Of course, we could find another corrupt organization to control distribution or, even more radical, let the localities KEEP their money and spend it on the things they need instead of keep bureaucrats employed.
Oh wait, this is/. and not the WSJ discussion forum.
No kidding. Michael Powell pointed this out when they were looking to loosen ownership restrictions for news outlets in a region. Everyone took it to mean that Bush et al. wanted more corporate ownership in markets, but Powell pointed out that it only applied to local ownership and over 70% of homes, by having cable or satellite, were already living outside of the regulation. However, every time they try to change anythying the press makes it out like corporate cronyism, especially because Westinghouse would die in certain markets, like Philly, if there ever were real competition.
But the Patriot Act merely extends investigatory rights based on supposed terrorism similarly to how RICO works for racketeering. The threat to individuals is no greater and no less than it was previously, and the threshhold for proving racketeering is a lot lower than terrorism. I can't figure out why people get so bunged up about this.
You understand the only reasons the manufacturing firms left the U.S. was because of increased taxes and regulation. If you want them back, then cut taxes and regulation -- problem solved. Or you can get China and India to create as much bureacracy as we do. Fat chance. They're not that dumb.
I'll probably get modded as flaming, but... If it's a tool that will help developers working in XML it shuold be promoted. If you don't wnat to read it, then don't. Nobody's forcing you.
I've had enough of these experiences, and have had enough friends with more interesting experiences, that if a self-important cop comes up on the street and asks for my name, I might decide to tell him "John Smith". Or, perhaps I'll excercise this right to silence I'm supposed to have...
So because you've met cops with 'attitude' you're going to cop one with them?
Can I point out that 'right to remain silent' deals with the arrest portion of events and not the 'stop' portion of the program? And can you see the difference, because legally, they are defined differently.
Saying that I do not have a right to be anonymous is saying that it is right and proper for an agent of the state to threaten me to make me divulge my name.
That's a wonderful example of truly horrible logic.
Bad logic structure aside, if you find yourself harassed, you do have legal recourse. Seriously. A guilty conscience doesn't mean you have to be paranoid.
Totally OT, but remember the David Lee Roth video where the chich says, "Ohh Dave, you've got Char-AS-ma!" Drives my dad wild when I pronounce it that way.
You know the Sherman Act was about chickens? You know it was about preventing others from doing business? You know Microsoft has not prevented anyone from doing business. I understand the 'predatory business practice' argument. But this kind of nonsensical barrier to business development is what makes companies move offshore.
Nowadays, of course, "professional" has come to be a synonym of "expert,"
Not really. At least, not once you work with 'professionals'. One is merely paid, the other is an expert -- you don't need to be a rocket scientist to see the difference. Lots of NBA players don't know how to either trap or break a trap. Sure they're professionals, but they know NOTHING about the game.
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Actually, if you follow the link, there's a space where you can suggest what the prizes should be for.
Facts here, doofus.
It sounds like they couldn't do it with a fountain pen (maybe they weren't skilled enough), but could with other tools.
Small point: BICs are ballpoint pens, not fountain pens. There is a difference.
Of course, we could find another corrupt organization to control distribution or, even more radical, let the localities KEEP their money and spend it on the things they need instead of keep bureaucrats employed. Oh wait, this is /. and not the WSJ discussion forum.
No kidding.
Michael Powell pointed this out when they were looking to loosen ownership restrictions for news outlets in a region.
Everyone took it to mean that Bush et al. wanted more corporate ownership in markets, but Powell pointed out that it only applied to local ownership and over 70% of homes, by having cable or satellite, were already living outside of the regulation.
However, every time they try to change anythying the press makes it out like corporate cronyism, especially because Westinghouse would die in certain markets, like Philly, if there ever were real competition.
But the Patriot Act merely extends investigatory rights based on supposed terrorism similarly to how RICO works for racketeering.
The threat to individuals is no greater and no less than it was previously, and the threshhold for proving racketeering is a lot lower than terrorism.
I can't figure out why people get so bunged up about this.
You understand the only reasons the manufacturing firms left the U.S. was because of increased taxes and regulation.
If you want them back, then cut taxes and regulation -- problem solved.
Or you can get China and India to create as much bureacracy as we do. Fat chance. They're not that dumb.
John Ashcroft is fighting for greater privacy for email?
Wonder how the groupthink will justify this.
I'll probably get modded as flaming, but...
If it's a tool that will help developers working in XML it shuold be promoted.
If you don't wnat to read it, then don't.
Nobody's forcing you.
My company tried getting into XML but found that HTML solves most of our issues, while XML was way too complicated for our web pages.
I mean, we couldn't even find a tag for BOLD. Any tool that will make XML easier would sure be welcome by the developers at our firm.
Even if I'm not using it to support my case?
That's smart.
I've had enough of these experiences, and have had enough friends with more interesting experiences, that if a self-important cop comes up on the street and asks for my name, I might decide to tell him "John Smith". Or, perhaps I'll excercise this right to silence I'm supposed to have...
So because you've met cops with 'attitude' you're going to cop one with them?
Can I point out that 'right to remain silent' deals with the arrest portion of events and not the 'stop' portion of the program? And can you see the difference, because legally, they are defined differently.
Of course, IANAL.
Saying that I do not have a right to be anonymous is saying that it is right and proper for an agent of the state to threaten me to make me divulge my name.
That's a wonderful example of truly horrible logic.
Bad logic structure aside, if you find yourself harassed, you do have legal recourse. Seriously. A guilty conscience doesn't mean you have to be paranoid.
Sure, hydrogen has a fraction of the mass of air at STP, but you are still talking about tons of it.
Man, that's funny.
By height.
Totally OT, but remember the David Lee Roth video where the chich says, "Ohh Dave, you've got Char-AS-ma!"
Drives my dad wild when I pronounce it that way.
When you say 'time travel' do you mean according to Terminator rules, or Back to the Future rules?
Any chance of creating a connector for Notes/Domino?
And yes, I know about Lotus Workplace already, just wondering if any alternatives might exist.
You know the Sherman Act was about chickens?
You know it was about preventing others from doing business?
You know Microsoft has not prevented anyone from doing business. I understand the 'predatory business practice' argument.
But this kind of nonsensical barrier to business development is what makes companies move offshore.
*insert Slashbot Groupthink anti-Micro$oft comment*
(I'll take the pro-Capitalist Karma hit.)
Nowadays, of course, "professional" has come to be a synonym of "expert,"
Not really. At least, not once you work with 'professionals'. One is merely paid, the other is an expert -- you don't need to be a rocket scientist to see the difference. Lots of NBA players don't know how to either trap or break a trap. Sure they're professionals, but they know NOTHING about the game.
Aesthetic values is not inherently non-intrinsic by nature.
Although it's just probably not that obvious to someone of your tastes.
How do JavaServer Faces compare? Anyone use them for a web application yet?
Haven't built anything with them yet, but I've been throwing around the buzzword for a few weeks now.
Lighten up, Francis.
I thought they called those places 'Universities'. ;-)