Wait a minute, though. To say that Bill gates is a symptom of the capitalist system implies that the problem is with the capitalist system. I would argue, however, that capitalism is a symptom of the freedoms afforded by our constitution. With captialism come certain rules that strive to keep the amount of freedom the same for all of the players. When someone breaks those rules, as in the case of US v. Microsoft, the fault lies with the guilty party, and not with capitalism as a system.
The supreme court did rule, after all, that one's freedom of speech did not include the freedom to yell "Fire!" in a crowded theatre.
I was also one of the kids building giant castles and blowing them up as a kid. I agree, Legos were a great part of my childhood, and helped shape the way that I think of all kinds of problems now that I am grown up.
This November, I will be a dad, and that has me thinking about a lot of things. I still have a giant box of all the legos I had as a kid, and I plan on letting my child play with them as soon as he/she is old enough. I would like to think that others from my generation will do the same. I would love to see the old school legos make a comeback...the creativity that they inspire is second to none.
Was it just me, or did the article make it seem like anyone that would use steganography would be a criminal?
Since when in a 'free' country should the ability to hide a message be of interest to the "legal community"?
Hey, we already are there...anyone ever watch the Weather Channel!? I'm convinced that if there is any underground attempt to integrate cyborgs into society, that this television station is the testing grounds; Just watch whenever the "five-day forecast" is on...
I am studying computer science/electircal engineering at New Mexico Tech, and this book was required for Digital Electronics here. I doubt I would have paid $96 for it otherwise...but it has been one of the better books I have had to purchase yet. Aside from a few minor errors (doublecheck the 4-bit Gray Code in problem 4.24), the text is fairly airtight. My professor, however, who recently worked at Nokia, finds a lot of the ideas presented (e.g. one's complement) to be rather dated. He was suprised to return and find the Electircal Engineering department still using the book...but academia is seldom as current as industry.
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Wait a minute, though. To say that Bill gates is a symptom of the capitalist system implies that the problem is with the capitalist system. I would argue, however, that capitalism is a symptom of the freedoms afforded by our constitution. With captialism come certain rules that strive to keep the amount of freedom the same for all of the players. When someone breaks those rules, as in the case of US v. Microsoft, the fault lies with the guilty party, and not with capitalism as a system.
The supreme court did rule, after all, that one's freedom of speech did not include the freedom to yell "Fire!" in a crowded theatre.
I was also one of the kids building giant castles and blowing them up as a kid. I agree, Legos were a great part of my childhood, and helped shape the way that I think of all kinds of problems now that I am grown up.
This November, I will be a dad, and that has me thinking about a lot of things. I still have a giant box of all the legos I had as a kid, and I plan on letting my child play with them as soon as he/she is old enough. I would like to think that others from my generation will do the same. I would love to see the old school legos make a comeback...the creativity that they inspire is second to none.
Just my little rant, my bad if it's boring
Was it just me, or did the article make it seem like anyone that would use steganography would be a criminal? Since when in a 'free' country should the ability to hide a message be of interest to the "legal community"?
Hey, we already are there...anyone ever watch the Weather Channel!? I'm convinced that if there is any underground attempt to integrate cyborgs into society, that this television station is the testing grounds; Just watch whenever the "five-day forecast" is on...