Indeed...Really, I'd rather the MTV-watching 18-year-olds not vote. Those that would cast informed votes probably either are voting already or have a logical reason not to vote that isn't going to be changed by video game characters on MTV.
How do they have a literacy rate of 97% if 99.9999% of them are so poor they eat dirt for dinner? Or was that 97% referring to just the elite of North Korea, or 97% of the whole of Korea?
The people that are claiming that it's because of terrorists don't believe it any more than you do. Large amounts of people will buy that story because, frankly, they don't want to worry about it and they're not willing to listen to any reason why they should.
Way to take something out of context and miss the point of the whole post.
What matters is the fact that they're promising "more email space than gmail!" and expecting people to think that it's BETTER because of that, when it actually makes little difference.
If I was pointing that out as an _advantage_, I wouldn't be making fun of the people promising 100 GB, Bright One.
How are they benefiting, exactly? On a practical level, a terabyte-sized email account isn't really any better than a gigabyte-sized one. Anyone who needs an account that big probably runs their own.
I'm not attacking Google for coming out with the initial 1 GB service; I'm attacking the idiots who feel they have to outdo it as an advertising gimmick.
I'm online a good bit of the time...but when I'm away from the Internet for more than a few days, I don't get some strange emotion called "Disconnected". That would imply that I'm away from part of my body or mind.
I do feel a bit annoyed that I can't talk with friends who aren't physically near me (I don't have a cell phone), and it's inconvenient when I want to look something up, but that's about it. I really don't see how someone who mostly just chats when they're online could get "addicted" to the Internet.
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"I know people whose PCs fail every week, and I've seen Macs that have been running reliably since the early 90s."
Well said.
Out of eight PCs (a 286, a few 486s that I bought cheap to experiment and screw around with that are now part of a bookcase, a Pentium 100, an AMD K6-2, and my current Athlon 2600 XP), I haven't had a hardware failure yet. *Knock on wood* Frankly, I'm surprised when I hear the list of troubles others have had...It also makes me suspect that in many of these cases the equipment wasn't taken care of as well as it could have been.
I plan to buy a Mac at some point just to try them out. If I change over, it won't be hardware failures that are the reason for it.
"The man has not been identified or charged and has been bailed pending an appearance in court in November."
It wasn't incredibly funny, but it had a good point. Really... they already have a court date set for the guy and they haven't even formally charged him or gotten his name? That's very, very hard to believe. Even if he's guilty, this is a very fishy way to go about bringing him to court.
You're going to have to explain to me how owning a Nazi flag or a German WW2 helmet has anything to do with inciting murder.
Now, I could understand a law against pro-Nazi demonstrations that specifically encouraged people to kill Jews (which WOULD be inciting murder), but banning the possession or sale of anything related to Nazis goes far beyond that. Hitler isn't going to rise from the dead and turn all your children into Neo-Nazis just because a few people collect war memorabilia.
Theoretically, something could be "hacker-proof". Things start to break down when reality and practicality enter the picture. People leave security holes unintentionally, new cracking tools are developed, admins use "God" as their password, et cetera. There are so many spots where things can break down that it's best to have the mindset that no network can be hacker-proof.
I didn't say I'd support declaring them illegal. I said I expect them to be declared illegal...much like redboxes, firecrackers, and radar detectors (in many states).
Joke disguises are most often used as just that- joke disguises-which is a legitimate reason to own one. The worst you can do with most of the things you find in joke shops is stink up a room or soak someone. Basically, you can embarrass someone.
With a caller ID-spoofer, you can get someone arrested. "They make for great practical jokes" isn't likely to hold up in a lawmaker's eyes.
Of course, law enforcement will probably be given free rein to use them at their discretion.
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"Which of the hero's family members will be killed? Mother? Father? Both parents? Or will it be a hero-parent who loses his kids?"
His pet rabbit, of course. Didn't you play the games?
Indeed...Really, I'd rather the MTV-watching 18-year-olds not vote. Those that would cast informed votes probably either are voting already or have a logical reason not to vote that isn't going to be changed by video game characters on MTV.
How do they have a literacy rate of 97% if 99.9999% of them are so poor they eat dirt for dinner? Or was that 97% referring to just the elite of North Korea, or 97% of the whole of Korea?
"An innocent child will not recognize evil."
Bull. They'll recognize it, it'll just take them longer because they don't expect it.
s/Paranoia/result of public apathy
The people that are claiming that it's because of terrorists don't believe it any more than you do. Large amounts of people will buy that story because, frankly, they don't want to worry about it and they're not willing to listen to any reason why they should.
Anyone who truly believes in the "true capitalist ideals" and votes for _either_ of the two main parties and most of the third ones has been misled.
"open to argument or debate; 'that is a moot question'"
"of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)"
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn
It really sucks when two of a word's definitions are nearly opposites.
Way to take something out of context and miss the point of the whole post.
What matters is the fact that they're promising "more email space than gmail!" and expecting people to think that it's BETTER because of that, when it actually makes little difference.
If I was pointing that out as an _advantage_, I wouldn't be making fun of the people promising 100 GB, Bright One.
How are they benefiting, exactly? On a practical level, a terabyte-sized email account isn't really any better than a gigabyte-sized one. Anyone who needs an account that big probably runs their own.
I'm not attacking Google for coming out with the initial 1 GB service; I'm attacking the idiots who feel they have to outdo it as an advertising gimmick.
It appears that Google has started the email equivalent of a penis contest. First they came along with 1 GB...then MSN with 2 GB...and now this.
A .nerd tld might be amusing...Perhaps I'll go email the OSRC.
It was only a matter of time. Now we wait for a dozen variants to pop up.
"This could possibly be the worst viruses yet!"
Hm...maybe when he started typing there was only one and it spread during the sentence?
I'm online a good bit of the time...but when I'm away from the Internet for more than a few days, I don't get some strange emotion called "Disconnected". That would imply that I'm away from part of my body or mind.
I do feel a bit annoyed that I can't talk with friends who aren't physically near me (I don't have a cell phone), and it's inconvenient when I want to look something up, but that's about it. I really don't see how someone who mostly just chats when they're online could get "addicted" to the Internet.
"I know people whose PCs fail every week, and I've seen Macs that have been running reliably since the early 90s."
Well said.
Out of eight PCs (a 286, a few 486s that I bought cheap to experiment and screw around with that are now part of a bookcase, a Pentium 100, an AMD K6-2, and my current Athlon 2600 XP), I haven't had a hardware failure yet. *Knock on wood* Frankly, I'm surprised when I hear the list of troubles others have had...It also makes me suspect that in many of these cases the equipment wasn't taken care of as well as it could have been.
I plan to buy a Mac at some point just to try them out. If I change over, it won't be hardware failures that are the reason for it.
I thought the Simpsons episode that had the Musical Planet of the Apes was just hyperbolic satire.
I guess I was wrong...
"I lift my lamp beside the golden door."
Guess what that door is?
Someone quotes that every damn time this issue comes up. There's a difference between legally immigrating to the US and sneaking over the Rio Grande.
If you're sweating on a hot day, you probably won't mind someone spraying you with a mist bottle.
If they use a high-pressure hose, however...
"The man has not been identified or charged and has been bailed pending an appearance in court in November."
It wasn't incredibly funny, but it had a good point. Really... they already have a court date set for the guy and they haven't even formally charged him or gotten his name? That's very, very hard to believe. Even if he's guilty, this is a very fishy way to go about bringing him to court.
Problem is...You'd be getting keyed or egged daily.
You're going to have to explain to me how owning a Nazi flag or a German WW2 helmet has anything to do with inciting murder.
Now, I could understand a law against pro-Nazi demonstrations that specifically encouraged people to kill Jews (which WOULD be inciting murder), but banning the possession or sale of anything related to Nazis goes far beyond that. Hitler isn't going to rise from the dead and turn all your children into Neo-Nazis just because a few people collect war memorabilia.
Theoretically, something could be "hacker-proof". Things start to break down when reality and practicality enter the picture. People leave security holes unintentionally, new cracking tools are developed, admins use "God" as their password, et cetera. There are so many spots where things can break down that it's best to have the mindset that no network can be hacker-proof.
Someone knee-jerked. These things happen.
Two bills proposing a draft _were_ in Congress for a while. They didn't pass, of course; they were just posturing.
I didn't say I'd support declaring them illegal. I said I expect them to be declared illegal...much like redboxes, firecrackers, and radar detectors (in many states).
Joke disguises are most often used as just that- joke disguises-which is a legitimate reason to own one. The worst you can do with most of the things you find in joke shops is stink up a room or soak someone. Basically, you can embarrass someone.
With a caller ID-spoofer, you can get someone arrested. "They make for great practical jokes" isn't likely to hold up in a lawmaker's eyes.
Of course, law enforcement will probably be given free rein to use them at their discretion.