The Beatles are like the last generation's Mozart, or this generation's Radiohead.
Your comparisons make my head explode.
Are you really saying that The Beates == Mozart == Radiohead? I like all three artists, but they aren't even in the same ballpark when it comes to the level of musicianship.
Do you even use Facebook? You can block all the apps, or block an specific app on a permanent basis, or block a user (so you don't get any of their spammy invites, but can still be friends with them), or do a wide variety of other things to keep the noise down. Don't get me wrong - I'm not a huge fan of Facebook either. But at least understand what its capabilities are before you go attacking what they can (or can't) do.
The problem is, the performance improvement to the Javascript engine does not equate to running light on the system resource usage. My guess is you aren't going to see all that much of a difference there. (However, as an avid Chrome user, I haven't actually verified my claims with Firefox.)
I see a lot of complaints about Google Instant and now this (which really doesn't display instant pages - you still have to mouse over the links). My question is - who actually uses the Google home page? I never see Google Instant because I do all my searches from the search box on my browsers (Chrome or Firefox). My phone I just say what I want to search for and it comes up (Android platform).
Ah, but what you are failing to remember is there are many jobs in which employers care about the stability and safety of an employee, and not just "are they doing illegal things." For example, I have a friend who, if he is caught drunk driving, or if he gets more than X hundred dollars in traffic fines in one year, he loses his job immediately. The reasoning behind it is - if he is that unstable and untrustworthy in his personal life, we cannot trust that he will handle the job that he was hired to do due to the extreme danger it would present to the people who put their lives in his hands every day. (No, he's not a pilot...but...similar idea.)
So, while I do agree employers should stay out of employees personal lives to a large degree, there is some aspect of managing risk which they (rightly) want to do.
Saving Geocites preserves "web 1.0" the time when anyone could make a webpage for the first time. While it might seem like trash to us, it might later provide valuable insight into cultures of the late 20th and early 21st century.
This is the same logic that a packrat friend of mine uses when she doesn't want to throw away ANYTHING. "It is useful and valuable." Yeah? Really? If it's so useful and valuable, why the heck is it sitting in your closet/attic/basement/etc? If you haven't touched something in the past year, you don't need it. I promise you. (The only exception being something like photographs which are designed to preserve memories. The entire point of those is keeping them.)
People keep way too much junk because they are afraid of losing something, when, in reality, it's much better to close old doors so you can move forward into new (and better) areas of life.
but I drop my Droid at least once a week, and so far it's OK (knock on wood).
I actually dropped my Droid face down on asphalt from about 4 feet up. I immediately feared the worse (made even more worse as that was also my GPS unit and I was currently out in the middle of nowhere). However, I picked it up and, although the metal case itself was chipped at the corners, everything else was working great.
When a monitor dies, I need a replacement now, not some time next week.
In addition to keeping a spare in stock, you can also have a monitor out to you next day by paying more for shipping. If it is that critical, and you need a certain monitor, the extra cost may be very well worth it.
Actually, a billion dollars is WAY more money than any of the examples you gave. It's so much money, most people can't even wrap their minds around how big it is. The top 150 cities of GDP include cities that are ~$5 billion. That's the top 150 cities in the world. So, he has to pay back as much money as some large cities make. As for those hundreds and thousands of well-paid and low-wage people...how much do you consider low wage? (For me, 1000 * $30,000/year = $30 million - not even close to a billion.)
Either way, you're main point is true - the fine is absurd.
Take Star Trek for example. Completely unrealistic.
Seriously. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a call on my cell phone that I have to take.
The difference between unrealistic and not currently obtainable is very slight...
Maybe there is NO science that would allow humans/aliens to cross interstellar space within said species existence. Maybe they're quite literally trapped.
In all seriousness, that's an interesting point you bring up. It had honestly never occurred to me that we (or some alien) may just be stuck on the planet they we/they are on without any option of leaving. Hm.
If you stare at that diagram long enough, you can see a whole bunch of lawyers swimming in piles of cash ala Scrooge McDuck. (If you're having trouble, it helps if you cross your eyes a little bit and back away slowly.)
First off, generalizations are always wrong. (Yeah, yeah...I know...)
Secondly, the argument is SOMETIMES bad. Why sometimes?
Well, if I say, "You can afford a car, so you should be able to afford a house." That's obviously not true.
However, if you are buying an Android application, you are already assuming the cost of the phone and the monthly plan which you MUST have in order to own and use the phone. Therefore, you are already shelling out quite a bit of money. One more dollar is not going to break the bank.
So don't buy it then. It's not an excuse to pirate. (All the items you mentioned are not "life or death" type items as the GP poster originally was referring to.)
I don't care what you do in your home or on your property. I don't care what you do with any other consenting adult or adults. But when you're on the road, you are putting more people than yourself at risk with stupid behavior.
What? You're on slashdot, and don't understand that software can become necessary, and that some people might not be able to afford it? Here's a tip: you're in the information age, and this need is exactly why a lot of us donate software to the free software community.
While I agree with you that there is definitely good reasons for FOSS, and I am extremely appreciate of efforts of the FOSS community - we're not talking about the same problem. If you are already sporting an Android phone (where the phone costs ~$200 and the price per month is ~$70 - $120), you can afford a $1.00 app. It's not even close to the same situation.
Microsoft, meanwhile, is languishing in the shadows like Cinderella on the night of the ball.
Now, is this *really* the best analogy to use? I mean, I understand what the poster was going for, but, in the end, Cindarella goes to the ball, dances with the prince, and, ultimately, ends up "happily ever after" while her two wicked stepsisters (presumably Apple and Google) are forever tormented by her success.
I mean, I'm all about analogies to make concepts easier to understand, but, I think this one is a bit of a fail.
First off...it's not a "decrypted cookie" - it's not that at all. The entire bug allows an attacker to download server-side information (such as web.config) which can potentially contain (and often does) information that should not be public.
Scott Guthrie wrote up a very detailed post on the vulnerability. It's fairly easy to exploit (there are videos available showing the ease in which it can be exploited), so it should be of concern to administrators and individuals writing websites/web applications running on ASP.NET.
This story reminds me of the Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer that Cracked put out recently. Pretty well done and captures the same type of spirit as the Guardian article.
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The Beatles are like the last generation's Mozart, or this generation's Radiohead.
Your comparisons make my head explode.
Are you really saying that The Beates == Mozart == Radiohead? I like all three artists, but they aren't even in the same ballpark when it comes to the level of musicianship.
But did anyone notice how these are mostly BS degrees anyway?
I thought they looked mostly like BA degrees. Didn't see any physics, mathematics, or computer science listed anywhere...
(ba dum tsh)
Do you even use Facebook? You can block all the apps, or block an specific app on a permanent basis, or block a user (so you don't get any of their spammy invites, but can still be friends with them), or do a wide variety of other things to keep the noise down. Don't get me wrong - I'm not a huge fan of Facebook either. But at least understand what its capabilities are before you go attacking what they can (or can't) do.
The problem is, the performance improvement to the Javascript engine does not equate to running light on the system resource usage. My guess is you aren't going to see all that much of a difference there. (However, as an avid Chrome user, I haven't actually verified my claims with Firefox.)
I see a lot of complaints about Google Instant and now this (which really doesn't display instant pages - you still have to mouse over the links). My question is - who actually uses the Google home page? I never see Google Instant because I do all my searches from the search box on my browsers (Chrome or Firefox). My phone I just say what I want to search for and it comes up (Android platform).
I think people just like to complain.
Ah, but what you are failing to remember is there are many jobs in which employers care about the stability and safety of an employee, and not just "are they doing illegal things." For example, I have a friend who, if he is caught drunk driving, or if he gets more than X hundred dollars in traffic fines in one year, he loses his job immediately. The reasoning behind it is - if he is that unstable and untrustworthy in his personal life, we cannot trust that he will handle the job that he was hired to do due to the extreme danger it would present to the people who put their lives in his hands every day. (No, he's not a pilot...but...similar idea.)
So, while I do agree employers should stay out of employees personal lives to a large degree, there is some aspect of managing risk which they (rightly) want to do.
Saving Geocites preserves "web 1.0" the time when anyone could make a webpage for the first time. While it might seem like trash to us, it might later provide valuable insight into cultures of the late 20th and early 21st century.
This is the same logic that a packrat friend of mine uses when she doesn't want to throw away ANYTHING. "It is useful and valuable." Yeah? Really? If it's so useful and valuable, why the heck is it sitting in your closet/attic/basement/etc? If you haven't touched something in the past year, you don't need it. I promise you. (The only exception being something like photographs which are designed to preserve memories. The entire point of those is keeping them.)
People keep way too much junk because they are afraid of losing something, when, in reality, it's much better to close old doors so you can move forward into new (and better) areas of life.
but I drop my Droid at least once a week, and so far it's OK (knock on wood).
I actually dropped my Droid face down on asphalt from about 4 feet up. I immediately feared the worse (made even more worse as that was also my GPS unit and I was currently out in the middle of nowhere). However, I picked it up and, although the metal case itself was chipped at the corners, everything else was working great.
That was a pretty awesome experience.
If there has ever been an appropriate time to use WOOSH on Slashdot...this is it. The epitome of WOOSHness.
When a monitor dies, I need a replacement now, not some time next week.
In addition to keeping a spare in stock, you can also have a monitor out to you next day by paying more for shipping. If it is that critical, and you need a certain monitor, the extra cost may be very well worth it.
Actually, a billion dollars is WAY more money than any of the examples you gave. It's so much money, most people can't even wrap their minds around how big it is. The top 150 cities of GDP include cities that are ~$5 billion. That's the top 150 cities in the world. So, he has to pay back as much money as some large cities make. As for those hundreds and thousands of well-paid and low-wage people...how much do you consider low wage? (For me, 1000 * $30,000/year = $30 million - not even close to a billion.)
Either way, you're main point is true - the fine is absurd.
Take Star Trek for example. Completely unrealistic.
Seriously. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a call on my cell phone that I have to take.
The difference between unrealistic and not currently obtainable is very slight...
Maybe there is NO science that would allow humans/aliens to cross interstellar space within said species existence. Maybe they're quite literally trapped.
In all seriousness, that's an interesting point you bring up. It had honestly never occurred to me that we (or some alien) may just be stuck on the planet they we/they are on without any option of leaving. Hm.
If you stare at that diagram long enough, you can see a whole bunch of lawyers swimming in piles of cash ala Scrooge McDuck. (If you're having trouble, it helps if you cross your eyes a little bit and back away slowly.)
...I fail to see how one bucket of popcorn is going to affect my weight that much.
and all bought something at the concession stand (which made about $50 on average per person), we broke even.
Fixed that for you.
First off, generalizations are always wrong. (Yeah, yeah...I know...)
Secondly, the argument is SOMETIMES bad. Why sometimes?
Well, if I say, "You can afford a car, so you should be able to afford a house." That's obviously not true.
However, if you are buying an Android application, you are already assuming the cost of the phone and the monthly plan which you MUST have in order to own and use the phone. Therefore, you are already shelling out quite a bit of money. One more dollar is not going to break the bank.
So don't buy it then. It's not an excuse to pirate. (All the items you mentioned are not "life or death" type items as the GP poster originally was referring to.)
I don't care what you do in your home or on your property. I don't care what you do with any other consenting adult or adults. But when you're on the road, you are putting more people than yourself at risk with stupid behavior.
Wait...are we still talking about texting...
That's because Angry Birds hasn't yet been released...
(Such an awesome game.)
What? You're on slashdot, and don't understand that software can become necessary, and that some people might not be able to afford it? Here's a tip: you're in the information age, and this need is exactly why a lot of us donate software to the free software community.
While I agree with you that there is definitely good reasons for FOSS, and I am extremely appreciate of efforts of the FOSS community - we're not talking about the same problem. If you are already sporting an Android phone (where the phone costs ~$200 and the price per month is ~$70 - $120), you can afford a $1.00 app. It's not even close to the same situation.
Microsoft, meanwhile, is languishing in the shadows like Cinderella on the night of the ball.
Now, is this *really* the best analogy to use? I mean, I understand what the poster was going for, but, in the end, Cindarella goes to the ball, dances with the prince, and, ultimately, ends up "happily ever after" while her two wicked stepsisters (presumably Apple and Google) are forever tormented by her success.
I mean, I'm all about analogies to make concepts easier to understand, but, I think this one is a bit of a fail.
First off...it's not a "decrypted cookie" - it's not that at all. The entire bug allows an attacker to download server-side information (such as web.config) which can potentially contain (and often does) information that should not be public.
Scott Guthrie wrote up a very detailed post on the vulnerability. It's fairly easy to exploit (there are videos available showing the ease in which it can be exploited), so it should be of concern to administrators and individuals writing websites/web applications running on ASP.NET.
This story reminds me of the Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer that Cracked put out recently. Pretty well done and captures the same type of spirit as the Guardian article.
The REAL history of OS X...
And on the sixth day, Steve Jobs said, "Let there be OS X" and OS X was created, and it was good.
That's how it goes, right?
I don't have to wear fucking cargo pants and have a wallet that is 3 feet big.
...that's no wallet...