IS this site referenced even from NASA's JPL? I don't think so. It's got a friggin' hostgator.com DNS. NASA doesn't use hostgator, do they?
You've all been duped
This is complete and utter crap. The notion that we'll be completely self sufficient is nothing but a pipe dream. Particularly the part about it happening by 2017 - a mere 4 years away. Do these idiots think all auto manufacturers can retool all cars to run on shale gas? That's a completely different set of complex hydrocarbons than what makes gasoline. More over, as the Oil Drum points out, the energy return on energy invested in shale gas is very poor. Furthermore, the amount of waste water generated and fresh water needed is staggering and we'll have a massive ground-water pollution problem to deal with.
Getting the shale gas is only profitable when the price is high. If shale gas drilling goes wild and everybody does it, like the good capitalists Americans are, then the price goes down and it ain't worth spit any more. Also, if production of shale gas goes high, then middle eastern oil prices drop, making that an attractive option, thereby causing the price of shale oil to drop.
The idiots dreaming this garbage up are stuck in microeconomics. The world doesn't work like that, and the self-sufficiency argument is thrown out the
window when exposed to the light of day of macroeconomics and globalization.
As an American citizen living in South Korea I'm amazed sometimes at the level of education these people force on their young. It's insane. And it doesn't seem to produce smarter people. This article is proof of that. The MPG tests are done by the car companies - by following the EPA guidelines. Apparently the Korean engineers couldn't figure out the guidelines and do the tests correctly.
I see this kind of thing everyday here - a million book smart people that can recite facts but can't solve a problem to save their ass. How many rocket launch attempts have they failed and still can't get a satellite up?
Whatever you do, America, don't follow Korea's example on education.
As a guy who took a few wrong turns in his career (software engineer -> software sales -> computer/math teacher) I'm inspired by all the older folks still out there making money and making good software. I'm looking forward to getting back into programming and design. I've been doing a boatload of new stuff, mostly Java/Android and am hoping to get hired by a company who wants someone with skills regardless of their age. I'm 52 now (but look 35 and could kick the crap out of a lot of 20-somethings) It's really good to see the older software folks. I hope finding a hiring manager who appreciates older
folks is just as easy.
They didn't charge more for the subtitled movie, but the movie was made available to more viewers because of the subtitling. Did they make more money from the movie because it was shown to people who otherwise would not have watched it without subtitles? Most likely they made money.
I would never say it's too late to learn something new. I'm 52 and taught myself Android programming and now have several app out and my resume is getting lots of attention. I might add that I hadn't programmed professionally for several years in between the Android apps and my previous programming job. Computers are all about learning and staying current. Embrace the madness.
Thanks to all for the comments, both the serious and helpful ones and the fun ones. I think I have all the data I need - America's telecom systems are just as jacked up as they were when I left (sigh).
And about 66% of Korea's land mass is uninhabitable because it's too mountainous. Straight sq. km to sq. km doesn't mean much. I knew what you meant. And still think you have no idea of the difference in population density we have here, but I mean no offence by that. It's just thick with people, everywhere you go. They even make Jesus on the cross put his arms down to make room for more people.:)
Been 7 seven years, but I read the news. I understand that American is politically jacked up and women are fat. But I got me one of them slim, sexy Korean wives, so I won't be needing one of your fat American girls:)
I'm telling you - logic has no place in this country. I could give you example after example of things, but trying to get them to see logic is a headbanging
not even close. NJ has a population of 8 million. S Korea is above 50 million. They also have only two carriers, so they
have less squabbling over networks and who pays who when someone uses a tower from carrier a or b. The govt invested heavily
in technology and internet and wireless is big - that's just different from the US where corporations have to invest in things themselves.
Dude - chill! No attitude, just plain facts of what the phone ecosystem was like then in the US and what I have here in Korea. Of course it's easier to wire and wireless a place with a population density 200x of the US in a space the size of Indiana. That's not the point.
The point is, I'm moving back. What should I look into? Thankfully, Detroit won't be one of them.
tried that last time I was in the states - ATT couldn't figure out to work their own cash registers, much less how to make my Korean phone work on their network. Truly sad and most frustrating. T-Mobile could make it work, but Korean phones (at least Samsung) are hard-coded to use Korean servers. Another truly sucky moment on discover of where the packets were going.
have you read the carrier's crap? It's gibberish - especially considering the YMMV aspect of coverage, as confirmed by the numerous
my area sucks/rocks but this area rocks/sucks for carrier xyz. Just getting the word from the user,s not the lies from the providers
I've thought about that. I need to learn more about sip and voip and the discussions above (there is NO clear answer) confirm that the USA phone market is seriously crap.
Good sip voip sites to learn, get s/w?
because Koreans are idiots. And family is in the US. If all I cared about was phone and internet, I'd never leave. This place rocks technically, but socially it's a backwards 3rd world country
because I don't know that yet - wherever the jobs are is where I'll be. Most likely Silicon Valley, but I'm not limiting my choices. Got a job for a mobile app developer? I'm there.
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IS this site referenced even from NASA's JPL? I don't think so. It's got a friggin' hostgator.com DNS. NASA doesn't use hostgator, do they? You've all been duped
This is complete and utter crap. The notion that we'll be completely self sufficient is nothing but a pipe dream. Particularly the part about it happening by 2017 - a mere 4 years away. Do these idiots think all auto manufacturers can retool all cars to run on shale gas? That's a completely different set of complex hydrocarbons than what makes gasoline. More over, as the Oil Drum points out, the energy return on energy invested in shale gas is very poor. Furthermore, the amount of waste water generated and fresh water needed is staggering and we'll have a massive ground-water pollution problem to deal with. Getting the shale gas is only profitable when the price is high. If shale gas drilling goes wild and everybody does it, like the good capitalists Americans are, then the price goes down and it ain't worth spit any more. Also, if production of shale gas goes high, then middle eastern oil prices drop, making that an attractive option, thereby causing the price of shale oil to drop. The idiots dreaming this garbage up are stuck in microeconomics. The world doesn't work like that, and the self-sufficiency argument is thrown out the window when exposed to the light of day of macroeconomics and globalization.
As an American citizen living in South Korea I'm amazed sometimes at the level of education these people force on their young. It's insane. And it doesn't seem to produce smarter people. This article is proof of that. The MPG tests are done by the car companies - by following the EPA guidelines. Apparently the Korean engineers couldn't figure out the guidelines and do the tests correctly. I see this kind of thing everyday here - a million book smart people that can recite facts but can't solve a problem to save their ass. How many rocket launch attempts have they failed and still can't get a satellite up? Whatever you do, America, don't follow Korea's example on education.
As a guy who took a few wrong turns in his career (software engineer -> software sales -> computer/math teacher) I'm inspired by all the older folks still out there making money and making good software. I'm looking forward to getting back into programming and design. I've been doing a boatload of new stuff, mostly Java/Android and am hoping to get hired by a company who wants someone with skills regardless of their age. I'm 52 now (but look 35 and could kick the crap out of a lot of 20-somethings) It's really good to see the older software folks. I hope finding a hiring manager who appreciates older folks is just as easy.
borrowing a book is not a good analogy. They sold a movie viewing, to people who otherwise would not have viewed it without the subtitles
They didn't charge more for the subtitled movie, but the movie was made available to more viewers because of the subtitling. Did they make more money from the movie because it was shown to people who otherwise would not have watched it without subtitles? Most likely they made money.
I would never say it's too late to learn something new. I'm 52 and taught myself Android programming and now have several app out and my resume is getting lots of attention. I might add that I hadn't programmed professionally for several years in between the Android apps and my previous programming job. Computers are all about learning and staying current. Embrace the madness.
Thanks to all for the comments, both the serious and helpful ones and the fun ones. I think I have all the data I need - America's telecom systems are just as jacked up as they were when I left (sigh).
Did that. Had it configured. But my Samsung Galaxy was still sending packets to Korea
And about 66% of Korea's land mass is uninhabitable because it's too mountainous. Straight sq. km to sq. km doesn't mean much. I knew what you meant. And still think you have no idea of the difference in population density we have here, but I mean no offence by that. It's just thick with people, everywhere you go. They even make Jesus on the cross put his arms down to make room for more people. :)
Yup. But getting opinions of real users rather than trying to sift through the marketing BS from the carriers is much more fun
Been 7 seven years, but I read the news. I understand that American is politically jacked up and women are fat. But I got me one of them slim, sexy Korean wives, so I won't be needing one of your fat American girls :)
I'm telling you - logic has no place in this country. I could give you example after example of things, but trying to get them to see logic is a headbanging
not even close. NJ has a population of 8 million. S Korea is above 50 million. They also have only two carriers, so they have less squabbling over networks and who pays who when someone uses a tower from carrier a or b. The govt invested heavily in technology and internet and wireless is big - that's just different from the US where corporations have to invest in things themselves.
Dude - chill! No attitude, just plain facts of what the phone ecosystem was like then in the US and what I have here in Korea. Of course it's easier to wire and wireless a place with a population density 200x of the US in a space the size of Indiana. That's not the point. The point is, I'm moving back. What should I look into? Thankfully, Detroit won't be one of them.
are you a complete idiot?
tried that last time I was in the states - ATT couldn't figure out to work their own cash registers, much less how to make my Korean phone work on their network. Truly sad and most frustrating. T-Mobile could make it work, but Korean phones (at least Samsung) are hard-coded to use Korean servers. Another truly sucky moment on discover of where the packets were going.
have you read the carrier's crap? It's gibberish - especially considering the YMMV aspect of coverage, as confirmed by the numerous my area sucks/rocks but this area rocks/sucks for carrier xyz. Just getting the word from the user,s not the lies from the providers
I've thought about that. I need to learn more about sip and voip and the discussions above (there is NO clear answer) confirm that the USA phone market is seriously crap. Good sip voip sites to learn, get s/w?
because it's an honest question. I just want to know what service is decent these days - apparently, they all suck
because socially it's worse here - they're dorks and have no common sense. And family is in the USA
because Koreans are idiots. And family is in the US. If all I cared about was phone and internet, I'd never leave. This place rocks technically, but socially it's a backwards 3rd world country
from the discussions so far, coming back to the US is going to be one helluva let down in the technology department. (sigh)
Cheers to Maow, fermion and be99 - best info so far
because I don't know that yet - wherever the jobs are is where I'll be. Most likely Silicon Valley, but I'm not limiting my choices. Got a job for a mobile app developer? I'm there.