Having been arrested for "resisting arrest", I can assure you that they don't drop charges. I'm 6'5" and was in excellent shape at the time, and there is no way that two short skinny cops could have arrested me if I was "resisting". It would have taken at least twice that amount. But that didn't stop them from putting the cuffs on me, and dragging me off to jail. It also didn't stop them from lying in court until their own stories didn't line up. luckily for me, the jury took more time to elect a foreman than it took to come back with a verdict of not guilty.
In the case of the article above, I was half expecting the person to be a right wing wacko that Kerry was trying to dodge, but it turns out the guy was a left wing wacko on Kerry's side. The story makes even less sense now. I think one of the other posters got it right.... Publicity hound seeking camera time. Welcome to your 15 minutes of fame, now go away.
What makes you think that shadowbearer is not from Redmond? After All he already knew there would be extra chairs. He even signed it "SB". Coincidence? I think not!
More importantly, if there are more than one Scheduler, and if someone could tell the difference, why isn't s/he using the ALTERNATE Scheduler and compiling their own custom, tweaked and totally tuned kernel?
Seriously, most people aren't going to notice, and those that do notice, ought to be able to compile their own kernel, and ought to do exactly that. This is nothing short of an esoteric discussion and shouldn't extend beyond kernel developers. Most people don't know, and don't care which scheduler is implemented.
I'm one of those somewhere between caring and not. I only care about the supposed differences in approach to scheduling, and quite frankly, from what little I understand, the various schemes to scheduling have their advantages and disadvantages. I seriously doubt that ONE is better in all circumstances compared to all the others.
"rationale of why Stallman is committed to "free software." "
You need to be careful, because I don't see RMS' version of freedom to be all that free. In this case, "free" means what RMS deems it to be, but actually includes all sorts of (new in GPL3) restrictions because someone used the software in a way that RMS didn't like. Thus the restrictions on how "free" software it really is.
"If you neglect the values of powerful reliable and useful code , and appreciate only freedom and solidarity, you are making a terrible mistake." -- Me
In other words... "What good is a phone call, if you are unable to speak".
The problem with the GPL3 (IMHO) is that it does exactly the same thing all the EULAs and conditional licenses of people like Microsoft employ. RMS doesn't realize he has just put his own stamp and restrictions (not so free) on software.
The GPL3 isn't about "freedom" anymore, it is about restricting use, the very thing that RMS claims he is against. The code released under GPL3 will end up not being used, and replaced by something less restrictive.
The problem with GPL3 is that it is filled with good intentions, but they haven't thought out the long term consequences to it. What good is free software if nobody wants to use it. What good is "free" software if nobody CAN use it? What good is "free" software if only the idealists and end users can put all the pieces together to make it work.
I'm not going to touch GPL3 software with a ten foot pole. Why? It is TOO restrictive. In the end, all the idealism in the world is useless if it is impractical and too cumbersome to maintain. And thus idealism dies, abandoned and alone, and completely useless.
I can't help myself, but the parent post made me do it.... My apologies to the Divinyls for the editing of the lyrics.
iTouch Myself Lyrics
I love myself I want you to love me When I'm feelin' down I want you above me I search myself I want you to find me I forget myself I want you to remind me
Chorus: I don't want anybody else When I think about you iTouch myself I don't want anybody else Oh no, oh no, oh no
You're the one who makes me happy honey You're the sun who makes me shine When you're around I'm always laughing I want to make you mine
I close my eyes And see you before me Think I would die If you were to ignore me A fool could see Just how much I adore you I get down on my knees I'd do anything for you
Chorus
I love myself I want you to love me When I'm feelin' down I want you above me I search myself I want you to find me I forget myself I want you to remind me
Chorus
I want you I don't want anybody else And when I think about you iTouch myself Ooh, oooh, oooooh, aaaaaah
So, offering a service that someone wants and willing to pay for, because you don't think it is necessary deserves to be pissed on?
I hope you: Change your own oil, breaks, radiator fluid, do your own yard work, house work, cooking, make your own coffee, doughnuts, grow your own food, slaughter your own meat, build your own house......
You get the point. You can do almost EVERYTHING you pay someone else money to do, and often better and for less. This probably includes whatever job you think you're doing.
I can pay some college kid $10-25/hr to work for me or I can take time from my $100 hour job to do it. Guess which one is more economical for me, even though I can "do it myself" (and probably better)??
Why don't you elitist snobs keep your damn mouth shut. What business is it of yours what two other people are doing, especially when it is legal? And I bet you're the type of person who complains about Morality laws, which makes you a hypocrite if you do.
I use WSUS and WDS(RIS) all the time. WSUS isn't the panacea it is made out to be, and WDS is a god send, when deploying fully patched Windows, but that requires slipstreaming the install, something WSUS doesn't do.
Running WSUS isn't a solution to deploying fully patched computers. WSUS keeps them patched, but is still sucks at initial patching.
What I'm talking about is WinXP clean install that is fully patched. I used NON-MICROSOFT products to keep my installers fully patched, because Microsoft STILL doesn't provide a tool to do that for me.
I use WDS (RIS) to deploy WinXP over the wire, but I sill have to MANUALLY patch (slipstream) the install. To maintain that, I used NLITE and Autopatcher combination to keep my installer upto date.
With patches coming on a regular schedule, why can't microsoft provide a tool that does what I do, that automatically slipstreams a WDS XP deployment, using WSUS even?
There is no reasonable alternative to the AutoPatcher from Microsoft, and Microsoft is threatened by revelation of hundred patches for a clean/new install of XP (wSP2).
US Educational System is a JOKE. I work in a school district and I can tell you the top three reasons why it sucks so bad
1) Parents don't care, even one's that pretend to. 2) Teacher Unions and Teacher Elitism. 3) Government Accountability (NCLB)
Most of what you said is true. However, things would really change if the good students just stopped showing up to school, and did what I've done with my kids. HOME SCHOOL.
You see, I care about my kids. I care enough to sacrifice things (stuff, materialism) so that my wife doesn't work, and can be at home with my kids. Let me tell you, it isn't easy. However, my youngest is 14 and is taking college classes, and will graduate HS with her AA degree in hand. My 17 studied abroad in Hungary for a year, and is also getting college credits.
The PUBLIC school system has no room for students like these. My kids are smart, but not necessarily genius (though I tend to view them that way). Sitting bored half to death in a school filled with children straight out of Lord of the Flies is not the kind of education I want for my kids.
That's the parent's side of things. If you have kids, care enough to protect them from what I'm about to say about teachers.
First off, before I go too much further, there are some very good, high quality teachers in the system. They ALMOST make up for the bad ones. I feel sorry for the good teachers, and many of them are good, they just cannot make up for the ones that are not.
The biggest problem with teachers is their attitude towards people like myself who show how flawed the system really is when they pull their kids out of the system. The looks I get from some teachers when I tell them my kids are homeschooled is one of contempt and horror. When I tell them my kids are in college, while ALSO doing their HS work, it is one of disbelief.
When academic issues are clear, and they realize that the system can't or won't deal with kids like mine, they often shift the topic to "socialization". If by socialization they mean teen pregnancy, drinking and drug use, and other mindless activities, my kids sure have missed out. However, as my 14 year old comes home from first day at college this year, telling the story of a lady sitting next to her not believing she is only 14, that she seemed more mature, I'll take that as a sign that her socialization is doing just fine.
Moving along, I have the luxury of walking into classrooms all day long, every day. I get to see the teacher's in the raw glory and shame. From a Home Econ classroom teaching sexuality from the master teacher... RIKKI LAKE (talk show host, I slept with my brother) , to wackos spewing their views of conspiracy theories, to the Resource (special ed) Teacher that I have NEVER seen actually instruct anyone anything. The last one is the one that drives me the craziest, because the kids that need the most help aren't getting it.
Lastly, the system itself is broken. When a teacher is required to have one-on-one teaching for 1 hour per day with special education kids, and has 3 of them in her class, and only 5.5 hours a day to teach, it only leaves 2.5 hours of instruction, per day, to teach all the other kids all of the required material. Then there are all the assessment testing, placement testing, Testing testing that goes on. Whole weeks of instruction disappear each year due to testing, assessments and such.
1) Parents need to care more and actually participate in educating their kids. 2) Teacher Unions need to stop protecting the truly aweful teachers, and teachers need to stop being so damn elitist. 3) The system is broken, and beyond repair. Trying to fix it at this point is useless. The more they try to fix it, the more it breaks (NCLB I'm looking at you!)
Microsoft just released the latest "Be all, End all" OS called Vista, which if reviews are to be believed, has some SERIOUS issues which aren't going to go away anytime soon (e.g. Audio/Networking fiasco). The wholesale changes made to Windows, and none of the originally promised goodies and all the garbage that was left is scarier than any IP FUD being dug up by Microsoft and SCO.
No longer are the problems "Potential", but have crossed over to "Reality".
"You are coming to a sad realization, Cancel or Allow?"
When is Microsoft going to pay for its reality? When you can answer that, then I'll answer for the "possibility" you speak of.
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Having been arrested for "resisting arrest", I can assure you that they don't drop charges. I'm 6'5" and was in excellent shape at the time, and there is no way that two short skinny cops could have arrested me if I was "resisting". It would have taken at least twice that amount. But that didn't stop them from putting the cuffs on me, and dragging me off to jail. It also didn't stop them from lying in court until their own stories didn't line up. luckily for me, the jury took more time to elect a foreman than it took to come back with a verdict of not guilty.
.... Publicity hound seeking camera time. Welcome to your 15 minutes of fame, now go away.
In the case of the article above, I was half expecting the person to be a right wing wacko that Kerry was trying to dodge, but it turns out the guy was a left wing wacko on Kerry's side. The story makes even less sense now. I think one of the other posters got it right
What makes you think that shadowbearer is not from Redmond? After All he already knew there would be extra chairs. He even signed it "SB". Coincidence? I think not!
More importantly, if there are more than one Scheduler, and if someone could tell the difference, why isn't s/he using the ALTERNATE Scheduler and compiling their own custom, tweaked and totally tuned kernel?
Seriously, most people aren't going to notice, and those that do notice, ought to be able to compile their own kernel, and ought to do exactly that. This is nothing short of an esoteric discussion and shouldn't extend beyond kernel developers. Most people don't know, and don't care which scheduler is implemented.
I'm one of those somewhere between caring and not. I only care about the supposed differences in approach to scheduling, and quite frankly, from what little I understand, the various schemes to scheduling have their advantages and disadvantages. I seriously doubt that ONE is better in all circumstances compared to all the others.
... how quaint
Well, when nobody DISTRIBUTES the code, because enough RESTRICTIONS are placed upon it, is it more or less "free"?
My original point remains, regardless if you can see it. What good is software that is free, if nobody actually can distribute it?
Really? Closing "loopholes" are in fact restrictions. The next version of GPL will close more "loopholes" (be less free).
You see, one man sees a loophole, another man sees freedom.
slut
Am I the only person to google map this address? There is no 1209 Mayburn St in Dallas.
However, I did find the following address:
1209 N Mayburn St
Dearborn, MI 48128
Okay, its official. I'm a dork.
"rationale of why Stallman is committed to "free software." "
You need to be careful, because I don't see RMS' version of freedom to be all that free. In this case, "free" means what RMS deems it to be, but actually includes all sorts of (new in GPL3) restrictions because someone used the software in a way that RMS didn't like. Thus the restrictions on how "free" software it really is.
"If you neglect the values of powerful reliable and useful code , and appreciate only freedom and solidarity, you are making a terrible mistake." -- Me
... "What good is a phone call, if you are unable to speak".
In other words
The problem with the GPL3 (IMHO) is that it does exactly the same thing all the EULAs and conditional licenses of people like Microsoft employ. RMS doesn't realize he has just put his own stamp and restrictions (not so free) on software.
The GPL3 isn't about "freedom" anymore, it is about restricting use, the very thing that RMS claims he is against. The code released under GPL3 will end up not being used, and replaced by something less restrictive.
The problem with GPL3 is that it is filled with good intentions, but they haven't thought out the long term consequences to it. What good is free software if nobody wants to use it. What good is "free" software if nobody CAN use it? What good is "free" software if only the idealists and end users can put all the pieces together to make it work.
I'm not going to touch GPL3 software with a ten foot pole. Why? It is TOO restrictive. In the end, all the idealism in the world is useless if it is impractical and too cumbersome to maintain. And thus idealism dies, abandoned and alone, and completely useless.
Unless of course, there is Richard Bastard on your client/donor list.
(ex)Senator Craig is now trying to claim his bathroom stunt was "research".
.... and reversing her view on national health care system.
Senator Clinton was heard mumbling something about interns
I can't help myself, but the parent post made me do it .... My apologies to the Divinyls for the editing of the lyrics.
iTouch Myself Lyrics
I love myself
I want you to love me
When I'm feelin' down
I want you above me
I search myself
I want you to find me
I forget myself
I want you to remind me
Chorus:
I don't want anybody else
When I think about you
iTouch myself
I don't want anybody else
Oh no, oh no, oh no
You're the one who makes me happy honey
You're the sun who makes me shine
When you're around I'm always laughing
I want to make you mine
I close my eyes
And see you before me
Think I would die
If you were to ignore me
A fool could see
Just how much I adore you
I get down on my knees
I'd do anything for you
Chorus
I love myself
I want you to love me
When I'm feelin' down
I want you above me
I search myself
I want you to find me
I forget myself
I want you to remind me
Chorus
I want you
I don't want anybody else
And when I think about you
iTouch myself
Ooh, oooh, oooooh, aaaaaah
Chorus
So, offering a service that someone wants and willing to pay for, because you don't think it is necessary deserves to be pissed on?
......
I hope you: Change your own oil, breaks, radiator fluid, do your own yard work, house work, cooking, make your own coffee, doughnuts, grow your own food, slaughter your own meat, build your own house
You get the point. You can do almost EVERYTHING you pay someone else money to do, and often better and for less. This probably includes whatever job you think you're doing.
I can pay some college kid $10-25/hr to work for me or I can take time from my $100 hour job to do it. Guess which one is more economical for me, even though I can "do it myself" (and probably better)??
Why don't you elitist snobs keep your damn mouth shut. What business is it of yours what two other people are doing, especially when it is legal? And I bet you're the type of person who complains about Morality laws, which makes you a hypocrite if you do.
See my post above.
I use WSUS and WDS(RIS) all the time. WSUS isn't the panacea it is made out to be, and WDS is a god send, when deploying fully patched Windows, but that requires slipstreaming the install, something WSUS doesn't do.
Running WSUS isn't a solution to deploying fully patched computers. WSUS keeps them patched, but is still sucks at initial patching.
What I'm talking about is WinXP clean install that is fully patched. I used NON-MICROSOFT products to keep my installers fully patched, because Microsoft STILL doesn't provide a tool to do that for me.
I use WDS (RIS) to deploy WinXP over the wire, but I sill have to MANUALLY patch (slipstream) the install. To maintain that, I used NLITE and Autopatcher combination to keep my installer upto date.
With patches coming on a regular schedule, why can't microsoft provide a tool that does what I do, that automatically slipstreams a WDS XP deployment, using WSUS even?
There is no reasonable alternative to the AutoPatcher from Microsoft, and Microsoft is threatened by revelation of hundred patches for a clean/new install of XP (wSP2).
Apple and Linux, he we come!
They pay me to do a job. I do the job they pay me for.
I'm not sure what your beef is.
US Educational System is a JOKE. I work in a school district and I can tell you the top three reasons why it sucks so bad
... RIKKI LAKE (talk show host, I slept with my brother) , to wackos spewing their views of conspiracy theories, to the Resource (special ed) Teacher that I have NEVER seen actually instruct anyone anything. The last one is the one that drives me the craziest, because the kids that need the most help aren't getting it.
1) Parents don't care, even one's that pretend to.
2) Teacher Unions and Teacher Elitism.
3) Government Accountability (NCLB)
Most of what you said is true. However, things would really change if the good students just stopped showing up to school, and did what I've done with my kids. HOME SCHOOL.
You see, I care about my kids. I care enough to sacrifice things (stuff, materialism) so that my wife doesn't work, and can be at home with my kids. Let me tell you, it isn't easy. However, my youngest is 14 and is taking college classes, and will graduate HS with her AA degree in hand. My 17 studied abroad in Hungary for a year, and is also getting college credits.
The PUBLIC school system has no room for students like these. My kids are smart, but not necessarily genius (though I tend to view them that way). Sitting bored half to death in a school filled with children straight out of Lord of the Flies is not the kind of education I want for my kids.
That's the parent's side of things. If you have kids, care enough to protect them from what I'm about to say about teachers.
First off, before I go too much further, there are some very good, high quality teachers in the system. They ALMOST make up for the bad ones. I feel sorry for the good teachers, and many of them are good, they just cannot make up for the ones that are not.
The biggest problem with teachers is their attitude towards people like myself who show how flawed the system really is when they pull their kids out of the system. The looks I get from some teachers when I tell them my kids are homeschooled is one of contempt and horror. When I tell them my kids are in college, while ALSO doing their HS work, it is one of disbelief.
When academic issues are clear, and they realize that the system can't or won't deal with kids like mine, they often shift the topic to "socialization". If by socialization they mean teen pregnancy, drinking and drug use, and other mindless activities, my kids sure have missed out. However, as my 14 year old comes home from first day at college this year, telling the story of a lady sitting next to her not believing she is only 14, that she seemed more mature, I'll take that as a sign that her socialization is doing just fine.
Moving along, I have the luxury of walking into classrooms all day long, every day. I get to see the teacher's in the raw glory and shame. From a Home Econ classroom teaching sexuality from the master teacher
Lastly, the system itself is broken. When a teacher is required to have one-on-one teaching for 1 hour per day with special education kids, and has 3 of them in her class, and only 5.5 hours a day to teach, it only leaves 2.5 hours of instruction, per day, to teach all the other kids all of the required material. Then there are all the assessment testing, placement testing, Testing testing that goes on. Whole weeks of instruction disappear each year due to testing, assessments and such.
1) Parents need to care more and actually participate in educating their kids.
2) Teacher Unions need to stop protecting the truly aweful teachers, and teachers need to stop being so damn elitist.
3) The system is broken, and beyond repair. Trying to fix it at this point is useless. The more they try to fix it, the more it breaks (NCLB I'm looking at you!)
You forgot to add the following tag
[div id=Agent_Smith]What good is great media playback if you can't play it over the network?[/div]
As opposed to what?
Microsoft just released the latest "Be all, End all" OS called Vista, which if reviews are to be believed, has some SERIOUS issues which aren't going to go away anytime soon (e.g. Audio/Networking fiasco). The wholesale changes made to Windows, and none of the originally promised goodies and all the garbage that was left is scarier than any IP FUD being dug up by Microsoft and SCO.
No longer are the problems "Potential", but have crossed over to "Reality".
"You are coming to a sad realization, Cancel or Allow?"
When is Microsoft going to pay for its reality? When you can answer that, then I'll answer for the "possibility" you speak of.
"bunch of customers who might never have considered it"
All 17 of them???
May the FSM forgive your heresy.
Just after we get the "Leftwing Elitist" moderation.
to tub girl ....