Or, eventually, when a crime is committed a dragnet will be done. The cops will grab everyone with a GPS Coke can within the area, interrogate them, and then imprison them. The Government isn't collecting the data - private companies are - so it's not unconstituional. Oooo, I think I need to become a SciFi writer. This is a great plot!
Textbooks, especially the hardcover types used in the scientific disciplines, aren't cheap
Yeah, that's what's really killing me now. Which I guess publishers charge a lot because they can. I had to take a C++ class and the book required by the university went for $90 to cover the same material that your typical O'Reilly book does for $40.
Really ?!? Do they know that you're not a student?!? Or do you think that they are just happy that you're showing an interest in their subject?
When I saw this article, I thought, "That's great and everything, but I need feedback from a teacher or someone versed in the subject to make sure I'm not misunderstanding things. Which I do often.:-) Otherwise, what makes their courses any better than any other university/college? - besides requiring Advanced Calculus to take basket weaving:-P
I knew it! All of the piracy is an inside job! I bet it's the same thing with music. The RIAA is just suing people to cover up the fact that THEY are the ones pirating the music. You see! The MPAA will start suing 12 year-old girls and grannies to cover up the fact that their members are the ones stealing. You'll see.
What sucks for us luddites or cheapskates is that it's getting harder to find just a plain old simple cell phone. I don't want to spend more than $40 for a phone OR have to sign a contract that has has terms that are grossly not in my favor to get one for free. Besides, all these features are added so that YOU, the cell plan consumer, will burn up more and more minutes and subsequently more money. Sending pictures, downloading music, etc... over a cell phone is an expensive thing to do that just increases you plan's cost and lines the pockets of telcom CEO's.
Like the guy said below, GDP is the yardstick. China gets mentioned because they have 1.2 billion people. Many people think that the typical Chinese has the spending power of a typical N. American/European/Japanese. The typical Chinese basically lives in poverty and their up and coming middle class is still nothing compared to the developed world.
Their economy isn't that large compared to the developed world or to many States for the matter.
I hate that. I lived in an apartment complex here in ATL (Post) and they used a water sub-metering company - USI. USI has a "service" charge of $4.95 and the actual water costs were less than $3.00. Yes, I was paying more for their FScking Service charges than for the actual water. Their excuse was.."we're providing customer service." Yeah, right! You'd call up and wait for an hour to talk to them and then they would just say," Pay up or we're sending collections after you!"
I wish I could moderate the parent with a new/. moderation: "Helpful". I could never remember that acronym until now. I was so happy when it was proper just to say "PC card".
whatever YOU want, need, desire, use, is paramount. No questions. WTF, all that data that THEY are collecting is what THEY think is needed.
Remember they are WORKING FOR YOU.
If they cop some sort of we are smarter than you attitude, again, YOU ARE THE CUSTOMER, and YOU probably KNOW BETTER than they do, because YOU are in the business. They are just software vendors.
Actually, it would be an interesting contest to see what could be done with langauges such as COBOL. Sure, there are some impressive things that are done with the contest languages, but after all, they're pretty powerful languages in themselves. Or, programming in something really low level - assembly, anyone?
I still remember the days when there were the programming snobs who didn't think you were a programmer unless you coded in assembly! They even had to program in the snow... uphill... both ways!
That's not something you should be able to up and buy. Why is that an issue? Can someone make a bomb or some other device that'll harm people - in a big way? I mean, you could buy a truck load of gasoline and do a shit of load a damage with that, and you can get that anywhere.
Congress created the agencies to handle the nitty-gritty of writing regulations that they wouldn't have the time to do, nor the qualifications to do. The FCC rule-making would take up all of Congress' time alone. Also, I wouldn't want some clueless Congresscritter making rules about the airwaves, airspace, drugs, etc...
I agree with both blocking and allowing for unblocked service. I would expect some ISP, like AOL, to have ports like that are blocked with filtering and other stuff for the user who wants just WEB and email. On the other hand, if I have an account with joeTech.com, I would expect all the ports to be available and no filtering. In other words, it would just be a consumer choice. I don't see a problem with doing this. Who knows, there's probably some ISPs out there who are blocking and we just don't know about them.
Then again, the English language may morph to encorporate the machine's version as being correct. It has happened with vernaculars: ain't is rapidly becoming correct -- yuck! Imagine, people will start writing according to what machines think is the correct way.
Oooo yeah! A 5GL essay program! Just input the architecture/ideas/points (maybe UML) of your essay and then the program generates a gramatically perfect essay!
Then again, kids will be graded on their thinking and not on their writing... then again that can be construed as mutually exclusive... then again... oh shit!
Ya know there've been plenty of times where I have written things that are grammatically correct and my word processing program put one of those squiggly lines underneath it warning that it may be an error.
I've even seen professionally written material get flagged as being incorrect. So what's going to happen? Some kid's writing doesn't match the grammatical algorithm used and he'll get flunked or kept back a grade?!?
Ya see, all my experience has been writing middleware and apps on OSes like UNIX and OS/2. Just because I don't know much, if anything, about XP doesn't make me incompetent. As a matter of fact, that sarcastic attitude you exibited is what gives geeks a bad name. It's also the reason why many of the things that need to get done in software don't get done - geeks have such a condescending attitude that the "stupid" folks in other areas just lose respect for "you people" and consider your opinions to be just bullying. It's also why a lot of firms prefer to hire Indians and orientals. They are humble and show respect for their fellow co-workers.
Unfortunately, I have to use MS crap. I'm taking a graduate CIS class and we're doing.NET shit. Anyway, here I am logging in this morning and a weight loss ad comes across their instant messenger program. I've tried to remove the program, but XP WON"T LET ME BECAUSE IT SAYS THAT IT NEEDS IT FOR SYSTEM FUNCTIONS! So, anyone can push shit onto my machine! Can you imagine Winduhs at the Dept. of Homeland security? All a terrorist has to do is send a bunch of weight loss ads as a DOS against them... arrrrggggg!
I'm going to mention this in my class, in front of everyone. I'm also going to tell them how flaky XP and MS products are in general!
You've made some valid points, but I have to take issue with "Eventually, that information will likely come anyway, as a function of better theoretical models".
Scientists need to make observations of the natural world/universe in order to improve their theoretical models. It doesn't happen in a vacum. (Pun accidental;-)
From the article:
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said in February that he took Linux and its threat to his company seriously, saying the operating system is "out there and very pervasive."
On one hand, MS is losing sales... on the other, MS doesn't look like the monopoly that it once was. Maybe this will get some of the DOJ and politcal heat off of MS?
for small planes I will relate one experience I've had that make the point. This also supports the article : "The tests covered the cellphone transmission frequencies..." Note the word transmission.
I was on a the ground one time during a training flight, listening to the weather briefing and my instructor was checking her messages. No problem. She had to make an important call. As soon as she made the call, I couldn't hear anything because of the interference. It was just static. It's never been a problem when she's just receiving: only when she's transmitting.
I've never had a problem with a phone just being on. It's only when they're tranmitting.
Of course, this is just my limited experience. I make no claim that this is true for ALL avionics. But you would think that the big planes would have better radios than a C172 rental.
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Or, eventually, when a crime is committed a dragnet will be done. The cops will grab everyone with a GPS Coke can within the area, interrogate them, and then imprison them. The Government isn't collecting the data - private companies are - so it's not unconstituional. Oooo, I think I need to become a SciFi writer. This is a great plot!
Yeah, that's what's really killing me now. Which I guess publishers charge a lot because they can. I had to take a C++ class and the book required by the university went for $90 to cover the same material that your typical O'Reilly book does for $40.
When I saw this article, I thought, "That's great and everything, but I need feedback from a teacher or someone versed in the subject to make sure I'm not misunderstanding things. Which I do often. :-) Otherwise, what makes their courses any better than any other university/college? - besides requiring Advanced Calculus to take basket weaving :-P
How many of you clicked on the link and saw just two paragraphs of nothing? At least nothing that would allow you to come up with your own conclusion?
I'm not paranoid, everyone IS out to get me!
Sorry about the rant.
Their economy isn't that large compared to the developed world or to many States for the matter.
Now, about those mother-son sex sites?
I hate that. I lived in an apartment complex here in ATL (Post) and they used a water sub-metering company - USI. USI has a "service" charge of $4.95 and the actual water costs were less than $3.00. Yes, I was paying more for their FScking Service charges than for the actual water. Their excuse was .."we're providing customer service." Yeah, right! You'd call up and wait for an hour to talk to them and then they would just say," Pay up or we're sending collections after you!"
I wish I could moderate the parent with a new /. moderation: "Helpful". I could never remember that acronym until now. I was so happy when it was proper just to say "PC card".
Remember they are WORKING FOR YOU.
If they cop some sort of we are smarter than you attitude, again, YOU ARE THE CUSTOMER, and YOU probably KNOW BETTER than they do, because YOU are in the business. They are just software vendors.On the other hand, I am Interested in the legal ramifications of IT. Oh, never mind...
I guess the legal shit does affect us all.
I still remember the days when there were the programming snobs who didn't think you were a programmer unless you coded in assembly! They even had to program in the snow... uphill... both ways!
That's not something you should be able to up and buy.
Why is that an issue? Can someone make a bomb or some other device that'll harm people - in a big way? I mean, you could buy a truck load of gasoline and do a shit of load a damage with that, and you can get that anywhere.
Congress created the agencies to handle the nitty-gritty of writing regulations that they wouldn't have the time to do, nor the qualifications to do. The FCC rule-making would take up all of Congress' time alone. Also, I wouldn't want some clueless Congresscritter making rules about the airwaves, airspace, drugs, etc...
I agree with both blocking and allowing for unblocked service. I would expect some ISP, like AOL, to have ports like that are blocked with filtering and other stuff for the user who wants just WEB and email. On the other hand, if I have an account with joeTech.com, I would expect all the ports to be available and no filtering. In other words, it would just be a consumer choice. I don't see a problem with doing this. Who knows, there's probably some ISPs out there who are blocking and we just don't know about them.
Then again, the English language may morph to encorporate the machine's version as being correct. It has happened with vernaculars: ain't is rapidly becoming correct -- yuck! Imagine, people will start writing according to what machines think is the correct way.
Oooo yeah! A 5GL essay program! Just input the architecture/ideas/points (maybe UML) of your essay and then the program generates a gramatically perfect essay! Then again, kids will be graded on their thinking and not on their writing ... then again that can be construed as mutually exclusive ... then again ... oh shit!
Ya know there've been plenty of times where I have written things that are grammatically correct and my word processing program put one of those squiggly lines underneath it warning that it may be an error. I've even seen professionally written material get flagged as being incorrect. So what's going to happen? Some kid's writing doesn't match the grammatical algorithm used and he'll get flunked or kept back a grade?!?
Yeah! Especially if they have three hooters! Mmmmmmmm, hoooooters .....
Ya see, all my experience has been writing middleware and apps on OSes like UNIX and OS/2. Just because I don't know much, if anything, about XP doesn't make me incompetent. As a matter of fact, that sarcastic attitude you exibited is what gives geeks a bad name. It's also the reason why many of the things that need to get done in software don't get done - geeks have such a condescending attitude that the "stupid" folks in other areas just lose respect for "you people" and consider your opinions to be just bullying. It's also why a lot of firms prefer to hire Indians and orientals. They are humble and show respect for their fellow co-workers.
I'm going to mention this in my class, in front of everyone. I'm also going to tell them how flaky XP and MS products are in general!
This is a lesson to us future PHBs!!!!!Scientists need to make observations of the natural world/universe in order to improve their theoretical models. It doesn't happen in a vacum. (Pun accidental ;-)
On one hand, MS is losing sales ... on the other, MS doesn't look like the monopoly that it once was. Maybe this will get some of the DOJ and politcal heat off of MS?
I've never had a problem with a phone just being on. It's only when they're tranmitting.
Of course, this is just my limited experience. I make no claim that this is true for ALL avionics. But you would think that the big planes would have better radios than a C172 rental.