Include a box in the installer that requires the user to type in the exact sentence: "I recognize that this software will not operate properly on this operating system."
Add a line on the top of the window when the software is running on an unsupported OS: "This program is not supported on this operating system."
Nothing will stop complete idiots, but this should help significantly.
For me, 15 kWh * $0.12/kWh = $1.80. Gasoline is now $2.25/gal. That gallon of gasoline weighs 6 pounds and creates propulsion equivalent to that from about 700 pounds of batteries. Adding 700 pounds to my car would cut its range and mpg by about 20%. That's well into the range of diminishing returns; my 40 mpg would be down to 32. The cash advantage is gone, and I can only drive 32 miles before running out of energy.
Some of the things checked are just stupid. Back when I was running Windows 3.1, I thought it would be wonderful to have lots of fonts. I loaded most of a CD's worth of fonts onto my hard disk, and boot time went up to about 5 minutes because the stupid OS thought it had to catalog each font every time it booted!
This sort of bad behavior is common among media players. I once used a trial version of someone's player, and its codecs took over from the already-existing ones (without asking). This might not have been a problem, but all the new codecs had the company's logo in the corner (because it was the trial version) and thus ruined video recording attempted with other programs.
'the rich fascistic overlords known as the "federalists"'
There are so many ways to refute this libel I hardly know where to begin.
A class of overlords must be a small minority, or there isn't any significant population to lord over. Despite this, the Federalists won the first three presidential elections.
You should read more of what the founders actually wrote. Even Alexander Hamilton, considered by many to be the major big government advocate among the Federalists, was greatly in favor of maintaining freedom.
The sort of totalitarianism represented by fascism was abhorrent to all the founders.
Did you read your own post? charges against Duronio from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. That's a lifetime history of bad behavior. And burglary, although long ago, indicates a severe character defect.
A company has a responsibilty to provide a safe workplace. Failing to discover that 5 years ago you were living in a federal penitentiary for bludgeoning a guard to death during a bank robbery is irresponsible behavior by a prospective employer.
Do you not understand the concept of a bonus? It's a gift, you can't get "screwed" on it, and TFA only says that it was his opinion he didn't get what he "deserved".
Big Government is what holds back the USA from even faster growth. The implementation of anti-business policies (anti-trust, 1890; Smoot-Hawley in 1930 which caused the Great Depression, and worse things since then), were made possible by and enforced by Big Government. Government employment is about 8 to 10 per cent of the populace, or 16 to 20 per cent of the workforce. Since most of government is non-productive and much of it hinders production, removing the non-essential parts of this burden would give a huge boost to the country.
The money aspect is a critical item. If we start slapping down lawyers who push frivolous lawsuits, we'll stop attracting bright minds to that particular profession.
The American, French, and Russian revolutions were very different in their causes and their philosophies. Their philosophies led to their results, which were freedom, chaos, and tyranny, respectively.
Although civilization has gotten us to the point where natural selection does not operate very well, we have arlready reached the ability to do some artificial selection and we will soon be ably to use artificial modification and artificial creation. Humankind will soon have the ability to improve itself in a far more rapid and sure manner than allowed by natural selection. Direct genetic control can do a lot of good.
If you think that all people focus on is sexual attributes, you need to find yourself a better set of acquaintances, for your own happiness.
"Poverty might indeed be inevitable, but thats only because of selfisness [sic] and greed."
Selfishness is precisely what does not lead to poverty. Selfishness -- putting oneself first, striving constantly to improve one's knowledge, productivity, health, etc. -- leads to wealth, not poverty.
What leads to poverty (other than horrid misfortune) is unselfishness, the failure to actively improve, the failure to see oneself as worth improving.
"one of the important lessons of life is that a system based on selfishness *can't* work long term."
Selfishness is acting in one's own self-interest. To act in an unselfish manner is to act in a self-destructive manner.
Would you like to explain how a system based on self-destruction will flourish? Would you like to explain how any system that does not allow self-improvement will improve?
The poor are predominantly immigrants who come to this country with nothing; the recent flood of (mostly illegal) immigration is why the statistics on the poor don't seem to be improving. It is not the fault of the American economy that those who are not a part of the American economy are coming here and dragging down our statistics. Generally, the poor don't stay poor long provided that they work and aren't fools.
The most fundamental virtue a human being can have is to support himself and his family through honest effort. Taxing income is punishing this virtue; so an income tax is an inescapably immoral tax.
Government's primary proper function is to protect the lives and property of its citizens. Since paying for what you get is the honest way to do things, it follows that citizens should pay for the protection of their selves and their property through taxes on their selves and property: hence head taxes and property taxes. Taxes not based upon the principle of paying for what you receive are dishonest.
As a secondary consideration, stagnant resources do not advance human wellbeing. A person who has a huge amount of property but cannot afford to pay taxes on it is not making good use of that property. He should sell it to someone who can. This is the exact opposite of your baseless claim that wealth-based tax schemes lead directly to heavy government dependency, because wealth-based tax schemes lead to the productive use of wealth.
Index funds do well and long term will continue to do so as long as the country survives. They are more secure than any pension plan, as the employees of many bankrupt companies have discovered.
There is no security for any person who refuses to take responsibility for his own life.
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Add a line on the top of the window when the software is running on an unsupported OS: "This program is not supported on this operating system."
Nothing will stop complete idiots, but this should help significantly.
Simpson VOMs are available on ebay, and they are still being manufactured.
For me, 15 kWh * $0.12/kWh = $1.80. Gasoline is now $2.25/gal. That gallon of gasoline weighs 6 pounds and creates propulsion equivalent to that from about 700 pounds of batteries. Adding 700 pounds to my car would cut its range and mpg by about 20%. That's well into the range of diminishing returns; my 40 mpg would be down to 32. The cash advantage is gone, and I can only drive 32 miles before running out of energy.
Some of the things checked are just stupid. Back when I was running Windows 3.1, I thought it would be wonderful to have lots of fonts. I loaded most of a CD's worth of fonts onto my hard disk, and boot time went up to about 5 minutes because the stupid OS thought it had to catalog each font every time it booted!
This sort of bad behavior is common among media players. I once used a trial version of someone's player, and its codecs took over from the already-existing ones (without asking). This might not have been a problem, but all the new codecs had the company's logo in the corner (because it was the trial version) and thus ruined video recording attempted with other programs.
There are so many ways to refute this libel I hardly know where to begin.
A class of overlords must be a small minority, or there isn't any significant population to lord over. Despite this, the Federalists won the first three presidential elections.
You should read more of what the founders actually wrote. Even Alexander Hamilton, considered by many to be the major big government advocate among the Federalists, was greatly in favor of maintaining freedom.
The sort of totalitarianism represented by fascism was abhorrent to all the founders.
Did you read your own post? charges against Duronio from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. That's a lifetime history of bad behavior. And burglary, although long ago, indicates a severe character defect.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act wasn't passed until July 30, 2002, and its focus was an entirely different issue.
A company has a responsibilty to provide a safe workplace. Failing to discover that 5 years ago you were living in a federal penitentiary for bludgeoning a guard to death during a bank robbery is irresponsible behavior by a prospective employer.
A good background check might turn up temperament problems, which this guy obviously had.
Do you not understand the concept of a bonus? It's a gift, you can't get "screwed" on it, and TFA only says that it was his opinion he didn't get what he "deserved".
They lost in excess of 3 million dollars. That's not "poor baby" money. Their customers were hurt; their reputation was damaged.
Big Government is what holds back the USA from even faster growth. The implementation of anti-business policies (anti-trust, 1890; Smoot-Hawley in 1930 which caused the Great Depression, and worse things since then), were made possible by and enforced by Big Government. Government employment is about 8 to 10 per cent of the populace, or 16 to 20 per cent of the workforce. Since most of government is non-productive and much of it hinders production, removing the non-essential parts of this burden would give a huge boost to the country.
ALL the recounts of the 2000 election showed Bush to be the winner in Florida. All of them. Every one.
The money aspect is a critical item. If we start slapping down lawyers who push frivolous lawsuits, we'll stop attracting bright minds to that particular profession.
Not that putting the whole thing in one place is a good idea, but superconductors can minimize the transport loss.
The American, French, and Russian revolutions were very different in their causes and their philosophies. Their philosophies led to their results, which were freedom, chaos, and tyranny, respectively.
If you think that all people focus on is sexual attributes, you need to find yourself a better set of acquaintances, for your own happiness.
Selfishness is precisely what does not lead to poverty. Selfishness -- putting oneself first, striving constantly to improve one's knowledge, productivity, health, etc. -- leads to wealth, not poverty.
What leads to poverty (other than horrid misfortune) is unselfishness, the failure to actively improve, the failure to see oneself as worth improving.
Selfishness is acting in one's own self-interest. To act in an unselfish manner is to act in a self-destructive manner.
Would you like to explain how a system based on self-destruction will flourish? Would you like to explain how any system that does not allow self-improvement will improve?
The poor are predominantly immigrants who come to this country with nothing; the recent flood of (mostly illegal) immigration is why the statistics on the poor don't seem to be improving. It is not the fault of the American economy that those who are not a part of the American economy are coming here and dragging down our statistics. Generally, the poor don't stay poor long provided that they work and aren't fools.
Capitalism is human rights applied to economic transactions.
Government's primary proper function is to protect the lives and property of its citizens. Since paying for what you get is the honest way to do things, it follows that citizens should pay for the protection of their selves and their property through taxes on their selves and property: hence head taxes and property taxes. Taxes not based upon the principle of paying for what you receive are dishonest.
As a secondary consideration, stagnant resources do not advance human wellbeing. A person who has a huge amount of property but cannot afford to pay taxes on it is not making good use of that property. He should sell it to someone who can. This is the exact opposite of your baseless claim that wealth-based tax schemes lead directly to heavy government dependency, because wealth-based tax schemes lead to the productive use of wealth.
There is no security for any person who refuses to take responsibility for his own life.
C++ is very much the opposite of COBOL and Microsoft Windows. The latter two are for the clueless; C++ is an advanced multilevel tool.