I've had some Horrid bottled water before. I couldn't drink the filth, and I've so whiped it from my memory that I can't remember the name of it. I got it cheep at some store in France - and I ended up dumping it out and filling it with tap water.
Of course, if you live in Portland, OR then your tap water is bottled and sold elsewhere.
You appear to have confused 'real democracy' with 'pure democracy'
You seem to be making up your own terms. Democracy is democracy - where the electorate make direct decisions. Anything else has to go by another name or with a qualifier (such as "representative"). real democracy is pure democracy
which is generally only ever real for a short time with a very small group of people.
Define 'short' and 'small.' I'm sure there are some Swiss Cantons which would argue that, even if you consider them to be a small group, they've been a democracy for a long time.
Of course, the concept of 'democracy' is irrelevant to the US elections that were being discussed...
Oh, please, give it a rest. Calling something what you belive it is doesn't make it any more true.
I wonder when its time to send the male part of the population to jail since they all are carrying the tool with them that could be used to rape somebody...
I don't know about the laws where you are, but in Oregon any forceable sexual intercourse is considered rape, and at least one female has been chagred with rape. So, I guess that means that everyone should just go to jail, except the impotent... (oops, better make Viagra illegal)
books and movies which have entered the public domain... even if it is only $.75 for the Dover book version of Plato's works.
While Plato's works are in the public domain, the individual translation probably isn't. Also, the interpretation of the manuscript tradition could be considered copyrighted...
if you're not going to fill the dvd with a full length movie and other extraneous junk
I think most people wouldn't consider a full length movie "other extraneous junk." Since most of the DVDs sold for playing on a DVD player are, in fact, movies.
One heavy-handed bit of leverage would be to block/all/ telcommunications from Korea
This is a very bad idea. What about companies such as Hyundai that have Korean and American (and many other countries) divisions? Or, what about my friends from Korea trying to e-mail their family back home - should they be hurt because some companies in their home country do bad things (and/or it's government doesn't have/enforce laws to stop them)? Name a country that doesn't another country/ies thinking that they need to 'change how they do things over there.'
Any discussion of games must include the best board game to come out in a long time: Settlers of Catan. Not only is it easy to learn, not only is it fun, but the board changes every time!
Of course, I also enjoy the old classics Civilization and Diplomacy.
That's interesting... because I'm a classics major, sitting next to an english major at the computer lab we both work for. We constantly get questions about basic computer stuff from CIS* majors (such as "how do I use the internet?" and "how do I restart my computer?"). Computers are a hobby for us, not a career. (Which makes summer here fun, because we can play with the unused computers to install different Linux distros, BSD flavors, and even Solaris/x86 on)
I think any true 'geek' or 'nerd' should be well-rounded.
So, it possible to purchase it, and anyone who did could claim fraud. Even though it can be had for free, people who did purchase it would have a finanical transaction.
In addition ...you only have to buy the development tools once...
But when you buy them that first time, you expect them to be able to create a program that has access to all of the Win32 API, and not one that arbitrarily has some calls that are slower than ones that only microsoft has access too.
So, if someone purchased something like VS or Microsfot C++ etc. that they claimed would allow you to use "the entire Win32 API." And then it was proven that you couldn't, it would be fraud?
I remember reading about a movie theater (I believe it's local) that had 4 sizes of popcorn: small, medium, large, and "hey buddy can you give me a hand with this."
I tried to find a link but I couldn't...
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First, it was said: on a pro-rated basis (exploits vs platform count)
Then, it was replied to: Are there 9 times as many windows users as lunix users? or more?
I believe this is what is meant by 'on a pro-rated basis' that the # of users is taken into account.
Of course, one would assume that there is a 'critical mass' of users that are required to find most bugs - after all, when was the last time a windows bug affected one person! Besides, one could argue that Linux/BSD/other *nix users are more likely to go poking around their computers and find problems than your typical Windows buisness user.
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The web site says:
PLEASE NOTE: Some virus scanners are alerting people to the presence of a "Win32/Beavuh" virus within the sploit.bin file in the Shatter zipfile. This is not a virus. The scanner is correct in flagging it - the code in this file is designed to open a command shell and bind it to a network socket. This is a bad thing to do in general, so the scanner is correct in generating an alert. This code is designed to be malicious in terms of its functionality, but the scanner is incorrect when labelling it as a virus.
So, it looks to the virus scanner to be a trojan horse, and the antivirus is smart to see it -- but in this case you want it.
I would imagine that they are not interested in keeping anyone from using Linux or their own home network, but I still don't like the attitude.
A local computer magazine had an article a long time ago about using AT&T Cable Modem service and GNU/Linux (err. it's been a while, it may have been BSD). Basically, when he called they said they'd set up the modem and tell him his info that he needed, but that he'd have to set it up himself, and that they didn't support him. They also have some 'installation' software that they use when setting up your computer (if you want it) that they have only made for Windows and Macs.
I have taken notes from fast-talking History professors for an hour to an hour and a half straight on my lined notebook paper. Later that day, I had to concentrate to determine what _I_ had writen. As for someone _else_ looking onto my notes... not gonna happen.
So, with me not being able to read my handwriting sometimes, how's a computer?
everyone at least accidentally exceeds the speed limit a little or, god forbid, takes a turn a little sharply for a cheap thrill.
Or, as I've had to do before, make a sharp turn so that the moron over there doesn't hit me. Or go over the speed limit in order to avoid an accident. Sometimes 'unsafe' driving according to a computer is actually the safe route.
The article said something about it being activated by a little thingy. If this means the parent has a little remote to turn it on like keyless entry, or if you put it on the kid's keychain and it proximity-detects (well, that's not as good an idea, a better one would be for it to have a proximity-detecting OFF switch for your keychain)
Basically, I think at least some of these products have a parental off switch.
However, it may be worth it to have in your car so that the kid doesn't feel sigled out - and it would help your driving too!
Once could argue that the statement "Nobody can prove anything" is an axiom - which is true but is such a fundamental starting point that it cannot be proven, only dialectically shown to be unable to be refuted (which is what the poster was doing - using a dialectical method to show it to be true, not a proof).
Personally, I wouldn't say that "Nothing can be proven" if I was the poster, but I would add conditions like "nothing can be proven to be or not to be outside the person"
If I hide all my illegally gotten money in off-shore accounts, the US government can still come and take that money away, even if what I did was legal there, etc. In this example, they are confiscating the property of an US Citizen, which is legal for the US government to do under our laws. The Italians are confiscating the property (web site) of an Italian citizen under Italian law -- From Italy.
Two things should be learned from this. One, the Sklyarov case was in the wrong, the US should have never arrested him. Two, hiding illegal activities by moving the 'base of operations' to another country isn't a legal 'out' (even if people from the US or anywhere else don't think it should be illegal, that is for the people of Italy to deal with, not anyone else.
Oh, and if Italy launched a nuclear missle at the US, it wouldn't be a crime, it would be an act of war (and incredibly stupid)
I will be buying both... but only because I don't have a DVD player right now. I will be getting one in September - so I'll buy the VHS in August (no extras) and then get the DVD later with the extras.
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Of course, if you live in Portland, OR then your tap water is bottled and sold elsewhere.
You seem to be making up your own terms. Democracy is democracy - where the electorate make direct decisions. Anything else has to go by another name or with a qualifier (such as "representative"). real democracy is pure democracy
which is generally only ever real for a short time with a very small group of people.
Define 'short' and 'small.' I'm sure there are some Swiss Cantons which would argue that, even if you consider them to be a small group, they've been a democracy for a long time.
Of course, the concept of 'democracy' is irrelevant to the US elections that were being discussed...
Oh, please, give it a rest. Calling something what you belive it is doesn't make it any more true.
I don't know about the laws where you are, but in Oregon any forceable sexual intercourse is considered rape, and at least one female has been chagred with rape. So, I guess that means that everyone should just go to jail, except the impotent... (oops, better make Viagra illegal)
While Plato's works are in the public domain, the individual translation probably isn't. Also, the interpretation of the manuscript tradition could be considered copyrighted...
In a real democracy you need all of the voters to get together to vote on all of the issues.
I think most people wouldn't consider a full length movie "other extraneous junk." Since most of the DVDs sold for playing on a DVD player are, in fact, movies.
Could you be helpful enough to either post or send a link to your perl code? Thanks!
This is a very bad idea. What about companies such as Hyundai that have Korean and American (and many other countries) divisions? Or, what about my friends from Korea trying to e-mail their family back home - should they be hurt because some companies in their home country do bad things (and/or it's government doesn't have/enforce laws to stop them)? Name a country that doesn't another country/ies thinking that they need to 'change how they do things over there.'
Of course, I also enjoy the old classics Civilization and Diplomacy.
Of course, many say the frist database was created by Saint Isidore of Seville.
That's interesting... because I'm a classics major, sitting next to an english major at the computer lab we both work for. We constantly get questions about basic computer stuff from CIS* majors (such as "how do I use the internet?" and "how do I restart my computer?"). Computers are a hobby for us, not a career. (Which makes summer here fun, because we can play with the unused computers to install different Linux distros, BSD flavors, and even Solaris/x86 on)
I think any true 'geek' or 'nerd' should be well-rounded.
*CIS = Computer and Information Science
So, it possible to purchase it, and anyone who did could claim fraud. Even though it can be had for free, people who did purchase it would have a finanical transaction.
In addition
But when you buy them that first time, you expect them to be able to create a program that has access to all of the Win32 API, and not one that arbitrarily has some calls that are slower than ones that only microsoft has access too.
So, if someone purchased something like VS or Microsfot C++ etc. that they claimed would allow you to use "the entire Win32 API." And then it was proven that you couldn't, it would be fraud?
Actually, I was watching TV the other day wishing it was HDTV because of the resolution! The color! It could be so much better...
Sigh... the sad thing is I was watching Trading Spaces, I have become so domesticated...
I remember reading about a movie theater (I believe it's local) that had 4 sizes of popcorn: small, medium, large, and "hey buddy can you give me a hand with this."
I tried to find a link but I couldn't...
on a pro-rated basis (exploits vs platform count)
Then, it was replied to:
Are there 9 times as many windows users as lunix users? or more?
I believe this is what is meant by 'on a pro-rated basis' that the # of users is taken into account.
Of course, one would assume that there is a 'critical mass' of users that are required to find most bugs - after all, when was the last time a windows bug affected one person! Besides, one could argue that Linux/BSD/other *nix users are more likely to go poking around their computers and find problems than your typical Windows buisness user.
PLEASE NOTE: Some virus scanners are alerting people to the presence of a "Win32/Beavuh" virus within the sploit.bin file in the Shatter zipfile. This is not a virus. The scanner is correct in flagging it - the code in this file is designed to open a command shell and bind it to a network socket. This is a bad thing to do in general, so the scanner is correct in generating an alert. This code is designed to be malicious in terms of its functionality, but the scanner is incorrect when labelling it as a virus.
So, it looks to the virus scanner to be a trojan horse, and the antivirus is smart to see it -- but in this case you want it.
Last I checked (my family has ATTBi) they only charge per I.P. address, not per computer.
A local computer magazine had an article a long time ago about using AT&T Cable Modem service and GNU/Linux (err. it's been a while, it may have been BSD). Basically, when he called they said they'd set up the modem and tell him his info that he needed, but that he'd have to set it up himself, and that they didn't support him. They also have some 'installation' software that they use when setting up your computer (if you want it) that they have only made for Windows and Macs.
I have taken notes from fast-talking History professors for an hour to an hour and a half straight on my lined notebook paper. Later that day, I had to concentrate to determine what _I_ had writen. As for someone _else_ looking onto my notes... not gonna happen.
So, with me not being able to read my handwriting sometimes, how's a computer?
Or, as I've had to do before, make a sharp turn so that the moron over there doesn't hit me. Or go over the speed limit in order to avoid an accident. Sometimes 'unsafe' driving according to a computer is actually the safe route.
The article said something about it being activated by a little thingy. If this means the parent has a little remote to turn it on like keyless entry, or if you put it on the kid's keychain and it proximity-detects (well, that's not as good an idea, a better one would be for it to have a proximity-detecting OFF switch for your keychain)
Basically, I think at least some of these products have a parental off switch.
However, it may be worth it to have in your car so that the kid doesn't feel sigled out - and it would help your driving too!
Personally, I wouldn't say that "Nothing can be proven" if I was the poster, but I would add conditions like "nothing can be proven to be or not to be outside the person"
Two things should be learned from this. One, the Sklyarov case was in the wrong, the US should have never arrested him. Two, hiding illegal activities by moving the 'base of operations' to another country isn't a legal 'out' (even if people from the US or anywhere else don't think it should be illegal, that is for the people of Italy to deal with, not anyone else.
Oh, and if Italy launched a nuclear missle at the US, it wouldn't be a crime, it would be an act of war (and incredibly stupid)
I will be buying both... but only because I don't have a DVD player right now. I will be getting one in September - so I'll buy the VHS in August (no extras) and then get the DVD later with the extras.