Wait just a second. You were going to demo a product of yours on a computer and network you don't have control over? While that may have been the only option your situation allowed, you simply cannot blame this on Windows... it's like blaming the traffic when the real problem was that you didn't leave early enough.
Also, in your original post you say task manager showed no/little network traffic. The problem with the task manager networking tab is that it shows network traffic as a % of the network link speed. If you're on 100mbps (wired), about 3% network utilization will saturate most residential internet connections, but will barely register on the network ute. graph. I recommend using the "Auto Scale" option (Options menu).
we live in a society that would rather not have elderly people dying on the street.
That's your preference, sure. Don't go projecting it onto everyone else. The parent disagrees. I disagree.
You disagree that we would rather not have elderly people dying in the street? Well, that's certainly an interesting position.
By the definition of our system, it is society's preference to not have this occur. Otherwise, the Congress would have voted through bills to abolish the programs that you and other "luminaries" so deeply abhor. In fact, bills to abolish these programs are introduced in every session of Congress and they are never considered. If so many people agree with you, why aren't these bills passing?
I don't agree with many of the societal norms that have been established in this country. That doesn't change the fact that they are the societal norms. I'm reminded of the wisdom of George Costanza: "We're living in a society here!! There are rules!!"
It was interesting that news.google.com, cnn.com, msnbc.com, etc. do not have this story on its front news page. I guess the outage isn't severe like one in New York a few years ago.
Well, first off, you're factually incorrect. The outage 2 years ago affected a large area of the Eastern United States as well as some areas of Canada, not just NYC. Furthermore, the sources you cite are all american sources. It's no surprise that they tend to report american events more than world events.
Why can't I opt out? I'd really like to file a form with my federal and state governments, a binding agreement that says, "I will never use any social security, medicare, welfare, or unemployment benefits, ever. If I'm ever in dire need, just let me die on the sidewalk please", and then never pay the associated taxes again either.
The idea that you should be able to "opt-out" of any tax is simply ludicrous. You think tax law is complex now? Wait until you let people decide which taxes they want to pay and which ones they don't want to pay. You'd need a whole new compliance system to make sure that people comply with their choices, and you'd need trillions in new revenue, which people will of course opt-out of paying...
Furthermore, we live in a society that would rather not have elderly people dying on the street. Don't like it? Don't believe in it? Find a new country cause you're not gonna find the society you desire in the USA.
I know, old people always thought they'd get the money.
No they didn't. I was talking with some older people (one on SS) recently about this, before Bush's big SS push. I said "Well, it doesn't look like SS will still be around for people my age" and the gentleman on SS replied "Yeah, we said the same thing when we were your age."
It doesn't exist and it never will, imo. It's just too expensive to design and produce a mouse for such a small subset of the population. While it's said that ~10% of the population is left-handed, many of these people use a mouse on the right side since that is how they learned it, so you're looking for a product that only 10% of the market can use. The economics just aren't there.
Just look at Google Maps vs Mapquest. Every time you change zoom, Mapquest has to refresh the entire page, whereas G Maps, it's entirely seemless, and doesn't even seem like it's going to the server at all.
If you use Mapquest on IE, it does not go back and load all the ads, etc., again. It updates just the map portion of the page. I'm not sure why it doesn't do this in Moz/FF.
All that money comes from a "tax" we pay in the form of slightly higher prices on consumer goods. This tax isn't collected by any government, but by the advertising industry.
Also one must keep in mind that Google and others are trying their hardest to track what you're looking for, and now with maps, where you're looking for it. No doubt they plan to sell this information to marketers, if they aren't already doing so.
GP: Well, it's the armed forces running this so I trust there won't be any problem.
Me: Yeah, cause the armed forces are just the paragon of virtue
I'm sorry if reality doesn't agree with your rosy worldview. The "few soldiers" argument is bullshit. Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, Afghanistan.. thats more than a "few". It's a pattern of misconduct and abuse.
One would hope that this type of thing wouldn't happen with a bank that serves the armed forces.
In a sane world yes. However in a sane world one would also hope that our armed forces could act as prison guards without torturing and humiliating their wards.
the same "DLL Hell" type problem that has plagued Windows forever.
I've been using Windows since 3.0 and have never had this problem. So what am I doing wrong?
Most installations are written loosely: you can uninstall CompA which ProgramB depends upon and the system happily complies.
Odd, I seem to recall uninstalling programs and the system pops up and says "DLL blahblah.dll is no longer listed as being in use. Would you like to remove it?"
Oh, what's that you say? It's lazy application developers? Well then surely this is Microsoft's fault!!
You have the resources of many being directed by a central body (federal government) to develop the community.
Oh, so you mean socialism?
Look, we have different terms for a reason. You wouldn't say that Internet Explorer is "secure" and then say "Well it's certainly secure in the Microsoft implementation of security". The Microsoft implementation of security isn't security, just like the USSR wasn't communism.
Perhaps in the USA, communism is regarded as an insult and this is regarded as name calling.
As the great Tim Curry, as Wadsworth, said in Clue: "Communism is just a red herring."
The only restriction is that [federal] taxpayer funds cannot be used to support it.
No, that is not the only restriction. There are two restrictions:
1. Federal money cannot be used for embryonic stem cell research.
2. Any facility performing embryonic stem cell research will not receive federal funding for any project regardless of subject.
Due to the amount of items that federal money is used for, this is about as close to a ban as you can get without just coming out and saying it.
Luckily we have progressive states like New Jersey and California who are attempting to fight back against the conservative Federal government. As a resident of New Jersey, I fully support the efforts of Governors Codey and McGreevey to setup stem cell research in the State.
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Microsoft is not in the business of providing free Internet accessories.
So I suppose MSN Search, Hotmail, Terraserver, and MapPoint don't count?
And in a similar vein, the rating of the PSU is a maximum. It is by no means the normal power consumption of the system.
No, not really. If mandated, this device would only provide a false sense of security, like many of our silly laws.
People who drive fucked up will find ways to drive fucked up. Mandating devices like this is merely treating a symptom; it is not a cure.
That and the number of people behind you that you are inconveniencing who will be pissed off at you thus making your trip that much more miserable.
This is a GOOD thing. The more people that are pissed off about ridiculous security measures, the better. We've become a nation of sheep.
Wait just a second. You were going to demo a product of yours on a computer and network you don't have control over? While that may have been the only option your situation allowed, you simply cannot blame this on Windows... it's like blaming the traffic when the real problem was that you didn't leave early enough.
Also, in your original post you say task manager showed no/little network traffic. The problem with the task manager networking tab is that it shows network traffic as a % of the network link speed. If you're on 100mbps (wired), about 3% network utilization will saturate most residential internet connections, but will barely register on the network ute. graph. I recommend using the "Auto Scale" option (Options menu).
Linux is too hard.
That's bull.
Excuse me.. did you read what you wrote?
"Case in point: I've set up a system for a friend..."
What happens when your buddy wants to do something else with his computer?
we live in a society that would rather not have elderly people dying on the street.
That's your preference, sure. Don't go projecting it onto everyone else. The parent disagrees. I disagree.
You disagree that we would rather not have elderly people dying in the street? Well, that's certainly an interesting position.
By the definition of our system, it is society's preference to not have this occur. Otherwise, the Congress would have voted through bills to abolish the programs that you and other "luminaries" so deeply abhor. In fact, bills to abolish these programs are introduced in every session of Congress and they are never considered. If so many people agree with you, why aren't these bills passing?
I don't agree with many of the societal norms that have been established in this country. That doesn't change the fact that they are the societal norms. I'm reminded of the wisdom of George Costanza: "We're living in a society here!! There are rules!!"
It was interesting that news.google.com, cnn.com, msnbc.com, etc. do not have this story on its front news page. I guess the outage isn't severe like one in New York a few years ago.
Well, first off, you're factually incorrect. The outage 2 years ago affected a large area of the Eastern United States as well as some areas of Canada, not just NYC. Furthermore, the sources you cite are all american sources. It's no surprise that they tend to report american events more than world events.
Why can't I opt out? I'd really like to file a form with my federal and state governments, a binding agreement that says, "I will never use any social security, medicare, welfare, or unemployment benefits, ever. If I'm ever in dire need, just let me die on the sidewalk please", and then never pay the associated taxes again either.
The idea that you should be able to "opt-out" of any tax is simply ludicrous. You think tax law is complex now? Wait until you let people decide which taxes they want to pay and which ones they don't want to pay. You'd need a whole new compliance system to make sure that people comply with their choices, and you'd need trillions in new revenue, which people will of course opt-out of paying...
Furthermore, we live in a society that would rather not have elderly people dying on the street. Don't like it? Don't believe in it? Find a new country cause you're not gonna find the society you desire in the USA.
I know, old people always thought they'd get the money.
No they didn't. I was talking with some older people (one on SS) recently about this, before Bush's big SS push. I said "Well, it doesn't look like SS will still be around for people my age" and the gentleman on SS replied "Yeah, we said the same thing when we were your age."
But when it comes to SPACEFLIGHT -- 2005 is shaping up to be a banner year!
It is? The year is almost halfway done and the one thing related to spaceflight on your list is "private spaceflight", which lasted.. a minute?
It doesn't exist and it never will, imo. It's just too expensive to design and produce a mouse for such a small subset of the population. While it's said that ~10% of the population is left-handed, many of these people use a mouse on the right side since that is how they learned it, so you're looking for a product that only 10% of the market can use. The economics just aren't there.
Just look at Google Maps vs Mapquest. Every time you change zoom, Mapquest has to refresh the entire page, whereas G Maps, it's entirely seemless, and doesn't even seem like it's going to the server at all.
If you use Mapquest on IE, it does not go back and load all the ads, etc., again. It updates just the map portion of the page. I'm not sure why it doesn't do this in Moz/FF.
Lawsuits for what exactly? It isn't illegal to sell or broadcast (on cable) racist or stereotypical material, it's just not socially accepted.
Not everything is done because of lawyers.
All that money comes from a "tax" we pay in the form of slightly higher prices on consumer goods. This tax isn't collected by any government, but by the advertising industry.
Also one must keep in mind that Google and others are trying their hardest to track what you're looking for, and now with maps, where you're looking for it. No doubt they plan to sell this information to marketers, if they aren't already doing so.
GP: Well, it's the armed forces running this so I trust there won't be any problem.
Me: Yeah, cause the armed forces are just the paragon of virtue
I'm sorry if reality doesn't agree with your rosy worldview. The "few soldiers" argument is bullshit. Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, Afghanistan.. thats more than a "few". It's a pattern of misconduct and abuse.
Their customer service workers were able to tell me over the phone if my account was compromised. It's not. w00t!
I'm amazed at how Wachovia was able to prove a negative...
One would hope that this type of thing wouldn't happen with a bank that serves the armed forces.
In a sane world yes. However in a sane world one would also hope that our armed forces could act as prison guards without torturing and humiliating their wards.
since when can one make up a title for themselves in a made up profession and start posting made up studies to a reputable news site?
Exactly which website would that be?
Worker bees can leave.
Even drones can fly away.
The queen is their slave.
the same "DLL Hell" type problem that has plagued Windows forever.
I've been using Windows since 3.0 and have never had this problem. So what am I doing wrong?
Most installations are written loosely: you can uninstall CompA which ProgramB depends upon and the system happily complies.
Odd, I seem to recall uninstalling programs and the system pops up and says "DLL blahblah.dll is no longer listed as being in use. Would you like to remove it?"
Oh, what's that you say? It's lazy application developers? Well then surely this is Microsoft's fault!!
I would imagine that he will have enough publicity to secure another position. It's likely he knew this and that is why he did not fight too much.
I'd guess someone who can't spell "tantamount" doesn't have a lot of experience of working in a university.
Yeah, cause we all know there is a spelling test to get a position at a university.. idiot. English isn't everyone's first language, you know.
You have the resources of many being directed by a central body (federal government) to develop the community.
Oh, so you mean socialism?
Look, we have different terms for a reason. You wouldn't say that Internet Explorer is "secure" and then say "Well it's certainly secure in the Microsoft implementation of security". The Microsoft implementation of security isn't security, just like the USSR wasn't communism.
Perhaps in the USA, communism is regarded as an insult and this is regarded as name calling.
As the great Tim Curry, as Wadsworth, said in Clue: "Communism is just a red herring."
The only restriction is that [federal] taxpayer funds cannot be used to support it.
No, that is not the only restriction. There are two restrictions:
1. Federal money cannot be used for embryonic stem cell research.
2. Any facility performing embryonic stem cell research will not receive federal funding for any project regardless of subject.
Due to the amount of items that federal money is used for, this is about as close to a ban as you can get without just coming out and saying it.
Luckily we have progressive states like New Jersey and California who are attempting to fight back against the conservative Federal government. As a resident of New Jersey, I fully support the efforts of Governors Codey and McGreevey to setup stem cell research in the State.