"Housing density" is a misleading rubric for measuring population density. A better measurement would be housing units; but best yet is simply to divide the population by the habitable area.
According to Wikipedia:
New York City: Population (2007)[1]
- City 8,274,527
- Density 27,282/sq mi (10,533/kmÂ)
- Urban 18,498,000
- Metro 18,818,536
- Demonym New Yorker
Population (2006)
- City 3,849,378 (US: 2nd)
- Density 8,205/sq mi (3,168/kmÂ)
- Metro 12,875,587
- Demonym Angeleno
These figures come from censii performed by the US government. NYC has 3.5x the population density of LA. If you choose to live in a city that became famous because of urban sprawl (or if you choose to live in a city where development has since shifted from the urban to the sub/ex-urban), you void your privilige to complain.
I chose to move to an area which is becoming more dominated by suburban and ex-urban areas. Additionally, public transit is a joke. However, I chose to find a place to live where I can still bike to work and walk to shops - and I work ~14mi from where I live. And don't complain to me about commuting in the summer- it gets to triple digets with high humidity in Virginia too.
I truly think this is a good-no, scratch that-great idea. Not because I think home production of ethanol is the wave of the future. Instead, I think this is brilliant because people will finally begin to realize how inefficient the process is, particularly with water consumption. Once Joe Sixpack sees his water bill skyrocket, perhaps he'll realize he's better off simply reducing consumption by driving less and using other modes of transportation.
You're comparing apples to oranges. Sony Ericsson is a partnership between Sony and Ericsson and sells mobile phones & accessories. Apple, on the other hand, sells laptops, desktops, servers, portable audio players, music, videos, and mobile phones. Oh yeah, and accessories for them. It would be like comparing CBS Corporation to General Electric. Sure, they both have TV stations, but CBS Corp is a media company and sells only those intangibles (Well, arguably, you could say that billboards are tangible, but you get the idea.) GE has NBC, but also sells jet engines and locomotives, amongst other things.
Yes, the PS3 does, but will Sony allow any software to play these files while you're booted in YellowDog or CentOS or whichever flavor of Linux they promote for the PS3? Or will they restrict these videos for when you're running on their OS?
I would pose the following question to slashdot: how has Java being closed source affected you personally, and what effects do you see this having in the future? I don't really care too much about the proprietary-ness of Java. Since I'm not a Linux zealot, I just care that it does what I want it to do. I didn't care that VMWare is proprietary when I tried it out, nor did I care about propriety when I tried out Maya.
I suspect I'm with the majority of/. here, but not with the vocal minority of Linux users (I have to specific Linux users because of the also [very] vocal Apple users.)
Code-named Albany, the product has a single installer that puts Office Home and Student, OneCare, as well as a host of Windows Live services, onto a user's PC Great, just what we need: more services running. MS kicked up a lot of fuss when computers they certified couldn't run Vista as the customers expected. By the time Albany comes out, computers are going to need stickers saying that they can run it too. Perhaps a separate sticker for saying that the computer can run both Albany and Vista....
Can the FBI get funding to create a next-generation network monitoring and database system for P2P networks, web sites, and chat rooms? I beg your pardon, but chat rooms? People still use those? I thought those phased out about 10 years ago....
People don't use operating systems - they use apps. If the apps are there, then people will use whatever OS the computer comes with.
Linux doesn't have the apps - Quicken? Nope. QuickTax? Nope. Photoshop? Nope. Office? Nope (although CrossOver is pretty good these days). Garage Band? Nope. And on and on and on... How about these apps:
And some of the major tax programs have online counterparts that are multi-platform. Also, is Garage Band even a fair play? Windows is regarded as ready for the desktop; what's its comparable program?
The issue is not that programs don't exist on Linux, or that they're not good enough. The issue is that ten years ago, there were a lot of people who did not have computers in their homes, so their first exposure was Windows. They learned how to use the programs on Windows and are stuck in their ways. Simply put, people don't want to re-learn something. They're capable, but just not willing because they view that it's just easier to stick with their old ways. Hell, just look at all of the criticisms on slashdot about MS Office 2007....
Well, we could always solve the problem by nuking the moon. I mean, various countries are already planning on firing missiles at it. Aside from completely fucking up our planet by destroying the tidal system, I don't see anything that could go wrong....
How is it not a supply constraint? If a book publisher deliberately decides to publish 100 books, they deliberately are limiting supply. Likewise, once production of a mass-produced good ends, its supply is also limited.
Let me provide an example that/. may understand:
Your Star Wars figurines/action figures/dolls were mass-produced. However, due to 30 some odd years going by and tons of kids playing with their toys, products existing in good condition are rare today. Because they are rare, they have become collectables. Some (crazy) people are willing to spend thousands of dollars on these formerly abundant goods because they are now rare.
Now, for an appropriate car analogy: Ford's Model T used to be a very common car. However, due to many decades of time and use, Model T's in good, working order and in prestine condition are rare. What used to be a product that many families could purchase is now a product which very few families can purchase. Supply, which was once abundant, is now limited.
Here's another car analogy: Citroen produces the C6 for Europe and many parts of the world. However, I, living in the United States, can not purchase the C6 and drive it around because it does not conform to US auto standards. Some may be safety (e.g. emissions, etc), some are not so much (differences in headlight specifications). The C6 is comparable to a DVD that is encoded for a region other than my own. Am I upset that I can't purchase one and drive it around in the States? Hell yes. Did Citroen necessarily have the vehicle not conform to US specifications? No; they just didn't anticipate (and probably rightly so) that there would be enough demand to produce, even if they did a major marketing endeavor.
I'd rather sacrafice that screen space for extra battery life when I'm on the road. Otherwise, just plug in an external monitor or use a docking station.
The law would say that just because something is out there doesn't mean you have the right to watch it regardless of the circumstances. It says you have the privilege to watch it if it's in your format, but just because you can't buy it doesn't mean that you can get hold of it any which way you see fit. Some would consider it a supply constraint.
2) The inter-and-intrastate taxes must be approximately equal. (You can't jack up the taxes for interstate commerce beyond what you demand of your own intrastate commerce. NY is probably okay here.) This part of the requirement is basically that you can't give domestic services an 'unfair advantage' by taxing imports at a rate greater than the domestic tax.
And regarding Pavera's post below: As far as what I've learned, the law applies to people who live in State A and purchase a vehicle in State B whilst living in State A. If you move to another state and bring your vehicle with you, there is no tax.
I'm not MS's biggest fan. But this isn't the worst strategy ever.
It's actually pretty logical that if you make running these retarded apps annoying, you can force the vendors to fix them.
But MS faces a big obstacle in that strategy--the fact that moving back to XP fixes the problem as well, from the user's perspective. And of course, the fact that doing so also makes today's computers 3x more responsive.
It's a shame... I would love a world where Vista caught on but UAC didn't have to pop up ever unless something truly administrator-ish were really going on. Then all my users could be Users. It's logical that they wanted to solve the problem. What is not logical is that they didn't expect the end users to be pissed at the 3rd party software companies instead of Microsoft. Why is it illogical? Because for those people only had to do 1 change ("upgrade" from XP to Vista) and suddenly everything becomes "broken." I would say that it's logical from the user's viewpoint that since they only changed their operating system (which said that it's compatible, etc, with supposidly no fuss) and all of these problems are cropping up, that they would have no reason (and would be pretty illogical) to blame the 3rd party software companies.
Car analogy:
I'd think of a car analogy if I could, but it's several hours past my bed time and I'm very tired.
It doesn't sound too irrational to me. States can already tax you for making purchases out of state and bringing them within state borders. If you buy a car in a state where the sales tax is only 5% and your state's sales tax is 6.5%, the state can charge you a 1.5% import tax. I know that imported liquor is subject to excess taxes in Minnesota if it surpasses a specified volume. I'd be surprised if this didn't apply to other states as well.
Another difference, however, is that BD players can play DVD's. Initially, DVD players couldn't play VHS's, and those that could charged higher premiums.
So, in other words, just because they have a BD player doesn't mean that they can't watch their DVD's any more. BD hasn't replaced DVD's yet, it's supplementing them.
This thing won't end until someone figures out what to do with all these lousy loans.
Well, if things were operating as they should in a capitalistic/free market, the bad loans would be written off, the banks/loan originators/brokers/hedge funds would take their lumps and we would move on.
This is the most bastardized concept people use when discussing economics. In reality, there are more forces than just supply & demand. Just about every respectable macroeconomic model incorporates governmental action. For the government to completely ignore the economy is a concept that is incredibly naive. For one thing, the government relies on the economy to provide it with revenues.
The US tried to operate at one time with 0 governmental involvement in the economy. Then some rich people got together and said "This Articles of Confederation thing isn't working, we need to secure revenues" and henceforth the US government was able to tax.
If all of these outstanding loans suddenly defaulted, the US economy would crumble, bringing the world's economy with it. I'd say that the world has interest in the US government preventing a massive fallout caused by a domino-effect resulting from more than $1.3 trillion tied to these funds.
Don't forget, kids aren't the only people to get involved in as victims of identity theft and other various dangers from the interent.
If they're having the kids go to these lessons, I certainly hope that they force all of the faculty to similar lessons before having the kids go to the lessons.
You never know when you might get caught, so the actual lesson is "don't be evil". How about "don't be evil" because it's the right thing to do?
Kind of like in Al Franken's Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, Franken "corrects" a person who says something along the lines of "I wouldn't lie because I would get sued" with something along the lines of "No, you mean you wouldn't lie because lieing's bad, and telling the truth is good and the right thing to do."
This would be great if it could sense when people are drunk; kind of like a breathalizer, but triggered by lack of muscle control.
Another practical use would be if there were pressure-sensitive keyboards and it could tell when you're pissed off by analyzing how hard you press down on the keys. That might actually postpone a few people's employment termination dates.
Slashdot Mirror
Not as in a crystal ball or anything, but I wonder if UV light will expose what was previously printed on these papers.
"Housing density" is a misleading rubric for measuring population density. A better measurement would be housing units; but best yet is simply to divide the population by the habitable area.
According to Wikipedia:
New York City:
Population (2007)[1]
- City 8,274,527
- Density 27,282/sq mi (10,533/kmÂ)
- Urban 18,498,000
- Metro 18,818,536
- Demonym New Yorker
Population (2006)
- City 3,849,378 (US: 2nd)
- Density 8,205/sq mi (3,168/kmÂ)
- Metro 12,875,587
- Demonym Angeleno
These figures come from censii performed by the US government. NYC has 3.5x the population density of LA. If you choose to live in a city that became famous because of urban sprawl (or if you choose to live in a city where development has since shifted from the urban to the sub/ex-urban), you void your privilige to complain.
I chose to move to an area which is becoming more dominated by suburban and ex-urban areas. Additionally, public transit is a joke. However, I chose to find a place to live where I can still bike to work and walk to shops - and I work ~14mi from where I live. And don't complain to me about commuting in the summer- it gets to triple digets with high humidity in Virginia too.
I truly think this is a good-no, scratch that-great idea. Not because I think home production of ethanol is the wave of the future. Instead, I think this is brilliant because people will finally begin to realize how inefficient the process is, particularly with water consumption. Once Joe Sixpack sees his water bill skyrocket, perhaps he'll realize he's better off simply reducing consumption by driving less and using other modes of transportation.
You're comparing apples to oranges. Sony Ericsson is a partnership between Sony and Ericsson and sells mobile phones & accessories. Apple, on the other hand, sells laptops, desktops, servers, portable audio players, music, videos, and mobile phones. Oh yeah, and accessories for them. It would be like comparing CBS Corporation to General Electric. Sure, they both have TV stations, but CBS Corp is a media company and sells only those intangibles (Well, arguably, you could say that billboards are tangible, but you get the idea.) GE has NBC, but also sells jet engines and locomotives, amongst other things.
Oh and BTW, the PS3 does run linux!
Yes, the PS3 does, but will Sony allow any software to play these files while you're booted in YellowDog or CentOS or whichever flavor of Linux they promote for the PS3? Or will they restrict these videos for when you're running on their OS?I suspect I'm with the majority of
So, how does this relate to german school boys?
Linux doesn't have the apps - Quicken? Nope. QuickTax? Nope. Photoshop? Nope. Office? Nope (although CrossOver is pretty good these days). Garage Band? Nope. And on and on and on... How about these apps:
GnuCash, Epiphany, Rhythmbox, F-Spot, Pixel, Star Office, Audacity?
And some of the major tax programs have online counterparts that are multi-platform. Also, is Garage Band even a fair play? Windows is regarded as ready for the desktop; what's its comparable program?
The issue is not that programs don't exist on Linux, or that they're not good enough. The issue is that ten years ago, there were a lot of people who did not have computers in their homes, so their first exposure was Windows. They learned how to use the programs on Windows and are stuck in their ways. Simply put, people don't want to re-learn something. They're capable, but just not willing because they view that it's just easier to stick with their old ways. Hell, just look at all of the criticisms on slashdot about MS Office 2007....
Well, we could always solve the problem by nuking the moon. I mean, various countries are already planning on firing missiles at it. Aside from completely fucking up our planet by destroying the tidal system, I don't see anything that could go wrong....
How is it not a supply constraint? If a book publisher deliberately decides to publish 100 books, they deliberately are limiting supply. Likewise, once production of a mass-produced good ends, its supply is also limited.
/. may understand:
Let me provide an example that
Your Star Wars figurines/action figures/dolls were mass-produced. However, due to 30 some odd years going by and tons of kids playing with their toys, products existing in good condition are rare today. Because they are rare, they have become collectables. Some (crazy) people are willing to spend thousands of dollars on these formerly abundant goods because they are now rare.
Now, for an appropriate car analogy:
Ford's Model T used to be a very common car. However, due to many decades of time and use, Model T's in good, working order and in prestine condition are rare. What used to be a product that many families could purchase is now a product which very few families can purchase. Supply, which was once abundant, is now limited.
Here's another car analogy:
Citroen produces the C6 for Europe and many parts of the world. However, I, living in the United States, can not purchase the C6 and drive it around because it does not conform to US auto standards. Some may be safety (e.g. emissions, etc), some are not so much (differences in headlight specifications). The C6 is comparable to a DVD that is encoded for a region other than my own. Am I upset that I can't purchase one and drive it around in the States? Hell yes. Did Citroen necessarily have the vehicle not conform to US specifications? No; they just didn't anticipate (and probably rightly so) that there would be enough demand to produce, even if they did a major marketing endeavor.
I'd rather sacrafice that screen space for extra battery life when I'm on the road. Otherwise, just plug in an external monitor or use a docking station.
The law would say that just because something is out there doesn't mean you have the right to watch it regardless of the circumstances. It says you have the privilege to watch it if it's in your format, but just because you can't buy it doesn't mean that you can get hold of it any which way you see fit. Some would consider it a supply constraint.
I'm just saying....
And regarding Pavera's post below:
As far as what I've learned, the law applies to people who live in State A and purchase a vehicle in State B whilst living in State A. If you move to another state and bring your vehicle with you, there is no tax.
It's actually pretty logical that if you make running these retarded apps annoying, you can force the vendors to fix them.
But MS faces a big obstacle in that strategy--the fact that moving back to XP fixes the problem as well, from the user's perspective. And of course, the fact that doing so also makes today's computers 3x more responsive.
It's a shame... I would love a world where Vista caught on but UAC didn't have to pop up ever unless something truly administrator-ish were really going on. Then all my users could be Users. It's logical that they wanted to solve the problem. What is not logical is that they didn't expect the end users to be pissed at the 3rd party software companies instead of Microsoft. Why is it illogical? Because for those people only had to do 1 change ("upgrade" from XP to Vista) and suddenly everything becomes "broken." I would say that it's logical from the user's viewpoint that since they only changed their operating system (which said that it's compatible, etc, with supposidly no fuss) and all of these problems are cropping up, that they would have no reason (and would be pretty illogical) to blame the 3rd party software companies.
Car analogy:
I'd think of a car analogy if I could, but it's several hours past my bed time and I'm very tired.
It doesn't sound too irrational to me. States can already tax you for making purchases out of state and bringing them within state borders. If you buy a car in a state where the sales tax is only 5% and your state's sales tax is 6.5%, the state can charge you a 1.5% import tax. I know that imported liquor is subject to excess taxes in Minnesota if it surpasses a specified volume. I'd be surprised if this didn't apply to other states as well.
Great, now CA prisons are going to be even more overcrowded because of all of the charges of tax evasion.
Right, which is why the 15th, 17th, 18th, and 19th amendments were passed. Don't forget about the 26th, either. And most importantly:
Don't forget about the 21st amendment.
Another difference, however, is that BD players can play DVD's. Initially, DVD players couldn't play VHS's, and those that could charged higher premiums.
So, in other words, just because they have a BD player doesn't mean that they can't watch their DVD's any more. BD hasn't replaced DVD's yet, it's supplementing them.
Well, if things were operating as they should in a capitalistic/free market, the bad loans would be written off, the banks/loan originators/brokers/hedge funds would take their lumps and we would move on.
This is the most bastardized concept people use when discussing economics. In reality, there are more forces than just supply & demand. Just about every respectable macroeconomic model incorporates governmental action. For the government to completely ignore the economy is a concept that is incredibly naive. For one thing, the government relies on the economy to provide it with revenues.The US tried to operate at one time with 0 governmental involvement in the economy. Then some rich people got together and said "This Articles of Confederation thing isn't working, we need to secure revenues" and henceforth the US government was able to tax.
If all of these outstanding loans suddenly defaulted, the US economy would crumble, bringing the world's economy with it. I'd say that the world has interest in the US government preventing a massive fallout caused by a domino-effect resulting from more than $1.3 trillion tied to these funds.
If this doesn't revive the slashdot effect, nothing will.
Don't forget, kids aren't the only people to get involved in as victims of identity theft and other various dangers from the interent.
If they're having the kids go to these lessons, I certainly hope that they force all of the faculty to similar lessons before having the kids go to the lessons.
Kind of like in Al Franken's Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, Franken "corrects" a person who says something along the lines of "I wouldn't lie because I would get sued" with something along the lines of "No, you mean you wouldn't lie because lieing's bad, and telling the truth is good and the right thing to do."
This would be great if it could sense when people are drunk; kind of like a breathalizer, but triggered by lack of muscle control.
Another practical use would be if there were pressure-sensitive keyboards and it could tell when you're pissed off by analyzing how hard you press down on the keys. That might actually postpone a few people's employment termination dates.