I was gonna say, there certainly aren't any that affect criminals. "Oh look, a sign that says no guns, well I'm just gonna walk right past that..." or "Shit Carlos they passed a law, remember? Today is the day we have to turn all our guns in to the police department!" "Oh damn you are right! I will go start our stolen car, you round up all the illegal guns we have and put them in a box!" Meanwhile there is a man with a drill press and 5 milling bits making his own AR-15's for $100 each.
Does anyone really think that less people will play farmville just because people can't share their progress on facebook? Zynga probably already has their own back-end for players to communicate with each other.
Just get rid of everyone who has what it takes to manage millions of dollars worth of assets and other people's lives, and replace them with spineless politically correct morons. That will make the company work just great.
At least the acid rain went away. The scrubber tech works, no matter which way you spin it. Even the CO2 tech works, it's just that no one is going to buy it unless they have to. There are plenty of coal plants that put out nothing but water vapor, but environmental nutjobs love to sweep that fact under the rug. Most people don't remember when the radiation myth was debunked. Greenpeace had demanded to be let into one a coal burning plant to take a radiation reading. The powerbroker obliged, but only as long as they could take a reading from the building that GP used as a headquarters. Turns out the headquarters had 5 times as much background radiation as the coal plant because it was made from granite. Pretty positive it was Alcoa, made them all look like idiots. Clean coal scrubber tech is real, and it works, end of story. If people want to complain about mining then they should go to their democratic government and make it an issue, as had been done with gay marriage, marijuana legalization and abortion (things activists actually care about, which is themselves, not the environment).
Yup. I was so surprised how much shit runs on a web page and tracks me all over when I started using noscript. I never even buy stuff anyways so it isn't like anyone is losing money by blocking ads, let alone the other tracking shit that is a huge invasion of privacy IMHO.
Yeah it sounds that way. They suspended the girl, and the judge is all 'fuck you school' and issued the RO so she can keep studying. Good judge, have a cookie.
The RROD debacle was 7 years ago. Microsoft replaced all the consoles free of charge, which actually improved their brand image from many people's perspectives. I didn't want to buy an xbox until I heard about the stellar replacement policy. After that I though 'who gives a shit, they will just keep fixing it'. You can't beat that. It's also how GM improved their brand image. 100k warranty? Fine. I'll buy a Chevrolet, the biggest piece of shit car company on the face of the earth, just because I don't have to pay to fix it. Done deal. Plus the only 'reports' that MS lost money selling consoles is from 3-rd rate 'analysts' that work for journalists. They aren't even part of the industries they comment on and have no way of knowing what is actually going on. They just speculate on poorly gathered data and make up whatever the fuck they want.
Well at least there is evidence that the problem is not me. I used to love games, and now I don't. They are all so simple and easy. Even games that are hard, it is only hard because they force it that way, not because the gameplay is that much more challenging (making CoD hard just changes damage stats, doesn't change the crappy mechanics). I figured that I must be getting older, and out of the target market segment for games, and that is why I don't like them anymore. But if the article is right and studios are designing the games like 'throwing spices in a soup' then no wonder they aren't fun anymore.
Strategy isn't what they are going for though. If that was their goal, yours is better, yes. But the goal is lower prices and independence. Whether or not it is a good tactical play is irrelevant because this solution satisfies it's goals (that is how politicians solve problems, as you can see).
Do any of you have a link to the patent in question? Then maybe we could speculate on it's validity and share some opinions. I would like to see it, personally. There is always the chance that it is a real innovation, and we should look into it. That way we can decide if the pre-webernet patent is relevant in application to the internet. I am not implying that this is not a patent troll, I'm just saying that maybe we should look at each case individually. Still, I quote the linked article: "TQP is just a small part of Spangenberg’s empire of 247 IP-focused companies, most of which were created with the sole purpose of holding patents and filing lawsuits against those unlucky enough to infringe them." If any of the cases gain traction in the legal system, surely a competent judge will throw the case out because of the basis of his business? Right?
OTH, if the litigated firms can just parry the court stuff for six more years then it won't really matter. But seeing how fast things are progressing with tech recently (with the tech sector being integrated with all the sectors, so prevalant!), this is probably an important topic. Especially since I my bank's website and various retailers utilize SSL, this may impact the customer base of many companies.
Also, do we have another security thing that we could use instead of SSL if we need to?
It's a bullshit law, just like our health insurance law. Why should I be FORCED to buy something through a middle-man? Car dealerships can go fuck themselves. With health insurance, why should I be FORCED to buy it, or be PUNISHED for not buying it? If you are a citizen living in Massachusetts, you are forced by law to purchase things from corporations because you live there. Someone fucking explain that bullshit.
"no one expects ads in a piece of software that they just paid good money for." Well then it's a good thing no one payed good money for it. You payed $40 for what is typically a $400 license. Quit complaining.
This should be at the fucking top. This whole submission is just bullshit that caters to the completely illogical misunderstandings that slashdot users have with windows 8. Ad revenue and all that.
I consider myself a windows power user and I still can't figure linux out. I install it, and I just can't accomplish anything, ever. I try again and again, and I am just left with a tool I can't use, just like all the other people who try linux every year and then just go back to what works.
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I was gonna say, there certainly aren't any that affect criminals. "Oh look, a sign that says no guns, well I'm just gonna walk right past that..." or "Shit Carlos they passed a law, remember? Today is the day we have to turn all our guns in to the police department!" "Oh damn you are right! I will go start our stolen car, you round up all the illegal guns we have and put them in a box!" Meanwhile there is a man with a drill press and 5 milling bits making his own AR-15's for $100 each.
Not really, where would the retarded person get the ammunition? It's still tough. I haven't been able to find any since around October.
Does anyone really think that less people will play farmville just because people can't share their progress on facebook? Zynga probably already has their own back-end for players to communicate with each other.
God forbid a company only meets like 99% of your criteria "But it's not my FAVORITE thing!!" - Louis CK
Just get rid of everyone who has what it takes to manage millions of dollars worth of assets and other people's lives, and replace them with spineless politically correct morons. That will make the company work just great.
At least the acid rain went away. The scrubber tech works, no matter which way you spin it. Even the CO2 tech works, it's just that no one is going to buy it unless they have to. There are plenty of coal plants that put out nothing but water vapor, but environmental nutjobs love to sweep that fact under the rug. Most people don't remember when the radiation myth was debunked. Greenpeace had demanded to be let into one a coal burning plant to take a radiation reading. The powerbroker obliged, but only as long as they could take a reading from the building that GP used as a headquarters. Turns out the headquarters had 5 times as much background radiation as the coal plant because it was made from granite. Pretty positive it was Alcoa, made them all look like idiots. Clean coal scrubber tech is real, and it works, end of story. If people want to complain about mining then they should go to their democratic government and make it an issue, as had been done with gay marriage, marijuana legalization and abortion (things activists actually care about, which is themselves, not the environment).
"the technology is nowhere near commercial viability." They should buy from a different company. There are many with solutions that actually work.
Yup. I was so surprised how much shit runs on a web page and tracks me all over when I started using noscript. I never even buy stuff anyways so it isn't like anyone is losing money by blocking ads, let alone the other tracking shit that is a huge invasion of privacy IMHO.
Yeah it sounds that way. They suspended the girl, and the judge is all 'fuck you school' and issued the RO so she can keep studying. Good judge, have a cookie.
Sounds like someone needs to waltz into the admin area and start beating the fucking shit out of those people.
The RROD debacle was 7 years ago. Microsoft replaced all the consoles free of charge, which actually improved their brand image from many people's perspectives. I didn't want to buy an xbox until I heard about the stellar replacement policy. After that I though 'who gives a shit, they will just keep fixing it'. You can't beat that. It's also how GM improved their brand image. 100k warranty? Fine. I'll buy a Chevrolet, the biggest piece of shit car company on the face of the earth, just because I don't have to pay to fix it. Done deal. Plus the only 'reports' that MS lost money selling consoles is from 3-rd rate 'analysts' that work for journalists. They aren't even part of the industries they comment on and have no way of knowing what is actually going on. They just speculate on poorly gathered data and make up whatever the fuck they want.
Well at least there is evidence that the problem is not me. I used to love games, and now I don't. They are all so simple and easy. Even games that are hard, it is only hard because they force it that way, not because the gameplay is that much more challenging (making CoD hard just changes damage stats, doesn't change the crappy mechanics). I figured that I must be getting older, and out of the target market segment for games, and that is why I don't like them anymore. But if the article is right and studios are designing the games like 'throwing spices in a soup' then no wonder they aren't fun anymore.
Just stop and start again every lightyear or something. No big deal.
They sell 27 billion stamps a year. They need 15 billion dollars. Raise the price of each stamp by what, 55 cents? Is that math okay?
How many cycles does the fiber last for? Human muscle regenerates itself, so it can cycle sorta indefinitely, right?
Strategy isn't what they are going for though. If that was their goal, yours is better, yes. But the goal is lower prices and independence. Whether or not it is a good tactical play is irrelevant because this solution satisfies it's goals (that is how politicians solve problems, as you can see).
They will soon, once they are the only source of free play-by-play coverage.
Do any of you have a link to the patent in question? Then maybe we could speculate on it's validity and share some opinions. I would like to see it, personally. There is always the chance that it is a real innovation, and we should look into it. That way we can decide if the pre-webernet patent is relevant in application to the internet. I am not implying that this is not a patent troll, I'm just saying that maybe we should look at each case individually. Still, I quote the linked article: "TQP is just a small part of Spangenberg’s empire of 247 IP-focused companies, most of which were created with the sole purpose of holding patents and filing lawsuits against those unlucky enough to infringe them." If any of the cases gain traction in the legal system, surely a competent judge will throw the case out because of the basis of his business? Right?
OTH, if the litigated firms can just parry the court stuff for six more years then it won't really matter. But seeing how fast things are progressing with tech recently (with the tech sector being integrated with all the sectors, so prevalant!), this is probably an important topic. Especially since I my bank's website and various retailers utilize SSL, this may impact the customer base of many companies.
Also, do we have another security thing that we could use instead of SSL if we need to?
It's a bullshit law, just like our health insurance law. Why should I be FORCED to buy something through a middle-man? Car dealerships can go fuck themselves. With health insurance, why should I be FORCED to buy it, or be PUNISHED for not buying it? If you are a citizen living in Massachusetts, you are forced by law to purchase things from corporations because you live there. Someone fucking explain that bullshit.
"no one expects ads in a piece of software that they just paid good money for." Well then it's a good thing no one payed good money for it. You payed $40 for what is typically a $400 license. Quit complaining.
Oh everyone knows that. It isn't even a problem, I'm sure it will be out before christmas. I might grab two actually.
Open office is shit but that is besides the problem which is parametric modelling and getting the t2075 or quadro k5000 to work.
This should be at the fucking top. This whole submission is just bullshit that caters to the completely illogical misunderstandings that slashdot users have with windows 8. Ad revenue and all that.
I consider myself a windows power user and I still can't figure linux out. I install it, and I just can't accomplish anything, ever. I try again and again, and I am just left with a tool I can't use, just like all the other people who try linux every year and then just go back to what works.
Right. A windows tablet. Like the surface. A tablet that runs all the shit that I have been using on windows for the last 10 years.