Okay, which god? Are they teaching that Marduk slew Tiamat by cutting her in two and used the halves to create the land and sky? Are they teaching that Brahma split a lotus flower into three. That he stretched one part into the heavens, another part into the earth, and the third part of the flower he created the skies?
Or, are they telling the story of Adam and Eve, a story which the people who follow the religion it's based on don't believe to be a factual story? If it's the latter, they're forcing their religious beliefs on everyone in the state in direct violation of what the founding fathers intended. In that case, the entire state of Louisiana should be moved to the Middle East where theocracies are better tolerated. They also hate the US as much as the folks of LA apparently do and thus would be welcomed with open arms.
Now, if they were teaching Christian creationism and asking serious questions like "if all of the animals departed the ark at the same time, why is it marsupials only settled in Australia? You'd think at least one or two species would've gotten tired on the way to that continent and settled in India or something, yet they all skipped all of the intervening land to settle in Australia." But, I'm sure the kind of "critical thinking" they're pretending they want to implement doesn't ask the tough questions of their silly fairy stories.
HP. We only buy the "previous", and thus well-tested, generations. Ensure our firmware and drivers are the latest. Run stress tests on the machine before putting into production. It's really not that hard. That's why we're pulling all the Unix stuff out. Everything revenue-generating and client-facing is 100% Windows. The Unix team couldn't come close to matching us for uptimes and performance.
Sorry, not the case. We've got 1200 Windows server, haven't seen a BSOD in the five years I've been here. (The desktop guys might have. 15k desktops, I'm sure one's had bad RAM). At the previous job, 3 years with 900 servers and no BSODs.
You must be new here. At Slashdot, it's always the fault of the OS, never the admin. Just because most of us real Windows admins haven't seen a blue screen in years is irrelevant...
Ah, I see you're a fan of "Watt's Up With That". At least, I have to assume that as I think Watt's the only one still spewing the "one sensor" argument. To rebut, one merely has to look at what the published data actually says. To quote from this page "Sea levels are measured by a variety of methods that show close agreement - sediment cores, tidal gauges, satellite measurements. What they find is sea level rise has been steadily accelerating over the past century." Note GAUGES. Plural. But, also note other methods as well that aren't subject to local variation bias.
but id wager that its the sea floors changing
You do realize you're wagering everyone else's future on that bet, right? You should probably hedge your bets a little better by reading the actual science involved.
Yes! It's just terrible when companies give you things for free that you can then choose to either use...or not. Shameful behavior! Congress should do something about it!
I believe he mentioned that when he said "If I was able to buy stuff, discover it is shit".
Was the product exactly as it was advertised when sold?
More often than not, when discussing the kinds of intellectual property these organizations are trying to protect, the answer is no. Every movie is advertised as if it's the greatest story that's ever been told in a way that will make your grandchildren cry and all of these reviewers said things like "brilliant", "best movie ever" and "you should buy this movie if you're not a retarded moron who doesn't like great movies". When discussing music, that new song you heard on the radio today WAS great...but when you bought the CD you found that the other 12 were complete shit. Sorry, I'm not spending $20 for one good song. If all of the media being pumped out these days was half as good as the packaging and advertising says it is, this discussion wouldn't be happening. People would be happy to buy it because a) there would be a lot less of it. It takes time to put out good work and b) it would be worth it. As it stands now, most of their crap isn't a good value at free.
And, no, I don't buy many movies on DVD or music on CD. I have Netflix and the radio.
the fact that you didn't like it doesn't make the sale fraudulent
No, the sale was not. But, not honoring a warranty of merchantability is. If I purchase food at the store, consume some, and find I don't like it I can return it. If I purchase some new shoes (after trying them on in the store), but find after a couple of days of wearing them that I just don't like how they feel, I can return them. Hell, most auto dealers are now offering 3-day return policies even. That would be after I read all of the reviews and did a test drive, etc, etc. But, not so in the media industry. You bought it, you don't like it, you suck it. That's why I don't buy it, and why many people aren't buying it.
They're not losing a penny's revenue due to piracy, they're losing it all due to teh suck.
I think the assumption is that if there's a line that says "They'll bring it to class and use it for homework", then they'll probably need it for homework. Now, possibly not ALL homework assignments will require it, but it's in the summary AND the article.
I'll never understand arm-chair petroleum engineers.
You think that's bad! You should try explaining the macroeconomics, sociology, city planning, legal issues, trade issues, foreign relations issues, etc, etc, necessary for them to understand the issues facing the country to increase their chances of making intelligent choices when it comes time to vote for their elected officials! Phew!
we're supposed to craft a society to pander to those who are unwilling or incapable of doing their own research?
Yes, because those producing the harmful products ALWAYS make the information freely and easily available to everyone, including those who don't have easy access to information sources outside of the local or national media.
Hey! No stealing my line! Just because you've changed it from "A thousand years from now, archeologists will confirm proof that the great god Spiderman actually existed with the recent discovery of the lost city of New York" doesn't mean you can take it!
I doubt it as a) luck isn't real, b) my results are consistent across not just my own implementations, but those of others I work with and c) luck isn't real.
I hate Exchange with a passion that is hard to put into words.
Ah. I think I see your problem. Your bias is blinding you to the possibility that YOU could be the problem.
problems with corrupting Exchange stores, failing services, installation compatibility issues
I have seen exactly one corrupted store, and it was on that first 200 user implementation I did. I had used the eseutil incorrectly. Of those I've heard of from others, root cause was always found to be either an incorrect configuration or admin error. I don't know what "failing services" is supposed to mean, but I'm intrigued by your last one: so, you're saying you didn't check compatibility BEFORE installing? Again, I think I see what your problem is.
despite working with Microsoft tech my whole life
Longevity of experience does not equal quality of experience. You have obviously learned nothing if you're still having issues with something as basic as Exchange.
Problems with Exchange are well known, and *most* people I know view it as a major pain in the ass to support.
Yes, I have found that people will generally congregate with other people of the same levels of knowledge as them. I, for example, only congregate with people who laugh at comments such as yours.
you can go right ahead and claim operator error
As that has been my experience, as well as the experience of every Exchange admin I know...I shall, thank you.
An email program that's easy to setup the first 50 users, but a nightmare for large corporations.
Really? Every Exchange implementation I've been on in the last 15 years (starting at 1000, 5000, 9000 & my current job @ 15,000 users) has been just as "install and forget" as the first @ 200 users. Perhaps you're just doing it wrong?
Hmmm...well, first, how does my desire to see people stop wasting time chasing faeries, unicorns and gods mean I'm against free speech and expression? I'm also against people wasting their lives in front of the TV, it doesn't mean I don't catch the latest episode of South Park every week. Second, who said it was just Muslims that were the problem? Third, in direct answer to your request: I wouldn't fly a plane into the Vatican or the Dome of the Rock just to make a point. I guess that's the fundamental difference between atheists and religious people: we don't affect change by killing everyone who disagrees with us. Hence the reason you're still alive your blasphemous questions!:)
I guess we can shut down all the schools of theology, monasteries, and the philosophers who study religion can find new pursuits.
An idea I can get behind. Ending the wasting of time, money and lives studying things that don't exist or matter would really make the world a better place.
Simple facts, huh? Okay, well, if they're "simple facts", you'll be able to back them up with some proof? Also, let's assume you're correct for the moment, how would Al Gore profiting change the truth of ACC? Also, could there possibly be another group who stand to make immense profits by maintaining the status quo and thus put out spurious information attempting to stir the pot and muddy the waters?
And, what would that "truth" be? That it's "shoddy and careless"? I'd hardly call that truth, smells more of opinion to me. Frankly, I agree that perhaps some statisticians on the dime might've been a good idea in retrospect, but in all honesty this is the first time I've ever heard anyone make the claim that the statistics were the issue in ACC. Well, no, I lie. There's all the false accusations against the "hockey stick", all of which have been debunked by the dozen or so follow-up studies using different methods that confirmed the results. Ok, aside from that. I'm sure the folks working at CRU have had some level of training in statistics, as has any scientist. I wonder how many are required to go through a "statistical gauntlet"?
But, I guess most importantly, it can't be all that "shoddy" if they still came to the correct results with their "careless" work.
"therefore why would any private organization risk the happiness of their shareholders by doing a project that has no payoff within the next year?"
Dunno...let's ask Richard Branson...or any of the other contestants in the original X-Prize. NASA is ceding low orbit space exploration and travel to the private industries while expanding deeper explorations including manned missions.
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International Center for the History of Electronic Games. I've been in the "private lab" area. Every single game you remember is preserved.
Okay, which god? Are they teaching that Marduk slew Tiamat by cutting her in two and used the halves to create the land and sky? Are they teaching that Brahma split a lotus flower into three. That he stretched one part into the heavens, another part into the earth, and the third part of the flower he created the skies?
Or, are they telling the story of Adam and Eve, a story which the people who follow the religion it's based on don't believe to be a factual story? If it's the latter, they're forcing their religious beliefs on everyone in the state in direct violation of what the founding fathers intended. In that case, the entire state of Louisiana should be moved to the Middle East where theocracies are better tolerated. They also hate the US as much as the folks of LA apparently do and thus would be welcomed with open arms.
Now, if they were teaching Christian creationism and asking serious questions like "if all of the animals departed the ark at the same time, why is it marsupials only settled in Australia? You'd think at least one or two species would've gotten tired on the way to that continent and settled in India or something, yet they all skipped all of the intervening land to settle in Australia." But, I'm sure the kind of "critical thinking" they're pretending they want to implement doesn't ask the tough questions of their silly fairy stories.
I agree, but you're the one using Linux, not me. :)
HP. We only buy the "previous", and thus well-tested, generations. Ensure our firmware and drivers are the latest. Run stress tests on the machine before putting into production. It's really not that hard. That's why we're pulling all the Unix stuff out. Everything revenue-generating and client-facing is 100% Windows. The Unix team couldn't come close to matching us for uptimes and performance.
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!
Who says Slashdotters are sad nerds with no sense of humor?
Sorry, not the case. We've got 1200 Windows server, haven't seen a BSOD in the five years I've been here. (The desktop guys might have. 15k desktops, I'm sure one's had bad RAM). At the previous job, 3 years with 900 servers and no BSODs.
You must be new here. At Slashdot, it's always the fault of the OS, never the admin. Just because most of us real Windows admins haven't seen a blue screen in years is irrelevant...
Ah, I see you're a fan of "Watt's Up With That". At least, I have to assume that as I think Watt's the only one still spewing the "one sensor" argument. To rebut, one merely has to look at what the published data actually says. To quote from this page "Sea levels are measured by a variety of methods that show close agreement - sediment cores, tidal gauges, satellite measurements. What they find is sea level rise has been steadily accelerating over the past century." Note GAUGES. Plural. But, also note other methods as well that aren't subject to local variation bias.
but id wager that its the sea floors changing
You do realize you're wagering everyone else's future on that bet, right? You should probably hedge your bets a little better by reading the actual science involved.
Yes! It's just terrible when companies give you things for free that you can then choose to either use...or not. Shameful behavior! Congress should do something about it!
Was the product defective?
I believe he mentioned that when he said "If I was able to buy stuff, discover it is shit".
Was the product exactly as it was advertised when sold?
More often than not, when discussing the kinds of intellectual property these organizations are trying to protect, the answer is no. Every movie is advertised as if it's the greatest story that's ever been told in a way that will make your grandchildren cry and all of these reviewers said things like "brilliant", "best movie ever" and "you should buy this movie if you're not a retarded moron who doesn't like great movies". When discussing music, that new song you heard on the radio today WAS great...but when you bought the CD you found that the other 12 were complete shit. Sorry, I'm not spending $20 for one good song. If all of the media being pumped out these days was half as good as the packaging and advertising says it is, this discussion wouldn't be happening. People would be happy to buy it because a) there would be a lot less of it. It takes time to put out good work and b) it would be worth it. As it stands now, most of their crap isn't a good value at free.
And, no, I don't buy many movies on DVD or music on CD. I have Netflix and the radio.
the fact that you didn't like it doesn't make the sale fraudulent
No, the sale was not. But, not honoring a warranty of merchantability is. If I purchase food at the store, consume some, and find I don't like it I can return it. If I purchase some new shoes (after trying them on in the store), but find after a couple of days of wearing them that I just don't like how they feel, I can return them. Hell, most auto dealers are now offering 3-day return policies even. That would be after I read all of the reviews and did a test drive, etc, etc. But, not so in the media industry. You bought it, you don't like it, you suck it. That's why I don't buy it, and why many people aren't buying it.
They're not losing a penny's revenue due to piracy, they're losing it all due to teh suck.
That's interesting, can you give me a list of useful scientific accomplishments that rely on the Theory of Evolution?
Yes: medicine.
I think the assumption is that if there's a line that says "They'll bring it to class and use it for homework", then they'll probably need it for homework. Now, possibly not ALL homework assignments will require it, but it's in the summary AND the article.
I'll never understand arm-chair petroleum engineers.
You think that's bad! You should try explaining the macroeconomics, sociology, city planning, legal issues, trade issues, foreign relations issues, etc, etc, necessary for them to understand the issues facing the country to increase their chances of making intelligent choices when it comes time to vote for their elected officials! Phew!
we're supposed to craft a society to pander to those who are unwilling or incapable of doing their own research?
Yes, because those producing the harmful products ALWAYS make the information freely and easily available to everyone, including those who don't have easy access to information sources outside of the local or national media.
Yes, because if there's one way to ensure efficiency in operation it's to add unnecessary layers of management and bureaucracy.
Hey! No stealing my line! Just because you've changed it from "A thousand years from now, archeologists will confirm proof that the great god Spiderman actually existed with the recent discovery of the lost city of New York" doesn't mean you can take it!
Perhaps you have been really really REALLY lucky?
I doubt it as a) luck isn't real, b) my results are consistent across not just my own implementations, but those of others I work with and c) luck isn't real.
I hate Exchange with a passion that is hard to put into words.
Ah. I think I see your problem. Your bias is blinding you to the possibility that YOU could be the problem.
problems with corrupting Exchange stores, failing services, installation compatibility issues
I have seen exactly one corrupted store, and it was on that first 200 user implementation I did. I had used the eseutil incorrectly. Of those I've heard of from others, root cause was always found to be either an incorrect configuration or admin error. I don't know what "failing services" is supposed to mean, but I'm intrigued by your last one: so, you're saying you didn't check compatibility BEFORE installing? Again, I think I see what your problem is.
despite working with Microsoft tech my whole life
Longevity of experience does not equal quality of experience. You have obviously learned nothing if you're still having issues with something as basic as Exchange.
Problems with Exchange are well known, and *most* people I know view it as a major pain in the ass to support.
Yes, I have found that people will generally congregate with other people of the same levels of knowledge as them. I, for example, only congregate with people who laugh at comments such as yours.
you can go right ahead and claim operator error
As that has been my experience, as well as the experience of every Exchange admin I know...I shall, thank you.
Thankfully, no.
An email program that's easy to setup the first 50 users, but a nightmare for large corporations.
Really? Every Exchange implementation I've been on in the last 15 years (starting at 1000, 5000, 9000 & my current job @ 15,000 users) has been just as "install and forget" as the first @ 200 users. Perhaps you're just doing it wrong?
Hmmm...well, first, how does my desire to see people stop wasting time chasing faeries, unicorns and gods mean I'm against free speech and expression? I'm also against people wasting their lives in front of the TV, it doesn't mean I don't catch the latest episode of South Park every week. Second, who said it was just Muslims that were the problem? Third, in direct answer to your request: I wouldn't fly a plane into the Vatican or the Dome of the Rock just to make a point. I guess that's the fundamental difference between atheists and religious people: we don't affect change by killing everyone who disagrees with us. Hence the reason you're still alive your blasphemous questions! :)
I guess we can shut down all the schools of theology, monasteries, and the philosophers who study religion can find new pursuits.
An idea I can get behind. Ending the wasting of time, money and lives studying things that don't exist or matter would really make the world a better place.
before 9/11 no-one ever thought of the terrorists just running the plane into a building
Well, that's not ENTIRELY true.
Simple facts, huh? Okay, well, if they're "simple facts", you'll be able to back them up with some proof? Also, let's assume you're correct for the moment, how would Al Gore profiting change the truth of ACC? Also, could there possibly be another group who stand to make immense profits by maintaining the status quo and thus put out spurious information attempting to stir the pot and muddy the waters?
And, what would that "truth" be? That it's "shoddy and careless"? I'd hardly call that truth, smells more of opinion to me. Frankly, I agree that perhaps some statisticians on the dime might've been a good idea in retrospect, but in all honesty this is the first time I've ever heard anyone make the claim that the statistics were the issue in ACC. Well, no, I lie. There's all the false accusations against the "hockey stick", all of which have been debunked by the dozen or so follow-up studies using different methods that confirmed the results. Ok, aside from that. I'm sure the folks working at CRU have had some level of training in statistics, as has any scientist. I wonder how many are required to go through a "statistical gauntlet"?
But, I guess most importantly, it can't be all that "shoddy" if they still came to the correct results with their "careless" work.
"therefore why would any private organization risk the happiness of their shareholders by doing a project that has no payoff within the next year?"
Dunno...let's ask Richard Branson...or any of the other contestants in the original X-Prize. NASA is ceding low orbit space exploration and travel to the private industries while expanding deeper explorations including manned missions.