It was a surprise attack, it was a suicide attack, but it was a perfectly legal and valid attack by just about any standard.
So there was a declaration of war by another state?
Ethically it was a much more 'valid' target than, say, a schoolbus full of nuns or children, but its still a heinous act. And nowhere justified under any international law or treaty.
My revenge fantasy was more centered on finding the big fish up the food chain, probably in a foreign country who are funding and directing these cells.
I agree that formal arrest and prosecution is the correct way to do things, but unfortunately that will most likely be limited to the local cell members who planted the bombs.
The germans had a saying for the brits in WWI... "Lions led by lambs". The last thing you want to do is test the resolve of the British people. There's a reason why England hasn't been invaded in almost 1000 years, and its not just because its an island!
London carried on with a normal daily life throughout the Blitz, so they can certainly survive this. But I expect their response as a nation to be cold, calculated, and measured. Someone, somewhere, is going to wake up one night and the last thing they'll see is a black-camo clad SAS member standing over their bed.
I understand the point you're trying to make... Poland got f*cked over as did most of the rest of Eastern europe, and there was the Cold War which resulted in the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War, etc
However..
Europe has been almost war-free for over 60 years. It wasn't a perfect ending to WWII, but it was a heck of alot better than the centuries before or even the end result of WWI. I would not consider the Yalta Conference a failure given the circumstances.
Catch 22. If your company is not in the mode of hiring young unexperienced workers and developing your own internal resource pool, then this is the quandry you face.
Some point over the past decade corporate america decided that employees were 100% expendable, you could hire them part time or on contract if you needed them desperately. Longevity in a company is becoming a rare experience.
Never mind that contractors cost 2x as much as an internal employee; never mind that in specialised industries you can't find the skills you need no matter the price; never mind the fact that it takes on average 3-6 months for a new employee to understand his environment and become productive (its called 'corporate memory').
My favorite bit is that if every corporation behaves the same way and attempts to 'steal' resources developed by other companies, in the end the whole industry has cannibalised itself. No-one is developing the workforce as an asset, so it stagnates. There's only so much 'personal improvement' someone can do with personal resources to develop their careers...
For example: if you're a seasoned developer or operator of MVS or Tandem I'm sure you won't have a hard time finding work. Too bad most companies don't have succession planning in place for their 55+ year old staff...and lots of colleges are teaching MVS skills nowadays, right? It is unreasonable to assume the labour market can respond to this need on its own.
I've always wondered this as well, but realised that the RIAA/MPAA is smart enough to look the other direction. I figure these asian or 3rd world manufacturing companies pay their slave wages at $0.10/hr or something crazy like that. Their operating costs are increadibly low even if you include writting off all resultant losses due to piracy.
So just remember kids....piracy is VERY BAD, but not as bad as paying someone minimum wage in Iowa to manufacture CDs and DVDs domestically.
100% agree. I was a double major History/English major...on an average week my reading workload was a prescribed 100,000 words. No way you could keep up, plus do your assignments, for a full course load. Alot of science/math types laughed at only 30 hours of class a week...except I was in the library reading for most of the rest of my waking time. Eventually I did what ever student does...make some tactical decisions as to what I'd study and what I wouldn't. So although the collected works of Jane Austen were on my reading list one year, I read none of them and focused on DH Lawrence, Faulkner, etc. Through careful assignment and exam question selection I never suffered.
Some people read through quickly and just pick up the major plot points, characters, etc. But to appreciate the language and nuance you need to read slowly... there's no way around it. History is a bit more forgiving in this regard, but it gets its revenge in the research department. Once you hit 3rd year you're researching essays based on primary materials (not interpretations) and sometimes yes that means soliciting translation services for essentials.
In short, 1 book a week is a reasonable estimate for a serious consideration of a literary work. Less time is probably required for a Star Trek novel, or the movie adaptation of Batman Begins.;)
PS Depending upon how heavily discounted this list of essentials is, i might be inclined to purchase this as a librarian of a school or for a small town. One stop shopping to establish a collection of the classics.
Very true, the CEO attempted to maximise profits. But if the company did get into a price war with a competitor, at least now he has the headroom to cut margins and remain in the game. Usually its too late to optimise once you're in a bare-knuckle price-war brawl in a commoditised space.
Profit optimisation does not benefit the consumer, competition does.
If by "free internet content" he means "obnoxious flash based advertisements" he's right.
Advertising is an important revenue stream, but its not the only revenue available nor the only viable business model. I don't see alot of people blocking Google advertisements since they're non-intrusive and context sensitive... only obnoxious flash based adverts, or banners -- Doubleclick's meal ticket.
FUD by a company executive to protect his business model. Nothing to see here, move along...
Wow, actually that's quite good. You need to fit in "Linux" in there somehow, and have a chart showing somewhere vaguely near the end of time the 'sunsetting' of PA-RISC and then I think you have it!
Unfortunately we've just articulated the best marketing strategy HP has had in years...:/
Mod parent up. Its not so much about HP's recent performance, its about where its going. Can ANYONE explain to me their UNIX roadmap in simple, direct terms? Roadmap for Tru64? What's up with Itanium? Storage? WILL THEY KEEP THEIR IMAGING/PRINTING DIVISION???
HP is still a big profitable company, but they've lagged in innovation in recent years (thanks Carly). The article submitter alludes to some of HP's recent 'successes', but I suspect a thorough analysis will show market erosion in almost every product line. HP is losing ground on multiple fronts...they need to stop the bleeding.
The Supreme Court in Canada is able to *overturn* laws that are contrary to the constitution or the charter of human rights and freedoms. The Supreme Court NEVER rewrites laws, they send it back to parliament to fix. Because our charter is fairly new (1981) the Supreme Court has been busy over the last two decades revisiting 100 year old laws that were instituted while we were still a Dominion and governed by Victorian principles.
Separate branches of government to keep each in check...wow, so 1790! You should look into these new horseless carriages everyone is talking about...
As the article submitter, this was my intent in making that comment. The demand is there, the business model to meet it is not available. 5% of people admit to illicit copyright infringement (I refuse to call it illegal), but my point was due to the demand it is reasonable to expect this activity to grow.
Very true. I'm sick of watching movies with the equivalent of 'Billy the Explainer' showing up every 5 minutes to give a plot recap. Subtlety seems to have gone completely out the window in recent years...
Remember, "The Madness of King George" was really "The Madness of King George III" but in the US the "III" was dropped, since audiences would be confused why they missed parts I and II. Of course, most people will only recognise Nigel Hawthorne for his work in "Demolition Man" so I guess I'm crying over spilt milk...
For the record, Miyazaki does not always meet with wide acclaim. Howl's Moving Castle has received various lukewarm reviews. Granted I'd rather watch a Miyazaki failure than one of the more recent Disney releases, but sometimes Miyazaki's work is just a bit too aimless and phantasmagoric to be considered universal in its appeal.
People forget that Disney went through a similar set of death spasms in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It wasn't until a series of solid releases -- The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and the Lion King -- that Disney retreived its street cred. The films after these four definitely drop off in quality IMHO... this dropoff though was masked by the rise of Pixar thank goodness.
You will never have the opportunity to relive the moment of truth at the end of Empire, or learn about the twins in Return of the Jedi. It will all be a foregone conclusion. Robbing a child of this opportunity is a heinous crime, given how much I enjoyed the original series given its original presentation.
Britney Spears, Spice Girls, N-Sync, etc have been the most popular bands in recent years, at least according to record sales. I'll take a flyter and guess that the intelligence quotient of the purchasers of such bands would be below society's median IQ.
If people are too stupid to aspire to something better, change will never happen. Its unlikely we'll be able to do anything about the media conglomerate's cash flow under the circumstances.
1. If you want to be happy for the rest of your life, marry yourself an ugly wife.
2. The only thing that will kill you faster than a bullet is a fast woman.
3. No matter how hot, how desireable, or how sexy a woman is, somewhere on this planet there's a guy who is already sick of her BS!
All are really crass generalisations, but as with many such statements there's a hidden grain of truth within them. I recall reading somewhere that the MAXIMUM a person can remain 'in lust' (meaning in an animalistic, greedy, possessive way) with a partner is 4+/- years. The 'seven year itch' is indicative of this...4 years to get tired, 1-2 years of suffering, and 1 year to finalise the divorce/have the affair. Once the hotness is expired, do you want to be stuck with a vacuous, self obsessed idiot, or someone who is capable of being your best friend?
Note: Yes, i'm giving relationship advice on Slashdot. I just collected enough xp to achieve level 9 of geek street-cred.
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It was a surprise attack, it was a suicide attack, but it was a perfectly legal and valid attack by just about any standard.
So there was a declaration of war by another state?
Ethically it was a much more 'valid' target than, say, a schoolbus full of nuns or children, but its still a heinous act. And nowhere justified under any international law or treaty.
My revenge fantasy was more centered on finding the big fish up the food chain, probably in a foreign country who are funding and directing these cells.
I agree that formal arrest and prosecution is the correct way to do things, but unfortunately that will most likely be limited to the local cell members who planted the bombs.
The germans had a saying for the brits in WWI... "Lions led by lambs". The last thing you want to do is test the resolve of the British people. There's a reason why England hasn't been invaded in almost 1000 years, and its not just because its an island!
London carried on with a normal daily life throughout the Blitz, so they can certainly survive this. But I expect their response as a nation to be cold, calculated, and measured. Someone, somewhere, is going to wake up one night and the last thing they'll see is a black-camo clad SAS member standing over their bed.
I understand the point you're trying to make... Poland got f*cked over as did most of the rest of Eastern europe, and there was the Cold War which resulted in the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War, etc
However..
Europe has been almost war-free for over 60 years. It wasn't a perfect ending to WWII, but it was a heck of alot better than the centuries before or even the end result of WWI. I would not consider the Yalta Conference a failure given the circumstances.
make their own lightsabers -- they don't buy someone else's.
Catch 22. If your company is not in the mode of hiring young unexperienced workers and developing your own internal resource pool, then this is the quandry you face.
Some point over the past decade corporate america decided that employees were 100% expendable, you could hire them part time or on contract if you needed them desperately. Longevity in a company is becoming a rare experience.
Never mind that contractors cost 2x as much as an internal employee; never mind that in specialised industries you can't find the skills you need no matter the price; never mind the fact that it takes on average 3-6 months for a new employee to understand his environment and become productive (its called 'corporate memory').
My favorite bit is that if every corporation behaves the same way and attempts to 'steal' resources developed by other companies, in the end the whole industry has cannibalised itself. No-one is developing the workforce as an asset, so it stagnates. There's only so much 'personal improvement' someone can do with personal resources to develop their careers...
For example: if you're a seasoned developer or operator of MVS or Tandem I'm sure you won't have a hard time finding work. Too bad most companies don't have succession planning in place for their 55+ year old staff...and lots of colleges are teaching MVS skills nowadays, right? It is unreasonable to assume the labour market can respond to this need on its own.
Thanks for the spoiler...seriously! Now I will actually go and download the movie. 8)
I've always wondered this as well, but realised that the RIAA/MPAA is smart enough to look the other direction. I figure these asian or 3rd world manufacturing companies pay their slave wages at $0.10/hr or something crazy like that. Their operating costs are increadibly low even if you include writting off all resultant losses due to piracy.
So just remember kids....piracy is VERY BAD, but not as bad as paying someone minimum wage in Iowa to manufacture CDs and DVDs domestically.
100% agree. I was a double major History/English major...on an average week my reading workload was a prescribed 100,000 words. No way you could keep up, plus do your assignments, for a full course load. Alot of science/math types laughed at only 30 hours of class a week...except I was in the library reading for most of the rest of my waking time. Eventually I did what ever student does...make some tactical decisions as to what I'd study and what I wouldn't. So although the collected works of Jane Austen were on my reading list one year, I read none of them and focused on DH Lawrence, Faulkner, etc. Through careful assignment and exam question selection I never suffered.
... there's no way around it. History is a bit more forgiving in this regard, but it gets its revenge in the research department. Once you hit 3rd year you're researching essays based on primary materials (not interpretations) and sometimes yes that means soliciting translation services for essentials.
;)
Some people read through quickly and just pick up the major plot points, characters, etc. But to appreciate the language and nuance you need to read slowly
In short, 1 book a week is a reasonable estimate for a serious consideration of a literary work. Less time is probably required for a Star Trek novel, or the movie adaptation of Batman Begins.
PS Depending upon how heavily discounted this list of essentials is, i might be inclined to purchase this as a librarian of a school or for a small town. One stop shopping to establish a collection of the classics.
Very true, the CEO attempted to maximise profits. But if the company did get into a price war with a competitor, at least now he has the headroom to cut margins and remain in the game. Usually its too late to optimise once you're in a bare-knuckle price-war brawl in a commoditised space.
Profit optimisation does not benefit the consumer, competition does.
If by "free internet content" he means "obnoxious flash based advertisements" he's right.
Advertising is an important revenue stream, but its not the only revenue available nor the only viable business model. I don't see alot of people blocking Google advertisements since they're non-intrusive and context sensitive... only obnoxious flash based adverts, or banners -- Doubleclick's meal ticket.
FUD by a company executive to protect his business model. Nothing to see here, move along...
Bothan burgers?
Don't forget to click the links to the lower level articles. the TV schedule is FANTASTIC.
PBS Mobil? Top show: Citibank Seasame Street Branch!
Better yet, AOLTimeWarnerTurnerABCViacom?
COMEDY GOLD!
No, but it sounds like its time to raise prices. They'll argue you're paying a premium to recover piracy costs + for the convenience.
Wow, actually that's quite good. You need to fit in "Linux" in there somehow, and have a chart showing somewhere vaguely near the end of time the 'sunsetting' of PA-RISC and then I think you have it!
:/
Unfortunately we've just articulated the best marketing strategy HP has had in years...
Mod parent up. Its not so much about HP's recent performance, its about where its going. Can ANYONE explain to me their UNIX roadmap in simple, direct terms? Roadmap for Tru64? What's up with Itanium? Storage? WILL THEY KEEP THEIR IMAGING/PRINTING DIVISION???
HP is still a big profitable company, but they've lagged in innovation in recent years (thanks Carly). The article submitter alludes to some of HP's recent 'successes', but I suspect a thorough analysis will show market erosion in almost every product line. HP is losing ground on multiple fronts...they need to stop the bleeding.
for a troll you were ALMOST funny.
The Supreme Court in Canada is able to *overturn* laws that are contrary to the constitution or the charter of human rights and freedoms. The Supreme Court NEVER rewrites laws, they send it back to parliament to fix. Because our charter is fairly new (1981) the Supreme Court has been busy over the last two decades revisiting 100 year old laws that were instituted while we were still a Dominion and governed by Victorian principles.
Separate branches of government to keep each in check...wow, so 1790! You should look into these new horseless carriages everyone is talking about...
None of the above, but expect a very special set of guest stars in the way of Chewbacca's family.
As the article submitter, this was my intent in making that comment. The demand is there, the business model to meet it is not available. 5% of people admit to illicit copyright infringement (I refuse to call it illegal), but my point was due to the demand it is reasonable to expect this activity to grow.
Very true. I'm sick of watching movies with the equivalent of 'Billy the Explainer' showing up every 5 minutes to give a plot recap. Subtlety seems to have gone completely out the window in recent years...
Remember, "The Madness of King George" was really "The Madness of King George III" but in the US the "III" was dropped, since audiences would be confused why they missed parts I and II. Of course, most people will only recognise Nigel Hawthorne for his work in "Demolition Man" so I guess I'm crying over spilt milk...
For the record, Miyazaki does not always meet with wide acclaim. Howl's Moving Castle has received various lukewarm reviews. Granted I'd rather watch a Miyazaki failure than one of the more recent Disney releases, but sometimes Miyazaki's work is just a bit too aimless and phantasmagoric to be considered universal in its appeal.
People forget that Disney went through a similar set of death spasms in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It wasn't until a series of solid releases -- The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and the Lion King -- that Disney retreived its street cred. The films after these four definitely drop off in quality IMHO... this dropoff though was masked by the rise of Pixar thank goodness.
You will never have the opportunity to relive the moment of truth at the end of Empire, or learn about the twins in Return of the Jedi. It will all be a foregone conclusion. Robbing a child of this opportunity is a heinous crime, given how much I enjoyed the original series given its original presentation.
Does anyone know if it support the various intricate RAW formats? If so, how current is its support?
Britney Spears, Spice Girls, N-Sync, etc have been the most popular bands in recent years, at least according to record sales. I'll take a flyter and guess that the intelligence quotient of the purchasers of such bands would be below society's median IQ.
If people are too stupid to aspire to something better, change will never happen. Its unlikely we'll be able to do anything about the media conglomerate's cash flow under the circumstances.
A few sayings to support your comments:
1. If you want to be happy for the rest of your life, marry yourself an ugly wife.
2. The only thing that will kill you faster than a bullet is a fast woman.
3. No matter how hot, how desireable, or how sexy a woman is, somewhere on this planet there's a guy who is already sick of her BS!
All are really crass generalisations, but as with many such statements there's a hidden grain of truth within them. I recall reading somewhere that the MAXIMUM a person can remain 'in lust' (meaning in an animalistic, greedy, possessive way) with a partner is 4+/- years. The 'seven year itch' is indicative of this...4 years to get tired, 1-2 years of suffering, and 1 year to finalise the divorce/have the affair. Once the hotness is expired, do you want to be stuck with a vacuous, self obsessed idiot, or someone who is capable of being your best friend?
Note: Yes, i'm giving relationship advice on Slashdot. I just collected enough xp to achieve level 9 of geek street-cred.