The 747-200's that are still in service are almost exclusively commercial at this point
I seriously don't mean this as a sarcastic question -- but what were the others that weren't commercial? I assume they were governmental? Surely corporations and individuals don't require a plane that size to get form point A to point B? Were non-US governments using them, or were they used for other purposes in the US government at some time?
I see nothing in the First Amendment about videos, music, games, DRM or anything of the sort.
Expression through music or video falls under free speech. In fact, even things like t-shirts and flag-burning demonstrations have been ruled to be free speech. Requiring you to surrender control of your speech to a government-run DRM server would be abridging your free speech.
I'm not sure if the original poster was serious or not, but I wouldn't be shocked if the idea is seriously considered at some point.
a centralized DRM server that everyone will be required by law to use.
I don't think that would be constitutional in the US. It violates the first amendment to require everyone in the country (or anyone in the country) to give the government control of access to your videos, music, audible books and/or games.
You could make it optional (the federal government runs a DRM server and you can make use of it), but not required.
only enemy combatants detained overseas and their affiliates are in GITMO
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Padilla_(prisoner)
They did try to send an American citizen, not in the military, arrested in the US, to Gitmo. He was held as an "enemy combatant" for 3.5 years before civil liberties groups got him a trial. I'm not saying I'm sad he is in jail (he was later found guilty), and I'm really not a conspiracy theorist, but it wouldn't be hard to believe there was at least one US citizen that they arrested in the US and sent to Gitmo without anyone noticing.
As it is, even with the press aware of this guy's situation, he sat in jail for 3.5 years without being charged with a crime. A US citizen, arrested in the US by the US government. That doesn't creep you out at all?
My problem is more that the computer must know who's saying the command (surely they wouldn't let just anyone open up communications channels and such). He's ordered the same frickin' tea a thousand times. Can't he just say "Computer. Tea." now? They're implying that 400 years in the future (or whatever, sorry, it's been a while since I was a real Trek nerd) voice commands are no better than my 2004 Acura, where I say "Show Chinese Restaurants," and the GPS shows all of the Grocery stores on the map.
If I live in a dirt poor country how is my economic growth helped by sending my money off to Microsoft?
Well, if you walked into a store in your dirt poor country and bought a copy, it might help your local economy. Or if you ordered a copy from Amazon.com, a resident of your country would probably be paid to deliver it. Someone might even pay you to install it for them.
The only thing that comes close to satisfying what I actually want is the MacPro, with a Quad Core Xeon(s), for THOUSANDS more
The cheapest one you can configure on their web site is $2299 (so HUNDREDS more, not thousands). If you wait until one is refurbished, you will probably be closer to $2k.
Yes, but now you know his preferences. You'll do it with fewer 1% resisters the next time too. The question here is would it have made more sense for him to offer that note and just suggest you work it into further schematics.
Many people will have a hard time getting a feeling for exactly where their fingers are if the screen is not see-through.
Think about the first time you used a mouse. It takes about 20 seconds to get used to the idea that you're moving your hand in two dimensions and the cursor moves in two dimensions, even if you can't watch both at once. If you've used a trackpad on a laptop, it's EXACTLY like this (except it's not on the back of the device). I think you'd be surprised how quickly you'd get used to this.
I was losing sleep worrying that people sending me virtual Christmas tree decorations, garden accessories and such would have to wait 3 seconds after they clicked send.
George Bush has proven that the American constitution has no teeth.
If an American president decides to break the law (any law) they cannot be stopped or punished in any way. The most that can happen is that they will be asked to stop... usually long after they have finished anyway.
You could argue that slavery, the internment of Americans of Japanese descent and the US Government's treaties with Native American tribes already made that point. The real thing it implies though is that (except for the Native Americans, I guess) it eventually works. We'll have to wait to see how Guantanamo and the warrant-free wiretapping work out to say for sure. Of course a president can overreach his power. It isn't practical for the Supreme Court to monitor every word that comes out of his mouth. The point is not that the checks and balances are instantaneous, just that they work eventually.
Wow, do people honestly not know what Portugal is? I'm not criticizing you at all, I'm sure you have a better feel for people's awareness of Portugal than I do. I'm just shocked that all literate people in the Western world wouldn't be familiar with any country in Europe. That seems like a reasonable baseline expectation for any adult in Europe or North America.
There are some fields where it is possible (construction, restaurants...) but most are tied to foreign manufacturers.
An awful lot of American food (especially fruit and vegetables at different times of the year) and building materials come from other countries. Really, I'm just questioning the exception you brought up to your own statement, not disagreeing with your point.
Isn't this already a problem in today's computers? The CPU isn't the bottleneck, the HDD is.
Generally this isn't true if you're talking about a supercomputer because of the tasks they'll be performing. You don't build supercomputers to be file servers (or even database servers, which can still use a lot of CPU)
They are running ads on the TV, saying that when the analogue TV signal gets switched off, if they haven't upgraded, then their tv set may not work properly. The key words are "may not". I think they should be saying "will not".
That is true for people who watch analog TV over the antenna. If they have a cable box or satellite dish they will be fine. Saying "will not" would freak out a lot of grandparents who "may" be just fine.
October 1987 was a bad month, but it was followed by the best 13 years in history. If he didn't put it back in the market again pretty quickly, he's probably still cursing.
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the government does not get to redefine "marriage" any more than it gets to redefine "day" and "night."
The problem is that the government doesn't issue licenses for day and night. It DOES issue licenses for marriage, so we need a definition.
In reality, nothing that comes from the government is sacred. If there is anything sacred about marriage, it's not in the government's approval of it. That means if it turns out God hates gay marriage, then God doesn't have to approve them just because a judge says he does. It also means that your marriage isn't worth any less to God because a judge lumped it in with gay marriage.
Yes, but how much do you think the stock would drop (even before he was done selling his shares) if he called his broker and said dump my $15 Billion worth of MSFT?
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The 747-200's that are still in service are almost exclusively commercial at this point
I seriously don't mean this as a sarcastic question -- but what were the others that weren't commercial? I assume they were governmental? Surely corporations and individuals don't require a plane that size to get form point A to point B? Were non-US governments using them, or were they used for other purposes in the US government at some time?
Why dont you fuckers tell me what "POTUS" means instead of bitching about it?
POTUS = President Of The United States
I see nothing in the First Amendment about videos, music, games, DRM or anything of the sort.
Expression through music or video falls under free speech. In fact, even things like t-shirts and flag-burning demonstrations have been ruled to be free speech. Requiring you to surrender control of your speech to a government-run DRM server would be abridging your free speech.
I'm not sure if the original poster was serious or not, but I wouldn't be shocked if the idea is seriously considered at some point.
a centralized DRM server that everyone will be required by law to use.
I don't think that would be constitutional in the US. It violates the first amendment to require everyone in the country (or anyone in the country) to give the government control of access to your videos, music, audible books and/or games.
You could make it optional (the federal government runs a DRM server and you can make use of it), but not required.
only enemy combatants detained overseas and their affiliates are in GITMO
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Padilla_(prisoner) They did try to send an American citizen, not in the military, arrested in the US, to Gitmo. He was held as an "enemy combatant" for 3.5 years before civil liberties groups got him a trial. I'm not saying I'm sad he is in jail (he was later found guilty), and I'm really not a conspiracy theorist, but it wouldn't be hard to believe there was at least one US citizen that they arrested in the US and sent to Gitmo without anyone noticing.
As it is, even with the press aware of this guy's situation, he sat in jail for 3.5 years without being charged with a crime. A US citizen, arrested in the US by the US government. That doesn't creep you out at all?
I was worried about this with the Macbook Air. I've found that holding down the power key worked for me the one time it hung.
My problem is more that the computer must know who's saying the command (surely they wouldn't let just anyone open up communications channels and such). He's ordered the same frickin' tea a thousand times. Can't he just say "Computer. Tea." now? They're implying that 400 years in the future (or whatever, sorry, it's been a while since I was a real Trek nerd) voice commands are no better than my 2004 Acura, where I say "Show Chinese Restaurants," and the GPS shows all of the Grocery stores on the map.
Unless we perfect cloning, there are going to be a few billion people who find little consolation in that.
Fixed that for you. Cloning wouldn't help the people who are alive now.
The clones would be alive, and imperfect because of the errors in cloning.
Sorry to be all nazilike on you, but that's a not a limerick. It's a , uh, couplet and a half.
If I live in a dirt poor country how is my economic growth helped by sending my money off to Microsoft?
Well, if you walked into a store in your dirt poor country and bought a copy, it might help your local economy. Or if you ordered a copy from Amazon.com, a resident of your country would probably be paid to deliver it. Someone might even pay you to install it for them.
In England if you are an amazing author you get Knighted and recognition of your entire nation. In the United States you get lawsuits.
Actually, the US also has a woman with no real literature background who has decided it's her job to honor our writers. Her name is Oprah.
That hardware will run well under $2k
The only thing that comes close to satisfying what I actually want is the MacPro, with a Quad Core Xeon(s), for THOUSANDS more
The cheapest one you can configure on their web site is $2299 (so HUNDREDS more, not thousands). If you wait until one is refurbished, you will probably be closer to $2k.
Yes, but now you know his preferences. You'll do it with fewer 1% resisters the next time too. The question here is would it have made more sense for him to offer that note and just suggest you work it into further schematics.
Many people will have a hard time getting a feeling for exactly where their fingers are if the screen is not see-through.
Think about the first time you used a mouse. It takes about 20 seconds to get used to the idea that you're moving your hand in two dimensions and the cursor moves in two dimensions, even if you can't watch both at once. If you've used a trackpad on a laptop, it's EXACTLY like this (except it's not on the back of the device). I think you'd be surprised how quickly you'd get used to this.
Well, the one nut had lots of free time, I guess.
I was losing sleep worrying that people sending me virtual Christmas tree decorations, garden accessories and such would have to wait 3 seconds after they clicked send.
George Bush has proven that the American constitution has no teeth. If an American president decides to break the law (any law) they cannot be stopped or punished in any way. The most that can happen is that they will be asked to stop... usually long after they have finished anyway.
You could argue that slavery, the internment of Americans of Japanese descent and the US Government's treaties with Native American tribes already made that point. The real thing it implies though is that (except for the Native Americans, I guess) it eventually works. We'll have to wait to see how Guantanamo and the warrant-free wiretapping work out to say for sure. Of course a president can overreach his power. It isn't practical for the Supreme Court to monitor every word that comes out of his mouth. The point is not that the checks and balances are instantaneous, just that they work eventually.
And 1.9% financing on Ford Explorers? That was _MY_ idea!
Wow, do people honestly not know what Portugal is? I'm not criticizing you at all, I'm sure you have a better feel for people's awareness of Portugal than I do. I'm just shocked that all literate people in the Western world wouldn't be familiar with any country in Europe. That seems like a reasonable baseline expectation for any adult in Europe or North America.
There are some fields where it is possible (construction, restaurants...) but most are tied to foreign manufacturers.
An awful lot of American food (especially fruit and vegetables at different times of the year) and building materials come from other countries. Really, I'm just questioning the exception you brought up to your own statement, not disagreeing with your point.
Isn't this already a problem in today's computers? The CPU isn't the bottleneck, the HDD is.
Generally this isn't true if you're talking about a supercomputer because of the tasks they'll be performing. You don't build supercomputers to be file servers (or even database servers, which can still use a lot of CPU)
They are running ads on the TV, saying that when the analogue TV signal gets switched off, if they haven't upgraded, then their tv set may not work properly. The key words are "may not". I think they should be saying "will not".
That is true for people who watch analog TV over the antenna. If they have a cable box or satellite dish they will be fine. Saying "will not" would freak out a lot of grandparents who "may" be just fine.
He's dead now, but I still believe he's grinning.
October 1987 was a bad month, but it was followed by the best 13 years in history. If he didn't put it back in the market again pretty quickly, he's probably still cursing.
the government does not get to redefine "marriage" any more than it gets to redefine "day" and "night."
The problem is that the government doesn't issue licenses for day and night. It DOES issue licenses for marriage, so we need a definition.
In reality, nothing that comes from the government is sacred. If there is anything sacred about marriage, it's not in the government's approval of it. That means if it turns out God hates gay marriage, then God doesn't have to approve them just because a judge says he does. It also means that your marriage isn't worth any less to God because a judge lumped it in with gay marriage.
Yes, but how much do you think the stock would drop (even before he was done selling his shares) if he called his broker and said dump my $15 Billion worth of MSFT?