You mean like freeing Europe from nazis? You mean like providing the military muscle to keep out the Soviet Union so you could spend those funds on social programs? You mean like getting rid one of the most brutal dictators in the last 50 years? You mean like getting rid of one of the most repressive theocracies? How about the complete eradication of several deadly diseases? Feeding starving countries?
Yeah, we have a lot to appologize for.
We aren't perfect, but we're pretty fucking sick and tired of Europe picking at every little mistake we make and saying, "See! Look how screwed up those Americans are!", completely ignoring everything good we do. The next time you need your asses rescued, don't bother calling us.
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I'm in the process of rewritting an eCommerce site. Not only did the original author use table layouts, he did it extremely poorly. The thing is so full of errors it's a miracle it renders at all. You can see it here (only looks correct in IE). My preliminary rewrite is here. Unfortunately, I'm having a few problems getting the menu to display correctly in Konqueror and probably Safari (don't have a mac to check things).
I'm running into serious difficulty figuring out how to migrate stuff a little at a time because of the eCommerce software (Miva).
Naw, ever since his personal cash cow was shut down (UN Food for Oil program), he's got lots of free time and is looking for a new source of illicit income.
A big L Libertarian wouldn't have a problem with this as they would argue that the companies involved would suffer when they were sued.
A little l liberarian (such as myself) realizes that the average joe can't afford to go up against a major corporation. Less government is good, no government is bad.
Nice how the author completely sidestepped speed issues. I can have anything in Office opened up on my woeful K6-2/500MHz machine in 10-15 seconds. Firing up any portion of OO takes from 45 seconds to a full minute.
Now turnoff the Office app preload and try it again.
This is one of the most insightful, intelligent, well thought out political posts I have ever seen on slashdot. I liked it so much I added kfg to my "friend" list -- even though I thought his "beating up arabs" part was a bit off.
No, the critical country is China. They signed it, but only because they are included in the "developing country loophole". China is responsible for a huge percentage of the carbon monoxide pollution in the world. It seems they have a lot of coal mines that have been burning for years which they have abandoned as they have lots of untapped coal deposits. It's cheaper to start a new mine rather than clean a burning one.
The Kyoto treaty was specifically designed to hamstring the American economy. Its stated purpose, to reduce world pollution, is nothing more than a cover story.
Finally, European countries signed the agreement because they had no intention of abiding by it. The U.S. refused to sign it because we take our treaties serious.
I would have switched my mum's computer to linux a long time ago (I've threatened to do so on several occassions) except she needs to run a few windows programs that don't have decent Linux replacements available (Family Tree Maker, being one). No, I don't consider running under Wine a viable alternative. I'm stubborn that way.
At least I switched her from MS Office to OpenOffice.org and replaced IE and Outlook with the Mozilla stuff.
Really. I mean it. I have Linux running on two computers. I'm working a crappy low paying job so could really use the great publicity the lawsuit would bring.
Without having read the article, I'll put in my 2 cents worth on what matters most to the average joe-user:
1. It installs easily. 2. It works properly (for the most part).
They don't care enough about security to do anything. They don't care about the license agreement (open source, what's that?).
The only thing that matters is they can install it and it does what it's supposed to do.
Open source programs usually covers point 2 extremely well. Point 1, however, is a serious issue with far too many otherwise excellent programs.
"./configure; make; make install" is easy enough for us WHEN IT WORKS. A few too many times, however, I've run into dependency problems that caused some headaches. Using RPM has the same problem. It works great if the dependencies are already installed, but falls flat on its face when something is missing.
Debian's apt-get is a huge leap forward, but because of old programs, is nearly useless if you use a default woody installation. Yes, I know Debian's premise is stability. What does that have to do with anything? The average joe is running Windows, so stability isn't an important issue!
What is needed? Something based on Debian's apt-get, but GUI driven, and specifically designed for new software (as opposed to Debians stability mantra). Shiny buttons that let the user choose the "stable" versions , a specific version, or "the latest" would help. It should automatically grab dependencies unless specifically told not to.
Lastly, a database of package locations (distributed, of course). The tool would query the database to find out where to get the packages that are needed. The database might also return dependency information, or it could delegate that responsibility to the actual location. This could be almost DNS-like.
Just a few random ideas off the top of my head. Feel free to shoot huge holes into it.
Good intentions today means nothing tomorrow. Any powers given to the government will eventually be abused. So I really don't care that the good men and women in law enforcement are trying to protect me from terrorists. I want my Constitution back, damn it!
Just look at the history of law enforcement. They begged for the ability to seize the property of drug dealers, and were granted that power by short sighted politicians. Now that power is used to steal cars from people never even charged with a crime - in complete violation of the Constitution, but what's the shredding of that moldy old paper when stopping evil drug dealers?
Yes, I went through the digital watch phase. I had one of those fancy ones with a scientific calculator. One day I realized something, "damn, this watch is butt ugly!"
So I switched to analog watches. I two, a very stylish Citizen and a Laks 128Meg/USB drive (to satisify my geek side). When we dress up to go out, I wear the Citizen. For everyday use I wear the Laks.
The Citizen watch may not be a Rolex or a Buliva, but I don't have to worry about someone killing me for it.
The only fancy feature in my motorola flip phone (forget the exact model number) is the voice dialing. Press a button, say the name, it dials the associated number. It's very handy. It has games like Blackjack, they suck, so I don't play them. There are all kinds of other features that I have no idea how they work.
Unlike most people who spout off at this site, I have the certificates to prove this, and furthermore they're issued by the biggest software company in existence.
Mike Bouma, MCSE, MCDST, MS Office Specialist
You left off the C&C so you owe me a new keyboard.
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You mean like freeing Europe from nazis? You mean like providing the military muscle to keep out the Soviet Union so you could spend those funds on social programs? You mean like getting rid one of the most brutal dictators in the last 50 years? You mean like getting rid of one of the most repressive theocracies? How about the complete eradication of several deadly diseases? Feeding starving countries?
Yeah, we have a lot to appologize for.
We aren't perfect, but we're pretty fucking sick and tired of Europe picking at every little mistake we make and saying, "See! Look how screwed up those Americans are!", completely ignoring everything good we do. The next time you need your asses rescued, don't bother calling us.
I'm in the process of rewritting an eCommerce site. Not only did the original author use table layouts, he did it extremely poorly. The thing is so full of errors it's a miracle it renders at all. You can see it here (only looks correct in IE). My preliminary rewrite is here. Unfortunately, I'm having a few problems getting the menu to display correctly in Konqueror and probably Safari (don't have a mac to check things).
I'm running into serious difficulty figuring out how to migrate stuff a little at a time because of the eCommerce software (Miva).
Naw, ever since his personal cash cow was shut down (UN Food for Oil program), he's got lots of free time and is looking for a new source of illicit income.
A big L Libertarian wouldn't have a problem with this as they would argue that the companies involved would suffer when they were sued.
A little l liberarian (such as myself) realizes that the average joe can't afford to go up against a major corporation. Less government is good, no government is bad.
Since we have not violated the Geneva convention with regards to the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, you simply support my original statement.
This is one of the most insightful, intelligent, well thought out political posts I have ever seen on slashdot. I liked it so much I added kfg to my "friend" list -- even though I thought his "beating up arabs" part was a bit off.
No, the critical country is China. They signed it, but only because they are included in the "developing country loophole". China is responsible for a huge percentage of the carbon monoxide pollution in the world. It seems they have a lot of coal mines that have been burning for years which they have abandoned as they have lots of untapped coal deposits. It's cheaper to start a new mine rather than clean a burning one.
The Kyoto treaty was specifically designed to hamstring the American economy. Its stated purpose, to reduce world pollution, is nothing more than a cover story.
Finally, European countries signed the agreement because they had no intention of abiding by it. The U.S. refused to sign it because we take our treaties serious.
I used that exact system to get stupid rules recended. I followed the rules to the absolute extreme. The rules were dropped the following day.
I have this particular knife. The hoof pick works quite well.
I also have the Laks USB drive watch. That works great as long as the horse isn't skittish.
I would have switched my mum's computer to linux a long time ago (I've threatened to do so on several occassions) except she needs to run a few windows programs that don't have decent Linux replacements available (Family Tree Maker, being one). No, I don't consider running under Wine a viable alternative. I'm stubborn that way.
At least I switched her from MS Office to OpenOffice.org and replaced IE and Outlook with the Mozilla stuff.
I lost control of my TV long ago.
I have a teenage daughter.
I would rather it was the RIAA. I can easily block them. The government would probably make it illegal to attempt to block them.
This is hypothetical since I don't use music swapping programs. I only rip CDs I purchased and don't make them publically available.
Really. I mean it. I have Linux running on two computers. I'm working a crappy low paying job so could really use the great publicity the lawsuit would bring.
Come on. I dare you.
I double dare you!
You pussies.
Without having read the article, I'll put in my 2 cents worth on what matters most to the average joe-user:
1. It installs easily.
2. It works properly (for the most part).
They don't care enough about security to do anything. They don't care about the license agreement (open source, what's that?).
The only thing that matters is they can install it and it does what it's supposed to do.
Open source programs usually covers point 2 extremely well. Point 1, however, is a serious issue with far too many otherwise excellent programs.
"./configure; make; make install" is easy enough for us WHEN IT WORKS. A few too many times, however, I've run into dependency problems that caused some headaches. Using RPM has the same problem. It works great if the dependencies are already installed, but falls flat on its face when something is missing.
Debian's apt-get is a huge leap forward, but because of old programs, is nearly useless if you use a default woody installation. Yes, I know Debian's premise is stability. What does that have to do with anything? The average joe is running Windows, so stability isn't an important issue!
What is needed? Something based on Debian's apt-get, but GUI driven, and specifically designed for new software (as opposed to Debians stability mantra). Shiny buttons that let the user choose the "stable" versions , a specific version, or "the latest" would help. It should automatically grab dependencies unless specifically told not to.
Lastly, a database of package locations (distributed, of course). The tool would query the database to find out where to get the packages that are needed. The database might also return dependency information, or it could delegate that responsibility to the actual location. This could be almost DNS-like.
Just a few random ideas off the top of my head. Feel free to shoot huge holes into it.
Just look at the history of law enforcement. They begged for the ability to seize the property of drug dealers, and were granted that power by short sighted politicians. Now that power is used to steal cars from people never even charged with a crime - in complete violation of the Constitution, but what's the shredding of that moldy old paper when stopping evil drug dealers?
My (Hungarian) wife says, "if your Hungrarian post is a machine translation, it's not bad."
Naw, ClearChannel did that all on their own.
Not a problem, I'd just have my wife translate for me.
Something that you wear. Trust me, this would be better than any gadget you could possibly purchase.
Properly done, it would match the knocks to the sending ip address.
Yes, I went through the digital watch phase. I had one of those fancy ones with a scientific calculator. One day I realized something, "damn, this watch is butt ugly!"
So I switched to analog watches. I two, a very stylish Citizen and a Laks 128Meg/USB drive (to satisify my geek side). When we dress up to go out, I wear the Citizen. For everyday use I wear the Laks.
The Citizen watch may not be a Rolex or a Buliva, but I don't have to worry about someone killing me for it.
Spamhaus.org rates him as the nation's (world's?) #4 spammer.
The only fancy feature in my motorola flip phone (forget the exact model number) is the voice dialing. Press a button, say the name, it dials the associated number. It's very handy. It has games like Blackjack, they suck, so I don't play them. There are all kinds of other features that I have no idea how they work.