Yes, thank the Soviets for exporting Communism to Germany, thereby causing the people to VOTE for Hitler as a response to Communist threat. Britain and France then DECLARED WAR ON GERMANY, unprovoked i might add - when Germany wanted peace with the west and the destruction of the Communists in the East.
Unprovoked, except for the Austrian putsch, invasion of Czechoslovakia, attack on Poland...
If he's anything like my luddite of a father in law, maybe a year or two of reeducation will allow him to come CLOSE to understanding web pages and online forums. Maybe. Got to remember, this guy is of a generation that when computers came to the workplace, they simply hired people to deal with the computers instead of actually learning anything themselves. Oh, come on. The guy's only 6 years older than me, and I'm a VMS/Unix/Linux/network admin - and have been for 20 years. It was our gereration that introduced computers to the workplace, FFS. You're maybe thinking of, like, my father's generation.
Root doesn't have a password, so you can't do it "out of the box." You can set a root password - and then su to it. I imagine you could then log in to root from the login prompt - although I haven't actually tried that myself.
You have to edit the GDM config file (run gdmsetup) in Ubuntu, or the KDM config file (/etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc) in Kubuntu to allow root to login at the GUI console (and, of course, set a root password).
Me, every time I installed Ubuntu, first thing I did was to setup a password for root. So much more confortable to go su than to have to type sudo for every freaking command.
Or you can just type
sudo su -
to get a root shell, even without setting a root password. Or, sudo -i
It would be absolutely brilliant if Google bought Viacom; they could continue the Viacom lawsuit (against themselves) but lose on purpose, thereby establishing favorable legal precedent.
Sorry, but Sumner Redstone owns a majority share of Viacom, and I don't think he'd be willing to sell to Google for any amount of money.
You left out the most important part of the Feynman story. Nobody improved security, they just didn't let Feynman around the safes anymore! I would expect a similar reaction from this guy's parents if he roots their PC.
And that accomplishes his purpose - he's no longer providing family tech support!
> For the thousandth fucking time, that bill only applies to non-citizens!
OK - so, someone in power decides they want to make you disappear. S/he passes word to the local police via DHS that you are an alien enemy combatant. According to the Act, they don't have to allow you to contact counsel or file a motion for habeas corpus. So, how do you prove that you are not an alien enemy combatant? Say hello to Gitmo!
Personally I think two guys kissing et all is rather sick and disgusting. If they want to do it thats cool as hell. More women for me right?:) What I don't like is having it sprung on me and forced on me. Particularly in movies / TV shows.
What if it's 2 hot chicks? Do you feel any differently about Hot Lesbian Sex than you do about male homosexuality? If so, why?
Like the other guy said, Kennedy's election was very well-known to have been possibly stolen. Republicans point to it everytime a democrat accuses the republicans of trying to steal elections. 1968, 2000 and 2004 have been the only widely disputed elections since then, as far as I know. And apart from watergate, which was probably one among many similar problems in that election (which people never found out about), I'm not even so sure about '68.
Uhh, d00d - Watergate was in 1972 - Nixon resigned in 1973.
Nice story, except that Magellan is not known to have visited Hawaii. The first European known to have landed in Hawaii was James Cook in 1778 - well after Magellan's voyage in 1519-1522.
Lua in Hawaiian has, as primary meaning, a hole, pit, or crater - specifically, a hole that has a bottom (vs. a "bottomless" pit), and contrasting with puka - a hole through something. The secondary meaning of lua has been "toilet" since well before the Europeans discovered the Islands.
Vote out incumbents. If we keep shifting out the hatemongering idiots every two years, perhaps some of them will get a clue.
IAWTP
Really, people - this (along with getting all your lazy-assed friends out to vote in the first place) is the single best thing we can do - and we should do it for at least the next 4 election cycles. Let all the politicians know (or remember) that they work for us, and we will fire them if they continue doing such an incompetant job as they've been doing for the last 20 years or so.
As an aside, if we are only going to get one Democrat House of Congress, it needs to be the House of Representatives - they are the ones that control the purse-strings, and that is the House in which an action for Impeachment must be started. OK, I know that if the Republicans control the Senate (or even close) any Impeachment trial would result in a not-guilty verdict, but the threat of being Impeached (as Clinton was - just not convicted) might get Dubya and co. to straighten out a bit.
To quote one of your more-famous presidents: "Those who give up essential liberty to gain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety". I can't think of a more-appropriate quote...
Actually, that was supposedly Benjamin Franklin in An Historical Review of the Constitution and Government of Pennsylvania. (1759). Arguably one of the ablest statesmen of the early Republic, he was never President, and in fact denied he had written those words (he claimed to be only the editor of and minor contributor to the book). The actual book and the quotation in question may have been written by one Richard Jackson, Colonial Agent for Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
1. Download the.xpi file 2. Unpack it (it's a ZIP file, really) into a directory 3. Edit the install.rdf file - find the line with "maxVersion:" and change it to (for example) "3.*" 4. Replace the install.rdf in the.xpi ZIPfile with your modified one 5. Install the extension/theme: in Firefox, browse to "file:///wherever-you-put-it/whatever.xpi"
in Thunderbird, use the Installer
I have yet to see an extension for 1.5.x that didn't work with 2.x after doing this
So, don't use your service provider's Email. There are many free and/or pay Email hosting solutions available - you are not forced to use one that uses the Spamhaus RBL.
OK, I considered the source, so what? He's someone who wants the internet to work like it works now. Is there something you want to add based on other things he's done?
No, he's someone who wants to change the way the Internet works. The argument that Google and others are getting a free ride is laughable - Google pays for their Internet connection, just like you pay for yours and I pay for mine. The telcos want to charge Google an extra fee to not degrade their traffic to the telco's customers.
Look at who McCurry really works for: (from the Sun article) "Mike McCurry and Christopher Wolf are co-chairs of Hands Off the Internet, a Washington, D.C.-based coalition of technology, media and nonprofit organizations."
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Unprovoked, except for the Austrian putsch, invasion of Czechoslovakia, attack on Poland...
Frist Psot? Actually, this is a good thing...
Root doesn't have a password, so you can't do it "out of the box." You can set a root password - and then su to it. I imagine you could then log in to root from the login prompt - although I haven't actually tried that myself.
You have to edit the GDM config file (run gdmsetup) in Ubuntu, or the KDM config file (/etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc) in Kubuntu to allow root to login at the GUI console (and, of course, set a root password).Or you can just type
to get a root shell, even without setting a root password. Or, sudo -iSorry, but Sumner Redstone owns a majority share of Viacom, and I don't think he'd be willing to sell to Google for any amount of money.
I sure hope OneClick is among them.
And that accomplishes his purpose - he's no longer providing family tech support!
> For the thousandth fucking time, that bill only applies to non-citizens!
OK - so, someone in power decides they want to make you disappear. S/he passes word to the local police via DHS that you are an alien enemy combatant. According to the Act, they don't have to allow you to contact counsel or file a motion for habeas corpus. So, how do you prove that you are not an alien enemy combatant? Say hello to Gitmo!
Then, the winner would be elected by 2.5%+1 of the population.
What if it's 2 hot chicks? Do you feel any differently about Hot Lesbian Sex than you do about male homosexuality? If so, why?
Uhh, d00d - Watergate was in 1972 - Nixon resigned in 1973.
Lua in Hawaiian has, as primary meaning, a hole, pit, or crater - specifically, a hole that has a bottom (vs. a "bottomless" pit), and contrasting with puka - a hole through something. The secondary meaning of lua has been "toilet" since well before the Europeans discovered the Islands.
IAWTP
Really, people - this (along with getting all your lazy-assed friends out to vote in the first place) is the single best thing we can do - and we should do it for at least the next 4 election cycles. Let all the politicians know (or remember) that they work for us, and we will fire them if they continue doing such an incompetant job as they've been doing for the last 20 years or so.
As an aside, if we are only going to get one Democrat House of Congress, it needs to be the House of Representatives - they are the ones that control the purse-strings, and that is the House in which an action for Impeachment must be started. OK, I know that if the Republicans control the Senate (or even close) any Impeachment trial would result in a not-guilty verdict, but the threat of being Impeached (as Clinton was - just not convicted) might get Dubya and co. to straighten out a bit.
Actually, that was supposedly Benjamin Franklin in An Historical Review of the Constitution and Government of Pennsylvania. (1759). Arguably one of the ablest statesmen of the early Republic, he was never President, and in fact denied he had written those words (he claimed to be only the editor of and minor contributor to the book). The actual book and the quotation in question may have been written by one Richard Jackson, Colonial Agent for Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
Probably about as many as would download a Release Candidate vs. a release.
To make your 1.5 extensions and themes work:
.xpi file .xpi ZIPfile with your modified one
1. Download the
2. Unpack it (it's a ZIP file, really) into a directory
3. Edit the install.rdf file - find the line with "maxVersion:" and change it to (for example) "3.*"
4. Replace the install.rdf in the
5. Install the extension/theme: in Firefox, browse to "file:///wherever-you-put-it/whatever.xpi"
in Thunderbird, use the Installer
I have yet to see an extension for 1.5.x that didn't work with 2.x after doing this
So let the (alleged) spammers sue for libel. Hint - they won't, because the truth is an absolute defense against a libel charge.
So, don't use your service provider's Email. There are many free and/or pay Email hosting solutions available - you are not forced to use one that uses the Spamhaus RBL.
2589988.11 m^2 = 2589988.11 x 2589988.11 What kinda school did you go to?!?
OK - I'll try one more time to explain this to you.
1 ft = 12 in <-- you agree, right?
1 sq. ft = 1 ft^2 <-- you agree, right?
Physically (geographically), 1 sq. ft is a square, 1 ft. on each side <-- you agree, right?
1 ft X 1 ft = 1 sq. ft = 1 ft^2 <-- you agree, right?
a square, 1 ft on each side, has 12 inches on each side <-- you agree, right?
a square, 12 inches on each side, has 12 X 12 = 144 sq. inches <-- you agree, right?
therefor, 1 ft^2 = 1ft X 1 ft = 12 in X 12 in = 144 in^2 - not 12 in^2
therefor, by extension, 1 mi^2 = 1 mi X 1 mi = 1609 m X 1609 m = 2588881 m^2
You really need to learn some more math.
1609.344 * 261914 miles^2 = 421509724.416^2 meters of land area.
Sorry, still wrong. Simplify:
1 yd. = 3 ft.
1 yd^2 != 3 ft^2
Ergo, 1 mi^2 != 1609.344 m^2
Another way:
1 mi^2 = 1mi X 1mi = 1609.344m X 1609.344m = 2589988.11 m^2
You are wrong. Face it.
It's EEEEEEEEEVIIIIIIIIL!!!
No, he's someone who wants to change the way the Internet works. The argument that Google and others are getting a free ride is laughable - Google pays for their Internet connection, just like you pay for yours and I pay for mine. The telcos want to charge Google an extra fee to not degrade their traffic to the telco's customers.
Look at who McCurry really works for: (from the Sun article) "Mike McCurry and Christopher Wolf are co-chairs of Hands Off the Internet, a Washington, D.C.-based coalition of technology, media and nonprofit organizations."
So, who is "Hands Off the Internet"? Among others:
- American Cable Association
- Cellular Telecommunications Association
- National Cable and Telecommunications Association
- US Telecom Association
- AT&T
- BellSouth
- Cingular
- Comcast
- Qwest
- Sprint
- Time Warner Cable
- Verizon
- Verizon Wireless
- WCA International
See a pattern here?Here ya go, lazy: http://www.google.com/search?q=draft+wipo+broadcas t