And the very moment they see another option, they are sure to at least look at it.
Don't you pay attention to politcs ? America doesn't give a @%@&%^!, and they don't want to give a @%&^@*. If you aren't talking about TV, the shopping mall, or food...forget it. The lower/middle class in America are not capable of critical thinking. We do two things here: consume and push buttons. That's the way the people running the show here like it.
Consider the voucher bill that failed recently in my state: It would have given parents $2500 per child per year in a voucher to be spent at the private school of their choice. The state spends over $5000 per child, per year, so the net effect of the program is to *increase* the available funding per child remaining in public schools.
And the funding and number of teachers that a school receives is based on the number of students enrolled. Your response is a gross over simplification.
However, I also think it would do both public and private schools, not to mention students, a world of good, to introduce some real competition between them. I expect it would make the lives of teachers much better as well.
How so ? With no barrier to entry, the lesser performing school would no longer have students enroll and eventually disappear, and you'd be right abck where you are today.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the game in question already rated "M" and still needed modification to produce the behavior in question?
Yes, but if the code is part of the game that was merely unlocked, then that should have been presented when the game was rated and it would have gotten an AO rating rather than M. Frankly, I'm just sick of the self-rightous political nonsense assumption that it's ok to tell the rest of us what is "ok" and what's not. This used to be primarily the domain of the "right", but it seems to be spreading like a nasty rash.
Nobody's trying to tell you what's ok or keep you from buying the game. They want appropriate labels on the game, seems reasonable to me.
I never said guns should be banned, all I said is comparing cars to guns is not a fair comparison. "kill shit" was perhaps a bit off the cuff:) Replace "kill shit" with "shoot shit".
So, you're also cool with going after "legit" guys like Ford or General Motors? After all, convicted drunk drivers who aren't supposed to drive can still pick up keys and drive anyway
Don't be a dipshit. The purpose of a gun is to kill shit. The purpose of a car is to drive from point A to point B. Hardly an equitable comparison.
What would they enter a crowded market and compete with all the Linux distros out there? It doesn't really fit with their portfolio.
I doubt that's what google wants to do either, but when it comes to reaching the average Joe, I'd bet a dollar to a donut that google has better brand recognition than redhat.
The exit polls are early results, and angry people (Kerry supporters) vote early. Content voters saunter into the polls whenever.
or
People who have nothing to do all day (ie elderly replublicans) vote early and people who have to 9 to 5 it (ie working class stiffs - democrats) vote after they get out of work.
More interestingly (at least to me) is that I have never seen a solution to the reverse commons problem: even if (for example) a police force is not supported by me, I still get most of the benefits if all my neighbors pay for police protection. As a result, there is a tendency to underpay for police support on the theory that one's neighbors will do so for you.
That's why those types of services need to be provided by a neutral party (government) to prevent the free rider problem.
We called the number, and it was well before Moore decided to make his film. Politicians lie, but not to the degree of simply making up a phone number.
I call bullshit. And who's this we, you and the mouse in your pocket ?
I'm a Republican and I'm not a millionaire. I'm pro-gun and pro-life. That's two reasons to vote Republican.
That's how they suck you in. That's why this country would benefit from a multiparty system.
And what does Bush have to do with this anyway?
Because his administration has done nothing but cater to big business from day one. You could argue that Kerry wouldn't be much better, but there's no way in hell he could be worse. When Clinton was in office, for the life of me I could never understand why republicans hated him so much. Now I know, because I feel the same way about dubya.
BZZZT!! You are incorrect sir. He is referring to the fact that it's is a contraction of it is. The context here is showing ownership, which would be its, not it's.
How many truly great Senators have there been last century? Truly wise men that had the best interests of the country at heart, and at times bucked their own party to follow that instinct?
I'd add John McCain to that list.
B) More importantly, in my opinion, is the fact that the more money the government controls the more powerful it becomes---and a government which is too powerful is something to be feared. IMHO, most of the posters on Slashdot lack a healthy fear of the government. The government is the ultimate monopoly---one that can arbitrarily increase its income, has a large standing army, and can come in at any time and take away your freedom.
What is the difference b/w the government having the money and corporations having the money which they in turn throw at the government to control it ? At least if the government had the money they would be autonomous. Corporate America's goals are only a win for those at the top and fuck everybody else, government is a chance to level the playing field for the middle and lower classes.
You die, your spouse/SO gets your life insurance, your company gets to hire a younger replacement worker and pay 2/3 of what they paid you.
Your spouse will also most likely hire a younger replacement worker
When I was in college, my friend and I mounted the nozzle from a squirt gun into the grill of his honda civic. We attached that to the windshield wiper supply line and installed a valve under the dash to swithc from windshield wiper mode to soak unsuspecting pedestrian mode. Not very difficult, but man was that good for days of stupid fun.
Slashdot Mirror
The British Pound (£) has a lot of features to help the blind. ...different colours; the denomination is in big numbers in the corner...
Brilliant!
FYI - blind people cannot see.
And the very moment they see another option, they are sure to at least look at it.
Don't you pay attention to politcs ? America doesn't give a @%@&%^!, and they don't want to give a @%&^@*.
If you aren't talking about TV, the shopping mall, or food...forget it. The lower/middle class in America are not capable of critical thinking. We do two things here: consume and push buttons. That's the way the people running the show here like it.
Witness election 2004.
Consider the voucher bill that failed recently in my state: It would have given parents $2500 per child per year in a voucher to be spent at the private school of their choice. The state spends over $5000 per child, per year, so the net effect of the program is to *increase* the available funding per child remaining in public schools.
And the funding and number of teachers that a school receives is based on the number of students enrolled. Your response is a gross over simplification.
However, I also think it would do both public and private schools, not to mention students, a world of good, to introduce some real competition between them. I expect it would make the lives of teachers much better as well.
How so ? With no barrier to entry, the lesser performing school would no longer have students enroll and eventually disappear, and you'd be right abck where you are today.
For example, Microsoft search can be adless (or charge less for ads)
Do you find the ads on google intrusive ? I generally don't notice them.
hyperfast thanks a server farm 100x Google's size.
Have you ever thought google to be slow ?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the game in question already rated "M" and still needed modification to produce the behavior in question?
Yes, but if the code is part of the game that was merely unlocked, then that should have been presented when the game was rated and it would have gotten an AO rating rather than M.
Frankly, I'm just sick of the self-rightous political nonsense assumption that it's ok to tell the rest of us what is "ok" and what's not. This used to be primarily the domain of the "right", but it seems to be spreading like a nasty rash.
Nobody's trying to tell you what's ok or keep you from buying the game. They want appropriate labels on the game, seems reasonable to me.
For all of us who are not tin foil wearing cryptography nuts, what the hell is two factor identification?
two factor authentication.
Usually, something you have (ie a hardware token like a smart card or secureID card), and something you know (a password).
I never said guns should be banned, all I said is comparing cars to guns is not a fair comparison. "kill shit" was perhaps a bit off the cuff :) Replace "kill shit" with "shoot shit".
And when was the last time you heard of someone trying to take a target pistol away from anybody ?
So, you're also cool with going after "legit" guys like Ford or General Motors? After all, convicted drunk drivers who aren't supposed to drive can still pick up keys and drive anyway
Don't be a dipshit. The purpose of a gun is to kill shit. The purpose of a car is to drive from point A to point B. Hardly an equitable comparison.
What would they enter a crowded market and compete with all the Linux distros out there? It doesn't really fit with their portfolio.
I doubt that's what google wants to do either, but when it comes to reaching the average Joe, I'd bet a dollar to a donut that google has better brand recognition than redhat.
t-mobile sells them for .99, and it's a one time fee. I pay more than that for my 64oz mountain dew refills.
The exit polls are early results, and angry people (Kerry supporters) vote early. Content voters saunter into the polls whenever.
or
People who have nothing to do all day (ie elderly replublicans) vote early and people who have to 9 to 5 it (ie working class stiffs - democrats) vote after they get out of work.
More interestingly (at least to me) is that I have never seen a solution to the reverse commons problem: even if (for example) a police force is not supported by me, I still get most of the benefits if all my neighbors pay for police protection. As a result, there is a tendency to underpay for police support on the theory that one's neighbors will do so for you.
That's why those types of services need to be provided by a neutral party (government) to prevent the free rider problem.
The answer is the same to both questions. The US didn't invade Germany because of 12/7, and it didn't invade Iraq because of 9/11.
Bush's rhetoric to the contrary.
Sorry to reply to my own post, I thought I'd dig up some factual data. See http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/2004_cr/h070804.ht ml
Congressional record for 7/8/2004, listing the establishment of said 877 number.
We called the number, and it was well before Moore decided to make his film. Politicians lie, but not to the degree of simply making up a phone number.
I call bullshit. And who's this we, you and the mouse in your pocket ?
The economy under Clinton pulled itself out of the hole dug by Ronnie ray gun and Bush sr and their trickle down economics.
I'm a Republican and I'm not a millionaire. I'm pro-gun and pro-life. That's two reasons to vote Republican.
That's how they suck you in. That's why this country would benefit from a multiparty system.
And what does Bush have to do with this anyway?
Because his administration has done nothing but cater to big business from day one. You could argue that Kerry wouldn't be much better, but there's no way in hell he could be worse.
When Clinton was in office, for the life of me I could never understand why republicans hated him so much. Now I know, because I feel the same way about dubya.
BZZZT!! You are incorrect sir. He is referring to the fact that it's is a contraction of it is. The context here is showing ownership, which would be its, not it's.
But thanks for playing
How many truly great Senators have there been last century? Truly wise men that had the best interests of the country at heart, and at times bucked their own party to follow that instinct?
I'd add John McCain to that list.
What nitwit modded this insightful ????
If you RTFA, the same companies that own the television stations own the the top 50 internet news sites as well
B) More importantly, in my opinion, is the fact that the more money the government controls the more powerful it becomes---and a government which is too powerful is something to be feared. IMHO, most of the posters on Slashdot lack a healthy fear of the government. The government is the ultimate monopoly---one that can arbitrarily increase its income, has a large standing army, and can come in at any time and take away your freedom.
What is the difference b/w the government having the money and corporations having the money which they in turn throw at the government to control it ? At least if the government had the money they would be autonomous. Corporate America's goals are only a win for those at the top and fuck everybody else, government is a chance to level the playing field for the middle and lower classes.
You die, your spouse/SO gets your life insurance, your company gets to hire a younger replacement worker and pay 2/3 of what they paid you. Your spouse will also most likely hire a younger replacement worker
When I was in college, my friend and I mounted the nozzle from a squirt gun into the grill of his honda civic. We attached that to the windshield wiper supply line and installed a valve under the dash to swithc from windshield wiper mode to soak unsuspecting pedestrian mode. Not very difficult, but man was that good for days of stupid fun.
Digital watches are g a y - GAY. When's the last time you saw a pimp with a digital watch ?