And, this is what Libertarians can't figure out about Keynesian economics. In bad economic times, it's pointless giving tax cuts to the wealthy big corporations because they usually choose to sit on their money (buying up gold for instance) and wait for things to get better (because they can afford to). The working and middle class take this money and spend it immediately.
By *real*, I mean viable. Are these cars ever going to be more than toys for the rich or will the technology filter down to the general consumer? This is what I can't figure out yet.
The last 10 years I've gone from knowing zilch about the financial industry to having a trust level of zilch. I've watched way too much fraud, IPOs of companies designed to dazzle investors and little else, and reckless greed that have combined to produce scores of great sounding ideas like this one. I simply have no way of telling whether this company stands a chance of creating a real product, or if they'll putter around burning through investor cash until everyone figures out It'll never work and it probably never had a chance in the first place.
How about just putting it into the trash? Why should the user be forced to proactively administer their phone against these kinds of suspicious activity at the expense of convenience and functionality? Seriously, putting your phone into airplane mode *every* time you think it's going to go into sleep mode?
When I first heard about Chatroulette, I thought "what a cool idea?" Then, when I heard about how many sickos are wanking and flashing wiener, that killed it for me. I don't think this algorithm will work, but if they can figure something out before they get branded as that "cock flashing website" they'll probably bring in more prudish people like me.
I've gotten big into sim racing e.g. GTR 2 and I noticed that my driving habits changed in a negative way. I found myself following "the line" on roads, cutting corners, accelerating faster, and breaking harder. This wasn't intentional at all since I've always been a cautious driver to the point of paranoia. It wasn't until blew past a slower truck (in the mindset of a slower GT2 class car in my way) half on a median and half in his lane that I realized how bad I had gotten. I'm now very conscious about what I'm doing, but I still catch myself following the best line on turns (which isn't safe and totally pointless at traffic speeds).
Dude, I'm unpopular with a lot of slashdotters for defending the troops.
From your posts, I'm going to assume it's because you're a hyperbolic demagogue. No one is against "defending the troops." People are against the silly military engagements we get ourselves into. The demagogues like yourself turn that into "you hate soldiers" to demonize your political opposition.
If your app does anything that might make it bigger than The Phone, then you screwed up. Apple wants their customers to always have in mind that they're using an iPhone; not your apps on an iPhone. Same reason Valentino Rossi won't get to race on a Ducati.
I remember just after 9/11, the telcos pretended like they'd suddenly come up with an innovative way to locate victims' bodies based on cell phone pings. Like some industrious guru sitting in their basement came up with the idea over his bagel and coffee. I remember cocking and eyebrow then. I"m harumphing now.
Microsoft lucked up, then fucked up. Palm had the market cornered, but their OS didn't scale as well when people were starting to look to their phones for more functionality (the Treo came out a bit too late to save their dominance). Windows CE was an inefficient behemoth with an interface that was not at all tailored to small mobile screens. But, it had the features people wanted at the time and when hardware caught up with it, Windows CE dominated for a while. The familiarity and comfort of their brand was enough to get people using misplaced UI metaphors like start buttons and microscopic icons. Then, for some screwball reason Microsoft decided to effectively stick their mobile development in the backyard shed. They didn't do anything to address the serious bugginess and quirkiness of their support libraries like ActiveSync and the Windows Mobile Device Center app just complicated the desktop/device synchronization problem. If mobile development was a basketball game, I'd call the FBI in to investigate them for point shaving. But, I have to assume that their leadership simply didn't want to deal with it, just as they didn't want to deal with the Internet back in the late 80s.
So, just as they had sat idly by as fortune smiled upon them, they sat idly as their flawed platform drove more competitors into the market and customers away from them. Unlike sappy romantic comedies, you can't piss in your cornflakes, then expect a heartfelt speech will make everything alright by the time the credits roll.
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And, this is what Libertarians can't figure out about Keynesian economics. In bad economic times, it's pointless giving tax cuts to the wealthy big corporations because they usually choose to sit on their money (buying up gold for instance) and wait for things to get better (because they can afford to). The working and middle class take this money and spend it immediately.
The problem with our 2 stimulus packages is they were effectively trickle-down economic policy and not Keynesian economics. And, just as we should have known, the banks are sitting on the money waiting for things to get better.
Oddly enough, none of the 9/11 terrorists were from Afghanistan...or Iraq for that matter.
By *real*, I mean viable. Are these cars ever going to be more than toys for the rich or will the technology filter down to the general consumer? This is what I can't figure out yet.
The last 10 years I've gone from knowing zilch about the financial industry to having a trust level of zilch. I've watched way too much fraud, IPOs of companies designed to dazzle investors and little else, and reckless greed that have combined to produce scores of great sounding ideas like this one. I simply have no way of telling whether this company stands a chance of creating a real product, or if they'll putter around burning through investor cash until everyone figures out It'll never work and it probably never had a chance in the first place.
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That might be the dorkiest, fanboy post I've ever read; and this is SlashDot!
Opposite side of the planet as the face on Mars.
That, and all the other drillers are using the same plan as BP.
There's an app for that
Do you know why batteries are so expensive?
...you know, all the revolutionary achievements we read here every week...and our energy problems are solved!
How about just putting it into the trash? Why should the user be forced to proactively administer their phone against these kinds of suspicious activity at the expense of convenience and functionality? Seriously, putting your phone into airplane mode *every* time you think it's going to go into sleep mode?
When I first heard about Chatroulette, I thought "what a cool idea?" Then, when I heard about how many sickos are wanking and flashing wiener, that killed it for me. I don't think this algorithm will work, but if they can figure something out before they get branded as that "cock flashing website" they'll probably bring in more prudish people like me.
I've gotten big into sim racing e.g. GTR 2 and I noticed that my driving habits changed in a negative way. I found myself following "the line" on roads, cutting corners, accelerating faster, and breaking harder. This wasn't intentional at all since I've always been a cautious driver to the point of paranoia. It wasn't until blew past a slower truck (in the mindset of a slower GT2 class car in my way) half on a median and half in his lane that I realized how bad I had gotten. I'm now very conscious about what I'm doing, but I still catch myself following the best line on turns (which isn't safe and totally pointless at traffic speeds).
I doubt the artists were under contract with Google. Let them have their day without it being coopted by Google marketing.
I hate NCLB, but I don't think we're going to see the effects of that policy in the market for some time.
Dude, I'm unpopular with a lot of slashdotters for defending the troops.
From your posts, I'm going to assume it's because you're a hyperbolic demagogue. No one is against "defending the troops." People are against the silly military engagements we get ourselves into. The demagogues like yourself turn that into "you hate soldiers" to demonize your political opposition.
Nothing but bait for lame "buy the President" puns and a flood of partisan counterattacks. Nice work, editors.
But..but...why would our government want to spy on its own citizens???
If your app does anything that might make it bigger than The Phone, then you screwed up. Apple wants their customers to always have in mind that they're using an iPhone; not your apps on an iPhone. Same reason Valentino Rossi won't get to race on a Ducati.
This makes me wonder how big of an asshole the doctors had been to force this kind of a policy on them.
I remember just after 9/11, the telcos pretended like they'd suddenly come up with an innovative way to locate victims' bodies based on cell phone pings. Like some industrious guru sitting in their basement came up with the idea over his bagel and coffee. I remember cocking and eyebrow then. I"m harumphing now.
Microsoft lucked up, then fucked up. Palm had the market cornered, but their OS didn't scale as well when people were starting to look to their phones for more functionality (the Treo came out a bit too late to save their dominance). Windows CE was an inefficient behemoth with an interface that was not at all tailored to small mobile screens. But, it had the features people wanted at the time and when hardware caught up with it, Windows CE dominated for a while. The familiarity and comfort of their brand was enough to get people using misplaced UI metaphors like start buttons and microscopic icons. Then, for some screwball reason Microsoft decided to effectively stick their mobile development in the backyard shed. They didn't do anything to address the serious bugginess and quirkiness of their support libraries like ActiveSync and the Windows Mobile Device Center app just complicated the desktop/device synchronization problem. If mobile development was a basketball game, I'd call the FBI in to investigate them for point shaving. But, I have to assume that their leadership simply didn't want to deal with it, just as they didn't want to deal with the Internet back in the late 80s.
So, just as they had sat idly by as fortune smiled upon them, they sat idly as their flawed platform drove more competitors into the market and customers away from them. Unlike sappy romantic comedies, you can't piss in your cornflakes, then expect a heartfelt speech will make everything alright by the time the credits roll.
Doesn't this follow NASA's research though?
I wouldn't say a "fair" number. I'd like to have seen a lot more of them doing the perp walk, including the traders who were in on it.