Actually what really works is when Government is ineffective, with a mixed party ruling system. Like when Reagan and Dem Congress, Clinton and Rep Congress. Good news for Obama then, he has a Reb Congress, and they won't do anything and business can actually get stuff done.
Want to tinker, build your own device with the GPL code TiVO is using. Don't complain about TiVO, when you're being lazy.;)
So, TiVO can use GPL3 Code and lock it to keep it from being modified? You just forbade it. Nuff said.
If they added to the source, and provided that source, they have improved the code. They haven't broken the GPL at all. yet this is not good enough for the likes of RMS and you. Community isn't being neglected, except on TiVO devices themselves. If you don't like TiVO devices, don't buy or use them. Use one of the alternatives.
This is the kind of thinking that allows evil to triumph; good men doing nothing. What right does a good man have in dictating to any other man? No right, except when dictators, tyrants and despots rule. There is a fine line between good and evil, and it is waged on the line of wants to verse has to. I don't want to be in a fight, I don't go looking for a fight, but I will kick the living shit out of bullies who are threatening me or my loved ones. And while I am kicking the shit out of the poor sod, I look exactly like them, if you go by appearances and results.
And if it is a choice between a dictator that is friendly to us, or one that is not friendly to us, I'll support the one who is. Shaw of Iran was NOT a nice guys, but he was a thousand times better than the idiots running the place since, although it is not saying much. Some places need a dictator to rule, because the people and culture expect it.
If they have any IT staff at all, they should be fired for incompetence. If they don't have any IT staff, the administrators should be fired for incompetence. Either way, someone should be fired for incompetence.
I work for a school district, in IT, and we don't let users have the ability to install anything. Period. A properly managed system, means that you have all the tools in place to get systems functioning without users needing Admin level (UAC or otherwise) access. Problem is, schools cry poverty when it comes to IT, and administration doesn't understand why it cost money to have systems in place to manage large number of computers. The logic is that their home PCs don't require management of any sort, so why do the schools thousands of computers need it.
Well, now they have their answer. Trying to save money by not having proper management is now costing more in temporary IT help than it would have cost to do things properly in the first place.
So, are you against Obama when he makes "symbolic, substance-free gesture in order to generate the illusion that he is interested in" doing something you agree with? If not, then why is Issa different?
Cutting 900 million out of a budget that is Trillions of dollars under funded, is one of those "symbolic, substance-free gesture in order to generate the illusion that he is interested in" doing something. Or going to a book store with his kids in support of buying "local" when most of the time he doesn't do any thing like this.
Don't get me wrong, both sides do the same thing, making "symbolic, substance-free gesture in order to generate the illusion" of lots of things. Speak against them all or stop cherry picking because there is an (R) or (D) after their name.
I can support Dennis Kucinich when he is right on something, as much as I can support Issa on something he's right on. They are not even close politically on most issues.
There are alternatives to TiVO already, so changing the GPL doesn't really solve anything, does it? Except "you're not using my code in a way that I approve, therefore I forbid it" is not "freedom" in any stretch of the imagination. So instead of TiVO adding to, and improving GPL code, you don't have them helping. Again, not sure how this is beneficial to the "community".
My gripe with GPL3 is that it is more restrictive license than GPL2, and thus "less free" in all sense of the word. It solves nothing except mental masturbation over one's view of patents and such; it doesn't make the software any more useful for users or developers. And isn't that your gripe with proprietary software, that there is too much control. So in essence, you have created the very thing you've championed against.
Yes, I understand the TiVO argument and consequences of GPL2 and GPL3 regarding it. So the end result is that we won't have TiVO using open source software, and becoming even MORE proprietary, and this has solved nothing, and has actually made things worse. How is this better?
What this is, is Issa, for good or bad, is trying to do something that most of/. would agree with. Stop messing with the Internet. Some people can't wrap their heads around the fact that Issa is doing something good (motive unknown) while being an (R) and that is causing their heads to assplode. Some People are so ingrained with (D) good (R) bad that they can't even side with the (R) the one time in 12 hours he is right (broken clock).
Don't get me wrong, there are a great number of (R)s that have the exact same issue, only in reverse. And this is why US politics is broken.
Big Difference, as Planes do not have to dodge balls, steer clear of moving obstacles, avoid collisions with RCKRLL who is sending and recieving text messages at a rate of 30 per minute, while driving 50% over the speed limit with a BAC of.06.
That being said, I'd rather be on the road with driverless cars than the idiots I have to dodge daily.
The only people throwing their vote away are those that don't vote. Voting third party is not throwing your vote away any more than voting for the "loser" does. The problem is the binary nature of the two party system we have setup here in the USA. You can fix this by making Political Parties pay heavy fees to register with the government, perhaps a fee per registered member, or something similar. Not prohibiting parties, but making them "expensive" to operate, and thus reducing their influence on the process.
If you did this, you'd see more liberal parties and more conservative parties, and less (D) and (R) parties. This would improve the ecosystem by providing a better way to evaluate party platforms, e.g. Prolife Liberal, to ProChoice Conservative and so on.
I don't understand why government is involved in establishing party affiliations at all. What is needed is more of a church/state separation.
Both, actually. Does it even matter to a Christian if one is "white magic" and one is the other kind?
And the best I know of, a Pentacle is a Pentagram ON something else (tool, inside "circle" etc). So, Pentagram is more generalized and does include Pentacle. In some cases, the definitions say "synonym" (Webster's 1912).
But still, that doesn't help. I'm still not sure that most Christians would find that shit "holy".
I love the fact that this got modded down, thus proving my point. To the person who modded me down, well done sir. Political Correctness in a nutshell!
So, if he moved to the US, and became a citizen, he would be "African American"? Not sure that would go over very well with the Politically Correct Class.
Highly Prized works (etc) of art are not just status symbols, they are wealth holders and are a good proxy to a bank account. A status symbol like Lamborgini or Bugati is just that, they will lose value over time. You don't see the old (family wealth, Royalty) rich people playing with these toys, only those that got rich quick (Simon Cowel)
There is a difference between Capitolism and Socialism, in that Capitalism rewards hard work by the individual (ostensibly) while the promise to the worker in Communism is that hard work pays off for the collective. The reality is, that Capitalism is better for the collective in the end.
Problem is, we don't run Capitalism any more, we are more of a combination of statism and corporatism, that effectively shuts down innovation and competition with rules and regulations and increases to the entry barrier. So, if you want to blame anyone, blame the (R) and (D) type politburo we have, and why we'll look more like 1960's Soviet Era economy shortly.
Sending a man on a one way ticket to Mars is an equally futile example of dickwaving, but plenty of People on/. are all for it. It is geek version of who can piss higher on the wall.
The revolution is already happening, it just hasn't hit First World Countries... yet. Keep believing that you're safe from the nutjobs with guns because you have a police force able to handle them. When the Narcos from Mexico invade (mixed drug laws in CO and WA to start), your police won't give a shit about you.
Deflationary spiral is just as bad as inflationary spiral caused by real world economics. In the days of old, when money wasn't created, but only represented wealth (ie production). We have been in a constant flux between inflation and deflation and it is about to get even worse. WE have inflation (real world kind) that has been hidden by deflation (economic efficiencies, robotics, assembly lines etc). As the world loses its buying power, inflation is going to be hyper... just as it was in Germany just before WWII (Godwin FTW).
However real wealth is measured not in fiat currency, but rather in physical goods and property. Which is measured in unique (antique, art, collectables) items and in things that have a more stable fiat value (gold, silver, etc).
Guess what? Rich (uber rich) have all these things, while you commoners do not. They have been taught these things, while you are in public education. Work hard, and don't save a penny? You're a slave, you just don't know it.
Surveillance is a result of moral decay. When businesses lose tons of inventory to "slippage", there is a problem. But nobody wants to talk about that.
Two Buck Chuck was good years ago. I can't stand it now that other wineries are doing basically the same thing. However, you are right, you can find some really good wines in the $5 - $10 range. You can find crappy wines in the $20-50 range. I have yet to find a Shiraz that I like, at any price, and I've just stopped trying.
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Actually what really works is when Government is ineffective, with a mixed party ruling system. Like when Reagan and Dem Congress, Clinton and Rep Congress. Good news for Obama then, he has a Reb Congress, and they won't do anything and business can actually get stuff done.
Yeah, good job reading what I actually said.
I know how to fix this. Raise taxes, increase regulation, increase spending and ..... yeah, that will work!
Want to tinker, build your own device with the GPL code TiVO is using. Don't complain about TiVO, when you're being lazy. ;)
So, TiVO can use GPL3 Code and lock it to keep it from being modified? You just forbade it. Nuff said.
If they added to the source, and provided that source, they have improved the code. They haven't broken the GPL at all. yet this is not good enough for the likes of RMS and you. Community isn't being neglected, except on TiVO devices themselves. If you don't like TiVO devices, don't buy or use them. Use one of the alternatives.
Raise Taxes now, cut spending later? Is he interested in reducing deficit or not?
This is the kind of thinking that allows evil to triumph; good men doing nothing. What right does a good man have in dictating to any other man? No right, except when dictators, tyrants and despots rule. There is a fine line between good and evil, and it is waged on the line of wants to verse has to. I don't want to be in a fight, I don't go looking for a fight, but I will kick the living shit out of bullies who are threatening me or my loved ones. And while I am kicking the shit out of the poor sod, I look exactly like them, if you go by appearances and results.
And if it is a choice between a dictator that is friendly to us, or one that is not friendly to us, I'll support the one who is. Shaw of Iran was NOT a nice guys, but he was a thousand times better than the idiots running the place since, although it is not saying much. Some places need a dictator to rule, because the people and culture expect it.
If they have any IT staff at all, they should be fired for incompetence. If they don't have any IT staff, the administrators should be fired for incompetence. Either way, someone should be fired for incompetence.
I work for a school district, in IT, and we don't let users have the ability to install anything. Period. A properly managed system, means that you have all the tools in place to get systems functioning without users needing Admin level (UAC or otherwise) access. Problem is, schools cry poverty when it comes to IT, and administration doesn't understand why it cost money to have systems in place to manage large number of computers. The logic is that their home PCs don't require management of any sort, so why do the schools thousands of computers need it.
Well, now they have their answer. Trying to save money by not having proper management is now costing more in temporary IT help than it would have cost to do things properly in the first place.
So, are you against Obama when he makes "symbolic, substance-free gesture in order to generate the illusion that he is interested in" doing something you agree with? If not, then why is Issa different?
Cutting 900 million out of a budget that is Trillions of dollars under funded, is one of those "symbolic, substance-free gesture in order to generate the illusion that he is interested in" doing something. Or going to a book store with his kids in support of buying "local" when most of the time he doesn't do any thing like this.
Don't get me wrong, both sides do the same thing, making "symbolic, substance-free gesture in order to generate the illusion" of lots of things. Speak against them all or stop cherry picking because there is an (R) or (D) after their name.
I can support Dennis Kucinich when he is right on something, as much as I can support Issa on something he's right on. They are not even close politically on most issues.
There are alternatives to TiVO already, so changing the GPL doesn't really solve anything, does it? Except "you're not using my code in a way that I approve, therefore I forbid it" is not "freedom" in any stretch of the imagination. So instead of TiVO adding to, and improving GPL code, you don't have them helping. Again, not sure how this is beneficial to the "community".
Freedom or Freedom in your terms?
My gripe with GPL3 is that it is more restrictive license than GPL2, and thus "less free" in all sense of the word. It solves nothing except mental masturbation over one's view of patents and such; it doesn't make the software any more useful for users or developers. And isn't that your gripe with proprietary software, that there is too much control. So in essence, you have created the very thing you've championed against.
Yes, I understand the TiVO argument and consequences of GPL2 and GPL3 regarding it. So the end result is that we won't have TiVO using open source software, and becoming even MORE proprietary, and this has solved nothing, and has actually made things worse. How is this better?
What this is, is Issa, for good or bad, is trying to do something that most of /. would agree with. Stop messing with the Internet. Some people can't wrap their heads around the fact that Issa is doing something good (motive unknown) while being an (R) and that is causing their heads to assplode. Some People are so ingrained with (D) good (R) bad that they can't even side with the (R) the one time in 12 hours he is right (broken clock).
Don't get me wrong, there are a great number of (R)s that have the exact same issue, only in reverse. And this is why US politics is broken.
Big Difference, as Planes do not have to dodge balls, steer clear of moving obstacles, avoid collisions with RCKRLL who is sending and recieving text messages at a rate of 30 per minute, while driving 50% over the speed limit with a BAC of .06.
That being said, I'd rather be on the road with driverless cars than the idiots I have to dodge daily.
The only people throwing their vote away are those that don't vote. Voting third party is not throwing your vote away any more than voting for the "loser" does. The problem is the binary nature of the two party system we have setup here in the USA. You can fix this by making Political Parties pay heavy fees to register with the government, perhaps a fee per registered member, or something similar. Not prohibiting parties, but making them "expensive" to operate, and thus reducing their influence on the process.
If you did this, you'd see more liberal parties and more conservative parties, and less (D) and (R) parties. This would improve the ecosystem by providing a better way to evaluate party platforms, e.g. Prolife Liberal, to ProChoice Conservative and so on.
I don't understand why government is involved in establishing party affiliations at all. What is needed is more of a church/state separation.
Both, actually. Does it even matter to a Christian if one is "white magic" and one is the other kind?
And the best I know of, a Pentacle is a Pentagram ON something else (tool, inside "circle" etc). So, Pentagram is more generalized and does include Pentacle. In some cases, the definitions say "synonym" (Webster's 1912).
But still, that doesn't help. I'm still not sure that most Christians would find that shit "holy".
Noticed that some of the items have pentagrams .... not sure how "holy" that shit is.
I love the fact that this got modded down, thus proving my point. To the person who modded me down, well done sir. Political Correctness in a nutshell!
So, if he moved to the US, and became a citizen, he would be "African American"? Not sure that would go over very well with the Politically Correct Class.
Highly Prized works (etc) of art are not just status symbols, they are wealth holders and are a good proxy to a bank account. A status symbol like Lamborgini or Bugati is just that, they will lose value over time. You don't see the old (family wealth, Royalty) rich people playing with these toys, only those that got rich quick (Simon Cowel)
There is a difference between Capitolism and Socialism, in that Capitalism rewards hard work by the individual (ostensibly) while the promise to the worker in Communism is that hard work pays off for the collective. The reality is, that Capitalism is better for the collective in the end.
Problem is, we don't run Capitalism any more, we are more of a combination of statism and corporatism, that effectively shuts down innovation and competition with rules and regulations and increases to the entry barrier. So, if you want to blame anyone, blame the (R) and (D) type politburo we have, and why we'll look more like 1960's Soviet Era economy shortly.
Sending a man on a one way ticket to Mars is an equally futile example of dickwaving, but plenty of People on /. are all for it. It is geek version of who can piss higher on the wall.
The revolution is already happening, it just hasn't hit First World Countries ... yet. Keep believing that you're safe from the nutjobs with guns because you have a police force able to handle them. When the Narcos from Mexico invade (mixed drug laws in CO and WA to start), your police won't give a shit about you.
Deflationary spiral is just as bad as inflationary spiral caused by real world economics. In the days of old, when money wasn't created, but only represented wealth (ie production). We have been in a constant flux between inflation and deflation and it is about to get even worse. WE have inflation (real world kind) that has been hidden by deflation (economic efficiencies, robotics, assembly lines etc). As the world loses its buying power, inflation is going to be hyper ... just as it was in Germany just before WWII (Godwin FTW).
However real wealth is measured not in fiat currency, but rather in physical goods and property. Which is measured in unique (antique, art, collectables) items and in things that have a more stable fiat value (gold, silver, etc).
Guess what? Rich (uber rich) have all these things, while you commoners do not. They have been taught these things, while you are in public education. Work hard, and don't save a penny? You're a slave, you just don't know it.
Surveillance is a result of moral decay. When businesses lose tons of inventory to "slippage", there is a problem. But nobody wants to talk about that.
Two Buck Chuck was good years ago. I can't stand it now that other wineries are doing basically the same thing. However, you are right, you can find some really good wines in the $5 - $10 range. You can find crappy wines in the $20-50 range. I have yet to find a Shiraz that I like, at any price, and I've just stopped trying.