I guess first comment passes for insight? What if Einstein's peers all were in agreement over his new discovery, but a few hold-outs paid by the all powerful orange juice industry had claimed "Special Relativity is a myth, and those who support it are taking anti-empirical positions....". There is a large, large difference between relentlessly researched and backed up theories like evolution and human impact on climate, and thinking baby Jesus made the world out of play-doh, or thinking dumping massive amounts of chemicals into the sky and water is somehow magically NOT having an impact.
This. Review the games, but make it a short review. "Worked great until we decided to upgrade the video card to benchmark it." Or perhaps alter the listed game price to reflect repurchases. So there is a "initial price tag", a "5 year price tag" and a "10 year price tag" for games with this kind of system. $50 to play for a year. $100 if you want to play it for 5 years, $150-$200 if you want it for 10 (depending on how many times you upgrade).
Only to then nosedive again in the late 20s. I could have sworn that was when decline started. Though it is offset by other gains, maturity, perspective, it still bites. I want my machine augmented cognitive function now!
Can I just say how much I like your use of the word "Darn" there? Masterful. "Get off my lawn" is an art form. That said, your observation about what was possible in the murky past of 30 years ago is an excellent point. However your generalization that there is "never really anything new" misses out on a few minor counter examples such as the internet, or space travel. Unless we want to think of connections between computers or sailing as "pretty much the same thing".
The question becomes what level of education does our society want to support, and how do we support teachers to make that possible? If we want a college level of education for our populace, then we really need to rethink things. The traditional approach is highly problematic - it doesn't reach everyone, it is very expensive... Then again, this new method as theory is not a sustainable way to support teachers, and leaves out in person instruction. (In practice one would expected these classes are actually used in "real-world" classes to supplement instruction).
Question: We've given way too much power to corporations and the government, and are about to be trapped in a fascist police state (where corporate and state power join... see SOPA et al for references). What can we do to welcome it with open arms?
Answer: Fight among ourselves, either choosing the corporate side (because in the libertarian fantasy world where govts have no regulatory power, bullies do step in and do what they want), or the government side (where the government has a police state to smash immigration, protests, etc).
Better Answer: Let's unite over what really matters: A system of government where votes count, money doesn't buy elections or politicians, and "we the people" actually do run the country. That means campaign finance reform. It means overturning Citizens United. It means getting rid of the electoral college. It means dumping primaries and instituting instant run-off voting. So we end up with a single national popular vote, with instant-run-off, no states getting to go first, and no vast sums of money polluting the discourse and purchasing politicians. That is what we fight for.
To build a website. He is having trouble finding developers who *want* to help him oppose OWS's web presence, so he's going to learn html and make "an anti-anti-wall-street web-page" all by himself.
There is no Democratic primary, and ALL of the Republicans are insane and fascist. "You just have to vote" is about as naive as you can possibly get even without those two facts.
We are chafing at it and railing against it. OWS is a liberal movement. That said, we are at a bit of a loss when the Republicans are evil, the Democrats are evil, and no one else is standing up.
From TFA: He was doing 75mph in the seconds leading up to the crash, then accelerated to 108mph. This lead them to believe he probably fell asleep at the wheel. I sympathize, having lived in MA 75mph on the Pike is nothing (people drive far faster). Also having lived in MA I can sympathize with him falling asleep at the wheel. Massachusetts residents often drive while asleep or at least while dozing.
Has the right to free speech lead to lasting change, or is it still the same old game where might makes right? Without the right to be heard, and the ability to break through the walls of the powerful, there can be no improvement. Freedom of speech isn't such a perfected right that we wouldn't be better served by expanding it to ensure that your free speech is actually heard speech. Or should only those with internet connections be heard?
Users care about what freedom buys: Freedom of the Press. Freedom of Speech. Try having either of those mean nearly as much as they do now with locked down devices that phone home to tattle. That is the future at stake: if we can control our own devices, we can choose to do great and risky things with them. We can organize protests, write investigative blog posts that bubble up into the mainstream media, and so on.
Exactly. Just look at the success of a country with no centralized government like Somalia. Or check out the health care for those in the US who can't afford coverage. Liberals are clearly crazy. Ideas like laws against murder and rape are clearly bad since they are mandatory, right? Or hell, we should get rid of taxes entirely, that's mandatory too. The market will fund schools in poor districts, fire departments in neighboring towns. We don't need environmental regulations, or protections against false advertising either. Unrelated, I am selling a new tablet for only $99. It connects to the internet using 4G, has 32 GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, and is made of polished chrome. Don't complain when you get an old school gameboy though, I'm free to do what I want.
I am legitimately not sure whether it included the same level of infamy and attack at play here. This guy's linkedin was posted, his personal info, people dug into his work to find and report errors. Was this done with Sony executives?
Thunder Sky is an awesome name. RusNano pales in comparison, then straight up faints. I'd love to see more of these odd pairings... "Thai company Robogasm has announced plans to build a microprocessor plant with British owned Drolltech". "African firm KittenRocket's joint venture with Spain's SpainSoft has analysts excited". "Destiny Blaster LLC of Florida is building a plant in Canada with local firm Polite Neighbor Software Inc".
It is a witch hunt when the target is a small bully as in this instance. Take a large bully, like Verizon, who consistently does awful things to their customers, and you just don't see the same effort, vitriol, or results. It is the weak banding together to go after the mildly more powerful, while the truly powerful continue to act as they please.
You could setup an office network with semi-automatic traffic, and a home network with automatic traffic. Being a network engineer would now entail putting on a bullet proof vest and saying "Its time someone took this network down. Then rebooted it. If I'm not back in an hour don't run the regression tests."
Ok: See non-violent revolutions throughout the world for reference. It can be done. If anything I'd say in the modern age non-violent resistance is vastly preferred to getting a bunch of guns and trying your luck against a better trained, better armed, disciplined military force. It really is just a fantasy to think a gun is going to help you do *anything* other than get shot if you try and use it against an oppressive government. Non violence FTW.
"If guns kill people, then pencils misspell words, cars make people drive drunk, and spoons make you fat." -- Unknown
What do buses, cars, trains, p2p, and http all have in common? They are general methods of transportation. Guns just transport bullets. At high velocity. Into a target. A gun is a weapon, not a neutral method of data transport. Unless the next step up from fiber-optic cable is bullets.
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Good points, or alongside cost and rating, have a neat little DRM graphic with (DRM Cost (factored over 10 years) and a DRM Rating).
I guess first comment passes for insight? What if Einstein's peers all were in agreement over his new discovery, but a few hold-outs paid by the all powerful orange juice industry had claimed "Special Relativity is a myth, and those who support it are taking anti-empirical positions....". There is a large, large difference between relentlessly researched and backed up theories like evolution and human impact on climate, and thinking baby Jesus made the world out of play-doh, or thinking dumping massive amounts of chemicals into the sky and water is somehow magically NOT having an impact.
This. Review the games, but make it a short review. "Worked great until we decided to upgrade the video card to benchmark it." Or perhaps alter the listed game price to reflect repurchases. So there is a "initial price tag", a "5 year price tag" and a "10 year price tag" for games with this kind of system. $50 to play for a year. $100 if you want to play it for 5 years, $150-$200 if you want it for 10 (depending on how many times you upgrade).
Its brilliant budgeting of public tax dollars and a PR move all in one! The CCTV cameras are the hotspots.
Only to then nosedive again in the late 20s. I could have sworn that was when decline started. Though it is offset by other gains, maturity, perspective, it still bites. I want my machine augmented cognitive function now!
Can I just say how much I like your use of the word "Darn" there? Masterful. "Get off my lawn" is an art form. That said, your observation about what was possible in the murky past of 30 years ago is an excellent point. However your generalization that there is "never really anything new" misses out on a few minor counter examples such as the internet, or space travel. Unless we want to think of connections between computers or sailing as "pretty much the same thing".
The question becomes what level of education does our society want to support, and how do we support teachers to make that possible? If we want a college level of education for our populace, then we really need to rethink things. The traditional approach is highly problematic - it doesn't reach everyone, it is very expensive... Then again, this new method as theory is not a sustainable way to support teachers, and leaves out in person instruction. (In practice one would expected these classes are actually used in "real-world" classes to supplement instruction).
What about subjects that don't lend themselves as easily to the portfolio approach? Works great for designers, but what about geneticists?
Question: We've given way too much power to corporations and the government, and are about to be trapped in a fascist police state (where corporate and state power join... see SOPA et al for references). What can we do to welcome it with open arms?
Answer: Fight among ourselves, either choosing the corporate side (because in the libertarian fantasy world where govts have no regulatory power, bullies do step in and do what they want), or the government side (where the government has a police state to smash immigration, protests, etc).
Better Answer: Let's unite over what really matters: A system of government where votes count, money doesn't buy elections or politicians, and "we the people" actually do run the country. That means campaign finance reform. It means overturning Citizens United. It means getting rid of the electoral college. It means dumping primaries and instituting instant run-off voting. So we end up with a single national popular vote, with instant-run-off, no states getting to go first, and no vast sums of money polluting the discourse and purchasing politicians. That is what we fight for.
You seem rather well informed as well as polite. So tell me, who is running against President Obama in the Democratic primary for 2012?
To build a website. He is having trouble finding developers who *want* to help him oppose OWS's web presence, so he's going to learn html and make "an anti-anti-wall-street web-page" all by himself.
There is no Democratic primary, and ALL of the Republicans are insane and fascist. "You just have to vote" is about as naive as you can possibly get even without those two facts.
We are chafing at it and railing against it. OWS is a liberal movement. That said, we are at a bit of a loss when the Republicans are evil, the Democrats are evil, and no one else is standing up.
From TFA: He was doing 75mph in the seconds leading up to the crash, then accelerated to 108mph. This lead them to believe he probably fell asleep at the wheel. I sympathize, having lived in MA 75mph on the Pike is nothing (people drive far faster). Also having lived in MA I can sympathize with him falling asleep at the wheel. Massachusetts residents often drive while asleep or at least while dozing.
In theory, this therapy can be used to treat a wide range of brain disorders. It's virtually limitless.
Has the right to free speech lead to lasting change, or is it still the same old game where might makes right? Without the right to be heard, and the ability to break through the walls of the powerful, there can be no improvement. Freedom of speech isn't such a perfected right that we wouldn't be better served by expanding it to ensure that your free speech is actually heard speech. Or should only those with internet connections be heard?
Users care about what freedom buys: Freedom of the Press. Freedom of Speech. Try having either of those mean nearly as much as they do now with locked down devices that phone home to tattle. That is the future at stake: if we can control our own devices, we can choose to do great and risky things with them. We can organize protests, write investigative blog posts that bubble up into the mainstream media, and so on.
Exactly. Just look at the success of a country with no centralized government like Somalia. Or check out the health care for those in the US who can't afford coverage. Liberals are clearly crazy. Ideas like laws against murder and rape are clearly bad since they are mandatory, right? Or hell, we should get rid of taxes entirely, that's mandatory too. The market will fund schools in poor districts, fire departments in neighboring towns. We don't need environmental regulations, or protections against false advertising either. Unrelated, I am selling a new tablet for only $99. It connects to the internet using 4G, has 32 GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, and is made of polished chrome. Don't complain when you get an old school gameboy though, I'm free to do what I want.
I am legitimately not sure whether it included the same level of infamy and attack at play here. This guy's linkedin was posted, his personal info, people dug into his work to find and report errors. Was this done with Sony executives?
Thunder Sky is an awesome name. RusNano pales in comparison, then straight up faints. I'd love to see more of these odd pairings... "Thai company Robogasm has announced plans to build a microprocessor plant with British owned Drolltech". "African firm KittenRocket's joint venture with Spain's SpainSoft has analysts excited". "Destiny Blaster LLC of Florida is building a plant in Canada with local firm Polite Neighbor Software Inc".
And the company reacted promptly by firing the PR fail and apologizing to the community. Deftly handled.
It is a witch hunt when the target is a small bully as in this instance. Take a large bully, like Verizon, who consistently does awful things to their customers, and you just don't see the same effort, vitriol, or results. It is the weak banding together to go after the mildly more powerful, while the truly powerful continue to act as they please.
You could setup an office network with semi-automatic traffic, and a home network with automatic traffic. Being a network engineer would now entail putting on a bullet proof vest and saying "Its time someone took this network down. Then rebooted it. If I'm not back in an hour don't run the regression tests."
Ok: See non-violent revolutions throughout the world for reference. It can be done. If anything I'd say in the modern age non-violent resistance is vastly preferred to getting a bunch of guns and trying your luck against a better trained, better armed, disciplined military force. It really is just a fantasy to think a gun is going to help you do *anything* other than get shot if you try and use it against an oppressive government. Non violence FTW.
What do buses, cars, trains, p2p, and http all have in common? They are general methods of transportation. Guns just transport bullets. At high velocity. Into a target. A gun is a weapon, not a neutral method of data transport. Unless the next step up from fiber-optic cable is bullets.