If it hasn't been mentioned yet...
David Brin's Uplift Saga, particularly Startide Rising and The Uplift War, are excellent books that discuss a lot of the most interesting ramifications of non-human sentience. Definitely worth a read if you haven't had the chance.
Now call me paranoid but I've been burned by much more innocent looking sites asking for my e-mail address.
No offence, but how exactly is someone knowing your email address getting "burned"? Can we please get a little perspective? You weren't mugged or shot. You weren't targeted by the government because of your beliefs. You weren't even called by those annoying telemarketers. You got some email, that you probably filtered out anyway. Or deleted it in.5 seconds.
I hate spam too, but please think outside the monitor every once in a while. This is why people don't treat geeks seriously.
This is exactly what I've been looking for. Not only do they have the stuff I'm interested in, but they have a business model I can respect and agree with.
Or you could BACK UP YOUR DATA!
And btw, IBM laptops are still among the best in the business. Don't let an irrational response lead to another meltdown (of inferior hardware).
But then again, it's your life...
I don't know where the author gets the idea that everything that happens in middle and high school gets tossed out once we enter "real life". This couldn't be further from the truth. Adolescence has a HUGE impact on where a young person fits into the social hierarchy of our society. Follow me for a second...
You know those pointy haired bosses/.ers (and Dilbert) love to poke fun of? They've got power. They've found a niche. And that niche usually gets them just as far in life as studying advanced programming.
And how'd they get to be that way? By focusing their development on learning how to be charismatic, how to work the system.
Why do you think that so many "jocks" and "fratboys" become econ majors in college? Because they find it stimulating? Maybe, but more often than not they know that they need to leverage the assets they have: looks, charisma, personal networks... to find their niche.
Given that there are very strict rules for handling human impact in Antarctica, isn't this road, which will draw even more tourists and researchers, cause a real logistical nightmare? It's hard enough to haul the trash generated from shore, but if you start carrying truckloads of junk to the pole itself... you have to truck it out too. That's the trash collection job to end all trash collection jobs.
From the McMurdo Station website for incoming Antarctic visitors:
WASTE MANAGEMENT In 1990, McMurdo Station developed and implemented its first formal recycling program. Since then, Waste Management has continuously upgraded the program to maximize recycling efforts. During the 1993-94 season, the USAP recycled 70% of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. The program stands as a model for other communities and is a point of pride for the USAP community.
Except for human waste, all waste generated by the USAP is removed from Antarctica and returned to the United States for disposal. Because of strict Federal and State regulations on this process, it is crucial that waste be handled effectively.
The key to McMurdo's recycling program is careful source segregation: as careless separation of waste in McMurdo can result in material being unfit for recycling, it is everyone's responsibility to separate waste effectively. You will be briefed on the details of McMurdo's recycling program. Please be sure you gain a thorough understanding of your part in the recycling process; make sure your questions are answered. With a little practice, you'll find the separation of waste materials into a myriad of containers will become second nature--a process you expect to continue when you return to the world.
I might not like it, but this response seems pretty logical to me. The Industry has declared war on P2P as the source of their dwindling profits. (I'm not going to argue the validity, that's irrelevant.) Of course they're going to try to sabotage these networks any way they can.
This puts the ball back in the court of the P2Pers. So what's the next step? Seems to me it won't take long for someone to come up with either a moderation system or IP blocking scheme that will force the Industry into a different line of attack.
When are these people going to learn that if they spend 6 months developing a technology to "protect" their copyrighted info, it will take 6 days (if that) for someone to defeat it?
Dime to donuts someone has a way to beat these bogus files within the week...
"Although Linux has been slower to catch on in Europe, the drive to end dependence on the US for technology is a common but seldom admitted justification in every country exploring the technology."
Perhaps I'm taking the comparison a little too far, but the similarities between the US and the Roman Empire at its height (before it imploded) have been jumping out at me even more lately. Bush's unilateralism, the RIAA's panic response to P2P, and yes, even Microsoft's attempts to hold off Linux strike me as desperate actions of a dominant power failing to keep up with the changing times and thus losing its grip on power.
If India, China, and the EU eventually embrace open source as the new paradigm, that will be just one more crack in the wall.
This isn't entirely true. Any addition to the system that disperses the sound or heat further than the immediate vicinity of the computer (i.e. the room) will create a localized net reduction in heat and/or sound, without the expect addition of the other.
Yes, SOMEWHERE ELSE will have to compensate due to the those peskty laws of physics. But that's why we have funaces in the basement of most homes.
picking nits,
tom
Eli Noam, Professor of Economics and Finance at the University of Columbia, said... "We must save the internet from its founding myth that it is good for democracy and is open and cannot be regulated."
I don't even have anything to say to this... besides, I'm sure the rest of you will.
peace,
tom
But if in preventing CD-to-MP3 copying, the RIAA also prevents CD-to-CD copying, they would be in violation of the provisions of the AHRA.
Sure, if they can somehow figure out how to prevent ripping to MP3 while allowing CD copies, they could say they're within the law. But we all know that's not what the RIAA is after. Boucher still has a big roadblock ahead for Miss Rosen. Any theories on how she and her corporate masters will circumvent this?
There are far, far too many, but here are my two personal favorites:
Tick:...We're only serving humble pie, What-cha-ma-zog!
Thrakker-Zog: Listen buddy, for the last time it's
Tick: Thorax in a bog?
TZ: Thrakker-Zog!
Tick: Ahhh, Laxative log!
TZ: No, no, no.
Tick: Lap lander zog? Four yaks and a dog?
TZ: THRAK-!!
Tick: Sap sucker frog?
TZ: NO! NO! NO!
Tick: Susan?
TZ: Now you're doing it on purpose. How juvenile.
and:
Sewer Urchin: "Oh yeah, down here I'm the apotheosis of cool."
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If it hasn't been mentioned yet... David Brin's Uplift Saga, particularly Startide Rising and The Uplift War, are excellent books that discuss a lot of the most interesting ramifications of non-human sentience. Definitely worth a read if you haven't had the chance.
Now call me paranoid but I've been burned by much more innocent looking sites asking for my e-mail address.
.5 seconds.
No offence, but how exactly is someone knowing your email address getting "burned"? Can we please get a little perspective? You weren't mugged or shot. You weren't targeted by the government because of your beliefs. You weren't even called by those annoying telemarketers. You got some email, that you probably filtered out anyway. Or deleted it in
I hate spam too, but please think outside the monitor every once in a while. This is why people don't treat geeks seriously.
mh
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
No, really... thank you.
This is exactly what I've been looking for. Not only do they have the stuff I'm interested in, but they have a business model I can respect and agree with.
peace,
mh
Or you could BACK UP YOUR DATA! And btw, IBM laptops are still among the best in the business. Don't let an irrational response lead to another meltdown (of inferior hardware). But then again, it's your life...
I don't know where the author gets the idea that everything that happens in middle and high school gets tossed out once we enter "real life". This couldn't be further from the truth. Adolescence has a HUGE impact on where a young person fits into the social hierarchy of our society. Follow me for a second...
/.ers (and Dilbert) love to poke fun of? They've got power. They've found a niche. And that niche usually gets them just as far in life as studying advanced programming.
You know those pointy haired bosses
And how'd they get to be that way? By focusing their development on learning how to be charismatic, how to work the system.
Why do you think that so many "jocks" and "fratboys" become econ majors in college? Because they find it stimulating? Maybe, but more often than not they know that they need to leverage the assets they have: looks, charisma, personal networks... to find their niche.
Nerds: You'd do the same thing in their shoes.
In case you didn't notice, life is competitive.
Given that there are very strict rules for handling human impact in Antarctica, isn't this road, which will draw even more tourists and researchers, cause a real logistical nightmare? It's hard enough to haul the trash generated from shore, but if you start carrying truckloads of junk to the pole itself... you have to truck it out too. That's the trash collection job to end all trash collection jobs. From the McMurdo Station website for incoming Antarctic visitors:
WASTE MANAGEMENT
In 1990, McMurdo Station developed and implemented its first formal recycling program. Since then, Waste Management has continuously upgraded the program to maximize recycling efforts. During the 1993-94 season, the USAP recycled 70% of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. The program stands as a model for other communities and is a point of pride for the USAP community.
Except for human waste, all waste generated by the USAP is removed from Antarctica and returned to the United States for disposal. Because of strict Federal and State regulations on this process, it is crucial that waste be handled effectively.
The key to McMurdo's recycling program is careful source segregation: as careless separation of waste in McMurdo can result in material being unfit for recycling, it is everyone's responsibility to separate waste effectively. You will be briefed on the details of McMurdo's recycling program. Please be sure you gain a thorough understanding of your part in the recycling process; make sure your questions are answered. With a little practice, you'll find the separation of waste materials into a myriad of containers will become second nature--a process you expect to continue when you return to the world.
Tit. Tat.
I might not like it, but this response seems pretty logical to me. The Industry has declared war on P2P as the source of their dwindling profits. (I'm not going to argue the validity, that's irrelevant.) Of course they're going to try to sabotage these networks any way they can.
This puts the ball back in the court of the P2Pers. So what's the next step? Seems to me it won't take long for someone to come up with either a moderation system or IP blocking scheme that will force the Industry into a different line of attack.
When are these people going to learn that if they spend 6 months developing a technology to "protect" their copyrighted info, it will take 6 days (if that) for someone to defeat it?
Dime to donuts someone has a way to beat these bogus files within the week...
-mh
"Although Linux has been slower to catch on in Europe, the drive to end dependence on the US for technology is a common but seldom admitted justification in every country exploring the technology."
Perhaps I'm taking the comparison a little too far, but the similarities between the US and the Roman Empire at its height (before it imploded) have been jumping out at me even more lately. Bush's unilateralism, the RIAA's panic response to P2P, and yes, even Microsoft's attempts to hold off Linux strike me as desperate actions of a dominant power failing to keep up with the changing times and thus losing its grip on power.
If India, China, and the EU eventually embrace open source as the new paradigm, that will be just one more crack in the wall.
-mh
This isn't entirely true. Any addition to the system that disperses the sound or heat further than the immediate vicinity of the computer (i.e. the room) will create a localized net reduction in heat and/or sound, without the expect addition of the other. Yes, SOMEWHERE ELSE will have to compensate due to the those peskty laws of physics. But that's why we have funaces in the basement of most homes. picking nits, tom
You know what I get this Christmas?
The day off. Without pay.
Cry me a river.
tom
Eli Noam, Professor of Economics and Finance at the University of Columbia, said... "We must save the internet from its founding myth that it is good for democracy and is open and cannot be regulated." I don't even have anything to say to this... besides, I'm sure the rest of you will. peace, tom
But if in preventing CD-to-MP3 copying, the RIAA also prevents CD-to-CD copying, they would be in violation of the provisions of the AHRA.
Sure, if they can somehow figure out how to prevent ripping to MP3 while allowing CD copies, they could say they're within the law. But we all know that's not what the RIAA is after. Boucher still has a big roadblock ahead for Miss Rosen. Any theories on how she and her corporate masters will circumvent this?
mh
Step 1: Take 3 deep breaths.
Step 2: Find out if it was terror or something else entirely.
Step 3: Take deliberate and appropriate action.
Moderators, please mod knee jerk posts accordingly...
mh
There are far, far too many, but here are my two personal favorites:
...We're only serving humble pie, What-cha-ma-zog!
Tick:
Thrakker-Zog: Listen buddy, for the last time it's
Tick: Thorax in a bog?
TZ: Thrakker-Zog!
Tick: Ahhh, Laxative log!
TZ: No, no, no.
Tick: Lap lander zog? Four yaks and a dog?
TZ: THRAK-!!
Tick: Sap sucker frog?
TZ: NO! NO! NO!
Tick: Susan?
TZ: Now you're doing it on purpose. How juvenile.
and:
Sewer Urchin: "Oh yeah, down here I'm the apotheosis of cool."
peace, love, and Tick...
mh