Actually...one of the car mags (Car and Driver, I think) did a speedometer accuracy test and found that most cars overstate the speed by a fair amount.
Interestingly enough, their odometers were quite accurate...
IANAL, but couldn't this have interesting implications for the Grokster suit? If the MPAA can't get anything written that actually identifies their copywritten material, how can they say in court that the P2P networks should be able to do it?
Yeah, maybe. But any politician that does that won't be a politician any more, and more to the point, the party of the politician that does that won't be a party any more either.
And I'd like to see some figures on the 'unfunded pyramid scheme' you think it is. No assumptions allowed here. The actuaries report doesn't seem to say so. RTFA
RTFA. Of course the US population will still be growing. That means nothing. What matters is the relation of dependents to workers (this includes children as well as seniors). RTFA, dude
You just said it yourself why there's no crisis. In 1998, the system was going to be out of reserves in 2032. Now, seven years later, the date is 2042. So in seven years, the insolvency date has been pushed back *ten* years. Tell me again how that's a crisis?
The fact is, the trustees publish three models. Only two of them (called conservative and pessimistic, I think) show any problem. The third (optimistic) shows no problem at all. Historically, which has been the most accurate? The optimistic one!
This whole "the top 10% of wage earners pay over 75% of the tax burden" thing is interesting. People say it as if it is inherently unfair just on the face of it. But they always leave out the information necessary to tell how fair or unfair it is, to wit: What percent of income do the top 10% get?
That's why there's a surplus now. The above is *part of the plan*. Payroll taxes were raised in the '80s so that the trust would have enough of a surplus to cover the baby boomers. The surplus gets drawn down, as you mention, but once the boomers are gone, it shouldn't be a problem.
CBS didn't fabricate anything. They got taken by something that was fabricated by others. The really interesting things about that story were:
1. No one in the white house denied the essential facts in the memo
2. the typography was questioned on a conservative blog (I forget which one - you should look for yourself) *really quickly*, which suggests a set up...
I've had one of these for almost a year now. I use it exclusively for playing oggs and exclusively with Linux. It works really well. I've got about 1300 songs on it, almost all encoded at 360kpbs. Sounds fantastic.
I have had a couple of freezeups and various glitches but they all have been minor and have been resolved by either a reset (the paper clip) or powering it off and then on.
I really like that I can use it with Linux and that it uses ethernet connectivity. (BTW: It's not that bad setting a static IP address - takes about 2 minutes)
One question: Where's the "developer's site on the internet" for the java transfer software? Would it be so hard to include a link?
Good point. I do realize this - it's why Creative Commons can exist.
However how do I know what restrictions the copyright holder has placed on this work? I think I have to assume the worst.
I had another though earlier - is this fair use? Ultimately I don't think so. Just because a relative of mine is in a performance doesn't necessarily mean I have the right to tape it.
However I'm gonna tape it anyways, and I think any other parent would agree with me.
Here's my situation, and I think it's illegal, but I'll be damned if I don't. I'm sure Jack would think it's illegal:
My son is in Kindergarden. His class is putting on a play based on the book 'Click Clack Moo, Cows that Type' (it's a good book - check it out if you have small kids). Last year the school did 'The very quiet cricket'.
I'm assuming that the school purchased a license or has some sort of comprehensive license to put on plays based on copywritten material.
So the question is: Can I videotape my son's perfomance?
I asked my Senator (Patrick Leahy) this, since he's a big DMCA booster (but is good in most other ways).
I think brittle and difficult to maintain code is a product of the programmer more than the product. Object Pascal is a modern object oriented language and is very similar to Java and C#.
We use Delphi for a 300K line machine control application that has been in use for about eight years (since Delphi 1!). We use object patterns and refactor early and often - the code is not brittle or difficult to maintain at all.
It would be nice to have a decent class browser, but GExperts gives me most of what I need to get around the app.
It's not safe to go through a red light. However it's also not safe to shorten the duration of the yellow so much that you can't avoid going through the red light (and getting a ticket from the automated camera), which is what some places are doing to get more revenue from the cameras.
As for speed, I don't think anyone has argued what you mention. However I do know that some towns (including the one I live next to) set their 'in town' speed limit about a half mile outside of town half-way down a big hill. In fact they moved the lower speed limit farther out of town despite the fact that there has been no new development along that stretch of road, and now sit quite often halfway down the hill picking people off. This is *not* a safety measure.
ummm...I'm not sure that making the assumption that traffic laws are for "our safety and convenience" is correct. In many cases traffic laws are passed for either revenue purposes or to mollify some consituency.
Examples (I don't have time to search for links right now, but they shouldn't be difficult to find):
- red light cameras where they shorten the yellow light time after the camera is installed - speed trap towns
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Check out The Panda's Thumb, a blog dedicated to this topic...
As always, Giblets knows best
Well science is certainly a lot *easier* if you include God.
Got a question? Here's the answer: Because God made it that way. Done! Then you can crawl back into your mud hut and resume picking fleas...
And how do you know that there's no evidence for the primordial soup? What reference do you cite for this assertion?
Actually...one of the car mags (Car and Driver, I think) did a speedometer accuracy test and found that most cars overstate the speed by a fair amount.
Interestingly enough, their odometers were quite accurate...
Yup. And when you go to the hydrogen pump, who are you going to fill up from?
That's right - Mobil, Shell, BP, etc etc.
They are not oil companies any more, but energy companies. They know the writing's on the wall, and they have plans to stick around.
BTW: this is a quick interesting take on the state of oil.
IANAL, but couldn't this have interesting implications for the Grokster suit? If the MPAA can't get anything written that actually identifies their copywritten material, how can they say in court that the P2P networks should be able to do it?
Specifics, please. What actuarial assumptions have changed between those two estimates? What evidence do you have to indicate that they are incorrect?
Yeah, maybe. But any politician that does that won't be a politician any more, and more to the point, the party of the politician that does that won't be a party any more either.
And I'd like to see some figures on the 'unfunded pyramid scheme' you think it is. No assumptions allowed here. The actuaries report doesn't seem to say so. RTFA
RTFA. Of course the US population will still be growing. That means nothing. What matters is the relation of dependents to workers (this includes children as well as seniors). RTFA, dude
You just said it yourself why there's no crisis. In 1998, the system was going to be out of reserves in 2032. Now, seven years later, the date is 2042. So in seven years, the insolvency date has been pushed back *ten* years. Tell me again how that's a crisis?
The fact is, the trustees publish three models. Only two of them (called conservative and pessimistic, I think) show any problem. The third (optimistic) shows no problem at all. Historically, which has been the most accurate? The optimistic one!
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So you're saying those treasury bonds are no good? If that's the case we're in a lot more trouble than social security...
In fact, repudiating any treasury bonds would cause the great depression to look like a tiny pothole...
This whole "the top 10% of wage earners pay over 75% of the tax burden" thing is interesting. People say it as if it is inherently unfair just on the face of it. But they always leave out the information necessary to tell how fair or unfair it is, to wit: What percent of income do the top 10% get?
That's why there's a surplus now. The above is *part of the plan*. Payroll taxes were raised in the '80s so that the trust would have enough of a surplus to cover the baby boomers. The surplus gets drawn down, as you mention, but once the boomers are gone, it shouldn't be a problem.
See here for more information
CBS didn't fabricate anything. They got taken by something that was fabricated by others. The really interesting things about that story were:
1. No one in the white house denied the essential facts in the memo
2. the typography was questioned on a conservative blog (I forget which one - you should look for yourself) *really quickly*, which suggests a set up...
I've had one of these for almost a year now. I use it exclusively for playing oggs and exclusively with Linux. It works really well. I've got about 1300 songs on it, almost all encoded at 360kpbs. Sounds fantastic.
I have had a couple of freezeups and various glitches but they all have been minor and have been resolved by either a reset (the paper clip) or powering it off and then on.
I really like that I can use it with Linux and that it uses ethernet connectivity. (BTW: It's not that bad setting a static IP address - takes about 2 minutes)
One question: Where's the "developer's site on the internet" for the java transfer software? Would it be so hard to include a link?
Only until they reup with their original providers.
And who cares how reporters vote? It's the editors and up who decide which stories get carried and how they are spun.
Have *all* judicial nominees require a 2/3 vote to confirm. Then no idealogues on either side would be affirmed.
Good point. I do realize this - it's why Creative Commons can exist.
However how do I know what restrictions the copyright holder has placed on this work? I think I have to assume the worst.
I had another though earlier - is this fair use? Ultimately I don't think so. Just because a relative of mine is in a performance doesn't necessarily mean I have the right to tape it.
However I'm gonna tape it anyways, and I think any other parent would agree with me.
Here's my situation, and I think it's illegal, but I'll be damned if I don't. I'm sure Jack would think it's illegal:
My son is in Kindergarden. His class is putting on a play based on the book 'Click Clack Moo, Cows that Type' (it's a good book - check it out if you have small kids). Last year the school did 'The very quiet cricket'.
I'm assuming that the school purchased a license or has some sort of comprehensive license to put on plays based on copywritten material.
So the question is: Can I videotape my son's perfomance?
I asked my Senator (Patrick Leahy) this, since he's a big DMCA booster (but is good in most other ways).
What do you think?
I think brittle and difficult to maintain code is a product of the programmer more than the product. Object Pascal is a modern object oriented language and is very similar to Java and C#.
We use Delphi for a 300K line machine control application that has been in use for about eight years (since Delphi 1!). We use object patterns and refactor early and often - the code is not brittle or difficult to maintain at all.
It would be nice to have a decent class browser, but GExperts gives me most of what I need to get around the app.
Nope, sorry. Your Trusted Computer won't run your modified browser because you don't have a digital certificate for it...
It's not safe to go through a red light. However it's also not safe to shorten the duration of the yellow so much that you can't avoid going through the red light (and getting a ticket from the automated camera), which is what some places are doing to get more revenue from the cameras.
See this for an example.
As for speed, I don't think anyone has argued what you mention. However I do know that some towns (including the one I live next to) set their 'in town' speed limit about a half mile outside of town half-way down a big hill. In fact they moved the lower speed limit farther out of town despite the fact that there has been no new development along that stretch of road, and now sit quite often halfway down the hill picking people off. This is *not* a safety measure.
ummm...I'm not sure that making the assumption that traffic laws are for "our safety and convenience" is correct. In many cases traffic laws are passed for either revenue purposes or to mollify some consituency.
Examples (I don't have time to search for links right now, but they shouldn't be difficult to find):
- red light cameras where they shorten the yellow light time after the camera is installed
- speed trap towns
Sounds like one way to get more people into public transportation...