Probably a n00bish question, but does this mean that a rat could be trained to run a flight simulator? Or were the neurons just a different hardware substrate as opposed to silicon transistors?
This, I think, is part of the problem. In order to operate in a libertarian, free society, people must be educated. Your post, at least as far as the basic premise that I understand (reducing risk in anticipation of retirement), is logically sound. But beyond that.. wtf is a DJIA fund? What are the formulas you're using to manipulate these numbers, and why do they work like they do? The average American doesn't know (and thinks they don't need to know) the answers to these questions. Not that everyone should be an expert on everything, but at the same time they should at least have a basic comprehension of what effects their actions may have.
A philosophical truism, constantly repeated, is that liberty comes with a steep price. Part of that price is understanding what's going on around you. I believe that most of the readers of this site would agree with me when I say mainstream America doesn't really have such an understanding, and that is a major roadblock to libertarian ideals. I support those libertarian ideals fully, but this country (and indeed this world) is far from what it should be.
In response to the parent/grandparent post, I don't really plan to draw Social Security benefits or partake of many of the wondrous reforms that the almighty FDR came up with. I look and see that my grandfather worked in the construction industry until he was at least 75, with precious little help from Social Security then or now. I look and see what the idea of employment by the government has become... a gigantic bureaucracy that is more often frustrating instead of helpful. I especially see things like, for example, the military-industrial complex (which FDR's little war gave a huge boost to) that leeches money out of the American piggy bank and wonder what these "liberal reforms," noble in intent, have really turned into.
As far as minimum wage jobs go, I will subsistence farm before I will take any job I could get around my area at the government-guaranteed minimum salary. I'll be able to support myself and likely feel fulfilled in my work. Maybe if more people got that idea, this whole gigantic stupid American culture of consumerism would collapse in on itself. Call me idealistic if you want, but I have to ask... what hath God (or deified politicians) wrought?
Could there be a slashdot crosspost conspiracy involving michael and Roland Piquepaille? Are there payoffs involved? Why don't we just give up and read Roland's blog in the first place? These are hard questions, and the Slashdot community demands answers.
The movie sucked, but it did feature Kirk doing "orbital skydiving" as part of a midlife crisis. I even have the action figure! Glad to see that the more irrelevant Star Trek technologies are becoming a reality.
Is it likely that these DVD+R DL capable drives will have a firmware patch to give compatability with DVD-R DL discs when they emerge? I bought a DVR-108 and I'm still waiting for a Mac flasher to get the latest firmware.
There are a couple of free (as in open-source) ST-based games that could be taken in a similar MMOG direction:
Vega Strike has a mod called Vega Trek which is basically porting Star Trek models and thematic elements to this open space simulator engine. It's also got a bit of Trek-specific gameplay tweaks (such as ships stretching out as they go to warp). I think once it's more polished it could be a reasonable alternative controlled by the community (barring lawsuits of course).
Star Voyager has been rather stagnant in development for a while, but it's basically a 2D top down space shooter with an expansive universe. I always saw this as having great potential, since one could start out commanding a small fighter or freighter, but eventually upgrade to the point where they control a bigger starship like Galaxy or Vor'cha, a starbase, or even a whole fleet. It would be similar to Escape Velocity or Elite, but with multiplayer. Sadly my programming skills are anemic.
Are there any plans to make a standalone Composer alongside the browser/email/calendar apps? I used Composer to make my first (admittedly not impressive) webpages, and I think self-expression on the Web would benefit from a free, widely-available, easy to use HTML authoring app.
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When will one be available that is capable of producing at least 1.21 GW and can fit on the back of, oh, say, a DeLorean?
(Obligatory Back to the Future reference attached to article on nuclear power: Complete)
I'm going to spend 5 years in college to get an undergrad degree in engineering physics. After that, I'm going to go to grad school all the way through PhD. Ultimately, the only reason I'm doing it is so that maybe I'll have a shot at building the machines Montgomery Scott so deftly manipulated in all those Star Trek episodes and movies I loved when I was a kid.
The legacy of the character that Mr. Doohan brought to life affects not just those who grew up during the 60s. Its entrenchment in popular culture will continue this popular depiction of an engineer recognizable for a long time to come.
The television in my bedroom is branded Philco, yet it couldn't have been purchased more than seven or eight years ago. Yet they went out of business in the middle of last century? What's goin' on here? Cheap Asian knockoffs like those Commodore MP3 players?
Because this is a private business alliance attempting to use the public education system to maintain their influence in the market. Besides, how is this different from issues of "legislating morality?" Are the students given a one-sided view? Is the fact that the copyright (at least in a number of cases pertaining to movies and music) is not held by the original creator but by one of the cartels funding the BSA discussed at all? Are the students given a lesson on the original "limited monopoly" intention of copyright and patent, or is this just intended to perpetuate the current status quo? Also, how does this really advance the state of America's already poor-quality primary education institutions? There are any number of reasons to be suspicious of this.
You've got to be kidding me. Are we all supposed to live under the threat of legal action? I don't give a shit about some lawyer or overpaid legal advisor telling me that it's to protect myself from liability... My business practices should not be centered around litigation. What the hell has this country become, and when is it going to change back? I better be careful, this message expressing subversive opinions may someday be used against me.
I'm glad to see that mod still in the running, even if it is in second place. It still needs a little bit of polish, but I think it could make it as a standalone game. It's basically a pirate mod with balloons instead of ships. Sadly, the number of players and servers has been decreasing since their last release. A lot of people also didn't seem to understand that the game pretty much forces teamwork. Really, really good players can sometimes handle all 3 stations (steering, cannon aiming, cannon loading/lighting) on a balloon at once, but oftentimes people would take off with only a 1- or 2-person crew. However, when you have a full crew complement, it becomes one of the most fun games i've ever come across.
But the rope used to get on board a balloon in the air is a bitch, especially when your ping is through the roof like mine usually is.
We decided a parody of the late, great political song writer, Woody Guthrie, was the way to go.
They explicitly mention intent to parody Woodie Guthrie's song. Of course, this probably doesn't mean a Goddamned thing to greedy, sue-happy lawyers and the freaks who employ them. The rights-holders, whether they be estate or record company, are probably just miffed that they're not getting a cut off something so popular.
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And 25 years from now, my IIgs will have finally reached the Apple-logo boot screen.
Maybe by the time I'm ready to retire it will have finally rendered a single frame of the OS X logo.
Probably a n00bish question, but does this mean that a rat could be trained to run a flight simulator? Or were the neurons just a different hardware substrate as opposed to silicon transistors?
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At least we know that the Elder Gods (some of them anyway) favor open source.
I fear this does not bode well for Microsoft.
This, I think, is part of the problem. In order to operate in a libertarian, free society, people must be educated. Your post, at least as far as the basic premise that I understand (reducing risk in anticipation of retirement), is logically sound. But beyond that.. wtf is a DJIA fund? What are the formulas you're using to manipulate these numbers, and why do they work like they do? The average American doesn't know (and thinks they don't need to know) the answers to these questions. Not that everyone should be an expert on everything, but at the same time they should at least have a basic comprehension of what effects their actions may have.
A philosophical truism, constantly repeated, is that liberty comes with a steep price. Part of that price is understanding what's going on around you. I believe that most of the readers of this site would agree with me when I say mainstream America doesn't really have such an understanding, and that is a major roadblock to libertarian ideals. I support those libertarian ideals fully, but this country (and indeed this world) is far from what it should be.
In response to the parent/grandparent post, I don't really plan to draw Social Security benefits or partake of many of the wondrous reforms that the almighty FDR came up with. I look and see that my grandfather worked in the construction industry until he was at least 75, with precious little help from Social Security then or now. I look and see what the idea of employment by the government has become... a gigantic bureaucracy that is more often frustrating instead of helpful. I especially see things like, for example, the military-industrial complex (which FDR's little war gave a huge boost to) that leeches money out of the American piggy bank and wonder what these "liberal reforms," noble in intent, have really turned into.
As far as minimum wage jobs go, I will subsistence farm before I will take any job I could get around my area at the government-guaranteed minimum salary. I'll be able to support myself and likely feel fulfilled in my work. Maybe if more people got that idea, this whole gigantic stupid American culture of consumerism would collapse in on itself. Call me idealistic if you want, but I have to ask... what hath God (or deified politicians) wrought?
Wow. That went far offtopic. Oh well.
Wow. I mean, I'm a Badnarik supporter and all, but my support doesn't quite approach the level of reverence.
They won't rebut you. Your UID number is too low.
Could there be a slashdot crosspost conspiracy involving michael and Roland Piquepaille? Are there payoffs involved? Why don't we just give up and read Roland's blog in the first place? These are hard questions, and the Slashdot community demands answers.
Hey, chances are it'll still be better than Enterprise.
The movie sucked, but it did feature Kirk doing "orbital skydiving" as part of a midlife crisis. I even have the action figure! Glad to see that the more irrelevant Star Trek technologies are becoming a reality.
As long as we're talking about other trilogies that are actually worth buying...
I only remember the part where Doc Brown's six-shooter jams and the Libyans shoot first.
Is it likely that these DVD+R DL capable drives will have a firmware patch to give compatability with DVD-R DL discs when they emerge? I bought a DVR-108 and I'm still waiting for a Mac flasher to get the latest firmware.
There are a couple of free (as in open-source) ST-based games that could be taken in a similar MMOG direction:
Vega Strike has a mod called Vega Trek which is basically porting Star Trek models and thematic elements to this open space simulator engine. It's also got a bit of Trek-specific gameplay tweaks (such as ships stretching out as they go to warp). I think once it's more polished it could be a reasonable alternative controlled by the community (barring lawsuits of course).
Star Voyager has been rather stagnant in development for a while, but it's basically a 2D top down space shooter with an expansive universe. I always saw this as having great potential, since one could start out commanding a small fighter or freighter, but eventually upgrade to the point where they control a bigger starship like Galaxy or Vor'cha, a starbase, or even a whole fleet. It would be similar to Escape Velocity or Elite, but with multiplayer. Sadly my programming skills are anemic.
Are there any plans to make a standalone Composer alongside the browser/email/calendar apps? I used Composer to make my first (admittedly not impressive) webpages, and I think self-expression on the Web would benefit from a free, widely-available, easy to use HTML authoring app.
When will one be available that is capable of producing at least 1.21 GW and can fit on the back of, oh, say, a DeLorean?
(Obligatory Back to the Future reference attached to article on nuclear power: Complete)
I'm going to spend 5 years in college to get an undergrad degree in engineering physics. After that, I'm going to go to grad school all the way through PhD. Ultimately, the only reason I'm doing it is so that maybe I'll have a shot at building the machines Montgomery Scott so deftly manipulated in all those Star Trek episodes and movies I loved when I was a kid.
The legacy of the character that Mr. Doohan brought to life affects not just those who grew up during the 60s. Its entrenchment in popular culture will continue this popular depiction of an engineer recognizable for a long time to come.
See here for the webcomic version of what you just described.
Ted Kennedy sure had trouble keeping his car from falling in a river.
Wow.
That says a lot about my skill level in chess.
I'm going to go wallow in self-pity now.
The television in my bedroom is branded Philco, yet it couldn't have been purchased more than seven or eight years ago. Yet they went out of business in the middle of last century? What's goin' on here? Cheap Asian knockoffs like those Commodore MP3 players?
Eww. 404. Nasty.
Because this is a private business alliance attempting to use the public education system to maintain their influence in the market. Besides, how is this different from issues of "legislating morality?" Are the students given a one-sided view? Is the fact that the copyright (at least in a number of cases pertaining to movies and music) is not held by the original creator but by one of the cartels funding the BSA discussed at all? Are the students given a lesson on the original "limited monopoly" intention of copyright and patent, or is this just intended to perpetuate the current status quo? Also, how does this really advance the state of America's already poor-quality primary education institutions? There are any number of reasons to be suspicious of this.
You've got to be kidding me. Are we all supposed to live under the threat of legal action? I don't give a shit about some lawyer or overpaid legal advisor telling me that it's to protect myself from liability... My business practices should not be centered around litigation. What the hell has this country become, and when is it going to change back? I better be careful, this message expressing subversive opinions may someday be used against me.
I'm glad to see that mod still in the running, even if it is in second place. It still needs a little bit of polish, but I think it could make it as a standalone game. It's basically a pirate mod with balloons instead of ships. Sadly, the number of players and servers has been decreasing since their last release. A lot of people also didn't seem to understand that the game pretty much forces teamwork. Really, really good players can sometimes handle all 3 stations (steering, cannon aiming, cannon loading/lighting) on a balloon at once, but oftentimes people would take off with only a 1- or 2-person crew. However, when you have a full crew complement, it becomes one of the most fun games i've ever come across.
But the rope used to get on board a balloon in the air is a bitch, especially when your ping is through the roof like mine usually is.
I'm also being affected on Safari as well, so it's not confined to Mozilla products.
They explicitly mention intent to parody Woodie Guthrie's song. Of course, this probably doesn't mean a Goddamned thing to greedy, sue-happy lawyers and the freaks who employ them. The rights-holders, whether they be estate or record company, are probably just miffed that they're not getting a cut off something so popular.