just to play devils advocate...you don't really have just a 50/50 split
you have more of a 49/49/1/1 split. where the 1 is ususally the 3rd party candidate. that would be your "rotten rat" that nobody wants.
but really what you are missing in the states is the distribution of votes 30/25/20/15/10..you know some thing like that... then a way to make all the vote count in the distribution of power. like a proportional representation system...or something crazy like that
What is the actual outcome from this research? more knowledge about the universe and how it might work.
Will this help create more energy-efficiency in the world? maybe, who can say what future developments and understanding of this area of physics will bring.
Will it help us find technology that humanity can actually use to make a better society? maybe, see above. it depends on the definition of "better". when general relativity was first thought of in 1915 there was no application, for the average person. today GPS relies on general relativity.
Will it increase our safety, or decrease power of madmen and dictators? the obvious answer is probably not. and while these are important questions, this one is not topical in this discussion.
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she is a former MP for the liberals who got lots of funding from the hollywood, and was in favour of stronger copy right.
she lost her bid for re-election.
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You Make a very good point.
I do consider any form of personal data triangulation immoral. the case of the Ad on the Pizza Box, and the adds based on search Query I do not find offensive. as it is well known and expected in the transaction.
however, in both case I fear, the Database which is maintained, for an undetermined amount of time, for use in any way the Database manager sees fit.
I would also object to, my address being used to send me fliers later on, as it is not always clear why I got put on the list for this flier. I would also object to google using my calendar, mail, chats, past search history, bookmarks, and shopping habits. sending me targeted adds. when I visit a site unrelated to google that, happen to use google advertising.
I suppose now I can easily be labeled as a crackpot. as someone will point out that I fear ordering a pizza. and while this is true there is an issue of scale here. google collects a massive amounts of information about me, while Pizza hut might know my address and what type of pizza I like. I would make the comparison between a thief who breaks into my home and steal laundry money. and a thief who breaks into my bank and steal my life savings.
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You know what's fucked up? Thinking google is fucked up for providing the same free services other companies do, while thinking that calling a calendar "georeferenced, time sensitive data" is not.
1. I never said I was not fucked up. 2. copying a buisness model does not make that buisness model moral. I never said Yahoo was moral. the subject at hand is google. so, I discuss google.
p.s. I made a calender for testing. made one apointment. I clicked on a date typed "soccer in stittsville" it now offers me a "map" link when I click on it it takes me to a map of a small town out side of ottawa. I would call that GeoRefrenced. and that scares me!
I am just saying that there is not a 1:1 correlation between my best interests and googles best interest. there is overlap but it is not 1:1. I prefer to control some of my personal data, as I fear the day when google interests and my own diverge.
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no its not at all the same.
its like knowing I live in a high crime area. or knowing that I have a heart problem (better not sell him extra cheese).
in the Pizza hut example:
* I reqested a product, they delivered the product, and obtained the information needed to deliver it.
* in the google example they obtain more information then needed to deliver the product. They then maintain that information and use it to deliver unrequested things (targeted ads).
Its a matter of data triangulation. using data for some purpose other then what it was collected for.
this is in general not moral (acording to me).
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sorry about being like me to, me to.. but yah, I agree with you, I am actually scared by google lately. they are doing anything and everyting to get you to login to there system, lately.
personalized search home pages mail. personalized news "save this as my default location" google groups.
and once you are in they have you almost anywhere you go. google ads, google search, site statistics.
now they have GeoRefrenced, time sensitive data. this is fucked up, and not at all good.
so if I use google Calendar, google now knows that I will be going to a soccer game at the ozdome tonight. they also no from previous searchs that I like waterloo dark maybe they will tell the local bar. and then they might actuall stock it.
while this is not exactly an example of evil. remeber what google is doing with your information is not in your intrest. it is in there intrest.
The point of "on-campus" housing, at my uni was eas of transition for 1st years. you get an instant support network. and it means your house is closer to classes
but Res was always costs more then a shared apartment
"subsidized" housing, however is what the orig post was talking about. and in this case I would tend to agree with you.
housing authority at you university did not think.
all students have ID numbers. Randomize the list of ID numbers. Offer avalible spaces in order they are in the list. done. No camping out. No holding spots in line, No selling spots in line. No riot.
I think this stems from confusion between Operating Environment and Operperating System.
If I install Ubuntu, Mandriva, Memphis... They all come with some form of Multi-media
now then when I have finished my base install, with all defaults accepted. does my OS or OE include, mplayer, Xine, Firefox, ie, Windows Media, Direct X.
I can say to most people my OS at home is Ubuntu 5.04 and it kindof like saying my OS at work is Windows-XP
but I suppose my OS is Really Linux 2.6.x, and my OS at work is probably the MS version of the Kernal...(what ever that is)
If you feel that you must take notes on a laptop for the entire lecture, please make use of the back three rows in the lecture hall to avoid disturbing the other students.
problem 1:
* person in the front row with 3 inch thick glasses and a laptop raises his hand.
problem 2:
* lecture is 400 people in size and don't take profs polite request seriously.
I am not saying your solution is worse. but most solutions to a problem of any kind create other problems
He is to the services-based economy what Marx was to the manufacturing-based economy
I think you don't understand Stallman's views on server communication. he, is fine with networking with servers that do not distribute code.
service oriented Arcitectures are not anti GPL cause you can Mod the code on your server. and as long as you don't distribute the code you don't have to release you changes.
mind you, for your sake he would hope that you have access to the code, running on your server. but that is your issue.
at least that is my understanding of Stallman's views. I am after all not Him. nor do I share his view 1:1.
In canada parties are funded by the government each party that gets more then 2% of the vote is funded like $1.25/vote each year till the next federal election. Contributions are limited to $1000 per person or company.
your way I can run 50 candidates, get most of the money, and use that money to fund the one true candidates message.
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your retna detaching is a bad thing,
my friend had hers detatch.
I thought I had mine start to go (the doctor said not).
as far as I know its common in near sighted people.
but I was never told that eye strain causes it.
so yah...are you sure?
then might i suggest one of these.a rbines/7189.jpg
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just to play devils advocate...you don't really have just a 50/50 split
...
you have more of a 49/49/1/1 split.
where the 1 is ususally the 3rd party candidate.
that would be your "rotten rat" that nobody wants.
but really what you are missing in the states is the distribution of votes
30/25/20/15/10..you know some thing like that
then a way to make all the vote count in the distribution of power.
like a proportional representation system...or something crazy like that
What is the actual outcome from this research?
more knowledge about the universe and how it might work.
Will this help create more energy-efficiency in the world?
maybe, who can say what future developments and understanding of this area of physics will bring.
Will it help us find technology that humanity can actually use to make a better society?
maybe, see above. it depends on the definition of "better".
when general relativity was first thought of in 1915 there was no application, for the average person. today GPS relies on general relativity.
Will it increase our safety, or decrease power of madmen and dictators?
the obvious answer is probably not. and while these are important questions, this one is not topical in this discussion.
from what I can gather from the "InterWeb"
o ntent&task=view&id=1058&Itemid=89&nsubp _loses_.html
http://www.lpco.ca/sambulte/about.aspx
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/index.php?option=com_c
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/01/23/hollywoods_m
she is a former MP for the liberals who got lots of funding from the hollywood, and was in favour of stronger copy right.
she lost her bid for re-election.
You Make a very good point.
I do consider any form of personal data triangulation immoral.
the case of the Ad on the Pizza Box, and the adds based on search Query I do not find offensive. as it is well known and expected in the transaction.
however, in both case I fear, the Database which is maintained, for an undetermined amount of time, for use in any way the Database manager sees fit.
I would also object to, my address being used to send me fliers later on, as it is not always clear why I got put on the list for this flier. I would also object to google using my calendar, mail, chats, past search history, bookmarks, and shopping habits. sending me targeted adds. when I visit a site unrelated to google that, happen to use google advertising.
I suppose now I can easily be labeled as a crackpot. as someone will point out that I fear ordering a pizza. and while this is true there is an issue of scale here. google collects a massive amounts of information about me, while Pizza hut might know my address and what type of pizza I like.
I would make the comparison between a thief who breaks into my home and steal laundry money.
and a thief who breaks into my bank and steal my life savings.
You know what's fucked up? Thinking google is fucked up for providing the same free services other companies do, while thinking that calling a calendar "georeferenced, time sensitive data" is not.
1. I never said I was not fucked up.
2. copying a buisness model does not make that buisness model moral. I never said Yahoo was moral. the subject at hand is google. so, I discuss google.
p.s. I made a calender for testing. made one apointment.
I clicked on a date typed "soccer in stittsville"
it now offers me a "map" link when I click on it it takes me to a map of a small town out side of ottawa.
I would call that GeoRefrenced.
and that scares me!
I am just saying that there is not a 1:1 correlation between my best interests and googles best interest.
there is overlap but it is not 1:1.
I prefer to control some of my personal data, as I fear the day when google interests and my own diverge.
no its not at all the same.
its like knowing I live in a high crime area.
or knowing that I have a heart problem (better not sell him extra cheese).
in the Pizza hut example:
* I reqested a product, they delivered the product, and obtained the information needed to deliver it.
* in the google example they obtain more information then needed to deliver the product. They then maintain that information and use it to deliver unrequested things (targeted ads).
Its a matter of data triangulation. using data for some purpose other then what it was collected for.
this is in general not moral (acording to me).
sorry about being like me to, me to..
but yah, I agree with you, I am actually scared by google lately.
they are doing anything and everyting to get you to login to there system, lately.
personalized search
home pages
mail.
personalized news
"save this as my default location"
google groups.
and once you are in they have you almost anywhere you go.
google ads, google search, site statistics.
now they have GeoRefrenced, time sensitive data.
this is fucked up, and not at all good.
so if I use google Calendar, google now knows that I will be going to a soccer game at the ozdome tonight.
they also no from previous searchs that I like waterloo dark maybe they will tell the local bar. and then they might actuall stock it.
while this is not exactly an example of evil. remeber what google is doing with your information is not in your intrest. it is in there intrest.
The point of "on-campus" housing, at my uni was eas of transition for 1st years.
you get an instant support network.
and it means your house is closer to classes
but Res was always costs more then a shared apartment
"subsidized" housing, however is what the orig post was talking about.
and in this case I would tend to agree with you.
housing authority at you university did not think.
all students have ID numbers.
Randomize the list of ID numbers.
Offer avalible spaces in order they are in the list.
done. No camping out. No holding spots in line, No selling spots in line. No riot.
1. I am sorry for number 2
2. celebrity is as celebrity does.
3. end troll
Ha I win
"life expectancy is 91.6 years"
current age 28....
30.5% of my life is gone...:(
I'm a Gnu/Linux User...
I only have 1 convert..:(
you might be interested in concepts like this :i cator
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genuine_Progress_Ind
basically it says that the GDP is a stupid measure of economic health, partially because of the Broken window thing.
tons more information on google.
I think this stems from confusion between Operating Environment and Operperating System.
If I install Ubuntu, Mandriva, Memphis...
They all come with some form of Multi-media
now then when I have finished my base install, with all defaults accepted.
does my OS or OE include, mplayer, Xine, Firefox, ie, Windows Media, Direct X.
I can say to most people my OS at home is Ubuntu 5.04 and it kindof like saying my OS at work is Windows-XP
but I suppose my OS is Really Linux 2.6.x, and my OS at work is probably the MS version of the Kernal...(what ever that is)
The number of levels of nesting that Excel allows in formulas
Old Limit: 7
New Limit: 64
this could explain some frustration I have had as of late...!
100 MB of free storage space on Google's servers.
all it cost you is your privacy.
Anyone who says there's no way to enforce discipline in large classes is, in my experience, simply unwilling to lay down the rules
dear AlterTick:
Great grand parent (rpdillon)
* was complaining about to many rules, and suggesting polite requests.
perhaps you should go reply to him.
about how rules need to be laid down.
I for one view an enforced request as a rule.
If you feel that you must take notes on a laptop for the entire lecture, please make use of the back three rows in the lecture hall to avoid disturbing the other students.
problem 1:
* person in the front row with 3 inch thick glasses and a laptop raises his hand.
problem 2:
* lecture is 400 people in size and don't take profs polite request seriously.
I am not saying your solution is worse.
but most solutions to a problem of any kind create other problems
He is to the services-based economy what Marx was to the manufacturing-based economy
I think you don't understand Stallman's views on server communication.
he, is fine with networking with servers that do not distribute code.
service oriented Arcitectures are not anti GPL cause you can Mod the code on your server. and as long as you don't distribute the code you don't have to release you changes.
mind you, for your sake he would hope that you have access to the code, running on your server.
but that is your issue.
at least that is my understanding of Stallman's views.
I am after all not Him.
nor do I share his view 1:1.
so you are either lying, rich, or bad with money.
but I suppose the above are not mutually exclusive.
In canada parties are funded by the government
each party that gets more then 2% of the vote
is funded like $1.25/vote each year till the next federal election.
Contributions are limited to $1000 per person or company.
your way I can run 50 candidates, get most of the money,
and use that money to fund the one true candidates message.