You might consider cutting back on the fish. Contaminants are a concern, things like PCBs, dioxins, and mercury. I recommend omega-3 supplements for brain health.
I haven't downmodded you. I don't have points at the moment, and I'm posting in this forum, which means the system would deny me mods of any kind.
I don't contest the "FACTS" of what you're posting. It's how you're posting that concerns me.
A hosts file solution may be a good idea or it may not be. I haven't decided (so don't tell me others disagree). I can't get to discussing the particulars of the technique to make a case either way because your behavior — not your arguments — your behavior is making me concerned.
How about this? How about I try using hosts, but I'll do so in trade with you. If you take fish oil (or vegetarian omega-3 supplement), I'll try hosts.
A white noise cover-up system is a more reasonable expectation for what he's trying to do (whether such a thing is a good idea at all), but specific things he said suggest he has in mind this other idea:
I'm considering mounting an oblong parabolic reflector in the ceiling above the windows with a steady feed of white or brownian noise directed into it (e.g., via a small speaker placed within the reflector) to create a 'wall' of sound that would act as a buffer to the outside world.
Your insistent and frequent posts urging people to use your program come across creepy. Please reconsider your method.
That said, I'm interested in learning more about whether hosts file manipulation is a good way to address (if only in part) web malware, ads, tracking, and botnet C&Cs. It's an intriguing idea, but my intuition balks at it. I'm trying to figure out why. Could be that what feels wrong is that it feels like a "dysemantism", a utilization at odds with the purpose of the file. Do you have any comment on this idea?
I'm considering mounting an oblong parabolic reflector in the ceiling above the windows with a steady feed of white or brownian noise directed into it (e.g., via a small speaker placed within the reflector) to create a 'wall' of sound that would act as a buffer to the outside world.
Wait... would that actually do anything?
Are you saying that a curtain of sound (perhaps not even directed so that you can hear it) inhibits the passage of other sounds through it? I don't know anything about acoustics, but this seems untrue.
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Your implication that I provincially assumed that you were in a country where the service is offered is... just... correct. Pardon my assumption. That was wrong of me.
I still stand by my assertion that a person can't make a reasonable evaluation of the service based on what they hear from other people. Certainly, at least, not to the degree that they should be telling others how good or bad it is.
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I'm no anonymous voice. My UID makes that clear, whippersnapper.
A single 2560x1600 screen cap from a video stream over an unknown quality connection? That's your proof? It's like you're saying JPEG and MP3 don't work because they're lossy.
With the reporting and public opinion being heavily against you, one can only wonder what it is that helped you form you opinion.
Experience. I though that was clear. Actual experience. The thing that you don't have. This is what irks me about particular detractors, the ones talking out their asses. They make comments about the service quality without having even tried it. Maybe you can't get it at home, but go visit a friend and try it there, jeez. It's free. And then you'll be able to talk about it knowledgeably.
And you'll see that quality is not a binary thing. All the little factors come together in a complex way to make the gaming experience. You can't just sum latency, framerate, and resolution to get a scalar value of quality, saying the system is good or bad. You have to play it. Conceiving of quality in black and white terms is the same conceptual trap as thinking that there's a "best" product, solution, distro, car, or whatever.
I don't know anything about hard drive components, but surely there are more critical parts to a hard drive than the platters, and parts that can't handle 1000+ degrees Fahrenheit? IC packaging? Wire insulation? Something?
"Synch" would be pronounced "SEENK", be more generally spelled "sync", and mean "to synchronize" or "a synchronization".
Though I suppose you might mean that restoration is actually some kind of synchronization (from the backup to the live server), in which case this is a very clever pun. But I doubt it.
Though the real answers may be subtle, I propose the following questions to be used in evaluation of the idea of "compensating" artists:
If an artist spends x time and effort making a work of art, should she be compensated at least y remuneration, where y remuneration is some reasonable market price for x time and effort?
Okay, now consider if only one other person ever experiences said art. Is the cost solely theirs? Okay, now consider if all the world experiences said art. Does that mean each human only owes y/6,000,000,000 when they experience the full glory of the (digitally reproducible) work?
What, really, does each recipient of the art experience "owe" the artist?
If I can continue to make lots of money by protecting the entrenched system, then the appropriate response is to put the brakes on change.
I think profit motive trumps progress, doesn't it? There isn't anything inherently profitable for all agents in allowing or encouraging change. Profit motive is the fundamental, wellspring value of the capitalist value system. Any other value is derived from that.
If I am enjoying some music, do I owe the artist for that enjoyment? (Owe in the sense of "some money or obligation is due" rather then the sense of "resulting from".)
Yes, killing yourself early reduces the chance of disease later. But, lots of Cokes every day is not a straightforward answer to the implied context of "What is healthy?" Killing yourself through methods that expedite your getting a different disease like diabetes instead of waiting for Alzheimer's is not a serious answer.
Given a lifespan of roughly 90 years, living healthfully, with a good diet, good exercise, good sleep patterns, and good stress levels means you live that span, and in enjoyable health. Over-indulgence or other kinds of self-abuse means suffering for great lengths from illness and dying early.
A six pack of Coke daily isn't the right solution to having a finite life. So it really is a kind of sarcasm, the fact that it's offered as a good idea.
Your speculation about immortality being hell is just speculation. You don't know. This is one of those situations where the right idea changes one's outlook, and the right idea takes knowledge, insight, and imagination. For example, "What's the big deal about using Facebook or companies that keep tabs on you? What could possibly go wrong?"
Your lack of knowing how to survive and thrive in immortality is not the same thing as there being a lack of ways. And your lack of knowledge is not a good argument for giving up trying to live a long, healthy life.
And "by 1" could be referring to a unit that specifies a large, critical quantity. But I think you got the idea?
Each can of soda you drink increases your risk for cardiovascular disease by 20%. Two daily cans results in doubling your risk for hypertriglyceridemia.
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Kind of an unfortunately confusing quote, though, as one sense of the term ethical means actually acting rightly.
You might consider cutting back on the fish. Contaminants are a concern, things like PCBs, dioxins, and mercury. I recommend omega-3 supplements for brain health.
Installed Rockbox on a Clip Zip purchased in March. Works a treat.
I haven't downmodded you. I don't have points at the moment, and I'm posting in this forum, which means the system would deny me mods of any kind.
I don't contest the "FACTS" of what you're posting. It's how you're posting that concerns me.
A hosts file solution may be a good idea or it may not be. I haven't decided (so don't tell me others disagree). I can't get to discussing the particulars of the technique to make a case either way because your behavior — not your arguments — your behavior is making me concerned.
How about this? How about I try using hosts, but I'll do so in trade with you. If you take fish oil (or vegetarian omega-3 supplement), I'll try hosts.
A white noise cover-up system is a more reasonable expectation for what he's trying to do (whether such a thing is a good idea at all), but specific things he said suggest he has in mind this other idea:
I can't quite tell for sure. *shrug*
Unless he was smart enough to see that this special, unannounced meeting with Traynor was set up to confront him.
But, yeah, it's hard to say.
Mr. Kowalski (APK),
Your insistent and frequent posts urging people to use your program come across creepy. Please reconsider your method.
That said, I'm interested in learning more about whether hosts file manipulation is a good way to address (if only in part) web malware, ads, tracking, and botnet C&Cs. It's an intriguing idea, but my intuition balks at it. I'm trying to figure out why. Could be that what feels wrong is that it feels like a "dysemantism", a utilization at odds with the purpose of the file. Do you have any comment on this idea?
Wait... would that actually do anything?
Are you saying that a curtain of sound (perhaps not even directed so that you can hear it) inhibits the passage of other sounds through it? I don't know anything about acoustics, but this seems untrue.
Please don't top-post with a complete quote in forums where the parent comment is immediately visible.
It's okay if you don't know.
Just don't go on about how the service is great or awful if you haven't tried it.
That bugs me to no end.
If it's available in your area, just try it out first, for free. Then rant either way.
Your implication that I provincially assumed that you were in a country where the service is offered is ... just ... correct. Pardon my assumption. That was wrong of me.
I still stand by my assertion that a person can't make a reasonable evaluation of the service based on what they hear from other people. Certainly, at least, not to the degree that they should be telling others how good or bad it is.
I'm no anonymous voice. My UID makes that clear, whippersnapper.
A single 2560x1600 screen cap from a video stream over an unknown quality connection? That's your proof? It's like you're saying JPEG and MP3 don't work because they're lossy.
Experience. I though that was clear. Actual experience. The thing that you don't have. This is what irks me about particular detractors, the ones talking out their asses. They make comments about the service quality without having even tried it. Maybe you can't get it at home, but go visit a friend and try it there, jeez. It's free. And then you'll be able to talk about it knowledgeably.
And you'll see that quality is not a binary thing. All the little factors come together in a complex way to make the gaming experience. You can't just sum latency, framerate, and resolution to get a scalar value of quality, saying the system is good or bad. You have to play it. Conceiving of quality in black and white terms is the same conceptual trap as thinking that there's a "best" product, solution, distro, car, or whatever.
Just give it a try and think for yourself.
Jesus H. Christ, people! What's so insightful about "I don't get it because I imagine it would suck" when there's a freakin' free trial available?
Go play the free games and decide for yourself just how good the technology is.
It's not hard and then you can stop talking out your ass.
Have you used it?
I played Metro 2033 and Borderlands (Game Of The Year Edition) on it. Worked just fine. Great games, both.
I don't know anything about hard drive components, but surely there are more critical parts to a hard drive than the platters, and parts that can't handle 1000+ degrees Fahrenheit? IC packaging? Wire insulation? Something?
s/synch/cinch/
A cinch is a sure thing, easy.
"Synch" would be pronounced "SEENK", be more generally spelled "sync", and mean "to synchronize" or "a synchronization".
Though I suppose you might mean that restoration is actually some kind of synchronization (from the backup to the live server), in which case this is a very clever pun. But I doubt it.
I think that's Slashdot's sig facility in operation. The dash-dash separator gives it away.
Though I note that the RFC(section 4.3) specifies (for Usenet posts) dash-dash-space.
That's an appealing idea. I still feel I'm not quite at the heart of the matter.
What if the music I enjoy is from a dead artist?
What do I do in a situation where I dislike the music? Remove coins from the busker's guitar case?
Oh, shit, I just came up with a real good question. I'll post it over here...
Though the real answers may be subtle, I propose the following questions to be used in evaluation of the idea of "compensating" artists:
If an artist spends x time and effort making a work of art, should she be compensated at least y remuneration, where y remuneration is some reasonable market price for x time and effort?
Okay, now consider if only one other person ever experiences said art. Is the cost solely theirs? Okay, now consider if all the world experiences said art. Does that mean each human only owes y/6,000,000,000 when they experience the full glory of the (digitally reproducible) work?
What, really, does each recipient of the art experience "owe" the artist?
If I can continue to make lots of money by protecting the entrenched system, then the appropriate response is to put the brakes on change.
I think profit motive trumps progress, doesn't it? There isn't anything inherently profitable for all agents in allowing or encouraging change. Profit motive is the fundamental, wellspring value of the capitalist value system. Any other value is derived from that.
Here's a fundamental question:
If I am enjoying some music, do I owe the artist for that enjoyment? (Owe in the sense of "some money or obligation is due" rather then the sense of "resulting from".)
Yes, killing yourself early reduces the chance of disease later. But, lots of Cokes every day is not a straightforward answer to the implied context of "What is healthy?" Killing yourself through methods that expedite your getting a different disease like diabetes instead of waiting for Alzheimer's is not a serious answer.
Given a lifespan of roughly 90 years, living healthfully, with a good diet, good exercise, good sleep patterns, and good stress levels means you live that span, and in enjoyable health. Over-indulgence or other kinds of self-abuse means suffering for great lengths from illness and dying early.
A six pack of Coke daily isn't the right solution to having a finite life. So it really is a kind of sarcasm, the fact that it's offered as a good idea.
Your speculation about immortality being hell is just speculation. You don't know. This is one of those situations where the right idea changes one's outlook, and the right idea takes knowledge, insight, and imagination. For example, "What's the big deal about using Facebook or companies that keep tabs on you? What could possibly go wrong?"
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/16/how-target-figured-out-a-teen-girl-was-pregnant-before-her-father-did/
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2012/03/not-an-april-fool-1.html
Your lack of knowing how to survive and thrive in immortality is not the same thing as there being a lack of ways. And your lack of knowledge is not a good argument for giving up trying to live a long, healthy life.
I can't point to any studies, but my guess is that diet Cokes are not particularly healthy "foods".
Give it another 10 years before the science clearly shows it. Then they'll move on to the next formulation. Again.
And "by 1" could be referring to a unit that specifies a large, critical quantity. But I think you got the idea?
Each can of soda you drink increases your risk for cardiovascular disease by 20%. Two daily cans results in doubling your risk for hypertriglyceridemia.
Ah. I can usually spot sarcasm. It just gets harder the more I have to interact with stupid people.
And here I thought my cynicism had been letting up.