Ubuntu 12 is annoyingly slow on an eee pc... Gnome 3 defaults to fallback mode and is still slow... Unity is very slow as well..
Doesn't make a great intro distribution:-/ I'm sure unity would be more usable on a more powerful PC.. I don't know tweaks enough to make Ubuntu usable though.. I reduced the swappiness but still no good
Can a gun shop owner deny a sale to someone who says "As soon as you sell this to me, I'm going to go home and kill my Wife" YES.
That's what happened here... Girl said "I'm going to send this to Iran" while speaking in Farsi, and the employee overheard and understood it.
Nearly all US businesses (except for state-specific exceptions) are allowed to have policies that are non-discriminatory.
Refusing a sale that will directly and knowingly lead to an illegal act is not discriminatory... She said it in Farsi, but she said "I'm going to do something illegal after I buy this"... The employee tried to stop her from doing something illegal and followed Apple's Non-discriminatory policy.
Usually the customers don't admit to the person they are buying from "I am going to break the law"... not to mention most $8/hr employees don't speak too many languages or otherwise care about US law or company policies.
Apple has an unusual employment base (fanatics), that read all the policies and rules to avoid losing their dream jobs... He happened to note that apple policy and enforced it when the customer informed them they were going to break the law....
Also, most people, if they were confronted like this, would realize admitting they wanted to break US export laws was a bad idea and wouldn't grab a camera crew to come and record them attempting to purchase an item that is going to be exported illegally... and would instead just keep quiet and go down the street to another store..........
She, obviously, wants attention and wants to make sure DHS and whomever handled export laws to KNOW she is trying to export illegal electronics....
But yeah, most people are smart enough to not put up a fight when they are told they are going to break the law when doing so.. and as i said.. quietly go somewhere else.
In Farsi she said "Its a gift for my grandmother in Iran" or some such.. and the employee understood what she said as he understood the language.
So, She was NOT denied the sale because of her origins, but because she said in Farsi she was going to purchase the product and violate US law (and apple policy)
If you walk into best buy and say "I'm gonna rip these people off with this bogus return" in Farsi, and the guy behind the counter hears that, you'll bet he will deny the return! That's basically what happened here...
She said she was buying it to send it as a gift to someone in Iran...
It is against the law (and apple corporate policy) to do so....
Seems like a non-story... She was a US citizen trying to break US law.. and she informed someone of this intent, and was denied the sale...
If she wants to break the law she should probably just lie about what she's going to do with it... Would be against the law but this story is not really news-worthy
But evil corps will always "win" because... well... 'evil will always triumph because good is dumb. ' (and evil corps will break/bend laws/ethics more readily)
I am happy MS wants to better control hardware (I only buy netbooks/laptops from the HP/Dell/Etc. companies)... However I frequently see problems with companies products that they quickly drop support for and never fix (like a few Gigabyte boards that wont boot if some USB devices are plugged in (but work if you plug them in 5 seconds into POST).. Oh, these are 9 months old, no longer supported/updated!)
I am scarred that this might lead to an Apple V Microsoft package war, where you spend $2666 on an Apple laptop, or $2555 on a Microsoft Brand Laptop.. it would also hurt the home-builder community.
Indeed. Along with another post here... This stuff shouldn't be allowed.
My understanding is it hurts everyone except the super rich company traders.... Perhaps putting a "10 second refresh" time in there so the information can't be polled or manipulated faster then 10 seconds (e.g. volume data and other information is only updated every 10 seconds).
Also, don't allow buying/selling of the same stock within 10 seconds of trying to sell/buy the same stock (e.g. Request to buy a stock, and a 5 second buffer starts before the same individual can request to sell stock from the same company)
Something should be done, things like this contribute to ****ing over the rest of us, like the Flash Crash 2 years ago
Obviously New York needs more trickle down... ask the republicans to take a leak out their window so those kids can get a clean drink! (Since It is technically sterile)
It's just easier to download the copy then to create my own copy from the DVD's I have... especially with that DLNA-something crap.. and the PS3's limits on what it can receive and show...
I guess technically I'm not a pirate though (just a downloader), so may not be applicable >.>
I hate these kind of reports because it'll likely just force teachers to "teach the test" and not the material/reasoning/importance/usage beyond what the test requires...
So true... I stopped buying DVD's and just watch Netflix instant watch.... cheaper then 1 DVD/month and i get access to thousands...
Network with friends and usually someone buys that awesome movie when it comes out.. So 1 purchase = 1-2 viewings for 8 of us over a week or two to pass the disc around... A win solution since watching a movie on Blu-Ray is not worth 2 tickets to the theater.. I may watch the DVD/Blu-ray 4-5 times in it's lifetime, and rarely would i feel a void in my heart for not having a movie.
If we chose to not use technology that uses patents, the PIAA would claim it's because of malicious downgraders acting the part of terrorists and trying to destroy our economy,. Fox news would declare a war on the downgraders and bills would pass through congress to penalize those who do so. It would also add in levies on electricity bills that goes 66% to the holders of any patents!
So pay the defendant 3x the defendent's amount spent on lawyers & court fees Or pay the defendant 3x the Plantiff's amount spent on lawyers & court fees
Whichever is higher
When BigNameCorp aims to sue littleGuy out of business, if that buisness wins they get a HUGE pay day (and perhaps can hire a lawyer whom agrees to receive payment on winning)..
you'll be sure MS/Google/Apple will think twice before sending 20 lawyers after Mom & Pop
I just want to be able to burn a copy of my legally bought DVD, and pay my legally bought games, without dealing with DRM or other bull shit... I hate the fact I have to dig out my old CD's to play an older game and I *Hate* when my internet goes out and I can't play a steam game because it can't connect to their DRM servers...
That said... it's copyright infringement and it is illegal.. I think their numbers are bogus and 100% political/greed driven.. but the simple solution is to simply vote with your dollars... or minimize their benefit... Wait for 2 1/2 weeks after a movie comes out then go to the theater to watch your movie, more money goes to the theater (a good thing) and less to the Box officer/MPAA (also a good thing).. If someone else buys a dvd of a movie you wanted to watch, borrow the DVD (and not a copy, and don't make a copy)..
You can follow the law and still enjoy movies.. although you might need to delay your viewing by a bit.... Also find the times your theater offers movies for less -- Usually Wednesday's
I'm no fan of MS, but if this means they shave $5 off their OEM versions cost, Great... I don't even use MS's media player so saves me money hopefully.. Can always download DVD software later
If it makes you feel any better, it's only super-rich Americans that are pushing this crap.. and anyone they can pay to convince (e.g. politicians, whom are also, generally, rich)
The average American (excluding those whom watch Faux news) thinks this whole thing is incredibly stupid.. but those making under $250k/year do not have a political voice... We're just as disapproving as you all are.
Private Police Forces in the US are a nightmare, I hope they don't become common in the UK and then in the US...
2 of my local colleges use "Private Police Forces" who, among other duties, also issue tickets. Unfortunately as a private business they are issuing these tickets out of the state capitol 3 hours away. If for some reason you want to challenge the ticket you have to drive 6 hours round trip just to be told the officer is not in attendance at the court, and you'll have to come back another day...
So $70 in gas round trip, twice in order to actually get to challenge the ticket... Missing 2 days of work... they force you to pay, one way or another!
------------------ Now, if the above case HAPPENED 3 hours away from my home and I had to return to the area the crime supposedly happened -- that's different. This is simply "the only reason you have to go 3 hours is because that's where the private police business is based out of"
Umm.. "Bricked" is a term for any phone that gets... well.. "Bricked" as we call it..
It's been around since pre-iPhone.. phone modders have been unhappily bricking their phones for quiet a while to push it to its limits:-) iPhones, as usual, just made it "Popular"... the did not invent it.
Governments using terrorism to control people then claiming we (the world) need to fight terrorism...
Looks like we need to fight our governments then... I'm not a fan of anarchy though, so I'd recommend simply writing a strongly worded letter to the government to inform them they are engaging in acts of terrorism. It's actually a funny joke..... Our governments are using what we are fighting...
Well, if you were writing software for say... a dog tracker & Information application such as for breeding dogs..
You probably would not want to use the wording "Pictures of Studs" and "Pictures of Bitches" as a link to the gallery of the dogs' photos... Even if it's legitimate and correct usage!
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same with using a netbook..
Ubuntu 12 is annoyingly slow on an eee pc... Gnome 3 defaults to fallback mode and is still slow... Unity is very slow as well..
Doesn't make a great intro distribution :-/ I'm sure unity would be more usable on a more powerful PC.. I don't know tweaks enough to make Ubuntu usable though.. I reduced the swappiness but still no good
Can a gun shop owner deny a sale to someone who says "As soon as you sell this to me, I'm going to go home and kill my Wife"
YES.
That's what happened here... Girl said "I'm going to send this to Iran" while speaking in Farsi, and the employee overheard and understood it.
Nearly all US businesses (except for state-specific exceptions) are allowed to have policies that are non-discriminatory.
Refusing a sale that will directly and knowingly lead to an illegal act is not discriminatory... She said it in Farsi, but she said "I'm going to do something illegal after I buy this"... The employee tried to stop her from doing something illegal and followed Apple's Non-discriminatory policy.
Usually the customers don't admit to the person they are buying from "I am going to break the law"... not to mention most $8/hr employees don't speak too many languages or otherwise care about US law or company policies.
Apple has an unusual employment base (fanatics), that read all the policies and rules to avoid losing their dream jobs... He happened to note that apple policy and enforced it when the customer informed them they were going to break the law....
Also, most people, if they were confronted like this, would realize admitting they wanted to break US export laws was a bad idea and wouldn't grab a camera crew to come and record them attempting to purchase an item that is going to be exported illegally... and would instead just keep quiet and go down the street to another store..........
She, obviously, wants attention and wants to make sure DHS and whomever handled export laws to KNOW she is trying to export illegal electronics....
But yeah, most people are smart enough to not put up a fight when they are told they are going to break the law when doing so.. and as i said.. quietly go somewhere else.
In Farsi she said "Its a gift for my grandmother in Iran" or some such.. and the employee understood what she said as he understood the language.
So, She was NOT denied the sale because of her origins, but because she said in Farsi she was going to purchase the product and violate US law (and apple policy)
If you walk into best buy and say "I'm gonna rip these people off with this bogus return" in Farsi, and the guy behind the counter hears that, you'll bet he will deny the return! That's basically what happened here...
She said she was buying it to send it as a gift to someone in Iran...
It is against the law (and apple corporate policy) to do so....
Seems like a non-story... She was a US citizen trying to break US law.. and she informed someone of this intent, and was denied the sale...
If she wants to break the law she should probably just lie about what she's going to do with it... Would be against the law but this story is not really news-worthy
Heh, Ubuntu with unity runs like _____ on my netbook, and it's about as powerful as most low-mid range tablets with a 1.6Ghz Dual-core w/2GB Ram...
I switched to Gnome 3 and it wont run outside of Fallback mode...
They got some work to do :-P
But evil corps will always "win" because... well... 'evil will always triumph because good is dumb. ' (and evil corps will break/bend laws/ethics more readily)
I am happy MS wants to better control hardware (I only buy netbooks/laptops from the HP/Dell/Etc. companies)... However I frequently see problems with companies products that they quickly drop support for and never fix (like a few Gigabyte boards that wont boot if some USB devices are plugged in (but work if you plug them in 5 seconds into POST).. Oh, these are 9 months old, no longer supported/updated!)
I am scarred that this might lead to an Apple V Microsoft package war, where you spend $2666 on an Apple laptop, or $2555 on a Microsoft Brand Laptop.. it would also hurt the home-builder community.
An interesting analogy :-)
Indeed. Along with another post here... This stuff shouldn't be allowed.
My understanding is it hurts everyone except the super rich company traders.... Perhaps putting a "10 second refresh" time in there so the information can't be polled or manipulated faster then 10 seconds (e.g. volume data and other information is only updated every 10 seconds).
Also, don't allow buying/selling of the same stock within 10 seconds of trying to sell/buy the same stock (e.g. Request to buy a stock, and a 5 second buffer starts before the same individual can request to sell stock from the same company)
Something should be done, things like this contribute to ****ing over the rest of us, like the Flash Crash 2 years ago
Obviously New York needs more trickle down... ask the republicans to take a leak out their window so those kids can get a clean drink! (Since It is technically sterile)
It's just easier to download the copy then to create my own copy from the DVD's I have... especially with that DLNA-something crap.. and the PS3's limits on what it can receive and show...
I guess technically I'm not a pirate though (just a downloader), so may not be applicable >.>
I hate these kind of reports because it'll likely just force teachers to "teach the test" and not the material/reasoning/importance/usage beyond what the test requires...
So true... I stopped buying DVD's and just watch Netflix instant watch.... cheaper then 1 DVD/month and i get access to thousands...
Network with friends and usually someone buys that awesome movie when it comes out.. So 1 purchase = 1-2 viewings for 8 of us over a week or two to pass the disc around... A win solution since watching a movie on Blu-Ray is not worth 2 tickets to the theater.. I may watch the DVD/Blu-ray 4-5 times in it's lifetime, and rarely would i feel a void in my heart for not having a movie.
If we chose to not use technology that uses patents, the PIAA would claim it's because of malicious downgraders acting the part of terrorists and trying to destroy our economy,. Fox news would declare a war on the downgraders and bills would pass through congress to penalize those who do so. It would also add in levies on electricity bills that goes 66% to the holders of any patents!
So pay the defendant 3x the defendent's amount spent on lawyers & court fees
Or pay the defendant 3x the Plantiff's amount spent on lawyers & court fees
Whichever is higher
When BigNameCorp aims to sue littleGuy out of business, if that buisness wins they get a HUGE pay day (and perhaps can hire a lawyer whom agrees to receive payment on winning)..
you'll be sure MS/Google/Apple will think twice before sending 20 lawyers after Mom & Pop
I just want to be able to burn a copy of my legally bought DVD, and pay my legally bought games, without dealing with DRM or other bull shit... I hate the fact I have to dig out my old CD's to play an older game and I *Hate* when my internet goes out and I can't play a steam game because it can't connect to their DRM servers...
That said... it's copyright infringement and it is illegal.. I think their numbers are bogus and 100% political/greed driven.. but the simple solution is to simply vote with your dollars... or minimize their benefit... Wait for 2 1/2 weeks after a movie comes out then go to the theater to watch your movie, more money goes to the theater (a good thing) and less to the Box officer/MPAA (also a good thing).. If someone else buys a dvd of a movie you wanted to watch, borrow the DVD (and not a copy, and don't make a copy)..
You can follow the law and still enjoy movies.. although you might need to delay your viewing by a bit.... Also find the times your theater offers movies for less -- Usually Wednesday's
I'm no fan of MS, but if this means they shave $5 off their OEM versions cost, Great... I don't even use MS's media player so saves me money hopefully.. Can always download DVD software later
I know how you feel.. I live in America...
If it makes you feel any better, it's only super-rich Americans that are pushing this crap.. and anyone they can pay to convince (e.g. politicians, whom are also, generally, rich)
The average American (excluding those whom watch Faux news) thinks this whole thing is incredibly stupid.. but those making under $250k/year do not have a political voice... We're just as disapproving as you all are.
Private Police Forces in the US are a nightmare, I hope they don't become common in the UK and then in the US...
2 of my local colleges use "Private Police Forces" who, among other duties, also issue tickets. Unfortunately as a private business they are issuing these tickets out of the state capitol 3 hours away. If for some reason you want to challenge the ticket you have to drive 6 hours round trip just to be told the officer is not in attendance at the court, and you'll have to come back another day...
So $70 in gas round trip, twice in order to actually get to challenge the ticket... Missing 2 days of work... they force you to pay, one way or another!
------------------
Now, if the above case HAPPENED 3 hours away from my home and I had to return to the area the crime supposedly happened -- that's different. This is simply "the only reason you have to go 3 hours is because that's where the private police business is based out of"
Umm.. "Bricked" is a term for any phone that gets ... well.. "Bricked" as we call it..
It's been around since pre-iPhone.. phone modders have been unhappily bricking their phones for quiet a while to push it to its limits :-) iPhones, as usual, just made it "Popular"... the did not invent it.
So write them a letter if you are not in the UK
http://www.soca.gov.uk/contact-soca/complaints
I personally linked the definition of terrorism ( http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorism ) in my e-mail and called them out on their terrorist actions
Sure, it's non-violent terrorism.. but it STILL IS terrorism....
TERRORISM http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorism
1: the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion
Governments using terrorism to control people then claiming we (the world) need to fight terrorism...
Looks like we need to fight our governments then... I'm not a fan of anarchy though, so I'd recommend simply writing a strongly worded letter to the government to inform them they are engaging in acts of terrorism.
It's actually a funny joke..... Our governments are using what we are fighting...
Complaints link: http://www.soca.gov.uk/contact-soca/complaints
Well, if you were writing software for say... a dog tracker & Information application such as for breeding dogs..
You probably would not want to use the wording "Pictures of Studs" and "Pictures of Bitches" as a link to the gallery of the dogs' photos... Even if it's legitimate and correct usage!
My experiences in college right now have shown those codes such as MyMathLab are usually provided with new textbooks...
If you buy used textbooks, then you have to buy the codes as well, but they usually are $20-$60, not $200 (unless you're talking used book + codes)
still ridiculously expensive.. but that's our system for ya ;-)
Yeah.. Insurance would never cover this...
The cost of a few days in a hospital, the cutting-edge new technology... Costs of therapy to adjust to a new limb...
will probably cost a few million dollars per limb...
So yeah... 1% of the country could ever afford it if the wealth gap keeps growing like it is