This is what I still remember... commands like "Peek" and "Poke"
Back in those old days, we used to comb through the user manual, from the first page, to the last, and to try out every-single-command there is to see what they do
CP/M, Sinclair, Osborne, oh my, all those things do bring back sweet memory
but I think it's more likely this will turn out like the $45 Aakash tablet computer did. Often when the price tag on something seems to good to be true, it is.
I've been watching India closely for the past 2 decades and the one conclusion that I got is that India likes to talk big, and after that, nothing
Which is not space travel or space science, but making Muslims feel better about themselves (I'm not joking he said it).
With "leadership" like that is it any wonder that China is going to kick our asses?
This you do not understand
With Muslims feeling better about themselves they won't come and blow up any NASA rocket, so we don't need to grief over another 9/11 episode of our Mars mission
That 16-year old girl from China already demonstrated to us what China can do with its genetic manipulation - at least according to the executive director of the American Swim Coaches Association, Mr. John Leonard.
I shudder to imagine what China could do with their new generation, bug-free versions of genetically manipulated super-Chinese into the space !!
True, encryption _CAN_ be cracked, by hook or by crook
If it's USA, with its seemingly unlimited resources (NSA and the like always get a blank check from the congress for whatever black programs they initiate), I would agree with you.
But you almost forgot one thing, this is INDIA we are talking about - a nation which nearly 30% of its population still living below one dollar a day level
Jonathan Dugas, adjunct professor of exercise physiology at Loyola University in Chicago, has openly doubt the Chinese girl's achievement being "natural"
And this is what Mr. Dugas has said:
"âoeThe differences in the athletes at that level are very small,â Dugas said. âoeTo suggest she was much slower and then sped up so much at the end, it goes against everything that we know about how athletes pace themselves at that level.â
"If there is something unusual going on in terms of genetic manipulation or something else, I would suspect over eight years science will move fast enough to catch it...â
I am talking about that 16 year old Chinese girl, Ye Shiwen, who broke a world record in swimming competition, resulting in a respected American swimming coach John Leonard, who also happen to be the US executive director of the World Swimming Coaches Association, said that Chinese girl must have been using "genetic manipulation" to enhance athletic performance
Is it true that the Chinese girl has passed all the drug testing?
negative feedback is acceptable if given constructively and pleasantly
That's a nice notion, but unfortunately it only works some of the time, as different people react differently to different stimuli
Some takes direct criticism well, others may not.
Some are enlightened by the hinted enclosed within the sweet-coating, but others do not
Look there is a difference between being an A-hole and just saying it like it is. But sugar coating and wrapping criticism in a shroud of BS is counter productive and often leads people to 'not get it'.
Not all "not getting it, some do
As different people react differently to different stimuli, you do have to tailor-made (or customized) the criticism / sarcasm / suggestion to suit the personality of the intended target
I believe it comes time to upgrade the DMV with simulator, and those who want to obtain a driver license must first demonstrate their skills in the simulator
I believe the same thing about marriage licenses.
Luckily, for marriage, there is a thing known as "living together", ala the "try-first-if-you-like-it-let's-get-married-if-you-don't-bye-bye" alternative
And then... there's the totally legal "Prenuptial Agreement" contract available
Every job "created" by public spending is a job destroyed by taxation
If we factor in the structural bureaucratic inefficiency, the systematic governmental wastage, and such, every single job "created" by public spending, 3 to 4 other potential jobs were lost (or destroyed) by taxation
While speeding is the leading cause for most traffic accidents, one can't deny that unskilled drivers also contributed to a significant portion of traffic mayhem
Current system of testing / passing drivers are often way too insufficient - as long as the driver can manage to drive the test car without any mishaps they are rewarded a driver license - resulted in many drivers who are totally unprepared and unskilled to handle heavy and often very tricky traffic situations (like water planing, ice-skitting, and such)
I believe it comes time to upgrade the DMV with simulator, and those who want to obtain a driver license must first demonstrate their skills in the simulator, with all sort of situational scenario thrown in
This can lessen a significant portion of traffic mishaps and cut down the number of traffic injuries and deaths
That means being diplomatic while having a nuclear arsenal at the ready. No reason to develop a huge offensive force if no one will fuck with you because you'll retaliate by turning their piece of the Earth unlivable.
I beg to differ
Having a nuclear arsenal signals the willingness to commit mutual suicide - much like what human bombers do
But keeping a very ready and very huge offensive force gives another signal -
That we have the means to pound on you, and keep up on the pounding, until you give up, or die, whichever comes first
You guys already have a stick that's as big as everyone else's combined. How big do you really need it to be?
A stick that's as big as everyone else's combined is not big enough
To make the big stick really really effective is to make it so big that even when you do not have to use it it still scares the shit outta everybody else
As the Art of War puts it - the best war to win is the war you do not have to fight
The thing that happened in Northern Ireland is a total different scenario than, let's say, between USA and China
You folks in Northern Ireland basically eat the same food, listen to the same song, curse in the same language - the only difference between the pro-IRA and the anti-IRA folks is the religion
Basically it's a Catholic vs Protestant conflict
On the other hand, in a US vs China scenario, ppl in China do not eat the same food, nor speak the same language, nor even having the same way of world view with those from USA
So, in Northern Ireland, it makes more sense for you guys to talk it over, than to bomb each others to smithereens
As for the US vs China - there'll be no love loss if one side (or both) got bombed back to the Kingdom come - after all, they are so different
There is nothing wrong with Latin or Greek, or for that matter, Sanskrit.
It's just thtat if they think they truly and absolutely need a word from a foreign language for their new fangled project or it would never fly, why can't they just pick a random word from a random language - including Latin, Greek, or Sanskrit - instead of putting up yet-another-Swahili-word
It is beyond tiresome at this point
I dunno about you, but this yet-another-Swahili-word project has become very turn-offish for moi
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Before the age of 7 I only knew 4 languages (mainly spoken). I learned 3 more in adulthood, as well as read and write in all the 7 languages.
Disclaimer: I am not from Pakistan, and I have no reason to hate India
I'm merely an observer - and I've been watching India, China, Korea, Brazil closely - for investment opportunities
Actually, I can speak, read and write in 7 languages
This is what I still remember ... commands like "Peek" and "Poke"
Back in those old days, we used to comb through the user manual, from the first page, to the last, and to try out every-single-command there is to see what they do
CP/M, Sinclair, Osborne, oh my, all those things do bring back sweet memory
but I think it's more likely this will turn out like the $45 Aakash tablet computer did. Often when the price tag on something seems to good to be true, it is.
I've been watching India closely for the past 2 decades and the one conclusion that I got is that India likes to talk big, and after that, nothing
Of the numerous projects that they've announced, India achieved only one - the Chandrayaan moon satellite project http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrayaan-1
As for the others, I'm not that confident that they can deliver, on time, and/or on budget
Which is not space travel or space science, but making Muslims feel better about themselves (I'm not joking he said it).
With "leadership" like that is it any wonder that China is going to kick our asses?
This you do not understand
With Muslims feeling better about themselves they won't come and blow up any NASA rocket, so we don't need to grief over another 9/11 episode of our Mars mission
That 16-year old girl from China already demonstrated to us what China can do with its genetic manipulation - at least according to the executive director of the American Swim Coaches Association, Mr. John Leonard.
I shudder to imagine what China could do with their new generation, bug-free versions of genetically manipulated super-Chinese into the space !!
Encryption is crackable
True, encryption _CAN_ be cracked, by hook or by crook
If it's USA, with its seemingly unlimited resources (NSA and the like always get a blank check from the congress for whatever black programs they initiate), I would agree with you.
But you almost forgot one thing, this is INDIA we are talking about - a nation which nearly 30% of its population still living below one dollar a day level
http://news.discovery.com/adventure/ye-shiwen-doping-scandal-olympic-swimming-120801.html
Jonathan Dugas, adjunct professor of exercise physiology at Loyola University in Chicago, has openly doubt the Chinese girl's achievement being "natural"
And this is what Mr. Dugas has said:
"âoeThe differences in the athletes at that level are very small,â Dugas said. âoeTo suggest she was much slower and then sped up so much at the end, it goes against everything that we know about how athletes pace themselves at that level.â
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/olympics-2012/china-ye-shiwen-shatters-record-waves-suspicion-article-1.1126250
And I quote Mr. Leonard :
"If there is something unusual going on in terms of genetic manipulation or something else, I would suspect over eight years science will move fast enough to catch it ...â
I am talking about that 16 year old Chinese girl, Ye Shiwen, who broke a world record in swimming competition, resulting in a respected American swimming coach John Leonard, who also happen to be the US executive director of the World Swimming Coaches Association, said that Chinese girl must have been using "genetic manipulation" to enhance athletic performance
Is it true that the Chinese girl has passed all the drug testing?
Is it true that she is clean?
negative feedback is acceptable if given constructively and pleasantly
That's a nice notion, but unfortunately it only works some of the time, as different people react differently to different stimuli
Some takes direct criticism well, others may not.
Some are enlightened by the hinted enclosed within the sweet-coating, but others do not
Look there is a difference between being an A-hole and just saying it like it is. But sugar coating and wrapping criticism in a shroud of BS is counter productive and often leads people to 'not get it'.
Not all "not getting it, some do
As different people react differently to different stimuli, you do have to tailor-made (or customized) the criticism / sarcasm / suggestion to suit the personality of the intended target
You mean if no one tells me I suck, I won't think I suck?
Please tell that to Hillary Clinton
I believe it comes time to upgrade the DMV with simulator, and those who want to obtain a driver license must first demonstrate their skills in the simulator
I believe the same thing about marriage licenses.
Luckily, for marriage, there is a thing known as "living together", ala the "try-first-if-you-like-it-let's-get-married-if-you-don't-bye-bye" alternative
And then ... there's the totally legal "Prenuptial Agreement" contract available
http://oculusvr.com/
I'm afraid it might be Slashdotted soon
TFA talks about "Entangled Particles" breaking the law of thermodynamics, seemingly getting something out of nothing
I am not good at all on particle physics, but I believe that particles in their ordinary state do not come "entangled", right?
So, in order to get particles that are already in the "entangled" state, something must have happened to ordinary particles, first, right?
If so, what's the cost (in term of energy) to get originally un-entangled particles to be "entangled"?
I would say that speeding is the cause of near zero traffic accidents.
Speeding vehicles in the hands of the inexperienced drivers are very very deadly
On the other hand, most experienced drivers do not drive like crazy
Every job "created" by public spending is a job destroyed by taxation
If we factor in the structural bureaucratic inefficiency, the systematic governmental wastage, and such, every single job "created" by public spending, 3 to 4 other potential jobs were lost (or destroyed) by taxation
While speeding is the leading cause for most traffic accidents, one can't deny that unskilled drivers also contributed to a significant portion of traffic mayhem
Current system of testing / passing drivers are often way too insufficient - as long as the driver can manage to drive the test car without any mishaps they are rewarded a driver license - resulted in many drivers who are totally unprepared and unskilled to handle heavy and often very tricky traffic situations (like water planing, ice-skitting, and such)
I believe it comes time to upgrade the DMV with simulator, and those who want to obtain a driver license must first demonstrate their skills in the simulator, with all sort of situational scenario thrown in
This can lessen a significant portion of traffic mishaps and cut down the number of traffic injuries and deaths
That means being diplomatic while having a nuclear arsenal at the ready. No reason to develop a huge offensive force if no one will fuck with you because you'll retaliate by turning their piece of the Earth unlivable.
I beg to differ
Having a nuclear arsenal signals the willingness to commit mutual suicide - much like what human bombers do
But keeping a very ready and very huge offensive force gives another signal -
That we have the means to pound on you, and keep up on the pounding, until you give up, or die, whichever comes first
You guys already have a stick that's as big as everyone else's combined. How big do you really need it to be?
A stick that's as big as everyone else's combined is not big enough
To make the big stick really really effective is to make it so big that even when you do not have to use it it still scares the shit outta everybody else
As the Art of War puts it - the best war to win is the war you do not have to fight
The thing that happened in Northern Ireland is a total different scenario than, let's say, between USA and China
You folks in Northern Ireland basically eat the same food, listen to the same song, curse in the same language - the only difference between the pro-IRA and the anti-IRA folks is the religion
Basically it's a Catholic vs Protestant conflict
On the other hand, in a US vs China scenario, ppl in China do not eat the same food, nor speak the same language, nor even having the same way of world view with those from USA
So, in Northern Ireland, it makes more sense for you guys to talk it over, than to bomb each others to smithereens
As for the US vs China - there'll be no love loss if one side (or both) got bombed back to the Kingdom come - after all, they are so different
That's where the BIG STICK comes handy
If I can have a word with your anthropologist g/f, I would tell her to not that stand-offish
I'm sorry, but this "Swahili this, Swahili that" thing is really getting on my nerves lately
There is nothing wrong with Latin or Greek, or for that matter, Sanskrit.
It's just thtat if they think they truly and absolutely need a word from a foreign language for their new fangled project or it would never fly, why can't they just pick a random word from a random language - including Latin, Greek, or Sanskrit - instead of putting up yet-another-Swahili-word
It is beyond tiresome at this point
I dunno about you, but this yet-another-Swahili-word project has become very turn-offish for moi