Basically, the article says "why don't we just wait... because the current Yucca Mt. plan isn't necessarily great." I see nothing wrong with this idea. The article goes on to say "Well, if we are going to wait, why not choose a centralized location to store all this nuclear waste that is safe and secure."
I wonder why we need to take care of this now. Continue building Yucca... but perhaps build something near Yucca to hold this waste until we figure out a near perfect solution.
Ultimately it all comes down to high quality code, great GUI and your being protected by a company. Yes, you are almost sure to stumble over a patent with the current paten monsters out there... but don't let that stand in your way. The trick is to make your money by selling great code... and when the large companies come to sue... just close your doors and walk away.
Writing code by dodging patents isn't the way to do it.
This is another example of Apple using open standards to leverage their platform, and for that, one must applaud their efforts. Apple looks more like a friend of Linux and the Open Source community more and more as time goes on.
Ways Apple Supports Open Standards:
iCal (open file format), Safari (built on Open Source code), iTunes (uses open standards MP3 and AAC*), OS X (foundation is open), iChat (jabber support)...
* - OK, not 100%, but better then others.
While Apple and the Mac desktop account for a rather small percentage of desktop users, I firmly believe that Apple has a way of promoting technologies LONG before they become popular. They went all USB years ahead of many of the other manufacturers (in fact, some are still catching up).
Apple has a way of moving technologies from the geek realm to the "average joe" realm in a very short period of time. I would also suggest that you applaud Apple for using yet another standard vs. creating their own in house brand or simply succumbing to the power of Redmond.
We didn't start this crazy system... It was forced on us by the English, and I feel, as a U.S. citizen that they should flip the bill to convert us over.
I wish I could say all of this was shareware/freeware, but it's not... this is how I make my money:
Adobe Creative Suite
Quark - If you can get through the serial number BS
VLC
Microsoft Office X
Macromedia Dreamweaver
NetNewsWire Lite
HandBrake
Fugu
Keynote
StuffIt
Most likely, the people willing to give up their passwords have very little to protect. For many, it wouldn't be life altering if their email was read, their MP3 collection viewed and downloaded and their favorite version of solitaire copied as well.
I would argue that the people with valuable data wouldn't give out such information (like many of us in this forum).
Also, many people have the luxury that even if the system was maliciously accessed with their user/pass that there would be zero repercussions. They would shrug their shoulders and remember the delicious piece of chocolate they had the day before.
Unfortunately, most of the people that are forced on to Macs and Linux boxes resist. These people don't want to use anything other then Windows because that's all they know.
Unfortunately, the uneducated public will use whatever they are given, and then defend said platform to the death. I have people that refuse to use anything other then Word Perfect, Windows 98, an old laser printer, etc. They don't want to switch because that's all they know. Throwing Windows XP on their systems causes MAJOR problems (other then the ones associated with the OS itself).
Let's face it... It's going to end up an "Us against them" type of situation where it's Unix (and their children... Linux, OS X, etc.) vs. Microsoft. I only hope we don't kill each other off)
In the unparalleled words of Jerry Mcguire "Show Me The DATA".
I'll believe it when I see some kind of data. I have yet to see Linux being used in a desktop environment. I've seen a few macs, but a majority have been Windows based.
1) The Dual G5 systems are still valuable. (If they wait another six months, they will be "last years model") Even if they only get $2000 per system (They go for $2399+ on eBay) They will only be "loosing" $768,900 (a rather small fraction) of the total cost)
2) The Dual G5 Xserve is available now and has numerous features that will save them a considerable amount of money (#1 Power Consumption #2 ECC memory #3 Form factor)
"After the process was over, I was talking to one of my references - a veteran Silicon Valley software executive, and former manager of mine. My reference commented on what transpired "That's disappointing. If they can't hire you, I have no idea who they can hire. That process seems to be designed to retain only the most bland."
This is VERY TRUE
A quasi-good friend of mine is in the NSA. He doesn't drink (maybe 8 beers in his life) has never been drunk, no drugs, lived with parents for 3 years after college, parents do well financially (not rich, not poor), father was a state trooper (parents never divorced), only one sister (small, tight knit family), had never left the United States (except to Canada... once), commuted to college (lived at home), received good grades 3.8+, graduated in the top 3% of his high school class, religious, comes from a small town, well rounded (played sports, basketball coach for teens...
I'm also sure he had an amazing credit history and glowing reviews from previous employers.
Why would the NSA want to hire qualified people that may be a security risk when they can simply hire people 2-3 years out of college from the middle of nowhere and train them the way that they want them to be trained.
What's more risky, someone that is 100% loyal and quasi-qualified or someone that is 100% qualified, but potentially a security risk.
They also may have been stringing this guy along to see if he was an agent for another country.
(PS, I sure hope they wouldn't hire someone that has the potential to post a 13 page auto-biography and post it on the net!)
The article said:
"After the process was over, I was talking to one of my references - a veteran Silicon Valley software executive, and former manager of mine. My reference commented on what transpired "That's disappointing. If they can't hire you, I have no idea who they can hire. That process seems to be designed to retain only the most bland."
This is VERY TRUE
A quasi-good friend of mine is in the NSA. He doesn't drink (maybe 8 beers in his life) has never been drunk, no drugs, lived with parents for 3 years after college, parents do well financially (not rich, not poor), father was a state trooper (parents never divorced), only one sister (small, tight knit family), had never left the United States (except to Canada... once), commuted to college (lived at home), received good grades 3.8+, graduated in the top 3% of his high school class, religious, comes from a small town, well rounded (played sports, basketball coach for teens...
I'm also sure he had an amazing credit history and glowing reviews from previous employers.
Why would the NSA want to hire qualified people that may be a security risk when they can simply hire people 2-3 years out of college from the middle of nowhere and train them the way that they want them to be trained.
What's more risky, someone that is 100% loyal and quasi-qualified or someone that is 100% qualified, but potentially a security risk.
They also may have been stringing this guy along to see if he was an agent for another country.
(PS, I sure hope they wouldn't hire someone that has the potential to post a 13 page auto-biography and post it on the net!)
Is an American, I'm all for the shift away from oil and our dependancy on the middle east and other countries in general. This has much more of a political impact then an environmental.
Without our dependancy on foreign countries for our lifelines (oil, coal, natural gas etc.) we will see less $$$ flowing out of the country and about the same flowing in. What would also be interesting is if the US could undersell other countries with electricity. Considering that after the initial $80,000,000,000+ or so needed to get the project off of the ground, it would pay for itself in a matter of 10 years.
Considering the US imports 54% of it's oil... an alternative would be nice.
During 2001, about 48 percent of U.S. crude oil imports came from the Western Hemisphere (19 percent from South America, 15 percent from Mexico, and 14 percent from Canada), while 30 percent came from the Persian Gulf region (18 percent from Saudi Arabia, 9 percent from Iraq, and 3 percent from Kuwait).
Power is a touchy subject. Throwing "free" electricity into the equation could debase our (and many other) economies.
Some people are trying to obtain music through legal means or trying to show their children that stealing music isn't right. I'm not saying that iTunes is the perfect answer. The prices are still a bit high, the concept is still a bit confusing and lord knows it's hard to trust corporations today.
iTunes Music Store is ONE WAY to do the right thing. It's going to hurt the "one hit wonders" out there... I think it's going to raise the bar on music. It's also going to give the "little guy" an option to sell music his/her way.
Remember, you can always just pick up the CD if you don't like the service. Plus it's another free (high quality) MP3 player for Windows.
I would be interested in seeing a sample apple developed site that gives the "best case scenario"
I think the price of this program alone is a hard sell to poor rural schools. Many of them are still fighting to receive broadband. That being said, I would love to conform that:
1) My child is in school
2) My sons classes
3) Grades in those classes
4) How web savvy his teachers are.
I would also like the ability to shoot them an email with a quick "Is my son doing well?", "Is my son acting up in your class?" etc.
For a teacher, this does add another level to their daily environment, but if used as a tool, it could work well...
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Synopsis of the Article
Basically, the article says "why don't we just wait... because the current Yucca Mt. plan isn't necessarily great." I see nothing wrong with this idea. The article goes on to say "Well, if we are going to wait, why not choose a centralized location to store all this nuclear waste that is safe and secure."
I wonder why we need to take care of this now. Continue building Yucca... but perhaps build something near Yucca to hold this waste until we figure out a near perfect solution.
Ultimately it all comes down to high quality code, great GUI and your being protected by a company. Yes, you are almost sure to stumble over a patent with the current paten monsters out there... but don't let that stand in your way. The trick is to make your money by selling great code... and when the large companies come to sue... just close your doors and walk away. Writing code by dodging patents isn't the way to do it.
The only difference is...
When you code poorly... you might have to reboot.
When you design poorly... you might end up in a cemetery.
This is another example of Apple using open standards to leverage their platform, and for that, one must applaud their efforts. Apple looks more like a friend of Linux and the Open Source community more and more as time goes on. Ways Apple Supports Open Standards: iCal (open file format), Safari (built on Open Source code), iTunes (uses open standards MP3 and AAC*), OS X (foundation is open), iChat (jabber support)... * - OK, not 100%, but better then others.
While Apple and the Mac desktop account for a rather small percentage of desktop users, I firmly believe that Apple has a way of promoting technologies LONG before they become popular. They went all USB years ahead of many of the other manufacturers (in fact, some are still catching up).
Apple has a way of moving technologies from the geek realm to the "average joe" realm in a very short period of time. I would also suggest that you applaud Apple for using yet another standard vs. creating their own in house brand or simply succumbing to the power of Redmond.
This is not a documentary! Please review the definition of a documentary.
Presenting facts objectively without editorializing or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film.
Moore himself called Farenheit 9/11 a movie.
Until the day when everything is encrypted from the CD to my speakers, I'm always going to be able to get good quality copies.
And even then, I'll only have to wait a few days before the encryption is hacked.
We didn't start this crazy system... It was forced on us by the English, and I feel, as a U.S. citizen that they should flip the bill to convert us over.
iTunes is not required.
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It is required if you click through from the Apple site or if you want to use iTunes to view it.
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/incredibles/m
Please refrain from posting anti-Apple comments, because we drones will prove you wrong.
I wish I could say all of this was shareware/freeware, but it's not... this is how I make my money:
Adobe Creative Suite
Quark - If you can get through the serial number BS
VLC
Microsoft Office X
Macromedia Dreamweaver
NetNewsWire Lite
HandBrake
Fugu
Keynote
StuffIt
Most likely, the people willing to give up their passwords have very little to protect. For many, it wouldn't be life altering if their email was read, their MP3 collection viewed and downloaded and their favorite version of solitaire copied as well. I would argue that the people with valuable data wouldn't give out such information (like many of us in this forum). Also, many people have the luxury that even if the system was maliciously accessed with their user/pass that there would be zero repercussions. They would shrug their shoulders and remember the delicious piece of chocolate they had the day before.
The Apple security updates are rather frequent, yet painless for even the most novice user.
1) Click one button
2) Enter Password
There is no third step.
Sorry, the real password is...
1... 2... 3... 4... 5... 6...
And the new company name is: LindO'soft...
Come on... it only took me five seconds to think that one up (I guess I may show)
Unfortunately, most of the people that are forced on to Macs and Linux boxes resist. These people don't want to use anything other then Windows because that's all they know.
Unfortunately, the uneducated public will use whatever they are given, and then defend said platform to the death. I have people that refuse to use anything other then Word Perfect, Windows 98, an old laser printer, etc. They don't want to switch because that's all they know. Throwing Windows XP on their systems causes MAJOR problems (other then the ones associated with the OS itself).
Let's face it... It's going to end up an "Us against them" type of situation where it's Unix (and their children... Linux, OS X, etc.) vs. Microsoft. I only hope we don't kill each other off)
In the unparalleled words of Jerry Mcguire "Show Me The DATA".
I'll believe it when I see some kind of data. I have yet to see Linux being used in a desktop environment. I've seen a few macs, but a majority have been Windows based.
This is the perfect time to upgrade.
1) The Dual G5 systems are still valuable. (If they wait another six months, they will be "last years model") Even if they only get $2000 per system (They go for $2399+ on eBay) They will only be "loosing" $768,900 (a rather small fraction) of the total cost)
2) The Dual G5 Xserve is available now and has numerous features that will save them a considerable amount of money (#1 Power Consumption #2 ECC memory #3 Form factor)
A sketch artist drawing symbols.
The article said:
"After the process was over, I was talking to one of my references - a veteran Silicon Valley software executive, and former manager of mine. My reference commented on what transpired "That's disappointing. If they can't hire you, I have no idea who they can hire. That process seems to be designed to retain only the most bland."
This is VERY TRUE
A quasi-good friend of mine is in the NSA. He doesn't drink (maybe 8 beers in his life) has never been drunk, no drugs, lived with parents for 3 years after college, parents do well financially (not rich, not poor), father was a state trooper (parents never divorced), only one sister (small, tight knit family), had never left the United States (except to Canada... once), commuted to college (lived at home), received good grades 3.8+, graduated in the top 3% of his high school class, religious, comes from a small town, well rounded (played sports, basketball coach for teens...
I'm also sure he had an amazing credit history and glowing reviews from previous employers.
Why would the NSA want to hire qualified people that may be a security risk when they can simply hire people 2-3 years out of college from the middle of nowhere and train them the way that they want them to be trained.
What's more risky, someone that is 100% loyal and quasi-qualified or someone that is 100% qualified, but potentially a security risk.
They also may have been stringing this guy along to see if he was an agent for another country.
(PS, I sure hope they wouldn't hire someone that has the potential to post a 13 page auto-biography and post it on the net!)
The article said: "After the process was over, I was talking to one of my references - a veteran Silicon Valley software executive, and former manager of mine. My reference commented on what transpired "That's disappointing. If they can't hire you, I have no idea who they can hire. That process seems to be designed to retain only the most bland." This is VERY TRUE A quasi-good friend of mine is in the NSA. He doesn't drink (maybe 8 beers in his life) has never been drunk, no drugs, lived with parents for 3 years after college, parents do well financially (not rich, not poor), father was a state trooper (parents never divorced), only one sister (small, tight knit family), had never left the United States (except to Canada... once), commuted to college (lived at home), received good grades 3.8+, graduated in the top 3% of his high school class, religious, comes from a small town, well rounded (played sports, basketball coach for teens... I'm also sure he had an amazing credit history and glowing reviews from previous employers. Why would the NSA want to hire qualified people that may be a security risk when they can simply hire people 2-3 years out of college from the middle of nowhere and train them the way that they want them to be trained. What's more risky, someone that is 100% loyal and quasi-qualified or someone that is 100% qualified, but potentially a security risk. They also may have been stringing this guy along to see if he was an agent for another country. (PS, I sure hope they wouldn't hire someone that has the potential to post a 13 page auto-biography and post it on the net!)
Is an American, I'm all for the shift away from oil and our dependancy on the middle east and other countries in general. This has much more of a political impact then an environmental.
Without our dependancy on foreign countries for our lifelines (oil, coal, natural gas etc.) we will see less $$$ flowing out of the country and about the same flowing in. What would also be interesting is if the US could undersell other countries with electricity. Considering that after the initial $80,000,000,000+ or so needed to get the project off of the ground, it would pay for itself in a matter of 10 years.
Considering the US imports 54% of it's oil... an alternative would be nice.
During 2001, about 48 percent of U.S. crude oil imports came from the Western Hemisphere (19 percent from South America, 15 percent from Mexico, and 14 percent from Canada), while 30 percent came from the Persian Gulf region (18 percent from Saudi Arabia, 9 percent from Iraq, and 3 percent from Kuwait).
Power is a touchy subject. Throwing "free" electricity into the equation could debase our (and many other) economies.
Some people are trying to obtain music through legal means or trying to show their children that stealing music isn't right. I'm not saying that iTunes is the perfect answer. The prices are still a bit high, the concept is still a bit confusing and lord knows it's hard to trust corporations today.
iTunes Music Store is ONE WAY to do the right thing. It's going to hurt the "one hit wonders" out there... I think it's going to raise the bar on music. It's also going to give the "little guy" an option to sell music his/her way.
Remember, you can always just pick up the CD if you don't like the service. Plus it's another free (high quality) MP3 player for Windows.
Now if only they would make a Linux version!
The most frustrating thing about other companies is that they refuse to stick to a roadmap for their future products.
I'm sick of vaporware and vapor hardware!
How can Microsoft kill off a bothersome OS when it doesn't even have overhead, employees, stocks, etc?
Intellectual property is the only thing that a company can go after... and as you can see, it's failing miserably.
I would be interested in seeing a sample apple developed site that gives the "best case scenario" I think the price of this program alone is a hard sell to poor rural schools. Many of them are still fighting to receive broadband. That being said, I would love to conform that: 1) My child is in school 2) My sons classes 3) Grades in those classes 4) How web savvy his teachers are. I would also like the ability to shoot them an email with a quick "Is my son doing well?", "Is my son acting up in your class?" etc. For a teacher, this does add another level to their daily environment, but if used as a tool, it could work well...