As an example, the internet has not made *better* doctors.
Even with all the latest information at thier finger tips
professionals are still only the sum of what they can
mentally absorb. Too much data, or wrong data (ie: wikipedia)
can lead to the same levels of inefficiency seen prior to
the 'information age'. What would a single doctor do with
160 exabytes of reading material, schedule it into the work day?
I agree with your premise that too much information, unorganized and of unknown quality, won't help.
However, here are two examples of how the internet can make doctors more efficient:
Amirsys' STATdx provides fast access to authoritative reference information.
Vocada's Veriphy automates the process of notifying the doctor who ordered a test when a patient has a critical test result.
So I don't care how many teenagers wrap themselves and their passengers around trees on a Saturday night. And I don't care who's drunk and who isn't. All I know is, I'm not, so the "statistics" can't possibly apply to me.
So when the airlines -- and yes, you better believe it, it's the airlines -- trot out "statistics" like it's safer to fly than drive, I don't believe them. Neither should you.
It would be interesting to see how the accident statistics for vehicles whose drivers were rated "good" by their insurance company compare to those for air travel.
The India I see is not the middle class Kerala where everyone wears full sleeves and wants a white collar job.
This makes me curious--what is the India that you see?
I wonder why you don't see that unlike half the eastern world, we are NOT FIGHTING you ?
Half the eastern world is fighting the US?
I agree that India is not fighting the US--it is competing though, and catching up (in a reach for topicality, I'll cite the lunar mission as evidence). Naturally this makes some people nervous.
Powell's sound bite certainly doesn't stand up under scrutiny. However, neither does your claim that the US military occupies "the entire island of Okinawa"--it's more like 20%.
As to whether the US needs the ability to project military power, you might be interested in this Cato Institute briefing, whose summary states "The real issue is what the United States commits itself to defend--and whether it is actually willing to incur the costs and risks required to fulfill such commitments."
"the people of missouri chose a dead guy over ashcroft as their rep in washington."
I'm not much of an Ashcroft fan, especially regarding the handling of the Microsoft case, but come on: the "dead guy" had been the governor of Missouri, and the until-just-recently-lieutenant governor had publicly stated he would appoint the widow to the seat. So, the people of Missouri chose the very much alive Jean Carnahan over Ashcroft to represent them. I sincerely doubt that any voters thought that they were gonna prop Mel Carnahan up "Weekend at Bernie's" style in the Senate chamber.
UK readers may be interested to note that under the Copyright Designs and Patents Act section 17(6) (here)the making of transient or incidental copies is an infringing act i.e. the mere act of loading it into RAM.
Out of curiosity, how then does one lawfully run a program in the UK?
If you stole their secrets, that's another thing, but a competing product should not automatically be illegal.
A competing product is not automatically illegal. "Independant development and reverse engineering by another party are defenses to claims of trade secret theft." LawGuru FAQ 19.5
However, independent development is not a defense against patent infringement. LawGuru FAQ 13.6 So, you do have to worry about patent problems.
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Diebold's lawyers went to school with SCO's lawyers.
I agree with your premise that too much information, unorganized and of unknown quality, won't help. However, here are two examples of how the internet can make doctors more efficient:
Amirsys' STATdx provides fast access to authoritative reference information.
Vocada's Veriphy automates the process of notifying the doctor who ordered a test when a patient has a critical test result.
Do you really expect an individual is going to be able to afford this?
Put in a request for bids at RentACoder and find out.
So I don't care how many teenagers wrap themselves and their passengers around trees on a Saturday night. And I don't care who's drunk and who isn't. All I know is, I'm not, so the "statistics" can't possibly apply to me.
So when the airlines -- and yes, you better believe it, it's the airlines -- trot out "statistics" like it's safer to fly than drive, I don't believe them. Neither should you.
It would be interesting to see how the accident statistics for vehicles whose drivers were rated "good" by their insurance company compare to those for air travel."Warfighter" is a horrible word though. Whats wrong with "member of the Armed Forces"?
It's too long. Why not just "warrior"?
... the share value is but a fraction of my excercise price
I like to describe the options I once had as "so far underwater Robert Ballard couldn't find 'em".
The India I see is not the middle class Kerala where everyone wears full sleeves and wants a white collar job.
This makes me curious--what is the India that you see?
I wonder why you don't see that unlike half the eastern world, we are NOT FIGHTING you ?
Half the eastern world is fighting the US?
I agree that India is not fighting the US--it is competing though, and catching up (in a reach for topicality, I'll cite the lunar mission as evidence). Naturally this makes some people nervous.
Powell's sound bite certainly doesn't stand up under scrutiny. However, neither does your claim that the US military occupies "the entire island of Okinawa"--it's more like 20%.
As to whether the US needs the ability to project military power, you might be interested in this Cato Institute briefing, whose summary states "The real issue is what the United States commits itself to defend--and whether it is actually willing to incur the costs and risks required to fulfill such commitments."
As opposed to campaign in Oregon, Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania and ignore the rest of the country
Don't forget Wisconsin. I hate living in a battleground state.
"the people of missouri chose a dead guy over ashcroft as their rep in washington."
I'm not much of an Ashcroft fan, especially regarding the handling of the Microsoft case, but come on: the "dead guy" had been the governor of Missouri, and the until-just-recently-lieutenant governor had publicly stated he would appoint the widow to the seat. So, the people of Missouri chose the very much alive Jean Carnahan over Ashcroft to represent them. I sincerely doubt that any voters thought that they were gonna prop Mel Carnahan up "Weekend at Bernie's" style in the Senate chamber.Out of curiosity, how then does one lawfully run a program in the UK?
A competing product is not automatically illegal. "Independant development and reverse engineering by another party are defenses to claims of trade secret theft." LawGuru FAQ 19.5
However, independent development is not a defense against patent infringement. LawGuru FAQ 13.6
So, you do have to worry about patent problems.
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An ISP that didn't keep logs would probably get sued for contributory infringement.
It would also make it harder for the ISP to stop its customers from spamming or otherwise abusing their service.