You think it's reasonable to have police look through the records for them? At the expense of hours upon hours that should be going towards doing more important things, like... I dunno... ending crime? That would only make sense, and this IS am-- wait, no it's not! What the fuck?!
I would just write a script that checked for everything it needed, and, if something isn't there, informs the user and (if possible) installs the dependency for the user (with their permission, of course,)
The Chinese hate the BBC interviews because, supposedly all the BBC cares about is the censorship in China. I failt to see how this is interesting - anyone would be pissed when the only thing your asked about is not at the forefront of your goals.
anyone with half a brain (sometimes less) can realize that the DMCA was only passed because the copyright holders felt they needed a way to 'protect' themselves. So, they pay the gov't to make a new law that really ONLY protects the copyright holders.
Actually something like this wouldn't surprise me. I mean, really, here on my linux computer, I can go weeks at a time without rebooting, and it STILL runs like a champ. My parents' computer... even without anything new installed on it, it runs like a 2-legged dog.
I noticed that all of these have to do with money.
What about not being liable for 'video-game-induced' violence. What about the right to do things correctly, rather than quickly?
I know how hard it is to play music. Granted, I play the trombone, but it's still the same - i've been playing for 4 years, and i'm still far from professional quality.
Of course, some people have a gift for music - like my girfriend, who plays 21 intruments. Seriously.
Did you ever stop to think that it really, most likely, IS the parents' fault the kid died?
All this bleeding-heart bullshit of "Who cares that you killed your own child by not raising him properly! I feel bad for you anyway, you son of a bitch!"
No, apparently you're not. Because OBVIOUSLY people want unmusical crap with absolutely no real musical value (i say this both as an amateur musician and composer).
The crap that they push today is usually crap with nothing really musical about it. It takes more than rhythm to make music folks.
Indeed.
Seriously, the best stuff I've seen in the top ten for a LONG time was the new system of a down cd, which I think is crazy, because that just doesn't seem like the kind of stuff the masses would listen to. And it wasn't even pushed that hard compared to other things. But it still made it. Why did it make it there? Because people actually LIKE. It was more than just the marketing machine. Perhaps the music industry should take notes here. I know it's still stuff that supports the RIAA, but it's still much better than half the shit they push.
If somebody put full-color pictures of a sexy, half-nude woman in a poetry book to sell the book, people would be very offended. But that's basically what they do with music today.
Use some light switches, so that when you enter a room all you have to do is flip the switch, and speakers come on. You could even get some of those switches where only one can be on at a time.
I try a lot to build computers into whatever I can. Making technology useful for anything and everything, thus simplifying life, is really what technology is all about.
Instead of just making a toaster, why not make a toaster that learns how different people like their toast?
Or, instead of making a set of speakers, why not make a set of speakers that can automatically adjust to prevent distortion, no matter the volume level?
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You think it's reasonable to have police look through the records for them? At the expense of hours upon hours that should be going towards doing more important things, like... I dunno... ending crime? That would only make sense, and this IS am-- wait, no it's not! What the fuck?!
What's really creepy is my one friend looks like him.
I would just write a script that checked for everything it needed, and, if something isn't there, informs the user and (if possible) installs the dependency for the user (with their permission, of course,)
The Chinese hate the BBC interviews because, supposedly all the BBC cares about is the censorship in China. I failt to see how this is interesting - anyone would be pissed when the only thing your asked about is not at the forefront of your goals.
Bill Gates could show up in a suit and sneakers and say "do no evil" and it would mean just as much as when google does it
Maybe because, unlike MS, google actually doesn't try to screw OSS over.
Because this is on the company level. GOOGLE is doing this - not the feds.
anyone with half a brain (sometimes less) can realize that the DMCA was only passed because the copyright holders felt they needed a way to 'protect' themselves. So, they pay the gov't to make a new law that really ONLY protects the copyright holders.
however, it also allows (and encourages, to an extent) being nice!
Apparently, no one got the humor in. Darn you, lack of mod points.
Actually something like this wouldn't surprise me. I mean, really, here on my linux computer, I can go weeks at a time without rebooting, and it STILL runs like a champ. My parents' computer... even without anything new installed on it, it runs like a 2-legged dog.
I noticed that all of these have to do with money. What about not being liable for 'video-game-induced' violence. What about the right to do things correctly, rather than quickly?
I know how hard it is to play music. Granted, I play the trombone, but it's still the same - i've been playing for 4 years, and i'm still far from professional quality. Of course, some people have a gift for music - like my girfriend, who plays 21 intruments. Seriously.
If only HE would be the victim of this 'video-game induced' violence. In fact, I think i might go do that right now...
Did you ever stop to think that it really, most likely, IS the parents' fault the kid died?
All this bleeding-heart bullshit of "Who cares that you killed your own child by not raising him properly! I feel bad for you anyway, you son of a bitch!"
But his point IS still valid.
they COULD let the customer CHOOSE how they want to pay when they sign-up
I like to use pen and paper, personally. Pen and paper is good for anything, it seems.
My girlfriend has a slide rule. Doesn't know how to use it worth crap, but she HAS one, by god!
That's actually a cunning and brilliant idea. You should look into this. Companies that do drug testing could easily use this.
No, apparently you're not. Because OBVIOUSLY people want unmusical crap with absolutely no real musical value (i say this both as an amateur musician and composer). The crap that they push today is usually crap with nothing really musical about it. It takes more than rhythm to make music folks.
Indeed. Seriously, the best stuff I've seen in the top ten for a LONG time was the new system of a down cd, which I think is crazy, because that just doesn't seem like the kind of stuff the masses would listen to. And it wasn't even pushed that hard compared to other things. But it still made it. Why did it make it there? Because people actually LIKE. It was more than just the marketing machine. Perhaps the music industry should take notes here. I know it's still stuff that supports the RIAA, but it's still much better than half the shit they push. If somebody put full-color pictures of a sexy, half-nude woman in a poetry book to sell the book, people would be very offended. But that's basically what they do with music today.
I was actually going to say the same thing.
Use some light switches, so that when you enter a room all you have to do is flip the switch, and speakers come on. You could even get some of those switches where only one can be on at a time.
I try a lot to build computers into whatever I can. Making technology useful for anything and everything, thus simplifying life, is really what technology is all about.
Instead of just making a toaster, why not make a toaster that learns how different people like their toast?
Or, instead of making a set of speakers, why not make a set of speakers that can automatically adjust to prevent distortion, no matter the volume level?
I was simply using them as EXAMPLES. For christ's sake. They were only used because I couldn't come up with something better. Good god...