Bingo. I think that rather than having a short televised debate, they should pre-record it and let the debate run for hours or even days. No question would go unasked to each candidate. Let candidates take as much time as they need to answer the questions (within reason). Then post the whole thing online in segments so that anyone can watch any part of it, random-access style. For example, if you wanted to know more about a candidate, you could watch a video that combines all of the segments where he or she speaks. If the debate took a day, there would be a good couple hours of the person explaining their views and qualifications. That would help to prevent all the canned responses and "me too" answers. Having each response in its own segment would allow the website to allow the viewer to enjoy the debate in as short or as long of a format as they desire. I think we really need something like this to expose the candidates that are unfit for command.
Unrelated, but... Check out this presidential selector... It asks for your views and opinions and it tells you which presidential candidates are the closest match.
Maybe this explains how so many Ameritrade customers are getting spammed with pump-and-dump stock spams... An ex-employee (or hell, even a current employee) could be pocketing quite a bit by selling off their email addresses. This is assuming, of course, that the company isn't doing this itself.
After reading the Shape of the Future speech by Charlie Stross, about how many of us in the future will carry a GPS-enabled, internet-connected video and audio recorder, I am wondering if this sort of technology will find its way into a Google Maps "street view"-like interface. It would be very interesting to be able to click on a person on the street map and see/hear what they are experiencing, if they "opt in" to the system of course. For instance, you would be able to see a riot as it occurred, or watch the ball drop in Times Square, or witness any event in real-time. Virtual vacationing would be possible just by clicking on various people, wherever you want to be, and "living" through them vicariously. Alternatively, you could click on a street address or intersection and have it cycle through the views of people in that region. That way you could tell if it was raining, congested with traffic, etc.. This would also solve the problem of the information being out of date...
One future application of this technology is covered in the book The Light of Other Days by Stephen Baxter and Arthur C. Clarke. In it, a company develops a way to spy on anyone, anywhere using light wormholes. It completely changes society because suddenly privacy is non-existent. The book is a very interesting read, and it's available on Amazon for a penny.
This all reminds me of the time I emailed Linus Torvalds back in '96... I was having trouble with the top program and for whatever crazy reason I figured "why not just email Linus?". Sure enough, he responded quickly with a one sentence reply, "try installing [x] version of the procps shared library" and sure enough it worked!
I completely agree. Why on earth did the primaries get moved ahead this time around? The media is beating the '08 campaign to death before it has really even started. We are over a year and a half away and yet all the news outlets are spouting off daily rhetoric about the candidates. Is there nothing else important to talk about besides this? By voting day, there will be so much negativity and poor sentiment towards candidates that nobody is going to want to vote.
I really like Michael Badnarik's quote, "We selected Miss America from 50 people, why don't we [select] the president from this many? Isn't the United States all about making choices?"
(Here's where the 3-digit UID user is supposed to stand up and indignantly state that his burden is so much greater than mine.) My burden is so much greater than yours. Was that convincing enough?:^)
Yes, but the money they make has to go to a valid bank or brokerage account, otherwise they wouldn't be making money...:^) In the end, I think the burden will fall on banks and brokerages to more closely verify the identity of their customers.
Perhaps the SEC could require stock brokers and other companies issuing penny/OTC/pink sheet stocks to log whoever buys or sells them. There should be a discernible pattern among pump-and-dump traders that the SEC could backtrace to identify the perpetrator. I would imagine the perpetrator would not purchase the stock too far in advance, as market fluctuations during that time could make their scheme fail. They probably buy the stock only a few days or maybe weeks beforehand, and then sell immediately after the spike. Their initial purchase is probably sizable as well, more than your average investor. For most people who never deal with OTC stocks, their privacy is ensured. For those who do choose to deal with these types of stocks, it would be part of the cost of business for dealing in such a risky and crime-ridden market. The SEC needs to figure this one out sooner rather than later...
In the Wired Science pilot, starting at 22m 45s, we are treated to an attractive show host that cuts through a large flat panel screen with a circular saw. That gets my vote.
Why don't large software companies offer bounties to find their security flaws and disclose them in private before they become a problem? I know security companies do this sometimes, as well as underground organizations to find 0-day exploits, so why aren't the software companies themselves getting into this game? I would think that it would motivate programmers at the company in question to tighten up their code, especially if the bounty cash cuts into their results sharing.
The title and article text is a bit misleading, as the Ares I will be used for more than just the moon and Mars... The Orion capsule on the Ares I can be configured to carry crew or supplies to the ISS, or do "solo" orbital flights, or mate with the moon/Mars vehicles lifted by the Ares V...
IIRC, Microsoft's license with Spyglass was: We will agree to pay you a set amount for every copy of Internet Explorer that we sell. Then they went and gave it away, so that they weren't selling it. It's either genius or insanity, depending on how you look at it...
Indeed, seeing this first hand was quite interesting (I was there both days, and spent some time in neighboring Truth or Consequences, Aguirre Springs Recreation Area, and White Sands National Monument). I was really impressed with the high school space elevator team, as their device made it all the way up without much of a problem. I wish I was able to get more videos of the Tripoli rockets firing, as those were really neat. I was a bit under-whelmed by the lunar lander challenge though, if only because of the lack of teams competing and the problems encountered. But I suppose that is the nature of experimentation!:^) I thought the rocketman was going to fly around the crowd (like at other events)... Just seeing him float up 30 feet and back down was not too impressive. Seeing NASA astronaut Mike Foale's presentation about life aboard the ISS was really interesting and humorous. It is really neat to see the general enthusiasm surrounding rocketry and space exploration/travel at the event. I would like to go again when Virgin Galactic sets up shop in Upham, NM at the New Mexico Spaceport...
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Beauty pageant, presidential campaign, what's the difference nowadays? :^)
Exactly... I have a master's degree and a MySpace account, so I don't quite fit into either of the article's stereotypes. :^)
Bingo. I think that rather than having a short televised debate, they should pre-record it and let the debate run for hours or even days. No question would go unasked to each candidate. Let candidates take as much time as they need to answer the questions (within reason). Then post the whole thing online in segments so that anyone can watch any part of it, random-access style. For example, if you wanted to know more about a candidate, you could watch a video that combines all of the segments where he or she speaks. If the debate took a day, there would be a good couple hours of the person explaining their views and qualifications. That would help to prevent all the canned responses and "me too" answers. Having each response in its own segment would allow the website to allow the viewer to enjoy the debate in as short or as long of a format as they desire. I think we really need something like this to expose the candidates that are unfit for command.
Unrelated, but... Check out this presidential selector... It asks for your views and opinions and it tells you which presidential candidates are the closest match.
Maybe this explains how so many Ameritrade customers are getting spammed with pump-and-dump stock spams... An ex-employee (or hell, even a current employee) could be pocketing quite a bit by selling off their email addresses. This is assuming, of course, that the company isn't doing this itself.
After reading the Shape of the Future speech by Charlie Stross, about how many of us in the future will carry a GPS-enabled, internet-connected video and audio recorder, I am wondering if this sort of technology will find its way into a Google Maps "street view"-like interface. It would be very interesting to be able to click on a person on the street map and see/hear what they are experiencing, if they "opt in" to the system of course. For instance, you would be able to see a riot as it occurred, or watch the ball drop in Times Square, or witness any event in real-time. Virtual vacationing would be possible just by clicking on various people, wherever you want to be, and "living" through them vicariously. Alternatively, you could click on a street address or intersection and have it cycle through the views of people in that region. That way you could tell if it was raining, congested with traffic, etc.. This would also solve the problem of the information being out of date...
Finally! I had been wondering how Bill Gates was going to share his fortune! This sounds like the technology that can make it happen!
One future application of this technology is covered in the book The Light of Other Days by Stephen Baxter and Arthur C. Clarke. In it, a company develops a way to spy on anyone, anywhere using light wormholes. It completely changes society because suddenly privacy is non-existent. The book is a very interesting read, and it's available on Amazon for a penny.
This all reminds me of the time I emailed Linus Torvalds back in '96... I was having trouble with the top program and for whatever crazy reason I figured "why not just email Linus?". Sure enough, he responded quickly with a one sentence reply, "try installing [x] version of the procps shared library" and sure enough it worked!
Vote Libertarian.
I completely agree. Why on earth did the primaries get moved ahead this time around? The media is beating the '08 campaign to death before it has really even started. We are over a year and a half away and yet all the news outlets are spouting off daily rhetoric about the candidates. Is there nothing else important to talk about besides this? By voting day, there will be so much negativity and poor sentiment towards candidates that nobody is going to want to vote.
I really like Michael Badnarik's quote, "We selected Miss America from 50 people, why don't we [select] the president from this many? Isn't the United States all about making choices?"
...so Bush was right when he referred to "the internets"?
Does this book explain how the series of tubes works? Nobody seems to know...
It's meme-rific! All this nostalgia reminded me of the old "Gnulix" flamebait of yore...
Cue the endless stream of orifice jokes... now!
Yes, but the money they make has to go to a valid bank or brokerage account, otherwise they wouldn't be making money... :^) In the end, I think the burden will fall on banks and brokerages to more closely verify the identity of their customers.
Perhaps the SEC could require stock brokers and other companies issuing penny/OTC/pink sheet stocks to log whoever buys or sells them. There should be a discernible pattern among pump-and-dump traders that the SEC could backtrace to identify the perpetrator. I would imagine the perpetrator would not purchase the stock too far in advance, as market fluctuations during that time could make their scheme fail. They probably buy the stock only a few days or maybe weeks beforehand, and then sell immediately after the spike. Their initial purchase is probably sizable as well, more than your average investor. For most people who never deal with OTC stocks, their privacy is ensured. For those who do choose to deal with these types of stocks, it would be part of the cost of business for dealing in such a risky and crime-ridden market. The SEC needs to figure this one out sooner rather than later...
In the Wired Science pilot, starting at 22m 45s, we are treated to an attractive show host that cuts through a large flat panel screen with a circular saw. That gets my vote.
Why don't large software companies offer bounties to find their security flaws and disclose them in private before they become a problem? I know security companies do this sometimes, as well as underground organizations to find 0-day exploits, so why aren't the software companies themselves getting into this game? I would think that it would motivate programmers at the company in question to tighten up their code, especially if the bounty cash cuts into their results sharing.
There is at least one Slashdot reader with a 3-digit UID that is under 30! Befriend him before he gets old and gray! :^)
I am ashamed that nobody yet has made a reference to the microwave power transmitters in SimCity 2000! :^)
The title and article text is a bit misleading, as the Ares I will be used for more than just the moon and Mars... The Orion capsule on the Ares I can be configured to carry crew or supplies to the ISS, or do "solo" orbital flights, or mate with the moon/Mars vehicles lifted by the Ares V...
IIRC, Microsoft's license with Spyglass was: We will agree to pay you a set amount for every copy of Internet Explorer that we sell. Then they went and gave it away, so that they weren't selling it. It's either genius or insanity, depending on how you look at it...
Indeed, seeing this first hand was quite interesting (I was there both days, and spent some time in neighboring Truth or Consequences, Aguirre Springs Recreation Area, and White Sands National Monument). I was really impressed with the high school space elevator team, as their device made it all the way up without much of a problem. I wish I was able to get more videos of the Tripoli rockets firing, as those were really neat. I was a bit under-whelmed by the lunar lander challenge though, if only because of the lack of teams competing and the problems encountered. But I suppose that is the nature of experimentation! :^) I thought the rocketman was going to fly around the crowd (like at other events)... Just seeing him float up 30 feet and back down was not too impressive. Seeing NASA astronaut Mike Foale's presentation about life aboard the ISS was really interesting and humorous. It is really neat to see the general enthusiasm surrounding rocketry and space exploration/travel at the event. I would like to go again when Virgin Galactic sets up shop in Upham, NM at the New Mexico Spaceport...