Well. Two hours later: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/_5lZPAfRebs/the-doomsday-clock-is-moved-closer-to-midnight As we see it, the major challenge at the heart of humanity's survival in the 21st century is how to meet energy needs for economic growth in developing and industrial countries without further damaging the climate, exposing people to loss of health and community, and without risking further spread of nuclear weapons, and in fact setting the stage for global reductions.'
I welcome this kind of innovations very much. But to be honest I think at the moment our biggest problem is our global energy consumption. I can do without my computer for a week if we're low on fuel, but food...
[Country]'s next [something]. Who wants to be a [something]. And so on, and so on. If viewers mostly find crap interlaced with commercials, they'll (at least some of them) do the same thing.
Did the total number of divorces go up? The TFA doesn't mention that. So probably people are using facebook as an excuse where they used other excuses in the years before.
Rabin (1995) and Arafat (2004). He must have been very influential if he stood in the way of peace 5 minutes after Arafat died. The terror attacks from Israel's side killed several thousands of Palestinians and sadly the road both parties are travelling down seems more like a road to nowhere than a road to a solution:(
For the rest. Let's say there are many different opinions in this world.
I think they will occupy some more land, build a large concrete wall around it, burn down the houses, close off the water supplies and finally build another settlement and wonder why people are pissed. All in the name of self defence. Even though those measures have proven totally ineffective against Hezbollah over the last many years, they're probably more effective than going after Twitter.
Remember Northern Ireland and the IRA or the ETA in Spain? So it IS possible to get out of situations like this. If you really want. Let a new Yitzhak Rabin stand up. Please.
So if this law passes, next thing email will become illegal. Guns also will become illegal, airlines will get blamed for 9/11 and the internet will become illegal too? All because terrorists make use of it? Ridiculous. Just as ridiculous as blaming Twitter.
It's time for some SERIOUS root cause analysis instead of this...
How... about.... using... an other QR reader that shows the destination first??? Still you don't know if you can trust the link, but at least you know where you're going.
Would have been nice though if you had added some references (not that I can't find them myself) or some more info:) Just a little about DARPA research into tcp/ip in the 70's and CERN for hypertext and stuff in the 90's.
Once things pick up people get jobs, and start working up the ladder they will find that what lot of what they are demanding they really don't need any more. And as they learn to be part of the system, they find that it can be helpful.
I earn enough. I work for my money. I don't fuck up other people's savings while getting huge bonuses. That being said, the "they" you refer to is a big group with many different demands. Even if they don't all say the same thing doesn't make them wrong.
I guess everybody wants good healthcare and education for them selves or their kids. I also guess the anger about outrageous bonuses will fade, after a while. First people will feel ashamed for betraying their old principals. Then they'll just trade them for a new set of principals.
Super glue sounds plausible indeed. Corporate research -in general- focuses on the immediately marketable. But CERN/DARPA didn't have the internet as we know it as vision when they started working on it. On the other hand, something like Java or.NET is more of a long term corporate investment. With a lot of backing from scientific research that is not immediately marketable. And I don't think any military organisation was interested in general relativity because, hey, someday we'll need it for our GPS system.
Internet originated at CERN AFAIK, but for the rest, sadly, there are many more sad examples. In WWI big steps were made in medicine. We've learned how to amputate extremities. WWII was very good for aviation in many ways. The Nazis did experiments on how to get people to see what 's the best way to pick them out of ice cold water. All of that is knowledge that still helps us today.
Of course it's speculation, but with the amount of money we're spending on military research, I'm sure we can come up with a lot of interesting stuff.
The biggest problem is it's used to destroy stuff, not to build things up, heal or cure. I don't mean this to troll or flame. It goes for any "defence" budget. It's money I'd rather see spent on healthcare, education, science. Hell. Even handing out food to those who really need it is a better use of that money.
I just read, you know, like five minutes ago and such, that this was the best year for movie theaters in the Netherlands EVER, so the bs about downloading is killing the movie industry is just that: a big s-load of bs.
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If someone doesn't like this, all they have to do is stop liking commercial organisation's web pages.
The question is why the Frell would you "like" a commercial organisation in the first place?
a private transaction.
LMAO!!! You just made my day.
Well. Two hours later:
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/_5lZPAfRebs/the-doomsday-clock-is-moved-closer-to-midnight
As we see it, the major challenge at the heart of humanity's survival in the 21st century is how to meet energy needs for economic growth in developing and industrial countries without further damaging the climate, exposing people to loss of health and community, and without risking further spread of nuclear weapons, and in fact setting the stage for global reductions.'
Something like that would actually be quite nice.
1. CO2 ...
2.
3. Pretty things!
I welcome this kind of innovations very much.
But to be honest I think at the moment our biggest problem is our global energy consumption.
I can do without my computer for a week if we're low on fuel, but food...
It's a lot easier to see if you left any old messages undeleted.
Of course fb doesn't remove these messages. It just sets visibility = false and never forgets...
time to do something about it.
So, if "America" backdoors products they sell in India...
[Country]'s next [something]. Who wants to be a [something]. And so on, and so on.
If viewers mostly find crap interlaced with commercials, they'll (at least some of them) do the same thing.
Did the total number of divorces go up? The TFA doesn't mention that.
So probably people are using facebook as an excuse where they used other excuses in the years before.
Normally I'm not a fan of Mossad style kidnappings in foreign countries, covert CIA flights and water boarding.
This time I'll make an exception.
Ok, I will not. Just arrest him and pwn his ass :)
Rabin (1995) and Arafat (2004). :(
He must have been very influential if he stood in the way of peace 5 minutes after Arafat died.
The terror attacks from Israel's side killed several thousands of Palestinians and sadly the road both parties are travelling down seems more like a road to nowhere than a road to a solution
For the rest. Let's say there are many different opinions in this world.
I think they will occupy some more land, build a large concrete wall around it, burn down the houses, close off the water supplies and finally build another settlement and wonder why people are pissed. All in the name of self defence.
Even though those measures have proven totally ineffective against Hezbollah over the last many years, they're probably more effective than going after Twitter.
Remember Northern Ireland and the IRA or the ETA in Spain? So it IS possible to get out of situations like this. If you really want.
Let a new Yitzhak Rabin stand up. Please.
So if this law passes, next thing email will become illegal. Guns also will become illegal, airlines will get blamed for 9/11 and the internet will become illegal too?
All because terrorists make use of it? Ridiculous. Just as ridiculous as blaming Twitter.
It's time for some SERIOUS root cause analysis instead of this...
I sort of knew about the + but I forgot. I found http://bit.ly/vB0EIH with google.
Probably there are identical services for other shorteners.
How... about.... using... an other QR reader that shows the destination first???
Still you don't know if you can trust the link, but at least you know where you're going.
As software engineer / geek, I could afford both. :)
Really, I'm just lacking the time
Seems you're right.
Would have been nice though if you had added some references (not that I can't find them myself) or some more info :)
Just a little about DARPA research into tcp/ip in the 70's and CERN for hypertext and stuff in the 90's.
I was starting to write about the same thing, when I saw your reaction.
There are already tools for the 1% of the 99%
Sites like IndyMedia...
For the 99% of the 99% there is Facebook and Twitter :)
Once things pick up people get jobs, and start working up the ladder they will find that what lot of what they are demanding they really don't need any more. And as they learn to be part of the system, they find that it can be helpful.
I earn enough. I work for my money. I don't fuck up other people's savings while getting huge bonuses.
That being said, the "they" you refer to is a big group with many different demands. Even if they don't all say the same thing doesn't make them wrong.
I guess everybody wants good healthcare and education for them selves or their kids.
I also guess the anger about outrageous bonuses will fade, after a while. First people will feel ashamed for betraying their old principals. Then they'll just trade them for a new set of principals.
Super glue sounds plausible indeed. .NET is more of a long term corporate investment. With a lot of backing from scientific research that is not immediately marketable. And I don't think any military organisation was interested in general relativity because, hey, someday we'll need it for our GPS system.
Corporate research -in general- focuses on the immediately marketable. But CERN/DARPA didn't have the internet as we know it as vision when they started working on it. On the other hand, something like Java or
Internet originated at CERN AFAIK, but for the rest, sadly, there are many more sad examples. In WWI big steps were made in medicine. We've learned how to amputate extremities. WWII was very good for aviation in many ways. The Nazis did experiments on how to get people to see what 's the best way to pick them out of ice cold water. All of that is knowledge that still helps us today.
Of course it's speculation, but with the amount of money we're spending on military research, I'm sure we can come up with a lot of interesting stuff.
The biggest problem is it's used to destroy stuff, not to build things up, heal or cure.
I don't mean this to troll or flame. It goes for any "defence" budget.
It's money I'd rather see spent on healthcare, education, science.
Hell. Even handing out food to those who really need it is a better use of that money.
Well, if they're complaining about decreasing profits, it's about time it should...
I just read, you know, like five minutes ago and such, that this was the best year for movie theaters in the Netherlands EVER, so the bs about downloading is killing the movie industry is just that: a big s-load of bs.