Most people who believe in God don't think they have a choice. You follow Him or you go to hell.
Vice-versa, I know many who think "being gay" is a choice just like choosing to be an alcoholic. In their view (not mine) you can choose not to drink AND you can choose not to be same sex-oriented.
So a "gay cure" app and a "religion cure" app both fall into the same realm.
>>>Still acted effeminate, still loved musicals, still had a house with incredible interior design... he still went "antiquing,"
I do a lot of that. Doesn't mean I'm gay. You need to stop stereotyping what homosexuality means (IMHO) or that being straight means you don't share "effeminate" interests like love of musicals or art.
Difference between "threats" and "vunlerabilities"
THREAT: A Criminal might break into my house Vulnerability: My house has no lock.
He then goes on to talk about how using Threat Analysis tools is Not sufficient to identify vulnerabilities, because they are not the same thing, and Vulnerabilities are much more difficult to identify.
>>>If people with a vendetta against you mod you down it will be picked up by the metamoderation system.
Hasn't worked so far. Yesterday I responded to the Firefox 4 Release that the "download map" looked just fine in Seamonkey, Opera, FF4, and the older FF3.6. It was an Informative post (I thought), but eventually got modded down to (-1) Troll. These people have multiple accounts, and they use them to mod down every single one of my posts.
The mod system is being abused. I guess the only real solution is to abandon C64_love as hopelessly destroyed, and go off to create some random "userid168190" account so I can't be mod-stalked anymore.
When a person is BEING ATTACKED WITH -1 MODERATIONS he has no choice but to quit his old account, because it becomes impossible to post. He becomes censored from slashdot due to the attack of the mods.
I would LOVE to continue using my C64_love account, but it is now impossible because of people like you ATTACKING me every single time I post.
The moderation system has become a tool of censorship. It is broken.
Subtracting 10 years from your birthdate makes you older. Moron.
Now here's a post deserving a -1 mod. There's no reason to be going-round insulting people/name calling as if you are one of those "under 13" facebook users.
8 bits for data + 1 start bit + 1 stop bit == 10 bits per byte for dialup (or used to be). In any case, even with a perfect 53,300 connection I've never seen a file download at 53300/8== 6.6 KB/s so it's an invalid assumption to base your calculations on that. The peak transfer rate is approximately 5.3 KB/s.
In the US we have a recourse for eliminating CEOs that act like tyrants.
- Unfortunately the UK population has allowed themselves to be dis-armed. They would not be able to do what the Egyptians and Libyans have done, in order to reclaim their liberty.
i.e. Downloading helps advertise, and advertising helps make more sales..... Also let's consider this so-called "right" to copy. Nature certainly doesn't protect your ideas, and on the contrary PROMOTES the sharing of ideas, such that you can share your new invention/book with others, without diminishing the usefulness of it for yourself.
So it's a Monopoly PRIVILEGE not a right.
Also this privilege currently extends ~150 years into the future, and benefits children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren who didn't do an ounce of work, and yet profit. Copy monopoly should never extend beyond the original laborer's lifetime. It should be restored to its original length of term - 14 years, wit possibility for renewal by the *original* author if he is still alive.
These sites support the rapid free sharing of information, thus reducing the ability of authors to profit from the books they write, of singers to profit from the songs they sing, of directors to profit from the films they create
Bullshit.
Numerous studies from COLLEGES show the exact opposite. People buy things they DL and enjoy.
>>>Aaaand what about all the people saved by not wasting money doing cancer screens on 20 year olds?
Your question demonstrates your cold-heartedness. You don't give a damn that a girl died at age 25, because her government refused to give her the PAP screen she requested (three separate times).
You probably have a similar opinion about those denied care because they were considered "too old to be productive," so they were left to die.
>>>in your house that charged only at night or from altpower and which charged your car whenever you liked
The most likely answer is that electric cars, like gasoline cars today, would only be fast-chargeable at fueling stations. Just as you need specialized services to hold the gasoline (and government-regulated to make sure it does not blow up), you need specialized services that can handle dumping 90 kilowatt-hours into a car in just 5 minutes.
Let's see. 900,000 watts == IV == 3700 amps at 240 volts, or 90 amps at 10,000 volts.
Not exactly safe. I think I'd rather convert from gasoline to hydrogen-fueled cars, and avoid the electric ones.
>>>it isn't rationed based on need, as any decent person would want, but based on how much money you have.
So US healthcare is by YOUR OWN CHOICE (whether or not you want to spend $1000 on Health Insurance or CATV), not by some guy thousands of miles away in D.C. who doesn't give a fuck whether you live or die (and if he were honest, would rather see the population decreased). - You see that's my fear: That some bureaucrat will say "no" when I want to get preventative care (like a prostate exam), because I'm still considered too young, and therefore it's denied.
That is what happened to a young lady in the UK, who desired a PAP smear to screen for cancer (both her mom and grandmom had developed cervical cancer). She was only 20, so they said no. And they said no again when she requested it at age 21 and 22.
She developed cancer at age 23. She died at age 25. The bureaucrats didn't give a damn. To quote British author Charles Dickens in his character Scrooge, "Maybe they should get on with it (dying), and decrease the surplus population."
>>>they'll make up the words that sound as reasonably sounding to a regular Joe to make it sound like it is in his best interest.
This is why I quit the IEEE. In the early 2000s they kept sending-out newsletters about how we need the Government to allow more Visas for imported workers, and keep America competitive. And I believed them, until I stopped to think - "More workers == more competition when I go looking for a new job. Why would I want that???"
That's when I realized IEEE was lobbying for the Corporations, not the the electrical engineers they supposedly represented. So I quit renewing my membership.
>>>accuse teh yankee imperialist dogs of arrogance, when they themselves are shaping up to be the most brutal and self-interested global imperialists the world has ever known.
"The Chinese are not true communists" is what those supporters will say. They said the same about the Soviet Union. They refuse to accept that communism is a good IDEA but doesn't work in the real world, due to leadership corruption.
>>>dominance of the West as a golden age once the mainland Chinese are through with us
It may not be that bad. The Western Roman Empire and the Chinese Empire coexisted for centuries. There's enough room in the modern world for both cultures to survive and thrive. Especially since the Chinese will soon be experiencing negative population growth (2030 onward), due to the 1 child per ~2.2 persons policy.
>>>blocking teen drinking (even if they had permission from their parents) is there to protect the teen from irresponsible parents who don't know/care. >
How odd then that Germany (and other EU states) allow teenagers and even children to drink alcohol, with LESS problems then the US experiences. Your reasoning is flawed.
Ditto. I use DVDs, bought-and-paid for in the store (or amazon.com). The only thing I have to worry about is fire, but most of them are stored in a fireproof safe so they should be okay.
I find storing stuff in "Caselogic" notebooks to be easier than trying to organize terabytes of files. CDs are stored the same way, while E-books I store in my email (dual-stored in yahoo and google).
My final method of "storage" is in the trash. If I've already seen something 20 times (like Star Trek) or if it's just plain junk (like one of Glenn Beck's books), I'll probably never watch/read it again, so I get rid of it.
Violating a contract is a CIVIL matter, not a criminal one.
Banning polygamy (or same sex marriage) is yet another example, like outlawing smoking marijuana while at home, or blocking teens from drinking with parents' permission, where the State is acting like the Church to enforce their moral values, instead of allowing individuals the Liberty to "pursue happiness" in whatever manner they choose.
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>>>Religion is however a choice you make
Most people who believe in God don't think they have a choice. You follow Him or you go to hell.
Vice-versa, I know many who think "being gay" is a choice just like choosing to be an alcoholic. In their view (not mine) you can choose not to drink AND you can choose not to be same sex-oriented.
So a "gay cure" app and a "religion cure" app both fall into the same realm.
>>>Still acted effeminate, still loved musicals, still had a house with incredible interior design... he still went "antiquing,"
I do a lot of that.
Doesn't mean I'm gay.
You need to stop stereotyping what homosexuality means (IMHO) or that being straight means you don't share "effeminate" interests like love of musicals or art.
Or the Anti-Bible app? Was that removed too? If yes then Apple is being consistent, but if not then they are not.
Difference between "threats" and "vunlerabilities"
THREAT: A Criminal might break into my house
Vulnerability: My house has no lock.
He then goes on to talk about how using Threat Analysis tools is Not sufficient to identify vulnerabilities, because they are not the same thing, and Vulnerabilities are much more difficult to identify.
>>>If people with a vendetta against you mod you down it will be picked up by the metamoderation system.
Hasn't worked so far.
Yesterday I responded to the Firefox 4 Release that the "download map" looked just fine in Seamonkey, Opera, FF4, and the older FF3.6. It was an Informative post (I thought), but eventually got modded down to (-1) Troll. These people have multiple accounts, and they use them to mod down every single one of my posts.
The mod system is being abused. I guess the only real solution is to abandon C64_love as hopelessly destroyed, and go off to create some random "userid168190" account so I can't be mod-stalked anymore.
When a person is BEING ATTACKED WITH -1 MODERATIONS he has no choice but to quit his old account, because it becomes impossible to post. He becomes censored from slashdot due to the attack of the mods.
I would LOVE to continue using my C64_love account, but it is now impossible because of people like you ATTACKING me every single time I post.
The moderation system has become a tool of censorship. It is broken.
20k undercover police officer's fake accounts banded perday from facebook.
If this were true, Facebook could sue the government for the financial harm caused (excess labor costs).
Subtracting 10 years from your birthdate makes you older. Moron.
Now here's a post deserving a -1 mod. There's no reason to be going-round insulting people/name calling as if you are one of those "under 13" facebook users.
Lying about age? (Score:-1)
by commodore64_love
ORIGINAL SCORE : -1
Moderation: overrated
How can a post that is ALREADY a -1 be "overrated"? The moderation system on slashdot is extremely broken. The post was meant to funny
>>>There are only 8 bits in a byte.
8 bits for data + 1 start bit + 1 stop bit == 10 bits per byte for dialup (or used to be). In any case, even with a perfect 53,300 connection I've never seen a file download at 53300/8== 6.6 KB/s so it's an invalid assumption to base your calculations on that. The peak transfer rate is approximately 5.3 KB/s.
In the US we have a recourse for eliminating CEOs that act like tyrants.
- Unfortunately the UK population has allowed themselves to be dis-armed. They would not be able to do what the Egyptians and Libyans have done, in order to reclaim their liberty.
P.S.
i.e. Downloading helps advertise, and advertising helps make more sales..... Also let's consider this so-called "right" to copy. Nature certainly doesn't protect your ideas, and on the contrary PROMOTES the sharing of ideas, such that you can share your new invention/book with others, without diminishing the usefulness of it for yourself.
So it's a Monopoly PRIVILEGE not a right.
Also this privilege currently extends ~150 years into the future, and benefits children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren who didn't do an ounce of work, and yet profit. Copy monopoly should never extend beyond the original laborer's lifetime. It should be restored to its original length of term - 14 years, wit possibility for renewal by the *original* author if he is still alive.
These sites support the rapid free sharing of information, thus reducing the ability of authors to profit from the books they write, of singers to profit from the songs they sing, of directors to profit from the films they create
Bullshit.
Numerous studies from COLLEGES show the exact opposite. People buy things they DL and enjoy.
Their estimate is 80 kWh for just 62.1 mile range which is not enough for Americans. They like to see 300 miles between fuel stops, or ~380 kWh.
~4 million watt draw for 5-6 minute fuel stop.
>>>Aaaand what about all the people saved by not wasting money doing cancer screens on 20 year olds?
Your question demonstrates your cold-heartedness. You don't give a damn that a girl died at age 25, because her government refused to give her the PAP screen she requested (three separate times).
You probably have a similar opinion about those denied care because they were considered "too old to be productive," so they were left to die.
>>>in your house that charged only at night or from altpower and which charged your car whenever you liked
The most likely answer is that electric cars, like gasoline cars today, would only be fast-chargeable at fueling stations. Just as you need specialized services to hold the gasoline (and government-regulated to make sure it does not blow up), you need specialized services that can handle dumping 90 kilowatt-hours into a car in just 5 minutes.
Let's see. 900,000 watts == IV == 3700 amps at 240 volts, or 90 amps at 10,000 volts.
Not exactly safe. I think I'd rather convert from gasoline to hydrogen-fueled cars, and avoid the electric ones.
>>>it isn't rationed based on need, as any decent person would want, but based on how much money you have.
So US healthcare is by YOUR OWN CHOICE (whether or not you want to spend $1000 on Health Insurance or CATV), not by some guy thousands of miles away in D.C. who doesn't give a fuck whether you live or die (and if he were honest, would rather see the population decreased). - You see that's my fear: That some bureaucrat will say "no" when I want to get preventative care (like a prostate exam), because I'm still considered too young, and therefore it's denied.
That is what happened to a young lady in the UK, who desired a PAP smear to screen for cancer (both her mom and grandmom had developed cervical cancer). She was only 20, so they said no. And they said no again when she requested it at age 21 and 22.
She developed cancer at age 23.
She died at age 25.
The bureaucrats didn't give a damn. To quote British author Charles Dickens in his character Scrooge, "Maybe they should get on with it (dying), and decrease the surplus population."
>>>they'll make up the words that sound as reasonably sounding to a regular Joe to make it sound like it is in his best interest.
This is why I quit the IEEE. In the early 2000s they kept sending-out newsletters about how we need the Government to allow more Visas for imported workers, and keep America competitive. And I believed them, until I stopped to think - "More workers == more competition when I go looking for a new job. Why would I want that???"
That's when I realized IEEE was lobbying for the Corporations, not the the electrical engineers they supposedly represented. So I quit renewing my membership.
>>>You could just stop buying everything made in China. But then there wouldn't be very much left you could buy.
You could just stop buying.
Wise advice for a US culture
~$120,000 in personal debt
(plus another 140,000/home national debt).
>>>accuse teh yankee imperialist dogs of arrogance, when they themselves are shaping up to be the most brutal and self-interested global imperialists the world has ever known.
"The Chinese are not true communists" is what those supporters will say. They said the same about the Soviet Union. They refuse to accept that communism is a good IDEA but doesn't work in the real world, due to leadership corruption.
>>>dominance of the West as a golden age once the mainland Chinese are through with us
It may not be that bad. The Western Roman Empire and the Chinese Empire coexisted for centuries. There's enough room in the modern world for both cultures to survive and thrive. Especially since the Chinese will soon be experiencing negative population growth (2030 onward), due to the 1 child per ~2.2 persons policy.
>>>blocking teen drinking (even if they had permission from their parents) is there to protect the teen from irresponsible parents who don't know/care.
>
How odd then that Germany (and other EU states) allow teenagers and even children to drink alcohol, with LESS problems then the US experiences. Your reasoning is flawed.
>>>I'm likely going to be flamed
Ditto. I use DVDs, bought-and-paid for in the store (or amazon.com). The only thing I have to worry about is fire, but most of them are stored in a fireproof safe so they should be okay.
I find storing stuff in "Caselogic" notebooks to be easier than trying to organize terabytes of files. CDs are stored the same way, while E-books I store in my email (dual-stored in yahoo and google).
My final method of "storage" is in the trash. If I've already seen something 20 times (like Star Trek) or if it's just plain junk (like one of Glenn Beck's books), I'll probably never watch/read it again, so I get rid of it.
>>>It takes a lot of talking to wear the battery down during one day.
Not talking. "Smartphoning" i.e. using it like a computer. He said that in his original post.
>>>to spend less time trying to hack, tweak, or otherwise add value to platforms
In my experience it's not worth it. Especially if you just wait a year-or-two and those new things get added "automatically" by faster processors.
>>>So where are the worthy devices made by worthy companies?
My VirginMobile (nokia) phone has Opera Mini, and makes calls. That's all I need. The "real work" I do on a laptop or desktop.
Violating a contract is a CIVIL matter, not a criminal one.
Banning polygamy (or same sex marriage) is yet another example, like outlawing smoking marijuana while at home, or blocking teens from drinking with parents' permission, where the State is acting like the Church to enforce their moral values, instead of allowing individuals the Liberty to "pursue happiness" in whatever manner they choose.