Remember that the government actually made money on the loans in TARP which brought the total cost down to $34B, a small fraction of the $700B initial outlay.
I would still call that a waste of taxpayer money to prop up failing businesses.
Well, I somewhat resent you calling me paranoid -- although I have been injured enough in life, by friends, coworkers, and relatives, to know to look for danger where it seems absent. I suppose that behavior may be construed as "paranoid" to the unenlightened observer. I saw a parallel, and mentioned it. Thanks for the insult, I'm sure it will condition me to contribute more.
Heh. You're welcome.:) (I will not share the story, but I read something decades ago on alt.tasteless that I wish I could scrub from my brain. So, consider yourself lucky.:)
Reading that link was actually rather heartening! "TV/Movies/Music" now ranks second; "Computers/Internet" is first! Not by a large margin (Pee Wee's Big Adventure is now resonating) but still, it's now greater in all three categories (total, individuals, PACs) -- and, we can continue to talk to our bosses and convince our employers to contribute. Yeah, it sucks that we have to waste resources in order to protect liberty, but every action in life has friction associated with it, and should be accounted for in one's "master plans".
I think I've done that before. At least, that's what it looked like. (Term is "won't pass muster"... Although I did like how you tied it in with "sandwich".)
Hey, you are welcome to come up with your own explanation as for why the very religious seem to consistently describe atheism as a religion despite what most atheists have to say about the matter.
I think it's part of the Judeo-Christian duality mythology. As others have stated, if one rejects the foundation of this mythos, then one doesn't "believe in Satan" or is a "Satan worshiper"; one rejects the myth entirely. The only people who can truly be called "Satan worshipers" are those who actively accept the myth, and "choose the side of the underdog."
So those who have either accepted the duality, or have been brainwashed into it (i.e., "the very religious"), tend to only see the world in terms of their mythological framework -- meaning people who reject the myth are seen as people who "choose the wrong side within the myth" even though that is not the case.
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Weird; sounds an awful lot like "if you're not with us, you're against us."
However, it doesn't seem like the real pirates or the music/movie industry loses either - just the general population.
Exactly. If they would provide a convenient way to watch it (Pioneer One is a great show, a bit slow to start, but the finale was rather watchable, and the torrent downloaded in under 10 minutes) that one could obtain and keep, instead of Netflix, Hulu, Youtube etc where it's constantly streaming, even if you're watching the same video several times (Party Rock Anthem) -- so much so, that AT&T just raised their rates for new subscribers.
Sell the file for a reasonable price.
And that includes the tiering effect; if old movies are $1 each, and you're trying to sell the new CGI explosion-fest for $60, then there will be a segment of the population who would have paid $2 through $59 who will consider downloading without paying.
That's simple economics. And I loathe to say that; it's really simple physics.
History is rife with examples of wealth concentrating -- and then violently escaping its confines, with generally the ultimate in negative consequences to those who were hoarding. I can envision the US using its military domestically within the next 10 years. For our own good, of course, it'll be spun... But it'll really be to take out the dissidents, by following Slashdot IP addresses back to a bombable household. While I agree with your sentiment, I'm not sure we are able to arm ourselves effectively any more.
The real world disagrees with your statement: we have TFS projects with long directory and file names, such that we cannot map the entire TFS source in a single folder. Even naming it e.g. "c:\x" (or "d:\", putting it on a separate drive), the paths and files still exceed MAX_PATH (which is 260, not 255).
So, this feature will be useful to our shop.
It's also useful for "rolling backups"; I administer family machines, and one has been upgraded from a desktop, to a laptop, to another laptop. The first upgrade, I copied all the files to "c:\e" (old machine was an eMachine). That laptop died, we used a restoration company that started with a "G" to get the data back (now we backup via WHS), and I saved that in "c:\g" (so there's a "c:\g\e" with the desktop's files). The third machine (second laptop) has "c:\h" (which also contains "c:\h\g\e"). Other times I've saved backups with more descriptive names, like "Backup of the Dell Inspiron 5150, 2011-11-11", and sometimes those backups fit inside each other like expressed above.
So, I have examples from both home and work where having longer-than-MAX_PATH file/path names would be useful.
I do agree with you. They did not properly test their products, so I went with a vendor that appears to perform better testing. The colloquial statement that "Apple is 'convincing' users to upgrade" is another interpretation of the same events.
So one would have to plug and unplug a lot more often than if the Smart Box were integrated into the TV.
Led me to ask, are there HDMI doublers? Especially ones that could be controlled remotely? (Perhaps through an Android phone app, even.) So I found one, which switches based on which input is active, and has a button to switch between multiple active inputs -- it can handle up to three inputs. So, no remote capability, but if you can use a remote to turn off the other input source(s), then it's still "operable remotely." And it's just ten bucks, with glowing reviews.
Scroll down on the list of switches to see some that are powered (likely providing sharper image), and there are some "w/ Remote"; the cheapest appears to be under $20, still a good deal.
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What blows my mind is that this Kim Dotcom guy could be THAT greedy.
Exactly, he should have taken a lesson from the 1% and stopped at ... destruction of society?
Nothing is permanent. (Except, to paraphrase Einstein, human stupidity...)
Oh well. At least I was temporarily heartened. :) The better news is the Y Combinator article which just hit the home page.
Um, 3000 GT VR4 twin turbo? (okay, okay, the rear seats are only useful for children and beer... But it has over 400 HP, and has been on the track.)
Remember that the government actually made money on the loans in TARP which brought the total cost down to $34B, a small fraction of the $700B initial outlay.
I would still call that a waste of taxpayer money to prop up failing businesses.
"Oh the weather in Detroit was frightful,
Electric cars, so delightful."
Okay, I'll stop.
Well, I somewhat resent you calling me paranoid -- although I have been injured enough in life, by friends, coworkers, and relatives, to know to look for danger where it seems absent. I suppose that behavior may be construed as "paranoid" to the unenlightened observer. I saw a parallel, and mentioned it. Thanks for the insult, I'm sure it will condition me to contribute more.
Heh. You're welcome. :) (I will not share the story, but I read something decades ago on alt.tasteless that I wish I could scrub from my brain. So, consider yourself lucky. :)
I'm sorry, if you want Congressman Smith to listen to you please insert $100k to his campaign every other year like the entertainment industry does: http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/industries.php?cycle=2008&type=C&cid=N00001811&newMem=N&recs=20
Reading that link was actually rather heartening! "TV/Movies/Music" now ranks second; "Computers/Internet" is first! Not by a large margin (Pee Wee's Big Adventure is now resonating) but still, it's now greater in all three categories (total, individuals, PACs) -- and, we can continue to talk to our bosses and convince our employers to contribute. Yeah, it sucks that we have to waste resources in order to protect liberty, but every action in life has friction associated with it, and should be accounted for in one's "master plans".
won't pass mustard
I think I've done that before. At least, that's what it looked like. (Term is "won't pass muster"... Although I did like how you tied it in with "sandwich".)
It's too bad that ordinary citizens cannot introduce legislation; apparently, only media companies can. :(
Hey, you are welcome to come up with your own explanation as for why the very religious seem to consistently describe atheism as a religion despite what most atheists have to say about the matter.
I think it's part of the Judeo-Christian duality mythology. As others have stated, if one rejects the foundation of this mythos, then one doesn't "believe in Satan" or is a "Satan worshiper"; one rejects the myth entirely. The only people who can truly be called "Satan worshipers" are those who actively accept the myth, and "choose the side of the underdog."
So those who have either accepted the duality, or have been brainwashed into it (i.e., "the very religious"), tend to only see the world in terms of their mythological framework -- meaning people who reject the myth are seen as people who "choose the wrong side within the myth" even though that is not the case.
Or, more generally: "if my pet peeve isn't satisfied, fuck you and your freedoms." ? The tree of liberty isn't refreshed by family values.
I am not religious, but morons like you make it so I can't say I'm an atheist. I can't say I'm agnostic because then EVERYONE tries to convert you.
I am ultra-religious: I believe them all equally... (Much more fun to say than "agnostic" which means the same thing. :)
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Weird; sounds an awful lot like "if you're not with us, you're against us."
A method of telling Echelon "I know you are reading me."
Sure, except then you get to experience extraordinary rendition instead of extradition.
Interesting that it's the same "phrase", except with "ordinary ren" inserted. (No Stimpy.)
[...] incorrect DMCA letters.
What, the other 22? (It's an alphabet joke, my apologies.)
However, it doesn't seem like the real pirates or the music/movie industry loses either - just the general population.
Exactly. If they would provide a convenient way to watch it (Pioneer One is a great show, a bit slow to start, but the finale was rather watchable, and the torrent downloaded in under 10 minutes) that one could obtain and keep, instead of Netflix, Hulu, Youtube etc where it's constantly streaming, even if you're watching the same video several times (Party Rock Anthem) -- so much so, that AT&T just raised their rates for new subscribers.
Sell the file for a reasonable price.
And that includes the tiering effect; if old movies are $1 each, and you're trying to sell the new CGI explosion-fest for $60, then there will be a segment of the population who would have paid $2 through $59 who will consider downloading without paying.
That's simple economics. And I loathe to say that; it's really simple physics.
Hi Steve, I would like to offer you my feedback in the strongest possible way: thanks.
History is rife with examples of wealth concentrating -- and then violently escaping its confines, with generally the ultimate in negative consequences to those who were hoarding. I can envision the US using its military domestically within the next 10 years. For our own good, of course, it'll be spun... But it'll really be to take out the dissidents, by following Slashdot IP addresses back to a bombable household. While I agree with your sentiment, I'm not sure we are able to arm ourselves effectively any more.
... to not one.
The real world disagrees with your statement: we have TFS projects with long directory and file names, such that we cannot map the entire TFS source in a single folder. Even naming it e.g. "c:\x" (or "d:\", putting it on a separate drive), the paths and files still exceed MAX_PATH (which is 260, not 255).
So, this feature will be useful to our shop.
It's also useful for "rolling backups"; I administer family machines, and one has been upgraded from a desktop, to a laptop, to another laptop. The first upgrade, I copied all the files to "c:\e" (old machine was an eMachine). That laptop died, we used a restoration company that started with a "G" to get the data back (now we backup via WHS), and I saved that in "c:\g" (so there's a "c:\g\e" with the desktop's files). The third machine (second laptop) has "c:\h" (which also contains "c:\h\g\e"). Other times I've saved backups with more descriptive names, like "Backup of the Dell Inspiron 5150, 2011-11-11", and sometimes those backups fit inside each other like expressed above.
So, I have examples from both home and work where having longer-than-MAX_PATH file/path names would be useful.
Good to know; thanks.
I do agree with you. They did not properly test their products, so I went with a vendor that appears to perform better testing. The colloquial statement that "Apple is 'convincing' users to upgrade" is another interpretation of the same events.
So one would have to plug and unplug a lot more often than if the Smart Box were integrated into the TV.
Led me to ask, are there HDMI doublers? Especially ones that could be controlled remotely? (Perhaps through an Android phone app, even.) So I found one, which switches based on which input is active, and has a button to switch between multiple active inputs -- it can handle up to three inputs. So, no remote capability, but if you can use a remote to turn off the other input source(s), then it's still "operable remotely." And it's just ten bucks, with glowing reviews.
Scroll down on the list of switches to see some that are powered (likely providing sharper image), and there are some "w/ Remote"; the cheapest appears to be under $20, still a good deal.