The reason why the government should do it for you is because you're not the one who's going to be drunk driving.
Then they should get in bed with you and make sure you use a condom every time. They should drive with you, to make sure you don't fall asleep. Where does it stop?
As far as I can tell, the government (Ontario) almost encourages drinking and driving. They make no effort to allow people to find out their BAC before getting in the car.
I don't need yet another thing for the government to do for me. If you aren't able to judge your ability to drink, buy a breatalizer.
Better yet, make breathalizers even more accessable than that.
You can buy a DOT certified breathalizer for about $100. A DUI in California costs about $10,000 by the time you're done with it. Hmmm. Going to have a drink now and then, don't rely on the govenrnment, do it yourself. You can also buy "go/no-go" strips for less than a dollar. Put one in your mouth and you're over/under depending on the color.
Sorry, but I hate hearing what the government should "do for us". Arrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!
So, the most important issue in your world is spam? Seriously? You don't care about foreign relations, or the economy, or health care, or tort reform, or the DMCA, or the Patriot Act, or anything else at all more than you care about whether you get a cold-call email from the candidate in question?
Where is this place you live, and could you tell me how to get there? In the real world, spam is annoying, but there are a lot of more important things to get wound up about.
I care about those things, but like I said - I'm not impressed with any of the candidates.
I live in California, and just like the election we had here a few months back, threre's no real choices. We had Davis (a crook) vs Bustamonte (a racist crook) vs Arnold (inexperienced). Who the hell do you pick? Every choice is a potential nightmare.
Perhaps there's one that you found and like. If so, more power to you. On the other hand it doesn't make me an uncaring idiot if I don't like any of the current crop of candidates.
As former sys admin, I cannot tell you how much I detest spam, and how hard I fight it.
I'm not too impressed with anybody in the race, but if I'm getting spam from them - there's no way in hell I'd vote for them.
Their spam will be sent back. Their "voter feedback" form will be used to explain why I would never buy a product advertised by spam - including the President.
Another idea would be is to have the original mix tracks on the CD in MP3 form along with a program that allows the buyers to remix to songs differently. Remove that irritating guitar solo, add more reverb on the bass, things like this.
I've wanted that feaure for so long. It came to me when I was listening to something, and it was perfect *except* for the vocals. I just wanted to be able to shut her mic off and have a killer instrumental piece.
I think that Tommy Boy records had something like that on a few CDs, but I've never cared enough for hip-hop to check it out.
He doesn't have to pay royalties for anything, though, because he gets permission every time.
You still pay royalties, even with permission. If I can get Coolio to sing on my next album, I'll owe him 25k. If I cover one of his songs, I'll owe him at least that much - and I must have permission. Al, on the other hand may not have to have permission, but if he gets it, he and the artist negociate royalties.
I said this was for my garage. I have computers in my house, as well as a TV.
I know that your argument doesn't hold up, so make sure to resort to insults. It works every time, and it makes you more right.
Don't actually read and understand what I'm saying, just make stupid jabs. It makes you look smarter.
I'll try again one last time; I'm an optimist sometimes.
In my opinion I would rather not have to turn on the TV to listen to music, so I think the Slimp3 is a more elegant solution. You are free to think and do what yo like, and I won't think you're any less of a human if you want to turn on the TV to listen to music.
Get a grip and try and learn to discuss without being insulting.
Yes, I have heard of 'home theater'. However, I don't want a TV in my garage; all I want is music.
I work on bikes, cars, wood and metal in my garage. Electronics don't last long because of the dusty and sometimes dirty environment. If I have your 'home theater' in my garage, I need a PC a TV, a keyboard, a mouse, an amp and speakers. I need a low, flat place to put them (at least the keyboard and mouse). I need to replace them every few years also, as they have moving parts that don't like dust.
If I have a Slimp3/Squeezebox, I only need an amp and speakers. I can wrap the remote in saran wrap so it stays clean. There's no moving parts.
Perhaps a 'home theater' corks for you. If it does, more power to you. Being an insulting troll doesn't make you right; it just makes you an insulting troll.
Here's a tip: the solution that works for you is not always the solution that works for everybody else.
And that's a good thing. They also display movies and photos/slideshows. Not having this ability puts the SB at a distinct disadvantage, and relegates it to the narrow niche of audio player. What's called a display is just a readout. I mean for C'sakes, even my phone can do movies and snapshots.
OK, but I don't want a TV connected to my stereo. All I want is music.
I think it's really lame to have to turn on a TV just to listen to music, and that's one of the things I really like about the Slimp3. A former roomate had one, and the interface was better than any other thing on the market (no keyboard, no mouse, no TV) - all you needed was the player and a remote.
I would go into the store and talk to a manager. I would explain why I was no longer shopping at their store. I would get contact info for the owner, and let them know the same thing.
I'd most likely call them from a competing store, and let them know the total of my purchase - and how they just missed it.
I think the worst offenders, and the ones that will be hardest to stop, will be in crowded public places - sporting events, concerts, shopping malls, subway stations...
Get spam? Contact every business possible and let them know why you aren't shopping there, and tell them how much you were going to spend.
Yes and no. A single spam isn't worth $1,000 of my time, however, if I should choose to sue and spend my time with a lawyer, a courtroom, etc... it could take *lots* of my time.
I make $250 to $500 a day as a contractor, so if sueing a spammer takes more than 2 or 3 days (when I can't work) it *does* cost me $1,000.
On top of that, the deterent has to be high. If the penalty was the time it takes to delete an email (at $30/hr) the fine would be too low to matter.
That's my $0.0125 (I keep track of deals at dealmein.net)
>> I have a 30 gig and a 40 gig (but they're for different operating systems and quite isolated), and if you're not pirating media, nor doing any digital video stuff, I can't imagine why anyone would need something more - although, 30 gigs could easily be filled by chess tablebases, but those can be compressed to 8 gigs or so. (and it would take at least a week to generate them)
What? I listen to music. I MP3 all my CDs - I am not a thief, but I convert all the CDs I *paid money* for. I have far more than 30 gigs of MP3s.
Long story, but I was fired for political reasons. A co-worker tipped me off a half hour early (he was told to disable my accounts when I went to a meeting) so at least I wasn't surprised.
They fired me, then I was told I could be escorted to my desk to get my personal crap, and "oh, you need to tell us all the passwords you use".
I had to explain to them that if I told them, I would still know them and they wouldn't be secure. Dumbasses.
I laughed as I knew that theu have to change passwords on 50 routers and a ton of servers.
My life changed for the better after that.
> What does that mean? A company which employs five people with computers and 95 people to mow lawns will pay the same as one that employes 100 software engineers.
They wouldn't really be a potential market, now would thay?
Would any non-engineering company with 5 employees need anything from Sun?
It also sounds like you can still buy whatever the hell you want, but *IF* you want happy meal proices, you can get them. In that case, your mythical lawnmowerman could continue to use their Sun hardware and software at their current prices.
And youstill don't get it.
He's upset by the way he was treated. He never said "I don't want to pay for software".
Federal Marshals - guys with guns, badges and jackboots kicked down his door and cost him $100,000 because of software compliance. Sounds like he would have been more than happy to pay the fees, and probably a little extra.
They didn't offer that. They went for the kill, then used him as an example.
Uh, no. Casinos don't throw you out when you're up at Blackjack. That would be stupid.
Casinos throw you out when you're *counting*. If you're betting $5 a hand, then start betting $100 (and winning more), then go back to $5 with a new deck it'll tip them to something. DO that long enough and keep winning, you're gone.
Just get lucky for a while? Win a big stack of chips? No problem. In fact, they'll probably offer you a drink or a meal or a room or a cocktail hostess.
Yeah, and it works too. When I visit my parents in rural Southern Oregon, there's six mechanical switches (according to the phone repair guy) between their house and the CO. Dialup speed is about 26k on a really good day.
On the other hand, there's a great little coffee place that has wireless service in town. No cost, no login, just good coffee and a wireless access. My parents have anice coffee maker, but I still drop $5 in the coffee shop every few days when I'm there.
Of course, if it was bad coffee, I'd be tempted to sit in the parking lot in my truck...
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God damn! Read my post! You're not the one who's going to be spreading AIDS! The *OTHER* guy is!
Why are you against legislation that enforces the responsible behavior that *you're* exhibiting?
The reason why the government should do it for you is because you're not the one who's going to be drunk driving.
Then they should get in bed with you and make sure you use a condom every time. They should drive with you, to make sure you don't fall asleep. Where does it stop?
As far as I can tell, the government (Ontario) almost encourages drinking and driving. They make no effort to allow people to find out their BAC before getting in the car.
I don't need yet another thing for the government to do for me. If you aren't able to judge your ability to drink, buy a breatalizer.
Better yet, make breathalizers even more accessable than that.
You can buy a DOT certified breathalizer for about $100. A DUI in California costs about $10,000 by the time you're done with it. Hmmm. Going to have a drink now and then, don't rely on the govenrnment, do it yourself. You can also buy "go/no-go" strips for less than a dollar. Put one in your mouth and you're over/under depending on the color.
Sorry, but I hate hearing what the government should "do for us". Arrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!
P.P.S. I'd sure like to figure out a way to make the word liberal lose its negative connotation...
Just add an even larger "negative" to it.
Something like liberalredneck
Yes, I'm a liberal and a redneck.
I went to lindows.com to have a look, and followed the link to "buy one now" and followed that to a reseller of Lindows boxes.
/customkititems.asp, line 368
Nice webpage:
Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a01c3'
Object not a collection
So, the most important issue in your world is spam? Seriously? You don't care about foreign relations, or the economy, or health care, or tort reform, or the DMCA, or the Patriot Act, or anything else at all more than you care about whether you get a cold-call email from the candidate in question?
Where is this place you live, and could you tell me how to get there? In the real world, spam is annoying, but there are a lot of more important things to get wound up about.
I care about those things, but like I said - I'm not impressed with any of the candidates.
I live in California, and just like the election we had here a few months back, threre's no real choices. We had Davis (a crook) vs Bustamonte (a racist crook) vs Arnold (inexperienced). Who the hell do you pick? Every choice is a potential nightmare.
Perhaps there's one that you found and like. If so, more power to you. On the other hand it doesn't make me an uncaring idiot if I don't like any of the current crop of candidates.
As former sys admin, I cannot tell you how much I detest spam, and how hard I fight it.
Going along with your nick, the Skynyrd lyric "gimme back, gimme back my bullets" comes to mind when anyone sends me spam.
[Note to overly paranoid Treasury Department staff: This is not a threat of physical harm to anyone.]
Best laugh I've had all day.
Do you know how hard it is to find a pro-choice, pro-gun candidate?
I'm not too impressed with anybody in the race, but if I'm getting spam from them - there's no way in hell I'd vote for them.
Their spam will be sent back. Their "voter feedback" form will be used to explain why I would never buy a product advertised by spam - including the President.
The desktop screen also boasts a unique design, complete with a Ferrari racing motif and active calendar.
How come the screen shot in the "article" has a picture of a canoe? Sure, it's red - but is it a Ferrari Racing Canoe?
Another idea would be is to have the original mix tracks on the CD in MP3 form along with a program that allows the buyers to remix to songs differently. Remove that irritating guitar solo, add more reverb on the bass, things like this.
I've wanted that feaure for so long. It came to me when I was listening to something, and it was perfect *except* for the vocals. I just wanted to be able to shut her mic off and have a killer instrumental piece.
I think that Tommy Boy records had something like that on a few CDs, but I've never cared enough for hip-hop to check it out.
He doesn't have to pay royalties for anything, though, because he gets permission every time.
You still pay royalties, even with permission. If I can get Coolio to sing on my next album, I'll owe him 25k. If I cover one of his songs, I'll owe him at least that much - and I must have permission.
Al, on the other hand may not have to have permission, but if he gets it, he and the artist negociate royalties.
I said this was for my garage.
I have computers in my house, as well as a TV.
I know that your argument doesn't hold up, so make sure to resort to insults. It works every time, and it makes you more right.
Don't actually read and understand what I'm saying, just make stupid jabs. It makes you look smarter.
I'll try again one last time; I'm an optimist sometimes.
In my opinion I would rather not have to turn on the TV to listen to music, so I think the Slimp3 is a more elegant solution. You are free to think and do what yo like, and I won't think you're any less of a human if you want to turn on the TV to listen to music.
Get a grip and try and learn to discuss without being insulting.
Yes, I have heard of 'home theater'. However, I don't want a TV in my garage; all I want is music.
I work on bikes, cars, wood and metal in my garage. Electronics don't last long because of the dusty and sometimes dirty environment. If I have your 'home theater' in my garage, I need a PC a TV, a keyboard, a mouse, an amp and speakers. I need a low, flat place to put them (at least the keyboard and mouse). I need to replace them every few years also, as they have moving parts that don't like dust.
If I have a Slimp3/Squeezebox, I only need an amp and speakers. I can wrap the remote in saran wrap so it stays clean. There's no moving parts.
Perhaps a 'home theater' corks for you. If it does, more power to you. Being an insulting troll doesn't make you right; it just makes you an insulting troll.
Here's a tip: the solution that works for you is not always the solution that works for everybody else.
And that's a good thing. They also display movies and photos/slideshows. Not having this ability puts the SB at a distinct disadvantage, and relegates it to the narrow niche of audio player. What's called a display is just a readout. I mean for C'sakes, even my phone can do movies and snapshots.
OK, but I don't want a TV connected to my stereo. All I want is music.
I think it's really lame to have to turn on a TV just to listen to music, and that's one of the things I really like about the Slimp3. A former roomate had one, and the interface was better than any other thing on the market (no keyboard, no mouse, no TV) - all you needed was the player and a remote.
Somebody couldn't RFA. It's slashdead.
I would go into the store and talk to a manager. I would explain why I was no longer shopping at their store. I would get contact info for the owner, and let them know the same thing.
I'd most likely call them from a competing store, and let them know the total of my purchase - and how they just missed it.
I think the worst offenders, and the ones that will be hardest to stop, will be in crowded public places - sporting events, concerts, shopping malls, subway stations...
Get spam?
Contact every business possible and let them know why you aren't shopping there, and tell them how much you were going to spend.
Tackett
Yes and no.
A single spam isn't worth $1,000 of my time, however, if I should choose to sue and spend my time with a lawyer, a courtroom, etc... it could take *lots* of my time.
I make $250 to $500 a day as a contractor, so if sueing a spammer takes more than 2 or 3 days (when I can't work) it *does* cost me $1,000.
On top of that, the deterent has to be high. If the penalty was the time it takes to delete an email (at $30/hr) the fine would be too low to matter.
That's my $0.0125 (I keep track of deals at dealmein.net)
>> I have a 30 gig and a 40 gig (but they're for different operating systems and quite isolated), and if you're not pirating media, nor doing any digital video stuff, I can't imagine why anyone would need something more - although, 30 gigs could easily be filled by chess tablebases, but those can be compressed to 8 gigs or so. (and it would take at least a week to generate them)
What?
I listen to music.
I MP3 all my CDs - I am not a thief, but I convert all the CDs I *paid money* for. I have far more than 30 gigs of MP3s.
Work for the RIAA?
Long story, but I was fired for political reasons. A co-worker tipped me off a half hour early (he was told to disable my accounts when I went to a meeting) so at least I wasn't surprised.
They fired me, then I was told I could be escorted to my desk to get my personal crap, and "oh, you need to tell us all the passwords you use".
I had to explain to them that if I told them, I would still know them and they wouldn't be secure. Dumbasses.
I laughed as I knew that theu have to change passwords on 50 routers and a ton of servers.
My life changed for the better after that.
> Don't talk down to me you smug little shit
Well, that's a conversation ender, isn't it.
> What does that mean? A company which employs five people with computers and 95 people to mow lawns will pay the same as one that employes 100 software engineers.
They wouldn't really be a potential market, now would thay?
Would any non-engineering company with 5 employees need anything from Sun?
It also sounds like you can still buy whatever the hell you want, but *IF* you want happy meal proices, you can get them. In that case, your mythical lawnmowerman could continue to use their Sun hardware and software at their current prices.
The sky isn't falling.
Brianna added: "I am sorry for what I have done. I love music and don't want to hurt the artists I love."
When did 12 year old girls start calling bands "artists"? I'd eat a sock if those words weren't planted in her head.
And youstill don't get it. He's upset by the way he was treated. He never said "I don't want to pay for software". Federal Marshals - guys with guns, badges and jackboots kicked down his door and cost him $100,000 because of software compliance. Sounds like he would have been more than happy to pay the fees, and probably a little extra. They didn't offer that. They went for the kill, then used him as an example.
Uh, no. Casinos don't throw you out when you're up at Blackjack. That would be stupid.
Casinos throw you out when you're *counting*. If you're betting $5 a hand, then start betting $100 (and winning more), then go back to $5 with a new deck it'll tip them to something. DO that long enough and keep winning, you're gone.
Just get lucky for a while? Win a big stack of chips? No problem. In fact, they'll probably offer you a drink or a meal or a room or a cocktail hostess.
Yeah, and it works too. When I visit my parents in rural Southern Oregon, there's six mechanical switches (according to the phone repair guy) between their house and the CO. Dialup speed is about 26k on a really good day.
On the other hand, there's a great little coffee place that has wireless service in town. No cost, no login, just good coffee and a wireless access. My parents have anice coffee maker, but I still drop $5 in the coffee shop every few days when I'm there.
Of course, if it was bad coffee, I'd be tempted to sit in the parking lot in my truck...