Not to mention the responsiveness of the Opera UI. I barely touch the mouse any more: I've become so accustomed to the keyboard control that it's second nature... and an order of magnitude quicker.
That's right. I've decided that tomorrow I'm going to release a new operating system. It will be a POSIX-compliant OS that will have complete Linux compatibility. It's also going to have a great desktop GUI that is 100% compatible with KDE.
The package will be named FishIx and FDE.
Now, away to the FishCave! I've grepping to do if I'm going to get this done in time! Kernel.Org is the place to grab source, right?
I am perfectly happy to address rural concerns that are about rural problems.
Whether John and Joe Doe blow each other is not an issue that affects the livelihood, productivity, or safety of rural America. Teh gay are not going to sweep down upon our put-upon farmers, destroying crops through their frantic anal sexcapades. The only people that are going to be significantly affected by gay marriage are (a) gays; (b) people that live in areas with a high gay population.
Not only does land not vote, but people within cities are going to be far more impacted by social policies than people out in the sticks.
Cities are the melting pot for our society. We must accomodate the needs of high-density populations at higher priority than of low-density populations.
When you live out in the middle of nowhere, you aren't as likely to encounter people of different faiths, different lifestyles, different levels of education, different beliefs. Yes, yes, there is a level of variety, but it's nowhere near as extreme or as concentrated as within a city.
Now note that most of the population centres voted overwhelmingly Democratic: a political party that is better-adjusted to the realistic needs of city-dwellers.
You want a happy country? Best to pay attention to what's happening in the cities, because that's where the tensions build up and break through. You don't get rioting in Podunk; you get rioting in LA, New York, Seattle: the places where decisions are made and people have to deal with one another.
It's obvious to everyone that the lawyers have done nothing for SCO. There's been claim after ludicrous claim, sure, but sweet zombie jesus, they are insane claims!
If the legal system actually, amazingly, stupidily buys-in to these insane claims, then SCO wins bigtime.
And if the legal system rejects those claims, saying in effect, "sweet zombie jesus, those claims are insane, guys!" then SCO turns around and sues its lawyers, claiming that SCO was an unfit client, obviously not of sound mental state, or it would have fired its lawyers for making such insane claims!
And so it's a risk-free gamble for SCO. If their insane lawyers succeed with insane claims, then SCO is in for the big clams. If not, they get their money back.
In the end, some lawyers may get hurt, but no one cares about that.:-)
Anyone with any doubts at all about the rationality of the idea of evolution, versus the lunacy of the idea of creation, needs to read The Blind Watchmaker.
Dawkins is an ass, to be sure, but he is an ass who makes perfect sense. When he's not rabbiting on about the evil Stephen Jay Gould, he is utterly destroying every claim made by the creationists/intelligent design camp.
I think it would be nigh impossible for any rational person to continue believing in religious explanations for life, having read The Blind Watchmaker.
A side-effect of data-sharing/outsourcing our Canadian data to the USA is that said data is then available for import (resale) back into Canada to agencies that would not normally have access to that data.
A few years ago the feds wanted to consolidate a bunch of our data into one data centre: our income tax, medical records, national police data, etcetera, all into one facility with one common database and interface.
The privacy commisioner ixnayed that, saying it would be far too easy for agencies to abuse the system, obtaining access to information that would normally not be available to them.
If we outsource our data, we're liable to end up in much the same situation: the RCMP could, f'rinstance, get easy access to medical records and income tax reports, when looking up a driving violation. Bad, bad idea.
All Canadians should be somewhat concerned about where this is heading. We've traditionally had excellent privacy rights, and excellent oversight of those rights. But with a few easy moves, all that could change.
More importantly, the civilians that have been killed are collateral damage vs the terrorist philosophy of using them as targets with the goal of spreading fear among a wider population.
W T F ! ?
It's real easy for an armchair cowboy to make that sort of statement. I'll bet the families and friends of those dead men, women, and children would not be so casual in their assessment of the situation.
I've an uncle who has had a long series of cats, all with roughly the same colouration, all named George, all of which have ultimately met their untimely end. Never a concern, there's always a new George to be found at the SPCA.
Maybe this is what happens when The Red Terror collapses. Could it be that Soviet Russia was what kept the USA free? That a free society excells only when there is an equally repressive society against which to compare?
Please do take note that the Canadian media is interested in promoting the idea that the health care system is failing: it sells eyeballs and it curries to their corporate advertisers.
Actually, no. When you compare US taxes + associated insurance costs, our Canadian taxes compare favourably and we get better and less-expensive (per=user basis) and truly inclusive healthcare.
You describe exactly the Sony Store chain in Canada. I can't believe anyone actually purchases stuff in the store: the prices are obviously high, except for a few top-end or unusual products normal chain stores wouldn't have. The salespeople don't try to sell anything, they're there to demonstrate stuff to gawkers.
I can't say as I like the places at all. They're of no use: I can see 80% of the same thing in other stores, at lower cost; and if I'm looking at higher-ticket items, other store's salesmen will help me compare different brands so I can make an informed choice.
If Scraps is right, these are "manufacturer-sponsored expo stores" that let online shoppers do the look-and-feel before purchasing.
Wal-Marts vehement anti-union attitude means over half of its 720,000 associates qualify for federal food stamps. Wal-Mart employees average just $7.50/hr. well below the national retail wage average of $8.71/hr. At 30 hours per week, a Wal-Mart worker earns barely $11,700 per year - $2000 below the federal poverty line for a single mother with two children.
And YOU pay for that.
In short, the government indirectly subsidizes Wal*Mart because the government ends up footing the bill for those underpaid employees who need foodstamps, welfare, healthcare, and all that stuff they can't pay for themselves because they are below the poverty line.
Next time you're shopping Wal*Mart, ponder that: you're helping create a welfare state, helping outsource manufacturing jobs to China, and all the rest.
Slashdot Mirror
Not to mention the responsiveness of the Opera UI. I barely touch the mouse any more: I've become so accustomed to the keyboard control that it's second nature... and an order of magnitude quicker.
Oh, damn, I've already run into a snag.
Anyone able to give me quick instructions on how to run a kernel compile? I've never done this before...
That's right. I've decided that tomorrow I'm going to release a new operating system. It will be a POSIX-compliant OS that will have complete Linux compatibility. It's also going to have a great desktop GUI that is 100% compatible with KDE.
The package will be named FishIx and FDE.
Now, away to the FishCave! I've grepping to do if I'm going to get this done in time! Kernel.Org is the place to grab source, right?
five-page, handwritten letter in which he stated...
See John.
John is going.
See John go.
Wave goodbye to John.
Bye, bye, John.
I am perfectly happy to address rural concerns that are about rural problems.
Whether John and Joe Doe blow each other is not an issue that affects the livelihood, productivity, or safety of rural America. Teh gay are not going to sweep down upon our put-upon farmers, destroying crops through their frantic anal sexcapades. The only people that are going to be significantly affected by gay marriage are (a) gays; (b) people that live in areas with a high gay population.
Not only does land not vote, but people within cities are going to be far more impacted by social policies than people out in the sticks.
Cities are the melting pot for our society. We must accomodate the needs of high-density populations at higher priority than of low-density populations.
When you live out in the middle of nowhere, you aren't as likely to encounter people of different faiths, different lifestyles, different levels of education, different beliefs. Yes, yes, there is a level of variety, but it's nowhere near as extreme or as concentrated as within a city.
Now note that most of the population centres voted overwhelmingly Democratic: a political party that is better-adjusted to the realistic needs of city-dwellers.
You want a happy country? Best to pay attention to what's happening in the cities, because that's where the tensions build up and break through. You don't get rioting in Podunk; you get rioting in LA, New York, Seattle: the places where decisions are made and people have to deal with one another.
It's all part of the strategy.
:-)
It's obvious to everyone that the lawyers have done nothing for SCO. There's been claim after ludicrous claim, sure, but sweet zombie jesus, they are insane claims!
If the legal system actually, amazingly, stupidily buys-in to these insane claims, then SCO wins bigtime.
And if the legal system rejects those claims, saying in effect, "sweet zombie jesus, those claims are insane, guys!" then SCO turns around and sues its lawyers, claiming that SCO was an unfit client, obviously not of sound mental state, or it would have fired its lawyers for making such insane claims!
And so it's a risk-free gamble for SCO. If their insane lawyers succeed with insane claims, then SCO is in for the big clams. If not, they get their money back.
In the end, some lawyers may get hurt, but no one cares about that.
Interesting. I rather suspect Slashdot is in on the "Extended Reality."
Simply pathetic.
Likewise.
Anyone with any doubts at all about the rationality of the idea of evolution, versus the lunacy of the idea of creation, needs to read The Blind Watchmaker.
Dawkins is an ass, to be sure, but he is an ass who makes perfect sense. When he's not rabbiting on about the evil Stephen Jay Gould, he is utterly destroying every claim made by the creationists/intelligent design camp.
I think it would be nigh impossible for any rational person to continue believing in religious explanations for life, having read The Blind Watchmaker.
How do you address the "turtles all the way down" issue, then?
If life is so damn complex that it requires a creator, then the creator is so damn complex as to require a creator.
A side-effect of data-sharing/outsourcing our Canadian data to the USA is that said data is then available for import (resale) back into Canada to agencies that would not normally have access to that data.
A few years ago the feds wanted to consolidate a bunch of our data into one data centre: our income tax, medical records, national police data, etcetera, all into one facility with one common database and interface.
The privacy commisioner ixnayed that, saying it would be far too easy for agencies to abuse the system, obtaining access to information that would normally not be available to them.
If we outsource our data, we're liable to end up in much the same situation: the RCMP could, f'rinstance, get easy access to medical records and income tax reports, when looking up a driving violation. Bad, bad idea.
All Canadians should be somewhat concerned about where this is heading. We've traditionally had excellent privacy rights, and excellent oversight of those rights. But with a few easy moves, all that could change.
More importantly, the civilians that have been killed are collateral damage vs the terrorist philosophy of using them as targets with the goal of spreading fear among a wider population.
W T F ! ?
It's real easy for an armchair cowboy to make that sort of statement. I'll bet the families and friends of those dead men, women, and children would not be so casual in their assessment of the situation.
I've an uncle who has had a long series of cats, all with roughly the same colouration, all named George, all of which have ultimately met their untimely end. Never a concern, there's always a new George to be found at the SPCA.
Maybe this is what happens when The Red Terror collapses. Could it be that Soviet Russia was what kept the USA free? That a free society excells only when there is an equally repressive society against which to compare?
Please do take note that the Canadian media is interested in promoting the idea that the health care system is failing: it sells eyeballs and it curries to their corporate advertisers.
high taxes
Actually, no. When you compare US taxes + associated insurance costs, our Canadian taxes compare favourably and we get better and less-expensive (per=user basis) and truly inclusive healthcare.
Seven replies and a score of +5?! Geez, colour me surprised: I thought I'd get modded down as troll/off-topic!
That's what all the media tells me: Canada's healthcare is falling apart! Canadians pay more! Canadians have hoooje waiting lists! The sky is falling!
Pah.
Canada may not have perfect healthcare, but we sure as hell aren't (a) paying for heart surgery; and (b) taking off to India to get it.
Come to think of it, I'd love to see the Hitachi Store. From Hitachi microdrives to Hitachi Power Drills to Hitachi Earthmovers.
You describe exactly the Sony Store chain in Canada. I can't believe anyone actually purchases stuff in the store: the prices are obviously high, except for a few top-end or unusual products normal chain stores wouldn't have. The salespeople don't try to sell anything, they're there to demonstrate stuff to gawkers.
I can't say as I like the places at all. They're of no use: I can see 80% of the same thing in other stores, at lower cost; and if I'm looking at higher-ticket items, other store's salesmen will help me compare different brands so I can make an informed choice.
If Scraps is right, these are "manufacturer-sponsored expo stores" that let online shoppers do the look-and-feel before purchasing.
Spelling it "virii" is A LOT MORE FUN than sticking to "viruses."
Sheesh. Loosen up some!
...that I wish I'd thought of it.
'cause I'm batshit insane! Muuuuahahahaha! They'll never get to me!
Wal-Marts vehement anti-union attitude means over half of its 720,000 associates qualify for federal food stamps. Wal-Mart employees average just $7.50/hr. well below the national retail wage average of $8.71/hr. At 30 hours per week, a Wal-Mart worker earns barely $11,700 per year - $2000 below the federal poverty line for a single mother with two children.
And YOU pay for that.
In short, the government indirectly subsidizes Wal*Mart because the government ends up footing the bill for those underpaid employees who need foodstamps, welfare, healthcare, and all that stuff they can't pay for themselves because they are below the poverty line.
Next time you're shopping Wal*Mart, ponder that: you're helping create a welfare state, helping outsource manufacturing jobs to China, and all the rest.