Well sure, "At Duke, Pomona, Harvard and elsewhere, D's and F's combined now represent about 2 percent of all grades given.", but everyone seems to forget that in College, if you get those grades a few times, they kick you out.
Not sure how they could ban something before they have any testing or real user experience on which to base their decisions.
Because Tom Ammiano is a spoiled little bitch.
From the article: Tom Ammiano, a San Francisco supervisor who supported the ban said Segway's campaign rubbed officials the wrong way.
New Hampshire-based Segway hired lobbying firms but has made no contributions to any public officials or candidates, said Matt Dailida, the company's director of state government affairs.
Basically, Ammiano is pissed that Segway didn't try to buy him off.
Who doesn't have a flaw in their character? Who hasn't made a mistake? Who doesn't have a weakness? If we weed out all the imperfect people, who's left?
The Republicans were certainly beating a different drum when they were trying to get Clinton impeached. I say they should pick a tune and stick with it, instead of deciding that character isn't important when they're the one with the boob in charge.
You're debating with me using somebody else's opinion as fact?
Yeah, you're right. The governor of Missouri has NO IDEA what he's talking about:
Gov. Bob Holden said that the repeal of the federal dividend tax could cost the state $95 million during the next fiscal year.
"When federal taxes are cut, the states suffer," said Holden, who is struggling to make up a projected $1 billion budget shortfall. "The problem is that the federal government can run a deficit, but Missouri government must have a balanced budget. We are left with the choice of cutting programs that help citizens."
U actually think anyone has ever built a air-tight wall? Please. Obviously, you dont know anything about construction..
For someone starting their own business, you're fairly arrogant and obnoxious.
Furthermore, your "product" is not only ill-conceived, over time it will cause permanent damage to the home where it is installed. Blowing hot, moist air (depending on location and ambient humidity) into the wall cavity is a good way to simultaneously fuck up the insulation and grow a decent amount of mold in your walls.
Currently, Web content providers and have no mojo to abuse in the first place, which is no better for us all in the long run than the appearance and domination of the next RIAA-like organization. Either way, we, the consumers of content, risk losing out on some good stuff.
I disagree. It is better without, because said "RIAA-like organization" can't lobby Congress to limit/remove our freedoms in order to fatten their bottom line. That is, the point of business, after all. And if you don't believe me, you can believe this.
Honestly, I don't think a micropayment solution will arise until the Government insitutes some sort of official e-cash solution. Given that the general public is a horde of moronictechnophobes, and the country is currently being run by one, I seriously doubt such a solution being implemented in my lifetime.
So, until then, web publishers can run their sites as ad-supported (or referral supported), or find a line of work that will actually pay them actual money, and stop bitching. Nobody's forcing them to run a website.
The RIAA is a cartel of content companies, not a syndicate that serves content creators.
syndicate (sindi-kit) n.: An association of people or firms formed to engage in an enterprise or promote a common interest.
RIAA: (from their website) "The Recording Industry Association of America is the trade group that represents the U.S. recording industry. Its mission is to foster a business and legal climate that supports and promotes our members' creative and financial vitality. Its members are the record companies that comprise the most vibrant national music industry in the world. RIAA® members create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 90% of all legitimate sound recordings produced and sold in the United States."
I don't see how the RIAA is "not a syndicate." Which definition are you using?
Syndication is the right way to address this, not micropayments (which will never be economically viable without a syndicate-style clearinghouse that insulates the participants from contact with actual financial institutions).
And they should equip them with computers, cameras, and lasers. That way, when they see an evildoer (drug dealer, or just a teenager smoking a J, or someone pirating a copy of the latest Britney), they can just zap them.
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This is all great, except that during the Kosovo conflict, 10 times as many drones were lost as manned vehicles.
Three of the Air Force's six Global Hawks, which cost about $35 million a piece, have crashed. About half of the 50 much smaller, $4.5 million Predators have been lost, including some that were shot down, according to the Air Force's own data.
I don't want to send my packages by drone, thanks.
Hell, wouldn't certain animals qualify as prior art?
If you read the patent, it covers, essentially, a "transparent" area of the case (case windows, great new idea!), with an "arrangement of lights".
In which case, wouldn't everything being done with case modding be prior art?
Wouldn't putting an LCD in the side of your case qualify, under this patent? How long till they start up the lawsuits on people that have been doing this shit for the last four years or so?
Vivato's bases reach groups of users on existing laptops and other computers, with an operating range up to 7 kilometers outdoors, the company claims. Software controlling the antennas detects Wi-Fi clients in the area and adjusts the signal across the array many times per second.
Which is great, except when they overbook in order to maximize revenue, much like cell phone companies. Then we have spotty, intermittent coverage serving only a percentage of paying customers, as the system struggles to keep up.
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I think you're a fucking faggot.
Well sure, "At Duke, Pomona, Harvard and elsewhere, D's and F's combined now represent about 2 percent of all grades given.", but everyone seems to forget that in College, if you get those grades a few times, they kick you out.
Why not do something in the spirit of OS, such as having one big "thing" and everyone having a "piece"
You're referring to his wife, right? If you are, I'm there.
Ride a bicycle? In San Francisco?
wtf are you smoking?
Not sure how they could ban something before they have any testing or real user experience on which to base their decisions.
Because Tom Ammiano is a spoiled little bitch.
From the article:
Tom Ammiano, a San Francisco supervisor who supported the ban said Segway's campaign rubbed officials the wrong way.
New Hampshire-based Segway hired lobbying firms but has made no contributions to any public officials or candidates, said Matt Dailida, the company's director of state government affairs.
Basically, Ammiano is pissed that Segway didn't try to buy him off.
Who doesn't have a flaw in their character? Who hasn't made a mistake? Who doesn't have a weakness? If we weed out all the imperfect people, who's left?
The Republicans were certainly beating a different drum when they were trying to get Clinton impeached. I say they should pick a tune and stick with it, instead of deciding that character isn't important when they're the one with the boob in charge.
You're debating with me using somebody else's opinion as fact?
Yeah, you're right. The governor of Missouri has NO IDEA what he's talking about:
Gov. Bob Holden said that the repeal of the federal dividend tax could cost the state $95 million during the next fiscal year.
"When federal taxes are cut, the states suffer," said Holden, who is struggling to make up a projected $1 billion budget shortfall. "The problem is that the federal government can run a deficit, but Missouri government must have a balanced budget. We are left with the choice of cutting programs that help citizens."
Somebody doesn't know the difference between state and federal taxes, but that's okay because they made an anti-Bush joke
Do you know how to read?
That's what you get when you liberals vote for tax and spend Democrats
Yeah, it's too bad we put all those damn tax and spend Democrats in charge. They're sure to foul everything up.
Maybe they wouldn't need to tax internet sales if Bush weren't pushing a $674 Billion Tax Cut.
So Long, budget surplus! So long, fiscal responsibility!
3G? I'm mostly used to 36DD.
But there are a variety of reasons for choosing a machine and platform, speed is not necessarily only the thing that comes into play.
How about low price? No, I guess not. How about the ability to run Quark XPress natively? Oh, is that not important?
How about a non-crippled DDR implementation? Is that not important, either?
Damn. Well, at least you have instant friends if you buy a mac.
I don't even know if the thread makes sense at all, unless people are retouching 1GB photos
You mean 11"x14" @ 600dpi? Yeah, nobody does that. That's just ridiculous even to think about.
Does it even compare to Photoshop where professionals are concerned?
Short answer? No.
And especially in terms of this article, would productivity improve if the Gimp was used on, say, a Linux box?
You're joking, right? Linux can barely even display fonts properly.
Sheeesh....people gotta learn to read before they go off, y'know?
I was reading an alternate site, which only has the following listed:
Demo Group Year Party Place
Wonder Sunflower 1999 Gravity 1
604 And/Sly/Synsun 2001 Paradox 2
Kosmiset Avaruus Sienet Haujobb 2001 Proxy 1
Further Moppi Productions 2000 Assembly
Chrome Damage 2000 The Party 3
Volatile Addict 2000 Satellite 3
Tesla Sunflower 2000 Horizon 2
Broadband T-Rex 2000
Mikrostrange Haujobb 2000 Mekka/Symposium 2
Moral Hard Candy Blasphemy 1999 Summer Encounter 1
TE-2RB TPOLM 1998 The Gathering 3
Le Petit Prince Kolor 2001 Mekka/Symposium 1
Energia Sunflower 2001 Assembly 6
Gerbera Moppi Productions 2001 Assembly 2
Lapsus Maturefurk 2000 Assembly 3
Enlight the Surreal Noice 2000 Assembly 9
Experimental Wipe 2000 Ukonx 1
Live Evil Mandula 2000 Assembly 11
The Nonstop Ibiza Experience Orange 2000 Assembly 5
Codename Chinadoll Katastro.fi 1999 The Art Haujobb 2000 Assembly 2
Kasparov Elitegroup 1999 The Party 1
Second Reality Future Crew 1993 Assembly 1
I would have read the official site, but if you go it, you'd see IT'S FUCKING SLASHDOTTED.
Sheesh....people gotta learn to cut some slack before they go off, y'know?
They only have one Future Crew demo, second reality. Yeah, it was good, but wtf? What about Panic and Unreal?
Lucky for you, you can download their shizzle here
U actually think anyone has ever built a air-tight wall? Please. Obviously, you dont know anything about construction..
For someone starting their own business, you're fairly arrogant and obnoxious.
Furthermore, your "product" is not only ill-conceived, over time it will cause permanent damage to the home where it is installed. Blowing hot, moist air (depending on location and ambient humidity) into the wall cavity is a good way to simultaneously fuck up the insulation and grow a decent amount of mold in your walls.
Currently, Web content providers and have no mojo to abuse in the first place, which is no better for us all in the long run than the appearance and domination of the next RIAA-like organization. Either way, we, the consumers of content, risk losing out on some good stuff.
I disagree. It is better without, because said "RIAA-like organization" can't lobby Congress to limit/remove our freedoms in order to fatten their bottom line. That is, the point of business, after all. And if you don't believe me, you can believe this.
Honestly, I don't think a micropayment solution will arise until the Government insitutes some sort of official e-cash solution. Given that the general public is a horde of moronic technophobes, and the country is currently being run by one, I seriously doubt such a solution being implemented in my lifetime.
So, until then, web publishers can run their sites as ad-supported (or referral supported), or find a line of work that will actually pay them actual money, and stop bitching. Nobody's forcing them to run a website.
The RIAA is a cartel of content companies, not a syndicate that serves content creators.
syndicate (sindi-kit) n.: An association of people or firms formed to engage in an enterprise or promote a common interest.
RIAA: (from their website) "The Recording Industry Association of America is the trade group that represents the U.S. recording industry. Its mission is to foster a business and legal climate that supports and promotes our members' creative and financial vitality. Its members are the record companies that comprise the most vibrant national music industry in the world. RIAA® members create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 90% of all legitimate sound recordings produced and sold in the United States."
I don't see how the RIAA is "not a syndicate." Which definition are you using?
Syndication is the right way to address this, not micropayments (which will never be economically viable without a syndicate-style clearinghouse that insulates the participants from contact with actual financial institutions).
You mean like the RIAA?
And they should equip them with computers, cameras, and lasers. That way, when they see an evildoer (drug dealer, or just a teenager smoking a J, or someone pirating a copy of the latest Britney), they can just zap them.
How about just missiles?
This is all great, except that during the Kosovo conflict, 10 times as many drones were lost as manned vehicles.
Three of the Air Force's six Global Hawks, which cost about $35 million a piece, have crashed. About half of the 50 much smaller, $4.5 million Predators have been lost, including some that were shot down, according to the Air Force's own data.
I don't want to send my packages by drone, thanks.
Hell, wouldn't certain animals qualify as prior art?
If you read the patent, it covers, essentially, a "transparent" area of the case (case windows, great new idea!), with an "arrangement of lights". In which case, wouldn't everything being done with case modding be prior art? Wouldn't putting an LCD in the side of your case qualify, under this patent? How long till they start up the lawsuits on people that have been doing this shit for the last four years or so?
I know I've seen 3 or 4 in the past week.
And none mention Daikatana. I guess Romero's been putting that money he got by selling his Ferarri to good use.
Vivato's bases reach groups of users on existing laptops and other computers, with an operating range up to 7 kilometers outdoors, the company claims. Software controlling the antennas detects Wi-Fi clients in the area and adjusts the signal across the array many times per second.
Which is great, except when they overbook in order to maximize revenue, much like cell phone companies. Then we have spotty, intermittent coverage serving only a percentage of paying customers, as the system struggles to keep up.
Yay technology!