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  1. Re:Because we all know on Why Are So Many Nerds Libertarians? · · Score: 1

    So by your logic the society must act as one,... I saw nothing nothing of the ideas you attributed to the Grand Parent in your post. I believe you might have read some meaning into his post that was not there as originally written.
  2. Re:Pointless on NASA Employees Fight Invasive Background Check · · Score: 1

    ...they may have infiltrated any and all parts of our government... easy solution! just destroy the government.
  3. Re:Rule of three on Vista SP1 Coming In Q1 2008 · · Score: 1

    and the 3rd release of the 9x series?

  4. my favourite managers on Transitioning From Developer To Management? · · Score: 1

    my favourite managers:
      * Ask what they can do for me.
      * When I tell them about a problem they take it seriously
      * They don't change the direction of my work after a 5 minute unannounced meeting
      * They allocate time in my day for me to make structural improvement I think are important/fun.

    Generally, they treat me like I am the boss, and part of there day consists of finding me resource so I can do what I need to do.

  5. Re:It's still a niche on The Agony and Ecstasy Of Becoming a Linux OEM · · Score: 1

    Explain to them about synaptic and how to look for new programs, or better yet explain to them how they can "RIGHT click" on any zip file and then LEFT click on "extract".
    also how you can't run windows programs on linux.
    People except that you can't run windows programs on a MAC why insist on a higher standard for linux.

    as for the geek, unsupported!

  6. Re:filesystem, init, xwindows, standard GUI conf t on How Would You Refocus Linux Development? · · Score: 1

    This might help...
    http://www.gobolinux.org/
    at least with your first issue.

  7. docking station on How Would You Refocus Linux Development? · · Score: 1

    I want to be able to connect my laptop to a frigging docking station.
    I want to use my desktop keyboard mouse, printer, E-net, monitor, etc...

    oh and I want an end to having to hack around with NDISWrapper, native support please...:)

  8. Re:it's still spam on Should We Spam Proxies to China? · · Score: 1

    maybe you actually need to RTFA? He is not saying that. he is developing an argument based around the lack of any other way to get the message out.
    HE even states that (in his opinion) it is never ok to spam in a free country.

    next time, RTFA then comment!

  9. Re:Not there. Yet? on Adobe May Launch Office Rival · · Score: 1

    May I ask what features are missing?

    I consider myself a speadsheet power user, using both OO.org and Excel when each is better.

    I have only found 2 things I use that can't be done in
    OO.org Text To Columns
    and VB.

  10. Re:Canada? on Ubuntu Dell Now In UK, France, and Germany · · Score: 1

    Every non-Quebecois I know wishes Quebec would follow through on those threats to secede you probably know a lot of narrow minded people.
    the Franciphone culture and its representation in the provence of Quebec are an important piece of Canada.
    for more then just economic reasons.
  11. Re:The feeling is mutual. on New Zealand Banks Demand a Peek at User PCs · · Score: 1

    The right to print currency and earn seignorage is a nice little earner - but that right is restricted to central banks and the government. Ordinary banks can't print money any more than you or I can. I think we have confusion between "print" and "create". but I think we agree that if you can create money you can easily transfer wealth from everybody else to you.

    In Canada the mint prints paper and coin money, on orders from the central bank.
    But banks are allowed to "create" money (1's and 0's on computer) by lending out more then they actually have, while you and I cannot.

    I suppose My definition of money is anything that is accepted universally by the federal government as payment of dept (ie taxes) and accepted by a universally range (vast majority) of businesses as payment.
    I Believe by that my definition above includs M1 and M2 money.

  12. Re:The feeling is mutual. on New Zealand Banks Demand a Peek at User PCs · · Score: 1

    I Copied this from an old post ::

    I think the Grand parent is refereing to "fractional reserve banking"
    http://video.google.ca/videosearch?q=fractional+re serve+banking [google.ca]

    He got it a little bit wrong.
    All banks (not just big ones) in Canada and America (most of europe) are allowed to create, and destroy money.

    In most countries there is some form of control on much money and how they can create
        * Reserve Ratio
        * Over Night Lending Rate
    But for the last several hundred years these controls have been degrading in most of the world.
    To the point where the amount of money in the system is almost entirely determined by the free market.

    If you want to be edjucated on the Issue watch "the money masters" it is on Google video and it is really good, but it is starting to show its age as the authors theory on money need refinment given resent economic events in the last 20 years

    another good one is "moneyasdebt.net"
    The major issue is that very very few people actually understand how money is created, and who does it, and why they do it.

    The ability to create money represents a masive wealth transfer from eveybody else to the people that can create the money.

    Who do you think should create money?

  13. Re:The feeling is mutual. on New Zealand Banks Demand a Peek at User PCs · · Score: 1

    This isn't exactly how it works.
    Look up "the money masters" on google video.
    its a little bit old now but still a very good watch
    or you can watch "money as debt" from moneyasdebt.net

  14. Re:The feeling is mutual. on New Zealand Banks Demand a Peek at User PCs · · Score: 1

    I think the Grand parent is refereing to "fractional reserve banking"
    http://video.google.ca/videosearch?q=fractional+re serve+banking

    He got it a little bit wrong.
    All banks (not just big ones) in Canada and America (most of europe) are allowed to create, and destroy money.

    In most countries there is some form of control on much money and how they can create
      * Reserve Ratio
      * Over Night Lending Rate
    But for the last several hundred years these controls have been degrading in most of the world.
    To the point where the amount of money in the system is almost entirely determined by the free market.

    If you want to be edjucated on the Issue watch "the money masters" it is on Google video and it is really good, but it is starting to show its age as the authors theory on money need refinment given resent economic events in the last 20 years

    another good one is "moneyasdebt.net"
    The major issue is that very very few people actually understand how money is created, and who does it, and why they do it.

    The ability to create money represents a masive wealth transfer from eveybody else to the people that can create the money.

    Who do you think should create money?

  15. Re:Happy to see government agencies doing right on FAA Plans to Clean Up the Skies · · Score: 2, Informative

    I assure you. you are wrong.
    there are many planes that take off half full every day
    There is a flight every hour Ottawa-Toronto it is usually less then half full.
    I took a flight from Seatle to SF that was less then half full.
    Calgary to SF was about 3/4.

  16. I hate Americas' lame attempt at democracy on Google's New Lobbying Power in Washington · · Score: 1

    All hail the plutocracy of the United Dollars of America.
    One Dollar one vote.

  17. or...alternative headline on Voice Chat Can Really Kill the Mood · · Score: 1

    Voice chat reintroduces bigotry into human interaction in on online games.

  18. Re:Full featured linux distros on Venezula Producing Its Own Linux PCs · · Score: 1

    92% of voters wanted a new constitution first one had 2 questions.
    they were something like
    1. Do you want a new constitution?
    2. Do you think Way X is good way to make one?
    these passed with like 90ish% and 80ish%.
    Then When they were done there was a second referendum asking something like
    Do you like this constitution?
    That passed also with a large margin but it was more like 70ish%

    p.s.
    This is an english translation of the constitution
    http://www.analitica.com/bitblioteca/venezuela/con stitucion_ingles.pdf
    its a good read....
  19. Re:Vitamin B12? on Terminator Gene Ban Suggested in Canada · · Score: 1

    Intriguing, so you don't have a problem eating fish then? As an organism which is breed in space not available to plant production, it would surely increase our efficiency to also harvest and use this additional food source. Fish is grown in place of seaweed, or kelp or other such nasty tasting foods. That and the aquatic food chain is generally longer than a land based one. meaning that less energy is avalible to the top of the chain.
  20. Re:Vitamin B12? on Terminator Gene Ban Suggested in Canada · · Score: 1

    dang it ... "Trophic level" sorry....

  21. Re:can someone explain how a plant with a t-gene on Terminator Gene Ban Suggested in Canada · · Score: 1

    So basically all agricultural land should be dedicated to human crops and fertilized with chemicals? did I say anyting about chemicals?

    I would think there is a respectable place for grazing fields with a wild mix of plants and manure as fertilizer as well as fish ponds fed by algae I am just thinking about optimization of resources. Resources being land water and solar radiation.
    your wild mixed plants which feed animals that then feed humans, take more resources then does growing wheat, and soya for example to feed humans directly.
  22. Re:Vitamin B12? on Terminator Gene Ban Suggested in Canada · · Score: 1

    vegans do have issues with B12, personally I am "acto ovo". But, the major issue is feeding of the most humans with the least amount of energy. To do this eat food that is as close to the primary energy source (the sun) as possible (plants). each time you move up the food chain you loose energy.
    lookup "tropic levels" for more info.

  23. Re:You don't leave the food supply to the free mar on Terminator Gene Ban Suggested in Canada · · Score: 1

    The pseudo-free market we have is even worse. Regulate with Special Interest is what it should be called at the moment. you might be interested in this
    http://www.maplight.org/
    maplight = giant database..."Money and politics illuminating the connection"
  24. Re:Emacs and data structures on GNU Coughs Up Emacs 22 After Six Year Wait · · Score: 1

    you make my point for me.
    I have been told many times the virtues of emacs. I have been told that it does all my IDE does and buys my lunch also. But you know what, I don't know how to use it beyond a point, and unless I invest lots of time in it I never will.
    These "Icon factories", often make it easier to discover these features. making me a more efficient programmer.

    and yes I am good at what I do (But that is just an opinion I suppose).

  25. Re:This should be banned.. on Terminator Gene Ban Suggested in Canada · · Score: 1

    Food shouldn't be intellectual property. Period I thought about this a little bit in the past.
    and this is what I came up with.
    Anything that can reproduce copies of it itself without intervention from any outside source, while it is in its native environment, should not be intellectual property.

    Includes : all plants, animals, bacteria, virus, some nanotechnology.
    Possibly some computer programs (depends on the lawyers)
    In the future it might even include space ships designed to extract raw materials from planets and reproduce.