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It *created* the American gaming scene? Other than saying that those who would disagree are just 'fooling ourselves', how would you defend this position?
The Atari 2600 sold roughly the same number of units as Ford's Model T did a couple generations previously. Would you deny the T's place in history since later cars outsold it? The VW bug *created* the American driving scene? How about the Corolla?
Have you considered the golden age of arcade gaming? Billions of dollars. Arcade games sprouting in every store in the country. Songs. Newspaper articles. Books. Television shows. This culture is directly responsible for the desire to plug a game system into the home television. Here are the true roots of gaming. Historically notable and wildly popular.
The NES was big. It increased the market. It was not the progenitor of the gaming line, only a rung on the evolutionary ladder.
Could you please point me to, or directly quote from the bit in the article which states there are sea snake fossils nine million years older than Najash rionegrina. Multiple readings of the linked article and I just can not find it. Does kind of pull the rug out from under your next seven paragraphs.
Nice article and discussion on this over at Pharyngula.
Been a good couple of weeks for well publicized transitionals.
Don't get me wrong, I am very admiring of the Collins class. The Australians did some fine work on the entirety of the their electronics package and low speed stealth features. They make very capable additions to the combined fleets of the world's great democracies.
They do have some issues. Their three diesel engines are pieces. Tempermental. Cranky. Need to be replaced. Their screws are a tad on the brittle side and cavitate at much lower speeds than expected. The hull design acoustically rocks at the low speeds used during a stalk, but is one of the loudest of the modern era at transit speeds.
Mixed results in wargames against American nuclear powered attack subs. In scenerios where a Collins gets to lurk quietly in wait while the Americans play the role of hard driving clueless target, a Collins will score a kill. Straight up engagements do not play out as one sided.
Short version: completely outclased is not in any way true.
I find it highly suspicious that someone who seems to know a lot about these types of meetings (I wonder why that is) is posting on Slashdot. The kind of mind that takes a keen interest in government and politics and the kind of mind that has a strong interest in computers and technology typically do not mix.
Are those pesky civil libertarians trying to infiltrate our geek club again?
Seriously, what strange little world do you live in where taking an interest in the way our government operates is suspicious?
You are one part of the formula that is trying to subvert people to the cause of the current criminal in charge of the Whitehouse.
The audacity of actually reading the linked article and pointing out facts from the Federal Advisory Committee Act is not subversive. I know the AC dared to post a nonflaming message concerning a news article that mentioned Chertoff, Homeland Security and the names of several corporations, but do try to calm your knee down. It is still jerking.
Quite probably. I might be willing to concede that he is simply a sloppy writer and not always factually wrong. I am simply appalled at the number of factual errors in his writing. Perhaps they are not deathblows to his opinions by themselves, but their mere existence is indictive of some problems in his noodle.
Where was I? Oh yeah, the United States has fought at least three conflicts in the past fifteen years where SAM activity was encountered beyond ten thousand feet. Seems a might shortsighted to believe a wee bit of altitude is all the defense aircraft will need in even near future conflicts.
I agree that plenty of pork goes through the military budget, but try to get someone besides Fred Kaplan to provide your linked backup.
Follow the above link. Give Slate some eyeballs. Browse through Kaplan's previous screeds. Note the number of corrections at the bottom of many. Note how many times simple facts appear to be beyond his grasp.
I especially like the time when he claimed the United States needs neither next gen nor stealth aircraft since no surface to air missile can reach above ten thousand feet. The very first Soviet SAM, the venerable SA-1, had an interception altitude of around sixty thousand feet. This man writes a defense related column?
that's part of the problem. it's all very vague. I like quotes like this:
"In simplified terms, Cedega loads a game's binary into memory on a Linux system and then dynamically links to code that provides an implementation of the Win32 APIs that the program is using."
Wouldn't it have been simpler to say something like, I dunno, "Cedega lets you run Windows games on Linux."
The full paragraph where I found your quote is now in turn quoted. Note the first sentence.
"Cedega allows Windows-based games to run on Linux, out-of-the-box, seamlessly and transparently. With Cedega, TransGaming does not require any access to a game's source code but, rather, runs the Windows executable on Linux. In simplified terms, Cedega loads a game's binary into memory on a Linux system and then dynamically links to code that provides an implementation of the Win32 APIs that the program is using."
If I'm not logged in, NOWHERE does it tell me how the payment method works.
There is mention of a 5 USD per month payment on the subscription page, but do agree that the page is not in the Terribly Informative Department. It would take a strong word of mouth campaign from trusted friends before I would start filling out their forms with personal information, much less financial.
I checked reel.com and didn't see it - they usually have the latest B5 things - what's the title of your box set? I've got seasons 1-5 but haven't seen any movies anywhere...
Babylon 5 - The Movie Collection
Amazon has it for $45. I picked it up for a few bucks more at Costco (club store with rotating merchandise and food in team-sized portions). Controlling impulses has never been one of my strong points.
And to keep vaguely on the Farscape topic, where might be a good summary of events in the Farscape universe? I've seen many detailed episode guides, but do not need to read the nitty gritty on each for the next two hours.
Currently, paper made with industrial hemp fiber is significantly more expensive than paper made with wood. Hemp paper pulp can cost up to $2,000 a ton versus $500 a ton for wood paper pulp. Still, there are a handful of economically feasible uses for industrial hemp paper, particularly because it would probably be feasible to produce hemp pulp at a cost well below $2,000 a ton.
http://www.louisville.edu/org/sun/sustain/articles/hemp/paper.html
Perhaps with large capital investment in new plants, economy of scale in mass production, and refinement in the process, hemp fiber will be only slightly more expensive than wood fiber. I do work in the paper industry and know first hand the fear of possible plant closures due to the tight margins industry wide. If hemp looked promising as a low cost fiber source we, and every other manufacturer, would be raising a stink heard nationwide to get access.
Hemp could save some chemical usage when it comes to wet strength additives, but that is a fairly small percentage of the whole system. The majority of chemical additives required for wood fiber paper would still be required for paper with hemp fiber.
If hemp is going to use a mechanical fiber preparation system instead of a closed loop liquor system, prepare to bite the bullet for some major energy costs.
Don't think our friends at Dow Chemical didn't know this when they lobbied to make marijuana illegal.
Dow chemical does manufacture some chemicals used in the papermaking industry (coating polymers, defoamers, biocides primarily), but is far from being one of the major players in that market. I reckon using Eka as the conspiracy name does not carry the same demonizing weight.
One acre of annually grown hemp may spare up to four acres of forest from the current practice of clear-cutting
The only clear cutting that is used to supply fiber to the paper industry comes from stands of ten year old poplars on tree farms getting the whack. The other primary wood fiber sources are waste chips and sawdust from lumber mills and post consumer (recycled) fiber. The percent of virgin, natural forest fiber used in paper manufacturing is in the low single digits.
Compared to wood, fewer chemicals are required to convert low-lignin tree-free fibers to pulp
Actually we are kinda fond of the lignin in the wood fiber. That lignin is the energy source recovered in the boilers that recycle the pulping chemicals, produce steam used throughout the plant, and generate enough electricity that we actually sell back to the market.
Less bleaching results in less dioxin
Dioxin is a ghost from the past in the paper industry. Very few mills still use elemental chlorine in the bleaching process. Quite a few still use chlorine-dioxide, but even these are giving way to newer bleaching plants based on newer technologies with zero dioxin byproducts.
First of all, I tend to the conservative end of the political spectrum myself. I thoroughly enjoy intellectually tormenting local liberals who lack critical thinking capacity. Of course I do the same for conservatives, fascists, commie pinkos, and every political shade between the extremes. I just hate ignorant.
So let me pick one of your 'facts'.
> Bulgarian intel has proof of meetings between Mohammed Atta, the ringleader of the 19 hijackers, and one of the heads of Iraqi Intelligence.
Bulgarian intel - nope, was the Czechs.
one of the heads of Iraqi Intelligence - nope, Iraqi diplomat believed to be an intel agent
meetings - nope, didn't happen. Czechs government now says so. US government now says so. Hell, even most conservative news organizations are saying this one just doesn't hold water.
I think there exists a lot of confusion and misinformation on what the new FCC proposals actually will do. I have read many references in these threads about 'monopolies', 'owning all stations' and 'overturning the 45% rule'.
The proposal *is* the 45% rule, being bumped up from the current 35% level. No corporation can own broadcast stations that reach more than 35/45% of the US population. Biggest beneficiary will be the big networks themselves that can buy up some of their own local affiliates.
The proposal also allows a corporation to own up to three stations in a major market and two in a minor one -- currently two major and one minor. It does, however, keep the rule concerning the top four in a market. A corp can have two or three stations, but only one of the top rated four (ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox in almost every case).
Also kept in place is the regulation that the major networks can not purchase one another.
I can't believe the number of people who think they know what the story said and get self-righteous about how they understand the truth.
She was NOT paid up.
She had not been billed for service for fourteen months. Yes, that was the fault of the ISP. Perhaps they could have been merciful and eaten some or all of the bill, but she did use their service for fourteen months without paying a dime. Did this never seem strange to her? Or perhaps she was just happy that she had slipped through the accounting cracks and was getting free service?
The ISP discovered the lack of billing and decided to send a bill for the service she had already used. She paid only part of what she legitimately owed. The ISP was not in any way asking for more money than they deserved -- only for what fourteen months of service was normally billed at.
To review: Yes, the accounting error created the environment, but her refusal to pay the bill was the reason the account was suspended.
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It *created* the American gaming scene? Other than saying that those who would disagree are just 'fooling ourselves', how would you defend this position?
The Atari 2600 sold roughly the same number of units as Ford's Model T did a couple generations previously. Would you deny the T's place in history since later cars outsold it? The VW bug *created* the American driving scene? How about the Corolla?
Have you considered the golden age of arcade gaming? Billions of dollars. Arcade games sprouting in every store in the country. Songs. Newspaper articles. Books. Television shows. This culture is directly responsible for the desire to plug a game system into the home television. Here are the true roots of gaming. Historically notable and wildly popular.
The NES was big. It increased the market. It was not the progenitor of the gaming line, only a rung on the evolutionary ladder.
Nice article and discussion on this over at Pharyngula.
Been a good couple of weeks for well publicized transitionals.
Don't get me wrong, I am very admiring of the Collins class. The Australians did some fine work on the entirety of the their electronics package and low speed stealth features. They make very capable additions to the combined fleets of the world's great democracies.
They do have some issues. Their three diesel engines are pieces. Tempermental. Cranky. Need to be replaced. Their screws are a tad on the brittle side and cavitate at much lower speeds than expected. The hull design acoustically rocks at the low speeds used during a stalk, but is one of the loudest of the modern era at transit speeds.
Mixed results in wargames against American nuclear powered attack subs. In scenerios where a Collins gets to lurk quietly in wait while the Americans play the role of hard driving clueless target, a Collins will score a kill. Straight up engagements do not play out as one sided.
Short version: completely outclased is not in any way true.
I find it highly suspicious that someone who seems to know a lot about these types of meetings (I wonder why that is) is posting on Slashdot. The kind of mind that takes a keen interest in government and politics and the kind of mind that has a strong interest in computers and technology typically do not mix. Are those pesky civil libertarians trying to infiltrate our geek club again? Seriously, what strange little world do you live in where taking an interest in the way our government operates is suspicious? You are one part of the formula that is trying to subvert people to the cause of the current criminal in charge of the Whitehouse. The audacity of actually reading the linked article and pointing out facts from the Federal Advisory Committee Act is not subversive. I know the AC dared to post a nonflaming message concerning a news article that mentioned Chertoff, Homeland Security and the names of several corporations, but do try to calm your knee down. It is still jerking.
Quite probably. I might be willing to concede that he is simply a sloppy writer and not always factually wrong. I am simply appalled at the number of factual errors in his writing. Perhaps they are not deathblows to his opinions by themselves, but their mere existence is indictive of some problems in his noodle.
Where was I? Oh yeah, the United States has fought at least three conflicts in the past fifteen years where SAM activity was encountered beyond ten thousand feet. Seems a might shortsighted to believe a wee bit of altitude is all the defense aircraft will need in even near future conflicts.
I agree that plenty of pork goes through the military budget, but try to get someone besides Fred Kaplan to provide your linked backup.
Follow the above link. Give Slate some eyeballs. Browse through Kaplan's previous screeds. Note the number of corrections at the bottom of many. Note how many times simple facts appear to be beyond his grasp.
I especially like the time when he claimed the United States needs neither next gen nor stealth aircraft since no surface to air missile can reach above ten thousand feet. The very first Soviet SAM, the venerable SA-1, had an interception altitude of around sixty thousand feet. This man writes a defense related column?
"In simplified terms, Cedega loads a game's binary into memory on a Linux system and then dynamically links to code that provides an implementation of the Win32 APIs that the program is using."
Wouldn't it have been simpler to say something like, I dunno, "Cedega lets you run Windows games on Linux."
The full paragraph where I found your quote is now in turn quoted. Note the first sentence.
If I'm not logged in, NOWHERE does it tell me how the payment method works.
There is mention of a 5 USD per month payment on the subscription page, but do agree that the page is not in the Terribly Informative Department. It would take a strong word of mouth campaign from trusted friends before I would start filling out their forms with personal information, much less financial.
Babylon 5 - The Movie Collection
Amazon has it for $45. I picked it up for a few bucks more at Costco (club store with rotating merchandise and food in team-sized portions). Controlling impulses has never been one of my strong points.
And to keep vaguely on the Farscape topic, where might be a good summary of events in the Farscape universe? I've seen many detailed episode guides, but do not need to read the nitty gritty on each for the next two hours.
Perhaps with large capital investment in new plants, economy of scale in mass production, and refinement in the process, hemp fiber will be only slightly more expensive than wood fiber. I do work in the paper industry and know first hand the fear of possible plant closures due to the tight margins industry wide. If hemp looked promising as a low cost fiber source we, and every other manufacturer, would be raising a stink heard nationwide to get access.
uses less chemicals than paper made from wood
Hemp could save some chemical usage when it comes to wet strength additives, but that is a fairly small percentage of the whole system. The majority of chemical additives required for wood fiber paper would still be required for paper with hemp fiber.
If hemp is going to use a mechanical fiber preparation system instead of a closed loop liquor system, prepare to bite the bullet for some major energy costs.
Don't think our friends at Dow Chemical didn't know this when they lobbied to make marijuana illegal.
Dow chemical does manufacture some chemicals used in the papermaking industry (coating polymers, defoamers, biocides primarily), but is far from being one of the major players in that market. I reckon using Eka as the conspiracy name does not carry the same demonizing weight.
One acre of annually grown hemp may spare up to four acres of forest from the current practice of clear-cutting
The only clear cutting that is used to supply fiber to the paper industry comes from stands of ten year old poplars on tree farms getting the whack. The other primary wood fiber sources are waste chips and sawdust from lumber mills and post consumer (recycled) fiber. The percent of virgin, natural forest fiber used in paper manufacturing is in the low single digits.
Compared to wood, fewer chemicals are required to convert low-lignin tree-free fibers to pulp
Actually we are kinda fond of the lignin in the wood fiber. That lignin is the energy source recovered in the boilers that recycle the pulping chemicals, produce steam used throughout the plant, and generate enough electricity that we actually sell back to the market.
Less bleaching results in less dioxin
Dioxin is a ghost from the past in the paper industry. Very few mills still use elemental chlorine in the bleaching process. Quite a few still use chlorine-dioxide, but even these are giving way to newer bleaching plants based on newer technologies with zero dioxin byproducts.
First of all, I tend to the conservative end of the political spectrum myself. I thoroughly enjoy intellectually tormenting local liberals who lack critical thinking capacity. Of course I do the same for conservatives, fascists, commie pinkos, and every political shade between the extremes. I just hate ignorant.
So let me pick one of your 'facts'.
> Bulgarian intel has proof of meetings between Mohammed Atta, the ringleader of the 19 hijackers, and one of the heads of Iraqi Intelligence.
Bulgarian intel - nope, was the Czechs.
one of the heads of Iraqi Intelligence - nope, Iraqi diplomat believed to be an intel agent
meetings - nope, didn't happen. Czechs government now says so. US government now says so. Hell, even most conservative news organizations are saying this one just doesn't hold water.
I think there exists a lot of confusion and misinformation on what the new FCC proposals actually will do. I have read many references in these threads about 'monopolies', 'owning all stations' and 'overturning the 45% rule'.
The proposal *is* the 45% rule, being bumped up from the current 35% level. No corporation can own broadcast stations that reach more than 35/45% of the US population. Biggest beneficiary will be the big networks themselves that can buy up some of their own local affiliates.
The proposal also allows a corporation to own up to three stations in a major market and two in a minor one -- currently two major and one minor. It does, however, keep the rule concerning the top four in a market. A corp can have two or three stations, but only one of the top rated four (ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox in almost every case).
Also kept in place is the regulation that the major networks can not purchase one another.
I can't believe the number of people who think they know what the story said and get self-righteous about how they understand the truth.
She was NOT paid up.
She had not been billed for service for fourteen months. Yes, that was the fault of the ISP. Perhaps they could have been merciful and eaten some or all of the bill, but she did use their service for fourteen months without paying a dime. Did this never seem strange to her? Or perhaps she was just happy that she had slipped through the accounting cracks and was getting free service?
The ISP discovered the lack of billing and decided to send a bill for the service she had already used. She paid only part of what she legitimately owed. The ISP was not in any way asking for more money than they deserved -- only for what fourteen months of service was normally billed at.
To review: Yes, the accounting error created the environment, but her refusal to pay the bill was the reason the account was suspended.