How would border guards be able to tell an illegal song on an iPod It's probably something simple like, if you have dark skin or a beard or don't have any spare cash to lose or something, then you are probably a pirate (shiver me timbers) and deserve to walk the plank.
I want to compare that energy cost to the cells' projected energy contribution over their lifetime, which is about 30+ years for today's PV cells. How long would the new ones last in typical service?
Estimated cost per watt of energy for a household system is about $8-10 US. From what I could determine (Source the expected energy return currently is 10-15 times the 'energy cost of manufacture' over the life of the cell.
That's not brilliant, but I guess a 10% reinvestment of the energy would mean solar cells can power the manufacture of solar cells.
most people who own bibles have pastors and priests and other speakers read them
Most bibles I've seen in people's homes are on bookshelves next to other reference material that is practically never used. Or they are in the top drawer in a hotel room (less so nowadays). But that being said, probably 1% of the population here attends church services often enough to constitute having any significant portion of the bible 'read' to them.
In any case, my point was really that it's a prevalent book, historically influential book, but nowadays actual memory of its contents is rare (understanding of its origins rarer still). Its cultural relevance is diminishing.
The 'importance' of the bible is not really a question here. But knowledge of the bible as a predictor of intelligence is a pretty weak tool I would say.
I wonder if they blame Blair or Bush for their calamity... As if those two individuals had any real say in the matter. I don't think the public is at all aware of who thought up this stupid mess which is very likely the reason why it is continuing unchecked.
I've lost all faith in the the UK and US governments since 9/11.
I have to admit it led to a re-evaluation on my part of what the western democratic process has been about since WWII ended: functional on domestic issues but absolutely no representation when it comes to international affairs. This whole terrorism issue is an example of a status quo that has been confected and thrust upon the populace at large.
Democratic government was intended to have checks and balances to prevent insane laws and witch hunts that are typical of despotic regimes, but it has failed miserably in our age.
real IQ tests don't depend on real world knowledge An IQ test can be anything. Its believability depends on how it was validated - against what measure. For example, if an IQ test reliably predicts that someone succeeds in academia over others, then it's a good test, whatever the questions happen to be.
For instance, you cannot draw a square rubber band around a group of desktop icons, and icons don't react to mouse actions aimed at their text labels. If they could only make it usable. Surely drawing a square on the screen doesn't take that much work. Or clicking on a text label. Is that what makes other desktops bloated and slow?
Patches submitted, never accepted, code used to fix bugs, and contributions never acknowledged.
It's sad but true. Open Source is kind of like a religion some how. People think it means the guys involved are good and fair and nice. But they are no different from anyone else. Most people are petty, selfish, poor managers (of themselves and others).
A good Open Source project requires a good manager who can coordinate and delegate and so forth. The problem is that programming is a creative activity and you can't just tell people what to do and expect them to slavishly obey. Especially if you're not paying them money. It's like herding cats.
Big projects like Mozilla's Firefox are not really a good example of anything except how big companies have seen fit to fund something 'free' in the hope that some financial gain comes to them in the end.
Your example of Pidgin (Gaim) is much closer to the real problem where, without money, human nature can be very disappointing.
The big question we should be asking is how should we organize projects to make sure good code doesn't get rejected?
Coincidence? I think not! I dunno, but I think the idea of Phoenix for a mars lander was kind of.. well.. maybe they were expecting it to land in a pile of ashes or something, but suddenly start functioning again just when everybody was about to switch the computers off and go home.
Is that Imperial hours or metric hours? NASA Employee 1: Hey, what's metric mean?
NASA Employee 2: Huh, why do you ask?
NASA Employee 1: Oh it just says here on Slashdot...
NASA Employee 2: *looks* Oh shit.
NASA Employee 1: What?
NASA Employee 2: I think we've made a few miscalculations...
Somewhere on Mars: *muffled crash*
Charging interest rates that high wouldn't just put home ownership out of the reach of a huge fraction of buyers, it would also remove a major incentive for home ownership. Or, it would stop banks from playing the fishing game where they reel people in once they're hooked. Buying a house would mean saving first. It would probably mean an end to consumerism.
Further proof that even politicians you like (I voted for Clinton in 1996, the first presidential election I was old enough to vote for) can do foolish things. Foolish is too forgiving a word!
"Blah blah blah Apple. Blah blah Apple Blah Apple Blah."
Yeah, it's total crap. Not every home even has a drier, or a microwave oven (surprise surprise) or even a TV. Heaps of people don't own anything more than a small radio and cheap TV.
Apple is not going to rule the home because it cannot produce products that everybody can afford.
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Marijuana is a pretty hopeless drug really. Too many side effects and not even much good as a recreational drug.
But apart from that I'm with you, except a popular uprising is too bloody and I think the evildoers need to be removed a bit more selectively.
Estimated cost per watt of energy for a household system is about $8-10 US. From what I could determine (Source the expected energy return currently is 10-15 times the 'energy cost of manufacture' over the life of the cell.
That's not brilliant, but I guess a 10% reinvestment of the energy would mean solar cells can power the manufacture of solar cells.
Most bibles I've seen in people's homes are on bookshelves next to other reference material that is practically never used. Or they are in the top drawer in a hotel room (less so nowadays). But that being said, probably 1% of the population here attends church services often enough to constitute having any significant portion of the bible 'read' to them.
In any case, my point was really that it's a prevalent book, historically influential book, but nowadays actual memory of its contents is rare (understanding of its origins rarer still). Its cultural relevance is diminishing.
The 'importance' of the bible is not really a question here. But knowledge of the bible as a predictor of intelligence is a pretty weak tool I would say.
I have to admit it led to a re-evaluation on my part of what the western democratic process has been about since WWII ended: functional on domestic issues but absolutely no representation when it comes to international affairs. This whole terrorism issue is an example of a status quo that has been confected and thrust upon the populace at large.
Democratic government was intended to have checks and balances to prevent insane laws and witch hunts that are typical of despotic regimes, but it has failed miserably in our age.
If you were intelligent enough, you wouldn't be asking such a question ;)
It's sad but true. Open Source is kind of like a religion some how. People think it means the guys involved are good and fair and nice. But they are no different from anyone else. Most people are petty, selfish, poor managers (of themselves and others).
A good Open Source project requires a good manager who can coordinate and delegate and so forth. The problem is that programming is a creative activity and you can't just tell people what to do and expect them to slavishly obey. Especially if you're not paying them money. It's like herding cats.
Big projects like Mozilla's Firefox are not really a good example of anything except how big companies have seen fit to fund something 'free' in the hope that some financial gain comes to them in the end.
Your example of Pidgin (Gaim) is much closer to the real problem where, without money, human nature can be very disappointing.
The big question we should be asking is how should we organize projects to make sure good code doesn't get rejected?
NASA Employee 2: Huh, why do you ask?
NASA Employee 1: Oh it just says here on Slashdot...
NASA Employee 2: *looks* Oh shit.
NASA Employee 1: What?
NASA Employee 2: I think we've made a few miscalculations...
Somewhere on Mars: *muffled crash*
But nonetheless custom dictates that we ought to all stand around and politely congratulate the parents.
just a word of advice, if you suffer from epilepsy don't look at the computer while running the test!
For the doggies pooping on the path...
Then they came for the usurers..
Then they came for the real estate agents..
Yeah, it's total crap. Not every home even has a drier, or a microwave oven (surprise surprise) or even a TV. Heaps of people don't own anything more than a small radio and cheap TV.
Apple is not going to rule the home because it cannot produce products that everybody can afford.
"boohoo"