It's like the analogy of boiling a frog. If you put the frog in boiling water, it's gonna hop out. But if you put the frog and cool water and slowly heat it, it'll stay in there, even to it's death.
Indeed.
Society is going to hell, simply because we are constantly encouraged to pass the buck
Example
Little billy shoots up his school -- most people say it's because other kids made fun of poor billy. His parents, who obviously don't give a damn, never noticed that their son was becoming aggressive. It wasn't the video games, directly -- it was the fact that he was using the characters in the games as replacements for his tormentors. Eventually, because he never got any help (and it should have been pretty obvious) he goes and shoots the people at his school
His parents blame the games -- when they should be blaming themselves and those who picked on billy. Kids don't become murderers overnight (usually) -- there are warning signs.
Any responsible adult should put a stop to the things that cause violence -- anything that may sadden or piss a person off.
Just because he wants the opinion of the sometimes knowledgeable slashdot crown does not make him lazy -- perhaps he wants to know where he should start to look.
The direction toward interoperability using XML data standards is clearly a good one. However, limiting the document formats to the OpenOffice format is unnecessary, unfair and gives preferential treatment for specific vendor products, and prohibits others.
The same thing would happen if it were a microsoft product being chosen -- gov't has a responsibility to choose the lowest-cost solution if it is viable -- and that's what MA is doing.
YOU are wrong -- a state can LEGALLY take away your right to live, your right to live in your own house, etc.
All rights are first given by god, i'll agree with that -- but he also gave those in power the ability to add or remove rights.
"With school turning out more runners,... and swimmers instead of examiners, critics... and imaginative creators, the word 'intellectual', of course, became the swear word it deserved to be."
"Colored people don't like Little Black Sambo. Burn it. White people don't feel good about Uncle Tom's Cabin. Burn it. Someone's written a book on tobacco and cancer of the lungs? The cigaretter people are weeping? Burn the book. Serenity... Peace... Take your fight outside. Better yet, into the incinerator."
"She was a time bomb... She didn't want to know how a thing was done, but why. That can be embarrassing."
n the US (I'm unfamiliar with the UK), our rights are not granted by King nor State edict. They're inherent ("God-given") to every human born, US citizen or not.
And those rights are granted you by the state -- and, as such, can be taken away, but only with good reason. Impeding on freedoms to 'make it safer' is ignorant; they will find a way around the lack of freedom, and they will strike again, while the populace is burdened with lacking freedom.
Hey, you know what? The average user still doesn't give a damn. And that's why windows is so insecure -- it's not because it has market share, it's because the average user doesn't feel the need to update.
And that's also why the new security features in whatever MS puts out will make NO difference -- the average user just will not take the time to enable them. It's sad, really -- all this talk of new security features in (insert product name) and the average user doesn't give a shit.
Indeed -- rather than accepting help, it seems as though they're one of those 'we're going to do it our way, or not at all' type of groups.
Companies: Here's X amount of (free new technology)/(food)/(tp). PLease distribute it and make use of it.
FEMA: NO! We're gonna do it our way!!! That's the way the people want it!
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Does this mean i Have to throw out my monitor? I haven't touched it in 2 months >.>
make as small a footprint as possible, and then stack as much shit as you can. Drawers are you friend.
It's like the analogy of boiling a frog. If you put the frog in boiling water, it's gonna hop out. But if you put the frog and cool water and slowly heat it, it'll stay in there, even to it's death.
It would be great if they gave some of the actual science behind how this works -- then I could find out if it would actually do something.
Indeed.
Society is going to hell, simply because we are constantly encouraged to pass the buck
Example
Little billy shoots up his school -- most people say it's because other kids made fun of poor billy. His parents, who obviously don't give a damn, never noticed that their son was becoming aggressive. It wasn't the video games, directly -- it was the fact that he was using the characters in the games as replacements for his tormentors. Eventually, because he never got any help (and it should have been pretty obvious) he goes and shoots the people at his school
His parents blame the games -- when they should be blaming themselves and those who picked on billy. Kids don't become murderers overnight (usually) -- there are warning signs.
Any responsible adult should put a stop to the things that cause violence -- anything that may sadden or piss a person off.
When did this happen? The ones i used to use only held about 2 MB ... if that. Ahh... the good old days...
was anyone else here brought up on windows 3.1?
Just because he wants the opinion of the sometimes knowledgeable slashdot crown does not make him lazy -- perhaps he wants to know where he should start to look.
hey, i was quoting FROM THE SUMMARY. so don't bitch at me.
The direction toward interoperability using XML data standards is clearly a good one. However, limiting the document formats to the OpenOffice format is unnecessary, unfair and gives preferential treatment for specific vendor products, and prohibits others. The same thing would happen if it were a microsoft product being chosen -- gov't has a responsibility to choose the lowest-cost solution if it is viable -- and that's what MA is doing.
Anyone seen cid? I think he's probably looking for his vehicle...
That's where the other 50 million dollars is going -- to buy the porn
Or it might just be random guessing.
Isn't that what they do with hit men?
You're not anonymous any more!!
The games... duh. although, more games are coming out with linux support so... i dunno anymore
BUt i haven't played games in so long now it's not even funny.
hooray... Well, it's a good idea... maybe they should have kept it GOING... for... a long time...
Two of these three is ALWAYS missing:
Secure
Clean
Workable
Good Pricing
Value for money
Buddy? That's FIVE... count 'em... 5 (five)
YOU are wrong -- a state can LEGALLY take away your right to live, your right to live in your own house, etc.
All rights are first given by god, i'll agree with that -- but he also gave those in power the ability to add or remove rights.
Fahrenheit 451:
"With school turning out more runners,... and swimmers instead of examiners, critics... and imaginative creators, the word 'intellectual', of course, became the swear word it deserved to be."
"Colored people don't like Little Black Sambo. Burn it. White people don't feel good about Uncle Tom's Cabin. Burn it. Someone's written a book on tobacco and cancer of the lungs? The cigaretter people are weeping? Burn the book. Serenity... Peace... Take your fight outside. Better yet, into the incinerator."
"She was a time bomb... She didn't want to know how a thing was done, but why. That can be embarrassing."
This sounds more and more like America EVERY DAY.
n the US (I'm unfamiliar with the UK), our rights are not granted by King nor State edict. They're inherent ("God-given") to every human born, US citizen or not.
And those rights are granted you by the state -- and, as such, can be taken away, but only with good reason. Impeding on freedoms to 'make it safer' is ignorant; they will find a way around the lack of freedom, and they will strike again, while the populace is burdened with lacking freedom.
Hey, you know what? The average user still doesn't give a damn. And that's why windows is so insecure -- it's not because it has market share, it's because the average user doesn't feel the need to update.
You mean the people who bought my aunt's house (related to the namesake of the telescope) will be replaced?!
I highly doubt they are doing it out of the goodness of their hearts -- if you do something nice mostly for the PR, then it's not really a donation.
And that's also why the new security features in whatever MS puts out will make NO difference -- the average user just will not take the time to enable them. It's sad, really -- all this talk of new security features in (insert product name) and the average user doesn't give a shit.
Indeed -- rather than accepting help, it seems as though they're one of those 'we're going to do it our way, or not at all' type of groups.
Companies: Here's X amount of (free new technology)/(food)/(tp). PLease distribute it and make use of it. FEMA: NO! We're gonna do it our way!!! That's the way the people want it!