If you were paying CC's techs to fix a problem with programs loading, and they tried to load up your tax software, I'd think that's a valid test of what you're paying them to fix. This guy installed a DVD drive and software, and then tested the video codecs.
Except he needed to test the software. If he was just plugging the drive in, then that could be. But most of those shops do installs of software as well. It's more like getting upset that the locksmith saw the kiddie porn in your foyer on his way into the house going to the study.
If you left a brick of cocaine under the hood, though, I'd think that he would be right in reporting it if he discovered it in the process of performing his duties. Even if the bag was under a battery cover, if he saw something he didn't think belonged there and investigated, I don't think anyone can try to accuse the mechanic of "violating privacy"
And the home repairman should have a blindfold entering your home, lest he see the kiddy porn pictures on the wall or the mounds of coke on the counter. If he DOES see them and reports you, it's a horrible breach of privacy! He was hired to fix your house, not look around him when he was there!
If you were giving the PC to the "gummint", I'd agree with you. But you signed a private repair contract with a private company, who happened to find something they didn't think was legal. Would you also blame a plumber for reporting to the cops the baggie of dope that he saw on your coffee table? He wasn't there to look at the coffee table, but he saw it in the process of doing his job.
If you don't want people to see what you're doing, hide it. Don't give your porn to anyone you don't want seeing it, even accidentally. Get off your high horse, and either stop doing things that are illegal or you're ashamed of if you have to share it with other people you don't necessarily trust.
And your skin blocks all alpha radiation, easily. Hell, even a sheet of tissue paper does. The only problem with alpha radiation is if you ingest the emitter.
You realize that your power company doesn't hook up the wind turbines to your house directly, right? You're paying extra to support the extra cost that it takes to do wind generation, not to have the power directly routed to you. The power from wind generators goes to the grid, just like all other sources of power.
Depends. I use an old laptop for a server, since it uses less power than a "full" system. But I still leave it running 24x7. There are "greenies" who like their uptime, too.
Actually, no. According to Microsoft:
This is the self-extracting executable that contains the update package for Windows® XP Service Pack 3. Windows® XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system. This update also includes a small number of new functionalities, which do not significantly change customers' experience with the operating system.
Exactly. Batteries work by harnessing the energy of chemical reactions as electricity. When you lose capacity (only one "o" in that word, bud), a portion of the battery basically stops being able to go through the chemical changes necessary to generate the voltage.
Why gas stations? We've already got substations that have huge voltages coming in to them... why not fill up there? Less infrastructure to tweak around.
Getting mad at stupid people is like yelling at the ocean for having waves. It ain't gonna have any positive effect. On the other hand, you can really screw with salespeople who don't know what they're selling. I like asking for 230MB DUMS or flux capacitors. It's really amusing when they have to go check with someone else to see if they stock flux capacitors.
Not just volume... laser printers don't gum up from disuse quite like inkjets do. They just keep working, no matter whether you're printing 100 pages a day, or 100 pages a year.
Amoral is without morals... I think it means exactly what he thinks it means. Companies are amoral because the only thing that matters is getting more money. If they can make it legally, they will. If not, they weigh the reward vs the risk of penalty. That's pretty much the definition of amoral. Only if companies did the illegal thing simply to do something bad would they become immoral.
See, and with that dirty, wet rag you completely demolished the illusion of control and self-importance he so carefully built up in that philosophy course! You're such a bastard.
How does science explain some gymnasts abilities to do amazing moves on the pommel horse, yet I know people who are unable to walk down a flight of stairs without getting themselves hurt somehow? Training, experience, and the fact that the nervous system is pretty much connected to everything, all you have to do is learn how to pay attention to the inputs and outputs.
How do electrons fit into your supposed simulation? You can't just assign a bit to a piece of matter and say "sweet, it's working". The simulation is VASTLY more complex than 2^200 if you take into account various particle and wave, non-mass interactions. Not to mention a Planck mass isn't even close to the smallest unit of mass we can discern.
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If you were paying CC's techs to fix a problem with programs loading, and they tried to load up your tax software, I'd think that's a valid test of what you're paying them to fix. This guy installed a DVD drive and software, and then tested the video codecs.
It's not like he's distributing it. He's providing free insurance for his customers on his service.
Except he needed to test the software. If he was just plugging the drive in, then that could be. But most of those shops do installs of software as well. It's more like getting upset that the locksmith saw the kiddie porn in your foyer on his way into the house going to the study.
If you left a brick of cocaine under the hood, though, I'd think that he would be right in reporting it if he discovered it in the process of performing his duties. Even if the bag was under a battery cover, if he saw something he didn't think belonged there and investigated, I don't think anyone can try to accuse the mechanic of "violating privacy"
And the home repairman should have a blindfold entering your home, lest he see the kiddy porn pictures on the wall or the mounds of coke on the counter. If he DOES see them and reports you, it's a horrible breach of privacy! He was hired to fix your house, not look around him when he was there!
If you were giving the PC to the "gummint", I'd agree with you. But you signed a private repair contract with a private company, who happened to find something they didn't think was legal. Would you also blame a plumber for reporting to the cops the baggie of dope that he saw on your coffee table? He wasn't there to look at the coffee table, but he saw it in the process of doing his job.
If you don't want people to see what you're doing, hide it. Don't give your porn to anyone you don't want seeing it, even accidentally. Get off your high horse, and either stop doing things that are illegal or you're ashamed of if you have to share it with other people you don't necessarily trust.
And your skin blocks all alpha radiation, easily. Hell, even a sheet of tissue paper does. The only problem with alpha radiation is if you ingest the emitter.
You realize that your power company doesn't hook up the wind turbines to your house directly, right? You're paying extra to support the extra cost that it takes to do wind generation, not to have the power directly routed to you. The power from wind generators goes to the grid, just like all other sources of power.
Depends. I use an old laptop for a server, since it uses less power than a "full" system. But I still leave it running 24x7. There are "greenies" who like their uptime, too.
Did you kill him? Will you? Please?
So use new hardware to play the classic game. It's still more fun than a lot of FPS's.
Why use DOS? You can play the game at modern resolutions. It's fun :)
Better yet, halve the battery size, and you get both another hard drive AND longer running life. Everyone wins!
Exactly. Batteries work by harnessing the energy of chemical reactions as electricity. When you lose capacity (only one "o" in that word, bud), a portion of the battery basically stops being able to go through the chemical changes necessary to generate the voltage.
Why gas stations? We've already got substations that have huge voltages coming in to them... why not fill up there? Less infrastructure to tweak around.
Getting mad at stupid people is like yelling at the ocean for having waves. It ain't gonna have any positive effect. On the other hand, you can really screw with salespeople who don't know what they're selling. I like asking for 230MB DUMS or flux capacitors. It's really amusing when they have to go check with someone else to see if they stock flux capacitors.
Not just volume... laser printers don't gum up from disuse quite like inkjets do. They just keep working, no matter whether you're printing 100 pages a day, or 100 pages a year.
Amoral is without morals... I think it means exactly what he thinks it means. Companies are amoral because the only thing that matters is getting more money. If they can make it legally, they will. If not, they weigh the reward vs the risk of penalty. That's pretty much the definition of amoral. Only if companies did the illegal thing simply to do something bad would they become immoral.
Nu-uh! They can be studied here!
No, wait... here!
Crap, that's still not it... maybe here?
I'm so confused...
Child services? Democrats? I dunno...
See, and with that dirty, wet rag you completely demolished the illusion of control and self-importance he so carefully built up in that philosophy course! You're such a bastard.
How does science explain some gymnasts abilities to do amazing moves on the pommel horse, yet I know people who are unable to walk down a flight of stairs without getting themselves hurt somehow? Training, experience, and the fact that the nervous system is pretty much connected to everything, all you have to do is learn how to pay attention to the inputs and outputs.
You've got a cameraphone that takes high-res pictures? Where do I get one of those? All I can find are 1MP or so cameras.
How do electrons fit into your supposed simulation? You can't just assign a bit to a piece of matter and say "sweet, it's working". The simulation is VASTLY more complex than 2^200 if you take into account various particle and wave, non-mass interactions. Not to mention a Planck mass isn't even close to the smallest unit of mass we can discern.