It's basically a mob "protection" fee. Rather than break your legs and burn your business down they do the economic equivalent, sue you with high priced lawyers.
You know that most of these people you call "truthers" simply want more evidence. It's people like you that have already closed off their minds and the debate. You mock, you ridicule, and you do everything to diminish the validity of the debate. Well, fuck you.
So you're comparing a house which have absolutely no support materials built to withstand fires to a skyscraper. Geez, do you think that perhaps skyscrapers might be built in a somewhat slightly different manner. That maybe, just maybe, they are much more resilient to fires?
The shit that gets modded up on here baffles me.
So should I just assume all other forms of censorship in the United States is Christian in origin? What about the recent attack by the Christian right on the Harry Potter novels?
I find it hard to believe that there is so much xenophobia with Muslims. This fear that they will somehow single-handedly erode away our rights and freedoms in the near future is completely nonsensical. What about the Christian Right that is eroding our rights this very second? Why is everyone paying so much attention to the Muslims? All you are doing is distracting yourself from the real problem in this country.
What about all the wars caused by Christian nations? Surely these wars have something to do with religion. Why is it that our current military is currently swamped with evangelical soldiers?
http://www.alternet.org/asoldierspeaks/67385/
I generally find that it is rather easy to stay under 80 chars in Java if you take into account the scope in which the variable name is being defined. It may seem intuitive, but I often find the biggest mistake that programmers make is disregarding scope in naming convention. For example, instead of writing
package foo
class Bar...
class BarReader...
class BarWriter...
do this instead,
package foo.bar
class Bar...
class Reader...
class Writer...
The assumption is that the client already knows the context of Reader/Writer, or can determine the context by examining the import directives and thus perpending Bar is extraneous, unnecessary detail.
The same general idea can be applied to functions. If it requires too many words to describe a variable name within a given scope, then odds are your function is too doing too much; break it up. Use only as much descriptive power is necessary to clearly identify the variable.
They took a top down approach to building the pyramids. The would put a block into place flat on the ground, remove the sand below the block, then shift new supporting blocks in place, and repeat.
"Jose Seispack, on the other hand, sneaks across the border in the dead of night. Makes $3/hour picking berries. Has an "anchor baby" at the earliest possible opportunity. Stays indefinitely, sneaking back across the border within a few months, should he be so unfortunate as to be caught and deported. Consumes about $10K/year in government services, indefinitely."
You forgot to mention George McLazyFuck. You know, the white guy that has been here for generations and has had ample opportunity to educate himself, yet, due to his lazyness and apathy, now has to compete with uneducated, poor Mexican illegals. You know the guy. He's the guy with arrogant sense of entitlement by virtue of birth in the US.
I have far more respect for anyone willing to hop a border, work 12 hour days for next to nothing, only to go home to a house filled with 8 other people, simply for the opportunity to move up the economic ladder. These illegals embody the true American virtue that has long since been lost.
I would say this is a very valid point. You can't cram all the features of a thousand devices into a 1"x1"x1" device without suffering some sort of penalty. After all, you could concievably make better use of the that exact same space and cater to the requirements of a single device.
However, when you are on the go mobility takes preference to functionality -- the smallest device which gets the job done is ideal. Who really wants to lug around a $1,000 Canon Rebel to take a few unimportant snapshots at a party, or to remember the face of some individual they met on campus?
Arguably the same is true for games. If you're sitting around waiting your dentist appointment, or for a friend to come pick you up, you at least have something that will keep you occupied for the time being. Most people wouldn't want to carry around a Gameboy in anticipation for those moments when they are stuck waiting.
Frankly, I think most people would abandon their 20 gig ipod for a camera phone that has 2 gigs of storage and a smaller screen. One less device to carry in your pocket, and one less device to lose. Not only that, but the wireless capability of a camera phone leads to some interesting potential functionality: downloadable music on the go, wireless high quality radio, pictures which automatically post themselves to Flicker as you take them.
I don't think many consider it to be hateful. The problem is when you spin the argument into being something that is against common values it becomes difficult to argue against. Most things we label as "racist" don't advocate genocide, segregation, and are mostly not hatefilled. Sure, there are some radicals out there, but they make up the minority.
Racial profilling for instance is something which is debatable. If blacks statistically cause more crime, is it right for law enforcement officials to pay more a little more attention to blacks than whites? It's almost become taboo to even suggest that it may help reduce crime.
How about that Harvard professor that brought up the controversial debate of whether or not women are less adept than men at the Sciences. He was basically labeled as a misogynist and the debate was silenced virtually overnight.
Determing what is wrong and what is right is -- needless to say -- very subjective. We don't live in a world of absolute truth. Not everyone has the same moral compass.
There are benifits to living in a police state. As long as you fit within the social norm most of the freedoms that you wish to exercise are available. However, police states tend to create a homogeneous culture or pro-state backers. Inevitably you end up supressing the radicals that will provide solutions to new emerging challenges; in essence, anything which challenges the status quo becomes taboo. The continual unhindered debate is critical to the evolution of our culture.
"So what does Linux give consumers to make them want it? Cool features that Windows doesn't have? Not really. (At least, none that the consumer sees.) Pretty graphics? Nope. Linux lags behind, often showing ugly text screens. How about "killer apps" that exist nowhere else? Nope. Either they're ported to Windows, or they're just a rip-off of something consumers already have. So what does Linux have that makes the average consumer WANT it?
Absolutely nothing."
Your argument accounts for very little of the reason why people choose Windows over Linux.
a.) most people don't what Linux is
b.) they get windows preinstalled when they purchase a computer anyways.
c.) everything works -- with the exception of the occasional crippling system virus -- so why switch?
d.) everyone else they know uses Windows
e.) they've used Microsoft products for years
You see, most never have to make the choice. Heck, most probably don't even know what an operating system is or why they should care.
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It's basically a mob "protection" fee. Rather than break your legs and burn your business down they do the economic equivalent, sue you with high priced lawyers.
What about Cuba?
So you're saying that beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder?
So you
do you find WMDs and the Iraqis greet you as liberator?
You know that most of these people you call "truthers" simply want more evidence. It's people like you that have already closed off their minds and the debate. You mock, you ridicule, and you do everything to diminish the validity of the debate. Well, fuck you.
So you're comparing a house which have absolutely no support materials built to withstand fires to a skyscraper. Geez, do you think that perhaps skyscrapers might be built in a somewhat slightly different manner. That maybe, just maybe, they are much more resilient to fires? The shit that gets modded up on here baffles me.
Amazing that bullshit like this can be modded +5.
That many of the highly modded pro-Apple posts all in the 2415* UID range? Looks like Slashdot may be succumbing to sneaky advertising tactics.
Try Netbeans.
So should I just assume all other forms of censorship in the United States is Christian in origin? What about the recent attack by the Christian right on the Harry Potter novels?
http://atheism.about.com/od/harrypotter/a/censorship.htm
I find it hard to believe that there is so much xenophobia with Muslims. This fear that they will somehow single-handedly erode away our rights and freedoms in the near future is completely nonsensical. What about the Christian Right that is eroding our rights this very second? Why is everyone paying so much attention to the Muslims? All you are doing is distracting yourself from the real problem in this country.
What about all the wars caused by Christian nations? Surely these wars have something to do with religion. Why is it that our current military is currently swamped with evangelical soldiers? http://www.alternet.org/asoldierspeaks/67385/
I generally find that it is rather easy to stay under 80 chars in Java if you take into account the scope in which the variable name is being defined. It may seem intuitive, but I often find the biggest mistake that programmers make is disregarding scope in naming convention. For example, instead of writing
...
...
...
...
...
...
package foo
class Bar
class BarReader
class BarWriter
do this instead,
package foo.bar
class Bar
class Reader
class Writer
The assumption is that the client already knows the context of Reader/Writer, or can determine the context by examining the import directives and thus perpending Bar is extraneous, unnecessary detail.
The same general idea can be applied to functions. If it requires too many words to describe a variable name within a given scope, then odds are your function is too doing too much; break it up. Use only as much descriptive power is necessary to clearly identify the variable.
They took a top down approach to building the pyramids. The would put a block into place flat on the ground, remove the sand below the block, then shift new supporting blocks in place, and repeat.
"Jose Seispack, on the other hand, sneaks across the border in the dead of night. Makes $3/hour picking berries. Has an "anchor baby" at the earliest possible opportunity. Stays indefinitely, sneaking back across the border within a few months, should he be so unfortunate as to be caught and deported. Consumes about $10K/year in government services, indefinitely." You forgot to mention George McLazyFuck. You know, the white guy that has been here for generations and has had ample opportunity to educate himself, yet, due to his lazyness and apathy, now has to compete with uneducated, poor Mexican illegals. You know the guy. He's the guy with arrogant sense of entitlement by virtue of birth in the US. I have far more respect for anyone willing to hop a border, work 12 hour days for next to nothing, only to go home to a house filled with 8 other people, simply for the opportunity to move up the economic ladder. These illegals embody the true American virtue that has long since been lost.
And US is still in the lead:
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http://www.spamhaus.org/statistics/countries.lass
Fraggin' in the name of Christ. Amen!
I would say this is a very valid point. You can't cram all the features of a thousand devices into a 1"x1"x1" device without suffering some sort of penalty. After all, you could concievably make better use of the that exact same space and cater to the requirements of a single device.
However, when you are on the go mobility takes preference to functionality -- the smallest device which gets the job done is ideal. Who really wants to lug around a $1,000 Canon Rebel to take a few unimportant snapshots at a party, or to remember the face of some individual they met on campus?
Arguably the same is true for games. If you're sitting around waiting your dentist appointment, or for a friend to come pick you up, you at least have something that will keep you occupied for the time being. Most people wouldn't want to carry around a Gameboy in anticipation for those moments when they are stuck waiting.
Frankly, I think most people would abandon their 20 gig ipod for a camera phone that has 2 gigs of storage and a smaller screen. One less device to carry in your pocket, and one less device to lose. Not only that, but the wireless capability of a camera phone leads to some interesting potential functionality: downloadable music on the go, wireless high quality radio, pictures which automatically post themselves to Flicker as you take them.
I don't think many consider it to be hateful. The problem is when you spin the argument into being something that is against common values it becomes difficult to argue against. Most things we label as "racist" don't advocate genocide, segregation, and are mostly not hatefilled. Sure, there are some radicals out there, but they make up the minority.
Racial profilling for instance is something which is debatable. If blacks statistically cause more crime, is it right for law enforcement officials to pay more a little more attention to blacks than whites? It's almost become taboo to even suggest that it may help reduce crime.
How about that Harvard professor that brought up the controversial debate of whether or not women are less adept than men at the Sciences. He was basically labeled as a misogynist and the debate was silenced virtually overnight.
Determing what is wrong and what is right is -- needless to say -- very subjective. We don't live in a world of absolute truth. Not everyone has the same moral compass.
There are benifits to living in a police state. As long as you fit within the social norm most of the freedoms that you wish to exercise are available. However, police states tend to create a homogeneous culture or pro-state backers. Inevitably you end up supressing the radicals that will provide solutions to new emerging challenges; in essence, anything which challenges the status quo becomes taboo. The continual unhindered debate is critical to the evolution of our culture.
"So what does Linux give consumers to make them want it? Cool features that Windows doesn't have? Not really. (At least, none that the consumer sees.) Pretty graphics? Nope. Linux lags behind, often showing ugly text screens. How about "killer apps" that exist nowhere else? Nope. Either they're ported to Windows, or they're just a rip-off of something consumers already have. So what does Linux have that makes the average consumer WANT it? Absolutely nothing." Your argument accounts for very little of the reason why people choose Windows over Linux. a.) most people don't what Linux is b.) they get windows preinstalled when they purchase a computer anyways. c.) everything works -- with the exception of the occasional crippling system virus -- so why switch? d.) everyone else they know uses Windows e.) they've used Microsoft products for years You see, most never have to make the choice. Heck, most probably don't even know what an operating system is or why they should care.