Ginger. Yeah, that was IT. Other speculation was a hovercraft or true cold fusion. Perhaps a scooter that doubled as a hovercraft powered by cold fusion. And you're right...it was the Brady Bunch teens that killed it.
Remember that "killer invention" that dude who runs Amazon.com was investing in? Was it called IT or something? Gonna change the world. What happened to that, dude?
When a government entity which relies on something like a sales tax to make ends meet has a continued reduction in their revenue, they will either A) cut services; or B) replace that source of revenue with another.
I think Jaime has a point when somebody asked him about this specific issue. If you are going to be opposed to certain products, you're going to have to stay on top of those products.
OK, so lets assume that Company A, following the terrorist attacks, shares information collected from its web site in apparent violation of its Privacy Policy. Or at least, in violation of what its privacy policy said the day before.
Now, here's what I'm wondering:
Why can't they change their privacy policy whenever they want...it doesn't have the force of law?
If they change the privacy policy after the fact and share information collected before the fact, what recourse does anybody have who feels slighted by their actions?
I think a web privacy policy is no more binding than any other claim a company might have, from "tastes better" to "less filling". IANAL, but about the only thing you can do if you don't like the execution of the privacy policy is....don't buy the product or go to the web site.
I guess maybe if you bought the book or the video the author would go into more details as to how he would effect this massive change (I'm not just talking about the airplane fuel here). However, from reading the website mostly what I got out of it was he is pointing out all that is wrong with our sources of power today, and telling us where we should be, but he doesn't tell us how to get there.
Read the quote below, and then think...for something as important as the oblivion of humankind (his words), you'd think the book with the answers would be less than $28.
One thing is clear: humanity now stands at the threshold of the end of life as we know it, and given the exponential nature of the events now unfolding, the oblivion and/or utopia scenario will occur sooner than most people expect.
If MS wants to ban the use of Front Page 2002 in the construction or maintenance of any sites which disparage them in some way, or which promote pornography, aren't they severely limiting their audience?
Many great inventions that have served %99.99 of the population in a positive manner have been abused by some sick few.
I suspect that some ancient cave man sharpened a piece of flint, affixed it to a stout stick, and his fellows used it to improve their hunting methods.
Then some sick bastard took the stick and used it for evil purposes. I betcha this happened then. It's happening now. It will happen again. Doesn't mean we should be blaming the inventor or the tool. Blame those responsible.
That damn Electric Company! If those bastards didn't sell the terrorists juice to run their computers, which they brought home from the store over our public highway system, plugged into the telephone company's lines, used some ISP to connect to the internet to send email (encrypted or not). Hey, the guys even flushed shit down our public sewage system, so it contributed in some way to assisting them in planning their deeds.
Don't be so silly, if you are going to blame the internet, blame the DOT, the phone company, the sewage company and the grocery store that sold them food while they were studying at whatever flight school. Reactions will ping-pong back and forth for a while, but you don't have to be one of the over-reactionists if you don't want to.
I think some people build/create things because they enjoy building/creating things. And they like to show them off. How many people do you know who have proudly shown off something they created, and willingly shared the knowledge they used to create it?
This could apply to many areas, but think about it. People like recognition, people like to show off their creations. At least some people.
Throw in a dose of "in your face" to those "bastards who try to charge us for copying a disk", and you've got a couple of the ingredients for open source.
...until somebody comes along and decides that we need to stop forcing the poor dears into mutilating each other. Metal brother against brother, the tin-lovers will say, is akin to cock fighting.
And dear God....what if as they become more advanced one or more of them become sentient?
I think you have an interesting subject there for a photo of this sort. However, maybe pictures of parts of Venus herself as she uncorks her 127 MPH serves would be much more interesting that pics of the balls skidding off the clay/hardcourt/grass.
Hey, I had a "first person 3D" game for a 16K RAM TRS-80 Color Computer way back in the early 80s. Of course it didn't live up to Wolf 3D's graphics, but Wolf isn't nearly as good as Doom, either.
BTW, the secret to killing whatever big nasty that lay at the end of Dungeons of Daggorath was to drop everything you were carrying except your sword and then flail away it the monster. They monsters would put picking up things on the ground ahead of fighting on their priority list.
Just kidding, of course, but just busting it up and trusting the trash to hide it doesn't seem up to par with the efforts you describe up to that point.
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Seriously. 1984.
Cash. Not digi-cash, cyber-dollars, or Paypal credits. Hard, fresh, cash.
Ginger. Yeah, that was IT. Other speculation was a hovercraft or true cold fusion. Perhaps a scooter that doubled as a hovercraft powered by cold fusion. And you're right...it was the Brady Bunch teens that killed it.
Remember that "killer invention" that dude who runs Amazon.com was investing in? Was it called IT or something? Gonna change the world. What happened to that, dude?
That would allow for Megatits and Teratits, and let the nerds guffaw around the water cooler more often.
When a government entity which relies on something like a sales tax to make ends meet has a continued reduction in their revenue, they will either A) cut services; or B) replace that source of revenue with another.
Then, if that was properly done, the rest of the construction should go on schedule.
And don't accept unrealistic timeframe requests...
I think Jaime has a point when somebody asked him about this specific issue. If you are going to be opposed to certain products, you're going to have to stay on top of those products.
Now, here's what I'm wondering:
I think a web privacy policy is no more binding than any other claim a company might have, from "tastes better" to "less filling". IANAL, but about the only thing you can do if you don't like the execution of the privacy policy is....don't buy the product or go to the web site.
Read the quote below, and then think...for something as important as the oblivion of humankind (his words), you'd think the book with the answers would be less than $28.
One thing is clear: humanity now stands at the threshold of the end of life as we know it, and given the exponential nature of the events now unfolding, the oblivion and/or utopia scenario will occur sooner than most people expect.
If MS wants to ban the use of Front Page 2002 in the construction or maintenance of any sites which disparage them in some way, or which promote pornography, aren't they severely limiting their audience?
I suspect that some ancient cave man sharpened a piece of flint, affixed it to a stout stick, and his fellows used it to improve their hunting methods.
Then some sick bastard took the stick and used it for evil purposes. I betcha this happened then. It's happening now. It will happen again. Doesn't mean we should be blaming the inventor or the tool. Blame those responsible.
That damn Electric Company! If those bastards didn't sell the terrorists juice to run their computers, which they brought home from the store over our public highway system, plugged into the telephone company's lines, used some ISP to connect to the internet to send email (encrypted or not). Hey, the guys even flushed shit down our public sewage system, so it contributed in some way to assisting them in planning their deeds.
Don't be so silly, if you are going to blame the internet, blame the DOT, the phone company, the sewage company and the grocery store that sold them food while they were studying at whatever flight school. Reactions will ping-pong back and forth for a while, but you don't have to be one of the over-reactionists if you don't want to.
This could apply to many areas, but think about it. People like recognition, people like to show off their creations. At least some people.
Throw in a dose of "in your face" to those "bastards who try to charge us for copying a disk", and you've got a couple of the ingredients for open source.
"But occifer, I was just trying to dry my hair..."
And dear God....what if as they become more advanced one or more of them become sentient?
I think you have an interesting subject there for a photo of this sort. However, maybe pictures of parts of Venus herself as she uncorks her 127 MPH serves would be much more interesting that pics of the balls skidding off the clay/hardcourt/grass.
Beavis there says duhuh, duhuh, yeah man that was cool and you mod his ass up?
PuhLEEASE!
BOOHOOHOO.
No, I'm not going to find you a job that gives you everything you want.
YOU need to do that. Don't whine to me, go DO IT. Or are you just one of those "Give it to me because I deserve it" bleeding ass crybabies?
Quit your job and get one with a vacation plan you like; or
Become self-employee and then create a vacation plan you can live with. Bah!
When they're not "lying on the surface of the ground or embedded in the soil" they're ususally called "catapult missles".
So the new voice of Microsoft is going to be somebody who says "I'm a total Luddite?" Hmmmm.
Hey, I had a "first person 3D" game for a 16K RAM TRS-80 Color Computer way back in the early 80s. Of course it didn't live up to Wolf 3D's graphics, but Wolf isn't nearly as good as Doom, either. BTW, the secret to killing whatever big nasty that lay at the end of Dungeons of Daggorath was to drop everything you were carrying except your sword and then flail away it the monster. They monsters would put picking up things on the ground ahead of fighting on their priority list.
Did you ever fill out a W-4? Did you do it in court?
Just kidding, of course, but just busting it up and trusting the trash to hide it doesn't seem up to par with the efforts you describe up to that point.