This is a tough one to have a position on as there are interesting arguments for and against both Google and Microsoft. On one hand, I am none to keen on entrusting data to a third party's (Google) cloud-based system as there exists the potential for Google to abuse this. On the other hand, Google could release information documenting rampant abuse by government thereby providing some transparency and taking some control away from government. This is a thorny issue with no really good solution because if government controls its own mail servers a la Exchange, there exists the opportunity for a rogue official to make emails vanish. It would probably be best to have an independent oversight committee but, even that, creates more cogs in the bureaucracy.
I would rather risk my data with someone who could abuse it, Google. Than someone I'm certain is going to abuse it, Microsoft.
Not only did I vote, I stood out on the street corner with my future congressman and help actually get him elected, and you can thank me because I help get Cynthia McKinney booted out of office.
If they didn't love books they probably wouldn't be in the business.
Publishing is like gambling, they fork up the money to the printer, then try and sell the books. If the book doesn't sell well enough the publisher is out the money for the printing.
If they were just in it for the money, they would be printing the books, the printer gets paid whether or not the book actually sells.
Parent is just a right-wing nutjob who'll blame *everything* on Obama. His car didn't want to start this AM, so it must be Obama's fault... because he's black! Or a democrat. Or a muslim. Only Glenn Back can make everything right by.......... what is the Glenn Beck can do? Or Palin? Or any of those other teabaggers? They have no plan. Other than get elected. Or make noise.
I really, really hope that Obama *doesn't* win the presidential election next time around. Heck, if Obama is as smart as I hope he is, he won't even run. Because the Republican who gets in, in 2012 will face the same problems Obama did, and that guy isn't going to make a miracle happen either. And then you people, who blame everything on Obama will finally have to admit that the turkey you voted for aint any better.
But the only thing a Republican will do is reduce taxes for the rich while giving the rest of us a token rebate. Then start a war with Iran and put us even deeper in debt to China.
If he's the one who leaked these documents, he frankly belongs in prison. He broke the law.
I know that's harsh, but that's reality. He knew what the consequences were if he got caught. I'm highly sympathetic and indebted to him for doing something that I think was good and right, but he still clearly and willingly broke the law.
I'm not, there were 70,000 documents there. Its not like he read over every one of them before dumping them.
Anyone doing anything for him? If he wouldn't have taken a stand on this, nobody would have known anything.
He's probably going to spend the rest of his life in a military prison. In releasing over 70,000 classified documents its not like he was selectively picking documents to expose an illegal cover-up, he dumped everything he could get his hands on.
In addition part of getting a clearance is knowing the consequences of actions like that, so he screwed himself.
Besides, there's nothing you can do, he's outside of the civilian court system, he belongs to the military.
A proper open tablet could pretty much wipe out netbooks.
Yeah, I'm calling bullshit.
I know this isn't a popular opinion here on Slashdot, but guess what? *Most people don't give a shit about "open" or "closed" hardware*. Hell, they probably don't even realize the iPlatform is a closed ecosystem, as that's only evident if you try to develop for the thing.
No, this idiotic meme that "if only they'd open the hardware, they'd destroy everyone!", no matter what "they" is (PS3, NDS, iPlatform, etc), needs to stop. It's so hilariously naive it just makes you look stupid.
You're right nobody cares about openness.
People care about whether it will do what they want it to do. I need something with will do e-books and run Anathema for my Exalted games, since the iPad doesn't do Java, that's a deal breaker.
"A single character space, not two spaces, should be left after periods at the end of sentences (both manuscript and in final, published form) and after colons."
1 space is used in publications because it saves on printing costs. Also use the "Chicago Manual of Style" if your doing work for publication,. Otherwise do yourself a favor and stick with "The Elements of Style" by Strunk and White, because style books shouldn't be more than 1000 pp long, (CMoS 16th ed. is now 1040 pp!).
No expensive scanners are needed. You show up at the airport five or six hours before your flight and are subjected to a number of interviews. The interviews are supposed to make you nervous and uncertain. The results are evaluated by people that are watching on video and have lots of experience.
Never once has anyone gotten explosives onto a plane from or to Israel, dispite incredible efforts and plenty of motivation. In many circles the only good Jew is a dead Jew and there are plenty of volunteers that would be happy die - as long as they can take lots of Jews with them.
In the US the problem is somewhat more diffuse. We hear about people doing stupid things with explosives which are designed to make us think that all Muslim extremests are idiots. The people that do not tell us about aren't idiots - but we will never know if the TSA is doing anything effective or not. That is part of their charm - secret success or secret failure both add up to a certainity by the traveling public that the TSA (They'll Steal Anything) is just a bunch of yahoos that are just being a nuisance. Keeping what they have (or have not) found a secret is a huge mistake that goes beyond just PR problems.
Here in the US you show up 5 or 6 hours before your flight, and they confiscate your bottled water, your deodorant, and your baby formula; while some jerk rifles through your checked luggage for a decent camera or cash.
It seems like on civil liberties issues Obama is being almost as bad as Bush
Almost as bad? Try worse and just continuing what was done by Dems under Clinton. You didn't really think Dems have less love of power and ability to intrude and control than those big bad Republicans did you? Maybe by 2012 you won't be so naive and eat the sugar coated campaign slogans.
Having known Jim Inhofe and his kids, and voting for the likes of him is like voting for Pat Robertson, or Oral Roberts; I don't think so.
Furthermore I happen to actually know my congressman, and knew him well before he got into congress.
It's not even philosophy. It's demonstrably wrong, unless you essentially denying any factual evidence biologists, physicists, chemists, and geologists might bring up.
I'll grant that it's religion, but it's bad religion.
And sit back and see which one gets the most students.
You forget which state we're talking about. For OK, TX, LA, MS, AL, and GA I would expect most students to be taking the class in creationism. With the cities having a larger number of evolution students. If you don't believe it, I suggest driving US 80 for a few hundred miles.
If you want to teach Creationism in school, then place the curriculum in a philosophy class, or Religion class if so desired. Keep it far, far away from Biology class.
Its neither, at best its mythology, but is best classed as fantasy.
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This is a tough one to have a position on as there are interesting arguments for and against both Google and Microsoft. On one hand, I am none to keen on entrusting data to a third party's (Google) cloud-based system as there exists the potential for Google to abuse this. On the other hand, Google could release information documenting rampant abuse by government thereby providing some transparency and taking some control away from government. This is a thorny issue with no really good solution because if government controls its own mail servers a la Exchange, there exists the opportunity for a rogue official to make emails vanish. It would probably be best to have an independent oversight committee but, even that, creates more cogs in the bureaucracy.
I would rather risk my data with someone who could abuse it, Google. Than someone I'm certain is going to abuse it, Microsoft.
> What does that tell you about consumer choice?
That most consumers choose what they want, not what you think they should have.
Just keep telling yourself that.
Perhaps if it weren't for that horrific last episode of BSG more people would have given it a chance.
I for one had no interest in any prequel or sequel after that.
Then who cares what you think.
Not only did I vote, I stood out on the street corner with my future congressman and help actually get him elected, and you can thank me because I help get Cynthia McKinney booted out of office.
I actually made a difference.
Respect from other developers doesn't buy jets and super models.
...and supermodels and jets don't buy respect from your peers.
With jets and super models, who cares?
Writers != Publishers
If they didn't love books they probably wouldn't be in the business.
Publishing is like gambling, they fork up the money to the printer, then try and sell the books. If the book doesn't sell well enough the publisher is out the money for the printing.
If they were just in it for the money, they would be printing the books, the printer gets paid whether or not the book actually sells.
>>>"contributed $100,000 each"
It would be cheaper for them to just pay the tax.
You think these guys make less than 1.1 million/year?
Parent is just a right-wing nutjob who'll blame *everything* on Obama. His car didn't want to start this AM, so it must be Obama's fault... because he's black! Or a democrat. Or a muslim. Only Glenn Back can make everything right by... .... ... what is the Glenn Beck can do? Or Palin? Or any of those other teabaggers? They have no plan. Other than get elected. Or make noise.
I really, really hope that Obama *doesn't* win the presidential election next time around. Heck, if Obama is as smart as I hope he is, he won't even run. Because the Republican who gets in, in 2012 will face the same problems Obama did, and that guy isn't going to make a miracle happen either. And then you people, who blame everything on Obama will finally have to admit that the turkey you voted for aint any better.
But the only thing a Republican will do is reduce taxes for the rich while giving the rest of us a token rebate. Then start a war with Iran and put us even deeper in debt to China.
Funeral notices are the classic... what close family members don't go to the funeral?
That's why you have a family member,not immediate family of the deceased, or a trusted friend watching the house during a funeral.
If he's the one who leaked these documents, he frankly belongs in prison. He broke the law.
I know that's harsh, but that's reality. He knew what the consequences were if he got caught. I'm highly sympathetic and indebted to him for doing something that I think was good and right, but he still clearly and willingly broke the law.
I'm not, there were 70,000 documents there. Its not like he read over every one of them before dumping them.
Anyone doing anything for him? If he wouldn't have taken a stand on this, nobody would have known anything.
He's probably going to spend the rest of his life in a military prison. In releasing over 70,000 classified documents its not like he was selectively picking documents to expose an illegal cover-up, he dumped everything he could get his hands on.
In addition part of getting a clearance is knowing the consequences of actions like that, so he screwed himself.
Besides, there's nothing you can do, he's outside of the civilian court system, he belongs to the military.
A proper open tablet could pretty much wipe out netbooks.
Yeah, I'm calling bullshit.
I know this isn't a popular opinion here on Slashdot, but guess what? *Most people don't give a shit about "open" or "closed" hardware*. Hell, they probably don't even realize the iPlatform is a closed ecosystem, as that's only evident if you try to develop for the thing.
No, this idiotic meme that "if only they'd open the hardware, they'd destroy everyone!", no matter what "they" is (PS3, NDS, iPlatform, etc), needs to stop. It's so hilariously naive it just makes you look stupid.
You're right nobody cares about openness.
People care about whether it will do what they want it to do. I need something with will do e-books and run Anathema for my Exalted games, since the iPad doesn't do Java, that's a deal breaker.
Now all we have to do is enforce this patent, and get that BS out of the other systems!
cf McKinnon, the OFFENCE took place in UK!
Take that, 'merkins!
I suppose you also think that you should be subject to Iranian laws should someone in Iran get offended by something you say.
"A single character space, not two spaces, should be left after periods at the end of sentences (both manuscript and in final, published form) and after colons."
1 space is used in publications because it saves on printing costs. Also use the "Chicago Manual of Style" if your doing work for publication,. Otherwise do yourself a favor and stick with "The Elements of Style" by Strunk and White, because style books shouldn't be more than 1000 pp long, (CMoS 16th ed. is now 1040 pp!) .
No expensive scanners are needed. You show up at the airport five or six hours before your flight and are subjected to a number of interviews. The interviews are supposed to make you nervous and uncertain. The results are evaluated by people that are watching on video and have lots of experience.
Never once has anyone gotten explosives onto a plane from or to Israel, dispite incredible efforts and plenty of motivation. In many circles the only good Jew is a dead Jew and there are plenty of volunteers that would be happy die - as long as they can take lots of Jews with them.
In the US the problem is somewhat more diffuse. We hear about people doing stupid things with explosives which are designed to make us think that all Muslim extremests are idiots. The people that do not tell us about aren't idiots - but we will never know if the TSA is doing anything effective or not. That is part of their charm - secret success or secret failure both add up to a certainity by the traveling public that the TSA (They'll Steal Anything) is just a bunch of yahoos that are just being a nuisance. Keeping what they have (or have not) found a secret is a huge mistake that goes beyond just PR problems.
Here in the US you show up 5 or 6 hours before your flight, and they confiscate your bottled water, your deodorant, and your baby formula; while some jerk rifles through your checked luggage for a decent camera or cash.
It seems like on civil liberties issues Obama is being almost as bad as Bush
Almost as bad? Try worse and just continuing what was done by Dems under Clinton. You didn't really think Dems have less love of power and ability to intrude and control than those big bad Republicans did you? Maybe by 2012 you won't be so naive and eat the sugar coated campaign slogans.
Having known Jim Inhofe and his kids, and voting for the likes of him is like voting for Pat Robertson, or Oral Roberts; I don't think so.
Furthermore I happen to actually know my congressman, and knew him well before he got into congress.
It's not even philosophy. It's demonstrably wrong, unless you essentially denying any factual evidence biologists, physicists, chemists, and geologists might bring up.
I'll grant that it's religion, but it's bad religion.
Its more like mythology, or better yet fantasy.
It's not a problem with testers, it's a lack of testees.
Or ignoring the testers.
And sit back and see which one gets the most students.
You forget which state we're talking about. For OK, TX, LA, MS, AL, and GA I would expect most students to be taking the class in creationism. With the cities having a larger number of evolution students. If you don't believe it, I suggest driving US 80 for a few hundred miles.
If you want to teach Creationism in school, then place the curriculum in a philosophy class, or Religion class if so desired. Keep it far, far away from Biology class.
Its neither, at best its mythology, but is best classed as fantasy.
Think Java and C++ are too bloated?
Don't like performance of interpreted languages?
That's a little language you might have heard of, its called C
Sounds to me like a blogger whining.
Ford's reasoning was that accepting the pardon was the same as admitting guilt.
Actually, have any of these types of accidents happened in the rest of the world? I don't recall hearing/reading about them.
Check some Korean news, there was a huge amount of noise there about it.