I get the impression that Americans are completely brain-washed. The damage of this disaster is devastating. It will destroy wildlife and tourist industry alike. The question is not if but when. It is not a "who pays for cleaning up the mess" issue but the destruction of an entire eco system. And the leak is still not closed. 210,000 gallons - or 5,000 barrels per day! That is gigantic.
Compare US and non-US media reporting. It is just crazy. A normal oil tank disaster means far less oil. Exxon Valdez was 42 000 and that was 20 years ago. And Rush Limbaugh says:
I remember that. And then it was postponed for a couple of days later after Earth Day, and then of course immigration has now moved in front of it. But this bill, the cap-and-trade bill, was strongly criticized by hardcore environmentalist wackos because it supposedly allowed more offshore drilling and nuclear plants, nuclear plant investment. So, since they're sending SWAT teams down there, folks, since they're sending SWAT teams to inspect the other rigs, what better way to head off more oil drilling, nuclear plants, than by blowing up a rig? I'm just noting the timing here....You do survive these things. I'm not advocating don't care about it hitting the shore or coast and whatever you can do to keep it out of there is fine and dandy, but the ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and was left out there,
Oh, and by the way, 20 April is celebrated as Hitler's birthday by nazis, Fuhrergeburtstag.
Promoting your own competing standard is *NOT* breaking the other guys standard.
There is no such thing as "your standard". If it is a standard it is not yours. Open XML is formally a standard but owned by Microsoft via committee stuffing and not strictly implemented by Microsoft.
It is just a matter of time for Microsoft's browser monopoly. However, it would have been better when the public sector had intervened earlier to make a difference. Why didn't the government invest in browser diversity?
Well, actually the private donations support the argument. I would argue that it is the role of the government to organise and pay aid. Like the military.
"Most nations have a government run health care system because the people of those countries think of the government is somehow better than the people it is composed of."
Individual voluntary contributions, that does not work. Economists are able to explain why.
what I mean is social cohesion. Populous or solidarity between the people are related. Do you see your nation as a larger family? You may feel responsible for your family or your direct neighbours, but above that it is all about a biological, a natural secular racism so to speak. The extreme patriotism of the United States is nothing but a kind of placeholder of the fact that they are no people, the united states myth of a state, but actually balkanized into a multiethnic population. Most people have a health care system because they feel responsible and compassion for their neighbours and they cannot stand the idea to exclude a member of society. Access to healthcare is so to speak a citizen right. People originate of tribes and they don't let a member of their tribe behind. Of course they care less of other tribes. When you glue different tribes into a new one and fabricate a new identity, it still may fail for simple biological reasons. Like an adopted child always feels a stranger in his family. "Fail" in the sense that they are unable to develop solidarity in society and here the "leave me alone in the woods", taxes-are-stealing ideology kicks in.
The general problem is that Americans are no "people", inhomogenous, so they lack solidarity on that level, you become American by stripping off the cultural identity of your ancestors.
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Try Linux Mint LXDE edition.
I get the impression that Americans are completely brain-washed. The damage of this disaster is devastating. It will destroy wildlife and tourist industry alike. The question is not if but when. It is not a "who pays for cleaning up the mess" issue but the destruction of an entire eco system. And the leak is still not closed. 210,000 gallons - or 5,000 barrels per day! That is gigantic.
Compare US and non-US media reporting. It is just crazy. A normal oil tank disaster means far less oil. Exxon Valdez was 42 000 and that was 20 years ago. And Rush Limbaugh says:
Oh, and by the way, 20 April is celebrated as Hitler's birthday by nazis, Fuhrergeburtstag.
So what, oil even gets the US presidency.
Drill baby drill
In any case that is gigantic.
"Was accepted" is a joke for what they did to ISO/IEC.
That is like a rapist speaking about "consent".
And then there is Lubuntu. The "just works. no complexity" flavour of Ubuntu.
As long as H.264 has patent issues it does not suit to be part of html. html is an open standards, not a patented format.
There is no such thing as "your standard". If it is a standard it is not yours. Open XML is formally a standard but owned by Microsoft via committee stuffing and not strictly implemented by Microsoft.
Think of Open XML... Nuff said.
It is just a matter of time for Microsoft's browser monopoly. However, it would have been better when the public sector had intervened earlier to make a difference. Why didn't the government invest in browser diversity?
Oh, the Lubuntu Desktop just looks fine for me.
Basically, what Songbird didn't provide was CD ripping. That is all I miss from iTiunes.
Oh, wasn't there also open source in Sub-Saharan Africa? There is this Open Source guy Guido Sohne who worked for Microsoft.
When it is patent encumbered it is no open standard.
Well, actually the private donations support the argument. I would argue that it is the role of the government to organise and pay aid. Like the military.
"Most nations have a government run health care system because the people of those countries think of the government is somehow better than the people it is composed of."
Individual voluntary contributions, that does not work. Economists are able to explain why.
If you want to get rid off patent risks abolish software patenting of technical standards, embrace open standards.
what I mean is social cohesion. Populous or solidarity between the people are related. Do you see your nation as a larger family? You may feel responsible for your family or your direct neighbours, but above that it is all about a biological, a natural secular racism so to speak. The extreme patriotism of the United States is nothing but a kind of placeholder of the fact that they are no people, the united states myth of a state, but actually balkanized into a multiethnic population. Most people have a health care system because they feel responsible and compassion for their neighbours and they cannot stand the idea to exclude a member of society. Access to healthcare is so to speak a citizen right. People originate of tribes and they don't let a member of their tribe behind. Of course they care less of other tribes. When you glue different tribes into a new one and fabricate a new identity, it still may fail for simple biological reasons. Like an adopted child always feels a stranger in his family. "Fail" in the sense that they are unable to develop solidarity in society and here the "leave me alone in the woods", taxes-are-stealing ideology kicks in.
Hope it does not infringe the second amendment ha ha ha.
The truth is that most patent do not generate much licensing revenue. They are toxic assests where you can never be sure about their price tag.
Microsoft bought into the misconception that it needs patents to defend their business, despite the crap the patent system is.
The general problem is that Americans are no "people", inhomogenous, so they lack solidarity on that level, you become American by stripping off the cultural identity of your ancestors.
The Spanish health care system looks fine to me.
Health care systems work very well around the world. The only thing to consider is that it must be mandatory because of market failure.
When you look on youtube you find thousands of videos of American soldiers in Iraq who misbehave.
Who is Peter Watts?
In simple market terms a lock-in is a serious dependency of your infrastructure which means higher prices.
The lock-in has commercial value for your vendor because it weakens your negotiations. You have no choice to take another product.