The guy has no clue about D20 on PC, as exemplified by the comments he responded to in the article. That, and he has an affinity for twenty-five cent words, when a nickle word will do.
The most amazing thing to me is, the fact that this article posted at all over on K5. I can't believe it did, since it was on it's way down last I looked at it. Looks like K5 really has gone to pot.:-(
I assert that, the way this is being done currently will only lower the standard of living in America, and won't do much to change it where you are either. You'll have a little more money, but no real changes in your quality of life from day to day.
When they oursource our jobs (I work in a call center) they should also have to ensure that the job oursourcing goes with all the same conditions it would have here, I.E. being done to the same standards - for the employees as well as the employers. If they did this, we'd eventually reach some sort of equilibrium point, and it wouldn't matter where the job was, costs woould (and should) be equal.
Only a vast disperity between economic conditions allows this current situation to be as it is. Should we allow companies to profit at the expense of workers, or should the workers be compensated fairly for their work?
American workers have certain legal protections that drive up the cost of our wages. Do Indians have similar protections in the workplace? Are you allowed to organize into unions? How long is your work week? What are your working conditions like? What kind of benifits do you have? Vacation? Medical? Dental? Profit sharing? Stock options? I find myself wondering, if the playing field were truly level, would your labor still be so inexpensive?
Well, think about it for a moment. If you even have a real product, and that product costs, oh say around $25, what happens if you mass email 10 million people, and.005 % of them respond and buy? Congratulations - you just made $1,250,000.
The most fascinating part of this article to me - was the fact that it's NOT a violation of the wire tap act. It seems video isn't considered snooping. Talk about technology out pacing legislation. I wonder how long before we have one of those sites devoted to "hidden camera" porn? Oh, wait...
Re: Drugs I've been sober since January 26th, 1987. I would not support the legalization of drugs.
Re: Bush Lying to the American people, and getting hundreds of our soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen killed when they lied about weapons of mass destruction should definately be impeachable. High crimes, indeed. Much more so than squirting on a blue dress. Yes, this was not the original topic, but the discussion was broadened to include the 'poo flinging' on both sides, so a flung a little more. I think it's important, and in the context of the discussion, goes to the patern of conduct.
Re: BM Bill Maher - funny, but I agree with you 100% on him. I know what Libertarians are often accused of being like, and I'm not one of 'them'.
I think it depends on your perception. Frankly, if the FBI records should not have been given to the oval office, the FBI had the responsibility to say NO.
On the other hand, taking things without permission, or stealing as we like to call it, is in a whole different catigory.
Bush should be impeached, and turned over to the Hague for his actions! There hasn't been a Democrat in office, or a Republican for that matter, who had done as much damage in 3 short years as the current President, who wasn't even elected. What a complete disgrace.
As a veteran, I am disguested and dismayed by President Bush. There is no one, and has never been anyone, in the opposite party as bad as this man. He is, without question, the worst President of the United States, Ever.
Oh, and for what it's worth, I'm a Libertarian, not a Democrat.
This is patently absurd, and I don't think you will find ANYONE in government who holds this position, in any party.
It is not YOUR data. The data belongs to the federal governemnt, a government elected by the people, but a seperate entity non the less.
It is not YOUR server. It is a federal government server, one which should be kept secure in order to safeguard YOUR security, as well as everyone elses. What if this had been defense secrets? Bet you wouldn't be so happy then.
They are not YOUR tax dollars. They are EVERYONE's, and they are administered by the governemt. You want a say on how they are spent? Fine. Tell your congressman, or better yet, run for, and get elected.
He is not YOUR tech. Try calling the congress, and tell them to send him around to your house to work on your computer. I will personally give you $100 if you get them to do this. Hell, I'll even hand deliver it.
It is not your hardware. In that same call to your congress critter, tell them you want the server delivered to your home. I'll tripple what I will hand deliver if you get them to do that too.
When someone does something bad, like going through documents they KNOW are not theirs, that have been placed on a system that was supposed to be secure, the opposing party has no right to feel outrage?
I look at it this way:
If you and I are on opposite sides of a fence, and you throw poop on my lawn, it shouldn't matter that you and I are on opposite sites - what was done was still wrong, period.
Republicans love to talk about moral absolutes, and moral values - as long as it's someone else accused of doing the immoral acts, and not a bright, shiny spotlight on their own conduct.
Didn't a republican president resign over things like this? How much do you want to bet we'll just roll over and tollerate this, rather than procecuting the people responsible.
It's okay to spend $$44 million dollars on a multi year witch hunt to find nothing more than a stain on a dress. Why can't we spend the same amount to investigate THIS administration, and the cronies in the congress who support them?
The thing is, as ignorant as we are of the stock market, the stock market is just as ignorant of us. They see a big business like SCO, and assume they're going to win, that their claims are valid - they have to opporate that way in order not to get hung. As a result, the SCO group benifits from the chaos, but this is short term. They will get theirs. Sadly, by the time they do, the damage will have been done.
Yes. It's called ports. If you know how to use ports, it's possible to write a one-liner that will upgrade all the installed packages on a system (lord knows why you would do such a thing, but you can).
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Absolute bull feathers. I'd pick Red SHat dead last, and slack is always my first choice, when I have one.
How, by pointing out the truth? Nigga please.
You bit too often, and too hard - that was why you were crapflooded. Had you not reacted like a shrill harpy, you would likely have been left alone.
Now, if we can just get them to start using the guillotine again...
Didn't Wizardry come out about that same time? Not to mention several smaller games like Castle Telengard for the C-64, etc.
The most amazing thing to me is, the fact that this article posted at all over on K5. I can't believe it did, since it was on it's way down last I looked at it. Looks like K5 really has gone to pot. :-(
Yes. And why not? It makes a perfectly serviceable DNS box running Linux.
Is this just a matter of updating the firmware and drivers, or do I yet AGAIN have to buy new equipment?
I don't believe that we are.
I assert that, the way this is being done currently will only lower the standard of living in America, and won't do much to change it where you are either. You'll have a little more money, but no real changes in your quality of life from day to day.
When they oursource our jobs (I work in a call center) they should also have to ensure that the job oursourcing goes with all the same conditions it would have here, I.E. being done to the same standards - for the employees as well as the employers. If they did this, we'd eventually reach some sort of equilibrium point, and it wouldn't matter where the job was, costs woould (and should) be equal.
Only a vast disperity between economic conditions allows this current situation to be as it is. Should we allow companies to profit at the expense of workers, or should the workers be compensated fairly for their work?
American workers have certain legal protections that drive up the cost of our wages. Do Indians have similar protections in the workplace? Are you allowed to organize into unions? How long is your work week? What are your working conditions like? What kind of benifits do you have? Vacation? Medical? Dental? Profit sharing? Stock options? I find myself wondering, if the playing field were truly level, would your labor still be so inexpensive?
Well, think about it for a moment. If you even have a real product, and that product costs, oh say around $25, what happens if you mass email 10 million people, and .005 % of them respond and buy? Congratulations - you just made $1,250,000.
Voice your support for the Death Penalty for spamers!
Try snooping on someones cell phone conversation, and then use that as your defense in court.
The most fascinating part of this article to me - was the fact that it's NOT a violation of the wire tap act. It seems video isn't considered snooping. Talk about technology out pacing legislation. I wonder how long before we have one of those sites devoted to "hidden camera" porn? Oh, wait...
I did. I'm not rolling in dough, but I make enough to pay my admins, and keep a little for myself. Plus, I learned a whole bunch.
Re: Drugs
I've been sober since January 26th, 1987. I would not support the legalization of drugs.
Re: Bush
Lying to the American people, and getting hundreds of our soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen killed when they lied about weapons of mass destruction should definately be impeachable. High crimes, indeed. Much more so than squirting on a blue dress. Yes, this was not the original topic, but the discussion was broadened to include the 'poo flinging' on both sides, so a flung a little more. I think it's important, and in the context of the discussion, goes to the patern of conduct.
Re: BM
Bill Maher - funny, but I agree with you 100% on him. I know what Libertarians are often accused of being like, and I'm not one of 'them'.
On the other hand, taking things without permission, or stealing as we like to call it, is in a whole different catigory.
Bush should be impeached, and turned over to the Hague for his actions! There hasn't been a Democrat in office, or a Republican for that matter, who had done as much damage in 3 short years as the current President, who wasn't even elected. What a complete disgrace.
As a veteran, I am disguested and dismayed by President Bush. There is no one, and has never been anyone, in the opposite party as bad as this man. He is, without question, the worst President of the United States, Ever.
Oh, and for what it's worth, I'm a Libertarian, not a Democrat.
This is patently absurd, and I don't think you will find ANYONE in government who holds this position, in any party.
It is not YOUR data. The data belongs to the federal governemnt, a government elected by the people, but a seperate entity non the less.
It is not YOUR server. It is a federal government server, one which should be kept secure in order to safeguard YOUR security, as well as everyone elses. What if this had been defense secrets? Bet you wouldn't be so happy then.
They are not YOUR tax dollars. They are EVERYONE's, and they are administered by the governemt. You want a say on how they are spent? Fine. Tell your congressman, or better yet, run for, and get elected.
He is not YOUR tech. Try calling the congress, and tell them to send him around to your house to work on your computer. I will personally give you $100 if you get them to do this. Hell, I'll even hand deliver it.
It is not your hardware. In that same call to your congress critter, tell them you want the server delivered to your home. I'll tripple what I will hand deliver if you get them to do that too.
I could go on, but I trust my point is clear.
When someone does something bad, like going through documents they KNOW are not theirs, that have been placed on a system that was supposed to be secure, the opposing party has no right to feel outrage?
I look at it this way:
If you and I are on opposite sides of a fence, and you throw poop on my lawn, it shouldn't matter that you and I are on opposite sites - what was done was still wrong, period.
Republicans love to talk about moral absolutes, and moral values - as long as it's someone else accused of doing the immoral acts, and not a bright, shiny spotlight on their own conduct.
Didn't a republican president resign over things like this? How much do you want to bet we'll just roll over and tollerate this, rather than procecuting the people responsible.
It's okay to spend $$44 million dollars on a multi year witch hunt to find nothing more than a stain on a dress. Why can't we spend the same amount to investigate THIS administration, and the cronies in the congress who support them?
Do they still give those out for free? What happened to the people who had to turn their IPv6 addresses back in? Does ARIN issue those numbers?
Of all the cases that have been apealed above the 9th circuit, fully 70% of them have been reversed. I'm sure this case will be no different.
Is, and for about 5 years now has been, my preferd alternative - it lacks all the stupid bullshit Adobe can't help but cram into a product.
The thing is, as ignorant as we are of the stock market, the stock market is just as ignorant of us. They see a big business like SCO, and assume they're going to win, that their claims are valid - they have to opporate that way in order not to get hung. As a result, the SCO group benifits from the chaos, but this is short term. They will get theirs. Sadly, by the time they do, the damage will have been done.
Yes. It's called ports. If you know how to use ports, it's possible to write a one-liner that will upgrade all the installed packages on a system (lord knows why you would do such a thing, but you can).