Please look at this map of the 2000 presidential election results broken down county by county. Hopefully you won't blame all of us southerners for this disaster. I wish I could find the same for the 2004 election.
By the way, I live in Georgia, and I am thoroughly pissed off at this president and arrived at the polls an hour before they opened to express my quiet rage.
The new CableCard enabled televisions will cost a couple hundred dollars extra. For that premium, CableCard does allow you to watch encrypted video without a settop box, but it only addresses the old one-way broadcast model. It is completely useless for any interactivity like Video-On-Demand and Interactive Program Guides. The FCC is pushing for a new standard to enable two-way functionality to be independent of the cable system's encryption vendor, but they're heading down the road of a very heavy-weight Java-centric solution called OCAP. This will require a fairly beefy computer to be built into the television, if and when the standard is mandated.
is that the way to stop terrorism from radical Islam is to provide ordinary Muslims with dignity and hope through jobs and capitalism, JUST LIKE IN INDIA. The entire discussion here is a tangent.
We'd all be better off if we would stick to discussing the facts rather than immediately questioning people's motivations. No matter what the political bent of these scientists is, the question is whether or not there is any truth in their charges and should something be done. Let's try to be adults.
"Microsoft routinely offers financial inducements to computer companies to not carry LindowsOS computers. With $40 billion in the bank, it's an easy decision for them to use a few million dollars to block Lindows.com from major retailers."
We, the consumers, shell out more money, are forced to watch shows when the networks decide that we should, and then are forced to watch MORE advertising.
Video On Demand - coming soon to a cable system near you.
I disagree with your saying that the Somalis fight "like cowards." The impression I got from the book was that they were simply using a technique they found effective because Americans tend to avoid shooting women and children. If you'll recall, the book also said that Somalis were not afraid of dying because it is a fast track to heaven and that they thought that the Americans were cowardly because they were afraid to die.
This is the beginning of a major tectonic shift. We are gaining control over what we watch on TV. We're moving from content push to content pull. Doesn't the impact of the Internet revolution point the way. Think of the implications for advertising. We'll be getting away from being brainwashed by commercials for products we were never really interested in. Yadda, yadda, yadda. Our entire culture will change when we get Everything-On-Demand.
Wouldn't it be great if the DOJ/Microsoft settlement forced MS to publish info about how to interface to Outlook? Evolution as an Outlook client and StarOffice compatibility with MS Word would open the floodgates.
This original poster is right and you're making the same mistake as other advocates for DNA manipulation. You're looking at a single part of the system in isolation. The corn field you speak of isn't floating in space on an asteroid. It's part of and interacts with everything around it. This kind of tunnel vision is apparent when people landscape with plants or place fish in an aquarium without regard on the environment that produced the particular species or how the species will interact. I guess humans are so adaptable we don't really consider context as all that important.
The original poster was also right when he says it's too late. The genie is out of the bottle. There will probably be many stories of wonderful successes with biotech and then one day we'll hear "Oops! We didn't think about that." and unfortunately all of humanity will pay the price for a few people's short term greed.
My analogy is that we're like curious children twiddling the knobs on a hifi audio system that we don't understand. And we're about to blow the speakers and give ourselves permanent hearing loss.
Wow. You obviously put a lot of time into that. However, your clear bias towards Gore makes the entire piece less useful.
By the way, I take issue with your statement "Bush wants to increase military budget a lot." As I understand it, Gore intends to increase the military budget at roughly twice the rate as Bush.
Regarding your political preferences, here's a few clues:
* Advocates personal privacy
How can we be kept safe from terrorist attacks if the police, FBI, and CIA have their hands tied.
* Doesn't bow before corporate interests or offers (ie, get rid of the fscking corporate lobbiests)
The reason that the American economy is so successful is because of corporations and their profits.
* Wants to do away with patents on business methods and algorithms
The government can best promote innovation by rewarding people for bringing innovative ideas to market.
* Doesn't support censorship of any kind
Ideas and information that threaten public safety, such as blueprints for a nuclear bomb, must be stopped by all means necessary.
* Tells the public what goes on - no more secrets!
Government already works far too slowly.
* Is a moral person, but does not try to inject his or her morals on others
Wait a minute. Aren't we talking about politicians?
* Knows what a computer and the internet is, and actually uses them regularly
Computers and the Internet are only tools. Different professions require different tools.
* Realizes nature is not there to be raped indiscimanently
Every government action that impedes the economy hurts everyone.
* Is for space exploration and expansion
What's the return on investment for space exploration versus other public endeavors?
* Wants children to have more rights
What about the rights of parents to raise children as they see fit?
* Wants employees to have more rights when working for a company
The market for labor is the best decision maker for balancing the interests of employees and employers.
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If couldn't already tell, I'm being facetious. I just thought I'd point out that for every viewpoint, there is a counter viewpoint that is usually just as valid if you can keep an open mind. Personally, I agree with most of your list, except for maybe space exploration.
By the way, you can tell a lot about a person by seeing if they can say the word "environmentalist" without saying the word "radical".
People see and hear only what they want to see and hear. Once they have made up their minds, any contradictory information is just rationalized away.
You appear to me to have already made up your mind for one candidate. Am I wrong? Tell me your feelings about Clinton.
Here's my take: Gore understands technology far better than most of his political peers, which ain't sayin' much. Gore believes in the goodness of government and has no shame in using the power of government for whatever purpose he sees fit, including control over the Internet. These views and behavior are out of line with the majority of the electorate, including myself. Bush is just a dumbass. Worse, he's a corporate lackey riding on his father's name. I don't know which is capable of the most harm. But, the magnitude of change that the Internet brings will make both of their opinions irrelevant. Any consequences of this election will be short lived in regards to the Internet.
(OK, now somebody now call me on my rationalizations.)
Do they realize how many kids are sexually active at 13...
More like from birth. Of course most parents freak out when they catch their five year old touching him/herself which could be one of the origins of our sexual anxiety.
By the way, my pet peeve is with people who find breast feeding to be "disgusting". Now that's truly perverted.
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Along with the new auto-debug option.
Please look at this map of the 2000 presidential election results broken down county by county. Hopefully you won't blame all of us southerners for this disaster. I wish I could find the same for the 2004 election.
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http://cabernet.caliper.com/Maptitude/2000Electio
By the way, I live in Georgia, and I am thoroughly pissed off at this president and arrived at the polls an hour before they opened to express my quiet rage.
The new CableCard enabled televisions will cost a couple hundred dollars extra. For that premium, CableCard does allow you to watch encrypted video without a settop box, but it only addresses the old one-way broadcast model. It is completely useless for any interactivity like Video-On-Demand and Interactive Program Guides. The FCC is pushing for a new standard to enable two-way functionality to be independent of the cable system's encryption vendor, but they're heading down the road of a very heavy-weight Java-centric solution called OCAP. This will require a fairly beefy computer to be built into the television, if and when the standard is mandated.
is that the way to stop terrorism from radical Islam is to provide ordinary Muslims with dignity and hope through jobs and capitalism, JUST LIKE IN INDIA. The entire discussion here is a tangent.
We'd all be better off if we would stick to discussing the facts rather than immediately questioning people's motivations. No matter what the political bent of these scientists is, the question is whether or not there is any truth in their charges and should something be done. Let's try to be adults.
http://www.lindows.com/lindows_michaelsminutes_arc hives.php?id=66
"Microsoft routinely offers financial inducements to computer companies to not carry LindowsOS computers. With $40 billion in the bank, it's an easy decision for them to use a few million dollars to block Lindows.com from major retailers."
Anybody have any more info about if and when the license might change?
Actually, it's more of a duopoly - Motorola Broadband and Scientific Atlanta.
We, the consumers, shell out more money, are forced to watch shows when the networks decide that we should, and then are forced to watch MORE advertising.
Video On Demand - coming soon to a cable system near you.
I disagree with your saying that the Somalis fight "like cowards." The impression I got from the book was that they were simply using a technique they found effective because Americans tend to avoid shooting women and children. If you'll recall, the book also said that Somalis were not afraid of dying because it is a fast track to heaven and that they thought that the Americans were cowardly because they were afraid to die.
This is the beginning of a major tectonic shift. We are gaining control over what we watch on TV. We're moving from content push to content pull. Doesn't the impact of the Internet revolution point the way. Think of the implications for advertising. We'll be getting away from being brainwashed by commercials for products we were never really interested in. Yadda, yadda, yadda. Our entire culture will change when we get Everything-On-Demand.
Because adding a harddisk to a settop box adds costs and lowers reliability, a lot.
Wouldn't it be great if the DOJ/Microsoft settlement forced MS to publish info about how to interface to Outlook? Evolution as an Outlook client and StarOffice compatibility with MS Word would open the floodgates.
This original poster is right and you're making the same mistake as other advocates for DNA manipulation. You're looking at a single part of the system in isolation. The corn field you speak of isn't floating in space on an asteroid. It's part of and interacts with everything around it. This kind of tunnel vision is apparent when people landscape with plants or place fish in an aquarium without regard on the environment that produced the particular species or how the species will interact. I guess humans are so adaptable we don't really consider context as all that important.
The original poster was also right when he says it's too late. The genie is out of the bottle. There will probably be many stories of wonderful successes with biotech and then one day we'll hear "Oops! We didn't think about that." and unfortunately all of humanity will pay the price for a few people's short term greed.
My analogy is that we're like curious children twiddling the knobs on a hifi audio system that we don't understand. And we're about to blow the speakers and give ourselves permanent hearing loss.
So, do you listen to Neil Bortz or Rush Limbaugh. Either way, they're both fine scientists.
I'll bet Sun's compiler still costs $1995. I guess there's always gcc.
Yes. Including the absentee votes from California and New York upped Al Gore's lead in the overall popular vote to over 500,000.
I wonder who you voted for.
Wow. You obviously put a lot of time into that. However, your clear bias towards Gore makes the entire piece less useful.
By the way, I take issue with your statement "Bush wants to increase military budget a lot." As I understand it, Gore intends to increase the military budget at roughly twice the rate as Bush.
Why the hell would anybody moderate this up? The only "insight" here is proof of the old saying: "Opinions are like assholes. Everybody's got one."
Regarding your political preferences, here's a few clues:
* Advocates personal privacy
How can we be kept safe from terrorist attacks if the police, FBI, and CIA have their hands tied.
* Doesn't bow before corporate interests or offers (ie, get rid of the fscking corporate lobbiests)
The reason that the American economy is so successful is because of corporations and their profits.
* Wants to do away with patents on business methods and algorithms
The government can best promote innovation by rewarding people for bringing innovative ideas to market.
* Doesn't support censorship of any kind
Ideas and information that threaten public safety, such as blueprints for a nuclear bomb, must be stopped by all means necessary.
* Tells the public what goes on - no more secrets!
Government already works far too slowly.
* Is a moral person, but does not try to inject his or her morals on others
Wait a minute. Aren't we talking about politicians?
* Knows what a computer and the internet is, and actually uses them regularly
Computers and the Internet are only tools. Different professions require different tools.
* Realizes nature is not there to be raped indiscimanently
Every government action that impedes the economy hurts everyone.
* Is for space exploration and expansion
What's the return on investment for space exploration versus other public endeavors?
* Wants children to have more rights
What about the rights of parents to raise children as they see fit?
* Wants employees to have more rights when working for a company
The market for labor is the best decision maker for balancing the interests of employees and employers.
----
If couldn't already tell, I'm being facetious. I just thought I'd point out that for every viewpoint, there is a counter viewpoint that is usually just as valid if you can keep an open mind. Personally, I agree with most of your list, except for maybe space exploration.
By the way, you can tell a lot about a person by seeing if they can say the word "environmentalist" without saying the word "radical".
People see and hear only what they want to see and hear. Once they have made up their minds, any contradictory information is just rationalized away.
You appear to me to have already made up your mind for one candidate. Am I wrong? Tell me your feelings about Clinton.
Here's my take: Gore understands technology far better than most of his political peers, which ain't sayin' much. Gore believes in the goodness of government and has no shame in using the power of government for whatever purpose he sees fit, including control over the Internet. These views and behavior are out of line with the majority of the electorate, including myself. Bush is just a dumbass. Worse, he's a corporate lackey riding on his father's name. I don't know which is capable of the most harm. But, the magnitude of change that the Internet brings will make both of their opinions irrelevant. Any consequences of this election will be short lived in regards to the Internet.
(OK, now somebody now call me on my rationalizations.)
Do they realize how many kids are sexually active at 13...
More like from birth. Of course most parents freak out when they catch their five year old touching him/herself which could be one of the origins of our sexual anxiety.
By the way, my pet peeve is with people who find breast feeding to be "disgusting". Now that's truly perverted.
Got the latest issue of Linux Magazine in the mail last night and saw Malda and Bates interviewed.
http://www.linux-mag.com/2000-10/toc.html