I submit that the old guy I saw this morning doing 35 mph along the highway, a 65 mph zone, in the center lane no less, was much more of a threat than the guy who passed me on the left hand side (and was obviously speeding since I was moving at or slightly over the limit). People were slamming on their brakes and swerving to get around him, etc.
That is why I also mentioned the correct attitude to driving. Some people don't know how to drive responsively and safely.
Why the love affair with "technology assisted" voting? What is wrong with the good old paper "secret ballot" that is counted by hand. Canada can do it. Australia can do it (and actually invented the "secret ballot").
No chance of dodgy software. No hanging chads. Automatic audit trail. Either number the candidates in your order of preference (automatic runoff style / preferential) or simple tick the person you prefer (or hate the least).
Australians invented the secret ballot - which was referred to originally as "the australian ballot". Australian electoral processes have complete preferential voting - or automatic runoff. Upper house ballots are generally on a multi-member electorate - for the Australian Senate, 12 senators are elected from each state at large, this way you get more than just the two major parties, and they generally hold the balance of power.
Tell me - the clothes you are wearing at the moment - where were they made? Indonesia? Thailand? China? What about 90% of the stuff at Walmart, K mart, Target, and even the mid range department stores?
There is no difference between you and I buying a $20 pair of jeans from Walmart, that came from some asian sweatshop - I mean - outsourced factory - and IBM, Microsoft, and anyone else outsourcing their IT development.
Trouble with CO2 is that when it comes out of the extinguisher, it is really cold - maybe -70C. Thermal shock will destroy your diskdrives, and probably motherboards. You have something at a nice, comfortable 40 degrees C, and then immerse it in something 100 degrees colder. So even stuff that wasn't burning most likely gets destroyed.
F*&^*. Someone take Stallman into a corner and beat him about the head with the clue stick. His zealous campaign to have his pet project - GNU - put over anything that even smells of free software was tired long ago.
Who gives a sh!t about what the name is? We are getting to the point where key IT decision makers know of and want Linux. Don't confuse the issue with a bunch of idealogs ranting about the computing equivalent of how many angels can stand on the head of a pin.
To RMS - get a life, and do something useful again.
An important factor in Europe's favour is that we retain a belief that governments are a good thing, that political control is both necessary and desirable, and that laws serve the people. These beliefs are now lacking in the United States,
Here is the essence of much of the disatisfaction between Europe and the US.
Maybe all the libertarians, small government conservatives and their ilk should consider that the purpose of government is to serve the people; to provide widely accessible services (health? education? public services?).
And maybe an "internet" that respects the laws and wishes of governments other that the US government (the best government that money can buy).
A key measurement on what is the software platform for web servers is a quick sampling of what skills are being asked for. Here is Dallas, Texas, the vast majority of web server / e-commerce jobs appear to require IIS / ASP / VBScript skills. No Apache, no mod_perl, just Microsoft.
Well - as a "danged furringer" currently in Dallas, Texas looking for a H1B job, a few points:
For a country whose current position was built on massive immigration - by the way, how many of you are NOT descended from immigrants - the level of "keep them durn immigrants out" is surprising.
I suspect the problem in some people finding jobs has a lot to do with the lack of professionalism of the "agencies" - the body shops. I have contacted five in the last three days - not one has called me back, or responded to my interest in jobs they have advertised. (Mind you, the same can be said for most of the agencies in Australia, too).
Have you not considered the advantages in having a more diverse work force? Those of us from other countries see things in a different way, have a different perspective on situations, and bring a new set of experiences to society. Maybe that in itself will haveeven more benefits to the US.
Just my few cents worth. (And I am looking for work in Dallas- you know the email address).
As a professional web developer, I agree with WSP on this one. IE's support of current standards (HTML 4, CSS 1) - while not perfect - are useable. Netscape is not. You try to develop a site that uses the basics of CSS 1 and it will generally not work under Netscape. In some cases leave your site unuseable. (Like forgetting halfway through a page that the default color for paragraph text is white - the black text on the black background was not impressive).
So - all the myopic Mozilla / Netscape zealots - wake up and smell the coffee. Rather that foaming at the mouth about how dare someone criticise the only hope against the evil empire, take a long hard look at your product.
Of course, whether this is an issue that ought to be handled politically rather than in the marketplace is a question I hope the witnesses get around to in their spare moments.
And who should make the decisions on setting the structural and legal framework on how society operates? That is why politicians are elected to the legislature - to enact laws for the benefit of us all. Now if in the USA, your politicians have forgotten what a representative democracy is all about, then it is about time you get some politicians that do their job properly.
If we leave things to the marketplace, then those with the greatest financial muscle dominate. Of course, when Bill Gates and Microsoft dominates the marketplace by whatever tactics they can, everyone here decries that as a "Bad Thing". So the political process (including the judicial arm of government) gets involved to ensure the will of the people is carried out.
Can someone explain how "market forces" are subject to democracy?
First, does the Australian judicial system have jury selection?
Yes. The system is similar in all Australian States and Territories that a "Jury Roll" is established every few years from people on the electoral role (that is, Australian citizens eligible to vote). People are selected at random, and are advised that they are likely to be called in for selection to a jury panel. You can ask for an exemption (religious beliefs, medical, etc). If you name is selected, you have to turn up to court on the nominated day (again, if you have a reasonable excuse you may get out of it), where you are one of a pool of potential jurors for all trials that day even tho the trial may last a long time). Both the prosecution and the defence may challenge a jurors selection (the defence in a drug case may challence a older man), they need no reason, but they have a limited number of challenges. The jury - normally 12 - are then empaneled.
Point 2. It is not a precedent. Australian courts are very strong on "contempt" issues regarding any publication of the criminal history of an accused during a trial. The usual targets of their attention, tho are the talkback radio hosts (who usually pander to the more extreme elements who woudl pring back public executions, floggings and the pillories if they could).
Eh, the Germans and the French did not undergo the Holocaust-- the Jews did.
Hmmm - you speak as if "the Jews" belonged to some other country during that time. I believe you will find that the Jews (and many other people that the German Nazis did not like, such as gypsies, homosexuals, and others) were in fact Germans, French, Dutch, Poles and citizens of each and every country that the Nazis invaded.
By your argument, then, anyone of jewish descent living in the USA is not an American, but a Jew. Maybe you should not confuse ethnicity with nationality.
While I am not going to comment on the usefulness (or lack thereof) of this device, the first line almost caused my to choke on my lunch:
"Hewlett-Packard Company, the worldwide leader in digital imaging"
Now, I do not work for HP, or any of its competitors, in "digital imaging" or not. But, I would not have considered HP a contender for the title of "worldwide leader in digital imaging".
Some worthwhile comments on the site - BUT - lets all drop this "GNU/Linux" stuff, ok? Sure, you and I know that Linux is just the kernel, and most distros ship with a whole bunch of GNU (and other) utilities. Lets not confuse the masses tho. Call it Linux. If certain fanatics want to have their part recognised, let them rant in the corner. But just ignore them - they will eventually go away.
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So what don't you want the state to spend money on? Education? Improving roads? Medicaid?
That is why I also mentioned the correct attitude to driving. Some people don't know how to drive responsively and safely.
Perhaps the effort would be better spend on:
1) Proper driver education - skills and attitude
2) Proper enforcement of driving laws
3) Banning repeat offenders from driving - with jail for recalictrant people.
Bottom line - quite a few people lack the necessary motor skills, intelligence, and attitude to be allowed on the road.
Why the love affair with "technology assisted" voting? What is wrong with the good old paper "secret ballot" that is counted by hand. Canada can do it. Australia can do it (and actually invented the "secret ballot").
No chance of dodgy software. No hanging chads. Automatic audit trail. Either number the candidates in your order of preference (automatic runoff style / preferential) or simple tick the person you prefer (or hate the least).
Australians invented the secret ballot - which was referred to originally as "the australian ballot". Australian electoral processes have complete preferential voting - or automatic runoff. Upper house ballots are generally on a multi-member electorate - for the Australian Senate, 12 senators are elected from each state at large, this way you get more than just the two major parties, and they generally hold the balance of power.
Um, isn't that an apple macintosh?
I would have like to have seen less of the pre-emptive rebuttal and more reviews on some of the findings and recommendations.
Drop the dogma and theology, and give us the hard core, nitty-gritty, down and dirty facts.
Tell me - the clothes you are wearing at the moment - where were they made? Indonesia? Thailand? China? What about 90% of the stuff at Walmart, K mart, Target, and even the mid range department stores?
There is no difference between you and I buying a $20 pair of jeans from Walmart, that came from some asian sweatshop - I mean - outsourced factory - and IBM, Microsoft, and anyone else outsourcing their IT development.
Trouble with CO2 is that when it comes out of the extinguisher, it is really cold - maybe -70C. Thermal shock will destroy your diskdrives, and probably motherboards. You have something at a nice, comfortable 40 degrees C, and then immerse it in something 100 degrees colder. So even stuff that wasn't burning most likely gets destroyed.
F*&^*. Someone take Stallman into a corner and beat him about the head with the clue stick. His zealous campaign to have his pet project - GNU - put over anything that even smells of free software was tired long ago.
Who gives a sh!t about what the name is? We are getting to the point where key IT decision makers know of and want Linux. Don't confuse the issue with a bunch of idealogs ranting about the computing equivalent of how many angels can stand on the head of a pin.
To RMS - get a life, and do something useful again.
Here is the essence of much of the disatisfaction between Europe and the US.
Maybe all the libertarians, small government conservatives and their ilk should consider that the purpose of government is to serve the people; to provide widely accessible services (health? education? public services?).
And maybe an "internet" that respects the laws and wishes of governments other that the US government (the best government that money can buy).
At least I have the courage of my convictions to post under my name, not as an "Anonymous Coward".
Am I the only person completely put off by the zealots that insist on prepending "GNU" every time they see the name "Linux"? Get a life, people.
A key measurement on what is the software platform for web servers is a quick sampling of what skills are being asked for. Here is Dallas, Texas, the vast majority of web server / e-commerce jobs appear to require IIS / ASP / VBScript skills. No Apache, no mod_perl, just Microsoft.
Bzzzzzt!!! Wrong.
Have you heard of the coriolis effect?
And where did those "AMERICANS" come from?
Just my few cents worth. (And I am looking for work in Dallas- you know the email address).
So - all the myopic Mozilla / Netscape zealots - wake up and smell the coffee. Rather that foaming at the mouth about how dare someone criticise the only hope against the evil empire, take a long hard look at your product.
And who should make the decisions on setting the structural and legal framework on how society operates? That is why politicians are elected to the legislature - to enact laws for the benefit of us all. Now if in the USA, your politicians have forgotten what a representative democracy is all about, then it is about time you get some politicians that do their job properly.
If we leave things to the marketplace, then those with the greatest financial muscle dominate. Of course, when Bill Gates and Microsoft dominates the marketplace by whatever tactics they can, everyone here decries that as a "Bad Thing". So the political process (including the judicial arm of government) gets involved to ensure the will of the people is carried out.
Can someone explain how "market forces" are subject to democracy?
Ken
Yes. The system is similar in all Australian States and Territories that a "Jury Roll" is established every few years from people on the electoral role (that is, Australian citizens eligible to vote). People are selected at random, and are advised that they are likely to be called in for selection to a jury panel. You can ask for an exemption (religious beliefs, medical, etc). If you name is selected, you have to turn up to court on the nominated day (again, if you have a reasonable excuse you may get out of it), where you are one of a pool of potential jurors for all trials that day even tho the trial may last a long time). Both the prosecution and the defence may challenge a jurors selection (the defence in a drug case may challence a older man), they need no reason, but they have a limited number of challenges. The jury - normally 12 - are then empaneled.
Point 2. It is not a precedent. Australian courts are very strong on "contempt" issues regarding any publication of the criminal history of an accused during a trial. The usual targets of their attention, tho are the talkback radio hosts (who usually pander to the more extreme elements who woudl pring back public executions, floggings and the pillories if they could).
Ken
Hmmm - you speak as if "the Jews" belonged to some other country during that time. I believe you will find that the Jews (and many other people that the German Nazis did not like, such as gypsies, homosexuals, and others) were in fact Germans, French, Dutch, Poles and citizens of each and every country that the Nazis invaded.
By your argument, then, anyone of jewish descent living in the USA is not an American, but a Jew. Maybe you should not confuse ethnicity with nationality.
Now, I do not work for HP, or any of its competitors, in "digital imaging" or not. But, I would not have considered HP a contender for the title of "worldwide leader in digital imaging".
Ken
Some worthwhile comments on the site - BUT - lets all drop this "GNU/Linux" stuff, ok? Sure, you and I know that Linux is just the kernel, and most distros ship with a whole bunch of GNU (and other) utilities. Lets not confuse the masses tho. Call it Linux. If certain fanatics want to have their part recognised, let them rant in the corner. But just ignore them - they will eventually go away.
Simple answer - because of who I will be living with there.
Ken