"The pained facial expressions when they refused were interesting..."
In many cases I suspect this was just their "Who are you and why are you bugging me now go away" expression.
This kind of article (as usual) ignores the actual Star Trek canon, that the era of abundance and lack of capitalism came ONLY after a global nuclear war that shattered the pre-existing nation-state system and reduced the planet's population dramatically. There was no 'natural evolution' to this state, it took catastrophe to bring it about.
It's pretty funny watching some of the same people who were hailing Alan Turing as a hero when the Brits finally pardoned him now act as if this is Evil Incarnate when it's what Turing would be working on if he were alive today.
Do you add complexity to a system when it isn't necessary? Do you introduce more things that can fail when you don't have to?
Most people are resistant to those propositions with good reason..... experience.
Gosh, how could you view private parties and government differently? I mean, unless you had even a passing familiarity with the 1st and 4th Amendments, for starters, which plainly have for a couple hundred years now....
Sheesh, this guy was employed?
But I enjoy the art of many people I wouldn't invite to dinner. Norman Mailer stabbed his wife. Mel Gibson is kind of a psycho if he gets a buzz on. For all I know, Shakespeare was a jerk.
I don't require the artist to be a good person to enjoy their art, and I'll see the movie.
Thanks, you saved me the trouble of writing this analogy!
The problem is the fundamental difference in purpose between a vehicle and a weapon. A vehicle gets you from A to B, a weapon is to defend yourself or kill some food. The design parameters will therefore be unlikely to be analogous.
One is reminded of the classic Dilbert with Dogbert selling a suitcase nuke to the North Elbonians:
"Our slingshot can fling this a hundred yards, is that enough?"
*wag* "That's plenty."
Shallow tech journalists keep insisting on putting the Kindle Fire HD into tablet comparisons, I've already seen them doing it with Surface.
For what it is I'm sure the Fire HD is nice, but it most definitely isn't a full-featured tablet to compete with top Android or (soon) Windows tablets.
Does this make what we did to the Iranian nuclear program with malware a CyberHiroshima?
At least now we know what drum the DoD is going to beat in the years ahead to justify funding that pretends that Stalin has tanks lined up on the Mexican border waiting to overrun us.
"BECAUSE IT WORKS AND PRODUCES BETTER RESULTS."
For people selling advertising.
"So get off your high horses and realize that this wouldn't exist if it weren't effective,"
For people selling advertising.
This is Marketspeak. I'll never forget our director of Marketing telling me once "There is no such thing as spam." And from his perspective, there isn't. From mine, there damn well is and I'll squash it every chance I get. You don't have a right to make money from my data, and I have every right to keep as much of it from you as possible.
This will probably be the work of some guy who (quite rightly) opposes government interference with the free flow of information.... but has no qualms whatsoever impeding it themselves.
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Exactamundo. My time is precious, no you can't have it just because you think you and your camera are entitled to it.
"The pained facial expressions when they refused were interesting ..."
In many cases I suspect this was just their "Who are you and why are you bugging me now go away" expression.
Nothing makes it easier to recruit top talent than telling them "You'll have a hellish commute to a blighted community ... when can you start?"
This kind of article (as usual) ignores the actual Star Trek canon, that the era of abundance and lack of capitalism came ONLY after a global nuclear war that shattered the pre-existing nation-state system and reduced the planet's population dramatically. There was no 'natural evolution' to this state, it took catastrophe to bring it about.
If you can't get an objective opinion from a defendant's counsel, where can you get it?
It's pretty funny watching some of the same people who were hailing Alan Turing as a hero when the Brits finally pardoned him now act as if this is Evil Incarnate when it's what Turing would be working on if he were alive today.
Filed this one under "Jobs I am actually qualified for but would never try to do in a million years because I like my sanity."
Do you add complexity to a system when it isn't necessary? Do you introduce more things that can fail when you don't have to? Most people are resistant to those propositions with good reason ..... experience.
I'm imagining wire cutters.
Gosh, how could you view private parties and government differently? I mean, unless you had even a passing familiarity with the 1st and 4th Amendments, for starters, which plainly have for a couple hundred years now ....
Sheesh, this guy was employed?
But I enjoy the art of many people I wouldn't invite to dinner. Norman Mailer stabbed his wife. Mel Gibson is kind of a psycho if he gets a buzz on. For all I know, Shakespeare was a jerk. I don't require the artist to be a good person to enjoy their art, and I'll see the movie.
Thanks, you saved me the trouble of writing this analogy! The problem is the fundamental difference in purpose between a vehicle and a weapon. A vehicle gets you from A to B, a weapon is to defend yourself or kill some food. The design parameters will therefore be unlikely to be analogous.
I've worked for two great female managers who were great with the women in their staff ... and I've seen ones who were terrible.
Just ... like ... men.
But when the head of Microsoft's Windows Engineering is a woman ... Julie Larson-Green ... the media should pay a little more attention.
One is reminded of the classic Dilbert with Dogbert selling a suitcase nuke to the North Elbonians: "Our slingshot can fling this a hundred yards, is that enough?" *wag* "That's plenty."
China's corrupt legal system doesn't enforce its OWN laws, somebody thought they'd enforce the UN's?
Shallow tech journalists keep insisting on putting the Kindle Fire HD into tablet comparisons, I've already seen them doing it with Surface. For what it is I'm sure the Fire HD is nice, but it most definitely isn't a full-featured tablet to compete with top Android or (soon) Windows tablets.
Does this make what we did to the Iranian nuclear program with malware a CyberHiroshima? At least now we know what drum the DoD is going to beat in the years ahead to justify funding that pretends that Stalin has tanks lined up on the Mexican border waiting to overrun us.
But then, there are the 'I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur' ads ...
"Lately things, don't seem the same ..."
Build a linear accelerator and launch the waste at the sun.
Abby Sciuto of NCIS is now declining to visit Russia under any circumstance.
"BECAUSE IT WORKS AND PRODUCES BETTER RESULTS." For people selling advertising. "So get off your high horses and realize that this wouldn't exist if it weren't effective," For people selling advertising. This is Marketspeak. I'll never forget our director of Marketing telling me once "There is no such thing as spam." And from his perspective, there isn't. From mine, there damn well is and I'll squash it every chance I get. You don't have a right to make money from my data, and I have every right to keep as much of it from you as possible.
I notice that television advertising made piles of cash for a long time without being able to track if I was watching or not.
This will probably be the work of some guy who (quite rightly) opposes government interference with the free flow of information .... but has no qualms whatsoever impeding it themselves.