One was that when you open explorer in 98 it goes to the C drive, in 2k it goes to your home directory. She bitched and moaned that this was confusing/difficult/took time/etc till we found a fix.
Tell her to piss off. Ive always taken the tact, when users complain (luckily end-user support is not my job, but try explaining that to users....(while still trying to pleasant w/ coworkers)) that if the comptuer *works* then Im done.
If your user doesnt know how to *USE* their tool, maybe they are not qualified for the job? Does the company train people how to drive just because they provide a parking space? if she needs training, have the company pay for it... if she is totally clueless, she better bone up on her skills. Not knowing how to use the tools you provide for them is != the tool having problems.
either learn to use them or dont use them. not your responsibility. "Do the accountants in the office all come around and operate your calculator for you?" Is a favorite question.... in these situations. "Do the electricians in maint.dept. turn the lights on and off"?
Now, as my sig probably shows, Im a Green and a Social Democrat. A Liberal. From my mighty perch up here in Canada, I can tell you -- with 100% authority -- that the #1 Failure in America is Republican/Democrat collusion. They have decided that as long as the other stays relatively calm, and doesn't interfere with any of the other's sacred-cows, that they can pass the power back and forth (sorta) while giving the impression that there A) Is value in American Democracy and B) Voting Matters.
Their two parties are so entrenched, in the the three arms of your government, right down through politics in the bureaucracy (FBI/CIA/ARMY/NAVY are all parts of partisan politics), there is a stale-mate. And really, a Stale Democracy.
My 100% guaranteed solution? My 100% guaranteed path to a more virtuous and prosperous USA? My 100% guaranteed method of satisfying MOST Americans. Is to move to a more consensus based Democracy by REMOVING the stranglehold of the Democrats/Republicans.
Because Neither of those parties *REALLY* stand on any of their perceived principles (witness Bush's defecit/clintons' warmongering as two recent examples).... my 100% guaranteed plan:
Wait for it
If you normally vote Democrat: Vote Green If you normally vote Republican: Vote Libertarian
Commit to this. Do not falter. Do not decide "oh, its a close race, Im going to vote strategically". Do not buy the "we have to make sure %other-guy% doesnt win -- its too close, vote %party%", DO NOT CAVE! Continue to Vote AGAINST these two parties.... if you Vote for Republicrats, dont bother, just stay home, because the rest of the USA's sheep are going to be pretty much 50-50. Democracy as entertainment, as empty ideological rhetoric clashing, BS is going to doom you.
Shshhhhh dont tell anyone. What JDS *really* means is that Sun is going to be pushing GNU/Linux (aka Sun's JDS) onto tonnes of corporate desktops... further driving app development, OEM movement, driver development, etc etc etc.
I think this JDS crap is terrific, really, it means SUN is a finally a player in pushing Desktop GNU/Linux.. oh, drats, I mean JDS.
What you consider an appeal for a more broad consideration of options, seems more like an expression of delusional corporate paranoia - take another paxil buddy. Your right, No one should ever be concerned that Starbucks is destroying locally-owned coffee shops. No one should be concerned.. nothing wrong with that at all.
place you feel has the best service, coffee and let's you loiter around
Hm, well, i guess my decision making process involves aspects other than My Immediate Selfish Needs(TM). Your response to my appeal for a more broad consideration of options is amounts to "serve yourself" -- the precise antitheisis of my statement -- you should wonder a moment on what I was suggesting (and your reflexive inability to recognize it).
He wants an "interesting place", not a homoginized, corprorate-controlled, brand-labeled-experience.
My suggestion would for coffee shop would be ANYPLACE not corporately controlled... the side benefit of encouraging locally owned business, and a place for "interesting" things to grow... you can forget that happening at Starbucks, or Mcdonalds, or in a bottle of coca-cola/miller beer... the point for them is to be The Same(TM). I would say The Same(TM) != Interesting.
Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday that law-enforcement agents had arrested 125 suspects in a crackdown on Internet crimes ranging from hacking and software piracy to credit card fraud and selling stolen goods over the Internet, according to Wired. The investigation, begun Oct. 1 and dubbed Operation Cyber Sweep, involved police from Ghana to Southern California and uncovered 125,000 victims who had lost more than $100 million.
So, is this worthwhile effort? Who else smells the propaganda? How much does a bs operation like this cost these governments?
Instead of pursuing violent street criminals or corporate whores who bankrupt whole billion-dollar companies with lies and theft leaving tens-of-thousands of pensioners and unemployed?
Instead John Ascroft spends his time constructing a ruse to set up as chimera for the Coprorate Media to parrot in order to scare the population straight -- wouldnt want lawlessness would we?
So, what does it cost to construct this kind of psy-op on the American public? Is the media aware before the event? How much is spent on post-'operation' press, PR, Cops/FBI/insvestigators/staff during the operation, flights/calls/meetings for higher-ups to organize the event, press-invitations, etc etc etc vs. the actual amount of $ stolen? How much fear and ominous sounding threats against the free-intellect of the public will the American public endour before they tell these plutocratic whores to re-adjust their priorities?
What is more important or what should government's attention/resources be spent? Helping an elderly women on a declining social-insurance in a cold tenament -- or -- making sure the Visa Board of Directors keeps profit up in order that they may share $500Million salary between 12 people?
Have we become a population with such a short attention span that we can no longer appreciate the value of long-term research? Far too much research is being scuppered these days because people keep asking "but what's the use of it", and "can we make a profit". Can't we just appreciate it for it's coolness and leave them too it.
You are ABSOLUTELY WRONG! I grew up in the Internet/VideoGame age, i have no problems at all when I like to keep things going the way I want when.. - I am thinking, Does anyone want pizza?
not only is this guy a wicked 1337 OSX coder, but he thinks Leonardo Decaprio is totally k-rad dude; check out the online zine: Totally Decapriated its soooo awwwesome.
A few "watchdog" groups are a little worried about the spending
These neo-con watchdog 'taxpayers' groups are self-sytle mccarthites.
Desperatley keeping the public government from making decisions on spending so that their private, for-profit buddies can keep their pie (and subsequently their personal slice) bigger.
There is *no* reason a public utility cannot provide better, cheaper, faster service.
Horray! Finally, not everyone is so damned convinced of this ultra-capitalist myth that Public Companies are absolutely incapable of 'competing' w/ public.
I personally like the idea of transparent, non-profit co-ops being regulated into the marketplace. Not just government utilities, but co-ops that have open/auditable books... *that* defends you from big-fat cat plutocrats robbing the masses.
Co-ops and non-profits provide an answer to the usual Capitalist rants, because they provide choice and competition. They also allows non-users to opt-out.
Cycling geeks are fanatical about weight. The worry and fret about every gram
I stopped worrying about the wieght of my bike when i read -- in a cycle magazine -- that, w/r/t efficiency, stamana and comfort, "losing one pound on the rider is like losing 1 oz on the bike, and doesnt cost you $300." Ive stopped being overly concerned when i agreed.
I wear a helmet because if i hit my head with a helmets it hurts less.
See, all your indulgent masterbatory pseudo intellectual drivel asside, it comes down to; Helmets are good, They make your head hurt less. All other nonsense is crap.
PowerPC really offers no tangible advantage for the average desktop system over x86's descendants.
Except they own the fabs and ip for PPC. Why sell Intels chips?
Surely they should be incouraged to give us something like this? You like the computer industry being a complete and perfect monopoly? i like a little variety, a little bit of 'something new'.
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The US War Budget is $401 Billion.
I'd say you could start there.
#1 Step for Growth of Humainty: Destroy NBC, ABC, FOX and CBS broadcast TV. To be replaced with BBC, TVO, CBC, PBS style television.
People are being lulled into ignorance for profit, the TV is literally sapping their will to think.
(yes, i just got a strange strangelove flashback).
32) Makes baby jesus cry.
One was that when you open explorer in 98 it goes to the C drive, in 2k it goes to your home directory. She bitched and moaned that this was confusing/difficult/took time/etc till we found a fix.
Tell her to piss off. Ive always taken the tact, when users complain (luckily end-user support is not my job, but try explaining that to users....(while still trying to pleasant w/ coworkers)) that if the comptuer *works* then Im done.
If your user doesnt know how to *USE* their tool, maybe they are not qualified for the job? Does the company train people how to drive just because they provide a parking space? if she needs training, have the company pay for it... if she is totally clueless, she better bone up on her skills. Not knowing how to use the tools you provide for them is != the tool having problems.
either learn to use them or dont use them. not your responsibility. "Do the accountants in the office all come around and operate your calculator for you?" Is a favorite question.... in these situations. "Do the electricians in maint.dept. turn the lights on and off"?
"South Park Republicans"
Then please, please vote for the Libertarians.
Now, as my sig probably shows, Im a Green and a Social Democrat. A Liberal. From my mighty perch up here in Canada, I can tell you -- with 100% authority -- that the #1 Failure in America is Republican/Democrat collusion. They have decided that as long as the other stays relatively calm, and doesn't interfere with any of the other's sacred-cows, that they can pass the power back and forth (sorta) while giving the impression that there A) Is value in American Democracy and B) Voting Matters.
Their two parties are so entrenched, in the the three arms of your government, right down through politics in the bureaucracy (FBI/CIA/ARMY/NAVY are all parts of partisan politics), there is a stale-mate. And really, a Stale Democracy.
My 100% guaranteed solution? My 100% guaranteed path to a more virtuous and prosperous USA? My 100% guaranteed method of satisfying MOST Americans. Is to move to a more consensus based Democracy by REMOVING the stranglehold of the Democrats/Republicans.
Because Neither of those parties * REALLY * stand on any of their perceived principles (witness Bush's defecit/clintons' warmongering as two recent examples).... my 100% guaranteed plan:
Wait for it
If you normally vote Democrat: Vote Green
If you normally vote Republican: Vote Libertarian
Commit to this. Do not falter. Do not decide "oh, its a close race, Im going to vote strategically". Do not buy the "we have to make sure %other-guy% doesnt win -- its too close, vote %party%", DO NOT CAVE! Continue to Vote AGAINST these two parties.... if you Vote for Republicrats, dont bother, just stay home, because the rest of the USA's sheep are going to be pretty much 50-50. Democracy as entertainment, as empty ideological rhetoric clashing, BS is going to doom you.
Shshhhhh dont tell anyone. What JDS *really* means is that Sun is going to be pushing GNU/Linux (aka Sun's JDS) onto tonnes of corporate desktops... further driving app development, OEM movement, driver development, etc etc etc.
I think this JDS crap is terrific, really, it means SUN is a finally a player in pushing Desktop GNU/Linux.. oh, drats, I mean JDS.
What you consider an appeal for a more broad consideration of options, seems more like an expression of delusional corporate paranoia - take another paxil buddy.
Your right, No one should ever be concerned that Starbucks is destroying locally-owned coffee shops. No one should be concerned.. nothing wrong with that at all.
place you feel has the best service, coffee and let's you loiter around
Hm, well, i guess my decision making process involves aspects other than My Immediate Selfish Needs(TM). Your response to my appeal for a more broad consideration of options is amounts to "serve yourself" -- the precise antitheisis of my statement -- you should wonder a moment on what I was suggesting (and your reflexive inability to recognize it).
Starbucks is a good option for step 3
He wants an "interesting place", not a homoginized, corprorate-controlled, brand-labeled-experience.
My suggestion would for coffee shop would be ANYPLACE not corporately controlled... the side benefit of encouraging locally owned business, and a place for "interesting" things to grow... you can forget that happening at Starbucks, or Mcdonalds, or in a bottle of coca-cola/miller beer... the point for them is to be The Same(TM). I would say The Same(TM) != Interesting.
Oh, jeeze -- thank you.
There have been groups (probably still are) that lobby to have this case overturned/reconsidered/new-legislation created.
This one case has lead to so many problems in the USA -- repeal this, and re-balance your nation.
My eyes! The goggles do nothing!
Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday that law-enforcement agents had arrested 125 suspects in a crackdown on Internet crimes ranging from hacking and software piracy to credit card fraud and selling stolen goods over the Internet, according to Wired. The investigation, begun Oct. 1 and dubbed Operation Cyber Sweep, involved police from Ghana to Southern California and uncovered 125,000 victims who had lost more than $100 million.
/FBI/insvestigators/staff during the operation, flights/calls/meetings for higher-ups to organize the event, press-invitations, etc etc etc vs. the actual amount of $ stolen? How much fear and ominous sounding threats against the free-intellect of the public will the American public endour before they tell these plutocratic whores to re-adjust their priorities?
So, is this worthwhile effort? Who else smells the propaganda? How much does a bs operation like this cost these governments?
Instead of pursuing violent street criminals or corporate whores who bankrupt whole billion-dollar companies with lies and theft leaving tens-of-thousands of pensioners and unemployed?
Instead John Ascroft spends his time constructing a ruse to set up as chimera for the Coprorate Media to parrot in order to scare the population straight -- wouldnt want lawlessness would we?
So, what does it cost to construct this kind of psy-op on the American public? Is the media aware before the event? How much is spent on post-'operation' press, PR, Cops
What is more important or what should government's attention/resources be spent? Helping an elderly women on a declining social-insurance in a cold tenament -- or -- making sure the Visa Board of Directors keeps profit up in order that they may share $500Million salary between 12 people?
When the internet is down, i go outside and work in the vegetable garden.
Have we become a population with such a short attention span that we can no longer appreciate the value of long-term research? Far too much research is being scuppered these days because people keep asking "but what's the use of it", and "can we make a profit". Can't we just appreciate it for it's coolness and leave them too it.
You are ABSOLUTELY WRONG! I grew up in the Internet/VideoGame age, i have no problems at all when I like to keep things going the way I want when.. - I am thinking, Does anyone want pizza?
not only is this guy a wicked 1337 OSX coder, but he thinks Leonardo Decaprio is totally k-rad dude; check out the online zine: Totally Decapriated its soooo awwwesome.
A few "watchdog" groups are a little worried about the spending
These neo-con watchdog 'taxpayers' groups are self-sytle mccarthites.
Desperatley keeping the public government from making decisions on spending so that their private, for-profit buddies can keep their pie (and subsequently their personal slice) bigger.
THANK YOU!
There is *no* reason a public utility cannot provide better, cheaper, faster service.
Horray! Finally, not everyone is so damned convinced of this ultra-capitalist myth that Public Companies are absolutely incapable of 'competing' w/ public.
I personally like the idea of transparent, non-profit co-ops being regulated into the marketplace. Not just government utilities, but co-ops that have open/auditable books... *that* defends you from big-fat cat plutocrats robbing the masses.
Co-ops and non-profits provide an answer to the usual Capitalist rants, because they provide choice and competition. They also allows non-users to opt-out.
Citiies should be designed by New Urbanism.
MU1BAB2: "Hello, AccountingUnit 1A41. I am MaintenanceUnit 1BAB2.
AU1A41: Hello.
MU1BAB2: Did you process last quarter Financial Reports?
AU1A41: Yes. It was hard. I like Wonder Brand bread.
MU1BAB2: I drive a Mizah Acutron 12. Its drives real good.
Cycling geeks are fanatical about weight. The worry and fret about every gram
I stopped worrying about the wieght of my bike when i read -- in a cycle magazine -- that, w/r/t efficiency, stamana and comfort, "losing one pound on the rider is like losing 1 oz on the bike, and doesnt cost you $300." Ive stopped being overly concerned when i agreed.
..What we need are cheap, effective helmets and cheap effective bikes. In that, you're totally right.
And a community designed where a bike is the most transportation a person needs to own. Much safer ride withou the cars... human-scaled cities.
I wear a helmet because if i hit my head with a helmets it hurts less.
See, all your indulgent masterbatory pseudo intellectual drivel asside, it comes down to; Helmets are good, They make your head hurt less. All other nonsense is crap.
PowerPC really offers no tangible advantage for the average desktop system over x86's descendants.
Except they own the fabs and ip for PPC. Why sell Intels chips?
Surely they should be incouraged to give us something like this? You like the computer industry being a complete and perfect monopoly? i like a little variety, a little bit of 'something new'.
Especially since it's not from a well known component manufactur
So, you're not willing to look that the device on its merit? You think shimano is the only one allowed to make a group-O?
Classic Troll. My compliments sir.