WinAmp 2 + StreamRipper is a good combination. --Great way to obtain good/obscure/live music that will NEVER be available in a mass-market endeavor such as Walmart/Itunes/etc.
-- For the RIAA people that may be reading this... I prefer recordings of live performances from band that allow that type of thing. So, go away. --
1) As a MS employee, what are your opinions on the SCO vs IBM/Redhat/Linux issue? 1a) As an IT person, irregardless of your MS affiliation... Same question.
2) What are the rumors going around the MS campus regarding the "angel funding" that SCO seems to keep getting? Bill involved? Bill-Wife?
3) Do you, or anyone in your workgroup, use a non-MS OS on a daily basis at work?
4) What is your opinion on something that you think MS did "right"? (ie. better than its alternatives?)
5) What is your opinion on something that the OSS community did "right"? (ie. better than its alternatives?)
6) Do you personally use a non-MS product to stop things like pop-ups/Gator/Messenger spam? If so, what do you use?
I'm not sure how to respond to this, but I'll try any way...
1) Damn. 2) Damn dude, thats serious shit you're talking about 3) Damn dude, thats serious shit you're smoking 4) 1 joule + 142 amps = how many boobs per link? 5) In Mathematical Russia, kw/h own you. 6) huh? 7) Hot GRITS! Not hot lumps of coal! 8) Do you drive a solar powered car? 9) Is this the environmental version of goatse?
Parent post has the right idea. So did the first reponse to the fp.
The receipt shouldn't be something that you can walk out with. It is something that you review before you leave the polling place, and you leave it there. No deposit of of paper slip? Vote is not counted.
System is simple... 1) Vote 2) Review paper receipt 3) If approved by the voter, they deposit paper ballot in ballot box. 4) Democracy profits
Why? 1) IT'S NO ONES BUSINESS WHO I VOTED FOR. 2) IT'S NO ONES BUSINESS WHO I VOTED FOR. 3) And, finally, I like to think that a lot of other people will do the same, so we can relive the Dewey vs Truman thing
would counter that by saying that given time in the correct environment to grow and learn, this fetus will become as intelligent as adult human
If the fetus is assured to have a limited mental capacity once it has reached its maximum potential, and if that maximum is the equivalent of a 5 year old child, does that mean its okay to "turn off" the fetus in advance?
Just curious as to how your world view handles this very realistic scenario.
SomeoneElse(tm) has probably mentioned this, but I'll mention it just in case SomeoneElse(tm) hasn't gotten around to it yet....
There is alot of free AND LEGAL music on the internet.
Examples...
1) www.epitonic.com - Lots of Electronica, Techno, Garage, Folk, and Punk... Supplied by the bands themselves and/or the labels.
2) Nugs.net - Only of interest to people that like the Dead, Phish, WSP, and bands like that. Live shows. If you like music like this, and recordings of live shows, its good.
3) eTree
4) Fan Sites - Pick a band. Find their site. Hang out for a day. You'll find out about stuff.
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Granted, the majority of the stuff I listen to is the "damn dirty hippie crap", and those "damn dirty hippies" are particularly good about sharing the music. I guess being a hippie isn't that bad after all?
---
No matter what the genre of music is, the point still stands....
The music is out there, and if you really like it that much, you will find it. If you don't care enough to actually look around for it, is it really big of a loss if you can't leech it?
(BTW> I think the RIAA is crazy, so don't bother calling me names that won't apply.)
1) A little pin of a Slide Rule. 2) Pants that are 3 inches above the ankle 3) Strategically placed tape on the glasses (bandaids may be substituted with permission) 4) A sign on their back that says "Kick Me"
(BTW.. I'm just kidding. If this had existed when I was a kid, I would have signed up in a second. Of course, it didn't. So, instead, I took drugs, followed the Grateful Dead, and somehow still ended up in the computer industry.)
(PS.. Mom & Dad... I was kidding about the drugs part. I SWEAR!)
Way back in college for some English class or another, we read some essay by a Scientist-Nun (Or Nun-Scientist, if you prefer).
The point of her article was that God started ("created", so to speak) the process of life and evolution.
Seems reasonable to me.
Its the best of both worlds... -A nun that accepts the scientific facts as we now understand them -A scientist that accepts the fact that there are some things that we can't measure and/or reproduce in the lab
(I wish I could remember her name. Or, that I wasn't too lazy to actually find a link for everyone.)
If this Forrest Mims guy is a Creationist/Scientist in the spirit of the Nun-Scientist, then he can call BS at "Scientific American" and I'll agree. If however, he is a Creationist/Scientist that rejects accepted science out of hand, then I would have to agree with the magazine.
I found that I graduated college in the same year that:
-Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link (WELL) started -Symbolics.com is assigned on 15 March to become the first registered domain. Other firsts: cmu.edu, purdue.edu, rice.edu, berkeley.edu, ucla.edu, rutgers.edu, bbn.com (24 Apr); mit.edu (23 May); think.com (24 may); css.gov (June); mitre.org,.uk (July) -RFC 968: 'Twas the Night Before Start-up
(BTW: I looked the stuff up here site: http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/ )
Just guessing here, but I think the grandparent post was trying to make reference to the massive subsidies that G8 countries give to their farmers and other "raw material" industries.
Many Southern-Hemisphere countries do not have the infrastructure to turn their relatively abundant raw materials into processed goods. (Parent post does correctly point out the lack of infrastructure in these countries.)
The question then becomes: If the G8 countries have the raw materials and the infrastructure to turn those goods into processed goods, why do they still subsidize their farmers to the extent they do?
For an example of the level of subsidies provided by one of the G8 countries, you can view the Environmental Working Group Farm Subsidy Database. A summary for the US is located here: http://www.ewg.org/farm/region.php?fips=00000
Interesting quote from the page mentioned above: "Nationwide, ten percent of the biggest (and often most profitable) subsidized crop producers collected 71 percent of all subsidies, averaging $34,800 in annual payments between 1995 and 2002. The bottom 80 percent of the recipients saw only $846 on average per year."
--- Of course, I could be mistaken on what the grandparent post was trying to say. If this is the case, just ignore me. Or, ignore me anyway. I'm cool with that.
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Completely off-topic, but I'll say it anyway...
Tom Waits song "Books of Moses" is fucking cool
BTW... You can download the mp3 or wma version of this song legally and for free here: http://www.epitonic.com/artists/tomwaits.html
Wait....
I thought Meese was the plural of Mouse, and the plural of Moose was Morse
If I remember correctly, before IE, AOL used Netscape.
This was many millions of AOL subscribers ago.
Normally, I would agree that the US with WMD is different than Iraq with WMD, but with Bush as President, I'm not so sure.
I was born in the US, I live in the US, I like the US, but I think George Bush is the biggest danger to long term peace that there is right now.
He's a scary man, with scary ideas.
This is funny in a subtle way.
WinAmp 3 was junk.
WinAmp 2 work(s/ed) great.
WinAmp 2 + StreamRipper is a good combination. --Great way to obtain good/obscure/live music that will NEVER be available in a mass-market endeavor such as Walmart/Itunes/etc.
--
For the RIAA people that may be reading this... I prefer recordings of live performances from band that allow that type of thing. So, go away.
--
This post reminds me of the song "Jesus was way Cool" by King Missle. Just replace Jesus with Google.
I think that the sarcasm in the parent was missed by the moderator who marked it flamebait.
Or, am I giving to much credit to the AC?
try epitonic.com
great site for indies.
This is the first Friday in November. I thought we were suppossed to like Martha today.
Did I miss a meeting or something?
Bmajik... Questions for you.
1) As a MS employee, what are your opinions on the SCO vs IBM/Redhat/Linux issue?
1a) As an IT person, irregardless of your MS affiliation... Same question.
2) What are the rumors going around the MS campus regarding the "angel funding" that SCO seems to keep getting? Bill involved? Bill-Wife?
3) Do you, or anyone in your workgroup, use a non-MS OS on a daily basis at work?
4) What is your opinion on something that you think MS did "right"? (ie. better than its alternatives?)
5) What is your opinion on something that the OSS community did "right"? (ie. better than its alternatives?)
6) Do you personally use a non-MS product to stop things like pop-ups/Gator/Messenger spam? If so, what do you use?
Just curious. Thanks.
Jimminy Christmas!
I'm not sure how to respond to this, but I'll try any way...
1) Damn.
2) Damn dude, thats serious shit you're talking about
3) Damn dude, thats serious shit you're smoking
4) 1 joule + 142 amps = how many boobs per link?
5) In Mathematical Russia, kw/h own you.
6) huh?
7) Hot GRITS! Not hot lumps of coal!
8) Do you drive a solar powered car?
9) Is this the environmental version of goatse?
That's a good call on the the vs that situation.
I didn't even think of that.
Every rush to amazon, pick a random book, and do a search for "The".
It's called "stress testing under load".
Parent post has the right idea. So did the first reponse to the fp.
The receipt shouldn't be something that you can walk out with. It is something that you review before you leave the polling place, and you leave it there. No deposit of of paper slip? Vote is not counted.
System is simple...
1) Vote
2) Review paper receipt
3) If approved by the voter, they deposit paper ballot in ballot box.
4) Democracy profits
Exit polling?
I always lie to those people if they ask me.
Why?
1) IT'S NO ONES BUSINESS WHO I VOTED FOR.
2) IT'S NO ONES BUSINESS WHO I VOTED FOR.
3) And, finally, I like to think that a lot of other people will do the same, so we can relive the Dewey vs Truman thing
would counter that by saying that given time in the correct environment to grow and learn, this fetus will become as intelligent as adult human
If the fetus is assured to have a limited mental capacity once it has reached its maximum potential, and if that maximum is the equivalent of a 5 year old child, does that mean its okay to "turn off" the fetus in advance?
Just curious as to how your world view handles this very realistic scenario.
Why waste the bandwidth downloading songs you will never listen to, when you could be downloading porn instead?
SomeoneElse(tm) has probably mentioned this, but I'll mention it just in case SomeoneElse(tm) hasn't gotten around to it yet....
There is alot of free AND LEGAL music on the internet.
Examples...
1) www.epitonic.com - Lots of Electronica, Techno, Garage, Folk, and Punk... Supplied by the bands themselves and/or the labels.
2) Nugs.net - Only of interest to people that like the Dead, Phish, WSP, and bands like that. Live shows. If you like music like this, and recordings of live shows, its good.
3) eTree
4) Fan Sites - Pick a band. Find their site. Hang out for a day. You'll find out about stuff.
---
Granted, the majority of the stuff I listen to is the "damn dirty hippie crap", and those "damn dirty hippies" are particularly good about sharing the music. I guess being a hippie isn't that bad after all?
---
No matter what the genre of music is, the point still stands....
The music is out there, and if you really like it that much, you will find it. If you don't care enough to actually look around for it, is it really big of a loss if you can't leech it?
(BTW> I think the RIAA is crazy, so don't bother calling me names that won't apply.)
Possibilities...
1) A little pin of a Slide Rule.
2) Pants that are 3 inches above the ankle
3) Strategically placed tape on the glasses (bandaids may be substituted with permission)
4) A sign on their back that says "Kick Me"
(BTW.. I'm just kidding. If this had existed when I was a kid, I would have signed up in a second. Of course, it didn't. So, instead, I took drugs, followed the Grateful Dead, and somehow still ended up in the computer industry.)
(PS.. Mom & Dad... I was kidding about the drugs part. I SWEAR!)
Way back in college for some English class or another, we read some essay by a Scientist-Nun (Or Nun-Scientist, if you prefer).
The point of her article was that God started ("created", so to speak) the process of life and evolution.
Seems reasonable to me.
Its the best of both worlds...
-A nun that accepts the scientific facts as we now understand them
-A scientist that accepts the fact that there are some things that we can't measure and/or reproduce in the lab
(I wish I could remember her name. Or, that I wasn't too lazy to actually find a link for everyone.)
If this Forrest Mims guy is a Creationist/Scientist in the spirit of the Nun-Scientist, then he can call BS at "Scientific American" and I'll agree. If however, he is a Creationist/Scientist that rejects accepted science out of hand, then I would have to agree with the magazine.
It appears that you forgot again :)
Jeez... Feeling even older now.
.uk (July)
I looked it up.
I found that I graduated college in the same year that:
-Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link (WELL) started
-Symbolics.com is assigned on 15 March to become the first registered domain. Other firsts: cmu.edu, purdue.edu, rice.edu, berkeley.edu, ucla.edu, rutgers.edu, bbn.com (24 Apr); mit.edu (23 May); think.com (24 may); css.gov (June); mitre.org,
-RFC 968: 'Twas the Night Before Start-up
(BTW: I looked the stuff up here site: http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/ )
Just guessing here, but I think the grandparent post was trying to make reference to the massive subsidies that G8 countries give to their farmers and other "raw material" industries.
Many Southern-Hemisphere countries do not have the infrastructure to turn their relatively abundant raw materials into processed goods. (Parent post does correctly point out the lack of infrastructure in these countries.)
The question then becomes: If the G8 countries have the raw materials and the infrastructure to turn those goods into processed goods, why do they still subsidize their farmers to the extent they do?
For an example of the level of subsidies provided by one of the G8 countries, you can view the Environmental Working Group Farm Subsidy Database. A summary for the US is located here: http://www.ewg.org/farm/region.php?fips=00000
Interesting quote from the page mentioned above: "Nationwide, ten percent of the biggest (and often most profitable) subsidized crop producers collected 71 percent of all subsidies, averaging $34,800 in annual payments between 1995 and 2002. The bottom 80 percent of the recipients saw only $846 on average per year."
---
Of course, I could be mistaken on what the grandparent post was trying to say. If this is the case, just ignore me. Or, ignore me anyway. I'm cool with that.
1997? 8th grade?
Damn. That little snippet made me feel old all of the sudden.