If this is going to be added, I would be fine with it as long as the ID is free, each voting district is required to have a location where the ID can be acquired open at least 1 day a week. The ID should be good for 8 years or 2 Presidential elections, whichever is longer, and once it has been acquired, it should be renewable online at least once before having to go in again.
First, let me say, Linux is not now, nor will it ever be “Ready for the Desktop” as we understand it today. I have excepted this fact and so should everyone else. Second, it does not really matter, nor has it ever mattered. Linux is not at its core a Desktop operating system, Linux is a development platform. Linux is used to build things, Desktop computers are just one of the things it is used to build. It does not happen to make a particularly good Desktop, and so what.
Linux has been used to build a lot of useful things, Servers, Phones, Tablets, DVRs, Cars. Windows is a good Desktop operating system, but it is a very poor development platform. This is why Windows Phones have not done particularly well and you don’t see much in the way of Windows driven anything, besides desktops. It is true, Windows Servers make up roughly a third of servers on the internet, but that is true of Linux as well and when you start talking about big iron mainframes, that is 98% Linux. In fact, I would say the world runs on Linux and it has for a very long time. Pretty much no one living in a first world country** can go a full day without coming in contact with a Linux driven device.
So, no Linux is not ready for the Desktop, but so what, it is extremely useful for many other things. A friend of mine, has said many times, pick the proper tool for the job. If your primary use for a Desktop is playing AAA games, Linux is not the system for you. If you have been using Windows for longer than 20 minutes and have no particular need or drive to learn Linux, then don’t bother. If on the other hand you are interested in doing something new or you got a Raspberry Pi for Christmas and you are looking to build something, then by all means grab a Ubuntu ISO and knock yourself out. I recommend starting with a virtual machine rather than blowing away your hard drive and living to regret it.
People are stupid, but surely not many are THAT stupid.
They voted for Trump, didn't they?
Don't forget, Alabama is about to elect a pedophile to the Senate. I remember as a kid my parents laughing about Yellow Dog Democrats, today we are getting Pedophile Republicans, but no on is going to be laughing.
Are we still talking about Hillary Clinton? I kind of feel like she is not important anymore. I mean, she is not the president and never will be. We have already poured something like 100 million dollars into investigating her and Bill Clinton and all we got out of it was a lie about a blowjob. Seems to me we should just let it go, let her retire and move on with it already.
They said this data breach took place from May through July. How exactly does one miss terabytes, possibly petabytes of data being transferred to an IP address outside of your network for 3 months? I mean to me this sounds like either the hackers were god like in their ability to hide what they were doing, or the people whose job it was to prevent these things from happening, simply didn't give a shit.
Sounds to me like a business opportunity. Build a website whose sole purpose is to post all of Trump's Twitter posts, including those that are in reply to someone else's Twitter post, throw some ads on the site and wait for the money to start rolling in.
Internet Troll: I made this really cool meme of Trump beating up CNN, now I am going to post it. President Trump: This is really funny, I am going to retweet this. CNN: The President retweeted this, lets find out who did it and interview him. Internet Troll: OH SHIT! You tracked me down. CNN: Yeah, we are a news organization, that is what we do. Internet Troll: Don't publish my name, because my racist internet trolling will ruin my life. CNN: Okay
"The " fracking measles outbreaks" is not because children are unvaccinated. It is because the vaccine DOES NOT WORK."
Vaccinations are not 100%, that is true, but they are extremely effective. The measure is probably more to protect the un-vaccinated children from each other than anything else.
"I wonder if it includes some kind of VOIP facility so the D&D session can be established without everyone being in the same room."
This has been possible for almost 2 decades, there are several programs and websites dedicated to running games over the internet. Wizards of the Coast already directly support Fantasy Grounds and Roll20.
I agree, Windows is a better desktop OS than Linux and it always will be. Windows was built to be first and foremost a desktop OS and that is what it does best. Linux is not and never will be specifically a desktop OS, Linux is a development platform and one of the many things we happen to use it for is a desktop OS.
You left out a MAJOR point.... The arbitrator is picked by the company. No arbitrator is going to bite the hand that feeds them.
This is an excellent point. If Google gets to pick the arbitrator, do I have veto power? Can I ask the arbitrator for references? Can I ask the
arbitrator for a list of all the people they ruled against in the last two years, so I can pick say three of them and ask if they felt they got a fair shake? I think all of these things are fair asks.
I deleted all my photos and replaced my profile picture with a picture of me flipping the bird. Now they don't have anything to hold over my head. Your move FaceBook.
This rebel flag being a symbol of oppression, racism or hate is a VERY RECENT thing....if you think otherwise, you are not a very old person and have not grown up with the experience of it and knowing it of the past 50+ years.
The denial is powerful in this one.
Okay, I will bite, if it was not a symbol of racial hatred, why was it chosen as a symbol by the KKK? Why was it chosen by Segregationists as a symbol of their cause? This was not an accident, both groups chose it knowing full well the black population would get the message. It should not be a source of pride, it should be a source of shame. The Civil War was not a romantic adventure of a rebel alliance, it was the last gasp of a dying culture steeped in hatred, greed and evil.
We've seen the Rebel flag suddenly become a horrible symbol of oppression, and hate and vilified all of a sudden and yanked even from online stores and private individual sales on ebay.
It has always been a horrible symbol of racism, oppression and hate. What surprises me is there are still people pretending it not.
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If this is going to be added, I would be fine with it as long as the ID is free, each voting district is required to have a location where the ID can be acquired open at least 1 day a week. The ID should be good for 8 years or 2 Presidential elections, whichever is longer, and once it has been acquired, it should be renewable online at least once before having to go in again.
First, let me say, Linux is not now, nor will it ever be “Ready for the Desktop” as we understand it today. I have excepted this fact and so should everyone else. Second, it does not really matter, nor has it ever mattered. Linux is not at its core a Desktop operating system, Linux is a development platform. Linux is used to build things, Desktop computers are just one of the things it is used to build. It does not happen to make a particularly good Desktop, and so what.
Linux has been used to build a lot of useful things, Servers, Phones, Tablets, DVRs, Cars. Windows is a good Desktop operating system, but it is a very poor development platform. This is why Windows Phones have not done particularly well and you don’t see much in the way of Windows driven anything, besides desktops. It is true, Windows Servers make up roughly a third of servers on the internet, but that is true of Linux as well and when you start talking about big iron mainframes, that is 98% Linux. In fact, I would say the world runs on Linux and it has for a very long time. Pretty much no one living in a first world country** can go a full day without coming in contact with a Linux driven device.
So, no Linux is not ready for the Desktop, but so what, it is extremely useful for many other things. A friend of mine, has said many times, pick the proper tool for the job. If your primary use for a Desktop is playing AAA games, Linux is not the system for you. If you have been using Windows for longer than 20 minutes and have no particular need or drive to learn Linux, then don’t bother. If on the other hand you are interested in doing something new or you got a Raspberry Pi for Christmas and you are looking to build something, then by all means grab a Ubuntu ISO and knock yourself out. I recommend starting with a virtual machine rather than blowing away your hard drive and living to regret it.
People are stupid, but surely not many are THAT stupid.
They voted for Trump, didn't they?
Don't forget, Alabama is about to elect a pedophile to the Senate. I remember as a kid my parents laughing about Yellow Dog Democrats, today we are getting Pedophile Republicans, but no on is going to be laughing.
Both parties are full of crap and only a complete tool trusts either side.
That is what Republicans always say when they get caught doing crappy things.
It is news because 50 years ago doing this was hard, today it is very easy.
I agree, there is something wrong with the internet, but what is wrong with it, is not what you think it is.
Are we still talking about Hillary Clinton? I kind of feel like she is not important anymore. I mean, she is not the president and never will be. We have already poured something like 100 million dollars into investigating her and Bill Clinton and all we got out of it was a lie about a blowjob. Seems to me we should just let it go, let her retire and move on with it already.
Either project management or Walmart greeter, in one you meet nicer people in the other you get paid better, both will eat your soul, choose wisely.
They said this data breach took place from May through July. How exactly does one miss terabytes, possibly petabytes of data being transferred to an IP address outside of your network for 3 months? I mean to me this sounds like either the hackers were god like in their ability to hide what they were doing, or the people whose job it was to prevent these things from happening, simply didn't give a shit.
Sounds to me like a business opportunity. Build a website whose sole purpose is to post all of Trump's Twitter posts, including those that are in reply to someone else's Twitter post, throw some ads on the site and wait for the money to start rolling in.
It's wasn't the Russians. It was Seth Rich who leaked DNC's info to Assange.
Actually it was Vincent Foster, who faked his own death and is now working against the Clinton Machine in secret.
Actually most everything works just fine with Xming.
Twitter is the new MySpace, only people who are hopelessly uncool and out of touch continue to use it.
The George Soros meme is outdated by 20-30 years, that does not seem to stop anyone.
Internet Troll: I made this really cool meme of Trump beating up CNN, now I am going to post it.
President Trump: This is really funny, I am going to retweet this.
CNN: The President retweeted this, lets find out who did it and interview him.
Internet Troll: OH SHIT! You tracked me down.
CNN: Yeah, we are a news organization, that is what we do.
Internet Troll: Don't publish my name, because my racist internet trolling will ruin my life.
CNN: Okay
"The " fracking measles outbreaks" is not because children are unvaccinated. It is because the vaccine DOES NOT WORK."
Vaccinations are not 100%, that is true, but they are extremely effective. The measure is probably more to protect the un-vaccinated children from each other than anything else.
"I wonder if it includes some kind of VOIP facility so the D&D session can be established without everyone being in the same room."
This has been possible for almost 2 decades, there are several programs and websites dedicated to running games over the internet. Wizards of the Coast already directly support Fantasy Grounds and Roll20.
I agree, Windows is a better desktop OS than Linux and it always will be. Windows was built to be first and foremost a desktop OS and that is what it does best. Linux is not and never will be specifically a desktop OS, Linux is a development platform and one of the many things we happen to use it for is a desktop OS.
You left out a MAJOR point.... The arbitrator is picked by the company. No arbitrator is going to bite the hand that feeds them.
This is an excellent point. If Google gets to pick the arbitrator, do I have veto power? Can I ask the arbitrator for references? Can I ask the arbitrator for a list of all the people they ruled against in the last two years, so I can pick say three of them and ask if they felt they got a fair shake? I think all of these things are fair asks.
I deleted all my photos and replaced my profile picture with a picture of me flipping the bird. Now they don't have anything to hold over my head. Your move FaceBook.
An extremely innovative industrial powerhouse turns to military R&D, what could possibly go wrong.
This will get you where you are going. https://sites.google.com/site/...
If he'd tried to do this project in San Francisco, the project would have been tied up for years in red tape and citizen protests.
Not to mention sued into oblivion by AT&T, Verizon and Sprint.
This rebel flag being a symbol of oppression, racism or hate is a VERY RECENT thing....if you think otherwise, you are not a very old person and have not grown up with the experience of it and knowing it of the past 50+ years.
The denial is powerful in this one. Okay, I will bite, if it was not a symbol of racial hatred, why was it chosen as a symbol by the KKK? Why was it chosen by Segregationists as a symbol of their cause? This was not an accident, both groups chose it knowing full well the black population would get the message. It should not be a source of pride, it should be a source of shame. The Civil War was not a romantic adventure of a rebel alliance, it was the last gasp of a dying culture steeped in hatred, greed and evil.
We've seen the Rebel flag suddenly become a horrible symbol of oppression, and hate and vilified all of a sudden and yanked even from online stores and private individual sales on ebay.
It has always been a horrible symbol of racism, oppression and hate. What surprises me is there are still people pretending it not.