because I fucking BOUGHT it. There's nothing immoral about that. I'm not obligated to allow the homeless or the insane to use my land because I didn't create it. It's mine because I paid for the legal deed to it.
You'd prefer maybe squatter's law, where I blow the head off of any tresspasser?
If you're suggesting that we should have some marxist "utopia" where everyone can go where he pleases and borrow from his fellows (without asking) as he wishes, I think you should watch your fellow man in a public park sometime and consider whether you want that person in your living room at his whim. Yea. The old greasy guy in the trenchcoat looking at your kids with a wierd look in his eye.
Based on the quality of "educated kids" in Florida, I want a fucking refund.
The way to reduce the number of dumb/desperate kids is to encourage poor/uneducated people NOT TO HAVE MORE FUCKING CHILDREN THAN THEY CAN AFFORD. Quality of education aside, I DO object to paying for some moron's inability to keep it in his pants.
As someone who works for a fortune 500 company in Florida, I'm fairly certain that if this is tried, large (say, Fortune 500-level) companies will file suit against the state of florida to get the tax repealed. The state didn't pay a fucking cent for our LAN/WAN. They're not going to get one, either.
Some of us want MMORPGs where combat against humans is allowed and maybe even (akk) encouraged.
Most of us, however do NOT. That's why it's not being included from day one in several current and pending games.
I'd only play a game that included PvP if it was completely consensual, and there was NO content that required PvP activity to access (IOW, if it doesnt' affect me AT ALL, I dont care if it's in game).
I'm not going to pay a subscription fee to be someone else's victim, and I have no desire to victimize others. I'm not going to pay a subscription fee to feel like a second class citizen because I don't participate in PvP (AC2 & DaOC, I'm looking at YOU) I'm not the only one apparently.
Because he apparently managed to represent the views of his constituents.
Bullshit. He represented the views of his largest contributors. He just happened to have enough of those to consistently be able to crush his opponents with the financial power of his campaign.
That or the majority of his former constituents are Luddite, inbred fundies.
Not only that, vugames.com requires FLASH. No thanks. HTML is what the web is based on, if their design guys have to use a crutch like FLASH and can't code an alternate HTML only site, I'm not interested.
Well politics aside, owning the "high ground" has been a military imperative since there was a military.
Personally I hope that manned Mars missions can be international and a point of pride for Humanity as a race, rather than an object of Nationalistic hubris. But I'm just a "dumb American" what do I know?
Probably needs those rights so that it's copy protection scheme will work. The "protection" probably wants to be able to make sure that there's no debuggers or cracking software that would cirucumvent it running, and can't do that if it's run as a normal user.
I'd argue that it should NOT be allowed to do that, and that publishers overstep their rights when they intrude on system security like that (and should be held liable)...
Meat. You like eating meat? Cool. Seen any video on how it's processed (i.e. how cows are killed, skinned and cut up)?? Seen the video(s) of how dogs and cats are prepared in other countries? Dolphins being clubbed and left floating in the water by Japanese tuna fishermen?
Yes I like eating meat. None of the above makes a shits worth of difference in that fact. Life feeds on life. I clean my own fish, and if I hunted, I'd clean my own game. Other crap like dolphins being clubbed is unfortunate, but it's not going to keep me from eating meat.
Yup, and a tip with OSHA, if the server room racks have the sides and front/backs taken off for "convenience" sake, you can guarantee taht the noise in that room exceeds OSHA standards. Multiply the fine by 10.
I actually think that during that time it was the error message that trying to force 386 mode threw that clued me in. I remember only a bit, it was almost 10 years ago.
Yea you probably (meaning certainly) have the right terminology. this was years ago and those terms haven't been important since recently after the event, so I forgot.
There were few systems with any reliance on A20, but this was one. I hadn't had much experience with Linux at the time, and wasn't in a position to put it in place (the POS was running PICK, btw) so had to deal with WIn3.1's brain damage.
At least I remembered enough that you knew what I was talking about. Thanks for the refresher!
I hear ya on the bad experiences w/ Gateway. Back around early 1995, I ran the computer systems for a college book store. We bought a Gateway 386 to run Office and a VBA based app that I wrote for the managers to input the register tapes into, which would do all the department breakdowns, and associated work, and fax a report to headquarters.
Problem was, this machine couldn't run Windows 3.1 in 386 Enhanced mode. I had had a similar problem with a computer that I owned, and knew that this had to do with a faulty keyboard controller or circuits associated with it. Address Line 20 on the keyboard controller was actually used to switch between Protected and Enhanced mode on the 386. I related this information to Gateway tech support, and recieved incredulous reactions, assurances that such a thing was impossible, and no help whatsoever.
Shortly after the warrenty ran out, Gateway admitted that there was a fault in the keyboard controller that was causing our problem. They refused to make good, even though I had given them the answer months before, and insisted on charging for the motherboard swap. My boss at the time was not particularly clueful about these things, and declined to press the matter.
I, being a student at the time had to console myself with informing the manager of Gateway Customer service that "as long as I live, Gateway will never see another fucking cent from any person or company who comes to me for advice on computers. Enjoy that $200 fee, because it's going to cost you tens of thousands of dollars in lost sales" (and has).
Well "how things are done", at least things that new users want to know HAS changed in the last 10 years. How to get sound to work, how to burn a CD, etc.
I'm fairly certain that the book you refer to will cover linuxconf in depth, as that was typically available on distributions at that time or shortly after. I don't believe ANY current commercial distribution actually installs linuxconf by default anymore.
And, offensive as you may find it, most "New" users of Linux WILL care about the GUI. The hope is that once they are comfortable with the OS they will expand their knowledge to include the "real" tools. I know that's how it worked for me...
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so why is it yours if you didn't build it?
because I fucking BOUGHT it. There's nothing immoral about that. I'm not obligated to allow the homeless or the insane to use my land because I didn't create it. It's mine because I paid for the legal deed to it.
You'd prefer maybe squatter's law, where I blow the head off of any tresspasser?
If you're suggesting that we should have some marxist "utopia" where everyone can go where he pleases and borrow from his fellows (without asking) as he wishes, I think you should watch your fellow man in a public park sometime and consider whether you want that person in your living room at his whim. Yea. The old greasy guy in the trenchcoat looking at your kids with a wierd look in his eye.
fucking hippies...
Based on the quality of "educated kids" in Florida, I want a fucking refund.
The way to reduce the number of dumb/desperate kids is to encourage poor/uneducated people NOT TO HAVE MORE FUCKING CHILDREN THAN THEY CAN AFFORD. Quality of education aside, I DO object to paying for some moron's inability to keep it in his pants.
As someone who works for a fortune 500 company in Florida, I'm fairly certain that if this is tried, large (say, Fortune 500-level) companies will file suit against the state of florida to get the tax repealed. The state didn't pay a fucking cent for our LAN/WAN. They're not going to get one, either.
Well some of us are still ARMED. THat makes a difference.
Not me, that's for sure. "I don't recognize your authority. Go away."
People don't pay a subscription charge in a PERSISTANT game to lose. If you want to play quake, play quake.
It's not a falsehood. You're in denial.
Some of us want MMORPGs where combat against humans is allowed and maybe even (akk) encouraged.
Most of us, however do NOT. That's why it's not being included from day one in several current and pending games.
I'd only play a game that included PvP if it was completely consensual, and there was NO content that required PvP activity to access (IOW, if it doesnt' affect me AT ALL, I dont care if it's in game).
I'm not going to pay a subscription fee to be someone else's victim, and I have no desire to victimize others. I'm not going to pay a subscription fee to feel like a second class citizen because I don't participate in PvP (AC2 & DaOC, I'm looking at YOU) I'm not the only one apparently.
Because he apparently managed to represent the views of his constituents.
Bullshit. He represented the views of his largest contributors. He just happened to have enough of those to consistently be able to crush his opponents with the financial power of his campaign.
That or the majority of his former constituents are Luddite, inbred fundies.
Not only that, vugames.com requires FLASH. No thanks. HTML is what the web is based on, if their design guys have to use a crutch like FLASH and can't code an alternate HTML only site, I'm not interested.
Well politics aside, owning the "high ground" has been a military imperative since there was a military.
Personally I hope that manned Mars missions can be international and a point of pride for Humanity as a race, rather than an object of Nationalistic hubris. But I'm just a "dumb American" what do I know?
Probably needs those rights so that it's copy protection scheme will work. The "protection" probably wants to be able to make sure that there's no debuggers or cracking software that would cirucumvent it running, and can't do that if it's run as a normal user.
I'd argue that it should NOT be allowed to do that, and that publishers overstep their rights when they intrude on system security like that (and should be held liable)...
Bullshit.
Meat. You like eating meat? Cool. Seen any video on how it's processed (i.e. how cows are killed, skinned and cut up)?? Seen the video(s) of how dogs and cats are prepared in other countries? Dolphins being clubbed and left floating in the water by Japanese tuna fishermen?
Yes I like eating meat. None of the above makes a shits worth of difference in that fact. Life feeds on life. I clean my own fish, and if I hunted, I'd clean my own game. Other crap like dolphins being clubbed is unfortunate, but it's not going to keep me from eating meat.
You had metal rods, smelted from ore? Sheer luxury. You must have been from the rich caves up on top of the mountain.
We had to find wet sticks. And our "1" was when the guy burst into flames. An 8 byte message took out half the male population of our community.
You tell that to kids today, and they'll never believe you...
Nah, I'd recommend the Principia Discordia. THe results are more likely to entertain.
Yup, and a tip with OSHA, if the server room racks have the sides and front/backs taken off for "convenience" sake, you can guarantee taht the noise in that room exceeds OSHA standards. Multiply the fine by 10.
Doubtful. If they're willing to sit by and watch me get screwed, I'm not going to lift a finger to help them.
You can ask, but unless the person you're asking wants to get sued, they can't answer.
Not in that context it's not.
Try this sentence:
"The effect of this act could affect some business in a negative manner."
See the difference?
I actually think that during that time it was the error message that trying to force 386 mode threw that clued me in. I remember only a bit, it was almost 10 years ago.
Yea you probably (meaning certainly) have the right terminology. this was years ago and those terms haven't been important since recently after the event, so I forgot.
There were few systems with any reliance on A20, but this was one. I hadn't had much experience with Linux at the time, and wasn't in a position to put it in place (the POS was running PICK, btw) so had to deal with WIn3.1's brain damage.
At least I remembered enough that you knew what I was talking about. Thanks for the refresher!
I hear ya on the bad experiences w/ Gateway. Back around early 1995, I ran the computer systems for a college book store. We bought a Gateway 386 to run Office and a VBA based app that I wrote for the managers to input the register tapes into, which would do all the department breakdowns, and associated work, and fax a report to headquarters.
;)
Problem was, this machine couldn't run Windows 3.1 in 386 Enhanced mode. I had had a similar problem with a computer that I owned, and knew that this had to do with a faulty keyboard controller or circuits associated with it. Address Line 20 on the keyboard controller was actually used to switch between Protected and Enhanced mode on the 386. I related this information to Gateway tech support, and recieved incredulous reactions, assurances that such a thing was impossible, and no help whatsoever.
Shortly after the warrenty ran out, Gateway admitted that there was a fault in the keyboard controller that was causing our problem. They refused to make good, even though I had given them the answer months before, and insisted on charging for the motherboard swap. My boss at the time was not particularly clueful about these things, and declined to press the matter.
I, being a student at the time had to console myself with informing the manager of Gateway Customer service that "as long as I live, Gateway will never see another fucking cent from any person or company who comes to me for advice on computers. Enjoy that $200 fee, because it's going to cost you tens of thousands of dollars in lost sales" (and has).
Some grudges are worth holding
Well "how things are done", at least things that new users want to know HAS changed in the last 10 years. How to get sound to work, how to burn a CD, etc.
I'm fairly certain that the book you refer to will cover linuxconf in depth, as that was typically available on distributions at that time or shortly after. I don't believe ANY current commercial distribution actually installs linuxconf by default anymore.
And, offensive as you may find it, most "New" users of Linux WILL care about the GUI. The hope is that once they are comfortable with the OS they will expand their knowledge to include the "real" tools. I know that's how it worked for me...
Yep, you, me, kdekort, and whoever modded me funny ;)
that leaves one other person who got that...
Nah, just cut a notch on the other side from the first one.