Bail is not supposed to keep them from doing more harm. Bail is meant to make certain the defendant appears for court. Every person released before trial can commit another crime, but yet they should be released. Why? Because "may commit a crime" isn't reason enough to detain someone.
That attitude stems from the people left behind. Maybe he prepared them, but they still live on and most people don't take a suicide of a loved one well. Maybe one day I'll face the same decision, but I doubt I'd kill myself because it would destroy my loved ones. I know what it's like to see a loved one perish in the hospital and I also currently have to assist in the care of my grandfather who's brain checked out long ago. It's not "dignified" but it is natural. Not all of life is pretty. Some of it is downright painful. That's the "gift" of self awareness.
But they are the same sort of target. So what is your point? It's not my fault people feel it's a personal insult when I laugh at their high and mighty computer.
They're an easy target because they stress this in their advertising thus bringing it on themselves. Why have pity for them? Their ads are smarmy so getting a little in return is all in good fun. It's ridiculous to think that any computer is perfect, that's why we point and laugh.
We need more cameras with better quality. HD quality with multiple lenses to also read in different spectrums such as infrared and ultraviolet and of course these should have sensitive shotgun microphones. If we deploy ten times the number of cameras that are currently out there we can stop these dirty crooks and rid he world of crime once and for all!
Most likely it means multi-touch, which some people mistake for "touch screen support". Windows has had touch screen support for quite a while because like you said, it's treated just like a peripheral. This will be nice for those using large public displays that need multi-touch support.
I have a serious question - does anyone else really dislike people's greasy fingers on a screen? I understand multi-touch when it's a public display, for instance a kiosk. But on my monitors, DO NOT TOUCH is the rule.
So what you are saying is that Flickr is exercising their right to support their political party of choice throught he media that they own. Kind of like the opposite of Fox right.
It's this kind of backwards logic that keeps us from having nice things.
Another part of that equation was how much it was changed prior to release, it frustrated windows Beta testers which was reflected in negative publicity via blogs, etc. Some features simply never appeared, even today they aren't there, for example the WinFS file system. This constant game of "what's gonna be inside Vista?" got to even the most loyal Windows users.
I run Vista now because I get copies of it with my MSDN subscription. My take on it? Not worth an upgrade really. It works fine, but is it worth the cost of retail? Anyway that horse has been beat to death. I hope Windows 7 has more real features that I can exploit and not just eye candy.
It could work if you could offer the public workers some incentive similar to incentives offered to managers in the private sector. This would be a change for government, rewarding based on merit of managed projects alone, but it might work. For instance, if a project manager can manage to hire three workers on 1099 with very little ramp up time, they could potentially save a lot of money over public sector workers. Perhaps a yearly bonus would be useful?
This really isn't a stretch from the current model, where most public workers manage contractors through their parent company. What's different would be the hiring process and the ability to direct all contract workers directly.
IMO it would allow them to change quicker than they can currently, which is essential to every large organization, but essential to a government that changes every 4 years.
Sir, I've built multi-million dollar websites for the US government and have contracted for the US government here in DC for 13 years. So please break it down how this particular website would cost that much because I've helped build entire mission critical systems for Federal agencies that cost less on 3-5 year contracts. I've been involved from front to back and that includes multi-year budgets. So take your "crappy website" nonsense somewhere else. I know what I'm talking about and I don't appreciate someone belittling me through allusions.
Some of us are just wondering how exactly you spend $18M dollars on such a website. It's not too much to ask how our money is being spent, regardless of what it is on. Is it getting your panties in a bunch to ask your wife why she took $10k out of the bank and what she spent it on exactly?
As for being angry on your own right, congrats. Now remember how the liberals who were angry at Bush for an illegal war, wild secrecy, torture and generally ruining our global reputation (among other things) were called 'anti-american' and 'unpatriotic'?
how's it feel on the other foot?
See this is the illogical world of American politics. You assume that since I critique the current administration that I somehow endorsed the previous administration's blatant disregard for the people's will. I do not and have never. I voted against Bush for the reasons you described. But does that matter? Why is legit criticism always dragged into the muck with partisan nonsense? I'm an independent, always have been. I am loyal to no party, I just want to be represented in DC correctly.
One question to you. Do they represent me and you? Or do ALL modern politicians represent 3rd parties such as lobbyists, corporations, and campaign donors?
Why would anyone in this country feel the current system of representation is acceptable? It was created at a time when representatives were sent to DC simplly because the people could not travel to DC to participate. But today we most certainly can participate. But do they allow referendums? Do they allow us to vote directly on bills? No, they don't. That's what truly gets me going. I am not represented in any fashion because to them, I am a nobody.
Troll? Man that is completely unfair mods. That was my opinion sirs. If you can refute my points then please do so. Should I water down my response to be more PC or something? I don't get it.
As we've seen to date, when you criticize the Obama administration they'll simply label you an extremist or rabble-rouser and dismiss all allegations against them. You think Bill Clinton was slick? He was just Teflon. Obama is made out of superfuid.
The funny thing about events of late is that politicians think people are pissed simply because they oppose the certain bills, like the health care initiative. Newsflash Washington, you're pissing EVERYONE off with your nonstop bullshit. You're in the pockets of those that truly control things, so why should we give two shits about what you say? You don't make decisions obviously, they are obviously made by outside forces. You work for the people alright, it's just which people we wonder because It's obviously not us.
Dear Mr President. I'm not angry because Glenn Beck or anyone else told me to be. I'm pissed because: A. Unemployment is way too high. Jobless recoveries don't pay the bills. B. The economy is in the tank. Blame it on Bush, again. That seems to be what you guys are great at. C. You bail out banks that simply took too much risk, breaking the model of capitalism that you tout as the best in the world. D. You refuse to allow oversight of the Federal Reserve and it just keeps printing money out of thin air. A huge risk for us if we can't meet our economic goals. E. You don't stick to your promises (see deal with drug manufacturers for an example) F. Your party is filled with hypocrites and fools (for example Nancy Pelosi) and you pander to them repeatedly. G. And finally you promote transparency and then blank out FOIA released contracts. WTF?
The gig is up Obama. Time to cut the shit. Your blank check is revoked. And yes I voted for you so save your "Republicans yada yada" nonsense.
Complete bullshit! Everyone knows the future of social efforts will come from Second Life ^^^^ Facebook ^^^ Myspace ^^^^ IRC ^^^ BBSes ^^^ group meetings.
This same old shit keeps getting dug up and reanimated. Sure it looks like a person, but it's still a corpse.... Nothing to see here, move along.
I disagree. Simply moving to digital "film" format will keep the genre alive.
Like I stated below in a post, some people like to listen to/watch/read a story instead of participating in it. Modern movies are IMHO the most well produced entertainment on the market. They have perfected the craft of story telling. It's gonna be a long time until the moving picture format goes away, if ever. In fact, one could argue that modern video games simply borrow from it, continuing the format.
I will always love movies, because sometimes I just want to watch a story and not participate. Just like I'd rather read a book than write my own.
Some interesting predictions in the article though. One thing they should recognize is the power of the indy developer. Look at how the movie industry has moved to embrace the indy film industry, if only because it shouldn't cost a 100M dollars to make a good film and get a good return on investment. All parties win.
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Bail is not supposed to keep them from doing more harm. Bail is meant to make certain the defendant appears for court. Every person released before trial can commit another crime, but yet they should be released. Why? Because "may commit a crime" isn't reason enough to detain someone.
That attitude stems from the people left behind. Maybe he prepared them, but they still live on and most people don't take a suicide of a loved one well. Maybe one day I'll face the same decision, but I doubt I'd kill myself because it would destroy my loved ones. I know what it's like to see a loved one perish in the hospital and I also currently have to assist in the care of my grandfather who's brain checked out long ago. It's not "dignified" but it is natural. Not all of life is pretty. Some of it is downright painful. That's the "gift" of self awareness.
Fair? Do we need an equal opportunity insult council? All of those you mentioned get plenty of crap.
But they are the same sort of target. So what is your point? It's not my fault people feel it's a personal insult when I laugh at their high and mighty computer.
A twitter-size program is defined as .00001 football fields or .00002 747s, which of course can be converted to Hiroshima bombs as .00000000001
They're an easy target because they stress this in their advertising thus bringing it on themselves. Why have pity for them? Their ads are smarmy so getting a little in return is all in good fun. It's ridiculous to think that any computer is perfect, that's why we point and laugh.
Heh,I can't believe my post was modded informative. You guys are LOONS!
We need more cameras with better quality. HD quality with multiple lenses to also read in different spectrums such as infrared and ultraviolet and of course these should have sensitive shotgun microphones. If we deploy ten times the number of cameras that are currently out there we can stop these dirty crooks and rid he world of crime once and for all!
Most likely it means multi-touch, which some people mistake for "touch screen support". Windows has had touch screen support for quite a while because like you said, it's treated just like a peripheral. This will be nice for those using large public displays that need multi-touch support.
I have a serious question - does anyone else really dislike people's greasy fingers on a screen? I understand multi-touch when it's a public display, for instance a kiosk. But on my monitors, DO NOT TOUCH is the rule.
You can get Scientology for cheaper. At least the first couple sessions.
So what you are saying is that Flickr is exercising their right to support their political party of choice throught he media that they own. Kind of like the opposite of Fox right.
It's this kind of backwards logic that keeps us from having nice things.
Not really. You didn't do a comparison of Teh Cans
Whiteface? Give me a break. It's obviously the joker and has nothing to do with race. You can find the same picture with GWB in it.
Play the race card when it's appropriate man, this is just ignorant.
Another part of that equation was how much it was changed prior to release, it frustrated windows Beta testers which was reflected in negative publicity via blogs, etc. Some features simply never appeared, even today they aren't there, for example the WinFS file system. This constant game of "what's gonna be inside Vista?" got to even the most loyal Windows users.
I run Vista now because I get copies of it with my MSDN subscription. My take on it? Not worth an upgrade really. It works fine, but is it worth the cost of retail? Anyway that horse has been beat to death. I hope Windows 7 has more real features that I can exploit and not just eye candy.
It could work if you could offer the public workers some incentive similar to incentives offered to managers in the private sector. This would be a change for government, rewarding based on merit of managed projects alone, but it might work. For instance, if a project manager can manage to hire three workers on 1099 with very little ramp up time, they could potentially save a lot of money over public sector workers. Perhaps a yearly bonus would be useful?
This really isn't a stretch from the current model, where most public workers manage contractors through their parent company. What's different would be the hiring process and the ability to direct all contract workers directly.
IMO it would allow them to change quicker than they can currently, which is essential to every large organization, but essential to a government that changes every 4 years.
Sir, I've built multi-million dollar websites for the US government and have contracted for the US government here in DC for 13 years. So please break it down how this particular website would cost that much because I've helped build entire mission critical systems for Federal agencies that cost less on 3-5 year contracts. I've been involved from front to back and that includes multi-year budgets. So take your "crappy website" nonsense somewhere else. I know what I'm talking about and I don't appreciate someone belittling me through allusions.
Some of us are just wondering how exactly you spend $18M dollars on such a website. It's not too much to ask how our money is being spent, regardless of what it is on. Is it getting your panties in a bunch to ask your wife why she took $10k out of the bank and what she spent it on exactly?
As for being angry on your own right, congrats. Now remember how the liberals who were angry at Bush for an illegal war, wild secrecy, torture and generally ruining our global reputation (among other things) were called 'anti-american' and 'unpatriotic'?
how's it feel on the other foot?
See this is the illogical world of American politics. You assume that since I critique the current administration that I somehow endorsed the previous administration's blatant disregard for the people's will. I do not and have never. I voted against Bush for the reasons you described. But does that matter? Why is legit criticism always dragged into the muck with partisan nonsense? I'm an independent, always have been. I am loyal to no party, I just want to be represented in DC correctly.
One question to you. Do they represent me and you? Or do ALL modern politicians represent 3rd parties such as lobbyists, corporations, and campaign donors?
Why would anyone in this country feel the current system of representation is acceptable? It was created at a time when representatives were sent to DC simplly because the people could not travel to DC to participate. But today we most certainly can participate. But do they allow referendums? Do they allow us to vote directly on bills? No, they don't. That's what truly gets me going. I am not represented in any fashion because to them, I am a nobody.
Troll? Man that is completely unfair mods. That was my opinion sirs. If you can refute my points then please do so. Should I water down my response to be more PC or something? I don't get it.
As we've seen to date, when you criticize the Obama administration they'll simply label you an extremist or rabble-rouser and dismiss all allegations against them. You think Bill Clinton was slick? He was just Teflon. Obama is made out of superfuid.
The funny thing about events of late is that politicians think people are pissed simply because they oppose the certain bills, like the health care initiative. Newsflash Washington, you're pissing EVERYONE off with your nonstop bullshit. You're in the pockets of those that truly control things, so why should we give two shits about what you say? You don't make decisions obviously, they are obviously made by outside forces. You work for the people alright, it's just which people we wonder because It's obviously not us.
Dear Mr President. I'm not angry because Glenn Beck or anyone else told me to be. I'm pissed because:
A. Unemployment is way too high. Jobless recoveries don't pay the bills.
B. The economy is in the tank. Blame it on Bush, again. That seems to be what you guys are great at.
C. You bail out banks that simply took too much risk, breaking the model of capitalism that you tout as the best in the world.
D. You refuse to allow oversight of the Federal Reserve and it just keeps printing money out of thin air. A huge risk for us if we can't meet our economic goals.
E. You don't stick to your promises (see deal with drug manufacturers for an example)
F. Your party is filled with hypocrites and fools (for example Nancy Pelosi) and you pander to them repeatedly.
G. And finally you promote transparency and then blank out FOIA released contracts. WTF?
The gig is up Obama. Time to cut the shit. Your blank check is revoked. And yes I voted for you so save your "Republicans yada yada" nonsense.
Distribution is being halted, regardless of money being made.
IANAL, is this is bad news for any product with similar features?
Complete bullshit! Everyone knows the future of social efforts will come from Second Life ^^^^ Facebook ^^^ Myspace ^^^^ IRC ^^^ BBSes ^^^ group meetings.
This same old shit keeps getting dug up and reanimated. Sure it looks like a person, but it's still a corpse. ... Nothing to see here, move along.
I disagree. Simply moving to digital "film" format will keep the genre alive.
Like I stated below in a post, some people like to listen to/watch/read a story instead of participating in it. Modern movies are IMHO the most well produced entertainment on the market. They have perfected the craft of story telling. It's gonna be a long time until the moving picture format goes away, if ever. In fact, one could argue that modern video games simply borrow from it, continuing the format.
I will always love movies, because sometimes I just want to watch a story and not participate. Just like I'd rather read a book than write my own.
Some interesting predictions in the article though. One thing they should recognize is the power of the indy developer. Look at how the movie industry has moved to embrace the indy film industry, if only because it shouldn't cost a 100M dollars to make a good film and get a good return on investment. All parties win.