Wouldn't it make sense for the government to require a copy of all time cards on a weekly or daily basis? I know some people well gripe about privacy from the gov. Come on we are taxed on our income. The IRS already is supposed to know how much we make. The government could get involved because these little middle managers are stealing IRS taxes!
I don't trust any orgizantions, but I'd much rather the government, and some other enity be responsible for making sure businesses are following the rules and not robbing me blind. Do you know all your local, state, and federal laws and how you and your employeer break them? I attempt to keep up alittle, but there is no way an average citizen could be aware of all those laws unless it was their job to audit to make sure those laws are followed. There should be some federal law madating that employee handbooks and manager handbooks that break laws are punishable by both a money amount and a criminal amount.
From the AR HR Marketing Dept, Don't worry about the 49th place, we are always listed at 47, 48, or 49. We don't lobby to get near the top. We do have excellent fishing and hunting if you are into that. Did I mention that the commutes are usually under 30 min.
Arizona is a pretty cool state. If you want hot try Arkansas. We have high humidity! You don't notice heat at all. We get sticky and dirty just standing outside. (The real reason we look like hicks.) If you are looking for a state will wide open spaces and commutes of under 30 mins. Look at AR. We have Wal-mart, Dillards, Acxiom, and Alltel. Wal-mart has data centers that will make any slashdotter drool with envy. Acxiom already has all the data that government wants in the total information awareness. Alltel in small long distance/cell phone company, but they do almost all the financal industries outsourced processing. Dillards is a clothing store. Dillard's is a front line IBM test bed.
Just wait for the self-regulating 100 watt light bulb. What would be bad is that it would sell. Consumers would want a 100 watt bulb rather than a 5-10 watt bulb that puts out the same about of light.
Um, they don't include it for the same reason Dell, Gateway and HP don't want to anymore. It costs more to support a computer with a floppy. All they want the average user to do to their computer with just CD-ROM drive is put the factory restore disc in. Anything else and support costs wipes out the price of the PC.
Yes, but they will be a damned US owned Energy Cartel rather than a damned forgeiner owned cartel. I can live being cheated my some one local that I fairly trucst pays some taxes for things that I could use. I don't really like paying my money to where the people that profit are in other countries. Their taxes don't go to build things that I'm likely to use.
Planes don't need any particular fuel at all to fly in many cases (See: gliders, hanggliders, etc) and if you want sustained flight, it's quite possible to pedal wherever you want to go (until you get tired, which'll be quickly!)...
Alternatives abound, consider a ground-based catapult launch system to get the plane up to a reasonable velocity, then just coast with some conventional prop engines until you arrive at the destination.
My method for flight: ground based catapult launch system to get the plane up to a reasonable velocity, then just glide the rest of the way! Let build supersonic gliders! Screw scram jets, I want a Mach 5 ground launched glider that would be impressive. It could be a dual use system to we could use it to launch glider bombs. We could scale it up to launch things to space. We could forget about speed and invest more research into blimps.
Oh, the insurance companies won't care. If you want insurance on a personnal light jet, then be prepared to pay about or little more than the price of the jet per a year.
It is about time for Cobol to make a come back.
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I took Cobol in college. Compared to C, C++, and Java, Cobol rocked. All the Cobol programs they had us write were data entry/update screens or batch fil e updates. One the biggest advantages of Cobol was that it was designed to make form entry and file access easy. For records keeping and "business processes," cobol was great. What was annoying about Cobol was having a professor that wanted the characters on the exact line though the compiler didn't demand it that way and code/printer/screen spacing charts!
Yeah, but that photo glossy paper is expensive. Paper may seem like it is free. $3 for a package of paper vs $20-$25 ink cartidge vs $100+ printer + $400-$3500 computer + ??? labor. It is still a resource that you need to pay for though! If I had to print enough, you start to notice the price though you'll gripe about ink prices first.
What is wrong with foreigners taking advantage of stupid rich US Citizens? Oh, yes they didn't come to US stay here 7 years get citizenship, then take advantage of stupid US Citizens. As long as they are local and taxed it doesn't matter. If them foreigners make money off us, it ain't right!
Why can't some company do this NOW? What are the most I/O Devices needed? 1. "Glasses" Displaying directly on the eye. 2. Wireless Communication 3. Vocal or gesture input. 4. Audio Output 5. 150 degree Video Input 6. A Printer/Scanner/Copier. (Optional.)
What Storage Devices would be needed? This is variable. You could get away with a device with less than 512 MB of Storage if you had the bandwidth to communicate with your home server. 40 GB Should be a good starting point for current tech. If we are going to store A/V constantly, then 40 TB would be better. (It'll only be a matter of time.)
Let's see about CPU. I'll describe what I want. Able to seemlessly record present environment, alter the A/V to my preferences, and present it to me with no lag. Oh, ideally one couldn't tell the difference between altered reality and real reality. Our current goal would be photoreal for the video. Using modern games as an examples, I'd be happy with that level of quality running. The important part isn't the quality of the A/V though. The important part is that I don't feel like I'm waiting on the CPU. Our CPU would have to be able to model reality enough to convice an average human to the limits of an average human's senses.
What else do we need? Communications were listed. Well, we have 802.11b. That could be used. We'd be happier if some truely highband width wireless appeared. This is the one that will lag behind everything else.
Size. We wear this stuff almost always and never notice. Power. The user should never have to charge it. The best solution would be taking the power from the human body someway. Wireless beamed power, solar cells, fuel cells, anti-matter batteries, or some other Sci-Fi power source. This is our second big limit.
Cost. Ideally, free, it would be intergrated with human genetics and every new human would have their own "personal super computer." Most likely, $50k - $1billion depending on features. Bill Gates could afford the really cool version at $1billion. You and I'd have to put up a mortage to pay for the $50K one.
never going to happen. 1 reason. I make product A. I sell RFID tagged product A to wholeseller B. I'd be required to remove the tag. Wholeseller B would like the tag on it when he sells product A to retailer C. Retailer C will want the tag on it if he sells it to either retailer D, business E, or government F. Retailer D, business E, or government F would like the tags on the products for basic inventorying. Your simple law wouldn't useful at all except to consumer G.
Yes, but if it was free MS pr0n ads on say boot up of XP, well that might just get a sizable IT force back from Linux. I really don't what to know how many Linux zealots would change to MS for free pr0n.
Then the EU and US could slap a really nasty multi-billion dollar fine on them. I'd be happy seeing a few companies fined in the range of $50-$100 billion. At one point in time, $1 million dollars was a business destorying fine. It still could hurt small businesses. Megacorps need billion dollar fines for 3 reasons. 1 That their share holders would demand tha the CEOs never allow that to happen again. 2 That the corp is hurt for doing something bad. 3 So the gov (and hopefully its citizens you and me) will get to spend real money on worthwhile projects. As long as the money wouldn't subside failing/fined businesses.
MS, could buy Google out right, then fire off all the employees. They'd own the IP so the former employees couldn't reinvent Google. Google problem solved. That is a good reason for never offering stocks to sell.
Yeah, yeah, but it is anti-city rights. Remember there are cities out there that would rather be a city-state rather than part of the state. Of course none of the states really wants to be part of the United States, they just want part of the shared money pool and defense. Just like none of the Nations really want to be part of the United Nations; they just want a share of the global resources...
The US slapped MS's wrist for voliating US laws in the US. The EU is cutting MS's finger for voliating EU laws in the EU. I'd much rather the US and the EU both took and arm or leg from MS. 30-40 billion dollar fine would've made law makers very happy if they got a slice of it.
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It's about time some one makes this. Too bad it really needs to be on an IMAX though.
folks like me walk in and say that I can't hear anything different from my $30 walkman.
Yes, but what about all those viruses from the C64 spreading to Windows users? Did you think about that?
Wouldn't it make sense for the government to require a copy of all time cards on a weekly or daily basis? I know some people well gripe about privacy from the gov. Come on we are taxed on our income. The IRS already is supposed to know how much we make. The government could get involved because these little middle managers are stealing IRS taxes!
I don't trust any orgizantions, but I'd much rather the government, and some other enity be responsible for making sure businesses are following the rules and not robbing me blind. Do you know all your local, state, and federal laws and how you and your employeer break them? I attempt to keep up alittle, but there is no way an average citizen could be aware of all those laws unless it was their job to audit to make sure those laws are followed. There should be some federal law madating that employee handbooks and manager handbooks that break laws are punishable by both a money amount and a criminal amount.
Oh, yippie 1 Gb of Google Spam. It's got to be a April's Fool joke. Google would never spam our inboxs.
From the AR HR Marketing Dept,
Don't worry about the 49th place, we are always listed at 47, 48, or 49. We don't lobby to get near the top. We do have excellent fishing and hunting if you are into that. Did I mention that the commutes are usually under 30 min.
Arizona is a pretty cool state. If you want hot try Arkansas. We have high humidity! You don't notice heat at all. We get sticky and dirty just standing outside. (The real reason we look like hicks.) If you are looking for a state will wide open spaces and commutes of under 30 mins. Look at AR. We have Wal-mart, Dillards, Acxiom, and Alltel. Wal-mart has data centers that will make any slashdotter drool with envy. Acxiom already has all the data that government wants in the total information awareness. Alltel in small long distance/cell phone company, but they do almost all the financal industries outsourced processing. Dillards is a clothing store. Dillard's is a front line IBM test bed.
And that's it for the AR HR Marketing Dept.
Just wait for the self-regulating 100 watt light bulb. What would be bad is that it would sell. Consumers would want a 100 watt bulb rather than a 5-10 watt bulb that puts out the same about of light.
One day I'm going to switch light bulbs myself.
Um, they don't include it for the same reason Dell, Gateway and HP don't want to anymore. It costs more to support a computer with a floppy. All they want the average user to do to their computer with just CD-ROM drive is put the factory restore disc in. Anything else and support costs wipes out the price of the PC.
Uh, /. really doesn't like MS and actually doing, well, work.
You want a flying money? Come on, think of everything else. You could have a flying horse, a dragon, or just maybe a flying pig.
Yes, but they will be a damned US owned Energy Cartel rather than a damned forgeiner owned cartel. I can live being cheated my some one local that I fairly trucst pays some taxes for things that I could use. I don't really like paying my money to where the people that profit are in other countries. Their taxes don't go to build things that I'm likely to use.
Planes don't need any particular fuel at all to fly in many cases (See: gliders, hanggliders, etc) and if you want sustained flight, it's quite possible to pedal wherever you want to go (until you get tired, which'll be quickly!) ...
Alternatives abound, consider a ground-based catapult launch system to get the plane up to a reasonable velocity, then just coast with some conventional prop engines until you arrive at the destination.
My method for flight: ground based catapult launch system to get the plane up to a reasonable velocity, then just glide the rest of the way! Let build supersonic gliders! Screw scram jets, I want a Mach 5 ground launched glider that would be impressive. It could be a dual use system to we could use it to launch glider bombs. We could scale it up to launch things to space. We could forget about speed and invest more research into blimps.
Oh, the insurance companies won't care. If you want insurance on a personnal light jet, then be prepared to pay about or little more than the price of the jet per a year.
I took Cobol in college. Compared to C, C++, and Java, Cobol rocked. All the Cobol programs they had us write were data entry/update screens or batch fil e updates. One the biggest advantages of Cobol was that it was designed to make form entry and file access easy. For records keeping and "business processes," cobol was great. What was annoying about Cobol was having a professor that wanted the characters on the exact line though the compiler didn't demand it that way and code/printer/screen spacing charts!
Yeah, but that photo glossy paper is expensive. Paper may seem like it is free. $3 for a package of paper vs $20-$25 ink cartidge vs $100+ printer + $400-$3500 computer + ??? labor. It is still a resource that you need to pay for though! If I had to print enough, you start to notice the price though you'll gripe about ink prices first.
What is wrong with foreigners taking advantage of stupid rich US Citizens? Oh, yes they didn't come to US stay here 7 years get citizenship, then take advantage of stupid US Citizens. As long as they are local and taxed it doesn't matter. If them foreigners make money off us, it ain't right!
Really, you should be considered to be both places or being a very temp. tourist in that country.
Why can't some company do this NOW?
What are the most I/O Devices needed?
1. "Glasses" Displaying directly on the eye.
2. Wireless Communication
3. Vocal or gesture input.
4. Audio Output
5. 150 degree Video Input
6. A Printer/Scanner/Copier. (Optional.)
What Storage Devices would be needed?
This is variable.
You could get away with a device with less than 512 MB of Storage if you had the bandwidth to communicate with your home server.
40 GB Should be a good starting point for current tech.
If we are going to store A/V constantly, then 40 TB would be better. (It'll only be a matter of time.)
Let's see about CPU.
I'll describe what I want. Able to seemlessly record present environment, alter the A/V to my preferences, and present it to me with no lag. Oh, ideally one couldn't tell the difference between altered reality and real reality. Our current goal would be photoreal for the video. Using modern games as an examples, I'd be happy with that level of quality running. The important part isn't the quality of the A/V though. The important part is that I don't feel like I'm waiting on the CPU. Our CPU would have to be able to model reality enough to convice an average human to the limits of an average human's senses.
What else do we need?
Communications were listed. Well, we have 802.11b. That could be used. We'd be happier if some truely highband width wireless appeared. This is the one that will lag behind everything else.
Size.
We wear this stuff almost always and never notice.
Power. The user should never have to charge it. The best solution would be taking the power from the human body someway. Wireless beamed power, solar cells, fuel cells, anti-matter batteries, or some other Sci-Fi power source. This is our second big limit.
Cost.
Ideally, free, it would be intergrated with human genetics and every new human would have their own "personal super computer." Most likely, $50k - $1billion depending on features. Bill Gates could afford the really cool version at $1billion. You and I'd have to put up a mortage to pay for the $50K one.
never going to happen.
1 reason. I make product A. I sell RFID tagged product A to wholeseller B. I'd be required to remove the tag. Wholeseller B would like the tag on it when he sells product A to retailer C. Retailer C will want the tag on it if he sells it to either retailer D, business E, or government F. Retailer D, business E, or government F would like the tags on the products for basic inventorying.
Your simple law wouldn't useful at all except to consumer G.
Yes, but if it was free MS pr0n ads on say boot up of XP, well that might just get a sizable IT force back from Linux. I really don't what to know how many Linux zealots would change to MS for free pr0n.
Then the EU and US could slap a really nasty multi-billion dollar fine on them. I'd be happy seeing a few companies fined in the range of $50-$100 billion. At one point in time, $1 million dollars was a business destorying fine. It still could hurt small businesses. Megacorps need billion dollar fines for 3 reasons. 1 That their share holders would demand tha the CEOs never allow that to happen again. 2 That the corp is hurt for doing something bad. 3 So the gov (and hopefully its citizens you and me) will get to spend real money on worthwhile projects. As long as the money wouldn't subside failing/fined businesses.
MS, could buy Google out right, then fire off all the employees. They'd own the IP so the former employees couldn't reinvent Google. Google problem solved. That is a good reason for never offering stocks to sell.
Yeah, yeah, but it is anti-city rights. Remember there are cities out there that would rather be a city-state rather than part of the state. Of course none of the states really wants to be part of the United States, they just want part of the shared money pool and defense. Just like none of the Nations really want to be part of the United Nations; they just want a share of the global resources...
The US slapped MS's wrist for voliating US laws in the US.
The EU is cutting MS's finger for voliating EU laws in the EU.
I'd much rather the US and the EU both took and arm or leg from MS. 30-40 billion dollar fine would've made law makers very happy if they got a slice of it.