Basically, the US Constitution was supposed to say what the government was allowed to do. Specifically it is not stating what the citizens are allowed to do. It limits government, or was supposed to.
It was brilliant - form a country with a government what was basically not allowed to do anything but defend its citizens from not being free...
If it wasn't in the constitution, the federal government wasn't supposed to be doing it.
I was recently in Europe, and every time I crossed a border I got a (free) text message from ATT, to the effect that I was roaming, paying international rates, and oh-by-the-way we can save you money with a different plan.
It was pretty accurate too. I walked from Austria to Germany on a back-woods hiking trail and within 5 minutes I got the text message that I was in Germany.
I am just curios about countries that have public health care; Do the legislature/government employees use the SAME system?
I know in the US, for example, Congress exempts itself from Social Security, for instance, and I presume they would have a "better" healthcare system for themselves if they every got around to putting something in place here.
...he could bring down the internet in 30 minutes...
OK, So do it. Now.
Really.
(Just don't wait until I am 90 and on Internet based life-support, without my consent because my money-grubbing heirs are just waiting for such a thing to happen then:-)
There is no reason not to display posting times down to the second, or even millisecond.
Although we can infer that actionbastard was just a tad bit slower than corsec67 in posting, or he hit an unluck corner of the server farm... now that I think about it, if the servers aren't perfectly sync'd the timestamps might be suspect.
When you run a "Server" OS, many software vendors don't believe you are still on a "Workstation" budget.
For example, try getting a reasonable price for something like Acronis for personal "workstation" use if you are running a flavor of Windows "Server", whatever...
There are reasons to run a "server" OS, even if it is just for development and testing work, if not legitimate personal use.
I like gambling, I like booze. I vote, often doing all three at once!
But if I tell people the truth about my multifaceted personality, they wouldn't vote for me (because I would tell them things they don't want to hear).
So you get "politicians" instead. They get to decide what the rules are, and they are all pandering to "the people". Almost by definition you get liars to "represent" you. The actions of liars and idiots are almost indistinguishable, so I guess there is some justice there. (e.g. "The people get the government they deserve")
Democrats: "Vote for me, I'll give you someone else's money!"
Republicans: "Vote for me, I'll give your money to my friends!"
Libertarians: "Vote for me, it's perfectly harmless!" (because I never win).
Too many idiots get to vote. If we had BOTH compulsory voting, AND a minimum qualification-to-vote test, we might be better off.
I doubt as many people would come up with excuses to not vote as come up with reasons to avoid jury duty. (Who gets on Jury duty is a whole-nother topic...)
furlongs are kind of small, so the fph numbers are pretty big. I used to like leagues per hogshead.
However, your system of measurement does have some merit. For example the average 500 lph car could be relabled as getting over 13,000 fph!
These kinds of fuel economy numbers have staggering marketing potential, but may be just too good to be true. Nobody would believe a car could get "over 13,000 fph", the number is just too big for the average consumer who can't handle numbers bigger than, say the number of digits on their cable tv system.
Therefore, I suggest we stick with simple furlongs per gallon, for an instant 8-fold increase in numberage.
We can work our way up to yards per pint (but not the kind in those silly tourist glasses) and eventually to mindnumbing feet per barrel (where the average car would get over 4 MILLION).
GPL is like a fruit with a seed that the animal has to swallow whole. (Which, by the way, is a food that compels the animal itself to allow itself to be swallowed whole.)
BSD is like a fruit with a seed that the animal can choose to chew and destroy. However, it is a magical fruit that ALSO remains on the tree even as it is plucked, so was anything really taken?
The suggested option "d" was not listed, because that is how things are now (ad supported).
For those who would like to just "torrent" everything, they are just leaches living off the willingness of others to endure the ads. Otherwise, the reductio ad absurdum conclusion is the original answer "c" - there would be nothing to download if "everyone" did it... unless all ads become product placement ads, embedded into the content.
Option "e" is viable - I think. Isn't that how Showtime, HBO, etc work? However, maybe "pay tv" costs more than you think it should. Personally, I do not purchase "premium" channels, but it is an option; You pay for TV, and don't have (many?) commercials...
God, I am sick of those commercials on the radio around here.
On another, loosely related note; Is it true that you can't buy crap like "Airborne" in Europe? Not that it doesn't mean there aren't morons there too - I ask because someone from Amsterdam wanted to "go shopping" to pick up that and other placebos while she was here...
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Basically, the US Constitution was supposed to say what the government was allowed to do. Specifically it is not stating what the citizens are allowed to do. It limits government, or was supposed to.
It was brilliant - form a country with a government what was basically not allowed to do anything but defend its citizens from not being free...
If it wasn't in the constitution, the federal government wasn't supposed to be doing it.
And not just for cement materials. You might be able to burn it for the carbon compounds.
Apparently what we have is unintelligent design.
There are certain politicians who would love to have even more control over the Internet.
I was recently in Europe, and every time I crossed a border I got a (free) text message from ATT, to the effect that I was roaming, paying international rates, and oh-by-the-way we can save you money with a different plan. It was pretty accurate too. I walked from Austria to Germany on a back-woods hiking trail and within 5 minutes I got the text message that I was in Germany.
That parking lot is freaking huge - you might have break your diet, eat some Pringles, and gin up a cantenna.
Then, as luck would have it, I get an ad for more flexible screwing when I hit the reply button. Well, what more do you need to get you going?
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Trade off space for reliability.
Maybe you would pay more for an SSD that is, say 1/4 the capacity, but lasts like this
The real issue with tech stuff is that by the time it "wears out", it is obsolete anyhow.
Maybe after computers are perfect, they can work on making them last longer :-)
Oh. Never mind.
Now you see the value of Windows.
No shit. Nobody questions that. It is all about how much you are going to be taxed on the way there, and maybe beyond.
I know in the US, for example, Congress exempts itself from Social Security, for instance, and I presume they would have a "better" healthcare system for themselves if they every got around to putting something in place here.
OK, So do it. Now.
Really.
(Just don't wait until I am 90 and on Internet based life-support, without my consent because my money-grubbing heirs are just waiting for such a thing to happen then :-)
Fashion designers, Dry cleaners, Professional Athletes, Nail salons, and now, virtual gold miners.
Bless you all - as long as you are earning money and keeping off the welfare roles, I applaud you.
Although we can infer that actionbastard was just a tad bit slower than corsec67 in posting, or he hit an unluck corner of the server farm... now that I think about it, if the servers aren't perfectly sync'd the timestamps might be suspect.
Damn does anyone really know what time it is?
Not an "office chair" with a lawnmower engine.
I think people are just making stuff up.
Toss another whale on the barbie!
For example, try getting a reasonable price for something like Acronis for personal "workstation" use if you are running a flavor of Windows "Server", whatever...
There are reasons to run a "server" OS, even if it is just for development and testing work, if not legitimate personal use.
I like gambling, I like booze. I vote, often doing all three at once!
But if I tell people the truth about my multifaceted personality, they wouldn't vote for me (because I would tell them things they don't want to hear).
So you get "politicians" instead. They get to decide what the rules are, and they are all pandering to "the people". Almost by definition you get liars to "represent" you. The actions of liars and idiots are almost indistinguishable, so I guess there is some justice there. (e.g. "The people get the government they deserve")
Democrats: "Vote for me, I'll give you someone else's money!"
Republicans: "Vote for me, I'll give your money to my friends!"
Libertarians: "Vote for me, it's perfectly harmless!" (because I never win).
Too many idiots get to vote. If we had BOTH compulsory voting, AND a minimum qualification-to-vote test, we might be better off.
I doubt as many people would come up with excuses to not vote as come up with reasons to avoid jury duty. (Who gets on Jury duty is a whole-nother topic...)
However, your system of measurement does have some merit. For example the average 500 lph car could be relabled as getting over 13,000 fph!
These kinds of fuel economy numbers have staggering marketing potential, but may be just too good to be true. Nobody would believe a car could get "over 13,000 fph", the number is just too big for the average consumer who can't handle numbers bigger than, say the number of digits on their cable tv system.
Therefore, I suggest we stick with simple furlongs per gallon, for an instant 8-fold increase in numberage. We can work our way up to yards per pint (but not the kind in those silly tourist glasses) and eventually to mindnumbing feet per barrel (where the average car would get over 4 MILLION).
My version of Excel (Excel 2007) can open > 65536 line csv files just fine.
My Mom's basement is just fine, thank-you-very-much!
(See, I was polite, there, at the end.)
BSD is like a fruit with a seed that the animal can choose to chew and destroy. However, it is a magical fruit that ALSO remains on the tree even as it is plucked, so was anything really taken?
I guess my IP address does ID "me", however. My DSL address changes a lot, but I assume the telco keeps those records... too.
My cable IP address doesn't change often, I had one IP address for almost 10 years without changing... just when I did a router upgrade it switched.
And by "me", I mean anyone in my household at the time...
Not that I have ever seen anything on YouTube that Viacom would want to come after me for. Probably looking for Posters, not Viewers.
For those who would like to just "torrent" everything, they are just leaches living off the willingness of others to endure the ads. Otherwise, the reductio ad absurdum conclusion is the original answer "c" - there would be nothing to download if "everyone" did it... unless all ads become product placement ads, embedded into the content.
Option "e" is viable - I think. Isn't that how Showtime, HBO, etc work? However, maybe "pay tv" costs more than you think it should. Personally, I do not purchase "premium" channels, but it is an option; You pay for TV, and don't have (many?) commercials...
God, I am sick of those commercials on the radio around here.
On another, loosely related note; Is it true that you can't buy crap like "Airborne" in Europe? Not that it doesn't mean there aren't morons there too - I ask because someone from Amsterdam wanted to "go shopping" to pick up that and other placebos while she was here...