wasn't it always implied that computers would save peoples time?
Nope, that was just some BS line to justify research spending.
That being said, as with any tool, once you have a clear and defined purpose and once you know the ins and outs of your tool, you can do wonderous thigns with it. Home recording and "bedroom producers" have exploded thanks to a computer, a sound card, and some wicked software.
1. It is a human achievement, a great human achievement. It is the sort that makes life meaningful. It is as important as building a great monument or a great battle. It is the stuff of legends.
First, it's already been acheived.
Yes yes, help all those poor people in third world countries. No, that's not what I'm saying at all! There are better acheivements FOR US. Like the cure for male pattern baldness. Hear me out on this one- It is the desire to acheive the impossible that will spurn the best minds of our country forward, only greatness can come from the pursuit of such a great challenge!
And you think any civilization will last forever? WEll, by basing our ideas on those that HAVEN'T stood the test of time, you are pretty much limiting yourself.
Infact, your whole argument stems on not just deluding the rest of the populace, but also yourself in your dreams of glory and grandeur.
America will surive world war III, IV, the onslaught of Alien invaders, Asteroids larger than the moon, the second civil war, and The Thing That Should Not Be!! God Bless America!
;)
Actually, your post reminded me of a Stereolab song: "I thought IBM was born with the world, the US flag would float forever, the cold opponent did pack away, the capital will have to follow..."
The "Bread and Circus" line has the connotation of Subterfuge; please ignore our major problems. Look! An Elephant!
Romans or not, the idea is to dazzle people with an almost literal free lunch and gigantic spectacle. This is a conscious decision on the part of the leaders to trade short term hapiness in exchange for a blind eye towards our long term problems.
So I challenge you: What exactly are the benefits to going to the moon, again? I understand that the trickle down benefits of the first moon shot were an increased focus on math and science education (always a plus) and a number of lucrative academic research and industrial contracts to further the state of theoretical and commercial science, engineering, and manufacturing (hey, we got Tang and Space Ice cream out of the deal!). And being a gov't contractor, I completely see the value in the Gov't "bolstering" industry with said contracts (call it communism, call it whatever you want, I call it keeping Americans employed).
But going to the moon again?! Why? What new things will this uncover? There are so many better (read: different) goals that would lead to new progress instead of retreading the same old ground. So in this case, I have to call Bullshit. This is a lame-ass political attempt to change focus from the PLANET.
P.S.- the Roman empire FELL TO PIECES. That's a GREAT model to emulate! SPQR!
I think the DC metro is pretty (almost as nice as NYC's L train, far nicer than anything else!), and fairly well run (better than NYC's L train, which mysteriously gets CANCELLED. and thats the best line of NY!).
But many people who work in the DC metro area now live in FREDERICK- that's right, 270 south bound starts getting clogged at 7-8am... And many are just trying to get to Shady Grove metro. Plenty have moved inbetween Germantown and Frederick.
DC metro is also pretty limited in terms of stops. (though not as limited as Pyongyang's subway (scroll down!) If you live in either Glover Park, or Georgetown (or somewhere in between) you have to take a bus. I don't know the state of cyclists in DC... it seems like a good idea to fill in the gaps.
Thankfully, the Metro is expanding its hours later and later into the night.
I've got three meters: they plastic yellow student one, runs off a 9 volt. This seems to be the meter I always reach for. The radio shack pocket meter that runs off button batteries. Best use for it is continuity. But its small so who cares.
But the third is a big ass honkin' meter from non-linear systems. Very nice, also tells temperature with a transistor plug in, but, I never use it.
I've also taken to the "Give it a year, if no use, chuck it."
Infact, I just found out about a DC Freecycle e-mail list yahoo group. So if it isn't something I can readily donate, I can still give it away to someone who will use it.
speaking of which, I sure haven't used that multimeter in a while...
while I suppose I understand why you would mistake my humorous comment for a real troll on the surface, after reading the link anyone with some common sense would say "wait, this article is about a Virus!" and giggle to themselves while they hit the back button. I guess I was a bit too presumptuous.
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A lot of people who used to "run numbers" for the mob go into stocks- they get licenses to trade securities. Whats great is that even if they screw up, they don't get their legs broken by Morgan Stanley! (or insert big wall street firm here)
P.S.- don't knock mutual funds- market timing is NOT a big deal (Though late day trading is cheating)
You sir, are my Internet Idol for the day (I guess that makes you an eIdol? (I would put a diarisis over the e, but/. strips out any accents.)
I couldn't have put it better. It isn't enough to say "well, this product implements configuration management!" the issue is having the IT systems that are either in place or soon-to-be in place accurately reflect the delicate intricacies that are our living business process. Being in the embedded control field, we have a dedicated audit trail for all of our networked potable dispensers. And we need that to reflect all of our value-added reorganizations to better reflect the services we provide to our customer, in real time, or near-real time. Do you want to spend all weekend re-parameterizing the frambus? I didn't think so!
It is odd that such a 'technology leader' is always second (or later) to market. I guess they have to rely on the true innovators to show them the path to money.
No, that's not odd at all! Thats shrewd. Let other people pave the way, then devise a best-of-breed from what's out there, and make a minor improvement. For example, the consumer electronics adage- that America made it first, and Japan made it smaller. Witness the transistor radio.
The real issue being, can Microsoft get a best of breed product/service combo out there? The XBOX is fun to play, and the penny-arcade dewds have create things to say about Xbox Live, but I'd never give up my PS2...(inferior as it may be, I still think its better)
Man! THis is a GREAT post! Don't let the little pricks generation gap you- they are under your roof. And while I think its stupid to say "no boobies!" that doesn't matter- what I say goes, and if you buck against my rules (capricious thought they may be) you'll find yourself in a brand new world of pain that you never imagined existed.
Funny timing- I just knoppix'd (well, live cd'd) last night for the first time...
How did you hard-disk install it? knx-hdsinstall? I assume there's more info on re:hd install on the web.
But let me get to the real point of my reply. In re: your journal:your prof:
LinuxPPC is a decent option for old PowerMacs. though my 7200 had a lot of wierdness (install took 4 tries to fully install a bunch of packages), it mostly worked (despite its total like of inetd, I guess I DIDN'T install all the packages!). but I could web browse, compile my students latest java swing code and execute it (*though I did find a bug that would HANG my machine...?! Linux sux!;)
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It is especially annoying to read this when one is browsing the web while killing time waiting for a Windows machine to reboot,
;)
You must not be running XP!!!
wasn't it always implied that computers would save peoples time?
Nope, that was just some BS line to justify research spending.
That being said, as with any tool, once you have a clear and defined purpose and once you know the ins and outs of your tool, you can do wonderous thigns with it. Home recording and "bedroom producers" have exploded thanks to a computer, a sound card, and some wicked software.
1. It is a human achievement, a great human achievement. It is the sort that makes life meaningful. It is as important as building a great monument or a great battle. It is the stuff of legends.
First, it's already been acheived.
Yes yes, help all those poor people in third world countries.
No, that's not what I'm saying at all! There are better acheivements FOR US. Like the cure for male pattern baldness. Hear me out on this one- It is the desire to acheive the impossible that will spurn the best minds of our country forward, only greatness can come from the pursuit of such a great challenge!
And you think any civilization will last forever?
WEll, by basing our ideas on those that HAVEN'T stood the test of time, you are pretty much limiting yourself.
Infact, your whole argument stems on not just deluding the rest of the populace, but also yourself in your dreams of glory and grandeur.
So go to it, ace.
He got half (7 years) the recommended sentence (14 years, out of a mx of 20) , and will most likely be out on parole in 1/3 the time (approx 2 years).
So lesse, abusing gov't position, and 1/10 the total jail time (2 years out of 20). Sounds about right.
America will surive world war III, IV, the onslaught of Alien invaders, Asteroids larger than the moon, the second civil war, and The Thing That Should Not Be!! God Bless America!
;)
Actually, your post reminded me of a Stereolab song: "I thought IBM was born with the world, the US flag would float forever, the cold opponent did pack away, the capital will have to follow..."
This was a great troll! My hats off to you!
SPQR!
The "Bread and Circus" line has the connotation of Subterfuge; please ignore our major problems. Look! An Elephant!
Romans or not, the idea is to dazzle people with an almost literal free lunch and gigantic spectacle. This is a conscious decision on the part of the leaders to trade short term hapiness in exchange for a blind eye towards our long term problems.
So I challenge you: What exactly are the benefits to going to the moon, again? I understand that the trickle down benefits of the first moon shot were an increased focus on math and science education (always a plus) and a number of lucrative academic research and industrial contracts to further the state of theoretical and commercial science, engineering, and manufacturing (hey, we got Tang and Space Ice cream out of the deal!). And being a gov't contractor, I completely see the value in the Gov't "bolstering" industry with said contracts (call it communism, call it whatever you want, I call it keeping Americans employed).
But going to the moon again?! Why? What new things will this uncover? There are so many better (read: different) goals that would lead to new progress instead of retreading the same old ground. So in this case, I have to call Bullshit. This is a lame-ass political attempt to change focus from the PLANET.
P.S.- the Roman empire FELL TO PIECES. That's a GREAT model to emulate! SPQR!
I think the DC metro is pretty (almost as nice as NYC's L train, far nicer than anything else!), and fairly well run (better than NYC's L train, which mysteriously gets CANCELLED. and thats the best line of NY!).
But many people who work in the DC metro area now live in FREDERICK- that's right, 270 south bound starts getting clogged at 7-8am... And many are just trying to get to Shady Grove metro. Plenty have moved inbetween Germantown and Frederick.
DC metro is also pretty limited in terms of stops. (though not as limited as Pyongyang's subway (scroll down!) If you live in either Glover Park, or Georgetown (or somewhere in between) you have to take a bus. I don't know the state of cyclists in DC... it seems like a good idea to fill in the gaps.
Thankfully, the Metro is expanding its hours later and later into the night.
I've got three meters: they plastic yellow student one, runs off a 9 volt. This seems to be the meter I always reach for. The radio shack pocket meter that runs off button batteries. Best use for it is continuity. But its small so who cares.
But the third is a big ass honkin' meter from non-linear systems. Very nice, also tells temperature with a transistor plug in, but, I never use it.
Inisghtful, indeed.
I've also taken to the "Give it a year, if no use, chuck it."
Infact, I just found out about a DC Freecycle e-mail list yahoo group. So if it isn't something I can readily donate, I can still give it away to someone who will use it.
speaking of which, I sure haven't used that multimeter in a while...
Just out of curiosity, was it a ClassNotFound Exception?
nah, I never bought that. I thought the story is FAR more powerful if deckard is a human, but grossly lacking the emotional maturity of a replicant.
while I suppose I understand why you would mistake my humorous comment for a real troll on the surface, after reading the link anyone with some common sense would say "wait, this article is about a Virus!" and giggle to themselves while they hit the back button. I guess I was a bit too presumptuous.
Like Mossberg says, Mac's can't be hacked!
A lot of people who used to "run numbers" for the mob go into stocks- they get licenses to trade securities. Whats great is that even if they screw up, they don't get their legs broken by Morgan Stanley! (or insert big wall street firm here)
P.S.- don't knock mutual funds- market timing is NOT a big deal (Though late day trading is cheating)
Do you call the Kool-Aid Guy busting through a wall and yelling "OH YEAH!" subtle?
Yes.
You sir, are my Internet Idol for the day (I guess that makes you an eIdol? (I would put a diarisis over the e, but /. strips out any accents.)
I couldn't have put it better. It isn't enough to say "well, this product implements configuration management!" the issue is having the IT systems that are either in place or soon-to-be in place accurately reflect the delicate intricacies that are our living business process. Being in the embedded control field, we have a dedicated audit trail for all of our networked potable dispensers. And we need that to reflect all of our value-added reorganizations to better reflect the services we provide to our customer, in real time, or near-real time. Do you want to spend all weekend re-parameterizing the frambus? I didn't think so!
HP+. Its made our business their business+.
They needed education like this in school.
Funny premise, so I stuck with it, built off of physics 101 ideas of waves (amplitude, freq.), and GOOD LORD! I learned something!
It is odd that such a 'technology leader' is always second (or later) to market. I guess they have to rely on the true innovators to show them the path to money.
No, that's not odd at all! Thats shrewd. Let other people pave the way, then devise a best-of-breed from what's out there, and make a minor improvement. For example, the consumer electronics adage- that America made it first, and Japan made it smaller. Witness the transistor radio.
The real issue being, can Microsoft get a best of breed product/service combo out there? The XBOX is fun to play, and the penny-arcade dewds have create things to say about Xbox Live, but I'd never give up my PS2...(inferior as it may be, I still think its better)
Our own history of Jetpacks and why they kinda went nowhere...
Man! THis is a GREAT post! Don't let the little pricks generation gap you- they are under your roof. And while I think its stupid to say "no boobies!" that doesn't matter- what I say goes, and if you buck against my rules (capricious thought they may be) you'll find yourself in a brand new world of pain that you never imagined existed.
It must be true, I saw it on the internet!
Of course, NetBSD will run on just about any 68K or PPC Mac
You sure about that? There may be an exception for the 7200 (601 chip is teh suck).
Funny timing- I just knoppix'd (well, live cd'd) last night for the first time...
;)
How did you hard-disk install it? knx-hdsinstall? I assume there's more info on re:hd install on the web.
But let me get to the real point of my reply.
In re: your journal:your prof:
LinuxPPC is a decent option for old PowerMacs. though my 7200 had a lot of wierdness (install took 4 tries to fully install a bunch of packages), it mostly worked (despite its total like of inetd, I guess I DIDN'T install all the packages!). but I could web browse, compile my students latest java swing code and execute it (*though I did find a bug that would HANG my machine...?! Linux sux!
Great! Now lets make this barbie doll "bio-active" in the shape of Kelly Le Brock!
nah, screw that. Let's just get Kelly Le Brock!