Hrm... $150K isn't a bad deal if it can still sing "Daisy"..
you can probably get an ibm 7094 for cheaper... that, of course, was the first computer to "sing" daisy as programmed by john kelly and carol lockbaum in 1961.
pleading the fifth doesn't necessarily mean burkett faked the documents himself though. he could have stolen them, illegally copied them or committed some other crime in the attainment.
in fact, the fifth ammendment does not outline anything about what constitutes "incrimination". and, obviously, he can't be called upon to prove that he would self-incriminate by revealing his source. that defeats the purpose.
of course the feds can always call for a grand jury to look into it. then the fifth ammendment doesn't apply... and neither does the fourth.
Something tells me that booting up OS X Server on an XServe is going to be cheaper than these babies
like the internet, for instance...
the openpower 720, acording to the press so far, "starts" at $5000 for a 1.5 ghz model. that's one chip. no specs on ram or disk space or bus speed or whatnot.
by comparison, $4000 will get you an xserve with dual 2 ghz g5s and a gig of ram.
now, admittedly, that's a crappy set of comparison data... but for those who are willing to jump to a conclusion or two: apple wins on price/performance. big time.
The problem is, if they do not get it under balance, the dollar will plummet, and then loose value as people loose faith in it.
where did you ever get the idea that the strength of the u.s. dollar was reliant on the american economy? the reason why the greenback remains strong despite a huge debt and the worst balance of payments in the western world is that the dollar is supported by two other massive economies:
the criminal economy: if you're going to buy 80 kilos of uncut peruvian cocaine what are you going to pay with? drachmas? as a general rule: if it's against the law, it's paid for in greenbacks.
the reserve economy: fiat currencies are rare in the world. unless you're a major power, your currency is backed up by some sort of reserve. traditionally this has been gold, but since the '70s most countries have moved to a new reserve: the u.s. dollar. that's right: billions and billions of greenbacks sitting in vaults to prop up g77 nation's currencies.
so, forget the debt, the deficeit, balance of payments... the greenback will stay the strongest currency so long as people buy drugs and third world dictators want to keep printing their faces on bills.
Well, they did say that marketing like this was a "clutter buster" (emphasis on "bust").
actually, emphasis on clutter! on my way to work this morning, i saw a guy wearing a nike sweatshirt, an adidas hat and a pair of track pants that advertised the local sports team across the ass. the guy was a walking billboard - a free advertising vehicle for the respective companies. and there are hundreds and hundred of people dressed like this at any given mall.
now, imagine a world where those advertisements are moving video with sound...
and you're surprised because why? contradiction, hypocrisy and breaking promises are the hallmark of liberal, representative democracy.
think of this: the number of domestic votes a country like, say, germany has that would be swayed by an issue like this is very minimal. the amount of potential campaign contributions from major software vendors, contributions that can translate directly to votes, is big. the outcome is obvious.
remember that a liberal democracy is a system whereby the rulers get votes from the poor and money for the rich while promising to protect each from the other.
don't laugh. the computer that nasa used for the moon landing had 74k of rom, only 4k of ram and no external storage whatsoever. despite that it ran a real, interrupt-driven, multi-user operating system and, most importantly, it go the job done.
this creates a OSS project that now directly challeges Outlook
exactly. ms has made itself powerful in part by adopting the "embrace and extend" method of squishing competitors. glad to see the evolution people doing a little table-turning. the advantages that evolution will offer over outlook will be:
free
less virus prone
and that ought to be enough to put a dent in the ms market share.
Ignore whatever political motivations may be surrounding Diebold at the moment.
but it's true! the deibold voting machine deliberatly and consistantly omits one valid candidate:
the spoiled ballot.
ballot spoiling has long been a traditional form of protest against the process of the election, the limite choice of candidates or the state in general. with the diebold machines there's no effective way to spoil your ballot.
I refuse to let some corrupt organization tell me when and when not to work
by "corrupt orgnization" do you mean big business? if you insist on assuming all unions are "corrupt" because of the actions of the teamsters, then i reserve the right to assume all businesses are crooks because of enron... or tyco or worldcom or parlimat.
bottom line: there is corruption everywhere: government, business, union, churches. you name it. corruption is not a causal result of any particular type of organization. duh.
I've logged some hours that would put a Nike sweatshop to shame, and I STILL don't think I'm treated unfairly
well then you have no problem, do you? unions are designed to redress greivances. if you have no greivances, you need no union.
remember: in a union you get to vote for your representatives, your contracts and your labour actions.
what your story tells me is that the store in question attempted to punish its workers for organizing. the result was because of the vindictive nature of management.
i think that management needs to realize some things when faced with unionization:
they sign contracts with suppliers and distributors because if they didn't, no one would do business with them. labour is no different. negotiate in good faith, reach an agreement and everything runs fine - just like in the rest of the business world!
labour is who made them rich in the first place. empty factories, unused computers and fallow land don't make anyone any money. these resources only become valuable when people use them! and we call those people "workers". in the capitalist system, owners make money by getting a worker to generate x dollars worth of value and paying them less than x. in return, owners provide jobs for works. in theory, it's a symbiotic relationship.
of course when things like demands for free overtime start happening, the relationship doesn't look so symbiotic any more. unions are about addressing that.
if you "don't do it" as an individual, you'll get fired. however, if you "don't do it" as a group you'll have more power. if the entire i.t. staff decides to cease work until their is fair treatment, your chances of success is greater.
If they're using it to put out fires, it's a safe bet that it can handle your Athlon.
yes... but no-one's concerned about reusing the water you used to put out the fire. coolant, on the other hand, should stick around for more than a few seconds before it bubbles off into the atmosphere.
Yes but at least you can verify the results by having a human recount the ballot papers.
bingo! the real problem with electronic voting is:
no backup. in many cases the "e-vote" is all there is. no paper.
mutable format. ballots are hard to change, delete or add. little ones and zeroes are easy to change.
if you developed a data centre with no backups and 777 perms on everything, no one would trust you.
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they don't develop laws designed specifically to stifle technology like the DMCA and the Patriot act.
or the encryption/munitions legislation... why do you think the openbsd team resides in canada? (calgary in fact... i can see theo's house from my office window right now:))
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you can probably get an ibm 7094 for cheaper... that, of course, was the first computer to "sing" daisy as programmed by john kelly and carol lockbaum in 1961.
you can get the audio file of the original here.
in fact, the fifth ammendment does not outline anything about what constitutes "incrimination". and, obviously, he can't be called upon to prove that he would self-incriminate by revealing his source. that defeats the purpose.
of course the feds can always call for a grand jury to look into it. then the fifth ammendment doesn't apply... and neither does the fourth.
like the internet, for instance...
the openpower 720, acording to the press so far, "starts" at $5000 for a 1.5 ghz model. that's one chip. no specs on ram or disk space or bus speed or whatnot.
by comparison, $4000 will get you an xserve with dual 2 ghz g5s and a gig of ram.
now, admittedly, that's a crappy set of comparison data... but for those who are willing to jump to a conclusion or two: apple wins on price/performance. big time.
where did you ever get the idea that the strength of the u.s. dollar was reliant on the american economy? the reason why the greenback remains strong despite a huge debt and the worst balance of payments in the western world is that the dollar is supported by two other massive economies:
- the criminal economy: if you're going to buy 80 kilos of uncut peruvian cocaine what are you going to pay with? drachmas? as a general rule: if it's against the law, it's paid for in greenbacks.
- the reserve economy: fiat currencies are rare in the world. unless you're a major power, your currency is backed up by some sort of reserve. traditionally this has been gold, but since the '70s most countries have moved to a new reserve: the u.s. dollar. that's right: billions and billions of greenbacks sitting in vaults to prop up g77 nation's currencies.
so, forget the debt, the deficeit, balance of payments... the greenback will stay the strongest currency so long as people buy drugs and third world dictators want to keep printing their faces on bills.where x equals claims about weapons of mass destruction.
i submit that the current implementation constitutes abuse.
actually, emphasis on clutter! on my way to work this morning, i saw a guy wearing a nike sweatshirt, an adidas hat and a pair of track pants that advertised the local sports team across the ass. the guy was a walking billboard - a free advertising vehicle for the respective companies. and there are hundreds and hundred of people dressed like this at any given mall.
now, imagine a world where those advertisements are moving video with sound...
and you're surprised because why? contradiction, hypocrisy and breaking promises are the hallmark of liberal, representative democracy.
think of this: the number of domestic votes a country like, say, germany has that would be swayed by an issue like this is very minimal. the amount of potential campaign contributions from major software vendors, contributions that can translate directly to votes, is big. the outcome is obvious.
remember that a liberal democracy is a system whereby the rulers get votes from the poor and money for the rich while promising to protect each from the other.
don't laugh. the computer that nasa used for the moon landing had 74k of rom, only 4k of ram and no external storage whatsoever. despite that it ran a real, interrupt-driven, multi-user operating system and, most importantly, it go the job done.
my source is here.
and this is something new? remember that the openbsd team moved to canada to avoid draconian u.s. anti-encryption laws.
i would suggest the "smart". it's a two seater, but it has a lot of things going for it:
exactly. ms has made itself powerful in part by adopting the "embrace and extend" method of squishing competitors. glad to see the evolution people doing a little table-turning. the advantages that evolution will offer over outlook will be:
- free
- less virus prone
and that ought to be enough to put a dent in the ms market share.-1 national security threat
or unless you wear some particularly large sunglasses.
you recognize this man as elton john. but would a computer be able to identify him with those glasses on? hm.
but it's true! the deibold voting machine deliberatly and consistantly omits one valid candidate:
the spoiled ballot.
ballot spoiling has long been a traditional form of protest against the process of the election, the limite choice of candidates or the state in general. with the diebold machines there's no effective way to spoil your ballot.
except maybe by pouring your pepsi on it.
and just why do you think all those cows are there?
you will never see a holstein "in the wild" because modern cows are the creation of human agriculture. they exists because we demand that they do.
and we are responsible for their belches. and their manure. and the soile they erode.
by "corrupt orgnization" do you mean big business? if you insist on assuming all unions are "corrupt" because of the actions of the teamsters, then i reserve the right to assume all businesses are crooks because of enron... or tyco or worldcom or parlimat.
bottom line: there is corruption everywhere: government, business, union, churches. you name it. corruption is not a causal result of any particular type of organization. duh.
I've logged some hours that would put a Nike sweatshop to shame, and I STILL don't think I'm treated unfairly
well then you have no problem, do you? unions are designed to redress greivances. if you have no greivances, you need no union.
remember: in a union you get to vote for your representatives, your contracts and your labour actions.
ah yes, anecdotal "evidence".
what your story tells me is that the store in question attempted to punish its workers for organizing. the result was because of the vindictive nature of management.
i think that management needs to realize some things when faced with unionization:
of course when things like demands for free overtime start happening, the relationship doesn't look so symbiotic any more. unions are about addressing that.
if you "don't do it" as an individual, you'll get fired. however, if you "don't do it" as a group you'll have more power. if the entire i.t. staff decides to cease work until their is fair treatment, your chances of success is greater.
that's right: i'm talking union.
yes... but no-one's concerned about reusing the water you used to put out the fire. coolant, on the other hand, should stick around for more than a few seconds before it bubbles off into the atmosphere.
the obvious solution is to distribute patches via an outlook virus. it seems to be the only distro method that's guarnteed to work.
bingo! the real problem with electronic voting is:
if you developed a data centre with no backups and 777 perms on everything, no one would trust you.
or the encryption/munitions legislation... why do you think the openbsd team resides in canada? (calgary in fact... i can see theo's house from my office window right now :))
and a copy of yellow dog.
half the people i know refuse to buy riaa-member label records and use tools like riaa radar to avoid them.
maybe if they'd stop suing their customer base, their customer base would actually buy their products.
just a thought.