I wonder about this. Right now my Firefox app is taking up 66MB of RAM on my WinXPSP2 machine. Only have two extensions going, the gmail notifier and flashblock.
Only one tab open.
Social Security numbers have been perverted from there original use. I see the same thing happening with voter ID cards. That, and I just have a problem with the government forcing something on me.
I'm willing to sacrafice one minute of my time while the blue-haired lady looks my name up on a clipboard. I do agree with you that they can use that number to find out how you voted, that should be changed. However, I think the reason for it is that they know they hand-out 1000 ballots and that the machine or whatever registers 1000 ballots at the end of the day.
Any form of Government ID that holds information is a bad idea. It would start out just being used to verify your voting ID, but the next thing you know you'll need it to open a bank account or get a credit card (ie Social Security).
Where is interop Linux/Windows groupware? It's called Groupwise can you dig it? Ok, the client's still in beta, but it works. There's a version for OS X as well.
Some people do call Windows "Microsoft". For example, when I call into HP with a problem on our servers, I have to say "Proliant running Microsoft" to be directed to the right support people. That's just silly.
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it'd suck if they compensated his gear. No it wouldn't. If they compensated his gear he would get back all the money he spent on it. Now if they confiscated his gear, then yes, that would suck.
We've been doing this democracy thing for a while, you'd think we'd have it figured out.
Depends who you mean by "we". The powers-that-be (corporate interests, lifetime policitians, ie the people whose financial futures rest on the results of elections) have it figured out. If you mean "we" as in "we the people", well then I have bad new for you, "we" don't matter anymore. The elections aren't about choosing our leaders, they're about maintaining the status quo while screwing over the least amount of people (which is still a lot!).
I'm not a Republican or Democrat, so I really don't care who wins what election, nothing's going to change for the better. When was the last time government really did something good for you?
The point is that people (at least me) assign different values to things.
Yes, cultural relativism. Just because two different people, or two different cultures have different value systems, doesn't make one necessarily correct.
For example, in America, rape is not acceptable. For many reasons, including the fact that it hurts and victim and violates his or her rights to choose a sexual partner.
In some parts of the world, rape is seen as a right of passage for a woman, and is culturally acceptable. But does that make it right?
The answer is no, because someone is still getting hurt and rights are still being violated. I realize this is an extreme example, but it's an easy one to explain.
Just because you've justified what you're doing, doesn't necessarily make it right.
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Cool! Where is Osama bin Laden?
Maybe it needs glasses.
You are allowed to quit you know... Work is the LEAST important part of my life. And yes, I am a network admin. and like my job.
5. ???
6. Profit!
OpenOffice was not built from scratch. It's based on Sun' Star Office. This driver will have no such base.
Washington and most of the other founding father's were diests.
They believed in God, but were not Christians.
Because monitoring at work works so well. I don't think I've written any slashdot posts NOT from work. :)
wht r u tlkng abt?
Um, gloves?
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I wonder about this. Right now my Firefox app is taking up 66MB of RAM on my WinXPSP2 machine. Only have two extensions going, the gmail notifier and flashblock.
Only one tab open.
The issuance of a single, unique number to Americans raises the risk that the SSN will become a de jure or de facto national identifier. This risk is not new; it was voiced at the creation of the SSN and has since been raised repeatedly. The SSN was created in 1936 for the sole purpose of accurately recording individual worker's contributions to the social security fund. The public and legislators were immediately suspicious and distrustful of this tracking system fearing that the SSN would quickly become a system containing vast amounts of personal information, such as race, religion and family history, that could be used by the government to track down and control the action of citizens. Public concern over the potential for abuse inherent in the SSN tracking system was so high, that in an effort to dispel public concern the first regulation issued by the Social Security Board declared that the SSN was for the exclusive use of the Social Security system.
Social Security numbers have been perverted from there original use. I see the same thing happening with voter ID cards. That, and I just have a problem with the government forcing something on me.
Any form of Government ID that holds information is a bad idea. It would start out just being used to verify your voting ID, but the next thing you know you'll need it to open a bank account or get a credit card (ie Social Security).
Voters swipe a state/government issued ID card
Whoa whoa whoa, stop right there.
Cock-sucking teabagger.
Pics?
Game over, man! Game over!
No, divine intervention!
Where is interop Linux/Windows groupware?
It's called Groupwise can you dig it?
Ok, the client's still in beta, but it works. There's a version for OS X as well.
Some people do call Windows "Microsoft". For example, when I call into HP with a problem on our servers, I have to say "Proliant running Microsoft" to be directed to the right support people. That's just silly.
it'd suck if they compensated his gear. No it wouldn't. If they compensated his gear he would get back all the money he spent on it. Now if they confiscated his gear, then yes, that would suck.
Depends who you mean by "we". The powers-that-be (corporate interests, lifetime policitians, ie the people whose financial futures rest on the results of elections) have it figured out. If you mean "we" as in "we the people", well then I have bad new for you, "we" don't matter anymore. The elections aren't about choosing our leaders, they're about maintaining the status quo while screwing over the least amount of people (which is still a lot!).
I'm not a Republican or Democrat, so I really don't care who wins what election, nothing's going to change for the better. When was the last time government really did something good for you?
Screwing over consumers with high interest. What do YOU think it's for?
In Soviet Russia, Beowulf cluster imagines you!
Anyone using personal attacks in an argument is not capable of rational discourse.
Yes, cultural relativism. Just because two different people, or two different cultures have different value systems, doesn't make one necessarily correct.
For example, in America, rape is not acceptable. For many reasons, including the fact that it hurts and victim and violates his or her rights to choose a sexual partner.
In some parts of the world, rape is seen as a right of passage for a woman, and is culturally acceptable. But does that make it right?
The answer is no, because someone is still getting hurt and rights are still being violated. I realize this is an extreme example, but it's an easy one to explain.
Just because you've justified what you're doing, doesn't necessarily make it right.