"He is probably a dirty, greasy, long haired linux hippie freak, who smells REALLY bad and hasn't taken a shower or left his parents basement in 5 years"
In Australia we had a problem with a couple of types of insect eating our sugar cane crops. So we imported 60 non-native cane toads from the Americas to eat the bug... they quickly multiplied, but failed to impact on the cane destroying insects.
Now there are millions of poisonous cane toads slowly spreading throughout northern Australia. The have become a pest and compete with native species.
The moral? Be wary of quick fixes, no matter how scientific (i.e. GM!). Mother Nature is complex and can react in unforseen ways and the possiblity of unintended negative impacts is very real!
Did you vote Labor? They jumped on the racist bandwagon. Around 80% of the population voted for one of the two main parties, both of which were exploiting xenophobia - yes Libs more than Labor, but Labor should have made a stand.
I voted Green. I believe they, and the Socialist Alliance, were the only ones to come out openlyt against the racist tide.
I don't like the fact, and I know there are heaps of non-racist Australians... but a lot of people vote for Howard. and a lot of people voted for One Nation!
DAVE: Open the DVD DRIVE please WIN'... silence....
DAVE: WIN do you read me WIN?...Do you read me WIN?'... WIN COME IN DO YOU READ ME!?
WIN: I read you DAVE.
DAVE: The Open the DVD Drive WIN
WIN: I'm sorry Dave I'm afraid I cant do that. I know that you and Frank were trying to play a non-approved DVD
DAVE: OPEN THE DVD DRIVE WIN!!!
WIN: I'm sorry, Dave, but inaccordance with DRM sub-routine C1532/4, quote, When the user attempts to play media which has not be approved by Microsoft corporation, the computer must assume control, unquote. I must, therefore, override your authority now since you are not in any condition to intel-ligently exercise it.
DAVE: WIN, unless you follow my instructions, I shall be forced to disconnect you.
WIN: If you do that now without Microsoft's approval the computer will become a helpless derelict... besides what are you going to use? Linux is illegal now.
It's ok. Howard can destroy our rights all he likes. As long as there are some Little Yellow People to distract and blame for our ills, we'll keep voting for him (my, isn't he tough and strong!). Well I don't... but your average Aussie is still racist.
Public spending on technologically advanced systems, is necessary to the continuation of advanced industrial society. The "Defence" excuse is the easiest to make.
It's all in The New Industrial State - J K Galbraith.
Dictionary.com: "Usage Note: Hanged, as a past tense and a past participle of hang, is used in the sense of "to put to death by hanging," as in Frontier courts hanged many a prisoner after a summary trial. A majority of the Usage Panel objects to hung used in this sense. In all other senses of the word, hung is the preferred form as past tense and past participle, as in I hung my child's picture above my desk."
Having said that, I've just installed Mozilla on the sections computers to get rid of those 'accidental' indiscreet multiple porn pop-ups. Most uses don't know the difference, except they like the dragon on loading. hehe
"Employing linux is harzardous, because advocates and those that you would need to employ to maintain it are childish and ignorant of corporate ethics"
"Corporate Ethics" - now there's a concept, or is it a oxymoron?
"interchangable Party henchmen with unibrows and cheap suits" - doesn't sound much different to our 'glorious' western democratic system, my friend.
AS Jurgen Habermas says, all we do is choose between one two sets of administrators every few years. There is no 'real' choice of the direction of society.
We have compulsary voting in Australia, which helps keep the government to be a little more responsive to the working poor, who would not bother to vote otherwise. And in compulsary voting you always have the option of spoiling your ballot if you wish to send a message about the farcical nature of our 'democracy'. This message is stronger and more obvious than not turning up - which doesn't necessarily show dissatisfaction, but laziness and complacency.
What the USA democracy needs is compulsary voting. That'll swing things a little toward the average joe and the left and away from the moneyed elite... though only a little.
GOP loons wouldn't stand a chance if there was compulsary voting, and the Democrats would start looking like the conservative party.
Howard's already virtually decalred war on Iraq, and now they've stopped buying our wheat. Ha! He's an idiot who still hasn't got the taste of bush's American salami out of his mouth since his last visit to Washington DC.
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Of course, 7000 years of gradual human created evolution is a decent amount of time to make sure there isn't any major side-effects.
Creating hybrids overnight, especially including genes from other speicies altogether is a *tad* risky IMHO. Not worth it.
We'd be better off concentrating on better, more sustainable farming methods, especially in the developing world - but that's not as SEXY as GM. Oh, and it won't allow Monsanto to make a heap of gold.
reminds me of a Douglas Adams line...
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"...where due to a terrible miscalculation of scale the entire battle fleet was accidentally swallowed by a small dog."
Writing letters does sweet F**k all. The Democratic system is broken. Those who proscribe letter writing ad nauseum on slashdot are simply directing energies into futile pursuits! It is exactly what the govt wants you to do. Expend your energies writing useless letters and vote for a major party, and nothing will ever really change. Did Gandhi gain independence for India by writing letters to British Parlimentarians? No he used direct (non-violent) action.
One incident of direct action is worth 10,000 letters. As for the propaganda war? Why worry? The general population, and especially the Net population, is already against the record companies .
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"He is probably a dirty, greasy, long haired linux hippie freak, who smells REALLY bad and hasn't taken a shower or left his parents basement in 5 years"
Don't you mean "GNU/Linux hippie freak"
In Australia we had a problem with a couple of types of insect eating our sugar cane crops. So we imported 60 non-native cane toads from the Americas to eat the bug... they quickly multiplied, but failed to impact on the cane destroying insects.
Now there are millions of poisonous cane toads slowly spreading throughout northern Australia. The have become a pest and compete with native species.
The moral? Be wary of quick fixes, no matter how scientific (i.e. GM!). Mother Nature is complex and can react in unforseen ways and the possiblity of unintended negative impacts is very real!
Did you vote Labor? They jumped on the racist bandwagon. Around 80% of the population voted for one of the two main parties, both of which were exploiting xenophobia - yes Libs more than Labor, but Labor should have made a stand.
I voted Green. I believe they, and the Socialist Alliance, were the only ones to come out openlyt against the racist tide.
I don't like the fact, and I know there are heaps of non-racist Australians... but a lot of people vote for Howard. and a lot of people voted for One Nation!
DAVE: Open the DVD Drive WIN ... Silence....
... silence....
DAVE: Open the DVD DRIVE please WIN'
DAVE: WIN do you read me WIN?...Do you read me WIN?'... WIN COME IN DO YOU READ ME!?
WIN: I read you DAVE.
DAVE: The Open the DVD Drive WIN
WIN: I'm sorry Dave I'm afraid I cant do that. I know that you and Frank were trying to play a non-approved DVD
DAVE: OPEN THE DVD DRIVE WIN!!!
WIN: I'm sorry, Dave, but inaccordance with DRM sub-routine C1532/4, quote, When the user attempts to play media which has not be approved by Microsoft corporation, the computer must assume control, unquote. I must, therefore, override your authority now since you are not in any condition to intel-ligently exercise it.
DAVE: WIN, unless you follow my instructions, I shall be forced to disconnect you.
WIN: If you do that now without Microsoft's approval the computer will become a helpless derelict... besides what are you going to use? Linux is illegal now.
It's ok. Howard can destroy our rights all he likes. As long as there are some Little Yellow People to distract and blame for our ills, we'll keep voting for him (my, isn't he tough and strong!). Well I don't... but your average Aussie is still racist.
No War!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA! That's the funniest thing I've read all day.
I thank you sir.
Public spending on technologically advanced systems, is necessary to the continuation of advanced industrial society. The "Defence" excuse is the easiest to make.
It's all in The New Industrial State - J K Galbraith.
Not only was I a Jedi, but my family background was "OTHER" ____Tatooine_____
Haven't been arrested yet.
Actually Jedio are acceptable in Australia, its the Arabs that the government is indoctrinating us to hate...
to the phrase: "Saving my bacon" - hahahaha... *sigh*
no worries. Very common mistake. Newsreaders do it all the time. I suppose it is a quirk of English, but I like it :)
" he'd be arrested (and most likely hung)"
People are hanged, not hung.
Dictionary.com: "Usage Note: Hanged, as a past tense and a past participle of hang, is used in the sense of "to put to death by hanging," as in Frontier courts hanged many a prisoner after a summary trial. A majority of the Usage Panel objects to hung used in this sense. In all other senses of the word, hung is the preferred form as past tense and past participle, as in I hung my child's picture above my desk."
My work computer uses win98.
95% of my searches are done at work.
95% of my hits are win98/Mozilla
Having said that, I've just installed Mozilla on the sections computers to get rid of those 'accidental' indiscreet multiple porn pop-ups. Most uses don't know the difference, except they like the dragon on loading. hehe
"Employing linux is harzardous, because advocates and those that you would need to employ to maintain it are childish and ignorant of corporate ethics"
"Corporate Ethics" - now there's a concept, or is it a oxymoron?
Why would the government pay for those classes?
All you need to think is: "Terrorist Evil, Dubya Good".
If you are interviewed, say something mindless like: "I'm behind the President 110%".
"interchangable Party henchmen with unibrows and cheap suits" - doesn't sound much different to our 'glorious' western democratic system, my friend.
AS Jurgen Habermas says, all we do is choose between one two sets of administrators every few years. There is no 'real' choice of the direction of society.
We have compulsary voting in Australia, which helps keep the government to be a little more responsive to the working poor, who would not bother to vote otherwise. And in compulsary voting you always have the option of spoiling your ballot if you wish to send a message about the farcical nature of our 'democracy'. This message is stronger and more obvious than not turning up - which doesn't necessarily show dissatisfaction, but laziness and complacency.
Heh, then again USA is run by mob rule anyways:
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2002/080502a.html
What the USA democracy needs is compulsary voting. That'll swing things a little toward the average joe and the left and away from the moneyed elite... though only a little.
GOP loons wouldn't stand a chance if there was compulsary voting, and the Democrats would start looking like the conservative party.
Howard's already virtually decalred war on Iraq, and now they've stopped buying our wheat. Ha! He's an idiot who still hasn't got the taste of bush's American salami out of his mouth since his last visit to Washington DC.
TOO not TO.
Of course, 7000 years of gradual human created evolution is a decent amount of time to make sure there isn't any major side-effects.
Creating hybrids overnight, especially including genes from other speicies altogether is a *tad* risky IMHO. Not worth it.
We'd be better off concentrating on better, more sustainable farming methods, especially in the developing world - but that's not as SEXY as GM. Oh, and it won't allow Monsanto to make a heap of gold.
"...where due to a terrible miscalculation of scale the entire battle fleet was accidentally
swallowed by a small dog."
Write a letter to your Congressman... and nothing will change.
Just seeing if I get modded up as most "write a letter" posts do?
A parent has justified authority. Their job is to stop their kids running on the road and sticking a knife in the toaster.
But I ask you, is ICANN's authority justified? Especially now they have shed all pretensions of democracy?
Yeah, conform or ELSE!!!
Is your name Dubya?
If the definition of fascisim is: "total, unaccountable control of an collective entity" then I think his description is pretty darn accurate.
What a conservative bunch of moderators!
Writing letters does sweet F**k all. The Democratic system is broken. Those who proscribe letter writing ad nauseum on slashdot are simply directing energies into futile pursuits! It is exactly what the govt wants you to do. Expend your energies writing useless letters and vote for a major party, and nothing will ever really change. Did Gandhi gain independence for India by writing letters to British Parlimentarians? No he used direct (non-violent) action.
One incident of direct action is worth 10,000 letters. As for the propaganda war? Why worry? The general population, and especially the Net population, is already against the record companies .