I drink more coffee then most of my co-workers. My cup (32oz.) is larger then everyone elses, and usually means that each time I go back for the next cup, (4-5 per day) I have to brew a new pot. Great for me since it means I get fresh stuff each time.
But then as I drive to work I make a stop at Starbucks for a Venti Mocha with an extra shot or two (no whipped).
I never have problems sleeping, eating, or any of the other problems folks complain about when drinking too much caffine.
My hope is that when I die, I'll have so much caffine in my system that I won't know that I'm dead until several months later when the buzz wears off.
I thought he was good in Stand By Me. But the thing that bugged me about Wesley, was they made him into such a whiney, little snot on ST:TNG. I was also bothered by the fact that this "Advanced" and "Modern" version of Trek still treated him as a "dumb kid." Despite calling him a "boy genius" in the opening teasers prior to the shows launch.
Had they written a better part for him, and treated him like an equal, I'm sure that fans would have liked him more.
But with that aside, I have to give credit to him for being able to take the good with the bad in stride. He's still able to look back on Trek and Smile, and still able to smile when fans face him and say "I really hated Wesley."
How many of the rest of us would be able to do the same without giving folks a big "F*** You?"
I for one can say, while not a "fan" of Wesley, I can give kudos to Mr. Weaton for hanging in there with a bit of class.
After reading the article, I have to wonder if this guy is on MicroSoft's payroll. Many of the claims he makes can be easily disproved. Why didn't he spend more time talking about the licensing costs? When you compare the cost per year to cover all of the PC's in your company for a WIN license versus the cost of a *NIX license for the same number, Linux will win out.
I'm sorry, but Michael Silver is a total idiot and IMHO on the take from MicroSoft.
I'll buy them. Maybe not as a boxed set, but I'll buy them. There are only a few movies IMO that are worth owning. Since I have kids, there is far too much crap on regular TV so it's nice to have something they can watch over and over. On the plus side, it's also something I don't mind watching over and over. Trust me, you can only watch Lion King and Little Mermaid so much before you want to go Postal...
-Goran
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I have to disagree with you.
People need privacy. There is no reason for anyone to know everything about what I say, think, or do.
I have nothing to hide, but my privacy is my own.
Am I gay? No.
Am I a criminal (Caught or not)? No.
Am I trying to hide something? No.
But, if I look at a woman and think to myself, "Boy I'd sure Like to F*** her!"
That thought is my own and not something that anyone has the right to know about me.
Thinking that doesn't make me a rapist nor someone to fear or "keep tabs" on.
Much like if I thought to myself, "Boy, the President is a dumb sonofabitch."
That too is not something that I feel is something that should be public knowledge nor held against me.
Just because I might think something doesn't make me guilty of anything.
Much like this discussion, it's my opinion and I should be the one to choose if and when I want to share it.
Everyone has a right to their own personal privacy. Just because someone enjoys their privacy, it doesn't make them a criminal. Did you ever think that it might protect you FROM the criminals? What would happen if everyone could know if you were scared of them. Wouldn't that make you a target of those that would exploit that fear?
Any kind of brain scanning that invades my privacy, or makes public my privacy is wrong.
Part of the problem is the cost. By using the distributed method, they are actually getting the best bang for the buck. The cost of building the kind of computer to crunch the numbers, or renting the time on someone's system is simply too high.
By spreading the work around the world to the 4 million subscribers, the cost of the project really is quite low. It also allows them to pay for more time at the observatory (they have to pay to use the telescope).
Basically, it may not be faster, but it is cheaper in the long run.
I guess its the xenophobic in me, but shouldn't the US get its own house in order before it starts forcing its demands or will on another country? I guess I feel that my government should spend more of its time at home rather than outside its borders.
Granted, Hussein hasn't provided documents to prove he doesn't have the weapons anymore. But I would have to ask that even if he did, would we believe him? Seems to be a case of Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
As I sat and read through some of the recent legislation that has been passed (The Patriot Act) I really begin to wonder what it is that is going on in Washington. Granting wide sweeping power to allow search and seizure of records, property, etc. all in the name of Homeland Security leaves me wondering what country I'm living in. That people can be held without trial, or tried in a military tribunal without public knowledge orbeing allowed to present a defence worries me.
Is it possible that Bush is just using Iraq as an excuse to make a power grab or to place himself as a possible dictator?
After all, with the patriot act, opposing the "current government" and its "policies" can land you in jail. And wouldn't anyone that runs against Bush in the next election, run the risk of possibly being labeled a threat to national security and jailed? I know its far fetched, but still, the powers being given to the CIA, FBI and other agencies to monitor, track, investigate, hold, jail and question anyone for any reason even without probible cause can't be a good thing. It bothers me that a president would pass and sign anything that sets aside the bill of rights for its citizens. Sacrificing freedom in the name of securing freedom seems like too much to ask. It reminds me of the old saying of "We want peace so much we're willing to go to war for it."
I don't know what the answers are, but the questions are making my head hurt!
I'm still trying to figure out why we need to go to war?
There hasn't been any proof given to the UN or provided by the US or any other contry that proves that Iraq has or is building weapons of mass distruction. I mean its been a while since Iraq has tried to do anything against it's neighbors or the US, so why are we going to war? It wasn't Iraq that caused the attack on the twin towers, it was Osama and his followers and we've done a good job shutting down most of his group, but what is the reason for going to war?
If I break into your house but don't steal anything and just "deface" your home with soap it's okay and I should just get a spanking.
Wrong.
A break-in is a break-in no matter what is or isn't done. They shouldn't have been doing it, and they should be punished. It doesn't matter the reason or how "harmless" a "prank" it was. Crime is Crime.
Because its done with a computer people are forgetting the fact that it's easy to pass along the "how I did it" info to someone else. It's not just what they did, but the potential of what they might have done with the information gained from the act.
Example: I build a bomb in my basement. No big deal right? I'm not causing anyone else any harm or danger. Wrong. If it explodes, it might cause damage to my neighbors homes. I "Might" have also used it elsewhere. Or I might have shown someone else how to build one who normally might not have thought about building one and they end up killing or hurting someone. Since I can't prove that I was only seeing if I could build it, only to then dismantle it I deserve all jail time I get. But then that is what a trial is for. to deturmin the level of guilt and the amount of time that will be served.
They use Windows boxes for their servers. With all of the security problems and virus trouble targeting window products, I'd rather leave the server unpluged than host on a windows server.
When you stop and think, for a man that lives under a microscope and has most everything he does, says, where he goes, etc. printed and reported about him, I'm impressed that he was willing to answer the questions in the first place. What did you expect he to say? I'd be willing to bet that if he gave longer answers, folks would be complaining that he was gloating, bragging, or just being a windbag.
What I got from the answers is that he likes to keep things short and to the point. Personally I like that, but that's just me.
Take a moment to just be glad that he took the time to answer at all.
Just my two cents. Now excuse me while I go and "Get myself a life." (Now where did I put that remote...)
So, lets say we do this and start using these "nuclear" batteries. Will I have the same problems with them leaking and exploding like I have with those old Ray-O-Vac(r) batteries I used to forget and leave in my flashlight?
If I use this SourceForge Clone I should make sure that everything I place there is anti-Microsoft, conflicts with Microsoft software, and runs more smoothly, is a better program, and doesn't crash, right?
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I drink more coffee then most of my co-workers. My cup (32oz.) is larger then everyone elses, and usually means that each time I go back for the next cup, (4-5 per day) I have to brew a new pot. Great for me since it means I get fresh stuff each time.
But then as I drive to work I make a stop at Starbucks for a Venti Mocha with an extra shot or two (no whipped).
I never have problems sleeping, eating, or any of the other problems folks complain about when drinking too much caffine.
My hope is that when I die, I'll have so much caffine in my system that I won't know that I'm dead until several months later when the buzz wears off.
-Goran
Could it be that there are fewer dotcoms around this year then there were last year?
Or perhaps they only count companies with operating budgets larger than $1 Million per.(who could afford to pay the fines.)
Again, that number too is down from last year.
-Goran
If the shortest passage in the Christian Bible is "Jesus Wept", would that make the shortest passage in the "Bible of Neo be "Whoa"?
Just wondering.
-Goran
I thought he was good in Stand By Me. But the thing that bugged me about Wesley, was they made him into such a whiney, little snot on ST:TNG. I was also bothered by the fact that this "Advanced" and "Modern" version of Trek still treated him as a "dumb kid." Despite calling him a "boy genius" in the opening teasers prior to the shows launch.
Had they written a better part for him, and treated him like an equal, I'm sure that fans would have liked him more.
But with that aside, I have to give credit to him for being able to take the good with the bad in stride. He's still able to look back on Trek and Smile, and still able to smile when fans face him and say "I really hated Wesley."
How many of the rest of us would be able to do the same without giving folks a big "F*** You?"
I for one can say, while not a "fan" of Wesley, I can give kudos to Mr. Weaton for hanging in there with a bit of class.
-Goran
After reading the article, I have to wonder if this guy is on MicroSoft's payroll. Many of the claims he makes can be easily disproved. Why didn't he spend more time talking about the licensing costs? When you compare the cost per year to cover all of the PC's in your company for a WIN license versus the cost of a *NIX license for the same number, Linux will win out.
I'm sorry, but Michael Silver is a total idiot and IMHO on the take from MicroSoft.
-Goran
I'll buy them. Maybe not as a boxed set, but I'll buy them. There are only a few movies IMO that are worth owning. Since I have kids, there is far too much crap on regular TV so it's nice to have something they can watch over and over. On the plus side, it's also something I don't mind watching over and over. Trust me, you can only watch Lion King and Little Mermaid so much before you want to go Postal...
-Goran
I have to disagree with you. People need privacy. There is no reason for anyone to know everything about what I say, think, or do.
I have nothing to hide, but my privacy is my own.
Am I gay? No.
Am I a criminal (Caught or not)? No.
Am I trying to hide something? No.
But, if I look at a woman and think to myself, "Boy I'd sure Like to F*** her!" That thought is my own and not something that anyone has the right to know about me. Thinking that doesn't make me a rapist nor someone to fear or "keep tabs" on.
Much like if I thought to myself, "Boy, the President is a dumb sonofabitch." That too is not something that I feel is something that should be public knowledge nor held against me. Just because I might think something doesn't make me guilty of anything.
Much like this discussion, it's my opinion and I should be the one to choose if and when I want to share it.
Everyone has a right to their own personal privacy. Just because someone enjoys their privacy, it doesn't make them a criminal. Did you ever think that it might protect you FROM the criminals? What would happen if everyone could know if you were scared of them. Wouldn't that make you a target of those that would exploit that fear?
Any kind of brain scanning that invades my privacy, or makes public my privacy is wrong.
That's my two bits on the matter.
-Goran
I see a new Fox network movie special. A serial killer that disposes of his victims by recycling them and then refueling his car...
;P
Shades of Soylent Green?
"Hey baby. Want to go for a ride?"
-Goran
Part of the problem is the cost. By using the distributed method, they are actually getting the best bang for the buck. The cost of building the kind of computer to crunch the numbers, or renting the time on someone's system is simply too high.
By spreading the work around the world to the 4 million subscribers, the cost of the project really is quite low. It also allows them to pay for more time at the observatory (they have to pay to use the telescope).
Basically, it may not be faster, but it is cheaper in the long run.
-Goran
I guess its the xenophobic in me, but shouldn't the US get its own house in order before it starts forcing its demands or will on another country? I guess I feel that my government should spend more of its time at home rather than outside its borders.
Granted, Hussein hasn't provided documents to prove he doesn't have the weapons anymore. But I would have to ask that even if he did, would we believe him? Seems to be a case of Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
As I sat and read through some of the recent legislation that has been passed (The Patriot Act) I really begin to wonder what it is that is going on in Washington. Granting wide sweeping power to allow search and seizure of records, property, etc. all in the name of Homeland Security leaves me wondering what country I'm living in. That people can be held without trial, or tried in a military tribunal without public knowledge orbeing allowed to present a defence worries me.
Is it possible that Bush is just using Iraq as an excuse to make a power grab or to place himself as a possible dictator?
After all, with the patriot act, opposing the "current government" and its "policies" can land you in jail. And wouldn't anyone that runs against Bush in the next election, run the risk of possibly being labeled a threat to national security and jailed? I know its far fetched, but still, the powers being given to the CIA, FBI and other agencies to monitor, track, investigate, hold, jail and question anyone for any reason even without probible cause can't be a good thing. It bothers me that a president would pass and sign anything that sets aside the bill of rights for its citizens. Sacrificing freedom in the name of securing freedom seems like too much to ask. It reminds me of the old saying of "We want peace so much we're willing to go to war for it."
I don't know what the answers are, but the questions are making my head hurt!
Thanks,
-Goran
I'm still trying to figure out why we need to go to war?
There hasn't been any proof given to the UN or provided by the US or any other contry that proves that Iraq has or is building weapons of mass distruction. I mean its been a while since Iraq has tried to do anything against it's neighbors or the US, so why are we going to war? It wasn't Iraq that caused the attack on the twin towers, it was Osama and his followers and we've done a good job shutting down most of his group, but what is the reason for going to war?
Anyone want to explain it for me?
-Goran
You'll meet a girl when you're 24. DON'T MARRY HER!
But seriously, "You're doing okay and you'll get there. It's just going to take longer than you thought."
-Goran
could one of these airfields be where my luggage ended up?
Just wondering...
-Goran
So if I follow your logic...
If I break into your house but don't steal anything and just "deface" your home with soap it's okay and I should just get a spanking.
Wrong.
A break-in is a break-in no matter what is or isn't done. They shouldn't have been doing it, and they should be punished. It doesn't matter the reason or how "harmless" a "prank" it was. Crime is Crime.
Because its done with a computer people are forgetting the fact that it's easy to pass along the "how I did it" info to someone else. It's not just what they did, but the potential of what they might have done with the information gained from the act.
Example: I build a bomb in my basement. No big deal right? I'm not causing anyone else any harm or danger.
Wrong.
If it explodes, it might cause damage to my neighbors homes. I "Might" have also used it elsewhere. Or I might have shown someone else how to build one who normally might not have thought about building one and they end up killing or hurting someone. Since I can't prove that I was only seeing if I could build it, only to then dismantle it I deserve all jail time I get. But then that is what a trial is for. to deturmin the level of guilt and the amount of time that will be served.
-Goran
Nope.
Both were IDE. As the clerk put it, "That's the price. Either buy it or don't, I don't care."
He went on to expain that the cost was due to the difficulty in finding "smaller storage drives."
I'm guessing it was more of a case of "My store is failing and we need the money."
-Goran
Computer Renaissance.
They offered an 8GB drive for $60 while Best Buy offered an 80GB drive for $79.95.
Renaissance my ass. More like the dark ages!
-Goran
You weren't married to my ex were you?
My ex used to bitch at me to stop reading computer books, and "focus on getting a real job that pays lots of money so she didn't have to work."
My solution was to dump the bitch, and get a job in the IT world.
Now I'm re-married to a geek chick, love my job and make good money.
I think you should have said that SOME jobs and SOME women are only good for 4-8 years.
-Goran
Is anyone else having Cheers flashbacks of Norm talking about the "Baff" and "Loobster" served at his favorite eaterty?
(shudder)
Sure it is. NOT!!
They use Windows boxes for their servers. With all of the security problems and virus trouble targeting window products, I'd rather leave the server unpluged than host on a windows server.
When you stop and think, for a man that lives under a microscope and has most everything he does, says, where he goes, etc. printed and reported about him, I'm impressed that he was willing to answer the questions in the first place.
What did you expect he to say?
I'd be willing to bet that if he gave longer answers, folks would be complaining that he was gloating, bragging, or just being a windbag.
What I got from the answers is that he likes to keep things short and to the point. Personally I like that, but that's just me.
Take a moment to just be glad that he took the time to answer at all.
Just my two cents. Now excuse me while I go and "Get myself a life."
(Now where did I put that remote...)
So, lets say we do this and start using these "nuclear" batteries. Will I have the same problems with them leaking and exploding like I have with those old Ray-O-Vac(r) batteries I used to forget and leave in my flashlight?
Just wondering...
Goran
Would this be the proverbial drain that we're all swirling around to our eventual demise?
Just wondering.
-Goran
You forgot one.
In the condom isle at the local market.
They sell a condom for "The Larger Gent."
With that on the shelf are you going to buy anything but that?
-Goran
If I use this SourceForge Clone I should make sure that everything I place there is anti-Microsoft, conflicts with Microsoft software, and runs more smoothly, is a better program, and doesn't crash, right?
I guess I don't see the problem then.
-Goran
That I'll get less spam from them?
Just wondering.
-Goran