Would this have anything to do with the 2 Russian airliners that crashed yesterday
I bet everything is all tied into the second gunman on the grassy knoll. Or was that a second spitter on the grassy knoll?
Anyway, I think all of our answers lie in Area 51. Anyone want to join me in Roswell, New Mexico? I'm flying down there tonight, so I can be on-site for the Internet Meltdown.
Actually, I must disagree with you. I love the concept of the show, I love the subject matter, I even loved all of the Total War games. But the show itself, well, it kind of sucks. I've been Tivo-ing it since it first came out and I've been disappointed. I don't know what the show is missing, but it's definitely missing something.
Of course, I'm also waiting desperately for the game to come out. I can then spend many an hour ignoring my wife while I conquer Europe.:)
but what if the same experiment where conducted with XP
Based on the number of attacks my firewall gets a day, I think that experiement is going on all the time. Of course, the XP users are unaware that it is happening...
a million workaholic monkeys were making experiments in the lab next door.
Which begs the question, Would a million workaholic monkeys doing lab experiments be able to come up with a cure for cancer more quickly than the slacker human doctors?
So... in the near future it would seem we could save $1000.00 per user and get increased productivity. Not much justifying and convincing to do it would seem...
FYI, the ALL CAPS thing does appear confrontational. But, your apology cleared up my initial reaction. I will say this, though, if you weren't on your college debate team, you probably should have been. I'll give you the game, set and match. Maybe my closing argument invoking Tammany Hall and line about "nothing good coming out of government" crossed the line.
I usually re-read my sentences multiple times before hitting 'submit', just to prevent getting caught. Unfortunately, it didn't happen here. (I have had one or two moments in my past where I regretted sending an e-mail the moment I hit "send". That usually makes me re-read everything three or four times before sending. Except I didn't do it for my reply to Ratamacue.)
Even with your win, I feel that I Ratamacue hinted quite strongly in his belief that government is "evil" with the following:
I know that I don't benefit from this expansion of power. I am hurt by it in too many ways to list
This was sort of the reason I came up with the original list. He inferred that government's expansion had personally hurt him. So, I responded with what I believe are some good things from government.
As for the libertarian thing. Well, according to the web site Ratamacue linked to, I would certainly infer that the libertarian's look at government as evil. Necessary to some extent. But inherently evil. Even at the State and local level (the police department is usually a state and local function).
Anyway, I'm off. I'll be more careful with what I type. I'll try not to get political when I'm sipping my scotch.:)
Granted, you weren't provided a list of 'negatives' -- they were only hinted at. But that's hardly an excuse to put words in someones mouth.
Good job on your part. You only selected the OP's question and then you used that question to clobber me while ignoring the rest of his post. You must write political attack ads for a living.:) Ratamacue's negative opinions of government in general were clearly stated, not just hinted at, in the part of the post that you chose to ignore:
The reason is simple: because expansion of government benefits those in power.
Look what's happend in the US: government today is many times more powerful, more oppressive, and more costly than only a hundred years ago
I didn't need to put words in his mouth. Ratamacue suggested, rather clearly IMHO, that "NOTHING GOOD COMES OUT OF GOVERNMENT" when he used the two statements above and also gave us a link to a libertarian web site. His opinions on government couldn't be more clear.
As for my list, I disagree with your suggestion, by use of quotation marks, that they aren't really benefits. Most of the items on that list were either legislated or created by the bureaucracy and most of the citizens of this country would find them to be pretty beneficial. (Yes, the education and the NIH arguments were both pretty weak, and, if the OP had really thought about it, he could have hung me out to dry on those two. OTOH, I do wish that I had thought of Civil Rights Legislation, the way the another poster pointed out.)
I'll give you the Tammany Hall point. I was indeed using fallacy (of course, I had a few Glenlivets in my gut when I typed it. I should not try engage in political discussions after imbibing a few. It ends up making me look bad, even on the web). Anyway, there is no point in arguing with you as you probably disagree with my political philosophy. Any argument would end up being a pissing match. But, without trying to start an argument, I'd like to reiterate that I did not put words in his mouth. He did it all by himself.
Well, I hear it works great with SAP. Having your debits and credits appear in 3D would really be a great help all those Enron-types that work in your accounting office.
Ah, no. It isn't FUD. They just don't want SP2 to break any existing internal applications that run on XP. If you read just about every other posting on this article, you'd understand what I am talking about.
Most of the time, people will choose a Ford instead of a Toyota because Ford has designers that don't consistently produce cars that make you understand exactly why the term "Butt Ugly" was invented.
While I disagree with the idea that people buy Ford's because they look better than Toyota, I must completely agree with the idea of Toyota being a company that lacks style.
People don't buy Toyota's for their looks. In fact, one of the reason's that Toyota released the Scion brand was becaue many people look at Toyota as being a boring brand.
Don't get me wrong. I think the quality of a Toyota is pretty much unsurpassed (OK, maybe Honda is better, I don't know). But, they are pretty boring automobiles (at least here in the US).
That $60,000 Lexus? It looks OK, but it lacks a soul. Very boring looks for a sports car.
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I bet everything is all tied into the second gunman on the grassy knoll. Or was that a second spitter on the grassy knoll?
Anyway, I think all of our answers lie in Area 51. Anyone want to join me in Roswell, New Mexico? I'm flying down there tonight, so I can be on-site for the Internet Meltdown.
Sounds like eWeek hired a bunch of economists to write their articles:
"The economy may improve, but then again, it may not."
Fencing's Most Terrible Moment?
That would be when Madonna "acted" as James Bond's fencing instructor in Die Another Day
If it's on the internet, it MUST be true!
I'm glad that I wasn't the only person to think of the esteemed general....
Thanks, so much, for mentioning that. Now I have to find some Pepto Bismol.
"Hopefully we'll all meet again in Spaceballs Two, The Search for More Money."
Actually, I must disagree with you. I love the concept of the show, I love the subject matter, I even loved all of the Total War games. But the show itself, well, it kind of sucks. I've been Tivo-ing it since it first came out and I've been disappointed. I don't know what the show is missing, but it's definitely missing something.
Of course, I'm also waiting desperately for the game to come out. I can then spend many an hour ignoring my wife while I conquer Europe. :)
Moderators are supposed to READ the post that they are moderating? I don't recall reading that in the moderation guidelines.
Based on the number of attacks my firewall gets a day, I think that experiement is going on all the time. Of course, the XP users are unaware that it is happening...
And IBM will always dominate the PC market...
And Sun will always dominate the server market...
And also, Microsoft will always dominate the desktop.
And Starbucks will always dominate the overpriced coffee shop market. Oh wait....Nevermind....That'll never change.
"Consultants"
Which begs the question, Would a million workaholic monkeys doing lab experiments be able to come up with a cure for cancer more quickly than the slacker human doctors?
Sorry. Didn't mean to get all philosophical.
Are you sure you aren't reading my project deliverable?
Yes, but today, the laptop actually works.
BINGO!!!!
Ah, a pissing match. :)
FYI, the ALL CAPS thing does appear confrontational. But, your apology cleared up my initial reaction. I will say this, though, if you weren't on your college debate team, you probably should have been. I'll give you the game, set and match. Maybe my closing argument invoking Tammany Hall and line about "nothing good coming out of government" crossed the line.
I usually re-read my sentences multiple times before hitting 'submit', just to prevent getting caught. Unfortunately, it didn't happen here. (I have had one or two moments in my past where I regretted sending an e-mail the moment I hit "send". That usually makes me re-read everything three or four times before sending. Except I didn't do it for my reply to Ratamacue.)
Even with your win, I feel that I Ratamacue hinted quite strongly in his belief that government is "evil" with the following:
I know that I don't benefit from this expansion of power. I am hurt by it in too many ways to list
This was sort of the reason I came up with the original list. He inferred that government's expansion had personally hurt him. So, I responded with what I believe are some good things from government.
As for the libertarian thing. Well, according to the web site Ratamacue linked to, I would certainly infer that the libertarian's look at government as evil. Necessary to some extent. But inherently evil. Even at the State and local level (the police department is usually a state and local function).
Anyway, I'm off. I'll be more careful with what I type. I'll try not to get political when I'm sipping my scotch. :)
My prediction on the final and correct market cap for Google?
ONNNNEEEEE MILLLLLLIIOOOOOOON DOLLLLLLAAARRRRSSSSSS
Good job on your part. You only selected the OP's question and then you used that question to clobber me while ignoring the rest of his post. You must write political attack ads for a living. :) Ratamacue's negative opinions of government in general were clearly stated, not just hinted at, in the part of the post that you chose to ignore:
The reason is simple: because expansion of government benefits those in power.
Look what's happend in the US: government today is many times more powerful, more oppressive, and more costly than only a hundred years ago
I didn't need to put words in his mouth. Ratamacue suggested, rather clearly IMHO, that "NOTHING GOOD COMES OUT OF GOVERNMENT" when he used the two statements above and also gave us a link to a libertarian web site. His opinions on government couldn't be more clear.
As for my list, I disagree with your suggestion, by use of quotation marks, that they aren't really benefits. Most of the items on that list were either legislated or created by the bureaucracy and most of the citizens of this country would find them to be pretty beneficial. (Yes, the education and the NIH arguments were both pretty weak, and, if the OP had really thought about it, he could have hung me out to dry on those two. OTOH, I do wish that I had thought of Civil Rights Legislation, the way the another poster pointed out.)
I'll give you the Tammany Hall point. I was indeed using fallacy (of course, I had a few Glenlivets in my gut when I typed it. I should not try engage in political discussions after imbibing a few. It ends up making me look bad, even on the web). Anyway, there is no point in arguing with you as you probably disagree with my political philosophy. Any argument would end up being a pissing match. But, without trying to start an argument, I'd like to reiterate that I did not put words in his mouth. He did it all by himself.
That's easy to fix. Reboot it.
Well, I hear it works great with SAP. Having your debits and credits appear in 3D would really be a great help all those Enron-types that work in your accounting office.
You should try to stay INSIDE more often. Why go outside to interact with humanity when there are so many things to read on /.
Ah, no. It isn't FUD. They just don't want SP2 to break any existing internal applications that run on XP. If you read just about every other posting on this article, you'd understand what I am talking about.
Maybe he could use some of that money to take acting lessons.
While I disagree with the idea that people buy Ford's because they look better than Toyota, I must completely agree with the idea of Toyota being a company that lacks style.
People don't buy Toyota's for their looks. In fact, one of the reason's that Toyota released the Scion brand was becaue many people look at Toyota as being a boring brand.
Don't get me wrong. I think the quality of a Toyota is pretty much unsurpassed (OK, maybe Honda is better, I don't know). But, they are pretty boring automobiles (at least here in the US).
That $60,000 Lexus? It looks OK, but it lacks a soul. Very boring looks for a sports car.