We are mandating a shift in technology for the benefit of manufacturers (oh, thank you so much in the name of quality and control) but the result is a lot of people sitting around with useless analog tvs which will be thrown away en masse creating a huge environmental and economic issue. Yes i know you can get antennae to receive over the air HD signal, but I don't have an >$1,000 HD TV remember. I don't plan on buying one either. But the vast majority of consumers will because they are so addicted to the box they HAVE to have it, and hell with all these GREAT deals faked by content-providers such as the fascist-owned Direct TV (go Dish Network, if you have to go satellite) or the gouging and cheating Comcast, how can you say no?
I for one can wait for digital and I hope it never comes. I don't need some government or corporation telling me what technology I can use.
So, has anyone actually bought one of these machines from Dell? Have they employed a legion of call centers to address Linux-related issues and problems (mostly (l)user-created I'm sure)? I doubt actually a legion would be needed considering they have a small market share and most users who buy a Linux box would be more adept at self-diagnosing problems. But, I would be interested to see statistics on how many calls come in about Linux boxes and how many come in on Win boxes.
Do they have trained folks who know Linux commands and system organization or do they follow a series of point-and-click diagnose screens like most Win Tech Support centers. I would be interested to hear about this...
No, not complete rights over the whole passage; just to parts of the passage that extend into their navigable waterways. In some portions the only passable portions may be in their waterways, but not the whole passage in it's entirety. Anyway, over time, as more ice recedes, soon the entire passage will be navigable.
The Constitution still exists; it is on display in Washington, D.C. The legislation that is passed each year for the last 230 years by nature of the political system creating it is an expression of the people who voted the lawmakers into office. If you do not agree with the current policies of the US, it is your obligation to vote in favor of the people who will enact the policies you approve of. Regardless, the laws and policies of the US are a reflection of the majority of people who comprise it.
All this is akin to saying: the ends justify the means. According to current US Government policy, this is true. It is their belief that the bending (if not breaking) of the US Constitution (which in-itself is a form of US Government policy, just one from 230 years ago) is reasonable enough in protecting it's citizens. If you do not agree with this policy, do not vote for those who enact it.
I love how the strength of people's biases filter through to so control how we think and act in this world. The majority of responses here seem to complain about Democrat or Republicanism or some hardly veiled tack. Take a look at TFA, it purely distinguishes between liberals and conservatives (small l and small c) not Democrats and Republicans. THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE. And to assume or extrapolate otherwise is a hugely incorrect step on all our parts. As a matter of fact, the word Republicans isn't even mentioned in the report! Strangely, the word Democrat appears once describing John F. Kerry (which is the most douchebagish way of saying John Kerry...), but regardless. Another important issue, is we cannot link directly to the ACTUAL study in question" (for a separate reason: due to the controlled access of knowledge by academic institutions, which sucks). How do we know truly what the study entails, how the methodology is controlled, etc., without access to the actual paper. This is only possible if you have $30 for the article entry, btw. Nonetheless, as long as Americans continue to automatically draw the line between liberal and conservative, Democrat and Republican, black and white, etc., as the article quotes the author of the study: "liberals and conservatives are never going to agree". And articles like this do nothing to help. But ultimately, its all our faults for drawing lines in the sand and being so damned stubborn to the detriment of life, society, and wellbeing.
You should take a look at who wrote up the article. Your assumptions are incorrect, on many counts. It seems yr biases are clouding your ability to analyze the information you receive.
Actually, from the audio from the NPR story, Wipro stated that they will hire American employees because they have specialized knowledge to currents and trends in American markets. Also, because US programmers are typically better than other national counterparts! Although, this could be PR BS....
Well a technical solution to making a mistake about something you don't even understand (inexperienced/ignorant users) is essentially impossible and may be why Win has the problems it has. My gripe really was with blaming the victim in that instance though, well, even if it is a joke. No worries, though.
You exemplify such a great attitude towards the world; it helps create what it is. To say, its the users fault for keeping information on his/her personal computer that could POTENTIALLY if not realistically be accessed by people who are breaching someone else's personal space is to misrepresent the problem. Keeping any kind of information, regardless of whether you are "file-sharing" or not does not mean another user has free reign to read/execute/extrapolate that information in any way they see fit. Saying they were asking is shameful! If we reinforced the concept that personal privacy is that and further reinforced the concept of social trust, we could actually live in a world where we didn't have to lock our doors, encrypt our software and live in oppression under the threat of hypothetical terrorists. But instead, the human condition roles on.
Or you can just watch all the episodes here. Now the question is, will the US pressure AU to treat them as terrorists, etc., and put them away indefinitely and levy heavy sanctions against the ABC? They should just let this one fade away, the only result of something like this will be to get the Chasers more publicity. Which actually, can be a killer in the guerilla media style they emulate.
Well, academia of all places is expected to create this kind of controversy. Access to research paper is one of the most restricted information sources there is! Mostly because there really isnt a market share for people wanting to read about Health Effects Engineering or some other random technical issue. Meanwhile, the whole world is interested in illegally sharing the new Transformers movie, regardless of its quality.
Also, the fact that it was released under the CC license, does this limit his legal ability to sue? Is there case law to support the CC license as a legally-binding rule internationally?
You always have the option of submitting your paper to the PLoS if it follows the applicable guidelines.
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Robot Chicken and Family Guy beat him to his own punch!
I take it yr story got rejected...
Truly.
We are mandating a shift in technology for the benefit of manufacturers (oh, thank you so much in the name of quality and control) but the result is a lot of people sitting around with useless analog tvs which will be thrown away en masse creating a huge environmental and economic issue. Yes i know you can get antennae to receive over the air HD signal, but I don't have an >$1,000 HD TV remember. I don't plan on buying one either. But the vast majority of consumers will because they are so addicted to the box they HAVE to have it, and hell with all these GREAT deals faked by content-providers such as the fascist-owned Direct TV (go Dish Network, if you have to go satellite) or the gouging and cheating Comcast, how can you say no?
I for one can wait for digital and I hope it never comes. I don't need some government or corporation telling me what technology I can use.
Actually its probably because of the 8^4.666666666666666666666..... floating point
So, has anyone actually bought one of these machines from Dell? Have they employed a legion of call centers to address Linux-related issues and problems (mostly (l)user-created I'm sure)? I doubt actually a legion would be needed considering they have a small market share and most users who buy a Linux box would be more adept at self-diagnosing problems. But, I would be interested to see statistics on how many calls come in about Linux boxes and how many come in on Win boxes.
Do they have trained folks who know Linux commands and system organization or do they follow a series of point-and-click diagnose screens like most Win Tech Support centers. I would be interested to hear about this...
Two wrongs do not a wright make, good sir...
EENNNNNNNNNNHH! I'm sorry, you did not phrase your response in the form of a question.
Why are the Bears Watching this? The Chicago ones or Black Bears? If Stephen Colbert hears about that, he's gonna FLIP!
No, not complete rights over the whole passage; just to parts of the passage that extend into their navigable waterways. In some portions the only passable portions may be in their waterways, but not the whole passage in it's entirety. Anyway, over time, as more ice recedes, soon the entire passage will be navigable.
However, no one should be surprised about all this... It's been slowly becoming easier to make the passage over time.
But, hey, come on, aren't ALL bombs dysfunctional? Well come to think of it.. they should be!
They have WMD! They harbor terrorists!
Seriously? Isn't it ironic that MOTHER Russia built the FATHER of all BOMBS to outdo UNCLE SAM's MOTHER of all Bombs? Its almost mind-blowing...
who's gonna stop them? you missed my point: you.
The Constitution still exists; it is on display in Washington, D.C. The legislation that is passed each year for the last 230 years by nature of the political system creating it is an expression of the people who voted the lawmakers into office. If you do not agree with the current policies of the US, it is your obligation to vote in favor of the people who will enact the policies you approve of. Regardless, the laws and policies of the US are a reflection of the majority of people who comprise it.
All this is akin to saying: the ends justify the means. According to current US Government policy, this is true. It is their belief that the bending (if not breaking) of the US Constitution (which in-itself is a form of US Government policy, just one from 230 years ago) is reasonable enough in protecting it's citizens. If you do not agree with this policy, do not vote for those who enact it.
I love how the strength of people's biases filter through to so control how we think and act in this world. The majority of responses here seem to complain about Democrat or Republicanism or some hardly veiled tack. Take a look at TFA, it purely distinguishes between liberals and conservatives (small l and small c) not Democrats and Republicans. THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE. And to assume or extrapolate otherwise is a hugely incorrect step on all our parts. As a matter of fact, the word Republicans isn't even mentioned in the report! Strangely, the word Democrat appears once describing John F. Kerry (which is the most douchebagish way of saying John Kerry...), but regardless. Another important issue, is we cannot link directly to the ACTUAL study in question" (for a separate reason: due to the controlled access of knowledge by academic institutions, which sucks). How do we know truly what the study entails, how the methodology is controlled, etc., without access to the actual paper. This is only possible if you have $30 for the article entry, btw. Nonetheless, as long as Americans continue to automatically draw the line between liberal and conservative, Democrat and Republican, black and white, etc., as the article quotes the author of the study: "liberals and conservatives are never going to agree". And articles like this do nothing to help. But ultimately, its all our faults for drawing lines in the sand and being so damned stubborn to the detriment of life, society, and wellbeing.
OK Zefram Cochrane, I guess i was just born in the wrong century
You should take a look at who wrote up the article. Your assumptions are incorrect, on many counts. It seems yr biases are clouding your ability to analyze the information you receive.
Why do you assume its bad news?
Actually, from the audio from the NPR story, Wipro stated that they will hire American employees because they have specialized knowledge to currents and trends in American markets. Also, because US programmers are typically better than other national counterparts! Although, this could be PR BS....
Sorry, my joke filter is off today...
Well a technical solution to making a mistake about something you don't even understand (inexperienced/ignorant users) is essentially impossible and may be why Win has the problems it has. My gripe really was with blaming the victim in that instance though, well, even if it is a joke. No worries, though.
Perhaps operating the botnet! It sounds like he has plans laid within plans laid within plans!
You exemplify such a great attitude towards the world; it helps create what it is. To say, its the users fault for keeping information on his/her personal computer that could POTENTIALLY if not realistically be accessed by people who are breaching someone else's personal space is to misrepresent the problem. Keeping any kind of information, regardless of whether you are "file-sharing" or not does not mean another user has free reign to read/execute/extrapolate that information in any way they see fit. Saying they were asking is shameful! If we reinforced the concept that personal privacy is that and further reinforced the concept of social trust, we could actually live in a world where we didn't have to lock our doors, encrypt our software and live in oppression under the threat of hypothetical terrorists. But instead, the human condition roles on.
Or you can just watch all the episodes here. Now the question is, will the US pressure AU to treat them as terrorists, etc., and put them away indefinitely and levy heavy sanctions against the ABC? They should just let this one fade away, the only result of something like this will be to get the Chasers more publicity. Which actually, can be a killer in the guerilla media style they emulate.
For at least 72 hours after the last known contact.
In Nevada, his goods aren't up for taking until 90 days!
Well, academia of all places is expected to create this kind of controversy. Access to research paper is one of the most restricted information sources there is! Mostly because there really isnt a market share for people wanting to read about Health Effects Engineering or some other random technical issue. Meanwhile, the whole world is interested in illegally sharing the new Transformers movie, regardless of its quality.
Also, the fact that it was released under the CC license, does this limit his legal ability to sue? Is there case law to support the CC license as a legally-binding rule internationally?
You always have the option of submitting your paper to the PLoS if it follows the applicable guidelines.