So don't even get a driver's license. Don't let the government get ahold of a single piece of information about you. Live in a cabin in the woods. Just don't complain when I can have all the comforts of modern technology and you have to stuff your money under your mattress.
I have no drivers license, yet i legally drive (on gov roads) a modified Kawasaki ninja 500 which consumes no petroleum. (the "legal" part is possible across the whole USA but only easy in a few areas)
I have 40 acres of wireless network. (in the woods with the cabin).
I do not give up a comfort to live on my own terms. My own terms require comfort:)
Is it comforting to create a mindless organism that feeds off you?
The Bible was compiled 300-400 years after Jesus by the Romans. Many texts were considered for the Bible. The ones we know today were selected and edited for the usefulness of their stories not the truthfulness of the tale.
Having said that;
watching thinking bags of dirt ask for proof of "God" is one of the most surreal and ironic experiences we as humans have to look forward to
I was thinking more along the lines of a dyson sphere museum.
Then we could sell advertising space on the outside, everybody wins! Hmmm but looking up and seeing Jay Leno as the man in the moon would kill "the mood" all over the planet, we would have a population crisis! We're DOOMED DOOMED!
the problem is we (slashdotians) aren't (generally) the type of people who fall for these tricks in the first place. It's the old lady with her new computer and AOL account who gets bitten.
Companies who wish to prevent this fraud need to inform their customers, and not just with little phrases here and there (ebay) that most "old ladies" won't understand/remember. Then they need to give customers an incentive to protect themselves by not paying for their mistakes. As it stands, i think companies should reimburse any victims because they haven't been well informed of the risks.
If i stop giving someone money, am I ripping them off?
It really seams like the world is brainwashed. Music flourishes for hundreds of years and when it gets sold on little disks we are told we must pay for it or it will "dissapear". Same thing with any copyright. Music, Movies, Books, Software etc were created free, they won't go away if no one pays for them (though i bet Brittney Spears, Angelina Jolie, L Ron Hubbard, and Microsoft would!).
If they track you down in the US, you can be prosecuted under US laws for breach of copyright
not quite. there is no "breach of copyright", as everything is done legally. If you bought a bootleg VCD in Tiwan and then brought it home, you could get in trouble. But if you buy a legit VCD and bring it home it's totally legal, even if the VCD company has undercut US prices drastically.
In AllofMP3's situation, they have purchased a Russian broadcasting license of some sort. From what i understand it is basically a flat fee and not based on the number of items (songs). This lets them sell songs for just over bandwidth costs and still make money.
I would agree totally that the artists see next to nill from this. BUT if you want to support the artists you listen to, simply send them a donation. No money gets lost to middlemen (except a few cents to AOMP3) like the RIAA.
I'm going to build my own projector when i can find a lcd at the right price. I'm looking at about $350 for a 1024x768 projector. Check out lumenlab for good examples of DIY projectors. Don't buy their "plans" though...information should be free, and IS free on many web sites (google "diy projector" for a start).
If i get really industrious i will try to have the projector open up so the lcd can be used without projecting.
candidate N. # A person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor. # A student who has nearly completed the requirements for a degree. # One that seems likely to gain a certain position or come to a certain fate.
Iraq was the source of the terrorism (of 911)
err... If you have info that Iraq (or Afghanistan) was involved in the attacks of Sept 11 you need to get it out there, because the government doesn't have any. The hijackers, they were Saudis, from Saudi Arabia. IIRC one was Saudi born but living in another country and one wasn't Saudi born.
or is anyone else dissapointed EVERY time they see this map?
It seems they relised soon on that buildings moved around, so they through location out the window. Then they tried to find every location mentioned in the series and cram it in. This (list of locations) might work as a web page, but as a map, it's just silly.
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So don't even get a driver's license. Don't let the government get ahold of a single piece of information about you. Live in a cabin in the woods. Just don't complain when I can have all the comforts of modern technology and you have to stuff your money under your mattress.
:)
I have no drivers license, yet i legally drive (on gov roads) a modified Kawasaki ninja 500 which consumes no petroleum. (the "legal" part is possible across the whole USA but only easy in a few areas)
I have 40 acres of wireless network. (in the woods with the cabin).
I do not give up a comfort to live on my own terms. My own terms require comfort
Is it comforting to create a mindless organism that feeds off you?
Now how can first post be redundent? Some of those that work forces, are the same that flame post...es
The Bible was compiled 300-400 years after Jesus by the Romans. Many texts were considered for the Bible. The ones we know today were selected and edited for the usefulness of their stories not the truthfulness of the tale. Having said that; watching thinking bags of dirt ask for proof of "God" is one of the most surreal and ironic experiences we as humans have to look forward to
they could threaten to crash it into earth and hold the world ransom
I think the biggest threat when moving an asteroid is not a conscious effort to destroy earth*, but an idiotic screw-up....which destroys earth*.
*No, i don't beleive the earth can be destroyed that easily either. I'm talking about life as we know it.
no matter how much copy protection you like to add, eventually the data is sent to a speaker...
I wonder if anyone has explained this to the PHB's at the media companies?
I think they just want to make DRM "compatable" speakers.
no no no he's hunting WITH bigfoot, Elvis, and Jim Morrison.
I know you! You're Spencer Abraham!
I was thinking more along the lines of a dyson sphere museum. Then we could sell advertising space on the outside, everybody wins! Hmmm but looking up and seeing Jay Leno as the man in the moon would kill "the mood" all over the planet, we would have a population crisis! We're DOOMED DOOMED!
If we start "mining" the moon, we will never figure out how all this energy got there in the frist place. The moon belongs in a museum!
or does the commercial on the link show a guy with gargantuan hand?
the problem is we (slashdotians) aren't (generally) the type of people who fall for these tricks in the first place.
It's the old lady with her new computer and AOL account who gets bitten.
Companies who wish to prevent this fraud need to inform their customers, and not just with little phrases here and there (ebay) that most "old ladies" won't understand/remember. Then they need to give customers an incentive to protect themselves by not paying for their mistakes. As it stands, i think companies should reimburse any victims because they haven't been well informed of the risks.
How will this affect evolution?
are your serious?
I remember reading in school how long ago people thought that any major bodily changes would transfer to their children.
Like, if they lost an arm, they would think there offspring would have a lousy arm on that side.
If you put the repodutive system of a rat on a pig your going to get rats (or a dead pig with a high voice).
I don't think it's the politics section that is a joke, it's more politics itself.
If i stop giving someone money, am I ripping them off?
It really seams like the world is brainwashed. Music flourishes for hundreds of years and when it gets sold on little disks we are told we must pay for it or it will "dissapear". Same thing with any copyright. Music, Movies, Books, Software etc were created free, they won't go away if no one pays for them (though i bet Brittney Spears, Angelina Jolie, L Ron Hubbard, and Microsoft would!).
If they track you down in the US, you can be prosecuted under US laws for breach of copyright
not quite. there is no "breach of copyright", as everything is done legally. If you bought a bootleg VCD in Tiwan and then brought it home, you could get in trouble. But if you buy a legit VCD and bring it home it's totally legal, even if the VCD company has undercut US prices drastically.
In AllofMP3's situation, they have purchased a Russian broadcasting license of some sort. From what i understand it is basically a flat fee and not based on the number of items (songs). This lets them sell songs for just over bandwidth costs and still make money.
I would agree totally that the artists see next to nill from this. BUT if you want to support the artists you listen to, simply send them a donation. No money gets lost to middlemen (except a few cents to AOMP3) like the RIAA.
I'm going to build my own projector when i can find a lcd at the right price. I'm looking at about $350 for a 1024x768 projector.
Check out lumenlab for good examples of DIY projectors.
Don't buy their "plans" though...information should be free, and IS free on many web sites (google "diy projector" for a start).
If i get really industrious i will try to have the projector open up so the lcd can be used without projecting.
candidate N.
# A person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor.
# A student who has nearly completed the requirements for a degree.
# One that seems likely to gain a certain position or come to a certain fate.
pay attention to that last one
WWJVF? (Who Would Jesus Vote For)
Iraq was the source of the terrorism (of 911) err... If you have info that Iraq (or Afghanistan) was involved in the attacks of Sept 11 you need to get it out there, because the government doesn't have any. The hijackers, they were Saudis, from Saudi Arabia. IIRC one was Saudi born but living in another country and one wasn't Saudi born.
or is anyone else dissapointed EVERY time they see this map? It seems they relised soon on that buildings moved around, so they through location out the window. Then they tried to find every location mentioned in the series and cram it in. This (list of locations) might work as a web page, but as a map, it's just silly.