I wonder if the software blocks porn and anti-gun sites as well?
I dunno, let's check the summary for this story:
Some sites that were not blocked where such notable anti-gun rights site such as The Brady Campaign, and Good Bye Guns. The only anti-gun rights site that was blocked that I could find was Hand Gun Control's web site."
then the media will resume the Microsoft bashing, and Joe Q. Public will want to re-install whatever OS he had before, only to find out that the company has folded
Hmm, since Johnny Q was running XP, you're predicting that Microsoft will fold?
I want to file an Amicus brief, and I WANT TO CALL THIS ASSHOLE
Yes, because I'm sure some Slashdot pudwhacker knows more about our contries laws than this judge does.
Honestly, most of the comments I see here about this issue are retarded. Let the legal system work.
You people piss and moan about all the freedoms that the government takes away from you, be thankful we have a legal system to examine and challege the actions that government bodies take. Otherwise, Ashcroft would guillotine anyone who wears a turban, the RIAA would be slashing your eardrums at night while you sleep and bill gates would be banging your sister.
Clearly, everyone's pulling for this, I know I don't want to get called during dinner, but laws are laws and they need to be applied evenly and fairly. You can't have you cake and eat it too.
I'm not prison rape expert, but I found this to an interesting article here explaining a bit why this goes on as much as it does and why the authorities look the other way.
Another exmaple of great torque early on are VW's 1.8T engines, which are rated for (depending on model year) 150-190 horsepower, but are incredibly strong right off the line. The turbo is actually ALWAYS engaged, but engages gradually more as the revs climb, giving the engine a very flat torque and power curve. "Turbo lag", as the term normally means, doesn't exist.
I have to disagree here. My girlfriend owns a 2002 1.8T Jetta with an automatic. It has a squishy torque converter and lots of turbo lag below the 2500 to 3000 rpm range.
When I drive it in heavy traffic, I find myself mashing the gas pedal trying to pull from a stop into traffic. I watch in horror as a fast car comes up behind. I lean forward into the wheel, when sudddenly at 3k, the power comes on and I get thrown back into the seat. Wheels spinning wildly, torque steering all over the place.
To make matters worse, the damn thing usually starts out in 2nd gear unless you floor it right from the get go.
The tiptronic is helpful, but it still shifts too slow and is nothing like driving a real manual or any of the high end semi-auto solutions.
Try driving a manual Mustang, Corvette, Camaro or any other small car with a big displacement V8 sometime to see what real torque is like. It's nothing like a jetta. Even my friends I6 Cherokee has lots of more pull from the bottom end than a turbo Jetta.
Agreed. Many developers in India are paid $6k a year. Would you rather have one employee working from home or 10 employees in India? Who will be more productive?
Isn't it their job to listen to what the public has to say to make informed decisions for the good of the country?
No, their job is to listen to the officals that you elected. Writing to the president is useless, instead spend your time writing to a local elected official/representative.
I guess the current politicians figure their only shot at getting re-elected is to disenfranchise the Napster generation before the kids who grew up filesharing start replacing them with copyright-reform candidates.
I guess the current politicians figure their only shot at getting re-elected is to disenfranchise the 60's generation before the kids who grew up smoking dope start replacing them with marijuana-reform candidates. Oh wait...
I'm not worried about this law passing--it would be political suicide (I hope) to support something so broadly unpopular--but you know how this works.
How broadly unpopular is it? People who vote generally have jobs and have expendable income, they can blow 20 bucks on a CD every two weeks and not worry about it. My dad uses filesharing, but if it's legislated out of existance, I'm sure he would buy CD's instead of changing his voting patterns. Frankly, I don't have the patience to sit and try to download a whole album (or even find the whole album). In general, if you listen to good music, you want the whole thing with cover art. The only people who don't care listen to shitty pop music. The main argument I hear all the time is "there's only one or two good songs on an album!". Maybe by artists whose songs get lots of MTV airtime...
You're living in a Slashdot dreamworld bubble. Who are these copyright reform candidates you speak of? I browse slashdot almost every day and I can't name a single one. I'm not suggesting they don't exist, I'm asking who they hell they are.
I believe they previously "hybridized" a Ford Escape, giving it ~40 mpg. That's pretty good, especially in light of the Excursion's 8-10 mpg and the original Model T's 25 mpg. That a car built almost a century ago gets better mileage than either of Ford's flagship behemoths is saying something rather sad.
What? Let's see a Model T accelerate onto a 65mph highway while carrying 8 passengers and towing a trailer. Other Ford vehicles have decent milage. The Focus gets 25mpg. Different vehicles for different things, you're comparing apples and oranges.
If you don't need an Excursion, don't buy one. I'll keep my 8 cylinder Mustang in the meantime.
When I first signed up to ICQ, I had a four- or five-digit number.
You're like some sort of super nerd! May I befriend you? Did you hang out with RMS in his college days, too?
I never used it, because it was early in the game and I didn't have anyone on my list. A couple years later when it made more sense to use it, I had long since forgotten my password... hence, 9775929
"send me my password" links, anyone? Oh well, maybe you had a new email address, these things happen.
AIM is so much better for what I want it to do. My only problem with it is that I can't be set "Away" and talk to someone on my list at the same time. That would be so useful for keeping the IMs down...
What do you want to do? Have a low UIN? Have the ability to remember a password? Send an ICQ to people while you're Away?
How did this rambling horseshit get modded up? Shame on you, Nerd, and shame on you, Nerd Moderators.
1) Automatic loss of suit if return/reply address is faked/unreachable or there is no unsubscribe address 2) Recipient must reply requesting to be removed from list or mail unsubscribe address to become eligible. 3) If Recipient receives more mail after 28 days have passed then suit is proven.
I agree with what you're saying in general, however, just because the unsub address is unreachable doesn't mean it was done on purpose.
Do people who send mail owe thousands of dollars if their DNS goes down for a day? Maybe this is really a final blow to BIND, the worst piece of software ever.
Agreed. I'm glad it's free to run giant fiber optic cables across the ocean. Can't see any costs there. Or fiber into your house. Digging up roads to run lines into peoples houses costs pennies. Or randio transmitters, those big towers are cheap. You can build 'em outta lincoln logs, I heard.
Hey dumbass, netflix works the same way. It takes a while to get the movies through them, too. So actually, it was about Netflix's business model. Just like it was about Walmart's business model.
this usually means i have to wait a couple of days? WHen you and your spouse/bf/gf have that spur of the moment movie itch, this won't help...
Hi, this is reality knocking. I don't know what rock you've been living under, but consider finding out what NetFlix is and how it works before adding your 2 cents.
You know what I love best about belly shirts? A big fat belly sticking out underneath it.
a) those bitches are fat. b) she obviously kisses like a horse. b) goth is out. c) no, really, goth was out 4 years ago d) Anthrax isn't fucking goth.
In summation, you are a nerd, and so are all of your nerd friends. Your SQL doesn't make sense, nor is it funny.
Step into the 21st century. Give me your address and I'll send you some glowsticks and blow pops. Half of your friends dress like raver kiddies anyways.
Slashdot Mirror
Yes, because only spammers send high volume email in a short period of time.
I wonder if the software blocks porn and anti-gun sites as well?
I dunno, let's check the summary for this story:
Some sites that were not blocked where such notable anti-gun rights site such as The Brady Campaign, and Good Bye Guns. The only anti-gun rights site that was blocked that I could find was Hand Gun Control's web site."
RTF submission, please.
I don't think Microsoft purchasing G5's can be construed as some sort of secret. You guys know that Microsoft writes Mac applications, right?
this article reads like it was written by a junior highschool 'journalism' student
This is slashdot. You're not supposed to read the article.
then the media will resume the Microsoft bashing, and Joe Q. Public will want to re-install whatever OS he had before, only to find out that the company has folded
Hmm, since Johnny Q was running XP, you're predicting that Microsoft will fold?
I want to file an Amicus brief, and I WANT TO CALL THIS ASSHOLE
Yes, because I'm sure some Slashdot pudwhacker knows more about our contries laws than this judge does.
Honestly, most of the comments I see here about this issue are retarded. Let the legal system work.
You people piss and moan about all the freedoms that the government takes away from you, be thankful we have a legal system to examine and challege the actions that government bodies take. Otherwise, Ashcroft would guillotine anyone who wears a turban, the RIAA would be slashing your eardrums at night while you sleep and bill gates would be banging your sister.
Clearly, everyone's pulling for this, I know I don't want to get called during dinner, but laws are laws and they need to be applied evenly and fairly. You can't have you cake and eat it too.
I'm not prison rape expert, but I found this to an interesting article here explaining a bit why this goes on as much as it does and why the authorities look the other way.
Another exmaple of great torque early on are VW's 1.8T engines, which are rated for (depending on model year) 150-190 horsepower, but are incredibly strong right off the line. The turbo is actually ALWAYS engaged, but engages gradually more as the revs climb, giving the engine a very flat torque and power curve. "Turbo lag", as the term normally means, doesn't exist.
I have to disagree here. My girlfriend owns a 2002 1.8T Jetta with an automatic. It has a squishy torque converter and lots of turbo lag below the 2500 to 3000 rpm range.
When I drive it in heavy traffic, I find myself mashing the gas pedal trying to pull from a stop into traffic. I watch in horror as a fast car comes up behind. I lean forward into the wheel, when sudddenly at 3k, the power comes on and I get thrown back into the seat. Wheels spinning wildly, torque steering all over the place.
To make matters worse, the damn thing usually starts out in 2nd gear unless you floor it right from the get go.
The tiptronic is helpful, but it still shifts too slow and is nothing like driving a real manual or any of the high end semi-auto solutions.
Try driving a manual Mustang, Corvette, Camaro or any other small car with a big displacement V8 sometime to see what real torque is like. It's nothing like a jetta. Even my friends I6 Cherokee has lots of more pull from the bottom end than a turbo Jetta.
What does FYI stand for? WTF?
According to the article the cause of failure is an increase in temperature in the fibers when bent.
What they failed to mention was that the light source was sharks with fricken laser beams on their heads.
...until the page removes the GIF images and goes PNG only.
Agreed. Many developers in India are paid $6k a year. Would you rather have one employee working from home or 10 employees in India? Who will be more productive?
Isn't it their job to listen to what the public has to say to make informed decisions for the good of the country?
No, their job is to listen to the officals that you elected. Writing to the president is useless, instead spend your time writing to a local elected official/representative.
I guess the current politicians figure their only shot at getting re-elected is to disenfranchise the Napster generation before the kids who grew up filesharing start replacing them with copyright-reform candidates.
I guess the current politicians figure their only shot at getting re-elected is to disenfranchise the 60's generation before the kids who grew up smoking dope start replacing them with marijuana-reform candidates. Oh wait...
I'm not worried about this law passing--it would be political suicide (I hope) to support something so broadly unpopular--but you know how this works.
How broadly unpopular is it? People who vote generally have jobs and have expendable income, they can blow 20 bucks on a CD every two weeks and not worry about it. My dad uses filesharing, but if it's legislated out of existance, I'm sure he would buy CD's instead of changing his voting patterns. Frankly, I don't have the patience to sit and try to download a whole album (or even find the whole album). In general, if you listen to good music, you want the whole thing with cover art. The only people who don't care listen to shitty pop music. The main argument I hear all the time is "there's only one or two good songs on an album!". Maybe by artists whose songs get lots of MTV airtime...
You're living in a Slashdot dreamworld bubble. Who are these copyright reform candidates you speak of? I browse slashdot almost every day and I can't name a single one. I'm not suggesting they don't exist, I'm asking who they hell they are.
Nope, not even close.
I believe they previously "hybridized" a Ford Escape, giving it ~40 mpg. That's pretty good, especially in light of the Excursion's 8-10 mpg and the original Model T's 25 mpg. That a car built almost a century ago gets better mileage than either of Ford's flagship behemoths is saying something rather sad.
What? Let's see a Model T accelerate onto a 65mph highway while carrying 8 passengers and towing a trailer. Other Ford vehicles have decent milage. The Focus gets 25mpg. Different vehicles for different things, you're comparing apples and oranges.
If you don't need an Excursion, don't buy one. I'll keep my 8 cylinder Mustang in the meantime.
When I first signed up to ICQ, I had a four- or five-digit number.
You're like some sort of super nerd! May I befriend you? Did you hang out with RMS in his college days, too?
I never used it, because it was early in the game and I didn't have anyone on my list. A couple years later when it made more sense to use it, I had long since forgotten my password... hence, 9775929
"send me my password" links, anyone? Oh well, maybe you had a new email address, these things happen.
AIM is so much better for what I want it to do. My only problem with it is that I can't be set "Away" and talk to someone on my list at the same time. That would be so useful for keeping the IMs down...
What do you want to do? Have a low UIN? Have the ability to remember a password? Send an ICQ to people while you're Away?
How did this rambling horseshit get modded up? Shame on you, Nerd, and shame on you, Nerd Moderators.
1) Automatic loss of suit if return/reply address is faked/unreachable or there is no unsubscribe address
2) Recipient must reply requesting to be removed from list or mail unsubscribe address to become eligible.
3) If Recipient receives more mail after 28 days have passed then suit is proven.
I agree with what you're saying in general, however, just because the unsub address is unreachable doesn't mean it was done on purpose.
Do people who send mail owe thousands of dollars if their DNS goes down for a day? Maybe this is really a final blow to BIND, the worst piece of software ever.
Agreed. I'm glad it's free to run giant fiber optic cables across the ocean. Can't see any costs there. Or fiber into your house. Digging up roads to run lines into peoples houses costs pennies. Or randio transmitters, those big towers are cheap. You can build 'em outta lincoln logs, I heard.
Hey dumbass, netflix works the same way. It takes a while to get the movies through them, too. So actually, it was about Netflix's business model. Just like it was about Walmart's business model.
this usually means i have to wait a couple of days? WHen you and your spouse/bf/gf have that spur of the moment movie itch, this won't help...
Hi, this is reality knocking. I don't know what rock you've been living under, but consider finding out what NetFlix is and how it works before adding your 2 cents.
This may be of interest to you:
Ragnarok Users
Shut up, Nerd.
Oooh... show me some sexy ladies like these:
hottie
You know what I love best about belly shirts? A big fat belly sticking out underneath it.
a) those bitches are fat.
b) she obviously kisses like a horse.
b) goth is out.
c) no, really, goth was out 4 years ago
d) Anthrax isn't fucking goth.
In summation, you are a nerd, and so are all of your nerd friends. Your SQL doesn't make sense, nor is it funny.
Step into the 21st century. Give me your address and I'll send you some glowsticks and blow pops. Half of your friends dress like raver kiddies anyways.
Can anyone explain to me what a "real-time OS" is?
real-time OS
I'll be teaching remedial googling later.