Standard deflection tactic #6 - if someone in your political party is caught doing something stupid/illegal/immoral be sure to mention irrelevant member from opposing political party that has done something else stupid/illegal/immoral. Because everyone knows two wrongs make a right...
"Maybe someone wouldn't see the obvious logic of the problem above and might have some doubts. But thats ok because if the majority think its okay then it must be! Thats the beauty of democracy."
No, the beauty of democracy is that you are not forced to use a cell phone if you do not agree with the $3.50 yearly fee. Or you could realize that the benefit of paying the fee outweighs the inconvenience of having to find pay phones all the time... Or you could raise a fleet of carrier pigeons to deliver your messages... See, democracy IS great!
Sony didn't have intimate knowledge of what exactly the code did, nor did they intend to release an illegal rootkit they would get sued for. Take off the tin foil hats people, and try to remember Hanlon's Razor - "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.". The executives that made the decisions are so far removed from the technical end it isn't funny.
How? Besides the stink made on sites like Slashdot, all I remember was about a 20 second piece on the news. Which I watched with some non-techie friends. After I explained to them what a rootkit was, and what the possible consequences to having one installed could be, was met with a resounding "Meh" from all of them, pretty much validating Mr. Hesse's point. People seem to forget all the time that - general opinion on Slashdot != general opinion of the population.
No, it isn't simpler to retrain every one of your users to use a completely new OS. It may be easy for the typical Slashdot geeks to jump to and fro operating systems, but to the average user, (who often needs help logging in for Christ's sake) no it is not simpler. If I need to spend 4 hours X 50 users it is not cheaper than just buying a license.
If that is the case, I would suggest buying spaghetti sauce that doesn't contain any toxins to start with; I hear that really cuts down on the amount of toxic dust produced. Of course the sauces that DO contain concentrated toxins are generally priced much lower than the higher quality ones that contain only food grade ingredients. But it's really up to the consumer if they want to save that extra.50 cents or not...
Or possibly they are Linuxheads who love to complain loudly about Microsoft and Apple and keep quiet when their own OS has issues...
I work with a guy like that who can not admit to one single annoyance/issue/bug with his own precious OS of choice. Anytime there is an actual issue he will spend an hour explaining how it "really isn't the fault of Linux" - it's always somebody else.
I was referring to Darwinism as is "the strong and smart survive" in an individual creature, not as it relates to reproduction, or a species as a whole.. It may not be the picture perfect analogy, but I think most people derive what I was getting at. I am well aware that the majority of breeders are the ones that should not have children. This is why I chose not to reproduce myself, therefore making me a prime candidate for actually having a child. Great Catch-22 isn't it??
Well, the difference here is really that drinking wine daily promotes general heart health and can be beneficial to all. If you are not suffering from Alzheimer's, depression, schizophrenia, ADHD, or anxiety, taking nicotine based drugs probably wouldn't really help you much, if at all. That would be like a non-cancer patient taking interferon, or someone who isn't diabetic injecting themselves with insulin. Just because something is beneficial to certain ailments doesn't mean it also promotes general good health.
People that hear some scientific claim, inject it with their own pseudo-science, do no actual research on a substance, and just start taking it without any real medical referral are asking for trouble...
Actually, Myspace does have a legitimate, non-douchebag use. Bands. Keeping in contact with fans and getting information to them. It is how I got started networking among musicians, and seems to have been designed with this in mind. It is an excellent, easy to use, and free tool to promote your music. It has made my life as a band manager much easier in many aspects. I could care less about the 14-20 year old little rugrats who have nothing better to do than brag about stupid shit. I'm in it for the band info, venue contacts, and other musical network contacts.
"Nicotine is good for you" != "Smoking is good for you". If people don't believe that, then let them smoke - it's just Darwinism at work. The delivery system is what it is all about. I can guarantee you that delivery system for all the new nicotine based drugs will not be cigarettes.
Amen. Nicotine does not equal cigarettes. Nicotine is only one of hundreds of substances found in cigarettes. Giving a patient a drug derived from nicotine will not "magically" turn them into a smoker. I fail to see how this research would benefit the cigarette industry.
You know, carbon is also in cigarettes. So I guess carbon is bad too, and promotes smoking. I guess we should eliminate anything with carbon in it, to ensure we don't become a society of smokers....
I don't even smoke, and think cigarettes are awful, but let's not draw connections where there aren't any for the sake of your own personal beliefs. And how come someone hasn't tied this research to Microsoft yet?? They would be the most obvious target for the slashdot crowd...
And your post is any more worthwhile how?? At least the GP brought up valid points, and didn't just insult someone they didn't agree with. Who the heck cares about stupid posts from insulting Anonymous Cowards?? You should re-address your own diatribe to yourself and give it a good read...
You spend WAAAAYYYY to much time worrying about how many screens are on houses. I would take you up on your offer to "go nuts finding houses in your city without screens", but I have an actual social life. And I don't really give a rat's ass. All I said was that my house had screens on every window. But I will watch for your new upcoming reality show "How Many Screens" when it comes out on Fox...
I see my house plenty. I am 100% sure every window has a screen, as I do all the maintenance on my house. Is it really so mind boggling that people maintain the upkeep of their houses and actually have windows that work with screens?? I even have a window that is stuck shut, and by God it also has a screen. I must be the only house in America that has functioning windows with screens. What a statistical anomaly. I guess in Minneapolis where I live people have a higher standard of keeping their houses up than where you live. And picture windows are for houses in the country, I am an urban dweller. If I want to kill birds, I can just shoot pigeons...
Yes, I own a house. Guess what? 100% of my windows have screens (except for my bedroom which has a window AC unit in the window during the summer, but otherwise has a screen). So sorry to blow your well-thought out theory, but my house, and all of my friends' houses all have screens on every one of their windows. You see, I like to open my windows to cool my house off sometimes, yet I don't like thousands of bugs in my house. That's where the screens come in. I know, it's crazy, but it's true...
Where do you live that houses don't have screens? Bosnia? Maybe you need to move to a less impoverished area...
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You sir, are not a programmer. End of story.
Hilarious - you got a guy fired for something that wasn't his fault!!! With friends like you, who needs enemas?
Standard deflection tactic #6 - if someone in your political party is caught doing something stupid/illegal/immoral be sure to mention irrelevant member from opposing political party that has done something else stupid/illegal/immoral. Because everyone knows two wrongs make a right...
"Maybe someone wouldn't see the obvious logic of the problem above and might have some doubts. But thats ok because if the majority think its okay then it must be! Thats the beauty of democracy."
No, the beauty of democracy is that you are not forced to use a cell phone if you do not agree with the $3.50 yearly fee. Or you could realize that the benefit of paying the fee outweighs the inconvenience of having to find pay phones all the time... Or you could raise a fleet of carrier pigeons to deliver your messages... See, democracy IS great!
Dude, everybody does. Isn't that why she is your ex?
I have written THE quintessential in-depth article on software engineering. Now if I can just figure out how to get it off my damn Amiga....
Sony didn't have intimate knowledge of what exactly the code did, nor did they intend to release an illegal rootkit they would get sued for. Take off the tin foil hats people, and try to remember Hanlon's Razor - "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.". The executives that made the decisions are so far removed from the technical end it isn't funny.
How? Besides the stink made on sites like Slashdot, all I remember was about a 20 second piece on the news. Which I watched with some non-techie friends. After I explained to them what a rootkit was, and what the possible consequences to having one installed could be, was met with a resounding "Meh" from all of them, pretty much validating Mr. Hesse's point. People seem to forget all the time that -
general opinion on Slashdot != general opinion of the population.
"A comment like that seems to suggest you can't differentiate between self defense and a psycho running though a mall with an UZI."
And a comment like that seems to suggest you can't differentiate between reality and Fox news reports..
"But go ahead and yet your political bias blind you"
Yeah, because anyone who has any interest in arguing politics is obviously non-biased and neutral, much like yourself.
No, it isn't simpler to retrain every one of your users to use a completely new OS. It may be easy for the typical Slashdot geeks to jump to and fro operating systems, but to the average user, (who often needs help logging in for Christ's sake) no it is not simpler. If I need to spend 4 hours X 50 users it is not cheaper than just buying a license.
If that is the case, I would suggest buying spaghetti sauce that doesn't contain any toxins to start with; I hear that really cuts down on the amount of toxic dust produced. Of course the sauces that DO contain concentrated toxins are generally priced much lower than the higher quality ones that contain only food grade ingredients. But it's really up to the consumer if they want to save that extra .50 cents or not...
Or possibly they are Linuxheads who love to complain loudly about Microsoft and Apple and keep quiet when their own OS has issues...
I work with a guy like that who can not admit to one single annoyance/issue/bug with his own precious OS of choice. Anytime there is an actual issue he will spend an hour explaining how it "really isn't the fault of Linux" - it's always somebody else.
I was referring to Darwinism as is "the strong and smart survive" in an individual creature, not as it relates to reproduction, or a species as a whole.. It may not be the picture perfect analogy, but I think most people derive what I was getting at.
I am well aware that the majority of breeders are the ones that should not have children. This is why I chose not to reproduce myself, therefore making me a prime candidate for actually having a child. Great Catch-22 isn't it??
Well, the difference here is really that drinking wine daily promotes general heart health and can be beneficial to all. If you are not suffering from Alzheimer's, depression, schizophrenia, ADHD, or anxiety, taking nicotine based drugs probably wouldn't really help you much, if at all. That would be like a non-cancer patient taking interferon, or someone who isn't diabetic injecting themselves with insulin. Just because something is beneficial to certain ailments doesn't mean it also promotes general good health.
People that hear some scientific claim, inject it with their own pseudo-science, do no actual research on a substance, and just start taking it without any real medical referral are asking for trouble...
Actually, Myspace does have a legitimate, non-douchebag use. Bands. Keeping in contact with fans and getting information to them. It is how I got started networking among musicians, and seems to have been designed with this in mind. It is an excellent, easy to use, and free tool to promote your music. It has made my life as a band manager much easier in many aspects. I could care less about the 14-20 year old little rugrats who have nothing better to do than brag about stupid shit. I'm in it for the band info, venue contacts, and other musical network contacts.
"Nicotine is good for you" != "Smoking is good for you". If people don't believe that, then let them smoke - it's just Darwinism at work.
The delivery system is what it is all about. I can guarantee you that delivery system for all the new nicotine based drugs will not be cigarettes.
Won't someone please think of the naked children??
That's because the dumbass Brits were too busy running an empire that dominated the better part of the civilized world for many years...
Amen. Nicotine does not equal cigarettes. Nicotine is only one of hundreds of substances found in cigarettes. Giving a patient a drug derived from nicotine will not "magically" turn them into a smoker. I fail to see how this research would benefit the cigarette industry.
You know, carbon is also in cigarettes. So I guess carbon is bad too, and promotes smoking. I guess we should eliminate anything with carbon in it, to ensure we don't become a society of smokers....
I don't even smoke, and think cigarettes are awful, but let's not draw connections where there aren't any for the sake of your own personal beliefs. And how come someone hasn't tied this research to Microsoft yet?? They would be the most obvious target for the slashdot crowd...
You must be new here.
And your post is any more worthwhile how?? At least the GP brought up valid points, and didn't just insult someone they didn't agree with. Who the heck cares about stupid posts from insulting Anonymous Cowards?? You should re-address your own diatribe to yourself and give it a good read...
Sure they will. Just rip a tiny piece of tin foil off your hat to wrap around them; it should amplify the signal sufficiently.
You spend WAAAAYYYY to much time worrying about how many screens are on houses. I would take you up on your offer to "go nuts finding houses in your city without screens", but I have an actual social life. And I don't really give a rat's ass. All I said was that my house had screens on every window. But I will watch for your new upcoming reality show "How Many Screens" when it comes out on Fox...
I see my house plenty. I am 100% sure every window has a screen, as I do all the maintenance on my house. Is it really so mind boggling that people maintain the upkeep of their houses and actually have windows that work with screens?? I even have a window that is stuck shut, and by God it also has a screen. I must be the only house in America that has functioning windows with screens. What a statistical anomaly. I guess in Minneapolis where I live people have a higher standard of keeping their houses up than where you live. And picture windows are for houses in the country, I am an urban dweller. If I want to kill birds, I can just shoot pigeons...
Yes, I own a house. Guess what? 100% of my windows have screens (except for my bedroom which has a window AC unit in the window during the summer, but otherwise has a screen). So sorry to blow your well-thought out theory, but my house, and all of my friends' houses all have screens on every one of their windows. You see, I like to open my windows to cool my house off sometimes, yet I don't like thousands of bugs in my house. That's where the screens come in. I know, it's crazy, but it's true...
Where do you live that houses don't have screens? Bosnia? Maybe you need to move to a less impoverished area...