When Newton started working on the planets orbit, nobody could even imagine that it would lead to the industrial revolution.
It didn't. The division of labor and specialization of ssame combined with the steam engine did that.
Or, to put it on more recent facts, who could tell that creating a protocol to interconnect a few computers on some universities at the 60s would affect all the way that our society is organized?
Al Gore? He funded some of the research that allowed the internet as we know it to be built.
Sorry bud, there are no NDAs to sign - just write a fakie driver that coalesces two other drivers. Write it once and use it everywhere - all you need is the OS DDK.
You are recalling the story of someone taking TWO of these cards, soldering the heck out of them, and getting a faster total connection. however, it required a laptop with two pcmcia slots on top of each other, the company had to take your computer for a while to do this, and you ended up paying for two subscriptions, one for each card. Oh, and you voided warranties and all that happy stuff.
Sounds like a waste of time - just write a channel bonding network driver that coalesces the two network interfaces. Then you can share it with anybody you want.
As for tax software specificly- the problem is the tax laws are so complex. OSS could write a rules engine easily. Its getting CPAs to write the rules for free thats the problem (and I wouldn't trust rules not filled in by a CPA).
why's it have to be free? Tax software is a definite value add proposition.
Thankfully, I also have an older VHS deck that lacks autotracking. When it breaks, what should I do? Buy a new TV? I already have a TV that works perfectly.
Buy a signal converter for $20.
My sister lived in Spain for a year. She acquired several DVDs from magazines that include them. She can't play them in the US due to region locked DVD players.
Buy a region switchable dvd player for $60-$80.
From what I've heard about the newer formats, things will only get worse.
I guarantee that either HDDVD players will be able to be made region free (or lack regions entirely) or they will be wholly illegal in places like Australia.
With Win2K it's possible to buy a CD without a licence attached, such as copies to be used under a site licence.
Generally, though, when you buy the CD, you own the copy and have a right to use it. The physical media CD usually contains obvious notices on the box saying what its limitations are.
Considering they usually want you to accept THEIR proposal just by opeing the package, installing the softwware or even just running the software, I don't see the problem, are you saying that it works for them but not for anyone else?
If he held the butt end of the.45ACP to his head and fired a round, would the recoil break his neck? Ummm, no.
Okay, maybe I exaggerated a tad. Regardless, the.45 kicks a bit, even with a heavy spring to soak up some of the power. It can also knock a man over, so maybe it won't break their neck, but it'll certainly ring their bell..44 magnum, OTOH, will take their head clean off.
Those guys at AWB are just yanking your chain (couldn't resist the literary reference). Something like an AK-47 would probably either run out of ammo or overheat first.
He said modern machine gun, not an automatic rifle. A modern machine gun will utterly shred a company of civil war troops, especially with overlapping fields of fire.
Yes, of course. I'd assume all the U-238 that you could was scavenged already that way. I mean, how dumb would one have to be to spend bazillions extracting and refining atomic fuel and then throwing much of its energy content away, unused?
I assume you're being a sarcastic ass here, but the truth is, they do just that. They're paranoid about terr'rists getting at plutonium or something, so no breeder reactors can be built. I don't see it as a rational threat, though.
This is significant in employment contracts--striking out sections you don't like and initialing it before you sign will stick if your employer signs it (if they don't make a habit of reading contracts before signing them, they may be in for a surprise though
I doubt it. All that I've read says that your changes must be accepted, and this is often done by counter-initialing or reprinting the contract with the changes added.
You're not paying for the software on the CD. You're paying for the time and expense involved in putting it on said CD. You may also be paying for support of said software.
Actually, I'm paying for the CD. Cost of distribution is just part of that. After I buy a CD, I then own a copy of it, whether it's MS Win2k or Rhel4.
But in reality you are _effectively_ selling the software as well since it's bundled with the support - you can't get the support without the software, they are a package.
Well, first concentrate it so that it's really, really radioactive. So it'll kill you in 10 minutes, give you cancer in 30 seconds, that kind of thing. Then just pile it all up on a big waterproof pad
Yup. I'm not saying one is better than the other, just that Wikipedia labels it wrongly.
Who cares? Nuclear waste is better because it's contained. Spread it around if you want apples to apples.
Apparently the nuke waste, since fly ash is used in concrete construction.
You'd think so, but no. Of course, the cool thing about nuke waste is that it's 95% recoverable.
Given that wind power is growing at 25-35% per year, however, it looks like we'll get a good impression of how practical it is in the not-too-distant future anyway.
Well of course it is. Wind power is still niche. It's also unreliable.
The divide by zero problem. People are using this paper and the idea that there are zero radioactive emissions from a well run nuclear power plant to make background levels of radiation look bad.
You could always measure a modern plant in europe and see how it really works. Fact is, radioactive emmissions are designed into a coal plant. Not so with Nuclear.
First - how would this have been measured if the urban myth was true?
It's not a myth. This is a straightforward, verifiable fact. Take a geiger counter over to his house. If you can't do that, do a mass spectromoscopy on a sample of fly ash, then model a house built using fly ash blocks and measure its output.
It's time for nuclear to talk about how good it is instead of bashing the opposition
The reason it's bashing other methods is that it's fighting a perception of danger. It isn't that they want to propagandize things. Rather, it's saying that no, nuke plants aren't dangerous, they are in fact cleaner than what you already have. This cognitive dissonance isn't intended to make coal look dangerous, but instead make Nuclear power look safe.
I do agree with you on science education - some jackasses think that they can get cancer from cell phones and microwaves. Meanwhile people actually take astrology seriously.
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When Newton started working on the planets orbit, nobody could even imagine that it would lead to the industrial revolution.
It didn't. The division of labor and specialization of ssame combined with the steam engine did that.
Or, to put it on more recent facts, who could tell that creating a protocol to interconnect a few computers on some universities at the 60s would affect all the way that our society is organized?
Al Gore? He funded some of the research that allowed the internet as we know it to be built.
A third option is to try and get your government to make free software to do taxes.
The IRS is doing that to a certain extent. I think, though, that it really only covers the simplest cases - single W2, renting, standard deduction.
"Easy! Just look at what I do!
Sorry bud, there are no NDAs to sign - just write a fakie driver that coalesces two other drivers. Write it once and use it everywhere - all you need is the OS DDK.
You are recalling the story of someone taking TWO of these cards, soldering the heck out of them, and getting a faster total connection. however, it required a laptop with two pcmcia slots on top of each other, the company had to take your computer for a while to do this, and you ended up paying for two subscriptions, one for each card. Oh, and you voided warranties and all that happy stuff.
Sounds like a waste of time - just write a channel bonding network driver that coalesces the two network interfaces. Then you can share it with anybody you want.
As for tax software specificly- the problem is the tax laws are so complex. OSS could write a rules engine easily. Its getting CPAs to write the rules for free thats the problem (and I wouldn't trust rules not filled in by a CPA).
why's it have to be free? Tax software is a definite value add proposition.
Thankfully, I also have an older VHS deck that lacks autotracking. When it breaks, what should I do? Buy a new TV? I already have a TV that works perfectly.
Buy a signal converter for $20.
My sister lived in Spain for a year. She acquired several DVDs from magazines that include them. She can't play them in the US due to region locked DVD players.
Buy a region switchable dvd player for $60-$80.
From what I've heard about the newer formats, things will only get worse.
I guarantee that either HDDVD players will be able to be made region free (or lack regions entirely) or they will be wholly illegal in places like Australia.
With Win2K it's possible to buy a CD without a licence attached, such as copies to be used under a site licence.
Generally, though, when you buy the CD, you own the copy and have a right to use it. The physical media CD usually contains obvious notices on the box saying what its limitations are.
Considering they usually want you to accept THEIR proposal just by opeing the package, installing the softwware or even just running the software, I don't see the problem, are you saying that it works for them but not for anyone else?
Sorry, I was talking about contracts, not EULAs.
The Steelers?
They were awarded the most points, but the Seahawks were the better team. Handing the Steelers 2 touchdowns was a bit much, don't you think?
If he held the butt end of the .45ACP to his head and fired a round, would the recoil break his neck? Ummm, no.
Okay, maybe I exaggerated a tad. Regardless, the .45 kicks a bit, even with a heavy spring to soak up some of the power. It can also knock a man over, so maybe it won't break their neck, but it'll certainly ring their bell. .44 magnum, OTOH, will take their head clean off.
The rich get richer, the poor, get poorer.
Actually, the poor get richer too. They just get rich slower.
Shooting down an old bi-plane would not be cost effective by the way. The missile would be far more expensive than the target.
So, do you fly through the plane or just stitch its engine with a burst of 20mm?
Those guys at AWB are just yanking your chain (couldn't resist the literary reference). Something like an AK-47 would probably either run out of ammo or overheat first.
He said modern machine gun, not an automatic rifle. A modern machine gun will utterly shred a company of civil war troops, especially with overlapping fields of fire.
It certainly couldn't stop an armor piercing bullet (the armor would have actually made it worse), but maybe, just maybe, a handgun...
Who cares if you penetrate the armor? shoot him in the head with a .45ACP and the impact will break his neck.
the guy who throws chairs at people for a living says we are on the threshold of incredible advances...
What's Ballmer know about solar energy? Does he think the sun shines out of his ass or something?
Yes, of course. I'd assume all the U-238 that you could was scavenged already that way. I mean, how dumb would one have to be to spend bazillions extracting and refining atomic fuel and then throwing much of its energy content away, unused?
I assume you're being a sarcastic ass here, but the truth is, they do just that. They're paranoid about terr'rists getting at plutonium or something, so no breeder reactors can be built. I don't see it as a rational threat, though.
This is significant in employment contracts--striking out sections you don't like and initialing it before you sign will stick if your employer signs it (if they don't make a habit of reading contracts before signing them, they may be in for a surprise though
I doubt it. All that I've read says that your changes must be accepted, and this is often done by counter-initialing or reprinting the contract with the changes added.
You're not paying for the software on the CD. You're paying for the time and expense involved in putting it on said CD. You may also be paying for support of said software.
Actually, I'm paying for the CD. Cost of distribution is just part of that. After I buy a CD, I then own a copy of it, whether it's MS Win2k or Rhel4.
But in reality you are _effectively_ selling the software as well since it's bundled with the support - you can't get the support without the software, they are a package.
Sure you can.
Well, you could make RTGs I guess.
No, you chuck it in a breeder reactor and make power that way. You can extend the life of your fuel 10 fold.
Is there any reason why nuclear waste cannot be recycled?
Nope, just reporcess it.
Just encase it in leaded glass, and insert that into a subduction zone
Sounds like a total waste.
Well, first concentrate it so that it's really, really radioactive. So it'll kill you in 10 minutes, give you cancer in 30 seconds, that kind of thing. Then just pile it all up on a big waterproof pad
Then use it to generate power, right?
No matter how cheap energy and raw material are, the absolute amount of land on planet earth is (relatively( fixed.
Yeah, until you go build an island because you like the climate.
Yup. I'm not saying one is better than the other, just that Wikipedia labels it wrongly.
Who cares? Nuclear waste is better because it's contained. Spread it around if you want apples to apples.
Apparently the nuke waste, since fly ash is used in concrete construction.
You'd think so, but no. Of course, the cool thing about nuke waste is that it's 95% recoverable.
Given that wind power is growing at 25-35% per year, however, it looks like we'll get a good impression of how practical it is in the not-too-distant future anyway.
Well of course it is. Wind power is still niche. It's also unreliable.
The divide by zero problem. People are using this paper and the idea that there are zero radioactive emissions from a well run nuclear power plant to make background levels of radiation look bad.
You could always measure a modern plant in europe and see how it really works. Fact is, radioactive emmissions are designed into a coal plant. Not so with Nuclear.
First - how would this have been measured if the urban myth was true?
It's not a myth. This is a straightforward, verifiable fact. Take a geiger counter over to his house. If you can't do that, do a mass spectromoscopy on a sample of fly ash, then model a house built using fly ash blocks and measure its output.
It's time for nuclear to talk about how good it is instead of bashing the opposition
The reason it's bashing other methods is that it's fighting a perception of danger. It isn't that they want to propagandize things. Rather, it's saying that no, nuke plants aren't dangerous, they are in fact cleaner than what you already have. This cognitive dissonance isn't intended to make coal look dangerous, but instead make Nuclear power look safe.
I do agree with you on science education - some jackasses think that they can get cancer from cell phones and microwaves. Meanwhile people actually take astrology seriously.