Well, it does. It made sense for the US to drop nukes on Japan - that doesn't make it the right thing to do. Unless it's OK to sacrifice civilians of another country to save your own soldiers, that is. Just as it makes sense to steal things as opposed to paying for them.
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Overcomplexity? I want those features! It saves me having to have all of them in my pockets:) Considering the possibilities the iPhone offered, the fact it only shipped with EDGE and no native SDK is a bit of a slap in the face. I'd rather go with a phone that does everything I want, as opposed to one that doesn't. And it's cheaper:)
Exactly. It was an easy way out, sacrificing hundreds of thousands of civilians to spare US troops (who had volunteered to be used in such a fashion, unlike the civilians who had no such luxury).
I guess the same folks who say it's OK to drop the bomb on Japan (twice) wouldn't mind if the war took a different path and Japan dropped two nukes on the US - after all, it would save lives, wouldn't it?
Because the Chinese don't think war is inevitable, especially if the US knows it won't be a cake-walk? By showing what they're capable of, war could be replaced by some sort of posturing, instead of some sort of all-out shit-kicking, which leaves thousands (or millions) dead.
Well, most folks who use media rightfully trust their media. You don't hear many stories on/. when Autorun works brilliantly and saves someone time, only when it's part of an exploit. If you plug a hard disk into your computer, and double-click its icon, Windows assumes you trust it. After all, why would you plug a random hard disk into your computer, then double-click its icon? Just to see what happens? If you want to format it, just plug it in, don't double-click the icon, and format it. Call it a security risk if you want, but its features like this, where the OS doesn't get in your way (even to make potentially-fatal mistakes) that made Windows so popular. Most folks don't have problems with Windows because it doesn't get in their way, and they don't do anything stupid. It's only a problem when Windows gives the user too much credit, and the user uses that credit to hose the computer. I'd launch into a car analogy, but I just can't be arsed:)
You should do what the Brits/Aussies/Canadians/etc. do - use a red poppy. Nothing nationalistic or military about it. It symbolises the blood spilled on battlefields, by both sides.
Some people are stupid. They think "Oh! It's called PATRIOT, so anyone who thinks it's a bad idea is obviously not a patriot!". They don't realise that the name has nothing to do with the legislation. It's all about PR, looking good, and getting paid. The legislators want their jobs so they can get paid. It's a massive conflict of interest, and it's here to stay, until real politicians are found. Hehehe.
Altruism is greed. It's just not personal greed, but greed for society. Altruism is one of mankind's greatest strenghts. If we picked off our old and weak, we'd say goodbye to some of our greatest minds. Stephen Hawking would be turned into WD-40 if that was the way we thought. Humanity has learned that cooperation is far better than killing other folks. There's strength in numbers, and weakness in isolation. I'm sure the aliens, if they exist, have figured this out. Heck, it was nearly greed that finished us off (with the cold war).
It's the user who changes the menues with their choice of actions, not the developer. If the user doesn't use 50% of the icons on a toolbar, should they still show? Wouldn't the user prefer to not have them there, and the only buttons showing are those they use frequently? Once the software has learned what the user does, there is utter consistency, and uncluttered consistency at that, as the menues are condensed, only show what the user wants to do, and don't change any more.
I fear you have misunderstood my point. I'm not saying it's OK. Far from it - I'm very interested in consumer safety laws, regulations, and indeed the general safety of people all over the world. I'm trying to bring this back from a pseudo-racist rant against the Chinese, by illustrating that the Chinese have not cornered the market with regard to flagrant disregard for safety. I'm simply highlighting the fact that it's an undesired, dangerous facet of development in industrial nations, regardless of which nation you want to look at. I bring this up because all this talk about China making shoddy goods is becoming ammunition to many racists who blow it out of all proportion. It also is a tool used by non-Chinese manufacturers to bring more customers to them, by overstating the dangers of Chinese goods. And it's not horseshit, by the way.
They are learning. But as they're not in the 1700s-1900s, they don't have anyone to learn from. I doubt US manufacturers, say, in the early 1900s had to worry about childrens toys containing GHB.
I included the Linux distros in the "It's not 100%, but it sure is close" part. Or do you think more people are downloading Linux than, say, TV shows, movies, and music? If so, shouldn't the Linux OS market share be the 80%+ it should be, if the petabytes of data flying around is mainly made up of Linux ISOs? Or are people just downloading them then deleting them?
Well, to be honest, most torrent traffic is copyrighted material. It's not 100%, but it sure is close. I'm not defending his position (far from it), I'm just pointing out that it's a pretty sure-fire bet that encrypted torrents are most likely copyrighted.
They're just doing the same thing every other developed country did when they were churning out goods for others. The UK did it, the US did it, France did it, Germany did it. Everyone did it. Now, it's China's turn.
Iran has not threatened to destroy the entire country of Israel. They just don't like the Israeli government and what its done. And they're not alone. Iran is not interested in developing nuclear weapons, but nuclear power, which is their right. Iran has not been an aggressor in any war in over 100 years, unlike the US and UK. If you get upset that your allies demand such displeasure from other countries, maybe you should start looking for new allies.
Put your cock away until Steve releases the iPhone SDK. At least try to not look like a Fanboy. How can you say the iPhone's OS is better for development, or even the end user, when the only apps we've seen for it have been amateurish homebrew or Apple's own. There are no third-party apps of any quality or depth for the iPhone.
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...then this would be horrible. As it is, selling your vote makes perfect sense. The state of democracy, especially in the US, is disgusting.
OK, so the US volunteered them on their behalf. Either way, someone chose to make them legitimate targets for agression.
Was ManBearPig responsible?
Well, it does. It made sense for the US to drop nukes on Japan - that doesn't make it the right thing to do. Unless it's OK to sacrifice civilians of another country to save your own soldiers, that is. Just as it makes sense to steal things as opposed to paying for them.
prudent != correct :)
Overcomplexity? I want those features! It saves me having to have all of them in my pockets :) Considering the possibilities the iPhone offered, the fact it only shipped with EDGE and no native SDK is a bit of a slap in the face. I'd rather go with a phone that does everything I want, as opposed to one that doesn't. And it's cheaper :)
If he's emailing his daughters as President of the USA, then it should be recorded. If he's emailing them as Pappa Bush, then it shouldn't.
The US prides its space program, which was created by Nazi war criminals using stolen Nazi technology (stolen from its allies).
Exactly. It was an easy way out, sacrificing hundreds of thousands of civilians to spare US troops (who had volunteered to be used in such a fashion, unlike the civilians who had no such luxury).
I guess the same folks who say it's OK to drop the bomb on Japan (twice) wouldn't mind if the war took a different path and Japan dropped two nukes on the US - after all, it would save lives, wouldn't it?
Because the Chinese don't think war is inevitable, especially if the US knows it won't be a cake-walk? By showing what they're capable of, war could be replaced by some sort of posturing, instead of some sort of all-out shit-kicking, which leaves thousands (or millions) dead.
Definitely. It'd be 274 or £193. I'm sure plenty of folks would pay that.
Well, most folks who use media rightfully trust their media. You don't hear many stories on /. when Autorun works brilliantly and saves someone time, only when it's part of an exploit. If you plug a hard disk into your computer, and double-click its icon, Windows assumes you trust it. After all, why would you plug a random hard disk into your computer, then double-click its icon? Just to see what happens? If you want to format it, just plug it in, don't double-click the icon, and format it. Call it a security risk if you want, but its features like this, where the OS doesn't get in your way (even to make potentially-fatal mistakes) that made Windows so popular. Most folks don't have problems with Windows because it doesn't get in their way, and they don't do anything stupid. It's only a problem when Windows gives the user too much credit, and the user uses that credit to hose the computer. I'd launch into a car analogy, but I just can't be arsed :)
You should do what the Brits/Aussies/Canadians/etc. do - use a red poppy. Nothing nationalistic or military about it. It symbolises the blood spilled on battlefields, by both sides.
Some people are stupid. They think "Oh! It's called PATRIOT, so anyone who thinks it's a bad idea is obviously not a patriot!". They don't realise that the name has nothing to do with the legislation. It's all about PR, looking good, and getting paid. The legislators want their jobs so they can get paid. It's a massive conflict of interest, and it's here to stay, until real politicians are found. Hehehe.
Altruism is greed. It's just not personal greed, but greed for society. Altruism is one of mankind's greatest strenghts. If we picked off our old and weak, we'd say goodbye to some of our greatest minds. Stephen Hawking would be turned into WD-40 if that was the way we thought. Humanity has learned that cooperation is far better than killing other folks. There's strength in numbers, and weakness in isolation. I'm sure the aliens, if they exist, have figured this out. Heck, it was nearly greed that finished us off (with the cold war).
It's the user who changes the menues with their choice of actions, not the developer. If the user doesn't use 50% of the icons on a toolbar, should they still show? Wouldn't the user prefer to not have them there, and the only buttons showing are those they use frequently? Once the software has learned what the user does, there is utter consistency, and uncluttered consistency at that, as the menues are condensed, only show what the user wants to do, and don't change any more.
I'd suggest using seperate scanner software, and importing the result into Photoshop when it's completed.
I fear you have misunderstood my point. I'm not saying it's OK. Far from it - I'm very interested in consumer safety laws, regulations, and indeed the general safety of people all over the world. I'm trying to bring this back from a pseudo-racist rant against the Chinese, by illustrating that the Chinese have not cornered the market with regard to flagrant disregard for safety. I'm simply highlighting the fact that it's an undesired, dangerous facet of development in industrial nations, regardless of which nation you want to look at. I bring this up because all this talk about China making shoddy goods is becoming ammunition to many racists who blow it out of all proportion. It also is a tool used by non-Chinese manufacturers to bring more customers to them, by overstating the dangers of Chinese goods. And it's not horseshit, by the way.
They are learning. But as they're not in the 1700s-1900s, they don't have anyone to learn from. I doubt US manufacturers, say, in the early 1900s had to worry about childrens toys containing GHB.
I included the Linux distros in the "It's not 100%, but it sure is close" part. Or do you think more people are downloading Linux than, say, TV shows, movies, and music? If so, shouldn't the Linux OS market share be the 80%+ it should be, if the petabytes of data flying around is mainly made up of Linux ISOs? Or are people just downloading them then deleting them?
Well, to be honest, most torrent traffic is copyrighted material. It's not 100%, but it sure is close. I'm not defending his position (far from it), I'm just pointing out that it's a pretty sure-fire bet that encrypted torrents are most likely copyrighted.
They're just doing the same thing every other developed country did when they were churning out goods for others. The UK did it, the US did it, France did it, Germany did it. Everyone did it. Now, it's China's turn.
Iran has not threatened to destroy the entire country of Israel. They just don't like the Israeli government and what its done. And they're not alone. Iran is not interested in developing nuclear weapons, but nuclear power, which is their right. Iran has not been an aggressor in any war in over 100 years, unlike the US and UK. If you get upset that your allies demand such displeasure from other countries, maybe you should start looking for new allies.
Put your cock away until Steve releases the iPhone SDK. At least try to not look like a Fanboy. How can you say the iPhone's OS is better for development, or even the end user, when the only apps we've seen for it have been amateurish homebrew or Apple's own. There are no third-party apps of any quality or depth for the iPhone.
It's a different implementation of pretty much the same thing, bar shadow copy's shadow volume use, network awareness, restore functionality, etc.