Derp, I forgot to add - I think we're seriously going to see what basically amount to Protoss Carriers in the next 10-20 years. A C-130 or AC-130 that can launch and retrieve fighter-style drones from its bays, and not have any latency or signal loss issues over long distances.
Well, UAVs are still pretty new militarily. Originally they were just surveillance devices until someone figured out how to strap some Hellfire missiles onto the thing.
The thing we've yet to see is UAV to UAV combat. Most UAVs have air-to-ground missiles. What happens when someone starts building air-to-air UAVs to target the Predators and the like?
It's quite different, actually. You basically can set your own pace. Turbine is really, really good at the whole F2P thing IMO. I like the "Premium" option in DDO - I don't pay subscription fees, but I get to buy stuff that I essentially can keep forever.
Then we do the Zerg rush equivalent of bombing. One 200 lb. bomb doesn't cut it? Oh well, throw ten 20 lb. bombs at them and hope for the best. Isn't that the basic idea behind the MIRV?
Or easier, the fines should just factor in the exact profit they made. Get an independent or government party to examine the billing records - at the telco's expense - then fine them the profits they made plus the punitive damages.
Even if they were to lose all the money, in a business sense it would be more like a loan. There has to be a significant negative downside. Factoring in the money they made along with the fine would probably be a pretty good way to do things.
I think it has a chance. China has no problem outright shooting people to protect their business interests. I wouldn't be surprised if they had soldiers protecting their little corporate slave camps, MNU style.
One of my acquaintance's fathers worked for a NJ town - a rather small one. They had a pilot program going where every ambulance would have a laptop on it, and almost everyone in the city had a thumb drive with their medical info on it in an open format. Never really took off sadly.
As a formerly diehard Simpsons fan, I'm ashamed to admit this, but when I first saw "Kodos" I thought "Who's voting for the Tauren mounts, and why? It took me a while to remember that episode.
"Incarceration is the next cheapest,” Pelosi continued. “It costs seven times more to incarcerate than to have treatment on demand. It costs 15 times more to interdict at the border. And it costs 25 times more with eradication of the cocoa leaf. This is an issue that it is very important to our country because of what it’s doing to our teenagers. That is the problem, what it is doing to our people."
One company I worked for did something similar, arranging a trip to a private rifle range out practically in the middle of nowhere. Unfortunately, layoffs and a general pay cut were announced the week before.
Incidentally, there's several openings in management-level positions.
Why would the Supreme Court even do this? It baffles me. Wasn't the whole purpose of lifetime appointments to make them incredibly difficult to influence?
It's not entirely the fault of the private sector. Shareholders - people who have money to invest but flat-out don't understand business - are just as much of (if not bigger) part of the problem.
An example. Let's say you own a t-shirt printing company that pulls in $200,000 a year. You have no debt whatsoever. Your printing machine is outdated and starting to run down, so you decide to buy a new one - but it will show an overall loss on the quarterly report. Sure, you'd probably end up making back its cost over time, but that quarterly loss is a nigh-unforgivable sin in the corporate world. Instead, a loan is taken out - effectively cooking the books - so you're not shown to post a loss.
It's shit like this that is the one of the huge reasons we as a country are in as much trouble as we are. Nobody can think for the long-term anymore.
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Derp, I forgot to add - I think we're seriously going to see what basically amount to Protoss Carriers in the next 10-20 years. A C-130 or AC-130 that can launch and retrieve fighter-style drones from its bays, and not have any latency or signal loss issues over long distances.
Well, UAVs are still pretty new militarily. Originally they were just surveillance devices until someone figured out how to strap some Hellfire missiles onto the thing.
The thing we've yet to see is UAV to UAV combat. Most UAVs have air-to-ground missiles. What happens when someone starts building air-to-air UAVs to target the Predators and the like?
Yes, it was indeed an episode of Stargate SG-1. That episode was The Other Side, featuring Rene Auberjonois as Space Hitler.
"Close the iris." *thud*
I'm an Atheist, and I'm going to modify a saying that I use often when people are baffled that I don't believe in whatever they believe in.
It's not you or Bitcoins that I have a problem with, it's the fan club.
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It's quite different, actually. You basically can set your own pace. Turbine is really, really good at the whole F2P thing IMO. I like the "Premium" option in DDO - I don't pay subscription fees, but I get to buy stuff that I essentially can keep forever.
Then we do the Zerg rush equivalent of bombing. One 200 lb. bomb doesn't cut it? Oh well, throw ten 20 lb. bombs at them and hope for the best. Isn't that the basic idea behind the MIRV?
Wow, I'm actually interested in this. I know it's going to turn into a trainwreck, but seeing what kind of trainwreck will be the real fun.
Read Deadpool or Squirrel Girl. Sure, you go through the exact same tropes, but at least it's hilarious.
Or easier, the fines should just factor in the exact profit they made. Get an independent or government party to examine the billing records - at the telco's expense - then fine them the profits they made plus the punitive damages.
Even if they were to lose all the money, in a business sense it would be more like a loan. There has to be a significant negative downside. Factoring in the money they made along with the fine would probably be a pretty good way to do things.
I think it has a chance. China has no problem outright shooting people to protect their business interests. I wouldn't be surprised if they had soldiers protecting their little corporate slave camps, MNU style.
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One of my acquaintance's fathers worked for a NJ town - a rather small one. They had a pilot program going where every ambulance would have a laptop on it, and almost everyone in the city had a thumb drive with their medical info on it in an open format. Never really took off sadly.
Hey now, don't be such a downer. Too many people don't know how to share.
"It's uter-us, Marge, not uter-u!"
As a formerly diehard Simpsons fan, I'm ashamed to admit this, but when I first saw "Kodos" I thought "Who's voting for the Tauren mounts, and why? It took me a while to remember that episode.
"Incarceration is the next cheapest,” Pelosi continued. “It costs seven times more to incarcerate than to have treatment on demand. It costs 15 times more to interdict at the border. And it costs 25 times more with eradication of the cocoa leaf. This is an issue that it is very important to our country because of what it’s doing to our teenagers. That is the problem, what it is doing to our people."
Clearly, she's insane.
hunter2 isn't on the list, but hunter22 is. Clearly our friend realized he was hacked and upgraded his password strength.
No, some of them are in it for the bitches.
One company I worked for did something similar, arranging a trip to a private rifle range out practically in the middle of nowhere. Unfortunately, layoffs and a general pay cut were announced the week before.
Incidentally, there's several openings in management-level positions.
That's nothing. A New Jersey senator's recent app automatically raises your property taxes every time you call his office.
Argh, I meant private as in non-publicly traded businessess. Chalk up the weirdness of my post to a combination of a bad cold and Nyquil.
I disagree. Also, everything you said but the OPPOSITE. U.S.A.! U.S.A.!
For some reason, I pictured Terry Pratchett drinking a fifth of Scotch, running down Stephen King in a van, and going over a cliff.
Why would the Supreme Court even do this? It baffles me. Wasn't the whole purpose of lifetime appointments to make them incredibly difficult to influence?
It's not entirely the fault of the private sector. Shareholders - people who have money to invest but flat-out don't understand business - are just as much of (if not bigger) part of the problem.
An example. Let's say you own a t-shirt printing company that pulls in $200,000 a year. You have no debt whatsoever. Your printing machine is outdated and starting to run down, so you decide to buy a new one - but it will show an overall loss on the quarterly report. Sure, you'd probably end up making back its cost over time, but that quarterly loss is a nigh-unforgivable sin in the corporate world. Instead, a loan is taken out - effectively cooking the books - so you're not shown to post a loss.
It's shit like this that is the one of the huge reasons we as a country are in as much trouble as we are. Nobody can think for the long-term anymore.