PotatoHead's question was very thoughtful and pointed to the problems associated with a system of political categorization that essentially boils down to binary options.
Vipul didn't actually address the question at all in his response.
I think what the questioner was asking was: Is "conservative"/"liberal" really a meaningful way of describing political leanings? If not, then the whole Skewz exercise is pointless.
Maybe I'm in a minority here, but I do expect my *operating system* to be lightweight. If I choose to run software that makes full use of whatever hardware power I've bought, I certainly don't expect it to have to contend with the OS for resources beyond what is reasonable.
You say the same argument has been going on for decades, as though that lends some legitimacy to the ongoing practice of sloppy software development. There is no good reason for any piece of software to do less with more, but that is exactly what Vista does. This is not about "getting with the times"; this is about not buying crappy software.
A satellite in geostationary orbit is far enough (35,786 km) from the surface of the Earth to introduce measurable latency, even when your signal is traveling at the speed of light.
That is the GP's point.
My prediction is that we all get cornholed.
Laying out new infrastructure (especially in a country as large as the U.S.) is a massively expensive proposition, and that significantly tips the scales in favor of the behemoth companies like AT&T. This is just as true for the core 'net infrastructure as it is for last mile lines, where consumers have their choice of oligopoly to patronize.
Designing new technology is not going to stop market forces from working against progress.
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PotatoHead's question was very thoughtful and pointed to the problems associated with a system of political categorization that essentially boils down to binary options.
Vipul didn't actually address the question at all in his response.
I think what the questioner was asking was: Is "conservative"/"liberal" really a meaningful way of describing political leanings? If not, then the whole Skewz exercise is pointless.
Maybe I'm in a minority here, but I do expect my *operating system* to be lightweight. If I choose to run software that makes full use of whatever hardware power I've bought, I certainly don't expect it to have to contend with the OS for resources beyond what is reasonable. You say the same argument has been going on for decades, as though that lends some legitimacy to the ongoing practice of sloppy software development. There is no good reason for any piece of software to do less with more, but that is exactly what Vista does. This is not about "getting with the times"; this is about not buying crappy software.
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer." The Beatles, Abbey Road.
A satellite in geostationary orbit is far enough (35,786 km) from the surface of the Earth to introduce measurable latency, even when your signal is traveling at the speed of light. That is the GP's point.
My prediction is that we all get cornholed. Laying out new infrastructure (especially in a country as large as the U.S.) is a massively expensive proposition, and that significantly tips the scales in favor of the behemoth companies like AT&T. This is just as true for the core 'net infrastructure as it is for last mile lines, where consumers have their choice of oligopoly to patronize. Designing new technology is not going to stop market forces from working against progress.
I can't imagine why ./ would be so unappreciative of a fine contributor such as yourself.
Shame on all of us.
It'd be pointless anyway, since everything's up to date in Kansas City.