No, but they are working on it. Unless the American people put a stop the the increasingly 'Gestapo' mentality that is running government, all of us are really screwed! Start writing your Congressmen -- the women won't listen, as any married guy will tell you;^) The Senate doesn't listen very well either, but you should write just to be a thorn in their side if nothing else.
Remember, he was addressing POLITICIANS! Politicians want control because: 1) they want a cut of your income, and 2) freedom is dangerous... unless it is theirs!
Yes, the cells may be 60 times more efficient, but will the be 60 times more expensive as well?! I wonder what the optimal break point is where they will be able to take the place of coal or natural gas or oil? When I was a kid, I did a science fair project with selenium solar cels, and was amazed. However, I seem to remember they were toxic as all H due to the selenium. Is is just me, or does it seem that we are trading one poision for the other?
There are other ways to stop brain activity: a bullet comes right to mind (pun intended), and the Iraqi's look as if they've found others;^) Of course, only the Iraqi War is costing us more in tax dollars than this MIT study.
Also, you'll find a bunch of it in the Linux kernel code. Most of the kernel is in C, but parts just cannot be done that way... and, there, you'd better know your stuff!
Remember, also, that with Linux they are almost bound to get more support calls -- in addition to the lost revenue from crapware mentioned elsewhere here. Look at the price, and tell yourself this is a bad deal. Americans have come to expect something for nothing, and that is what is killing our society, whether it's applied to economics or morality.
It is all part of the Politically Correct agenda: The desire to quash legitimate political [scientific,...] discussion in favor of the claimant's viewpoint.
While global warming itself MAY be beyond question, the REASONS for it are yet unproven. It has happened "every so often in geological history" -- long before there were power plants, automobiles, that nasty "carbon based fuel", etc.
Let's say for sake of argument that they are correct: Man's use of fossil fuels is destroying the environment, and we have passed the "tipping point." What, then, are they proposing as the solution?
Mark Twain once said, "It is better to remain quiet and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove any doubt."
You need to go back and read it, including the Bill of Rights. Read the history of its founding, possibly starting with the works of Bernard Bailyn --plus the pamphleteers of the time. You are correct that it restricts the power of the Fed, which all the current Senators and 98% of the Representatives seem to have forgotten! I think you'll find Bailyn's work interesting, plus that of Thomas Paine, and the biography of Jefferson (5 vol set by Morrison I think). For later works, try Original Intent -- and have you noticed how all the power grabbers do not want Original Intent lawyers on the Supreme Court?! Wonder why... Ben Franklin was correct: They left us a Republic -- not a democracy -- if we could keep it. Sadly, most American no longer seem interested; they won't until the jack boots are on their neck -- or that of their kids!
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There is a quick way to put a stop to this BS: Quit buying CDs and DVDs! If 20%-30% of the ppl who now buy this quit "on principle" for say 60 days, this will get their attention. Anytime you get between them and their cash register, you'll get their attention. No one needs most of that trash anyway...
If you are going to comment, please learn to spell.
That being said, I think the basic argument here is WHO gets tax money! The UN has tried to get into that game for a long time. Do not think that the U.S. Congress will protect you either... not unless you write them, and get all your acquaintences to do so (for those of us in the U.S.).
What we need is to keep "the government" -- all the them -- out of our private lives. Remember, the UN is a place for nations to resolve disputes (supposedly), NOT a government (though they often try to be).
Well, the reason for declining enrollments is NOT a lack of interest, it is due to falling salaries and excessive use of L-1 and H1-B programs. Think about it: While tens of thousands of well educated, highly qualified and experienced technical workers that are U.S. citizens cannot buy a job after the dot com bust, the companies continue to pressure Washington to get more "guest workers" imported to fill IT slots. The workers brought over are good people, but no more so than those seeking jobs here. They ARE indentured servants, however, and easily intimidated. This make them "more pliable", and less likely to turn down a patently ridiculously work schedule or demand. Don't bother to tell me this is not the case, because I have spent more than a year working in such a place. I don't know about other cultures, but Indians tend to hire Indians (here), and they like to hire from the same state in India, say Andra Pradesh. As the cost of education contines to climb, even though salaries continue to decline, how can one justify running up a $50,000 or $100,000 college debt when it simply does not pay? Of course, this is leading to a situation where more technology and jobs will be transferred out of the U.S. Take my word for it (because I write Congress and get replies), they are NOT listening to the work force, but they are listening to the CEOs, CFOs, and investment bankers -- and they will break our back. Is it just me, or do I hear the folks on Wall Street and the board rooms laughing all the way to the bank? Get off your tutu's and write your Senators and Representatives and tell them if they don't stop helping corporations do this, they will be replaced. In the House, you can replace them every two years, in the Senate every six, but it takes effort on OUR part, and lots of us. Right now, lots of ex-IT people are disenchananted and grumpy about the situation, but they don't write. You often hear it said that Americans don't have a right to a job, but that sword cuts both ways: Corporations have no right to import guest workers for the benefit of their "shareholders" either. The shareholders they're referring to are their board members and VC investors, not the average stock holder! It's your choice, but if sit quietly, you may find yourself a second-rate citizen in your own country.
Is it just my cynical old bones, or is there a potential danger in even reading Solaris code if you want to develop Linux kernel code?! For example, once you have "signed" the agreement so that you can look at the code base, your knowledge base becomes "tainted" with ideas that occurred to you while looking at Solaris. In telecom, I worked with Solaris and loved it. But those heady days are gone, and I am wondering if this is just another way to pull a SCOX trick on potential Linux kernel hackers. Anyone care to comment?
Yes, you can while you are young. My drive to do that burned out about 52, which is longer than most can do it. At 55, my whole being seemed to slow down, and back-to-back 12 hours days had me dragging just to get thru the rest of the week at 8/day. At 58, forget it. If you don't have your own business, and you are not going to get rich from it, ask yourself how you are going to justify making someone ELSE rich with YOUR life blood. No amount of money on earth will by you even one nanosecond of that time back, and no one guarantees you that you will see even the end of today! If you are doing this when you have kids and wife at home, I don't care how "cool" they are, or how much they are busting it, you should be ashamed of yourself.
If they jumped of bridges, would YOU do it?!
First, ALL Senate bills are labeled S., e.g., S.241. House Bills are labelled H.R.. Just by the number, I'd say this had to be a House bill.
The comments about writing your Representatives in Congress and Senators in the Senate could not be more to the point.
You can go to http://thomas.loc.gov, and follow the links to write your Congress person of choice. You'll also find a wealth of info on how bill start, move thru the process, etc. Notice that there is NO WWW before the thomas!
As general guide, write short, one half to one page (at most) on a single topic, reference the bill if you know it, state your reasons for supporting or objecting to it. Be courteous and try to avoid being dogmatic.
The sad thing is that Senators and Representative almost NEVER read the legislation before they vote on it!!! Special interests generally write the bills, or drafts thereof, so 1) read the Constitution (if you have not done so), read some back ground like works by Bernard Bailyn, Frederic Bastiat, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine to mention a few, and write regularly. You'll find that you enjoy it, even if sometimes it does not seem to do any good. At least you can say you tried, and you did not stand quietly by evil was done. It is the best any of us can do.
I agree...we need a really good war to kill off say 3/4 of the worlds population. All we have to do is let the RIAA/MPAA loose on them (and give them the number of nukes they request):^)
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Tesla did this from miles away almost a century ago!
No, but they are working on it . Unless the American people put a stop the the increasingly 'Gestapo' mentality that is running government, all of us are really screwed! Start writing your Congressmen -- the women won't listen, as any married guy will tell you;^) The Senate doesn't listen very well either, but you should write just to be a thorn in their side if nothing else.
Remember, he was addressing POLITICIANS! Politicians want control because: 1) they want a cut of your income, and 2) freedom is dangerous... unless it is theirs!
Yes, the cells may be 60 times more efficient, but will the be 60 times more expensive as well?! I wonder what the optimal break point is where they will be able to take the place of coal or natural gas or oil? When I was a kid, I did a science fair project with selenium solar cels, and was amazed. However, I seem to remember they were toxic as all H due to the selenium. Is is just me, or does it seem that we are trading one poision for the other?
And THAT is where the Trolls from Trollhatten originated;^) For those that don't know, the trolls make the Saab autos!
There are other ways to stop brain activity: a bullet comes right to mind (pun intended), and the Iraqi's look as if they've found others;^) Of course, only the Iraqi War is costing us more in tax dollars than this MIT study.
Also, you'll find a bunch of it in the Linux kernel code. Most of the kernel is in C, but parts just cannot be done that way... and, there, you'd better know your stuff!
Thank you. It is nice to see logic and reason are still valued in at least a few postings on slashdot!!
Boy, if this "catches on", are we in for a boning or what?!
Remember, also, that with Linux they are almost bound to get more support calls -- in addition to the lost revenue from crapware mentioned elsewhere here.
Look at the price, and tell yourself this is a bad deal. Americans have come to expect something for nothing, and that is what is killing our society, whether it's applied to economics or morality.
Didn't Grace Hopper win the Turing Award years ago?
Have they forgotten to "preserve" the farmers with the knowledge to grow them?!
It is all part of the Politically Correct agenda: The desire to quash legitimate political [scientific, ...] discussion in favor of the claimant's viewpoint.
While global warming itself MAY be beyond question, the REASONS for it are yet unproven. It has happened "every so often in geological history" -- long before there were power plants, automobiles, that nasty "carbon based fuel", etc.
Let's say for sake of argument that they are correct: Man's use of fossil fuels is destroying the environment, and we have passed the "tipping point." What, then, are they proposing as the solution?
Mark Twain once said, "It is better to remain quiet and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove any doubt."
You mean a paged pool!!
You need to go back and read it, including the Bill of Rights. Read the history of its founding, possibly starting with the works of Bernard Bailyn --plus the pamphleteers of the time. You are correct that it restricts the power of the Fed, which all the current Senators and 98% of the Representatives seem to have forgotten!
I think you'll find Bailyn's work interesting, plus that of Thomas Paine, and the biography of Jefferson (5 vol set by Morrison I think). For later works, try Original Intent -- and have you noticed how all the power grabbers do not want Original Intent lawyers on the Supreme Court?! Wonder why...
Ben Franklin was correct: They left us a Republic -- not a democracy -- if we could keep it. Sadly, most American no longer seem interested; they won't until the jack boots are on their neck -- or that of their kids!
There is a quick way to put a stop to this BS: Quit buying CDs and DVDs! If 20%-30% of the ppl who now buy this quit "on principle" for say 60 days, this will get their attention. Anytime you get between them and their cash register, you'll get their attention. No one needs most of that trash anyway...
Whatever happens, you can be sure we users will get boned in the end!
Please spare me the politically correct, feminist bullshit.
If you are going to comment, please learn to spell.
That being said, I think the basic argument here is WHO gets tax money! The UN has tried to get into that game for a long time. Do not think that the U.S. Congress will protect you either... not unless you write them, and get all your acquaintences to do so (for those of us in the U.S.).
What we need is to keep "the government" -- all the them -- out of our private lives. Remember, the UN is a place for nations to resolve disputes (supposedly), NOT a government (though they often try to be).
Well, the reason for declining enrollments is NOT a lack of interest, it is due to falling salaries and excessive use of L-1 and H1-B programs.
Think about it: While tens of thousands of well educated, highly qualified and experienced technical workers that are U.S. citizens cannot buy a job after the dot com bust, the companies continue to pressure Washington to get more "guest workers" imported to fill IT slots. The workers brought over are good people, but no more so than those seeking jobs here. They ARE indentured servants, however, and easily intimidated. This make them "more pliable", and less likely to turn down a patently ridiculously work schedule or demand. Don't bother to tell me this is not the case, because I have spent more than a year working in such a place. I don't know about other cultures, but Indians tend to hire Indians (here), and they like to hire from the same state in India, say Andra Pradesh.
As the cost of education contines to climb, even though salaries continue to decline, how can one justify running up a $50,000 or $100,000 college debt when it simply does not pay?
Of course, this is leading to a situation where more technology and jobs will be transferred out of the U.S. Take my word for it (because I write Congress and get replies), they are NOT listening to the work force, but they are listening to the CEOs, CFOs, and investment bankers -- and they will break our back.
Is it just me, or do I hear the folks on Wall Street and the board rooms laughing all the way to the bank?
Get off your tutu's and write your Senators and Representatives and tell them if they don't stop helping corporations do this, they will be replaced. In the House, you can replace them every two years, in the Senate every six, but it takes effort on OUR part, and lots of us. Right now, lots of ex-IT people are disenchananted and grumpy about the situation, but they don't write.
You often hear it said that Americans don't have a right to a job, but that sword cuts both ways: Corporations have no right to import guest workers for the benefit of their "shareholders" either. The shareholders they're referring to are their board members and VC investors, not the average stock holder!
It's your choice, but if sit quietly, you may find yourself a second-rate citizen in your own country.
The Clinton's should know all about corruption, so Hillary should weigh in as an expert!
Is it just my cynical old bones, or is there a potential danger in even reading Solaris code if you want to develop Linux kernel code?! For example, once you have "signed" the agreement so that you can look at the code base, your knowledge base becomes "tainted" with ideas that occurred to you while looking at Solaris.
In telecom, I worked with Solaris and loved it. But those heady days are gone, and I am wondering if this is just another way to pull a SCOX trick on potential Linux kernel hackers.
Anyone care to comment?
Yes, you can while you are young. My drive to do that burned out about 52, which is longer than most can do it. At 55, my whole being seemed to slow down, and back-to-back 12 hours days had me dragging just to get thru the rest of the week at 8/day. At 58, forget it.
If you don't have your own business, and you are not going to get rich from it, ask yourself how you are going to justify making someone ELSE rich with YOUR life blood. No amount of money on earth will by you even one nanosecond of that time back, and no one guarantees you that you will see even the end of today! If you are doing this when you have kids and wife at home, I don't care how "cool" they are, or how much they are busting it, you should be ashamed of yourself.
If they jumped of bridges, would YOU do it?!
First, ALL Senate bills are labeled S., e.g., S.241. House Bills are labelled H.R.. Just by the number, I'd say this had to be a House bill. The comments about writing your Representatives in Congress and Senators in the Senate could not be more to the point. You can go to http://thomas.loc.gov, and follow the links to write your Congress person of choice. You'll also find a wealth of info on how bill start, move thru the process, etc. Notice that there is NO WWW before the thomas! As general guide, write short, one half to one page (at most) on a single topic, reference the bill if you know it, state your reasons for supporting or objecting to it. Be courteous and try to avoid being dogmatic. The sad thing is that Senators and Representative almost NEVER read the legislation before they vote on it!!! Special interests generally write the bills, or drafts thereof, so 1) read the Constitution (if you have not done so), read some back ground like works by Bernard Bailyn, Frederic Bastiat, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine to mention a few, and write regularly. You'll find that you enjoy it, even if sometimes it does not seem to do any good. At least you can say you tried, and you did not stand quietly by evil was done. It is the best any of us can do.
I agree...we need a really good war to kill off say 3/4 of the worlds population. All we have to do is let the RIAA/MPAA loose on them (and give them the number of nukes they request) :^)