If everyone had their basic needs met, I don't think income inequality would matter as much... I understand your argument. But an armed robbery or a burglar sneaking into someone's house are totally different things from an organized kiddnapping, a serious problem in some Latin American countries. Those bastards don't feel desperate and they don't feel they are being screwed. They have their basic needs more than met to begin with. And yet, there you have them: terrorizing families, demanding monstruous ransoms and mutilating, even killing their victims even after getting their "pay".
You and me and a lot of people know that a vendor certification means only that you passed a set of tests. Heck, some CompSci graduates know nothing about anything.
The truth is, sometimes, big customers require that you employer has a certain number of certified staff members before signing up for a contract/product. What are you gonna do, quit when they tell you "Hey Joe, can you pass some tests so we can get some more contracts?
But your employer should provide you with everything you need to get certified: books, time, good courses if requeried.
but the average American is innocent in this and need not be subjected to increased risk of terrorism *nor* to Draconian domestic anti-terrorism laws
The average [inser_country_here] Citizen is innoent too, you know. And yet we are seen as a potential criminal when entering the U.S. (more so if we are Latin American, African or Middle-Eastern).
An American visiting Brazil is far less likely to be a criminal, than a Brazilian visiting US...
And yet, if the ones implementing this scheme were the UK, or Germany, or France, or Japan, fingerprinting all visitors including Americans... would you feel like you're been treated like a good-intentioned tourist, or like a potential criminal?
After reading this thread, I see no one has considered the two classical solutions.
Maybe that's because:
1. No one thinks Mexicans will be happy if the U.S. takes over their country. As simplistic as some people may be, our two societies have marked differences; what makes you think Mexico can easily (if ever) fit into the American Melting Pot? Sure, it may be a piece of cake for the U.S. Military to crush the Mexican Army (because such a takeover would mean inminent war), but does anyone really think the U.S. can absorb 103 million people just like that?
2. It would be downright inhumane and inconstitutional to differentiate between human beings. The second choice sounds like the ancient Caste system of the New Spain... You know, something of 400 years ago. I mean, aren't "all men supposed to be born equal and with the same rights" ?
I was surprised to find less than 5 interesting and well-modded comments in this discussion. Most of you just made fun of the misleading headline, the rest made racist comments or criticized the Mexican government for spending funds in scientific research, instead of spening it in "more important things".
While I do agree that there are a lot of problems in Mexico, I also understand that scientific research is key for a country's development. As someone else already pointed out, skilled Mexicans will work at this telscope facilites, further exapnding knowledge and research, supporting the development of even more Mexican scientists.
Also of mention, should you'd read the fscking article, you'd realize it's not a space telescope, but rather a ground-based one.
And, what's with the racist comments? So it's not ok to make ethnic remarks about "african-americans", "native-americans" or "the latino population in the US", but it's perfectly fine to poke at your Mexican neighbors? What a bunch of hypocrats.
It is precisely this kind of arrogance that ruin the movie/concert-going experience.
Let's remember: one person's freedom ends where the neighbor's starts. You have as much right to receive your calls as I have the right to enjoy a concert-play-movie, or listen to, or even give, a conference.
The key here would be the warnings: every place has a code of conduct. When you buy a ticket or enroll in a conference, you accept a, let's call it "EULA": by entering the premises, you accept to have your cell phone blocked and the company is not responsible for any lost calls nor its consequences. You have been warned.
Heck, they should have this small print on every ticket now, to enforce vibration mode: if your phone makes noise, you can be kicked out of the premises.
Now now, I don't mean to flame you, but what makes you think the Japanese authorities are as hypocrital / prude as American authorities?
Japanese porn and sexshops are not tugged away in shady backstreets of Japanese cities: you can find them next to a Family Restaurant, electronics shops, boutiques, etc.
The tolerance of the Japanese society regarding sex and erotism (not to mention violence) is quite different from that seen in the States. Heck, just look at some of the TV anime series you can watch on broadcast Japanese TV: some show breasts, some show erotic situations, some show incredibles amounts of violence. Yet, they don't seem to care much.
I work as an Oracle technology consultant. The servers I deal with are all Linux distros.
My notebook is an Apple iBook. Most of the time, the apps are more than enough to get my work done. Not to mention the stability I get from OS X Tiger.
However, sometimes I wish I could install RedHat on my iBook, so I can test Oracle server products. As most of my work is done from afar, ssh'ing to the servers, it would be nice to be able to have a test environment before commiting any changes to current production servers' configuration.
Why not use a typical Intel book for that? Because I just love the Tiger experience: great GUI, a cool Unix terminal at my disposal, and a set of multimedia tools that do what I want to do with my "digital life stuff" (iLife, Final Cut).
It's cool that a lot of people work with open source software exclusively, and get to use their Linux distro of choice. But for those of us who need to use a particular distro AND also don't want to give up Tiger, the new Apple Intel machines are something to look forward to.
None of this "jog" or "power walk" shit. Full sprint for more than 30 minutes everyday.
Do remember, though, that a full sprint for 30 minutes could be dangerous to the health of someone who hasn't excercised in years. Those people should first start by walking some 30 minutes 4 or 5 times a week during a couple of months before even starting to "power walking" for another couple of months. Only then should those people start to jog.
You may be right, in that the change of processor will not mean a magical porting of an application that was not previously ported to Cocoa under PPC. I agree with that.
However, a Mac with an x86 processor may increase the probabilities of a user using it as a dual-boot system. So, you get to experience the wonders of OS X Tiger, and you keep to use your good ol' engineering software under Windows or Linux.
No way! One of the things I love about Google Japan is the ability to throw Ero (as in "erotic") blogs as search results for "ecchi" ("adult related"). Gotta love those sweet japanese amateur gals blogging their sex life away (pictures included).
Take The Simpsons. Here in Mexico, they've broadcasted the whole show starting from the First Season (minus the very first, original short segments); the voice actors (Latin American dub) even attend fantasy, anime and science fiction conventions. This very American show is very successful here, as well as in other countries.
Yet, in Japan, it never took off and got canceled. Why? It is too American. Lots of jokes are not understood, or don't withstand the translation.
It's a matter of cultural diferences. Have you ever watched a Japanese live action drama / tv series? They don't feature tentacle monsters, nor big buggy eyes, no fantastic breasts and none of the actors have blue o green hair. Would they catch on American audiences? Probably not. Some of them are kinda goofy; most of them use very different (yet very interesting) techniques and angles.
I think the concept of "working right out of the box", applied to GUIs, means you don't have to worry about the GUI crashing for no apparent reason. Now, I know this happens in Windows too. And granted, on Linux you can kill Gnome/KDE/whatever without actually having to kill the whole OS (like Windows), but you can' deny that, although there's been some improvements on that front, the window managers used in Linux distribution stil don't "feel" as "stable" or "consistent" as Windows'.
What about writing your own stuff? Seriously, you could pick a couple of good basic documents about what you want to teach as a base for new ones. Yyou could even write from scratchthe one about computer architecture.
As elitist as it may sound, in my experience (as a Linux Admin for an ERP consulting firm, sometimes I'm asked to provide training for the client firm's tech staff) this is actually true. The reason may be that a Windows admin has spent so much time with the GUI that memorizing/using the command line may seem like a daunting task. I'd say it's not a matter of competence, but rather a matter of attitude.
Are you refering to the one about the conquest of Planet X, to re-supply Earth's shaving cream supplies? If so, that was "Duck Dodgers in the 24th 1/2 Century", starring Daffy, Marvin and Porky... But not Bugs.
FWIW, the one with Marvin and Bugs was where Bugs mistakenly hops aboard a rocket bound for Mars; there, he finds Marvin getting ready to destroy Earth using a new explosive cannon.
The "casual user" doesn't give a shit. They rent their mainstream crap movies on DVDs at the local monopolistic rental store and they bring it back three days late. They aren't ripping movies to share, save, etc.
That may be in the US, Canada, Europe, Japan and Korea.
But you have no idea what the piracy problem is like in, for example, Latin America or Southeast Asia. An original DVD will cost you about 15 USD. Why pay that, whan you can rent it for 3 USD, you ask? Well, why pay 3 USD for a rent, when you can own a not-so-shabby quality copy of it for the same price?
Consider that average minimum wage in, say, Mexico, is about 5 USD PER DAY.
Consider, now, that for a hit title, like Spider-Man 2, we are talking about thousands of [3-dollar] illegal copies sold, instead of thousands of [15-dollar] legitimate ones.
composed the soundtrack for Pixar's Invincibles.
That would be "The Incredibles":)
BTW, I think he also was responsible for the music of a Jurassic Park game, though I don't know which one. And I agree, he is a great composer. His work on the MOH games is fantastic.
I'm sorry, I don't know what you're talking about. There's a big, round, blue button that says "Download Quicktime". You don't even have to give your email address. Just select your O.S., your language and click the button.
IMHO Apple would win some more "do it yourself" people if they offered upgrades and parts.
That's because the Mini is not intended for the "do it yourself" kind of people. We know YOU and the rest of the Slashdotters can build a beowlf cluster from scrap parts of a Commodore64 for less than $99.
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You and me and a lot of people know that a vendor certification means only that you passed a set of tests. Heck, some CompSci graduates know nothing about anything.
The truth is, sometimes, big customers require that you employer has a certain number of certified staff members before signing up for a contract/product. What are you gonna do, quit when they tell you "Hey Joe, can you pass some tests so we can get some more contracts?
But your employer should provide you with everything you need to get certified: books, time, good courses if requeried.
The average [inser_country_here] Citizen is innoent too, you know. And yet we are seen as a potential criminal when entering the U.S. (more so if we are Latin American, African or Middle-Eastern).
And yet, if the ones implementing this scheme were the UK, or Germany, or France, or Japan, fingerprinting all visitors including Americans... would you feel like you're been treated like a good-intentioned tourist, or like a potential criminal?
Maybe that's because:
1. No one thinks Mexicans will be happy if the U.S. takes over their country. As simplistic as some people may be, our two societies have marked differences; what makes you think Mexico can easily (if ever) fit into the American Melting Pot? Sure, it may be a piece of cake for the U.S. Military to crush the Mexican Army (because such a takeover would mean inminent war), but does anyone really think the U.S. can absorb 103 million people just like that?
2. It would be downright inhumane and inconstitutional to differentiate between human beings. The second choice sounds like the ancient Caste system of the New Spain... You know, something of 400 years ago. I mean, aren't "all men supposed to be born equal and with the same rights" ?
I was surprised to find less than 5 interesting and well-modded comments in this discussion. Most of you just made fun of the misleading headline, the rest made racist comments or criticized the Mexican government for spending funds in scientific research, instead of spening it in "more important things".
While I do agree that there are a lot of problems in Mexico, I also understand that scientific research is key for a country's development. As someone else already pointed out, skilled Mexicans will work at this telscope facilites, further exapnding knowledge and research, supporting the development of even more Mexican scientists.
Also of mention, should you'd read the fscking article, you'd realize it's not a space telescope, but rather a ground-based one.
And, what's with the racist comments? So it's not ok to make ethnic remarks about "african-americans", "native-americans" or "the latino population in the US", but it's perfectly fine to poke at your Mexican neighbors? What a bunch of hypocrats.
Let's remember: one person's freedom ends where the neighbor's starts. You have as much right to receive your calls as I have the right to enjoy a concert-play-movie, or listen to, or even give, a conference.
The key here would be the warnings: every place has a code of conduct. When you buy a ticket or enroll in a conference, you accept a, let's call it "EULA": by entering the premises, you accept to have your cell phone blocked and the company is not responsible for any lost calls nor its consequences. You have been warned.
Heck, they should have this small print on every ticket now, to enforce vibration mode: if your phone makes noise, you can be kicked out of the premises.
Now now, I don't mean to flame you, but what makes you think the Japanese authorities are as hypocrital / prude as American authorities?
Japanese porn and sexshops are not tugged away in shady backstreets of Japanese cities: you can find them next to a Family Restaurant, electronics shops, boutiques, etc.
The tolerance of the Japanese society regarding sex and erotism (not to mention violence) is quite different from that seen in the States. Heck, just look at some of the TV anime series you can watch on broadcast Japanese TV: some show breasts, some show erotic situations, some show incredibles amounts of violence. Yet, they don't seem to care much.
I know: I've lived there.
My notebook is an Apple iBook. Most of the time, the apps are more than enough to get my work done. Not to mention the stability I get from OS X Tiger.
However, sometimes I wish I could install RedHat on my iBook, so I can test Oracle server products. As most of my work is done from afar, ssh'ing to the servers, it would be nice to be able to have a test environment before commiting any changes to current production servers' configuration.
Why not use a typical Intel book for that? Because I just love the Tiger experience: great GUI, a cool Unix terminal at my disposal, and a set of multimedia tools that do what I want to do with my "digital life stuff" (iLife, Final Cut).
It's cool that a lot of people work with open source software exclusively, and get to use their Linux distro of choice. But for those of us who need to use a particular distro AND also don't want to give up Tiger, the new Apple Intel machines are something to look forward to.
Do remember, though, that a full sprint for 30 minutes could be dangerous to the health of someone who hasn't excercised in years. Those people should first start by walking some 30 minutes 4 or 5 times a week during a couple of months before even starting to "power walking" for another couple of months. Only then should those people start to jog.
You may be right, in that the change of processor will not mean a magical porting of an application that was not previously ported to Cocoa under PPC. I agree with that. However, a Mac with an x86 processor may increase the probabilities of a user using it as a dual-boot system. So, you get to experience the wonders of OS X Tiger, and you keep to use your good ol' engineering software under Windows or Linux.
No way! One of the things I love about Google Japan is the ability to throw Ero (as in "erotic") blogs as search results for "ecchi" ("adult related"). Gotta love those sweet japanese amateur gals blogging their sex life away (pictures included).
That's the point: they don't want to. Most of them are satisfied with the Japanese, even the Asian market.
Take The Simpsons. Here in Mexico, they've broadcasted the whole show starting from the First Season (minus the very first, original short segments); the voice actors (Latin American dub) even attend fantasy, anime and science fiction conventions. This very American show is very successful here, as well as in other countries.
Yet, in Japan, it never took off and got canceled. Why? It is too American. Lots of jokes are not understood, or don't withstand the translation.
It's a matter of cultural diferences. Have you ever watched a Japanese live action drama / tv series? They don't feature tentacle monsters, nor big buggy eyes, no fantastic breasts and none of the actors have blue o green hair. Would they catch on American audiences? Probably not. Some of them are kinda goofy; most of them use very different (yet very interesting) techniques and angles.
So please, enough with the stereotyping.
I think the concept of "working right out of the box", applied to GUIs, means you don't have to worry about the GUI crashing for no apparent reason. Now, I know this happens in Windows too. And granted, on Linux you can kill Gnome/KDE/whatever without actually having to kill the whole OS (like Windows), but you can' deny that, although there's been some improvements on that front, the window managers used in Linux distribution stil don't "feel" as "stable" or "consistent" as Windows'.
What about writing your own stuff? Seriously, you could pick a couple of good basic documents about what you want to teach as a base for new ones. Yyou could even write from scratchthe one about computer architecture.
Is this the general opinion of the Alliance, or just the opinion of one clueless spokesperson?
As elitist as it may sound, in my experience (as a Linux Admin for an ERP consulting firm, sometimes I'm asked to provide training for the client firm's tech staff) this is actually true. The reason may be that a Windows admin has spent so much time with the GUI that memorizing/using the command line may seem like a daunting task. I'd say it's not a matter of competence, but rather a matter of attitude.
FWIW, the one with Marvin and Bugs was where Bugs mistakenly hops aboard a rocket bound for Mars; there, he finds Marvin getting ready to destroy Earth using a new explosive cannon.
You are correct, sir.
That may be in the US, Canada, Europe, Japan and Korea.
But you have no idea what the piracy problem is like in, for example, Latin America or Southeast Asia. An original DVD will cost you about 15 USD. Why pay that, whan you can rent it for 3 USD, you ask? Well, why pay 3 USD for a rent, when you can own a not-so-shabby quality copy of it for the same price? Consider that average minimum wage in, say, Mexico, is about 5 USD PER DAY.
Consider, now, that for a hit title, like Spider-Man 2, we are talking about thousands of [3-dollar] illegal copies sold, instead of thousands of [15-dollar] legitimate ones.
Not that I favor Macrovision, tho...
composed the soundtrack for Pixar's Invincibles. :)
That would be "The Incredibles"
BTW, I think he also was responsible for the music of a Jurassic Park game, though I don't know which one. And I agree, he is a great composer. His work on the MOH games is fantastic.
I'm sorry, I don't know what you're talking about. There's a big, round, blue button that says "Download Quicktime". You don't even have to give your email address. Just select your O.S., your language and click the button.
Here it is
IMHO Apple would win some more "do it yourself" people if they offered upgrades and parts. That's because the Mini is not intended for the "do it yourself" kind of people. We know YOU and the rest of the Slashdotters can build a beowlf cluster from scrap parts of a Commodore64 for less than $99.