I'm more worried about the use to which governments have historically put such information. Namely, people in power use their power to gather and collate information to maintain their power. First it is anyone who is a "threat" to their power is placed under greater scrutiny. Then it is anyone who is "opposed" to the current government. Then it is anyone who is at all "interested" in government. Then it is everyone. China is currently at the opposed stage and is quickly moving on to the interested stage.
What happens to these people? Often they are imprisoned. Often they are killed.
Where our government claims copyright on court cases and findings and other public documents. If you want a document, you order it from Go Print. There's libraries in our court houses, like most the rest of the civilized world, but if you go in there in a pair of jeans the librarian will come over and ask if they can "help" and then ask you if you are a law student, and then ask you if you are a lawyer, and then ask you to leave.
Thankfully you can still read the laws without paying the government for a copy of them.
Yes, unless you're a fucktard who can't see that getting 100% of your computing experience from a single company that doesn't even identify itself as a software company is always going to result in software poverty.. obviously.
I'm talking about the fact that when I am in two different physical location, what I see is different. I'm talking about poking my head around a corner to see what is coming.
The most impressive hologram technology I've ever seen was, strangely, at the Genomics display at the NYC Museum of Natural History. They had a holographic plate of a vial (the kind you stick needles into) which you could try to pick up with your bare hand and it would pass through like a ghost. Had nothing to do with the exhibit of course, but it was damn cool.
You are aware that the space elevator is for sending cargo into space right? And the cost of building a space elevator is never amortised into the cost per kg when people are making claims about how much cheaper the space elevator is over rockets.. and have you ever noticed how they always seem to compare the cost of launching cargo on a space elevator built from super strong materials to rockets that are built from today's materials?
The economics of space travel has very little to do with the technology we use to get there, and more to do with the demand for launches.
Two points I like to make about the space elevator:
This isn't tomorrow's technology, it is something the human race might do a hundred years from now.
If we have the super strong, super light materials needed to make the space elevator, what else might we do with them? Might we not make better rockets? Or better planes? Might we not make single-stage-to-orbit vehicles which so drastically reduce the price of launch costs that building a space elevator is not only possible, but unnecessary?
Shya. Microsoft is one of the few companies that still does all their development in the USA. Of course, they import people on H1B visas to do the work, but they do it in Redmond.
The news is that Microsoft couldn't get Windows to run on it without getting the OLPC project to increase their hardware specs, and instead of just telling Microsoft to go jump, they compromised and now the laptop is going to cost more.
I said 'the news' there.. I guess I really should say 'the spin'.
Right now I'm trying to teach retards about how unproductive it is to cast dispersions on a non-profit organisation that is trying to drag a generation of children out of poverty, but unfortunately they don't understand satire.
I don't know if you're stupid or just bigoted, but the best technology we have is still not good enough for the poorest people in the world. It is too expensive, uses too much power, breaks too easily and is unable to be repaired in the field. These are real challenges that the OLPC project has solved.. but you wouldn't know that, cause you can't even set aside an hour to do some basic research. Just shut the fuck up ok? You don't know what you're talking about. You're just confusing people. You're a spectator. If you want to get involved, then your opinion might count for shit. But you don't. You just wanna pull other people down, who are actually doing something, unlike you.
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I'm more worried about the use to which governments have historically put such information. Namely, people in power use their power to gather and collate information to maintain their power. First it is anyone who is a "threat" to their power is placed under greater scrutiny. Then it is anyone who is "opposed" to the current government. Then it is anyone who is at all "interested" in government. Then it is everyone. China is currently at the opposed stage and is quickly moving on to the interested stage.
What happens to these people? Often they are imprisoned. Often they are killed.
My interest in privacy is political.
$3? $3?!!
For $3 per song I want the band to come play live in my drinking establishment.
$3.
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This is rather disturbing. I don't disagree, but rather than just "amplifying", how about expanding a little.
Why is it disturbing to you?
Maybe we should make a law that there can be no more laws.
Welcome to human nature.
What the fuck are you on about exactly?
Way to rant.
heh, I was playing Civ 4 yesterday.
First game: lost in record time.
Second game: lost after excrutiating battle.
Third game: no war at all, won with space victory.
Uninstalled.
Where our government claims copyright on court cases and findings and other public documents. If you want a document, you order it from Go Print. There's libraries in our court houses, like most the rest of the civilized world, but if you go in there in a pair of jeans the librarian will come over and ask if they can "help" and then ask you if you are a law student, and then ask you if you are a lawyer, and then ask you to leave.
Thankfully you can still read the laws without paying the government for a copy of them.
Yes, unless you're a fucktard who can't see that getting 100% of your computing experience from a single company that doesn't even identify itself as a software company is always going to result in software poverty.. obviously.
FLAC > Apple Lossless.
Nuff said.
He wears turtleneck sweaters ok? If that aint Dr Fuckin' Evil, I don't know what is.
Yeah man.. this concept of watching 3d figures on a stage of some kind.. it'll never take off.
That is *not* what I am talking about.
I'm talking about the fact that when I am in two different physical location, what I see is different. I'm talking about poking my head around a corner to see what is coming.
Can you recommend any papers?
The most impressive hologram technology I've ever seen was, strangely, at the Genomics display at the NYC Museum of Natural History. They had a holographic plate of a vial (the kind you stick needles into) which you could try to pick up with your bare hand and it would pass through like a ghost. Had nothing to do with the exhibit of course, but it was damn cool.
cause as soon as you move it, the scene will fail to change and the illusion is lost.
Call me when you can give me 3d that I can walk around.. aka white light holograms.
I was gunna say that.. but I think only about you, me, and 1% of the Slashdot population know what the fuck you're talking about.
All the LOL-age have no idea.
Don't mention the A-team.
You are aware that the space elevator is for sending cargo into space right? And the cost of building a space elevator is never amortised into the cost per kg when people are making claims about how much cheaper the space elevator is over rockets.. and have you ever noticed how they always seem to compare the cost of launching cargo on a space elevator built from super strong materials to rockets that are built from today's materials?
The economics of space travel has very little to do with the technology we use to get there, and more to do with the demand for launches.
Two points I like to make about the space elevator:
This isn't tomorrow's technology, it is something the human race might do a hundred years from now.
If we have the super strong, super light materials needed to make the space elevator, what else might we do with them? Might we not make better rockets? Or better planes? Might we not make single-stage-to-orbit vehicles which so drastically reduce the price of launch costs that building a space elevator is not only possible, but unnecessary?
Shya. Microsoft is one of the few companies that still does all their development in the USA. Of course, they import people on H1B visas to do the work, but they do it in Redmond.
The news is that Microsoft couldn't get Windows to run on it without getting the OLPC project to increase their hardware specs, and instead of just telling Microsoft to go jump, they compromised and now the laptop is going to cost more.
I said 'the news' there.. I guess I really should say 'the spin'.
How big is the harddrive in that brick?
Microsoft influence is going to delay and eventually destroy this project.
It may not even be intentional, but that's what Microsoft does.
Right now I'm trying to teach retards about how unproductive it is to cast dispersions on a non-profit organisation that is trying to drag a generation of children out of poverty, but unfortunately they don't understand satire.
I don't know if you're stupid or just bigoted, but the best technology we have is still not good enough for the poorest people in the world. It is too expensive, uses too much power, breaks too easily and is unable to be repaired in the field. These are real challenges that the OLPC project has solved.. but you wouldn't know that, cause you can't even set aside an hour to do some basic research. Just shut the fuck up ok? You don't know what you're talking about. You're just confusing people. You're a spectator. If you want to get involved, then your opinion might count for shit. But you don't. You just wanna pull other people down, who are actually doing something, unlike you.
You're not capable of intellectual conversation.
They're useless because they are not designed for the lower power, rugged environment where they will be used.
I'm not going to say it again.
Do a basic amount of research before you post.
For. Fuck. Sake.