You seem to think that "U.S. interference" somehow justifies mass murder and mass destruction.
What if the prior "U.S. interference" itself consisted of elements which would be considered "mass murder" and "mass destruction"?
The fact is that a well-organized group of commandos, sponsored by some coalition of militant organizations or governments
What evidence do you have to support your claim?
It is traumatic to many of us to see that there are large numbers of zealots who have abandoned the basic principles of civilization.
What would those be?
It is particularly disturbing that they are hiding behind a religious front, claiming the protection of God, and even more disturbing that others in that religion are expressing sympathy for that unholy cause. By that very act they are expressing their responsibility. Please don't play that game.
Right, G-d's on OUR side.
But I find it hard to believe that we can live in a world where we refuse to meet, work, play, and even argue with our neighbors.
Is there a difference between between "meeting, working, playing, and even arguing" and entering someone else's home and instigating and argument among their family?
This isn't DeCSS site:(which is illegal no matter which way you slice it don't forget)
An Unconstitutional "law" is NOT A LAW, and shall not be obeyed.
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Yah, I have a SKB 12U rack holding the server here at home (and the networking kit, and kvm switch, and tape drive....) but the depth is too short for true "rack mounting" (the back of the server hangs out the back of the box, and the front handles of the server project out too far for the FRONT panel to fit on.
The best part is she's pissed at ME. Been complaining the whole time about how she's always having to call tech support. Seriously though, I believe some of the blame relies on the customers shoulders.
Not at YOU directly, but rather your company by proxy. Either that, or she's completely loony.
The ENTIRE blame lays with the Marketing department. Never forget this. The customer BOUGHT the computer because the packaging told him it was EZ to use. They ain't.
Here's why Linux will never have desktop dominance : It's a real operating system. Sheeple don't WANT a real operating system, they want to push the ON button, and be online. (and then have some other buttons, bells, lights, slider, clickers to keep them busy.) Why are the DLL's even exposed to a luser in exploder?
Hey, from that standpoint, why don't you start playing therapist with the customer, and try to convince them they really don't want the computer, and they should return it.
"Sorry lady, you don't really want a computer, take it back to the store right now, they'll refund your money, go out to dinner or something. Use the computers at the library. They're MUCH easier to use..."
I don't think theres anything in a persons daily life that works correctly without you having knowledge of how to use
it. In another context, owning a car requires a drivers license. You also have to be aware that regular maintainence is also needed. You can't just show up at the dealer, take the keys and be good to go. Pretty much every guy that is fairly handy can chagnge his own oil/battery/tires or what have you. The use of an automobile has a prerequisite of at least basic automotive knowledge.
Uh.... That's a *rotton* analogy. Computers aren't sold like cars, computers are sold like TOASTERS, people expect them to work like toasters. (Maybe more like a VCR, though... With the untapped potential there, of having it tell you the time, IF you set the clock...)
And Car dealers have service departments what suck mightily, too!
I can't speak for the author, but I believe someone under the influance of mj is a better driver than someone who had been drinking, (Well, I *did* go to college...) for probably all levels of intoxication and experience.
Whilst they both have effects on the brain and body, those of ethenol are based on the physiological depression of the body. MJ mostly latches onto the cannaboid receptors in the brain. (Good thing they're there!). If you're used to the effect, driving shouldn't be a hassle....
But, hey, it all boils down to this: you signed the drivers license application, you agreed to go by all of their rules. And this is a case of it's not wrong because it's *wrong*, it's wrong because they're against the rules.
Copyright laws do not exist to make Bill Gates, Steve Balmer, Jim Allchin, Larry Elison, and others as much money as possible. They exist for the purpose of encouraging expression of ideas.
Suuuure.... If you're in the USofA and are a strict constitutional literalist. Art. I, Sec. 8 grants Congress authority to enact law "To Promote the Progress of Science and the Useful Arts"...
and of course, we know exactly how much the current interpertation of copyright law conforms to THAT!...
The world needs and tags.
IIRC Article I Section 8 of the United States' Constitution provides for congress to "Promote the progress of Science and Useful Arts" and that is from whence copyrights come.
Anyone care to explain how a tech support flowchart "Promotes the profress of Science and Useful Arts?" cc my e-mail with any good replies...
Those pieces of paper from the bank, right, they're not MONEY... They are BANK NOTES, which cannot ever be redeemed for real MONEY...
bank note : a promissory note issued by a bank payable to bearer on demand but without interest and circulating as money.
Far out, now....
The Federal Reserve Bank (*NOT* an office of the United States Government) charges the Federal Government (US Taxpayers, eventually) a fee to USE the Federal Reserve Note (FRN).
So we have in our wallet, after paying a premium for them, (as taxpayers funding the whole scheme for the Federal Reserve Banks) something payable to us. Right, HOW DO THEY REDEEM THEM? What do you get when you get PAID for a note?
Right, you get more of the same FRN's.
THERE IS NO END TO THE CYCLE, well, there is, sorta, kinda... You *can* buy "things" with them, but not anything like a house or car or land (YMMV!!! G-d bless you!!!
YOU NEVER SEE *REAL* money. (which as I understand it is something like silver, gold, land, personal property, etc...)
SURE, you can convert your FRN's into Omni^H^H^H^HConsumer Products, but "MONEY"? Nope...
Here's the kicker...
THE "FEDS" will prosecute you for counterfeiting something that:
1) They Buy from a bank, only helping them avoid insolvency, ( IIRC, Lincoln pissed everyone off by just issuing U.S. "Greenbacks" that the government itself printed, and didn't have to pay the premium for. Bankers musta been shitting. Maybe... I digress...) (Sounds like a Civil Action, MAYBE, but not a "Federal Case..." Now minting COIN that's a tad light, now that's worthy of prosecution, and YES, LOOK... *THAT's* an Enumerated responsibility of the Government in the Constitution Of The United States. Not playing Private Dick to promote some Bank Scheme involving unredeemable, but useful Bank Notes...
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2) is useless EXCEPT for CHURNING the economy. (of course, if are your goals, then Bob's Your Uncle!)
peace Mike
p.s.: FWIW It's NEVER going to change, and there'e NOTHING you can do about it...
IIRC, Article 1, Clause 8 is what we're talking about when we discuss copyright law in the United States (YMMV). The relevent part reads:
To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
Riddle me this, batman(tm)[1]...
How *exactly* does the umpteenth recording of "Enter Sandman" qualify as "...promote(ing) the Progress of Science and useful Arts"?
peace Mike
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[1] Batman, and the phrase "Riddle me this..." are surely protected by Some Warner Bros Business Unit, This material was used without permission. If you're offended, then you didn't get the joke, and I apologize for your lacking a sense of humor.
I think Batman is really cool, but it cannot be overlooked that JOEL SCHUMACHER almost killed off the entire franchise with those damn "gay-bathouse/musical numbers" Batman movies... Pitiful... I haven't felt so uncomfortable since watching Laurence Olivier put the moves on Tony Curtis in the director's cut of Spartacus...
The guys at Batman, The Animated Series really pulled it out of the fucking toilet, and the wacky period shit in TAS needed to go, too. (Blimps People??? Fucking BLIMPS????) Batman Beyond is utter-gloss!!!
And they BOTH belong to the same Union...err, Bar Association....
If that isn't Racketeering, what is??? Any prosecutors NOT admitted to the bar willing to have a grand jury look at whether to indict the whole Bar Association for RICO statute violations! Any prosecutors NOT admitted to the bar?
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Point out that the reasons for needing free and open access to the Windows API's are intuitively obvious to the most casual observer.
Anyone NOT knowing what an API is, is simple unqualified to comment.
Maybe it's time to end the legal fiction of corporations. I (for one) think that the executives should have unlimited personal liability for these actions.
Or maybe the "Kevin Mitnick is a martyr, even though he stole millions of dollars which has never been recovered!" approach.
Really, You're saying that there was actual MONEY involved (like Fed. Reserve Notes, or Silver Coin?) and not just some pumped up estimates of software development costs? IIRC, I didn't see anything related to hard currency, could you perhaps provide a reference?
Their SCO Unix product was a dream (Creates "Airbag" boot/root disks w/ a fully automated (auto partition/mkfs/etc...) restore function. Like 80.00. Trial D/L available @ web site. Linux product looking pretty good, too. (Only have it installed on a test machine right now...)
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What if the prior "U.S. interference" itself consisted of elements which would be considered "mass murder" and "mass destruction"?
The fact is that a well-organized group of commandos, sponsored by some coalition of militant organizations or governments
What evidence do you have to support your claim?
It is traumatic to many of us to see that there are large numbers of zealots who have abandoned the basic principles of civilization.
What would those be?
It is particularly disturbing that they are hiding behind a religious front, claiming the protection of God, and even more disturbing that others in that religion are expressing sympathy for that unholy cause. By that very act they are expressing their responsibility. Please don't play that game. Right, G-d's on OUR side. But I find it hard to believe that we can live in a world where we refuse to meet, work, play, and even argue with our neighbors. Is there a difference between between "meeting, working, playing, and even arguing" and entering someone else's home and instigating and argument among their family?
Yah, I have a SKB 12U rack holding the server here at home (and the networking kit, and kvm switch, and tape drive....) but the depth is too short for true "rack mounting" (the back of the server hangs out the back of the box, and the front handles of the server project out too far for the FRONT panel to fit on.
Otherwise, helps stack shit neatly!
But most small shops' needs can be met with totally turnkey servers. (IMNSHO, YMMV!)
Not at YOU directly, but rather your company by proxy. Either that, or she's completely loony.
The ENTIRE blame lays with the Marketing department. Never forget this. The customer BOUGHT the computer because the packaging told him it was EZ to use. They ain't.
Here's why Linux will never have desktop dominance : It's a real operating system. Sheeple don't WANT a real operating system, they want to push the ON button, and be online. (and then have some other buttons, bells, lights, slider, clickers to keep them busy.) Why are the DLL's even exposed to a luser in exploder?
Hey, from that standpoint, why don't you start playing therapist with the customer, and try to convince them they really don't want the computer, and they should return it.
"Sorry lady, you don't really want a computer, take it back to the store right now, they'll refund your money, go out to dinner or something. Use the computers at the library. They're MUCH easier to use..."
I don't think theres anything in a persons daily life that works correctly without you having knowledge of how to use it. In another context, owning a car requires a drivers license. You also have to be aware that regular maintainence is also needed. You can't just show up at the dealer, take the keys and be good to go. Pretty much every guy that is fairly handy can chagnge his own oil/battery/tires or what have you. The use of an automobile has a prerequisite of at least basic automotive knowledge.
Uh.... That's a *rotton* analogy. Computers aren't sold like cars, computers are sold like TOASTERS, people expect them to work like toasters. (Maybe more like a VCR, though... With the untapped potential there, of having it tell you the time, IF you set the clock...)
And Car dealers have service departments what suck mightily, too!
Whilst they both have effects on the brain and body, those of ethenol are based on the physiological depression of the body. MJ mostly latches onto the cannaboid receptors in the brain. (Good thing they're there!). If you're used to the effect, driving shouldn't be a hassle....
But, hey, it all boils down to this: you signed the drivers license application, you agreed to go by all of their rules. And this is a case of it's not wrong because it's *wrong*, it's wrong because they're against the rules.
we get the government we deserve. Ugh!
Fuck, Fuck, Fuck.
Let's get this right... I KNOW no-ones going to read this far into the comments, but...
What I wanted to say was:
The world needs _academic fantasy_ and _reality_ tags...
That should read "The World Needs and tags....
Copyright laws do not exist to make Bill Gates, Steve Balmer, Jim Allchin, Larry Elison, and others as much money as possible. They exist for the purpose of encouraging expression of ideas. Suuuure.... If you're in the USofA and are a strict constitutional literalist. Art. I, Sec. 8 grants Congress authority to enact law "To Promote the Progress of Science and the Useful Arts"... and of course, we know exactly how much the current interpertation of copyright law conforms to THAT!... The world needs and tags.
Uh, No.
IIRC Article I Section 8 of the United States' Constitution provides for congress to "Promote the progress of Science and Useful Arts" and that is from whence copyrights come.
Anyone care to explain how a tech support flowchart "Promotes the profress of Science and Useful Arts?" cc my e-mail with any good replies...
The federal reserve system makes the money! Out of thin air! Not backed by anything except an unredeemable promise...
Show up at the local university at 3am on a Sunday Morning, (with a pizza and a case of beer), and you'll have all the support staff you need!
What part of "Shall Not Be Infringed" don't you understand?
Those pieces of paper from the bank, right, they're not MONEY... They are BANK NOTES, which cannot ever be redeemed for real MONEY...
bank note : a promissory note issued by a bank payable to bearer on demand but without interest and circulating as money.
Far out, now....
The Federal Reserve Bank (*NOT* an office of the United States Government) charges the Federal Government (US Taxpayers, eventually) a fee to USE the Federal Reserve Note (FRN).
So we have in our wallet, after paying a premium for them, (as taxpayers funding the whole scheme for the Federal Reserve Banks) something payable to us. Right, HOW DO THEY REDEEM THEM? What do you get when you get PAID for a note?
Right, you get more of the same FRN's.
THERE IS NO END TO THE CYCLE, well, there is, sorta, kinda... You *can* buy "things" with them, but not anything like a house or car or land (YMMV!!! G-d bless you!!!
YOU NEVER SEE *REAL* money. (which as I understand it is something like silver, gold, land, personal property, etc...)
SURE, you can convert your FRN's into Omni^H^H^H^HConsumer Products, but "MONEY"? Nope...
Here's the kicker...
THE "FEDS" will prosecute you for counterfeiting something that:
1) They Buy from a bank, only helping them avoid insolvency, ( IIRC, Lincoln pissed everyone off by just issuing U.S. "Greenbacks" that the government itself printed, and didn't have to pay the premium for. Bankers musta been shitting. Maybe... I digress...) (Sounds like a Civil Action, MAYBE, but not a "Federal Case..." Now minting COIN that's a tad light, now that's worthy of prosecution, and YES, LOOK... *THAT's* an Enumerated responsibility of the Government in the Constitution Of The United States. Not playing Private Dick to promote some Bank Scheme involving unredeemable, but useful Bank Notes...
and
2) is useless EXCEPT for CHURNING the economy. (of course, if are your goals, then Bob's Your Uncle!)
peace
Mike
p.s.: FWIW It's NEVER going to change, and there'e NOTHING you can do about it...
IIRC, Article 1, Clause 8 is what we're talking about when we discuss copyright law in the United States (YMMV). The relevent part reads:
To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
Riddle me this, batman(tm)[1]...
How *exactly* does the umpteenth recording of "Enter Sandman" qualify as "...promote(ing) the Progress of Science and useful Arts"?
peace
Mike
-x-x-x-x- Footnotes (Thanks Pterry!) -x-x-x-x-
[1] Batman, and the phrase "Riddle me this..." are surely protected by Some Warner Bros Business Unit, This material was used without permission. If you're offended, then you didn't get the joke, and I apologize for your lacking a sense of humor.
I think Batman is really cool, but it cannot be overlooked that JOEL SCHUMACHER almost killed off the entire franchise with those damn "gay-bathouse/musical numbers" Batman movies... Pitiful... I haven't felt so uncomfortable since watching Laurence Olivier put the moves on Tony Curtis in the director's cut of Spartacus...
The guys at Batman, The Animated Series really pulled it out of the fucking toilet, and the wacky period shit in TAS needed to go, too. (Blimps People??? Fucking BLIMPS????) Batman Beyond is utter-gloss!!!
but the Wookie DIDN'T get a medal!!!
from -e to pi, how pronounced was drew's lithp?
And they BOTH belong to the same Union...err, Bar Association....
If that isn't Racketeering, what is??? Any prosecutors NOT admitted to the bar willing to have a grand jury look at whether to indict the whole Bar Association for RICO statute violations! Any prosecutors NOT admitted to the bar?
Point out that the reasons for needing free and open access to the Windows API's are intuitively obvious to the most casual observer.
Anyone NOT knowing what an API is, is simple unqualified to comment.
As my data center is not considered a profit center, but an expense, I don't expect us to SEE any money made using Linux.
I expect, however, that by using Linux, our costs to continue decreasing, while our operational efficiency continues to increase.
Maybe it's time to end the legal fiction of corporations. I (for one) think that the executives should have unlimited personal liability for these actions.
I think the point here is TRUE multitasking. (iirc, Win386 ran an app if you were looking at it, and didn't do that for every dos app)
Really, You're saying that there was actual MONEY involved (like Fed. Reserve Notes, or Silver Coin?) and not just some pumped up estimates of software development costs?
IIRC, I didn't see anything related to hard currency, could you perhaps provide a reference?
peace, Mike
lone-tar from cactus software...
Their SCO Unix product was a dream (Creates "Airbag" boot/root disks w/ a fully automated (auto partition/mkfs/etc...) restore function. Like 80.00. Trial D/L available @ web site. Linux product looking pretty good, too. (Only have it installed on a test machine right now...)
Worth every penny (IMNSHO)