Anyone else find it slightly ironic that all these newspaper websites OFFER RSS feeds so that you can syndicate and read the first few lines of an article? Oh, and how about the fact that most of the traffic they get is probably only received via Google.
Tell that to William Blake...
"As I was walking among the fires of Hell,
delighted with the enjoyments of Genius;
which to Angels look like torment and insanity.
I collected some of their Proverbs."
Jeep, eh.
I'm not totally sure, but in different languages isn't the spelling slightly changed? Or perhaps the ESA intended some sort of pun, of which I'm totally unaware of. Or, as you suggested, a lack of spelling ability.
You know you're on Slashdot when you realize that you've just read "Dvorak on Microsoft Confusing the Market" and then get slapped for recalling that Linux had countless distributions that serve all sorts of consumers, ranging from the minimalists, to the home users, to the gamers, and to whatever else is potentially desired.
I guess I'm just saying I'd like to read "Gates on Linux Confusing the Market" except of course, that wouldn't make sense, since Linux has little enough share of the PC market to even cause any confusion .
Taser is actually the dominant stun-gun brand. Although Tasers, as you noted, are single use, they have a far longer range than the portable lightning unit (15-20 feet vs. 4 feet). Essentially, they both simply use electricity, and I agree that things can always be improved upon, but if you're working in law enforcement, why would you make this switch? Seems like an expensive alternative that might be more dangerous then practical.
Sure, a Taser, on the rare occasion, can kill someone, but its a much more efficient alternative to a gun.
Similarly, this "non-lethal" lightning bolt is probably far from perfect, but its probably a better alternative. What I don't understand is why we need a lightning bolt when we already have the taser.
"China does not innovate, they don't produce anything the world demands."
They don't? Well, Mr. Seminal, where do you think you get your bras from, huh? Huh!?
I think you took this a little to personally, but in any case, I find it ironic you would say my logic is flawed when you deny the existence of "secrets". Thats aside the point, so back to the main issue:
Secrecy gives an advantage, and obviously that advantage is only temporary, but nonetheless secrecy is a powerful tool. Anyone would think twice before dealing with another country if you thought they might have nukes (Israel, for example. Many suspect they have nuclear weapons, but I doubt anyone is willing to actually provoke a response to see if this is true.) As for the countries that have nuclear weapons: USA, Russia, China, UK, India, Pakistan, and North Korea (?). Oh, and France.... yeah, forgot about them. I still get your point that the plans are public, but the U.S. had a BIG advantage when it was the only nuclear country. It lost that advantage when Russia successfully developed nuclear weaponry.
As for your country (wherever that is), it wasn't as much a direct flame as a general remark at how ridiculous it would be if a country didn't keep its own secrets. History has shown repeatedly that secrecy provides advantages, be it temporary or long-term. If the NSA knows about a vulnerability years before anyone else, then perhaps they might find some (potentially dubious) advantages in keeping the rest of the world in ignorance;)
If they do in fact use the Jabber protocol, then quite clearly there will be OS requirement, simply any native program that can run Jabber, be it a client supplied by Google, or Gaim, or even Trillian.
Whereas a switch to Linux is free, a switch to OSX not only involves going cold turkey on Windows, but also digging deep into your pockets and going cold turkey on any other habits that may require your cash. I do hope that Apple will release OSX to just install on a PC, and not require SSE3... Heck, the x86-devkit has been released already, and thousands are already illegally running Mac OSX natively on their computer. In fact, it would run perfectly fine were it not for SSE3. Anyway...
Right, because every other nation freely gives away any edge it has in the world. Its like saying the U.S. was a spoiled brat because it didn't make public the information on how to construct a nuclear bomb.
Secrecy DOES give an advantage, and ALL countries employ it and benefit from its advantages. I don't know where you come from, but if this isn't the case in your country, then perhaps they're just incapable of keeping secrets or not innovative enough to have any worth keeping.
Unconstitutional? Do you say this because the Constitution doesn't address energy needs? If such is the case (and correct me if I'm wrong), then you should read up on constructionism (broad vs. strict).
A large part of our government is built up on things not mentioned in the Constitution, but are instead seen as constitutional due to the elastic clause, which kinda says that if nothing is mentioned, then you just assume the power may have been granted anyway.
But in case you were talking about something else, I just pretty much wasted 2 minutes typing this. Oh well!
I am a big fan of MacSyndicate, which was the original for the Macintosh (duh). That was probably my first computer game along with Quest for Glory 1. I was never aware of the sequel Syndicate Wars until 5 minutes ago, but I would be greatly interested in hearing about a new Syndicate coming out as well.
Nostalgia to the max! So if anybody has news on this, please post, both I and parent would greatly appreciate this.
Well, Second Life is all about imagination. Apparently, theres a plethora of tools that allow you to construct nearly anything you can imagine.
Your argument would kinda be like saying that a piece of art (say Monet) makes us less capable of using our imaginations. Instead, I think Second Life stimulates the imagination by showing you all sorts of new creations.
I hate to say it, but you're not the target audience in such a case. Thousands of others take great pleasure in the 3D world, which allows for much more dynamic gameplay.
I don't think anyone was strictly pointing fingers at Republicans. Regardless, your point regarding Bush's legislation is valid, he's been one of the only Presidents to do anything in this regard, but it still doesn't mean he's doing enough. He needs to start moving away from oil reliability quickly.
Dependency on oil will truly be the death of nations. We'll realize how much earlier we needed to adopt alternate fuel sources when oil jumps in price dramatically, and we find ourselves with cars we can't afford to fuel up.
I see, so the Linux world will become the new Microsoft?
Feel free to ignore the double standard, after all this IS slashdot, where many would love to believe that this would happen.
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I thought these Soviet Russia jokes stopped being funny after they appeared on Family Guy.
Anyone else find it slightly ironic that all these newspaper websites OFFER RSS feeds so that you can syndicate and read the first few lines of an article? Oh, and how about the fact that most of the traffic they get is probably only received via Google.
"The plan was prompted by a female employee whose constant complaining prompted the other staff to complain about her complaining." Weiber...
How is smoking sinful? Oh, and is alcohol-free beer the work of the devil?
Tell that to William Blake... "As I was walking among the fires of Hell, delighted with the enjoyments of Genius; which to Angels look like torment and insanity. I collected some of their Proverbs." Jeep, eh.
This is to the people who modded this as informative: Who ARE you people?
Oh, come on, SOMEBODY mod parent as funny. Seriously, this is good stuff.
I'm not totally sure, but in different languages isn't the spelling slightly changed? Or perhaps the ESA intended some sort of pun, of which I'm totally unaware of. Or, as you suggested, a lack of spelling ability.
You know you're on Slashdot when you realize that you've just read "Dvorak on Microsoft Confusing the Market" and then get slapped for recalling that Linux had countless distributions that serve all sorts of consumers, ranging from the minimalists, to the home users, to the gamers, and to whatever else is potentially desired. I guess I'm just saying I'd like to read "Gates on Linux Confusing the Market" except of course, that wouldn't make sense, since Linux has little enough share of the PC market to even cause any confusion .
Shouldn't someone mod parent as funny?
Taser is actually the dominant stun-gun brand. Although Tasers, as you noted, are single use, they have a far longer range than the portable lightning unit (15-20 feet vs. 4 feet). Essentially, they both simply use electricity, and I agree that things can always be improved upon, but if you're working in law enforcement, why would you make this switch? Seems like an expensive alternative that might be more dangerous then practical.
Sure, a Taser, on the rare occasion, can kill someone, but its a much more efficient alternative to a gun.
Similarly, this "non-lethal" lightning bolt is probably far from perfect, but its probably a better alternative. What I don't understand is why we need a lightning bolt when we already have the taser.
"China does not innovate, they don't produce anything the world demands." They don't? Well, Mr. Seminal, where do you think you get your bras from, huh? Huh!?
I think you took this a little to personally, but in any case, I find it ironic you would say my logic is flawed when you deny the existence of "secrets". Thats aside the point, so back to the main issue:
;)
Secrecy gives an advantage, and obviously that advantage is only temporary, but nonetheless secrecy is a powerful tool. Anyone would think twice before dealing with another country if you thought they might have nukes (Israel, for example. Many suspect they have nuclear weapons, but I doubt anyone is willing to actually provoke a response to see if this is true.) As for the countries that have nuclear weapons: USA, Russia, China, UK, India, Pakistan, and North Korea (?). Oh, and France.... yeah, forgot about them. I still get your point that the plans are public, but the U.S. had a BIG advantage when it was the only nuclear country. It lost that advantage when Russia successfully developed nuclear weaponry.
As for your country (wherever that is), it wasn't as much a direct flame as a general remark at how ridiculous it would be if a country didn't keep its own secrets. History has shown repeatedly that secrecy provides advantages, be it temporary or long-term. If the NSA knows about a vulnerability years before anyone else, then perhaps they might find some (potentially dubious) advantages in keeping the rest of the world in ignorance
If they do in fact use the Jabber protocol, then quite clearly there will be OS requirement, simply any native program that can run Jabber, be it a client supplied by Google, or Gaim, or even Trillian.
Whereas a switch to Linux is free, a switch to OSX not only involves going cold turkey on Windows, but also digging deep into your pockets and going cold turkey on any other habits that may require your cash. I do hope that Apple will release OSX to just install on a PC, and not require SSE3... Heck, the x86-devkit has been released already, and thousands are already illegally running Mac OSX natively on their computer. In fact, it would run perfectly fine were it not for SSE3. Anyway...
Right, because every other nation freely gives away any edge it has in the world. Its like saying the U.S. was a spoiled brat because it didn't make public the information on how to construct a nuclear bomb.
Secrecy DOES give an advantage, and ALL countries employ it and benefit from its advantages. I don't know where you come from, but if this isn't the case in your country, then perhaps they're just incapable of keeping secrets or not innovative enough to have any worth keeping.
Unconstitutional? Do you say this because the Constitution doesn't address energy needs? If such is the case (and correct me if I'm wrong), then you should read up on constructionism (broad vs. strict).
A large part of our government is built up on things not mentioned in the Constitution, but are instead seen as constitutional due to the elastic clause, which kinda says that if nothing is mentioned, then you just assume the power may have been granted anyway.
But in case you were talking about something else, I just pretty much wasted 2 minutes typing this. Oh well!
I am a big fan of MacSyndicate, which was the original for the Macintosh (duh). That was probably my first computer game along with Quest for Glory 1. I was never aware of the sequel Syndicate Wars until 5 minutes ago, but I would be greatly interested in hearing about a new Syndicate coming out as well.
Nostalgia to the max! So if anybody has news on this, please post, both I and parent would greatly appreciate this.
Well, Second Life is all about imagination. Apparently, theres a plethora of tools that allow you to construct nearly anything you can imagine.
Your argument would kinda be like saying that a piece of art (say Monet) makes us less capable of using our imaginations. Instead, I think Second Life stimulates the imagination by showing you all sorts of new creations.
I hate to say it, but you're not the target audience in such a case. Thousands of others take great pleasure in the 3D world, which allows for much more dynamic gameplay.
I don't think anyone was strictly pointing fingers at Republicans. Regardless, your point regarding Bush's legislation is valid, he's been one of the only Presidents to do anything in this regard, but it still doesn't mean he's doing enough. He needs to start moving away from oil reliability quickly.
Dependency on oil will truly be the death of nations. We'll realize how much earlier we needed to adopt alternate fuel sources when oil jumps in price dramatically, and we find ourselves with cars we can't afford to fuel up.
I see, so the Linux world will become the new Microsoft? Feel free to ignore the double standard, after all this IS slashdot, where many would love to believe that this would happen.
By distributing the Greasemonkey script you used to change that site.
Step 3 being, "Hell freezes over."