Another mega-company that knowingly concealed a faulty product to keep profits and stock prices high, at the expense of their customer. More and more each day, I just want to buy some remote piece of land, grow my own food, and drop out of society. Of course, they would probably just put a factory somewhere that dumps toxic waste into my water supply. sonsabitches!
Morality is a myth, because everyone has rationalized away an 'immoral' act at one point or another. My buddy Dean calls it 'the line' and everyone moves it where the want, to make them feel good in the world. On one side, the 'bad' things, and on the other, the 'ok' things or so-called 'good' things. Rationalization can shift the things close to the line itself to one side or the other, especially when need is great or people think no one is watching:-)
Amazon might be a great company, but they are not in business to help the world, or feed the children, they are in it to make money, and lots of it. They messed up big time, and have a right to ASK their customers to pay the amount they are due, and even ban customers who do not, but in no way do they have the right to just bill you for it. Or maybe they do - it just depends where you put your personal line, and if they have small print somewhere that says they can.
For me if "buyer beware" is a part of commerce, then "seller beware" needs to apply as well, especially online where automated mistakes can add up fast.
I'm dealing with identity theft right now, but somebody elses. A Guy with a SS# 1 digit off from mine got his ID stolen, but it's showing up on my credit report. Should be easy to clean up, right? Nope. Have do the same exact steps -- wasted hours on phone calls, faxes, and police reports to prove that bad credit under a different name, address, AND social security number is really not my bad credit.
If you're wise, you will take advantage of the free credit reports, and get yours checked at least once a year.
Maybe someday people will realize they need to boycott the MPAA (and RIAA) and their affiliates in order to take back control of entertainment and their government at the same time.
Right on man. Go see some local theater, buy a cd from a local band, read a book from the library, etc. Don't buy/steal/download the latest crap from the big bastard companies, and things will change.
I can see you're from the old school... here at slashdot, us new kids NEVER read the article. The snappy and informative summaries are enough to start coming up with +5 funny replies, so why bother?
God would never talk about proving anything, only faith.
I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word
Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me
Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper
By inviting logic into your realm, you have forsaken your own holiness and been cast down to the depths of Slashdot! Whither in thine own trolldom, and despair!
Well, we can tell you've never tried it. In Chicago, it's called iGo, but is basically the same thing, and acually, it works very well. Almost every car has a "sponsor" that keeps track of the car, and it's care, but if there's a problem, you just call and tell them. Then they fix it. Done. The cars are all new or nearly new, and mostly honda civics and elements here, so very reliable.
That is just some of the 10,000 reasons I think this is a bad idea and won't fly
It's already flown.
... it is in fact women who determine the ethics of our society
So women decided that men who have a lot of sex are studs, and women who do are whores? And women created marriage in the first place with the line, "to love, honor, and obey" applying only to them and not their husbands. I'm sure that's also why women make less money doing the same job as men do, because they drive the ethics that dictate the wage scale. In short, I don't agree that women drive ethics in the good ol' U.S. of A. unless their religious right doctrine (created by men) tells them to speak out against porn. Any woman I know who actually has the strength to determine her own ethics actually likes, appreciates or at least respects porn.
Has anyone ever done a study to see the problems that porn solves?
Keeps angry guys from ramming you with their car or knocking someone's head in, keeps marriages together because the guy can "cheat" with his computer instead of another woman, is good for the economy, etc. It obviously fills a need in our sexually repressed country, and I bet a lot more problems would be created than solved if porn were wiped out or too restricted.
"Why would I do that?" Kirchner said yesterday. "I'm not sure how I got drawn into something as goofy as this."
If movies have taught me anything, any accused official/cheatin husband who uses the "Why would I do that?" line, followed by some fuzzy logic is pretty much guilty.
Sometimes I'd like to unlearn everything I know, take a job in the car wash and sit in front of a 56" expensive toy I don't own while I drink cheap beer, but it doesn't work that way, no turning back the hands of time.
And don't forget to add "Sea Aquarium 13, Top Down View"! Amaze your guests with the seldom seen bald spot on Peruvian Angle Shark! Now, with more bubbles!
I worked at a consulting company that decided to force users to change their network and email password every 90 days. The only problem was that the 90 day schedules were not in sync (off by several weeks), you had to have strong passwords, and they couldn't match the last 3 passwords you had used before. The solution, as you all probably guessed, was for the end users to write their passwords on post-it notes. Some cleverly hid the notes under their keyboards, but most just stuck them to their monitor or cube.
And isn't just basic scientific practice to control all the variables that you can, so that your benchmarks can be considered valid? I mean, how hard could it have been to add a little ram, or take some out, just for this test?
Student #1 : "Alright, let's see (plays with tiny lego car while checking email on Mac Mini)... the contest is about innovative computer design, but it also needs to looks sexy... I know! Mac + Lego's = sexy stackable computer parts that lock together!"
Student #2 : "Damn! Microsoft is the Judge though, they'll nev e r (drops coffee)... DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMNET! DRM! DRM! DRM!"
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Yeah, but you can virtualize MORE machines, and make a cluster of them which could synergistically create a ..... ah, nevermind.
Another mega-company that knowingly concealed a faulty product to keep profits and stock prices high, at the expense of their customer. More and more each day, I just want to buy some remote piece of land, grow my own food, and drop out of society. Of course, they would probably just put a factory somewhere that dumps toxic waste into my water supply. sonsabitches!
Morality is a myth, because everyone has rationalized away an 'immoral' act at one point or another. My buddy Dean calls it 'the line' and everyone moves it where the want, to make them feel good in the world. On one side, the 'bad' things, and on the other, the 'ok' things or so-called 'good' things. Rationalization can shift the things close to the line itself to one side or the other, especially when need is great or people think no one is watching :-)
Amazon might be a great company, but they are not in business to help the world, or feed the children, they are in it to make money, and lots of it. They messed up big time, and have a right to ASK their customers to pay the amount they are due, and even ban customers who do not, but in no way do they have the right to just bill you for it. Or maybe they do - it just depends where you put your personal line, and if they have small print somewhere that says they can.
For me if "buyer beware" is a part of commerce, then "seller beware" needs to apply as well, especially online where automated mistakes can add up fast.
legalized theft of that trademark is not acceptable
... isn't that just called commerce?
legalized theft
I'm dealing with identity theft right now, but somebody elses. A Guy with a SS# 1 digit off from mine got his ID stolen, but it's showing up on my credit report. Should be easy to clean up, right? Nope. Have do the same exact steps -- wasted hours on phone calls, faxes, and police reports to prove that bad credit under a different name, address, AND social security number is really not my bad credit.
If you're wise, you will take advantage of the free credit reports, and get yours checked at least once a year.
This has got be the longest version of "I don't have a *ing problem, I can quit anytime I want!" I've ever read.
Maybe it's Stephen King giving up his 'high brow' terror, and looking to compete with the makers of Saw and all those other butcher-fest movies?
Maybe someday people will realize they need to boycott the MPAA (and RIAA) and their affiliates in order to take back control of entertainment and their government at the same time.
Right on man. Go see some local theater, buy a cd from a local band, read a book from the library, etc. Don't buy/steal/download the latest crap from the big bastard companies, and things will change.
I can see you're from the old school ... here at slashdot, us new kids NEVER read the article. The snappy and informative summaries are enough to start coming up with +5 funny replies, so why bother?
Wow, the lone Creative Fanboy comes out of the closet swingin!
I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word
Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me
Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper
By inviting logic into your realm, you have forsaken your own holiness and been cast down to the depths of Slashdot! Whither in thine own trolldom, and despair!
Well, we can tell you've never tried it. In Chicago, it's called iGo, but is basically the same thing, and acually, it works very well. Almost every car has a "sponsor" that keeps track of the car, and it's care, but if there's a problem, you just call and tell them. Then they fix it. Done. The cars are all new or nearly new, and mostly honda civics and elements here, so very reliable. That is just some of the 10,000 reasons I think this is a bad idea and won't fly It's already flown.
With a name like cyber-vandal, you may want to choose your moral high ground a little more carefully. :p
So women decided that men who have a lot of sex are studs, and women who do are whores? And women created marriage in the first place with the line, "to love, honor, and obey" applying only to them and not their husbands. I'm sure that's also why women make less money doing the same job as men do, because they drive the ethics that dictate the wage scale. In short, I don't agree that women drive ethics in the good ol' U.S. of A. unless their religious right doctrine (created by men) tells them to speak out against porn. Any woman I know who actually has the strength to determine her own ethics actually likes, appreciates or at least respects porn.
and no, you guys can't have their e-mails.
Keeps angry guys from ramming you with their car or knocking someone's head in, keeps marriages together because the guy can "cheat" with his computer instead of another woman, is good for the economy, etc. It obviously fills a need in our sexually repressed country, and I bet a lot more problems would be created than solved if porn were wiped out or too restricted.
If movies have taught me anything, any accused official/cheatin husband who uses the "Why would I do that?" line, followed by some fuzzy logic is pretty much guilty.
Book em Dano!
You should have taken the Blue Pill ...
And don't forget to add "Sea Aquarium 13, Top Down View"! Amaze your guests with the seldom seen bald spot on Peruvian Angle Shark! Now, with more bubbles!
Hmmm, I worry about server load increase, and yet I post a glowing review of said servers on SLASHDOT!
You'd think they'd leave this stuff alone after the "incident" over at the Black Mesa Facility. I think 4 dimensions is plenty for us right now.
Translation:
"stealing my new swimming pool, Mercedes Benz, and trip to Hawaii this year, while the artists we've invested in are still sleeping in their van."
Finally someone explains politics in a way I can understand it! You should write a book explaining everything this way.
Good times.
And isn't just basic scientific practice to control all the variables that you can, so that your benchmarks can be considered valid? I mean, how hard could it have been to add a little ram, or take some out, just for this test?
Student #2 : "Damn! Microsoft is the Judge though, they'll nev e r (drops coffee) ... DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMNET! DRM! DRM! DRM!"
Student #3 : "" (speechless)