They are against new coal plants with modern scrubber technology, they are against fission plants, now they are against this expiremental fusion plant. Do they realize that humanity needs energy to live and thrive?
Absolutely - which is why they advocate for safe technology (wind and solar power) that is economically and environmentally responsible in the present as opposed to 50 years down the road.
I'm all in favor of developing fusion power and other alternatives, but why wait on utilizing some of the current (no pun) energy alternatives?
Being responsible means taking non-optimal conditions into account. If you get your laptop stolen because your roomate leaves the door wide open, you don't throw up your hands and say "Hey, not my fault! There was nothing I could have done!"
You, AC, are an idiot and a troll. My point is that you need to have multiple levels of security in place, because there will come a time when you take "non-optimal conditions" into account, use good judgment, and you still won't have perfect security.
For example, the daughter in question could leave her laptop locked safely in her dormroom while she goes to the cafeteria; that's good, 'cause A) she won't need it while she's eating, B) one good spill could do a fair amount of damage, and C) her irresponsible roommate won't be back for another hour 'cause she has class.
Of course she was being reasonably responsible for her property, but when her roommate decides to skip class and leaves the room unlocked with the laptop in plain sight, it's going to get stolen regardless of her excellent responsibility. Again, having a solution to this possible problem is a good thing.
The daughter could keep her laptop on her at all times, and likewise with her other valuables, but at some point that level of paranoia impairs her ability to enjoy and experience life to the fullest.
Teach your daughter to be responsible. I can tell you every laptop stolen in college was someone being irresponsible.
That's all well and good to teach your child to be responsible - but good luck having a college roommate who is also responsible. It's good to have that extra layer of security anyway.:)
I'm going to second that. Speakeasy has been overwhelmingly good for me and my connection - They have knowledgable tech staff on the phone, who have a sense of humor, don't talk down to you, and have even given their extensions to me so I can talk with the same person over several days. They returned my phone calls! How many places are like that? Certainly not my cable company, phone company, gas or electric company.
Now, as I type that out, I think therein lies an additional piece of truth - they're able to adjust their skills and apply their knowledge to MY level of geekitude. Since different people are going to have different levels, flexibility in explaining things and providing transparency in what their doing would go a long way in customer service.
So for example: Me: I have problem X, and have tried solution A, B, and C. Can you help me out with this problem? Them: Okay, we're going to have a tech look at D, and depending on D's status, we'll do E, F, and G. In the meantime, check H. We'll call you back in an hour with an update. Me: Great!
Now, if they're talking with say, my parents...
Parents: I'm having a problem with X. Can you help me with that? Them: Absolutely. We'll send out a tech to check a few things, and get back to you in an hour with some solutions. It's probably just Problem Y, but we'll check over the whole thing for you, just in case. Parents: Okay, we'll wait for the next update.
I believe it was Quest For Glory 3 that made me thing about drugs and videogames. In particular when you go and hit that bong with the Apothocary. Good times.
Does this mean you were aware that you were reposting? Or do you have multiple personality disorder?
I was aware that there were posts suggesting that you should go and learn Hindi, Tamil, Bengali or another language from the country of India.
My post suggests that you learn a Native American language (Native Americans being the people mistakenly called "Indians" by Columbus, and American people in general for the last 500 years). See the difference now? Or shall we both continue to troll?;)
You probably would have gotten -1 Heartless Capitalist if you'd said that the Indians should have the jobs. And you probably would have gotten -1 Economics 101 if you'd said the jobs should stay in the US. I salute your ability to attain a +4 Insightful (as of the time of this writing) without actually saying anything at all.
[sarcasm] I don't know how you didn't get modded up for your intelligent criticism of the/. moderation system. [/sarcasm]
And you didn't give a clear answer to his question either. Mod me up insightful!:P
Please do! Here is a list of Indian Languages and schools where you can study them. Or if you'd just like further information on learning Indian click there.
All of those languages are dying (probably faster than the ol'/. cliche "*BSD is dying") so every little bit learned is of benefit.:)
(Yes, I know you meant those "other" Indians. You still got it wrong, so we're going to continue mocking you. HAND.)
To help clarify - Back in the day (3-4 years ago) I thought my 20 GB was fairly large (it took up an entire harddrive in my big ol' beige desktop box, at the time), but then was shown the wonders of P2P and a couple of servers full of mp3s (100's of GB) and realized that in the grand scheme of things, it was small. Now my collection (I've added some and subtracted some) can fit on an iPod. So not only has the collection size remained "small", it's physical space has gotten smaller.:)
I've looked at a bunch of different ways of playing and organizing my small mp3 collection (is 20GB still small?). Amarok has been one of my favorite aps when I'm using my linux desktop. When I've set up my file server to stream mp3s over the web to my office computer (running Windows), I've used Jinzora.
Now, both of these programs use a MySQL database backend to help organize and catagorize mp3s, and use id3 tag information. I think it'd be an absolute joy to have them share the same data, instead of using two redundant databases. Perhaps as this project matures, we could see this become a standardized format for multiple projects to use, so the information can be shared and edited more easily.
This is another amazing step in our God-granted dominion and stewardship of His Creation.
Meanwhile, on Magrethea: "Pfft. Those earth creatures finally figured out how to get microbes to do some serious work for them. Amazing for a bunch of hairdressers and phone-cleaners. Oh well. Enough slashdot, back to designing fjords."
China is a sovereign nation and has full rights to what goes on inside their borders. We in the US may not *like* it, but their laws are their laws. No such laws exist to _allow_ for free speech.
Now I think many slashdotters could go off on a rant here, but I think I'm just going to point in the direction of Wikipedia and the line in there where it reads "An unjust law was in a sense no law at all."
It's one of the rights of every human being to have free speech. China's government can try and stop China's people, but (hopefully) people will demonstrate what's most important in life.
Well, not to offer up a free pass to Christensen, but some of those lines of dialogue he had to speak (Lucas) and the direction given to him in which to speak those lines (Lucas) were just terrible.
On another note - Padme goes from kicking ass and storming her own freakin' castle in Episode I, to being the Damsel in Distress in Ep.II, to being a pouty little bitch in Ep. III. What's up with that?:)
Consider a typical club. It has 50 strippers, and each earns about $150,000. That amounts to a total revenue of $7.5 million. Of that amount, none goes to the state treasury.
Damn, what kind of high-class strip clubs are you going to, where there are that many serious earners walking around?
The NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts? How about an award for acronyms within acronyms? Better yet, award someone with a better name for this organization.:P
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They are against new coal plants with modern scrubber technology, they are against fission plants, now they are against this expiremental fusion plant. Do they realize that humanity needs energy to live and thrive?
Absolutely - which is why they advocate for safe technology (wind and solar power) that is economically and environmentally responsible in the present as opposed to 50 years down the road.
I'm all in favor of developing fusion power and other alternatives, but why wait on utilizing some of the current (no pun) energy alternatives?
we're just too busy trying to complete the schedule so we have time to nail our hookers on the way home from work.
:D
Nice to know that WW is just like all us other 9-to-5 working people.
Being responsible means taking non-optimal conditions into account. If you get your laptop stolen because your roomate leaves the door wide open, you don't throw up your hands and say "Hey, not my fault! There was nothing I could have done!"
You, AC, are an idiot and a troll. My point is that you need to have multiple levels of security in place, because there will come a time when you take "non-optimal conditions" into account, use good judgment, and you still won't have perfect security.
For example, the daughter in question could leave her laptop locked safely in her dormroom while she goes to the cafeteria; that's good, 'cause A) she won't need it while she's eating, B) one good spill could do a fair amount of damage, and C) her irresponsible roommate won't be back for another hour 'cause she has class.
Of course she was being reasonably responsible for her property, but when her roommate decides to skip class and leaves the room unlocked with the laptop in plain sight, it's going to get stolen regardless of her excellent responsibility. Again, having a solution to this possible problem is a good thing.
The daughter could keep her laptop on her at all times, and likewise with her other valuables, but at some point that level of paranoia impairs her ability to enjoy and experience life to the fullest.
Teach your daughter to be responsible. I can tell you every laptop stolen in college was someone being irresponsible.
:)
That's all well and good to teach your child to be responsible - but good luck having a college roommate who is also responsible. It's good to have that extra layer of security anyway.
I'm going to second that. Speakeasy has been overwhelmingly good for me and my connection - They have knowledgable tech staff on the phone, who have a sense of humor, don't talk down to you, and have even given their extensions to me so I can talk with the same person over several days. They returned my phone calls! How many places are like that? Certainly not my cable company, phone company, gas or electric company.
Now, as I type that out, I think therein lies an additional piece of truth - they're able to adjust their skills and apply their knowledge to MY level of geekitude. Since different people are going to have different levels, flexibility in explaining things and providing transparency in what their doing would go a long way in customer service.
So for example:
Me: I have problem X, and have tried solution A, B, and C. Can you help me out with this problem?
Them: Okay, we're going to have a tech look at D, and depending on D's status, we'll do E, F, and G. In the meantime, check H. We'll call you back in an hour with an update.
Me: Great!
Now, if they're talking with say, my parents...
Parents: I'm having a problem with X. Can you help me with that?
Them: Absolutely. We'll send out a tech to check a few things, and get back to you in an hour with some solutions. It's probably just Problem Y, but we'll check over the whole thing for you, just in case.
Parents: Okay, we'll wait for the next update.
I believe it was Quest For Glory 3 that made me thing about drugs and videogames. In particular when you go and hit that bong with the Apothocary. Good times.
Could this open some eyes and increase interest in alternative (Linux, Mac) offerings?
No. Next question?
Does this mean you were aware that you were reposting? Or do you have multiple personality disorder?
;)
:P
I was aware that there were posts suggesting that you should go and learn Hindi, Tamil, Bengali or another language from the country of India.
My post suggests that you learn a Native American language (Native Americans being the people mistakenly called "Indians" by Columbus, and American people in general for the last 500 years). See the difference now? Or shall we both continue to troll?
I say we continue. I do too. Me three.
You probably would have gotten -1 Heartless Capitalist if you'd said that the Indians should have the jobs.
/. moderation system.
:P
And you probably would have gotten -1 Economics 101 if you'd said the jobs should stay in the US.
I salute your ability to attain a +4 Insightful (as of the time of this writing) without actually saying anything at all.
[sarcasm]
I don't know how you didn't get modded up for your intelligent criticism of the
[/sarcasm]
And you didn't give a clear answer to his question either. Mod me up insightful!
Now I need to learn Indian as well.
/. cliche "*BSD is dying") so every little bit learned is of benefit. :)
Please do! Here is a list of Indian Languages and schools where you can study them. Or if you'd just like further information on learning Indian click there.
All of those languages are dying (probably faster than the ol'
(Yes, I know you meant those "other" Indians. You still got it wrong, so we're going to continue mocking you. HAND.)
To help clarify - Back in the day (3-4 years ago) I thought my 20 GB was fairly large (it took up an entire harddrive in my big ol' beige desktop box, at the time), but then was shown the wonders of P2P and a couple of servers full of mp3s (100's of GB) and realized that in the grand scheme of things, it was small. Now my collection (I've added some and subtracted some) can fit on an iPod. So not only has the collection size remained "small", it's physical space has gotten smaller. :)
Furthermore, I like to see when open-source products doing a little more -- wait for it -- synergy.
:)
Seems I was trhinking along similar lines.
(Shoot me.)
Dammit, I guess I'm next then.
I've looked at a bunch of different ways of playing and organizing my small mp3 collection (is 20GB still small?). Amarok has been one of my favorite aps when I'm using my linux desktop. When I've set up my file server to stream mp3s over the web to my office computer (running Windows), I've used Jinzora.
Now, both of these programs use a MySQL database backend to help organize and catagorize mp3s, and use id3 tag information. I think it'd be an absolute joy to have them share the same data, instead of using two redundant databases. Perhaps as this project matures, we could see this become a standardized format for multiple projects to use, so the information can be shared and edited more easily.
This is another amazing step in our God-granted dominion and stewardship of His Creation.
Meanwhile, on Magrethea:
"Pfft. Those earth creatures finally figured out how to get microbes to do some serious work for them. Amazing for a bunch of hairdressers and phone-cleaners. Oh well. Enough slashdot, back to designing fjords."
You sound just like a little kid arguing with the neighbor kid over who's faster, Superman or The Flash.
[comic book guy]
Clearly, despite several ties and the interference of other Galactic Super Beings the Flash was faster.
Worst... argument... ever...
[/comic book guy]
(ps, I thought your argument was spot on)
China is a sovereign nation and has full rights to what goes on inside their borders. We in the US may not *like* it, but their laws are their laws. No such laws exist to _allow_ for free speech.
Now I think many slashdotters could go off on a rant here, but I think I'm just going to point in the direction of Wikipedia and the line in there where it reads "An unjust law was in a sense no law at all."
It's one of the rights of every human being to have free speech. China's government can try and stop China's people, but (hopefully) people will demonstrate what's most important in life.
Well, not to offer up a free pass to Christensen, but some of those lines of dialogue he had to speak (Lucas) and the direction given to him in which to speak those lines (Lucas) were just terrible.
:)
On another note - Padme goes from kicking ass and storming her own freakin' castle in Episode I, to being the Damsel in Distress in Ep.II, to being a pouty little bitch in Ep. III. What's up with that?
Consider a typical club. It has 50 strippers, and each earns about $150,000. That amounts to a total revenue of $7.5 million. Of that amount, none goes to the state treasury.
Damn, what kind of high-class strip clubs are you going to, where there are that many serious earners walking around?
no, seriously, I'd like to know. 8)
The NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts? How about an award for acronyms within acronyms? Better yet, award someone with a better name for this organization. :P
I am just completely awestruck. That is so incredibly geeky. Kudos to you! :)
"For months" -> "Four months". Sorry!
Oh, no worries, that's what we have editors for...
D'oh!
I have a wonderful visual image of a band of swedish chefs rising up and saying "De hurdy gurdy patriot acten is badden-flaggen"
:(
Can anyone who speaks Swedish Chef translate that? Babelfish doesn't have that as a language option.
(someone tell them that's a joke)
Just as soo as I finish compiling the last versi... Ooops, wait, wrong distro.
There is a plugin for MythTv that takes an RSS feed, downloads the show via bittorrent, and Voila!
check it out here: http://www.torrentocracy.com/
Behold the might of the Babelfish translator!
Point of diagonal stroke is not for the portmangritten and goatseposten. Is easy droppenpacket routers and makes it for 503-errorn with trollenpost unt the that Soviet reversen. Is not for trades with the dumbkopfen. Craksmoken more moderate keepen mausclicken Hans in pockets must! Relaxen and watchen blinkenlights.