I'm a secular Buddhist, I've even been on refuge multiple times - including going to Nepal. I've been a practicing Buddhist (not a very good one and sure as fuck not a monk) for 20 years or so?
A couple of things... I don't think we're all hipsters? Some might be. I am mindful because it enables me to be more understanding - it's purely selfish. There is no altruism there. I am mindful because it enables clarity and understanding. I am mindful because I want to be at peace with myself. A restful mind is a great place to live.
Another, and this is more amusing than not, thing is that people seem inclined to tell me what I believe. "Oh, you can't believe that. Buddhists don't believe that." Err... Yes, yes we do. I am not even remotely unique in my beliefs and I'm perfectly well accepted, respected, and allowed to both speak and listen. I've been at this for a *very* long time, I'm pretty damned certain about who I am and what I believe.
If you're curious, I believe in reincarnation but not like you might expect. My atoms will someday make up the materials of stars. I will not be conscious of it but my atoms will be used again. Someday, I will be a part of some star somewhere and even that cycle will begin anew until the heat death of the universe. Well, it might not be a star (and odds are against that) but I can hope.
I believe in Karma and, again, not like one might expect. I believe that, for the most part, you get back out of it what you put into it. This is not always true and sometimes bad things happen to good people. My Karma will not be carried forward into the next life so I consider it a bank account. Why store it up if you're not going to spend it? (I even approach Slashdot Karma with the same views.)
I don't proselytize nor do I actually give a shit what others believe. I do care how they act but mostly in regards to each other. I'll be fine without your compassion or acceptance. Being mindful, and then still of mind, means that I'm not so dependent on my ego and affirmation is not something I'm all that keen on. It would be boring to communicate with people who all agree with me. It's also important to mention again that I'm not a monk, I don't want to be a monk, I don't have the willpower to be a monk.
I don't mention it often - my belief system is not something that's often on-topic. I've discussed it on Slashdot before and it often means someone comes along and tries to tell me what I can't believe. They obviously don't know much about Buddhism but they feel inclined to tell me all about my belief system. (Note: I did not say religion but you can use that word if you want.)
An interesting aside; I was coming home from refuge once and still wearing my Kasaya (robes) and I noticed a difference in the way people react. I've since worn them in public in many areas. Nobody, and I mean nobody, seems inclined to mess with someone in the robes. They largely seem to assume I'm a monk (or a Hare Krishna, seriously) even though one needn't be a monk to wear them. I can assure you, I am no monk.
At any rate, it's quite amazing how different you're treated. I've been in the middle of some messed up stuff and I can just meander through. Nobody cares. If they do care, it's to bow to you (I'm not sure why) or to want to shake your hand. Sometimes they expect you to speak wise words. The robes are awesome on an airplane when you've got someone next to you and they want to talk. Just point to your lips, shake your head, and they SMILE and leave you alone.
As a compromise with myself, I have managed to keep a few "wise" things and koans handy for people who seem inclined to ask. It's okay that they ask, I don't mind. I was a bit startled at first as I'm not used to people looking at me as a source for wisdom. I don't have much for wisdom but I do have experiences. So, I usually share those.
Hmm... What's a good one for today? How about, "A stone is only heavy when you carry it." To tie that into this topic, "You can not be mindful while carrying your burden. Let
> How am I supposed to collect signatures on a PDF?
That depends on how geeky you are. If you're only a little geeky, print it out. If you're geeky and a nerd, print it out and send the individual pages to the people involved to get signatures - or get them in person at conventions and LUG-type events. If you're really geeky, get them all signed with their public keys. If you're really geeky, nerdy, and don't mind a few criminal acts then get them signed with their private key.
After all, you're only a stalker if you've been convicted!
Now get out there and get some signatures! (You could ask 'em to sign with their public key, in person, and in ink or binary.) If you do so, no matter which one, I won't like you any more than I already do (or don't) but I will respect you.
I too missed the option to get it by HTML but I wanted the PDF. In order to get the PDF, it took like ten new tabs and fourteen button clicks to download it and then giving them my email address and awaiting the arrival of the email - which included tracking in the address, to a limited use download link.
I'm thinking they have a different view of open source than I have. I mean yeah, I guess, it's open - in that I can edit it and it's even free. However, the concept of sharing includes ease, not a bunch of hoops. I selected to not get any additional email from them - not checking any boxes. Lets see if they adhere to that request.
Alright, I'll play. Which country is being occupied by Israel? There's a group of people who have observer status at the UN. There are some countries that recognize them as a State but I'd suggest looking at that list of countries before giving it any validity. Next, let's define illegal, shall we? You go first and give it a definition and show me which laws are in place, in this particular area, that make this illegal?
Your post is more insightful than it looks like at first blush. To be honest, everyone seems to forget that they are actively trying to kill Israelis and have been since day one. I'm not sure I understand the mentality. It's a fine subject for a novella but I'm just not that motivated tonight.
Err... You wouldn't happen to be new here, would you? 'Cause if that's what you're expecting...
Top of the page, on the right - there's a slider. Slide it to 5. You'll still find some things that offend you. But it's probably less likely.
I think the person you replied to is an idiot. However, you can censor your view of this site on your own. We're not going to censor others for your delicate sensibilities. Yes, they're an idiot. Yes, that's what happens. You'll get over it. No pixels were harmed in the making of their post. Hell, they're probably Jewish.
I don't know if they even sell marbles any more? Kids might eat 'em, you know. I do have some very nice yo-yos. I was pretty into them when I was younger and have retained the skill. I juggle and do a few illusions including a bunch with cards. I do the rings and I have my own ball and cup routine, things like that. I even have a clown outfit but I've not worn it much in years. The last time I wore one was at my daughter's request when I was visiting her. She works in a children's trauma unit as a doctor and she wanted me to do her rounds with her - that was something I used to do when I was younger and needed something to help me relax and make things more meaningful.
As for jacks? I'm not positive but I believe there are piles of ways to play it. It seems likely? The game pre-dates rubber balls. I'm sure there are variations - there's gotta be? It has been around for forever and a day. At least that's what I understood. Lemme try that Wikipedia thing... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
It does appear that there are variations - and I'd never heard it called Knucklebones before.
There was a guy one Fark, not that many years ago, who went out on a search and he never did find any of those proverbial tree or fence pissers on the list. That doesn't mean they don't exist, just that he didn't find any. There are also two kinds of list - if I'm understand it properly. One is offenders and the other is predators. The former is something like eight years and the latter is life and I think they must go in more frequently if they're on the predator list. I'm not really sure but that's how I understand it.
But, that's not what I started this message for... I wanted to share the story of a man I'll call Tim.
Tim and his wife aren't really good for each other but he yelled at her and called her some names and I believe that he threatened to kill her and dump her body in a swamp. That was not unusual for Tim and his wife. What was unusual is that it was overheard and someone called the cops. So, Tim went to jail and had to go do some counseling as a part of his sentence.
On the first day of Tim's counseling, he goes in and sits down in the class and the teacher comes in and sits beside him, at the head of the table. She welcomes all the new people to the class. She then goes on to say that any unwanted contact was assault. Now, Tim wasn't in there for assault but the class covered all of it. So, she reaches over and puts her hand on Tim's shoulder and says, "Did I ask permission?" To which they replied in the negative. She then said, "Then this is assault and removed her hand from his shoulder."
Tim, likely drunk at the time, said to her, "Are you sure that's assault?" And she replied in the affirmative and went on to the next subject.
As she was starting the next subject, Tim was being Tim and he pulled out his cell phone. The lady got really mad at him for doing so but he persisted. He dials 911 and starts to report the assault. Where upon his instructor gets the bright idea that she needs to stop him from making this phone call. So, she snatches the phone from his hand and hangs up on him. It turns out that that too is an assault - as well as obstructing the reporting of a crime.
Needless to say, Tim was excused from class and the lady ended up not actually going to jail or getting in any trouble really. She even kept her job. But Tim, well, he never did have to finish his class. He and his wife are still happily as dysfunctional as ever and the world keeps turning.
I'm not really sure what the point of that story is except to say, justice isn't always quite like what we expected and seems to have different definitions for everyone. Tim thinks he was vindicated, his wife thinks she got justice, and the world just stands by and watches in horror as the Earth still spins upon its axis.
What a strange belief system you seem to have. What makes you think that the sex offender won't be "Bubba" in prison? I've watched a lot of prison documentaries and sex offenders don't normally get the treatment you folks seem to think they get.
Wow... I should have scrolled down a bit more. This "a lot" that you speak of... Have you seen the FBI's stats on it? I'm gonna guess you haven't or that you've got an unusual definition of a lot. Check the FBI's recidivism rates for sex offenses. They're just a wee bit more frequent than murderers and miles away from every single other offense type out there.
Hell, I went and got you a link. It looks like they've adjusted the numbers a little, but not a whole lot, and what I remembered is largely correct: http://www.scientificamerican....
Here's a good quote from it:
Hanson and his colleagues conducted a meta-analysis on treatment and found that 17 percent of untreated subjects reoffended, whereas 10 percent of treated subjects did so.
I can't speak to the other countries but in the US, sex offenders have the second lowest recidivism rate - after murderers. Contrary to popular opinion, they do not usually re-offend after having been caught. I used to believe otherwise, based on all sorts of comments, and I went out to dig up statistics to "prove my point." Err... Yeah, I felt kind of silly after that. I posted that I was in error, linked the stats, and acknowledged that I'd been both duped and too lazy to do my own research.
So, what benefit is there to making their life more difficult after they've served their prison sentence? Do you want to put them in a stressful situation that results in more victims? 'Cause this is how you do that.
Asking, yes. They can ask. They are not asking, they are ordering. They can ask anything they want and Apple can comply or not. That's what a request is. This is not a request. This is an order. I've read almost all the replies - I've been in and out all day. I'm still not seeing where, in this case, the authority to issue this order comes from.
As near as I know (and I can find no evidence contrary) the All Writs Act is only usable in a matter before the judge. This is not before the judge - there's nobody charged. Unless I'm missing something. As near as I can tell, they only need to overcome that hurdle by charging someone officially (via indictment and arraignment) and then we can argue the merits. Right now, there's the whole procedure thing and, while I'm not a lawyer but I do know many and have a lot of time in the courts and around them, I'm really, really positive that they take that whole procedure seriously. They'll appeal (and win) a whole case based on procedure alone.
I dunno? I live in the US. You could say 1812 and point to the White House but then I'd just point out we burned the capitol of Canada prior and Jebus saved us and put the flames out with his super awesome rain. I'd also point out that it wasn't really a win, by any stretch of the imagination.
Unfortunately, who bombs who best isn't really a good metric. I'm kind of partial to tiddlywinks competitions to see whose citizens are best. I guess we could play jacks except I'm only aware of one way to play it and it involves a rubber ball.
Did I miss something? How is this Ubuntu's fault? Unless I'm mistaken, isn't systemd from RedHat? Or are you mad that Ubuntu put it in their distro?
Serious questions - I'm thinking I missed something. I'd thought I understood everything that had gone on.
Hmm... I should add...
I do maintain a number of servers, including remote and colo hosted servers. I have a full rack (and a part of one) in my basement at home. Everything in there, at the bare metal level, runs Linux and I want to say all of them have systemd on them - but I'm not worried about enterprise-level results, yet I seem to get them. Barring intentional downtime, I have to be near the five nines with just my home equipment. (Home is solar powered and it's effectively a house-wide UPS with mains and a generator as a backup.)
I've never looked into it but I probably have better uptime at home than I do on colo stuff. Connectivity wouldn't be in the five nines, Home is in very, very rural NW Maine. I'm considering adding mobile connectivity as a fail-over and my uptime should hit those types of numbers. I've been away from home since September and have had zero unexpected downtime since I left. Even then, it has only been partially down, I can spin up a new VM pretty quickly.
Full disclosure: I don't actively hate systemd. I learned a few new commands and it has come in handy. I'm an admin but not a professional admin. I've paid attention to the angst about systemd and haven't actually learned to hate it. You indicate that this is Ubuntu's fault and I'm kind of curious as to why that is. I'm not sure how Ubuntu plays into it when (unless i'm missing something) RedHat is responsible for systemd.
I should point out that Linux is protected because of copyright and that this case is one where it turned out right in the end. Unfortunately, there are no repercussions for the losing party - other than they lost some money. However, they're well and truly dead, as they should be.
Point is, copyright is not bad (in and of itself - as a concept) but the current process and regulations could sure use some adjustments.
Then there are HTML entities like < ± — – and even & are in there.
If you're (or anyone else) curious as to how to input them, then hit reply and quote parent. Then you should see what goes into it. The first row is via keyboard input using AltGr keys and the second is via HTML. Not all HTML works, not all keyboard entry works. Quoting should reveal some of the ones that do not work.
Meh, I can say this to you without you getting irate or thinking that I'm attempting to do something other than what I am claiming to do...
It is "en masse." I usually type it en masse but I made a mistake not long ago. Nobody picked up on it but then, just a few hours later, I noticed someone got dinged for it. That's when I thought about it and realized that I'd typed the same thing. I slunk (is that past-tense for slink?) off and was never discovered!
'Masse' is French for mass. It's also in pool as the "masse shot." (Where you hit off center mass, intentionally, in order to make the ball do new and unusual things and tear the felt at your best friend's house and he kicks you out until you buy him a new felt and have it installed, and seeing as you're there you might as well have it leveled.)
So, basically 'en' is French, as is 'masse.' When you type 'en mass,' you're mixing French and English. So, you're not technically wrong but you're sure as hell not right. If you're gonna stick with English then it is 'in mass.' 'In mass' is a fine way to put it. 'En mass' makes you look like you're not smart and we both know that's not true.
Unlike most Grammar Nazis, I'm a polite Grammar Nazi. That and, well... My grammar isn't good enough to approach the subject with any ego attached. I just figure you don't want to look silly and we both know you're not dumb. I'm guilty of the same thing even though I know better. I think that, in my case, it was just me seeing the squiggly-line-of-doom and thinking I'd better change it. I've since added it to the custom dictionary.
At any rate, I guess it's not technically wrong? It's just a bit silly to use the French 'en' and the English 'mass' when the goal is to use the phrase.
As for the rest of your views, I'm inclined to agree. Windows has the desktop market and will for the foreseeable future. I don't think many people still cling to the idea of Linux on the desktop for the masses. I know that I don't - and I never have. I do not need affirmation, my ego is not that frail. I'm okay without needing others to tell me that I made the right choice for my operating system.
I use an official Ubuntu 'flavor' and it's the least popular of all of them. I don't use it because it's the least popular, I use it because I prefer it. It has LXDE and I'm happiest with that and, as it is an official flavor, I've got access to the Ubuntu ecosystem and can use pretty much all the software available and all the resources available for it. I like that. That's why I picked it. I encourage others to make informed choices.
> Serious developers prefer to use C# and.NET instead of the more amateurish PHP platform that's so common on Linux.
First, let me say that your post reeks of "concern trolling." The quoted part is a good example. So, if they aren't using C# and.NET they're not serious developers? Not only is that childish, it's wrong. I know this and I'm not even a developer - but I do know many, many developers. I know developers who, not out of idealism, use the tools they feel do the best. If you think serious development is limited to just C# and.NET then you're sorely mistaken.
I could go on and dissect the rest of your post but that's all I need to point out for others to go back and reread your post in a new light. Your post is full of non-sequitur and assuming facts not in evidence. It's not even original and the only reason I'm bothering to reply is I've seen this same damned post a half dozen times in the past two weeks. Normally, it's moderated down - as it should be. Unfortunately, you've probably found a non-developer who decided that your post looked right so they voted it up.
No, no I am *not* a developer (and neither are you). I do, on the other hand, know developers from all across the globe. Some of them are Windows users and develop on and for Windows. You might even say that they're in the majority. However, that number hasn't changed in the direction you seem to think it has changed, never mind not changing to the degree that you think it has changed.
Other than a few rabid folks, nobody's switching from Linux to BSD over systemd and no major install bases are converting their servers to either BSD or to Windows. And lest you think I'm some sort of fanboy, I think it'd be prudent for me to point out that I was an MS MVP (multiple categories, multiple awards) for 6 or 7 years, have purchased more Apple devices than anyone on this site, love GhostBSD, and use Linux ever day while having a Windows phone. I really don't *care* what OS you use, be it libre or proprietary. I'd just prefer we base our arguments on things like facts, reason, and actual evidence.
How much? More than was necessary but my point was proven successfully and with relative quickness so it subsided quickly. I did not, on the other hand, get an apology. I remember it quite well. You could say it was more enlightening than it seems or than it merits.
It should be noted that I later split up and divorced the mother of my kids. After a short while, they both opted to come live with me permanently. I'd like to lie and say it's because I'm such a great father but the truth is that I just had the better toys. They still spent plenty of time with their mother as I was often on the road but I was the primary care giver. The eldest was about 9 at the time and her brother trundled along behind her so we all lived together. That hampered my style but I have no regrets.
As a further point of interest, my daughter doesn't recollect the story but has heard it many times and comments on it fairly often. She claims that it was, even if she doesn't remember it, one of the more influential things in her life. I've since shared this "nugget of wisdom" (aka a Davidism) with her, "I've hit my thumb with a hammer many times but I have never done so on purpose." Between the two, I think I've managed to impart the necessary life-skills to enable her to be happy, healthy, and productive.
The boy-child... Well, he's a good kid.;-) He's much the same though he's a bit more laid back and introspective. He's curious and a thinker but not overly cautious. They both have trusts but I did not enable them to be useless or unproductive. I sold and thought long and hard about it and they do have managed trusts but they also have control (if they want it) over those trusts. They can not live all that well on those trusts - but they won't starve on them either. I wanted them to be working, productive, and not spoiled. They were kind of old when I sold anyhow, so they weren't all that keen on being spoiled.
The daughter, she never touches her's and saves it up. The boy, well... He's smarter than we give him credit for. He's living like a king in Peru with a very sexy native. He's smart about it and will soon be the proud owner of a small bar/hotel. He's actually managing to save money because the cost of living is so low down there. He went there to collect samples of endangered plants and then have their genome sequenced. He found a lovely young native girl and is now living there and helping her and her mother out. I've only met the mother once, over a few day long visit down there, but I've met his girlfriend a couple of times now and they seem to be good people. So, he might not be as productive as he could be but he's not a leech and he's doing good things.
Which is to say, if you give them room to make errors then they'll learn from them and become better people. I could finance either and let them be entirely useless. I will not do so. I am not even leaving them a whole lot when I die. I don't want monsters for kids and that means that Ii let them experience life and not shelter them. Protect? Sure... However, the line between protecting and sheltering is not so very vague. It's pretty clear. Hell, I didn't even really protect them so much as to give them the tools to dust themselves off and fix things up for the next run.
They tell me I did a fine job. They're probably lying to make me happy but they don't come with man pages so I could only do what I felt was right at the time. They're happy, I'm happy, and that's the most important thing to me - even beyond health. It seems a lot of the lessons that I've learned center around the idea of getting out of the way and letting people make their own choices and then enabling them to reach their goals. In business and in family life, I think that method has served me well.
Ah well... Sorry for the novella but that doesn't easily fit on a bumper sticker nor in a tweet.
Then we're both definitely an Average Joe. Though I am, officially now, to be on the ballot in my home State. I had all the signatures before I left in September and will be returning in about two months. I'm afraid that I'll still be an Average Joe.
As an aside; So far, it's not as expensive as I'd have imagined it would be. I have spent more than I needed in getting a lawyer and a campaign manager. I'm funding it out of my own pocket and will decline all donations. However, people are free to pay for advertising and signs and things like that. The designs should be up at the end of this month and will be CC licensed so that even my competitors can use it if they want. It's a very small district (District 17 - Franklin County, Maine) so I'll not be paying for any ads but others can. I can't stop them and we'll approve the ones we can stand behind. I'll even help make them but I won't pay for their placement or things like that. I may make a few, dump 'em on the server, and let people do with them as they will.
Given the displeasure of the constituency with the incumbent (Tom Saviello*), there's a good chance that I'll win. Honestly, I don't want the job. I'm retired and rather lazy. However, I've been asked, many times, to run. I'll do a single term, only one term, and then hand it off to someone else. For whatever reason, I must take the salary so I'll probably just ask the constituents which local charity they want the salary donated to. I am looking forward to the license plate. My movement to an open session must not be impeded by anyone - and that includes the State Police. That means I can be intentionally late and then drive as fast as I want so long as I'm headed towards an open session!
Err... That last part is supposed to be funny. It really is a law. It's to prevent someone using the police to stop a representative from getting in to vote by delaying their progress. If elected and on my way to an open session, I can drive as fast as I want to get there. Of course, I'll be ticketed or arrested but not until *after* the session has closed.
* I have much to say about Tom, I know him personally, and none of what I have to say is bad - really. He's a nice enough guy but a bit misguided and does not actually represent the electorate as opposed to pushing his own ideals. He has faced no serious competition since his initial election. He's a Republican who is originally from the Franklin County area but worked for the International Paper Co. in PR. He now has his hands in a number of local businesses and that's not necessarily a bad thing, the same can be said about myself. You could say we have very different motives in that but that's a slightly longer bit of text and I don't want to bore you and have it not be read. If you're curious, I'll be more than happy to share it.
This is hardly the same. For starters, it's actually useful!;-)
But, seriously... The Cube wasn't anything like this - though it did have some passive cooling. This is actually quite a bit of heat being contained in a different way. I dare say it is innovative. An AC listed (I went and searched) a different case that is sort of similar but, again, not like this. That makes it innovative in function.
I kind of like the idea but I don't really care much about the quiet. As I use solar and already have DC available at home, I'm curious if I might be able to find DC power supplies.
The Average Joe is devoid of substance, of course he's filled up with things not his own or of his own making. When everybody is special, nobody is. (That probably shouldn't have read into it more than was written.)
The most amusing thing is that you (and I) probably believe we're not Average Joe. Remember, you're unique - just like everybody else.
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I'm a secular Buddhist, I've even been on refuge multiple times - including going to Nepal. I've been a practicing Buddhist (not a very good one and sure as fuck not a monk) for 20 years or so?
A couple of things... I don't think we're all hipsters? Some might be. I am mindful because it enables me to be more understanding - it's purely selfish. There is no altruism there. I am mindful because it enables clarity and understanding. I am mindful because I want to be at peace with myself. A restful mind is a great place to live.
Another, and this is more amusing than not, thing is that people seem inclined to tell me what I believe. "Oh, you can't believe that. Buddhists don't believe that." Err... Yes, yes we do. I am not even remotely unique in my beliefs and I'm perfectly well accepted, respected, and allowed to both speak and listen. I've been at this for a *very* long time, I'm pretty damned certain about who I am and what I believe.
If you're curious, I believe in reincarnation but not like you might expect. My atoms will someday make up the materials of stars. I will not be conscious of it but my atoms will be used again. Someday, I will be a part of some star somewhere and even that cycle will begin anew until the heat death of the universe. Well, it might not be a star (and odds are against that) but I can hope.
I believe in Karma and, again, not like one might expect. I believe that, for the most part, you get back out of it what you put into it. This is not always true and sometimes bad things happen to good people. My Karma will not be carried forward into the next life so I consider it a bank account. Why store it up if you're not going to spend it? (I even approach Slashdot Karma with the same views.)
I don't proselytize nor do I actually give a shit what others believe. I do care how they act but mostly in regards to each other. I'll be fine without your compassion or acceptance. Being mindful, and then still of mind, means that I'm not so dependent on my ego and affirmation is not something I'm all that keen on. It would be boring to communicate with people who all agree with me. It's also important to mention again that I'm not a monk, I don't want to be a monk, I don't have the willpower to be a monk.
I don't mention it often - my belief system is not something that's often on-topic. I've discussed it on Slashdot before and it often means someone comes along and tries to tell me what I can't believe. They obviously don't know much about Buddhism but they feel inclined to tell me all about my belief system. (Note: I did not say religion but you can use that word if you want.)
An interesting aside; I was coming home from refuge once and still wearing my Kasaya (robes) and I noticed a difference in the way people react. I've since worn them in public in many areas. Nobody, and I mean nobody, seems inclined to mess with someone in the robes. They largely seem to assume I'm a monk (or a Hare Krishna, seriously) even though one needn't be a monk to wear them. I can assure you, I am no monk.
At any rate, it's quite amazing how different you're treated. I've been in the middle of some messed up stuff and I can just meander through. Nobody cares. If they do care, it's to bow to you (I'm not sure why) or to want to shake your hand. Sometimes they expect you to speak wise words. The robes are awesome on an airplane when you've got someone next to you and they want to talk. Just point to your lips, shake your head, and they SMILE and leave you alone.
As a compromise with myself, I have managed to keep a few "wise" things and koans handy for people who seem inclined to ask. It's okay that they ask, I don't mind. I was a bit startled at first as I'm not used to people looking at me as a source for wisdom. I don't have much for wisdom but I do have experiences. So, I usually share those.
Hmm... What's a good one for today? How about, "A stone is only heavy when you carry it." To tie that into this topic, "You can not be mindful while carrying your burden. Let
> How am I supposed to collect signatures on a PDF?
That depends on how geeky you are. If you're only a little geeky, print it out. If you're geeky and a nerd, print it out and send the individual pages to the people involved to get signatures - or get them in person at conventions and LUG-type events. If you're really geeky, get them all signed with their public keys. If you're really geeky, nerdy, and don't mind a few criminal acts then get them signed with their private key.
After all, you're only a stalker if you've been convicted!
Now get out there and get some signatures! (You could ask 'em to sign with their public key, in person, and in ink or binary.) If you do so, no matter which one, I won't like you any more than I already do (or don't) but I will respect you.
Bugger 'em. I have a spam email address. I now have the PDF.
http://www.filedropper.com/201...
Open source it is, then.
I too missed the option to get it by HTML but I wanted the PDF. In order to get the PDF, it took like ten new tabs and fourteen button clicks to download it and then giving them my email address and awaiting the arrival of the email - which included tracking in the address, to a limited use download link.
I'm thinking they have a different view of open source than I have. I mean yeah, I guess, it's open - in that I can edit it and it's even free. However, the concept of sharing includes ease, not a bunch of hoops. I selected to not get any additional email from them - not checking any boxes. Lets see if they adhere to that request.
Alright, I'll play. Which country is being occupied by Israel? There's a group of people who have observer status at the UN. There are some countries that recognize them as a State but I'd suggest looking at that list of countries before giving it any validity. Next, let's define illegal, shall we? You go first and give it a definition and show me which laws are in place, in this particular area, that make this illegal?
> In Israel it's compulsory for ALL of them.
It's conscription in name only. Only about 50% serve, according to Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Your post is more insightful than it looks like at first blush. To be honest, everyone seems to forget that they are actively trying to kill Israelis and have been since day one. I'm not sure I understand the mentality. It's a fine subject for a novella but I'm just not that motivated tonight.
> our civilized slashdot society
Err... You wouldn't happen to be new here, would you? 'Cause if that's what you're expecting...
Top of the page, on the right - there's a slider. Slide it to 5. You'll still find some things that offend you. But it's probably less likely.
I think the person you replied to is an idiot. However, you can censor your view of this site on your own. We're not going to censor others for your delicate sensibilities. Yes, they're an idiot. Yes, that's what happens. You'll get over it. No pixels were harmed in the making of their post. Hell, they're probably Jewish.
I don't know if they even sell marbles any more? Kids might eat 'em, you know. I do have some very nice yo-yos. I was pretty into them when I was younger and have retained the skill. I juggle and do a few illusions including a bunch with cards. I do the rings and I have my own ball and cup routine, things like that. I even have a clown outfit but I've not worn it much in years. The last time I wore one was at my daughter's request when I was visiting her. She works in a children's trauma unit as a doctor and she wanted me to do her rounds with her - that was something I used to do when I was younger and needed something to help me relax and make things more meaningful.
As for jacks? I'm not positive but I believe there are piles of ways to play it. It seems likely? The game pre-dates rubber balls. I'm sure there are variations - there's gotta be? It has been around for forever and a day. At least that's what I understood. Lemme try that Wikipedia thing...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
It does appear that there are variations - and I'd never heard it called Knucklebones before.
There was a guy one Fark, not that many years ago, who went out on a search and he never did find any of those proverbial tree or fence pissers on the list. That doesn't mean they don't exist, just that he didn't find any. There are also two kinds of list - if I'm understand it properly. One is offenders and the other is predators. The former is something like eight years and the latter is life and I think they must go in more frequently if they're on the predator list. I'm not really sure but that's how I understand it.
But, that's not what I started this message for... I wanted to share the story of a man I'll call Tim.
Tim and his wife aren't really good for each other but he yelled at her and called her some names and I believe that he threatened to kill her and dump her body in a swamp. That was not unusual for Tim and his wife. What was unusual is that it was overheard and someone called the cops. So, Tim went to jail and had to go do some counseling as a part of his sentence.
On the first day of Tim's counseling, he goes in and sits down in the class and the teacher comes in and sits beside him, at the head of the table. She welcomes all the new people to the class. She then goes on to say that any unwanted contact was assault. Now, Tim wasn't in there for assault but the class covered all of it. So, she reaches over and puts her hand on Tim's shoulder and says, "Did I ask permission?" To which they replied in the negative. She then said, "Then this is assault and removed her hand from his shoulder."
Tim, likely drunk at the time, said to her, "Are you sure that's assault?" And she replied in the affirmative and went on to the next subject.
As she was starting the next subject, Tim was being Tim and he pulled out his cell phone. The lady got really mad at him for doing so but he persisted. He dials 911 and starts to report the assault. Where upon his instructor gets the bright idea that she needs to stop him from making this phone call. So, she snatches the phone from his hand and hangs up on him. It turns out that that too is an assault - as well as obstructing the reporting of a crime.
Needless to say, Tim was excused from class and the lady ended up not actually going to jail or getting in any trouble really. She even kept her job. But Tim, well, he never did have to finish his class. He and his wife are still happily as dysfunctional as ever and the world keeps turning.
I'm not really sure what the point of that story is except to say, justice isn't always quite like what we expected and seems to have different definitions for everyone. Tim thinks he was vindicated, his wife thinks she got justice, and the world just stands by and watches in horror as the Earth still spins upon its axis.
What a strange belief system you seem to have. What makes you think that the sex offender won't be "Bubba" in prison? I've watched a lot of prison documentaries and sex offenders don't normally get the treatment you folks seem to think they get.
Wow... I should have scrolled down a bit more. This "a lot" that you speak of... Have you seen the FBI's stats on it? I'm gonna guess you haven't or that you've got an unusual definition of a lot. Check the FBI's recidivism rates for sex offenses. They're just a wee bit more frequent than murderers and miles away from every single other offense type out there.
Hell, I went and got you a link. It looks like they've adjusted the numbers a little, but not a whole lot, and what I remembered is largely correct:
http://www.scientificamerican....
Here's a good quote from it:
Hanson and his colleagues conducted a meta-analysis on treatment and found that 17 percent of untreated subjects reoffended, whereas 10 percent of treated subjects did so.
I can't speak to the other countries but in the US, sex offenders have the second lowest recidivism rate - after murderers. Contrary to popular opinion, they do not usually re-offend after having been caught. I used to believe otherwise, based on all sorts of comments, and I went out to dig up statistics to "prove my point." Err... Yeah, I felt kind of silly after that. I posted that I was in error, linked the stats, and acknowledged that I'd been both duped and too lazy to do my own research.
So, what benefit is there to making their life more difficult after they've served their prison sentence? Do you want to put them in a stressful situation that results in more victims? 'Cause this is how you do that.
Or have a very big bumper!
Asking, yes. They can ask. They are not asking, they are ordering. They can ask anything they want and Apple can comply or not. That's what a request is. This is not a request. This is an order. I've read almost all the replies - I've been in and out all day. I'm still not seeing where, in this case, the authority to issue this order comes from.
As near as I know (and I can find no evidence contrary) the All Writs Act is only usable in a matter before the judge. This is not before the judge - there's nobody charged. Unless I'm missing something. As near as I can tell, they only need to overcome that hurdle by charging someone officially (via indictment and arraignment) and then we can argue the merits. Right now, there's the whole procedure thing and, while I'm not a lawyer but I do know many and have a lot of time in the courts and around them, I'm really, really positive that they take that whole procedure seriously. They'll appeal (and win) a whole case based on procedure alone.
I dunno? I live in the US. You could say 1812 and point to the White House but then I'd just point out we burned the capitol of Canada prior and Jebus saved us and put the flames out with his super awesome rain. I'd also point out that it wasn't really a win, by any stretch of the imagination.
Unfortunately, who bombs who best isn't really a good metric. I'm kind of partial to tiddlywinks competitions to see whose citizens are best. I guess we could play jacks except I'm only aware of one way to play it and it involves a rubber ball.
Did I miss something? How is this Ubuntu's fault? Unless I'm mistaken, isn't systemd from RedHat? Or are you mad that Ubuntu put it in their distro?
Serious questions - I'm thinking I missed something. I'd thought I understood everything that had gone on.
Hmm... I should add...
I do maintain a number of servers, including remote and colo hosted servers. I have a full rack (and a part of one) in my basement at home. Everything in there, at the bare metal level, runs Linux and I want to say all of them have systemd on them - but I'm not worried about enterprise-level results, yet I seem to get them. Barring intentional downtime, I have to be near the five nines with just my home equipment. (Home is solar powered and it's effectively a house-wide UPS with mains and a generator as a backup.)
I've never looked into it but I probably have better uptime at home than I do on colo stuff. Connectivity wouldn't be in the five nines, Home is in very, very rural NW Maine. I'm considering adding mobile connectivity as a fail-over and my uptime should hit those types of numbers. I've been away from home since September and have had zero unexpected downtime since I left. Even then, it has only been partially down, I can spin up a new VM pretty quickly.
Full disclosure: I don't actively hate systemd. I learned a few new commands and it has come in handy. I'm an admin but not a professional admin. I've paid attention to the angst about systemd and haven't actually learned to hate it. You indicate that this is Ubuntu's fault and I'm kind of curious as to why that is. I'm not sure how Ubuntu plays into it when (unless i'm missing something) RedHat is responsible for systemd.
I'm not quite sure when the trials started but they've been covering it, this whole thing, for longer than that.
http://slashdot.org/?page=56&v...
(I go through and look at old threads once in a while. I use the search fairly often for that.)
I should point out that Linux is protected because of copyright and that this case is one where it turned out right in the end. Unfortunately, there are no repercussions for the losing party - other than they lost some money. However, they're well and truly dead, as they should be.
Point is, copyright is not bad (in and of itself - as a concept) but the current process and regulations could sure use some adjustments.
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Then there are HTML entities like < ± — – and even & are in there.
If you're (or anyone else) curious as to how to input them, then hit reply and quote parent. Then you should see what goes into it. The first row is via keyboard input using AltGr keys and the second is via HTML. Not all HTML works, not all keyboard entry works. Quoting should reveal some of the ones that do not work.
Meh, I can say this to you without you getting irate or thinking that I'm attempting to do something other than what I am claiming to do...
It is "en masse." I usually type it en masse but I made a mistake not long ago. Nobody picked up on it but then, just a few hours later, I noticed someone got dinged for it. That's when I thought about it and realized that I'd typed the same thing. I slunk (is that past-tense for slink?) off and was never discovered!
'Masse' is French for mass. It's also in pool as the "masse shot." (Where you hit off center mass, intentionally, in order to make the ball do new and unusual things and tear the felt at your best friend's house and he kicks you out until you buy him a new felt and have it installed, and seeing as you're there you might as well have it leveled.)
So, basically 'en' is French, as is 'masse.' When you type 'en mass,' you're mixing French and English. So, you're not technically wrong but you're sure as hell not right. If you're gonna stick with English then it is 'in mass.' 'In mass' is a fine way to put it. 'En mass' makes you look like you're not smart and we both know that's not true.
Unlike most Grammar Nazis, I'm a polite Grammar Nazi. That and, well... My grammar isn't good enough to approach the subject with any ego attached. I just figure you don't want to look silly and we both know you're not dumb. I'm guilty of the same thing even though I know better. I think that, in my case, it was just me seeing the squiggly-line-of-doom and thinking I'd better change it. I've since added it to the custom dictionary.
At any rate, I guess it's not technically wrong? It's just a bit silly to use the French 'en' and the English 'mass' when the goal is to use the phrase.
As for the rest of your views, I'm inclined to agree. Windows has the desktop market and will for the foreseeable future. I don't think many people still cling to the idea of Linux on the desktop for the masses. I know that I don't - and I never have. I do not need affirmation, my ego is not that frail. I'm okay without needing others to tell me that I made the right choice for my operating system.
I use an official Ubuntu 'flavor' and it's the least popular of all of them. I don't use it because it's the least popular, I use it because I prefer it. It has LXDE and I'm happiest with that and, as it is an official flavor, I've got access to the Ubuntu ecosystem and can use pretty much all the software available and all the resources available for it. I like that. That's why I picked it. I encourage others to make informed choices.
> Serious developers prefer to use C# and .NET instead of the more amateurish PHP platform that's so common on Linux.
First, let me say that your post reeks of "concern trolling." The quoted part is a good example. So, if they aren't using C# and .NET they're not serious developers? Not only is that childish, it's wrong. I know this and I'm not even a developer - but I do know many, many developers. I know developers who, not out of idealism, use the tools they feel do the best. If you think serious development is limited to just C# and .NET then you're sorely mistaken.
I could go on and dissect the rest of your post but that's all I need to point out for others to go back and reread your post in a new light. Your post is full of non-sequitur and assuming facts not in evidence. It's not even original and the only reason I'm bothering to reply is I've seen this same damned post a half dozen times in the past two weeks. Normally, it's moderated down - as it should be. Unfortunately, you've probably found a non-developer who decided that your post looked right so they voted it up.
No, no I am *not* a developer (and neither are you). I do, on the other hand, know developers from all across the globe. Some of them are Windows users and develop on and for Windows. You might even say that they're in the majority. However, that number hasn't changed in the direction you seem to think it has changed, never mind not changing to the degree that you think it has changed.
Other than a few rabid folks, nobody's switching from Linux to BSD over systemd and no major install bases are converting their servers to either BSD or to Windows. And lest you think I'm some sort of fanboy, I think it'd be prudent for me to point out that I was an MS MVP (multiple categories, multiple awards) for 6 or 7 years, have purchased more Apple devices than anyone on this site, love GhostBSD, and use Linux ever day while having a Windows phone. I really don't *care* what OS you use, be it libre or proprietary. I'd just prefer we base our arguments on things like facts, reason, and actual evidence.
How much? More than was necessary but my point was proven successfully and with relative quickness so it subsided quickly. I did not, on the other hand, get an apology. I remember it quite well. You could say it was more enlightening than it seems or than it merits.
It should be noted that I later split up and divorced the mother of my kids. After a short while, they both opted to come live with me permanently. I'd like to lie and say it's because I'm such a great father but the truth is that I just had the better toys. They still spent plenty of time with their mother as I was often on the road but I was the primary care giver. The eldest was about 9 at the time and her brother trundled along behind her so we all lived together. That hampered my style but I have no regrets.
As a further point of interest, my daughter doesn't recollect the story but has heard it many times and comments on it fairly often. She claims that it was, even if she doesn't remember it, one of the more influential things in her life. I've since shared this "nugget of wisdom" (aka a Davidism) with her, "I've hit my thumb with a hammer many times but I have never done so on purpose." Between the two, I think I've managed to impart the necessary life-skills to enable her to be happy, healthy, and productive.
The boy-child... Well, he's a good kid. ;-) He's much the same though he's a bit more laid back and introspective. He's curious and a thinker but not overly cautious. They both have trusts but I did not enable them to be useless or unproductive. I sold and thought long and hard about it and they do have managed trusts but they also have control (if they want it) over those trusts. They can not live all that well on those trusts - but they won't starve on them either. I wanted them to be working, productive, and not spoiled. They were kind of old when I sold anyhow, so they weren't all that keen on being spoiled.
The daughter, she never touches her's and saves it up. The boy, well... He's smarter than we give him credit for. He's living like a king in Peru with a very sexy native. He's smart about it and will soon be the proud owner of a small bar/hotel. He's actually managing to save money because the cost of living is so low down there. He went there to collect samples of endangered plants and then have their genome sequenced. He found a lovely young native girl and is now living there and helping her and her mother out. I've only met the mother once, over a few day long visit down there, but I've met his girlfriend a couple of times now and they seem to be good people. So, he might not be as productive as he could be but he's not a leech and he's doing good things.
Which is to say, if you give them room to make errors then they'll learn from them and become better people. I could finance either and let them be entirely useless. I will not do so. I am not even leaving them a whole lot when I die. I don't want monsters for kids and that means that Ii let them experience life and not shelter them. Protect? Sure... However, the line between protecting and sheltering is not so very vague. It's pretty clear. Hell, I didn't even really protect them so much as to give them the tools to dust themselves off and fix things up for the next run.
They tell me I did a fine job. They're probably lying to make me happy but they don't come with man pages so I could only do what I felt was right at the time. They're happy, I'm happy, and that's the most important thing to me - even beyond health. It seems a lot of the lessons that I've learned center around the idea of getting out of the way and letting people make their own choices and then enabling them to reach their goals. In business and in family life, I think that method has served me well.
Ah well... Sorry for the novella but that doesn't easily fit on a bumper sticker nor in a tweet.
Then we're both definitely an Average Joe. Though I am, officially now, to be on the ballot in my home State. I had all the signatures before I left in September and will be returning in about two months. I'm afraid that I'll still be an Average Joe.
As an aside; So far, it's not as expensive as I'd have imagined it would be. I have spent more than I needed in getting a lawyer and a campaign manager. I'm funding it out of my own pocket and will decline all donations. However, people are free to pay for advertising and signs and things like that. The designs should be up at the end of this month and will be CC licensed so that even my competitors can use it if they want. It's a very small district (District 17 - Franklin County, Maine) so I'll not be paying for any ads but others can. I can't stop them and we'll approve the ones we can stand behind. I'll even help make them but I won't pay for their placement or things like that. I may make a few, dump 'em on the server, and let people do with them as they will.
Given the displeasure of the constituency with the incumbent (Tom Saviello*), there's a good chance that I'll win. Honestly, I don't want the job. I'm retired and rather lazy. However, I've been asked, many times, to run. I'll do a single term, only one term, and then hand it off to someone else. For whatever reason, I must take the salary so I'll probably just ask the constituents which local charity they want the salary donated to. I am looking forward to the license plate. My movement to an open session must not be impeded by anyone - and that includes the State Police. That means I can be intentionally late and then drive as fast as I want so long as I'm headed towards an open session!
Err... That last part is supposed to be funny. It really is a law. It's to prevent someone using the police to stop a representative from getting in to vote by delaying their progress. If elected and on my way to an open session, I can drive as fast as I want to get there. Of course, I'll be ticketed or arrested but not until *after* the session has closed.
* I have much to say about Tom, I know him personally, and none of what I have to say is bad - really. He's a nice enough guy but a bit misguided and does not actually represent the electorate as opposed to pushing his own ideals. He has faced no serious competition since his initial election. He's a Republican who is originally from the Franklin County area but worked for the International Paper Co. in PR. He now has his hands in a number of local businesses and that's not necessarily a bad thing, the same can be said about myself. You could say we have very different motives in that but that's a slightly longer bit of text and I don't want to bore you and have it not be read. If you're curious, I'll be more than happy to share it.
This is hardly the same. For starters, it's actually useful! ;-)
But, seriously... The Cube wasn't anything like this - though it did have some passive cooling. This is actually quite a bit of heat being contained in a different way. I dare say it is innovative. An AC listed (I went and searched) a different case that is sort of similar but, again, not like this. That makes it innovative in function.
I kind of like the idea but I don't really care much about the quiet. As I use solar and already have DC available at home, I'm curious if I might be able to find DC power supplies.
The Average Joe is devoid of substance, of course he's filled up with things not his own or of his own making. When everybody is special, nobody is. (That probably shouldn't have read into it more than was written.)
The most amusing thing is that you (and I) probably believe we're not Average Joe. Remember, you're unique - just like everybody else.