Haha! You got modded flamebait for giving sound advice!
Though, a smarter person might have qualified it with "and take some lessons on how to properly use it", since a stupid metrosexual with a gun would probably shoot hi...he... itself before it shot an intruder.
But it would be a much bigger shop, and it would be right on their border. And it would be a direct result of a military invasion.
They probably wouldn't be happy. I don't know how unfavorably they'd react, but I can almost guarantee they'd react unfavorably. It seems unlikely they'd risk a war, however.
You mean the one that had a similar effect as the protestor lockout in NYC when they had to ensure Dick Cheney's "warm welcome" by preventing anyone who disagreed with him from coming anywhere even remotely near him? Or, do you mean the more subtle way that Bush's handlers set up "Ask the Jackass" sessions using pre-screened friendlies and assigned questions?
Don't kid yourself. Politicians may gripe and complain about each other and the different parties, but that's all just show to keep the stupid masses entertained. Nobody would watch things like their stupid conventions if they handled themselves intelligently, so they invited mud-slinging soap operas into their political careers as a way to keep the sheeple entertained. Evil doesn't give a rat's ass about party lines. If it's not democrats stamping out rights it's republicans. If the libertarians or the greens had enough power, they'd be doing it to. The majority of politicians who make it only care about getting (re)elected, they don't care about insignificant things like rights. That's not a democratic or republican thing, it's a political thing.
This is Slashdot. Slashdot doesn't operate on any sort of intelligent, driving logic, it operates on heated misunderstanding, ideological warfare, and name calling. On Slashdot, the same people who will vocally and vehemently denounce the RIAA for suing infringers (that is: for legally enforcing their rights on their content) will hop on over to a story like this and cry for the heads of anyone who "violates" the GPL (that is: they'll demand that the developers enforce their rights on their content).
If you haven't figured it out yet, the overall setting of Slashdot is akin to a preschool playground when it comes to any sort of intelligent discussion or critical thought. The nerds that hang out here (they're not "geeks" - most of these buffoons know nothing about the technology they yelp about, they're just trying to look "cool". Most of the "geeks" abandoned this crapfest long ago) feel such an overwhelming sense of entitlement that I'd be surprised if they don't think it's unfair that random people don't stop and blow them on the sidewalk. Frankly, I don't think you could possibly find a website with a stupider, more childish "it's all mine" attitude and userbase than Slashdot. So, why bother? Join in the fun and flame/troll away. The S/N ratio is already so poor that nobody could possibly notice anyway.
Shouldn't I be free to use whatever third party software to check my email?
It's called "don't use gmail if you don't like the terms".
Why the fuck does everyone think they can do whatever they want with things they choose to use? You don't like the way gmail works? Don't fucking use it you stupid wanker. Quit being a bitchy little cunt and go get a regular e-mail account for Christ's sake. It's not that fucking complicated.
The reference to "Alabama English" (or whatever state it was) is indicative of a regional dialect. While they may also have a different accent that can impair the delivery and reception of messages between the two speakers, the dialect is the only thing that was actually referenced as a problem.
There are many other differences that could impact the message such as colloquialisms, euphisms (which would also come into play based on cultural differences), slang, etc. However, the only problem noted (from the GP post, I didn't RTFA) indicates that the different dialects are what impaired the communication process.
In fact, I hate to tell you, but unless you're speaking the original English language, which you're not, you are using a dialect. I suppose then, that any communication barriers you hit with other English-speakers are your fault, right?
Hmm... so your theory is that by posting a public e-mail address unobfuscated, I'll lose yet another public account to spam, or idiots such as yourself, as if I haven't already gone through a dozen publics by now anyway? And, of course, you're forgetting that if I really want another gmail account, I can use one of my remaining invitations to reinvite myself.
Except, my private address, where anything of any concern goes, which you do not know, will continue to function as it always has...
You're a bit of a moron, aren't you? You must be a conservative. Nobody else could possibly be that stupid.
OK, so you have never in your life borrowed a book from someone? You have never listened to someone else's CD? You have never watched a DVD at someone else's house?
Funny thing... I read, listened, or watched... I did not duplicate.
Your entire last paragraph is the nonsensical raving of a small-minded imp who doesn't understand even the simplest concept of "consumer responsibility". The simple fact that you do not have to purchase anything from them if you do not agree with their policies or pricing precludes you from using any ridiculous argument you have for stealing it. You can take your ridiculous little argument and stuff it up your left nostril. I will not engage morons in debate who cannot understand that they have no need for the product in question and, therefore, have no reason to steal it when they could just as easily send their message by simply not purchasing the product and, therefore, not supporting the company they despise.
Don't like something? Don't buy it. It's not that damn hard you jackasses, stop trying to justify your cheap, childish behavior and just admit you're crooks who want something for nothing.
Pro-RIAA? I get slapped down all the time for telling people to be (get this - me telling ignorant Slashdotters something like this) intelligent consumers and just stop buying their shit to send them a message.
Basically, unless you're pro-crook, you get slapped down. It's a byproduct of Slashdot being overrun by a bunch of ignorant little kids who think they deserve whatever they want, whenever they want, and however they want. It never even occurs to these jackasses that they are not, in fact, the center of the universe. One minute they're bitching about getting sued because they're copyright infringers, the next they're bitching that some company "illegally used GPL'ed code". Whatever... let them yell until they're little pubescent voices crack and fade. I hope they have fun losing their life savings for being crooks.
Fair use, and what you do with that media once it is inside your home and in your possession is beyond the law (for now).
Oh, good. Now you song-stealing freaks think you're beyond the law once your front door closes.
Newsflash: you're not beyond the law, you're just not getting caught because the RIAA can't kick your door down and drag your ass into court for a nice, fat, well-deserved lawsuit.
What amazes me is the "swappers" keep giving the RIAA more and more reasons to go more and more draconian on their asses, then they have the nerve to whine about it. If that isn't proof of the childish little minds that try to justify STEALING music because they're cheap little bastards with no concept of "consumer responsibility", I don't know what is.
Fine by me. I canceled my cable TV non-service partially because stations like Sci-Fi were showing such utterly worthless shit and canceling the good shows.
The world of business isn't one evenly distributed zero sum game. It's more like a system stacked like blocks. If the cornerstone crumbles, it doesn't really matter whether any of the other blocks were being touched.
This is what happened on 9/11. Even though the massively overwhelming majority of businesses weren't directly effected, a number of critical pieces of the infrastructure WERE functionally impaired by the attacks, and other, seemingly unrelated business suffered.
Unnecessary Bush-Bashing follows: It's the closest thing to 'trickle down economics' that actually functionally exists, unless you're a retarded, ex-cokehead/alcoholic from Texas.
Would it be 'primitive' to decide to stop watching television because it didn't fit into your idea of "the good life"?
My girlfriend thinks so... I cut the cable off in my apartment months ago because TV is such a ludicrous waste of time. She's complained every time she's been there since.
Unless the person coding the ASP pages is an idiot...
There's an alternative? Oooo... yipe.. I'm gonna hurt for that one. Well, I'm a Perl coder, so have your revenge on me as you will. I'm sure you can make sport of me just as easily as I did you B)
If the only thing that defines a person's sexual preference is their sexual activity, then what does that make abstinent people? If they have no sexual activity, they have no sexual preference?
Shouldn't this be something for the people to decide?
No.
The judiciary's job in this matter is to ensure that nobody is being discriminated against. They said that disallowing gay marriage is discriminatory. Therefore, gay marriage is to be recognized.
The constitution recognizes that the majority is NOT always right and that it can be used to bludgeon the rights of minority individuals. If it were up to the people of individual states to decide this sort of thing, minorities and women still wouldn't be voting in many, many places, we'd have seperate schools and water fountains, and black people would still be sitting in the backs of buses.
Discrimination is discrimination and the only way you're going to get away with it is if you eliminate the judiciary altogether, then pass laws which explicitly ALLOW you to freely discriminate against groups of people. Which is, of course, an idea that has been floated as of late.
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Haha! You got modded flamebait for giving sound advice!
Though, a smarter person might have qualified it with "and take some lessons on how to properly use it", since a stupid metrosexual with a gun would probably shoot hi...he... itself before it shot an intruder.
I'd like to think people are smart enough to realize that North Korea is run by a dangerous little attention whore without Bush telling them so....
But, I don't.
But it would be a much bigger shop, and it would be right on their border. And it would be a direct result of a military invasion.
They probably wouldn't be happy. I don't know how unfavorably they'd react, but I can almost guarantee they'd react unfavorably. It seems unlikely they'd risk a war, however.
You may have it, in fact. I think it's due for a rotation on my part, and I'd hate for it to go to waste.
You mean the one that had a similar effect as the protestor lockout in NYC when they had to ensure Dick Cheney's "warm welcome" by preventing anyone who disagreed with him from coming anywhere even remotely near him? Or, do you mean the more subtle way that Bush's handlers set up "Ask the Jackass" sessions using pre-screened friendlies and assigned questions?
Don't kid yourself. Politicians may gripe and complain about each other and the different parties, but that's all just show to keep the stupid masses entertained. Nobody would watch things like their stupid conventions if they handled themselves intelligently, so they invited mud-slinging soap operas into their political careers as a way to keep the sheeple entertained. Evil doesn't give a rat's ass about party lines. If it's not democrats stamping out rights it's republicans. If the libertarians or the greens had enough power, they'd be doing it to. The majority of politicians who make it only care about getting (re)elected, they don't care about insignificant things like rights. That's not a democratic or republican thing, it's a political thing.
You might think you got modded funny for the joke about the hitmen and the government, but the real joke was the last sentence.
This is Slashdot. Slashdot doesn't operate on any sort of intelligent, driving logic, it operates on heated misunderstanding, ideological warfare, and name calling. On Slashdot, the same people who will vocally and vehemently denounce the RIAA for suing infringers (that is: for legally enforcing their rights on their content) will hop on over to a story like this and cry for the heads of anyone who "violates" the GPL (that is: they'll demand that the developers enforce their rights on their content).
If you haven't figured it out yet, the overall setting of Slashdot is akin to a preschool playground when it comes to any sort of intelligent discussion or critical thought. The nerds that hang out here (they're not "geeks" - most of these buffoons know nothing about the technology they yelp about, they're just trying to look "cool". Most of the "geeks" abandoned this crapfest long ago) feel such an overwhelming sense of entitlement that I'd be surprised if they don't think it's unfair that random people don't stop and blow them on the sidewalk. Frankly, I don't think you could possibly find a website with a stupider, more childish "it's all mine" attitude and userbase than Slashdot. So, why bother? Join in the fun and flame/troll away. The S/N ratio is already so poor that nobody could possibly notice anyway.
Hooray for Linux Torvlads!
Yes, but did he fart?
Increase their penis size spam...
Oh, yea right "the size of your transistor doesn't matter"... that's what they all say, but they don't mean it.
That was a pretty lame troll. Try again.
Shouldn't I be free to use whatever third party software to check my email?
It's called "don't use gmail if you don't like the terms".
Why the fuck does everyone think they can do whatever they want with things they choose to use? You don't like the way gmail works? Don't fucking use it you stupid wanker. Quit being a bitchy little cunt and go get a regular e-mail account for Christ's sake. It's not that fucking complicated.
That was the point.
The reference to "Alabama English" (or whatever state it was) is indicative of a regional dialect. While they may also have a different accent that can impair the delivery and reception of messages between the two speakers, the dialect is the only thing that was actually referenced as a problem.
There are many other differences that could impact the message such as colloquialisms, euphisms (which would also come into play based on cultural differences), slang, etc. However, the only problem noted (from the GP post, I didn't RTFA) indicates that the different dialects are what impaired the communication process.
if you don't want to speak or type properly that's fine but you live with the consequences.
Still being a complete dumbass, I see. It's called a "dialect". Look it up super-retardio brother.
In fact, I hate to tell you, but unless you're speaking the original English language, which you're not, you are using a dialect. I suppose then, that any communication barriers you hit with other English-speakers are your fault, right?
Hmm... so your theory is that by posting a public e-mail address unobfuscated, I'll lose yet another public account to spam, or idiots such as yourself, as if I haven't already gone through a dozen publics by now anyway? And, of course, you're forgetting that if I really want another gmail account, I can use one of my remaining invitations to reinvite myself.
Except, my private address, where anything of any concern goes, which you do not know, will continue to function as it always has...
You're a bit of a moron, aren't you? You must be a conservative. Nobody else could possibly be that stupid.
OK, so you have never in your life borrowed a book from someone? You have never listened to someone else's CD? You have never watched a DVD at someone else's house?
Funny thing... I read, listened, or watched... I did not duplicate.
Your entire last paragraph is the nonsensical raving of a small-minded imp who doesn't understand even the simplest concept of "consumer responsibility". The simple fact that you do not have to purchase anything from them if you do not agree with their policies or pricing precludes you from using any ridiculous argument you have for stealing it. You can take your ridiculous little argument and stuff it up your left nostril. I will not engage morons in debate who cannot understand that they have no need for the product in question and, therefore, have no reason to steal it when they could just as easily send their message by simply not purchasing the product and, therefore, not supporting the company they despise.
Don't like something? Don't buy it. It's not that damn hard you jackasses, stop trying to justify your cheap, childish behavior and just admit you're crooks who want something for nothing.
Pro-RIAA? I get slapped down all the time for telling people to be (get this - me telling ignorant Slashdotters something like this) intelligent consumers and just stop buying their shit to send them a message.
Basically, unless you're pro-crook, you get slapped down. It's a byproduct of Slashdot being overrun by a bunch of ignorant little kids who think they deserve whatever they want, whenever they want, and however they want. It never even occurs to these jackasses that they are not, in fact, the center of the universe. One minute they're bitching about getting sued because they're copyright infringers, the next they're bitching that some company "illegally used GPL'ed code". Whatever... let them yell until they're little pubescent voices crack and fade. I hope they have fun losing their life savings for being crooks.
Fair use, and what you do with that media once it is inside your home and in your possession is beyond the law (for now).
Oh, good. Now you song-stealing freaks think you're beyond the law once your front door closes.
Newsflash: you're not beyond the law, you're just not getting caught because the RIAA can't kick your door down and drag your ass into court for a nice, fat, well-deserved lawsuit.
What amazes me is the "swappers" keep giving the RIAA more and more reasons to go more and more draconian on their asses, then they have the nerve to whine about it. If that isn't proof of the childish little minds that try to justify STEALING music because they're cheap little bastards with no concept of "consumer responsibility", I don't know what is.
Fine by me. I canceled my cable TV non-service partially because stations like Sci-Fi were showing such utterly worthless shit and canceling the good shows.
Now there's a philosophical mind-bender...
Not really...
The world of business isn't one evenly distributed zero sum game. It's more like a system stacked like blocks. If the cornerstone crumbles, it doesn't really matter whether any of the other blocks were being touched.
This is what happened on 9/11. Even though the massively overwhelming majority of businesses weren't directly effected, a number of critical pieces of the infrastructure WERE functionally impaired by the attacks, and other, seemingly unrelated business suffered.
Unnecessary Bush-Bashing follows: It's the closest thing to 'trickle down economics' that actually functionally exists, unless you're a retarded, ex-cokehead/alcoholic from Texas.
Would it be 'primitive' to decide to stop watching television because it didn't fit into your idea of "the good life"?
My girlfriend thinks so... I cut the cable off in my apartment months ago because TV is such a ludicrous waste of time. She's complained every time she's been there since.
Boy did I just set myself up for something....
Hmmm....
Nope... Linux seems to fit on one disc... doesn't seem like it's doing a whole hell of a lot though.
Unless the person coding the ASP pages is an idiot...
There's an alternative? Oooo... yipe.. I'm gonna hurt for that one. Well, I'm a Perl coder, so have your revenge on me as you will. I'm sure you can make sport of me just as easily as I did you B)
Says who?
If the only thing that defines a person's sexual preference is their sexual activity, then what does that make abstinent people? If they have no sexual activity, they have no sexual preference?
Shouldn't this be something for the people to decide?
No.
The judiciary's job in this matter is to ensure that nobody is being discriminated against. They said that disallowing gay marriage is discriminatory. Therefore, gay marriage is to be recognized.
The constitution recognizes that the majority is NOT always right and that it can be used to bludgeon the rights of minority individuals. If it were up to the people of individual states to decide this sort of thing, minorities and women still wouldn't be voting in many, many places, we'd have seperate schools and water fountains, and black people would still be sitting in the backs of buses.
Discrimination is discrimination and the only way you're going to get away with it is if you eliminate the judiciary altogether, then pass laws which explicitly ALLOW you to freely discriminate against groups of people. Which is, of course, an idea that has been floated as of late.