I think he's referring to the pre-Hot Topic*/Marilyn Manson generation of goths. Like punk, an interesting subculture that reached it's creative peak in the late 80's.
*If your culture is interesting, someone will always be happy to sell it back to you at retail prices.
If the city really wanted to do something that benefitted more people they could just remove the tax burden that will be used to fund this mandate which would also have the secondary effect of not putting commercial WIFI busineses out on their collective ass.
And it's not like they need the help. Maybe that $50/month subscription price could have been rethought sooner...
Seriously though, if they get a few local tech oriented non-profits involved in the installation, use tried and true low cost techniques, and leave the planning in the hands of one competent engineer it could be pretty interesting. What if they partnered with Speakeasy on their NetShare program?
Google was made by a small group of really smart, motivated people who wanted to create something innovative. I don't think the government is capable of doing something like that, outside of military special forces
a small group of really intense, motivated people who want to destroy something in an innovative way
He is a consummate blend of hubris, arrogance, ignorance, knavishness casted into a tongue wagging, smirking package with just barely enough intelligence that you don't completely discount him.
Funny, Little Caesars was my alltime worst job, ever. Below digging ditches, below reroofing insanely-pitched roofs. Why? Ever seen that I Love Lucy episode where she's working at the chocolate factory? Little Caesars had three conveyor-belt style ovens, stacked one on top of the other. You'd have six pizzas coming out at once, with six more right behind. And one poor minimum-wage-earning sucker assigned to slice and box.
I'd just like to point out that expecting a salaried employee to work 10+ hours a day and not use the phone/email/web for personal use is immoral.
And there's a difference between a sysadmin who "gets it" and one that's a "fucking ass". If your sysadmin cannot gain the respect of the rest of your employees - to the point where they ignore him and he must constantly harangue them - then it's time to get a new sysadmin. There are plenty out there, and not all are total dicks.
Furthermore, and I have to point this out to users ALL the time- the computer they use is not theirs. It belongs to the company, as does the telephone, the power that PC uses, and its internet connection.
The thing about this is... it's totally optional. See movies at friends houses. Listen to independant artists and radio stations (my local one is Pirate Cat Radio - pluggity). Don't buy DRM CDs. Hell, buy used CDs and rob them of any profit. Play free video games (RTCW:ET, hit Home of the Underdog and grab System Shock 2 - hit the torrent and be a Good Person).
It's the new punk - If you pick up on it quick, you can claim you were there.
Yeah, my bad. The process is still the same, and most states' legislative bodies are split pretty evenly right now (where they don't favor the Republicans).
Your take on the Senate would be accurate if everyone voted the party line. Zell Miller(D-Hell) comes to mind.
Since the Supremes don't really come into the lawmaking process until after the fact(so to speak), and then have a proven 5-4 track record as far as the whole voting issue goes, I think my point's pretty valid.
"So long as illegitimate peer-to-peer services hijack a positive technology and intentionally offload their legal liability to America's kids, legislation will be a priority for the creative community," Bainwol said.
before heading back into the studio to lay down a few more tracks, right?
- NO, Microsoft and Sun cannot magically 'bog you down with their legal team forever until you pay up'! With such an obviously invalid patent, the case is so ridiculously clean cut it will never ever stand up in court, even if they had a thousand lawyers trying to figure out a loophole.
I think any prudent business owner would be wise to get a lawyer if MS or Sun or anyone came after them. This would cost money that a small business might not be able to afford. The implied threat of these lawsuits would be enough to keep a small developer far away from the broad area staked out in the patent.
Wow, nice troll. All of the civil servants I know work their asses off for jerks like you. Here's wishing a major disaster on your household, that you might come to appreciate these people.
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the late 80's in washington was a great time for punk, but yes... adding punk to that sentence was really just a troll.
The post that launched a thousand fanfics...
I think he's referring to the pre-Hot Topic*/Marilyn Manson generation of goths. Like punk, an interesting subculture that reached it's creative peak in the late 80's.
*If your culture is interesting, someone will always be happy to sell it back to you at retail prices.
If the city really wanted to do something that benefitted more people they could just remove the tax burden that will be used to fund this mandate which would also have the secondary effect of not putting commercial WIFI busineses out on their collective ass.
And it's not like they need the help. Maybe that $50/month subscription price could have been rethought sooner...
Seriously though, if they get a few local tech oriented non-profits involved in the installation, use tried and true low cost techniques, and leave the planning in the hands of one competent engineer it could be pretty interesting. What if they partnered with Speakeasy on their NetShare program?
Google was made by a small group of really smart, motivated people who wanted to create something innovative. I don't think the government is capable of doing something like that, outside of military special forces
a small group of really intense, motivated people who want to destroy something in an innovative way
Nah, it was a couple of guys modding down anti-SCO comments here. You missed it?
He is a consummate blend of hubris, arrogance, ignorance, knavishness casted into a tongue wagging, smirking package with just barely enough intelligence that you don't completely discount him.
Sounds like a good republican candidate.
What, are you saying we shouldn't trust anyone over 30? I think I've heard that somewhere before...
("Fuck the RIAA" you say? Those companies employ a lot of people... Folks just trying to feed their kids and live life, just like most people).
Ahh yes, the Death Star Contractor conundrum.
Funny, Little Caesars was my alltime worst job, ever. Below digging ditches, below reroofing insanely-pitched roofs. Why? Ever seen that I Love Lucy episode where she's working at the chocolate factory? Little Caesars had three conveyor-belt style ovens, stacked one on top of the other. You'd have six pizzas coming out at once, with six more right behind. And one poor minimum-wage-earning sucker assigned to slice and box.
"Mmm... floor pie!" - Homer Simpson
And ever so politely tells their customers to go fuck themselves if they have a problem?
I'd just like to point out that expecting a salaried employee to work 10+ hours a day and not use the phone/email/web for personal use is immoral.
And there's a difference between a sysadmin who "gets it" and one that's a "fucking ass". If your sysadmin cannot gain the respect of the rest of your employees - to the point where they ignore him and he must constantly harangue them - then it's time to get a new sysadmin. There are plenty out there, and not all are total dicks.
Nice, you've actually managed to remove the one redeeming quality of LARPing - face to face social interaction.
Furthermore, and I have to point this out to users ALL the time- the computer they use is not theirs. It belongs to the company, as does the telephone, the power that PC uses, and its internet connection.
Bet you're a popular guy around the office
So wait, you have a large bit of material placing pressure on a smaller piece of harder material, ad infinitum...
Won't that just leave you with a series of bisected samples, each harder than the last?
(ObSlashdotSuffix: Not a troll, I'm actually asking a question)
The thing about this is... it's totally optional. See movies at friends houses. Listen to independant artists and radio stations (my local one is Pirate Cat Radio - pluggity). Don't buy DRM CDs. Hell, buy used CDs and rob them of any profit. Play free video games (RTCW:ET, hit Home of the Underdog and grab System Shock 2 - hit the torrent and be a Good Person).
It's the new punk - If you pick up on it quick, you can claim you were there.
Yeah, my bad. The process is still the same, and most states' legislative bodies are split pretty evenly right now (where they don't favor the Republicans).
Your take on the Senate would be accurate if everyone voted the party line. Zell Miller(D-Hell) comes to mind.
Since the Supremes don't really come into the lawmaking process until after the fact(so to speak), and then have a proven 5-4 track record as far as the whole voting issue goes, I think my point's pretty valid.
Let's see...
- Republican president
- Republican-controlled House
- Republican-controlled Senate AND
- 5-to-4 Repuglican control of the Supreme Court
And here's How A Bill Becomes A Law
Did we learn NOTHING from Schoolhouse Rock?
"So long as illegitimate peer-to-peer services hijack a positive technology and intentionally offload their legal liability to America's kids, legislation will be a priority for the creative community," Bainwol said.
before heading back into the studio to lay down a few more tracks, right?
It's pronounced Ozz-wee-pay!
"America, we're not quite as bad as Stalin or the Nazis"
- NO, Microsoft and Sun cannot magically 'bog you down with their legal team forever until you pay up'! With such an obviously invalid patent, the case is so ridiculously clean cut it will never ever stand up in court, even if they had a thousand lawyers trying to figure out a loophole.
I think any prudent business owner would be wise to get a lawyer if MS or Sun or anyone came after them. This would cost money that a small business might not be able to afford. The implied threat of these lawsuits would be enough to keep a small developer far away from the broad area staked out in the patent.
WTF is an ass government? Your bizarre political ideas would probably find much appreciation here in San Francisco, feel free to come out.
Wow, nice troll. All of the civil servants I know work their asses off for jerks like you. Here's wishing a major disaster on your household, that you might come to appreciate these people.