Are you kidding? Wasn't the internet made for academics, funded by the military, the hijacked by porn? It's been a while since college, but that's how I remember it.
hahaha! Well, this initially got blocked by slashdot's lameness filter, which is extremely appropriate. I had a lot more haha's, which was justified in this instance. IP Appreciation Day? iPAD? How lame is this? Well, it's about as lame as the lameness filter. Way to go slashdot, for supporting iPAD's stupidity! Alright, now I need some coffee to stop being lame myself. IP appreciation day...hahaha.
And instead of guidance, these parents that use this software will teach their kids that it is ok for someone or something to control them. These parents might mean well, but they're sending the wrong message.
Not everyone takes the time they should to instruct their children. Everyone's always too busy with whatever truly inconsequential stuff rules the moment. Orwell predicted the results of such measures years ago.
Since they are quite similar in style and format, how is this an issue?
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After reading the article, I found some parallels to the political world and the media in general. I tell my kids that television is nothing more than other people programming us how to think. We're told how to think, for whom to vote, what to eat, and how to dress. People pay for all of this in order to maintain control or to get exposure.
Think of those silly ug boots. You know what I'm talking about. It's those suede boots (some) girls wear with shorts or skirts. Yeah, they never caught on because they suck. Truly ugly shoes, but we know about them. Why? Because some ultra-retarded fashion designer wanted to market his or her new nastiness and paid people to tell the whole country that these new boots were all the rage. That's right, everybody is wearning them, and if you want to be somebody, you'll wear them, too. What a load of total crap.
So what's the moral of the story? Think for yourself, live your own life, and don't believe anything that comes out of the mouth of the media unless there is definite substantiating evidence. Rarely do you see or hear definite substantiating evidence. Your brain is there for a reason...use it.
Why is there a bill to add sexual practices to something that already bars discrimination? Just because somebody prefers to do members of their same gender doesn't mean they are not human and are therefore stripped of their rights. If they are citizens, they already have these rights, regardless of who they boink. If laws against discrimination are already there, what's the point?
Go ahead and flame if you must. Since I didn't read the article, or even some of the other posts, I may be talking about something else entirely.
maintaining a plurality of records in an emergency data store, each record comprising emergency data and having type of emergency information associated therewith that classifies the record as corresponding to at least one type of emergency;
providing an emergency page, the emergency page including a plurality of emergency type links, each emergency type link corresponding to a particular type of emergency;
receiving an indication that an emergency type link was actuated, and in response,
accessing the emergency data store to locate at least two records that are each associated with the type of emergency that corresponds to the actuated link;
aggregating the data from each located record into aggregated emergency data; and
providing an emergency sub-page based on the aggregated emergency data.
The abstract is even more vague. So, I don't see any invention here, nor any innovation. It sounds like a database with a simple user interface. I'm working on such a system right now. Am I violating Miscrosoft's patent? Sure, my system deals with proletariat efficiencies, but it's basically the same idea.
I don't see how a patent can be granted for this. Emergency services have been doing this for years, just on paper and with log books. Sure, it's good to have needed information in one convenient place, with a simple interface, but I fail to see any innovation or invention. How can one patent something that is simply logic? Can logic really be patented? I know it has been, but that doesn't mean it's not asinine. Maybe I read the patent wrong, but I just see this as simple logic.
That was supposed to read "It wasn't bad", as opposed to the current "I wasn't bad", which conveys an entirely different meaning. I'm using the preview button from now on.
It's funny, my (infant stage) site will render properly in Opera, but not in Firefox. Everything was positioned perfectly, so I started firefox, and oops! it didn't look quite right. I wasn't bad, but "center" doesn't usually mean "left-justified".
The whole issue needs to be looked at from the other direction. The websites we are browsing are violating a social contract with us, by forcing materials and ads upon us without our express permission. Ads are fine; there's one at the top of this Slashdot page right now. However, the violation of a "social contract" occurs when our browsing experience is invaded upon by windows popping up and asking us if we would like to cure our erectile dysfunction, or clean our PCs of spyware.
By blocking out what we don't want, we are exercising out rights. The sites that shove everything in our face, including the kitchen sink, are violating our personal intellectual space. Then again, if these sites are obtrusive, why do we visit them? Aren't we willingly subjecting ourselves to intrusion? Food for thought...
Hissy-fit? They instigated an armed rebellion and militarily defeated an gov't that was oppressing them in a very similar manner. So, when does it start, and where can I get my rifle?
Ok, so the point of my post was not to discuss armed rebellion, but you're right. "Hissy-fit" is far too panzy-ass a phrase for the situation. Perhaps "boiling with rage and combative intentions" would be better.
And you can get your 5-round-max "sportsman" rifle at your local Wal-Mart. It will do a lot of good against an M-16 A2 Service Rifle or a S.A.W.
It's sad that it's come to this, but there just isn't much that can be done.
I'm going to have to disagree with you there. Something can be done, but it will take a large amount of people and focused effort. So, while there is something that can be done, the question remains: Will it be done? There's no doubt that we have become very lazy and apathetic about OUR government.
The bankruptcy law and this drive to oppress a free market with the broadband hoo-hah, is an example of the New America, as you put it. We know this is bad, and our founding fathers would throw quite a hissy-fit about this if they were alive today. So what are we going to do about it? How far will these idiots have to push us before we push back? Something can be done, but we, as a self-governing people, need to get up from our desks or couches and make it happen.
Don't hate yourself for that. During the 2000 election drive, Snickers (yes, the candy bar) made fun of al gore for claiming he invented the internet (however round-about the claim was). It was very subtle, the insult. A guy had a little elephant and donkey on each of his shoulders, acting as two little devils instead of a devil and an angel. They were both try to get the dude to go their way. I don't remember what the elephant was saying, but the donkey said, "What about pants? I invented pants!" Burned into my mind forever...
Actually, I do know where you can get a copy. Go to any Congressperson's house, have him or her drop the pants, bend over, and you can pull it straight out of thier ass. Be careful, as it will be completely covered in shit.
"Illegal activity"? You shouldn't use such strong words for a civil matter. Additionally, your thought process is a bit off. There is no flow in your post, and it appears that your brain is jumping around a bit. Are you sure you know what you're saying? No one else really knows.
Your final statement is kind of funny. Metallica was still very successful after napster, and is still popular today among many crowds. I don't think it hurt them at all, until Lars got himself of TV and called of his fans thieves. Yeah, good move. Maybe he skipped Dutch kindergarten, where everyone learns that sharing is good and doesn't hury anyone...
I agree with your sentiment, but how much of a fine would be a sufficient deterrent since it is claimed that he grosses $750k/day?
I think that 9 years in prison is a bit excessive, since he did not actually steal anything, mame anybody, or kill anyboy, as far as I know (DRTFA). Sure, he broke the law, but 9 years!? I think someone is trying to make an example out of him. If that's true, then it's shameful.
As an analogy, look at the sentencing disparaties between someone convicted of murder or voluntary manslaughter and those who were convicted traffiking cocaine, X, or LSD. Yeah, I do believe that "drug dealers" are imprisoned longer. I don't like spam at all, but was 9 years worth of harm really done? What about telemarketers? Sure there's a No-Call list, but why aren't they in jail? Sure, they couldn't possibly match 10 million emails per day, but they have the skill to call you exactly when you don't want to be called (eating, fornicating, whatever). Those are just my thoughts on the subject, feel free to flame away.
Excellent point. It can also be viewed as a charitable action. "Microsoft is giving something away for the greater good" and other such sentiments. I think the action is good, but the motives may be quite shady, i.e. PR stuff, photo op, etc.
I downloaded the live cd a couple of weeks ago for ubuntu, and it was great. No problems here, and I have a "generic" pc. By that I mean custom made, and not a Dell or HPiece of junk. Yesterday, I downloaded the torrent for the release candidate and will install it tomorrow. It's wonderful!
Excellent point. Perhaps the entire federal government should be named the Ministry of Truth, which, in true Orwellian fashion, really means "Let's lie to everyone, ha ha ha!"
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Are you kidding? Wasn't the internet made for academics, funded by the military, the hijacked by porn? It's been a while since college, but that's how I remember it.
hahaha! Well, this initially got blocked by slashdot's lameness filter, which is extremely appropriate. I had a lot more haha's, which was justified in this instance. IP Appreciation Day? iPAD? How lame is this? Well, it's about as lame as the lameness filter. Way to go slashdot, for supporting iPAD's stupidity! Alright, now I need some coffee to stop being lame myself. IP appreciation day...hahaha.
And instead of guidance, these parents that use this software will teach their kids that it is ok for someone or something to control them. These parents might mean well, but they're sending the wrong message.
Not everyone takes the time they should to instruct their children. Everyone's always too busy with whatever truly inconsequential stuff rules the moment. Orwell predicted the results of such measures years ago.
So, now we are to rely on a piece of software to do our parenting for us? How convenient.
Since they are quite similar in style and format, how is this an issue?
After reading the article, I found some parallels to the political world and the media in general. I tell my kids that television is nothing more than other people programming us how to think. We're told how to think, for whom to vote, what to eat, and how to dress. People pay for all of this in order to maintain control or to get exposure.
Think of those silly ug boots. You know what I'm talking about. It's those suede boots (some) girls wear with shorts or skirts. Yeah, they never caught on because they suck. Truly ugly shoes, but we know about them. Why? Because some ultra-retarded fashion designer wanted to market his or her new nastiness and paid people to tell the whole country that these new boots were all the rage. That's right, everybody is wearning them, and if you want to be somebody, you'll wear them, too. What a load of total crap.
So what's the moral of the story? Think for yourself, live your own life, and don't believe anything that comes out of the mouth of the media unless there is definite substantiating evidence. Rarely do you see or hear definite substantiating evidence. Your brain is there for a reason...use it.
Why is there a bill to add sexual practices to something that already bars discrimination? Just because somebody prefers to do members of their same gender doesn't mean they are not human and are therefore stripped of their rights. If they are citizens, they already have these rights, regardless of who they boink. If laws against discrimination are already there, what's the point?
Go ahead and flame if you must. Since I didn't read the article, or even some of the other posts, I may be talking about something else entirely.
From the actual patent, numbered 6882706:
What is claimed is:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
maintaining a plurality of records in an emergency data store, each record comprising emergency data and having type of emergency information associated therewith that classifies the record as corresponding to at least one type of emergency;
providing an emergency page, the emergency page including a plurality of emergency type links, each emergency type link corresponding to a particular type of emergency;
receiving an indication that an emergency type link was actuated, and in response,
accessing the emergency data store to locate at least two records that are each associated with the type of emergency that corresponds to the actuated link;
aggregating the data from each located record into aggregated emergency data; and
providing an emergency sub-page based on the aggregated emergency data.
The abstract is even more vague. So, I don't see any invention here, nor any innovation. It sounds like a database with a simple user interface. I'm working on such a system right now. Am I violating Miscrosoft's patent? Sure, my system deals with proletariat efficiencies, but it's basically the same idea.
I don't see how a patent can be granted for this. Emergency services have been doing this for years, just on paper and with log books. Sure, it's good to have needed information in one convenient place, with a simple interface, but I fail to see any innovation or invention. How can one patent something that is simply logic? Can logic really be patented? I know it has been, but that doesn't mean it's not asinine. Maybe I read the patent wrong, but I just see this as simple logic.
That was supposed to read "It wasn't bad", as opposed to the current "I wasn't bad", which conveys an entirely different meaning. I'm using the preview button from now on.
It's funny, my (infant stage) site will render properly in Opera, but not in Firefox. Everything was positioned perfectly, so I started firefox, and oops! it didn't look quite right. I wasn't bad, but "center" doesn't usually mean "left-justified".
The whole issue needs to be looked at from the other direction. The websites we are browsing are violating a social contract with us, by forcing materials and ads upon us without our express permission. Ads are fine; there's one at the top of this Slashdot page right now. However, the violation of a "social contract" occurs when our browsing experience is invaded upon by windows popping up and asking us if we would like to cure our erectile dysfunction, or clean our PCs of spyware.
By blocking out what we don't want, we are exercising out rights. The sites that shove everything in our face, including the kitchen sink, are violating our personal intellectual space. Then again, if these sites are obtrusive, why do we visit them? Aren't we willingly subjecting ourselves to intrusion? Food for thought...
Hissy-fit? They instigated an armed rebellion and militarily defeated an gov't that was oppressing them in a very similar manner. So, when does it start, and where can I get my rifle?
Ok, so the point of my post was not to discuss armed rebellion, but you're right. "Hissy-fit" is far too panzy-ass a phrase for the situation. Perhaps "boiling with rage and combative intentions" would be better.
And you can get your 5-round-max "sportsman" rifle at your local Wal-Mart. It will do a lot of good against an M-16 A2 Service Rifle or a S.A.W.
It's sad that it's come to this, but there just isn't much that can be done.
I'm going to have to disagree with you there. Something can be done, but it will take a large amount of people and focused effort. So, while there is something that can be done, the question remains: Will it be done? There's no doubt that we have become very lazy and apathetic about OUR government.
The bankruptcy law and this drive to oppress a free market with the broadband hoo-hah, is an example of the New America, as you put it. We know this is bad, and our founding fathers would throw quite a hissy-fit about this if they were alive today. So what are we going to do about it? How far will these idiots have to push us before we push back? Something can be done, but we, as a self-governing people, need to get up from our desks or couches and make it happen.
Don't hate yourself for that. During the 2000 election drive, Snickers (yes, the candy bar) made fun of al gore for claiming he invented the internet (however round-about the claim was). It was very subtle, the insult. A guy had a little elephant and donkey on each of his shoulders, acting as two little devils instead of a devil and an angel. They were both try to get the dude to go their way. I don't remember what the elephant was saying, but the donkey said, "What about pants? I invented pants!" Burned into my mind forever...
Actually, I do know where you can get a copy. Go to any Congressperson's house, have him or her drop the pants, bend over, and you can pull it straight out of thier ass. Be careful, as it will be completely covered in shit.
"Illegal activity"? You shouldn't use such strong words for a civil matter. Additionally, your thought process is a bit off. There is no flow in your post, and it appears that your brain is jumping around a bit. Are you sure you know what you're saying? No one else really knows.
I'd mod that funny...if I had any mod points.
So, how many out there think this is a government funded plot to genetically tag everyone on the planet, starting with a very innocent looking 100k?
Prepare to superglue foil inside you entire mouth. You know, just in case of some forced swab penetration.
Your final statement is kind of funny. Metallica was still very successful after napster, and is still popular today among many crowds. I don't think it hurt them at all, until Lars got himself of TV and called of his fans thieves. Yeah, good move. Maybe he skipped Dutch kindergarten, where everyone learns that sharing is good and doesn't hury anyone...
I agree with your sentiment, but how much of a fine would be a sufficient deterrent since it is claimed that he grosses $750k/day?
I think that 9 years in prison is a bit excessive, since he did not actually steal anything, mame anybody, or kill anyboy, as far as I know (DRTFA). Sure, he broke the law, but 9 years!? I think someone is trying to make an example out of him. If that's true, then it's shameful.
As an analogy, look at the sentencing disparaties between someone convicted of murder or voluntary manslaughter and those who were convicted traffiking cocaine, X, or LSD. Yeah, I do believe that "drug dealers" are imprisoned longer. I don't like spam at all, but was 9 years worth of harm really done? What about telemarketers? Sure there's a No-Call list, but why aren't they in jail? Sure, they couldn't possibly match 10 million emails per day, but they have the skill to call you exactly when you don't want to be called (eating, fornicating, whatever). Those are just my thoughts on the subject, feel free to flame away.
I see you left your brain on the nightstand again.
Excellent point. It can also be viewed as a charitable action. "Microsoft is giving something away for the greater good" and other such sentiments. I think the action is good, but the motives may be quite shady, i.e. PR stuff, photo op, etc.
It's because it has such a cool-sounding name, you moron.
Ha ha.
Generic PC...?
I downloaded the live cd a couple of weeks ago for ubuntu, and it was great. No problems here, and I have a "generic" pc. By that I mean custom made, and not a Dell or HPiece of junk. Yesterday, I downloaded the torrent for the release candidate and will install it tomorrow. It's wonderful!
Perhaps your "generic" pc skillz are not 1337?
Excellent point. Perhaps the entire federal government should be named the Ministry of Truth, which, in true Orwellian fashion, really means "Let's lie to everyone, ha ha ha!"