1. Christ prayed often and for long periods of time. Many who are "Christians" don't take time out of their busy lives to follow in this example.
2. "except for the fact they go to church every so often" These people you describe here are a dime a dozen. I wouldn't necessarily call them Christians as the word itself denotes a follower of Christ. How can one be a follower of Christ when he/she is not able to dedicate 3+ hours a week to worship?
Christianity has been blamed for alot of things. Violence, hatred and various other things but it isn't Christianity that is doing these things but people who call themselves Christians but don't even follow what the Bible itself teaches
"Amazon.com collecting my personal information for better selling me goods is one thing, the government collecting that same information towards my eventual arrest is another."
Ah... but that's the beauty of this project. They want to use the information that Amazon, Walmart, Sam Goodies, Your Doctor, The Vet etc. all have on you and include that with what they have such as Fiscal records etc.
Remember that the IRS audited the subscribers of a car magazine thinking that those people probably understated their income. Of course, it came out that most of the subscribers were teenagers but it doesn't change the fact that the lesson is that Government + Private Corp databases don't mix well
"We've learned that certain aspects of our site resonate with customers in different ways, and we are continually fine-tuning our site presentation to see how these variables affect customers' purchasing decisions"
Last I checked... If you want to determine if "site changes" cause increase in purchasing etc you leave the price of a product static. This way you can determine if the increase came from better navigation. The price would be your static variable.
I bet that most people who read this ( not those of slashdot but of the world at large ) would fall for this simple and elegant lie.
However, it was considered then when the statement was made that it was a lie but there was no proof to back it up. Now, the policy of Microsoft seems to be shifting towards making the source code open/shared to certain parties. Whether or not this proves perjury is for a judge to decide but it is rather odd that he told the US that the source shouldn't be made open on the grounds of national security and yet Microsoft is giving another country ( who we have not been on the best terms with lately ) the very sourcecode that is a "security" risk to us here at home ( according to his statements ).
So.. either he perjured himself and lied about national security concerns
or
Microsoft just gave information to a country that it could then use to infiltrate US national security.
So whether or not he did commit perjury it puts Microsoft in a tight spot.
I would tell myself to not register slashdot.org as doing so would mean there is no slashdot to ask this question and thus I couldn't have made the initial change thus causing a paradox.
Oh... and stay away from the airport ( especially the guy with the blonde wig and sunglasses )
"but it seems to me that the ending of Chapterhouse is just too perfect"
Actually. If you look at when the man died (1986) not long after finishing chapterhouse and before it's publishing (July 1986) you can kind of tell that he knew he wouldn't be writing another book as he was finishing the sixth and just kind of tied things up quickly so as to not leave anything open ended.
I get the impression that he just kind of gave up on living or at the very least knew he didn't have much time. Chapterhouse near the end starts to seem that it is being rushed. Not as much lush detail in his words as in the beginning etc. Of course, this is my opinion and there are a million of 'em.
Re:Closed could mean disciplined
on
Using the FOIA
·
· Score: 3, Informative
What about Pearl Harbor?
Did those who died not count? Still in that case Congress had to declare war... or have we forgotten that as well.
What happened on 9/11 was horrendous. No... I have not forgotten. Nor have I forgotten the countless civilians and military personnel killed in other struggles and conflicts. It doesn't change the fact that for us to be "Technically at war" we have to declare war.
I suggest you read this site
http://www.pearlharbor.org/
quote "On December 8, the nation was gathered around its radios to hear President Roosevelt deliver his Day of Infamy speech. That same day, Congress declared war on Japan. On December 11, Congress declared war on Germany"
We were attacked. Japan declared war on us. Yet..... Yet congress saw it necessary to declare war. Now. I ask you. Spin aside are we "technically at war"?
I'm not saying "were we attacked". I'm not saying "was it horrible". I'm not saying "forget those who have died".
I'm saying "ARE WE AT WAR"?
The answer is no. The President ( who I voted for BTW ) has said we are at "war" but congress hasn't declared war. If you read the constitution it is Congresses duty to declare war. Not the Executive branch.
If you're going to repeat the "spin" be prepared to answer for it.
Re:Closed could mean disciplined
on
Using the FOIA
·
· Score: 3, Insightful
"We're technically at war with Al Qaeda "
Really?
I don't remember Congress saying we were at war.... I guess I must have missed it. Please supply your proof of this statement
which is why the RIAA|MPAA should be suing "John Doe" just like every other person who wishes to sue an unknown party.
They have the option but don't wish to use it. They don't want this legal victory to help them stamp out legitimate crime ( even if this case is ) but rather to be able to issue Subpoena's and then Cease and Desist letters for anything they think is illegal ( a kid's book report HarryPotterBookReport.doc comes to mind ).
Visual Basic supports a "watch" that allows you to break on condition such as when a variable changes at all or if a variable is set to a certain value. This is beautiful when trying to figure out how the currency value you just had disappeared. Add the watch saying when the currency = 0 and run the app so it breaks at ANY MODULE at ANY TIME.
This saves me time by not having to go into each module and watch the code to see if the value changes.
As for wanted features ( so as to not be totally off topic ) I really can't think of any that I would need per se. Since my favorite language is VB ( watch the flames poor in on that statement ) I have many tools for debugging that are perfect. From the immediate window so I can run small snippits of code in break mode to the stack and watch windows.
I'll ignore your username and address some of your points in as much of a non-biased way as possible. This of course isn't totally possible as I'm a tech worker and have seen the effects of companies moving their workforces overseas.
"What gets to me is the stinking Indians and Chinese that come here and undercut American workers". I don't believe that people coming here to work are the real threat in that they have to make the same basic living as you and I ( e.g. our economic cost of living etc ) however, I will note that in some extreme cases there has been people who will work for less in that they'll share living quarters or other expenses with larger groups of people and in so doing decrease their costs.
"time to curb immigration, it has served its purpose" Is the only reason for immigration to "fill" our country with people that have certain skills as to stabilize our workforce? Is there no inherent advantage to an influx of "culture" as well? Do we not gain anything from people of different nationalities that come here? And if so does a family whose ancestors came to the US 150 years ago have the same "cultural" strength of one that came 5 years ago?
"Besides, the majority of immigrants now are much lower quality than they were 100 years ago (Irish vs. Pakistani)" And how would somebody rate the "quality" of an immigrant? Skin color? Work ethic? I don't really see any relevance to this statement to your point besides to perhaps start a flamewar.
Has anybody considered a Class Action lawsuit for poor service?
I'm certain that a couple lawsuits would make Sony note that it's more profitable to keep your customers happy than to drag them along on your whims.
And, I want to note that I know people will say "just quit" instead of a suit but there will always be somebody to fill the gap if there's a boycott etc. Only legal action ( e.g. Money ) will speak the message to Sony.
Slashdot Mirror
Those are some very insightful observations.
1. Christ prayed often and for long periods of time. Many who are "Christians" don't take time out of their busy lives to follow in this example.
2. "except for the fact they go to church every so often" These people you describe here are a dime a dozen. I wouldn't necessarily call them Christians as the word itself denotes a follower of Christ. How can one be a follower of Christ when he/she is not able to dedicate 3+ hours a week to worship?
Christianity has been blamed for alot of things. Violence, hatred and various other things but it isn't Christianity that is doing these things but people who call themselves Christians but don't even follow what the Bible itself teaches
He did know he was talking to congress right?
Ok. just checking... threw me there.
"Amazon.com collecting my personal information for better selling me goods is one thing, the government collecting that same information towards my eventual arrest is another."
Ah... but that's the beauty of this project. They want to use the information that Amazon, Walmart, Sam Goodies, Your Doctor, The Vet etc. all have on you and include that with what they have such as Fiscal records etc.
Remember that the IRS audited the subscribers of a car magazine thinking that those people probably understated their income. Of course, it came out that most of the subscribers were teenagers but it doesn't change the fact that the lesson is that Government + Private Corp databases don't mix well
"so will this finally convince mail server admins to shut down those open relays"
I've been convinced for a while... I just haven't figured out the sendmail config syntax yet
R$* . $| $* $: $1 $| $2
R$*.dialup.$* $| DIALUP $@ DIALUP
Rdialup.$* $| DIALUP $@ DIALUP
R$* $| $* $: $(Spam $1 $:NOMATCH $| $1 $) $| $2
RNOMATCH $| $+ . $* $| $* $: $>lookat_domain $2 $| $3
R$* $| $* $@ $>comp_value $1 $| $2
"R$". What The ????
You mean the way they do with gas? Oh, by the way... can you tell me how much you pay in taxes on the gas you put into your vehicle?
It's nice in theory but if they did something like that they could tax you much more than they do now and you wouldn't know.
"I think we need to rename the 'Homeland Security Dept'"
No. Not at all. I think we should leave it just the way it is. And for you history buffs do a little homework and find out what KGB means in russian.
Ok. I guess the mod missed the point that it was to be "humorous".
Ah well.
"Please try not to ask questions that can be answered with a few minutes' worth of online research"
/.ers for? Like we can't figure basic stuff out on our own.
What do you take us
Now... for my question.
What is SSL?
"We've learned that certain aspects of our site resonate with customers in different ways, and we are continually fine-tuning our site presentation to see how these variables affect customers' purchasing decisions"
Last I checked... If you want to determine if "site changes" cause increase in purchasing etc you leave the price of a product static. This way you can determine if the increase came from better navigation. The price would be your static variable.
I bet that most people who read this ( not those of slashdot but of the world at large ) would fall for this simple and elegant lie.
Good point.
However, it was considered then when the statement was made that it was a lie but there was no proof to back it up. Now, the policy of Microsoft seems to be shifting towards making the source code open/shared to certain parties. Whether or not this proves perjury is for a judge to decide but it is rather odd that he told the US that the source shouldn't be made open on the grounds of national security and yet Microsoft is giving another country ( who we have not been on the best terms with lately ) the very sourcecode that is a "security" risk to us here at home ( according to his statements ).
So.. either he perjured himself and lied about national security concerns
or
Microsoft just gave information to a country that it could then use to infiltrate US national security.
So whether or not he did commit perjury it puts Microsoft in a tight spot.
'He said it could damage national security. How is that perjury?'
Because the entire argument for not giving competition and other people parts of the source is that "it would damage national security".
Yet... now they're willing to let a 3rd party see it.. namely China.
I knew I forgot to mention something....
Divert power to the reflector dish so we can create a tachyon field.
Thanks for reminding me
I would tell myself to not register slashdot.org as doing so would mean there is no slashdot to ask this question and thus I couldn't have made the initial change thus causing a paradox.
Oh... and stay away from the airport ( especially the guy with the blonde wig and sunglasses )
Somebody's got a case of the "mondays"
"but it seems to me that the ending of Chapterhouse is just too perfect"
Actually. If you look at when the man died (1986) not long after finishing chapterhouse and before it's publishing (July 1986) you can kind of tell that he knew he wouldn't be writing another book as he was finishing the sixth and just kind of tied things up quickly so as to not leave anything open ended.
I get the impression that he just kind of gave up on living or at the very least knew he didn't have much time. Chapterhouse near the end starts to seem that it is being rushed. Not as much lush detail in his words as in the beginning etc. Of course, this is my opinion and there are a million of 'em.
What about Pearl Harbor?
Did those who died not count? Still in that case Congress had to declare war... or have we forgotten that as well.
What happened on 9/11 was horrendous. No... I have not forgotten. Nor have I forgotten the countless civilians and military personnel killed in other struggles and conflicts. It doesn't change the fact that for us to be "Technically at war" we have to declare war.
I suggest you read this site
http://www.pearlharbor.org/
quote
"On December 8, the nation was gathered around its radios to hear President Roosevelt deliver his Day of Infamy speech. That same day, Congress declared war on Japan. On December 11, Congress declared war on Germany"
We were attacked. Japan declared war on us. Yet..... Yet congress saw it necessary to declare war. Now. I ask you. Spin aside are we "technically at war"?
I'm not saying "were we attacked".
I'm not saying "was it horrible".
I'm not saying "forget those who have died".
I'm saying "ARE WE AT WAR"?
The answer is no. The President ( who I voted for BTW ) has said we are at "war" but congress hasn't declared war. If you read the constitution it is Congresses duty to declare war. Not the Executive branch.
If you're going to repeat the "spin" be prepared to answer for it.
"We're technically at war with Al Qaeda "
Really?
I don't remember Congress saying we were at war.... I guess I must have missed it. Please supply your proof of this statement
"ISPs, P2P services, etc., are merely conduits"
which is true.
which is why the RIAA|MPAA should be suing "John Doe" just like every other person who wishes to sue an unknown party.
They have the option but don't wish to use it. They don't want this legal victory to help them stamp out legitimate crime ( even if this case is ) but rather to be able to issue Subpoena's and then Cease and Desist letters for anything they think is illegal ( a kid's book report HarryPotterBookReport.doc comes to mind ).
Spell checking the post would have been a good idea.
Good job on catching me on that one.
Visual Basic supports a "watch" that allows you to break on condition such as when a variable changes at all or if a variable is set to a certain value. This is beautiful when trying to figure out how the currency value you just had disappeared. Add the watch saying when the currency = 0 and run the app so it breaks at ANY MODULE at ANY TIME.
This saves me time by not having to go into each module and watch the code to see if the value changes.
As for wanted features ( so as to not be totally off topic ) I really can't think of any that I would need per se. Since my favorite language is VB ( watch the flames poor in on that statement ) I have many tools for debugging that are perfect.
From the immediate window so I can run small snippits of code in break mode to the stack and watch windows.
"When's the last time you upgraded the RAM in your console?"
Right after Majora's Mask came out and I got the 4 meg memory upgrade for my N64.
Oh, you meant that to be rhetorical...oops
Duh, Same as Bill's luggage... 12345
I'll ignore your username and address some of your points in as much of a non-biased way as possible. This of course isn't totally possible as I'm a tech worker and have seen the effects of companies moving their workforces overseas.
"What gets to me is the stinking Indians and Chinese that come here and undercut American workers".
I don't believe that people coming here to work are the real threat in that they have to make the same basic living as you and I ( e.g. our economic cost of living etc ) however, I will note that in some extreme cases there has been people who will work for less in that they'll share living quarters or other expenses with larger groups of people and in so doing decrease their costs.
"time to curb immigration, it has served its purpose"
Is the only reason for immigration to "fill" our country with people that have certain skills as to stabilize our workforce? Is there no inherent advantage to an influx of "culture" as well? Do we not gain anything from people of different nationalities that come here? And if so does a family whose ancestors came to the US 150 years ago have the same "cultural" strength of one that came 5 years ago?
"Besides, the majority of immigrants now are much lower quality than they were 100 years ago (Irish vs. Pakistani)"
And how would somebody rate the "quality" of an immigrant? Skin color? Work ethic? I don't really see any relevance to this statement to your point besides to perhaps start a flamewar.
So Slig anyone?
Just ask your friendly Bene Tleilax dealer for details
Has anybody considered a Class Action lawsuit for poor service?
I'm certain that a couple lawsuits would make Sony note that it's more profitable to keep your customers happy than to drag them along on your whims.
And, I want to note that I know people will say "just quit" instead of a suit but there will always be somebody to fill the gap if there's a boycott etc. Only legal action ( e.g. Money ) will speak the message to Sony.