Exactly. The city has to be built around the transportation system, not vice versa. Also, the cost of labor today can make building a transportation system almost impractical in terms of cost. Contrast that to a hundred years ago with no labor laws and workers got paid close to nothing. I'm not saying it's impossible to do now, just much, much more epensive.
Is there no affordable accomodation within 10 miles?
No. None. I think you'll find that's the case with most people who have long commutes.
Everyone could live near work
I work in Newport, CA. I _wish_ I would live there, or anywhere in OC, but an 800' condo costs about 2200/mo. Contrast that to where I live, north of LA, and I can get that much for 1200/mo. Can't afford that extra grand, no way. I would assume from your comment that you do not live in an area where the cost of housing fluctuates as highly as does in areas like Southern California, NYC, SF/bay area etc.
they destroy them by ripping the front covers off and then tossing them. That's why on the front page of a lot of cheaper paperbacks (this is guaranteed not to happen with hard backs or books with more expensive bindings) you'll see some text that says, if this book was sold to you minus the front cover, it is stolen property. basically, it was not meant to be sold. I'm assuming the reason they do this has to do with the contract between the reseller and publisher, and also helps to drive up "numbers" for books. demand is judged based on pulisher numbers; how many copies were printed (and sold to resellers). Not how many copies resellers sold. Helps keep books on NY Bestsellers list etc. I think POD is great. It won't ever completely replace books, because that would overlook the "collection" angle, first editions, bindings sewn correctly into signatures. Perhaps we'll see only limited printings for most books, with the rest POD. Much like today how the first run is always hardcover and the rest paperback.
yea, there is a tax break. I donated an old box to the good will, not quite third world, but may take care of those who aren't living much better.
If I choose to itemize on taxes next year, I can write off the total, and get total*tax_bracket back.
btw, not sure that geek girl is an antinomy, but have it your way.
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I though the funniest line was
Lady Saltoun of Abernethy: My Lords, do the Government have any plans to restrict unsolicited faxes? My fax paper is always being wasted by people who send me faxes I do not want. I do not know whether they could be called "corned beef" or something, but I have had enough of them.
I expected them at any point to start murmuring rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb. (custard!).... that for goon show fans:)
The thing is, 'sending jobs overseas' is seen as negative. Why is that? Why shpould they be saved for US citizens?
The offshore programming scares me. Another entire segment of American middle class is being wiped out. I actually am in favor of globalizing the wealth, just not "Harmonizing Down!" the way we're doing it now. And the execs getting grotesquely richer. Ah well.
Tell me about it. I changed the wallpaper on a Windows 3.1 computer back in the high school library years ago, and the admin made a big scene, I was kicked out, very embarassing. I imagine it would be a lot worse now as well.
Hello ANONCOWARD@YAHOO.COM, Thank you for your interest in this discussion. Sure, you, Mr ANONCOWARD@YAHOO.COM, might know participating without being AC is wrong, but you ANONCOWARD@YAHOO.COM will bear the brunt of your foolishness well, I am sure. Thank you Mr ANONCOWARD@YAHOO.COM for your helpful comments. I am sure in future, that you ANONCOWARD@YAHOO.COM will think before you, ANONCOWARD@YAHOO.COM act.
there's a difference between 35 mm film and 70 mm file (IMAX style). My guess is 70 mm is > than DLP, but that's just a guess. I've seen some 70 mm prints in the past (Lawrence of Arabia) and they are just fantastic.
Zimbabwe has always been one of the largest food exporters in Africa. A large part of their market is the EU and other countries that have strict rules on import on GM food. If any of the imported grain had been replanted in Zimbabwe... they would have faced severe restrictions on export to a wide range of countries.
Don't you see this as being a problem with the EU? Also, why is Zimbabwe exporting food? Maybe I missed something here, but with all the starvation in that country, it sounds like Mugabe neeeds to concentrate less on exports and more on spreading the food around his own country first.
Of course, we know why he doesn't. He's a typical African dictator who doesn't give a shit for his country, and wants to get rich. If he cared for his country, he'd make an issue out of this.
Please explain....NET works fine. There are a very large number or projects / shops that are deploying.NET solutions right now. I'm not arguing a J2EE vs..NET solution here, but between VB6 and.NET, the latter is clearly superior, and for developers has been available for quite some time now. Also, while I don't contest that it is better for universities to teach non-MS products, I'll bet your school (like mine and many others did) will be teaching Java for several years after it's gone out of favour in the industry. Schools are just slow when it comes to adopting new technologies into their curriculum.
hahah.. was that at the Academy 6 Theatre on Colorado? I saw it there too, and the theatre was awful. Even for an arthouse theatre. Actually, It's been playing for the last few weeks at the Arclight Cinema near Sunset and Vine. They have much larger screens, and it may be a closer drive for you.
This Slashdot story (posted by Sengan - comments originally disabled. Anyone remember that fiasco?)
2 hours ago, the US and UK started an attack on Iraq. Under international law, this attack is illegal as it was not approved by the UN security council. In fact the UN security council has rejected repeated US requests to authorize it. Under international law, this is a war-crime. Under US law it is illegal, since Congress was not asked to approve it. (CT:Sengan is wrong here. Under Executive Order, Clinton can do this) The Pentagon estimates that 10,000 people will be killed. There are disturbing reports that Richard Butler, chairman of UNSCOM, has been in consultation with the US to draft his reports. Moreover, Cofi Annan, UN-head did not instruct Butler to evacuate the arms inspectors -- the US did. France, Russia and China have voiced opposition. Of relevance is that tomorrow, Clinton was to be impeached since most of the congress members wanted him impeached. Indeed, the Senate told the Whitehouse that he would be impeached tomorrow unless he bombed Iraq.
Full story here from ~5 years ago. Where did the comments go?
(quoted from the wall street journal, wednesday) ...In pursuit of such deals, Russia and France have persistently undermined sanctions and the effort to disarm Saddam and bring him into compliance with his own commitments by means short of war. "Politics is about interests. Politics is not about morals," Iraq's U.N. ambassador explained to the Washington Post a year ago. "If the French and others will take a positive position in the Security Council, certainly they will get a benefit. This is the Iraqi policy."...
Don't mean to post the whole article, but this should clear up any confusion by why we are not being supported by our "allies"
When a company like sun gets rid of American workers that they actually have to pay and hires H1Bs they can get "half-off", where do you think all that extra money goes? Does it go to help starving babies in africa? no. Does it go to help starving babies in china? no. Does it go to help starving babies in the US? no.
Actually Yes to all 3. The corporations do take home more money (by cutting costs) as to the H1B's (by increasing profits). If they have a family home, which would starve from lack of work, then yes, they may be saving themselves from starvation. Not that the corporations care . ..
digital cameras have the downside of developing poor habits - I don't take nearly enough care in framing my shots or waiting for proper lighting with my digital, because if I screw up it's free. Whereas, on my film camera, it can cost around $3/shot, so I end up taking much better shots.
The reason a lot of concrete buildings tumble during earthquakes has to do with the amount of sand in the composite mixture. More Sand = Weaker Concrete. Erthquakes can often be more fatal in many countries due to lack of controls over concrete mixtures (and lack of other building codes, of course, etc).
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Exactly. The city has to be built around the transportation system, not vice versa.
Also, the cost of labor today can make building a transportation system almost impractical in terms of cost. Contrast that to a hundred years ago with no labor laws and workers got paid close to nothing. I'm not saying it's impossible to do now, just much, much more epensive.
Is there no affordable accomodation within 10 miles?
No. None. I think you'll find that's the case with most people who have long commutes.
Everyone could live near work
I work in Newport, CA. I _wish_ I would live there, or anywhere in OC, but an 800' condo costs about 2200/mo. Contrast that to where I live, north of LA, and I can get that much for 1200/mo. Can't afford that extra grand, no way.
I would assume from your comment that you do not live in an area where the cost of housing fluctuates as highly as does in areas like Southern California, NYC, SF/bay area etc.
I live 25km from work
How nice for you.
This explains the Amerian psyche enough to explain why George Bush was elected
How does it do that? I'm just curious.
they destroy them by ripping the front covers off and then tossing them. That's why on the front page of a lot of cheaper paperbacks (this is guaranteed not to happen with hard backs or books with more expensive bindings) you'll see some text that says, if this book was sold to you minus the front cover, it is stolen property. basically, it was not meant to be sold.
I'm assuming the reason they do this has to do with the contract between the reseller and publisher, and also helps to drive up "numbers" for books. demand is judged based on pulisher numbers; how many copies were printed (and sold to resellers). Not how many copies resellers sold. Helps keep books on NY Bestsellers list etc.
I think POD is great. It won't ever completely replace books, because that would overlook the "collection" angle, first editions, bindings sewn correctly into signatures. Perhaps we'll see only limited printings for most books, with the rest POD. Much like today how the first run is always hardcover and the rest paperback.
the publishing business is already facing troubling times
Maybe they'll stop printing less crap. This is a good thing. imho, 90% of new books are shit anyway.
yea, there is a tax break. I donated an old box to the good will, not quite third world, but may take care of those who aren't living much better.
If I choose to itemize on taxes next year, I can write off the total, and get total*tax_bracket back.
btw, not sure that geek girl is an antinomy, but have it your way.
I expected them at any point to start murmuring rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb. (custard!)
about AI going nowhere. Something to do with Graduate students wasting time soldering and repairing robots . . .
The thing is, 'sending jobs overseas' is seen as negative. Why is that? Why shpould they be saved for US citizens?
The offshore programming scares me. Another entire segment of American middle class is being wiped out. I actually am in favor of globalizing the wealth, just not "Harmonizing Down!" the way we're doing it now. And the execs getting grotesquely richer. Ah well.
Tell me about it. I changed the wallpaper on a Windows 3.1 computer back in the high school library years ago, and the admin made a big scene, I was kicked out, very embarassing.
I imagine it would be a lot worse now as well.
It has no creativity; it adds nothing to the original work; it serves no purpose; it cannot be appreciated or celebrated
That's pretty much post-modernism by definition, isn't it?
No.
What's your problem with it?
Hello ANONCOWARD@YAHOO.COM,
Thank you for your interest in this discussion.
Sure, you, Mr ANONCOWARD@YAHOO.COM,
might know participating without being AC is wrong, but you
ANONCOWARD@YAHOO.COM
will bear the brunt of your foolishness well, I am sure.
Thank you Mr ANONCOWARD@YAHOO.COM for your helpful comments.
I am sure in future, that you
ANONCOWARD@YAHOO.COM
will think before you,
ANONCOWARD@YAHOO.COM
act.
there's a difference between 35 mm film and 70 mm file (IMAX style). My guess is 70 mm is > than DLP, but that's just a guess.
I've seen some 70 mm prints in the past (Lawrence of Arabia) and they are just fantastic.
That obviously had to be inspired from Starcraft
Nope. Try this instead.
Zimbabwe has always been one of the largest food exporters in Africa. A large part of their market is the EU and other countries that have strict rules on import on GM food. If any of the imported grain had been replanted in Zimbabwe ... they would have faced severe restrictions on export to a wide range of countries.
Don't you see this as being a problem with the EU? Also, why is Zimbabwe exporting food? Maybe I missed something here, but with all the starvation in that country, it sounds like Mugabe neeeds to concentrate less on exports and more on spreading the food around his own country first.
Of course, we know why he doesn't. He's a typical African dictator who doesn't give a shit for his country, and wants to get rich. If he cared for his country, he'd make an issue out of this.
The rest of the stuff on the web could just be any 14 year old with an agenda
What 14 year old is going to have an agenda? If they say it sucked, chances are that's what they meant.
Platforms for C#: 0 Windows .NET is still .NOT
... .NET works fine. There are a very large number or projects / shops that are deploying .NET solutions right now. I'm not arguing a J2EE vs. .NET solution here, but between VB6 and .NET, the latter is clearly superior, and for developers has been available for quite some time now.
Please explain
Also, while I don't contest that it is better for universities to teach non-MS products, I'll bet your school (like mine and many others did) will be teaching Java for several years after it's gone out of favour in the industry. Schools are just slow when it comes to adopting new technologies into their curriculum.
Quote from a Graham Greene novel (The Quiet American)
"He had the best motives for getting into the worse trouble"
I believe that aptly describes our foreign policy.
hahah .. was that at the Academy 6 Theatre on Colorado? I saw it there too, and the theatre was awful. Even for an arthouse theatre.
Actually, It's been playing for the last few weeks at the Arclight Cinema near Sunset and Vine. They have much larger screens, and it may be a closer drive for you.
This Slashdot story (posted by Sengan - comments originally disabled. Anyone remember that fiasco?)
2 hours ago, the US and UK started an attack on Iraq. Under international law, this attack is illegal as it was not approved by the UN security council. In fact the UN security council has rejected repeated US requests to authorize it. Under international law, this is a war-crime. Under US law it is illegal, since Congress was not asked to approve it. (CT:Sengan is wrong here. Under Executive Order, Clinton can do this) The Pentagon estimates that 10,000 people will be killed. There are disturbing reports that Richard Butler, chairman of UNSCOM, has been in consultation with the US to draft his reports. Moreover, Cofi Annan, UN-head did not instruct Butler to evacuate the arms inspectors -- the US did. France, Russia and China have voiced opposition. Of relevance is that tomorrow, Clinton was to be impeached since most of the congress members wanted him impeached. Indeed, the Senate told the Whitehouse that he would be impeached tomorrow unless he bombed Iraq.
Full story here from ~5 years ago. Where did the comments go?
(quoted from the wall street journal, wednesday)
...In pursuit of such deals, Russia and France have persistently undermined sanctions and the effort to disarm Saddam and bring him into compliance with his own commitments by means short of war. "Politics is about interests. Politics is not about morals," Iraq's U.N. ambassador explained to the Washington Post a year ago. "If the French and others will take a positive position in the Security Council, certainly they will get a benefit. This is the Iraqi policy."...
Don't mean to post the whole article, but this should clear up any confusion by why we are not being supported by our "allies"
When a company like sun gets rid of American workers that they actually have to pay and hires H1Bs they can get "half-off", where do you think all that extra money goes?
.
Does it go to help starving babies in africa? no.
Does it go to help starving babies in china? no.
Does it go to help starving babies in the US? no.
Actually Yes to all 3. The corporations do take home more money (by cutting costs) as to the H1B's (by increasing profits). If they have a family home, which would starve from lack of work, then yes, they may be saving themselves from starvation.
Not that the corporations care . .
digital cameras have the downside of developing poor habits - I don't take nearly enough care in framing my shots or waiting for proper lighting with my digital, because if I screw up it's free. Whereas, on my film camera, it can cost around $3/shot, so I end up taking much better shots.
The reason a lot of concrete buildings tumble during earthquakes has to do with the amount of sand in the composite mixture.
More Sand = Weaker Concrete. Erthquakes can often be more fatal in many countries due to lack of controls over concrete mixtures (and lack of other building codes, of course, etc).