Many modern phones already have this feature...set the default ring to silent.
Could you please give me a few model numbers to look for? My phone has an alternate ring, but not a silent one. In fact the alternate is more annoying than the regular ring. Vtech, GE, etc?
I realize it's for censorship purposes, but otherwise it sounds like a great idea. The world looks bad if every report is a school shooting. Give us something positive. I wouldn't end up so damn depressed after watching the news then.
I solved this problem a long time ago. I just put my alarm clock on the other side of the room. It's loud, and I have to get up to turn it off. By the time I get there, I'm too awake to go back to sleep.
I'm happy for these people, to be honest. I have a privileged f*cking head-start on life, just being born in the United States. Add to that the fact that I'm white, and suddenly I have a leg up on a lot of people, even though it shouldn't be that way. I'm glad to hear other people in the world are living well, instead of suffering--and I don't care how that happens, whether it's cheaper than me or not.
I must say, this is one of the best comments I have read on Slashdot for a long time. Well said. Many other people, including myself, feel the same way. The more people living well, the better, regardless of nationality.
...virtually evenyone has cable/satellite subscriptions...
Not me. UHF/VHF (ie: rabbit ears)
...everyone is jumping to
satellite radio...
Nope. Good ol' FM radio is still fine with me.
...everyone and their dog runs Tivo,..
No again. Still using a
VCR.
...monthy cell phone bills...
No way. Regular
POTS phone line, and only because DSL requires it.
I understand your
arguments against subscriptions, and I don't like them either. That's
why I don't buy into them. A company doesn't want your $100 once, it's
wants your $20 month after month for years. If people are willing to pay
for it, the companies will take advantage of it.
Of course I said 'if
people are willing'. I am not willing. There are other individuals that
are not willing. And that's fine. Other people can spend all their
money. I don't care what they do with their money. I save mine, and when
I retire, those people will have to keep working.
Subscriptions are
going to happen, even if they are just another money-grab. You just have
to decide if you really need some new thing, or if you can
do without it.
two large men holding your wife down and pulling her clothes off...shoot and kill the bastards
Given a situation like that, I can understand why you would want to keep a gun. Although it's unfortunate that you have to live surrounded by such violence.
It's not so much that other countries care what you do with your guns, just that we don't want guns in our countries. We don't have that same level of violence, so there is less need to defend against it. While guns can save lives, they tend to take more than they save.
I believe the original poster was saying that we have no idea what reason(s) the search warrant was issued for. It could have been full of 'if ' statements, too. A warrant should be based on something other than speculation. Assuming they had some evidence to get the warrant, then I don't have a problem with it. I only object if there was no evidence and the government was abusing the law again.
It's not. I agree with your post entirely. The VCR is just dead simple. I can burn DVDs on my computer, but who can I share them with? I don't know anyone that has a DVD player. Yet, everyone I know has a VCR. Common denominator wins, until everyone has a DVD player.
If we went to war for oil, wouldn't you expect that this would have improved gas prices?
Nope. That was the plan. The war was meant to drive up the cost of oil. Why? Because the entire world runs on it. Gasoline, plastics, etc. How many oil companies are making a fortune right now? Bush and his entire family are in the oil business. He's making billions right now.
Bush is not the brightest guy ever
I think he's brilliant! He knew that a war in Iraq would raise oil prices, and as the President he can do what he wants. He doesn't have to answer to anyone. And every day the value of his bank account & oil stocks/bonds goes WAY up. Going to war isn't how I would like to make my money, but it doesn't seem to bother him.
Bush is a Texan, and I'm a Texan too
Do you agree with every Texan, just because you are one? Don't trust someone to tell you the truth; find out yourself what the truth is.
Before the smoke of the shot clears away, the REDOWL robot should have the shooter in its sights.
If the sniper already took the shot, then you are most likely dead. That's what a sniper does. They don't miss. They take one shot and that is it.
Sure, the robot could tell the other soldiers in your unit who just killed you, but you're already dead. I'd prefer a robot that could intercept the bullet before it hits me; even if the robot has to sacrifice itself by getting in the way of the bullet.
Of course, a human life costs less than a new robot...
People have lost their homes; some have lost family members. Do you really think some guy is going to give a sh*t if he has to use Internet Explorer to file a claim after he just lost his wife or child?
I have heard a lot on Slashdot before, but this is a bit much. Can we all just put aside the constant browser war debate until after everyone stranded in New Orleans is safe?
No need. My Z515 doesn't work under Linux anyway. And Lexmark can't be bothered supplying Linux drivers (at least I haven't been able to find them). Who needs to remove Lexmark from CUPS when CUPS doesn't work with most of them anyway...
I'm sorry if my previous comment sounded a bit rude - I wasn't trying to be. I did understand your situation; I was just making a commentary on how companies abuse the customers that keep them in business.
I work as an accounting clerk and I definitely understand the situation you were in. It's unfortunate. If it wasn't for all those double-entry bookkeeping rules, I'd personally stick with a spreadsheet:)
That's extortion...This was not an arragement I agreed to when I bought the software
It is definitely extortion, but
Having no choice, I did (buy it)
You object to the extortion, but then submit to it? Take the company to small claims court and sue for every expense that you incurred just to get your data back. Big businesses that use this method to extort more money from loyal customers deserve to get sued. But I think they will continue to do it until enough people fight back.
Every computer occasionally has problems with a particular program. OpenOffice runs fine on my computer, but I have heard from lots of people that their versions crash. It happens.
MS Office crashes on me any time I open a 65,000 row spreadsheeet containing customer data. I can't even run Photoshop on my PC without freezing the entire thing. These are limitations of my computer, not of the programs themselves.
Well shit. I just returned my RIO under warranty because it broke. Now that the company is gone, I guess it will take a very long time before it gets fixed.
Extra, extra! Read all about it! Don't buy extended warranties, especially if the company could go down before you claim them!
I don't know about the whole world. Maybe 1% of the world is capable of using the hack. Maybe 1% of that 1% actually care enough to try.
More than 1% of people are capable of stealing your identity and all the money in your bank account, just by reading your snail mail. Sucks, but it's true.
I wish my (Canadian) government would step up and make their own damn decisions, rather than follow every silly thing the U.S. government comes up with. Now it's DST; next it'll be DMCA, then bye-bye public health care.
If the U.S. wants to change their DST, fine. Canada doesn't need to. Everything works fine here. It's not broke, so it doesn't need to be fixed.
If you are reaching volumes that large, why not just stick with hard drives? Hitachi offers a 500GB hard drive now. Put two in a RAID 0 (striped) array and you have an extra 800GB of space. Or skip the RAID and just have two new drive letters...
Since you probably have a high quality video camera and your wife probably has a top-of-the-line SLR camera, you can probably afford two new drives. Burning to DVD or CD will be cheaper in cash value, but how much money is your time worth?
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Many modern phones already have this feature...set the default ring to silent.
Could you please give me a few model numbers to look for? My phone has an alternate ring, but not a silent one. In fact the alternate is more annoying than the regular ring. Vtech, GE, etc?
I realize it's for censorship purposes, but otherwise it sounds like a great idea. The world looks bad if every report is a school shooting. Give us something positive. I wouldn't end up so damn depressed after watching the news then.
I solved this problem a long time ago. I just put my alarm clock on the other side of the room. It's loud, and I have to get up to turn it off. By the time I get there, I'm too awake to go back to sleep.
Maybe it only works for me though...
I know this is slightly off-topic since we're talking about laptops, but for encrypting desktops I recommend:
http://siig.com/product.asp?catid=106&pid=474
or
http://siig.com/product.asp?catid=106&pid=475
It's 56-bit DES, but it's better than nothing and would stop most thieves.
I must say, this is one of the best comments I have read on Slashdot for a long time. Well said. Many other people, including myself, feel the same way. The more people living well, the better, regardless of nationality.
Chance of a hole in Microsoft Antivirus that allows remote-code execution: 101%
Not me. UHF/VHF (ie: rabbit ears)
Nope. Good ol' FM radio is still fine with me.
No again. Still using a VCR.
No way. Regular POTS phone line, and only because DSL requires it.
I understand your arguments against subscriptions, and I don't like them either. That's why I don't buy into them. A company doesn't want your $100 once, it's wants your $20 month after month for years. If people are willing to pay for it, the companies will take advantage of it.
Of course I said 'if people are willing'. I am not willing. There are other individuals that are not willing. And that's fine. Other people can spend all their money. I don't care what they do with their money. I save mine, and when I retire, those people will have to keep working.
Subscriptions are going to happen, even if they are just another money-grab. You just have to decide if you really need some new thing, or if you can do without it.
Given a situation like that, I can understand why you would want to keep a gun. Although it's unfortunate that you have to live surrounded by such violence.
It's not so much that other countries care what you do with your guns, just that we don't want guns in our countries. We don't have that same level of violence, so there is less need to defend against it. While guns can save lives, they tend to take more than they save.
I believe the original poster was saying that we have no idea what reason(s) the search warrant was issued for. It could have been full of 'if ' statements, too. A warrant should be based on something other than speculation. Assuming they had some evidence to get the warrant, then I don't have a problem with it. I only object if there was no evidence and the government was abusing the law again.
It's not. I agree with your post entirely. The VCR is just dead simple. I can burn DVDs on my computer, but who can I share them with? I don't know anyone that has a DVD player. Yet, everyone I know has a VCR. Common denominator wins, until everyone has a DVD player.
Nope. That was the plan. The war was meant to drive up the cost of oil. Why? Because the entire world runs on it. Gasoline, plastics, etc. How many oil companies are making a fortune right now? Bush and his entire family are in the oil business. He's making billions right now.
Bush is not the brightest guy ever
I think he's brilliant! He knew that a war in Iraq would raise oil prices, and as the President he can do what he wants. He doesn't have to answer to anyone. And every day the value of his bank account & oil stocks/bonds goes WAY up. Going to war isn't how I would like to make my money, but it doesn't seem to bother him.
Bush is a Texan, and I'm a Texan too
Do you agree with every Texan, just because you are one? Don't trust someone to tell you the truth; find out yourself what the truth is.
This point of view comes from Canada too, which happens to be bigger than your entire country. But so what? What does size have to do with courtesy?
You don't have to agree with other people, but it's only polite to let them speak. Your country stands for free speech, but then you don't allow it?
If the sniper already took the shot, then you are most likely dead. That's what a sniper does. They don't miss. They take one shot and that is it.
Sure, the robot could tell the other soldiers in your unit who just killed you, but you're already dead. I'd prefer a robot that could intercept the bullet before it hits me; even if the robot has to sacrifice itself by getting in the way of the bullet.
Of course, a human life costs less than a new robot...
Well said. That's the truest statement I have read in a long time.
I have heard a lot on Slashdot before, but this is a bit much. Can we all just put aside the constant browser war debate until after everyone stranded in New Orleans is safe?
No need. My Z515 doesn't work under Linux anyway. And Lexmark can't be bothered supplying Linux drivers (at least I haven't been able to find them). Who needs to remove Lexmark from CUPS when CUPS doesn't work with most of them anyway...
Because everyone knows that the government would have generously given that money to the needy people otherwise...
I work as an accounting clerk and I definitely understand the situation you were in. It's unfortunate. If it wasn't for all those double-entry bookkeeping rules, I'd personally stick with a spreadsheet :)
It is definitely extortion, but
Having no choice, I did (buy it)
You object to the extortion, but then submit to it? Take the company to small claims court and sue for every expense that you incurred just to get your data back. Big businesses that use this method to extort more money from loyal customers deserve to get sued. But I think they will continue to do it until enough people fight back.
An old fashioned key and a hidden kill switch, versus a USB key without a kill switch? Not a fair comparison really...
Every computer occasionally has problems with a particular program. OpenOffice runs fine on my computer, but I have heard from lots of people that their versions crash. It happens.
MS Office crashes on me any time I open a 65,000 row spreadsheeet containing customer data. I can't even run Photoshop on my PC without freezing the entire thing. These are limitations of my computer, not of the programs themselves.
Extra, extra! Read all about it! Don't buy extended warranties, especially if the company could go down before you claim them!
I don't know about the whole world. Maybe 1% of the world is capable of using the hack. Maybe 1% of that 1% actually care enough to try.
More than 1% of people are capable of stealing your identity and all the money in your bank account, just by reading your snail mail. Sucks, but it's true.
If the U.S. wants to change their DST, fine. Canada doesn't need to. Everything works fine here. It's not broke, so it doesn't need to be fixed.
So Long U.S.A, and Thanks for All the Fish.
If you are reaching volumes that large, why not just stick with hard drives? Hitachi offers a 500GB hard drive now. Put two in a RAID 0 (striped) array and you have an extra 800GB of space. Or skip the RAID and just have two new drive letters...
Since you probably have a high quality video camera and your wife probably has a top-of-the-line SLR camera, you can probably afford two new drives. Burning to DVD or CD will be cheaper in cash value, but how much money is your time worth?