Instan Runoff Voting roughtly accomplishes this. Though electoral reform must go much farther through increased campaign finance reform, a new system of proprtional representation or some form of alternative districting that does not give the economic and political power holders control over how our vote is counted. Not to mention bringing the Federal Reserve into public oversight, and a plethora of other things neccessary to fight the current economic class system, and neoliberal policies of our country.
Washington State currently has an IRV legislative initiative that desperatly needs your help to get on the table, so if you live there please visit irvwa.org and learn more. Also their example software is all open source.
Please try not to mix terms here. Fascism and Communism are ideologically at odds; they don't mix. It is a common misconception that has been part of the american hyperbole ever since the red baiting of the cold war. Democracy / Fascism / Totalitarianism, is just as relevant. Thing is both democracy and communism have never been truly practiced. The russian revolution was probably the closest thing we had to a full working class based movement for equality. It was only due to the rapid industrialization and the war that gave Stalin power and the motivation / license to murder so many millions of what were once his comrades. Read up on your Marx to get an idea of what it could have been if not for Stalin and international pressure from outside of the russian state.
Now I can't comment on specific members of the open source community, but the open-source movement itself is, although with many metaphorical flaws, is a good example of a modern collective. Developing a stream of production and distribution for the common good, that is roughly equivalent to many other non-capitalist alternatives, growing in strength everyday.
I don't have time to clean up what probably were poorly worded, unsubstantiated statements, or dive further into what could be the subject of a doctoral dissertation, so I apologize if that was all completely incoherent or inaccurate.
Wow, I didn't know the NewAdvancedSearchAgent had such an interest or budget for super computing. I'd think they'd be able to afford their own web server though instead of being parked at domainspa.com and having to fill their entire page with advertisments.
This effect is considered a general rule in campaigning. The basic equation in most US elections is that 40% of the voters on each side are going to vote along party lines. The point of many if not most campaigns is to capture that undecided middle 20% who can lean either way or just haven't made any alliances yet. Of course when there are more than two parties with any impact this equation can change a bit.
This is a big problem for the Democrats since in general the Republican party is more than conservative enough for most who are of that mindset, but the Democrats are not liberal enough for many of those leaning in that direction. Hence we get a fairly strong Green Party (as far as minority parties go) and the Libertarian Party which is also generally progressive(can vary with opinion), and both divide up what would mostly be Democratic votes in a two party system. The problem being their isn't much of a following for alternative parties in the conservative spectrum, so the Republicans can sit back and watch as liberals have to deal with uniting splinter groups while all they have to do is spout off more television ads to the general public who doesn't take the time to research and understand the issues that are at stake.
What we really need is to get the 51% of eligibles who don't vote in our country registered and to provide proper non-partisan, issue and cause and effect based channels of education and awareness so people can make the right(always subjective) or at least better more informed decisions.
Not to invite being flamed, but I believe that if this happened and people really educated themselves on the issues and corresponding candidates, this country would suddenly find itself much more liberal than it is now.
I'd imagine Apple's Remote Destop would do the job, as well as give you a lot more, probably usefull admin tools to play around with. Although it's not free, $500 for 130 machinies isn't that much when it come's to probably pretty good reliability.
It would be interesting to see what would happen when people starting getting ipods engraved with different things. I could think of a few amusing possibilities.
Believe me I'm not confusing the two countries. And I know perfectly well that South Korea is very developed. I would however make the same argument for fiscal responsibility when speaking about the US. South Korea already has sufficient internet capability to sustain the necessary level of access for their current economy. While I don't have the foresight to predict the future this new access will bring, from history I have to believe that they like every other country in the world they could gain a lot more by investing this money in a more permanent form of infrastructure, or in some sort of social program. The problem with computer based technology is that it changes so quickly and within five to ten years all that money you put into it might be valued at half of what it was originally. If they put it into something more stable then they could retain the value of their investment for a much longer time.
"go call your congressperson instead of whining about how other "less developed" countries are spending their money"
I already have, well rather wrote many letters, as well as participated in both local and national campaigns to help create positive change.
And yes I can locate Korea on a map. My saying 'less developed' doesn't denote South Korea as having less responsible domestic policy, it simply just implies that they have less money to throw at issues and need to be more careful with what they do with it. Those were probably not the best words for that, and I'm sorry. I'm also sorry if you thought I was whining, but my intention as is anytime I write something publicly was to inspire debate on the issue in hopes of bringing about a better understanding of it. I sort of thought that was why slashdot existed and what drew you to even read this comment in the first place.
I can't believe they couldn't find a better use for all that money. High speed internet shouldn't be something that is critical in a nation that still needs much development in basic infastructure. For that much money in the US we could do so much it is beyond most people's comprehension.
The only justification I see this having is the 370,000 new jobs, but how temporary are those jobs. Will most of them disapear after the system is put up and there is nothing left to build let alone money to build it with. To learn more about what we in the US could do with $80 billion(around what is being spent in Iraq go here
If we need it for such basic things I would think a less developed county would need it even more.
It only happens when you leave the drive plugged in and mounted while running the installer. I of course decided to do an erase and install, so I backed up my entire internal on to my Lacie 200GB FW drive. I didn't think to unplug the drive for the install and got screwed because of it. When Panther boots into the desktop for the first time it says it can't read any volumes and asks to initialize it. Disk Utility/System Profiler can see the drive but can't read any volumes. I had no other backups. From what I've heard the only way to recover your data is to use Data Recovery X from ProSoft. Then you can just use disk utility to reformat the drive. As a student I couldn't afford the $90 cost for just a one time use, so I shamefully found the serial on the web and 5 hours later I had most of my files back. If you can please do not steal this software. I am already trying to find money to pay for it, and do not condone the action I took. That being said this seems like a really obvious bug and I would think Apple liable for some of the data recovery costs. (not the data itself just for recovering it).
True, but I also wouldn't mind seeing a simple standalone small form factor machine that runs the full iTunes suite.
I'm thinking a body built around a basic 15'' LCD(and in black), a fast CD burner, a nic for the music store/syncing with main computer and plenty of Audio/Video output and input mediums + firewire. Also storage could be in the appliance with a large hard drive with expansion capability.
It could run a slimed down version of MacOS with it's interface restricted to iTunes and possibly Quicktime/DVD player. While the iPod is great and all I only use its interface when I can't use iTunes instead. For a fixed home entertainment center an appliance like this really has a lot of advantages over the iPod, especially in interface and showing things such as album covers and such.
This would also allow one on a budget to use the iPod and iTunes/music store without any need of a computer. A system centralized on music and possibly video playback without all that extra crap getting in the way. I know I would buy one.
I've been burning copies of the 1.1 iso and am about to start giving them out randomly whenever I'm in our general computing center. People love anything thats free. I ask for a voluntary 50 cent donation though, to recoup the cost of the cd and burning time. I suggest every student here start doing this. OpenOffice.org has some good marketing downloads too, and if you have a cd printer you can make it look very professional when it comes to the package.
I'm running it on a dual 533 and have no problems at all. The housing network seems a little slower, but nothing too drastic. Guess the problems stop at 500 mhz.
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The iPod and iTMS need the Apple name to be attached if they want to convince PC users to make the switch. They are gateway drugs, trying to get you hooked on the Apple brand and coming back for more, stronger stuff.
If they simply make a subsidiary with a new name they will destroy one of the biggest marketing ploys they have going for them.
How many average consumers impressed with these music products will look into switching to Apple computers if they don't even know they are made by the same company?
Could this be done with Web Core as well? I assume it could be. What advantages would Gecko/Moz have over it? I don't really understand much of the technical mumbo jumbo in the article so any enlightenment would be great.
It seems that the basic use for this would be to simply provide app support for all the basic web standards, but what other uses could it have?
It would be interesting to see how they compare with the PowerMac. With a 4 way system that costs only $500 more then apple's two ways this could provide some good competition for in the scientific/heavy compute PPC niche. Maybe this will show the way for 4 way xservs/highend workstations from apple.
All I am doing is stating my preference. If you actually read my post you would have noted that I compared this to my experiences with other frames/materials. I use modern Record 9 components, my frame was built in 2001 using light weight Columbus Neuron steel tubing. It is within a pound of comparable frames and in many cases lighter, and in my opinion provides a superior ride and feel to most other materials. In any-case it isn't a "lead...tank".
I may be a little stubborn but at the age of 19 I am by few standards old, and unless you ride professionally I probably will keep right up with or more likely pass you on said hill. I can also acknowledge the advancements of the last ten years, but still can see were we've fallen backwards, something I don't believe you understand.
Oh, by the way merino wool used in cycling clothing is in fact many times more odor resistant than any other synthetic or natural fabric on the market. My wool jerseys only need to be washed once every 7-9 rides. My modern cool-max jersey can barely last two rides without stinking up my entire room. Merino wool doesn't itch, it wicks far better, and it is an all around better material for sports wear. It's only disadvantage by its price and the stigma associated with the traditional itchy wool leisure clothing. Also on a college students budget of practically zero I still feel it has better economic value then most synthetics. If you would like to actually be objective for once try it you won't be disappointed.
YOU should stop being stubborn and substantiate your claims, rather then making wild assumptions of my character.
We have technical fabric clothing, such as CoolMax jerseys or microfiber polyester rainwear.
I actually prefer merino wool by far to synthetic fabrics. It wicks better, it resists odor better(only need to wash it around once every 7 or so rides), it doesn't itch(merino only), and has that retro cache. Plastic also looks bad on probably 65% of the people who where it(number would be much higher, but those who would look the worst in it, ie/. crowd, wouldn't actually be cycling.)
The wool fiber is actually hundreds of times more complex than any synthetic fabric out there and has been greatly developed despite the stigma associated with wool and active clothing. It's making a comeback though, or at least I hope so. Go here for good wool cycling clothing. I'm sure there are plenty of other good places, but I can't think of them off the top of my head and the link I provided always seemed to have the best stuff(warning--expensive).
He had dropped 4 large on a pair of Fuji Professionals (the bike I ride) - and the kids were in toe clips!!!
I prefer toe clips by far for regular training, touring, and of course commuting. If you simply use them properly, similar to your mention of maintaining appropriate cadence, then there is very little difference in actual power transfer. Clips are nearly essential for most commuting don't own a car). They are by far classier (I use Christophe, with campy record pedals), they allow you much more choice of pedal position, so you can work different muscles and have better control over comfort. When racing I will use clip-less, but in doing anything else it's clips all the way.
because, in the end, steel is real. I can get a bike similarly equipped to my aluminum one, at a similar weight (steel's got some great new alloys), with the feel and responsiveness I've always loved...
Right on. Advances in frame technology/materials hasn't been nearly enough to shift me away from steel, though I admit I don't race often, I prefer a classic bike, and use nothing but Brooks leather saddles, Campy components, and wool clothing(hate nylon/lycra look and feel) which might give me greater bias. Almost every new frame I see is just too ugly with oversized tubing, radical geometries and flashy paint jobs. My bike built around a Cinelli Supercorsa turns heads every time I ride(I know it isn't me) and while it isn't the lightest thing around the quality of its ride it is by far better than any anything else I've tried(titanium, carbon fiber, aluminum) save a few better steel frames I've tried. Also steel is the only material that you can currently use with the lugs, and why any one would not want lugs has always been a mystery to me.
Cycling has a very rich history much of it based in the merge of man and machine. The style and elegance of bicycles seems to have taken a hit since the 90s.
The UCI also regulates total road bike weight to something like 16 pounds or greater, a mark that has been surpassed, so hopefully now more focus will be put into the quality of ride rather then weight=speed.
They're awesome for everything but web hosting. They were charging a guy I did a site for $35 a month extra just for a single MySQL account. The service that came from the $10 a month host I found him was better then their $150 a month enterprise package. That being said, I doubt they make much of their money off of hosting and everything else I've seen of them seems to be wonderful so I'll just stop my bitching.
You're completely dead on. I hate it whenever employers, financial institutions or ngo/go's ask for it. Before the IRS started using it as an ID your were not required to give it to anyone except the Social Security Agency. Because the IRS started using it, employers and just about every financial institution there is needed to use it as well. 98% of the organizations that I 'need to' give my number to have nothing to do with social security.
Why doesn't the IRS/money people make their own number, dividing up the risk of the almost inevitable possibility of its theft. This would dramatically reduce the risk of falling victim to social security fraud.
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Instan Runoff Voting roughtly accomplishes this. Though electoral reform must go much farther through increased campaign finance reform, a new system of proprtional representation or some form of alternative districting that does not give the economic and political power holders control over how our vote is counted. Not to mention bringing the Federal Reserve into public oversight, and a plethora of other things neccessary to fight the current economic class system, and neoliberal policies of our country.
Washington State currently has an IRV legislative initiative that desperatly needs your help to get on the table, so if you live there please visit irvwa.org and learn more. Also their example software is all open source.
Please try not to mix terms here. Fascism and Communism are ideologically at odds; they don't mix. It is a common misconception that has been part of the american hyperbole ever since the red baiting of the cold war. Democracy / Fascism / Totalitarianism, is just as relevant. Thing is both democracy and communism have never been truly practiced. The russian revolution was probably the closest thing we had to a full working class based movement for equality. It was only due to the rapid industrialization and the war that gave Stalin power and the motivation / license to murder so many millions of what were once his comrades. Read up on your Marx to get an idea of what it could have been if not for Stalin and international pressure from outside of the russian state.
Now I can't comment on specific members of the open source community, but the open-source movement itself is, although with many metaphorical flaws, is a good example of a modern collective. Developing a stream of production and distribution for the common good, that is roughly equivalent to many other non-capitalist alternatives, growing in strength everyday.
I don't have time to clean up what probably were poorly worded, unsubstantiated statements, or dive further into what could be the subject of a doctoral dissertation, so I apologize if that was all completely incoherent or inaccurate.
Fixed that oddly quick, for a slashdot editor.
Wow, I didn't know the NewAdvancedSearchAgent had such an interest or budget for super computing. I'd think they'd be able to afford their own web server though instead of being parked at domainspa.com and having to fill their entire page with advertisments.
Try NASA.GOV.
This effect is considered a general rule in campaigning. The basic equation in most US elections is that 40% of the voters on each side are going to vote along party lines. The point of many if not most campaigns is to capture that undecided middle 20% who can lean either way or just haven't made any alliances yet. Of course when there are more than two parties with any impact this equation can change a bit.
This is a big problem for the Democrats since in general the Republican party is more than conservative enough for most who are of that mindset, but the Democrats are not liberal enough for many of those leaning in that direction. Hence we get a fairly strong Green Party (as far as minority parties go) and the Libertarian Party which is also generally progressive(can vary with opinion), and both divide up what would mostly be Democratic votes in a two party system. The problem being their isn't much of a following for alternative parties in the conservative spectrum, so the Republicans can sit back and watch as liberals have to deal with uniting splinter groups while all they have to do is spout off more television ads to the general public who doesn't take the time to research and understand the issues that are at stake.
What we really need is to get the 51% of eligibles who don't vote in our country registered and to provide proper non-partisan, issue and cause and effect based channels of education and awareness so people can make the right(always subjective) or at least better more informed decisions.
Not to invite being flamed, but I believe that if this happened and people really educated themselves on the issues and corresponding candidates, this country would suddenly find itself much more liberal than it is now.
I'd imagine Apple's Remote Destop would do the job, as well as give you a lot more, probably usefull admin tools to play around with. Although it's not free, $500 for 130 machinies isn't that much when it come's to probably pretty good reliability.
It would be interesting to see what would happen when people starting getting ipods engraved with different things. I could think of a few amusing possibilities.
Believe me I'm not confusing the two countries. And I know perfectly well that South Korea is very developed. I would however make the same argument for fiscal responsibility when speaking about the US. South Korea already has sufficient internet capability to sustain the necessary level of access for their current economy. While I don't have the foresight to predict the future this new access will bring, from history I have to believe that they like every other country in the world they could gain a lot more by investing this money in a more permanent form of infrastructure, or in some sort of social program. The problem with computer based technology is that it changes so quickly and within five to ten years all that money you put into it might be valued at half of what it was originally. If they put it into something more stable then they could retain the value of their investment for a much longer time.
"go call your congressperson instead of whining about how other "less developed" countries are spending their money"
I already have, well rather wrote many letters, as well as participated in both local and national campaigns to help create positive change.
And yes I can locate Korea on a map. My saying 'less developed' doesn't denote South Korea as having less responsible domestic policy, it simply just implies that they have less money to throw at issues and need to be more careful with what they do with it. Those were probably not the best words for that, and I'm sorry. I'm also sorry if you thought I was whining, but my intention as is anytime I write something publicly was to inspire debate on the issue in hopes of bringing about a better understanding of it. I sort of thought that was why slashdot existed and what drew you to even read this comment in the first place.
I can't believe they couldn't find a better use for all that money. High speed internet shouldn't be something that is critical in a nation that still needs much development in basic infastructure. For that much money in the US we could do so much it is beyond most people's comprehension.
The only justification I see this having is the 370,000 new jobs, but how temporary are those jobs. Will most of them disapear after the system is put up and there is nothing left to build let alone money to build it with. To learn more about what we in the US could do with $80 billion(around what is being spent in Iraq go here
If we need it for such basic things I would think a less developed county would need it even more.
It only happens when you leave the drive plugged in and mounted while running the installer. I of course decided to do an erase and install, so I backed up my entire internal on to my Lacie 200GB FW drive. I didn't think to unplug the drive for the install and got screwed because of it. When Panther boots into the desktop for the first time it says it can't read any volumes and asks to initialize it. Disk Utility/System Profiler can see the drive but can't read any volumes. I had no other backups. From what I've heard the only way to recover your data is to use Data Recovery X from ProSoft. Then you can just use disk utility to reformat the drive. As a student I couldn't afford the $90 cost for just a one time use, so I shamefully found the serial on the web and 5 hours later I had most of my files back. If you can please do not steal this software. I am already trying to find money to pay for it, and do not condone the action I took. That being said this seems like a really obvious bug and I would think Apple liable for some of the data recovery costs. (not the data itself just for recovering it).
True, but I also wouldn't mind seeing a simple standalone small form factor machine that runs the full iTunes suite.
I'm thinking a body built around a basic 15'' LCD(and in black), a fast CD burner, a nic for the music store/syncing with main computer and plenty of Audio/Video output and input mediums + firewire. Also storage could be in the appliance with a large hard drive with expansion capability.
It could run a slimed down version of MacOS with it's interface restricted to iTunes and possibly Quicktime/DVD player. While the iPod is great and all I only use its interface when I can't use iTunes instead. For a fixed home entertainment center an appliance like this really has a lot of advantages over the iPod, especially in interface and showing things such as album covers and such.
This would also allow one on a budget to use the iPod and iTunes/music store without any need of a computer. A system centralized on music and possibly video playback without all that extra crap getting in the way. I know I would buy one.
I've been burning copies of the 1.1 iso and am about to start giving them out randomly whenever I'm in our general computing center. People love anything thats free. I ask for a voluntary 50 cent donation though, to recoup the cost of the cd and burning time. I suggest every student here start doing this. OpenOffice.org has some good marketing downloads too, and if you have a cd printer you can make it look very professional when it comes to the package.
I'm running it on a dual 533 and have no problems at all. The housing network seems a little slower, but nothing too drastic. Guess the problems stop at 500 mhz.
The iPod and iTMS need the Apple name to be attached if they want to convince PC users to make the switch. They are gateway drugs, trying to get you hooked on the Apple brand and coming back for more, stronger stuff.
If they simply make a subsidiary with a new name they will destroy one of the biggest marketing ploys they have going for them.
How many average consumers impressed with these music products will look into switching to Apple computers if they don't even know they are made by the same company?
Could this be done with Web Core as well? I assume it could be. What advantages would Gecko/Moz have over it? I don't really understand much of the technical mumbo jumbo in the article so any enlightenment would be great.
It seems that the basic use for this would be to simply provide app support for all the basic web standards, but what other uses could it have?
It would be interesting to see how they compare with the PowerMac. With a 4 way system that costs only $500 more then apple's two ways this could provide some good competition for in the scientific/heavy compute PPC niche. Maybe this will show the way for 4 way xservs/highend workstations from apple.
I don't have Panther you insensitive-clod.
All I am doing is stating my preference. If you actually read my post you would have noted that I compared this to my experiences with other frames/materials. I use modern Record 9 components, my frame was built in 2001 using light weight Columbus Neuron steel tubing. It is within a pound of comparable frames and in many cases lighter, and in my opinion provides a superior ride and feel to most other materials. In any-case it isn't a "lead...tank".
I may be a little stubborn but at the age of 19 I am by few standards old, and unless you ride professionally I probably will keep right up with or more likely pass you on said hill. I can also acknowledge the advancements of the last ten years, but still can see were we've fallen backwards, something I don't believe you understand.
Oh, by the way merino wool used in cycling clothing is in fact many times more odor resistant than any other synthetic or natural fabric on the market. My wool jerseys only need to be washed once every 7-9 rides. My modern cool-max jersey can barely last two rides without stinking up my entire room. Merino wool doesn't itch, it wicks far better, and it is an all around better material for sports wear. It's only disadvantage by its price and the stigma associated with the traditional itchy wool leisure clothing. Also on a college students budget of practically zero I still feel it has better economic value then most synthetics.
If you would like to actually be objective for once try it you won't be disappointed.
YOU should stop being stubborn and substantiate your claims, rather then making wild assumptions of my character.
To all attending, DO NOT eat the free Microsoft lunch. What better way to deal a blow to OSS then poisoning a large population of the community.
We have technical fabric clothing, such as CoolMax jerseys or microfiber polyester rainwear.
/. crowd, wouldn't actually be cycling.)
I actually prefer merino wool by far to synthetic fabrics. It wicks better, it resists odor better(only need to wash it around once every 7 or so rides), it doesn't itch(merino only), and has that retro cache. Plastic also looks bad on probably 65% of the people who where it(number would be much higher, but those who would look the worst in it, ie
The wool fiber is actually hundreds of times more complex than any synthetic fabric out there and has been greatly developed despite the stigma associated with wool and active clothing. It's making a comeback though, or at least I hope so. Go here for good wool cycling clothing. I'm sure there are plenty of other good places, but I can't think of them off the top of my head and the link I provided always seemed to have the best stuff(warning--expensive).
He had dropped 4 large on a pair of Fuji Professionals (the bike I ride) - and the kids were in toe clips!!!
I prefer toe clips by far for regular training, touring, and of course commuting. If you simply use them properly, similar to your mention of maintaining appropriate cadence, then there is very little difference in actual power transfer. Clips are nearly essential for most commuting don't own a car). They are by far classier (I use Christophe, with campy record pedals), they allow you much more choice of pedal position, so you can work different muscles and have better control over comfort. When racing I will use clip-less, but in doing anything else it's clips all the way.
because, in the end, steel is real. I can get a bike similarly equipped to my aluminum one, at a similar weight (steel's got some great new alloys), with the feel and responsiveness I've always loved...
Right on. Advances in frame technology/materials hasn't been nearly enough to shift me away from steel, though I admit I don't race often, I prefer a classic bike, and use nothing but Brooks leather saddles, Campy components, and wool clothing(hate nylon/lycra look and feel) which might give me greater bias. Almost every new frame I see is just too ugly with oversized tubing, radical geometries and flashy paint jobs. My bike built around a Cinelli Supercorsa turns heads every time I ride(I know it isn't me) and while it isn't the lightest thing around the quality of its ride it is by far better than any anything else I've tried(titanium, carbon fiber, aluminum) save a few better steel frames I've tried. Also steel is the only material that you can currently use with the lugs, and why any one would not want lugs has always been a mystery to me.
Cycling has a very rich history much of it based in the merge of man and machine. The style and elegance of bicycles seems to have taken a hit since the 90s.
The UCI also regulates total road bike weight to something like 16 pounds or greater, a mark that has been surpassed, so hopefully now more focus will be put into the quality of ride rather then weight=speed.
They're awesome for everything but web hosting. They were charging a guy I did a site for $35 a month extra just for a single MySQL account. The service that came from the $10 a month host I found him was better then their $150 a month enterprise package. That being said, I doubt they make much of their money off of hosting and everything else I've seen of them seems to be wonderful so I'll just stop my bitching.
You're completely dead on. I hate it whenever employers, financial institutions or ngo/go's ask for it. Before the IRS started using it as an ID your were not required to give it to anyone except the Social Security Agency. Because the IRS started using it, employers and just about every financial institution there is needed to use it as well. 98% of the organizations that I 'need to' give my number to have nothing to do with social security.
Why doesn't the IRS/money people make their own number, dividing up the risk of the almost inevitable possibility of its theft. This would dramatically reduce the risk of falling victim to social security fraud.
Some resources:
SSN/Privacy FAQ's (cpsr.org)
General Privacy info