Until TSA realizes the the Terrorists (tm) can hide stuff in their socks. I could probably hide a small tube of toothpaste there, and everyone knows how deadly that is!
Because you have a greater economic impact. If you blow up a mall in Charlotte, people will probably keep going to malls in Chicago
Yeah, but what if they stage attacks on multiple malls across the country. They don't even need to blow them up. One sniper each in 50 malls scattered across the country could scare the shit out of the shoppers.
And that's without touching on fantasies that are physically impossible to do in real life -- vampirism, zero gee, vore, etc, all of which can be found in Second Life. Internet sex is all about the fantastical nature of it. Making it real would make the people who enjoy the fantasy run away screaming.:)
I'd love to have my fat friends hang out with me, but they can't keep up. And I'm ten or more years older than most of them. I'd be happy to slow down a bit, but stop I won't.
Yeah, I have the same problem. Even though I'm badly out of shape by my standards, I'm still fitter than most of my friends, and when I'm walking at their pace, I'm not really getting a workout.
I don't see Ubuntu listed anywhere. I thought it was simpler to get Ubuntu than Windows? Where is the option? I looked under small business desktop, servers, rack systems. It wasn't until I typed "ubuntu" in the search field before I found the Inspiron Desktop 530 N, which came with Ubuntu as the option. However, if I selected the 530 from the front page, Ubuntu was not an option.
In that example, the problem isn't too much choice. The problem is only one VISIBLE choice. Currently if you want anything other than Windows (or Mac), you have to hunt for it. That would be as true with 1 distro as it is with 100.
I noticed something else at the casino I play at. When leaving the casino, the first window to the outside that you see is tinted. It makes it look like a gloomy day outside, even if the sun is shining. I suspect that it's deliberate, so the gambler will think it's a crappy day outside and go back to gambling.
I doubt that I smile much at the casino, partly because I usually lose my shirt, but mostly because I'm focussed on the machine (usually vidio poker). I still enjoy it, but it's not the sort of activity that gets me jumping up and down (unless I get a Royal Flush).
Agreed! I have a fairly busy RL, and my usual method to interact online is to post something on the forum, run off and do 50 things IRL, come back and see the response, possibly post something else, then run off again.
Here's one example of the usefulness of fear: I'm walking across the street, looking at an attractive blonde. Suddenly a car horn honks behind me. With fear, I jump out of the way then then say "WTF, he almost hit me!". Without fear, I think "Gee, that car's coming at me. Maybe I should move out of the " *splatt*
I find it very interesting that for the 40 years the Democrats were in charge, they kept making the Federal Government stronger and more intrusive, and only when the Repubs get in do they suddenly say "Oh shit!".
Google is a business, and every business I've seen eventually gets around to screwing the customer. I agree that Google's current behavior is good (though not perfect), but it would be a mistake to assume that it will remain so, and its size, and the amount of data it has access to is worrysome.
Hopefully, the very fact that some people are watching it suspiciously will delay its inevitable decent into evil.
One problem is, you can SEE price. If company A charges X dollars, and company B charges 2X dollars, you can see the price difference. MAYBE company B has 2X the service of A, but you're never sure of that until you actually have to use it. Even if you KNOW company B has better service, that can change with the next buyout, and then you're stuck with an expensive product AND crappy service.
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Yeah, it would really suck if my evil twin brother could empty my bank account.
Yeah, and I'm used to using my PIN Number at my ATM Machine.
Until TSA realizes the the Terrorists (tm) can hide stuff in their socks. I could probably hide a small tube of toothpaste there, and everyone knows how deadly that is!
Yeah, but what if they stage attacks on multiple malls across the country. They don't even need to blow them up. One sniper each in 50 malls scattered across the country could scare the shit out of the shoppers.
Yeah, in real life, vampirism would really suck!
I got mine from my friend's older brother.
Yeah, I have the same problem. Even though I'm badly out of shape by my standards, I'm still fitter than most of my friends, and when I'm walking at their pace, I'm not really getting a workout.
A bit off-topic, but that reminded me of that BeetleJuice movie, where you summoned the ghost by saying his name 3 times.
Though, between the two, I'd rather have the ghost.
Have you seen the latest batch of politicians? Cthulhu IS the lesser evil!
Would you feel better if Grandma could compile kernels?
In that example, the problem isn't too much choice. The problem is only one VISIBLE choice. Currently if you want anything other than Windows (or Mac), you have to hunt for it. That would be as true with 1 distro as it is with 100.
I noticed something else at the casino I play at. When leaving the casino, the first window to the outside that you see is tinted. It makes it look like a gloomy day outside, even if the sun is shining. I suspect that it's deliberate, so the gambler will think it's a crappy day outside and go back to gambling.
I doubt that I smile much at the casino, partly because I usually lose my shirt, but mostly because I'm focussed on the machine (usually vidio poker). I still enjoy it, but it's not the sort of activity that gets me jumping up and down (unless I get a Royal Flush).
Agreed! I have a fairly busy RL, and my usual method to interact online is to post something on the forum, run off and do 50 things IRL, come back and see the response, possibly post something else, then run off again.
I'm running Windows! What more proof do you need?!
Yes, to both! The lobbyists aren't exactly rocket scientists themselves.
Here's one example of the usefulness of fear: I'm walking across the street, looking at an attractive blonde. Suddenly a car horn honks behind me. With fear, I jump out of the way then then say "WTF, he almost hit me!". Without fear, I think "Gee, that car's coming at me. Maybe I should move out of the " *splatt*
I agree, but sadly, I'm not amused.
I find it very interesting that for the 40 years the Democrats were in charge, they kept making the Federal Government stronger and more intrusive, and only when the Repubs get in do they suddenly say "Oh shit!".
What is really scary is that there were millions of Democrats who probably could have beaten Bush, and they nominated one of the few who couldn't.
Are you accusing our current president of imitating a jackass? I disagree. There is no imitation going on.
Google is a business, and every business I've seen eventually gets around to screwing the customer. I agree that Google's current behavior is good (though not perfect), but it would be a mistake to assume that it will remain so, and its size, and the amount of data it has access to is worrysome.
Hopefully, the very fact that some people are watching it suspiciously will delay its inevitable decent into evil.
Actually, they do! Unfortunately, they use the Romulans & Cardassians as their role models.
Of course we can trust them! Their ads say so, and trustworthy people don't lie.
One problem is, you can SEE price. If company A charges X dollars, and company B charges 2X dollars, you can see the price difference. MAYBE company B has 2X the service of A, but you're never sure of that until you actually have to use it. Even if you KNOW company B has better service, that can change with the next buyout, and then you're stuck with an expensive product AND crappy service.