i fail to see how this is much different than Airlines giving out passenger info.
AOL pays Employee for a service. AOL expects Employee will not give out sensitive info about themselves. Both agree to terms of employment, and money is exchanged.
Passenger pays Airlines for a service. Passenger expects Airlines will not give out sensitive info about themselves. Both agree to terms of employment, and money is exchanged.
good points indeed.
i wonder what will peak oil do to these economies though.
EU-- is a pretty compact area (less oil demand) and is shifting toward alternativ energies at a fairly deicent pace (at least some of them in the EU).
China--traditionally has not used oil like the US, but they are beginning to use oil at rates (predicted) to rival the US consumption--i personally believe they will curb this trend, and be hit much less than the US.
USia--insatiable apetite for oil--very little movement in the last decade toward alternative energies--when the world's oil collapses--their reserves will not last them long--and i beliee they will be hit extremely hard, due to their enormous SUV population, and the extremely spread out populace. I dont think it will be a pretty place in the years between peak oil, and the period in which an alternative to oil is established.
imo, the EU will come out on top.
"What's happening by and large is that most countries are spending less and less on the military."
So why cant we spend less?
right now we spend more than the #2 world spender through the #25 (or thereabouts) COMBINED.
not very radioactive? so you're implying its safe--safe enough that its documented to cause increased likelihood of numerous problems to those who have been 'in the vicinity' of areas with a lot of DU dust.
Safe enough that the military advises its troops not to go near areas they shot up with DU rounds.
blearg
well consitering the US isnt playing by the 'normal rules' when it comes to their hyperpower weapons (being so incredibly advanced)--why should terrorists play by the 'normal rules'?
I personally believe that the very fact that the US is not content in being just a superpower, and it becoming a hyperpower--that likes to bully the world--that is one of the prime reasons the US was targeted by terrorists, and will (further) be targeted--perhaps just mostly in other countries, because its safer that way.
"Besides, how often does a modern car rust apart anymore before it simply becomes more expensive to keep running than replace?"
As much as i would like to disagree with you--you are indeed correct (at least for an overwhelming percentage). I live in one of the worst "rust" conditionas of the country (northern) minnesota. The state does not just sand OR salt the raods in the winter--it gets both sand AND salt. There is no one or the other--it is mixed together.
This wonderful concocution wreaks havoc for any part of the car which is vulnerable to rust.
But--I drive an 88 oldsmobile, and it's prettymuch rusted out--but at the same time--its internals are to the point where at least one 'major' part of the car will (probably) break this summer--at which point it will not be worth my money to repair--as everything something else will probably break within the next couple months as well.
I digress--Not many people HAVE cars older than 10-15 years, let alone OWN one for that entire time period (with the exception of those who have or restore the 'classic' or 'muscle' cars).
The internals just wear out before the body does in most circumstances.
Now--with the newer cars which are supposed to have internals which last quite a bit longer--it very well may come to the point where the internals outlast the body and frame. I then would be PISSED if my frame/body fell apart before the major internals wore out.
I do not agree with your statement of "who better to fix the bugs and modify (in a positive manner) than the public"
Sure, if the public wants to take the software and modify it--they can fix the bugs they create--but the government i hope would take the time to fix their own bugs--rather than rely on 'the people' to.
I would be more in favor of said government software (paid for by the people) to be completely in the public domain--BSD style license. No strings attached.
so, you would not object if these cameras were one of the numerous modles that are able to effectively 'see through' clothing?---after all, you should be seen naked to the observers else their not able to do their job as well--you might be carrying a concealed nuke!
This is the government overstepping its bounds. If this were a private organization and on their property--its their choice--but watching 'the people's' every move is stamping all over what this country stands for, not to mention an incredible waste of money that we do not have!
government debt? WHO CARES!!!! yipeee, the people pay for it afterall through taxes and higher interest rates! they wont know better! muahah!
You mean to say that just because you can not see improvements, that others can not?
Some women (not men to my knowledge) can see an additional wavelength of light--the downside is their male children are (always?) often colorblind--go figure.
I recall seeing this on one of the discovery channle type shows--i am having trouble googling for a link though.
I could not agree more with this anonymous coward.Sadly, most people will not take this option.
As more and more politicans have gotten "tough on crime," if you disobey a law, you will be thrown into jail for an insane amount of time for the crime that was committed.
This puts people into a very tight position--"do i protest, or throw my whole career/family/life away"
I would like to think that if enough people break laws that are unjust and are designed to "protect a person from themselves" then the govt will wisen up and decide its not worth the money required to process and jail these people.
Then i realiese how the govt spends without regard toward its intake of money.
You make a good point--politicians will do anything to stay in power, and that is sad. Just one more reason i want to term limits of less than 10 years for congress/house/other high power positions. Also they need their "perks" castrated--life insurance for life after something like 2 years in office for congressment-its sick. Dont get me started on their penstions.
oh, and my personal opinion about this topic---if virus writers etc are killed/punnished/etc--it may stop a good majoriy of them, BUT you will be breeding in weakness--software will not "need" to be coded as strong, and when you have a virus writer who has no regard for his own life--just watch as your network and data get dessimated from his virus.
I think anything on a network should be legal--provided it does not DOS. Then, code writers would be requested to write everything securely, and you in turn breed in security.
it sounds interesting, but it will only work if the students need to remember and reference the content for some *fun* reason. Otherwise, students will just short-term memorise it and forget it, like 90% of the other crap their "taught" in prison--i mean school. Also, fun for one person will not translate in fun for everyone. An important tidbit.
I've always thought risk would be good in a geography class for youngsters--if you could find a risk game with modern countries.
Lastly, for schools--the history channle has some awesome programs about many various important parts of the past--i really think it would be benificial if those kinds of programs were shown in classes on a fairly regular basis--i think they do an excellent job of making them interesting, unlike the boring paper paper weights most students must haul around from class to class.
my personal opinion is that if a corperation is based in the US, and shielded by US laws, US taxes, US interest, then that corperation must also abide by the US laws that include pollution regulation, descrimination etc.
companies that have the majority of their labor based in other countries--they benifit no one except upper management and their top stockholders.
So you say that its cheaper to get more sleep. well sir, i shall prove to you, beyond a doubt, that it is, in fact, cheaper to buy my Mighty Mighty Speedo Drink(TM) every day for a low low price of 2.59 per 5.9 oz bottle!
Now, my friend, assuming your salery is the very respectable wage of $5.15, and you are able to stay up 2.5 hours longer per day by using my Mighty Mighty Speedo Drink(TM) every day in the morning to wake yourself up, and in the evening to keep yourself up longer then, you are in fact making money by using my Mighty Mighty Speedo Drink(TM).
We all know that time IS money, and by using my Mighty Mighty Speedo Drink(TM) you are in fact generating money! By staying up 2.5Hours more per day, you recieving $12.88 more per day in personal or professional time, after subtracting the low low cost of my Mighty Mighty Speedo Drink(TM) you are in effect generating $7.70 of your time's worth per day! Multiply this by 365 days in a year, and by 10 years, and your gross profit in time will be in excess of $28,000. Would you pass up the oppritunity to make an additional 28 grand? Nooo sane person Wooould! so buy your Mighty Mighty Speedo Drink(TM) today at your local supplier, and prove to the world you are worth more than they are!
*Warning, it is necessary to get adequate sleep, improper or prolonged use of product may cause premature aging, bags under the eyes, and cause children to run away when they see your face. additional side effects may be experienced with prolonged use, results may vary from person to person. no children, puppies, or fish were harmed in the testing of this product.*/jesting off
Nothing replaces getting quality sleep for the proper hours that your body requires.
while i am appaled at how many frivilous lawsuits there are in the US as of late, why isnt it possible to just sue them in small claims court if its a sizeable sum?
Hell, sue them in small claims court or wherever over any sum they owe you! think about it, even if it is a small sum they owe you--it will cost them more to represent themselves so even if they win, it would be somewhat of a victory for the person sueing.
Correct me if i am wrong (and i very well may be) but they have to come to the court/state you are sueing them from.
just an idea for all of those people out there who have been scamed by ebay--i mean paypal.
and the sad thing about the enhancement pills is that people who buy them truely believe they are working--a significant number of problems males can have will be the resuly of purely phyochological issues. confidence, esteem, etc.
So their having problems in bed, and they decide "what do i have to lose if i try these, the worse that will happen is they wont work." So they buy the enhancement pills, and their confidence rises with expectation that the pills will in fact work. Next thing the guy knows, he's a stallion with the libedo of a young bull.
1+1=2, right? i bought the pills, i can stay up! These pills ARE enhancement pills!
wrong.
If anything out there truely worked, and didnt require a perscription, viagra would NOT cost $15 per pill--or whatever obscene cost it is right now.
"If you want the fastest, in many cases you want the Itanium. If you want the best value (which still performs quite close to the fastest), you want an Opteron."
You make good points throughout your reply, but if you're clustering--the idea of buying the fastest available just doesnt make sense, unless underlying it really is that much faster in even a cluser environment?
I'm guessing, as you also mentioned, that intel probably cut them a sweet deal if they used intel's flagship.
only other option would be they thought intel would hold up better/be more stable./shrug
I am getting rather frustrated with how many things the government (intentionally?) claims--which then turns out to be blantly wrong. A large majority of the people i know really do do not trust our government's information anymore. It truely is a shame.
That aside--the brochures do state that the hybrids will take advantage of braking and coasting energy for their batteries. on long trips (which are generally on freeway's) one does not brake or coast much, so the batter can not be used much--because it wont get charged either.
I often wonder why these cars do not have a solar panel on the roofs and potentially the trunk's of the cars. I suppose it would effect the sexyness of the vehicle
Another thing--how hard would a freaking electrical plugin be? with an option to specify your expected trip mileage and time between the next 'plugin'. Then commuters will be able to have the vehicle maximumise the electrical usage.
"So, tell me, do you blame the Bush administration for 9/11? Do you think they did enough to stop the terrorists?"
honestly, i have not followed what the bush administration did (or didnt do) prior to 9.11 to make an informed opinion.
what i do know is that much of the police-state-like policy that was REACTIVELY put into effect following 9.11 is incredibly unnerving.
Loss of our liberties at the cost of an illusion of increased safety is crazy. especially over a mere few thousand deaths. Many times more people die every year to drunk drivers in the us. Should the feds start questioning someone who comes in and buys a couple bottles of liquor? or perhaps only the people who buy 40 proof or higher? How do you differentiate from someone who will drive while intoxicated, versus someone who will not--perhaps the slobby unkept ones? we better question them at least, just in case one of them kills a family on their way home from church. After all, wyoul you rather we question them, or wait to question them after a family is dead!!!
i suppose when the day comes around that computers can be used for reliable voice recognition--perhaps we should let the feds wiretap everyone, and screen and then interview people based on combinations of worse used in conversations, or their accents? Hell, if we investigate everyone as it will potentially prevent a disaster.
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intuition can be great when you can go back and say "well that hunch didnt pan out, lets try soething else"
intuition is not always correct.
encryption
i fail to see how this is much different than Airlines giving out passenger info.
AOL pays Employee for a service. AOL expects Employee will not give out sensitive info about themselves. Both agree to terms of employment, and money is exchanged.
Passenger pays Airlines for a service. Passenger expects Airlines will not give out sensitive info about themselves. Both agree to terms of employment, and money is exchanged.
How is this very different?
AIRLINES ARE THE EMPLOYEE OF PASSENGERS!
good points indeed. i wonder what will peak oil do to these economies though. EU-- is a pretty compact area (less oil demand) and is shifting toward alternativ energies at a fairly deicent pace (at least some of them in the EU). China--traditionally has not used oil like the US, but they are beginning to use oil at rates (predicted) to rival the US consumption--i personally believe they will curb this trend, and be hit much less than the US. USia--insatiable apetite for oil--very little movement in the last decade toward alternative energies--when the world's oil collapses--their reserves will not last them long--and i beliee they will be hit extremely hard, due to their enormous SUV population, and the extremely spread out populace. I dont think it will be a pretty place in the years between peak oil, and the period in which an alternative to oil is established. imo, the EU will come out on top.
"What's happening by and large is that most countries are spending less and less on the military." So why cant we spend less? right now we spend more than the #2 world spender through the #25 (or thereabouts) COMBINED.
not very radioactive? so you're implying its safe--safe enough that its documented to cause increased likelihood of numerous problems to those who have been 'in the vicinity' of areas with a lot of DU dust. Safe enough that the military advises its troops not to go near areas they shot up with DU rounds. blearg
well consitering the US isnt playing by the 'normal rules' when it comes to their hyperpower weapons (being so incredibly advanced)--why should terrorists play by the 'normal rules'?
I personally believe that the very fact that the US is not content in being just a superpower, and it becoming a hyperpower--that likes to bully the world--that is one of the prime reasons the US was targeted by terrorists, and will (further) be targeted--perhaps just mostly in other countries, because its safer that way.
"Besides, how often does a modern car rust apart anymore before it simply becomes more expensive to keep running than replace?"
As much as i would like to disagree with you--you are indeed correct (at least for an overwhelming percentage). I live in one of the worst "rust" conditionas of the country (northern) minnesota. The state does not just sand OR salt the raods in the winter--it gets both sand AND salt. There is no one or the other--it is mixed together.
This wonderful concocution wreaks havoc for any part of the car which is vulnerable to rust.
But--I drive an 88 oldsmobile, and it's prettymuch rusted out--but at the same time--its internals are to the point where at least one 'major' part of the car will (probably) break this summer--at which point it will not be worth my money to repair--as everything something else will probably break within the next couple months as well.
I digress--Not many people HAVE cars older than 10-15 years, let alone OWN one for that entire time period (with the exception of those who have or restore the 'classic' or 'muscle' cars).
The internals just wear out before the body does in most circumstances.
Now--with the newer cars which are supposed to have internals which last quite a bit longer--it very well may come to the point where the internals outlast the body and frame. I then would be PISSED if my frame/body fell apart before the major internals wore out.
Write Buggy OS...
Monopolise Buggy OS...
Profit!
Neglect to Fix Holes in Buggy OS...
Charge for fixes the H4X0rs exploit...
Profit!^Profit!
I am completely for government funded GPL
I do not agree with your statement of "who better to fix the bugs and modify (in a positive manner) than the public"
Sure, if the public wants to take the software and modify it--they can fix the bugs they create--but the government i hope would take the time to fix their own bugs--rather than rely on 'the people' to.
I would be more in favor of said government software (paid for by the people) to be completely in the public domain--BSD style license. No strings attached.
so, you would not object if these cameras were one of the numerous modles that are able to effectively 'see through' clothing?---after all, you should be seen naked to the observers else their not able to do their job as well--you might be carrying a concealed nuke!
This is the government overstepping its bounds. If this were a private organization and on their property--its their choice--but watching 'the people's' every move is stamping all over what this country stands for, not to mention an incredible waste of money that we do not have!
government debt? WHO CARES!!!! yipeee, the people pay for it afterall through taxes and higher interest rates! they wont know better! muahah!
no shark related incidents in minnesota, my ass.
why, just last week i almost snapped my neck and broke my ankle when a pet, toy shark strategically placed itself between the ground and my foot.
Dont let people fool you. sharks ARE DANGEROUS no matter how cute and harmless they appear--no matter where you live, you are at risk!
You mean to say that just because you can not see improvements, that others can not?
Some women (not men to my knowledge) can see an additional wavelength of light--the downside is their male children are (always?) often colorblind--go figure.
I recall seeing this on one of the discovery channle type shows--i am having trouble googling for a link though.
I could not agree more with this anonymous coward.Sadly, most people will not take this option.
As more and more politicans have gotten "tough on crime," if you disobey a law, you will be thrown into jail for an insane amount of time for the crime that was committed.
This puts people into a very tight position--"do i protest, or throw my whole career/family/life away"
I would like to think that if enough people break laws that are unjust and are designed to "protect a person from themselves" then the govt will wisen up and decide its not worth the money required to process and jail these people.
Then i realiese how the govt spends without regard toward its intake of money.
You make a good point--politicians will do anything to stay in power, and that is sad. Just one more reason i want to term limits of less than 10 years for congress/house/other high power positions. Also they need their "perks" castrated--life insurance for life after something like 2 years in office for congressment-its sick. Dont get me started on their penstions. oh, and my personal opinion about this topic---if virus writers etc are killed/punnished/etc--it may stop a good majoriy of them, BUT you will be breeding in weakness--software will not "need" to be coded as strong, and when you have a virus writer who has no regard for his own life--just watch as your network and data get dessimated from his virus. I think anything on a network should be legal--provided it does not DOS. Then, code writers would be requested to write everything securely, and you in turn breed in security.
it sounds interesting, but it will only work if the students need to remember and reference the content for some *fun* reason. Otherwise, students will just short-term memorise it and forget it, like 90% of the other crap their "taught" in prison--i mean school. Also, fun for one person will not translate in fun for everyone. An important tidbit.
I've always thought risk would be good in a geography class for youngsters--if you could find a risk game with modern countries.
Lastly, for schools--the history channle has some awesome programs about many various important parts of the past--i really think it would be benificial if those kinds of programs were shown in classes on a fairly regular basis--i think they do an excellent job of making them interesting, unlike the boring paper paper weights most students must haul around from class to class.
my personal opinion is that if a corperation is based in the US, and shielded by US laws, US taxes, US interest, then that corperation must also abide by the US laws that include pollution regulation, descrimination etc.
companies that have the majority of their labor based in other countries--they benifit no one except upper management and their top stockholders.
I'm sure this opinion has some flaws.
/jesting on
/jesting off
So you say that its cheaper to get more sleep. well sir, i shall prove to you, beyond a doubt, that it is, in fact, cheaper to buy my Mighty Mighty Speedo Drink(TM) every day for a low low price of 2.59 per 5.9 oz bottle!
Now, my friend, assuming your salery is the very respectable wage of $5.15, and you are able to stay up 2.5 hours longer per day by using my Mighty Mighty Speedo Drink(TM) every day in the morning to wake yourself up, and in the evening to keep yourself up longer then, you are in fact making money by using my Mighty Mighty Speedo Drink(TM).
We all know that time IS money, and by using my Mighty Mighty Speedo Drink(TM) you are in fact generating money! By staying up 2.5Hours more per day, you recieving $12.88 more per day in personal or professional time, after subtracting the low low cost of my Mighty Mighty Speedo Drink(TM) you are in effect generating $7.70 of your time's worth per day! Multiply this by 365 days in a year, and by 10 years, and your gross profit in time will be in excess of $28,000. Would you pass up the oppritunity to make an additional 28 grand? Nooo sane person Wooould! so buy your Mighty Mighty Speedo Drink(TM) today at your local supplier, and prove to the world you are worth more than they are!
*Warning, it is necessary to get adequate sleep, improper or prolonged use of product may cause premature aging, bags under the eyes, and cause children to run away when they see your face. additional side effects may be experienced with prolonged use, results may vary from person to person. no children, puppies, or fish were harmed in the testing of this product.*
Nothing replaces getting quality sleep for the proper hours that your body requires.
while i am appaled at how many frivilous lawsuits there are in the US as of late, why isnt it possible to just sue them in small claims court if its a sizeable sum?
Hell, sue them in small claims court or wherever over any sum they owe you! think about it, even if it is a small sum they owe you--it will cost them more to represent themselves so even if they win, it would be somewhat of a victory for the person sueing.
Correct me if i am wrong (and i very well may be) but they have to come to the court/state you are sueing them from.
just an idea for all of those people out there who have been scamed by ebay--i mean paypal.
and the sad thing about the enhancement pills is that people who buy them truely believe they are working--a significant number of problems males can have will be the resuly of purely phyochological issues. confidence, esteem, etc.
So their having problems in bed, and they decide "what do i have to lose if i try these, the worse that will happen is they wont work." So they buy the enhancement pills, and their confidence rises with expectation that the pills will in fact work. Next thing the guy knows, he's a stallion with the libedo of a young bull.
1+1=2, right? i bought the pills, i can stay up! These pills ARE enhancement pills!
wrong.
If anything out there truely worked, and didnt require a perscription, viagra would NOT cost $15 per pill--or whatever obscene cost it is right now.
while it may seem to be a good idea to use robots for this, i just hope that they are attache via cable, in case some of the malfunction.
there's nothing like losing a few robots, and having their batteries and other materials leeching into the water supply!
"If you want the fastest, in many cases you want the Itanium. If you want the best value (which still performs quite close to the fastest), you want an Opteron."
/shrug
You make good points throughout your reply, but if you're clustering--the idea of buying the fastest available just doesnt make sense, unless underlying it really is that much faster in even a cluser environment?
I'm guessing, as you also mentioned, that intel probably cut them a sweet deal if they used intel's flagship.
only other option would be they thought intel would hold up better/be more stable.
I am getting rather frustrated with how many things the government (intentionally?) claims--which then turns out to be blantly wrong. A large majority of the people i know really do do not trust our government's information anymore. It truely is a shame.
That aside--the brochures do state that the hybrids will take advantage of braking and coasting energy for their batteries. on long trips (which are generally on freeway's) one does not brake or coast much, so the batter can not be used much--because it wont get charged either.
I often wonder why these cars do not have a solar panel on the roofs and potentially the trunk's of the cars. I suppose it would effect the sexyness of the vehicle
Another thing--how hard would a freaking electrical plugin be? with an option to specify your expected trip mileage and time between the next 'plugin'. Then commuters will be able to have the vehicle maximumise the electrical usage.
make the tracking optional--those who wish to be tracked wear an RFID !!!
shazaaaam!
"So, tell me, do you blame the Bush administration for 9/11? Do you think they did enough to stop the terrorists?"
honestly, i have not followed what the bush administration did (or didnt do) prior to 9.11 to make an informed opinion.
what i do know is that much of the police-state-like policy that was REACTIVELY put into effect following 9.11 is incredibly unnerving.
Loss of our liberties at the cost of an illusion of increased safety is crazy. especially over a mere few thousand deaths. Many times more people die every year to drunk drivers in the us. Should the feds start questioning someone who comes in and buys a couple bottles of liquor? or perhaps only the people who buy 40 proof or higher? How do you differentiate from someone who will drive while intoxicated, versus someone who will not--perhaps the slobby unkept ones? we better question them at least, just in case one of them kills a family on their way home from church. After all, wyoul you rather we question them, or wait to question them after a family is dead!!!
i suppose when the day comes around that computers can be used for reliable voice recognition--perhaps we should let the feds wiretap everyone, and screen and then interview people based on combinations of worse used in conversations, or their accents? Hell, if we investigate everyone as it will potentially prevent a disaster.
fools.