"but the folks at Fox News would be glad to have someone who has fought against the streak of anti-Christianity sweeping the country (I know, I know)."
If what Fox News wasn't popular with Christians and therefore reflective of modern Christian belief they wouldn't be popular or influential. Jack Thompson and people like him represent modern Christianity even if a few fringe Christians disapprove.
Slashdot is clearly a professional site and time spent there is fundamental to keeping current with modern technology. In no way can time spent there be considered personal as opposed to work.
Now if only the main page looked like a spreadsheet...
"Well, web-based email has the benefit of being accessible from wherever you're at. That's a huge advantage -- when I'm visiting my family, it's nice to be able to check my email."
I like it because even when the hard disk died in my notebook, I could access my Yahoo account using a live CD.
"If someone else is willing and able to do your job for less money, why hasn't the company hired them already? "
They haven't been given that last "nudge" they'd need to consider or opt for it. They may not be alert to opportunities (which might also have something to do with the suckage of working for them).
"now, if they see something that you have a reasonable expectation of, such as your wife sunbathing in the nude... that's different, and sexy. "
I defend my privacy by sunbathing nude.
The last time a Black Helicopter came in visual range, it hauled ass away like it had spotted a flight of MiGs. They must have been overwhelmed by my "different, and sexy" tactic.
Good way to be instantly undercut by cheaper labor.
I'd advise leaving or developing a good case of apathy. Any employer who screws me forfeits my loyalty and I feel free to become a (cheerful, friendly, lying) sloth.
"the weapons are more likely to contribute to a police-state style of response."
As opposed to Kent and Jackson State and the 1967 riots (yes, I'm old), where issuing lethal weapons that don't have a non-lethal mode worked so well...
"I think I remember hearing that this same reasoning in the first gulf war led some commanders to order their troops to turn the intensity of their laser blinders down so that they worked only as laser sights to then kill the target."
Smacketh of Internet Legend to me. Laser sights are not supposed to be pointed at anything you don't wish to shoot because many of the earlier units were not eye-safe and didn't have a safe mode. This was often mentioned in safety briefings (and in newspapers like Stars and Stripes) when I was stationed in Germany in the 1980s.
I've never heard of a "laser blinder" being fielded, and I served (USAF) from 1981-2007. Laser sights could certainly cause blindness and eye damage, but they were to be pointed at stuff and people that were going to get a visit from a DU dart, high explosive, or canister projectile.
"It always strikes me how these weapons are promoted to "eliminate targets", and while one might think about destroying infrastructure, they are actually talking about killing."
Lasers are intended to destroy/disrupt equipment, and are better from the "collateral damage" POV than shooting kinetic or explosive projectiles at incoming missiles/rockets/projectiles. Lasers will also be easier to take cover from when in a battle zone, as they don't create blast or fragments (unless they trigger secondary explosions).
Of course we are talking about killing. Humans are intractable creatures. If you want to stop them from killing, and they truly insist on doing so, only killing them has worked. It would be nice to have methods that trump killing. If you have any _workable_ ideas I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter.
I've wondered why some servers aren't made more like car audio amps. Just hang the guts in a rugged, densely-finned, extruded aluminum case that's used as a heatsink for anything needing one.
Put the warm bits on a PC board laid out so they all touch the case when installed, spooge 'em with thermal paste and bolt 'em in. Have a simple gasketed cover plate for maintenance.
They could be made stackable by casting male and female dovetails into the case. Just slide them together and they'd be self-supporting. (This idea was used on some old hubs whose maker I disremember. No fasteners and it was exceptionally strong.)
I'd be delighted with the "unintended extras" on the recovery disk, and (since I don't own one) hope they will show up via the usual sources so I can check them out.
"'pwn' drives me nuts. In my eyes the use of it seriously undermines any project and gives the impression that it is presided over by annoying 13 years olds which, in turn, pretty much makes me dismiss it."
Even if it is accompanied by trendy, fresh terms like "Neo" ???
"Call me some kind of freak or something, but why the fuck would you want to own a gun? Hell, why not keep some bottles of poison in the kitchen, and put land mines in the garden while you're at it. Hey, put spikes on the front of your car!"
I've used a shotgun to deter assault (without having to brandish, threaten to use, or fire it) when trespassing drunks showed up trying to dump trash on my rural property. I lived far enough out that police response time was over a half-hour (when they could find the place) so there was no question of them being able to protect me from thieves or worse. If you don't live next to police protection, you don't HAVE rapid police response.
I've never shot anyone, but I have firearms for the same reason I have a fire extinguisher. When you need one, nothing else will do.
If you have an emotional reaction to firearms as displayed by your post, you are perfectly free not to own one, unless you are a householder in Kennesaw:
"Can any of these drivers be obtained and used legally?"
I doubt it, and for folks who care that much the best solution is to ditch proprietary DOS and switch to something better such as Linux.
I'd just download the drivers. Those providing them surely know that, like boot floppy images of yore, they will be used for more than the intended purpose.
"My 80 yr old grandmother has been in 3 accidents in as many months. SHE states she needs to be off the road, but at the same time, she refuses to let her freedom go."
Disable the vehicle. Sooner or later younger relatives need to have the "you will stop driving" conversation with their (literally) demented older relatives. I didn't have to call the cops to get my parents off the road (they understood their faculties were toast) but I would in order to keep them from killing themselves or others.
Of course, try to reason as gently as possible first. Old people know they are closer to inevitable physical collapse and mental incompetence every day. Be kind, but be firm.
The "Disk Operating System" (so named to keep the Win9x noobs in their proper forums) section of the computing.net forums has plenty of info for the searching.
"WTF? During a pandemic I should think most employees of an ISP will have far more important things to worry about (you know, trivial stuff like their families etc) than whether the network bandwidth is ok. FFS."
Pandemics don't stop society from funtioning, they change how it functions because more people sicken and die.
Internet communication will be necessary (and even more useful, since personal contact should be avoided), and those who maintain ISPs will still need jobs. Working in a server room will be much safer than, say, checkout drone at Wal-Mart.
Winning political power is much more useful than the technicality of being "right". If ones enemies leave their comms vulnerable, they should expect this to be exploited.
Elections aren't about who's "right", they are about who's "left" after the fight.
Slashdot Mirror
"Their chips always looked interesting but I never got a chance to build a machine with one. "
They must not have wanted adopters other than businesses.
"The first thing I thought of was some weird mouse-mastubation scenario."
"Mastubation"?? I'm picturing small rodents with catheters....
Even my capybara Lemmiwinks thinks THAT is sick.
"but the folks at Fox News would be glad to have someone who has fought against the streak of anti-Christianity sweeping the country (I know, I know)."
If what Fox News wasn't popular with Christians and therefore reflective of modern Christian belief they wouldn't be popular or influential. Jack Thompson and people like him represent modern Christianity even if a few fringe Christians disapprove.
"Cue the collective "You left out slashdot!"
Slashdot is clearly a professional site and time spent there is fundamental to keeping current with modern technology. In no way can time spent there be considered personal as opposed to work.
Now if only the main page looked like a spreadsheet...
"Well, web-based email has the benefit of being accessible from wherever you're at. That's a huge advantage -- when I'm visiting my family, it's nice to be able to check my email."
I like it because even when the hard disk died in my notebook, I could access my Yahoo account using a live CD.
This is just a way to give up before beginning and flush the mostly hopeless students (Pittsburgh, note the demographics) through the system.
It's wrong, and the kind of stuff that helps trap the poor in poverty.
"If someone else is willing and able to do your job for less money, why hasn't the company hired them already? "
They haven't been given that last "nudge" they'd need to consider or opt for it. They may not be alert to opportunities (which might also have something to do with the suckage of working for them).
"now, if they see something that you have a reasonable expectation of, such as your wife sunbathing in the nude... that's different, and sexy. "
I defend my privacy by sunbathing nude.
The last time a Black Helicopter came in visual range, it hauled ass away like it had spotted a flight of MiGs. They must have been overwhelmed by my "different, and sexy" tactic.
"We need to unionize."
Good way to be instantly undercut by cheaper labor.
I'd advise leaving or developing a good case of apathy. Any employer who screws me forfeits my loyalty and I feel free to become a (cheerful, friendly, lying) sloth.
"the weapons are more likely to contribute to a police-state style of response."
As opposed to Kent and Jackson State and the 1967 riots (yes, I'm old), where issuing lethal weapons that don't have a non-lethal mode worked so well...
"I think I remember hearing that this same reasoning in the first gulf war led some commanders to order their troops to turn the intensity of their laser blinders down so that they worked only as laser sights to then kill the target."
Smacketh of Internet Legend to me. Laser sights are not supposed to be pointed at anything you don't wish to shoot because many of the earlier units were not eye-safe and didn't have a safe mode. This was often mentioned in safety briefings (and in newspapers like Stars and Stripes) when I was stationed in Germany in the 1980s.
I've never heard of a "laser blinder" being fielded, and I served (USAF) from 1981-2007. Laser sights could certainly cause blindness and eye damage, but they were to be pointed at stuff and people that were going to get a visit from a DU dart, high explosive, or canister projectile.
"It always strikes me how these weapons are promoted to "eliminate targets", and while one might think about destroying infrastructure, they are actually talking about killing."
Lasers are intended to destroy/disrupt equipment, and are better from the "collateral damage" POV than shooting kinetic or explosive projectiles at incoming missiles/rockets/projectiles. Lasers will also be easier to take cover from when in a battle zone, as they don't create blast or fragments (unless they trigger secondary explosions).
Of course we are talking about killing. Humans are intractable creatures.
If you want to stop them from killing, and they truly insist on doing so, only killing them has worked. It would be nice to have methods that trump killing. If you have any _workable_ ideas I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter.
I've wondered why some servers aren't made more like car audio amps. Just hang the guts in a rugged, densely-finned, extruded aluminum case that's used as a heatsink for anything needing one.
Put the warm bits on a PC board laid out so they all touch the case when installed, spooge 'em with thermal paste and bolt 'em in. Have a simple gasketed cover plate for maintenance.
They could be made stackable by casting male and female dovetails into the case. Just slide them together and they'd be self-supporting. (This idea was used on some old hubs whose maker I disremember. No fasteners and it was exceptionally strong.)
"I thought it would be "Don't buy Asus machines."
Why would I mind if they come with a free bonus?
I'd be delighted with the "unintended extras" on the recovery disk, and (since I don't own one) hope they will show up via the usual sources so I can check them out.
"'pwn' drives me nuts. In my eyes the use of it seriously undermines any project and gives the impression that it is presided over by annoying 13 years olds which, in turn, pretty much makes me dismiss it."
Even if it is accompanied by trendy, fresh terms like "Neo" ???
"Leave it to the doggie, idiot!"
Bummer. Maybe time to learn new words like "Woof".
"Call me some kind of freak or something, but why the fuck would you want to own a gun? Hell, why not keep some bottles of poison in the kitchen, and put land mines in the garden while you're at it. Hey, put spikes on the front of your car!"
I've used a shotgun to deter assault (without having to brandish, threaten to use, or fire it) when trespassing drunks showed up trying to dump trash on my rural property. I lived far enough out that police response time was over a half-hour (when they could find the place) so there was no question of them being able to protect me from thieves or worse. If you don't live next to police protection, you don't HAVE rapid police response.
I've never shot anyone, but I have firearms for the same reason I have a fire extinguisher. When you need one, nothing else will do.
If you have an emotional reaction to firearms as displayed by your post, you are perfectly free not to own one, unless you are a householder in Kennesaw:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55288
"25 years murder-free
in 'Gun Town USA'
Crime rate plummeted after law
required firearms for residents"
"Can any of these drivers be obtained and used legally?"
I doubt it, and for folks who care that much the best solution is to ditch proprietary DOS and switch to something better such as Linux.
I'd just download the drivers. Those providing them surely know that, like boot floppy images of yore, they will be used for more than the intended purpose.
"My 80 yr old grandmother has been in 3 accidents in as many months. SHE states she needs to be off the road, but at the same time, she refuses to let her freedom go."
Disable the vehicle. Sooner or later younger relatives need to have the "you will stop driving" conversation with their (literally) demented older relatives. I didn't have to call the cops to get my parents off the road (they understood their faculties were toast) but I would in order to keep them from killing themselves or others.
Of course, try to reason as gently as possible first. Old people know they are closer to inevitable physical collapse and mental incompetence every day. Be kind, but be firm.
There are a variety of USB drivers for DOS.
The "Disk Operating System" (so named to keep the Win9x noobs in their proper forums) section of the computing.net forums has plenty of info for the searching.
http://www.computing.net/dos/wwwboard/wwwboard.html
"WTF? During a pandemic I should think most employees of an ISP will have far more important things to worry about (you know, trivial stuff like their families etc) than whether the network bandwidth is ok. FFS."
Pandemics don't stop society from funtioning, they change how it functions because more people sicken and die.
Internet communication will be necessary (and even more useful, since personal contact should be avoided), and those who maintain ISPs will still need jobs. Working in a server room will be much safer than, say, checkout drone at Wal-Mart.
Use a lucid moment to commit suicide and deprive the masters of your services. Better death than slavery.
"Tom Cruise will be breaking through the sun-roof in a minute or two."
He wants to recruit you to hunt down Anonymous.
"Two wrongs don't make a right."
Winning political power is much more useful than the technicality of being "right". If ones enemies leave their comms vulnerable, they should expect this to be exploited.
Elections aren't about who's "right", they are about who's "left" after the fight.
I, for one, welcome our new face-ripping overlords.