I agree. Even further, I always thought it was a good idea to recruit teachers from youngish retirees.
They've raised children and therefore can handle them. They command respect by virtue of their seniority, and because they draw revenue from retirement funds, they can afford to actually live on teacher salaries.
Oh, and let's not forget the most important thing; they can actually teach because they have life experience in addition to subject specific knowledge.
Instead, teachers these days for the most part are those who barely got out of school and couldn't get other gigs with their non-specific generalized degrees.
My nephew's third grade teacher (God she's hot) is like the dimmest light bulb ever. Poor kids. I give my nephew extra assignments over IM. Meanwhile, my angel investor is still vibrant and itching for something to do. He compensates by giving his money away (bless you).
One thing this article was not clear on is the magnitude of any fallout. Does anyone have info on the nature and degree of any fallout from this proposed power station should the core be compromised?
Microsoft has the installed user base to take a loss for a really long time.
I faintly remember when everyone thought that Barnes and Noble would kill Amazon in online booksales. Amazon diversified quickly and started selling kitchen sinks and massagers in order to stay in business and have consequently thrived.
Tivo hasn't diversified, and they're probably gonna die because of the installed base.
Google still only makes money one way, and microsoft is one hell of a machine to take on.
microsoft can apply slow pressure and squeeze and they'd have the advantage unless google figures out another way to make money - something with barriers to entry (like search - msn.search still sux) so it gives them time to build up more cash.
time will tell.
Re: the XBox. It's really interesting, because as far as the console wars go, the XBox is the superior product. It looks like XBox360 is going to be better than the Playstation 3 as well.
Because Google hasn't unveiled another way of making cash, right now all the smart money would be on MS.
There are active examples of human eugenics.
This isn't a flame or a troll. I wanted to preface it before I continued. Nor is this a bigoted statement.
Ashkenazi Jews are often considered to select for intelligence when breeding. They have the highest IQs for humans on average.
This is what they deal with as a consequence of this selection for intelligence:
Also, I have friends who work in insurance. The Askenazis have high cancer rates and are essentially discriminated against in the insurance world because they tend to be very sickly.
Cheetahs overspecialize and are near extinction.
My favorite quote for this instance is from Ghost in the Shell: "Overspecialize, and you breed in weakness."
The film CUBE also touched on this a little bit, but suggested that the ideal form for future life was not human at all, but machine. Great fucking movie.
Human are conditioned to seek out these extremes and superlatives, when evolution suggests that the most succesful human form is possibly the most populous.
"Get cancer" - that was really harsh. that guy needs therapy. He was also totally outgunned. It's like everyone knew he was losing but him. Tough break, buddy.
Melinda Bird
Oh my God I'm laughing! happy relationship (you have been with so many guys), beautiful apartment (so what), brand new care (me too), high pay job (I earn more)....say plenty more.....
I have 5 guys at the moment!
haha.
Melinda's pretty free with the loving. And blonde.
Well, hollywood uses an interesting model. They pay the bills and produce movies with borrowed money. This includes paying exorbitant salaries of the talent as well as the execs. so there's financial incentive to produce big budget movies... especially for producers, who typically get a percentage of the production budget plus gross participation.
For example: Miramax last year got an operating budget of $700 million from parent Disney. This pays for Harvey and Bob's salaries and expensive lifestyles, and a lot of the decadence that has evolved from the indie scene. Out of that cash, they make a few films, and acquire a few others. If a profit ensues... good shit. If not, there's always next year. Except, they had like three red years in a row, and Disney axed Bob and Harvey. So Bob and HArvey promptly went to investors and asked for a billion dollars to start the Weinstein Company. Because they got fucked on their exit deal with Miramax - they left with nothing - no library to speak of (anybody in film knows that its a LIBRARY that makes you money - assets that appreciate over time - especially for oscar films, of which miramax had a few) They were laughed out of the room. Now they're begging for 300 million at smaller banks and still getting snickers.
As far as a producer and film company is concerned - you assume your film will take a loss. the producer and film company makes its revenue in the short term from its advances from parent companies and investors all looking for a spider man or titanic. It's a tenuous system built up in part because the high barriers of entry prevent serious competition.
You're thinking about having a worthwhile PC for playing recently released games. Standardization is an issue. Consoles standardize platforms for developers and ensure that games play the same way across the spectrum. You're paying modestly (even at $400 US) for standardization and a uniform game experience.
Also, gaming in front of a PC is not as cool as vegging out on the couch with your XBox or PS2.
Some would argue that GAMING PCS are a waste of money. What is it going to cost you to keep your PC current and viable as new games come out? I got my XBox for ~$150, and that was like 15 months ago.
See, I think you stumbled on the holy grail of space travel to other planets.
We as a species have to accept that the human sent up to ther planets are on a one way trip. Part of the problem is this idea that the humans are coming back.
We need to determine how we can keep humans alive for a while (this would include regular food and supplies modules in a continuous string, or maybe peppering the landing site with a ten year supply of essentials, etc). But the problem with sending humans is that society isn't prepared to deal with the idea that we're sending them to a probably early death.
When someone drops the fig leaf and is like, "dude, explorers fucking die. It's blood and glory, not an afternoon watching Lifetime," true exploring can get about its business.
But I agree with you about sending humans. It'll be a while before our civilization matures enough to allow it. by then, Mars will be owned by the Chinese, and the Russians will be launching DOS attacks from the moon.
It's because Google is preparing to backdoor its way into the OS business.
Microsoft knows this.
They also know that Google will release their OS for free. Google is a "trusted" computing source - the market seems to trust google; this is a dangerous proposition to Microsoft, especially in the fertile international market.
They're going to fork linux into a cleanly interfaced GUI that perfectly integrates with their server side apps. I can imagine that OpenOffice or the equivalent will be their next acquisition.
Or they might go after Corel's suite of office apps, good apps that no one uses. Once they get those - then the intention will be clear. They'll release Google OS into the wild, and if Microsoft isn't careful, their core business is torpedoed.
Microsoft has been hedging their bets against this by developing the XBox, which is in fact a long beta to determine what is needed to make a computing entertainment appliance. The problem with Microsoft is that they are unable or unwilling to release free betas, and for some reason decided it was a good idea to build hardware in this case, which slows the progress of the beta. Then they've gotten sidetracked by competing with Sony. They should chalk the XBox up as a loss (they can afford it, and it's already apparent that the XBox is a better product) and focus on dominating the living room (fire the marketing team that came up with the XBox name while they're at it) Nonetheless, Microsoft contends by its business practices that the desktop is mature. The battleground in the living room - server products, mobile products, and embedded products, is where they're focusing their efforts.
So Microsoft knows that the Google has the equivalent of the Manhattan Project in development, and Microsoft has been caught with its pants down. So they try to come after Google's core business, undercut revenue and kill the stock price. Too late, as even my 8 year old nephews knows that Google is synonymous with answers and information.
That said, insanely competitive people are cool. Thorazine is overrated.
we should mass produce the rovers using the same specs and retrofit with geographically specific tools. We can send up more at a time and have standing teams exploring in real time, as we're doing now, amassing data.
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I agree. Even further, I always thought it was a good idea to recruit teachers from youngish retirees.
They've raised children and therefore can handle them. They command respect by virtue of their seniority, and because they draw revenue from retirement funds, they can afford to actually live on teacher salaries.
Oh, and let's not forget the most important thing; they can actually teach because they have life experience in addition to subject specific knowledge.
Instead, teachers these days for the most part are those who barely got out of school and couldn't get other gigs with their non-specific generalized degrees.
My nephew's third grade teacher (God she's hot) is like the dimmest light bulb ever. Poor kids. I give my nephew extra assignments over IM. Meanwhile, my angel investor is still vibrant and itching for something to do. He compensates by giving his money away (bless you).
One thing this article was not clear on is the magnitude of any fallout. Does anyone have info on the nature and degree of any fallout from this proposed power station should the core be compromised?
Can you build a cluster of these and feed the electricity into the power grid in instances like the US where our power grid is well developed?
Microsoft has the installed user base to take a loss for a really long time.
I faintly remember when everyone thought that Barnes and Noble would kill Amazon in online booksales. Amazon diversified quickly and started selling kitchen sinks and massagers in order to stay in business and have consequently thrived.
Tivo hasn't diversified, and they're probably gonna die because of the installed base.
Google still only makes money one way, and microsoft is one hell of a machine to take on.
microsoft can apply slow pressure and squeeze and they'd have the advantage unless google figures out another way to make money - something with barriers to entry (like search - msn.search still sux) so it gives them time to build up more cash.
time will tell.
Re: the XBox. It's really interesting, because as far as the console wars go, the XBox is the superior product. It looks like XBox360 is going to be better than the Playstation 3 as well.
Because Google hasn't unveiled another way of making cash, right now all the smart money would be on MS.
I go several days with my IPAQ when the wireless and bluetooth functions are turned off.
my tungsten c was a similar miser when it came to power consumption, but the IPAQ has greater overall functionality.
The argument works both ways.
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There are active examples of human eugenics. This isn't a flame or a troll. I wanted to preface it before I continued. Nor is this a bigoted statement.
Ashkenazi Jews are often considered to select for intelligence when breeding. They have the highest IQs for humans on average.
This is what they deal with as a consequence of this selection for intelligence:
http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displ
http://www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/cochran/ove
Also, I have friends who work in insurance. The Askenazis have high cancer rates and are essentially discriminated against in the insurance world because they tend to be very sickly.
Cheetahs overspecialize and are near extinction.
My favorite quote for this instance is from Ghost in the Shell: "Overspecialize, and you breed in weakness."
The film CUBE also touched on this a little bit, but suggested that the ideal form for future life was not human at all, but machine. Great fucking movie.
Human are conditioned to seek out these extremes and superlatives, when evolution suggests that the most succesful human form is possibly the most populous.
I think they're talking about getting back together.
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000290056433/
Synergy makes a lot of sense. Not trusting ANY company seems to make even more sense.
Yeah dude, I saw the pics. This topic is way less interesting now. Now her free-wheeling love sharing is just kinda creepy.
you're right dude. these chicks are lame. I've suddenly lost interest.
dude, that was the best email exchange ever.
lol.
"Get cancer" - that was really harsh. that guy needs therapy. He was also totally outgunned. It's like everyone knew he was losing but him. Tough break, buddy.
Melinda Bird Oh my God I'm laughing! happy relationship (you have been with so many guys), beautiful apartment (so what), brand new care (me too), high pay job (I earn more)....say plenty more..... I have 5 guys at the moment! haha.
Melinda's pretty free with the loving. And blonde.
... makes for consistent revenue, makes stable companies.
I can imagine some guy at Intel has been screaming "diversify" - wide-eyed, panic-stricken, for a while now.
Don't forget the omnipresent WALKMAN, used to provide the sound she needed to have to generate the lasers.
They are doing a Luke Cage movie.
Tyrese Gibson is rumored to star. John Singleton is attached to produce and direct.
Iron Man is considered first tier - and I think it's one of the films already optioned by a studio.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Tom Cruise was attached to play Tony Stark at one time.
I think that Iron Man is actually a great franchise for production, and timely, given that we're about to enter the era of serious body augmentation.
Obsession with heroes is if anything a tacit admission of our own surrender. Interesting, and well put. Somebody mod up please.
Well, hollywood uses an interesting model. They pay the bills and produce movies with borrowed money. This includes paying exorbitant salaries of the talent as well as the execs. so there's financial incentive to produce big budget movies... especially for producers, who typically get a percentage of the production budget plus gross participation.
For example: Miramax last year got an operating budget of $700 million from parent Disney. This pays for Harvey and Bob's salaries and expensive lifestyles, and a lot of the decadence that has evolved from the indie scene. Out of that cash, they make a few films, and acquire a few others. If a profit ensues... good shit. If not, there's always next year. Except, they had like three red years in a row, and Disney axed Bob and Harvey. So Bob and HArvey promptly went to investors and asked for a billion dollars to start the Weinstein Company. Because they got fucked on their exit deal with Miramax - they left with nothing - no library to speak of (anybody in film knows that its a LIBRARY that makes you money - assets that appreciate over time - especially for oscar films, of which miramax had a few) They were laughed out of the room. Now they're begging for 300 million at smaller banks and still getting snickers.
As far as a producer and film company is concerned - you assume your film will take a loss. the producer and film company makes its revenue in the short term from its advances from parent companies and investors all looking for a spider man or titanic. It's a tenuous system built up in part because the high barriers of entry prevent serious competition.
I agree. this is the most beautiful thing I've seen in a long while.
You're thinking about having a worthwhile PC for playing recently released games. Standardization is an issue. Consoles standardize platforms for developers and ensure that games play the same way across the spectrum. You're paying modestly (even at $400 US) for standardization and a uniform game experience.
Also, gaming in front of a PC is not as cool as vegging out on the couch with your XBox or PS2.
Some would argue that GAMING PCS are a waste of money. What is it going to cost you to keep your PC current and viable as new games come out? I got my XBox for ~$150, and that was like 15 months ago.
Tough to keep up, as you were non-specific.
Conservation of information means that information is there, what is at question is merely our ability to glean said information.
So the question at hand isn't whether or not there exists a way of detecting it, but whether or not such means are within our grasp.
The existence of life in any iteration is sufficiently exciting to me and worthy of further exploration.
what if we find evidence of non-intelligent civilizations? Of relatively complex organisms? Is this not sufficiently surprising and exciting?
you're thinking of life in human terms. we can recall life millions of years back on earth. we've gotten pretty good at certain techniques.
there's a lot of information there just waiting to be unearthed.
See, I think you stumbled on the holy grail of space travel to other planets. We as a species have to accept that the human sent up to ther planets are on a one way trip. Part of the problem is this idea that the humans are coming back. We need to determine how we can keep humans alive for a while (this would include regular food and supplies modules in a continuous string, or maybe peppering the landing site with a ten year supply of essentials, etc). But the problem with sending humans is that society isn't prepared to deal with the idea that we're sending them to a probably early death. When someone drops the fig leaf and is like, "dude, explorers fucking die. It's blood and glory, not an afternoon watching Lifetime," true exploring can get about its business. But I agree with you about sending humans. It'll be a while before our civilization matures enough to allow it. by then, Mars will be owned by the Chinese, and the Russians will be launching DOS attacks from the moon.
It's because Google is preparing to backdoor its way into the OS business.
Microsoft knows this.
They also know that Google will release their OS for free. Google is a "trusted" computing source - the market seems to trust google; this is a dangerous proposition to Microsoft, especially in the fertile international market.
They're going to fork linux into a cleanly interfaced GUI that perfectly integrates with their server side apps. I can imagine that OpenOffice or the equivalent will be their next acquisition.
Or they might go after Corel's suite of office apps, good apps that no one uses. Once they get those - then the intention will be clear. They'll release Google OS into the wild, and if Microsoft isn't careful, their core business is torpedoed.
Microsoft has been hedging their bets against this by developing the XBox, which is in fact a long beta to determine what is needed to make a computing entertainment appliance. The problem with Microsoft is that they are unable or unwilling to release free betas, and for some reason decided it was a good idea to build hardware in this case, which slows the progress of the beta. Then they've gotten sidetracked by competing with Sony. They should chalk the XBox up as a loss (they can afford it, and it's already apparent that the XBox is a better product) and focus on dominating the living room (fire the marketing team that came up with the XBox name while they're at it) Nonetheless, Microsoft contends by its business practices that the desktop is mature. The battleground in the living room - server products, mobile products, and embedded products, is where they're focusing their efforts.
So Microsoft knows that the Google has the equivalent of the Manhattan Project in development, and Microsoft has been caught with its pants down. So they try to come after Google's core business, undercut revenue and kill the stock price. Too late, as even my 8 year old nephews knows that Google is synonymous with answers and information.
That said, insanely competitive people are cool. Thorazine is overrated.
we should mass produce the rovers using the same specs and retrofit with geographically specific tools. We can send up more at a time and have standing teams exploring in real time, as we're doing now, amassing data.