Ah what a load of left wing reactionary crap. Schools don't train , they educate.
There's not much chance of education without training.:P
If you can't tell the difference then you need some more education yourself - assuming you're not too "free spirited" (aka ADD) to be educated.
A lot of transparent beliefs in play making it impossible for you to reason clearly, I see...
We all live in society and have to conform to some extent - if you don't want to conform at all then go live in a shack in the woods...
That's pretty much what I'm doing, though I have something a bit nicer than a "shack".
...and shout at the bears
Why would I shout at the poor bears? They never bother me. Of course, I do have to secure the trash, but no biggie.
Society is what makes mankind strong - if everyone was a solitary individualist we'd have gone extinct a million years ago.
Individuality is also what makes humankind strong, the flip side of that coin you're stuck admiring one side of.:) If everyone was an unthinking conformist we'd have been far less likely to achieve our current level of development.
Maybe you should spend a little introspective time to learn what it is you're really angry about?
Ah, thanks for sharing the rest of the story. Funny how almost anytime anyone is proposing a "partisan solution" they leave out the details that would reveal the futility of their approach. It's so hard to tell the delusional from the evil sometimes... Not that it matters, the effects they generate are the same.
What is the state of the well on your grandparents property now? Sadly, PPL owns it as of (I think) two years ago. They built a nuclear power plant nearby decades ago and recently decided to build a second. Rather than deal with the potential environmental or safety claims of owners of property nearby they bought everyone out. It was a reasonable amount of money, but backed by the threat of coercion if rebuffed. It sucks, but the way a lot of energy companies behave I guess my family was actually very fortunate.
That's the trouble, of course. We may love good (and sometimes even bad) sci-fi, but we're a teeny tiny niche market in the modern world of corporations who aim for bragging rights about "billions served".
I know, people are just such wussies, aren't they? I mean, come on -- you're all going to die in the end, anyway. Since that's a guaranteed fact of life (and totally natural) how can you blame me for shortening your lifespan and reducing your quality of life, just because I accelerated the natural deterioration of the earth's crust and your well got contaminated as a side-effect? If you were a real American you'd seize the opportunity and buy stock in water bottling companies.
People die naturally from being poisoned everyday, so what's the harm in my poisoning a bunch of towns -- especially when it pays so well? Bah! Stupid humans with their stupid mortal concerns. I've got money to make -- what do they think makes the world go around anyway, bunch of useless eaters !
Yeah all that sounds real nice, except that I grew up in NE PA and in that area it used to be people used the same wells and springs for generations. The well house on my grandparents' property has been continuously functional for longer than the USA has had independence from England. In light of that, what you're saying just doesn't seem applicable, fair, or even sincere, frankly.
When the other party shows signs of being serious about fixing it then you'll be correct. Any minute now, just you watch... Really, I mean it. Any. Minute. Now. zzzzzzzzzzzz
It's been like that for a really long time. That's why you get TM and copyright protection over your Imaginary Property, so other people can't claim they own it. It's a rat race, but either you comply or you're subject to potential great inconvenience with no notice, because you have no Imaginary Property rights.
I do use no script when in firefox and not scripts in opera. Why would I bother with allowing untrusted sites to run js, unless there is compelling content to be had and I trust them? I normally disable javascript for slashdot, too because it gets in the way otherwise. The only drawback is you cant see the moderation breakdowns, but if I really want to see that I can still temporarily enable it.
I find it helpful to use privoxy. The learning curve is something you only have to face once, and being free of ads and tracking while using any browser you like makes it worthwhile. Taking responsibility for your own system beats bitching at people for coding their own websites the way they see fit, hands down.
Actually, the problem is so many people have no self-respect, and easily dismiss anyone who does as "smug". In fact, "smug" is one of the top insults routinely hurled about by people who feel inferior. They hope to "cut them down to size", "put them in their place", etc. If they believe they achieve it, they feel slightly less inferior for a minute or two. The failure, of course, is that no-one who matters really cares about all that drama. The "smug" accusers are nearly always trolls with nothing to offer anyway. It's a branch of the "shame and blame" control drama.
Still mistaking anyone who triggers your natural feeling of inferiority (that comes with making poor choices) for "smugness", I see. No, we're not smug -- we're just better than you.
Because using Linux since well before Ubuntu came along makes one a "poseur", right? Just grow up already. In real life people are individuals and your beloved stereotypes probably cause you to miss a great deal of what life has to offer.
These "Anonymous" people just seem like a bunch of silly drama queens. It's sad that so many people see some sort of revolutionary spirit brewing there. In reality it's all about the LoLz for some and cheap ego glorification for the rest.
Oh come on, be serious now -- who would ever guess that self-styled "pirates" aren't security experts yet think they know enough, resulting in their sites being insecure and untrustworthy? Boy I sure never saw that one coming...
A lot of Apple customers don't realize there's a world of difference between a Mac being a home machine which is "more secure" than Windows WRT malware, and an iOS device on a corporate network which is required by law to be secure. We've already seen some daunting issues with iOS on the iPhone, hogging network resources and being far too easy to detect and attack. Not to mention the ease with which a trojan can be introduced on these devices, basically I can infect any iOS or Android device with a hidden file on a microSD card. This new generation of mobile OSes frankly makes XP look like a fortress in comparison. It's one thing to use that under the thumb of your carrier's network, it's a whole other thing when we're talking about a network for which I am legally and ethically responsible. So iPad people cry and pout and call nasty names all you want, but until the testing is budgeted for and under way the answer is no -- and it's for your own good, maybe one day when you grow up you'll understand.
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There's not much chance of education without training. :P
A lot of transparent beliefs in play making it impossible for you to reason clearly, I see...
That's pretty much what I'm doing, though I have something a bit nicer than a "shack".
Why would I shout at the poor bears? They never bother me. Of course, I do have to secure the trash, but no biggie.
Individuality is also what makes humankind strong, the flip side of that coin you're stuck admiring one side of. :) If everyone was an unthinking conformist we'd have been far less likely to achieve our current level of development.
Maybe you should spend a little introspective time to learn what it is you're really angry about?
Only if your definition of "awesomeness" is taking the worst ideas from Apple and Microsoft and combine them. But to each their own...
We know already, you don't have to pour salt in the wound!
**sob** Frakking insensitive clods...
Ah, thanks for sharing the rest of the story. Funny how almost anytime anyone is proposing a "partisan solution" they leave out the details that would reveal the futility of their approach. It's so hard to tell the delusional from the evil sometimes... Not that it matters, the effects they generate are the same.
Darn, quote fail -- sorry!
That's the trouble, of course. We may love good (and sometimes even bad) sci-fi, but we're a teeny tiny niche market in the modern world of corporations who aim for bragging rights about "billions served".
Ok, thanks for that info. My bad for not being more informed on that one. :)
I know, people are just such wussies, aren't they? I mean, come on -- you're all going to die in the end, anyway. Since that's a guaranteed fact of life (and totally natural) how can you blame me for shortening your lifespan and reducing your quality of life, just because I accelerated the natural deterioration of the earth's crust and your well got contaminated as a side-effect? If you were a real American you'd seize the opportunity and buy stock in water bottling companies.
People die naturally from being poisoned everyday, so what's the harm in my poisoning a bunch of towns -- especially when it pays so well? Bah! Stupid humans with their stupid mortal concerns. I've got money to make -- what do they think makes the world go around anyway, bunch of useless eaters !
Yeah all that sounds real nice, except that I grew up in NE PA and in that area it used to be people used the same wells and springs for generations. The well house on my grandparents' property has been continuously functional for longer than the USA has had independence from England. In light of that, what you're saying just doesn't seem applicable, fair, or even sincere, frankly.
When the other party shows signs of being serious about fixing it then you'll be correct. Any minute now, just you watch... Really, I mean it. Any. Minute. Now. zzzzzzzzzzzz
***crickets***
It's been like that for a really long time. That's why you get TM and copyright protection over your Imaginary Property, so other people can't claim they own it. It's a rat race, but either you comply or you're subject to potential great inconvenience with no notice, because you have no Imaginary Property rights.
I do use no script when in firefox and not scripts in opera. Why would I bother with allowing untrusted sites to run js, unless there is compelling content to be had and I trust them? I normally disable javascript for slashdot, too because it gets in the way otherwise. The only drawback is you cant see the moderation breakdowns, but if I really want to see that I can still temporarily enable it.
Isn't that supposed to be "No Shit, Sherlock Week"? Actually, I suspect we may have entered the "No Shit, Sherlock Decade" around 2007.
I find it helpful to use privoxy. The learning curve is something you only have to face once, and being free of ads and tracking while using any browser you like makes it worthwhile. Taking responsibility for your own system beats bitching at people for coding their own websites the way they see fit, hands down.
Actually, the problem is so many people have no self-respect, and easily dismiss anyone who does as "smug". In fact, "smug" is one of the top insults routinely hurled about by people who feel inferior. They hope to "cut them down to size", "put them in their place", etc. If they believe they achieve it, they feel slightly less inferior for a minute or two. The failure, of course, is that no-one who matters really cares about all that drama. The "smug" accusers are nearly always trolls with nothing to offer anyway. It's a branch of the "shame and blame" control drama.
Still mistaking anyone who triggers your natural feeling of inferiority (that comes with making poor choices) for "smugness", I see. No, we're not smug -- we're just better than you.
Because using Linux since well before Ubuntu came along makes one a "poseur", right? Just grow up already. In real life people are individuals and your beloved stereotypes probably cause you to miss a great deal of what life has to offer.
I believe the original xmms is still around. Also, mpd, mplayer, and vlc are all pretty awesome with most distros I've used.
These "Anonymous" people just seem like a bunch of silly drama queens. It's sad that so many people see some sort of revolutionary spirit brewing there. In reality it's all about the LoLz for some and cheap ego glorification for the rest.
Garsh, that's just ugly. I'm kind of satisfied with the EFI and GUID most new machines are using.
Oh come on, be serious now -- who would ever guess that self-styled "pirates" aren't security experts yet think they know enough, resulting in their sites being insecure and untrustworthy? Boy I sure never saw that one coming...
Oh, well so sorry I triggered your neuroses and failed to fall in line with your belief system. Criminy Crumpets!
Please quote the "juvenile insult" you imply I made -- and it needs to be an exact quote, not some biased paraphrasing of what I really said.
^^This^^
A lot of Apple customers don't realize there's a world of difference between a Mac being a home machine which is "more secure" than Windows WRT malware, and an iOS device on a corporate network which is required by law to be secure. We've already seen some daunting issues with iOS on the iPhone, hogging network resources and being far too easy to detect and attack. Not to mention the ease with which a trojan can be introduced on these devices, basically I can infect any iOS or Android device with a hidden file on a microSD card. This new generation of mobile OSes frankly makes XP look like a fortress in comparison. It's one thing to use that under the thumb of your carrier's network, it's a whole other thing when we're talking about a network for which I am legally and ethically responsible. So iPad people cry and pout and call nasty names all you want, but until the testing is budgeted for and under way the answer is no -- and it's for your own good, maybe one day when you grow up you'll understand.