Yeah, I've seen police using them too, and the first thought I had was "Great, now they get absolutely no exercise. The only thing they don't have is a place for their coffee and doughnuts." Granted, I was in a bad mood, so I may have been a little harsh with that thought.
While I'm not aware of all the req's on this project, I suspect that if they striped OS X down it could run on that hardware. I'm not even going to discuss you statement in number two, since I have no way of arguing the point. #3 sounds very valid, but like I said, I'm unaware of the ground rules for this project.
Someone re-file this under "Whining About Trivial Annoyances", and leave YRO for the occasional legitimate problem.
Actually, that's called harassment. If it's illegal, then do something about it, but if it's not then the officer is not justified in harassing the man for doing what he was doing. Oh, and it doesn't matter if the guy was a priest or anything else, the law isn't supposed to be on a sliding scale.
But the idea of a priest hanging around a parking lot with all those kids coming and going...
If the officer had some reason to suspect that he was checking out the kids, he should have gone after him for that, rather than just harassing him for something unrelated. Quit making excuses for the cop.
Ya, the wi-fi leeching is probably not illegal, but it is using a free public service in a way that was not intended.
I never saw anything in the original article about this last week where the intended usage of this service was really covered. The library provided an open access point for it's patrons to use and I don't remember there being any indication of them forbidding anyone to use that access point outside the building. So unless you would like to find out what the intentions are I suggest opinions not be thrown out here as fact.
Basically it is an article about a cop on a power trip. Granted, we have only seen one side of the argument and there may have been some reason for the officers actions, but be careful of assuming that the guy was doing something wrong just because the officer gave him a hard time.
Exactly, and it wouldn't take a conspiracy, all it would take is one person pissed off at Kennedy. They feign terrorist activities using the name Edward Kennedy, and the name is on the list. Or one person in Homeland security thinking it might be amusing to add the name just for fun...
Or they may have finally converted the No-Drive list over
I understand your point, and I can even agree with a lot of it, however I see at least one serious flaw.
...an Open BIOS won't really stop the "DRM Problem".
If the 'closed' BIOS prevents you from installing your OS of choice even though
...the OS completely foregos the BIOS anyway and directly accesses the CPU and peripherals through encrypted paths
and it is in the OS that the "DRM" is being implemented, you are then being forced to use a DRM crippled OS. So by using a 'open' BIOS, you are given the opportunity to use an OS that isn't crippled by "DRM" which allows you/us to
Yeah, the guy/girl (No Fem-Nazi's need reply) that wrote the code screwed up, but what about the implementation plan. Did they not prepare for failures/problems? Did they not do any test runs? It sounds to me like they didn't evaluate the situation very well before they walked in, threw everything in place and expected it to work. Yeah, the person that wrote the code should be in hot water, but the person that implemented the code should be right there next to the coder, that is, if that person isn't already picking themselves up out of the parking lot.
When implementing new systems/software, you should never expect them to work right out of the box. If they do, then you have reason to celebrate but NEVER expect it and always try to have a backup plan.
First, In America, there are a lot of individuals that are putting on airs, and they have this idea that acting like foreigners (mainly European) makes them better than the rest of us. Second, we have Corporate America selling us that idea that to be more sophisticated, we must drink bottled water (once again, gross generalization, like the Europeans). These corporations then take the water from their tap, put it in a bottle and sell it to us at 50% more than what they charge for taking that same water adding a lot of extra chemicals (in addition to what is already in the water when it came out of the tap) and a bunch of sugar and then carbonating it. So, by preying on peoples self images, these companies are taking that cost them almost nothing and making a mint on it instead of actually putting forth the effort of actually making something and selling it. Thanks for helping Corporate America make another sale.
Folks, if you want to look sophisticated and put on airs, buy a bottle of water and refill it from your sink for the next 6 months. If you really want water without the chemicals, buy a filter for your tap, they look expensive, but they are a lot cheaper than bottled water.
I will not argue that 'water' is good for you, but I will argue against 'bottled water' (in general) being better for you than tap water. Over here it's the same thing for the most part. Oh, and the 'shit' with sugar in it, well, at least they are doing something that might actually justify charging for the product.
You ARE entitled to your oppinion, however these 'Think Tanks' aren't having their motives questioned based solely on the source of their funding as much as the fact that they do not disclose their possible bias. Once that comes to light, whether or not their oppinions are driven by their funding, it is difficult to take any of their oppinions seriously.
Is your system set up to allow votes for people not listed i.e. write-ins or do you have to select 'only' from the list provided?
If you have to select from the list, can you withhold your vote on parts of the ballot because you don't like any of the candidates or does that invalidate the entire ballot?
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Yeah, I suppose the segway doesn't leave road apples in it's wake.
Yeah, I've seen police using them too, and the first thought I had was "Great, now they get absolutely no exercise. The only thing they don't have is a place for their coffee and doughnuts." Granted, I was in a bad mood, so I may have been a little harsh with that thought.
Well, I can understand countach not getting the warm fuzzi,,, um, never mind.
Batteries catching fire in a long cylindrical object has bad mojo written all over it...
The jokes alone would put that movie into the soft prOn catagory.
"Except, of course, that the scientists get a fancy new VR system out of the deal."
;-)
You say that like it's a bad thing...
If I thought I could get some toys like that under the pretense of scientific research, I'd be all over it.
Halo2 anyone? Now try to shoot the same target that I'm going after. If you do, then your telepathic. Now, who wants to be ther fodder for this test?
While I'm not aware of all the req's on this project, I suspect that if they striped OS X down it could run on that hardware. I'm not even going to discuss you statement in number two, since I have no way of arguing the point. #3 sounds very valid, but like I said, I'm unaware of the ground rules for this project.
Thanks
How do you figure Mac OS-X is unsuited for this project?
Actually, that's called harassment. If it's illegal, then do something about it, but if it's not then the officer is not justified in harassing the man for doing what he was doing. Oh, and it doesn't matter if the guy was a priest or anything else, the law isn't supposed to be on a sliding scale.
If the officer had some reason to suspect that he was checking out the kids, he should have gone after him for that, rather than just harassing him for something unrelated. Quit making excuses for the cop.
I never saw anything in the original article about this last week where the intended usage of this service was really covered. The library provided an open access point for it's patrons to use and I don't remember there being any indication of them forbidding anyone to use that access point outside the building. So unless you would like to find out what the intentions are I suggest opinions not be thrown out here as fact.
Basically it is an article about a cop on a power trip. Granted, we have only seen one side of the argument and there may have been some reason for the officers actions, but be careful of assuming that the guy was doing something wrong just because the officer gave him a hard time.
Exactly, and it wouldn't take a conspiracy, all it would take is one person pissed off at Kennedy. They feign terrorist activities using the name Edward Kennedy, and the name is on the list. Or one person in Homeland security thinking it might be amusing to add the name just for fun...
Or they may have finally converted the No-Drive list over
this might not have been a mistake?
it is a hoax. The ship is a model and it still has the dept. store anti-theft device stuck to the side of it from when they bought it!
Yes, this is a joke, don't get your knickers in a knot.
Errrmmmm, I've done it...
But it was just to prove that it could be done, I swear!
I once was a masochist, but that was before I started an IT career.
If the 'closed' BIOS prevents you from installing your OS of choice even though
and it is in the OS that the "DRM" is being implemented, you are then being forced to use a DRM crippled OS. So by using a 'open' BIOS, you are given the opportunity to use an OS that isn't crippled by "DRM" which allows you/us to
Yeah, the guy/girl (No Fem-Nazi's need reply) that wrote the code screwed up, but what about the implementation plan. Did they not prepare for failures/problems? Did they not do any test runs? It sounds to me like they didn't evaluate the situation very well before they walked in, threw everything in place and expected it to work. Yeah, the person that wrote the code should be in hot water, but the person that implemented the code should be right there next to the coder, that is, if that person isn't already picking themselves up out of the parking lot.
When implementing new systems/software, you should never expect them to work right out of the box. If they do, then you have reason to celebrate but NEVER expect it and always try to have a backup plan.
First, In America, there are a lot of individuals that are putting on airs, and they have this idea that acting like foreigners (mainly European) makes them better than the rest of us. Second, we have Corporate America selling us that idea that to be more sophisticated, we must drink bottled water (once again, gross generalization, like the Europeans). These corporations then take the water from their tap, put it in a bottle and sell it to us at 50% more than what they charge for taking that same water adding a lot of extra chemicals (in addition to what is already in the water when it came out of the tap) and a bunch of sugar and then carbonating it. So, by preying on peoples self images, these companies are taking that cost them almost nothing and making a mint on it instead of actually putting forth the effort of actually making something and selling it. Thanks for helping Corporate America make another sale.
Folks, if you want to look sophisticated and put on airs, buy a bottle of water and refill it from your sink for the next 6 months.
If you really want water without the chemicals, buy a filter for your tap, they look expensive, but they are a lot cheaper than bottled water.
I will not argue that 'water' is good for you, but I will argue against 'bottled water' (in general) being better for you than tap water. Over here it's the same thing for the most part. Oh, and the 'shit' with sugar in it, well, at least they are doing something that might actually justify charging for the product.
A gov. from Germany rather than Austria???
You ARE entitled to your oppinion, however these 'Think Tanks' aren't having their motives questioned based solely on the source of their funding as much as the fact that they do not disclose their possible bias. Once that comes to light, whether or not their oppinions are driven by their funding, it is difficult to take any of their oppinions seriously.
Those aren't MS approved methods of performing that particular task ;-)
was the person you were bartering with the owner of the laptop?
I've had a few of those offers >:-D
I knew I should have waited before buying that from you...
Of course, there wouldn't be any Cypriot 'myths' about Atlantis since they were so close and would know the stories as history ;-P
... and conscience.
Is your system set up to allow votes for people not listed i.e. write-ins or do you have to select 'only' from the list provided?
If you have to select from the list, can you withhold your vote on parts of the ballot because you don't like any of the candidates or does that invalidate the entire ballot?
Blow Up Doll!
Hmmm, sounds like my evenings and weekends trying to keep my cars running. Sounds like I already am an auto mechanic.