People have a tough enough time driving in 2-D. How we can expect somebody to execute an Immelman while talkking on their cell and changing the radio station?
Also, how will people signal for a barrel roll vs. a Cuban eight? What about a split-S?
I'm surprised SCO didn't try and take credit for his thoughts. After all, he worked for a company that probably once sold some hardware to another company that...
Anyone who hacks a soldier suit will be prosecuted under the DMCA. It would be wise to load the suits up with a song or two, so that anybody who hacked into one of these suits would be greeted by more suits from RIAA.
That should make someone think twice before hacking a suit.
Not people who work on goverment contracts, since the money comes from the government.
People who work for the government probably could not vote, since they take money from government. This category is rather large and would seem to include civil servants, elected officials, police officers, firefighters, and members of the armed forces.
People who get tax refunds couldn't vote, and people on welfare and/or social security obviously couldn't vote. Getting old or going on the dole is just a ploy to throw the election anyway.
Anyone covered by Medicaid or Medicare couldn't vote, since thats just another form of government handout. Damn those people with end-stage renal disease for taking a handout.
Likewise, employees of NASA, Amtrak and the post office couldn't vote. Hey everybody has choices to make, like: vote or explore space.
Native Americans probably couldn't vote, what with the reservations and all.
So, let us know when you find the cave-dwelling hermit who is eligible to vote in your world. He'll probably vote for Nader, who will win in a 1 vote to nothing landslide.
Although costs for development tools can add up, I would hope that MS would get a price break when it equips people with (say) Visual Studio, SQL Server, and so forth.
Even though MS is a big software developer, I would expect they still have their share of non-technical staff including truck drivers, cafeteria workers, janitors, attorneys, and marketing types. I wouldn't expect these people to be using Visual Studio, or even Office.
The FA cites "$300,000 in annual expenses per employee".
This sounds like they add up all their expenses for the year and divide it by the number of employees. Thus, things like legal bills, lobbying activities, R&D, and the like get heaped in with salary, 401k, costs for office furniture, and so on.
I don't think this is the same metric as the the direct (salary) and indirect (office space, 401k) costs per employee.
The important thing is to keep your mm*mph below 350. Just as 5 x 70 will cause you to lose control, driving on 1mm of water at 350 mph will also cause you to lose control. Similarly, driving 1 mph on 350 mm of water will also cause you to lose control.
As a taxpayer and citizen, it makes my cranky to think that FBI field agents are being tasked to on raids to search for possible evidence of possibly victimless possible crimes.
I know that enforcement of "regular" laws and ordinary criminal investigations do not cease during a time of war, but searching for copyright violations? Please.
All of this occurs just days after the FBI is criticized for not being proactive enough in preventing crime and spending too much effort investigating criminal activity after the fact. So much for those promises of reform.
Here are some things I think the FBI could be working on:
Find terrorists in the US
Find terrorists outside the US
Why not search for WMD while you're out there
Finish the war on terror, and then maybe we can talk about the relative merits of enforcinge copyright infringement at the state level.
I remember using WebCrawler on my very first SLIP dial up account and thinking "How cool is this?" I had used AOL for a couple years prior but was hoping trade in their UI (and limitations) for Netscape. The funny thing is that I wasn't sure if I could find enough content on the web.
Also a great testament to the original design and concept that search engines still look and work a lot like WebCrawler, 10 years on.
Happy birthday, and thanks for the walk down 32K memory lane
If you thought PHBs were bad, just wait until your CEO (or even better), board of directors, starts telling you how to secure your/their computer networks from worms, viruses and other attacks.
The system you get will be the worst melange of marketing-driven products with all the right buzzwords.
I have thought that everyone should be issued a paintball gun and (say) seven paintballs, and they are to be carried at all times. If you ever see anyone break the law, shoot them with your paintball gun.
Police would then have probable cause to pull over the multi color splat cars with multiple paintball hits, and the you could only paintball refills by going to the DMV and explaining how you used the last seven.
Many people think the problem with this is that people will gang up and splatter a car or a person, but I figure if enough people dislike you that much you're probably somewhat of a tool and chances are you broke the law or otherwise violated someones trust.
The pop music industry's current model of "success" is to find (or create, if you can't find) a hot artist and encourage the two US radio stations to play the hell of them. Relatively little effort is spent on artist development, and few artists have the same type of following previous artists enjoyed. For example, there was a time when people bought the latest Pink Floyd/Who/Stones/Led album because they were fans of the band and trusted that any new album was one they would like. Now, if we lose Britney then we have spares in the form of Mandy, Jessica, Christina, and Hillary.
To the extent that everyone likes exactly the same type of music, this is a good model for selling music to the masses.
To the extent that people are different and would like to by music by different artists, this sales model is horrible.
Just as TV networks benefit from me watching a variety of shows (rather than lots of people watching one show), the music industry would be well served to promote more diversity in their offerings.
Humor aside, this is an interesting point from a historical and cultural perspective. Some countries have been defined by who moves there and for what reason. In the US, some obvious examples are the Mayflower clan and their pursuit of certain freedoms. Perhaps more relevant would be the European immigration that occured in the US during late 1800s and early 1900s. Austrailia also has an interesting (although somewhat different) immigration pattern.
It is interesting to think that some part of India (or China) could open up their version of Ellis Island, where Silicon Valley expats line up to enter a country where jobs abound. You'd probably see something akin to the old "Irish Need Not Apply" signs, though.
It seems interesting that so many of these issues (OSs, vendors, and so on) are setup as win/lose, especially when some of the "losers" end up doing pretty well. For example, Apple is not the most widely used personal computer, but they continue to survive, innovate, and even turn a profit. Likewise, it seems odd to call Nintendo a "loser" because they sell "only 5 million" units.
You make a good point, but I think the framers of the constitution had a fairly long-term vision, and they might be unhappy with our relative nearsightedness and priorities that change every 4 or 8 years.
Such a project would not necessarily require direct action on the part of the government (as was/is the case with space program), but could be achieved through tax breaks and other "encouragement."
If a government can put forces in harms way, designate areas as national parks, and even redirect rivers, what is to prevent government from outlining a long-term policy that would likely benefit citizens and the global population?
It can, since all you are really doing is just triangilating on another axis. Most of the low-end consumer devices can report alt., although the accuracy seems to vary from bad to not-so-bad. High end devices should be more likely to provide accurate alt. info, although it really depends on how many satellites are in "view" (the more the better).
I could see how GPS would be good enough to navigate by, but probably isn't good enough land by (yet).
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People have a tough enough time driving in 2-D. How we can expect somebody to execute an Immelman while talkking on their cell and changing the radio station?
Also, how will people signal for a barrel roll vs. a Cuban eight? What about a split-S?
I'm surprised SCO didn't try and take credit for his thoughts. After all, he worked for a company that probably once sold some hardware to another company that...
Anyone who hacks a soldier suit will be prosecuted under the DMCA. It would be wise to load the suits up with a song or two, so that anybody who hacked into one of these suits would be greeted by more suits from RIAA.
That should make someone think twice before hacking a suit.
Dude, who votes in your world?
Not people who work on goverment contracts, since the money comes from the government.
People who work for the government probably could not vote, since they take money from government. This category is rather large and would seem to include civil servants, elected officials, police officers, firefighters, and members of the armed forces.
People who get tax refunds couldn't vote, and people on welfare and/or social security obviously couldn't vote. Getting old or going on the dole is just a ploy to throw the election anyway.
Anyone covered by Medicaid or Medicare couldn't vote, since thats just another form of government handout. Damn those people with end-stage renal disease for taking a handout.
Likewise, employees of NASA, Amtrak and the post office couldn't vote. Hey everybody has choices to make, like: vote or explore space.
Native Americans probably couldn't vote, what with the reservations and all.
So, let us know when you find the cave-dwelling hermit who is eligible to vote in your world. He'll probably vote for Nader, who will win in a 1 vote to nothing landslide.
A good point but I have a couple responses:
The FA cites "$300,000 in annual expenses per employee".
This sounds like they add up all their expenses for the year and divide it by the number of employees. Thus, things like legal bills, lobbying activities, R&D, and the like get heaped in with salary, 401k, costs for office furniture, and so on.
I don't think this is the same metric as the the direct (salary) and indirect (office space, 401k) costs per employee.
Stop making cars.
The important thing is to keep your mm*mph below 350. Just as 5 x 70 will cause you to lose control, driving on 1mm of water at 350 mph will also cause you to lose control. Similarly, driving 1 mph on 350 mm of water will also cause you to lose control.
Nothing kills innovation faster than making it expensive.
As a taxpayer and citizen, it makes my cranky to think that FBI field agents are being tasked to on raids to search for possible evidence of possibly victimless possible crimes.
I know that enforcement of "regular" laws and ordinary criminal investigations do not cease during a time of war, but searching for copyright violations? Please.
All of this occurs just days after the FBI is criticized for not being proactive enough in preventing crime and spending too much effort investigating criminal activity after the fact. So much for those promises of reform.
Here are some things I think the FBI could be working on:
Finish the war on terror, and then maybe we can talk about the relative merits of enforcinge copyright infringement at the state level.
I remember using WebCrawler on my very first SLIP dial up account and thinking "How cool is this?" I had used AOL for a couple years prior but was hoping trade in their UI (and limitations) for Netscape. The funny thing is that I wasn't sure if I could find enough content on the web.
Also a great testament to the original design and concept that search engines still look and work a lot like WebCrawler, 10 years on.
Happy birthday, and thanks for the walk down 32K memory lane
If you thought PHBs were bad, just wait until your CEO (or even better), board of directors, starts telling you how to secure your/their computer networks from worms, viruses and other attacks.
The system you get will be the worst melange of marketing-driven products with all the right buzzwords.
I have thought that everyone should be issued a paintball gun and (say) seven paintballs, and they are to be carried at all times. If you ever see anyone break the law, shoot them with your paintball gun.
Police would then have probable cause to pull over the multi color splat cars with multiple paintball hits, and the you could only paintball refills by going to the DMV and explaining how you used the last seven.
Many people think the problem with this is that people will gang up and splatter a car or a person, but I figure if enough people dislike you that much you're probably somewhat of a tool and chances are you broke the law or otherwise violated someones trust.
Part of good police work is catching people who do things like run red lights. For example, a parking ticket let to the arrest of NY's "Son of Sam."
Similarly, of the people who illegaly park in parking spaces for handicapped persons, something like 25 percent are wanted on existing warrants.
Whats up with "less desirable tracks" in the first place? Why release them if you know people won't like them?
This is like raising the price of a pizza and then adding a side order of maggots.
The pop music industry's current model of "success" is to find (or create, if you can't find) a hot artist and encourage the two US radio stations to play the hell of them. Relatively little effort is spent on artist development, and few artists have the same type of following previous artists enjoyed. For example, there was a time when people bought the latest Pink Floyd/Who/Stones/Led album because they were fans of the band and trusted that any new album was one they would like. Now, if we lose Britney then we have spares in the form of Mandy, Jessica, Christina, and Hillary.
To the extent that everyone likes exactly the same type of music, this is a good model for selling music to the masses.
To the extent that people are different and would like to by music by different artists, this sales model is horrible.
Just as TV networks benefit from me watching a variety of shows (rather than lots of people watching one show), the music industry would be well served to promote more diversity in their offerings.
Humor aside, this is an interesting point from a historical and cultural perspective. Some countries have been defined by who moves there and for what reason. In the US, some obvious examples are the Mayflower clan and their pursuit of certain freedoms. Perhaps more relevant would be the European immigration that occured in the US during late 1800s and early 1900s. Austrailia also has an interesting (although somewhat different) immigration pattern.
It is interesting to think that some part of India (or China) could open up their version of Ellis Island, where Silicon Valley expats line up to enter a country where jobs abound. You'd probably see something akin to the old "Irish Need Not Apply" signs, though.
It seems interesting that so many of these issues (OSs, vendors, and so on) are setup as win/lose, especially when some of the "losers" end up doing pretty well. For example, Apple is not the most widely used personal computer, but they continue to survive, innovate, and even turn a profit. Likewise, it seems odd to call Nintendo a "loser" because they sell "only 5 million" units.
Before you ping on Gateway for turning into Kmart, you should know that Dell has started selling plasma (ok, LCD) TVs
as a result of the collusion/price fixing ruling awhile back?
My LAN voted (repeatedly) in the last Florida election, so I guess it is only fair that it pay taxes.
I'd bet theater owners has similar complaints about the new technology associated with "talkies," but they seem to have made out OK.
Does this mean we can resume counting of ballots in West Palm Beach? Chads were so much fun
You make a good point, but I think the framers of the constitution had a fairly long-term vision, and they might be unhappy with our relative nearsightedness and priorities that change every 4 or 8 years.
Such a project would not necessarily require direct action on the part of the government (as was/is the case with space program), but could be achieved through tax breaks and other "encouragement."
If a government can put forces in harms way, designate areas as national parks, and even redirect rivers, what is to prevent government from outlining a long-term policy that would likely benefit citizens and the global population?
It can, since all you are really doing is just triangilating on another axis. Most of the low-end consumer devices can report alt., although the accuracy seems to vary from bad to not-so-bad. High end devices should be more likely to provide accurate alt. info, although it really depends on how many satellites are in "view" (the more the better).
I could see how GPS would be good enough to navigate by, but probably isn't good enough land by (yet).