Not necessarily. You can have a slightly thicker client (I'm saying something along the power of a $400-500 laptop) that can check out virtual applications for use while disconnected, on the road, on a plane, or any other time where you may not be or may not want to be connected. VMWare already does this with VDI and the ability to check out desktop VMs for portable use.
exactly, when a company/organization performs poorly they should fail. the post-office will never fail because they will be propped up by your and my tax dollars, perpetually no mater how poorly (or good) they are run.
"For most people, it makes more sense to buy a cheap computer because first and foremost, it is cheaper in the long run, faster, more private, and not subject to connectivity issues."
Is it though? I have a feeling that that "most people" is shrinking to maybe "half of the people" and will soon be "a few people."
It's the latest take on thin-client to server connectivity. Why buy a $1500 computer when you can get 100x more power from a $100 thin client and $20 a month. (or what ever)
The main difference this time is a web browser typically becomes your thin client and the server is actually a massively parallel cluster of servers. Every time you use Google you are using the cloud.
how dare they try to provide a service for people to use and actually charge for it. Perhaps the government should provide 'Universal Cloud Service' to everyone for free. (except of course for the taxes they are charged for it to hide the actual cost)
Or, how about drop corporate income tax and just tax the real payers directly. Why do corporate incomes have to be double taxed? Tax the corporation, then tax the individual who actually takes home the income.
Define improvement. For some a bigger stronger government that can take care of everyth decision for you would be an improvement, while for others, a smaller more efficient government that only takes care of the major things that private industry can't do at any price would be the improvement. If you are the former then you probably think the government has improved whole heatedly. If the former then you are wondering where the hell your tax money is really going.
Another thing that will help is city design. No longer will you need the dense commercial zones. You can have office space and manufacturing space out in the boonies with large landing fields.
I know this guy, he's pretty cool and does a local internet radio show. He has a bunch more stuff on his site. If you found that one funny check out the others.
And image inf a gun battle was to break out in the detention center. It could cause a bad reactor leak and be very dangerous. Requiring time to lock it down before company came.
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except you wont have the power while disconnected, like texting or emailing on a cell phone, you'd only want to do it when you have to.
Not necessarily. You can have a slightly thicker client (I'm saying something along the power of a $400-500 laptop) that can check out virtual applications for use while disconnected, on the road, on a plane, or any other time where you may not be or may not want to be connected. VMWare already does this with VDI and the ability to check out desktop VMs for portable use.
exactly, when a company/organization performs poorly they should fail. the post-office will never fail because they will be propped up by your and my tax dollars, perpetually no mater how poorly (or good) they are run.
I dub the new anti streaming game, DRM scare tacktics as the "BOO! Gakai" people.
"For most people, it makes more sense to buy a cheap computer because first and foremost, it is cheaper in the long run, faster, more private, and not subject to connectivity issues."
Is it though? I have a feeling that that "most people" is shrinking to maybe "half of the people" and will soon be "a few people."
Sorry I have it in my signature. I'll change it just to make you happy and wont bring up Universal health care in every comment from now on.
Well you get a flat rate for that disk and CPU sitting next to your desk that will be worth nothing in 3 years.
Or you can spend $15-20 a month and get a constantly refreshed and updated/upgraded system every time you turn it on.
It's the latest take on thin-client to server connectivity. Why buy a $1500 computer when you can get 100x more power from a $100 thin client and $20 a month. (or what ever)
The main difference this time is a web browser typically becomes your thin client and the server is actually a massively parallel cluster of servers. Every time you use Google you are using the cloud.
how dare they try to provide a service for people to use and actually charge for it. Perhaps the government should provide 'Universal Cloud Service' to everyone for free. (except of course for the taxes they are charged for it to hide the actual cost)
I think we should engineer plants to feel pain. That way we can screw over the pussy vegetarians and they're attempts to attain a moral high ground.
I'd like it as a journal device option. It would help some in speed and a lot in reliability.
You contradict yourself.
either the government is the will of the people,
or the government is the will of loud whiny people.
I'm thinking the later.
Here is the scale:
1) Stoned geek-hacker
2) very high geek-hacker
3) high geek-hacker
4) one-puff geek-hacker
5) sober geek-hacker
Here http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=29107 they are testing a lunar port-o-jon. Slightly over sized so the astronauts can maneuver into position with all the space equipment
Or, how about drop corporate income tax and just tax the real payers directly. Why do corporate incomes have to be double taxed? Tax the corporation, then tax the individual who actually takes home the income.
Define improvement. For some a bigger stronger government that can take care of everyth decision for you would be an improvement, while for others, a smaller more efficient government that only takes care of the major things that private industry can't do at any price would be the improvement. If you are the former then you probably think the government has improved whole heatedly. If the former then you are wondering where the hell your tax money is really going.
Another thing that will help is city design. No longer will you need the dense commercial zones. You can have office space and manufacturing space out in the boonies with large landing fields.
but I think his mass generates close to 1G anyway so all else excused it he just might work.
Intent.
Hmm, let someone else pay for your products. how....socialist
I know this guy, he's pretty cool and does a local internet radio show. He has a bunch more stuff on his site. If you found that one funny check out the others.
Maybe he was a better computer designer and programmer than he was physical motion.
Maybe, being a slave, he didn't have access to the most high tech physical equipment for actuators and motors.
There is no sound in space.
Except that which is recreated by a ships proximity computer in order to help senses feel as though you were in a familiar atmosphere.
Parsec is a unit of distance, not speed
And it is used for measuring the shortest orbital arc possible around a super massive black hole. being what the cassel run was.
Races as seemingly stupid as Gungans and Jawas would not posess the advanced technology seen in the movies. (I'm talking to you Jar-Jar)
But they may be able to pick it up along the way. Most modern day thugs have no idea how to build a semi-auto pistol yet seem to have them.
And image inf a gun battle was to break out in the detention center. It could cause a bad reactor leak and be very dangerous. Requiring time to lock it down before company came.
TD-0013 does it best:
http://www.adpov.net/2005/03/09/adpov-001/