We're slowly killing ourselves in our own pollution.
In the book Ghost Map, Steven Johnson shows how Cholera was transmitted through the consumption of polluted drinking water in Victorian London. The disease spread easily because people were drinking water they took a shit in. So what'll be the next big epidemic that's spread through the consumption of polluted air? Ah wait, I think I already found one. This gives the expression "the shit hitting the fan" a totally new meaning.:P
Germany also has roughly half the number of traffic fatalities per capita as the US, take that for what it is worth.
And since Germany has only one third of the population (very roughly speaking) of the U.S., that would mean they (or we, just because I'm German;-)) cause more accidents in total. How about comparing the number of accidents per million kilometers (or miles) driven?
If it costs you more to build and support than the new revenue it creates, it's not worth it.
How do you determine how much revenue something creates in the future? Is Blizzard actively listening to their patrons's attitude toward their operating systems? Is Blizzard actively ignoring people using GNU/Linux / alternative operating systems because these users only represent a small portion of the total? How many people would switch to Linux if Blizzard provided a Linux client? If more people spend less money on their OS, would they spend more at Blizzard?
1. You may not carry weapons or defend yourself properly. 2. A criminal assaults you and if he's in a bad mood, he'll kill you, too. 3. The police cleans up your body. 4. The crime's on camera, but you're still dead.
But, you say, criminals will be discouraged from committing crimes if they're monitored.
First an observation: they're not monitoring criminals, they're monitoring you. And you aren't a criminal, so why are they monitoring you?
1. Criminals commit crimes even if they're monitored. Popular example: watch C.O.P.S. and see how many criminals are "caught on tape" burglarizing a gas station or a convenience store. 2. Crimes will become more violent. If they have less time to elicit money from you, they will go faster for the kill. 3. Police will do a worse job, because "now the crime are on camera and will discourage criminals from committing crimes." 4. You're still dead.
You're kidding, right? You, sir, are an economic terrorist. You deprive honest business men of your well-earned money by building tools yourself. How could you even think of doing something like that, you ignorant prick? These people need money to survive and you're just sitting there, handcrafting your own beautiful, precision instruments for yourself?
I am enraged! I feel ashamed for you! I must introduce a Bill to address this unmorality. And I will call it the "Aethera Act." From now on, no one shall be able to produce something, anything, from his own hands if he hasn't gotten the necessary skill to do so. I've already schmoozed my congressbuddies. You'll see, aethera. Your time for hippy, hanky-panky, communistic Free Craftsmanship will be over, I say. OVER!
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Heh... you kid, but Kim Stanley Robinson already wrote about that in his Mars trilogy. The last book also contains catgirl sex.
I can imagine him sitting there, reading the magazine, looking up, smiling, and then saying:
"I'm the person of the year."
Wir werden euer Hinterteil besitzen!
In the book Ghost Map, Steven Johnson shows how Cholera was transmitted through the consumption of polluted drinking water in Victorian London. The disease spread easily because people were drinking water they took a shit in. So what'll be the next big epidemic that's spread through the consumption of polluted air? Ah wait, I think I already found one. This gives the expression "the shit hitting the fan" a totally new meaning.
1. Zoom out ;D
2. Plugins->Filter->Soften
How do you determine how much revenue something creates in the future?
Is Blizzard actively listening to their patrons's attitude toward their operating systems?
Is Blizzard actively ignoring people using GNU/Linux / alternative operating systems because these users only represent a small portion of the total?
How many people would switch to Linux if Blizzard provided a Linux client?
If more people spend less money on their OS, would they spend more at Blizzard?
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In Soviet America, Texas messes with you!
Sorry.
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Jeez people, it's a line from userfriendly.org
Buy both and put the cheerleaders to work in skimpy clothes at the car wash. I'll be a long-time customer. :-)
Sooo, lemme summarize:
1. You may not carry weapons or defend yourself properly.
2. A criminal assaults you and if he's in a bad mood, he'll kill you, too.
3. The police cleans up your body.
4. The crime's on camera, but you're still dead.
But, you say, criminals will be discouraged from committing crimes if they're monitored.
First an observation: they're not monitoring criminals, they're monitoring you. And you aren't a criminal, so why are they monitoring you?
1. Criminals commit crimes even if they're monitored. Popular example: watch C.O.P.S. and see how many criminals are "caught on tape" burglarizing a gas station or a convenience store.
2. Crimes will become more violent. If they have less time to elicit money from you, they will go faster for the kill.
3. Police will do a worse job, because "now the crime are on camera and will discourage criminals from committing crimes."
4. You're still dead.
Wouldn't that be Shakespeare? ;)
signed long long
Twice of none is still none. :(
Giggidygoggedygoo -
long words are for you!
Well, myspace seems to work fine with 32 bits.
You're kidding, right? You, sir, are an economic terrorist. You deprive honest business men of your well-earned money by building tools yourself. How could you even think of doing something like that, you ignorant prick? These people need money to survive and you're just sitting there, handcrafting your own beautiful, precision instruments for yourself?
I am enraged! I feel ashamed for you! I must introduce a Bill to address this unmorality. And I will call it the "Aethera Act." From now on, no one shall be able to produce something, anything, from his own hands if he hasn't gotten the necessary skill to do so. I've already schmoozed my congressbuddies. You'll see, aethera. Your time for hippy, hanky-panky, communistic Free Craftsmanship will be over, I say. OVER!
Sorry, but you are wrong: http://www.fu-fme.com/
Fly's closed.
As opposed to governments doing the exact same thing, right? Cause it's okay when they do it.