Well, there is a "hydrogen bomb" just the same way that most cars have a "gasoline bomb" underneath theirs. At any rate, the "bomb" in question is a needless worry--we don't fear our gas tanks exploding, do we? Why should we fear that hydrogen / fuel cells wouldn't be made just as safe?
Mod insightful, not funny. That's a very good question for a place that wants to be a repository of everything any human has ever created, that can be stored in a digital format.
One might keep in mind that a massive vehicle like a Toyota Prius would probably cause the same result the Chrysler minivan did in this instance. As long as these cars are designed to race in the competition, and not be as versatile and survivable as regular vehicles, this (the lack of survivability when being t-boned by a normal car) will be a danger to ALL of them.
DHL (major shipper, opposite FedEx & UPS... think "flying vans") is testing a program to use hybrid or all-electric delivery vans for its fleet vehicles in two large cities already. This does look like trend that'll continue.
Hmm.. the only perks I get are... lemme see... air-conditioning (one word: Houston), water from a water fountain, high-speed internet (since I can't afford it at home)...
Is it truly free if there are ads on the page? If I'm being advertized to while reading, can you truly tell me the content is free?
Besides, with portals like Google news, if there is a story you are interested in, there is a good chance that several other media outlets have written a similar article. And someone else said in fact, several other media outlets may be carrying the exact same wire story or press release.
Hmph. If this were copmletely true, why are there so many NYT (free reg req'd) (soul to devil req'd) etc mentioned on/.? It may be true for AP, Reuters, AFP, etc, but not for content the NYT made, which is often the case.
Because Web visitors get the same product for free that paper-and-ink readers pay for, news publishers believe it's only fair they provide something in return.
If the page with the content has just ONE ad on it, am I truly getting the content for free? That's a ruse.
And don't get me started on the "printer friendly" pages with a big flash ad, which often gets printed alone, instead of the content I want to print in the first place.
Great. Now a legal, useful, and important use of technology
He wrote this program to demonstrate how consumers can protect themselves by wiping out RFID data after purchasing a product
is likely to be outlawed because of fear of abuses. Not unlike P2P. I predict much FUD coming about this technology from the RFID peddlers, as well as cries for Congress/FTC/FCC to "do something about it!"
And SpaceShipOne's design will *never* get to orbit, on many different fronts.
You're forgetting the future orbiting Museum of Space History, where they'll put either mockups or real versions of crafts that made firsts. Maybe the'll get Moon Unit Zappa to be the museum's curator.
Don't forget Monster Garage, Monster House, Monster Car, Monster Bike, uh... etc. This infotainment is all about entertaining the plebians, while pretending to inform every once in a while.
I also lement the direction the Discovery Channel, TLC, etc, have gone.
I don't blame the county for doing this, all in all. From an urban-planning geek's perspective, it's one of the coolest local sites I know of. But serving 300,000 a month with what I assume to be an intensive GIS application can't be cheap. The notion of having a user "pay" for government services rendered is of course nothing new (have you seen what some cities charge for copying fees?), and this really is an extension of that concept to the Internet.
Perhaps, but what about a usage fee instead? Maybe the information is public, but as you said, serving the app probably costs a lot.
Why not put a referrendum/bill through that makes certain it's only a few ads in the GIS area of the site, and it's only enough ads to pay for the costs of maintaining that GIS area?
Why not? Because this's what I, a taxpayer, would want...
The difference is that parody makes fun of the original work that the work is derived from; satire is a derivative work that makes fun of something else. Parody is protected, satire is not fair use.
By that definition, much of Weird Al's work is not parody, but satire. His FAQ says he's doing parody, which is protected.
Of course it's a subjective argument, but I'd say Weird Al does more making fun of something else, than the work he's deriving his from. Thus satire...
Good point, but if it's just straight, it's not the steering wheel--it's the gas/brake pedals. And for those, we've had cruise control for some time, and people trust it. Different use, of course, but a step in this direction.
A bit late maybe, but this link oughtta be added in there: it's the homepage for the competition itself: http://avdil.gtri.gatech.edu/AUVS/IARCLaunchPoint. html Scrolling down in that page provides a list of the teams competing, as well as links to their homepages.
from the article: Apparently, Robert Mahoney, chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and former CEO of Diebold, one of the largest American firms that make the machines, "even the penguins use ATMs."
Money, Penguins, & Diebold... what's/. say to THAT?
Slashdot Mirror
We must take the internet to ... Ludicrous Speed!
Of course, the science of psychohistory would have predicted it all much sooner, more accurately, and more precisely.
It's name is: Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Alien, Flesh Eating, Hellbound, Zombified Living Dead Part 2: In Shocking 2-D
... but with a title like that, shit ...
Okay, so I haven't seen it
Well, there is a "hydrogen bomb" just the same way that most cars have a "gasoline bomb" underneath theirs. At any rate, the "bomb" in question is a needless worry--we don't fear our gas tanks exploding, do we? Why should we fear that hydrogen / fuel cells wouldn't be made just as safe?
Mod insightful, not funny. That's a very good question for a place that wants to be a repository of everything any human has ever created, that can be stored in a digital format.
One might keep in mind that a massive vehicle like a Toyota Prius would probably cause the same result the Chrysler minivan did in this instance. As long as these cars are designed to race in the competition, and not be as versatile and survivable as regular vehicles, this (the lack of survivability when being t-boned by a normal car) will be a danger to ALL of them.
And no, the Prius is not very massive.
DHL (major shipper, opposite FedEx & UPS ... think "flying vans") is testing a program to use hybrid or all-electric delivery vans for its fleet vehicles in two large cities already. This does look like trend that'll continue.
Hmm .. the only perks I get are ... lemme see ... air-conditioning (one word: Houston), water from a water fountain, high-speed internet (since I can't afford it at home) ...
Was the cookbook that bad?
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I ate my sig.
Can't have been very helpful for you
How dare they unfuck their data! What gall, to put right what we made wrong! The nerve of those people ...
And ask why she continues to employ this shyster lawyer, instead of finding a different one.
She also has a blog: http://theprivacylawyer.blogspot.com/
From her (the lawyer's) site: Parry Aftab, Esq., The Privacy Lawyer(TM) ... managing cybercrime, privacy and cyber-abuse risks
What a crock of excrement!
Is a very small price to pay for free content.
/.? It may be true for AP, Reuters, AFP, etc, but not for content the NYT made, which is often the case.
Is it truly free if there are ads on the page? If I'm being advertized to while reading, can you truly tell me the content is free?
Besides, with portals like Google news, if there is a story you are interested in, there is a good chance that several other media outlets have written a similar article. And someone else said in fact, several other media outlets may be carrying the exact same wire story or press release.
Hmph. If this were copmletely true, why are there so many NYT (free reg req'd) (soul to devil req'd) etc mentioned on
Because Web visitors get the same product for free that paper-and-ink readers pay for, news publishers believe it's only fair they provide something in return.
If the page with the content has just ONE ad on it, am I truly getting the content for free? That's a ruse.
And don't get me started on the "printer friendly" pages with a big flash ad, which often gets printed alone, instead of the content I want to print in the first place.
Great. Now a legal, useful, and important use of technology
He wrote this program to demonstrate how consumers can protect themselves by wiping out RFID data after purchasing a product
is likely to be outlawed because of fear of abuses. Not unlike P2P. I predict much FUD coming about this technology from the RFID peddlers, as well as cries for Congress/FTC/FCC to "do something about it!"
And SpaceShipOne's design will *never* get to orbit, on many different fronts.
You're forgetting the future orbiting Museum of Space History, where they'll put either mockups or real versions of crafts that made firsts. Maybe the'll get Moon Unit Zappa to be the museum's curator.
Don't forget Monster Garage, Monster House, Monster Car, Monster Bike, uh ... etc. This infotainment is all about entertaining the plebians, while pretending to inform every once in a while.
I also lement the direction the Discovery Channel, TLC, etc, have gone.
Of course, this's the best idea. This's what taxpayers would want. So, of course, they'll never do this.
I don't blame the county for doing this, all in all. From an urban-planning geek's perspective, it's one of the coolest local sites I know of. But serving 300,000 a month with what I assume to be an intensive GIS application can't be cheap. The notion of having a user "pay" for government services rendered is of course nothing new (have you seen what some cities charge for copying fees?), and this really is an extension of that concept to the Internet.
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Perhaps, but what about a usage fee instead? Maybe the information is public, but as you said, serving the app probably costs a lot.
Why not put a referrendum/bill through that makes certain it's only a few ads in the GIS area of the site, and it's only enough ads to pay for the costs of maintaining that GIS area?
Why not? Because this's what I, a taxpayer, would want
TRO: "You've hurt our music!"
Jibjab: "You've got no humor!"
Both: "This judge will surely side with me!"
LOL! Since you put it that way, I could easily see JibJab making a follow-up video with those lyrics & the same music.
The difference is that parody makes fun of the original work that the work is derived from; satire is a derivative work that makes fun of something else. Parody is protected, satire is not fair use.
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By that definition, much of Weird Al's work is not parody, but satire. His FAQ says he's doing parody, which is protected.
Of course it's a subjective argument, but I'd say Weird Al does more making fun of something else, than the work he's deriving his from. Thus satire
Good point, but if it's just straight, it's not the steering wheel--it's the gas/brake pedals. And for those, we've had cruise control for some time, and people trust it. Different use, of course, but a step in this direction.
A bit late maybe, but this link oughtta be added in there: it's the homepage for the competition itself:. html
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http://avdil.gtri.gatech.edu/AUVS/IARCLaunchPoint
Scrolling down in that page provides a list of the teams competing, as well as links to their homepages.
This link is about this particular event.
I have to think, though, that a competition with 11 USA teams and 4 Canadian ones is hardly 'international'
from the article: Apparently, Robert Mahoney, chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and former CEO of Diebold, one of the largest American firms that make the machines, "even the penguins use ATMs."
... what's /. say to THAT?
Money, Penguins, & Diebold