As do I. I sometimes wonder why I don't see this more often in stores. My wife will come up to me in a store and say that she found a "deal" on some product and I'll quickly use my iPhone to check the going price on the Internet for the same item. Often, the "deal" isn't so good after all even if you factor in shipping costs. On the other hand, we'll often buy at the higher price from the local merchant just for the convenience and "gotta have it now" factor. However, it's still a good feeling to know that an iPhone can level the playing field and, where the disparity is great, it can save a good deal of money on high ticket items such as appliances.
It's very unfortunate that you took a single example and extrapolated it to all rescued greyhounds labeling them as "awful, awful" pets. True, such rescued dogs will tend to have special issues due to lack of early socialization, but those issues can be dealt with and they can go on to become wonderful pets. In your example, I'm almost certain the fault lies with the owners lack of willingness to spend the time and energy needed to correct the issues rather than "unsolvable" problems with the dog.
I don't believe there is a specific dog breed that can't become a good pet, it's just that different breeds will have certain tendencies and energy levels that may not mesh well with all owners. People who expect dogs to exercise themselves and live without rules and limitations should get cats instead.
In his books, Cesar Millan has discussed the handful of failures he's encountered over the years. I don't recall the specifics, but even he has run into dogs that in good conscience couldn't be trusted to an owners home. These weren't dogs featured on his show, but he has helped hundreds of animals for many years outside of those shown on TV.
Actually, the ecliptic is not closely aligned with the galactic plane as can be seen in sky maps that show the milky way. I recall seeing a television program in which an astronomer said that we should expect to find the orbital planes for other solar systems to have random orientations. I have come across anything to dispute this.
I've been meaning to get the store to create my stash of hundreds of conventional/cheap light bulbs that I'll store in my attic -- enough to last two to four decades. I can't stand CFLs and 2/3s of the fixtures in my house have conventional dimmers which helps with the lifetime of a standard bulb. I figure the stash will also help the resale value of my house when I leave them for the new owner as well in a decade or two. By then they should be a rare commodity.
Of course with things going they way they are in this country I envision a "Fahrenheit 451" scenario where jack booted government agents one day storm my house to relieve me of may light bulb stash. Do you think prison time will be associated with being caught with such contraband, or will it just be a stint at a re-education camp?
...or, maybe he can do it with Vice President Biden. As Biden had a few choice words regarding Canada as well at a recent gala event in Washington sponsored by the MPAA.
Don't fret my little Canadian friend. The US Democrats are pissed off at you as well. You might be interested in reading what Joe Biden had to say about Canada at a recent MPAA dinner. Feel better now?:-)
I can't defend Hatch, but I submitted the following story to SlashDot a month ago and it was rejected. It is disingenuous to pretend that politicians on both sides of the isle don't have their hands dirty.
Just days after four Pirate Bay defendants were found guilty in Sweden, Vice President Joe Biden warned of the harms of Internet piracy at a private event organized by the MPAA in Washington, D.C. At the gala dinner on Tuesday evening, Biden lauded Hollywood, assailed movie piracy, and promised film executives that the Obama administration would pick "the right person" as its copyright czar. Biden also singled out Canada for criticism for not signing the treaty that led to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or placing other anti-circumvention restrictions on its citizens.
I agree that to a certain extent both positions are right, but I differ on the reasons.
Presumably, the executive was compensated (probably very well compensated) in exchange for his agreeing to not work for a competitor. With that in mind "a contract is a contract". If he didn't want to work under those conditions he should have simply refused to sign the non-compete agreement and let the chips fall where they may. No fair signing the contract, taking the money and then crying about it later when you are expected to live up to the contract.
On the other hand, companies are so willing to throw employees under the bus today that it is ridiculous to think they can interfere with you taking another job by claiming "IP" issues.
Just in case anyone wondered what the administration's position is: Vice President Joe Biden warned of the harms of Internet piracy at a private event organized by the MPAA in Washington, D.C. At the gala dinner on Tuesday evening, Biden lauded Hollywood, assailed movie piracy, and promised film executives that the Obama administration would pick "the right person" as its copyright czar. Biden also singled out Canada for criticism for not signing the treaty that led to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or placing other anti-circumvention restrictions on its citizens.
Despite rhetoric to the contrary, the administration knows which side of the bread is buttered.
Yes, if he and only submitted his questions to "Ask SlashDot" he could have saved himself a world of hurt. I'm certain he would have gotten a lot of useful (and not so useful) advice on hiding his on-line identity from law enforcement.;-)
Which means that inside yourself you know I'm right but you're too weak and cowardly to man up and deal with the consequences of reality.
Not at all. It simply just isn't worth my time to argue with a raving lunatic advocating mass murder and extermination as a means of addressing social grievances. It's not being a coward, but rather just being discreet with my time.
BTW, I'm absolutely certain your blood lust doesn't end with cops, but extends to killing many others you would deem as "undesirables" in our society as well (probably including people *just* like myself). I'm not certain where one would even find common ground to discuss the issue with you on a rational level.
Not sure if you are being facetious, but I'll bite.
What's wrong with a doctor who refuses to perform abortions because of personal ethics? The Hippocratic oath is to "do no harm". I can easily see a doctor extending this oath to do no harm to an unborn child -- particularly for an abortion of convenience rather than for actual health concerns of the mother.
If you believe in "choice", then doctors should have to choice to decide for themselves when their actions fit within their personal ethical and moral framework. It's not like there is a lack of doctors willing to provide abortions.
BTW, the supreme court does not rule on decisions involving "right and wrong". They make ruling involving the legality and constitutionality of lower court decisions. Something little to do with "right and wrong" in the moral sense.
Unfortunately ShieldW0lf is part of a growing of subculture here at SlashDot who advocate murder as a perfectly legitimate method of advancing their social grievances. I ran into a few the other day advocating the murder of all cops.
I guess it's all part of the new "hope and change" we are experiencing here in America.
My experience with cops is that they are a pretty good cross section of the general public. Their biases and technical capabilities tend to be representative of the community they come from.
If geeks feel that cops lack proper technical capabilities to effectively understand and deal with tech related crime then I recommend they become cops themselves. However, I know that by and large that is not going to happen. Being a cop is very much a blue collar profession where you have to deal on a day-to-day basis with people the rest of us step over on our way to work to our cushy IT jobs -- well insulated from lowest classes of society. Most people with the skills to enter the white collar world would not even consider a blue collar job and I appreciate the few willing to do so.
Cops adopt a certain demeanor as a matter of survival and keeping some sanity in dealing with the insane situations the rest of "polite" society likes to pretend doesn't exist. Labeling a cop a sociopath because of this demeanor demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of the way the real world works.
Are you fricking serious? And someone modded your rant against cops as "Informative"? Sheesh, the Slashdot neighborhood sure has declined.
Most cops are hardworking, decent fellows who go to work each morning to do a job most others won't and simply want to come home in the evening to their families. Equating cops with vermin worthy of extermination is beyond the pale. You must be a little man living a sad, sick life.
Finally, what's this "other team" crap. We're all in this together and instances of police abuse diminish us all, particularly good cops just trying to do their job.
Turn off the TV, put down the Wii controller, move out of your mom's basement and get a life.
Contrary to all the 'sky-is-falling' BS that people who produce bad computer models to scare the public enough to make government give them more money to find scarier and scarier models, the global average temperature is in a pretty good place.
Too bad the folks who are so quick to listen to iffy computer models about the weather are not so quick to listen to what computer models (and common sense) say about the consequences of burdening this country with imponderable debt (the number doesn't even fit on my calculator anymore!). That is sure going to impact my children and grandchildren a LOT more than whether the sea levels rise 3 inches in the next 50 years.
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Wasn't this part of the premise of Jurassic Park? Nature finds a way.
I comparison shop with my iPhone all the time.
As do I. I sometimes wonder why I don't see this more often in stores. My wife will come up to me in a store and say that she found a "deal" on some product and I'll quickly use my iPhone to check the going price on the Internet for the same item. Often, the "deal" isn't so good after all even if you factor in shipping costs. On the other hand, we'll often buy at the higher price from the local merchant just for the convenience and "gotta have it now" factor. However, it's still a good feeling to know that an iPhone can level the playing field and, where the disparity is great, it can save a good deal of money on high ticket items such as appliances.
It's very unfortunate that you took a single example and extrapolated it to all rescued greyhounds labeling them as "awful, awful" pets. True, such rescued dogs will tend to have special issues due to lack of early socialization, but those issues can be dealt with and they can go on to become wonderful pets. In your example, I'm almost certain the fault lies with the owners lack of willingness to spend the time and energy needed to correct the issues rather than "unsolvable" problems with the dog.
I don't believe there is a specific dog breed that can't become a good pet, it's just that different breeds will have certain tendencies and energy levels that may not mesh well with all owners. People who expect dogs to exercise themselves and live without rules and limitations should get cats instead.
In his books, Cesar Millan has discussed the handful of failures he's encountered over the years. I don't recall the specifics, but even he has run into dogs that in good conscience couldn't be trusted to an owners home. These weren't dogs featured on his show, but he has helped hundreds of animals for many years outside of those shown on TV.
await, but we are trapped on our little planet. To paraphrase Admiral Kirk:
EINSTEIN!!!!
Yeah, DNS is the lynchpin. And I gotta wonder to what extent DNSSEC consolidates lockstep control over DNS servers.
Well, according to this Wired article, court control of the DNS servers is just about here:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/09/justice-department-piracy/#ixzz10Aeo5Tmt
Quite frankly, I'm surprised this isn't bigger news here at SlashDot than the originally linked article.
Actually, the ecliptic is not closely aligned with the galactic plane as can be seen in sky maps that show the milky way. I recall seeing a television program in which an astronomer said that we should expect to find the orbital planes for other solar systems to have random orientations. I have come across anything to dispute this.
I've been meaning to get the store to create my stash of hundreds of conventional/cheap light bulbs that I'll store in my attic -- enough to last two to four decades. I can't stand CFLs and 2/3s of the fixtures in my house have conventional dimmers which helps with the lifetime of a standard bulb. I figure the stash will also help the resale value of my house when I leave them for the new owner as well in a decade or two. By then they should be a rare commodity.
Of course with things going they way they are in this country I envision a "Fahrenheit 451" scenario where jack booted government agents one day storm my house to relieve me of may light bulb stash. Do you think prison time will be associated with being caught with such contraband, or will it just be a stint at a re-education camp?
Who bombed WTC
Al Qaeda (5), Bush (5), Clinton (2), 4 more... bombed the WTC
So, what I really want to know is who those "4 more" where...
...or, maybe he can do it with Vice President Biden. As Biden had a few choice words regarding Canada as well at a recent gala event in Washington sponsored by the MPAA.
Damn right! No Democrats agree with Hatch at all! Ooops. Well, ah, nevermind...
Don't fret my little Canadian friend. The US Democrats are pissed off at you as well. You might be interested in reading what Joe Biden had to say about Canada at a recent MPAA dinner. Feel better now? :-)
I can't defend Hatch, but I submitted the following story to SlashDot a month ago and it was rejected. It is disingenuous to pretend that politicians on both sides of the isle don't have their hands dirty.
Just days after four Pirate Bay defendants were found guilty in Sweden, Vice President Joe Biden warned of the harms of Internet piracy at a private event organized by the MPAA in Washington, D.C. At the gala dinner on Tuesday evening, Biden lauded Hollywood, assailed movie piracy, and promised film executives that the Obama administration would pick "the right person" as its copyright czar. Biden also singled out Canada for criticism for not signing the treaty that led to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or placing other anti-circumvention restrictions on its citizens.
You are certainly not the only one who feels this way.
I agree that to a certain extent both positions are right, but I differ on the reasons.
Presumably, the executive was compensated (probably very well compensated) in exchange for his agreeing to not work for a competitor. With that in mind "a contract is a contract". If he didn't want to work under those conditions he should have simply refused to sign the non-compete agreement and let the chips fall where they may. No fair signing the contract, taking the money and then crying about it later when you are expected to live up to the contract.
On the other hand, companies are so willing to throw employees under the bus today that it is ridiculous to think they can interfere with you taking another job by claiming "IP" issues.
Just in case anyone wondered what the administration's position is: Vice President Joe Biden warned of the harms of Internet piracy at a private event organized by the MPAA in Washington, D.C. At the gala dinner on Tuesday evening, Biden lauded Hollywood, assailed movie piracy, and promised film executives that the Obama administration would pick "the right person" as its copyright czar. Biden also singled out Canada for criticism for not signing the treaty that led to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or placing other anti-circumvention restrictions on its citizens.
Despite rhetoric to the contrary, the administration knows which side of the bread is buttered.
Yes, if he and only submitted his questions to "Ask SlashDot" he could have saved himself a world of hurt. I'm certain he would have gotten a lot of useful (and not so useful) advice on hiding his on-line identity from law enforcement. ;-)
Which means that inside yourself you know I'm right but you're too weak and cowardly to man up and deal with the consequences of reality.
Not at all. It simply just isn't worth my time to argue with a raving lunatic advocating mass murder and extermination as a means of addressing social grievances. It's not being a coward, but rather just being discreet with my time.
BTW, I'm absolutely certain your blood lust doesn't end with cops, but extends to killing many others you would deem as "undesirables" in our society as well (probably including people *just* like myself). I'm not certain where one would even find common ground to discuss the issue with you on a rational level.
OK, that was pretty damn cool. It came "this close" to working. Too bad they didn't try again.
The Mythbusters have nothing on these guys.
Not sure if you are being facetious, but I'll bite.
What's wrong with a doctor who refuses to perform abortions because of personal ethics? The Hippocratic oath is to "do no harm". I can easily see a doctor extending this oath to do no harm to an unborn child -- particularly for an abortion of convenience rather than for actual health concerns of the mother.
If you believe in "choice", then doctors should have to choice to decide for themselves when their actions fit within their personal ethical and moral framework. It's not like there is a lack of doctors willing to provide abortions.
BTW, the supreme court does not rule on decisions involving "right and wrong". They make ruling involving the legality and constitutionality of lower court decisions. Something little to do with "right and wrong" in the moral sense.
Unfortunately ShieldW0lf is part of a growing of subculture here at SlashDot who advocate murder as a perfectly legitimate method of advancing their social grievances. I ran into a few the other day advocating the murder of all cops.
I guess it's all part of the new "hope and change" we are experiencing here in America.
Whatever man. Have as happy a life as your world view will permit.
My experience with cops is that they are a pretty good cross section of the general public. Their biases and technical capabilities tend to be representative of the community they come from.
If geeks feel that cops lack proper technical capabilities to effectively understand and deal with tech related crime then I recommend they become cops themselves. However, I know that by and large that is not going to happen. Being a cop is very much a blue collar profession where you have to deal on a day-to-day basis with people the rest of us step over on our way to work to our cushy IT jobs -- well insulated from lowest classes of society. Most people with the skills to enter the white collar world would not even consider a blue collar job and I appreciate the few willing to do so.
Cops adopt a certain demeanor as a matter of survival and keeping some sanity in dealing with the insane situations the rest of "polite" society likes to pretend doesn't exist. Labeling a cop a sociopath because of this demeanor demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of the way the real world works.
Are you fricking serious? And someone modded your rant against cops as "Informative"? Sheesh, the Slashdot neighborhood sure has declined.
Most cops are hardworking, decent fellows who go to work each morning to do a job most others won't and simply want to come home in the evening to their families. Equating cops with vermin worthy of extermination is beyond the pale. You must be a little man living a sad, sick life.
Finally, what's this "other team" crap. We're all in this together and instances of police abuse diminish us all, particularly good cops just trying to do their job.
Turn off the TV, put down the Wii controller, move out of your mom's basement and get a life.
Contrary to all the 'sky-is-falling' BS that people who produce bad computer models to scare the public enough to make government give them more money to find scarier and scarier models, the global average temperature is in a pretty good place.
Too bad the folks who are so quick to listen to iffy computer models about the weather are not so quick to listen to what computer models (and common sense) say about the consequences of burdening this country with imponderable debt (the number doesn't even fit on my calculator anymore!). That is sure going to impact my children and grandchildren a LOT more than whether the sea levels rise 3 inches in the next 50 years.