I'm curious then, why do Americans not have these things? All the propaganda streaming across the border extolls the virtues of the "land of opportunity" and the "land of the free". What is missing in America?
There are good guys, and there are bad guys. (Yeah, I tend to see the world in black & white). Google was one of the good guys. (Also Apple, Nintendo, etc) and AOL was one of the semi-bad guys (along with Microsoft, Sony, etc). This messes up my whole worldview. I'm confused now.
Also, Google and all their tools and toys seem to be something that is more smart people (lets say the top 50% of technology users) while AOL tended to be something for the dumber folks (lets call them the bottom 50%).
Actually, now that I think about it in that context, makes perfect sense...
...almost faster than an HTML page from my local filesystem
Probably because it is a page on you local filesystem. It is likely being loaded from cache, except possibly for the first time each day that you load it (and at that time of the morning, you probably haven't had enough caffine yet to notice if its a bit slower)
Why not CBC Sports? If you're a Canadian taxpayer, you've already paid for it anyway! (And most of the ads are unobtrusive, and for other Canadian government things like the Postal Service)
Why should anyone care what Dvorak thinks? He is usually wrong in his technology predictions. He has consistantly, for the past 20 years, predicted the demise of Apple, and he hated the iPod, thinking it was a dumb idea when the first one came out. JCD is a shill for Microsoft, and not a very interesting one at that.
You know how just about every department store puts a don't-steal-me tag on the clothes that has to be removed before you can wear it? They're treating you like a potential criminal, too.
Fortunately those tags are removed at the time of purchase. I would have no problem with DRM if it was removed by the seller at the time of purchase.
The same could be said for libraries. If they were invented today, the publishing industry would be all over them. You want to do what!? For FREE?? SOCIALISTS! COMMUNISTS! They would raise such a big fuss, that it would become a crime to lend books out, and police would randomly stop and search people to see if they had a library card.
When you think about it, libraries are a bit socialist, but I think the benefits far outweigh the harm.
I met my CEO once at the company Christmas party. I had just stolen a centerpiece off a table at the party, which was a nice floral arrangement, and was going to take it up to my room in the hotel where the party was, as a surprise for my girlfriend. I was a bit nervous from having stolen the centerpiece, so I got into the elevator quickly. Before I realized who else was in there, the doors closed. It was the CEO and his secretary (or maybe his mistress? definitely not his wife). We shook hands and made small talk for the ride up, and I doubt he remembered me 5 minutes later, but it was one of the most surreal experiences of my life. (Probably didn't help that I was a bit stoned, had a few drinks, and was somewhat sleep deprived.) But got to love a company that flies 3000 employees (+ guest) to one city for a party every year.
If thats how they feel, then I would remind them that having my money is also not a right, and if they don't treat customers with respect, they will lose access to our money.
we're not in the information age, we're in the data age. The information age will be next when we start compiling all this data into useful information.
I like that. Mind if I use it for my sig? (damn 120 char limit...)
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I'm curious then, why do Americans not have these things? All the propaganda streaming across the border extolls the virtues of the "land of opportunity" and the "land of the free". What is missing in America?
Even retail workers in Canada got a good education.
I think that has something to do with our well-funded education system, quality teachers, and lack of fundies messing with our science curriculum.
Land of the free? heh
Also, Google and all their tools and toys seem to be something that is more smart people (lets say the top 50% of technology users) while AOL tended to be something for the dumber folks (lets call them the bottom 50%).
Actually, now that I think about it in that context, makes perfect sense...
Vote with your dollars.
Probably because it is a page on you local filesystem. It is likely being loaded from cache, except possibly for the first time each day that you load it (and at that time of the morning, you probably haven't had enough caffine yet to notice if its a bit slower)
CBC Sports
CBC Hockey
Why should anyone care what Dvorak thinks? He is usually wrong in his technology predictions. He has consistantly, for the past 20 years, predicted the demise of Apple, and he hated the iPod, thinking it was a dumb idea when the first one came out. JCD is a shill for Microsoft, and not a very interesting one at that.
WoW! Thats exactly my age! How could you have possibly known that!!?? There must some strage meaning we can assign to this coincidence!
Fortunately those tags are removed at the time of purchase. I would have no problem with DRM if it was removed by the seller at the time of purchase.
When you think about it, libraries are a bit socialist, but I think the benefits far outweigh the harm.
Wait.
What harm?
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Moderator was also using his blackberry.
Slashdot is Rob's personal blog. We are all guests here.
I met my CEO once at the company Christmas party. I had just stolen a centerpiece off a table at the party, which was a nice floral arrangement, and was going to take it up to my room in the hotel where the party was, as a surprise for my girlfriend. I was a bit nervous from having stolen the centerpiece, so I got into the elevator quickly. Before I realized who else was in there, the doors closed. It was the CEO and his secretary (or maybe his mistress? definitely not his wife). We shook hands and made small talk for the ride up, and I doubt he remembered me 5 minutes later, but it was one of the most surreal experiences of my life. (Probably didn't help that I was a bit stoned, had a few drinks, and was somewhat sleep deprived.) But got to love a company that flies 3000 employees (+ guest) to one city for a party every year.
Dude, thats called a tunnel. It goes under the river.
One thing I've never been able to figure out: WTF is "Permanent Press"?
If thats how they feel, then I would remind them that having my money is also not a right, and if they don't treat customers with respect, they will lose access to our money.
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Funny enough, its also the only democracy that still executes people.
The one on my street is called "linksys"
I like that. Mind if I use it for my sig? (damn 120 char limit...)
What part of "well-regulated" do you not understand?
So in the UK, rubber is another word for coat hanger?