Heck, an elephant needs a thicker skin if he's going to deal with the LKLM crowd.
What do you get when you cross an Elephant, and a FAT ELF who takes his bat and ball and goes running home to mummy the first time someone gives him lip?
Well, I have no idea. I was hoping someome here might know. But I bet it's one UGLY abomination of an animal. The kind that other animals laugh and poke fun at.
So I'm taking personal responsibility by shelling out for other people's decisions? Your post makes no sense.
That's because you don't understand that you're part of a scoiety, derive benefit from that society, and must therefore contribute to it if you want to take responsibility for yourself. No man is an island. You need to pay for what you use whether it's direct use or not. YOU will benefit if the people around you catch a few breaks that make the difference between raising their kids properly and letting them run wild.
My argument is that if you want to have children, you should have to shoulder more of the cost to have them.
The reality is you'll shoulder the cost if they're not raised right. They'll become criminals. They'll ruin the places and things that you love with mismanagement. Oh and what's the bet that you're not crying "personal responsibility" when you're asked to pay $10,000k for a simple visit to your local GP because he's in debut for $10M. Oh and the doctor treating you is the kid you want society to abandon to the care of their parents alone.
In other words you get a lot of benefit out of kids being raised well and having opportunities to better themselves and the world. So how about YOU take some responsibility instead of pretending you live in a vacuum that contains no children just because YOU don't want to breed.
Unfortunately, too many people feel that legal punishment is a means to avenge the victim.
True, but if they didn't they'd take matters into their own hands.
This is cruel, wasteful and essentially inefficient. Demand punishments as light as possible to deter: this will empty prisons, be less costly, and make for a more balanced society.
Sorry friend, but you're letting your heart rule your head. Just how light can punishment for rape, murder, robbery be before the criminal ignores the punishment altogether?
Seriously, why don't you just post "Nothing happened today" in big letters on the front page?
See what happens when your mains sockets are inferior. People think I'm crazy when I tell them first it's the mains socket, but before you know it your judgement's gone, slashdot has turned into digg, and cats and dogs are sleeping together. Fix that mains socket design before it's all too late!!!
My first thought was "Cool, pets don't have privacy issues so tracking them shouldn't be a problem. Would be great if they're lost". Then I thought about celebrities and their pets - how for some celebrities who think their pet is an accessory tracking their pet isn't that different to tracking them. Unfortunately its not limited to celebrities either.
Perhaps what you need is a GPS system that only switches on if the owner activates it remotely (or fails to respond to an alarm that requires you to tell it not to activate).
There has been a lot of compatible PDF viewers, but the pool of PDF creation software is limited. Most OSS solutions implement a subset of the features. Even now, there really is nothing to complete with the feature level in Adobe Acrobat.
Selling the software individually would allow their competition to massively undercut them, and would enable customers to (rightly) ask why they should bother to pay extra for Apple's shiny hardware when X Hackintosh does exactly the same thing for much much less.
In other words they're behaving anti-competitively.
Why shouldn't I be able to specify what happens with the software I write? Why shouldn't I be able to specify "you must run this on my hardware" as a condition of sale?
Explain to me why you should have this right at all. If you release it, it's out in public. I can understand that you have a right to be paid for the work you did, but as for control of something you've created, you don't have a leg to stand on.
Imagine if the wheel or fire were invented in the modern era. "No sir, you may not use 4 wheels on your vehicle. Our license agreement stipulates 2 wheels. Our policy is to prosecute anyone who tries to create 4 wheel vehicles". "No sir, you may not use your fire to warm your home. That is a misuse of your license and will be prosecuted. It's only to be used for cooking. We'll be unveiling the heating application next July at FireCon"
You have no right to ignore my rights as the software creator. You were free to not buy my software.
What exactly gave you those rights you claim?
Really. I'd like to see a good reason. All I've ever seen is "I bought it, I can do what I want". Basically "I want".
Exactly the argument you're making. I made it! I sold it! I want to still have control over it after I've sold it!
That always ignores the other half, Apple's rights.
Last I checked (ignoring promotions) companies don't give away their stuff. They're compensated for its use.
Why shouldn't Apple have the ability to specify conditions of sale.
Because it stiffles progress. Because it's wasteful. Because it's childish. Because in most cases doing so will not make them any more money but will hamper use of their product.
You're free to accept or decline, it's a contract. Apple isn't a monopoly on the computer market, it's perfectly possible to use a computer without having to buy any Apple hardware/software.
Yeah, until they patent something and kill competition that way...but that's a whole other kind of evil.
I don't understand why those with PVRs still watch the ads. I've found that, with the sole exception of the ad-free (but paid-for, of course) BBC channels, the ad breaks are _way_ too long; this is mostly the reason I use a PVR. To skip through the ads.
Some people take longer to go to the toilet than others. It's easier to let the thing run than push buttons and pause. Others people more time to digest the inane plot. You see if they give a damn about the feature they may need to think about it, whereas who needs to think about the ad. Oh sure, occassionally one's entertaining but for the most part they put the couch in couch potato
You're right though, the ads have gotten too long. I honestly can't believe that TV ads work as well as they obviously do. Like bottled water becoming popular I can't explain it. You'd think everyone knows the ads are just exaggerations or outright lies designed to make you buy poor product. It's a long time since the ads were actually there to inform.
Clouds are actually water vapors. So it literally is vaporware....and since it's water vapour it's no surprise that letting it anywhere near your computer hardware will instantly make that hardware go on the fritz.
A passle of good looking girls, a few beers, and these guys will have lots of incentive to hone their language skills.
That didn't work for the slashdot crowd. Plenty of incentive and generally we still only speak geek and get shy around women;-)
It's like the old story of the kid who grew to be twelve years old without ever uttering a word.....Tommy looks at her and says "Until now everything was OK."
That story is pure fiction. If kids know one thing innately it's how to complain. Some babies are more placid, I'll grant you but babies get sick and babies get fussy. There is no way you're going to make the perfect meal for 12 years running.
No they're not sworn enemies but they should be. Woz was screwed, no doubt about it. Funny that you should choose the Peter Pan fairytale analogy because that's exactly how I'd describe it - Jobs is a master at selling people fairytales that don't match reality and having them worship him for it.
One could say, bad bosses are not only just network hubs. They also corrupt the packets on the way, and lead them everywhere but where they belong. Making the results useless for all clients of the company.
They don't just corrupt packets, they overload the circuits and blow up the network gear.
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Heck, an elephant needs a thicker skin if he's going to deal with the LKLM crowd.
What do you get when you cross an Elephant, and a FAT ELF who takes his bat and ball and goes running home to mummy the first time someone gives him lip?
Well, I have no idea. I was hoping someome here might know. But I bet it's one UGLY abomination of an animal. The kind that other animals laugh and poke fun at.
So I'm taking personal responsibility by shelling out for other people's decisions? Your post makes no sense.
That's because you don't understand that you're part of a scoiety, derive benefit from that society, and must therefore contribute to it if you want to take responsibility for yourself. No man is an island. You need to pay for what you use whether it's direct use or not. YOU will benefit if the people around you catch a few breaks that make the difference between raising their kids properly and letting them run wild.
You're welcome.
My argument is that if you want to have children, you should have to shoulder more of the cost to have them.
The reality is you'll shoulder the cost if they're not raised right. They'll become criminals. They'll ruin the places and things that you love with mismanagement. Oh and what's the bet that you're not crying "personal responsibility" when you're asked to pay $10,000k for a simple visit to your local GP because he's in debut for $10M. Oh and the doctor treating you is the kid you want society to abandon to the care of their parents alone.
In other words you get a lot of benefit out of kids being raised well and having opportunities to better themselves and the world. So how about YOU take some responsibility instead of pretending you live in a vacuum that contains no children just because YOU don't want to breed.
Unfortunately, too many people feel that legal punishment is a means to avenge the victim.
True, but if they didn't they'd take matters into their own hands.
This is cruel, wasteful and essentially inefficient. Demand punishments as light as possible to deter: this will empty prisons, be less costly, and make for a more balanced society.
Sorry friend, but you're letting your heart rule your head. Just how light can punishment for rape, murder, robbery be before the criminal ignores the punishment altogether?
well, WIS and INT are both generally lower for non AD&D people, but the difference is the same.
Though strength, dexterity, and charisma tend to be a lot higher...
You left out personal hygiene.
Seriously, why don't you just post "Nothing happened today" in big letters on the front page?
See what happens when your mains sockets are inferior. People think I'm crazy when I tell them first it's the mains socket, but before you know it your judgement's gone, slashdot has turned into digg, and cats and dogs are sleeping together. Fix that mains socket design before it's all too late!!!
Problem exists between accelerator and chair?
Cool! That means I can avoid responsibility by suing my manufacturer! Always wanted a way to get back at my parents! MUhahahhahaha.
My first thought was "Cool, pets don't have privacy issues so tracking them shouldn't be a problem. Would be great if they're lost". Then I thought about celebrities and their pets - how for some celebrities who think their pet is an accessory tracking their pet isn't that different to tracking them. Unfortunately its not limited to celebrities either.
Perhaps what you need is a GPS system that only switches on if the owner activates it remotely (or fails to respond to an alarm that requires you to tell it not to activate).
Nearly Smart, Nearly Sexy, Nearly Sauve, Nearly Adequate, Nearly Famous, Nearly Infallible, Nearly Safe, Nearly There....
There has been a lot of compatible PDF viewers, but the pool of PDF creation software is limited. Most OSS solutions implement a subset of the features. Even now, there really is nothing to complete with the feature level in Adobe Acrobat.
Hey, that means it's "nearly open"!
Selling the software individually would allow their competition to massively undercut them, and would enable customers to (rightly) ask why they should bother to pay extra for Apple's shiny hardware when X Hackintosh does exactly the same thing for much much less.
In other words they're behaving anti-competitively.
Why shouldn't I be able to specify what happens with the software I write? Why shouldn't I be able to specify "you must run this on my hardware" as a condition of sale?
Explain to me why you should have this right at all. If you release it, it's out in public. I can understand that you have a right to be paid for the work you did, but as for control of something you've created, you don't have a leg to stand on.
Imagine if the wheel or fire were invented in the modern era. "No sir, you may not use 4 wheels on your vehicle. Our license agreement stipulates 2 wheels. Our policy is to prosecute anyone who tries to create 4 wheel vehicles". "No sir, you may not use your fire to warm your home. That is a misuse of your license and will be prosecuted. It's only to be used for cooking. We'll be unveiling the heating application next July at FireCon"
You have no right to ignore my rights as the software creator. You were free to not buy my software.
What exactly gave you those rights you claim?
Really. I'd like to see a good reason. All I've ever seen is "I bought it, I can do what I want". Basically "I want".
Exactly the argument you're making. I made it! I sold it! I want to still have control over it after I've sold it!
That always ignores the other half, Apple's rights.
Last I checked (ignoring promotions) companies don't give away their stuff. They're compensated for its use.
Why shouldn't Apple have the ability to specify conditions of sale.
Because it stiffles progress. Because it's wasteful. Because it's childish. Because in most cases doing so will not make them any more money but will hamper use of their product.
You're free to accept or decline, it's a contract. Apple isn't a monopoly on the computer market, it's perfectly possible to use a computer without having to buy any Apple hardware/software.
Yeah, until they patent something and kill competition that way...but that's a whole other kind of evil.
Problem solved. Link proven. That's what passes for innovation at Redmond these days.
Then it'll be accurate to describe the content of all major web sites as a bunch of WOFFLE.
For example, just imagine a world where every website can easily implement Comic Sans, even if the end user has uninstalled the font.
Unfortunately I think most web sites will standardise on Windings.
I don't understand why those with PVRs still watch the ads. I've found that, with the sole exception of the ad-free (but paid-for, of course) BBC channels, the ad breaks are _way_ too long; this is mostly the reason I use a PVR. To skip through the ads.
Some people take longer to go to the toilet than others. It's easier to let the thing run than push buttons and pause. Others people more time to digest the inane plot. You see if they give a damn about the feature they may need to think about it, whereas who needs to think about the ad. Oh sure, occassionally one's entertaining but for the most part they put the couch in couch potato
You're right though, the ads have gotten too long. I honestly can't believe that TV ads work as well as they obviously do. Like bottled water becoming popular I can't explain it. You'd think everyone knows the ads are just exaggerations or outright lies designed to make you buy poor product. It's a long time since the ads were actually there to inform.
...or do you have to buy the governator separately?
Clouds are actually water vapors. So it literally is vaporware. ...and since it's water vapour it's no surprise that letting it anywhere near your computer hardware will instantly make that hardware go on the fritz.
Where can I buy some of this to shove in my undies? I'll be so popular when i fart and it comes out roses^H^H^H^H^Hgardenias.
A passle of good looking girls, a few beers, and these guys will have lots of incentive to hone their language skills.
That didn't work for the slashdot crowd. Plenty of incentive and generally we still only speak geek and get shy around women ;-)
It's like the old story of the kid who grew to be twelve years old without ever uttering a word.....Tommy looks at her and says "Until now everything was OK."
That story is pure fiction. If kids know one thing innately it's how to complain. Some babies are more placid, I'll grant you but babies get sick and babies get fussy. There is no way you're going to make the perfect meal for 12 years running.
The 0th law is thou shalt sell out and cash in big.
It overrides the other 3 laws ;-)
The dillusion that bloggers have the power to tease elected officials into resigning is laughable. This isn't news. This isn't even fit for idle.
No they're not sworn enemies but they should be. Woz was screwed, no doubt about it. Funny that you should choose the Peter Pan fairytale analogy because that's exactly how I'd describe it - Jobs is a master at selling people fairytales that don't match reality and having them worship him for it.
One could say, bad bosses are not only just network hubs. They also corrupt the packets on the way, and lead them everywhere but where they belong. Making the results useless for all clients of the company.
They don't just corrupt packets, they overload the circuits and blow up the network gear.