I tend to vote libertarian except in the last few presidential elections when it was so important to try to defeat Bush.
This is why our current system sucks. People spend more time voting against the person they don't want to win rather than voting for who they think will do the best job regardless of party lines.
Compare that to a package manager in any modern Linux installation. You open the package manager gui, enter your superuser password, and proceed to install as many things as you want.
Agreed that is a better system, but would be difficult to impossible to implement for Vista. This would require a central package repository. Who would host the repository, or a list of repositories? How does a developer get his application into the repository? What certification process is done to ensure that no spyware/adware/virii/etc. is included in the repository? What guarantee does the end user have that no conflict of interest exists (i.e., Microsoft labels OpenOffice as spyware for some unspecified reason)?
All of these questions disappear on Linux because you have a powerful combination of (almost) everything is open source ensuring (relatively) easy auditing of program action, users (almost) always know there way around a computer, and the (relatively) small user base ensures that (for now) spyware/adware/malware are not commercially viable to make for Linux.
I agree that the package manager route is a powerful Linux tool, but as I said, it just wouldn't work for a normal user in Windows.
Or you could have asked him how many years he's been driving, how many accidents he's been involved in, and how many driving infractions he's been ticketed for...
While those are good affirmative indicators, when present, of a bad driver, the absence of them does not a good driver make. What if he only drives once a week? Then if he has seven yrs. of safe driving that would be the equivalent of the average person's one or two. There are also other indicators. I have seen some very poor drivers who aren't ever IN accidents, but the defensive driving that others must do because of their actions cause accidents that they never even notice. Example: I was driving across a bridge yesterday on my way to work. A person about 100 ft. in front and to the right of me decides he wants to be in the lane to his right. So he gets over. What he doesn't seem to notice is that there is a car there. The person in that car had to slam on their brakes and turn the wheel to the right to avoid the collision. Only problem was that this was the far most right lane. After a second or two of almost losing control (turning left to not hit the wall of the bridge, turning right to not hit the person who cut them off, repeat) they regained and were okay. I could have easily imagined it not turning out nearly as well for that person and the person who cut them off wouldn't even have gotten involved. To assume that you driving poorly will only cause YOU to get an accident is absurd.
Excessive speed does not cause accidents. It is poor decisions that cause accidents.
While essentially true, that's about as accurate as saying "No one ever dies for any reason other than there heart stops beating." You are simply looking at the immediate cause. What you really need to look at is the primary or first cause. What makes people make poor decisions? Certainly lack of skill could be one, but to ignore speed as a factor is foolish. Going 2x as fast means I have 1/2 the time to make a decision, and thus increases the chance of making a poor decision. Also physics plays a role. You have a lot more choices on how to maneuver a car at 30 mph than at 60 mph.
If you're like me then your reflexes and driving skills are in the top 10%. That means the other 90% aren't capable of driving to our abilities.
Having never met you nor seen you drive I cannot automatically deny your claim as false. For all I know you drive WRC. I will say though that, almost with exception, I have never met someone who did not overestimate his or her driving ability, and quite often to the point that they would likely think that they "are in the top 10%." Its natural for this to happen. I probably think I'm a lot better computer programmer than I actually am. The difference lies in the fact that a mistake caused by my overestimation of my coding ability will likely not lead to anyone's death. Overestimating your ability in a car can, and likely will eventually at least cause some sort of damage.
n the UK, the Highway Code lists average stopping distance at various speeds, along with a relative number of car lengths. I didn't see anything similar on the Washington or Idaho license exams (granted I didn't have to take the lessons).
When I got my license here in Florida (10+ years ago) it was on there.
You might want to reinstall your operating system.
Firstly, that shouldn't be a problem when I don't experience this with any other software. Secondly, this has been tried by me on multiple systems, on multiple (fresh) os installs.
There have been several clues recently that third-party software can cause Firefox to hog memory.
I don't run WindowBlinds.
If you're still convinced that it's a problem with Firefox, help to narrow down what the problem is so it can be investigated.
Been doing that. Don't get me wrong. I'm not a FF hater. FF is my daily browser. I really enjoy it, I just hate that I have to restart it a few times a day to get my memory back.
That's what I thought too. Until I removed (including profile) and reinstalled with no extensions. I still had problems with Firefox using up insane amounts of memory.
It irks me to hear companies complain about a lack of IT candidates when they aren't willing to train anyone.
From your perspective this is understandable, but in my (admittedly limited) experience, IT workers are "born not made." I'm sure there are plenty of exceptions to the rule, but for every person I've met who has tried to "get into" the computer world to make money, all have failed, mostly because if you're going to succeed in IT, you likely are already doing some of the stuff on your own time.
The best programmers are most likely to be sought by companies, not vice versa.
I agree completely. I wouldn't even consider myself a "super programmer" (heck, the fact that my degree isn't even computer related automatically makes some people think I have no place touching any source code), but even as a person who enjoys programming and have done it successfully for a few different companies, I get job offers left and right. Typically once per month I'll receive an email saying something along the lines of "We saw your resume. We think you'd be a good fit for our company. We'd like to offer you a position pending an interview." I turn them all down since I enjoy my current job very much, but it's nice to know that I probably won't have to spend a month or more searching for a new job if I ever part ways with my current employer.
Well ok, he didn't cite a source, but then he doesn't need to he's the primary
I can sympathize with his frustration, but if he's the only person who can attest to the validity of such statements, then what stops him (or the theoretical "him" of people editing their own WP entries) from adding incorrect information or worse, what prevents Wikipedia users from impersonating notable people to interject possibly incorrect information? WikiPedia has a policy on verifiability that essentially states "The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth." Therefore, in this context, similar to a court of law, truth is somewhat irrelevant if it cannot be proven, and "Because I said so" has never been a valid defense, even (and especially) in the academic world such as traditional encyclopedias. In particular is their stringent stance on that policy in regards to your friend's genre of articles: biographies of living persons. In the litigious society that we live in Wikipedia has naturally decided to take a very conservative approach in incorporating data about people who could bring suit against them for libel or slander about inaccurate information, and to avoid confusion over what unsourced information could prove slanderous, they choose to disallow all unsourced statements: "Be very firm about high quality references, particularly about details of personal lives. Unsourced or poorly sourced controversial (negative, positive, or just highly questionable) material about living persons should be removed immediately from Wikipedia articles, talk pages, and user pages." Express my apologies to your friend that this wasn't explained in a more friendly manner via the article's talk page or his talk page.
Portability. I'm free to easily check my email wherever, and more importantly free to change my ISP at any time without worry of a downtime in my ability to communicate with people via email due to such things as them not receiving the obligatory "hey I got a new email address" email. That being said, ISP email addresses DO have utility for communication that is not important such as spam traps, but I've found it's just easier to set up a permanent one for the combined convenience of the address never changing for it and for the rare occasion when you have to get the odd website to resend you the password you have on file.
I agree, and would add, that I've NEVER used an email address I've had with an ISP, and would not reccomend it to anyone. I like to keep my options open. Good thing too, because in the past 5 years I've had 3 unique ISPs and 5 different accounts. (Time Warner -> Verizon -> College network -> Verizon -> Time Warner)
I will grant you that there is some tension between the two beliefs...
There shouldn't be. I'm against abortion AND against out-of-wedlock childbirth, but my issue with the latter is less the result and more the cause (i.e., pre-marital sex). I know many out-of-wedlock mothers, and while they know I disagree with the action they chose that led to that status, it doesn't mean that I stop associating with them, tell them they are going to hell for having a baby out-of-wedlock, or treat the child any differently than any other child I come in contact with. It is important to realize that when an out-of-wedlock woman gets pregnant the damage has already been done, but she CAN still make the best of a bad situation by accepting the mistake, move on, and try to be the best out-of-wedlock mother she can be.
Sounds like most corporate IT environments I work with. My current work environment I help manage is over 1000 users with alomst that exact setup because we're still testing our internal software against SP2. In fact I had to deploy a hacky fix the other day to "patch" it.
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This is why our current system sucks. People spend more time voting against the person they don't want to win rather than voting for who they think will do the best job regardless of party lines.
OS2/Warp of course!
I believe in Mexico they call that "50 pesos."
Agreed that is a better system, but would be difficult to impossible to implement for Vista. This would require a central package repository. Who would host the repository, or a list of repositories? How does a developer get his application into the repository? What certification process is done to ensure that no spyware/adware/virii/etc. is included in the repository? What guarantee does the end user have that no conflict of interest exists (i.e., Microsoft labels OpenOffice as spyware for some unspecified reason)?
All of these questions disappear on Linux because you have a powerful combination of (almost) everything is open source ensuring (relatively) easy auditing of program action, users (almost) always know there way around a computer, and the (relatively) small user base ensures that (for now) spyware/adware/malware are not commercially viable to make for Linux.
I agree that the package manager route is a powerful Linux tool, but as I said, it just wouldn't work for a normal user in Windows.Only if you live in New York City.
Phishers impersonate other companies/entities. This is called fraud.
I see a "Report This Item" link near the bottom of every auction I see. Screenshot
I agree, and would add, that I've NEVER used an email address I've had with an ISP, and would not reccomend it to anyone. I like to keep my options open. Good thing too, because in the past 5 years I've had 3 unique ISPs and 5 different accounts. (Time Warner -> Verizon -> College network -> Verizon -> Time Warner)
Sounds like most corporate IT environments I work with. My current work environment I help manage is over 1000 users with alomst that exact setup because we're still testing our internal software against SP2. In fact I had to deploy a hacky fix the other day to "patch" it.
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