As an EXTREMELY avid book reader (I personally own over 300 books stashed all over my house) who is known by name in my local library, and has a picture up in one of my old elementary schools for reading around 90% of the library (they didn't knock me off for the encyclopedias lol) and also read books on my computer which I get off the internet (sometimes you just have to wait for the entire series to come out before you buy it in the special box set you know they will release) The only problem Ray Bradbury has is that he is older, he does not know all that is available, and at his age, probably doesn't care. Let an old man have his beliefs, it will not change the truth about the world. And besides, he is partially right, how many of us know kids who sit in front of the tv all day? Now my kids will never do that, but too many parents allow their children to do that. And it will only hurt them in the end overall.
While I was working for geek squad it was put to us like this, we do not go searching through files. However, if by some chance we come across something like that, we look no further, and call the police, flat out, no calling the customer nothing like that. So I do not know what circuit city's policy was, but geek squad was we do not look. Period.
your produce would work the same way that it does in the store. It may not have an actual barcode on it, but there is a number assigned to it (what they hit when you buy tomatoes). Now if this were synced with a computer program, before you went shopping you would sit down at your computer and double check everything, maybe take out an item you don't want anymore that the kids put in, something similar to that. You check your produce, enter it in there that you want a half pound of cherry tomatoes, 4 ears of corn...... so on and so forth. It would be quite simple to add a produce ability to the program. Just go to your local Wal-Mart, see the self-checkout, you just find the produce you want and it weight it and charges you for it. Same thing, you would just get to choose how much you want.
As one who is still considered young I am deplored that the teenager actually thought that Germany was another state in the USA. However, that is not the fault of the school system, the teenagers in your area are completely lazy and need to learn how to read it appears. I went to a high school in Mississippi and can honestly say that no matter what people think of that deep south state we have no teenagers who do not know the European countries. The parents of those teenagers need to sit them down and watch them read their schoolbooks.
The teaching of fountain pens is a skill that should be brought back. I have had horrible handwriting all of my life, and the use of a fountain pen (which I am currently STILL learning) has improved my handwriting exponentially. My only regret is not having had a teacher even suggest it before (I began learning it at the suggestion of a favored Professor). I applaud the school for making it part of the curriculum and can only hope that it rubs off elsewhere in the world.
Looking at the behavior of somebody acting suspicously is not saying they are guilty. These gentelmen were acting suspicously, and as such the police were correct to question that.
And as to the comment that if they were in an 18 wheeler doing that same activity, your correct. That would not be quite so suspicous considering the fact that 18 wheelers run 24 hours a day 7 days a week. And carrying around $1000 dollars cash is unusual in this day and age, delivery men do not like to carry large amounts of cash on them due to the increased chance of being robbed. They carry cards, either personal or their companies depending on the situation.
Viper, there you are wrong. Not in terms of MySpace standing up in court, but because what you are saying is easily traced. MOST computer users do not bother hiding where they are in terms of the sites they visit. Now, if somebody on MySpace were to create a profile such as that, the police would not only ask for the name, but also the IP address. Now, some of the people here may use proxies, and other tools (not too well versed in that, my apologies) in order to hide themselves, but most users do not. They trace the IP of whoever created that profile, and voila, they come to your address.
So, yes, what you say would not work on many people who might visit a site such as this, or any other site for people who may know a bit more about computers then the average user, but do you truly believe that the majority of MySpace users even know what a proxie is?
Now, as to the video games creating problems. Parents watch their children. Simple as that. It has been said a million times before, and it will be said a million times in the future. It would not surprise me if items such as this actually end up not being posted at all, as it happens way too often, and with nothing coming of it that it becomes a waste of time.
Why just last week as I was sitting down to some good ol blow the crap out of the aliens with the Master Chief, was on my favorite level playing, about to whoop my friend, the power went out. That was dangerous, they better be glad the transformer was over a mile from my house, cause if I hadn't of smoked that pot I would have went out there and killed the power people.
Come on people, give me a break. Violent video games cause no problems except those people who allow them to cause problems.
If you outlaw guns the only people who will have guns are the criminals. Do you truly think that outlawing guns would stop the criminals from having them? They do not buy them from gun stores. Think about it people.
Now, as to the laptop problem. Be careful, dont be stupid about it. I can go anywhere with my laptop and not worry about anybody stealing it from me while I am on it. You wanna know how? Simple, I watch out for idiots who are look suspicious, I dont leave it alone, and if an idiot even looks like he is coming over towards me, I say into my bluetooth headset as if I am on the phone,
"Yeah, I am glad I finally got my concealed license in the mail, I can;t wait for some idiot to try something with me"
Guess what people, I dont have a concealed license, I do not carry a gun on my person. But the thief will think twice before touching anything belonging to me. It is what the thief THINKS you will do that scares him the most. Let his imagination run wild. But most of all, don't be stupid.
Okay, the registered sex offender thing is taking it WAY too far. And the kids here are right, they will find a way around it. You know you found ways around the restraints your parents put on you (I know I did, and my dad was good, it took a group of us to figure it out).
I would rather trust my kids and teach them to do the right thing. True, I may get a phone from guardianangel.net just so I can make sure they are where they say they are ( or at least that they were there at one point long enough to drop off the phone), but that is more for my state of mind rather then anything else.
Now, give me a hone thatteleports me to the numbnuts kid that is trying to get into my daughter's pants with my shotgun in hand and I will sell my soul for it. (worthless anyway after I get through with the kid)
I have never had a problem with the cameras. I wonder if any of you even know what the safe driving distance is for a car in front of you. We have them here in Texas, and I have seen no problems with them, except for people who are being stupid.
How about instead we just nuke em. I mean seriously, we pay billions upon bilions of dollars for the nukes, lets finally put em to use. Whats the worst that can happen right.
(Yes, this entire comment is sarcasm, do not take seriously)
I have never paid for a cd in my life. I refuse to buy cd's that the artist recieves so little on. I do go to concerts, I do support local artist, but I do not support the RIAA.
This is extortion, plain and simple. Let's set up the site, get a fund going. I will gladly donate. Or even better, set it up so that once people join our "fund" we send in all of our payments for them. Rather then them sending in the checks. Then we simply put the $1 check plan into action. Not sure if that is feasable, but who knows, maybe it is.
And to the person who compared this to running into a car. Are you dumb? Did you even read the article? Do not post anything until you know what you are talking about.
Sure, they can trace me through my cell phone. But seriously, do you really think it matters if the police know where I am going? They can do it through other means with all the technology the average person carries around anyway, I just know that if I ever decide to commit murder, do not bring my cell phone.
I think this will be an interesting experiment. I know that I will definetly have to give this a try. I don't mind a few commercials (anybody who watches tv shouldn't) I only hope that the share that the artist is given is a significant. I will definetly be keeping an eye on this though.
You give your employees 10 minutes of personal internet use each day. But do you ask your employees to do anything past the 8 hour day? I know that my employer allows me unlimited internet access. Yes, such things as pornographic material and things such as that are filtered, but overall, I have unlimited access. Now, I do not spend even an hour a day on personal internet use while at work, but lets just use that nice round figure.
I may spend 1 hour for personal internet use, but my boss knows also that I am an employee he can count on. My work gets done. It gets done on time, and it gets done correctly (for the most part, everybody makes a few mistakes) everytime. Innumerable times, because my boss knows I can be counted on, I will be asked to not leave for the day until a project is done. Now, this may mean I am at work till 7, 8, sometimes even 9 pm. Yes, I am on the clock during this time, but at the same time, technically, since I am scheduled for an 8-5 shift, I do not have to stay. Overall, the company I work for does very well, and the employees are happy. My boss is happy because the work gets done on time. The employees are happy because we know that if we just need to check an e-bay auction really quick, or check our personal e-mail, that our boss will not be over there talking about our productivity. Every good employee (although yes there are some exceptions, but they get weeded out fairly quickly) is happier knowing that if we wanted to spend all day on the internet, we could. No filter would stop us, and our boss would not mind. He does not look at how much time we spend on the internet, he looks at how the tasks we are given are carried out in a brisk, efficient manner. The amount of trust you have in your employees is deplorable, and I hope I never have to work for somebody like you in my life.
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Re: Re: Once again
Most suitable application would be more is better. Rather have too much to get the job done then not enough right?
As an EXTREMELY avid book reader (I personally own over 300 books stashed all over my house) who is known by name in my local library, and has a picture up in one of my old elementary schools for reading around 90% of the library (they didn't knock me off for the encyclopedias lol) and also read books on my computer which I get off the internet (sometimes you just have to wait for the entire series to come out before you buy it in the special box set you know they will release) The only problem Ray Bradbury has is that he is older, he does not know all that is available, and at his age, probably doesn't care. Let an old man have his beliefs, it will not change the truth about the world. And besides, he is partially right, how many of us know kids who sit in front of the tv all day? Now my kids will never do that, but too many parents allow their children to do that. And it will only hurt them in the end overall.
Isn't it interesting that the supporters of the big companies are always anonymous cowards?
While I was working for geek squad it was put to us like this, we do not go searching through files. However, if by some chance we come across something like that, we look no further, and call the police, flat out, no calling the customer nothing like that. So I do not know what circuit city's policy was, but geek squad was we do not look. Period.
Re: What about the produce?
your produce would work the same way that it does in the store. It may not have an actual barcode on it, but there is a number assigned to it (what they hit when you buy tomatoes). Now if this were synced with a computer program, before you went shopping you would sit down at your computer and double check everything, maybe take out an item you don't want anymore that the kids put in, something similar to that. You check your produce, enter it in there that you want a half pound of cherry tomatoes, 4 ears of corn...... so on and so forth. It would be quite simple to add a produce ability to the program. Just go to your local Wal-Mart, see the self-checkout, you just find the produce you want and it weight it and charges you for it. Same thing, you would just get to choose how much you want.
Re: Just what drivers need...more distractions.
Um, there is also this new thing called a DVD player that you can use to watch porn while you drive. Although it is illegal, as minors can see it.
LMFAO
lol, I had no idea a site like that even existed (URL now sent to friend's ex who needs one lol).
Finally some lawyers who can take a joke, and a company smart enough to use humour as a propoganda. The funniest are always remembered more.
Re: Re: I actually think it is a good idea
As one who is still considered young I am deplored that the teenager actually thought that Germany was another state in the USA. However, that is not the fault of the school system, the teenagers in your area are completely lazy and need to learn how to read it appears. I went to a high school in Mississippi and can honestly say that no matter what people think of that deep south state we have no teenagers who do not know the European countries. The parents of those teenagers need to sit them down and watch them read their schoolbooks.
The teaching of fountain pens is a skill that should be brought back. I have had horrible handwriting all of my life, and the use of a fountain pen (which I am currently STILL learning) has improved my handwriting exponentially. My only regret is not having had a teacher even suggest it before (I began learning it at the suggestion of a favored Professor). I applaud the school for making it part of the curriculum and can only hope that it rubs off elsewhere in the world.
Re: Re: Intent
Looking at the behavior of somebody acting suspicously is not saying they are guilty. These gentelmen were acting suspicously, and as such the police were correct to question that.
And as to the comment that if they were in an 18 wheeler doing that same activity, your correct. That would not be quite so suspicous considering the fact that 18 wheelers run 24 hours a day 7 days a week. And carrying around $1000 dollars cash is unusual in this day and age, delivery men do not like to carry large amounts of cash on them due to the increased chance of being robbed. They carry cards, either personal or their companies depending on the situation.
My reaction
Viper, there you are wrong. Not in terms of MySpace standing up in court, but because what you are saying is easily traced. MOST computer users do not bother hiding where they are in terms of the sites they visit. Now, if somebody on MySpace were to create a profile such as that, the police would not only ask for the name, but also the IP address. Now, some of the people here may use proxies, and other tools (not too well versed in that, my apologies) in order to hide themselves, but most users do not. They trace the IP of whoever created that profile, and voila, they come to your address.
So, yes, what you say would not work on many people who might visit a site such as this, or any other site for people who may know a bit more about computers then the average user, but do you truly believe that the majority of MySpace users even know what a proxie is?
Now, as to the video games creating problems. Parents watch their children. Simple as that. It has been said a million times before, and it will be said a million times in the future. It would not surprise me if items such as this actually end up not being posted at all, as it happens way too often, and with nothing coming of it that it becomes a waste of time.
Video Games do make you violent
Why just last week as I was sitting down to some good ol blow the crap out of the aliens with the Master Chief, was on my favorite level playing, about to whoop my friend, the power went out. That was dangerous, they better be glad the transformer was over a mile from my house, cause if I hadn't of smoked that pot I would have went out there and killed the power people.
Come on people, give me a break. Violent video games cause no problems except those people who allow them to cause problems.
If you outlaw guns the only people who will have guns are the criminals. Do you truly think that outlawing guns would stop the criminals from having them? They do not buy them from gun stores. Think about it people.
Now, as to the laptop problem. Be careful, dont be stupid about it. I can go anywhere with my laptop and not worry about anybody stealing it from me while I am on it. You wanna know how? Simple, I watch out for idiots who are look suspicious, I dont leave it alone, and if an idiot even looks like he is coming over towards me, I say into my bluetooth headset as if I am on the phone,
"Yeah, I am glad I finally got my concealed license in the mail, I can;t wait for some idiot to try something with me"
Guess what people, I dont have a concealed license, I do not carry a gun on my person. But the thief will think twice before touching anything belonging to me. It is what the thief THINKS you will do that scares him the most. Let his imagination run wild. But most of all, don't be stupid.
Okay, the registered sex offender thing is taking it WAY too far. And the kids here are right, they will find a way around it. You know you found ways around the restraints your parents put on you (I know I did, and my dad was good, it took a group of us to figure it out).
I would rather trust my kids and teach them to do the right thing. True, I may get a phone from guardianangel.net just so I can make sure they are where they say they are ( or at least that they were there at one point long enough to drop off the phone), but that is more for my state of mind rather then anything else.
Now, give me a hone thatteleports me to the numbnuts kid that is trying to get into my daughter's pants with my shotgun in hand and I will sell my soul for it. (worthless anyway after I get through with the kid)
Red Light
I have never had a problem with the cameras. I wonder if any of you even know what the safe driving distance is for a car in front of you. We have them here in Texas, and I have seen no problems with them, except for people who are being stupid.
Invade China?
How about instead we just nuke em. I mean seriously, we pay billions upon bilions of dollars for the nukes, lets finally put em to use. Whats the worst that can happen right.
(Yes, this entire comment is sarcasm, do not take seriously)
My view
I have never paid for a cd in my life. I refuse to buy cd's that the artist recieves so little on. I do go to concerts, I do support local artist, but I do not support the RIAA.
This is extortion, plain and simple. Let's set up the site, get a fund going. I will gladly donate. Or even better, set it up so that once people join our "fund" we send in all of our payments for them. Rather then them sending in the checks. Then we simply put the $1 check plan into action. Not sure if that is feasable, but who knows, maybe it is.
And to the person who compared this to running into a car. Are you dumb? Did you even read the article? Do not post anything until you know what you are talking about.
Down with the RIAA.
It can be a good thing too
Sure, they can trace me through my cell phone. But seriously, do you really think it matters if the police know where I am going? They can do it through other means with all the technology the average person carries around anyway, I just know that if I ever decide to commit murder, do not bring my cell phone.
Why not?
I think this will be an interesting experiment. I know that I will definetly have to give this a try. I don't mind a few commercials (anybody who watches tv shouldn't) I only hope that the share that the artist is given is a significant. I will definetly be keeping an eye on this though.
Re: Right on!
You give your employees 10 minutes of personal internet use each day. But do you ask your employees to do anything past the 8 hour day? I know that my employer allows me unlimited internet access. Yes, such things as pornographic material and things such as that are filtered, but overall, I have unlimited access. Now, I do not spend even an hour a day on personal internet use while at work, but lets just use that nice round figure.
I may spend 1 hour for personal internet use, but my boss knows also that I am an employee he can count on. My work gets done. It gets done on time, and it gets done correctly (for the most part, everybody makes a few mistakes) everytime. Innumerable times, because my boss knows I can be counted on, I will be asked to not leave for the day until a project is done. Now, this may mean I am at work till 7, 8, sometimes even 9 pm. Yes, I am on the clock during this time, but at the same time, technically, since I am scheduled for an 8-5 shift, I do not have to stay. Overall, the company I work for does very well, and the employees are happy. My boss is happy because the work gets done on time. The employees are happy because we know that if we just need to check an e-bay auction really quick, or check our personal e-mail, that our boss will not be over there talking about our productivity. Every good employee (although yes there are some exceptions, but they get weeded out fairly quickly) is happier knowing that if we wanted to spend all day on the internet, we could. No filter would stop us, and our boss would not mind. He does not look at how much time we spend on the internet, he looks at how the tasks we are given are carried out in a brisk, efficient manner. The amount of trust you have in your employees is deplorable, and I hope I never have to work for somebody like you in my life.