That would be the traditional capitalist way. The modern capitalist way would be to hire lobbyists to convince government to pass a law making ethics illegal.
Reason I went with the Nook is that it accepts non-DRM epub files (kindle does not).
For its intended use it is OK. But it also has its issues. The menus are sluggish. I have had a few crashes (automatic reboots).
I'm sure ebooks is an area where we will see massive improvements in the next year or two. Faster e-ink screens, in color, and touch sensitive (rather than having a separate touch screen).
There was a blurb on NPR about this case this morning. The car had no ignition key, it was push button start where pressing the button in this situation does nothing. Also, it wasn't the driver who called 911, it was a passenger.
And I'd argue that it's the children's right NOT to be brainwashed by their crazy parents. How will these kids function in society when all they know comes from the bible?
You're confusing raw capitalism with anarchy. Patents and copyright are definitely a part of a raw capitalist society as it is a tool for the corporation to avoid competition.
My point is that none of the extremes work. Capitalism is great, best thing since sliced bread, but it needs to be moderated by the people through government. Once you let corporations influence government via lobbying and campaign contributions you get problems.
And before I'm accused of being a leftist, the same is true for unions.
I've long had the theory that raw, uncontrolled, capitalism and communism end up the same: with a monopoly, no competition and no innovation. Only difference is with communism the state controls the monopoly, with raw capitalism the monopoly controls the state.
Both rely on a submissive citizenry that can not be bothered to defend their freedom.
Isn't Barrett jackson holding another collector's auction next week? If people are willing to pay millions for an old car the space shuttle should be a hit!
The X-frame is key to the video. They obviously wanted a dramatic result showing all the progress we've made and an X-frame car in an offset crash delivers. The same cars in a head-on would have looked different. Other cars of the same era using perimeter frames would also have done much better in an offset crash.
Not saying new cars aren't light years ahead of old cars safety wise, but this was carefully chosen for dramatic effect.
I keep hearing that every now and then and can't figure out where it comes from. As an engineer my standard of living is immensely higher after I moved to the US from Europe. My gross salary doubled and my income taxes went from 30% to 19%.
But the majority would not want their fees to go up because of that kind of usage.
I don't understand why you would think the fees would go up? The ISP's cost per GB towards the backbone provider goes DOWN each year as technology improves. Yet the cost the ISP charges the end user stays the same or increases. Why would we not expect some of the extra profit made by the ISP to be re-invested in their network?
Or are you saying that running a large ISP gives you a license to never upgrade your service and charge ever higher fees?
Your sanity is the end of progress. Once everyone has transfer caps there's no need to upgrade the infrastructure. No upgrades -> no new services. IPTV will die as it will cost more to watch TV over the net than paying for cable.
Don't kid yourself; there's no "byte shortage" in the world. The only reason for the caps is to stop streaming video. It has nothing to do with p2p. The big players all also own cable services. They want to make sure people can't drop cable and watch shows online. And don't think at&t DSL will be far behind. They own U-Verse which offers cable TV.
Ericsson is not in the mobile phone business. You're thinking of Sony-Ericsson which is a different company (spun off from Ericsson yes, but now independent).
Ericsson makes network equipment. Switches, base stations, etc.
An excellent way to learn about Linux is to install Gentoo. They don't do everything for you like most distros and the installation manual is very detailed. Be sure to not take the easy way out during the install, read each chapter and go online if there's anything you don't understand. It will teach you how to set up a file system (fstab, partitions, file formats (journaling vs non-journaling), how to configure and build a kernel, installing and configuring X etc etc. IF you have successfully completed a gentoo install you should qualify as sys admin at most places.
Sorry, my bullshit detector goes off every time I hear Hansen and his cronies going on about doom this and doom that. Funny how the the only thing that will save us is carbon credits and funneling tons of grant money to his buddies.
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I've been pleased with my Logitech DiNovo. It uses bluetooth instead of RF and works fine from my couch 14 feet from the HTPC.
That would be the traditional capitalist way. The modern capitalist way would be to hire lobbyists to convince government to pass a law making ethics illegal.
Reason I went with the Nook is that it accepts non-DRM epub files (kindle does not).
For its intended use it is OK. But it also has its issues. The menus are sluggish. I have had a few crashes (automatic reboots).
I'm sure ebooks is an area where we will see massive improvements in the next year or two. Faster e-ink screens, in color, and touch sensitive (rather than having a separate touch screen).
At $3+ a sheet the hardest part will be to train managers not to throw the printouts away after the meeting.
There was a blurb on NPR about this case this morning. The car had no ignition key, it was push button start where pressing the button in this situation does nothing. Also, it wasn't the driver who called 911, it was a passenger.
China controls the supply of rare earth magnets which are needed to make, among other things, wind turbines. So no, they cannot be made elsewhere.
And I'd argue that it's the children's right NOT to be brainwashed by their crazy parents. How will these kids function in society when all they know comes from the bible?
Space is the future. If you don't go out there we will stagnate and disappear.
You're confusing raw capitalism with anarchy. Patents and copyright are definitely a part of a raw capitalist society as it is a tool for the corporation to avoid competition. My point is that none of the extremes work. Capitalism is great, best thing since sliced bread, but it needs to be moderated by the people through government. Once you let corporations influence government via lobbying and campaign contributions you get problems. And before I'm accused of being a leftist, the same is true for unions.
I've long had the theory that raw, uncontrolled, capitalism and communism end up the same: with a monopoly, no competition and no innovation. Only difference is with communism the state controls the monopoly, with raw capitalism the monopoly controls the state. Both rely on a submissive citizenry that can not be bothered to defend their freedom.
Isn't Barrett jackson holding another collector's auction next week? If people are willing to pay millions for an old car the space shuttle should be a hit!
Good luck describing Qui Gon.
Who? Oh, wait... good point.
I'm not sure what a 200 Toyota is, but if it really gets 92.72 mpg I want one!
Of course not. You have to install just like you have to on any other OS. sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree Oh the pain is unbearable...
No luck with the NASA video on my Linux box. Here's the launch on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WEdX_RIRw8
The X-frame is key to the video. They obviously wanted a dramatic result showing all the progress we've made and an X-frame car in an offset crash delivers. The same cars in a head-on would have looked different. Other cars of the same era using perimeter frames would also have done much better in an offset crash. Not saying new cars aren't light years ahead of old cars safety wise, but this was carefully chosen for dramatic effect.
I keep hearing that every now and then and can't figure out where it comes from. As an engineer my standard of living is immensely higher after I moved to the US from Europe. My gross salary doubled and my income taxes went from 30% to 19%.
Then try Kubuntu which is KDE. IMO (K)ubuntu is ready for the mainstream. I switched my mom over to Kubuntu and she's quite happy with it.
But the majority would not want their fees to go up because of that kind of usage.
I don't understand why you would think the fees would go up? The ISP's cost per GB towards the backbone provider goes DOWN each year as technology improves. Yet the cost the ISP charges the end user stays the same or increases. Why would we not expect some of the extra profit made by the ISP to be re-invested in their network? Or are you saying that running a large ISP gives you a license to never upgrade your service and charge ever higher fees?
Your sanity is the end of progress. Once everyone has transfer caps there's no need to upgrade the infrastructure. No upgrades -> no new services. IPTV will die as it will cost more to watch TV over the net than paying for cable. Don't kid yourself; there's no "byte shortage" in the world. The only reason for the caps is to stop streaming video. It has nothing to do with p2p. The big players all also own cable services. They want to make sure people can't drop cable and watch shows online. And don't think at&t DSL will be far behind. They own U-Verse which offers cable TV.
Ericsson is not in the mobile phone business. You're thinking of Sony-Ericsson which is a different company (spun off from Ericsson yes, but now independent). Ericsson makes network equipment. Switches, base stations, etc.
An excellent way to learn about Linux is to install Gentoo. They don't do everything for you like most distros and the installation manual is very detailed. Be sure to not take the easy way out during the install, read each chapter and go online if there's anything you don't understand. It will teach you how to set up a file system (fstab, partitions, file formats (journaling vs non-journaling), how to configure and build a kernel, installing and configuring X etc etc. IF you have successfully completed a gentoo install you should qualify as sys admin at most places.
You're obviously a true believer and as such beyond reason. But still, here's a very good article about the history of the man-made global warming myth: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2176707/posts
Oh, and "warmer now than the MWP"??? Back then you have farmers on Greenland for crying out loud!
Sorry, my bullshit detector goes off every time I hear Hansen and his cronies going on about doom this and doom that. Funny how the the only thing that will save us is carbon credits and funneling tons of grant money to his buddies.