Kinda interesting how Jack Thompson sues Facebook for angry comments, but avoids SlashDot like the plague.
Now, instead of game companies, he is going after kids with computers.
And seeing as how he doesn't like people talking bad about him or calling him late at night, the judge should tell him to treat the situation as a lesson in not publicly making an ass of yourself, and use his previous behavior as an example of what not to do.
"Yes. How dare we sacrifice something in order to learn!"
Learn what? Are you telling me that the demonstrators had to perform this test because they were to stupid to crunch the data from the decades of crash tests preceding it?
Yeah, my grandpa says he bought his classic 1993 pickup truck for $12,500, and that a gallon of diesel was $1.99 a gallon back then. That old vintage rig still has the original radio..... He says it's an AM/FM Cassette deck or something. I hate the music though. Every time I go over to his house, he's listening to some really old dude called Van Halen or something. He even has something called a "286" that he uses to play this boring game called Tetris.....
Snake Oil/Dietery Supplement salesmen from the future:
"Lunar Water! Boosts your immune system! Eliminates Earthly toxins! Alleviates impotence, back pain, arthritis, digestive irregularity! Strengthens bones, teeth, and joints! BUT IT NOW! *ONLY* $250,000,000! Operators are standing by!
It's a religion based around marekting, money, publicity, money, movies, and money.
This asshat is a nut. Plain and simple. If Jediism is a religion, then any clown can start a 'religion'. Someone who just likes to make other peoples' lives harder can start a 'religion' and just use it so they can invoke 'religious discrimination' whenever they encounter someone who isn't stupid enough to fall for the ploy.
"I have reviewed several of your listings using my computer and had several of my coworkers view your listings as well and we are seeing the complete listings."
TRANSLATION: We have no intention of correcting this problem. My fellow cubicle rats and I are ignoring your problem be cause we just don't feel like taking the time to solve it. We think that you will believe whatever excuse we give you. Not that you have a choice anyway.....
I don't see what's such a big deal about multi-monitor configurations like this.
It doesn't matter how many monitors you can drive - When you have a 3" wide GRID of monitor bezels and power status lights running through the middle of the image, the whole point of a multi-monitor setup disappears. What good is a high-quality image if it is cut-up and dotted with status lights?
Until someone can build a monitor where you can remove a section of bezel so that you can connect screens so that a SEAMLESS (excluding the inevitably dimmer areas at the edges of each screen) image is projected. The arrays that they are using, and that people, for some unknown reason, think are cool, are the equivalent of painting a large, black 3" grid over a sliding glass door.
This is worthless until manufacturers start making monitors with removable bezels. If you want to see why it's worthless, look at the second image, and look at how much of the image being shown and cut up by the bezel "grid".
This chip is a waste of money if they can't come up with a better setup. Until then, I'll save my money for 1 really big ass high-quality flat screen or projector.
""There has to be some sort of way to compensate the artist for the hours and the sweat and the blood and the tears and the extreme, extreme expense that goes into making music," Milman said.'""
-There ALREADY IS A WAY: It's called "Record companies paying the artist what they deserve, and not the fraction that they are getting from the labels".
What a retard Milman is to actually say something like this. I hope his statement blows up in his face.
Most probably not. The (soon to be ex-) officer did not mention race at all, nor did his statement even come close.
"To me, it's racial," said Huwitt, who is black. Hickey is white. "You can look at it any other way, but that's the way I look at it."
-The problem here in America is not so much RACE but people thinking that any negative actions between two people of different races constitutes racism.
Yes, I feel that she was definitely wronged in having her stuff placed up for auction without her consent, but to make a race issue out of it is just plain stupid. She needs to grow the fuck up, stop being ignorant, and educate herself on what race actually is before she starts making charges of racism.
The police department that employs him should kick him to the curb.
Then, when the kid is socially inept, and way behind others in his age group and unable to perform at levels as other his age who actually got an education, society will be blamed for their failure and everybody else will be left to pick up the tab.
Unschooling is apparently the same as NO SCHOOLING. Parents in this country already are barely able to function as parents, let alone parents AND teachers. I'll leave education to a credentialed teacher, rather than a parent who thinks its better to let her kids teach themselves on their own.
Seriously, something needsto be done about the shitty level of education in the US. This CERTAINLY isn't helping.
At least we are still able to discriminate jobs based on the level of education on receives. I can tell you, an actual school looks better than "Stayed at home. Learned on own.".
"Unschooling" A nice term for inadequate, dysfunctional, self-education.
American companies NO LONGER have pride in delivering the best product they can. Greed has taken priority over delivering a durable, well-designed product.
EVERYTHING still mass-produced in the US, especially guns, cars, and tools, has turned into crap. Companies spend so much on advertising, they really don't care if they lose you as a customer, because in many cases, you don't have a choice. If you actually do have a choice, their massive advertising campaigns will find a replacement customer for your lost business. A lost customer is financially insignificant.
Lowering the definition of 'Bandwidth' by reducing it's speed is like lowering the definition of "A Gallon Of Gasoline" by reducing the volume definition of a gallon. This will allow them to sell less "gasoline" without charging less, thus increasing their profits. The ISPs need to STOP ADVERTISING FOR NEW CUSTOMERS IF THEY CAN'T SERVE THE ONES THEY ALREADY HAVE.
This is simply a desperate attempt by the ISP's to avoid having to actually spend money to maintain and upgrade their networks, which they have oversold so much that they cannot handle the traffic. The ISPs have oversold themselves, and to avoid the problems associated with it, they are now trying to lower the standards of their service so they can continue overselling without having to actually build the necessary infrastructure. Their profits will increase as long as they are able to oversell themselves.
Large companies are simply concerned with the bottom line. Advertising has gotten WAY OUT OF CONTROL, and so much attention is being paid to getting more and more customers, that delivering a quality product is something that is of very little concern.
Chinese products are like Chinese food: It looks good and tastes good, but you really don't want to know what's in it or where it's been.
In regards to fixing the economy, Obama has his head stuck up hiss ass so far, the lump in his neck is his nose. Printing more and more cash and spending it isn't going to do anything meaning full at all, since the money is used to buy imported goods, where it leaves the country and is never seen again. What he SHOULD do, but won't, is:
1) Raise Import Tariffs: Prohibitively high tariffs would make it uneconomical to import finished goods from outside the country, thus forcing manufacturing to be performed inside the US. If the entire, or vast majority, or the process is performed inside the US, more of the money generated by the product's sale will stay here. This would also prevent companies from moving overseas, since they would have to pay a higher tariff on bringing their products into the country. Consequently, the power of Unions would have to be kept well in check to keep them from gaining so much control that a disagreement could bring economic instability, sky-high prices, and other major problems associated with too much power and control.
2) Lower tariffs for raw materials that can't be produced adequately enough domestically. This would prevent problems from manufacturers trying to make a product, but being unable to make it affordable domestically. The US simply does not have everything it needs to make everything it needs. No country does.
3) Adjustable Tariffs: Adjustable tariffs would be useful for things that may cause shortages during a spike, such as timber and steel. This would allow for stabilization of prices, ans would cause a sudden spike from crippling multiple industries.
4) Lower Export Tariffs: Lower export tariffs would make it easier for US manufacturers to globally sell and distribute their products.
5) Higher taxes on overseas services, mainly, technical support services. The guy you talked to when you had a problem with your computer was probably in another country. Why can't that guy talk to you from inside the US? Using a phone is using a phone. It can be done anywhere, but helps the economy when the service comes from inside the US.
Obama: THE PRESIDENCY IS NOT A LICENSE TO PRINT MONEY. TREATING ECONOMIC HEMORRHAGING WITH A BAN-AID IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.
"According to Electronic Arts officer Rich Hilleman, 'the price of producing console games has rocketed, with marketing costing up to three times more than the development of a title.'"
-----WTF? You mean to say, the price of MARKETING games has increased, right? Production is related to development, not marketing.
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Kinda interesting how Jack Thompson sues Facebook for angry comments, but avoids SlashDot like the plague.
Now, instead of game companies, he is going after kids with computers.
And seeing as how he doesn't like people talking bad about him or calling him late at night, the judge should tell him to treat the situation as a lesson in not publicly making an ass of yourself, and use his previous behavior as an example of what not to do.
Whoever was stupid enough to tag this " globalwarming " isn't doing the whole "Green" movement much good.
That tag on this story just screams IGNORANCE.
"Yes. How dare we sacrifice something in order to learn!"
Learn what? Are you telling me that the demonstrators had to perform this test because they were to stupid to crunch the data from the decades of crash tests preceding it?
It's called a "Strobe Light", stupid.
I know.....bad joke.....
Error "GOD": Server Under Water.
"All cars older than 10 years should be banned from the roads and a few best examples should be put in the museums with disabled engines"
-Do *YOU* want to pay for my new car every 10 years?
So they destroyed a CLASSIC CAR THAT STOPPED BEING MAGE 50 YEARS AGO just to celebrate their 50th anniversery?
Hope the asshats who made that decision aren't around much longer.....
Yeah, my grandpa says he bought his classic 1993 pickup truck for $12,500, and that a gallon of diesel was $1.99 a gallon back then. That old vintage rig still has the original radio..... He says it's an AM/FM Cassette deck or something. I hate the music though. Every time I go over to his house, he's listening to some really old dude called Van Halen or something. He even has something called a "286" that he uses to play this boring game called Tetris.....
Snake Oil/Dietery Supplement salesmen from the future:
"Lunar Water! Boosts your immune system! Eliminates Earthly toxins! Alleviates impotence, back pain, arthritis, digestive irregularity! Strengthens bones, teeth, and joints! BUT IT NOW! *ONLY* $250,000,000! Operators are standing by!
"And now you've got me craving one ..."
-My work here is done.....
Sorry..... :)
What kind of cigar did I win?
I can pay postage and shipping.
Prefer Cuban. Dominican or Jamacian will also do.
I can't believe Texans, of all people, would stand for such authoritarian officials.
Someone should remind Chief Acevedo (read: Premier Breznev) what the Second Amendment is for.
Ditto machines.
Rosin-core solder.
Fireworks (the UNsafe kind).
The three greatest, most nostalgic smells ever. Period.
Jediism is no more a religion than $cientology.
It's a religion based around marekting, money, publicity, money, movies, and money.
This asshat is a nut. Plain and simple. If Jediism is a religion, then any clown can start a 'religion'. Someone who just likes to make other peoples' lives harder can start a 'religion' and just use it so they can invoke 'religious discrimination' whenever they encounter someone who isn't stupid enough to fall for the ploy.
A bulb that requires a HAZMAT clean-up process when it breaks is absolutely NO GREENER than an incandescent bulb. Period.
Incandescent Bulb:
1) Tunsten wire,
2) Glass,
3) Tin-based solder,
4) Steel filament supports.
= 100% RECYCLABLE, even if broken.
Flourescent Bulb:
1) Tungsten filament,
2) Mercury,
3) Phosphors,
4) Steel filament supports,
5) Glass,
6) Tin-based solder.
=Not recyclable (mercury released when broken), phosphors and mercury not reclaimed.
Light-Emitting Diode Bulb:
1) Plastic encasement,
2) Copper,
3) Semi-conductor element,
4) Tin-based solder,
5) Steel contacts.
= Possibly recyclable, depending on the methods used to reclaim semi-conductor material.
Hopefully, these bulbs won't be the Environmental "Snake Oil" that flourescent bulbs are.
BTW:
I already did this when my replacement mobo wouldn't fit my old case, and had to wait until a suitable case came in.
Cost me nothing, since I used the box it was shipped in.
And when static, dust, or heat kills the computer, who pays for the replacement?
What about the electrical issues?
Sorry, but I like my eco-unfriendly steel case. Sturdier, more durable, and safer.
"I have reviewed several of your listings using my computer and had several of my coworkers view your listings as well and we are seeing the complete listings."
TRANSLATION: We have no intention of correcting this problem. My fellow cubicle rats and I are ignoring your problem be cause we just don't feel like taking the time to solve it. We think that you will believe whatever excuse we give you. Not that you have a choice anyway.....
I don't see what's such a big deal about multi-monitor configurations like this.
It doesn't matter how many monitors you can drive - When you have a 3" wide GRID of monitor bezels and power status lights running through the middle of the image, the whole point of a multi-monitor setup disappears. What good is a high-quality image if it is cut-up and dotted with status lights?
Until someone can build a monitor where you can remove a section of bezel so that you can connect screens so that a SEAMLESS (excluding the inevitably dimmer areas at the edges of each screen) image is projected. The arrays that they are using, and that people, for some unknown reason, think are cool, are the equivalent of painting a large, black 3" grid over a sliding glass door.
This is worthless until manufacturers start making monitors with removable bezels. If you want to see why it's worthless, look at the second image, and look at how much of the image being shown and cut up by the bezel "grid".
This chip is a waste of money if they can't come up with a better setup. Until then, I'll save my money for 1 really big ass high-quality flat screen or projector.
""There has to be some sort of way to compensate the artist for the hours and the sweat and the blood and the tears and the extreme, extreme expense that goes into making music," Milman said.'""
-There ALREADY IS A WAY: It's called "Record companies paying the artist what they deserve, and not the fraction that they are getting from the labels".
What a retard Milman is to actually say something like this. I hope his statement blows up in his face.
Could someone please tag this: 'liesdamnedliesandstatistics' please?
Much thanks!
Was what the officer did wrong?
YES.
Was it racial?
Most probably not. The (soon to be ex-) officer did not mention race at all, nor did his statement even come close.
"To me, it's racial," said Huwitt, who is black. Hickey is white. "You can look at it any other way, but that's the way I look at it."
-The problem here in America is not so much RACE but people thinking that any negative actions between two people of different races constitutes racism.
Yes, I feel that she was definitely wronged in having her stuff placed up for auction without her consent, but to make a race issue out of it is just plain stupid. She needs to grow the fuck up, stop being ignorant, and educate herself on what race actually is before she starts making charges of racism.
The police department that employs him should kick him to the curb.
Yeah, unschooling is a geat idea. (sarcasm).
Then, when the kid is socially inept, and way behind others in his age group and unable to perform at levels as other his age who actually got an education, society will be blamed for their failure and everybody else will be left to pick up the tab.
Unschooling is apparently the same as NO SCHOOLING. Parents in this country already are barely able to function as parents, let alone parents AND teachers. I'll leave education to a credentialed teacher, rather than a parent who thinks its better to let her kids teach themselves on their own.
Seriously, something needsto be done about the shitty level of education in the US. This CERTAINLY isn't helping.
At least we are still able to discriminate jobs based on the level of education on receives. I can tell you, an actual school looks better than "Stayed at home. Learned on own.".
"Unschooling" A nice term for inadequate, dysfunctional, self-education.
American companies NO LONGER have pride in delivering the best product they can. Greed has taken priority over delivering a durable, well-designed product.
EVERYTHING still mass-produced in the US, especially guns, cars, and tools, has turned into crap. Companies spend so much on advertising, they really don't care if they lose you as a customer, because in many cases, you don't have a choice. If you actually do have a choice, their massive advertising campaigns will find a replacement customer for your lost business. A lost customer is financially insignificant.
Lowering the definition of 'Bandwidth' by reducing it's speed is like lowering the definition of "A Gallon Of Gasoline" by reducing the volume definition of a gallon. This will allow them to sell less "gasoline" without charging less, thus increasing their profits. The ISPs need to STOP ADVERTISING FOR NEW CUSTOMERS IF THEY CAN'T SERVE THE ONES THEY ALREADY HAVE.
This is simply a desperate attempt by the ISP's to avoid having to actually spend money to maintain and upgrade their networks, which they have oversold so much that they cannot handle the traffic. The ISPs have oversold themselves, and to avoid the problems associated with it, they are now trying to lower the standards of their service so they can continue overselling without having to actually build the necessary infrastructure. Their profits will increase as long as they are able to oversell themselves.
Large companies are simply concerned with the bottom line. Advertising has gotten WAY OUT OF CONTROL, and so much attention is being paid to getting more and more customers, that delivering a quality product is something that is of very little concern.
Chinese products are like Chinese food: It looks good and tastes good, but you really don't want to know what's in it or where it's been.
In regards to fixing the economy, Obama has his head stuck up hiss ass so far, the lump in his neck is his nose. Printing more and more cash and spending it isn't going to do anything meaning full at all, since the money is used to buy imported goods, where it leaves the country and is never seen again. What he SHOULD do, but won't, is:
1) Raise Import Tariffs: Prohibitively high tariffs would make it uneconomical to import finished goods from outside the country, thus forcing manufacturing to be performed inside the US. If the entire, or vast majority, or the process is performed inside the US, more of the money generated by the product's sale will stay here. This would also prevent companies from moving overseas, since they would have to pay a higher tariff on bringing their products into the country. Consequently, the power of Unions would have to be kept well in check to keep them from gaining so much control that a disagreement could bring economic instability, sky-high prices, and other major problems associated with too much power and control.
2) Lower tariffs for raw materials that can't be produced adequately enough domestically. This would prevent problems from manufacturers trying to make a product, but being unable to make it affordable domestically. The US simply does not have everything it needs to make everything it needs. No country does.
3) Adjustable Tariffs: Adjustable tariffs would be useful for things that may cause shortages during a spike, such as timber and steel. This would allow for stabilization of prices, ans would cause a sudden spike from crippling multiple industries.
4) Lower Export Tariffs: Lower export tariffs would make it easier for US manufacturers to globally sell and distribute their products.
5) Higher taxes on overseas services, mainly, technical support services. The guy you talked to when you had a problem with your computer was probably in another country. Why can't that guy talk to you from inside the US? Using a phone is using a phone. It can be done anywhere, but helps the economy when the service comes from inside the US.
Obama: THE PRESIDENCY IS NOT A LICENSE TO PRINT MONEY. TREATING ECONOMIC HEMORRHAGING WITH A BAN-AID IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.
"According to Electronic Arts officer Rich Hilleman, 'the price of producing console games has rocketed, with marketing costing up to three times more than the development of a title.'"
-----WTF? You mean to say, the price of MARKETING games has increased, right? Production is related to development, not marketing.