I own an absurd number of automobiles that kind of span the ages. It's not really all that expensive to take an older car and get it professionally restored to factory condition. If you're starting with a fairly decent specimen then it's not even that expensive to ship it back to the factory for a complete restoration. My collection is picky - certain models of cars in certain years and only cars that I've either already owned or wanted to own but couldn't at the time. It's expensive when you're talking about 36 cars, all trailer queens, or the likes but if you're just doing one or two then it's not that bad at all - usually less than any car I'd buy new.
"We will fuck you in the ass, but only after telling you we will fuck you in the ass. And when we say fuck you in the ass, this is not limited to putting our dick in your ass. We may put it in your ass and then in your mouth or we may ram a dildo in your ass as well. And when we say we, we might mean us, or any of our friends, or really anyone who will give us anything of value. And if we should ejaculate during this process, we will expect you to swallow and tell us how much you liked it."
I am not sure that I agree. I'll give it more thought but your post don't give much logic behind it - not really. It just seems to make a bunch of assumptions based on your opinion.
In short, and I could do the long version, I'm not sure that the solution to bad governance is to increase the amount of governance. The assumption that this will improve things actually seems counterintuitive. The only thing that I can think of that it might improve is the speed that things get through - it may slow it down a little but not enough to actually result in meaningful change.
So, convince me. I won't use your hashtags regardless but convince me using reasoning and facts. Having to buy more politicians just means those with wealth get to do more than those with lesser amounts of wealth but they've generally got the same interests in mind. This is just going to put more money in politics instead of making an actually change.
I have no idea how those companies get anything done nor how they manage to succeed. If I hired you then that's because you can do something I can not. Tell me what you need, tell me to get out of the way, and do what needs to be done. I don't know what IDE you want. I don't know what OS you prefer. I don't care - even if it's expensive.
Tell me what you need and I'll do my absolute best to make sure it's in the budget (it WILL be in there) and we will get the job done and have a happy client and a great financial reward. Which means we can last until we have the next big client and polish out stuff while we wait - until we reached a point where we no longer went without an immediate job and eventually multiple clients at all times.
I think we're not afraid of looking like idiots. Once again, I'm sorry for your loss. It's going to get worse before it gets better and then it may not actually get better at all.
Probably all of them. I've been warning you since the beginning that you had some rough times ahead and lots of draconian laws coming. I gave a few simply solutions, well not all easy, but I was told that people would just make them themselves, could do what they want with them, and that they weren't going to be able to be caught. So, yeah, you're going to get shit on and, sadly, it's probably not your fault.
I am so stealing that line. What's amusing is sometime, shortly after replying, someone decided they didn't like me and added me to their foe's list. That, my good sir, is a badge of honor. Some 4 million UID, so probably some kid. Little do they know, every time they do that - I'll giggle a little more.
I'm not actually sure why we have an off-topic mod actually. Well, unless they made it custom for me but it was here with my first UID so fuck 'em. I mean, in the history of/., I don't think I've ever been on topic. Well, not intentionally. I do it by mistake once in a while but I don't mean to.
So, just to piss them off some more, I shall write for you my daily (not so exciting for anyone else but two people) novella.
Anyhow, I would happily invite you to one of my dinner parties. They're not fancy and they tend to last a while. I've had things that started as an informal gathering that ended up going on for a month with people randomly coming and going. I once got really trashed and gave away my door as a door prize but that was in a younger life and a lot of LSD so, yeah, you can imagine the kind of parties. You'd fit right in. Your wife would not approve.
Speaking of wife... No, nothing that serious... I seem to have acquired a girlfriend, quite by mistake, a post a while ago made me finally say screw it and decide to act. I didn't mean to actually acquire a girlfriend, at least not this quickly or in this way, but I must say... She's about 1/3 my age (she's legal) and quite cute. She'd led an unfortunate life and we met by pure happenstance.
Which, I guess, was kind of why I was out driving around at random to begin with and why I've been stuck way over in Buffalo for so long but her story was not mine to share so I've limited my discussion to my end of things. I'm now plagued with a million questions as there was much I'd not discussed prior to earlier this evening.
As I may have shared, and as some know, I was on the cusp of a tech revolution so to speak - my company did traffic modeling (vehicular and pedestrian) and I sold my company. This has led to many interesting things as it was quite lucrative. I've actually needed a lawyer to get me out of relationships because I'm probably mentally retarded or severely crippled intellectually when there's a vagina involved.
So, I mean, Slashdot shared my now favorite Linux distro, right? So I took the advice of another/.er and went on my wanderlust as a fairly typical person except for my car but it's discrete. I have issues trusting the motives of people after they know that I've accumulated a wee bit of wealth. Maybe it's the people I attract? Maybe it is human nature? I'm pretty sure it's a combination of both. The brilliant poster in the thread (we spoke for like two weeks or something absurd) suggested I go out and just no tell anyone until after I got to know them.
So, I've a nommy female a hotel room over. I mean, yeah, you get the idea. So, I finally tell her by just saying screw it and showing her a few accounts at my credit union. She said, "Cool. Are we still going to dinner?" Then she giggled and said, "So, you're going to be my sugar daddy?" It was obviously a joke but, yeah, probably. Duh? So we went to dinner. I answered a million and three questions. She wasn't mad but was kind of surprised. I've been paying for her hotel room because her friends ran out of money. I've been doing that and otherwise entertaining her for a couple of weeks now though I guess I've been here for a month.
Wow... I suck at life. I really do. Ah well... So she's in her room and I'm here but she'll be back. I should be using this time to pack my suitcase, leave a few dollars on the night stand, and run the hell away. But, I'm holding out for nookie because I'm retarded. And I'm soft hearted. And she needs someone. As do I. And we get along. And she's not stupid. And she's not boring. And she's really damned cute. (I can link our getting together with Linux - this will be the first time E
I'll thread this here so you can see it.;-) I got two off-topics in a row! Sweet! I have, quite probably, said almost nothing on-topic - ever. I mean, once in a while I do but it's by accident. I have no idea why I get mod points or have excellent karma. I'm not even sure why anyone cares? I could negate all that with my karma bonus but where's the fun in that?
Is it bad that I chuckle (more like giggle) when I get an off-topic mod?
I can understand that. Sometimes I wake up and find that $body_part is sore and I'm like, "Damn it, that's going to be permanent isn't it?" Fortunately, my doctor assures me that I have the constitution of a horse. I still wonder when I wake up that way. Ah well...
It's only bad when you've searched your pockets three times and still don't find it and have to have someone else pat you down and they find it on the first try. Yes, yes that has happened. As stated in a post/reply just prior to this. I need a life coach or something.
No, not really. I've been blocking ads for years and years and years. I blocked them way back when they were just static images. I hate ads. It hasn't anything to do with the other reasons. I just hate them. I don't like people trying to get me to do things I'd not normally do. Thanks.
No... No... I have to have a conversation with her and it's not that conversation. It's only fair that I do. *sighs* I'll try to be brief - you've never steered me wrong before and helped me pick my favorite Linux distro so...
Some years ago, I sold my business. In doing so I acquired some wealth. Now, I'm neither hiding nor lying about any of this to her - I've just not had the discussion and have purposefully made sure it didn't pop up because I'd really like to know someone's intent. At this point, I think my best option is to just open a couple of web pages that show some credit union account balances and answer any questions honestly and openly.
My other option is to send her to college and move along. She's good people and has been fucked over in life for reasons beyond her control and our meeting was entirely accidental.
So no, not a troll. Just confused and not really sure if I can ask friends and family - those bastards are biased.;) Half of my friends would be like, "Dude, if you don't then I'm going to." The other half will send me emails taunting me no matter what I do. I've got great friends. I love them to death but they're about as bad as I am. So, why not ask Slsshdot? I mean, yeah, a distro is an important thing. You got that right, might as well try anew.
The reason that I've not disclosed the entirely of my past is that I've not been asked and because I'd rather know someone and at least guess their intent prior to doing anything further. It tends to change perspectives in good or bad ways. I need a fucking life coach or some shit like that. Sadly, I'm not kidding. Even if I didn't want this to, it turns out to be a big thing in the past. I've had some nasty run-ins and needed to seek legal help in making sure that the break was clean. (I seem to get really stupid when there's a female involved. You'd think I'd get better with age, no.)
The 'beauty' of this is that it actually goes back to an 'Ask Slashdot' a while back where I had a long drawn out conversation with someone who suggested I try this. There's more to the story but that's her story to tell and not mine to share. Suffice to say, she's been fucked over since day one and was living in the same hotel I randomly chose thanks to friends and some local charity. I've since taken over payments for her room. feeding, etc... I'm thinking a stack of cash and a thank you note and a quick trip home might be the easiest way out. (No, she's not an addict or user or anything.)
I can't really explain it better, I don't think. Sorry if you think it's a troll. Trust me, I've got... Well, no, I don't have better things to do with my time but pretend I do. I seriously need a life coach or something. And no, no I don't *really* expect a rational answer. It was ask here or/b/, after all. (Only marginally kidding.) I am, however, open to advice seeing as Slashdot happily opines on my gender, sexuality, political beliefs, and my operating system of choice. You never know, you might have the right answer.
Anyhow, I imagine I'd read comments if I were looking to see a movie and not rely on the numbers. I mostly just see what looks interesting or what the other person wants to see. The exception is when someone recommends a good movie (or a particularly bad one like The Gamers which was awesome and recommended to me on this site) and then I'll usually give it a try. So, I guess your method makes sense and would probably make more sense if I wanted to see more movies. Someone usually suckers me into seeing a new movie every month or so. Truth be told, I don't really like most of them but I don't hate them either. I'd much rather curl up in front of a warm fire and watch a documentary.
About a week ago someone, an AC, shared a bunch of documentaries and I went through their list but it turns out I'd seen them all. I watched a few again, however.
I have never, not once, let somebody's opinion decide if I'm going to not watch a movie. I have listened to people (like folks here) and watched movies that I might not have watched otherwise because I didn't know about them. However, I've never listened to someone tell me not to watch something and I don't use review sites.
Then again, I don't watch a whole lot of movies though I'll probably be suckered into attending one this evening because, you know, female. This one seem particularly fond of movies. Heh... I really need to do an Ask Slashdot. She's about 1/3 my age so I've not yet had sex with her - I've actually said I'd like to wait to get to know one another better and we need to have a huge conversation before that happens, anyhow. *sighs* I mean, you guys pointed me in the direction of my favorite Linux distro, right? So, you can't be all that bad at giving advice. Right?
I need a fucking professional assistant or something.
I ran, successfully even, a business for a long time before I sold it. I didn't give the dev team tools to use nor did I give the IT staff tools to use. They told me the tools they needed and that's what they got. They know better than I, that's why I hired them. Amazingly enough, it worked out fine.
I suspect the Soviets had the stomach but those rascally insurgents can really put a damper on that. I'm not sure there's a way to eliminate them entirely once they get going. Even North Korea sometimes has (smaller) issues with dissidents. Imagine if they were armed and even moderately connected?
*shrugs* I don't suppose we'll ever know, really. The closest I can think of, in modern times, would be Iraq vs. the US/Coalition. They did alright, actually. We never really did eliminate them but, as you said, we lack the stomach for it. I don't know if the world would really accept us using the force required to do that. They were starting to get a bit pissed off as it was. Imagine if we had just started slaughtering all males of military age in the town square? I imagine they'd have said something. I don't know what they'd have done about it but they'd be right pissed.
I kind of figure they might block 1:100 (if that) when ordered off a slow boat from China. I'd expect a lot to get through. I have associates who have, for better or worse, still been able to buy cell phone blocking devices and had them get through customs. I shan't call them friends, however.
Unfortunately, I don't have the background, not my area of expertise, but I do have some capital and if there's a decent company starting up and looking for funding then I may toss some there way to see what happens. I'm a gambling man. Sometimes I gamble on the wrong thing but for the right reason. I'd be willing to look into such.
I'll probably just throw some more at EFF and hope they do the right thing or encourage others to do the right thing. I really lack the expertise to be personally involved other than at the funding level. I know my limits.:/
It starts with trying. Who knows? It might help. The brain's a funny thing. Maybe there's something there to tie in with his past memories? I'm not a fan of giving up because something appears to be impossible or too hard.
As a FOSS aficionado, sometimes I wish you zealots would go away. Just because I use something doesn't mean I'm entitled to make choices for another nor does it mean that others must conform to my ideals.
Enjoy your fine and possible jail time. You're aware that wireless uses radio spectrum and that spectrum is, quite specifically, under the authority of the FCC, right? No? Well, their charter is a Google away.
That's, specifically, where you want to look. If you're on US soil then they're the governing body, for better or worse, and there's not a whole lot you can do about that. You can violate their rules but I'm going to not have much sympathy when your arrogance gets you a fine that you need to spend the rest of your life paying off. I'm not even going to help you pay it off.
Good luck with that. Let us know how it works out for you. Some of us will be rooting for you. That probably won't be me.
I've bumped into Bruce a few times online and, from my interactions, I'd say he's a pretty smart and reasonable person. Those two things don't always go together which is why he's exceptional.
I've been pondering this since it first came to light a while back. The only thing I can conclude, with any certainty, is that this would just make an arms race if it's enacted. There are more places to host stuff than in the United States and we all know that they can't stop us from accessing it. They have no chance at enforcing this without vendor approval and, even then, that may not be enough as there are some really damned creative people out there who will break it just to do it.
Imma start all my comments with that now. *nods* Sometimes the damnedest things remind me of other things. It probably doesn't help that I've been 'online' since before it was a thing. Woohoo! I'm a hipster now. Where's my fuzzy hat with a pompom? (I am already wearing a flannel.)
When I'm home I eat mostly food stuffs that I caught, killed, or grew. I guess I'm a foodie now too. Wait... What? Spell check knows the word foodie but gives me squiggle lines of idiocy when I type Obama. Stupid thing.
And you are probably a huge part of why the party is in shambles today. Take your neo-conservativeness, anarcho-capitalist, and other assorted ideologies and go away and start your own party. That you failed to understand the party (years before your birth, I might add) and joined it because you thought it meant something entirely different than it does is not helping. Now, I'm forced to run around cleaning up after children - such as yourself. I've not got time nor inclination but I have to because, if I don't, you'll be spouting gibberish like you're some sort of authoritarian figure.
Here's a hint - and surprisingly well done, just read the very first four (or so) paragraphs from the Wikipedia article. I don't normally like their work but they are actually pretty good with this. You can read it all but I'm worried about your ability to concentrate.
Have another hint - Libertarianism is a political ideology and not an economic model.
How about another hint - No, he doesn't quite match my ideology but sometimes you do the best that you can because the other options are worse - it's not about just you, you fucking selfish prick. Man the fuck up and stop being a zealot. You do nobody any good. It's not like you'll be in the income bracket affected anyhow. Sometimes you shut the hell up and let other people give it a go - even if they don't exactly match. Frankly, there's nobody else running that will *likely* do a better job.
Final hint - I can presume that you're not actually a party member. If so then you're absolutely not an active party member. Many of us, and this is getting more and more discussion, are working to straighten the party out and put it back on track. If you were active then you'd know this. Stop trying to speak for something you don't understand. You're NOT helping.
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I own an absurd number of automobiles that kind of span the ages. It's not really all that expensive to take an older car and get it professionally restored to factory condition. If you're starting with a fairly decent specimen then it's not even that expensive to ship it back to the factory for a complete restoration. My collection is picky - certain models of cars in certain years and only cars that I've either already owned or wanted to own but couldn't at the time. It's expensive when you're talking about 36 cars, all trailer queens, or the likes but if you're just doing one or two then it's not that bad at all - usually less than any car I'd buy new.
"We will fuck you in the ass, but only after telling you we will fuck you in the ass. And when we say fuck you in the ass, this is not limited to putting our dick in your ass. We may put it in your ass and then in your mouth or we may ram a dildo in your ass as well. And when we say we, we might mean us, or any of our friends, or really anyone who will give us anything of value. And if we should ejaculate during this process, we will expect you to swallow and tell us how much you liked it."
Go on...
I am not sure that I agree. I'll give it more thought but your post don't give much logic behind it - not really. It just seems to make a bunch of assumptions based on your opinion.
In short, and I could do the long version, I'm not sure that the solution to bad governance is to increase the amount of governance. The assumption that this will improve things actually seems counterintuitive. The only thing that I can think of that it might improve is the speed that things get through - it may slow it down a little but not enough to actually result in meaningful change.
So, convince me. I won't use your hashtags regardless but convince me using reasoning and facts. Having to buy more politicians just means those with wealth get to do more than those with lesser amounts of wealth but they've generally got the same interests in mind. This is just going to put more money in politics instead of making an actually change.
I have no idea how those companies get anything done nor how they manage to succeed. If I hired you then that's because you can do something I can not. Tell me what you need, tell me to get out of the way, and do what needs to be done. I don't know what IDE you want. I don't know what OS you prefer. I don't care - even if it's expensive.
Tell me what you need and I'll do my absolute best to make sure it's in the budget (it WILL be in there) and we will get the job done and have a happy client and a great financial reward. Which means we can last until we have the next big client and polish out stuff while we wait - until we reached a point where we no longer went without an immediate job and eventually multiple clients at all times.
I think we're not afraid of looking like idiots. Once again, I'm sorry for your loss. It's going to get worse before it gets better and then it may not actually get better at all.
Probably all of them. I've been warning you since the beginning that you had some rough times ahead and lots of draconian laws coming. I gave a few simply solutions, well not all easy, but I was told that people would just make them themselves, could do what they want with them, and that they weren't going to be able to be caught. So, yeah, you're going to get shit on and, sadly, it's probably not your fault.
Well, that was quicker than I thought.
Heh... Just kidding. I figure I'll give 'em another one. I actually got smacked for that. So worth it.
I am so stealing that line. What's amusing is sometime, shortly after replying, someone decided they didn't like me and added me to their foe's list. That, my good sir, is a badge of honor. Some 4 million UID, so probably some kid. Little do they know, every time they do that - I'll giggle a little more.
I'm not actually sure why we have an off-topic mod actually. Well, unless they made it custom for me but it was here with my first UID so fuck 'em. I mean, in the history of /., I don't think I've ever been on topic. Well, not intentionally. I do it by mistake once in a while but I don't mean to.
So, just to piss them off some more, I shall write for you my daily (not so exciting for anyone else but two people) novella.
Anyhow, I would happily invite you to one of my dinner parties. They're not fancy and they tend to last a while. I've had things that started as an informal gathering that ended up going on for a month with people randomly coming and going. I once got really trashed and gave away my door as a door prize but that was in a younger life and a lot of LSD so, yeah, you can imagine the kind of parties. You'd fit right in. Your wife would not approve.
Speaking of wife... No, nothing that serious... I seem to have acquired a girlfriend, quite by mistake, a post a while ago made me finally say screw it and decide to act. I didn't mean to actually acquire a girlfriend, at least not this quickly or in this way, but I must say... She's about 1/3 my age (she's legal) and quite cute. She'd led an unfortunate life and we met by pure happenstance.
Which, I guess, was kind of why I was out driving around at random to begin with and why I've been stuck way over in Buffalo for so long but her story was not mine to share so I've limited my discussion to my end of things. I'm now plagued with a million questions as there was much I'd not discussed prior to earlier this evening.
As I may have shared, and as some know, I was on the cusp of a tech revolution so to speak - my company did traffic modeling (vehicular and pedestrian) and I sold my company. This has led to many interesting things as it was quite lucrative. I've actually needed a lawyer to get me out of relationships because I'm probably mentally retarded or severely crippled intellectually when there's a vagina involved.
So, I mean, Slashdot shared my now favorite Linux distro, right? So I took the advice of another /.er and went on my wanderlust as a fairly typical person except for my car but it's discrete. I have issues trusting the motives of people after they know that I've accumulated a wee bit of wealth. Maybe it's the people I attract? Maybe it is human nature? I'm pretty sure it's a combination of both. The brilliant poster in the thread (we spoke for like two weeks or something absurd) suggested I go out and just no tell anyone until after I got to know them.
So, I've a nommy female a hotel room over. I mean, yeah, you get the idea. So, I finally tell her by just saying screw it and showing her a few accounts at my credit union. She said, "Cool. Are we still going to dinner?" Then she giggled and said, "So, you're going to be my sugar daddy?" It was obviously a joke but, yeah, probably. Duh? So we went to dinner. I answered a million and three questions. She wasn't mad but was kind of surprised. I've been paying for her hotel room because her friends ran out of money. I've been doing that and otherwise entertaining her for a couple of weeks now though I guess I've been here for a month.
Wow... I suck at life. I really do. Ah well... So she's in her room and I'm here but she'll be back. I should be using this time to pack my suitcase, leave a few dollars on the night stand, and run the hell away. But, I'm holding out for nookie because I'm retarded. And I'm soft hearted. And she needs someone. As do I. And we get along. And she's not stupid. And she's not boring. And she's really damned cute. (I can link our getting together with Linux - this will be the first time E
I'll thread this here so you can see it. ;-) I got two off-topics in a row! Sweet! I have, quite probably, said almost nothing on-topic - ever. I mean, once in a while I do but it's by accident. I have no idea why I get mod points or have excellent karma. I'm not even sure why anyone cares? I could negate all that with my karma bonus but where's the fun in that?
Is it bad that I chuckle (more like giggle) when I get an off-topic mod?
I can understand that. Sometimes I wake up and find that $body_part is sore and I'm like, "Damn it, that's going to be permanent isn't it?" Fortunately, my doctor assures me that I have the constitution of a horse. I still wonder when I wake up that way. Ah well...
It's only bad when you've searched your pockets three times and still don't find it and have to have someone else pat you down and they find it on the first try. Yes, yes that has happened. As stated in a post/reply just prior to this. I need a life coach or something.
No, not really. I've been blocking ads for years and years and years. I blocked them way back when they were just static images. I hate ads. It hasn't anything to do with the other reasons. I just hate them. I don't like people trying to get me to do things I'd not normally do. Thanks.
No... No... I have to have a conversation with her and it's not that conversation. It's only fair that I do. *sighs* I'll try to be brief - you've never steered me wrong before and helped me pick my favorite Linux distro so...
Some years ago, I sold my business. In doing so I acquired some wealth. Now, I'm neither hiding nor lying about any of this to her - I've just not had the discussion and have purposefully made sure it didn't pop up because I'd really like to know someone's intent. At this point, I think my best option is to just open a couple of web pages that show some credit union account balances and answer any questions honestly and openly.
My other option is to send her to college and move along. She's good people and has been fucked over in life for reasons beyond her control and our meeting was entirely accidental.
So no, not a troll. Just confused and not really sure if I can ask friends and family - those bastards are biased. ;) Half of my friends would be like, "Dude, if you don't then I'm going to." The other half will send me emails taunting me no matter what I do. I've got great friends. I love them to death but they're about as bad as I am. So, why not ask Slsshdot? I mean, yeah, a distro is an important thing. You got that right, might as well try anew.
The reason that I've not disclosed the entirely of my past is that I've not been asked and because I'd rather know someone and at least guess their intent prior to doing anything further. It tends to change perspectives in good or bad ways. I need a fucking life coach or some shit like that. Sadly, I'm not kidding. Even if I didn't want this to, it turns out to be a big thing in the past. I've had some nasty run-ins and needed to seek legal help in making sure that the break was clean. (I seem to get really stupid when there's a female involved. You'd think I'd get better with age, no.)
The 'beauty' of this is that it actually goes back to an 'Ask Slashdot' a while back where I had a long drawn out conversation with someone who suggested I try this. There's more to the story but that's her story to tell and not mine to share. Suffice to say, she's been fucked over since day one and was living in the same hotel I randomly chose thanks to friends and some local charity. I've since taken over payments for her room. feeding, etc... I'm thinking a stack of cash and a thank you note and a quick trip home might be the easiest way out. (No, she's not an addict or user or anything.)
I can't really explain it better, I don't think. Sorry if you think it's a troll. Trust me, I've got... Well, no, I don't have better things to do with my time but pretend I do. I seriously need a life coach or something. And no, no I don't *really* expect a rational answer. It was ask here or /b/, after all. (Only marginally kidding.) I am, however, open to advice seeing as Slashdot happily opines on my gender, sexuality, political beliefs, and my operating system of choice. You never know, you might have the right answer.
Hmm... Is open sourcing my life a thing?
That doesn't help my sex life one bit. ;)
Anyhow, I imagine I'd read comments if I were looking to see a movie and not rely on the numbers. I mostly just see what looks interesting or what the other person wants to see. The exception is when someone recommends a good movie (or a particularly bad one like The Gamers which was awesome and recommended to me on this site) and then I'll usually give it a try. So, I guess your method makes sense and would probably make more sense if I wanted to see more movies. Someone usually suckers me into seeing a new movie every month or so. Truth be told, I don't really like most of them but I don't hate them either. I'd much rather curl up in front of a warm fire and watch a documentary.
About a week ago someone, an AC, shared a bunch of documentaries and I went through their list but it turns out I'd seen them all. I watched a few again, however.
Nah, they've already got Microsoft Office.
I have never, not once, let somebody's opinion decide if I'm going to not watch a movie. I have listened to people (like folks here) and watched movies that I might not have watched otherwise because I didn't know about them. However, I've never listened to someone tell me not to watch something and I don't use review sites.
Then again, I don't watch a whole lot of movies though I'll probably be suckered into attending one this evening because, you know, female. This one seem particularly fond of movies. Heh... I really need to do an Ask Slashdot. She's about 1/3 my age so I've not yet had sex with her - I've actually said I'd like to wait to get to know one another better and we need to have a huge conversation before that happens, anyhow. *sighs* I mean, you guys pointed me in the direction of my favorite Linux distro, right? So, you can't be all that bad at giving advice. Right?
I need a fucking professional assistant or something.
Hmm... Not sure if serious?
I ran, successfully even, a business for a long time before I sold it. I didn't give the dev team tools to use nor did I give the IT staff tools to use. They told me the tools they needed and that's what they got. They know better than I, that's why I hired them. Amazingly enough, it worked out fine.
I suspect the Soviets had the stomach but those rascally insurgents can really put a damper on that. I'm not sure there's a way to eliminate them entirely once they get going. Even North Korea sometimes has (smaller) issues with dissidents. Imagine if they were armed and even moderately connected?
*shrugs* I don't suppose we'll ever know, really. The closest I can think of, in modern times, would be Iraq vs. the US/Coalition. They did alright, actually. We never really did eliminate them but, as you said, we lack the stomach for it. I don't know if the world would really accept us using the force required to do that. They were starting to get a bit pissed off as it was. Imagine if we had just started slaughtering all males of military age in the town square? I imagine they'd have said something. I don't know what they'd have done about it but they'd be right pissed.
I kind of figure they might block 1:100 (if that) when ordered off a slow boat from China. I'd expect a lot to get through. I have associates who have, for better or worse, still been able to buy cell phone blocking devices and had them get through customs. I shan't call them friends, however.
Unfortunately, I don't have the background, not my area of expertise, but I do have some capital and if there's a decent company starting up and looking for funding then I may toss some there way to see what happens. I'm a gambling man. Sometimes I gamble on the wrong thing but for the right reason. I'd be willing to look into such.
I'll probably just throw some more at EFF and hope they do the right thing or encourage others to do the right thing. I really lack the expertise to be personally involved other than at the funding level. I know my limits. :/
It starts with trying. Who knows? It might help. The brain's a funny thing. Maybe there's something there to tie in with his past memories? I'm not a fan of giving up because something appears to be impossible or too hard.
As a FOSS aficionado, sometimes I wish you zealots would go away. Just because I use something doesn't mean I'm entitled to make choices for another nor does it mean that others must conform to my ideals.
Enjoy your fine and possible jail time. You're aware that wireless uses radio spectrum and that spectrum is, quite specifically, under the authority of the FCC, right? No? Well, their charter is a Google away.
Hell, I'll even do the work for you... Go here:
https://transition.fcc.gov/psh... (PDF warning)
That's, specifically, where you want to look. If you're on US soil then they're the governing body, for better or worse, and there's not a whole lot you can do about that. You can violate their rules but I'm going to not have much sympathy when your arrogance gets you a fine that you need to spend the rest of your life paying off. I'm not even going to help you pay it off.
Good luck with that. Let us know how it works out for you. Some of us will be rooting for you. That probably won't be me.
I've bumped into Bruce a few times online and, from my interactions, I'd say he's a pretty smart and reasonable person. Those two things don't always go together which is why he's exceptional.
I've been pondering this since it first came to light a while back. The only thing I can conclude, with any certainty, is that this would just make an arms race if it's enacted. There are more places to host stuff than in the United States and we all know that they can't stop us from accessing it. They have no chance at enforcing this without vendor approval and, even then, that may not be enough as there are some really damned creative people out there who will break it just to do it.
Imma start all my comments with that now. *nods* Sometimes the damnedest things remind me of other things. It probably doesn't help that I've been 'online' since before it was a thing. Woohoo! I'm a hipster now. Where's my fuzzy hat with a pompom? (I am already wearing a flannel.)
When I'm home I eat mostly food stuffs that I caught, killed, or grew. I guess I'm a foodie now too. Wait... What? Spell check knows the word foodie but gives me squiggle lines of idiocy when I type Obama. Stupid thing.
And you are probably a huge part of why the party is in shambles today. Take your neo-conservativeness, anarcho-capitalist, and other assorted ideologies and go away and start your own party. That you failed to understand the party (years before your birth, I might add) and joined it because you thought it meant something entirely different than it does is not helping. Now, I'm forced to run around cleaning up after children - such as yourself. I've not got time nor inclination but I have to because, if I don't, you'll be spouting gibberish like you're some sort of authoritarian figure.
Here's a hint - and surprisingly well done, just read the very first four (or so) paragraphs from the Wikipedia article. I don't normally like their work but they are actually pretty good with this. You can read it all but I'm worried about your ability to concentrate.
Have another hint - Libertarianism is a political ideology and not an economic model.
How about another hint - No, he doesn't quite match my ideology but sometimes you do the best that you can because the other options are worse - it's not about just you, you fucking selfish prick. Man the fuck up and stop being a zealot. You do nobody any good. It's not like you'll be in the income bracket affected anyhow. Sometimes you shut the hell up and let other people give it a go - even if they don't exactly match. Frankly, there's nobody else running that will *likely* do a better job.
Final hint - I can presume that you're not actually a party member. If so then you're absolutely not an active party member. Many of us, and this is getting more and more discussion, are working to straighten the party out and put it back on track. If you were active then you'd know this. Stop trying to speak for something you don't understand. You're NOT helping.
Other than that, have a nice day.