i believe that there is something called the "interstate commerce act" which says basically that a state cannot charge ANY taxes on transactions across state lines.
i guess with so many states doing it, someone figured a way around this federal law.
training staff members is what separates a master craftsmen from journey men, and apprentices alike. for example:
the boss comes to you, and in some manner says that you'll be training your replacement. naturally, you're surprised. but you are a master craftsmen. the first lesson is always the best lesson to get everyone lined up in the right direction. my favorite first lesson is to take the trainee, and if possible my boss to one of the finest restaurants in the area. tell them the truth; "that you take your teachings VERY seriously". please remember; educators should not smile, or frown on their students until much later.
after you've ordered them a fantastic meal, and if they wish, all the alcohol they feel comfortable in drinking. and as a master craftsmen, enjoy this moment yourself. remember, teaching is its own reward. be a gracious host, spare no triffle to your students. yes, i said student(S). once everyone is satisfied with their meal, you need to conclude this lesson by testing the class in their understanding of this lesson being modeled.
one such test method is to excuse yourself to use the restroom. you get up and head towards the restroom, at the last second, veer off to the parking lot. get in your car and drive back to work, AND use THAT restroom.
at some point in time, your students will come up to you and request an explanation to this lesson. After all, paying $500 for food, and drink, and having someone drive over to bring you back to work is not something that is done lightly.
do not smile, or frown; until much later. look at the clock, then do a 'double take' look at the clock, DO NOT SMILE. tell your students that their laziness, and lack of respect for working with such a fine company as this is a lesson that cannot be ignored. this lesson result will be placed in their personnel file.
tell them that tomorrows lesson will not be so easy to understand; now frown and shake your head in a small negative manner.
"How about everyone stop writing in Java period and just use perl or php?"
i use perl for string handling on the fly, great for web page 'Text' pages. my clients pay me if my solutions are in graphics/vrml, is there a way to generate graphics/vrml models in perl, or php? and is this solution as fast?
the most cost efficent, survivable software project is to have open source colonies on the moon. currently there doesn't exist any missle that can reach that point. in this case, the best missle defense is distance away from the primary, and secondary launch windows.
i get the part of a rocket in a frame that holds a pay load pointed up.
but what is this guy going to use as a 'skin' for his rocket? i just don't see any government stepping up to the plate to help him out. and the weight of what's available on the open market causes me to think those extra engines are there for good reason...
the 3 rivers project will do to the prc what water does to alkaselzer.
my argument is that the energy of 50 new-clear generators coupled with modern day robotics will give every buggy wip maker in the prc a new learning experience, all at "government expense for the people".
i looked at the m$ article expecting to see a features list, and found another marketing pamphlet; boooo.
i wish i had the time to compare the following: windows/m$office/explorer/.net-develop er with linux/openOffice/mozilla/mono. just a simple list. either yes or no to a given 'feature', like 'cut', or 'paste'.
uhhmmmmmmmmm. ol'papa bear thinks life is a series of challenages.
lets see if this is right, Shawn O'Keefe, the big kahuna at nasa says its not safe; he's very correct.
some simple math shows us that we've only got 3 workable shuttles; that's very correct.
simple aero dynamics demonstates that falling from a 400 mile altitude to a 10 mile altitude stresses the hell out of everything man-made, and god-made.
when americas finest die going into space, people cry, scream with rage, point fingers, find someone to blame, and generaly feel sad; that's human nature.
The EFF says the vigilantes may be committing a crime
guess what fans, its called 'wire tapping', its going to be interesting when some 'g-men' get wind of this. so get your popcorn and drink ready, there's go'na be more on this one, most likely on c-span. what would make this even funnier is if some relious zealots, and g-men wanna-bees are in the mix.
on a more business related note...
ol' papa bear was once asked by a telemarketer type to create a program that snoops the network for various types of user information. being out of a job for over 6 months can cause you to lower a lot of things. not being a lawfully, and a knowledgable person; i called the fbi about this request. some sweet sounding gal answered the phone at the county seat fbi office, ( she giggled when i refered to her as,'agent sue'; strange ), i told her my question, she gives me a phone number of some other agent. i leave a message; yatta, yatta. a day later, i get a phone call back. yup, its not allowable; the g-men have a monopoly on it. funny thing, no one at the fbi gets phone calls on what the law is. so it took some listening, and talking before anyone could state what the law was. now for the punch line of this rabbling story. i go back to this 'client' and tell them what i've done. low and behold, that project is scrapped. but i get another project that will take a year, with bonuses! i love being bribed to be friendly, it pays!
weeeeell, as ol' papa bear sees it. it was this type of thinking inside/outside the box that started the open source market place to begin with. its, ( open source market place ), growing or the MikeRoweSoft people wouldn't have noticed two things. 1, you don't need new technology to use linux/openOffice/Mozilla for 85% of todays applications. and 2, market share from 95% down to 93% is a lot of computers in a global economy.
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please consider this fact:
there are more linux desktops now than last year, than last year, than last year, than last year, than last year, than last year.
am i incorrect of my facts?
you wrote:
"there is too much public pressure for NASA to make any mistakes"
trying not to be troll here, but could nasa be more concerned about their retirement benefits then with why nasa even exists?
i can't help but feel that someone's 'mad hatter tea party' to mars just might work. lets consider that the foundation work is over 50 years old.
"god bless those that go out into space in ships" -- unknown
i believe that there is something called the "interstate commerce act" which says basically that a state cannot charge ANY taxes on transactions across state lines.
i guess with so many states doing it, someone figured a way around this federal law.
you submitted:
"3) Consumers get to enjoy more movies."
but if the machine is working:
you cannot enjoy more because the machine won't let you. its just not going to happen.
such films one could never enjoy:
forever amber
valley of the dolls
the von ryan express
up in smoke
animal house
unforgiven
and MOST definitly the matrix 1,2, and espically #3!
"foot notes in history books to tyrants!" -- unknown
just tighten the noose.
where is special agent fox molder when you need him?
point of order here:
it's that on 'channel 9' one can only hear the copit and tower dialog, NOT be a contributor to that dialog.
training staff members is what separates a master craftsmen from journey men, and apprentices alike. for example:
the boss comes to you, and in some manner says that you'll be training your replacement. naturally, you're surprised. but you are a master craftsmen. the first lesson is always the best lesson to get everyone lined up in the right direction. my favorite first lesson is to take the trainee, and if possible my boss to one of the finest restaurants in the area. tell them the truth; "that you take your teachings VERY seriously". please remember; educators should not smile, or frown on their students until much later.
after you've ordered them a fantastic meal, and if they wish, all the alcohol they feel comfortable in drinking. and as a master craftsmen, enjoy this moment yourself. remember, teaching is its own reward. be a gracious host, spare no triffle to your students. yes, i said student(S). once everyone is satisfied with their meal, you need to conclude this lesson by testing the class in their understanding of this lesson being modeled.
one such test method is to excuse yourself to use the restroom. you get up and head towards the restroom, at the last second, veer off to the parking lot. get in your car and drive back to work, AND use THAT restroom.
at some point in time, your students will come up to you and request an explanation to this lesson. After all, paying $500 for food, and drink, and having someone drive over to bring you back to work is not something that is done lightly.
do not smile, or frown; until much later. look at the clock, then do a 'double take' look at the clock, DO NOT SMILE. tell your students that their laziness, and lack of respect for working with such a fine company as this is a lesson that cannot be ignored. this lesson result will be placed in their personnel file.
tell them that tomorrows lesson will not be so easy to understand; now frown and shake your head in a small negative manner.
janus was also the god of beginings, and endings. and i just don't see m$ as the begining of anything.
just a thought...
your product will be good when only ONE beta tester is left standing...
"How about everyone stop writing in Java period and just use perl or php?"
i use perl for string handling on the fly, great for web page 'Text' pages. my clients pay me if my solutions are in graphics/vrml, is there a way to generate graphics/vrml models in perl, or php? and is this solution as fast?
if so, i'm there; please point me the way.
the most cost efficent, survivable software project is to have open source colonies on the moon. currently there doesn't exist any missle that can reach that point. in this case, the best missle defense is distance away from the primary, and secondary launch windows.
"good hunting, kirk out."
considering that space is mighty big, ok; ol' papa bear feels intreged this morning:
"and essentially tax each launch to cover debris tracking and ultimately debris cleanup"
how much 'extra' are computers in china, russia, u.k., and the u.s. tracking objects going to charge?
and what debri cleanup is being done by anyone?
i get the part of a rocket in a frame that holds a pay load pointed up.
but what is this guy going to use as a 'skin' for his rocket? i just don't see any government stepping up to the plate to help him out. and the weight of what's available on the open market causes me to think those extra engines are there for good reason...
the 3 rivers project will do to the prc what water does to alkaselzer.
my argument is that the energy of 50 new-clear generators coupled with modern day robotics will give every buggy wip maker in the prc a new learning experience, all at "government expense for the people".
1. in the early '80s, japan inc. was trying to achieve a 5th generation language.
2. in the mid '80s, certain software companies attempted 'case' enviornments.
3. in the early '90s we see the emergence of something called 'patterns'.
4. in the mid '90s we see the emergence of something called 'UML'.
5. in the late '90s we are coming to grips with something called the web.
6. in the early 2000's we are now seeing the merging of all of the above.
its at this point that the definition of programming will change, yet again...
"Mama's got a squeeze box She wears on her chest And when Daddy comes home He never gets no rest ..."
i just hope the f.c.c. doesn't figure out what the song is REALLY about.
the first mistake is 'microsoft'.
i looked at the m$ article expecting to see a features list, and found another marketing pamphlet; boooo.
p er with linux/openOffice/mozilla/mono. just a simple list. either yes or no to a given 'feature', like 'cut', or 'paste'.
i wish i had the time to compare the following:
windows/m$office/explorer/.net-develo
ummmm, sir? i'm hollywood movie producer; does that submarine come with a hockey mask?
my mind wonders to the Actual math/engineering that it would take to evaluate this solution to beyond just the 'X-Prize'.
instead of a bomb, think of some type of manufacturing process that uses micro gravity, and vaccum. or the retrieval process of space objects.
were the hell is McGiver when we need him?
just a casual read of columbus's work will cause you to blink.
ya, mod me down; but disprove the above fact? i think not.
uhhmmmmmmmmm. ol'papa bear thinks life is a series of challenages.
lets see if this is right, Shawn O'Keefe, the big kahuna at nasa says its not safe; he's very correct.
some simple math shows us that we've only got 3 workable shuttles; that's very correct.
simple aero dynamics demonstates that falling from a 400 mile altitude to a 10 mile altitude stresses the hell out of everything man-made, and god-made.
when americas finest die going into space, people cry, scream with rage, point fingers, find someone to blame, and generaly feel sad; that's human nature.
now for the tough love part.
short on shuttles? build'em.
astronauts fearful? get new ones.
people screaming? ask for volunters.
boss kicking your butt? gotta move faster.
The EFF says the vigilantes may be committing a crime
,'agent sue'; strange ), i told her my question, she gives me a phone number of some other agent. i leave a message; yatta, yatta. a day later, i get a phone call back. yup, its not allowable; the g-men have a monopoly on it. funny thing, no one at the fbi gets phone calls on what the law is. so it took some listening, and talking before anyone could state what the law was. now for the punch line of this rabbling story. i go back to this 'client' and tell them what i've done. low and behold, that project is scrapped. but i get another project that will take a year, with bonuses! i love being bribed to be friendly, it pays!
guess what fans, its called 'wire tapping', its going to be interesting when some 'g-men' get wind of this. so get your popcorn and drink ready, there's go'na be more on this one, most likely on c-span. what would make this even funnier is if some relious zealots, and g-men wanna-bees are in the mix.
on a more business related note...
ol' papa bear was once asked by a telemarketer type to create a program that snoops the network for various types of user information. being out of a job for over 6 months can cause you to lower a lot of things. not being a lawfully, and a knowledgable person; i called the fbi about this request. some sweet sounding gal answered the phone at the county seat fbi office, ( she giggled when i refered to her as
weeeeell, as ol' papa bear sees it. it was this type of thinking inside/outside the box that started the open source market place to begin with. its, ( open source market place ), growing or the MikeRoweSoft people wouldn't have noticed two things. 1, you don't need new technology to use linux/openOffice/Mozilla for 85% of todays applications. and 2, market share from 95% down to 93% is a lot of computers in a global economy.