Comment Re:Useless. (Score 4, Insightful) 148
God also knows that new technology never stretches beyond it's original setup as it matures in age.
God also knows that new technology never stretches beyond it's original setup as it matures in age.
At the U of M, Linux is only used in the computer science department. It's mentioned here and there other places, and, obviously, everything they have for public use (wi-fi, etc) is more or less required to work with linux, less they face the wrath of the computer science department, but otherwise, there's no mention of it.
Admittedly, Pidgin does crash with ridiculous frequency, but this problem is limited mostly to Linux (in my experience) and is only really a problem in a few areas (most notably, email notifications).
It only takes a half second to boot on either of my computers, and it's never crashed while I'm not using it or messaging someone, so I really don't care enough to switch to something that's not OSS.
Hey, if you're the one who has such a big problem with advertisements that you won't sit through them even after buying the game, that's your problem.
Now, that doesn't change the fact that many companies cross the line into douchiness when dealing with ads, and a certain amount of customer-outrage is deserved on their part, but I find it silly that someone can be so bothered by something as stupid as an advertisement as to essentially throw $50 out the window by never playing something they've already bought again.
They're just ads, not Satan incarnate. They will neither poison your mind, nor suck out your soul. Be a man and deal with it.
The current leaders in Congress have been saying for the last couple of weeks that it is unreasonable to expect Congressional Representatives to read the bills before they vote on them because they don't have the time and even if they did have the time, they couldn't understand them.
Well.... it is unreasonable to expect that.
Have you read any of the legislation being put out recently? Although the pages are short, they take about an hour to fully comprehend each.
Although it sounds horrible, keeping up with legislation being put forth is more than a full time job. Although there should be some level of responsibility for congressmen, sometimes it's understandable if they leave the reading like this up to the people putting the legislation forth, or to their aides/staff, even if it is getting information secondhand.
Proof that you get what you pay for.
Of course, this only works when the parents have the right knowledge to teach their children. Schools are there to educate children where their parents can't.
I wouldn't trust half the parents out there to prepare their children for college classes, even if they did have the time. This is why we pay taxes for education, and this is why although education from parents is good to a point, it is hardly something that should be relied upon, even for hot-button issues.
If a parent ever really has a problem with what their children are being taught, there's always the option of private school, or home school.
No, it's because children aren't allowed to read a historically significant novel at the teacher's prompt for EXTRA CREDIT without the parent's approval.
F: (mentally) *not safe for children*
What child is soulless enough to read slashdot?
Seriously, go outside and go to the park. You'll have your entire life to read Slashdot once you start to live in a cubicle.
To be honest, nobody takes such advertisements seriously.... or, rather, if they do, they need to get their brain examined.
If anyone gets in a huff about stuff like this, they need to reexamine their priorities, as I'm sure there are much more worthy injustices going on in the world, than people having their images displayed next to two-bit iq test advertisements, or ads for dating websites to their friends on an occasional, random, automated basis.
Wow.... everyone needs to calm the fuck down.
If anyone here RTFA and used facebook, they'd know that this is just referring to those stupid ads that grab random profile pictures and stick them next to generic text. There is no "theft of your honesty and integrity" because the ads carry about as much credibility as the "hot singles in [your city]" or the multitude of poorly spelled viagra ads that flood your inbox on a daily basis.
If this were something where the advertisement using my picture was global, or used outside facebook, or not automated, it might be an issue.... but that isn't the case. Everyone with an ounce of brains knows what these ads are, and nobody in their right minds would take them seriously. It's the price we pay for a free social networking site, and no amount of bitching changes the fact that Facebook does have to get money from somewhere.
why not just put a longer term limit on commercial uses?
For instance, 5 (or whatever) years before unrestricted access for personal/public uses, and 15 (or whatever) years before unrestricted commercial use?
Well, yes, but it's slightly more complex than that.
At the very least, they (supposedly) offer a service that works on a subscription basis, so if you're one of the poor shlups stuck at the bottom of the pyramid, you still get something out of your investment (that is, an unlimited voice/data mobile plan).
Still, $60 a month (once everything averages out) is nowhere near enough to pay for such a plan. Unlimited voice from TMobile is $99, same for att. No way in hell they'd manage to come out in the black with the plan they had laid out.
Irrelevant. Driving over 100 mph in the US (where this car is being built) is a felony, and thus, there really isn't a need to go any faster.
I'm pretty sure the point is to be as functional in real world use, which electric cars still haven't quite achieved.
Are you kidding? I would in a heart beat.
I mean, I suppose I'm a bit of a creeper by most standards, but at the same time, scouring a stolen hard drive seems like a nice way to try and squeeze more out of an already decent catch, money wise.
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