"Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so." --Douglas Adams
Here's an interesting exercise. Imagine that time does not exist and that there is only "now." That's how dogs perceive reality...they don't have a concept of time, just entropy and physical changes that stimulate their responses. It really does something to you inside when you lose the "sensation" or "feeling" of a past or future and realize that those events are just different physical configurations of "stuff" that is here right now.
I'm pretty sure you're on a Mac then. I run into that same problem with my iBook when I use FF to launch a WMV file. Under the Windows version, I don't get that problem.
"Private companies do it cheaper, better, & faster than any government entity, without exception."
1. Cheaper, better, faster - Pick two. Given that private companies have to make a profit over the actual cost of a project, this old axiom will definitely be in play. 2. Big glaring exception is healthcare administration. Medicare has a much smaller overhead than private healthcare companies.
"For example, if Diebold used Linux instead of Windows, would it be possible for them to generate a list of every developer who has ever touched the code? Probably not."
Didn't Red Hat in fact do this to figure out who to early-invite to their IPO?
First of all, you would have to call the system something other than the "Web," just to create buzz. However, it's basically the exact same Web, just with different name management. My idea is to have hundreds (or even thousands, millions?) of crawlers that crawl the IPV4 or 6 address space continuously, each one creating their own Google-like index. To maintain the integrity of each crawler (i.e. you just know China is going to be an asshole and fark with the results), each crawler will check its results against the results of all other crawlers.
Anyway, that's just a starting point, feel free to totally discredit it or expand upon it.
"which is why I'm glad I snagged that easy-to-remember 10.10.10.10;)"
That reminds me of a cool site I found, 127.0.0.1, which has *tons* of awesome pr0n and......aw, forget it; it wasn't funny in 1999 and it still isn't.
I think the whole DNS system should be shaken up perhaps to the point that it rattles apart. The internet is the next generation of printing press, turning everyone into a publisher. YET...the only way to get your name out there is to revert back to a huge, political beaurocracy to register your domain name. There must be a better way...perhaps an open, democratized "AOL-type" system based on keywords?
On some of your better laptops (ie Sager, Quanta, which you can get through companies like powernotebooks.com), they offer upgradeable graphics chipsets through a recently standardized slot system. Power consumption isn't much of a factor...when you're doing anything that requires special attention (ie work or gaming), you'll likely be stationed somewhere and plugged in. Some of the 12lb monsters that Sager puts out pretty much assume you'll be using the thing at a desk. As for monitors, there are models with 17-inch screens available and 19-inchers are coming soon. If you need something bigger, just output to a TV.
I worked for a big supermarket chain and they did the same thing, too. The profit on Coke or Pepsi products was either a few pennies or a loss of a few pennies, give or take, from time to time.
If you're using a Powerbook, the Control key gives you access to all the traditional "right click" functions. I generally don't need it when I'm using my iBook, but it gets used extensively when I run Office v.X.
"Who want's to blow $2000(Dell) on a computer that can be built for $800(NewEgg)?"
Let's be freaking realistic here. An $800 system from Newegg is probably closer to a $1,000 Dell system, and I'm probably being *very* generous with that premium. When you're buying from Dell, you're also paying for assembly and tech support. Personally, I like to build my own and would never buy a desktop system from Dell.
"In general, a company and/or the executives can get sued by the shareholders if profit isn't the primary goal. More specifically, it's "shareholder value", which is pretty much profit except that you might disguise the profit from the IRS."
Wrong-ish. In the most general sense, the shareholders will due the executives if the company isn't run according to its purpose, which may or may not be making a profit or increasing shareholder value.
To put it another way, if feeding babies to Republicans became the hot, new profitable thing for search engine companies to do, Google's shareholders can't sue Larry & Sergey if they don't do it, because one of the objectives in Google's corporate charter is to "do no evil." Google's founders made a choice to be that way and anyone buying into the company is well aware of it.
Sorry folks...it all comes back to making a personal decision about the mark you want to leave on the world, and claiming "buh, buh, but it's a corporation!" is no excuse.
The same people that support intelligent design (now that's doublespeak for you!) are typically anti-catholic (and anti-[several other groups], let's be fsck'ing honest here about these people).
"Applying such a system to one's cock would prevent unauthorized use."
Kind of like a wedding ring.
"Of course, since it is designed by SONY it will most likely work in the complete opposite way: women will be enticed to play with a cock using such technology!"
1. It's rumoured to have a lower price tag. 2. You get free access to Nintendo's back catalog of games (excl. GCN games) going back to 1985.
Therefore, right out of the box, you've got access to tons of games. And if you're in your late 20's or 30's, you probably won't need much more than those games. Throw in a couple physically-oriented games that use that gyroscopic wand and you're all set.
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"Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so." --Douglas Adams
Here's an interesting exercise. Imagine that time does not exist and that there is only "now." That's how dogs perceive reality...they don't have a concept of time, just entropy and physical changes that stimulate their responses. It really does something to you inside when you lose the "sensation" or "feeling" of a past or future and realize that those events are just different physical configurations of "stuff" that is here right now.
Since cable companies are typically granted monopolies by local governments, we still have some say in exchange for that privilege.
I'm pretty sure you're on a Mac then. I run into that same problem with my iBook when I use FF to launch a WMV file. Under the Windows version, I don't get that problem.
"The product they're selling is insecure, possibly in violation of various state/federal voting regulations, etc. but they haven't killed anyone yet."
/flame on!
For all we know, the debacle in Iraq could be the result of faulty* Diebold machines.
*Faulty for democracy, but a dream come true for others.
"Private companies do it cheaper, better, & faster than any government entity, without exception."
1. Cheaper, better, faster - Pick two. Given that private companies have to make a profit over the actual cost of a project, this old axiom will definitely be in play.
2. Big glaring exception is healthcare administration. Medicare has a much smaller overhead than private healthcare companies.
"For example, if Diebold used Linux instead of Windows, would it be possible for them to generate a list of every developer who has ever touched the code? Probably not."
Didn't Red Hat in fact do this to figure out who to early-invite to their IPO?
First of all, you would have to call the system something other than the "Web," just to create buzz. However, it's basically the exact same Web, just with different name management. My idea is to have hundreds (or even thousands, millions?) of crawlers that crawl the IPV4 or 6 address space continuously, each one creating their own Google-like index. To maintain the integrity of each crawler (i.e. you just know China is going to be an asshole and fark with the results), each crawler will check its results against the results of all other crawlers.
Anyway, that's just a starting point, feel free to totally discredit it or expand upon it.
"which is why I'm glad I snagged that easy-to-remember 10.10.10.10 ;)"
That reminds me of a cool site I found, 127.0.0.1, which has *tons* of awesome pr0n and......aw, forget it; it wasn't funny in 1999 and it still isn't.
I think the whole DNS system should be shaken up perhaps to the point that it rattles apart. The internet is the next generation of printing press, turning everyone into a publisher. YET...the only way to get your name out there is to revert back to a huge, political beaurocracy to register your domain name. There must be a better way...perhaps an open, democratized "AOL-type" system based on keywords?
For a moment there, I thought you were going for a reference to "the Stranger."
On some of your better laptops (ie Sager, Quanta, which you can get through companies like powernotebooks.com), they offer upgradeable graphics chipsets through a recently standardized slot system.
Power consumption isn't much of a factor...when you're doing anything that requires special attention (ie work or gaming), you'll likely be stationed somewhere and plugged in. Some of the 12lb monsters that Sager puts out pretty much assume you'll be using the thing at a desk. As for monitors, there are models with 17-inch screens available and 19-inchers are coming soon. If you need something bigger, just output to a TV.
So that would be an IFIA then.
I worked for a big supermarket chain and they did the same thing, too. The profit on Coke or Pepsi products was either a few pennies or a loss of a few pennies, give or take, from time to time.
One of Google's original servers was housed in a chassis made of Lego. You can find it somewhere in their company history section.
If you're using a Powerbook, the Control key gives you access to all the traditional "right click" functions. I generally don't need it when I'm using my iBook, but it gets used extensively when I run Office v.X.
"Who want's to blow $2000(Dell) on a computer that can be built for $800(NewEgg)?"
Let's be freaking realistic here. An $800 system from Newegg is probably closer to a $1,000 Dell system, and I'm probably being *very* generous with that premium. When you're buying from Dell, you're also paying for assembly and tech support. Personally, I like to build my own and would never buy a desktop system from Dell.
"In general, a company and/or the executives can get sued by the shareholders if profit isn't the primary goal.
More specifically, it's "shareholder value", which is pretty much profit except that you might disguise the profit from the IRS."
Wrong-ish. In the most general sense, the shareholders will due the executives if the company isn't run according to its purpose, which may or may not be making a profit or increasing shareholder value.
To put it another way, if feeding babies to Republicans became the hot, new profitable thing for search engine companies to do, Google's shareholders can't sue Larry & Sergey if they don't do it, because one of the objectives in Google's corporate charter is to "do no evil." Google's founders made a choice to be that way and anyone buying into the company is well aware of it.
Sorry folks...it all comes back to making a personal decision about the mark you want to leave on the world, and claiming "buh, buh, but it's a corporation!" is no excuse.
The same people that support intelligent design (now that's doublespeak for you!) are typically anti-catholic (and anti-[several other groups], let's be fsck'ing honest here about these people).
You forgot to mention the Flying Spaghetti Monster theory. DON'T OPPRESS ME YOU FACIST!!!!
As long as you follow up and explain that it amounts to "digital restrictor mechanisms", then it sounds like a good idea!
"Applying such a system to one's cock would prevent unauthorized use."
Kind of like a wedding ring.
"Of course, since it is designed by SONY it will most likely work in the complete opposite way: women will be enticed to play with a cock using such technology!"
Kind of like a wedding ring.
Gee, all I need to do to avoid the backdoor* software is to stick a piece of tape to the CD and risk the tape coming off and damaging my CDROM drive?
BTW, when explaining the Sony CD fiasco to non-techie folk, using the term "installs a backdoor" seems to be very effective.
Revolution would win hands down:
1. It's rumoured to have a lower price tag.
2. You get free access to Nintendo's back catalog of games (excl. GCN games) going back to 1985.
Therefore, right out of the box, you've got access to tons of games. And if you're in your late 20's or 30's, you probably won't need much more than those games. Throw in a couple physically-oriented games that use that gyroscopic wand and you're all set.
They're waiting until CableCard 2.0 is finalized.
As fun as that would be, I'll be you anything that some slack-jawed yokel will fsck it up and lose another limb. Litigation-ilarity will ensue.