I notice with integrated graphics controllers run slower anyway, because they are eating up memory bandwidth and processor cycles. So I'm not sure that comment is far off base. I always build computers with at least a 64MB AGP card, unless the person is really insistant that they need to save those 30 dollars and have a significantly slower computer.
Why do you care about the message the punishment sends? Is the punishment a deterrent for the commission of the crime? Because a message could be, "Dude, you should have just raped the little girl."
In this country we have a judicial system that is based on the prevention of crime, not retribution. BWAAAAAhAAAAHAAAAAAA!!!
The question we should ask here is what punishment is the most effective in preventing future acts, not what is 'fair' in relation to other crimes. For every hit of acid you get caught with in GA, you get 20 years with no reduction of sentence. If you and your husband torture your kids, crush their fingernails, etc. you get 15 years, and reduction for good behaviour. If you sell an XBOX with pirated games the purchaser may or may not have bought ANYWAY (crime = possible dent in sales for manufacturer) you get hard time. If a company dumps poison into a river, destroying an important ecosystem and greatly increasing everyone's risk of cancer, the company gets fined a manageable portion of their income.
Why would you take someone's life away from them (put them in jail) for POSSIBLY costing someone money (distributing pirated material), then fine someone money for taking life (killing an ecosystem, introducing poison into a human habitation)?
I don't get it. That's why it's important that the punishment fit the crime. As it stands, it's better to torture children than to steal from a large corporation.
I pretty much agree with this guy on the lying to children part. People seem to fail to realize that KIDS AREN'T MESSED UP UNTIL WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
I grew up in Mexico, and people always would mention living in the USA as "the real world," apparently because I'm an American, and I'm expected to return to from whence I came. I've been back in the US for 2 years, and it is not, let me tell you, the REAL WORLD. It is more like a world like where I lived in Mexico, but people work a lot harder and are more afraid of one another, and are less warm towards their loved ones. --(Gross generalization)
There was a moment of realization a few years ago where I was like, "Oh! NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING! EVERYONE'S MAKING THIS SHIT UP!" I realized it had been implanted in me as a child that at some point, people become adults and then know things.
Kids, this is not true.
And seriously. Do what you want. Even if you have to do some of what you don't want to do it.
it just seemed logical in the context that they might be referring to the US. I think overly patriotic people need to take chill pills, and stop flaming, so that I can say reasonable shit and not get modded flame-bait.
1. Software piracy (Ahem) 2. Purchasing a computer that works well with Linux 3. Asking for help
Really, Arch Linux, although it's designed to be a simple text-based distro for the somewhat advanced user, just freaking works with most hardware. I don't like RPM-based distros, which is most of the popular ones. Ubuntu works for some people, not for me. You could try Libranet, I hear it's good. Check out distrowatch.com and read reviews on the top 20-30 distros, and see which one seems to fit.
Using an AMD based system seems to make Linux easier to get rolling. For me.
It's kind of hard to be cheery while helping people who ignore everything you say. I'm getting more and more to the point where I have to struggle to get through the "why you shouldn't use internet explorer" talk. Sometimes I tell people that, no, I can't FIX it if they insist on using AOL, I can only make it work again briefly.
My favorite cases are the WinXP-AOL-Norton Internet Security trifectas. I have had two computers NOT RECOVER FROM NIS UNINSTALLATION. This is supposed to keep your (Windows) computer safe? Bah!
By the way, excellent passive spyware protection for Windows XP that works better than any pay app I've encountered: Firefox sun JRE (rather than MS JVM) iespyads spywareblaster with all protection enabled spybot search & destroy with all immunization enabled and hosts list added
And please use NOD32 or Kaspersky as an antivirus.
There should also be a crew of robots who are actually more intelligent and better trained than the human crew, which, now that I mention it, invalidates most of the above ideas, but any way.....
The quickest solution to getting Windows apps running will be Wine, I'm sure. But it doesn't seem like it would be hard to create a fake BIOS for Windows to talk to.
There are obviously plenty of people who want it done. I give it about 2 months from the release date. Maybe less?
I completely agree with you, but I think he was joking. I think if he posts on Slashdot, he spends a lot of time online.
But yeah, I think the definition of 'life' has something about having kids in the there. So I'd say you probably have more of a life than I do. But I'm still going to capitalize on being young while I can.
There IS a problem in this country where people see children as a burden. It's fucked up and crazy. I commend you for enjoying your kids. Don't fuck them up. No pressure.;-)
I agree mildly. But paying 870-odd million dollars per year to maintain level flight they have to lay off, what, 1000-3000 employees per year? It might be a small margin, but corporations look at the bottom line ALL the time, and they're losing this money in Europe. So it's set to counterbalance THAT market, not the global market.
I think it's pretty damn adequate. Tell me how much they net in EU, and then I'll believe you.
I think if I went to jail for an hour for everything illegal I've ever done, I'd be in jail for my entire life. I do think that they should have chosen something more lucrative and less destructive as a criminal pursuit, such as manufacturing crystal meth, or selling crack to children, or mugging, or murder.
But on going to prison, the Corrections Corporation of America is one huge f0ing corporation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrections_Corporati on_of_America, and putting people in boxes for theft of intellectual property is good business. Putting people in boxes for doing drugs that aren't government approved is good business. Putting people in boxes for not being good at managing government approved currency is good business. Good business all around, this putting people in boxes.
I think if people knew what it was like in real prison, they wouldn't be so quick to send people there.
Biology would be more FUN if the education system would do what the music and movie industry already does: putting attractive people in positions with no basis whatsoever on merit. Just think:
Student: Miss Madonna? Could you repeat that? *Flashing lights, much vamping, gay dancers abound* Miss Madonna: Ooooh, baby, the endocrine system is important it makes endocs or something like that that help you open Microsoft proprietary format stuff *breast-rubbing, grinding*
It's kind of a forced, interview-voice sense of humor. I mean, Herb, I know you're a human and a person and all that, but I just don't believe you. You seem to waffle too easily.
You do. Just say it. Go ahead. Say, "I WAFFLE!" and then I'll respect you, I swear.
"The only reason why viruses and spam are such a significant problem is because of the big sucking security holes in Windows." --Nathan Curry
No, I f*ing wouldn't use an ad-supported version of Windows, because I'd have to use a tinfoil hat, tinfoil goggles, a tinfoil condom, and lots and lots of detergent just to keep myself feeling clean.
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I notice with integrated graphics controllers run slower anyway, because they are eating up memory bandwidth and processor cycles. So I'm not sure that comment is far off base. I always build computers with at least a 64MB AGP card, unless the person is really insistant that they need to save those 30 dollars and have a significantly slower computer.
does it run on, in, or around Linux? Does Linux run on IT? THEN WHY SHOULD I CARE?
I'm sorry... I had to say it.
There are games are fade away when you realize how dull the graphics are. There are games that let your mind make all the graphics.
Ye find yeself in yon dungeon...
$get ye flask
Ye can't get ye flask...
Why do you care about the message the punishment sends? Is the punishment a deterrent for the commission of the crime?
Because a message could be, "Dude, you should have just raped the little girl."
In this country we have a judicial system that is based on the prevention of crime, not retribution.
BWAAAAAhAAAAHAAAAAAA!!!
The question we should ask here is what punishment is the most effective in preventing future acts, not what is 'fair' in relation to other crimes.
For every hit of acid you get caught with in GA, you get 20 years with no reduction of sentence. If you and your husband torture your kids, crush their fingernails, etc. you get 15 years, and reduction for good behaviour. If you sell an XBOX with pirated games the purchaser may or may not have bought ANYWAY (crime = possible dent in sales for manufacturer) you get hard time. If a company dumps poison into a river, destroying an important ecosystem and greatly increasing everyone's risk of cancer, the company gets fined a manageable portion of their income.
Why would you take someone's life away from them (put them in jail) for POSSIBLY costing someone money (distributing pirated material), then fine someone money for taking life (killing an ecosystem, introducing poison into a human habitation)?
I don't get it. That's why it's important that the punishment fit the crime. As it stands, it's better to torture children than to steal from a large corporation.
and Microsoft is a really really great company...
FOR ME TO POOP ON!
I pretty much agree with this guy on the lying to children part. People seem to fail to realize that KIDS AREN'T MESSED UP UNTIL WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
I grew up in Mexico, and people always would mention living in the USA as "the real world," apparently because I'm an American, and I'm expected to return to from whence I came. I've been back in the US for 2 years, and it is not, let me tell you, the REAL WORLD. It is more like a world like where I lived in Mexico, but people work a lot harder and are more afraid of one another, and are less warm towards their loved ones. --(Gross generalization)
There was a moment of realization a few years ago where I was like, "Oh! NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING! EVERYONE'S MAKING THIS SHIT UP!" I realized it had been implanted in me as a child that at some point, people become adults and then know things.
Kids, this is not true.
And seriously. Do what you want. Even if you have to do some of what you don't want to do it.
it just seemed logical in the context that they might be referring to the US. I think overly patriotic people need to take chill pills, and stop flaming, so that I can say reasonable shit and not get modded flame-bait.
1. Software piracy (Ahem)
2. Purchasing a computer that works well with Linux
3. Asking for help
Really, Arch Linux, although it's designed to be a simple text-based distro for the somewhat advanced user, just freaking works with most hardware. I don't like RPM-based distros, which is most of the popular ones. Ubuntu works for some people, not for me. You could try Libranet, I hear it's good. Check out distrowatch.com and read reviews on the top 20-30 distros, and see which one seems to fit.
Using an AMD based system seems to make Linux easier to get rolling. For me.
So when are you going to invite me to a freaking party, man? I thought we were friends. >:-(
Hrrmph!
It's kind of hard to be cheery while helping people who ignore everything you say. I'm getting more and more to the point where I have to struggle to get through the "why you shouldn't use internet explorer" talk. Sometimes I tell people that, no, I can't FIX it if they insist on using AOL, I can only make it work again briefly.
My favorite cases are the WinXP-AOL-Norton Internet Security trifectas. I have had two computers NOT RECOVER FROM NIS UNINSTALLATION. This is supposed to keep your (Windows) computer safe? Bah!
By the way, excellent passive spyware protection for Windows XP that works better than any pay app I've encountered:
Firefox
sun JRE (rather than MS JVM)
iespyads
spywareblaster with all protection enabled
spybot search & destroy with all immunization enabled and hosts list added
And please use NOD32 or Kaspersky as an antivirus.
I'm also kind of curious what countries they consider to be "politically unstable."
The USA?
There should also be a crew of robots who are actually more intelligent and better trained than the human crew, which, now that I mention it, invalidates most of the above ideas, but any way.....
Yeah, but robots don't have passion...
The quickest solution to getting Windows apps running will be Wine, I'm sure. But it doesn't seem like it would be hard to create a fake BIOS for Windows to talk to.
There are obviously plenty of people who want it done. I give it about 2 months from the release date. Maybe less?
I'd have invested those $10 million in Chewco Investments.
But that's just me.
And how do we know that the prinout matches whatever counter is incremented within the computer?
You don't. You could, however, give the voter a piece of paper with his decisions on it he puts in a box, to be counted later. Just like paper voting.
I completely agree with you, but I think he was joking. I think if he posts on Slashdot, he spends a lot of time online.
;-)
But yeah, I think the definition of 'life' has something about having kids in the there. So I'd say you probably have more of a life than I do. But I'm still going to capitalize on being young while I can.
There IS a problem in this country where people see children as a burden. It's fucked up and crazy. I commend you for enjoying your kids. Don't fuck them up. No pressure.
(I love saying that)
(I hope my gf doesn't read this. That's girlfriend, not gif.)
You lucky bastard. (I hope my gif doesn't read this)
Yeah baby...so sexy... Right, now 3, 2, 1...
Yeah baby...so sexy... Right, now 3, 2, 1...
Yeah baby....
Everyone mark your calendars:
Dec 22nd
Different People Have Differend Opinions On Slashdot Day
Celebrate responsibly.
I agree mildly. But paying 870-odd million dollars per year to maintain level flight they have to lay off, what, 1000-3000 employees per year? It might be a small margin, but corporations look at the bottom line ALL the time, and they're losing this money in Europe. So it's set to counterbalance THAT market, not the global market.
I think it's pretty damn adequate. Tell me how much they net in EU, and then I'll believe you.
I think if I went to jail for an hour for everything illegal I've ever done, I'd be in jail for my entire life. I do think that they should have chosen something more lucrative and less destructive as a criminal pursuit, such as manufacturing crystal meth, or selling crack to children, or mugging, or murder.
i on_of_America, and putting people in boxes for theft of intellectual property is good business. Putting people in boxes for doing drugs that aren't government approved is good business. Putting people in boxes for not being good at managing government approved currency is good business. Good business all around, this putting people in boxes.
But on going to prison, the Corrections Corporation of America is one huge f0ing corporation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrections_Corporat
I think if people knew what it was like in real prison, they wouldn't be so quick to send people there.
Biology would be more FUN if the education system would do what the music and movie industry already does: putting attractive people in positions with no basis whatsoever on merit. Just think:
Student: Miss Madonna? Could you repeat that?
*Flashing lights, much vamping, gay dancers abound*
Miss Madonna: Ooooh, baby, the endocrine system is important
it makes endocs or something like that
that help you open Microsoft proprietary format stuff
*breast-rubbing, grinding*
'The software is the razor. The razor blades are the servers.'
This reminds me of a line from Heart Cooks Brain by Modest Mouse:
On my way to God don't know or care
My brain's the weak heart, and my heart's the long stairs.
Next up from Sun: Server cooks software.
It's kind of a forced, interview-voice sense of humor. I mean, Herb, I know you're a human and a person and all that, but I just don't believe you. You seem to waffle too easily.
You do. Just say it. Go ahead. Say, "I WAFFLE!" and then I'll respect you, I swear.
I suppose they could try to force this by raising the price of ad-free Windows, if Microsoft were evil.
Ha! Hahaha! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! BAAAAAHHAA!!!
Whew! *IF*, HA!
"The only reason why viruses and spam are such a significant problem is because of the big sucking security holes in Windows."
--Nathan Curry
No, I f*ing wouldn't use an ad-supported version of Windows, because I'd have to use a tinfoil hat, tinfoil goggles, a tinfoil condom, and lots and lots of detergent just to keep myself feeling clean.