If Bill Gates had stayed in college he would know that to help the world you need to engineer a solution that appeals to economic interest. It is called innovation and it is the cornerstone of our society--an extension of nature arising from reason. Bill Gates never innovated, he "lawyered" his way through business dealings on the ground floor of a budding industry he was interested in--coached by his father (a lawyer). Funny, economic interests fueled his ambition for success, but the principle eludes him.:)
except maybe simplifying design and streamlining manufacturing and distribution so that they can become cheap and common in the areas of interest.
I know some of us here have an understanding of economics, but the above sentence underscores the ignorance through which our society is making decisions. Streamlining manufacturing and distribution is not going to make a product cheap and common. Only when people are willing to purchase these products in large amounts will they become "cheap." If it satisfies a need, MANY people demand it, and are willing to pay an appropriate price, will it eventually become cheap through. Streamlining is a natural occurrence in a demand economy, only when the above mentioned requirements are satisfied.
Yawn....already been done. This "new" toilet will have to fulfill a need of great importance in order to be adopted.You know, like the current low-flush and ultra-low-flush toilets on the market. Also, do these people who need sanitation have running water? Sewage systems? If not, the composting toilet could be the answer and it has been refined for at least a generation. I was hoping we would quit cutting down trees and use more water to clean our behinds (water is renewable you know), but you I guess you can toss that out the Windows. A reduction in trees has always shown shown a serious impact on any region.
No, if the FDA didn't exist doctors would be liable for prescribing shitty drugs. Now they prescribe willy-nilly because the liability is removed from their shoulders. The market can handle drugs, look at the "black market." Your argument is yet another fallacious stinky pile of ill logic. Prescribed drugs rank on the list of top killers.
That is a fallacy. We are talking about resources and assets here. They just don't dry up and blow away all of the sudden. The resources are still hanging around, just in someone else's hands now. Someone who will spend or invest as well. Big deal. In fact, we are seeing this right now. Knight just lost their asses. The company was worth nothing and investors swooped in and basically took ownership of the company to preserve it. They got a deal, knight keeps trading, life goes on.
Guys, he has 8 FREAKIN terabytes! All the suggestions I see completely suck. The best one so far, and I don't like it, is the 100GB Bluray archival solution. That is still 80 disks and a fuckload of time spent maintaining 1 backup set. I don't think this problem is going to be solved on the cheap. Seriously, to preserve that much data reliably and conveniently will cost about $12000 in hardware alone. A local NAS capable of 12TB, a remote NAS with 12TB, extra drives, and two reliable highspeed internet connections for both sites. A Netgear NAS with 12TB (populated) is about $6000. I feel for the OP, getting backups anymore is a royal pain in the ass.
You guys obviously have no experience with a mature development platform. I love the idea and ability of building web apps but that doesn't take away from the fact that these technologies are a goddamned hack. I use all the modern frameworks and what-not, and it is getting better, but it in no way equals the ease and fluidity with which I can build a desktop application.
Even giving in to the cheap simple notion that GW caused all of our economic problems, adding to the debt without creating massive economic activity (job swell) is not the answer. Watch some Sowell or Freidman videos on YouTube and get back with us......mmmkay
You sir, are a fucking idiot. Anyone who disadvantages themselves economically or professes that they are too well-off has plainly jumped the shark. I don't belive a word you utter past that point. I'm all for helping people, but to suggest that we pour our money over to our government who may or may not help other people with it is pure stinky bullshit. You. Suck. Shill. Dick.
As I see progressiveness it is problem now. When in government, you sometimes have the power to help disadvantaged people, you use that power once and then it snowballs into a welfare state. I can't say that if I wasn't in a position to help people in some way (as a government leader) that I wouldn't, but it is a slippery slope and I believe now the only course is to reduce the role of government in people's lives. It will be painful at first. No pain, no gain. This whole fiasco started quite innocently about 100 years ago with Democrats wanting to help the lower classes, the people that they came from and who initially empowered them with their votes. Out of a genuine desire to help people we have created a monster. I'm not saying we stop all welfare, and certainly not in a vacuum as we need tax reduction as well to make entitlement reform viable.
Yeah, but the big WTF is that they did not know anything was wrong until it was too late. Sort of like building Frankenstein, then saying "oh shit!" while he chases you around the building. I'm dying to see a technical analysis of this made public.
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If Bill Gates had stayed in college he would know that to help the world you need to engineer a solution that appeals to economic interest. It is called innovation and it is the cornerstone of our society--an extension of nature arising from reason. Bill Gates never innovated, he "lawyered" his way through business dealings on the ground floor of a budding industry he was interested in--coached by his father (a lawyer). Funny, economic interests fueled his ambition for success, but the principle eludes him. :)
except maybe simplifying design and streamlining manufacturing and distribution so that they can become cheap and common in the areas of interest.
I know some of us here have an understanding of economics, but the above sentence underscores the ignorance through which our society is making decisions. Streamlining manufacturing and distribution is not going to make a product cheap and common. Only when people are willing to purchase these products in large amounts will they become "cheap." If it satisfies a need, MANY people demand it, and are willing to pay an appropriate price, will it eventually become cheap through. Streamlining is a natural occurrence in a demand economy, only when the above mentioned requirements are satisfied.
I agree, jobs are much better than hand holding.
I would press them all!
Yawn....already been done. This "new" toilet will have to fulfill a need of great importance in order to be adopted.You know, like the current low-flush and ultra-low-flush toilets on the market. Also, do these people who need sanitation have running water? Sewage systems? If not, the composting toilet could be the answer and it has been refined for at least a generation. I was hoping we would quit cutting down trees and use more water to clean our behinds (water is renewable you know), but you I guess you can toss that out the Windows. A reduction in trees has always shown shown a serious impact on any region.
No, if the FDA didn't exist doctors would be liable for prescribing shitty drugs. Now they prescribe willy-nilly because the liability is removed from their shoulders. The market can handle drugs, look at the "black market." Your argument is yet another fallacious stinky pile of ill logic. Prescribed drugs rank on the list of top killers.
and no chance of appreciation either in that case as inflation will gnaw at your money.
So buy fucking bonds.
That is a fallacy. We are talking about resources and assets here. They just don't dry up and blow away all of the sudden. The resources are still hanging around, just in someone else's hands now. Someone who will spend or invest as well. Big deal. In fact, we are seeing this right now. Knight just lost their asses. The company was worth nothing and investors swooped in and basically took ownership of the company to preserve it. They got a deal, knight keeps trading, life goes on.
Protip: Get rid of bus service. Parents should have to drop their kids off at the babysitter.
The only problem is with the most important drivers. Shew! Oh, no, USB is funky, 64bit version extremely buggy. Darn. [eyes roll]
Another half-cocked comment......
You haven't heard? Age of Empires and World of Warcraft are used for advanced instruction these days--at the good schools.
Yeah, and it's in the shareholder's best interest that the customer comes first.
Guys, he has 8 FREAKIN terabytes! All the suggestions I see completely suck. The best one so far, and I don't like it, is the 100GB Bluray archival solution. That is still 80 disks and a fuckload of time spent maintaining 1 backup set. I don't think this problem is going to be solved on the cheap. Seriously, to preserve that much data reliably and conveniently will cost about $12000 in hardware alone. A local NAS capable of 12TB, a remote NAS with 12TB, extra drives, and two reliable highspeed internet connections for both sites. A Netgear NAS with 12TB (populated) is about $6000. I feel for the OP, getting backups anymore is a royal pain in the ass.
Apple is only a very small slice of the users in the world. Good try though. Run the numbers against the population for percentages.
You guys obviously have no experience with a mature development platform. I love the idea and ability of building web apps but that doesn't take away from the fact that these technologies are a goddamned hack. I use all the modern frameworks and what-not, and it is getting better, but it in no way equals the ease and fluidity with which I can build a desktop application.
Low taxes have ALWAYS resulted in more tax revenue. Show us an example that makes this statement untrue. Not that I agree with more tax revenue....
$5,000,000,000,000 in debt in FOUR YEARS
Even giving in to the cheap simple notion that GW caused all of our economic problems, adding to the debt without creating massive economic activity (job swell) is not the answer. Watch some Sowell or Freidman videos on YouTube and get back with us......mmmkay
"No private sector experience" is just putting it in layman's terms. It's really called "no fucking clue about economics."
You sir, are a fucking idiot. Anyone who disadvantages themselves economically or professes that they are too well-off has plainly jumped the shark. I don't belive a word you utter past that point. I'm all for helping people, but to suggest that we pour our money over to our government who may or may not help other people with it is pure stinky bullshit. You. Suck. Shill. Dick.
As I see progressiveness it is problem now. When in government, you sometimes have the power to help disadvantaged people, you use that power once and then it snowballs into a welfare state. I can't say that if I wasn't in a position to help people in some way (as a government leader) that I wouldn't, but it is a slippery slope and I believe now the only course is to reduce the role of government in people's lives. It will be painful at first. No pain, no gain. This whole fiasco started quite innocently about 100 years ago with Democrats wanting to help the lower classes, the people that they came from and who initially empowered them with their votes. Out of a genuine desire to help people we have created a monster. I'm not saying we stop all welfare, and certainly not in a vacuum as we need tax reduction as well to make entitlement reform viable.
Yeah, but the big WTF is that they did not know anything was wrong until it was too late. Sort of like building Frankenstein, then saying "oh shit!" while he chases you around the building. I'm dying to see a technical analysis of this made public.
your 401K mutual fund or my pension fund or our municipalities long term fund at 400 million over the true worth.
Hold it right there! MY mutual fund manager would never buy that shit!
How do you fucking "mistakenly" do something like that? Really?