I sort of feel like: Wow, the US develops and pays for this cool new thing called the Internet. They open it up to the world and do at least a pretty good job of not being too political about it. It catches on, becomes wildly popular, and now it appears that many in the rest of the world resent them for it. Seems like a classic case of "no good deed goes unpunished"
Mod me a troll if you disagree, but I am genuinely interested in hearing the counter argument. I'm not being flip. I really would like to hear what people have to say. Even if they were doing a really really awful job and being super political, etc, why should they give up control of their own innovation?
Think about it. If there was no "Google" already, and Microsoft choose that as a name, we would all be saying how dorky it was. Same goes for "yahoo" or "skype" or any number of web company names you could pick from a hat.
Their problem is that they really have to come up with something that is a few orders of magnitude better than Google or its not worth switching. It can't be "as good" or even "a little better." Its got to be way way better than google (just like how google was way better than everyone else when they first showed up).
What we see here is an example of people being stupid.
Seems more like an example of people having a little fun as evidenced in these quotes from TFA:
However, any automation project worth doing is worth over doing, and I way overshot the mark
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Obama wants to combine efforts with the the Air Force, which has a MUCH larger space program and a proven launch capability (Delta IV, Atlas V) already in hand. We will get to the moon faster and cheaper adapting the Airforce's existing technology, rather than letting NASA continue to flail and fail with the Ares I.
Choosing Bolden has less to do with his background as an astronaut and more to do with the fact that he was a former general in the US Airforce.
Obama wants to "To boost cooperation between NASA and the Pentagon," by, "reviv[ing] the National Aeronautics and Space Council, which oversaw the entire space arena for four presidents, most actively from 1958 to 1973." - including during the original missions to the moon!
Insiders at Nasa, including former chief Michael Griffin are extremely resistant. They want to build and control their own technology (this should be familiar to anyone who has ever managed developers).
âoeNo one really has a firm idea what NASAâ(TM)s cost savings might be, but the militaryâ(TM)s launch vehicles are basically developed,â said John Logsdon, a policy expert at Washingtonâ(TM)s National Air and Space Museum who has conferred with Obamaâ(TM)s transition advisers. âoeYou donâ(TM)t have to build them from scratch.â
And thats the key. All quotes taken from: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aOvrNO0OJ41g
My home is OK for coverage, but the micro cell boosters is a great idea. Do they make them for cars?
As far as push notification is concerned, I'll have to see how it is when it finally arives, but I doubt that it is quite as elegant as the pre's notifications bar and "activity cards" for switching between browser, IM client, etc.
I've got an iPhone and I am definitely thinking about switching. I need better coverage in the areas I live. I want a real keyboard. I would like to have background processing so that I can leave an IM app open while on the phone/browsing the web.
On the other hand, the iPhone does have a lot of cool apps already and I do like iTunes (*GASP* yes I just admited that I like iTunes).
Even if I do switch, my iPhone will basicaly become an iTouch, so I will still have the apps, but then I am back to carrying around multiple devices everywhere I go.
If I had to guess, I think I will be sticking with the iPhone, but the Pre is tempting - good developer support (and therefore cool apps), could tip the balance toward the pre. So I hope they straighten things out with these guys and get the dev community charged up.
OK, so this link is dated, and its unfortunately a transcript of a VOA program. I could dig a little more for more recent articles... but im to lazy. Anyway, heres a blurb:
An American exploration company has found the wreck of an ancient Greek ship in a very deep area of the Mediterranean Sea. It may be the deepest ancient shipwreck ever found. The discovery questions a long-held belief that ancient sailors lacked skills needed to guide ships in open seas.
Now this doesn't exactly prove the point from my earlier post, but it does support the idea radtea introduced: archeologists can make stupid assumptions, and its pretty absurd to state as fact that these tooth decorations were not a sign of social position. They may not of been, but the evidence in the underlying articles is NOT convincing either way.
Nice post radtea. Some one mod him up as informative.
Here's another example: Until recently its was common knowledge that ancient greeks rarely crossed the Mediterranean sea directly, but instead held closely to the shore. Why? Because all the ship wrecks that had been found were along the shore. Well, guess what, when sonar and other imaging technology improved, we started finding ancient shipwrecks beneath the waters out in the middle of of the Mediterranean. I'll search for a link and provide it in another post.
The summary is a little inaccurate if your read the underlying blog it links to. Mod me down if you think I am nit picking, but "legal posturing" is not exactly a fair characterization. Its not like they threatend to sue, they just canceled a meeting.
These guys signed an NDA, then turned around and tweeted to the world that they had a confidential meeting. Maybe Palm over-reacted, but its kind of dick move to tweet about a confidentil meeting.
I already pay for GPS in my taxes. Yes people who don't pay taxes and people who don't pay taxes to the US government still get to use it. But seeing as how easy it is to make a GPS device now, I doubt that non-US citizens would pay an extra tax for it/shrug.
but hypothetically, how much would you pay?
Just curious what people think its worth... say for example if the US privatized it and some corporation charged a monthly fee or licensed access to hardware manufacturers (which of course would result in the cost being passed onto consumers).
Personally I might pay like $20 extra dollars for a device (1 time), but I would not pay even $1 monthly 'cause the last thing I need is another bill to keep track of.
good point, but its not the articles i don't like, its the arguments between the fanatics on both sides.
But since I took this off topic in the first place, I guess I should bring it back. Personally I think it is great that Apple is making these kind of hires, but I'd its more about the iPhone OS and not the full blown desktop OS X. (iphone, touch, possibly a tablet)
When you think about it, GPS is a pretty cool "service" that the US government supplies for free to the world. Obviously tom toms, garmins, etc, cost money but the service itself is free (And NO I am not trying to start a political flame war here, i just think GPS is cool)
People pay for satellite radio. If we were not all so accustomed to free GPS, I wonder how many of us would pay a monthly fee for it.
Personally, I don't use GPS enough to even pay $1 a month for it. But I might not mind paying an extra sales tax when I buy a GPS enabled device - something that goes to maintaining the satellites.
You obviously have a passion for the subject. Doesn't it give you some sense of fulfillment that your work is being read - pirated or not?
If the answer to the above is NO, then I think your best option is to get a new job. I'm not trying to be sarcastic here... Writing technical manuals/text books is just not the kind of career where one should expect to make much money. There has to be something else in it for you. You have to get some kind of fulfillment just from sharing your knowledge with the world.
As a side note... eldavojohn, drop the whole sue your parents for catholic school thing. Its way off topic. Trying to shoe-horn it into this discussion is, well, weird.
This exercise in "open source advertising" is a complete disaster.
I can't say I have read every single comment posted so far, but I am amazed that no one else seems to think that every one of those videos was absolutely awful. I mean, really really bad.
And I am not talking about whether they are informative enough or communicate their message well. I just think they are universally dorky. super super dorky.
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Isn't Waste Management know to be a sleazy company? Old Mafia ties, etc.
I sort of feel like: Wow, the US develops and pays for this cool new thing called the Internet. They open it up to the world and do at least a pretty good job of not being too political about it. It catches on, becomes wildly popular, and now it appears that many in the rest of the world resent them for it. Seems like a classic case of "no good deed goes unpunished"
Mod me a troll if you disagree, but I am genuinely interested in hearing the counter argument. I'm not being flip. I really would like to hear what people have to say. Even if they were doing a really really awful job and being super political, etc, why should they give up control of their own innovation?
Think about it. If there was no "Google" already, and Microsoft choose that as a name, we would all be saying how dorky it was. Same goes for "yahoo" or "skype" or any number of web company names you could pick from a hat.
Their problem is that they really have to come up with something that is a few orders of magnitude better than Google or its not worth switching. It can't be "as good" or even "a little better." Its got to be way way better than google (just like how google was way better than everyone else when they first showed up).
Valid points, but who cares about the backstory anyway. Games are about gameplay. That is the only difference that matters.
What we see here is an example of people being stupid.
Seems more like an example of people having a little fun as evidenced in these quotes from TFA:
However, any automation project worth doing is worth over doing, and I way overshot the mark
As I promised earlier, if you donate to the site and are unhappy about the rolls, let me know and I will pull a die out of the machine, melt it flat and mail it to you, as an object lesson to the other dice.
"former general in the US Airforce"
USMC, not Airforce. As others have pointed out. Sorry.
Obama wants to combine efforts with the the Air Force, which has a MUCH larger space program and a proven launch capability (Delta IV, Atlas V) already in hand. We will get to the moon faster and cheaper adapting the Airforce's existing technology, rather than letting NASA continue to flail and fail with the Ares I. Choosing Bolden has less to do with his background as an astronaut and more to do with the fact that he was a former general in the US Airforce. Obama wants to "To boost cooperation between NASA and the Pentagon," by, "reviv[ing] the National Aeronautics and Space Council, which oversaw the entire space arena for four presidents, most actively from 1958 to 1973." - including during the original missions to the moon! Insiders at Nasa, including former chief Michael Griffin are extremely resistant. They want to build and control their own technology (this should be familiar to anyone who has ever managed developers). âoeNo one really has a firm idea what NASAâ(TM)s cost savings might be, but the militaryâ(TM)s launch vehicles are basically developed,â said John Logsdon, a policy expert at Washingtonâ(TM)s National Air and Space Museum who has conferred with Obamaâ(TM)s transition advisers. âoeYou donâ(TM)t have to build them from scratch.â And thats the key. All quotes taken from: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aOvrNO0OJ41g
My home is OK for coverage, but the micro cell boosters is a great idea. Do they make them for cars? As far as push notification is concerned, I'll have to see how it is when it finally arives, but I doubt that it is quite as elegant as the pre's notifications bar and "activity cards" for switching between browser, IM client, etc.
I've got an iPhone and I am definitely thinking about switching. I need better coverage in the areas I live. I want a real keyboard. I would like to have background processing so that I can leave an IM app open while on the phone/browsing the web.
On the other hand, the iPhone does have a lot of cool apps already and I do like iTunes (*GASP* yes I just admited that I like iTunes).
Even if I do switch, my iPhone will basicaly become an iTouch, so I will still have the apps, but then I am back to carrying around multiple devices everywhere I go.
If I had to guess, I think I will be sticking with the iPhone, but the Pre is tempting - good developer support (and therefore cool apps), could tip the balance toward the pre. So I hope they straighten things out with these guys and get the dev community charged up.
An American exploration company has found the wreck of an ancient Greek ship in a very deep area of the Mediterranean Sea. It may be the deepest ancient shipwreck ever found. The discovery questions a long-held belief that ancient sailors lacked skills needed to guide ships in open seas.
And here is a link: http://www.manythings.org/voa/01/010313sn_t.htm
Now this doesn't exactly prove the point from my earlier post, but it does support the idea radtea introduced: archeologists can make stupid assumptions, and its pretty absurd to state as fact that these tooth decorations were not a sign of social position. They may not of been, but the evidence in the underlying articles is NOT convincing either way.
Nice post radtea. Some one mod him up as informative.
Here's another example: Until recently its was common knowledge that ancient greeks rarely crossed the Mediterranean sea directly, but instead held closely to the shore. Why? Because all the ship wrecks that had been found were along the shore. Well, guess what, when sonar and other imaging technology improved, we started finding ancient shipwrecks beneath the waters out in the middle of of the Mediterranean. I'll search for a link and provide it in another post.
The summary is a little inaccurate if your read the underlying blog it links to. Mod me down if you think I am nit picking, but "legal posturing" is not exactly a fair characterization. Its not like they threatend to sue, they just canceled a meeting.
These guys signed an NDA, then turned around and tweeted to the world that they had a confidential meeting. Maybe Palm over-reacted, but its kind of dick move to tweet about a confidentil meeting.
uh, did you actually try clicking on any of the links in the post? Only one of them is in Swedish.
I wish I knew the answer, but I would guess they are afraid some jackass District Attorney from the south will sue them.
What can i say, i'm a sucker for punishment.
I already pay for GPS in my taxes. Yes people who don't pay taxes and people who don't pay taxes to the US government still get to use it. But seeing as how easy it is to make a GPS device now, I doubt that non-US citizens would pay an extra tax for it /shrug.
but hypothetically, how much would you pay?
Just curious what people think its worth... say for example if the US privatized it and some corporation charged a monthly fee or licensed access to hardware manufacturers (which of course would result in the cost being passed onto consumers). Personally I might pay like $20 extra dollars for a device (1 time), but I would not pay even $1 monthly 'cause the last thing I need is another bill to keep track of.
but i didn't really say anything that is that Pro USA did I? I mean if you really look at what I wrote.
good point, but its not the articles i don't like, its the arguments between the fanatics on both sides. But since I took this off topic in the first place, I guess I should bring it back. Personally I think it is great that Apple is making these kind of hires, but I'd its more about the iPhone OS and not the full blown desktop OS X. (iphone, touch, possibly a tablet)
When you think about it, GPS is a pretty cool "service" that the US government supplies for free to the world. Obviously tom toms, garmins, etc, cost money but the service itself is free (And NO I am not trying to start a political flame war here, i just think GPS is cool)
People pay for satellite radio. If we were not all so accustomed to free GPS, I wonder how many of us would pay a monthly fee for it.
Personally, I don't use GPS enough to even pay $1 a month for it. But I might not mind paying an extra sales tax when I buy a GPS enabled device - something that goes to maintaining the satellites.
why in the world did you get modded troll for this?
Prediction:
This thread will soon devolve into a flaming argument between Apple Fanbois and Apple FanBoi bashers.
I am so tired of both sides arguing about Apple that I wish Slashdot would just remove the Apple section from the site.
let the games begin
You obviously have a passion for the subject. Doesn't it give you some sense of fulfillment that your work is being read - pirated or not?
If the answer to the above is NO, then I think your best option is to get a new job. I'm not trying to be sarcastic here... Writing technical manuals/text books is just not the kind of career where one should expect to make much money. There has to be something else in it for you. You have to get some kind of fulfillment just from sharing your knowledge with the world.
As a side note... eldavojohn, drop the whole sue your parents for catholic school thing. Its way off topic. Trying to shoe-horn it into this discussion is, well, weird.
In a perfect world, this would start with media hype, and then some how turn into a real, full-blown spider epidemic.
This exercise in "open source advertising" is a complete disaster.
I can't say I have read every single comment posted so far, but I am amazed that no one else seems to think that every one of those videos was absolutely awful. I mean, really really bad.
And I am not talking about whether they are informative enough or communicate their message well. I just think they are universally dorky. super super dorky.
Its just kind of cool to know that there is an advanced civilization out there where people actually scoff at the iPhone.