Why not expand that to other areas... like music, sports and movies? Countless people want to be make it and become a professional musician, athlete, actor, etc.
I don't think anyone would dispute the fact that few ever make it to such a level in such fields, but should that prevent a person from trying? Absolutely not? If people don't at least try to make good on their dreams they've got zero chance of making it... they just have to be realistic and recognize that they may not make it and have a backup plan... like an English or Communications major so that they can play football in college.
Sure the technology to be able to do this well keeps improving... I'm kinda getting sick of hearing about this and fiber to the curb every few months when it is no closer to wide scale roll out than it was 10 years ago when I first started hearing such ideas.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have both, but please... quit trying to get my hopes up!
> Nothing about unions restricts your freedom. Unions are simply a > social structure designed to organize people for a purpose.
You've obviously never interviewed at a closed shop and told that to work there you must join the union, something that is perfectly legal in a number of states including Minnesota where this happened to me.
I didn't even bother to finish the interview when I heard that.
Never! The job I work is not mine... it is my employer's and they are free to can me at any time for any reason... just as I am able to leave at any time and for any reason.
Now that... is true freedom!
One of my major beefs with unions (and one of the biggest reasons that I would never join one) is that they provide the ability for... dead weight. People who either are unable or unwilling to contribute to the bottom line are able to be carried along on the shoulders of those who are capable and do do the work.
Lets also not forget that in many unions, ones loyalties are to the union and the company you work for far behind.
One of the reasons that many conservative groups opposed the TLD was the thought that giving the adult industry a place to do their... sinful business also gave them some measure of... legitimacy. Instead of being able to be firm in saying "we disapprove of what you are doing so please stop" they are forced into an alternative position of position of "we disapprove of what you are doing and if you won't stop... at least do it over there."
Then again this is in many ways similar to the hold up in the release of the HPV vaccine which could save millions of lives... only some are concerned that because it will effectively remove warts from the list of possible STD's that it would encourage young people to have more unprotected sex.
There is some logic to the argument... however in both cases the fear of what would happen with the change is minor compared to the benefits... assuming in the case of the.xxx TLD that it could be enforced.
At last! I have an excuse should I "accidentally" blow something up in the cource of my "research".
"No officer, I'm not building weapons of mass destruction or meth... I'm simply exploring alternative fuel sources to help this country become less dependant on foreign oil."
I'm not a big gamer myself... heck, I've touched my xbox once in the last year (and still haven't finished Halo 2) but this game... bo ya! It's one of the few I am truly looking forward to.
I may need to save my vacation time so that I can avoid work and sunlight for a week or two after things baby comes out.
Sure by saying this I will be labeled as a Microsoft lover and what not... but honestly... I fail to see the problem here.
It would be irresponsible for Microsoft NOT to investigate allegations of piracy at this level as was likely the initial cause of the emails in question. Sure they could turn it over to the BSA, however for all we know this could have been a report to a person who was ill-informed of the proper procedure for relaying reports of piracy and took it upon themselves to investigate.
After such an investigation both parties tend to want the violator to be legit so having access to a sales department (or being within one) does help that make that easier afterwards.
They would argue that Google only paid for their bandwidth to a certain point and likely that doesn't extend to that ISP's network... of course on the other side a rational person would say that the customer has paid for that portion of the bandwidth too.
Sadly this is just another example of some companies trying to nickel and dime people to death in order to maximize revenue at all costs.
Don't get me wrong, I am a major fan of free markets and capitalism... something we really don't have in this area in large part because of government regulations and municipal/regional monopolies that do much to lock out competition.
I am 6'4" and make car salesmen cry when they say "Oh I know you can fit in this," only to see the look on my face as my knees are impacted someplace back, my chin is making contact with my chest due to a low ceiling or banging my head as I try to get in or out of the car in question.
I have... and like most passenger cars and airline seating my knees get jammed painfully into what ever is in front of them(dashboard, seat, etc)... the one exception to this rule tends to be Ford's who instead of having a near by dash have steering wheels that don't go as high as I'd like... leading to them remaining in contact with my legs.
Maybe I'm just crazy... but I'm sick and tired of hearing about new and grand vehicles that could potentially reduce our dependency on foreign oil, or make the environment clean or run a bajillion miles to the gallon... I don't really care about the theoretical, research side or first builds that cost more than a single family house... I'd like to be able to find such a vehicle reasonably priced at my local car lot in sufficient shapes and sizes that I drive off with one without feeling crammed into a matchbox and as if I just shelled out far more than I could afford.
Wake me when they are affordable and widely available will you?
If we believe the hype that the bird flu is a real threat to the health of the people of the world... which despite the hype from the media and the upcoming ABC made for tv movie... I have yet to see any credible evidence of despite much looking.
You must not have read my comment very carefully as I clearly mentioned the biggest issue... training.
Sure, they could ditch MS Office tomorrow and roll out OpenOffice across the board... problem is that you will have a fair number of people (we are talking about government employees here) who will not know how to use the new system.
Until the cost of retraining and transition can be brought well below the cost of an MS Office license... Microsoft will win this battle as people are very familiar with their products and anything else is strange and unusable until they can be brought to a similar level of familiarity which is never free either in lost productivity or outright training.
While anyone with a website or blog can sign up for AdSense and add it to their page... the same cannot yet be said for adCenter as for now it is only for Microsoft (and close partner) web properties.
Sure there isn't the same victory for OSS in having them switch to OpenOffice as some would like, it instead shows that OSS can adapt as needed and allow the state to continue to use the same front end app and not have to deal with the cost and hassle of retraining countless workers with a new system.
At the same time though... this does conceivably give more power to Redmond as there is now less incentive for MA to leave the Windows/Office platform.
Getting to play with all of these these new fangled toys at such a young age... robotic lego sets, the internet, cell phones, instant messaging... boy am I feeling old... and yet I'm only 25!
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Why not expand that to other areas... like music, sports and movies? Countless people want to be make it and become a professional musician, athlete, actor, etc.
I don't think anyone would dispute the fact that few ever make it to such a level in such fields, but should that prevent a person from trying? Absolutely not? If people don't at least try to make good on their dreams they've got zero chance of making it... they just have to be realistic and recognize that they may not make it and have a backup plan... like an English or Communications major so that they can play football in college.
I think we all remember how well their last attempt to bring Linux to their console went. Half-arsed and a complete joke.
I think that a pro-Microsoftie has taken over Zonk's account... he permitted something good to be said about Microsoft... on Slashdot!
Sure the technology to be able to do this well keeps improving... I'm kinda getting sick of hearing about this and fiber to the curb every few months when it is no closer to wide scale roll out than it was 10 years ago when I first started hearing such ideas.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have both, but please... quit trying to get my hopes up!
You are correct on my preference of BSD license over the GPL license as I do not like 'freedom' at the point of a gun.
> Nothing about unions restricts your freedom. Unions are simply a
> social structure designed to organize people for a purpose.
You've obviously never interviewed at a closed shop and told that to work there you must join the union, something that is perfectly legal in a number of states including Minnesota where this happened to me.
I didn't even bother to finish the interview when I heard that.
Don't forget the unions in the airline industry as well!
Never! The job I work is not mine... it is my employer's and they are free to can me at any time for any reason... just as I am able to leave at any time and for any reason.
Now that... is true freedom!
One of my major beefs with unions (and one of the biggest reasons that I would never join one) is that they provide the ability for... dead weight. People who either are unable or unwilling to contribute to the bottom line are able to be carried along on the shoulders of those who are capable and do do the work.
Lets also not forget that in many unions, ones loyalties are to the union and the company you work for far behind.
One of the reasons that many conservative groups opposed the TLD was the thought that giving the adult industry a place to do their... sinful business also gave them some measure of... legitimacy. Instead of being able to be firm in saying "we disapprove of what you are doing so please stop" they are forced into an alternative position of position of "we disapprove of what you are doing and if you won't stop... at least do it over there."
.xxx TLD that it could be enforced.
Then again this is in many ways similar to the hold up in the release of the HPV vaccine which could save millions of lives... only some are concerned that because it will effectively remove warts from the list of possible STD's that it would encourage young people to have more unprotected sex.
There is some logic to the argument... however in both cases the fear of what would happen with the change is minor compared to the benefits... assuming in the case of the
My thoughts exactly!
At last! I have an excuse should I "accidentally" blow something up in the cource of my "research".
"No officer, I'm not building weapons of mass destruction or meth... I'm simply exploring alternative fuel sources to help this country become less dependant on foreign oil."
Wahoo!!!
I'm not a big gamer myself... heck, I've touched my xbox once in the last year (and still haven't finished Halo 2) but this game... bo ya! It's one of the few I am truly looking forward to.
I may need to save my vacation time so that I can avoid work and sunlight for a week or two after things baby comes out.
Sure by saying this I will be labeled as a Microsoft lover and what not... but honestly... I fail to see the problem here.
It would be irresponsible for Microsoft NOT to investigate allegations of piracy at this level as was likely the initial cause of the emails in question. Sure they could turn it over to the BSA, however for all we know this could have been a report to a person who was ill-informed of the proper procedure for relaying reports of piracy and took it upon themselves to investigate.
After such an investigation both parties tend to want the violator to be legit so having access to a sales department (or being within one) does help that make that easier afterwards.
They would argue that Google only paid for their bandwidth to a certain point and likely that doesn't extend to that ISP's network... of course on the other side a rational person would say that the customer has paid for that portion of the bandwidth too.
Sadly this is just another example of some companies trying to nickel and dime people to death in order to maximize revenue at all costs.
Don't get me wrong, I am a major fan of free markets and capitalism... something we really don't have in this area in large part because of government regulations and municipal/regional monopolies that do much to lock out competition.
I am 6'4" and make car salesmen cry when they say "Oh I know you can fit in this," only to see the look on my face as my knees are impacted someplace back, my chin is making contact with my chest due to a low ceiling or banging my head as I try to get in or out of the car in question.
I have... and like most passenger cars and airline seating my knees get jammed painfully into what ever is in front of them(dashboard, seat, etc)... the one exception to this rule tends to be Ford's who instead of having a near by dash have steering wheels that don't go as high as I'd like... leading to them remaining in contact with my legs.
Maybe I'm just crazy... but I'm sick and tired of hearing about new and grand vehicles that could potentially reduce our dependency on foreign oil, or make the environment clean or run a bajillion miles to the gallon... I don't really care about the theoretical, research side or first builds that cost more than a single family house... I'd like to be able to find such a vehicle reasonably priced at my local car lot in sufficient shapes and sizes that I drive off with one without feeling crammed into a matchbox and as if I just shelled out far more than I could afford.
Wake me when they are affordable and widely available will you?
If we believe the hype that the bird flu is a real threat to the health of the people of the world... which despite the hype from the media and the upcoming ABC made for tv movie... I have yet to see any credible evidence of despite much looking.
You must not have read my comment very carefully as I clearly mentioned the biggest issue... training.
Sure, they could ditch MS Office tomorrow and roll out OpenOffice across the board... problem is that you will have a fair number of people (we are talking about government employees here) who will not know how to use the new system.
Until the cost of retraining and transition can be brought well below the cost of an MS Office license... Microsoft will win this battle as people are very familiar with their products and anything else is strange and unusable until they can be brought to a similar level of familiarity which is never free either in lost productivity or outright training.
While anyone with a website or blog can sign up for AdSense and add it to their page... the same cannot yet be said for adCenter as for now it is only for Microsoft (and close partner) web properties.
Agreed! I've got my pitchfork and torch right here... I dunno about you but I'm up for some mob rule and a lynching to take care of this mess.
Sure there isn't the same victory for OSS in having them switch to OpenOffice as some would like, it instead shows that OSS can adapt as needed and allow the state to continue to use the same front end app and not have to deal with the cost and hassle of retraining countless workers with a new system.
At the same time though... this does conceivably give more power to Redmond as there is now less incentive for MA to leave the Windows/Office platform.
Currently yes... no doubt that could change relatively easily if Yahoo was presented with a good enough reason.
I was hoping he'd say something about his thoughts on Linus' calling the Mach and FreeBSD people 'incompetent idiots'.
Sure he's an OpenBSD guy... but I'm sure he's got an opinion on it.
Getting to play with all of these these new fangled toys at such a young age... robotic lego sets, the internet, cell phones, instant messaging... boy am I feeling old... and yet I'm only 25!
As to when someone will whip out an app to record these streams (perhaps even under Linux)?
Shame they are so low res though... no doubt many will continue to use illicit means to see the shows in a much higher res.