"SpaceX had insurance, so this failure is not financially fatal for them--insurance is a good counter to the argument of "too much risk" in private spaceflight."
Funny how you talk about the government being the only ones willing to do something when everyone else is unwilling because of the high cost vs low rewards then come out with this gem of thought: "It's ok, because the rocket and it's payload of multimillion dollar satellites were insured, MetSpace will just cover that with a minor increase monthly premiums."
Insurance companies are not in the business of paying out money, they are in the business of getting something for nothing. Seeing that SpaceX already had two previous failures, if I was unlucky enough to insure them, I would consider canceling that policy right about now.
But you do raise a good point: Insurance is vital to privatized space flight. And if companies like SpaceX continue to cause losses for insurance companies, it might cause problems for other companies to get into the space flight sector due to the unwillingness of insurers to provide policies.
I know it can be tough to go low-baud after having high speed internet, but don't these guys have a working implementation of TCP/IP Over Smoke Signal?
Actions speak louder than words and this action scream out loud.
What part of DO NOT TRESPASS do these people not get? They get it all right, but they don't care. For them, it's enough to say "call us and complain" or "we'll remove it if you sue us". Well, what about the giant yellow and black ROBOTS.TXT in front of my property? Why isn't that good enough?
They want to be trusted with your email, your photos, your files, the details of your life. They want to intrude and invade. They will tell you that you should trust them and let them in because they do no evil. Google is god, they would never do bad and they just store data, they never use it.
Well fuck you Google, you are evil because you don't give a shit about the harm you may do, only that you can get what you want. Just another rich greedy asshole out to make a dime at someone else's expense. Learn some respect for privacy, I know it may be hard since you as a company hate that word.
Can you blame them? With this they get press releases and can claim that they are doing SOMETHING, whatever that something might be against child porn the next time the US AG gets a bug up his ass about child porn online.
Why? It's not a mainstream product. And the added cost of support for a 3rd party product and their customers outweights the benefits.
If I wanted to turn a Psystar customer, I'd offer a trade-in. Say 30% off the cost of a legit Apple desktop or laptop when you bring in your Psystar PC. That way you are not having to incur the added cost of training and handling support for a dead-end 3rd party line of hardware with it's own set of flaws and issues. And you get the hardware off the street and into the vast scrap yards of China.
I bought my drobo on thursday and it is indeed a snap to set up, took less than 10 minutes. The speed is slow, but not unusable. And I've tested read+write and was able to watch streamed movies from it while time machine was putting in the initial 97Gb backup store.
The downsides (slower speed, 2Tb limit per virtual drive) are all due to the USB2.0 port. So I'm sure they have a reason why they have no net connectors. They are really Mac friendly however, so I think it has to do with USB support for time machine and the issues supporting both USB and ethernet would create.
Who wouldn't be tripping over themselves trying to get a job with low pay, be saddled bureaucracy, receive no public recognition, have to pass periodic drug, credit and background checks for security clearance, get crappy benefits and with no stock options.
But wouldn't "PhD research" in Software Design be akin to PhD research in modern art principals? While I am sure you can point out some useful information to the executive set and the novice, I suspect this might never exist in the real world.
Taking the time constraints of most projects coupled with the established "bad manners" of any given development team and their own entrenched "best practices" and design patterns, will your findings make any real impact on practical development?
I would suspect that unless you were given carte blanche and an iron fist to rule with, you would find the vast majority of your ideals flying out the window when put to a real life development cycle.
"I notice the article doesn't mention if any of the data on these computers was encrypted"
These were Congressmen. So I think it's safe to assume these were in regular word docs with filenames like SuperSecretMeetingAgendaForChineseradeTalks.doc
Maybe if our government could start taking security seriously, we'd see Congress move to OS X with filevault enabled by default on the Documents folder.
Wouldn't this fall under the auspices of unreasonable search and seizure? It seems to me this manner of search invades personal privacy for no other reason than everyone is a criminal in the eyes of the TSA.
I would hope that this matter gets brought up in SCOTUS
A streaming webcam built into every TV. What could possibly go wrong? At least now, I really do have a use for all that duct tape I bought a few years back.
Why should the law limit HOW someone manufactures a properly working product?
While I understand your frustration with EA's actions, I find the idea of the people or a government telling someone what to make and how to make it reprehensible to the extreme.
You had me until you said you laughed at everyone who bought the iPhone without it having 3G.
I bought the iPhone, and yes disappointed it didn't have 3G support, but this is a 1st gen product from Apple and I could forgive them for not having EVERYTHING they wanted to have for their 1st gen launch.
Was it they didn't want to deliver 3G? I doubt it. I think it was time and moeny for development + possible licensing costs from AT&T and other carriers for the tech to use the network.
Makes sense to see if you have another Apple Cube o your hands before making further investments.
Everyone seems convinced that 3G will be in iPhone v2. And I am quite certain of that, especially with the iTunes Music Store integration.
So laugh all you want at people like me who bought a product THEY could use today even though it didn't have everything YOU wanted. Personally, I am extremely happy with the iPhone, and plan on buying the 2nd version as soon as it comes out.
And as far as it not being a business device, I have to disagree. I do far more business on my iPhone than any other phone and find it truly adds to my productivity without taking up all my time. Granted, there are some features I think their mail client really needs, but once again, it's a 1st gen product.
But what it really provides me more than anything else is compactness, utility and versatility that no other device has yet to provide. Until the iPhone, I had two gadgets with me at all times: cell and iPod. Those are now just 1. And I'm positive that iPhone v2 will encroach upon the need for secondary gadgets such as digicam and low end digital video camera and GPS unit.
So laugh all you want, but at least be fair enough to realize that everyone isn't like you, and you may very well be someone that the iPhone just isn't for. But that doesn't mean it's crap or the people buying it idiots. However your attitude makes you seem a bit biased and closed minded in thinking... which can indicate lesser ability to comprehend and accept change. But that doesn't mean you lack that ability.
Of course Apple isn't on the list, they make computers for fags and little girls. However, if iPod were considered a brand, I bet it'd be in the top 20.
Mainly because no one wants to have phonesex with Stephen Hawking. "hellll-o, you rrrrrrrrrr-eally ta-urrrrrrning meon rightnow."
And then as an answer to that, they'll come out with customized "human sounding" voices and you'll be wanting to shoot all your friends who always call using the American idol flavor of the week voice.
Blind dates will be ruined too... For all you know, that babe-alicious voice on the other end belongs to a 300lb 60 year old with a trechiotomy.
The Summary states: "which IBM notes, 'could be implemented completely devoid of computerization or automation of any kind.' " But the patent says: "At least one of subsystems is automated."
So they summary is incorrect.
Regardless, this patent is pure, unadulterated BS. Therefore, I applaud it and hope that IBM file many more just like it and they all get granted. Sooner or later, no one in the US will be able to do business without paying off a squad of patent pimps, and then, maybe... just maybe an inkling of common sense will emerge from Congress and some reform will take place.
Not to miss out on all this, I'm rushing out to patent "A method for receiving payment in exchange of receipt of goods." and "Providing furniture and eating instruments for consumers at a dining establishment".
Wait... so if the evil pirate guy is Maximus, does that make Microsoft Commodus? Will Huang Jer-sheng and Emprorer Bill duke it out like gladiators? Will Gates fix the fight by embracing our pirate/gladiator hero and then extending a poison dagger into him? This sounds like a reality TV show in the making.
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"SpaceX had insurance, so this failure is not financially fatal for them--insurance is a good counter to the argument of "too much risk" in private spaceflight."
Funny how you talk about the government being the only ones willing to do something when everyone else is unwilling because of the high cost vs low rewards then come out with this gem of thought: "It's ok, because the rocket and it's payload of multimillion dollar satellites were insured, MetSpace will just cover that with a minor increase monthly premiums."
Insurance companies are not in the business of paying out money, they are in the business of getting something for nothing. Seeing that SpaceX already had two previous failures, if I was unlucky enough to insure them, I would consider canceling that policy right about now.
But you do raise a good point: Insurance is vital to privatized space flight. And if companies like SpaceX continue to cause losses for insurance companies, it might cause problems for other companies to get into the space flight sector due to the unwillingness of insurers to provide policies.
I know it can be tough to go low-baud after having high speed internet, but don't these guys have a working implementation of TCP/IP Over Smoke Signal?
I'll stick to my system of polaroids and tattoos
Actions speak louder than words and this action scream out loud.
What part of DO NOT TRESPASS do these people not get?
They get it all right, but they don't care. For them, it's enough to say "call us and complain" or "we'll remove it if you sue us". Well, what about the giant yellow and black ROBOTS.TXT in front of my property? Why isn't that good enough?
They want to be trusted with your email, your photos, your files, the details of your life. They want to intrude and invade. They will tell you that you should trust them and let them in because they do no evil. Google is god, they would never do bad and they just store data, they never use it.
Well fuck you Google, you are evil because you don't give a shit about the harm you may do, only that you can get what you want. Just another rich greedy asshole out to make a dime at someone else's expense. Learn some respect for privacy, I know it may be hard since you as a company hate that word.
Can you blame them? With this they get press releases and can claim that they are doing SOMETHING, whatever that something might be against child porn the next time the US AG gets a bug up his ass about child porn online.
I think it's a dogs vs cats thing.
Windows and linux are really geared for people who like everything put into context menus and for everything to have a text label attached.
Macs are for people who prefer keystrokes and small icons to get the job done.
I switched from mac to windows95 then from windows 98 to OS X and both times, never felt there was any learning curve.
Guess I'm a catdog or something.
Why? It's not a mainstream product. And the added cost of support for a 3rd party product and their customers outweights the benefits.
If I wanted to turn a Psystar customer, I'd offer a trade-in. Say 30% off the cost of a legit Apple desktop or laptop when you bring in your Psystar PC. That way you are not having to incur the added cost of training and handling support for a dead-end 3rd party line of hardware with it's own set of flaws and issues. And you get the hardware off the street and into the vast scrap yards of China.
Well clearly, if Zefram Cochrane can come up with a warp drive in a shed, these guys have no excuse.
I bought my drobo on thursday and it is indeed a snap to set up, took less than 10 minutes. The speed is slow, but not unusable. And I've tested read+write and was able to watch streamed movies from it while time machine was putting in the initial 97Gb backup store.
The downsides (slower speed, 2Tb limit per virtual drive) are all due to the USB2.0 port. So I'm sure they have a reason why they have no net connectors. They are really Mac friendly however, so I think it has to do with USB support for time machine and the issues supporting both USB and ethernet would create.
Who wouldn't be tripping over themselves trying to get a job with low pay, be saddled bureaucracy, receive no public recognition, have to pass periodic drug, credit and background checks for security clearance, get crappy benefits and with no stock options.
Sounds like a dream job.
But wouldn't "PhD research" in Software Design be akin to PhD research in modern art principals? While I am sure you can point out some useful information to the executive set and the novice, I suspect this might never exist in the real world.
Taking the time constraints of most projects coupled with the established "bad manners" of any given development team and their own entrenched "best practices" and design patterns, will your findings make any real impact on practical development?
I would suspect that unless you were given carte blanche and an iron fist to rule with, you would find the vast majority of your ideals flying out the window when put to a real life development cycle.
Well, actually snow leopard makes sense based on this news.
10.6 is Leopard, but now pure as the driven snow.
Or so that's what they'd like you to think.
"I notice the article doesn't mention if any of the data on these computers was encrypted"
These were Congressmen. So I think it's safe to assume these were in regular word docs with filenames like SuperSecretMeetingAgendaForChineseradeTalks.doc
Maybe if our government could start taking security seriously, we'd see Congress move to OS X with filevault enabled by default on the Documents folder.
Wouldn't this fall under the auspices of unreasonable search and seizure? It seems to me this manner of search invades personal privacy for no other reason than everyone is a criminal in the eyes of the TSA.
I would hope that this matter gets brought up in SCOTUS
A streaming webcam built into every TV. What could possibly go wrong?
At least now, I really do have a use for all that duct tape I bought a few years back.
They did, but it was a lot harder and entailed walking around searching or going to a courtesy booth and having an announcement made over a PA.
On a recent trip to Disneyland with relatives, cellphones were used a couple times to check in and coordinate. Very handy if you ask me.
Personally, any park that says I can't have my phone won't get my business.
Why should the law limit HOW someone manufactures a properly working product?
While I understand your frustration with EA's actions, I find the idea of the people or a government telling someone what to make and how to make it reprehensible to the extreme.
You don't like it, don't buy it.
You had me until you said you laughed at everyone who bought the iPhone without it having 3G.
I bought the iPhone, and yes disappointed it didn't have 3G support, but this is a 1st gen product from Apple and I could forgive them for not having EVERYTHING they wanted to have for their 1st gen launch.
Was it they didn't want to deliver 3G? I doubt it.
I think it was time and moeny for development + possible licensing costs from AT&T and other carriers for the tech to use the network.
Makes sense to see if you have another Apple Cube o your hands before making further investments.
Everyone seems convinced that 3G will be in iPhone v2.
And I am quite certain of that, especially with the iTunes Music Store integration.
So laugh all you want at people like me who bought a product THEY could use today even though it didn't have everything YOU wanted. Personally, I am extremely happy with the iPhone, and plan on buying the 2nd version as soon as it comes out.
And as far as it not being a business device, I have to disagree. I do far more business on my iPhone than any other phone and find it truly adds to my productivity without taking up all my time. Granted, there are some features I think their mail client really needs, but once again, it's a 1st gen product.
But what it really provides me more than anything else is compactness, utility and versatility that no other device has yet to provide. Until the iPhone, I had two gadgets with me at all times: cell and iPod. Those are now just 1. And I'm positive that iPhone v2 will encroach upon the need for secondary gadgets such as digicam and low end digital video camera and GPS unit.
So laugh all you want, but at least be fair enough to realize that everyone isn't like you, and you may very well be someone that the iPhone just isn't for. But that doesn't mean it's crap or the people buying it idiots. However your attitude makes you seem a bit biased and closed minded in thinking... which can indicate lesser ability to comprehend and accept change. But that doesn't mean you lack that ability.
I am sure the International Ant Coalition will have something to say about this. It could get ugly folks.
And it sounded just like chicken.
Well until now, we assumed it was just an idle treat.
Of course Apple isn't on the list, they make computers for fags and little girls.
However, if iPod were considered a brand, I bet it'd be in the top 20.
The computerized voice will ruin it.
Mainly because no one wants to have phonesex with Stephen Hawking.
"hellll-o, you rrrrrrrrrr-eally ta-urrrrrrning meon rightnow."
And then as an answer to that, they'll come out with customized "human sounding" voices and you'll be wanting to shoot all your friends who always call using the American idol flavor of the week voice.
Blind dates will be ruined too... For all you know, that babe-alicious voice on the other end belongs to a 300lb 60 year old with a trechiotomy.
The Summary states: "which IBM notes, 'could be implemented completely devoid of computerization or automation of any kind.' "
... just maybe an inkling of common sense will emerge from Congress and some reform will take place.
But the patent says: "At least one of subsystems is automated."
So they summary is incorrect.
Regardless, this patent is pure, unadulterated BS. Therefore, I applaud it and hope that IBM file many more just like it and they all get granted.
Sooner or later, no one in the US will be able to do business without paying off a squad of patent pimps, and then, maybe
Not to miss out on all this, I'm rushing out to patent "A method for receiving payment in exchange of receipt of goods." and "Providing furniture and eating instruments for consumers at a dining establishment".
Wait... so if the evil pirate guy is Maximus, does that make Microsoft Commodus?
Will Huang Jer-sheng and Emprorer Bill duke it out like gladiators?
Will Gates fix the fight by embracing our pirate/gladiator hero and then extending a poison dagger into him?
This sounds like a reality TV show in the making.