This reminds me of my old boss that was taking karate lessons. He went up to a geek I worked with and asked him to "try to kick me as hard as you can". He hadn't even finished the sentence when Ken slammed him in the jewels so hard that my boss threw up. All he kept saying was "But I wasn't ready!"
I'm almost afraid to say this here, but I agree with you...partially. I gave up the concept of true privacy a while ago. If someone really wants to find everything about me, they can. It may be inconvient for them, but casual snooping is just plain rude anyway.
HOWEVER, it is just smacks of seediness for a judge to mandate that viewing habit information be collected by the manufacturers of an appliance. It's like requiring computer manufacturers to automatically compile a record of every file stored on them and to send that list to M$. just in case
About the mobile phone/pda combo. Unless you're using an external headset or something similar, how can you take notes while you're on the phone? That's one of the things I use my pda for all the time.
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Oh, man. That is funny. What drama! What suspense! At first I actually thought he wasn't going to like the book. Fortunately, he "took a moment to actually read this thing". It's that kind of research that makes the difference between a good and great review.
In a related case, the National Organization of Tissue Manufacturers and the Petroleum Jelly Consortium have been convicted both of jury tampering and bribing judges.
You are, of course, correct. I was using the term before imprecisely and as a synonym for free market. In the context where I used it, however, I believe the essential thrust of my statement was accurate and in the same context as the parent post. Using your more accurate definition to review the parent post shows that the statement "Capitalism works" is virtually meaningless for the reasons you describe. I strongly suspect (though I could be wrong) that the poster was referring to the free market.
You're right but... The sytem we have now isn't pure capitalism. One of the cornerstones of capitalism is low barriers to entering a market. If it is too expensive to become a provider (or there are regulatory prohibitions), a true free market doesn't exist.
As a twisted analogy, Las Vegas has a "blackbook" that effectively bars suspected individuals from casinos. These individuals are not actually tried in a court of law, but instead barred based on the decisions of the Nevada State Gaming Commission, a regulatory agency. Some barred individuals have sued the Gaming Commission (which has the Nevada judicial system in its pocket), but have lost every time.
okay, bear with me..
suspected cheater / mobster = accused spammer gaming industry = IT community barred from casino = blocked addresses
Follow the money. The Gaming Commission wins every time because the casinos bring the money to Vegas. Until the anti-spam movement can demonstrate a concrete reason that they are promoting business instead of hindering it (as many politicians believe), they are fighting an uphill battle.
Steffi Graff was having an affair with a German judge who took the photos. They engineered this entire fiasco In a desperate attempt to cover up their affair.
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This reminds me of my old boss that was taking karate lessons. He went up to a geek I worked with and asked him to "try to kick me as hard as you can". He hadn't even finished the sentence when Ken slammed him in the jewels so hard that my boss threw up. All he kept saying was "But I wasn't ready!"
I don't like the contest because it's not "real" enough. How 'bout I hack your wife to death? That real enough for 'ya?
I would consider storing the numbers in Navajo. It worked in WWII.
I only got 10^90 - 1 bits and 10^120 -2 calculations.
Back to the drawing board..
Say YES to good precident!
George W.'s campaign slogan for 2004 has been leaked apparently.
I'm almost afraid to say this here, but I agree with you...partially. I gave up the concept of true privacy a while ago. If someone really wants to find everything about me, they can. It may be inconvient for them, but casual snooping is just plain rude anyway.
HOWEVER, it is just smacks of seediness for a judge to mandate that viewing habit information be collected by the manufacturers of an appliance. It's like requiring computer manufacturers to automatically compile a record of every file stored on them and to send that list to M$. just in case
Techno meets techy.
..considering the recent bad press over old news.
How much you think that data is worth to bookies?
Valenti -- "Now, they are up to 6 hours. They are going to be up to 24 hours. Pretty soon, they will have a cassette that will record all year long"
And it only takes 2 days to rewind.
They have a really, really big UPS.
Now I'm looking at it. I don't see how you can take notes in real time with a keyboard that small. Sure you can compose text, but with any speed?
Though it wouldn't surprise me that much if some people can be quick, but I'm not all thumbs.
Serious question.
Won't a stylus make scratching noises on the user's end?
About the mobile phone/pda combo. Unless you're using an external headset or something similar, how can you take notes while you're on the phone? That's one of the things I use my pda for all the time.
Oh, man. That is funny. What drama! What suspense! At first I actually thought he wasn't going to like the book. Fortunately, he "took a moment to actually read this thing". It's that kind of research that makes the difference between a good and great review.
In a related case, the National Organization of Tissue Manufacturers and the Petroleum Jelly Consortium have been convicted both of jury tampering and bribing judges.
You are, of course, correct. I was using the term before imprecisely and as a synonym for free market. In the context where I used it, however, I believe the essential thrust of my statement was accurate and in the same context as the parent post. Using your more accurate definition to review the parent post shows that the statement "Capitalism works" is virtually meaningless for the reasons you describe. I strongly suspect (though I could be wrong) that the poster was referring to the free market.
You're right but...
The sytem we have now isn't pure capitalism.
One of the cornerstones of capitalism is low barriers to entering a market. If it is too expensive to become a provider (or there are regulatory prohibitions), a true free market doesn't exist.
As a twisted analogy, Las Vegas has a "blackbook" that effectively bars suspected individuals from casinos. These individuals are not actually tried in a court of law, but instead barred based on the decisions of the Nevada State Gaming Commission, a regulatory agency. Some barred individuals have sued the Gaming Commission (which has the Nevada judicial system in its pocket), but have lost every time.
okay, bear with me..
suspected cheater / mobster = accused spammer
gaming industry = IT community
barred from casino = blocked addresses
Follow the money. The Gaming Commission wins every time because the casinos bring the money to Vegas. Until the anti-spam movement can demonstrate a concrete reason that they are promoting business instead of hindering it (as many politicians believe), they are fighting an uphill battle.
there are no technical fixes for social problems
So what you're telling me is that I've been wasting money on those penis enlargers?
Sharpie is simultaneously developing their Fine Point SACD Permanent Marker.
Can someone please post doctored photos of me so I can sue M$ too?
thank you
god.. finally
Steffi Graff was having an affair with a German judge who took the photos. They engineered this entire fiasco In a desperate attempt to cover up their affair.
Bugs Bunny will just kill it again.
Are you saying it's better to put our (U.S.) soldiers at risk when it's not necessary in order to promote "diplomatic solutions"?