Have you tried Fallen from Heaven mod? Those guys are doing a scenario is BTS but the mod is just amazing. Crashes like all hell, and you still come back for more.
No, just the current concept of people attacking for the sake of frightening us is an illusion. There's reasons they came after us, but what is presented to the American people is an illusion. Ron Paul(a great Republican) said it best:
"If we think we can do what we want around the world and not incite hatred, then we have a problem. They don't come here to attack us because we're rich and we're free, they come and attack us because we're over there."
9/11 wasn't ideological. It was an attack plain and simple. They don't have troops, they can't win a war, they can't get us out, these are the things that are their only recourse. We call it terrorism because "No one would want to attack us for the things we do" even though we've been meddling with their governments and lifestyles for over 50 years.
Yeah, my point is that is ridiculous unless given enough time to go out for lunch and have a nice relaxing lunch at come back refreshed, which is really 1.5hrs. You shouldn't be rushed to eat or forced to eat at the cafeteria because of time constraints and it really shouldn't be accepted ever and I feel for those who have to accept it.
True that. I forget about their other stuff. I really mean gmail, google news(it's absolutely great), and google search. The rest is really lacking. I don't care for Office as Open Office does everything I need and I don't use the other apps unless I'm somewhere without either, but they are only good for looking at docs.
But it's the last thing I care about in this election. With the Iraqi war, the illusion of "terrorism", Big Government Republicans(let's get rid of state rights AND build new, extraneous federal agencies like TSA and DOHS). I could care less if they thought apple iie was the newest type of computer on the market and urging everyone to upgrade to that that is fine. OSS needs to win on a technically better standpoint not a political motivation. It also needs to win because of an Open Government standpoint too, not just because it is OSS.
Wow. I'm self employed so I pay for all my lunches anyways, but I wouldn't work somewhere where they make you pay for food in the cafeteria unless they give you 1 1/2 hrs for lunch. Sounds like my corporate brothers are having a shitty time right now.:(
I'd say even with the less pay Google offers a better working environment, although career wise it sounds like Microsoft is the way to go(coming from a Microsoft memo, that's the way you would expect it to sound too).
I guess it's hard to demand stuff from the "corporate overlords" but crappy food for $15 isn't going to win me over. They say that I say 1 1/2 hrs for lunch so I have time to get out and get back. I love the ideas of a "tech stop" at google. That sounds just awesome.
Google is about making a better, quicker, more effective product or filling a need that wasn't filled before. Microsoft's policy has typically been "How do we control the market?" "How do we make this product necessary to the industry?" etc... Not building a better/quicker product but making a product in demand. Kind of like requiring vista to run certain games(while my railroad tycoon 3 causes vista to coredump on my laptop, I'm not touching it on my desktop, which means no shadowrun... damnit).
You can argue it any way you like, Microsoft is a little more agressive in the industry and Google believes if you build a great product people will come(and with their name they believe everything they do is a great product whether it is or isn't because they get people just because of their name). Microsoft has given up on better/quicker and gone for "How to make this necessary?"
"Because we don't want failure to hold anybody back, teach people to learn from their mistakes, or encourage them to work harder."
It's a damned library, you shouldn't be expected to be a 100% expert on it to use it. You're taking a quote, out of context, and applying it to the world. We're talking a library here and making it easier let's people learn quicker and more effectively. Learning to use the library expires after college, what you learn at the library should not. It's a temporary tool, a great tool.
No, they see that technology can do great things and it blows them away when an out of date system is in place when it would be easier for everyone to implement some early 1990's technology. There are things to learn, but if we aren't going to use technology why even both to keep making new/better or even use a computer now?
My neighbor is a grandmother, artist, from new orleans, who just got a computer after katrina. She's been able to apply for grants and residencies and she's been asking why it took her so long to get this and wishing they had this around a long time ago.
The game is good, making it easy for people to understand what is going on is great. But the whole political system is turning into a game. It's about winning, not the better policies. Remember those blogs after the 04 elections? "Seeing RED?!!" etc.. (Democrats do it too, just haven't been having big wins, once they do it'll be just as disgusting!)
It's about winning, which is what the last support of Bush is hanging on about right now, WE won, it's OUR victory, you can't say anything about it because YOU LOST. And it's really not about that. But making it a game, making it a badge "Proud Republican", "Texas Democrat" is not the way to go. If you're views are mostly in line with the Democrats there's a few republicans out there that you should vote for to stay in line with your views. And vice-versa.
It's the dumbing down of the process into a game. King of the Hill did it correctly when Bill said "I voted yesterday. I guessed right 4 out of 5 times." or something to that effect.
Oh, but this game is on the right track, explaining a complex concept to people in an easy to understand way is a great thing.
Just because blogging is a new thing doesn't mean it isn't the press. They don't let the news outlets show it live and they have lots of crazy rules. Just because blogging is a new thing doesn't mean he is excluded. It's still the press and it's still reporting and live reporting is typically not allowed. If you make up "zlogging" and say it's the live reporting of scores and cool stuff that happens at a game doesn't make it any more "allowed" because it's "too new" to have rules against it.
Reminds me of a call in question on a local radio talk show Anything and Everything You Ever Wanted to Know(which is a lot of fun to listen to by the way) and someone called in asking why he still gets viruses even if he has norton. He said from the way he understood it it was like a fence around the house and why with all this new technology he was still getting viruses. He thought he was 100% safe.
I was in the car and didn't have the number to call in and give an answer to his question but a lot of ads really point that way. "Like having a bouncer for your computer" "Your computer bodyguard" etc...
What helps is knowing what not to click on. I use clamwin with a monthly scan and have never had a problem.
Typically computers are general purpose while boxes like Tivo, which are basically computers with customizations, are built for specifics. Putting new software on there really makes it difficult to do support, patches, upgrades. It's also really easy for it to get around on the internet and soon support is flooded with calls. "I installed the patch on my tivo to give me more space and now it doesn't boot" at which point it's costing tivo or whoever money.
Basically, if you want the rights, build your own damn box. May I suggest MythTV? It's quite nice, actually.
But if the GPL3 is gonna go in this direction say goodbye to linux on appliances and more curt responses to "Why not make your code GPL?" that the GPL zealots like to ask. I released a piece of (very crappy) code in BSD license and got inundated with emails to make it GPL.
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Bah, put simply, if it's free software then the next guy in line can do whatever he wants with it. Print it up and hide it and never let another soul see it, use it up and package it up as a commercial product and sell it and never let another person see the source code. Any of that would be free.
The GPL is about restricting freedom for a potential end user. Free software you can work with the free software and put the package for sale together with your own code. GPL is about restricting freedom from the potential middleman to make it potentially "more free" for the end user. It's not free software but in one sense, it just assures you that you can use it down the line and the use of it will remain free and for anyone else down the line.
It's a complex free, or a redefined free. But, it isn't free in the most natural sense of the word. It tries to assure rights for the users down the road, not the ones right away. Free software would be free to do with what you want right away, even if it means restricting rights down the road.
The GPL3 will really help to kill the linux appliance market, as for the middleman, it's getting less and less free and more and more expensive. If the GPL people don't want it used in appliances that's fine, now quit asking "Does it run linux?" because in the future, the answer will be no.
I hate when people mentions "company loyalty." You can have professional integrity(don't do anything stupid, give away secrets, etc...) as well as be under contract. Looking for a new job is not disloyal. It's logical. Maybe there is something better out there. Because, at the end of the day it's just a J-O-B. They aren't loyal to you(see: layoffs) and companies have very little loyalty, always going with the cheaper or better provider. Next time someone says "company loyalty" just laugh, out loud.
My friend worked for a place that said "Don't post your resume online because we track all the job sites" and he just looked at her and said he'd make sure to post it right now just so she can catch it.
So will they be able to identify my stolen ipod with 100% accuracy if all the files on it have my personal information? Sweet.
Oh, what if somebody copies that off and uploads it? Well, that'll be good actually, if we can determine the IP address we have a very simple legal case against them for stolen property, both music and hardware. And people understand stuff gets stolen, Apple isn't some giant computer where everything is YES or NO only, people understand stuff. Sometime it just takes some arm twisting to find the human.
Kind of like if my car asks if it can run through the garage door of your garage? The wall does not say "no" and in fact the driveway provides a clear path. Computers do as they are supposed to, it is up to the human element to make sure. Is this trespassing? If the car turns onto it and nothing stops it then a yes has been receives, and the driveway provides a clear path so clearly a "yes" has been given.
Asterisk IS open source. The system they were using, which is closed source, is based off of asterisk. The story here is that an open source product, with a few patches(probably management stuff), outperforms one of the bigger players in the market. That's the story.
Don't worry, according to the article yesterday your gas mileage is going to go down a lot as well.:) Plus the batteries are typically warrantied for replacement(8 years on the civics I believe).
Realistically you do idle a lot. Red lights, idiot drivers, and traffic, and you're spending a lot of time idling. Not idling is not realistic. Even on highways you have some idling time, between dallas/houston(abt 4 hrs to 5 hrs) I idle about 30-45 minutes because of traffic and construction, and that's between the cities, where you can have even more traffic depending on what time. Traffic sucks, but it's a part of life. And yes, if you know how to drive a hybrid, you'll get mileage over what the EPA currently says(and drastically that over what it will say soon).
And with the tax credits (I think ending this year or ended) it's been typically cost effective depending on what type of hybrid you get. A civic hybrid from last year would have paid for itself within 8 months with my level of driving, a 3000 premium over regular civics with 2000-2500(I forget where it was last year) back from the gov't means a difference of 500-1000 to make up, which is pretty easy with how gas prices went last summer.
I hate these people who run the numbers and leave out other numbers. Tax Credits on IRS page
Yeah, they aren't guaranteed, but if you buy early you can get them pretty easily. Or who say "Batteries are expensive" when they have very long warranties that cover it. If you want to pretend to know what you're talking about, then do the proper research. If you want the most cost effective vehicle, gas wise, get a bike. You have to be comfortable with your car, hybrid or not, and if you don't like them don't get them. But don't make up fake reasons.
Doesn't matter if it's true or not, there's always another applicant with a claner record. So what you were proven innocent, I can find another guy with no record at all.
Why are hybrids a gimmick? With the tax credit most hybrids pay for themselves within a year, although some people who drive less it takes up to one and a half years. Only new, not used. And fossil fuel infrastructure has a huge enviromental cost to produce and solar panels are easily winning that war. Nothings perfect, and as we go forward you won't be energy neutral because energy is what we need, but setting in stone the things now is good.
And not 10 times, fossil fuels only need to increase to twice the cost right now. You're solar math is old, we have new panels, they continue to get more efficient, and the early adopters create a market for it which urges people to create even better ones. Energy neutral is really a myth, nothing will ever be. Solars tend to make up for their cost within 5 years(depending on location).
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Have you tried Fallen from Heaven mod? Those guys are doing a scenario is BTS but the mod is just amazing. Crashes like all hell, and you still come back for more.
No, just the current concept of people attacking for the sake of frightening us is an illusion. There's reasons they came after us, but what is presented to the American people is an illusion. Ron Paul(a great Republican) said it best:
"If we think we can do what we want around the world and not incite hatred, then we have a problem. They don't come here to attack us because we're rich and we're free, they come and attack us because we're over there."
9/11 wasn't ideological. It was an attack plain and simple. They don't have troops, they can't win a war, they can't get us out, these are the things that are their only recourse. We call it terrorism because "No one would want to attack us for the things we do" even though we've been meddling with their governments and lifestyles for over 50 years.
Yeah, my point is that is ridiculous unless given enough time to go out for lunch and have a nice relaxing lunch at come back refreshed, which is really 1.5hrs. You shouldn't be rushed to eat or forced to eat at the cafeteria because of time constraints and it really shouldn't be accepted ever and I feel for those who have to accept it.
But they do free food as well, so aren't the ones I was talking about. :)
True that. I forget about their other stuff. I really mean gmail, google news(it's absolutely great), and google search. The rest is really lacking. I don't care for Office as Open Office does everything I need and I don't use the other apps unless I'm somewhere without either, but they are only good for looking at docs.
But it's the last thing I care about in this election. With the Iraqi war, the illusion of "terrorism", Big Government Republicans(let's get rid of state rights AND build new, extraneous federal agencies like TSA and DOHS). I could care less if they thought apple iie was the newest type of computer on the market and urging everyone to upgrade to that that is fine. OSS needs to win on a technically better standpoint not a political motivation. It also needs to win because of an Open Government standpoint too, not just because it is OSS.
Wow. I'm self employed so I pay for all my lunches anyways, but I wouldn't work somewhere where they make you pay for food in the cafeteria unless they give you 1 1/2 hrs for lunch. Sounds like my corporate brothers are having a shitty time right now. :(
I'd say even with the less pay Google offers a better working environment, although career wise it sounds like Microsoft is the way to go(coming from a Microsoft memo, that's the way you would expect it to sound too).
I guess it's hard to demand stuff from the "corporate overlords" but crappy food for $15 isn't going to win me over. They say that I say 1 1/2 hrs for lunch so I have time to get out and get back. I love the ideas of a "tech stop" at google. That sounds just awesome.
Google is about making a better, quicker, more effective product or filling a need that wasn't filled before. Microsoft's policy has typically been "How do we control the market?" "How do we make this product necessary to the industry?" etc... Not building a better/quicker product but making a product in demand. Kind of like requiring vista to run certain games(while my railroad tycoon 3 causes vista to coredump on my laptop, I'm not touching it on my desktop, which means no shadowrun... damnit).
You can argue it any way you like, Microsoft is a little more agressive in the industry and Google believes if you build a great product people will come(and with their name they believe everything they do is a great product whether it is or isn't because they get people just because of their name). Microsoft has given up on better/quicker and gone for "How to make this necessary?"
"Because we don't want failure to hold anybody back, teach people to learn from their mistakes, or encourage them to work harder."
It's a damned library, you shouldn't be expected to be a 100% expert on it to use it. You're taking a quote, out of context, and applying it to the world. We're talking a library here and making it easier let's people learn quicker and more effectively. Learning to use the library expires after college, what you learn at the library should not. It's a temporary tool, a great tool.
No, they see that technology can do great things and it blows them away when an out of date system is in place when it would be easier for everyone to implement some early 1990's technology. There are things to learn, but if we aren't going to use technology why even both to keep making new/better or even use a computer now?
My neighbor is a grandmother, artist, from new orleans, who just got a computer after katrina. She's been able to apply for grants and residencies and she's been asking why it took her so long to get this and wishing they had this around a long time ago.
The game is good, making it easy for people to understand what is going on is great. But the whole political system is turning into a game. It's about winning, not the better policies. Remember those blogs after the 04 elections? "Seeing RED?!!" etc.. (Democrats do it too, just haven't been having big wins, once they do it'll be just as disgusting!)
It's about winning, which is what the last support of Bush is hanging on about right now, WE won, it's OUR victory, you can't say anything about it because YOU LOST. And it's really not about that. But making it a game, making it a badge "Proud Republican", "Texas Democrat" is not the way to go. If you're views are mostly in line with the Democrats there's a few republicans out there that you should vote for to stay in line with your views. And vice-versa.
It's the dumbing down of the process into a game. King of the Hill did it correctly when Bill said "I voted yesterday. I guessed right 4 out of 5 times." or something to that effect.
Oh, but this game is on the right track, explaining a complex concept to people in an easy to understand way is a great thing.
Just because blogging is a new thing doesn't mean it isn't the press. They don't let the news outlets show it live and they have lots of crazy rules. Just because blogging is a new thing doesn't mean he is excluded. It's still the press and it's still reporting and live reporting is typically not allowed. If you make up "zlogging" and say it's the live reporting of scores and cool stuff that happens at a game doesn't make it any more "allowed" because it's "too new" to have rules against it.
Reminds me of a call in question on a local radio talk show Anything and Everything You Ever Wanted to Know(which is a lot of fun to listen to by the way) and someone called in asking why he still gets viruses even if he has norton. He said from the way he understood it it was like a fence around the house and why with all this new technology he was still getting viruses. He thought he was 100% safe.
I was in the car and didn't have the number to call in and give an answer to his question but a lot of ads really point that way. "Like having a bouncer for your computer" "Your computer bodyguard" etc...
What helps is knowing what not to click on. I use clamwin with a monthly scan and have never had a problem.
Typically computers are general purpose while boxes like Tivo, which are basically computers with customizations, are built for specifics. Putting new software on there really makes it difficult to do support, patches, upgrades. It's also really easy for it to get around on the internet and soon support is flooded with calls. "I installed the patch on my tivo to give me more space and now it doesn't boot" at which point it's costing tivo or whoever money.
Basically, if you want the rights, build your own damn box. May I suggest MythTV? It's quite nice, actually.
But if the GPL3 is gonna go in this direction say goodbye to linux on appliances and more curt responses to "Why not make your code GPL?" that the GPL zealots like to ask. I released a piece of (very crappy) code in BSD license and got inundated with emails to make it GPL.
Bah, put simply, if it's free software then the next guy in line can do whatever he wants with it. Print it up and hide it and never let another soul see it, use it up and package it up as a commercial product and sell it and never let another person see the source code. Any of that would be free.
The GPL is about restricting freedom for a potential end user. Free software you can work with the free software and put the package for sale together with your own code. GPL is about restricting freedom from the potential middleman to make it potentially "more free" for the end user. It's not free software but in one sense, it just assures you that you can use it down the line and the use of it will remain free and for anyone else down the line.
It's a complex free, or a redefined free. But, it isn't free in the most natural sense of the word. It tries to assure rights for the users down the road, not the ones right away. Free software would be free to do with what you want right away, even if it means restricting rights down the road.
The GPL3 will really help to kill the linux appliance market, as for the middleman, it's getting less and less free and more and more expensive. If the GPL people don't want it used in appliances that's fine, now quit asking "Does it run linux?" because in the future, the answer will be no.
I hate when people mentions "company loyalty." You can have professional integrity(don't do anything stupid, give away secrets, etc...) as well as be under contract. Looking for a new job is not disloyal. It's logical. Maybe there is something better out there. Because, at the end of the day it's just a J-O-B. They aren't loyal to you(see: layoffs) and companies have very little loyalty, always going with the cheaper or better provider. Next time someone says "company loyalty" just laugh, out loud.
My friend worked for a place that said "Don't post your resume online because we track all the job sites" and he just looked at her and said he'd make sure to post it right now just so she can catch it.
So will they be able to identify my stolen ipod with 100% accuracy if all the files on it have my personal information? Sweet.
Oh, what if somebody copies that off and uploads it? Well, that'll be good actually, if we can determine the IP address we have a very simple legal case against them for stolen property, both music and hardware. And people understand stuff gets stolen, Apple isn't some giant computer where everything is YES or NO only, people understand stuff. Sometime it just takes some arm twisting to find the human.
I'm 100% republican, that's why I vote democratic(except the few times where a sane republican pops his head up). Libertarians are too weird.
Kind of like if my car asks if it can run through the garage door of your garage? The wall does not say "no" and in fact the driveway provides a clear path. Computers do as they are supposed to, it is up to the human element to make sure. Is this trespassing? If the car turns onto it and nothing stops it then a yes has been receives, and the driveway provides a clear path so clearly a "yes" has been given.
Asterisk IS open source. The system they were using, which is closed source, is based off of asterisk. The story here is that an open source product, with a few patches(probably management stuff), outperforms one of the bigger players in the market. That's the story.
Don't worry, according to the article yesterday your gas mileage is going to go down a lot as well. :)
Plus the batteries are typically warrantied for replacement(8 years on the civics I believe).
Realistically you do idle a lot. Red lights, idiot drivers, and traffic, and you're spending a lot of time idling. Not idling is not realistic. Even on highways you have some idling time, between dallas/houston(abt 4 hrs to 5 hrs) I idle about 30-45 minutes because of traffic and construction, and that's between the cities, where you can have even more traffic depending on what time. Traffic sucks, but it's a part of life. And yes, if you know how to drive a hybrid, you'll get mileage over what the EPA currently says(and drastically that over what it will say soon).
And with the tax credits (I think ending this year or ended) it's been typically cost effective depending on what type of hybrid you get. A civic hybrid from last year would have paid for itself within 8 months with my level of driving, a 3000 premium over regular civics with 2000-2500(I forget where it was last year) back from the gov't means a difference of 500-1000 to make up, which is pretty easy with how gas prices went last summer.
I hate these people who run the numbers and leave out other numbers. Tax Credits on IRS page
Yeah, they aren't guaranteed, but if you buy early you can get them pretty easily. Or who say "Batteries are expensive" when they have very long warranties that cover it. If you want to pretend to know what you're talking about, then do the proper research. If you want the most cost effective vehicle, gas wise, get a bike. You have to be comfortable with your car, hybrid or not, and if you don't like them don't get them. But don't make up fake reasons.
Hate to tell you, but you can get the flu in summer. But all that aside, people die every year here in Texas because of the heat.
Doesn't matter if it's true or not, there's always another applicant with a claner record. So what you were proven innocent, I can find another guy with no record at all.
Why are hybrids a gimmick? With the tax credit most hybrids pay for themselves within a year, although some people who drive less it takes up to one and a half years. Only new, not used. And fossil fuel infrastructure has a huge enviromental cost to produce and solar panels are easily winning that war. Nothings perfect, and as we go forward you won't be energy neutral because energy is what we need, but setting in stone the things now is good.
And not 10 times, fossil fuels only need to increase to twice the cost right now. You're solar math is old, we have new panels, they continue to get more efficient, and the early adopters create a market for it which urges people to create even better ones. Energy neutral is really a myth, nothing will ever be. Solars tend to make up for their cost within 5 years(depending on location).