Well, in the interests of refecting what the article actually said, mknewman might have posted:, "A Utah desalinization plant which pumps 260 gallons per minute of salty brine to a depth of 14,000 feet underground, is probably associated with an earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter Scale, and noticeable by people 60 miles away in Grand Junction. More information at CNN.com
My last Palm was a Zire 21 that cam free with a laptop. What surprises me is that I can't see any real change from my ancient IIIx.
Seriously, four years ago the Palm was a pretty nice deal. It handled a number of essential functions well, did it better than paper, and synced with your PC.
At the time it was the market leader for a reason.
Trouble is I keep looking at all of the things which reasonably should have evolved or been added and all that I see are the things that are missing, and the software that hasn't particularly improved in four years.
All things being equal, the mid range Palm feels like it should be a $49 retail item, if that.
Hmmph - you can count me among the people who wrote off AOL entirely when instead of sending me nice re-usable floppy disks they started sending non-reusable CDs.
I've long thought that Senate and House seats should be given away as lottery prizes instead of by electing the millionaire with the biggest campaign chest.
Now THAT would give you a representative democracy!
"The Chair recognizes Bubba Mullins, the Senator for Virginia. Senator - I'll remind you that chewing tobacco is prohibited on the floor"
It actually came as a surprise when I looked over my desktop and menu to see what I might add to the list. I can't find much on my PC that isn't already OSS, freeware, or shareware.
Sure I'd like an OSS mail client as good as Pegasus, but it' still free so that's not an issue for me.
Beyond that the only decidedly non OSS/free package that I use a lot is Dremaweaver. Oh, and Palm software of course.
Honestly, of the major apps that I rely on day in and day out, almost nothing is store bought.
"But I worked on a school paper when I was a kid and I owned a CB radio when I lived in Texas. And what I saw in the blogosphere on Nov. 2 was more reminiscent of that school paper or a "Breaker, breaker 19" gabfest on CB than anything approaching journalism. "
That, I believe is as good a description of blog culture as we're likely to find.
The reason why publications like the New York Times or National Public Radio are considered authoritative is because they have a long established track record and are trusted to provide a factual and balanced report.*
Bloggers simply do not have that level of trust, They still represent one guy with a website, and are only as reliable as the person typing the blog entry. That does not mean that bloggers do not sometimes add to the coverage of stories, just that they tend to be reactive, and sometimes prone to gossip and rumour more than journalism.
* Except of course by the right wing twits who go on and on about liberal media bias.
In reference to Suprnova"They're doing something flagrantly illegal, but getting away with it because they're offshore," said (Bittorrent creator)Cohen. He is not eager to get into a battle about how his creation is used. "To me, it's all bits," he said."
I've always liked Cohen's attitude, and his transparency about Bittorrent's lack of privacy. I do though wonder if Slovenian law might differ from that of the United States.
Am I the only one who is spooked by the number of posts here that claim that gee whiz, "we got a letter from the MPAA or RIAA, or just plain got scared of getting arrested, and now we have completely stopped filesharing"? And don't we feel so much cleaner?
Because the baby neo-con politicians have fallen hook line and sinker for the "lowest cost private sector is good at all costs" story. And even more so for the "send all of our jobs offshore because it's cheaper" story. This after all is the country that will have their next census conducted by an American corporation.
I would think it obvious to any right thinking person that moving personal data to another country, or even into the hands of a foreign American corporation, pretty much places that information where the US government can compel said corporation to hand it over to them.
Wow - That's the sign of a really desperate man. Only minutes ago pollster Zogby, on the Daily Show, stated flatly that he saw Kerry winning the election. I think GWB is seeing the writing on the wall.
"Canada has *actually JAILED* doctors for opening a private MRI clinic"
Please provide some supporting documentation for that.
"Not to mention the story about a Canadian who's son was gravely injured... he brought is son to the hospital, but he couldn't be admitted without a paramedic or an ambulance. So they waited... while the son died... for an ambulance to come from across down so he could be admitted."
I know that a lot of our clients and feiends are using e-mail less and less. They are finding that they are buried under a growing deluge of spam and virus laden messages, and are moving back to telephone calls, faxes, and even paper letters.
We are lucky in having an ISP with superb and effective spam filtering, so only see a few dozen messages a day that fit that description.
Likwise we're very vigilant about virus protection and use a firewall, so have thus far avoided any virus infection.
Still, most casual users aren't at this level, and they are finding that the Internet is less useful than it used to be.
I don't hink that the Internet will collapse, but I can see a time when we start seeing casual users abandon it as more trouble than it's worth.
And just to throw in a very frigtening idea, what happens when one or more spammers successfully sue ISPs for blocking their mail? Even if it can't be done domestically, various international trade agreements may support such and action.
Am I the only one reminded immediately of the glasses invented by Steve Martin's character in The Jerk, which eventually made an entire population cross-eyed?
I can't put my finger on it, but the design if this thing just makes me squirm. Why not be intelligent and just rip-off Apple instead of revisiting the mistakes of the Barbie and Hot Wheels PCs?
I recall reading Asimov's autobiography which seemed to consist largely of "I wrote this book, and sold it for this much money, then I wrote another two books, plus five magazine articles, and got paid this much money..."
No, that's not a gripe about Asimov's work, just his autobiography.
Pshaw - I'll stick to the original, classic Three Day Novel Writing Contest, started by Pulp Press way back in 1977, and now located here. And yes, entries are judged on quality, not quantity.
Well the article doesn't raise many new ideas, but it is worth thinking about where the 'net is headed.
On one hand governments in many places are working overtime to regulate what appears on user's browsers. Sometimes it's through legislation like the DMCA, intended to protect corporate interests, and sometimes it's though the kind of wholesale blocking practised by the Chinese government.
Yet as fast as these rules and technologies are put in place, people are finding ways around them, whether though proxys, anonymous browsing, encryption, or P2P clients.
I really do wonder which side will win. The government has the force of Law, and these days that is pretty much always multi-national. Users though have the force of numbers. Even though the RIAA et al publicly attack teenagers and grandmothers, P2P sharing via edonkey or bittorrent goes on unabated.
If that technology can be used to share copyrighted software and music, it can be used to share all manner of "subversive" materials that your government doesn't want you to see.
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Boy, you sure don't ask for much, do you?/i
Hey, I also believe in Santa Clause...
Well, in the interests of refecting what the article actually said, mknewman might have posted:, "A Utah desalinization plant which pumps 260 gallons per minute of salty brine to a depth of 14,000 feet underground, is probably associated with an earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter Scale, and noticeable by people 60 miles away in Grand Junction. More information at CNN.com
My last Palm was a Zire 21 that cam free with a laptop. What surprises me is that I can't see any real change from my ancient IIIx.
Seriously, four years ago the Palm was a pretty nice deal. It handled a number of essential functions well, did it better than paper, and synced with your PC.
At the time it was the market leader for a reason.
Trouble is I keep looking at all of the things which reasonably should have evolved or been added and all that I see are the things that are missing, and the software that hasn't particularly improved in four years.
All things being equal, the mid range Palm feels like it should be a $49 retail item, if that.
Hmmph - you can count me among the people who wrote off AOL entirely when instead of sending me nice re-usable floppy disks they started sending non-reusable CDs.
Oh great now I can enjoy idiots on cel phones "sharing" fine Fox programming while I'm trying to enjoy my dinner in a restaurant.
As if their pointless yattering conversations weren't enough....
I've long thought that Senate and House seats should be given away as lottery prizes instead of by electing the millionaire with the biggest campaign chest.
Now THAT would give you a representative democracy!
"The Chair recognizes Bubba Mullins, the Senator for Virginia. Senator - I'll remind you that chewing tobacco is prohibited on the floor"
Good idea, but let's also include the lawyers involved in defending shady practices!
Yup - signed on with them when they were charging something like $10 US a year compared to Network Solutions $35. never went back.
They just plain work, although admittedly support is a little strange.
Uniform voting regulations across the country (I know, states rights etc) and a good old paper ballot. This should be simple.
It's insane that each of thousands of states and counties have different rules, different technology, different everything.
And, as the latest irregularities show, there is simply nothing as useful as a simple and unambiguous paper trail.
Oh yeah - and better candidates.
It actually came as a surprise when I looked over my desktop and menu to see what I might add to the list. I can't find much on my PC that isn't already OSS, freeware, or shareware.
Sure I'd like an OSS mail client as good as Pegasus, but it' still free so that's not an issue for me.
Beyond that the only decidedly non OSS/free package that I use a lot is Dremaweaver. Oh, and Palm software of course.
Honestly, of the major apps that I rely on day in and day out, almost nothing is store bought.
And that's a pretty good sign.
"But I worked on a school paper when I was a kid and I owned a CB radio when I lived in Texas. And what I saw in the blogosphere on Nov. 2 was more reminiscent of that school paper or a "Breaker, breaker 19" gabfest on CB than anything approaching journalism. "
That, I believe is as good a description of blog culture as we're likely to find.
The reason why publications like the New York Times or National Public Radio are considered authoritative is because they have a long established track record and are trusted to provide a factual and balanced report.*
Bloggers simply do not have that level of trust, They still represent one guy with a website, and are only as reliable as the person typing the blog entry. That does not mean that bloggers do not sometimes add to the coverage of stories, just that they tend to be reactive, and sometimes prone to gossip and rumour more than journalism.
* Except of course by the right wing twits who go on and on about liberal media bias.
Hold on! You're surely not suggesting that those modern electronic computer machines might not work properly!
No, this must be the sneaky terrorist attack on democracy that Bin Laden promised last week!
In reference to Suprnova "They're doing something flagrantly illegal, but getting away with it because they're offshore," said (Bittorrent creator)Cohen. He is not eager to get into a battle about how his creation is used. "To me, it's all bits," he said."
I've always liked Cohen's attitude, and his transparency about Bittorrent's lack of privacy. I do though wonder if Slovenian law might differ from that of the United States.
... welcome our new Golomb rulers...ah I mean overlords!
Am I the only one who is spooked by the number of posts here that claim that gee whiz, "we got a letter from the MPAA or RIAA, or just plain got scared of getting arrested, and now we have completely stopped filesharing"? And don't we feel so much cleaner?
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Because the baby neo-con politicians have fallen hook line and sinker for the "lowest cost private sector is good at all costs" story. And even more so for the "send all of our jobs offshore because it's cheaper" story. This after all is the country that will have their next census conducted by an American corporation.
I would think it obvious to any right thinking person that moving personal data to another country, or even into the hands of a foreign American corporation, pretty much places that information where the US government can compel said corporation to hand it over to them.
Wow - That's the sign of a really desperate man. Only minutes ago pollster Zogby, on the Daily Show, stated flatly that he saw Kerry winning the election. I think GWB is seeing the writing on the wall.
Parent is utterly non-factual and should be modded as troll.
"Canada has *actually JAILED* doctors for opening a private MRI clinic"
Please provide some supporting documentation for that.
"Not to mention the story about a Canadian who's son was gravely injured... he brought is son to the hospital, but he couldn't be admitted without a paramedic or an ambulance. So they waited... while the son died... for an ambulance to come from across down so he could be admitted."
Not mention that one.
I call bullshit.
I know that a lot of our clients and feiends are using e-mail less and less. They are finding that they are buried under a growing deluge of spam and virus laden messages, and are moving back to telephone calls, faxes, and even paper letters.
We are lucky in having an ISP with superb and effective spam filtering, so only see a few dozen messages a day that fit that description.
Likwise we're very vigilant about virus protection and use a firewall, so have thus far avoided any virus infection.
Still, most casual users aren't at this level, and they are finding that the Internet is less useful than it used to be.
I don't hink that the Internet will collapse, but I can see a time when we start seeing casual users abandon it as more trouble than it's worth.
And just to throw in a very frigtening idea, what happens when one or more spammers successfully sue ISPs for blocking their mail? Even if it can't be done domestically, various international trade agreements may support such and action.
Am I the only one reminded immediately of the glasses invented by Steve Martin's character in The Jerk, which eventually made an entire population cross-eyed?
I can't put my finger on it, but the design if this thing just makes me squirm. Why not be intelligent and just rip-off Apple instead of revisiting the mistakes of the Barbie and Hot Wheels PCs?
I recall reading Asimov's autobiography which seemed to consist largely of "I wrote this book, and sold it for this much money, then I wrote another two books, plus five magazine articles, and got paid this much money..."
No, that's not a gripe about Asimov's work, just his autobiography.
Pshaw - I'll stick to the original, classic Three Day Novel Writing Contest, started by Pulp Press way back in 1977, and now located here. And yes, entries are judged on quality, not quantity.
Well the article doesn't raise many new ideas, but it is worth thinking about where the 'net is headed.
On one hand governments in many places are working overtime to regulate what appears on user's browsers. Sometimes it's through legislation like the DMCA, intended to protect corporate interests, and sometimes it's though the kind of wholesale blocking practised by the Chinese government.
Yet as fast as these rules and technologies are put in place, people are finding ways around them, whether though proxys, anonymous browsing, encryption, or P2P clients.
I really do wonder which side will win. The government has the force of Law, and these days that is pretty much always multi-national. Users though have the force of numbers. Even though the RIAA et al publicly attack teenagers and grandmothers, P2P sharing via edonkey or bittorrent goes on unabated.
If that technology can be used to share copyrighted software and music, it can be used to share all manner of "subversive" materials that your government doesn't want you to see.
So my real question is:
Is the genie well and truly out of the bottle?