For various (often stupid) reasons most brands don't want to be associated with "porn" even in a very passing way. So advertisers will pull their ads if you have what they deem to be porn.
Excellent point. So don't just blame Google when it fails you. Blame your crappy business model that puts too many eggs in too few baskets, and the advertisers that account for Google's revenue. Google can be an incredible resource and a traffic and revenue generator for you, but you can't just do whatever you want, refuse to adapt, and expect to cash in forever.
Why, and why? You raise questions and jump to conclusions, but all without answers. Why is this not anonymous (more or less), and what is wrong with the code? Have you reviewed it? Just blind suspicion?
It's still important and worthy of conversation. The US constitution was enacted a long time ago and has been reported on numerous times, so should we not worry about it anymore? Jeez...
One of these shows a police officer pinning a guy to the ground with his knee so that he can cuff him (presumably after the guy already did something wrong and tried to resist arrest.)
Presumably!?!? So, you are claiming to know the truth, and admit in the same sentence that you don't. Police actions not only may be questioned, they must be questioned. If they do nothing wrong then they have nothing to be worried about when we question them, right? That's the same approach they often take with us, no?
Nice try revising history, NYPD. But clearly you underestimated us. I welcome honest attempts at community outreach, but your propaganda will have to be a lot better to be effective.
In order to live as long as possible, I have decided to have gender reassignment surgery to become a woman, and I will move to Antarctica and start a utopian lesbian society, since there are no murders there. I haven't worked out the details yet, but it seems like a no-brainer.
I say the notion that there is little left for science to discover or invent is a bunch of hogwash. Perhaps we have been moving at such a rapid pace in recent decades that it has just become more difficult to envision a future different from the present. Thus we have a hard time seeing what direction future advances may come from and how they will impact our lives. If we take a humble perspective on the science behind us it is more clear that we really have no idea what is in store for us, and there is no reason to believe that science will not continue to advance in dramatic and unexpected ways. Perhaps we have not even begun to scratch the surface of the developments and technologies that will shape the next century, or two, or three, or...
Similarly, some people avoid seat belts because they heard a story about somebody getting their guts squashed by one. Never mind that tossed into the roof, the windshield, the steering wheel, the dashboard, or being ejected from a vehicle is almost always worse than being strapped to a seat. Yeah, SSRIs don't work for some people, but they work wonders for many. They're not supposed to make you "happy" - just get you out of bed or off the couch and able to get on with your life, and let you end the hopelessness. Of course the state of mental health care in the US is shameful, so many people forego help they need, or simply can't pay for it.
I'll take your word for it, if you acknowledge that there are better choices now than Paxil. It has one of the worst side effect profiles of any SSRI/SNRI, including a surprisingly high chance of withdrawal symptoms.
Thank you! Antidepressants frequently save the lives of depressed people, and are NOT like anesthetics.
Sure, some people have bad reactions, but they can be invaluable. Some people have been killed by seat belts but you should consider the net effect, not the aberration. What I don't get is the notion that antidepressants can actual cause suicides. Depressed and mentally ill people kill themselves without antidepressants pretty often, so it seems like they just don't work for some people, not like they cause suicide attempts. And of course there are multiple classes of antidepressants, which can not just be lumped together.
Dear AT&T, Cox, Verizon, etc. You seem to be missing the point. It is YOUR CUSTOMERS who want net neutrality. I don't think I am alone in saying I want to be able to use the bandwidth you sell me, and to be able to use it as I please. And I'm not talking about running a server or doing anything illegal. You are so, so lucky that there is no viable competition to your local duopolies. I think it is time that we (the voting tax payers that make your companies possible) work on that. I don't think you will be happy with the result once we get angry enough as a group to take action. If you compare the state of home and business internet service in the US to countries like South Korea or Latvia, to name only two, our current system is clearly not working, so it is time to try something else. Go ahead, keep gouging us while you can, I guess, 'cause ya ain't gonna like what is further down the road.
My home security system consists mainly of a number of conspicuous perimeter signs (which mention the main hardware provider, Smith & Wesson), a large and vocal canine, and some "hardware" as a last line of defense. 100% uptime (aside from some partial downtime when I take the dog with me) and effectiveness since installation.
If I may be perfectly sincere, a medium-large dog that barks when startled is generally all you need to protect your home. Most all dogs are incredibly vigilant, and no burglar wants to deal with a dog. From a criminal's perspective, it is much easier to move on to the next house than fight off a potentially dangerous dog (or dogs - it can be hard to tell whether a home with a dog has one or several). Most burglars don't spend days, weeks or months casing a house like bank robbers in movies do.
I did have a break-in once. There was no dog and no car in the driveway. 1:00 in the afternoon on a weekday and some homeless 37 year-old drug addict decided my house was the one to loot. Too bad for her (yes, her) I was home. Too bad for me that the prosecutor inexplicably refused to speak to me and had the charges dismissed six months later. Lucky for her I did not have "hardware" handy at the moment and was in utter disbelief.
Not a problem for those of use who use aftermarket/open firmware. Or not such a problem. The recent hubbub over Linksys routers only concerns those with stock firmware, no? Of course it is a bit disturbing nonetheless, but at least there are not major inherent flaws in the hardware that can not be patched. And I'm 100% positive that they are many routers that have much more serious issues. And how often are home or small business routers really directly hacked anyway?
Wow, I'm gonna get rich at Bonnaroo this year! Every time the damn medical helicopter, photography helicopter, or sheriff's plane goes near the festival grounds, multiple people point green lasers at them. Gotta make sure to get the number of the local FBI field office, I guess. I'm not sure how musicians are never blinded at music festivals, since there are always idiots pointing lasers everywhere.
Don't tell HP: they're promoting WIndows 7 PCs again, due to "popular demand." This may be a result of Microsoft's sustained alternation-based release cycle. After ever decent version the Windows dev team take a long vacation and phone in the next release.
Examples: Win 95 - somewhat groundbreaking, Win 98 - buggy as all hell, Win 98 second edition - much better, Windows Millennium Edition - huge pile of crap, XP - much better, and still widely used, Vista - a bad joke with no punchline, 7 - best Windows ever(?), 8 - does anyone actually like or want it? Win 8 is probably so bad that 8.1 can't fix it enough, and isn't enough of an overhaul to count as a new version, but Windows 9 is going to be killer!
Disclaimer: I was a DOS and OS/2 user until they faded away, and have been 95% on linux since 2007 (except for my Android addiction), so maybe my opinion of Windows doesn't count.
There was a Goodwill thrift shop in Akron, Ohio that used to sell old, used computers with some odd linux distro on them. I don't remember what distro it was, something unexpected, but this was several years ago, and I was more than a bit surprised. Might just have been one person's labor of love and a way to repurpose old hardware for po' folks, who knows. I may go back in there to see if they are still doing it, and what distro it is now, if I'm in the area again.
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For various (often stupid) reasons most brands don't want to be associated with "porn" even in a very passing way. So advertisers will pull their ads if you have what they deem to be porn.
Excellent point. So don't just blame Google when it fails you. Blame your crappy business model that puts too many eggs in too few baskets, and the advertisers that account for Google's revenue. Google can be an incredible resource and a traffic and revenue generator for you, but you can't just do whatever you want, refuse to adapt, and expect to cash in forever.
Why, and why? You raise questions and jump to conclusions, but all without answers. Why is this not anonymous (more or less), and what is wrong with the code? Have you reviewed it? Just blind suspicion?
Whichever one is received first. The escrow portion of this is the easy and simple part, and you guys are over-complicating it.
It's still important and worthy of conversation. The US constitution was enacted a long time ago and has been reported on numerous times, so should we not worry about it anymore? Jeez...
One of these shows a police officer pinning a guy to the ground with his knee so that he can cuff him (presumably after the guy already did something wrong and tried to resist arrest.)
Presumably!?!? So, you are claiming to know the truth, and admit in the same sentence that you don't. Police actions not only may be questioned, they must be questioned. If they do nothing wrong then they have nothing to be worried about when we question them, right? That's the same approach they often take with us, no?
Nice try revising history, NYPD. But clearly you underestimated us. I welcome honest attempts at community outreach, but your propaganda will have to be a lot better to be effective.
In order to live as long as possible, I have decided to have gender reassignment surgery to become a woman, and I will move to Antarctica and start a utopian lesbian society, since there are no murders there. I haven't worked out the details yet, but it seems like a no-brainer.
Now I finally know what API means.
I say the notion that there is little left for science to discover or invent is a bunch of hogwash. Perhaps we have been moving at such a rapid pace in recent decades that it has just become more difficult to envision a future different from the present. Thus we have a hard time seeing what direction future advances may come from and how they will impact our lives. If we take a humble perspective on the science behind us it is more clear that we really have no idea what is in store for us, and there is no reason to believe that science will not continue to advance in dramatic and unexpected ways. Perhaps we have not even begun to scratch the surface of the developments and technologies that will shape the next century, or two, or three, or...
Bah! Next thing you know you won't be able to buy a car without seatbelts, either.
Sounds like some great new technology Rover has there. It will be a great help in finding out where the oil leaks are coming from.
Similarly, some people avoid seat belts because they heard a story about somebody getting their guts squashed by one. Never mind that tossed into the roof, the windshield, the steering wheel, the dashboard, or being ejected from a vehicle is almost always worse than being strapped to a seat. Yeah, SSRIs don't work for some people, but they work wonders for many. They're not supposed to make you "happy" - just get you out of bed or off the couch and able to get on with your life, and let you end the hopelessness. Of course the state of mental health care in the US is shameful, so many people forego help they need, or simply can't pay for it.
And just nonsensical. If anything, they should be equating working at MS to being depressed, not treating depression.
Sounds more like the guy was depressed at MS, not at all like his analogy of taking antidepressants.
I'll take your word for it, if you acknowledge that there are better choices now than Paxil. It has one of the worst side effect profiles of any SSRI/SNRI, including a surprisingly high chance of withdrawal symptoms.
Thank you! Antidepressants frequently save the lives of depressed people, and are NOT like anesthetics.
Sure, some people have bad reactions, but they can be invaluable. Some people have been killed by seat belts but you should consider the net effect, not the aberration. What I don't get is the notion that antidepressants can actual cause suicides. Depressed and mentally ill people kill themselves without antidepressants pretty often, so it seems like they just don't work for some people, not like they cause suicide attempts. And of course there are multiple classes of antidepressants, which can not just be lumped together.
Dear AT&T, Cox, Verizon, etc. You seem to be missing the point. It is YOUR CUSTOMERS who want net neutrality. I don't think I am alone in saying I want to be able to use the bandwidth you sell me, and to be able to use it as I please. And I'm not talking about running a server or doing anything illegal. You are so, so lucky that there is no viable competition to your local duopolies. I think it is time that we (the voting tax payers that make your companies possible) work on that. I don't think you will be happy with the result once we get angry enough as a group to take action. If you compare the state of home and business internet service in the US to countries like South Korea or Latvia, to name only two, our current system is clearly not working, so it is time to try something else. Go ahead, keep gouging us while you can, I guess, 'cause ya ain't gonna like what is further down the road.
My home security system consists mainly of a number of conspicuous perimeter signs (which mention the main hardware provider, Smith & Wesson), a large and vocal canine, and some "hardware" as a last line of defense. 100% uptime (aside from some partial downtime when I take the dog with me) and effectiveness since installation.
If I may be perfectly sincere, a medium-large dog that barks when startled is generally all you need to protect your home. Most all dogs are incredibly vigilant, and no burglar wants to deal with a dog. From a criminal's perspective, it is much easier to move on to the next house than fight off a potentially dangerous dog (or dogs - it can be hard to tell whether a home with a dog has one or several). Most burglars don't spend days, weeks or months casing a house like bank robbers in movies do.
I did have a break-in once. There was no dog and no car in the driveway. 1:00 in the afternoon on a weekday and some homeless 37 year-old drug addict decided my house was the one to loot. Too bad for her (yes, her) I was home. Too bad for me that the prosecutor inexplicably refused to speak to me and had the charges dismissed six months later. Lucky for her I did not have "hardware" handy at the moment and was in utter disbelief.
Not a problem for those of use who use aftermarket/open firmware. Or not such a problem. The recent hubbub over Linksys routers only concerns those with stock firmware, no? Of course it is a bit disturbing nonetheless, but at least there are not major inherent flaws in the hardware that can not be patched. And I'm 100% positive that they are many routers that have much more serious issues. And how often are home or small business routers really directly hacked anyway?
Security holes in a Belkin something? Go on, you can't possibly be serious.
Useless!
In this case, the person with the laser should know better and it should be easier to find them.
That's your answer? Lasers aren't really a problem because the people using them should know better, and they should be easy to catch? Good one!
Wow, I'm gonna get rich at Bonnaroo this year! Every time the damn medical helicopter, photography helicopter, or sheriff's plane goes near the festival grounds, multiple people point green lasers at them. Gotta make sure to get the number of the local FBI field office, I guess. I'm not sure how musicians are never blinded at music festivals, since there are always idiots pointing lasers everywhere.
Don't tell HP: they're promoting WIndows 7 PCs again, due to "popular demand." This may be a result of Microsoft's sustained alternation-based release cycle. After ever decent version the Windows dev team take a long vacation and phone in the next release.
Examples: Win 95 - somewhat groundbreaking, Win 98 - buggy as all hell, Win 98 second edition - much better, Windows Millennium Edition - huge pile of crap, XP - much better, and still widely used, Vista - a bad joke with no punchline, 7 - best Windows ever(?), 8 - does anyone actually like or want it? Win 8 is probably so bad that 8.1 can't fix it enough, and isn't enough of an overhaul to count as a new version, but Windows 9 is going to be killer!
Disclaimer: I was a DOS and OS/2 user until they faded away, and have been 95% on linux since 2007 (except for my Android addiction), so maybe my opinion of Windows doesn't count.
There was a Goodwill thrift shop in Akron, Ohio that used to sell old, used computers with some odd linux distro on them. I don't remember what distro it was, something unexpected, but this was several years ago, and I was more than a bit surprised. Might just have been one person's labor of love and a way to repurpose old hardware for po' folks, who knows. I may go back in there to see if they are still doing it, and what distro it is now, if I'm in the area again.