How many open source projects that you know of use strange questions to filter out possible developers? It's not the same thing because most OSPs don't ask questions like those presented here. Instead, they wait for a developer to prove themselves.
Free speech DOES come at a price, and some leaders of open source projects realise this and keep their mouths shut. When they don't, they try to make it VERY clear that they are expressing their opinion, and they distance their opinion from the project.
Take a look at Linus T. How often have you heard him speak his mind on the latest government issue? You generally don't hear from him, but when you do, it's generally been made clear that he is speaking for himself and not any projects he's involved in at the time. Theo did neither of things, and as a result runs the risk of fund being pulled--both now and in the future.
"Thats the whole problem. Just because free speech comes at a price, doesn't mean it should."
What would you do? Would you force people to buy CDs from RIAA companies that speak their mind and say something a person doesn't agree with? It's the same problem. If you're not buying CDs in protest of what the RIAA is doing, then you are a hipocrit for saying that the other people can't do the same thing for causes they believe in that much.
It's a fact of life that speech has a price--especially free speech. The free in free speech means you're free to say it, but it doesn't mean that you're free from the consequences of what you said. If you run into a crowded market and yell bomb causing wide spread panick (and maybe some injuries and deaths), you will be held responcible for what you said--especially if there was no bomb. It's that simple. The same goes for actors, actresses and open source developers. People have a right to decide where they spend their money.
The old says, "don't bite the hand that feeds you" is a very wise old saying that rings true. By saying what you said, you effectively saying that these people con't have a right to decide where their money is spent.
Given Microsoft's track record with security problems, buggy code--such as infinite registration, and the famous blue screen of death, it's probbably not a good idea to ask Microsoft type questions with Software Engineering candidates because something isn't working.
It won't seem the same without Bill Bixby/Lou Ferrigno playing the main characters. I loved that series as a kid. I am holding my judgement till I see more trailers before I decide if I am going to the movie, but I won't go it if it has anybody on the a boycott list because it's time these rich royalty wanna-bes learn they are not royalty (and the America public will hold them responcible for what they say).
You said: "To be consistent, they should pull Bill Gates into a hearing and ask him in detail his war views, and if not agreeable, pull the plug on all MS sales. Same with Linux--if Linus is antiwar in any way, Linux should be chucked."
This is pointless. A lot of people have heard of the phrase "don't bite the hand that feeds you". DARPA has a right to fund whom ever they chose. Bill Gates hasn't been given any money to work on a project from DARPA. If they did, and Bill Gates said something similar, then they should pull the money. Let's face it DARPA is really part of the military.
You missing the point. DARPA didn't question him as to what his beliefs were on war. I doubt they cared...until he opened his big, fat, and stupid mouth. If you piss-off someone funding your project, they may pull the funding. It's that simple. You have to live with the results of what you say and do.
High tech jobs will leave a state if it's to restrictive. Take Mass for example. They have a lot of High Tech companies, and they also have several neighbors. If Mass passes a law that restricts these companies too much from competing, then the companies will leave Mass. This will result in Mass losing more Income Tax revenue (which would be a big problem considering they need to make up a lot of money in their budget). A decent amount of the companies would leave for Southern New Hampshire which has no Income Tax or Sales Tax making it easier for the companies.
Why is this interesting, or worth a value of 4? The only thing this comment says is that the kid didn't bother to get the facts when he gambled with his life. There is no nice way to put it.
Even condom manufacturers will admit that condoms are not 100% effect in preventing pregnany or contracting an std (and they don't work at all with some). Chances are you misinterpreted what the teacher said.
The ONLY 100% sure way not to get an STD through sex is not to have sex. Any other way to run a risk of getting an STD through sex. The next best thing is if both partners don't already have an STD, and they are in a committed relationship for life. It's that simple, and not all teenagers choose to have sex. There is enough information out there for you to read if you chose to look it up. Stop blaming the teacher for a choice YOU made. You chose to have sex with an infectted person. You chose not to find out more information before you had sex. There is no real nice way to put it. You gambled with your life and lost it. That can happen when you have sex.
I might be nicer if you contracted it from a bad dentist who chose not to properly clean him/her-self between patients, or if you contracted it through a blood transfusion. From you post, it seems like you contracted it through some sexual act. I am also assuming you don't live in a third country where information is hard to get. Ultimately, you alone are responcible for your actions as I am responcible for my actions.
While I may agree with the gist of what you said, you did get one thing wrong. AIDS is spread through the contact of bodily fluids with an infected persons bodily fluids. Blood is not the only way, another way would be contract with semen.
What is there to study about how AIDS is contracted? We know it's spread through the contact with infected bodily fluid. Who gives a damn is the person who has AIDS is a prostitue, gay, or both. The point is irrelevant, and it's a waste of money to fund stupid studies on the social aspects of how they got AIDS. I can sum up most of the cases with one phrase: "they had sex with someone with AIDS, or HIV". What more is there to know. We won't learn anything useful in the by studying the social aspects of how they got AIDS.
Now, if you're super-rich and want to fund such a research project then go ahead, but in times when we need to be looking at how dollars are spent, the government needs to be more careful on how it spends it's research dollars.
There is one sure fire method of not getting AIDS/HIV, and that is to practice abstinance. You must also know your doctor and dentist, and make sure they have proper screening of blood (and properly dispose of, or clean, equipment). It is immature and childish of you to blame things on the right wing. Abstinance is the ONLY proven method to work ALL of the time. The next best things is to be in a monogomous(spelling?) relationship for the rest of your life.
If you act careless, then you stand a good chance of getting AIDS/HIV. There really isn't anything worth learning about social causes of AIDS. That money is better spent elsewhere.
Why don't you give me millions of dollars and I'll write up a paper on it telling you how AIDS is spread. At this point in time, I'd say your average high school kid should be able to tell you that information.
I had a friend who had both a Model IV and a Color Computer, but I only had a Color Computer. I think I may have seen one or two of the comics, but I was more interested in the programming, and I was more eager to get the lastest issue of the Rainbow magazine.
You can turn off AOL Advertising. That may be hard for you to understand, but it is possible. I actually get more advertising on my yahoo account (and that's maybe 3 a month--email wise from yahoo) than I do on my AOL account email or otherwise, and with the pop-up blocking I get a lot less pop-up ads. Their banner adds are small and don't appear everywhere.
If I had DSL, I'd appreciate the FREE AOL streaming radio more, but I get AOL for free and while it DOES have limitations, it's not as bad as most people here make it out to be.
Some people may have to use AOL because they get it for free, and sometimes that's a necessity--especially when other options use spyware.
AOL is a content provider (not just an ISP), and as such, they provide their users with features that may not be available elsewhere legally in a little while. They have streaming audio in their newest version, and they usually have a link to buy the cd. They are providing an example for member companies of RIAA on how to do business in todays world.
AOL also provides easier ways to block spam. In the mailbox, there is a button to report spam and block it. You may not like AOL, but they are using their wide audence to find spammers. This lawsuit is probably the end results of their efforts (both the users and AOL).
To blindly hate AOL and it's users because it's AOL and/or they use AOL just shows hows immature you really are at heart. It also sounds hipocrytical of you so say what you did.
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I have a DORCY solid state LED Flashlight--actually, I have two. I liked it so much I bought it twice (one for home and one for my car). It works great. It doesn't difuse as badly as normal flashlights so it can shine further. Walmart seems to have stopped carrying it, but I got my second one at Sears for about $13.00 (no sales tax).
I find it funny that the complaint is over that part of the deffinition. Last time I checked power meant to have actual ability to change something (or to have power), and super power was power above normal power.
Given these two facts, how can peace freaks of the world be considered a second power? The truth of the matter is that they have no power! Thay haven't changed anything. They've increased the arrests, and in some case proven themselves hipocrits(sp?)--fyi, the college incedent where one prowar supporter was beat up by peace freaks protesting the war. Since they haven't changed anything becaus ethe last time I checked America is still liberating Iraq, they have no power. Since they have no power, they can't be considered a power, and they can most deffinately not be considered a super power.
Most democratic countries allow people to speak their minds to some certain degree. If these people go overboard, or get carried away, then they will be arrested. If they attempt to stop a city, state, country, etc., they'll be warned and then arrested after a little while.
Peace protesters have NO POWER. Thus, they cannot be a super power. I really don't see why they are arguing about the the stupid phrasing when it's a moot(sp) point.
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I doubt it will pass in Mass because there is FAR to many technology companies in Mass, and most would probably move to a near by state (a benefit of being a smaller state) if they had to give up firewalls and such because of this new law. As a side note, New Hampshire, a Mass neighbor, has no sales tax or income tax, and we already get people moving to, shopping, and vacationing up hear to escape Mass taxes and stupid laws. (New York City has the Hamptons, and Mass has New Hampshire.) There's plenty of options for any company that wants to move out of Mass. I will be really surprised if this actually becomes a law because it will hurt them more than help them.
You're assuming that the layoffs are for good reasons. The last company I worked for laid myself and 3 other people off so that the top 4 people could get their annual bonus of $30,000 each and the promoted CEO could get a $30,000 raise.
Most layoff from companies these days are based on the greed of the top employees. Before anyone under the level of management gets laid off, management should have take at least two paycuts totaling to abotu 45% of their income.
If the allegations about the CEO is true, then SUN is descriminating based on race, but that's going to be hard to prove.
The best thiong everyone here could do is write the congressman and senators and ask them to get rid of the H1-Bs in times of high unemployement in the technology industry. Companies abuse H1-Bs. H1-Bs were supposed to allow companies to get employees when they couldn't find any American employees that were suitable, or could be trined. Companies no longer want to train employees who may be competitant in many other things. H1-Bs should be eliminated all together.
This is a quote from Mr. Moore: "We believe you can explore adult themes with adult characters and still tell a ripping good yarn." from this article
So don't let your kids watch this show! I think sci-fi shows show have classical music for their themes. It just seems better that way. He's going to do away with the original theme music!
I would have to agree with you. The only thing I didn't like about Hatch's ideas was that the cylons were cyborgs and the 13th tribe is not earth but the people in white from the original series.
The cylons were robots built the original Cylon race who built their robots smarter than themselves. This is known because Apollo spoke this to Boxy in the original series. This is one of the few facts I remember.
I forgot to mention Baltar is not the betray of humanity on purpose. In this he's seduced by a female cylon robot who looks like a human. Oh yah, the cylons look like humans.
Don't expect you child to be able to watch this show. The original show could have been watch by people of all ages! This is aimed more for the 18 - 25 range, if I remember the articles correctly, with more sexual content than in the past. I won't recomend you let you kids watch this.
The sci-fi channel has been censoring any post on the quality of leadership from Bonnie (head of Sci-fi channel)--i.e. the complaints raised by the massive non-scifi content.
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How many open source projects that you know of use strange questions to filter out possible developers? It's not the same thing because most OSPs don't ask questions like those presented here. Instead, they wait for a developer to prove themselves.
Free speech DOES come at a price, and some leaders of open source projects realise this and keep their mouths shut. When they don't, they try to make it VERY clear that they are expressing their opinion, and they distance their opinion from the project.
Take a look at Linus T. How often have you heard him speak his mind on the latest government issue? You generally don't hear from him, but when you do, it's generally been made clear that he is speaking for himself and not any projects he's involved in at the time. Theo did neither of things, and as a result runs the risk of fund being pulled--both now and in the future.
"Thats the whole problem. Just because free speech comes at a price, doesn't mean it should."
What would you do? Would you force people to buy CDs from RIAA companies that speak their mind and say something a person doesn't agree with? It's the same problem. If you're not buying CDs in protest of what the RIAA is doing, then you are a hipocrit for saying that the other people can't do the same thing for causes they believe in that much.
It's a fact of life that speech has a price--especially free speech. The free in free speech means you're free to say it, but it doesn't mean that you're free from the consequences of what you said. If you run into a crowded market and yell bomb causing wide spread panick (and maybe some injuries and deaths), you will be held responcible for what you said--especially if there was no bomb. It's that simple. The same goes for actors, actresses and open source developers. People have a right to decide where they spend their money.
The old says, "don't bite the hand that feeds you" is a very wise old saying that rings true. By saying what you said, you effectively saying that these people con't have a right to decide where their money is spent.
Given Microsoft's track record with security problems, buggy code--such as infinite registration, and the famous blue screen of death, it's probbably not a good idea to ask Microsoft type questions with Software Engineering candidates because something isn't working.
It won't seem the same without Bill Bixby/Lou Ferrigno playing the main characters. I loved that series as a kid. I am holding my judgement till I see more trailers before I decide if I am going to the movie, but I won't go it if it has anybody on the a boycott list because it's time these rich royalty wanna-bes learn they are not royalty (and the America public will hold them responcible for what they say).
You said:
"To be consistent, they should pull Bill Gates into a hearing and ask him in detail his war views, and if not agreeable, pull the plug on all MS sales. Same with Linux--if Linus is antiwar in any way, Linux should be chucked."
This is pointless. A lot of people have heard of the phrase "don't bite the hand that feeds you". DARPA has a right to fund whom ever they chose. Bill Gates hasn't been given any money to work on a project from DARPA. If they did, and Bill Gates said something similar, then they should pull the money. Let's face it DARPA is really part of the military.
You missing the point. DARPA didn't question him as to what his beliefs were on war. I doubt they cared...until he opened his big, fat, and stupid mouth. If you piss-off someone funding your project, they may pull the funding. It's that simple. You have to live with the results of what you say and do.
High tech jobs will leave a state if it's to restrictive. Take Mass for example. They have a lot of High Tech companies, and they also have several neighbors. If Mass passes a law that restricts these companies too much from competing, then the companies will leave Mass. This will result in Mass losing more Income Tax revenue (which would be a big problem considering they need to make up a lot of money in their budget). A decent amount of the companies would leave for Southern New Hampshire which has no Income Tax or Sales Tax making it easier for the companies.
Why is this interesting, or worth a value of 4? The only thing this comment says is that the kid didn't bother to get the facts when he gambled with his life. There is no nice way to put it.
Even condom manufacturers will admit that condoms are not 100% effect in preventing pregnany or contracting an std (and they don't work at all with some). Chances are you misinterpreted what the teacher said.
The ONLY 100% sure way not to get an STD through sex is not to have sex. Any other way to run a risk of getting an STD through sex. The next best thing is if both partners don't already have an STD, and they are in a committed relationship for life. It's that simple, and not all teenagers choose to have sex. There is enough information out there for you to read if you chose to look it up. Stop blaming the teacher for a choice YOU made. You chose to have sex with an infectted person. You chose not to find out more information before you had sex. There is no real nice way to put it. You gambled with your life and lost it. That can happen when you have sex.
I might be nicer if you contracted it from a bad dentist who chose not to properly clean him/her-self between patients, or if you contracted it through a blood transfusion. From you post, it seems like you contracted it through some sexual act. I am also assuming you don't live in a third country where information is hard to get. Ultimately, you alone are responcible for your actions as I am responcible for my actions.
While I may agree with the gist of what you said, you did get one thing wrong. AIDS is spread through the contact of bodily fluids with an infected persons bodily fluids. Blood is not the only way, another way would be contract with semen.
What is there to study about how AIDS is contracted? We know it's spread through the contact with infected bodily fluid. Who gives a damn is the person who has AIDS is a prostitue, gay, or both. The point is irrelevant, and it's a waste of money to fund stupid studies on the social aspects of how they got AIDS. I can sum up most of the cases with one phrase: "they had sex with someone with AIDS, or HIV". What more is there to know. We won't learn anything useful in the by studying the social aspects of how they got AIDS.
Now, if you're super-rich and want to fund such a research project then go ahead, but in times when we need to be looking at how dollars are spent, the government needs to be more careful on how it spends it's research dollars.
There is one sure fire method of not getting AIDS/HIV, and that is to practice abstinance. You must also know your doctor and dentist, and make sure they have proper screening of blood (and properly dispose of, or clean, equipment). It is immature and childish of you to blame things on the right wing. Abstinance is the ONLY proven method to work ALL of the time. The next best things is to be in a monogomous(spelling?) relationship for the rest of your life.
If you act careless, then you stand a good chance of getting AIDS/HIV. There really isn't anything worth learning about social causes of AIDS. That money is better spent elsewhere.
Why don't you give me millions of dollars and I'll write up a paper on it telling you how AIDS is spread. At this point in time, I'd say your average high school kid should be able to tell you that information.
I had a friend who had both a Model IV and a Color Computer, but I only had a Color Computer. I think I may have seen one or two of the comics, but I was more interested in the programming, and I was more eager to get the lastest issue of the Rainbow magazine.
You can turn off AOL Advertising. That may be hard for you to understand, but it is possible. I actually get more advertising on my yahoo account (and that's maybe 3 a month--email wise from yahoo) than I do on my AOL account email or otherwise, and with the pop-up blocking I get a lot less pop-up ads. Their banner adds are small and don't appear everywhere.
If I had DSL, I'd appreciate the FREE AOL streaming radio more, but I get AOL for free and while it DOES have limitations, it's not as bad as most people here make it out to be.
Some people may have to use AOL because they get it for free, and sometimes that's a necessity--especially when other options use spyware.
AOL is a content provider (not just an ISP), and as such, they provide their users with features that may not be available elsewhere legally in a little while. They have streaming audio in their newest version, and they usually have a link to buy the cd. They are providing an example for member companies of RIAA on how to do business in todays world.
AOL also provides easier ways to block spam. In the mailbox, there is a button to report spam and block it. You may not like AOL, but they are using their wide audence to find spammers. This lawsuit is probably the end results of their efforts (both the users and AOL).
To blindly hate AOL and it's users because it's AOL and/or they use AOL just shows hows immature you really are at heart. It also sounds hipocrytical of you so say what you did.
I have a DORCY solid state LED Flashlight--actually, I have two. I liked it so much I bought it twice (one for home and one for my car). It works great. It doesn't difuse as badly as normal flashlights so it can shine further. Walmart seems to have stopped carrying it, but I got my second one at Sears for about $13.00 (no sales tax).
That is deffinately true.
I find it funny that the complaint is over that part of the deffinition. Last time I checked power meant to have actual ability to change something (or to have power), and super power was power above normal power.
Given these two facts, how can peace freaks of the world be considered a second power? The truth of the matter is that they have no power! Thay haven't changed anything. They've increased the arrests, and in some case proven themselves hipocrits(sp?)--fyi, the college incedent where one prowar supporter was beat up by peace freaks protesting the war. Since they haven't changed anything becaus ethe last time I checked America is still liberating Iraq, they have no power. Since they have no power, they can't be considered a power, and they can most deffinately not be considered a super power.
Most democratic countries allow people to speak their minds to some certain degree. If these people go overboard, or get carried away, then they will be arrested. If they attempt to stop a city, state, country, etc., they'll be warned and then arrested after a little while.
Peace protesters have NO POWER. Thus, they cannot be a super power. I really don't see why they are arguing about the the stupid phrasing when it's a moot(sp) point.
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I doubt it will pass in Mass because there is FAR to many technology companies in Mass, and most would probably move to a near by state (a benefit of being a smaller state) if they had to give up firewalls and such because of this new law. As a side note, New Hampshire, a Mass neighbor, has no sales tax or income tax, and we already get people moving to, shopping, and vacationing up hear to escape Mass taxes and stupid laws. (New York City has the Hamptons, and Mass has New Hampshire.) There's plenty of options for any company that wants to move out of Mass. I will be really surprised if this actually becomes a law because it will hurt them more than help them.
If Microsoft let their old Windows code out, then many people will learn how bad their code really is.
Besides, how would Microsoft make money when legacy bugs are fixed and a superior competing product is produced.
You're assuming that the layoffs are for good reasons. The last company I worked for laid myself and 3 other people off so that the top 4 people could get their annual bonus of $30,000 each and the promoted CEO could get a $30,000 raise.
Most layoff from companies these days are based on the greed of the top employees. Before anyone under the level of management gets laid off, management should have take at least two paycuts totaling to abotu 45% of their income.
If the allegations about the CEO is true, then SUN is descriminating based on race, but that's going to be hard to prove.
The best thiong everyone here could do is write the congressman and senators and ask them to get rid of the H1-Bs in times of high unemployement in the technology industry. Companies abuse H1-Bs. H1-Bs were supposed to allow companies to get employees when they couldn't find any American employees that were suitable, or could be trined. Companies no longer want to train employees who may be competitant in many other things. H1-Bs should be eliminated all together.
Actually, AOL doesn't spam. You can turn off the intorductory pop ups. I haven't gotten a spam from AOL ever.
This is a quote from Mr. Moore:
"We believe you can explore adult themes with adult characters and still tell a ripping good yarn." from this article
So don't let your kids watch this show! I think sci-fi shows show have classical music for their themes. It just seems better that way. He's going to do away with the original theme music!
I would have to agree with you. The only thing I didn't like about Hatch's ideas was that the cylons were cyborgs and the 13th tribe is not earth but the people in white from the original series.
The cylons were robots built the original Cylon race who built their robots smarter than themselves. This is known because Apollo spoke this to Boxy in the original series. This is one of the few facts I remember.
No, actually he's dead--at least last time I checked he was still dead. Unless you believe in Elvis like sitings.
I forgot to mention Baltar is not the betray of humanity on purpose. In this he's seduced by a female cylon robot who looks like a human. Oh yah, the cylons look like humans.
Don't expect you child to be able to watch this show. The original show could have been watch by people of all ages! This is aimed more for the 18 - 25 range, if I remember the articles correctly, with more sexual content than in the past. I won't recomend you let you kids watch this.
The sci-fi channel has been censoring any post on the quality of leadership from Bonnie (head of Sci-fi channel)--i.e. the complaints raised by the massive non-scifi content.
Actually the Cylons look like humans and Baltar isn't the evil scourage of humanity. He's just seduced by a cylon spy.