Why do we need a Union? Computer Techs, along with Academics, are virtually the only people on earth using the Internet properly.
We have the ability, the skills, and the inclination to freely exchange information: thoughts, ideas, opinions. The information age makes Unions unnecessary - obsolete - for us! Why do we need a Union?
To collectivley bargain with our employers? We're already a collection of individuals sharing opinions, organizing protests, formalizing policies - all without paying dues to some organization!
To lobby the government for legislation to improve our work environment and reward system? We already do that, too - but not as much as we could, or should be.
The fact is, we have here the opportunity to transcend unions altogether. We have all the tools we need to organize; the solution isn't to bring in new tools (or , in the case of unions, old, cumbersome, and often corrupt and counter-productive tools) - the solution is to use the tools we have.
Collective bargaining? Yes
Unions? Hell no.
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Actually, Richard Feynman argues in QED that Heisenberg's principle was an artifact of the then-current understanding of quantum mechanics. Feynman points out that he and his colleagues had a more complete interpretation that obviated Heisenberg's calculations.
On further consideration, I'm willing to bet you're right.
In California, however, "deregulation" has produced no such options. At this point, if we want California to have power in the short term, government regulation ASAP is pretty much our only option.
I'm generally in favor of true deregulation, but I think it's fairly obvious that the so-called deregulation implemented in this particular case has resulted in a much worse scenario than gov't regulation would have.
Government is the abdication of your responsibility to a faceless bureaucracy. Anarchy(absence of government)is the acceptance of responsibility for yourself
Sure, but haven't you heard that any sufficiently organized society is indistinguishable from government?
Generally, there's enough choice in food, clothing, automobiles, and gasoline providers that price regulation is unnecessary. If you don't like paying the prices set by one provider, you can trivially find another provider with a lower price.
Where do you live? If you decided to stop buying power from your local power provider, what would happen to you? Do you have choices? Could you get your power from someone else at a lower cost?
The world is not actually a binary place. In real life, the options are not restricted to regulate everything vs. deregulate everything. There are reasonable, appropriate methods for determining what is and what isn't a "special case". The slippery slope is a figment of your imagination.
The law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP announces that a class action lawsuit was filed on January 11, 2001, on behalf of purchasers of the securities of VA Linux Systems, Inc. (``Linux'' or the ``Company''...
Further reading of the article produces such phrases as "The action...[is pending]... against defendants Linux, Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation...
Vlad is like Doctor Doom. In his homeland, a righteous leader, committed to the wellbeing of his subjects. To the rest of the world, a megalomaniacal super-villain.
Seriously, though, Vlad is a balkan hero: It doesn't matter at all how cruel and unusual you are, so long as you're out there avenging the centuries-old relvolving blood debt your ancestral enemies owe you. In fact, the more cruel and unusual, the better.
Actually, my experience with Drill Sergeants is that they know quite well that new recruits are dumb as rocks, and they are very conscientious about not giving instructions that can be misinterpreted in any way.
Once you're out of basic training, of course, idiot officers start making their presence known...
Um... you might want to do a little research. It looks like they're recycling old blocks for a couple (IMHO) good reasons: because they have more users than blocks sometimes; and therefore can well afford to do some error-checking by recycling blocks.
Pretty screensaver? Wasteful
Recycling blocks? Not necessarily.
The real question, of course, is "how much additional acreage is necessary per person to sustain this mass of humanity?"
Is there enough arable farmland available, and for what maximum number of people (assuming the entire population is, in fact, living comfortably in Texas)?
Does anybody have any figures?
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Bizarre. See, I interpreted this list as things to give to others. As a socially-maladjusted geek, I'm having difficulty figuring out what some of my local peers (friends) would truly enjoy. A list of gifts that would bring them happiness is a great boon to me. Were you reading it as Taco saying "I want I want I want, gimme gimme gimme"?
Who's going to have a happier Christmas, here? The geek who can't wait to see the smiles on his friends' faces when they discover what perfect gifts they've received, or the geek who resents all those gift-grubbing rat-bastards that he has the misfortune to associate with?
On an off-topic note, I'm giving my 1.5 year-old nephew a set of cardboard tubes wrapped in bright contact paper. I'm sure he'll get a kick out of 'em.
Sure. What part of "foolish" doesn't describe most of the scenes from that particular movie? Besides, common usage of the word includes meanings which are entirely appropriate when describing silly things.
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No problem; I was more curious than anything else.
This actually spawned a live discussion among my friends about whether particular sports as activities (not as marketing tools) were particularly more appealing to one gender or the other. Without any scientific research to back us up, and no particular concerns about being "PC", we generally pegged the full-contact sports (boxing, football, &c.) as being more likely appealing to men, with most other sports (including skydiving, basketball, & tennis) as being more "gender-neutral" in their appeal. We did have some trouble finding sporting activities that we felt would be more appealing to women than to men, though.
And I'm more than willing to agree that Cheryl would own just about any other skydiver she encountered:)
Maybe they are saying "someone has made contact with a civilization here, and recomend them for xxx."
Given that the Internet (as we all know) is also alien technology, that would explain why it's so full of porn
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She is one hell of a skydiver, though, and able to beat most men at their own game.
Hrm. This is where I wonder a) from what fact does it follow that men "own" skydiving, and b) on what do you base you assumption that skydiving as an activity favors a particular gender...
So I noticed that the system allows for "trading" of robots between local labs (that is, computers running the screensaver). Is there any possibility of a forum for discussing the travels/viabilities of one's robots and those of other participants?
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Goofy started out life as "Dippy Dog".
Why do we need a Union? Computer Techs, along with Academics, are virtually the only people on earth using the Internet properly.
We have the ability, the skills, and the inclination to freely exchange information: thoughts, ideas, opinions. The information age makes Unions unnecessary - obsolete - for us! Why do we need a Union?
To collectivley bargain with our employers? We're already a collection of individuals sharing opinions, organizing protests, formalizing policies - all without paying dues to some organization!
To lobby the government for legislation to improve our work environment and reward system? We already do that, too - but not as much as we could, or should be.
The fact is, we have here the opportunity to transcend unions altogether. We have all the tools we need to organize; the solution isn't to bring in new tools (or , in the case of unions, old, cumbersome, and often corrupt and counter-productive tools) - the solution is to use the tools we have.
Collective bargaining? Yes
Unions? Hell no.
Actually, Richard Feynman argues in QED that Heisenberg's principle was an artifact of the then-current understanding of quantum mechanics. Feynman points out that he and his colleagues had a more complete interpretation that obviated Heisenberg's calculations.
On further consideration, I'm willing to bet you're right.
In California, however, "deregulation" has produced no such options. At this point, if we want California to have power in the short term, government regulation ASAP is pretty much our only option.
I'm generally in favor of true deregulation, but I think it's fairly obvious that the so-called deregulation implemented in this particular case has resulted in a much worse scenario than gov't regulation would have.
Government is the abdication of your responsibility to a faceless bureaucracy. Anarchy(absence of government)is the acceptance of responsibility for yourself
Sure, but haven't you heard that any sufficiently organized society is indistinguishable from government?
Generally, there's enough choice in food, clothing, automobiles, and gasoline providers that price regulation is unnecessary. If you don't like paying the prices set by one provider, you can trivially find another provider with a lower price.
Where do you live? If you decided to stop buying power from your local power provider, what would happen to you? Do you have choices? Could you get your power from someone else at a lower cost?
The world is not actually a binary place. In real life, the options are not restricted to regulate everything vs. deregulate everything. There are reasonable, appropriate methods for determining what is and what isn't a "special case". The slippery slope is a figment of your imagination.
Might this not be due to the fact that the telescope is a passive instrument, and does not put out any sigificant signal of its own?
The law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP announces that a class action lawsuit was filed on January 11, 2001, on behalf of purchasers of the securities of VA Linux Systems, Inc. (``Linux'' or the ``Company''...
Further reading of the article produces such phrases as "The action...[is pending]... against defendants Linux, Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation...
They're suing "Linux"?
Vlad is like Doctor Doom. In his homeland, a righteous leader, committed to the wellbeing of his subjects. To the rest of the world, a megalomaniacal super-villain.
Seriously, though, Vlad is a balkan hero: It doesn't matter at all how cruel and unusual you are, so long as you're out there avenging the centuries-old relvolving blood debt your ancestral enemies owe you. In fact, the more cruel and unusual, the better.
Computer Information Systems?
Actually, my experience with Drill Sergeants is that they know quite well that new recruits are dumb as rocks, and they are very conscientious about not giving instructions that can be misinterpreted in any way.
Once you're out of basic training, of course, idiot officers start making their presence known...
Please. The true calendar is the Federation "Stardate" calendar.
Um... you might want to do a little research. It looks like they're recycling old blocks for a couple (IMHO) good reasons: because they have more users than blocks sometimes; and therefore can well afford to do some error-checking by recycling blocks.
Pretty screensaver? Wasteful
Recycling blocks? Not necessarily.
Putting up world-wide satellite phone network: $200 million
Monthly service fee: $2,100
Yearly cost to taxpayers for keeping the system in place: $340
Getting hit on the head by a world-wide satellite phone network: priceless
The real question, of course, is "how much additional acreage is necessary per person to sustain this mass of humanity?"
Is there enough arable farmland available, and for what maximum number of people (assuming the entire population is, in fact, living comfortably in Texas)?
Does anybody have any figures?
Bizarre. See, I interpreted this list as things to give to others. As a socially-maladjusted geek, I'm having difficulty figuring out what some of my local peers (friends) would truly enjoy. A list of gifts that would bring them happiness is a great boon to me. Were you reading it as Taco saying "I want I want I want, gimme gimme gimme"?
Who's going to have a happier Christmas, here? The geek who can't wait to see the smiles on his friends' faces when they discover what perfect gifts they've received, or the geek who resents all those gift-grubbing rat-bastards that he has the misfortune to associate with?
On an off-topic note, I'm giving my 1.5 year-old nephew a set of cardboard tubes wrapped in bright contact paper. I'm sure he'll get a kick out of 'em.
Sure. What part of "foolish" doesn't describe most of the scenes from that particular movie? Besides, common usage of the word includes meanings which are entirely appropriate when describing silly things.
No problem; I was more curious than anything else.
This actually spawned a live discussion among my friends about whether particular sports as activities (not as marketing tools) were particularly more appealing to one gender or the other. Without any scientific research to back us up, and no particular concerns about being "PC", we generally pegged the full-contact sports (boxing, football, &c.) as being more likely appealing to men, with most other sports (including skydiving, basketball, & tennis) as being more "gender-neutral" in their appeal. We did have some trouble finding sporting activities that we felt would be more appealing to women than to men, though.
And I'm more than willing to agree that Cheryl would own just about any other skydiver she encountered :)
Maybe they are saying "someone has made contact with a civilization here, and recomend them for xxx."
Given that the Internet (as we all know) is also alien technology, that would explain why it's so full of porn
She is one hell of a skydiver, though, and able to beat most men at their own game.
Hrm. This is where I wonder a) from what fact does it follow that men "own" skydiving, and b) on what do you base you assumption that skydiving as an activity favors a particular gender...
There is the annual ACM/IBM Programming Competition...
Hunh. At first I read "...ICBM Programming...". Now there's an interesting event!
Didn't samba come from Brazil?
So I noticed that the system allows for "trading" of robots between local labs (that is, computers running the screensaver). Is there any possibility of a forum for discussing the travels/viabilities of one's robots and those of other participants?
Well, if it's that small, you could just implant it under your skin. Kinda hard to steal that, eh?
Yeah, that would do it...