uh... you think that these things start with some regular kid with a degree, shiny car, and squeeky-clean record?
They start with those that society is more willing to throw to the dogs... then once they've set the ball rolling (and a few nice precedents to boot) things go onward from there.
Well, a warrant that exists under conditions that it should not seems to be pretty much false in my book. It was invalid, and the conditions under which it was created were not longer valid (expired).
The problem with "good faith" in many of these cases is that it allows the rules to be stretched, which can lead to abuse. How many convenient "mistakes" would be needed before they start to seem "too convenient"
Ahh, but it's not just the price of "oil", it's the price of "gas." Look how the price of oil was dropping while in many cases the price of gas was jumping. Heck, I'm Canadian, and in while in the US both (oil and gas) prices were going down a little, ours were for some reason ratcheting up. While I'm sure there are some differences between the two countries, I also don't doubt that there are plenty of similarities in the bullshit that goes on.
Seems to me that it wouldn't be overly difficult to add a software MIDI processor. Don't many cheaper soundcards skip internal midi processors and do it all in software anyhow?
Or the overseas connections aren't being throttled as much as the domestic ones...
Probably more of a combination though, as I've noticed that at least in Asian countries (Japan, S Korea, and many parts of China) the internet infrastructure seems to be more pervasive and better developed than much of the N. American offerings.
Just out of curiousity, what type of scientist (and what *is* the pay). If I hadn't gotten into IT then science (medical science) likely would have been another path I'd have looked closely at.
Actually, it was more those taking advantage of the "American Dream" concept to sell people houses and other luxuries beyond their means. In many cases it was because you're selling people $400,000-$500,000 houses on a "$200,000-$300,000 income." Plenty of interest to rake in during the short-term, but things tap themselves out in the long-term.
Actually, there's not a lot of reasons those same people couldn't have had houses, just not the houses (and other luxuries) that they were being financed for. This also combined to drive up housing costs, perpetuating a cycle which eventually imploded.
However, IMHO this all had a lot more to do with foolishness, greed, and sloth than with "Good Intentions."
It seems to me that the last time there was a major enrollment of those with little interest in IT other than financial gain, the job and wage market went down the toilet. Employers find themselves with a great number of IT workers to choose from, but unfortunately most of them have little experience beyond books, and little interest to learn more.
Most of the best IT geeks I know are good not only because of good schooling (and sometimes without), but also because of a driving interest which causes them the learn new concepts which often translates to better workplace skills (sometimes offset by those that recommend or waste time on weird solutions that don't pan out).
Who qualifies as "the man." The government (Canadian gov't) are actually the ones that reported (amidst complaints) that the number of gas stations that have been found to be screwing the customer (more than usual, by giving an average of 5-10%+, sometimes even upwards of 15-20% less gas than indicated on the pump).
However, the last time this was mentioned in the papers, it also indicated that the pumps aren't checked all that often, and there could be many more stations over.
This also doesn't cover the issues of "gas quality," just how much is pumped out. Now if the gas companies, in addition to the current exorbitant cost of gas, are willing to cheat by "playing with the meter," then maybe *the man* (in this case *the man* being the gas corps* being out to screw you for every dime they can, not that it wasn't so dubious anyhow.
Which is why - in many ways - China may actual progress while the US will continue to stagnate.
With the current patent and IP system in the US, it will reward those that may come up with an idea but not necessarily though that produce a product. Moreover, producing a product becomes dangerous as the chances of intersecting somebody else's IP goes up, and companies become unwilling to produce products due to the risk of being sued.
Meanwhile, Chinese and other non-IP-following shops will continue to ignore American IP, producing stuff (often "for cheap") which they happily sell to pretty much everyone.
I really can't see a future for an economy based no ideas/concepts/virtual-property VS one based on actually building something based on those ideas.
Replying to my own post... but there is something I was wondering. Does anyone around here know a good way to test the quality of one's gas? How about the output of the pumps.
I know that some stations "are" tested for accuracy, although recent headlines indicate it hasn't been nearly often enough. Is there a consumer device (other than a jerry-can with a level indicator) with which one could check that what the pump says is giving you is accurate to what you're actually getting, and then further ways to test the actual quality of said fuel?
My '88 Camry got mileage that was as good as - or better than - my 05 Corolla. And the Corolla still beat the pants off of most domestic vehicles that I compared against in general driving: heavy hills it didn't like very much , and noticeably lost fuel efficiency (it did better on premium though). In a lot of cases, actually, when I measure how much gas it took me to get between certain areas, I think the '88 is still the winner
So can anyone explain to me why - over a decade later (the car was an '88 but I had it around '97) - and despite "aerodynamic" body changes etc, cars seem to be only as efficient or even less? Yes, we have hybrids, etc, but what about your regular gas vehicles? I know it's not my driving habits, because I'm a fairly sedate driver these days compared to my teenage years of burning out at green lights, etc.
One thing I think may very well be to blame is the quality of gas. Not only are the prices higher, but I honestly believe the quality is lower. I've noticed that it seems to take a lot less time for my fuel-filter to get gummed up, and I haven't changed anything in regards to the octane level of my gas or additives, etc.
Maybe we shouldn't just be worried about the price of gas, but how about the quality, not to mention that a recent study showed a disturbing amount of pumps that were gypping the customers on how much gas they were actually outputting...
We think it will really hurt the groups of workers who will be expected to work through the weekend and not get paid
Not only that, but as this legislation allowed massive abuse of employee's time, the state will suffer as skilled workers start looking elsewhere for employment.
Maybe they're expecting that it's likely they'll lose the election, so they'll just drop a few last-minute barriers in place to reduce the Democrat's power if/when they take office...
Resorting to calling me a crackhead pretty much starts showing your level of maturity right there. As per a principal's job, if students simply had to step a foot off school property to do whatever they want, how well would a principal be able to do his job (keep school authority, and educate students)?
But most people aren't claiming that one "looks as good" as the other. They're claiming that the one they have now is "good enough," especially at the price-point.
Actually, it's funny that you mention it. I have a 40" (1080i/720p, so not full HD) TV. When I sit on the couch and watch it from across the living room, even tapes seem just fine. If I bother putting on my classes and watch closely I can see a little static, but even then it's hardly noticable.
And this is on VHS! DVD's will be just fine for me,thank you, even tapes do well enough.
or even the less common nerder consumer giving a damn over the inability to copy 40gig movies to their computer
Actually, in this case the DRM (or just Blu-ray in general) can cause extremely slow load-times, require internet-based firmware updates, lowered picture-quality, or it just may not play at all (bugs, outdated firmware, or it just plain doesn't like your TV's hardware).
Because it's a game, and there are controls that can be implemented that differ from real-life. That being so, there's supposed to be a certain balance to things so that most players can enjoy the game equally, as opposed to having the richest players able to skip ahead by paying out some gold farmer for enough to buy a +10000000 damage "axe of newb slaying" right off the bat.
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uh... you think that these things start with some regular kid with a degree, shiny car, and squeeky-clean record?
They start with those that society is more willing to throw to the dogs... then once they've set the ball rolling (and a few nice precedents to boot) things go onward from there.
Well, a warrant that exists under conditions that it should not seems to be pretty much false in my book. It was invalid, and the conditions under which it was created were not longer valid (expired).
The problem with "good faith" in many of these cases is that it allows the rules to be stretched, which can lead to abuse. How many convenient "mistakes" would be needed before they start to seem "too convenient"
Ahh, but it's not just the price of "oil", it's the price of "gas." Look how the price of oil was dropping while in many cases the price of gas was jumping. Heck, I'm Canadian, and in while in the US both (oil and gas) prices were going down a little, ours were for some reason ratcheting up. While I'm sure there are some differences between the two countries, I also don't doubt that there are plenty of similarities in the bullshit that goes on.
Actually it's more likely that the laptop connected to a third-party server of some sort (or the owner's own monitoring server).
DynDNS would be rather useless if the laptop didn't have a public IP or a NAT tunnel to the private IT.
Seems to me that it wouldn't be overly difficult to add a software MIDI processor. Don't many cheaper soundcards skip internal midi processors and do it all in software anyhow?
Or the overseas connections aren't being throttled as much as the domestic ones...
Probably more of a combination though, as I've noticed that at least in Asian countries (Japan, S Korea, and many parts of China) the internet infrastructure seems to be more pervasive and better developed than much of the N. American offerings.
Just out of curiousity, what type of scientist (and what *is* the pay). If I hadn't gotten into IT then science (medical science) likely would have been another path I'd have looked closely at.
to make sure everyone could have a goddam house
Actually, it was more those taking advantage of the "American Dream" concept to sell people houses and other luxuries beyond their means. In many cases it was because you're selling people $400,000-$500,000 houses on a "$200,000-$300,000 income." Plenty of interest to rake in during the short-term, but things tap themselves out in the long-term.
Actually, there's not a lot of reasons those same people couldn't have had houses, just not the houses (and other luxuries) that they were being financed for. This also combined to drive up housing costs, perpetuating a cycle which eventually imploded.
However, IMHO this all had a lot more to do with foolishness, greed, and sloth than with "Good Intentions."
It seems to me that the last time there was a major enrollment of those with little interest in IT other than financial gain, the job and wage market went down the toilet. Employers find themselves with a great number of IT workers to choose from, but unfortunately most of them have little experience beyond books, and little interest to learn more.
Most of the best IT geeks I know are good not only because of good schooling (and sometimes without), but also because of a driving interest which causes them the learn new concepts which often translates to better workplace skills (sometimes offset by those that recommend or waste time on weird solutions that don't pan out).
Who qualifies as "the man." The government (Canadian gov't) are actually the ones that reported (amidst complaints) that the number of gas stations that have been found to be screwing the customer (more than usual, by giving an average of 5-10%+, sometimes even upwards of 15-20% less gas than indicated on the pump).
However, the last time this was mentioned in the papers, it also indicated that the pumps aren't checked all that often, and there could be many more stations over.
This also doesn't cover the issues of "gas quality," just how much is pumped out. Now if the gas companies, in addition to the current exorbitant cost of gas, are willing to cheat by "playing with the meter," then maybe *the man* (in this case *the man* being the gas corps* being out to screw you for every dime they can, not that it wasn't so dubious anyhow.
Which is why - in many ways - China may actual progress while the US will continue to stagnate.
With the current patent and IP system in the US, it will reward those that may come up with an idea but not necessarily though that produce a product. Moreover, producing a product becomes dangerous as the chances of intersecting somebody else's IP goes up, and companies become unwilling to produce products due to the risk of being sued.
Meanwhile, Chinese and other non-IP-following shops will continue to ignore American IP, producing stuff (often "for cheap") which they happily sell to pretty much everyone.
I really can't see a future for an economy based no ideas/concepts/virtual-property VS one based on actually building something based on those ideas.
Replying to my own post... but there is something I was wondering.
Does anyone around here know a good way to test the quality of one's gas? How about the output of the pumps.
I know that some stations "are" tested for accuracy, although recent headlines indicate it hasn't been nearly often enough. Is there a consumer device (other than a jerry-can with a level indicator) with which one could check that what the pump says is giving you is accurate to what you're actually getting, and then further ways to test the actual quality of said fuel?
My '88 Camry got mileage that was as good as - or better than - my 05 Corolla. And the Corolla still beat the pants off of most domestic vehicles that I compared against in general driving: heavy hills it didn't like very much , and noticeably lost fuel efficiency (it did better on premium though). In a lot of cases, actually, when I measure how much gas it took me to get between certain areas, I think the '88 is still the winner
So can anyone explain to me why - over a decade later (the car was an '88 but I had it around '97) - and despite "aerodynamic" body changes etc, cars seem to be only as efficient or even less? Yes, we have hybrids, etc, but what about your regular gas vehicles? I know it's not my driving habits, because I'm a fairly sedate driver these days compared to my teenage years of burning out at green lights, etc.
One thing I think may very well be to blame is the quality of gas. Not only are the prices higher, but I honestly believe the quality is lower. I've noticed that it seems to take a lot less time for my fuel-filter to get gummed up, and I haven't changed anything in regards to the octane level of my gas or additives, etc.
Maybe we shouldn't just be worried about the price of gas, but how about the quality, not to mention that a recent study showed a disturbing amount of pumps that were gypping the customers on how much gas they were actually outputting...
We think it will really hurt the groups of workers who will be expected to work through the weekend and not get paid
Not only that, but as this legislation allowed massive abuse of employee's time, the state will suffer as skilled workers start looking elsewhere for employment.
Maybe they're expecting that it's likely they'll lose the election, so they'll just drop a few last-minute barriers in place to reduce the Democrat's power if/when they take office...
Resorting to calling me a crackhead pretty much starts showing your level of maturity right there. As per a principal's job, if students simply had to step a foot off school property to do whatever they want, how well would a principal be able to do his job (keep school authority, and educate students)?
Hate to break it to you old boy, but both are legal, hence the court ruling.
But most people aren't claiming that one "looks as good" as the other. They're claiming that the one they have now is "good enough," especially at the price-point.
Actually, it's funny that you mention it. I have a 40" (1080i/720p, so not full HD) TV. When I sit on the couch and watch it from across the living room, even tapes seem just fine. If I bother putting on my classes and watch closely I can see a little static, but even then it's hardly noticable.
And this is on VHS! DVD's will be just fine for me,thank you, even tapes do well enough.
or even the less common nerder consumer giving a damn over the inability to copy 40gig movies to their computer
Actually, in this case the DRM (or just Blu-ray in general) can cause extremely slow load-times, require internet-based firmware updates, lowered picture-quality, or it just may not play at all (bugs, outdated firmware, or it just plain doesn't like your TV's hardware).
No, it's a DVD player, as sold in the Chinese mall up the road, the local bargain store, or sometimes in Wal*Mart, etc.
For $50 nowadays you get a DVD player that hard a cardreader/usb, does DivX and a bunch of other stuff.
Sometimes, but I hear that more often they're often found in IRC channels or on Usenet.
Because it's a game, and there are controls that can be implemented that differ from real-life. That being so, there's supposed to be a certain balance to things so that most players can enjoy the game equally, as opposed to having the richest players able to skip ahead by paying out some gold farmer for enough to buy a +10000000 damage "axe of newb slaying" right off the bat.
Is there a separate driver for the e1000e? Maybe both use can the "e1000" driver (I don't have that particular card) but it only bricks the e1000e
You're asking me to get a sense of proportion, but then suggest that filing a lawsuit is a better solution that a suspension?