Look, your heart beats x amount of beats in a lifetime. The number is fixed but unknown. Increasing one's heart rate only lessens the time to that last heart beat, so we should work to SLOW our heart rate and not increase it....
How would we change our approach in the realm of looking for signals? Intelligent signals (in so much as we define intelligence) would still look the same.
George Washington on Political Parties - I agree..
"I have already intimated to you the danger of parties in the State, with particular reference to the founding of them on geographical discriminations. Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally.
This spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind. It exists under different shapes in all governments, more or less stifled, controlled, or repressed; but, in those of the popular form, it is seen in its greatest rankness, and is truly their worst enemy.
The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual; and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty.
Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind (which nevertheless ought not to be entirely out of sight), the common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it.
It serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection. It opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which finds a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passions. Thus the policy and the will of one country are subjected to the policy and will of another.
There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the government and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty. This within certain limits is probably true; and in governments of a monarchical cast, patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency, it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume."
This is what happens in many Federal government shops. Not that they ignore the law, they just avoid any sort of enhancement or technology that can't be cost effectively implemented within the ADA regulations. A prime example is closed captioning for streaming video. It's terribly expensive to hire somebody to do real time transcription for closed captioning. The result is that many an interesting lecture or presentation is simply NOT streamed. Not because they don't want to, because they can't AFFORD to (or their department can't afford to).
Your assertion that the same species of homo sapiens running your operations (on average) are any less vulnerable to incompetence and the negative aspects of human nature than the ones running the offsite data center is bogus.
Yes, because it's not like the Government has been outsourcing Data center operations to OFFSITE contractor DATA CENTERS for CLOSE TO 50 YEARS. If it's good for a DOE Lab it's probably good enough (security wise) for you...assuming you are not in classified work.
Other issues....
1. Decent IT staff
2. Basic Stuff (that never changes)
3. Not that expensive (for now...)
4. It costs nothing more than xxx
Unless you expect your operation to NEVER expand, and you expect ALWAYS to have decent IT staff.....
I don't know what world you live in, but it sounds like a cool job that allows you to eat Cheetos all day and surf the web since it requires 3 people to manage...
The only issue is being able to "browse" for books as a consumer. I have NO idea where a website for an author that does not exist...exists. There has to be some way for me to know and word of mouth generally is not very efficient.
Actually it's the whole idea of "Publishing" that is in danger. If there is a method of getting your work directly to the masses without the slimy middleman (or maybe a middleman that wants less money) then I'd guess authors want it.
I find it mildly interesting that no matter what the press says, no matter how many pro-android, anti-apple stories are written...millions still get sold and continue to be sold.
Which is why you might see F1 drivers go to NASCAR but NEVER in the opposite direction (cause MOST cup drivers...not all) have a steady diet of Schlitz (Eww) and cheesburgers (Mmm)
Yes, but who says you actually ARE who you say you are in your ID? That problem (of having a certificate that is signed by an authority that has physically verified your identity) is actually a more difficult problem in my opinion. Not that it can't be done, but that a central authority that everybody trusts to verify your ACTUAL identity is needed.
You know, Sans Farrah Fawcett and assuming they could get the original prints just re-doing ALL of the special effects (music and maybe some voiceovers) would make for a cool remake.
Um...it's a cool movie cause of the concept and general plot line but the "Oh so hoooorible" Farrah Fawcett acting and the "OMG...they did not even TRY to hide the fact they were using models" (I mean, Space 1999 did a better job!) it's a movie that SCREAMS REMAKE!
Is when it matters, otherwise it's just a curiosity.
Really, these releases of "Ahh YES! We've discovered X" is nothing more than the scientists, engineers, Universities and Labs making a press release so they can get more grant money.
If I can't buy it then I'll spend exactly 20 seconds thinking about it.
You would be right if we were in a free capitalist market but we are not. We live in a mercantile corporatist/Crony Capitalist environment where Washington D.C. colludes with Wall Street by providing them with implicit guarantees against loses.
Don't confuse yourself. This is most definitely NOT a free market.
You are a true believer. Blessings of the state, blessings of the masses. Thou art a subject of the divine. Created in the image of man, by the masses, for the masses. Let us be thankful we have an occupation to fill. Work hard; increase production, prevent accidents, and be happy.
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Using finite terms to describe infinity is contradictory.
Look, your heart beats x amount of beats in a lifetime. The number is fixed but unknown. Increasing one's heart rate only lessens the time to that last heart beat, so we should work to SLOW our heart rate and not increase it....
Yes, brainless and brutally subtle in it's racist overtones.
The internet does not enable. People using the internet does.
Things do not do, people do.
How would we change our approach in the realm of looking for signals? Intelligent signals (in so much as we define intelligence) would still look the same.
No. Stupidity enables Stupidity.
blaming tech for stupid people doing stupid things is well......stupid
George Washington on Political Parties - I agree..
"I have already intimated to you the danger of parties in the State, with particular reference to the founding of them on geographical discriminations. Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally.
This spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind. It exists under different shapes in all governments, more or less stifled, controlled, or repressed; but, in those of the popular form, it is seen in its greatest rankness, and is truly their worst enemy.
The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual; and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty.
Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind (which nevertheless ought not to be entirely out of sight), the common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it.
It serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection. It opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which finds a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passions. Thus the policy and the will of one country are subjected to the policy and will of another.
There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the government and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty. This within certain limits is probably true; and in governments of a monarchical cast, patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency, it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume."
This is what happens in many Federal government shops. Not that they ignore the law, they just avoid any sort of enhancement or technology that can't be cost effectively implemented within the ADA regulations. A prime example is closed captioning for streaming video. It's terribly expensive to hire somebody to do real time transcription for closed captioning. The result is that many an interesting lecture or presentation is simply NOT streamed. Not because they don't want to, because they can't AFFORD to (or their department can't afford to).
Please explain to me what "right" is in the context of your assertion and I'll then try to answer your question. Otherwise it's really impossible.
Your assertion that the same species of homo sapiens running your operations (on average) are any less vulnerable to incompetence and the negative aspects of human nature than the ones running the offsite data center is bogus.
Yes, because it's not like the Government has been outsourcing Data center operations to OFFSITE contractor DATA CENTERS for CLOSE TO 50 YEARS. If it's good for a DOE Lab it's probably good enough (security wise) for you...assuming you are not in classified work.
Other issues....
1. Decent IT staff
2. Basic Stuff (that never changes)
3. Not that expensive (for now...)
4. It costs nothing more than xxx
Unless you expect your operation to NEVER expand, and you expect ALWAYS to have decent IT staff.....
I don't know what world you live in, but it sounds like a cool job that allows you to eat Cheetos all day and surf the web since it requires 3 people to manage...
The only issue is being able to "browse" for books as a consumer. I have NO idea where a website for an author that does not exist...exists. There has to be some way for me to know and word of mouth generally is not very efficient.
Actually it's the whole idea of "Publishing" that is in danger. If there is a method of getting your work directly to the masses without the slimy middleman (or maybe a middleman that wants less money) then I'd guess authors want it.
I find it mildly interesting that no matter what the press says, no matter how many pro-android, anti-apple stories are written...millions still get sold and continue to be sold.
Which is why you might see F1 drivers go to NASCAR but NEVER in the opposite direction (cause MOST cup drivers...not all) have a steady diet of Schlitz (Eww) and cheesburgers (Mmm)
Actually, not ALWAYS. Some F1 races are boring, lately they have been more interesting.
Yes, but who says you actually ARE who you say you are in your ID? That problem (of having a certificate that is signed by an authority that has physically verified your identity) is actually a more difficult problem in my opinion. Not that it can't be done, but that a central authority that everybody trusts to verify your ACTUAL identity is needed.
You know, Sans Farrah Fawcett and assuming they could get the original prints just re-doing ALL of the special effects (music and maybe some voiceovers) would make for a cool remake.
Um...it's a cool movie cause of the concept and general plot line but the "Oh so hoooorible" Farrah Fawcett acting and the "OMG...they did not even TRY to hide the fact they were using models" (I mean, Space 1999 did a better job!) it's a movie that SCREAMS REMAKE!
Is when it matters, otherwise it's just a curiosity.
Really, these releases of "Ahh YES! We've discovered X" is nothing more than the scientists, engineers, Universities and Labs making a press release so they can get more grant money.
If I can't buy it then I'll spend exactly 20 seconds thinking about it.
By my calculations of the Zimbabwean dollar that would be about $3 Billion. Still a bit steep though.
Do you own an Iphone?
I KNEW IT!
UCLA is going to clone their student body, kick out the originals and then they will have malleable minds to warp to their insidious purposes
You would be right if we were in a free capitalist market but we are not. We live in a mercantile corporatist/Crony Capitalist environment where Washington D.C. colludes with Wall Street by providing them with implicit guarantees against loses.
Don't confuse yourself. This is most definitely NOT a free market.
You are a true believer. Blessings of the state, blessings of the masses. Thou art a subject of the divine. Created in the image of man, by the masses, for the masses.
Let us be thankful we have an occupation to fill. Work hard; increase production, prevent accidents, and be happy.