"It's a beautiful part of the country. We're keen rock climbers, so we can't complain about having well-known UK crags around the place."
Well, that's understandable.
As a fellow climber, I can completely understand where they're coming from - it really sucks having to carry 35 pounds on your back and set camp at a base from where you can climb.
There's a reason why you're smarter than an elephant you know? And a reason why a chimp is smarter than a dog, or why Dolphins are smarter than most other species.
But I'm a little unhappy with RDA going off the show, however I do like Ben Browder (he was awesome in Farscape), so I hope SG-1 doesn't go the way of the dodo.
On the other hand, while Atlantis isn't _bad_, it still doesn't compare to SG-1. Yet.
For the love of god, leave this franchise alone until you can find the equivalent of Jackson for LOTR.
Excuse ME!? I'm sorry, that's like making Saddam the leader for UNICEF or something.
Jackson's adaptation was _mediocre_. On a scale of 1 to 10, it would perhaps rate a 3 or a 4, but not more. Hell, I'd say 4 is being kind.
Sure, it looks good as an independent series, but it is NOT in anyway even close to Tolkien's works, and he quite literally did a horrible, HORRIBLE job of it.
Kubrick - now he is a man who'd have done a decent job of things. PJ is just an asshat who screwed up a wonderful series of books.
Issuing a subpoena and asking for a bunch of logs is hardly unconstitutional. If anything, it's perfectly legal.
If you had information on how to build a dirty bomb which could have disastorous consquences, what's wrong with the state seeing who has access to such information? They're merely trying to protect their interests, and the interests of the people.
But these days, it seems the US government is a bigger violator of human rights than the soviets ever were.
Oh yeah, the US government is killing away millions of people to further the cause of the state. The last time I checked, we were also annexing all our neighbouring countries to become more powerful. Am sure the Canadians are trembling in their shoes.
Not to mention the fact that the US government is completely controlled by the military and is persecuting its citizens for not following its mandate.
FYI - for all of the government's efforts, the judiciary still deems it illegal for the legislature to interfere. Despite everything, the "regime" that is currently in power was _democratically_ elected by the majority of Americans. Perhaps you may disagree with their decision or the methods they employ, however that does not mean it is not democracy.
-requirement for internal travel documents "your papers please"
Lots of countries in the world have them. Hell, even within Europe you will have to show your papers to travel. Even in the world's largest democracy (India), you'd better have your ID to travel. There is nothing wrong in this.
-"blacklisting" dissidents (no-fly list?)
Wow, nice choice of words. It's unfortunate you see them as dissidents - the state is trying to protect its interests and its people. Sure, I'm unhappy about the means - but you know what? It's better than having some bunch of bearded morons running planes into buildings.
-secret searches (Brandon Mayfield in Portland?)
FYI - these things have been happening for all of time. It's only that you hear more about them now with the new media. Just because you hear more about them does not mean that they didn't happen before.
-forced medical procedures (or lack of care)
See above.
-voting irregularities
Here's a little secret. Democracy doesn't really "work" - almost every American president other than Kennedy has been a White Christian Protestant Male. So much for diversity and blah blah blah. If democracy really did work, Joe Schmoe would be able to contest for elections and get elected. And if that were the case, you think the powers that be would really let that happen?
-lack of "due process" (Guantanamo Bay, sending suspects to egypt for "questioning")
This has always been happening - WW2, Cold War and the like. And like I mentioned earlier, it's merely that you're hearing more about it now, that is all.
-"watchers" at libraries, places of public assembly
Well, we have the technology that makes this possible quite easily. In time, we'll also develop means of overcoming such "watching" - through other technologies.
Remember - whatever happens, the majority of the people asked for it. The state is what the people want it to be.
RFID tagged tools for disabled people, parents knowing where their children are, trackers which can help doctors see how their patients are doing, helping me finding my car keys - I could go on.
In fact, one of my classmates did a project on helping blind people get around doing their daily jobs using RFID tags. My school has a project called Aware Home, which is basically the idea of a home that can monitor the inhabitants - this combined with RFID tags can accomplish some pretty cool things.
an RFID tag system is easy to manage and opt out of
Hahaha! So you think - until it becomes absolutely mandatory and illegal for you to remove them.
Or -- imagine -- systems which would just not function without an RFID implant, or harm you if you do not have one.
What would you do then?
Get over it, you're slowly losing all the privacy you once had. It's one of the prices we are paying for certain advancements (and obvious advantages).
Whether or not you choose to have them - that would be your choice, at the moment. However, you really may not have the ability to make that choice a while from now.
For me, I treat digital media like traditional media - particularly books.
While the digital media maybe flimsy, there is no reasonable reason why the information therein should _not_ survive for more than 40 years.
At the very least, one can be sure that it would have historical significance. And I'm fairly certain that I would be alive 40+ years from now, which would merit the necessity for me having the media, or atleast the information therein. While the information may eventually become irrelevant, it would at the very least have posterity value.
Digital information is no different from a library of books - it's just stored digitally. I do expect my books to last as long as possible (hell, books have lasted centuries, if not more). Then why should it be any different for other media?
No, this is the ZE5500 series. However, I've another kind of problem - the laptop overheats so often, and the power adapter melted after a year due to overheating.
I ordered a new one, and within 2 months, even that went bad. In the end, I had to patch together components so that it became more heat resistant (changed the female input pin) and the like.
I do not know, but personally I think that while HP laptops are quite robust, they are not particularly reliable.
I got a laptop from HP last year (Pavilion Z series) and it has one dead pixel in the extreme left bottom of the screen.
Normally, I don't notice it because it's black. However, when I do code in an editor with a white background, it stands out very distinctly particularly because I look out for patterns in the code and somehow that one point catches my attention. Needless to say, this irritates me to no end.
And as a consequence, I've started to code more in console mode because in that case, the pixel does not stand out. So much that its become a habit for me to have editors with black backgrounds or use the console mode no matter where.
Who would have thought that one dead pixel could have such consequences =)
Okay, I was with you for the most part - but hold on a sec.
> the build quality of Apple
You're _kidding_ right? The build quality of Apple for the most part is merely in the looks. Apple stuff is HARDLY durable. You know, my iPod was scratched so badly within 2 days of just sitting in my pocket. Apple products are anything but quality build material.
They're quite flimsy and absolutely not durable. They may look cool and use the latest hip-looking material, but they're NOT durable nor reliable.
Now Nokia - that's a piece of reliable technology. My Nokia phone has withstood so many abuses that even after more than 2 years of use, it still works like a charm.
I'd strongly recommend that Apple never ever gets into making cellphones. Because if I ever got one, I'd have to treat it like a fucking piece of crystalware or something.
Well because to most people (and that includes me) a cellphone is nothing more than a tool and an instrument.
I'm a student, and since I'm simply not grounded enough to have a landline, I have a cellphone. Helps me when I take weekends off and shift apartments and dorms every other semester.
Quite honestly, while all the features sound oh-so-cool and and wonderful, I do not honestly care - I have a very basic phone that lets me do ONE thing properly - TALK. Any phone with decent battery life, good signal reception and a clear channel is good enough. Often times, the base model does suffice and that's more than sufficient for me.
Hell, who cares? If I wanted to send images and stuff, I'd get a good enough PDA for that. A phone is primarily a communication device. Any fancy stuff merely eats up battery.
And oh, as someone who does a lot of outdoor stuff, I've come to realize that battery life is quite important, and more features just eat up more battery life real quickly.
So, to answer your question - the kind who pay to buy crippled stuff are mostly the dumb folks (and usually with cash to blow for spending just $2.50 per MMS or whatever) or the folks who want the latest cool thing (the Oooh! Lookie there! Shiny, shiny! My phone can do _this_! That makes me _so_ proud of my manhood). Very few have a genuine need to see a movie on their cellphone or have any use for any of the quintillion features that the phone may have.
What bloody difference does it make? It's a thing for talking, for cryin' out loud. Bah!
The effects of drugs and toxic residues can send your whole life crashing. These substances put you in a condition which not only prohibits and destroys your physical health, but prevents any stable advancement in mental or spiritual well-being.
Like a fresh stream of crystal clear water, the Purification Program gets rid of the devastating effects of drugs and toxins so they no longer block your clear thinking and enthusiasm for life. This breakthrough discovery by L. Ron Hubbard has helped hundreds of thousands lead happier, more perceptive and aware lives.
And even if you gave No to everything, they still try to convince you.
You answered "YES" to 0 of the 10 questions.
You still could have a level of accumulated toxins in your body which can affect your ability to think clearly.
Followed by Blah blah blah on how polluted your body is.
Just change the count=0 in the querystring and you can see for yourselves =)
The summary doesn't clarify? Did you even read the summary?
According to the XS4All document, not only did the Attorney-General uphold the decision that Free Speech can trump Copyright, but concluded also that there may not have been infringement.
I can understand not reading the articles, but not even bothering to read the complete article summary? Sheesh!
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What a troll.
Did you even bother looking up a dictionary before shooting off your stupid (and ignorant) mouth?
Now, see folks?
This man is what I'd call an optimist.
"It's a beautiful part of the country. We're keen rock climbers, so we can't complain about having well-known UK crags around the place."
Well, that's understandable.
As a fellow climber, I can completely understand where they're coming from - it really sucks having to carry 35 pounds on your back and set camp at a base from where you can climb.
While it is a little extreme, it does make sense.
Relative brain mass w.r.t body mass, yes.
There's a reason why you're smarter than an elephant you know? And a reason why a chimp is smarter than a dog, or why Dolphins are smarter than most other species.
This study sounds like Michael Crichton's Caltech on Aliens cause Global Warming.
Hey, if you can correlate any two events without providing proof and can even claim it to be valid science, the shoe-argument is fair enough.
Yeah, Stargate rocks.
But I'm a little unhappy with RDA going off the show, however I do like Ben Browder (he was awesome in Farscape), so I hope SG-1 doesn't go the way of the dodo.
On the other hand, while Atlantis isn't _bad_, it still doesn't compare to SG-1. Yet.
For the love of god, leave this franchise alone until you can find the equivalent of Jackson for LOTR.
Excuse ME!? I'm sorry, that's like making Saddam the leader for UNICEF or something.
Jackson's adaptation was _mediocre_. On a scale of 1 to 10, it would perhaps rate a 3 or a 4, but not more. Hell, I'd say 4 is being kind.
Sure, it looks good as an independent series, but it is NOT in anyway even close to Tolkien's works, and he quite literally did a horrible, HORRIBLE job of it.
Kubrick - now he is a man who'd have done a decent job of things. PJ is just an asshat who screwed up a wonderful series of books.
I don't think that's a nick that Linus Torvalds would appreciate munnnchhhhhhhh.
I *am* Paris Hilton, you insensitive clod!
Well, you're quite free to hold your sexual preference -- but personally, I'd prefer a bimbo over-lady ;-)
Someone to watch "over" me, you know?
What action of the state is unconstitutional?
Issuing a subpoena and asking for a bunch of logs is hardly unconstitutional. If anything, it's perfectly legal.
If you had information on how to build a dirty bomb which could have disastorous consquences, what's wrong with the state seeing who has access to such information? They're merely trying to protect their interests, and the interests of the people.
Joe Random Paedophile is going to keep tabs on them anyway, technology or not.
Atleast this way, I can know who else is keeping tabs on them, and that someone is also keeping tabs on Joe Random.
I'd gladly agree, IMHO.
What crap.
But these days, it seems the US government is a bigger violator of human rights than the soviets ever were.
Oh yeah, the US government is killing away millions of people to further the cause of the state. The last time I checked, we were also annexing all our neighbouring countries to become more powerful. Am sure the Canadians are trembling in their shoes.
Not to mention the fact that the US government is completely controlled by the military and is persecuting its citizens for not following its mandate.
FYI - for all of the government's efforts, the judiciary still deems it illegal for the legislature to interfere. Despite everything, the
"regime" that is currently in power was _democratically_ elected by the majority of Americans. Perhaps you may disagree with their decision or the methods they employ, however that does not mean it is not democracy.
-requirement for internal travel documents "your papers please"
Lots of countries in the world have them. Hell, even within Europe you will have to show your papers to travel. Even in the world's largest democracy (India), you'd better have your ID to travel. There is nothing wrong in this.
-"blacklisting" dissidents (no-fly list?)
Wow, nice choice of words. It's unfortunate you see them as dissidents - the state is trying to protect its interests and its people. Sure, I'm unhappy about the means - but you know what? It's better than having some bunch of bearded morons running planes into buildings.
-secret searches (Brandon Mayfield in Portland?)
FYI - these things have been happening for all of time. It's only that you hear more about them now with the new media. Just because you hear more about them does not mean that they didn't happen before.
-forced medical procedures (or lack of care)
See above.
-voting irregularities
Here's a little secret. Democracy doesn't really "work" - almost every American president other than Kennedy has been a White Christian Protestant Male. So much for diversity and blah blah blah. If democracy really did work, Joe Schmoe would be able to contest for elections and get elected. And if that were the case, you think the powers that be would really let that happen?
-lack of "due process" (Guantanamo Bay, sending suspects to egypt for "questioning")
This has always been happening - WW2, Cold War and the like. And like I mentioned earlier, it's merely that you're hearing more about it now, that is all.
-"watchers" at libraries, places of public assembly
Well, we have the technology that makes this possible quite easily. In time, we'll also develop means of overcoming such "watching" - through other technologies.
Remember - whatever happens, the majority of the people asked for it. The state is what the people want it to be.
Yeah, and not only is he an extremist, he also seems to be an anarchist.
Well, you have stuff that could harm the state, the state comes knocking. Big deal.
Some of his statements are so ridiculous that its almost laughable. On the bright side, he can plead insanity.
RFID tagged tools for disabled people, parents knowing where their children are, trackers which can help doctors see how their patients are doing, helping me finding my car keys - I could go on.
In fact, one of my classmates did a project on helping blind people get around doing their daily jobs using RFID tags. My school has a project called Aware Home, which is basically the idea of a home that can monitor the inhabitants - this combined with RFID tags can accomplish some pretty cool things.
an RFID tag system is easy to manage and opt out of
Hahaha! So you think - until it becomes absolutely mandatory and illegal for you to remove them.
Or -- imagine -- systems which would just not function without an RFID implant, or harm you if you do not have one.
What would you do then?
Get over it, you're slowly losing all the privacy you once had. It's one of the prices we are paying for certain advancements (and obvious advantages).
Whether or not you choose to have them - that would be your choice, at the moment. However, you really may not have the ability to make that choice a while from now.
I agree.
For me, I treat digital media like traditional media - particularly books.
While the digital media maybe flimsy, there is no reasonable reason why the information therein should _not_ survive for more than 40 years.
At the very least, one can be sure that it would have historical significance. And I'm fairly certain that I would be alive 40+ years from now, which would merit the necessity for me having the media, or atleast the information therein. While the information may eventually become irrelevant, it would at the very least have posterity value.
Digital information is no different from a library of books - it's just stored digitally. I do expect my books to last as long as possible (hell, books have lasted centuries, if not more). Then why should it be any different for other media?
No, this is the ZE5500 series. However, I've another kind of problem - the laptop overheats so often, and the power adapter melted after a year due to overheating.
I ordered a new one, and within 2 months, even that went bad. In the end, I had to patch together components so that it became more heat resistant (changed the female input pin) and the like.
I do not know, but personally I think that while HP laptops are quite robust, they are not particularly reliable.
I got a laptop from HP last year (Pavilion Z series) and it has one dead pixel in the extreme left bottom of the screen.
Normally, I don't notice it because it's black. However, when I do code in an editor with a white background, it stands out very distinctly particularly because I look out for patterns in the code and somehow that one point catches my attention. Needless to say, this irritates me to no end.
And as a consequence, I've started to code more in console mode because in that case, the pixel does not stand out. So much that its become a habit for me to have editors with black backgrounds or use the console mode no matter where.
Who would have thought that one dead pixel could have such consequences =)
Okay, I was with you for the most part - but hold on a sec.
> the build quality of Apple
You're _kidding_ right? The build quality of Apple for the most part is merely in the looks. Apple stuff is HARDLY durable. You know, my iPod was scratched so badly within 2 days of just sitting in my pocket. Apple products are anything but quality build material.
They're quite flimsy and absolutely not durable. They may look cool and use the latest hip-looking material, but they're NOT durable nor reliable.
Now Nokia - that's a piece of reliable technology. My Nokia phone has withstood so many abuses that even after more than 2 years of use, it still works like a charm.
I'd strongly recommend that Apple never ever gets into making cellphones. Because if I ever got one, I'd have to treat it like a fucking piece of crystalware or something.
Well because to most people (and that includes me) a cellphone is nothing more than a tool and an instrument.
I'm a student, and since I'm simply not grounded enough to have a landline, I have a cellphone. Helps me when I take weekends off and shift apartments and dorms every other semester.
Quite honestly, while all the features sound oh-so-cool and and wonderful, I do not honestly care - I have a very basic phone that lets me do ONE thing properly - TALK. Any phone with decent battery life, good signal reception and a clear channel is good enough. Often times, the base model does suffice and that's more than sufficient for me.
Hell, who cares? If I wanted to send images and stuff, I'd get a good enough PDA for that. A phone is primarily a communication device. Any fancy stuff merely eats up battery.
And oh, as someone who does a lot of outdoor stuff, I've come to realize that battery life is quite important, and more features just eat up more battery life real quickly.
So, to answer your question - the kind who pay to buy crippled stuff are mostly the dumb folks (and usually with cash to blow for spending just $2.50 per MMS or whatever) or the folks who want the latest cool thing (the Oooh! Lookie there! Shiny, shiny! My phone can do _this_! That makes me _so_ proud of my manhood). Very few have a genuine need to see a movie on their cellphone or have any use for any of the quintillion features that the phone may have.
What bloody difference does it make? It's a thing for talking, for cryin' out loud. Bah!
Mathematical talent isn't intelligence.
Hell, even inanimate things like computers can do that.
Your point?
Xenu will be displeased indeed.
You know, I just went to the Church of Scientology's website and took their "How 'toxic' are you?" quiz.
Funnily, no matter what your score is, they give you the same results.
The effects of drugs and toxic residues can send your whole life crashing. These substances put you in a condition which not only prohibits and destroys your physical health, but prevents any stable advancement in mental or spiritual well-being.
Like a fresh stream of crystal clear water, the Purification Program gets rid of the devastating effects of drugs and toxins so they no longer block your clear thinking and enthusiasm for life. This breakthrough discovery by L. Ron Hubbard has helped hundreds of thousands lead happier, more perceptive and aware lives.
And even if you gave No to everything, they still try to convince you.
You answered "YES" to 0 of the 10 questions.
You still could have a level of accumulated toxins in your body which can affect your ability to think clearly.
Followed by Blah blah blah on how polluted your body is.
Just change the count=0 in the querystring and you can see for yourselves =)
Sheesh, what a bunch of kooks.
The summary doesn't clarify? Did you even read the summary?
According to the XS4All document, not only did the Attorney-General uphold the decision that Free Speech can trump Copyright, but concluded also that there may not have been infringement.
I can understand not reading the articles, but not even bothering to read the complete article summary? Sheesh!
Why, post on Slashdot ofcourse!