they didn't really do a risk analysis. they killed the mission is because bush didn't want the telescope to live and they did what was politically expedient, not for valid technical or scientific reasons. one wonders how long until the rest of the world gets tired of our scientists sponging off their space programs while bush turns ours into an illegal military program -- the militarization of space is expressly prohibited by treaty, not that bush gives a damn about treaties.
the _fact_ is that qdos _was_ a ripoff of Kildall's cp/m, as anyone who happens to have the very old edition of wired magazine that includes an interview with the programmer who _wrote_ it under contract _to_ Paterson can read about. another fact: ibm paid digital research (Kildall's company) to avoid being sued over cp/m code found in ibm-dos (which was rebranded ms-dos). but since the records from the court cases involved have now been destroyed, and the outcome of cases in our legal system depends on who has the most money, Paterson will probably win. the truth is dead.
poor Kildall. robbed of his proper place by amoral bags of slime, and now even the history books can't admit his contribution without being sued by said slime bags' lawyers. an object lesson about how unjust the world really is.
rip, Kildall. at least some of us remember and will stand with you on judgment day.
so your assertion is that the us hasn't put people in prison based on their ethnicity and/or religion without specific charges? that the us isn't denying people so detained access to lawyers? that it isn't using torture? that the attorney general didn't endorse it as acceptable prior to being confirmed? that it isn't creating a bankrupting debt that future generations will have to pay off? that one in six of returning iraqi war veterns don't qualify for a section 8? that almost all of them haven't been repeatedly exposed to depleted uranium dust? that social security and medicare aren't heading for the chopping block? that the us isn't spying on people's library use? that creationism hasn't replaced evolution in many schools? that the majority of children polled don't think the first amendment is too permissive? etc., etc.? well, if so you're either ignorant or a liar -- go research any of the above with google, i've got better things to do with my time. if you want to ignore reality or lie about it, go ahead, but i'm sure not sticking around longer than i have to.
i haven't been there. but after four years of the fascist regressive bush administration i'm certain i don't want to waste my final years here. assuming we manage to get rid of the republican bags of slime in 2008, which is doubtful, they've already damaged the economy and society enough that it'll take decades to get back to where we were in the 50s much less the 90s. the idea of leaving a more advanced country to come here is insane, imo. i do not dispute that foreigners have problems in japanese schools, i can readily believe it. but they're still way ahead of the cattle pens modern us schools have degraded into, where testing trumps learning and theology and governmental dogma has replaced science and fact.
children raised in the best environments are indeed probably immune to any ill effects from being exposed to harmful media influences. but repeated studies have shown and most child psychologists will agree that exposure to such influences does impact the behavior of most children. and for those children who happen to suffer from neglectful parents, that impact can be significant. but not to worry, as a glance at modern television will confirm, there is little chance of anyone "suspending their right of free expression" in the interests of the overall social good. and before you accuse me of endorsing censorship laws, let me remind you i said from the start i was talking about voluntary self-censorship. imposed from without censorship is bad. though i do admit i think the move to legally enforce the recommendation of the game age ratings (M and AO) makes sense, and poses no threat to the freedom of *adult* purchasers while providing some protection for children from the worst games (like Manhunt). as this discussion can serve no useful purpose, this will be my final reply.
i didn't say they would. but that does not mean their entertainment media cannot make things worse. i have to disagree with your second point, since most parents probably don't really approve of the morals being taught by, say, gta3, and only buy it because their kids whine them into it. you are welcome to your opinion, but i think video games have not been improved by titles such as Manhunt and society would be better off if companies resisted the urge to make such garbage based solely on the fact it sells.
censorship imposed by the law is wrong. but that does not mean self-censorship imposed by moral concerns is wrong. some children have proper guidance, others do not. the question is, which is more important: catering to/reveling in the lowest common denominator, or not contributing to the negative inputs morally disadvantaged children receive. a pointless question in this society, where money is the deciding factor in all things, but.
the country is in the grip of the most oppressive, fascist, jingoistic, hysteria and racism driven administration it has ever endured? secret laws are unamerican. requiring people to show their papers is unamerican. locking up people on the basis of their ethic origins is unamerican. the 9/11 terrorists had valid id. we do not inspect shipping containers. our freedoms are slipping quickly away. thanks again, bush voters. you asshats. and yes, go ahead and moderate me down. but i speak the truth, no matter how unpleasant you find it. good luck, John, you're going to need it.
some of us figured out that risk about half a decade ago. sure must be nice having a job consisting of belatedly getting a clue and then writing about it for pay.
incorrect. while i did not agree with colin powell's policies, he was competent and not dishonest. and before you reply with "sexist" next, note that the most ardent critic of rice was barbara boxer.
he fits right in with rice and gonzales and the rest of the bush crew of evil incompetents. after all, if a man who endorses torture can be attorney general, why not a spyware criminal in charge of computer privacy. if you voted for bush, you deserve everything you're getting. if you did't, you shouldn't be surprised anymore. just wait until he repacks the supreme court and illegalizes abortion again.
i don't know what eula you are talking about, but most of them are very long and largely incomprehensible to anyone who is not a lawyer. so a "cursory overview" is not possible, and most of us have better things to do than spend 2 hours carefully reading the eula for every app we install.
i thought the most interesting thing is that 800x600 oled hmd displays are coming (finally) vs. the currently on market 640x480. of course, how long it takes for the emagin unit to make it into consumer-available (and affordable) technology remains to be seen.
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they didn't really do a risk analysis. they killed the mission is because bush didn't want the telescope to live and they did what was politically expedient, not for valid technical or scientific reasons. one wonders how long until the rest of the world gets tired of our scientists sponging off their space programs while bush turns ours into an illegal military program -- the militarization of space is expressly prohibited by treaty, not that bush gives a damn about treaties.
the _fact_ is that qdos _was_ a ripoff of Kildall's cp/m, as anyone who happens to have the very old edition of wired magazine that includes an interview with the programmer who _wrote_ it under contract _to_ Paterson can read about. another fact: ibm paid digital research (Kildall's company) to avoid being sued over cp/m code found in ibm-dos (which was rebranded ms-dos). but since the records from the court cases involved have now been destroyed, and the outcome of cases in our legal system depends on who has the most money, Paterson will probably win. the truth is dead.
poor Kildall. robbed of his proper place by amoral bags of slime, and now even the history books can't admit his contribution without being sued by said slime bags' lawyers. an object lesson about how unjust the world really is.
rip, Kildall. at least some of us remember and will stand with you on judgment day.
hyperbole: extravagant exaggeration.
so your assertion is that the us hasn't put people in prison based on their ethnicity and/or religion without specific charges? that the us isn't denying people so detained access to lawyers? that it isn't using torture? that the attorney general didn't endorse it as acceptable prior to being confirmed? that it isn't creating a bankrupting debt that future generations will have to pay off? that one in six of returning iraqi war veterns don't qualify for a section 8? that almost all of them haven't been repeatedly exposed to depleted uranium dust? that social security and medicare aren't heading for the chopping block? that the us isn't spying on people's library use? that creationism hasn't replaced evolution in many schools? that the majority of children polled don't think the first amendment is too permissive? etc., etc.? well, if so you're either ignorant or a liar -- go research any of the above with google, i've got better things to do with my time. if you want to ignore reality or lie about it, go ahead, but i'm sure not sticking around longer than i have to.
lol! thanks, i needed that. :-)
i haven't been there. but after four years of the fascist regressive bush administration i'm certain i don't want to waste my final years here. assuming we manage to get rid of the republican bags of slime in 2008, which is doubtful, they've already damaged the economy and society enough that it'll take decades to get back to where we were in the 50s much less the 90s. the idea of leaving a more advanced country to come here is insane, imo. i do not dispute that foreigners have problems in japanese schools, i can readily believe it. but they're still way ahead of the cattle pens modern us schools have degraded into, where testing trumps learning and theology and governmental dogma has replaced science and fact.
within ten years. maybe a lot sooner.
you're going to leave _japan_ to come _here?! my advice would be to rethink the whole idea.
children raised in the best environments are indeed probably immune to any ill effects from being exposed to harmful media influences. but repeated studies have shown and most child psychologists will agree that exposure to such influences does impact the behavior of most children. and for those children who happen to suffer from neglectful parents, that impact can be significant. but not to worry, as a glance at modern television will confirm, there is little chance of anyone "suspending their right of free expression" in the interests of the overall social good. and before you accuse me of endorsing censorship laws, let me remind you i said from the start i was talking about voluntary self-censorship. imposed from without censorship is bad. though i do admit i think the move to legally enforce the recommendation of the game age ratings (M and AO) makes sense, and poses no threat to the freedom of *adult* purchasers while providing some protection for children from the worst games (like Manhunt). as this discussion can serve no useful purpose, this will be my final reply.
i didn't say they would. but that does not mean their entertainment media cannot make things worse. i have to disagree with your second point, since most parents probably don't really approve of the morals being taught by, say, gta3, and only buy it because their kids whine them into it. you are welcome to your opinion, but i think video games have not been improved by titles such as Manhunt and society would be better off if companies resisted the urge to make such garbage based solely on the fact it sells.
Leave the morality lessons to the parents and the priests. They are quite good at their jobs.
well, some of them are. some of them are not.
censorship imposed by the law is wrong. but that does not mean self-censorship imposed by moral concerns is wrong. some children have proper guidance, others do not. the question is, which is more important: catering to/reveling in the lowest common denominator, or not contributing to the negative inputs morally disadvantaged children receive. a pointless question in this society, where money is the deciding factor in all things, but.
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care to admit your username, cowardly mismoderator? if not, kindly stop mismoderating my posts.
IAGO: (Extremely sarcastically) Oh, there's a big
surprise. That's an incred--I think I'm gonna have
a heart attack and die from not surprise!
nothing "off-topic" about it, since i've been an expert in cross-platform interoperability and migration for over a decade. jerks.
the company in question is located in the Portland (Oregon) metro area, they can just hire me.
you can be sure the oiligopoly will never let it reach the market in a competitive form.
the country is in the grip of the most oppressive, fascist, jingoistic, hysteria and racism driven administration it has ever endured? secret laws are unamerican. requiring people to show their papers is unamerican. locking up people on the basis of their ethic origins is unamerican. the 9/11 terrorists had valid id. we do not inspect shipping containers. our freedoms are slipping quickly away. thanks again, bush voters. you asshats. and yes, go ahead and moderate me down. but i speak the truth, no matter how unpleasant you find it. good luck, John, you're going to need it.
some of us figured out that risk about half a decade ago. sure must be nice having a job consisting of belatedly getting a clue and then writing about it for pay.
incorrect. while i did not agree with colin powell's policies, he was competent and not dishonest. and before you reply with "sexist" next, note that the most ardent critic of rice was barbara boxer.
on gonzales, see here and elsewhere. on rice, see here and elsewhere. rtfn. stfu.
he fits right in with rice and gonzales and the rest of the bush crew of evil incompetents. after all, if a man who endorses torture can be attorney general, why not a spyware criminal in charge of computer privacy. if you voted for bush, you deserve everything you're getting. if you did't, you shouldn't be surprised anymore. just wait until he repacks the supreme court and illegalizes abortion again.
i don't know what eula you are talking about, but most of them are very long and largely incomprehensible to anyone who is not a lawyer. so a "cursory overview" is not possible, and most of us have better things to do than spend 2 hours carefully reading the eula for every app we install.
vcrs. other than that, nothing. the dmca destroyed fair use rights.
isn't it? not that it wasn't before.
i thought the most interesting thing is that 800x600 oled hmd displays are coming (finally) vs. the currently on market 640x480. of course, how long it takes for the emagin unit to make it into consumer-available (and affordable) technology remains to be seen.