Bobby wouldn't be in jail for dealing drugs then he would be in jail for having drugs. Worst case - he would be in jail for providing drugs at no cost when other's approached him. Aside from that "Social Reaction" ought not define the merits of an action.
It might make sense in the big bust sort of operations for class A substances. But otherwise it's just people screwing around with their own lives. Similarly, if there were a huge WAREZ operation, maybe the law should interfere. But otherwise it's just lame. When a 9 year old get's busted who faces time? Maybe, their parents who probably don't have a clue.
You would think so, but look at drug enforcement in the U.S. Incarceration is at an all time high. In general there are more people in prision in the U.S. per capita than anywhere else in the world; but guess what...
I have xp pro and one of the worms that hit gave me 20 seconds to resolve the issue before the computer shut down. Damn that was fun. Quckly access the net, search for the patch, download the patch - computer shuts off. Repeat until you are quick enough to beat the worm. It was like a horrible video game...
Yeah, That's why I said "fraction of the spectrum of time" which I would admit isn't very clear. I don't know if the brain would ever be full so much as stuff would, as you said, be overwritten. The branches (dendrites?) that carry synapses are constantly changing. My guess would be that eventually the brain would be well rounded. The branches in a sense become stronger as you develop a skill - eventually you would have all the skills and all the branches would be strong. The issue at that point would be overwriting nonessential memories, maybe at that point it would be a learned skill though... OTOH not relating more to being in a fraction of the spectrum of time one could still never know everything for the mere reason that they would still only be able to experience the events around them. Any sort of absolute knowledge would be impossible as there would still be the limits of the senses.
I used to think of infiniity as the end all (without end, of course). If only something could be infinite - being immortal for instance. Wouldn't that be the ideal; to be able to watch and learn and absorb even a fraction of the spectrum of time. But somewhere it occured to me that an infinite life and inifinity itself is just as meaningless as a finite one. There is no beating it: either life is too short - no matter how long life could be if it isn't infinite then it might as well not have happend. And sadly if it is infinite it becomes miserably excessive. Life can be like a good book, you don't necessarily want it to end, but if it never ends it will become terrible.
Yeah, that's right! Simmer down now and just follow those laws like good sheep. You know they must be good they're laws, right? Laws would never be created if they weren't good, right? (cough, Patriot Act, DMCA, cough)
Oh, fuckin' hell, This world is full of idiots.
And if any of you say "What about the children?" Try parenting for a change, it goes a long way towards raising an intelligent person. Much further then censoring them throughout their lives, never explaining anything and using the TV as their babysitter.
The question is: How do we get someone close to it with a giant magnet? You know darn well this is going to be used to search for info on everyone in the U.S., let alone the world. Isn't it great when technology and information come together...
Why pay that much when you can get an Alienware with a good customization for $500 less. Plus Alienware tends to make all the right tweaks. I've seen the inside of a normal dell and it's a mess. Compare that to a "normal" Alienware or even Gateway and the answer is an obvious: "I'm not buying".
What kind of idiot would make a serious comparison between molestation and videogames. Oh, wait Christopher Byron, yup that explains it; pretentious snot. No, really, that article isn't a completely immature rant. Let's look at it's merits. He refers to people as dad, and makes presumptions about the values of a particular family. Yet another fine example of journalism with integrity.
Yup, I remember it fondly. Xmas in the 80's and a Commodore 64 under the tree. A big old floppy drive, keyboard, monitor and a couple of games. Popeye and some drawing game. Those were the days.... The monitor still works great, wish I still had the other gear.
The ACLU does not represent all liberals. They don't even represent liberals specifically. They attempt to represent civil liberties. What you are refering to is some sort of freedom of speech or freedom to congregate issue. While I think the KKK is disgusting they do have the same rights to bash people that conservatives do when they make statements like. "Homosexuals aren't natural." If a group of people wanted to gather and preach such statements, which also seem to me to be disgusting, and were stopped the ACLU would probably help out as well.
I guess I don't draw a line for other people - individuals should be able to decide for themselves as long as they are not dirently/intentionally harming others there should not be a problem.
I realize that this is off topic but I find it difficult to understand how you can "misunderstand" liberals in such a way. Liberals accept and value diversity as equality, that is, respectful diversity. Anti-homosexuals, which are bigots, are clearly not respective of diversity. Hence they do not fit. I don't think liberals would have issues with anti-homsexuals if they weren't spouting things like: "They shouldn't have the same rights as us." and "They aren't natural." But anti-homosexuals do which would infuriate anyone who wants to live in a peaseful open minded society.
Star Wars pales in comparison to the Matrix trilogy. What we will end up with are parodies of both S.W. and Matrix along with LOTR. Parodies actually already exist for all three and more will come out as long as there's a profit somewhere. You said fairly cleanly: As with most anime, if you aren't a hardcore fan of the genre you're unlikely to mentally fill in enough the plot gaps to leave satisfied. You can replace anime with any term you like "Sci-Fi," "fantasy" etc. But if you paid attention and did an actual comparison there are at least triple the number of plot holes in S.W. than in the Matrix... But everyone follows the films differently, IMHO.
The idea of having a symbol is interesting. However, one person choosing that symbol is absurd. If a symbol were necessary it would already exist - therefore if a symbol ever truly captures the minds of "hackers" everywhere it will come about naturally and not through one pundit's proposal. BIAUWASJIM (But I am usually wrong anyway so just ignore me)
Yes, I'd much rather have someone break in and tell me about it rather than rob me. I've been robbed. It sucks and I would much rather know what to fix before than after.
I don't think dual purpose is the issue. It's original intent. One of the above posters mentioned Linux being used by the DOD and that's a great example of something that was created for a particular purpose but can be used in multiple ways. Only Linus could say whether he's ideologically for or against Linux's use in the military. I know that whenever I develop something I constantly ask "What am I dong this for?" and "What are the benefits vs. drawbacks?"
"Why?" is just as important a question as "How much will you pay me?"
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Bobby wouldn't be in jail for dealing drugs then he would be in jail for having drugs. Worst case - he would be in jail for providing drugs at no cost when other's approached him. Aside from that "Social Reaction" ought not define the merits of an action.
It might make sense in the big bust sort of operations for class A substances. But otherwise it's just people screwing around with their own lives. Similarly, if there were a huge WAREZ operation, maybe the law should interfere. But otherwise it's just lame. When a 9 year old get's busted who faces time? Maybe, their parents who probably don't have a clue.
You would think so, but look at drug enforcement in the U.S. Incarceration is at an all time high. In general there are more people in prision in the U.S. per capita than anywhere else in the world; but guess what...
Nothing has changed.
That's a pretty good list. But we all know that Christ had kids with Mary of Magdeline.
It's the other way 'round.
People were bored so they made gods.
Kierkegaard was never that bright though...
I have xp pro and one of the worms that hit gave me 20 seconds to resolve the issue before the computer shut down. Damn that was fun. Quckly access the net, search for the patch, download the patch - computer shuts off. Repeat until you are quick enough to beat the worm. It was like a horrible video game...
Greek mythology says Atlantis was a powerful nation whose residents were so corrupted by greed and power that Zeus destroyed it. --Reuters
The irony here is that it's being found (if it's found) at a time when the majority of people on the planet have been corrupted by greed.
Yeah, That's why I said "fraction of the spectrum of time" which I would admit isn't very clear. I don't know if the brain would ever be full so much as stuff would, as you said, be overwritten. The branches (dendrites?) that carry synapses are constantly changing. My guess would be that eventually the brain would be well rounded. The branches in a sense become stronger as you develop a skill - eventually you would have all the skills and all the branches would be strong. The issue at that point would be overwriting nonessential memories, maybe at that point it would be a learned skill though... OTOH not relating more to being in a fraction of the spectrum of time one could still never know everything for the mere reason that they would still only be able to experience the events around them. Any sort of absolute knowledge would be impossible as there would still be the limits of the senses.
I used to think of infiniity as the end all (without end, of course). If only something could be infinite - being immortal for instance. Wouldn't that be the ideal; to be able to watch and learn and absorb even a fraction of the spectrum of time. But somewhere it occured to me that an infinite life and inifinity itself is just as meaningless as a finite one. There is no beating it: either life is too short - no matter how long life could be if it isn't infinite then it might as well not have happend. And sadly if it is infinite it becomes miserably excessive. Life can be like a good book, you don't necessarily want it to end, but if it never ends it will become terrible.
Yeah, that's right! Simmer down now and just follow those laws like good sheep. You know they must be good they're laws, right? Laws would never be created if they weren't good, right? (cough, Patriot Act, DMCA, cough)
Oh, fuckin' hell, This world is full of idiots.
And if any of you say "What about the children?" Try parenting for a change, it goes a long way towards raising an intelligent person. Much further then censoring them throughout their lives, never explaining anything and using the TV as their babysitter.
The question is: How do we get someone close to it with a giant magnet?
You know darn well this is going to be used to search for info on everyone in the U.S., let alone the world. Isn't it great when technology and information come together...
Sager does look pretty nice. Up until now I was haading toward LethalPC. Which cost only slightly less than Alienware but come with many more options.
Why pay that much when you can get an Alienware with a good customization for $500 less. Plus Alienware tends to make all the right tweaks. I've seen the inside of a normal dell and it's a mess. Compare that to a "normal" Alienware or even Gateway and the answer is an obvious: "I'm not buying".
Just encase the fans in glass.
What kind of idiot would make a serious comparison between molestation and videogames. Oh, wait Christopher Byron, yup that explains it; pretentious snot. No, really, that article isn't a completely immature rant. Let's look at it's merits. He refers to people as dad, and makes presumptions about the values of a particular family. Yet another fine example of journalism with integrity.
Yup, I remember it fondly. Xmas in the 80's and a Commodore 64 under the tree. A big old floppy drive, keyboard, monitor and a couple of games. Popeye and some drawing game. Those were the days.... The monitor still works great, wish I still had the other gear.
Okay bring on the jokes about usiing the MS operating system in space...
"I have no idea what happend - this blue screen appeared and the ship shut down on re-entry..."
The ACLU does not represent all liberals. They don't even represent liberals specifically. They attempt to represent civil liberties. What you are refering to is some sort of freedom of speech or freedom to congregate issue. While I think the KKK is disgusting they do have the same rights to bash people that conservatives do when they make statements like. "Homosexuals aren't natural." If a group of people wanted to gather and preach such statements, which also seem to me to be disgusting, and were stopped the ACLU would probably help out as well.
I guess I don't draw a line for other people - individuals should be able to decide for themselves as long as they are not dirently/intentionally harming others there should not be a problem.
I realize that this is off topic but I find it difficult to understand how you can "misunderstand" liberals in such a way. Liberals accept and value diversity as equality, that is, respectful diversity. Anti-homosexuals, which are bigots, are clearly not respective of diversity. Hence they do not fit. I don't think liberals would have issues with anti-homsexuals if they weren't spouting things like: "They shouldn't have the same rights as us." and "They aren't natural." But anti-homosexuals do which would infuriate anyone who wants to live in a peaseful open minded society.
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Most uncommented story ever.
Star Wars pales in comparison to the Matrix trilogy. What we will end up with are parodies of both S.W. and Matrix along with LOTR. Parodies actually already exist for all three and more will come out as long as there's a profit somewhere. You said fairly cleanly: As with most anime, if you aren't a hardcore fan of the genre you're unlikely to mentally fill in enough the plot gaps to leave satisfied. You can replace anime with any term you like "Sci-Fi," "fantasy" etc. But if you paid attention and did an actual comparison there are at least triple the number of plot holes in S.W. than in the Matrix... But everyone follows the films differently, IMHO.
The idea of having a symbol is interesting. However, one person choosing that symbol is absurd. If a symbol were necessary it would already exist - therefore if a symbol ever truly captures the minds of "hackers" everywhere it will come about naturally and not through one pundit's proposal. BIAUWASJIM (But I am usually wrong anyway so just ignore me)
I don't know if that's saying much. Word and IE always crash each other anyway...
Yes, I'd much rather have someone break in and tell me about it rather than rob me. I've been robbed. It sucks and I would much rather know what to fix before than after.
I don't think dual purpose is the issue. It's original intent. One of the above posters mentioned Linux being used by the DOD and that's a great example of something that was created for a particular purpose but can be used in multiple ways. Only Linus could say whether he's ideologically for or against Linux's use in the military. I know that whenever I develop something I constantly ask "What am I dong this for?" and "What are the benefits vs. drawbacks?"
"Why?" is just as important a question as "How much will you pay me?"