What's interesting here is that these countries already have plenty of control over the internet at home. They want to extend that control further abroad.
But I can immediately understand and relate to everything you just said. Its wacky but its not particularly alien. My concern is with comments like "The farther away we stray from comfortable routine, the more likely we are to challenge ourselves", the problem being if you stray too far the challenge of just understanding what's going on becomes less and less fun.
The flipside of this is if you make it too alien, the players won't have anything to relate to, nothing to grasp and identify with. Finding the right balance is the trick.
You don't need to evolve physically, just build up a volume of knowledge and the means to record it. In fact this process may very well lead to a species living on average 1000 years all by itself, even if it didn't before, by biological self improvement. Sentience is the ultimate evolution.
Well had you started out with this argument rather than pointing to a relatively unrelated business it would have lent more credence to your perspective. As it stands I'm now equally suspicious of both sides.:D You are right of course, there are a lot of questions yet to be answered. But while I wouldn't invest in them just yet I'm also unwilling to write them off as malice-aforethought frauds at this point, their claims seem a lot more like evolution than revolution, something badly needed in the neglected dirigibles business.
This isn't a traditional airship though, while they avoid explicitly saying it, its a heavier than air model, which means the volume needed is a lot less.
I can see there being a growing market for these things, as they circumvent the need for docks of just about any description. Moving cargo past the coastline and faster than a cargo ship, as well as not being bound to shipping lanes, has to have a fairly sizeable niche.
They could always show ads for baby clothes and the like, if they could differentiate between cuddling with and without contraceptives. I dunno, cuddling has always been kind of snuggling up comfortably to me, what the subbie probably meant to say was having wild yowling sex.
I guess the same thing applies elsewhere too, like China or Saudi Arabia. If a company wants to conduct business in a country it has to comply with the laws of the country. The main difference is the US is such a huge market that most companies would rather hand over the data than be shut out of it. In a situation where the laws of two different large markets are in direct conflict, it probably becomes a question of "can we get away with it".
To be honest I think they should be looking at different designs entirely to compensate for the poor quality materials, maybe even completely new designs.
This is interesting, and in fact fairly plausible. Anyone that's lived in developing countries knows that crazy situations are rarely far away, see the mad police chase after a foreigner and his married lover in the Philippines a while back for example (adultery is a crime there). The craziest thing I've read about it so far is that he's planning to go BACK. If gone, stay gone, it would be like fighting the ground under your feet to return and seek justice, especially after this dog and pony show.
It is pitiable how the editor(s) feel the need to mock the ignorant propaganda of a thoroughly subjugated people. I remember reading about how escapees from North Korea across the Chinese border were returned, and the Chinese guards were sickened by the sight of wires being passed through the wrists of the refugees by way of handcuffs before they were led off. But no, we read about unicorns.
I know this is Slashdot and we're all here for the braintrust comments, but the latest crap to make it to the front page is coming very, very close to outweighing the benefits.
Its because the Middle East stands at the nexus of what used to be two great powers during the cold war, now three with China, and probably four soon with India on the rise. That makes it a perfect proxy battlegound for these powerful countries, and the main losers are the people of the Middle East. Even if there was no oil, the power struggles would continue. Israel is the beachead for US interests in that part of the world, I guess Saudi Arabia too. Iran poses the greatest threat to these political maneuvers, potentially they might be able to unite the entire area into one single group and spoil everyone's day.
Great! If you weren't married, would you have stuck together? If so, why get married, minor tax advantages aside? Sure it served a purpose once as far as child support goes, but the law has pretty much caught up in most developed countries.
So how has the institute of marriage made your life any better? Would not being married have cost you the relationship? I don't mean to pry, in fact don't answer if you don't want to, but for a lot of people, and by a lot I mean the kind of numbers that would have an epidemiologist nuking the city, the result is very different.
Why depressing? Its just plain old reality looking us in the face. If people were meant to be monogamous they wouldn't have invented marriage in the first place. Theres a HUGE industry built around it, almost every movie or show you watch is all about dating then marriage, but the fact is if people wanted to stay together they wouldn't need a legally binding contract to ossify the situation. Marriage is a bad idea.
Perhaps you should educate yourself a little first then. This "bailout" was a loan with a higher interest rate than neccessary, not a gift, these "partners" are doing quite well out of their largesse, although thanks for equating a loan to human lives.
Secondly the government that decided to make private debts public was subsequently buried in the general election, indicating what the Irish people thought of putting them in a position where a bailout was needed. Just in case that wasn't clear, these were private bank debts which temporarily sank the economy. As for "very damaging to our economies", come off it. How much do you think really goes through Ireland? Hint: its not a lot compared to the overall tax revenues of most European countries.
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What's interesting here is that these countries already have plenty of control over the internet at home. They want to extend that control further abroad.
But I can immediately understand and relate to everything you just said. Its wacky but its not particularly alien. My concern is with comments like "The farther away we stray from comfortable routine, the more likely we are to challenge ourselves", the problem being if you stray too far the challenge of just understanding what's going on becomes less and less fun.
The flipside of this is if you make it too alien, the players won't have anything to relate to, nothing to grasp and identify with. Finding the right balance is the trick.
Obligatory: http://xkcd.com/705/
You don't need to evolve physically, just build up a volume of knowledge and the means to record it. In fact this process may very well lead to a species living on average 1000 years all by itself, even if it didn't before, by biological self improvement. Sentience is the ultimate evolution.
Well had you started out with this argument rather than pointing to a relatively unrelated business it would have lent more credence to your perspective. As it stands I'm now equally suspicious of both sides. :D You are right of course, there are a lot of questions yet to be answered. But while I wouldn't invest in them just yet I'm also unwilling to write them off as malice-aforethought frauds at this point, their claims seem a lot more like evolution than revolution, something badly needed in the neglected dirigibles business.
Are the differences in design and capability not apparent from a quick look at their website?
I don't understand what this has to do with the article.
This isn't a traditional airship though, while they avoid explicitly saying it, its a heavier than air model, which means the volume needed is a lot less.
http://www.aeroscraft.com/#/aeroscraft/4567337667
I can see there being a growing market for these things, as they circumvent the need for docks of just about any description. Moving cargo past the coastline and faster than a cargo ship, as well as not being bound to shipping lanes, has to have a fairly sizeable niche.
They could always show ads for baby clothes and the like, if they could differentiate between cuddling with and without contraceptives. I dunno, cuddling has always been kind of snuggling up comfortably to me, what the subbie probably meant to say was having wild yowling sex.
I guess the same thing applies elsewhere too, like China or Saudi Arabia. If a company wants to conduct business in a country it has to comply with the laws of the country. The main difference is the US is such a huge market that most companies would rather hand over the data than be shut out of it. In a situation where the laws of two different large markets are in direct conflict, it probably becomes a question of "can we get away with it".
Tell you what, come back with a court order and the takedown will proceed. Until such time, welcome to the rule of law.
To be honest I think they should be looking at different designs entirely to compensate for the poor quality materials, maybe even completely new designs.
Muphry's Law goes back to '92.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry's_law
This is interesting, and in fact fairly plausible. Anyone that's lived in developing countries knows that crazy situations are rarely far away, see the mad police chase after a foreigner and his married lover in the Philippines a while back for example (adultery is a crime there). The craziest thing I've read about it so far is that he's planning to go BACK. If gone, stay gone, it would be like fighting the ground under your feet to return and seek justice, especially after this dog and pony show.
If you're going to put all that effort into steaming it, why not just bake fresh bread in 60 days instead?
It is pitiable how the editor(s) feel the need to mock the ignorant propaganda of a thoroughly subjugated people. I remember reading about how escapees from North Korea across the Chinese border were returned, and the Chinese guards were sickened by the sight of wires being passed through the wrists of the refugees by way of handcuffs before they were led off. But no, we read about unicorns.
I know this is Slashdot and we're all here for the braintrust comments, but the latest crap to make it to the front page is coming very, very close to outweighing the benefits.
Its because the Middle East stands at the nexus of what used to be two great powers during the cold war, now three with China, and probably four soon with India on the rise. That makes it a perfect proxy battlegound for these powerful countries, and the main losers are the people of the Middle East. Even if there was no oil, the power struggles would continue. Israel is the beachead for US interests in that part of the world, I guess Saudi Arabia too. Iran poses the greatest threat to these political maneuvers, potentially they might be able to unite the entire area into one single group and spoil everyone's day.
Evangelicals are a sideshow. Its all about power.
Great! If you weren't married, would you have stuck together? If so, why get married, minor tax advantages aside? Sure it served a purpose once as far as child support goes, but the law has pretty much caught up in most developed countries.
So how has the institute of marriage made your life any better? Would not being married have cost you the relationship? I don't mean to pry, in fact don't answer if you don't want to, but for a lot of people, and by a lot I mean the kind of numbers that would have an epidemiologist nuking the city, the result is very different.
Why depressing? Its just plain old reality looking us in the face. If people were meant to be monogamous they wouldn't have invented marriage in the first place. Theres a HUGE industry built around it, almost every movie or show you watch is all about dating then marriage, but the fact is if people wanted to stay together they wouldn't need a legally binding contract to ossify the situation. Marriage is a bad idea.
Yeah some ads I actually want to see. That is in fact how Google made its fortune.
Funny you should mention Germany...
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5f1fa75e-047c-11e0-a99c-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2D4Mp89rU
Likewise, making the effort to understand what someone is saying is conducive to good communication.
Perhaps you should educate yourself a little first then. This "bailout" was a loan with a higher interest rate than neccessary, not a gift, these "partners" are doing quite well out of their largesse, although thanks for equating a loan to human lives.
Secondly the government that decided to make private debts public was subsequently buried in the general election, indicating what the Irish people thought of putting them in a position where a bailout was needed. Just in case that wasn't clear, these were private bank debts which temporarily sank the economy. As for "very damaging to our economies", come off it. How much do you think really goes through Ireland? Hint: its not a lot compared to the overall tax revenues of most European countries.