Well obviously there's potential there or they wouldn't have gone as far as they have, but I just don't understand how it doesn't tip over instead of spinning, or how they keep it pointed in the right direction. I'd love to see it in person. And I bet they use them in a future Bond film.
I've wondered if it would be feasible to have a dedicated Wikipedia server that is dedicated to 'banned' accounts. Instead of marking the accounts banned, you just mark them to go to this private dedicated server. That way they continue to make edits not realizing that no one else is seeing them. Even allow them to police themselves.
Macs in general have a slightly lower priority for development, and less developers. Note the release years; each version of Office for the Mac is released a year behind the Windows equivalent. If they held off until the Mac team was ready to release, they'd leave Windows vulnerable longer.
I think the point is not that the Windows version wait on the Mac version but that the Mac version be worked on just as hard as the Windows version, in reference to fixing vulnerabilities.
Using the GSA POV Mileage Reimbursement Rate of $0.55 / mile and including my parking fees, it costs me $16 / day to drive to work. On the other hand, I could bike+train to work for $2 / day plus whatever maintenance is required on my bike which is less than $50 / year. Even though I only work four days a week that's a savings of $2412 / year (counting $50 / year bike maints). If I worked five days a week and had a longer commute with more normal parking fees that number would obviously be significantly higher.
THE TRADE OFF
Depending on the time of day, my one way commute can be anywhere from 20 minutes to 120 minutes (averaging closer to 35) by car and the longer it is the more potential damage my car may endure. If I bike+train my commute is between 55 and 65 minutes depending on how hard I try. So the car is consistantly twice as fast, doesn't require a change of cloths, and I can haul a bunch of crap with me if necessary. On the bike I get my daily workout (twice a day) simply by going to work. In the car I don't have to put up with smelly people, other than myself. On the bike I am more in tune with my town and the things happening around me (this is a good thing!). In the car I don't get rained on.
So it costs me about fourteen dollars per day for convenience. Frankly I don't think it's worth it, but I'm lazy in my old age. I drive when it's less than beautiful outside or I'm running late (most days) and I bike when it seems effortless.
Additionally >>>
I live in Vancouver, Washington, which is a suburb of Portland, Oregon. The train I ride is the Portland Tri-Met. Unfortunately Vancouver isn't one of the 3 metros that Tri-Met services. The nearest train stop to my house is 8 miles away. If the tracks simply crossed the river my daily bike+train commutes would go up ten fold. Who knows - maybe someday.
The people at NASA are far more intelligent than myself, I'm ok with admiting that. But it seems like one large solar collector nearer the Sun that then uses lasers or microwaves to beam the energy to traveling devices on their way out of the solar system might actually work.
No that's what I meant. I don't mind banner ads and stuff. It's the companies posing as 'people' who want to be your friend. I get enough spam in my email, thanks.
I enjoy being able to white list my instant messaging and email accounts, but a "social networking" service needs to be open.
The only way to make a social networking product be as big as My Space / Facebook / Twitter AND not suck monkey nuts is to keep the marketeers out of it, and that just isn't going to happen.
Yay Hungary! My grandfather would be so proud. Many years ago he called me and said, "I hear there's an alternative to this Microsoft bull shit. Make it happen on my computer. Oh, and I just got my Hungarian keyboard in. Make that work too."
Forty years on, and they're still flogging this thing. Hollywood has a major idea shortage.
I'd like to see any of David Weber's space operas turned into a series. Or Bujold's. We need some new thinking. Not rehashes of dead TV shows and old comic books.
Where I tend to agree with your sentiment, there is value in already being familiar with the history of the characters and "getting on with the story".
Maybe it's irrelevant how much in taxes they paid. Taxes are collected for the entire region, not just a bunch of idiot yuppies living in a neighborhood. Since they have earned more due to society, do they not automatically owe something back to the society?
I can't believe I'm replying to an AC, but here goes.
I don't believe it is irrelevant how much we pay in taxes. Taxes are effectively fees for services rendered. Why should one person pay more for an identical service rendered than another person? If you think it's irrelevant then the next time you pay someone to change the oil in your car how about you pay them twice as much as the guy in front of you in line. Suddenly doesn't seem so irrelevant I bet.
They don't seem so idiotic if they can group together and keep GOOGLE out of their neighborhood. Show me another neighborhood that's been able to accomplish that.
Assuming these people are not crooks, they earned more from society by providing society with some form of goods or services. They've already given to society what society wanted. Why should society now get freebies? If what society wants is "more for less" then they should stop paying sixty fucking dollars for a video game, or over a hundred dollars for a damn concert ticket. These people are filthy stinking rich because 'society' keeps giving them money.
The way I see it you have three options. Either become one of those people, stop giving them money, or shut the hell up.
Considering the explosion of surveillance in British cities, I'd think they've made it clear they don't expect any privacy in public.
Privacy in public? Nope. That's why they call it public.
I fail to see how living in an "affluent area" allows you some extra privacy rights others do not have.
They don't have more rights. They just just did something about the Google car that other communities can't bond together and do.
But hey, I guess rich people really feel like they're entitled to special treatment. You'd think having the money would be enough.
Maybe they expect special treatment from the government because they pay the government more in taxes. Maybe they should get what they pay for. Which is a fucking lot more than you pay for.
So what if it doesn't last as long. The vast majority isn't worth remembering anyway.
But seriously, lets say your historical rock recording is damaged - well it's not likely that there was a backup. But what about my photography collection? Oh, that's right, I have seven copies in four different locations, one of which is over 2000 miles from the others. And if I want another copy, safely tucked away on the other side of the world, it takes about a day to get it there. Let's see you do that with your rock carving.
Upfront: I am 30. I do not have a degree. I have been a sys admin for 11 years. I wish I had taken the time to get a degree of any kind (I wanted to be an elementary school math teacher in a small town).
In my experience I tend to not enjoy working with 'younger' IT folk. Whether it's their lack of experience in the field or their attitude or personality, I do not know. The time spent with them is often not enjoyable. It's regularly a refreshing exercise to interact with an IT person who is older than myself. Be it because they usually know what the hell they're talking about, have good business sense, or just get to the point - I don't really know. But younger people seem to be excessively arrogant and spent more than enough time bullshitting around without accomplishing anything. I think it has most to do with 'life experience', and perhaps not so much with technology capability. But the point is still there, for me at least.
And there are definitely exceptions to this rule. I work with a couple guys younger than me who far exceed me in 'practical business sense', even though their technical expertise is somewhat lacking. I really enjoy working with them and it's fun to help them learn as we work on projects. And there have been a fair amount of old dudes who are just fucking clueless bastards that won't do the simplest of tasks.
But on the whole, the 30 to 50 age group has been the most pleasant co-working for me.
I just realized this doesn't help answer the question. But I'm posting it because I wasted time typing it.
I can hardly believe this article got posted on Slashdot. It's a bit disconcerting. However, I would like to reference one paragraph.
We've all benefited from the amazingly low cost of storage. But whenever manufacturers compete on price, they cut corners every way they can to reduce costs. Although drive reliability is generally good, everyone who buys bare drives regularly has a drive vendor they refuse to patronize due to bad experiences in the past. (As is often the case, these people all hate different vendors, depending on which one was having a bad run at any given time.)
The bottom line is, you buy a cheap drive, you get a cheap drive. I have friends who refuse to buy Maxtor. I have friends who refuse to buy Seagate. News flash! Same company! Cheap drives everywhere! Probably all manufactured in the same place, getting stickers based on what you're willing to purchase.
There is no one on any of my IM contact lists that I have not met in person. I do not use the internet to meet new people - I use it to extend the relationships I have with people I already know.
It boggles my mind how many people don't apparently know what a year is.
Yeah, blows me away. And I often congratulate people on their birthday for making another successful trip around the Sun and nine times out of ten I get "Huh?" as a response. On a rare occasion they might simply say "I haven't ever thought about it that way."
Boards of Education are trying to teach how a magic man in the sky created everything. Reap what you sow.
I don't think that is the case. Personally, I was raised and educated in Arkansas, smack in the middle of the bible belt, in a southern baptist home, and I like to think I have a firm grasp on basic scientific facts. For example, the Earth's surface is actually closer to 3/4 water, not 47%.
What I think is happening is that people are blaming religion, specifically Christianity, for all the problems of the world. And when it comes to education the real problem is that people are just fucking lazy.
One of my most favorite and most aggravating bits of television is "Jay Walking" where Jay Leno cruises the street and asks pedestrians very simple questions and then airs all their ridiculous answers on national television.
I read the title and thought they meant better protocols, faster throughput, and a button for punching people in the face when they make asinine comments.
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Well obviously there's potential there or they wouldn't have gone as far as they have, but I just don't understand how it doesn't tip over instead of spinning, or how they keep it pointed in the right direction. I'd love to see it in person. And I bet they use them in a future Bond film.
I've wondered if it would be feasible to have a dedicated Wikipedia server that is dedicated to 'banned' accounts. Instead of marking the accounts banned, you just mark them to go to this private dedicated server. That way they continue to make edits not realizing that no one else is seeing them. Even allow them to police themselves.
A computer that can play Jeopardy?
THE END IS NEAR!
Why did you leave the o out of "God bless" ?
Yet he posts his views ... on the Internet. Period.
He's attempting to reach his target audience. You wouldn't go to the beach with a bullhorn if you were trying to talk to downhill skiers.
Macs in general have a slightly lower priority for development, and less developers. Note the release years; each version of Office for the Mac is released a year behind the Windows equivalent. If they held off until the Mac team was ready to release, they'd leave Windows vulnerable longer.
I think the point is not that the Windows version wait on the Mac version but that the Mac version be worked on just as hard as the Windows version, in reference to fixing vulnerabilities.
Using the GSA POV Mileage Reimbursement Rate of $0.55 / mile and including my parking fees, it costs me $16 / day to drive to work. On the other hand, I could bike+train to work for $2 / day plus whatever maintenance is required on my bike which is less than $50 / year. Even though I only work four days a week that's a savings of $2412 / year (counting $50 / year bike maints). If I worked five days a week and had a longer commute with more normal parking fees that number would obviously be significantly higher.
THE TRADE OFF
Depending on the time of day, my one way commute can be anywhere from 20 minutes to 120 minutes (averaging closer to 35) by car and the longer it is the more potential damage my car may endure. If I bike+train my commute is between 55 and 65 minutes depending on how hard I try. So the car is consistantly twice as fast, doesn't require a change of cloths, and I can haul a bunch of crap with me if necessary. On the bike I get my daily workout (twice a day) simply by going to work. In the car I don't have to put up with smelly people, other than myself. On the bike I am more in tune with my town and the things happening around me (this is a good thing!). In the car I don't get rained on.
So it costs me about fourteen dollars per day for convenience. Frankly I don't think it's worth it, but I'm lazy in my old age. I drive when it's less than beautiful outside or I'm running late (most days) and I bike when it seems effortless.
Additionally >>>
I live in Vancouver, Washington, which is a suburb of Portland, Oregon. The train I ride is the Portland Tri-Met. Unfortunately Vancouver isn't one of the 3 metros that Tri-Met services. The nearest train stop to my house is 8 miles away. If the tracks simply crossed the river my daily bike+train commutes would go up ten fold. Who knows - maybe someday.
The people at NASA are far more intelligent than myself, I'm ok with admiting that. But it seems like one large solar collector nearer the Sun that then uses lasers or microwaves to beam the energy to traveling devices on their way out of the solar system might actually work.
Every time I see the word "Geocities" I'm shocked that it's still around. I guess that's over now.
No that's what I meant. I don't mind banner ads and stuff. It's the companies posing as 'people' who want to be your friend. I get enough spam in my email, thanks.
I enjoy being able to white list my instant messaging and email accounts, but a "social networking" service needs to be open.
The only way to make a social networking product be as big as My Space / Facebook / Twitter AND not suck monkey nuts is to keep the marketeers out of it, and that just isn't going to happen.
Yay Hungary! My grandfather would be so proud. Many years ago he called me and said, "I hear there's an alternative to this Microsoft bull shit. Make it happen on my computer. Oh, and I just got my Hungarian keyboard in. Make that work too."
Forty years on, and they're still flogging this thing. Hollywood has a major idea shortage.
I'd like to see any of David Weber's space operas turned into a series. Or Bujold's. We need some new thinking. Not rehashes of dead TV shows and old comic books.
Where I tend to agree with your sentiment, there is value in already being familiar with the history of the characters and "getting on with the story".
Maybe it's irrelevant how much in taxes they paid. Taxes are collected for the entire region, not just a bunch of idiot yuppies living in a neighborhood. Since they have earned more due to society, do they not automatically owe something back to the society?
I can't believe I'm replying to an AC, but here goes.
I don't believe it is irrelevant how much we pay in taxes. Taxes are effectively fees for services rendered. Why should one person pay more for an identical service rendered than another person? If you think it's irrelevant then the next time you pay someone to change the oil in your car how about you pay them twice as much as the guy in front of you in line. Suddenly doesn't seem so irrelevant I bet.
They don't seem so idiotic if they can group together and keep GOOGLE out of their neighborhood. Show me another neighborhood that's been able to accomplish that.
Assuming these people are not crooks, they earned more from society by providing society with some form of goods or services. They've already given to society what society wanted. Why should society now get freebies? If what society wants is "more for less" then they should stop paying sixty fucking dollars for a video game, or over a hundred dollars for a damn concert ticket. These people are filthy stinking rich because 'society' keeps giving them money.
The way I see it you have three options. Either become one of those people, stop giving them money, or shut the hell up.
Considering the explosion of surveillance in British cities, I'd think they've made it clear they don't expect any privacy in public.
Privacy in public? Nope. That's why they call it public.
I fail to see how living in an "affluent area" allows you some extra privacy rights others do not have.
They don't have more rights. They just just did something about the Google car that other communities can't bond together and do.
But hey, I guess rich people really feel like they're entitled to special treatment. You'd think having the money would be enough.
Maybe they expect special treatment from the government because they pay the government more in taxes. Maybe they should get what they pay for. Which is a fucking lot more than you pay for.
So what if it doesn't last as long. The vast majority isn't worth remembering anyway.
But seriously, lets say your historical rock recording is damaged - well it's not likely that there was a backup. But what about my photography collection? Oh, that's right, I have seven copies in four different locations, one of which is over 2000 miles from the others. And if I want another copy, safely tucked away on the other side of the world, it takes about a day to get it there. Let's see you do that with your rock carving.
Upfront: I am 30. I do not have a degree. I have been a sys admin for 11 years. I wish I had taken the time to get a degree of any kind (I wanted to be an elementary school math teacher in a small town).
In my experience I tend to not enjoy working with 'younger' IT folk. Whether it's their lack of experience in the field or their attitude or personality, I do not know. The time spent with them is often not enjoyable. It's regularly a refreshing exercise to interact with an IT person who is older than myself. Be it because they usually know what the hell they're talking about, have good business sense, or just get to the point - I don't really know. But younger people seem to be excessively arrogant and spent more than enough time bullshitting around without accomplishing anything. I think it has most to do with 'life experience', and perhaps not so much with technology capability. But the point is still there, for me at least.
And there are definitely exceptions to this rule. I work with a couple guys younger than me who far exceed me in 'practical business sense', even though their technical expertise is somewhat lacking. I really enjoy working with them and it's fun to help them learn as we work on projects. And there have been a fair amount of old dudes who are just fucking clueless bastards that won't do the simplest of tasks.
But on the whole, the 30 to 50 age group has been the most pleasant co-working for me.
I just realized this doesn't help answer the question. But I'm posting it because I wasted time typing it.
Have a nice day.
I can hardly believe this article got posted on Slashdot. It's a bit disconcerting. However, I would like to reference one paragraph.
We've all benefited from the amazingly low cost of storage. But whenever manufacturers compete on price, they cut corners every way they can to reduce costs. Although drive reliability is generally good, everyone who buys bare drives regularly has a drive vendor they refuse to patronize due to bad experiences in the past. (As is often the case, these people all hate different vendors, depending on which one was having a bad run at any given time.)
The bottom line is, you buy a cheap drive, you get a cheap drive. I have friends who refuse to buy Maxtor. I have friends who refuse to buy Seagate. News flash! Same company! Cheap drives everywhere! Probably all manufactured in the same place, getting stickers based on what you're willing to purchase.
Apple innovates very little. In fact, much like Microsoft and EA, they simply buy someone else and use their good idea.
There is no one on any of my IM contact lists that I have not met in person. I do not use the internet to meet new people - I use it to extend the relationships I have with people I already know.
Amen to that.
It boggles my mind how many people don't apparently know what a year is.
Yeah, blows me away. And I often congratulate people on their birthday for making another successful trip around the Sun and nine times out of ten I get "Huh?" as a response. On a rare occasion they might simply say "I haven't ever thought about it that way."
Boards of Education are trying to teach how a magic man in the sky created everything. Reap what you sow.
I don't think that is the case. Personally, I was raised and educated in Arkansas, smack in the middle of the bible belt, in a southern baptist home, and I like to think I have a firm grasp on basic scientific facts. For example, the Earth's surface is actually closer to 3/4 water, not 47%.
What I think is happening is that people are blaming religion, specifically Christianity, for all the problems of the world. And when it comes to education the real problem is that people are just fucking lazy.
One of my most favorite and most aggravating bits of television is "Jay Walking" where Jay Leno cruises the street and asks pedestrians very simple questions and then airs all their ridiculous answers on national television.
Looks like we'll have to alter the age-old saying "passed like ships in the night" to include "... except French and British nuclear submarines".
I read the title and thought they meant better protocols, faster throughput, and a button for punching people in the face when they make asinine comments.
What a let down ...