Losing to the likes of Red China, which is still imperialist, or a re-started Soviet Empire (which is just one bad election in Moscow away).
Neither country has the means, technological or financial, to cause us much harm. Nor, in my opinion, do they have the desire to do so. And the weapons we have now would take care of them both just fine should they change their mind.
I'll restate my point: for a nation that claims to place so much value in human life and personal liberty, we seem awfully intent on finding new and innovative ways of cleansing this planet of them both.
I am willing to bet that IBM will not honor SCO's license termination and there will likely be either an addition to the current IBM suit against SCO, or a new one regarding thies termination.
Well, I can tell you that the F500 company I work for still happily purchases and uses AIX all the time. I've got the purchase orders to prove it. So, whatever SCO did today or in June really doesn't matter one bit to IBM, to myself, or to the rest of the computing world.
At what point does common sense kick in with you folks? This obviously does not compete on features or price. It's just a cheap knock-off. The fact that everyone's making fun of something that's so obviously SUPPOSED to be a cheap little piece of shit that costs $39.95 is testament to the retardedness of slashdot.
Tune in next week, when slashdot figures out that a Yugo doesn't compete with a Mercedes S-class.
There are plenty of hungry Americans that would be more than happy to do that, given there current status.
No, there aren't. Let's not kid ourselves here: someone who was laid off from a $60k/year programming job isn't about to roll up his sleeves and start picking strawberries for $200/week. The idea that illegal immigrants take real jobs from hardworking Americans is bullshit, at best. There are other, more valid reasons, to be anti-illegal-immigration, but the jobs thing is incorrect and a very tired argument.
And, of course, there would be absolutely no incentive to have more people arrested, convicted, and put to work for free. You forget we live in a country where the prison system is already a for-profit industry.
How do you feel about living in what can only be described as the biggest laughingstock in all of American politics? (This is a relatively tall order, given Florida's role in the 2000 election.)
Christ all fucking mighty! It's an EMAIL ADDRESS! If you're SO concerned about it, MAKE ANOTHER ONE and use it for registration! What the hell is the big deal; why is everyone SO pissy about the NY Times for offering a FREE service (and yes, unless you're a fucking retard, you should consider it to be free)? An email address is not currency. It has no value. It is worth NOTHING. I can make billions upon billions of them whenever I want. Why the bloody hell do so many people on slashdot take offense to this absolutely innocuous information request?
I am not worried about being tracked, but rather don't find the content of the NY Times compelling enough to bother acquiring one more username and password. On the other hand, I've registered with slashdot for the amusement of karma and to my.yahoo for the spamcatcher email account and personalized weather.
How have you managed to survive on the Internet this long with only two personal accounts?
I have an NYT account. Do I care if they know what I read on their site? About as much as I care when the next "American Idol" rerun is on (which is to say, not at all.) Why on earth are you fuckers so paranoid about this? I see absolutely nothing wrong with tracking as long as it's limited to the originating site.
The problem with this line of reasoning is that it's been tried; Gorman went to the government and private institutions without the press and without fanfare and was not only rejected, but threatened. Obviously, these people either have misconceptions about what Gorman's goals were, or they have a very low threat sensitivity threshold.
Why don't you call NASA, then, and tell them this? Clearly, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that they're wrong. I personally blame the French.
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Life just isn't fair.
[FLORIDA]. What more can you say about a state that can't even figure out voting?
Losing to the likes of Red China, which is still imperialist, or a re-started Soviet Empire (which is just one bad election in Moscow away).
Neither country has the means, technological or financial, to cause us much harm. Nor, in my opinion, do they have the desire to do so. And the weapons we have now would take care of them both just fine should they change their mind.
I'll restate my point: for a nation that claims to place so much value in human life and personal liberty, we seem awfully intent on finding new and innovative ways of cleansing this planet of them both.
- A.P.
An arms race? With who?
What is this country so fucking afraid of?
- A.P.
I am willing to bet that IBM will not honor SCO's license termination and there will likely be either an addition to the current IBM suit against SCO, or a new one regarding thies termination.
Well, I can tell you that the F500 company I work for still happily purchases and uses AIX all the time. I've got the purchase orders to prove it. So, whatever SCO did today or in June really doesn't matter one bit to IBM, to myself, or to the rest of the computing world.
- A.P.
The Roomba costs $199.
This thing is $40.
At what point does common sense kick in with you folks? This obviously does not compete on features or price. It's just a cheap knock-off. The fact that everyone's making fun of something that's so obviously SUPPOSED to be a cheap little piece of shit that costs $39.95 is testament to the retardedness of slashdot.
Tune in next week, when slashdot figures out that a Yugo doesn't compete with a Mercedes S-class.
- A.P.
This will surely piss off all three SCO users.
- A.P.
There are plenty of hungry Americans that would be more than happy to do that, given there current status.
No, there aren't. Let's not kid ourselves here: someone who was laid off from a $60k/year programming job isn't about to roll up his sleeves and start picking strawberries for $200/week. The idea that illegal immigrants take real jobs from hardworking Americans is bullshit, at best. There are other, more valid reasons, to be anti-illegal-immigration, but the jobs thing is incorrect and a very tired argument.
And, of course, there would be absolutely no incentive to have more people arrested, convicted, and put to work for free. You forget we live in a country where the prison system is already a for-profit industry.
- A.P.
Except jobs.
You have a great desire to pick vegetables for 80 hours a week at $3.50 an hour?
Go do it, then. What real jobs to illegal immigrants "take" from us?
- A.P.
How do you feel about living in what can only be described as the biggest laughingstock in all of American politics? (This is a relatively tall order, given Florida's role in the 2000 election.)
- A.P.
Hasn't anyone fucking heard of a tape drive?
Anyone who doesn't back their system up deserves to spend a few days doing shit like this.
- A.P.
Now I know how Bush won.
Well, that and lawyers.
- A.P.
...someone speak english real good.
username: aptimes
pass: times
Have fun.
- A.P.
Christ all fucking mighty! It's an EMAIL ADDRESS! If you're SO concerned about it, MAKE ANOTHER ONE and use it for registration! What the hell is the big deal; why is everyone SO pissy about the NY Times for offering a FREE service (and yes, unless you're a fucking retard, you should consider it to be free)? An email address is not currency. It has no value. It is worth NOTHING. I can make billions upon billions of them whenever I want. Why the bloody hell do so many people on slashdot take offense to this absolutely innocuous information request?
Jesus!
- A.P.
I am not worried about being tracked, but rather don't find the content of the NY Times compelling enough to bother acquiring one more username and password. On the other hand, I've registered with slashdot for the amusement of karma and to my.yahoo for the spamcatcher email account and personalized weather.
How have you managed to survive on the Internet this long with only two personal accounts?
- A.P.
I have an NYT account. Do I care if they know what I read on their site? About as much as I care when the next "American Idol" rerun is on (which is to say, not at all.) Why on earth are you fuckers so paranoid about this? I see absolutely nothing wrong with tracking as long as it's limited to the originating site.
Get over it, for God's sake.
- A.P.
What defeat? Russian "communism" collapsed of its own accord. Reagan was just around when it happened (so was I; should I get some credit too?)
- A.P.
I'm not a Democrat, myself. I think both parties need to get with the program.
- A.P.
I'll never figure out this country's tawdry fascination with celebrity. Reagan was a great actor, but one of the lousiest presidents of all time.
So, what's the deal? Why are we honoring a man who destroyed America by naming the most expensive carrier ever built after him?
- A.P.
Sun could find that money under the cushions of their couch. This is not news.
- A.P.
I'll be in AC probably next weekend, and the weekend after that. Allow me to give you some of my money.
- A.P.
The problem with this line of reasoning is that it's been tried; Gorman went to the government and private institutions without the press and without fanfare and was not only rejected, but threatened. Obviously, these people either have misconceptions about what Gorman's goals were, or they have a very low threat sensitivity threshold.
Either way, we're fucked.
- A.P.
Why don't you call NASA, then, and tell them this? Clearly, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that they're wrong. I personally blame the French.
- A.P.