It is an interesting article. One thing that I disagree with is how there was emphasis on the Bush-Gore-Nader without emphasis on the Bush-Clinton-Perot (or the Kennedy-Nixon-? since that did influence things). I like that he brought up the Lincoln-Douglas point. So, to me this shows bias in media. What ever happened to equal time? He did mention on sure-fire election system, and my vote is for that one--but I get to try it first!
To the other poster who commented that Perot took votes equally from Bush and Clinton, that statement flies in the face of subsequent research. Both sides admit that Perot did more damage to Bush in the states where it mattered because it undermined his move to the middle. The fact that Perot ran because of a long-running feud with fellow Texan is of note, too.
Except, a person's gait can change under various circumstances--not least of which being the broken leg mentioned above. There's an African tribe (I forget which) where the women are capable of carrying unGodly amounts of weight on their heads. IIRC, when carrying that load their gait optimizes. So how are they going to account for the gait changes?
Then there's me at the airport. The wife hands me 'one-more-bag' and my gait fails to optimize. So I'm kicking, pulling, etc. the bags down the terminal.
This only goes to show that college is no excuse for experience. I approached the field from the reverse direction--studying on my own then working in the field before I sought my degree. I feel that I am, in general, better rounded than the average bear accordingly.
More to the point, many of the students I encountered were much the same level of clueless. They were in the field because they saw the pot of gold at the end of it, not because they enjoyed the technology or were necessarily adept at it.
But, if there's one thing I've found out in life--it's that learning never taught me nothin'. And books is the worst.
I've got a pretty hefty fuel cell already. It's enough to power my stereo, extra lights, my laptop. I could even charge my cell phone at the same time. Granted, the fuel to energy converter is the internal combustion engine, so it can be a little noisy and pollution prone.
You see it! That is exactly what we need. Somebody needs to write an Outlook-based virus that installs a high-quality firewall. Then you'll see the anti-virus companys scramble.
Better still, have it replace Windows when nobody's looking
If the ozone hole is splitting, then perhaps it is alive. Or, perhaps it was just lonely and tired of everybody trying to find ways to get rid of it. I know I'd have a big inferiority complex if everybody talked about me so negatively.
I'll say! Those vendors really know how to sell a piece of shiznet. I have an HP 845c that prints every single copy upside-down. In order to right them again I have to use the company photocopier.
Anybody have a patch for the CUPS driver that can fix this?
You mean Austrailia's up for sale?! Deal me in . ..
If I could make my current salary doing whatever, then I would say that I'm where I want to be. I enjoy the challenge of tackling new challenges through programming and teaching mundanes about computers.
Hmm, I have a feeling that my response may stand out a bit here. If money were no object, there are two things I would do. One is ensure that life was real cushy--automated house, yada, yada; by investing in real estate. Second, I would form a non-profit (or non-prophet?) organization dedicated to providing quality web hosting for Protestant churches here in the US--low cost or no cost depending on their ability to pay. Web hosting would also include web development and in the right markets, ISP.
Losses from the.org endeavors would offset gains made in investments I would otherwise make in real estate.
So, I suppose it's true that we aren't like the other mammals, but that we are more like viri. That explains a lot about our impact on the planet as a whole. Perhaps we should reclassify ourselves as viri?
When the ITO patents idiocy, only idiots will work for the ITO. Oh, wait . . .
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tough competitive force. . . . It's non-traditional, it's free and it's cheap", Steve Ballmer about Linux
Hmm, methinks Steve is using cheap as in "of inferior quality or worth" or "contemptible because of lack of any fine, lofty, or redeeming qualities." Webster's. Personally I think the word is best applied to Windows.
In '88 my chemistry professor allowed me to use a pocket computer as a 'calculator'. Granted, it only had a few Kb of data, but one can stick a lot of data into tight spaces. And, lately I was allowed to take my PDA into an exam that was open notes.
So, is it what you know or how quick you can find it?
Macroshaft is the dinosaur and open source represents all the furry little mammals waiting for the meteor to strike.
I'm hoping for the meteor to come sooner rather than later. Dinosaur eggs suck.
That's good. So, all I have to do is hang around and wait for somebody following that philosophy to drop a book off at the Metro and sell it on Amazon? Then I can give up my life of pan handling and get a real job . . . like Congressman!
Do like I did. I filled out the registration. Within days I was barraged by spam. So, what's an aspiring [sic] person to do? I went to my NYTimes profile and changed my email address. I wonder if 'webmaster@nytimes.com' wonders "why all the the extra spam?"??
Well, if speaking to a computer overwhelms its short-term memory,then we will just have to configure our normal computer to behave like the human mind--clustering. One element listens and passes the text to the thinking, or central, element. This way the listening element can consume all its short-term memory to the loquaciousness of the user.
Since the end of this decade will see 36 Ghz CPUs, why not be able to build a cluster in a box?
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It is an interesting article. One thing that I disagree with is how there was emphasis on the Bush-Gore-Nader without emphasis on the Bush-Clinton-Perot (or the Kennedy-Nixon-? since that did influence things). I like that he brought up the Lincoln-Douglas point. So, to me this shows bias in media. What ever happened to equal time? He did mention on sure-fire election system, and my vote is for that one--but I get to try it first!
To the other poster who commented that Perot took votes equally from Bush and Clinton, that statement flies in the face of subsequent research. Both sides admit that Perot did more damage to Bush in the states where it mattered because it undermined his move to the middle. The fact that Perot ran because of a long-running feud with fellow Texan is of note, too.
Brainwashing goes both ways.
I'll follow the assumption that since faxes kill trees that they would be regulated. The 'Net just kills a few rods and cones.
Except, a person's gait can change under various circumstances--not least of which being the broken leg mentioned above. There's an African tribe (I forget which) where the women are capable of carrying unGodly amounts of weight on their heads. IIRC, when carrying that load their gait optimizes. So how are they going to account for the gait changes?
Then there's me at the airport. The wife hands me 'one-more-bag' and my gait fails to optimize. So I'm kicking, pulling, etc. the bags down the terminal.
This only goes to show that college is no excuse for experience. I approached the field from the reverse direction--studying on my own then working in the field before I sought my degree. I feel that I am, in general, better rounded than the average bear accordingly.
More to the point, many of the students I encountered were much the same level of clueless. They were in the field because they saw the pot of gold at the end of it, not because they enjoyed the technology or were necessarily adept at it.
But, if there's one thing I've found out in life--it's that learning never taught me nothin'. And books is the worst.
So, what would it take to make this a wireless solution? Would regular 802.11 do it?
I cannot squeeze 70 hours of work into one day.
Lessee . . .
I don't know about you, but I'm wondering what you're doing with the other ten hours of your day!
I've got a pretty hefty fuel cell already. It's enough to power my stereo, extra lights, my laptop. I could even charge my cell phone at the same time. Granted, the fuel to energy converter is the internal combustion engine, so it can be a little noisy and pollution prone.
Hmm based on what it allows the remote user to do--are you sure this isn't actually a Microsoft Windows XP installer?
You see it! That is exactly what we need. Somebody needs to write an Outlook-based virus that installs a high-quality firewall. Then you'll see the anti-virus companys scramble.
Better still, have it replace Windows when nobody's looking
If the ozone hole is splitting, then perhaps it is alive. Or, perhaps it was just lonely and tired of everybody trying to find ways to get rid of it. I know I'd have a big inferiority complex if everybody talked about me so negatively.
man v. nature (beyond any character's control)
- man v. the environment
- man v. God/religion
- man v. supernatural
man v. self (within the protaganist's control)-
man v. machine/technology (self-inflicted)
man v. man (within some character's control)I want to say that the three plots actually date back to the Classical Greeks.
We are not men, we are Devo.Well, if you really want to admit it, there are only about three plots. You have Man against Nature, Man against Man and Man against Himself.
I would suppost that Man against computer (or Superman against computer) could be any of the above.
I'll say! Those vendors really know how to sell a piece of shiznet. I have an HP 845c that prints every single copy upside-down. In order to right them again I have to use the company photocopier.
Anybody have a patch for the CUPS driver that can fix this?
You mean Austrailia's up for sale?! Deal me in . . .
If I could make my current salary doing whatever, then I would say that I'm where I want to be. I enjoy the challenge of tackling new challenges through programming and teaching mundanes about computers.
Hmm, I have a feeling that my response may stand out a bit here. If money were no object, there are two things I would do. One is ensure that life was real cushy--automated house, yada, yada; by investing in real estate. Second, I would form a non-profit (or non-prophet?) organization dedicated to providing quality web hosting for Protestant churches here in the US--low cost or no cost depending on their ability to pay. Web hosting would also include web development and in the right markets, ISP.
Losses from the .org endeavors would offset gains made in investments I would otherwise make in real estate.
Hmm, skin flicks come to mind--the plotless the better.
So, I suppose it's true that we aren't like the other mammals, but that we are more like viri. That explains a lot about our impact on the planet as a whole. Perhaps we should reclassify ourselves as viri?
When the ITO patents idiocy, only idiots will work for the ITO. Oh, wait . . .
tough competitive force. . . . It's non-traditional, it's free and it's cheap", Steve Ballmer about Linux
Hmm, methinks Steve is using cheap as in "of inferior quality or worth" or "contemptible because of lack of any fine, lofty, or redeeming qualities." Webster's. Personally I think the word is best applied to Windows.
In '88 my chemistry professor allowed me to use a pocket computer as a 'calculator'. Granted, it only had a few Kb of data, but one can stick a lot of data into tight spaces. And, lately I was allowed to take my PDA into an exam that was open notes. So, is it what you know or how quick you can find it?
Macroshaft is the dinosaur and open source represents all the furry little mammals waiting for the meteor to strike. I'm hoping for the meteor to come sooner rather than later. Dinosaur eggs suck.
That's good. So, all I have to do is hang around and wait for somebody following that philosophy to drop a book off at the Metro and sell it on Amazon? Then I can give up my life of pan handling and get a real job . . . like Congressman!
Do like I did. I filled out the registration. Within days I was barraged by spam. So, what's an aspiring [sic] person to do? I went to my NYTimes profile and changed my email address. I wonder if 'webmaster@nytimes.com' wonders "why all the the extra spam?"??
Here's an article that describes exactly how to do just what you're asking about.
Well, if speaking to a computer overwhelms its short-term memory,then we will just have to configure our normal computer to behave like the human mind--clustering. One element listens and passes the text to the thinking, or central, element. This way the listening element can consume all its short-term memory to the loquaciousness of the user.
Since the end of this decade will see 36 Ghz CPUs, why not be able to build a cluster in a box?