The result of the study - and this is probably a reflection on the quality and influence of blogging - was that the military decided to not feed into the blogosphere.
THAT should be the real story here: what is it about blogging that the military, in a pro-military environment, would find inadequate?
I clearly remember my parents getting Triptick maps from AAA for our annual sojourn to Florida. Those multipage maps had roads colored in nicely, and you just followed them to your destination.
Have mathematicians scraped the bottom of the barrel for unsolved puzzles? Oh, damn. I think I just created something for mathematicians to ponder for the next few decades...
Yes, indeed! In the hands of a 5-year-old, these cars do not travel at speeds below 6mph.
And, given that there is no safety equipment on a car designed in 1910, you won't be able to drive these puppies on city streets in the USA. So, amusement parks, trade shows and Jay Leno's garage is about all these rattletraps will be good for.
In other news, Hewlett-Packard today announced that it will sell its collection of 12 wooden garages, and will create a limited-run production of similar units for sale to private parties, and will be available by mail order through the Sears catalog.
With our president now behaving like Herbert Hoover, Yesteryearland will soon be reality!
Disneyland in Orlando and Tokyo will open "Yesteryearland" featuring a motorized parkway where people can drive their own open-air buggy around a closed track at speeds up to 25 miles per hour.
I think this gets posted to every/. article that even tangentially refers to electric vehicles.
Yes, indeed! That's because spamming/. is within the film's marketing budget. Ever since that shoe company made it big on the backs of surfing youth, every freakin' MLM marketer tries to reach the tipping point by jamming up internet discussion boards such that it becomes hard to tell the difference between the paid shills and the lonely individuals who "identify" with a product or service. And, it's just one more reason to distrust youth...
What's wrong with this article? It starts off boasting about the new antenna, then wastes your time telling you the history of the old antenna and its designer, like it wants to be some kind of man page.
You have to go to a second page--which isn't responding--to get to the real story.
Authors who write this way do a disservice to their readers, and generally the history they've written is no more than platitudes and puffery.
If your article is about a new device, get on with it, and leave the phony history rewrite to the mooks at wiki.
Senator Bill Frist could do heart surgery, and look how well that turned out. The moron made a diagnosis based on edited videotape!
No, I'm afraid once a highly skilled individual gives himself or herself over to the dark side of politics, they promptly become yet another meat puppet to be toyed with by lobbyists and wealthy patrons.
Immediate or not, EVERY PRODUCT ever manufactured eventually ends up in the trash. So, whether the switch to digital creates a Rat in Snake effect at the dump, waste management types must prepare for the ultimate total amount of rubbish.
And, having gone through one 50-inch plasma, it is no simple task to haul one of those puppies. I think even the e-waste collection centers will struggle with these pigs.
Oh, it's the far distant future already? Those robots are due to poison our asses!
And if I were the owner of O'Terrill's bar, I would hook that robot controller to a video game shell so that patrons can drop some quarters to harrass the street people. That I'd be able to fund more mobile units to make a networked fleet of streetbots.
Like it or not, the properties we own or live in are becoming more accessible to the public. I don't see the trend changing.
Isn't it interesting and useful to be able to get satellite views on your cell phone from Google Maps? It sure is, if you are looking for an address and want to know what shape building to look for.
It becomes a different matter when it is your property and privacy, though.
Street view from Google is only slightly less disturbing and much less useful than Zillow's low-altitude aerial survey of your home.
And I see what you did there! You... you took out your mower and that's the wrong tool for managing your lawn. Now, let's use your rototiller like it was meant to be used...
If that's all the bill states, and it's enforced fairly and objectively, then it's meaningless, because the evidence, objectively presented, does not contradict the theory of natural selection.
Ah, but what is the legal definition of "scientific"? You see, the creationists have spent a lot of money to muddy the waters, which are murky enough that if this bill passes, teachers will be able to spout ID nonsense once more, under the cloak of "science". That's the game that's being played here.
It's true, you can do all of those things. And if you do them in an environment that fosters this style of work and mobility, then you can thrive. (AND your company will provide all the tools--they don't want you using your personal hardware.)
Most workplaces are not like this, however. They are filled with people who won't understand your need to open a laptop during a boring meeting. Especially since they all have to grind through the meeting without tech distractions. To them, the 80-20 rule dominates, and they have come to accept that 80% of their time is the dull and unrewarding stuff of meetings and status reports.
If you answer email during a meeting you will not be regarded as a person who values the other attendee's time, and that can come back to haunt you. You are expected to be mentally "present."
My advice--since you don't already have a job--is to carefully evaluate the environment of the company when you do your job search. Ask questions about work style. If being a mobile, connected worker is your desire, seek companies that foster that type of environment. Turn down offers from places that would kill to have your talent but don't foster the working style you like, because although you would make big bucks, you'll be a perpetual outsider.
Also, you may be courted by a hiring manager who fosters the style you like, but is isolated in a traditional-style office. You could be happy there, but remember--that manager fosters the work style only while he or she is still managing. Often, these people move to other companies, and some dumbass steps in as manager to bring everyone into line.
Oh. One more thing. There will come a time when you don't want to work 70-hours/week any more. If your work life is highly integrated into your personal life, you may find it difficult to reallocate hours. But, that's about 10 years from now, and who knows what tech will be available at that time, or even if science will find a way for you to live in multiple dimensions?
Or, after you graduate you'll unchain yourself from the technology, and learn to connect with ppl in 3-D, which will be an extremely important skill in your new workplace.
I'm a sucker for these kinds of posts. I have worked for a global oil and gas software dev company (worst experience of my short life) and I can honestly say, there is more oil out there than we know what to do with. That being said, I can't wait for an alternative.
It's true, there IS a lot of oil out there. And humans have reached the point where they can't get at it as fast as they burn it. AND they can't get enough of the carbon out of the air after the burning. So, converting carbon from dense storage in the ground to liberated gaseous carbon in the atmosphere is causing some changes that must be reckoned with soon, because NOW is the LATER of yesteryear.
Also as a side note, would it not be easier to move and store mass quantities of H2 compared to hydro-carbon derivatives? If so, then I can imagine starting to put reservoirs on the moon, for limited colonization.
The lunar soil is jam-packed with H3, from exposure to the sun. No need to build H2 reservoirs on the moon--colonists can simply dump lunar soil into their portable fusion devices.
You know someone who worked on the O rings. 20+ years ago. Add another 10 years of career work to even get to the point where they could be allowed to work on the shuttle O-rings. So, 30 years work plus 24 years education (masters degree, minimum). That someone you know is in his mid-fifties, most likely.
He is your father, luke!
And you are correct in saying that in the decision to launch, momentum and public relations carried too much weight. This was all well documented after the fact, of course. So, you don't actually need to know someone to learn easily the results of the investigation.
When you propose a lovey-dovey relationship with the Cuban government that there are people who are still alive who had everything taken from them and loved-ones killed in the violent overthrow.
Yes, this is true. Just as there are survivors of injustice after every conflict. Time to move on.
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The result of the study - and this is probably a reflection on the quality and influence of blogging - was that the military decided to not feed into the blogosphere.
THAT should be the real story here: what is it about blogging that the military, in a pro-military environment, would find inadequate?
The fact that there are two such systems rather diminishes the uniqueness of the original find, no?
So, yes, the headline is not optimal. Serviceable, yes.
All's Fair in Love, too, and I find I have to pay BIG BUCKS to get favorable blog treatment.
Yeah. The Science Fair kids will have a heyday with this one.
"Measuring Effectiveness of Organically Generated H2S in the Suspended Animation of Mice"
"Astronaut Self-Suspension Device for Use in a Sealed Suit Environment"
"Beans and Beer: To the Moon, Alice!"
I clearly remember my parents getting Triptick maps from AAA for our annual sojourn to Florida. Those multipage maps had roads colored in nicely, and you just followed them to your destination.
Have mathematicians scraped the bottom of the barrel for unsolved puzzles? Oh, damn. I think I just created something for mathematicians to ponder for the next few decades...
Oh, these ipod-listenin' bioware-wearin' web-surfin' PUNKS got nothin' on us!
Why, back in MY day we had to scare our elders by using touchtone phones, calculators and bakelite boards, dadgummit!
Kids these days are so pampered...
Yes, indeed! In the hands of a 5-year-old, these cars do not travel at speeds below 6mph.
And, given that there is no safety equipment on a car designed in 1910, you won't be able to drive these puppies on city streets in the USA. So, amusement parks, trade shows and Jay Leno's garage is about all these rattletraps will be good for.
In other news, Hewlett-Packard today announced that it will sell its collection of 12 wooden garages, and will create a limited-run production of similar units for sale to private parties, and will be available by mail order through the Sears catalog.
With our president now behaving like Herbert Hoover, Yesteryearland will soon be reality!
Disneyland in Orlando and Tokyo will open "Yesteryearland" featuring a motorized parkway where people can drive their own open-air buggy around a closed track at speeds up to 25 miles per hour.
Yes, indeed! That's because spamming
Ever since that shoe company made it big on the backs of surfing youth, every freakin' MLM marketer tries to reach the tipping point by jamming up internet discussion boards such that it becomes hard to tell the difference between the paid shills and the lonely individuals who "identify" with a product or service.
And, it's just one more reason to distrust youth...
What's wrong with this article? It starts off boasting about the new antenna, then wastes your time telling you the history of the old antenna and its designer, like it wants to be some kind of man page.
You have to go to a second page--which isn't responding--to get to the real story.
Authors who write this way do a disservice to their readers, and generally the history they've written is no more than platitudes and puffery.
If your article is about a new device, get on with it, and leave the phony history rewrite to the mooks at wiki.
"Hello? Mr. Lipschitz?
No, I was calling for Mr. Lipshitz. Is he in the office?
Lipshitz! Lipshitz!
No, I don't mean to insult you Madam, I'm trying to reach my attorney, Mr. Lipshitz! Can you find Mr. Lipshitz for me?
No, no, don't call the police. I'm just trying to reach Mr. Lipshitz.
Oh, bother..."
I think you can see why this technology might be the ideal replacement for that bluetooth Borg-ear you wear.
Senator Bill Frist could do heart surgery, and look how well that turned out. The moron made a diagnosis based on edited videotape!
No, I'm afraid once a highly skilled individual gives himself or herself over to the dark side of politics, they promptly become yet another meat puppet to be toyed with by lobbyists and wealthy patrons.
Immediate or not, EVERY PRODUCT ever manufactured eventually ends up in the trash. So, whether the switch to digital creates a Rat in Snake effect at the dump, waste management types must prepare for the ultimate total amount of rubbish.
And, having gone through one 50-inch plasma, it is no simple task to haul one of those puppies. I think even the e-waste collection centers will struggle with these pigs.
Oh, it's the far distant future already? Those robots are due to poison our asses!
And if I were the owner of O'Terrill's bar, I would hook that robot controller to a video game shell so that patrons can drop some quarters to harrass the street people. That I'd be able to fund more mobile units to make a networked fleet of streetbots.
Binary solo, anyone? Affirmative!
Yeah, there's that, and the remarkable result that brain scanning indicates all subjects were looking at a computer monitor.
Your thoughts remain safely locked in your skull, if you can keep your lips from flapping...
Like it or not, the properties we own or live in are becoming more accessible to the public. I don't see the trend changing.
... you took out your mower and that's the wrong tool for managing your lawn. Now, let's use your rototiller like it was meant to be used...
Isn't it interesting and useful to be able to get satellite views on your cell phone from Google Maps? It sure is, if you are looking for an address and want to know what shape building to look for.
It becomes a different matter when it is your property and privacy, though.
Street view from Google is only slightly less disturbing and much less useful than Zillow's low-altitude aerial survey of your home.
And I see what you did there! You
Ah, but what is the legal definition of "scientific"? You see, the creationists have spent a lot of money to muddy the waters, which are murky enough that if this bill passes, teachers will be able to spout ID nonsense once more, under the cloak of "science".
That's the game that's being played here.
It's true, you can do all of those things. And if you do them in an environment that fosters this style of work and mobility, then you can thrive. (AND your company will provide all the tools--they don't want you using your personal hardware.)
Most workplaces are not like this, however. They are filled with people who won't understand your need to open a laptop during a boring meeting. Especially since they all have to grind through the meeting without tech distractions. To them, the 80-20 rule dominates, and they have come to accept that 80% of their time is the dull and unrewarding stuff of meetings and status reports.
If you answer email during a meeting you will not be regarded as a person who values the other attendee's time, and that can come back to haunt you. You are expected to be mentally "present."
My advice--since you don't already have a job--is to carefully evaluate the environment of the company when you do your job search. Ask questions about work style. If being a mobile, connected worker is your desire, seek companies that foster that type of environment. Turn down offers from places that would kill to have your talent but don't foster the working style you like, because although you would make big bucks, you'll be a perpetual outsider.
Also, you may be courted by a hiring manager who fosters the style you like, but is isolated in a traditional-style office. You could be happy there, but remember--that manager fosters the work style only while he or she is still managing. Often, these people move to other companies, and some dumbass steps in as manager to bring everyone into line.
Oh. One more thing. There will come a time when you don't want to work 70-hours/week any more. If your work life is highly integrated into your personal life, you may find it difficult to reallocate hours. But, that's about 10 years from now, and who knows what tech will be available at that time, or even if science will find a way for you to live in multiple dimensions?
Or, after you graduate you'll unchain yourself from the technology, and learn to connect with ppl in 3-D, which will be an extremely important skill in your new workplace.
It's true, there IS a lot of oil out there. And humans have reached the point where they can't get at it as fast as they burn it. AND they can't get enough of the carbon out of the air after the burning. So, converting carbon from dense storage in the ground to liberated gaseous carbon in the atmosphere is causing some changes that must be reckoned with soon, because NOW is the LATER of yesteryear.
The lunar soil is jam-packed with H3, from exposure to the sun. No need to build H2 reservoirs on the moon--colonists can simply dump lunar soil into their portable fusion devices.
...whew!
OK, the prosecution rests its case...
You know someone who worked on the O rings. 20+ years ago. Add another 10 years of career work to even get to the point where they could be allowed to work on the shuttle O-rings. So, 30 years work plus 24 years education (masters degree, minimum). That someone you know is in his mid-fifties, most likely.
;-)
He is your father, luke!
And you are correct in saying that in the decision to launch, momentum and public relations carried too much weight. This was all well documented after the fact, of course. So, you don't actually need to know someone to learn easily the results of the investigation.
But hats off to your father, anyway!
Yes, this is true. Just as there are survivors of injustice after every conflict.
Time to move on.
ASTRONOMICAL!
Actually, AT&T might have trouble lifting that much paper into orbit...
I'm surprised this job hasn't been outsourced to India.
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=&q=india+%2B+anti-satellite&btnG=Search+News