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The only OSS work I know in that list is in the area of GIS
OT and just out of interest, what OSS GIS apps are people in Government using? GRASS? I was under the impression that ArcInfo/View and MapInfo using (expensive) OS data was the norm?
Then let the rich and successful do it through philanthropy.
Doesn't work. Remember Reagans 'trickle-down'? Give the rich money and it'll work it's way down to the poor? Didn't work.
Basically, unless you offer equality of opportunity to everyone in society to become what they want you owe it to those who you've denied that opportunity to. Equality of opportunity isn't possible just isn't happening in your system, witnessed by the (relatively) recent appearance of ruling families (Kennedys, Bushs Clintons).
Why should the government provide health care and education for the poor? Why not private charities? Why is it right for the government to steal from the successful and redistribute it to those who aren't willing to support themselves?
Because it actually benefits the 'rich' and 'successful' not to have a social underclass, unable to afford basics like healthcare, medicines, education &c. We tried all that in the middle ages with the feudal system. It don't work.
Except that we pay significantly less taxes than most EU member nations...
Judging by the comments earlier in this thread you seem to work more, pay a broadly similar amount of tax and get less from it because you're busy protecting us from ourselves...
Besides Kosovo isn't part of what most people understand as 'Europe' (namely the members of the EU)
Governments should support the poorest in their society by means of health and education programmes, not ignoring them for the sake of building warships.
It's ok though. We love our slightly less than responsible, sometimes n'er do well uncle - Europe. Next time somebody comes along and starts bullying you, we'll use our very nice shiny missles, tanks, guns, and of course aircraft carriers to run them off and then we'll rebuild you again. And again.
Seems like you get the raw end of the deal then...you pay taxes for our defence, we pay taxes for our social security. Result!
You would think that 50 years of the US subsidizing Europes existance, plus the thousand year head start on civilization would put your standard of living tremendously beyond our own.
Ummm...the USA didn't spring out of fresh air. It's an offshoot of European colonists and numerous waves of immigrants (Irish, Jewish, Italian, Mexican &c) The 'headstart' comment is laughable.
Anything granted by the government is a hand-out from money taken at gun point from those that produce wealth.
There is a plus side for employers (and society as a whole) to know that their employees don't have to worry about healthcare, childcare &c. The primacy of the market isn't appropriate to all aspects of life.
That is quite the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Christ, have you not heard of the concept of free will? No-one forced these kids to do what they did.
Really, if it wasn't for the fact that America is the only superpower these sort of legal cases would be the laughing stock of the world - featured in the 'quirky' column of the daily newspapers.
For example: If you give poor farmers in Africa, India,... computers, they could use them to improve there farming and harvest more food or to make a better profit selling their harvest.
3rd world farmers suffer more from trade barriers, dumping by the US and Europe, beauracracy and wars than a lack of efficiency
I guess it's possible to argue that buy purchasing Win2K + IIS they're actually contributing to the funds of a company they're in a legal fight _against_.
Latest research (from Scandinavia or Finland) shows that it's not being able to concentrate which distracts whilst driving.
Radio, CDs are 'background noise' - they don't affect your concentration too much even if you're listening to a live debate, or documentary
Having a telephone conversation is, however, very d
istracting. You must concentrate and interact much more which limits your road attention
Compound this with the fact that people drive too fast, and too close to the car in front (ie faster reaction times are needed) leads to a recipe for disaster
I think the link to the research is on the BBC website, but it's really late and I can't be @rsed to find it
The signatories to the PNAC's Statement of Principles (click on the Statement of Principles button on the homepage) are
Elliott Abrams
Gary Bauer
William J. Bennett
Jeb Bush
Dick Cheney
Eliot A. Cohen
Midge Decter
Paula Dobriansky
Steve Forbes
Aaron Friedberg
Francis Fukuyama
Frank Gaffney
Fred C. Ikle
Donald Kagan
Zalmay Khalilzad
I. Lewis Libby
Norman Podhoretz
Dan Quayle
Peter W. Rodman
Stephen P. Rosen
Henry S. Rowen
Donald Rumsfeld
Vin Weber
George Weigel
Paul Wolfowitz
Many of them have written articles for PNAC
Many of these people are now in positions of senior authority of the current US administration.
Please don't tell me you don't know that amongst their senior membership are Cheney, Wolfowitz, Dick Perle, Jeb Bush. Umm, I know that and I'm not even an American.
Take a look at their website if you don't believe me: It's here
The current US/UK coalition (or the UN if they take over the show) may have a tricky situation on their hands if the Shia majority decide, in free and fair elections, that they fancy a quasi-theocracy...
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As in "Sod's law" as we say here in the UK?
The only OSS work I know in that list is in the area of GIS
OT and just out of interest, what OSS GIS apps are people in Government using? GRASS? I was under the impression that ArcInfo/View and MapInfo using (expensive) OS data was the norm?
Then let the rich and successful do it through philanthropy.
Doesn't work. Remember Reagans 'trickle-down'? Give the rich money and it'll work it's way down to the poor? Didn't work.
Basically, unless you offer equality of opportunity to everyone in society to become what they want you owe it to those who you've denied that opportunity to. Equality of opportunity isn't possible just isn't happening in your system, witnessed by the (relatively) recent appearance of ruling families (Kennedys, Bushs Clintons).
Why should the government provide health care and education for the poor? Why not private charities? Why is it right for the government to steal from the successful and redistribute it to those who aren't willing to support themselves?
Because it actually benefits the 'rich' and 'successful' not to have a social underclass, unable to afford basics like healthcare, medicines, education &c. We tried all that in the middle ages with the feudal system. It don't work.
Except that we pay significantly less taxes than most EU member nations...
Judging by the comments earlier in this thread you seem to work more, pay a broadly similar amount of tax and get less from it because you're busy protecting us from ourselves...
Besides Kosovo isn't part of what most people understand as 'Europe' (namely the members of the EU)
Governments should support the poorest in their society by means of health and education programmes, not ignoring them for the sake of building warships.
It's ok though. We love our slightly less than responsible, sometimes n'er do well uncle - Europe. Next time somebody comes along and starts bullying you, we'll use our very nice shiny missles, tanks, guns, and of course aircraft carriers to run them off and then we'll rebuild you again. And again.
Seems like you get the raw end of the deal then.. .you pay taxes for our defence, we pay taxes for our social security. Result!
You would think that 50 years of the US subsidizing Europes existance, plus the thousand year head start on civilization would put your standard of living tremendously beyond our own.
Ummm...the USA didn't spring out of fresh air. It's an offshoot of European colonists and numerous waves of immigrants (Irish, Jewish, Italian, Mexican &c) The 'headstart' comment is laughable.
Anything granted by the government is a hand-out from money taken at gun point from those that produce wealth.
There is a plus side for employers (and society as a whole) to know that their employees don't have to worry about healthcare, childcare &c. The primacy of the market isn't appropriate to all aspects of life.
That'll be laughing out loud. But how does LALL = LAughing out Loud? Where does the final L come from?
That is quite the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Christ, have you not heard of the concept of free will? No-one forced these kids to do what they did. Really, if it wasn't for the fact that America is the only superpower these sort of legal cases would be the laughing stock of the world - featured in the 'quirky' column of the daily newspapers.
Here in Europe whilst we do have healthcare free at the point of delivery, you Americans do have some wonderful ships, aircraft, tanks, missiles etc.
For example: If you give poor farmers in Africa, India, ... computers, they could use them to improve there farming and harvest more food or to make a better profit selling their harvest.
3rd world farmers suffer more from trade barriers, dumping by the US and Europe, beauracracy and wars than a lack of efficiency
No it wasn't. British comedies are funny.
I wonder, do you have a job?
Does the product, or service that pays your income magically sell itself or does it need to be advertise?
What was your price, man?
Actually I am a software developer, 10 years, C, C++, Java, Perl specialising in GIS and RDBMS systems. Never been in marketing
Centre left, I don't do labels and I drive a 12 year old car that's done nearly 200,000 miles. Out of choice.
Before presuming upon my background, status and or beliefs, buy a dictionary and look up the definition of fetish. It wasn't an insult.
Me: Reads above post, sees ads for M$ at the top of the page, ROTFL!
Well take your whining attitude off of /. then. The ads are everywhere. They'll get you. Oooohhhh scary ads, run!
Jesus H. Christ. Get a life
The installer will have ads. Big deal. Don't look at the screen, go and get a coffee. Or just ignore the ads.
The browser's start page will have an ad. You know how to change the start page don't you?
Really. How far does this 'avoiding ads' fetish affect your life?
Do you close your eyes and put your fingers in your ears when watching the TV, in case any ads get you?
Do you choose routes which avoid all billboards?
MDK are in financial trouble, and need to raise funds. This seems to be a perfectly sensible way of doing it/
I guess it's possible to argue that buy purchasing Win2K + IIS they're actually contributing to the funds of a company they're in a legal fight _against_.
A little contrived, but there you go.
monkeydo, but monkey won't see?
Latest research (from Scandinavia or Finland) shows that it's not being able to concentrate which distracts whilst driving.
Radio, CDs are 'background noise' - they don't affect your concentration too much even if you're listening to a live debate, or documentary
Having a telephone conversation is, however, very d istracting. You must concentrate and interact much more which limits your road attention
Compound this with the fact that people drive too fast, and too close to the car in front (ie faster reaction times are needed) leads to a recipe for disaster
I think the link to the research is on the BBC website, but it's really late and I can't be @rsed to find it
The signatories to the PNAC's Statement of Principles (click on the Statement of Principles button on the homepage) are
Elliott Abrams Gary Bauer William J. Bennett Jeb Bush Dick Cheney Eliot A. Cohen Midge Decter Paula Dobriansky Steve Forbes Aaron Friedberg Francis Fukuyama Frank Gaffney Fred C. Ikle Donald Kagan Zalmay Khalilzad I. Lewis Libby Norman Podhoretz Dan Quayle Peter W. Rodman Stephen P. Rosen Henry S. Rowen Donald Rumsfeld Vin Weber George Weigel Paul Wolfowitz
Many of them have written articles for PNAC
Many of these people are now in positions of senior authority of the current US administration.
Oh, and I forgot Rumsfeld and Dan 'potatoe' Quayle
Good God, please don't tell me you're serious.
Please don't tell me you don't know that amongst their senior membership are Cheney, Wolfowitz, Dick Perle, Jeb Bush. Umm, I know that and I'm not even an American.
Take a look at their website if you don't believe me: It's here
The current US/UK coalition (or the UN if they take over the show) may have a tricky situation on their hands if the Shia majority decide, in free and fair elections, that they fancy a quasi-theocracy...