>>> Anyway, who's to say Bush wasn't a great leader? He certainly managed to lead the U.S. into something, despite 1/2 of Americans and most of the free world being against him. Great leaders make people follow, great ideas not necessarily included...
I agree with pretty much everything you've said, and it boils back to a comment I made earlier which supports your view; that I believe it is up to the parents to understand the content that is available on these things we give our kids access to, so WE determine whether or not it is appropriate for our children. i.e Many parents want their kids to have cell-phones and (I believe) are then responsible for ensuring the services available are appropriate for that child - say a phone that offers Texting and calls, with no Internet access.
Same with HBO or Internet access. Parents are responsible for allowing their kids to use the internet or watch HBO, and should be the ones monitoring/educating/limiting access to that content as appropriate. If it is not appropriate, then they don't have it - no matter how much they kick and scream 'cos their friends have it! With Internet you can get filters that let you filter it to the level appropriate to your child, rather than a 'one filter fits all' approach for the entire country (thank you very much, I'm looking at you, Australia)
We can not contract out our responsibility as parents, (and should not - let alone to the Government or their lowest cost bidder.)
I personally believe TV commercials aimed at children are harmful, so all (our kids) shows are pre-recorded and commercials removed (praise Mythtv). Sure, I could ask the Govt to remove the commercials, but I somehow don't think that is going to happen.
>>>...without too much risk of having to explain homosexuality to an eight year old
Yes, the enemy is us. For those that think its a 'risk' to tell a child about same sex relationships the adult is the one with the issue. At what age do you tell a child they're adopted? At what age do you tell a child that in some families a man/woman and another man/woman can be together. If they grow up with it, there wont even be an issue. The wider generation behind us are going to grow up with it as acceptable, except for those homeschooled and only learn about it in college - along with a fear of many other things.... those of our generation who cannot get their heads around it will have to live with it.
In Samoa, they may raise a boy child as a girl (see here, where some might call that Transgendered and 'unnatural' it is actually normal in their society. So this boils back the the OP's comment: "In modern society, we have a thing called "decency." It depends who defines "society" and its usually the aristocracy that are calling things indecent, not the general public.
Aussies are well known for using bad language, and are pretty open about sex, un-married sex, wet t-shirt competitions, male strippers, Dame Edna and the guy who entered Australian Idol as a girl.
Come to think of it - knowing the number of Aussies I do, if wider society of Australia was setting the filter parameters of their entire internet they'd probably only ban Goatse and tubgirl.... or they'd only let it through if it had Johnny Howards, or Warwick Cappa's face on it..
>>> I'm not paying again for data that's already available on my cable system.
Then your problem is with your cable company. Try phoning them up and explaining to them that you're already paying for the EPG, and that you want to use it on another device.
>>> I've always said that even if you don't find what you're looking for, humanity is better off for knowing all the other ways of not accomplishing that task vs. no research done at all.
Then I should publish the 7376528 pickup lines that I know don't work....
and doh, I totally read it wrong the way they magnified the "5%" tech. I didn't read it as magnified and mentally added up the telco, cable and satellite...
but no matter, I've been trimming the expenses all the way round to give me more money for 'other'.....
Cheers for correcting me politely.
I'm off to kill the weaker brain cells and punish my liver after that foobar.
...work 10 hour/day jobs to afford their HD Cable with on-demand and HBO, 6MB DSL, 4 cell phones with unlimited texting with 2 year contracts, onstar GPS, the Wii, xbox 360, playstation III, netflix account, Tivo Account, gas, electricity, and food.
The latest Wired magazine has a breakdown of average US household expenses, (I tried to find it online but couldn't). Anyway, from the picture table it was pretty clear that more than two-thirds (~66%) of household expenses go to Telco's/Cable/Tv companies. It was a good prompt for me to revise what services I have vs what I actually need. We now have a pre-pay phone, dropped our DirecTv in favor of free-to-air (timeshifted fav shows with Mythtv) and 2-at-a-time-netflix, and reviewed our internet useage and plan (which didn't change). I'm aiming to drop the standard land-line and go for a VOIP service (Skype calling in) with Cellphone for 911 calls. Overall I think we're saving about $70/month and once the land-line is gone it will be $120/month for very little sacrifice. Ultimately freeing up money to do other things.
Ultimately there are less things for me to 'censor' cos we simply have less services. I agree that it should be the responsibility for the parents to manage what their children watch / are exposed to, and most providers (e.g directv) offer some form of parental control. If a service does not offer parental control (i.e a standard internet connection), then the parent needs to have a good long look at the service and whether it is appropriate for the child to have access to. if your kid 'has to have' a cellphone, there are plenty without data plans and no access to the internet, and for home based things there are third party solutions like net-nanny, or an Astaro gateway for the household.
>>> would the box producer have made the box was it not covered with patents
Yes, because people need pizza boxes.
What if I own a pizza joint and want to make my own boxes? I'd have to license with the patent holding company for something as simple and as obvious as a box for pizza. That is if the company is even willing to license their technology.
Or, if I think I've managed to make a really cool pizza box that will ultimately advance pizza box technology for the greater good of mankind, he can stop me dead in my tracks. If I was able to make my pizza box, perhaps he'd have to redesign his to try to get one step ahead, which I believe promotes innovation (instead of stifling it!)
What happens to the data the CIPAV collects? Does the CIPAV capture keystrokes? Can the CIPAV spread on its own to other computers, either purposefully or by accident? Does it erase itself after its job is done?"
Does it run on Linux?
sorry, couldn't help myself.... but seriously..... does it?
They pay less for their energy bill, so that means they own more money....Spend it on other things and in that process use more energy than they would have before....Net result? 0
I didn't realize my energy company was denying me spendable income with the intention of saving the planet. Here I thought they were just squeezing every cent from their customers for profits!
>>>With this, they don't need to know English to comply.'
Ah yes, the universal language of violence.
Leiberman may as well have said: "With this, they don't need to know Ojibwe to comply"
His statement gives the perception that this weapon is designed to target non-english speakers. Considering the USA does not have an official language, perhaps the funding would be better spent on some basic language training for the people who would be issued this type of weapon; English, Spanish, French, Arabic, might be a good start. Or it is probably easier to give some thug a stun gun and say shoot anyone who doesn't understand you.
If it was language schools funded these cronies to keep them in office, then I'm sure we'd live in much more peaceful world that isn't starting to resemble HalfLife2.
I've had a toothache for the last week (seeing the dentist tomorrow alright?) and I've been reading Slashdot every day. Must be Slashdot causing my toothache because my friend, he doesn't read Slashdot and he doesn't have a toothache.
now that you mention it, I think Slashdot is giving me a toothache as well!
Slashdot really does cause toothache!
I KNOW it is not just power of suggestion because that would make me irrational, and my tooth hurts far too much for it to be 'all in my mind'.
The Inquirer (via various channel sources) first reported the move, and a Seagate spokesperson told Ars that the report was "probably" true.
So there seems to be some doubt about the article. When you visit the Ars link to the Inquirer, there are no references whatsoever beyond "Chanel sources". The only other news article I can find links back to the Inquirer.
I think I'd need to see a press release from Seagate before this gets any more of my attention.
Mundie also began talks with Chinese security officials to convince them that Microsoft's software was not a secret tool of the U.S. government. As a result, in 2003 the company offered China and 59 other countries the right to look at the fundamental source code for its Windows operating system and to substitute certain portions with their own software - something Microsoft had never allowed in the past.
That sounds like they let the Chinese Government take out the bit that does the spying for Microsoft and lets the Chinese insert the bit so it spy's for them.... Thus confirming the Chinese suspicions that it was a tool that could be used by the US Government (albeit with the use of a 'security letter ' or under general access they may have for foreign intelligence).
you will have to work the first dozen or so years of your life for virtually nothing, with no guarantee whatsoever of ever making a penny from any of it.....put up with rejection, sarcasm, derision, and general apathy for those years, with no pension, no career structure, and absolutely no certainty of ever making more than minimum wage,.
After reading your post, I think I'm better off unemployed and playing the lottery.
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>>> Anyway, who's to say Bush wasn't a great leader? He certainly managed to lead the U.S. into something, despite 1/2 of Americans and most of the free world being against him. Great leaders make people follow, great ideas not necessarily included...
Being Commander in Chief helps too.
I agree with pretty much everything you've said, and it boils back to a comment I made earlier which supports your view; that I believe it is up to the parents to understand the content that is available on these things we give our kids access to, so WE determine whether or not it is appropriate for our children. i.e Many parents want their kids to have cell-phones and (I believe) are then responsible for ensuring the services available are appropriate for that child - say a phone that offers Texting and calls, with no Internet access.
Same with HBO or Internet access. Parents are responsible for allowing their kids to use the internet or watch HBO, and should be the ones monitoring/educating/limiting access to that content as appropriate. If it is not appropriate, then they don't have it - no matter how much they kick and scream 'cos their friends have it! With Internet you can get filters that let you filter it to the level appropriate to your child, rather than a 'one filter fits all' approach for the entire country (thank you very much, I'm looking at you, Australia)
We can not contract out our responsibility as parents, (and should not - let alone to the Government or their lowest cost bidder.)
I personally believe TV commercials aimed at children are harmful, so all (our kids) shows are pre-recorded and commercials removed (praise Mythtv). Sure, I could ask the Govt to remove the commercials, but I somehow don't think that is going to happen.
>>> ...without too much risk of having to explain homosexuality to an eight year old
Yes, the enemy is us. For those that think its a 'risk' to tell a child about same sex relationships the adult is the one with the issue. At what age do you tell a child they're adopted? At what age do you tell a child that in some families a man/woman and another man/woman can be together. If they grow up with it, there wont even be an issue. The wider generation behind us are going to grow up with it as acceptable, except for those homeschooled and only learn about it in college - along with a fear of many other things.... those of our generation who cannot get their heads around it will have to live with it.
In Samoa, they may raise a boy child as a girl (see here, where some might call that Transgendered and 'unnatural' it is actually normal in their society. So this boils back the the OP's comment: "In modern society, we have a thing called "decency." It depends who defines "society" and its usually the aristocracy that are calling things indecent, not the general public.
Aussies are well known for using bad language, and are pretty open about sex, un-married sex, wet t-shirt competitions, male strippers, Dame Edna and the guy who entered Australian Idol as a girl.
Come to think of it - knowing the number of Aussies I do, if wider society of Australia was setting the filter parameters of their entire internet they'd probably only ban Goatse and tubgirl.... or they'd only let it through if it had Johnny Howards, or Warwick Cappa's face on it..
>>> ....knows there is a difference between CNN.com and MySpace.com when it comes to community discourse
Let me guess: One is full of sexy pictures, trash, lies and people manipulating the truth, the other is myspace?
>>> I'm not paying again for data that's already available on my cable system.
Then your problem is with your cable company. Try phoning them up and explaining to them that you're already paying for the EPG, and that you want to use it on another device.
Post back what you find out.
>>> My Myth box requires maintenance. Like a car.
I think I see your problem.... pouring motor oil into your Mythtv might be why you're having these problems.
And I'd also be interested to know which brand of tire you're running.
>> How do they put a seatbelt on the computer?
People wear seatbelts in California? Is that so they can talk on their phone?
>>> I think you should look more to slashdot and digg for what the comments will look like.
Good call, And I think the webcomic XKCD summed it up with this post
>>> You really think that there is any appliance that keeps a database of all IP's it has passed out through the days/months/years?
No, of course not. That is why I made a joke. Your reply would have been better aimed at the GP.
>>> There are a few routers out there that assign different IP adresses to different 'computers.'
I guess I'm only safe when my local Starbucks has had 4,294,967,296 unique wi-fi visitors and has to start over...
>>> the whole world is not American you know
That depends on who is defining "world".
>>> I've always said that even if you don't find what you're looking for, humanity is better off for knowing all the other ways of not accomplishing that task vs. no research done at all.
Then I should publish the 7376528 pickup lines that I know don't work....
That's the one.... thanks.
and doh, I totally read it wrong the way they magnified the "5%" tech. I didn't read it as magnified and mentally added up the telco, cable and satellite...
but no matter, I've been trimming the expenses all the way round to give me more money for 'other'.....
Cheers for correcting me politely.
I'm off to kill the weaker brain cells and punish my liver after that foobar.
The latest Wired magazine has a breakdown of average US household expenses, (I tried to find it online but couldn't). Anyway, from the picture table it was pretty clear that more than two-thirds (~66%) of household expenses go to Telco's/Cable/Tv companies. It was a good prompt for me to revise what services I have vs what I actually need. We now have a pre-pay phone, dropped our DirecTv in favor of free-to-air (timeshifted fav shows with Mythtv) and 2-at-a-time-netflix, and reviewed our internet useage and plan (which didn't change). I'm aiming to drop the standard land-line and go for a VOIP service (Skype calling in) with Cellphone for 911 calls. Overall I think we're saving about $70/month and once the land-line is gone it will be $120/month for very little sacrifice. Ultimately freeing up money to do other things.
Ultimately there are less things for me to 'censor' cos we simply have less services. I agree that it should be the responsibility for the parents to manage what their children watch / are exposed to, and most providers (e.g directv) offer some form of parental control. If a service does not offer parental control (i.e a standard internet connection), then the parent needs to have a good long look at the service and whether it is appropriate for the child to have access to. if your kid 'has to have' a cellphone, there are plenty without data plans and no access to the internet, and for home based things there are third party solutions like net-nanny, or an Astaro gateway for the household.
>>> would the box producer have made the box was it not covered with patents
Yes, because people need pizza boxes.
What if I own a pizza joint and want to make my own boxes? I'd have to license with the patent holding company for something as simple and as obvious as a box for pizza. That is if the company is even willing to license their technology.
Or, if I think I've managed to make a really cool pizza box that will ultimately advance pizza box technology for the greater good of mankind, he can stop me dead in my tracks. If I was able to make my pizza box, perhaps he'd have to redesign his to try to get one step ahead, which I believe promotes innovation (instead of stifling it!)
and just for your viewing pleasure... here is the coolest pizza box out there.
Does it run on Linux?
sorry, couldn't help myself.... but seriously..... does it?
FTA: >>>"....should give the community additional confidence that the code we're sharing is truly Open Source."
I'm not worried about the code they ARE sharing being Open Source, I'm worried about the Open Source code they're NOT sharing.
The words spoken look like they were very carefully chosen by the legal department...
As a New Zealander living in the USA (3yrs), I agree with everything you've said.
I think they know that when an investigation starts... emails start disappearing.
Leiberman may as well have said: "With this, they don't need to know Ojibwe to comply"
His statement gives the perception that this weapon is designed to target non-english speakers. Considering the USA does not have an official language, perhaps the funding would be better spent on some basic language training for the people who would be issued this type of weapon; English, Spanish, French, Arabic, might be a good start. Or it is probably easier to give some thug a stun gun and say shoot anyone who doesn't understand you.
If it was language schools funded these cronies to keep them in office, then I'm sure we'd live in much more peaceful world that isn't starting to resemble HalfLife2.
Slashdot really does cause toothache!
I KNOW it is not just power of suggestion because that would make me irrational, and my tooth hurts far too much for it to be 'all in my mind'.
So there seems to be some doubt about the article. When you visit the Ars link to the Inquirer, there are no references whatsoever beyond "Chanel sources". The only other news article I can find links back to the Inquirer.
I think I'd need to see a press release from Seagate before this gets any more of my attention.
*puts tinfoil hat back on*
After reading your post, I think I'm better off unemployed and playing the lottery.