"Here's your cell phone, and since we have the number, we'll feel free to call anytime we need something done."
Newsflash
In a private conversation an employee of a major cellphone company has been overheard while mentioning a radical new concept that should find it's way into the cellphone market somewhere in the near future. Our anonymous source described this new development as being "an off button".
The War on Drugs has been a consistently neglected topic in discussions surrounding this federal election. My question is, do you believe the War on Drugs has been an unqualified success, and if not, what would you change about it if elected president?
Your answer: In order to hold an effective campaign against drugs it is necessary to really understand the nature of the problem. To increase the knowledge about drugs and the effects they have on the human being my first order as president will be for all government personnel to start using the substance known at Slashdot as "3$ Crack". I'm confident that this will bring enlightenment to the current drugs regulations, as well as the government as we know it.
What will you do to protect the rights of atheists and those who hold minority faiths, such as Wicca, Santaria, Shinto, et al?
Your answer: The best way of protecting these innocent people from the barbaric hordes usually known as "civilization" would be by providing these good people with some sort of protection. Since they are greatly outnumbered by the "Civilized" people my suggestion would be to construct a number of large circular objects somewhere in Alaska where these groups of people can reside. In order to prevent future sieges and other types of problems we might wish to consider to constructs these circular objects using these things known as "walls", preferrably high ones, while paying very much attention to the fact that we should at all times prevent the construction of these things we all know as "doors".
and it has (Quiet rightly) become a mainstream Operating System.
Mainstream? Could you convince the rest of the world of that as well, please? And according to the amount of noise here, it's not really quiet either...
As far as I know, a Quantum computer should in theory be able to use all 32 states of an electron. This means that instead of 0 and 1 you have 0,1,2,3,well you get the point up to 31.
So what? If the government wants to find out I'm playing Unreal Tournament 26, the Comeback at 8192X6000 or something like that, let them go right ahead.
Besides, if both computers increase in power, encrypting will become equally more powerful just as decrypting,doesn't it?
When are people going to realize that the government can't solve all our problems (there will ALWAYS be starving people regardless of how much we try to feed them) and that quite often the government is part of the problem, not the solution.
Which is exactly what this is all about, isn't it? If your government fucks up, you might want to consider voting for a different government. and while you're at it, convince some of the sheep to do so as well.
This is tech support, me speaking, do you vote Nader?
That number is most likely based on the fact that people(like myself)have Slashdot ID's high in the 2XXXXX. These are the people that have(had) an account, not all the people that only read, or post as an AC. As for non-American readers, yep, you've got a point there:-)
Would it not be better to have more local control over such programs?
Sounds more like a logistic than a really principal question. I'm not really the one to judge this for the USA, but over here, in the Netherlands, almost anybody can get welfare, and that system works. I'm neither saying that it is perfect, nor that that there are never any mistakes, but people do not have to starve. I guess the fact that I used to be on the recipient side of welfare colors my opnion a bit, but yes, I think the government/local state/whatever should make sure that every citizen of a country should have enough money to eat/live/raise children etc.
I work hard and have to basically give money to one who doesn't. Or can't. Thank you a lot for your,ehh, social approach. If I have to pay taxes so other people don't starve, I'll pay.
I'd love to welcome you to the Netherlands, but it's getting a bit crowded already:-( Once we're done kicking all the idiots out you're more than welcome. Can't we start a new country? Geekland? Nerds united? Ah, the moment we give them power, geeks will turn out just as corrupt as everyone else.
Slashdot Mirror
"Here's your cell phone, and since we have the number, we'll feel free to call anytime we need something done."
Newsflash
In a private conversation an employee of a major cellphone company has been overheard while mentioning a radical new concept that should find it's way into the cellphone market somewhere in the near future. Our anonymous source described this new development as being "an off button".
I've still got some Fast page lying around... 2X8 and 2X16. Wanny buy?
Instead of aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh,.... Splut it will be Splut......................aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh hhhhhhhhhh.
A couple of quick games of minesweeper maybe. Imagine that the last thing you see in life is a BSOD...
Spaceskiing behind a Spaceshuttle?
1) War on Drugs
by Tim Doran
The War on Drugs has been a consistently neglected topic in discussions surrounding this federal election. My question is, do you believe the War on Drugs has been an unqualified success, and if not, what would you change about it if elected president?
Your answer:
In order to hold an effective campaign against drugs it is necessary to really understand the nature of the problem. To increase the knowledge about drugs and the effects they have on the human being my first order as president will be for all government personnel to start using the substance known at Slashdot as "3$ Crack". I'm confident that this will bring enlightenment to the current drugs regulations, as well as the government as we know it.
but It does say something about Nader
Yes it does. Apparently he's smart enough not to talk about things that he does not know enough about.
2) Minority Religions...
by Electric Angst
What will you do to protect the rights of atheists and those who hold minority faiths, such as Wicca, Santaria, Shinto, et al?
Your answer: The best way of protecting these innocent people from the barbaric hordes usually known as "civilization" would be by providing these good people with some sort of protection. Since they are greatly outnumbered by the "Civilized" people my suggestion would be to construct a number of large circular objects somewhere in Alaska where these groups of people can reside. In order to prevent future sieges and other types of problems we might wish to consider to constructs these circular objects using these things known as "walls", preferrably high ones, while paying very much attention to the fact that we should at all times prevent the construction of these things we all know as "doors".
All these different OS's serve there own purpose.
Besides, if there is not a single OS that fulfills your need, Multiboot?
Your C64 might have some trouble doing this, but aside from that, it's a great machine. Ah, the good ol' days.
10 PRINT "MY C64 ROCKS";GOTO 10
Ok, you're a cynic. You're also right. There's marketing drool dripping out of my monitor because I read this article. Yuck. Kleenex!!!
That's the attitude. Too bad it drops below my treshhold.
and it has (Quiet rightly) become a mainstream Operating System.
Mainstream? Could you convince the rest of the world of that as well, please? And according to the amount of noise here, it's not really quiet either...
If you want to burn up all that karma you really should become a little more lame. This way you'll never get rid of it:-)
Not to mention that there was a television series named Quantum leap so that Joe Schmoe also has a vague idea what we're talking about.
As far as I know, a Quantum computer should in theory be able to use all 32 states of an electron. This means that instead of 0 and 1 you have 0,1,2,3,well you get the point up to 31.
So what? If the government wants to find out I'm playing Unreal Tournament 26, the Comeback at 8192X6000 or something like that, let them go right ahead.
,doesn't it?
Besides, if both computers increase in power, encrypting will become equally more powerful just as decrypting
Cannabis is condoned, beer is cheap. I rest my case.
When are people going to realize that the government can't solve all our problems (there will ALWAYS be starving people regardless of how much we try to feed them) and that quite often the government is part of the problem, not the solution.
Which is exactly what this is all about, isn't it? If your government fucks up, you might want to consider voting for a different government. and while you're at it, convince some of the sheep to do so as well.
This is tech support, me speaking, do you vote Nader?
No? Sorry, in that case I can't help you.
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That number is most likely based on the fact that people(like myself)have Slashdot ID's high in the 2XXXXX. These are the people that have(had) an account, not all the people that only read, or post as an AC. As for non-American readers, yep, you've got a point there:-)
Would it not be better to have more local control over such programs?
Sounds more like a logistic than a really principal question. I'm not really the one to judge this for the USA, but over here, in the Netherlands, almost anybody can get welfare, and that system works. I'm neither saying that it is perfect, nor that that there are never any mistakes, but people do not have to starve. I guess the fact that I used to be on the recipient side of welfare colors my opnion a bit, but yes, I think the government/local state/whatever should make sure that every citizen of a country should have enough money to eat/live/raise children etc.
I work hard and have to basically give money to one who doesn't. Or can't. Thank you a lot for your ,ehh, social approach. If I have to pay taxes so other people don't starve, I'll pay.
Encrypted reply?
I'd love to welcome you to the Netherlands, but it's getting a bit crowded already:-( Once we're done kicking all the idiots out you're more than welcome. Can't we start a new country? Geekland? Nerds united? Ah, the moment we give them power, geeks will turn out just as corrupt as everyone else.
If you have off-site copies of your data just restore from backups and you are off and running as if nothing ever happened.
Sorry, but having to shell out enough money to buy an entirely new computer does not fall under "nothing" where I come from.