Here's a shining example. IBM has stepped up to the plate in the non-discrimination game. I say that we should table all legislation on genetic discrimination, and let the corporations police themselves. We know that they will all do the right thing. Those that don't will be judged in the marketplace for their decisions. The strong will prevail and the weak disappear. It's a win-win for everyone, and avoids needless government regulation where it can only be a hindrance to our economy.
Besides, there's no need for government interference, unless you have something genetic you need to hide, right?:-)
On the contrary, CxO people should get managers salaries, not movie star salaries...but we digress.
Good leaders - military and civilian - are generally good with people. They take time to work the trenches as part of their duties in an active role. Reading a hundred emails from the trenches everyday - getting a "push" feed from squeaky wheels - is probably not the best use of their time. Getting one-on-one, while less efficient, is probably more effective. Also, I'm sad to admit, an email pre-sreener is probably a better, more cost effective system.
I hate the reality as much as the next guy, but we're no longer in a world where everybody has a say in all parts of their life.
NASA spends Billions and Billions of dollars to get something into the air. The contractors stand in line a capitol hill, sign a paper and provide wire information for their bank accounts. For every $100 of NASAs budget they spend, they receive $10 which they may keep as profit.
Why in the world would someone with this kind of deal throw millions of dollars into a project which may or may not end up to be commercially viable? It doesn't make financial sense.
I hate to say it, but CEOs of large corporations shouldn't be fielding emails from employees several levels down. The whole corporate structure is a pyramid, where each successive level filters and condenses the information to the next. Its sad, but true.
In fact, instead of reading and replying to emails on his pim of choice, he should be checking reports, preparing for meetings, or gaining other data which will allow him to run the company more effectively. Staring out the window while being driven is a waste of corporate money. If he's got nothing better to do he can drive his own lazy self to the airport.
As for long work days, a good CEO will probably spend 65-80 hours a week doing business related tasks. Although we expect them to be heartless, mechanical beings with no private life, they are, in fact human. At a certain point, there just isn't much more effort to give, and productivity will go down. Adding an hour a day - even for a worthwile cause - can result in other areas suffering. You won't find me arguing against the statement that CEOs get paid too much for the work that they do. Compensation aside, though, they work hard, long hours. If they have the right people below them, they shouldn't need to devote significant chunks of daily time to answering employee emails.
But by RIM providing the service, they are the ones infringing, not the government. I think the more important thing that the congresscritters who pass IP law will not be deprived, and will be less likely to change the system. Where did I lay down my tin foil hat...
Once again, why bother to sign the back of the card. They're going to have your signature on file at the financial institution. They're not going to ask you to photocopy the back of you card and use that as their standard for comparing signatures, they'll use the file copy.
My wife's signature is so simple to forge (it's just vanilla script) that she has written on the back of each bankcard "Ask for ID" instead of her signature. The only place she's ever been denied (after showing her DL) is at the USPS.
I make a living by buying lottery tickets. My income is in the $millions by simly investing my winnings in the Powerball. I have a 3rd grade education and can't see any reason why you "educated" people seems to be busting your asses for a few tens of thusands of dollars a year. Heck, when I started, I bought my tickets from quarters I found in public phone coin-return slots. Spending thousands on an education is wasted, in my opinion.
***Don't read this part***
Of course, I'm lying!
Just because some goofball gets lucky and strikes it rich on dumb luck (a popular blog) doesn't make it a rational business plan. Is it depressing that a blogger can make six figures? Of course, but no more than reading about some low-life hitting the lottery or winning a multi-million dollar court settlement. It's not the way to get your best shot in this world.
***You can start reading again***
Now, if any of you would like to learn more about how YOU can make a living by knocking back brewskies all day and choosing winning lottery numbers so you can live the life of luxury like me, just paypal me $49.95, shipping and handling included, for my can't miss methods to independent wealth by playing the lottery! Try my system for 60 days, and if you're not satified, I'll return the entire cost of the materials to you*.
There's this utility you can get to fix that...it's called fdisk. Think of it as having Microsoft give you a $70 instant rebate for wiping their OS off the drive as soon as you get it home. Feel better now?
Well, you adminted you know that answer - it's those people paying $8 a pop you mention. Millions of them.
Anyway, the reason that you get poor to average movies out of great books is because great books are great due to their complexity. You can't slip that into 110 minutes. I never realized how awful moview were until I started listening to books on tape (long commute...thankfully no longer necessary). Once you've realized that a 20 hour performance simply can't be compressed into a two hour flick, you understand the problem. To sell the movie, it needs to move fast - partially due to attention span, and partially due to typical bladder size. All the really good stuff, the complexity, gets reduced down to make room for the main plot. What's worse is that to make it work usually requires substantial plot changes to make the whole thing hand together in its foreshortened version. Can you imagine what would have happend if Peter Jackson had to live with a 90 minute presentation of LOTR? I hear people moaning and complaining about what was left out of the 10 hours of DVD material.
Still, great stories are great stories, and people want to get their fix in the theater.
On a side note, someone (wife? co-worker? can't remember) related some info on an interview with a hollywood executive concerning the documentary Penguins that has been so popular this summer. He admitted that it was a fantastic film. He also said that, in typical hollywood style, everyone has realized the money that can be made in this type film, but that instead of original, engaging documentaries we should expect to see a raft of penguin movies in the coming years.
No, as has been pointed out earlier (drug dealer analogy, I think) This only holds if ADT is in the business of robbing homes as a corporate endeavor.
There is no good analogy. The key here is that the P2P "market" is one where the cost of an item is zero, and therefore the demand is unfettered by the need to exchange money. There is no (effective) limit on how many P2P transfers (sales) occur.
This allows them to determine the raw desire for an artist/genre/title in the absense of financial restrictions. It's more akin to a music survey.
The rub is that this typ eof survey happens to be infringing. The fact is that that they publicly state this to be true, and are suing people over their participation in the system. The news that they are monitoring and using the transfer data for montary gain is what is so ironic. A person with a scrap of moral fiber would not engage in such a practice. QED
If it is damaged, I would expect you have the implicit right to restore your property using backed up media - even if the "backup" was not yours. You are still in possession of the media, and the data on it is yours to use (with the typical statutory restrictions).
If it is lost, then the media becomes the property of the new owner (finder) and is no longer yours. You must repurchase the disc (and data contained therein), because someone else holds (owns) the media.
Naturally, IANAL, but this is what you'd get if I was on the jury.
Oh, I don't know, that whole force thing worked for Rome 2000 years ago. We're all really just spin-offs of that period. We've survived, too. I suppose you could say its even more important that, after 300 years, we're best buddies with the people we fought for our independence.
The real potential danger for China is that Top-dowm management has worked for them for a couple of millenia, and they figure it'll be good for a few more. Communications, on the other hand, is advancing so quickly that grassroots is taking over. That's the part the the US has learned, and why there is this chasm of disagreement.
Not that grassroots necessarily results in a good thing all the time. Look at all the people who voted for Bush. Before you flame me, most of them were convinced that he was going to be making the decisions. He is probably one of the most handled presidents in modern history. But they voted for him anyway. *shrug* This too, shall pass. In a ground-up system, it's hard to move too far in one direction. Sort of a brownian motion for politics.
China clearly believe they are right. So does the US (well, those who agree with the administration, at least). Just believing doesn't make it so.
Eventually everyone writing on slashdot will be viewed as "monkeys" and religious fanatics of the future will proclaim that they did not evolve from these neanderthals.
I'm not usually one to point out grammar mistakes and such, but I believe you've messed up your tenses in that sentense. You must have meant to write in present, not future, tense.
(don't for get your smiley, or people on slashdot will think you're serious);-)
If a random mutation resulting in an iPod pouch or "extra appendage" to work a mouse would make you more sexually attractive, then you might be on to somthing.
No. The real procreation is going on at the shallowest ends of the gene pool. It is those on welfare and the generally lazy who are squeezing out pups like there's no tomorrow. Those of us with jobs and high-profile careers don't have the time properly devote to a gaggle of vermin, so we're less likely to produce them (that, and illigitimate kids can get expensive for rich folk once the lawyers get done, for poor people its just another welfare check or EIC credit).
They ought to tax you for every kid you have, and increase the fee with each child. Hell, I'd throw in free voluntary sterilization. It's not like we're going to run out of humans any time soon.
"But several experts strongly criticized this aspect of the finding, saying it was far from clear that the new alleles conferred any cognitive advantage or had spread for that reason"
Looks like we can evolve all we want...it's not necesarily going to make us smarter. Certainly not by 2008.
You must be a chick. Or a Eunich. There's only one head doing the thinking for most of/.'s readership, and it's not the one sitting on their shoulders.
As for cooling needs, your are certainly correct - it is due to global warming. Which brings us back to the fact that its George W Bush's fault.
It's so nice when all these things tie together so easily.
When my wife was in grade school (before she was my wife, obviously), she would grade the papers for her grandfather's econ classes at Virginia Tech. Same system - key with holes to check the properly marked bubbles. I would think that minimal use of the mark-two would probably have fooled her.
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You mean like this?
I think I'll file it next to the space elevator literature.
Here's a shining example. IBM has stepped up to the plate in the non-discrimination game. I say that we should table all legislation on genetic discrimination, and let the corporations police themselves. We know that they will all do the right thing. Those that don't will be judged in the marketplace for their decisions. The strong will prevail and the weak disappear. It's a win-win for everyone, and avoids needless government regulation where it can only be a hindrance to our economy.
:-)
Besides, there's no need for government interference, unless you have something genetic you need to hide, right?
On the contrary, CxO people should get managers salaries, not movie star salaries...but we digress.
Good leaders - military and civilian - are generally good with people. They take time to work the trenches as part of their duties in an active role. Reading a hundred emails from the trenches everyday - getting a "push" feed from squeaky wheels - is probably not the best use of their time. Getting one-on-one, while less efficient, is probably more effective. Also, I'm sad to admit, an email pre-sreener is probably a better, more cost effective system.
I hate the reality as much as the next guy, but we're no longer in a world where everybody has a say in all parts of their life.
You mean like this?
I think I'll file it next to the space elevator literature.
That's easy:
NASA spends Billions and Billions of dollars to get something into the air. The contractors stand in line a capitol hill, sign a paper and provide wire information for their bank accounts. For every $100 of NASAs budget they spend, they receive $10 which they may keep as profit.
Why in the world would someone with this kind of deal throw millions of dollars into a project which may or may not end up to be commercially viable? It doesn't make financial sense.
I hate to say it, but CEOs of large corporations shouldn't be fielding emails from employees several levels down. The whole corporate structure is a pyramid, where each successive level filters and condenses the information to the next. Its sad, but true.
In fact, instead of reading and replying to emails on his pim of choice, he should be checking reports, preparing for meetings, or gaining other data which will allow him to run the company more effectively. Staring out the window while being driven is a waste of corporate money. If he's got nothing better to do he can drive his own lazy self to the airport.
As for long work days, a good CEO will probably spend 65-80 hours a week doing business related tasks. Although we expect them to be heartless, mechanical beings with no private life, they are, in fact human. At a certain point, there just isn't much more effort to give, and productivity will go down. Adding an hour a day - even for a worthwile cause - can result in other areas suffering. You won't find me arguing against the statement that CEOs get paid too much for the work that they do. Compensation aside, though, they work hard, long hours. If they have the right people below them, they shouldn't need to devote significant chunks of daily time to answering employee emails.
Washlet
But by RIM providing the service, they are the ones infringing, not the government. I think the more important thing that the congresscritters who pass IP law will not be deprived, and will be less likely to change the system. Where did I lay down my tin foil hat...
Once again, why bother to sign the back of the card. They're going to have your signature on file at the financial institution. They're not going to ask you to photocopy the back of you card and use that as their standard for comparing signatures, they'll use the file copy.
My wife's signature is so simple to forge (it's just vanilla script) that she has written on the back of each bankcard "Ask for ID" instead of her signature. The only place she's ever been denied (after showing her DL) is at the USPS.
I make a living by buying lottery tickets. My income is in the $millions by simly investing my winnings in the Powerball. I have a 3rd grade education and can't see any reason why you "educated" people seems to be busting your asses for a few tens of thusands of dollars a year. Heck, when I started, I bought my tickets from quarters I found in public phone coin-return slots. Spending thousands on an education is wasted, in my opinion.
***Don't read this part***
Of course, I'm lying!
Just because some goofball gets lucky and strikes it rich on dumb luck (a popular blog) doesn't make it a rational business plan. Is it depressing that a blogger can make six figures? Of course, but no more than reading about some low-life hitting the lottery or winning a multi-million dollar court settlement. It's not the way to get your best shot in this world.
***You can start reading again***
Now, if any of you would like to learn more about how YOU can make a living by knocking back brewskies all day and choosing winning lottery numbers so you can live the life of luxury like me, just paypal me $49.95, shipping and handling included, for my can't miss methods to independent wealth by playing the lottery! Try my system for 60 days, and if you're not satified, I'll return the entire cost of the materials to you*.
*less the $45 shipping and handling fee
There's this utility you can get to fix that...it's called fdisk. Think of it as having Microsoft give you a $70 instant rebate for wiping their OS off the drive as soon as you get it home. Feel better now?
"Remember that circumventing DRM is not forbidden in many countries yet."
Well, you adminted you know that answer - it's those people paying $8 a pop you mention. Millions of them.
Anyway, the reason that you get poor to average movies out of great books is because great books are great due to their complexity. You can't slip that into 110 minutes. I never realized how awful moview were until I started listening to books on tape (long commute...thankfully no longer necessary). Once you've realized that a 20 hour performance simply can't be compressed into a two hour flick, you understand the problem. To sell the movie, it needs to move fast - partially due to attention span, and partially due to typical bladder size. All the really good stuff, the complexity, gets reduced down to make room for the main plot. What's worse is that to make it work usually requires substantial plot changes to make the whole thing hand together in its foreshortened version. Can you imagine what would have happend if Peter Jackson had to live with a 90 minute presentation of LOTR? I hear people moaning and complaining about what was left out of the 10 hours of DVD material.
Still, great stories are great stories, and people want to get their fix in the theater.
On a side note, someone (wife? co-worker? can't remember) related some info on an interview with a hollywood executive concerning the documentary Penguins that has been so popular this summer. He admitted that it was a fantastic film. He also said that, in typical hollywood style, everyone has realized the money that can be made in this type film, but that instead of original, engaging documentaries we should expect to see a raft of penguin movies in the coming years.
Oceania, East Asia, Eurasia anyone?
No, as has been pointed out earlier (drug dealer analogy, I think) This only holds if ADT is in the business of robbing homes as a corporate endeavor.
There is no good analogy. The key here is that the P2P "market" is one where the cost of an item is zero, and therefore the demand is unfettered by the need to exchange money. There is no (effective) limit on how many P2P transfers (sales) occur.
This allows them to determine the raw desire for an artist/genre/title in the absense of financial restrictions. It's more akin to a music survey.
The rub is that this typ eof survey happens to be infringing. The fact is that that they publicly state this to be true, and are suing people over their participation in the system. The news that they are monitoring and using the transfer data for montary gain is what is so ironic. A person with a scrap of moral fiber would not engage in such a practice. QED
If it is damaged, I would expect you have the implicit right to restore your property using backed up media - even if the "backup" was not yours. You are still in possession of the media, and the data on it is yours to use (with the typical statutory restrictions).
If it is lost, then the media becomes the property of the new owner (finder) and is no longer yours. You must repurchase the disc (and data contained therein), because someone else holds (owns) the media.
Naturally, IANAL, but this is what you'd get if I was on the jury.
Oh, I don't know, that whole force thing worked for Rome 2000 years ago. We're all really just spin-offs of that period. We've survived, too. I suppose you could say its even more important that, after 300 years, we're best buddies with the people we fought for our independence.
The real potential danger for China is that Top-dowm management has worked for them for a couple of millenia, and they figure it'll be good for a few more. Communications, on the other hand, is advancing so quickly that grassroots is taking over. That's the part the the US has learned, and why there is this chasm of disagreement.
Not that grassroots necessarily results in a good thing all the time. Look at all the people who voted for Bush. Before you flame me, most of them were convinced that he was going to be making the decisions. He is probably one of the most handled presidents in modern history. But they voted for him anyway. *shrug* This too, shall pass. In a ground-up system, it's hard to move too far in one direction. Sort of a brownian motion for politics.
China clearly believe they are right. So does the US (well, those who agree with the administration, at least). Just believing doesn't make it so.
True, but eugenics isn't exactly getting rave reviews anymore.
The deep end of the gene pool and posting on slashdot would appear to be mutually exclusive sets. Present company included. ;-)
Eventually everyone writing on slashdot will be viewed as "monkeys" and religious fanatics of the future will proclaim that they did not evolve from these neanderthals.
;-)
I'm not usually one to point out grammar mistakes and such, but I believe you've messed up your tenses in that sentense. You must have meant to write in present, not future, tense.
(don't for get your smiley, or people on slashdot will think you're serious)
If a random mutation resulting in an iPod pouch or "extra appendage" to work a mouse would make you more sexually attractive, then you might be on to somthing.
Personally, I'd prefer a third set of teeth.
No. The real procreation is going on at the shallowest ends of the gene pool. It is those on welfare and the generally lazy who are squeezing out pups like there's no tomorrow. Those of us with jobs and high-profile careers don't have the time properly devote to a gaggle of vermin, so we're less likely to produce them (that, and illigitimate kids can get expensive for rich folk once the lawyers get done, for poor people its just another welfare check or EIC credit).
They ought to tax you for every kid you have, and increase the fee with each child. Hell, I'd throw in free voluntary sterilization. It's not like we're going to run out of humans any time soon.
"But several experts strongly criticized this aspect of the finding, saying it was far from clear that the new alleles conferred any cognitive advantage or had spread for that reason"
Looks like we can evolve all we want...it's not necesarily going to make us smarter. Certainly not by 2008.
We actually think with our stomachs
/.'s readership, and it's not the one sitting on their shoulders.
You must be a chick. Or a Eunich. There's only one head doing the thinking for most of
As for cooling needs, your are certainly correct - it is due to global warming. Which brings us back to the fact that its George W Bush's fault.
It's so nice when all these things tie together so easily.
When my wife was in grade school (before she was my wife, obviously), she would grade the papers for her grandfather's econ classes at Virginia Tech. Same system - key with holes to check the properly marked bubbles. I would think that minimal use of the mark-two would probably have fooled her.