Of course, big, powerful and macho will impress the boys down at the server farm. Come to think of it, the big marketing whole right now is the lack of laptop commercials along the lines of pickup trucks: big burly men, toiling on the server farm. Country music blasts as foreman-looking nerd with glistening muscles and big hands drops a big-ass render project onto his Dell XPS, drops the sucks -- still running -- into his shoulder bag, and walks out the door into the sweet light of sunset.
This conversation looks like it'll eventually hinge on the argument that fictitious child pornography either does or doesn't harm anyone, directly or otherwise.
Just sayin'. Maybe cut the back-and-forth down and figure that part out first?
I usually dont assume that these people think they're helping. I assume it's bullshit political pandering using topics they know they'll get a free pass on or even a pat on the back.
Actually helping a large number of people is usually... well... hard work. Worthless, bullshit political posturing like this is generally safe and easy (politically).
Kinda like the "why do you hate America ", "why don't you want to stop the turrurists" lines around here lately.
We used to talk about Ellison's vision a LOT in the mid-late 90's.
What I find funny is how the market seems to shift. We went from terminals that were worthless without the big iron behind them to big iron at every desk. Now it seems we're heading back to terminals with big iron behind them again.
I think there's just too much money to be made in the TRANSITION process.
You'd be amazed how jacked up the red light system is in Chicago anyway.
I went to pay mine online (rolling stop on a legal right turn off an exit ramp). I quickly realized each page change on the site destroyed the auth'd session. Anyway, I submitted my payment and saw a.net runtime error. I filed a support email and called (nobody ever answers).
I called the CC company to make sure it went through, they confirmed it did. A month later I got a doubled fine for not paying my ticket on time. Their website was broken, they never do audit $'s collected vs. website logs, and they don't read any support emails or listen to VM's indicating that their website is broken.
It's a scam, just like everything else in Chicago. Daley is a degenerate that has always been bad for Chicago but knows how to stay in power with bribery but without going to jail where he belongs. Blago should have taken better notes.
I can't think of all the aggravation I've put myself through by not carrying the up-to-date PROOF of insurance. I've never been uninsured, I'm just an idiot about keeping the newest printout in my car.
I can't imagine how often I'd have had my car taken from me. Though, given that "proof" in Illinois is a printout from your email that doesn't get checked by officers, only looked at, I should probably just print out the next 5 years worth of them and put them in my glovebox.
Picaxe chips are good fun. I didnt know a damned thing about electronics until i started playing with these, which get you impressive results for CHEAP.
basic stamp kit is ridiculously expensive next to these.
Not to mention, it would be nice to do it with a laser, kill them off cleanly and locally, and STOP putting bricks of poison in our ponds, sewers, yards, etc.
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I've seen it and it works.
Note to self!
COBOL Turning 50, Still Important
But still, this sounds awfully defensive. ;)
I saw this movie. US and Russian astronauts who would otherwise get along are forced to treat each other like cold war nations in space?
I think it was supposed to happen in 2010. Fucking idiot politicians.
Of course, big, powerful and macho will impress the boys down at the server farm. Come to think of it, the big marketing whole right now is the lack of laptop commercials along the lines of pickup trucks: big burly men, toiling on the server farm. Country music blasts as foreman-looking nerd with glistening muscles and big hands drops a big-ass render project onto his Dell XPS, drops the sucks -- still running -- into his shoulder bag, and walks out the door into the sweet light of sunset.
Are you trying to make us gay?
WOW... bump, set, spike.
whereas in Europe (where it's mostly legal, especially the Med beaches), breasts are two a penny and not such a big deal!
Really? I've got like $6.25 on me... can I get some of that brand of fun sent over here?
This conversation looks like it'll eventually hinge on the argument that fictitious child pornography either does or doesn't harm anyone, directly or otherwise.
Just sayin'. Maybe cut the back-and-forth down and figure that part out first?
"equivalent in scope to American Freedom of Speech"
Wait, wait... we have what?
I usually dont assume that these people think they're helping. I assume it's bullshit political pandering using topics they know they'll get a free pass on or even a pat on the back.
Actually helping a large number of people is usually... well... hard work. Worthless, bullshit political posturing like this is generally safe and easy (politically).
Kinda like the "why do you hate America ", "why don't you want to stop the turrurists" lines around here lately.
Pretty screwed up country. Europe seems to be the opposite.
That's just silly.
Yeah, cause I'm sure THIS GUY has the same spyware problems my grandma has. :)
Says the guy with the 151149 uid. You should know better!
We used to talk about Ellison's vision a LOT in the mid-late 90's.
What I find funny is how the market seems to shift. We went from terminals that were worthless without the big iron behind them to big iron at every desk. Now it seems we're heading back to terminals with big iron behind them again.
I think there's just too much money to be made in the TRANSITION process.
What's a science fair?
Seriously, K-12, never had one. I went to all "blue ribbon" schools.
Embarrassing, huh?
You'd let them study hydroponics, I suppose.
You'd be amazed how jacked up the red light system is in Chicago anyway.
I went to pay mine online (rolling stop on a legal right turn off an exit ramp). I quickly realized each page change on the site destroyed the auth'd session. Anyway, I submitted my payment and saw a .net runtime error. I filed a support email and called (nobody ever answers).
I called the CC company to make sure it went through, they confirmed it did. A month later I got a doubled fine for not paying my ticket on time. Their website was broken, they never do audit $'s collected vs. website logs, and they don't read any support emails or listen to VM's indicating that their website is broken.
It's a scam, just like everything else in Chicago. Daley is a degenerate that has always been bad for Chicago but knows how to stay in power with bribery but without going to jail where he belongs. Blago should have taken better notes.
I can't think of all the aggravation I've put myself through by not carrying the up-to-date PROOF of insurance. I've never been uninsured, I'm just an idiot about keeping the newest printout in my car.
I can't imagine how often I'd have had my car taken from me. Though, given that "proof" in Illinois is a printout from your email that doesn't get checked by officers, only looked at, I should probably just print out the next 5 years worth of them and put them in my glovebox.
Picaxe chips are good fun. I didnt know a damned thing about electronics until i started playing with these, which get you impressive results for CHEAP.
basic stamp kit is ridiculously expensive next to these.
I heard this argument when it was "people will stop using windows".
It's nice to think about and all, but wake me up when it actually happens.
The CO2 devices are already quite expensive. I don't think I want to know what these laser systems are going to cost.
Amen.
Not to mention, it would be nice to do it with a laser, kill them off cleanly and locally, and STOP putting bricks of poison in our ponds, sewers, yards, etc.
Sounds like a nice trade-off, no?
I don't know about thieving... definitely irresponsible.
Good lord, I must be old.
I've kind got social networking and micro-blogging figured out, but what the hell is lifestreaming?
Not trolling... why is throttling streaming video nonsensical?
I mean no disrespect, but that sounds a bit like business as usual.
There's some kind of adage that goes, "If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted".
One wonders then if she'd really ever been mistaken for a man.