Why don't you join the group and ask the questions there.
No donation is required to sign up. Just commitment. Don't sign up unless you are committed. Hang out, read up see what the community is like. I think you will see that the statement is more along the lines of "Let's reduce the government's intrusions" vs "let's create a land where the gov't can't intrude!".
Here's where the decision comes in. What is your personal liberty worth to you?
For some (such as you and I) it may not be worth the trouble of committing to a move away from where we are established. For others (over 1,600 at last count) the move is not too high a cost.
I imagine that you are a heterosexual white male not interested in poly amorous relations, or recreational drug use. The laws are (in general) written in your favor. For the homosexual, the poly amorous (and polygamous), those that want the freedom to experiment with controlled substances, etc. This is potentially a real opportunity.
I'm not a member. Just someone intrigued by the concept, and hopeful of its success.
This is true and if they had adapted to their environment as well as we have to ours they would probably have big honking oil drills and car factories too.
Why is that? They did adapt to their environment, and lived in harmony with it for many millennia. What you are describing is making your environment adapt to you.
Out of curiosity do you use oil based energy? if So why not stop driving your car of running your air conditioner/heater of fosil fuels or stop ranting till you do.
Yes I do. Rhetorical question, I know. I use it sparingly though. I drive a small car, commute, use energy efficient appliances, etc. There is a difference between admiring a society's longevity and ability to live in harmony with nature and leaving the comforts I am accustomed to to take that way of life. I appreciate all the work that body builders go through to "get ripped", but I'm not going to expend the effort myself.
Personally, I wouldn't have classified my statements as ranting. More of a counter-point. Obviously, I'm biased.
The energy to live in the manner to which we are accustomed must come from somewhere or we must cease living in the manner to which we are accustomed.
Perhaps my point is that the way that we are accustomed to living is not sustainable long-term. The "native" populations (be it Native Alaskans, Native Americans, Aboriginal Australians, what have you) have shown that their lifestyle is sustainable long term.
The size of the ANWAR they want to drill would be equivalent to the square footage of a single family home in New York City.
And I'm sure that they are just going to air-lift the drilling equipment, living quarters, monitoring equipment, etc. in, right? No paths need to be made to get there, or to get the oil out.
Also, it's as desolate as a middle eastern desert.
Obviously you haven't seen pictures of it or been there yourself. Just because there aren't trees blooming 50 feet in the air doesn't make it desolate. There's this neat (but very fragile) ecology called Tundra. ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, not ANWAR) is a Wildlife Refuge for a reason. And that reason is not that is is devoid of life.
Let's also not forget that Alaska IS much better off because the US owns it, and we do have environmental protections in place. Granted, they aren't perfect, but it's something.
Define better. More developed. Sure. More westernized. I grant you that. But the native cultures are struggling for survival. These are cultures that have existed far longer than western "civilization".
Developing (or exploiting, it all depends on how you wish to look at it) ANWR (remember, its first and foremost a Wildlife Refuge, not an oil field) will certainly be beneficial (in the short term) to Alaska's economy. I personally wonder if the benefits are worth the potential harm.
Yeah, it's offtopic. I'm probably feeding trolls as well. Life is hell.
Certainly fiber is good for intra-village connections. But how are you going to get that signal out to the rest of the world? Inter-village options are limited by terrain, weather, land ownership, etc. Microwave can only get you so far before it needs repeaters.
A hybrid mix (fiber or wireless within, connections to the outside world via satellite) is still, as I see it, the most viable, cost-effective option.
Take a map of...say for example...Alaska. One state in a "civilized" country. Make sure it's a really big map. One that covers a wall. Now draw a pencil line on it. One line. I'll even let you curve it as much as you want.
There's your fiber. Don't forget that you are paying for it by the foot. And you have to secure right of ways. Oh, yeah. Watch out for mountains. And unstable terrain (permafrost, bogs, flood plains).
The whole state (and Canada, and most of the rest of the United States) can be covered with one (1) satellite (many earth stations, but that's another story). I'll grant that the bandwidth on the satellite is less (how much so depends on how may transponders you dedicate), but so is the maintenance (per square mile covered) and it's far more backhoe resistant.
Satellite is a boon to areas with low population density. Don't write it off out of hand.
What use is being at the bar/
if you ain't hittin' the bottles?
What good is the fame/
if you ain't fuckin' the models?
I see you drivin' sports cars/
and ain't hittin' the throttle,
And I be down doin' a hundred/
top down in goggles.
It may not be art to you, but I find it clever. IMO it's more creative than four and a half minutes of silence. I also don't understand taking one small piece of a one song designed for radio airplay (and hence probably not his most "artistic" work) and judging artistic worth on that.
On the other hand, "Hot in Here" is the only worthwhile song on the CD.
Ahem... Interestingly enough, the article you linked to has it different.
More specifically, Micky Mouse is not due to enter the public domain until 2024, unless Eric Eldred wins in the Supreme Court (and there will likely be an other extension before then).
The move to extend copyright for 70 years (for individuals, 95 years for corporations) was called the "The Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act". It passed in 1998.
Many moons ago, L.L. Bean carried a "ski-dometer" that you attached to the back of your ski. There was a little wheel with a magnet embedded in it that hung off the back, and a sensor in the unit that kept track of when the magnet passed by.
Very cool little device. Kept track of your current speed (if you were brave/psycho enough to look as you were skiing) average speed, top speed and distance traveled. It only cost about $50, and worked really well.
Over selling not inherently evil...
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An ISP that I know fairly well (*cough* work for *cough*) oversells bandwidth. They use mrtg (as has been suggested elsewhere) and any time a network segment reaches 80% utilization at any point in the day, three days in a row, that segment is upgraded.
Seems to work quite well to me, but maybe I'm biased. Try an get a conference with the techs (see if you can talk to their network monitoring team) and see if they employ a similar practice.
Version 1.1 of the REALmagic software was released on the 9th of August. After examining the new version, XVID developers concluded that the violating code was not replaced, but disguised by programming and compiling tricks. Sigma Designs' were again contacted and asked to remove the REALmagic download link from their website. Thus far, they have not shown any sign of cooperation.
They (ahem) might have fixed it. It's Sigma Designs assertion that they have, and the XVID team's claim that they haven't.
You make some very good points and seem to have a well thought out argument, so I figure that you might actually be looking for answers when you asked:
Is there even any benifit to playing games on linux instead of windows?
Here's a couple I can think of really quickly:
Get rid of Windows, and there's one less licensing/IP rights nightmare you have to deal with.
Competition is always good for the customer. Even if there are no operating systems left but Linux (yeah, whatever), as long as it is open, there will always be competition (branches).
Cost. Linux is free as in beer. Sure it may take more time to set up (may not) but that is time that I wouldn't be making money anyways.
These all assume that games are the last thing that you use Windows for. I'm sure there are more, but I just felt like throwing a few out there.
Back to the subject of Jurassic Park, the sequel book, Jurrasic Park: The Lost World made an interesting point about the veloci-raptors. In the book, they were very disorganized, and there were no young. The doctors reasoned out that they were intelligent enough to need perental teaching. Much of what made them 'raptors was taught, not instinctive.
It will be interesting to see the similarities and differences between the mammoth's behavior, and its "parents".
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Why don't you join the group and ask the questions there.
No donation is required to sign up. Just commitment. Don't sign up unless you are committed. Hang out, read up see what the community is like. I think you will see that the statement is more along the lines of "Let's reduce the government's intrusions" vs "let's create a land where the gov't can't intrude!".
Here's where the decision comes in. What is your personal liberty worth to you?
For some (such as you and I) it may not be worth the trouble of committing to a move away from where we are established. For others (over 1,600 at last count) the move is not too high a cost.
I imagine that you are a heterosexual white male not interested in poly amorous relations, or recreational drug use. The laws are (in general) written in your favor. For the homosexual, the poly amorous (and polygamous), those that want the freedom to experiment with controlled substances, etc. This is potentially a real opportunity.
I'm not a member. Just someone intrigued by the concept, and hopeful of its success.
Sure. Take the fun out of everything...
That's what I call production over-run.
For $50 more you can get another MP. The D500 from Olympus. And it's not a crappy camera either. :o)
Why is that? They did adapt to their environment, and lived in harmony with it for many millennia. What you are describing is making your environment adapt to you.
Yes I do. Rhetorical question, I know. I use it sparingly though. I drive a small car, commute, use energy efficient appliances, etc. There is a difference between admiring a society's longevity and ability to live in harmony with nature and leaving the comforts I am accustomed to to take that way of life. I appreciate all the work that body builders go through to "get ripped", but I'm not going to expend the effort myself.
Personally, I wouldn't have classified my statements as ranting. More of a counter-point. Obviously, I'm biased.
Perhaps my point is that the way that we are accustomed to living is not sustainable long-term. The "native" populations (be it Native Alaskans, Native Americans, Aboriginal Australians, what have you) have shown that their lifestyle is sustainable long term.
Read into that what you will.
And I'm sure that they are just going to air-lift the drilling equipment, living quarters, monitoring equipment, etc. in, right? No paths need to be made to get there, or to get the oil out.
Obviously you haven't seen pictures of it or been there yourself. Just because there aren't trees blooming 50 feet in the air doesn't make it desolate. There's this neat (but very fragile) ecology called Tundra. ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, not ANWAR) is a Wildlife Refuge for a reason. And that reason is not that is is devoid of life.
Define better. More developed. Sure. More westernized. I grant you that. But the native cultures are struggling for survival. These are cultures that have existed far longer than western "civilization".
Developing (or exploiting, it all depends on how you wish to look at it) ANWR (remember, its first and foremost a Wildlife Refuge, not an oil field) will certainly be beneficial (in the short term) to Alaska's economy. I personally wonder if the benefits are worth the potential harm.
Yeah, it's offtopic. I'm probably feeding trolls as well. Life is hell.
Certainly fiber is good for intra-village connections. But how are you going to get that signal out to the rest of the world? Inter-village options are limited by terrain, weather, land ownership, etc. Microwave can only get you so far before it needs repeaters.
A hybrid mix (fiber or wireless within, connections to the outside world via satellite) is still, as I see it, the most viable, cost-effective option.
Take a map of...say for example...Alaska. One state in a "civilized" country. Make sure it's a really big map. One that covers a wall. Now draw a pencil line on it. One line. I'll even let you curve it as much as you want.
There's your fiber. Don't forget that you are paying for it by the foot. And you have to secure right of ways. Oh, yeah. Watch out for mountains. And unstable terrain (permafrost, bogs, flood plains).
The whole state (and Canada, and most of the rest of the United States) can be covered with one (1) satellite (many earth stations, but that's another story). I'll grant that the bandwidth on the satellite is less (how much so depends on how may transponders you dedicate), but so is the maintenance (per square mile covered) and it's far more backhoe resistant.
Satellite is a boon to areas with low population density. Don't write it off out of hand.
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas or Arizona?
Just curious.
It may not be art to you, but I find it clever. IMO it's more creative than four and a half minutes of silence. I also don't understand taking one small piece of a one song designed for radio airplay (and hence probably not his most "artistic" work) and judging artistic worth on that.
On the other hand, "Hot in Here" is the only worthwhile song on the CD.
Ahem... Interestingly enough, the article you linked to has it different.
More specifically, Micky Mouse is not due to enter the public domain until 2024, unless Eric Eldred wins in the Supreme Court (and there will likely be an other extension before then).
The move to extend copyright for 70 years (for individuals, 95 years for corporations) was called the "The Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act". It passed in 1998.
All according to the article you linked.
Point proven.
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They did spell Benchmarks correctly at least.
Well said. Thanks for sustaining my faith in humanity.
Scott? Is that you?
You'd offer a link if you could? Try the one that is already offered: http://www.msnbc.com/news/807219.asp.
Your post is actually a very nice summary of the article. Huh...
There is a benefit to not being able to see how fast you are going until it's all over, don't you think?
The GPS certainly sounds more versatile.
Many moons ago, L.L. Bean carried a "ski-dometer" that you attached to the back of your ski. There was a little wheel with a magnet embedded in it that hung off the back, and a sensor in the unit that kept track of when the magnet passed by.
Very cool little device. Kept track of your current speed (if you were brave/psycho enough to look as you were skiing) average speed, top speed and distance traveled. It only cost about $50, and worked really well.
Wow. It still exists.
An ISP that I know fairly well (*cough* work for *cough*) oversells bandwidth. They use mrtg (as has been suggested elsewhere) and any time a network segment reaches 80% utilization at any point in the day, three days in a row, that segment is upgraded.
Seems to work quite well to me, but maybe I'm biased. Try an get a conference with the techs (see if you can talk to their network monitoring team) and see if they employ a similar practice.
Here's a couple I can think of really quickly:
Get rid of Windows, and there's one less licensing/IP rights nightmare you have to deal with.
Competition is always good for the customer. Even if there are no operating systems left but Linux (yeah, whatever), as long as it is open, there will always be competition (branches).
Cost. Linux is free as in beer. Sure it may take more time to set up (may not) but that is time that I wouldn't be making money anyways.
These all assume that games are the last thing that you use Windows for. I'm sure there are more, but I just felt like throwing a few out there.
Back to the subject of Jurassic Park, the sequel book, Jurrasic Park: The Lost World made an interesting point about the veloci-raptors. In the book, they were very disorganized, and there were no young. The doctors reasoned out that they were intelligent enough to need perental teaching. Much of what made them 'raptors was taught, not instinctive.
It will be interesting to see the similarities and differences between the mammoth's behavior, and its "parents".
You have this out of order...
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1) Profit! (They already are profiting)
2) Screw customers
3)
Wouldn't that make your diet more successful? I know that seeing full motion ads of "old flabby Jarrod" would make me lose my appetite. Yeesh.