First of all, you need to understand the role of the President. The President resides in the Executive branch while Congress resides in the Legislative branch. He's called the Commander-in-Chief for reason per the Constitution. Also, he can LEGALLY authorize the use of military force overseas *without* declaring war. However, for an official declaration, he must get approval from Congress.
I'm not questioning and/or debating your feelings about Congress or Bush. However, your criticism of the system is null-and-void because your statements don't adhere to the understanding of the Constitution.
If your working (IE serving the public), I don't see the problem with GPS tracking. However, if your off the clock, you should have the right to turn the unit off for privacy.
Question: Does the driver have the legal right to turn the unit off when not working?
"Comfort to the enemy"? Did you guncrazy oil-addicted religious wack-jobs declare war on Iran already?
No, we haven't. But, *if* the rumors are true (and backed with substantial evidence) about Iran sending troops over to Iraq, that can be construed as an act of war. As such, it would be the duty of Iraq and not the US to delcare war on Iran.
Also worth noting: guess which super power is based in Iraq at the moment? Should war be declaired, guess which country will be asked to help them out.
One would think Iran is smarter than that. Do they really want to tango with us? The US military would utterly CRUSH their forces in 72 hours!
Cheney is just being a gutless coward like the rest of Washington DC. These politicians need to stop being so damn PC (politically correct)!
The *fact* is, when he speaks of Terrorist, he's talking about Islamic fundamentalists wanting to force western civilization to conform to both Islam and the Sharia Law it teaches. Basically, in there eyes, a democracy is the ultimate form of societal hubris. As such, it's "evil". Only Sharia law is the acceptable law due to its "divine origin".
If the moderate muslims can't keep their bothers and sisters beheavor in check, we will do it for them by force.
Be lucky I'm not a dictator wielding atomic weapons. Should a nuclear Jehadist smuggle a bomb and wipe out one of our cities, I sware on humanity, I'd vaporize Meca into a sheet of glass spanning hundreds of miles in all direction.
Sometimes, you must think about the greater good of humanity spanning the next 10,000+ years. Unfortunately, you seem to think America is the problem, and not the solution. How sad...
If you people who voted for Republicans for 6-14 years (since 1994 for Congress, since 2000 for Bush's White House) knew then what your Republican government would do with the power you were giving it, would you still have voted that way?
YES, I would!
You don't honestly expect the majority of Slashdot to elect a bunch of Daily Kos boot-licking liberals in 08 do you?
I'm willing to bet most of the American Slashdot crowd will vote independent, libertarian, or republican in 08 (in that order).
QQ is like a clone of ICQ. As with ICQ, you also have a UNI (Unique Number Identifier) as your logon account.
I'm not sure why they are horded, but my fiance' in Shanghai tells me that the Chinese love a form of numerology that plays a part in "luck". I suspect new accounts are always being opened in order to obtain a string of numbers in the right order.
OTOH, it could be because they're getting spammed and need to open up a fresh non-tainted account.
It's more with brand loyalty than anything else. Those who drive a Toyota are just as likely to purchase another Toyota in the future in the same way those with Hondas will choose them on the next purchase. This has far more to do with "comfort zone" than pride. Basically, if it works and continues to do so without problems, why change?
Today reliability, noise, power consumption and such are factors... and the price. And I don't see Intel beating AMD in that regard anytime soon.
About four months ago, I purchased a new MoBo (Asus P5B Deluxe) with an Intel Core2Duo (E6600) with 2GB of memory. I must say, this is by far the most quite machine I've ever had. It runs very cool and almost silent with the Stock HS/Fan. In fact, as I'm typing this all I can hear are my two drives spinning. Also, I've never had a BSOD and my system passed Memtest 86+ with zero errors in a 48 hour test run over the weekend.
Can an AMD machine do the same? I'm sure it can, possibly better. However, I'm happy with the deliverings of Intel so far and I'm likely to purchase Intel again in the future. That's my "comfort zone".
I believe the best way to change it around and start helping our gifted students would be to publicly award smart people on TV instead of athletes and actresses.
Not going to happen.
Human beings are still animals tied very much to sexuality. We (humanity) gravitate towards athletes and slim-n-busty actresses because they represent sexual vigor, fertility, and good genetic makeup.
The only way Nerds/Geeks will get mass attention is if they too become physically active and show off a nice six-pack. But first, most of you need to drop the DingDongs and Mt Dew!
It doesn't dry out my skin, but gets rid of excessive body oil. Also, it doesn't contain some obnoxious perfume like other soaps do. As such, I find myself sleeping better a night.
Sleep is such a rare commodity these days, and I will try just about anything to get more of it.
Laptop users should never... ever... be storing files on the local drive for two main reasons. 1st, should the laptop get lost/stolen, you have a security violation. 2nd, the loss of productivity should the files not get backed up to the network as needed. Don't bother with offline file synchronization as it requires critical thinking of what to keep, and what to copy. Treat the users like idiots. I hate having such a condescending attitude, but better safe than sorry with corporate assests.
A better approach would be for all laptop users to do their work via Terminal Services. Only e-mail should be cached via Exchange mode. Should a user have to have the file stored locally (such a DOC, XLS, or PPT files), drill it into their head it's to be for read-only access. Any changes needed to be done should take place on the Terminal Server. This policy ensures current modified files are being backed up, and discourages users from hording sensitive data on the laptop.
And remember! You must be the BOFH. If you're not being an IT Nazi, you're not doing your job in the best interest of the company.
That's why we have buses to open up expansion possibilities.
For example, we have NIC chips that offload TX checksum processing, Audio accelerators (Creative X-Fi), 3D GPU cards (nVidia and ATI cards), and physic cards (ASUS brand AGEIA card). The only reason you want a dedicated socket is for extremely fast and wide IO to RAM. So far, only the GPU has come close to needing that but hanging just fine with the PCI Express interface.
The sooner everything uses encryption, the sooner this type of idiocy will be impossible.
Nope.
If traffic can't be managed through packet shaping, they'll just meter your bits per month. Sure, you can have that nice fat 10mbit down, 5mbit up pipe. Just be sure not to go over your monthly quota unless you want to pay an extra fee at the end of the month. Kinda like going over your cell phone minutes.
If and when this happens, I can guarantee you will see a utility provided by Microsoft to help you manage your bit quota. Also, expect such a feature to be available in home routers to block all traffic should you reach your quota so as to not get a nasty bill at the end of the month.
There have been numerous accounts of "spiderman" perpetrators who scale the walls of high-rise dwellings. For example, in Xiamen China, I've seen many condos with iron bar cages covering the windows from ground to top. Freaky, I know!
I'll never forget the day I was in Shanghai and saw three men breaking up a sideway with jackhammers. All three had their faces covered in white concrete dust. Not really a big deal until you realize they were *not* wearing any eye protection and masks.
WTF?! Seriously, if I had some safety goggles, I would have ran off the bus and handed them out. I mean, either these men are ignorant, or simply don't care about personal safety.
It doesn't work, which is why the CCP has changed its strategy. Basically, the CCP should be standing for "Chinese Capitalist Party" these days, but within an authoritarian framework.
Wonder how he's going to address the creation of the lions?
They are (are you ready?)...found in some deep dark cave. They don't know how long they've been there, but the language on the instrument panel changes from something alien to English!
Seriously, does it matter? It's a fuckin Voltron movie for god sake! Where talking about mechanical lion mech warriors (painted in different colors no doubt)!!!
First off, there's zero evidence that anything would evolve to replace us.
That's just folly!
I can think of at least two possibilities.
1. We continue to toy with genetics and develop the "neo sapien". Basically, a genetically enhanced human being that's both smarter and stronger than us. They're designed to not bread with us so as to not pollute the new gene pool. Eventually, we are out bread and placed into societal submission.
2. We develop self replicating machines. They're highly intelligent and seem completely alien to us. We no longer have the intellect to understand their ultimate motives. They could continue to be an asset to the human race, or obliterate us in the blink of an eye. Being human, we should always error on the side of caution.
Kinda like having a 250 HP engine in your car when you only need to drive 20 MPH. In other words, your engine has the potential to provide maxium HP when needed even if you never use it.
As long as the "advertisements" are non-intrusive, I could care less as a gamer. It's all about how the method is implemented for your audience.
There's a big different between walking past a virtual vending machine (that you can also blow up with an RPG) that says Coke/Pepsi, and a banner that pauses the game for 10 second while the Coke/Pepsi flashes on your entire TV screen.
What about AVG? I really love it. I've installed on both my workstations and a server (Windows). It uses minimal resources, it's fast, and it's managed to catch more stuff then Trend Micro, Symantec and McAfee.
Also, Bitdefender and Nod32 are also good for the Windows enviroment. I'm curious to how all these ranked in the Linux world.
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First of all, you need to understand the role of the President. The President resides in the Executive branch while Congress resides in the Legislative branch. He's called the Commander-in-Chief for reason per the Constitution. Also, he can LEGALLY authorize the use of military force overseas *without* declaring war. However, for an official declaration, he must get approval from Congress.
I'm not questioning and/or debating your feelings about Congress or Bush. However, your criticism of the system is null-and-void because your statements don't adhere to the understanding of the Constitution.
If your working (IE serving the public), I don't see the problem with GPS tracking. However, if your off the clock, you should have the right to turn the unit off for privacy.
Question: Does the driver have the legal right to turn the unit off when not working?
Ya know, THAT would be interesting to see.
I don't wish anyone any harm, but to see another species wielding a firearm (and to load ammo) would be an astounding display of intelligence.
No, we haven't. But, *if* the rumors are true (and backed with substantial evidence) about Iran sending troops over to Iraq, that can be construed as an act of war. As such, it would be the duty of Iraq and not the US to delcare war on Iran.
Also worth noting: guess which super power is based in Iraq at the moment? Should war be declaired, guess which country will be asked to help them out.
One would think Iran is smarter than that. Do they really want to tango with us? The US military would utterly CRUSH their forces in 72 hours!
You must be new here. We have quite a few spineless PC (Politically Correct) viewers on Slashdot.
For all you PC modders: grow some cojones!
Go ahead, mod me as a troll. But remember, I will always be a Martyr for the truth. Karma be damned!
Hah!
Cheney is just being a gutless coward like the rest of Washington DC. These politicians need to stop being so damn PC (politically correct)!
The *fact* is, when he speaks of Terrorist, he's talking about Islamic fundamentalists wanting to force western civilization to conform to both Islam and the Sharia Law it teaches. Basically, in there eyes, a democracy is the ultimate form of societal hubris. As such, it's "evil". Only Sharia law is the acceptable law due to its "divine origin".
If the moderate muslims can't keep their bothers and sisters beheavor in check, we will do it for them by force.
Be lucky I'm not a dictator wielding atomic weapons. Should a nuclear Jehadist smuggle a bomb and wipe out one of our cities, I sware on humanity, I'd vaporize Meca into a sheet of glass spanning hundreds of miles in all direction.
Sometimes, you must think about the greater good of humanity spanning the next 10,000+ years. Unfortunately, you seem to think America is the problem, and not the solution. How sad...
And here's another starring the Monkey himself. Apple would be proud! :)
YES, I would!
You don't honestly expect the majority of Slashdot to elect a bunch of Daily Kos boot-licking liberals in 08 do you?
I'm willing to bet most of the American Slashdot crowd will vote independent, libertarian, or republican in 08 (in that order).
QQ is like a clone of ICQ. As with ICQ, you also have a UNI (Unique Number Identifier) as your logon account.
I'm not sure why they are horded, but my fiance' in Shanghai tells me that the Chinese love a form of numerology that plays a part in "luck". I suspect new accounts are always being opened in order to obtain a string of numbers in the right order.
OTOH, it could be because they're getting spammed and need to open up a fresh non-tainted account.
Everyone knows that all the 3l337 users are holding out for AMD/Intel offerings that feature flashing LEDs!
BlackBox edition....phuuullease
It's more with brand loyalty than anything else. Those who drive a Toyota are just as likely to purchase another Toyota in the future in the same way those with Hondas will choose them on the next purchase. This has far more to do with "comfort zone" than pride. Basically, if it works and continues to do so without problems, why change?
Today reliability, noise, power consumption and such are factors... and the price. And I don't see Intel beating AMD in that regard anytime soon.
About four months ago, I purchased a new MoBo (Asus P5B Deluxe) with an Intel Core2Duo (E6600) with 2GB of memory. I must say, this is by far the most quite machine I've ever had. It runs very cool and almost silent with the Stock HS/Fan. In fact, as I'm typing this all I can hear are my two drives spinning. Also, I've never had a BSOD and my system passed Memtest 86+ with zero errors in a 48 hour test run over the weekend.
Can an AMD machine do the same? I'm sure it can, possibly better. However, I'm happy with the deliverings of Intel so far and I'm likely to purchase Intel again in the future. That's my "comfort zone".
It's all about consumer confidence...
Not going to happen.
Human beings are still animals tied very much to sexuality. We (humanity) gravitate towards athletes and slim-n-busty actresses because they represent sexual vigor, fertility, and good genetic makeup.
The only way Nerds/Geeks will get mass attention is if they too become physically active and show off a nice six-pack. But first, most of you need to drop the DingDongs and Mt Dew!
Ivory soap rules!
It doesn't dry out my skin, but gets rid of excessive body oil. Also, it doesn't contain some obnoxious perfume like other soaps do. As such, I find myself sleeping better a night.
Sleep is such a rare commodity these days, and I will try just about anything to get more of it.
Laptop users should never... ever... be storing files on the local drive for two main reasons. 1st, should the laptop get lost/stolen, you have a security violation. 2nd, the loss of productivity should the files not get backed up to the network as needed. Don't bother with offline file synchronization as it requires critical thinking of what to keep, and what to copy. Treat the users like idiots. I hate having such a condescending attitude, but better safe than sorry with corporate assests.
A better approach would be for all laptop users to do their work via Terminal Services. Only e-mail should be cached via Exchange mode. Should a user have to have the file stored locally (such a DOC, XLS, or PPT files), drill it into their head it's to be for read-only access. Any changes needed to be done should take place on the Terminal Server. This policy ensures current modified files are being backed up, and discourages users from hording sensitive data on the laptop.
And remember! You must be the BOFH. If you're not being an IT Nazi, you're not doing your job in the best interest of the company.
That's why we have buses to open up expansion possibilities.
For example, we have NIC chips that offload TX checksum processing, Audio accelerators (Creative X-Fi), 3D GPU cards (nVidia and ATI cards), and physic cards (ASUS brand AGEIA card). The only reason you want a dedicated socket is for extremely fast and wide IO to RAM. So far, only the GPU has come close to needing that but hanging just fine with the PCI Express interface.
Nope.
If traffic can't be managed through packet shaping, they'll just meter your bits per month. Sure, you can have that nice fat 10mbit down, 5mbit up pipe. Just be sure not to go over your monthly quota unless you want to pay an extra fee at the end of the month. Kinda like going over your cell phone minutes.
If and when this happens, I can guarantee you will see a utility provided by Microsoft to help you manage your bit quota. Also, expect such a feature to be available in home routers to block all traffic should you reach your quota so as to not get a nasty bill at the end of the month.
This will happen IMHO, so be prepared!
Surprisingly yes.
There have been numerous accounts of "spiderman" perpetrators who scale the walls of high-rise dwellings. For example, in Xiamen China, I've seen many condos with iron bar cages covering the windows from ground to top. Freaky, I know!
Why bother. Why not inject an RFID implant in the arms off all citizens? I mean, if your going to be treated like cattle, why not go all the way?
Moo!
I'll never forget the day I was in Shanghai and saw three men breaking up a sideway with jackhammers. All three had their faces covered in white concrete dust. Not really a big deal until you realize they were *not* wearing any eye protection and masks.
WTF?! Seriously, if I had some safety goggles, I would have ran off the bus and handed them out. I mean, either these men are ignorant, or simply don't care about personal safety.
Boggles the mind!
Whoever said communism doesnt work :(
It doesn't work, which is why the CCP has changed its strategy. Basically, the CCP should be standing for "Chinese Capitalist Party" these days, but within an authoritarian framework.
They are (are you ready?)...found in some deep dark cave. They don't know how long they've been there, but the language on the instrument panel changes from something alien to English!
Seriously, does it matter? It's a fuckin Voltron movie for god sake! Where talking about mechanical lion mech warriors (painted in different colors no doubt)!!!
First off, there's zero evidence that anything would evolve to replace us.
That's just folly!
I can think of at least two possibilities.
1. We continue to toy with genetics and develop the "neo sapien". Basically, a genetically enhanced human being that's both smarter and stronger than us. They're designed to not bread with us so as to not pollute the new gene pool. Eventually, we are out bread and placed into societal submission.
2. We develop self replicating machines. They're highly intelligent and seem completely alien to us. We no longer have the intellect to understand their ultimate motives. They could continue to be an asset to the human race, or obliterate us in the blink of an eye. Being human, we should always error on the side of caution.
Kinda like having a 250 HP engine in your car when you only need to drive 20 MPH. In other words, your engine has the potential to provide maxium HP when needed even if you never use it.
As long as the "advertisements" are non-intrusive, I could care less as a gamer. It's all about how the method is implemented for your audience.
There's a big different between walking past a virtual vending machine (that you can also blow up with an RPG) that says Coke/Pepsi, and a banner that pauses the game for 10 second while the Coke/Pepsi flashes on your entire TV screen.
What about AVG? I really love it. I've installed on both my workstations and a server (Windows). It uses minimal resources, it's fast, and it's managed to catch more stuff then Trend Micro, Symantec and McAfee.
Also, Bitdefender and Nod32 are also good for the Windows enviroment. I'm curious to how all these ranked in the Linux world.