how much more is Win2k8 than vista... I mean unless of course you are ARRRGH! pirates...for god sakes Win2k8 is going to be cost prohibitive as a desktop os for the vast majority of people.
ha I'm burning some karma points today, but I digress
actually my main point (which may have been worded somewhat sarcastically in retrospect) was..
if you don't like the policy that is fine, personally I do not think it is a slippery slop towards goose stepping down the strasse but hey you know whatever. Asking to see your id and saying well if you won't show it you aint getting on the plane is not a unreasonable policy.
if you disagree by all means contact your elected representatives write the TSA or whatever you wanna do... just please don't jam up the security line arguing with the TSA guys at the airport cause you know what they don't have a whole lot of say in the policy... and you are just going to inconvenience a bunch of other travelers for no gain for anyone including yourself.
but perhaps some disagree perhaps they think if you get 100 people a day walking up to the TSA check point saying "you can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant" and then walking out will make a difference?
but jesus christ I hope I don't get stuck behind you "why do i have to show my id..it won't do any good anyways people" at security.
look buddy just show the nice TSA people your id and move along
cause I just want to get the hell home thanx.
if you don't like the policy write your congress person or something..just don't have a hissy fit at the checkpoint and slow me down.
that if you go to their web page
and look on the left hand side it says URGENT NOTICE blah blah blah XP SP3 then "click here" if you are over "click" it takes you to one of their products (not the affected one btw) page if you are over "here" it takes you to the firmware.
kinda funny really.. I would like my vote to the numerous others that suggest this should not have been subbed as a XP SP3 problem but a cock up on Billion's part.
a. 1st off and most importantly make sure the internet connection isn't in your name so you are not the one who gets sued by the RIAA
b. go get DD-WRT (check your WRT54G version..later one's suck) then set up the traffic shaping QoS feature.
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Quality_of_Service
so I tried to disappear.. planned everything out booked travel online
paid by credit card at hotels
kept my cellphone turned on and with me...
SOMEHOW??? they found me...???
must have been the god damned cell?
on the evils of DRM
now if itunes where to implode and turn off the authorization servers the masses would be in full rebellion.
in this case most people will barely notice except the 6 people that actually signed up and bought music from MSN Music.
i was kinda interested in this at one point
then when I installed SETI@home i realized that it made my proc max out 24x7 and shoot up to it's load temps (obviously) and of course use more electricity.
i decided that I wasn't willing to stress my equipment or pay for the electricity to run this type of software ( I do of course realize you can set the amount of cpu it uses.. but still)
I think that all these distributed projects kinda try to gloss over the fact that it isn't free to participate... and given the $100+ a barrel oil at the moment people that chose to participate should probably be made more aware of what the costs and wear and tear impacts really are.
that is all fine and good but my car's CD/MP3 deck doesn't play FLAC soooo MP3 it is...oh and my portable player doesn't play FLAC either
and of course the file size.. but who CARES IF YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU IN THE CAR..etc..AND YOU NEED A 2TB NAS DEVICE TO KEEP YOUR FLAC COLLECTION ON...
personally being (LITERALLY) 1/2 deaf I can't tell the god damn difference between mp3 or ogg files vs CD or FLAC..etc higher fidelity formats anyway.
I want to make something perfectly clear... I don't think people that buy / find on the ground and keep (WTF would anyone keep something that sick?) childpr0n are any better than people that molest children.
ps - I find the fact that you are promoting violence towards someone for expressing an opinion very disturbing.
I don't actually recall promoting violence? (but i don't have a problem with violence being taken against child molesters to be sure) I was pointing out that if he takes his filthy views 2 real life he will get his head smashed in.. it is a statement of fact.
as i'm tired of you and your child pr0n sympathizing this shall be my last response to you.
but bullshit
if some grown woman choses to allow her body to be exploited that is entirely different than exploiting children for the sexual gratification of perverted scum.
besides society generally agrees with me... if you doubt that please PLEASE PLEASE for the love of god start spouting your childpr0n sympathizing shit out at the pub..or in public elsewhere....
I'm guessing you won't cause you are god damn well aware that you'd be lucky to get out of the pub without having your head bashed in.
i have vista although I'm not using it.. (it is on a dual boot) and it hasn't been booted in months
i don't like vista
I made a (not 100% arguably) but a effort to try out various linux distro
1st distro.. looks ok.. for the most part usable.. except my god damned wireless adapter will not work with and WPA or WEP security turned on.
I spend a hr and a half trying to find the solution..then i got pissed off
2nd distro... can't install it downloaded it twice burned it to multiple discs kernel panic every time i try to install it... lost interest in trying to figure it out.
3rd distro... booted of liveCD wireless works.. great.. tried to install it to the hard drive... 2nd page into the install dialog installer crashes...
I for one am praying for a AWESOME Vista SP1 or for Windows 7 to kick some ass. for the moment i'm parting like it is 2001 Windows XP style. well...... great...
apple is completely unacceptable... as you are restricted to apple hardware and apple's hardware doesn't meet my needs at a acceptable price point...nor am i impressed with OS X in general.
that and for some reason i can't get near a mac without it crashing
it is possible i am the.nix Antichrist?? cause every time i get near anything.nix~ish it fucks up in someway.
I can't understand it... I have setup windows domains..exchange server... WSUS..etc windows software with great success... but every time i touch something like linux it blows up in my face..
quite possibly get deprovisioned for breaking my ISP's EULA
run the risk that one of the moochers was d/l'ing child pr0n or was Al-queda and then spend much time trying to explain it was not me...NO REALLY
it is a neat idea... but the downsides for the people you need in order to make it work... seem to really be unsurmountable.
plus besides convincing them to do it... (even if you could get enough people to do it)... you'd have to walk hundreds thousands? of noobs thru setting up their AP's for it.
it sounds like they might need new equipment or customer firmware also in order for the security part
not going to happen.
which is sad... but it aint going to work.... WiFi may not really be the best solution for ubiquitous metropolitan internet access.
it is pretty good for what it was designed for (indoor) home/soho networks..(small) but trying to cover a city with it is just not practical..like handing someone a pair of pliers and telling them to go drive nails...
everything about the situation with TV in America is a headache inducing mess.... when I was single I didn't even own a TV (for over 5yrs) then...now the Mrs. LIKES TV (why I can't say....98% of the stuff on seems to be garbage)
I HATE the $20 (2x boxes $10ea) (on top of the huge amount we are paying for basically (every???) premium channel..... seriously it makes me angry... but looking at the alternatives... meh... it is easier to just live with it.
If it was up to me I'd bag cable altogether (maybe maybe...keep basic...but i'd likely be fine ditching it) and just d/l'ing the occasional shows I gave a damn about...
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seems like a easy and free / multi platform and open source solution is the VLVC plugin for VLC
http://www.vlvc.net/en-home.html
how much more is Win2k8 than vista... I mean unless of course you are ARRRGH! pirates...for god sakes Win2k8 is going to be cost prohibitive as a desktop os for the vast majority of people.
my brilliant idea for shipping goods on ships powered by the wind.
that is a pretty good idea but it seems like a real long extension cord might be better (and it is only 1 am here =p)
ha I'm burning some karma points today, but I digress
... just please don't jam up the security line arguing with the TSA guys at the airport cause you know what they don't have a whole lot of say in the policy... and you are just going to inconvenience a bunch of other travelers for no gain for anyone including yourself.
actually my main point (which may have been worded somewhat sarcastically in retrospect) was..
if you don't like the policy that is fine, personally I do not think it is a slippery slop towards goose stepping down the strasse but hey you know whatever. Asking to see your id and saying well if you won't show it you aint getting on the plane is not a unreasonable policy.
if you disagree by all means contact your elected representatives write the TSA or whatever you wanna do
but perhaps some disagree perhaps they think if you get 100 people a day walking up to the TSA check point saying "you can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant" and then walking out will make a difference?
I'm going to take the mod down "flame bait" as someone having taken that the wrong way...
but jesus christ I hope I don't get stuck behind you "why do i have to show my id ..it won't do any good anyways people" at security.
look buddy just show the nice TSA people your id and move along
cause I just want to get the hell home thanx.
if you don't like the policy write your congress person or something ..just don't have a hissy fit at the checkpoint and slow me down.
that if you go to their web page and look on the left hand side it says URGENT NOTICE blah blah blah XP SP3 then "click here" if you are over "click" it takes you to one of their products (not the affected one btw) page if you are over "here" it takes you to the firmware. kinda funny really.. I would like my vote to the numerous others that suggest this should not have been subbed as a XP SP3 problem but a cock up on Billion's part.
I would much rather just have a small non smrt phone and a EeePC or similarly diminutive laptop with a actual albeit smallish keyboard.
also... sorry should have thought of this before posting have u tried asking them nicely to configure their p2p client(s) in a more neighborly manner?
a. 1st off and most importantly make sure the internet connection isn't in your name so you are not the one who gets sued by the RIAA b. go get DD-WRT (check your WRT54G version..later one's suck) then set up the traffic shaping QoS feature. http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Quality_of_Service
if your new rack mount routers and switches say "crisco" on the front you may have a problem.
so I tried to disappear.. planned everything out booked travel online paid by credit card at hotels kept my cellphone turned on and with me... SOMEHOW??? they found me...??? must have been the god damned cell?
on the evils of DRM now if itunes where to implode and turn off the authorization servers the masses would be in full rebellion. in this case most people will barely notice except the 6 people that actually signed up and bought music from MSN Music.
i was kinda interested in this at one point then when I installed SETI@home i realized that it made my proc max out 24x7 and shoot up to it's load temps (obviously) and of course use more electricity. i decided that I wasn't willing to stress my equipment or pay for the electricity to run this type of software ( I do of course realize you can set the amount of cpu it uses.. but still) I think that all these distributed projects kinda try to gloss over the fact that it isn't free to participate ... and given the $100+ a barrel oil at the moment people that chose to participate should probably be made more aware of what the costs and wear and tear impacts really are.
that is all fine and good but my car's CD/MP3 deck doesn't play FLAC soooo MP3 it is...oh and my portable player doesn't play FLAC either
..etc..AND YOU NEED A 2TB NAS DEVICE TO KEEP YOUR FLAC COLLECTION ON...
and of course the file size.. but who CARES IF YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU IN THE CAR
personally being (LITERALLY) 1/2 deaf I can't tell the god damn difference between mp3 or ogg files vs CD or FLAC..etc higher fidelity formats anyway.
ps - I find the fact that you are promoting violence towards someone for expressing an opinion very disturbing.
I don't actually recall promoting violence? (but i don't have a problem with violence being taken against child molesters to be sure) I was pointing out that if he takes his filthy views 2 real life he will get his head smashed in.. it is a statement of fact.
as i'm tired of you and your child pr0n sympathizing this shall be my last response to you.
but bullshit
if some grown woman choses to allow her body to be exploited that is entirely different than exploiting children for the sexual gratification of perverted scum.
besides society generally agrees with me... if you doubt that please PLEASE PLEASE for the love of god start spouting your childpr0n sympathizing shit out at the pub..or in public elsewhere....
I'm guessing you won't cause you are god damn well aware that you'd be lucky to get out of the pub without having your head bashed in.
if you are truly saying you think having pics of little kids being sexually molested should be legal... you make me vomit
bullshite
there is no difference.. btw having teh Childpr0n is a crime in and of itself
scuzz bags that like pics of little kids == real life little kids getting abused to make the pics.
besides TFA states the guy was "aware" the kiddie pr0n was present.
the scum bag should rot in prison.
i have vista although I'm not using it.. (it is on a dual boot) and it hasn't been booted in months
... 2nd page into the install dialog installer crashes...
.nix Antichrist?? cause every time i get near anything .nix~ish it fucks up in someway.
..exchange server... WSUS ..etc windows software with great success... but every time i touch something like linux it blows up in my face..
i don't like vista
I made a (not 100% arguably) but a effort to try out various linux distro
1st distro.. looks ok.. for the most part usable.. except my god damned wireless adapter will not work with and WPA or WEP security turned on.
I spend a hr and a half trying to find the solution..then i got pissed off
2nd distro... can't install it downloaded it twice burned it to multiple discs kernel panic every time i try to install it... lost interest in trying to figure it out.
3rd distro... booted of liveCD wireless works.. great.. tried to install it to the hard drive
I for one am praying for a AWESOME Vista SP1 or for Windows 7 to kick some ass. for the moment i'm parting like it is 2001 Windows XP style.
well...... great...
apple is completely unacceptable... as you are restricted to apple hardware and apple's hardware doesn't meet my needs at a acceptable price point...nor am i impressed with OS X in general.
that and for some reason i can't get near a mac without it crashing
it is possible i am the
I can't understand it... I have setup windows domains
cause i just looked on wal-mart's site and it says it is in stock..
..or anything else from wal-mart...
not that i would buy it
what is in it for me?
NOTHING...???
have a bunch of moochers sapping my bandwidth
opening my network to possible security risks
quite possibly get deprovisioned for breaking my ISP's EULA
run the risk that one of the moochers was d/l'ing child pr0n or was Al-queda and then spend much time trying to explain it was not me...NO REALLY
it is a neat idea... but the downsides for the people you need in order to make it work... seem to really be unsurmountable.
plus besides convincing them to do it... (even if you could get enough people to do it)... you'd have to walk hundreds thousands? of noobs thru setting up their AP's for it.
it sounds like they might need new equipment or customer firmware also in order for the security part
not going to happen.
which is sad... but it aint going to work.... WiFi may not really be the best solution for ubiquitous metropolitan internet access.
it is pretty good for what it was designed for (indoor) home/soho networks..(small) but trying to cover a city with it is just not practical..like handing someone a pair of pliers and telling them to go drive nails...
1. I looks like the prop could be a huge hazard for anyone that was unfortunate enough to rear end this thing.
2. It seems likely that this thing would have to be made a light as possible how is it going to stand up (or not) when a Suburban crashes into it
3. assuming you had a only minor traffic accident... what would teh procedure(s) be to certify it was airworthy after a accident?
it is also kinda fugly... but that is subjective i suppose.
everything about the situation with TV in America is a headache inducing mess.... when I was single I didn't even own a TV (for over 5yrs) then ...now the Mrs. LIKES TV (why I can't say....98% of the stuff on seems to be garbage)
..... seriously it makes me angry... but looking at the alternatives ... meh... it is easier to just live with it.
I HATE the $20 (2x boxes $10ea) (on top of the huge amount we are paying for basically (every???) premium channel
If it was up to me I'd bag cable altogether (maybe maybe...keep basic...but i'd likely be fine ditching it) and just d/l'ing the occasional shows I gave a damn about...