Speaking on behalf of nobody but my little old self, the reason I frequently print out information from the web that I want to keep is because of the volatile nature of the web. Many times I've gone back to try and find the information again, only to find that the site in question took the story down and/or doesn't keep an archive. This can be supremely annoying for information that you really need at the time, so I've just taken to printing it out to save the hassle.
Really? I've been using Verbatim media for YEARS and I've never ever burned a single coaster on them (other than one that had a flawed source cd) - you ARE talking about the ones with the kewl blue backs aren't you? Anyway I even worked at a radio station that switched to nothing but Verbatim after their first batch of it they were that impressed. I've used them on countless burners and never had a problem that was the verbatim CD's fault. As for colored ones, they're probably some lame-ass attempt at marketing and should be avoided at all costs. Find the kewl blue-backed CD-R's and you have found true happiness, Grasshoppa;)
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Version 3.12
GCS/MU/S>AT d--(?) s:-- a-- C++++ UL++>$
P- L+++ E---- W++ N-- o- K+ w--- O+ M--
V-- PS++(+) PE-() Y+ PGP- t+++(*) 5--(-)
X(-) R+ tv(@) b++++ DI+++ D+++ G++ e+(*)
h---(++) r+++ y+++(*)
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Decoder is found at http://www.ebb.org/ungeek/ and original code, including instructions on how to make your own, can be found at http://www.geekcode.com - happy hacking!
It's painfully obvious to even the casual observer that the US voting system needs some serious overhauling. I read the article Jon Katz was referring to, May The Best Man Lose. And I have to say I agreed with a lot of what the article has to say. We SERIOUSLY need a better way to vote. One that will let people be informed and make intelligent decisions. There's one big problem with this though. Joe Public out there is S-T-U-P-I-D and L-A-Z-Y. The "average" American is so caught up with themselves and mired in their own pathetic self-centered lives that they really don't CARE who gets elected really. A lot of them vote out of FEAR, not out of intelligence. They vote to keep someone who will pass policied they don't agree with OUT of office, instead of supporting someone they really believe in. They see the whole voting process as hopeless because every single time, no matter what happens or who's running, one of the "Big Two" get elected. And it's not even the one who's most qualified, or even the one who the most people feel would do the job properly. It's turning into an anti-vote! Most people know so little about the candidates other than what their cousin Joe down the street who knows everything about politics mumbled to them one day passing passing on the street that they'll almost believe everything they hear. Similar to what was mentioned in the SDMI discussion yesterday, counting votes more accurately is a technical problem. Getting people to CARE and LEARN and vote more intelligently is a social engineering problem.
Just my $.02
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Speaking on behalf of nobody but my little old self, the reason I frequently print out information from the web that I want to keep is because of the volatile nature of the web. Many times I've gone back to try and find the information again, only to find that the site in question took the story down and/or doesn't keep an archive. This can be supremely annoying for information that you really need at the time, so I've just taken to printing it out to save the hassle.
Really? I've been using Verbatim media for YEARS and I've never ever burned a single coaster on them (other than one that had a flawed source cd) - you ARE talking about the ones with the kewl blue backs aren't you? Anyway I even worked at a radio station that switched to nothing but Verbatim after their first batch of it they were that impressed. I've used them on countless burners and never had a problem that was the verbatim CD's fault. As for colored ones, they're probably some lame-ass attempt at marketing and should be avoided at all costs. Find the kewl blue-backed CD-R's and you have found true happiness, Grasshoppa ;)
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Version 3.12
GCS/MU/S>AT d--(?) s:-- a-- C++++ UL++>$
P- L+++ E---- W++ N-- o- K+ w--- O+ M--
V-- PS++(+) PE-() Y+ PGP- t+++(*) 5--(-)
X(-) R+ tv(@) b++++ DI+++ D+++ G++ e+(*)
h---(++) r+++ y+++(*)
------End Geek Code------
Decoder is found at http://www.ebb.org/ungeek/ and original code, including instructions on how to make your own, can be found at http://www.geekcode.com - happy hacking!
It's geek code...look up the decoder here, and look up the source and key here. Go make yourself one :)
It's painfully obvious to even the casual observer that the US voting system needs some serious overhauling. I read the article Jon Katz was referring to, May The Best Man Lose. And I have to say I agreed with a lot of what the article has to say. We SERIOUSLY need a better way to vote. One that will let people be informed and make intelligent decisions. There's one big problem with this though. Joe Public out there is S-T-U-P-I-D and L-A-Z-Y. The "average" American is so caught up with themselves and mired in their own pathetic self-centered lives that they really don't CARE who gets elected really. A lot of them vote out of FEAR, not out of intelligence. They vote to keep someone who will pass policied they don't agree with OUT of office, instead of supporting someone they really believe in. They see the whole voting process as hopeless because every single time, no matter what happens or who's running, one of the "Big Two" get elected. And it's not even the one who's most qualified, or even the one who the most people feel would do the job properly. It's turning into an anti-vote! Most people know so little about the candidates other than what their cousin Joe down the street who knows everything about politics mumbled to them one day passing passing on the street that they'll almost believe everything they hear. Similar to what was mentioned in the SDMI discussion yesterday, counting votes more accurately is a technical problem. Getting people to CARE and LEARN and vote more intelligently is a social engineering problem. Just my $.02 -----Begin Geek Code Block----- Version 3.1 GCS/MU/S>AT d? s:-- a-- C++++ UL++>$ P- L+++ E---- W++ N-- o- K+ w--- O+ M-- V-- PS++(+) PE-() Y+ PGP- t+++(*) 5--(-) X(-) R+ tv(@) b++++ DI+++ D+++ G++ e+(*) h---(++) r+++ y+++(*) ------End Geek Code Block------