I see your point, but it still doesn't change the fact that multiple actors in the region are or will attempt to acquire/create nukes. Bombing and threat of bombing will eventually fail and someone will slip through. At most they are delaying it, at worst, losing focus on solving long term problems applying the same hard line 1960's thinking over and over.
The problem is they aren't the armed force today as they were in 67. Even sans nuclear threat not only are they are a military force to be reckoned with, but a innovator in weapons technology in ways that far exceed other powers in the region. Add to that the weight (and several billion in spending annually in aid) from the US.
Be that as it may, it still doesn't change the desire in the region to have a Assured Mutual Destruction balance. It's just not going to change, no matter how we got here in the first place.
We use Mutual Assured Destruction as the reason for our stockpile of nukes. The theory is quite sound for super powers. The problem is Israel has a some number of nukes. As such the other powers in the middle east want to have their own Mutual Assured Destruction balance. As long as Israel has nukes there will be other powers in the region that will attempt to "balance" the military scales. Many of those powers the world has a bit of a problem with that because of real issues with stability and religious control.
While IIHS tests offset the feds test all cars with a full front end crash into a very unforgiving concrete wall. The Malibu received the highest rating from the feds for front impact. The Bel-Air in the federal test would end up killing everyone in the front seat. The Bel-Air isn't going to hurt the Malibu anymore than a solid wall.
According to an Atari employee back in 1979 it cost $5 to make a cartridge, including the $100,000 to develop it. Atari took a lot less in profit back then because the wholesale was a little over $20. However, they didn't have to subsidize the console cost like they do now.
Still, at only $5 a game it isn't like there was much cost to reduce in the first place. If anything I would guess the costs savings in physically make the product are offset by development costs.
They cost the same back in the 70's and 80's
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Back in 1979 Atari was selling games at the $45+ price point. Same thing with Sega and Nintendo in the 80's, $49-59. In the 90's, $49-59. Today? $49-59.
Duct tape programing seems apt for the silicon valley set that has to ship something before someone else eats your lunch. I accept that they do what they have to do. But the rest of us that practice our craft in banking, insurance, medical devices, etc? No way. You can't afford duct tape mistakes.
It seems this system is designed to protect the customer from having the security numbers skimmed off the card. For instance, when you're at a restaurant in the US the waiter often has possession of the card for more than enough time to skim all the information needed for fraud. They could take a picture of the card, and reproduce the digits on transparency film. The goal is to make is much hard for people to discreetly copy the information.
I think that's a interesting system, BUT, the better solution is for servers to never touch the card. They should use remote terminals like the mandatory ones in Europe.
Basically, the reason Disney can do it is because they can tie paying the internet license with their TV Content. Just how they forced all the cable companies to make Disney Channel(s) a required basic cable package channel (raising everyone bill by a couple bucks a month to boot). Because they can force the cable companies to pay for it that will put large Telco based ISPs at a disadvantage. That will hurt the few independent ISPs still out there in each market.
The thing about PAX is it's a consumer marketing show. It's a great show to generate buzz for not a lot of money. But it's not a show where deals are going to be made. EA isn't going to ink a deal with a major retailer a swank suite at PAX. E3, sure.
On the other hand, since I'm not in the industry I'd much rather go to PAX vs E3.
Until the deal closes Oracle has nothing to do with Sun's Day to Day operations. Once Oracle takes over take bets on what happens to MySql and Glassfish. Until then, they don't have squat to do with it.
When the reports of neighbors complaining there was dynamite being set off at the residence for construction everyone pretty much knew it was for a bunker. It's been assume for 6 years now.
If you live in a single party notification state I would attempt to get the boss to incriminate themselves on tape.
You can then choose to various actions from that point. Sit on it just in case, Go to HR, go to a lawyer or Let the boss know you have his balls in a vice.
If the dude is rich and he causes damages you might want to look into civil litigation.
That's right on. If you do a lot of travel you see several peak times during the day, and a lot of off peak times. it's not uncommon to see a train/tram/whatever running fairly empty. That's a lot of wasted energy.
The real question of these systems won't be if they can save money per passenger, it's can they spin up and handle the load at peak times.
I don't think MJ should be illegal. However, there are studies out recently that show the plaques in the brain have the same DNA as some of the Herpes Simplexes. The thought being that as you age you can no longer fend off the disease, and it infects the brain.
The research seems more promising than the MJ study. In particular since there are already drugs to treat approved for humans you can try out to see if it has any effect.
Sure, just add an employee to look after the blackberry? Really? It's just that simple? Nixon, Ford, Carter, Bush and Clinton have all left behind the Nuclear Football at events.
The Motion Plus is a small device that snaps into the bottom of the Wii remote to increase precision. Look for it soon to be packaged with Wii Sports Resort as well as a stand alone package.
It was demonstrated at E3 and looked very good.
+5 points for the idea, -500 for being months behind Nintendo.
"not simply because PG&E is getting rich making people feel like they are helping the environment buying CFLs made in China that are shipped to the US using a lot more fossil fuels than they save"
Last I checked the regular light bulbs come from China as well. You replace them more often than CFLs by a significant amount.
There are a number of reasons to be picky about CFLs, starting with the dodgy off brands and the materials.
I hope LEDs take off. I think they have far more potential in dimmable applications.
Last I heard, the slow down in the US means Chinese smelts are walking away from contracts. There's tens of thousands of tons of scrap metal sitting in docks in China.
Think of when iTunes becomes visible. For most people they have no idea they are locked in a DRM system. They play the songs on their iPod, Airport Express, Mac, PC, etc. They don't notice it until they want to play it on something that's not part of that DRM ecosystem. Or even worse, the company folds and the user can no longer play the media they payed for.
The hope would be that an open standard would allow you to take your music to pretty much any device with little or no fuss. Companies going under wouldn't be as big of a deal. I think it's too soon to know if an open DRM system will deliver that.
Technology aside, you have to get companies to use the system.
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I see your point, but it still doesn't change the fact that multiple actors in the region are or will attempt to acquire/create nukes. Bombing and threat of bombing will eventually fail and someone will slip through. At most they are delaying it, at worst, losing focus on solving long term problems applying the same hard line 1960's thinking over and over.
The problem is they aren't the armed force today as they were in 67. Even sans nuclear threat not only are they are a military force to be reckoned with, but a innovator in weapons technology in ways that far exceed other powers in the region. Add to that the weight (and several billion in spending annually in aid) from the US.
Be that as it may, it still doesn't change the desire in the region to have a Assured Mutual Destruction balance. It's just not going to change, no matter how we got here in the first place.
We use Mutual Assured Destruction as the reason for our stockpile of nukes. The theory is quite sound for super powers. The problem is Israel has a some number of nukes. As such the other powers in the middle east want to have their own Mutual Assured Destruction balance. As long as Israel has nukes there will be other powers in the region that will attempt to "balance" the military scales. Many of those powers the world has a bit of a problem with that because of real issues with stability and religious control.
While IIHS tests offset the feds test all cars with a full front end crash into a very unforgiving concrete wall. The Malibu received the highest rating from the feds for front impact. The Bel-Air in the federal test would end up killing everyone in the front seat. The Bel-Air isn't going to hurt the Malibu anymore than a solid wall.
According to an Atari employee back in 1979 it cost $5 to make a cartridge, including the $100,000 to develop it. Atari took a lot less in profit back then because the wholesale was a little over $20. However, they didn't have to subsidize the console cost like they do now.
Still, at only $5 a game it isn't like there was much cost to reduce in the first place. If anything I would guess the costs savings in physically make the product are offset by development costs.
Back in 1979 Atari was selling games at the $45+ price point. Same thing with Sega and Nintendo in the 80's, $49-59. In the 90's, $49-59. Today? $49-59.
Duct tape programing seems apt for the silicon valley set that has to ship something before someone else eats your lunch. I accept that they do what they have to do. But the rest of us that practice our craft in banking, insurance, medical devices, etc? No way. You can't afford duct tape mistakes.
How many Foxconn security employees does it take to push an engineer out a window?
None, he jumped.
Just say'n.
It seems this system is designed to protect the customer from having the security numbers skimmed off the card. For instance, when you're at a restaurant in the US the waiter often has possession of the card for more than enough time to skim all the information needed for fraud. They could take a picture of the card, and reproduce the digits on transparency film. The goal is to make is much hard for people to discreetly copy the information.
I think that's a interesting system, BUT, the better solution is for servers to never touch the card. They should use remote terminals like the mandatory ones in Europe.
SecureID has been cracked for years now.
Basically, the reason Disney can do it is because they can tie paying the internet license with their TV Content. Just how they forced all the cable companies to make Disney Channel(s) a required basic cable package channel (raising everyone bill by a couple bucks a month to boot). Because they can force the cable companies to pay for it that will put large Telco based ISPs at a disadvantage. That will hurt the few independent ISPs still out there in each market.
The thing about PAX is it's a consumer marketing show. It's a great show to generate buzz for not a lot of money. But it's not a show where deals are going to be made. EA isn't going to ink a deal with a major retailer a swank suite at PAX. E3, sure.
On the other hand, since I'm not in the industry I'd much rather go to PAX vs E3.
Until the deal closes Oracle has nothing to do with Sun's Day to Day operations. Once Oracle takes over take bets on what happens to MySql and Glassfish. Until then, they don't have squat to do with it.
When the reports of neighbors complaining there was dynamite being set off at the residence for construction everyone pretty much knew it was for a bunker. It's been assume for 6 years now.
Most game makers sell the lionshare of games the first 5 days of release. Once that time has passed it's usually a trickle.
The question is, why bother with DRM at that point. How many people that are stealing games now would actually buy the game?
If you live in a single party notification state I would attempt to get the boss to incriminate themselves on tape.
You can then choose to various actions from that point. Sit on it just in case, Go to HR, go to a lawyer or Let the boss know you have his balls in a vice.
If the dude is rich and he causes damages you might want to look into civil litigation.
It's about the only way they'll sucker someone into buying a Zune. :)
That's right on. If you do a lot of travel you see several peak times during the day, and a lot of off peak times. it's not uncommon to see a train/tram/whatever running fairly empty. That's a lot of wasted energy.
The real question of these systems won't be if they can save money per passenger, it's can they spin up and handle the load at peak times.
I don't think MJ should be illegal. However, there are studies out recently that show the plaques in the brain have the same DNA as some of the Herpes Simplexes. The thought being that as you age you can no longer fend off the disease, and it infects the brain.
The research seems more promising than the MJ study. In particular since there are already drugs to treat approved for humans you can try out to see if it has any effect.
Sure, just add an employee to look after the blackberry? Really? It's just that simple? Nixon, Ford, Carter, Bush and Clinton have all left behind the Nuclear Football at events.
The Motion Plus is a small device that snaps into the bottom of the Wii remote to increase precision. Look for it soon to be packaged with Wii Sports Resort as well as a stand alone package.
It was demonstrated at E3 and looked very good.
+5 points for the idea, -500 for being months behind Nintendo.
How many NYC transit cops does it take to push a camera nerd down the stairs?
None, he tripped.
"not simply because PG&E is getting rich making people feel like they are helping the environment buying CFLs made in China that are shipped to the US using a lot more fossil fuels than they save"
Last I checked the regular light bulbs come from China as well. You replace them more often than CFLs by a significant amount.
There are a number of reasons to be picky about CFLs, starting with the dodgy off brands and the materials.
I hope LEDs take off. I think they have far more potential in dimmable applications.
Last I heard, the slow down in the US means Chinese smelts are walking away from contracts. There's tens of thousands of tons of scrap metal sitting in docks in China.
Think of when iTunes becomes visible. For most people they have no idea they are locked in a DRM system. They play the songs on their iPod, Airport Express, Mac, PC, etc. They don't notice it until they want to play it on something that's not part of that DRM ecosystem. Or even worse, the company folds and the user can no longer play the media they payed for.
The hope would be that an open standard would allow you to take your music to pretty much any device with little or no fuss. Companies going under wouldn't be as big of a deal. I think it's too soon to know if an open DRM system will deliver that.
Technology aside, you have to get companies to use the system.