RoboRally is a great game for teaching kids the basics of programming. But, in my experience, it's not a very good geek game. I used to play it with a bunch of computer nerds (my friends) and we NEVER made a mistake in programming (because they're only 5 very simple instructions)... and that tended to make the game boring.
Yeah, but in an emergency you better believe the authorities are not going to be amused with noobs spamming the frequencies. Believe it or not, they might come down hard on you if you're being an ass. (And if you're not licensed, you're most likely going to be an ass and not even know it... again, a noob).
For many people, loss of a job (the penalty a corporation can inflict) can be as serious and life-altering as being sentenced to jail
You obviously have never been to jail, and know nobody who has gone to jail. They are two completely different ballparks.
Actually, I think what is at issue here, is that the contract at issue really isn't a choice. It's very disingenuous for you to say "uh...don't sign it..." if you don't agree with it-if you're independently wealthy enough that you don't care whether or not you lose your job, I am glad for you, but not all of us are so fortunate.
But, see, if you need the job so badly that you are willing to sign away your free speech, by all means respect your word. If you promise not to discuss internal matters on the internet, then respect that. You know, the right to "bear arms" is also constitutional. Would you do the same fuss if your employer asked you not to bring guns into the building?
Lies! Denials and lies! What else to expect from a Macintosher?
Funny thing. I bought a Mac Mini and plugged in my old PC keyboard, and found out that the windows key is recognized as the "apple key". So I learned to use windows-Q to quit applications. I thought it might have been the same case for you.
Doctors overseeing doctors? Why is that not the fox guarding the henhouse?
If someone is to determine whether or not malpractice existed, I can think of nobody better qualified to do it than doctors. Who would you appoint? Lawyers?
My ignorance is, indeed, astonishing. I googled right after posting (yeah, yeah, really smart sequence) and discovered just how far I had put my foot into my mouth.
I then decided not to say anything, hoping noone would notice. And then you had to come and confuse everyone with facts. You just broke every Slashdot tradition I hold dear. I hope you're satisfied.
Yeah, but how much cooler would they be if they were?
(Actually, I think he meant Darth Vader. He was cool. And black. Well, not black-black, but outwardly black. Unless you count his voice; that was black, because it was James Earl Jones'.)
Nobody is disputing it is not a totalitarian state. The thing is, if you are Yahoo, you're not facing the government saying "this person made a disparaging comment on our Beloved Leader; tell us who he is so we can torture and kill him". It is "this person ilegally distributed a Top Secret document; tell us who he is so we can judge him".
The first case is clear cut; the second... well, not so much (see Julius and Ethel Rosenberg). Yahoo is not in the business of deciding whether the person in question broke any laws or not.
Say it happened in the US, and say the FBI approaches Yahoo and subpoenas (not asks, subpoenas)the information on, say, someone who broke a gag order on a Patriot Act arraignment. Do you also think Yahoo can refuse to comply?
Captain America symbolizes what any one of us could become, if we persevere....and are injected with an experimental "supersoldier serum". Sorry, that doesn't fly. I think you're thinking of The Atom (The Golden Age one, of course)
For someone who is as well read, you apparently didn't RTFA.
They're accusing him of "divulging state secrets". Everything you say simply does not apply in this case, as he apparently DID divulge an internal memo.
Now, you may think (as I do) that that's just a front. But the fact of the matter is, he's not exactly a political prisoner.
Oh, and big bad China is not the only one to prosecute those who divulge state secrets. In other countries (guess where) they actually execute them
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RoboRally is a great game for teaching kids the basics of programming. But, in my experience, it's not a very good geek game. I used to play it with a bunch of computer nerds (my friends) and we NEVER made a mistake in programming (because they're only 5 very simple instructions)... and that tended to make the game boring.
Yeah, but in an emergency you better believe the authorities are not going to be amused with noobs spamming the frequencies. Believe it or not, they might come down hard on you if you're being an ass. (And if you're not licensed, you're most likely going to be an ass and not even know it... again, a noob).
This whole thing reads really strangely to me.
Yes, yes it does. Specially that phrase. Thanks for the lovely grammar lesson, Taco.
For many people, loss of a job (the penalty a corporation can inflict) can be as serious and life-altering as being sentenced to jail
You obviously have never been to jail, and know nobody who has gone to jail. They are two completely different ballparks.
Actually, I think what is at issue here, is that the contract at issue really isn't a choice. It's very disingenuous for you to say "uh...don't sign it..." if you don't agree with it-if you're independently wealthy enough that you don't care whether or not you lose your job, I am glad for you, but not all of us are so fortunate.
But, see, if you need the job so badly that you are willing to sign away your free speech, by all means respect your word. If you promise not to discuss internal matters on the internet, then respect that.
You know, the right to "bear arms" is also constitutional. Would you do the same fuss if your employer asked you not to bring guns into the building?
Network Associates are not the government, and could not force anyone to give up their first amendment rights through contract.
You got this all wrong. It is the government who can't make you give up your free speech. Anyone else can, as long as you agreed to the contract.
In other words, if you signed an NDA, YOU gave up your rights. No use complaining about that.
And Spartacus was just a professional athlete. And Gandhi was just a lawyer. Until the call to greatness arrived...
(Cue epic music. Fade to black. Open to wide shot of a man typing in a computer).
What exactly was it doing with the PS2 that would require condoms?
I resemble that remark!
I am a retard, and I totally missed his joke.
Lies! Denials and lies! What else to expect from a Macintosher?
Funny thing. I bought a Mac Mini and plugged in my old PC keyboard, and found out that the windows key is recognized as the "apple key". So I learned to use windows-Q to quit applications. I thought it might have been the same case for you.
remapped alt-f4 to windows-q (personal preferencel), close the current window.z
;)
Personal preference my ass! You're one of those macintoshers!
Ask me how I know
Doctors overseeing doctors? Why is that not the fox guarding the henhouse?
If someone is to determine whether or not malpractice existed, I can think of nobody better qualified to do it than doctors. Who would you appoint? Lawyers?
From the article:
"From an article on the BBC website, scientists have determined that...
Scientific work keeps getting easier and easier.
Much to the chagrin of that particular human, I presume...
Right, Petrosaurs had a better fuel efficiency. They also didn't carry bombs over large distances and were likely not attacked by fighter planes.
Carrying bombs and getting attacked by fighter planes are good things now? Someone tell me we're in Soviet Russia, please.
More like (-1: WTF?). Seriously dude, that stuff is bad for your brain.
I'm getting dizzy here... I no longer know if I'm right or wrong, so I'm gonna go ahead and proclaim myself right.
I guess in Soviet Russia I'd be wrong, tough, so it all evens out in the end...
My ignorance is, indeed, astonishing. I googled right after posting (yeah, yeah, really smart sequence) and discovered just how far I had put my foot into my mouth.
I then decided not to say anything, hoping noone would notice. And then you had to come and confuse everyone with facts. You just broke every Slashdot tradition I hold dear. I hope you're satisfied.
Nikkor? Is that like a Sorny TV?
(so sorry, couldn't resist).
You know, with most of us having 6-7 ST and CN, you'd think we could get some more points into CH. This class is utterly unbalanced.
"ESR is not as famous as he thinks he is"
Really, what's the story here? That some Microsoft headhunter doesn't know Eric Raymond? Does that really surprise anyone?
Yeah, but how much cooler would they be if they were?
(Actually, I think he meant Darth Vader. He was cool. And black. Well, not black-black, but outwardly black. Unless you count his voice; that was black, because it was James Earl Jones'.)
Whatever. Black is cool.
Nobody is disputing it is not a totalitarian state. The thing is, if you are Yahoo, you're not facing the government saying "this person made a disparaging comment on our Beloved Leader; tell us who he is so we can torture and kill him". It is "this person ilegally distributed a Top Secret document; tell us who he is so we can judge him".
The first case is clear cut; the second... well, not so much (see Julius and Ethel Rosenberg). Yahoo is not in the business of deciding whether the person in question broke any laws or not.
Say it happened in the US, and say the FBI approaches Yahoo and subpoenas (not asks, subpoenas)the information on, say, someone who broke a gag order on a Patriot Act arraignment. Do you also think Yahoo can refuse to comply?
They should make three films, with a $175 million budget each.
Captain America symbolizes what any one of us could become, if we persevere. ...and are injected with an experimental "supersoldier serum". Sorry, that doesn't fly. I think you're thinking of The Atom (The Golden Age one, of course)
For someone who is as well read, you apparently didn't RTFA.
They're accusing him of "divulging state secrets". Everything you say simply does not apply in this case, as he apparently DID divulge an internal memo.
Now, you may think (as I do) that that's just a front. But the fact of the matter is, he's not exactly a political prisoner.
Oh, and big bad China is not the only one to prosecute those who divulge state secrets. In other countries (guess where) they actually execute them