Where I'm from, professionals use professional equipments - from cameras to lens to light detectors to scanners to color-management gadgets to printers and so on.
"While many of us have been celebrating the
recent FCC decision to keep regulation off of
VoIP, but there may be some undesirable results
for those progressive geeks who believe
government should do more than provide military
defense."
I cringe everytime when I read PC-speaks like the above - they just change EVERYTHING to suit their own narrow view !
For instance - they call themselves "progressive", while in reality, they are for BIG GOVERNMENT !
Please, keep your PC to yourself and don't pollute the geek scene !
The link to large and unwieldy software projects is classified as PREMIUM CONTENT which, unfortunately, I, and many other people, do not have access to.
The thing is, you don't need to wait until someone-else to design one for you. You can do it yourself.
The world of electronics has changed. You no longer need to do everything from scratch. The supply-chain of the eletronics is such that there are modules available - and all you need to do is to find a way to put them together.
If you are interested, read the EDN-type of trade magazines for more info.
While I generally agree with you that cynicism may have a negative impact in this matter, we shouldn't wave them off as though they aren't important.
You should understand why the Americans are so skeptical about the whole thing - they got stung by the politicians !
Perhaps because of their naivete, they believed that somehow there is a knight in shining armor who will ride to rescue them from those software patent attorneys.
They placed their bets on a handful of so-called "influential individuals" and when the end result came - that none of those "influential individuals" gave a hoot about helping a bunch of idealistic geeks, and software patents are being given out to all sorts of crooks, dime a dozen, the American ASWP camp are feeling like a deflated balloon - and they know that they could do nothing to change the course.
That is why they are so skeptical about the outcome of the European fight.
You see, what you guys are doing essentially mirrored what they did - you guys relied on the so-called "influential people" to carry your cause for you, - in your case "Poland" - and you hope/think/pray that they will continue to champion your cause till the end of time.
But when the ugly reality kicks in, that those who champion your cause may end up betraying you, and everything is lost, FOREVER - you will end up like your brethens on the other side of the big pond - and feel like a deflated balloon.
So please take a lesson from the Americans - DON'T EVER TRUST ANY POLITICIAN
On the ASWP war - the American ASWP camp have lost a huge battle to the PSWP, and the Europeans are still slugging it out.
It is important to learn the lesson of how and why the American ASWP camp lost their battle - and be sure that you guys in Europe repeat them.
Although the cynicism post may sound negative, there is a lesson to be learnt - that, DO NOT TRUST THE POLITICIANS, EVER ! - and - BE SURE TO CARRY A VERY BIG STICK WHILE TALK SOFTLY !!
Politicians only know ONE THING - and that is, they will bow to the people who have THE BIGGER STICK.
With a resolution of 5cm (2 inches)
or 10cm (4 inches), the spy satellites
can certainly track people.
You responded:
That's the resolution for a top-of-the-line
KH-12 Keyhole-class satellite operated by the
United States, which cost approximately $1
billion each. Even if the Chinese had the
technical ability to produce such a thing,
which they haven't even come close to
demonstrating, they barely have the resources
to put up one such satellite, let alone 100.
And added:
Realistically, it's far more likely that in
order to create such a network, the resolving
power they'll wind up with will be comparable
to western commercial satellites, on the order
of 1-10 meters at best.
I am interested in learning how you know that the Chinese, quote:
"barely have the resources to put up
one such satellite, let alone 100."
and
"it's far more likely that in order to
create such a network, the resolving
power they'll wind up with will be
comparable to western commercial
satellites, on the order of 1-10 meters at
best."
Would you kindly show us the proof that you have to back up what you have just stated ?
Or are you knowing something none of us ever heard of ?
Even MORE interesting when the target is HUMAN !
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Do they offer Corporation Registration Service ?
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Setting up shop on Sealand can mean a lot of thing - physically, virtually, or legally.
Physically, I doubt that Sealand can hold many a lone-coder, for they are just the size of a football field, in the middle of nowhere.
Virtually, maybe I can get my domain / website to be hosted there, and no one has the legal right to confiscate my server. But this still doesn't offer enough protection.
So we go to the third option - Legal
Unless Sealand is a internationally recognized sovereign country, anything registered there, whether be corporate entity or not, will NOT be recognized anywhere else.
The money made by corporation registered on Sealand - if they offer that - will be deemed "black money" in the rest of the world, and legal agencies from the Tax Department to FBI will harrass you whenever you transfer money out of your Sealand account into your local account.
So... let me ask the gurus here --- Is there any way for people like us - lone coders - to be offered any protection from the fascist law firms out there ?
Location matters depending on one thing - the quality of local government.
Take North Korea for instance - it isn't that different from South Korea, and yet the people in North Korea are dying of hunger.
The only difference between the North and South Korea(s) isn't location, but rather, the governments that run the two places.
Even within a country, you can find that people of different classes congregate into different areas, and that is largely the effect of governments.
People paying hefty premiums for the real estate in High Class Area for many reasons - of course, the "High Class" does sound nice. But other than that, better schools, better security, better connections, et cetera do add up.
In slums area, like in shanty towns, people often don't even have to pay for the real estate they occupy, but they DO pay for the effects of CRIME, little or no chance of schooling, rampant joblessness, and so on.
All those can be and would be addressed effectively if you have a good government.
The Philippines as well as Myanmar were RICH COUNTRIES in Asia. Today, the people of both countries are suffering because of the failure of their respective governments.
On the other hand - we can see the rise of China - whether you agree or not, the present government of China is "better" in some ways, as compare to the past - and that allows the people of China to have a chance to move foward, and many do.
By the same token, the government of United States of America is failing, and we can see the effects - dropping standards of living, growing deficits, the exodus of jobs, the rising crime rates, and so on.
City Without Borders is just an idea. Cities such as New York City won't be in the list of City Without Borders for long, if New York City continues to be ruled by bad governments.
Other newcomers from South America or Asia or Europe may take its place, simply because talents will flock to places with good governence. And with the concentration of all those talents, miracles happen.
In this business, more than others, Gut feeling plays a leading role.
Financial Data Modelling is a fine idea, but the whole thing boils down to human psyche - and unless someone comes up with a perfect AI - one that is one step ahead in psycho term than human, - be it GT or OR or whatever else, market trend is very much based on butterfly effect + herd instinct + stochastic resonance with a whole lot of chaos effects thrown in.
I like your idea for those of us who are concerned about the User-Interface issues to get together to work for the good of OpenSource community.
Although I have no formal UI training, I think many people like me, who have used lots of different programs, may have something to contribute to your idea.
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Where I'm from, professionals use professional equipments - from cameras to lens to light detectors to scanners to color-management gadgets to printers and so on.
That is, if you are a true pro.
On the other hand - we must be very lazy bums !
You sez:
"It seems like it'd require more effort to
fabricate something than to recite truthful
memories"
Well
It doesn't take a lot to say "I am lying"
Am I fabricating anything ?
Or am I telling the truth ?
When the Navy having their bout with "Blue Screen Of Death", at least their ships still floats.
On the other hand, when the Air Force pilots getting "Blue Screen Of Death" on their fighter planes, that'd be the last thing they ever see.
The pencilpushers who chose Windoze over other more reliable system won't have to tackle the problems the frontliners have to face.
I have much sympathy for the poor grunts.
"While many of us have been celebrating the
recent FCC decision to keep regulation off of
VoIP, but there may be some undesirable results
for those progressive geeks who believe
government should do more than provide military
defense."
I cringe everytime when I read PC-speaks like the above - they just change EVERYTHING to suit their own narrow view !
For instance - they call themselves "progressive", while in reality, they are for BIG GOVERNMENT !
Please, keep your PC to yourself and don't pollute the geek scene !
Thank you.
The link to large and unwieldy software projects is classified as PREMIUM CONTENT which, unfortunately, I, and many other people, do not have access to.
Can anyone please share it with the rest of us ?
Thank you !
The thing is, you don't need to wait until someone-else to design one for you. You can do it yourself.
The world of electronics has changed. You no longer need to do everything from scratch. The supply-chain of the eletronics is such that there are modules available - and all you need to do is to find a way to put them together.
If you are interested, read the EDN-type of trade magazines for more info.
But... But
My Dell laptop has that "Made in USA" label !
How can it be made in Taiwan or Korea
if it has the label ?
I got it just 2 months ago, from Dell !!
When I clicked on the link, and ended up HERE what I got is an incomplete article.
Anyone here got a copy at hand to share ?
While I generally agree with you that cynicism may have a negative impact in this matter, we shouldn't wave them off as though they aren't important.
You should understand why the Americans are so skeptical about the whole thing - they got stung by the politicians !
Perhaps because of their naivete, they believed that somehow there is a knight in shining armor who will ride to rescue them from those software patent attorneys.
They placed their bets on a handful of so-called "influential individuals" and when the end result came - that none of those "influential individuals" gave a hoot about helping a bunch of idealistic geeks, and software patents are being given out to all sorts of crooks, dime a dozen, the American ASWP camp are feeling like a deflated balloon - and they know that they could do nothing to change the course.
That is why they are so skeptical about the outcome of the European fight.
You see, what you guys are doing essentially mirrored what they did - you guys relied on the so-called "influential people" to carry your cause for you, - in your case "Poland" - and you hope/think/pray that they will continue to champion your cause till the end of time.
But when the ugly reality kicks in, that those who champion your cause may end up betraying you, and everything is lost, FOREVER - you will end up like your brethens on the other side of the big pond - and feel like a deflated balloon.
So please take a lesson from the Americans - DON'T EVER TRUST ANY POLITICIAN
!
On the ASWP war - the American ASWP camp have lost a huge battle to the PSWP, and the Europeans are still slugging it out.
It is important to learn the lesson of how and why the American ASWP camp lost their battle - and be sure that you guys in Europe repeat them.
Although the cynicism post may sound negative, there is a lesson to be learnt - that, DO NOT TRUST THE POLITICIANS, EVER ! - and - BE SURE TO CARRY A VERY BIG STICK WHILE TALK SOFTLY !!
Politicians only know ONE THING - and that is, they will bow to the people who have THE BIGGER STICK.
I never say that I am bright, and when I asked that stupid and ignorant question, I have proven to all that I am indeed a dimbulb.
But anyway, many thanks for the detail explaination.
Thanks again !!
Someone sez:
With a resolution of 5cm (2 inches)
or 10cm (4 inches), the spy satellites
can certainly track people.
You responded
That's the resolution for a top-of-the-line
KH-12 Keyhole-class satellite operated by the
United States, which cost approximately $1
billion each. Even if the Chinese had the
technical ability to produce such a thing,
which they haven't even come close to
demonstrating, they barely have the resources
to put up one such satellite, let alone 100.
And added:
Realistically, it's far more likely that in
order to create such a network, the resolving
power they'll wind up with will be comparable
to western commercial satellites, on the order
of 1-10 meters at best.
I am interested in learning how you know that the Chinese, quote:
"barely have the resources to put up
one such satellite, let alone 100."
and
"it's far more likely that in order to
create such a network, the resolving
power they'll wind up with will be
comparable to western commercial
satellites, on the order of 1-10 meters at
best."
Would you kindly show us the proof that you have to back up what you have just stated ?
Or are you knowing something none of us ever heard of ?
Imagine someone use that rifle to shoot and kill a HUMAN BEING via the NET !
Will that be counted as a MURDER or an ACCIDENT ?
Who will be responsible for the death ?
Setting up shop on Sealand can mean a lot of thing - physically, virtually, or legally.
... let me ask the gurus here --- Is there any way for people like us - lone coders - to be offered any protection from the fascist law firms out there ?
Physically, I doubt that Sealand can hold many a lone-coder, for they are just the size of a football field, in the middle of nowhere.
Virtually, maybe I can get my domain / website to be hosted there, and no one has the legal right to confiscate my server. But this still doesn't offer enough protection.
So we go to the third option - Legal
Unless Sealand is a internationally recognized sovereign country, anything registered there, whether be corporate entity or not, will NOT be recognized anywhere else.
The money made by corporation registered on Sealand - if they offer that - will be deemed "black money" in the rest of the world, and legal agencies from the Tax Department to FBI will harrass you whenever you transfer money out of your Sealand account into your local account.
So
SCO doesn't have a deeeeeeeep pocket, MS does !
SCO doesn't have a huuuuugggeee influence over Uncle Sam, MS does !!
In fact, MS is more powerful than
MPAA, RIAA and RedSox combined !
When MS offers something, beware !
When MS offers something FOR FREE , run !
And unfortunately, this time, most of us have no place to hide.
Location matters depending on one thing - the quality of local government.
Take North Korea for instance - it isn't that different from South Korea, and yet the people in North Korea are dying of hunger.
The only difference between the North and South Korea(s) isn't location, but rather, the governments that run the two places.
Even within a country, you can find that people of different classes congregate into different areas, and that is largely the effect of governments.
People paying hefty premiums for the real estate in High Class Area for many reasons - of course, the "High Class" does sound nice. But other than that, better schools, better security, better connections, et cetera do add up.
In slums area, like in shanty towns, people often don't even have to pay for the real estate they occupy, but they DO pay for the effects of CRIME, little or no chance of schooling, rampant joblessness, and so on.
All those can be and would be addressed effectively if you have a good government.
The Philippines as well as Myanmar were RICH COUNTRIES in Asia. Today, the people of both countries are suffering because of the failure of their respective governments.
On the other hand - we can see the rise of China - whether you agree or not, the present government of China is "better" in some ways, as compare to the past - and that allows the people of China to have a chance to move foward, and many do.
By the same token, the government of United States of America is failing, and we can see the effects - dropping standards of living, growing deficits, the exodus of jobs, the rising crime rates, and so on.
City Without Borders is just an idea. Cities such as New York City won't be in the list of City Without Borders for long, if New York City continues to be ruled by bad governments.
Other newcomers from South America or Asia or Europe may take its place, simply because talents will flock to places with good governence. And with the concentration of all those talents, miracles happen.
That's all.
In this business, more than others, Gut feeling plays a leading role.
Financial Data Modelling is a fine idea, but the whole thing boils down to human psyche - and unless someone comes up with a perfect AI - one that is one step ahead in psycho term than human, - be it GT or OR or whatever else, market trend is very much based on butterfly effect + herd instinct + stochastic resonance with a whole lot of chaos effects thrown in.
That is why it's so dynamic !
I like your idea for those of us who are concerned about the User-Interface issues to get together to work for the good of OpenSource community.
...
Although I have no formal UI training, I think many people like me, who have used lots of different programs, may have something to contribute to your idea.
Patiently awaiting your reply
A whooping sale of 2048 Itanium2 processors in one shot - is this the BIGGEST sale for the Itanium2 chip, so far ?
Definitely SUSE Professional 9.2
According to This Report it is stated that Mac OS-X is easier to exploit than MS-Windoze !!
Hey man. It's the State of Wisconsin you're talking about.
The Proud State Troopers of the State of Wisconsin don't eat no sissy jelly donuts. The only donut that the Best Of The Best in Wisconsin will eat is the Wisconsin Butter + Milk + Cheese (tm) donuts, sponsored by the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board
I know this is offtopic, but I do have several disks that are damaged due to scratches on the top sides.
I want to know if there is anything I can do to rescue those disks.
Can anyone help out, please ? Thanks !