no rationalisation for what you do and you are Satan’s little helpers. Okay – kill yourself – seriously. You are the ruiner of all things good, seriously. No this is not a joke, you’re going, “there’s going to be a joke coming,” there’s no fucking joke coming. You are Satan’s spawn filling the world with bile and garbage. You are fucked and you are fucking us. Kill yourself. It’s the only way to save your fucking soul, kill yourself.
Planting seeds. I know all the marketing people are going, “he’s doing a joke” there’s no joke here whatsoever. Suck a tail-pipe, fucking hang yourself, borrow a gun from a Yank friend – I don’t care how you do it. Rid the world of your evil fucking makinations. Machi Whatever, you know what I mean.
I know what all the marketing people are thinking right now too, “Oh, you know what Bill’s doing, he’s going for that anti-marketing dollar. That’s a good market, he’s very smart.”
Oh man, I am not doing that. You fucking evil scumbags!
“Ooh, you know what Bill’s doing now, he’s going for the righteous indignation dollar. That’s a big dollar. A lot of people are feeling that indignation. We’ve done research – huge market. He’s doing a good thing.”
Godammit, I’m not doing that, you scum-bags! Quit putting a godamm dollar sign on every fucking thing on this planet!
“Ooh, the anger dollar. Huge. Huge in times of recession. Giant market, Bill’s very bright to do that.”
God, I’m just caught in a fucking web.
“Ooh the trapped dollar, big dollar, huge dollar. Good market – look at our research. We see that many people feel trapped. If we play to that and then separate them into the trapped dollar”
How do you live like that? And I bet you sleep like fucking babies at night, don’t you?
“What didya do today honey?”
“Oh, we made ah, we made ah arsenic a childhood food now, goodnight.” [snores] “Yeah we just said you know is your baby really too loud? You know?” [snores] “Yeah, you know the mums will love it.” [snores]
Sleep like fucking children, don’t ya, this is your world isn’t it?
- Bill Hicks, 1961-1992
Thank $deity Bill isn't around to see this shit...
The new "share everything" plans are designed to make it easier (and a bit cheaper) for families with a bunch of smartphones, a tablet or two, and text-messaging addicted teenagers. Not for single-device customers looking for a bargain.
Q: I'm single and I just want a smartphone, that's it. The cheapest Shared Everything plan looks pretty expensive at $90 per month, and that's with just 1 gigabyte of data. Is there no alternative?
A: There's one cheaper plan, intended for first-time smartphone buyers. It gives you unlimited calling and texting, and just 300 megabytes of data per month. If you're frugal with data usage, that will get you by. It costs $80 per month.
That Q&A is USA today-conjured bullshit, plain and simple.
Somebody take a shit in your niswa or somethin' bro? Being just a bit defensive, aren't we?
None of the actual Verizon literature has suggested there will be ONLY a family share plan for all users.
*looks at own words quoted above*
Never said there was, dink. Calm down before you give yourself a coronary.
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Same way you oust any corrupt politician: With one of these
We are being asked to change our morality and principals to match what I think are immoral and unethical business models.
If morality can adapt to "immoral" models, do they become moral thereby?
Non sequitur - morality is subjective, and thus there is no such thing as "our morality"
OECD defines poverty line as An income level that is considered minimally sufficient to sustain a family in terms of food, housing, clothing, medical needs, and so on.
That's a bullshit definition, and I can prove it in two words: welfare recipients. How many welfare recipients do you know who can afford, solely on their own income without government assistance, any of those items listed by the OECD? The correct answer is, "not a damn one," since if they could afford food, and housing, and clothing, and medical needs, and "so on," whatever the hell that's supposed to mean, they wouldn't be on government assistance.
I could mention how the majority of foodstuffs in the price range available to the impoverished is designed to be prepared in a microwave (one I disagree with but is fact nonetheless), but something tells me that little factoid would fall on deaf ears.
Apple has a patent to fool bots that aggregate people's data.
Interesting how even this can be spun to something negative.
The negative part is I've been doing this since the very early 90s, offline and online, and now its patented, so I guess I owe APPL every time I do this, or I can't do it anymore?
"The invention claimed is: 1. A device-implemented method, comprising: cloning, by a device..." - are you a device?
Do scripts (more specifically, scripts running on a computer) count as "a device?"
If so, then yea, lots of prior art.
I wished the patent said "tool".
Why?
Like it, but with a couple changes:
- Sub cudgels for knives. Last thing I want is to get cut by some potentially diseased, random jackass who doesn't know how to properly handle a sharp. plus, a Louisville Slugger has a much greater range than a box knife.
Also, rubberize the interior of the passenger compartment to make cleanup a breeze.
Now that there is an economic "boom" in offensive hacking in the US (and probably elsewhere, too), what are the core skill sets that one should have? Computer languages, networking, social engineering? Any non-IT skills, like physics, EE, etc.?
Marksmanship would probably come in quite handy at some point.
Survival skills as well.
Though I can't verify the accuracy of it, and at risk of invoking Godwin, I recall hearing about the Nazi's 'allowing' Jewish scientists to work on their military rocket programs, only to turn and execute them after project completion...
If so, history provides a great disincentive to fall prey to such governmental bullshit.
the only downside... can't smoke weed at work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBMtl79atFs
Problem with that stuff is it doesn't make you smarter or more creative, it just makes you think you are.
Sayeth the Prophet -
You start them off with a computer? I give them a pick and send them to the mines to get the ore...
Too generous; I tell my fams to start by cutting down a tree with their bare hands, convert the logs into planks (again with their bare hands), then combine the planks to make a workbench...
You have to take into consideration overhead costs, product purchases, and other various retail related expenses.
Not that I'm defending the practice, just pointing out facts.
This is what people are forced to do in a for profit health care industry.
Precisely; if the American health "care" industry wasn't fundamentally broken, we wouldn't even be having this conversation.
Not saying banning the girl's camera was a good move or that something productive could not come from scrutiny, just saying I could see why they would be worried even if they had done nothing wrong/bad/poor.
Protip - If you have a problem with the general public scrutinizing your every action at work, don't work for the general public.
Very carefully.
... and if a person did have something they wanted to not make public, or "hide" as you put it, what fucking business is it of yours, or more specifically, the governments?
Every hear of a guy named Matthew Shepard? He didn't hide the fact he was homosexual, and was kidnapped, robbed, chained to a fence, and brutally beaten to death for it.
"Something to hide" != something illegal or wrong, jackass.
Cheaters only cheat because they lack skill and talent, and would fail miserably if they didn't (FYI, this goes for life as well as video games).
I guess my point is, fuck 'em.
Phil Dodds put it well in a recent message to me: "[People are] weighing ‘direct democracy' against a fictitious idealized representative democracy. It is not helpful to idealize the current system."
Can't be repeated enough, no matter how bad an idea you might think direct democracy would be, you can't honestly deny that our current form of representative democracy is not very representative or democratic.
RTFA, the answer you seek can be found within... jackass.
Thank you, sir. I will be honored to fight by your side when the Revolution comes.
Because it cost the manufacturers a lot of money to add to a gun, increasing the cost of guns.
That, and (I thought about it a bit since posting) the fact that this sort of mandate is a blatant attempt to further erode our Second Amendment right to defend ourselves against a tyrannical, oppressive regime.
If someone got in a time machine, went back to this nation's birth, and told the founders our current situation, I have little doubt they would respond with anything but "and you haven't revolted? WTF is wrong with you?"
Prior to the mid 80s, not everyone had a microwave, and yet everyone survived. That means a microwave is a luxury item.
No, it means a microwave was a luxury item 20 fucking years ago. Newsflash: it ain't the 1980's anymore.
A lot of shit can change over 20+ years, such as cost and availability of technology.
That means a microwave is a luxury item. As is a TV, as is cable, as is a cell phone. I grew up w/o any of these, and we were poor, as in, not every night is necessarily a dinner night.
Yea, me too. I also lived in the cab of a pickup truck for about 6 months after high school, but I'm not such a callous ass as to assume that anyone who didn't have it as hard as I did, didn't have it hard.
Typo, my bad.
Ballistic "forensics" has already been shown to be, essentially, utter bullshit, so why should I care?
Instead I will switch carriers. I have no interest in unlimited voice, nor texts. I would in fact love a data only plan and just use voip.
A buddy of mine is talking about doing just that; basically, he would ditch his current plan in favor of a 4G iPad w/ unlimited data only, then just use Skype/GTalk/whatever for any of his voice-call needs.
He seems to think it will work out to a net savings, but depending on your needs and usage, YMMV.
- Bill Hicks, 1961-1992
Thank $deity Bill isn't around to see this shit...
"Mommy, why do I always see Valtrex ads when I call daddy during his business trips?"
The new "share everything" plans are designed to make it easier (and a bit cheaper) for families with a bunch of smartphones, a tablet or two, and text-messaging addicted teenagers. Not for single-device customers looking for a bargain.
Indeed; that is addressed in a Q&A page linked from TFA:
Q: I'm single and I just want a smartphone, that's it. The cheapest Shared Everything plan looks pretty expensive at $90 per month, and that's with just 1 gigabyte of data. Is there no alternative?
A: There's one cheaper plan, intended for first-time smartphone buyers. It gives you unlimited calling and texting, and just 300 megabytes of data per month. If you're frugal with data usage, that will get you by. It costs $80 per month.
That Q&A is USA today-conjured bullshit, plain and simple.
Somebody take a shit in your niswa or somethin' bro? Being just a bit defensive, aren't we?
None of the actual Verizon literature has suggested there will be ONLY a family share plan for all users.
*looks at own words quoted above*
Never said there was, dink. Calm down before you give yourself a coronary.