I don't see the real problem with it. It will set a standardized curriculum (of which the government all ready has) and will have free-to-copy books for students. Grants to major universities to produce, revise, and update the books in electronic form would help reduce much of the bureaucratic overhead (and hopefully, though doubtfully, some of the major government-does-no-wrong-because-USA-is-perfect biasing) . But biasing is only a real problem in history / civics books. Science (ok, the whole evolution/ID debate aside), math, geography, and Languages / Grammar are pretty hard to bias. Literature can pretty much be covered using Project Gutenberg texts (thus no real need to create a complete textbook). If everything is distributed electronically, leave it up to the state or school district to print the books (the federal government probably shouldn't be printing them anyway).
The largest assumption is that school districts will be mandated to carry these books. That would be an un-American monopoly that would be deeply contested by every single publishing house in the country. But it could and probably would be optional. School districts that are so poor that they still use 25+ year old books could easily choose these as low-cost alternatives (probably a combination of publishing their own or requiring / issuing cheap ebook readers to students). The richer schools could afford other textbooks if they choose. So even if the history books are heavily biased, no one is forcing a school district to use it.
Think of it as a school lunch model. Schools must provide a lunch to a child even if he has no money. However there is usually only one selection. Those who can afford it, can get the alternate things on the menu or can even can bring their own lunch. In this case, Government should have the standardized curriculum (history, math, science, etc) available for free to anyone who needs it to make sure that all children have a proper education. Those students / districts that cannot afford to purchase textbooks can always fall back on those funded by the government. Those students / districts that can afford to buy better textbooks can do so if they please. Either way, the students should not be denied a proper education because they live in a poor area.
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Then again, todays controllers are also more complex than the controllers of yesteryear. NES controllers had one PCB with 8 buttons (D-Pad, A, B, Select, Start). With the exception of the cable connects, I think everything is connected via board traces (no wires). This design is very simple and very sturdy. lets look at a more modern controller (I will use the PS2, as that is what I am more familiar with). First we have two rumble motors, being electromechanical, it is a major point of failure. Then we have two analog sticks with buttons (again mechanical, thus both are major points of failure) to connect the mechanical parts to the boards, wire has to be used. The problem with wire is that breaking the solder joints becomes way easier. Plus we then up the 8 buttons of the NES to 14 (D-Pad, Select, Start, O, X, Square, Triangle, L1, L2, R1, R2).
The problem that I see is not really cheap chinese parts but more complicated controllers. The more complicated the design, the easier it is to break it.
What is your social security number, address, Date of Birth, and credit card numbers? I also want a list of all the people you have ever had a crush on and or fantasized about (with explicit details) so I can make sure those people have been disclosed this information. You obviously have nothing to hide. Therefore, if you don't give these thing to me, "then plainly, you're just a coward."
First, everyone will not do this. I think you'll only really get a few zealots (like whatever morons modded you +5 Insightful), but let's pretend for a moment that every technically-minded person followed you. The Whole point was that a solution is for everyone to encrypt. This is the logical solution in that if everyone encrypted their data, than the presents of encryption doesn't lead to suspicion or persecution. It doesn't say anything about whether it will happen.
I also wouldn't label those who encourage encryption and privacy as "morons" and "zealots". Leaving one's private data unencrypted is about as bad as leaving ones doors unlocked. While most people are honest (or paranoid) enough not to steal you stuff, There is always the possibility that someone will try and succeed.
And before you say "one cannot jail a whole class of people", I'll point you to Germany, circa 1942 -- several whole classes of people were not only jailed, they were also enslaved and killed wholesale. As much as people like to say how bad America is getting, we are still a free people. This is not Germany Circa 1942. Regardless of public opinion, this is not police-state under a dictatorship. The entire country cannot be jailed (If anything, the Second Amendment should guarantee that). Besides, the whole purpose of a representative democracy is that if the majority of people are in favor of something (in this case data encryption) no elected representative will vote against it for fear of losing their cushy jobs.
Even though I am well aware that it is and always has been called a Nintendo DS, as someone who grew up with the Gameboy since 1990, I still catch myself calling my DS, "my Gameboy". I guess some habits are hard to break...or probably just great marketing.
First, let me state that I am a college student and use campus networks. I have no problem with school restricting bandwidth. That is their network and their decision. If I want an unrestricted network, I can live off campus or attend another school. What I do have a problem with is the Government stepping in and telling them to do it and using public money that would have gone to loans and grants (as stated in TFA it doesn't call for additional funds) to subsidize it. The fact it is doing so for the interests of a privately funded organization makes it even more wrong.
I loved HPC's. I remember having a LG Phenom and an HP Jornada (Price wasn't an issue since they were used). Those things were great for taking to school (High School) and doing papers in the library and study hall. Good battery life, nice keyboards, and they even had a decent music player (though, not many songs could fit on a 25MB Compact Flash drive). When you don't need a full laptop, those were the best.
You are thinking of Tactical Assault for PSP and DS. When Bethesda got the Trek license, they made 3 games Legacy, TA, and Encounters (PS2). They are all drastically different games.
I don't think that Legacy (PC with Keyboard) is that bad. Yes, the controls leave much to be desired and the AI could be better. But IMHO is still a decent game.
I know that a star trek MMORPG was in the works http://www.startrek.perpetual.com/. I just do not see how it will work. It isn't like everyone will get their own ship or be a department head or anything. Quests will be like go repair the warp conduit or maybe a slightly interesting one will be "here is an away mission..." IMO Star Trek just doesn't seem to lend itself to an MMO. It just doesn't seem too free-form unless everyone is a privateer (in which case, Star Trek is more of a gimmick.)
BotF was the first PC game that I ever bought and it is one of the few games that I still play. While I think it has too much micromanaging in it, I still think it was one of the best Trek games.
I have used Gnome for the longest time. I recently tried KDE (on Kubuntu). While I had an overall positive experience, my biggest complaint was that it just did not seem to have the usability of Gnome.
For instance, Power management was horrible compared to Gnome (I use a laptop). Installing themes also was also a pain. (Though not really a KDE complaint per se) Synaptic as a graphical package manager beats the pants off anything on K.
Do not get me wrong, I am not bashing KDE, as I said, I liked it very much. But IMHO While K has the looks and nice interface configurability, Gnome is still the most usable [Linux] desktop thus far. I just hope (for the sake of Desktop Linux) that we can get an end product that has the best of both worlds.
It is successful compared to where it was. Pen computing was not really practical. Battery life was horrible, computers were large, touch screens (or pen screens) were expensive, and system requirements were too small for effective handwriting recognition (though other methods and tricks were used). It failed to really catch on beyond a few niche markets, usually involving digital signatures and really expensive digital tablets for graphic designers and the such.
The market has evolved way beyond that point. Most of the problems have been fixed. While is still a niche market, it has grown. Now that they are relatively cheap, tablets seen a growing market in health care, business, and education. Touch screens are even becoming popular enough that they are being merged with notebooks in the form of hybrids.
Will they ever become ubiquitous, maybe but probably not. But that doesn't mean they are a flop.
Did I just pick up an attack on one of the greatest American actors of the Twentieth Century, Bronson Pinchot? How dare you compare the no-talent ass-clown "I'm a mac" guy to the Great Balki? It is blasphemy and an outrage! Nobody insults Serge and get away with it!
The streets shall be painted with the blood of unbelievers!
I will save the research for those who aren't with it. Opera Man was a weekend update character played by Adam Sandler. He would appear in a fancy shirt and black cape and sing, opera style, jokes about current events and celebrities. Among Opera man's most notable sketches, regarding the L.A. Riots: "La Chiefa Policia, no dispatcha gendarme / morono, no respondo / no excusa, bagga doucha!"
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I don't see the real problem with it. It will set a standardized curriculum (of which the government all ready has) and will have free-to-copy books for students. Grants to major universities to produce, revise, and update the books in electronic form would help reduce much of the bureaucratic overhead (and hopefully, though doubtfully, some of the major government-does-no-wrong-because-USA-is-perfect biasing) . But biasing is only a real problem in history / civics books. Science (ok, the whole evolution/ID debate aside), math, geography, and Languages / Grammar are pretty hard to bias. Literature can pretty much be covered using Project Gutenberg texts (thus no real need to create a complete textbook). If everything is distributed electronically, leave it up to the state or school district to print the books (the federal government probably shouldn't be printing them anyway).
The largest assumption is that school districts will be mandated to carry these books. That would be an un-American monopoly that would be deeply contested by every single publishing house in the country. But it could and probably would be optional. School districts that are so poor that they still use 25+ year old books could easily choose these as low-cost alternatives (probably a combination of publishing their own or requiring / issuing cheap ebook readers to students). The richer schools could afford other textbooks if they choose. So even if the history books are heavily biased, no one is forcing a school district to use it.
Think of it as a school lunch model. Schools must provide a lunch to a child even if he has no money. However there is usually only one selection. Those who can afford it, can get the alternate things on the menu or can even can bring their own lunch. In this case, Government should have the standardized curriculum (history, math, science, etc) available for free to anyone who needs it to make sure that all children have a proper education. Those students / districts that cannot afford to purchase textbooks can always fall back on those funded by the government. Those students / districts that can afford to buy better textbooks can do so if they please. Either way, the students should not be denied a proper education because they live in a poor area.
Then again, todays controllers are also more complex than the controllers of yesteryear. NES controllers had one PCB with 8 buttons (D-Pad, A, B, Select, Start). With the exception of the cable connects, I think everything is connected via board traces (no wires). This design is very simple and very sturdy. lets look at a more modern controller (I will use the PS2, as that is what I am more familiar with). First we have two rumble motors, being electromechanical, it is a major point of failure. Then we have two analog sticks with buttons (again mechanical, thus both are major points of failure) to connect the mechanical parts to the boards, wire has to be used. The problem with wire is that breaking the solder joints becomes way easier. Plus we then up the 8 buttons of the NES to 14 (D-Pad, Select, Start, O, X, Square, Triangle, L1, L2, R1, R2).
The problem that I see is not really cheap chinese parts but more complicated controllers. The more complicated the design, the easier it is to break it.
mmm...Peri-Air
The only air available in Spaceballs - The Fragrance!
The White line refers to lines of Cocaine. DeLorean was a user and trafficker of the nose candy.
What is your social security number, address, Date of Birth, and credit card numbers? I also want a list of all the people you have ever had a crush on and or fantasized about (with explicit details) so I can make sure those people have been disclosed this information. You obviously have nothing to hide. Therefore, if you don't give these thing to me, "then plainly, you're just a coward."
Hopefully you get my point
I also wouldn't label those who encourage encryption and privacy as "morons" and "zealots". Leaving one's private data unencrypted is about as bad as leaving ones doors unlocked. While most people are honest (or paranoid) enough not to steal you stuff, There is always the possibility that someone will try and succeed. And before you say "one cannot jail a whole class of people", I'll point you to Germany, circa 1942 -- several whole classes of people were not only jailed, they were also enslaved and killed wholesale. As much as people like to say how bad America is getting, we are still a free people. This is not Germany Circa 1942. Regardless of public opinion, this is not police-state under a dictatorship. The entire country cannot be jailed (If anything, the Second Amendment should guarantee that). Besides, the whole purpose of a representative democracy is that if the majority of people are in favor of something (in this case data encryption) no elected representative will vote against it for fear of losing their cushy jobs.
Then again, I try to be an optimist
Even though I am well aware that it is and always has been called a Nintendo DS, as someone who grew up with the Gameboy since 1990, I still catch myself calling my DS, "my Gameboy". I guess some habits are hard to break...or probably just great marketing.
It is only a "point release" because that is how they decided to number it. Would you still be bitching if 10.4 was named MacOS 2005.
Technically Windows 3.1, 3.11 were all just point releases to Windows 3.0
Windows 98 (v4.10.1998), 98SE (A paid-for service pack v4.10.2222) and ME (v4.90) were just point releases to Windows 95 (v4.00).
Guess what, Windows XP (v5.1) is also a point release to Windows 2000 (v5.00)
First, let me state that I am a college student and use campus networks. I have no problem with school restricting bandwidth. That is their network and their decision. If I want an unrestricted network, I can live off campus or attend another school. What I do have a problem with is the Government stepping in and telling them to do it and using public money that would have gone to loans and grants (as stated in TFA it doesn't call for additional funds) to subsidize it. The fact it is doing so for the interests of a privately funded organization makes it even more wrong.
Personally, I thought this was one of the worst...it was so...tame. Last year was great. It is as if they aren't really trying this year.
I loved HPC's. I remember having a LG Phenom and an HP Jornada (Price wasn't an issue since they were used). Those things were great for taking to school (High School) and doing papers in the library and study hall. Good battery life, nice keyboards, and they even had a decent music player (though, not many songs could fit on a 25MB Compact Flash drive). When you don't need a full laptop, those were the best.
Thank You. I could not agree more. Everyone needs to just calm down and move on with their lives.
Didn't their entire Office Space burn down? Something about arson over banks and a stapler?
You are thinking of Tactical Assault for PSP and DS. When Bethesda got the Trek license, they made 3 games Legacy, TA, and Encounters (PS2). They are all drastically different games.
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I don't think that Legacy (PC with Keyboard) is that bad. Yes, the controls leave much to be desired and the AI could be better. But IMHO is still a decent game.
I know that a star trek MMORPG was in the works http://www.startrek.perpetual.com/. I just do not see how it will work. It isn't like everyone will get their own ship or be a department head or anything. Quests will be like go repair the warp conduit or maybe a slightly interesting one will be "here is an away mission..." IMO Star Trek just doesn't seem to lend itself to an MMO. It just doesn't seem too free-form unless everyone is a privateer (in which case, Star Trek is more of a gimmick.)
Bridge Commander 2
BotF was the first PC game that I ever bought and it is one of the few games that I still play. While I think it has too much micromanaging in it, I still think it was one of the best Trek games.
I have used Gnome for the longest time. I recently tried KDE (on Kubuntu). While I had an overall positive experience, my biggest complaint was that it just did not seem to have the usability of Gnome.
For instance, Power management was horrible compared to Gnome (I use a laptop). Installing themes also was also a pain. (Though not really a KDE complaint per se) Synaptic as a graphical package manager beats the pants off anything on K.
Do not get me wrong, I am not bashing KDE, as I said, I liked it very much. But IMHO While K has the looks and nice interface configurability, Gnome is still the most usable [Linux] desktop thus far. I just hope (for the sake of Desktop Linux) that we can get an end product that has the best of both worlds.
But Will it Blend?
It is successful compared to where it was. Pen computing was not really practical. Battery life was horrible, computers were large, touch screens (or pen screens) were expensive, and system requirements were too small for effective handwriting recognition (though other methods and tricks were used). It failed to really catch on beyond a few niche markets, usually involving digital signatures and really expensive digital tablets for graphic designers and the such.
The market has evolved way beyond that point. Most of the problems have been fixed. While is still a niche market, it has grown. Now that they are relatively cheap, tablets seen a growing market in health care, business, and education. Touch screens are even becoming popular enough that they are being merged with notebooks in the form of hybrids.
Will they ever become ubiquitous, maybe but probably not. But that doesn't mean they are a flop.
We should attach magnets to his body and coffin and use it to generate some free electricity.
Did I just pick up an attack on one of the greatest American actors of the Twentieth Century, Bronson Pinchot? How dare you compare the no-talent ass-clown "I'm a mac" guy to the Great Balki? It is blasphemy and an outrage! Nobody insults Serge and get away with it!
The streets shall be painted with the blood of unbelievers!
Sounds like Opera Man!
I will save the research for those who aren't with it. Opera Man was a weekend update character played by Adam Sandler. He would appear in a fancy shirt and black cape and sing, opera style, jokes about current events and celebrities. Among Opera man's most notable sketches, regarding the L.A. Riots: "La Chiefa Policia, no dispatcha gendarme / morono, no respondo / no excusa, bagga doucha!"
My kind of crazy!
...I am with the Scruffy Crazy.
RMS