You know, I agree 100% with the TNR thing. I think the thing is horrendous - always have. Problem is everyone uses it! If there's a negative font campaign, that's at the top of my list.
I said I wasn't being trollish against OP personally, but yeah, I suppose I am being a bit trollish against the European policies.
Yes, I admit our country royally screwed up by electing George Bush and invading Iraq. I didn't support or vote for Bush, ever. Yes, we are responsible as a nation for who we elect, but this discussion has little to nothing to do with Iraq or George W. Bush.
I am, of course, aware of the piracy incident involving the US chartered boat off the coast of Somalia. And yes, we certainly have shipping interests in that region of the world, but they are not substantial, relative to those of Europe.
My point (which I still stand by) was the United States is developing, paying for, and investing in this hardware, while many Europeans (at least from what I've seen) like to play a holier than thou attitude with the US, calling us warlike and inhumane to our people (i.e. lack of healthcare to pay for wars).
I acknowledge that this money must be spent, I acknowledge that this situation must be dealt with. However, I reject the notion that the United States pay for the development, deployment and execution of military hardware while Europeans seem content to let us pay for this by ourselves. This is my objection, and despite your vitriol, you have failed to respond to my point...
I'm not being trollish to you personally, but as a US citizen I'd like to see if someone, *anyone* will take up this role of protecting a shipping route on the exact opposite side of the Earth we're on, where we have very few shipping interests.
Europe, a lot of your goods go through the gulf of Aden... you're on deck. Let's have you dedicate some of that wonderful health care money to defending shipping interests so maybe our citizens can go to the doctor every once in a while.
Um, you do realize that the American military doesn't "produce" anything either, right? We (United States) are just very large *consumers* of military hardware - and yes, the UK is a smaller consumer of hardware.
Just ask Brad. He posted one of the best and most convincing arguements on driverless cars I've ever seen, and in so doing also facilitated one of the most interesting/. conversations I've read.
I think NYC taxicabs would be a marvelous test case for driverless technology - it would solve a lot of issues.
Are you from India? India has communist roots, correct? My impression as a US citizen is that the communist/socialist roots of India will always act as an economic drag as they do in Europe. The biggest difference being that India does not have a developed economy to begin with, so you may not get off the ground economically speaking, at all.
This is my opinion, as an outsider (who has an interest because I work in IT). Would that fit your assessment of the situation in India too?
I just saw the vid and I was not impressed. I don't see how this offers you anything other than what essentially amounts to a giant monitor, unless you go through pains to condition your data to the Allosphere specifically... and I've got to imagine conditioning data at every iteration and every step of your analysis for one particular view inside an Allosphere is not worth it. The data almost certainly doesn't just know how to present itself on a 360 degree plane (I'm not a mathematician, but I think this would still be considered to be a 2D plane?) which would take advantage of the viewpoint characteristics the Allosphere could offer.
Read the website maybe you'll understand their mission a little more clearly. Just because it will be difficult and may not last the whole 10,000 years doesn't mean it shouldn't be done. Maybe people will start to think more than 15 minutes ahead in life with discussions like these.
Here's the vid so you don't have to search for it. (Wish folks would link to a vid in TFS).
Looks like Microsoft is actually starting to get serious about research, but I still don't know if this is all that compelling to be a breakthrough worth the effort of such a large corporation - they should be working on something bigger like Google or Apple, and coming out with major innovations every year or two (my opinion)
But, I suppose it's a start. Best of luck to them, I think innovation is great and every company should do more of it.
Nah, maybe I am a retard (as far as this is concerned at least).
I've not used Postgres, and actually don't know much of anything about it, but I've used both mySQL and Oracle casually. I was very surprised when my mySQL DB got to 1 billion rows and actually still worked (though very slowly).
I know DB2 is out there, but from what I've heard it costs an arm and a leg and doesn't offer any distinct advantages unless you're running z/OS.
But yeah, I was somewhat talking out of my ass since I'm not a DB expert (though I have been told by at least a couple people that mySQL was going to give Oracle a real run for their money)... so that's probably why I got a +2 while the person that disagreed with me got a +4. I guess moderation doesn't suck so much after all.
MySQL is the best alternative to Oracle. They could buy mySQL out for a bargain and start putting the screws to all of us that use mySQL to not pay for exorbitant Oracle licenses. Boy... I can't wait.
I agree with you. Just like everyone else, I would like to see justice be served, but does it really matter? Probably not, IMO.
I watched something about this on the Newshour with Jim Lehrer (one of the only true news shows in existence, IMO) and they said the Attorney General was very much contemplating an investigation... as it should be.
I used to think it was a critic labeled by the cynics among society, but I really do think damn near every politician is corrupt... it really is disheartening.
After hearing and reading a bit about the actions of the prosecution, I unfortunately agree with this decision. The actions they took were so egregious that they should not be allowed to proceed.
Now... whether the charges on Stevens should've been permanently thrown out forever, I don't know - that seems a bit much. But you can't consistently withhold evidence from the defense and expect your case to be supported by an impartial judge.
Stevens is almost certainly guilty, from everything I've seen and read, but that doesn't mean he's not entitled to a fair trial.
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You know, I agree 100% with the TNR thing. I think the thing is horrendous - always have. Problem is everyone uses it! If there's a negative font campaign, that's at the top of my list.
I said I wasn't being trollish against OP personally, but yeah, I suppose I am being a bit trollish against the European policies.
Yes, I admit our country royally screwed up by electing George Bush and invading Iraq. I didn't support or vote for Bush, ever. Yes, we are responsible as a nation for who we elect, but this discussion has little to nothing to do with Iraq or George W. Bush.
I am, of course, aware of the piracy incident involving the US chartered boat off the coast of Somalia. And yes, we certainly have shipping interests in that region of the world, but they are not substantial, relative to those of Europe.
My point (which I still stand by) was the United States is developing, paying for, and investing in this hardware, while many Europeans (at least from what I've seen) like to play a holier than thou attitude with the US, calling us warlike and inhumane to our people (i.e. lack of healthcare to pay for wars).
I acknowledge that this money must be spent, I acknowledge that this situation must be dealt with. However, I reject the notion that the United States pay for the development, deployment and execution of military hardware while Europeans seem content to let us pay for this by ourselves. This is my objection, and despite your vitriol, you have failed to respond to my point...
How about the "not my f'ing job" reason.
I'm not being trollish to you personally, but as a US citizen I'd like to see if someone, *anyone* will take up this role of protecting a shipping route on the exact opposite side of the Earth we're on, where we have very few shipping interests.
Europe, a lot of your goods go through the gulf of Aden... you're on deck. Let's have you dedicate some of that wonderful health care money to defending shipping interests so maybe our citizens can go to the doctor every once in a while.
Seriously... give it a go
Um, you do realize that the American military doesn't "produce" anything either, right? We (United States) are just very large *consumers* of military hardware - and yes, the UK is a smaller consumer of hardware.
Interesting stuff here if you're into whimsical, out of the box thinking like me. Nearly all of the info relates directly to what you're speaking of.
http://singinst.org/
Specifically, this talk addresses the point you make: http://singinst.org/media/singularitysummit2008/marshallbrain
Just ask Brad. He posted one of the best and most convincing arguements on driverless cars I've ever seen, and in so doing also facilitated one of the most interesting /. conversations I've read.
I think NYC taxicabs would be a marvelous test case for driverless technology - it would solve a lot of issues.
Are you from India? India has communist roots, correct? My impression as a US citizen is that the communist/socialist roots of India will always act as an economic drag as they do in Europe. The biggest difference being that India does not have a developed economy to begin with, so you may not get off the ground economically speaking, at all.
This is my opinion, as an outsider (who has an interest because I work in IT). Would that fit your assessment of the situation in India too?
Agreed.
I just saw the vid and I was not impressed. I don't see how this offers you anything other than what essentially amounts to a giant monitor, unless you go through pains to condition your data to the Allosphere specifically... and I've got to imagine conditioning data at every iteration and every step of your analysis for one particular view inside an Allosphere is not worth it. The data almost certainly doesn't just know how to present itself on a 360 degree plane (I'm not a mathematician, but I think this would still be considered to be a 2D plane?) which would take advantage of the viewpoint characteristics the Allosphere could offer.
It's got a pretty cool name though.
Read the website maybe you'll understand their mission a little more clearly. Just because it will be difficult and may not last the whole 10,000 years doesn't mean it shouldn't be done. Maybe people will start to think more than 15 minutes ahead in life with discussions like these.
And the radioactivity would keep more primitive thieves off of it.
Because after the thieves pilfered and ruined the clock, they would die? Seems like you'd be a few days too late with that solution.
This is a really cool video (at least I thought it was really cool) with some more details on the clock of the long now.
Pon farr is a bitch, isn't it?
That's what I love about IT. All the money in the world won't necessarily beat a persistent and smart person.
Even if you tie two rocks together, it doesn't mean they'll float. MS and Yahoo need to look into R&D, not merger - this move makes no sense.
video.google.com/videosearch?oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=nanotouch&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wv#oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wv&q=nano+touch
is an image, you need to retake your browser 101 class dude.
Here's the vid so you don't have to search for it. (Wish folks would link to a vid in TFS).
Looks like Microsoft is actually starting to get serious about research, but I still don't know if this is all that compelling to be a breakthrough worth the effort of such a large corporation - they should be working on something bigger like Google or Apple, and coming out with major innovations every year or two (my opinion)
But, I suppose it's a start. Best of luck to them, I think innovation is great and every company should do more of it.
Nah, maybe I am a retard (as far as this is concerned at least).
I've not used Postgres, and actually don't know much of anything about it, but I've used both mySQL and Oracle casually. I was very surprised when my mySQL DB got to 1 billion rows and actually still worked (though very slowly).
I know DB2 is out there, but from what I've heard it costs an arm and a leg and doesn't offer any distinct advantages unless you're running z/OS.
But yeah, I was somewhat talking out of my ass since I'm not a DB expert (though I have been told by at least a couple people that mySQL was going to give Oracle a real run for their money)... so that's probably why I got a +2 while the person that disagreed with me got a +4. I guess moderation doesn't suck so much after all.
MySQL is the best alternative to Oracle. They could buy mySQL out for a bargain and start putting the screws to all of us that use mySQL to not pay for exorbitant Oracle licenses. Boy... I can't wait.
Maybe he hates his boss at EA?
Anyone know how Spore has been received or how well it's selling? I've always thought it might've been a disappointment?
I still haven't played the game, but I've got to imagine that if there were troubles, this is probably why he split with the company.
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Didn't they get rid of the DRM for this price increase though?
The dreams of the Homer car will finally come true...
I agree with you. Just like everyone else, I would like to see justice be served, but does it really matter? Probably not, IMO.
I watched something about this on the Newshour with Jim Lehrer (one of the only true news shows in existence, IMO) and they said the Attorney General was very much contemplating an investigation... as it should be.
I used to think it was a critic labeled by the cynics among society, but I really do think damn near every politician is corrupt... it really is disheartening.
After hearing and reading a bit about the actions of the prosecution, I unfortunately agree with this decision. The actions they took were so egregious that they should not be allowed to proceed.
Now... whether the charges on Stevens should've been permanently thrown out forever, I don't know - that seems a bit much. But you can't consistently withhold evidence from the defense and expect your case to be supported by an impartial judge.
Stevens is almost certainly guilty, from everything I've seen and read, but that doesn't mean he's not entitled to a fair trial.
Man, now I feel lazy, I just used to put a whole box of cheerios in a big bowl and watch cartoons...