My friends and I really enjoyed hanging out at the arcades. Then they started getting machines that forced you to keep adding quarters no matter what your skill was.
Do I look like a gambling addict?
Wait until the X-box becomes a subscription service.
The US Navy's main purpose is to stop piracy on the high seas. This keeps trade going. You may not know this, but the Navy is very good at tracking enemy subs.
Ok, so it's pretty obvious, there are not enough high skilled tech workers to do the specific job many companies want. But no one has ever mentioned, "Well, this job was critical, so was have a junior position where we put some guy who has good logic skills and works well with others. We expect for him to learn the skills, and he can assist the skilled worker."
No, you don't see that. So, now after years of not training people, the lack of skilled tech workers is coming back to bite them on the ass. And STILL they don't have any trainee positions.
As to the quizmiesters. Stop looking for the applicant with all the answers. When I stop working on a language I start to forget how to do things. Do I work well with you? Do you like my examples of previously written code? Am I a slacker? What else do you need?
That's odd. My email is all over the place and I don't get email from obnoxious assholes. Oh wait, maybe if you consider normal thinking people to be obnoxious assholes, then I see your point. The reason you don't give out your email address is because you set people off. My writing skills have lead to thoughtful discussions on this and other boards. Your writing skills have caused you to hide your email address.
You still haven't added anything to my original question, yet you make sure to add as much inflammatory remarks in your post as possible.
Last word? Oh please, I figured out reverse psychology as a kid.
I hate repeating myself, so I get rude because I find that when people don't understand my posts, they are too lazy to read the whole thing. I would of been happy to email you for a normal discussion, but alas, you have no email address.
Ok, were you REALLY trying to point out a flaw with my plan? Congratulations, doesn't failure feel good?
Telling me the state of current missile hardware does me no good when I ask a question about possible future hardware.
"the rest of the world is watching the United States VERY SPECIFICALLY break an international treaty that has managed to keep us from nuclear war for 25 years.... "
Faulty logic.
I believe the this was actually mentioned in the Simpsons.
Lisa "I have this magic rock that keeps away tigers"
Homer "That rock keeps away tigers?"
Lisa "You don't see any tigers around, do you?"
Homer "I'll pay you five dollars for that rock!"
Lisa "Dad, it was just an example..."
Homer "Ten Dollars!"
Lisa (sigh)
Argreed. Most online content is pretty poor quality. By this time I thought the web was supposed to have run the "Dead tree dinosaurs" out of business. I read several intersting articles this sunday out of the local paper. Heck, even "Time" is stil putting out a good topic every once in a while.
The only value out of slashdot is the response from the readers, filter out the readers by making them pay, well, you've just removed the point of being here.
Keenspot hosts a bunch of web comics, right now they're trying a "Pay us not to show you ads" aproach, but I believe they'll change to a subscription model. If they grouped all of their comics under one banner and charged me 20$ a year to view them, I'd say yes. I'd love to give these talented artists a way to earn a living doing this.
Almost none of the other stuff on the web is orginal or of good quality. You get what you pay for.
First the quantum dots now this.
Ok! We got it already! It's possible to make computational devises very small! Considering that how small the traces are on new chips, this doesn't seem like a big deal to me.
Back in 1990 I did a paper on micro machines for college. I was excited. Pictures of gears made with a tunneling microscope, engines being made in labs. Really, really, small screws.
What happened to those? Are they being made but covered up by NDAs? Did they jump ahead too far, then had to go back to do more basic research on the properties of materials at that scale? Surely SOMEONE on Slashdot works at a materials lab and can clue me in.
Third world?! You mean the place you can't place a call to because the locals tear down the COPPER wire to sell? That's where you're putting in solar panels that cost more than a person can earn in 5 years?
I've been looking into solar cells and I agree. When the government put money into solar cells, people got into the business just to make money. Once the goverment stopped, all the hacks left the field, leaving the people who were serious about solar.
Actually, they don't directly heat the water. They keep a reserve of sodium liquid at 500 degrees, then the mirrors heat that to about 1400 degrees. This can be used to steam the water or be stored in a tank for later use. Say, at night.
I don't understand why that graph scares you. It should reassure you that things are not as clear-cut as anyone would like them to be.
For instance, according to the graph, we have the highest CO2 levels ever in the past 500k years. Why isn't the temperature also the highest?
The CO2 level has been going up and down, but it went from it's lowest point to a high point in the pre-industrial age!
There is no "Normal" temperature of the Earth. Sometimes it's hot, sometimes it's cold.
So, now that we can affect our climate, what temperature do we want? Growing grapes in Greenland? Have our ice delivered to us in Chicago by iceberg? Changing society to remove the CO2 out of the air is just as reckless as pouring CO2 into it if we don't have a goal in mind.
For pete's sake. He spends tens of thousands of dollars on a new heart, and then doesn't bother to buy a power supply that you can plug into the wall.
For my little electric car I take my battery charger everywhere. If I had a heart like this, I'd carry one, then I'd also have an AC>DC converter so I could be plugged in the wall directly.
THEN I'd have a solar charger in the car, AND a charging recepticle in the dash.
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My friends and I really enjoyed hanging out at the arcades. Then they started getting machines that forced you to keep adding quarters no matter what your skill was.
Do I look like a gambling addict?
Wait until the X-box becomes a subscription service.
The US Navy's main purpose is to stop piracy on the high seas. This keeps trade going. You may not know this, but the Navy is very good at tracking enemy subs.
And those torpedos aren't for show either.
Welcome to applied evolution.
Make a ton of stuff, apply real life, cross breed and mutate the survivors.
You get some AMAZING results from that.
Ok, so it's pretty obvious, there are not enough high skilled tech workers to do the specific job many companies want. But no one has ever mentioned, "Well, this job was critical, so was have a junior position where we put some guy who has good logic skills and works well with others. We expect for him to learn the skills, and he can assist the skilled worker."
No, you don't see that. So, now after years of not training people, the lack of skilled tech workers is coming back to bite them on the ass. And STILL they don't have any trainee positions.
As to the quizmiesters. Stop looking for the applicant with all the answers. When I stop working on a language I start to forget how to do things. Do I work well with you? Do you like my examples of previously written code? Am I a slacker? What else do you need?
Just graduated, horrific sense of timing.
Considering the cost of putting everything on DVD, is it REALLY that much more expensive to hire good voice actors instead of hacks?
Video Feed straight from Japan? No problem!
http://info.nttls.co.jp/webcam/
That's odd. My email is all over the place and I don't get email from obnoxious assholes. Oh wait, maybe if you consider normal thinking people to be obnoxious assholes, then I see your point. The reason you don't give out your email address is because you set people off. My writing skills have lead to thoughtful discussions on this and other boards. Your writing skills have caused you to hide your email address.
You still haven't added anything to my original question, yet you make sure to add as much inflammatory remarks in your post as possible.
Last word? Oh please, I figured out reverse psychology as a kid.
I hate repeating myself, so I get rude because I find that when people don't understand my posts, they are too lazy to read the whole thing. I would of been happy to email you for a normal discussion, but alas, you have no email address.
Ok, were you REALLY trying to point out a flaw with my plan? Congratulations, doesn't failure feel good?
Telling me the state of current missile hardware does me no good when I ask a question about possible future hardware.
What? you still don't get it?
How hard would it be for a nuclear/biological missile to not travel in a straight line and still hit it's target?
You seem to think it's impossible. I say add a few tiny motors and some fins and your interception missle will miss every time.
Woo, great. The thing is damn near useless. Why?
How hard would it be to get your attacking missle to "Jink". Which is, to not travel in a straight line.
We need explosive interception, not direct impact.
"the rest of the world is watching the United States VERY SPECIFICALLY break an international treaty that has managed to keep us from nuclear war for 25 years.... "
Faulty logic.
I believe the this was actually mentioned in the Simpsons.
Lisa "I have this magic rock that keeps away tigers"
Homer "That rock keeps away tigers?"
Lisa "You don't see any tigers around, do you?"
Homer "I'll pay you five dollars for that rock!"
Lisa "Dad, it was just an example..."
Homer "Ten Dollars!"
Lisa (sigh)
"Which country has a higher percentage of its population in prison? "
Well, if we got to execute more of our prisioners like China does, then we wouldn't have this problem.
How about YOU stop washing your hair for the next 5 months and tell me "Boohoo".
It'll be fun! You'll be just like an astronaut!
All government funds were originally private money!!!
You obviously don't have a grasp on how the enviroment a child grows up in effects his/her mind.
Argreed. Most online content is pretty poor quality. By this time I thought the web was supposed to have run the "Dead tree dinosaurs" out of business. I read several intersting articles this sunday out of the local paper. Heck, even "Time" is stil putting out a good topic every once in a while.
The only value out of slashdot is the response from the readers, filter out the readers by making them pay, well, you've just removed the point of being here.
Keenspot hosts a bunch of web comics, right now they're trying a "Pay us not to show you ads" aproach, but I believe they'll change to a subscription model. If they grouped all of their comics under one banner and charged me 20$ a year to view them, I'd say yes. I'd love to give these talented artists a way to earn a living doing this.
Almost none of the other stuff on the web is orginal or of good quality. You get what you pay for.
Why not? You are.
First the quantum dots now this.
Ok! We got it already! It's possible to make computational devises very small! Considering that how small the traces are on new chips, this doesn't seem like a big deal to me.
Back in 1990 I did a paper on micro machines for college. I was excited. Pictures of gears made with a tunneling microscope, engines being made in labs. Really, really, small screws.
What happened to those? Are they being made but covered up by NDAs? Did they jump ahead too far, then had to go back to do more basic research on the properties of materials at that scale? Surely SOMEONE on Slashdot works at a materials lab and can clue me in.
Please?
Third world?! You mean the place you can't place a call to because the locals tear down the COPPER wire to sell? That's where you're putting in solar panels that cost more than a person can earn in 5 years?
They'll be gone by the end of the week.
I've been looking into solar cells and I agree. When the government put money into solar cells, people got into the business just to make money. Once the goverment stopped, all the hacks left the field, leaving the people who were serious about solar.
Currently, the power companies are beginning to install huge superconducting electric storage facilities to do just that. Store energy in the grid.
Actually, they don't directly heat the water. They keep a reserve of sodium liquid at 500 degrees, then the mirrors heat that to about 1400 degrees. This can be used to steam the water or be stored in a tank for later use. Say, at night.
Er, eight decks? So, four people playing poker can tie by each having five aces?
I don't understand why that graph scares you. It should reassure you that things are not as clear-cut as anyone would like them to be.
For instance, according to the graph, we have the highest CO2 levels ever in the past 500k years. Why isn't the temperature also the highest?
The CO2 level has been going up and down, but it went from it's lowest point to a high point in the pre-industrial age!
There is no "Normal" temperature of the Earth. Sometimes it's hot, sometimes it's cold.
So, now that we can affect our climate, what temperature do we want? Growing grapes in Greenland? Have our ice delivered to us in Chicago by iceberg? Changing society to remove the CO2 out of the air is just as reckless as pouring CO2 into it if we don't have a goal in mind.
For pete's sake. He spends tens of thousands of dollars on a new heart, and then doesn't bother to buy a power supply that you can plug into the wall.
For my little electric car I take my battery charger everywhere. If I had a heart like this, I'd carry one, then I'd also have an AC>DC converter so I could be plugged in the wall directly.
THEN I'd have a solar charger in the car, AND a charging recepticle in the dash.