Ever see Minority Report? Do you think that the First Amendment extends to direct retinal projection? What if a corporation sponsors a hospital - we pay for everything and bring you the best doctors in the world, with the condition that the corporate logo is tattooed on every newborn baby's back?
This libertarian "the constitution is right and we interpret it literally" attitude has the right idea but it's flawed because any time something is interpreted literally with these kind of broadbrush ideals, some dumbass uses the literal, rigid interpretation against the people it's intended to protect.
The average music listener or movie fan doesn't even know the RIAA or MPAA exist in the terms that we know them. If they can even place the acronym, they think that it's just some obscure trade group and that they are of no consequence to the average person.
What we need to do is educate the people about the RIAA and MPAA, and not sit on slashdot and bitch.
You're right, it's unfair of me to say that all mormons are like him. Let me tell you another story.
One of those free service calls was to a family - yes, a mormon family - that had just moved into town. The house was total squalor. The floor was barely visible in places, there was cat shit laying around not cleaned up, and the scariest part.. the kids were there. I have never seen such a dead look in the eyes of a kid. There were two young guys there that were doing their missionary, and two children sitting on a couch opposite from them. All four of them were staring straight ahead and registered nothing in their eyes. I guess they could have been high on something, but hard shit was hard to find there and I didn't smell and weed, and religions have a way of breaking the spirit and destroying the mind, and I could see it in those kids' faces.
That was the only service call that I ever bailed on. I almost got fired, too.
I also did a call for one of the church elders, another gratis call, and he was a nice guy. He had had strokes and didn't get around too well, but he was still sharp and one of the friendliest customers I had. But there's something about a mormon house that feels menacing - it must be the Mountain Man Jesus that they all have on the wall - so I got out as soon as I was done.
I don't particularly like the concept of my computer being part of some massive hive-mind. All it takes is one [cr|h]acker to kill all the PCs in the world.
the Plan 9 approach seems useful for stuff that needs extreme abstraction of resources, but exactly what needs that? At that level you need to have access to the guts.
I speak from experience. I worked for a small PC shop that was Mormon-owned. Half of the service calls I went on were gratis for other church members. The owner was the second most crooked businessman I've ever personally known. "Uptight pricks" may not be the right word, "sleazy pricks" would work better.
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your first paragraph is true. my latest project had me updating a program I wrote 2 years ago. It was the nastiest piece of spaghetti-coded perl/CGI you've seen in a while. I would have handled it so much better today.
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it's also been more recent that they lived at home. If this job enabled them to get out on their own, then they will undoubtedly feel grateful for that and put in extra time.
been there, done that, got the credit rating from working for the failing dot-com to prove it.
Slashdot Mirror
By nature, people want to share
My god, the smell of bullshit is overpowering.
This insight was brought to you by the scientific journal "DUH".
Those victimized by Statin and his ilk suffered under the yolk of oppression imposed by a militarisitic police state.
I believe you have egg on your face.
"Ignorance is Strength" has already been adopted by the American people.
Ask Curt Schilling about altercations involving the QuesTec.
You have to draw the line somewhere.
Ever see Minority Report? Do you think that the First Amendment extends to direct retinal projection? What if a corporation sponsors a hospital - we pay for everything and bring you the best doctors in the world, with the condition that the corporate logo is tattooed on every newborn baby's back?
This libertarian "the constitution is right and we interpret it literally" attitude has the right idea but it's flawed because any time something is interpreted literally with these kind of broadbrush ideals, some dumbass uses the literal, rigid interpretation against the people it's intended to protect.
The US patent system was the first of its kind. The first version of anything is never the best version.
I just wish our government was less like those people that claim engine design peaked in the early 70s. (there are lots of them in the south)
The Torvalds Interview:
His Royal Highness Linus Overcomes His Shyness
damn it, I posted while undercaffeinated again
I feel a new sourceforge project being formed.
BASIC SHell and Interactive Tool
#!/bin/bshit
OK, not with that name, but it would be a cool project to work on.
You miss a point.
The average music listener or movie fan doesn't even know the RIAA or MPAA exist in the terms that we know them. If they can even place the acronym, they think that it's just some obscure trade group and that they are of no consequence to the average person.
What we need to do is educate the people about the RIAA and MPAA, and not sit on slashdot and bitch.
You're right, it's unfair of me to say that all mormons are like him. Let me tell you another story.
One of those free service calls was to a family - yes, a mormon family - that had just moved into town. The house was total squalor. The floor was barely visible in places, there was cat shit laying around not cleaned up, and the scariest part.. the kids were there. I have never seen such a dead look in the eyes of a kid. There were two young guys there that were doing their missionary, and two children sitting on a couch opposite from them. All four of them were staring straight ahead and registered nothing in their eyes. I guess they could have been high on something, but hard shit was hard to find there and I didn't smell and weed, and religions have a way of breaking the spirit and destroying the mind, and I could see it in those kids' faces.
That was the only service call that I ever bailed on. I almost got fired, too.
I also did a call for one of the church elders, another gratis call, and he was a nice guy. He had had strokes and didn't get around too well, but he was still sharp and one of the friendliest customers I had. But there's something about a mormon house that feels menacing - it must be the Mountain Man Jesus that they all have on the wall - so I got out as soon as I was done.
I don't particularly like the concept of my computer being part of some massive hive-mind. All it takes is one [cr|h]acker to kill all the PCs in the world.
the Plan 9 approach seems useful for stuff that needs extreme abstraction of resources, but exactly what needs that? At that level you need to have access to the guts.
yeah, I really want to read a link of things to do with liquid nitrogen posted by a guy called "HornyBastard77"
A major rewrite is rumored to be in store for linux to give us some features that other OS's only dream of.
YES!! Finally!! BASIC at the command prompt!
I speak from experience. I worked for a small PC shop that was Mormon-owned. Half of the service calls I went on were gratis for other church members. The owner was the second most crooked businessman I've ever personally known. "Uptight pricks" may not be the right word, "sleazy pricks" would work better.
Utah? So they're mormons. No wonder they're uptight pricks.
1) print out the Unixware license document onto soft paper
2) eat taco bell
3) next day, wipe ass with license document
4) mail to SCO
5) profit!
Maxim's running photo spreads of 11 year old asian girls?
Oh, the humanity!
+1 Insightful. wish I had mod points today.
your first paragraph is true. my latest project had me updating a program I wrote 2 years ago. It was the nastiest piece of spaghetti-coded perl/CGI you've seen in a while. I would have handled it so much better today.
it's also been more recent that they lived at home. If this job enabled them to get out on their own, then they will undoubtedly feel grateful for that and put in extra time.
been there, done that, got the credit rating from working for the failing dot-com to prove it.
that's a good point. I should have disclaimed, IANAA (anthropologist).
your sig kicks ass.