Where is the most important part of the scenario (profit!!!)?
Why does this scam get so much coverage?
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Is it just because there are tonns of people who are dying to get OS X running on their PC, because for various resons (mainly financial) they can't or won't buy a Mac? And, aforementioned crowd is so hot about it that it would hang on lips of any snakeoil vendor promising them just that despite being an obvious fraud?
The problem is that we're not going to build anything newer and better. We know where this $4m is going - to help cut the deficit caused by a two-year Iraq occupation and trillion dollar tax cut.
It has not much to do with Iraq war, it rather comes from lack of will.
Also, bringing in correlation of war and space exploration is rather risky. Historical evidence is rather in support of claim that war actually helps space exploration, not thwarts it. The first advances into space are a direct result of WW-II and Nazi Germany's ambitious research programs into rocket weaponry which resulted in V2 - base for subsequent rocket designs both in the US and the Soviet Union. The biggest achievement of human space flight so far - mission to the Moon - was a direct result of the Cold War - and happened at the height of the Vietnam War.
Shortly afterwards funding was cut drastically but some competition with the Soviet Union kept the space program afloat. But ever since Russians practically dropped out of the race after the fall of communism institutional space exploration clearly lacks thrurst. Human space flight is a joke right now with no real advancement since Space Shuttles (whose design is about thrity years old by now) and ISS program under question due to incredibly high cost, political problems and lack of real vision regarding its purpose.
So, abandoning Voyager would be probably stupid (although I would argue that only scientists running the craft really know the value of the data they get) but this is a part of a long trend, not a local event that can be related to Iraq war or any current events of this kind. Only bright spots on the horizon - SpaceShipOne (private endeavours into space) and Chinese (someone to compete against with the military aspect).
Is it just me, or is there a certain delicious irony in the words "No Logo" being a link to Amazon.com in the parent post?
Yes, there is. As well as Klein's book being published by Randomhouse (and "Yes men" being distributed by Miramax). The problem is, it's hard to escape logos and commerce. I generally think commerce is not bad, Klein dreams of communist "worker cooperatives".
But - selling novel's "name space" is a bit too far even for me.
I just can't figure out why I should respect this guy.
Because he meant so much to so many people. Because what he did was done out of his compassion for others. You can dispute his stand on certain issues, but you can't doubt his motives.
The Church ceased to be anti-science ages ago (around the turn of 19th and 20th centuries) - and certainly this Pope wasn't anti-scientific.
Probably because while it is Stuff That Matters, it is not News for Nerds.
So, nerds can't be religious or at least have respect for other's beliefs? Are nerds interests limited to wires, new betas and copyright laws? Sorry, but tonight I'm not in the mood to discuss someone's wired motorhome.
(Interestingly enough, all cynical, devoid of any respect comments about his death come from Anonymous Cowards).
And for the record: I'm not catholic, I'm not even Christian, but I do recognize this death as an important turnpoint of modern history.
It happens that I've been given a copy of Klein's "No Logo" today so, naturally, I started reading this anti-globalist rant. Quite early in the book Klein writes about the merger of advertising or promotion and the world of art, or, generally culture. As an example she cities movies like Dawson's Creek or music festivals wholly-owned by major beer brands.
Case of an author selling "name space" in his novels seems to be another bit of evidence supporting Klein's claims. There is something very close to intellectual prostitution in this.
On April Fool's Day media run one or two fake stories. As I see all stories on today's/. seem to be fakes. To make it worse, the last one is so obvious it hurts. Come on guys, world doesn't halt for this day - there are even some places where this custom isn't know! There must be some real, relevant news out there!
Some people have already approached the problem of making some data readable after a very long period of time - The Roseta Project. While their medium isn't digital, it is extremely durable and technology independent. It only takes a conscious observer to be able to (gradually) read it. Great idea.
You do all know that it is in fact, THEIR GAME, right? nobody forgot that did they? of course not, that would be stupid.
So, if I get you right, if I want to play a game, any game, I have to invent my own - or pay someone else for, say, playing Tic-tac-toe or playing with my cat using a laser pointer?
Belief cushions the rough unknowns of the existence. That's why so many yield to the temptation of explainable real reality. And yet... the form is empty and emptiness is form.
Large enterprises should not use Linux [...] according to the Agility Alliance, which includes IT heavyweights EDS, Oracle, Cisco, Microsoft, Sun, Dell and EMC."
Yeah, large enterprises should instead continue on spending tons of money on (usually overpriced) stuff from IT heavyweights EDS, Oracle, Cisco, Microsoft, Sun, Dell and EMC.
The family that had been associated with the Manhatten project (can't remember the name now) was accused of sharing that information with the USSR. They were convicted, sentenced to death, and executed, even though there was no real hard evidence that they had done of the things alleged.
You are, of course, referring to Ethel and Julius Rosenbergs. And, as we know now at least Julius was indeed a soviet spy - it was confirmed by the records and testimonies after the end of Cold War, when archives were opened. The importance of material Julius gave to the soviets is hard to establish now (although his NKVD handler said it wasn't anything of substance), but the fact that he was spying is beyond any doubt. So the controversy is only if Ethel was a spy too (which she probably wasn't, just a communist) and if the extent of their crimes did indeed warrant death penalty.
BTW - there were other soviet agents at the Manhattan project and indeed most of the A-Bomb technology developed there made it to Russia thanks to soviet services' efforts. Other and more important agents were Theodore Hall and Karl Fuchs. The later was probably most important since he was a physicist and worked directly on the inner workings of the bomb. It's ironic that tried under British law he received only fourteen years of prison, of which he served only three and was later allowed to move to East Germany where he lived until 1988.
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Where is the most important part of the scenario (profit!!!)?
Is it just because there are tonns of people who are dying to get OS X running on their PC, because for various resons (mainly financial) they can't or won't buy a Mac? And, aforementioned crowd is so hot about it that it would hang on lips of any snakeoil vendor promising them just that despite being an obvious fraud?
It has not much to do with Iraq war, it rather comes from lack of will.
Also, bringing in correlation of war and space exploration is rather risky. Historical evidence is rather in support of claim that war actually helps space exploration, not thwarts it. The first advances into space are a direct result of WW-II and Nazi Germany's ambitious research programs into rocket weaponry which resulted in V2 - base for subsequent rocket designs both in the US and the Soviet Union. The biggest achievement of human space flight so far - mission to the Moon - was a direct result of the Cold War - and happened at the height of the Vietnam War.
Shortly afterwards funding was cut drastically but some competition with the Soviet Union kept the space program afloat. But ever since Russians practically dropped out of the race after the fall of communism institutional space exploration clearly lacks thrurst. Human space flight is a joke right now with no real advancement since Space Shuttles (whose design is about thrity years old by now) and ISS program under question due to incredibly high cost, political problems and lack of real vision regarding its purpose.
So, abandoning Voyager would be probably stupid (although I would argue that only scientists running the craft really know the value of the data they get) but this is a part of a long trend, not a local event that can be related to Iraq war or any current events of this kind. Only bright spots on the horizon - SpaceShipOne (private endeavours into space) and Chinese (someone to compete against with the military aspect).
None. Just as I thought.
Can you bring any evidence to back up this fantasy story that you posted?
Yes, there is. As well as Klein's book being published by Randomhouse (and "Yes men" being distributed by Miramax). The problem is, it's hard to escape logos and commerce. I generally think commerce is not bad, Klein dreams of communist "worker cooperatives".
But - selling novel's "name space" is a bit too far even for me.
In this you are simply wrong. The direction Church takes has an impact on the world even if - as Stalin once remarked - Pope has no armored divisions.
Because he meant so much to so many people. Because what he did was done out of his compassion for others. You can dispute his stand on certain issues, but you can't doubt his motives.
The Church ceased to be anti-science ages ago (around the turn of 19th and 20th centuries) - and certainly this Pope wasn't anti-scientific.
I appreciate that.
So, nerds can't be religious or at least have respect for other's beliefs? Are nerds interests limited to wires, new betas and copyright laws? Sorry, but tonight I'm not in the mood to discuss someone's wired motorhome.
(Interestingly enough, all cynical, devoid of any respect comments about his death come from Anonymous Cowards).
And for the record: I'm not catholic, I'm not even Christian, but I do recognize this death as an important turnpoint of modern history.
Case of an author selling "name space" in his novels seems to be another bit of evidence supporting Klein's claims. There is something very close to intellectual prostitution in this.
I'm tired already of the 04-01-05.
That would have been neat. :) Get to know where and with whom your spouse is right now.
Some people have already approached the problem of making some data readable after a very long period of time - The Roseta Project. While their medium isn't digital, it is extremely durable and technology independent. It only takes a conscious observer to be able to (gradually) read it. Great idea.
Other possibilities didn't occur to you? No wonder you prefer to be anonymous.
But it's true - all my friends form Unix/Linux years who can afford it buy Macs. Especially Powerbooks.
None.
And why should I? Do books or CDs or DVD even that I buy contain some form of "rights management" BS?
So, if I get you right, if I want to play a game, any game, I have to invent my own - or pay someone else for, say, playing Tic-tac-toe or playing with my cat using a laser pointer?
Belief cushions the rough unknowns of the existence. That's why so many yield to the temptation of explainable real reality. And yet... the form is empty and emptiness is form.
AND? I want to know what happened!
David DeAngelo is the man.
How about having a man with a red flag and a horn run in front of it to warn others? It is a tried solution.
Hey, why did you take down the zip of the files?
Yeah, large enterprises should instead continue on spending tons of money on (usually overpriced) stuff from IT heavyweights EDS, Oracle, Cisco, Microsoft, Sun, Dell and EMC.
Yes, it means exactly that. You can. As it was clearly demonstrated.
You are, of course, referring to Ethel and Julius Rosenbergs. And, as we know now at least Julius was indeed a soviet spy - it was confirmed by the records and testimonies after the end of Cold War, when archives were opened. The importance of material Julius gave to the soviets is hard to establish now (although his NKVD handler said it wasn't anything of substance), but the fact that he was spying is beyond any doubt. So the controversy is only if Ethel was a spy too (which she probably wasn't, just a communist) and if the extent of their crimes did indeed warrant death penalty.
BTW - there were other soviet agents at the Manhattan project and indeed most of the A-Bomb technology developed there made it to Russia thanks to soviet services' efforts. Other and more important agents were Theodore Hall and Karl Fuchs. The later was probably most important since he was a physicist and worked directly on the inner workings of the bomb. It's ironic that tried under British law he received only fourteen years of prison, of which he served only three and was later allowed to move to East Germany where he lived until 1988.