In my not so humble opinion anyone who have a choice and still use the abomination that is IE6 should be flogged in public and made to apologize for the sin of being in the lower quartile of the IQ scale.
Anything is better than IE6. Anything! (with the possible exception of previous versions of IE).
The sooner it dies the better. And in my again not so humble opinion it should be shot, buried, dug up, shot again, sprinkled with holy water, buried and forgotten about.
What about Sweden,Denmark and Finland then? No oil there, just industry and forest (well, not so much forest in Denmark). Yes, techically only Sweden is a Scandinavian country along with Norway, but the nordic countries are often lumped together. Still. If we want to be precise, how do you think Sweden is doing? They have insane taxes too but imho they aren't doing too bad. Could be better, always can, but all in all not bad.
What happened here from what I understand from the article (yes, I did read it) was that the machine started moving when it wasn't supposed to. That's not so bad when we are talking about automated warehouse trucks and similar robots, but when they are armed and constructed to kill it becomes something very serious indeed.
So you'll need a kill-switch, but not one that the enemy can use, so it needs to be complicated, but not too complicated because then it won't work when needed. Not an easy thing to do.
Oh, and there will be bugs in the machine. I have yet to write a single script or program that didn't have a bug in it. And I don't think I'm unique in this aspect. Now, do we really want to let loose a machine designed for killing that we don't have an easy way to shut off and that we know will have bugs in it?
You're right. It's a boring cliché, but so is religion. And as long as someone keeps claiming that evolution is a myth I'll keep poking fun at them, even if it's not fun for you. Looking at the mod-points there's at least one person who thought it was funny and one who found it "Interesting" which is interesting in itself.:-)
...the other is paranoid and believes that "They" are spying on her if she use a computer, so she got rid of it.
Your grandmother is more tech savvy than most then? "They" are spying. "They" are compiling a profile of you through data mining. "They" know more about you than you'd like them to. Hooray for your grandmother. She "gets it".
Post some of their homemade porn online and then ask if they think privacy is important. I think they might. Btw, don't forget to post the links to us.;-)
From what I gather from this, and correct me if I'm wrong, this is just a harmonization. The 95 year copyright is already in place for composers but not so for artists so this isn't really that controversial imho. I fully support fewer and simpler rules in all things. So why 95 year copyright on some music but only 50 on other? Now the most interesting part is why the harmonization always have to be in the direction proposed here? I don't really see the point in the 95 year copyright and would think that a harmonization on 50 years would be the more sensible thing to do, so naturally you can count on the politicians to do the opposite.
Obviously I didn't read the article, what kind of slashdotter would I be if I did that, but what's with the focus on rain? Why not put something like this where there are lots of people moving about? Shopping malls, trainstations, airports... I'm not sure how much energy it produces but it might be enough to justify the cost. Also it would be locally produced electricity, something that's very high fashion right now.
I have a friend who's a doctor. On some occasions people get sick when he's around, although I don't think he's the cause. Anyway, whenever he can, he tries to help, UNLESS he's on an (US)American flight or in the US. If so he doesn't even mention that he's a doctor. He feels that it's too uncertain to help americans. He would probably be fine, but he just won't risk it. Sad state of affairs if you ask me. I don't blame him though. Good thing it wasn't an american who suffered an ruptured appendix on one of our trips.:-/
Hmm...the world's second most populous nation switching from motorcycles to cars. Yes, that should do wonders for gas prices / global warming.
I hope you're some environmentally friendly eco-hippie living on $1 a day in some hut in africa or elsewhere because if you're an american or from some other developped country you should be ashamed of yourself. How dare you suggest that while we have all the luxuries that we want the people in india can't even even get a small car. When the US/EU motorpark use less than 5L/100km we can start to discuss things. As long as we (the developed countries) are living the way we do we should just STFU about how those who have less than us want to get their basic needs. WE have the technology. WE have the money. WE should do something. Not them. Not until WE've done all we can and helped them to be as green as they can are we allowed to complain.
So how about it fellow fat-cats. How about we do something other than pointing fingers at the have-nots.
On release-day I'll send some money to KDE for their effort and their dedication. I can spare $10 and I'm sure some of you can too. Let's do it and not just talk about it.
It would be interestng to see if we can make a donation that stands out when the new and improved KDE is released.
I prefer the GI diet. No, not that glycemic-something-something. The REAL GI diet. It tells you that you can eat whatever you like as long as you walk 20km away from your home and run back. Do this each day with a backpack weighing half your body weight. I can guarantee that you won't be obese with that diet. Ok, so I made it up myself. Still, I think it's better than the glycemic-something method.
Has neither of these scientists ever driven a car? The most kind and friendly people can turn into real devils when they're in their cars. They'd never tell someone off in the streets but behind a wheel they'll scream, make obscene gestures and honk the horn like they were posessed. The same mechanism here I gather. You're too far away from me and there's no risk of retaliation, hence I can behave like an asshat just for fun and because you pissed me off.
It happened to me. I was a witness, my personal info got to the criminals (probably through their attorney) and soon thereafter the threats started. I armed myself for a few months after that and was very careful where I went and I was very detailed on where I was going, how, and when I was expected to show up (or get back home) to my friends and family.
Now I'll think twice before volunteering to be a witness again.
...couldn't they have used a more sinister look. Now the pilot just look surprised. "Hey, cool, I can see my house from here!". The tech is cool though.
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Before what? Before time? As the universe was created so was time, so what is this "before" you talk about?
Anything is better than IE6. Anything! (with the possible exception of previous versions of IE).
The sooner it dies the better. And in my again not so humble opinion it should be shot, buried, dug up, shot again, sprinkled with holy water, buried and forgotten about.
Feel free to ask them. From my experience they build their ECG's on Windows.
Still. If we want to be precise, how do you think Sweden is doing? They have insane taxes too but imho they aren't doing too bad. Could be better, always can, but all in all not bad.
That's not so bad when we are talking about automated warehouse trucks and similar robots, but when they are armed and constructed to kill it becomes something very serious indeed.
So you'll need a kill-switch, but not one that the enemy can use, so it needs to be complicated, but not too complicated because then it won't work when needed. Not an easy thing to do.
Oh, and there will be bugs in the machine. I have yet to write a single script or program that didn't have a bug in it. And I don't think I'm unique in this aspect. Now, do we really want to let loose a machine designed for killing that we don't have an easy way to shut off and that we know will have bugs in it?
BURN KARMA BURN!!!!
Looking at the mod-points there's at least one person who thought it was funny and one who found it "Interesting" which is interesting in itself.
Your grandmother is more tech savvy than most then? "They" are spying. "They" are compiling a profile of you through data mining. "They" know more about you than you'd like them to.
Hooray for your grandmother. She "gets it".
Btw, don't forget to post the links to us.
Oh, damn, that give back fond memories.
I nearly didn't finish my education because of that game.
I had to quit after breaking my 4:th mouse and it was beginning be embarrasing to go to the computer-support and ask for a new one.
Ah, the joys of ogging a base near their home planet or smacking a DD carrying 5 troops.
I'm getting withdrawal, I wonder if there's anyone still playing.
"BenDover", captain.
I hope you're some environmentally friendly eco-hippie living on $1 a day in some hut in africa or elsewhere because if you're an american or from some other developped country you should be ashamed of yourself. How dare you suggest that while we have all the luxuries that we want the people in india can't even even get a small car. When the US/EU motorpark use less than 5L/100km we can start to discuss things. As long as we (the developed countries) are living the way we do we should just STFU about how those who have less than us want to get their basic needs. WE have the technology. WE have the money. WE should do something. Not them. Not until WE've done all we can and helped them to be as green as they can are we allowed to complain.
So how about it fellow fat-cats. How about we do something other than pointing fingers at the have-nots.
"There are two types of fools, one that says 'This is old and therefor good' and the other that says 'This is new and therefor better'."
It would be interestng to see if we can make a donation that stands out when the new and improved KDE is released.
It tells you that you can eat whatever you like as long as you walk 20km away from your home and run back. Do this each day with a backpack weighing half your body weight. I can guarantee that you won't be obese with that diet.
Ok, so I made it up myself. Still, I think it's better than the glycemic-something method.
The same mechanism here I gather. You're too far away from me and there's no risk of retaliation, hence I can behave like an asshat just for fun and because you pissed me off.
Oh, and for those who claim venting anger is good. Some people disagree.
I was a witness, my personal info got to the criminals (probably through their attorney) and soon thereafter the threats started. I armed myself for a few months after that and was very careful where I went and I was very detailed on where I was going, how, and when I was expected to show up (or get back home) to my friends and family.
Now I'll think twice before volunteering to be a witness again.
The tech is cool though.