"Linux is the only desktop operating system in which if your distributor decides to not include software, getting it anyway is extremely difficult. If a package isn't included in Ubuntu, your only option is either to compile it from source (good luck with that if you aren't technical) or using something like an autopackage."
Oh baloney. It's NOT hard to add a deb source and get a package using apt-get. In fact, this is the opposite of hard.
>In 1907, the average farmer knew a lot about farming
I recently saw an 1880's 8th grade school book. As I looked through it, I realized that, even if you updated the units and even if you provided some introductory material for people who have no ag background, your average high school graduate would have great difficulty taking a test from this book.
Just thought I'd chime in with $0.02, not arguing with you or anything.
>Why do states feel they get to regulate primaries at all?
States don't "feel"; state legislatures act in terms of the consensed collective will of the people they represent. People have *asked* for regulation, and they have delivered.
>Unfortunately, then you get senators like that asshat from Alaska.
He is an asshat, but in fairness, the policies for which is is often derided, are not as ridiculous as they are made out to be. Bridge to Nowhere? That has a nice ring to it, but it's *NOT* nowhere, it connects a town to its airport. May we take some random bridge in YOUR town and remove it?
>Why? You value his freedom of speech more then the people going to the synagogue's freedom of religion?
And the way it works is this: If he doesn't actually prevent them from going to the synagogue, and as long as he stays in a place where he has a right to be, that is First Amendment Protected Activity. On the other hand, if it can be shown that he is intentionally trying to start a riot, those protections can be abridged, due to a compelling state interest in maintaining the peace. If he sets foot on the synagogue's property, it can be trespassing; and if he's carrying a weapon, it's a felony trespass in some places. If he prevents someone from entering, it's assault. If he touches someone in order to prevent them from entering, it's aggravated assault. All this goes both ways; nobody can push the guy off the public square, touch him, display a weapon while challenging his rights, etc.
It's quite simple really, even if it sounds complicated. You have a right to hold a sign while standing in a place you have a right to be, unless a reasonable person would believe you intend to start a riot.
"That's not what the IRS has to say, and they're the authority (in the US) on what is and is not a religion. "
Excuse me, but no government agency may make any determination one way or another as to what is, and what is not a religion. Any basis on which they could possible do so would be a law respecting the establishment of religion, and would be fundamentally contrary to a basic founding principle of the country.
What the IRS can and does do is to evaluate what is, and what is not, profit and capital gain.
While I personally believe that all should be taxed equally or else none should be, I do not believe that the IRS policies have anything to do with religion, and it's *because* of that, that Scientology gets exemptions.
If you get a chance to see Das Leben der Anderen ("The Lives of Others", http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/), definitely do not miss it. It is a slightly fantastic conflation of plausible events tied together with a story about fictional characters, but it is said, by people who lived in DDR at the time, to be chillingly accurate (though not without problems, it's a movie after all.)
I'd certainly enjoy hearing from anyone who lived in the DDR, who has seen this film; particularly if they had personal interaction with the STASI.
It would be slightly interesting if you could make a coding scheme where any 128 bit number can decrypt, but also could prove that no other number would work.
"If the previews are pulled, and the Warner Brothers titles are still being pirated before they are even available to Canadians, then go look somewhere else.If the previews are pulled, and the Warner Brothers titles are still being pirated before they are even available to Canadians, then go look somewhere else."
I expect the answer to really be that someone *involved* in production and distribution is responsible. I think They know it too, but realize they can't act against what is essentially corruption in their own ranks.
Not everyone who will be obligated to get a national ID card is eligible to get a passport. The passport is expensive, and has a rather time-consuming process involved.
On the other hand, I carry mine, and I show it whenever I am asked for ID. It seems to confuse cops sometimes, and it makes private people nervous. People who won't think twice about taking your drivers license in hand, seem to get quite nervous about holding your passport. It's somewhat amusing to watch. Any time I'm asked by an official for ID, I proceed as though I've left the US, and I behave *exactly* as I would when asked for ID abroad. (However, I have never been asked by anyone except customs agents.)
>Is it just me, or does that sound a little bit too close...
I've read by starlight. Haven't most people who are into astronomy? In the light-polluted, air-polluted cities, it's easy to forget how bright the night sky can be, and city dwellers learn to dismiss the value of night vision as they lose it.
"If I was going to create a phishing website, not only would I have the fake frontend, but I'd simulate the login failed behavior of the website as well."
I think you missed the point -- the part where you would need to sign with a verisign key.
>Perhaps this is an advance test of the feasibility of using lawyers to squash criticism of the government, much like how >corporations often do the same?
You shouldn't act on a C&D letter unless it's signed by a judge (which makes it a lawful order.)
As for squashing criticism of government, that's a tough one. It's one of those things that each of us is supposed to be ready and willing to kill or die for, but none of us actually are, when it comes down to it.
"I heard a rumor that there is actually a place where you can BORROW CD's without PAYING for them and it is usually supported by taxpayer dollars and local cities and states!"
Entire genres and subjects are poorly or not at all represented there.
>If the CEO is retiring soon, then he has little incentive to do right by the company in the long >run
The CEO in a corporation like IBM is never a dictator, never has sole authority on executive decisions, and is held accountable to a Board of Directors, all of whom also have a vested interest in the corporation (and contrary to popular belief, do generally consider performance beyond the next quarterly report.)
A company with as diverse stakeholders and as much volume as IBM has, will have quite strict controls on governance and management.
"If you didn't do something and got killed, think about what you could have done to avoid or escape that situation."
It blows their mind when you explain the mistakes they made have compounded beginning 10,000 turns ago.
OP said he "can't stand to re-do a level, much less an entire game", but the thing is with Roguelikes, is that every game is unique.
On the other hand, I've played so many games (Ascended many Elf Rangers, an elf Wiz, and a human Valk, some on public servers, one during a tourney), that the predictable elements of the game are becoming fairly stale. I've tried other roguelike variants, but none really hooks me like Nethack does.
So NH might still be my desert island game, but not without an editor and compiler.
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"Linux is the only desktop operating system in which if your distributor decides to not include software, getting it anyway is extremely difficult. If a package isn't included in Ubuntu, your only option is either to compile it from source (good luck with that if you aren't technical) or using something like an autopackage."
Oh baloney. It's NOT hard to add a deb source and get a package using apt-get. In fact, this is the opposite of hard.
>In 1907, the average farmer knew a lot about farming
I recently saw an 1880's 8th grade school book. As I looked through it, I realized that, even if you updated the units and even if you provided some introductory material for people who have no ag background, your average high school graduate would have great difficulty taking a test from this book.
Just thought I'd chime in with $0.02, not arguing with you or anything.
>You might also think that no government agency can decide what is, and what is not a marriage.
:-)
Marriage is a tax institution, not a religious one. You haven't read my rants on that
Okay, let me know when your state opts out of federal money. Doesn't have to be road and bridge money. Any program. Then I'll listen to your argument.
>Why do states feel they get to regulate primaries at all?
States don't "feel"; state legislatures act in terms of the consensed collective will of the people they represent. People have *asked* for regulation, and they have delivered.
>Unfortunately, then you get senators like that asshat from Alaska.
He is an asshat, but in fairness, the policies for which is is often derided, are not as ridiculous as they are made out to be. Bridge to Nowhere? That has a nice ring to it, but it's *NOT* nowhere, it connects a town to its airport. May we take some random bridge in YOUR town and remove it?
>they frequently take out their frustrations on us.
Of course they do. If they open their mouth within earshot of the people actually responsible, they get shipped to Baghdad the next day.
>Why? You value his freedom of speech more then the people going to the synagogue's freedom of religion?
And the way it works is this: If he doesn't actually prevent them from going to the synagogue, and as long as he stays in a place where he has a right to be, that is First Amendment Protected Activity. On the other hand, if it can be shown that he is intentionally trying to start a riot, those protections can be abridged, due to a compelling state interest in maintaining the peace. If he sets foot on the synagogue's property, it can be trespassing; and if he's carrying a weapon, it's a felony trespass in some places. If he prevents someone from entering, it's assault. If he touches someone in order to prevent them from entering, it's aggravated assault. All this goes both ways; nobody can push the guy off the public square, touch him, display a weapon while challenging his rights, etc.
It's quite simple really, even if it sounds complicated. You have a right to hold a sign while standing in a place you have a right to be, unless a reasonable person would believe you intend to start a riot.
Something like that. IANTM. (I am not the Mayor.)
"That's not what the IRS has to say, and they're the authority (in the US) on what is and is not a religion. "
Excuse me, but no government agency may make any determination one way or another as to what is, and what is not a religion. Any basis on which they could possible do so would be a law respecting the establishment of religion, and would be fundamentally contrary to a basic founding principle of the country.
What the IRS can and does do is to evaluate what is, and what is not, profit and capital gain.
While I personally believe that all should be taxed equally or else none should be, I do not believe that the IRS policies have anything to do with religion, and it's *because* of that, that Scientology gets exemptions.
If you get a chance to see Das Leben der Anderen ("The Lives of Others", http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/), definitely do not miss it. It is a slightly fantastic conflation of plausible events tied together with a story about fictional characters, but it is said, by people who lived in DDR at the time, to be chillingly accurate (though not without problems, it's a movie after all.)
I'd certainly enjoy hearing from anyone who lived in the DDR, who has seen this film; particularly if they had personal interaction with the STASI.
>Then it won't be called encryption. Duh
It would be slightly interesting if you could make a coding scheme where any 128 bit number can decrypt, but also could prove that no other number would work.
>Ashley just wanted to drink in peace
Committing a crime, even a juvenile offense, is not a "peaceable act."
Of course, I started drinking when the drinking age was 18 and nobody but nobody ever carded 16 year olds.
"If the previews are pulled, and the Warner Brothers titles are still being pirated before they are even available to Canadians, then go look somewhere else.If the previews are pulled, and the Warner Brothers titles are still being pirated before they are even available to Canadians, then go look somewhere else."
I expect the answer to really be that someone *involved* in production and distribution is responsible. I think They know it too, but realize they can't act against what is essentially corruption in their own ranks.
>If everyone went out and got a passport
Not everyone who will be obligated to get a national ID card is eligible to get a passport.
The passport is expensive, and has a rather time-consuming process involved.
On the other hand, I carry mine, and I show it whenever I am asked for ID. It seems to confuse cops sometimes, and it makes private people nervous. People who won't think twice about taking your drivers license in hand, seem to get quite nervous about holding your passport. It's somewhat amusing to watch. Any time I'm asked by an official for ID, I proceed as though I've left the US, and I behave *exactly* as I would when asked for ID abroad. (However, I have never been asked by anyone except customs agents.)
>Is it just me, or does that sound a little bit too close...
I've read by starlight. Haven't most people who are into astronomy? In the light-polluted, air-polluted cities, it's easy to forget how bright the night sky can be, and city dwellers learn to dismiss the value of night vision as they lose it.
>People who want anonymity can buy anonymizing services.
If there is a mechanism for the purchase, there is a weak point in the anonymity.
>If there is enough demand, it might be offered by consumer ISPs directly.
Which consumer ISP will be the first one to allow one of its execs to go to jail in order to protect the privacy of one of its users?
"If I was going to create a phishing website, not only would I have the fake frontend, but I'd simulate the login failed behavior of the website as well."
I think you missed the point -- the part where you would need to sign with a verisign key.
>Perhaps this is an advance test of the feasibility of using lawyers to squash criticism of the government, much like how >corporations often do the same?
You shouldn't act on a C&D letter unless it's signed by a judge (which makes it a lawful order.)
As for squashing criticism of government, that's a tough one. It's one of those things that each of us is supposed to be ready and willing to kill or die for, but none of us actually are, when it comes down to it.
"She's a single mother, with 3 kids working as a nanny, she's looking for upwards of a 1/2 million dollars. Which is absolutely ridiculous."
From her point of view, a state institution abridged her First Amendment Rights.
She could be asking for billions.
"I heard a rumor that there is actually a place where you can BORROW CD's without PAYING for them and it is usually supported by taxpayer dollars and local cities and states!"
Entire genres and subjects are poorly or not at all represented there.
>How long until all browsers have a url checker built in with some simple basic rules applied?
Empower yourself and make a firefox plugin.
wake me up with they get a court order.
>You clearly were not an Eisner-era Disney shareholder...
I *wish*. OMFG are you serious?
Category 1984 2004 Percent change
Disney's Revenues $1.5 billion $30.8 billion +2,000
Disney's Income $294 million $4.49 billion +1,600
Disney's Tax-Free Cash Flow $100 million $2.9 billion +2,900
Stock Price (adjusted for splits) $1.33 $28.40 +2,100
Market Value $1.9 billion $57.4 billion +3,000
Disney's Enterprise Value
(market value plus debt minus cash)
$2.8 billion $69 billion +3,200
>If the CEO is retiring soon, then he has little incentive to do right by the company in the long
>run
The CEO in a corporation like IBM is never a dictator, never has sole authority on executive decisions, and is held accountable to a Board of Directors, all of whom also have a vested interest in the corporation (and contrary to popular belief, do generally consider performance beyond the next quarterly report.)
A company with as diverse stakeholders and as much volume as IBM has, will have quite strict controls on governance and management.
"If you didn't do something and got killed, think about what you could have done to avoid or escape that situation."
It blows their mind when you explain the mistakes they made have compounded beginning 10,000 turns ago.
OP said he "can't stand to re-do a level, much less an entire game", but the thing is with Roguelikes, is that every game is unique.
On the other hand, I've played so many games (Ascended many Elf Rangers, an elf Wiz, and a human Valk, some on public servers, one during a tourney), that the predictable elements of the game are becoming fairly stale. I've tried other roguelike variants, but none really hooks me like Nethack does.
So NH might still be my desert island game, but not without an editor and compiler.