First of all, unlike drunk drivers, the vast majority of computer criminals haven't endangered lives with their crimes.
Secondly, the no driving obstacle won't trouble you too much. Just move to a city that has lots of public transportation. No one will necessarilly even know that you can't drive.
On the other hand, try to go through college without a computer. You'll have to tell every professor of your problem, as email communication with faculty these days is practically standard. And many of my classes required email to hand in assignments. And no, these weren't computer classes.
I'm not saying he shouldn't be punished. What I'm saying is that this particular punishment is an obstacle to his successful rehabilitation. If he doesn't learn to use his computer skills in a constructive manner, then he is bound to use them again to repeat his criminal actions.
The goal here isn't to make this kid an outcast, it's to turn him into a productive member of society. He's not a career criminal. At least not yet. He's a minor, and he should be treated accordingly.
I would agree, but he's a minor. Legally, the felony should be stricken from his record when he turns 18. Under the law, as an adult, he shouldn't have to tell anyone about this incident.
I'm not so upset about the year in prison as I am about not being able to use a PC or the Internet at all for a few years following. How is this kid supposed to get any kind of an education if he can't use computers? And the number of jobs he could get are severely curtailed by this as well. I'm just not sure the Judge in this case realizes how much this type of punishment will affect this child's future. Should he be punished? Yes. But cut the no computers crap and make him do community service instead. At least then he can continue with his life.
Ability to play every nintendo console game! I missed N64 so I'm really looking forward to that. (btw this is a feature announced at E3)
You misread the feature. It will only be able to play games released for it, which won't be every game. The real feature is a download service for these games.
Ever think it might be a Soviet style trick? Maybe the US WANTS these nations (NK, Iran) to try to go full-scale. It is wicked expensive, and if they try to make a full-run, they will bankrupt themselves and collapse, just like the USSR.
You make the assumption that North Korea is solvent. They're not. The only reason that they are able to feed their people is because they get aid from China, South Korea, Japan, and the US. It's a ridiculous situation. North Korea can't feed its people because it puts all its resources into the military. We don't want North Korea's people to starve, so we give aid. But that very aid also allows North Korea to keep building and maintaining their military, which threatens our allies in the region.
I think you're overestimating how much this changes things. North Korea looks for any excuse to say that we're bad. If they weren't complaining about this, they would be complaining about something else.
Also, the President had the authority to do this before anyway. There's no law saying that the President needs Congressional authorization to launch a nuke. And all the people at the pentagon take orders from him. The procedure might be changing, but the authority hasn't. The President had the authority before, and he has the authority now.
That being said, I think there's just about zero chance that this will be used in the forseeable future. The only country left that can screw us with ICBMs is China, and we do so much trade with them nowadays that either country would have to be crazy to go to war, with or without nukes.
I think the Pentagon is just making sure the President can order a strike quickly if the need arises. I can't imagine a realistic situation where such a strike would be needed, but I don't work at the Pentagon, and I don't analyze these types of situations professionally.
The irony of the Cuban missile crisis is that we had nukes in Turkey facing the USSR. So it's not like a Cuban base would have upset the balance of power. We already had an equivalent close base.
That being said, I'm very glad Cuba doesn't have nukes today.
We know that, yes. And China knows that. But does North Korea, and its 7 million+ troops know that?
Politicians talk about how we won't need a draft in the foreseeable future. But if we have to fight North Korea, there's going to be a draft. We really won't have any other choice.
If North Korea has nukes (I don't think they do, but they claim to), I'm not so much worried about the US as I am about Japan. North Korea would nuke Tokyo. I shouldn't have to tell anyone that this would be very bad.
The dirty secret is that the Korean war never really ended. We've had tens of thousands of troops on the border for decades. Bush finally had the cajones to pull them off the border (and out of artillery range). The problem is that Seoul, South Korea is within artillery range of North Korea. In any war with North Korea, the civilian casualties would be higher than any war since WWII. And that's assuming that North Korea doesn't have nukes. Also, in this hypothetical war, the actions of China are completely unknown. My guess is that China would invade Korea from the north. What would happen when Allied troops and Chinese troops met? I don't think anybody knows.
And as much as we don't want a war with North Korea, a war with China is even more undesirable.
Cry me a river. How about hiring real computer science/computer security experts to be examiners, instead of using the good ole boy system? Maybe then they will be able to figure out the trivial differences between different caching systems of different browsers.
If they're having so much trouble with just a different browser, I can't imagine what they would do when faced with a different operating system like Linux or (God forbid) Mac OS X.
Agreed. Nintendo basically just patented the video game version of the pen&paper Call of Cthulhu role playing game.
They basically took something that has been done in pen&paper games, added the phrase "on the computer" and submitted it to the patent office. This is a very stupid trend that has been going on for 20 years. Nowadays, there is a push to do everything with computers. If something can be done without computers, doing it on computers is not suddenly "innovative" or "creative." Adding "on computers" or "on the Internet" to an old idea or process does not make it new. In this day and age, putting your stuff online isn't innovative, it's obvious. "On the Internet" and "On computers" patents should be rejected.
Another thought: when you submit a patent, you are required to reference any prior art that you know about. The Call of Cthulhu rpg is prior art, and I think it would be very difficult for Nintendo to argue that they didn't know about it. Any IP lawyers around that can let us know what happens if you don't meet this requirement when a patent application is submitted?
The idea, obviously, is not to make countries shut down important industries, but to encourage the use of cleaner technologies where they are appropriate.
The problem is that Kyoto simply won't do this. Suppose that the US ratified Kyoto, and then passed legislation forcing industries to cut emissions so we could reach our targets. In this scenario, the US would easily reach our targets. Rather than cut down on emissions, factories would shutdown and move to China where there are no such regulations. Kyoto will not reduce emissions. At best, it will simply move them. Kyoto will punish any developed nations that adopt it by either fining the crap out of them when they don't hit their targets, or by moving their industries to developing nations if they actually try to hit them. Either way, emissions won't be reduced.
If there was a clueless mod, you'd get it. The reason those devices fall under FCC Part 15 is that they are operating on frequencies for which they are not licensed.
Since HAMS are operating under frequencies that they *are* licensed, it is the BPL that would have to accept interference, not HAMS. Under current rules, if someone deployed BPL, and it interfered with HAMS frequencies, the HAMS could have it shutdown under FCC rules.
This is, of course, why BPL advocates want to change the rules. Which is what the current fight is about.
Yeah, Hydro Thunder is still pretty common, at least in high end D&B type places.
You have a full size plastic assault rifle in Ghost squad. There's a switch that flips it between fully automatic and burstfire. There's also an action button on the gun to rescue hostages. There are also strategic decisions to make as you go through the levels (such as stay on the first to rescue hostages, go after the terrorists on floor 2, or enter a certain room with a flashbang). Sometimes your gun will turn into a sniper rifle and there will be sniper rounds. Lastly, the game lets you calibrate the gun when you start every game. This is great thinking ahead on the part of the game designers. I can't tell you how many times I've tried to play shooting games when the sights on the guns were very far off because the arcade operator didn't regularly calibrate them.
I never liked time crisis. Not sure why. It just never clicked with me.
This weekend I'm going to hit the Gameworks in Columbus, Ohio. Hopefully some quality arcade gaming will be had =]
SF:Rush doesn't have feedback on the chair. Not unless there is a high end version of it I haven't seen. SF:Rush will be included in Midway Arcade Treasures 3, which is coming out this fall for all the consoles.
There is a high end version of Daytona with lots of chair feedback. Very cool.
A few weeks ago I was at a D&B and played a really cool new shooter called Ghost Squad. Very cool.
Historically, Congress has almost always been controlled by a different party than the presidency. Usually the party of the President loses seats in mid term elections.
Proportional Representation, I assume? I wish we had that here, but it would be very difficult to push through. Upsetting the balance of power, and all that...
I think the terms "left" and "right" have really started to hinder American political discussion. It makes people think about these views as linear, when they really aren't. People want to model political views like this:
far left --- left --- moderate --- right --- far right
While that's a nice and neat model, it really doesn't correspond with reality.
Didn't we talk about this a few weeks ago? The computer industry trots out this garbage every few years so that Congress will continue to grow the H1B program, at the expense of American tech workers.
You're missing the point of the article. The article is saying that we're in fact *not slipping*, that there are plenty of capable scitech workers out there, but that business leaders and universities are trying to create the impression that we're slipping so that universities can get grant money, and the number of H1B visas being granted will increase.
But who in his right mind would go into scitech when half the jobs are being shipped overseas, and the other half are filled with cheap H1B labor? There is no shortage of highly skilled scitech workers in the USA. The only shortage is of highly skilled scitech workers who are highly willing to work long hours for low wages. Companies would rather bring in H1B workers than pay American workers their fair market value.
No, 150% speed certainly wouldn't be slow. How tactical it was would be dependant on the map and mode. I used to play a lot of assault, which could be very tactical, depending on the map.
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First of all, unlike drunk drivers, the vast majority of computer criminals haven't endangered lives with their crimes.
Secondly, the no driving obstacle won't trouble you too much. Just move to a city that has lots of public transportation. No one will necessarilly even know that you can't drive.
On the other hand, try to go through college without a computer. You'll have to tell every professor of your problem, as email communication with faculty these days is practically standard. And many of my classes required email to hand in assignments. And no, these weren't computer classes.
I'm not saying he shouldn't be punished. What I'm saying is that this particular punishment is an obstacle to his successful rehabilitation. If he doesn't learn to use his computer skills in a constructive manner, then he is bound to use them again to repeat his criminal actions.
The goal here isn't to make this kid an outcast, it's to turn him into a productive member of society. He's not a career criminal. At least not yet. He's a minor, and he should be treated accordingly.
I would agree, but he's a minor. Legally, the felony should be stricken from his record when he turns 18. Under the law, as an adult, he shouldn't have to tell anyone about this incident.
He's at a time in his life when most people with his intelligence go to college. There's no way he can go through college without a computer.
I'm not so upset about the year in prison as I am about not being able to use a PC or the Internet at all for a few years following. How is this kid supposed to get any kind of an education if he can't use computers? And the number of jobs he could get are severely curtailed by this as well. I'm just not sure the Judge in this case realizes how much this type of punishment will affect this child's future. Should he be punished? Yes. But cut the no computers crap and make him do community service instead. At least then he can continue with his life.
Ability to play every nintendo console game! I missed N64 so I'm really looking forward to that. (btw this is a feature announced at E3)
You misread the feature. It will only be able to play games released for it, which won't be every game. The real feature is a download service for these games.
Got any figures to back up those "declining sales?"
This article, linked to by TFA, may blow your mind.
So World War II was unjust?
Yeah, you're right. We shouldn't have a draft. We'll just let North Korea roll over South Korea and Japan. Who gives a crap about allies anyway?
Ever think it might be a Soviet style trick? Maybe the US WANTS these nations (NK, Iran) to try to go full-scale. It is wicked expensive, and if they try to make a full-run, they will bankrupt themselves and collapse, just like the USSR.
You make the assumption that North Korea is solvent. They're not. The only reason that they are able to feed their people is because they get aid from China, South Korea, Japan, and the US. It's a ridiculous situation. North Korea can't feed its people because it puts all its resources into the military. We don't want North Korea's people to starve, so we give aid. But that very aid also allows North Korea to keep building and maintaining their military, which threatens our allies in the region.
I think you're overestimating how much this changes things. North Korea looks for any excuse to say that we're bad. If they weren't complaining about this, they would be complaining about something else.
Also, the President had the authority to do this before anyway. There's no law saying that the President needs Congressional authorization to launch a nuke. And all the people at the pentagon take orders from him. The procedure might be changing, but the authority hasn't. The President had the authority before, and he has the authority now.
That being said, I think there's just about zero chance that this will be used in the forseeable future. The only country left that can screw us with ICBMs is China, and we do so much trade with them nowadays that either country would have to be crazy to go to war, with or without nukes.
I think the Pentagon is just making sure the President can order a strike quickly if the need arises. I can't imagine a realistic situation where such a strike would be needed, but I don't work at the Pentagon, and I don't analyze these types of situations professionally.
The irony of the Cuban missile crisis is that we had nukes in Turkey facing the USSR. So it's not like a Cuban base would have upset the balance of power. We already had an equivalent close base.
That being said, I'm very glad Cuba doesn't have nukes today.
We know that, yes. And China knows that. But does North Korea, and its 7 million+ troops know that?
Politicians talk about how we won't need a draft in the foreseeable future. But if we have to fight North Korea, there's going to be a draft. We really won't have any other choice.
If North Korea has nukes (I don't think they do, but they claim to), I'm not so much worried about the US as I am about Japan. North Korea would nuke Tokyo. I shouldn't have to tell anyone that this would be very bad.
The dirty secret is that the Korean war never really ended. We've had tens of thousands of troops on the border for decades. Bush finally had the cajones to pull them off the border (and out of artillery range). The problem is that Seoul, South Korea is within artillery range of North Korea. In any war with North Korea, the civilian casualties would be higher than any war since WWII. And that's assuming that North Korea doesn't have nukes. Also, in this hypothetical war, the actions of China are completely unknown. My guess is that China would invade Korea from the north. What would happen when Allied troops and Chinese troops met? I don't think anybody knows.
And as much as we don't want a war with North Korea, a war with China is even more undesirable.
Cry me a river. How about hiring real computer science/computer security experts to be examiners, instead of using the good ole boy system? Maybe then they will be able to figure out the trivial differences between different caching systems of different browsers.
If they're having so much trouble with just a different browser, I can't imagine what they would do when faced with a different operating system like Linux or (God forbid) Mac OS X.
Agreed. Nintendo basically just patented the video game version of the pen&paper Call of Cthulhu role playing game.
They basically took something that has been done in pen&paper games, added the phrase "on the computer" and submitted it to the patent office. This is a very stupid trend that has been going on for 20 years. Nowadays, there is a push to do everything with computers. If something can be done without computers, doing it on computers is not suddenly "innovative" or "creative." Adding "on computers" or "on the Internet" to an old idea or process does not make it new. In this day and age, putting your stuff online isn't innovative, it's obvious. "On the Internet" and "On computers" patents should be rejected.
Another thought: when you submit a patent, you are required to reference any prior art that you know about. The Call of Cthulhu rpg is prior art, and I think it would be very difficult for Nintendo to argue that they didn't know about it. Any IP lawyers around that can let us know what happens if you don't meet this requirement when a patent application is submitted?
The idea, obviously, is not to make countries shut down important industries, but to encourage the use of cleaner technologies where they are appropriate.
The problem is that Kyoto simply won't do this. Suppose that the US ratified Kyoto, and then passed legislation forcing industries to cut emissions so we could reach our targets. In this scenario, the US would easily reach our targets. Rather than cut down on emissions, factories would shutdown and move to China where there are no such regulations. Kyoto will not reduce emissions. At best, it will simply move them. Kyoto will punish any developed nations that adopt it by either fining the crap out of them when they don't hit their targets, or by moving their industries to developing nations if they actually try to hit them. Either way, emissions won't be reduced.
If there was a clueless mod, you'd get it. The reason those devices fall under FCC Part 15 is that they are operating on frequencies for which they are not licensed.
Since HAMS are operating under frequencies that they *are* licensed, it is the BPL that would have to accept interference, not HAMS. Under current rules, if someone deployed BPL, and it interfered with HAMS frequencies, the HAMS could have it shutdown under FCC rules.
This is, of course, why BPL advocates want to change the rules. Which is what the current fight is about.
Yeah, Hydro Thunder is still pretty common, at least in high end D&B type places.
You have a full size plastic assault rifle in Ghost squad. There's a switch that flips it between fully automatic and burstfire. There's also an action button on the gun to rescue hostages. There are also strategic decisions to make as you go through the levels (such as stay on the first to rescue hostages, go after the terrorists on floor 2, or enter a certain room with a flashbang). Sometimes your gun will turn into a sniper rifle and there will be sniper rounds. Lastly, the game lets you calibrate the gun when you start every game. This is great thinking ahead on the part of the game designers. I can't tell you how many times I've tried to play shooting games when the sights on the guns were very far off because the arcade operator didn't regularly calibrate them.
I never liked time crisis. Not sure why. It just never clicked with me.
This weekend I'm going to hit the Gameworks in Columbus, Ohio. Hopefully some quality arcade gaming will be had =]
Hydro Thunder?
SF:Rush doesn't have feedback on the chair. Not unless there is a high end version of it I haven't seen. SF:Rush will be included in Midway Arcade Treasures 3, which is coming out this fall for all the consoles.
There is a high end version of Daytona with lots of chair feedback. Very cool.
A few weeks ago I was at a D&B and played a really cool new shooter called Ghost Squad. Very cool.
You don't have much probability to calculate once the fifth card hits the table...
Historically, Congress has almost always been controlled by a different party than the presidency. Usually the party of the President loses seats in mid term elections.
Proportional Representation, I assume? I wish we had that here, but it would be very difficult to push through. Upsetting the balance of power, and all that...
I think the terms "left" and "right" have really started to hinder American political discussion. It makes people think about these views as linear, when they really aren't. People want to model political views like this:
far left --- left --- moderate --- right --- far right
While that's a nice and neat model, it really doesn't correspond with reality.
Didn't we talk about this a few weeks ago? The computer industry trots out this garbage every few years so that Congress will continue to grow the H1B program, at the expense of American tech workers.
You're missing the point of the article. The article is saying that we're in fact *not slipping*, that there are plenty of capable scitech workers out there, but that business leaders and universities are trying to create the impression that we're slipping so that universities can get grant money, and the number of H1B visas being granted will increase.
But who in his right mind would go into scitech when half the jobs are being shipped overseas, and the other half are filled with cheap H1B labor? There is no shortage of highly skilled scitech workers in the USA. The only shortage is of highly skilled scitech workers who are highly willing to work long hours for low wages. Companies would rather bring in H1B workers than pay American workers their fair market value.
No, 150% speed certainly wouldn't be slow. How tactical it was would be dependant on the map and mode. I used to play a lot of assault, which could be very tactical, depending on the map.