Aggrazel passes along a FinancialTimes.com story that would send chills down my spine if I weren't already jaded and bored by such patent nonsense.... I'm shocked, shocked!
OK, wtf? Did Jamie write this story or Aggrazel? Aggrazel just passed along the story? How did he do that? I usually have to fill in the whole form rather than just type in a link and say "What do you think, sirs?" And, as the others have pointed out, the point of this post is to say "Nothing has changed?" How meta...
I for one am really tired of speculation about what W "might" do in office and compare it to what Clinton, Bush, whoever DID do. Katz seems especially adept at spinning Clinton's achievements vs Bush's potential failures. Examples:
Universal access to technology is not a Bush administration priority. Gore talked about it, but didn't do much.
So which is better? To talk about something because that's what people want to hear, or not talk about somthing you have no plan to do?
If the past culture wars are any indication, the new administration will make access to violent and "unsavory" imagery and information online a centerpiece of their law enforcement initiatives.
Let's see, who has been in office for the last 8 years, requiring libraries to install filtering software and installed V-CHiPs (:)) on our t.v.'s?
Bush's campaign statements suggested he wasn't in agreement with the Justice Department's action against Microsoft, or with the court-ordered remedy of dividing the company and enforcing restrictions on its competitive practices.
Evidence? Regardless of what he said in his campaign, this is a moot point. 1. Last week, Ken Starr was added to the prosecution team. 2. Anyone who didn't sleep through high school government will realize that the judicial branch is separate from the legislative branch, so just because Bush doesn't like it doesn't necessarily mean it will be stopped. I imagine Clinton didn't like the impeachment, but there wasn't anything he could do to stop it.
Jon, as always, please provide some verification for these wild, inflamatory statements you make.
But just because they added 888, whatever, Amazon (to keep the example going) didn't also get issued 1-888-4-AMAZON, nor would they sue someone who registered 1-888-426-2066. This is what ICANN was trying to provide from the start with.com, etc., but the registrars allowed companies to register whatever they wanted just to make money.
BTW, did I get the phone number right? I seem to have no Z on my phone at work.
"Innocent until proven guilty" I have no problem with. But where I do dislike the ACLU is their propensity to attempt to get convicted criminals (people proven guilty) released because of technicalities in the process of their trial. Case in point: Mumia Abu-Jamal. Note: I will not argue whether or not he is guilty/whatever, so do not reply about it. I just chose him as an example of a well-known case.
As a former Lockheed Martin employee, I am getting tired of correcting this misconception. Lockheed Martin Missles and Space in Littleton, CO built and tested the rover. It was then sent to JPL in Sunnyvale for final test and launching from (probably) Vandenburg AFB. Yes, LMCO used English units for their forces and JPL used Metric units, but this should have been corrected in final unit test. No, I don't know why they used (old) English units.
Basically, LMCO screwed up, but JPL also should have noticed. OT, I wonder how many of the other failed Mars Missions around that time were as a result of this.
Prove to me that they did not breed. Why is it that it seems that those least capable/prepared to have children seem to have the most? I know of a couple who were going to adopt a child just to get the tax credit. Scary.
Yup, that's how I get most of my hotmail spam. When I check the to: field on most of it, it will say basically stewart***@hotmail.com. The Bulk Mail filter works pretty well, but you've still got to blow away 30 odd spams a day. You can tell it to keep anything not directly address to you out (which gets about 95% of spam, plus the random mass-mail from my friends).
Anyone have advice on setting up the block lists so I don't have to touch that junk?
"In the hands of a skilled marketer, personal information gathered by a phone home applet is a virtual treasure trove"
Hmm. NYT, who require a login to read their one-of-a-kind news, runs an article about tracking users online? That is the definition of irony. At least in the partners site there are no 0 size images. That would be funny. And ZoneAlarm costs $30 bucks? Just like netscape.
Ring, ring. NYT, phone call: it's the kettle, it says you're black too.
Question: why is it that toward the bottom of almost every article there are non-threaded threads? Take these three guys: they are obviously having a conversation, yet they are not posting replies, just new topics. What gives?
No, I think it means you have to sue yourself every time you use the camera since you are violating your own copyright. Or something. I don't know, ask a lawyer. They'd probably tell you you can counter-sue Hitachi for selling this thing in the first place.
Seriously, we make fun of people who get days off from snow. It means one of two things: 1. They live somewhere where they don't know how to drive in snow and sit inside until it is all gone or 2. They live out in the sticks and they have to stay home and defrost the cows or whatever they do when it is really cold.
Born and raised in MI, I've always been jealous of kids elsewhere in the US who could always look forward to a few random days off each year -- snow days. The potential for blackouts makes me feel like a kid again! I cross my fingers when they begin, and hope I'll get to go home and play in the snow!
I've probably got half a dozen Sun/Solaris/Java shirts from my dad in my apartment right now. And that's after picking the one I liked from the 3 or 4 he had. My favorite is "Friends Don't Let Friends Load Windows NT"
So now that Sun and Netscape have formed iPlanet, do they plan to take over the world with tshirts then?
...takes a cube of sugar and turns it into enough energy to roll around for 15 minutes
Yes, but does it pull it's shirt up over it's head, wave it's hands in the air and claim it's from Lake Titicaca? And need T.P. for it's bunghole? If so, sign me up for one.
Wow, according to the article, 26k is 3 months pay (or less) for 70% of the Japanese. I'm moving.
So is this ship going anywhere, or just going up and coming back? Wasn't Alan Shepard's first flight something like a couple hours? I can see this possibly be a really fast flight from Tokyo to L.A. or San Francisco. But just going for a 3 hour tour of near space doesn't seem really productive. Of course, getting the shuttles back to the launch point could prove a problem.
This article does not seem very well researched. They didn't even mention that Tito is now going to the ISS. Plus, 26k now is going to be how much in 2016? I think I'd better start saving now.
damn, I want to use the first two paragraphs as my new sig. Can I get a waiver on the 120 character sig limit if I agree to use that?
Although, taking issue with your third paragraph, "When it becomes intolerable enough...," I think the US government, although to lesser extents all other governments, has built up enough of a bureaucratic buffer that any attempt at revolution will meet with failure simply because the current system of government is so entrenched that it will be impossible to overthrow. What I mean is: because local governments are based on the organization of the national ones, the entire system must simultaneously be overthrown. This is an enormous undertaking, requiring huge amounts of manpower, planning and resources. Moreover, because of the general apathy of the average citizen, I would be quite surprised to see a bloddy rebellion in an industrialized, "civilized" country. The only way to affect a fundamental change of government is to affect a fundamental change of society and force the government to adapt.
Wow, get me: John Locke meets Sam Adams (the beer, not the actual guy)
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I had a feeling you were going to say that.
And to think, I used my moderation for this.
I had a feeling you were going to say that.
What's your question?
I had a feeling you were going to say that.
Jon, as always, please provide some verification for these wild, inflamatory statements you make.
I had a feeling you were going to say that.
I no longer have to take my hands off the keyboard to move my mouse. Of course, it took me a while to learn to type with my feet...
I had a feeling you were going to say that.
"So shouldn't the same thing be happening?"
.com, etc., but the registrars allowed companies to register whatever they wanted just to make money.
But just because they added 888, whatever, Amazon (to keep the example going) didn't also get issued 1-888-4-AMAZON, nor would they sue someone who registered 1-888-426-2066. This is what ICANN was trying to provide from the start with
BTW, did I get the phone number right? I seem to have no Z on my phone at work.
I had a feeling you were going to say that.
"Innocent until proven guilty" I have no problem with. But where I do dislike the ACLU is their propensity to attempt to get convicted criminals (people proven guilty) released because of technicalities in the process of their trial. Case in point: Mumia Abu-Jamal. Note: I will not argue whether or not he is guilty/whatever, so do not reply about it. I just chose him as an example of a well-known case.
I had a feeling you were going to say that.
or all the kids start taping signs to each other that say "Boot me!"
I had a feeling you were going to say that.
As a former Lockheed Martin employee, I am getting tired of correcting this misconception. Lockheed Martin Missles and Space in Littleton, CO built and tested the rover. It was then sent to JPL in Sunnyvale for final test and launching from (probably) Vandenburg AFB. Yes, LMCO used English units for their forces and JPL used Metric units, but this should have been corrected in final unit test. No, I don't know why they used (old) English units.
Basically, LMCO screwed up, but JPL also should have noticed. OT, I wonder how many of the other failed Mars Missions around that time were as a result of this.
I had a feeling you were going to say that.
Prove to me that they did not breed. Why is it that it seems that those least capable/prepared to have children seem to have the most? I know of a couple who were going to adopt a child just to get the tax credit. Scary.
I had a feeling you were going to say that.
Yup, that's how I get most of my hotmail spam. When I check the to: field on most of it, it will say basically stewart***@hotmail.com. The Bulk Mail filter works pretty well, but you've still got to blow away 30 odd spams a day. You can tell it to keep anything not directly address to you out (which gets about 95% of spam, plus the random mass-mail from my friends).
Anyone have advice on setting up the block lists so I don't have to touch that junk?
I had a feeling you were going to say that.
Ring, ring. NYT, phone call: it's the kettle, it says you're black too.
I had a feeling you were going to say that.
Question: why is it that toward the bottom of almost every article there are non-threaded threads? Take these three guys: they are obviously having a conversation, yet they are not posting replies, just new topics. What gives?
I had a feeling you were going to say that.
No, I think it means you have to sue yourself every time you use the camera since you are violating your own copyright. Or something. I don't know, ask a lawyer. They'd probably tell you you can counter-sue Hitachi for selling this thing in the first place.
I had a feeling you were going to say that.
Uh, Tools->Autocorrect?
Then uncheck the "Replace text as you type" box. That allowed me to type "While i wait." Word becomes more useful as you shut stuff off.
I had a feeling you were going to say that.
Seriously, we make fun of people who get days off from snow. It means one of two things: 1. They live somewhere where they don't know how to drive in snow and sit inside until it is all gone or 2. They live out in the sticks and they have to stay home and defrost the cows or whatever they do when it is really cold.
I had a feeling you were going to say that.
Born and raised in MI, I've always been jealous of kids elsewhere in the US who could always look forward to a few random days off each year -- snow days. The potential for blackouts makes me feel like a kid again! I cross my fingers when they begin, and hope I'll get to go home and play in the snow!
No luck yet...
J
I had a feeling you were going to say that.
So now we just sit and wait around for a billion years and watch the planets form? Neat!
I had a feeling you were going to say that.
I've probably got half a dozen Sun/Solaris/Java shirts from my dad in my apartment right now. And that's after picking the one I liked from the 3 or 4 he had. My favorite is "Friends Don't Let Friends Load Windows NT"
So now that Sun and Netscape have formed iPlanet, do they plan to take over the world with tshirts then?
I had a feeling you were going to say that.
I had a feeling you were going to say that.
Computers, hell, it looks like they have the internet on knitting machines now. Now that's a breakthrough.
We can now truely have Geeks in Space, but the production costs just went through the roof.
Wow, according to the article, 26k is 3 months pay (or less) for 70% of the Japanese. I'm moving.
So is this ship going anywhere, or just going up and coming back? Wasn't Alan Shepard's first flight something like a couple hours? I can see this possibly be a really fast flight from Tokyo to L.A. or San Francisco. But just going for a 3 hour tour of near space doesn't seem really productive. Of course, getting the shuttles back to the launch point could prove a problem.
This article does not seem very well researched. They didn't even mention that Tito is now going to the ISS. Plus, 26k now is going to be how much in 2016? I think I'd better start saving now.
But don't all Slashdotters get aisle seats because they hate Windows?
-1, groaner. The current moderation system is boring.
damn, I want to use the first two paragraphs as my new sig. Can I get a waiver on the 120 character sig limit if I agree to use that?
Although, taking issue with your third paragraph, "When it becomes intolerable enough...," I think the US government, although to lesser extents all other governments, has built up enough of a bureaucratic buffer that any attempt at revolution will meet with failure simply because the current system of government is so entrenched that it will be impossible to overthrow. What I mean is: because local governments are based on the organization of the national ones, the entire system must simultaneously be overthrown. This is an enormous undertaking, requiring huge amounts of manpower, planning and resources. Moreover, because of the general apathy of the average citizen, I would be quite surprised to see a bloddy rebellion in an industrialized, "civilized" country. The only way to affect a fundamental change of government is to affect a fundamental change of society and force the government to adapt.
Wow, get me: John Locke meets Sam Adams (the beer, not the actual guy)