I always put down a fake e-mail address if its a required field. There's no need for Credit Card Companies to be e-mailing me. I use e-mail for personal communication, very rarely for business transactions like credit card stuff. Usually, if its mailed, there's a record / trace / provable dating. E-mail is a whole lot less official.
I feel really bad for the ed@yahoo.com account holder. he must get 100 spam messages a minute.
You make a good observation, but Hollywood is an industry. Anyone who knows anything about US two party politics know that when push comes to shove, the GOP sides with businesses. Which isn't to say its a bad thing, at least in my opinion. But others may think so.
Republicans support, or used to support, an individuals sovereignity as the primary. And that sounds like someone who'd be for setting free music and art from copyright. But Republicans don't think that way. Instead they see art and music as work. And they're famous for the whole 'pull yourself up by your own bootstraps' logic. They don't want anyone, from Metallica to obscure garage bands, to be ripped off. They extend that theory into taxes and all sorts of other fields, too.
Of course, this looks bad when people who make a lot of money donate and support these protections of liberty (or perceived liberty). About half of Americans (not me, see my sig) feel that wealth and money are taken, not created, by individuals. And they see enterprising efforts of individuals as a necessary crime. Done on a small scale, it is accepted. But large companies are seen as large theives. So Americans dislike large companies, and in turn dislike republicans who receive donations and support from the people who are part of those companies.
if it isn't specifically outlined in the constitution, you can't pass a law against it. not a hard principle to understand.
There can be no rights that you obtain as an individual but are denied when you form a group. A group is merely a collection of individuals. Just the same, there are no rights you gain when you join a group and abdicate when you leave one. A corporation is a contract of individuals, who seek a common goal. There are leaders of a corporation who ultimately decide its fate. They have a right to fire and hire whomever they want depending on the charter of the company and the rules they set forth when they incorporate. That is a binding agreement that applies to future employees who are aware. A corporation, therefore, is the equivalent of a contract between individuals. They have a right to act within the contract , i.e. hire and fire, if they breach that contract they can be sued. but its never an issue of free speech.
Or... You could see that Mr. Bush is trying to stop the $pending $pree that states are on. Don't blame him for 'forcing' states to do anything. States have been relying on the federal tit for way too long.
States are refusing to accept that they must cut fat in their budgets in order to meet them. This means auditing the books and eliminating unnecessary services. Every penny of the 'surplus', i.e. the excess cash from federal/state taxes that happened during the internet bubble, should not have been spent. When you plan your budget on an economy that was continuously warned as overvalued, then shit your pants and refuse to roll back the increases when the economy finally re-balances itself, well, you have no right to complain.
Mr. Bush is not responsible for the economy. The economy is the results of millions of business transactions every day by businesses, individuals, and groups. It *generally* increases in the long run, with ebbs and flows in between. Planning on a good three or eight years of economy is just plain stupid. And that's what the states and governments did, and now their paying for it. Or not paying for it, as the case may be.
...competition. Apple's pricepoint is too high. Hopefully, competition will bring the prices down. How about a rebate if you sign up for the service, to make the hardware cheaper.
Yeah, except the Japanese were INTERENED, having committed no crimes. Potential Terrorists are being MONITORED, which is quite different. Governments are allowed to investigate individuals even if they have not committed a crime. Without investigation, we could not determine if they had or had not committed a crime.
I'm not mortified if investigation is taking place. I'm relieved. If those investigated are innocent, charges aren't brought against. No harm done.
as opposed to worrying about hurting the feelings of some people by investigation, which hampers efforts.
Why is 78,000 too many? there are 275 million americans. that's not a large percentage at all. And they're suspected, not accused, or charged. Their rights are not forfiet, American citizens have a right to know what non-Americans are entering the country and whether they are here legitmately and what their purpose is.
How they got the number? People who announce their country of origin as a nation that supports or sponsors terrorism. Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, The Sudan, Iran, etc etc etc... there are probably about 500,000 people from those nations in the US. Those who keep in regular contact with organizations which fund terrorism, a lot of whom are registered as 'charities.' I bet if you took everyone who registers to these 'charities' as donors, you'd have about 78,000. How many are willing accoplices.
Terrorist ! always = suicide/bomber/pilot. Those who give money / aid to terrorists are themselves terrorists.
By the way, about your 'human lives' crap, Here's the deal: we founded a government to protect our rights to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. Our life is threatened by terrorists. Its the same reason the government has an army, to protect citizens from physical harm. Cancer isn't a foreign national, and not something that the government is required to protect its citizens from. Medicine is a private endevour.
As far as automobile safety, in 1948 there were 25 million licensed drivers and 40,000 traffic deaths. in 2000 there are over 100 million licensed drivers and in 2000 there were 42,000 traffic deaths. I'd say the fact that we barely increased in deaths while quadrupling our drivers is a good thing.
Excuse me, but he was assuming that 1.2 billion people used windows legimitaly and that linux would have freed up $150 x 1.2 billion. I was just letting him know that China and other Asian markets are a lot less profitable than that equation, so the savings would be a lot less on a linux conversion.
I don't remember ever clicking the EULA for the internet's privacy. I think that's because it doesn't exist.
Internet access is something you buy. You don't have any privileges except for the ones extended to you by your ISP. If your ISP agrees to monitor/share/provide information, well, its no different than the post office giving your address to the FBI, or the RMV. If I own a small business and the FBI/CIA/FDA wants to know if John Doe was there, and what he bought, I'll let them know. The same process is true of the net. Suspcious activity is reported. That's the way it goes.
his sounds like a bunch of ignorant suits were herded into a room by MS salespeople and told the "benefits" of XP Embedded.
Why is it that any company that buys a Windows solution is being indoctrinated? Guess what: People want windows. Its the reason the marketshare is so tilted towards windows. Its the reason that everyone *expects* it. Microsoft has no brainwashing ability. Every individual can make his own choices. If you don't like them, say so. but don't characterize the choices as ignorant. You don't know the people and you don't know the circumstances. Something tells me you're not anywhere near being a 'suit' that would determine anything important.
You obviously don't own a laptop. I support a company who has a large percentage (70%) of users who work from home/ have laptops. While in the office, everyone has a desktop. The idea that the dock goes with you, and can be set up anywhere, is the ideal situation. No more craning/aching while on the road, but the ability to set up in small places as well (airplanes).
Almost nobody here has a laptop w/o a docking station/port replicator. the idea that it could be set up anywhere makes the office truly mobile.
PS IBM makes a GREAT laptop. Their X series, including the X31, are incredible.
Fast cars are sexy. They're an engineering marvel. The government should have no say in the car we buy or import.
Everyone hates Bill Gates for buying legislation, but is it any surprise? When you build a system that restricts the freedoms of individuals, the only people who win are 'special interests'. The government shouldn't have any control over the regulation of private industry. That way, the government could never be corrupted by rich folks, since money can't buy that which the government doesn't control.
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Yeah, except if it is, its the worst move ever. Compiled programs are still what run mission critical software. They're faster and more reliable. And its not as if the web still works the same on everyone's PC. Opera and Mozilla and IE6 might give three much different appearances to the same page.
I use a web-based call tracking application in my IT job. Its slow, buggy, and not enterprise worthy by any standard.
I own a Subaru Impreza WRX. Its the sportscar of the Subaru. I get 25 MPG. You get closer to 30 in the regular, non-turbocharged impreza.
The clearance is Fine, I drove it through last year's winter in boston, the WORST winter I've ever seen (I was born in 1980, so I didn't see 1978) and I never shoveled. Subarus are some of the best cars on the road for the buck. Safe, reliable, high resale, decent fuel economy, good styling... I could go on.
Which is good, because quite honestly, thats how I bought Mandrake 7.2. When I get a chance to upgrade to 9.2, I'll buy it again. Worth every penny. Know why I say that? Because I'm a windows user. I am the audience that isn't anti-windows that linux needs to capture. and the distro that did it for me was Mandrake.
Yeah, well, it wouldn't be a big deal if North Korea was a legitimate government. They're not. They take the concept of human rights and hump its dead corpse in the eyesocket.
So, it matters that they can do whatever they want. France, Spain, Brazil, etc all legitimate governments with legitimate elections. North Korea has proved itself nuts. its people are starving. they continue to build more weapons. what do you want us to say? that we shouldn't be concerned?
While your claim may be true, different cultures vary greatly on what they believe "kiddie porn" is. PA and the USA don't define the cultural standards of the world.
Yeah. thats why the laws of PA and the USA don't apply in other parts of the world. but when you're here, its illegal.
The fact that youth , and the innocence of the sexuality of youth, is sexually arousing has been debated. but you can debate it all you want, that's not the point.
EVERY TIME SOMEONE CREATES CHILD PORN, they exploit the child. These children are not old enough to make decisions about sexuality, or about appearing nude for others sexual appetites. If someone takes a picture of a child nude, the child is unable to make the informed decision about what that means or what it means to those viewing the pictures. Before a certain age, rational thought about Very important things, like sexuality and appearing nude, isn't possible. it might not be 18, but we round up for safety's sake.
Are people jerkin it to kiddie porn because they want to exploit children? probably not. But they have to know that to get those photos, the children were exploited. (I'd even say abused, maybe not physically, but probably abused in other ways). It doesn't make you a bad person to find the innocence of sexuality of young people attractive, but it does when you enjoy it while another child is exploited. Thats why there are fetish sites with legal girls attempting to look illegal. for people who aren't evil fucks who don't care that kids are exploited.
Even more importantly is this point: when it comes to private property, you don't need to lock your house. If you leave your house unlocked, car unlocked, wallet in the open, and someone takes advantage of your stupidity, its still theft/criminal. It doesn't matter whether *YOU* would be bothered by a man sitting in a couch... what matters is that the home is private, much like the servers. (although the servers are on the net, which makes it a little sticky, but not much. You can let your buddies use your basketball net in your driveway as a rule, but that doesn't mean they can hang out in your pool. )
Private property means that individuals have the right to dictate how that property is used. don't like it, don't live in a country that allows private property.
Actually, he's right. I work for a company that sells medical equipment. We got hit pretty hard by the blaster and welchia variants. The whole time that our network resources were taking huge hits and our critical applications were faltering, everyone kept asking 'Why didn't someone prevent this...'
would YOU trust your business to someone who's IT department was weak, and demonstratably weak? ANY aspect of poor management, or perceived poor management, will lose you confidence in a shaky market.
That is why Star Wars is still not on DVD, despite our petition.
This is the best and most telling part of the post. That a creator of a work must, or should, bow to the wishes of those who enjoy the work. Star Wars isn't on DVD because Lucas doesn't want to do what it takes to release it on DVD. For whatever reasons, prior contracts, obligations, sheer will, Lucas doesn't want to do what it takes. (Ie break contracts, buy them off, etc) That pisses you off. Just because you *want* something a certain way doesn't give you the right to demand it. You can ask, you can write a letter, you can bitch on a webboard, but in the end, it was made by someone. that someone can do whatever they want with it, because it's their brainchild. Your the irrational consumer if you think that the creators should bow to your wishes. They do what they damn please, as they should.
If you time it right, you can go to Mars in 6 months. I think the 9 month and twelve month journeys are cheaper for the satellites and rovers we've sent so far.
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I always put down a fake e-mail address if its a required field. There's no need for Credit Card Companies to be e-mailing me. I use e-mail for personal communication, very rarely for business transactions like credit card stuff. Usually, if its mailed, there's a record / trace / provable dating. E-mail is a whole lot less official.
I feel really bad for the ed@yahoo.com account holder. he must get 100 spam messages a minute.
You make a good observation, but Hollywood is an industry. Anyone who knows anything about US two party politics know that when push comes to shove, the GOP sides with businesses. Which isn't to say its a bad thing, at least in my opinion. But others may think so.
Republicans support, or used to support, an individuals sovereignity as the primary. And that sounds like someone who'd be for setting free music and art from copyright. But Republicans don't think that way. Instead they see art and music as work. And they're famous for the whole 'pull yourself up by your own bootstraps' logic. They don't want anyone, from Metallica to obscure garage bands, to be ripped off. They extend that theory into taxes and all sorts of other fields, too.
Of course, this looks bad when people who make a lot of money donate and support these protections of liberty (or perceived liberty). About half of Americans (not me, see my sig) feel that wealth and money are taken, not created, by individuals. And they see enterprising efforts of individuals as a necessary crime. Done on a small scale, it is accepted. But large companies are seen as large theives. So Americans dislike large companies, and in turn dislike republicans who receive donations and support from the people who are part of those companies.
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if it isn't specifically outlined in the constitution, you can't pass a law against it. not a hard principle to understand.
There can be no rights that you obtain as an individual but are denied when you form a group. A group is merely a collection of individuals. Just the same, there are no rights you gain when you join a group and abdicate when you leave one. A corporation is a contract of individuals, who seek a common goal. There are leaders of a corporation who ultimately decide its fate. They have a right to fire and hire whomever they want depending on the charter of the company and the rules they set forth when they incorporate. That is a binding agreement that applies to future employees who are aware. A corporation, therefore, is the equivalent of a contract between individuals. They have a right to act within the contract , i.e. hire and fire, if they breach that contract they can be sued. but its never an issue of free speech.
Or...
You could see that Mr. Bush is trying to stop the $pending $pree that states are on. Don't blame him for 'forcing' states to do anything. States have been relying on the federal tit for way too long.
States are refusing to accept that they must cut fat in their budgets in order to meet them. This means auditing the books and eliminating unnecessary services. Every penny of the 'surplus', i.e. the excess cash from federal/state taxes that happened during the internet bubble, should not have been spent. When you plan your budget on an economy that was continuously warned as overvalued, then shit your pants and refuse to roll back the increases when the economy finally re-balances itself, well, you have no right to complain.
Mr. Bush is not responsible for the economy. The economy is the results of millions of business transactions every day by businesses, individuals, and groups. It *generally* increases in the long run, with ebbs and flows in between. Planning on a good three or eight years of economy is just plain stupid. And that's what the states and governments did, and now their paying for it. Or not paying for it, as the case may be.
...competition. Apple's pricepoint is too high. Hopefully, competition will bring the prices down. How about a rebate if you sign up for the service, to make the hardware cheaper.
Yeah, except the Japanese were INTERENED, having committed no crimes. Potential Terrorists are being MONITORED, which is quite different. Governments are allowed to investigate individuals even if they have not committed a crime. Without investigation, we could not determine if they had or had not committed a crime.
I'm not mortified if investigation is taking place. I'm relieved. If those investigated are innocent, charges aren't brought against. No harm done.
as opposed to worrying about hurting the feelings of some people by investigation, which hampers efforts.
Hold on there, bucco.
Why is 78,000 too many? there are 275 million americans. that's not a large percentage at all. And they're suspected, not accused, or charged. Their rights are not forfiet, American citizens have a right to know what non-Americans are entering the country and whether they are here legitmately and what their purpose is.
How they got the number? People who announce their country of origin as a nation that supports or sponsors terrorism. Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, The Sudan, Iran, etc etc etc... there are probably about 500,000 people from those nations in the US. Those who keep in regular contact with organizations which fund terrorism, a lot of whom are registered as 'charities.' I bet if you took everyone who registers to these 'charities' as donors, you'd have about 78,000. How many are willing accoplices.
Terrorist ! always = suicide/bomber/pilot. Those who give money / aid to terrorists are themselves terrorists.
By the way, about your 'human lives' crap, Here's the deal: we founded a government to protect our rights to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. Our life is threatened by terrorists. Its the same reason the government has an army, to protect citizens from physical harm. Cancer isn't a foreign national, and not something that the government is required to protect its citizens from. Medicine is a private endevour.
As far as automobile safety, in 1948 there were 25 million licensed drivers and 40,000 traffic deaths. in 2000 there are over 100 million licensed drivers and in 2000 there were 42,000 traffic deaths. I'd say the fact that we barely increased in deaths while quadrupling our drivers is a good thing.
Excuse me, but he was assuming that 1.2 billion people used windows legimitaly and that linux would have freed up $150 x 1.2 billion. I was just letting him know that China and other Asian markets are a lot less profitable than that equation, so the savings would be a lot less on a linux conversion.
Yeah , because when it comes to Asian markets, Piracy never takes a share.
I don't remember ever clicking the EULA for the internet's privacy. I think that's because it doesn't exist.
Internet access is something you buy. You don't have any privileges except for the ones extended to you by your ISP. If your ISP agrees to monitor/share/provide information, well, its no different than the post office giving your address to the FBI, or the RMV. If I own a small business and the FBI/CIA/FDA wants to know if John Doe was there, and what he bought, I'll let them know. The same process is true of the net. Suspcious activity is reported. That's the way it goes.
Internet access is not anonymous. STILL.
his sounds like a bunch of ignorant suits were herded into a room by MS salespeople and told the "benefits" of XP Embedded.
Why is it that any company that buys a Windows solution is being indoctrinated? Guess what: People want windows. Its the reason the marketshare is so tilted towards windows. Its the reason that everyone *expects* it. Microsoft has no brainwashing ability. Every individual can make his own choices. If you don't like them, say so. but don't characterize the choices as ignorant. You don't know the people and you don't know the circumstances. Something tells me you're not anywhere near being a 'suit' that would determine anything important.
You obviously don't own a laptop. I support a company who has a large percentage (70%) of users who work from home/ have laptops. While in the office, everyone has a desktop. The idea that the dock goes with you, and can be set up anywhere, is the ideal situation. No more craning/aching while on the road, but the ability to set up in small places as well (airplanes).
Almost nobody here has a laptop w/o a docking station/port replicator. the idea that it could be set up anywhere makes the office truly mobile.
PS IBM makes a GREAT laptop. Their X series, including the X31, are incredible.
Fast cars are sexy. They're an engineering marvel. The government should have no say in the car we buy or import.
Everyone hates Bill Gates for buying legislation, but is it any surprise? When you build a system that restricts the freedoms of individuals, the only people who win are 'special interests'. The government shouldn't have any control over the regulation of private industry. That way, the government could never be corrupted by rich folks, since money can't buy that which the government doesn't control.
Yeah, except if it is, its the worst move ever. Compiled programs are still what run mission critical software. They're faster and more reliable. And its not as if the web still works the same on everyone's PC. Opera and Mozilla and IE6 might give three much different appearances to the same page.
I use a web-based call tracking application in my IT job. Its slow, buggy, and not enterprise worthy by any standard.
I own a Subaru Impreza WRX. Its the sportscar of the Subaru. I get 25 MPG. You get closer to 30 in the regular, non-turbocharged impreza.
The clearance is Fine, I drove it through last year's winter in boston, the WORST winter I've ever seen (I was born in 1980, so I didn't see 1978) and I never shoveled. Subarus are some of the best cars on the road for the buck. Safe, reliable, high resale, decent fuel economy, good styling... I could go on.
Which is good, because quite honestly, thats how I bought Mandrake 7.2. When I get a chance to upgrade to 9.2, I'll buy it again. Worth every penny. Know why I say that? Because I'm a windows user. I am the audience that isn't anti-windows that linux needs to capture. and the distro that did it for me was Mandrake.
Yeah, well, it wouldn't be a big deal if North Korea was a legitimate government. They're not. They take the concept of human rights and hump its dead corpse in the eyesocket.
So, it matters that they can do whatever they want. France, Spain, Brazil, etc all legitimate governments with legitimate elections. North Korea has proved itself nuts. its people are starving. they continue to build more weapons. what do you want us to say? that we shouldn't be concerned?
or like leaving Saddam in power in 1991...
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thats right, then you give the bargaining power to north korea.
then north korea can do whatever it wants.
we had a strategy when it came to czechoslovakia. don't invade Germany. look where it got us then.
While your claim may be true, different cultures vary greatly on what they believe "kiddie porn" is. PA and the USA don't define the cultural standards of the world.
Yeah. thats why the laws of PA and the USA don't apply in other parts of the world. but when you're here, its illegal.
OH MY GOD. Mod this guy down.
The fact that youth , and the innocence of the sexuality of youth, is sexually arousing has been debated. but you can debate it all you want, that's not the point.
EVERY TIME SOMEONE CREATES CHILD PORN, they exploit the child. These children are not old enough to make decisions about sexuality, or about appearing nude for others sexual appetites. If someone takes a picture of a child nude, the child is unable to make the informed decision about what that means or what it means to those viewing the pictures. Before a certain age, rational thought about Very important things, like sexuality and appearing nude, isn't possible. it might not be 18, but we round up for safety's sake.
Are people jerkin it to kiddie porn because they want to exploit children? probably not. But they have to know that to get those photos, the children were exploited. (I'd even say abused, maybe not physically, but probably abused in other ways). It doesn't make you a bad person to find the innocence of sexuality of young people attractive, but it does when you enjoy it while another child is exploited. Thats why there are fetish sites with legal girls attempting to look illegal. for people who aren't evil fucks who don't care that kids are exploited.
Have you all gone mad? This guy is totally right!
Even more importantly is this point: when it comes to private property, you don't need to lock your house. If you leave your house unlocked, car unlocked, wallet in the open, and someone takes advantage of your stupidity, its still theft/criminal. It doesn't matter whether *YOU* would be bothered by a man sitting in a couch... what matters is that the home is private, much like the servers. (although the servers are on the net, which makes it a little sticky, but not much. You can let your buddies use your basketball net in your driveway as a rule, but that doesn't mean they can hang out in your pool. )
Private property means that individuals have the right to dictate how that property is used. don't like it, don't live in a country that allows private property.
Actually, he's right. I work for a company that sells medical equipment. We got hit pretty hard by the blaster and welchia variants. The whole time that our network resources were taking huge hits and our critical applications were faltering, everyone kept asking 'Why didn't someone prevent this...'
would YOU trust your business to someone who's IT department was weak, and demonstratably weak? ANY aspect of poor management, or perceived poor management, will lose you confidence in a shaky market.
That is why Star Wars is still not on DVD, despite our petition.
This is the best and most telling part of the post. That a creator of a work must, or should, bow to the wishes of those who enjoy the work. Star Wars isn't on DVD because Lucas doesn't want to do what it takes to release it on DVD. For whatever reasons, prior contracts, obligations, sheer will, Lucas doesn't want to do what it takes. (Ie break contracts, buy them off, etc) That pisses you off. Just because you *want* something a certain way doesn't give you the right to demand it. You can ask, you can write a letter, you can bitch on a webboard, but in the end, it was made by someone. that someone can do whatever they want with it, because it's their brainchild. Your the irrational consumer if you think that the creators should bow to your wishes. They do what they damn please, as they should.
If you time it right, you can go to Mars in 6 months. I think the 9 month and twelve month journeys are cheaper for the satellites and rovers we've sent so far.