for proof that legalizing marihuana look at the netherlands: marihuana is easy to get in legal places. the netherlands has a lower percentage of hemp-smokers (NOT users, I wouldn't know.. but under users would also fall people who wear e.g. t-shirts made from hemp fibre) than the US. I very recently read 'the emperor wears no clothes' (the title you are referring to). a lot of it is available online at Jack Herer's site
that was recently recalled, although in europe this is still seen as 'Not done'
//rdj
Re:Maybe this is what sunk the Kursk
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people will ALWAYS find humour in what hits close to home. There are jokes about racism, terrorism, death, war, destruction, ships sinking, murders.. anything. humour is a normal mechanism for human beings to cope with anything serious. you don't have to like it, you don't have to do it. I admit to making racist jokes, lesbian jokes, homosexual jokes.. just about anything. that doesn't necessarily mean that I am a racist, womanhating homophobe though...I have friends in all those classes..
I don't care how M$ falls. They've made it clear that they'll stoop to any level to get more cash, but now the shoe is on the other foot. But I would not insert any windows code into a linux app. linux is not the OS of thieves. And that would make linux just as bad as M$.
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while native english speakers are a minority, I still think english will become the defacto standard. what your first language is doesn't matter much, what does matter is how many people speak english as a first, second or third language.
errrr.. mir will already be a tourist attraction, exploited by Amsterdam-based MirCorp (IIRC). MirCorp will rent it from russian government, brining in some extra cash (more than those few million just spent on keeping it in the air.
maybe not highly trained or paid.. but still maintained.. and if your companie's toilet is not maintained... well if a company doesn't care about its own hygiene it can't be much.. the flushing toilet was recently voted as the best invention ever. you should care for it;)
I'm glad the US chose english over dutch. dutch is a beautiful language, and it would have been a sin if they had mangled dutch like they have english.;)
//rdj
Re:What if disturbing content is -good- for kids
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maybe in the US. Here in the Netherlands what you have just described (disturbing content good for kids) has just happened last week: the 'jeugdjournaal' (news for kids on TV) has started showing things like murders, wars, etc.. because parents asked for it. the dutch want their kids to see the world as it is.. and not through pink-coloured glasses.
>Users need to realize that the computer they use at work belongs to their employer, as does the network, the internet connection, and the service to keep it running.
nope.. you won't be thought of as stupid, since you went out of your way to go to the voting booth. get enough blank forms coming in, and it'll definately be seen as a form of protest against the established order. ofcourse.. a single blank vote won't do much.. just like any single vote. at least the blank votes get counted, so people start noticing how many are unhappy with current US politics.
for that there's the NULL vote: go to the voting booth, but don't fill in the form (or fill it in, but make the vote invalid). You will be counted as having voted. You didn't vote for anyone. no vote is also a vote in this case.
indeed.. you got the amusement mutt, that you teach stuff like fetch your paper, grab a frisbee etc. people come up to you and are interested. wow.. such a nice doggy.. doesn't look like much at first sight, but can do lotsa cool doggy stuff
then there's the full-breed poodle. fur cut to look nice and win prizes at dogshows. basically just stands around looking pretty.
Damn, a good analogy goes a long way, and this one is getting better and better;)
//rdj
Now go moderate someone who actually has something to contribute to the discussion.
the problem is that OPD claims to be international. they say: no illegal links.. but what is illegal? illegal to US law? illegal to Chinese law? illegal to Verweggistan (Farawaysia, for the dutch impaired..) ? Illegal in the country the server is located? it's not clear enough. is reverse engineering legal? it is in europe...
and it's easy to get a mutt cheaply (or even free) at your local pet asylum. You usually have to fork out quite a bit of cash for a 'real breed' dog. unless you get a copy (=puppy) from a friend/neighbour/whatever.
if the NDA is illegal (doubtful, but possible) it can freely be broken, which leaves the information out in the open, making 'freier' software a possibility (I prefer german here because it distinguishes between freedom and cost, and more people speak german than dutch:)
ofcourse as RMS stated, reverse engineering is still an option.
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from what I hear Storm is quite good, but I havent tried it myself.. I'm pretty happy with SuSe though, which I know has a real easy install.
//rdj
for proof that legalizing marihuana look at the netherlands: marihuana is easy to get in legal places. the netherlands has a lower percentage of hemp-smokers (NOT users, I wouldn't know.. but under users would also fall people who wear e.g. t-shirts made from hemp fibre) than the US. I very recently read 'the emperor wears no clothes' (the title you are referring to). a lot of it is available online at Jack Herer's site
//rdj
and your friend reading your book is copyright infringement.. yuk.. there should be laws against that.
//rdj
make it a tag-team match so you can include britney spears and christina aguilera
//rdj
that was recently recalled, although in europe this is still seen as 'Not done'
//rdj
people will ALWAYS find humour in what hits close to home. There are jokes about racism, terrorism, death, war, destruction, ships sinking, murders.. anything. humour is a normal mechanism for human beings to cope with anything serious. you don't have to like it, you don't have to do it. I admit to making racist jokes, lesbian jokes, homosexual jokes.. just about anything. that doesn't necessarily mean that I am a racist, womanhating homophobe though...I have friends in all those classes..
//rdj
AFAIK the clause about benchmarks isn't valid in europe. this clause would put too much restrictions on consumer organisations.
//rdj
I don't care how M$ falls. They've made it clear that they'll stoop to any level to get more cash, but now the shoe is on the other foot. But I would not insert any windows code into a linux app. linux is not the OS of thieves. And that would make linux just as bad as M$.
//rdj
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and what about that one?
//rdj
while native english speakers are a minority, I still think english will become the defacto standard. what your first language is doesn't matter much, what does matter is how many people speak english as a first, second or third language.
//rdj
errrr.. mir will already be a tourist attraction, exploited by Amsterdam-based MirCorp (IIRC). MirCorp will rent it from russian government, brining in some extra cash (more than those few million just spent on keeping it in the air.
//rdj
maybe not highly trained or paid.. but still maintained.. and if your companie's toilet is not maintained... well if a company doesn't care about its own hygiene it can't be much.. the flushing toilet was recently voted as the best invention ever. you should care for it ;)
//rdj
too bad Grootegast doesn't have a lot of beaches...
I'm glad the US chose english over dutch. dutch is a beautiful language, and it would have been a sin if they had mangled dutch like they have english. ;)
//rdj
maybe in the US. Here in the Netherlands what you have just described (disturbing content good for kids) has just happened last week: the 'jeugdjournaal' (news for kids on TV) has started showing things like murders, wars, etc.. because parents asked for it. the dutch want their kids to see the world as it is.. and not through pink-coloured glasses.
//rdj
>Users need to realize that the computer they use at work belongs to their employer, as does the network, the internet connection, and the service to keep it running.
so is the toilet.. how'd you like a camera there?
//rdj
my break is my time, not my employer's. and my employer better not snoop on that...
//rdj
nope.. you won't be thought of as stupid, since you went out of your way to go to the voting booth. get enough blank forms coming in, and it'll definately be seen as a form of protest against the established order. ofcourse.. a single blank vote won't do much.. just like any single vote. at least the blank votes get counted, so people start noticing how many are unhappy with current US politics.
//rdj
for that there's the NULL vote: go to the voting booth, but don't fill in the form (or fill it in, but make the vote invalid). You will be counted as having voted. You didn't vote for anyone. no vote is also a vote in this case.
//rdj
indeed.. you got the amusement mutt, that you teach stuff like fetch your paper, grab a frisbee etc. people come up to you and are interested. wow.. such a nice doggy.. doesn't look like much at first sight, but can do lotsa cool doggy stuff
;)
then there's the full-breed poodle. fur cut to look nice and win prizes at dogshows. basically just stands around looking pretty.
Damn, a good analogy goes a long way, and this one is getting better and better
//rdj
Now go moderate someone who actually has something to contribute to the discussion.
the problem is that OPD claims to be international. they say: no illegal links.. but what is illegal? illegal to US law? illegal to Chinese law? illegal to Verweggistan (Farawaysia, for the dutch impaired..) ? Illegal in the country the server is located? it's not clear enough. is reverse engineering legal? it is in europe...
//rdj
and it's easy to get a mutt cheaply (or even free) at your local pet asylum. You usually have to fork out quite a bit of cash for a 'real breed' dog. unless you get a copy (=puppy) from a friend/neighbour/whatever.
//rdj
>How many libraries ever carried issues of Hustler in their magazine rack anyway?
;)
the library I always went to as a kid used to carry some porn.. a dutch library (ofcourse...
//rdj
there are also problems with spammers using cable-modem boxen as mail relay...wouldn't be the first time i've seen that happen...
//rdj
if the NDA is illegal (doubtful, but possible) it can freely be broken, which leaves the information out in the open, making 'freier' software a possibility (I prefer german here because it distinguishes between freedom and cost, and more people speak german than dutch :)
ofcourse as RMS stated, reverse engineering is still an option.
//rdj