Don't believe it applies. The 10th Amendment talks about power sharing between the Federal and State governments. It has no bearing on the sharing of power between two parts of the Federal government (in this case, the FCC and Congress.)
While money does not equal brains, money does free up brains to concentrate on things other than making money.
"An electronic calculating device? We would only sell 10 world-wide, tops. You're insane, Eckhert. Mauchly, sober this guy up, will you? I'm trying to run a business here!"
Then there's high quality equipment, additional manpower so the brains aren't emptying their own trash, etc.
While money spent isn't the end-all-be-all of what you can do, it sure does open up doors. So looking at R&D budgets (adjusted for cost of living) is a completely valid way to compare countries' efforts.
You're right, sorry. Never trust everything you read on the Internet. =P
The GBA compatibility is still very, very nice. I'm just loving carrying around my DS with Mario 64DS in the top slot, and Final Fantasy I & II in the bottom. I am never, EVER bored...
Determining the signifigance of a market like this is mistaken.
Any decent-sized manufacturer of PCs, selling at $1,500 (for a mid-range gaming machine) already has a 10:1 dollar advantage.
PCs are purchased for more reason than just gaming. While there are possibilities for non-gaming apps on the DS, I doubt they make up as large a percentage. The DOD, for example, is more likely to pick up 10,000 PCs than 10,000 DSes. Your ratio becomes even more skewed.
Finally, the majority of money in the console gaming niche comes from the games, not the consoles. Compare the number of games sold for PC versus Consoles, THEN I'll believe your statement that the market is insignificant.
"with one excaption, sony's handheld plays all those old ps1 games that you already have, now it might be worth it with such a large and *inexpensive* game base, unlike nintendo"
If I remember correctly, the PSP does not play PS1 games, it uses a proprietary mini-disk type format for each of its games, videos, etc.
As for Nintendo having a large, inexpensive game base, the DS is backward compatible with the GBA, which is backwards compatible with the original Gameboys. That's years and years worth of old games, many at thrift stores.
Out of curiousity, how many jobs would be created in research, production and implementation of green technologies?
If you're going to defend outsourcing by pointing to the number of jobs created by the cheaper goods, shouldn't you also point out the green-inspired jobs, and the savings in health care from cleaner air?
Agreed, averages may be useful to spot trends, but never compare your actual salary to them.
Programmers in NYC get 80K per year just so they can keep up with the increased housing, cost of living, etc. Programmers in the Midwest get 35K. Same quality of life, just different numbers. Take a look at these numbers to make a comparison by region.
Comes from employers/tax returns (I believe), so will probably be more accurate than surveys which have voluntary participation.
Perhaps (insert First World developed nation here) programmers will not, but as we've seen, companies are happy to shop elsewhere for coders. I'm guessing quite a few countries out there would love to provide large amounts of semi-skilled, CHEAP labor for projects such as this.
This isn't necessarily a BAD thing, of course. Someone still has to write the modules that others will be using so assemble. Still, would be a major shift for the industry.
And before someone calls me on it, I'm not saying Western coders take more pleasure in their work, or there aren't plenty of hackers elsewhere who would be incensed by this approach.
Forgive the ignorant American, but since the law seems to be based off of a law of the EU, can the case be carried further, into EU-based courts?
I seem to remember reading that several countries' high courts' decisions have been overruled by EU Human Rights courts in the past. Is there something similiar that can be used in this situation?
Actually, my values would be watching my children while they are on the Internet. I'm a relatively good filtering program, as I know where all the porn is located.
There are legitimate reasons to agree as a society that kids viewing porn is not a good thing.
The easier and more accurate it is for parents to filter content for their own children, based on their own values, the less likely it is for them to scream for the government to do it for them.
"Anything we can do to change it? I really don't think so."
Sure you can. Run for office.
If our representatives are technologically clueless, the two options are to educate them, or replace them. Election season is coming up, large numbers of incumbants run unopposed.
"The right to treat people as anything less than human and with some degree of respect isn't actually a right; artistic rights can only go so far before it becomes inappropriate"
Hrm. Sorry, but I am looking at the First Amendment and not seeing a right to free speech as long as it doesn't put anyone down. Pretty sure Rush Limbaugh and Al Franken would be out of a job if that were the case.
I think someone seeing a woman in a porn video as less than human says more about the viewer than it does about the video.
I find it very hard to believe that there are kids today who DON'T have all kinds of complexes about the size of their boobs/penis/etc. That's been an obsession since way before porn was easily accessable.
As for being desensitized to sex, maybe it's just me, but even after quite a bit of web surfing, a simple sweater or low-cut top still makes me take notice.
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Don't believe it applies. The 10th Amendment talks about power sharing between the Federal and State governments. It has no bearing on the sharing of power between two parts of the Federal government (in this case, the FCC and Congress.)
While money does not equal brains, money does free up brains to concentrate on things other than making money.
"An electronic calculating device? We would only sell 10 world-wide, tops. You're insane, Eckhert. Mauchly, sober this guy up, will you? I'm trying to run a business here!"
Then there's high quality equipment, additional manpower so the brains aren't emptying their own trash, etc.
While money spent isn't the end-all-be-all of what you can do, it sure does open up doors. So looking at R&D budgets (adjusted for cost of living) is a completely valid way to compare countries' efforts.
Yep, you're right. Sorry about that.
Gameboy for portable gaming, PS2 controller for console gaming. Portable console gaming.
Do the Gamecube, XBox, and PS2 each have their own icon? I could be wrong, of course, but...
You're right, sorry. Never trust everything you read on the Internet. =P
The GBA compatibility is still very, very nice. I'm just loving carrying around my DS with Mario 64DS in the top slot, and Final Fantasy I & II in the bottom. I am never, EVER bored...
Determining the signifigance of a market like this is mistaken.
Any decent-sized manufacturer of PCs, selling at $1,500 (for a mid-range gaming machine) already has a 10:1 dollar advantage.
PCs are purchased for more reason than just gaming. While there are possibilities for non-gaming apps on the DS, I doubt they make up as large a percentage. The DOD, for example, is more likely to pick up 10,000 PCs than 10,000 DSes. Your ratio becomes even more skewed.
Finally, the majority of money in the console gaming niche comes from the games, not the consoles. Compare the number of games sold for PC versus Consoles, THEN I'll believe your statement that the market is insignificant.
"with one excaption, sony's handheld plays all those old ps1 games that you already have, now it might be worth it with such a large and *inexpensive* game base, unlike nintendo"
If I remember correctly, the PSP does not play PS1 games, it uses a proprietary mini-disk type format for each of its games, videos, etc.
As for Nintendo having a large, inexpensive game base, the DS is backward compatible with the GBA, which is backwards compatible with the original Gameboys. That's years and years worth of old games, many at thrift stores.
Controversy around P2P file sharing? Never thought I'd see the day...
Out of curiousity, how many jobs would be created in research, production and implementation of green technologies?
If you're going to defend outsourcing by pointing to the number of jobs created by the cheaper goods, shouldn't you also point out the green-inspired jobs, and the savings in health care from cleaner air?
Personally, I'd rather just pay Dr. Demento a couple bucks a month for an MP3 (sigh, fine, AAC, whatever) subscription to his program.
Agreed, averages may be useful to spot trends, but never compare your actual salary to them.
Programmers in NYC get 80K per year just so they can keep up with the increased housing, cost of living, etc. Programmers in the Midwest get 35K. Same quality of life, just different numbers. Take a look at these numbers to make a comparison by region.
Comes from employers/tax returns (I believe), so will probably be more accurate than surveys which have voluntary participation.
Pfft, all languages are easy to learn. All languages are also a PITA to master. Perl is no different.
There goes my karma.
Perhaps (insert First World developed nation here) programmers will not, but as we've seen, companies are happy to shop elsewhere for coders. I'm guessing quite a few countries out there would love to provide large amounts of semi-skilled, CHEAP labor for projects such as this.
This isn't necessarily a BAD thing, of course. Someone still has to write the modules that others will be using so assemble. Still, would be a major shift for the industry.
And before someone calls me on it, I'm not saying Western coders take more pleasure in their work, or there aren't plenty of hackers elsewhere who would be incensed by this approach.
Seems someone is channeling L. Bob Rife, straight out of Stephenson's "Snow Crash".
If you haven't read it, do so.
Forgive the ignorant American, but since the law seems to be based off of a law of the EU, can the case be carried further, into EU-based courts?
I seem to remember reading that several countries' high courts' decisions have been overruled by EU Human Rights courts in the past. Is there something similiar that can be used in this situation?
The impact of terrorism wasn't the cameras being added, but the fact that many people they are watching are welcoming them with open arms.
Besides, are the cameras going to be able to prevent anything, or just document any attack?
"Hey, looky there! Sure enough, that guy brought at unmarked bag into the building right before it blew."
Ok, lets do a honest and unbiased comparison, using the source code, to find the differences between Windows and Linux.
Here I have a copy of the source code for the Linux kernel. And here I have... um... hrm... wait a sec, where did I put...
Actually, my values would be watching my children while they are on the Internet. I'm a relatively good filtering program, as I know where all the porn is located.
There are legitimate reasons to agree as a society that kids viewing porn is not a good thing.
I'm glad you say so.
The easier and more accurate it is for parents to filter content for their own children, based on their own values, the less likely it is for them to scream for the government to do it for them.
"Anything we can do to change it? I really don't think so."
Sure you can. Run for office.
If our representatives are technologically clueless, the two options are to educate them, or replace them. Election season is coming up, large numbers of incumbants run unopposed.
Laid-off Tech Guru for the Senate in '04!
"The right to treat people as anything less than human and with some degree of respect isn't actually a right; artistic rights can only go so far before it becomes inappropriate" Hrm. Sorry, but I am looking at the First Amendment and not seeing a right to free speech as long as it doesn't put anyone down. Pretty sure Rush Limbaugh and Al Franken would be out of a job if that were the case. I think someone seeing a woman in a porn video as less than human says more about the viewer than it does about the video.
I find it very hard to believe that there are kids today who DON'T have all kinds of complexes about the size of their boobs/penis/etc. That's been an obsession since way before porn was easily accessable.
As for being desensitized to sex, maybe it's just me, but even after quite a bit of web surfing, a simple sweater or low-cut top still makes me take notice.