Agreed. I've never liked the design of the BBC player... that drag bar at the bottom is way too small, even for a regular PC. Mind you, given how badly the seek even works on those BBC videos (click somewhere, and it jumps about 20 seconds away to the nearest keyframe if you're lucky), you're probably better off just avoiding touching it.
Check out YouTube vids on the phone and get back to me.
Grey area? There is no grey area, you are violating someone elses copyright. They are under no obligation to let you do anything with their materials.
Yup. Which is why copyright law needs a drastic overhaul, as the Pirate Party movement says. This has long-since stopped being the best deal for all of society.
Seriously there is one thing that is terribly wrong with these card readers. They are a gift to muggers
The real problem is with fraudulent card use over time. Most debit cards have a withdrawal limit of £300/day. If you get mugged, you may lose £300. Go cancel the card immediately, and that's it. Fraudulent use over time is stopped if they have to know the PIN... if they know the PIN, you'll probably know that they know it.
Especially once fully filled the IOPS performance drops from ~3000 IOPS like a brick to ~1000 IOPS which a small set of hard drives can fulfill so the only good thing it's left for is latency.
Let's stop pretending that suicide is noble. It isn't. It's cowardly and selfish when you do not want to face your reality. Millions of courageous people overcome horrible circumstances and better their world. Suicide "victims" just quit.
I'm guessing you've never faced actual clinical depression. Saying what you did there is a bit like telling people in a wheelchair they should just fucking walk. Please think twice again before being a cold-hearted bastard.
Even if you had gallons per 100 miles or whatever, the question still exists as to "which" gallon. The answer is implied from whether you are a car manufacturer (your gallons are bigger) or a user (your gallons are smaller).
Spare a thought for us poor Brits. We have fuel sold in litres, but because too many stubborn idiots refuse to give up our usage of miles for kilometers with distance and speed measurements, we have our fuel efficiency measured in miles per British imperial gallon. Sigh.:-)
Second: When the military has this much power,do you seriously think they will be merciful with their power? Or will they become corrupt and "unquestionable"?
How has it worked in Turkey for 100 years, with the military actually properly enforcing a secular state and not being corrupt?
My question still rather stands. The army shouldn't give a damn about the USA. Unless the USA is seriously going to invade Turkey, this is an internal Turkish affair. The confidence of politicians shouldn't matter anyway. It isn't any good up against the barrel of a gun.
You are somehow comfortable with the notion that the only 'true' interpretation is a fundamentalist one.
Yes. Religion is, by nature, fundamentalist. I consider those who cherrypick from religious texts to be utterly hypocritical, and not properly religious - choosing, as they do, what morals to follow based on the contemporary moral zeitgeist (basically humanism).
So you admit, then, that people adapt what the (any) book says to what is relevant to them at the time they need it.
Only if they're utterly hypocritical, especially Muslims, who claim to revere every last word of the Quran.
People are the 'whole point' of religion. Specifically how these people live their lives, what their moral code winds up being, etc. You're somehow expecting your reader to believe that an inanimate object sprung into being all on its own and decided by itself what would be contained in the pages.
To the best of my knowledge, no one reads a religious tome in this manner. Or at least no one who would be even remotely interested in what you expect of them.
We are in agreement. That's why I find it sad that people lower themselves to giving a shit what the Quran says and calling themselves Muslims.
And frankly, I'd take their word of it over yours because they have the natural right to define their own religious practices.
What they don't have the right to do is define what it means to be a Muslim when they say that the Quran is their most holy, infallible book. Only the book has the right to define what it means, that's the whole point of religion. And I know enough to know that they sure as hell don't practice everything in that book. I'm simply taking them to task for not practicing what they claim to believe is the most important thing in life. How is that unfair?
That means Ann Coulter's solution of "Invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity." It will be the worst human rights atrocity in recorded history but I'm damned if I see a better solution
Invade their countries, kill their leaders, and educate them about all religions and atheism.
Meanwhile, Christianity also has no corner on the market for truly pious, love-thy-neighbour actions -- one of my good friends growing up made it his life's mission to open an elementary school for the poor in his home town, and a book drive at our high school helped get him the beginnings of their library. A fellow named Ali, who is Bangladeshi, and Muslim.
Just sayin'.
The problem is his calling himself a Muslim. See, that allows people who actually FOLLOW the whole Quran, as Muslims are supposed to, to call him one of them. And, to legitimately criticize him for respecting equal rights for woman, a secular state, no Sharia law, and not killing non-Muslims (I'm assuming he doesn't practice this stuff). I don't know why civilized people want to go around associating themselves with this barbaric religion. At least rename what HE practices to New Islam or something.
As a Turk, could you tell me why the military is not intervening? It might not be popular, but the longer you leave it the worse it gets, and it seems to me like this religious government needs to be slapped down. Ataturk would approve.
In fact, what the people of Turkey mostly want is good government and an end to corruption, security and prosperity, and for much of the youth, to be E.U. citizens so that they can freely study and travel in the rest of Europe
And yet 99% of them claim to be Muslims. They seem to be confused.
Turkey is a bizarre case which I've never understood, and perhaps someone could explain it to me. You have a country which has traditionally been fiercely secular (even most average voters, not just the military) thanks to Ataturk's reforms... yet 99% of them claim to be Muslims. Now, how can those 'Muslims' possible support a non-Islamic, secular state? Either they're lying about wanting a secular state or they're confused about what being a Muslim entails. Which is it?
It's kind of depressing that so many of them seem unable to escape the cycle of dumb Islamic indoctrination, despite not living in a religious state (yet).
Since I don't know the game, I'll have to assume Earth ended in imaginary timeline.
That's the assumption. At the start and still by the completion of the game, all contact with Earth has been lost and so it's assumed that the humans on AC are all that remains of humanity.
It's still fun to throw planet busters around, though.:-)
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I feel sorry for non radical muslims living in Pakistan because you will soon lose access to slashdot? Why? Because of the following comment:
Mohammed was not the prophet of god, he was a homosexual violence crazed pedophile who enjoyed sneaking pork sandwiches between cock-sucking sessions.
The thing is, by even the Quran's word, only half of that is actually untrue.
Fix my brother's butt! [fixmybrothersbutt.com]
Dude, thanks for introducing me to one of the most truly unexpected sites I've seen on the internet for a long time.
Got a link that people outside the US can actually view?
Agreed. I've never liked the design of the BBC player... that drag bar at the bottom is way too small, even for a regular PC. Mind you, given how badly the seek even works on those BBC videos (click somewhere, and it jumps about 20 seconds away to the nearest keyframe if you're lucky), you're probably better off just avoiding touching it.
Check out YouTube vids on the phone and get back to me.
Grey area? There is no grey area, you are violating someone elses copyright.
They are under no obligation to let you do anything with their materials.
Yup. Which is why copyright law needs a drastic overhaul, as the Pirate Party movement says. This has long-since stopped being the best deal for all of society.
Seriously there is one thing that is terribly wrong with these card readers. They are a gift to muggers
The real problem is with fraudulent card use over time. Most debit cards have a withdrawal limit of £300/day. If you get mugged, you may lose £300. Go cancel the card immediately, and that's it. Fraudulent use over time is stopped if they have to know the PIN... if they know the PIN, you'll probably know that they know it.
Especially once fully filled the IOPS performance drops from ~3000 IOPS like a brick to ~1000 IOPS which a small set of hard drives can fulfill so the only good thing it's left for is latency.
What about noise, heat, and energy usage?
I have the power to A) Sue (remember, the government still exists to prevent force and fraud)
How do you plan for that to work in a system where there's no legal aid, and you have $10000 and they have $billions?
Let's stop pretending that suicide is noble. It isn't. It's cowardly and selfish when you do not want to face your reality. Millions of courageous people overcome horrible circumstances and better their world. Suicide "victims" just quit.
I'm guessing you've never faced actual clinical depression. Saying what you did there is a bit like telling people in a wheelchair they should just fucking walk. Please think twice again before being a cold-hearted bastard.
Or hoover the clouds!
He is only going to use language that never looses meaning through time? yeah, good luck with that.
He should only use language that has a meaning now. If it has to loose it over time, how are people meant to understand its meaning now?
I had a roommate from Iran, and I was dumbfounded when he told me that they can actually read their own medieval literature.
As far as I'm aware, the Quran hasn't changed much in 2000 years...
That's very cromulent of him.
Even if you had gallons per 100 miles or whatever, the question still exists as to "which" gallon. The answer is implied from whether you are a car manufacturer (your gallons are bigger) or a user (your gallons are smaller).
Spare a thought for us poor Brits. We have fuel sold in litres, but because too many stubborn idiots refuse to give up our usage of miles for kilometers with distance and speed measurements, we have our fuel efficiency measured in miles per British imperial gallon. Sigh. :-)
Seriously? Are you really that stupid? 3 divided by 2 is 1.5, which isn't even close to 50. What the hell do they teach kids in school these days?
Actually it is half, for high enough values of 2.
Second: When the military has this much power,do you seriously think they will be merciful with their power? Or will they become corrupt and "unquestionable"?
How has it worked in Turkey for 100 years, with the military actually properly enforcing a secular state and not being corrupt?
My question still rather stands. The army shouldn't give a damn about the USA. Unless the USA is seriously going to invade Turkey, this is an internal Turkish affair. The confidence of politicians shouldn't matter anyway. It isn't any good up against the barrel of a gun.
LOL.
You are somehow comfortable with the notion that the only 'true' interpretation is a fundamentalist one.
Yes. Religion is, by nature, fundamentalist. I consider those who cherrypick from religious texts to be utterly hypocritical, and not properly religious - choosing, as they do, what morals to follow based on the contemporary moral zeitgeist (basically humanism).
So you admit, then, that people adapt what the (any) book says to what is relevant to them at the time they need it.
Only if they're utterly hypocritical, especially Muslims, who claim to revere every last word of the Quran.
People are the 'whole point' of religion. Specifically how these people live their lives, what their moral code winds up being, etc. You're somehow expecting your reader to believe that an inanimate object sprung into being all on its own and decided by itself what would be contained in the pages.
To the best of my knowledge, no one reads a religious tome in this manner. Or at least no one who would be even remotely interested in what you expect of them.
We are in agreement. That's why I find it sad that people lower themselves to giving a shit what the Quran says and calling themselves Muslims.
And frankly, I'd take their word of it over yours because they have the natural right to define their own religious practices.
What they don't have the right to do is define what it means to be a Muslim when they say that the Quran is their most holy, infallible book. Only the book has the right to define what it means, that's the whole point of religion. And I know enough to know that they sure as hell don't practice everything in that book. I'm simply taking them to task for not practicing what they claim to believe is the most important thing in life. How is that unfair?
That means Ann Coulter's solution of "Invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity." It will be the worst human rights atrocity in recorded history but I'm damned if I see a better solution
Invade their countries, kill their leaders, and educate them about all religions and atheism.
Finally, kill Ann Coulter.
Meanwhile, Christianity also has no corner on the market for truly pious, love-thy-neighbour actions -- one of my good friends growing up made it his life's mission to open an elementary school for the poor in his home town, and a book drive at our high school helped get him the beginnings of their library. A fellow named Ali, who is Bangladeshi, and Muslim.
Just sayin'.
The problem is his calling himself a Muslim. See, that allows people who actually FOLLOW the whole Quran, as Muslims are supposed to, to call him one of them. And, to legitimately criticize him for respecting equal rights for woman, a secular state, no Sharia law, and not killing non-Muslims (I'm assuming he doesn't practice this stuff). I don't know why civilized people want to go around associating themselves with this barbaric religion. At least rename what HE practices to New Islam or something.
As a Turk, could you tell me why the military is not intervening? It might not be popular, but the longer you leave it the worse it gets, and it seems to me like this religious government needs to be slapped down. Ataturk would approve.
In fact, what the people of Turkey mostly want is good government and an end to corruption, security and prosperity, and for much of the youth, to be E.U. citizens so that they can freely study and travel in the rest of Europe
And yet 99% of them claim to be Muslims. They seem to be confused.
Turkey is a bizarre case which I've never understood, and perhaps someone could explain it to me. You have a country which has traditionally been fiercely secular (even most average voters, not just the military) thanks to Ataturk's reforms... yet 99% of them claim to be Muslims. Now, how can those 'Muslims' possible support a non-Islamic, secular state? Either they're lying about wanting a secular state or they're confused about what being a Muslim entails. Which is it?
It's kind of depressing that so many of them seem unable to escape the cycle of dumb Islamic indoctrination, despite not living in a religious state (yet).
Since I don't know the game, I'll have to assume Earth ended in imaginary timeline.
That's the assumption. At the start and still by the completion of the game, all contact with Earth has been lost and so it's assumed that the humans on AC are all that remains of humanity.
It's still fun to throw planet busters around, though. :-)