"What else would those people be doing?" I have been asked this question so many times. It has almost become the litmus test for whether or not what we are doing here has any meaning. I know that there are a few people who ask the question with genuine concern for the workers. "If they weren't doing this, would they be able to survive? Would they be OK? I'd be worried about them."
Then there are the majority of people that ask the question, "What else would those people be doing?" These are the people who want to feel OK about actively or passively contributing to the horror that is the workers' daily reality. They ask the question meaning, "Hey, those people are desperate, they should be happy they have those jobs. If they weren't doing this they would be starving, so they should feel lucky that they are making the little they are making from Nike." My gut reaction when I hear this is to want grab them by the collar and say "You self-righteous, privileged, #$%@! Is there a heart beating in that chest of yours?" To these people, if the question "What else would those people be doing?" is not answered, it justifies the exploitation in some warped way.
To be very honest, I do not know what the workers would be doing if they weren't working for Nike. How many of us would be able to answer that question for ourselves let alone thousands of people? What would you be doing if you weren't at your current job? There are a lot of factors to figure in aren't there? What would happen to the workers if Nike did not provide these jobs? Again, I do not know. But I do know what would not happen to them.
* They would not be working 10-15 hour days and not making enough to eat.
* They would not be screamed at and humiliated when they weren't meeting their production quota.
* They would not be forced to work overtime.
* They would not be threatened verbally or physically for trying to form unions.
* They would not have healthcare plans that do not meet their basic medical needs.
* They would not work 48-hour shifts when production quotas were high during American holiday seasons.
* They would not have their water supply polluted by factory waste.
* They would not have their once fertile farmland covered by factories.
* They would not be at the mercy of American companies that worked hand and hand with one of the most brutal military dictatorships in history.
* They would not have their economy dominated by foreigners that want to exploit their current situation and keep them oppressed for financial gain.
* They would not be reduced to cogs in the machine that feeds American greed and consumption.
* They would not be making American athletes and coaches rich from their sweat.
* They would not be helping to maximize American shareholder's profits.
* They would not have their hope taken away.
* They would not be dehumanized.
What else would they be doing? Once again, I'm not sure. Do I have to be? Most likely they would be poor and desperate, much like their reality now. They give so much to us in America. They give their hearts, their lives, their sweat, so we can be rich, in-style, comfortable, better athletes... They give us all of these things. But it isn't enough, we want more, we want to exploit them AND not feel guilty about it. So we smugly ask the question "If you weren't working this hard to serve our selfish wants what else would you poor, dirty, uneducated Indonesians be doing?" In asking this question we take from them the one thing they have left, their dignity.
I'd bet that the warrants were written by the RIAA or it's Brother organizations en masse, and then passed by the local police to the district attorney (or equivalent) for submission to a magistrate for approval. I'd also be willing to bet that the prosecutors are hired.
Oh boy, another, "I've been around since the old days, sonny." post.
Back then, we couldn't just post on/. We had to walk 20 miles to the nearest internet kiosk first. Backwards, through 2 feet of snow. Uphill both ways.
I think that the DSS people knew that the ECM wouldn't work forever, but, a lot of people would subscribe legitimately to watch the superbowl in frustration.
Here, in Calgary, AB, Canada, dealers offered credits for turning in your grey market system (dish, receiver, AND smart card) towards a locally sold system.
Good to see that UBC has pulled off another one of their STUdeNt projecTs.
Unfortunately, at University of Calgary, where I attend, we never manage to pull this stuff off without getting caught.
UBC started this car-off-a-bridge thing, as the article said, about 20 years ago, with a car under the Lion's Gate bridge in Vancouver, BC, a large suspension bridge as well. Almost the exact same method of deployment -- students experienced in climbing set up all the rigging underneath, then a team arrived, attached to the end of the cable which had been pulled up and temporarily attached to the pedestrian railing, and pushed the car over.
Woah. When you registered, was there an agreement that you didn't bother to click? Even if not, them emailing you (provided it's rare and is related to the product) is reasonable and legitimate. Selling your address would be not.
What about an emergency situation where you have to punch it to avoid a collision? They happen...so tough shit?
After they get these in place, they'll have a means whereas patrol cars can stop your car remotely in any instance. Will bring a new meaning to "fascist state"
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So, if you're a Juno user, you have to use the service to tell if there's a new agreement. Conversely, you basically agree to it by using the service, so you're stuck every time you decide to dial-up -- "is there a new agreement which signs all my property over? I don't know...but I'll find out!"
I hate licenses distributed in this way, changable without proper informing. You'd be a fool to sign a contract in the first place that can be superceded by an update on a webpage.
If you read my comment, let's say you have a pool of 10 servers, but sometimes you have load that 3 can handle fine. Send 7 of them to sleep, and bring them up (it takes like 15 seconds) when traffic load on the 2 active gets above a certain level.
You could do this with an independant network with Wake-on-LAN cards used only for bring up/down servers.
I like your load balanced server idea... on large installations, you could have an authoritative server that's on always, and in a light traffic situation, tells, say, 7 of the other 9 to go to sleep, then wakes them up when when/. links..
I doubt djbdns has received the attention that BIND has. If djbdns was used on every server instead of BIND, there'd probably be problems found with it too.
Slashdot Mirror
I think OS/2 does a blue-screen-white-background core dump or something.
The most important reason for these sort of archives is to show history that many would like to pretend did not exist or simply erase.
For example, #19585, a WWII era propaganda film on Japanese internment.
Ganked from nikewages.org
8-11-00
"What else would those people be doing?"
"What else would those people be doing?" I have been asked this question so many times. It has almost become the litmus test for whether or not what we are doing here has any meaning. I know that there are a few people who ask the question with genuine concern for the workers. "If they weren't doing this, would they be able to survive? Would they be OK? I'd be worried about them."
Then there are the majority of people that ask the question, "What else would those people be doing?" These are the people who want to feel OK about actively or passively contributing to the horror that is the workers' daily reality. They ask the question meaning, "Hey, those people are desperate, they should be happy they have those jobs. If they weren't doing this they would be starving, so they should feel lucky that they are making the little they are making from Nike." My gut reaction when I hear this is to want grab them by the collar and say "You self-righteous, privileged, #$%@! Is there a heart beating in that chest of yours?" To these people, if the question "What else would those people be doing?" is not answered, it justifies the exploitation in some warped way.
To be very honest, I do not know what the workers would be doing if they weren't working for Nike. How many of us would be able to answer that question for ourselves let alone thousands of people? What would you be doing if you weren't at your current job? There are a lot of factors to figure in aren't there? What would happen to the workers if Nike did not provide these jobs? Again, I do not know. But I do know what would not happen to them.
* They would not be working 10-15 hour days and not making enough to eat.
* They would not be screamed at and humiliated when they weren't meeting their production quota.
* They would not be forced to work overtime.
* They would not be threatened verbally or physically for trying to form unions.
* They would not have healthcare plans that do not meet their basic medical needs.
* They would not work 48-hour shifts when production quotas were high during American holiday seasons.
* They would not have their water supply polluted by factory waste.
* They would not have their once fertile farmland covered by factories.
* They would not be at the mercy of American companies that worked hand and hand with one of the most brutal military dictatorships in history.
* They would not have their economy dominated by foreigners that want to exploit their current situation and keep them oppressed for financial gain.
* They would not be reduced to cogs in the machine that feeds American greed and consumption.
* They would not be making American athletes and coaches rich from their sweat.
* They would not be helping to maximize American shareholder's profits.
* They would not have their hope taken away.
* They would not be dehumanized.
What else would they be doing? Once again, I'm not sure. Do I have to be? Most likely they would be poor and desperate, much like their reality now. They give so much to us in America. They give their hearts, their lives, their sweat, so we can be rich, in-style, comfortable, better athletes... They give us all of these things. But it isn't enough, we want more, we want to exploit them AND not feel guilty about it. So we smugly ask the question "If you weren't working this hard to serve our selfish wants what else would you poor, dirty, uneducated Indonesians be doing?" In asking this question we take from them the one thing they have left, their dignity.
I'd bet that the warrants were written by the RIAA or it's Brother organizations en masse, and then passed by the local police to the district attorney (or equivalent) for submission to a magistrate for approval. I'd also be willing to bet that the prosecutors are hired.
very good point. The shuttle ought to be called the "earth shuttle".
Oh boy, another, "I've been around since the old days, sonny." post.
/. We had to walk 20 miles to the nearest internet kiosk first. Backwards, through 2 feet of snow. Uphill both ways.
Back then, we couldn't just post on
I.e. all except 2.3.0
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-027
I think that the DSS people knew that the ECM wouldn't work forever, but, a lot of people would subscribe legitimately to watch the superbowl in frustration.
Here, in Calgary, AB, Canada, dealers offered credits for turning in your grey market system (dish, receiver, AND smart card) towards a locally sold system.
If you read the USA Today article, 2 of the 3 cases stated were broken for sure, for the other it's not said.
Good to see that UBC has pulled off another one of their STUdeNt projecTs.
Unfortunately, at University of Calgary, where I attend, we never manage to pull this stuff off without getting caught.
UBC started this car-off-a-bridge thing, as the article said, about 20 years ago, with a car under the Lion's Gate bridge in Vancouver, BC, a large suspension bridge as well. Almost the exact same method of deployment -- students experienced in climbing set up all the rigging underneath, then a team arrived, attached to the end of the cable which had been pulled up and temporarily attached to the pedestrian railing, and pushed the car over.
You'd probably do better with -j4, since even -j2 will speedup a single processor compile.
Note that the third link isn't spammers -- it's opt-in email distribution software.
Ah, but now YOU are spamming.
Send in the attack dogs!
Woah. When you registered, was there an agreement that you didn't bother to click? Even if not, them emailing you (provided it's rare and is related to the product) is reasonable and legitimate. Selling your address would be not.
What about an emergency situation where you have to punch it to avoid a collision? They happen...so tough shit?
After they get these in place, they'll have a means whereas patrol cars can stop your car remotely in any instance. Will bring a new meaning to "fascist state"
Like put a transparent background in the secret window with "SECRET" printed diagonally across the window again and again?
So, if you're a Juno user, you have to use the service to tell if there's a new agreement. Conversely, you basically agree to it by using the service, so you're stuck every time you decide to dial-up -- "is there a new agreement which signs all my property over? I don't know...but I'll find out!"
I hate licenses distributed in this way, changable without proper informing. You'd be a fool to sign a contract in the first place that can be superceded by an update on a webpage.
If you read my comment, let's say you have a pool of 10 servers, but sometimes you have load that 3 can handle fine. Send 7 of them to sleep, and bring them up (it takes like 15 seconds) when traffic load on the 2 active gets above a certain level.
You could do this with an independant network with Wake-on-LAN cards used only for bring up/down servers.
I like your load balanced server idea... on large installations, you could have an authoritative server that's on always, and in a light traffic situation, tells, say, 7 of the other 9 to go to sleep, then wakes them up when when /. links..
I doubt djbdns has received the attention that BIND has. If djbdns was used on every server instead of BIND, there'd probably be problems found with it too.
This was already on MSNBC and ZDNN, so all the black-hats already know.
Those are the same links given on the NASA site. D'oh!
I wish they'd applied a mirror texture to the solar panels. Would have looked nice.
From the Voodoo Extreme site info:
i d=7&page=1
Unreality (needed): http://www.unrealty.net/
VISS ZIP here: http://www.unrealty.net/network/
(you need the first two as per the instructions on NASA's site)
Screen shots: http://www.unrealty.net/network/screenshots.php3?
Seen a lot of stuff done with Epic's Unreal game engine, including VRND (Virtual Reality Notre Dame).
I see that they choose to use the Earth background skybox from Unreal Tournament for the station (as seen in some multiplayer maps). Fitting I guess.
hey, my parents had one of those lamps somewhere. I wonder what happened to it.