Wow, what a gleaming white fantasy world you must live in. I had to check if you were a new account - thought you were trolling. I bet you don't mind people reading your mail or medical records, or having your brick-and-mortar credit card transactions zipped over un-encrypted wireless networks...
Monopolies ARE bad - you are correct -- but you throw all meaning out the window if you ignore the fact that municipal services ARE competition at a low common denominator level.
Monopoly players simply choose not to serve an area... then sue the dickens out of any town that tries to create municipal service. Monopoly player then announces intention to offer service, and goes to court OR the state capital. This drags out in court until the taxpayers get angry. Then the monopoly player moves on, never delivering the promised service.
Just Google on Nashua NH municipal wireless, protested by Verizon. Once successful at stalling that project, Verizon left the state (except for their wireless service, and their wireless data plan is a whopping $50/month for sub-DSL speeds).
A lot of folks have knee-jerk reactions against municipal service until they they discover they're operating on bad assumptions, such as untrue ones that suggest this excludes commercial ventures. All that really happens is that the bar is raised... if you want to pay extra for tailored service, you can... just like people do with bottled water, private security, or private education.
Of course some people realize this, but are seeking to protect their elite status or personal investments (boo hoo... tough shit on them for holding us back... America's been swept up with a patriotic "rebuild" fever, like it or NOT)
>If you don't like the way your 360 sits then put down the pizza slice, wipe the snauce off of your fingers, properly shut down the console, carefully reorient it as desired, then power it back on and resume gaming.
You might as well jump into threads on the "red ring of death" and overheat problems, scolding everyone for _pouring Pepsi on their consoles_. One red herring deserves another right?
How exactly does this comment address the cases where discs are scratched when the system was NOT moved? How about vertical configurations (which are approved) scratching discs, or cases where the only "movement" was simple entertainment center vibration from speakers?
Reading the article is sometimes worth it. Trust me on this one.
>Um. That had nothing to do with the government. You actually think the CIA orchestrated the burning of Dixie Chicks albums? You think they give a damn about the Dixie Chicks?
Wow. You deliberately and methodically misconstrue what he said in a way that's designed to discourage and wear down all intelligent discussion. Congratulations.
Actually, your post is the BEST example so far of the mentality behind those burnings.
Good post, exactly what I was trying to say, but too hurried and distracted to articulate.
Stealing stop signs isn't manslaughter... but if someone is killed as a result then it IS.
Blowing up electrical substations is well-established as economic terrorism.
Cutting the lines and then stealing all the copper strangely IS NOT worthy of FBI attention, because they're using valuable agent time to infiltrate anti-war groups and and NORML rallies, and photograph license plates (done not even discretely... which suggests _intimidation_ is the FBI's motive!).
Copper thieves are a MUCH bigger threat to the US economy than hippies and pot smokers.
Are you insinuating terrorism is strictly non-profit??
The FBI spends a LOT of time watching peace and economic protest groups... lots more than it does folks who can take the power or Internet off for 3 days. More excitement was generated over the Aqua Teen Hunger Force hysteria.
The GP is right - there are harsher laws that can be applied.
Maybe in the late 90's this was true. What you're left with in the military TODAY is GUI-dependent IT... window-clickers.
It's no surprise then that the Russians and Chinese have rooted so many US networks. The problem's been known for years, and has gotten WORSE under the Bush administration, as these "lucrative contracts" became rewarded no-bid contracts for friendly Bush campaign contributors.
Until something "big" happens, it's really not something the MSM wants to waste time on, and government uses this to its advantage.
I make soap, partially for fun and partially due to allergies. I had a neighbor say "You're allowed to do that?" with total disbelief. I also make bread (not on the same day), and had the same reaction.
I get the same reaction -- I homebrew my own beer and mead. It's fun, and much cheaper to make yourself if you like specialty or hoppy beers. (If you like Bud Miller Coors, don't bother, you can't compete on those economics).
I've been asked, if everyone brewed their own beer, "wouldn't that hurt American jobs"?
I'm convinced that 90% of America is incapable of critical thinking, and if you could get them to watch movies like Brazil or Dr. Strangelove or The Mist.. they would NOT get the irony. Another 5% would get it but pretend otherwise, knowing it would be dangerous to irritate a mob. I'm also convinced this explains the popularity of Fox News: catering to the lowest denominator... at least until the economic shit hit the fan.
Obviously Im conservative......If you want unbiased though you need to go to BBC I think.
I choked on my morning coffee on that one... the BBC?
Forward your quote to every conservative you know and ask if they would agree. I bet you get 0 hits. American conservatives are still outraged for the BBC exposing Bush lies before and during the Iraq war.
Based on your comments, I'd say you're NOT thinking like a conservative (in the de facto sense).. even if that's how you vote all or most of the time.
Nice way to damage your own argument, by introducing off-topic and irrelevant "socialist/democrat" McCain flamebait. At least get your terms straight.:-)
Socialism, BTW, is when the state controls corporations.
When corporations control information (and the state, since people don't like information control) it is called "fascism". Fascism shares a lot in common with 'mercantilism', the system of corporate rule in the Colonies which lead to the Boston Tea Party, and so the USA.
>Make sure you've put in a bunch of voter registrations that get mailed to your address.
There are times when one can say "I disagree, but can see why a reasonable person might feel this way". Your comment is not NOT ONE OF THOSE. Consider:
At worst, it's NO WORSE than the current system. The current system in 06 had some Ohio districts counting votes that exceeded eligible voter counts... At best, it's EASIER to catch fraud in mail-based voting, and with handwriting you have better evidence for a felony vote fraud case.
It's no coincidence that the same people against mail voting were also against Motor Voter Registration, federal funding for more vote stations in poor districts with the longest lines... heck, in times past reactionary conservatives also felt only property owners could vote, or only fair skinned people. The motive to suppress votes never dies.
I just voted by absentee ballot. I delivered it to the city clerk in person, so there would be no snail mail issues. My zip code is not poor, but in 06 I waited for over 60 minutes. I did see people walk away, but hopefully with absentee ballots the lines get shorter, and we can take back our government for a welcome change.
It is not called trolling; it is called elitism.... and it is wrong. Your "demographic" probably leaves out the majority of those affected, those who shop at Walmart and purchased Chinese-made NTSC sets. Walmart got slapped a few times in the recent past for selling non-DTV capable sets - we're talking months ago.
See? It's possible to introduce a demographic you're not a part of, without a snide twist of the knife. All seriousness aside, there's plenty of bad stereotypes that could be made with the Walmart crowd (meth and prescription addiction anyone?). (I suppose even acknowledging the possibility of this counter stereotype is the same as saying it, but I'm trying to draw a distinction).
It's starting to happen. Give it another 20 years and Indian wages will be high enough that this sort of stuff won't happen because Indian wages will be almost as high as a US worker's wages.
Before that happens, Bill Gates will build new universities in other countries to keep the outsourcing race to the bottom alive. They can just iterate through a stack of countries. Don't expect it to help Hati or Papua New Guinea though - by the time of a few economies after India and China, software will write itself.
Don't ignore the fact that these devices are BATTERY powered.
I don't see why batteries can't be charged at USB 5v. If the device requires more voltage at full steam, OK then maybe you need your charger... but if it's idle and just charging up it should pull from USB.
My Samsung phone requires a proprietary charger.
My Nokia N800 tablet does also (although this situation is better since at least I can RECYCLE old Nokia phone chargers for my tablet, I have FIVE of them dispersed to common travel points, so I don't have to put THAT charger in my backpack thankfully).
On my bookshelf (charging station) at home, I have: 1 digital picture frame charger 1 Samsung phone charger 1 LG phone charger 1 Nokia charger for N800 1 USB charger, to charge my bluetooth GPS module (great addon for a N800 BTW, and still cheaper than a N810)
This is so wasteful, makes travel a pain, and the shit gets tangled. I just want a single USB hub powering it all.
I'm convinced that today this problem is NOT solved because of the lucrative wall and car charger market.
Incorrect. He did not say there were "Jupiter-sized" or even "Earth-sized" objects.
He Said: "... SUM of the mass of oort cloud objects is far more than the mass of the sun and all the planets. "
What you are saying is totally different. We KNOW with (reasonable) confidence there are no Jupiter sized objects in the Oort. We believe with (somewhat reasonable) confidence there is no Earth sized object in the Oort (although there is so much out there, I wouldn't bet on it).
What he said is the sum of all the smaller objects in the Oort IS greater mass then what is in our known solar system. This can not be proven yet, but it is very probable that he is correct.
You are both correct - you just misunderstood his statement.
Look at all the money Microsoft donated to the Bush election campaigns. This was the FIRST TIME Microsoft threw serious money at an election.
True, this money was intended to get the new White House to FORFEIT the Justice case after they had already won, but this kind of money buys good levels of government contacts. You don't offend your political patrons.
NASA was heavily UNIX (or other 'nix-like OS's). Much of NASA runs Microsoft Exchange now.
I wouldn't be surprised if NASA uses ".net" (any part of it, or all of it.. the buzzword is deliberately amorphous).
I'm not sure if NASA should be using Linux or not, but presumably they should be running DEDICATED OS's in embeddable form. A general purpose OS should be prohibited as an attack vector.
This also begs the question, why the hell is that Windows machine STILL configured to 'autorun' on media devices, and why are users gaining Administrative level accounts? (Yes I understand that shit is difficult to get working under 'Limited User' accounts, but all that should have been resolved in advance, if they insisted on Windows...)
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Well, now that we've established the original post about US autoworkers was 100% factually incorrect... out comes the next piece of fud.
Actually, if you bothered to check the factcheck link, you'd know that Toyota Kentucky autoworkers actually get MORE in wages in benefits.
You might want to not know these things, but when you cross the line to spreading mistruths - you're just hurting America.
>The Big 3 have labor costs about three times higher than other auto makers in America.
You're quoting a lie that's been well-debunked:
http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/do_auto_workers_really_make_more_than.html
Health care costs are certainly hurting Detroit, but that's because they're competing against nations which benefit from "socialized medicine".
It's "where", you insensitive clod!
Wow, what a gleaming white fantasy world you must live in. I had to check if you were a new account - thought you were trolling.
I bet you don't mind people reading your mail or medical records, or having your brick-and-mortar credit card transactions zipped over un-encrypted wireless networks...
>Exactly how does he intend to spray this much water?
Nukes!
Monopolies ARE bad - you are correct -- but you throw all meaning out the window if you ignore the fact that municipal services ARE competition at a low common denominator level.
Monopoly players simply choose not to serve an area... then sue the dickens out of any town that tries to create municipal service. Monopoly player then announces intention to offer service, and goes to court OR the state capital. This drags out in court until the taxpayers get angry. Then the monopoly player moves on, never delivering the promised service.
Just Google on Nashua NH municipal wireless, protested by Verizon. Once successful at stalling that project, Verizon left the state (except for their wireless service, and their wireless data plan is a whopping $50/month for sub-DSL speeds).
A lot of folks have knee-jerk reactions against municipal service until they they discover they're operating on bad assumptions, such as untrue ones that suggest this excludes commercial ventures. All that really happens is that the bar is raised... if you want to pay extra for tailored service, you can... just like people do with bottled water, private security, or private education.
Of course some people realize this, but are seeking to protect their elite status or personal investments (boo hoo... tough shit on them for holding us back... America's been swept up with a patriotic "rebuild" fever, like it or NOT)
>If you don't like the way your 360 sits then put down the pizza slice, wipe the snauce off of your fingers, properly shut down the console, carefully reorient it as desired, then power it back on and resume gaming.
You might as well jump into threads on the "red ring of death" and overheat problems, scolding everyone for _pouring Pepsi on their consoles_.
One red herring deserves another right?
How exactly does this comment address the cases where discs are scratched when the system was NOT moved?
How about vertical configurations (which are approved) scratching discs, or cases where the only "movement" was simple entertainment center vibration from speakers?
Reading the article is sometimes worth it. Trust me on this one.
*swoosh* ?
>Um. That had nothing to do with the government. You actually think the CIA orchestrated the burning of Dixie Chicks albums? You think they give a damn about the Dixie Chicks?
Wow. You deliberately and methodically misconstrue what he said in a way that's designed to discourage and wear down all intelligent discussion.
Congratulations.
Actually, your post is the BEST example so far of the mentality behind those burnings.
What are mod points? I haven't seen any in years (strange, my karma's at max. hmmf)
Good post, exactly what I was trying to say, but too hurried and distracted to articulate.
Stealing stop signs isn't manslaughter... but if someone is killed as a result then it IS.
Blowing up electrical substations is well-established as economic terrorism.
Cutting the lines and then stealing all the copper strangely IS NOT worthy of FBI attention, because they're using valuable agent time to infiltrate anti-war groups and and NORML rallies, and photograph license plates (done not even discretely... which suggests _intimidation_ is the FBI's motive!).
Copper thieves are a MUCH bigger threat to the US economy than hippies and pot smokers.
Are you insinuating terrorism is strictly non-profit??
The FBI spends a LOT of time watching peace and economic protest groups... lots more than it does folks who can take the power or Internet off for 3 days. More excitement was generated over the Aqua Teen Hunger Force hysteria.
The GP is right - there are harsher laws that can be applied.
Maybe in the late 90's this was true. What you're left with in the military TODAY is GUI-dependent IT... window-clickers.
It's no surprise then that the Russians and Chinese have rooted so many US networks. The problem's been known for years, and has gotten WORSE under the Bush administration, as these "lucrative contracts" became rewarded no-bid contracts for friendly Bush campaign contributors.
Until something "big" happens, it's really not something the MSM wants to waste time on, and government uses this to its advantage.
>How does something like THAT pass QA?
That's REALLY unfair to blame Oracle for QA processes... they outsource SQA process, so it's a SUPPLIER problem.
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There, fixed it for you.
In short - middle management.
I make soap, partially for fun and partially due to allergies. I had a neighbor say "You're allowed to do that?" with total disbelief. I also make bread (not on the same day), and had the same reaction.
I get the same reaction -- I homebrew my own beer and mead. It's fun, and much cheaper to make yourself if you like specialty or hoppy beers. (If you like Bud Miller Coors, don't bother, you can't compete on those economics).
I've been asked, if everyone brewed their own beer, "wouldn't that hurt American jobs"?
I'm convinced that 90% of America is incapable of critical thinking, and if you could get them to watch movies like Brazil or Dr. Strangelove or The Mist.. they would NOT get the irony. Another 5% would get it but pretend otherwise, knowing it would be dangerous to irritate a mob. I'm also convinced this explains the popularity of Fox News: catering to the lowest denominator... at least until the economic shit hit the fan.
Obviously Im conservative... ...If you want unbiased though you need to go to BBC I think.
I choked on my morning coffee on that one... the BBC?
Forward your quote to every conservative you know and ask if they would agree. I bet you get 0 hits.
American conservatives are still outraged for the BBC exposing Bush lies before and during the Iraq war.
Based on your comments, I'd say you're NOT thinking like a conservative (in the de facto sense).. even if that's how you vote all or most of the time.
Nice way to damage your own argument, by introducing off-topic and irrelevant "socialist/democrat" McCain flamebait. :-)
At least get your terms straight.
Socialism, BTW, is when the state controls corporations.
When corporations control information (and the state, since people don't like information control) it is called "fascism". Fascism shares a lot in common with 'mercantilism', the system of corporate rule in the Colonies which lead to the Boston Tea Party, and so the USA.
>Make sure you've put in a bunch of voter registrations that get mailed to your address.
There are times when one can say "I disagree, but can see why a reasonable person might feel this way".
Your comment is not NOT ONE OF THOSE. Consider:
At worst, it's NO WORSE than the current system.
The current system in 06 had some Ohio districts counting votes that exceeded eligible voter counts...
At best, it's EASIER to catch fraud in mail-based voting, and with handwriting you have better evidence for a felony vote fraud case.
It's no coincidence that the same people against mail voting were also against Motor Voter Registration, federal funding for more vote stations in poor districts with the longest lines... heck, in times past reactionary conservatives also felt only property owners could vote, or only fair skinned people. The motive to suppress votes never dies.
I just voted by absentee ballot. I delivered it to the city clerk in person, so there would be no snail mail issues. My zip code is not poor, but in 06 I waited for over 60 minutes. I did see people walk away, but hopefully with absentee ballots the lines get shorter, and we can take back our government for a welcome change.
It is not called trolling; it is called elitism. ... and it is wrong. Your "demographic" probably leaves out the majority of those affected, those who shop at Walmart and purchased Chinese-made NTSC sets. Walmart got slapped a few times in the recent past for selling non-DTV capable sets - we're talking months ago.
See? It's possible to introduce a demographic you're not a part of, without a snide twist of the knife. All seriousness aside, there's plenty of bad stereotypes that could be made with the Walmart crowd (meth and prescription addiction anyone?). (I suppose even acknowledging the possibility of this counter stereotype is the same as saying it, but I'm trying to draw a distinction).
Good luck with your views
It's starting to happen. Give it another 20 years and Indian wages will be high enough that this sort of stuff won't happen because Indian wages will be almost as high as a US worker's wages.
Before that happens, Bill Gates will build new universities in other countries to keep the outsourcing race to the bottom alive. They can just iterate through a stack of countries. Don't expect it to help Hati or Papua New Guinea though - by the time of a few economies after India and China, software will write itself.
Don't ignore the fact that these devices are BATTERY powered.
I don't see why batteries can't be charged at USB 5v. If the device requires more voltage at full steam, OK then maybe you need your charger... but if it's idle and just charging up it should pull from USB.
My Samsung phone requires a proprietary charger.
My Nokia N800 tablet does also (although this situation is better since at least I can RECYCLE old Nokia phone chargers for my tablet, I have FIVE of them dispersed to common travel points, so I don't have to put THAT charger in my backpack thankfully).
On my bookshelf (charging station) at home, I have:
1 digital picture frame charger
1 Samsung phone charger
1 LG phone charger
1 Nokia charger for N800
1 USB charger, to charge my bluetooth GPS module (great addon for a N800 BTW, and still cheaper than a N810)
This is so wasteful, makes travel a pain, and the shit gets tangled. I just want a single USB hub powering it all.
I'm convinced that today this problem is NOT solved because of the lucrative wall and car charger market.
Incorrect. He did not say there were "Jupiter-sized" or even "Earth-sized" objects.
He Said: "... SUM of the mass of oort cloud objects is far more than the mass of the sun and all the planets. "
What you are saying is totally different. We KNOW with (reasonable) confidence there are no Jupiter sized objects in the Oort. We believe with (somewhat reasonable) confidence there is no Earth sized object in the Oort (although there is so much out there, I wouldn't bet on it).
What he said is the sum of all the smaller objects in the Oort IS greater mass then what is in our known solar system. This can not be proven yet, but it is very probable that he is correct.
You are both correct - you just misunderstood his statement.
Politics.
Look at all the money Microsoft donated to the Bush election campaigns.
This was the FIRST TIME Microsoft threw serious money at an election.
True, this money was intended to get the new White House to FORFEIT the Justice case after they had already won, but this kind of money buys good levels of government contacts. You don't offend your political patrons.
NASA was heavily UNIX (or other 'nix-like OS's). Much of NASA runs Microsoft Exchange now.
I wouldn't be surprised if NASA uses ".net" (any part of it, or all of it.. the buzzword is deliberately amorphous).
I'm not sure if NASA should be using Linux or not, but presumably they should be running DEDICATED OS's in embeddable form. A general purpose OS should be prohibited as an attack vector.
This also begs the question, why the hell is that Windows machine STILL configured to 'autorun' on media devices, and why are users gaining Administrative level accounts? (Yes I understand that shit is difficult to get working under 'Limited User' accounts, but all that should have been resolved in advance, if they insisted on Windows...)