Isn't what this is about anyway, the ability of independents to get hold of service manuals?
Usually you can get a service manual for under a 100 bucks from the dealer/manufacturer. Check in the back of your owners manual. Usually there is a page to send in to order one.
I think this law is to release the diagnostic code values and descriptions for the computer. These codes wouldn't need to be in the manuals since they are programmed into the dealer's diagnostic machine.
I believe the legal limit that you can be held accountable for is $50. Many CC companies now have a lower, if not 0, amount that you are liable for on (and often off)-line purchases. Check your terms of agreement to find out for sure.
So does that mean that every other living species also deserves extinction? I don't see chimps, apes, dolphins, or birds preparing to either deflect/survive an inpact. It is not our (human) responsibility, job, or right to play mother to the world and protect anything and everything. It is not as if we caused the asteroid to come to us.
Someday we might have the ability to prevent such a happening, but if one does occure in my lifetime and wipes out a few thousand species, I'm not going to feel guilty that I might have been able to prevent it.
The difference between Nintendo and Microsoft though is that Nintendo does not have a (virtual) monopoly on the entire console industry like Microsoft does in the OS industry.
how will people without broadband download those huge DivX files?
They don't necessarily have to have a broadband connection to get the DivX/VCD files. Friends could have the connection and burn them a copy, copy an already made CD-R, or rip your own. Although the latter option would imply you have the DVD, CD-RW, and DVD-ROM drive and a computer to do the encoding. But I agree with you that the mod would usually be used by people with the broadband connections.
I probably should have narrowed down my definition of porn since I'm sure everyones is different. I would agree in the examples that you listed. Some peoples stadards are different then others. What I might consider "obcene", you might not.
I worked in a public library several years ago while in high school. One of my jobs was to go around making sure computers were running, paper filled up, etc. Quite often there was someone looking at porn. Not the porn that might have some value (impeachement procedings, etc), but outright hardcore porn whose only use would be sexual gradification. That is what I was refering to.
There was one instance that sticks out in my mind though as being an exception. There was a priest-in-training and one of his seminary class's papers required some online research. Somehow (and I don't want to know) his topic was the effects of porn. There probably wasn't any way that he could do any online research without bringing up at least the spash screens of those sites accidently. He was understanding of the libraries "tap-on-the-sholder" policy when we confronted him. It would have been quite likely that he couldn't do his research on line if the filtering had been in place.
I don't believe the problem is kids & porn. I think the issue here is that the condition of putting ineffective software to filter the web connection in order to get federal funding. The software doesn't work. Libraries know it. The software manufactures know it. The government knows it. It blocks too much stuff that should have gone through, and doesn't block a lot of stuff that it was suppose to filter.
I don't feel that I should have a right to go to my local library and look up porn. I do believe that I should be able to look up information on breast cancer (blocked - Sexuality, language), information or text about Catcher in the Rye (blocked - language), or anyone of thousands of legitimate websites that are blocked incorrectly.
Well, our doors didn't lock unless you locked them from the outside, deadbolt style. The only way you could lock yourself out was if you were gone without your keys when your roommate locked the door. If you are smart enough to use a lock pick set, wouldn't you be smart enough to:
- Carry your keys on you - Ask the RA, front desk, office, whoever has the spare key to open it - Make a duplicate key just to keep in your wallet/purse.
I never had a problem in college, but then again, I didn't spend every weekend praying to the porcelain gods completely drunk.
The UV pen is to mark everything that you own without visabily marking it up. Makes for easier itentification of stuff when it gets swiped. Also can be used to mark your hand to get into bars, clubs, etc.
I would assume that the flashlight is just for safety while she is out at night.
I have no idea what the lock picks are for. I know what they are used for...but not for this setting.
Your post fits very well with today's Dilbert "Page-a-day" calendar. It has two lusers conversing with Dilbert...calling him a rebel since he came to work in a bath robe.
Luser 1: You must be the new office rebel we heard about....Nice bathrobe. Luser 2: We're called rebels because we're easily manipulated into doing stupid things Luser 1: Give it up for us! Whoo Whoo! Dilbert: I date you to use branding irons on each other right now. Luser 2: Start the fire!
If you look at almost any CD/DVD-ROM drive built recently, you will notice on the tray that there are several different ways that will hold the disc in place. The two most common that I have seen are little tabs that pop out to hold the disc, or a little lip (similiar to a Playstation 2 drive) that "cradles" the disc.
Scroll down on this page for a variety of different ways that discs will run sideways.
It's bad enough that people are talking on their cell phones while reading the newspaper while driving...I really don't think they need to surf the web while they are at it.
I understand where you are coming from and fully agree with you that they should teach the concepts, not a language. I do disagree that you should automatically run just because they give you an answer. I think that it is kind of a loaded question. The majority of students that would ask this question are just asking to see if they are modern. I know I did when I entered my college. Up until 5 years ago, they were still teaching Ada as the intro language. My first semester was the first semester for Java.
Most colleges are going to stick with a main language at least in the first couple semesters of college if for no other reason so that the student doesn't have to start over with a new language. They need to have something to apply the concepts that they learn. Once you get a grasp at one, the others can come quicker (via a book, labs, etc).
At my university, if I were to ask the question, it would have been Java. Was all 5 years of my college career Java only...no. The first 3 semesters relied on it, but after that, it was generally up to the student to program in what ever they wanted to...within reason. I did projects in C++, Java, C, Lisp (Scheme), Cobol, Ada, VB, and Assembly and a few others that I probably forgot about. All of these could be considered languages that they taught, but it was mainly the concepts, construction, and design of these languages that were taught, not necessarly just the language.
I went to Cedar Point the day before Labor Day back in 1998. The park was empty (take heed/.'ers)
Great. Thanks alot. I was going to go then anyways, but now the park will be/.'ed. Actually, apparently holiday weekends are a very good time to go. I think in their literature they say that Memorial Day and Labor Day are actaully slower then the typical day. Not sure of the 4th due to fireworks.
Yes, corporation is spelled with three O's...but this is Slashdot, so spelling doesn't count. Besides, its my code and I'll spel it rong if eye want too.:P
If you really wanted to get technical, wouldn't the GetOpinion() method of the BigCorperationsToHate class return Like or Hate constants? This could then be passed into the CompanyReaction() method.
Yes I know that...but the mind percieves it as being really slow. I have several sites in my organization that have sat connections. It feels like you are on an old modem when I telnet into them over the sat link. Type a character, wait for it to appear, type another one. If you are a good typer and type ahead, you hardly notice it until you want to go back and change something. File transfers do zip along once they get started and the pipeline gets full. Web pages seem like they take a while though. Most pages will open up multiple connections to download images et al. If they all open at the same time, the overall wait is only a second or two, but if they get staggered, then it feels like it takes a lot longer to download. You may be getting 60K/second, but if it takes a second or two to start to see something, you percieve it as taking longer.
Please don't think about it if you need to do any type of interactive computing. Press a key now and a second or two later, it shows up. Think 2400 baud modem days. Sats work good for batch transfers, data streams, and the like. They suck in the interactivity department.
I don't expect my mechanic to know how to fix my car
You don't? If I am going to pay someone to do something for me, I'm sure I would want him to know how to do it. I pay my doctor because she knows about my body. I pay my accountant because he knows about my finances. I pay my mechanic because he knows about my car.
damnit...stupid me forgot about the angled brackets...that should have been:
Silly person, thanks to the [Fill in dead Senator or Rep here] Act, the copyright extension will be extended to 500+ years by then. Content produced in the last 50 years will never enter the public domain.
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Isn't what this is about anyway, the ability of independents to get hold of service manuals?
Usually you can get a service manual for under a 100 bucks from the dealer/manufacturer. Check in the back of your owners manual. Usually there is a page to send in to order one.
I think this law is to release the diagnostic code values and descriptions for the computer. These codes wouldn't need to be in the manuals since they are programmed into the dealer's diagnostic machine.
I believe the legal limit that you can be held accountable for is $50. Many CC companies now have a lower, if not 0, amount that you are liable for on (and often off)-line purchases. Check your terms of agreement to find out for sure.
So does that mean that every other living species also deserves extinction? I don't see chimps, apes, dolphins, or birds preparing to either deflect/survive an inpact. It is not our (human) responsibility, job, or right to play mother to the world and protect anything and everything. It is not as if we caused the asteroid to come to us.
Someday we might have the ability to prevent such a happening, but if one does occure in my lifetime and wipes out a few thousand species, I'm not going to feel guilty that I might have been able to prevent it.
The difference between Nintendo and Microsoft though is that Nintendo does not have a (virtual) monopoly on the entire console industry like Microsoft does in the OS industry.
how will people without broadband download those huge DivX files?
They don't necessarily have to have a broadband connection to get the DivX/VCD files. Friends could have the connection and burn them a copy, copy an already made CD-R, or rip your own. Although the latter option would imply you have the DVD, CD-RW, and DVD-ROM drive and a computer to do the encoding. But I agree with you that the mod would usually be used by people with the broadband connections.
Too bad they are at UCSD though.
Seems that UnitedLinux is already divided.
I probably should have narrowed down my definition of porn since I'm sure everyones is different. I would agree in the examples that you listed. Some peoples stadards are different then others. What I might consider "obcene", you might not.
I worked in a public library several years ago while in high school. One of my jobs was to go around making sure computers were running, paper filled up, etc. Quite often there was someone looking at porn. Not the porn that might have some value (impeachement procedings, etc), but outright hardcore porn whose only use would be sexual gradification. That is what I was refering to.
There was one instance that sticks out in my mind though as being an exception. There was a priest-in-training and one of his seminary class's papers required some online research. Somehow (and I don't want to know) his topic was the effects of porn. There probably wasn't any way that he could do any online research without bringing up at least the spash screens of those sites accidently. He was understanding of the libraries "tap-on-the-sholder" policy when we confronted him. It would have been quite likely that he couldn't do his research on line if the filtering had been in place.
I don't believe the problem is kids & porn. I think the issue here is that the condition of putting ineffective software to filter the web connection in order to get federal funding. The software doesn't work. Libraries know it. The software manufactures know it. The government knows it. It blocks too much stuff that should have gone through, and doesn't block a lot of stuff that it was suppose to filter.
I don't feel that I should have a right to go to my local library and look up porn. I do believe that I should be able to look up information on breast cancer (blocked - Sexuality, language), information or text about Catcher in the Rye (blocked - language), or anyone of thousands of legitimate websites that are blocked incorrectly.
Well, our doors didn't lock unless you locked them from the outside, deadbolt style. The only way you could lock yourself out was if you were gone without your keys when your roommate locked the door. If you are smart enough to use a lock pick set, wouldn't you be smart enough to:
- Carry your keys on you
- Ask the RA, front desk, office, whoever has the spare key to open it
- Make a duplicate key just to keep in your wallet/purse.
I never had a problem in college, but then again, I didn't spend every weekend praying to the porcelain
gods completely drunk.
The UV pen is to mark everything that you own without visabily marking it up. Makes for easier itentification of stuff when it gets swiped. Also can be used to mark your hand to get into bars, clubs, etc.
I would assume that the flashlight is just for safety while she is out at night.
I have no idea what the lock picks are for. I know what they are used for...but not for this setting.
Your post fits very well with today's Dilbert "Page-a-day" calendar. It has two lusers conversing with Dilbert...calling him a rebel since he came to work in a bath robe.
Luser 1: You must be the new office rebel we heard about....Nice bathrobe.
Luser 2: We're called rebels because we're easily manipulated into doing stupid things
Luser 1: Give it up for us! Whoo Whoo!
Dilbert: I date you to use branding irons on each other right now.
Luser 2: Start the fire!
If you look at almost any CD/DVD-ROM drive built recently, you will notice on the tray that there are several different ways that will hold the disc in place. The two most common that I have seen are little tabs that pop out to hold the disc, or a little lip (similiar to a Playstation 2 drive) that "cradles" the disc.
Scroll down on this page for a variety of different ways that discs will run sideways.
It's bad enough that people are talking on their cell phones while reading the newspaper while driving...I really don't think they need to surf the web while they are at it.
I understand where you are coming from and fully agree with you that they should teach the concepts, not a language. I do disagree that you should automatically run just because they give you an answer. I think that it is kind of a loaded question. The majority of students that would ask this question are just asking to see if they are modern. I know I did when I entered my college. Up until 5 years ago, they were still teaching Ada as the intro language. My first semester was the first semester for Java.
Most colleges are going to stick with a main language at least in the first couple semesters of college if for no other reason so that the student doesn't have to start over with a new language. They need to have something to apply the concepts that they learn. Once you get a grasp at one, the others can come quicker (via a book, labs, etc).
At my university, if I were to ask the question, it would have been Java. Was all 5 years of my college career Java only...no. The first 3 semesters relied on it, but after that, it was generally up to the student to program in what ever they wanted to...within reason. I did projects in C++, Java, C, Lisp (Scheme), Cobol, Ada, VB, and Assembly and a few others that I probably forgot about. All of these could be considered languages that they taught, but it was mainly the concepts, construction, and design of these languages that were taught, not necessarly just the language.
I went to Cedar Point the day before Labor Day back in 1998. The park was empty (take heed /.'ers)
/.'ed. Actually, apparently holiday weekends are a very good time to go. I think in their literature they say that Memorial Day and Labor Day are actaully slower then the typical day. Not sure of the 4th due to fireworks.
Great. Thanks alot. I was going to go then anyways, but now the park will be
Yes, corporation is spelled with three O's...but this is Slashdot, so spelling doesn't count. Besides, its my code and I'll spel it rong if eye want too. :P
If you really wanted to get technical, wouldn't the GetOpinion() method of the BigCorperationsToHate class return Like or Hate constants? This could then be passed into the CompanyReaction() method.
Only an idiot whould use that for their luggage. Gotta love Spaceballs.
Yes I know that...but the mind percieves it as being really slow. I have several sites in my organization that have sat connections. It feels like you are on an old modem when I telnet into them over the sat link. Type a character, wait for it to appear, type another one. If you are a good typer and type ahead, you hardly notice it until you want to go back and change something. File transfers do zip along once they get started and the pipeline gets full. Web pages seem like they take a while though. Most pages will open up multiple connections to download images et al. If they all open at the same time, the overall wait is only a second or two, but if they get staggered, then it feels like it takes a lot longer to download. You may be getting 60K/second, but if it takes a second or two to start to see something, you percieve it as taking longer.
Please don't think about it if you need to do any type of interactive computing. Press a key now and a second or two later, it shows up. Think 2400 baud modem days. Sats work good for batch transfers, data streams, and the like. They suck in the interactivity department.
I don't expect my mechanic to know how to fix my car
You don't? If I am going to pay someone to do something for me, I'm sure I would want him to know how to do it. I pay my doctor because she knows about my body. I pay my accountant because he knows about my finances. I pay my mechanic because he knows about my car.
You, my friend, need to get out more often.
That too.
damnit...stupid me forgot about the angled brackets...that should have been:
Silly person, thanks to the [Fill in dead Senator or Rep here] Act, the copyright extension will be extended to 500+ years by then. Content produced in the last 50 years will never enter the public domain.