Is space flight at the present development of the state of the art ever safe? There has to be some risk, if really high tech stuff is to be developed. I'd trust private industry over the government any day of the week.
A very good answer. Moving jobs outside of the U.S. may save employers money, and create jobs overseas. It eliminates jobs here, and (in the case of foreign help desks) makes it almost impossible to get help that's understandable.
Our first responsibility is to our own people. And help that you can't understand isn't really help.
I won't buy things from companies that outsource, if I can avoid it.
If there were a gay gene, it would have died out long ago. Common sense says that, since gays aren't as likely to reproduce, the gene wouldn't get passed along. The whole "it's in my genes, so I'm gay thing," follows the same sort of excuse that says I'm fat because my genes make me raid the icebox. Come on, people, get a life!
Streaming isn't available to some of us. If Netflix drops the mail service, about all we can do is drop Netflix.
I really wonder if there is enough bandwidth to support all the streaming services proposed. I'm forced to think that the limitations on the amount of downloads to some subscribers may be a taste of the future. Streaming video such as that Netflix is trying to use may be dead on arrival. Repeat, may. I'm only speculating.
I agree with the above. One can't really test something without knowing what it was intended to do. One needs a software requirements document (or specification), perhaps an implementation document describing the software approach that will be used, and finally, a test procedure that verifies that the software really does the things in the requirements, and is not buggy. It's really the final step in a design/engineering process.
You can't test quality into software. It has to be designed in from the start. The test just verifies that it's tere.
This seems to be another of those battlegrounds where right and left line up against each other, without much regard to what the real issue is. I think part of the problem is that our society is increasingly technical, and not that many people really understand the technical issues.
If I read the post correctly, the NSA did not say their computer network had been compromised, They said they worked under the assumption that it had been. The two are not the same thing.
Any intelligence organization must work under the assumption that it has been penetrated. This does not mean that the organization does not do everything in its power to avoid this, but that, knowing the opposition is trying to penetrate, the best assumption operationally is that the penetration has already occurred.
Don't forget "Erlang for Dummies," "Son of Erlang," "Erlang Strikes Back," "The Revenge of Erlang," "House of Erlang," and perhaps most important, "Ghost of Erlang." By the way, what's Erlang?
I have trouble not eating too much, and I don't doubt that's genetic also, looking at my ancestors. That doesn't keep me from gaining weight if I don't behave myself. I can't use genetics as an excuse for not taking care of myself, and neither can these people. Get a grip!
Isn't at least some of the point of open source that people and companies who develop software for their own use share it with others? If we do this as a community, we lower the cost of computing, and keep the software closer to the actual needs of the users.
Volume is a rather subjective thing. By compressing the peaks, it's possible to have a piece of audio that will show the same levels on a VU meter sound much louder. I know! We need a government agency that listens to every thing that's going to be broadcast, and decides if it's too loud or not.
That will put a lot of people who lack any useful skills to work, and lower the unemployment levels!
It's going to be a big enough job for Ubuntu to keep up with whether the latest daily change works with everything. Anyone using using packages not included in the Ubuntu distribution (for example: Boxee) is likely to wake up one morning, and discover their program doesn't work. Some new library will have replaced the old library that the application required. This will probably mean I change distributions, if they do this.
It also ignores the vast unwashed throng, of which I happen to be a member, who have limitations on their internet access, either due to speed, or daily quotas. It's not unusual now to find their recommended update exceeds my daily quota.
Please don't tell me I should upgrade to DSL. The only thing remotely resembling high speed internet here is satellite. It's that, or dialup!
You might take a look at Edmund Scientific ( http://scientificsonline.com/ ). They have a lot of science-oriented toys. When I was a kid, I was also fascinated by erector sets and Tinker Toys.
As others have pointed out, not every kid is going to want or like educational toys. But it doesn't usually take long to figure out which is which. My grandson, aged six, when given a choice of toys, wanted a volcano kit. A trip to the observatory to see a large telescope, and a chance to look through smaller telescopes was the neatest thing ever. Conversely, I have another grandson who has little interest in such things, and is much more thrilled musical instruments.
Sorry, U.S. Senate, but when we made it possible to make digital copies of things, we opened Pandora's box. Trying to enforce intellectual rights is laudable, but possibly impossible in a digital age, with world-wide connectivity.
They may very well shut down a few U.S. sites, but it will be darned near impossible to shut down all the sites in third world countries.
Unlike the U.S. Senate, I have no idea what the solution is. I do think a lot of time and money could be spent trying to run this down and enforce it, only to have it move somewhere else.
Wow! This has nothing to do with the main subject, but I remember this book well. I read it around 1958 or 59. It was a real eye-opener to a high school kid about how the world really works, and to be careful in placing belief blindly.
Remember the 1948 election!
The New York Times is pretty left wing. Of course they're going to grasp at threads to say the polls are wrong, and America really wants the kind of government we've had these last two years.
Beware of any poll, or comments on the validity of polls, conducted by the far left or the far right. They're likely to be skewed in one direction or the other.
Just have the government put out one of everybody's eyes. No one will be able to tell if the film is 3D or not, so it can be advertised as being in 3D. Theaters can change extra without doing anything, and production costs will drop.
This eliminates those glasses everyone is complaining about, as well.
Saying something doesn't disclose sensitive intelligence sources or methods doesn't mean no harm was done. Sort things into two piles: things that harm the troops or the US position, and things that harm the ability to collect intelligence. This statement says it had no impact on collecting intelligence. It doesn't say no harm was done to troop or the US position.
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Is space flight at the present development of the state of the art ever safe? There has to be some risk, if really high tech stuff is to be developed. I'd trust private industry over the government any day of the week.
Neither side should be afraid of revealing weakness in their position. That's what science is about: a search for the truth.
A very good answer. Moving jobs outside of the U.S. may save employers money, and create jobs overseas. It eliminates jobs here, and (in the case of foreign help desks) makes it almost impossible to get help that's understandable. Our first responsibility is to our own people. And help that you can't understand isn't really help. I won't buy things from companies that outsource, if I can avoid it.
If there were a gay gene, it would have died out long ago. Common sense says that, since gays aren't as likely to reproduce, the gene wouldn't get passed along. The whole "it's in my genes, so I'm gay thing," follows the same sort of excuse that says I'm fat because my genes make me raid the icebox. Come on, people, get a life!
Streaming isn't available to some of us. If Netflix drops the mail service, about all we can do is drop Netflix.
I really wonder if there is enough bandwidth to support all the streaming services proposed. I'm forced to think that the limitations on the amount of downloads to some subscribers may be a taste of the future. Streaming video such as that Netflix is trying to use may be dead on arrival. Repeat, may. I'm only speculating.
I agree with the above. One can't really test something without knowing what it was intended to do. One needs a software requirements document (or specification), perhaps an implementation document describing the software approach that will be used, and finally, a test procedure that verifies that the software really does the things in the requirements, and is not buggy. It's really the final step in a design/engineering process.
You can't test quality into software. It has to be designed in from the start. The test just verifies that it's tere.
This seems to be another of those battlegrounds where right and left line up against each other, without much regard to what the real issue is. I think part of the problem is that our society is increasingly technical, and not that many people really understand the technical issues.
If I read the post correctly, the NSA did not say their computer network had been compromised, They said they worked under the assumption that it had been. The two are not the same thing. Any intelligence organization must work under the assumption that it has been penetrated. This does not mean that the organization does not do everything in its power to avoid this, but that, knowing the opposition is trying to penetrate, the best assumption operationally is that the penetration has already occurred.
Don't forget "Erlang for Dummies," "Son of Erlang," "Erlang Strikes Back," "The Revenge of Erlang," "House of Erlang," and perhaps most important, "Ghost of Erlang." By the way, what's Erlang?
I have trouble not eating too much, and I don't doubt that's genetic also, looking at my ancestors. That doesn't keep me from gaining weight if I don't behave myself. I can't use genetics as an excuse for not taking care of myself, and neither can these people. Get a grip!
Isn't at least some of the point of open source that people and companies who develop software for their own use share it with others? If we do this as a community, we lower the cost of computing, and keep the software closer to the actual needs of the users.
I couldn't agree more. This is one of those good ideas we just can't afford, especially with the country's present financial condition.
That will put a lot of people who lack any useful skills to work, and lower the unemployment levels!
It's going to be a big enough job for Ubuntu to keep up with whether the latest daily change works with everything. Anyone using using packages not included in the Ubuntu distribution (for example: Boxee) is likely to wake up one morning, and discover their program doesn't work. Some new library will have replaced the old library that the application required. This will probably mean I change distributions, if they do this.
It also ignores the vast unwashed throng, of which I happen to be a member, who have limitations on their internet access, either due to speed, or daily quotas. It's not unusual now to find their recommended update exceeds my daily quota.
Please don't tell me I should upgrade to DSL. The only thing remotely resembling high speed internet here is satellite. It's that, or dialup!
You might take a look at Edmund Scientific ( http://scientificsonline.com/ ). They have a lot of science-oriented toys. When I was a kid, I was also fascinated by erector sets and Tinker Toys. As others have pointed out, not every kid is going to want or like educational toys. But it doesn't usually take long to figure out which is which. My grandson, aged six, when given a choice of toys, wanted a volcano kit. A trip to the observatory to see a large telescope, and a chance to look through smaller telescopes was the neatest thing ever. Conversely, I have another grandson who has little interest in such things, and is much more thrilled musical instruments.
They may very well shut down a few U.S. sites, but it will be darned near impossible to shut down all the sites in third world countries.
Unlike the U.S. Senate, I have no idea what the solution is. I do think a lot of time and money could be spent trying to run this down and enforce it, only to have it move somewhere else.
Actually, they did. Windows is a virus.
Wow! This has nothing to do with the main subject, but I remember this book well. I read it around 1958 or 59. It was a real eye-opener to a high school kid about how the world really works, and to be careful in placing belief blindly. Remember the 1948 election!
The New York Times is pretty left wing. Of course they're going to grasp at threads to say the polls are wrong, and America really wants the kind of government we've had these last two years.
Beware of any poll, or comments on the validity of polls, conducted by the far left or the far right. They're likely to be skewed in one direction or the other.
Just have the government put out one of everybody's eyes. No one will be able to tell if the film is 3D or not, so it can be advertised as being in 3D. Theaters can change extra without doing anything, and production costs will drop. This eliminates those glasses everyone is complaining about, as well.
I may be missing something, but what does it matter if it's 3.0, 2.3, named strawberry pie, or whatever? How does this impact our quality of life?
Funny, I thought I heard this about the Mac several years ago. I have faith in Microsoft. They could alienate anyone.
I would think that handing out Microsoft products would increase suffering, not reduce it.
Saying something doesn't disclose sensitive intelligence sources or methods doesn't mean no harm was done. Sort things into two piles: things that harm the troops or the US position, and things that harm the ability to collect intelligence. This statement says it had no impact on collecting intelligence. It doesn't say no harm was done to troop or the US position.
They've finally found a practical use for USB! Was this USB 2.0, 3.0, or what? Has anyone investigated to see if Firewire will cook the meat faster?