Since the less acceptable part of the USA is largely about money and corporation (the founding fathers had some concerns about this, too), I've started (last year) to boycott anything/everything USA major corporation connected.
It isn't really practical at 100% but I'm making an effort. Another thought that an expatriate American friend had (I live in the UK and France) is to go for one big thing like Coca-Cola. It doesn't serve any purpose anyway and does a lot of damage to teeth, gums and general health. Water is pretty nice and we're lucky to have it, many humans don't.
This is a non-violent and constructive way for everyone to disagree with all this. There's some good lists at: http://www.boycottusa.org/
Up to now, governments can't force you to drink a cold Coke. However, watch this space...
I use these in London (glass everywhere) and south west France (iron-like thorns everywhere). They give quite a hard ride but (for me) it's better than constant puncture repair.
The first bicycle tires were solid, so this is an elightened step backward using new materials.
Actually we all have wonderful teeth here (in the UK)..when we go out we stain and slant them, because we are naturally modest folk who don't wish to instill dental inferiority in others.
I hope that's clear?
Thanks for mentioning this. However the aim of the global ideas bank is 'soft' inventions, things that'll (hopefully!) improve society rather than patentable processes.
It would be great to have a 'generous thought' portal to concentrate both types of thought.
Dear Mr Thompson
Should we see the BBC article
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3465383.stm
as Blair, Birt, the 'new BBC' (post Hutton. Dyke) floating an idea using
Bill Thompson as mouthpiece?
This an unquestionable piece of rubbish, filled with sensationalism,
specious argument and alarmism.
Let's take something rather simple. The Metropolitain Police clear-up rate
is about 10%, so government 'policing' of the internet is going to have no
good effect anyway.
Let's take something specious:
Malcolm Sentence, her partner, spoke for many when he said: "Jane would
still be here if it wasn't for the internet."
You know this, presumably, a priori or have you been conducting opinion
polls specifically for this article?
Let's take something vague AND specious:
If we don't like the fact that the net allows traffic to cross national
borders without any controls, then we can build a new network that does
allow monitoring.
Yes? Monitoring of what? Fleshy jpg packets? Anything encrypted? Anything
from dodgy states which may have thought about WMD at some stage
(thoughtcrime, but I don't suppose you have read THAT book, you're a
'journalism' lecturer).
Still, I suppose that you and the BBC are pleased that you have been
'controversial' and 'contemporary', simply based on the fact that you've
made a few people angry.
Best regards Hugh Barnard
To my shame I use this book at home. This was a step in the same direction and makes a useful source book. Music, especially popular music borrows constantly...
I've crumpled up my Beowulf cluster of these
on
Paper Mounted CPUs
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· Score: 2, Funny
The recently appointed head of the BBC is
Greg Dyke inventor of Roland Rat.
He is planning to make BBC larger and much dumber.
There are currently protests against the legality of the mandatory licence fee (understandable when the BBC actually offered public service).
Tommorow's world could have been updated or saved, however it's a little too intellectual and middle class for Greg "Roland Rat" Dyke.
</rant>
no, this tag doesn't balance! live a little!
Happily I had a science master in the UK in the 60's who used to LOVE to do this..he had also devised a drop mechanism and used a dustbin in the middle of a rugby (like American football, but better) pitch.
Eventually it was banned from the pitch because of the scorch marks but everyone, masters, pupils from both science and arts enjoyed it and remembers it even now..plus ça change etc.
Slashdot Mirror
Not true. There was a lot of on-campus protest including the Kent State one (against the invasion of Cambodia, four students killed).
Also, the lower income folks actually had to go and fight it, mainly...
Since the less acceptable part of the USA is largely about money and corporation (the founding fathers had some concerns about this, too), I've started (last year) to boycott anything/everything USA major corporation connected.
It isn't really practical at 100% but I'm making an effort. Another thought that an expatriate American friend had (I live in the UK and France) is to go for one big thing like Coca-Cola. It doesn't serve any purpose anyway and does a lot of damage to teeth, gums and general health. Water is pretty nice and we're lucky to have it, many humans don't.
This is a non-violent and constructive way for everyone to disagree with all this. There's some good lists at: http://www.boycottusa.org/
Up to now, governments can't force you to drink a cold Coke. However, watch this space...
Yes, I agree with this..it's a shame because it prevents new or less experienced folks from asking questions.
Often their fresh view means that they ask 'good' questions. Anyway, really, there are no 'bad' questions.
I use these in London (glass everywhere) and south west France (iron-like thorns everywhere). They give quite a hard ride but (for me) it's better than constant puncture repair. The first bicycle tires were solid, so this is an elightened step backward using new materials.
Actually we all have wonderful teeth here (in the UK)..when we go out we stain and slant them, because we are naturally modest folk who don't wish to instill dental inferiority in others. I hope that's clear?
Thanks for mentioning this. However the aim of the global ideas bank is 'soft' inventions, things that'll (hopefully!) improve society rather than patentable processes. It would be great to have a 'generous thought' portal to concentrate both types of thought.
This is fun...perhaps, as we say in the UK (not part of Texas...), you need to get out a little more!
Dear Mr Thompson Should we see the BBC article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3465383.stm as Blair, Birt, the 'new BBC' (post Hutton. Dyke) floating an idea using Bill Thompson as mouthpiece? This an unquestionable piece of rubbish, filled with sensationalism, specious argument and alarmism. Let's take something rather simple. The Metropolitain Police clear-up rate is about 10%, so government 'policing' of the internet is going to have no good effect anyway. Let's take something specious: Malcolm Sentence, her partner, spoke for many when he said: "Jane would still be here if it wasn't for the internet." You know this, presumably, a priori or have you been conducting opinion polls specifically for this article? Let's take something vague AND specious: If we don't like the fact that the net allows traffic to cross national borders without any controls, then we can build a new network that does allow monitoring. Yes? Monitoring of what? Fleshy jpg packets? Anything encrypted? Anything from dodgy states which may have thought about WMD at some stage (thoughtcrime, but I don't suppose you have read THAT book, you're a 'journalism' lecturer). Still, I suppose that you and the BBC are pleased that you have been 'controversial' and 'contemporary', simply based on the fact that you've made a few people angry. Best regards Hugh Barnard
Great soundtrack, strange and wonderful
To my shame I use this book at home. This was a step in the same direction and makes a useful source book. Music, especially popular music borrows constantly...
by accident..may I have another one?
The recently appointed head of the BBC is Greg Dyke inventor of Roland Rat.
He is planning to make BBC larger and much dumber. There are currently protests against the legality of the mandatory licence fee (understandable when the BBC actually offered public service). Tommorow's world could have been updated or saved, however it's a little too intellectual and middle class for Greg "Roland Rat" Dyke.
</rant>
no, this tag doesn't balance! live a little!
Happily I had a science master in the UK in the 60's who used to LOVE to do this..he had also devised a drop mechanism and used a dustbin in the middle of a rugby (like American football, but better) pitch.
Eventually it was banned from the pitch because of the scorch marks but everyone, masters, pupils from both science and arts enjoyed it and remembers it even now..plus ça change etc.
that's grammar BTW, not grammer...oh well
It's Marylebone Cricket Club, actually dear boy..why do the colonies mess around with *everything*