I am my 15 year old son's friend. We share common interests (computers, video games, technology, etc.) and so we get along great. But his computer is in the basement right next to mine and it's going to be that way until he moves out. It has worked well, and while I did have parental control software on it when he was younger, I removed all of it and gave him admin access a couple years ago. Raise them right, give them some freedom, but supervise, and it all works out. Can he access porn when I'm not around? Sure. But at 15 1/2 I'm not too worried about it.
Don't know if you were being sarcastic, but EVE doesn't use levelling
And it's not exactly a 2D grid like the GP suggests. There are over 5,000 star (solar) systems but each is basically full size. It's true that like a normal star system, the overwhelmingly vast majority of that is empty space, but you can be anywhere within it. Most of the action does take place around celestial bodies, space stations, star gates, and anomalies, but EVE does a good job of making a galaxy feel mindbogglingly huge, which is appropriate.
I'll second this. The thing I like about it is it doesn't bug you to renew/update/subscribe, etc. As long as you have a "genuine" copy of Windows, it just works. Odd, coming from MS and all, but I do like it.
Man, now you got me depressed and this had started off from just a bad joke...(sigh).
Hey, YOU thought it was a bad joke. I think it was appropriate, and so do the slashdotters who used mod points instead of comment.:p
That said, this has been a good discussion with some valid points raised. Myself, I've just about run out of faith that this can all be fixed with elections. I sure hope it can be, and I sure hope what we get next is better, but I sure as hell wouldn't bet on it. Sadly, the USA has seen better days...
Lengthy approval processes, limits on number of Federal attendees at conferences, and restrictions on weekend travel will keep the Feds away from this conference.
Bing image search doesn't enforce safe-search if you decide to turn it off (Google doesn't allow you to globally do this anymore) and has a pretty decent interface. The rest is not helpful, but image search is.
It's great to see this and all, but it would be nice if there was an easier way to catch these companies. Most block caller ID, and if they are doing it illegally they're not going to give you their contact info if they sense you are trying to bust them.
The thing that pisses me off about the do not call list, is the fucking politicians have conveniently exempted political calls. When I say do not call me, I mean everyone - no charities, no politicians - EVERYONE. It gets nuts in the month preceding an election.
Preach it, brother. I have a bachelors degree in my field, I'm quite intelligent, and at this point in my career I could easily be in mid-upper management. But I'm not. Why? Because I work to live, not live to work. I work to be able to afford to live my life outside work and spend time with my family which I enjoy immensely. No 60-70 hour weeks for me, thanks...
I'm intending to write BOMB a script that will add random Red Flag words to my emails OBAMA at random intervals in bold so NUKE everyone can continue to read my emails normally TERRORIST but the government will start getting inundated with my AL QAEDA schemes.
Except I doubt anyone we would consider a terrorist calls themselves a terrorist.
I'd go with stuff like: OBAMA, NUKE, WHITE HOUSE, JIHAD, ALLAH, MUHAMMAD, MECCA, INFIDEL, THE PROPHET, TALIBAN.
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I am my 15 year old son's friend. We share common interests (computers, video games, technology, etc.) and so we get along great. But his computer is in the basement right next to mine and it's going to be that way until he moves out. It has worked well, and while I did have parental control software on it when he was younger, I removed all of it and gave him admin access a couple years ago. Raise them right, give them some freedom, but supervise, and it all works out. Can he access porn when I'm not around? Sure. But at 15 1/2 I'm not too worried about it.
Don't know if you were being sarcastic, but EVE doesn't use levelling
And it's not exactly a 2D grid like the GP suggests. There are over 5,000 star (solar) systems but each is basically full size. It's true that like a normal star system, the overwhelmingly vast majority of that is empty space, but you can be anywhere within it. Most of the action does take place around celestial bodies, space stations, star gates, and anomalies, but EVE does a good job of making a galaxy feel mindbogglingly huge, which is appropriate.
I'll second this. The thing I like about it is it doesn't bug you to renew/update/subscribe, etc. As long as you have a "genuine" copy of Windows, it just works. Odd, coming from MS and all, but I do like it.
Man, now you got me depressed and this had started off from just a bad joke...(sigh).
Hey, YOU thought it was a bad joke. I think it was appropriate, and so do the slashdotters who used mod points instead of comment. :p
That said, this has been a good discussion with some valid points raised. Myself, I've just about run out of faith that this can all be fixed with elections. I sure hope it can be, and I sure hope what we get next is better, but I sure as hell wouldn't bet on it. Sadly, the USA has seen better days...
I agree - if this was a "How to be a more effective person" conference, it'd probably be denied.
I suspect the person you replied to was just joking, but it says something about Slashdot that you just can't be sure anymore.
How could anyone read the summary with its "time-honored 'Spot-the-Fed' tradition" and then NOT conclude I was joking?
Lengthy approval processes, limits on number of Federal attendees at conferences, and restrictions on weekend travel will keep the Feds away from this conference.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!!!1!
I think I've Spotted a Fed. Do I win something?
It's okay, though—their stories'll eventually be recreated, even if unintentionally.
What if all the monkeys and typewriters are also gone?
Excellent point overall, though. I'd mod you up if I hadn't already posted.
...pirating a copy when you don't know what you'll get or if a threatening letter will arrive six weeks later.
You're doing it wrong...
it's funny how stats can clearly show anything when you don't present any evidence or quote any source.
Yep. In fact they say that 87% of all statistics are made up on the spot!
Please do not feed the trolls...
Is that a new motto of US State Department? That would clarify a lot.
Sadly, it appears to be... (Obviously, I wasn't agreeing with that approach - it's awful what this country had come to - but it's reality...)
I cannot believe they managed to re-route a plane belonging to a president of an independent country! I would think that counts as an act of war.
More or less, but what's Bolivia going to do about it? Attack?
Nope, they're going to do exactly what they did: protest loudly, then move on with their lives...
Link to the video in question.
Bing image search doesn't enforce safe-search if you decide to turn it off (Google doesn't allow you to globally do this anymore) and has a pretty decent interface. The rest is not helpful, but image search is.
Nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more!
It's great to see this and all, but it would be nice if there was an easier way to catch these companies. Most block caller ID, and if they are doing it illegally they're not going to give you their contact info if they sense you are trying to bust them.
The thing that pisses me off about the do not call list, is the fucking politicians have conveniently exempted political calls. When I say do not call me, I mean everyone - no charities, no politicians - EVERYONE. It gets nuts in the month preceding an election.
I'll third that - thank you!
I'd hire you just to hear your stories. I love planes and flying - especially fighters. If you read this, what kind of aircraft are you flying?
Preach it, brother. I have a bachelors degree in my field, I'm quite intelligent, and at this point in my career I could easily be in mid-upper management. But I'm not. Why? Because I work to live, not live to work. I work to be able to afford to live my life outside work and spend time with my family which I enjoy immensely. No 60-70 hour weeks for me, thanks...
Yeah, I fully expect him to end up anywhere but places that have already been mentioned.
He's anything but a coward. A coward would have kept his mouth shut.
Alright. Clicked the link. Don't regret it. I love Trevor Moore!
Ok, now I'm afraid to click the link, youtube though it may be...
I'm intending to write BOMB a script that will add random Red Flag words to my emails OBAMA at random intervals in bold so NUKE everyone can continue to read my emails normally TERRORIST but the government will start getting inundated with my AL QAEDA schemes.
Except I doubt anyone we would consider a terrorist calls themselves a terrorist.
I'd go with stuff like: OBAMA, NUKE, WHITE HOUSE, JIHAD, ALLAH, MUHAMMAD, MECCA, INFIDEL, THE PROPHET, TALIBAN.
There. Am I on any lists yet? =P