If you think Gentoo is two steps away from LFS, I suddenly doubt you've done LFS. A stage 3 gentoo install may take longer, and require more knowledge than a Mandrake install, but LFS it is not. However, I agree with what you say about the forums.
You might be right as to the reason they are worried. However, the reasoning isn't sound at this time. The amount of bandwidth required to totally replace cable/satellite viewing for the average person would be staggering.
I'll download episodes of shows that I have missed, and Tivo couldn't get because we don't have local channels right now. (Damn it.) And I'll download seasons of shows that just aren't on TV anymore and they want ludicrous amounts of money for on DVD (Sorry, no season of any show is worth $100.00USD when you can get entire series of anime for that price and less).
But day to day viewing? No way. And I don't even watch that much TV.
This isn't South Korea with 100M Internet connections.;)
That's okay... when they want to require by law that you have one implanted for all transactions and everything else, that will be for your "benefit" too, won't it? I understand what you're saying about the students safety. However, real time tracking of a person's location, which is the next step as oppose to this near real time tracking, isn't worth that benefit. I know you see benefits here, but they aren't worth the cost in personal privacy.
In this case, if you look back over the history so far of RFIDs... you can watch the slip down the slope as they are used more and more for people tracking and not just shipment tracking. I'm sorry, this is a bad idea not for what it represents today, but what it represents for tomorrow.
All very true. I'm originally from Wichita, Kansas... so I'm from a somewhat urban area. But everywhere I've lived, even the most rural area had at least one pizza delivery place and the like. However, I've never lived in Mennonite country, so I can't speak to that.;)
I've often wondered how many of the people on this thread will make comments like this, and others about how rural places are so horrible, have never been to those places, or lived there for any amount of time.
I've lived in large cities, small towns, and everything in between. I'd take those rural places over the smog, congestion, and ultra high cost of living any day of the week. The world does not revolve around those places. Sorry.
PS: I'm not so much replying directory to the parent, as I am all the posts of this type that will no doubt follow.
The needs, interests, and even civil rights of people living in "fly-over land" could safely be ignored, so long as a national candidate can bring the bacon home to those urban centers.
Funny, I thought they were already ignored. I don't seem to recall either candidate coming to Kansas or any other state with few electoral votes, unless that state was on the east coast.
Now, it is possible one of them might have made a token trip or stopped for a hour or two. I don't seem to recall that happening. Mainly, I recall them spending huge amounts of time in swing states, and the large urban states. Largely ignoring "Fly-Over" country.
Where direct popular vote might worsen that situation, do you think the candidates really give a flying about Kansas' 6 votes or worse yet North(3 votes) or South(3 votes) Dakota? I think not. Now, they might care about the four million voters in those three states.
But, I doubt that too. After all, it can take as many as 16 states to just equal the electoral votes of California. Unfortunately, almost any system one can imagine will still place the majority of power in the urban centers and ignore those living anywhere else.
I do have to point out that though your numbers are correct, there is going to be no comparison between that Dell at $469 and even the emac in terms of quality. Dells are built from the cheapest parts available with the cheapest labor available. They are not built to last by definition.
Damn, I must really remember to reload my "Joe User" client's machine that has Gentoo on it. Given they wanted it over Windows for the very reasons of better security and less bloat. They must have been fooling themselves.:)
On the note of single pages. Am I the only one that really hates it when review sites take what should be at most a two page review and strech it to 10 or more pages? Are the banner views really that good?
Geez, if you're going to drop a comment like that you could at least stand behind it and login. I have to agree with maxpublic here, a comment like that can only be expected of an AC.
Who are these fundamentalists you speak of? I just didn't think the, now GGP, was truly posted as a joke and more as flamebait. And even as a joke, I didn't think it was very funny. Not because it involved the Bible, but because it wasn't funny.
As far as the "Passion" goes, I still haven't seen it. Not sure I'm going to bother. However, based on what I've read, seen, and heard from those who have seen it. I would have to agree that it sounds like a 2.5 hour snuff film. If they wanted to protray the life and times of Jesus, they didn't have to use 30 gallons of blood and gore. Take that with a grain of salt though, as I said, I haven't seen it.
PS: If you can't laugh at yourself, you have issues. That includes your beliefs. And if I seem a bit annoyed in this post, I just don't like being called a fundamentalist. On the other hand, if you weren't calling me one. I'm sorry.
Well yeah, that'll do it. I presume you are at least half joking, though it would illustrate the seriousness of the topic. I also think that when a kid is old enough to handle a weapon they should be taught the proper way to use it. After all, someone might break in when they are all alone and they cops will not get there before it's too late. The dangers here are obvious but can be managed. Again, this is from my personal experience and I'm still around to talk about it.:)
[sarcasm]Strange, I didn't know that screaming stopped large possibly armed thugs. I'll have to remember that if someone ever breaks in. Don't get my gun, scream at them and they'll run away.[/sarcasm]
The problem with you americans is that you only can see violent ways out of every situation.
One does not acquire guns, at least not sane people, with the hope of using them. One acquires them hoping to God that they will never have to, but knowing they can if they are forced.
The problem with that idea is when you're in a situation where you have a much stronger attacker against a much weaker victim. Whereas with a gun a 100lb person can readily defend themselves against a body builder, they cannot do so when one is using melee type weapons or no weapons at all. This also goes for the people who have suggested that instead of a gun, the person should buy a knife or baseball bat. One even suggested a sword. All of these are okay in theory. But, they require physical strength and great skill to use to great effect. A gun evens the odds.
I cannot agree more with your choice in arms. They have the added benefit of not being able to penetrate walls like a mag or hi-power. Downside: they don't have the knockdown power. Upside: they are quick to deploy and as you pointed out cheap to operate.
Weird, much earlier in this thread I replied to this same kind of advice.
And to this I shall say more or less the same thing. A gun that is intended for home/self defense that is unloaded in a safe, with a trigger lock on it is useless for it's intended purpose. In my mind the proper thing to do is teach this 12 year old that this is not a toy, this is a deadly weapon. People sometimes think they won't understand, will ignore you, that kind of thing. I don't think so.
When I was very young we had guns around the house. I was taught to respect their power and effects and to leave them alone unless they were desperately needed or we were practicing. The very idea of playing with real guns was and is unthinkable.
It should also be noted that I was taught to respect guns. Not to fear them. Fear makes people to some crazy things.
If he is armed and you are not, you'll be lucky if you don't loose your life. I hate to brake it to you, okay I don't, but if you break into my house I have little choice but to consider you at deadly threat to myself and my family.
You have already demonstrated hostile intent by breaking in. I am not going to take the time, and put my family at risk, to find out the limit of your hostile intent. I will put an end to that intent as fast and as permenantly as possible.
If someone is killed breaking into someone else's house, I would not shed one single tear. And why should I? Do we cry when a rapist is killed in the act? Do we bemoan the great loss to humanity when some one is killed in the act of murder? You may, but I don't. As far as me losing nothing and him losing his life, that's the idea. But, if you want to be the victim of some criminal breaking into your home to do who knows what, you go right ahead. I'm sure someone will tell your family and loved ones that you thought it was okay for him to do you in so that you didn't have to do him in.
Speaking as someone who owns a few weapons, you are totally right. You had better be prepared to use that weapon when you bring it into play. If you are not, you are better off not going for it.
Do not try and bluff with a gun.
Only pull it if you are fully prepared to use it. Otherwise you are just putting yourself and others in danger.
Your comment reminded me of an often quoted bit of advice given by those who are just short of anti-gun:
You should always keep your guns in a locked cabinet, or safe. They should always been unloaded, with a trigger lock securely in place.
What I've always wondered, when you have a gun for home/self defense, what good is it unloaded, locked way where you need two keys (at least) to get to it?
Of course, these are also the people that believe that if you lock yourself in the bed room the "crook" will be kind enough to just leave the house. Or at least leave you unharmed until the cops arrive 15 - 20 minutes later.
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If you think Gentoo is two steps away from LFS, I suddenly doubt you've done LFS. A stage 3 gentoo install may take longer, and require more knowledge than a Mandrake install, but LFS it is not. However, I agree with what you say about the forums.
I'll download episodes of shows that I have missed, and Tivo couldn't get because we don't have local channels right now. (Damn it.) And I'll download seasons of shows that just aren't on TV anymore and they want ludicrous amounts of money for on DVD (Sorry, no season of any show is worth $100.00USD when you can get entire series of anime for that price and less).
But day to day viewing? No way. And I don't even watch that much TV.
This isn't South Korea with 100M Internet connections. ;)
In this case, if you look back over the history so far of RFIDs... you can watch the slip down the slope as they are used more and more for people tracking and not just shipment tracking. I'm sorry, this is a bad idea not for what it represents today, but what it represents for tomorrow.
All very true. I'm originally from Wichita, Kansas... so I'm from a somewhat urban area. But everywhere I've lived, even the most rural area had at least one pizza delivery place and the like. However, I've never lived in Mennonite country, so I can't speak to that. ;)
I've lived in large cities, small towns, and everything in between. I'd take those rural places over the smog, congestion, and ultra high cost of living any day of the week. The world does not revolve around those places. Sorry.
PS: I'm not so much replying directory to the parent, as I am all the posts of this type that will no doubt follow.
Did not Adobe come up with PDF and PS, among other things, and release those to the world? If not someone please correct me.
Funny, I thought they were already ignored. I don't seem to recall either candidate coming to Kansas or any other state with few electoral votes, unless that state was on the east coast.
Now, it is possible one of them might have made a token trip or stopped for a hour or two. I don't seem to recall that happening. Mainly, I recall them spending huge amounts of time in swing states, and the large urban states. Largely ignoring "Fly-Over" country.
Where direct popular vote might worsen that situation, do you think the candidates really give a flying about Kansas' 6 votes or worse yet North(3 votes) or South(3 votes) Dakota? I think not. Now, they might care about the four million voters in those three states.
But, I doubt that too. After all, it can take as many as 16 states to just equal the electoral votes of California. Unfortunately, almost any system one can imagine will still place the majority of power in the urban centers and ignore those living anywhere else.
I do have to point out that though your numbers are correct, there is going to be no comparison between that Dell at $469 and even the emac in terms of quality. Dells are built from the cheapest parts available with the cheapest labor available. They are not built to last by definition.
Damn, I must really remember to reload my "Joe User" client's machine that has Gentoo on it. Given they wanted it over Windows for the very reasons of better security and less bloat. They must have been fooling themselves. :)
On the note of single pages. Am I the only one that really hates it when review sites take what should be at most a two page review and strech it to 10 or more pages? Are the banner views really that good?
Geez, if you're going to drop a comment like that you could at least stand behind it and login. I have to agree with maxpublic here, a comment like that can only be expected of an AC.
As far as the "Passion" goes, I still haven't seen it. Not sure I'm going to bother. However, based on what I've read, seen, and heard from those who have seen it. I would have to agree that it sounds like a 2.5 hour snuff film. If they wanted to protray the life and times of Jesus, they didn't have to use 30 gallons of blood and gore. Take that with a grain of salt though, as I said, I haven't seen it.
PS: If you can't laugh at yourself, you have issues. That includes your beliefs. And if I seem a bit annoyed in this post, I just don't like being called a fundamentalist. On the other hand, if you weren't calling me one. I'm sorry.
That would only be true if you thought the GP was posting that purely as a joke. Somehow, I doubt it. Either way, even as a joke it isn't very funny.
He says from his government mandated Dell XP machine.
DAMN DELL!!
Without a doubt that is correct.
Well yeah, that'll do it. I presume you are at least half joking, though it would illustrate the seriousness of the topic. I also think that when a kid is old enough to handle a weapon they should be taught the proper way to use it. After all, someone might break in when they are all alone and they cops will not get there before it's too late. The dangers here are obvious but can be managed. Again, this is from my personal experience and I'm still around to talk about it. :)
One does not acquire guns, at least not sane people, with the hope of using them. One acquires them hoping to God that they will never have to, but knowing they can if they are forced.
The problem with that idea is when you're in a situation where you have a much stronger attacker against a much weaker victim. Whereas with a gun a 100lb person can readily defend themselves against a body builder, they cannot do so when one is using melee type weapons or no weapons at all. This also goes for the people who have suggested that instead of a gun, the person should buy a knife or baseball bat. One even suggested a sword. All of these are okay in theory. But, they require physical strength and great skill to use to great effect. A gun evens the odds.
I cannot agree more with your choice in arms. They have the added benefit of not being able to penetrate walls like a mag or hi-power. Downside: they don't have the knockdown power. Upside: they are quick to deploy and as you pointed out cheap to operate.
PS: I try and not register my guns either. But, for seperate reasons.
And to this I shall say more or less the same thing. A gun that is intended for home/self defense that is unloaded in a safe, with a trigger lock on it is useless for it's intended purpose. In my mind the proper thing to do is teach this 12 year old that this is not a toy, this is a deadly weapon. People sometimes think they won't understand, will ignore you, that kind of thing. I don't think so.
When I was very young we had guns around the house. I was taught to respect their power and effects and to leave them alone unless they were desperately needed or we were practicing. The very idea of playing with real guns was and is unthinkable.
It should also be noted that I was taught to respect guns. Not to fear them. Fear makes people to some crazy things.
You have already demonstrated hostile intent by breaking in. I am not going to take the time, and put my family at risk, to find out the limit of your hostile intent. I will put an end to that intent as fast and as permenantly as possible.
If someone is killed breaking into someone else's house, I would not shed one single tear. And why should I? Do we cry when a rapist is killed in the act? Do we bemoan the great loss to humanity when some one is killed in the act of murder? You may, but I don't. As far as me losing nothing and him losing his life, that's the idea. But, if you want to be the victim of some criminal breaking into your home to do who knows what, you go right ahead. I'm sure someone will tell your family and loved ones that you thought it was okay for him to do you in so that you didn't have to do him in.
Do not try and bluff with a gun.
Only pull it if you are fully prepared to use it. Otherwise you are just putting yourself and others in danger.
What I've always wondered, when you have a gun for home/self defense, what good is it unloaded, locked way where you need two keys (at least) to get to it?
Of course, these are also the people that believe that if you lock yourself in the bed room the "crook" will be kind enough to just leave the house. Or at least leave you unharmed until the cops arrive 15 - 20 minutes later.
Just wanted to point out the age old difference between crackers and hackers. Crackers are bad, hackers are not. Thank you.