Maybe "become familiar enough to do useful things with" would be better.
In aviation parlance, it's "Knowing just enough to be dangerous". While Microsoft can enable trained monkeys to run the IT department, it will produce more lock-in, thus more dependency on what will be very expensive paid support if market share reaches a certain mass, and lower salaries. Win-win for the bean counters everywhere.
And you still voted for him? Twice? A vote for Kerry was still a vote for Bush. Well then, if you're not going to hold them up to any standards or ethics, don't expect them to have any. Thus you have the politicians that you desire. And a royal presidency, where laws don't apply...to them. I also think you're misunderstanding the other post. You wouldn't be drunk, would you?
Never said Kennedy was any better, or any different. People of privilege are bound to exploit the system, by definition. And I will put the burden on people who have authority over the rest of us to prove their innocence. We shouldn't be passing this authority to those who don't comply. Wanna make and enforce drug policy? Then you gotta take a piss test, with the results made fully public. You're going to sic the IRS on me? Then I want to know about every penny that has passed through your hands. You have to prove that you didn't violate laws that you are willing to imprison others for. Every lie you tell should be considered perjury, and should be held in contempt when failing to tell the whole truth. I don't care if it's Kennedy, Bush, the pope, whoever. With the authority must come a forfeiture of rights. And I will put the presumption of innocence right up there. Along with any expectation of any privacy over that possessed by the general public. With these conditions more people will see their work for the government as a service, not a career move.
He couldn't either before he was trained to. Could you learn to fly a fighter jet? Probably.
As far as his school is concerned, that's just rinding daddy's coattails. And his business deals with Enron and the Rangers shows just the kind of education he received. It's too bad he's not stupid. That would be his only saving grace.
Most modern stick frame construction houses are vulnerable to a razor knife.
There were thieves in Chicago(and I'm sure elsewhere) that would steal whole garages, bricks and all. Turns out they could sell the bricks. And watch out for stolen manhole covers. That could really hurt. Well, you have the right idea. Don't go through those neighborhoods wearing your nice shoes.
They already have. Here's a little gem from the NYT, "Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the measure "does violence to the Constitution of the United States." Yeah, and she was there holding it down while the rest were raping it, front and back. Nice skirting around the real word, "violate". She's a pig. The fanatics have already taken control of both sides of the Party and voting for it only strengthens it further. An eloquent speaking fanatic is still a fanatic. Don't be fooled. You will get no help from the democratic side. They represent the same interests as the republicans. As both Hillary and Edwards have said, they will both continue to accept money from the lobbyists and from Wall Street. And that's who they will represent, without a doubt. They already do. And besides, the dems were trying to legalize all this kind of stuff during Clinton's term. It was a republican named John McCain(torture and patriot act sellout and savings and loan scandaleer) who made the most fuss against it.
Why? Vote out both faces of the Party. Vote in a non-aligned candidate. And so what that some voted against it? Not enough of them did. The rest can vote against it while being for it, knowing that it will pass anyway. But they look good with all their righteous indignation on the TV. Some of the worst Shakespeare you'll ever see. But oh, so effective.
really are the surrender party. They surrender to Bush at every turn. Let this be a lesson. You will get nowhere with these people. Vote the bums OUT! Or keep your mouths shut!
They would store it in the middle (instead of on the edges, where it could fall off), somewhere like Lebanon, Kansas, equally convenient to both coasts.
One of the most secure voting "machines"(as opposed to machine voting) I've ever seen is made out of cardboard and filled with nothing but air and some paper and the most common virus in its operating system is the Rhinovirus. This thing about having to computerize everything is an unhealthy obsession. Why does everybody think that a crescent wrench makes a good hammer? Hell, these people don't even know which end of the screwdriver to hit.
He isn't exactly an innocent victim and life does tend to suck after you've been caught breaking the law.
Man! I sure hope you never get caught peeing in an alley. The government is out of control because the driver(voter) is asleep at the wheel. There are some laws that have absolutely no right to exist. Getting anybody to give a damn when their favorite TV show is on, and the politician is promising a refrigerator in every pot, is proving to be an interesting challenge. We are all responsible for this. It is not a good thing to let people be treated like this for the protection of commercial interests.
Corporations are more or less extensions of those that own them. To some extent and for all practice reasons, the have as many rights as they do.
There are many economic benefits to incorporating. The very fair trade off is the forfeiture of rights as a person when acting as an officer of the corporation. For instance, they should not be allowed to use corporate money and have any influence over government issues. No donations, no campaign ads, nothing. They should bring up their issues with the public, and let them decide to bring it up to the government or not. They should take their money that "we the people" should control, with our money and with our government, and run, and be grateful we don't take it all. Constitutional rights should not extend into the corporation. A corporate charter is a license, issued by the government. It should come with many more restrictions than it does now. And part of the problem is people thinking of the corporation as a person. In that case, my driver's license is a person. Well, a dead person, since it's expired. And if I'm allowed to get drunk in my house, then I should be allowed to the same on the road.
Wouldn't it be better just to give out a phone number to connect you to the "next available operator"? At least have the site play some nice Muzak while you wait for the results. Interrupting with the occasional "All our operators are currently occupied. Your call will be answered in the order received. Please hold."
"Paid guides" I can see where this will lead. Nothing like a little "commission" to influence said "guide".
And I think Bezos should let what's left of his hair grow out, get a perm, and dye it bright red.
Yeah, It's much worse, But we only have ourselves to blame by buying products under these conditions. We have, by default, accepted it. Someday, the courts may or may not decide whether or not these things are legitimate. Personally I will use my possessions as I see fit. A business doesn't have such luxuries, and they don't seem to care either. They simply do what ever their accountants tell them to do. Legitimacy of such things don't matter, only the cost/benefit ratio does. Just another "whatif" for the spreadsheet. It would help immensely if we stand together and "just say no". That would be our obligation. Standing out by yourself in front of the tank, only to be squished like an ant, doesn't get very far. People tend to regard you as a lunatic, not a hero. And life plods along.
Some of us don't like having to ask permission to use something we own.
Many of these people have been making the claim that you don't own it. You are "licensed" to use it under their conditions. I'm sure it's in that 100k EULA somewhere. I don't know how far this has gone through the court system.
I'll second that. To me all they did was change the look and double the hardware requirements. It's just not worth the hassle from an office standpoint. And I do have driver problems, with HP printers of all things. They're still selling stock that doesn't include the Vista drivers out of the box, requiring a 100-200 meg download. Not too helpful for those without internet or on dialup.
Considering their vested interests, I understand their desire to keep their broken-legged horse alive. Tell you all what, bring back the original duration of copyright(14-17 years) and similar for patents, prohibit squatting, and I'll crawl back into my hole.
...more major companies will start lobbying for patent reform...
I doubt very much what they will lobby for can be called anything resembling "reform". I believe they'll just look for someway to protect themselves from lawsuits despite whatever violations they are committing. Something akin to tort or bankruptcy "reform" that's always being pushed through congress. People just have to own up to the fact that there is only one solution to all this. Until then, all this patent and copyright trolling will only become more widespread and profitable, bring real innovation to a complete standstill, and 500 years from now we will still be powering our transportation with petroleum.
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Maybe "become familiar enough to do useful things with" would be better.
In aviation parlance, it's "Knowing just enough to be dangerous". While Microsoft can enable trained monkeys to run the IT department, it will produce more lock-in, thus more dependency on what will be very expensive paid support if market share reaches a certain mass, and lower salaries. Win-win for the bean counters everywhere.
Or they'll vaporize the universe with this contraption. I suppose somebody's out there looking to make a weapon out of the thing.
Yeah, but everything ends up looking like this
And you still voted for him? Twice? A vote for Kerry was still a vote for Bush. Well then, if you're not going to hold them up to any standards or ethics, don't expect them to have any. Thus you have the politicians that you desire. And a royal presidency, where laws don't apply...to them. I also think you're misunderstanding the other post. You wouldn't be drunk, would you?
Never said Kennedy was any better, or any different. People of privilege are bound to exploit the system, by definition. And I will put the burden on people who have authority over the rest of us to prove their innocence. We shouldn't be passing this authority to those who don't comply. Wanna make and enforce drug policy? Then you gotta take a piss test, with the results made fully public. You're going to sic the IRS on me? Then I want to know about every penny that has passed through your hands. You have to prove that you didn't violate laws that you are willing to imprison others for. Every lie you tell should be considered perjury, and should be held in contempt when failing to tell the whole truth. I don't care if it's Kennedy, Bush, the pope, whoever. With the authority must come a forfeiture of rights. And I will put the presumption of innocence right up there. Along with any expectation of any privacy over that possessed by the general public. With these conditions more people will see their work for the government as a service, not a career move.
Those books are easier to "hack" than a voting machine. With that kind of money, I can buy a diploma, too.
Can you fly a fighter jet? I can't.
He couldn't either before he was trained to. Could you learn to fly a fighter jet? Probably.
As far as his school is concerned, that's just rinding daddy's coattails. And his business deals with Enron and the Rangers shows just the kind of education he received. It's too bad he's not stupid. That would be his only saving grace.
Most modern stick frame construction houses are vulnerable to a razor knife.
There were thieves in Chicago(and I'm sure elsewhere) that would steal whole garages, bricks and all. Turns out they could sell the bricks. And watch out for stolen manhole covers. That could really hurt. Well, you have the right idea. Don't go through those neighborhoods wearing your nice shoes.
...the fanatics WILL take control.
They already have. Here's a little gem from the NYT, "Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the measure "does violence to the Constitution of the United States." Yeah, and she was there holding it down while the rest were raping it, front and back. Nice skirting around the real word, "violate". She's a pig. The fanatics have already taken control of both sides of the Party and voting for it only strengthens it further. An eloquent speaking fanatic is still a fanatic. Don't be fooled. You will get no help from the democratic side. They represent the same interests as the republicans. As both Hillary and Edwards have said, they will both continue to accept money from the lobbyists and from Wall Street. And that's who they will represent, without a doubt. They already do. And besides, the dems were trying to legalize all this kind of stuff during Clinton's term. It was a republican named John McCain(torture and patriot act sellout and savings and loan scandaleer) who made the most fuss against it.
Why? Vote out both faces of the Party. Vote in a non-aligned candidate. And so what that some voted against it? Not enough of them did. The rest can vote against it while being for it, knowing that it will pass anyway. But they look good with all their righteous indignation on the TV. Some of the worst Shakespeare you'll ever see. But oh, so effective.
Why do they put door locks on a convertible?
really are the surrender party. They surrender to Bush at every turn. Let this be a lesson. You will get nowhere with these people. Vote the bums OUT! Or keep your mouths shut!
They would store it in the middle (instead of on the edges, where it could fall off), somewhere like Lebanon, Kansas, equally convenient to both coasts.
One of the most secure voting "machines"(as opposed to machine voting) I've ever seen is made out of cardboard and filled with nothing but air and some paper and the most common virus in its operating system is the Rhinovirus. This thing about having to computerize everything is an unhealthy obsession. Why does everybody think that a crescent wrench makes a good hammer? Hell, these people don't even know which end of the screwdriver to hit.
He isn't exactly an innocent victim and life does tend to suck after you've been caught breaking the law.
Man! I sure hope you never get caught peeing in an alley. The government is out of control because the driver(voter) is asleep at the wheel. There are some laws that have absolutely no right to exist. Getting anybody to give a damn when their favorite TV show is on, and the politician is promising a refrigerator in every pot, is proving to be an interesting challenge. We are all responsible for this. It is not a good thing to let people be treated like this for the protection of commercial interests.
Corporations are more or less extensions of those that own them. To some extent and for all practice reasons, the have as many rights as they do.
There are many economic benefits to incorporating. The very fair trade off is the forfeiture of rights as a person when acting as an officer of the corporation. For instance, they should not be allowed to use corporate money and have any influence over government issues. No donations, no campaign ads, nothing. They should bring up their issues with the public, and let them decide to bring it up to the government or not. They should take their money that "we the people" should control, with our money and with our government, and run, and be grateful we don't take it all. Constitutional rights should not extend into the corporation. A corporate charter is a license, issued by the government. It should come with many more restrictions than it does now. And part of the problem is people thinking of the corporation as a person. In that case, my driver's license is a person. Well, a dead person, since it's expired. And if I'm allowed to get drunk in my house, then I should be allowed to the same on the road.
Wouldn't it be better just to give out a phone number to connect you to the "next available operator"? At least have the site play some nice Muzak while you wait for the results. Interrupting with the occasional "All our operators are currently occupied. Your call will be answered in the order received. Please hold."
"Paid guides"
I can see where this will lead. Nothing like a little "commission" to influence said "guide".
And I think Bezos should let what's left of his hair grow out, get a perm, and dye it bright red.
Well, at least they'll be half right. 33%?
If you have to pay a guy $10K to keep quiet after you shoot him, then you should learn more about "gun control".
Yeah, It's much worse, But we only have ourselves to blame by buying products under these conditions. We have, by default, accepted it. Someday, the courts may or may not decide whether or not these things are legitimate. Personally I will use my possessions as I see fit. A business doesn't have such luxuries, and they don't seem to care either. They simply do what ever their accountants tell them to do. Legitimacy of such things don't matter, only the cost/benefit ratio does. Just another "whatif" for the spreadsheet. It would help immensely if we stand together and "just say no". That would be our obligation. Standing out by yourself in front of the tank, only to be squished like an ant, doesn't get very far. People tend to regard you as a lunatic, not a hero. And life plods along.
Some of us don't like having to ask permission to use something we own.
Many of these people have been making the claim that you don't own it. You are "licensed" to use it under their conditions. I'm sure it's in that 100k EULA somewhere. I don't know how far this has gone through the court system.
I'll second that. To me all they did was change the look and double the hardware requirements. It's just not worth the hassle from an office standpoint. And I do have driver problems, with HP printers of all things. They're still selling stock that doesn't include the Vista drivers out of the box, requiring a 100-200 meg download. Not too helpful for those without internet or on dialup.
Considering their vested interests, I understand their desire to keep their broken-legged horse alive. Tell you all what, bring back the original duration of copyright(14-17 years) and similar for patents, prohibit squatting, and I'll crawl back into my hole.
...more major companies will start lobbying for patent reform...
I doubt very much what they will lobby for can be called anything resembling "reform". I believe they'll just look for someway to protect themselves from lawsuits despite whatever violations they are committing. Something akin to tort or bankruptcy "reform" that's always being pushed through congress. People just have to own up to the fact that there is only one solution to all this. Until then, all this patent and copyright trolling will only become more widespread and profitable, bring real innovation to a complete standstill, and 500 years from now we will still be powering our transportation with petroleum.
I'm pretty sure it could run on flour for example
We've been saying it for over forty years, *Flour Power, baby*.