I'm not insulting minix when I call it a toy, because I like toys. Do you like toys? But surely you can admit that in terms of capabilities and sophistication, minix is a toy compared to linux, micro/macro kernel arguments notwithstanding.
You said "Disagree he might, but linux is now deployed in the data centers of fortune 1000 companies worldwide, while minix is still an educational toy."
You may not be insulting Minix, but you are criticising it. You say it's "a toy compared to Linux" but it's supposed to be simple; you say that it's not been widely deployed but it was never supposed to be. Minix is a simple OS useful for teaching the principles of OS programming. Saying that Linux is better than Minix because of Minix's simplicity and limited capability is completely missing the point.
PS It was Bank of Scotland I've seen a BSOD on one of their machines before. Annoying since the branch was closed and the nearest other machine was in completely the opposite direction to where I was going.
Look at what anonimity does on the internet, and then ask yourself if it makes a difference... They're scared that someone's going to goatse the plane?
Only problem is, there has not been a school shooting I know if that was not perpetrated by a student who is authorized to be at that school. The Dunblane school shooting was perpetrated by a non-student who had no business in the school.
Of course, that's not to say that mandatory ID badges would somehow have prevented it.
"Restoration of voting rights for former felons": Not sure. Is a felon that has served its sentence entitled to the same rights as others?
If someone has served their sentence then they have "payed thier debt to society", so why shouldn't they be able to vote? It seems to me that allowing ex-cons to fully participate in society would help rehabilitate them. (Though I have nothing other than my gut feeling to back that up.) Disallowing them from ever voting again would seem to send a message that they are not part of society. If society rejects them why shouldn't they reject society?
Also, if ex-felons form a large enough voting block to swing the outcome of an election, that probaly means there is something deeply wrong with the laws that made them felons in the first place. I seriously doubt that the murderer block vote would ever be large enough to be able to get murder legalised; but those convicted of drugs possession[1] on the other hand might be able to influence drugs laws.
[1]Is this ever a felony? I'm not up to speed with you crazy foreigners' laws. If not, finding a suitable example is left as an exrecise for the reader.
Shouldn't that really be the ??AA, not **AA ? Or do you have something against the Automobile Associaton of America, Alcoholics Anonymous and every other organisation who's acronym ends with two A's?
A better solution is for mail to be delivered through a letter flap cut into your front door. Now it is secure in your home rather than out in the street.
Q: How many AOLers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: One.... and >>>>>>>>me too!!! >>>>>>>me to!!!111!! >>>>>>me too >>>>>me t00! >>>>me too!!!!!! >>>me too!!!!! >>mt! >me to! me too!!!!
Offense is in some cases harm. You say yourself that only "in some cases" is offense harmful so you obviously accept that offense is not inherantly harmful. So, please provide an example of when offense causes harm beyond that offense.
If it can prevent crimes/terrorism, or at give the authorities a clue on who did sent what, i dont have a problem about getting my picture take.. Its already on dozens of other surveillance videos, and I havent seen people complaining about that..
Are you trolling? Just for starters read any slashdot story related to surveillance and you'll find dozens of people complaining.
Probaly because Centigrade and Fahrenheit don't have their zeros at "no temperature". Do you mean 200 degress of the Fahrenheit scale, or the point 200 degress above zero Fahrenheit, and which does Google think that you mean?
You are grossly misrepresenting the positions of Christians, who are are very strong supporters of blood and organ donation. Churches often host blood drives. Some churches have gone door to door passing out organ donation cards. Blood drives and organ donation campaigns are popular Eagle Scout projects. It is because of the sanctity of life that we do support this science.
You forgot about the Jehovah's Witnessess.
Besides, I think that Rui del-Negro wasn't claiming that all, or even the majority, of Christians believe blood/organ donation was immoral but rather that vandan's position on experiments with rat brains was as absurd as claiming blood/organ donation was immoral.
"Due to my promise to S. Pammer that I would not disclose his name in this report, some facts have been anonymised. S. Pammer is of course not his real name, nor does he sell canned meat. Besides, his identity isn't relevant (there are more small spammers who operate in this manner): the real meat is in the numbers and methods involved. And the numbers and methods are truthfully reported."
Do you only read alternate paragraphs as a time saving measure?
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But Num Lock and and Scroll Lock make Caps Lock redundant if that's all you ever use it for.
Does Amazon accept cash? Or anyone else offering mail order products or downloads? If the RIAA decide that their music can only be sold online for download to these fingerprint protected players then people won't be able to pay with cash.
Slashdot Mirror
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/341 6437.stm
They couldn't afford to fight the BPI, so the legality of importing CDs was never tested in the courts.
I'm not insulting minix when I call it a toy, because I like toys. Do you like toys? But surely you can admit that in terms of capabilities and sophistication, minix is a toy compared to linux, micro/macro kernel arguments notwithstanding.
You said "Disagree he might, but linux is now deployed in the data centers of fortune 1000 companies worldwide, while minix is still an educational toy."
You may not be insulting Minix, but you are criticising it. You say it's "a toy compared to Linux" but it's supposed to be simple; you say that it's not been widely deployed but it was never supposed to be. Minix is a simple OS useful for teaching the principles of OS programming. Saying that Linux is better than Minix because of Minix's simplicity and limited capability is completely missing the point.
PS It was Bank of Scotland
I've seen a BSOD on one of their machines before. Annoying since the branch was closed and the nearest other machine was in completely the opposite direction to where I was going.
Look at what anonimity does on the internet, and then ask yourself if it makes a difference ...
They're scared that someone's going to goatse the plane?
Only problem is, there has not been a school shooting I know if that was not perpetrated by a student who is authorized to be at that school.
The Dunblane school shooting was perpetrated by a non-student who had no business in the school.
Of course, that's not to say that mandatory ID badges would somehow have prevented it.
Does Salvador Allende count? He was a Marxist.
I've never heard of anyone contesting the validity of the ballot in his election.
If someone has served their sentence then they have "payed thier debt to society", so why shouldn't they be able to vote? It seems to me that allowing ex-cons to fully participate in society would help rehabilitate them. (Though I have nothing other than my gut feeling to back that up.) Disallowing them from ever voting again would seem to send a message that they are not part of society. If society rejects them why shouldn't they reject society?
Also, if ex-felons form a large enough voting block to swing the outcome of an election, that probaly means there is something deeply wrong with the laws that made them felons in the first place. I seriously doubt that the murderer block vote would ever be large enough to be able to get murder legalised; but those convicted of drugs possession[1] on the other hand might be able to influence drugs laws.
[1]Is this ever a felony? I'm not up to speed with you crazy foreigners' laws. If not, finding a suitable example is left as an exrecise for the reader.
It hasn't changed. He's talking bollocks.
If you have a TV (and that includes a computer with TV card) then you are required to pay the license.
Then why is it that most advertising I see contains little, if any, factual information about the product?
30 mins qualifies as a short?
Shouldn't that really be the ??AA, not **AA ? Or do you have something against the Automobile Associaton of America, Alcoholics Anonymous and every other organisation who's acronym ends with two A's?
A weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel.
So every weapon ever made is a WMD. Cool.
A better solution is for mail to be delivered through a letter flap cut into your front door. Now it is secure in your home rather than out in the street.
Q: How many AOLers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: One.... and
>>>>>>>>me too!!!
>>>>>>>me to!!!111!!
>>>>>>me too
>>>>>me t00!
>>>>me too!!!!!!
>>>me too!!!!!
>>mt!
>me to!
me too!!!!
What, no top posting?
"No significance"? To who? If it was someone you knew on death row, or even you, would it still be "of no significance"?
Offense is in some cases harm.
You say yourself that only "in some cases" is offense harmful so you obviously accept that offense is not inherantly harmful. So, please provide an example of when offense causes harm beyond that offense.
Are you trolling? Just for starters read any slashdot story related to surveillance and you'll find dozens of people complaining.
Gandalf went to visit Tom towards the end of RotK (the book).
Probaly because Centigrade and Fahrenheit don't have their zeros at "no temperature". Do you mean 200 degress of the Fahrenheit scale, or the point 200 degress above zero Fahrenheit, and which does Google think that you mean?
You forgot about the Jehovah's Witnessess.
Besides, I think that Rui del-Negro wasn't claiming that all, or even the majority, of Christians believe blood/organ donation was immoral but rather that vandan's position on experiments with rat brains was as absurd as claiming blood/organ donation was immoral.
"Due to my promise to S. Pammer that I would not disclose his name in this report, some facts have been anonymised. S. Pammer is of course not his real name, nor does he sell canned meat. Besides, his identity isn't relevant (there are more small spammers who operate in this manner): the real meat is in the numbers and methods involved. And the numbers and methods are truthfully reported."
Do you only read alternate paragraphs as a time saving measure?
But Num Lock and and Scroll Lock make Caps Lock redundant if that's all you ever use it for.
Does Amazon accept cash? Or anyone else offering mail order products or downloads? If the RIAA decide that their music can only be sold online for download to these fingerprint protected players then people won't be able to pay with cash.
Like the parent said: porn.
None of the present incumbents maybe, but you could vote for the Green party. IIRC they're against this sort of thing.