Stabilization does not equate to "government obstruction" any more than corporate charters imposing limited liability to investors equates to "government obstruction".
But limitation of liability for corporate investors is government obstruction. How else would these people enjoy such protection from the consequences of their choices?
anti-trust law is one.We had a very long period without the DOJ and FTC watching over companies and mergers like dead relatives.It led to: the sugar, railroad, oil, etc trusts, which were so abusive even the government officials who slept with them got scared, and passed the sherman act.
I guess the whole trust thing didn't get out of hand because of those corrupt government officials, giving out favors to corporations that they shouldn't have? Hmm?
Did you read the wiki on the Maginot Line before linking it? It did what it was originally intended to do which was redirect a frontal assault.
So, in other words, it was a huge, expensive solution to the wrong problem. It didn't stop France from being invaded, did it? So maybe it retrospect, one wouldn't go as far as abject stupidity, but I for one would still call it a pretty stupid move.
I disagree. I'd say its more like self-interested donations made by companies who directly and indirectly benefit from the end result and students writing code to gain marketable experience.
Uh, huh. So, in other words, they're both in it for how it can benefit them. Sounds like capitalism is alive and well in the browser biz, yes sirree.
Coke adjusts their recipe to suit local tastes and commodity prices.
Most significantly, they use real sugar outside the US, not HFCS. And yes, you can tell the difference, or at least I can - definitely tastes better with real sugar.
You both have obviously never tried any American beer except the shit corporate megabrews. Anyone who really knows their beer, knows that there are dozens (at least) of small breweries in the US whose product is every bit the equal of anything else in the world. (OK, except maybe for the very best Belgian abbeys and Trappists, but that's it.)
My favourite part of Threewave was the runes you could pick up that acted as either health regen, damage mod, run speed and I think the last one was.... umm.. I forget, but they were awesome.
Two damage runes - one increased the damage you gave, the other reduced the damage you got.
The problem with trains in the US is that Taxes are killing the system. If the Government provided land tax free like churches then ticket prices could be affordable.
Are you kidding me? The government gave the railroads the land for free, in the first place. I don't remember anyone giving me any free land. The very least they can do is pay tax on it. If I have to pay tax on the land my house sits on, I don't see why the railroads shouldn't have to pay tax on land that they use to turn a profit.
It's infuriating. I already have a computer the size of a cell phone. It's called a "cell phone". Damn it, why can't I plug it into a TV or monitor, and plug a mouse and keyboard into it and use the damned thing like a computer?
I am so waiting for something like that to happen. I think of it more as a pocket-size computer "core" (not sure exactly what it contains - CPU, RAM, SSD, what else? NIC? Video?) that you carry around and can plug into various "carriers" that embody the I/O, display, etc. You might have a small, smartphone-sized carrier for true mobility, a larger one that would be basically a notebook PC minus its motherboard, maybe even a set-top box for when you want to browse in front of your big-screen TV, etc. I think that would be way cool.
I've never come across an assembler instruction named "BNE". In x86 its "jne" and in Z80 IIRC its "jr". So save the patronising for someone who didn't do real assembler and keep your dumb made up opcodes to yourself.
Right, because x86 and Z80 are the only two CPUs in the entire world, right? Arrogant much?
Can't stop to talk more, the weather's heating up and we're all off to the beach now, then maybe a barbeque later. We'll throw a prawn on for you.
We have beaches and nice weather here in the States, too. Surely you can come up with a more substantive reason than that. (I mean, please do - I think some folks around here might appreciate a detailed list of reasons to move out of the US, and where to move to instead...)
Iceland. It has cheap geothermal energy. And that's energy that's going to heat the Earth, anyway, similar to solar. They just need some big pipes between there are North America and Europe.
I'll bet they'd also really appreciate some foreign (even dollar-backed) investment right now...
why you're not allowed to use phones on airplanes One crash in light aircraft ages ago suggested possible connection, unlikely.
How about "You're a loud-talking asshole and you're enclosed in a tight, cylindrical object for several hours with a couple of hundred other people who don't want to hear about your stupid business plan."
You mean, as opposed to the sound of big loud roaring jet engines? That would probably mask most of the sound of people talking on cellphones anyway?
That would depend some on the application, if a 90% charge in your battery bank in a electric car will get you 50 miles, then "50 miles charge in 10 minutes" would sell just fine.
Hell no, it wouldn't. 5 minutes in a gas station gets me 400 miles of driving. That's 80 mi/mn, vs 5 for the electric charging station.
A tyranny of the minority is preferable? I think not.
True. That's why we have a democratic republic - one where a select few decide and act on behalf of the whole, but where we (the whole) can vote the bastards out - except in the US, where for some reason we seem to keep voting them back in...
Most of the current crop of netbooks seem to have settled on WSVGA resolution (1024x600). IMO this is just a little bit too small for serious work. WXGA (1280x768 or 800) would be so much nicer. And it's not like it can't be done; my several-year-old FujitsuP2120 fits 1280x768 pixels into 10 inches. If only it didn't have a crappy 933 MHz Crusoe, and had more up-to-date wireless (802.11b only with no WPA support), and some more memory (1GB or so vs. the 256MB it came with), it would be the perfect netbook. And with the 6-cell main battery and the media bay battery installed, it literally will run all day long.
But I suppose Americans believe it worth restricting free speech in that way in order to encourage a profitable media industry, and Kuwaitis believe it worth restricting free speech in that way to avoid infuriating God.
One small difference, of course - the media industry (the companies that comprise it, and the people who run and work for those companies) has real, provable existence. You'll forgive me for not placing too much stock in laws that exist to prevent an imaginary fairytale from becoming "infuriated".
If you can't find work in California, maybe you can move to the opposite coast?
I live in New Jersey. Its tough to find entry level jobs in this area if you are fresh out of school.
True, perhaps, but entry-level jobs aren't the only kind of jobs... lemme put it this way, most of my friends are engineers of one sort or another, and I don't know any of 'em who are out of a job...
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Stabilization does not equate to "government obstruction" any more than corporate charters imposing limited liability to investors equates to "government obstruction".
But limitation of liability for corporate investors is government obstruction. How else would these people enjoy such protection from the consequences of their choices?
anti-trust law is one.We had a very long period without the DOJ and FTC watching over companies and mergers like dead relatives.It led to: the sugar, railroad, oil, etc trusts, which were so abusive even the government officials who slept with them got scared, and passed the sherman act.
I guess the whole trust thing didn't get out of hand because of those corrupt government officials, giving out favors to corporations that they shouldn't have? Hmm?
Did you read the wiki on the Maginot Line before linking it? It did what it was originally intended to do which was redirect a frontal assault.
So, in other words, it was a huge, expensive solution to the wrong problem. It didn't stop France from being invaded, did it? So maybe it retrospect, one wouldn't go as far as abject stupidity, but I for one would still call it a pretty stupid move.
I disagree. I'd say its more like self-interested donations made by companies who directly and indirectly benefit from the end result and students writing code to gain marketable experience.
Uh, huh. So, in other words, they're both in it for how it can benefit them. Sounds like capitalism is alive and well in the browser biz, yes sirree.
Well, here's one , but only one...
Don't potentially block a call that may be to (or from) the emergency services or another life or death communication.
Your emergency services comment is somewhere between stale and a clichéd.
So wait, your response to his concern is that it's "stale and cliche"? And you think that somehow means his concerns aren't valid?
He subscribes to the Maureen Dowd school of argument - doesn't matter if the point is valid, as long as it's smug and jaded.
OK, Bud isn't the best tasting beer, but it's always decent.
Actually, no, it never is.
Coke adjusts their recipe to suit local tastes and commodity prices.
Most significantly, they use real sugar outside the US, not HFCS. And yes, you can tell the difference, or at least I can - definitely tastes better with real sugar.
Friend of mine makes a homebrew that's 18% (or more!) and practically slices like bread. The sick bastard puts it in 24oz bottles!
That doesn't tell us anything at all about how it tastes. I can't imagine that anything with 18% ABV would be particularly enjoyable, myself.
You both have obviously never tried any American beer except the shit corporate megabrews. Anyone who really knows their beer, knows that there are dozens (at least) of small breweries in the US whose product is every bit the equal of anything else in the world. (OK, except maybe for the very best Belgian abbeys and Trappists, but that's it.)
My favourite part of Threewave was the runes you could pick up that acted as either health regen, damage mod, run speed and I think the last one was.... umm.. I forget, but they were awesome.
Two damage runes - one increased the damage you gave, the other reduced the damage you got.
The problem with trains in the US is that Taxes are killing the system. If the Government provided land tax free like churches then ticket prices could be affordable.
Are you kidding me? The government gave the railroads the land for free, in the first place. I don't remember anyone giving me any free land. The very least they can do is pay tax on it. If I have to pay tax on the land my house sits on, I don't see why the railroads shouldn't have to pay tax on land that they use to turn a profit.
you carry around and can plug into various "carriers" that embody the I/O, display, etc.
And you pray that nobody has hooked up a tap to the input on that item to record your keystrokes...
Well, couldn't you say the same thing about any computers you already own?
It's infuriating. I already have a computer the size of a cell phone. It's called a "cell phone". Damn it, why can't I plug it into a TV or monitor, and plug a mouse and keyboard into it and use the damned thing like a computer?
I am so waiting for something like that to happen. I think of it more as a pocket-size computer "core" (not sure exactly what it contains - CPU, RAM, SSD, what else? NIC? Video?) that you carry around and can plug into various "carriers" that embody the I/O, display, etc. You might have a small, smartphone-sized carrier for true mobility, a larger one that would be basically a notebook PC minus its motherboard, maybe even a set-top box for when you want to browse in front of your big-screen TV, etc. I think that would be way cool.
I've never come across an assembler instruction named "BNE". In x86 its "jne" and in Z80 IIRC its "jr". So save the patronising for someone who didn't do real assembler and keep your dumb made up opcodes to yourself.
Right, because x86 and Z80 are the only two CPUs in the entire world, right? Arrogant much?
Per the wiki, Win 95, 98, and ME are all revisions of version 4, which makes xp 5, vista 6, and 7 7.
Actually, XP is 5.1. 5.0 was Windows 2000. Remember that XP is derived from the NT branch, not the 95 branch.
Oh yeah, it's a living hell here in Australia.
Can't stop to talk more, the weather's heating up and we're all off to the beach now, then maybe a barbeque later. We'll throw a prawn on for you.
We have beaches and nice weather here in the States, too. Surely you can come up with a more substantive reason than that. (I mean, please do - I think some folks around here might appreciate a detailed list of reasons to move out of the US, and where to move to instead...)
Iceland. It has cheap geothermal energy. And that's energy that's going to heat the Earth, anyway, similar to solar. They just need some big pipes between there are North America and Europe.
I'll bet they'd also really appreciate some foreign (even dollar-backed) investment right now...
why you're not allowed to use phones on airplanes
One crash in light aircraft ages ago suggested possible connection, unlikely.
How about "You're a loud-talking asshole and you're enclosed in a tight, cylindrical object for several hours with a couple of hundred other people who don't want to hear about your stupid business plan."
You mean, as opposed to the sound of big loud roaring jet engines? That would probably mask most of the sound of people talking on cellphones anyway?
That would depend some on the application, if a 90% charge in your battery bank in a electric car will get you 50 miles, then "50 miles charge in 10 minutes" would sell just fine.
Hell no, it wouldn't. 5 minutes in a gas station gets me 400 miles of driving. That's 80 mi/mn, vs 5 for the electric charging station.
A tyranny of the minority is preferable? I think not.
True. That's why we have a democratic republic - one where a select few decide and act on behalf of the whole, but where we (the whole) can vote the bastards out - except in the US, where for some reason we seem to keep voting them back in...
Hey, I built my house. By built I mean I hired some guys to build it to my specifications.
Buildings, large ships and supercomputers are commonly referred to that way.
By "specifications" did you mean "I want to have the biggest house in all the desert!"?
Most of the current crop of netbooks seem to have settled on WSVGA resolution (1024x600). IMO this is just a little bit too small for serious work. WXGA (1280x768 or 800) would be so much nicer. And it's not like it can't be done; my several-year-old Fujitsu P2120 fits 1280x768 pixels into 10 inches. If only it didn't have a crappy 933 MHz Crusoe, and had more up-to-date wireless (802.11b only with no WPA support), and some more memory (1GB or so vs. the 256MB it came with), it would be the perfect netbook. And with the 6-cell main battery and the media bay battery installed, it literally will run all day long.
But I suppose Americans believe it worth restricting free speech in that way in order to encourage a profitable media industry, and Kuwaitis believe it worth restricting free speech in that way to avoid infuriating God.
One small difference, of course - the media industry (the companies that comprise it, and the people who run and work for those companies) has real, provable existence. You'll forgive me for not placing too much stock in laws that exist to prevent an imaginary fairytale from becoming "infuriated".
If you can't find work in California, maybe you can move to the opposite coast?
I live in New Jersey. Its tough to find entry level jobs in this area if you are fresh out of school.
True, perhaps, but entry-level jobs aren't the only kind of jobs... lemme put it this way, most of my friends are engineers of one sort or another, and I don't know any of 'em who are out of a job...