"I wish Google or someone would come out with a phone which is based on a completely open OS like Linux and where people can write their own programs and so on for it"
Now I agree with most of what you stated, but who says you can't quit your government -- well non-authoritative governments? Say the amount of bad laws exceeded your tolerance, you wouldn't leave? You would actually (by choice) stay?
Say, hypothetically the US amended The Bill of Right (I'm assuming you live in the US) by stripping off First, Second, and Fourth amendment. Would you stay?
Now, as for I... in the very beginning, I would fight (non-violently of course) to get them back. But, if it doesn't work out I would leave.
So, I don't feel my government on a whole is coercing me as you stated. I consider myself having a social pact between my government, as so with everyone living within it jurisdiction. The Constitution is my contract. Federal and State laws (the good ones -- I know there are bad ones) are there to protect me and my community. Now, if that social pact should ever be broken and bad laws exceed my tolerance I should have the right, at very least, to leave.
Actually your reasoning is flawed. Liberalism is about individual freedom and opposes state run institutions, which we can agree are monopolies. Communism tends to promotes these -- well the private government run kind at least. I can't say I've ever met a Liberal who likes monopolies.
Now the promotion of individual freedoms through government subsidies (like for education, health, unemployment, etc.) and regulation of industry to protect society --think US's EPA, FDA, USDA-- as a whole is surely the liking of a Liberal.
Reagan and Bush Senior left us a deficit. Clinton return it to surplus. Then Bush spent it off again, exceeding it in record amount -- a true example of republican fiscal conservatism. So, please go ahead and give credit to where it isn't due... just let us know when you get out of the Republican Talk Show spin zone. Thanks.
This has been a fading perception for some time now, at least since Les Moonves has been CEO, with CSI*, Survivor and related. However, they are still screwing up given they dropped Jericho...
Yup, Blue Jean Cable is now bookmarked. I will definitely check them out when the need for a good a/v cable arises. I don't mind doing business with those who have principle and ethics than those who don't...
The directory, Chirstopher Nolan, isn't bad either. Matter of fact, IMHO he is one of the very few directors that I consider to have extraordinary talent and creativity.
If you found "Memento" an exceptionally interesting movie, which he directed and wrote, I think you'll agree to the above statement. To back that up even further, he also directed "Following" and "Insomnia" which where also very good. So, he has a proven track record...
Lets not forget the young NJ school boy (13 yr) who committed suicide
because he was suspended and allegedly threatened, by the his school
principal, to be incarcerated for breaking into his school's computer
system.
This is a prime example of the effects of sever punishment laden on
young children. Instead of channeling their blackhat energies into
something constructive and leaving the punishment in the hands of the
school system, Torricelli, indirectly, wants to build more prisons so
that we can now through more young children into them.... which, by
the way, do a poor job at rehabilitating and sometimes making the
child even worse when he comes out.
Being a NJ resident I am definitely going to write Senator Torricelli
and offer the above story as a prime example of where this type of
legislation could lead too. You should to.
This movie was okay... but not as great as I would expect it. First
off, I honestly believed that Spielberg was going to give it that
Spielberg touch, as seen in "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" and his earlier
films. I mean this was right up his alley... (it's a fantasy film,
centered around a robotic small boy, on a quest to become
human... this story had Spielberg written all over it!!!) But
unfortunately, he didn't uses his genius in this case. He pretty much
tried to become Kubrick to create a Kubrick film!!! And I honestly
think that was the major mistake of the film. Now, i know that the
film was originally intended to be done by Kubrick. Matter of fact, I
heard about this film 8 years ago, anticipating to see it done by
Kubrick. Also, I know that Spielberg and Kubrick were great friends,
which I'm sure influenced Spielberg to do what he did. But come on.
Spielberg and Kubrick are downright opposite of each other in
cinematic form and technique! Imagine E.T. if it were done by Kubrick
and Clockwork Orange done by Spielberg! Spielberg did archive to
convey a Kubrick feel, which was intriguing to see at times, but overall it seemed forced. This movie would have been great if
Spielberg had been Spielberg. But, unfortunately, it ended up OK and
confused...
It's a shame that Bernie Mac is wasting his talent in this movie and other...he's a very funny guy. I can't wait when he stops playing secondary roles and starts getting real, lead acting roles.
`Free software'' is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of ``free'' as in ``free speech,'' not as in ``free beer.''... Thus, you should be free to redistribute copies, either with or without modifications, either gratis or charging a fee for distribution, to anyone anywhere.
Now, this is part of RMS' official definition of free software, which the GPL was created to protect.
Now a quote taken from the GPL's Preamble:
When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you wish),...
Your friends seem to be right about CS and CIS majors getting hired for the same jobs and are being paid to do the same work.
The reason behind this is that companies do not base their decision entirely on the type of degree you have but more so on the experience and the amount of knowledge you exhibit in the interview.
Now, the decision to become a CS or CIS major depends on you. If you feel that you will do okay in the math requirements of the curriculum, then by all means go CS... However, if you feel that it would be too difficult or troublesome, then go CIS/IS.
Now, deciding what you want do does not stop there. You now must ask yourself what do you want to do after you graduate and what do you do now to prepare yourself when you get there:
if you want to do hardcore/cool programming stuff, then study lots of well known algorithms, data structures, and different programming languages (but, remember, this stuff is formally taught in CS classes)
If you don't care to learn any of this stuff and you just want to get the paycheck that comes along with the CIS or CS title... then, you might want to reconsider in getting into any of the two majors... I have seen to many CS and CIS majors who graduate without knowing how to program, and then wonder why they can't get a job or a good paying one at that!
So, that's my 2 cents on the whole matter... me being a CS major who despises math but can program very well... I figured that I could have done better in CIS and still have been a good programmer... (I would have been a better programmer then some CS majors!)...
I truly agree that the Amiga was one of the best PC to hit the market at that time; it was miles ahead of the competition... but, I think the main reason for Amiga's demise was Commodore and nothing else. They just didn't advertise it right! I guess they thought that without any effort in advertising, the Amiga was going to magically obtain the same buying frenzy that their C64s and C128s received previously...but it never happened... Next to Xerox giving away the GUI, this has to be the next biggest blunder in computer history.
Arne Larsen, director of information systems at Horizon Blue Cross in Newark, N.J., said his company's software buyers have already rejected one contract clause that would have invoked UCITA and will keep on fighting it when it reappears. "We might as well start building the ramparts around us," he said.
It's nice to know that we have intelligent companies located in Newark, NJ.
Anyone who is planning to do business with E*Trade or is involved with E*Trade should think twice.
After the reading the post and remembering a security incident not to long ago about E*Trade, one should investigate whether dealing with E*Trade is a wise thing to do.
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Personally, given the seriousness of the matter, the agenda of this article isn't of relevance. It would have been a travesty if this wasn't reported.
Mod parent up. This is just the continuum of the Persion-industrial Complex.
You sound closer to the ideas of liberalism than libertarianism.
"I wish Google or someone would come out with a phone which is based on a completely open OS like Linux and where people can write their own programs and so on for it"
In Google's case its called Android.
Now I agree with most of what you stated, but who says you can't quit your government -- well non-authoritative governments? Say the amount of bad laws exceeded your tolerance, you wouldn't leave? You would actually (by choice) stay?
Say, hypothetically the US amended The Bill of Right (I'm assuming you live in the US) by stripping off First, Second, and Fourth amendment. Would you stay?
Now, as for I ... in the very beginning, I would fight (non-violently of course) to get them back. But, if it doesn't work out I would leave.
So, I don't feel my government on a whole is coercing me as you stated. I consider myself having a social pact between my government, as so with everyone living within it jurisdiction. The Constitution is my contract. Federal and State laws (the good ones -- I know there are bad ones) are there to protect me and my community. Now, if that social pact should ever be broken and bad laws exceed my tolerance I should have the right, at very least, to leave.
Actually your reasoning is flawed. Liberalism is about individual freedom and opposes state run institutions, which we can agree are monopolies. Communism tends to promotes these -- well the private government run kind at least. I can't say I've ever met a Liberal who likes monopolies.
Now the promotion of individual freedoms through government subsidies (like for education, health, unemployment, etc.) and regulation of industry to protect society --think US's EPA, FDA, USDA-- as a whole is surely the liking of a Liberal.
Reagan and Bush Senior left us a deficit. Clinton return it to surplus. Then Bush spent it off again, exceeding it in record amount -- a true example of republican fiscal conservatism. So, please go ahead and give credit to where it isn't due... just let us know when you get out of the Republican Talk Show spin zone. Thanks.
This has been a fading perception for some time now, at least since Les Moonves has been CEO, with CSI*, Survivor and related. However, they are still screwing up given they dropped Jericho...
Yup, Blue Jean Cable is now bookmarked. I will definitely check them out when the need for a good a/v cable arises. I don't mind doing business with those who have principle and ethics than those who don't...
And last but not least, since 9/11 "failure to find and catch Osama bin Laden".
The directory, Chirstopher Nolan, isn't bad either. Matter of fact, IMHO he is one of the very few directors that I consider to have extraordinary talent and creativity.
If you found "Memento" an exceptionally interesting movie, which he directed and wrote, I think you'll agree to the above statement. To back that up even further, he also directed "Following" and "Insomnia" which where also very good. So, he has a proven track record...
I agree. I mean, dude, if it were so well packed, then why was tupperware packed with the monitor?
Lets not forget the young NJ school boy (13 yr) who committed suicide
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because he was suspended and allegedly threatened, by the his school
principal, to be incarcerated for breaking into his school's computer
system.
The slashdot story here:
http://slashdot.org/articles/01/05/14/0129236.sht
Actual article here:
http://www.nj.com/news/times/index.ssf?/news/time
This is a prime example of the effects of sever punishment laden on
young children. Instead of channeling their blackhat energies into
something constructive and leaving the punishment in the hands of the
school system, Torricelli, indirectly, wants to build more prisons so
that we can now through more young children into them.... which, by
the way, do a poor job at rehabilitating and sometimes making the
child even worse when he comes out.
Being a NJ resident I am definitely going to write Senator Torricelli
and offer the above story as a prime example of where this type of
legislation could lead too. You should to.
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Bigup Brick City
This movie was okay... but not as great as I would expect it. First
off, I honestly believed that Spielberg was going to give it that
Spielberg touch, as seen in "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" and his earlier
films. I mean this was right up his alley... (it's a fantasy film,
centered around a robotic small boy, on a quest to become
human... this story had Spielberg written all over it!!!) But
unfortunately, he didn't uses his genius in this case. He pretty much
tried to become Kubrick to create a Kubrick film!!! And I honestly
think that was the major mistake of the film. Now, i know that the
film was originally intended to be done by Kubrick. Matter of fact, I
heard about this film 8 years ago, anticipating to see it done by
Kubrick. Also, I know that Spielberg and Kubrick were great friends,
which I'm sure influenced Spielberg to do what he did. But come on.
Spielberg and Kubrick are downright opposite of each other in
cinematic form and technique! Imagine E.T. if it were done by Kubrick
and Clockwork Orange done by Spielberg! Spielberg did archive to
convey a Kubrick feel, which was intriguing to see at times, but overall it seemed forced. This movie would have been great if
Spielberg had been Spielberg. But, unfortunately, it ended up OK and
confused...
It's a shame that Bernie Mac is wasting his talent in this movie and other...he's a very funny guy. I can't wait when he stops playing secondary roles and starts getting real, lead acting roles.
You said brother! Shrek was surprisingly very good and 10x better then Perl Harbor.
It's private.
You can find more information here:
http://www.princeton.edu/pr/facts/index.shtml
"You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, ..."
As I see it, the choice of the word "may" in the above quote renders the statement as sort of a recommendation.
Now, if the word "may" were replaced with "must" then you might have something... but in reality it's not.
I quote:
`Free software'' is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of ``free'' as in ``free speech,'' not as in ``free beer.''... Thus, you should be free to redistribute copies, either with or without modifications, either gratis or charging a fee for distribution, to anyone anywhere.
Now, this is part of RMS' official definition of free software, which the GPL was created to protect.
Now a quote taken from the GPL's Preamble:
When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you wish),...
So, in conclustion... RFM people.
You can find the complete free software definition here: Free Software Definition
and the GPL here: GPL
Uhh.. you can do the same with bash:
e.g.
$ pwd
/home/slams
$ CDPATH=.:$HOME:/usr/local:/usr/local/www
$ cd bin
/usr/local/bin
$
(assume there isn't a bin/ in either . or $HOME)
Also, director/writer of __Sliding Doors__, Peter Howitt, is directing it too... so it may be something to watch.
However, how does a director like Howitt end up directing a high concept film like this one when his last one (Sliding Doors) wasn't?
Your friends seem to be right about CS and CIS majors getting hired for the same jobs and are being paid to do the same work.
The reason behind this is that companies do not base their decision entirely on the type of degree you have but more so on the experience and the amount of knowledge you exhibit in the interview.
Now, the decision to become a CS or CIS major depends on you. If you feel that you will do okay in the math requirements of the curriculum, then by all means go CS... However, if you feel that it would be too difficult or troublesome, then go CIS/IS.
Now, deciding what you want do does not stop there. You now must ask yourself what do you want to do after you graduate and what do you do now to prepare yourself when you get there:
if you want to do hardcore/cool programming stuff, then study lots of well known algorithms, data structures, and different programming languages (but, remember, this stuff is formally taught in CS classes)
If you don't care to learn any of this stuff and you just want to get the paycheck that comes along with the CIS or CS title... then, you might want to reconsider in getting into any of the two majors... I have seen to many CS and CIS majors who graduate without knowing how to program, and then wonder why they can't get a job or a good paying one at that!
So, that's my 2 cents on the whole matter... me being a CS major who despises math but can program very well... I figured that I could have done better in CIS and still have been a good programmer... (I would have been a better programmer then some CS majors!)...
Take care and good luck.
I truly agree that the Amiga was one of the best PC to hit the market at that time; it was miles ahead of the competition... but, I think the main reason for Amiga's demise was Commodore and nothing else. They just didn't advertise it right! I guess they thought that without any effort in advertising, the Amiga was going to magically obtain the same buying frenzy that their C64s and C128s received previously...but it never happened... Next to Xerox giving away the GUI, this has to be the next biggest blunder in computer history.
Thanks alot Commodore for F#@%king it up!
Arne Larsen, director of information systems at Horizon Blue Cross in Newark, N.J., said his company's software buyers have already rejected one contract clause that would have invoked UCITA and will keep on fighting it when it reappears. "We might as well start building the ramparts around us," he said.
It's nice to know that we have intelligent companies located in Newark, NJ.
Don't mess with the Bricks!
Anyone who is planning to do business with E*Trade or is involved with E*Trade should think twice.
After the reading the post and remembering a security incident not to long ago about E*Trade, one should investigate whether dealing with E*Trade is a wise thing to do.