Yes, and it always amazes me when people with formal education accomplish so little. I've seen a lot of this with folks to receive their backgrounds from traditional sources such as Universities and the like.
Can you be sure that this is not due to substandard training? In Britain, people are tired of hearing this excuse when the US blast British tanks and planes instead of the enemy.
A previous article - US Losing its Scientific Dominance - has some graphs that show the US has been slipping behind Europe for years in terms of scientific research. The US can still be compared to the EU in terms of population and living standards, although it is a much smaller market place than Europe nowadays, and it is loosing economic importance, while other markets (EU, India, China, Russia) are gaining importance.
The Zeitgeist appears to be that there will be diminishing US influence in the world over the coming decades.
Fair comment, but cars have a very specific purpose, whereas computers are general purpose. Anything that is general can be misused - you can use a nail to put up a shelf or to nail someone to a cross. That is not the nail manufacture's problem.
The problem appears to be the act of granting access to the general-purpose computer to something that can use it to do anything they like. It is necessary to restrict the computer to a safe subset of things that should be allowed.
It is Microsoft's responsibility to create a general-purpose operating systems which allows restrictions to be placed to make the computer less general, and more secure. It is the owner's responsibility to set the restrictions up when the system is put in use for a specific purpose.
The million or so people in the British Isles who still speak celtic languages would disagree with you. And just because european invaders almost erraditicated the natives in America, I am not really sure that the Romans acted that way in Britain - somebody had to build Hadrian's wall and all those roads and villas.
The article implies that "the rest of the world is catching up" when the EU (to which the US can be compared in terms of population and living standards, although schools/health/workers rights etc. in the US have a long way to go) has been ahead for several years, judging by the graphs.
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You can have square bollards, too, and concrete ones. The brits also have plastic bollards, with lights underneath that shine up from the road. These usually get knocked over after a bit.
Perhaps the software in error is related to the uplink or the update function? Perhaps the error is to do with antennae deployment or battery charging or to do with the first pass signal, or timings related to what commands should fire when. It could be that the software deploys the panels prior to the first pass. If the panels aren't deployed, no power! Battery discharges, and end of mission. Don't forget, even the smallest deployment error means end of mission. Even if the satellite goes into 'safe hold mode', this may not work - safe hold mode is a last ditch 'survival mode', and nothing is guarenteed. In any case, even if it goes into safe hold mode properly, even the smallest error in the power margin calulations could spell end of mission.
> As the largest and most powerful
> nation on Earth, the US can do this.
Hm... who told you that the US is the largest and most powerful nation on Earth? The only 'largest thing' the US has is it's national debt - that, indeed, is the largest on Earth.
Russia, Canada and Brazil are larger in size, India and China have larger populations, and the EU has a bigger economy.
It's simply that, by allowing the fruit to keep, the seller can choose not to sell fruit that is close to 'going off'. He can wait for a higher price.
Without this, if it is close to going off, he has to either a) let it go off or b) lower the price to get rid of it. It's an opportunity to get cheap food - that's why supermarkets cut the price of bread the day before they have to take it off the shelves.
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Yes, and it always amazes me when people with formal education accomplish so little. I've seen a lot of this with folks to receive their backgrounds from traditional sources such as Universities and the like.
You've got the cork up too tight. Relax before that vein bursts.
You seem very sure of yourself, even proud. I suppose it takes all kinds.
Can you be sure that this is not due to substandard training? In Britain, people are tired of hearing this excuse when the US blast British tanks and planes instead of the enemy.
The Zeitgeist appears to be that there will be diminishing US influence in the world over the coming decades.
I was going to write a critical response to your post, but I'm afraid you would track me down and shoot me.
My mum used to tell me to wear clean underpants in case I had an accident. Modern mums will tell thier kids to carry this biometric ID card thingy.
Where are you - Iraq or Afganistan?
That's another thing - the grass is much stronger in Europe, and not criminal in Spain, Holland or (since April) the UK.
Americans have the _most_ of everything (e.g. debt and polution) not the best.
Fair comment, but cars have a very specific purpose, whereas computers are general purpose. Anything that is general can be misused - you can use a nail to put up a shelf or to nail someone to a cross. That is not the nail manufacture's problem. The problem appears to be the act of granting access to the general-purpose computer to something that can use it to do anything they like. It is necessary to restrict the computer to a safe subset of things that should be allowed. It is Microsoft's responsibility to create a general-purpose operating systems which allows restrictions to be placed to make the computer less general, and more secure. It is the owner's responsibility to set the restrictions up when the system is put in use for a specific purpose.
The million or so people in the British Isles who still speak celtic languages would disagree with you. And just because european invaders almost erraditicated the natives in America, I am not really sure that the Romans acted that way in Britain - somebody had to build Hadrian's wall and all those roads and villas.
Given the recent retreat from Falluja and the disgusting behaviour (pres's words) of the troops (both US and UK), how exactly do you 'do things'?
The article implies that "the rest of the world is catching up" when the EU (to which the US can be compared in terms of population and living standards, although schools/health/workers rights etc. in the US have a long way to go) has been ahead for several years, judging by the graphs.
You can have square bollards, too, and concrete ones. The brits also have plastic bollards, with lights underneath that shine up from the road. These usually get knocked over after a bit.
Tell that to the parents of the children - they'd appreciate it more than me.
A bomb went off while you were doing your arithmetic and killed 20 school children plus fifty other people.
Nobody cares... but if you were an LUG pres, that would be something to write about.
There is little morality in the capitalist system, where work flows to the lowest bidder.
Perhaps the software in error is related to the uplink or the update function? Perhaps the error is to do with antennae deployment or battery charging or to do with the first pass signal, or timings related to what commands should fire when. It could be that the software deploys the panels prior to the first pass. If the panels aren't deployed, no power! Battery discharges, and end of mission. Don't forget, even the smallest deployment error means end of mission. Even if the satellite goes into 'safe hold mode', this may not work - safe hold mode is a last ditch 'survival mode', and nothing is guarenteed. In any case, even if it goes into safe hold mode properly, even the smallest error in the power margin calulations could spell end of mission.
yes, France, that Western European country famous for it's wine, cheese, and it's nuclear weapons programme.
History will judge the exact moment when the EU became a single nation was when it forced America to back down on steel tariffs.
Try that on the French and you might find that New York is replaced by a crater.
> As the largest and most powerful
> nation on Earth, the US can do this.
Hm... who told you that the US is the largest and most powerful nation on Earth? The only 'largest thing' the US has is it's national debt - that, indeed, is the largest on Earth. Russia, Canada and Brazil are larger in size, India and China have larger populations, and the EU has a bigger economy.
It's simply that, by allowing the fruit to keep, the seller can choose not to sell fruit that is close to 'going off'. He can wait for a higher price. Without this, if it is close to going off, he has to either a) let it go off or b) lower the price to get rid of it. It's an opportunity to get cheap food - that's why supermarkets cut the price of bread the day before they have to take it off the shelves.