I thought the same thing when I saw this... I am actually about 9 hrs drive from KC, but would have loved to head up that way for a conference if I'd known about it! Maybe next time...
One thing I would like to see is something that lets you shop for the best price on more than one item at a time (with both items being from the same website) - if, for example, I wanted prices on a specific digital camera and the accessories to go with it, then I would be able to search for websites selling both, sorted in order of lowest combined price.
Of course, that isn't needed as often as a general price search for one specific item, but it could save a lot of time when it is needed.
OT: Does anyone know any sites where I might actually find cases such as this?
One of my favorite places to shop for hardware is Central Computer Systems. I don't know if they have exactly what you are looking for, and they don't have detailed specs on every case, but they seem to have a really good selection, nice specs for the ones they do detail, and decent pricing - so you might be able to find what you want.
Contrary to popular belief, you do NOT need to be going after a CS major to learn about computers
Very true. I started off as a CS major, and ended up with a degree in Communication Science and Disorders (speech therapy, deaf education) instead. I continued learning about computers on my own, and I don't think that a degree in CS would have put me much more ahead of where I am right now.
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And, you can get the book from bookpool.com for $26.50 (I agree that it's a useful book, and this is a decent price, so I thought I would share).
Actually, I believe they are not law at all. I was describing how it should be, not how it is.
That's too bad. I liked your description, and I agree that is how it should be. I may have to look into finding a link or additional info on the EU privacy laws - might be interesting to read.
"Moreover, he adds, DoubleClick itself would hand over to privacy advocates the list of participating companies if it could. But as in many lines of business, partners frown when their relationships are disclosed without their permission, he says."
Ok, am I the only one that has a problem with this? The companies involved would frown on their information being passed to us, but through this "service" our information gets passed to them, and most people probably don't even realize their information is being sent (let alone knowing that they can opt out).
If they are getting people's personal information, those same people should be able to know who the companies are as well. Why should their privacy be protected while mine is so blatently abused? Oh, wait, they have the money. That's right.
btw, mindstrm, do you have a link to these privacy laws? I can go look for them, but thought I would ask.
This is posted elsewhere in many of the discussions on DeCSS, but you can find the shirt at copyleft, complete with a paper copy of the source (if I remember correctly), and $4 of the cost of the shirt goes to EFF.
Now, I don't recall saying I hadn't heard the arguments. I think what I said was the original post (IMHO) isn't a flame because it stated an opinion. It seemed to me (and this is IMHO, of course) that most of the comments to this story were debating one side or the other of these "repeating arguements"
I do see your point, however. It does get old to see the same things repeated constantly.
Since when is posting an honest opinion flamebait? Just because the original poster's opinions do not agree with yours doesn't make it a flame. At least that post wasn't in all capital letters...
I'm not saying I agree with the original poster's statements, but that doesn't mean I won't read it. Plus, it seemed to me like the replies to that post were informative. That is, of course, my opinion.
If you walk around my house without nicking/damaging anything, then you should not be called a thief.
No offense, but last time I checked theft meant taking something that does not belong to you without the permission of the owner. What you describe here is more like vandalism.
I am personally offended by Katz's assumption that women are that intimidated by posts about sex with Natalie Portman.
Although I am not offended by Katz's assumptions, I do feel they are incorrect. I find the "Natalie Portman" posts to be offtopic at the most, but not offensive.
As far as the other points about not being frightened, I agree. Any woman (any person, in fact) that can't get over a troll posting that comes from someone they don't know and will probably never meet in person, well... I shudder to think how that person would react to someone teasing them or disagreeing with them in their daily life, to their face. Not only would they not survive in a forum, they probably won't survive long in the world either (at least, I don't see how they could).
Maybe I'm just different from the majority of women
I have actually wondered that about myself, and I also wonder if women involved in technical stuff are different from women in other areas. I have always been the minority when it comes to computers and male/female ratios, so has that somehow served to make me less prone to offense? It would interest me to find out if there is any correlation between chosen field and thick-skinedness (ok, I know it isn't a word, but I am sure you know what I mean), and if people who were less prone to offense tended to drift towards certain careers or hobbies, or vice-versa. Or, perhaps neither and I am just blowing smoke. Who knows...
I'm female, which I don't hide EVER... and I have NEVER EVER been treated as second class.
I am also female, and (so far) have never been treated badly because of that. Far from it, in fact. In my experience I have found that many of the people I have worked with or talked with actually don't care about race, sex, religion, whatever... as long as you have something meaningful to add to the discussion (and sometimes even when you don't).
I believe that a majority of the time (not all the time, of course - just because it hasn't happened to me does not mean it doesn't happen), race/ sex bias exists because we ("we" being the suspected "minority") believe it exists. It probably always will exist in some form, but I think many people tend to see discrimination where there actually is none. Sometimes people just don't like you, and it might actually have nothing to do with the color of your skin or your penis (or lack thereof).
Ok, that was a bit more lengthy and preachy than I intended, especially when I mainly wanted to say that I agree very much with the above post. All my opinion, of course. But then, if it wasn't, why would I write it to begin with?
Those of us that already use and appreciate Linux have a whole month to convice other people to switch to Linux before they spend their money on yet another Windows upgrade.
Why are we waiting until Feb to start enlightening people?
Yes, that sounds about right. Although in this particular example, I suppose I would be stalking the coder with that intensity, since without him it isn't quite the same (although it is almost as good when I code something myself and it finally works the way I want it to work).
I completely agree. There is almost nothing that turns me on more than watching a guy intently working on some code or other, or listening to him talk about his most recent project. I can't quite put my finger on why that is true. I'm not going to argue, though.
The newly restored pegasus is up and running again in Dallas as of midnight(fyi - it is a rotating pegasus, so you may have to refresh to get a good view). All looks good, most everyone is happy...
As for me, my computers are working, so no complaints here.
It wouldn't make much sense to talk about the zeroth century, or the zeroth year of our Lord.
No, it wouldn't. However, when talking about the first year of a new baby's life, people are referring to the time between birth-11 months, not 12-23 months. Wouldn't it also possibly make sense that "the first year of our Lord" could be the year from Jan 00 - Dec 00? Just my $0.02, of course, but thought I would mention it.
If you are doing the whole amazon.com boycott thing but still want to save a few bucks, you can always try out bookpool.com . They are selling it for $23.50 , which is more than amazon.com, but that is unusual - they are typically cheaper than the other online places. I have used bookpool.com several times in the past, and have always been impressed with prices and delivery time.
In this case, the book is out of stock (so you might have to wait a few weeks), but it is a good link to keep in mind the next time you are going to order tech books. All IMHO, of course.
If you mostly buy tech books, you ought to give bookpool.com a try - I have yet to find better prices on most tech books (although that is all they sell, and sometimes it takes them a week or two to get the newer releases) - just fyi.
The fact that you think military people (you know, the ones that would protect you if another country attacked?) should be used as test subjects simply because they can't refuse is disturbing at the very least. It would be something else entirely if they _volunteered_ to be outfitted with these things. Based on my knowledge of military people (and I do know several), a lot of them would volunteer, leaving no need to force the rest to choose between complying or going to prison. That is, of course, all IMHO.
I know this is repetative (I posted this info in another place already, but it seems to apply here as well), but if you are looking for a cheap/ portable solution, try MouseMitt Keyboarders . They are $19.95 for a pair, or $10.95 for one (if only your mouse hand bothers you). They are well worth the price, IMHO.
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I thought the same thing when I saw this... I am actually about 9 hrs drive from KC, but would have loved to head up that way for a conference if I'd known about it! Maybe next time...
Any other features?
One thing I would like to see is something that lets you shop for the best price on more than one item at a time (with both items being from the same website) - if, for example, I wanted prices on a specific digital camera and the accessories to go with it, then I would be able to search for websites selling both, sorted in order of lowest combined price.
Of course, that isn't needed as often as a general price search for one specific item, but it could save a lot of time when it is needed.
OT: Does anyone know any sites where I might actually find cases such as this?
One of my favorite places to shop for hardware is Central Computer Systems. I don't know if they have exactly what you are looking for, and they don't have detailed specs on every case, but they seem to have a really good selection, nice specs for the ones they do detail, and decent pricing - so you might be able to find what you want.
Contrary to popular belief, you do NOT need to be going after a CS major to learn about computers
Very true. I started off as a CS major, and ended up with a degree in Communication Science and Disorders (speech therapy, deaf education) instead. I continued learning about computers on my own, and I don't think that a degree in CS would have put me much more ahead of where I am right now.
And, you can get the book from bookpool.com for $26.50 (I agree that it's a useful book, and this is a decent price, so I thought I would share).
Actually, I believe they are not law at all. I was describing how it should be, not how it is.
That's too bad. I liked your description, and I agree that is how it should be. I may have to look into finding a link or additional info on the EU privacy laws - might be interesting to read.
Thanks for the info.
From the article:
"Moreover, he adds, DoubleClick itself would hand over to privacy
advocates the list of participating companies if it could. But as in many
lines of business, partners frown when their relationships are disclosed
without their permission, he says."
Ok, am I the only one that has a problem with this? The companies involved would frown on their information being passed to us, but through this "service" our information gets passed to them, and most people probably don't even realize their information is being sent (let alone knowing that they can opt out).
If they are getting people's personal information, those same people should be able to know who the companies are as well. Why should their privacy be protected while mine is so blatently abused? Oh, wait, they have the money. That's right.
btw, mindstrm, do you have a link to these privacy laws? I can go look for them, but thought I would ask.
Yes, it was mentioned in the comments for the article about the Simpson's 10th anniversary (from Jan 14).
This is posted elsewhere in many of the discussions on DeCSS, but you can find the shirt at copyleft, complete with a paper copy of the source (if I remember correctly), and $4 of the cost of the shirt goes to EFF.
Thanks for the clarification...
if you havn't heard all the arguments
Now, I don't recall saying I hadn't heard the arguments. I think what I said was the original post (IMHO) isn't a flame because it stated an opinion. It seemed to me (and this is IMHO, of course) that most of the comments to this story were debating one side or the other of these "repeating arguements"
I do see your point, however. It does get old to see the same things repeated constantly.
Since when is posting an honest opinion flamebait? Just because the original poster's opinions do not agree with yours doesn't make it a flame. At least that post wasn't in all capital letters...
I'm not saying I agree with the original poster's statements, but that doesn't mean I won't read it. Plus, it seemed to me like the replies to that post were informative. That is, of course, my opinion.
If you walk around my house without nicking/damaging anything, then you should not be called a thief.
No offense, but last time I checked theft meant taking something that does not belong to you without the permission of the owner. What you describe here is more like vandalism.
I am personally offended by Katz's assumption that women are that intimidated by posts about sex with Natalie Portman.
Although I am not offended by Katz's assumptions, I do feel they are incorrect. I find the "Natalie Portman" posts to be offtopic at the most, but not offensive.
As far as the other points about not being frightened, I agree. Any woman (any person, in fact) that can't get over a troll posting that comes from someone they don't know and will probably never meet in person, well... I shudder to think how that person would react to someone teasing them or disagreeing with them in their daily life, to their face. Not only would they not survive in a forum, they probably won't survive long in the world either (at least, I don't see how they could).
Maybe I'm just different from the majority of women
I have actually wondered that about myself, and I also wonder if women involved in technical stuff are different from women in other areas. I have always been the minority when it comes to computers and male/female ratios, so has that somehow served to make me less prone to offense? It would interest me to find out if there is any correlation between chosen field and thick-skinedness (ok, I know it isn't a word, but I am sure you know what I mean), and if people who were less prone to offense tended to drift towards certain careers or hobbies, or vice-versa. Or, perhaps neither and I am just blowing smoke. Who knows...
I'm female, which I don't hide EVER ... and I have NEVER EVER been treated as second class.
I am also female, and (so far) have never been treated badly because of that. Far from it, in fact. In my experience I have found that many of the people I have worked with or talked with actually don't care about race, sex, religion, whatever... as long as you have something meaningful to add to the discussion (and sometimes even when you don't).
I believe that a majority of the time (not all the time, of course - just because it hasn't happened to me does not mean it doesn't happen), race/ sex bias exists because we ("we" being the suspected "minority") believe it exists. It probably always will exist in some form, but I think many people tend to see discrimination where there actually is none. Sometimes people just don't like you, and it might actually have nothing to do with the color of your skin or your penis (or lack thereof).
Ok, that was a bit more lengthy and preachy than I intended, especially when I mainly wanted to say that I agree very much with the above post. All my opinion, of course. But then, if it wasn't, why would I write it to begin with?
Now _that_ was funny. Thank you.
Those of us that already use and appreciate Linux have a whole month to convice other people to switch to Linux before they spend their money on yet another Windows upgrade.
Why are we waiting until Feb to start enlightening people?
Yes, that sounds about right. Although in this particular example, I suppose I would be stalking the coder with that intensity, since without him it isn't quite the same (although it is almost as good when I code something myself and it finally works the way I want it to work).
:-)
Point well made, though.
I completely agree. There is almost nothing that turns me on more than watching a guy intently working on some code or other, or listening to him talk about his most recent project. I can't quite put my finger on why that is true. I'm not going to argue, though.
The newly restored pegasus is up and running again in Dallas as of midnight(fyi - it is a rotating pegasus, so you may have to refresh to get a good view). All looks good, most everyone is happy...
As for me, my computers are working, so no complaints here.
Happy New Year, y'all...
It wouldn't make much sense to talk about the zeroth century, or the zeroth year of our Lord.
No, it wouldn't. However, when talking about the first year of a new baby's life, people are referring to the time between birth-11 months, not 12-23 months. Wouldn't it also possibly make sense that "the first year of our Lord" could be the year from Jan 00 - Dec 00? Just my $0.02, of course, but thought I would mention it.
If you are doing the whole amazon.com boycott thing but still want to save a few bucks, you can always try out bookpool.com . They are selling it for $23.50 , which is more than amazon.com, but that is unusual - they are typically cheaper than the other online places. I have used bookpool.com several times in the past, and have always been impressed with prices and delivery time.
In this case, the book is out of stock (so you might have to wait a few weeks), but it is a good link to keep in mind the next time you are going to order tech books. All IMHO, of course.
If you mostly buy tech books, you ought to give bookpool.com a try - I have yet to find better prices on most tech books (although that is all they sell, and sometimes it takes them a week or two to get the newer releases) - just fyi.
The fact that you think military people (you know, the ones that would protect you if another country attacked?) should be used as test subjects simply because they can't refuse is disturbing at the very least. It would be something else entirely if they _volunteered_ to be outfitted with these things. Based on my knowledge of military people (and I do know several), a lot of them would volunteer, leaving no need to force the rest to choose between complying or going to prison. That is, of course, all IMHO.
I know this is repetative (I posted this info in another place already, but it seems to apply here as well), but if you are looking for a cheap/ portable solution, try MouseMitt Keyboarders . They are $19.95 for a pair, or $10.95 for one (if only your mouse hand bothers you). They are well worth the price, IMHO.