Bearing in mind that I haven't read this tome, I would be inclined to agree.
I'd also like to see some clever propaganda to get the point across to the public that things they once had the right and ability to do are being brazenly taken away.
Shine a light on the weasels (apologies to real weasels).
"It's a very shocking and profound change of the EU's position," said David Gross, the State Department official in charge of America's international communications policy. "The EU's proposal seems to represent an historic shift in the regulatory approach to the Internet from one that is based on private sector leadership to a government, top-down control of the Internet." To the horror of the assembled delegates, the dapper State department official started making guttural grunting noises - his eyes bulged, and his body seemed to almost triple in size, muscles bursting out of his clothes. "HULK SMASH INTERNET!! RARRRGH!" Witnesses report his skin had an unnatural, greenish tint.
My work isn't in print right now, but this development might just provoke me to restart my writing career. I just used the service to locate and buy a book on a subject I was mildly interested in. Having read a sample, I was sufficiently impressed to purchase.
I would have a meeting with the boss, the legal staff, and the primary stakeholders. I would bring to the table a small portable grill, some marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers. Then, when everyone was enjoying their s'mores, I would suggest linking hands and singing "Kumbaya."
I do have some documentation from MS that has the usage Micro Soft on it, however, from a period in the late 70's. That's when I first got to know them.
*Sigh*
*bats eyelashes*
Is there anything they cannot do?
kinda sick, heh?
But, hey, I remember when Micro Soft (original name) used to treat its users with a modicum of respect.
I clasp my hands and hope Google stays, well, relatively Good.
Right now, a diversity of free browsers looks pretty good.
"We're not talking about weaponizing space. We're not talking about massive satellite attacks coming over the horizon or anything like that. This is really a way to understand space situational awareness, who's out there, who's operating. We understand that," Gen. Lord said.
On a more comic-book note, it's kinda fun that the United States Space Force is run by "General Lance Lord!" *cue dramatic music*
Discover fundamentals of computer programming by playing a board game! c-jump helps children to learn basics of programming languages, such as C, C++ and Java.
Players: 2 to 4 players Ages: 11+ Object Of The Game: First player to move all skiers past the FINISH line is the winner! Equipment: One game board, one die, and sets of colored pawns representing skiers and snowboarders for each player.
Great and unique learning game for kids! It teaches the child basic commands of a programming language, such as "if", "else", "switch", and introduces variable "x" concept.
The child calculates number of steps in the move, including addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication of small numbers. The game helps to develop understanding of a complete computer program, formed by logical sequences of commands.
This game eliminates intimidation of many kids and their parents, bored by the mention of "computer programming", often associated with visions of geeky guys glued to their computers. c-jump reveals simple programming terms in a cool way!
By moving around the board , entering loops, branching under conditional and switch statements, the players gain physical experience of a complete program. Understanding of the internal action of a computer is essential to understanding what software is. Static program causes dynamic process in the computer. By playing the game, players see this process as physical and spacial motion.
c-jump facts: This game is not only about teaching and learning: it's fun and entertainment for the whole family! Skiing and snowboarding is a perfect programming analogy. c-jump game is ideal for home school education. The game is based on the code of a real computer program!
Proceedings of our business support Common Text Transformation Library, an open source programming project on the internet. Please feel free to visit and download!
>"Dell" and "ethical" are only used in the same sentence if the words "are not " happen to be fitting snugly between them
Let's try that out... Dell are not ethical. Hmmm... I'm having a little problem here. Let me add some words... People who randomly slam Dell are not ethical.
Slashdot Mirror
Shouldn't the headline read:
"EU Claws Internet Apart Next Month"?
This is a deliberate act by our European govfriends, not something that "happens" on its own.
I'd say this guy knew he was breaking the law
You misspelled "thought".
breaking the thought?
a nice move would be to call for price cuts - about 50% would be about right.
Jobs should do this in front of Congress, if available.
I'll bet he could disclose how little it costs to distribute the songs, and pose the musical question - "How Much Profit?"
Bearing in mind that I haven't read this tome, I would be inclined to agree.
I'd also like to see some clever propaganda to get the point across to the public that things they once had the right and ability to do are being brazenly taken away.
Shine a light on the weasels (apologies to real weasels).
"It's a very shocking and profound change of the EU's position," said David Gross, the State Department official in charge of America's international communications policy. "The EU's proposal seems to represent an historic shift in the regulatory approach to the Internet from one that is based on private sector leadership to a government, top-down control of the Internet."
To the horror of the assembled delegates, the dapper State department official started making guttural grunting noises - his eyes bulged, and his body seemed to almost triple in size, muscles bursting out of his clothes. "HULK SMASH INTERNET!! RARRRGH!" Witnesses report his skin had an unnatural, greenish tint.
The absolute best way to engage the interest of the buying, voting public...
is a 600-page book
*THUD*
Of course, it would make a handy prop in court...
I'd like to see the term 'tinker' come back into vogue.
I believe it more accurately describes the everyday routine of IT.
Also, that would lift the expression 'Not worth a tinker's dam' back out of obscurity.
I had tinkers for ancestors...
We used to fix everything whether it was broken or not!
1) Is FBI over VOIP a new protocol?
2) Very apropos quote at bottom of the page:
"Increased knowledge will help you now. Have mate's phone bugged."
3) I have trouble with limits.
Dearest Radioactive Tantor:
My work isn't in print right now, but this development might just provoke me to restart my writing career. I just used the service to locate and buy a book on a subject I was mildly interested in. Having read a sample, I was sufficiently impressed to purchase.
What title of yours is in the database?
I might want to buy a copy.
I would have a meeting with the boss, the legal staff, and the primary stakeholders.
I would bring to the table a small portable grill, some marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers.
Then, when everyone was enjoying their s'mores, I would suggest linking hands and singing "Kumbaya."
>taking advantage of the data MSN gathers from its more than 9 million subscribers
We're not going to be farmed for energy by soulless machines...
We're going to be farmed for our metadata by soulless corporations!
I feel so much better now.
Grub!
We can't take you anywhere!
*snicker*
Which day do we get to ask questions of the PR Department?
Have we any assurances this debacle won't be repeated?
I'd like to see responses from Sid Meier and the dev team (whom I admire), not flacks.
In the second box is a player, if the fellow had any real fortune.
Besides, I'd have drawn the map on parchment, and tied it up with a string.
Arrr! Ye Mateys...
You are correct.
I do have some documentation from MS that has the usage Micro Soft on it, however, from a period in the late 70's. That's when I first got to know them.
*Sigh*
*bats eyelashes*
Is there anything they cannot do?
kinda sick, heh?
But, hey, I remember when Micro Soft (original name) used to treat its users with a modicum of respect.
I clasp my hands and hope Google stays, well, relatively Good.
Right now, a diversity of free browsers looks pretty good.
"We're not talking about weaponizing space. We're not talking about massive satellite attacks coming over the horizon or anything like that. This is really a way to understand space situational awareness, who's out there, who's operating. We understand that," Gen. Lord said.
On a more comic-book note, it's kinda fun that the United States Space Force is run by "General Lance Lord!" *cue dramatic music*
Today is the bestest day!
How do I post a picture of my cat here?
>who decided to make friends a system requirement?
Optionally, you could just take hostages.
There's a workaround for almost everything...
*Of course this omits thre pretty pictures*
c-jump: Ski & Snowboard Race
Discover fundamentals of computer programming by playing a board game!
c-jump helps children to learn basics of programming languages, such as C, C++ and Java.
Players:
2 to 4 players
Ages:
11+
Object Of The Game:
First player to move all skiers past the FINISH line is the winner!
Equipment:
One game board, one die, and sets of colored pawns representing skiers and snowboarders for each player.
Great and unique learning game for kids! It teaches the child basic commands of a programming language, such as "if", "else", "switch", and introduces variable "x" concept.
The child calculates number of steps in the move, including addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication of small numbers. The game helps to develop understanding of a complete computer program, formed by logical sequences of commands.
This game eliminates intimidation of many kids and their parents, bored by the mention of "computer programming", often associated with visions of geeky guys glued to their computers. c-jump reveals simple programming terms in a cool way!
By moving around the board , entering loops, branching under conditional and switch statements, the players gain physical experience of a complete program. Understanding of the internal action of a computer is essential to understanding what software is. Static program causes dynamic process in the computer. By playing the game, players see this process as physical and spacial motion.
c-jump facts:
This game is not only about teaching and learning: it's fun and entertainment for the whole family!
Skiing and snowboarding is a perfect programming analogy.
c-jump game is ideal for home school education.
The game is based on the code of a real computer program!
Proceedings of our business support Common Text Transformation Library, an open source programming project on the internet. Please feel free to visit and download!
US Patent 6,135,451
© 1997-2005 Igor Kholodov
>pay some elected people to attempt to help parents raise their children in an age where parents pretty much need all the fucking help they can get
No. I'm raising my kid myself. Government needs to keep their clammy hands off.
You want to help? Pay living wages. Fix the infrastructure. Build prosperity by encouraging responsible development of jobs in this country.
Rate videogames? Pah. Go away. I won't vote for such nonsense or the people who promulgate it.
"Happy Trails to You, until we meet again!"
The only question is, will Dale Evans rise to the occasion?
Budgies... my mum was from England, she used to say that. Nice memory.
Here in the States, they're parakeets.
But still make nice metaphors for bird-brained bosses.
I haven't bought a Dell for ten years now, and in that time handled at least three million dollars American in acquisitions.
Even the random white-box servers performed better.
Indeed.
I worked for an organization that basically built an entire wall of Dell servers.
Their shenanigans made us so unhappy, five years later that wall was replaced by a mix of Sun and IBM blades.
>"Dell" and "ethical" are only used in the same sentence if the words "are not " happen to be fitting snugly between them
Let's try that out...
Dell are not ethical.
Hmmm... I'm having a little problem here.
Let me add some words...
People who randomly slam Dell are not ethical.
Works better, but is meaner...