Ok , I bought the game City of Heros / City of Villians for my computer. It's an online game with like thousands of players all in the same game world, running into each other , yelling and screaming at each other ...great fun.
This is my general guide , for those that are thinking of picking it up.
Defence 1 : Attack
When you get your charactar , you get like one attack. You attack. You wait. You wait. You wait. You think..jeesh , how long does it take for this to recharge ? And then you attack again. If you had a second attack ... you could probably attack a second time while the first one was recharging...
Exactly. You want to get to three or four attacks reasonably quickly. You also want some defence , so I hesitate to say take four attacks right away ... but you want them right quick. How many ? Three or four ? Well... if after three attacks you still feel you have time to sneak in a fourth while the other three are recharging, then get a fourth. If there's little or no down time between attacks..leave it at three.
Defence 2 : Temporary Defences.
Temporary defences , you turn them on , you forget about them, they stay on forever. Why are they called temporary ?
Because if you get stunned or put to sleep , even for a few seconds, all your temporary powers turn off. And if you forget to turn them back on ...you're dog meat. Hot key those temporary defences so you can turn them on quick, and keep an eye on them , especially when you get stunned / slept.
The Level 8 Dilema :
Somewhere around 7 or 8 , the baddies start using fire and ice and lightning and what not on you. You'll notice most of your defences say they're good against "Lethal" or "Smashing" (bullets and clubs) , and say nothing about fire. And that guy throwing fire at you seems to be handing you your butt quite efficiently.
Need to pick up some elemental defence.
Why is this obvious statement a problem ? Because around level 6 , certain secondary powers, like hovering , or stealth , or what not , apear for you to choose from. And so you can "waste" a power on something non combat , or even two powers (the one at 6th , and the one at 8th ..you get a power every even level). At which point.. .you didn't buy up your elemental defences ! And your charactar dead ends and you discover you can't fight your way out of a paper bag.
yeah , don't do that. No "travel" powers or other stuff until 14ish ..or even later.
The Elevator Trick.
Hostages you rescue will follow you through an elevator. Thugs and villians will not. And this includes the entrance to the "mission" in the first place. Feel free to run for the door and step outside for some fresh air ! The tactic of running in , offing one of them (you can't say Kill , you're a super hero , you're jsut arresting them) and then fleeing to rest up and do it again, actually works very well.
Clear the bottom area first.
How many times did I run up to the main boss of the mish , and he knockes me over the railing and down to the lower floor. Right into the middle of a second mob of thugs. And then he jumps down and follows me , and now I'm injured and fighting two mobs instead of just one ? I'm toast !
Yeah ... if an area has several levels, clear the bottom ones out first ,just in case you get knocked down there. That way you only face the one mob , that will chase you donw there, and you don't wind up doubling your problems.
Read the Paper.
If you type /e newspaper in the chat window, your charactar will pull out a newspaper and start reading it. It looks cool. And if you're down to half health and less endurance , you dont want to go picking a fight with the next mob. You want to wait a few moments while you recover. Not charge into the next battle ! So if you're low on health ... read the paper. Relax. Take it easy a few minutes.
Don't build a stupid Charactar !
It seems obvious, but I've seen people do it. They build some cool looking charactar (the system for making costumes is awsome in this game by the way, you should try it out) and then at level one they assign him web grenade (to hold an apponent still) and some kind of life drain , which heals you while doing no damage to the enemey.
Thats right. They build a charactar with *NO* attack powers. How did you plan on fighting crime again ? Politely asking them to surrender ? Pretty please ?
The system will let you build a stupid charactar that can't fight his way out of a paper bag. Amusing as a joke, but you only get experiance for defeating your foes. That charactars going no where.
I need one more attack / def but there's none in my pool at my level !
The combat pool . You can take a kick or a punch as soon as you hit 6th.
And the defence ? An extra attack means your enemey goes down a little quicker, means he has a little less time to throw damage at you. So an extra attack *IS* an extra defence.
Minions and Lieutenants
When you go on a mission , all the enemies are about your level. No matter what level you are. But they are broken into two kinds. Minions (very weak) and Lieutenants.
Minions and Lieutenants put out about the same amount of damage. Even worse, the Lieutenant usually has some kind of power that helps the minions do more damage to you. Minions can be beaten in one or two rounds of combat. Lieutenants take much longer. 5-8 is pretty common.
Always kill the minions first. The lieutenant does about as much as the minion and takes a lot longer to get rid of. Take the minion down first , and thats less damage being thrown at you very quickly. The overall damage you take in the life time of a fight drops like a rock if you take out the minions first, rather than let them live a long , long time while you do the lieutenant first and then go chasing them.
Saturday, March 01, 2008
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Insurance Fears Lead Many to Shun DNA Tests
Ah , the american health care system. One of my favorite subjects.
Article
Victoria Grove wanted to find out if she was destined to develop the form of emphysema that ran in her family, but she did not want to ask her doctor for the DNA test that would tell her.
She worried that she might not be able to get health insurance, or even a job, if a genetic predisposition showed up in her medical records, especially since treatment for the condition, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, could cost over $100,000 a year. Instead, Ms. Grove sought out a service that sent a test kit to her home and returned the results directly to her.
So what is the problem here ?
The problem is that Health Insurance in the USA only seems to want to sell their product to people who don't need it , to people who won't ever get sick. If you have some kind of genetic disposition , they're going to raise the premiums because it's more likely you'll cost them money.
And since most health insurance in the states is through the employer, that costs the employer more money ... maybe they don't want to hire you.
In the states, this is called "Type One Uninsurable" , where upon the people who need health insurance the most are simply left to die.
I wonder if they understand ... no one needs that kind of health insurance. Maybe it would be better to do without it entirely , since it's only going to treat tennis elbow and the common cold and nothing else. Maybe we'll treat our own tennis elbow and let these guys go out of business from lack of customers ?
Article
Victoria Grove wanted to find out if she was destined to develop the form of emphysema that ran in her family, but she did not want to ask her doctor for the DNA test that would tell her.
She worried that she might not be able to get health insurance, or even a job, if a genetic predisposition showed up in her medical records, especially since treatment for the condition, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, could cost over $100,000 a year. Instead, Ms. Grove sought out a service that sent a test kit to her home and returned the results directly to her.
So what is the problem here ?
The problem is that Health Insurance in the USA only seems to want to sell their product to people who don't need it , to people who won't ever get sick. If you have some kind of genetic disposition , they're going to raise the premiums because it's more likely you'll cost them money.
And since most health insurance in the states is through the employer, that costs the employer more money ... maybe they don't want to hire you.
In the states, this is called "Type One Uninsurable" , where upon the people who need health insurance the most are simply left to die.
I wonder if they understand ... no one needs that kind of health insurance. Maybe it would be better to do without it entirely , since it's only going to treat tennis elbow and the common cold and nothing else. Maybe we'll treat our own tennis elbow and let these guys go out of business from lack of customers ?
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Legal torture
Ex-cop facing jail time rejects last chance to testify at Ont. public inquiry
Even the threat of death wouldn't be enough to compel a former Ontario police officer to testify before a public inquiry into an alleged pedophile ring, he told a Toronto court on Wednesday.
Now why would someone say that ? Probably because they're being tortured.
"I will never go to that public inquiry in Cornwall even if you put a gun to my head," said Dunlop. "It's been excruciating."
Aha.
The former officer blew the whistle in the 1990s on allegations that prominent community members, including Roman Catholic clergy, were sexually abusing dozens of children in incidents dating back to the 1950s.
I remember living through this. Half the churches in ontario wound up paying hundreds of millions of dollars to keep their preachers out of jail for child molesting. Everyone thought it was so corrupt of the catholic church because these people were getting off scott free and other people were paying the money for them to continue their molesting ways.
And now ... the cop that started it all is still being tortured, I mean questioned, on the matter 17 years later. They want to investigate how the police handled the matter (ie: drag him through the public eye and make him look bad) in a "Public" Inquirey.
And of course he doesn't want any of that.
It seems the Catholic Church is trying to set itself up as untouchable. Say or do anything against them , and they will come for you , even decades later. And that is just not acceptable. This guy isn't even a cop any more, and I have no doubt the church is responsible for that he isn't even charged with any crimes , he's just tired of answering questions after 17 years of this nonsense.
And the value of a witnesses statement after 17 years is pretty much zilch anyways. Check his police notes, but dragging him out 17 years later is pretty much a waste of everyones time.
That church is scum , if you ask me.
Even the threat of death wouldn't be enough to compel a former Ontario police officer to testify before a public inquiry into an alleged pedophile ring, he told a Toronto court on Wednesday.
Now why would someone say that ? Probably because they're being tortured.
"I will never go to that public inquiry in Cornwall even if you put a gun to my head," said Dunlop. "It's been excruciating."
Aha.
The former officer blew the whistle in the 1990s on allegations that prominent community members, including Roman Catholic clergy, were sexually abusing dozens of children in incidents dating back to the 1950s.
I remember living through this. Half the churches in ontario wound up paying hundreds of millions of dollars to keep their preachers out of jail for child molesting. Everyone thought it was so corrupt of the catholic church because these people were getting off scott free and other people were paying the money for them to continue their molesting ways.
And now ... the cop that started it all is still being tortured, I mean questioned, on the matter 17 years later. They want to investigate how the police handled the matter (ie: drag him through the public eye and make him look bad) in a "Public" Inquirey.
And of course he doesn't want any of that.
It seems the Catholic Church is trying to set itself up as untouchable. Say or do anything against them , and they will come for you , even decades later. And that is just not acceptable. This guy isn't even a cop any more, and I have no doubt the church is responsible for that he isn't even charged with any crimes , he's just tired of answering questions after 17 years of this nonsense.
And the value of a witnesses statement after 17 years is pretty much zilch anyways. Check his police notes, but dragging him out 17 years later is pretty much a waste of everyones time.
That church is scum , if you ask me.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
And the Winner Is : Blue Ray !
Article
TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Toshiba said Tuesday it will no longer manufacture HD DVDs, effectively ending the long-running battle with the rival Blu-ray for a dominant high-definition format.
So , am I happy or Sad that Blue Ray beat HD ?
Don't give a rats behind. As long as someone one and there's only one format to deal with. I aint buying two players and two sets of DVD's.
What does this mean for the average user ?
Everyone is going to produce blue ray disks instead of the old DVD because it's too
easy to copy the old DVD's and trade them over the internet. Blue Ray may have some new fancy wigits to add ... but really , it's mostly about copy protection.
So we should rush out and get a Blue Ray Player ?
It's entertainment, not a neccesity. Don't rack up your credit card if you don't have to ! But yes... all the new movies will be blue ray only now. The death blow has been dealt not only to HD DVD's , but regular DVD's as well. But the blue ray player will play your old DVD's so you don't have to go out and buy them all over again. Which I hate , because I lost so many movies from my collection when VHS died and I had to switch to DVD.
Is Blue Ray High Definition ?
Yes.
What does that mean to you ?
Not much. I watch movies on my computer screen , which qualifies as a high definition TV all by itself.
What about High Definition TV ?
It's nice that they raise the quality of the picture on TV , but TV is still CRUD !!! and not worth my time. I'll probably wait for a player to come out that goes in my computer. 22 min of show and 38 min of HIGH DEFINITION commercials is a waste of my time.
TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Toshiba said Tuesday it will no longer manufacture HD DVDs, effectively ending the long-running battle with the rival Blu-ray for a dominant high-definition format.
So , am I happy or Sad that Blue Ray beat HD ?
Don't give a rats behind. As long as someone one and there's only one format to deal with. I aint buying two players and two sets of DVD's.
What does this mean for the average user ?
Everyone is going to produce blue ray disks instead of the old DVD because it's too
easy to copy the old DVD's and trade them over the internet. Blue Ray may have some new fancy wigits to add ... but really , it's mostly about copy protection.
So we should rush out and get a Blue Ray Player ?
It's entertainment, not a neccesity. Don't rack up your credit card if you don't have to ! But yes... all the new movies will be blue ray only now. The death blow has been dealt not only to HD DVD's , but regular DVD's as well. But the blue ray player will play your old DVD's so you don't have to go out and buy them all over again. Which I hate , because I lost so many movies from my collection when VHS died and I had to switch to DVD.
Is Blue Ray High Definition ?
Yes.
What does that mean to you ?
Not much. I watch movies on my computer screen , which qualifies as a high definition TV all by itself.
What about High Definition TV ?
It's nice that they raise the quality of the picture on TV , but TV is still CRUD !!! and not worth my time. I'll probably wait for a player to come out that goes in my computer. 22 min of show and 38 min of HIGH DEFINITION commercials is a waste of my time.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Hurt Feelings
Dozens of Afghan civilians killed in attack on Canadian convoy: official
At least 38 civilians have been killed in a suicide car bombing on Monday that targeted a Canadian convoy in southern Afghanistan, a governor said.
While four Canadian soldiers were slightly wounded in the attack at a busy market in the town of Spin Boldak, 30 civilians were also injured, many of them critically, Kandahar Gov. Asadullah Khalid said.
The Taliban claimed responsibility through its spokesman, Qari Yousef Ahmadi.
Yes yes we claim responsibility for blowing up one of our own people , killing a bunch of civilians we dont' really care about even though they're our civilians , and possibly hurting the feelings of a few canadians.
We are determined to continue to blow ourselves up and kill our own people until you leave. Hopefully you will feel bad about all the people who are dying (even though they're not your people) and will leave on yoru own , because it's obvious we don't have the military strength to guard the local outhouse.
viva la resistance !
At least 38 civilians have been killed in a suicide car bombing on Monday that targeted a Canadian convoy in southern Afghanistan, a governor said.
While four Canadian soldiers were slightly wounded in the attack at a busy market in the town of Spin Boldak, 30 civilians were also injured, many of them critically, Kandahar Gov. Asadullah Khalid said.
The Taliban claimed responsibility through its spokesman, Qari Yousef Ahmadi.
Yes yes we claim responsibility for blowing up one of our own people , killing a bunch of civilians we dont' really care about even though they're our civilians , and possibly hurting the feelings of a few canadians.
We are determined to continue to blow ourselves up and kill our own people until you leave. Hopefully you will feel bad about all the people who are dying (even though they're not your people) and will leave on yoru own , because it's obvious we don't have the military strength to guard the local outhouse.
viva la resistance !
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Bell recovers stolen data on 3.4 million customers
Article
Bell said Tuesday it has recovered data on 3.4 million of its customers in Quebec and Ontario that was stolen more than four weeks ago.
But it did include information on about 170,000 unlisted and unpublished phone numbers.
Why is this important ?
Telemarketers do much better on the sales if they have your name. If you wife pickes and the person on the other end asks for you specifically , it will likely get through. If he asks 'for the lady of the house' or ' the gentleman of the house' , you're gonna know it's a salesman and say NO ! and hang up , even if you are the lady or gentleman of the house.
The stolen data was shopped around to a number of people, Langton said. One of those people notified authorities.
Tried to sell it.
But it's data , you can make a copy easy , or many copies, how do you know he didn't sell it once or twice already ?
There's no indication that this data has been used improperly," Langton said, adding that Bell will give a new unlisted number to anyone who asks for one.
And that means nothing. Well, the new phone number is nice, though you have to inform all your friends and family of it now, which is annoying. But the value of your unlisted phone number is now toast. Why ? Because it can happen again. And again. And again.
And hey , Bell itself calls us up once a month to try and sell us a DSL modem. Regular as clock work. Just as Rogers hs someone knock on our door (have a rogers modem) trying to sign us up for their phone service. They're both dang annoying.
Bell said Tuesday it has recovered data on 3.4 million of its customers in Quebec and Ontario that was stolen more than four weeks ago.
But it did include information on about 170,000 unlisted and unpublished phone numbers.
Why is this important ?
Telemarketers do much better on the sales if they have your name. If you wife pickes and the person on the other end asks for you specifically , it will likely get through. If he asks 'for the lady of the house' or ' the gentleman of the house' , you're gonna know it's a salesman and say NO ! and hang up , even if you are the lady or gentleman of the house.
The stolen data was shopped around to a number of people, Langton said. One of those people notified authorities.
Tried to sell it.
But it's data , you can make a copy easy , or many copies, how do you know he didn't sell it once or twice already ?
There's no indication that this data has been used improperly," Langton said, adding that Bell will give a new unlisted number to anyone who asks for one.
And that means nothing. Well, the new phone number is nice, though you have to inform all your friends and family of it now, which is annoying. But the value of your unlisted phone number is now toast. Why ? Because it can happen again. And again. And again.
And hey , Bell itself calls us up once a month to try and sell us a DSL modem. Regular as clock work. Just as Rogers hs someone knock on our door (have a rogers modem) trying to sign us up for their phone service. They're both dang annoying.
PM open to compromise with Liberals on Afghan mission
Article
The Conservative government will consider tabling a new motion to extend Canada's mission in Afghanistan until the end of 2011 that could include elements from the Opposition Liberals' proposed amendment, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday.
That would be the amendment where our soldiers don't fight , they just concentrate on building stuff and then watching Al Qada tear it all down without lifting a finger.
Anyone following the news knows that you can't build diddly in Afghanistan. They dump medical waste down the toilet , entire buildings set up by the americans are dismantaled and moved (stolen ! ) Al Qada loves to blow up power lines and kidnap foriegn workers.
The Amendmant is a simple do nothing , see how fruitless this is, lets all go home and forget about it amendmant. Only problem is Al queda is out to conquer the world, and that includes us by the way, so that is a dangerous thing to do.
No one wants a five or ten or twenty year war.
But no one wants Al Queda showing up in canada blowing things up either.
I think we have to stay.
The Conservative government will consider tabling a new motion to extend Canada's mission in Afghanistan until the end of 2011 that could include elements from the Opposition Liberals' proposed amendment, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday.
That would be the amendment where our soldiers don't fight , they just concentrate on building stuff and then watching Al Qada tear it all down without lifting a finger.
Anyone following the news knows that you can't build diddly in Afghanistan. They dump medical waste down the toilet , entire buildings set up by the americans are dismantaled and moved (stolen ! ) Al Qada loves to blow up power lines and kidnap foriegn workers.
The Amendmant is a simple do nothing , see how fruitless this is, lets all go home and forget about it amendmant. Only problem is Al queda is out to conquer the world, and that includes us by the way, so that is a dangerous thing to do.
No one wants a five or ten or twenty year war.
But no one wants Al Queda showing up in canada blowing things up either.
I think we have to stay.
Canada a top copyright violator, U.S. group says
Article
Canada has joined Russia and China as the biggest violators of U.S. copyright law, according to the U.S.-based International Intellectual Property Alliance.
Maybe we don't want your cherry flavored tylonal. Maybe we're pretty happy with the old stuff that fell out of copyright in this country 17 years ago , but in the states the laws got changed and gave them more time. (basically forever)
The group also recommended that 10 other countries be placed on the Priority Watch List, including Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Egypt, India, Mexico, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Ukraine.
It also recommended that 29 other countries, including Spain, Sweden and Israel, be placed or maintained on the less critical Watch List. A total of 51 countries were named as significant violators.
No specific cases. Just a general everyone is a scum bag they don't follow our laws.
Well , you're laws are a crime to most people, even your own people. When we agree to a 17 year copy right and you decided at the last minute NO , WE CHANGED OUR MIND , WE WANT IT FOREVER , that just doesn't fly.
The group's report is the latest to urge the U.S. government into pressuring Ottawa to reform copyright laws.
Thanks for admitting we were following the copy right laws, and you altered them from underneath us , thus demanding we 'reform' our ways to the new version.
If you don't like it , don't sell stuff here. What can I say ? Keep your cherry flavored tylonal, and new experimental drugs that do more harm than good and keep getting recalled. Canadian Business would love a chance to make their own TV shows and music instead of being drowned in cheap run offs from the states. We make our own beer here too you know, and our own cars.
I vote we stop buying american.
I vote we cut them off. We don't want most of their junk anyways.
Canada has joined Russia and China as the biggest violators of U.S. copyright law, according to the U.S.-based International Intellectual Property Alliance.
Maybe we don't want your cherry flavored tylonal. Maybe we're pretty happy with the old stuff that fell out of copyright in this country 17 years ago , but in the states the laws got changed and gave them more time. (basically forever)
The group also recommended that 10 other countries be placed on the Priority Watch List, including Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Egypt, India, Mexico, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Ukraine.
It also recommended that 29 other countries, including Spain, Sweden and Israel, be placed or maintained on the less critical Watch List. A total of 51 countries were named as significant violators.
No specific cases. Just a general everyone is a scum bag they don't follow our laws.
Well , you're laws are a crime to most people, even your own people. When we agree to a 17 year copy right and you decided at the last minute NO , WE CHANGED OUR MIND , WE WANT IT FOREVER , that just doesn't fly.
The group's report is the latest to urge the U.S. government into pressuring Ottawa to reform copyright laws.
Thanks for admitting we were following the copy right laws, and you altered them from underneath us , thus demanding we 'reform' our ways to the new version.
If you don't like it , don't sell stuff here. What can I say ? Keep your cherry flavored tylonal, and new experimental drugs that do more harm than good and keep getting recalled. Canadian Business would love a chance to make their own TV shows and music instead of being drowned in cheap run offs from the states. We make our own beer here too you know, and our own cars.
I vote we stop buying american.
I vote we cut them off. We don't want most of their junk anyways.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Gaza power plant stops production
Article
People living in the Gaza Strip held a candlelight march Sunday evening to protest the closure of their main power plant Sunday, due to a fuel shortage.
Yeah , we'd like to protest the fact that you stopped sending us fuel. Just because everytime you open that gate we send in suicide bombers to kill a few of your kind , we don't think thats good and sufficent reason to cut off our power.
In addition to the fuel it receives from Israel to power its electrical plant, Gaza gets about two-thirds of its electricity directly from Israel. Israeli officials said that supply would not be affected.
Yeah , we know you run electricity down a wire and we get power that way , but we can't send suicide bombers back up that wire to cause havoc inside of your country , oops ..sorry , we refuse to recognize Israel as a country , you are theives who took our land from us (after paying us higher than the going rate for it) ...to cause havoc among your people , so thats not good enough.
Israel, with Egypt's co-operation, has blockaded Gaza and allowed only basic food items and humanitarian supplies to enter since June, when the militants of Hamas seized power there.
Thanks for the food though. All the militants with guns eat very well while the poor people you meant the food for are allowed to starve to death ...excuse me , martyr'ed for the cause.
Under Hamas rule, militants have been free to fire near-daily rocket barrages at Israeli towns around Gaza.
Palestinian militants say they are continuing their rocket fire in retaliation for intensified Israeli raids.
And now that we are so well fed by our enemies, we will continue to attack them. And use our own people as hostages to those wimps , who don't understand , they are firewood , meant to be used, abused , and then martyr'd for our cause. Their lives don't actually have any value.
The battle will continue ! Until everyone converts to our religion !
And they all become firewood for our cause.
People living in the Gaza Strip held a candlelight march Sunday evening to protest the closure of their main power plant Sunday, due to a fuel shortage.
Yeah , we'd like to protest the fact that you stopped sending us fuel. Just because everytime you open that gate we send in suicide bombers to kill a few of your kind , we don't think thats good and sufficent reason to cut off our power.
In addition to the fuel it receives from Israel to power its electrical plant, Gaza gets about two-thirds of its electricity directly from Israel. Israeli officials said that supply would not be affected.
Yeah , we know you run electricity down a wire and we get power that way , but we can't send suicide bombers back up that wire to cause havoc inside of your country , oops ..sorry , we refuse to recognize Israel as a country , you are theives who took our land from us (after paying us higher than the going rate for it) ...to cause havoc among your people , so thats not good enough.
Israel, with Egypt's co-operation, has blockaded Gaza and allowed only basic food items and humanitarian supplies to enter since June, when the militants of Hamas seized power there.
Thanks for the food though. All the militants with guns eat very well while the poor people you meant the food for are allowed to starve to death ...excuse me , martyr'ed for the cause.
Under Hamas rule, militants have been free to fire near-daily rocket barrages at Israeli towns around Gaza.
Palestinian militants say they are continuing their rocket fire in retaliation for intensified Israeli raids.
And now that we are so well fed by our enemies, we will continue to attack them. And use our own people as hostages to those wimps , who don't understand , they are firewood , meant to be used, abused , and then martyr'd for our cause. Their lives don't actually have any value.
The battle will continue ! Until everyone converts to our religion !
And they all become firewood for our cause.
I want to spend YOUR money !
Article
A child-safety advocate wants the federal government to introduce tougher rules requiring internet service providers to release more information about customers who access child pornography.
I have a belief. And it's a good belief. And everyone agree's it's a good belief. But we don't want everyone to pay for it. We just want YOU , the internet companies to pay for it. In full. And no one else.
ISPs are not required to retain customer data, frustrating police investigations into suspected child-pornography users.
And my idea is going to cost a FORTUNE !!! I want YOU to keep a record of every single website every user of your service ever visits. Ever. And I don't care that it will probably bankrupt you cause that's like a huge expense.
And now that we are keeping such records...I'd like to supena them for other purposes. I have a suspect here thinks he's cheating on her so I'd like to supena every porno site he ever visited, even by mistake. And I have a court order to enforce it.
The violations of privacy of this kind of notion just boggle the mind.
Help stamp out child sex abuse. Take your kids computer away from them and tell them to go out into the park and play.
:)
Toughen ISP rules on child porn, advocate says
A child-safety advocate wants the federal government to introduce tougher rules requiring internet service providers to release more information about customers who access child pornography.
I have a belief. And it's a good belief. And everyone agree's it's a good belief. But we don't want everyone to pay for it. We just want YOU , the internet companies to pay for it. In full. And no one else.
ISPs are not required to retain customer data, frustrating police investigations into suspected child-pornography users.
And my idea is going to cost a FORTUNE !!! I want YOU to keep a record of every single website every user of your service ever visits. Ever. And I don't care that it will probably bankrupt you cause that's like a huge expense.
And now that we are keeping such records...I'd like to supena them for other purposes. I have a suspect here thinks he's cheating on her so I'd like to supena every porno site he ever visited, even by mistake. And I have a court order to enforce it.
The violations of privacy of this kind of notion just boggle the mind.
Help stamp out child sex abuse. Take your kids computer away from them and tell them to go out into the park and play.
:)
Monday, January 14, 2008
Mind Control Research : Advertisers Delight
Microsoft bringing ads to shopping carts
The software maker spent four years working with Plano, Texas-based MediaCart Holdings Inc. on a grocery cart-mounted console that helps shoppers find products in the store
Not that bad an idea
Microsoft's acquisition of aQuantive, an online advertising company, last year for $6 billion shored up the company's capacity to serve video ads onto these grocery cart screens.
Spam spam spam ... more spam ... everywhere you go ..every surface you see... that surface is being transformed into a video player designed to show ads. Imagine a world where the sides of every building , and the sidewalks themselves ..are constantly playing ads and trying to sell you junk.
Advertisers will get more feedback about which commercials or coupon offers are effective, because customers either buy the products or accept the offers on the spot, or they don't.
Loosely translated : We're gonna try and fast talk them with pretty pictures...and we're going to INSTANTLY find out if it worked so we can try again and again and again to make them buy this junk. Very quickly we'll figure out what makes them buy junk , and what doesn't.
Whether they need this junk or not , whether it was on the grocery list they brought with them or not ... that's not part of the equation. Can anyone say "Mind Control" ?
Bring a bag and cover the screen is my advice. The last thing you need is to go to the grocery store to pick up some bread and milk and come home with 50$ of junk food instead and "oh I couldn't afford this AND the milk..so I skipped that...junior can have a chocolate bar instead. "
The software maker spent four years working with Plano, Texas-based MediaCart Holdings Inc. on a grocery cart-mounted console that helps shoppers find products in the store
Not that bad an idea
Microsoft's acquisition of aQuantive, an online advertising company, last year for $6 billion shored up the company's capacity to serve video ads onto these grocery cart screens.
Spam spam spam ... more spam ... everywhere you go ..every surface you see... that surface is being transformed into a video player designed to show ads. Imagine a world where the sides of every building , and the sidewalks themselves ..are constantly playing ads and trying to sell you junk.
Advertisers will get more feedback about which commercials or coupon offers are effective, because customers either buy the products or accept the offers on the spot, or they don't.
Loosely translated : We're gonna try and fast talk them with pretty pictures...and we're going to INSTANTLY find out if it worked so we can try again and again and again to make them buy this junk. Very quickly we'll figure out what makes them buy junk , and what doesn't.
Whether they need this junk or not , whether it was on the grocery list they brought with them or not ... that's not part of the equation. Can anyone say "Mind Control" ?
Bring a bag and cover the screen is my advice. The last thing you need is to go to the grocery store to pick up some bread and milk and come home with 50$ of junk food instead and "oh I couldn't afford this AND the milk..so I skipped that...junior can have a chocolate bar instead. "
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Your Personal Information.
What is your personal information ?
Well lets see... xfire...a chat program , just updated their terms and conditions and it has a pretty standard definition of what personal information their chat program gathers.
1.Collection and Use of Personal Information: When we use the term "Personal Information" we mean information such as your first/middle initial or name and last name, street address, town or city, state, zip code, telephone number, instant-messenger nickname, blog or other personal website URL, date of birth, e-mail address and any other information that would allow someone to identify you or contact you. Personal Information also includes information about your personal preferences, game play preferences, lists of your friends and their email addresses, instant-messenger nicknames or other personal identifiable information that you may add to such friend lists, survey responses and your transactions or relationship with us, if you have been a user of the Service or you have provided this type of information to any of the MTVN family of companies.
Ummm... that would be everything. More than enough to take out a morgage in my name.
And that information is now out of my control ... and so if it gets left on a lap top and gets stolen and some hacker uses it to sell my house out from underneath me (got to love those "...and any other information that would allow someone to identify you or contact you." clauses.
And if you don't like it ... too bad. I'd say don't use our program (I havn't in months) but these conditions are pretty typical of every online game , every operating system , every computer you buy , every salesman signing you up for a rebate (you never get the rebate , but they definately keep all the info on file for ever) everything.
Dell sold all my banking info to Sympatico. I'm still pissed. My BANKING info. Bank account, access codes , permission to take money from me , everything. And then only told me about it afterwards. My faith in big business is gone. Personal experiance you understand , not something I read in some paper somewhere.
Well lets see... xfire...a chat program , just updated their terms and conditions and it has a pretty standard definition of what personal information their chat program gathers.
1.Collection and Use of Personal Information: When we use the term "Personal Information" we mean information such as your first/middle initial or name and last name, street address, town or city, state, zip code, telephone number, instant-messenger nickname, blog or other personal website URL, date of birth, e-mail address and any other information that would allow someone to identify you or contact you. Personal Information also includes information about your personal preferences, game play preferences, lists of your friends and their email addresses, instant-messenger nicknames or other personal identifiable information that you may add to such friend lists, survey responses and your transactions or relationship with us, if you have been a user of the Service or you have provided this type of information to any of the MTVN family of companies.
Ummm... that would be everything. More than enough to take out a morgage in my name.
And that information is now out of my control ... and so if it gets left on a lap top and gets stolen and some hacker uses it to sell my house out from underneath me (got to love those "...and any other information that would allow someone to identify you or contact you." clauses.
And if you don't like it ... too bad. I'd say don't use our program (I havn't in months) but these conditions are pretty typical of every online game , every operating system , every computer you buy , every salesman signing you up for a rebate (you never get the rebate , but they definately keep all the info on file for ever) everything.
Dell sold all my banking info to Sympatico. I'm still pissed. My BANKING info. Bank account, access codes , permission to take money from me , everything. And then only told me about it afterwards. My faith in big business is gone. Personal experiance you understand , not something I read in some paper somewhere.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Identity Theft Grows uncontrollably
Personal data theft reaches record levels in 2007: group
The loss or theft of personal data such as credit card and social security numbers soared to unprecedented levels in 2007, and the trend isn't expected to turn around anytime soon, as hackers stay a step ahead of security and laptops disappear with sensitive information.
More of them are experiencing data breaches, and they're responding to them in a reactive way, rather than proactively looking at the company's security and seeing where the holes might be," said Linda Foley, who founded the San Diego-based Identity Theft Resource Center after becoming an identity theft victim herself.
People are stealing your personal information left right and center. What can you do about it ?
Nothing, not a dang thing.
The data is not being stolen from you. It's being stolen from companies who are willing to pay a fortune for a million email addresses (for example) and then leave it on a lap top while the salesman steps in for a coffee, comes back , and his company lap top is gone. Big deal , not like he has to pay for it , thats what insurance is for !
So , what can you do to stop the theft of data that these jerk rags weren't supposed to have in the first place but hang onto like gold , sell to each other for fortunes, and then eventually lose a copy to hackers ?
Not a dang thing. These salespeople essentially stole that data from you in the first place, certainly no one wants onto the list of every spammer in the world volintarily , keep real quiet about the fact that they even have this data , and then when some jerk rag who isn't responsible for anything and doesn't think it's his problem lets his lap top get stolen they claim "not us ! blame the hackers ! Not us !!!"
So. They steal your information for sales purposes, lose it to a hacker , and then tommorow a moving truck shows up at your front door wondering why you're still there we just bought this place you have to get out or we're calling the cops ! And when the cops take a look , wow , they really did buy it from you for dirt cheap...why are you still here ?
The loss or theft of personal data such as credit card and social security numbers soared to unprecedented levels in 2007, and the trend isn't expected to turn around anytime soon, as hackers stay a step ahead of security and laptops disappear with sensitive information.
More of them are experiencing data breaches, and they're responding to them in a reactive way, rather than proactively looking at the company's security and seeing where the holes might be," said Linda Foley, who founded the San Diego-based Identity Theft Resource Center after becoming an identity theft victim herself.
People are stealing your personal information left right and center. What can you do about it ?
Nothing, not a dang thing.
The data is not being stolen from you. It's being stolen from companies who are willing to pay a fortune for a million email addresses (for example) and then leave it on a lap top while the salesman steps in for a coffee, comes back , and his company lap top is gone. Big deal , not like he has to pay for it , thats what insurance is for !
So , what can you do to stop the theft of data that these jerk rags weren't supposed to have in the first place but hang onto like gold , sell to each other for fortunes, and then eventually lose a copy to hackers ?
Not a dang thing. These salespeople essentially stole that data from you in the first place, certainly no one wants onto the list of every spammer in the world volintarily , keep real quiet about the fact that they even have this data , and then when some jerk rag who isn't responsible for anything and doesn't think it's his problem lets his lap top get stolen they claim "not us ! blame the hackers ! Not us !!!"
So. They steal your information for sales purposes, lose it to a hacker , and then tommorow a moving truck shows up at your front door wondering why you're still there we just bought this place you have to get out or we're calling the cops ! And when the cops take a look , wow , they really did buy it from you for dirt cheap...why are you still here ?
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
It's an Extra Operation , Stupid !
ok Ok, a few articles down I was ragging on the medical association for complaining that more doctors need to recoomend cosmetic surgury , like breast reconstruction (which is actually two extra operations)
My Aunt decided to put in her oar and point out that people need that to feel complete, they don't wanna feel like some monster walking around with lopped off parts (my words, not hers)
And I've been thinking about that.
I have a bag on my belly , due to medical problems (Chrones Disease (sp?) ), and I hide it. A lot. And I remember the first time they stuck it in my , promising me it would only be temporary , how upset I was. Then I was really upset when I asked the nurse how long is "temporary" and she said "probably only a few months". If I had had the strength I probably would have flipped out at that point.
So ... I gotta give her that point. People's self opinion does have a lot of bearing on the matter , even to the point of doing unneccesary operations. Im still not too happy about this bag on my belly (now two years later) and would give anything to get rid of it.
But thats not gonna happen. At least not in my case.
My Aunt decided to put in her oar and point out that people need that to feel complete, they don't wanna feel like some monster walking around with lopped off parts (my words, not hers)
And I've been thinking about that.
I have a bag on my belly , due to medical problems (Chrones Disease (sp?) ), and I hide it. A lot. And I remember the first time they stuck it in my , promising me it would only be temporary , how upset I was. Then I was really upset when I asked the nurse how long is "temporary" and she said "probably only a few months". If I had had the strength I probably would have flipped out at that point.
So ... I gotta give her that point. People's self opinion does have a lot of bearing on the matter , even to the point of doing unneccesary operations. Im still not too happy about this bag on my belly (now two years later) and would give anything to get rid of it.
But thats not gonna happen. At least not in my case.
Go to Jail and Die
Article
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- The cost of medical care for inmates in the Mesa County jail is expected to soar by more than 40 percent this year.
The jail has budgeted nearly $1.4 million for health care in 2008, compared with the $982,000 it spent in 2007.
"We about had a cow," County Commissioner Janet Rowland said. "It is a lot of money."
Hmm... looking ...looking.. how odd..no remarks about how sick the inmates are ....
Sick call is twice a week, and inmates are required to pay $8 to see a doctor or dentist and $5 to see a nurse. Prescription refills, lab work and X-rays are $4 each.
Dental care is limited to filling cavities and pulling teeth.
The county does not pay for treatment of pre-existing conditions.
So...if I'm one of them there American Type One Uninsurables, a term that only exists in america, and I pick a pocket and get thrown in jail ... I die ?
God Bless America ! The Land of the Healthy Young People !
We just let the sick and the old die. Gets rid of them quick.
Works great !!!!
Inmate Health-Care Costs Soar In Mesa County
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- The cost of medical care for inmates in the Mesa County jail is expected to soar by more than 40 percent this year.
The jail has budgeted nearly $1.4 million for health care in 2008, compared with the $982,000 it spent in 2007.
"We about had a cow," County Commissioner Janet Rowland said. "It is a lot of money."
Hmm... looking ...looking.. how odd..no remarks about how sick the inmates are ....
Sick call is twice a week, and inmates are required to pay $8 to see a doctor or dentist and $5 to see a nurse. Prescription refills, lab work and X-rays are $4 each.
Dental care is limited to filling cavities and pulling teeth.
The county does not pay for treatment of pre-existing conditions.
So...if I'm one of them there American Type One Uninsurables, a term that only exists in america, and I pick a pocket and get thrown in jail ... I die ?
God Bless America ! The Land of the Healthy Young People !
We just let the sick and the old die. Gets rid of them quick.
Works great !!!!
Friday, December 28, 2007
The breaking of the DVD Dam
Article = none , personal experiance
I bought some movies the other day.
And..just today , I also bought some movies.
Why am I writing a blog article about my taste in movies , you may ask. Well, I'll be happy to tell you.
The one that jumps out most is Pirates of the Carribean 3. Why ? Because I distinctly remember it being advertised as being on Blue Ray only , and it would never ever ever be realeased on regular DVD you have to buy a blue ray player and then the movie and then you are locked into the blue ray format forever more ha ha arn't we so clever you putz !
Ahem. I bought it on regular dvd format.
The kind that plays on my old ancient non-blue ray player.
Ahem. I bought them ALL on regular old , we aint making movies for that anymore , ancient , regular dvd format. All of them.
The HD / blue ray dvd dam is broken now. No one can afford a 500$ + mistake , so no one bought into either format. They just waited, accept for one or two percent of the population who are rich enough to buy both players and then purchase movies from both formats and they don't care if one or both goes belly up because they're stinking rich.
But two percent of the viewing audience does not keep a big movie company afloat. And they have wages to pay , but the viewing public it costs nothing , heck it SAVES them money , to just keep their money in their pocket and wait. And wait. And wait. And we can out wait you.
And now both formats are dead. Because now that we see that you're releasing movies in the old dvd format and we don't have to blow no 500$ on a new player , we're not going to.
We win.
Blue ray AND HD formats are dead. They're just going to thrash a little bit and make a little more noise before they die. But really ...new movies on the old format ? Why upgrade.
Goodbye Blue Ray (or HD) . *sniff* we hardly knew you.
I bought some movies the other day.
- Spider Man 3
- Ghost Rider
- Pirates of the Carribean 3
And..just today , I also bought some movies.
- Live Free or Die Hard (Bruce Willis)
- Urban Justice (Steven Segal)
Why am I writing a blog article about my taste in movies , you may ask. Well, I'll be happy to tell you.
The one that jumps out most is Pirates of the Carribean 3. Why ? Because I distinctly remember it being advertised as being on Blue Ray only , and it would never ever ever be realeased on regular DVD you have to buy a blue ray player and then the movie and then you are locked into the blue ray format forever more ha ha arn't we so clever you putz !
Ahem. I bought it on regular dvd format.
The kind that plays on my old ancient non-blue ray player.
Ahem. I bought them ALL on regular old , we aint making movies for that anymore , ancient , regular dvd format. All of them.
The HD / blue ray dvd dam is broken now. No one can afford a 500$ + mistake , so no one bought into either format. They just waited, accept for one or two percent of the population who are rich enough to buy both players and then purchase movies from both formats and they don't care if one or both goes belly up because they're stinking rich.
But two percent of the viewing audience does not keep a big movie company afloat. And they have wages to pay , but the viewing public it costs nothing , heck it SAVES them money , to just keep their money in their pocket and wait. And wait. And wait. And we can out wait you.
And now both formats are dead. Because now that we see that you're releasing movies in the old dvd format and we don't have to blow no 500$ on a new player , we're not going to.
We win.
Blue ray AND HD formats are dead. They're just going to thrash a little bit and make a little more noise before they die. But really ...new movies on the old format ? Why upgrade.
Goodbye Blue Ray (or HD) . *sniff* we hardly knew you.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Bell to administer telemarketer do-not-call list
Article
You're going to have a private corperation like the Phone company administer this list ? Wow..like... how amazingly stupid !
The CRTC has picked Bell Canada to operate the National Do Not Call List, giving the company a five-year mandate to block calls from telemarketers for customers who request the service.
Bell will be responsible for registering numbers, providing telemarketers with up-to-date versions of the list and receiving customer complaints about telemarketing calls. The CRTC said it has not yet been decided how those complaints will be resolved, but that should be determined early in the new year.
Wow..you're going to give away lists of valid phone numbers to telemarketers ? Cheap ?
Certain organizations are exempt from the list. They include charities, political parties, opinion-polling firms, newspapers and organizations that have an existing relationship with the customer.
Wow... like .. every charity organization in the world is going to get YOUR NUMBER if you subscribe to this list ... wow. And existing relationships...umm...you have a phone right ? It's through Bell , the only provider in canada right ? I guess Bell gets to harrass you too ! . And of course their subsiduaries and affiliates. An nifty catch phrase that I have recently learned means "everyone and the dog who cares to pay them a little bit of money "...
Why are newspapers allowed to spam you ?
Yeah , we run a great newspaper ? It's called Debters Not So Anonymous , we're wondering if you'd like a copy because your name is prominently mentioned in it ? No ..well , while we have you on the phone lets talk about that 200$ you owe for your engagnement that didn't happen ... you still have to pay it back you know ...
Yeah , yo ubought groceries at the grocery store...so they can spam you ... oh you bought a CD at the record store , now they can spam you too ....
Oh ! You had the phone company change your phone number because you were getting all these calls... they updated the list with your new number and you STILL get those calls...
Anyone who signs up for this list is a victem waiting to be fleeced, and these guys are more than willing to do it.
You're going to have a private corperation like the Phone company administer this list ? Wow..like... how amazingly stupid !
The CRTC has picked Bell Canada to operate the National Do Not Call List, giving the company a five-year mandate to block calls from telemarketers for customers who request the service.
Bell will be responsible for registering numbers, providing telemarketers with up-to-date versions of the list and receiving customer complaints about telemarketing calls. The CRTC said it has not yet been decided how those complaints will be resolved, but that should be determined early in the new year.
Wow..you're going to give away lists of valid phone numbers to telemarketers ? Cheap ?
Certain organizations are exempt from the list. They include charities, political parties, opinion-polling firms, newspapers and organizations that have an existing relationship with the customer.
Wow... like .. every charity organization in the world is going to get YOUR NUMBER if you subscribe to this list ... wow. And existing relationships...umm...you have a phone right ? It's through Bell , the only provider in canada right ? I guess Bell gets to harrass you too ! . And of course their subsiduaries and affiliates. An nifty catch phrase that I have recently learned means "everyone and the dog who cares to pay them a little bit of money "...
Why are newspapers allowed to spam you ?
Yeah , we run a great newspaper ? It's called Debters Not So Anonymous , we're wondering if you'd like a copy because your name is prominently mentioned in it ? No ..well , while we have you on the phone lets talk about that 200$ you owe for your engagnement that didn't happen ... you still have to pay it back you know ...
Yeah , yo ubought groceries at the grocery store...so they can spam you ... oh you bought a CD at the record store , now they can spam you too ....
Oh ! You had the phone company change your phone number because you were getting all these calls... they updated the list with your new number and you STILL get those calls...
Anyone who signs up for this list is a victem waiting to be fleeced, and these guys are more than willing to do it.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Surgeons Actually Consider health first, money second
Surgeons fail to discuss reconstruction with breast cancer patients: study
Surgeons frequently fail to discuss breast reconstruction options with women who have undergone surgery for breast cancer, a new U.S. study suggests.
Let me respond to this in the words of my surgeon.
ITS AN EXTRA OPERATION , STUPID !!!!
And an unneeded one for the survival of the patient. Especially one with cancer who's probably going to have way too many operations in the first place ! (reads rest of article)
Pardon me. IT'S TWO EXTRA UNNECCESARY OPERATIONS ! First they rip skin off your butt to rebuild the breast, later on they come back to rebuild a cosmetic but non functioning nipple.
The only real use of such an operation is to transfer money from the patients wallet to the doctors at the expense of the patients health !
Only in the USA could such a study even be bothered with !
Surgeons frequently fail to discuss breast reconstruction options with women who have undergone surgery for breast cancer, a new U.S. study suggests.
Let me respond to this in the words of my surgeon.
ITS AN EXTRA OPERATION , STUPID !!!!
And an unneeded one for the survival of the patient. Especially one with cancer who's probably going to have way too many operations in the first place ! (reads rest of article)
Pardon me. IT'S TWO EXTRA UNNECCESARY OPERATIONS ! First they rip skin off your butt to rebuild the breast, later on they come back to rebuild a cosmetic but non functioning nipple.
The only real use of such an operation is to transfer money from the patients wallet to the doctors at the expense of the patients health !
Only in the USA could such a study even be bothered with !
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Your Private Credit Card Info = Non-Existant
Article
Sales of women’s clothing, a traditional pillar of the holiday shopping season, are unusually weak so far this year, according to a major credit card company, an ominous sign for the retail industry.
And how did a major credit card company determine this ? Surely not by violating your privacy
and running all your purchases through a computer to look for trends , did they ? Nah , they
wouldn't do that , that would be a violation of privacy !
In contrast, sales of men’s clothing rose 4.5 percent during the first 20 days of the season, MasterCard Advisors said.
So ... how do you know what women and men are purchasing ? Why arn't you getting the two
mixed up ? Well..you see... they put a little tic mark beside either Mr. or Mrs. when they
fill out the credit card application ....
The credit card company issued on Sunday a midseason snapshot of the crucial holiday season, compiled between Nov. 23, known as Black Friday, and Dec. 12. The numbers in its SpendingPulse report are based on the purchases of its 300 million American cardholders, plus estimates of broader consumer spending through cash and checks.
You see son , you have to understand how the industry works. We do whatever you please, and
you have to lump it. Because you work for a living and don't have time for "eternal vigilance"
anymore , and we work for a living too , only our working for a living is to constantly
find new ways of chisling you. And we get well paid for it too. You do understand statistics like this are like gold, everyone wants a copy and is willing to pay lots for it.
It's MasterCard by the way. The information was buried deep in the article , but it was mentioned eventually.
So , how many white male computer techies living within a four block radius of this zip code have purchased computer related equipment in the last three months ? Can I have their names and addresses so I can send them "Promotional Materials" ? (spam ! ) I'll pay yah well !
((after DELL sold me down the river to Sympatico with all my personal information and everything , I no longer trust even big name companies. I don't doubt any company would hesitate at doing this , no matter how large))
Retailers Face an Ominous Holiday Sign
Sales of women’s clothing, a traditional pillar of the holiday shopping season, are unusually weak so far this year, according to a major credit card company, an ominous sign for the retail industry.
And how did a major credit card company determine this ? Surely not by violating your privacy
and running all your purchases through a computer to look for trends , did they ? Nah , they
wouldn't do that , that would be a violation of privacy !
In contrast, sales of men’s clothing rose 4.5 percent during the first 20 days of the season, MasterCard Advisors said.
So ... how do you know what women and men are purchasing ? Why arn't you getting the two
mixed up ? Well..you see... they put a little tic mark beside either Mr. or Mrs. when they
fill out the credit card application ....
The credit card company issued on Sunday a midseason snapshot of the crucial holiday season, compiled between Nov. 23, known as Black Friday, and Dec. 12. The numbers in its SpendingPulse report are based on the purchases of its 300 million American cardholders, plus estimates of broader consumer spending through cash and checks.
You see son , you have to understand how the industry works. We do whatever you please, and
you have to lump it. Because you work for a living and don't have time for "eternal vigilance"
anymore , and we work for a living too , only our working for a living is to constantly
find new ways of chisling you. And we get well paid for it too. You do understand statistics like this are like gold, everyone wants a copy and is willing to pay lots for it.
It's MasterCard by the way. The information was buried deep in the article , but it was mentioned eventually.
So , how many white male computer techies living within a four block radius of this zip code have purchased computer related equipment in the last three months ? Can I have their names and addresses so I can send them "Promotional Materials" ? (spam ! ) I'll pay yah well !
((after DELL sold me down the river to Sympatico with all my personal information and everything , I no longer trust even big name companies. I don't doubt any company would hesitate at doing this , no matter how large))
Canadian Digital Rights Management
The Canadian Parliment recently withdrew a digital rights bill to rethink it , after a massive face book oriented protest with 20 000 + people signing up in a rather short period of time.
I suppose I should put in my oar , though it's far too late the crowd is way ahead of me.
DONT BAN COPYING DVD's !
Disagree. Those things are good for 30 years. you really have no need to copy them.
DON'T BAN COPYING MP3'S !
Agreed. In order to get an mp3 to my mp3 player , I have to first "rip" it from the cd , making one copy , and then making a second copy on the mp3 player itself. The copy on the mp3 player eventually gets tossed and replaced after I've listened to it too many times , but you get the idea. This is "Fair Use" and the canadian DRM bill didn't have that in it.
MAKE BREAKING THIS COMPANIES ENCRYPTION ILLEGAL !
Disagree. This basically lets the company deny you fair use. Some of the stunts that can be pulled with encryption are ...
I'm sure you can use your immagination to see how this particular clause can be used to impose any limitation the corporation in question likes, circumnavigating any fair use clauses or even common sense usage that the government would otherwise approve of.
COPY RIGHT THIS WORK FOREVER !!!!
Medicines are only copyrighted for 17 years, even in the united states. Why is the copyright on a song or movie forever ? I mean Stairway to Heaven was a nice song, but you do know that 1971 was over 35 years ago ? 35 years is way excessive for a copyrigth if you ask me.
NO MOVIES OVER THE INTERNET
Agreed. Give the ISP providers the right to block the transfer of movies across their network. They won't block their own services (rent our movie and no late fees ! it self destructs in 3 days anyways !) But this will block that insane file sharing that really has no justification
NO MP3'S OVER THE INTERNET !
Same argument as movies, I agree it should be blocked.
NOTHING SHOULD BE COPYRIGHTED , EVER !
I don't know what yammer head has been spreading this around, but it's nonsense. Companies do not blow 50 million dollars making a movie like star wars and then give it away for free. Not a happening thing. You want your nice stream of high quality movies (and MP3's and what not ) to continue , they have to get their money somehow.
But by the same token they shouldn't be allowed to gouge your lungs out. I think a limited copyright of 15 or 20 years is the way to go. Just like medical drugs.
I suppose I should put in my oar , though it's far too late the crowd is way ahead of me.
DONT BAN COPYING DVD's !
Disagree. Those things are good for 30 years. you really have no need to copy them.
DON'T BAN COPYING MP3'S !
Agreed. In order to get an mp3 to my mp3 player , I have to first "rip" it from the cd , making one copy , and then making a second copy on the mp3 player itself. The copy on the mp3 player eventually gets tossed and replaced after I've listened to it too many times , but you get the idea. This is "Fair Use" and the canadian DRM bill didn't have that in it.
MAKE BREAKING THIS COMPANIES ENCRYPTION ILLEGAL !
Disagree. This basically lets the company deny you fair use. Some of the stunts that can be pulled with encryption are ...
- No copying of MP3's , even if it's legal to do so
- We can't guarentee the quality of your movie after two years, so it will stop working then !
- You can only play these songs on our one player and no other. Oh , and only on your copy if your player dies you gotta buy another player AND all those songs / movies / etc all over again !
I'm sure you can use your immagination to see how this particular clause can be used to impose any limitation the corporation in question likes, circumnavigating any fair use clauses or even common sense usage that the government would otherwise approve of.
COPY RIGHT THIS WORK FOREVER !!!!
Medicines are only copyrighted for 17 years, even in the united states. Why is the copyright on a song or movie forever ? I mean Stairway to Heaven was a nice song, but you do know that 1971 was over 35 years ago ? 35 years is way excessive for a copyrigth if you ask me.
NO MOVIES OVER THE INTERNET
Agreed. Give the ISP providers the right to block the transfer of movies across their network. They won't block their own services (rent our movie and no late fees ! it self destructs in 3 days anyways !) But this will block that insane file sharing that really has no justification
NO MP3'S OVER THE INTERNET !
Same argument as movies, I agree it should be blocked.
NOTHING SHOULD BE COPYRIGHTED , EVER !
I don't know what yammer head has been spreading this around, but it's nonsense. Companies do not blow 50 million dollars making a movie like star wars and then give it away for free. Not a happening thing. You want your nice stream of high quality movies (and MP3's and what not ) to continue , they have to get their money somehow.
But by the same token they shouldn't be allowed to gouge your lungs out. I think a limited copyright of 15 or 20 years is the way to go. Just like medical drugs.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
AECL head resigns amid isotope controversy
The head of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) quit Friday, one day after the forced restart of a nuclear reactor responsible for producing more than half of the world's medical isotopes.
"I don't want to be the one in charge when that thing blows !"
The reactor was closed on Nov. 18 for repairs. That's when federal nuclear inspectors discovered that the facility had been operating without emergency power backup for its cooling pumps and insisted on upgrades before it could be reopened.
So what are you saying here , if someone cuts the power to the reactor it goes into some kind of China Syndrom because it has no cooling pumps anymore ? And you want to run this reactor in this condition ?
Harper announced Friday that Burns will be replaced on Dec. 31 by Glenna Carr, a former Ontario bureaucrat. Carr has served as the deputy minister of three Ontario ministries.
And the new person in charge of this faulty reactor with no battery back ups for it's cooling pumps is.... you guessed it ... a politician with no scientific knowledge at all !
Harper had previously laid the blame for the isotope crisis on the CNSC.
He said the "Liberal-appointed" commission put lives at risk by insisting the reactor remain offline until safety measures were installed.
"People are dying out there ! Turn the dang thing on , it won't blow I promise ! I'm a politician I know these things, don't listen to those technical people ! "
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
MPs pass bill to restart urgent isotope production
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The House of Commons passed emergency legislation late Tuesday night to reopen an Ontario nuclear reactor that produces most of the world's supply of critical medical isotopes, even though the site has been shut down for safety maintenance.
Damb the Torpedoe's ! Full speed ahead !
"There will be no nuclear accident, " Harper answered him in the Commons.
Really ? You promise ?
The operator of the Chalk River reactor, Atomic Energy of Canada Lt., had said it expected the plant to be up and running by the middle of this month, but the safety commission was refusing to allow it to restart production until it resolved a host of safety issues.
So what does this legislation do ?
The Conservatives, facing pressure to solve the shortfall, introduced Tuesday's bill to get Chalk River back online by circumventing the Liberal-appointed CNSC.
Why do i get the horrible feeling CNSC stands for Canadian Nuclear Safty Council ?
Lemme get this straight. The world ran out of medical isotopes ,or is running low , and your only nuclear plant to make them is down for safety issues.
You're solution ? Disolve the saftey board , start the reactor anyways.
I have only one thing to say about decisions like this.
The House of Commons passed emergency legislation late Tuesday night to reopen an Ontario nuclear reactor that produces most of the world's supply of critical medical isotopes, even though the site has been shut down for safety maintenance.
Damb the Torpedoe's ! Full speed ahead !
"There will be no nuclear accident, " Harper answered him in the Commons.
Really ? You promise ?
The operator of the Chalk River reactor, Atomic Energy of Canada Lt., had said it expected the plant to be up and running by the middle of this month, but the safety commission was refusing to allow it to restart production until it resolved a host of safety issues.
So what does this legislation do ?
The Conservatives, facing pressure to solve the shortfall, introduced Tuesday's bill to get Chalk River back online by circumventing the Liberal-appointed CNSC.
Why do i get the horrible feeling CNSC stands for Canadian Nuclear Safty Council ?
Lemme get this straight. The world ran out of medical isotopes ,or is running low , and your only nuclear plant to make them is down for safety issues.
You're solution ? Disolve the saftey board , start the reactor anyways.
I have only one thing to say about decisions like this.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Schreiber allegations cut intoTory support
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The Mulroney-Schreiber affair is dragging down support for the Harper government -- especially in Quebec and Ontario--but doing little to boost the Liberals, a new national poll reveals.
And thats the whole purpose of it all.
It doesn't matter that Schreiber has been caught lying a few times.
It doesn't matter that these are all unsubstantiated accusations by a man who spent his life making a very good living lying his pants off.
It doesn't matter that when all is said and done Mulroney will be found innocent and the canadian government will have to cover his court costs ... again ! ... to the tune of a few more million dollars.
All that matters is that the smear campaign is working, and so the Liberal Opposition is very happy to let this two faced liar continue this public charade for as long as they possibly can drag it out.
The Mulroney-Schreiber affair is dragging down support for the Harper government -- especially in Quebec and Ontario--but doing little to boost the Liberals, a new national poll reveals.
And thats the whole purpose of it all.
It doesn't matter that Schreiber has been caught lying a few times.
It doesn't matter that these are all unsubstantiated accusations by a man who spent his life making a very good living lying his pants off.
It doesn't matter that when all is said and done Mulroney will be found innocent and the canadian government will have to cover his court costs ... again ! ... to the tune of a few more million dollars.
All that matters is that the smear campaign is working, and so the Liberal Opposition is very happy to let this two faced liar continue this public charade for as long as they possibly can drag it out.
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Map that named America is a puzzle for researchers
Article
Ummm...thats an awful skinny america there off beside africa.
And it's shape isn't something I recognize as having much to do with any map I ever saw.
And why woudln't they stick an ocean on the other side ? Every other continent on the map is surrounded on all sides by water why not this new one ?
Impressed they got a few details right ... but it aint THAT close ! No need to dust off the old psychic ball excuses yet !
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Why I love Bush So Much
Hmm... interesting Question
Lets Compare Bush with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , the Iranian President , and see why I might prefer one over the other.
I could go on, but you get the idea.
Bush is a fairly corrupt , bought and paid for American president trying to secure oil for a country that believes it to be their life blood. I am not blind to this , or to his other crimes (Telling Canada to take a hike when the free trade agreement didn't go Bush's way didn't win any kudo's from me , let me tell you !)
But the fact is , we can live with him. We can work around him , and you can only be Prez for 8 years ...soon he'll be gone. And the american congress curbs his excesses, as they do any american presidents.
We really can't live or come to an accommidation with someone who wants to convert us to his religion. (Oops... you converted to the wrong type of our religion , we're going to go to war with you anyways now ! Don't you know there's two kinds of Islam , and if you pick one side the other side hates you forever and wants to kill you ? )
We don't really have a choice.
Lets Compare Bush with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , the Iranian President , and see why I might prefer one over the other.
- Bush : Christian fundimentalist, but willing to let you believe your own religion.
- Ahmadinejad : Death to all Infidel Dogs !!!!!
- Bush : Bought off by a bunch of Texas Oil Tycoons
- Ahmadinejad : Pushed into power by a bunch of Imans who like to shout "Death to all Infidel Dogs !!!!!"
- Bush : Doesn't like Iran much , but is willing to negotiate.
- Ahmadinejad : "We're going to wipe Israel off the map."
- Bush : Against Health Care. Gotta have insurance, even if you're a kid. And if you have diabetes or some other childhood ailment you are Type 1 Uninsurable for the rest of your (short) life 'cause no one wants to touch you.
- Ahmadinejad : Thinks strapping explosive vests on 10 year old children and sending them off to blow up soldiers is a wonderful idea !
I could go on, but you get the idea.
Bush is a fairly corrupt , bought and paid for American president trying to secure oil for a country that believes it to be their life blood. I am not blind to this , or to his other crimes (Telling Canada to take a hike when the free trade agreement didn't go Bush's way didn't win any kudo's from me , let me tell you !)
But the fact is , we can live with him. We can work around him , and you can only be Prez for 8 years ...soon he'll be gone. And the american congress curbs his excesses, as they do any american presidents.
We really can't live or come to an accommidation with someone who wants to convert us to his religion. (Oops... you converted to the wrong type of our religion , we're going to go to war with you anyways now ! Don't you know there's two kinds of Islam , and if you pick one side the other side hates you forever and wants to kill you ? )
We don't really have a choice.
Iranian president declares victory over U.S.
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Ahmadinejad, who has called for Israel to be "wiped off the map," is able to refocus his fiery rhetoric on the United States at a time when he has faced growing criticism among Iran's political elite.
"This report tried to extract America from its impasse, but it is also a declaration of the Iranian people's victory against the great powers," he said in a rally in the western province of Illam.
Translation : Yes, thank you for clearing our good name , sorry about those remarks about wiping Israel off the map , and No , you still don't get to inspect our nuclear reactors to see if we're really making weapons or not , you'll have to continue guessing and issuing reports like this , never knowing if they're accurate or not.
Ahmadinejad, who has called for Israel to be "wiped off the map," is able to refocus his fiery rhetoric on the United States at a time when he has faced growing criticism among Iran's political elite.
"This report tried to extract America from its impasse, but it is also a declaration of the Iranian people's victory against the great powers," he said in a rally in the western province of Illam.
Translation : Yes, thank you for clearing our good name , sorry about those remarks about wiping Israel off the map , and No , you still don't get to inspect our nuclear reactors to see if we're really making weapons or not , you'll have to continue guessing and issuing reports like this , never knowing if they're accurate or not.
US report: Iran weapons program halted since 2003
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In its latest National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), Iran: Nuclear intentions and capabilities, the US National Intelligence Council judges "with high confidence" ...
Translation : We think. Maybe.
...that Tehran halted its nuclear weapons programme in the third quarter of 2003 and is also confident that it has not to date restarted it. The halt appears to have been in response to increasing international scrutiny and pressure,
Translation : They stopped because the US started talking nasty and MADE them stop. The rest of the international community could'nt fight a war against Canada without US help.
but the country appears to be keeping the nuclear option open, the authors conclude.
Translation : But they're still trying to get something nuclear started.
Acknowledging that it is not known whether Iran intends to develop nuclear weapons in the future,
But you do know. He's publically announcing "DEATH TO THE ISRAELI'S" at every opportunity, and how they will be cleansed by fire. From the lips of the president of Iran himself , on the news and everything. Or does that not count ?
the report assesses it as possible, but unlikely, that Iran could be
technically capable of producing enough highly enriched uranium (HEU) for a weapon by late 2009, although a date after 2013 would be probably be more realistic.
Translation : Making Nukes are hard, they're gonna need more time.
Difficulty One :
It took me half an hour to find quotes from the intelligence estimate. Who buried it all so deep ? I don't like to talk about conspiracy theories, but those articles vanished really really quickly and none of the new ones actually have any quotes in them, they all just make Bush out to be a liar.
Difficutly Two :
Every yammer head and the dog is announcing what a great victory this is for Iran over Bush. Not america , but president Bush. Excuse me ? These idiots are not capable of making nukes BECAUSE Bush has been putting pressure on them since the beginning. And instead of congradulating him for a job well done you're hounding him for harrassing these "innocent" (DEATH TO ALL ISRAELI PIG DOG MONKEYS !) Iranians ?
In its latest National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), Iran: Nuclear intentions and capabilities, the US National Intelligence Council judges "with high confidence" ...
Translation : We think. Maybe.
...that Tehran halted its nuclear weapons programme in the third quarter of 2003 and is also confident that it has not to date restarted it. The halt appears to have been in response to increasing international scrutiny and pressure,
Translation : They stopped because the US started talking nasty and MADE them stop. The rest of the international community could'nt fight a war against Canada without US help.
but the country appears to be keeping the nuclear option open, the authors conclude.
Translation : But they're still trying to get something nuclear started.
Acknowledging that it is not known whether Iran intends to develop nuclear weapons in the future,
But you do know. He's publically announcing "DEATH TO THE ISRAELI'S" at every opportunity, and how they will be cleansed by fire. From the lips of the president of Iran himself , on the news and everything. Or does that not count ?
the report assesses it as possible, but unlikely, that Iran could be
technically capable of producing enough highly enriched uranium (HEU) for a weapon by late 2009, although a date after 2013 would be probably be more realistic.
Translation : Making Nukes are hard, they're gonna need more time.
Difficulty One :
It took me half an hour to find quotes from the intelligence estimate. Who buried it all so deep ? I don't like to talk about conspiracy theories, but those articles vanished really really quickly and none of the new ones actually have any quotes in them, they all just make Bush out to be a liar.
Difficutly Two :
Every yammer head and the dog is announcing what a great victory this is for Iran over Bush. Not america , but president Bush. Excuse me ? These idiots are not capable of making nukes BECAUSE Bush has been putting pressure on them since the beginning. And instead of congradulating him for a job well done you're hounding him for harrassing these "innocent" (DEATH TO ALL ISRAELI PIG DOG MONKEYS !) Iranians ?
Supreme Court a rough ride for Gitmo detainees' lawyer
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In a case that could determine the future of the controversial military prison, a lawyer representing 37 detainees argued "the time for experimentation is over" and the prisoners should immediately be granted habeas corpus rights denied them at Guantanamo.
I have a wonderful idea !
You can't take prisoners anymore if you go to war. Why ? Because you have to give them all the rights due to an american citizen. You need proof they actually did something wrong , and lots of witnesses , and no your own soldiers don't count because they're obviously prejudiced...oh ..your own soldiers and the enemey soldiers were the only people around ? Guess you have to let all prisoners go then. Too bad.
Oh ... since you're not allowed to take prisoners you're just going to shoot them all ? That's murder ! We're gonna put all your soldiers in your own jails and try them under your own courts.. and maybe get a few enemey soldiers who want to kill you to testify what bad people your soldiers are so they can all get executed.
Oh ..you're not allowed to defend yourselves anymore ? Oh thats really too bad now the world will be safe for liberals like me , no more war .. .hey ... who the hell are you ? Why are you pointing that gun at me ? We are peace loving people that don't hurt anyone !
*bang bang* *body falls to floor*
"Death to the Infidels ! " Runs off and starts shooting random innocent american citizens since the americans no longer defend themselves.
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Canadian terrorism suspect Omar Khadr is a party to the Supreme Court case, but his legal situation is more complicated than the other detainees because he faces charges before the U.S. war crimes tribunals.
"It's an important case for assessing the propriety of the administration's over-arching legal position -- that the judiciary has no role to play in the war on terror," said Lt.-Cmdr. William Kuebler, Mr. Khadr's lead military attorney.
"Our position continues to be that Canada can't rely on the American courts to protect the rights of Omar Khadr. The Canadian government is going to have to do that itself."
Maybe We don't want to.
Omar Khadr ? An obvious Middle Eastener immigrant found in Afghanistan shooting at american troops ? If he ever fell into Canadian hands they'd strip him of his Canadian citizenship and send him packing , what do you mean defend him ? Shoot him , maybe , defend him , not a chance ! We're on the other side of the war , those could have been Canadian troops that he was shooting at ! And you think we're gonna do squat for him ????
In a case that could determine the future of the controversial military prison, a lawyer representing 37 detainees argued "the time for experimentation is over" and the prisoners should immediately be granted habeas corpus rights denied them at Guantanamo.
I have a wonderful idea !
You can't take prisoners anymore if you go to war. Why ? Because you have to give them all the rights due to an american citizen. You need proof they actually did something wrong , and lots of witnesses , and no your own soldiers don't count because they're obviously prejudiced...oh ..your own soldiers and the enemey soldiers were the only people around ? Guess you have to let all prisoners go then. Too bad.
Oh ... since you're not allowed to take prisoners you're just going to shoot them all ? That's murder ! We're gonna put all your soldiers in your own jails and try them under your own courts.. and maybe get a few enemey soldiers who want to kill you to testify what bad people your soldiers are so they can all get executed.
Oh ..you're not allowed to defend yourselves anymore ? Oh thats really too bad now the world will be safe for liberals like me , no more war .. .hey ... who the hell are you ? Why are you pointing that gun at me ? We are peace loving people that don't hurt anyone !
*bang bang* *body falls to floor*
"Death to the Infidels ! " Runs off and starts shooting random innocent american citizens since the americans no longer defend themselves.
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Canadian terrorism suspect Omar Khadr is a party to the Supreme Court case, but his legal situation is more complicated than the other detainees because he faces charges before the U.S. war crimes tribunals.
"It's an important case for assessing the propriety of the administration's over-arching legal position -- that the judiciary has no role to play in the war on terror," said Lt.-Cmdr. William Kuebler, Mr. Khadr's lead military attorney.
"Our position continues to be that Canada can't rely on the American courts to protect the rights of Omar Khadr. The Canadian government is going to have to do that itself."
Maybe We don't want to.
Omar Khadr ? An obvious Middle Eastener immigrant found in Afghanistan shooting at american troops ? If he ever fell into Canadian hands they'd strip him of his Canadian citizenship and send him packing , what do you mean defend him ? Shoot him , maybe , defend him , not a chance ! We're on the other side of the war , those could have been Canadian troops that he was shooting at ! And you think we're gonna do squat for him ????
Monday, December 03, 2007
Calgary man loses $20K after eBay sale hijacked
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When Duraj complained to eBay, the company wrote him a letter saying someone had temporarily taken over, or hijacked, the seller's page, and that he would have to contact police and the FBI.
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(RCMP Cpl. Louis)Robertson said he believes eBay is ignoring police and customers because it doesn't want people to know criminals have figured out how to abuse the site.
Online sites are for advertising. Nothing more. Don't buy jack from those guys if you can afford it, show up at the store in person. The prettiest, most wonderful sites are the ones most likely to be fraudulent , you understand.
Nice of eBay to say "tough luck buddy , we aint re-imbursing you a dime."
When Duraj complained to eBay, the company wrote him a letter saying someone had temporarily taken over, or hijacked, the seller's page, and that he would have to contact police and the FBI.
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(RCMP Cpl. Louis)Robertson said he believes eBay is ignoring police and customers because it doesn't want people to know criminals have figured out how to abuse the site.
Online sites are for advertising. Nothing more. Don't buy jack from those guys if you can afford it, show up at the store in person. The prettiest, most wonderful sites are the ones most likely to be fraudulent , you understand.
Nice of eBay to say "tough luck buddy , we aint re-imbursing you a dime."
The Road to Ubuntu (or Leopard) - screw the OS, move your apps online with Google
Article
I've been trying to bend Gutsy Gibbon and Leopard to my will so I can abandon Windows, but most of my problems can be solved by embracing online applications like Google Apps
I cannot describe what a bad idea this is.
Google Apps , by the way , is a spread sheet and a word processor online that you can just get to by browsing to google.
The difficulty is Microsoft's nasty habit of issuing a patch , and then their competiters software stops working, and then they say "We didn't write it , we're not responsible for it, talk to them. " Deliberate sabatage , don't you know ?
You can't just forget about the OS , forget about windows, when you're using a competing product. They will sabatage you. And quite deliberately so. And so Google will sue, and it will drag out for YEARS , just as it did in previous cases of this. And then they will only barely comply with the courts verdict, so they'll be sued again , and that will drag out for more YEARS. And your great idea of using a competing product will probably sink down the toilet and go all swirly by then. Because you can't wait years and years and years to do whatever it is you're doing.
Cast off your microsoft chains, the only thing windows is good for is running games on. Switch to Linux of some kind (Stay away from Red Hat , Microsoft purchased those guys) and live free of your operating system deliberately sabataging you in order to make a sale.
I've been trying to bend Gutsy Gibbon and Leopard to my will so I can abandon Windows, but most of my problems can be solved by embracing online applications like Google Apps
I cannot describe what a bad idea this is.
Google Apps , by the way , is a spread sheet and a word processor online that you can just get to by browsing to google.
The difficulty is Microsoft's nasty habit of issuing a patch , and then their competiters software stops working, and then they say "We didn't write it , we're not responsible for it, talk to them. " Deliberate sabatage , don't you know ?
You can't just forget about the OS , forget about windows, when you're using a competing product. They will sabatage you. And quite deliberately so. And so Google will sue, and it will drag out for YEARS , just as it did in previous cases of this. And then they will only barely comply with the courts verdict, so they'll be sued again , and that will drag out for more YEARS. And your great idea of using a competing product will probably sink down the toilet and go all swirly by then. Because you can't wait years and years and years to do whatever it is you're doing.
Cast off your microsoft chains, the only thing windows is good for is running games on. Switch to Linux of some kind (Stay away from Red Hat , Microsoft purchased those guys) and live free of your operating system deliberately sabataging you in order to make a sale.
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Police president angered by Taser comments
Article
"It is unfortunate that you have chosen to venture outside of your mandate as Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, to comment on matters which are apparently, from your comments, beyond your area of expertise and understanding," wrote Cannavino.
People are dying , you yammer head ! And Taser's only excuse is "he lived for two whole minutes ! He was thrasing and screaming in agony for those two minutes, but he lived ! so it can't possibly be our device ! "
Can we fire this idiot ?
It is fully within the domain of an elected official to protect the general public.
It is not within the domain of an unelected union boss to say "lets keep on killing members of the general public and hope it's not our fault !"
Idiots ! Why don't you just start singing "Money Talks !" and make it obvious to everyone ?
"It is unfortunate that you have chosen to venture outside of your mandate as Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, to comment on matters which are apparently, from your comments, beyond your area of expertise and understanding," wrote Cannavino.
People are dying , you yammer head ! And Taser's only excuse is "he lived for two whole minutes ! He was thrasing and screaming in agony for those two minutes, but he lived ! so it can't possibly be our device ! "
Can we fire this idiot ?
It is fully within the domain of an elected official to protect the general public.
It is not within the domain of an unelected union boss to say "lets keep on killing members of the general public and hope it's not our fault !"
Idiots ! Why don't you just start singing "Money Talks !" and make it obvious to everyone ?
Friday, November 30, 2007
UK In (Slow) Motion
Talks over teddy row sentence
High-level diplomatic negotiations are set to continue over the 15-day prison sentence given to a British teacher for naming a teddy bear Mohammed.
Awwww...isn't that cute. You let some child name his teddy bear Mohammed.... and then the religious fanatics decided it was an insult to a religion you're not even a part of , so you're going to jail , not the child .. nice !
What I like most about this article is the Brits getting involved in negotiations to free this woman. You do know that these negotiations take months , right ? But it's only a 15 day sentence ? She'll be home before they finish clearning their throats and even get well started in on this issue.
But ... that probably won't interrupt them in their chosen path.
Sometimes I wonder....
The Schreiber Show
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Schreiber, who was brought to Parliament Hill in handcuffs, initially refused to answer any questions. But he eventually began to selectively answer some inquiries.
Schreiber offered few details on what was involved in the cash payments, saying the money which was given to Mulroney shortly after he left office was "for future services."
Today , Karlheinz Schreiber was brought to Parliament Hill in handcuffs by the current government, filled with the knowledge that it had no intention of blocking his extradition to germany for corruption and fraud. All crimes ,you will note, that hinge on his ability to lie. He was here to report on his activities with attempts to bribe a previous prime minister, another crime that hinges on his ability to lie profusely.
He then proceeded to take the opportunity to say things that made the previous prime minister look even worse than he already did ,and to paint a horrible picture of corruption and political abuse. The only evidence supporting these accusations ? Schreiber's word and nothing else.
And the opposition loves it, because it makes the current prime minister look bad. And they want to extend Schreiber's show as long as they possibly can , to keep it in the public eye what awful evil people run this country and you should never even think about voting for them again , vote for us instead !
It's all politics. It's all mud smearing. And it doesn't have a wit to do with justice or fair play or finding out what really happens. The opposition doesn't care about what really happened, they only care about slinging mud.
And why is this bad ?
Because once upon a time , a long time ago , there was this thing called democracy. And part of democracy was the opposition party who lost the election being used as watch dogs to look for corruption. They gave you a fair shake if you were honest ,and they screamed bloody murder if you were not.
And now they scream bloody murder no matter what, honest or not. And no one listens to them anymore, because they've been screaming for so long we've tuned them out. They ALWAYS say bad things about the current government , it's their job to do this , we say to ourselves.
And so an intigral part of democracy is now permitted to decay and fall into disuse. Like the boy who cried wolf too often , no one listens to him anymore.
Schreiber, who was brought to Parliament Hill in handcuffs, initially refused to answer any questions. But he eventually began to selectively answer some inquiries.
Schreiber offered few details on what was involved in the cash payments, saying the money which was given to Mulroney shortly after he left office was "for future services."
Today , Karlheinz Schreiber was brought to Parliament Hill in handcuffs by the current government, filled with the knowledge that it had no intention of blocking his extradition to germany for corruption and fraud. All crimes ,you will note, that hinge on his ability to lie. He was here to report on his activities with attempts to bribe a previous prime minister, another crime that hinges on his ability to lie profusely.
He then proceeded to take the opportunity to say things that made the previous prime minister look even worse than he already did ,and to paint a horrible picture of corruption and political abuse. The only evidence supporting these accusations ? Schreiber's word and nothing else.
And the opposition loves it, because it makes the current prime minister look bad. And they want to extend Schreiber's show as long as they possibly can , to keep it in the public eye what awful evil people run this country and you should never even think about voting for them again , vote for us instead !
It's all politics. It's all mud smearing. And it doesn't have a wit to do with justice or fair play or finding out what really happens. The opposition doesn't care about what really happened, they only care about slinging mud.
And why is this bad ?
Because once upon a time , a long time ago , there was this thing called democracy. And part of democracy was the opposition party who lost the election being used as watch dogs to look for corruption. They gave you a fair shake if you were honest ,and they screamed bloody murder if you were not.
And now they scream bloody murder no matter what, honest or not. And no one listens to them anymore, because they've been screaming for so long we've tuned them out. They ALWAYS say bad things about the current government , it's their job to do this , we say to ourselves.
And so an intigral part of democracy is now permitted to decay and fall into disuse. Like the boy who cried wolf too often , no one listens to him anymore.
Friday, November 23, 2007
Dziekanski's death not caused by Taser, says device maker
Article
Taser International Inc. lashes out a media in statement released late Friday, sends 60 legal letters demanding corrections to 'false and misleading headlines'
"Legal Letters" means they're gonna sue if you don't. Doesn't actually say in this article, but in a paper version of the Ottawa Sun I was reading at work (it was a paper newspaper and I don't have it so I can't quote it) it say's that Taser is sueing everyone and the dog who claims their weapons kill people.
An amateur video of the incident that was released earlier this week has received sensational coverage from the media with many reports drawing an unsubstantiated and uninformed conclusion as to the cause of Mr. Dziekanski's death.
They tasered him. Twice. Then he died. Yes...that would be unsubstantiated and uninformed yeah right ....
Specifically in Canada, while previous incidents were widely reported in the media as 'TASER deaths,' the role of the TASER device has been cleared in every case to date
You have very good lawyers.
Cardiac arrest caused by electrical current is immediate. The video of the incident at the Vancouver airport indicates that the subject was continuing to fight well after the TASER application. This continuing struggle could not be possible if the subject died as a result of the TASER device electrical current causing cardiac arrest
I believe he was actually thrashing in agony , not fighting...but hey , you be the judge.
Further, the video clearly shows symptoms of excited delirium, a potentially fatal condition marked by symptoms of exhaustion and mania such as heavy breathing, profuse sweating, confusion, disorientation and violence toward inanimate objects.
Umm...the video clearly states they performed an autopsy. No drugs or alchohol. And he was stuck in that baggage place for 10 hours. You'd be tired too , and hungry , and thirsty , after ten hours of waiting to be picked up in a strange country and no one had come. And pissed off.
We are taken aback by the number of media outlets that have irresponsibly published conclusive headlines blaming the TASER device and/or the law enforcement officers involved as the cause of death before completion of the investigation.
He was alive and well before they taserd him. 2 minutes later he was dead. I'd say "You do the math" , but obviously that is beyond your capabilities.
TASER International is transmitting over 60 legal demand letters requiring correction of these false and misleading headlines and will take other actions as appropriate. These unsubstantiated, false headlines mislead the public and could adversely influence public policy in ways which could place the lives of both law enforcement and the public at greater risk.
Translation : THEY MIGHT STOP BUYING OUR PRODUCT !!!!
If this was a bottle of aspirin you were selling and even one person in a million was killed using it there would be a massive recall ...but no , it's a big company with the governments favor...so damb the public and hide the bodies and sue everyone in sight !!!! If you actually gave a rats behind about the public saftey you'd have volintarily recalled those tasers long ago.
But you don't. You're a company. Money is your first , last and only concearn.
And so you will sue while the bodies keep piling up.
As for "correcting" the headlines...I would be happy to change the headline "TASER DEATH" to "MAN TASERED TWICE, DIES TWO MINUTES LATER". But I don't think that would get you anywhere. Might make me immune to being sued by you though . :)
PS: Never sue poor people like me. We'll show up in court , make you spend a fortune on lawyers while we represent ourselves..drag out the case, and then when you win , we'll just declare we're bankrupt and you won't get a dime. :)
Taser International Inc. lashes out a media in statement released late Friday, sends 60 legal letters demanding corrections to 'false and misleading headlines'
"Legal Letters" means they're gonna sue if you don't. Doesn't actually say in this article, but in a paper version of the Ottawa Sun I was reading at work (it was a paper newspaper and I don't have it so I can't quote it) it say's that Taser is sueing everyone and the dog who claims their weapons kill people.
An amateur video of the incident that was released earlier this week has received sensational coverage from the media with many reports drawing an unsubstantiated and uninformed conclusion as to the cause of Mr. Dziekanski's death.
They tasered him. Twice. Then he died. Yes...that would be unsubstantiated and uninformed yeah right ....
Specifically in Canada, while previous incidents were widely reported in the media as 'TASER deaths,' the role of the TASER device has been cleared in every case to date
You have very good lawyers.
Cardiac arrest caused by electrical current is immediate. The video of the incident at the Vancouver airport indicates that the subject was continuing to fight well after the TASER application. This continuing struggle could not be possible if the subject died as a result of the TASER device electrical current causing cardiac arrest
I believe he was actually thrashing in agony , not fighting...but hey , you be the judge.
Further, the video clearly shows symptoms of excited delirium, a potentially fatal condition marked by symptoms of exhaustion and mania such as heavy breathing, profuse sweating, confusion, disorientation and violence toward inanimate objects.
Umm...the video clearly states they performed an autopsy. No drugs or alchohol. And he was stuck in that baggage place for 10 hours. You'd be tired too , and hungry , and thirsty , after ten hours of waiting to be picked up in a strange country and no one had come. And pissed off.
We are taken aback by the number of media outlets that have irresponsibly published conclusive headlines blaming the TASER device and/or the law enforcement officers involved as the cause of death before completion of the investigation.
He was alive and well before they taserd him. 2 minutes later he was dead. I'd say "You do the math" , but obviously that is beyond your capabilities.
TASER International is transmitting over 60 legal demand letters requiring correction of these false and misleading headlines and will take other actions as appropriate. These unsubstantiated, false headlines mislead the public and could adversely influence public policy in ways which could place the lives of both law enforcement and the public at greater risk.
Translation : THEY MIGHT STOP BUYING OUR PRODUCT !!!!
If this was a bottle of aspirin you were selling and even one person in a million was killed using it there would be a massive recall ...but no , it's a big company with the governments favor...so damb the public and hide the bodies and sue everyone in sight !!!! If you actually gave a rats behind about the public saftey you'd have volintarily recalled those tasers long ago.
But you don't. You're a company. Money is your first , last and only concearn.
And so you will sue while the bodies keep piling up.
As for "correcting" the headlines...I would be happy to change the headline "TASER DEATH" to "MAN TASERED TWICE, DIES TWO MINUTES LATER". But I don't think that would get you anywhere. Might make me immune to being sued by you though . :)
PS: Never sue poor people like me. We'll show up in court , make you spend a fortune on lawyers while we represent ourselves..drag out the case, and then when you win , we'll just declare we're bankrupt and you won't get a dime. :)
Found on bottom right of every cnn article
Stories you may be interested in based on past browsing
And then a list of stories.
So...thanks for admitting you're tracking every where I go.
Not that I didn't know that already , but its good to have confirmation.
Just ratchetting up that pressure are we ? Filching one little
piece here, one there, until you've taken rights to
everything and the dog and hey ! We got all the expensive
lawyers what is John Q. Public going to do to stop us ? Its
all his fault for letting us do it in the first place !
Yeah , thats like saying it's the rape victems fault for
getting raped.
And then a list of stories.
So...thanks for admitting you're tracking every where I go.
Not that I didn't know that already , but its good to have confirmation.
Just ratchetting up that pressure are we ? Filching one little
piece here, one there, until you've taken rights to
everything and the dog and hey ! We got all the expensive
lawyers what is John Q. Public going to do to stop us ? Its
all his fault for letting us do it in the first place !
Yeah , thats like saying it's the rape victems fault for
getting raped.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Schreiber may testify before ethics committee....or maybe not
Article
A motion to be voted on Thursday will also call for Karlheinz Schreiber to appear before the committee as soon as possible, according to an MP who sits on the committee.
Oh kay !
You're going to allow Schreiber to talk before the commitee.
But Schreiber already has permission from the government to do that. He's the one running around saying "Not one f@#%^ word ! " if he gets shippped back to germany to face his countless fraud and corruption charges.
You spend a day of the publics time and money accomplishing diddley squat.
very efficient. I'm impressed.
A motion to be voted on Thursday will also call for Karlheinz Schreiber to appear before the committee as soon as possible, according to an MP who sits on the committee.
Oh kay !
You're going to allow Schreiber to talk before the commitee.
But Schreiber already has permission from the government to do that. He's the one running around saying "Not one f@#%^ word ! " if he gets shippped back to germany to face his countless fraud and corruption charges.
You spend a day of the publics time and money accomplishing diddley squat.
very efficient. I'm impressed.
Palistinians Run Out of Bullets , Arab League ships them more
Arab League meets before Mideast summit
Arab League states yesterday announced a mini-summit to discuss strategy at next week's Middle East peace talks in the United States as Israel made further moves to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
The sweeteners -- immediately condemned by Israel's political right -- include an ammunition shipment to the Palestinian government and 25 used Russian armoured trucks.
Hmmm..... how can I best express this chain of events ....
USA : We would like to meet and discuss peace with Israel
ARABS : Ok. But we want more bullets for the palistinians to shoot at Israel.
USA : Deal.
(edit) yeah I know it says they're trying to bolster this "tame" Palestinian government...but it ain that tame, and the rocket attacks on Israeli continue despite their "pet" being in power. You gotta know where those bullets are headed already.
Arab League states yesterday announced a mini-summit to discuss strategy at next week's Middle East peace talks in the United States as Israel made further moves to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
The sweeteners -- immediately condemned by Israel's political right -- include an ammunition shipment to the Palestinian government and 25 used Russian armoured trucks.
Hmmm..... how can I best express this chain of events ....
USA : We would like to meet and discuss peace with Israel
ARABS : Ok. But we want more bullets for the palistinians to shoot at Israel.
USA : Deal.
(edit) yeah I know it says they're trying to bolster this "tame" Palestinian government...but it ain that tame, and the rocket attacks on Israeli continue despite their "pet" being in power. You gotta know where those bullets are headed already.
Taser manufacturer wants role in review process
Article
An executive with Taser International says his company wants to participate in any Canadian review of the stun gun and is confident the product would be found safe.
WE WANT IN ON THIS PUBLIC INQUIREY !
And by the way , there's no need to inquire about anything , tasers are perfectly safe. YOU HERE ME ? PERFECTLY SAFE !! (pay no attention to the 17 canadian and 280 USA deaths by tasering, they don't count)
Buy Taser products. The safe stun guns.
An executive with Taser International says his company wants to participate in any Canadian review of the stun gun and is confident the product would be found safe.
WE WANT IN ON THIS PUBLIC INQUIREY !
And by the way , there's no need to inquire about anything , tasers are perfectly safe. YOU HERE ME ? PERFECTLY SAFE !! (pay no attention to the 17 canadian and 280 USA deaths by tasering, they don't count)
Buy Taser products. The safe stun guns.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Canadian-sponsored human rights resolution against Iran passes
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The resolution expresses its "very serious concern" of the "confirmed instances" of torture, stoning as a method of execution and punishment such as flogging and amputations. The resolution is expected to pass when it reaches the General Assembly in early December.
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But CBC's Neil Herland, reporting from UN Headquarters in New York, said it came close to being defeated because Iran has since built support among nations like India, South Africa and Afghanistan.
Herland said those countries have become fed up with being criticized for their human rights policies by the West.
Frankly , we're quite annoyed with you Infidels trying to push your evil ways upon us. You do understand you're all going to Islamic Hell where you will burn forever , don't you ? How dare you interfere with our wife battering gang raping terrorist ways ? Don't you understand that Infidel means Evil One ? You are EVIL ! and we are getting so tired of you trying to push your godless ways on our pure goodness and light wife beating ways.
You should stop it.
Really.
LET THE WIFE BEATING CONTINUE !!!!
The resolution expresses its "very serious concern" of the "confirmed instances" of torture, stoning as a method of execution and punishment such as flogging and amputations. The resolution is expected to pass when it reaches the General Assembly in early December.
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But CBC's Neil Herland, reporting from UN Headquarters in New York, said it came close to being defeated because Iran has since built support among nations like India, South Africa and Afghanistan.
Herland said those countries have become fed up with being criticized for their human rights policies by the West.
Frankly , we're quite annoyed with you Infidels trying to push your evil ways upon us. You do understand you're all going to Islamic Hell where you will burn forever , don't you ? How dare you interfere with our wife battering gang raping terrorist ways ? Don't you understand that Infidel means Evil One ? You are EVIL ! and we are getting so tired of you trying to push your godless ways on our pure goodness and light wife beating ways.
You should stop it.
Really.
LET THE WIFE BEATING CONTINUE !!!!
Kindle
Four hundred bucks.
Plus 10 bucks per book.
And where are these books kept ? How many can it hold ? And what happens when you dump a book to make space..is it lost and you need another ten bucks to buy it back ? What about pictures ?
And why is it ten cents to convert "free" web pages and blogger articles to something the Kindle can read ?
This e-book is an iPhone wannabe. Only it has no popularity to get away with the constant money-money-give-me-more !
Build something useful for a change , not an obvious rip off.
(edit: added) 400 bucks for the priviledge of buying from Amazon only and no one else. I'll pass thanks (ps: You can only download amazon approved blogs, and they get money for it , amazon books only , amazon articles only , etc etc you get the pciture. 256 megs ram by default put it can be expanded... everything is in some special Kindle format so how big is a book ? No idea, nor about offloading to a computer or anything. )
MPs' tempers flare at House ethics committee meeting
Article
Martin had wanted the parliamentary committee to debate a motion to summon former Tory prime minister Brian Mulroney and German-Canadian businessman Karlheinz Schreiber to state their cases in advance of the probe into the corruption charges opens.
Ah...the Schreiber thing...this is actually quite amusing you know.
Schreiber is fighting extradition to germany for various crimes , weapons deals, etc, all of which relate to him lying his butt off at every opportunity. He will be happy to testify at this inquirey into the former prime minister... but only if the extradition is permanetly halted (Can you say "get out of jail free" ? )
The opposition want him to testify no matter what because they think his testimony will make the current government look bad. And if it doesn't , then they can rag on the government for getting this criminal scum bag off the hook.
If Schreiber says something that favors the government, he'll be acused of feeling thanks toward them for getting him off the hook in a bad situation.
If he says something against the government , he'll be acused of being a two faced liar who wouldn't know the truth if it bit him in the butt, and the government will probably ship him off to germany anyways.
If you ignore the deal and just ship him home, he'll be happy to testify, but you're guarenteed he'll say something or other to make the current government look as bad as his immagination can possibly dream up.
My vote ?
Let the opposition yap , and ship this criminal back home. You have spin control , use it. Let the scum bag fry and blame the opposition for trying to get him out of jail free. It will even out in the end.
Martin had wanted the parliamentary committee to debate a motion to summon former Tory prime minister Brian Mulroney and German-Canadian businessman Karlheinz Schreiber to state their cases in advance of the probe into the corruption charges opens.
Ah...the Schreiber thing...this is actually quite amusing you know.
Schreiber is fighting extradition to germany for various crimes , weapons deals, etc, all of which relate to him lying his butt off at every opportunity. He will be happy to testify at this inquirey into the former prime minister... but only if the extradition is permanetly halted (Can you say "get out of jail free" ? )
The opposition want him to testify no matter what because they think his testimony will make the current government look bad. And if it doesn't , then they can rag on the government for getting this criminal scum bag off the hook.
If Schreiber says something that favors the government, he'll be acused of feeling thanks toward them for getting him off the hook in a bad situation.
If he says something against the government , he'll be acused of being a two faced liar who wouldn't know the truth if it bit him in the butt, and the government will probably ship him off to germany anyways.
If you ignore the deal and just ship him home, he'll be happy to testify, but you're guarenteed he'll say something or other to make the current government look as bad as his immagination can possibly dream up.
My vote ?
Let the opposition yap , and ship this criminal back home. You have spin control , use it. Let the scum bag fry and blame the opposition for trying to get him out of jail free. It will even out in the end.
How Pickpockets Work
Article
Why thank you ever so much Mr. howstuffworks website for providing training materials for a new generation of pick pockets all over the world. I'm sure every criminal about thanks you deeply ....
HEY ! SOMEONE STOLE MY WALLET !!!!
Why thank you ever so much Mr. howstuffworks website for providing training materials for a new generation of pick pockets all over the world. I'm sure every criminal about thanks you deeply ....
HEY ! SOMEONE STOLE MY WALLET !!!!
Monday, November 19, 2007
Phone Spam
Article = none, personal experiance
I was feeling sick today , so I stayed home in bed. But ... I had the phone.
When people call , we get one regular ring if it's local , and one long two short if they're long distance. Guess what ? All the telemarketers are long distance, usually based out of toronto.
One call completely empty, I just hung up.
One from my doctor (local call , didn't answer)
and one interesting one. I picked it up and for a moment I heard nothing but blank static, said hello a time or two ... and it connected me to some woman babbling something about blind atheletes. (I hung up).
I can see it now. A dozen sales agents sitting in cubicals , a computer doing the phoning, oops ! this is a live one , direct to an agent... keep on phoning the next number. Doesn't even ask you to press one anymore... it just dumps an agent on you.
From the companys perspective , it's probably very efficient, since the agents are talking to people all the time , not blindly dialing number after number and hoping someone pickes up.
From my perspectve...now I know why the phone rings off the hook during the day.
I love that one long two short ring ... it's always a spammer, and we never pick it up.
I was feeling sick today , so I stayed home in bed. But ... I had the phone.
When people call , we get one regular ring if it's local , and one long two short if they're long distance. Guess what ? All the telemarketers are long distance, usually based out of toronto.
One call completely empty, I just hung up.
One from my doctor (local call , didn't answer)
and one interesting one. I picked it up and for a moment I heard nothing but blank static, said hello a time or two ... and it connected me to some woman babbling something about blind atheletes. (I hung up).
I can see it now. A dozen sales agents sitting in cubicals , a computer doing the phoning, oops ! this is a live one , direct to an agent... keep on phoning the next number. Doesn't even ask you to press one anymore... it just dumps an agent on you.
From the companys perspective , it's probably very efficient, since the agents are talking to people all the time , not blindly dialing number after number and hoping someone pickes up.
From my perspectve...now I know why the phone rings off the hook during the day.
I love that one long two short ring ... it's always a spammer, and we never pick it up.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Alarming UN report on climate change is too rosy, many say
Article
"It's extremely clear and is very explicit that the cost of inaction will be huge compared to the cost of action," said Jeffrey Sachs, head of Columbia University's Earth Institute. "We can't afford to wait for some perfect accord to replace Kyoto, for some grand agreement. We can't afford to spend years bickering about it. We need to start acting now."
We of the United states have a plan !
Thats our plan ! What do you think of it ?
(( Brought to you from the very same people who broke the North American Free Trade Agreement , and who frequently put insurenceless hospital patients off to the side and just wait for them to finish dying ))
"It's extremely clear and is very explicit that the cost of inaction will be huge compared to the cost of action," said Jeffrey Sachs, head of Columbia University's Earth Institute. "We can't afford to wait for some perfect accord to replace Kyoto, for some grand agreement. We can't afford to spend years bickering about it. We need to start acting now."
We of the United states have a plan !
- First, get everyone to sign this new agreement ... except us !
- Second ... manufacture all sorts of low cost goods that don't have to pay for pollution controls and therefore are cheaper than anyone elses.
- Third , use our political and financial and military influence (military aid, they never attack anyone) to force open the doors of trade and push our low price highly polluting to produce stuff on the world.
- Fourth ..bank rupt all our competiters , world wide.
- Fifth .. enjoy a world conquered and made safe for american business. Especially gas mask manufacturing businesses.
Thats our plan ! What do you think of it ?
(( Brought to you from the very same people who broke the North American Free Trade Agreement , and who frequently put insurenceless hospital patients off to the side and just wait for them to finish dying ))
Friday, November 16, 2007
Ford launches national Bluetooth campaign
Article
How does the high-tech innovation work? Whenever consumers are within range of the program's Bluetooth transmitters - which are leveraging the Zoom Media network - they will receive a message on their cell phones stating that it's being sent from Ford SYNC. Those who choose to accept what comes next will then receive a 20-second Ford SYNC video or a Ford SYNC branded mobile wallpaper, free of charge
Innovation , yes. You're on a Ford , and your cell phone rings (while you're driving !) and you answer it , and it's a commercial. From ford.
Ford = Found On Road , Dead.
or , if you spell it backwards..
DROF = Driver Returned On Foot.
Why such acrimony for one company ?
They don't make spare parts.
Think about it. Your brakes go. You need new ones...
no we don't make spare parts. But ...but ... the rear axel ...no we don't make spare parts, hey I desperately need a new bumber this one got crunched up by some stupid old lady who didn't wear her glasses her insurance will pay , no we don't make spare parts....
I hate ford. Everyone should hate ford. Nothing but a rip off. What do you mean you don't make spare parts ? Gawd those people are just plain Evil !!!!
How does the high-tech innovation work? Whenever consumers are within range of the program's Bluetooth transmitters - which are leveraging the Zoom Media network - they will receive a message on their cell phones stating that it's being sent from Ford SYNC. Those who choose to accept what comes next will then receive a 20-second Ford SYNC video or a Ford SYNC branded mobile wallpaper, free of charge
Innovation , yes. You're on a Ford , and your cell phone rings (while you're driving !) and you answer it , and it's a commercial. From ford.
Ford = Found On Road , Dead.
or , if you spell it backwards..
DROF = Driver Returned On Foot.
Why such acrimony for one company ?
They don't make spare parts.
Think about it. Your brakes go. You need new ones...
no we don't make spare parts. But ...but ... the rear axel ...no we don't make spare parts, hey I desperately need a new bumber this one got crunched up by some stupid old lady who didn't wear her glasses her insurance will pay , no we don't make spare parts....
I hate ford. Everyone should hate ford. Nothing but a rip off. What do you mean you don't make spare parts ? Gawd those people are just plain Evil !!!!
Open-source Java could result in port to iPhone
Article
Apple has not made Java capable of running on the popular device. But Sun's Terrence Barr, technical evangelist for Java ME (Micro Edition), believes Apple's plans to release a software developer's kit for iPhone in early 2008 may result in the open-source phoneME version of Java ME winding up on iPhone.
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But Apple has been dismissive of having Java on the iPhone. Apple could not be reached for comment last week.
Who writes this nonsense ?
Apple owns the iPhone , and it is a Mac. Only apple writes software for it , only apple sells software for it , anyone else is sued for copywrite violation , and thats the way Apple likes it , and with the amazing popularity (stupidly if you ask me, but me and my fellow man often do not see eye to eye on these things) there is absolutely no reason for them to blow open the door and let the free software guys in and start giving stuff away for free that they're making a fortune off of charging iPhone users up the wazoo for.
The iPhone is as closed as it gets, and the only way it's going to change is when its popularity eventually plumets , as it does with all new toys. Only then will they open it up to squeeze that last few bucks out of it.
Any one who puts a java engine on the iPhone without Apples permission risks a repeat of the iPhone Brick debacle (thats where the phone was hacked to work on any phone network... then apple issued a new patch , and voila ! All those hacked phones suddenly stopped working, becoming nothing more than a brick. )
I applaude the notion of free software for the iphone (for any phone or computer actually) , but I just do not see them doing that. Not now when everyone is clamering for it and they can milk billions out of it yet.
Apple has not made Java capable of running on the popular device. But Sun's Terrence Barr, technical evangelist for Java ME (Micro Edition), believes Apple's plans to release a software developer's kit for iPhone in early 2008 may result in the open-source phoneME version of Java ME winding up on iPhone.
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But Apple has been dismissive of having Java on the iPhone. Apple could not be reached for comment last week.
Who writes this nonsense ?
Apple owns the iPhone , and it is a Mac. Only apple writes software for it , only apple sells software for it , anyone else is sued for copywrite violation , and thats the way Apple likes it , and with the amazing popularity (stupidly if you ask me, but me and my fellow man often do not see eye to eye on these things) there is absolutely no reason for them to blow open the door and let the free software guys in and start giving stuff away for free that they're making a fortune off of charging iPhone users up the wazoo for.
The iPhone is as closed as it gets, and the only way it's going to change is when its popularity eventually plumets , as it does with all new toys. Only then will they open it up to squeeze that last few bucks out of it.
Any one who puts a java engine on the iPhone without Apples permission risks a repeat of the iPhone Brick debacle (thats where the phone was hacked to work on any phone network... then apple issued a new patch , and voila ! All those hacked phones suddenly stopped working, becoming nothing more than a brick. )
I applaude the notion of free software for the iphone (for any phone or computer actually) , but I just do not see them doing that. Not now when everyone is clamering for it and they can milk billions out of it yet.
Ont. should bail out cash-strapped TTC: Giambrone
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20071114/ttc_budget_071114/20071114?hub=TorontoHome
toronto.ctv.ca
The province should pony up more cash to avoid another TTC fare hike, the commission's chairman said on Wednesday.
Toronto can't afford it's own transit system ! Therefore ...we believe...
someone else should pay for it ! yeah yeah ...thats the ticket ! Let the province
pay for our service to our one city ! Otherwise, we might have to hike fares.
And if the province won't do it ..maybe the federal government. Yeah ..someone...
anyone ...anyone but us ..should pay for this ..yeah ... thats a good idea , I
like it !
So ..did I mention Ottawa gets fare hikes on our transit system every year ? Sometimes twice a year ? We just got some new , uglier , higher priced bus tickets, going from 90 cents to 95 cents a ticket , and we still need two to go anywhere ...
We gotta pony up more , why should toronto be an exception ?
toronto.ctv.ca
The province should pony up more cash to avoid another TTC fare hike, the commission's chairman said on Wednesday.
Toronto can't afford it's own transit system ! Therefore ...we believe...
someone else should pay for it ! yeah yeah ...thats the ticket ! Let the province
pay for our service to our one city ! Otherwise, we might have to hike fares.
And if the province won't do it ..maybe the federal government. Yeah ..someone...
anyone ...anyone but us ..should pay for this ..yeah ... thats a good idea , I
like it !
So ..did I mention Ottawa gets fare hikes on our transit system every year ? Sometimes twice a year ? We just got some new , uglier , higher priced bus tickets, going from 90 cents to 95 cents a ticket , and we still need two to go anywhere ...
We gotta pony up more , why should toronto be an exception ?
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Iran bans latest Gabriel Garcia Marquez book
Article
Wow..you're banning this guys book.
You know..I never even heard of this guy , but now I have. Or his book title.
What was it called again ?
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
Say...thats a catchy title.
I wonder...I'm trying to write a novel. If I put in something about being anti-muslim in it , can you ban my book too ? Then everyone in the whole world will hear about it.
Yeah , that would be cool.
Now I just need a catchy title. Hmmm.....
Wow..you're banning this guys book.
You know..I never even heard of this guy , but now I have. Or his book title.
What was it called again ?
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
Say...thats a catchy title.
I wonder...I'm trying to write a novel. If I put in something about being anti-muslim in it , can you ban my book too ? Then everyone in the whole world will hear about it.
Yeah , that would be cool.
Now I just need a catchy title. Hmmm.....
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Buck Teeth
This clip is from Youtube.com , it's the phantom of the opera song.
The woman's name is apparently sara brightman.
Her voice is like liquid silk , I will admit.
She herself is a bit on the chunky side.
But , when the song hits the climax , with all those high notes... there is only one
thought in my mind.
Wow...look at the size of those Buck Teeth ...
I'm going to hell , arn't I ?
(edit : mistyped youtube.com ..forgot the "e" on the end ..clutzy me)
The woman's name is apparently sara brightman.
Her voice is like liquid silk , I will admit.
She herself is a bit on the chunky side.
But , when the song hits the climax , with all those high notes... there is only one
thought in my mind.
Wow...look at the size of those Buck Teeth ...
I'm going to hell , arn't I ?
(edit : mistyped youtube.com ..forgot the "e" on the end ..clutzy me)
Friday, November 09, 2007
Your Cell Phone = My Profit
Who needs GPS? Cellphones provide traffic map
When cellular phones are searching for reception, they send "pings" or electronic signals that can be picked up by as many as six cellphone towers. The company said the new technology records these pings and uses them to create a three-dimensional map of where the signals originated.
It then discards those signals — based on speed and movement patterns — that appear to be coming from pedestrians and stationary mobile users.
Congradulations.
Big brother is watching you. Wherever you go, your cell phone is being tracked. And that information is being sold to any fool with a few coins in his pocket that thinks he can turn a profit from it.
So what do I have out there that they're selling without my permission ?
My email Address.
My credit card number and bank information. (Dell Sold it to Sympatico)
The location and ip address of my wireless router.
The location of my cell phone.
Anything you purchase that has a mail in rebate (You never get the rebate, but they keep all the information on file and sell it !)
Where ever you surf on the internet (google desk top)
Anytime you buy something online .. all that info is sold. Credit card too.
So when does it stop you ask ?
It doesn't. The sales people are very happy about this situation, and in fact they want more and more and more. They fully intend to increase their surveillence of you , ratchetting up the pressure paying of MP's to weaken privacy laws etc etc, so that they can make more money from you. Targetting sales, they like to call it.
Oh Oh , Here Come the Biggies
Article
Warner Bros entered video games in earnest in 2004 when it acquired Monolith Productions, giving it an in-house development department for the first time.
Last year the group also took a 10 per cent stake in SCi.
It also forged a US distribution deal with Codemasters.
Oh oh . Here come the biggies.
Big Business getting into online games ?
There was a CNN survey last week about how the writers strike would affect YOU the TV watching audience. About a third of the respondants reported "We gave up watching TV years ago...so no change".
They're following us online, to our online game worlds. How long until World of Warcraft will have beautiful Adidas running shoes as items for sale in the stores ? In Matrix Online a T-Shirt manufacturer convinced the game to include it's t-shirts so the charactars could try them out before actually buying them and see how they worked. And of course Matrix Online has bill boards all over the place, the last time I played (some time ago , I admit , that game sucks) there were chewing gum ads all over the place. And a lot of empty "this space for rent" signs, the game was deliberately built to include advertising.
I can see it becoming as bad as Cable TV. You paid upto a hundred bucks a month for Cable TV , did't you ? Did that give you ad free viewing ? No. But it did give you lots and lots of watered down shows that would only fascinate a 10 year old , everything else being restricted by the censors. And 18 minutes of ads every half hour but only 11 minutes of show. (including openning and closing credits)
"Son , you have to understand how the business works" piped in one wag when I attempted to complain about this. Yeah , I don't have to understand , i understand perfectly. Your product sucks and I don't want it.
Warner Bros entered video games in earnest in 2004 when it acquired Monolith Productions, giving it an in-house development department for the first time.
Last year the group also took a 10 per cent stake in SCi.
It also forged a US distribution deal with Codemasters.
Oh oh . Here come the biggies.
Big Business getting into online games ?
There was a CNN survey last week about how the writers strike would affect YOU the TV watching audience. About a third of the respondants reported "We gave up watching TV years ago...so no change".
They're following us online, to our online game worlds. How long until World of Warcraft will have beautiful Adidas running shoes as items for sale in the stores ? In Matrix Online a T-Shirt manufacturer convinced the game to include it's t-shirts so the charactars could try them out before actually buying them and see how they worked. And of course Matrix Online has bill boards all over the place, the last time I played (some time ago , I admit , that game sucks) there were chewing gum ads all over the place. And a lot of empty "this space for rent" signs, the game was deliberately built to include advertising.
I can see it becoming as bad as Cable TV. You paid upto a hundred bucks a month for Cable TV , did't you ? Did that give you ad free viewing ? No. But it did give you lots and lots of watered down shows that would only fascinate a 10 year old , everything else being restricted by the censors. And 18 minutes of ads every half hour but only 11 minutes of show. (including openning and closing credits)
"Son , you have to understand how the business works" piped in one wag when I attempted to complain about this. Yeah , I don't have to understand , i understand perfectly. Your product sucks and I don't want it.
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Omar Khadr military trial to begin Thursday
Article
Human rights groups argue that the Guantanamo military courts are illegal because they do not offer the same protections as U.S. courts.
Ok. We cought you in a foreign nation. Doing your best to kill either that nations soliders , or us soliders.
Human rights groups argue ... you need protection from base accusations...like you wer trying to kill US Soldiers or something.
In the mean time , you are trying to over throw the US , impose islamic law on the entier world, and by the way those very same human rights groups that are defending you ? They're also complainging about your wife beating activities in Iraq pre-us invasion , so all the imans and islamic priests want them lined up against the wall and shot.
Mr. Prisoner in the US prison in guatamala..go piss up a rope I don't care about you.
Mr. and Mrs. America watching this on the tele and wondering at the glory of it all... how does it feel to know that these human rights groups that are trying to protect these prisoners ? The prisoners fight for a cause that would see all these human rights people lined up against the wall and shot. Because they believe human rights to be an evil thing. God is great, and he doesn't think much of us , and if you disagree with that we have to kill you now, so sorry where's my gun bang bang shut the heck up now please !
That always so amuses me . We let you explain your case to us. You do not let us explain our case to your people. Your people are slaves, they might believe us , y9ou cannot allow that ... anyone who might believe us you have to kill them ...
ITS ALL ABOUT THE OIL ! NOTHING ELSE IS IMPORTANT !
yes, thats the usual liberal refrain isn't it ? We don't talk about evil , or keeping people slaves or randomly kiling people in the population that we puport to protect. That may be well known , but we choose to sweep that under the rug , and then scream at the top of our lungs OIL OIL OIL its all abou the OIL NOTHING ELSE IS IMPORTANT UBT OIL ...
Human rights groups argue that the Guantanamo military courts are illegal because they do not offer the same protections as U.S. courts.
Ok. We cought you in a foreign nation. Doing your best to kill either that nations soliders , or us soliders.
Human rights groups argue ... you need protection from base accusations...like you wer trying to kill US Soldiers or something.
In the mean time , you are trying to over throw the US , impose islamic law on the entier world, and by the way those very same human rights groups that are defending you ? They're also complainging about your wife beating activities in Iraq pre-us invasion , so all the imans and islamic priests want them lined up against the wall and shot.
Mr. Prisoner in the US prison in guatamala..go piss up a rope I don't care about you.
Mr. and Mrs. America watching this on the tele and wondering at the glory of it all... how does it feel to know that these human rights groups that are trying to protect these prisoners ? The prisoners fight for a cause that would see all these human rights people lined up against the wall and shot. Because they believe human rights to be an evil thing. God is great, and he doesn't think much of us , and if you disagree with that we have to kill you now, so sorry where's my gun bang bang shut the heck up now please !
That always so amuses me . We let you explain your case to us. You do not let us explain our case to your people. Your people are slaves, they might believe us , y9ou cannot allow that ... anyone who might believe us you have to kill them ...
ITS ALL ABOUT THE OIL ! NOTHING ELSE IS IMPORTANT !
yes, thats the usual liberal refrain isn't it ? We don't talk about evil , or keeping people slaves or randomly kiling people in the population that we puport to protect. That may be well known , but we choose to sweep that under the rug , and then scream at the top of our lungs OIL OIL OIL its all abou the OIL NOTHING ELSE IS IMPORTANT UBT OIL ...
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Burglar uses New York state church phone to call sex hot line
Article
CLARKSTOWN, New York - A homeless man has been charged with breaking into an upstate New York church by picking a lock so he could dial up some sex chat.
Will you guys just arrest me already ? It's November don't you know and it's real cold out there and I need some place to spend the winter or I'll freeze to death !
He admitted he had sinned before, breaking into the Elim Alliance church days earlier for the same reason.
Police say a church treasurer found Macnair on the phone both times.
The first time, when he was in an office, she told him to leave but the second time, when he was in a basement area used as a nursery for children, she called police.
Stupid witch wouldn't call the cops the first time ! Of course I did it again. And you notice there's nothing in the article about resisting arrest or anything ? Yeah ... I found a seat , took a load of my heels , and waited while she dialed the number and everything.
Finally , a nice warm bed and some food that didn't come out of the bottom of a dumpster to eat. I can see me doing this until spring ..no problem.
CLARKSTOWN, New York - A homeless man has been charged with breaking into an upstate New York church by picking a lock so he could dial up some sex chat.
Will you guys just arrest me already ? It's November don't you know and it's real cold out there and I need some place to spend the winter or I'll freeze to death !
He admitted he had sinned before, breaking into the Elim Alliance church days earlier for the same reason.
Police say a church treasurer found Macnair on the phone both times.
The first time, when he was in an office, she told him to leave but the second time, when he was in a basement area used as a nursery for children, she called police.
Stupid witch wouldn't call the cops the first time ! Of course I did it again. And you notice there's nothing in the article about resisting arrest or anything ? Yeah ... I found a seat , took a load of my heels , and waited while she dialed the number and everything.
Finally , a nice warm bed and some food that didn't come out of the bottom of a dumpster to eat. I can see me doing this until spring ..no problem.
Friday, November 02, 2007
Facebook Eats Its Own
Can Facebook feed its ad brains?
Next week in New York, Facebook is expected to unveil its new advertising strategy on the heels of an expanded advertising partnership and $240 million investment from Microsoft...
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There's no question Facebook is sitting on a data goldmine, with an exhaustive amount of information on people's preferences, backgrounds, and social histories--all given voluntarily by members. Facebook has profiles that include people's favorite music, television shows, books, and hobbies; their job history, education, birth date, and marital status; as well as daily activities, social networks, and interest groups. Traditional ad networks would kill for all that information in one place.
Umm...ok.
First , you put up a web site that gives away all your peronal information so THEY CAN SPAM YOU TO DEATH with it.
Second, everyone has on , right ? (I don't) So you go for a job, the interview goes so well, and then suddenly you lose the job the next day. What happened ? Your employer plugged your name into google and turned up your facebook page with those cute pictures of you being tossed out of a bar one saturday evening that you thought were so funny you just had to share with all your friends.
Think it doesn't happen ?
There's some guy in michigan , in the states , with my name, who plays an electric guitar and wants to start a rock band. And yes, my boss walked up to me one day and asked if I played a guitar, if I was thinking about chucking in my career and starting a rock band. And admitted he'd done a google search on my name.
You're doubly stupid if you do the face book thing, or anything similar to it. You self incriminate yourself , and your boss fires you / doesn't promote / doesn't hire in the first place , and you get spammed all over the place.
Facebook like sites ... eat their own clients. It's just that simple. You're sacrificed to the wolves of advertising , and to any casual searcher like your (potential) boss.
Next week in New York, Facebook is expected to unveil its new advertising strategy on the heels of an expanded advertising partnership and $240 million investment from Microsoft...
...
There's no question Facebook is sitting on a data goldmine, with an exhaustive amount of information on people's preferences, backgrounds, and social histories--all given voluntarily by members. Facebook has profiles that include people's favorite music, television shows, books, and hobbies; their job history, education, birth date, and marital status; as well as daily activities, social networks, and interest groups. Traditional ad networks would kill for all that information in one place.
Umm...ok.
First , you put up a web site that gives away all your peronal information so THEY CAN SPAM YOU TO DEATH with it.
Second, everyone has on , right ? (I don't) So you go for a job, the interview goes so well, and then suddenly you lose the job the next day. What happened ? Your employer plugged your name into google and turned up your facebook page with those cute pictures of you being tossed out of a bar one saturday evening that you thought were so funny you just had to share with all your friends.
Think it doesn't happen ?
There's some guy in michigan , in the states , with my name, who plays an electric guitar and wants to start a rock band. And yes, my boss walked up to me one day and asked if I played a guitar, if I was thinking about chucking in my career and starting a rock band. And admitted he'd done a google search on my name.
You're doubly stupid if you do the face book thing, or anything similar to it. You self incriminate yourself , and your boss fires you / doesn't promote / doesn't hire in the first place , and you get spammed all over the place.
Facebook like sites ... eat their own clients. It's just that simple. You're sacrificed to the wolves of advertising , and to any casual searcher like your (potential) boss.
Linux is Mission Critical for Me
Article = none , personal experiance
So ,I'm trying to change the songs in my phones, because after you've listenned to the same set over and over and over it' gets boring.
Plug it into my xp machine, and a little window pops up saying it wants to install the drivers. Close it , why ? There are no drivers, its just plug and play. A little drive apears in my computer and you just delete all the mp3 files and dump in new files.
Hmmm... no little drive.
Ok , give installing the drivers a try.
Windows can't find any drivers.
Check the phone literature. There are no drivers, you just plug and play.
How did I get those 500 megabytes of songs onto my phone in the first place you ask ? Well..I just plugged the wire in and ignored the install drivers window and started dropping files into the little disk drive symbol..the one that wasn't showing up this time.
I really hate windows.
The phone reported "please plug in usb cable"
Tried it again . Same thing. I knew the cable was fine because I heard a ding every time I unplugged it and plugged it in again.
Try the drivers window. Failed. But detected new device. After a minute, failed again . But detected new device ... failed again ... after about five times around this circle I gave up and did a search on google for drivers.
There were some blue tooth and driver manager software for the phone. Which might , or might not be what I wanted (blue tooth definately had nothing to do with sticking a cable between your phone and the computer)
So I download the drivers. And I try to install them. And windows pops up a window saying new hardware found. And the drivers pop up a window saying the device is unplugged, please plug it in again. So I unplug it , wait five seconds, plug it in again. And it continues the install , for about five seconds. Then windows pops up a window saying new hardware found... and the driver program stops and says the phone usb cable isn't plugged in , plug it in again....
Three or four times around this loop , and I'm vowing that if Bill Gates were to pass in front of me at that moment I would happily hop up and strangle him to death , confess everything , and serve my 25 years murder sentence with a smile on my face. It would be worth it !
But it worked the first time !!! how come it doesnt' work now ???
I'm thinking I stupidly installed Internet Explorer 7 , and it came with some "required" patches that broke my system and rendered my phone unable to talk to the computer anymore.
"Please plug in the usb cable" says the phone.
THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STUPID USB CABLE !!! see , I'll prove it to you !
Plug it into my Linux Box, running Ubunto 7.1
Ding. Kodak camera detected, do you want to synchronize pictures now ? (no !)
See , it detects it just fine , the cable works great , Linux just sucks at drivers ... whats that little disk drive symbol on my Linux desktop ?
click on the disk ,and it opens up , just like a windows folder. And low and behold , there are all the songs contained in my phone.
Five minutes later I had erased them and put a new selection of music on my phone. Just plug it in and away it went , no drivers required. Just like windows SHOULD be , but wasn't any more.
My experimental toy of a linux box ? It isn't an experiment anymore. Its now what my office managers would call a "Mission Critical" piece of equipment. I can't use my phone as a music player without it. And I'm a guy. I talk on the phone maybe once a week, for two minutes, if that. Using the phone as a phone... I shoulda got a pay as you go phone if that was my intention.
I like to put down windows for it's "sabatage the competition" attitude all the time , but this is the first time I found an alternative that out manouvers that. Normally you're just stuck. You know they sabataged you , but there's not too much you can do about it. This time there was. Sorry Mr Gates. But I think your time is almost up. Ubuntu is sweeping up behind you.
So ,I'm trying to change the songs in my phones, because after you've listenned to the same set over and over and over it' gets boring.
Plug it into my xp machine, and a little window pops up saying it wants to install the drivers. Close it , why ? There are no drivers, its just plug and play. A little drive apears in my computer and you just delete all the mp3 files and dump in new files.
Hmmm... no little drive.
Ok , give installing the drivers a try.
Windows can't find any drivers.
Check the phone literature. There are no drivers, you just plug and play.
How did I get those 500 megabytes of songs onto my phone in the first place you ask ? Well..I just plugged the wire in and ignored the install drivers window and started dropping files into the little disk drive symbol..the one that wasn't showing up this time.
I really hate windows.
The phone reported "please plug in usb cable"
Tried it again . Same thing. I knew the cable was fine because I heard a ding every time I unplugged it and plugged it in again.
Try the drivers window. Failed. But detected new device. After a minute, failed again . But detected new device ... failed again ... after about five times around this circle I gave up and did a search on google for drivers.
There were some blue tooth and driver manager software for the phone. Which might , or might not be what I wanted (blue tooth definately had nothing to do with sticking a cable between your phone and the computer)
So I download the drivers. And I try to install them. And windows pops up a window saying new hardware found. And the drivers pop up a window saying the device is unplugged, please plug it in again. So I unplug it , wait five seconds, plug it in again. And it continues the install , for about five seconds. Then windows pops up a window saying new hardware found... and the driver program stops and says the phone usb cable isn't plugged in , plug it in again....
Three or four times around this loop , and I'm vowing that if Bill Gates were to pass in front of me at that moment I would happily hop up and strangle him to death , confess everything , and serve my 25 years murder sentence with a smile on my face. It would be worth it !
But it worked the first time !!! how come it doesnt' work now ???
I'm thinking I stupidly installed Internet Explorer 7 , and it came with some "required" patches that broke my system and rendered my phone unable to talk to the computer anymore.
"Please plug in the usb cable" says the phone.
THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STUPID USB CABLE !!! see , I'll prove it to you !
Plug it into my Linux Box, running Ubunto 7.1
Ding. Kodak camera detected, do you want to synchronize pictures now ? (no !)
See , it detects it just fine , the cable works great , Linux just sucks at drivers ... whats that little disk drive symbol on my Linux desktop ?
click on the disk ,and it opens up , just like a windows folder. And low and behold , there are all the songs contained in my phone.
Five minutes later I had erased them and put a new selection of music on my phone. Just plug it in and away it went , no drivers required. Just like windows SHOULD be , but wasn't any more.
My experimental toy of a linux box ? It isn't an experiment anymore. Its now what my office managers would call a "Mission Critical" piece of equipment. I can't use my phone as a music player without it. And I'm a guy. I talk on the phone maybe once a week, for two minutes, if that. Using the phone as a phone... I shoulda got a pay as you go phone if that was my intention.
I like to put down windows for it's "sabatage the competition" attitude all the time , but this is the first time I found an alternative that out manouvers that. Normally you're just stuck. You know they sabataged you , but there's not too much you can do about it. This time there was. Sorry Mr Gates. But I think your time is almost up. Ubuntu is sweeping up behind you.
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Police testing gun camera
Article
New York police will soon begin field testing this "pistol cam" that mounts to the barrel of a service revolver pistol.
this is a good idea. You fired your gun ? I wanna see the pics. Oh look , that guy had his back turned to you , no weapon in hand , and was running away ... yer going to jail copper ! Or there's a public protest because you shot a black guy , but your gun snapped this nifty picture of him with a gun in his hand pointed right at you ....
I fear looking at YouTube once the street finds its own use for these things.
Of this I must admit. Bang bang bang, three pics one for each shot , put them up on you tube to display your prowness under a false name ... yeah , thats gonna get groddy. But thats Youtubes problem, I still think cops should have camera's on their guns that go off automatically whenever they're fired. I think thats a great idea.
New York police will soon begin field testing this "pistol cam" that mounts to the barrel of a service revolver pistol.
this is a good idea. You fired your gun ? I wanna see the pics. Oh look , that guy had his back turned to you , no weapon in hand , and was running away ... yer going to jail copper ! Or there's a public protest because you shot a black guy , but your gun snapped this nifty picture of him with a gun in his hand pointed right at you ....
I fear looking at YouTube once the street finds its own use for these things.
Of this I must admit. Bang bang bang, three pics one for each shot , put them up on you tube to display your prowness under a false name ... yeah , thats gonna get groddy. But thats Youtubes problem, I still think cops should have camera's on their guns that go off automatically whenever they're fired. I think thats a great idea.
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