The paperless office will, like privatized Social Security, never happen.
Not that it can't work, it just won't happen. Many years ago Xerox was hearing this new "buzzword" paperless office so much they decided to do something. They took a bunch of guys and sent them down to Palo Alto and told them to come back with this paperless office.
Well, they went down there and developed a number of things, Ethernet and GUI's being among the new things, and brought it back to show their bosses.
Once the head guys saw it they said: "No one will use this!".
Of course they were partly wrong, but partly right. Of course we use GUI's and Ethernet, but still no paperless office. And that "Office of the Future" was developed in 1970. 34 years later and we have no paperless office.
Why? It isn't feasible. As more computers go into the office, it seems to me that more paperwork is needed... just to take care of those computers.
Electronics are "earth friendly" either, so that isn't a good reason to ditch paper and pen. Trees for pencils and paper are usually grown on farms or their replacements planted immediately -- not so easy to replace the heavy metals sometimes used in electronics.
Plus... dumping paper in China isn't likely to kill their citizens like computer equipment dumped there does. (But as long as China takes the check for dumping services, that is partly their fault)
"The gene knockdown [dopamine blocking] triggered a remarkable transformation in the simian work ethic. Like many of us, monkeys normally slack off initially in working toward a distant goal,"
Further:
"For example, people who are depressed often feel nothing is worth the work. People with obsessive-compulsive disorder work incessantly; even when they get rewarded they feel they must repeat the task. In mania, people will work feverishly for rewards that aren't worth the trouble to most of us."
"Jagdish N. Bhagwati, his former student, says concerns about jobs are exaggerated."
Well, I find most Indians say that when it comes to IT outsourcing.
But seriously, if we want to compete... then we need to actually do something. Just complaining about it and doing a bunch of protectionist stuff will only make things worse.
I agree, I know many 'older' women who saw Star Wars when it was first released and there all for it. They love Star Wars...
And these are 'hip' women too... I find they like the LoTR trilogy also. Sure they'd never read the books but they love the cute characters. Aragorn, Legolas...
lots of expensive computers bought for schools where there is no need, no practical application for them all, or even a single fucking use, as there's way too many.
How else are they going to train those Dell support reps?
(and if you think they don't do this still do this you haven't called Dell lately...)
Moore said he doesn't care... but I'm pretty sure Lion's Gate Films does, and they're the ones with (sole?) distribution rights.
You've got a very good point.
IMHO, the problem with Napster, Kazaa, et.al. was the fact that they were distributing music without the distribution rights.
I don't think the copyright was the issue, it's two different things, it's the right of one company to distribute the music. The artist has signed with one company, giving them sole rights to make copies available.
Maybe they are one in the same when looked at from a distance, but an album could have 0 copyright value but at the same time it could have been promised to one distributer... I guess. I'm confusing my self.
If Moore was cool he'd just put the movie in the public domain. (GPL/FDL? But that would allow changes...)
It of course applies to all candidates but is very harmful when even mentioning 9/11. Remember when Mike Tyson took a chunk out of Holyfield's ear? Well, later Tyson said that the head-butting and bad calls made him remember another time that it had happened and he snapped. It's called an "Amygdala Hijacking", a phrase I believe coined by Daniel Goleman.
You develop emotional responses by experience. Now that we've all gone through 9/11 every time it's mentioned we become overwhelmed with the same emotions that we experienced at that time. That is why it was mentioned during the Republican National Convention so much (*).
I'm not sure about McCain-Feingold but I do know that the reason you don't see any more commercials for the movie is because it violates laws about commercials featuring candidates. (Being that it's a for-profit venture, as opposed to "527's")
I agree with that view somewhat, and so does Moore from what I understand... but the movie (in DVD/DVD-R) form has already hit the Internet's piracy sites (NFO file) and plenty of people are already got it. Moore has stated that he doesn't care about the money when it comes to this movie so 'piracy' is welcome in his eyes
I've got my copy but handing it out would be like preaching to the choir...
Thing is... who would air the film? I'm sure that advertising revenue will make it attractive but I don't think stations will risk the tax break suicide if Bush does get re-elected.
Bring in some real writers who understand why Threshold and Meridian were terrible stories and why The Inner Light was a great one, and the viewers will follow.
Oh my god, I must be tired already... I though you said tribble stories...
Doing a search on Google for "tribble" resulted in this, which is kind of disturbing.
It took me a few minutes to find it... but I've always wanted one of these (R/C Flying Saucer) from Mondo-Tronics Robot Store. It's basically a blimp.
The page says: "As a rule of thumb, one cubic foot of helium will lift one ounce of cargo." So get a bigger ballon for heavier cameras...
I actually wanted a big house to go with this and pictured myself sitting by the pool spying on the help this. It would just be cool to greet people in the foyer with it... maybe a speaker and mic to round it out.
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Electronics are "earth friendly"
should read
Electronics aren't "earth friendly"
Sorry to correct myself, I swear I previewed... I guess if it looks right the first 3 times you look once more doen't help.
The paperless office will, like privatized Social Security, never happen.
Not that it can't work, it just won't happen. Many years ago Xerox was hearing this new "buzzword" paperless office so much they decided to do something. They took a bunch of guys and sent them down to Palo Alto and told them to come back with this paperless office.
Well, they went down there and developed a number of things, Ethernet and GUI's being among the new things, and brought it back to show their bosses.
Once the head guys saw it they said: "No one will use this!".
Of course they were partly wrong, but partly right. Of course we use GUI's and Ethernet, but still no paperless office. And that "Office of the Future" was developed in 1970. 34 years later and we have no paperless office.
Why? It isn't feasible. As more computers go into the office, it seems to me that more paperwork is needed... just to take care of those computers.
Electronics are "earth friendly" either, so that isn't a good reason to ditch paper and pen. Trees for pencils and paper are usually grown on farms or their replacements planted immediately -- not so easy to replace the heavy metals sometimes used in electronics.
Plus... dumping paper in China isn't likely to kill their citizens like computer equipment dumped there does. (But as long as China takes the check for dumping services, that is partly their fault)
You are not alone!
From the article linked to above:
Further:
If that was the case, I'd say I over-estimate for the most part.
10, 12 inches... that's it!
Not to nitpick...
But this is against the distributed.net's policy, and they do pay for a winner.
But really, it wouldn't do anything noticable to the user since it works during "idle" times only.
I've always kept dnet up when doing CPU intensive work, it never interferes.
"Jagdish N. Bhagwati, his former student, says concerns about jobs are exaggerated."
Well, I find most Indians say that when it comes to IT outsourcing.
But seriously, if we want to compete... then we need to actually do something. Just complaining about it and doing a bunch of protectionist stuff will only make things worse.
What about the bulbs? How can check to see if they are actually on? How will my switch...
oh forget it... just give me a few million addresses
Tom Daschle would never propose bad IP laws, being the good liberal that he is.
Please, don't ever use the words "Daschle" and "good liberal" in the same sentence again.
I'm a liberal and I take offense to that.
What about USB printers? What if I just walk in and print out the client list or something?
And these are 'hip' women too... I find they like the LoTR trilogy also. Sure they'd never read the books but they love the cute characters. Aragorn, Legolas...
That is what Star Trek lacks: hunks.
Why is everyone trying to act like it's not a big deal that R2-D2 and C-3P0 are being replaced with Crow and Tom Servo?
Want an example? Try "seaislandgeorgia"... even in your address bar. Likely you'll find my page.
lots of expensive computers bought for schools where there is no need, no practical application for them all, or even a single fucking use, as there's way too many.
How else are they going to train those Dell support reps?
(and if you think they don't do this still do this you haven't called Dell lately...)
Well, if you want to get technical, it's still being shown in places... (some places it's just now getting shown).
But in reality the commercials were pulled before it was done with it's first run.
Oh... I'm sorry he was mentioned exactly once.
I wish I still had the book, there was source code with it (maybe it's around here somewhere)...
This type of thing has already been done with the Nintendo Powerglove. In fact to the point where serial interfaces are available for purchase.
Another link:
Wireless Glove Project
Robert Novak should face jail time over that act... he's a fucking traitor.
Sorry, I had to say that.
Moore said he doesn't care ... but I'm pretty sure Lion's Gate Films does, and they're the ones with (sole?) distribution rights.
You've got a very good point.
IMHO, the problem with Napster, Kazaa, et.al. was the fact that they were distributing music without the distribution rights.
I don't think the copyright was the issue, it's two different things, it's the right of one company to distribute the music. The artist has signed with one company, giving them sole rights to make copies available.
Maybe they are one in the same when looked at from a distance, but an album could have 0 copyright value but at the same time it could have been promised to one distributer... I guess. I'm confusing my self.
If Moore was cool he'd just put the movie in the public domain. (GPL/FDL? But that would allow changes...)
When it comes to influencing the vote with emotions Bush and Cheney take the cake.
A good article on this same subject is Cheney Speaks to the Reptile Brain by Thom Hartmann.
It of course applies to all candidates but is very harmful when even mentioning 9/11. Remember when Mike Tyson took a chunk out of Holyfield's ear? Well, later Tyson said that the head-butting and bad calls made him remember another time that it had happened and he snapped. It's called an "Amygdala Hijacking", a phrase I believe coined by Daniel Goleman.
You develop emotional responses by experience. Now that we've all gone through 9/11 every time it's mentioned we become overwhelmed with the same emotions that we experienced at that time. That is why it was mentioned during the Republican National Convention so much (*).
Good articles on the subject:
How the neuroscience revolution can change your practice.
and...
Emotional Intelligence - Stop Amygdala Hijackings
(*) Notice "Osama" was not mentioned once.
But... do they cover Kerry? Fox's man covering Bush in 2000 had family (his wife) in the Bush campaign. How could he be objective?
In 2000 a CNN anchor started to work for Gore and they removed him from all Gore stories because of the appearance of impropriety.
Read the script of Outfoxed, see page 73 I believe.
I agree with that view somewhat, and so does Moore from what I understand... but the movie (in DVD/DVD-R) form has already hit the Internet's piracy sites (NFO file) and plenty of people are already got it. Moore has stated that he doesn't care about the money when it comes to this movie so 'piracy' is welcome in his eyes
I've got my copy but handing it out would be like preaching to the choir...
Thing is... who would air the film? I'm sure that advertising revenue will make it attractive but I don't think stations will risk the tax break suicide if Bush does get re-elected.
If you notice, HP uses the same product from a different store...
Yeah, I didn't think of the true meaning of the word...
Oh my god, I must be tired already... I though you said tribble stories...
Doing a search on Google for "tribble" resulted in this, which is kind of disturbing.
On a side note, a "Rejected Star Trek Title" is "10-Minute Tribble Recipes"... ewww
The page says: "As a rule of thumb, one cubic foot of helium will lift one ounce of cargo." So get a bigger ballon for heavier cameras...
I actually wanted a big house to go with this and pictured myself sitting by the pool spying on the help this. It would just be cool to greet people in the foyer with it... maybe a speaker and mic to round it out.