Just ignore them for a month or two, their computer will be so full of viruses and running so slowly that they'll throw it in the dumpster and buy a new one.
You retrieve the discarded one, load a REAL os, and prosper....
But, then again, my users aren't exactly "power users", if you know what I mean.
Which means they actually USE computers, as opposed to the 'power user' who has an over-inflated idea of his adequacy, so he spends most of his time BREAKING them.
AFAIK, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, the weather was considerably warmer. There must have been lots of vegetation, since those things had quite an appetite.
So, we get longer growing seasons, warmer weather, plenty of veggies, and this time, no dinos in the cafeteria lines. Humans shouldn't have any problem reproducing - people manage to do that in equatorial Africa, right now.
No doubt, scientists will eventually resurrect a dino from dna; they'll probably taste like chicken, and eventually degrade into more crude oil.
What's so bad about that?
In addition, I understand New York and LA would be underwater. That's just a bonus.
Anyone in the small business league at present SHOULD be adhering to any and all licensing necessary for the software they are using TO PRODUCE A PROFIT.
My business does - because I say so.
If the BSA wants to confirm that by looking at my computers, well...
sometimes do business with the government. Some is of it may be secret.
I have a very nervous but well-armed security guard.
The BSA can audit, as long as they're willing to take the chance that they might
see something confidential, and Barney would have to kill them.
Which would be more legal that what they're trying to do.
I hope you realize how head-spinningly stupid this is.
Head-spinningly
That seems to be the new buzz-word for the logically-challenged liberal to use this week.
Maybe if you could stop your own heads from spinning for a few minutes, you'd see the world as it really is.
And no- I am NOT a Republican nor am I a conservative.
But I do respect people who actually utilize their own brain cells, rather than spouting the venom of the weak.
There are really two different Democratic parties in the United States, The Democratic party, the socially liberal group (pro-choice, pro-health care, pro-civil rights), and the socially conservative one, or the "Dixiecrats" as most of them are from the South(who are anti-choice, and against any spending on social issues at all).
The library called - it wants that 1950's political science book you borrowed back.
But I suppose actually meeting the person does let you get to know the person a lot better
Video conferencing isn't quite to the point where the boss can feel his ass being kissed.
Until that happens, we're doomed to plod away at menial jobs.
At least our breath will be fresh.
* To avoid a slander lawsuit, I note that the misspelling of "mafia" with an additional "a" is intentional and is a known term on this discussion forum. It does not mean the Cosa Nostra.
And you, sir, are quite correct in doing so.
No self-respecting mobster would want to be associated with anyone who would stoop so low as to voluntarily become a 'politician'.
The children may not be directly harmed, but exposure to pornography at a young age (and yes, seventh graders are young for such exposure) causes them to be awakened to levels of arousal at a time when they are not equipped to handle it.
You are insane.
I was exposed to porn from 6th grade on, and I turned out perfectly normal.
If you ignore the fact that I'm posting to/. on a nice Sunday afternoon, that is.
"Did you actually remove anything from the "theft victim"?"
Yes. Their rights over their creation.
If they performed it even once in public, then it's too late. Anyone can sing it.
Only lawyers think they can stop that.
Get a life.
Get a job.
Do something useful.
...whether or not copyright infringement is "theft", completely distracting everyone from the more important question of whether it's "wrong" or "harmful".
Indeed. The question then becomes: why is it 'wrong' for me to copy something that I can listen to FOR FREE on just about every radio station in the country if I wait a few minutes?
...said the union supported a zero tolerance approach in schools to pupils who used technology to abuse and undermine teachers, and called for more rigorous legislative control of internet sites which gave them license.
Well, aren't we special?
I love how this clearly illustrates the absolute, total insanity which permeates the school system nowdays. Hint:
It isn't the school's problem.
It isn't the internet's problem
It isn't the government's problem Have the kid fix the damn window and get on with life! Fools.
Since so-called 'educators' think a fluffy bunny key-ring is a
weapon of mass destruction worthy of suspension, then yes, a rock must be pretty high-tech to them.
We're being taught by idiots.
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"God" in the biblical form requires an immense level of magic to explain.
Yes, but only because sheepherding doesn't require much in the way of technological knowhow. So the guys writing of their experiences in the OT attributed lots of 'powers' to their visiting 'god' which he/she/it didn't actually have, never claimed, nor demonstrated.
My estimate is the god of the OT was about 100 years more advanced than our current scientists.
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The fact observers said it made a hole in the cloud deck for minutes, to me, rules out any purely optical effect. It must have been some physical device, whatever that may be.
That happens every time I leave my favorite Mexican restaurant. I suspect there are aliens involved there, too.
My argument is from economy; UFOs are a far, far larger cost than people who have not been keeping up with science realize, and from that alone it is entirely rational to conclude that they're not just buzzing us as that would be an astonishing waste of resources, on the order of more wealth than the entire human race has generated up to this point.
That SUV hauling a family from NY to, say the Grand Canyon consumes far more energy than many entire families in the third world use in their lifetimes. And costs more than they will ever earn. Yet this astonishing waste of resources happens ALL the TIME. Who's to say the same wouldn't be true for little green or gray men?
This year's the year I'm getting laid! I shall be no virgin anymore at the age of 27!
I wish you luck and suggest you start by not hanging around here./. is NOT the place to get dating advice (or a date, if you have any standards at all).
Put in another way: the one-party monopoly is over,
I'm sorry, but how is it possible that someone smart enough to post on/. can't see that there IS ONLY ONE PARTY? It's been that way for years. It's a GAME, folks - you know, like football, where the teams pretend to hate each other, then go out for beers together after the game. Which playbook they follow depends upon what color jersey they're wearing today. THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME AGENDA, just different ways to reach the common goal.
And the loser is always the same (us peons, aka citizens, aka disposable interchangeable taxpayers).
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Most quantum computers have to be isolated from the outside world (look at them and they stop working)
So... in what fundamental way is this different from running Windows?
Just ignore them for a month or two, their computer will
be so full of viruses and running so slowly that they'll throw it in the dumpster and buy a new one.
You retrieve the discarded one, load a REAL os, and prosper....
[Labels] .. agreed Monday to pay $67.4 million and distribute $75.7 million in CDs to public and non-profit groups to settle a lawsuit
Settle != Found guilty
You don't have to admit guilt when you settle.
You don't part with 67 million dollars if you're innocent.
But, then again, my users aren't exactly "power users", if you know what I mean.
Which means they actually USE computers, as opposed to the 'power user' who has an over-inflated idea of his adequacy, so he spends most of his time BREAKING them.
The lack of a Windows sticker on the box is the only incompatibility it takes to get the pointy-haired-boss to turn thumbs down on any plan.
That's just the facts. Nothing you can do about it.
AFAIK, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, the weather was considerably warmer. There must have been lots of vegetation, since those things had quite an appetite.
So, we get longer growing seasons, warmer weather, plenty of veggies, and this time, no dinos in the cafeteria lines. Humans shouldn't have any problem reproducing - people manage to do that in equatorial Africa, right now.
No doubt, scientists will eventually resurrect a dino from dna; they'll probably taste like chicken, and eventually degrade into more crude oil.
What's so bad about that?
In addition, I understand New York and LA would be underwater.
That's just a bonus.
You have seven steps.
I have three:
1. Put Ubuntu disk in drive
2. Hit Ctl-Alt-Del
3. Go for coffee.
Voting by internet, phone, and in person.
That way, either everybody gets three votes, or the gov't. gets to keep track of who voted (and how, in 2 out of 3 cases).
Anyone in the small business league at present SHOULD be adhering to any and all licensing necessary for the software they are using TO PRODUCE A PROFIT. My business does - because I say so. If the BSA wants to confirm that by looking at my computers, well... sometimes do business with the government. Some is of it may be secret. I have a very nervous but well-armed security guard. The BSA can audit, as long as they're willing to take the chance that they might see something confidential, and Barney would have to kill them. Which would be more legal that what they're trying to do.
I hope you realize how head-spinningly stupid this is.
Head-spinningly
That seems to be the new buzz-word for the logically-challenged liberal to use this week. Maybe if you could stop your own heads from spinning for a few minutes, you'd see the world as it really is. And no- I am NOT a Republican nor am I a conservative. But I do respect people who actually utilize their own brain cells, rather than spouting the venom of the weak.
There are really two different Democratic parties in the United States, The Democratic party, the socially liberal group (pro-choice, pro-health care, pro-civil rights), and the socially conservative one, or the "Dixiecrats" as most of them are from the South(who are anti-choice, and against any spending on social issues at all).
The library called - it wants that 1950's political science book you borrowed back.
I just read all 37 pages of the Home Owners Association guide.
You hire Luigi and Guido to handle the 'negotiations'.
But I suppose actually meeting the person does let you get to know the person a lot better
Video conferencing isn't quite to the point where the boss can feel his ass being kissed. Until that happens, we're doomed to plod away at menial jobs.
At least our breath will be fresh.
* To avoid a slander lawsuit, I note that the misspelling of "mafia" with an additional "a" is intentional and is a known term on this discussion forum. It does not mean the Cosa Nostra.
And you, sir, are quite correct in doing so. No self-respecting mobster would want to be associated with anyone who would stoop so low as to voluntarily become a 'politician'.
The children may not be directly harmed, but exposure to pornography at a young age (and yes, seventh graders are young for such exposure) causes them to be awakened to levels of arousal at a time when they are not equipped to handle it.
/. on a nice Sunday afternoon, that is.
You are insane.
I was exposed to porn from 6th grade on, and I turned out perfectly normal.
If you ignore the fact that I'm posting to
"Did you actually remove anything from the "theft victim"?" Yes. Their rights over their creation.
If they performed it even once in public, then it's too late. Anyone can sing it. Only lawyers think they can stop that. Get a life. Get a job. Do something useful.
...whether or not copyright infringement is "theft", completely distracting everyone from the more important question of whether it's "wrong" or "harmful".
Indeed. The question then becomes: why is it 'wrong' for me to copy something that I can listen to FOR FREE on just about every radio station in the country if I wait a few minutes?
It seems a fairly disturbing trend that most IT jobs now insist on candidates having experience that would seem to preclude anyone over 30.
How's that?
I'm over 60, and I've been in IT since the late '70s.
I have less than 6 years of experience.
(between naps, lunch, and endless meetings)
...said the union supported a zero tolerance approach in schools to pupils who used technology to abuse and undermine teachers, and called for more rigorous legislative control of internet sites which gave them license.
Well, aren't we special?
I love how this clearly illustrates the absolute, total insanity which permeates the school system nowdays.
Hint:
It isn't the school's problem.
It isn't the internet's problem
It isn't the government's problem
Have the kid fix the damn window and get on with life!
Fools.
Unless you consider a rock to be technology.
Since so-called 'educators' think a fluffy bunny key-ring is a weapon of mass destruction worthy of suspension, then yes, a rock must be pretty high-tech to them.
We're being taught by idiots.
"God" in the biblical form requires an immense level of magic to explain.
Yes, but only because sheepherding doesn't require much in the way of technological knowhow. So the guys writing of their experiences in the OT attributed lots of 'powers' to their visiting 'god' which he/she/it didn't actually have, never claimed, nor demonstrated.
My estimate is the god of the OT was about 100 years more advanced than our current scientists.
The fact observers said it made a hole in the cloud deck for minutes, to me, rules out any purely optical effect. It must have been some physical device, whatever that may be.
That happens every time I leave my favorite Mexican restaurant. I suspect there are aliens involved there, too.
My argument is from economy; UFOs are a far, far larger cost than people who have not been keeping up with science realize, and from that alone it is entirely rational to conclude that they're not just buzzing us as that would be an astonishing waste of resources, on the order of more wealth than the entire human race has generated up to this point.
That SUV hauling a family from NY to, say the Grand Canyon consumes far more energy than many entire families in the third world use in their lifetimes. And costs more than they will ever earn. Yet this astonishing waste of resources happens ALL the TIME. Who's to say the same wouldn't be true for little green or gray men?
This year's the year I'm getting laid! I shall be no virgin anymore at the age of 27!
/. is NOT the place to get dating advice (or a date, if you have any standards at all).
I wish you luck and suggest you start by not hanging around here.
Put in another way: the one-party monopoly is over,
/. can't see that there IS ONLY ONE PARTY? It's been that way for years. It's a GAME, folks - you know, like football, where the teams pretend to hate each other, then go out for beers together after the game. Which playbook they follow depends upon what color jersey they're wearing today. THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME AGENDA, just different ways to reach the common goal.
I'm sorry, but how is it possible that someone smart enough to post on
And the loser is always the same (us peons, aka citizens, aka disposable interchangeable taxpayers).