"Sex is great, and I enjoy it immensely, but I'd never consider it the "one reason" to be with a girl. It's great to share your thoughts with someone, have them share theirs with you; someone to laugh with,"
That's what my friends are for.....when I want fun, good conversation, comraderie, I hang with my friends. If I want to get laid...I go out with a chick.
"By the way -- how many Slashdot articles (like this one) are we going to have full of people trying desperately to come up with a way to justify their decision to spend *way* more money in electricity and increase emissions because they're too lazy or stuck in their ways to merely change their lightbulbs?"
Well, many of us just don't care really, and are happy with what we have. Ijust keep a case of regular bulbs around (I love shopping at Sam's). I've just never seen any reason to try to change...and I really don't have the time and patience to buy a bunch of different cfl's to experiment with and return, etc...
"The problem is that people are people, and once someone in a location that should be secure realizes that there is access to internet resources, you have wireless routers poping up like weeds."
Hmm..I guess all the places I worked at, take security a little more seriously than that.
If you get caught plugging in ANY unauthorized devices to our networks, it is detected, and you will be immediately escorted off the premise, fired...and no questions asked.
On something important like a power grid, it is a secure item...and this type policy should be implemented if it isn't already. Some things, you just don't play with.
I almost always work on secure systems like this, and I don't find it any type of impediment to getting my job done.
"Uhhh... how else are they going to install windows security updates. Duh."
Easy...you download the updates on a machine hooked to the outside world. You burn it to some medium (CD, DVD, usb drive).
YOu take it in...and of course...test it on your dev systems first (certainly you don't go straight to prod machines, right?).
And you decide if and what updates are needed. Most of the security updates are for windows machines that ARE exposed to security risks on the outside. Not as much need for that if your boxes are never exposed to the 'outside'.
"When a ballistic missle submarine 1000 feet under the ocean is interpreting orders to nuke some foreign country do they depend on being able to reach some particular person to ask questions?
Yes, actually. He's called the President."
Trust me...when those subs get their orders, and they are verified by the means they use. They do NOT resurface to radio in and ask the president "Are you really, really sure?"
What the hell are systems like the electric grid doing hooked in any fashion to the publicly accessible internet?? These should be on their own network, separate and apart from anything that touches the public wan.
"The United States is looking like a real global player again. Obama's made kind, respectful statements to the Iranian people (who are a lot nicer than their government). This week he visited Turkey [nytimes.com] and said that we're not a fundamentalist Christian nation, but a nation of laws and ideals. He even complimented the secular traditions of Turkey since Attaturk, an important thing to emphasize when hard-liners are intent on destroying those traditions. And it was just announced that Cuban Americans are going to be allowed to visit their families [google.com] more frequently, indicating that we're finally getting over a 40-year-old dispute that's got us nowhere."
He got a lot of good photo ops (I especially 'liked' the one with him deep bowing to the Saudi King), but, really came away with nothing out of the talks and visits as far as his/US agenda as far a global finances, etc.
"...but there was definitely manufactured evidence..."
I remember watching the trials, reading about it...etc.
I didn't see any "manufactured evidence"?? I saw the police botched keeping evidence from being tainted by bad collection and storage procedures, but, I never saw that they tried to plant evidence against OJ.
Care to elaborate on what was found to have been planted/manufactured as far as evidence?
I do usually mention Ron Paul in the same sentence as what I said about Kucinich...I trust him as a guy who speaks his mind.
I happen to agree with Paul on a majority of things he says too.
I dunno why I didn't mention him too in the original post, I usually mention them both in the same breath when I address the subject of respecting politicians.
""When they talk about drugs they donâ(TM)t talk about all of them, thatâ(TM)s the problem. They donâ(TM)t mention coffee -- the low end of the speed spectrum, I grant you. But there are coffee freaks. And theyâ(TM)re walking around, nobody worried about it or anything. Mrs. Olsen never tells you about that mild speed lift, you know, because sheâ(TM)s shooting freeze-dried Folgerâ(TM)s."
-George Carlin
"
Me and my Winston....we got a real good thing!!!
What are they doing with those cigarettes? Half a pack is gone, and no one has lit one up yet.
You know, while I am pretty much completely against most everything Kuchinich is for, I must say, out of all the candidates, I think I may respect him the most.
I feel with him, at least you know 100% where he stands on what, and is clear about it. He doesn't say shit just to get elected, or pander to his current audience.
Unfortunately, with the typical 'drone' American citizen today, that can be led by the nose via TV, this means a person of this type, will never get elected.
"This is my biggest disappointment so far in his presidency. It's a signal that, for all the talk about transparency, it's talk."
Why does this surprise you?
I mean, while on the campaign trail, he came back to the Senate, and reversed his earlier stated positions, and voted FOR the bill giving the telco's immunity.
You could have easily seen this coming before voting him for president. He didn't hide his change of opinion on this one.
"No, you are an idiot. There are rules for war, and there is a reason why there are rules."
It isn't like 'they' are playing by the rules either....beheadings, dragging corpses and burning them in the streets, etc.
War is a nasty business...especially when we try to fight it by holding back and winning the hearts and minds crap. It is faster and cleaner to go in with overwhelming force...wipe all the enemy out with prejudice, and then when won, start the rebuild.
At least we didn't just nuke parts of the place, turn the sand into glass....and start real easy from that point.
"PA-RISC is one of those things that will still be around after the nuclear holocaust destroys nearly all life as we know it. Two things will still be alive: a cockroach and a PA-RISC server"
1. Well, almost true, the only US car I like is the Corvette. After that, I like Japanese cars.
2. German cars? Well, I dunno...from my experiences with "German Engineering" (older 911 Turbo), I'd say it was limited to the engine and drivetrain, but, other things just broke all the time, and are $$$$$$$$$ expensive to repair. When it runs its fun, but, yikes...maintenance is often and expensive.
3. If you discount the swill that is Budwiser, Coors , Miller Lite...etc, there are some excellent beers in the US. I've been getting into hoppier beers, and Harpoon IPA is a fav of mine. I like many of the beers that Abita puts out, Turbodog, and their seasonal Red Ale. Their Andy Gator will definitely boogie on your brain. Also, see the Rogue beers...etc. The list of US beers that are exceptional is a long one these days. Heck...I hate to admit it, but, even some of the craft beers they're trying to put out under the Michelob lable aren't half bad some of them.
4. Agreed. But then again, we CAN get some of them over here too....we do import some fun stuff.
5. Almost Agree, but, these days, well, lots of regions are putting out wines to compete very well with French wines. Some good OZ wines are out there I like. And the US CA wines can pretty much hold their own with most any wine from around the world. Trouble is, some of them are starting to price themselves like french wines.
6. I dunno...REAL pizza over here in the US (not the crap from the fast food delivery varieties) can be very, very good. Hell, I make a pretty good one when I do a carb blowout...making my own dough....own sauce and often even the sausage from scratch. But, there are some high quality pizzas to be found here.
7. Good point. They have some really good stuff, and some of our stupid import laws with regard to pasturization suck in that we can't bring in many fresh cheeses. You win this one hands down.
8. Welfare?!?! Who wants a welfare state? A bare bones safety net is one thing, but, a "good" welfare system doesn't encourage people to get the fsck off the dole. Maybe it is a definition of welfare that is different...or just different philosophy. If the latter, we'll just have to agree to disagree.
9. Well, this one could be debated for ages. Again, like #8...difference in philosophy. While I agree in the US where we need to so something to bring down costs, I do NOT agree that we need to have a govt. mandated, doled out, and rationed medical system over here. I prefer whatever situation we do come up with, it is based broadly on more private means (but kill off much of the insurance crap that plagues us)...and gets back to letting Dr's make medical decisions. I prefer them to decide rather than bean counters and politicians without an M.D.
10. Airbus...I gotta have you expand on this one...why do you think an airplane is somehow better? When I fly, I rarely know what brand or model plane I'm on...
"Well, I'm reasonably certain my computer can't withstand a nuclear attack, and I don't think most porn stars are radiation-resistant, so it's really trivial to me whether or not there is still an internet after a nuclear war."
Remember, after a nuclear war, there will only be two things left, cockroaches and Keith Richards.
"So how about if Microsoft makes the OS itself inherently more secure? If they made something comparable to the Unix security system (even if its mechanisms are quite different) then you would not need all of these scanners to double-check every last action taken or file opened or e-mail viewed etc."
THANK YOU!
Geez, I was on one project where we were on windows that was locked down pretty badly....trying to do some dev work...and McShield was on scanning every fscking thing or file you'd touch...got ridiculous. We finally got some waivers on a couple of folders, but, sheesh...you should NOT need that kinda crap.
Thankfully now...on the windows box I got...I have full admin, and can turn that crap off so it doesn't interfere with my work. I wish I could do a linux box, but, for now, cygwin on windows into linux servers is kinda nice.
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Well, it just goes to show you, as a guy...you pay for 'it' always. One way or another, you pay to get laid.
Just that if you choose the marriage route, you pay MUCH more...
Quite often I've taken dates out to a nice steak dinner....and there is really only one reason to take a girl out on a date....
As for marriage...dude, you never marry them, it cost you half your shit when you want to upgrade to a newer model."
Wow...modded to hell.
Hehehehe...I guess there are many more women lurking around slashdot than we originally thought.
What exactly is your definition of a 'nice' girl??
If by nice girl, you mean one you can't fuck....then what use is she?
That's what my friends are for.....when I want fun, good conversation, comraderie, I hang with my friends. If I want to get laid...I go out with a chick.
Well, many of us just don't care really, and are happy with what we have. Ijust keep a case of regular bulbs around (I love shopping at Sam's). I've just never seen any reason to try to change...and I really don't have the time and patience to buy a bunch of different cfl's to experiment with and return, etc...
Quite often I've taken dates out to a nice steak dinner....and there is really only one reason to take a girl out on a date....
As for marriage...dude, you never marry them, it cost you half your shit when you want to upgrade to a newer model.
Hmm..I guess all the places I worked at, take security a little more seriously than that.
If you get caught plugging in ANY unauthorized devices to our networks, it is detected, and you will be immediately escorted off the premise, fired...and no questions asked.
On something important like a power grid, it is a secure item...and this type policy should be implemented if it isn't already. Some things, you just don't play with.
I almost always work on secure systems like this, and I don't find it any type of impediment to getting my job done.
Easy...you download the updates on a machine hooked to the outside world. You burn it to some medium (CD, DVD, usb drive).
YOu take it in...and of course...test it on your dev systems first (certainly you don't go straight to prod machines, right?).
And you decide if and what updates are needed. Most of the security updates are for windows machines that ARE exposed to security risks on the outside. Not as much need for that if your boxes are never exposed to the 'outside'.
Nah...kinda like eating steak with one on your tongue.
You go through the motions, but, there is no sensation....
That's why you never give a chick your 'real' name. That way, she can't track you down after that one night stand.
Also, you go back to her place...not yours, that helps too.
Yes, actually. He's called the President."
Trust me...when those subs get their orders, and they are verified by the means they use. They do NOT resurface to radio in and ask the president "Are you really, really sure?"
What the hell are systems like the electric grid doing hooked in any fashion to the publicly accessible internet?? These should be on their own network, separate and apart from anything that touches the public wan.
Seems like that would have been a no brainer?!?!
He got a lot of good photo ops (I especially 'liked' the one with him deep bowing to the Saudi King), but, really came away with nothing out of the talks and visits as far as his/US agenda as far a global finances, etc.
I remember watching the trials, reading about it...etc.
I didn't see any "manufactured evidence"?? I saw the police botched keeping evidence from being tainted by bad collection and storage procedures, but, I never saw that they tried to plant evidence against OJ.
Care to elaborate on what was found to have been planted/manufactured as far as evidence?
I happen to agree with Paul on a majority of things he says too.
I dunno why I didn't mention him too in the original post, I usually mention them both in the same breath when I address the subject of respecting politicians.
-George Carlin "
Me and my Winston....we got a real good thing!!!
What are they doing with those cigarettes? Half a pack is gone, and no one has lit one up yet.
--George Carlin
You know, while I am pretty much completely against most everything Kuchinich is for, I must say, out of all the candidates, I think I may respect him the most.
I feel with him, at least you know 100% where he stands on what, and is clear about it. He doesn't say shit just to get elected, or pander to his current audience.
Unfortunately, with the typical 'drone' American citizen today, that can be led by the nose via TV, this means a person of this type, will never get elected.
Why does this surprise you?
I mean, while on the campaign trail, he came back to the Senate, and reversed his earlier stated positions, and voted FOR the bill giving the telco's immunity.
You could have easily seen this coming before voting him for president. He didn't hide his change of opinion on this one.
It isn't like 'they' are playing by the rules either....beheadings, dragging corpses and burning them in the streets, etc.
War is a nasty business...especially when we try to fight it by holding back and winning the hearts and minds crap. It is faster and cleaner to go in with overwhelming force...wipe all the enemy out with prejudice, and then when won, start the rebuild.
At least we didn't just nuke parts of the place, turn the sand into glass....and start real easy from that point.
And Keith Richards.
2. German cars.
3. Beer.
4. Belgian beer.
5. French wine.
6. Pizza.
7. French cheese.
8. Wellfare
9. Universal healthcare.
10. Airbus."
1. Well, almost true, the only US car I like is the Corvette. After that, I like Japanese cars.
2. German cars? Well, I dunno...from my experiences with "German Engineering" (older 911 Turbo), I'd say it was limited to the engine and drivetrain, but, other things just broke all the time, and are $$$$$$$$$ expensive to repair. When it runs its fun, but, yikes...maintenance is often and expensive.
3. If you discount the swill that is Budwiser, Coors , Miller Lite...etc, there are some excellent beers in the US. I've been getting into hoppier beers, and Harpoon IPA is a fav of mine. I like many of the beers that Abita puts out, Turbodog, and their seasonal Red Ale. Their Andy Gator will definitely boogie on your brain. Also, see the Rogue beers...etc. The list of US beers that are exceptional is a long one these days. Heck...I hate to admit it, but, even some of the craft beers they're trying to put out under the Michelob lable aren't half bad some of them.
4. Agreed. But then again, we CAN get some of them over here too....we do import some fun stuff.
5. Almost Agree, but, these days, well, lots of regions are putting out wines to compete very well with French wines. Some good OZ wines are out there I like. And the US CA wines can pretty much hold their own with most any wine from around the world. Trouble is, some of them are starting to price themselves like french wines.
6. I dunno...REAL pizza over here in the US (not the crap from the fast food delivery varieties) can be very, very good. Hell, I make a pretty good one when I do a carb blowout...making my own dough....own sauce and often even the sausage from scratch. But, there are some high quality pizzas to be found here.
7. Good point. They have some really good stuff, and some of our stupid import laws with regard to pasturization suck in that we can't bring in many fresh cheeses. You win this one hands down.
8. Welfare?!?! Who wants a welfare state? A bare bones safety net is one thing, but, a "good" welfare system doesn't encourage people to get the fsck off the dole. Maybe it is a definition of welfare that is different...or just different philosophy. If the latter, we'll just have to agree to disagree.
9. Well, this one could be debated for ages. Again, like #8...difference in philosophy. While I agree in the US where we need to so something to bring down costs, I do NOT agree that we need to have a govt. mandated, doled out, and rationed medical system over here. I prefer whatever situation we do come up with, it is based broadly on more private means (but kill off much of the insurance crap that plagues us)...and gets back to letting Dr's make medical decisions. I prefer them to decide rather than bean counters and politicians without an M.D.
10. Airbus...I gotta have you expand on this one...why do you think an airplane is somehow better? When I fly, I rarely know what brand or model plane I'm on...
Back in your court....
Remember, after a nuclear war, there will only be two things left, cockroaches and Keith Richards.
THANK YOU!
Geez, I was on one project where we were on windows that was locked down pretty badly....trying to do some dev work...and McShield was on scanning every fscking thing or file you'd touch...got ridiculous. We finally got some waivers on a couple of folders, but, sheesh...you should NOT need that kinda crap.
Thankfully now...on the windows box I got...I have full admin, and can turn that crap off so it doesn't interfere with my work. I wish I could do a linux box, but, for now, cygwin on windows into linux servers is kinda nice.
Care to name about 10 of them?