IEEE = Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. And it's from the USA. Each country has its own corresponding institution. Like the IEE in the UK. The TEE in Greece and so on and so forth.
Why should I or the Chinese or anyone else care? Since when did the IEEE become the ultimate authority on standards? It's a USA institution remember. Other countries have their own institutions for this.. And it's not as if the IEEE is the most unbiased institution of them all. Corporate money decides what's a standard more often than not nowadays...
As far as the issue of standards themeselves. Since when do we have to always follow standards, especially others'? If something works better for more people, then bring it on. Progress occurs when breaking with tradition/standards and there is merit to the new system/whatever. Not by blindly following the old standards.
The spanish public payed millions of dubloons(?) of taxes to send a man to the Indies and bring back spices/riches/evidence of life/rocks. Therefore, I find it strange and wrong that spices/riches/evidence of life/rocks can be in private hands.
Everybody paid to bring the spices/riches/evidence of life/rocks here, and therefore these spices/riches/evidence of life/rocks should belong to all Spanish people, not to private owners.
Nevermind that Isabella ruthlessly stripped the Spaniards of their property at every opportune moment and with every handy excuse and that Colombus was Genoese....
Yes great. Next time you take a plane why don't you throw a hissy fit about the plane's black boxes? They record the location, speed, etc. of the plane you're on after all. I bet that is a gross violation of your right to privacy too.... You need to get your priorities straight buddy.
Because SuSE can depend on the German law system to stop SCO's bogus claims, whereas RedHat have to play the nonsensical, imbecillic system you Yanks got.
I'm surpised no one has mentioned Cross yet. I've been using a Cross Century Chrome for nearly 15 years now. Takes a bit getting used to and it's very slim, so you'd better have small hands, otherwise you get pains in your fingers after say 45 mins of continuous frantic writing.... Only other point is, its refills are expensive, run out quickly and tend to leak if the pen is handled like an object in a back pocket or in a purse/bag....
I noticed the mention of slashdot on Endless Nights and couldn't help but wonder what kind of online person you are. Is your online existence closely tied to your website or are you part of other communities and would one of them happen to be slashdot?
Additionally, I was wondering on what you think of the Internet as a means to present your work. Would you ever consider publishing your work over the internet, work obviously tailored to the nature of the network, instead of publishing it on paper? Would you think it may be possible that work presented online may have a different "edge" and effect on people, when compared to printed material?
On a totally different subject, it struck me as rather odd, that American Gods, having been titled from Galeano's Faces & Masks, featured far fewer "American" Gods than I would expect. Was this a conscious decision or was something that came naturally, being a European and having come in contact with more of the Old Continent's deities and legends?
As a final note, you must have noticed my nick. All I can say is that your book was the incentive to start reading books I had previously never considered of doing, even though I'd been following your work since roughly 1996.
Thanks for your work and the good times it gives us.
Index to Chronology 03/07/03 - 21/07/03: not for release - personal chronology CAB/1/0001-0009 etter: Sir Kevin Tebbit/Sir David Omand 05/07/03: not yet available CAB/1/0017-0022 not for release - on national security grounds CAB/1/0104 Covering Letter: Sir David Omand/Lee Hughes 25/07/03: not for release - legal correspondence CAB/1/0532-0533 Statement of Julian Miller 08/08/03: not for release - personal witness statement CAB/3/0002-0004
One sample of each excuse. Need I say more? Either all are made public or none.
Just yesterday I was listening to the chair of the first inquiry (the one that led to Dr. Kelly's death) on Radio 5 live say, that Jack Straw, Jeff Hoon and others either intentionally or not, did _not_ present facts the way they were, as disclosed by the Hutton inquiry. Nevermind the person leading of the first inquiry doesn't have the courage to say that the witnesses were indeed lying trying to cover things up. In the very remote case they were not lying they were at least not presenting all facts, either by quoting bogus excuses or exercising their "right" of not disclosing information and at the same time expecting the public to be forced to, in the name of the same reason they refuse to talk. A fucked up state of hypocritical affairs if there ever was one.
If Blair, Blunkett and the rest of them were _forced_ to reveal both their email and snail mail to the public and there was no way round it like national security and the rest of the crap they will sell.... But no. Nevermind this is morally wrong (yes they have morals, that's why they shoot democracy onto people), the reason they would refuse would be because something like this would annoy them immensely, since their privacy was grossly invaded, it would never happen.
Seems to me Big Brother needs to be disowned and punished by Big Father (us).
But has anyone seen them? Hardly a month goes by without some tv show or magazine or newspaper, that hails new model xyz as the best or most economical or efficient yet, but I've yet to see a single one, let alone meet someone who would consider buying one. And this applies to the UK, Greece and Italy. Instead, roads are filled with "buckets", aka small cars for the "cost conscious urban energetic youth", that have the tendency to "grow" upwards, have weird shapes and model names, are hard to drive safely at a slightly higher speed on a bend. Mind you, considering European minimalism and certain countries' strong presence of green parties in the poltical scene, it is more than likely that such cars are not an utter myth.
I'd have thought radio surpassed tv... I know I've been listening to it for far longer and far more than tv. Nearly all of my daily activities take place while radio is on. Oh well....
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The lack of microbial verisimilitude in "28 Days Later" may surprise viewers who recall the vividly accurate depiction of heroin withdrawal in Mr. Boyle's popular "Trainspotting" (1996).
Myabe, just maybe, because heroin withdrawal is a reality in that it can be seen/studied/pondered upon relatively easily, compared to microbiology? Maybe because such correctness in the film would both reduce/limit its effect on the thought processes it causes/initiates and because it would have required a big budget?
Prosperity has nothing to do with it. China and India can and will be superpowers, while at the same time the "levels of prosperity" of the majority of the populace is/will be abysmal. The only advantage EU currently holds against them is being part of the "Western World" and the ramifications of this, especially in terms of techonolgy. But it won't be long before China and/or India will catch up. If the Chinese/Indian government can sell the dream to the populace, then imagine what those two countries can achieve when almost everyone will be "doing their part".
As far as Russia is considered, I suggest you do a bit of reading in European/Russian history. They have always had big downs/crises/poverty. Only to come back stronger than ever. As a state and world power, anyway.
Saw it at the cinema. And it was wonderful in its originality of presentation and atmosphere. It scared the pants off me in certain scenes, in other words..
As far as if what is presented is feasible/realistic is not my concern. It's a horror/sci-fi flick, the key element being the "fi" part, fiction.
The next critic/expert, that tries to do similar analysis better remember that.
They do not seek admission. Most of them are already in. Like Estonia. Next targets ideally are the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Then I'd like to see Bush "liberating" and the U.S. space/air dominance by knocking even allied satellites down for the status quo to remain just that.
The U.S. will crumble, as all empires have in the past. And the race for the succession has started and is wide open.
More interference for everyone and everything at WLAN manufacturers' request. If these bastards had bothered making power and spectrally efficient schemes, they wouldn't have needed the extra spectrum.
But nooooo, you have to have 802.1116sqrt(267)xyz on your shiny new laptop that can do fuck all apart from interefere with everything in range and came out of Jobs' ass when he saw H.R. Giger's work...
The coolest job in the world is working as a Ferrari testing driver. Driving their cars all day long and actually trying to make their engine explode. And off course nothing could make you happier and sadder at the same time when that magnificent engine goes boom! and up in smoke, literally.
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IEEE = Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
And it's from the USA. Each country has its own corresponding institution. Like the IEE in the UK. The TEE in Greece and so on and so forth.
Why should I or the Chinese or anyone else care?
Since when did the IEEE become the ultimate authority on standards? It's a USA institution remember. Other countries have their own institutions for this..
And it's not as if the IEEE is the most unbiased institution of them all. Corporate money decides what's a standard more often than not nowadays...
As far as the issue of standards themeselves. Since when do we have to always follow standards, especially others'? If something works better for more people, then bring it on. Progress occurs when breaking with tradition/standards and there is merit to the new system/whatever. Not by blindly following the old standards.
It plays just about everything. Not just mp3s... The reason I got f00bar2k in the first place, was because I wanted to play m4a files (MP4/AAC)...
It has all the features WinAmp2 has, minus quite a few :-)
Seriously, though, it's awesome.Has replaced all audio playback players I've had/used.
The spanish public payed millions of dubloons(?) of taxes to send a man to the Indies and bring back spices/riches/evidence of life/rocks. Therefore, I find it strange and wrong that spices/riches/evidence of life/rocks can be in private hands.
Everybody paid to bring the spices/riches/evidence of life/rocks here, and therefore these spices/riches/evidence of life/rocks should belong to all Spanish people, not to private owners.
Nevermind that Isabella ruthlessly stripped the Spaniards of their property at every opportune moment and with every handy excuse and that Colombus was Genoese....
Yes great. Next time you take a plane why don't you throw a hissy fit about the plane's black boxes?
They record the location, speed, etc. of the plane you're on after all. I bet that is a gross violation of your right to privacy too....
You need to get your priorities straight buddy.
Because SuSE can depend on the German law system to stop SCO's bogus claims, whereas RedHat have to play the nonsensical, imbecillic system you Yanks got.
I'm surpised no one has mentioned Cross yet.
I've been using a Cross Century Chrome for nearly 15 years now.
Takes a bit getting used to and it's very slim, so you'd better have small hands, otherwise you get pains in your fingers after say 45 mins of continuous frantic writing....
Only other point is, its refills are expensive, run out quickly and tend to leak if the pen is handled like an object in a back pocket or in a purse/bag....
Dear Neil,
I noticed the mention of slashdot on Endless Nights and couldn't help but wonder what kind of online person you are. Is your online existence closely tied to your website or are you part of other communities and would one of them happen to be slashdot?
Additionally, I was wondering on what you think of the Internet as a means to present your work. Would you ever consider publishing your work over the internet, work obviously tailored to the nature of the network, instead of publishing it on paper? Would you think it may be possible that work presented online may have a different "edge" and effect on people, when compared to printed material?
On a totally different subject, it struck me as rather odd, that American Gods, having been titled from Galeano's Faces & Masks, featured far fewer "American" Gods than I would expect. Was this a conscious decision or was something that came naturally, being a European and having come in contact with more of the Old Continent's deities and legends?
As a final note, you must have noticed my nick. All I can say is that your book was the incentive to start reading books I had previously never considered of doing, even though I'd been following your work since roughly 1996.
Thanks for your work and the good times it gives us.
Best Regards,
Andreas
Index to Chronology 03/07/03 - 21/07/03: not for release - personal chronology CAB/1/0001-0009
etter: Sir Kevin Tebbit/Sir David Omand 05/07/03: not yet available CAB/1/0017-0022
not for release - on national security grounds CAB/1/0104
Covering Letter: Sir David Omand/Lee Hughes 25/07/03: not for release - legal correspondence CAB/1/0532-0533
Statement of Julian Miller 08/08/03: not for release - personal witness statement CAB/3/0002-0004
One sample of each excuse. Need I say more? Either all are made public or none.
Just yesterday I was listening to the chair of the first inquiry (the one that led to Dr. Kelly's death) on Radio 5 live say, that Jack Straw, Jeff Hoon and others either intentionally or not, did _not_ present facts the way they were, as disclosed by the Hutton inquiry.
Nevermind the person leading of the first inquiry doesn't have the courage to say that the witnesses were indeed lying trying to cover things up. In the very remote case they were not lying they were at least not presenting all facts, either by quoting bogus excuses or exercising their "right" of not disclosing information and at the same time expecting the public to be forced to, in the name of the same reason they refuse to talk.
A fucked up state of hypocritical affairs if there ever was one.
If Blair, Blunkett and the rest of them were _forced_ to reveal both their email and snail mail to the public and there was no way round it like national security and the rest of the crap they will sell....
But no. Nevermind this is morally wrong (yes they have morals, that's why they shoot democracy onto people), the reason they would refuse would be because something like this would annoy them immensely, since their privacy was grossly invaded, it would never happen.
Seems to me Big Brother needs to be disowned and punished by Big Father (us).
But has anyone seen them?
Hardly a month goes by without some tv show or magazine or newspaper, that hails new model xyz as the best or most economical or efficient yet, but I've yet to see a single one, let alone meet someone who would consider buying one.
And this applies to the UK, Greece and Italy.
Instead, roads are filled with "buckets", aka small cars for the "cost conscious urban energetic youth", that have the tendency to "grow" upwards, have weird shapes and model names, are hard to drive safely at a slightly higher speed on a bend.
Mind you, considering European minimalism and certain countries' strong presence of green parties in the poltical scene, it is more than likely that such cars are not an utter myth.
I'd have thought radio surpassed tv...
I know I've been listening to it for far longer and far more than tv.
Nearly all of my daily activities take place while radio is on.
Oh well....
It's nu-ku-lar.
Try to remember that, eh?
LATE since the declaration from the WHO...
The lack of microbial verisimilitude in "28 Days Later" may surprise viewers who recall the vividly accurate depiction of heroin withdrawal in Mr. Boyle's popular "Trainspotting" (1996).
Myabe, just maybe, because heroin withdrawal is a reality in that it can be seen/studied/pondered upon relatively easily, compared to microbiology?
Maybe because such correctness in the film would both reduce/limit its effect on the thought processes it causes/initiates and because it would have required a big budget?
>I grew up next to that clay giant , I know enough about their history.
That makes two of us.
You might also want to check my reply and original post.
"As a state and world power, anyway." "as all empires have in the past"
Prosperity has nothing to do with it.
China and India can and will be superpowers, while at the same time the "levels of prosperity" of the majority of the populace is/will be abysmal.
The only advantage EU currently holds against them is being part of the "Western World" and the ramifications of this, especially in terms of techonolgy. But it won't be long before China and/or India will catch up.
If the Chinese/Indian government can sell the dream to the populace, then imagine what those two countries can achieve when almost everyone will be "doing their part".
As far as Russia is considered, I suggest you do a bit of reading in European/Russian history. They have always had big downs/crises/poverty. Only to come back stronger than ever. As a state and world power, anyway.
Saw it at the cinema.
And it was wonderful in its originality of presentation and atmosphere. It scared the pants off me in certain scenes, in other words..
As far as if what is presented is feasible/realistic is not my concern. It's a horror/sci-fi flick, the key element being the "fi" part, fiction.
The next critic/expert, that tries to do similar analysis better remember that.
They do not seek admission. Most of them are already in. Like Estonia.
Next targets ideally are the Russian Federation and Ukraine.
Then I'd like to see Bush "liberating" and the U.S. space/air dominance by knocking even allied satellites down for the status quo to remain just that.
The U.S. will crumble, as all empires have in the past. And the race for the succession has started and is wide open.
More interference for everyone and everything at WLAN manufacturers' request.
If these bastards had bothered making power and spectrally efficient schemes, they wouldn't have needed the extra spectrum.
But nooooo, you have to have 802.1116sqrt(267)xyz on your shiny new laptop that can do fuck all apart from interefere with everything in range and came out of Jobs' ass when he saw H.R. Giger's work...
Yep. That was exactly what I had in mind.
The coolest job in the world is working as a Ferrari testing driver.
Driving their cars all day long and actually trying to make their engine explode.
And off course nothing could make you happier and sadder at the same time when that magnificent engine goes boom! and up in smoke, literally.
orient. 1. ... 2. ... 3. orientate (or or-) v.t &i., orient; ...
from the Oxford Dictionary....
Not playing catch up.
They're playing "run from the dinosaur", since they're still in Mobile Telecommunications stone age.