It's a generally good idea about as much as forcing blacks to sit at the back of the bus was a generally good idea. Seriously, how did that remark get marked Insightful?
You are onto to something here. In the same way that I don't buy my clothes from Wal-Mart and food from the 99 cents store, I don't buy low-end PCs. As many have already pointed out, if you are comparing to high-end PCs then the prices are much more comparable.
Shouldn't we be trying to restore those values in our free society then, rather than accepting the logical conclusion of that line of reasoning where everyone is subjugated by a police state?
How often have you clicked on "yes" instead of "no" just to make the stupid window go away, or had a poppup pop up just under where you're about to click?
I can't recall the last time that happened—so pretty infrequently. I believe better technology solutions and user education would go a lot further than more law enforcement agencies.
When the government acts with malice towards the populace, they can make it so difficult to monitor and defeat their initiatives that the average person just does not have enough time—let alone willpower—to act against them. Those that are willing to make that sacrifice are demonized and discredited by the media.
If we ignore the Middle East then they'll just tell us to call them when we need to drive our cars again. They were allowed to rot in the desert for a long time before the West discovered they had most of the oil.
Good thing motor vehicles all adhere to some standards that make them interoperable on the road such as lights/signals, license plates, wheels/tires, etc. Do we really need to get the government involved to force interoperability on the Web?
Most "slashdot standards nazis" are people who create websites and therefore have a responsibility to care about more than just whether their site works well in their browser of choice—or even in just the most popular browser. As an enlightened tech-savvy person, I would have thought you'd understand the necessity of standards to foster competition. For example the PC market would be quite a mess if each manufacturer decided to implement their own standards for RAM chips, HDDs, peripheral slots, etc.
Be careful there. Some marketing genius will follow that to its logical conclusion and decide "we'll just turn the version up to the max"... oh, too late.
Especially when we actually have evidence of an actual Conservative government in America: US 2001-2006
It is well-established that the misnomer of NeoConservatism is not really conservatism in a political sense. It is interventionist, big central government, big deficit spending, anti-individual rights, etc. "The Right" and "The Left" are just used out of labeling convenience. The two major parties in the US are hardly different at all—with occasional differences in priorities that justify the same means.
Have you met kettle? Just because it doesn't suit your personal needs, doesn't mean it's junk. Clearly Jobs was able to divine what would be good for a lot of people—I'm sure he's fine with losing out on your business because it sounds like you don't value the same types of features.
Since the MSM decides what is convincing and conveniently editorializes it all for us, I would say most voters never had much of a chance. GP is correct that the public has been spoon fed the two major candidates for quite some time.
You can't be bothered to read the comment? OP said "the idea of traveling frequently definitely appeals to me." It doesn't get any clearer than that. They just don't want to relocate out of the US. Read a little more carefully before flaming.
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Everlasting Sunlight of the Spot-Free Brain
If you're referring to the similarly titled movie starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet, I think you mean Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
It's a generally good idea about as much as forcing blacks to sit at the back of the bus was a generally good idea. Seriously, how did that remark get marked Insightful?
You are onto to something here. In the same way that I don't buy my clothes from Wal-Mart and food from the 99 cents store, I don't buy low-end PCs. As many have already pointed out, if you are comparing to high-end PCs then the prices are much more comparable.
+1 Witty Pun
Shouldn't we be trying to restore those values in our free society then, rather than accepting the logical conclusion of that line of reasoning where everyone is subjugated by a police state?
How often have you clicked on "yes" instead of "no" just to make the stupid window go away, or had a poppup pop up just under where you're about to click?
I can't recall the last time that happened—so pretty infrequently. I believe better technology solutions and user education would go a lot further than more law enforcement agencies.
The DEA should be disbanded along with a ton of other ridiculous and unnecessary agencies.
When the government acts with malice towards the populace, they can make it so difficult to monitor and defeat their initiatives that the average person just does not have enough time—let alone willpower—to act against them. Those that are willing to make that sacrifice are demonized and discredited by the media.
FYI: They are joking about the fact that corporations are treated as people under the law in most situations.
Thank you Capt. Obvious! It's not as funny if you have to call attention to the joke.
Nah, they just block it.
If we ignore the Middle East then they'll just tell us to call them when we need to drive our cars again. They were allowed to rot in the desert for a long time before the West discovered they had most of the oil.
Good thing motor vehicles all adhere to some standards that make them interoperable on the road such as lights/signals, license plates, wheels/tires, etc. Do we really need to get the government involved to force interoperability on the Web?
Most "slashdot standards nazis" are people who create websites and therefore have a responsibility to care about more than just whether their site works well in their browser of choice—or even in just the most popular browser. As an enlightened tech-savvy person, I would have thought you'd understand the necessity of standards to foster competition. For example the PC market would be quite a mess if each manufacturer decided to implement their own standards for RAM chips, HDDs, peripheral slots, etc.
Be careful there. Some marketing genius will follow that to its logical conclusion and decide "we'll just turn the version up to the max"... oh, too late.
Some of them do come out of beta, such as Google News. I'm just not sure what the criteria is.
WTF do these people come from?
MBA programs?
you are running around lose
Nooooo! Finally a time when the often misused loose would have been the correct usage. How could you break my heart by using the wrong word here?
Oh good, at least the "nuts" agree for once then! :)
Especially when we actually have evidence of an actual Conservative government in America: US 2001-2006
It is well-established that the misnomer of NeoConservatism is not really conservatism in a political sense. It is interventionist, big central government, big deficit spending, anti-individual rights, etc. "The Right" and "The Left" are just used out of labeling convenience. The two major parties in the US are hardly different at all—with occasional differences in priorities that justify the same means.
I see no reason to respect your POV
You don't have to; but you will respect their rights.
Have you met kettle? Just because it doesn't suit your personal needs, doesn't mean it's junk. Clearly Jobs was able to divine what would be good for a lot of people—I'm sure he's fine with losing out on your business because it sounds like you don't value the same types of features.
Since the MSM decides what is convincing and conveniently editorializes it all for us, I would say most voters never had much of a chance. GP is correct that the public has been spoon fed the two major candidates for quite some time.
You can't be bothered to read the comment? OP said "the idea of traveling frequently definitely appeals to me." It doesn't get any clearer than that. They just don't want to relocate out of the US. Read a little more carefully before flaming.
Stealing: misdemeanor retail theift, small fine.
For something as small as a CD, it would probably only be an infraction—not even a misdemeanor.