No, I do realise what our country has become in the past two years. I realise that people can and do disappear. I do realise that Police and Federal Investigators have been given carte blanche with to intrusive investigatory powers. I realise that Ashcroft has made it so that I should be worried about saying anything against my government, and that my civil liberties have been flushed down the toilet.
Some people cry, I make sarcastic jokes about it. It's funny in a sad, sad way.
Oh, and "A Proud American" is a kuro5hin troll, I go by loucura there too. Oh, wait... did I ever say I was a proud American? I've -never- said so.
Well, we'll let you hang out with us when you quit wearing dresses and calling yourself "Sherrie". I mean, it's not that we don't like you, it's that you look bad in those plaid dresses. Blech.
I've never seen him before in my life, so your point is kinda moot. I still don't think that joking about it is a problem. I mean, if we can't laugh at other people's hardships, what can we laugh at?
Sources close to the controversy report hearing SCO CEO Darl McBride screaming and then loud thumps, before noting a non-descript black van leaving the SCO compound.
Administration Spokesperson Dill Franken had this to say, "While we cannot reveal the identity of the individuals for reasons of National Security, we can safely say that we have thwarted a terrorist network in their attempts to threaten the government, and our way of life."
He then went on to check his watch and remarked, "they should be arriving at Camp X-ray, right... about... now!" He then took some questions and concluded the press conference.
The only problem, is security, if it's sending out a unique tone for each keypress, then to get username/password pairs, all you'll is a tape recorder, you could do it from far away too, with a uni-directional shotgun mic. That would be a bad thing.
The problem with this, however, isn't that he's wrong, but that he's plagiarising Kant's Prolegomena. In the Prolegomena, Kant states that the only a priori concepts we can ever have are time and space because they are imposed by our psyche. IOW, space and time concepts are -necessary- for conscious thought.
This, at least, is my impression after reading the article. YMMV, HTH, HAND.
Granted, but those who would be psychologically scarred by watching the video aren't the target audience, and would be turned off from the video just by the cover--not to mention website, title, et cetera.
I don't think his viewpoint is as valuable as you do, if he were arguing against it rather than arguing against its being published, then perhaps I could see some value in it, but knee-jerk reactions like his (even PhDs can have knee-jerk reactions) don't help the argument. His viewpoint is more likely to create more people who are interested in it than people who want to avoid it. Just like the Holocaust-revisionists in the 1970s.
I disagree, he's claiming that a (fictional!!!) movie about hunting women is equivocal to spouse abuse, or actually hunting women. First, there's a serious disconnect here, between fantasy and reality. A person who fantasizes about things that may not be politically correct, or even socially acceptable doesn't harm anyone so long as he doesn't force his fantasy upon anyone else.
Second, there's he's trying to claim fiction is the same as reality. His argument would have us banning movies like American History X, because there was racial violence in it, banning books like Jennifer Government because poor people are discriminated against, banning works of social commentary fiction because they happen to violate someone's sense of decency.
The actors(!!) in the movie were (presumably) not forced to run around naked while male actors simulated shooting them with paintball guns. They were paid for the service.
This, isn't to say that I condone the video, nor the use of violence against anyone (simulated or otherwise), I think that arguing against it only works when it exists though, and that you can't equate stylised violence with actual violence, none of the actresses were battered by the actors, nor were they actually shot with the paintball guns.
You can either go to what appears to be their main page at: http://isee.enmail.com, and register, and get spammed, or you can go here: http://tenet.res.in/isee/ and download it directly without any registration.
Man, that's a useless website. Mandatory flash, and all. I guess that means I'll have to buy a regular non-custom car, since I can't browse their site with lynx.
Why chisenbop when you can count in binary on your hands and count to 1023 (2^10 - 1), on both hands as opposed to 99 (10^2 - 1) that chisenbop offers.
Maybe I'm wrong, but this seems like a non-story to me. First, the linked article says nothing truly interesting, and second, Toshiba is well within their rights to make it difficult for you to dual-boot.
Yes, it's a pain in the ass when they work against you, but there are other laptop manufacturers who claim to support Linux *coughIBMcough*, so vote with your feet, and buy toe-pens... I mean, buy from people who don't work against you.
Crying that it's in the Constitution doesn't mean jack either. The Constitution is a collection of words, meant to be reinterpreted over time to suit the needs of the people now, not as we were 200 years ago.
The Constitution is the highest law of the land. If you want to reinterpret it, you need to get a constitutional amendment. What's that? You can't get an amendment to infringe on the right to own weapons? Then quit-your-bitching, the law states that the right shall not be infringed, and until the Constitution says otherwise, that's the law.
Wouldn't supplying substantial amounts of power through network cable (lets say cat5) make enough EMI to scramble the data going through the other pairs?
USB supplies power to USB peripherals, as well as Data, so I don't think it would be a significant problem.
So, then you're saying that there are <a href="http://www.litestep.net/">standards</a> ; <a href="http://207.134.67.174/OpenVision2/index.html ">in the</a> <a href="http://www.metaphorcity.com/evwm/">microsoft </a> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com">world?</a>
Usin g different programs to perform the same task is not a lack of standardisation. Every open-source window manager runs on X, X is the standard, the window-managers are the programs that make use of the standard.
You know, like how XHTML is the standard, and web-browsers use it. My using MozillaFirebird doesn't hurt your using InternetExplorer. Take your Troll FUD elsewhere.
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No, I do realise what our country has become in the past two years. I realise that people can and do disappear. I do realise that Police and Federal Investigators have been given carte blanche with to intrusive investigatory powers. I realise that Ashcroft has made it so that I should be worried about saying anything against my government, and that my civil liberties have been flushed down the toilet.
Some people cry, I make sarcastic jokes about it. It's funny in a sad, sad way.
Oh, and "A Proud American" is a kuro5hin troll, I go by loucura there too. Oh, wait... did I ever say I was a proud American? I've -never- said so.
Well, we'll let you hang out with us when you quit wearing dresses and calling yourself "Sherrie". I mean, it's not that we don't like you, it's that you look bad in those plaid dresses. Blech.
I've never seen him before in my life, so your point is kinda moot. I still don't think that joking about it is a problem. I mean, if we can't laugh at other people's hardships, what can we laugh at?
No, it's funny because we don't live in a police state where people just "disappear", if we did, we wouldn't joke about it.
It's called summarising, the boring stuff was... well, boring, so I summarised it for the benefit of the slashdot populace.
Anyhow, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Have a nice day.
[... snip out boring stuff...]
Sources close to the controversy report hearing SCO CEO Darl McBride screaming and then loud thumps, before noting a non-descript black van leaving the SCO compound.
Administration Spokesperson Dill Franken had this to say, "While we cannot reveal the identity of the individuals for reasons of National Security, we can safely say that we have thwarted a terrorist network in their attempts to threaten the government, and our way of life."
He then went on to check his watch and remarked, "they should be arriving at Camp X-ray, right... about... now!" He then took some questions and concluded the press conference.
Help! Help! I'm being oppressed!
The only problem, is security, if it's sending out a unique tone for each keypress, then to get username/password pairs, all you'll is a tape recorder, you could do it from far away too, with a uni-directional shotgun mic. That would be a bad thing.
The problem with this, however, isn't that he's wrong, but that he's plagiarising Kant's Prolegomena. In the Prolegomena, Kant states that the only a priori concepts we can ever have are time and space because they are imposed by our psyche. IOW, space and time concepts are -necessary- for conscious thought.
This, at least, is my impression after reading the article. YMMV, HTH, HAND.
Granted, but those who would be psychologically scarred by watching the video aren't the target audience, and would be turned off from the video just by the cover--not to mention website, title, et cetera.
I don't think his viewpoint is as valuable as you do, if he were arguing against it rather than arguing against its being published, then perhaps I could see some value in it, but knee-jerk reactions like his (even PhDs can have knee-jerk reactions) don't help the argument. His viewpoint is more likely to create more people who are interested in it than people who want to avoid it. Just like the Holocaust-revisionists in the 1970s.
I disagree, he's claiming that a (fictional!!!) movie about hunting women is equivocal to spouse abuse, or actually hunting women. First, there's a serious disconnect here, between fantasy and reality. A person who fantasizes about things that may not be politically correct, or even socially acceptable doesn't harm anyone so long as he doesn't force his fantasy upon anyone else.
Second, there's he's trying to claim fiction is the same as reality. His argument would have us banning movies like American History X, because there was racial violence in it, banning books like Jennifer Government because poor people are discriminated against, banning works of social commentary fiction because they happen to violate someone's sense of decency.
The actors(!!) in the movie were (presumably) not forced to run around naked while male actors simulated shooting them with paintball guns. They were paid for the service.
This, isn't to say that I condone the video, nor the use of violence against anyone (simulated or otherwise), I think that arguing against it only works when it exists though, and that you can't equate stylised violence with actual violence, none of the actresses were battered by the actors, nor were they actually shot with the paintball guns.
You can either go to what appears to be their main page at: http://isee.enmail.com, and register, and get spammed, or you can go here: http://tenet.res.in/isee/ and download it directly without any registration.
Man, that's a useless website. Mandatory flash, and all. I guess that means I'll have to buy a regular non-custom car, since I can't browse their site with lynx.
Why chisenbop when you can count in binary on your hands and count to 1023 (2^10 - 1), on both hands as opposed to 99 (10^2 - 1) that chisenbop offers.
Maybe I'm wrong, but this seems like a non-story to me. First, the linked article says nothing truly interesting, and second, Toshiba is well within their rights to make it difficult for you to dual-boot.
Yes, it's a pain in the ass when they work against you, but there are other laptop manufacturers who claim to support Linux *coughIBMcough*, so vote with your feet, and buy toe-pens... I mean, buy from people who don't work against you.
I could say that I don't like Snickers(TM) because it has peanuts in it, but that doesn't detract from the fact that I do not like Snickers(TM).
Crying that it's in the Constitution doesn't mean jack either. The Constitution is a collection of words, meant to be reinterpreted over time to suit the needs of the people now, not as we were 200 years ago.
The Constitution is the highest law of the land. If you want to reinterpret it, you need to get a constitutional amendment. What's that? You can't get an amendment to infringe on the right to own weapons? Then quit-your-bitching, the law states that the right shall not be infringed, and until the Constitution says otherwise, that's the law.
So, what you're saying is that everyone who donates to one campaign should be required to donate an equal amount to all other campaigns?
Shit, sign me up to run for President... you can fill your checks out to me...
I don't have mod-points, so I made you my friend... small consolation I'm sure.
Yes, according to the Constitution, I am. We -all- are.
Wouldn't supplying substantial amounts of power through network cable (lets say cat5) make enough EMI to scramble the data going through the other pairs?
USB supplies power to USB peripherals, as well as Data, so I don't think it would be a significant problem.
No, N1n.j4 is a proprietary protocol... so it isn't supported outside of NipponCorp.
Both HIGH SPEED/POWER, AND FULL SPEED/POWER... and the as-yet-unreleased LUDICROUS SPEED/POWER.
This is just another case of the Brits trying to steal our momentum... those bastards.
So, then you're saying that there are <a href="http://www.litestep.net/">standards</a> ; <a href="http://207.134.67.174/OpenVision2/index.html ">in the</a> <a href="http://www.metaphorcity.com/evwm/">microsoft </a> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com">world?</a>
Usin g different programs to perform the same task is not a lack of standardisation. Every open-source window manager runs on X, X is the standard, the window-managers are the programs that make use of the standard.
You know, like how XHTML is the standard, and web-browsers use it. My using MozillaFirebird doesn't hurt your using InternetExplorer. Take your Troll FUD elsewhere.
Yes, IHBT
Uhm, $903 dollars US BEFORE taxes does not equate to $1000 a month.