I'm sorry to say, Google is now officially my new Microsoft. Too big for their own good,
Big != evil. While M$ uses their clout to squish the competition, bribe the government(s), and get away with plenty other unlawful stuff, Google grows mostly by providing a superior product. There is a long way before (if) they become the new M$.
I actually have a WinMo 6 phone lying around. It is free, kind of. After being on Android for a few months, I will never use WinMo again, even if they pay me -- its user interface is that ugly.
And you know what? I'd recommend Windows 7 to most people.
I recommend Ubuntu, but they choose Windows. Then 6-12 months later they come back to me, because their computer is overrun with worms and locked down by nasty trojans. Since I don't feel like cleaning trojans from windows in my spare time, they get switched to Ubuntu. And guess what, a typical user (not a gamer) only needs an internet browser to work.
It's a bacteria, takes 20 secs to procreate. A few years of selection, and these will grow into costumes, complete with shoes and ascots. Clothing industry will be driven out of business, and will sue the bacteria for copying their clothes...
Small scale con artists teach you a gullibility lesson for a small charge of $199. I call that money well spent. There are much bigger sharks all around you, and if you had no lessons, it's gona cost you. Examples:
- used car salesmen charging $10k over the market price
- politicians promising tax cuts and free beer.
- real estate brokers giving "best price for special you", etc.
This being the future, there will be no physical money to duplicate. Already, my bank account is a number in a bank computer, and 99% of my transactions are magnetic card subtracting numbers from that bank number, not useful to duplicate.
If course, this could not be foreseen in 1940's.
I say we are ready for the self-duplicating duplication machine, time to invent one:)
In a fairy-tale land it would. In reality, all the profits will go to US corporations (less a few bribes here and there), since the country is already conveniently occupied.
Think of how Iraq people will become rich because they have big oil reserve... being developed by US oil companies... while under US occupation... never!
But even if not for occupation, think of all the mineral rich third world countries with bribed governments, where people are not seeing a penny from all that wealth.
Canada had better play along if they know what's good for them. Try to practice independence => no FTA for you. Insist, and more trade restriction will come up. US will hardly notice, but Canada will have to trade with polar bears, maybe China and Cuba. The economy will nose-dive so hard that the canadian government will go down as the worst in history, maybe even overthrown before their term is up. Might as well become part of US, at least this way you will have some say.
Religion has been used as a perfectly valid excuse for murder since the beginning of times. The Crusades, St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, Ferdinand's Assassination... oh wait, strike the last one.
Imagine, you are a holy priest, in charge of being a leader of a flock of followers. How do you cement and use that power? Here's an easy recipe:
Eliminate outside information influence. The flock has to hear only what you have to say, so they will not be informed enough to dissent. Internet must go.
Invent a fearful outside enemy. Nothing unites people behind their leaders more than having an enemy. Using some nation that actually exists helps your credibility. USA and zionists - check.
Have fun being a Supreme Leader. Politicians come to consult with you (think 14th century Europe). Execute opposition, expand your domain, fling shit into backyards of your imaginary enemy. It's all in the name of <insert your favorite deity>.
Have you ever worked at a huge software company? Here's a raw picture for you:
There are 1000's of programmers struggling to maintain 1000,000's of lines of code, not written by them but by generations of programmers who came before. Bugs and malfunctions popping here and there, client complaints have to be fixed as priority #0. 90% of bugs and malformed functionality sips through, unnoticed sometimes for years, until a client or QA stumbles upon it.
As such "thoroughly auditing the code" will catch extra 10% of _stuff_ at a great expense. Achieving 99% blunder-free system belongs to undergrad projects and a parallel universe from your dreams.
Gorbachev was able to achieve energy savings on unprecedented scale in just one month, by cutting Lithuanian gas consumption by 80%. European and American energy experts have been dispatched to study the technique to replicate the energy saving success at home.
So, let's convert to Communism! Everyone gets equal share of energy. It will be rationed by energy allowances and dispensed to the long queues of energy-starved populace. "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
The lab stuff bounces off the floor, while the thunderstorm phenomenon is reported to be weightless. Obviously not the same thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7fUKEGyxS8
Your theory breaks in pieces, because advanced civilization spread from Mediterranean, where there are paradise temperatures around the year. My ancient history is weak, but why do Europeans use either Latin or Greek alphabets? Why was the wheel introduced to vikings during the invasion by Romans? Look at the nations of the FAR NORTH: some of them still live in the prehistoric times. Weak, man, real weak.
The speed limits plastered along my 30 mile "expressway" commute range from 50 mph to 40 to 35 mph for "road construction" that is.. um... never taking place.
Do accidents happen? They do. Does it make sense to install speeding cameras throughout and create a never ending traffic jam? Probably not. Let's just say a lot of economic activity will cease to exist, because driving to work/restaurants/malls(/visiting parents) will become unfeasible.
He is a President, for crying out loud! Aliens always either install an anal probe, or explicitly demand to speak to someone in charge. Why all the skepticism?
It seems an honest alien has nobody to turn to these days. If they abducted the the president of US it would probably be classified, because nobody wants to be ridiculed.
But seriously, I just bought WCIII: The Frozen Throne for $11, because it is no longer possible to be matched for a battle.net game on WCIII: Reign of Chaos. I guess there is only three months left before The Frozen Throne suffers the same fate.
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Big != evil. While M$ uses their clout to squish the competition, bribe the government(s), and get away with plenty other unlawful stuff, Google grows mostly by providing a superior product. There is a long way before (if) they become the new M$.
I actually have a WinMo 6 phone lying around. It is free, kind of. After being on Android for a few months, I will never use WinMo again, even if they pay me -- its user interface is that ugly.
Mountain region - no phone signal - that's when you really get lost with google navigation.
Also 10% of the time Magic (mytouch) completely looses ability to GPS -- need to reboot -- on the highway! Tomtom6 never did that to me.
I recommend Ubuntu, but they choose Windows. Then 6-12 months later they come back to me, because their computer is overrun with worms and locked down by nasty trojans. Since I don't feel like cleaning trojans from windows in my spare time, they get switched to Ubuntu. And guess what, a typical user (not a gamer) only needs an internet browser to work.
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_list.php
MINIMUM
GeForce® 6600 GT G3D Rating 251
RECOMMENDED
GeForce 8800 GTX G3D Rating 1050
MAC RECOMMENDED
GeForce 9600M GT G3D Rating 334
You definition is a bit narrow, and Apple definitely is a patent troll. So is Nokia.
Protecting corporate IP interests suddenly became state's job as well: http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/07/06/1659255/US-Pirate-Movie-Site-DNS-Seizure-Fail
It's a bacteria, takes 20 secs to procreate. A few years of selection, and these will grow into costumes, complete with shoes and ascots. Clothing industry will be driven out of business, and will sue the bacteria for copying their clothes...
Small scale con artists teach you a gullibility lesson for a small charge of $199. I call that money well spent. There are much bigger sharks all around you, and if you had no lessons, it's gona cost you. Examples:
- used car salesmen charging $10k over the market price
- politicians promising tax cuts and free beer.
- real estate brokers giving "best price for special you", etc.
This being the future, there will be no physical money to duplicate. Already, my bank account is a number in a bank computer, and 99% of my transactions are magnetic card subtracting numbers from that bank number, not useful to duplicate. If course, this could not be foreseen in 1940's. :)
I say we are ready for the self-duplicating duplication machine, time to invent one
Think of how Iraq people will become rich because they have big oil reserve... being developed by US oil companies... while under US occupation... never!
But even if not for occupation, think of all the mineral rich third world countries with bribed governments, where people are not seeing a penny from all that wealth.
They should make it a "Smart Suppository" instead.
Don't need to change or wash it.
Other functionality ideas:
5. Can administer an electric shock for disobeying commanding officer/head nurse
Canada had better play along if they know what's good for them. Try to practice independence => no FTA for you. Insist, and more trade restriction will come up. US will hardly notice, but Canada will have to trade with polar bears, maybe China and Cuba. The economy will nose-dive so hard that the canadian government will go down as the worst in history, maybe even overthrown before their term is up. Might as well become part of US, at least this way you will have some say.
Imagine, you are a holy priest, in charge of being a leader of a flock of followers. How do you cement and use that power? Here's an easy recipe:
Have you ever worked at a huge software company? Here's a raw picture for you:
There are 1000's of programmers struggling to maintain 1000,000's of lines of code, not written by them but by generations of programmers who came before. Bugs and malfunctions popping here and there, client complaints have to be fixed as priority #0. 90% of bugs and malformed functionality sips through, unnoticed sometimes for years, until a client or QA stumbles upon it.
As such "thoroughly auditing the code" will catch extra 10% of _stuff_ at a great expense. Achieving 99% blunder-free system belongs to undergrad projects and a parallel universe from your dreams.
So is Android. He was being sarcastic.
Gorbachev was able to achieve energy savings on unprecedented scale in just one month, by cutting Lithuanian gas consumption by 80%. European and American energy experts have been dispatched to study the technique to replicate the energy saving success at home.
So, let's convert to Communism! Everyone gets equal share of energy. It will be rationed by energy allowances and dispensed to the long queues of energy-starved populace. "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
The lab stuff bounces off the floor, while the thunderstorm phenomenon is reported to be weightless. Obviously not the same thing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7fUKEGyxS8
Your theory breaks in pieces, because advanced civilization spread from Mediterranean, where there are paradise temperatures around the year. My ancient history is weak, but why do Europeans use either Latin or Greek alphabets? Why was the wheel introduced to vikings during the invasion by Romans? Look at the nations of the FAR NORTH: some of them still live in the prehistoric times. Weak, man, real weak.
The speed limits plastered along my 30 mile "expressway" commute range from 50 mph to 40 to 35 mph for "road construction" that is.. um... never taking place.
Do accidents happen? They do. Does it make sense to install speeding cameras throughout and create a never ending traffic jam? Probably not. Let's just say a lot of economic activity will cease to exist, because driving to work/restaurants/malls(/visiting parents) will become unfeasible.
He is a President, for crying out loud! Aliens always either install an anal probe, or explicitly demand to speak to someone in charge. Why all the skepticism?
It seems an honest alien has nobody to turn to these days. If they abducted the the president of US it would probably be classified, because nobody wants to be ridiculed.
under pressure from the US government....
But seriously, I just bought WCIII: The Frozen Throne for $11, because it is no longer possible to be matched for a battle.net game on WCIII: Reign of Chaos. I guess there is only three months left before The Frozen Throne suffers the same fate.