Ditto on MS Essentials. I made the switch about a year ago after many years of AVG, including corporate licensing. AVG is still a decent product, but more naggy and has gotten more resource hungry over the years. MS Essentials isn't perfect but seems to use less resources and catches as much or more than others. Being free is also nice. Being updated very regularly, almost daily, is also good.
Leonard: For God's sake, Sheldon, do I have to hold up a sarcasm sign every time I open my mouth? Sheldon: You have a sarcasm sign? -- The Big Bang Theory
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Wow, best example ever. I disagree with many of Wikileak's methods, but I fully support their right to do it. If you want to punish anyone, you find and punish the person who released the information to begin with, where the law is clear and what it was designed to cover.
As an exUSAF guy, I'm hating the direction our country is going. Facist methods of controlling corporations by publicly financing business losses, while the profits are still private. Using the threat of force to get other countries to create trumped up charges to silence someone. Completely unacceptable methods of security in airports that are not only effective and degrading, but are ILLEGAL if outside the airport, and likely inside as well. A corrupt judicial system that favors the rich and corporations.
I think the question of planet was regarding the bolded statement: "I spend 25 weeks every summer racing sailboats," This seems to contradict the fact that on most planets that humans live on, the summers are around 13 weeks long. That might be why he did bother to bold, as he quoted the entire parent's post.
I feel for you, I really do, to have such a rich culture taken over by an ideology. As terribly flaws as we Americans are, perhaps there are two things you can learn from us: 1. It is ok to admit you don't know something, as that is how you learn more. 2. When a government is oppressing its citizens, it should be removed by any and all means necessary to accomplish the task.
I am hoping the US does not get involved directly in a war with Iran. I also wish the citizens would find a way to take control their own destiny, with whatever form of representative government you choose.
Before junkfood and TV we were getting regular exercise and eating appropriately, yet life expectancy was much lower.
Correlation is not the same as causation. Please see this for a similar comparison between the decline in pirates and increase in global temperature. My guess as to why life expectancy is higher might be the advances in heart surgery, cancer treatment, overall disease diagnoses and treatment. But that is just a guess.
And in cosmetic testing, the animals DO suffer. Crack a book some time and read about it. I would also suggest reading up on how beef, chickens and pigs are now raised compared to 50+ years ago.
To be clear, I am a carnivore, and I eat meat, with no appologies. I respect the fact that an animal died for me to do so, enough that I am willing to so at least some of the dirty work. I also respect the animal enough to want to be sure it doesn't suffer, either in meeting its death, or how it lived its life. What bothers me is people who are not ever willing to do a little of their dirty work, to at least understand what goes into that delicious steak on their plate. What bothers me even more is people who love meat, but won't eat meat on the bone. It is like they are trying to remove themselves from the reality that the meat was a living, breathing animal at one time. These are the same kinds of people who are "pro-war" until someone they know dies: as long as they are removed from the ugly reality, they are all for something.
Some people have difficulty understanding this perspective at first glance. Most of those won't think about it long enough to understand it, and prefer the sterilized reality that meat comes from a styrofoam container, wrapped in cellophane wrap. Some go vegan or vegetarian. The rest get it and simply learn to respect their role in the food chain, and respect the animals the soon become dinner.
I understand your view on meat. I eat meat, and catch, clean and prepare my own fish as well. I was raised doing some hunting, and have shot, cleaned and prepped everything from rabbits, squirrel (once or twice), dove and quail, deer, turkey, etc. I don't hunt now, but understand why others do. I think being too far removed from the food chain in unhealthy, personally. I'm of the belief that a person should do their own dirty work at least every now and then, or go vegan.
Try reading his comment, in particular the " that you "Limited Government" types love so much " part whereby he tries to lump me into some group, as if he has a clue. Then comment, preferably after you log in.
It's a sticky wicket to say the least. It bothers me terribly for cosmetics to be tested on animals, and don't think it should be done. It bothers me somewhat less so to know animals are being used for medical testing. But it still bothers me. I still think it is a good idea to have animal testing for medical research, as yes, there are some amazing discoveries made because of it, which is admittedly hypocritical. And yes, it also bothers me that I am willing to be hypocritical to save humans lives, but I'm not willing to give up the science, even for the poor critters.
For it is worth, at least I am honest about my own hypocracy. Sometimes life just gives you shitty options to choose from, and I gotta choose the shitty option that saves more human lives.
does this mean it's going to become Public Domain?
This isn't about copyright, so that doesn't matter. No one has made any copyright assertions regarding the case. It is about the data being classified, which the data still is. Privacy issues may also be a factor for some of the emails, but that is pretty much overshadowed by the classified nature, and that it was official email, not personal. And for that matter, not all the data is classified, and the government would still be going after him if he only released info that wasn't classified.
I'm not a big fan of how Wikileaks operates (too much showboating and drama) and even disagree with releasing some of the data that they released previously, but jacking him up with trumped up charges by putting pressure on other governments, when he isn't subject to US law to begin with, well, that makes the US government a much bigger asshole than Assange is, so it is pretty hard to not take his side in the matter.
Technically, the companies should be able to charge whatever they want, and the playing field should be a level one with multiple choices so the consumer can choose which company it wants to get service from. Theoretically, this is how capitalism is supposed to work, and if it was left alone to work, it would do just fine. But then the FCC and Congress has to fuck up and get involved and consumer choice goes tits up in regulated monopolies.
2. Payment services inflate the cost of all goods at a retailer who accepts cards and cash. The consequence is the cost of all goods is inflated. Anyone familiar with the merchant end of accepting these payment types can fill you in.
To make your point even more clear, if a business accepts credit cards, the Terms of Service state that they can not charge a fee for using a credit card, even if only to make up for the 2%-4% credit card charge. So if biz pays 4%, and half their customers use credit cards, their prices reflect a 2% increase overall, even for cash customers.
Some places (mainly gas stations) DO get around the prohibition of fees by giving a "3% cash payment discount" or similar, but that is a hassle and rare.
Of course it contributes to the deficit by depriving us of revenue that could fund spending, but it's not spending.
Not exactly. It isn't like the $850B disappears, it simply stays in the pockets of those people who would have been experience an actual tax INCREASE over current rates. It isn't even a cut, it is just maintaining the status quo from the last many years. If history tells us anything, it tells us that if you put (or keep) money in people's hands, they will spend it. So the money will still be put into the economy, it is just that you and I decide where it goes instead of Congress.
So the money will contribute to spending, yours and mine.
"Oh really, Mrs. So-and-so, it's odd that you sound like a man, but you said the magic words 'I'm dropping the request to reverse the charges', and that's good enough for us."
I don't know about your credit card holder, but I have to enter a fair amount of data to prove I am who I say I am with American Express. I am pretty sure you can't just call up an 800 number and say "this is sally johnson, forget about reversing the charges on card number 1234..." and have them take it sincerely.
I understand what you are saying, but the question is why would someone invest in Sparc unless they are already committed to the platform? It would seem that IBM would be a safer choice, and very possibly more cost effective, if not clusters of more generic boxen. Google has the largest platform that I am aware of, and they have shown you can do it with clusters of otherwise commodity grade equipment. I don't think Facebook is running on Sparc either. Obviously enough are to keep them stamping out chips, but they weren't gaining market share even before Oracle bought them out.
Again, those invested heavily in Sparc will continue for at least the short term, but that has to be a tough sale for a new startup system when there are ample choices, all which run the same core OS, Linux.
At the very least, Oracle has introduced a great deal of uncertainty into Sun products, so you have to ask "What does Sun hardware offer than other hardware doesn't?". With all the bad press, they have an uphill battle converting people to Sun from other platforms, and for those who have a choice, what *exactly* is the big benefit that can't be purchased from someone else for less? Obviously they will sell some product, (and yes, there is obviously some benefits to some customers, but not all) but I don't see how they are going to grow any new significant market share. There is a lot of options out there, and it isn't that expensive to throw a lot of cores at a problem. Any purchaser has to be wary and consider other options with a more open mind.
The problem is that Oracle is *perceived* to not be that concerned about the Sparc platform, whether it is true or not. If the public (or at least the ones making the buying decisions) thinks that they will just be phasing it out or letting it die on the vine, it doesn't matter if it is true or not. I just think Oracle has done a terrible PR job during the whole Sun transition and it will bite them in the ass over the next few years. They certainly haven't made ANY new friends.
Not trying to be a smartass, but does it really even matter? Hasn't almost everyone already decided to move away from Sun/Oracle, excepting those with a tremendous investment in that area? Can their sales really do anything except go down on the hardware side? And reducing the number of cores can't help, as cores is now the buzzword, just like megahertz was back in the Pentium days. Even AMD had to fudge the model names back then to get people to buy the processors, which admittedly were faster per Mhz than Intel, but customers looked at raw numbers. I would think that cores would be the same, even with a more sophisticated buyer.
Whatever medication you are on, adjust the dose. More, less, just pick a direction and try it for a while.
In between your struggles to "keep you and your future generations alive", I would try to get some bed rest. Oh, and yes, we know that Monsanto is a bunch of asshat tried to take over the food world by patenting everything and sue farmers who put back seeds, but in between anxiety attacks, we like to read about video games.
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Ditto on MS Essentials. I made the switch about a year ago after many years of AVG, including corporate licensing. AVG is still a decent product, but more naggy and has gotten more resource hungry over the years. MS Essentials isn't perfect but seems to use less resources and catches as much or more than others. Being free is also nice. Being updated very regularly, almost daily, is also good.
I think the point I was trying to make is that there is joint ownership of the losses, but stockholder ownership of the profits.
Well it was David Carradine's second favorite hobby, hey what happened to him anyways?
Last I heard, he was just hanging around.
Leonard: For God's sake, Sheldon, do I have to hold up a sarcasm sign every time I open my mouth?
Sheldon: You have a sarcasm sign?
-- The Big Bang Theory
2600.org points out that if you want to make a donation to the KKK then Visa is everywhere you want to be.
Wow, best example ever. I disagree with many of Wikileak's methods, but I fully support their right to do it. If you want to punish anyone, you find and punish the person who released the information to begin with, where the law is clear and what it was designed to cover.
As an exUSAF guy, I'm hating the direction our country is going. Facist methods of controlling corporations by publicly financing business losses, while the profits are still private. Using the threat of force to get other countries to create trumped up charges to silence someone. Completely unacceptable methods of security in airports that are not only effective and degrading, but are ILLEGAL if outside the airport, and likely inside as well. A corrupt judicial system that favors the rich and corporations.
A Gwar album?
Earth, of course.
I think the question of planet was regarding the bolded statement: "I spend 25 weeks every summer racing sailboats," This seems to contradict the fact that on most planets that humans live on, the summers are around 13 weeks long. That might be why he did bother to bold, as he quoted the entire parent's post.
And PostgreSQL has gained interest and mindshare. Microsoft is probably giddy with excitement over all the fragmentation.
'All that remains is a zombie, walking the streets of the Java ecosystem, looking for brains.'
Best quote ever. Hopefully, Oracle will get the clue and realize that you have play nice, even when you own the toys. Otherwise, you play alone.
I feel for you, I really do, to have such a rich culture taken over by an ideology. As terribly flaws as we Americans are, perhaps there are two things you can learn from us: 1. It is ok to admit you don't know something, as that is how you learn more. 2. When a government is oppressing its citizens, it should be removed by any and all means necessary to accomplish the task.
I am hoping the US does not get involved directly in a war with Iran. I also wish the citizens would find a way to take control their own destiny, with whatever form of representative government you choose.
Before junkfood and TV we were getting regular exercise and eating appropriately, yet life expectancy was much lower.
Correlation is not the same as causation. Please see this for a similar comparison between the decline in pirates and increase in global temperature. My guess as to why life expectancy is higher might be the advances in heart surgery, cancer treatment, overall disease diagnoses and treatment. But that is just a guess.
And in cosmetic testing, the animals DO suffer. Crack a book some time and read about it. I would also suggest reading up on how beef, chickens and pigs are now raised compared to 50+ years ago.
To be clear, I am a carnivore, and I eat meat, with no appologies. I respect the fact that an animal died for me to do so, enough that I am willing to so at least some of the dirty work. I also respect the animal enough to want to be sure it doesn't suffer, either in meeting its death, or how it lived its life. What bothers me is people who are not ever willing to do a little of their dirty work, to at least understand what goes into that delicious steak on their plate. What bothers me even more is people who love meat, but won't eat meat on the bone. It is like they are trying to remove themselves from the reality that the meat was a living, breathing animal at one time. These are the same kinds of people who are "pro-war" until someone they know dies: as long as they are removed from the ugly reality, they are all for something.
Some people have difficulty understanding this perspective at first glance. Most of those won't think about it long enough to understand it, and prefer the sterilized reality that meat comes from a styrofoam container, wrapped in cellophane wrap. Some go vegan or vegetarian. The rest get it and simply learn to respect their role in the food chain, and respect the animals the soon become dinner.
I understand your view on meat. I eat meat, and catch, clean and prepare my own fish as well. I was raised doing some hunting, and have shot, cleaned and prepped everything from rabbits, squirrel (once or twice), dove and quail, deer, turkey, etc. I don't hunt now, but understand why others do. I think being too far removed from the food chain in unhealthy, personally. I'm of the belief that a person should do their own dirty work at least every now and then, or go vegan.
Try reading his comment, in particular the " that you "Limited Government" types love so much " part whereby he tries to lump me into some group, as if he has a clue. Then comment, preferably after you log in.
It's a sticky wicket to say the least. It bothers me terribly for cosmetics to be tested on animals, and don't think it should be done. It bothers me somewhat less so to know animals are being used for medical testing. But it still bothers me. I still think it is a good idea to have animal testing for medical research, as yes, there are some amazing discoveries made because of it, which is admittedly hypocritical. And yes, it also bothers me that I am willing to be hypocritical to save humans lives, but I'm not willing to give up the science, even for the poor critters.
For it is worth, at least I am honest about my own hypocracy. Sometimes life just gives you shitty options to choose from, and I gotta choose the shitty option that saves more human lives.
does this mean it's going to become Public Domain?
This isn't about copyright, so that doesn't matter. No one has made any copyright assertions regarding the case. It is about the data being classified, which the data still is. Privacy issues may also be a factor for some of the emails, but that is pretty much overshadowed by the classified nature, and that it was official email, not personal. And for that matter, not all the data is classified, and the government would still be going after him if he only released info that wasn't classified.
I'm not a big fan of how Wikileaks operates (too much showboating and drama) and even disagree with releasing some of the data that they released previously, but jacking him up with trumped up charges by putting pressure on other governments, when he isn't subject to US law to begin with, well, that makes the US government a much bigger asshole than Assange is, so it is pretty hard to not take his side in the matter.
Oh, ok, so it's the Libertarian's fault that your internet connection isn't great?
Technically, the companies should be able to charge whatever they want, and the playing field should be a level one with multiple choices so the consumer can choose which company it wants to get service from. Theoretically, this is how capitalism is supposed to work, and if it was left alone to work, it would do just fine. But then the FCC and Congress has to fuck up and get involved and consumer choice goes tits up in regulated monopolies.
2. Payment services inflate the cost of all goods at a retailer who accepts cards and cash.
The consequence is the cost of all goods is inflated. Anyone familiar with the merchant end of accepting these payment types can fill you in.
To make your point even more clear, if a business accepts credit cards, the Terms of Service state that they can not charge a fee for using a credit card, even if only to make up for the 2%-4% credit card charge. So if biz pays 4%, and half their customers use credit cards, their prices reflect a 2% increase overall, even for cash customers.
Some places (mainly gas stations) DO get around the prohibition of fees by giving a "3% cash payment discount" or similar, but that is a hassle and rare.
Of course it contributes to the deficit by depriving us of revenue that could fund spending, but it's not spending.
Not exactly. It isn't like the $850B disappears, it simply stays in the pockets of those people who would have been experience an actual tax INCREASE over current rates. It isn't even a cut, it is just maintaining the status quo from the last many years. If history tells us anything, it tells us that if you put (or keep) money in people's hands, they will spend it. So the money will still be put into the economy, it is just that you and I decide where it goes instead of Congress.
So the money will contribute to spending, yours and mine.
"Oh really, Mrs. So-and-so, it's odd that you sound like a man, but you said the magic words 'I'm dropping the request to reverse the charges', and that's good enough for us."
I don't know about your credit card holder, but I have to enter a fair amount of data to prove I am who I say I am with American Express. I am pretty sure you can't just call up an 800 number and say "this is sally johnson, forget about reversing the charges on card number 1234..." and have them take it sincerely.
I understand what you are saying, but the question is why would someone invest in Sparc unless they are already committed to the platform? It would seem that IBM would be a safer choice, and very possibly more cost effective, if not clusters of more generic boxen. Google has the largest platform that I am aware of, and they have shown you can do it with clusters of otherwise commodity grade equipment. I don't think Facebook is running on Sparc either. Obviously enough are to keep them stamping out chips, but they weren't gaining market share even before Oracle bought them out.
Again, those invested heavily in Sparc will continue for at least the short term, but that has to be a tough sale for a new startup system when there are ample choices, all which run the same core OS, Linux.
At the very least, Oracle has introduced a great deal of uncertainty into Sun products, so you have to ask "What does Sun hardware offer than other hardware doesn't?". With all the bad press, they have an uphill battle converting people to Sun from other platforms, and for those who have a choice, what *exactly* is the big benefit that can't be purchased from someone else for less? Obviously they will sell some product, (and yes, there is obviously some benefits to some customers, but not all) but I don't see how they are going to grow any new significant market share. There is a lot of options out there, and it isn't that expensive to throw a lot of cores at a problem. Any purchaser has to be wary and consider other options with a more open mind.
The problem is that Oracle is *perceived* to not be that concerned about the Sparc platform, whether it is true or not. If the public (or at least the ones making the buying decisions) thinks that they will just be phasing it out or letting it die on the vine, it doesn't matter if it is true or not. I just think Oracle has done a terrible PR job during the whole Sun transition and it will bite them in the ass over the next few years. They certainly haven't made ANY new friends.
Not trying to be a smartass, but does it really even matter? Hasn't almost everyone already decided to move away from Sun/Oracle, excepting those with a tremendous investment in that area? Can their sales really do anything except go down on the hardware side? And reducing the number of cores can't help, as cores is now the buzzword, just like megahertz was back in the Pentium days. Even AMD had to fudge the model names back then to get people to buy the processors, which admittedly were faster per Mhz than Intel, but customers looked at raw numbers. I would think that cores would be the same, even with a more sophisticated buyer.
Whatever medication you are on, adjust the dose. More, less, just pick a direction and try it for a while.
In between your struggles to "keep you and your future generations alive", I would try to get some bed rest. Oh, and yes, we know that Monsanto is a bunch of asshat tried to take over the food world by patenting everything and sue farmers who put back seeds, but in between anxiety attacks, we like to read about video games.
And good luck with the music career.