The opposite is raw capitalism, which would end up with a series cartels or monopolies serving themselves and not the customer at all...
Or perhaps communism where nothing is owned by individuals and everything is held by everyone...that worked well!
The real solution is lightly regulated capitalism, companies are free to trade, but the customer has choice (no monopolies or cartels) and is given enough information to make an informed choice
Budget is set on a yearly or biannual basis, cannot be changed fast enough to punish one reporter...
Any government threats are likely to be leaked to the press before any pressure could be served
The types of programmes are set by the BBC Trust, are long term and not reactionary to current events, and published freely
The competition, (ITV, Channel 5, and BSkyB mainly...) are free market and mostly compete with each other, but are held to the standards of the BBC, and constantly complain about getting compared to it because they would prefer to make more cheap reality shows but are forced to make quality programs simply to not look shoddy compared to the BBC...
I don't trust 'noble' bureaucrats...I trust journalists that don't like government interference and will shout when they see it...
It has an overall budget that the government provides, but the government gets no say in how it is spent...
It has a controlling BBC Trust who regulate it, but have no say in the day to day running
It has a public service broadcasting remit so it must produce a certain amount of certain types of programmes, and it must get approval for new ventures from the Trust, but otherwise it is run as a non-profit company...
Like PBS with money, a remit to produce good worthy programs, and government oversight at arms length...
Somalia, is a country of three (or more) parts, Somalia West (where the capital is), is mostly still run by warlords and is struggling to be a proper country
Middle Somalia, is largely lawless and where the pirates live
Northern Somalia (Somaliland) is a stable civilised democratic state unrecognised by most countries...
The BBC is funded via the government (through a tax on possessing equipment capable of receiving) but is not government controlled, how independent it is is a matter for debate, but the alternatives in the UK have not shown they are any more independent of government influence...
In the UK when trying to use a non-chip and pin card the normal reaction is pay by cash or credit card, which is insured against fraud if they ring to confirm funds/not stolen first (which they will do), cheques are not accepted by most retailers now (being phased out and only used by a very few mostly fraudulently...)
With chip and pin the transaction takes 30s, without it can take a lot longer... but the retailer is not willing to pay, so will do more through checks, since most have chip and pin now most people trying to pay without are trying to pass cloned cards...
Do you really think that a militia armed with small arms can have any effect against the US army ?
The only recourse you have is the same as any country, persuade the military to turn against the government, or recruit a foreign military to join your side and train and equip your troops (which is how the American war of Independence was won)
Most of Stephen Hawkings system *has* been upgraded, except for the voice synth (which he now considers his voice), and the interface, which he can work much faster then any possible upgrade he would have to relearn...
This is the Apple AppStore, they have never published their complete policy on what can be in the AppStore, it is a privately controlled entity controlled by one company and subject to their whims...
i.e. Apple can do whatever they want and you have no control over it...this is why Apple devices and their walled garden are a fundamentally bad idea...
The world last Superpower is only that based on it's military, which is based on manufacturing strength
The more that is outsourced and done elsewhere the less US corporations will have to deal with US workers... you already have one of the largest differences in Pay between Management and Workers, weak or non-existent unions to protect workers rights..... I see a future when a few corporations will get very rich, and the US population will be out of work
Human rights are not as universal as you seem to think...This is why the UN codified them (badly but at least it is trying)
I live in the UK, our history of government goes back quite a way to when there was no common law or defined freedom of speech for the common people, they had little or no rights, these have evolved over many years and now are codified in our (unwritten) constitution, an earlier form of which the USA's basic legal system was based on..
The list of rights you specify are mostly unique to the USA, and are common to no other single country
BT's R&D department derives from GPO Research Centre Dollis Hill, founded 1914, which built the Colossus computer.... so they do have some history of innovation
But this looks like a company setup to be a Patent Troll using some offloaded patents BT couldn't be bothered with...
Desktop PC - Run Apache Hadoop on it.... is this now a cloud computer? Or Not....?
I don't want that term on my CV... it is so nebulous it is meaningless... my CV has real Specific Applications on it some of which are generally thought of as "Cloud"...
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Microsoft were only in a monopoly position in search and browser due to their monopoly in desktop OS
Google trumped them in search and Browser by being better, I agree, but were helped by European laws subverting MS's monopoly position
Apple beat them by changing the rules, they are still a very poor second in desktop OS, but sidestepped this completely by moving to mobile/portable
MS still has a monopoly position on desktop OS, it's just the market has moved from this and so MS who did not adapt has shrunk overall
Yes, like all extremes it would not work
The opposite is raw capitalism, which would end up with a series cartels or monopolies serving themselves and not the customer at all ...
Or perhaps communism where nothing is owned by individuals and everything is held by everyone ...that worked well!
The real solution is lightly regulated capitalism, companies are free to trade, but the customer has choice (no monopolies or cartels) and is given enough information to make an informed choice
So I cheat back, try beating me with your power turned off ... Oh it lost again ...
This large electomagnet not it's not significant, what I've won again ...
The computer virus, not important, I win again ....?
Budget is set on a yearly or biannual basis, cannot be changed fast enough to punish one reporter ...
Any government threats are likely to be leaked to the press before any pressure could be served
The types of programmes are set by the BBC Trust, are long term and not reactionary to current events, and published freely
The competition, (ITV, Channel 5, and BSkyB mainly ...) are free market and mostly compete with each other, but are held to the standards of the BBC, and constantly complain about getting compared to it because they would prefer to make more cheap reality shows but are forced to make quality programs simply to not look shoddy compared to the BBC ...
I don't trust 'noble' bureaucrats...I trust journalists that don't like government interference and will shout when they see it ...
My primary email is hidden, and a junk dump address anyway
If anyone sends mail to my @facebook address it be ignored ... I have no idea how to even look at this!
Facebook has posting, direct messages, and chat why would I want an email?
It has an overall budget that the government provides, but the government gets no say in how it is spent ...
It has a controlling BBC Trust who regulate it, but have no say in the day to day running
It has a public service broadcasting remit so it must produce a certain amount of certain types of programmes, and it must get approval for new ventures from the Trust, but otherwise it is run as a non-profit company ...
Like PBS with money, a remit to produce good worthy programs, and government oversight at arms length ...
Somalia, is a country of three (or more) parts, Somalia West (where the capital is), is mostly still run by warlords and is struggling to be a proper country
Middle Somalia, is largely lawless and where the pirates live
Northern Somalia (Somaliland) is a stable civilised democratic state unrecognised by most countries...
State Sponsored is the problem with the wording
The BBC is funded via the government (through a tax on possessing equipment capable of receiving) but is not government controlled, how independent it is is a matter for debate, but the alternatives in the UK have not shown they are any more independent of government influence ...
RT is government funded, controlled and run ...
In the UK when trying to use a non-chip and pin card the normal reaction is pay by cash or credit card, which is insured against fraud if they ring to confirm funds/not stolen first (which they will do), cheques are not accepted by most retailers now (being phased out and only used by a very few mostly fraudulently ...)
With chip and pin the transaction takes 30s, without it can take a lot longer ... but the retailer is not willing to pay, so will do more through checks, since most have chip and pin now most people trying to pay without are trying to pass cloned cards ...
Most of the obsolete supercomputers are broken up an reused, or in a few cases sent to museums ...
This uses IBM BlueGene/Q - PowerPC A2 chips ... not made by or designed by Intel ....
GPL is needed because of Copyright laws .... an artificial monopoly
Without copyright and patents the GPL would not be necessary .... the GPL is there for something already free and open, to keep it free and open ...
The USA and UK are not perfect (by a long way) but are reasonably free ... unlike Ethiopia with most definitely is not ....
But there are freer counties, so they are definitely not the best examples of a fairly free and open system
Do you really think that a militia armed with small arms can have any effect against the US army ?
The only recourse you have is the same as any country, persuade the military to turn against the government, or recruit a foreign military to join your side and train and equip your troops (which is how the American war of Independence was won)
..because you can't buy it ...(or can't buy an Apple device without it)
Microsoft sell Software
Apple Sell hardware - and provide software for it
Google provide software to OEM's in order to get advertising revenue
The three companies are not really in the same market, they just overlap ...
Most of Stephen Hawkings system *has* been upgraded, except for the voice synth (which he now considers his voice), and the interface, which he can work much faster then any possible upgrade he would have to relearn ...
This is the Apple AppStore, they have never published their complete policy on what can be in the AppStore, it is a privately controlled entity controlled by one company and subject to their whims ...
i.e. Apple can do whatever they want and you have no control over it ...this is why Apple devices and their walled garden are a fundamentally bad idea ...
...the US Government has not become gangsters, they always have been ...
Holding the world to ransom with superior weapons,
Threatening businesses with consequences if they don't pay
Threatening individuals with consequences if they don't pay
Ignoring the police (interpol/UN/NATO) when it suits them
..apparently the answer is Yes
The world last Superpower is only that based on it's military, which is based on manufacturing strength
The more that is outsourced and done elsewhere the less US corporations will have to deal with US workers ... you already have one of the largest differences in Pay between Management and Workers, weak or non-existent unions to protect workers rights..... I see a future when a few corporations will get very rich, and the US population will be out of work
..also known as why can't I program in C with this language ...
Human rights are not as universal as you seem to think ...This is why the UN codified them (badly but at least it is trying)
I live in the UK, our history of government goes back quite a way to when there was no common law or defined freedom of speech for the common people, they had little or no rights, these have evolved over many years and now are codified in our (unwritten) constitution, an earlier form of which the USA's basic legal system was based on ..
The list of rights you specify are mostly unique to the USA, and are common to no other single country
...the Turning machine has the same issue ....and it's impractical (but was not designed to be real)
von Neumann was after Turing, he gets credit because his theoretical universal computer was similar to the actual ones we use ....
BT's R&D department derives from GPO Research Centre Dollis Hill, founded 1914, which built the Colossus computer.... so they do have some history of innovation
But this looks like a company setup to be a Patent Troll using some offloaded patents BT couldn't be bothered with ...
Net neutrality does not exist as far as I am aware in any country
There is no recognised right to the Internet
You can only Tax what makes money, FOSS would be largely untaxed ...
Desktop PC - Run Apache Hadoop on it .... is this now a cloud computer? Or Not ....?
I don't want that term on my CV ... it is so nebulous it is meaningless ... my CV has real Specific Applications on it some of which are generally thought of as "Cloud" ...