Yeah, well probably somebody at Microsoft noticed that Autopatcher was including hotfixes that would otherwise bring in more revenue for Microsoft. Wouldn't take much more than that to get the Legal Department involved.
BTW, Many people don't seem to grasp that TorrentSpy is basically fighting this for fun.
More likely they're just fighting it for the notoriety. "We're fighting for your rights, etc." Oddly resonant with the RIAA's position of "we're defending the rights of artists" and just about as meaningful. Still, we'll see... it may be some good comes of this.
Well, I was talking more about individuals rather than governments so you're kinda doing the apples and oranges thing, and yes at the moment the United States Federal Government is behaving very uncivilly.
Frankly, bringing up nuclear weapons is sort of ridiculous in this context: if only five countries in the world happen to have nuclear weapons that's better than six having them, or seven, or all of them. Oh, you're upset because your country isn't one of the anointed?
It will be interesting to see what happens when the Muslim world attempts to assimilate China (not that I expect the West will survive long enough to notice.)
I'd say education is the best weapon against superstition, but failing that (or when dealing with people that refuse to be educated) ridicule is a good choice. It's more difficult to gain followers for your particular brand of religious mindgrabbing when most of the potential candidates are laughing at you.
Conversely, part of being civilized is to acknowledge that not everyone thinks the way you do, and that the world is full of offensive people. It just is, it always has been and it always will be, unless you manage to kill anyone and everyone who disagrees with you. Going postal over every offense, imagined or real, will do nothing but making you even more enemies than you've already acquired. Of course, if that's your intent, fine... but just remember that some people will cheerfully kill you without a second's thought, and for even less reason. That's particularly true if they are threatened by your behavior. Civilization only works when people develop the ability to tolerate each other, at least to the degree that they don't kill each other on sight.
I'm not picking on Muslims per se, either. I feel the precisely same way about the crowd of hypersensitive Christian assholes who go thermonuclear when somebody says something negative about Jesus. My answer to all of them is the same... grow up and get a goddamn life. Just DEAL with it! To my way of thinking, everyone has the right to go to Hell in their own way. They'd best give me the same respect, though, because otherwise I will do my damnedest to see they get there first!
From my perspective, many of these people (and I don't care how educated or erudite they may be) come across as either powerhungry or just childish. Some people never get past the terrible twos, I swear.
... but in most of the rest of the world, that kid you just described gets it the worst.
Yes he does, and he's also the one that eventually loads up on high-caliber firearms or high explosive. Generally speaking, taunting mentally unstable people is a bad idea.
I was reading a while back that Microsoft does have internal communications problems between the operating system and applications divisions. I mean, sometimes the guys working on Office don't even have all the information on the secret APIs the OS folks come up with.
Bored squirrels that can't find any nuts are also extremely destructive. At my old place, the little bastards used to screw up my broadband all the time by chewing up the cables. One of the Godforsaken beasts carbonized himself from the 90 volt feed. I must say I felt that justice had been served when the AT&T technician tossed the charred remains out of a tree.
God help us if the squirrels ever get guns. It'll be the end of telecommunications as we know it.
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I, for one, welcome our Symbian-wielding silicon overlords.
{sigh} I don't give a shit. Just trying to make a point. Sorry if you missed it.
Yeah, well probably somebody at Microsoft noticed that Autopatcher was including hotfixes that would otherwise bring in more revenue for Microsoft. Wouldn't take much more than that to get the Legal Department involved.
BTW, Many people don't seem to grasp that TorrentSpy is basically fighting this for fun.
... it may be some good comes of this.
More likely they're just fighting it for the notoriety. "We're fighting for your rights, etc." Oddly resonant with the RIAA's position of "we're defending the rights of artists" and just about as meaningful. Still, we'll see
This has raised concerns among American government officials about the risks to national security in transferring high technology to China.
Why start now?
Taser the bastard.
Sort of brings home the point that we have limits on power because the person wielding that power is not always on your side of the issues.
No, we have limits on power because the vast majority of people (especially politicians) cannot be trusted with it.
Well, I was talking more about individuals rather than governments so you're kinda doing the apples and oranges thing, and yes at the moment the United States Federal Government is behaving very uncivilly.
Frankly, bringing up nuclear weapons is sort of ridiculous in this context: if only five countries in the world happen to have nuclear weapons that's better than six having them, or seven, or all of them. Oh, you're upset because your country isn't one of the anointed?
Too bad.
I was trying not to offend any hypersensitive Muslims among the Slashdot readership. I don't particularly want to get killed.
Nah ... after the little bastard took a couple of shots at me I decided I didn't have to be nice anymore.
It will be interesting to see what happens when the Muslim world attempts to assimilate China (not that I expect the West will survive long enough to notice.)
... and learning how to beat my wife.
... not bloody likely.
Good luck with that. If I tried that on my girlfriend she'd kick me in the nuts, and that burka thing
Probably impossible to verify, but it definitely seems plausible. Thank you for illuminating that for me... :)
Well, given that the American free press is afraid to publish a goddamn comic strip I'd say it's working rather well. And that's just disturbing.
I'd say education is the best weapon against superstition, but failing that (or when dealing with people that refuse to be educated) ridicule is a good choice. It's more difficult to gain followers for your particular brand of religious mindgrabbing when most of the potential candidates are laughing at you.
Conversely, part of being civilized is to acknowledge that not everyone thinks the way you do, and that the world is full of offensive people. It just is, it always has been and it always will be, unless you manage to kill anyone and everyone who disagrees with you. Going postal over every offense, imagined or real, will do nothing but making you even more enemies than you've already acquired. Of course, if that's your intent, fine ... but just remember that some people will cheerfully kill you without a second's thought, and for even less reason. That's particularly true if they are threatened by your behavior. Civilization only works when people develop the ability to tolerate each other, at least to the degree that they don't kill each other on sight.
... grow up and get a goddamn life. Just DEAL with it! To my way of thinking, everyone has the right to go to Hell in their own way. They'd best give me the same respect, though, because otherwise I will do my damnedest to see they get there first!
I'm not picking on Muslims per se, either. I feel the precisely same way about the crowd of hypersensitive Christian assholes who go thermonuclear when somebody says something negative about Jesus. My answer to all of them is the same
From my perspective, many of these people (and I don't care how educated or erudite they may be) come across as either powerhungry or just childish. Some people never get past the terrible twos, I swear.
Sure ... but I used the phrase "mentally unstable" for a reason.
... but in most of the rest of the world, that kid you just described gets it the worst.
Yes he does, and he's also the one that eventually loads up on high-caliber firearms or high explosive. Generally speaking, taunting mentally unstable people is a bad idea.
It is also likely the batteries were all part of the same batch.
Yes, I understand that Avestor made some twenty thousand of the things before going bankrupt.
Eventually they'll meet at somewhere in the middle where they both figure they can make a buck. It will all work out...
For them. Whether they'll be any room for the consumer in their perfect little world is another story entirely.
I know. I misread your comment. Sorry. It's been a long day.
{sigh} would it REALLY be so hard for Slashdot to filter out that particular domain?
Read it again. He didn't.
I was reading a while back that Microsoft does have internal communications problems between the operating system and applications divisions. I mean, sometimes the guys working on Office don't even have all the information on the secret APIs the OS folks come up with.
Bored squirrels that can't find any nuts are also extremely destructive. At my old place, the little bastards used to screw up my broadband all the time by chewing up the cables. One of the Godforsaken beasts carbonized himself from the 90 volt feed. I must say I felt that justice had been served when the AT&T technician tossed the charred remains out of a tree.
God help us if the squirrels ever get guns. It'll be the end of telecommunications as we know it.
I can't believe you didn't realize the GP was joking and took him (or her) seriously.