It means somehow, somewhere down the line, the consumer is going to get fucked just like with the FCC and net neutrality. Federal commissions, like the rest of the government, are owned and operated by the corporations. They have no real power anymore. The People in the phrase "We The People" in the constitution now includes corporations, and money is now speech. We the actual people - the middle and lower class people, are totally screwed. Our "voice" is drowned out by the voice of the wealthy, and we are only allowed to vote on the candidates they choose for us.
ahem ahem.... next time you go to walmart, the cheapest microwave oven is going to be $800
This will move us back from the throw away mentality we're at now by making it more economical to repair than replace. It will also create jobs, as now we need the repair shops we once had. Maybe it'll bring back quality to the products as well, who knows? It'll be a good thing, at any rate, for both the environment and us.
First off, if he's not a business it's not a flight for commercial purposes (going non-profit kinda made it a business, however, even though he's not charging). Second, since when is it against the law to do something for which there is no law or regulation against?
Did you even read what you referenced? The whole article is about how the Europeans were responsible for the devastation you're trying to put off on a native plague.
Well, no, not the whole article. There's this, which I imagine is what he was referring to: "Little known outside the circle of a few forensic epidemiologists, though, is the fact that the deadliest plague of all in the Americas was very possibly a home grown virus."
Reading the remainder of the paragraph "It mutated in the chaotic environment of post-Conquest Mexico. In a series of outbreaks during the 1500s, the mega-plague wiped out 95% of the indigenous population of the Mexican Highlands. It is also the most likely culprit for a massive depopulation of the Southern Highlands around 1585-1600 that left most of its landscape uninhabited." This "home grown virus" spread post-Conquest, which means it was most likely something that came over with the Europeans and mutated here. This would still make the Europeans responsible.
The only reason that the Europeans had a chance was because the Native American population was already decimated. Not saying that it's "ok" or anything like that, but thems the facts.
Did you even read what you referenced? The whole article is about how the Europeans were responsible for the devastation you're trying to put off on a native plague. The very act of contact is what started the (most likely smallpox) plague that devastated the native populations. The American population was doing just fine until the Europeans showed up.
The sentence is talking about a group of people. Some in this group died from smallpox, some died from guns, some died from other unknown diseases. Thus the statement " they (sic) indigenous people die from smallpox and guns and other unknown diseases" is perfectly sound.
Why do you have him waiting until he was 17? This is way before the stigma against sex that came with the invention of a single god. I'd say he was active and able to father children around 13 or so. Being, at the time, the most powerful figure on the planet and in his sexual prime, he most likely had sex more than once a week from puberty on.
None of this crap needs to be directly connected to the internet with it's own IP address. None of it! Every house with internet access already has an address and all that's needed is a good router to route things where they need to go. Most homes with more than one device, be it multiple computers, DVD/Blu-Ray players, TV's, game systems or whatever, already use this system. My frigging refrigerator, whether it's intelligent or not, does not need it's own IP any more than each room in my house needs it's own street address.
We're trying to put too much crap on the internet directly. The only thing this is going to do is cause major security problems. Now, instead of one single point of entry to secure, we have to worry about each devise.
Originally patents were for 13 years with one renewal by the original Person that applies and copyright was for 17 years with one renewal by the original Person that applies.
Go back to that and all the problems disappear.
Along with most of the patents in the world... But that's your point right?
And what's your problem with that? Patents and copyrights weren't intended for the perpetual siphoning of money to the corporations and descendants of the inventor/creator. If you can't make back your investment in 13 years with plenty of profit to spare, oh well. If someone else comes along after that, finds a market, and makes a profit - well sucks to be you, you blew it.. If you're living off the royalties of your grandfathers, or even fathers work, then get off your lazy ass and do something yourself.
My guess is because IT is not given control over security, not listened to and told to "just do it" when they try to point out the security problems during planning. Butt you can bet your ass they're the one blamed when all hell breaks in.
Didn't they lease or sell one recently to SpaceX or one of the other private companies? Sounds like the money was already allocated as well, so what's the damage?
The damage is the cost of completing the tower (so far unspent monies) and the $840,000/year maintenance fee. Fuck that the money was already allocated bull shit. If it's not needed and won't be used, reallocate the remaining funds somewhere (preferably within NASA, since that's where the money was really allocated) it won't be nothing but waste.
This "allocated funds need to go where they were allocated no matter what the current situation" and "spend it or lose" it crap is responsible for so much waste, it's ridiculous.
slashdot, fix your damn editor to recongnise a blank line as a fucking line brake, like everyone else in this century.
Ummm. That's a double-edge razor, not a straight razor. I've been using one for five or so years, and get a years worth of blades for ~$25 or so. I have a disposable blade straight razor I purchased early last year but haven't worked up the nerve to try it yet.
How are they chatting you up if you're wearing headphones? Just ignore them, and if they tap you on the arm to get your attention, ask them not to touch you.
Besides, I'm sure they aren't talking at the top of their lungs at you, but most likely are while on the phone.
Interesting enough, I had three (non gift) packages scheduled for FedEx delivery today (Thursday) that showed up Tuesday. My apologies to three of you for the delaying of your gift arrivals.
This is something I really never though of before. Perhaps in the future I'll delay any non seasonal orders I plan on making two weeks or so before Christmas, until afterwords. Or order early, if I know I'll need something.
Isn't this why there's rent control in N.Y? They should be protesting the property and business owners for raising prices to gouge the higher paid newcomers. It's not the tech companies fault their employes are being charged more, nor is it the tech employes fault your landlord raised your rent in order to get you to move out so he could gouge said tech employee for even more.
I'm assuming the non-digitized archive is still public domain, and third party digitization of this public domain information isn't covered by this contract?
Until the sprinkler systems malfunction, or there's a real fire and the original documents are destroyed.
Another way to sell us yet another cable to replace one we already have that works just fine.
It's not easy to pug the connector in upside down, so if someone forces it in in the wrong direction and breaks it, it's not the fault of the connector.
It's not imposible to purchase ethanol free gasoliene, it's just not easy to find. There are two gas stations that sell "pure" gasoliene around here. I do live 10 miles from a recreational lake, however, so the demand is greater than most places.
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It means somehow, somewhere down the line, the consumer is going to get fucked just like with the FCC and net neutrality. Federal commissions, like the rest of the government, are owned and operated by the corporations. They have no real power anymore. The People in the phrase "We The People" in the constitution now includes corporations, and money is now speech. We the actual people - the middle and lower class people, are totally screwed. Our "voice" is drowned out by the voice of the wealthy, and we are only allowed to vote on the candidates they choose for us.
due to continued high prices for capacity, bandwidth and power
How the hell is power an issue? SSD's consume something around 1/100th of the power that a hard drive does.
My guess would be laptops due to the limitation and expense of batteries.
ahem ahem .... next time you go to walmart, the cheapest microwave oven is going to be $800
This will move us back from the throw away mentality we're at now by making it more economical to repair than replace. It will also create jobs, as now we need the repair shops we once had. Maybe it'll bring back quality to the products as well, who knows? It'll be a good thing, at any rate, for both the environment and us.
First off, if he's not a business it's not a flight for commercial purposes (going non-profit kinda made it a business, however, even though he's not charging). Second, since when is it against the law to do something for which there is no law or regulation against?
Did you even read what you referenced? The whole article is about how the Europeans were responsible for the devastation you're trying to put off on a native plague.
Well, no, not the whole article. There's this, which I imagine is what he was referring to: "Little known outside the circle of a few forensic epidemiologists, though, is the fact that the deadliest plague of all in the Americas was very possibly a home grown virus."
Reading the remainder of the paragraph "It mutated in the chaotic environment of post-Conquest Mexico. In a series of outbreaks during the 1500s, the mega-plague wiped out 95% of the indigenous population of the Mexican Highlands. It is also the most likely culprit for a massive depopulation of the Southern Highlands around 1585-1600 that left most of its landscape uninhabited." This "home grown virus" spread post-Conquest, which means it was most likely something that came over with the Europeans and mutated here. This would still make the Europeans responsible.
Natives Americans were fairly populated, just divided into several tribes. Without any major population wiping disease.
This is a random link - I'm sure you can find more with a quick search: http://www.examiner.com/articl...
The only reason that the Europeans had a chance was because the Native American population was already decimated. Not saying that it's "ok" or anything like that, but thems the facts.
Did you even read what you referenced? The whole article is about how the Europeans were responsible for the devastation you're trying to put off on a native plague. The very act of contact is what started the (most likely smallpox) plague that devastated the native populations. The American population was doing just fine until the Europeans showed up.
The sentence is talking about a group of people. Some in this group died from smallpox, some died from guns, some died from other unknown diseases. Thus the statement " they (sic) indigenous people die from smallpox and guns and other unknown diseases" is perfectly sound.
Why do you have him waiting until he was 17? This is way before the stigma against sex that came with the invention of a single god. I'd say he was active and able to father children around 13 or so. Being, at the time, the most powerful figure on the planet and in his sexual prime, he most likely had sex more than once a week from puberty on.
None of this crap needs to be directly connected to the internet with it's own IP address. None of it! Every house with internet access already has an address and all that's needed is a good router to route things where they need to go. Most homes with more than one device, be it multiple computers, DVD/Blu-Ray players, TV's, game systems or whatever, already use this system. My frigging refrigerator, whether it's intelligent or not, does not need it's own IP any more than each room in my house needs it's own street address.
We're trying to put too much crap on the internet directly. The only thing this is going to do is cause major security problems. Now, instead of one single point of entry to secure, we have to worry about each devise.
You're absolutely right. You don't like telecommuting, and want nothing to do with it, so it shouldn't be an option for anyone.
Wait, I have a simpler solution. If you don't want to telecommute, don't take a job that requires you to telecommute.
Originally patents were for 13 years with one renewal by the original Person that applies and copyright was for 17 years with one renewal by the original Person that applies.
Go back to that and all the problems disappear.
Along with most of the patents in the world... But that's your point right?
And what's your problem with that? Patents and copyrights weren't intended for the perpetual siphoning of money to the corporations and descendants of the inventor/creator. If you can't make back your investment in 13 years with plenty of profit to spare, oh well. If someone else comes along after that, finds a market, and makes a profit - well sucks to be you, you blew it.. If you're living off the royalties of your grandfathers, or even fathers work, then get off your lazy ass and do something yourself.
My guess is because IT is not given control over security, not listened to and told to "just do it" when they try to point out the security problems during planning. Butt you can bet your ass they're the one blamed when all hell breaks in.
Didn't they lease or sell one recently to SpaceX or one of the other private companies? Sounds like the money was already allocated as well, so what's the damage?
The damage is the cost of completing the tower (so far unspent monies) and the $840,000/year maintenance fee. Fuck that the money was already allocated bull shit. If it's not needed and won't be used, reallocate the remaining funds somewhere (preferably within NASA, since that's where the money was really allocated) it won't be nothing but waste.
This "allocated funds need to go where they were allocated no matter what the current situation" and "spend it or lose" it crap is responsible for so much waste, it's ridiculous.
slashdot, fix your damn editor to recongnise a blank line as a fucking line brake, like everyone else in this century.
Ummm. That's a double-edge razor, not a straight razor. I've been using one for five or so years, and get a years worth of blades for ~$25 or so. I have a disposable blade straight razor I purchased early last year but haven't worked up the nerve to try it yet.
I run Linux. Tell me again about that iTunes model giving me what I want.
How are they chatting you up if you're wearing headphones? Just ignore them, and if they tap you on the arm to get your attention, ask them not to touch you. Besides, I'm sure they aren't talking at the top of their lungs at you, but most likely are while on the phone.
It would be more accurate to say it was destroyed by neglecting to proofread in your desire to get a first post.
Interesting enough, I had three (non gift) packages scheduled for FedEx delivery today (Thursday) that showed up Tuesday. My apologies to three of you for the delaying of your gift arrivals.
This is something I really never though of before. Perhaps in the future I'll delay any non seasonal orders I plan on making two weeks or so before Christmas, until afterwords. Or order early, if I know I'll need something.
Hint: Windows is usable these days.
Yeah, if you're a preschooler used to the Mattel "My First" line of big button crap, or have poor motor skills and/or hand-eye coordination.
Isn't this why there's rent control in N.Y? They should be protesting the property and business owners for raising prices to gouge the higher paid newcomers. It's not the tech companies fault their employes are being charged more, nor is it the tech employes fault your landlord raised your rent in order to get you to move out so he could gouge said tech employee for even more.
I'm assuming the non-digitized archive is still public domain, and third party digitization of this public domain information isn't covered by this contract?
Until the sprinkler systems malfunction, or there's a real fire and the original documents are destroyed.
That's a victimization term now? So 99.999% of the entire global population over the age of 3 are now classified as a victim.
Another way to sell us yet another cable to replace one we already have that works just fine.
It's not easy to pug the connector in upside down, so if someone forces it in in the wrong direction and breaks it, it's not the fault of the connector.
It's not imposible to purchase ethanol free gasoliene, it's just not easy to find. There are two gas stations that sell "pure" gasoliene around here. I do live 10 miles from a recreational lake, however, so the demand is greater than most places.
Wouldn't that only apply if MS made an Android office app, and Google was preventing the user from installing it?
I don't see how it could be considered antitrust to create something that competes with nothing.