what gets me most are the guys who say "i thought this was great until i saw microsfot were for it, now i think it's terrible" or similar, take it on its merits, not on who's for or against it. If it's going to make the situation better than it is right now let's go for it. let's take the small wins we can get now and go for the big wins down the line.
public libraries i'm not sure, but i know that blockbuster pay more than retail for their dvd's and games, all video rental places do, not sure about current prices, but in the UK it used to run about 60 pounds to buy a vhs tape for rental purposes, as opposed to the 10 pounds to buy it for personal use.
buy an xbox, chip it and use the XBMC, not sure how well it serves media to other machines, but you could always have the media on you primary pc, on that 300Gb HD that's full of pr0n right now, (or is that just me?) with the available X3 control panel you don't even need to have a screen on the thing to use it as an audio client.
cost is liable to be much lower than buying/building a pc for the purpose, although admittedly less fun.
can anyone recommend a great distro i can slap on a disk and hand to family memebers who've had it with windows malware, spyware, adware etc....? it needs to be blindingly simple though, my brother in law is the first target.
find the easiest to install linux distro, it has to be so simple that they just click dialog boxes, when it comes to partitioning it says "perform recommended partition procedure?" and you click yes, for install you punch in basic info and click yes, the user interface is pretty much not the main issue i've encountered with people switching, it's the install, that and not being able to find software for it easily (along the lines of tucows and cnet) it may not be what linux fans want to hear, but win. users want simplicity, right now that simplicity is fed by familiarity. switching to linux needs to be as easy as doing a clean winxp install or it's not worht the hassle.
well actually what'll probably happen is the same thing as with everything else we brits have issues with, there'll be some whining and eventually the nation will roll over and accept it, same way we do with everythign else, seriously we're pretty much the most apathetic people ever!
actually if you probalby know the domain has the.au extension then they're not providing you with the link to the pron at all, since you'd have typed the address correctly, you'd only be given the pron link if you'd typed it in without the.au
parents point was that the US si one of the few "developed" countries that doesn't have solid coverage, the Uk has pretty good coverage pretty much accross the board, obviously some of the more remote regions are at a loss, but generally the only time my reception fails is when i'm inside a building (and oftentimes not even than)
I think working non union construction (i worked my way up a non union company from helper to crew foreman and finally company foreman and project manager) is much more variable than union, largely due to the employer, my biggest beef with the unions is that for me they would be horrible, the time served basis for advancement really bothered me, I personally learn fast and can apply new knowledge quickly, in my non-union shop I was crew foreman within a year of starting out, within 2 years i was company foreman, admittedly it was a ten man company, so only 5 crews but still, If i was a union member i'd still have been holding the ladder and passing the pipewrench, although on the other hand i had to leave construction due to a major car crash where some kid drove a ford truck into the drivers side of my bug, being in a union probably would have helped me out there.
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maka a distinction between graffiti and vandalism, while the two may once have been considered the same they now are not, graffiti is a visual representation, is it a form of art? it surely is, Vandalism however is crime, and should not be tolerated, draw a parallel to car racing, the difference between the street racers and organized amateur racing clubs, once is criminal and potentially dangerous, the other legal, well organised and accepted. The solution is to provide an outled for graffiti artists, not condemn them.
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In describing concierge stations, the patent says, "The concierge makes eye contact and greets each new customer. The inventors believe that such a personal greeting with each person entering the bank may deter theft."
oh yeah, well it would go like this:
potential robber thinks - "i'm going to rob this bank"
potential robber walks in and is greeted with eye to eye contact and a personal greeting
potential robber thinks - "awww shucks, they're nice, i can't rob this bank"
it just sounds ludicrous
i can see the principle in action for walmart, the gap etc.... places that use this to good proven effect, but for a bank?
or you know, you could drive to ogdenville via the dirt track that was taken when they went to the outlet mall for a new TV
(i'm ashamed that i could recall that, but i have spent the past week and a half re-watching season 1-14
before i was asked to leave the USA by the INS I worked at a local ISP, every week they would buy us dinner and beer, we stayed after work for an hour or so and had a blast, listened to music and just hung out with each other, all in all the environment was very positive and laid back, and it's the most motivated i've ever been to work hard and perform well at a job.
i think the point about rfid is that it can be detected passively, having a concealed carry permit and carrying a gun is fine right now, a police officer won't know unless he searches, for which he must show just cause, if RFID tags are intrroduced into guns then a police officer carrying a handheld rfid reader would know you're carrying when he gets within a certain distance of you. not that i think that's a bad thing, honestly i can't think of a good reason to want to carry a concealed weapon unless you're in law enforcement and i don't believe anyone other than law enforcement should be allowed to carry weapons at all. hell honestly i think guns should be fucking outlawed, but that's my opinion and i can accept that others don't agree.
I think that the right to bear arms in a well organized militia is a great idea, but that well organized militia is the Armed Forces, there's no need for a citizens militia anymore, the frontier no longer needs to be tamed, let's lose the handguns and assault weapons, keep the rifles and shotguns for ranchers, hunters, farmers, etc, people who actually have a use for them.
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what gets me most are the guys who say "i thought this was great until i saw microsfot were for it, now i think it's terrible" or similar, take it on its merits, not on who's for or against it. If it's going to make the situation better than it is right now let's go for it. let's take the small wins we can get now and go for the big wins down the line.
yeah but once you've been hit with the litigation you have 6 months to contest the patent. this 6 month clock starts every time they file a lawsuit.
public libraries i'm not sure, but i know that blockbuster pay more than retail for their dvd's and games, all video rental places do, not sure about current prices, but in the UK it used to run about 60 pounds to buy a vhs tape for rental purposes, as opposed to the 10 pounds to buy it for personal use.
don't see how that's flamebait, bit brief but not flamebait surely
sorry, forgot to add the need for a set top DVR unit, (got distracted by the idea of the pr0n i guess)
buy an xbox, chip it and use the XBMC, not sure how well it serves media to other machines, but you could always have the media on you primary pc, on that 300Gb HD that's full of pr0n right now, (or is that just me?) with the available X3 control panel you don't even need to have a screen on the thing to use it as an audio client. cost is liable to be much lower than buying/building a pc for the purpose, although admittedly less fun.
i might actually have to pull my finger out and actually try this one, given the number of currently unused pc's sitting around this place
no, not working on it, just bitching about it?
thanks, i hadn't checked out mepis before, i'll give it a bash and see how it goes.
can anyone recommend a great distro i can slap on a disk and hand to family memebers who've had it with windows malware, spyware, adware etc....? it needs to be blindingly simple though, my brother in law is the first target.
find the easiest to install linux distro, it has to be so simple that they just click dialog boxes, when it comes to partitioning it says "perform recommended partition procedure?" and you click yes, for install you punch in basic info and click yes, the user interface is pretty much not the main issue i've encountered with people switching, it's the install, that and not being able to find software for it easily (along the lines of tucows and cnet) it may not be what linux fans want to hear, but win. users want simplicity, right now that simplicity is fed by familiarity. switching to linux needs to be as easy as doing a clean winxp install or it's not worht the hassle.
yeah but you all deserved it for not being scottish :)
well actually what'll probably happen is the same thing as with everything else we brits have issues with, there'll be some whining and eventually the nation will roll over and accept it, same way we do with everythign else, seriously we're pretty much the most apathetic people ever!
maybe she'll be a bit more ok with my packrat qualities.
actually if you probalby know the domain has the.au extension then they're not providing you with the link to the pron at all, since you'd have typed the address correctly, you'd only be given the pron link if you'd typed it in without the .au
isn't the whole point of running osX that it's mac hardware too? why would you want to run it on a pc?
parents point was that the US si one of the few "developed" countries that doesn't have solid coverage, the Uk has pretty good coverage pretty much accross the board, obviously some of the more remote regions are at a loss, but generally the only time my reception fails is when i'm inside a building (and oftentimes not even than)
I think working non union construction (i worked my way up a non union company from helper to crew foreman and finally company foreman and project manager) is much more variable than union, largely due to the employer, my biggest beef with the unions is that for me they would be horrible, the time served basis for advancement really bothered me, I personally learn fast and can apply new knowledge quickly, in my non-union shop I was crew foreman within a year of starting out, within 2 years i was company foreman, admittedly it was a ten man company, so only 5 crews but still, If i was a union member i'd still have been holding the ladder and passing the pipewrench, although on the other hand i had to leave construction due to a major car crash where some kid drove a ford truck into the drivers side of my bug, being in a union probably would have helped me out there.
maka a distinction between graffiti and vandalism, while the two may once have been considered the same they now are not, graffiti is a visual representation, is it a form of art? it surely is, Vandalism however is crime, and should not be tolerated, draw a parallel to car racing, the difference between the street racers and organized amateur racing clubs, once is criminal and potentially dangerous, the other legal, well organised and accepted. The solution is to provide an outled for graffiti artists, not condemn them.
--- and from the sfgate article: --- In describing concierge stations, the patent says, "The concierge makes eye contact and greets each new customer. The inventors believe that such a personal greeting with each person entering the bank may deter theft." oh yeah, well it would go like this: potential robber thinks - "i'm going to rob this bank" potential robber walks in and is greeted with eye to eye contact and a personal greeting potential robber thinks - "awww shucks, they're nice, i can't rob this bank" it just sounds ludicrous i can see the principle in action for walmart, the gap etc.... places that use this to good proven effect, but for a bank?
they actually do address that issue, if you click on the simpsons house it explains that they used the most common.
or you know, you could drive to ogdenville via the dirt track that was taken when they went to the outlet mall for a new TV (i'm ashamed that i could recall that, but i have spent the past week and a half re-watching season 1-14
100 cd "copiers" not burners, as near as i can tell these are the standalone duping units
before i was asked to leave the USA by the INS I worked at a local ISP, every week they would buy us dinner and beer, we stayed after work for an hour or so and had a blast, listened to music and just hung out with each other, all in all the environment was very positive and laid back, and it's the most motivated i've ever been to work hard and perform well at a job.
i think the point about rfid is that it can be detected passively, having a concealed carry permit and carrying a gun is fine right now, a police officer won't know unless he searches, for which he must show just cause, if RFID tags are intrroduced into guns then a police officer carrying a handheld rfid reader would know you're carrying when he gets within a certain distance of you. not that i think that's a bad thing, honestly i can't think of a good reason to want to carry a concealed weapon unless you're in law enforcement and i don't believe anyone other than law enforcement should be allowed to carry weapons at all. hell honestly i think guns should be fucking outlawed, but that's my opinion and i can accept that others don't agree. I think that the right to bear arms in a well organized militia is a great idea, but that well organized militia is the Armed Forces, there's no need for a citizens militia anymore, the frontier no longer needs to be tamed, let's lose the handguns and assault weapons, keep the rifles and shotguns for ranchers, hunters, farmers, etc, people who actually have a use for them.