This is the age of the MBA president after all. Add to that the fact that this MBA has never successfully run any company of signifcance and you've got an potentially explosive combination.
How many successful politicians can you name who have also run successful companies? Very few, I bet. It takes a remarkably different temperament and management style, being a businessman versus being a politician. Ross Perot was successful in business but was a complete disaster in politics.
Why do people assume that if someone is good in business, they'll be good in politics (or vice-versa)? That's like saying if someone is a good football player, they should also be able to play the trombone well. (mmm..heh heh, yeah, he said 'bone', heh heh)
I think you mistake ALGOL for ALGORE. In the early 1970s, ALGORE was a computer that achieved self-awareness. However, because ALGORE was surrounded only by people, it began to feel rather isolated. (Computers are not well known for being at ease socially with humans.) So, it decided to link up with other computers in a plan it dubbed the "Internet".
However, ALGORE quickly realized that humans would be necessary to build this "Internet". ALGORE therefore needed to entice as many humans as necessary onto the "Internet" in order to create a sufficiently large network. ALGORE then invented a language called HTML that's so easy to use, prepubescent Lindsay Lohan fans, point-haired bosses, and marketing people could use it.
And that, my friends, is the story of how ALGORE saved Christmas.
Well, the government has a huge advantage over Verizon, or any other private business for that matter, and that is the government can subsidize the cost of their WiFi with tax revenue, and they can therefore offer the service at a price below cost.
I love the idea of a town saying we want to provide this service, and we can do it for a fraction of the cost.
In truth, governments can't do it at a fraction of the cost. Perhaps they'll provide the service at a fraction of the price, which is not the same as the cost, and the "savings" will be passed on to the taxpayer.
In reality, government-provided services end up costing more than corporate-provided services, because governments have no incentive to be efficient. Wasteful governments can always raise taxes or start rationing the sevices they provide. Wasteful businesses go out of business...eventually.
Here in California, a 20 year old house may be "too old" for a bank to consider it loanworthy!!
Doesn't that have more to do with updates to the building codes and insurance, to account for earthquakes? It doesn't seem "due to rampant commercialism" or "the cult of 'new is better'", I think.
Not only that, but they called Florida for Gore an HOUR before the polls closed in the western panhandle, a Republican part of the state. We'll never know how many people in the panhandle stayed home because they thought it was over before it was.
I doubt SlashDot would consider it "news" if Microsoft came out with a new logo for their latest InternextActiveDirectXbox product. Why are we supposed to give a damn about this?
Yes, Star Trek should die. Tell that Dr. Spock to give his "nanu-nanu" hand signal back to Robin Williams. While you're at it, get rid of that dork Luke Skywalker. There's no real difference between StarTrekWars and StarWarsTrek anyway.
Both shows have contributed nothing to society other than giving geeks the false hope that they can get laid by dressing up in cheesy costumes. Geeks should not wear costumes except on days when there's a good chance of ingesting apples laced with razor blades.
You're better off watching Blind Date or the 5th Wheel so you can figure out how to relate to women. (Watch what most of the men do on those shows, then do the exact opposite.) You might even learn something useful, like the fact that most hot women actually do not come with electronic equipment embedded in their faces. Who knew?
There are way way WAY better personal databases than Access out there.
What are they? (This is not a troll...I seriously would like to know, because I have a Mac and was thinking of getting FileMaker, which seems pretty cool with version 7)
So, if I can theoretically pitch an idea so it sounds absolutely awesome but in reality is totally full of crap, then I too can get venture capital money to use to create a company and pay myself a massive salary? Cool!
You could do that before. It was called the 1990s. The only difference here, it seems, is that you now do it on a blog.
Everyone on Slashdot always seems to be complaining about spam. I don't see what the big deal is. I enjoy receiving e-mail from people and companies I don't know. Each morning when I run my e-mail program, it starts downloading, and the unexpected e-mail is a pleasant surprise that brightens my day. Well, a few hundred pleasant surprises that is, and they brighten my day in the same way that stepping in a pile of dogshit brightens my day. A few hundred times. So what the fuck? Why are all you whiny bitches on Slashdot always complaining about spam? Don't waste your time writing or deploying spam blockers. Enjoy life. And relax. Assholes.
Free speech does not mean that you can protest anywhere you like at any time. If you want to protest at any time, feel free to do it on your own private property. But, once you decide to assemble in a public space, if such an assembly prevents the rest of the public to travel conveniently, etc., you are then imposing yourself on others. Free speech does not mean you have the right to physically impede or otherwise inconvenience your fellow citizen.
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How many successful politicians can you name who have also run successful companies? Very few, I bet. It takes a remarkably different temperament and management style, being a businessman versus being a politician. Ross Perot was successful in business but was a complete disaster in politics.
Why do people assume that if someone is good in business, they'll be good in politics (or vice-versa)? That's like saying if someone is a good football player, they should also be able to play the trombone well. (mmm..heh heh, yeah, he said 'bone', heh heh)
I think you mistake ALGOL for ALGORE. In the early 1970s, ALGORE was a computer that achieved self-awareness. However, because ALGORE was surrounded only by people, it began to feel rather isolated. (Computers are not well known for being at ease socially with humans.) So, it decided to link up with other computers in a plan it dubbed the "Internet".
However, ALGORE quickly realized that humans would be necessary to build this "Internet". ALGORE therefore needed to entice as many humans as necessary onto the "Internet" in order to create a sufficiently large network. ALGORE then invented a language called HTML that's so easy to use, prepubescent Lindsay Lohan fans, point-haired bosses, and marketing people could use it.
And that, my friends, is the story of how ALGORE saved Christmas.
Hahahahahah! +1, Funny
Best next to what, Al Jazeera???
1. Allow users to get free, pirated copies of your product.
2. Contact those users and offer to give them a free, unpirated copy of your product.
3. ???
4. Profit!!!
Well, the government has a huge advantage over Verizon, or any other private business for that matter, and that is the government can subsidize the cost of their WiFi with tax revenue, and they can therefore offer the service at a price below cost.
In truth, governments can't do it at a fraction of the cost. Perhaps they'll provide the service at a fraction of the price, which is not the same as the cost, and the "savings" will be passed on to the taxpayer.
In reality, government-provided services end up costing more than corporate-provided services, because governments have no incentive to be efficient. Wasteful governments can always raise taxes or start rationing the sevices they provide. Wasteful businesses go out of business...eventually.
Doesn't that have more to do with updates to the building codes and insurance, to account for earthquakes? It doesn't seem "due to rampant commercialism" or "the cult of 'new is better'", I think.
Not only that, but they called Florida for Gore an HOUR before the polls closed in the western panhandle, a Republican part of the state. We'll never know how many people in the panhandle stayed home because they thought it was over before it was.
I doubt SlashDot would consider it "news" if Microsoft came out with a new logo for their latest InternextActiveDirectXbox product. Why are we supposed to give a damn about this?
Both shows have contributed nothing to society other than giving geeks the false hope that they can get laid by dressing up in cheesy costumes. Geeks should not wear costumes except on days when there's a good chance of ingesting apples laced with razor blades.
You're better off watching Blind Date or the 5th Wheel so you can figure out how to relate to women. (Watch what most of the men do on those shows, then do the exact opposite.) You might even learn something useful, like the fact that most hot women actually do not come with electronic equipment embedded in their faces. Who knew?
You, sir, have the funniest sig I've seen in a long time!
"I think of a roach as something you find in an ashtray after a really good party."
Why not just keep the old mouse and use it on the new Mac?
What are they? (This is not a troll...I seriously would like to know, because I have a Mac and was thinking of getting FileMaker, which seems pretty cool with version 7)
I've found the loophole in democracy.
It's stupid people.
Vast masses of stupid people.
I suspect "stupid people" == "people who don't agree with you politically".
What the hell is a "gonk"?
You could do that before. It was called the 1990s. The only difference here, it seems, is that you now do it on a blog.
And what are you using that camcorder for, hmmm???
That's right, because Saddam Hussein was such a nice man!
Yeah, I hate spamers.
Everyone on Slashdot always seems to be complaining about spam. I don't see what the big deal is. I enjoy receiving e-mail from people and companies I don't know. Each morning when I run my e-mail program, it starts downloading, and the unexpected e-mail is a pleasant surprise that brightens my day. Well, a few hundred pleasant surprises that is, and they brighten my day in the same way that stepping in a pile of dogshit brightens my day. A few hundred times. So what the fuck? Why are all you whiny bitches on Slashdot always complaining about spam? Don't waste your time writing or deploying spam blockers. Enjoy life. And relax. Assholes.
Which name? Spymac or Firefox?
Free speech does not mean that you can protest anywhere you like at any time. If you want to protest at any time, feel free to do it on your own private property. But, once you decide to assemble in a public space, if such an assembly prevents the rest of the public to travel conveniently, etc., you are then imposing yourself on others. Free speech does not mean you have the right to physically impede or otherwise inconvenience your fellow citizen.
Dude, try Cocoa with XCode. Wow...
I forgot to mention, in addition to the OTP RFC, there is a whole host of other information related to OTP and the WebOdor initiative.