I've heard this mentioned before and while I have no doubt this will be the case, I think there will probably be some (at that time) legacy systems around (like there were two years ago from back in the 70s) that may need fixing. It certainly wont be as big a problem as people thought y2k would be though.
Well, if the corn started producing botulinum toxin then it could be considered a bad thing, no? The point is the GM crop could produce things that are quite harmful, so they must be extensively tested. I personally have no idea whether or not what I'm eating is GM, and if so, if it has even undergone one test before getting to me...
btw, I forgot to mention I know almost nothing about economics or governmental models and I'm just talkin out of me arse, so dont listen to what I'm saying.
The american way has its difficulties sure, but how else are you going to get people to work? You need some sort of incentive to get people to work or else nobody will do anything. (Or, at least, few will) I agree with the stock market bit though, and no I don't really disagree with what you're saying, but it has done some good, and could be a basis for forming a better system. Which would probably land somewhere in between a totally socialist and a totally capitalist model. ie: bare minimum of support for all, with incentive to give something back. (ie: do some sort of work) Governments do need a lot of work to fix them though, and not in the way politicians seem to be doing it. Maybe there is a country that is doing much better than the one I'm most familiar with (canada) but I don't know of it. (and no I'm not saying canada is better or worse than the USA) All this being said, things are better than they were historically, although without further work we could slip back into bad habits.
food stuffs wont do you much good unless you pack enough in to last you the many many years it would take for the dust to settle. i'm not sure even roughly but i'd guess it's much longer than any of us will live. maybe I'm wrong.
yup. ive bought only ati and matrox myself. (i only really started caring about which card i had about a year ago and i then waited a few months and got an 8500. it's been pretty good, although the linux drivers took forever to come out, and i still dont have a really good 3d driver.
a few people have posted that you still have to trust the company you're sending the info to to randomize the data for you. It doesn't have to work like this. You could have the program work so that the info is randomized at your end, maybe by having the browser make a call to a "registration" program. It could be open source so that we could be sure of what it's doing, and the company then can't get your real info. (without hacking your box)
Why can't linux coexist with Windows? (apart from Microsoft's tactics that will try to rid the world of linux) It seems there are lots of people who use it now. It may not have the same market share as Windows on the desktop but does it have to get that to be successful? Is having it on a select group of computers, for people who don't want to have their hand held by MS not good enough? (This isn't a rhetorical question, I don't know, enter your ideas please)
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Can I revoke my own citizenship and get a passport from the UN?
I've heard this mentioned before and while I have no doubt this will be the case, I think there will probably be some (at that time) legacy systems around (like there were two years ago from back in the 70s) that may need fixing. It certainly wont be as big a problem as people thought y2k would be though.
I didn't realize he was talking about cars until I read your message and was specifically told, so I guess I'm even worse off.
actually you should be worried about 2038 before you start worrying about 3000
Well, if the corn started producing botulinum toxin then it could be considered a bad thing, no? The point is the GM crop could produce things that are quite harmful, so they must be extensively tested. I personally have no idea whether or not what I'm eating is GM, and if so, if it has even undergone one test before getting to me...
Very interesting point... I can't personally think of a reason this wouldn't work.
is it the patent they care about? or some sort of anti-gm food policy?
It seems like he's saying let's not jump to conlusions yet. Wait till we get all the info...
As an atheist I must say I take offense to that statement. (In a monty-python-esque voice)
btw, I forgot to mention I know almost nothing about economics or governmental models and I'm just talkin out of me arse, so dont listen to what I'm saying.
The american way has its difficulties sure, but how else are you going to get people to work? You need some sort of incentive to get people to work or else nobody will do anything. (Or, at least, few will) I agree with the stock market bit though, and no I don't really disagree with what you're saying, but it has done some good, and could be a basis for forming a better system. Which would probably land somewhere in between a totally socialist and a totally capitalist model. ie: bare minimum of support for all, with incentive to give something back. (ie: do some sort of work) Governments do need a lot of work to fix them though, and not in the way politicians seem to be doing it. Maybe there is a country that is doing much better than the one I'm most familiar with (canada) but I don't know of it. (and no I'm not saying canada is better or worse than the USA) All this being said, things are better than they were historically, although without further work we could slip back into bad habits.
uni is short for university. it's lingo i picked up from an australian roommate last year.
I dunno about that. Most of the tech people I've met in Uni aren't the best looking around.
that's because "men's websites" are mostly porn
I've seen a few BSOD on winXP. much less common than win98se or win95, or win3.1 so far, but it does happen.
but if you dont agree with the EULA can you still post it?
food stuffs wont do you much good unless you pack enough in to last you the many many years it would take for the dust to settle. i'm not sure even roughly but i'd guess it's much longer than any of us will live. maybe I'm wrong.
yup. ive bought only ati and matrox myself. (i only really started caring about which card i had about a year ago and i then waited a few months and got an 8500. it's been pretty good, although the linux drivers took forever to come out, and i still dont have a really good 3d driver.
where can we find out which procs have palladium built in 'em?
It seems to me this would eliminate the backstreet bands and we would see more good bands being talked about among regular people.
a few people have posted that you still have to trust the company you're sending the info to to randomize the data for you. It doesn't have to work like this. You could have the program work so that the info is randomized at your end, maybe by having the browser make a call to a "registration" program. It could be open source so that we could be sure of what it's doing, and the company then can't get your real info. (without hacking your box)
Yeah I thought it didn't sound quite right...
"I'm feeling better"
Why can't linux coexist with Windows? (apart from Microsoft's tactics that will try to rid the world of linux) It seems there are lots of people who use it now. It may not have the same market share as Windows on the desktop but does it have to get that to be successful? Is having it on a select group of computers, for people who don't want to have their hand held by MS not good enough? (This isn't a rhetorical question, I don't know, enter your ideas please)
I guess if the demand is only existent in a price range where it is very difficult (but not impossible) to make money. Good point though.