IT Director: "I just bought 1,000 computers for my enterprise at $1,500 each. We don't allow any music files on our machines, yet I just paid the music industry $15,000."
They haven't given into PC -- people still smoke, and Starbuck, although now a girl, still smokes a fat cigar. Wow, wanna talk about your phallic symbols...
with some arguing that new technologies such as clean power generation and energy efficient appliances will provide an economic boost."
That sounds like the classic broken window scenario. That's the economic fallacy where breaking a window adds to the economy because you hire a window repairer, and also pay for all the people who built his tools and supplies. It doesn't consider that you might have spent that same money on other useful things that add to the economy, but not in a way that's supplying an artificially-induced demand.
+ Countries exempt from the Kyoto's requirements, (China), or have previous rediculous levels grandfathtered in (Russia), can use Kyoto credits as a source of income while never lifting a finger to lower their emissions.
It simply doesn't make sense to use bullets like that.
That's somewhat explained by the need to be relatively primitive in order to survive against the Cylons. Possibly, advanced laser systems on the fighters would require more computer power, which creates a vulnerability, etc...
But in general they have done a far better job than most space-based series I've seen. I'm watching the 33/water episodes now -- pretty cool. Still often depressing though. It's nice to see the Cylons as intelligent enemies.
I just saw it, having missed it the first time around. What impressed me most was the direction of the space flight sequences, like a frightful space ballet with much more adherence to actual space physics than the original*. The sight of a salvo of missiles arcing over to disabled ships was eerily beautiful.
I haven't seen anything like that since Kubrick's 2001.
* I'm fine with some literary license, but they totally ignored reality to the point of annoyance. Come on, they're hurtling through space but have to stop because they've run out of fuel as if they were a present-day naval convoy?
As others have said, Microsoft is touting features that Panther currently has for inclusion into their 2006 OS.
But Tiger will also bring Core Image, which will let developers quickly do image processing on pretty much anything. If the user has a programmable video card, then the GPU will take care of the calculations. If not, then Altivec will take care of it. All automatically.
What this all means is that any application such as Photoshop or Final Cut Pro will be blazingly fast on a Mac if the user has a good graphics card.
There are no fewer guarantees when using OO than when using Microsoft Office. But I haven't had any data loss, as opposed to the loss I've had using MS Office.
It is not clear that there was full understanding of the updated text prior to the vote (this is still a subject of debate).
This happens all the time, especially with omnibus finance and transportation bills. The final version (all several thousand pages of it) often comes out of conference with only hours to spare before the vote.
There is nothing illegal acquiring those images or owning them (unlike, say child porn or classified documents).
You can legally possess classified documents. Remember the Pentagon Papers? The person responsible for them who originally disseminated them could get in trouble though.
Surely you want the mines UNmapped and extremely dangerous to stop the two belligerent nations from deciding to march across the DMZ?
Some of the mines belong to the US, and some to South Korea. Anyway, there is only one belligerent nation in this picture: North Korea. The South has been making peace overtures to them for years, even bribing the Kims to get them to the negotiating table. Of course it never works. The Kims just take the money to prop up their regimes for a little longer, then start making more threats so that more money will be offered, repeat ad nauseum.
- Claymore mines (directional fragmentation mines, legal to use according to the treaty)
I know those, I've used them. Claymores are useless for this since they need something to activate them unless you set up a tripwire. Now if you do that and conceal them like you're supposed to, you might as well have a landmine because that's whet you've just made -- an above-ground landmine.
- A huke dike (not the type Bush does not like...) - A huge wall. Gaza-strip/Berlin fashion.
Manmade land defenses such as this are notorious failures when put to the test. We blew through the Iraqi berm in no time (Gulf War). Those walls are not meant to stop armored and infantry attack, but civilians and terrorists.
We could not check any everybody at the airport check-in 100% so...
No, more like "We won't sign an ineffective treaty." Remember, we don't sell these things. Countries like France and Russia love to sell them to anyone.
I am not a bomb expert, but I thought all bombs where ment to self-destruct in some way after they where armed and dropped?
Then at least become knowledgeable before you write stuff like this. "Self-destructing" is a misnomer. These mines defuse themselves after a set period, from hours to days. After that, a kid playing with it won't get hurt unless he drops it on his foot.
You seem to think that the US doesn't care about the landmine issue. The truth is that we've given hundreds of millions of dollars internationally to clean up mines and treat their victims (even though we're not the ones who laid the mines). Our soldiers in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, etc., spend a lot of time cleaning up the mess other people made. We've also destroyed millions of our own dumb mines over the last decade.
We like the idea, but we just don't like this treaty.
They don't say, however, how the passengers would have faired, and they don't say that U.S. roads are jammed full of vehicles that weigh over three times as much as this little doorstop.
Of course mass has a lot to do with it when running up against tanks, but in terms of relative safety I would put a Smart up against any of the millions of small sedans or coupes in America today.
The thing is just safety-engineered that well. Not much of a crumple zone in the front to absorb energy, right? Well, the rear-end actually sustains damage in a frontal crash because energy is transferred around the passenger compartment. The SUV bumper height problem is also not as bad in a Smart, because the driver sits higher than in most cars.
I have seen a 30mph offset head-on impact test between a Smart and a car about 1.5 times its weight. The Smart driver would have been uninjured, while the other driver would have been in the hospital. The rear-end did sustain visible damage.
The US not signing the treaty (or even wanting a Korean exception to it is a bad thing).
I have a Korean friend who realizes that Seoul would fall within the hour should ol' crazy Kim get a wild hair up his ass. Under those situations, anything that would slow him down or make it cost him too much is worth it.
Wrong on the land mine treaty. Here are a few reasons we didn't sign it:
The right to use mines in the Korean DMZ, which is a very special case. The mines pose no dangers of the types the treaty is trying to prevent, as all are in a closed, guarded area and mapped.
Better verification and compliance provisions. Yes, we actually wanted to be able to make sure everybody complies -- not just us (this was rejected of course).
The right to make self-destructing anti-tank and anti-personnel mines (again, not part of the long-term danger the treaty is about).
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IT Director: "I just bought 1,000 computers for my enterprise at $1,500 each. We don't allow any music files on our machines, yet I just paid the music industry $15,000."
They haven't given into PC -- people still smoke, and Starbuck, although now a girl, still smokes a fat cigar. Wow, wanna talk about your phallic symbols...
Executive Officer, second in command.
A lot of movies are filmed in Charlotte, NC, but always portrayed as some other city, or just a nameless city.
with some arguing that new technologies such as clean power generation and energy efficient appliances will provide an economic boost."
That sounds like the classic broken window scenario. That's the economic fallacy where breaking a window adds to the economy because you hire a window repairer, and also pay for all the people who built his tools and supplies. It doesn't consider that you might have spent that same money on other useful things that add to the economy, but not in a way that's supplying an artificially-induced demand.
+ Countries exempt from the Kyoto's requirements, (China), or have previous rediculous levels grandfathtered in (Russia), can use Kyoto credits as a source of income while never lifting a finger to lower their emissions.
You hobble back to the dealer, who only says, gosh, sorry, we thought you knew -- that's they way they all run. Enjoy!
Lotus drivers have lived with this for years. "They All Do That, Sir."
Given that it's 15 years old and I don't see it on the Army's current list of FMs, I'm betting it's an old, superseded edition, safe for distribution.
You'll never even get a job dealing with this unless your GT score (computed from the ASVAB) is pretty high.
The spirit of Thomas Malthus lives on. And Malthus was wrong, too. So was Paul Erlich.
It simply doesn't make sense to use bullets like that.
That's somewhat explained by the need to be relatively primitive in order to survive against the Cylons. Possibly, advanced laser systems on the fighters would require more computer power, which creates a vulnerability, etc...
But in general they have done a far better job than most space-based series I've seen. I'm watching the 33/water episodes now -- pretty cool. Still often depressing though. It's nice to see the Cylons as intelligent enemies.
I just saw it, having missed it the first time around. What impressed me most was the direction of the space flight sequences, like a frightful space ballet with much more adherence to actual space physics than the original*. The sight of a salvo of missiles arcing over to disabled ships was eerily beautiful.
I haven't seen anything like that since Kubrick's 2001.
* I'm fine with some literary license, but they totally ignored reality to the point of annoyance. Come on, they're hurtling through space but have to stop because they've run out of fuel as if they were a present-day naval convoy?
As others have said, Microsoft is touting features that Panther currently has for inclusion into their 2006 OS.
But Tiger will also bring Core Image, which will let developers quickly do image processing on pretty much anything. If the user has a programmable video card, then the GPU will take care of the calculations. If not, then Altivec will take care of it. All automatically.
What this all means is that any application such as Photoshop or Final Cut Pro will be blazingly fast on a Mac if the user has a good graphics card.
How is this different from the current CAC card (government version of standard smart card) currently issued to soldiers, civilians and contractors?
most of them just get a bunch of untrue gossip and sensasionalist trivia
And how is this different from network news today?
There are no fewer guarantees when using OO than when using Microsoft Office. But I haven't had any data loss, as opposed to the loss I've had using MS Office.
It is not clear that there was full understanding of the updated text prior to the vote (this is still a subject of debate).
This happens all the time, especially with omnibus finance and transportation bills. The final version (all several thousand pages of it) often comes out of conference with only hours to spare before the vote.
There is nothing illegal acquiring those images or owning them (unlike, say child porn or classified documents).
You can legally possess classified documents. Remember the Pentagon Papers? The person responsible for them who originally disseminated them could get in trouble though.
They are in countries where its a crime to own one.
But then by that thinking, all P2P apps will be used to commit crimes if MPAA lobbying and suits are successful, and I thought we were against that.
Surely you want the mines UNmapped and extremely dangerous to stop the two belligerent nations from deciding to march across the DMZ?
Some of the mines belong to the US, and some to South Korea. Anyway, there is only one belligerent nation in this picture: North Korea. The South has been making peace overtures to them for years, even bribing the Kims to get them to the negotiating table. Of course it never works. The Kims just take the money to prop up their regimes for a little longer, then start making more threats so that more money will be offered, repeat ad nauseum.
I know those, I've used them. Claymores are useless for this since they need something to activate them unless you set up a tripwire. Now if you do that and conceal them like you're supposed to, you might as well have a landmine because that's whet you've just made -- an above-ground landmine.
- A huke dike (not the type Bush does not like...)
- A huge wall. Gaza-strip/Berlin fashion.
Manmade land defenses such as this are notorious failures when put to the test. We blew through the Iraqi berm in no time (Gulf War). Those walls are not meant to stop armored and infantry attack, but civilians and terrorists.
We could not check any everybody at the airport check-in 100% so...
No, more like "We won't sign an ineffective treaty." Remember, we don't sell these things. Countries like France and Russia love to sell them to anyone.
I am not a bomb expert, but I thought all bombs where ment to self-destruct in some way after they where armed and dropped?
Then at least become knowledgeable before you write stuff like this. "Self-destructing" is a misnomer. These mines defuse themselves after a set period, from hours to days. After that, a kid playing with it won't get hurt unless he drops it on his foot.
You seem to think that the US doesn't care about the landmine issue. The truth is that we've given hundreds of millions of dollars internationally to clean up mines and treat their victims (even though we're not the ones who laid the mines). Our soldiers in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, etc., spend a lot of time cleaning up the mess other people made. We've also destroyed millions of our own dumb mines over the last decade.
We like the idea, but we just don't like this treaty.
They don't say, however, how the passengers would have faired, and they don't say that U.S. roads are jammed full of vehicles that weigh over three times as much as this little doorstop.
Of course mass has a lot to do with it when running up against tanks, but in terms of relative safety I would put a Smart up against any of the millions of small sedans or coupes in America today.
The thing is just safety-engineered that well. Not much of a crumple zone in the front to absorb energy, right? Well, the rear-end actually sustains damage in a frontal crash because energy is transferred around the passenger compartment. The SUV bumper height problem is also not as bad in a Smart, because the driver sits higher than in most cars.
I have seen a 30mph offset head-on impact test between a Smart and a car about 1.5 times its weight. The Smart driver would have been uninjured, while the other driver would have been in the hospital. The rear-end did sustain visible damage.
The US not signing the treaty (or even wanting a Korean exception to it is a bad thing).
I have a Korean friend who realizes that Seoul would fall within the hour should ol' crazy Kim get a wild hair up his ass. Under those situations, anything that would slow him down or make it cost him too much is worth it.
The Landmine Ban Treaty (would hurt the weapons industry).
The US does not export land mines.