Taking away guns isn't going to solve a violence problem. You'll have stabbings, beatings, or poisonings instead. Then there's also going to be the people who just buy guns illegally. Now the honest law abiding citizen has no way to defend himself. If every adult was armed and properly trained, and everyone knew it, there'd be less crime. You could probably cut down on law enforcement spending too. I'd rather put my trust in the hands of other citizens than the state when it comes to protection.
Driving under the influence isn't primarily a drug problem, it's a responsibility problem, and you can't legislate that. You can get wasted on any number of legal or legally prescribed drugs, get behind the wheel and kill someone. The drugs are not to blame, the driver is. I also do not believe that we would see a very high increase in drug use if we decriminalized narcotics and classified addicts as what they are; SICK PEOPLE who need help. We might end up footing the bill for their rehab, but that's better (and probably cheaper) than footing the bill for their incarceration. Who knows, you might even turn someone of them back into productive members of society, there is a ZERO chance of that happening if they're left to rot in a cell for their whole lives for what was primarily a victimless crime.
How fast is this video played at? How long does it take the probe to complete a full orbit? It might say that at the beginning of the film, but I can't read moon-runes, maybe someone here could translate. Pretty cool video anyway.
When the PATRIOT act was passed I said if an attack of this magnitude (9/11) every 50 years is the price of liberty it's still worth it.
And that may sounds selfish if you know someone who died on 9/11 but I have to live in the US too, so I have just as much chance of dying as anyone. People die from guns; worth it for the freedom to own guns. People die from drugs; worth it to have the freedom to control your own body. People die from terrorist attacks; worth it to have freedom and privacy. The only way you can win against terrorism is by not fighting it and LIVING FREE. Don't take stupid risks, but by far the bigger danger is from over correcting and NOT from doing too little. This is not something people like to hear, and so we get stories like this one and the politicians take away our guns, our drugs, our privacy and we say it's worth it to protect ourselves. I fear that the sun will rise on a day when a generation of Americans wakes up and finds that they no longer have any freedoms left to give.
If I really want to see a movie I'll move it to the front of my queue, if I'm really desperate I'll get the torrent, I can usually wait though. The order of your queue can get a little jumbled, especially for popular things because they try and send it out in order, but if there's none available it goes to the next title so I can see how that'd be a problem for TV shows. I get those from BT as they air (usually a few hours before actually) so that's not a problem.
Who could have seen that coming. Netflix is even more convenient (for me) than downloading movies illegally, there's just no way a dinosaur like Blockbuster could keep up. By not actually having a physical location, Netflix can have a MUCH wider selection of titles too, and when your only limit is how many movies you can have out at one time you can watch a lot more content and take chances on things you might not have looked at otherwise. This is why I have no sympathy for the music industry when they say they can't compete with illegal downloads. Netflix does it (and does very well), by offering a better service at a reasonable price.
Ubuntu 7.10 just got released last month, and it has plenty of bugs and issues too (along with all the usual Linux eccentricities). This is not a problem that's exclusive to closed source software.
Guitar Hero three just came out, and me and two buddies went around town looking for it. He didn't pre-order and the first three stores were sold out of the 360 version (all had Wii version however) until we got to...Kmart. We went to the electronics section and sure enough there on the shelf was 1 360 box left. He wasn't the only one that wanted it, apparently this group of 3 kids, too short to reach the top shelf, were waiting for their older brother or something to get it down for them. Well my friend didn't know this so he grabbed it and walked to the register, and the kids started crying and shouting that he stole it. Sucks for them, he still bought it.
Part of the Americas maybe. On this US centric website the word America by itself refers to the United States of America, and not the larger encompassing landmass. This is different in the rest of the world, but this is slashdot, an American website.
Something I'd like to point out. This is true at least for the limited number of computers I work with at home, Office 2007 loads faster on XP than Office 2003 does. Word and excel open almost instantly, it amazes me every time. On vista it's about the same however. I think the new menus make it easier to find things, but that's just personal preference. I hear a lot about people wanting to get the old styled ones back. I'd say the change hasn't been well received.
I bet windows XP or 2000 would install on this thing and run just as fast as this Ubuntu variant they're using and then you'd have access to much more software (and more FAMILIAR software). That is, assuming you could get drivers for everything. I'm not sure exactly what the situation is on that but there doesn't seem to be any reason it all wouldn't be supported by XP (2000, might take some work). Vista though, forget about it. There's not a single component of that computer (maybe the keyboard. maybe) that would be powerful enough to handle Vista. Who cares though, most people don't need Vista.
And the default desktop looks very nice, a huge improvement over the Ubuntu design;)
The world needs more people who speak their minds and tell the truth with complete disregard for other people's "feelings". It's very refreshing, especially coming from a CEO since most of what big business says to the public and to other businesses and the government is so watered down and devoid of meaning that it doesn't actually say anything at all. I applaud this guy for having the stones to do what he did. The sad thing is, there aren't enough people who respect this kind of behavior, so people that act like this don't tend to get very powerful (or stay powerful for very long). It's sad we live in a time when bullshitting is a more profitable skill than being right--the only thing that should matter.
the iPod won over a lot of users to the Mac It actually didn't. Most of those iPods are being used on windows computers. If Apple had locked down the iPod to only play with their other hardware we'd all be carrying around Zunes (kidding, but only slightly, SOMETHING would fill the need). The MP3 player market would likely be much more fragmented than it is now, instead of one product line having clear dominance.
I rarely reply to my own posts, but this is absolutely unacceptable and I needed to. This applies only to the moderators of the parent post:
Exactly where in my post above did I ever approach something resembling a troll? Every word was true and pulled directly from my own experiences or it was opinion (which, SURPRISE, might be different than yours). The Apple fanboyism is, by far, the worst this site has to offer. It's sickening. Mod THIS post offtopic if you like, because it is, but my original one was fine at +2 (what all my posts start at). I suggest all of you read the moderator guidelines again because frankly none of you deserved the points. When you abuse our moderation system you do a great disservice to everyone that uses this website and you erode the credibility and perception for whatever "cause" you think you're propping up. I'm done with this thread and discussion, which is a shame because I think there was a lot of good things people had to add and that I had to add as well.
...and as a user of their products... Perfectly fine. However, there's a group of people that wants something completely different than you do. I wouldn't be happy with the restriction of the Mac platform, and maybe you'd be frustrated with a PC. The reasons you like Apple are the same reasons I don't like them and prefer the alternative. This doesn't make either position more or less valid than the other. Both of us end up just as satisfied with our respective outcomes. But for people not in your camp, Apple is not competing with MS for their business.
(And to the childish mods: if you disagree, post a reply. My original response wasn't a troll, flamebait, overrated or funny. You're not accomplishing anything productive by abusing the mod system.)
You know that most people just turn off UAC, right? Everyone that I've talked to about it said they turned it off after the first message. It's annoying, and if you're computer literate there's really no reason for you to have it on; you wont benefit from it at all. I'm far more annoyed at Ubuntu's constant "admin password required" to do anything important, I see those far more than the Vista UAC message (when it is turned on).
It's too bad Vista and OSX will never compete with each other directly. When you can install 10.5 on the same range of computers as Vista (along with all the myriad problems and support nightmares for Apple that go along with that) we could really see which is the better operating system. I've installed and tested Vista on a wide range of desktops and Laptop computers and it's stability and compatibility is wider than even XP or Ubuntu (the other two OSs I commonly use). This is important for a lot of people, myself included. I'd never consider buying a computer I couldn't rebuild or modify (or build entirely) so using Apple's software is never an option for me.
The language barrier is just the tipping point to where it's going to be too difficult to make life work in another country for me. I doubt I could even find a job without being able to speak the language. I'm not that qualified that anyone would be willing to make any special arrangements for me. There's plenty of Germans and Austrians that can not only speak German, but English also and probably another language too. I can actually understand German fairly well written, spoken less so, and I'm sure I speak better than the average tourist but it would be too difficult to find employment. I don't have many deep personal, family, or economic ties to the US, but I feel like with my means there's really just no where I could relocate to and still enjoy the same standard of living. My Grandparents came from Germany after the wall went up, so there is precedent in my family for escaping Political persecution. But things aren't that bad here, yet. Although we are working on that Mexican border...
And Flamebait? Come on guys. Mods have no sense of humor tonight or something? The Bioshock joke should have been a clue not to take it so seriously. Hell even an American figured that out.
Right...roof is leaking, might as well bulldoze the whole house and kick everyone out on the street.
No matter how bad things are now, having ZERO education and healthcare would be worse. How about we fix things instead of tossing a quarter of the population to the wolves of unrestrained capitalism those Libertarians love so much?
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Taking away guns isn't going to solve a violence problem. You'll have stabbings, beatings, or poisonings instead. Then there's also going to be the people who just buy guns illegally. Now the honest law abiding citizen has no way to defend himself. If every adult was armed and properly trained, and everyone knew it, there'd be less crime. You could probably cut down on law enforcement spending too. I'd rather put my trust in the hands of other citizens than the state when it comes to protection.
Driving under the influence isn't primarily a drug problem, it's a responsibility problem, and you can't legislate that. You can get wasted on any number of legal or legally prescribed drugs, get behind the wheel and kill someone. The drugs are not to blame, the driver is. I also do not believe that we would see a very high increase in drug use if we decriminalized narcotics and classified addicts as what they are; SICK PEOPLE who need help. We might end up footing the bill for their rehab, but that's better (and probably cheaper) than footing the bill for their incarceration. Who knows, you might even turn someone of them back into productive members of society, there is a ZERO chance of that happening if they're left to rot in a cell for their whole lives for what was primarily a victimless crime.
How fast is this video played at? How long does it take the probe to complete a full orbit? It might say that at the beginning of the film, but I can't read moon-runes, maybe someone here could translate. Pretty cool video anyway.
When the PATRIOT act was passed I said if an attack of this magnitude (9/11) every 50 years is the price of liberty it's still worth it.
And that may sounds selfish if you know someone who died on 9/11 but I have to live in the US too, so I have just as much chance of dying as anyone. People die from guns; worth it for the freedom to own guns. People die from drugs; worth it to have the freedom to control your own body. People die from terrorist attacks; worth it to have freedom and privacy. The only way you can win against terrorism is by not fighting it and LIVING FREE. Don't take stupid risks, but by far the bigger danger is from over correcting and NOT from doing too little. This is not something people like to hear, and so we get stories like this one and the politicians take away our guns, our drugs, our privacy and we say it's worth it to protect ourselves. I fear that the sun will rise on a day when a generation of Americans wakes up and finds that they no longer have any freedoms left to give.
If I really want to see a movie I'll move it to the front of my queue, if I'm really desperate I'll get the torrent, I can usually wait though. The order of your queue can get a little jumbled, especially for popular things because they try and send it out in order, but if there's none available it goes to the next title so I can see how that'd be a problem for TV shows. I get those from BT as they air (usually a few hours before actually) so that's not a problem.
Who could have seen that coming. Netflix is even more convenient (for me) than downloading movies illegally, there's just no way a dinosaur like Blockbuster could keep up. By not actually having a physical location, Netflix can have a MUCH wider selection of titles too, and when your only limit is how many movies you can have out at one time you can watch a lot more content and take chances on things you might not have looked at otherwise. This is why I have no sympathy for the music industry when they say they can't compete with illegal downloads. Netflix does it (and does very well), by offering a better service at a reasonable price.
Ubuntu 7.10 just got released last month, and it has plenty of bugs and issues too (along with all the usual Linux eccentricities). This is not a problem that's exclusive to closed source software.
Guitar Hero three just came out, and me and two buddies went around town looking for it. He didn't pre-order and the first three stores were sold out of the 360 version (all had Wii version however) until we got to...Kmart. We went to the electronics section and sure enough there on the shelf was 1 360 box left. He wasn't the only one that wanted it, apparently this group of 3 kids, too short to reach the top shelf, were waiting for their older brother or something to get it down for them. Well my friend didn't know this so he grabbed it and walked to the register, and the kids started crying and shouting that he stole it. Sucks for them, he still bought it.
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So yeah, people still buy electronics at Kmart
Part of the Americas maybe. On this US centric website the word America by itself refers to the United States of America, and not the larger encompassing landmass. This is different in the rest of the world, but this is slashdot, an American website.
You're welcome.
I was talking to you though; trying to convey the idea that I don't really care what you have to say.
What an excellent contribution to the discussion. Thanks for sharing!
Something I'd like to point out. This is true at least for the limited number of computers I work with at home, Office 2007 loads faster on XP than Office 2003 does. Word and excel open almost instantly, it amazes me every time. On vista it's about the same however. I think the new menus make it easier to find things, but that's just personal preference. I hear a lot about people wanting to get the old styled ones back. I'd say the change hasn't been well received.
I bet windows XP or 2000 would install on this thing and run just as fast as this Ubuntu variant they're using and then you'd have access to much more software (and more FAMILIAR software). That is, assuming you could get drivers for everything. I'm not sure exactly what the situation is on that but there doesn't seem to be any reason it all wouldn't be supported by XP (2000, might take some work). Vista though, forget about it. There's not a single component of that computer (maybe the keyboard. maybe) that would be powerful enough to handle Vista. Who cares though, most people don't need Vista.
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And the default desktop looks very nice, a huge improvement over the Ubuntu design
The world needs more people who speak their minds and tell the truth with complete disregard for other people's "feelings". It's very refreshing, especially coming from a CEO since most of what big business says to the public and to other businesses and the government is so watered down and devoid of meaning that it doesn't actually say anything at all. I applaud this guy for having the stones to do what he did. The sad thing is, there aren't enough people who respect this kind of behavior, so people that act like this don't tend to get very powerful (or stay powerful for very long). It's sad we live in a time when bullshitting is a more profitable skill than being right--the only thing that should matter.
...require fewer narcotic painkillers as they heal hmmm, I think I'll pass on the pepper sauce, doc. Just keep the vicodin coming.I rarely reply to my own posts, but this is absolutely unacceptable and I needed to. This applies only to the moderators of the parent post:
Exactly where in my post above did I ever approach something resembling a troll? Every word was true and pulled directly from my own experiences or it was opinion (which, SURPRISE, might be different than yours). The Apple fanboyism is, by far, the worst this site has to offer. It's sickening. Mod THIS post offtopic if you like, because it is, but my original one was fine at +2 (what all my posts start at). I suggest all of you read the moderator guidelines again because frankly none of you deserved the points. When you abuse our moderation system you do a great disservice to everyone that uses this website and you erode the credibility and perception for whatever "cause" you think you're propping up. I'm done with this thread and discussion, which is a shame because I think there was a lot of good things people had to add and that I had to add as well.
Good luck at M2
...and as a user of their products... Perfectly fine. However, there's a group of people that wants something completely different than you do. I wouldn't be happy with the restriction of the Mac platform, and maybe you'd be frustrated with a PC. The reasons you like Apple are the same reasons I don't like them and prefer the alternative. This doesn't make either position more or less valid than the other. Both of us end up just as satisfied with our respective outcomes. But for people not in your camp, Apple is not competing with MS for their business.(And to the childish mods: if you disagree, post a reply. My original response wasn't a troll, flamebait, overrated or funny. You're not accomplishing anything productive by abusing the mod system.)
You know that most people just turn off UAC, right? Everyone that I've talked to about it said they turned it off after the first message. It's annoying, and if you're computer literate there's really no reason for you to have it on; you wont benefit from it at all. I'm far more annoyed at Ubuntu's constant "admin password required" to do anything important, I see those far more than the Vista UAC message (when it is turned on).
It's too bad Vista and OSX will never compete with each other directly. When you can install 10.5 on the same range of computers as Vista (along with all the myriad problems and support nightmares for Apple that go along with that) we could really see which is the better operating system. I've installed and tested Vista on a wide range of desktops and Laptop computers and it's stability and compatibility is wider than even XP or Ubuntu (the other two OSs I commonly use). This is important for a lot of people, myself included. I'd never consider buying a computer I couldn't rebuild or modify (or build entirely) so using Apple's software is never an option for me.
I'm wondering just how many people here will get that joke, and how many of those people are fans of Trey and Matt.
The language barrier is just the tipping point to where it's going to be too difficult to make life work in another country for me. I doubt I could even find a job without being able to speak the language. I'm not that qualified that anyone would be willing to make any special arrangements for me. There's plenty of Germans and Austrians that can not only speak German, but English also and probably another language too. I can actually understand German fairly well written, spoken less so, and I'm sure I speak better than the average tourist but it would be too difficult to find employment. I don't have many deep personal, family, or economic ties to the US, but I feel like with my means there's really just no where I could relocate to and still enjoy the same standard of living. My Grandparents came from Germany after the wall went up, so there is precedent in my family for escaping Political persecution. But things aren't that bad here, yet. Although we are working on that Mexican border...
And Flamebait? Come on guys. Mods have no sense of humor tonight or something? The Bioshock joke should have been a clue not to take it so seriously. Hell even an American figured that out.
Right...roof is leaking, might as well bulldoze the whole house and kick everyone out on the street.
No matter how bad things are now, having ZERO education and healthcare would be worse. How about we fix things instead of tossing a quarter of the population to the wolves of unrestrained capitalism those Libertarians love so much?
and the education system, and healthcare, and the police and...
I would never support that man. His vision for America, horrifies me.