Why does everything have to be a competition between the Windows world and the Linux world? Bill Gates donated 750 million. Good for him. It's not some sort of "Windows rocks!" statement from him. I'd imagine that he just wants to do something good with all that money. Maybe he figures that when he goes, it isn't going with him.
People need to get a grip. So what if eXeem is bundled with a program that shows ads within it? Do the authors not deserve fair compensation for their work? The eXeem site says that NO spyware is installed. One ad-ware program is, and that is used to show ads INSIDE the eXeem application. You aren't going to be getting bazillions of pop-ups and shizzit because you installed eXeem. This is just a way that the authors are trying to make a few bucks, since most people won't pay to use the program.
Of course, most people using eXeem are downloading movies/music/software illegally anyway, so using a hacked copy of eXeem to keep the authors of it from getting paid seems fitting.
Funny how people work like that too. Tell a person it's wrong to kill a person, but then tell them certain races/religious groups/etc aren't really people, and the whole morality bit suddenly depends on those definitions.
This has NOTHING to do with freedom of speech. Note how people can be sued for libel and slander. 1st Amendment protects you from Uncle Sam, not Steve Jobs.
I must be a n00b. How do you insert links into your posts so that the words are linked, but the URL doesn't show up in the post?
Thank you for enlightening my ignorance.
What are they going to sue one guy for? 100 bucks? Seriously, what do they expect to get out of this from him? Probably nothing. More likely they are trying to scare people into not complaining about spam. Bastards.
I think this guy needs to chill out. I could think of a few security reasons why they'd want to know who you were staying with. One of which is just to check legitimacy of your reason to be in the US. You say you're going to be with a friend, but can you on the spot name that friend and his address? I think it would be rather difficult to make up an address on the spot, especially one where if they look in up later, actually exists.
Seriously. I want to one credible journal article documenting one specias becoming another. Or maybe something like a species of fish that one day didn't have legs, and the next day when the scientists walked in, there were fish with legs swimming around.
Don't knock creation. It's too easy to knock evolution.
I'm sorry, that link doesn't disprove anything. He makes a lot of assertions without any proof. He ignores the fact that it is incredibly unlikely that you would have an organism "evolve" all the parts necessary for a complex system like the to work. And this is even less likely when you consider that almost never, if ever, do mutations add genetic material. They always either rearrange or destroy DNA. It's preposterous to think that all of hte structures and proteins that are contained in many of the IC systems could happen by chance. That's a lot of added DNA, which mutations don't add.
In fact, I'd like to see someone explain the mechanism of how an organism gains genetic material. How do you go from 300 genes to 301 genes?
Funny...evolution is also an untestable hypothesis. How is it untestable? You can't go back and repeat it to see if it really happened that way. You can't make evolution happen in a lab. The only way we can make conclusions about evolution is through interpreting what we observe the best we can. It's not testable though, which is why evolution as a means of the rise of life can never be touted as fact.
What kind of important work are these people getting paid for when the most exciting news they can come up with is a giant iceberg that could knock of the tip of some other big chunk of ice. How much time does it take to even notice that? I mean, wow. I thought my job was boring....
Whether you agree with war or not, this guy is willing to put his neck on the line for what he believes...which is freedom. You know, that thing that the US is known for.
I can't believe all the morons who post on slashdot and get modded up just because it's popular to bash Bush and the US and Christians, and in general anything that stands for good and does what it believes to be right.
The parent was talking about the govt not regulating what you can say. None of your examples have anything to do with govt sensorship...Politically Incorrect was dropped because what they said didn't jive with the radio station's target audience. A business decision. The student, well, he was being threated due to the lack of prudence on the side a few morons. It had nothing to do with the govt.
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Yeah, Linux sure can help vaccinate kids...
Why does everything have to be a competition between the Windows world and the Linux world? Bill Gates donated 750 million. Good for him. It's not some sort of "Windows rocks!" statement from him. I'd imagine that he just wants to do something good with all that money. Maybe he figures that when he goes, it isn't going with him.
Let's see. Bill taxes the rich (West) and gives to the poor (3rd World). Does that make him some kind of Robin Hood character?
He more than likely sees himself as a successful business person who would like to think that his profits have gone somewhat to a good purpose.
Also, I think it would be fair to note that Bill Gates is worth 50 +/- billion dollars...his investments...he doesn't have it all in cash.
People need to get a grip. So what if eXeem is bundled with a program that shows ads within it? Do the authors not deserve fair compensation for their work? The eXeem site says that NO spyware is installed. One ad-ware program is, and that is used to show ads INSIDE the eXeem application. You aren't going to be getting bazillions of pop-ups and shizzit because you installed eXeem. This is just a way that the authors are trying to make a few bucks, since most people won't pay to use the program.
Of course, most people using eXeem are downloading movies/music/software illegally anyway, so using a hacked copy of eXeem to keep the authors of it from getting paid seems fitting.
Funny how people work like that too. Tell a person it's wrong to kill a person, but then tell them certain races/religious groups/etc aren't really people, and the whole morality bit suddenly depends on those definitions.
You know, I rather miss having to remove adware and spyware since I started using Firefox and a firewall.
Finally! A post with some sense! Go parent!
This has NOTHING to do with freedom of speech. Note how people can be sued for libel and slander. 1st Amendment protects you from Uncle Sam, not Steve Jobs.
The problem is that 86% of all statics are made up 97% of the time.
Uh...Penny-who? This gamer doesn't frequent that site...
I must be a n00b. How do you insert links into your posts so that the words are linked, but the URL doesn't show up in the post? Thank you for enlightening my ignorance.
Yeah, but not if they checked to see if the person they named actually lived there. Which I actually doubt they would check anyway.
What are they going to sue one guy for? 100 bucks? Seriously, what do they expect to get out of this from him? Probably nothing. More likely they are trying to scare people into not complaining about spam. Bastards.
I think this guy needs to chill out. I could think of a few security reasons why they'd want to know who you were staying with. One of which is just to check legitimacy of your reason to be in the US. You say you're going to be with a friend, but can you on the spot name that friend and his address? I think it would be rather difficult to make up an address on the spot, especially one where if they look in up later, actually exists.
Ah the tolerance and acceptance that the libera...I mean progressives have for people of different beliefs is amazing to see.
Seriously. I want to one credible journal article documenting one specias becoming another. Or maybe something like a species of fish that one day didn't have legs, and the next day when the scientists walked in, there were fish with legs swimming around. Don't knock creation. It's too easy to knock evolution.
I'm sorry, that link doesn't disprove anything. He makes a lot of assertions without any proof. He ignores the fact that it is incredibly unlikely that you would have an organism "evolve" all the parts necessary for a complex system like the to work. And this is even less likely when you consider that almost never, if ever, do mutations add genetic material. They always either rearrange or destroy DNA. It's preposterous to think that all of hte structures and proteins that are contained in many of the IC systems could happen by chance. That's a lot of added DNA, which mutations don't add.
In fact, I'd like to see someone explain the mechanism of how an organism gains genetic material. How do you go from 300 genes to 301 genes?
Funny...evolution is also an untestable hypothesis. How is it untestable? You can't go back and repeat it to see if it really happened that way. You can't make evolution happen in a lab. The only way we can make conclusions about evolution is through interpreting what we observe the best we can. It's not testable though, which is why evolution as a means of the rise of life can never be touted as fact.
There is plenty of evidence as to whether or not there is a God. The problem is that everyone who has that information is dead.
But notice, it said that she can make other things invisible too...so hey, maybe something will work out there...no pun intended ;)
You have to remember, sure you could by a nice Dell for hte same price. But people who buy a mac are buying it because it's a Mac.
Fall into the ocean? i thought something like 80% of an iceberg is underwater already.
What kind of important work are these people getting paid for when the most exciting news they can come up with is a giant iceberg that could knock of the tip of some other big chunk of ice. How much time does it take to even notice that? I mean, wow. I thought my job was boring....
Where are all the sperm trying to get in?
my camera already has a usb cable, from which I can pull files off the SD card.
I mean it's a neato little feature/design, but I don't get it *shrug*
What if your camera battery dies?
Whether you agree with war or not, this guy is willing to put his neck on the line for what he believes...which is freedom. You know, that thing that the US is known for.
I can't believe all the morons who post on slashdot and get modded up just because it's popular to bash Bush and the US and Christians, and in general anything that stands for good and does what it believes to be right.
The parent was talking about the govt not regulating what you can say. None of your examples have anything to do with govt sensorship...Politically Incorrect was dropped because what they said didn't jive with the radio station's target audience. A business decision. The student, well, he was being threated due to the lack of prudence on the side a few morons. It had nothing to do with the govt.
I believe your point is invalid.