I'm not a fan of the 'community feel'. You see that sort of thing on small forums, and it's just another word for 'cliquey'. Such places are very insular, and it only takes one person to take a dislike to you before you're driven off the entire forum. Luckily slashdot is a big and bloated enough place so that a few people's opinions don't matter. When you lose the popularity you lose the reason to go there. I don't go to slashdot for the stories so much as for the comments. Less people = less comments.
Go to kuro5hin to find out what it's like when you have a slashdot-esque site with hardly any members. It's practically a desert in website form.
No, it doesn't take castration, just some self restraint. Yeah I know that horrible old fashioned thing. But perhaps if some of these teenagers showed some restraint there might not be so many single mothers about.
we understand not only how to control reproduction, but also how to ensure a certain level of safe reproduction,
No we don't. Just look at the proliferation of STDs and unwanted pregnancies. This open, so-called 'healthy' attitude to sex, had lead to a generation of single mothers, and the spread of all sorts of diseases causing millions of deaths and ruining lives. Perhaps there would be no AIDS if people only had sex when married?
There's only one solid way to have sex and not risk disease: only have sex with ONE partner, none of this modern 'fuck anyone you want'. Do you think these children having sex at 14-15 are going to stay with their partner for the rest of their life? No. They'll be together for about 3 weeks, split up, find someone else and have sex with them. Then they'll find someone else and so on. Each time they're spreading diseases.
15 year olds aren't mature enough to have a real relationship, at that point they're driven by hormones not logical thinking. They just want to have sex with anyone who lets them, not thinking of the long-term consequences. This sort of attitude HAS to stop. Sex isn't a bit of fun you have with someone you've just met.
I didn't hold a knife to his throat, what the hell are you talking about. I just took it out of his hand and ran off. Nothing traumatic, nothing to ruin his life, just a simple 'grab and run'. A birthday present? Someone who gets ipods for his birthday has VERY rich parents, and maybe this counts as a sort of socialist wealth-redistribution. Maybe I'm actually making society a better place by moving down the money?
But then unless you put some sort of breathalyser in every car, how do you stop a drunk person from driving? The safest option is just to ban drunk drivers for life. We already have too many cars on the road, and too many dangerous drivers. Banning drink drivers would kill two birds with one stone. As for their rights, well, they knew drink driving was illegal and dangerous, but they did it anyway, they have effectively voluntarily given up their right to drive.
Well, you were rich. I make 200/week in a full-time job, and most of that is taken up with bills and living costs. At 14 you can save it all up, but some of us have to pay rent and taxes. There's nothing bad about stealing. It's only an ipod, it's not like the victim's life was ruined by not having it. He probably had rich parents who bought him a new one to shut him up complaining about it, he was only about 12 or so, there's no way he paid for it himself. Also it provides more employment and profits for the people who make ipods. So no-one loses really. Stealing isn't always bad.
Well, perhaps tagging wouldn't be necessary, but he should be forced into some sort of psychological help. You have to wonder about the sort of people who have sex at that age, they must have some issues.
Trust slashdot to make light of a serious issue. The number of times sex offenders re-offend is incredible.
I for one don't care about the 'rights' of child molestors. I know on Slashdot it's fashionable to rant against anything that restricts anyone's rights to do damn near anything, but I'm sure that if your child had been abused, you wouldn't want the offender anywhere near children for the rest of his life.
The problem with the laws regarding these scum, is that once they're out, you're not told about them, in the UK at least. This means they're free to go about abusing children and no-one around them knows they're a paedophile. I think they have a law in the US regarding that sort of thing, but I personally propose chopping their balls off, or just never releasing them.
So what's with all the mountain/skiing references? I know rich people like skiing, but this is a bit OTT. Knowing Windows security, it's a wonder they're not named after viruses. "Windows HIV-edition, coming in 2008".
I bought my OWN iPod. Get off your lazy asses, you cheapskates. It's not THAT hard.
Actually, it IS. Have you seen the price of those things? You need to be like a millionaire to buy one. For what you get for your money, they should be about £50. Although it doesn't matter to me, I stole mine from some kid who wasn't exactly being discreet about the fact that he had one. Note: change the headphones. They look awful and showy, and just lead to muggings.
You see, most people won't read this slashdot article, nor will they have heard of the 'Team 99'. As far as they're concerned, if a blog praises Microsoft, it's a valid opinion. This is the difference between the real world and Slashdot.
How's the fit on that tinfoil hat? You're completely unbelievably paranoid. Have you not considered that, gasp, some of us are not rabid anti-Microsoft, pro-Linux zealots?
People DO hack IE because it's popular. There wouldn't be much point in hacking a browser no-one uses. Microsoft DO make excellent software. MS Office is unrivalled. Windows is the best operating system on its platform.
Why shouldn't anti-Microsoft zealots be modded down? We need less mindless comments like that and more balanced, thought-out comments. People like disrupting conversation on Slashdot because they find it fun or because they just like disrupting. The worst offenders for this AREN'T Microsoft shills, but people turning every topic under the sun into a Bush vs Kerry bitch-fest. I wouldn't mind but Americans just can't discuss politics in a matter even approaching maturity.
I'm not a Microsoft shill, although I wouldn't mind being paid money to post to Slashdot. Maybe then my bank account wouldn't be in such a mess.
Worst PR department? They've managed to keep a relatively clean reputation despite releasing countless shitty, worthless operating systems. Even their latest and greatest XP is full of flaws, and needs constant service packs to prevent it falling to pieces. Yet people will be queueing up to buy this next one. Sounds like a great PR department to me. This blogging thing will probably be a success.
Well then that begs the question: What the hell is Whistler and Blackcomb? And yeah, at least they change them for the final release, whereas Linux software is left with the immature codenames like 'gimp' and 'thunderbird'.
So what is it then, trebling profits? Quadrupling them? Are you using some system of maths which I'm not aware of?
The smallest fortune 500 company makes over $3000 Million dollars a year.
And the fortune 500 represents the average business?
Ok, for the third freaking time: cutting insignificant costs will only prolong your company's death.
Either that, or allow it to survive past a point where it would otherwise have collapsed, allowing it to be successful later.
Maybe for Molly Maid, the house cleaning service company. We're talking professional companies here though.
We're talking AVERAGE companies here. Most people don't make 60k.
A 60k average salary is low when you're talking about seasoned engineers, designers, lawyers, mfgr labor, etc.
This isn't the dot-com bubble anymore, get used to a lower salary. Also a company has lots of smaller-wage workers, who do all the menial shit. You might not have noticed them from your ivory tower.
Even with the low-dollar mail room people they hire, but even then, THEY still make 20k a year, so no way in hell the average would be 20k.
It can be when you take into account all the lower-earning people on say 10k. It only takes 4 people on 10k for every elitist fuck on 60k to make an average of 20k.
Who the fuck doesn't know that Adelaide isn't in Australia? Oh that's right, you're American, now it all makes sense. Mind you, I suppose you don't even know where Australia is.
Yeah pretty much, otherwise it's just PR. Being rich doesn't make you a better person, just a richer person. I'm not a religious person, but I remember this story in the bible of this rich man donating money to a church, and pouring a load of money into the pot, although it was a mere fraction of his wealth. Then this poor woman came and put in a single coin, but it was the only coin she had, so apparently it was more charitable.
So why doesn't he give all his money towards sustainable development?
It seems all these rich people go on and on about charity, but their charity ends long before the point where it would threaten their massive wealth and luxurious lifestyles. People talk about how much money Bill Gates has given to charity, but he still lives in a massive fucking house, and has 600 yachts. It's easy to be charitable when it doesn't affect your lifestyle.
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I'm not a fan of the 'community feel'. You see that sort of thing on small forums, and it's just another word for 'cliquey'. Such places are very insular, and it only takes one person to take a dislike to you before you're driven off the entire forum. Luckily slashdot is a big and bloated enough place so that a few people's opinions don't matter. When you lose the popularity you lose the reason to go there. I don't go to slashdot for the stories so much as for the comments. Less people = less comments.
Go to kuro5hin to find out what it's like when you have a slashdot-esque site with hardly any members. It's practically a desert in website form.
No, it doesn't take castration, just some self restraint. Yeah I know that horrible old fashioned thing. But perhaps if some of these teenagers showed some restraint there might not be so many single mothers about.
we understand not only how to control reproduction, but also how to ensure a certain level of safe reproduction,
No we don't. Just look at the proliferation of STDs and unwanted pregnancies. This open, so-called 'healthy' attitude to sex, had lead to a generation of single mothers, and the spread of all sorts of diseases causing millions of deaths and ruining lives. Perhaps there would be no AIDS if people only had sex when married?
There's only one solid way to have sex and not risk disease: only have sex with ONE partner, none of this modern 'fuck anyone you want'. Do you think these children having sex at 14-15 are going to stay with their partner for the rest of their life? No. They'll be together for about 3 weeks, split up, find someone else and have sex with them. Then they'll find someone else and so on. Each time they're spreading diseases.
15 year olds aren't mature enough to have a real relationship, at that point they're driven by hormones not logical thinking. They just want to have sex with anyone who lets them, not thinking of the long-term consequences. This sort of attitude HAS to stop. Sex isn't a bit of fun you have with someone you've just met.
I didn't hold a knife to his throat, what the hell are you talking about. I just took it out of his hand and ran off. Nothing traumatic, nothing to ruin his life, just a simple 'grab and run'. A birthday present? Someone who gets ipods for his birthday has VERY rich parents, and maybe this counts as a sort of socialist wealth-redistribution. Maybe I'm actually making society a better place by moving down the money?
But then unless you put some sort of breathalyser in every car, how do you stop a drunk person from driving? The safest option is just to ban drunk drivers for life. We already have too many cars on the road, and too many dangerous drivers. Banning drink drivers would kill two birds with one stone. As for their rights, well, they knew drink driving was illegal and dangerous, but they did it anyway, they have effectively voluntarily given up their right to drive.
Yes, they need to be kept away from those areas containing kids, like schools. This idea is very sensible, I don't see how people could argue with it.
Well, you were rich. I make 200/week in a full-time job, and most of that is taken up with bills and living costs. At 14 you can save it all up, but some of us have to pay rent and taxes. There's nothing bad about stealing. It's only an ipod, it's not like the victim's life was ruined by not having it. He probably had rich parents who bought him a new one to shut him up complaining about it, he was only about 12 or so, there's no way he paid for it himself. Also it provides more employment and profits for the people who make ipods. So no-one loses really. Stealing isn't always bad.
Well, perhaps tagging wouldn't be necessary, but he should be forced into some sort of psychological help. You have to wonder about the sort of people who have sex at that age, they must have some issues.
No, by my logic, convicted drink-drivers should be banned from driving. Drink drivers don't need to be kept away from particular areas, just cars.
Trust slashdot to make light of a serious issue. The number of times sex offenders re-offend is incredible.
I for one don't care about the 'rights' of child molestors. I know on Slashdot it's fashionable to rant against anything that restricts anyone's rights to do damn near anything, but I'm sure that if your child had been abused, you wouldn't want the offender anywhere near children for the rest of his life.
The problem with the laws regarding these scum, is that once they're out, you're not told about them, in the UK at least. This means they're free to go about abusing children and no-one around them knows they're a paedophile. I think they have a law in the US regarding that sort of thing, but I personally propose chopping their balls off, or just never releasing them.
So what's with all the mountain/skiing references? I know rich people like skiing, but this is a bit OTT. Knowing Windows security, it's a wonder they're not named after viruses. "Windows HIV-edition, coming in 2008".
What the fuck is that site? Is it trying to be funny or something?
I bought my OWN iPod. Get off your lazy asses, you cheapskates. It's not THAT hard.
Actually, it IS. Have you seen the price of those things? You need to be like a millionaire to buy one. For what you get for your money, they should be about £50. Although it doesn't matter to me, I stole mine from some kid who wasn't exactly being discreet about the fact that he had one. Note: change the headphones. They look awful and showy, and just lead to muggings.
You see, most people won't read this slashdot article, nor will they have heard of the 'Team 99'. As far as they're concerned, if a blog praises Microsoft, it's a valid opinion. This is the difference between the real world and Slashdot.
How's the fit on that tinfoil hat? You're completely unbelievably paranoid. Have you not considered that, gasp, some of us are not rabid anti-Microsoft, pro-Linux zealots?
People DO hack IE because it's popular. There wouldn't be much point in hacking a browser no-one uses. Microsoft DO make excellent software. MS Office is unrivalled. Windows is the best operating system on its platform.
Why shouldn't anti-Microsoft zealots be modded down? We need less mindless comments like that and more balanced, thought-out comments. People like disrupting conversation on Slashdot because they find it fun or because they just like disrupting. The worst offenders for this AREN'T Microsoft shills, but people turning every topic under the sun into a Bush vs Kerry bitch-fest. I wouldn't mind but Americans just can't discuss politics in a matter even approaching maturity.
I'm not a Microsoft shill, although I wouldn't mind being paid money to post to Slashdot. Maybe then my bank account wouldn't be in such a mess.
Worst PR department? They've managed to keep a relatively clean reputation despite releasing countless shitty, worthless operating systems. Even their latest and greatest XP is full of flaws, and needs constant service packs to prevent it falling to pieces. Yet people will be queueing up to buy this next one. Sounds like a great PR department to me. This blogging thing will probably be a success.
I'm sorry, that sentence made no sense whatsoever.
Well then that begs the question: What the hell is Whistler and Blackcomb? And yeah, at least they change them for the final release, whereas Linux software is left with the immature codenames like 'gimp' and 'thunderbird'.
Yeah, I'm with the register on this one. I don't know if groklaw can be trusted as an unbiased news-source, they seem to have something of an agenda.
Doubling profits is not doubling profits.
So what is it then, trebling profits? Quadrupling them? Are you using some system of maths which I'm not aware of?
The smallest fortune 500 company makes over $3000 Million dollars a year.
And the fortune 500 represents the average business?
Ok, for the third freaking time: cutting insignificant costs will only prolong your company's death.
Either that, or allow it to survive past a point where it would otherwise have collapsed, allowing it to be successful later.
Maybe for Molly Maid, the house cleaning service company. We're talking professional companies here though.
We're talking AVERAGE companies here. Most people don't make 60k.
A 60k average salary is low when you're talking about seasoned engineers, designers, lawyers, mfgr labor, etc.
This isn't the dot-com bubble anymore, get used to a lower salary. Also a company has lots of smaller-wage workers, who do all the menial shit. You might not have noticed them from your ivory tower.
Even with the low-dollar mail room people they hire, but even then, THEY still make 20k a year, so no way in hell the average would be 20k.
It can be when you take into account all the lower-earning people on say 10k. It only takes 4 people on 10k for every elitist fuck on 60k to make an average of 20k.
The Industrial Revolution called, they want their Luddism back.
Who the fuck doesn't know that Adelaide isn't in Australia? Oh that's right, you're American, now it all makes sense. Mind you, I suppose you don't even know where Australia is.
Hey, 50 years ago called, they want their re-worded 'bacon slicer' joke back.
Yeah pretty much, otherwise it's just PR. Being rich doesn't make you a better person, just a richer person. I'm not a religious person, but I remember this story in the bible of this rich man donating money to a church, and pouring a load of money into the pot, although it was a mere fraction of his wealth. Then this poor woman came and put in a single coin, but it was the only coin she had, so apparently it was more charitable.
So why doesn't he give all his money towards sustainable development?
It seems all these rich people go on and on about charity, but their charity ends long before the point where it would threaten their massive wealth and luxurious lifestyles. People talk about how much money Bill Gates has given to charity, but he still lives in a massive fucking house, and has 600 yachts. It's easy to be charitable when it doesn't affect your lifestyle.