How so? Everthing I've seen on the subject led me to believe they were developed on parallel tracks, not intercepting ones. Both systems share some of the same metallurgical needs, but IIRC the R&D programs did not overlap.
Wells' idea was for much larger machines than what we think of as a tank; he was visualizing things the size of *gunboats*. Something that big wouldn't have actually worked, for both tactical and waste-heat reasons.
What do you get for that 40%? Also, what happens to the rest of it?...assuming you're not living on a self-sufficient compound in the wilderness.;^)
"Corportations do not engage in touchy-feely social engineering."
Yes they do, but never for their own sake. Look at Kaiser Shipyards, who founded Kaiser Permanente upon the shocking discovery that workers are more productive if they're healthy. Look at Ford Motors, who used factory jobs and affordable housing (as well as cars) to assimilate immigrant workers into the american working class. There are others.
Still, I do agree with the bulk of what you say. I'm not certain that corporate oligarchy will leave us any worse off than control by any other central authority.
Exactly! Past a certain point, interlocking directorates within industry and government create a de facto command economy. It is conceivable that the west is no longer a group of capitalist states, but a totalitarian state that idealizes capitalism.
I do not necessarily hold this view, nor do feel that such mergers are inherently evil. What I am sure of, is this: All organisms seek to maximise control of their environments; governments and corporations will do no less.
What I would really like to have is the ability to tailor my reading of each score level independently. That way I could say, see the -1 trolls and the ACs, as well as stuff that got moderated to 2 through 4, while skipping all the posts rated at 1 or 5. That way I can read the stuff I find funny, and yet get the better opinions all in one swell foop. I don't know how big of a pain this would be to implement, though.
Seriously, that's a good idea. I used to do pottery, and cds would make good drying bats. They can also be cut down to the profile you need, smoothed, and then used as throwing ribs. I did miniature wargaming for a while, and the best use I found for AOL cds were as bases for terrain. The don't warp like cardboard, or even masonite. So, how 'bout an arts and crafts section on Slashdot? "Okay, here's how you use a dead motherboard in a flower arrangement...":^)
Well, assuming that your question wasn't a rhetorical one, the sarcasm and quips are because a lot of people see this as absolutely absurd. Even if you believe that confession to mortal intermediary of sins you have committed improves the state of your soul, something like this strikes a lot of people as silly.
Why? Because to live as a human being is tearful and joyous all at the same time, and we've all done things we regret, no matter what we say. It's a long, hard struggle, for those who are inclined. Typing your sins into a pop-up console strikes me as trivializing both our spiritual needs and specifically the act of confession itself.
As far as *religion* bringing out the nuts, we must be reading different parts of Slashdot.:^)
Microwave 'em for three seconds, label side up with the lights off. Enjoy the light show, but don't cook them any longer that that, or they get leathery.:^)
Heh. I take that back...now I say he's the Howard Cosell of Slashdot.:^)
At least he gets people thinking about issues other than pure computing ones. Hey, I'll be the first to say I think he's full of it sometimes, but to paraphrase Hannibal Lecter: "Slashdot is a more interesting place with him than without him."
'Simulacra and Simulation' by Baudrillard. I strongly suggest reading it; it's both entertaining and potentially insightful. 'The Matrix' functions as a commentary on it on more than one level. From the cameo they gave the book in the movie, I do not think this is entirely accidental.
Two basic themes: "The map is not the landscape", and the idea of a 'copies without originals'. I can't do justice to the ideas in a short post, but I would suggest reading the book, as well as taking it with a grain of salt. It's only 160 pages, but it's hard going at times.:^)
...not your genitals or your parents. I can't honestly say that there is no discrimination, but IT strikes me as being the most open industry I've had any exposure to. Especially in this gold-rush tech boom.
Disclaimer: No, I didn't read all the linked articles. I'm reading 'Simulacra and Simulation' right now, and social theory is getting painful.:^)
Of course, if this text were posted on Slashdot, someone would need to assert that elephants run better on Linux, and at least three people would express hopes that the new generation of low-cost elephants would be useful in Beowulf clusters.:^)
Slashdot Mirror
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be a spelling troll. It just struck me as funny, because it works either way:
"Mr. Leary, what's your view of the future?"
Timothy: "Acid and teledildonics and immortality, oh my!"
Dennis: "F___ you!"
:^)
Leary? Dennis or Timothy? :^)
How so? Everthing I've seen on the subject led me to believe they were developed on parallel tracks, not intercepting ones. Both systems share some of the same metallurgical needs, but IIRC the R&D programs did not overlap.
Fast, cheap transport around the globe. Whether you're bringing passengers or bombs, this is what brings them.
The jet engine will also continue to play a role in how pandemics evolve; as a disease vector, the airliner has no equal.
Wells' idea was for much larger machines than what we think of as a tank; he was visualizing things the size of *gunboats*. Something that big wouldn't have actually worked, for both tactical and waste-heat reasons.
She looks like James Watt in drag! Blech! >_
Excuse me, I think I'm having a buffer overflow!
Urp!
I agree with a lot of what you say, but:
;^)
"Corporations do not steal 40% of may paycheck."
What do you get for that 40%? Also, what happens to the rest of it?...assuming you're not living on a self-sufficient compound in the wilderness.
"Corportations do not engage in touchy-feely social engineering."
Yes they do, but never for their own sake. Look at Kaiser Shipyards, who founded Kaiser Permanente upon the shocking discovery that workers are more productive if they're healthy. Look at Ford Motors, who used factory jobs and affordable housing (as well as cars) to assimilate immigrant workers into the american working class. There are others.
Still, I do agree with the bulk of what you say. I'm not certain that corporate oligarchy will leave us any worse off than control by any other central authority.
Exactly! Past a certain point, interlocking directorates within industry and government create a de facto command economy. It is conceivable that the west is no longer a group of capitalist states, but a totalitarian state that idealizes capitalism.
I do not necessarily hold this view, nor do feel that such mergers are inherently evil. What I am sure of, is this: All organisms seek to maximise control of their environments; governments and corporations will do no less.
What I would really like to have is the ability to tailor my reading of each score level independently. That way I could say, see the -1 trolls and the ACs, as well as stuff that got moderated to 2 through 4, while skipping all the posts rated at 1 or 5. That way I can read the stuff I find funny, and yet get the better opinions all in one swell foop. I don't know how big of a pain this would be to implement, though.
I could ties pieces of lunch meat to it, and have it and the cat battle for dominance of the apartment.
:^)
"TauserBear vs. MechaGodzilla!"
Smart money is on the surly siamese.
Seriously, that's a good idea. I used to do pottery, and cds would make good drying bats. They can also be cut down to the profile you need, smoothed, and then used as throwing ribs. I did miniature wargaming for a while, and the best use I found for AOL cds were as bases for terrain. The don't warp like cardboard, or even masonite. So, how 'bout an arts and crafts section on Slashdot? "Okay, here's how you use a dead motherboard in a flower arrangement..." :^)
Well, assuming that your question wasn't a rhetorical one, the sarcasm and quips are because a lot of people see this as absolutely absurd. Even if you believe that confession to mortal intermediary of sins you have committed improves the state of your soul, something like this strikes a lot of people as silly.
:^)
Why? Because to live as a human being is tearful and joyous all at the same time, and we've all done things we regret, no matter what we say. It's a long, hard struggle, for those who are inclined. Typing your sins into a pop-up console strikes me as trivializing both our spiritual needs and specifically the act of confession itself.
As far as *religion* bringing out the nuts, we must be reading different parts of Slashdot.
"Always there are two: a master and an apprentice."
Well, at least these can be cut up with a Dremel to make either christmas ornaments or ninja stars. I wonder what Martha Stewart does with hers? :^)
Microwave 'em for three seconds, label side up with the lights off. Enjoy the light show, but don't cook them any longer that that, or they get leathery. :^)
Hell, most of these nimrods act like they've never *touched* a computer anyhow, so...
:^)
Heh. I take that back...now I say he's the Howard Cosell of Slashdot. :^)
At least he gets people thinking about issues other than pure computing ones. Hey, I'll be the first to say I think he's full of it sometimes, but to paraphrase Hannibal Lecter: "Slashdot is a more interesting place with him than without him."
He's the John Hughes of the Slashdot Era.
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Bueller?
Bueller?
'Simulacra and Simulation' by Baudrillard. I strongly suggest reading it; it's both entertaining and potentially insightful. 'The Matrix' functions as a commentary on it on more than one level. From the cameo they gave the book in the movie, I do not think this is entirely accidental.
:^)
Two basic themes: "The map is not the landscape", and the idea of a 'copies without originals'. I can't do justice to the ideas in a short post, but I would suggest reading the book, as well as taking it with a grain of salt. It's only 160 pages, but it's hard going at times.
Maybe this is the 'free market' way of punishing people who stay home and watch tv for hours on New Year's Eve. :^)
...not your genitals or your parents. I can't honestly say that there is no discrimination, but IT strikes me as being the most open industry I've had any exposure to. Especially in this gold-rush tech boom.
:^)
Disclaimer: No, I didn't read all the linked articles. I'm reading 'Simulacra and Simulation' right now, and social theory is getting painful.
COMMUNIST FAULT? Is that like a page_fault? :^P
More like Philip K. Dick. Maybe a little J.G. Ballard for garnish.
Of course, if this text were posted on Slashdot, someone would need to assert that elephants run better on Linux, and at least three people would express hopes that the new generation of low-cost elephants would be useful in Beowulf clusters. :^)
'The Einstein-Szilard Refrigerators' by Gene Dannen. Scientific American, January 1997.
Sorry, it's not online.