You can get the technical training in two years, no problem. But all of the side stuff (history, arts, etc) is necessary to function in society as more than a worker monkey. Lastly, for someone coming right out of high school, the partying, friendships, and different experiences of college are what really make the college experience worthwhile. I made friends in college I never would have even expected to talk to before. I've got new ideas and different viewpoints. That's why college should be four years. OTOH, this would be great for someone who is older, has done the whole college thing, and just want to get on the right career track.
Excuse me assholes but we already can make backups due to something called the law. I am fairly certain that the law trumps what controls you believe you have.
The law does trump everything else, but this is easier said than done. At this moment in time, we barely have a seperation between corporation and state. The companies might not directly make our laws, but they are strongly influential to the people who do make our laws. Unfortunately the majority of our society is too retarded to notice.
I completely agree: Let's stop pussy-footing around with these people and tell them to fuck off.
How is this OK? The government has far more ability use this information for controlling people than do private corporations. The reason they are buying the information and not creating it themselves is that the Freedom of Information and Privacy Laws do *not* apply to private corporations.
and here I am thinking, so God is telling me start cutting out lines to better my life?
Great, I've been trying to tell the people at the rehab clinic that it's really not bad for me, but they just wouldn't listen. Now God is confirming this? Most Excellent!
No, when that happens you're just going to stop having people go into these fields simply to make money. The people who have creativity, who actually like this kind of stuff, will still go, and though there will be less people in the fields, they will be far, far more knowledgable than those right now. The market right now is flooded with "programmers" who can barely write in java, let alone anything else.
If you don't believe me, look at fields like Mathematics, which offers barely any jobs at all. Yet, there are quite a few people studying for it, most going for their PhD's. I do believe they're doing it for the love of mathematics rather than that excellent paycheck that they're going to get (which they probably won't anyway).
You didn't even have to read the article for this, just the commentary at the top: Unlike Office, the email, word-processing, spreadsheet, and database products will be accessible to Linux, Unix, and heldheld users through a web server.
So, my assumption would be, no, you don't need IE.
No store in their right mind these days or a deep pockets will promise unconditional returns in case there is any dissatisfaction with the product even if the product behaves exactly as described. The only store that even comes close to offering that is Wal-Mart. (Yes, you can return anything to Walmart. It's essentially a free rental service.)
Regardless, Ebay is not distributing anything. They are simply providing the means for a selelr to get in touch with a large number of potential buyers. Consider it as a very popular classifieds section. Should your local newspaper refund you if you buy a used car through that classifieds that turned out to be a lemon?
Regarding fraud, there is a little fraud on Ebay. It's also mostly restricted to high-price items, specifically laptops.
And these frauds are very easy to recognize. Seller only wants payment by Western Union or money order? Selling from Indonesia or Nigeria? Most definitely a scam.
But there's scams all over the place. I bought a used car when I was 18 from a local seller. The car ran for 4 days and had a cracked engine block. I found out later about the lemon law, but at the time there was nothing I could do. At least on Ebay, you do have a few things you can do. Feedback does help. Most honest sellers aren't going to rip off one person out of every 100. Scamming isn't profitiable unless its done on a large scale or with large transactions, and it's easier to do the former than the latter.
So, uif you're buying something from Ebay, check the feedback. Generally look for at least +50, and 98% positive, also primarilty looking at the last month or so of feedback.
Self-regulation combined with enforcement of existing laws might be the best way to go
Why can't we get this in other markets? Oh wait, seeing penis enlargement, weight loss, and xanax ads doesn't make kids want to curse or kill people, just enlarge their penii, go on worthless diets, and start popping pills. That's the American way!
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they should set the name to Tofkal (The OS Formally Known As Lindows)
Actually, this is a real crime, and should be a real crime. I'm more pissed off that the government has spent loads of money on things like the War on Drugs that have done no good at all, rather than spend it on education in really bad schools.
First off all, I have difficulties with their acclaimed 'stealing' of music/software/movie. As far as I know, stealing implies that the one that has been stolen has been derived of something. When you take a copy, you do not take the original away, thus they have not 'lost' anything. They might claim that they loose money when ppl d/l music, but even that is far from certain. Not only is it not shown statistically to have had that effect (they didn't even show a correlation thusfar - see former aussie music-news - let alone a causality). Ofcourse they *claim* they are suffering, and that it's all due to online d/l, but it's far from being a scientific valid causility. And frankly, even if it were true, it is partly their own fault, and partly because their sort of business (as it is today) has simply become obsolete.
No, if I create something. Just because it is not tangible does not give you the right to use it. If I create something and charge $50 dollars for it and you make a copy of it and use it yourself, yes that IS stealing. No, I didn't lose any money if you weren't going to buy it anyways, *BUT* that still DOES NOT give you the right to use it.
It's like the GPL. If I create it and release it under the GPL, you can't just do anything you want with it. You still have to follow the GPL. It gives youy a -lot- of rights, but NOT ALL.
Yes, they're working to new business models, but do you really want those. (next thing coming up, IMO, to prevent piracy is purely subscription based systems.)
Allin all, how difficult would this --really-- be? At least getting the part right about who's allowed and who's not allowed to vote? I'm a programmer, I've studied cryptography, I understand the problems associated with voting, but what if they made an open system, hired good programmers, and hired other good programmers to check the first programmers work, without having a private company do the work. (or at least force the private company be open).
Lave the code open, let people look at it themselves, fin problems or what not.... test in in some *local* elections for a few years, and when those work, start moving it up to larger (ie: statewide) elections....
Jesus, people have created some insane stuff back in the day, what's the problem now?
If it's simply saving the previous five seconds before impact, then what's the problem? This will be an objective and relatively perfect witness.
Now if they start monitoring everything (as in every speed you go, along with GPS to know what road you were) that's a completely different issue, and should raise some privacy concerns.
This, OTOH, should make the roads safer, as well as reduce insurance rates.
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You can get the technical training in two years, no problem. But all of the side stuff (history, arts, etc) is necessary to function in society as more than a worker monkey. Lastly, for someone coming right out of high school, the partying, friendships, and different experiences of college are what really make the college experience worthwhile. I made friends in college I never would have even expected to talk to before. I've got new ideas and different viewpoints. That's why college should be four years. OTOH, this would be great for someone who is older, has done the whole college thing, and just want to get on the right career track.
All your moon belong to us.
that we're losing at a slower pace than before, while at the same time, we're probably thinking that we're not losing.
So, like Tarantino's bartender, not only are we going to get completely pissed on, we're (or some of us) going in to be happy in the process.
Excuse me assholes but we already can make backups due to something called the law. I am fairly certain that the law trumps what controls you believe you have.
The law does trump everything else, but this is easier said than done. At this moment in time, we barely have a seperation between corporation and state. The companies might not directly make our laws, but they are strongly influential to the people who do make our laws. Unfortunately the majority of our society is too retarded to notice.
I completely agree: Let's stop pussy-footing around with these people and tell them to fuck off.
support@verizon.com is what I use. I started doing this after they screwed over 2600 a little while back.
vi, or emacs, for that matter.
Me, I just swear.
How is this OK? The government has far more ability use this information for controlling people than do private corporations. The reason they are buying the information and not creating it themselves is that the Freedom of Information and Privacy Laws do *not* apply to private corporations.
and here I am thinking, so God is telling me start cutting out lines to better my life?
Great, I've been trying to tell the people at the rehab clinic that it's really not bad for me, but they just wouldn't listen. Now God is confirming this? Most Excellent!
Well, you might if you were running Lindows, and your Linux system kept thinking it was actually Windows.
No, when that happens you're just going to stop having people go into these fields simply to make money. The people who have creativity, who actually like this kind of stuff, will still go, and though there will be less people in the fields, they will be far, far more knowledgable than those right now. The market right now is flooded with "programmers" who can barely write in java, let alone anything else.
If you don't believe me, look at fields like Mathematics, which offers barely any jobs at all. Yet, there are quite a few people studying for it, most going for their PhD's. I do believe they're doing it for the love of mathematics rather than that excellent paycheck that they're going to get (which they probably won't anyway).
You didn't even have to read the article for this, just the commentary at the top:
Unlike Office, the email, word-processing, spreadsheet, and database products will be accessible to Linux, Unix, and heldheld users through a web server.
So, my assumption would be, no, you don't need IE.
No store in their right mind these days or a deep pockets will promise unconditional returns in case there is any dissatisfaction with the product even if the product behaves exactly as described. The only store that even comes close to offering that is Wal-Mart. (Yes, you can return anything to Walmart. It's essentially a free rental service.)
Regardless, Ebay is not distributing anything. They are simply providing the means for a selelr to get in touch with a large number of potential buyers. Consider it as a very popular classifieds section. Should your local newspaper refund you if you buy a used car through that classifieds that turned out to be a lemon?
Regarding fraud, there is a little fraud on Ebay. It's also mostly restricted to high-price items, specifically laptops.
And these frauds are very easy to recognize. Seller only wants payment by Western Union or money order? Selling from Indonesia or Nigeria? Most definitely a scam.
But there's scams all over the place. I bought a used car when I was 18 from a local seller. The car ran for 4 days and had a cracked engine block.
I found out later about the lemon law, but at the time there was nothing I could do. At least on Ebay, you do have a few things you can do. Feedback does help. Most honest sellers aren't going to rip off one person out of every 100. Scamming isn't profitiable unless its done on a large scale or with large transactions, and it's easier to do the former than the latter.
So, uif you're buying something from Ebay, check the feedback. Generally look for at least +50, and 98% positive, also primarilty looking at the last month or so of feedback.
This has the capability to 'disable LAN segments'.
Something tells me there's going to be a new worm out once someone finds a hole in this router.
Self-regulation combined with enforcement of existing laws might be the best way to go
Why can't we get this in other markets? Oh wait, seeing penis enlargement, weight loss, and xanax ads doesn't make kids want to curse or kill people, just enlarge their penii, go on worthless diets, and start popping pills. That's the American way!
they should set the name to Tofkal (The OS Formally Known As Lindows)
Life will go on ... and if it doesn't, well, there's nothing we can do about it.
Actually, this is a real crime, and should be a real crime. I'm more pissed off that the government has spent loads of money on things like the War on Drugs that have done no good at all, rather than spend it on education in really bad schools.
First off all, I have difficulties with their acclaimed 'stealing' of music/software/movie. As far as I know, stealing implies that the one that has been stolen has been derived of something. When you take a copy, you do not take the original away, thus they have not 'lost' anything. They might claim that they loose money when ppl d/l music, but even that is far from certain. Not only is it not shown statistically to have had that effect (they didn't even show a correlation thusfar - see former aussie music-news - let alone a causality). Ofcourse they *claim* they are suffering, and that it's all due to online d/l, but it's far from being a scientific valid causility. And frankly, even if it were true, it is partly their own fault, and partly because their sort of business (as it is today) has simply become obsolete.
No, if I create something. Just because it is not tangible does not give you the right to use it. If I create something and charge $50 dollars for it and you make a copy of it and use it yourself, yes that IS stealing. No, I didn't lose any money if you weren't going to buy it anyways, *BUT* that still DOES NOT give you the right to use it.
It's like the GPL. If I create it and release it under the GPL, you can't just do anything you want with it. You still have to follow the GPL. It gives youy a -lot- of rights, but NOT ALL.
Yes, they're working to new business models, but do you really want those. (next thing coming up, IMO, to prevent piracy is purely subscription based systems.)
Allin all, how difficult would this --really-- be? At least getting the part right about who's allowed and who's not allowed to vote? I'm a programmer, I've studied cryptography, I understand the problems associated with voting, but what if they made an open system, hired good programmers, and hired other good programmers to check the first programmers work, without having a private company do the work. (or at least force the private company be open).
.... test in in some *local* elections for a few years, and when those work, start moving it up to larger (ie: statewide) elections ....
Lave the code open, let people look at it themselves, fin problems or what not
Jesus, people have created some insane stuff back in the day, what's the problem now?
What better way to pick up chicks than "It is my civil duty to protect you from alien lifeforms."
well here's one that works, D programming language
If it's simply saving the previous five seconds before impact, then what's the problem? This will be an objective and relatively perfect witness.
Now if they start monitoring everything (as in every speed you go, along with GPS to know what road you were) that's a completely different issue, and should raise some privacy concerns.
This, OTOH, should make the roads safer, as well as reduce insurance rates.
What wrong with kids nowadays. Back in my day, we used to light up BEFORE the exam.
Cunt: no, cuntlick: yes
cocksucker: no, cocksuck: yes
asshole: no, assholes: yes
think they're blocking certain specific words
36" chrome rims too...
Don't forget the spinners.