Seriously, have you ever actually read any respectable theology? No, probably not, which is why you promote these misinterpretations and equivocations. Go read some of the top theologians of our day, and then tell me how stupid you think it all sounds. You are not qualified to engage in reasoned discussion on this issue until you have.
I've read "respectable theology" and I'd like to submit the following quote for you to ponder: "the greatest single cause of atheism in the world today are Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door and deny Him by their lifestyle."
Churchgoing or considering myself of any particular religion really isn't my thing, I have tried it at least, but I've always believed that the surest sign of someone secure in their faith is that they can defend it without attacking others. If you consider yourself a good christian you should really evaluate your participation in today's discussion because you are seriously damaging the reputation of people who are better because of their religion.
How about something like using the SUBJECT field for a password? Easy to give to someone who wants to send you something, and No password, No print. And no reason you can't have more than one, maybe with restrictions attached to some of them, like size of document, or only good for a particular sender. Essentially Q&D network admin stuff.
I could see an intrepid group of spammers registering a site with a name like myhprinter.com and harvesting not only valid email addresses but also a lot of passwords when people make typos.
That's a great idea, except that you likely don't realize that moving away would require you to lose a considerable sum of money. Who in their right mind would purchase your house?
If a big fucking hole opened and swallowed a building in the middle of my city the value of my house would be the last thing I worried about.
Oh, man, don't even get me started on TV. At least playing games for four hours straight leaves you with some brain function.
You might not know this, but TV also these things called "documentaries"; you actually learn from your television. There are also trivia shows you can play along with from your couch. Not only is it fun to try getting the answer before the contestants do, but you learn something in the process as well.
I don't watch TV nearly as much as I used to, because I hate reality TV and it's almost the only thing on, but I don't understand the attitude that someone is a lesser person for zoning out on the couch every now and then.
If you want to get politically active, don't forget to write letters and make calls to whoever (supposedly) represents your area. I wrote a two page letter (and followed up by phone) the first time this thing was on the table and intend to do the same this time and every time our government puts this stupid idea on the table.
Just because the people you* want in power didn't win doesn't mean you can't try to influence the ones that did.
simple, that 100$ worth of DTV boxes wont pick up anything for more than random slideshows 10 miles outside of the city
OTA was great, now it is worthless unless you live pretty close to the source
heck I could not even get PBS when I lived in the city
What kind of antenna did you have and where was it pointed? I live nearly in the middle of nowhere using a 30 year old yagi that came with the house and I get good reception about 50 miles from the station. There are utilities online that will give you the best possible direction to point your antenna, try one of those out.
This one thing from an otherwise good post really bugged me. You may make yourself unemployable by posting things you shouldn't in public because despite Facebook's atrocious privacy policy they can only work with data you give them.
This is the real problem they need to solve - how non-techies can get set up. But presumably you'll be able to have 3rd parties providing hosting like with wordpress.
Ironically, Facebook could be one of those third parties.
Personally, I'd rather have the browser go faster than look faster.
First, the article says "seem", not "look".
Actually, it says both: "...the simpler an interface looks, the faster it will seem...".
Second, are you sitting there with a stopwatch, shrieking "Ah hah! Caught you! I was happier because you seemed faster, but the evidence conclusively proves that I should instead be miserable. Miserable and angry."
If so, then you have enough time on your hands that browser speed isn't your top concern.
I wasn't planning to, but you make it sound fun.;)
To rephrase my original point, I'd rather have the browser be faster than look/seem faster. I know it doesn't matter all that much much but it is important to me.
> Slashdot has comments, friend/foe, and journal (blog) space.
> What's to prevent you from getting fired for using Slashdot?
much less obvious when comes the time to link it to my identity. Not that it is impossible although;-)
I never told my Slashdot ID to anybody I know, I don't friend/foe anybody and I have no journal. Additionally, I try to be careful about what I post.
When can I pass the interview ?;-)
When you work for a company I'm pretty sure they know your identity. I think it's also safe to assume they don't care what your/. ID is, just that you're wasting company time.
my parents own (and i work on a) 13000acre wheat/sheep farm in Australia. there's a snowflakes chance in hell that we could afford to pay people to manually weed 7500acres of crop each year.
our next door neighbors have about 85000acres, and they have about the same chance of employing people to manually weed their farm as we do. what the fuck were you growing? since it sure wasn't an un-subsidised wheat crop in australia. rice? market garden? coca? poppies?
I'm not in Australia, I'm in Canada; unskilled labor is cheaper here. The highest minimum wage in Canada is $10.25 CAD/hr. Based on some quick research, even after you add the employer's payroll tax contributions it's still lower than Australian minimum wage. The fact that you can't afford unskilled labor where you are doesn't invalidate the fact that it is affordable up here.
Dogs carrying TCP/IP packets... is that more reliable than RFC1149?
It's certainly more reliable than when they tried using cats. Not only was it very high latency but sometimes packets would get dropped or lost under the fridge. In most cases, the data wouldn't get delivered at all. Add to that the inability of RFC1149 to operate in the same spectrum as cats (too many mangled packets) and you can see that dogs were clearly the better choice.
I prefer antiperspirant to avoid developing smells in the first place rather than simply trying to mask them..
Try an alum block then. It prevents the smell rather than masking it and still allows you to sweat. It takes a few weeks for your body to get used to it instead of antiperspirant but once you are used to it you can even skip a day without negative results. What I like most about it though, is that you don't have to use half a bar of soap to scrub it out of your armpits in the morning, unlike with antiperspirant.
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Seriously, have you ever actually read any respectable theology? No, probably not, which is why you promote these misinterpretations and equivocations. Go read some of the top theologians of our day, and then tell me how stupid you think it all sounds. You are not qualified to engage in reasoned discussion on this issue until you have.
I've read "respectable theology" and I'd like to submit the following quote for you to ponder: "the greatest single cause of atheism in the world today are Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door and deny Him by their lifestyle."
Churchgoing or considering myself of any particular religion really isn't my thing, I have tried it at least, but I've always believed that the surest sign of someone secure in their faith is that they can defend it without attacking others. If you consider yourself a good christian you should really evaluate your participation in today's discussion because you are seriously damaging the reputation of people who are better because of their religion.
How about something like using the SUBJECT field for a password? Easy to give to someone who wants to send you something, and No password, No print. And no reason you can't have more than one, maybe with restrictions attached to some of them, like size of document, or only good for a particular sender. Essentially Q&D network admin stuff.
I could see an intrepid group of spammers registering a site with a name like myhprinter.com and harvesting not only valid email addresses but also a lot of passwords when people make typos.
He who controls the spice, controls the universe!
I, for one, welcome Emeril Lagasse?
Anybody with a few hundred feet of rope and a wench want to drop me into it?
Dude, you only need like three feet of rope to secure a wench. Well, and a sturdy bed with posts.
Or perhaps you meant winch? ;)
That's a great idea, except that you likely don't realize that moving away would require you to lose a considerable sum of money. Who in their right mind would purchase your house?
If a big fucking hole opened and swallowed a building in the middle of my city the value of my house would be the last thing I worried about.
Oh, man, don't even get me started on TV. At least playing games for four hours straight leaves you with some brain function.
You might not know this, but TV also these things called "documentaries"; you actually learn from your television. There are also trivia shows you can play along with from your couch. Not only is it fun to try getting the answer before the contestants do, but you learn something in the process as well.
I don't watch TV nearly as much as I used to, because I hate reality TV and it's almost the only thing on, but I don't understand the attitude that someone is a lesser person for zoning out on the couch every now and then.
Why play with others when you can play with yourself.
Too many plugins required? ;)
Before that, I would like to prove that we are two different species by mating with you and I am damn sure we won't produce offspring, Coren.
Worst pickup line ever.
Maybe not, but I believe you have just solved the unemployment problem.
Make the unemployed build bicycle bags?
If you want to get politically active, don't forget to write letters and make calls to whoever (supposedly) represents your area. I wrote a two page letter (and followed up by phone) the first time this thing was on the table and intend to do the same this time and every time our government puts this stupid idea on the table.
Just because the people you* want in power didn't win doesn't mean you can't try to influence the ones that did.
*people in general
or that those cheap clothes will disintegrate within a year of purchase.
Unfortunately most of those expensive clothes tend to do the same.
simple, that 100$ worth of DTV boxes wont pick up anything for more than random slideshows 10 miles outside of the city
OTA was great, now it is worthless unless you live pretty close to the source
heck I could not even get PBS when I lived in the city
What kind of antenna did you have and where was it pointed? I live nearly in the middle of nowhere using a 30 year old yagi that came with the house and I get good reception about 50 miles from the station. There are utilities online that will give you the best possible direction to point your antenna, try one of those out.
A Facebook page may make you unemployable.
This one thing from an otherwise good post really bugged me. You may make yourself unemployable by posting things you shouldn't in public because despite Facebook's atrocious privacy policy they can only work with data you give them.
I heard that people with 3-digit Slahdot UID get all the girls. So, do you really?
With a 6 digit Slashdot UID I get twice as many girls.
This is the real problem they need to solve - how non-techies can get set up. But presumably you'll be able to have 3rd parties providing hosting like with wordpress.
Ironically, Facebook could be one of those third parties.
Completely O/T, but your username and user id seem completely at odds with one another...
Not at all. He just kept forgetting to sign up until now.
First, the article says "seem", not "look".
Actually, it says both: "...the simpler an interface looks, the faster it will seem...".
Second, are you sitting there with a stopwatch, shrieking "Ah hah! Caught you! I was happier because you seemed faster, but the evidence conclusively proves that I should instead be miserable. Miserable and angry."
If so, then you have enough time on your hands that browser speed isn't your top concern.
I wasn't planning to, but you make it sound fun. ;)
To rephrase my original point, I'd rather have the browser be faster than look/seem faster. I know it doesn't matter all that much much but it is important to me.
Anyone remember that episode of the Simpsons? "These are speed holes. They make the car go faster."
Personally, I'd rather have the browser go faster than look faster.
I never thought I would see one of these soviet russia things where it was actually accurate and relevant.
Why, thank you. Let me add you as a follower on twitter. ;)
> Slashdot has comments, friend/foe, and journal (blog) space. > What's to prevent you from getting fired for using Slashdot?
much less obvious when comes the time to link it to my identity. Not that it is impossible although ;-)
I never told my Slashdot ID to anybody I know, I don't friend/foe anybody and I have no journal. Additionally, I try to be careful about what I post.
When can I pass the interview ? ;-)
When you work for a company I'm pretty sure they know your identity. I think it's also safe to assume they don't care what your /. ID is, just that you're wasting company time.
"In Soviet Russia, celebrities follow YOU!"?
"grew up on a farm"
what kind of farm?
A vegetable farm.
my parents own (and i work on a) 13000acre wheat/sheep farm in Australia. there's a snowflakes chance in hell that we could afford to pay people to manually weed 7500acres of crop each year.
our next door neighbors have about 85000acres, and they have about the same chance of employing people to manually weed their farm as we do. what the fuck were you growing? since it sure wasn't an un-subsidised wheat crop in australia. rice? market garden? coca? poppies?
I'm not in Australia, I'm in Canada; unskilled labor is cheaper here. The highest minimum wage in Canada is $10.25 CAD/hr. Based on some quick research, even after you add the employer's payroll tax contributions it's still lower than Australian minimum wage. The fact that you can't afford unskilled labor where you are doesn't invalidate the fact that it is affordable up here.
Dogs carrying TCP/IP packets... is that more reliable than RFC1149?
It's certainly more reliable than when they tried using cats. Not only was it very high latency but sometimes packets would get dropped or lost under the fridge. In most cases, the data wouldn't get delivered at all. Add to that the inability of RFC1149 to operate in the same spectrum as cats (too many mangled packets) and you can see that dogs were clearly the better choice.
I prefer antiperspirant to avoid developing smells in the first place rather than simply trying to mask them..
Try an alum block then. It prevents the smell rather than masking it and still allows you to sweat. It takes a few weeks for your body to get used to it instead of antiperspirant but once you are used to it you can even skip a day without negative results. What I like most about it though, is that you don't have to use half a bar of soap to scrub it out of your armpits in the morning, unlike with antiperspirant.
I don't run AV software! Ha!