"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."
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This is why the First Amendment is so important- to expose Corporate Greed! Greed which led space elevator manufacturers to produce elevators without the neccesary safety precautions. How many people have to DIE in the name of profit? How long will it be before space elevator travel is actually made safe? It should have been done BEFORE the elevators were even built, damnit!!
Thank you Maggie McKee, for planting a seed for the grassroots "Space Elevator Safety" movement!!
Canoma from the long-defunct Metacreations. You load up a picture, place some 3d primitives, and line the primitives up so that they match what's in the picture. It was pretty easy to do, and produced decent results- if you only viewed the sides of the object that were actually photographed.
Kudos to the MS programmers for coming up with a quick, "cheap" way to add textures to buildings.
I did a very brief stint at Egghead Software in the early 90's. The return policy was my ace in the hole: "Hey try this game; if you don't like it, bring it back for a full, no-questions-asked refund." Customers are very willing to try new stuff when the risk is minimized.
(Yes, folks were copying software and then returning it- but not as many as you'd think; apparently, the hassle of going to and from the store was a deterrent.)
The word 'shield' or 'bubble' implies a more passive protection- a missile/projectile hits a barrier and is stopped; and that protection is uniform over the surface of the bubble.
That's not what this is- it's really a point defense system. Let's not confuse people any more than neccesary...
And we wonder why nobody RTFA? Please don't bother; that was the fluffiest nonsense I've read all week!
Summary: You think you've finished that game, eh? Well, try to do it with a melee weapon only! Then you can try it again without using any powerups! Only XBox 360 games have these innovative features!!
Either by corporate globalization (searching for cheap labor) or "not in my backyard" syndrome, we've moved most major manufacturing out of this country (or we let it go).
And now some showoff congressman is demanding DHS 'buy American.' (Do we still make stuff here?)
What kind of hilarity can ensue? Let's see:
- corporations will move a few employees around to meet the claim of 'made in America'
- countries who make our products get pissed 'cause we're threatening their income- trade sanctions, sabre rattling, etc.
- exceptions will be made for certain countries with attendant political maneuvering. End result: almost every country will be on the exceptions list. Except the axis o' evil / 'terra' nations.
The Gov't/Phone Companies/ISPs might decide to 'pull the plug' on us, or attempt to censor/monitor us, etc.
But we can always buy a giant spool of Cat 5 cabling and hook up to each other directly. Oh wait- I forgot about WiFi! We don't even need to run wires. I've seen articles on/. about line of sight infrared connections between buildings. I could connect with my neighbors across the street; they'd connect with the next block over, etc.
Yes, the reliability would SUCK. latency would be AWFUL. But we'd have our network. They'd have to go breaking down doors to get us- and if we are at that point, uncensored internet is the least of our concerns.
I have played Morrowind, and all the GTA games, two or three times each. Like a favorite movie, even though I know what's going to happen I *love* the experience. Besides, each of those games is different every time I play.
Sure I don't play them as often as I would play a short game, but I still enjoy them immensely.
The article brings to my mind an interesting scenario...
You're a developer of an OSS project, along with several others (geographically diverse). You get a call one day...
"Hi, This is Clueful Manager from MegaCorp. We'd like to use your software in our business."
You say "Sure, go ahead; it's open source. Of course it'd be nice if you'd donate to our project..."
CM says "Yes, that's why I'm calling. We'd like some extra functionality added, and we're willing to pay you to add it. What do you say?"... great! Until you realize that your OSS program is now the cornerstone of a BUSINESS. *YOUR* business. How will money be divided? Taxes taken out? Accounting? (Now we rue the lack of financial packages for Linux!)
Maybe MegaCorp will hire you; but then you're their employee, subject to their restrictions.
Maybe they hire you as a contractor; but then what about the other devels? Are they out of luck just because it's your email that's in the README?
Maybe MegaCorp's expecting to treat you like a vendor. In which case you'd need to supply invoices, bills, tax info, and all the other things a 'real' business would supply.
WARNING TO OSS DEVELOPERS: Success is coming! You need to think about what you're going to leverage the success of your software. Do you want a profit? Or just enough to pay the bills? Do the other devels agree with you? Or, do you ignore all such requests, unless they interest you as interesting challenges?
> M$'s unstated design assumption that "all the world's an office LAN"
You hit the nail on the head. That's why Bill Gates is pushing DRM/Trusted Computing so hard. They don't want to change that 'office LAN' view of the world; so instead they're trying to install a single (hopefully strong) security checkpoint. Problem is, once you're past that you're back to the same vulns and insecurities.
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have already welcomed my service-sector overlords.
"Would you like that document delivered to your cubicle, sir?"
"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."
Mmmm, breaded Neanderthalls >
Damn, two years too late for Charles Rocket.
(If you know who he is you are *OLD*)
http://www.katunk.com/dillta/
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This is why the First Amendment is so important- to expose Corporate Greed! Greed which led space elevator manufacturers to produce elevators without the neccesary safety precautions. How many people have to DIE in the name of profit? How long will it be before space elevator travel is actually made safe? It should have been done BEFORE the elevators were even built, damnit!!
Thank you Maggie McKee, for planting a seed for the grassroots "Space Elevator Safety" movement!!
Canoma from the long-defunct Metacreations. You load up a picture, place some 3d primitives, and line the primitives up so that they match what's in the picture. It was pretty easy to do, and produced decent results- if you only viewed the sides of the object that were actually photographed. Kudos to the MS programmers for coming up with a quick, "cheap" way to add textures to buildings.
"Return Policy."
I did a very brief stint at Egghead Software in the early 90's. The return policy was my ace in the hole: "Hey try this game; if you don't like it, bring it back for a full, no-questions-asked refund." Customers are very willing to try new stuff when the risk is minimized.
(Yes, folks were copying software and then returning it- but not as many as you'd think; apparently, the hassle of going to and from the store was a deterrent.)
The article refers to Parallels virtualization software as $49, but that's for the "Win&Lin" version. The Mac version is $79.
The word 'shield' or 'bubble' implies a more passive protection- a missile/projectile hits a barrier and is stopped; and that protection is uniform over the surface of the bubble.
That's not what this is- it's really a point defense system. Let's not confuse people any more than neccesary...
And we wonder why nobody RTFA? Please don't bother; that was the fluffiest nonsense I've read all week!
Summary: You think you've finished that game, eh? Well, try to do it with a melee weapon only! Then you can try it again without using any powerups! Only XBox 360 games have these innovative features!!
They've even started developing games for bored girlfriends of the guys who're playing Starcraft with their mates."
a.k.a. "Cheating"
MacKinnon managed to use a workaround....
/.ed.
Which promptly got submitted and
Who are the editors working for, exactly?
Seen on a box of Oreo Granola Bars: "The goodness of granola"
Is anyone really fooled by this?
Either by corporate globalization (searching for cheap labor) or "not in my backyard" syndrome, we've moved most major manufacturing out of this country (or we let it go).
And now some showoff congressman is demanding DHS 'buy American.' (Do we still make stuff here?)
What kind of hilarity can ensue? Let's see:
- corporations will move a few employees around to meet the claim of 'made in America'
- countries who make our products get pissed 'cause we're threatening their income- trade sanctions, sabre rattling, etc.
- exceptions will be made for certain countries with attendant political maneuvering. End result: almost every country will be on the exceptions list. Except the axis o' evil / 'terra' nations.
As I've said before, keep your copper dry.
/. about line of sight infrared connections between buildings. I could connect with my neighbors across the street; they'd connect with the next block over, etc.
Good advice. Let's all keep in mind one thing.
The Gov't/Phone Companies/ISPs might decide to 'pull the plug' on us, or attempt to censor/monitor us, etc.
But we can always buy a giant spool of Cat 5 cabling and hook up to each other directly. Oh wait- I forgot about WiFi! We don't even need to run wires. I've seen articles on
Yes, the reliability would SUCK. latency would be AWFUL. But we'd have our network. They'd have to go breaking down doors to get us- and if we are at that point, uncensored internet is the least of our concerns.
I have played Morrowind, and all the GTA games, two or three times each. Like a favorite movie, even though I know what's going to happen I *love* the experience. Besides, each of those games is different every time I play.
Sure I don't play them as often as I would play a short game, but I still enjoy them immensely.
That's right folks, along the lines of a classic 50s monster movie.
You mean, the games will be created in Japan and feature people in rubber monster suits?
Wow...
The article brings to my mind an interesting scenario...
... great! Until you realize that your OSS program is now the cornerstone of a BUSINESS. *YOUR* business. How will money be divided? Taxes taken out? Accounting? (Now we rue the lack of financial packages for Linux!)
You're a developer of an OSS project, along with several others (geographically diverse). You get a call one day...
"Hi, This is Clueful Manager from MegaCorp. We'd like to use your software in our business."
You say "Sure, go ahead; it's open source. Of course it'd be nice if you'd donate to our project..."
CM says "Yes, that's why I'm calling. We'd like some extra functionality added, and we're willing to pay you to add it. What do you say?"
Maybe MegaCorp will hire you; but then you're their employee, subject to their restrictions.
Maybe they hire you as a contractor; but then what about the other devels? Are they out of luck just because it's your email that's in the README?
Maybe MegaCorp's expecting to treat you like a vendor. In which case you'd need to supply invoices, bills, tax info, and all the other things a 'real' business would supply.
WARNING TO OSS DEVELOPERS: Success is coming! You need to think about what you're going to leverage the success of your software. Do you want a profit? Or just enough to pay the bills? Do the other devels agree with you? Or, do you ignore all such requests, unless they interest you as interesting challenges?
The relevant patents were issued in 1989 and 1992. Aren't they due to expire relatively soon?
That's the one nice thing about patents: they go away (eventually).
I just upgraded, and suddenly I have mod points!
"...as little energy as one-half the wattage of a standard compact fluorescent light bulb."
Would it have been so hard to just put in a frickin' number!?
Geez!!
> M$'s unstated design assumption that "all the world's an office LAN"
You hit the nail on the head. That's why Bill Gates is pushing DRM/Trusted Computing so hard. They don't want to change that 'office LAN' view of the world; so instead they're trying to install a single (hopefully strong) security checkpoint. Problem is, once you're past that you're back to the same vulns and insecurities.