You would think with the big bucks that companies shell out for attorneys they would have come up with something more workable or just not bother if it doesn't actually protect them. But then again, spreading FUD can be effective too I guess...
Poker, Blackjack or other such games are the only sort of gambling I would be remotely willing to participate in because it involves much more than straight chance as involved in slots, roulette or craps. Sure statistics come into play, but nothing forces the stats to hold consistently.
I would say Communism bears some interesting foundations that could definitely have originated and been influenced by eastern thought. But certain branches of Christianity, such as those associated with the 'holiness' movement would not necessarily choose a capitalist over communist society because they believe that in salvation Christians find perfection of the sort needed to sustain a communist system. More orthodox Christianity would probably best fit in a socialist structure since it accepts the inherent nature of mankind while also embracing the 'kindness' which is a part of the Christian message. That is why I would say that for socialism to truly flourish it would need to embrace either a religion or at least compatible religions that had charity and kindness as a part of there overall theme and message. Or adopt some kind of secularism that establishes generosity and does not promote greed to much, but without a higher moral authority how would one establish such a secularism; unless mankind is truly good, which I would say is not the case and thus that brand of secularism is impossible.
But by electing representatives or voting for the continuation of such programs you are in fact supporting their existence and affirming them, which is a "generous" act. Payment of taxes could be construed as support, but not as directly since many would never want to face the consequences of evading taxation. Non-participation in a system can also be construed as support since you neither affirm nor disaffirm the programs of that system specifically but rather simply accept them, which would be passive affirmation of their acceptability. The driving force behind socialism is the affirmation that certain forms of generosity are in the common best interest of a society and thus acceptable. If you don't like something then work to change it, to do otherwise is to affirm it.
Marxists believe that just as society has transformed from feudalism to capitalism, it will transform into socialism and eventually communism. However the method by which this transformation occurs distinguishes communists from other socialists including those that believe in Marxism, in that communists believe that this will be accomplished by revolutionary means.
This is interesting to me because communism depends on a single fundamental thing: that humans are or can pretend to be selfless and communal. Basically that they are in some way inherently good. Capitalism however is based on the basic fact that humans are greedy and selfish. These two things are polar opposites since personal greed and selfishness destroys everything communism needs to exist and thrive. I have already been labeled a religious zealot and will inject my opinion/beliefs here. My understanding, experience and beliefs say that mankind is inherently depraved/sinful/evil/etc. and thus capitalism is a natural choice for mankind because it thrives on our very nature as selfish creatures. Sure it can benefit in some situations from selfless acts, but not in the same way it is theorized to do from individual ambition. Socialism is an interesting blend because it depends on the greedy and ambitious to fund its communal efforts and thus creates a semi-sustainable system as long as the expidentures for the 'common good' do not exceed the means or willingness of those who bankroll said expidentures. So what is the best form of government/economics? Well Capitalism however it is expressed is by far the most natural, communism is the most idealistic and socialism may well be the only possible balance since it gives room for greed and generosity all in one. But then where does religion fit in? I would think some form of socialism is a nice place if only socialism would embrace instead of limit or try to eliminate religious expression as it does in America and elsewhere since, at least in Christian thought, generosity and kindness are suppose to be core tennants that have no real justification apart from opinion and conjecture outside of religious thought.
... as a sovereign state. Not so good for those who dream of a one world integrated system. I don't concieve of any reason interchanges couldn't be develop to allow the chinese standards to coexist with the rest of the world, sure it will be bothersome to some, but maybe this will give China an opportunity to innovate in new and interesting ways. What some may regard as fractioning I would say could potentially spurr innovation and competition. But you know, why look for a bright side to this when it gives us ample opportunity to pull a chicken little or to belittle somebody else...
I use both MS Office and AppleWorks for school and have found AppleWorks handling of sections lacking when I need to format a paper in the Turabian/Chicago style. Word handles it very well as does OpenOffice. I usually still use AppleWorks to draft my papers but that is only becasue I am better at keyboard shortcuts with it which makes the initial writing process easier for me.
The concrete wall may or may not be necessary. But if a hydrogen powered generator, external to the home, were used as opposed to actually piping combustable gases in my home I would be much more apt to consider it.
In a properly engineered environment, what about when stuff starts to break and wear out? The risk is a bit more of an issue than you seem to admit. I would have the same problem using Hydrogen in my home as I currently do using natural gas, hence why I don't use gas and instead opt for normal electrical power from Entergy. I would be much more apt to convert from standard power to say solar or wind or something less potentially hazardous as piping flammable gases throughout my home.
The tower is probably asking the phone to return some information before connecting the call. Some sort of handshaking system I would imagine to make sure the call is connected to the right phone....
This also has troublesome implications [for employers] monitoring of email and other forms of electronic communications.
This won't really be much of a problem, just add a few lines to the employment contract/agreement/whatever and employers will be set...now getting current employees on board might be an issue, but a smart employer would have reserved the right to modify such an agreement at any time anyways, so only law-enforcement needs to be updated, or am I missing something?
Then why do gas prices continue to increase, if we wanted oil we would have gone after Saudi since that's where the majority of the 9/11 terrorists came from and they finance terrorist 'charities', justification present. Or we could have simply lifted sanctions and Iraq would have been more then happy to sell us some. I do agree that the war wasn't much about terrorism since the links are weak between Saddam and Al-Qaeda, I think it was more personal/family grudge but this "No war for oil" stuff is childish and unsubstantiated. Not to mention Saddam wasn't exactly first in line to call with his condolences after 9/11 and I'm sure he wouldn't have been keen on helping us rid the world of terrorists either. Saddam was an evil dictator who deserved to be taken down for a whole host of reasons, but the false pretenses used to justify this war were unnecessary and counterproductive.
I don't much care for swampland myself, being a Florida native and all, but I know those neighborhood developers sure seem to like building house after house on the stuff and then give people the finger when it all floods.
I worked retail for a few years out of high school and this idea that the customer is always right is silly. If the customer was always right they would pay $1 for everything they wanted and it would all assemble itself while they sipped some drink of their choice and then did all their work for them. The average customer is stupid, lazy and above all cheap. The customer, in my experience, is hardly ever right and needs to be told what they need and how to do it, problem is that most sales and support folks are crooked or stupid themselves making the whole problem exponentially worse.
Lemon laws are great, and should cover almost everything made in my mind, and unless the author is leaving out some important details Apple should replace the unit and should have done it after problem #3 or #4 in my estimation, but what you gonna do?
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missed that one...but given the placement of keys, not a difficult typo to make...
It may not be 100% wrong...just not used in typical American English...
Good article, Stupid Companies...
You would think with the big bucks that companies shell out for attorneys they would have come up with something more workable or just not bother if it doesn't actually protect them. But then again, spreading FUD can be effective too I guess...
Just yesterday we were talking about this...which just leaves me saying huh!? Unless they meant Shared-Source and not really OSI-Style open source...
A modern version of a Modest Proposal?
Poker, Blackjack or other such games are the only sort of gambling I would be remotely willing to participate in because it involves much more than straight chance as involved in slots, roulette or craps. Sure statistics come into play, but nothing forces the stats to hold consistently.
I would say Communism bears some interesting foundations that could definitely have originated and been influenced by eastern thought. But certain branches of Christianity, such as those associated with the 'holiness' movement would not necessarily choose a capitalist over communist society because they believe that in salvation Christians find perfection of the sort needed to sustain a communist system. More orthodox Christianity would probably best fit in a socialist structure since it accepts the inherent nature of mankind while also embracing the 'kindness' which is a part of the Christian message. That is why I would say that for socialism to truly flourish it would need to embrace either a religion or at least compatible religions that had charity and kindness as a part of there overall theme and message. Or adopt some kind of secularism that establishes generosity and does not promote greed to much, but without a higher moral authority how would one establish such a secularism; unless mankind is truly good, which I would say is not the case and thus that brand of secularism is impossible.
Your stepping outside the bounds of the definition here and revealing the inherent flaw in all man made civil governments: humans themselves.
Wikipedia: SocialismBut by electing representatives or voting for the continuation of such programs you are in fact supporting their existence and affirming them, which is a "generous" act. Payment of taxes could be construed as support, but not as directly since many would never want to face the consequences of evading taxation. Non-participation in a system can also be construed as support since you neither affirm nor disaffirm the programs of that system specifically but rather simply accept them, which would be passive affirmation of their acceptability. The driving force behind socialism is the affirmation that certain forms of generosity are in the common best interest of a society and thus acceptable. If you don't like something then work to change it, to do otherwise is to affirm it.
This is interesting to me because communism depends on a single fundamental thing: that humans are or can pretend to be selfless and communal. Basically that they are in some way inherently good. Capitalism however is based on the basic fact that humans are greedy and selfish. These two things are polar opposites since personal greed and selfishness destroys everything communism needs to exist and thrive. I have already been labeled a religious zealot and will inject my opinion/beliefs here. My understanding, experience and beliefs say that mankind is inherently depraved/sinful/evil/etc. and thus capitalism is a natural choice for mankind because it thrives on our very nature as selfish creatures. Sure it can benefit in some situations from selfless acts, but not in the same way it is theorized to do from individual ambition. Socialism is an interesting blend because it depends on the greedy and ambitious to fund its communal efforts and thus creates a semi-sustainable system as long as the expidentures for the 'common good' do not exceed the means or willingness of those who bankroll said expidentures. So what is the best form of government/economics? Well Capitalism however it is expressed is by far the most natural, communism is the most idealistic and socialism may well be the only possible balance since it gives room for greed and generosity all in one. But then where does religion fit in? I would think some form of socialism is a nice place if only socialism would embrace instead of limit or try to eliminate religious expression as it does in America and elsewhere since, at least in Christian thought, generosity and kindness are suppose to be core tennants that have no real justification apart from opinion and conjecture outside of religious thought.
... as a sovereign state. Not so good for those who dream of a one world integrated system. I don't concieve of any reason interchanges couldn't be develop to allow the chinese standards to coexist with the rest of the world, sure it will be bothersome to some, but maybe this will give China an opportunity to innovate in new and interesting ways. What some may regard as fractioning I would say could potentially spurr innovation and competition. But you know, why look for a bright side to this when it gives us ample opportunity to pull a chicken little or to belittle somebody else...
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Woot for the chinese! Dirty commies!
I use both MS Office and AppleWorks for school and have found AppleWorks handling of sections lacking when I need to format a paper in the Turabian/Chicago style. Word handles it very well as does OpenOffice. I usually still use AppleWorks to draft my papers but that is only becasue I am better at keyboard shortcuts with it which makes the initial writing process easier for me.
The concrete wall may or may not be necessary. But if a hydrogen powered generator, external to the home, were used as opposed to actually piping combustable gases in my home I would be much more apt to consider it.
In a properly engineered environment, what about when stuff starts to break and wear out? The risk is a bit more of an issue than you seem to admit. I would have the same problem using Hydrogen in my home as I currently do using natural gas, hence why I don't use gas and instead opt for normal electrical power from Entergy. I would be much more apt to convert from standard power to say solar or wind or something less potentially hazardous as piping flammable gases throughout my home.
The tower is probably asking the phone to return some information before connecting the call. Some sort of handshaking system I would imagine to make sure the call is connected to the right phone....
That'd be my guess.
Penguins through plate-glass?
Why is it dated May 28, 2003...how long ago did this happen, and if this isn't a typo then how did this make current news?
and if they look to microsoft and microsoft turns them down then Real is dead and may actually go away...sounds like a good thing to me...
This won't really be much of a problem, just add a few lines to the employment contract/agreement/whatever and employers will be set...now getting current employees on board might be an issue, but a smart employer would have reserved the right to modify such an agreement at any time anyways, so only law-enforcement needs to be updated, or am I missing something?
Too bad I happen to be using a windows box to read and post right now, otherwise your comment might have had merit.
And others blindly buy total crap cause everyone else uses it...
And then there are the Linux desktop folks...no idea what to say about them....
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Mac on the desktop, Linux in the server room and Windows in the dupster...ahh Utopia.
Then why do gas prices continue to increase, if we wanted oil we would have gone after Saudi since that's where the majority of the 9/11 terrorists came from and they finance terrorist 'charities', justification present. Or we could have simply lifted sanctions and Iraq would have been more then happy to sell us some. I do agree that the war wasn't much about terrorism since the links are weak between Saddam and Al-Qaeda, I think it was more personal/family grudge but this "No war for oil" stuff is childish and unsubstantiated. Not to mention Saddam wasn't exactly first in line to call with his condolences after 9/11 and I'm sure he wouldn't have been keen on helping us rid the world of terrorists either. Saddam was an evil dictator who deserved to be taken down for a whole host of reasons, but the false pretenses used to justify this war were unnecessary and counterproductive.
I don't much care for swampland myself, being a Florida native and all, but I know those neighborhood developers sure seem to like building house after house on the stuff and then give people the finger when it all floods.
No vendor spin on security issues. Now we can know the truth to the best of our ability without corporate FUD, hype or downplay.
Gotta love technology when it helps get the full-truth out there.
I worked retail for a few years out of high school and this idea that the customer is always right is silly. If the customer was always right they would pay $1 for everything they wanted and it would all assemble itself while they sipped some drink of their choice and then did all their work for them. The average customer is stupid, lazy and above all cheap. The customer, in my experience, is hardly ever right and needs to be told what they need and how to do it, problem is that most sales and support folks are crooked or stupid themselves making the whole problem exponentially worse.
Lemon laws are great, and should cover almost everything made in my mind, and unless the author is leaving out some important details Apple should replace the unit and should have done it after problem #3 or #4 in my estimation, but what you gonna do?