This is correct. As of October? the new rules are that unless you have an HTC Relay/Reflex/whatever-it-is-I-bought or some horribly kludgy LG phone, you MUST get a data plan.
So you're saying that some of the largest money managers in the country don't know what they're talking about when they say that if the system had been allowed to ail we'd probably on our way to recovery by now?
Personally, I don't see the big deal. The fed would simply have made those loans to smaller institutions and businesses in order to bridge payroll gaps. It would have been messy for them, but they could have done it. Cut the banks right out of it, let the system go under and ensure people continue to get paid.
Also, there would not have been massive unemployment. We would have figured something out just fine,even if it involved people staying on "on credit" with the business for a short time, some sort of voucher system. Again, ugly, but not near as ugly as the scam the banks/wallstreet are STILL running.
Um, that Spock scene WAS done like you said would be so hard, in Scott Pilgrim vs The World. The bathroom set he walked into, they rotated it, and a few seconds later he walked out onto a whole new set. All one shot, and pretty cool.
Alright, we've gotten the "I troll against whatever/. is saying today" and some insightfuls out of the way...
Next step:
What do we use instead of gmail et al? Suggestions anyone?
As a collector and aficionado (of sorts) of B-movies, Manos seems to have merely been in the right place at the right time with MST3K.
There are many movies that could be lumped in with "worst of all time". Some are awful, some are hilariously fun, but there are definitely other contenders (mst3k hardly scratches the surface).
Try Guru The Mad Monk, Mama Dracula, War of the Robots, or anything shown at B-Fest in the last 30 years (manos was finally shown last year).
What gets me is that if it's not important enough to either of them to compromise and reduce spending, it seems to me that the 1.2 trillion cut is perfectly ok, or at least better than any alternatives either side could see. I would suspect that they already knew they could make these cuts and just haven't been willing to. It also makes Barry look bad of course.
Also as usual, we're clearly not hearing any truth about what's been going on in these talks. If it was this simple, they could have just looked at each other and said after 5 minutes "Fuck it, we're not gettin' anywhere. Let's go back to the bar..." instead of all this rigamaroll.
David Byrne won a wonderful settlement against a prominent politician recently for using a Talking Heads song for his campaign. Sure, Byrne has more money than God, but I think we can get people to take notice.
He says big crazy thins, and when he gets in he compromises to get real change done. It's what the right has been doing for a while.
Paul is an ex-physician. He's quite smart and realizes how to play the game. He's already in government. I'd trust him marginally more than others ATM.
Well that thar thu isshah, son. Them ay-rabs dunno what ta do 'bout all them bombs they gat! We gotta libermarate them bombs an give'em the freedom they deserve! It's the Uhmayrkin way: Free bombs fer ehrone!
When will you get it? There is SO much wrong in this country that a list of grievances is the LAST thing. The FIRST thing is to group people together. Worry about direction later, disrupt NOW.
Sure, they can move, but this is a big myth that companies seem to have gotten us to actually believe. They don't just pick up and go. There's disruption to their business upon moving, it's very costly in terms of manpower ad productivity. They can't run forever. We need to stop being cowards and just stand up to them. Tell them enough is enough.
I couldn't agree less. "Pirate" stands for disruption of a stale system. It's easy to relate to, and it gets across their motives easily. Politically, it's a good name.
I think the name is genius, but clearly others disagree.
Since grade school I have always, always, always looked at that name and laughed a little. It seems even more obvious now that I'm grown and understand ASCAP for what they are: About as useful and noble as a hat that goes on your ass. An Ass Cap.
Most people don't even know what the EFF is. You would have to take the time to tell them, probably 3-12 times over the course of at least a year in order to get their attention. Then it has to be a worthy enough proposition that they will actually donate. THEN try to get them to all agree that the EFF is the one they actually want to donate to, not some new foundation that split off from the EFF due to "ideological differences (read: they figured they could get more money)... and you have a pickle of a situation.
Finally, your 360 million Americans? Yeah, chop about 1/5 of them out of there who are minors and probably don't even have enough money to donate. It's still a lot of money at $10.
I have a handful of fabulous gay neighbors. Really, they're awesome. I have gay clients and honestly enjoy their company more than most people's. Perhaps you don't feel affected by the enormous loss of rights yet. However, what I think people are trying to say is that the foundations of a country are not predicated upon marriage or abortion issues. They are built on basic, inalienable rights of all people. Erode those, and clinging to other rights is just clinging to the top of the mast on a sinking ship.
You know, innovation isn't something that happens right now. It's a process that takes time to build up or break down.
As someone who knows small business owners in tech, I will voice what the majority are saying here: Tech innovation is dying. What's scary is that the window where the oldsters who are alive to teach very detailed, esoteric, difficult-to-obtain knowledge is closing fast, but no one is coming to the plate to learn it. Hell, they're having to go back and *re-invent* in the field of metallurgy in the US because they've actually forgotten how to do certain things! This is REAL stuff, it is happening NOW. It is not some talking point, it is not some across-the-table mentally masturbatory political discussion with a coworker. Businesses are beginning to fail in the US, key businesses vital to its health, because of these issues.
Innovation is happening, you're right, but where you lose us is that many of us IN THE TECH INDUSTRY can see that innovation is dying. It's not dead (never will be), but when it gets below a certain threshold bad things can happen.
. I think you're twisting his logic, taking it too far. Some patents probably don't need to be. Others should be there, and get proper treatment. But let's no go down this "if you're not for patents you must want them all gone" notion, it doesn't feel productive.
I have a client who has, with the help of some students, discovered an AMAZING way to coat ferrous materials with a thin diamond coating. It doesn't delaminate like other methods, and would be incredible for gaskets, car parts, missiles, anything with liquid flowing past at high speed.
It has been 7 years. He has lost venture capital twice (even though he has a major chemical company and an array of farms lined up to buy the first batch), and is working his ass into the ground. The expensive gaskets used for oil, milk, and other heavy fluids wear down really quickly, and they're expensive as hell to replace. His last 10x as long, and you can just take the current part and laminate it, no changes needed. Cheap as hell, huge net benefit to profit and productivity. It's just that it kind of goes against the grain of the industry right now, parts people sort of don't like him as I'm sure you can understand.
He has been assaulted on EVERY side, from the University where he used to teach to fellow employees in the field to venture capitalists all trying to screw him over for their fast buck on his work. This guy is one of the hardest working men I've ever met. Very bright, upbeat, a joy to talk to, he is a net benefit to mankind IMO. For these qualities, for trying to innovate, I have only seen him ground into the dust.
For years I figured it would all work out for him, but it isn't looking very good. It should have been a slam dunk ticket, but it feels like the climate needed to actually innovate and increase efficiency just isn't there, the protections or legal climate or something just isn't there. It's bizarre at first, then think about it:
You can try investing in new technology that may or may not work out. OR you could spend the same amount of money and get laws passed that will *guarantee* your revenue. Which would you choose? Venture capital is the same way the last 10 years. It's no longer Ventures, only capital. They want reward with no risk. They guarantee it with legislation instead of chancing it with innovation.
Windows does seem to have the stability and usability now that everyone has been craving for 15 years. However, the problem-solving ethic I developed (and it seems from your post others have too) by wrestling with command line, and then windows configs, has served me pretty well. So, is it a good idea for people to learn on a Linux distro, perhaps, and eventually upgrade to Windows (depending on needs)?
To use a car analogy (this is my first time ever): It's like getting an old Jalopy from your parents as a teenager and working on it to get it running well. There's a sense of pride and skills are developed. Eventually you have enough money to just buy something that works (Windows 7) or if you have too much money or a very specialized need a pretty car (Mac).
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This is correct. As of October? the new rules are that unless you have an HTC Relay/Reflex/whatever-it-is-I-bought or some horribly kludgy LG phone, you MUST get a data plan.
So you're saying that some of the largest money managers in the country don't know what they're talking about when they say that if the system had been allowed to ail we'd probably on our way to recovery by now? Personally, I don't see the big deal. The fed would simply have made those loans to smaller institutions and businesses in order to bridge payroll gaps. It would have been messy for them, but they could have done it. Cut the banks right out of it, let the system go under and ensure people continue to get paid. Also, there would not have been massive unemployment. We would have figured something out just fine,even if it involved people staying on "on credit" with the business for a short time, some sort of voucher system. Again, ugly, but not near as ugly as the scam the banks/wallstreet are STILL running.
Um, that Spock scene WAS done like you said would be so hard, in Scott Pilgrim vs The World. The bathroom set he walked into, they rotated it, and a few seconds later he walked out onto a whole new set. All one shot, and pretty cool.
Alright, we've gotten the "I troll against whatever /. is saying today" and some insightfuls out of the way...
Next step:
What do we use instead of gmail et al? Suggestions anyone?
As a collector and aficionado (of sorts) of B-movies, Manos seems to have merely been in the right place at the right time with MST3K.
There are many movies that could be lumped in with "worst of all time". Some are awful, some are hilariously fun, but there are definitely other contenders (mst3k hardly scratches the surface).
Try Guru The Mad Monk, Mama Dracula, War of the Robots, or anything shown at B-Fest in the last 30 years (manos was finally shown last year).
What gets me is that if it's not important enough to either of them to compromise and reduce spending, it seems to me that the 1.2 trillion cut is perfectly ok, or at least better than any alternatives either side could see. I would suspect that they already knew they could make these cuts and just haven't been willing to. It also makes Barry look bad of course.
Also as usual, we're clearly not hearing any truth about what's been going on in these talks. If it was this simple, they could have just looked at each other and said after 5 minutes "Fuck it, we're not gettin' anywhere. Let's go back to the bar..." instead of all this rigamaroll.
David Byrne won a wonderful settlement against a prominent politician recently for using a Talking Heads song for his campaign.
Sure, Byrne has more money than God, but I think we can get people to take notice.
Hell, I had a white russian and the same problem with this damn city weather last night! We should compare notes!
Why don't you look at Paul's record?
He says big crazy thins, and when he gets in he compromises to get real change done. It's what the right has been doing for a while.
Paul is an ex-physician. He's quite smart and realizes how to play the game. He's already in government.
I'd trust him marginally more than others ATM.
Well that thar thu isshah, son. Them ay-rabs dunno what ta do 'bout all them bombs they gat! We gotta libermarate them bombs an give'em the freedom they deserve! It's the Uhmayrkin way: Free bombs fer ehrone!
When will you get it?
There is SO much wrong in this country that a list of grievances is the LAST thing.
The FIRST thing is to group people together. Worry about direction later, disrupt NOW.
Why not test the radiation levels yourself? Badge? Gizmo? Just walk through to get a reading, can we?
We're all about science here. Who's willing to risk it... For Science!
Sure, they can move, but this is a big myth that companies seem to have gotten us to actually believe. They don't just pick up and go. There's disruption to their business upon moving, it's very costly in terms of manpower ad productivity.
They can't run forever. We need to stop being cowards and just stand up to them. Tell them enough is enough.
"dismantel"
I do not think it means what you think it means.
Also, rub a couple brain cells together to think for yourself instead of spouting Fox-Speak
I like "Demublicans"
I couldn't agree less. "Pirate" stands for disruption of a stale system. It's easy to relate to, and it gets across their motives easily. Politically, it's a good name.
I think the name is genius, but clearly others disagree.
Since grade school I have always, always, always looked at that name and laughed a little. It seems even more obvious now that I'm grown and understand ASCAP for what they are: About as useful and noble as a hat that goes on your ass. An Ass Cap.
Perhaps you forget, Mister Bond: No one was thrown out over the Iraq war :)
Most people don't even know what the EFF is.
You would have to take the time to tell them, probably 3-12 times over the course of at least a year in order to get their attention.
Then it has to be a worthy enough proposition that they will actually donate.
THEN try to get them to all agree that the EFF is the one they actually want to donate to, not some new foundation that split off from the EFF due to "ideological differences (read: they figured they could get more money)... and you have a pickle of a situation.
Finally, your 360 million Americans? Yeah, chop about 1/5 of them out of there who are minors and probably don't even have enough money to donate. It's still a lot of money at $10.
I have a handful of fabulous gay neighbors. Really, they're awesome. I have gay clients and honestly enjoy their company more than most people's.
Perhaps you don't feel affected by the enormous loss of rights yet. However, what I think people are trying to say is that the foundations of a country are not predicated upon marriage or abortion issues. They are built on basic, inalienable rights of all people. Erode those, and clinging to other rights is just clinging to the top of the mast on a sinking ship.
You know, innovation isn't something that happens right now. It's a process that takes time to build up or break down.
As someone who knows small business owners in tech, I will voice what the majority are saying here: Tech innovation is dying.
What's scary is that the window where the oldsters who are alive to teach very detailed, esoteric, difficult-to-obtain knowledge is closing fast, but no one is coming to the plate to learn it. Hell, they're having to go back and *re-invent* in the field of metallurgy in the US because they've actually forgotten how to do certain things! This is REAL stuff, it is happening NOW. It is not some talking point, it is not some across-the-table mentally masturbatory political discussion with a coworker. Businesses are beginning to fail in the US, key businesses vital to its health, because of these issues.
Innovation is happening, you're right, but where you lose us is that many of us IN THE TECH INDUSTRY can see that innovation is dying. It's not dead (never will be), but when it gets below a certain threshold bad things can happen.
. I think you're twisting his logic, taking it too far. Some patents probably don't need to be. Others should be there, and get proper treatment.
But let's no go down this "if you're not for patents you must want them all gone" notion, it doesn't feel productive.
Let me give you an example:
I have a client who has, with the help of some students, discovered an AMAZING way to coat ferrous materials with a thin diamond coating. It doesn't delaminate like other methods, and would be incredible for gaskets, car parts, missiles, anything with liquid flowing past at high speed.
It has been 7 years. He has lost venture capital twice (even though he has a major chemical company and an array of farms lined up to buy the first batch), and is working his ass into the ground. The expensive gaskets used for oil, milk, and other heavy fluids wear down really quickly, and they're expensive as hell to replace. His last 10x as long, and you can just take the current part and laminate it, no changes needed. Cheap as hell, huge net benefit to profit and productivity. It's just that it kind of goes against the grain of the industry right now, parts people sort of don't like him as I'm sure you can understand.
He has been assaulted on EVERY side, from the University where he used to teach to fellow employees in the field to venture capitalists all trying to screw him over for their fast buck on his work. This guy is one of the hardest working men I've ever met. Very bright, upbeat, a joy to talk to, he is a net benefit to mankind IMO. For these qualities, for trying to innovate, I have only seen him ground into the dust.
For years I figured it would all work out for him, but it isn't looking very good. It should have been a slam dunk ticket, but it feels like the climate needed to actually innovate and increase efficiency just isn't there, the protections or legal climate or something just isn't there. It's bizarre at first, then think about it:
You can try investing in new technology that may or may not work out. OR you could spend the same amount of money and get laws passed that will *guarantee* your revenue. Which would you choose? Venture capital is the same way the last 10 years. It's no longer Ventures, only capital. They want reward with no risk. They guarantee it with legislation instead of chancing it with innovation.
Authority? Someone doesn't appear to have any Mod points...
To me this brings up an interesting point:
Windows does seem to have the stability and usability now that everyone has been craving for 15 years. However, the problem-solving ethic I developed (and it seems from your post others have too) by wrestling with command line, and then windows configs, has served me pretty well.
So, is it a good idea for people to learn on a Linux distro, perhaps, and eventually upgrade to Windows (depending on needs)?
To use a car analogy (this is my first time ever): It's like getting an old Jalopy from your parents as a teenager and working on it to get it running well. There's a sense of pride and skills are developed. Eventually you have enough money to just buy something that works (Windows 7) or if you have too much money or a very specialized need a pretty car (Mac).