I've been hoping for something like this, that really works.
I am in Indiana, USA, and Indiana passed and put into action a 'Do Not Call' list a year ago. And the great thing is, this one really works for keeping out the telemarketing calls. I used to be annoyed by them very frequently, and often in the dinner hour. But it has gone completely quiet since I signed up for the list.
One downside is that local businesses that used to be able to call around town locally, can't do that anymore. They need some kind of lead in by the customer before thay can make contact. So, while I think its great, their business is hurt somewhat.
While I am certainly no vegetarian, I seen nothing wrong with eating food from the vegetable realm.
And much of what has been passed off in the past as a substitute for 'meat' has been pretty unpalatable. Even food that was not passed off that way sometimes isn't very great, tofu for instance.
But one good use for this taste altering method might be to make a veggie burger actually taste decent. Add that to getting the texture right, and some of these products might actually take off.
Tofu? Well, maybe never...It doesn't even look good!
The legality of it all...
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A little thought applied to the 'spud' gun and how easy it is to make is instructive if applied on a larger scale.
Bear in mind that in some places, I think California and Britain, laws have been considered to ban spud guns. You can make a law to ban anything, but practice show here that it is *easy* to make a gun out of whatever is available.
Yet though it is easy and a lot of us here have made them, no one here shot anyone and killed them with it. No laws or punishment is necessary because there is already a law against killing someone. You only have to punish those who break the laws of nature, killing or maiming someone and the destruction of their property.
Likewise, we don't need any gun laws at all. We already have one in the US called the 2nd amendment, plus the various laws based on the 'natural law' above.
Like spud guns, which can indeed kill and maim, guns which shoot lead bullets (and spud technology could...) can easily be made in a workshop, and sophisticated guns can be made in a machine shop. It is so easy to do, that is cannot in reality, be controlled. Nor is is a bad thing to avoid controlling it. We just have to enforce the 'natural law'. And punish the perpetrator, not the inanimate object.
Spud Guns Do Not Kill.
Nor does a Smith and Wesson.
The bad guy kills.
Hmmm. This comes along just as my son is considering a career in Patent Law. Now that Silcon Valley work is at a near dead stop, the traffic seems to have gone to folks grasping at straws to make or keep a buck. Innovation such as universal remotes can and should be done. I just bought one that work my entertainment center equipment for instance.
But leave it to some company who wants all the pie to nail down all the loose ends and give the consumer less innovation
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The banking industry is undergoing a major transformation to e-business, supporting a multichannel model for its delivery of services. As part of this transformation, there is a major focus on the branch IT infrastructure.
In this very competitive environment, banks are looking for solutions that are cost effective, provide a high quality of service, and allow them to speed new products and services to market. In addition, they need to have a flexible and open environment in order to absorb the inevitable changes that occur over time.
At the same time, Linux is gaining popularity and credibility as a robust and stable operating environment for many business-critical functions.
This IBM Redbook surveys the current trends in branch banking, describes in detail an IBM Patterns for e-business approach to designing the branch infrastructure of the future, and provides the reader with an understanding of how and where Linux can play a key role in branch banking infrastructures.
This is an old limerick that I used for a sig for years. I think it captures the essence of the case at hand:
There once was a lady from Niger
Who smiled as she rode on a Tiger
They returned from the ride
With the lady inside
And the smile on the face of the Tiger.
Or at least I really think this is what we are talking about.
It was in their now archaic web browser on OS/2 called WebExplorer. The one cool thing it had was a graphical history diagram in a 'tree' format showing every page you visited. Something like 'history' as it showed where you had been, but *different* because it also showed how you got there. It was shown as a web page with clickable links.
I did rue the loss of this one feature, and since then Netscape 3.x, 4.x, and now Mozilla runs on OS/2. And none of them (or the windows browsers) had a page like this.
We mounted *4* similar sized plasma monitors (apprax 2x4 ft) on a wall to make up a total of 4x8 ft using 4 video cards in one PC.
And that was about a year ago. It's kinda cool, and cost $28,000 for the monitors at the time.
But still, it isn't anything new, and not anything I can justify at home. Prices will have to really drop before I get one; especially with the job market as it is.
It looks like to me that the USA and other regions that insist on not choosing the best methods may have to look for hard times.
I say that not just because of pricing themselves out of the labor market, with Asian and other labor forces offering cheaper labor. The truth also includes cheaper *methods* which Linux is a part of, long term. Higher costs imposed my closed source and proprietary (read: Microsoft) operating systems and application software will cause higher prices for those who choose them. This making Asian markets that choose Linux even *more* competitive down the road.
Now that winter is finally here and my outside activities finally done or curtailed (we have just gotten 6 inches of snow or so), I can get back to computers. At home that is.
Oh, as sys admin/tech support/everything I get plenty at work and have 5 computers set up at home.
But now I have the chance finally to take an older PC, jack the RAM and HD up on it, and install RH 8 which I downloaded awhile back. I'd put the latest beta on instead, but it just came out and I probably won't be able to dl it at work till the every quits hitting the mirrors so hard.
It will be a good chance to replace my older RH 6.2 machine (firewall/DNS/DHCP) on a 486/55 16MB with a 350 Pentium II and set up things like USB, CD Writer, and a lot of user type programs I had never gotten the chance to do.
In other words, this time off will be a learning experience. Can't be anything wrong with *that*!!!
Mr. Anonymous Coward has 'NRA memeber' in his profile. That's how the other NRA members know to contact him.
Your whole supposition is nothing more than that, and based on no fact at all. Much more likely is that I and many others are concerned about our *personal* safety and that of our loved ones. *That* will always garner more attention than the latest Linux kernal or MS EULA.
Wow. If you are asleep, how did he get that close? Don't you lock your doors and windows?
And if he does get that close and you are still asleep, he can (and tactically should) use a knife rather than a gun. That way he can kill you and not a sound will be heard by the neighbors and perhaps not even someone in the next room.
Your logic is faulty. I'm glad you don't 'protect' me, because it wouldn't happen.
Well, I'm not so full of free time that I can look ever statistic up. However:
In 1996, there were only 21 accidental firearm deaths for children under age 15. Contrast
this with 40 kids under age five that drowned in buckets and 80 that drowned in tubs (i.e. parents
could have prevented six (6) times as many drowning deaths as they could firearm deaths).
Centers for Disease Control, 1999
The key work here may be "accidental". Kids who drown are generally 'accidental'. And only 'accidental' gun deaths should be compared to that. If on the other hand, the killing is on purpose, then it hardly matters what was used. It was murder, and a small child such as that has hardly the strenght to resist any mortal method, be it drowning, knives, guns, or whatever.
There is so much disinformation, so much speculation, so much rationalization on the subject of guns.
If folks would just get the facts first, properly researched and with attributes, there might be a lot less time wasted on all this discussion. And there would certainly be no dumb laws passed.
You can rationalize all you want, but statistics show you are wrong. 5 gallon buckets do indeed kill more kids than guns. Same for all the rest of that stuff. Until you and whomever pays attention to facts, you run no risk of being right.
Furthermore, you also ignore the fact that guns in hands other than the criminal *save* lives.
Perhaps you should read some good information on the subject rather than speculating. Leave that for the stock market and those who have lots of cash to lose.
You are absolutely correct. According to government statistics (CDC I believe, and it would be easy for me to find):
1. 5 gallong buckets kill far more kids than guns.
2. Swimming pools, backyard landscaping ponds, and ponds or lakes of any kind kill more kids (on the order of 100 times more) than guns.
And you have to understand that when kids are killed by guns per statistics, that *inlcudes* the drug crazed 17 year old broke into your house and killed your (dog, son, daughter, wife) and is raping the same.
The fact is that guns work reliably as they are, and you cannot make them 'safer' by outlawing stupidity. There are and always have been bad people. The only thing you can do is defend yourself.
It's a fact. 5 gallong buckets kill more kids (small ones esp) than do guns.
Also, swimming pools, ponds, etc. kill more than guns (by 100x I think). I believe this comes from the CDC, but I also heard it on Paul Harvey a month ago.
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Vote some decent congressmen in and maybe we can win the country back!
I am in Indiana, USA, and Indiana passed and put into action a 'Do Not Call' list a year ago. And the great thing is, this one really works for keeping out the telemarketing calls. I used to be annoyed by them very frequently, and often in the dinner hour. But it has gone completely quiet since I signed up for the list.
One downside is that local businesses that used to be able to call around town locally, can't do that anymore. They need some kind of lead in by the customer before thay can make contact. So, while I think its great, their business is hurt somewhat.
In Wisconsin and other places, milk long past its prime beomces buttermilk, cheese, and yogurt.
And much of what has been passed off in the past as a substitute for 'meat' has been pretty unpalatable. Even food that was not passed off that way sometimes isn't very great, tofu for instance.
But one good use for this taste altering method might be to make a veggie burger actually taste decent. Add that to getting the texture right, and some of these products might actually take off.
Tofu? Well, maybe never...It doesn't even look good!
Bear in mind that in some places, I think California and Britain, laws have been considered to ban spud guns. You can make a law to ban anything, but practice show here that it is *easy* to make a gun out of whatever is available.
Yet though it is easy and a lot of us here have made them, no one here shot anyone and killed them with it. No laws or punishment is necessary because there is already a law against killing someone. You only have to punish those who break the laws of nature, killing or maiming someone and the destruction of their property.
Likewise, we don't need any gun laws at all. We already have one in the US called the 2nd amendment, plus the various laws based on the 'natural law' above.
Like spud guns, which can indeed kill and maim, guns which shoot lead bullets (and spud technology could...) can easily be made in a workshop, and sophisticated guns can be made in a machine shop. It is so easy to do, that is cannot in reality, be controlled. Nor is is a bad thing to avoid controlling it. We just have to enforce the 'natural law'. And punish the perpetrator, not the inanimate object.
Spud Guns Do Not Kill.
Nor does a Smith and Wesson.
The bad guy kills.
A link to this thread has hit drudgereport.com, 2nd link from the top. I think this is the first time I've ever seen that!
But leave it to some company who wants all the pie to nail down all the loose ends and give the consumer less innovation
Linux in Banking
Linux and Branch Banking Abstract
. The banking industry is undergoing a major transformation to e-business, supporting a multichannel model for its delivery of services. As part of this transformation, there is a major focus on the branch IT infrastructure.
In this very competitive environment, banks are looking for solutions that are cost effective, provide a high quality of service, and allow them to speed new products and services to market. In addition, they need to have a flexible and open environment in order to absorb the inevitable changes that occur over time.
At the same time, Linux is gaining popularity and credibility as a robust and stable operating environment for many business-critical functions. This IBM Redbook surveys the current trends in branch banking, describes in detail an IBM Patterns for e-business approach to designing the branch infrastructure of the future, and provides the reader with an understanding of how and where Linux can play a key role in branch banking infrastructures.
Or as I have also heard, two men and a woman on a desert isle. You can guess what the two men vote for...
It was in their now archaic web browser on OS/2 called WebExplorer. The one cool thing it had was a graphical history diagram in a 'tree' format showing every page you visited. Something like 'history' as it showed where you had been, but *different* because it also showed how you got there. It was shown as a web page with clickable links.
I did rue the loss of this one feature, and since then Netscape 3.x, 4.x, and now Mozilla runs on OS/2. And none of them (or the windows browsers) had a page like this.
And that was about a year ago. It's kinda cool, and cost $28,000 for the monitors at the time.
But still, it isn't anything new, and not anything I can justify at home. Prices will have to really drop before I get one; especially with the job market as it is.
I say that not just because of pricing themselves out of the labor market, with Asian and other labor forces offering cheaper labor. The truth also includes cheaper *methods* which Linux is a part of, long term. Higher costs imposed my closed source and proprietary (read: Microsoft) operating systems and application software will cause higher prices for those who choose them. This making Asian markets that choose Linux even *more* competitive down the road.
Microsoft's strategy is to embrace, extend, and assimilate.
Isn't Mono just self assimilation? What does Microsoft have left to do if OSS just comits fratricide?
Oh, as sys admin/tech support/everything I get plenty at work and have 5 computers set up at home.
But now I have the chance finally to take an older PC, jack the RAM and HD up on it, and install RH 8 which I downloaded awhile back. I'd put the latest beta on instead, but it just came out and I probably won't be able to dl it at work till the every quits hitting the mirrors so hard.
It will be a good chance to replace my older RH 6.2 machine (firewall/DNS/DHCP) on a 486/55 16MB with a 350 Pentium II and set up things like USB, CD Writer, and a lot of user type programs I had never gotten the chance to do.
In other words, this time off will be a learning experience. Can't be anything wrong with *that*!!!
I'm stuck here with no broadband access at all. Cable and DSL are not available, only satellite which is expensive. Stuck with dial-up.
And this thing works over powerlines? And is *cheaper* than all the other broadband methods?
Oh dear! Punish me with that contract at $17 a month! Please punish me....
Mr. Anonymous Coward has 'NRA memeber' in his profile. That's how the other NRA members know to contact him.
Your whole supposition is nothing more than that, and based on no fact at all. Much more likely is that I and many others are concerned about our *personal* safety and that of our loved ones. *That* will always garner more attention than the latest Linux kernal or MS EULA.
And if he does get that close and you are still asleep, he can (and tactically should) use a knife rather than a gun. That way he can kill you and not a sound will be heard by the neighbors and perhaps not even someone in the next room.
Your logic is faulty. I'm glad you don't 'protect' me, because it wouldn't happen.
In 1996, there were only 21 accidental firearm deaths for children under age 15. Contrast this with 40 kids under age five that drowned in buckets and 80 that drowned in tubs (i.e. parents could have prevented six (6) times as many drowning deaths as they could firearm deaths).
Centers for Disease Control, 1999
The key work here may be "accidental". Kids who drown are generally 'accidental'. And only 'accidental' gun deaths should be compared to that. If on the other hand, the killing is on purpose, then it hardly matters what was used. It was murder, and a small child such as that has hardly the strenght to resist any mortal method, be it drowning, knives, guns, or whatever.
Please compare apples to apples.
If folks would just get the facts first, properly researched and with attributes, there might be a lot less time wasted on all this discussion. And there would certainly be no dumb laws passed.
Alas, they don't. But find it here: Gunfacts 3.2
You can rationalize all you want, but statistics show you are wrong. 5 gallon buckets do indeed kill more kids than guns. Same for all the rest of that stuff. Until you and whomever pays attention to facts, you run no risk of being right.
Furthermore, you also ignore the fact that guns in hands other than the criminal *save* lives.
Perhaps you should read some good information on the subject rather than speculating. Leave that for the stock market and those who have lots of cash to lose.
Try this instead: Gunfacts v3.2
1. 5 gallong buckets kill far more kids than guns.
2. Swimming pools, backyard landscaping ponds, and ponds or lakes of any kind kill more kids (on the order of 100 times more) than guns.
And you have to understand that when kids are killed by guns per statistics, that *inlcudes* the drug crazed 17 year old broke into your house and killed your (dog, son, daughter, wife) and is raping the same.
The fact is that guns work reliably as they are, and you cannot make them 'safer' by outlawing stupidity. There are and always have been bad people. The only thing you can do is defend yourself.
Linux is IBM's new version of OS/2, in a way.
But far better supported by them than OS/2 ever was.
http://www.keepandbeararms.com/downloads/GunFacts
or any of:
http://home.attbi.com/~guys/guns.html
http://w
http://www.handguncontrol.net
http://www.2asis
http://www.Gunnery.Net/gunfact
http://www.guncite.com/gun_control_gun_fac
http://www.concealcarry.org
http://www.gw
http://www.imagineonlin
http://www.guns-world.net
http://www.secondfreedom.net
http://www.2ndamdl
http://geekswithguns.com/articles/GunFacts
http://rkba.org/indiv.html
http://www.Texas
Also, swimming pools, ponds, etc. kill more than guns (by 100x I think). I believe this comes from the CDC, but I also heard it on Paul Harvey a month ago.