All that does is hide the problem, it doesn't fix it. It's good that you use this method as a temporary fix, but you shouldn't stop looking for the source problem.
The scope for abuse wiht the above criteria exists because 'countries' like Khazakstan, Cote' de Ivorie and Cyprus have equal voting rights; and can become P-members as well. So, the ISO could consider modifying the voting requirements on the lines of the Senate / House pattern:
Sure, because we all know a Senate can't be corrupt.
My guess is the whole point of the ISO process for standardizing processes NOT being standardized is this: the lack of standardization negates (as far as I can think of at the moment) most, if not all possible means of corruption that CAN'T be discovered. Simply put: "When it's done" is a lot harder to corrupt, informal communications also encourages communications between everyone. Corrupt people will get found out far more quickly if everyone can speak with everyone, as opposed to having to go through group representatives or leaders (who themselves may be corrupt). That way, there are no secrets.
Yes, the reason that Britney Spears sucks is that she just doesn't have enough $200,000 SUVs. A few more Hummers and her music would really improve I think.
A few more hummers might do her vocal cords a world of good.
You know, you're right. If we stop thinking about piracy as something illegal for a moment, and just think of it as another retailer, this situation would be identical to me going to a store and buying a washing machine, only to be sued by the store's competitor just because they sell the same model (but for more money).
Article says "non-profit", summary says "not-for-profit". Geez OpenBSDfan, what's wrong with the term "non-profit" ?
"Not-for-profit" only started being used when Americans started hating the French for not joining them at the beginning of the war with Iraq, for the exact same reason people starting renaming everything "freedom", like "freedom fries" et al. During that period at the beginning of the war, all I could think about was the Statue de la Liberté. Think about it.
It's nothing personal, I'm just venting because the term "not-for-profit" gets on my nerves, it's longer, awkward, and it came into being because of patriotic bigots who wanted to remove all things French with the mot du jour (freedom). Disclaimer: I'm French Canadian, which may explain why I hate the unnecessary change, because it has unfortunately crossed the borders and begun getting used by some Canadians.
I've never read the book mind you, but your post sounds like it could come straight from Sun Tzu's Art of War. I wouldn't be surprised if Bill or Steve have read those.
the Edwards campaign stated that, "To ensure security, these machines should be programmed with an open source code for complete transparency, and election results should be safeguarded by voter-verified paper records."
I know RTFA is uncalled for, or even RTFS, but maybe if I put this quote in the comments section I can head off the "It needs a paper-trail *snort*" comments. Already, those seem to make up 35% of the comments. Ron Paul comments seem to come in second at 25%, and comparisons to Canada and bad jokes seem tied at about 10-15% each.
How did you come up with these numbers? I need proof. Do you have a paper trail of your findings?
An article about a supercomputer on a chip and nobody memes the hell out of this one? The article doesn't even answer what I thought must be the most OBVIOUS question!
Oh this is stupid, stupid, stupid. An NBC exec person thinks piracy is the biggest problem out there, more important to deal with than burglary, fraud, and bank robbery? I don't know how to answer with bank robbery, but burglary and fraud? Okay. Let's assume 100% of law-enforcement funding goes to the MAFIAA and fighting piracy. Now let's assume this same NBC exec gets his identity stolen and his house burgled, trashed, and turned upside down, losing much that is near and dear to him and his family.
What'll he say then?
My point is, piracy does not affect people psychologically once it has happened, they don't start feeling unsafe in their own homes or paranoid. Piracy happens because people want or need something, but don't believe enough in the cause or artist to support them. There will always be others who will, so it's not as big a deal as it's made out to be. He's an NBC exec person who already has deep pockets, and his biggest concern is directly business related. Surprise surprise, what about the rest of us, eh big shot?
Example: I'm a young professional getting my career started, I can't afford the tens-of-thousands of dollars in software it costs to develop software or host servers, never mind that I believe Microsoft is worthless and evil. On the other side of the coin are games for instance. I download single-player-only games, there's no multi-player to make me keep going back for more. I'm the kind of guy who, when he likes something enough, wants it in tangible form (I'm a heck of a packrat, I still have my Apple IIe manual). I buy multi-player games when I like them and when I want to help the developers. I legally own all the Splinter Cell games (except Double Agent, my computer can't handle it yet, and no I haven't even downloaded it), and Half-Life (Platinum from way back when), Half-Life 2, and Half-Life 2: Episode 1. You can bet I'll be shelling out for Episodes 2 and 3. In terms of DVD movies and audio CDs, heck yes I buy them; when I believe that their creators are worthy of my money.
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All that does is hide the problem, it doesn't fix it. It's good that you use this method as a temporary fix, but you shouldn't stop looking for the source problem.
I'm half and half depending on the topic, and I'm 25. Where do I fit in? :)
Whoosh!
Nine Nine Nine Nine Nine Nine...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyNcB8HfwGI
...Also known as 6 quintillion, 446 quadrillion, 700 trillion.
While we're at it, a million millions is one trillion.
No offense, but geez, call it what it is.
and a re-enactment of Balmer's "Developers, Developers, Developers" set to techno music.
and "Godlike".
Mod Ray up, This is important!
:)
You have sent $50.00 USD to wraymond(at)hotmale.com. An email has been sent to the recipient. (I tweaked the e-mail slightly vs spampots.)
Anyone got their IPs? Let's slashdot them!
My guess is the whole point of the ISO process for standardizing processes NOT being standardized is this: the lack of standardization negates (as far as I can think of at the moment) most, if not all possible means of corruption that CAN'T be discovered. Simply put: "When it's done" is a lot harder to corrupt, informal communications also encourages communications between everyone. Corrupt people will get found out far more quickly if everyone can speak with everyone, as opposed to having to go through group representatives or leaders (who themselves may be corrupt). That way, there are no secrets.
Dude, that's true! There should be a hidden "Confused" mod that appears only when Overrated == Underrated!
This is a legalese issue, the word you're thinking of is allegedly.
You know, you're right. If we stop thinking about piracy as something illegal for a moment, and just think of it as another retailer, this situation would be identical to me going to a store and buying a washing machine, only to be sued by the store's competitor just because they sell the same model (but for more money).
English: "common sense"
Translation (German): (noun) "Schadenfreude"; what the government views as common sense.
Thank you. :)
Article says "non-profit", summary says "not-for-profit". Geez OpenBSDfan, what's wrong with the term "non-profit" ?
"Not-for-profit" only started being used when Americans started hating the French for not joining them at the beginning of the war with Iraq, for the exact same reason people starting renaming everything "freedom", like "freedom fries" et al. During that period at the beginning of the war, all I could think about was the Statue de la Liberté. Think about it.
It's nothing personal, I'm just venting because the term "not-for-profit" gets on my nerves, it's longer, awkward, and it came into being because of patriotic bigots who wanted to remove all things French with the mot du jour (freedom).
Disclaimer: I'm French Canadian, which may explain why I hate the unnecessary change, because it has unfortunately crossed the borders and begun getting used by some Canadians.
I've never read the book mind you, but your post sounds like it could come straight from Sun Tzu's Art of War. I wouldn't be surprised if Bill or Steve have read those.
Never mind, spoke too quickly and misunderstood.
Wait, what?
You mean I need to do something thoroughly counter-intuitive to reproduce this bug? Wow.
The first security hole patched by human laziness.
Oh fer...
An article about a supercomputer on a chip and nobody memes the hell out of this one? The article doesn't even answer what I thought must be the most OBVIOUS question!
"But does it run linux?"
Yeesh!
Oh this is stupid, stupid, stupid. An NBC exec person thinks piracy is the biggest problem out there, more important to deal with than burglary, fraud, and bank robbery? I don't know how to answer with bank robbery, but burglary and fraud? Okay. Let's assume 100% of law-enforcement funding goes to the MAFIAA and fighting piracy. Now let's assume this same NBC exec gets his identity stolen and his house burgled, trashed, and turned upside down, losing much that is near and dear to him and his family.
What'll he say then?
My point is, piracy does not affect people psychologically once it has happened, they don't start feeling unsafe in their own homes or paranoid. Piracy happens because people want or need something, but don't believe enough in the cause or artist to support them. There will always be others who will, so it's not as big a deal as it's made out to be. He's an NBC exec person who already has deep pockets, and his biggest concern is directly business related. Surprise surprise, what about the rest of us, eh big shot?
Example: I'm a young professional getting my career started, I can't afford the tens-of-thousands of dollars in software it costs to develop software or host servers, never mind that I believe Microsoft is worthless and evil. On the other side of the coin are games for instance. I download single-player-only games, there's no multi-player to make me keep going back for more. I'm the kind of guy who, when he likes something enough, wants it in tangible form (I'm a heck of a packrat, I still have my Apple IIe manual). I buy multi-player games when I like them and when I want to help the developers. I legally own all the Splinter Cell games (except Double Agent, my computer can't handle it yet, and no I haven't even downloaded it), and Half-Life (Platinum from way back when), Half-Life 2, and Half-Life 2: Episode 1. You can bet I'll be shelling out for Episodes 2 and 3. In terms of DVD movies and audio CDs, heck yes I buy them; when I believe that their creators are worthy of my money.
I hope his house gets broken in to.
I felt a disturbance in the shwartz, as if millions of nerds clicked past TFA and read the comments for these sorts of jokes.