Exactly. That and it drops some of the segmentation bullshit [long mode doesn't work like protected mode in terms of descriptors and all that].
Why people think 64-bit OSes is only for more than 4GB of memory is beyond me. That being said I've had several computers with more than 4GB of addressable memory (e.g. 1GB PCI hole + 4GB of memory, and another with 6GB of ram). If you do a lot of compiling or host multiple users it's easy to burn through a couple GB of ram.
Um, I bookmark google maps all the time. Maybe you're stupid? Cuz when you look up a location it goes in the URL bar which if you add as a bookmark will go to that location.
Sorry, but you're just stupid. All of the people I know use google maps to route trips or find places. Works just fine.
I'd consider the illogical untrue stories in the Bible no more immoral than some ranting on a blog. If it's not meant to be read as authoritative, then why would it be immoral to have lies in it?
I think the leap of logic you're missing is that people shouldn't be relying on blogs and other websites like them for sources of independently verified authoritative facts.
shhhh. Some people look at all the utils they install as badges of honour. Look, I got anti-vir, anti-spy, anti-drm, firefox quickloader, open office quickstart, google, yahoo, etc... going, I'm so 1337!!!
I too put files where I can find them, and on the occasion I need to find something I use grep. I guess we're the exception?
There is a code of ethics to "blogging?" This is news to me. Last I checked a [web]log was nothing more than an overgrown.plan file in terse, difficult to read, poorly laid out style. What people should stop doing is considering blogs a source of authoritative info. Just like how wikipedia isn't authoritative, neither are random websites/blogs.
That said, wtf does PRB mean anyways? people ready, as opposed to?
I'm still not buying Vista. I have an OS that does what I want and works well. I don't have to pay money for it, and all it requires in return is a bit of patience. It lets me run my applications, does so efficiently, without nag screen, cd keys, and other f'ing hassles.
Seriously. First legalize pot, then grow it. Not the other way around. And you can't tell me that stoners are a positive influence on society. "nobody gets hurt" Bullshit.
It's not up to the cops to decide which actions are lawful or not. They enforce the law as prescribed by acts of $(whatever you have in your country). So the cop shouldn't be the "bad guy" when enforcing narcotics laws.
They're just lazy and we're letting kids get away with it? God forbid they get off their ass and find a book... No, we must make it a totally new experience. Despite the fact that libraries didn't really change much in the last 400 years or so
While I agree with your sentiments, there are certain foods designed to make you more likely to eat it then you normally think you would. In particular, caffeinated foods and drinks. Sugars are also a good trap.
If you actually stop and ask someone what is in Coke [or Pepsi, or whatever] and ask them if they would otherwise normally think to consume that, they probably would say no. It's marketting + the buzz that the sugar/caffeine gives that makes it consumable.
In the case of WoW there isn't really that much in your face advertising [I haven't seen an ad for it yet actually outside of gaming websites]. And it isn't like it's feeding you mind altering chemicals. So getting "addicted" to it is a very much sociological disorder and not a physiological one. If you look at the types who are susceptible to MMORPG addictions, they tend to be introverts who enjoy distancing themselves from their reality [e.g. escape from the grind].
The friends I've seen get into it were otherwise normal people, just seemed to want to escape.
So as you were pointing out, I think treating the underlying disorder [if any] would be better than trying to label the games a harmful product. There must be many players of WoW who can balance time in the game with time in reality. The binge 24/7 players are most likely the exception not the rule.
Depends where you are. I've seen a lot of rude people in Ottawa and Toronto, but more pleasant in the burbs. I think your views are rosy coloured with the idealism of "it doesn't smell here." I live in Kanata [west end of Ottawa] and see on a daily basis how "nice" people are, especially on the road.
Maybe they're rude to you because you go around and stir shit up? I've done tons of trips to upper state new york and got along just fine with the locals on each trip. Sure there is the set of rude drivers, occasional loud mouth at the restaurant, etc... But for the most part they're just fine and dandy.
Rude exists everywhere. Try going to Paris, without speaking French and see how "wonderful" the locals are there. Especially when you're not currently handing them a euro. The way you're talking is ironic since it's the same shit most accuse the states of, an internal blindness to your own faults. Dude, Canada is not perfect. We're probably more laid back than the Americans by not by a hell of a lot, and we're definitely not more generous/polite/well adjusted.
Anecdote time... When my brother and I were visiting a friend in downtown Ottawa, during the winter when the roads were icy. He took a spill while trying to get to a bus before it took off. Hurt himself fairly badly [pulled muscles, needed rehab, etc]. People were WALKING OVER HIM to get on with their way. Now I wouldn't call that typical Canadian behaviour. I'd think in most other circumstances if you took a spill others would investigate to make sure you're ok. The point though, is that extremely callous and immoral behaviour does happen in Canada.
OH SHUT UP. There are rude, selfish, mean people EVERYWHERE. It's hardly an American trait. You think if I went to Germany and spouted off at the top of my lungs "All Germans are nazis, this country is crap, you all suck, etc..." that I would get an angry mob forming? You think if I went to some random remote location in France that all of the citizens would be people who have traveled the world and know how other cultures are?...
I think what you're basing your opinions on is the media, and the fact that there simply is a lot of it in the states. I've been to the states enough to know that for the most part they're decent folk just like anywhere else. They say excuse me when they try to pass in front, sorry when they bump into you, I've even seen them hold doors open for folk. Amazin!!!...
Last I checked they imported things like orange juice. I'm sure in the south of France Oranges will grow, but last I checked they're not in a huge orange market. According to wikipedia they're not even in the top 10 of producers (Brasil is #1, USA is #2,...).
Yeah, I guess I'm very ignorant. I wonder if you know that orange is the name of the colour in French as well?
They can only collect money from stations that play music from artists [or labels] they represent. Otherwise, anything you broadcast would be subject to fees, such as public domain recordings.
I don't think their broadcast fees go this far. But if they do then sux0rz for them I guess.
No, it's just annoying to hear about this moral superiority coming from everywhere. OMG the states are evil. Leave aside the fact that they give out billions in aid, that they spend billions on medicines that get ripped off in foreign markets, etc. No, americans are evil and pointing it out is just.
Get real.
The point of my post was for people to reflect on how THEY live. If you really can sit there and say "I live a perfectly moral life, so do all my countrymates." Then maybe you can start pointing fingers. Until then, maybe people should be less quick on the trigger.
Well first off, not everyone can be rich or even "well to do". It's a sad fact of economics. You want to only pay $5 for that bag of oranges. Well until robotic farming really takes off [and who pays for that?] it's going to be picked by people who don't earn a proper wage.
What? You think oranges in France are picked by well-to-do folk? Well first off, oranges don't grow in France, but if they did, they would be picked by the same style of immigrant low-paid labour as in the states.
I'm not saying it's right. Exploiting people to live comfortably isn't right. But it's the way the ENTIRE WORLD works. It's hardly a US problem. And to compare the USA (GDP per capita of $44K) to Bangladesh (GDP per capita $2.2K) hardly makes any sense. People are simply more wealthy in the USA. so living conditions ought to be better (and they most certainly are, for example, pop density is 31 per km^2 in USA, and 1045 per km^2 in the latter).
No dealing with bad net connections or other shit. Just turn on XM receiver and boom music.
Only thing I love/hate are the top hits lists. Seems like there isn't much variation (maybe the fans really do vote for the same stuff day in day out), but fortunately there are rock/techno/classic channels to pad out the day:-)
Nobody said you had to unicast music over TCP/IP. That was your choice. Now they're adding ridiculous rates to the mix, hey, don't play RIAA brand music. Problem solved.
Because absolutely no other leader on Earth has made an ass of themselves. What of Chretien? Or Layton? Blair? The fist fights in Asian parliaments, etc.
How the fuck did that get insightful? People live fairly well in the states. Yes, there poor, but so what? most people have roofs over their heads and food in their bellies. They're just not mansions and 7 course meals...While the states isn't perfect, I'd much rather live in the states than Cuba, Saudi Arabia, or China.
And I'm Canadian;-)
From my experience, americans think highly of their country, but most fall short at saying "best place in the world." When I worked for AMD I routinely had to visit the states and had occasion to chat it up with my co-workers from California. They often remarked about the good times they had in Europe, Canada, etc. If you asked them if they liked living in the USA they would say yes, and speak positive about it. But don't confuse thinking positive with zealotry. Most educated folk in the USA have been all over the planet and aren't as dillusioned as/. trolls would have you think.
First off, cops aren't paid super well for the danger they put themselves in on a daily basis. Second, you haven't had some drugged up psychopath try to kill you, only to have you remember your training, use the taser [or move] and subdue the person, not kill them. Until you can show enough calm to remember you're a cop and not a vigilante maybe you should shut up.
I'm not saying they should get a medal for every little thing they do, but an addition to their record commenting on a job well done in the face of danger could speak volumes for someone.
They have the right to subdue someone who is resisting. If they get themselves hurt that's their own fault. It's not like in the king episode that he was just wandering down the road minding his own business. That's the point.
And the OP is correct, it will get abused to try and prove a non-existent point. Sure some cops are bad, but not the ones defending themselves [or others] with the result being the aggressor gets hurt.
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Exactly. That and it drops some of the segmentation bullshit [long mode doesn't work like protected mode in terms of descriptors and all that].
Why people think 64-bit OSes is only for more than 4GB of memory is beyond me. That being said I've had several computers with more than 4GB of addressable memory (e.g. 1GB PCI hole + 4GB of memory, and another with 6GB of ram). If you do a lot of compiling or host multiple users it's easy to burn through a couple GB of ram.
Tom
Um, I bookmark google maps all the time. Maybe you're stupid? Cuz when you look up a location it goes in the URL bar which if you add as a bookmark will go to that location.
Sorry, but you're just stupid. All of the people I know use google maps to route trips or find places. Works just fine.
Shared hosts should run VMs anyways. The trick then is when the instructions are executed natively. If you can root the VM program that'd be cool.
Tom
Written on a blog it's an opinion or fiction.
I'd consider the illogical untrue stories in the Bible no more immoral than some ranting on a blog. If it's not meant to be read as authoritative, then why would it be immoral to have lies in it?
I think the leap of logic you're missing is that people shouldn't be relying on blogs and other websites like them for sources of independently verified authoritative facts.
Tom
blogs are not meant to be authoritative, so lying in them isn't immoral. It's only lazy journalists who turn to blogs to get their latest scoops.
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So some people are paid shills of MSFT. advertising is hardly a new tactic. And what? You think all the ads you see on the web/tv are 100% honest?
shhhh. Some people look at all the utils they install as badges of honour. Look, I got anti-vir, anti-spy, anti-drm, firefox quickloader, open office quickstart, google, yahoo, etc... going, I'm so 1337!!!
I too put files where I can find them, and on the occasion I need to find something I use grep. I guess we're the exception?
Tom
how is it unethical to be paid to write a private blog? That'd be like saying writing fiction [a lie] is unethical.
There is a code of ethics to "blogging?" This is news to me. Last I checked a [web]log was nothing more than an overgrown .plan file in terse, difficult to read, poorly laid out style. What people should stop doing is considering blogs a source of authoritative info. Just like how wikipedia isn't authoritative, neither are random websites/blogs.
That said, wtf does PRB mean anyways? people ready, as opposed to?
Tom
I'm still not buying Vista. I have an OS that does what I want and works well. I don't have to pay money for it, and all it requires in return is a bit of patience. It lets me run my applications, does so efficiently, without nag screen, cd keys, and other f'ing hassles.
Tom
Don't grow weed QUESTIONMARK EXCLAMATIONMARK
Seriously. First legalize pot, then grow it. Not the other way around. And you can't tell me that stoners are a positive influence on society. "nobody gets hurt" Bullshit.
It's not up to the cops to decide which actions are lawful or not. They enforce the law as prescribed by acts of $(whatever you have in your country). So the cop shouldn't be the "bad guy" when enforcing narcotics laws.
Tom
They're just lazy and we're letting kids get away with it? God forbid they get off their ass and find a book ... No, we must make it a totally new experience. Despite the fact that libraries didn't really change much in the last 400 years or so
Tom
While I agree with your sentiments, there are certain foods designed to make you more likely to eat it then you normally think you would. In particular, caffeinated foods and drinks. Sugars are also a good trap.
If you actually stop and ask someone what is in Coke [or Pepsi, or whatever] and ask them if they would otherwise normally think to consume that, they probably would say no. It's marketting + the buzz that the sugar/caffeine gives that makes it consumable.
In the case of WoW there isn't really that much in your face advertising [I haven't seen an ad for it yet actually outside of gaming websites]. And it isn't like it's feeding you mind altering chemicals. So getting "addicted" to it is a very much sociological disorder and not a physiological one. If you look at the types who are susceptible to MMORPG addictions, they tend to be introverts who enjoy distancing themselves from their reality [e.g. escape from the grind].
The friends I've seen get into it were otherwise normal people, just seemed to want to escape.
So as you were pointing out, I think treating the underlying disorder [if any] would be better than trying to label the games a harmful product. There must be many players of WoW who can balance time in the game with time in reality. The binge 24/7 players are most likely the exception not the rule.
Tom
Depends where you are. I've seen a lot of rude people in Ottawa and Toronto, but more pleasant in the burbs. I think your views are rosy coloured with the idealism of "it doesn't smell here." I live in Kanata [west end of Ottawa] and see on a daily basis how "nice" people are, especially on the road.
Maybe they're rude to you because you go around and stir shit up? I've done tons of trips to upper state new york and got along just fine with the locals on each trip. Sure there is the set of rude drivers, occasional loud mouth at the restaurant, etc... But for the most part they're just fine and dandy.
Rude exists everywhere. Try going to Paris, without speaking French and see how "wonderful" the locals are there. Especially when you're not currently handing them a euro. The way you're talking is ironic since it's the same shit most accuse the states of, an internal blindness to your own faults. Dude, Canada is not perfect. We're probably more laid back than the Americans by not by a hell of a lot, and we're definitely not more generous/polite/well adjusted.
Anecdote time... When my brother and I were visiting a friend in downtown Ottawa, during the winter when the roads were icy. He took a spill while trying to get to a bus before it took off. Hurt himself fairly badly [pulled muscles, needed rehab, etc]. People were WALKING OVER HIM to get on
with their way. Now I wouldn't call that typical Canadian behaviour. I'd think in most other circumstances if you took a spill others would investigate to make sure you're ok. The point though, is that extremely callous and immoral behaviour does happen in Canada.
Pull your head out of your ass.
OH SHUT UP. There are rude, selfish, mean people EVERYWHERE. It's hardly an American trait. You think if I went to Germany and spouted off at the top of my lungs "All Germans are nazis, this country is crap, you all suck, etc..." that I would get an angry mob forming? You think if I went to some random remote location in France that all of the citizens would be people who have traveled the world and know how other cultures are? ...
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I think what you're basing your opinions on is the media, and the fact that there simply is a lot of it in the states. I've been to the states enough to know that for the most part they're decent folk just like anywhere else. They say excuse me when they try to pass in front, sorry when they bump into you, I've even seen them hold doors open for folk. Amazin!!!
Last I checked they imported things like orange juice. I'm sure in the south of France Oranges will grow, but last I checked they're not in a huge orange market. According to wikipedia they're not even in the top 10 of producers (Brasil is #1, USA is #2, ...).
Yeah, I guess I'm very ignorant. I wonder if you know that orange is the name of the colour in French as well?
Tom
They can only collect money from stations that play music from artists [or labels] they represent. Otherwise, anything you broadcast would be subject to fees, such as public domain recordings.
I don't think their broadcast fees go this far. But if they do then sux0rz for them I guess.
Tom
No, it's just annoying to hear about this moral superiority coming from everywhere. OMG the states are evil. Leave aside the fact that they give out billions in aid, that they spend billions on medicines that get ripped off in foreign markets, etc. No, americans are evil and pointing it out is just.
Get real.
The point of my post was for people to reflect on how THEY live. If you really can sit there and say "I live a perfectly moral life, so do all my countrymates." Then maybe you can start pointing fingers. Until then, maybe people should be less quick on the trigger.
Tom
Well first off, not everyone can be rich or even "well to do". It's a sad fact of economics. You want to only pay $5 for that bag of oranges. Well until robotic farming really takes off [and who pays for that?] it's going to be picked by people who don't earn a proper wage.
What? You think oranges in France are picked by well-to-do folk? Well first off, oranges don't grow in France, but if they did, they would be picked by the same style of immigrant low-paid labour as in the states.
I'm not saying it's right. Exploiting people to live comfortably isn't right. But it's the way the ENTIRE WORLD works. It's hardly a US problem. And to compare the USA (GDP per capita of $44K) to Bangladesh (GDP per capita $2.2K) hardly makes any sense. People are simply more wealthy in the USA. so living conditions ought to be better (and they most certainly are, for example, pop density is 31 per km^2 in USA, and 1045 per km^2 in the latter).
Tom
No dealing with bad net connections or other shit. Just turn on XM receiver and boom music.
:-)
Only thing I love/hate are the top hits lists. Seems like there isn't much variation (maybe the fans really do vote for the same stuff day in day out), but fortunately there are rock/techno/classic channels to pad out the day
Nobody said you had to unicast music over TCP/IP. That was your choice. Now they're adding ridiculous rates to the mix, hey, don't play RIAA brand music. Problem solved.
Tom
Because absolutely no other leader on Earth has made an ass of themselves. What of Chretien? Or Layton? Blair? The fist fights in Asian parliaments, etc.
How the fuck did that get insightful? People live fairly well in the states. Yes, there poor, but so what? most people have roofs over their heads and food in their bellies. They're just not mansions and 7 course meals...While the states isn't perfect, I'd much rather live in the states than Cuba, Saudi Arabia, or China.
;-)
/. trolls would have you think.
And I'm Canadian
From my experience, americans think highly of their country, but most fall short at saying "best place in the world." When I worked for AMD I routinely had to visit the states and had occasion to chat it up with my co-workers from California. They often remarked about the good times they had in Europe, Canada, etc. If you asked them if they liked living in the USA they would say yes, and speak positive about it. But don't confuse thinking positive with zealotry. Most educated folk in the USA have been all over the planet and aren't as dillusioned as
Tom
That's not the point. The point is leave cleaning America to Americans. When your country is perfect you can start pointing your finger at others.
That others have sinned doesn't justify it, but don't come off as morally superior or something.
Which country is it without sin?
Just saying...
First off, cops aren't paid super well for the danger they put themselves in on a daily basis. Second, you haven't had some drugged up psychopath try to kill you, only to have you remember your training, use the taser [or move] and subdue the person, not kill them. Until you can show enough calm to remember you're a cop and not a vigilante maybe you should shut up.
I'm not saying they should get a medal for every little thing they do, but an addition to their record commenting on a job well done in the face of danger could speak volumes for someone.
They have the right to subdue someone who is resisting. If they get themselves hurt that's their own fault. It's not like in the king episode that he was just wandering down the road minding his own business. That's the point.
And the OP is correct, it will get abused to try and prove a non-existent point. Sure some cops are bad, but not the ones defending themselves [or others] with the result being the aggressor gets hurt.
Tom