How can you seriously attempt to claim that this parody is racist because the face is white??? Was the original joker racist too because he wore white makeup? Are mimes racist because of their makeup? If the only photoshopping done was to paint his face white then I might agree. But quite clearly the intent was to relate him to a well-known character to get the artist's point across. Why must every criticism of Obama be related back to racism?
I know this is hard for you to fathom, but maybe some people just don't agree with his policies. And I bet if someone of a different race had the exact same policies, that group still wouldn't like them. Not everything is about race.
You *are* aware that TV isn't just for reality shows and pay-per-view, right?
I find it amusing that in the same post you are both defending the internet as a tool for checking the news and stating that TV is only about entertainment and wasting time, considering TV has been one of the primary sources for news for years.
It's a monthly fee, but you don't have to sign up for recurring charges. Hence, it's better than a monthly fee. You pay it for months that you want, and don't have to cancel anything for months that you aren't using the service as much.
Clippy definitely changed my life. If not for little Clippy, I would still be trying to format that letter. I think everyone here can agree that the ability to detect when a letter was being written was nothing short of magic.
I'm a Texan engineer: the only problem that can't be solved by a better gun is the problem of how to build a better gun.
I disagree. If you already have a better gun, then the root cause of the problem of how to build a better gun - the need for the better gun - has already been solved.
Because of this, I submit that there is no problem a better gun cannot solve.
I think "reading" is referring to actually retrieving something of value from the data. If retransmitting requires some sort of processing to occur, then the processor would have to read the data in order to retransmit it. But if retransmitting can be done at the quantum level (the goal of this as far as I can tell), then there is nothing actually reading the data, it's merely propagated through.
A (rather bad) analogy would be if someone were to speak to you in a language you do not know, and you repeated the words (data) verbatim. You retransmitted the words, but did not need to process them (i.e. read the data). That is, you didn't need to know what the words meant to repeat them.
Many corporations are now utilizing virtual time clock software, requiring hourly employees to clock in via their PC. Couple that with a hypothetical policy of having to shut down PCs overnight to save power, and presto, employees don't get paid for booting.
an obvious, easy and quick way for consumers to opt-out of any call
You mean like, say, hanging up? There's really not much point unless you can opt-out before the call. Maybe they should create some kind of list of people that companies do not call - like the one they have now, but actually have it work this time.
I do not like them in a box. I do not like them with a fox. I do not like them in a house. I do not like them with a mouse. I do not like them here or there. I do not like them anywhere. I do not like green eggs and spam. I do not like them, Sam-I-am.
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I know you're just trolling, but I'll bite.
whiteface is not "criticism" -- it's racism
How can you seriously attempt to claim that this parody is racist because the face is white??? Was the original joker racist too because he wore white makeup? Are mimes racist because of their makeup? If the only photoshopping done was to paint his face white then I might agree. But quite clearly the intent was to relate him to a well-known character to get the artist's point across. Why must every criticism of Obama be related back to racism?
I know this is hard for you to fathom, but maybe some people just don't agree with his policies. And I bet if someone of a different race had the exact same policies, that group still wouldn't like them. Not everything is about race.
It isn't the volts, but the amps that will kill you.
People say something similar when talking about falling to one's death. "It's not the fall that kills you, but the sudden stop at the end."
While technically accurate, I don't expect many people to go around saying "Yeah, poor Bob died of rapid deceleration after his chute didn't open."
You *are* aware that TV isn't just for reality shows and pay-per-view, right?
I find it amusing that in the same post you are both defending the internet as a tool for checking the news and stating that TV is only about entertainment and wasting time, considering TV has been one of the primary sources for news for years.
That would be a very poor assumption. I hope that no one gets fooled by it, but at the same time, I know someone will.
...wake me when this is offered on a VW Beetle.
I don't have a river outside my window, you insensitive clod!
It's a monthly fee, but you don't have to sign up for recurring charges. Hence, it's better than a monthly fee. You pay it for months that you want, and don't have to cancel anything for months that you aren't using the service as much.
Good luck finding a job in this economy. He better find something special to bring to the table just to get noticed...
Clippy definitely changed my life. If not for little Clippy, I would still be trying to format that letter. I think everyone here can agree that the ability to detect when a letter was being written was nothing short of magic.
I'm a Texan engineer: the only problem that can't be solved by a better gun is the problem of how to build a better gun.
I disagree. If you already have a better gun, then the root cause of the problem of how to build a better gun - the need for the better gun - has already been solved.
Because of this, I submit that there is no problem a better gun cannot solve.
So I take it all the duplicate articles are a form of RAID?
To think, all this time the editors were simply trying to protect the data.
SQLGuru, you are charged with 387,897,123 counts of sexual abuse. How do you plea?
Can't be. Who's ever heard of a Sony battery lasting anywhere near two years?
Score: -1, Excessively Informative
So, does that make this the Legoless Lord of the Rings version?
If a Slashdot member with a girlfriend is rare, what does that make me? I'm a Slashdot member with a wife and two sons.
You're clearly schizophrenic. Get help.
8 years ought to be enough for anyone.
I think "reading" is referring to actually retrieving something of value from the data. If retransmitting requires some sort of processing to occur, then the processor would have to read the data in order to retransmit it. But if retransmitting can be done at the quantum level (the goal of this as far as I can tell), then there is nothing actually reading the data, it's merely propagated through.
A (rather bad) analogy would be if someone were to speak to you in a language you do not know, and you repeated the words (data) verbatim. You retransmitted the words, but did not need to process them (i.e. read the data). That is, you didn't need to know what the words meant to repeat them.
If she dates you again, marry her.
This is /. That is standard policy.
Hey, you all knew it was coming.
But we still couldn't duck fast enough.
...if you can admit you have injured yourself playing a video game, you're not manly.
Person 1: "I hurt myself playing with my Wii."
Person 2: "Don't shake it so hard next time."
Thank you. I'm here all week. Try the veal.
Many corporations are now utilizing virtual time clock software, requiring hourly employees to clock in via their PC. Couple that with a hypothetical policy of having to shut down PCs overnight to save power, and presto, employees don't get paid for booting.
A poster types 1000 characters right and 1 wrong, you only hear about the wrong one.
an obvious, easy and quick way for consumers to opt-out of any call
You mean like, say, hanging up? There's really not much point unless you can opt-out before the call. Maybe they should create some kind of list of people that companies do not call - like the one they have now, but actually have it work this time.
I do not like them in a box.
I do not like them with a fox.
I do not like them in a house.
I do not like them with a mouse.
I do not like them here or there.
I do not like them anywhere.
I do not like green eggs and spam.
I do not like them, Sam-I-am.