Okay, they all flunked science but YOU flunked math.
It is quite probable that those 13% are a subset of the 27%, so you don't add the numbers together. Thus, 27% of Atheists and Agnostics believe in God would be the alternate title. This is entirely probably if you're sample base includes 1 Atheist and a crapload of Agnostics.
I just went thru this shit with HP. A key physically broke off a 3-month old Compaq laptop. I sent it back. Woe is me.
1. They re-imaged the hard drive. I was prepared for this. 2. They replaced the keyboard (thanks). 3. My RAM didn't meet their test, so they REMOVED IT. They damn well removed a 1 Gb stick and left me with 256 Mb in the unit they sent back. Then refused to acknowledge it or replace it unless I sent them a copy of the original receipt. I no longer have the original receipt and Fry's won't print another one because of rebate scamming.
Their "warranty" consists of the following.
1. Run diags. Replace anything that doesn't match 100% 2. ??? 3. Profit!
They didn't bother to look at the RAM. It just had 256 Mb != 1.2 Gb, so they pulled the "not shipped from factory" RAM. That really helped chip off the "Q" key, didn't it you fuckers?
I will NEVER buy another HP product because of this experience. That means laptops, desktops, servers, printers, scanners, switches, nothing.
For the most part, you're right. This is why we don't take votes on everything, because the officials are elected to do their job. However, when the people go to the effort they should be heeded. If you consider the number of decisions and items an official has to deal with -- probably in the thousands during their term -- and the number of items on which a plebiscite occurs -- probably in the single digits -- it isn't something to be ignored.
If this sort of thing went on daily, I'd agree with you. It is, however, much rarer than that and that makes a big difference.
Then they shouldn't have had the vote to begin with.
Yes, we're a Republic. Yes, we elect representatives to deal with this stuff for us. However, that does not mean the electorate is totally shut out of the process. The only recourse is not necessarily recalling officials or waiting until the next election.
The officials are elected to represent the will of the people. They are NOT nannies, there to pat the heads of the children and telling them to run along and let the big people deal with things. If they are going to ignore the expressed will of the people, then the next step would be a binding resolution and/or a recall petition.
For a while there they were trying to do just that, with a couple of roadblocks on I-90 east of Spokane trying to catch people who made big, tax free purchases in Montana. This was 3 or 4 years ago, and they were only stopping people with Washington license plates. It didn't last long.
And with both Oregon and Montana not having sales tax, and Kellogg, Idaho having one of the largest Dodge/Jeep dealers in North America -- they are VERY touchy about registering a car in Washington that you brought in from out of state. They want their $$.
You could loan vinyl out, and with the advent of the cassette a LOT of vinyl was "loaned" out. If you could figure out a way to "loan" out music, that might help.
I fail to see the justification for restriction of fair use rights... regardless of disclaimers. And I'm not entirely certain that all flavors of DRM let you rip music to your computer (without violating the DMCA).
Dude, he uses and iPod and buys music thru iTunes. iTunes sells nothing but fair-use-restricted, DRM-encumbered music. The schmuck isn't complaining about DRM, he is complaining about the other guys DRM that doesn't play nice with his iPod. He seems to be fine with DRM as long as it works with his toys. He's a fuckwit.
Yes, but think of all the real-world experience those entrepreneurial students are getting in circumventing the law to make a buck!
Except it isn't a law, it is a school rule. And if the rule simply says "we are not gonna provide it", then they're in the clear. If it is something draconian like "you may not do this", then it could be interesting.
Except the big difference is the students at college are PAYING to be there and are not your children. They are supposed to be beyond nursemaid age, so stop treating them like babies.
If you want them to study more and improve their education, make the classes tougher and require more original work. Hell, raise the fees for Internet access, but cutting off late-night links is STUPID.
All it means is a few bright students are going to set up wireless links to off-campus DSL and charge a small fee for after-hours access. The problem wasn't solved, it was shifted by a few feet.
Read the current Popular Mechanics. With just a touch of C4, they not only got the tank to explode but they warped out all of the walls in one of their shipping containers. No, that wasn't caused by the C4, either. One of their biggest "booms" to date.
"No, ma'am. The Logitech camera is not compatible with your system. I apologize. The [XXX] model is compatible, and Dell offers it for $YY.95. How would you like that shipped?
Yes, ma'am, you can use it for video chat with your friends on Messenger. You will need the aMSN client, which is available free of charge from Dell's Click-N-Run store. Yes, ma'am, the blue icon on your desktop."
Similar to what they're going thru with Vista, considering the incompatibilities.
As for Skype, they can either get off their ass and add video, or Dell could bundle Wengo (http://www.wengophone.com/index.php/homePage) and make it obvious. They could also bundle Skype and simply tell customers it doesn't support video, yet. I'm not sure how popular video chat on Skype is. It only works Skype-to-Skype, not Skype-to-phone and only one-on-one, not in conferences.
Vista's rollout should give Dell techs a lot of practice saying "I'm sorry, that program doesn't work with." and "I'm sorry, you will have to upgrade your hardware for that."
Entertaining, but irrelevant. Dell doesn't sell software, other than a couple pre-bundled Office and Security packages of which there are Linux equivalents they could bundle. Linspire does this already.
Dell sells hardware, and if selling Linux on non-server hardware will move more boxes, then it should be looked at closer.
That's amusing. Wasn't it Geek Squad just had their pants sued off for distributing and not paying for internal copies of Winternals software? They licensed ONE copy and made it, and other tools, available on an internal FTP server for everyone.
WTF then is the problem with FOSS? At least it would have made what they were doing legal. Or do they WANT to be criminal scum?
You neglected the last sentence I wrote where I said that so far, the DST "repairs" were more than just repairs. Like Y2K, people were using this as an opportunity to upgrade as well.
Sort of like taking that broken window and replacing it with a two-pane, double-glazed, double-hung window. Besides fixing the break, you've improved efficiency, insulation and increased longevity.
No, it isn't a 100% recovery, but it is better than just the fix.
Still, a nice link. Thanks. I need to read that one more thoroughly.
What Company A spends in costs to upgrade systems for DST, Company B receives. It isn't a loss, it is an economic stimulant.
As a contractor, I've been working extra hours upgrading telecom switching systems and while it is a pain-in-the-ass, I'm happy to have the extra work. Extra work is extra money.
So far, every upgrade I've done includes more than just DST patches. Like the whole Y2K bit, companies are using this as an opportunity to squeeze out more funding for upgrades.
Someone at NASA is learning how to play the game with Congress.
They can barely get funding for exploration, with the myopic bureaucrats babbling on about how things like going back to the moon or a manned mission to Mars are a waste of money.
Head on back to your constituents and explain why you won't pony up a measly $1 billion for this project. We'll bring out some nice PowerPoint slides showing Barney the Dinosaur narrating what happened the last time a major asteroid hit the planet. Maybe add some clips from Armageddon and Deep Impact, just for the effects.
By the time NASA is done, Congress should approve funding for survey missions to the Asteroid Belt.
Yes, but there is a difference between buddha and Buddha. Even though both mean "enlightened" or "awakened" one, Buddha -- Siddhartha Guatama -- is credited for bringing Enlightenment back to the world after it had been lost. Prior to his life, the Eight Fold Path and the Middle Way were not practiced any more.
In a sense, he was the first. Yes, I'm aware he was/is referred to in some schools as the 7th Buddha, but by first I mean he started what we have now. Before his rediscovery, it was lost.
Anyway, I wasn't really arguing about (B|b)uddha as much as I was pointing out the "Buddhism" practiced by much of the world is infused with a belief in the supernatural and fits neatly into what the article talks about.
The historical buddha has little to do with the religion of Buddhism. Pure Buddhism is almost non-existent. The Buddhism that exists is subsumed with Hindu mythology and is why there are no end of Buddha statues and "rub-the-tummy" fat Buddhas. Hell, he isn't even Siddhartha!
Thus, most "Buddhists" believe in the super-natural, even though they don't call it/him "God". The story of Siddhartha's birth is a perfect example of what I'm talking about, as is the believe in literal reincarnation or transmigration of the soul.
You didn't read the rest of my message. I'm not against paying taxes, only paying more than I have to.
There is nothing wrong with structuring your income to pay the minimal amount REQUIRED BY LAW. You seem to be in the Elvis camp, being proud to pay a ton in taxes.
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Okay, they all flunked science but YOU flunked math.
It is quite probable that those 13% are a subset of the 27%, so you don't add the numbers together. Thus, 27% of Atheists and Agnostics believe in God would be the alternate title. This is entirely probably if you're sample base includes 1 Atheist and a crapload of Agnostics.
It is NOT reasonable, it is a HARDWARE ISSUE.
I just went thru this shit with HP. A key physically broke off a 3-month old Compaq laptop. I sent it back. Woe is me.
1. They re-imaged the hard drive. I was prepared for this.
2. They replaced the keyboard (thanks).
3. My RAM didn't meet their test, so they REMOVED IT. They damn well removed a 1 Gb stick and left me with 256 Mb in the unit they sent back. Then refused to acknowledge it or replace it unless I sent them a copy of the original receipt. I no longer have the original receipt and Fry's won't print another one because of rebate scamming.
Their "warranty" consists of the following.
1. Run diags. Replace anything that doesn't match 100%
2. ???
3. Profit!
They didn't bother to look at the RAM. It just had 256 Mb != 1.2 Gb, so they pulled the "not shipped from factory" RAM. That really helped chip off the "Q" key, didn't it you fuckers?
I will NEVER buy another HP product because of this experience. That means laptops, desktops, servers, printers, scanners, switches, nothing.
Their service is a steaming pile of shit.
Charles
For the most part, you're right. This is why we don't take votes on everything, because the officials are elected to do their job. However, when the people go to the effort they should be heeded. If you consider the number of decisions and items an official has to deal with -- probably in the thousands during their term -- and the number of items on which a plebiscite occurs -- probably in the single digits -- it isn't something to be ignored.
If this sort of thing went on daily, I'd agree with you. It is, however, much rarer than that and that makes a big difference.
Then they shouldn't have had the vote to begin with.
Yes, we're a Republic. Yes, we elect representatives to deal with this stuff for us. However, that does not mean the electorate is totally shut out of the process. The only recourse is not necessarily recalling officials or waiting until the next election.
The officials are elected to represent the will of the people. They are NOT nannies, there to pat the heads of the children and telling them to run along and let the big people deal with things. If they are going to ignore the expressed will of the people, then the next step would be a binding resolution and/or a recall petition.
Charles
For a while there they were trying to do just that, with a couple of roadblocks on I-90 east of Spokane trying to catch people who made big, tax free purchases in Montana. This was 3 or 4 years ago, and they were only stopping people with Washington license plates. It didn't last long.
And with both Oregon and Montana not having sales tax, and Kellogg, Idaho having one of the largest Dodge/Jeep dealers in North America -- they are VERY touchy about registering a car in Washington that you brought in from out of state. They want their $$.
Rejoice, for the time is nigh!
Official DVD release date is April 24, 2007 according to Amazon. Season One, anyway.
http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B000MXPE6U
Damn, I need to track down some re-runs. 30-year old memories just aren't cutting it anymore!
That quote is from Les Nessman, not Arthur Carlson.
You could loan vinyl out, and with the advent of the cassette a LOT of vinyl was "loaned" out. If you could figure out a way to "loan" out music, that might help.
I fail to see the justification for restriction of fair use rights... regardless of disclaimers. And I'm not entirely certain that all flavors of DRM let you rip music to your computer (without violating the DMCA).
Dude, he uses and iPod and buys music thru iTunes. iTunes sells nothing but fair-use-restricted, DRM-encumbered music. The schmuck isn't complaining about DRM, he is complaining about the other guys DRM that doesn't play nice with his iPod. He seems to be fine with DRM as long as it works with his toys. He's a fuckwit.
Yes, but think of all the real-world experience those entrepreneurial students are getting in circumventing the law to make a buck!
Except it isn't a law, it is a school rule. And if the rule simply says "we are not gonna provide it", then they're in the clear. If it is something draconian like "you may not do this", then it could be interesting.
Except the big difference is the students at college are PAYING to be there and are not your children. They are supposed to be beyond nursemaid age, so stop treating them like babies.
If you want them to study more and improve their education, make the classes tougher and require more original work. Hell, raise the fees for Internet access, but cutting off late-night links is STUPID.
All it means is a few bright students are going to set up wireless links to off-campus DSL and charge a small fee for after-hours access. The problem wasn't solved, it was shifted by a few feet.
Charles
Read the current Popular Mechanics. With just a touch of C4, they not only got the tank to explode but they warped out all of the walls in one of their shipping containers. No, that wasn't caused by the C4, either. One of their biggest "booms" to date.
Solutions to your scenario.
." and "I'm sorry, you will have to upgrade your hardware for that."
"No, ma'am. The Logitech camera is not compatible with your system. I apologize. The [XXX] model is compatible, and Dell offers it for $YY.95. How would you like that shipped?
Yes, ma'am, you can use it for video chat with your friends on Messenger. You will need the aMSN client, which is available free of charge from Dell's Click-N-Run store. Yes, ma'am, the blue icon on your desktop."
Similar to what they're going thru with Vista, considering the incompatibilities.
As for Skype, they can either get off their ass and add video, or Dell could bundle Wengo (http://www.wengophone.com/index.php/homePage) and make it obvious. They could also bundle Skype and simply tell customers it doesn't support video, yet. I'm not sure how popular video chat on Skype is. It only works Skype-to-Skype, not Skype-to-phone and only one-on-one, not in conferences.
Vista's rollout should give Dell techs a lot of practice saying "I'm sorry, that program doesn't work with
Entertaining, but irrelevant. Dell doesn't sell software, other than a couple pre-bundled Office and Security packages of which there are Linux equivalents they could bundle. Linspire does this already.
Dell sells hardware, and if selling Linux on non-server hardware will move more boxes, then it should be looked at closer.
That's amusing. Wasn't it Geek Squad just had their pants sued off for distributing and not paying for internal copies of Winternals software? They licensed ONE copy and made it, and other tools, available on an internal FTP server for everyone.
WTF then is the problem with FOSS? At least it would have made what they were doing legal. Or do they WANT to be criminal scum?
Correct, for the most part.
You neglected the last sentence I wrote where I said that so far, the DST "repairs" were more than just repairs. Like Y2K, people were using this as an opportunity to upgrade as well.
Sort of like taking that broken window and replacing it with a two-pane, double-glazed, double-hung window. Besides fixing the break, you've improved efficiency, insulation and increased longevity.
No, it isn't a 100% recovery, but it is better than just the fix.
Still, a nice link. Thanks. I need to read that one more thoroughly.
What Company A spends in costs to upgrade systems for DST, Company B receives. It isn't a loss, it is an economic stimulant.
As a contractor, I've been working extra hours upgrading telecom switching systems and while it is a pain-in-the-ass, I'm happy to have the extra work. Extra work is extra money.
So far, every upgrade I've done includes more than just DST patches. Like the whole Y2K bit, companies are using this as an opportunity to squeeze out more funding for upgrades.
He wasn't talking about illegal immigration, but rather legal immigration and the problem with lumping all immigration together in one debate.
Someone at NASA is learning how to play the game with Congress.
They can barely get funding for exploration, with the myopic bureaucrats babbling on about how things like going back to the moon or a manned mission to Mars are a waste of money.
Head on back to your constituents and explain why you won't pony up a measly $1 billion for this project. We'll bring out some nice PowerPoint slides showing Barney the Dinosaur narrating what happened the last time a major asteroid hit the planet. Maybe add some clips from Armageddon and Deep Impact, just for the effects.
By the time NASA is done, Congress should approve funding for survey missions to the Asteroid Belt.
Again, if you think the U.S. gov't is going to do anything like that, you're smoking the same crack pipe as the original poster.
It would be nice, but it isn't going to happen.
Yes, but there is a difference between buddha and Buddha. Even though both mean "enlightened" or "awakened" one, Buddha -- Siddhartha Guatama -- is credited for bringing Enlightenment back to the world after it had been lost. Prior to his life, the Eight Fold Path and the Middle Way were not practiced any more.
In a sense, he was the first. Yes, I'm aware he was/is referred to in some schools as the 7th Buddha, but by first I mean he started what we have now. Before his rediscovery, it was lost.
Anyway, I wasn't really arguing about (B|b)uddha as much as I was pointing out the "Buddhism" practiced by much of the world is infused with a belief in the supernatural and fits neatly into what the article talks about.
The historical buddha has little to do with the religion of Buddhism. Pure Buddhism is almost non-existent. The Buddhism that exists is subsumed with Hindu mythology and is why there are no end of Buddha statues and "rub-the-tummy" fat Buddhas. Hell, he isn't even Siddhartha!
Thus, most "Buddhists" believe in the super-natural, even though they don't call it/him "God". The story of Siddhartha's birth is a perfect example of what I'm talking about, as is the believe in literal reincarnation or transmigration of the soul.
You didn't read the rest of my message. I'm not against paying taxes, only paying more than I have to.
There is nothing wrong with structuring your income to pay the minimal amount REQUIRED BY LAW. You seem to be in the Elvis camp, being proud to pay a ton in taxes.
Manually adjust the clock. Just write a small script to take care of it for logins or as a scheduled task for servers.