Well the SMindstorm (tm) series was actually quite revolutionary until it was found that by actually handling the pieces too long would cause abnormal side-affects, shortning of the genetalia and uncontrollable flatulence.
Fortunately this was soon discovered and covered up. A new version of the series was released with the shortened title 'Mindstorm'. The only side-affect from this product appears to be a loss of brain cells, which is usually caused by the action of slamming one's head against the wall in frustration of getting one's bot to do things correctly.
Seriously though, Lego Mindstorm (Invention Sys) is great and definitely worth it. Especially the Add-On pack [Extreme Creatures]. I have had fun pitting my robot against my friend's in the basement. We have them programmed to attack and dismantle any robot they come across.
It is too bad how the U.S. has degenerated so much, to the point where people may sue others without logical reason or out of greed. Other countries have adapted much more secure and intelligent methods where the attacking party is fined and prosecuted when failing to successfully prosecute so that the party that is hurt can be reimbursed for the insane costs of defending itself.
The government is the one responsible in this case, those that are purchasing guns outside of Chicago are the ones ultimately doing the wrong.
If the city of Chicago were to illegalize hammers within it's city limits and someone were to drive out to a Wal-Mart and purchase a hammer outside the city limits and then drive back to the city to do whatever it is they planned on doing with it, then would Wal-Mart, or the manufacturers of Hammer's be held accountable?
It may sound silly, but that is exactly what is occuring. Both are tools, both have good and bad uses. What someones does with either is up to their conscience.
There was a poll on the television the other night that said 98% of people think it would be alright for someone to use their celluar telephone after a car crash, but 2% said it would *still* be wrong for people to use it then.
Who the hell in their right mind would hate celluar phones so much that they would say it is wrong for people to use it even after a terrible accident?
The poll was total BS! They never polled anyone, they just pull that stuff right out of where the sun don't shine and use it to back up their BS.
They may have responded like its no big deal, yet if all they said is true, the keys are still there! The CSP's they speak of could have been handled through another method, and surely not as inconspicuous as they are now.
Secondly, how can we know the validity of their arguments? For an example one must merely take a look at BackOrifice.
Once again I feel even more secure staying in my safe Linux environment, I have access to the code and that is great leap above and beyond anything that Microsoft can offer me.
You people are talking about how this is good for the Open Source community, and aren't even really expressing the extreme sense of betrayal you should be feeling.
This a horribly wicked infringement on our Privacy and on the Privacy of others.. this had better reach the ears of the populace. For once a wide-spread scare such as as the one that this might incur could actually produce "helpful" legislation, instead of the backwards kind that always seems to arrise from terrible events but actually ends up doing no good... from this we may actually be able to get some good done.
Sure, I am now secure in my Privacy, I am behind a firewall, I'm starting to use SSH, I really only use Linux as my main OS (though I do use Solaris and plan on trying out FreeBSD). However, we mustn't forget our "friends" that use WinX or those we work with.
First the government took away the peoples rights to own firearms and had all of them destroyed (at a loss of thousands and thousands of dollars).
Now they're actually enforcing stupid laws such as these, knowing that there's nothing the people can do to stop them.
What are they going to fight with... protests?.. seems like free speech is likely to go next.. guns?.. (oops they don't have any!) sticks and stones?..
That place was originally an english penal colony, it looks like the people are just trying to get back to their roots. (and I don't mean the good ol' *NIX kind either;-)
Damn straight! Just like many unfortunate souls I am constantly forced to use Win95 (*gasp*), yes its true...why you ask? Two reasons.
The first is games and then only a select few (MechCommander, Shattered Light, and Diablo2 when it comes out). Even then I am currently in the process of getting these working under WINE.
The second is DVD! If they are able to get this going under Linux, then I will finally have one more good reason not to bootup into that degenerate OS.
I use StarOffice for work, I use Xanim/mtvp for viewing movies, X11amp and XMCD for music, Netscape for web-browsing, GIMP and XV for graphics, Xcdroast for duping and backups, lastly other small utilities for handling my network (firewall, IP masquerading, DHCP connection, etc.). I hope to god that I can add DVD to my list soon.
I'm sorry, however, you have no idea what you are talking about. I *was* at the convention and I did get to stand there for a little while checking out the penguins.
They diddn't "shocked" or "unhappy", they looked just the same as they do in zoo's I have visited in the past.
They waddled around for a while, and were being taken care of quite nicely. Nor were there "hundreds" of people yelling at them or teasing them in any manner. The area in question was actually quite serene and people would merely take a look at them, make a crack or two and then continue on to check out other Linux displays.
In fact had they been replaced by walking cats, they would have appeared just as calm and comfortable as they did. Also many "wild animals" are made into house pets, and they live perfectly normal happy lives.
Certainly you're going a little too far, but I entirely agree that things can only become steadily worse (as hard as that is to imagine.. try buying multiple tickets!).
Age on the part of the person shouldn't really make any difference. (Albeit a 2 year-old isn't going to know anything, and a 110 year-old probably isn't going to remember anything). However, it seems to me like it's the experiance behind the person. A 35 year-old who just picked up his first C book isn't going to know more than a 19 year yold who mastered C++ at the age of 15.
Also, an 18 year-old who is just entering college to study in "Computing" is going to be puny compared to a 50 year-old who has been software and hardware engineering for nearly 20 years. After all, we all get old, dont we? (Oh yeah, except for me of course, I'm Immortal;-)
Woah! Calm down buddy! I think you went too far calling them Zombies! A Bunch of unsympathetic, homophobic, nazi-creeps they may be.. but cmon.. zombies?
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Well the SMindstorm (tm) series was actually quite revolutionary until it was found that by actually handling the pieces too long would cause abnormal side-affects, shortning of the genetalia and uncontrollable flatulence.
Fortunately this was soon discovered and covered up. A new version of the series was released with the shortened title 'Mindstorm'. The only side-affect from this product appears to be a loss of brain cells, which is usually caused by the action of slamming one's head against the wall in frustration of getting one's bot to do things correctly.
Seriously though, Lego Mindstorm (Invention Sys) is great and definitely worth it. Especially the Add-On pack [Extreme Creatures]. I have had fun pitting my robot against my friend's in the basement. We have them programmed to attack and dismantle any robot they come across.
It is too bad how the U.S. has degenerated so much, to the point where people may sue others without logical reason or out of greed. Other countries have adapted much more secure and intelligent methods where the attacking party is fined and prosecuted when failing to successfully prosecute so that the party that is hurt can be reimbursed for the insane costs of defending itself.
The government is the one responsible in this case, those that are purchasing guns outside of Chicago are the ones ultimately doing the wrong.
If the city of Chicago were to illegalize hammers within it's city limits and someone were to drive out to a Wal-Mart and purchase a hammer outside the city limits and then drive back to the city to do whatever it is they planned on doing with it, then would Wal-Mart, or the manufacturers of Hammer's be held accountable?
It may sound silly, but that is exactly what is occuring. Both are tools, both have good and bad uses. What someones does with either is up to their conscience.
There was a poll on the television the other night that said 98% of people think it would be alright for someone to use their celluar telephone after a car crash, but 2% said it would *still* be wrong for people to use it then.
Who the hell in their right mind would hate celluar phones so much that they would say it is wrong for people to use it even after a terrible accident?
The poll was total BS! They never polled anyone, they just pull that stuff right out of where the sun don't shine and use it to back up their BS.
A gun is a tool. Just like any other tool it can be used for one of it's intended purposes, or wrongfully.
A hammer is used correctly when it is used to hammer a nail into a board, but not when it is used to hammer a nail into someone's skull.
A gun is used correctly when it is used to hammer a bullet into an attacker, but now when it is sued to hammer a bullet into an innocent's skull.
They may have responded like its no big deal, yet if all they said is true, the keys are still there! The CSP's they speak of could have been handled through another method, and surely not as inconspicuous as they are now.
Secondly, how can we know the validity of their arguments? For an example one must merely take a look at BackOrifice.
Once again I feel even more secure staying in my safe Linux environment, I have access to the code and that is great leap above and beyond anything that Microsoft can offer me.
You people are talking about how this is good for the Open Source community, and aren't even really expressing the extreme sense of betrayal you should be feeling.
This a horribly wicked infringement on our Privacy and on the Privacy of others.. this had better reach the ears of the populace. For once a wide-spread scare such as as the one that this might incur could actually produce "helpful" legislation, instead of the backwards kind that always seems to arrise from terrible events but actually ends up doing no good... from this we may actually be able to get some good done.
Sure, I am now secure in my Privacy, I am behind a firewall, I'm starting to use SSH, I really only use Linux as my main OS (though I do use Solaris and plan on trying out FreeBSD). However, we mustn't forget our "friends" that use WinX or those we work with.
First the government took away the peoples rights to own firearms and had all of them destroyed (at a loss of thousands and thousands of dollars).
;-)
Now they're actually enforcing stupid laws such as these, knowing that there's nothing the people can do to stop them.
What are they going to fight with... protests?.. seems like free speech is likely to go next.. guns?.. (oops they don't have any!) sticks and stones?..
That place was originally an english penal colony, it looks like the people are just trying to get back to their roots. (and I don't mean the good ol' *NIX kind either
Damn straight! Just like many unfortunate souls I am constantly forced to use Win95 (*gasp*), yes its true...why you ask? Two reasons.
The first is games and then only a select few (MechCommander, Shattered Light, and Diablo2 when it comes out). Even then I am currently in the process of getting these working under WINE.
The second is DVD! If they are able to get this going under Linux, then I will finally have one more good reason not to bootup into that degenerate OS.
I use StarOffice for work, I use Xanim/mtvp for viewing movies, X11amp and XMCD for music, Netscape for web-browsing, GIMP and XV for graphics, Xcdroast for duping and backups, lastly other small utilities for handling my network (firewall, IP masquerading, DHCP connection, etc.). I hope to god that I can add DVD to my list soon.
I'm sorry, however, you have no idea what you are talking about. I *was* at the convention and I did get to stand there for a little while checking out the penguins.
They diddn't "shocked" or "unhappy", they looked just the same as they do in zoo's I have visited in the past.
They waddled around for a while, and were being taken care of quite nicely. Nor were there "hundreds" of people yelling at them or teasing them in any manner. The area in question was actually quite serene and people would merely take a look at them, make a crack or two and then continue on to check out other Linux displays.
In fact had they been replaced by walking cats, they would have appeared just as calm and comfortable as they did. Also many "wild animals" are made into house pets, and they live perfectly normal happy lives.
Certainly you're going a little too far, but I entirely agree that things can only become steadily worse (as hard as that is to imagine.. try buying multiple tickets!).
Age on the part of the person shouldn't really make any difference. (Albeit a 2 year-old isn't going to know anything, and a 110 year-old probably isn't going to remember anything). However, it seems to me like it's the experiance behind the person. A 35 year-old who just picked up his first C book isn't going to know more than a 19 year yold who mastered C++ at the age of 15.
;-)
Also, an 18 year-old who is just entering college to study in "Computing" is going to be puny compared to a 50 year-old who has been software and hardware engineering for nearly 20 years. After all, we all get old, dont we? (Oh yeah, except for me of course, I'm Immortal
LWD: Linux World Domination
;-)
Now that the Japanese are getting smart to Linux, hopefully the U.S. will follow in these wise footsteps.
(Also, hopefully with the Debian distribution
Woah! Calm down buddy! I think you went too far
calling them Zombies! A Bunch of unsympathetic, homophobic, nazi-creeps they may be.. but cmon.. zombies?