Being able to 'teach yourself' is one of those 'x-factors'. You either have it or you don't. Even if there is a very very small percentage of the population who are capable we're still talking about millions of individuals.
Those who are capable and motivated will persist and succeed.
It's a former bus terminal so the floors in that building are very tall. You're getting a lot of vertical space along with those 2.9 million square feet.
So, is everyone engaged in looting, vandalism or sending Anthrax around?
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Pretty intellectually dishonest, if you ask me.
Actually they were examples and were grouped accordingly:
* smoking pot or meth: potentially harming oneself
* committing vandalism or looting: actually harming others property
* writing hate mail or sending envelopes with an unknown white powder inside: actions that are perceived as harming others but not actually causing physical harm (yes, it can be argued that they may or may not cause phycological harm in the same vein that file sharing or downloading may or may not be considered stealing).
90+% of people aren't doing anything except breathing and eating (at least I hope over 90% of people are eating). If something is illegal it doesn't necessarily mean that it shouldn't be illegal just because a large percentage of the population does it. Burning1 (204959) mentioned racism and he's right. Racism is a far better example of something that has been practiced by a vast majority of a population that shouldn't be legalized (and no, I'm not advocating the 'thought police').
If a significant portion of the population wants to change a law they can do so through the usual process of ballot measures and contacting legislators. Just keep in mind that even if a majority votes for something it can still be deemed unconstitutional by the courts. I'm not saying a "file sharing" ballot initiative would be considered unconstitutional, I'm simply extending the argument that just because a large percentage of the population wants something to be legal that it doesn't guarantee it will be.
How do you propose to keep 90% of the population in prison? Robots?
Yes, many, many robots. But only robots built by those who don't file share, smoke pot or smoke meth, vandalize or loot, or send hate mail or unknown white powders. That Venn diagram should result in a small but sober and stable workforce who are not distracted by rock and/or roll music.
When 90+% of the population is engaging in an activity, maybe it shouldn't be illegal, especially when very few of the perpetrators are being caught and tried.
Even though your 90+% is a tad exaggerated, would you say the same thing if 90+% of the population were smoking pot or meth? How about committing vandalism or looting? How about writing hate mail or sending envelopes with an unknown white powder inside?
Something isn't right just because "everyone is doing it"...
He also acknowledges what you're saying - that she did not have access to the copyright notice.
I propose each and every song released from now on should have the copyright notice read allowed by the performer at the beginning of the song. That should make for some interesting radio indeed.
Actually, I'm pretty sure he predicted he'd sell a bunch of books and his pubisher believed him. Sometimes all it takes is one believer to make something happen.
I can predict the future of the Windows Phone and of Steve Balmer. Fail + Fail = New M$ CEO for January! I remember when the Zune was going to kill the iPod, and the Kin was going to do something I can't remember now, and Slate, and Vista... need we remind you further?
You can't predict the future by remembering the past. History is just the shackles of the mind. What we need are some forward thinkers who are willing to make the same mistakes over and over again. I call them 'American Voters'. We think we know what we're doing and we act like we know what we're doing, but every two years we don't seem to get anywhere. Which is OK because the present is where it's at. What did the future ever do for us anyway?
Why isn't there an equal skepticism about Space Nuttery like Moon colonies, space-based solar power and asteroid mining? They are equally delusional.
Maybe because there are companies that are bilking investors, erm, selling stock in the future industries that will deliver these delusions (or go broke trying).
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There are some things that really can't be taught without schooling. Medicine/surgery come to mind.
Clearly you've never had a drunk college roommate and a supply of kitchen utensils.
I see your Internet education has turned you into a skilled debater.
Pshaw. Clearly that's some book learnin' we were just exposed to.
Being able to 'teach yourself' is one of those 'x-factors'. You either have it or you don't. Even if there is a very very small percentage of the population who are capable we're still talking about millions of individuals.
Those who are capable and motivated will persist and succeed.
In soviet russia, javascript malware finds Internet Explorer.
I don't think that's limited to Russia. I'm pretty sure that happens all over the world.
This is valid Javascript equivalent to alert('hello');
1['\164\157\123\164\162\151\156\147'] ['\143\157\156\163\164\162\165\143\164\157\162'] ('$','\141\154\145\162\164($)')('\150\145\154\154\157')
Try to beautify that.
If (beingFunny == true) document.write("alert('hello');") ;
It's a former bus terminal so the floors in that building are very tall. You're getting a lot of vertical space along with those 2.9 million square feet.
111 8th ave is the old Port Authority Bus Terminal. 20 yrs ago I worked for a company in that building. Ahh, memories ... and great subway access.
Really, how so?
Um, this?
"WIKILEAKS: Free speech has a number: http://88.80.13.160/ [88.80.13.160] "
Wikileaks.ch ch ch changes!
It comes with a great benefits package including shorts & tee-shirt dress code and all the ice tea you can drink!
Exascale is not a word
A whole dictionary full of perfectly good words and they have to make one up to mean “very large”...
Exascale is a perfectly cromulent word.
So, is everyone engaged in looting, vandalism or sending Anthrax around?
...
Pretty intellectually dishonest, if you ask me.
Actually they were examples and were grouped accordingly:
* smoking pot or meth: potentially harming oneself
* committing vandalism or looting: actually harming others property
* writing hate mail or sending envelopes with an unknown white powder inside: actions that are perceived as harming others but not actually causing physical harm (yes, it can be argued that they may or may not cause phycological harm in the same vein that file sharing or downloading may or may not be considered stealing).
90+% of people aren't doing anything except breathing and eating (at least I hope over 90% of people are eating). If something is illegal it doesn't necessarily mean that it shouldn't be illegal just because a large percentage of the population does it. Burning1 (204959) mentioned racism and he's right. Racism is a far better example of something that has been practiced by a vast majority of a population that shouldn't be legalized (and no, I'm not advocating the 'thought police').
If a significant portion of the population wants to change a law they can do so through the usual process of ballot measures and contacting legislators. Just keep in mind that even if a majority votes for something it can still be deemed unconstitutional by the courts. I'm not saying a "file sharing" ballot initiative would be considered unconstitutional, I'm simply extending the argument that just because a large percentage of the population wants something to be legal that it doesn't guarantee it will be.
How do you propose to keep 90% of the population in prison? Robots?
Yes, many, many robots. But only robots built by those who don't file share, smoke pot or smoke meth, vandalize or loot, or send hate mail or unknown white powders. That Venn diagram should result in a small but sober and stable workforce who are not distracted by rock and/or roll music.
When 90+% of the population is engaging in an activity, maybe it shouldn't be illegal, especially when very few of the perpetrators are being caught and tried.
Even though your 90+% is a tad exaggerated, would you say the same thing if 90+% of the population were smoking pot or meth? How about committing vandalism or looting? How about writing hate mail or sending envelopes with an unknown white powder inside?
...
Something isn't right just because "everyone is doing it"
He also acknowledges what you're saying - that she did not have access to the copyright notice.
I propose each and every song released from now on should have the copyright notice read allowed by the performer at the beginning of the song. That should make for some interesting radio indeed.
They should use Windows 7. They could avoid this kind of attack.
Not when Diasposa's security code is available ;-)
They have to make sure the "aquarium" screensaver works anywhere.
Those fish have trouble in zero gravity.
I have a bridge to sell ya!
By 'bridge' you really mean another Microsoft middleware product, don't you?
I predict big things for this ftoto.com company (or ucan say organization). F-toto? What did that poor little dog ever do to them?
Why, he's pretending to be another site! The audacity!
Fake sites, scam sites, trickery and shenanigans abound. Welcome to the intertubes.
"Claims made about the future were wrong"
Actually, I'm pretty sure he predicted he'd sell a bunch of books and his pubisher believed him. Sometimes all it takes is one believer to make something happen.
I can predict the future of the Windows Phone and of Steve Balmer. Fail + Fail = New M$ CEO for January! I remember when the Zune was going to kill the iPod, and the Kin was going to do something I can't remember now, and Slate, and Vista... need we remind you further?
You can't predict the future by remembering the past. History is just the shackles of the mind. What we need are some forward thinkers who are willing to make the same mistakes over and over again. I call them 'American Voters'. We think we know what we're doing and we act like we know what we're doing, but every two years we don't seem to get anywhere. Which is OK because the present is where it's at. What did the future ever do for us anyway?
I don't know what's worse, that I was right or that I was right.
Why isn't there an equal skepticism about Space Nuttery like Moon colonies, space-based solar power and asteroid mining? They are equally delusional.
Maybe because there are companies that are bilking investors, erm, selling stock in the future industries that will deliver these delusions (or go broke trying).
Seems like a lucrative field. I bet I could do it! Let me think, ah, in the future... Nope. I got nothin'.
I predict you'll be modded 'Funny', then 'Overrated' and finally 'Informative'.