I just learned that the University of Hong Kong, the largest university in Hong Kong, has just closed its electrical engineering department due to lack of funding and enrollment. However, the Chinese University of Hong Kong still maintains its EE department.
There's no way Hong Kong can catch up technologically with mainland China now, not without heavy academic research in new arenas of technology.
...you'll get the free Windows CD as soon as you hand over a signed affidavit stating that you have entered into a plea bargain with Microsoft, Inc. by admitting guilt in exchange for amnesty in the case of Citizen #655321 vs. Microsoft, Inc. in the matter of the pirating of license #970834-DELL-OEM-34323. Microsoft, Inc. is now permitted to enter this as evidence against you in a court of law should the need arise again in the near future (cough) Longhorn (cough)?
But then they'll come back and become stellar divorce lawyers.
Lawyer: Your Honor, my client has given his seed continuously to his wife for over 10 years. According to the fine print at the bottom of this agreement, she has agreed to a monthly payment of...
One thing to think about, though. With hundreds of billions at stake for many individuals and entities on a presidential election, it can get pretty complicated to prove "enough" election integrity.
So the public gets to see the code...then...how about the CRC of the compiled executable? Then...how can you be so sure when you execute the CRC checker, that it's not just spitting out some hard-coded CRC value? Once you get to see the code for the CRC checker, then how do you check the CRC of the CRC checker? (head explodes)
The point is - if the election is important enough to have been stolen, it already was.
My parent post was actually part of a research I'm doing in school for a technical communications class. I was gathering information on misinformation in technical advertising in the marketplace by purposely putting non-truths into my post. As several readers have pointed out already, the parent post was garbled jibberish. The intent of this is to illustrate how advertising with the appropriate buzzwords can generate positive word-of-mouth from the general public (judging by the mod-up's).
Nothing like cruising Slashdot for a homework assignment, eh?
...successfully introduces the first integrated I/O chipset which can sync up all critical peripherals to be on the same bus speed. Video cards and CPUs far exceed any processing capacities provided by memory or storage components. While there still may not be the "killer app" to justify all that extra power, it will allow the respective company to temporarily get a hearty headstart in the dick-waving contest.
While it may be relevant, there's no direct and complete causation.
Keep in mind Americans munch on trans fats, red meat, and carbonized sugar water like there's no tomorrow, while the Japanese eat considerably less bad foods (even though they're slowly catching up to Western diets).
1.) Trade with Nazis (during WW2) 2.) Launder money through charity (UNCF in this case) 3.) Earn public goodwill and charitable tax deductions. 4.) Profit!!! (off the misery of millions)
While the actors and musicians working in Hollywood may be mostly liberals, the owners of the studios which produce these films and records surely are not.
Companies like Disney, which own Miramax, also broadcast Michael Savage on the radio waves.
All it does is replace one problem with another. It doesn't solve anything to give a single rural vote more power than an urban vote.
As an urban voter, I find it disturbing that a rural voter can presumably (!!) vote for politicians whose policies may very well further enrage/encourage terror elements. And where do these terror elements attack? They sure don't attack the Cedar Rapids central library.
With all the replication logic that must be implemented to serve the website's contents to all the Internets, Bush's site is clearly technologically superior to Kerry's. This is why they must limit access only to the US
Once upon a time, I was on the purchasing committee for the student computing labs at UW. Nothing feels more like wielding a wand of massive power like blowing $600,000 on Photoshop licenses per upgrade cycle. Or buying "discounted" $2500 21" Apple Cinema Displays so people can check their e-mails and use Word at the same time!
Yes, I'm cynical and tried my best to prevent such wastage. Alas, I was oft overruled by the academia elite...
Hong Kong is just as much of, if not more than, a social welfare state as any other European welfare state.
In Hong Kong, people get free health care, almost-free education, etc. I can't think of more than 5 things which are not subsidized by the government there. You couldn't imagine how large and bloated the local government is. People in the states would not be able to imagine the things that go on. For example, some Hong Kong government agencies will provide free 3-course lunches daily. And some give employees who've been working for more than 10 years a 7-day all-expenses-paid European vacation! And this is considered a "right" and no one has a second thought about it.
Automobile ownership is taxed at 100% - buying a Honda Accord at $20,000 will ultimately cost $40,000 - hardly what one would call a libertarian utopia. Of course, this is mostly due to the lack of space for cars more than anything.
However, you are correct in stating that trade policies in the former territory is purely lassiez faire and without any major restrictions and barriers. The wealth that this generated, coupled with its unique circumstances (being for a long time the only major and stable entry port for goods destined for consumption in China) makes it viable for the government of Hong Kong to provide services to its citizens while requiring very little income taxation.
Note: I have lived in Hong Kong and have worked for the Hong Kong government.
This is an interesting observation. What would happen to the US if we had scientific-minded leaders? Many top head honchos of the communist party in China, for example, were mechanical or electrical engineers.
We could have _bought_ the whole country, with complete oil rights, for probably less than 1/4 of what we've already spent. And have enough to give $300US to every Iraqi (that would buy some hearts and minds, eh?)
While I can see value to public sidewalks, the problem is where do you stop?
If sidewalks had not been invented yet or have not been built in your community (in many part of Dearborn, MI, for example), would you as a libertarian still see value in them being public?
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I just learned that the University of Hong Kong, the largest university in Hong Kong, has just closed its electrical engineering department due to lack of funding and enrollment. However, the Chinese University of Hong Kong still maintains its EE department.
There's no way Hong Kong can catch up technologically with mainland China now, not without heavy academic research in new arenas of technology.
...you'll get the free Windows CD as soon as you hand over a signed affidavit stating that you have entered into a plea bargain with Microsoft, Inc. by admitting guilt in exchange for amnesty in the case of Citizen #655321 vs. Microsoft, Inc. in the matter of the pirating of license #970834-DELL-OEM-34323. Microsoft, Inc. is now permitted to enter this as evidence against you in a court of law should the need arise again in the near future (cough) Longhorn (cough)?
But then they'll come back and become stellar divorce lawyers.
Lawyer: Your Honor, my client has given his seed continuously to his wife for over 10 years. According to the fine print at the bottom of this agreement, she has agreed to a monthly payment of...
One thing to think about, though. With hundreds of billions at stake for many individuals and entities on a presidential election, it can get pretty complicated to prove "enough" election integrity.
So the public gets to see the code...then...how about the CRC of the compiled executable? Then...how can you be so sure when you execute the CRC checker, that it's not just spitting out some hard-coded CRC value? Once you get to see the code for the CRC checker, then how do you check the CRC of the CRC checker? (head explodes)
The point is - if the election is important enough to have been stolen, it already was.
Hello, I'm replying to my own post here.
My parent post was actually part of a research I'm doing in school for a technical communications class. I was gathering information on misinformation in technical advertising in the marketplace by purposely putting non-truths into my post. As several readers have pointed out already, the parent post was garbled jibberish. The intent of this is to illustrate how advertising with the appropriate buzzwords can generate positive word-of-mouth from the general public (judging by the mod-up's).
Nothing like cruising Slashdot for a homework assignment, eh?
...successfully introduces the first integrated I/O chipset which can sync up all critical peripherals to be on the same bus speed. Video cards and CPUs far exceed any processing capacities provided by memory or storage components. While there still may not be the "killer app" to justify all that extra power, it will allow the respective company to temporarily get a hearty headstart in the dick-waving contest.
While it may be relevant, there's no direct and complete causation.
Keep in mind Americans munch on trans fats, red meat, and carbonized sugar water like there's no tomorrow, while the Japanese eat considerably less bad foods (even though they're slowly catching up to Western diets).
1.) Trade with Nazis (during WW2)
2.) Launder money through charity (UNCF in this case)
3.) Earn public goodwill and charitable tax deductions.
4.) Profit!!! (off the misery of millions)
Quotes from the story:
"I stood in front of the screen and they took three pictures in different positions," said passenger Pernille Nielsen.
"I don't mind if the pictures are a little more personal as long as I'm safe in air -- that's what matters," she told Reuters.
Another passenger, Maria Love, said: "It's all about being safe, and I really have no problem with it."
There's actually a bit of a culture war going on in China where the rural areas are feeling quite left out of all this advancement.
How's this different than the US? Didn't you watch the election results?
While the actors and musicians working in Hollywood may be mostly liberals, the owners of the studios which produce these films and records surely are not.
Companies like Disney, which own Miramax, also broadcast Michael Savage on the radio waves.
All it does is replace one problem with another. It doesn't solve anything to give a single rural vote more power than an urban vote.
As an urban voter, I find it disturbing that a rural voter can presumably (!!) vote for politicians whose policies may very well further enrage/encourage terror elements. And where do these terror elements attack? They sure don't attack the Cedar Rapids central library.
Finally, if you think T. H. Kerry is an attractive women, please gouge your eyes out.
Hey, with a healthy fraction of the billion dollars from the pre-nup, I can try on different eye colors after gouging them out!
With all the replication logic that must be implemented to serve the website's contents to all the Internets, Bush's site is clearly technologically superior to Kerry's. This is why they must limit access only to the US
Watch the "qualified citizens" part.
Once upon a time, I was on the purchasing committee for the student computing labs at UW. Nothing feels more like wielding a wand of massive power like blowing $600,000 on Photoshop licenses per upgrade cycle. Or buying "discounted" $2500 21" Apple Cinema Displays so people can check their e-mails and use Word at the same time!
Yes, I'm cynical and tried my best to prevent such wastage. Alas, I was oft overruled by the academia elite...
A car filled with leftist bumper stickers was firebombed shortly after 9/11. Yes, firebombed. And within _Seattle_ city limits, no less.
I remember being the first kid on the block to have a Plextor 1x CD writer. That was expensive.
I remember being the first kid on the block to have a Jaz drive. That was expensive.
I remember being the first kid on the block to have a DVD writer. That was expensive. (Actually, by now, I'm no longer a kid)
Expensive hardware lends itself to many "creative" uses...
Ralph Nader and his supporters are doing thier best to ingore In. Gore. Freudian slip?
Hong Kong is just as much of, if not more than, a social welfare state as any other European welfare state.
In Hong Kong, people get free health care, almost-free education, etc. I can't think of more than 5 things which are not subsidized by the government there. You couldn't imagine how large and bloated the local government is. People in the states would not be able to imagine the things that go on. For example, some Hong Kong government agencies will provide free 3-course lunches daily. And some give employees who've been working for more than 10 years a 7-day all-expenses-paid European vacation! And this is considered a "right" and no one has a second thought about it.
Automobile ownership is taxed at 100% - buying a Honda Accord at $20,000 will ultimately cost $40,000 - hardly what one would call a libertarian utopia. Of course, this is mostly due to the lack of space for cars more than anything.
However, you are correct in stating that trade policies in the former territory is purely lassiez faire and without any major restrictions and barriers. The wealth that this generated, coupled with its unique circumstances (being for a long time the only major and stable entry port for goods destined for consumption in China) makes it viable for the government of Hong Kong to provide services to its citizens while requiring very little income taxation.
Note: I have lived in Hong Kong and have worked for the Hong Kong government.
3) This time - the burglary was discovered by local police, not Forrest Gump.
This is an interesting observation. What would happen to the US if we had scientific-minded leaders? Many top head honchos of the communist party in China, for example, were mechanical or electrical engineers.
We could have _bought_ the whole country, with complete oil rights, for probably less than 1/4 of what we've already spent. And have enough to give $300US to every Iraqi (that would buy some hearts and minds, eh?)
While I can see value to public sidewalks, the problem is where do you stop?
If sidewalks had not been invented yet or have not been built in your community (in many part of Dearborn, MI, for example), would you as a libertarian still see value in them being public?
Oprah has her favorite fried chicken flown to her every single week from 3,000 miles away.
Being a dictator doesn't make you do outrageous things. Being rich and powerful does.