While the scale of our involvement has certainly ramped up since WWII, the US was *hardly* a neutral nation before that, except for brief "America First" periods. Just look at this list for a long list of worldwide involvement since the very beginning.
Sure, for that amendment, but the requirements for becoming President are more generally stated in Section 1 of Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution itself:
* be a natural born citizen of the united States * be at least 35 years old * have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years
My only point is that the original framers could not have had a super-strict interpretation of what it meant to be born in the "US", or there wouldn't be a president until 1811, which would be a little awkward.
I agree that it's doubtful the original framers would have had such a strict interpretation. Technically speaking, none of them had been born in the "United States", but rather the British colonies.
Makes me wonder what happens at airports on Halloween. Are there passengers that (attempt to) wear costumes and/or masks in the airport or on the plane itself? Are there rules against such a thing?
They could create some kind of agreement with Flickr & other photo-sharing sites where users could check a box to opt-in to photosynth.
(Or if they want to be sneaky about it, require the users to check the box to opt-out, or just change the Flickr privacy policy to opt-in all new photos.)
Depends on how much innovation is going on within business IT, and how much a company is willing to invest. I agree that many business' IT needs are in a rut these days, and many services have become standardized & even outsourced. But I also believe that there's still a lot of potential in business IT for a Next Big Thing that will again boost our profile.
Y'know, that's actually a great way to ensure that you don't give out your password to coworkers. You know, the "Oh, just use my login this time to make it work" kind of situation, where you intend to change your password afterward but often forget.
Heh, I also used to work for a company that relied heavily on telemarketing. I loved scrubbing our lists with the DNC lists (they were per-state at that time) and kinda felt sorry for the 50% that didn't get scrubbed. The downside (which we in IT saw coming a mile away) was that the DNC lists really took a toll on our business as we burned through the remaining leads at an alarming rate, and the company has since tanked. Not so great for my paycheck at the time, but society is definitely better off without these parasites, IMHO.
Regarding the $10,000 fine: Yes, it's huge, but also very difficult to enforce. Only 22 successful court cases? I probably still get that many automated phone calls to my home number every week.
The article hints at both, so it's hard to tell if the robot's true advantage lies in being able to analyze the puck's path more quickly than the human players, or is the robot arm simply faster/more powerful/more accurate than a human arm? If the former, then that's pretty cool. But if it's the latter, well heck, I can hop in a car and drive faster than an Olympic runner, but I don't write articles about it.
IANAAircraftEngineer, but I bet that turning it upside down is the easy part. Turning it right-side up, in one piece, before hitting the ground, sounds like the bigger challenge.
You put your finger right on the reason why this is different than the licensing of doctors. If the repair goes bad, one can easily buy another computer and start from scratch. Not so with your body. (whoops, my screwdriver slipped, and we'll need to get you a new kidney from Newegg. Do you want the express delivery?)
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While the scale of our involvement has certainly ramped up since WWII, the US was *hardly* a neutral nation before that, except for brief "America First" periods. Just look at this list for a long list of worldwide involvement since the very beginning.
Sure, for that amendment, but the requirements for becoming President are more generally stated in Section 1 of Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution itself:
* be a natural born citizen of the united States
* be at least 35 years old
* have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years
My only point is that the original framers could not have had a super-strict interpretation of what it meant to be born in the "US", or there wouldn't be a president until 1811, which would be a little awkward.
That reminds me - I need to clean out my cats' carbon sequesterization modules.
I agree that it's doubtful the original framers would have had such a strict interpretation. Technically speaking, none of them had been born in the "United States", but rather the British colonies.
I pay way more into the system than I get back.
...for now.
-1, I don't get it.
IANAEE, but you may wish to wear your watch outside, where it is not surrounded by electrical wires.
In Internet Time, 1987 was 84 years ago.
Makes me wonder what happens at airports on Halloween. Are there passengers that (attempt to) wear costumes and/or masks in the airport or on the plane itself? Are there rules against such a thing?
They could create some kind of agreement with Flickr & other photo-sharing sites where users could check a box to opt-in to photosynth.
(Or if they want to be sneaky about it, require the users to check the box to opt-out, or just change the Flickr privacy policy to opt-in all new photos.)
Only if George Lucas = government
Depends on how much innovation is going on within business IT, and how much a company is willing to invest. I agree that many business' IT needs are in a rut these days, and many services have become standardized & even outsourced. But I also believe that there's still a lot of potential in business IT for a Next Big Thing that will again boost our profile.
Where's Dick Cheney when we need him? He could explain all about not knowing what we don't not know about the unknown known.
(Great, now the word "known" looks funny to me. What's that 'k' for, anyway?)
Ah, but the difficulty of his post was high enough to qualify him for the finals.
If the president hijacks Air Force One and plows it into the White House, then I'm not gonna vote for him in the next election. Just sayin'.
Only because you're Twitter, too. No, wait - I'M Twitter! No, that's not right either. WE'RE ALL TWITTER!!
(But seriously, I do agree with you.)
Y'know, that's actually a great way to ensure that you don't give out your password to coworkers. You know, the "Oh, just use my login this time to make it work" kind of situation, where you intend to change your password afterward but often forget.
Fo' shizzle!
Actually, I believe the British spelling is 'aenage'.
Heh, I also used to work for a company that relied heavily on telemarketing. I loved scrubbing our lists with the DNC lists (they were per-state at that time) and kinda felt sorry for the 50% that didn't get scrubbed. The downside (which we in IT saw coming a mile away) was that the DNC lists really took a toll on our business as we burned through the remaining leads at an alarming rate, and the company has since tanked. Not so great for my paycheck at the time, but society is definitely better off without these parasites, IMHO.
Regarding the $10,000 fine: Yes, it's huge, but also very difficult to enforce. Only 22 successful court cases? I probably still get that many automated phone calls to my home number every week.
I didn't realize Linux was a programming language?
Or is C an operating system?
The article hints at both, so it's hard to tell if the robot's true advantage lies in being able to analyze the puck's path more quickly than the human players, or is the robot arm simply faster/more powerful/more accurate than a human arm? If the former, then that's pretty cool. But if it's the latter, well heck, I can hop in a car and drive faster than an Olympic runner, but I don't write articles about it.
More like 'Noooo...!'
Sometimes a little airbrushing is a good thing.
IANAAircraftEngineer, but I bet that turning it upside down is the easy part. Turning it right-side up, in one piece, before hitting the ground, sounds like the bigger challenge.
You put your finger right on the reason why this is different than the licensing of doctors. If the repair goes bad, one can easily buy another computer and start from scratch. Not so with your body. (whoops, my screwdriver slipped, and we'll need to get you a new kidney from Newegg. Do you want the express delivery?)