It's funny, you seem to be attacking me for agreeing with you thus proving my comment about both sides seeing only what they want. All I added was that it's not implausible that evolution is an instrument implemented by God. That assertion almost always riles zealots on either side.
First I want to reach out to anyone who reads/. and subscribes to ID/Creationists ideology (all 3 of you). God has asked you to trust that He exists WITHOUT PROOF that He exists so your attempts to prove He did all this is contrary to what He has asked of you. Trying to force someone who does not believe to convert will not help them or you. Live what you believe and let your life be an example to others instead of a bloopers show in heaven.
Next to the Darwinians I would like to reiterate evolution is a theory based on observation not a scientific fact. There is some very clear evidence that this theory is based on but there currently is no way of doing a test with repeatable results that would definitively resolve this dispute once and for all.
To everyone else. There is nothing I can find in the Bible that makes Creation and Evolution mutually exclusive. I probably just made enemies of both sides because neither seems to want to actually discuss the facts just the facts as they know them. Do some research on your own. The Bible is full of analogies and anecdotes to help the less initiated relate to the subject matter. for those who would point to God creating Adam in one day I would point to the place where He says a day to Him is like 1000 years to us. Evolution as Darwin theorized it is also not quite what "Darwinians" espouse when they speak about it.
As far as allowing teachers to object to the subject they are teaching I think the objecting should be done before entering the classroom. If you feel that strongly about it request to opt out of teaching the subject. If your boss says no then you have to ask yourself if you feel strongly enough to make a stand and risk your job or STFU and teach.
the T42 and the T42p for example, don't even share compatible components.
hrmm.... Let's see, I used the word accessories (interchangeable with peripheral) and you use the word component. These are very different things.
I'm sitting here with a T40, T41, T42, T42p, and T43 at my desk and they all seem to work perfectly fine in the docking station. Heck, even the T20, T21, T22, and T30 I have fit on the T40 series dock. The only reason they even introduced new dock with the T40 series was to be able to use that huge extended battery that sticks out the back. As far as the memory I don't consider that a peripheral so making a change there where warranted isn''t that big of a shock especially when the new memory will still work in the old series devices. So while you are correct about the internal components of the series sometimes being different / incompatible the external peripherals still work. The R61 will still fit on the Advanced dock but the dock is not fully functional since the R61 doesn't have any interrupts for the PCIe slot to use making it utterly useless.
The thing about the Thinkpad that makes them so appealing to corporate customers is there support life cycle. You knew that if you invested in accessories for a T40 those accessories would work with the T41, T42, T43, etc. until the number increments to T50 you were guaranteed your accessories would be forward compatible making the investment worthwhile for the 3/4 year life cycle your organization has planned for those devices. With the 60 series Lenovo has started to abandon this. Last year our company began implementing 60 series laptops. In less than a year the R60 was superseded by the R61. The R61 uses a new chipset and while pin compatible with their Advanced Dock I've yet to find a PCIe peripheral that will work with the R61. The R61 will not even boot with the Quad monitor video card we are using with the R60. Working with the Lenovo engineering group proved fruitless as ultimately they simply told me there was no way it would work and they had no plans on fixing it. The build materials aren't as hearty as they used to be either. I hope the x300 isn't just the next in a long line of abandoning the corporate customer that made the Thinkpad a household name.
I happen to play a lot of games and download Linux distros and video and applications a plenty. I need the bandwidth.
Here are the things I "NEED" 1) food 2) more food 3) mountain dew (occasionally water) 4) a roof to protect my computer from the rain
I passionately hate what these companies are doing and am just as frustrated as the next guy but trivializing real needs by emphasizing wants/desires to need level should be avoided. If you truly need the bandwidth are you willing to pay more for it? Most ISPs set up their "unlimited" model based on the 80% of people using little spurts of bandwidth. To make sure they keep the internet chugging along for that 80% they can either "throttle" you which costs thousands or bulk up the infrastructure which will cost billions. I know what I would choose regardless of the outcry of the 20% since I still have my 80% dumb and happy. If that 20% was willing to foot the bill for the upgrades then maybe they will get done but so far most of the 20% scream when the talk switches to pay-per-bit. These companies are about 1 thing....making money. If you want them to listen either threaten to take the money away or give them an alternative that doesn't cost them so much. The only other option is government intervention and we all know how well things work when that happens.
I'm sorry, I thought I was reading/. I must have hit the wrong link because for these comments to be on/. someone on/. would actually have to be married and we all know that would never happen.
But seriously, I wish more people ascribed to this way of thinking.
Actually he probably just called up Microsoft and asked them what the hack was. With MS Works and now certain versions of office going ad-ware the more eyeballs the better. At least until someone writes an ad-blocker for Word plug-in.
I created my Hotmail account in October of 97. Two months later Microsoft bought Hotmail. Three minutes later (it took that long to find a phone number for Hotmail) I called Hotmail and demanded they delete my account and remove all information from their servers. I then proceeded to create an account on Yahoo. Ten years later and it's Déjà vu all over again!
From Miriam Webster Main Entry: religion Pronunciation: \ri-li-jn\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English religioun, from Anglo-French religiun, Latin religion-, religio supernatural constraint, sanction, religious practice, perhaps from religare to restrain, tie back -- more at rely Date: 13th century
1 a: the state of a religious b (1): the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2): commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance 2: a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices 3 archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness 4: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith
Because the definition of religion encompasses more than just extremists who think forcing their beliefs on you is their responsibility. The truth is most religious people abhor the activities of these extremists. Being a Christian and knowing the teachings of Christ I can assert that the only people Jesus ever got mad at were the religious extremists who oppressed the people in God's name. Sound familiar?
HUH?.....I guess Crazy Taco is more than just a nick for you.
You obviously have no idea all of the industries IBM is into. I am by no means an IBM fanboy but your assertions seem to be based on a very limited view of the company. TFA does not mention which arm of IBM this affects and I think that matters. TFA also does not say what the typical roles of these positions is. If this is for a desktop tech then a 15% reduction from 80K is pretty reasonable IMHO but if it's for a sysadmin it's not.
IBM dropped their PC business because PC's have been a commodity industry for years now and not at all profitable when you compare it to their "shrinking" mainframe business (Just one deployed mainframe can mean millions in contract support annually) not to mention their services arm (IBM Global Services or IGS) which last I heard was their most profitable enterprise (unconfirmed).
Actually the systems being proposed would eliminate the tax on fuel (about $0.60 - $0.80 gallon if memory serves)and have every vehicle or driver carry something akin to an EZPASS, SUNPASS, etcPASS that would charge you for how much driving you do instead of how much gas you buy. It wouldn't be limited to toll roads so avoiding toll roads wouldn't help much. Time to put on the tinfoil car cover.
"You must be new here." (Invoked frequently after a poster complains of a common Slashdot issue such as duplicate stories or perceived bias by certain editors)
* This is sometimes answered with "No, I'm New Here" by a user named New Here
Since you ARE new here (not New Here) we will overlook your outburst this time.
I think a minimum qualification for participating in our society is knowing that "walking into a place with a high-powered assault rifle and shooting at random" is wrong.
Slashdot Mirror
It's funny, you seem to be attacking me for agreeing with you thus proving my comment about both sides seeing only what they want. All I added was that it's not implausible that evolution is an instrument implemented by God. That assertion almost always riles zealots on either side.
OK! Let's burn some KARMA!
/. and subscribes to ID/Creationists ideology (all 3 of you). God has asked you to trust that He exists WITHOUT PROOF that He exists so your attempts to prove He did all this is contrary to what He has asked of you. Trying to force someone who does not believe to convert will not help them or you. Live what you believe and let your life be an example to others instead of a bloopers show in heaven.
First I want to reach out to anyone who reads
Next to the Darwinians I would like to reiterate evolution is a theory based on observation not a scientific fact. There is some very clear evidence that this theory is based on but there currently is no way of doing a test with repeatable results that would definitively resolve this dispute once and for all.
To everyone else. There is nothing I can find in the Bible that makes Creation and Evolution mutually exclusive. I probably just made enemies of both sides because neither seems to want to actually discuss the facts just the facts as they know them. Do some research on your own. The Bible is full of analogies and anecdotes to help the less initiated relate to the subject matter. for those who would point to God creating Adam in one day I would point to the place where He says a day to Him is like 1000 years to us. Evolution as Darwin theorized it is also not quite what "Darwinians" espouse when they speak about it.
As far as allowing teachers to object to the subject they are teaching I think the objecting should be done before entering the classroom. If you feel that strongly about it request to opt out of teaching the subject. If your boss says no then you have to ask yourself if you feel strongly enough to make a stand and risk your job or STFU and teach.
the T42 and the T42p for example, don't even share compatible components.
hrmm.... Let's see, I used the word accessories (interchangeable with peripheral) and you use the word component. These are very different things.
I'm sitting here with a T40, T41, T42, T42p, and T43 at my desk and they all seem to work perfectly fine in the docking station. Heck, even the T20, T21, T22, and T30 I have fit on the T40 series dock. The only reason they even introduced new dock with the T40 series was to be able to use that huge extended battery that sticks out the back. As far as the memory I don't consider that a peripheral so making a change there where warranted isn''t that big of a shock especially when the new memory will still work in the old series devices. So while you are correct about the internal components of the series sometimes being different / incompatible the external peripherals still work. The R61 will still fit on the Advanced dock but the dock is not fully functional since the R61 doesn't have any interrupts for the PCIe slot to use making it utterly useless.
The thing about the Thinkpad that makes them so appealing to corporate customers is there support life cycle. You knew that if you invested in accessories for a T40 those accessories would work with the T41, T42, T43, etc. until the number increments to T50 you were guaranteed your accessories would be forward compatible making the investment worthwhile for the 3/4 year life cycle your organization has planned for those devices. With the 60 series Lenovo has started to abandon this. Last year our company began implementing 60 series laptops. In less than a year the R60 was superseded by the R61. The R61 uses a new chipset and while pin compatible with their Advanced Dock I've yet to find a PCIe peripheral that will work with the R61. The R61 will not even boot with the Quad monitor video card we are using with the R60. Working with the Lenovo engineering group proved fruitless as ultimately they simply told me there was no way it would work and they had no plans on fixing it. The build materials aren't as hearty as they used to be either. I hope the x300 isn't just the next in a long line of abandoning the corporate customer that made the Thinkpad a household name.
What agency did you say you work for?
Techsystems?
Robert Half?
Spherion?
Aquent?
What's a porpane?
I happen to play a lot of games and download Linux distros and video and applications a plenty. I need the bandwidth.
Here are the things I "NEED"
1) food
2) more food
3) mountain dew (occasionally water)
4) a roof to protect my computer from the rain
I passionately hate what these companies are doing and am just as frustrated as the next guy but trivializing real needs by emphasizing wants/desires to need level should be avoided. If you truly need the bandwidth are you willing to pay more for it? Most ISPs set up their "unlimited" model based on the 80% of people using little spurts of bandwidth. To make sure they keep the internet chugging along for that 80% they can either "throttle" you which costs thousands or bulk up the infrastructure which will cost billions. I know what I would choose regardless of the outcry of the 20% since I still have my 80% dumb and happy. If that 20% was willing to foot the bill for the upgrades then maybe they will get done but so far most of the 20% scream when the talk switches to pay-per-bit. These companies are about 1 thing....making money. If you want them to listen either threaten to take the money away or give them an alternative that doesn't cost them so much. The only other option is government intervention and we all know how well things work when that happens.
I would suggest either the Kyocera KR2 or the Cradlepoint Cellular routers.
there is a whole subculture dedicated to it.
I'm not convinced. Do you have any other references? The more the better.
I'm sorry, I thought I was reading /. I must have hit the wrong link because for these comments to be on /. someone on /. would actually have to be married and we all know that would never happen.
But seriously, I wish more people ascribed to this way of thinking.
Actually he probably just called up Microsoft and asked them what the hack was. With MS Works and now certain versions of office going ad-ware the more eyeballs the better. At least until someone writes an ad-blocker for Word plug-in.
I created my Hotmail account in October of 97. Two months later Microsoft bought Hotmail. Three minutes later (it took that long to find a phone number for Hotmail) I called Hotmail and demanded they delete my account and remove all information from their servers. I then proceeded to create an account on Yahoo. Ten years later and it's Déjà vu all over again!
ule
eption to the r
I guess I'm the exc
From Miriam Webster
Main Entry: religion
Pronunciation: \ri-li-jn\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English religioun, from Anglo-French religiun, Latin religion-, religio supernatural constraint, sanction, religious practice, perhaps from religare to restrain, tie back -- more at rely
Date: 13th century
1 a: the state of a religious b (1): the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2): commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
2: a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
3 archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness
4: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith
Because the definition of religion encompasses more than just extremists who think forcing their beliefs on you is their responsibility. The truth is most religious people abhor the activities of these extremists. Being a Christian and knowing the teachings of Christ I can assert that the only people Jesus ever got mad at were the religious extremists who oppressed the people in God's name. Sound familiar?
HUH?.....I guess Crazy Taco is more than just a nick for you.
You obviously have no idea all of the industries IBM is into. I am by no means an IBM fanboy but your assertions seem to be based on a very limited view of the company. TFA does not mention which arm of IBM this affects and I think that matters. TFA also does not say what the typical roles of these positions is. If this is for a desktop tech then a 15% reduction from 80K is pretty reasonable IMHO but if it's for a sysadmin it's not.
IBM dropped their PC business because PC's have been a commodity industry for years now and not at all profitable when you compare it to their "shrinking" mainframe business (Just one deployed mainframe can mean millions in contract support annually) not to mention their services arm (IBM Global Services or IGS) which last I heard was their most profitable enterprise (unconfirmed).
Actually the systems being proposed would eliminate the tax on fuel (about $0.60 - $0.80 gallon if memory serves)and have every vehicle or driver carry something akin to an EZPASS, SUNPASS, etcPASS that would charge you for how much driving you do instead of how much gas you buy. It wouldn't be limited to toll roads so avoiding toll roads wouldn't help much. Time to put on the tinfoil car cover.
Tsk Tsk... TEMPER TEMPER
"You must be new here." as outlined here states
"You must be new here." (Invoked frequently after a poster complains of a common Slashdot issue such as duplicate stories or perceived bias by certain editors)
* This is sometimes answered with "No, I'm New Here" by a user named New Here
Since you ARE new here (not New Here) we will overlook your outburst this time.
Your suggesting a Slashdot user will read a 4,000 page article? RTFA?
/.er who is actually on their ADHD meds a paragraph we could have the thing....what was I talking about? Oh look....Ponies!
No but if you give each
So if the Google mobile snaps a shot going down the street and a Ford is in the frame they have to shoot it over or pay Ford to use it?
Just because someone is paranoid does not mean someone else isn't out to get them.
I think a minimum qualification for participating in our society is knowing that "walking into a place with a high-powered assault rifle and shooting at random" is wrong.
You must be new here.
It's a pork barrel comment appended to an actual story.
You must be new here.
Now that was easy!