> Do you know anything about German Unions? Nope. I don't know much about American or British unions, either. But I do know something about opportunism.
> There is quite a difference in how they act, work, and interact with politics I'm sure that's true. But the practice of blaming violent video games for real-world violence appears to be popular in both English and German.
Granted that was a gratuitous non-politically-correct insult, but the way to discredit the article is to show inaccuracies in the content. The "amperage" of the adjectives doesn't disprove the accuracy of the nouns and verbs.
> Your tack is to just let the kid do and see anything (s)he wants.
No, my tack is to teach my kids about my principles and ethics, about advertisements and scams, and give my general advice to them. I'd love to be with them 24/7, but I'm not. So I do my best to teach them how to stay out of trouble, supervise them when I'm around, and teach them that they can make good judgments when they're on their own.
Who modded this funny? I wasn't trying to be funny - I was trying to point out that the list is secret, so GP doesn't know what's in it. Until this assertion is backed, I call bullshit.
Not really. There's a URL to the mashup I'm talking about, so people can see for themselves. Where's your link to the video that "typical teenagers do in an evening" so we can all compare?
Obviously greatness in art is subjective. But this guy did a masterful job of weaving together completely unrelated material into a damn fine musical piece and video. He shows incredible skill and artistry in arranging this musical piece. This was mashed by a creative and savvy musician with a fine ear.
Perhaps abolishing copyright altogether is extreme. But what would the effects of it be? Perhaps people who are motivated only by the prospect of profit would never create anything ever again, and maybe that would be a real loss to society.
But do you really think that if copyrights were abolished, no more music would be written? That nobody would ever write another how-to book, or tell another story?
If there were no patents, do you think all technological progress would grind to a halt? That nobody would ever try to invent novel things? That nobody would try to build a better mousetrap, or a flying car, or travel to Mars?
Indeed. Such intolerance for "diversity in thinking" could quickly lead us down the slippery slope to fact-based reasoning. This would be devastating to many a philosophy, religion, stereotype, and political stance. Must. Stop. Use. of. Scientific. Method. Yesterday.
So that California doesn't have to update Google whenever soft targets change, I propose that California paint the roofs of sensitive locations fluorescent orange, then add satellite-visible concentric black circles to clearly indicate to Google that the building is a target.
California could also inform Google of the site's importance, by painting a large black number representing a score from 1-10.
Then, just in case the terrorists still find the place, outside the site we should post a large warning sign saying "Terrorism Prohibited at this Site."
We could totally turn the oceans back into primordial soup, man. It'll still be all the same, right? Better maybe - we could all be trippin on our oceans of carbonic acid, and snorting ammonia. Transcendental Peace, brother.
Boyce Thompson Institute... presented progress.. describing silicon neural interfaces for gas sensors that were inserted into insects during the pupal phase....
Researchers led by DARPA contractor MIT will present a low-power ultrawide-band radio, a digital baseband processor, and a piezoelectric energy-harvesting system that scavenges power from vibrations.
I didn't find a more specific article, but it sounds to me like they've got some working hardware they're going to demo. If I'm reading it wrong, I'd appreciate a better link.
Is the system HIPPA compliant? Would it meet the standards for confidentiality of legal work product? Those of the Industrial Security Manual for unclassified but sensitive information?
You forgot to ask if this software is UL listed, meets local building codes, and if it weighs less than a duck.
What cryptosystem is being used? Who has access to the keys?
I think Ms. Shetty would also like to caution the public against popularizing computer programming languages, which could lead to self-propagating computer viruses, botnets, and a deluge of spam.
> For the price of an acre on Manhattan, you could buy 100 acres > in the Midwest, plus the equipment and personnel to operate it, > plus transportation of the final product to NYC.
You're absolutely right - if your definition of efficiency is dollars, and if your work base comes from underpaid black/grey market laborers, and if the cost of fuel is artificially low.
> I have a garden... I have to bring in soil, water and fertilizer
That's really cool you grow a garden. We have one too, that we grow the same way. Gardening is expensive because we have to buy seeds, soil, and fertilizer. In bygone times there used to be another way. There used to be a technology called composting, and a practice called saving seeds. Which worked pretty well for thousands of years. Unfortunately, like the Great Pyramids, this technology has been lost to the ages.
I think the best thing a company can do is make the employee sign a contract that everything he thinks of belongs to the company. Doesn't matter if he thinks of it at work, or on the way to/from, or during Sunday School. And the inventor must never ever divulge or utilize his own idea in any context, except at work (if the employer decides to use it).
If that's not a sure-fire recipe for employees giving you their best ideas, then I don't know what is.
> us technology people are not lawyers. What would we know about this stuff?
You're right that most slashdotters are not lawyers. We're citizens. Citizenship is an office that holds much more responsibility, including keeping lawyers and courts in line.
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> Do you know anything about German Unions?
Nope. I don't know much about American or British unions, either. But I do know something about opportunism.
> There is quite a difference in how they act, work, and interact with politics
I'm sure that's true. But the practice of blaming violent video games for real-world violence appears to be popular in both English and German.
I was thinking more along the lines of "no more opportunistic union leaders."
How can you take someone seriously..
Depends whether or not the person referred to is actually a bald-headed Frankensteinian goon.
Granted that was a gratuitous non-politically-correct insult, but the way to discredit the article is to show inaccuracies in the content. The "amperage" of the adjectives doesn't disprove the accuracy of the nouns and verbs.
> Your tack is to just let the kid do and see anything (s)he wants.
No, my tack is to teach my kids about my principles and ethics, about advertisements and scams, and give my general advice to them. I'd love to be with them 24/7, but I'm not. So I do my best to teach them how to stay out of trouble, supervise them when I'm around, and teach them that they can make good judgments when they're on their own.
Who modded this funny? I wasn't trying to be funny - I was trying to point out that the list is secret, so GP doesn't know what's in it. Until this assertion is backed, I call bullshit.
The filter in their own brain.
> The vast majority of the list looks like kiddie porn sites
Please post ACMA's blacklist so we can verify.
Doesn't "syfy" mean "like syphillis"?
> My assertions are as well backed up as yours.
Not really. There's a URL to the mashup I'm talking about, so people can see for themselves. Where's your link to the video that "typical teenagers do in an evening" so we can all compare?
> judge it purely as music - it isn't that great.
Obviously greatness in art is subjective. But this guy did a masterful job of weaving together completely unrelated material into a damn fine musical piece and video. He shows incredible skill and artistry in arranging this musical piece. This was mashed by a creative and savvy musician with a fine ear.
Perhaps abolishing copyright altogether is extreme. But what would the effects of it be? Perhaps people who are motivated only by the prospect of profit would never create anything ever again, and maybe that would be a real loss to society.
But do you really think that if copyrights were abolished, no more music would be written? That nobody would ever write another how-to book, or tell another story?
If there were no patents, do you think all technological progress would grind to a halt? That nobody would ever try to invent novel things? That nobody would try to build a better mousetrap, or a flying car, or travel to Mars?
Indeed. Such intolerance for "diversity in thinking" could quickly lead us down the slippery slope to fact-based reasoning. This would be devastating to many a philosophy, religion, stereotype, and political stance. Must. Stop. Use. of. Scientific. Method. Yesterday.
So that California doesn't have to update Google whenever soft targets change, I propose that California paint the roofs of sensitive locations fluorescent orange, then add satellite-visible concentric black circles to clearly indicate to Google that the building is a target.
California could also inform Google of the site's importance, by painting a large black number representing a score from 1-10.
Then, just in case the terrorists still find the place, outside the site we should post a large warning sign saying "Terrorism Prohibited at this Site."
Damn suspicious, this bias towards reality.
Six minute video, don't need to watch it all, but be sure to catch the last 45 seconds.
Whoa, dude, you just freed my mind.
We could totally turn the oceans back into primordial soup, man. It'll still be all the same, right? Better maybe - we could all be trippin on our oceans of carbonic acid, and snorting ammonia. Transcendental Peace, brother.
Citation Needed.
FTA:
Boyce Thompson Institute ... presented progress.. describing silicon neural interfaces for gas sensors that were inserted into insects during the pupal phase. ...
Researchers led by DARPA contractor MIT will present a low-power ultrawide-band radio, a digital baseband processor, and a piezoelectric energy-harvesting system that scavenges power from vibrations.
I didn't find a more specific article, but it sounds to me like they've got some working hardware they're going to demo. If I'm reading it wrong, I'd appreciate a better link.
Is the system HIPPA compliant? Would it meet the standards for confidentiality of legal work product? Those of the Industrial Security Manual for unclassified but sensitive information?
You forgot to ask if this software is UL listed, meets local building codes, and if it weighs less than a duck.
What cryptosystem is being used? Who has access to the keys?
That is the right question.
Just wait until I loose my synthetically engineered spelling-nazi bacterii...
I think Ms. Shetty would also like to caution the public against popularizing computer programming languages, which could lead to self-propagating computer viruses, botnets, and a deluge of spam.
> The technique has already been used successfully to reanimate the eyelids of human cadavers.
That'll make such a great party trick.
> For the price of an acre on Manhattan, you could buy 100 acres
> in the Midwest, plus the equipment and personnel to operate it,
> plus transportation of the final product to NYC.
You're absolutely right - if your definition of efficiency is dollars, and if your work base comes from underpaid black/grey market laborers, and if the cost of fuel is artificially low.
> I have a garden ... I have to bring in soil, water and fertilizer
That's really cool you grow a garden. We have one too, that we grow the same way. Gardening is expensive because we have to buy seeds, soil, and fertilizer. In bygone times there used to be another way. There used to be a technology called composting, and a practice called saving seeds. Which worked pretty well for thousands of years. Unfortunately, like the Great Pyramids, this technology has been lost to the ages.
I think the best thing a company can do is make the employee sign a contract that everything he thinks of belongs to the company. Doesn't matter if he thinks of it at work, or on the way to/from, or during Sunday School. And the inventor must never ever divulge or utilize his own idea in any context, except at work (if the employer decides to use it).
If that's not a sure-fire recipe for employees giving you their best ideas, then I don't know what is.
I'd make one of my house, then another of the pesky neighbor kid, and shake the kid out of the house.
> us technology people are not lawyers. What would we know about this stuff?
You're right that most slashdotters are not lawyers. We're citizens. Citizenship is an office that holds much more responsibility, including keeping lawyers and courts in line.