Reading all the other comments, I can imagine that it has such facilities, but only electronically operated. So a system crash is really a system crash.
Now go tell it to the politicians and mention the children. Maybe the privacy-invading criminals finally get punished. I won't be holding my breath though.
Appropriate quote from Sir Winston Churchill:
'Statistics are like a drunk with a lamppost,
used more for support than illumination.'
Because the credit card companies have done such a good job with information protection...
That is why I am so appalled that, here in the Netherlands, it is the insurance companies that force these systems onto doctors and hospitals. What could possibly go wrong?
2) they're focused on the technology rather than everyday tasks.
Well, duh. Everyday tasks have already been programmed. The only way to teach people to solve new problems is to present the technology with some (over-simplified for clarity) examples.
I still remember one of my first book about Lisp. One of the very first examples was how to analytically differentiate an expression. Now that is a good example. It shows that, even with very basic Lisp, you can do things that are unheard of in other programming languages. Only such examples teach you the mindset of a language.
Step zero: abolish ALL patents. It's good for business. The Netherlands had no patents around 1900 for more than a decade. That was the time when a few companies were founded (Philips, for example), that are big and doing fine even today. Patents are only a way to make business competition impossible.
True. but Americans still have a lot to learn about democracy.
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Are you sure?
Last time I checked usenet was blocked by my provider. Last time I checked (today) the local mafiaa was sueing political parties that dared to offer peer-to-peer systems into oblivion. Hell, even the mobile provider blocks the weather sites so they can sell the weather info as an "extra". The internet may technically still exists, but just less so.
In the Netherlands, the Pirate Party is sued into bankruptcy by Brein (the local mafiaa). So the next talk-like-a-pirate day could feature a lot more silence.
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Reading all the other comments, I can imagine that it has such facilities, but only electronically operated. So a system crash is really a system crash.
A friend of mine often took her parrot on her finger and shook her hand to make it poo.
So my prayers to Saint Isidore are fulfilled!
So why is this on Slashdot?
It's a long time ago that I heard from "Feathers" McGraw. (For those who don't know: https://wallaceandgromit.wikia.com/wiki/Feathers_McGraw )
The simplest device is a sticker that shows "TRUE". I never saw any transporting firm that had any respect for the parcels.
... but some are finished sooner than others?
What if the water is dry?
You probably never read about 3D printing sand. For example, see http://inhabitat.com/the-solar-powered-sinter-3d-printer-turns-desert-sand-into-glass/
Sure, but it's what we probably wanted to hear.
Now go tell it to the politicians and mention the children. Maybe the privacy-invading criminals finally get punished. I won't be holding my breath though.
Appropriate quote from Sir Winston Churchill:
'Statistics are like a drunk with a lamppost, used more for support than illumination.'
Because the credit card companies have done such a good job with information protection...
That is why I am so appalled that, here in the Netherlands, it is the insurance companies that force these systems onto doctors and hospitals. What could possibly go wrong?
On the other hand, my doctor is mainly busy with fighting the overly complex computer system and can hardly do his job anymore.
True. I want to know who this Russian is who has a backup of my files.
Do you want to talk about it?
Yes, it would be stupid to deny him a gun.
2) they're focused on the technology rather than everyday tasks.
Well, duh. Everyday tasks have already been programmed. The only way to teach people to solve new problems is to present the technology with some (over-simplified for clarity) examples.
I still remember one of my first book about Lisp. One of the very first examples was how to analytically differentiate an expression. Now that is a good example. It shows that, even with very basic Lisp, you can do things that are unheard of in other programming languages. Only such examples teach you the mindset of a language.
So all the enemy has to do is shout "SELF-DESTRUCT!". Brilliant.
Step zero: abolish ALL patents. It's good for business. The Netherlands had no patents around 1900 for more than a decade. That was the time when a few companies were founded (Philips, for example), that are big and doing fine even today. Patents are only a way to make business competition impossible.
True. but Americans still have a lot to learn about democracy.
Are you sure?
Last time I checked usenet was blocked by my provider. Last time I checked (today) the local mafiaa was sueing political parties that dared to offer peer-to-peer systems into oblivion. Hell, even the mobile provider blocks the weather sites so they can sell the weather info as an "extra". The internet may technically still exists, but just less so.
, but no action is actually taken.
Not entirely true: http://www.tamera.org/index.php?id=916&L=0 But you are right that only some individuals seem to care...
Especially if you pay a fortune for an internet connection...
In the Netherlands, the Pirate Party is sued into bankruptcy by Brein (the local mafiaa). So the next talk-like-a-pirate day could feature a lot more silence.
I read "Middle Earth". Maybe we should call this a Tolkien Attack?
At first, I thought this article was about breaking the DRM on a books.