We always want to know what's next, what's the exciting thing we can dream will solve all our problems. But we don't want to finance it. And we don't want to finance the basic research for those big things without promise of a payoff.
These types of challenges encourage private financing. If it spurs innovation and costs very little to the taxpayer, what's the problem?
And no, I'm not saying we shouldn't fund science grants. The two aren't mutually exclusive.
Nothing forms the foundation of a bright future quite like issuing a manifesto.
Considering how much flack Gnome has gotten for not having any discernible goals or performance metrics, a manifesto seems like a reasonable place to start if you want to avoid Headless Chicken Syndrome.
Believe me, after Arnold ran the state even further into the ground, we need someone with experience at the reins. Wanna-be politicians like Whitman and Arnold just don't cut it when there's extremely difficult times ahead.
Why would HP need to buy Apple products? HP already makes their own MacBook Pro (which is appropriately named "Envy") as well as their own iMac. They don't need to visit the Apple Store when they can make their own.
No, I'd say their real strength is their ability to score how many spammers follow you on Twitter. If you frequently tweet keywords that attract spambot followers, you'll have a very high Klout score.
Seems like Ting is only a better deal than Virgin Mobile (which also runs on Sprint) if you select a fairly limited plan. Still, that could be good for light users.
Funny that Apple sell so many retina MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs when they're the most expensive machines you can buy in those form factors
Nope. Not even close.
When I was shopping for an ultrabook, I found the MacBook Air was quite competitively priced. I wasn't terribly impressed with the competition either -- the Samsung Series 7, for example, is not only more expensive for the same specs, but it's made of plastic!
It's almost like there's more to writing good software than throwing up a Kickstarter page and getting PR. Who knew that actual work would be involved?
Actually, you can get Sonic.net Fusion in many parts of Santa Clara County.
As for SF not technically being in Silicon Valley, that's true but the distinction has become increasingly blurred over the past decade. Let's not pretend it's still 1995.
Home of Cisco, Juniper, Google, Yahoo, all the bleeding edge tech and network companies - and our internet speed is at a measly 10Mbits/sec on Comcast.
Or 20 Mbps with Sonic.net Fusion DSL. Or 200 Mbps with Webpass.
But go ahead, keep using a slow ISP and complaining about it on Slashdot instead of switching to a better provider.
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These types of challenges encourage private financing. If it spurs innovation and costs very little to the taxpayer, what's the problem?
And no, I'm not saying we shouldn't fund science grants. The two aren't mutually exclusive.
If you don't believe in holding the government to the highest standards, PLEASE do not vote.
What makes you think they didn't try to work with the Gnome folks?
Considering how much flack Gnome has gotten for not having any discernible goals or performance metrics, a manifesto seems like a reasonable place to start if you want to avoid Headless Chicken Syndrome.
This concept sounds so ridiculous I worried I might be getting trolled, but sure enough here's the Wikipedia article on MOOSE.
You mean the people who have benefited from the Republican agenda the most? Funny how they're now enemies of the Neo-Republican agenda.
If he succeeds, NASA will have a cheap way to bring astronauts back from the space station without paying the Russians!
...is looking for meaningful computer science discussion in a business magazine article.
Seems more and more jobs are being replaced by technology. What happens as the population grows but jobs dissapear?
Could have gone better too -- if he'd only set his sights a little higher he could have gotten a job on Wall Street.
Believe me, after Arnold ran the state even further into the ground, we need someone with experience at the reins. Wanna-be politicians like Whitman and Arnold just don't cut it when there's extremely difficult times ahead.
Why would HP need to buy Apple products? HP already makes their own MacBook Pro (which is appropriately named "Envy") as well as their own iMac. They don't need to visit the Apple Store when they can make their own.
No, that was like two hours ago. Their new CEO scrapped that plan and has a completely different one.
They need a short term one, specifically one that doesn't involve switching CEOs every year.
If you don't have stability at the top, you have zero ability to execute a long term goal.
No, I'd say their real strength is their ability to score how many spammers follow you on Twitter. If you frequently tweet keywords that attract spambot followers, you'll have a very high Klout score.
Are you sure this will make any difference? They now have to support both CDMA and GSM, they can't just magically combine the two.
Maybe 10 years from now they can switch one of those off, but for the immediate future this won't mean additional bandwidth for anyone.
Seems like Ting is only a better deal than Virgin Mobile (which also runs on Sprint) if you select a fairly limited plan. Still, that could be good for light users.
Great, so you can't read or spell. Thanks for adding such valuable insight to the discussion.
Nope. Not even close.
When I was shopping for an ultrabook, I found the MacBook Air was quite competitively priced. I wasn't terribly impressed with the competition either -- the Samsung Series 7, for example, is not only more expensive for the same specs, but it's made of plastic!
It's almost like there's more to writing good software than throwing up a Kickstarter page and getting PR. Who knew that actual work would be involved?
If you're getting 3Mbps with Sonic, that's pretty odd. Everyone I know who has it gets at least 10Mbps, often quite a bit more than that.
I bet it's a wiring issue in your building. Have you upgraded to twisted pair, or do you still have old-school phone cables?
Are you sure? I suspect he's an underground agent working for The Onion.
Actually, you can get Sonic.net Fusion in many parts of Santa Clara County.
As for SF not technically being in Silicon Valley, that's true but the distinction has become increasingly blurred over the past decade. Let's not pretend it's still 1995.
Or 20 Mbps with Sonic.net Fusion DSL. Or 200 Mbps with Webpass.
But go ahead, keep using a slow ISP and complaining about it on Slashdot instead of switching to a better provider.
Personally I don't care what it says on the box or what color the uniforms are -- I care more about the gameplay.
Is that an unusual concept in sports games?