Anyway, after seeing that they only have 9 facilities in the Gulf maybe this well is better sealed off. I went looking for a reason to trust BP with reopening this well and getting the oil and gas they went there for but a 1 in 9 failure rate is not impressive. Seal that sucker off.
You know how the first time you had sex, you lasted all of 15 seconds? How much luck do you think you'd have had in the future if all the women knew you were "premature" 100% of the time?
I doubt more than 5% of the (l)users actually know what a shortcut is, considering how they are intentionally hidden away as deep as possible, or even completely removed.
Yeah, that's right, the start menu and desktop are intentionally hidden away or completely removed. The screen just shows a pretty picture, which does nothing when you click on it.
That's what you get for downloading files called "Swedish_beastiality_bukkake.avi.exe". Meanwhile, all the non-morons are seeing year-long uptimes on XP boxes.
Uh, I went and looked. Didn't find any pages saying that freon is safe to use. The page on inhalants specifically warns that they're far more dangerous than other types of drugs.
The quoted law doesn't apply to the argument you're trying to make. If it DID apply, it would support my argument - not yours. Ergo, I'm sticking with my earlier assessment.
You don't get it. ISPs should not be the police of the internet. They should manage the traffic, but they shouldn't care what the traffic is.
Why?
If they start then they should have to make sure that all information they transmit between two end points is following the respective laws in those countries and any countries the data passes through.
Why?
I know that is impossible and completely ridiculous, but they are aiding and abetting as they are demonstrating that they have the technology in place to stop the crime.
Port blocking shows that you have the technology to analyze trillions of packets per day, check their legality against multiple criminal codes, and allow/deny them in realtime?
Go on, pull the other one.
Further, the user is liable for their own hardware and won't learn to practice safety
The biggest issue I have with using nuclear energy for power in a widespread fashion is that it is the most dense source of energy known to man by far, and once used it's gone. Future space exploration and colonization will probably require nuclear fuel, especially if it's beyond the solar system.
We've got enough of it for hundreds if not thousands of years, so I don't think it'll be much of an issue. If a thousand years from now we still haven't gotten fusion to work, we deserve to be stuck on earth.
A lot of people talk big on Nuclear Energy as a solution to our energy needs, but when it comes to actually deciding where to build the reactor, or where to put the waste, no one wants any part of it.
I'd offer my back yard in a second. The problem is that the people who "talk big" are few and far between. Most of the population still shits their pants every time they hear "nuclear". And politicians pander to the masses.
Sorry, but your basic premise is completely wrong. There's a company here in Canada called "Acanac" which provides cheaper DSL access than either of the two giants (one is a phone company, the other a cable company). Acanac buys their access in bulk from the phone company, and resells it to customers at a lower price. They've always offered "untampered", unlimited access. A couple years ago, the phone company started not only filtering the bandwidth of their own customers, but also the bulk-traffic which they were selling to smaller ISP's. What did Acanac do?.... *drumroll*.....
They set up a tunnel for their customers to use in order to bypass the filtering.
Yep, not only do they offer a lower price.... not only do they not care about how much traffic their customers use.... but they've gone out of their way to ensure that their customers can get the full speed they've been promised, even though the limitations being introduced were caused by a different company.
And you're trying to tell me that I'll be able to get better rates from allowing the big companies to do what they please? You're trying to tell me that those evil "p2p" guys are responsible for massive cost increases? Please. You're just repeating the same nonsense that the major ISP's have been spewing for the last few years, and it doesn't sound any more convincing coming from you.
Even Hugo Chavez, who has gone off the rails as is common among very strong politicians who have great success, did a great deal of good for his country before he got drunk on power.
So did Lenin. Hell, so did Hitler for that matter. We don't judge a leader or a political system by short-term results.
Uh, no. Your individual computer getting infected might be your problem - 2 million other retards getting infected and becoming part of the same botnet is a much bigger, much different problem. Just like you personally not getting vaccinated for a highly contagious disease is mainly your problem, but if a significant portion of the population refuses vaccination it becomes a societal problem.
At 8 I was programming on a Commodore 64, and at 10 I was exploring BBS's. At neither age did I find much amusement in watching talking sponges act like morons. While I certainly did enjoy SOME kids shows, and liked playing games as much as any child, there's no way in hell I would have turned down an opportunity to explore a worldwide repository of knowledge. I'd have to agree with the original commenter - such behavior certainly does demonstrate a lack of imagination and curiosity. It's not something that's unique to kids, either - plenty of adults seem to think that the internet is nothing more than facebook, e-mail, youtube, and online banking.
UK has more serial killers than it's former prison colony? In a discussion about the mythical serial killer gene?
Nicely done:) You're right, I missed that entirely. There you have it folks: wikipedia has conclusively proven that being a serial killer isn't genetic! Amazing. How did we ever learn anything before the interwebs?
He is, insofar as I can understand, stating that...
I'm in agreement with you that this stance is an incorrect one, though likely for different reasons.
I understood what he was saying - he's just so far off-base that I didn't feel like arguing with him. If he didn't understand my previous reply, it's unlikely I'll be able to get through to him.
As for our reasons, judging by your reply, I'd say they're pretty much the same. I don't see it as an ethical issue either - I'm a big fan of biotech. Your objection to the downs comparison is exactly the same as mine.
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What the ... were you born in 2008??
Anyway, after seeing that they only have 9 facilities in the Gulf maybe this well is better sealed off. I went looking for a reason to trust BP with reopening this well and getting the oil and gas they went there for but a 1 in 9 failure rate is not impressive. Seal that sucker off.
You know how the first time you had sex, you lasted all of 15 seconds? How much luck do you think you'd have had in the future if all the women knew you were "premature" 100% of the time?
I doubt more than 5% of the (l)users actually know what a shortcut is, considering how they are intentionally hidden away as deep as possible, or even completely removed.
Yeah, that's right, the start menu and desktop are intentionally hidden away or completely removed. The screen just shows a pretty picture, which does nothing when you click on it.
I think you've misread what I wrote. Try again?
Yes, actually, it would. It's none of their business, leave me alone.
*Cue advertisement for wilderness retreat / survivalist cult*
That's what you get for downloading files called "Swedish_beastiality_bukkake.avi.exe". Meanwhile, all the non-morons are seeing year-long uptimes on XP boxes.
If I had the points, you'd get modded redundant.
Uh, I went and looked. Didn't find any pages saying that freon is safe to use. The page on inhalants specifically warns that they're far more dangerous than other types of drugs.
The quoted law doesn't apply to the argument you're trying to make. If it DID apply, it would support my argument - not yours. Ergo, I'm sticking with my earlier assessment.
Right. Because when someone is punching you in the face, it's a real relief to have them kick you in the balls instead.
I have no idea what you're talking about, and I'm pretty sure that you don't either.
You don't get it. ISPs should not be the police of the internet. They should manage the traffic, but they shouldn't care what the traffic is.
Why?
If they start then they should have to make sure that all information they transmit between two end points is following the respective laws in those countries and any countries the data passes through.
Why?
I know that is impossible and completely ridiculous, but they are aiding and abetting as they are demonstrating that they have the technology in place to stop the crime.
Port blocking shows that you have the technology to analyze trillions of packets per day, check their legality against multiple criminal codes, and allow/deny them in realtime?
Go on, pull the other one.
Further, the user is liable for their own hardware and won't learn to practice safety
FTFY. The rest of the sentence wasn't required.
If the ROI is 10 years, and the investment is 60k, I think my zeroes are all accounted for.
The biggest issue I have with using nuclear energy for power in a widespread fashion is that it is the most dense source of energy known to man by far, and once used it's gone. Future space exploration and colonization will probably require nuclear fuel, especially if it's beyond the solar system.
We've got enough of it for hundreds if not thousands of years, so I don't think it'll be much of an issue. If a thousand years from now we still haven't gotten fusion to work, we deserve to be stuck on earth.
A lot of people talk big on Nuclear Energy as a solution to our energy needs, but when it comes to actually deciding where to build the reactor, or where to put the waste, no one wants any part of it.
I'd offer my back yard in a second. The problem is that the people who "talk big" are few and far between. Most of the population still shits their pants every time they hear "nuclear". And politicians pander to the masses.
Yea, that would be great - a nation run by wallflowers. What could go wrong?
Sorry, but your basic premise is completely wrong. There's a company here in Canada called "Acanac" which provides cheaper DSL access than either of the two giants (one is a phone company, the other a cable company). Acanac buys their access in bulk from the phone company, and resells it to customers at a lower price. They've always offered "untampered", unlimited access. A couple years ago, the phone company started not only filtering the bandwidth of their own customers, but also the bulk-traffic which they were selling to smaller ISP's. What did Acanac do? .... *drumroll* .....
They set up a tunnel for their customers to use in order to bypass the filtering.
Yep, not only do they offer a lower price .... not only do they not care about how much traffic their customers use .... but they've gone out of their way to ensure that their customers can get the full speed they've been promised, even though the limitations being introduced were caused by a different company.
And you're trying to tell me that I'll be able to get better rates from allowing the big companies to do what they please? You're trying to tell me that those evil "p2p" guys are responsible for massive cost increases? Please. You're just repeating the same nonsense that the major ISP's have been spewing for the last few years, and it doesn't sound any more convincing coming from you.
Even Hugo Chavez, who has gone off the rails as is common among very strong politicians who have great success, did a great deal of good for his country before he got drunk on power.
So did Lenin. Hell, so did Hitler for that matter. We don't judge a leader or a political system by short-term results.
Still *my* problem, neither yours nor the ISP's.
Uh, no. Your individual computer getting infected might be your problem - 2 million other retards getting infected and becoming part of the same botnet is a much bigger, much different problem. Just like you personally not getting vaccinated for a highly contagious disease is mainly your problem, but if a significant portion of the population refuses vaccination it becomes a societal problem.
At 8 I was programming on a Commodore 64, and at 10 I was exploring BBS's. At neither age did I find much amusement in watching talking sponges act like morons. While I certainly did enjoy SOME kids shows, and liked playing games as much as any child, there's no way in hell I would have turned down an opportunity to explore a worldwide repository of knowledge. I'd have to agree with the original commenter - such behavior certainly does demonstrate a lack of imagination and curiosity. It's not something that's unique to kids, either - plenty of adults seem to think that the internet is nothing more than facebook, e-mail, youtube, and online banking.
So a junior developer only costs $6,000 a year? Wow. I knew computer jobs don't pay as much as they used to, but that's just ridiculous.
I love the car analogy :) Thanks for speaking up - it's good to hear the odd voice of reason in all this insanity.
I quit reading when I got to "stealth creationist". That's the sort of ad hominem crap that's typical of Slashdot comments.
I quit reading after I got to the word "the". That's the sort of crap that's typical of Slashdot comments.
Wait, wait, wait. You're missing the obvious.
UK has more serial killers than it's former prison colony? In a discussion about the mythical serial killer gene?
Nicely done :) You're right, I missed that entirely. There you have it folks: wikipedia has conclusively proven that being a serial killer isn't genetic! Amazing. How did we ever learn anything before the interwebs?
He is, insofar as I can understand, stating that ...
I'm in agreement with you that this stance is an incorrect one, though likely for different reasons.
I understood what he was saying - he's just so far off-base that I didn't feel like arguing with him. If he didn't understand my previous reply, it's unlikely I'll be able to get through to him.
As for our reasons, judging by your reply, I'd say they're pretty much the same. I don't see it as an ethical issue either - I'm a big fan of biotech. Your objection to the downs comparison is exactly the same as mine.