I would have to agree with the idea that Mozilla is slowly spreading. In my workplace, I now see power users installing Mozilla -- totally on their own, without any hints or encouragement from the IT geeks. It's a good sign.
We should ask our ancient ancestors that question. They started inventing stuff way back before money existed -- hell, one of 'em even invented money!;p
Thing is, these sorts of programs are especially helpful to people with ADHD and related disorders -- but only in theory so far (and that's my theory, in case you were wondering). Having a program keep your thoughts together is less taxing on the body & mind than, say, relying on stimulants to do the same. Unforunately, since 'Outlook' is the current pinnacle of personal information management, we'll need to see a paradigm shift or two before we see anything really helpful.
You did pay income tax, cover your liability, and all that good stuff out of that $20 an hour, right? What about health coverage?
Otherwise I commend you for making assistance affordable to Regular People. Self-sacrfice (and I mean you are ripping yourself off) is rare these days...
I often find myself sinking into that mindset, but I always make sure to snap out of it. Going from home to work and back again with blinders on is no way to live life.
Ever consider living and working in Singapore? You might find many kindred spirits there. That would leave a little more room in American cities for people who want to exercise their....you know, Freedoms.
...thus encouraging our pack-instincts to re-assert themselves.
What is the difference between sentient beings acting in concert and unsentient cells acting in concert?
Which cell am I (the I) in? Or am I somewhere in between the individual units?
Specifically for outlaw party scenes in any number of our repressive cities (Is that not a Protest in and of itself?). In NY, for example, nightlife has been funneled into a set amount of nightclubs, run by businesspeople who are (a) only interested in money, not trouble; and (b) easy to keep under thumb for policing. Any sort of social gathering made outside this careful system is met with harsh prejudice.
Now the best parties run on a system similar to these flash mobs: the location is completely unknown until a few hours before it begins. An announcement travels by phone and email through the social network, and voila: 300-500 people ready to have completely unsupervised fun.
Occasionally the police do shut things down; now imagine if everyone had wireless personal email (a mailing list of participants?) that would allow them to flee and regroup at another location.....
Unless IBM takes steps to expidite the case, the trial is going to begin in 2005. That's enough time for Linux to miss the next cycle of tech purchasing....
This is horseshit. First of all it is impossible, if most people in the economy were on welfare they would be no economy. Where would these companies get money to build and maintain the robots?
These same companies see little problem in moving wealth out of the American economy through outsourcing. Move high-paying IT jobs out of the country, and all of a sudden there are alot less big-ticket consumer goods being purchased. If this thought does not at least give them a slight pause, then why should a wave of cheap(er), non-living (non benefit-consuming) employees do so?
I am a frequent user of Remote Desktop software. Such things are great for administrivia -- installing new software, minor reconfigurations, printer setup, and the like. But when a Windows machine -- server or desktop -- has Problems, it is usually the kind of Problem that wipes out higher-level applications....like the Remote Desktop service(s).
I can't really comment on Terminal Services, which is probably more integrated into the OS. My highly-profitable, medium-sized employer cannot afford the licensing fees...
Bittorrents help people who serve, not people who leech. It's not supposed to increase your download speed. If you are download a kernel at 100KB/sec, and so is the next guy, and the next guy....who is going to pay for the bandwith? Did you offer a donation with your kernel download?
You forgot to add Mahatma Ghandi to your list
Exceptional people do exceptional things. Most people would not be able to educate themselves in law well enough for success -- that is my point. Probably not most of the consumers targeted in this case, who, unlike Gandhi, stand alone.
A small percentage of inner-city children grow up to become professional atheletes. Does this mean other children should focus all of their development in sports and be SOL if they fail? Of course not!
The judge, unless a saintly figure, is going to be annoyedby all this extra hand-holding in an otherwise tedious civil case. If you happen to go before a jury of peers, they will get the impression that you are either (a) a destitue fool; or (b) insane. Self-representation puts you in the distinguished company of Zacarias Moussaoui, terrorist, and Colin Ferguson, LIRR gunman.
It's an unfortunate situation. The legal system has far outgrown the DIY aspect of self-representation in the same way that most sciences have outgrown the DIY basement laboratory.
Ever get the impression that a large, mediocre segment of our American society does not have any problem with locking up the other segments? Especially if those segments try to live a deviant (read: different) lifestyle.
If we can't all get along, then start throwing jail sentences until the rest get the picture.
Only fellow co-workers get gunned down. In our country we have a history of excusing the rich for their crimes (we may complain about it, but when it comes to action...).
During the Great Depression thousands starved in our Land of Plenty. Go read Grapes of Wrath -- did those humble farm folk turn on the country and society that screwed them over? Did they try to steal the tons upon tons of food that were burned at State lines for beurocratic/regulatory reasons? No.
Americans equate economic fortune with personal worth, wether we like to believe it or not. If your family is starving, it is not because your kind Government is callous, but rather because you are lazeabout and generally worthless human being........it's sick.
I briefly worked with a forensic psychologist who communicated (by phone and by post) with lawyers on a daily basis. He constantly received requests for informations (copies of voluminous records and such) from parties with which he had no contract, either with or without court order. In both cases he charged the receiver for each and every page he printed, plus $10 as an 'administrative fee'. The money was coughed up with no complaint.
Research has definitively shown that infant males get erections, and that infant females have vaginal secretions. Should infants be having sex with each other, or adults? No! BUT.....Should we be pretending that they are sexless until older? NO! We are creating our own demons here.....
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We should ask our ancient ancestors that question. They started inventing stuff way back before money existed -- hell, one of 'em even invented money! ;p
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Your words have probably spurred an entire generation of young geeks to start using Linux....
On the downside, you've just created alot of competition for yourself in NYC..... ;)
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Otherwise I commend you for making assistance affordable to Regular People. Self-sacrfice (and I mean you are ripping yourself off) is rare these days...
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Ever consider living and working in Singapore? You might find many kindred spirits there. That would leave a little more room in American cities for people who want to exercise their....you know, Freedoms.
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What is the difference between sentient beings acting in concert and unsentient cells acting in concert?
Which cell am I (the I) in? Or am I somewhere in between the individual units?
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Now the best parties run on a system similar to these flash mobs: the location is completely unknown until a few hours before it begins. An announcement travels by phone and email through the social network, and voila: 300-500 people ready to have completely unsupervised fun.
Occasionally the police do shut things down; now imagine if everyone had wireless personal email (a mailing list of participants?) that would allow them to flee and regroup at another location.....
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In civil cases (such as the ones in question), the burden of proof is, in fact, on the defendant. So that gun analogy isn't really the best....
In a police state, the police officers themselves are decent more often than not. They are a tool to be used, albeit unjustly.
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These same companies see little problem in moving wealth out of the American economy through outsourcing. Move high-paying IT jobs out of the country, and all of a sudden there are alot less big-ticket consumer goods being purchased. If this thought does not at least give them a slight pause, then why should a wave of cheap(er), non-living (non benefit-consuming) employees do so?
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Disclaimer: Seriously.
--NJ state court judge, on acquitting Allen Ginsburg of smoking pot in a newspaper quote.
On that note, I shot five people last night. Sorry to everyone affected.
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I can't really comment on Terminal Services, which is probably more integrated into the OS. My highly-profitable, medium-sized employer cannot afford the licensing fees...
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Bittorrents help people who serve, not people who leech. It's not supposed to increase your download speed. If you are download a kernel at 100KB/sec, and so is the next guy, and the next guy....who is going to pay for the bandwith? Did you offer a donation with your kernel download?
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A small percentage of inner-city children grow up to become professional atheletes. Does this mean other children should focus all of their development in sports and be SOL if they fail? Of course not!
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It's an unfortunate situation. The legal system has far outgrown the DIY aspect of self-representation in the same way that most sciences have outgrown the DIY basement laboratory.
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If we can't all get along, then start throwing jail sentences until the rest get the picture.
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During the Great Depression thousands starved in our Land of Plenty. Go read Grapes of Wrath -- did those humble farm folk turn on the country and society that screwed them over? Did they try to steal the tons upon tons of food that were burned at State lines for beurocratic/regulatory reasons? No.
Americans equate economic fortune with personal worth, wether we like to believe it or not. If your family is starving, it is not because your kind Government is callous, but rather because you are lazeabout and generally worthless human being........it's sick.
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BUT.....Should we be pretending that they are sexless until older? NO! We are creating our own demons here.....
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