I really hope the Chinese aren't *that* stupid. Ya, they might retake Taiwan. But they know it's better to capture a fly with honey than with vinegar. If anything, their navy will be used to secure their place among the pacific. Specifically against Japan, Korea, Russia and India. Regardless of what the media may report, the relationship between China and Russia is dicey at best. As for taking over land. No way! Someone will end up wiping out their navy if not entire cities with nuclear weapons. This isn't the 1940s where the Nazis can walk all over the map. No, nuclear weaponry changed everything. At the very least, MAD.
Trolling (as I know it to be) is quite rare among Slashdot members. AC postings are rife with them including dropping the "N" word along with the constant Golden Girls theme re-posts. But almost always the posts I've seen marked as -1 Troll really translates to either Flamebait or pure political disagreements. The Troll moderation has got to be the single most abused and misused moderation available.
Speaking of abuse. The whole idea of marking a post for "abuse" will be abused in of itself. I predict once implemented, it will get yanked right back out.
Oh, I'm sure there will be wife beater video websites. Islamists around the world will share, rate, and subscribe to them. Also they will act as instructional tutorial videos. To them that's porn. Sick bastards!
Socialism is a great idea --in theory--. But yes, it would never work due to human nature. Unless we evolve or our DNA is synthetically engineered to alter our behavior, it will never work as thought out. Capitalism is just evil. No, really it is. But it's the only system that leverages this dark human behavior for the benefit of society.
Younger people never get this. It's also why they're so full of idealism and passion. But as you get older, you start to understand humanity and it's nature from a birds eye view. Experience though aging does that to you.
Oh yes. Indeed. It's a massive piece of shit. I hate everything about Acrobat Reader from how the browser plugin fucks up reading bank statements in PDF format, the bloat, and slowness despite 2D acceleration features. And to make it all worse, it makes a nice web browser vector by which to get infected by. Ta daaa!
Windows infection vectors these days are either through Flash or Java VM. Slashdot previously ran a story on how windows gets infected with malware back on Oct 5, 2011 with an included source link in the summary.
Generally?! Oh hell, I'll go further. Your typical Linux user works within the IT industry if not an outright system administrator him/herself. At least in the Western world. 3rd world nations may have refurbished machines preloaded with Linux for simple e-mail and internet access though. Just keep that in perspective.
Meh, depends really. Depends on the make/model, how new it is, and at what time of the year including demand and/or a waiting list. Worst case scenario happened with the Honda Odyssey (a popular minivan) in that many paid over MSRP in a bidding war.
Anyways, I'm with you. Paying MSRP is like adding insult to injury. Buying a new car is not a fun experience despite what the commercials illustrate. I really loathed the whole process. Once you settle on a price with your sales rep, then you're off to the next gantlet, the finance department. Those guys are really tricky. One guy looked and acted like Weyoun from ST-DS9. They try and bowl you over with numbers, warranty, and all sorts of shit. One guy was shoving paper so fast across the desk in a hurry that I actually told him to slow the fuck down and review each line item and how they add up. In the end though, if they don't get you one way, they'll make up for the loss in another. It's too bad Saturn folded. Their cars were so so in quality, but the buying process was fairly up front and honest.
Check out Truecar.com. I've actually made printouts and presented them to my Toyota sales rep. I must have saved at least a few hundred buck all said and done.
George Michael Zimmerman[19] was born on October 5, 1983, in Virginia,[20] the son of Peruvian immigrant Gladys Zimmerman, and Robert Zimmerman Sr.[21][22] Zimmerman's voting record identifies him as Hispanic.[23][24] In 2009, he moved with his wife to The Retreat At Twin Lakes in Sanford, Florida, where the shooting occurred.[25][26] He was employed as an insurance underwriter prior to the shooting.[27]
Zimmerman had completed a Sheriff department's introductory course in citizens' law enforcement.[28][29]
So you own and operate a convenience store. A flash mob of 100 storm your store and starts picking stuff off the shelf and quickly scurry off out and about.
And you call that a poor business model? What, you just broke out of prison or something?
They blew an opportunity to enlighten the people of China about freedom, democracy, and how the current government can foster this change through internal reforms without a confrontational tone. The process is more slow, and there's already progress being made with each change of leadership. I'm afraid all this will do is cause a reactionary clamp-down on even more freedoms.
Or to put it anther way. These people do not have guns! They cannot fight a revolution. It's folly to think they can. In fact if I recall, the PLA station soldiers far away from where the live. This way it makes it much easier to follow order and shoot their own civilians without hesitation.
- government cannot limit freedom of individuals under a pretext to prevent crime.
Individuals are also legal guardians of anyone under the age of 18. So they do not have the right to do as they please to them such a rape or slavery. So protecting children puts us back to square one. At least in a Western non-islamic society such as the USA. I for one prefer it that way.
Exactly right. Only the low hanging fruit gets attention. This applies to all facets of law enforcement. For all you RPG geeks out there, it's like a lvl 99 player farming for lvl 1 monsters. It's easy, effortless, and provides no additional experience. But, it does make you busy. That alone is important in this aspect.
You're logic files in the face of idealism. Damn freeloaders need to be put in their place. Bunch of knuckleheads around here, I swear.
As for the rest of you. You don't want pay for a product. Fine. I get that. But don't steal. If it's not yours, hands OFF! Go pick up an OSS game if you're that idealistic.
You know what is hilariously ironic about that statement? Slashdot is a corporate controlled social networking platform, and has been since long before Rob left.
That's a long stretch. Slashdot has always been a forum. To call Slashdot social networking is to also roll up the BBS and Newsgroups into that same category as well. Truly, social networking started out with the individual blogs and then someone came long and grouped them up together and published them in a way that interacts with each other. That was a defining moment IMHO starting with the popular My Space.
No doubt there are many hardworking lawyers who provide excellent services. As with any profession of course. But that's why I personally have been against all the government bloat. All it does it rob from human resources and created an entirely compartmentalized political class. I don't see how this is sustainable for society.
I should have the right to know what I'm eating. Making you print the damned TRUTH about what you're selling is hardly something to get bent out of shape about.
I don't know about you pal, but I could read let alone understand half the shit printed on that list. Maybe if I had a PHD in chemistry. Anyways, down the hatch it goes.
What? Wrong attitude to have? Well, what good that label did.
Dittohead here (8 years+). BTW, that means I enjoy the show. It does *not* mean I agree with everything he says. Anyways, Rush Limbaugh is where he's at in the media because of his bombastic no hold barred attitude. He's also extremely articulate and intelligent. Although it does help to have a staff that helps him prep before the show and screen calls. Anyways, it's easy so understand why he's been divorced so many times. He's bluntness is a major turn-off for most women. The one's that do listen regularly find it charming in an assertive confident manor.
Rush actually stated at one point that he was given an offer to host a liberal talk show. He said he declined out of principle (obviously, he's a conservative) of course. But I have no doubt that man is extremely intelligent enough to play devils advocate and play the other side. If he wanted too, he could run rings around Bill Maher as a liberal more than he is.
Just so I'm clear. Are you saying that the mid to late 90s IT technology boom would have happened regardless of Microsoft and within that time frame (if not earlier)? I'm not so convinced. Just look at the historical sales chart below in the following URL.
Also, the Atari ST, Amiga, C64, TRS-80 all started to take a massive nose-dive ranging from the mid-80s to early-90s period. The PC clone platform dominated by Microsoft kept on growing market share however. Just look at the parabola in growth. Simply unmatched in the industry!
You missed my underlying point. I'm not arguing who had the best product. I agree, it wasn't Microsoft. We got to this point in consumer technological advancement primarily because of Microsofts marketing. The best products and services won't amount to a hill of beans without marketing. That alone changed the world. Forever.
That's is why people hate MS. It's the truth that never should have been. To the parent, it pains them too much to admit it. It's where idealism and reality clash head on.
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I really hope the Chinese aren't *that* stupid. Ya, they might retake Taiwan. But they know it's better to capture a fly with honey than with vinegar. If anything, their navy will be used to secure their place among the pacific. Specifically against Japan, Korea, Russia and India. Regardless of what the media may report, the relationship between China and Russia is dicey at best. As for taking over land. No way! Someone will end up wiping out their navy if not entire cities with nuclear weapons. This isn't the 1940s where the Nazis can walk all over the map. No, nuclear weaponry changed everything. At the very least, MAD.
Trolling (as I know it to be) is quite rare among Slashdot members. AC postings are rife with them including dropping the "N" word along with the constant Golden Girls theme re-posts. But almost always the posts I've seen marked as -1 Troll really translates to either Flamebait or pure political disagreements. The Troll moderation has got to be the single most abused and misused moderation available.
Speaking of abuse. The whole idea of marking a post for "abuse" will be abused in of itself. I predict once implemented, it will get yanked right back out.
You're right. It isn't socialism. It's tyranny. Soft tyranny. But, tyranny none the less.
Oh, I'm sure there will be wife beater video websites. Islamists around the world will share, rate, and subscribe to them. Also they will act as instructional tutorial videos. To them that's porn. Sick bastards!
Socialism is a great idea --in theory--. But yes, it would never work due to human nature. Unless we evolve or our DNA is synthetically engineered to alter our behavior, it will never work as thought out. Capitalism is just evil. No, really it is. But it's the only system that leverages this dark human behavior for the benefit of society.
Younger people never get this. It's also why they're so full of idealism and passion. But as you get older, you start to understand humanity and it's nature from a birds eye view. Experience though aging does that to you.
Oh ya?! Well, I have a small island with a carved out skull and mandible on one side of a hollowed out volcano. You can call me... Commander.
Muahahahaaa!
Oh yes. Indeed. It's a massive piece of shit. I hate everything about Acrobat Reader from how the browser plugin fucks up reading bank statements in PDF format, the bloat, and slowness despite 2D acceleration features. And to make it all worse, it makes a nice web browser vector by which to get infected by. Ta daaa!
The users just surfed wrong.
Windows infection vectors these days are either through Flash or Java VM. Slashdot previously ran a story on how windows gets infected with malware back on Oct 5, 2011 with an included source link in the summary.
Generally?! Oh hell, I'll go further. Your typical Linux user works within the IT industry if not an outright system administrator him/herself. At least in the Western world. 3rd world nations may have refurbished machines preloaded with Linux for simple e-mail and internet access though. Just keep that in perspective.
Meh, depends really. Depends on the make/model, how new it is, and at what time of the year including demand and/or a waiting list. Worst case scenario happened with the Honda Odyssey (a popular minivan) in that many paid over MSRP in a bidding war.
Anyways, I'm with you. Paying MSRP is like adding insult to injury. Buying a new car is not a fun experience despite what the commercials illustrate. I really loathed the whole process. Once you settle on a price with your sales rep, then you're off to the next gantlet, the finance department. Those guys are really tricky. One guy looked and acted like Weyoun from ST-DS9. They try and bowl you over with numbers, warranty, and all sorts of shit. One guy was shoving paper so fast across the desk in a hurry that I actually told him to slow the fuck down and review each line item and how they add up. In the end though, if they don't get you one way, they'll make up for the loss in another. It's too bad Saturn folded. Their cars were so so in quality, but the buying process was fairly up front and honest.
Check out Truecar.com. I've actually made printouts and presented them to my Toyota sales rep. I must have saved at least a few hundred buck all said and done.
From Wiki
George Michael Zimmerman[19] was born on October 5, 1983, in Virginia,[20] the son of Peruvian immigrant Gladys Zimmerman, and Robert Zimmerman Sr.[21][22] Zimmerman's voting record identifies him as Hispanic.[23][24] In 2009, he moved with his wife to The Retreat At Twin Lakes in Sanford, Florida, where the shooting occurred.[25][26] He was employed as an insurance underwriter prior to the shooting.[27]
Zimmerman had completed a Sheriff department's introductory course in citizens' law enforcement.[28][29]
But is mining for zinc just as clean? I know you have to start somewhere. Just thought I'd throw that out there for discussion sake.
So you own and operate a convenience store. A flash mob of 100 storm your store and starts picking stuff off the shelf and quickly scurry off out and about.
And you call that a poor business model? What, you just broke out of prison or something?
It's so much more satisfying to drive a person crazy while being completely polite.
Yes. The truth does that to some people. I say let them snap under their own ignorance.
They blew an opportunity to enlighten the people of China about freedom, democracy, and how the current government can foster this change through internal reforms without a confrontational tone. The process is more slow, and there's already progress being made with each change of leadership. I'm afraid all this will do is cause a reactionary clamp-down on even more freedoms.
Or to put it anther way. These people do not have guns! They cannot fight a revolution. It's folly to think they can. In fact if I recall, the PLA station soldiers far away from where the live. This way it makes it much easier to follow order and shoot their own civilians without hesitation.
Individuals are also legal guardians of anyone under the age of 18. So they do not have the right to do as they please to them such a rape or slavery. So protecting children puts us back to square one. At least in a Western non-islamic society such as the USA. I for one prefer it that way.
Exactly right. Only the low hanging fruit gets attention. This applies to all facets of law enforcement. For all you RPG geeks out there, it's like a lvl 99 player farming for lvl 1 monsters. It's easy, effortless, and provides no additional experience. But, it does make you busy. That alone is important in this aspect.
You're logic files in the face of idealism. Damn freeloaders need to be put in their place. Bunch of knuckleheads around here, I swear.
As for the rest of you. You don't want pay for a product. Fine. I get that. But don't steal. If it's not yours, hands OFF! Go pick up an OSS game if you're that idealistic.
That's a long stretch. Slashdot has always been a forum. To call Slashdot social networking is to also roll up the BBS and Newsgroups into that same category as well. Truly, social networking started out with the individual blogs and then someone came long and grouped them up together and published them in a way that interacts with each other. That was a defining moment IMHO starting with the popular My Space.
No doubt there are many hardworking lawyers who provide excellent services. As with any profession of course. But that's why I personally have been against all the government bloat. All it does it rob from human resources and created an entirely compartmentalized political class. I don't see how this is sustainable for society.
I don't know about you pal, but I could read let alone understand half the shit printed on that list. Maybe if I had a PHD in chemistry. Anyways, down the hatch it goes.
What? Wrong attitude to have? Well, what good that label did.
Dittohead here (8 years+). BTW, that means I enjoy the show. It does *not* mean I agree with everything he says. Anyways, Rush Limbaugh is where he's at in the media because of his bombastic no hold barred attitude. He's also extremely articulate and intelligent. Although it does help to have a staff that helps him prep before the show and screen calls. Anyways, it's easy so understand why he's been divorced so many times. He's bluntness is a major turn-off for most women. The one's that do listen regularly find it charming in an assertive confident manor.
Rush actually stated at one point that he was given an offer to host a liberal talk show. He said he declined out of principle (obviously, he's a conservative) of course. But I have no doubt that man is extremely intelligent enough to play devils advocate and play the other side. If he wanted too, he could run rings around Bill Maher as a liberal more than he is.
Ya. He's that good.
Just so I'm clear. Are you saying that the mid to late 90s IT technology boom would have happened regardless of Microsoft and within that time frame (if not earlier)? I'm not so convinced. Just look at the historical sales chart below in the following URL.
http://jeremyreimer.com/postman/node/329
Also, the Atari ST, Amiga, C64, TRS-80 all started to take a massive nose-dive ranging from the mid-80s to early-90s period. The PC clone platform dominated by Microsoft kept on growing market share however. Just look at the parabola in growth. Simply unmatched in the industry!
http://static7.businessinsider.com/image/4f1784c6ecad048c37000007-614-835/chart.jpg
The world is governed by assholes. Snarky, but true.
As you said. If not for Microsoft, another just as bad. Hey, kind of like Apple today. Imagine that!
You missed my underlying point. I'm not arguing who had the best product. I agree, it wasn't Microsoft. We got to this point in consumer technological advancement primarily because of Microsofts marketing. The best products and services won't amount to a hill of beans without marketing. That alone changed the world. Forever.
That's is why people hate MS. It's the truth that never should have been. To the parent, it pains them too much to admit it. It's where idealism and reality clash head on.