So, what you're saying is, the entire premise of Star Trek Voyager was utter crap. All they had to do was use their impulse engines to travel at.999999 light speed, and they make it back to earth in no time flat!
Of course, 100,000 earth years have passed, but what's the big deal?
[quote]a monopoly is when a company is so big that it can sell its products at lower prices becuase it has tons of money, and undercut its competitors.[/quote]
This statement is not accurate. You have described a non-monopoly scenario where one large company is attempting to corner the market and become a monopoly.
A true monopoly is when a company so dominates a market that it can charge whatever the market will bear, regardless of competitive forces. Think Standard Oil or AT&T in the '70s. These companies could charge whatever they wanted, within reason, for their goods and services, and people had to buy, because they were the ONLY game in town. Standard and AT&T were not undercutting anybody.
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I'm sure you mean: Crouching diode hidden servo.
Cause, I mean, no way an advanced robot uses stepper motors.
Be that as it may, there can be no doubt whatsoever that the invention of leaded gasoline did much to fuel the economic might of the world over the next 60 years.
We might still be driving cars with in-line 16-cylinder engines that weigh 900 pounds and generate 30 horsepower.
That's true, but it ignores the fact that the high-level execs make millions in stock options and stock grants, not to mention other non-salary compensations like perquisites, vacations, and "thank-yous" from the board.
So, yes. A janitor at B&Js makes $50k a year while the CEO made $350k....plus millions on the side.
Who is more ignorant, the one who, for lack of an obvious answer, presents an educated guess, or the one who bellows out the same supernatural answer to every new question?
>Take telvision and radio; these are fairly liberal in nature.
You must not listen to talk radio very much. I can't think of a single liberal voice on the airwaves, unless you want to count Howard Stern. Which I don't.
What is the potential for weapons deployment with a device like this?
I am imagining several dozen of these lurking around the North Atlantic waiting for a Soviet Submarine to rumble past. Could it identify an enemy sub and deploy a small torpedo in times of war?
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Over the years, the wireless phone industry has developed a culture of disposability. This is not simply the latest phone fashions or the newest technology. It is also a question of design and manufacturing.
Wireless phone makers design their products with the idea that they won't last more than a year or so. Is it any wonder that we're hearing about environmental issues with that sort of disposable attitude?
The point of Star Trek is not to be "MacGyver" set in space. Star Trek exists as a metaphor for what we are today, and for what we are not.
The plots you see over and over are simply platforms for a glance at what an advanced people might do, how they might act, and why they act, when faced with the same basic issues we face today.
So, often when the whizbang thingamajig is broken on the Enterprise, the real plot is the interaction between the crew members and their adversaries, not the solution to the whizbang problem.
That is a cop-out. Violence in the U.S. has actually decreased over the last ten years. If video game violence were to blame, that trend should be the opposite.
Our times are actually among the least violent in the history of the world. If you consider the incredible violence that has occurred over time, and that violent video games have existed for approximately for 0.001% of human history, it becomes obvious that your argument is full of shit.
In my experience, when someone labels what someone else says as "fear mongering", it is usually just forward-looking concern.
For example, in 2000, the Democrats expressed the forward-looking concern that Republican tax cuts would create an environment of deficit spending. The Republicans accused the Democrats of fear mongering. And yet today we are threatened with deficit spending.
The same is true with the DMCA. The concern is mostly forward-looking. What will some bad person figure out about DMCA that allows them to screw a bunch of good people. Expressing that concern is never fear mongering, it is due diligence.
...otherwise, the project completion time will ALWAYS expand to fill the "maximum" amount of time allotment, and then some.
Check out Eli Goldratt'sCritical Chain for an outstanding explanation, and a practical remedy.
You CAN meet software project schedules, but the way to do it is NOT by padding your schedule. Check it out.
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Some of the early NES games made the transition. I remember playing Castlevania and Super Mario Bros. in arcades around 1988 or so.
However, your point is very valid. Console games tend not to lend themselves to the Coin-Op format with kids waiting in line.
I think the terms "term" and "warrents" both warrant some investigation...
...and sell them in 1999.
So, what you're saying is, the entire premise of Star Trek Voyager was utter crap. All they had to do was use their impulse engines to travel at .999999 light speed, and they make it back to earth in no time flat!
Of course, 100,000 earth years have passed, but what's the big deal?
[quote]a monopoly is when a company is so big that it can sell its products at lower prices becuase it has tons of money, and undercut its competitors.[/quote]
This statement is not accurate. You have described a non-monopoly scenario where one large company is attempting to corner the market and become a monopoly.
A true monopoly is when a company so dominates a market that it can charge whatever the market will bear, regardless of competitive forces. Think Standard Oil or AT&T in the '70s. These companies could charge whatever they wanted, within reason, for their goods and services, and people had to buy, because they were the ONLY game in town. Standard and AT&T were not undercutting anybody.
I'm sure you mean:
Crouching diode hidden servo.
Cause, I mean, no way an advanced robot uses stepper motors.
Be that as it may, there can be no doubt whatsoever that the invention of leaded gasoline did much to fuel the economic might of the world over the next 60 years.
We might still be driving cars with in-line 16-cylinder engines that weigh 900 pounds and generate 30 horsepower.
"Hello? Throw me a frickin' bone here. I've been frozen in space for 30 frickin' years. Need the info."
That's true, but it ignores the fact that the high-level execs make millions in stock options and stock grants, not to mention other non-salary compensations like perquisites, vacations, and "thank-yous" from the board.
So, yes. A janitor at B&Js makes $50k a year while the CEO made $350k....plus millions on the side.
I think you mean a tachyon pulse, but we'll let that slide since, you know, at the time you were off with the Traveler and all.
Who is more ignorant, the one who, for lack of an obvious answer, presents an educated guess, or the one who bellows out the same supernatural answer to every new question?
They missed a sure bet. They should have hired John DeLancie.
>Take telvision and radio; these are fairly liberal in nature.
You must not listen to talk radio very much. I can't think of a single liberal voice on the airwaves, unless you want to count Howard Stern. Which I don't.
What is the potential for weapons deployment with a device like this?
I am imagining several dozen of these lurking around the North Atlantic waiting for a Soviet Submarine to rumble past. Could it identify an enemy sub and deploy a small torpedo in times of war?
Over the years, the wireless phone industry has developed a culture of disposability. This is not simply the latest phone fashions or the newest technology. It is also a question of design and manufacturing.
Wireless phone makers design their products with the idea that they won't last more than a year or so. Is it any wonder that we're hearing about environmental issues with that sort of disposable attitude?
...and WorldCom became nothing.
It pulled an Enron; Arthur Anderson style.
The point of Star Trek is not to be "MacGyver" set in space. Star Trek exists as a metaphor for what we are today, and for what we are not.
The plots you see over and over are simply platforms for a glance at what an advanced people might do, how they might act, and why they act, when faced with the same basic issues we face today.
So, often when the whizbang thingamajig is broken on the Enterprise, the real plot is the interaction between the crew members and their adversaries, not the solution to the whizbang problem.
Women already put up with living in cookie-cutter houses. They just add their own personal touches to make it their own.
With a modular system, they have even more control over their space, such as reconfiguring the floorplan. No two houses would be alike!
That is a cop-out. Violence in the U.S. has actually decreased over the last ten years. If video game violence were to blame, that trend should be the opposite.
Our times are actually among the least violent in the history of the world. If you consider the incredible violence that has occurred over time, and that violent video games have existed for approximately for 0.001% of human history, it becomes obvious that your argument is full of shit.
In my experience, when someone labels what someone else says as "fear mongering", it is usually just forward-looking concern.
For example, in 2000, the Democrats expressed the forward-looking concern that Republican tax cuts would create an environment of deficit spending. The Republicans accused the Democrats of fear mongering. And yet today we are threatened with deficit spending.
The same is true with the DMCA. The concern is mostly forward-looking. What will some bad person figure out about DMCA that allows them to screw a bunch of good people. Expressing that concern is never fear mongering, it is due diligence.
There is no phone.
...play Celine Dion? Seriously?
If scientists saved some of John Holmes' stem cells. If we're going to grow organs, we may as well do it right.
So, cars are popular because we have parking spots, and bikes are popular because we have bike racks?
Could it be the we have parking spots and bike racks because cars and bikes are popular, and not the other way around?
If IT really fills a need and gains a market, the infrastructure will develop, and right fast.
...otherwise, the project completion time will ALWAYS expand to fill the "maximum" amount of time allotment, and then some. Check out Eli Goldratt's Critical Chain for an outstanding explanation, and a practical remedy. You CAN meet software project schedules, but the way to do it is NOT by padding your schedule. Check it out.