"With this said, Bush is says that when my child is online, I should forget about all of these responsabilities and turn it over to a piece of software, that will make the decisions as to what my child my read/see and not read/see."
No, Bush says filtering software should be used in public places (not your home) where there would be a certain expectation of safety for a child.
In fact, Bush mirrors your earlier comments when he says: "The best weapon is the off-on button, and paying attention to your children and eating dinner with them."
Wasn't the keyboard/typewriter invented specifically because it's faster and easier than writing sentences by hand?
I can see this working if the primary use of the laptop is to make menu selections, or for short input. But basically you're looking at a Palm on steroids.
If you will be using the laptop for business purposes, I'd think a keyboard would make it easier to write letters, create reports and fill in a spreadsheet.
And at what point do we get to tell marketers to keep their hands of off things I bought for specific, personal use.
I bought my phone to talk to friends and family. Not so marketers can call me. I have an e-mail account for the same purpose and not to receive spam. My answering machine is personal and private. Please keep off!
In my book, marketers are right up there with attorneys. Can't trust 'em and they'll do anything for a buck.
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Let's get something straight. The marketing folks at nVidia are doing their jobs. Namely, getting good things printed about them and negative things (or nothing at all) printed about their competitors.
As far as I'm concerned the people with the ethics problem are sites that would give in to the pressure. I want to know who they are and avoid their sites like the plague.
People try to put pressure on the press all of the time. Is it right? Of course not. But when a newspaper automotive advertiser threatens to pull money from the paper if the car reviews aren't positive, the paper should tell them to take their money because they are printing what they want. The newspaper begin whining about how unfair the auto dealer is.
What error? I basically said I don't trust salesmen and spokesmen (marketers).
I can guarantee that both systems were properly tweaked so that the Mac would out perform the win2K as much as possible. These is not a real-world situation. I'm certain Intel could give a demo showing it's processor to be faster.
I honestly think computer manufacturers are missing the point. They give us a fancy new mouse and go on and on about how fast their machines are. When neither of those are solving the problems people have with computers.
I'm the computer fix-it guy for all of my friends and neighbors because these reasonably intelligent people can't figure out how to work the darn things. So I install the extra memory and try to figure out what's misconfigured and keeping them off of the Internet and on and on and on.
I guess I should have been more specific in my original post so I wouldn't be moderated down as flamebait. Anyway, my point is I don't trust a lot of the tradeshow song and dance. Today Mac proves they are best. Next week Intel will prove the opposite.
And you are right about the mouse. I guess I might care about the new technology when I next go to buy a new one. But as long as the new one still rolls and clicks, who cares.
Honey, I don't know why the phone keeps inviting me back to the Pussy Cat Palace. And I certainly don't know why we keep getting ads for low airfares to Tijuana.
There is a dearth of details on their site, however: They don't say specifically what they'll do if someone makes a DMCA claim against you.
Surely there must be others who won't just turn the lights out on you.
Honestly, what is needed is a non-profit hosting service willing to take on controversial sites. The site would charge competitive rates, but pump its profits into a legal defense fund that would be supplemented by donations from free-speech advocates.
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It's everybody's business if you are a criminal. That's part of your penalty. The world gets to know you did something bad and were convicted of it. Sure, the government may be done with you after you've served your time, but the community still has the right to pass judgment. That's another incentive to be a good fellow.
Anyway, the site lists neither the names of people who received traffic tickets nor the names of people who were merely arrested. It lists only the names of convicted criminals.
I already make people sign a contract before I'll give them my e-mail address:
"This e-mail address is intended for personal correspondence. I hereby promise not to forward to you any inspirational messages or jokes-of-the-day. I understand that you reserve the right to amend this contract at any time."
I now need to add a line about movies as attachements.
Of course I had already begun drafting a new version for the holidays that bans animated, singing Christmas trees as attachments. I'll just roll it out early.
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No, Bush says filtering software should be used in public places (not your home) where there would be a certain expectation of safety for a child.
In fact, Bush mirrors your earlier comments when he says: "The best weapon is the off-on button, and paying attention to your children and eating dinner with them."
I can see this working if the primary use of the laptop is to make menu selections, or for short input. But basically you're looking at a Palm on steroids.
If you will be using the laptop for business purposes, I'd think a keyboard would make it easier to write letters, create reports and fill in a spreadsheet.
I bought my phone to talk to friends and family. Not so marketers can call me. I have an e-mail account for the same purpose and not to receive spam. My answering machine is personal and private. Please keep off!
In my book, marketers are right up there with attorneys. Can't trust 'em and they'll do anything for a buck.
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Tomorrow is another day. Tuesday, to be specific.
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Don't sign the bloody contract and don't take the free board. Tell nVidia to "stuff it" and send the board back.
I'm not trying to defend nVidia. But if you're going to play with the big boys, get some backbone and stop whining. Welcome to the world.
As far as I'm concerned the people with the ethics problem are sites that would give in to the pressure. I want to know who they are and avoid their sites like the plague.
People try to put pressure on the press all of the time. Is it right? Of course not. But when a newspaper automotive advertiser threatens to pull money from the paper if the car reviews aren't positive, the paper should tell them to take their money because they are printing what they want. The newspaper begin whining about how unfair the auto dealer is.
I can guarantee that both systems were properly tweaked so that the Mac would out perform the win2K as much as possible. These is not a real-world situation. I'm certain Intel could give a demo showing it's processor to be faster.
I honestly think computer manufacturers are missing the point. They give us a fancy new mouse and go on and on about how fast their machines are. When neither of those are solving the problems people have with computers.
I'm the computer fix-it guy for all of my friends and neighbors because these reasonably intelligent people can't figure out how to work the darn things. So I install the extra memory and try to figure out what's misconfigured and keeping them off of the Internet and on and on and on.
And you are right about the mouse. I guess I might care about the new technology when I next go to buy a new one. But as long as the new one still rolls and clicks, who cares.
Honey, I don't know why the phone keeps inviting me back to the Pussy Cat Palace. And I certainly don't know why we keep getting ads for low airfares to Tijuana.
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There is a dearth of details on their site, however: They don't say specifically what they'll do if someone makes a DMCA claim against you.
Surely there must be others who won't just turn the lights out on you.
Honestly, what is needed is a non-profit hosting service willing to take on controversial sites. The site would charge competitive rates, but pump its profits into a legal defense fund that would be supplemented by donations from free-speech advocates.
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Writing a sig reminds me of signing office birthday cards: I can never think of anything witty to say.
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Anyway, the site lists neither the names of people who received traffic tickets nor the names of people who were merely arrested. It lists only the names of convicted criminals.
In yesterday's game I wanted Amazon to lose. Today I'm in the stands hoping they win.
I say we hold an Intelligence Draft and hire away all of the people who have a clue.
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That's it. I'm done.
"This e-mail address is intended for personal correspondence. I hereby promise not to forward to you any inspirational messages or jokes-of-the-day. I understand that you reserve the right to amend this contract at any time."
I now need to add a line about movies as attachements.
Of course I had already begun drafting a new version for the holidays that bans animated, singing Christmas trees as attachments. I'll just roll it out early.
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