Christians listening to what the bible says? Good luck with that one!
Just because the noisiest of the bunch is the ones that get the attention doesn't mean they represent the rest of us.
Personally, I say the government should only be in the business of civil unions for all. Doesn't matter if your gay, straight, bi-racial, etc. it should be a civil union. Marriage should be the realm of religions and have absolutely no legal status in the government (i.e. separation of church and state). Everyone goes to the courthouse and stands before a judge. If you want a wedding after that, it is between you and your chosen religious organization.
As for Christians, we tend to forget that our two biggest rules are to paraphrase, "Love God with everything you got, and love others the same way because they too are God's creation." I bet a lot of Christians would be pissed if they couldn't get married and have it recognized, yet they seem to want to impose this on others.
It's funny I once asked AT&T to do exactly that. They have a number on each AD text that identifies the sender, so that means they have a database of those senders. So my question was why can't they no block those senders on my phone?
I went through 6 customer service reps, and such and never once got a straight answer. I had already come up with it in my head: They are paid by those companies for the permission to spam AT&T's network, it is not in their interest to allow their customers to avoid the pain and hassle.
The intent was to keep uneducated masses from electing a populist president and then keeping him in office forever (i.e. see Franklin D. Roosevelt).
However over time, we have been collectively convinced by our elected leaders to erode that protect in the name of democracy. Yet the simple fact is we never were a democracy and should never be because true democracy is little more than mob rule.
If you want to see mob rule in action watch the moderation around here or over at Digg.com.
Amazon has had $1.29 pricing for quite some time now. Generally it is cheaper to just buy the album. But you also have links that show you the dirt cheap albums from the get go.
They are, it is just most of it is leached off the top by the government(s) to pay for "Pet Projects" and other things that have little or nothing to do with Roads.
Hey, I am 30, married now and have a kid. Once I could go home and play the latest Final Fantasy for hours without interruption. Now I am lucky to get 15 minutes of peace. My game choices have changed to reflect this fact.
World of Goo was great because I could play it for 15 minutes, beat a level or two and walk away. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was great, but difficult because I had to find hours I no longer have to devote to the dungeons.
Right now I am playing Metroid: Prime and Final Fantasy CC: My Life as King. I am stuck on Metroid because I cannot devote the time to find/reach the next plot point, and I don't want to use a guide to cheat my way there. On the other, I have completed the first playthru (165 days) and am working on 125 on the second one.
My point is, while I like epic games they no longer really fit in my life. I am sure there are quite a few people my age in the same situation. I can afford to put down $5-20 on a World of Goo (20 or so in 2 years) more often than I can put $60 on a Metroid, and thus I am very selective in my picking of those games (2 in 2 years).
Games are a hobby and something of a luxury, providing for my family and being with my daughter is a priority.
P.S. This is not to mention that most of the "Blockbuster" titles (RE, No More Heroes, Mad World, etc.) is not something I think my very young child needs to see and/or hear, and thus it is no longer something I consider for purchase.
They ran an advertising campaign and experienced user growth. This in turn has probably put a strain on their bandwidth.
So they can do either A or B:
A) They need more bandwidth, which means they need more capital, which means more ads to raise capital, which means number of users decline, which leaves them with a larger bill and fewer users (ad watchers) to support it.
B) They need more bandwidth, so they do nothing because they fear adding more advertisements, which causes gerenal service to decline, which causes the users number of users to decline, which provides better service to those left.
Personally, most of my problems can be found with Adobe Flash compatibility with Ubuntu 9.04. Everything with Flash acts up now, escalating until it brings down Firefox.
If I switch to VirtualBox Windows, or a windows computer everything runs more or less as smoothly as before.
My point is that warranties (especially manufacturer warranties with on-site repair) can and do have worth, just not generally for home users. The worth is in reduced downtime, especially for remote users that would have to wait days for repairs otherwise.
I would stand on the warranties even for a residential consumer. While half of the repairs are bad care, even the laptops that are well cared for (the one assigned to me included) ship with sub-par parts that seem prone to failure after the 1 year manufacturers warranties.
Likwise, I will never purchase an Apple laptop again without the extended manufacturers' warranty. In the three years I had mine it was sent back for repairs four times for various system board problems. Granted the thing had a system board problem when it arrived from Apple.
But I believe there is a huge difference between a manufacturers' extended warranty and a third party one. At least the manufacturer has a vested interest in keeping a good name (generally).
I swear by the HP Extended warranties on laptops because it is a guarantee that they will have some critical failure just after three years. I've yet to deal with a HP Business Notebook that doesn't have system board, HDD, or display issues between year 3 and 4.
Likewise, I generally invest in the accidental damage warranty because users are stupid. So far they have paid for themselves for the number of Coke accidents we've experienced. Not to mention other acts of stupidity or just failure (like power cord malfunctions) that HP considers user wear and tear.
Yeah, I am sure those 7 year-old boys taking hammers to CRT monitors and melting copper off of circuit boards are really appreciative of what little they get before being poisoned by the toxic fumes.
Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha 5 is the easiest method if you are brave (but I don't really suggest anyone do it).
This is my biggest gripe also. If you are going to write an open-source project then please include all the dependencies in the project and package them together nicely. Then provide a second version that allows you to lock yourself into the hell that is known as the repositories. I am fairly sure which one will be more popular.
If the software is intelligent enough to update itself, then let it update itself. If the software is intelligent enough to know if it inform the user that it cannot be installed and deal with the anger of your users when you refuse to support something they want.
But don't lock them out of the updates unless they are wise enough to do it themselves or willing to follow random instructions on the internet, that is just asking for problems (and in turn bad PR).
There is nothing like having Endpoint Protection telling you that it cannot install the virus defs and the only response from Symantec is from 2007 saying, "We are aware of the problem. (BTW you are screwed)"
As of yesterday, they still haven't bothered explaining what the problem is or offering a fix for it. Basically, my options are to reinstall my system (since the corporate office requires it) or let it fill up my logs with errors that state "Virus Defs updated" and "Virus Defs not found" one after another.
Actually the cable companies are scrambling to find something just like this to stay alive. They understand that they cannot compete with free streaming like hulu.com. They are actively trying to lock content providers into exclusive deals so they can sell a set-top box just like this.
So I think they will have interested customers in Comcast, Charter, and Time Warner.
Yeah, there are a lot of good ones but there are certainly some stinkers out there. I once picked up a copy of "War & Peace" and had to turn it off because it was putting me to sleep.
But then it might have just been the book, there is only so much one can do with the material.
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Because it is pointless to try to explore and better understand the universe we live in?
Christians listening to what the bible says? Good luck with that one!
Just because the noisiest of the bunch is the ones that get the attention doesn't mean they represent the rest of us.
Personally, I say the government should only be in the business of civil unions for all. Doesn't matter if your gay, straight, bi-racial, etc. it should be a civil union. Marriage should be the realm of religions and have absolutely no legal status in the government (i.e. separation of church and state). Everyone goes to the courthouse and stands before a judge. If you want a wedding after that, it is between you and your chosen religious organization.
As for Christians, we tend to forget that our two biggest rules are to paraphrase, "Love God with everything you got, and love others the same way because they too are God's creation." I bet a lot of Christians would be pissed if they couldn't get married and have it recognized, yet they seem to want to impose this on others.
It's funny I once asked AT&T to do exactly that. They have a number on each AD text that identifies the sender, so that means they have a database of those senders. So my question was why can't they no block those senders on my phone?
I went through 6 customer service reps, and such and never once got a straight answer. I had already come up with it in my head: They are paid by those companies for the permission to spam AT&T's network, it is not in their interest to allow their customers to avoid the pain and hassle.
Ever actually listen to John Kerry speak?
The intent was to keep uneducated masses from electing a populist president and then keeping him in office forever (i.e. see Franklin D. Roosevelt).
However over time, we have been collectively convinced by our elected leaders to erode that protect in the name of democracy. Yet the simple fact is we never were a democracy and should never be because true democracy is little more than mob rule.
If you want to see mob rule in action watch the moderation around here or over at Digg.com.
Amazon has had $1.29 pricing for quite some time now. Generally it is cheaper to just buy the album. But you also have links that show you the dirt cheap albums from the get go.
They are, it is just most of it is leached off the top by the government(s) to pay for "Pet Projects" and other things that have little or nothing to do with Roads.
Also it's easy enough to do a complete wipe with the Restore CD. I've done this twice on my six-year-old IBM PC.
My local Walmart is advertising a laptop for $300, and Staples has one for $400. Show me a Macbook that I can buy for just $400.
I believe it's called the iPhone.
Hey, I am 30, married now and have a kid. Once I could go home and play the latest Final Fantasy for hours without interruption. Now I am lucky to get 15 minutes of peace. My game choices have changed to reflect this fact.
World of Goo was great because I could play it for 15 minutes, beat a level or two and walk away. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was great, but difficult because I had to find hours I no longer have to devote to the dungeons.
Right now I am playing Metroid: Prime and Final Fantasy CC: My Life as King. I am stuck on Metroid because I cannot devote the time to find/reach the next plot point, and I don't want to use a guide to cheat my way there. On the other, I have completed the first playthru (165 days) and am working on 125 on the second one.
My point is, while I like epic games they no longer really fit in my life. I am sure there are quite a few people my age in the same situation. I can afford to put down $5-20 on a World of Goo (20 or so in 2 years) more often than I can put $60 on a Metroid, and thus I am very selective in my picking of those games (2 in 2 years).
Games are a hobby and something of a luxury, providing for my family and being with my daughter is a priority.
P.S. This is not to mention that most of the "Blockbuster" titles (RE, No More Heroes, Mad World, etc.) is not something I think my very young child needs to see and/or hear, and thus it is no longer something I consider for purchase.
They ran an advertising campaign and experienced user growth. This in turn has probably put a strain on their bandwidth.
So they can do either A or B:
A) They need more bandwidth, which means they need more capital, which means more ads to raise capital, which means number of users decline, which leaves them with a larger bill and fewer users (ad watchers) to support it.
B) They need more bandwidth, so they do nothing because they fear adding more advertisements, which causes gerenal service to decline, which causes the users number of users to decline, which provides better service to those left.
Personally, most of my problems can be found with Adobe Flash compatibility with Ubuntu 9.04. Everything with Flash acts up now, escalating until it brings down Firefox.
If I switch to VirtualBox Windows, or a windows computer everything runs more or less as smoothly as before.
It's still out there. I've been using NewTek's VT4 for the past few years to do live video production for a church.
It's still a very good product, especially when you consider it is an editing machine (start to finish) in a box.
You can read!?!?
Most states have that. Nashville, TN had laws regarding that and it did not stop them from monkeying with the lights.
When it is the people who are supposed to enforce the law breaking the laws generally nothing is done.
Sounds like someone needs to learn to just go another way or apply the method of three easier rights to make a difficult left.
Seems pretty moronic to me to continue to try to make a left hand turn at an intersection you know you cannot easily do so.
I not arguing that.
My point is that warranties (especially manufacturer warranties with on-site repair) can and do have worth, just not generally for home users. The worth is in reduced downtime, especially for remote users that would have to wait days for repairs otherwise.
I would stand on the warranties even for a residential consumer. While half of the repairs are bad care, even the laptops that are well cared for (the one assigned to me included) ship with sub-par parts that seem prone to failure after the 1 year manufacturers warranties.
Likwise, I will never purchase an Apple laptop again without the extended manufacturers' warranty. In the three years I had mine it was sent back for repairs four times for various system board problems. Granted the thing had a system board problem when it arrived from Apple.
But I believe there is a huge difference between a manufacturers' extended warranty and a third party one. At least the manufacturer has a vested interest in keeping a good name (generally).
I swear by the HP Extended warranties on laptops because it is a guarantee that they will have some critical failure just after three years. I've yet to deal with a HP Business Notebook that doesn't have system board, HDD, or display issues between year 3 and 4.
Likewise, I generally invest in the accidental damage warranty because users are stupid. So far they have paid for themselves for the number of Coke accidents we've experienced. Not to mention other acts of stupidity or just failure (like power cord malfunctions) that HP considers user wear and tear.
Yeah, I am sure those 7 year-old boys taking hammers to CRT monitors and melting copper off of circuit boards are really appreciative of what little they get before being poisoned by the toxic fumes.
Reference: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7543489.stm
Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha 5 is the easiest method if you are brave (but I don't really suggest anyone do it).
This is my biggest gripe also. If you are going to write an open-source project then please include all the dependencies in the project and package them together nicely. Then provide a second version that allows you to lock yourself into the hell that is known as the repositories. I am fairly sure which one will be more popular.
If the software is intelligent enough to update itself, then let it update itself. If the software is intelligent enough to know if it inform the user that it cannot be installed and deal with the anger of your users when you refuse to support something they want.
But don't lock them out of the updates unless they are wise enough to do it themselves or willing to follow random instructions on the internet, that is just asking for problems (and in turn bad PR).
Symantec is GREAT .
There is nothing like having Endpoint Protection telling you that it cannot install the virus defs and the only response from Symantec is from 2007 saying, "We are aware of the problem. (BTW you are screwed)"
As of yesterday, they still haven't bothered explaining what the problem is or offering a fix for it. Basically, my options are to reinstall my system (since the corporate office requires it) or let it fill up my logs with errors that state "Virus Defs updated" and "Virus Defs not found" one after another.
Actually the cable companies are scrambling to find something just like this to stay alive. They understand that they cannot compete with free streaming like hulu.com. They are actively trying to lock content providers into exclusive deals so they can sell a set-top box just like this.
So I think they will have interested customers in Comcast, Charter, and Time Warner.
Yes, please use SCO vs. IBM template as the basis of the lawsuit, but with pretty embroidery and a shrubbery on it.
Yeah, there are a lot of good ones but there are certainly some stinkers out there. I once picked up a copy of "War & Peace" and had to turn it off because it was putting me to sleep.
But then it might have just been the book, there is only so much one can do with the material.
If you listen to half the audio books out there "performance" is a stretch for what you get on a $60 audio book.
Personally I think the TTS might be able to provide less of a monotone performance than some of the readers they hire.
As they see it, it isn't in their best interests to let you be responsible. They make their money off of you going over, not from the plan.