What I worry about is Big-Ag owning these GMOs and cornering the market. When that happens and a disease strikes the GMO that's it - the end of food. It is putting too many eggs in the same basket. Then there is the whole thing where farmers only end up "licensing" the seed for the one year requiring them renew their license every year - again, of Big-Ag provided seed. Mono-culture agriculture is too stressful. I'm not particularly "green" but this only makes common sense.
'I am not sure students have a sense of any reason why they should vest their time and effort in writing a message out manually when it can be sent electronically in seconds.'
Come see me when the electricity is gone once civilization tanks.
After all, we can trust the banks, brokerages, governments, etc., that promise the same level of "trust". No way in hell would I turn data over to "The Cloud".
I didn't think it could work but after looking at the picture in the article I can see it will be powerful enough. That satellite is almost twice as big as the Earth!
Except the FCC (and I'm assuming the new Packet Radio Czar) will be "managing" us through that venue as well. On a slightly more serious note (!) if the White House is even hinting about controlling access to the Internet what is that going to do to businesses that want to use the cloud? In my case I can tell you that I'm not gonna put my stuff up there if "they" will be threatening to shut it down.
I'm counting the new Internet Control Czar in the White House to use this to shut down the Internet as-needed for "national security" or other "emergencies" so I'm going to dust off my old BBS software and install another landline.
if the developer will be able to tweak the software to save us from the U.S. Government Overlords who want to want to cut access to the Internet in the event of an "emergency" as defined by President Nobama?
Bravo to this. I am becoming more disenchanted with modern technology that allows participation merely through "buy in." Even tho I'm not a ham I've always had copies of ham techie books because they are great references. (And since I'm getting more concerned that crumbling infrastructure and a failing economy is on the horizon I'm planning on getting my license this year!)
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Will a bill such as this endanger publishing companies in the same way Internet journalism endangers traditional journalism?"
I certainly hope so! The kid just started college and the whole textbook scam came back to me when we priced books!!!
Snore.
Snore.
Snore.
Yeah but if they're put on double-secret probation...
But what about the poor corn farmers???!????
There's an oxymoron!
will be the start of a violent revolt in this country. I can't wait.
Politicians continue to reach for self-validating programs and in the end it is going to come back and bite them hard.
I just have a feeling...
What I worry about is Big-Ag owning these GMOs and cornering the market. When that happens and a disease strikes the GMO that's it - the end of food. It is putting too many eggs in the same basket. Then there is the whole thing where farmers only end up "licensing" the seed for the one year requiring them renew their license every year - again, of Big-Ag provided seed. Mono-culture agriculture is too stressful. I'm not particularly "green" but this only makes common sense.
Witness the USA's own B Obama and the renewed, continuing, supported powers under the Patriot Act and patriot Act II. There, fixed that for ya.
'I am not sure students have a sense of any reason why they should vest their time and effort in writing a message out manually when it can be sent electronically in seconds.'
Come see me when the electricity is gone once civilization tanks.
Agreed! My whole business is based on F/OSS and this is the first I've heard of it.
a comment that the NYT sucks all-around. They gave up the ghost in the credibility department years ago.
uhhh...then how do I have Skype on my iPhone?
Aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan said a few years ago that if we're not killing people, we're not pushing hard enough.
Would that we could apply this to Democrats and Republicans.
After all, we can trust the banks, brokerages, governments, etc., that promise the same level of "trust". No way in hell would I turn data over to "The Cloud".
Monty. Not Alex.
and not two.
I didn't think it could work but after looking at the picture in the article I can see it will be powerful enough. That satellite is almost twice as big as the Earth!
Except the FCC (and I'm assuming the new Packet Radio Czar) will be "managing" us through that venue as well. On a slightly more serious note (!) if the White House is even hinting about controlling access to the Internet what is that going to do to businesses that want to use the cloud? In my case I can tell you that I'm not gonna put my stuff up there if "they" will be threatening to shut it down.
I'm counting the new Internet Control Czar in the White House to use this to shut down the Internet as-needed for "national security" or other "emergencies" so I'm going to dust off my old BBS software and install another landline.
OK you win!
Something else to fly up my nose while riding my bike.
"I want a thermonuclear device."
if the developer will be able to tweak the software to save us from the U.S. Government Overlords who want to want to cut access to the Internet in the event of an "emergency" as defined by President Nobama?
can it make phone calls without dropping signal? I'm still waiting for that.
Now we can look forward to 22 hour workdays. "You got your two hours of sleep you wuss!"
Bravo to this. I am becoming more disenchanted with modern technology that allows participation merely through "buy in." Even tho I'm not a ham I've always had copies of ham techie books because they are great references. (And since I'm getting more concerned that crumbling infrastructure and a failing economy is on the horizon I'm planning on getting my license this year!)