yeah okay i'm one of these. web app developer been commuting for years.
Here's what stinks about working out of a panera or most cafes. -It's usually freezing cold in summer, so i have to dress for winter in July. -Yeah i have to buy food or drink, and usually it's fattening. -Many places crank the lobby music so i can't hear my own music without causing ear damage. -Lunch can be crowded and more loud than usual.
However I have enjoyed spending a month living in another state, with my sister, and just working out of a dunkin donuts during the day. Got in some family time at night and weekends I could not have otherwise.
Working at home (or out of cafe) does get a bit lonely. I miss the zany whacky coworkers, etc.
Then record everything you eat. Their food database is extensive. I also don't exercise, and sit on my ass doing computer work all day, and I lost 11 pounds using this site. met my goal.
I can't believe this hasn't been brought up yet. The United States Electoral College is who votes for president. My vote doesn't count for the presidential election, and neither does yours. So hell yes I'll sell it.
I have my commercial multi-engine flight rating, and it's not this close call stuff or even the possible results of the survey that I find alarming. Flying is so much safer than driving.
What I DO find alarming is that public information is not being disclosed to the public because of commercial interests, and blatant disrespect of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act.
fta: "OEMC's Smith would not say how much the city is spending on the project or when it expects IBM's video analytics capabilities to go live."
In an article talking about government, the city of Chicago, keeping eyes on it's citizens, getting information from us by watching us... Smith would not answer a question about how much the city is spending on the project, which, since it's a city budget, is a matter of public record? On top of that, the journalist did not dig for this information himself?
This one way flow of information is going the wrong way.
This is the kind of crap that annoys me about today's government, sticking their nose where it isn't needed. The economy and consumers can take care of themselves. Businesses only provide what consumers will buy.
Case in point, I got really mad at my last cell phone provider for many things listed in this security blanket of a bill. So I took care of myself, bought an unlocked phone, and went with a different cell phone company where I pay by the minute and do not have a contract.
We all have choices already. I've been a very happy cell phone customer ever since I've had no contract.
How about consumers stop being so complacent and stop giving your money to businesses and contracts that we don't want.
Government, get out of my life and get out of my choices.
at first I was confused by the slashdot blurb... if execs surveyed really feel this way, then how can the next breath say that labels are keen to stick with DRM? Aren't execs of labels, and labels, kind of the same thing? I figured, something must be up with the polling.
Then I saw the first sentence in the article: "The Jupiter Research study looked at attitudes to Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems in Europe music firms."
They only polled European firms. I guess that explains the difference between what people think and what is actually done. So we're only reading about what European execs think, and then comparing it to what the industry as a whole is doing.
Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in America among both men and women.
It's become vogue to give smokers grief and create laws to make it harder to smoke. These statements about segregating them into their own healthcare group follow that same vein.
How about all the fatties out there realize they are the bigger drain on the healthcare industry and are eating up the taxpayer resources for health costs. The chance that a person so quick to criticize smokers is overweight himself is pretty high. Over 64% of Americans are overweight.
Put down the double cheeseburgers before you point fingers at smokers. Seriously.
(fyi: I am not a smoker, and I am thin. I personally do not support legislation against smoking or fatty types of foods. People make their own decisions and yes our healthcare system deals with people's choices every day. Segregating people is too slippery a slope.)
The article might be dumb as hell, but it did prompt me to actually go to my work pc's power settings and adjust them to help my pc save energy when I'm not using it (meetings, lunch). And as long as I'm not running out the door after work at top speed, I might even turn off my computer after work now.
Anyone else find it suspicious that the two award winners are one guy that sits on Lifeboat's advisory board, and the other guy helped design Lifeboat's website?
Maybe I was living under a rock, but I never heard the term "intelligent design" until about 4 or 5 months ago. Now it's everywhere. Kind of like the word "terrorism". Rarely heard that word until 2001.
The mob mentality gets it's claws onto a buzzword and just can't let it go. Don't most people realize they're being played? Whether it's by media or politicians, we're all being taken for a ride.
One time I was on hold with some customer service guy, I turned to my friend and said, "omg this guy sounds like he's 12 years old". The guy came back on the line and said, "I heard that you know."
I just read some slashdot posts on this topic, the "Oh No, we're nearing an Orwellian society" stuff. I totally agree.
But what can we DO about it. Yes we can try to be more informed and vote better, and not vote for any of the politicians that voted for the acts/laws that have been taking away our liberties since Sept 11.
Don't you want to do something NOW? Doesn't stuff like this make you want to put a huge sign in your lawn saying "Watch the government, don't let them watch YOU!" Or go start destroying all these cameras that are there "for our safety"? Obviously destroying property isn't really an option...
Honestly, most Americans, and I ask around, it really is appalling what people are willing to put up with.. seem to not even care about this stuff, or they think it's for the best! There's got to be a way to pass around the knowledge of how we're getting screwed.
I only breifly played the beta. I'm more of the mindset that if it reviews well, I will probably buy it, and develop a character I can keep.
Besides, I'm so addicted to Dark Age of Camelot that I'd rather spend time playing my druid than beta a different game.
After playing a really high-quality mmorpg like DOAC, I'd have to say that the only real reason I would leave it is to go to a better mmorpg. It would have to be different, but I wouldn't want to lose things like player vs player gaming, or good questing/story lines, or beautiful large worlds with lots of monsters to kill (and reasonably easy to get to those hunting grounds), or grouping with other players... etc.
I bet most gaming customers feel that way. Some would settle for less just to try something different, but for the most part would rather spend their time in a really good game.
"For example, identifying word bursts in the hundreds of thousands of personal diaries now on the web could help advertisers quickly spot an emerging craze."
Gonfonit!!! Why does cool new social technology have to be related to ways to help people sell things to Americans! Why is it okay for us to be considered a nation of consumers, otherwise basically useless biological skinsacks?!
I'll just strap my wallet to my chest with duct tape now and write my social security number in huge numbers on the back of my t-shirt for fast credit checks.
If Mr. Shatner had the choice, would he prefer to have his current acting status as a main character in a cult classic? Or would he rather have been a consistently good actor in "normal" tv-shows/movies/theatre?
A friend paid me a complement recently, he said I was mentally prepared for life as a cyborg.
I'm a software developer, and a 28-yr-old grrl. Always been into coding and the internet. What changed me recently is that I started telecommuting, and mmorpg (Darg Age of Camelot = crack).
I used to exercise almost every day, make dinner, and shower regularly. Now I'm constantly on either my work notebook or my gaming pc. I avoid leaving the house until I've run out of code red. I lost my connection for 9 hours and 20 minutes about a month ago, and I freaked.
What is the net doing to me? People here have made posts about the news and politics and porn, but I'm talking about daily life changes, and who I am at the core of my being. I still don't give a crap about politics, but almost all my socializing happens over the internet, and certainly all my work does, and my play. (sorry, no porn). None of this bothers me, I so completely enjoy life this way.
Wow, that sure sounds like a response coming from someone who believes that video games are all-powerfull. America was founded by people who stood on their own two feet and took care of themselves. Somehow, this country is devolving into a society where people are no longer expected to shoulder the blame for the mistakes they made, and this is an example of that belief. (Also throw in a whole heaping serving of there's-a-big-corparation-we-can-get-money-from.)
That teacher's family thinks that when bad things happen, it must not be the just fault of the individuals holding the weaponry.
We live in a society, people, where there are outside influences produced by others (individuals, companies, governments) all the time! Positive and negative. As a responsible member of that society, you make decisions for yourself. Any pointing the blame at others is a huge sign of pitiable, unforgiveable weakness.
Now that you mention this extra-planetary angle, aren't potatoes the first thing they could grow on that planet, Lusitania, in the Ender's Game trilogy? Fiction leading science...
Slashdot Mirror
I don't see anywhere in the article that says CBS Interactive wrote Green Dam. All I see is that CBS Interactive distributed it.
Who wrote Green Dam? Also, the article refers to Blue Dam. Who wrote that, and does it include the same copied code from Solid Oak?
In an article about Intellectual Property, the name of the person/company responsible for writing Green Dam is a key piece of information.
yeah okay i'm one of these. web app developer been commuting for years.
Here's what stinks about working out of a panera or most cafes.
-It's usually freezing cold in summer, so i have to dress for winter in July.
-Yeah i have to buy food or drink, and usually it's fattening.
-Many places crank the lobby music so i can't hear my own music without causing ear damage.
-Lunch can be crowded and more loud than usual.
However I have enjoyed spending a month living in another state, with my sister, and just working out of a dunkin donuts during the day. Got in some family time at night and weekends I could not have otherwise.
Working at home (or out of cafe) does get a bit lonely. I miss the zany whacky coworkers, etc.
I use this site and it works wonders:
http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/users/myplate/
Go this page to calculate your calorie intake, and I chose Lightly Active, sounds like you should too.
http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/users/myinfo/
Then record everything you eat. Their food database is extensive. I also don't exercise, and sit on my ass doing computer work all day, and I lost 11 pounds using this site. met my goal.
I can't believe this hasn't been brought up yet. The United States Electoral College is who votes for president. My vote doesn't count for the presidential election, and neither does yours. So hell yes I'll sell it.
I have my commercial multi-engine flight rating, and it's not this close call stuff or even the possible results of the survey that I find alarming. Flying is so much safer than driving.
What I DO find alarming is that public information is not being disclosed to the public because of commercial interests, and blatant disrespect of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act.
fta:
"OEMC's Smith would not say how much the city is spending on the project or when it expects IBM's video analytics capabilities to go live."
In an article talking about government, the city of Chicago, keeping eyes on it's citizens, getting information from us by watching us... Smith would not answer a question about how much the city is spending on the project, which, since it's a city budget, is a matter of public record? On top of that, the journalist did not dig for this information himself?
This one way flow of information is going the wrong way.
This is the kind of crap that annoys me about today's government, sticking their nose where it isn't needed. The economy and consumers can take care of themselves. Businesses only provide what consumers will buy.
Case in point, I got really mad at my last cell phone provider for many things listed in this security blanket of a bill. So I took care of myself, bought an unlocked phone, and went with a different cell phone company where I pay by the minute and do not have a contract.
We all have choices already. I've been a very happy cell phone customer ever since I've had no contract.
How about consumers stop being so complacent and stop giving your money to businesses and contracts that we don't want.
Government, get out of my life and get out of my choices.
at first I was confused by the slashdot blurb... if execs surveyed really feel this way, then how can the next breath say that labels are keen to stick with DRM? Aren't execs of labels, and labels, kind of the same thing? I figured, something must be up with the polling.
Then I saw the first sentence in the article:
"The Jupiter Research study looked at attitudes to Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems in Europe music firms."
They only polled European firms. I guess that explains the difference between what people think and what is actually done. So we're only reading about what European execs think, and then comparing it to what the industry as a whole is doing.
Al?
where are you when we need you, Al?
Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in America among both men and women.
It's become vogue to give smokers grief and create laws to make it harder to smoke. These statements about segregating them into their own healthcare group follow that same vein.
How about all the fatties out there realize they are the bigger drain on the healthcare industry and are eating up the taxpayer resources for health costs. The chance that a person so quick to criticize smokers is overweight himself is pretty high. Over 64% of Americans are overweight.
Put down the double cheeseburgers before you point fingers at smokers. Seriously.
(fyi: I am not a smoker, and I am thin. I personally do not support legislation against smoking or fatty types of foods. People make their own decisions and yes our healthcare system deals with people's choices every day. Segregating people is too slippery a slope.)
The article might be dumb as hell, but it did prompt me to actually go to my work pc's power settings and adjust them to help my pc save energy when I'm not using it (meetings, lunch). And as long as I'm not running out the door after work at top speed, I might even turn off my computer after work now.
oh wait... the one with the lightsaber effects!
r %20wars%20kid
http://youtube.com/watch?v=26B-Ia0Dvu0&search=sta
I scrolled through all these comments and no one posted an url to the video? Now I gotta go google it myself...
r %20wars%20kid
to save the rest of you the trouble
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NKt4EhTXrCI&search=sta
Anyone else find it suspicious that the two award winners are one guy that sits on Lifeboat's advisory board, and the other guy helped design Lifeboat's website?
Maybe I was living under a rock, but I never heard the term "intelligent design" until about 4 or 5 months ago. Now it's everywhere. Kind of like the word "terrorism". Rarely heard that word until 2001.
The mob mentality gets it's claws onto a buzzword and just can't let it go. Don't most people realize they're being played? Whether it's by media or politicians, we're all being taken for a ride.
One time I was on hold with some customer service guy, I turned to my friend and said, "omg this guy sounds like he's 12 years old". The guy came back on the line and said, "I heard that you know."
pwned.
I just read some slashdot posts on this topic, the "Oh No, we're nearing an Orwellian society" stuff. I totally agree.
But what can we DO about it. Yes we can try to be more informed and vote better, and not vote for any of the politicians that voted for the acts/laws that have been taking away our liberties since Sept 11.
Don't you want to do something NOW? Doesn't stuff like this make you want to put a huge sign in your lawn saying "Watch the government, don't let them watch YOU!" Or go start destroying all these cameras that are there "for our safety"? Obviously destroying property isn't really an option...
Honestly, most Americans, and I ask around, it really is appalling what people are willing to put up with.. seem to not even care about this stuff, or they think it's for the best! There's got to be a way to pass around the knowledge of how we're getting screwed.
I only breifly played the beta. I'm more of the mindset that if it reviews well, I will probably buy it, and develop a character I can keep.
Besides, I'm so addicted to Dark Age of Camelot that I'd rather spend time playing my druid than beta a different game.
After playing a really high-quality mmorpg like DOAC, I'd have to say that the only real reason I would leave it is to go to a better mmorpg. It would have to be different, but I wouldn't want to lose things like player vs player gaming, or good questing/story lines, or beautiful large worlds with lots of monsters to kill (and reasonably easy to get to those hunting grounds), or grouping with other players... etc.
I bet most gaming customers feel that way. Some would settle for less just to try something different, but for the most part would rather spend their time in a really good game.
.... one more time why don't you. And I quote,
"For example, identifying word bursts in the hundreds of thousands of personal diaries now on the web could help advertisers quickly spot an emerging craze."
Gonfonit!!! Why does cool new social technology have to be related to ways to help people sell things to Americans! Why is it okay for us to be considered a nation of consumers, otherwise basically useless biological skinsacks?!
I'll just strap my wallet to my chest with duct tape now and write my social security number in huge numbers on the back of my t-shirt for fast credit checks.
Did anyone else reading the title of the story post immediately think of the finliaths in Dark Age of Camelot, and was confused?
If Mr. Shatner had the choice, would he prefer to have his current acting status as a main character in a cult classic? Or would he rather have been a consistently good actor in "normal" tv-shows/movies/theatre?
Has he started using pricelie.com YET?
A friend paid me a complement recently, he said I was mentally prepared for life as a cyborg.
I'm a software developer, and a 28-yr-old grrl. Always been into coding and the internet. What changed me recently is that I started telecommuting, and mmorpg (Darg Age of Camelot = crack).
I used to exercise almost every day, make dinner, and shower regularly. Now I'm constantly on either my work notebook or my gaming pc. I avoid leaving the house until I've run out of code red. I lost my connection for 9 hours and 20 minutes about a month ago, and I freaked.
What is the net doing to me? People here have made posts about the news and politics and porn, but I'm talking about daily life changes, and who I am at the core of my being. I still don't give a crap about politics, but almost all my socializing happens over the internet, and certainly all my work does, and my play. (sorry, no porn). None of this bothers me, I so completely enjoy life this way.
Until someone takes my connectivity away again...
What do you suppose the AF is for that tight leather outfit the chick wears?
and instead of buying cloaks you buy 3/4 length dust coats
Wow, that sure sounds like a response coming from someone who believes that video games are all-powerfull. America was founded by people who stood on their own two feet and took care of themselves. Somehow, this country is devolving into a society where people are no longer expected to shoulder the blame for the mistakes they made, and this is an example of that belief. (Also throw in a whole heaping serving of there's-a-big-corparation-we-can-get-money-from.)
That teacher's family thinks that when bad things happen, it must not be the just fault of the individuals holding the weaponry.
We live in a society, people, where there are outside influences produced by others (individuals, companies, governments) all the time! Positive and negative. As a responsible member of that society, you make decisions for yourself. Any pointing the blame at others is a huge sign of pitiable, unforgiveable weakness.
Now that you mention this extra-planetary angle, aren't potatoes the first thing they could grow on that planet, Lusitania, in the Ender's Game trilogy? Fiction leading science...