8.1 Update goes right to the desktop. Most people have their commonly used programs right there anyways, and Metro is just an ugly Start menu. It is ugly, but it isn't bad. The fact that most people don't customize it properly is part of the problem.
Customization means it isn't quite standardized, which is also part of the problem.
8.1 Update is not bad. I wouldn't call it bad. It is "different" enough for people not able to change to have issues (i.e. dumb people). My mom can use 8.1 just fine after bypassing 7 completely, and she isn't any geek.
Manning was enlisted and tried under Military court. That is what happens to enlisted people who violate the terms of their enlistment. He didn't go straight to jail, he was tried, and convicted, just not in a civilian court.
Manning was charged under Military (since he was enlisted) charges, hence the Military Tribunal. I have no sympathy for him/her
IMHO, if exculpatory evidence is unavailable (classified), then the judge should toss out the charges. Any good lawyer should be able to simply state that the state has covered up its crimes, and that shouldn't be reflected on Snowden.
As for the rest of your reasoning, that is just icing on the cake of my overall thesis, that we live in a tyranny of our own making. At what point does the governed have a say in the government? Right now, it is all bureaucratic regulations and tortuous laws that create criminals where no crime has been committed.
If what you say is true, then why the hell aren't you in full rebellion against the tyrannical state? Have we become so passive that we just accept it now?
He'd have a soap box during trial, if they brought charges, which they would. Litigation would allow discovery, which would really open up the world of the CIA/NSA/FBI. He could have a field day with it. If they denied discovery, that is grounds for dismissal of any/all charges against him, and would be a tacit implication he was right. THAT would make him a hero IMHO.
Sitting in Moscow, is a prison of sorts. Probably worse than American Jail in a lot of respects.
Regardless of whether you view Snowden as a despicable traitor or an honorable whistleblower
He is both. They are not mutually exclusive IMHO.
The thing about Snowden is, because he chickened out, and hid overseas, he lost his soapbox. Yeah, we are geeks and know what is up with him, but MSM has pretty much ignored him.
The Non-Evil Choice is to have Last Mile go into a COLO facility, where you can order service from any one of a number of providers, based on your needs and desires.
The problem is, and always will be, Last Mile. Until you solve that, by taking it out of the equation, then you'll be stuck with monopoly (franchise agreement) service. My solution removes Last Mile from the equation, doesn't require stupid (and misleading) legislation (Net Neutrality that isn't), and opens it up to full free market enterprises.
Don't like crappy Comcast, get TimeWarner. Don't like that, get Charter. Don't like that, get Netflix only.....
How is reading a book, and reading the same information on a webpage different. I'm curious how the location of the material makes a difference.
I gain a great deal of information from the internet, much more that I had access to when I was in college, 35 years ago. The question isn't the information, it is the ability to process it, so that when the resource is not available, you can still recall it, in a useful manner.
IMHO there is a continuous path between acquiring knowledge, to understanding, to mastery, to wisdom. Not everyone gets past Knowledge.
IT isn't the "only" kind of failure. It is, however, the worst kind of failure. It isn't unreasonable to say "unknown failure rate" is enough to slow down deployment.
While I agree that some of your points are valid, it only goes to shows that there are complicating factors.
IMHO being "poor" becomes a feedback loop, in that poor choices, leads to poverty. Poverty leads to poor choices. I have a couple daughters, and they are light years apart on most things. One can't make a smart decision to save her life, and the other is well grounded and understands that long term consequences of her decisions. Both raised by the same two parent, educated in same manner.
One will always be "poor", because her decisions are poor. The other, even if she has economic hard times, will never be "poor". It is a matter of choice and taking responsibility for those choices, and learning from poor choices. Some people simply can't learn from their mistakes (it is always someone else's fault)
I'm sure I'm missing a whole bunch of "foods", but my point was about processed vs non-processed foods. Poor people tend to buy processed foods, rather than fresh foods.
I was once in the poverty state, food choices between Manufactured "food" and fresh foods wasn't that much. It is a lifestyle choice. I've seen what poor people eat. And here, in America, you can be poor, and obese, and that is a choice.
Bank accounts might matter if you're buying a lot of meat, but my guess is poor people shop once a month, for the whole month, and thus don't buy non-processed foods. It is a discipline to be able to keep money through the month, so you can buy fresh food. IMHO many (perhaps most) poor people simply don't have self discipline to do so, to their own detriment.
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8.1 Update goes right to the desktop. Most people have their commonly used programs right there anyways, and Metro is just an ugly Start menu. It is ugly, but it isn't bad. The fact that most people don't customize it properly is part of the problem.
Customization means it isn't quite standardized, which is also part of the problem.
Did name calling make you feel better? Your comment was otherwise useless drivel.
8.1 Update is not bad. I wouldn't call it bad. It is "different" enough for people not able to change to have issues (i.e. dumb people). My mom can use 8.1 just fine after bypassing 7 completely, and she isn't any geek.
Manning was enlisted and tried under Military court. That is what happens to enlisted people who violate the terms of their enlistment. He didn't go straight to jail, he was tried, and convicted, just not in a civilian court.
I have no sympathy for Manning.
What would "full rebellion" accomplish?
If you think rebellion is not an option, you've already admitted we need one ;-)
Cake and Circuses
Manning was charged under Military (since he was enlisted) charges, hence the Military Tribunal. I have no sympathy for him/her
IMHO, if exculpatory evidence is unavailable (classified), then the judge should toss out the charges. Any good lawyer should be able to simply state that the state has covered up its crimes, and that shouldn't be reflected on Snowden.
As for the rest of your reasoning, that is just icing on the cake of my overall thesis, that we live in a tyranny of our own making. At what point does the governed have a say in the government? Right now, it is all bureaucratic regulations and tortuous laws that create criminals where no crime has been committed.
that is four things ...
This isn't a formal communication channel.
If what you say is true, then why the hell aren't you in full rebellion against the tyrannical state? Have we become so passive that we just accept it now?
He'd have a soap box during trial, if they brought charges, which they would. Litigation would allow discovery, which would really open up the world of the CIA/NSA/FBI. He could have a field day with it. If they denied discovery, that is grounds for dismissal of any/all charges against him, and would be a tacit implication he was right. THAT would make him a hero IMHO.
Sitting in Moscow, is a prison of sorts. Probably worse than American Jail in a lot of respects.
Regardless of whether you view Snowden as a despicable traitor or an honorable whistleblower
He is both. They are not mutually exclusive IMHO.
The thing about Snowden is, because he chickened out, and hid overseas, he lost his soapbox. Yeah, we are geeks and know what is up with him, but MSM has pretty much ignored him.
The Non-Evil Choice is to have Last Mile go into a COLO facility, where you can order service from any one of a number of providers, based on your needs and desires.
The problem is, and always will be, Last Mile. Until you solve that, by taking it out of the equation, then you'll be stuck with monopoly (franchise agreement) service. My solution removes Last Mile from the equation, doesn't require stupid (and misleading) legislation (Net Neutrality that isn't), and opens it up to full free market enterprises.
Don't like crappy Comcast, get TimeWarner. Don't like that, get Charter. Don't like that, get Netflix only .....
Do Not Believe Everything You Read On The Internet - Abraham Lincoln
How is reading a book, and reading the same information on a webpage different. I'm curious how the location of the material makes a difference.
I gain a great deal of information from the internet, much more that I had access to when I was in college, 35 years ago. The question isn't the information, it is the ability to process it, so that when the resource is not available, you can still recall it, in a useful manner.
IMHO there is a continuous path between acquiring knowledge, to understanding, to mastery, to wisdom. Not everyone gets past Knowledge.
The Chinese government will open an alleged investigation and that will be last anyone will hear the investigation.
Sounds an awful lot like the US government these days.
Lessor is indeed a word. Having to do with Leases. It is incorrect usage in this context.
Actually, if you read what you said, at least Bush was 50% declared military actions, as opposed to Obama's Zero.
Next year, the /. should actually post REAL stories, and confuse the shit out of everyone.
All I can see is Joker role in Batman was made by Heath Ledger. He so far upstaged all the other actors it wasn't even funny.
IT isn't the "only" kind of failure. It is, however, the worst kind of failure. It isn't unreasonable to say "unknown failure rate" is enough to slow down deployment.
Google, navigate to San Fransisco
While I agree that some of your points are valid, it only goes to shows that there are complicating factors.
IMHO being "poor" becomes a feedback loop, in that poor choices, leads to poverty. Poverty leads to poor choices. I have a couple daughters, and they are light years apart on most things. One can't make a smart decision to save her life, and the other is well grounded and understands that long term consequences of her decisions. Both raised by the same two parent, educated in same manner.
One will always be "poor", because her decisions are poor. The other, even if she has economic hard times, will never be "poor". It is a matter of choice and taking responsibility for those choices, and learning from poor choices. Some people simply can't learn from their mistakes (it is always someone else's fault)
Can you back up the Antithesis with a peer study that shows that eating nothing but crap foodstuffs has no effect?
I would suggest to you, that there are peer studies about health and wellness and diet. Why this isn't obvious to you is amazing.
BUT since you asked ... here is a really good paper, linking "wellness" to education. There are plenty of studies to link diet to health and wellness.
http://www.nasmhpd.org/docs/pr...
Now, do you have a study that shows diet has nothing to do with being healthy? (Not anecdotal evidence)
I'm sure I'm missing a whole bunch of "foods", but my point was about processed vs non-processed foods. Poor people tend to buy processed foods, rather than fresh foods.
I was once in the poverty state, food choices between Manufactured "food" and fresh foods wasn't that much. It is a lifestyle choice. I've seen what poor people eat. And here, in America, you can be poor, and obese, and that is a choice.
Bank accounts might matter if you're buying a lot of meat, but my guess is poor people shop once a month, for the whole month, and thus don't buy non-processed foods. It is a discipline to be able to keep money through the month, so you can buy fresh food. IMHO many (perhaps most) poor people simply don't have self discipline to do so, to their own detriment.