~~~~~"You are confusing Mr Ian Clarke..."~~~
This is the same Ian Clarke that is saying that offering banned documents in China like "Scientology OT" information...
Yeah lets get the Chinese hooked on Xenu
http://www.xenu.net/
Then when their country is falling appart ike most of the "Churches of Scientology" in my city, we'll move in and kick out their "Great Leader" and replace him with Travolta!!
I am the software purchaser at our company. The buck stops at Office2000. IF M$ goes through with the DRM insanity then we are going to move to Open Office all together.
...Is to have the video comeing from the wall, Not from somewhere 6 feet back from (and behind: this would require that the wall have a hidden room behind it) the wall. This would be the case in a projector based solution.
It's like saying, "there is a perfectly good CRT out there, why would you want to go for a Flat Panel LCD, except for the looks", but this application is ALL about the looks, not quality. Just as with LCDs, you won't find a better quality picture in one yet, but the overall look of it is far superior to a big honking CRT sitting on the desktop.
I want companies to be able to tell what I do with me time so they can market me better. I want them to be able to call my cell phone because a RFID in my hat told them I'm in they 25-29 year old demographic and that we are good candidates to eat at Burger Shed. I want to have to pay for that call and have no recourse to be taken off their list. I want to be tracked where I shop and eat and fuck.
I want all this because it makes me a better consumer, and isn't that what we are all striving for these days?
This guy may sound contrarian on SlashDot but this makes ALOT of sense to someone like me. I WANT to jump in to a LINUX distro, but the elitism and zealotry is keeping me away and is keeping a common desktop from being available/widely accepted, so I can interact with Newbs like myself instead of trying to get help from someone who keeps telling me to "RTFM"... ETC..
I once quit a job I had, but hated by telling my manager I was off to Vancouver to work in the "Cobotics" industry...
"What's that?", he asked me.
It's a new feild that tries to solve the problems of humans interactions with robots and computers.
"Oh?" He was interested now.
"Yes there are great things happening in that industry and I'm going to get on board while it's hot" I told him, never letting onm that I was going to work at a starbucks (also a blossoming industry on the West Coast at the time.
"Let me book you a flight" he said, apparently trying to call my bluff.
"Sure", I allowed, "I leave in the morning".
Little did I know know...
I noticed it takes you about 2-3 hours to formulate a reply to my comments. This leads me to believe:
1) You gotta get your mommy's OK on anythnig you post
2) Your mommy has to help you.
3) You are a jackass who likes to make himself seem real worldly by using words like "alliterative"
You aren't worldly chump. You are most likely a card carrying (although clearly closeted "I have a couple very good friends who happen to be socialist"...ppfffrtt. yeah right!:) Republican and are therefor mostly illeterate yourself, mostly racist, small minded, homophobic, inbred son of an incestuos relationship (why is it Neo-cons all practice incest, but are against gay marriage?).
I guess it's time to go ask your mom/aunt if it's OK to reply now. Don't forget your "Big word dictionary"...
Whatever J.Edgar. Listen up. The problem isn't raising money (did i say that?). It should be earned though and anyone group should not have anymore say in the process than any other, or you have a dude like bushie, oweing alot of dough to a bunch of wacko right wingers like yourself.
I could care less what names you call me, least hurtfull of all would be socialist. It shows your lack of thought and imagination,,to throw words like that around though as if I'd run and hide. I have nothing to fear here in Canada for whatever ideas I have, even though we don't have the right to absolute "Freedom of Speech", it would seem I have less to fear speaking my mind up here than in your country where I could be hearded off as an evil doer terrorist just for speaking out against the unelected Prez. enjoy your dictatorship.
is equal to Free Speech; Maybe in your crysalmeth addled wonderland, my friend, but here on EARTH, that equals corruption.
Ask yourself this: Why is it legal to bribe someone before they are elected but not after? Is the answer "because afterward would be wrong...it says so in the Bible"? then yes you are on some powerful drugs, idiot.
Also how am I "fucking with my first amendment rights."? What's ammater can't debate something without hiding behind that pathetic statement?
First you quoted me as saying, "Why make laws abridging someone's free speech?" Sorry but you are on crack, you cracky fucker. I never asked that question.
You use the NRA and Church group's sponsoring/lobying politicians as a good example of a "working democracy" is complete nonsense. People don't join churches (for the most part they are born into their "religion") for the political aspirations of that groups higherarchy. They join to get solace for the the troubles of the world, or to find peace, or to become closer with their community.
No one becomes a freaking Catholic because the Bishops in that church accept the fact that their underlings are commiting heinous acts against children (and though go to lengths to cover it up), at or at least you'd hope.
The same is true for bomb dropping texans who just so happen to be "born again" whatevers. No one is going to join a chuch that claims to be all about peace and love and then condone the killing of innnocents, by sending money to Bushites in Washington.
Now people in the NRA... They would support ANYONE who wants to kill people with high powered weaponry.
First I am not a socialist. I am a Civil Libertarian. That means I believe in everyone being capable of doing things for themselves; including (especially) politicians.
Why do millionaire oilmen need money from church groups in order to run a country "their way". Why do church groups give money to millionaire oilmen when they tell their followers the money they donated freely (under the duress of an eternity in hell, truely isn't freedom) is going to "good causes"?
~~~~~~~~~Campaign contributions have allways been a natural part of our democracy~~~~~~~~~~~
Yes you are absolutly right of course and slavery was also a huge part of democracy in America. Fortunatly for blacks this was abolished due to the one sided "nature" of it; Blacks couldn't have white slaves for example.
Another "Natural" tradition of U.S. democracy was banning Blacks from participating in said democracy. I wonder if Democracy was weakend by illiminating this "natural" rule?
Let's face it as a Canadian (who is happy as hell most of our Federal politicians are not only talking about capaign finance reform, they are actually making laws), I can't speak, but it's California we are talking about here and they are very similar to Canada in terms of policy making (medical marijuana for instance) and issues.
I'm going to get flamed or mod'd down for this and I don't care. It's always the same: you sy anything against the U.S. government (GOVERNMENT mind you, not Americans, I like the people of the U.S., for the most part), and BANG tactical pre-emptive negative moderation strike.
The irony of my suject line is amazing. The homing beacons or "trackers" will not be able to "Home-in" on you because that would just be unethical, now that you are living in a home.
...I can only listen to a CD I bought in my computer, because my Sony CD player (component of my stereo), isn't compatible with the Copy Protection (the part of the CD that looks like the "end of burn" area on a copied blank CD). Sure I should have to go out and buy a new CD player because Sony Consumer Devices disagrees so strongly (i.e. not one bit) with Sony Music about what should and shouldn't matter as far as "Fair Use" and consumer rights goes.
I should point out that the CD in question wasn't part of Sony Music's cast of entertainers.
I'd say they are smart to keep it (and the organized crime that surely sloughs along after it) off shore.
The total cost of having gambling operations (a casino for instance) cannot be judged only by how much money it brings in to the community (say the U.S. for instance). It should be judged on the ethical and moral costs as well. Just walk in to a casino in Niagra Falls, look at the poor fuckers hooked up to the slot machines with coiled cables linked directly to their wrist, it's like something out of the Matrix, but these people are aware (at least partially) of what is going on.
I'd say leave it where it is, and keep their Nigerian get rich scams too.
I wonder if it's usefull
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Absolute OpenBSD
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· Score: -1, Redundant
to have something like BSD out there at all, what is it that draws people to it? Is it 1337ism or what? Why don't people all use Linux or all use BSD? IS it to spite the other open sourceers or to make sure Linux doesn't reach monopoly status in the open source world, would that be bad in open source?
For a basically non-Open sourcer my opinion means little obviously. But i think the glut of choices is one of the main reasons I don't jump on board the Open Source wagon.
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Yeah lets get the Chinese hooked on Xenu
http://www.xenu.net/
Then when their country is falling appart ike most of the "Churches of Scientology" in my city, we'll move in and kick out their "Great Leader" and replace him with Travolta!!
Nothin to see here.
Move along
I am the software purchaser at our company. The buck stops at Office2000. IF M$ goes through with the DRM insanity then we are going to move to Open Office all together.
It's like saying, "there is a perfectly good CRT out there, why would you want to go for a Flat Panel LCD, except for the looks", but this application is ALL about the looks, not quality. Just as with LCDs, you won't find a better quality picture in one yet, but the overall look of it is far superior to a big honking CRT sitting on the desktop.
them to send us crap via our fax machine. The funny thing is we are in canada and don't have said protection from this kind of marketing...yet.
I want all this because it makes me a better consumer, and isn't that what we are all striving for these days?
I once quit a job I had, but hated by telling my manager I was off to Vancouver to work in the "Cobotics" industry... "What's that?", he asked me. It's a new feild that tries to solve the problems of humans interactions with robots and computers. "Oh?" He was interested now. "Yes there are great things happening in that industry and I'm going to get on board while it's hot" I told him, never letting onm that I was going to work at a starbucks (also a blossoming industry on the West Coast at the time. "Let me book you a flight" he said, apparently trying to call my bluff. "Sure", I allowed, "I leave in the morning". Little did I know know...
make his endless bitching stop
I noticed it takes you about 2-3 hours to formulate a reply to my comments. This leads me to believe:
1) You gotta get your mommy's OK on anythnig you post
2) Your mommy has to help you.
3) You are a jackass who likes to make himself seem real worldly by using words like "alliterative"
You aren't worldly chump. You are most likely a card carrying (although clearly closeted "I have a couple very good friends who happen to be socialist"...ppfffrtt. yeah right! :) Republican and are therefor mostly illeterate yourself, mostly racist, small minded, homophobic, inbred son of an incestuos relationship (why is it Neo-cons all practice incest, but are against gay marriage?).
I guess it's time to go ask your mom/aunt if it's OK to reply now. Don't forget your "Big word dictionary"...
I could care less what names you call me, least hurtfull of all would be socialist. It shows your lack of thought and imagination,,to throw words like that around though as if I'd run and hide. I have nothing to fear here in Canada for whatever ideas I have, even though we don't have the right to absolute "Freedom of Speech", it would seem I have less to fear speaking my mind up here than in your country where I could be hearded off as an evil doer terrorist just for speaking out against the unelected Prez. enjoy your dictatorship.
Ask yourself this: Why is it legal to bribe someone before they are elected but not after? Is the answer "because afterward would be wrong...it says so in the Bible"? then yes you are on some powerful drugs, idiot.
Also how am I "fucking with my first amendment rights."? What's ammater can't debate something without hiding behind that pathetic statement?
Finally we will know THE TRUTH!!!!
You use the NRA and Church group's sponsoring/lobying politicians as a good example of a "working democracy" is complete nonsense. People don't join churches (for the most part they are born into their "religion") for the political aspirations of that groups higherarchy. They join to get solace for the the troubles of the world, or to find peace, or to become closer with their community.
No one becomes a freaking Catholic because the Bishops in that church accept the fact that their underlings are commiting heinous acts against children (and though go to lengths to cover it up), at or at least you'd hope.
The same is true for bomb dropping texans who just so happen to be "born again" whatevers. No one is going to join a chuch that claims to be all about peace and love and then condone the killing of innnocents, by sending money to Bushites in Washington.
Now people in the NRA... They would support ANYONE who wants to kill people with high powered weaponry.
First I am not a socialist. I am a Civil Libertarian. That means I believe in everyone being capable of doing things for themselves; including (especially) politicians.
Why do millionaire oilmen need money from church groups in order to run a country "their way". Why do church groups give money to millionaire oilmen when they tell their followers the money they donated freely (under the duress of an eternity in hell, truely isn't freedom) is going to "good causes"?
Yes you are absolutly right of course and slavery was also a huge part of democracy in America. Fortunatly for blacks this was abolished due to the one sided "nature" of it; Blacks couldn't have white slaves for example.
Another "Natural" tradition of U.S. democracy was banning Blacks from participating in said democracy. I wonder if Democracy was weakend by illiminating this "natural" rule?
Let's face it as a Canadian (who is happy as hell most of our Federal politicians are not only talking about capaign finance reform, they are actually making laws), I can't speak, but it's California we are talking about here and they are very similar to Canada in terms of policy making (medical marijuana for instance) and issues.
I'm going to get flamed or mod'd down for this and I don't care. It's always the same: you sy anything against the U.S. government (GOVERNMENT mind you, not Americans, I like the people of the U.S., for the most part), and BANG tactical pre-emptive negative moderation strike.
Everyone just called him "the doctor" and no one could figure out what he did. I did see him complain about the printer/fax machine alot, though.
I should point out that the CD in question wasn't part of Sony Music's cast of entertainers.
Two words one sport: Pro Boxing
Nuff said
The total cost of having gambling operations (a casino for instance) cannot be judged only by how much money it brings in to the community (say the U.S. for instance). It should be judged on the ethical and moral costs as well. Just walk in to a casino in Niagra Falls, look at the poor fuckers hooked up to the slot machines with coiled cables linked directly to their wrist, it's like something out of the Matrix, but these people are aware (at least partially) of what is going on.
I'd say leave it where it is, and keep their Nigerian get rich scams too.
PA1M will H4XX0r your non-1337 455
For a basically non-Open sourcer my opinion means little obviously. But i think the glut of choices is one of the main reasons I don't jump on board the Open Source wagon.