Ok you are a plain ass idiot. If we wanted to topple the middle east and make it use we would have done it long ago....w are not empire builders...remember the reconstrucution of Grmany and Japan...get a clue you stupid person.
All very very good points....however I would like to add to your comment:
"think covering entire cities with wi-fi (with all ensuing basing concessions and line of sigth issues) would be more unpractical than having one or two stratospheric blimps floating above."
While this is totally true I think it is worth mentioning that it is much less resiliant than the cities with wi-fi.
I would say the being a programmer qualifies me (in a very small way) bacuase I had to install linux, learn it all own my own....and then once I was able to install and keep the box running I was able to develop software...I guess that doesn't really hold up in a windows world.
I am certainly no uber admin, but I do run my own web server, mail server, and a few other things...why? Well because I can, and I am interested enough to learn how.
"If you are one of those rare programmers with sysadmin skills, "
This statement certainly holds in reverse...but many (most) programers are quite competent when it comes to administering their own machines...or they are probably not very good programers.
Sorry to burst your bubble there buddy but basic sys admin stuff is well...trivial...Note I said most...and basic...not all. Programming is a much harder skill to master for most people.
I just had to beg...ok I asked nicely...to have my non-compete agreement amended so I could write software in a similar field....luckily for me the company agreed...however they did stipulte that they would have usage rights to the software and any future versions of it...small price to pay I guess.
"with the worst crime levels in the first world"
-surely you mean Germany
"where "democracy" means a rich, white male as President"
-and I bet your country has a had a black female president as well.
"the biggest consumer of the world's natural resources"
-surely you mean China
"so happy to violate international laws"
-surely you mean any country we choose to lookup upon
"where "freedom of speech" means race-hate groups like KKK"
-and you think somehow that taking away freedom for bad is also promoting freedom?...strange indeed
" and its massive and ever-growing poverty gap"
-yeah because china, south america, india, the middle east, russia, europe...etc all have no poor people
"with barely 300 years of dire history and culture"
-yes, but we have changed the way the world works in 300 years more than any other nation...and here's a hint...it wasn't becuase of money..we introduced the world to freedom and free markets.
" all its appalling "sitcoms" with no grasp of irony"
-agreed...but british humor sucks just as bad.
"with the highest obesity levels in the developed world"
-Nice to be able to afford to eat.
"because corporations should be allowed to run amok"
-either you live were this is a problem or you live in a third world country.
"wasting billions to attack foreign countries"
-hum...because the rest of the world won't stand up for what's right.
"and thank God I don't have to live there."
-Yes thank god.
While I do agree with you I also shutter at the thought of it. I am currently starting a small scientific software company and I would never be able to get the funds to develop the software if I had to jump through the hoops that you suggest. I don't ever want the software industry to become like the automotive industry (with just a few players).
However....we certainly need to focus on improving how software is developed...my company's success will in a large part depend on the accuracy and quality of the code. I however believe that we can develop methods that don't require umpteen billion dollars to do it.
just my two cents worth.
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I have to agree with the other posters here. You obviously have no clue as to what it takes to build a multi million/billino dollar company. Do you honsetly think that money just came from no were?
Remember "most" of those C-types were once employees like you.
Quick peice of advice for you....do what you will with it.
"The game will be played. The question is will you play to win or will you fight the ruels?"
Come come now...can I please get a redundant? I am shooting for the stars to today baby! Whoo hoo...the little slashdot kiddies are hurting my feelings...oh boo whoo.
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Ok you are a plain ass idiot. If we wanted to topple the middle east and make it use we would have done it long ago....w are not empire builders...remember the reconstrucution of Grmany and Japan...get a clue you stupid person.
almost certainly. On clear nights you can see satellite blinking by so you could certainly see these guy's.
All very very good points....however I would like to add to your comment:
"think covering entire cities with wi-fi (with all ensuing basing concessions and line of sigth issues) would be more unpractical than having one or two stratospheric blimps floating above."
While this is totally true I think it is worth mentioning that it is much less resiliant than the cities with wi-fi.
not better....but cheaper.
really....was that necessary.
cute? She is perfection.
Speaking for myself here.
I would say the being a programmer qualifies me (in a very small way) bacuase I had to install linux, learn it all own my own....and then once I was able to install and keep the box running I was able to develop software...I guess that doesn't really hold up in a windows world.
I am certainly no uber admin, but I do run my own web server, mail server, and a few other things...why? Well because I can, and I am interested enough to learn how.
"If you are one of those rare programmers with sysadmin skills, "
This statement certainly holds in reverse...but many (most) programers are quite competent when it comes to administering their own machines...or they are probably not very good programers.
Sorry to burst your bubble there buddy but basic sys admin stuff is well...trivial...Note I said most...and basic...not all. Programming is a much harder skill to master for most people.
Yeah I don't think that I could agree more. To hell with 3D. Make my text perfect first.
If I had to pick one person I hated the most it would probably be the inventor of the popup dialog widget....piss on you dude/dudette!
nah.
LOL You made me smile.
Thanks
well said. I could not agree more.
3)
LOL
Oh and the hell with Elsevier has well!
That just plain kicks ass!
I just had to beg...ok I asked nicely...to have my non-compete agreement amended so I could write software in a similar field....luckily for me the company agreed...however they did stipulte that they would have usage rights to the software and any future versions of it...small price to pay I guess.
You simply keep the pressure going up with the temp.
and houses will only cost a meeger $400,000 for the 900 sq feet...Yippy!
But don't we still have manufacturing plants? It isn't like americans are lazy like the rest of the world would have you believe.
"with the worst crime levels in the first world"
-surely you mean Germany
"where "democracy" means a rich, white male as President"
-and I bet your country has a had a black female president as well.
"the biggest consumer of the world's natural resources"
-surely you mean China
"so happy to violate international laws"
-surely you mean any country we choose to lookup upon
"where "freedom of speech" means race-hate groups like KKK"
-and you think somehow that taking away freedom for bad is also promoting freedom?...strange indeed
" and its massive and ever-growing poverty gap"
-yeah because china, south america, india, the middle east, russia, europe...etc all have no poor people
"with barely 300 years of dire history and culture"
-yes, but we have changed the way the world works in 300 years more than any other nation...and here's a hint...it wasn't becuase of money..we introduced the world to freedom and free markets.
" all its appalling "sitcoms" with no grasp of irony"
-agreed...but british humor sucks just as bad.
"with the highest obesity levels in the developed world"
-Nice to be able to afford to eat.
"because corporations should be allowed to run amok"
-either you live were this is a problem or you live in a third world country.
"wasting billions to attack foreign countries"
-hum...because the rest of the world won't stand up for what's right.
"and thank God I don't have to live there."
-Yes thank god.
While I do agree with you I also shutter at the thought of it. I am currently starting a small scientific software company and I would never be able to get the funds to develop the software if I had to jump through the hoops that you suggest. I don't ever want the software industry to become like the automotive industry (with just a few players).
However....we certainly need to focus on improving how software is developed...my company's success will in a large part depend on the accuracy and quality of the code. I however believe that we can develop methods that don't require umpteen billion dollars to do it.
just my two cents worth.
I have to agree with the other posters here. You obviously have no clue as to what it takes to build a multi million/billino dollar company. Do you honsetly think that money just came from no were?
Remember "most" of those C-types were once employees like you.
Quick peice of advice for you....do what you will with it.
"The game will be played. The question is will you play to win or will you fight the ruels?"
Come come now...can I please get a redundant? I am shooting for the stars to today baby! Whoo hoo...the little slashdot kiddies are hurting my feelings...oh boo whoo.
Really? You modded my "about time" comment s troll?
Oh the agony!
It's about time