One client of ours is paying $30,000 - $40,000 per month to keep their Analog broadcasts going... they can't wait for the shut off. (This is for 5 channels with 30-something terrestrial locations.)
There are some classic Monty Python bits, don't get me wrong. However, by and large, the bits you remember are it. There is a lot of mediocre fare, there.
I was a kid back when Monty Python was "live". The rare PBS (in USA) airing of their shows was risque fair, forbidden knowledge, if you will, for the American audience, back in the day. Hey, you might even see "full frontal nudity" if you were lucky.
Years later, out of nostalgia,
I bought the boxed set of Monty Python at Costco. This was a few years ago, something like 13 DVDs, I don't recall exactly... watched the whole TV broadcast series over the course of a few weeks, much to the consternation of my wife.
Anyhow, my take-away was, yeah, there were some classic bits, but a lot of it was just tedious.
My copy went out on eBay with both the buyer and seller happy. They got a bit of a discount off retail, and I can say I have seen every episode.
I can't say it would break my heart if all the "good stuff" fell into the public domain, and the rest just faded away...
What 1959 technology would you like to see run?
A turntable? A TV? How about a Radio?
We still have all those things, but now, they are cheaper (adjusted for inflation) and better.
So much of the experience of a current "computer" has nothing to do with the hardware, it's the content. So the virtualization ideas, etc have some merit.
50 years from now, how "cool" is old hardware going to be? Not very I expect. They will have better cheaper computers.
IMHO, you'd be better off including lots of pictures and printed material that will be usable, toss in some hw too, even if it won't work. In the end, I suspect an old yearbook will be more interesting than a computer.
I always see folks bitching and moaning that FireFox burns memory... if you leave it open all day. Why would you do that? I must open FireFox 50 times a a day, and never complain about the extra 1.5 seconds it takes to do that, at least I know I have a "fresh start".
Often, I also delete all the cookies too, just because I am a neat freak, not due to paranoia. Maybe I get more secure sessions as a side effect.
Anyhow, keeping your kitchen neat and clean is healthy. Maybe keeping your computer neat and clean is more secure. Sometimes, a reason like "because I said so", works out to be a good thing, even if the reasons are not articulated.
Instead of cables, which can be broken, they could use optical links.
Due to the distance and bandwidth needed, powerful lasers would be needed.
Since vast stretches of open water need to be covered, an aquatic platform would be needed, one that could be repositioned for optimal spacing or to avoid obstacles.
Unlike other gratuitous mentions, this really is a case were we could use some frikin sharks, with frikin lasers mounted on their heads.
Sure, those things you mention are part of the popular impression of hippies, but not mine. I tend to thing of them more in terms of the actual dictionary definition, for example. I.e. mostly just anti-establishment, not so much pro-anything.
So, no, it would not be ironic if they were harmful to your health, merely a coincidence, if not an expected result.
Did you fire yourself? No. You just work for a company that can't afford to pay you.
Guess it sucks to be in LA. I have never incorporated, but here in CA, if you are self employed as a sole proprietor, they don't make you pay UI... and of course, you can't make a claim against it either.
Don't worry, however, CA screws individuals with all kinds of taxes, almost the highest in the nation in every category. And it is never enough.
You don't give everyone a million dollars right now, that would cost too much. But for $350 million, you might be able to set up an annuity that would pay 350 million people 10 cents a year, for 10 million years.
If you don't plan on what happens after that, someone else will (no pun intended).
Planning on something isn't the same as wishing for it.
As for me, WRT "the singularity"? If I could upload "myself", would I? I don't know. Probably. But if you think about it, "you" don't get to go, only your "branch/copy" does. Are you that selfless? What if it costs money? Are you willing to pay for "his" immortality? AFAIK, the first sentence stands alone.
At least now we don't have to worry about our sun going nova, we'll all die in an intergalactic traffic accident first. Probably not. Even when galaxies collide, the odds of something hitting the solar system are remote.
But the night sky will look even prettier for the future cockroach decedents, if they have evolved enough to "look up" by then.
Personally, I plan on being dead in a time span that measures in decades, not billions of years.
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Why don't they cook up something new and cool, like maybe a six legged animal with a corporate logo right in the fur pattern.
And make it low fat, but tasty.
One client of ours is paying $30,000 - $40,000 per month to keep their Analog broadcasts going... they can't wait for the shut off. (This is for 5 channels with 30-something terrestrial locations.)
Those analog transmitters take a lot of juice.
And my points are (sortof) being made by persons more famous than I. But I cannot retract my post, I can only say, "never mind".
There are some classic Monty Python bits, don't get me wrong. However, by and large, the bits you remember are it. There is a lot of mediocre fare, there.
I was a kid back when Monty Python was "live". The rare PBS (in USA) airing of their shows was risque fair, forbidden knowledge, if you will, for the American audience, back in the day. Hey, you might even see "full frontal nudity" if you were lucky.
Years later, out of nostalgia, I bought the boxed set of Monty Python at Costco. This was a few years ago, something like 13 DVDs, I don't recall exactly... watched the whole TV broadcast series over the course of a few weeks, much to the consternation of my wife.
Anyhow, my take-away was, yeah, there were some classic bits, but a lot of it was just tedious.
My copy went out on eBay with both the buyer and seller happy. They got a bit of a discount off retail, and I can say I have seen every episode.
I can't say it would break my heart if all the "good stuff" fell into the public domain, and the rest just faded away...
What 1959 technology would you like to see run? A turntable? A TV? How about a Radio? We still have all those things, but now, they are cheaper (adjusted for inflation) and better.
So much of the experience of a current "computer" has nothing to do with the hardware, it's the content. So the virtualization ideas, etc have some merit.
50 years from now, how "cool" is old hardware going to be? Not very I expect. They will have better cheaper computers.
IMHO, you'd be better off including lots of pictures and printed material that will be usable, toss in some hw too, even if it won't work. In the end, I suspect an old yearbook will be more interesting than a computer.
Meh, that's just my 2 cents worth.
There have been several times where I have picked up prescriptions that cost less than my $15 co-pay.
In those cases the pharmacist just says "You are better off skipping the card this time."
Pocketing over-payments and kick-backs like you describe are probably illegal in most jurisdictions.
All is revealed here.
Did that clear things up?
worth noting that WalMart (I them them BTW)...
:-)
I always see folks bitching and moaning that FireFox burns memory... if you leave it open all day. Why would you do that? I must open FireFox 50 times a a day, and never complain about the extra 1.5 seconds it takes to do that, at least I know I have a "fresh start".
Often, I also delete all the cookies too, just because I am a neat freak, not due to paranoia. Maybe I get more secure sessions as a side effect.
Anyhow, keeping your kitchen neat and clean is healthy. Maybe keeping your computer neat and clean is more secure. Sometimes, a reason like "because I said so", works out to be a good thing, even if the reasons are not articulated.
I hit over $400 twice this year - Jul and Sep, southern California, 2400 square foot house AC set to 80 (usually). No pool (no pool filter).
Several 24/7 desktop computers, TV, misc. Not trying too hard to conserve, don't really see anything too wasteful going on...
$260/mo ave for 2008
The BlackBerry is a cell phone... isn't there a law that cell phones must be able to be located, within a few hundred feet, for EMS purposes?
I am sure the secret service would love to have the president tracked by his phone carrier.
Instead of cables, which can be broken, they could use optical links.
Due to the distance and bandwidth needed, powerful lasers would be needed.
Since vast stretches of open water need to be covered, an aquatic platform would be needed, one that could be repositioned for optimal spacing or to avoid obstacles.
Unlike other gratuitous mentions, this really is a case were we could use some frikin sharks, with frikin lasers mounted on their heads.
Don't worry, I was very aware of gender when making my selections.
I always hired who ever I thought looked best in a tight sweater - without regard to race, creed, or color.
it is better than the usual frosty piss shit. Anyhow, if you google it you will see it is used often, unattributed.
Just put the power receiving sensor on the end of a "safety" cord and move it way up towards the ceiling, so that it is out of the line of sight!
Sure, those things you mention are part of the popular impression of hippies, but not mine. I tend to thing of them more in terms of the actual dictionary definition, for example. I.e. mostly just anti-establishment, not so much pro-anything.
So, no, it would not be ironic if they were harmful to your health, merely a coincidence, if not an expected result.
No, it would be a coincidence, even if they are harmful to your health.
Fisher sold Space Pens to NASA for $2.95 each.
Did you fire yourself? No. You just work for a company that can't afford to pay you.
Guess it sucks to be in LA. I have never incorporated, but here in CA, if you are self employed as a sole proprietor, they don't make you pay UI... and of course, you can't make a claim against it either.
Don't worry, however, CA screws individuals with all kinds of taxes, almost the highest in the nation in every category. And it is never enough.
You don't give everyone a million dollars right now, that would cost too much. But for $350 million, you might be able to set up an annuity that would pay 350 million people 10 cents a year, for 10 million years.
The road to hell is often paved with good intentions
I mean who'd do something knowing it was bad?
Statistically speaking, you will die.
If you don't plan on what happens after that, someone else will (no pun intended).
Planning on something isn't the same as wishing for it.
As for me, WRT "the singularity"? If I could upload "myself", would I? I don't know. Probably. But if you think about it, "you" don't get to go, only your "branch/copy" does. Are you that selfless? What if it costs money? Are you willing to pay for "his" immortality? AFAIK, the first sentence stands alone.
English is wonderfully ambiguous, at times (no pun intended).
:-)
Given billions of years, either word could work, and neither will be relevant
At least now we don't have to worry about our sun going nova, we'll all die in an intergalactic traffic accident first. Probably not. Even when galaxies collide, the odds of something hitting the solar system are remote.
But the night sky will look even prettier for the future cockroach decedents, if they have evolved enough to "look up" by then.
Personally, I plan on being dead in a time span that measures in decades, not billions of years.