True Story (as reported in the May 1968 issue of Playboy)
Some people in Florida sued a church for damages to their houses after a hurricane. The church members claimed they were representatives of God. The Insurance Companies wouldn't pay for damages saying "it was an act of God", so some homeowners sued the church since it represented God.
There's no need for big iron anymore; The eServer iSeries (AS/400) now runs on the PlayStation One - see http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/61/32189.html.
This has been going on for decades. I remember when Win95 came out and people were talking about all the great "new" features it had. It was all things my Mac (running 7.1 at the time) had had for years.
MMV (My Mileage Varied?)
It's important for someone qualified to help you with your finances. They get paid to make sure you're on track and to help you stay on track. I, like most people, don't have the time/inclination/skill to watch the stock markets everyday, keep up with new financial products, get training on investing/finance/insurance/etc, follow new laws and how they affect taxes/insurance/capital gains/etc....
I highly recommend working with a Financial Planner.
I'm not a fan of Suze Orman either. Before CNET radio stopped broadcasting, I listened to Rob Black quite often. He has a two CD set of his last Stock Talk show, and it's great info. Rob's got good ideas and a good sense of humor.
The other advice I have is to hire a Financial Planner. He or she can look at the big picture with investing, savings, finances, insurance, etc. and make sure you have all the bases covered.
Put money away pre-tax. This means 401k's and IRAs. This lowers your income, meaning you'll pay less tax to the government. =)
Be sure to check out a RothIRA too. 401k's use pretax money, meaning you haven't paid taxes on it, yet. You will when you take out funds. With a Roth, taxes are paid now, which means all the interest, income, and gains are tax free (along with the principal). Then at retirement you can pull some from your 401k, some from your Roth, and keep your tax liability lower than if it all was taxable.
This is like the movie The mouse that roared with Peter Sellers. A small dot on the map country needs money so it declares war on the US, expecting to lose quickly and get war reparations.
I went to the SF kickoff today. These are pretty cool. The OS is an enhanced version of XP (you can't win them all) so the average/.'er will hate it without ever having used one. The hand writing recognition wasn't perfect, but it was better than other software I've used on tablet PC's in the past. We were able to hand it from person to person and it had about the same accuracy for each; no tweaking of the PC or the user was needed.
No, these are not for/.'ers. You probably won't get one to admin your network, but insurance adjusters, doctors, field auditors, house inspectors, real estate agents, appraisers, managers overseeing multiple locations, salepeople, etc, etc, etc. could really benefit from these. Basically, most who are mobile for their job.
Anyway, to answer your questions.
1. The stylus is magnetic. hover it over the screen to position/move the pointer, or open menu items. Click to select. It actually works pretty well.
2. I've never used inkwell so I don't know. I'd love it if Apple would come out with a tablet pc. retractable keyboard with writing on the screen for input and Aqua!
3. All of the units I tried today had a little button on the stylus. Press it down and when you click on the screen it's a right click. Pretty Easy.
1) while the administratorn (President) can submit a Bill they can not Pass a bill into law, that is the job of Congress. 3) meanwhile our life term judges... can declare a law unconstitutional forcing congress to change the constitution to pass it.
IIRC, (#3) congress cannot change the constitution but can propose (and draft) an amendment which is presented to the Several States. The amendment becomes part of the Constition when 2/3(?) of the states pass the amendment. They can either put it to a vote of the state's citizens, or the state's legislature can approve the amendment.
Regarding point #1, when the Emergency War Powers Act was passed (IIRC), in times of war (we've been at war since the 1930's with the passage of the act), the president can write an executive order and it is posted in the Federal Register and considered passed as a law. So technically the Pres cannot write laws, but since We're at War (TM), in actuality, the Pres writes a helluva lot of laws. One year I actually checked this out and Clinton had 'written' over 1,000 exec.orders.
tkcOggRipper has just been released by theKompany. It rips cd's to ogg vorbis format.
From the website:
* Uses FreeDB (not CDDB) to retrieve track information
* Variables for file output naming
* Can create directories for the Album or not, uses the same variables
* Specify "Quality" or bit rate settings for ripping
* Easy to use and intuitive user interface
It was just released a day or two ago, so I haven't had a chance to try it yet.
Running a server available to the public is more akin to hanging an "OPEN" sign above your front door and then wondering why people keep trying to come inside.
My friend and I once snagged a For Sale/Open House sign one night and put it in another friend's front yard. The next morning he got out of the shower and wondered why people were looking through his house. It was quite hilarious. (Well, at least for us.)
Maybe corporate campaign financing, parent presidents, dubious electoral systems, and a historical defiance and lost of touch between the people and the federal gov. can explain low expectations of legitimity for the nation's leaders.
Maybe it's just me, but i read that as dubya's electoral systems. Not far from the truth.
Then someone will write an article about how IBM is focusing on the problems of that day...
And the article will automatically be submitted to the Slashdot of the day, which will automatically post it, and none of us will know about it because our computers will automatically post replies and assign our mod points for us.
Frankly, I'm more concerned about Monsanto using these heavy handed tactics to control the worlds food supply, than I am about M$ Palladium. We can live without computers, but with increasing patents covering basic food (corn, canola, tomatos,...), I can see a time when all food will be covered by some patent. Think M$ is evil with their monopoly? Think what would happen when a few companies own patents on most of the food you eat.
Cross contamination of GMO with natural crops is a real concern, and farmers of organic crops are starting to sue GMO producers. Some related articles at cropChoice.com
Monsanto got Fox news in Tampa to pull a story and fire the two jounalists who researched it because it was about health problems from rBGH (Bovine Growth Hormone [a Monsanto product]) in cows milk, and it's been one of the most under reported news stories. Here's a Google search. So they are very willing to use intimidation and the courts to further their control. Hmmm... Sounds all too familiar.
func wrote: That's the ticket for me. I can look at germs with a microscope. I can fly to another continent if I really want to. Hell, I can even fly my paraglider any old time the wind is good - how many religions can make you fly?
You can see and hear God first hand. A religion cannot make you fly, but God can make you fly.
It's important to distinguish between God and religion. Religions are how human minds try to understand God, but God cannot be comprehended or understood by thinking and reasoning. So all these arguments about God cannot give you experience and knowledge of God, since they come from our minds which are fallible and limited.
If we could know God through reasoning, then this would be a pretty boring thread since there would be obvious evidence. Since we can't, then what is left? Science! The Science of the Soul. If we accept that science is really about independently verifiable results, then if I can see God, and you (or anyone else) can get the same results, and see God for yourself (not at the level of mind, but as a Soul), then there is a scientific way to find God. And there is. So yes, it is testable and verifiable.
One cannot know and believe something without a first hand experience. And how do we get that experience? We need to find someone who can give us that experience. Someone who has seen God themself and knows the best way to accomplish the task.
Sant Thakar Singh is the one who can give you first hand experience of God, and more information is available at the Sant Mat website, or feel free to e-mail me. (Sant Mat simply means the Holy Path.)
You don't have to take my (or anyone else's) word for it. Try it and verify for yourself.
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True Story (as reported in the May 1968 issue of Playboy)
Some people in Florida sued a church for damages to their houses after a hurricane. The church members claimed they were representatives of God. The Insurance Companies wouldn't pay for damages saying "it was an act of God", so some homeowners sued the church since it represented God.
The judge threw the suit out.
Also,it's more than "some handbook". It's a frickin' set of doorstops
Well, at least you're getting some use out of it. ;-)
There's no need for big iron anymore; The eServer iSeries (AS/400) now runs on the PlayStation One - see http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/61/32189.html .
And yes, i am joking.
TIAOT (this is an obvious troll),
How about...
"This does not however mean that Microsoft... are poised to hoover up all of the Department's lovely IT budget...."
hmm... Microsoft software running DHS and its tracking of US citizens. Shouldn't that be J. Edgar Hoover?
All she sees is the reports she can run... from an Access database
That is, until someone opens the Access Database holding down the shift key, giving complete access to the tables, queries, and code.
This has been going on for decades. I remember when Win95 came out and people were talking about all the great "new" features it had. It was all things my Mac (running 7.1 at the time) had had for years.
Nothing has really changed all these years.
MMV (My Mileage Varied?) It's important for someone qualified to help you with your finances. They get paid to make sure you're on track and to help you stay on track. I, like most people, don't have the time/inclination/skill to watch the stock markets everyday, keep up with new financial products, get training on investing/finance/insurance/etc, follow new laws and how they affect taxes/insurance/capital gains/etc.... I highly recommend working with a Financial Planner.
I'm not a fan of Suze Orman either. Before CNET radio stopped broadcasting, I listened to Rob Black quite often. He has a two CD set of his last Stock Talk show, and it's great info. Rob's got good ideas and a good sense of humor.
The other advice I have is to hire a Financial Planner. He or she can look at the big picture with investing, savings, finances, insurance, etc. and make sure you have all the bases covered.
Good Luck!
Put money away pre-tax. This means 401k's and IRAs. This lowers your income, meaning you'll pay less tax to the government. =)
Be sure to check out a RothIRA too. 401k's use pretax money, meaning you haven't paid taxes on it, yet. You will when you take out funds. With a Roth, taxes are paid now, which means all the interest, income, and gains are tax free (along with the principal). Then at retirement you can pull some from your 401k, some from your Roth, and keep your tax liability lower than if it all was taxable.
This is like the movie The mouse that roared with Peter Sellers. A small dot on the map country needs money so it declares war on the US, expecting to lose quickly and get war reparations.
Hey, when you've got nothing to lose...
"Avoid this distro with every ounce of your will."
Like it's going to be that hard to avoid it?
He did say "Buggy and incomplete". ;-)
Indentify? What, is the unique ID so that the RIAA can indenture you while you work off the money you owe from your MP3 collection?
It's called your Social Security Number. They already own Congress. QED.
I went to the SF kickoff today. These are pretty cool. The OS is an enhanced version of XP (you can't win them all) so the average /.'er will hate it without ever having used one. The hand writing recognition wasn't perfect, but it was better than other software I've used on tablet PC's in the past. We were able to hand it from person to person and it had about the same accuracy for each; no tweaking of the PC or the user was needed.
No, these are not for /.'ers. You probably won't get one to admin your network, but insurance adjusters, doctors, field auditors, house inspectors, real estate agents, appraisers, managers overseeing multiple locations, salepeople, etc, etc, etc. could really benefit from these. Basically, most who are mobile for their job.
Anyway, to answer your questions.
1. The stylus is magnetic. hover it over the screen to position/move the pointer, or open menu items. Click to select. It actually works pretty well.
2. I've never used inkwell so I don't know. I'd love it if Apple would come out with a tablet pc. retractable keyboard with writing on the screen for input and Aqua!
3. All of the units I tried today had a little button on the stylus. Press it down and when you click on the screen it's a right click. Pretty Easy.
No, more like...
All our bills are belong to you.1) while the administratorn (President) can submit a Bill they can not Pass a bill into law, that is the job of Congress.
3) meanwhile our life term judges... can declare a law unconstitutional forcing congress to change the constitution to pass it.
IIRC, (#3) congress cannot change the constitution but can propose (and draft) an amendment which is presented to the Several States. The amendment becomes part of the Constition when 2/3(?) of the states pass the amendment. They can either put it to a vote of the state's citizens, or the state's legislature can approve the amendment.
Regarding point #1, when the Emergency War Powers Act was passed (IIRC), in times of war (we've been at war since the 1930's with the passage of the act), the president can write an executive order and it is posted in the Federal Register and considered passed as a law. So technically the Pres cannot write laws, but since We're at War (TM), in actuality, the Pres writes a helluva lot of laws. One year I actually checked this out and Clinton had 'written' over 1,000 exec.orders.
tkcOggRipper has just been released by theKompany. It rips cd's to ogg vorbis format.
From the website:
* Uses FreeDB (not CDDB) to retrieve track information
* Variables for file output naming
* Can create directories for the Album or not, uses the same variables
* Specify "Quality" or bit rate settings for ripping
* Easy to use and intuitive user interface
It was just released a day or two ago, so I haven't had a chance to try it yet.
Running a server available to the public is more akin to hanging an "OPEN" sign above your front door and then wondering why people keep trying to come inside.
My friend and I once snagged a For Sale/Open House sign one night and put it in another friend's front yard. The next morning he got out of the shower and wondered why people were looking through his house. It was quite hilarious. (Well, at least for us.)
Maybe corporate campaign financing, parent presidents, dubious electoral systems, and a historical defiance and lost of touch between the people and the federal gov. can explain low expectations of legitimity for the nation's leaders.
Maybe it's just me, but i read that as dubya's electoral systems. Not far from the truth.
Then someone will write an article about how IBM is focusing on the problems of that day...
And the article will automatically be submitted to the Slashdot of the day, which will automatically post it, and none of us will know about it because our computers will automatically post replies and assign our mod points for us.
Frankly, I'm more concerned about Monsanto using these heavy handed tactics to control the worlds food supply, than I am about M$ Palladium. We can live without computers, but with increasing patents covering basic food (corn, canola, tomatos, ...), I can see a time when all food will be covered by some patent. Think M$ is evil with their monopoly? Think what would happen when a few companies own patents on most of the food you eat.
Cross contamination of GMO with natural crops is a real concern, and farmers of organic crops are starting to sue GMO producers. Some related articles at cropChoice.com
Monsanto got Fox news in Tampa to pull a story and fire the two jounalists who researched it because it was about health problems from rBGH (Bovine Growth Hormone [a Monsanto product]) in cows milk, and it's been one of the most under reported news stories. Here's a Google search. So they are very willing to use intimidation and the courts to further their control. Hmmm... Sounds all too familiar.
func wrote: That's the ticket for me. I can look at germs with a microscope. I can fly to another continent if I really want to. Hell, I can even fly my paraglider any old time the wind is good - how many religions can make you fly?
You can see and hear God first hand. A religion cannot make you fly, but God can make you fly.
It's important to distinguish between God and religion. Religions are how human minds try to understand God, but God cannot be comprehended or understood by thinking and reasoning. So all these arguments about God cannot give you experience and knowledge of God, since they come from our minds which are fallible and limited.
If we could know God through reasoning, then this would be a pretty boring thread since there would be obvious evidence. Since we can't, then what is left? Science! The Science of the Soul. If we accept that science is really about independently verifiable results, then if I can see God, and you (or anyone else) can get the same results, and see God for yourself (not at the level of mind, but as a Soul), then there is a scientific way to find God. And there is. So yes, it is testable and verifiable.
One cannot know and believe something without a first hand experience. And how do we get that experience? We need to find someone who can give us that experience. Someone who has seen God themself and knows the best way to accomplish the task.
Sant Thakar Singh is the one who can give you first hand experience of God, and more information is available at the Sant Mat website, or feel free to e-mail me. (Sant Mat simply means the Holy Path.)
You don't have to take my (or anyone else's) word for it. Try it and verify for yourself.