Accomplishing any task requires 3 things. 1. Innate ability. 2. Training / Education to develop that ability 3. Diligence to work on the task until it's done.
I will probably never run a mile in 4 minutes because I don't have the innate ability to do that, and even if I did, I haven't developed that ability through training and diligence. I can design a web site or repair a pinball game, because I have the talent, the training (some of it self-taught, but that counts), and I work at it.
it's so obvious you stopped at page 1. so did the moderators that modded you insightful, if they got that far.
He was talking about so much more, mostly about what can stifle the innovation that the internet provides. The internet is not in jeopardy of being shut down, but rather having a significant part of it's innovative structure locked out of significant numbers of end users, in a way they wouldn't even miss.
Much of the cause is just what you said, at the last mile, but his premise is not flawed.
He discusses ideas and solutions that keep innovation going strong. Read the rest.
traffic lights? I have more than once seen traffic lights be green in both directions! It was more the fact that I and the other driver were paying attention that kept me from being involved in accidents over those!
With regard to computers, cars, and other consumer electronics, As long as people make purchase decisions based only on price, we will continue to be guinea pigs for the manufacturers, and see stuff like this.
actually i did wire and plumb my own house. I am a jack of all trades, master of several.
maybe there should be a security certification for computers, along with an ad campaign to get consumers to buy computers that meet that specification. then if you decide to save money and do it yourself, it's on you. No law needed.
It works well for me with very rare outages that have always been related to storms, which is good because i'm also using vonage for my home phone service. If that's down i just use my wireless.
I have never had a serious problem with service either. they have always showed up when they said they would and fixed everything to my satisfaction.
It's true that people make or break a company, but the problem is that many bosses don't understand that fact. It's true even in many small businesses too. To many bosses, employees are the problem, not the solution. Employees are a necessary evil. Small business bosses are --more likely-- to understand the true nature of employees but not all do. Big business bosses rarely understand especially if they are publicly traded.
>>>It doesn't solve the small-scale atonimous[sic] energy factory (car) problems, but it could at least cut down on the other energy waste going.
Actually it could be a step in that direction if Electric vehicles could be viable. The problem with purely electric vehicles is the range and the need to charge for hours before being useful. Hybrid vehicles are not nearly as efficient as originally promised, but if they could be plugged into nuclear power plants for optional charging all around efficiency and cleaner air could result.
I was talking about the suv's that are over 5 or 6000 lbs they qualify for federal subsidies as a truck for business, but as a car for driving purposes. A cherokee is much smaller and should qualify as a car for those purposes.
What bothers me are the ones who take large tax discounts for purchasing an suv or truck, then drive past the signs that say no trucks. You shouldn't be able to have it both ways.
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Accomplishing any task requires 3 things.
1. Innate ability.
2. Training / Education to develop that ability
3. Diligence to work on the task until it's done.
I will probably never run a mile in 4 minutes because I don't have the innate ability to do that, and even if I did, I haven't developed that ability through training and diligence. I can design a web site or repair a pinball game, because I have the talent, the training (some of it self-taught, but that counts), and I work at it.
Somebody actually made them change that part of the contract!
I have a friend in Maine!
it's so obvious you stopped at page 1. so did the moderators that modded you insightful, if they got that far.
He was talking about so much more, mostly about what can stifle the innovation that the internet provides. The internet is not in jeopardy of being shut down, but rather having a significant part of it's innovative structure locked out of significant numbers of end users, in a way they wouldn't even miss.
Much of the cause is just what you said, at the last mile, but his premise is not flawed.
He discusses ideas and solutions that keep innovation going strong. Read the rest.
Scott
traffic lights? I have more than once seen traffic lights be green in both directions! It was more the fact that I and the other driver were paying attention that kept me from being involved in accidents over those!
With regard to computers, cars, and other consumer electronics, As long as people make purchase decisions based only on price, we will continue to be guinea pigs for the manufacturers, and see stuff like this.
This is one of the most insightful posts I have ever seen on slashdot, or anywhere else. I have noticed the same phenomenon for several years.
It is also rather well written, unlike if I tried to write it.
kudos
my house was a sewing factory. i gutted both the inadequate plumbing and knob&tube electrical systems and rebuilt them from scratch.
maybe the whitebox systems providers could start the ball rolling on "safer" systems.
whattdya think?
actually i did wire and plumb my own house. I am a jack of all trades, master of several.
maybe there should be a security certification for computers, along with an ad campaign to get consumers to buy computers that meet that specification. then if you decide to save money and do it yourself, it's on you. No law needed.
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and damn little economy either
truth be told, the rich need the poor in order to get richer
Dems aren't ANY better than republicans when it comes to money!
They are both crooked.
one problem with that theory:
kidnappers of late haven't released always released their captives. more often than not they don't.
i have comcast and i think it depends on the area
It works well for me with very rare outages that have always been related to storms, which is good because i'm also using vonage for my home phone service. If that's down i just use my wireless.
I have never had a serious problem with service either. they have always showed up when they said they would and fixed everything to my satisfaction.
fwiw i'm in berks county PA
republicans? democrats? they're republicrats!
insightful?! It's insightful if it gives insight, not if it's already obvious! :)
It's true that people make or break a company, but the problem is that many bosses don't understand that fact. It's true even in many small businesses too. To many bosses, employees are the problem, not the solution. Employees are a necessary evil.
Small business bosses are --more likely-- to understand the true nature of employees but not all do. Big business bosses rarely understand especially if they are publicly traded.
is there any reasonably good open source voice recognition software for linux?
>>>It doesn't solve the small-scale atonimous[sic] energy factory (car) problems, but it could at least cut down on the other energy waste going.
Actually it could be a step in that direction if Electric vehicles could be viable. The problem with purely electric vehicles is the range and the need to charge for hours before being useful. Hybrid vehicles are not nearly as efficient as originally promised, but if they could be plugged into nuclear power plants for optional charging all around efficiency and cleaner air could result.
Regarding my sig: somebody DID donate a laptop to me! Too bad it's a dell, but it does (slowly) work.
I have ubuntu running on a dell inspiron 3200 w/ a 266 Mhz processor and 112 MB Ram
I was talking about the suv's that are over 5 or 6000 lbs
they qualify for federal subsidies as a truck for business, but as a car for driving purposes. A cherokee is much smaller and should qualify as a car for those purposes.
What bothers me are the ones who take large tax discounts for purchasing an suv or truck, then drive past the signs that say no trucks. You shouldn't be able to have it both ways.
nah!
you're confusing republicans with politicians!
Democrat politicians are just as bad!
not all republicans are technoboobs, though many are, just like in the rest of the population.
Freedom wireless is crap!
Why is pay as you go patentable?