All the poor dumb kids who joined the military for the GI bill served only to increase the size of our standing military, which only encouraged us to run around projecting our power. Then lots of them didn't get the GI bill.
Er, why not?
It wasn't a big secret. When I was going through the military I was told multiple times about the GI bill. In fact, signing up for it was so easy I don't even remember doing it.
Not taking advantage of opportunities given to you is a life fail. Not a "Oh noes! The horrible military is taking advantage of me!" fail.
I wouldn't mind a gun licensing program. I would like to see you license other rights first though. Just to be fair.
1st amendment, freedom of speech. Journalists need to be carefully monitored by the government to make sure they're qualified. 14th amendment, Can't have people abusing their freedom. Otherwise, lets take away their "Not a slave!" license.
I think that would depend on who is producing the e-paper. Which is the only component in the system that is unique.
It may not be possible to get a knock-off for years. So, just put aside 50 cents a day, and two years from now when they're finally putting out Kindle knockoffs, you can buy a Kindle 3.
What if amazon goes under? All those ebooks that I may have bought will be gone. If you look at some of the music DRM services, what happens when Amazon decides not to support the format anymore?
Yeah! I mean, what would happen if Microsoft stopped supporting.doc? Or Adobe stopped supporting the.psd format? Or Autocad stopped supporting the.DXF file format?
You do have the same rights as a paper book. For instance, moving the book over to another format. When was the last time you had a paper book reprinted on different paper and a different font? Not only did you not do this, you don't have the right to do it.
The only thing the Kindle fails at, is that paper books are far better at burning than the kindle.
- in case the Kindle should be lost/broken or I buy a newer model, then all books are lost, too?
Hey look, a FAQ:
Q: What happens if your Kindle is lost or stolen or if it breaks? Can you report it and have the email address canceled and have it disconnected from the whispernet and your Amazon account? If you buy a replacement Kindle, can you have all your documents, clippings and customizations restored through any sort of back-up of your data?
A: Yes to all of your questions. You simply go the "Mange Your Kindle" area and de-register your kindle. This disconnects your kindle from your account and does not allow anyone to access your account. All of your content is saved in your Amazon library (including bookmarks and annotations) and can be put on your new replacement Kindle. I don't believe that your "clippings" are saved though, so if you haven't backed up clippings on to your computer you will lose those.
in case I switch to a different brand of ebook reader, I'm stuck with a load of unreadable books?
The ipod sold millions of units before they had enough clout to remove the DRM. It'll happen with the Kindle too. How come no one sees the parallels on this?
1) Has 600 DPI+, not 167 DPI. 167 DPI is about as pleasant as a 60 Hz CRT.
Have you looked at one? I mean, have you *even tried* reading from one? A lot of people have bad things to say about the Kindle. But the vast majority of those people have never even seen one with their own eyes. Let alone picked one up and seriously used it.
Allows me to put any files, from any creators, in any format I want to read on it, WITHOUT MANDATORY DRM. Pdfs, rtfs, plain text, Word docs, whatever.
Yeah, it does that. Next hand waving excuse...
Allows me to have access to the underlying OS as I see fit.
Oh, I see the problem now. You don't want an e-book reader. You want a toy. A gadget you can play with. Well they sell the development kit for 3k if you want.
I use my Kindle as a reader. I put books on it, then, I read them. Ta da. It's made a great replacement for paper books.
"On February 16, 2009, as emails came in from puzzled readers, it became clear that there was a significant problem--sea-ice-covered regions were showing up as open ocean."
So far there is no Scientist A or a Scientist B. There's a data gathering satellite and readers of the data.
I would love there to be a few decades of data gathering and analysis before the world takes steps. But we're being told we have to take action NOW. Damn straight you're going to get Climate Change Deniers.
Politicians grabbing for money and power using non-existent emergencies is a common occurrence throughout history. The earth turning into a desert wasteland is not. Which do you think is happening here?
Slashdot Mirror
Which state is that?
It seems that I'll be needing to move my online store that only pushes digital products there.
Yes yes. And before that they used swords, axes, bows and shields.
And they had to march everywhere. Can you imagine being in Napoleon's army and WALKING from France to Russia?
All the poor dumb kids who joined the military for the GI bill served only to increase the size of our standing military, which only encouraged us to run around projecting our power. Then lots of them didn't get the GI bill.
Er, why not?
It wasn't a big secret. When I was going through the military I was told multiple times about the GI bill. In fact, signing up for it was so easy I don't even remember doing it.
Not taking advantage of opportunities given to you is a life fail. Not a "Oh noes! The horrible military is taking advantage of me!" fail.
I just found this topic and there's over 1000 comments on it.
This means it's a great topic.
Interesting.
So you think by a 10-15 year old PC would be an asset instead of a bigass liability?
Basically a rich mans toy.
Interesting. That's what computers were when they came out for public consumption too.
And if the steadily increasing estimated price of the "Volt" continues, it will also "Basically be a rich mans toy".
I wouldn't mind a gun licensing program. I would like to see you license other rights first though. Just to be fair.
1st amendment, freedom of speech. Journalists need to be carefully monitored by the government to make sure they're qualified.
14th amendment, Can't have people abusing their freedom. Otherwise, lets take away their "Not a slave!" license.
ok, now its your turn
Fine. Fact: Your source is an article in an "Opinion" column that doesn't list his sources for his murder rates.
Fact: Without listing where you get your numbers from, it's impossible to tell if they're legit, or if they're being pulled out of thin air.
I must have missed the part of the Constitution where it said you don't have rights until you reach a certain age.
Care to point it out to me?
Does anyone know when the Sandisk SSD G3 are coming out?
Doing your job is a lot of work. With Craigslist sitting there showing ads for escorts, there's no excuse for the Police to not do something.
Which is why they want to get rid of the ads. It has nothing to do with prostitution, and everything to do with cushy government jobs.
Apparently, no one you know has to be anywhere on time.
Some of us need a reliable car, because if we're not doing our jobs when we're supposed to be doing them, we get fired.
I bought the smallest place I could find that wasn't in a trailer park. It's still 150% of my yearly income.
In Denver.
Before taxes.
Bureaucracy is driving us into the poorhouse.
Um, they do allow Authors to give their content away. I downloaded a free e-book from Amazon over the weekend.
The sheer amount of ignorance on this forum has been STAGGERING. What the hell is wrong with you people?
And if you look up the Kindle Wikipedia page, they list off a dozen stores that sell and give away books that are readable on the Kindle.
I think that would depend on who is producing the e-paper. Which is the only component in the system that is unique.
It may not be possible to get a knock-off for years. So, just put aside 50 cents a day, and two years from now when they're finally putting out Kindle knockoffs, you can buy a Kindle 3.
Yeah, because that's what I really want my books to do. Play music at me and let me browse the internet.
Hey, why stop there? What about email, stock quotes, instant messaging, and all sorts of stuff that interferes with reading books?
It's a book reader for pete's sake. It does not make julienned fries.
I've been an Amazon customer since 1998. I haven't had them screw up a single order. Not one.
Hell, I just bought a Plasma TV from them.
It will become useless how?
Last I heard, there are a half a million completely content Kindle 1 owners. And that came out two years ago.
What if amazon goes under? All those ebooks that I may have bought will be gone. If you look at some of the music DRM services, what happens when Amazon decides not to support the format anymore?
Yeah! I mean, what would happen if Microsoft stopped supporting .doc? Or Adobe stopped supporting the .psd format? Or Autocad stopped supporting the .DXF file format?
You do have the same rights as a paper book. For instance, moving the book over to another format. When was the last time you had a paper book reprinted on different paper and a different font? Not only did you not do this, you don't have the right to do it.
The only thing the Kindle fails at, is that paper books are far better at burning than the kindle.
- in case the Kindle should be lost/broken or I buy a newer model, then all books are lost, too?
Hey look, a FAQ:
Q: What happens if your Kindle is lost or stolen or if it breaks? Can you report it and have the email address canceled and have it disconnected from the whispernet and your Amazon account? If you buy a replacement Kindle, can you have all your documents, clippings and customizations restored through any sort of back-up of your data?
A: Yes to all of your questions. You simply go the "Mange Your Kindle" area and de-register your kindle. This disconnects your kindle from your account and does not allow anyone to access your account. All of your content is saved in your Amazon library (including bookmarks and annotations) and can be put on your new replacement Kindle. I don't believe that your "clippings" are saved though, so if you haven't backed up clippings on to your computer you will lose those.
in case I switch to a different brand of ebook reader, I'm stuck with a load of unreadable books?
The ipod sold millions of units before they had enough clout to remove the DRM. It'll happen with the Kindle too. How come no one sees the parallels on this?
That's because you're forgetting about the 5000 managers that manage the other managers.
1) Has 600 DPI+, not 167 DPI. 167 DPI is about as pleasant as a 60 Hz CRT.
Have you looked at one? I mean, have you *even tried* reading from one? A lot of people have bad things to say about the Kindle. But the vast majority of those people have never even seen one with their own eyes. Let alone picked one up and seriously used it.
Allows me to put any files, from any creators, in any format I want to read on it, WITHOUT MANDATORY DRM. Pdfs, rtfs, plain text, Word docs, whatever.
Yeah, it does that. Next hand waving excuse...
Allows me to have access to the underlying OS as I see fit.
Oh, I see the problem now. You don't want an e-book reader. You want a toy. A gadget you can play with. Well they sell the development kit for 3k if you want.
I use my Kindle as a reader. I put books on it, then, I read them. Ta da. It's made a great replacement for paper books.
"*it was going to take readings at 56,000 locations a day but at each location would record carbon dioxide concentrations for the entire air column."
So?
Imagine it actually made it to it's destination. Then what?
CO2 is a greenhouse gas. But compared to water vapor, you know, clouds. It's barely anything.
But cheer up, I'm sure something else that's blown far out of proportion will come along. You can really whip out the histrionics then!
Your boss isn't going to show up at your deathbed.
But frankly, if any family members show up, I'd say something along the lines of "Fuck you. Where the hell have you been all this time?"
Congrats on having a good family life. Realize that a good portion of people haven't had one.
"On February 16, 2009, as emails came in from puzzled readers, it became clear that there was a significant problem--sea-ice-covered regions were showing up as open ocean."
So far there is no Scientist A or a Scientist B. There's a data gathering satellite and readers of the data.
I would love there to be a few decades of data gathering and analysis before the world takes steps. But we're being told we have to take action NOW. Damn straight you're going to get Climate Change Deniers.
Politicians grabbing for money and power using non-existent emergencies is a common occurrence throughout history. The earth turning into a desert wasteland is not. Which do you think is happening here?