Don't worry, in 10 years time when the blogging generation is attempting to climb the ladder, we will have untold piles of dirt on them from their emo highschool years.
substance addiction differs from say, internet addiction, in that the reward chemical is supplied by a needle and not by the brain.
the level of addiction only ever varies from person to person, but an addictive personality will always be addicted to something at all times.
myself for example, I am not a very addictive personality so i don't find i need to go back to something again and again. I've also never had an trouble drinking or with any other substance i've tried. One of my friends on the other hand got hooked on the whacky tabacy after only a couple of tries and spent every waking moment from then on thinking of schemes to get more.
addiction is a driving force in humans, you never get rid of addiction you just replace it with something less destructive.... i mean lets face it these kids COULD be addicted to crack instead. i think computers are a pretty healthy outlet for such personalities.
yep, i worked for years on the same pc doing development under freebsd and never had a speed problem until i changed jobs to a windows environment. now i have to upgrade because VS takes 10 minutes to load if i have sql server managment open.
no, it's reliable and a step in the right direction for security. it just takes way too much system resources to do what is essentially a simple thing.
depending on your business it'd be less painful and expensive to move to linux.
there are some industries where they just can't do it, but if you have the inhouse resources and your not tied to a 3rd party app that's windows only, now would be a good time to make the pitch to managment.
The thing that bugs me the most is the additional system resources it hogs - i buy a pc to run applications not run an OS. look at anything that runs both vista an xp and xp always has lower requirments. MS would win a lot of fans if they made OS releases they used the same or less resources instead of massive bloatware, or atleast show SOMETHING useful that's hogging the additional memory and CPU time.
"Its not merely that they can undercut competing labor markets"
yes it is, or we'd take the work else where. case closed.
"Its that they are willing to send their children to work 20 hour days in your coal mines without safety equipment while you give them just enough to keep them coming back. That's not opportunity. That's evil."
the old battle cry of child labour in the coal mines just isn't the norm, and if it is happening i'll bet it's the locals doing it to other locals. but lets just say your right..... even in that event it's STILL BETTER then sending the children off to be sold as sex slaves or to work the fields till their dead, which is the only alternative they often have. hence why they keep coming back, because they know the jobs offered by the western companys are a better deal.
"wealth always flows FROM the exploited nation, making it even poorer than when it started.
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ok i have to call bullshit on this. just how are we drawing wealth out of countries by investing in their local economy building factories and creating jobs? i suppose you think all those call centers in india have made the indian's poorer? oh no wait india is rising just like china is.
you sound like every single anti globalisation nutter i've ever encountered.
what you are suggesting would take jobs away from poor people in countries which desperately need them, and who's ONLY competitive advantage is that they can under cut competing labour markets.
paying someone 10c an hour in a country where that 10c an hour buys food for their family is NOT exploitation, it's oppertunity.
I will agree with your statement that CEO's and directors need to be held more accountable for their screw ups. as an example i'd use the enron scum bags.
1. a public flogging with a cat of 9 tails.
2. stipped of all assets and left with $100 in the bank.
3. any assets in their families names should be denied to them.
no... criticism without a solution to back it up is just whinging. he doesn't even give a decent explaination of his problem, it's just another case of "capitalism is teh bad".
reason being that you can't knowingly allow someone to commit a crime so that you may profit from it.
the other problem with that tactic is the moment they DO sue someone all the details will come out and IF there is anything to fix, it'll get fixed and then the game is over.
I suspect they will continue to try bully everyone and make them sign NDA's to prevent their bogus claims being shot to pieces.
having said that, i think the reason they wont say is because their claim is FUD and they have nothing on linux.
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did you turn out as the bert or the ernie though?
can't hide in trash cans, can't eat food? that's a leftists doing. the right only has a problem with bert and ernie being gay.
they are just a collection of prepubicsent minded morons.
Don't worry, in 10 years time when the blogging generation is attempting to climb the ladder, we will have untold piles of dirt on them from their emo highschool years.
i'll admit i'm smarter then you. no more to be said.
the level of addiction only ever varies from person to person, but an addictive personality will always be addicted to something at all times.
myself for example, I am not a very addictive personality so i don't find i need to go back to something again and again. I've also never had an trouble drinking or with any other substance i've tried. One of my friends on the other hand got hooked on the whacky tabacy after only a couple of tries and spent every waking moment from then on thinking of schemes to get more.
addiction is a driving force in humans, you never get rid of addiction you just replace it with something less destructive.... i mean lets face it these kids COULD be addicted to crack instead. i think computers are a pretty healthy outlet for such personalities.
the harsh reality is that acient non european's WERE stupid compared to us, hence why we were able to invade their arse so easily.
yep, i worked for years on the same pc doing development under freebsd and never had a speed problem until i changed jobs to a windows environment. now i have to upgrade because VS takes 10 minutes to load if i have sql server managment open.
no, it's reliable and a step in the right direction for security. it just takes way too much system resources to do what is essentially a simple thing.
it still requires 2x the ram that xp needed, which no significant advantages.
there are some industries where they just can't do it, but if you have the inhouse resources and your not tied to a 3rd party app that's windows only, now would be a good time to make the pitch to managment.
The thing that bugs me the most is the additional system resources it hogs - i buy a pc to run applications not run an OS. look at anything that runs both vista an xp and xp always has lower requirments. MS would win a lot of fans if they made OS releases they used the same or less resources instead of massive bloatware, or atleast show SOMETHING useful that's hogging the additional memory and CPU time.
if there is any example on how democracy doesn't work, it's america.
yes it is, or we'd take the work else where. case closed.
"Its that they are willing to send their children to work 20 hour days in your coal mines without safety equipment while you give them just enough to keep them coming back. That's not opportunity. That's evil."
the old battle cry of child labour in the coal mines just isn't the norm, and if it is happening i'll bet it's the locals doing it to other locals. but lets just say your right..... even in that event it's STILL BETTER then sending the children off to be sold as sex slaves or to work the fields till their dead, which is the only alternative they often have. hence why they keep coming back, because they know the jobs offered by the western companys are a better deal.
"wealth always flows FROM the exploited nation, making it even poorer than when it started. "
ok i have to call bullshit on this. just how are we drawing wealth out of countries by investing in their local economy building factories and creating jobs? i suppose you think all those call centers in india have made the indian's poorer? oh no wait india is rising just like china is.
you sound like every single anti globalisation nutter i've ever encountered.
what you are suggesting would take jobs away from poor people in countries which desperately need them, and who's ONLY competitive advantage is that they can under cut competing labour markets.
paying someone 10c an hour in a country where that 10c an hour buys food for their family is NOT exploitation, it's oppertunity.
I will agree with your statement that CEO's and directors need to be held more accountable for their screw ups. as an example i'd use the enron scum bags.
1. a public flogging with a cat of 9 tails.
2. stipped of all assets and left with $100 in the bank.
3. any assets in their families names should be denied to them.
no... criticism without a solution to back it up is just whinging. he doesn't even give a decent explaination of his problem, it's just another case of "capitalism is teh bad".
reason being that you can't knowingly allow someone to commit a crime so that you may profit from it.
the other problem with that tactic is the moment they DO sue someone all the details will come out and IF there is anything to fix, it'll get fixed and then the game is over.
I suspect they will continue to try bully everyone and make them sign NDA's to prevent their bogus claims being shot to pieces.
having said that, i think the reason they wont say is because their claim is FUD and they have nothing on linux.
my guess the reason is they need a filesystem both linux and windows can r/w easily.
he's probably one of these leftist wankers who still thinks communism works. your beautifuly presented retort will be lost on the parent.
It just goes to show this kind of patent madness hurts everyone. this horse shit needs to end.
no not really, i think your music is ass.
I doubt simmons attempting to critique and one is going to sting much.
Oh i understand, you one of these moronic cop haters, who will cry like a bitch for the cops he despises to come save him at the first sign of danger.
they don't do any of that now, whats your point?