True story, my sister, who is much more a trekkie than me, took her little girl to a convention. The little one got all excited on seeing a phaser on display, then was greatly disappointed after picking it up and discovering that it was not operational.
Well obviously it would have to be a non-functioning phaser. In the State of California it is illegal to put dangerous weapons in places where children can reach them.
Probably more to do with smokers slacking off outside taking a smoke break three or four times a day for 15 minutes to indulge in their stupid habit while everyone else is still working.
...and while you're in the bathroom for the fifth time after 9 cups of coffee and everyone else is still working....
Well said - however, what is freedom of speech when the masses are kept in the dark? Distract them with entertainment & irrelevant issues so they don't see what's really going on - that's the tactic of the Roman government with its citizens.
That's irrelevant. I can only guarantee my own freedoms and to some extent those of my neighbors. If 95% of the country wants to be ruled by the 'elite' 545 ruling members of the United States Government, I can't do anything to help them. In fact, voting for, and following those people makes them complicit in their own destruction. For when have we ever voted ourselves more freedom?
I'm an American too - but Americans only have the illusion of free speech.
It's not an illusion. Do you think if I said something similar to what I said above in China or Iran that I'd still be here chatting with you?
let me ask you, of all the talk of Osama bin Laden that was happening, how many major American news sources actually played the videos or showed the transcripts of bin Laden's addresses to the American people? There are so many examples of this. Americans are only told that they have freedom, freedom of speech, etc., so they believe it.
I'd venture to say that none of the 'name brand' news sources played it. They're just as corrupt as the government and probably in their pocket as well. The press are supposed to be 'the fourth estate' of government, but that hasn't been true for a long time--just as we are supposed to be a constitutional republic where the government obeys the 'rule of law'.
The big question now is what are 'the citizens' going to do about it?
When the government asks you to voluntarily do anything, say 'no' and recite these words to them: George Washington didn't get rid of big British government by voting, protesting, petitioning, or using the court system. George Washington got rid of big British government by orchestrating the execution of hundreds of British government officials.
balance free speech with legal and ethical concerns
Thankfully I live in a country (America) where we don't have to worry about political bullshit like that. The constitution protects popular AND unpopular speech regardless of any made up legal or ethical 'concerns'.
Uh...I'm a *contractor*, therefore I'm in charge of my *own* insurance.
Also, thanks to the idiotic Obamacare/Romneycare system I don't need insurance. I can drink myself stupid, smoke 3 packs per day, eat terrible food and when it comes time to pay the piper for my poor choices, everyone else will 'share' the bill...
Looks like you can purchase the vinyl here. For anyone interested in the song (this guy was ahead of his time!) check it out here. You've just made me a fan =)
Yeah--I noticed those listings while I was posting. I'm particularly fond of this article on the guy. I wish I had been able to meet him before he died--he lived only a few hours drive away from me. I'm sure he would have appreciated the fond memories of my youth--hanging out in the garage, rocking out with my dad. Heck--I even remember listening to his stuff while my dad and his buddies made and bottled wine. (Try finding info on that old-and-gone company on Google buried in the events of this week--they were called "Mars Landing".)
Just for the record (no pun intended) if you're looking for rare music the best place to check is gemm.com. The site is a database of thousands of independent record stores' catalogs. I have not been let down with any oddball request I've thrown at it.
Noted. They had a bunch of old stuff I was looking for. Thanks!
Okay. Since iTunes doesn't have that particular song, you are now given a license to torrent every single song, movie, book or whatever for the REST OF YOUR LIFE. It's a-okay because your feelings have been hurt by iTunes. Go to it. Oh wait, I'm guessing you're already doing that anyway.
Yeah--that's exactly what I was saying. </sarcasm>
I do think the system needs to change for secondly big reasons. First, the RIAA says it's criminal to do what humans have done for a long time--shared music. Sure, 100 years ago it wasn't duplicating CDs or transferring files--it was gifted people (with a musical ear) hearing something someone else has done and duplicating it on their own instrument. Maybe even improvising and making their own tweaks. Criminalizing that is wrong. Secondly, it's human nature to download stuff if it's free and/or you won't get caught. As long as people can download it for free, they will--because paying $15 to download music that can be revoked at some later date is akin to just lighting a few bills on fire. Not to mention the risk/reward at that price point. People think getting out of paying $15 is easier/less risky/less hassle than locking in to a DRM platform or getting caught and sued by the RIAA.
It's not right, but doing it 'the right way' is more difficult than most people want. Me personally, I started watching movies again now that Google and Amazon have made it cheap enough for my tastes (rather than ~$20/person on average at the theater for movie, drinks, etc...and I *hate* watching movies in the theater--home is better). I still don't like that I get 24 hours to watch a movie though--I have kids. I'm lucky if I get to watch 30 minutes of a movie every night before I'm too tired to keep my eyes open. I had to rent the new Sherlock Holmes movie twice just to be able to finish it--it locked me out half way through.
I've recently started using iTunes for music and movie rentals and it works flawlessly. So there's no justification of "no good legal alternatives" anymore, as both Spotify and iTunes are actually easier and nicer to use than pirate sites. The same goes for Steam.
Pop open your iTunes client and do a search for me....(because as far as I know iTunes doesn't run on Linux).
I want you to search for a song I recall from my childhood. My father used to play it on his record player while working in the garage. Being just a kid at the time, I'd sit nearby hammering nails into his workbench while he crafted bookshelves for people. The song is 'Escape'. If something does come up, I guarantee it's wrong. The song I'm looking for is by Michael Garrison from his album "In the Regions of Sunreturn". Nothing? Try Googling for it. You might find a youtube video with the song, or maybe a sample on some music geek's website, but good luck getting a legitimate copy.
Michael Garrison is long dead, and a few years before my father unexpectedly passed away I noticed a copy of the record floating around ThePirateBay. I grabbed it, burned it to a CD and gave it to him on his birthday. He hadn't heard the song since his record collection was destroyed back in the 80s. I never saw him so happy to be listening to a CD. Thank God we have the RIAA to try and stop moments like those.
In the last 10 years I have run into that record twice in all my eBay, CraigsList, and Amazon searching.
So good luck. Once someone creates a fairly complete library of music, along with an easy way to BUY songs (not rent or borrow), and the prices are reasonable--I'll start using it. I'd hate for my kids to grow up and remember a song their dad played in their youth, only to find "Barbie Girl" unavailable and unplayable because it's DRM'd and backed by a bunch of sue-happy lawyers.
Obviously. There's plenty of info on this available, and a simple google can be your friend...I won't. Oh, and your UID means squat.
Yeah--I found a youtube video showing how electricity can affect stuff outside the wire. So once again--how does your statement hold up where you bash the original poster for saying his skin crawls when he is under a power line? I could really care less about the answer--if it's psychological or a physical effect--I'm a tiny bit curious why you're freaking out when I jokingly posted a youtube video as a citation and then joked again about having a smaller UID. (Slashdot: The only place where the contest is over whose is smaller...)
Thanks for the troll. Please post again if you come across something of actual value.
Troll? Seems plausible to me. If static charge can raise the hair on my arms, why can't high voltage lines do something similar? I am not an electrical engineer, but it seems pretty obvious from the video that electricity can cause an effect in things not directly in contact with the wire.
Also: That's how radio works.
And since my UID is lower: Stop telling people it's their 'own illogical nervous reaction' and post something of actual value instead of trolling.
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True story, my sister, who is much more a trekkie than me, took her little girl to a convention. The little one got all excited on seeing a phaser on display, then was greatly disappointed after picking it up and discovering that it was not operational.
Well obviously it would have to be a non-functioning phaser. In the State of California it is illegal to put dangerous weapons in places where children can reach them.
Headline should read: Microsoft urges business to give them more money
Probably more to do with smokers slacking off outside taking a smoke break three or four times a day for 15 minutes to indulge in their stupid habit while everyone else is still working.
What the hell did I ever do to you?
commenting to remove an accidental 'redundant' mod. sorry.
Most SSDs Now Under a Dollar Per Gigabyte
So does that mean a 1 TB drive is $1000 or $1024?
Well said - however, what is freedom of speech when the masses are kept in the dark? Distract them with entertainment & irrelevant issues so they don't see what's really going on - that's the tactic of the Roman government with its citizens.
That's irrelevant. I can only guarantee my own freedoms and to some extent those of my neighbors. If 95% of the country wants to be ruled by the 'elite' 545 ruling members of the United States Government, I can't do anything to help them. In fact, voting for, and following those people makes them complicit in their own destruction. For when have we ever voted ourselves more freedom?
I'm an American too - but Americans only have the illusion of free speech.
It's not an illusion. Do you think if I said something similar to what I said above in China or Iran that I'd still be here chatting with you?
let me ask you, of all the talk of Osama bin Laden that was happening, how many major American news sources actually played the videos or showed the transcripts of bin Laden's addresses to the American people? There are so many examples of this. Americans are only told that they have freedom, freedom of speech, etc., so they believe it.
I'd venture to say that none of the 'name brand' news sources played it. They're just as corrupt as the government and probably in their pocket as well. The press are supposed to be 'the fourth estate' of government, but that hasn't been true for a long time--just as we are supposed to be a constitutional republic where the government obeys the 'rule of law'.
The big question now is what are 'the citizens' going to do about it?
When the government asks you to voluntarily do anything, say 'no' and recite these words to them: George Washington didn't get rid of big British government by voting, protesting, petitioning, or using the court system. George Washington got rid of big British government by orchestrating the execution of hundreds of British government officials.
balance free speech with legal and ethical concerns
Thankfully I live in a country (America) where we don't have to worry about political bullshit like that. The constitution protects popular AND unpopular speech regardless of any made up legal or ethical 'concerns'.
*facepalm*
*hands over nerd card*
Just imagine something like this with a huge 'WD' logo on the side inside your computer.
IT Contractors, How's Your Health Insurance?
Uh...I'm a *contractor*, therefore I'm in charge of my *own* insurance.
Also, thanks to the idiotic Obamacare/Romneycare system I don't need insurance. I can drink myself stupid, smoke 3 packs per day, eat terrible food and when it comes time to pay the piper for my poor choices, everyone else will 'share' the bill...
"duuuude" in 3... 2... 1...
At least we're getting back on topic now. So you're getting a Dell?
woooooooosh..
Did you hear that?
No, my sound card doesn't work under Linux.
Try finding info on that old-and-gone company
Which?
"Mars Landing" ;)
They made wine.
Looks like you can purchase the vinyl here. For anyone interested in the song (this guy was ahead of his time!) check it out here. You've just made me a fan =)
Yeah--I noticed those listings while I was posting. I'm particularly fond of this article on the guy. I wish I had been able to meet him before he died--he lived only a few hours drive away from me. I'm sure he would have appreciated the fond memories of my youth--hanging out in the garage, rocking out with my dad. Heck--I even remember listening to his stuff while my dad and his buddies made and bottled wine. (Try finding info on that old-and-gone company on Google buried in the events of this week--they were called "Mars Landing".)
Just for the record (no pun intended) if you're looking for rare music the best place to check is gemm.com. The site is a database of thousands of independent record stores' catalogs. I have not been let down with any oddball request I've thrown at it.
Noted. They had a bunch of old stuff I was looking for. Thanks!
Okay. Since iTunes doesn't have that particular song, you are now given a license to torrent every single song, movie, book or whatever for the REST OF YOUR LIFE. It's a-okay because your feelings have been hurt by iTunes. Go to it. Oh wait, I'm guessing you're already doing that anyway.
Yeah--that's exactly what I was saying. </sarcasm>
I do think the system needs to change for secondly big reasons. First, the RIAA says it's criminal to do what humans have done for a long time--shared music. Sure, 100 years ago it wasn't duplicating CDs or transferring files--it was gifted people (with a musical ear) hearing something someone else has done and duplicating it on their own instrument. Maybe even improvising and making their own tweaks. Criminalizing that is wrong. Secondly, it's human nature to download stuff if it's free and/or you won't get caught. As long as people can download it for free, they will--because paying $15 to download music that can be revoked at some later date is akin to just lighting a few bills on fire. Not to mention the risk/reward at that price point. People think getting out of paying $15 is easier/less risky/less hassle than locking in to a DRM platform or getting caught and sued by the RIAA.
It's not right, but doing it 'the right way' is more difficult than most people want. Me personally, I started watching movies again now that Google and Amazon have made it cheap enough for my tastes (rather than ~$20/person on average at the theater for movie, drinks, etc...and I *hate* watching movies in the theater--home is better). I still don't like that I get 24 hours to watch a movie though--I have kids. I'm lucky if I get to watch 30 minutes of a movie every night before I'm too tired to keep my eyes open. I had to rent the new Sherlock Holmes movie twice just to be able to finish it--it locked me out half way through.
Holy crap! Color me impressed. Now to launch Spotify and...oh...nevermind...it's cheaper to own the non-DRM'd record. I can listen to it forever.
I've recently started using iTunes for music and movie rentals and it works flawlessly. So there's no justification of "no good legal alternatives" anymore, as both Spotify and iTunes are actually easier and nicer to use than pirate sites. The same goes for Steam.
Pop open your iTunes client and do a search for me....(because as far as I know iTunes doesn't run on Linux).
;)
I want you to search for a song I recall from my childhood. My father used to play it on his record player while working in the garage. Being just a kid at the time, I'd sit nearby hammering nails into his workbench while he crafted bookshelves for people. The song is 'Escape'. If something does come up, I guarantee it's wrong. The song I'm looking for is by Michael Garrison from his album "In the Regions of Sunreturn". Nothing? Try Googling for it. You might find a youtube video with the song, or maybe a sample on some music geek's website, but good luck getting a legitimate copy.
Michael Garrison is long dead, and a few years before my father unexpectedly passed away I noticed a copy of the record floating around ThePirateBay. I grabbed it, burned it to a CD and gave it to him on his birthday. He hadn't heard the song since his record collection was destroyed back in the 80s. I never saw him so happy to be listening to a CD. Thank God we have the RIAA to try and stop moments like those.
In the last 10 years I have run into that record twice in all my eBay, CraigsList, and Amazon searching.
So good luck. Once someone creates a fairly complete library of music, along with an easy way to BUY songs (not rent or borrow), and the prices are reasonable--I'll start using it. I'd hate for my kids to grow up and remember a song their dad played in their youth, only to find "Barbie Girl" unavailable and unplayable because it's DRM'd and backed by a bunch of sue-happy lawyers.
Oh--and I'm joking. I hate "Barbie Girl".
You can use a one-liner but that doesn't mean you've used it correctly.
That's ok--he can take it back. After all, nothing's written in concrete.
How about a ban on stupid trailer-park dumbass kids who ruin it for the rest of us?
They already tried that. You may have heard of "Planned Parenthood"...
Microsoft Revokes Trust In 28 of Its Own Certificates
Old news. I revoked my trust in Microsoft over a decade ago...
Obviously. There's plenty of info on this available, and a simple google can be your friend...I won't. Oh, and your UID means squat.
Yeah--I found a youtube video showing how electricity can affect stuff outside the wire. So once again--how does your statement hold up where you bash the original poster for saying his skin crawls when he is under a power line? I could really care less about the answer--if it's psychological or a physical effect--I'm a tiny bit curious why you're freaking out when I jokingly posted a youtube video as a citation and then joked again about having a smaller UID. (Slashdot: The only place where the contest is over whose is smaller...)
Thanks for the troll. Please post again if you come across something of actual value.
Troll? Seems plausible to me. If static charge can raise the hair on my arms, why can't high voltage lines do something similar? I am not an electrical engineer, but it seems pretty obvious from the video that electricity can cause an effect in things not directly in contact with the wire.
Also: That's how radio works.
And since my UID is lower: Stop telling people it's their 'own illogical nervous reaction' and post something of actual value instead of trolling.