The only key I actually need to keep with me is my car key; I use the garage door remote to get into the house. But that is a non-issue anyway, since all your keys should be on the same keychain!
If they were running Vista, they would have to click through "Are you sure you want to do this?" and "Are you really sure you want to do this?" popups, as well as a popup of Clippy asking "It looks like you are trying to trigger a stock market panic. How can I help?" No fat-finger problems there!
I disput how many years you can be dead-wrong on the same topic and still be called brilliant.
Stephen Hawking and Allan Greenspan have both admitted they fucked up, and both are still considered brilliant. (Greenspan on financial markets' ability to regulate themselves, and Hawking on time reversing and running backwards, amongst other things.)
1) Never admit that you're trolling
2) Post anonymously to avoid Karma damage
3) Write something that people might suspect, at least for a few seconds, actually makes some sense
iPad has less functionality than a netbook, and cost twice as much ("Less costs more" -- the same philosophy behind the Airbook!). When an iPad costs less than a netbook, then I might believe it threatens netbook sales. But currently, they are different market segments. iPads are designed purely for consuming content. Netbooks are also mostly for consuming content, but with occasional use of traditional PC apps, which the iPad simply does not support. This backwards compatibility with a desktop PC running Windows XP is the reason people buy netbooks instead of iPads. Not many netbooks running Linux have sold, have they?
One would think a teenager alone in his own bedroom would have a "reasonable expectation of privacy". Especially since we all KNOW what teenagers do when alone in their own bedrooms!
...an IT department should, ideally, refuse to honor the request. You mean, just like Terry Childs did? Look, I've dealt with school officials, and their basic attitude is "We're doing this with good intentions, therefore there couldn't be anything wrong with it. And they stick to that story, even when presented with overwhelming proof that what they are doing is a violation of the law, because they are inherently incapable of admitting they have made a mistake.
In market in which any one player can have undue influence on the market is no longer a free market. Therefore, you are technically correct: free markets cannot produce monopolies, because they cease being free long before any monopoly is created. Yes, I'm against letting the government pick the winners and losers in any market (that is inherently corrupting), but to pretend that in today's world a true free market would exist without any government regulation is the epitome of intentional ignorance. Adam's Smith's "Invisible Hand" was a good model for the agricultural market of 235 years ago, with family farms selling food to families, every player in the market was infinitesimally small, and no one player has undue influence. It is NOT a good model for the modern international corporate economy. Do you really believe Walmart participates in a "free market"? Their ability to drive supply costs down much lower than their competitors suggests that they do not.
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Could we first work on robots that DON'T stab people, before we put a lot of effort into developing robots that DO stab people?
Just what we need... the Lorena Bobbit-bot!
Personally, I'd assume the StabBot 3000 could do a lot more damage than an AIBO.
I found that I lost my wallet a lot less often when I stopped falling asleep after sex with prostitutes. ;-)
Get flat copies of your keys, and keep them in your wallet.
The only key I actually need to keep with me is my car key; I use the garage door remote to get into the house. But that is a non-issue anyway, since all your keys should be on the same keychain!
You know, you are really not helping to dispel the stereotype of the "typical slashdot reader"!
So... have you lost your virginity yet?
What's it like?
If they were running Vista, they would have to click through "Are you sure you want to do this?" and "Are you really sure you want to do this?" popups, as well as a popup of Clippy asking "It looks like you are trying to trigger a stock market panic. How can I help?" No fat-finger problems there!
Let's just say I remember being a teenager... with a lot of time on my hands.
I disput how many years you can be dead-wrong on the same topic and still be called brilliant.
Stephen Hawking and Allan Greenspan have both admitted they fucked up, and both are still considered brilliant. (Greenspan on financial markets' ability to regulate themselves, and Hawking on time reversing and running backwards, amongst other things.)
1) Never admit that you're trolling
2) Post anonymously to avoid Karma damage
3) Write something that people might suspect, at least for a few seconds, actually makes some sense
iPad has less functionality than a netbook, and cost twice as much ("Less costs more" -- the same philosophy behind the Airbook!). When an iPad costs less than a netbook, then I might believe it threatens netbook sales. But currently, they are different market segments. iPads are designed purely for consuming content. Netbooks are also mostly for consuming content, but with occasional use of traditional PC apps, which the iPad simply does not support. This backwards compatibility with a desktop PC running Windows XP is the reason people buy netbooks instead of iPads. Not many netbooks running Linux have sold, have they?
Punish the monkey and let the organ grinder go.
Lately, God had been paying a lot more attention to YouTube than to my personal life.
One would think a teenager alone in his own bedroom would have a "reasonable expectation of privacy". Especially since we all KNOW what teenagers do when alone in their own bedrooms!
...an IT department should, ideally, refuse to honor the request. You mean, just like Terry Childs did? Look, I've dealt with school officials, and their basic attitude is "We're doing this with good intentions, therefore there couldn't be anything wrong with it. And they stick to that story, even when presented with overwhelming proof that what they are doing is a violation of the law, because they are inherently incapable of admitting they have made a mistake.
This isn't a job for a single toupee... this is a job for Shatner's entire toupee collection!
Sure, but getting all those cats to the site of the oil spill would be like... well, like herding cats!
In market in which any one player can have undue influence on the market is no longer a free market. Therefore, you are technically correct: free markets cannot produce monopolies, because they cease being free long before any monopoly is created. Yes, I'm against letting the government pick the winners and losers in any market (that is inherently corrupting), but to pretend that in today's world a true free market would exist without any government regulation is the epitome of intentional ignorance. Adam's Smith's "Invisible Hand" was a good model for the agricultural market of 235 years ago, with family farms selling food to families, every player in the market was infinitesimally small, and no one player has undue influence. It is NOT a good model for the modern international corporate economy. Do you really believe Walmart participates in a "free market"? Their ability to drive supply costs down much lower than their competitors suggests that they do not.
How about:
- The customer decides what's fair
- The government ensures there is enough competition so that customers actually have a choice
I'm off chasing beaver (I know, not very common for the Slashdot crowd)
Oh, "chasing" we do often enough... "catching" is a different story altogether!
What's worse, they refer to their Women's teams as "The Lady Beavers"... sounds a bit redundant, if you ask me.
Lately, I've found The Onion and Fox News to be indistinguishable. Christian right leader George Rekers takes vacation with "rent boy"... that's satire, isn't it? Isn't it?!?
Most of the people on slashdot are not truly ignorant; instead they primarily fall into the "brilliant but really annoying" category.
No, I just thought pixie dust might aid in the delivery of "magical" products...
Just dump it all in the Gulf of Mexico... it couldn't hurt!