Well, I tend to agree with Assange here. SOME secrets are necessary, but governments have gone way, way, way too far in this area.
And who decides which secrets are necessary? You? Perhaps you'd like the government to just publish everything first, and then we'll all vote on what to keep secret. To those of you who can't see past your own political correctness, the simple fact that you used a password to log into your computer (and this website) demonstrates that your argument for transparency of information is flawed. It sure sounds like a lofty ideal to hold our government to, but where do you draw the line? You may draw it farther to the left, but that only shows your failure to understand that information does not have to be "bad" in order to be harmful in the wrong hands.
I can't believe you people. You whine about the economy, and then the entire gulf coast gets flooded with millions of gallons of free oil, and you complain about that too. What does it take to satisfy you anyway? You losers want to ignore this manna from heaven, that's fine by me. I'm gathering up all the containers I can find and going to collect - big time!
http://pages.prodigy.net/daleharris/pos.htm
It doesn't run on Linux, but it does run under dosemu or any other dos emulator. It's not open source either, but it is free (as in beer). We've used it for several years and it works great. We used a Cuecat with it for a while, but eventually upgraded to a real barcode scanner. For a small business as a trial program, it should be ideal. Eventually, assuming you don't run the business into the ground, you'll want a real POS system that works with a real accounting system.
First of all, I'd pass a law that requires life to be completely fair to everybody at all times. Who doesn't want that? Then I'd make sure that nobody had to pay taxes unless they wanted to, but the government would still take care of all the people that didn't really want to work. When we run out of money, I'll just print more - easy! Then all those folks around the world that say they hate us so much - I'd do everything they want PLUS give them all ponies, or maybe puppy dogs. Whichever they want. Prolly just give them ponies AND puppies, and do everything they want, that's got to work. How could they hate us then? Then I'd bring all the troops home - unless they wanted to stay of course, totally up to them, or the people that care about them, or the people that write a letter or march or go on TV. I'd probably just go by whatever the person in front of me at that moment says. Wait, just bring, like 50% of the troops home, and tell half of Iraq to kiss our butts, but then give them an EXTRA pony and puppy dog. Problem solved! After that, I'd fix the hole in the ozone layer, save all the endangered animals, and admit there really are UFO's. Now think about it, when I get done doing all that stuff, Mexico will probably want to become a part of the USA right? They'll be begging us - we wouldn't even have to bomb them or anything. Since we've already got a "New Mexico" we could call them "Old Mexico", or maybe "Mexico Classic". And here's the genius of my plan - once they become a state, immigration wouldn't be so much of a problem then, would it? I tell you, I've been planning this for a long time, and I've got it all worked out. VOTE FOR ME!!
Let's harness the energy generated by having sex. Or even better, the energy wasted by my pathetic attempts to get laid in the first place, which there is sadly a lot more of.
While this little microwave ray gun is a neat trick, here's my take on the whole Iraq problem: nuke them. I say we put out an announcement that from here on out, every suicide bomber will result in the complete vaporization of an Iraqi village. Even better if we could determine where the bomber's family lives.
Fucking animals, all they understand is violence. Let's give them a dose of violence they won't believe, instead of constantly worrying about hurting somebody's feelings. All of you whining liberal hippies can suck my balls.
No matter what your endeavor is, blabbing about how bad your competitors are shows a lack of professionalism and class.
If this is the prevailing mentality of the *BSD guys, I'll stick with Linux just BECAUSE they think it sucks.
No kidding, even Linus's most offhand comments are so well thought out and plain spoken that it's a pleasure to read. Wanna know why he's in charge of the Linux kernel? Just read. He's so common sense and matter-of-fact about everything that it's easy to see why everyone gravitates to him. And no, I'm no kernel hacker, just a Linux geek. But just reading his occasional emails is more than enough to make me want to convert everything on the network.
Sometimes I get caught up in the issue du jour, but Linus's plainspoken sense of reality always reels me back in.
Again, I'm no kernel hacker, but I'm constantly aware of the huge debt I owe to Linus, and every other open-source developer. You guys make things possible, I just use your work.
Thank You.
It's easy to beat up on Debian for doing some things the way they do, but there's actually a good reason for most of them. Remember, Debian bills itself as "The Universal Operating System", and rightly so, since it runs on more architectures than any other OS out there. But that hardware compatability comes at a price.
Understand that at least part of the reason that Debian has built their own installer, and it's still text based, is that it has to be able to run on practically every hardware platform known to man. That's a pretty tall order, but Debian gets it done.
doesn't mean it's good for you. I recall seeing prompts to install "Web Gator" software and other such junk, all of which were signed by somebody. Despite the fancy certificate though, it was still crapware.
1. Keep the ribbon from getting all twisted up? Hell, this one was only a few hundred feet and it wound up like a friggin corkscrew. Remember that old video of the bridge that fell apart in the wind?
2. Prevent damage to the earth end attachment point? Winds, earthquakes, electrical storms, not to mention that it sounds like a terrorist's wet dream to me.
3. Get sane people to ride this contraption, which is effectively the largest slingshot ever if something goes wrong? I mean, hanging your life from a 60k mile long ribbon? What's the backup plan if that thing breaks?
Is of course WD-40. Try a spray can first, and if you like the pleasing scent as much as we do, then buy it a gallon at a time and hose down everything within reach. Also makes a decent insect repellant.
I totally agree. I think gun control, homosexuality, the NAACP, and abortion are all wrong. But to your average liberal democrat, that makes me an intolerant bigot.
Fuck you left-wing hippies, your "if it feels good do it" attitude, your tolerance for anything and everything, and your general lack of a moral compass are offensive.
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Let's just seize all the money in existence and divide it up evenly. Would that make all you socialists happy?
Well, I tend to agree with Assange here. SOME secrets are necessary, but governments have gone way, way, way too far in this area.
And who decides which secrets are necessary? You? Perhaps you'd like the government to just publish everything first, and then we'll all vote on what to keep secret. To those of you who can't see past your own political correctness, the simple fact that you used a password to log into your computer (and this website) demonstrates that your argument for transparency of information is flawed. It sure sounds like a lofty ideal to hold our government to, but where do you draw the line? You may draw it farther to the left, but that only shows your failure to understand that information does not have to be "bad" in order to be harmful in the wrong hands.
I can't believe you people. You whine about the economy, and then the entire gulf coast gets flooded with millions of gallons of free oil, and you complain about that too. What does it take to satisfy you anyway? You losers want to ignore this manna from heaven, that's fine by me. I'm gathering up all the containers I can find and going to collect - big time!
Bet they're pricey too
explain this event in terms that a person with a sex life not involving the Internet could understand?
http://pages.prodigy.net/daleharris/pos.htm It doesn't run on Linux, but it does run under dosemu or any other dos emulator. It's not open source either, but it is free (as in beer). We've used it for several years and it works great. We used a Cuecat with it for a while, but eventually upgraded to a real barcode scanner. For a small business as a trial program, it should be ideal. Eventually, assuming you don't run the business into the ground, you'll want a real POS system that works with a real accounting system.
First of all, I'd pass a law that requires life to be completely fair to everybody at all times. Who doesn't want that? Then I'd make sure that nobody had to pay taxes unless they wanted to, but the government would still take care of all the people that didn't really want to work. When we run out of money, I'll just print more - easy! Then all those folks around the world that say they hate us so much - I'd do everything they want PLUS give them all ponies, or maybe puppy dogs. Whichever they want. Prolly just give them ponies AND puppies, and do everything they want, that's got to work. How could they hate us then? Then I'd bring all the troops home - unless they wanted to stay of course, totally up to them, or the people that care about them, or the people that write a letter or march or go on TV. I'd probably just go by whatever the person in front of me at that moment says. Wait, just bring, like 50% of the troops home, and tell half of Iraq to kiss our butts, but then give them an EXTRA pony and puppy dog. Problem solved! After that, I'd fix the hole in the ozone layer, save all the endangered animals, and admit there really are UFO's. Now think about it, when I get done doing all that stuff, Mexico will probably want to become a part of the USA right? They'll be begging us - we wouldn't even have to bomb them or anything. Since we've already got a "New Mexico" we could call them "Old Mexico", or maybe "Mexico Classic". And here's the genius of my plan - once they become a state, immigration wouldn't be so much of a problem then, would it? I tell you, I've been planning this for a long time, and I've got it all worked out. VOTE FOR ME!!
Let's harness the energy generated by having sex. Or even better, the energy wasted by my pathetic attempts to get laid in the first place, which there is sadly a lot more of.
I for one embrace our new Windows Vista driver download site overlords. Me clicky clicky
I, for one, welcome our new barcode overlords.
Had to be said.
when they have a car that runs on uranium
As long as her perky boobies are in it, I'll be glued to my seat.
Or something
Oh I can see issues from LOTS of viewpoints, it's just that all of them are wrong except for mine.
Jingoistic - I love it. You get an "A" for vocabulary today.
While this little microwave ray gun is a neat trick, here's my take on the whole Iraq problem: nuke them. I say we put out an announcement that from here on out, every suicide bomber will result in the complete vaporization of an Iraqi village. Even better if we could determine where the bomber's family lives.
Fucking animals, all they understand is violence. Let's give them a dose of violence they won't believe, instead of constantly worrying about hurting somebody's feelings. All of you whining liberal hippies can suck my balls.
No matter what your endeavor is, blabbing about how bad your competitors are shows a lack of professionalism and class. If this is the prevailing mentality of the *BSD guys, I'll stick with Linux just BECAUSE they think it sucks.
All I wanna know is when do I get version 2 final.
No kidding, even Linus's most offhand comments are so well thought out and plain spoken that it's a pleasure to read. Wanna know why he's in charge of the Linux kernel? Just read. He's so common sense and matter-of-fact about everything that it's easy to see why everyone gravitates to him. And no, I'm no kernel hacker, just a Linux geek. But just reading his occasional emails is more than enough to make me want to convert everything on the network. Sometimes I get caught up in the issue du jour, but Linus's plainspoken sense of reality always reels me back in. Again, I'm no kernel hacker, but I'm constantly aware of the huge debt I owe to Linus, and every other open-source developer. You guys make things possible, I just use your work. Thank You.
Wow, I never imaginged a critical review of a Microsoft Product on Slashdot. Thank you for your unbridled enthusiasm.
Understand that at least part of the reason that Debian has built their own installer, and it's still text based, is that it has to be able to run on practically every hardware platform known to man. That's a pretty tall order, but Debian gets it done.
doesn't mean it's good for you. I recall seeing prompts to install "Web Gator" software and other such junk, all of which were signed by somebody. Despite the fancy certificate though, it was still crapware.
2. Prevent damage to the earth end attachment point? Winds, earthquakes, electrical storms, not to mention that it sounds like a terrorist's wet dream to me.
3. Get sane people to ride this contraption, which is effectively the largest slingshot ever if something goes wrong? I mean, hanging your life from a 60k mile long ribbon? What's the backup plan if that thing breaks?
"I'd like to take this opportunity to wish Michael Moore and every other liberal pussy out there a great big FUCK YOU."
because my batteries are like, dead. hahaha
Fuck you for not laughing.
Is of course WD-40. Try a spray can first, and if you like the pleasing scent as much as we do, then buy it a gallon at a time and hose down everything within reach. Also makes a decent insect repellant.
If WD-40 won't fix it, then it's just broke.
I totally agree. I think gun control, homosexuality, the NAACP, and abortion are all wrong. But to your average liberal democrat, that makes me an intolerant bigot.
Fuck you left-wing hippies, your "if it feels good do it" attitude, your tolerance for anything and everything, and your general lack of a moral compass are offensive.