One of the best albums ever. (In the Court of the Crimson King) SOOOOOO GOOD. It's the only vinyl I still have. I was at a White Zombie concert back in '93 or '94 and they started to play some King Crimson...I thought I was trippin....then they said, "naw king crimson's way too complicated for us" and busted out "children of the grave" instead. It was hilarious.
...for getting rich off of a clearly obvious idea.
Yeah, that's NEVER been done before. If it was so 'clearly obvious', why did it take until 1996 before anyone thought of it? Why didn't YOU patent it first, if it was so damn obvious to you?
revolution/rvlun/ -noun... 3. a sudden, complete or marked change in something...
Sometimes, words mean more than just one thing. I don't think anyone's referring to a violent overthrow of the cellular phone government. I think they meant a sudden, marked change in cellular phones. I mean, sure, you have good ideas and everything, but I think you're overreacting on this one. Not that I disaprove of overreacting. I enjoy it as much as the next guy.
Also, you shouldn't be a 21st century man. You should be a 21st century digital boy because it sounds so much better.
Insisting on "correct" English is like saying that there is only one, definitive recipe for chili.
You are SO right! I hate it when people try to claim there's more than one correct way to make chili. Just like language, there are many ways to do it...but only one possible way to do it right. Good to see you spreading the word.
If the worth of human life can change, it is by definition not immutable. That is the point. You say smokers aren't worth as much as non-smokers. What about fat people? Should they receive heart surgery, high blood pressure medicine, cholesterol medicine, etc? They are making the same decisions as smokers, just using a different poison. What about drinkers? The value of human life is relative and always has been. It may be worth something to you, but not everyone. Here's a thought experiment for you, to see if you truly believe that all human life is valuable. Imagine you're on a ship which is sinking. There are 40 people on board and lifeboats for only 10. There are 10 convicted criminals, 10 scientists, 10 lawyers, and 10 homeless drug addicts on board, and you may only save one group. You may not mix members of the groups. Which group do you save? You don't have to answer me. I don't really care which group you pick. The fact is, if you pick any group you are saying that not all human life is equally worthwhile. It never has been.
Why should the rich have better medical benefits granted unto them?
Because they can afford to pay for them? Just a guess. Look, nothing is free in this world. If YOU aren't paying that $400/month for your medicine, that doesn't mean it's free. SOMEONE is paying for it. Your question is like asking, "Why should the rich have better cars/houses/food/drink/vacations/whatever granted unto them?" Same answer. Disclaimer: I am not rich. I am just a realist. Really, do you think they'd let YOU out of jail because you threatened to kill yourself? Hell, no.
And this happens often enough. Mac minis are can be more expensive than comparably powerful machines, but not really more expensive than comparable machines with a similar form factor. If you want a tiny machine, you'll pay a premium, but people who don't care about the form-factor will complain that they can buy a mini-tower for cheaper than the mini.
Have you ever heard of mini-itx? Dell is coming out with a tiny pc which is even smaller than the mac mini (Dell EC280). It has a slightly slower processor, more ram and hard drive space, comes with a monitor, and will cost about $350. Now, how was that again? Can't find the form factor for cheaper? Also, the board Dell is using for these is an Intel board specifically meant for tiny form factor PCs. This means that more manufacturers will be offering these soon. Additionally, Via has announced 'pico-itx' which is a full power MB in an '80s-cellular-phone-size form factor. When you can buy $500 phone-sized PCs and Mac's (by comparison) gigantic mini still costs $600 or more, this 'myth' will be even LESS 'punctured' than it is right now. Hint: Apple's control over their hardware has a cost. What's the cost? Well, for starters, Apple can't compete with PC at most price points. If one PC manufacturer doesn't have a better deal than Apple at a given performance level/form factor/processor speed/whatever you want, some other PC manufacturer sure will.
I don't know where you are buying your PCs, but you need to stop now. Go to www.outpost.com and/or your local Fry's store. Then check out what you can get for $500. If you know how to plug things into other things, you can build your own for around $350. Not crap, either. It's like anything else: the less research you do, the worse value you get for money. (of course there are exceptions, but they're called exceptions for a reason) To the media center PC guy - yes, you can get a quiet, capable media center PC for $500. You're most likely going to have to put it together yourself, though. Something I heard once re: logistics: Good, fast, cheap - pick two. I prefer good and cheap, but that means you don't often get things fast. If you want good and fast, be prepared to pay a premium. You seem to be referring to the fast and cheap PCs, which is not the way to go for best value.
You want to be able to go get all the services you want while maintaining total privacy, huh? Well, if you want privacy, I have a 100% guaranteed-to-work solution for you. Don't give your email address out. Don't sign up for stuff on the web. If you're going to go in 'public', you're going to lose 'privacy', see, because they're opposites. That's how it works. You can go as emo about it as you want. It won't change the fact that in public, there is no expectation of privacy. (excepting that of your person, but that's not applicable online because you don't have an online 'body')
I have been using my mind to post for years now. My mind comes up with the content *and* tells my fingers how to get it on the screen. I have always said that I'm way ahead of my time.
Why should I? It isn't the opinion of 'normal people', which is all you're apparently interested in. I'm not to post my own opinions, remember? Maybe you should try reading my OP again. Carefully, this time.
"Nothing" at "all" like what "you've" done, is "it"? Maybe, grasshopper, "I" didn't miss the "point" at "all". Maybe I "was" "making" a larger statement "that" you simply "lack" "the" ability to "comprehend". Or not. You'll "never" "know".
I see. Things must be specifically meant as jokes to be funny. Maybe THAT would explain why things go over your head. I suppose you're one of those people who believes they are not ignorant. Hint: EVERYONE is ignorant in at least SOME areas. You are no different. I am no different. Knowledge is no measure of worth, you fool, that's what we have money for.
Oh, btw...that last line was a joke. Just trying to help.
Why would I post an opinion that isn't mine to an opinion site? I never said I couldn't understand that there were other points of view. I never said that I couldn't see them nor appreciate them. I just don't understand why I'm supposed to present them as my own when they are not. Give my own opinion from my own perspective? Perish the thought!
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Well, yes, you're correct. I just went for the cheap joke because...well, it's the first thing that popped into my head. :)
You mean most people aren't *rich* patent trolls. If what you're after is money, there are plenty of worse ways to get it.
Thanks :) Good band.
One of the best albums ever. (In the Court of the Crimson King) SOOOOOO GOOD.
It's the only vinyl I still have. I was at a White Zombie concert back in '93 or '94 and they started to play some King Crimson...I thought I was trippin....then they said, "naw king crimson's way too complicated for us" and busted out "children of the grave" instead. It was hilarious.
...for getting rich off of a clearly obvious idea.
Yeah, that's NEVER been done before.
If it was so 'clearly obvious', why did it take until 1996 before anyone thought of it? Why didn't YOU patent it first, if it was so damn obvious to you?
From dictionary.com:
/rvlun/ ... ...
revolution
-noun
3. a sudden, complete or marked change in something
Sometimes, words mean more than just one thing. I don't think anyone's referring to a violent overthrow of the cellular phone government. I think they meant a sudden, marked change in cellular phones. I mean, sure, you have good ideas and everything, but I think you're overreacting on this one. Not that I disaprove of overreacting. I enjoy it as much as the next guy.
Also, you shouldn't be a 21st century man. You should be a 21st century digital boy because it sounds so much better.
Violet: Hey, Daddy, I want an SDK. I want you to get me an SDK right away.
you say you want a revolution, well you know, we all want an SDK.
Insisting on "correct" English is like saying that there is only one, definitive recipe for chili.
You are SO right! I hate it when people try to claim there's more than one correct way to make chili. Just like language, there are many ways to do it...but only one possible way to do it right. Good to see you spreading the word.
Yeah, I prefer my adventure games to have tons of intrusive ads in them also.
he second is that private meetings, foreign pressures and lobbyist-drafted bills is how law gets made in Canada
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd everywhere else in the Western world (and a good many other places as well). So what's new? Were you surprised by this?
If the worth of human life can change, it is by definition not immutable. That is the point. You say smokers aren't worth as much as non-smokers. What about fat people? Should they receive heart surgery, high blood pressure medicine, cholesterol medicine, etc? They are making the same decisions as smokers, just using a different poison. What about drinkers? The value of human life is relative and always has been. It may be worth something to you, but not everyone. Here's a thought experiment for you, to see if you truly believe that all human life is valuable. Imagine you're on a ship which is sinking. There are 40 people on board and lifeboats for only 10. There are 10 convicted criminals, 10 scientists, 10 lawyers, and 10 homeless drug addicts on board, and you may only save one group. You may not mix members of the groups. Which group do you save?
You don't have to answer me. I don't really care which group you pick. The fact is, if you pick any group you are saying that not all human life is equally worthwhile. It never has been.
The ACLU is way ahead of you:
Cleek here
Why should the rich have better medical benefits granted unto them?
Because they can afford to pay for them? Just a guess. Look, nothing is free in this world. If YOU aren't paying that $400/month for your medicine, that doesn't mean it's free. SOMEONE is paying for it. Your question is like asking, "Why should the rich have better cars/houses/food/drink/vacations/whatever granted unto them?" Same answer. Disclaimer: I am not rich. I am just a realist. Really, do you think they'd let YOU out of jail because you threatened to kill yourself? Hell, no.
Amen, brother. They punctured that 'myth' like Napoleon punctured the British and Prussians at Waterloo.
And this happens often enough. Mac minis are can be more expensive than comparably powerful machines, but not really more expensive than comparable machines with a similar form factor. If you want a tiny machine, you'll pay a premium, but people who don't care about the form-factor will complain that they can buy a mini-tower for cheaper than the mini.
Have you ever heard of mini-itx? Dell is coming out with a tiny pc which is even smaller than the mac mini (Dell EC280). It has a slightly slower processor, more ram and hard drive space, comes with a monitor, and will cost about $350. Now, how was that again? Can't find the form factor for cheaper? Also, the board Dell is using for these is an Intel board specifically meant for tiny form factor PCs. This means that more manufacturers will be offering these soon. Additionally, Via has announced 'pico-itx' which is a full power MB in an '80s-cellular-phone-size form factor. When you can buy $500 phone-sized PCs and Mac's (by comparison) gigantic mini still costs $600 or more, this 'myth' will be even LESS 'punctured' than it is right now. Hint: Apple's control over their hardware has a cost. What's the cost? Well, for starters, Apple can't compete with PC at most price points. If one PC manufacturer doesn't have a better deal than Apple at a given performance level/form factor/processor speed/whatever you want, some other PC manufacturer sure will.
I don't know where you are buying your PCs, but you need to stop now. Go to www.outpost.com and/or your local Fry's store. Then check out what you can get for $500. If you know how to plug things into other things, you can build your own for around $350. Not crap, either. It's like anything else: the less research you do, the worse value you get for money. (of course there are exceptions, but they're called exceptions for a reason)
To the media center PC guy - yes, you can get a quiet, capable media center PC for $500. You're most likely going to have to put it together yourself, though. Something I heard once re: logistics: Good, fast, cheap - pick two. I prefer good and cheap, but that means you don't often get things fast. If you want good and fast, be prepared to pay a premium. You seem to be referring to the fast and cheap PCs, which is not the way to go for best value.
You want to be able to go get all the services you want while maintaining total privacy, huh? Well, if you want privacy, I have a 100% guaranteed-to-work solution for you. Don't give your email address out. Don't sign up for stuff on the web. If you're going to go in 'public', you're going to lose 'privacy', see, because they're opposites. That's how it works. You can go as emo about it as you want. It won't change the fact that in public, there is no expectation of privacy. (excepting that of your person, but that's not applicable online because you don't have an online 'body')
None taken, of course.
It is. That's the secret to teh intarweb. It's all the same to me.
I have been using my mind to post for years now. My mind comes up with the content *and* tells my fingers how to get it on the screen. I have always said that I'm way ahead of my time.
Why should I? It isn't the opinion of 'normal people', which is all you're apparently interested in. I'm not to post my own opinions, remember? Maybe you should try reading my OP again. Carefully, this time.
"Nothing" at "all" like what "you've" done, is "it"?
Maybe, grasshopper, "I" didn't miss the "point" at "all". Maybe I "was" "making" a larger statement "that" you simply "lack" "the" ability to "comprehend". Or not. You'll "never" "know".
I see. Things must be specifically meant as jokes to be funny. Maybe THAT would explain why things go over your head. I suppose you're one of those people who believes they are not ignorant. Hint: EVERYONE is ignorant in at least SOME areas. You are no different. I am no different. Knowledge is no measure of worth, you fool, that's what we have money for.
Oh, btw...that last line was a joke. Just trying to help.
Why would I post an opinion that isn't mine to an opinion site? I never said I couldn't understand that there were other points of view. I never said that I couldn't see them nor appreciate them. I just don't understand why I'm supposed to present them as my own when they are not. Give my own opinion from my own perspective? Perish the thought!