jakeonthemove

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Comment · 13 years ago
And again, out of the user's real control... Sure, the security seems sound, but you still put all your eggs in someone else's basket, so to say, with any such cloud service.
Comment · 13 years ago
And I only found out after starting to manually block connections with a firewall... Authentec's TrueSuite became a must-install for some reason if you want to use their drivers and device on Windows.

One connection is for the software updates, and there are 2 other that I have no idea what they're used for. The TrueSuite app has an app store link and the features to export and import the fingerprint scans... So much for security...

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It's not self-examination, it's taking action based on that self-examination, which is much more difficult to do...

Most people don't want to face their shortcomings, but of those who do, even fewer actually take the action necessary for success...

Comment · 13 years ago
Well, 8 seems better at managing memory and processor time... completely ignoring the awful Metro UI and the weird driver incompatibilities, that's about the only good change...
Comment · 14 years ago
True, but try to tell that to the millions of people who believe creationism IS science... To make it simple, just let the kids choose and decide for themselves...
Comment · 14 years ago
Believing something does not make it true... And hey, if the world was created 6000 years ago by some omnipotent being and made to look like it's several billion years old for some reason, I'm cool with that, but showing me a book written by humans as proof is just goddamn stupid.
Comment · 14 years ago
I don't mind creationism being taught side by side with evolution. But replacing the latter with the former is plain idiotic/dumb/stupid.

Obviously, if you teach them side by side, anyone with half a brain will sooner or later realize that creationism is simply bullsheet, which is probably why these people want to silence the inconvenient (for them) truth...

Comment · 14 years ago
I believe it's possible to do with AdBlock Plus and the Element Hiding Helper addons in Firefox, with a custom rule.

I use it to hide a few annoying toolbars and news bars on several sites.

Comment · 14 years ago
Yeah, it doesn't work for me on Firefox 18 (Adblock and NoScript disabled)...
Comment · 14 years ago
Food is so important, yet so cheap that farmers can not sustain themselves. When people really start starving, food costs will rise and farmers will be the new rich.

There is no overpopulation. Overpopulation of urban centers, yes, overpopulation of useable land - no.

We'll have trouble sustaining the current growth, and the way money are spent on useless and short term stuff is alarming, but that will most likely lead to another recession instead of collapse.

That's my opinion on just these matters - the article is a great piece of information that needs to be read by everyone.

Comment · 14 years ago
So, nothing new, then?
Comment · 14 years ago
Another piece of advice: take your diplomas and expertise in Law, Journalism, Medicine and others to developing countries. They may not pay as much, but the jobs are there...
Comment · 14 years ago
I don't know, choosing the middle option seems like a good thing - get the best possible product for the least possible amount of money...

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