This plan would be unprofitable in most of the states, the ones with the least populations. With those states (ie, the Dakotas), there aren't enough people to justify the cost. With a nationwide network, that cost is absorbed by the profits in the 10 major population states.
...to see how many of the bid winners manage not to default on their bids and actually deliver a working product.
And regarding the C-Block (?) for shared public/private usage, I am not surprised. As competitive as the telecomms are in wanting to keep their networks just to themselves, who would want to spend billions developing a nationwide network that would have to give free access to public service? Sure, it would be a boon to firefighters and police, but the telecomms don't seem to worry about good or bad PR.
...just as soon as this next web page is done loading.
Oooh, where does THAT link go?
When I was a kid, I want crazy over Transformers (1st gen). Before that, it was Hot Wheels. The Internet strikes me as one of these shiny new toys, but infinitely greater in its possibilities. But, compulsive-impulsive behavior? Why do I get the feeling that someone is looking for an excuse to live off my tax money? I am guilty for having shown addict-like behavior with it years ago. In college, if I wasn't in class, I was at a terminal run on the DEC VAX running TinyFugue and exploring every MUD and MOO out there.
There will be those who take the Internet to its extreme, sure. You will get that with any activity. But, 86% of addicts have some form mental illness? Me thinks "mental illness" has gained an overly-broad definition in the last 10 years. But, I am just an arm chair psychologist.
I personally watch a lot more drama and comedy than science myself. Does that mean I don't get enough science in my life? Well, not really, I get most of my science exposure from the internet. By the time they produce a show on it, it's already old news. I find that reading stuff online is a far better way to get my daily intake of science. True, the internet is more up to date, but a series like "Blue Planet" makes such science more visually appealing. This may illustrate some laziness on my part, actually. While I am not adverse to reading a book about particle physics, I enjoy sitting and NOT having to read dry text. The stuff on TV may bring up areas of knowledge I had not read. So, I guess the moral of this story is to use multiple sources.
I think safety concerns are the biggest issue. What happens when the first crash happens. I think this was said when the car, train and airplane were first built. Safety is always an issue and crashes will eventually happen to ANY form of transport. That is no reason not to march forward, though.
Guh! Don't destroy them. There exists software that will securely erase data from any media, disk or ram. Use these programs and then give those memory sticks to some charitable cause or somethin'. Yeesh, what a waste of technology.
I think the average slashdot user can spend as much time on slashdot and read even less than a minutes worth of science.The articles are traps anyway.
That aside, people tend to watch drama and reality TV, are we surprised there isn't any science there? While I must admit to my love of CSI (the original series) and Law & Order, I easily watch far more Science Channel, Discovery Channel, History Channel, Smithsonian Channel and HD Theater Channel. With that, I am exposing my kids to a steady diet of science.
Firefox 3 will certainly be a blessing to my company if this holds up through official release. My company is standardized on Firefox for all web browsing and intranet apps. Our PCs are not necessarily cutting edge technology filled with copious amounts of RAM. The average speed is 1GHz and 512Mb RAM running XP. Now if only all apps took the route of less/improved memory usage with each new version instead of the bloat I am suffering with Microsoft Word, Citrix, etc.
They are more likely to play on your lawn. Make sure you yell at them from your front window. Damn kids. This particular problem is solved by the installation of pit traps. But, back to the topic at hand, yeah, the new generation are not like the zombies the gen before. They are more in tune with technology and prefer to work smarter, not harder. If technology can address the issue, then use it. Unfortunately, this is the equivalent of the 60's hippies. I was born in '71, but I consider myself more a part of the Millenials than Gen X. Or is that Gen Y? I keep losing track of my gen's name. Either way, I love to use technology to solve problems. Now, if only my budget allowed me to own more gadgets so I could create new problems for them to solve.
Why so cynical, Viol8? This sort of research will often net us other technologies that can be used in all facets of our lives. I would agree that nothing is unbreakable. I would think that another quantum computer would eventually break some quantum encrypted packets.
After having read the article, I would have to agree with Tim. Where I go on the 'tubes is none of my ISPs business. And this is not about trying to hide some illicit activity, but a defense of my right to live without being watched everywhere I go. I must say, though, that I am not surprised to see this coming out of England. When are its citizens going to finally stand up for their rights and put and end to all of the cameras and tracking? V's speech begins to come to mind.
...which with current exchange rates translates to roughly 8.91 dollars/gallon. Why are you complaining again? Answer me this question: Why are you paying such a rate per liter of petrol? Where is that money going? What is it really paying for? The processing of oil into gas/diesel is an incredibly inexpensive process.
Changing one's job to reduce cost of gas is not so easy an option to follow. People like spout off that advice, but rarely take into consideration the fact that most don't have the luxury of riding a bicycle, walking, or riding the bus. I would rather the price of gas be a serious issue, because it effects every level of society, from simple folk commuting to work to the organic food being delivered to some hippy new-age grocery store.
I find it interesting that despite the loss of a few processing plants, we don't seem to have a shortage of gas. I have not heard of stations closing or truck stops shutting down from lack of fuel. And, yet, we have higher prices with this very justification.
So, Democratic party, if you really want to help the people you claim to represent, stop this slow rape of American society.
I gotta agree with another poster. This just smacks of posturing, an effort to grab some sort of "positive" attention from the negativity of the Democratic candidates and cast a bad light on the GOP (as if they needed help!). We have more important things to spend time on, like addressing gas prices or how to tell private sports leagues how to run their drug testing programs.
Considering that Google is based in the USA, is there any reason why they would even need the EU's approval for something like this? Point about the article being nonexistent notwithstanding, the answer is that they don't technically *need* the EU's approval, except that they would probably like to actually do business IN the EU But, Google never has to step physically into Europe for anything. It is just data across some tubes. If the EU Commission had said no, could they really stop the merger? European companies would be told, "Don't buy from Google-Click or else"? As if all internet servers for European companies are even hosted in Europe?
I think the wailing we're about to hear is the sound of thousands of imperative-language programmers being dragged, kicking and screaming, into functional programming land. Even the functional languages not specifically designed for concurrency do it much more naturally than their imperative counterparts. You will have to pry my imperative programming languages from my cold, dead fingers, thank you very much. Maybe when BASIC is made parallel invisibly...
The ground-based telescopes are getting ever larger and more powerful. Atmospheric disturbance effects are nullified easily now. Are there any space telescope types that won't be obviated by these advancements?
I have seen what some countries consider to be fair use of the internet and their policies of limitations on free speech are disturbing. The only protection the internet will have from such forces of evil is to remain under the thumb of the USA.
You can blame the citizens of each country. They are allowing it. Oh, sure, some individuals will complain that THEY did not allow it, but what did they do to try and stop these measures as each one as each one has crept into our lives? Most of us are guilty of allowing our rights to privacy to be steadily eroded in the name of security by those that only wish to cement their future authority.
What is next? Retinal scans and Blood samples? Forced embedding of an ID chip?
Well, I admit to be one of those people who complain, yet do little or nothing. I have not written by state rep or senator, I don't organize rallies. Heck, I haven't even created a web page to at least advertise my disapproval.
No. There is nothing wrong with visiting a publicly available URL. No exceptions.
So, if someone walks into your house while the front door is open and sits on your couch, it must be okay...because you left the front door open. Right?
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There is a titanium-based paint that does this, too.
This plan would be unprofitable in most of the states, the ones with the least populations. With those states (ie, the Dakotas), there aren't enough people to justify the cost. With a nationwide network, that cost is absorbed by the profits in the 10 major population states.
...to see how many of the bid winners manage not to default on their bids and actually deliver a working product.
And regarding the C-Block (?) for shared public/private usage, I am not surprised. As competitive as the telecomms are in wanting to keep their networks just to themselves, who would want to spend billions developing a nationwide network that would have to give free access to public service? Sure, it would be a boon to firefighters and police, but the telecomms don't seem to worry about good or bad PR.
...just as soon as this next web page is done loading.
Oooh, where does THAT link go?
When I was a kid, I want crazy over Transformers (1st gen). Before that, it was Hot Wheels. The Internet strikes me as one of these shiny new toys, but infinitely greater in its possibilities. But, compulsive-impulsive behavior? Why do I get the feeling that someone is looking for an excuse to live off my tax money? I am guilty for having shown addict-like behavior with it years ago. In college, if I wasn't in class, I was at a terminal run on the DEC VAX running TinyFugue and exploring every MUD and MOO out there.
There will be those who take the Internet to its extreme, sure. You will get that with any activity. But, 86% of addicts have some form mental illness? Me thinks "mental illness" has gained an overly-broad definition in the last 10 years. But, I am just an arm chair psychologist.
Gotta go, my email notify chime just went off.
Guh! Don't destroy them. There exists software that will securely erase data from any media, disk or ram. Use these programs and then give those memory sticks to some charitable cause or somethin'. Yeesh, what a waste of technology.
Firefox 3 will certainly be a blessing to my company if this holds up through official release. My company is standardized on Firefox for all web browsing and intranet apps. Our PCs are not necessarily cutting edge technology filled with copious amounts of RAM. The average speed is 1GHz and 512Mb RAM running XP. Now if only all apps took the route of less/improved memory usage with each new version instead of the bloat I am suffering with Microsoft Word, Citrix, etc.
Why so cynical, Viol8? This sort of research will often net us other technologies that can be used in all facets of our lives. I would agree that nothing is unbreakable. I would think that another quantum computer would eventually break some quantum encrypted packets.
After having read the article, I would have to agree with Tim. Where I go on the 'tubes is none of my ISPs business. And this is not about trying to hide some illicit activity, but a defense of my right to live without being watched everywhere I go. I must say, though, that I am not surprised to see this coming out of England. When are its citizens going to finally stand up for their rights and put and end to all of the cameras and tracking? V's speech begins to come to mind.
Just think what SETI@Home could do with a 1000 core processor. Or for the more practical and useful to our real world, Folding@Home.
...which with current exchange rates translates to roughly 8.91 dollars/gallon. Why are you complaining again? Answer me this question: Why are you paying such a rate per liter of petrol? Where is that money going? What is it really paying for? The processing of oil into gas/diesel is an incredibly inexpensive process.Changing one's job to reduce cost of gas is not so easy an option to follow. People like spout off that advice, but rarely take into consideration the fact that most don't have the luxury of riding a bicycle, walking, or riding the bus. I would rather the price of gas be a serious issue, because it effects every level of society, from simple folk commuting to work to the organic food being delivered to some hippy new-age grocery store.
I find it interesting that despite the loss of a few processing plants, we don't seem to have a shortage of gas. I have not heard of stations closing or truck stops shutting down from lack of fuel. And, yet, we have higher prices with this very justification.
So, Democratic party, if you really want to help the people you claim to represent, stop this slow rape of American society.
I gotta agree with another poster. This just smacks of posturing, an effort to grab some sort of "positive" attention from the negativity of the Democratic candidates and cast a bad light on the GOP (as if they needed help!). We have more important things to spend time on, like addressing gas prices or how to tell private sports leagues how to run their drug testing programs.
Nay, it was the flying spaghetti monster and his noodly appendages!
The FSM wants our gmail accounts? His noodly appendages know no boundaries!
I think the wailing we're about to hear is the sound of thousands of imperative-language programmers being dragged, kicking and screaming, into functional programming land. Even the functional languages not specifically designed for concurrency do it much more naturally than their imperative counterparts.
You will have to pry my imperative programming languages from my cold, dead fingers, thank you very much. Maybe when BASIC is made parallel invisibly...
I would have to agree. There are much cheaper places to make your HQ.
The ground-based telescopes are getting ever larger and more powerful. Atmospheric disturbance effects are nullified easily now. Are there any space telescope types that won't be obviated by these advancements?
I have seen what some countries consider to be fair use of the internet and their policies of limitations on free speech are disturbing. The only protection the internet will have from such forces of evil is to remain under the thumb of the USA.
You can blame the citizens of each country. They are allowing it. Oh, sure, some individuals will complain that THEY did not allow it, but what did they do to try and stop these measures as each one as each one has crept into our lives? Most of us are guilty of allowing our rights to privacy to be steadily eroded in the name of security by those that only wish to cement their future authority.
What is next? Retinal scans and Blood samples? Forced embedding of an ID chip?
Well, I admit to be one of those people who complain, yet do little or nothing. I have not written by state rep or senator, I don't organize rallies. Heck, I haven't even created a web page to at least advertise my disapproval.
No. There is nothing wrong with visiting a publicly available URL. No exceptions.
So, if someone walks into your house while the front door is open and sits on your couch, it must be okay...because you left the front door open. Right?