The response to you was more of an attack on RedHat then you... Of course your response was not at all witty and you make your self out to be a jackass. You should be happy that your drivel was read at all, really.
However, you seem very sensitive, I will leave you alone to fumble with your labia.
In the end a standard does exist for currencies, which isn't gold (did I say that it was?) anymore, but instead just the relative value of various commodities.
I was just using the gold standard as an easy to reference example, no implication intended. I need mull over the second half of your compound sentence... If you assign temporary relative value of various commodities (that assignment taking place multiple times per day as trades are made either world-wide or at the local flea market) then are you setting a standard? That is definitely what economists are doing when looking back at inflation and saying that Gosh, bread used to cost 5 cents and you could see a movie for a quarter. However, I am not so sure that this is strong enough to call a standard, merely a rule of thumb.
Do I have a point? Not particularly. Was it worth your time reading this? Probably not. Oh, and you judge a sheep by how well she pushes back, and her smile:)
can I borrow $50,000?
I would if I could, but I don't have free will.. sorry assface. (hmmm, that sounds like my response to a resume that was submitted to me last year)
were you to get rid of money, people would then just revert to a more diverse bartering system, which would not solve what you see as an overall problem, and in fact would then exacerbate the issue due to the inefficiency of the system (and hence why societies have moved to the stanard backed currencies instead).
I really like how you spend so much energy railing on the parent post when the great and shining example of currency which I am almost positive occurred to you at some point (that'd be greenbacks, bucks, american dollars) is not backed by any standard at all.
I mean, sure, used to be a gold standard. Fort Knox has over half the gold in the entire world but there is no fixed correlation (i.e. price) and you can't trade in your chits anymore for actual shiny bits of gold. I agree somewhat with your first sentence, however, that "money" is the current term that we use to refer to a single form of barter. I mean, hell of a lot more convenient than carrying sheep around.
Point of interest: "money" isn't the stuff we carry around in our wallets that folds or clinks, it is a generic reference, a unit of value/worth that remains fairly constant when compared to physical things and doesn't melt, chip, spoil (except rich kids), or expire. I could exchange it for cash, and risk those physical limitations.
damnit, I'm pretty sure *someone* says tomAHto. Pointing this out, my friend, is my human nature shining through. If I get modded up, it is my human nature. If I get modded down, it's a freakin' social problem, I tell you what;)
not by any means? Ever used trillian? Ever read any news regarding AIM client with encryption?
I would be wary of what you say, because all blanket statements are false.
But, on the third hand, the number of people that use insecure methods of IM is disgustingly large, whereby entire industries could be made sniffing AIM coming out of market makers.
"Find the Alien"
To quote sesame street: One of these things is not like the other, can you guess which one?
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I like most of this logic with the exception of how spammers are paid. If it is a matter of a percentage of revenue generated, makes sense to target people who might buy. If a spammer gets paid by the number of emails successfully sent (maybe counted by an html image ref download) then it is just a matter of putting things in front of eyes.
Anyways, this is just scary as a solution to the problem.
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Oops, hit delete by mistake and didn't notice... hell, maybe even the cat jumped up on the keyboard. While a robust undo is greatly encouraged, it doesn't necessarily replace that prompt. This is critical to having a product that will be appropriate for the mass market.
Wouldn't it make the best sense to set the behavior of the "stupid prompt" in a preference?
...with my computer, I have a choice of unplugging the net connection if I don't like it for whatever reason. But if the connection is both always-on, and through the same feed that I need to power the computer in the first place, I lose another bit of control over my own equipment. And yes, I always have my computer connected anyway, and yes I have a firewall. But I would not want for example my TV to be connected to the internet (so it can transmit the programs I watch). And with internet over the power grid I may at some point no longer have a choice.
(a) You think you use the same cable to get ISP connectivity? That's kinda funny. Like thinking that if you have DSL, then you must assign an IP to your phones.
(b) Even if you have a network cable melted into the AC that you couldn't unplug, what OS do you run that you can't disable your connection?
(c) You obviously haven't thought this through. You have a firewall... any bets on how well configured it is?
Jiminy, you might manage to piss off proponents of both Microsoft AND the GPL (which I had previously assumed held positions that were mutually exclusive)
You can always do a manual install (of the three options at the very beginning, that is one of them) and it lists out drivers to load/unload so you can see which ones are supported..
Ok, a cheat, but effective that once in a blue moon when I needed to use it.
Take it in the spirit of Deal of the Century. . . . or alternatively: "We want to be defense contractors, but we haven't sold anything yet"
Oh, great, now I googled for "Free market defense contractor" and have to get this reference to Ayn Randian policies at Boeing out of my head... shame on you, baiting me like that.
With all the different things you could be exerting energy on these days (war protests, leukemia 5K runs, spending time mentoring kids) you spend the time to post a complaint about an ICON!?!?
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The response to you was more of an attack on RedHat then you... Of course your response was not at all witty and you make your self out to be a jackass. You should be happy that your drivel was read at all, really. However, you seem very sensitive, I will leave you alone to fumble with your labia.
Do I have a point? Not particularly. Was it worth your time reading this? Probably not. Oh, and you judge a sheep by how well she pushes back, and her smile :)
I would if I could, but I don't have free will.. sorry assface. (hmmm, that sounds like my response to a resume that was submitted to me last year)I mean, sure, used to be a gold standard. Fort Knox has over half the gold in the entire world but there is no fixed correlation (i.e. price) and you can't trade in your chits anymore for actual shiny bits of gold. I agree somewhat with your first sentence, however, that "money" is the current term that we use to refer to a single form of barter. I mean, hell of a lot more convenient than carrying sheep around.
Point of interest: "money" isn't the stuff we carry around in our wallets that folds or clinks, it is a generic reference, a unit of value/worth that remains fairly constant when compared to physical things and doesn't melt, chip, spoil (except rich kids), or expire. I could exchange it for cash, and risk those physical limitations.
damnit, I'm pretty sure *someone* says tomAHto. Pointing this out, my friend, is my human nature shining through. If I get modded up, it is my human nature. If I get modded down, it's a freakin' social problem, I tell you what ;)
Didn't we all read that as "YFI: You're Fucking Insane"?
How about this one?
You could also use VNC or similar.
I would be wary of what you say, because all blanket statements are false.
But, on the third hand, the number of people that use insecure methods of IM is disgustingly large, whereby entire industries could be made sniffing AIM coming out of market makers.
Depends on what is being done. Those are two separate things. (open each and note the differences up to an including the copyright notice)
"Find the Alien"
To quote sesame street: One of these things is not like the other, can you guess which one?
Anyways, this is just scary as a solution to the problem.
Wouldn't it make the best sense to set the behavior of the "stupid prompt" in a preference?
obligatory Simpsons reference, my apologies for being too damn lazy to look up the exact wording.
Did you say greenbacks? Not for long.
And you definitely had more fun writing it than we had reading it.
(b) Even if you have a network cable melted into the AC that you couldn't unplug, what OS do you run that you can't disable your connection?
(c) You obviously haven't thought this through. You have a firewall... any bets on how well configured it is?
Are you complaining about the system of having to do homework or the fact that he is too lame to complete it during normal school hours?
Agreed.
He meant "that there" ;)
Well Done!
Maybe try again using a sans-serif font? ;)
Ok, a cheat, but effective that once in a blue moon when I needed to use it.
Bravo.. I haven't laughed out loud at a post in a while.. thanks.
Oh, great, now I googled for "Free market defense contractor" and have to get this reference to Ayn Randian policies at Boeing out of my head... shame on you, baiting me like that.
Misguided peace loving hippy.