No. They were socialists and trended towards fascism as time progressed. They certainly were socialists and this should not be seen as a slight. Just because one person of color commits a crime does not mean all people of that color are criminals. By every definition they were socialists and, by all accounts, this changed. Even the Soviet Union was socialist, albeit in a very obtuse manner, and they were just as bad as Hitler - Stalin killed tens of millions of his own people including lots of Jews. This is not a black eye against socialism - it is a black eye for the people involved.
I am a Libertarian, a Classic Libertarian which is the sane group without Ayn Rand or the crazy Republicans, and even I recognize that no one form of pure political or economic ideology has been or will be effective. You can not have pure socialism, capitalism, democracy, republic, or libertarianism. It will not work at any scale large enough to matter because we are humans. They all fail...
What is needed is a blend of the above ideals to create an actually working system. Moderation is actually a very important thing. Each needs to be countered by its opposite and regulations need to ensure this is so. Let me know when you find a country that hits the 500 year (or even half that) mark without needing the reset button at least once and not being controlled by threat of violence as a colony. Hell, even those tend to revolt.
All of which need to be prosecuted by the State. In other words, shit in one hand and wish in the other - see which one fills up quickest. There is absolutely zero chance of this seeing the inside of a criminal court with the correct (to us) parties on the defendants side of the room. No prosecutor will touch this, in any state or at the federal level, no matter how much we ask. I believe that there is a mechanism for a citizen to submit a recommendation to a grand jury? That will not even work. They just are not going to do it.
I think it is going to need somebody with financial liberty to get the attention of the powers that be. It is going to take someone who is willing to be noisy, pay out the ass, and is capable of appearing sane on television. I do not make videos, or even know how really, or I would make some generic storyline videos and put them up as bait. I'd have to make sure that they are completely free of copyright (maybe make them absurd) and included only original music. Then, when they are found and removed due to a DMCA request, I could claim lost income or income potential and, maybe, defamation of character. I could then sue (which is nothing at all like a criminal case) and potentially urge a State representative to take up the case criminally.
They still own the copyright to the original work - as far as I understand it. I read a couple of different articles last night and another popped up this morning - they could all be mistaken, however. Anyhow, they licensed the rights to make a derivative which does not remove any of the original short maker's rights except in that case for that specific movie.
My understanding, from reading a few articles now, is that they licensed ONLY the ability to make a single derivative work. They have no rights beyond their work - including none over the original short.
I still think we need to cluster them all together and make recycled phones do some meaningful computing such as sequencing genomes for rain forest flora and fauna. It seems like a good enough use for them and, when they die, they can be thrown into the recycle bin and have their parts recycled or disposed of properly. Mind you, the only reason I think this is a good idea is because I want to giggle when they try it but I have been promoting this idea for a while now. A cluster of old smart phones being used for meaningful science is surely going to attract some kickstarter funds.
That makes sense. I knew I had to be missing something. I am not a crypto guy or even a systems hardening guy. Whilst I am a maths geek, I really do not do anything with crypto. Thanks.
I will be buying one and I care about economics and do not desire statement making. I will be buying one (I am sort of settled on it - I have been debating waiting for the BMW i8 which is a hybrid) because I love automobiles and have decided that I should add an EV or a hybrid to my collection. I do not care that it is "greener" or anything like that. In fact, I think that is debatable - the process of making the batteries and rare minerals that go into it may well overtake any environmental gains. I simply want one to play with and I have a use-case that suits as I make enough trips into the village to allow me to justify owning one.
It probably will not have quite the range I need to get into town and back during poor weather but it should do it on nice days during the summer. I also really like large sports sedans (think 640 and 740 series by BMW) as they are comfortable while still being sporty. I enjoy the style, I enjoy the comfort, I enjoy the sport aspect. So, the Model S is a pretty good match for me though I will be examining them in more detail during the fall.
Anyhow, I certainly am economically minded but not a spend-thrift. I buy quality goods because I prefer to have something that needs little/no repair. I get good prices because I do not finance - I pay cash for everything. I am not trying to make a statement about the economy though if such a statement is made then I do not mind it. I am just a fan of automobiles and, quite frankly, this is an automobile that is interesting, loaded with tech, has lots of hack potential, and has reached the point where it is mature enough for me to own one. I imagine it will get fewer than 3000 miles per year but, I also imagine, those will be very enjoyable miles that have mostly been done while in ludicrous mode and with an ear-to-ear grin in place.
I have owned everything from a Viper to a 911 to a 1600 GT and none of them seem to be nearly as quick on the take off as a Tesla. The GT is nice, though. I still do not think I can consistently get a 0-60 out of it as quickly as I could in a Tesla with Ludicrous mode enabled. It is hard to not break traction when I really hammer on the GT and the front end has the tendency to come up even if I am actively trying to keep it down. It has more power than I can realistically get to the pavement consistently.
My point is, I want one because I am a driver. I want one because I love to drive. I want one, and can afford one so will be getting one, because I have a love for all things automotive. It took me a minute, some years really, to get over the EV hump. I thought that it was not the same. It is the same - it is just powered by something other than dead dinosaur juice. I did not have a problem buying a diesel, why should I have that problem when I buy an EV? I had to get past my prejudice and realize that I love all cars, even those dorky EV cars that enviro-weenies like. I would be a hypocrite to not buy one and buy one I shall - I may even buy two (with one being a hybrid - the i8 is damned sexy).
So, no... I do not think we all fit into your profile. Some of us just like to do different things just to try them out and experience new things. When I drove my friend's Tesla, I did not like the road noise much. It was distracting because I am used to engine noise. I hope they are better insulated for sound now than they were a few years ago. That is not a deal breaker, I will be buying one regardless.
I have almost 50k in Tesla stock actually. I picked it up in 2011, it is now worth much more than I paid for it. So, I guess you could say that I am rooting for them. I realize that scaling up takes a goodly sum of money and my investments are almost never short term so I am rooting for them to scale as much as they need to and perhaps a bit more than that just to be sure. If the stocks drop again then I will likely double my investment. Right now they are a bit high and unpredictable though they show plenty of long-term growth. Shares were at $25 when I bought them. They are now worth $245 or so. I bought 2000 shares after selling some Microsoft stock. I dare say it was a lucky guess. I may divest if they do not settle down but if they take a huge drop I will certainly choose to do the opposite and will buy another 2000 shares.
Why, in the real world, is this so important? I am obviously missing something. Hopefully someone will hit me with a clue stick. I fail to see why this desire for as close to truly random as one can get is actually a valuable thing for, well, pretty much anything. Given the frequency of these posts (with seemingly good replies) I am obviously not getting something.
They do have a sandbox feature that lets you install stuff and then do what you want with it but, alas, they do not track changes. I thought you just wanted to restore applications which, well, I find Acronis handy for but - it means restoring much more than a single application and its settings except in Linux where I can just restore my/home folder. Anyhow, I get you now. I was really curious as to why you'd not just use backups and restore from those. Windows should really use a single folder to keep configuration data. The registry was a bad idea from the beginning. It only got worse over time.
The price has gone up a lot in five years, it would seem. It was $200 AUS/g in Melbourne and Cann River is out in the middle of nowhere - I was off Prince's Highway, just off it, really. It was $250 out there in the bush.
We went back into Melbourne to get some cocaine during the middle of my stay, I was there for about a month, and that was insanely expensive in AUS dollars. I did not do the conversion to see what was comparatively. Generally a gram goes for $60 to $120 USD in the US and it largely depends on location and quality. The cocaine was $200 AUS/g if I recall correctly. I had sold my business not much before that and did not really even note the price except to note that it was expensive so that could be off a little but I seem to recall it was about that much. We also needed to go to multiple dealers and spent a night in a hotel just to be able to get a bunch of it.
I prefer Fentanyl which I can extract from the Mylar patches (no, I will not be explaining how) and Fentanyl is what kills heroin junkies because it is insanely powerful. I prefer it - I can meter it fairly accurately and always practiced safe injection. You can put more in you but you can never take any out.
Getting rigs (syringes) was problematic there. I am used to being able to go into a pharmacy and buy a pack without a prescription. Such was not possible in Melbourne and I had only brought two packs in with me in my suitcase. Here we have needle exchanges for junkies - I have never used one. We can just go to the store and buy a pack of ten and that is legal in most states. Some states will let you buy up to 1000 at any one time. As an aside, you can almost unilaterally walk around with drugs on you IF you are bringing used needles in for exchange or proper disposal. There are still residual amounts of drugs left in the needles and one is exempt from the law for that specific purpose. Yes, yes I have checked the laws out in a number of areas - it pays to know the laws and it pays to be smart.
Sorry for the novella but I figured I would do my best to make it a complete story and answer any other questions you might have as well as offer some insight. Even though I no longer use, I still strongly support the idea of full legalization for those who have reached the age of majority. Someday, maybe, I might return to using. It is unlikely but it could happen. Taking the criminality out of it may do a lot to ease some of societies woes. I was very functional and very successful.
Umm... By using Uber aren't you restricted to just using one app for that particular company? And if you are using Lyft then, well, aren't you then using multiple apps which you seem to be against? I am not really sure where you're going.
We should fill that public comments section up with traditional Slashdot posts. These should even include GNAA, Goatse, and many others calling them 'fags' or whatnot. It would be priceless.
I said it in a prior post. I will absolutely shoot one down over my property - and I will get away with it - I may get a fine but I will contest even that because I have enough money to do so. Privacy is important to me.
On the other hand, if you bring your toy and ask? I will probably try to help make your visit an enjoyable one. I will bring you a beverage and a snack - and play with your toy if you let me. You may even convince me to buy a toy too.
I'd even let someone make a track, even cutting down trees, if they wanted to. I need them to do one thing, I need them to get permission. I will grant it except in very rare circumstances that I can only imagine and are very unlikely to be true.
I do not have a super soaker. I do have a shotgun. I am not going to pick up a rock and throw it - I am going to use my shotgun to throw smaller rocks at it more rapidly and more accurately. More likely I will not even notice...
PC-BSD's userland looks like it was based on a crayon drawing from a five year old. I tried to like it. I really did. Put something modern on top of it and I will consider it again. Also, it was fairly slow running on some of the best hardware available - comparatively speaking, of course.
There is no standard Linux desktop environment either. It can get pretty confusing if you are not used to it, I imagine. I have kind of settled on Mint - it is tit easy and stable. It took me a lot of installs and a lot of live cds to get there. Most people do not have time for that. I also had the advantage of having used many distros in the past.
Yes, I have been reading/. for nearly 20 years. It still has not driven people to the Linux desktop. I use Linux, a lot, but I am not the average user. Maybe you should diversify your news media?
I use Linux Mint on almost everything lately. I call it Linux for Retards - it suits me just fine. If you do not stray from the accepted norm then it is quite stable and will not break. Or, at least, I have only broken it when I did silly things that were not meant to be done. It helps even more if you stick to stuff only in the repositories.
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No. They were socialists and trended towards fascism as time progressed. They certainly were socialists and this should not be seen as a slight. Just because one person of color commits a crime does not mean all people of that color are criminals. By every definition they were socialists and, by all accounts, this changed. Even the Soviet Union was socialist, albeit in a very obtuse manner, and they were just as bad as Hitler - Stalin killed tens of millions of his own people including lots of Jews. This is not a black eye against socialism - it is a black eye for the people involved.
I am a Libertarian, a Classic Libertarian which is the sane group without Ayn Rand or the crazy Republicans, and even I recognize that no one form of pure political or economic ideology has been or will be effective. You can not have pure socialism, capitalism, democracy, republic, or libertarianism. It will not work at any scale large enough to matter because we are humans. They all fail...
What is needed is a blend of the above ideals to create an actually working system. Moderation is actually a very important thing. Each needs to be countered by its opposite and regulations need to ensure this is so. Let me know when you find a country that hits the 500 year (or even half that) mark without needing the reset button at least once and not being controlled by threat of violence as a colony. Hell, even those tend to revolt.
All of which need to be prosecuted by the State. In other words, shit in one hand and wish in the other - see which one fills up quickest. There is absolutely zero chance of this seeing the inside of a criminal court with the correct (to us) parties on the defendants side of the room. No prosecutor will touch this, in any state or at the federal level, no matter how much we ask. I believe that there is a mechanism for a citizen to submit a recommendation to a grand jury? That will not even work. They just are not going to do it.
I think it is going to need somebody with financial liberty to get the attention of the powers that be. It is going to take someone who is willing to be noisy, pay out the ass, and is capable of appearing sane on television. I do not make videos, or even know how really, or I would make some generic storyline videos and put them up as bait. I'd have to make sure that they are completely free of copyright (maybe make them absurd) and included only original music. Then, when they are found and removed due to a DMCA request, I could claim lost income or income potential and, maybe, defamation of character. I could then sue (which is nothing at all like a criminal case) and potentially urge a State representative to take up the case criminally.
They still own the copyright to the original work - as far as I understand it. I read a couple of different articles last night and another popped up this morning - they could all be mistaken, however. Anyhow, they licensed the rights to make a derivative which does not remove any of the original short maker's rights except in that case for that specific movie.
My understanding, from reading a few articles now, is that they licensed ONLY the ability to make a single derivative work. They have no rights beyond their work - including none over the original short.
I still think we need to cluster them all together and make recycled phones do some meaningful computing such as sequencing genomes for rain forest flora and fauna. It seems like a good enough use for them and, when they die, they can be thrown into the recycle bin and have their parts recycled or disposed of properly. Mind you, the only reason I think this is a good idea is because I want to giggle when they try it but I have been promoting this idea for a while now. A cluster of old smart phones being used for meaningful science is surely going to attract some kickstarter funds.
That makes sense. I knew I had to be missing something. I am not a crypto guy or even a systems hardening guy. Whilst I am a maths geek, I really do not do anything with crypto. Thanks.
We need the troll to reply... "Internal combustion engine is death knell!"
I will be buying one and I care about economics and do not desire statement making. I will be buying one (I am sort of settled on it - I have been debating waiting for the BMW i8 which is a hybrid) because I love automobiles and have decided that I should add an EV or a hybrid to my collection. I do not care that it is "greener" or anything like that. In fact, I think that is debatable - the process of making the batteries and rare minerals that go into it may well overtake any environmental gains. I simply want one to play with and I have a use-case that suits as I make enough trips into the village to allow me to justify owning one.
It probably will not have quite the range I need to get into town and back during poor weather but it should do it on nice days during the summer. I also really like large sports sedans (think 640 and 740 series by BMW) as they are comfortable while still being sporty. I enjoy the style, I enjoy the comfort, I enjoy the sport aspect. So, the Model S is a pretty good match for me though I will be examining them in more detail during the fall.
Anyhow, I certainly am economically minded but not a spend-thrift. I buy quality goods because I prefer to have something that needs little/no repair. I get good prices because I do not finance - I pay cash for everything. I am not trying to make a statement about the economy though if such a statement is made then I do not mind it. I am just a fan of automobiles and, quite frankly, this is an automobile that is interesting, loaded with tech, has lots of hack potential, and has reached the point where it is mature enough for me to own one. I imagine it will get fewer than 3000 miles per year but, I also imagine, those will be very enjoyable miles that have mostly been done while in ludicrous mode and with an ear-to-ear grin in place.
I have owned everything from a Viper to a 911 to a 1600 GT and none of them seem to be nearly as quick on the take off as a Tesla. The GT is nice, though. I still do not think I can consistently get a 0-60 out of it as quickly as I could in a Tesla with Ludicrous mode enabled. It is hard to not break traction when I really hammer on the GT and the front end has the tendency to come up even if I am actively trying to keep it down. It has more power than I can realistically get to the pavement consistently.
My point is, I want one because I am a driver. I want one because I love to drive. I want one, and can afford one so will be getting one, because I have a love for all things automotive. It took me a minute, some years really, to get over the EV hump. I thought that it was not the same. It is the same - it is just powered by something other than dead dinosaur juice. I did not have a problem buying a diesel, why should I have that problem when I buy an EV? I had to get past my prejudice and realize that I love all cars, even those dorky EV cars that enviro-weenies like. I would be a hypocrite to not buy one and buy one I shall - I may even buy two (with one being a hybrid - the i8 is damned sexy).
So, no... I do not think we all fit into your profile. Some of us just like to do different things just to try them out and experience new things. When I drove my friend's Tesla, I did not like the road noise much. It was distracting because I am used to engine noise. I hope they are better insulated for sound now than they were a few years ago. That is not a deal breaker, I will be buying one regardless.
Umm... Mod parent up?
I have almost 50k in Tesla stock actually. I picked it up in 2011, it is now worth much more than I paid for it. So, I guess you could say that I am rooting for them. I realize that scaling up takes a goodly sum of money and my investments are almost never short term so I am rooting for them to scale as much as they need to and perhaps a bit more than that just to be sure. If the stocks drop again then I will likely double my investment. Right now they are a bit high and unpredictable though they show plenty of long-term growth. Shares were at $25 when I bought them. They are now worth $245 or so. I bought 2000 shares after selling some Microsoft stock. I dare say it was a lucky guess. I may divest if they do not settle down but if they take a huge drop I will certainly choose to do the opposite and will buy another 2000 shares.
Why, in the real world, is this so important? I am obviously missing something. Hopefully someone will hit me with a clue stick. I fail to see why this desire for as close to truly random as one can get is actually a valuable thing for, well, pretty much anything. Given the frequency of these posts (with seemingly good replies) I am obviously not getting something.
They do have a sandbox feature that lets you install stuff and then do what you want with it but, alas, they do not track changes. I thought you just wanted to restore applications which, well, I find Acronis handy for but - it means restoring much more than a single application and its settings except in Linux where I can just restore my /home folder. Anyhow, I get you now. I was really curious as to why you'd not just use backups and restore from those. Windows should really use a single folder to keep configuration data. The registry was a bad idea from the beginning. It only got worse over time.
The price has gone up a lot in five years, it would seem. It was $200 AUS/g in Melbourne and Cann River is out in the middle of nowhere - I was off Prince's Highway, just off it, really. It was $250 out there in the bush.
We went back into Melbourne to get some cocaine during the middle of my stay, I was there for about a month, and that was insanely expensive in AUS dollars. I did not do the conversion to see what was comparatively. Generally a gram goes for $60 to $120 USD in the US and it largely depends on location and quality. The cocaine was $200 AUS/g if I recall correctly. I had sold my business not much before that and did not really even note the price except to note that it was expensive so that could be off a little but I seem to recall it was about that much. We also needed to go to multiple dealers and spent a night in a hotel just to be able to get a bunch of it.
I prefer Fentanyl which I can extract from the Mylar patches (no, I will not be explaining how) and Fentanyl is what kills heroin junkies because it is insanely powerful. I prefer it - I can meter it fairly accurately and always practiced safe injection. You can put more in you but you can never take any out.
Getting rigs (syringes) was problematic there. I am used to being able to go into a pharmacy and buy a pack without a prescription. Such was not possible in Melbourne and I had only brought two packs in with me in my suitcase. Here we have needle exchanges for junkies - I have never used one. We can just go to the store and buy a pack of ten and that is legal in most states. Some states will let you buy up to 1000 at any one time. As an aside, you can almost unilaterally walk around with drugs on you IF you are bringing used needles in for exchange or proper disposal. There are still residual amounts of drugs left in the needles and one is exempt from the law for that specific purpose. Yes, yes I have checked the laws out in a number of areas - it pays to know the laws and it pays to be smart.
Sorry for the novella but I figured I would do my best to make it a complete story and answer any other questions you might have as well as offer some insight. Even though I no longer use, I still strongly support the idea of full legalization for those who have reached the age of majority. Someday, maybe, I might return to using. It is unlikely but it could happen. Taking the criminality out of it may do a lot to ease some of societies woes. I was very functional and very successful.
Breasts?
It isn't. Entrapment is convincing someone to do something they would not normally do. This is why undercover work is still legal.
Umm... By using Uber aren't you restricted to just using one app for that particular company? And if you are using Lyft then, well, aren't you then using multiple apps which you seem to be against? I am not really sure where you're going.
You know that a statist is the opposite of an anarchist, right? Your sentiment is not well linked to reality.
That would be what judges do and, really? Probably not.
Acronis lets you restore files or folders. It works for me.
We should fill that public comments section up with traditional Slashdot posts. These should even include GNAA, Goatse, and many others calling them 'fags' or whatnot. It would be priceless.
I said it in a prior post. I will absolutely shoot one down over my property - and I will get away with it - I may get a fine but I will contest even that because I have enough money to do so. Privacy is important to me.
On the other hand, if you bring your toy and ask? I will probably try to help make your visit an enjoyable one. I will bring you a beverage and a snack - and play with your toy if you let me. You may even convince me to buy a toy too.
I'd even let someone make a track, even cutting down trees, if they wanted to. I need them to do one thing, I need them to get permission. I will grant it except in very rare circumstances that I can only imagine and are very unlikely to be true.
I do not have a super soaker. I do have a shotgun. I am not going to pick up a rock and throw it - I am going to use my shotgun to throw smaller rocks at it more rapidly and more accurately. More likely I will not even notice...
PC-BSD's userland looks like it was based on a crayon drawing from a five year old. I tried to like it. I really did. Put something modern on top of it and I will consider it again. Also, it was fairly slow running on some of the best hardware available - comparatively speaking, of course.
There is no standard Linux desktop environment either. It can get pretty confusing if you are not used to it, I imagine. I have kind of settled on Mint - it is tit easy and stable. It took me a lot of installs and a lot of live cds to get there. Most people do not have time for that. I also had the advantage of having used many distros in the past.
Yes, I have been reading /. for nearly 20 years. It still has not driven people to the Linux desktop. I use Linux, a lot, but I am not the average user. Maybe you should diversify your news media?
I use Linux Mint on almost everything lately. I call it Linux for Retards - it suits me just fine. If you do not stray from the accepted norm then it is quite stable and will not break. Or, at least, I have only broken it when I did silly things that were not meant to be done. It helps even more if you stick to stuff only in the repositories.