We don't care what you think. Haven't you learned by that now?
To suggest that we'd hand over control of the internet to a body that allowed Libya to head a commission on human rights violations or lets China prevent Taiwan to gain representation...it's sheer lunacy.
Again, Europe and S. America and others may worship the UN. Americans do not. If you want the UN to control something, then you invent it and hand it over to them. We would have no problem with that.
It does hold water. The only way the US will let the UN take control is if the US doesn't exist anymore. And if we don't exist, you don't exist.
This whole concept of a world government holds no water with American people. It never will. If people from other areas aren't content with the internet...implement your own. It's as simple as that.
I wiped it off my dual-boot machine (now single boot). They do some good things but they seem lost recently. They're scrambling to come up with a successful business model. Unfortunately, I can't wait for them to figure it out. I need a stable linux platform that I can count on.
I hope things work out for them because to a large extent, their success (or lack) will be tied to the Open Source movement.
Re:"Co-opt Java"
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I use them on my cell-phone daily. It appears you're still thinking in terms of desktop applications. You better start thinking in the now before you become obsolete.
Re:"Co-opt Java"
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In a sense, Java was designed to co-opt C++. But co-optinging C++ was not made as a business decision to lock in Sun customers, it was made as part of Sun's vision of "The Net is the Computer" (or whatever they called it).
Sun embraced the internet years before Microsoft and looked out into the future and realized that desktop computing and huge, standalone applications were going to be increasingly replaced by device computing and small, internet downloadable applications would be prevalant.
To that end, they tried to design a language that was simple, that had built-in libraries to handle basic internet protocols and to a large extent, their vision was spot-on and Java was hugely successful.
Without Microsoft spending years trying to undercut them it's very conceivable that Java would be the lingua-franca of the internet right now.
Yeah, I agree that Two Boots is averge if you look at the individual parts. The pizza is not exceptional, the video store is small and the theatre is really a joke when compared to Angelika or Sunshine Cinema. I think it's the combination of the parts that make it kind of special. Being able to rent out the Den of Cin for a party and have them bring down pizza and that good ol' Brooklyn Lager is a very nice option. Also, Pioneer does show some very interesting films/shorts that you never get the chance to see anywhere else. I don't know why they're so in love with Donnie Darko, but that's a question for another day.
But I think the case that Two Boots makes is apropos for the record/video companies. By creating an environment where you give your customers options on how to amuse themselves makes your business more relevant. A
Unfortunately for the record stores, they are nothing more than the middleman. They do not own the music they sell, they merely own the discs the music is pressed on.
This means they do not have th freedom to experiment in the manner you suggested. They need approval from the various music companies that are loathe to try anything new that does not involve legislation or lobbying. Getting all music companies to agree on any given plan is very difficult.
I haven't been to my local videostore in over 8 months. Netflix is where I go to get my rentals.
These types of businesses will have to get creative to stay in business. Perhaps supplement their rental business with other types of goods. There is a cool video rental place in the East Village that shares space with a pizzeria, theatre and screening room. Two Boots. Check it out.
The person who modd'd me down is indicative of the BBC mentatlity that filters "news" through its left-leaning prism. Anything that contradicts that prism is attacked. Not even the PM of Britain is safe from those attacks, so I certainly don't expect any better.
Since this submission is nothing more than an attempt to hawk his one book, on principle I refuse to buy it. I don't like dishonesty in the submission process. He should have come out and directly admitted that it was his book.
It's so incredible, with all the evidence of government deceit and treachery all around us that we would still have people giving them the benefit of the doubt!
I know! It's very exciting, isn't it!
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely, and our government is as close to wielding absolute power as anyone ever has.
I know! Who knows, they may even invent a device that allows them to maintain communictation even in the event of a nuclear war, allowing them to continue to assemble and attack some more !
And you want to trust them to coordinate auditing open-source software? I can't imagine a more naive posture to take!
Tell me about it! Letting them get their hands on Open-Source software where everyone can look at and review the code ! It's downright scary !
If they have such considerable resources that they can catalog all the vulnerabilities of Windows and Linux systems, why go through the charade? They can just perform their calculcations heind the scene.
What size tin-hat do you wear? You might want to try a larger size.
Google Hasn't Won Anything Yet
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Searching is still an evolving science. With all the google-bombing going on that manipulates search results, there remains a lot of work to be done. The key essence of searching is to either
a) retrieve the most relevant information
or
b) retrieve the most popular information
But the key is the user must never be confused as to which heuristic was used to return his/her results. This isn't happening right now.
Google is a star at the moment but so was Altavista and so were a couple other search engines. It is not inconceivable that Google can be displaced.
I think it's Apple's programmers. They're having the same problems with their iTunes software on Windows. Riddled with weird bugs and just not as sharp as it is on Apple computers.
I downloaded the "free" Real Media player the other day and was disgusted to see that it loads up advertising. It took forever to load and then when it came up it had this nauseating BMW ad playing.
Considering that your username is from an '80s cartoon, I would wager that you're a loner, nerd type, probably not used to dealing with "real" women.
You probably spend a lot of time fantasizing about going to a poor, 3rd world nation where you can start over again and pick up the local women who are clearly, in your mind, not as sophisticated or discerning as "real" women.
Is this the same Scandinavia that is enacting laws to keep foreigners (mainly Muslims) out of their countries? Seems like xenophobia can still thrive in such enlightened nations.
The only thing I can tell you is start learning the Koran. You won't be able to keep them out for long.
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We don't care what you think. Haven't you learned by that now?
To suggest that we'd hand over control of the internet to a body that allowed Libya to head a commission on human rights violations or lets China prevent Taiwan to gain representation...it's sheer lunacy.
Again, Europe and S. America and others may worship the UN. Americans do not. If you want the UN to control something, then you invent it and hand it over to them. We would have no problem with that.
It does hold water. The only way the US will let the UN take control is if the US doesn't exist anymore. And if we don't exist, you don't exist.
This whole concept of a world government holds no water with American people. It never will. If people from other areas aren't content with the internet...implement your own. It's as simple as that.
I wiped it off my dual-boot machine (now single boot). They do some good things but they seem lost recently. They're scrambling to come up with a successful business model. Unfortunately, I can't wait for them to figure it out. I need a stable linux platform that I can count on.
I hope things work out for them because to a large extent, their success (or lack) will be tied to the Open Source movement.
I use them on my cell-phone daily. It appears you're still thinking in terms of desktop applications. You better start thinking in the now before you become obsolete.
In a sense, Java was designed to co-opt C++. But co-optinging C++ was not made as a business decision to lock in Sun customers, it was made as part of Sun's vision of "The Net is the Computer" (or whatever they called it).
Sun embraced the internet years before Microsoft and looked out into the future and realized that desktop computing and huge, standalone applications were going to be increasingly replaced by device computing and small, internet downloadable applications would be prevalant.
To that end, they tried to design a language that was simple, that had built-in libraries to handle basic internet protocols and to a large extent, their vision was spot-on and Java was hugely successful.
Without Microsoft spending years trying to undercut them it's very conceivable that Java would be the lingua-franca of the internet right now.
Yeah, I agree that Two Boots is averge if you look at the individual parts. The pizza is not exceptional, the video store is small and the theatre is really a joke when compared to Angelika or Sunshine Cinema. I think it's the combination of the parts that make it kind of special. Being able to rent out the Den of Cin for a party and have them bring down pizza and that good ol' Brooklyn Lager is a very nice option. Also, Pioneer does show some very interesting films/shorts that you never get the chance to see anywhere else. I don't know why they're so in love with Donnie Darko, but that's a question for another day.
But I think the case that Two Boots makes is apropos for the record/video companies. By creating an environment where you give your customers options on how to amuse themselves makes your business more relevant. A
I believe that was the mandate given Hejlsberg by Gates.
Unfortunately for the record stores, they are nothing more than the middleman. They do not own the music they sell, they merely own the discs the music is pressed on.
This means they do not have th freedom to experiment in the manner you suggested. They need approval from the various music companies that are loathe to try anything new that does not involve legislation or lobbying. Getting all music companies to agree on any given plan is very difficult.
I haven't been to my local videostore in over 8 months. Netflix is where I go to get my rentals.
These types of businesses will have to get creative to stay in business. Perhaps supplement their rental business with other types of goods. There is a cool video rental place in the East Village that shares space with a pizzeria, theatre and screening room. Two Boots. Check it out.
I'm not familiar with the "American" news organization.
In America, news organizations are private institutions that do not receive public funding.
The person who modd'd me down is indicative of the BBC mentatlity that filters "news" through its left-leaning prism. Anything that contradicts that prism is attacked. Not even the PM of Britain is safe from those attacks, so I certainly don't expect any better.
Their left-leaning social values tend to permeate their news and commentary coverage in most areas. Their conclusion is not surprising in the least.
I used to respect the BBC when they were a serious news organization but they now appear to believe that they are an agent of populist social change.
Since this submission is nothing more than an attempt to hawk his one book, on principle I refuse to buy it. I don't like dishonesty in the submission process. He should have come out and directly admitted that it was his book.
I guess you've never traveled to Britain
And you can't read worth shit, can you?
I don't know what shit is worth these days. But I do know what your posts are worth.
It's so incredible, with all the evidence of government deceit and treachery all around us that we would still have people giving them the benefit of the doubt!
I know! It's very exciting, isn't it!
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely, and our government is as close to wielding absolute power as anyone ever has.
I know! Who knows, they may even invent a device that allows them to maintain communictation even in the event of a nuclear war, allowing them to continue to assemble and attack some more !
And you want to trust them to coordinate auditing open-source software? I can't imagine a more naive posture to take!
Tell me about it! Letting them get their hands on Open-Source software where everyone can look at and review the code ! It's downright scary !
Where's the misdirection then?
If they have such considerable resources that they can catalog all the vulnerabilities of Windows and Linux systems, why go through the charade? They can just perform their calculcations heind the scene.
You sound like a typical paranoid nerd.
What size tin-hat do you wear? You might want to try a larger size.
Searching is still an evolving science. With all the google-bombing going on that manipulates search results, there remains a lot of work to be done. The key essence of searching is to either
a) retrieve the most relevant information
or
b) retrieve the most popular information
But the key is the user must never be confused as to which heuristic was used to return his/her results. This isn't happening right now.
Google is a star at the moment but so was Altavista and so were a couple other search engines. It is not inconceivable that Google can be displaced.
More than likely, a Brit or EUian mod'd my post down.
It's quite amusing to see how defensive they are when the joke is on them.
Sure.
The British still celebrate their Monarchy.
I think it's Apple's programmers. They're having the same problems with their iTunes software on Windows. Riddled with weird bugs and just not as sharp as it is on Apple computers.
I downloaded the "free" Real Media player the other day and was disgusted to see that it loads up advertising. It took forever to load and then when it came up it had this nauseating BMW ad playing.
I promptly uninstalled the garbage.
Considering that your username is from an '80s cartoon, I would wager that you're a loner, nerd type, probably not used to dealing with "real" women.
You probably spend a lot of time fantasizing about going to a poor, 3rd world nation where you can start over again and pick up the local women who are clearly, in your mind, not as sophisticated or discerning as "real" women.
Stay anonymous. It proves my theory.
Is this the same Scandinavia that is enacting laws to keep foreigners (mainly Muslims) out of their countries? Seems like xenophobia can still thrive in such enlightened nations.
The only thing I can tell you is start learning the Koran. You won't be able to keep them out for long.