In this case, the entire thing has escalated into something amazing. The linked story doesn't explain what happened, but basically someone spray painted "RAPEST" on the offenders house and then it was set on fire. Ok, fine the guy might have done it, seems so. But it is totally wrong for the house to be set of fire. What if someone would have died? Well, knowing my city, no charges would have been filed against the white people - but is murder okay?
Fight over the fine points if you want, but this is freaking America!
There is a much simpler solution. Someone else said that maps should be used for things like auto thieves, but what purpose is there besides vigilantism? Most cities already tell you what crimes happen in certain neighborhoods:
Fuck it, ask your real estate agent before you buy. Really, what does it matter? There is only so much you can do to keep yourself from being a victim - educate yourself and be mindful. Anything you do after becoming a victim is morally wrong - revenge is wrong, no matter how good it feels. Otherwise what is the point of scareing everyone? Sex offenders aren't the only reason to keep your kids close, and educated btw.
Warning! Bill Gates (the president of the Microsoft) may be the next antichrist:Revelation 13:18 says:
"Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666."
The real name of the Bill Gates is William Henry Gates III. Nowadays he is known as Bill Gates (III), where "III" means the order of third (3rd). By converting the letters of his name to the ASCII-values (which are used in computers) you will get the following:
M S - D O S 6 . 2 1
77+83+45+68+79+83+32+54+46+50+49 = 666
W I N D O W S 9 5
87+73+78+68+79+87+83+57+53+1 = 666
'Bill Gates 666' in Google gives me 129,000 matches. Of course it's using Ascii, not Hebrew letters as it should be. Another great Gates/Anti-Christ page is (even has that old Excel '95 easter egg: http://egomania.nu/gates.html
Ten percent isn't bad. At one point, for about ten seconds in Internet time, you couldn't do *anything* on the web without IE and some ActiveX control.
I'm happy that I can switch clueless users to Firefox now because sites like Yahoo! know to play nice. No longer do I get calls late at night asking why Euchre doesn't work.
Whenever I am looking for anything substantial(for instance iBook, xbox etc) I have to sort by highest price first.
My younger brother got hit with my favorite eBay scam a few years ago. The seller said they had 6000 PS2's and Xbox's, the auction started at $1. Since they only filled ~4000 of those orders it closed at $1.
My brother says "Why not" and sends the dollar, thinking that he *might* actually get the Xbox and PS2 for a buck. Of course he didn't - and no one else did either. Since it was only a buck, no one bothers to complain, meanwhile the seller collects around 4000 bucks.
Why should Microsoft, or any other corporation, use its money and waste its time providing patches and other OS updates to people who have illegally obtained the OS?
Why would they waste their money on trying to certify if the copy is legit?
To sell more copies? That's right!
Side note: I directed someone to buy a PC @ $499 with a monitor at Sams Club. Great deal, but their ex-husband said "I could have built one for that price"... groan... of course he never figured in the extra $200 for Windows XP.
I'd say that devices have always been, or usually have been, locked down. This mindset isn't really anything new, but I see your point.
It has been said that the PSP is pretty open, not completely, but enough. I'd say if the AIBO was open it would be worth 2 grand - if it can be controlled with the PSP then I'd be selling plasma...
What you are talking about is tipping the scales of balance between the Congress and the President. I for one like the Constitution and don't want to go about changing it - at least not for something that "extreme".
But I suppose making things more efficient and effective isn't The American Way (TM).
Efficiency is the tool of tyranny. The wheels of a free governement are supposed to move slowly. If things moved faster, anything can be taken away *that fast*. Now, it isn't that I don't agree that these tactics are a little underhanded, but it is the way things work. No matter, if Senators/Congress-people did The Right Thing(tm) we wouldn't need to worry. Everytime people feel threatened they want to change the rules of the game. If that happened everytime someone cried foul, we'd be living in a state governed by the Baptist or Methodist church (you know, with that "mandate" and all.)
I say the simple solution is to get a law degree and run for office. I say get the law degree so that you know how things work. After that, go to Washington Mr. Smith. There are plenty of people out there smart enough to run for office, even a few people here on Slashdot could do it.
Riders/allonges aren't going to be stopped, and sometimes they are needed, sometimes the consensus agrees that the rider is a Good Thing(tm). Sometimes they are horrible and bills get voted down because of them. Sometimes the wrong wording kills a bill, and sometimes for good reason.
I for one think that archive.org should turn into some UN effort, with a mission to chronical and store daily/timely snapshots of the internet and the culture at the time, preserving it for future generations. What a tool for future historians!
I agree, but do you think that politicians want to have egg on their faces forever?
Nations around the globe would stop the UN from doing this. I predict Blair and Bush would be the first to stop it - considering all of the egg on their faces (Downing Street Memo?).
It's nothing but a pissing match now between Bram and Bill. Nothing that even involves us, likely never will. Bram's hurt that they are doing their own developement (which if it ever comes to light will only help foster more competitive products).
Time for the kids to grow up and go back to work.
If Microsoft thinks they can do better - by all means - let's see it!
Ah, the power of the bitchslap. (joking there/. editors)
I'm by no means a Microsoft fanboi, just saying that maybe Bram's pride has more to do with his disdain than anything else. Hey, I'd be upset if they said my best work was marginal at best.
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Even when the person has done something wrong there are immoral, ignorant people out there who turn their rage into action.
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http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?
In this case, the entire thing has escalated into something amazing. The linked story doesn't explain what happened, but basically someone spray painted "RAPEST" on the offenders house and then it was set on fire. Ok, fine the guy might have done it, seems so. But it is totally wrong for the house to be set of fire. What if someone would have died? Well, knowing my city, no charges would have been filed against the white people - but is murder okay?
Fight over the fine points if you want, but this is freaking America!
There is a much simpler solution. Someone else said that maps should be used for things like auto thieves, but what purpose is there besides vigilantism? Most cities already tell you what crimes happen in certain neighborhoods:
http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/police/downloads/pol
And Google tells us that many cities have the same online:
http://www.google.com/search?q=neighborhood+crime
Fuck it, ask your real estate agent before you buy. Really, what does it matter? There is only so much you can do to keep yourself from being a victim - educate yourself and be mindful. Anything you do after becoming a victim is morally wrong - revenge is wrong, no matter how good it feels. Otherwise what is the point of scareing everyone? Sex offenders aren't the only reason to keep your kids close, and educated btw.
That's no moon!
*Thanks*
Is it worth paying twice as much to add another "nine" to the uptime?
When it keeps your stock exchange running? Sure.
I know latency is an issue - but why not use satellites for your nth redundant connection?
No, if I had sleep, I would have went that route. Then again, if I had sleep I would have read it right in the first place.
http://www.zejn.si/~natan/666.html 'Bill Gates 666' in Google gives me 129,000 matches. Of course it's using Ascii, not Hebrew letters as it should be. Another great Gates/Anti-Christ page is (even has that old Excel '95 easter egg:
http://egomania.nu/gates.html
What Slashdotter doesn't know this by heart?
ahh, you got me there you slick bastard
I keep screaming, but no one is listening...
That is the same exact same reason Linux will do so great on that new Apple hardware!!!!
fsck you Dvorak, you are a hack
Ten percent isn't bad. At one point, for about ten seconds in Internet time, you couldn't do *anything* on the web without IE and some ActiveX control.
I'm happy that I can switch clueless users to Firefox now because sites like Yahoo! know to play nice. No longer do I get calls late at night asking why Euchre doesn't work.
In Soviet Union, Government Spellchecks You!!!
*parries*
You simply stop by Chance and get a "Get out of Jail Free" card.
Whenever I am looking for anything substantial(for instance iBook, xbox etc) I have to sort by highest price first.
My younger brother got hit with my favorite eBay scam a few years ago. The seller said they had 6000 PS2's and Xbox's, the auction started at $1. Since they only filled ~4000 of those orders it closed at $1.
My brother says "Why not" and sends the dollar, thinking that he *might* actually get the Xbox and PS2 for a buck. Of course he didn't - and no one else did either. Since it was only a buck, no one bothers to complain, meanwhile the seller collects around 4000 bucks.
Why should Microsoft, or any other corporation, use its money and waste its time providing patches and other OS updates to people who have illegally obtained the OS?
Why would they waste their money on trying to certify if the copy is legit?
To sell more copies? That's right!
Side note: I directed someone to buy a PC @ $499 with a monitor at Sams Club. Great deal, but their ex-husband said "I could have built one for that price"... groan... of course he never figured in the extra $200 for Windows XP.
I'd say that devices have always been, or usually have been, locked down. This mindset isn't really anything new, but I see your point.
It has been said that the PSP is pretty open, not completely, but enough. I'd say if the AIBO was open it would be worth 2 grand - if it can be controlled with the PSP then I'd be selling plasma...
What you are talking about is tipping the scales of balance between the Congress and the President. I for one like the Constitution and don't want to go about changing it - at least not for something that "extreme".
But I suppose making things more efficient and effective isn't The American Way (TM).
Efficiency is the tool of tyranny. The wheels of a free governement are supposed to move slowly. If things moved faster, anything can be taken away *that fast*. Now, it isn't that I don't agree that these tactics are a little underhanded, but it is the way things work. No matter, if Senators/Congress-people did The Right Thing(tm) we wouldn't need to worry. Everytime people feel threatened they want to change the rules of the game. If that happened everytime someone cried foul, we'd be living in a state governed by the Baptist or Methodist church (you know, with that "mandate" and all.)
I say the simple solution is to get a law degree and run for office. I say get the law degree so that you know how things work. After that, go to Washington Mr. Smith. There are plenty of people out there smart enough to run for office, even a few people here on Slashdot could do it.
Riders/allonges aren't going to be stopped, and sometimes they are needed, sometimes the consensus agrees that the rider is a Good Thing(tm). Sometimes they are horrible and bills get voted down because of them. Sometimes the wrong wording kills a bill, and sometimes for good reason.
The simple solution is education of the American people on politics. That way we can avoid this mistake again.
In 2056:
* Duke Nukem Released
I for one think that archive.org should turn into some UN effort, with a mission to chronical and store daily/timely snapshots of the internet and the culture at the time, preserving it for future generations. What a tool for future historians!
I agree, but do you think that politicians want to have egg on their faces forever?
Nations around the globe would stop the UN from doing this. I predict Blair and Bush would be the first to stop it - considering all of the egg on their faces (Downing Street Memo?).
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I already said this whole deal is FUD!
It's nothing but a pissing match now between Bram and Bill. Nothing that even involves us, likely never will. Bram's hurt that they are doing their own developement (which if it ever comes to light will only help foster more competitive products).
Time for the kids to grow up and go back to work.
If Microsoft thinks they can do better - by all means - let's see it!
Ah, the power of the bitchslap. (joking there /. editors)
I'm by no means a Microsoft fanboi, just saying that maybe Bram's pride has more to do with his disdain than anything else. Hey, I'd be upset if they said my best work was marginal at best.
In Communist China, You Host Bloggers!
*I love this meme, can't help it*
Well, Bram is a little upset because they offended his baby....
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