Oh please, you haven't presented "facts" of any kind. You've redefined terms in order to fit your argument.
Look, you may not understand this (apparently, in all your "research", you missed it), but socialism and communism are very well defined *economic* systems. While many people in history have created totalitarian governments under the name of "communism", that doesn't mean that's what they actually were.
As a similar example, consider the various "democracies" in the world in which the people are not, in fact, free to vote as they choose. Only an idiot would term such a place a true democracy.
BTW, your idea that socialism and totalitarianism are intimately tied is, to say the least, laughable. The world is absolutely full of *democratic* socialist countries, among which are included most of Europe (hell, even the US has it's socialist tendencies... Medicare, unemployment insurance, not to mention industry subsidies, are all socialist programmes).
So, apparently you believe socialism and communism == totalitarianism and plutocracies. Congratulations, you're a typically uneducated, brainwashed American.
Well, digital reception requires MPEG decoders and other bits and pieces that may adversely affect battery life. Still, I agree, it's probably a minor concern.
OTOH, I wonder what storm-related interference would do to a digital transmission (analog is fairly resiliant, as you can still get information through the static).
They're going to shift the burden to the consumer of keeping up with demands of industry.
Umm, wasn't the cable provider (or maybe the gov't?) supposed to provide cheap or free devices for accessing OTA and unencrypted wired digital signals, specifically so individuals *wouldn't* have to bear the costs?
If the alternative is >$1 Trillion lost due to eventual flooding in low-lying areas thanks to melting icecaps, further damage due to increased hurricane frequency and intensity, further desertification elsewhere resulting in famine, drought, and death, and so, and so on... then yes, I'd say spending the money now is better.
Besides, you're assuming kyoto will cost $1 trillion unrecoverable dollars. There is a *ton* of money to be made in the areas of alternative energy and high efficiency <insert widget here>. The idea that scaling back CO2 emissions unavoidably leads to economic damage is also "a bit simplistic".
We can barely predict the weather from day to day let alone week to week.
Someone needs a lesson in the difference between short term weather prediction and long term weather trends.
Here's a (probably flawed) analogy: I throw a rock through the air. Moment to moment, I can't predict the exact path that rock will take. A breeze, some dust in the air, an updraft, these things can alter the path of the rock. But ask me to tell you where it's going to land, and I can probably do a pretty good job.
I'd love to know why. Copper is less flexible, more difficult to install, and far more difficult to splice into. It seems to me the coming of PEX was just a matter of time, and is a far superior solution.
None of which explains why Google thinks YouTube is worth $1.65 Billion
That's easy: it's about the users, stupid. Specifically, eyeballs... eyeballs that can now be targeted by Google's advertising. To Google, YouTube is nothing more than yet another delivery vector. And, based on YouTube's user base and brand recognition, they felt that vector was worth $1.65 billion... and given that adwords and adsense must start leveling off eventually (assuming they haven't already), they may very well be correct.
With the IF subgenre being probably the best suited to implement with hyperlinks
WTF are you talking about? IF != choose your own adventure books. They typically have complex user interactions involving manipulation of in-game objects using what is, in many cases, a remarkably complex grammar. To suggest this can be done with simple hyperlinks betrays a deep misunderstanding of the nature of IF.
As mentioned in the article is this: "we should probably be concerned about both of those sources, because neither one is particularly substantive." Translation: it's not that the Daily Show is remarkably good as a news source (relative to what you'd expect), it's that the major news networks are remarkably *bad*.
Well, by definition, I believe a logical tautology *is* a vacuous truth (it's true by virtue of it's construct, not because it provides any meaningful information).
Hey, I'm all for the Wii too, but isn't it a little silly to say that an unreleased product that has not been tested by the public has never had any one specific problem?
That is horrific. Why doesn't anyone do anything about it? I can't believe that a majority of the population would rather let people suffer than have to pay a bit extra in tax for a public healthcare system; especially when the future is uncertain for everyone. Anyone could end up suffering, even the greedy.
I find it odd (and a little sad) that this was moderated 'Troll'. The OP has no obvious history of trolling, and the content, while a bit on the crude side, doesn't strike me as trollish. Perhaps a little homophobia is alive and well on/.?
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Oh please, you haven't presented "facts" of any kind. You've redefined terms in order to fit your argument.
Look, you may not understand this (apparently, in all your "research", you missed it), but socialism and communism are very well defined *economic* systems. While many people in history have created totalitarian governments under the name of "communism", that doesn't mean that's what they actually were.
As a similar example, consider the various "democracies" in the world in which the people are not, in fact, free to vote as they choose. Only an idiot would term such a place a true democracy.
BTW, your idea that socialism and totalitarianism are intimately tied is, to say the least, laughable. The world is absolutely full of *democratic* socialist countries, among which are included most of Europe (hell, even the US has it's socialist tendencies... Medicare, unemployment insurance, not to mention industry subsidies, are all socialist programmes).
So, apparently you believe socialism and communism == totalitarianism and plutocracies. Congratulations, you're a typically uneducated, brainwashed American.
Well, digital reception requires MPEG decoders and other bits and pieces that may adversely affect battery life. Still, I agree, it's probably a minor concern.
OTOH, I wonder what storm-related interference would do to a digital transmission (analog is fairly resiliant, as you can still get information through the static).
They're going to shift the burden to the consumer of keeping up with demands of industry.
Umm, wasn't the cable provider (or maybe the gov't?) supposed to provide cheap or free devices for accessing OTA and unencrypted wired digital signals, specifically so individuals *wouldn't* have to bear the costs?
Well, given ext4 (like ext3) is journalled, I can't see why you'd ever perform a full fsck (unless you're paranoid).
Indeed. Just ask my wife, who accidentally did an "rm -rf *" in her mirrored home directory...
If the alternative is >$1 Trillion lost due to eventual flooding in low-lying areas thanks to melting icecaps, further damage due to increased hurricane frequency and intensity, further desertification elsewhere resulting in famine, drought, and death, and so, and so on... then yes, I'd say spending the money now is better.
Besides, you're assuming kyoto will cost $1 trillion unrecoverable dollars. There is a *ton* of money to be made in the areas of alternative energy and high efficiency <insert widget here>. The idea that scaling back CO2 emissions unavoidably leads to economic damage is also "a bit simplistic".
We can barely predict the weather from day to day let alone week to week.
Someone needs a lesson in the difference between short term weather prediction and long term weather trends.
Here's a (probably flawed) analogy: I throw a rock through the air. Moment to moment, I can't predict the exact path that rock will take. A breeze, some dust in the air, an updraft, these things can alter the path of the rock. But ask me to tell you where it's going to land, and I can probably do a pretty good job.
Uhh... please tell me you understand the difference between $100k of straight debt and a $100k mortgage.
This one always tickles me: &array[0].
which they plumb with copper. Interesting.
I'd love to know why. Copper is less flexible, more difficult to install, and far more difficult to splice into. It seems to me the coming of PEX was just a matter of time, and is a far superior solution.
Wouldn't it be better to grow food instead of engineer food?
Umm... why?
None of which explains why Google thinks YouTube is worth $1.65 Billion
That's easy: it's about the users, stupid. Specifically, eyeballs... eyeballs that can now be targeted by Google's advertising. To Google, YouTube is nothing more than yet another delivery vector. And, based on YouTube's user base and brand recognition, they felt that vector was worth $1.65 billion... and given that adwords and adsense must start leveling off eventually (assuming they haven't already), they may very well be correct.
I wouldn't be surprised if there was an exhibitionist/thrill-seeking side to it.
I don't consider that unethical.
Yeah, but... porn at work??? Unethical or not, that's just nasty...
With the IF subgenre being probably the best suited to implement with hyperlinks
WTF are you talking about? IF != choose your own adventure books. They typically have complex user interactions involving manipulation of in-game objects using what is, in many cases, a remarkably complex grammar. To suggest this can be done with simple hyperlinks betrays a deep misunderstanding of the nature of IF.
No, that's the reason Comedy Central airs it. I highly doubt John Stewart's ulterior motive is to expose you to advertisements.
As mentioned in the article is this: "we should probably be concerned about both of those sources, because neither one is particularly substantive." Translation: it's not that the Daily Show is remarkably good as a news source (relative to what you'd expect), it's that the major news networks are remarkably *bad*.
Well, by definition, I believe a logical tautology *is* a vacuous truth (it's true by virtue of it's construct, not because it provides any meaningful information).
Hey, I'm all for the Wii too, but isn't it a little silly to say that an unreleased product that has not been tested by the public has never had any one specific problem?
No, it makes it a tautology!
That is horrific. Why doesn't anyone do anything about it? I can't believe that a majority of the population would rather let people suffer than have to pay a bit extra in tax for a public healthcare system; especially when the future is uncertain for everyone. Anyone could end up suffering, even the greedy.
Communist!
Sweet! Finally, goatse for the masses! It takes this (don't worry, SFW :) to a whole new level.
I find it odd (and a little sad) that this was moderated 'Troll'. The OP has no obvious history of trolling, and the content, while a bit on the crude side, doesn't strike me as trollish. Perhaps a little homophobia is alive and well on /.?
which is a globally unique identifier
Uhh, no, it's not. Manufacturers regularly reuse MACs. Not to mention that many cards support modifying their MAC address.
Why do I need IPSec on my home network?
Well, one obvious application that home users would be interested in is adding another layer of authorization/encryption for home wireless links.
Not to mention how useful IPSec is for people who work from home (built-in, easy-to-deploy tunnelling would be so very sweet).