I remember going with my dad to get new tubes for all the dead TVs in the basement. He liked to collect and fix them. I learned to solder before I could ride a bike.
So, now we've got nanowire, nanotubes and nano*. Does this mean that Singularity is almost upon us?
I don't think you can project the tech differences that far. If we met a civilization that was millions of years more advanced they might consider us little more then wildlife.
A better comparason might between us and ants. We don't even think about them unless they get into our stuff.
Sorry about being unclear. I did not mean to imply that the research is done with government money. The govenment does not need to spend a lot of money. We just need them to admit there is an issue that needs to be addressed.
My post was more of an reaction to the gloom and doom from people who think anything but the status quo will cause massive unemployment and economic decline.
Exactly! Working on carbon emissions, regardless of cause, will be a net positive. Not just cleaner air and water but, economic development and new technology.
People seem to think we will all get poorer if we reduce carbon emissions. It's the opposite. Changes of this magnitude make opportunity and wealth.
I would say. Yes, it's bad. Adding more energy to the atmosphere will make the weather more severe. Here in tornado land (where your food grows) that would bad thing.
Sounds like some Chinese trading partner complained so somebody needs to put on a show. The big-time spammers are all paid up with the right officials so they will be ignored. They will punish a few small-timers to remind them they need to pay up.
When they get another complaint lather, rinse, repeat.
We joined the Navy to see the world And what did we see? We saw the sea We saw the Pacific and the Atlantic But the Atlantic isn't romantic And the Pacific isn't what it's cracked up to be
We joined the Navy to do or die But we didn't do and we didn't die We were much too busy looking at the ocean and the sky And what did we see? We saw the sea We saw the Atlantic and the Pacific But the Pacific isn't terrific And the Atlantic isn't what it's cracked up to be
They tell us that the Admiral Is as nice as he can be But we never see the Admiral Because the Admiral has never been to sea
We joined the Navy to see the girls And what did we see? We saw the sea Instead of a girl or two in a taxi We were compelled to look at the Black Sea Seeing the Black Sea isn't what it's cracked up to be
Sailing, sailing home again To see the girls upon the village green Then across the foam again To see the other seas we haven't seen
We owe the Navy an awful lot For they taught us how to do the Sailor's Hornpipe And they showed us how to tie a sailor's knot But more than that, they showed us the sea We never get seasick sailing the ocean We don't object to feeling the motion We're never seasick but we are awful sick of sea
A long time ago in a job far away I had a IT Manager who would buy all sorts of stuff from Computer Associates every time they took him out to a fancy dinner and a ball game.
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I remember going with my dad to get new tubes for all the dead TVs in the basement. He liked to collect and fix them. I learned to solder before I could ride a bike.
So, now we've got nanowire, nanotubes and nano*. Does this mean that Singularity is almost upon us?
It could also explain why they haven't contacted us. We are way to primitive for them to care about.
Those alien abductions could just be guys from a advanced form of the Discovery Channel.
Begin the Steve Irwin jokes...
It's BOINC and the other thing we all learned is how to spell Berkeley.
Jonas Salk in the 1950s.
Yes, I did remember but I looked it up in Wikipedia anyway. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio_Vaccine
I don't think you can project the tech differences that far. If we met a civilization that was millions of years more advanced they might consider us little more then wildlife.
A better comparason might between us and ants. We don't even think about them unless they get into our stuff.
Mmmmmmmm waffles!
Now do you get it?
Sorry about being unclear. I did not mean to imply that the research is done with government money. The govenment does not need to spend a lot of money. We just need them to admit there is an issue that needs to be addressed.
My post was more of an reaction to the gloom and doom from people who think anything but the status quo will cause massive unemployment and economic decline.
Run Slashcode through a text to speech program and you'll summon Cthulhu.
I loved Eeek the Cat. I wish I could find them on DVD.
I do the same thing. I pick up the Classic/Greatest Hits/Players Choice and used titles for $20 or less for the console.
I still like a good game of Guild Wars now and then too. It's my full price addiction.
Not to mention that we would be sending a lot less money out of the country for oil.
Exactly! Working on carbon emissions, regardless of cause, will be a net positive. Not just cleaner air and water but, economic development and new technology.
People seem to think we will all get poorer if we reduce carbon emissions. It's the opposite. Changes of this magnitude make opportunity and wealth.
Yes, we do know a bit about the tempratures from over a couple of hundred years ago. You need to read up on Paleoclimatology.
I would say. Yes, it's bad. Adding more energy to the atmosphere will make the weather more severe. Here in tornado land (where your food grows) that would bad thing.
Sounds like some Chinese trading partner complained so somebody needs to put on a show. The big-time spammers are all paid up with the right officials so they will be ignored. They will punish a few small-timers to remind them they need to pay up.
When they get another complaint lather, rinse, repeat.
I don't think they got it. I did and I wish I had mod points.
But pirates have cannons that can kill ninjas before they get close enough to use their ninja-fu.
They must have been very high when they came up with this.
... and an even older song.
We Saw the Sea - Irving Berlin
We joined the Navy to see the world
And what did we see?
We saw the sea
We saw the Pacific and the Atlantic
But the Atlantic isn't romantic
And the Pacific isn't what it's cracked up to be
We joined the Navy to do or die
But we didn't do and we didn't die
We were much too busy looking at the ocean and the sky
And what did we see?
We saw the sea
We saw the Atlantic and the Pacific
But the Pacific isn't terrific
And the Atlantic isn't what it's cracked up to be
They tell us that the Admiral
Is as nice as he can be
But we never see the Admiral
Because the Admiral has never been to sea
We joined the Navy to see the girls
And what did we see?
We saw the sea
Instead of a girl or two in a taxi
We were compelled to look at the Black Sea
Seeing the Black Sea isn't what it's cracked up to be
Sailing, sailing home again
To see the girls upon the village green
Then across the foam again
To see the other seas we haven't seen
We owe the Navy an awful lot
For they taught us how to do the Sailor's Hornpipe
And they showed us how to tie a sailor's knot
But more than that, they showed us the sea
We never get seasick sailing the ocean
We don't object to feeling the motion
We're never seasick but we are awful sick of sea
More stupid laws to wow the values voters. They won't even notice when they are overturned after the elections are over.
The whole article sounded more like a RIAA/MPAA press release then anything resembling news.
It's an election year and a lot of parents don't understand video games.
It makes it look like the government is doing something to protect children.
A long time ago in a job far away I had a IT Manager who would buy all sorts of stuff from Computer Associates every time they took him out to a fancy dinner and a ball game.
No, you've got ie right. You're a nerd.
You know that's one of those statements that will come back and bite them in the ass.
It's like handing software to QA and saying "I've got all the bugs out this time."