When the federal government has a centralized database of the health history of every citizen, just wait and see the legislation spew forth managing even more aspects of our lives.
Having grown up in Germany I can't really say that the Government has a centralized DB. Actually it goes a lot further than this, documents have to be destroyed after 5 years and there are bodies who are controlling this, so from that stand point my privacy is better covered in Europe than it is in the US.
Also, watch as people who refuse to pay the added payroll taxes get sent to prison for their insolence.
They usually don't send you to prison for not paying your taxes (besides, when you're employed your employer is automatically taking this from your paycheck, if you're self employed you can "opt-out" since a couple of years and privately insure yourself, usually it is more expensive though.
In a free country, the government has no role in directing the individual health choices of its citizens.
Believe it or not, but the Government never told me who I can see and can't see. While I lived in the US though this was a completly different story, I had to check with my HMO before I could see a doctor I wanted to see.
Amazing, isn't it? I had so much "free choice" if I had a couple of thousand bucks.
Imagine the irony of politicians spouting universal health care while also spouting that the USA is the land of the free.
I don't think you've ever experienced that system, have you?
As someone told me the other day:
If a politician wants to win an election in the US, he speaks out against universal healthcare, if a politician wants to win office in Canada he better have a good plan for health care.
It's enough to make the founders of the USA to spin in their graves.
I am sure that if you connect a generator to theirt graves right now you could power half the country.... If they could see what their ancestors have made out of their dream they would rotate so fast you wouldn't believe it.
Power begets tyranny. It's sad how easily people forget that.
I am not counting right now, but I think there is still a restriction on the length of file names you can use in MacOS X.... My guess: They have the same thing in iTunes.
Having said that, my FS is on Linux and I have some rather long names and they play / import just nicely in my Mac iTunes.
It's a 3-month-old Sony VAIO, not some Joe Shmoe special with some no-name burner etc.
That might be your problem though. The couple of times I Had to trouble shoot Notebooks it were Vaios. Sony tends to put tons of crap on it, include device drivers that are not "standard" so to speak.
see it this way, your Media Center Software is in Evolution 9, iTunes at 4. With every incarnation so far iTunes has become better and better with more options for those who want it.
I am using it mainly on my Mac at home, but now also installed it on the Windoze box at work. The really nice thing about iTunes is (on the Mac) how it integrates into it. It is just plain cool that I can use my bluetooth phone to control what iTunes is playing, thanks to Apple Script anybody could in essence write what you are missing right now.
I don't understand why Dell is trying to do it's own server and doesn't just cut a deal to install iTunes on all Dell desktops. There's a plan for Gateway - are you listening?
Guess the reason for this is that Michael Dell sold his soul to the Devils (aka Intel and Microsoft). Dell's dabbeling in Linux is very very limited.
Who thought of that? I can't reach the pants that fit. I have to go find someone who works at the store to get them down for me, while very tall people are hunched over on the floor looking for their pants. Grr.
Climb on their backs?
But I don't think I've ever seen her fling herself at me.
I am 6'2" and I loath the christmas season, I am almost certain to hit my head on one of those signs. It seems as soon as you get over 6' you on your own, nobody seems to think that maybe just maybe it would be wiser to hang the freaking signs higher, but then of course all the short people won't see them I guess.
You only see those news in North America, the reason for that being that people here don't seem to grasp what Bluetooth is. It is not a replacement for Wireless Network Access but rather a way to get rid of all the clutter on your desk.
I like bluetooth, I even browse the web while I am sitting in a coffee shop that does not have (or wants to charge extra) for Internet Access.
It is a Proxy service run through a University in Germany.
I use it at work even though they don't filter anything (or so they say, but they can still log where one goes).
It is pretty "smart" in the sense that it also re-routes all the DNS requests through them, thus nobody will be any wiser on where you're going, all they see is an SSL connection going somewhere, I guess they could decide to block the ip-block, but supposly the system can get around this as well.
There were some concerns recently as the BKA (the German version of the FBI) ordered the University to allow tracking of users who visit a specific website (something with child porn) they initially complied but later got the courts to revoke it and it seems the police overstepped their boundaries, but of course a lot of people wonder now if they really don't monitor anything.
Having said that: I doubt your boss is going to force them to rat out on you.
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In addition to a software bundle designed to take advantage of the notebook's 3D capability, the Actius RD3D will include three of the hottest gaming titles available from Electronic Arts, Inc.
Is it just me or is it a bit sad that the only way they can "sell" the 3D feature is by including games?
I can just see companies forking out the money for those, for the average consumer I guess it's a bit out of price range, no?
And sure, Suse is a German company, but don't think you think their business plan depends heavily on purchases made in the United States?
I am replying here to what I think you were asking:
No, I don't think SuSE relies heavily on the US market, they do a lot better in Europe then they do in the US (and most likely will for some time), sure they have deals with IBM and such, but I have a hard time finding SuSE in North America, that's a nieche market for them.
In the States right now you have RedHat and IBM, bringing SuSE into the mix won't make a chance, they're better off defending their home turf.
I just hope that Canada doesnt set up a Liberal Monarchy... without some change our Democractic System, we could end up with a Liberal Logjam. No one in Canada is a Conservative (yet) some are PC-style social conservatives, but I *hope* we dont wholly abandon Social Democracy and let the Market rule our country (as the Americans) -- If *they* do, i'll be using my dual Portugal/Canada citizenship to get out before the crap hits the fan.
Pretty much my thought.... Worst Case I head back to Europe and see the ship burn from afar:|
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When the federal government has a centralized database of the health history of every citizen, just wait and see the legislation spew forth managing even more aspects of our lives.
Having grown up in Germany I can't really say that the Government has a centralized DB. Actually it goes a lot further than this, documents have to be destroyed after 5 years and there are bodies who are controlling this, so from that stand point my privacy is better covered in Europe than it is in the US.
Also, watch as people who refuse to pay the added payroll taxes get sent to prison for their insolence.
They usually don't send you to prison for not paying your taxes (besides, when you're employed your employer is automatically taking this from your paycheck, if you're self employed you can "opt-out" since a couple of years and privately insure yourself, usually it is more expensive though.
In a free country, the government has no role in directing the individual health choices of its citizens.
Believe it or not, but the Government never told me who I can see and can't see. While I lived in the US though this was a completly different story, I had to check with my HMO before I could see a doctor I wanted to see.
Amazing, isn't it? I had so much "free choice" if I had a couple of thousand bucks.
Imagine the irony of politicians spouting universal health care while also spouting that the USA is the land of the free.
I don't think you've ever experienced that system, have you?
As someone told me the other day:
If a politician wants to win an election in the US, he speaks out against universal healthcare, if a politician wants to win office in Canada he better have a good plan for health care.
It's enough to make the founders of the USA to spin in their graves.
I am sure that if you connect a generator to theirt graves right now you could power half the country.... If they could see what their ancestors have made out of their dream they would rotate so fast you wouldn't believe it.
Power begets tyranny. It's sad how easily people forget that.
In what way does that relate to healthcare?
M.
National healthcare will be run with the fairness of the IRS and the efficiency of the DMV.
Actually there have been studies done that showed that public healthcare is more efficent than the private sector.
Go figure.
From my standpoint: Because it's true.
I was thinking for the longest time to get a Palm or something like it, but the price just didn't convince me.
Then I got my new T68i. Together with Bluetooth und iSync I have all the PDA I need, so why would I want to buy another device?
My next phone upgrade will most likely be the P800 or whatever the next generation of it is, thus from my perspecitve the standalone PDA is dead.
Thanks,
that's what I thought.
M.
I never had problems with iTunes, but I clearly remember frequent problems with Office.
Office can open longer file names, but they show up as the old micro~1 type of file name.
In the console? Or did you create it in an app?
I only noticed this with Office for Mac and some other editors who wouldn't let me exceed a certain amount of characters, maybe a legacy problem?
I am not counting right now, but I think there is still a restriction on the length of file names you can use in MacOS X.... My guess: They have the same thing in iTunes.
Having said that, my FS is on Linux and I have some rather long names and they play / import just nicely in my Mac iTunes.
M.
It's a 3-month-old Sony VAIO, not some Joe Shmoe special with some no-name burner etc.
That might be your problem though. The couple of times I Had to trouble shoot Notebooks it were Vaios. Sony tends to put tons of crap on it, include device drivers that are not "standard" so to speak.
I wouldn't blame iTunes, I would blame Sony.
You can't.
Well,
see it this way, your Media Center Software is in Evolution 9, iTunes at 4. With every incarnation so far iTunes has become better and better with more options for those who want it.
I am using it mainly on my Mac at home, but now also installed it on the Windoze box at work. The really nice thing about iTunes is (on the Mac) how it integrates into it. It is just plain cool that I can use my bluetooth phone to control what iTunes is playing, thanks to Apple Script anybody could in essence write what you are missing right now.
I don't understand why Dell is trying to do it's own server and doesn't just cut a deal to install iTunes on all Dell desktops. There's a plan for Gateway - are you listening?
Guess the reason for this is that Michael Dell sold his soul to the Devils (aka Intel and Microsoft). Dell's dabbeling in Linux is very very limited.
height correlates with IQ
Where does that come from????
Nice, but I see one problem with this logic here.
If nutrition is really the reason for taller people, how come that the tallest people (on average) are living in the Netherlands?
Granted, there is food in abundance, but so it is in the rest of Europe and North America, and most people in north america are less than 6 feet, no?
M.
Who thought of that? I can't reach the pants that fit. I have to go find someone who works at the store to get them down for me, while very tall people are hunched over on the floor looking for their pants. Grr.
Climb on their backs?
But I don't think I've ever seen her fling herself at me.
Because she would trip?
Okay okay, I am bad, bad, bad. I shut up now.
I am 6'2" and I loath the christmas season, I am almost certain to hit my head on one of those signs. It seems as soon as you get over 6' you on your own, nobody seems to think that maybe just maybe it would be wiser to hang the freaking signs higher, but then of course all the short people won't see them I guess.
Tall people are slow, and lose leverage when you get in close.
What makes you think that?
Thanks,
I just tried out Romeo and it works like a charm, I was looking for something like that for quite a while.
You only see those news in North America, the reason for that being that people here don't seem to grasp what Bluetooth is. It is not a replacement for Wireless Network Access but rather a way to get rid of all the clutter on your desk.
I like bluetooth, I even browse the web while I am sitting in a coffee shop that does not have (or wants to charge extra) for Internet Access.
Two:
My iBook with a Bluetooth Dongle and my T68i.
Currently looking at a Bluetooth Keyboard, like the new one that Logitech announced today.
How do you control iTunes with it?
It is a Proxy service run through a University in Germany.
I use it at work even though they don't filter anything (or so they say, but they can still log where one goes).
It is pretty "smart" in the sense that it also re-routes all the DNS requests through them, thus nobody will be any wiser on where you're going, all they see is an SSL connection going somewhere, I guess they could decide to block the ip-block, but supposly the system can get around this as well.
There were some concerns recently as the BKA (the German version of the FBI) ordered the University to allow tracking of users who visit a specific website (something with child porn) they initially complied but later got the courts to revoke it and it seems the police overstepped their boundaries, but of course a lot of people wonder now if they really don't monitor anything.
Having said that: I doubt your boss is going to force them to rat out on you.
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Is it just me or is it a bit sad that the only way they can "sell" the 3D feature is by including games?
I can just see companies forking out the money for those, for the average consumer I guess it's a bit out of price range, no?
I am replying here to what I think you were asking:
No, I don't think SuSE relies heavily on the US market, they do a lot better in Europe then they do in the US (and most likely will for some time), sure they have deals with IBM and such, but I have a hard time finding SuSE in North America, that's a nieche market for them.
In the States right now you have RedHat and IBM, bringing SuSE into the mix won't make a chance, they're better off defending their home turf.
Well,
;)
you still have time to call the wedding off.... A man has to have his priorities, no?
I just hope that Canada doesnt set up a Liberal Monarchy... without some change our Democractic System, we could end up with a Liberal Logjam. No one in Canada is a Conservative (yet) some are PC-style social conservatives, but I *hope* we dont wholly abandon Social Democracy and let the Market rule our country (as the Americans) -- If *they* do, i'll be using my dual Portugal/Canada citizenship to get out before the crap hits the fan.
:|
Pretty much my thought.... Worst Case I head back to Europe and see the ship burn from afar
M.