"...there is no sign of any danger to anyone outside the evacuation zone in Japan"
This is truly hilarious. Words delivered with the same sincerity as those uttered by representatives of the cigarette industry back in the 1950's.
Pournelle cleverly avoids comment on the Japanese workers who are now dying a slow death as a result of their efforts to deal with the problem...
The workers you speak of *ARE NOT* "outside the evacuation zone". Your comment makes no factual sense.
They've been touting their awesome robotics breakthroughs for years, but when it's crunch time apparently it takes a couple of months before they can even get one on the scene. Whoops!
It's been a couple of months since the Japan earthquake? Really?
I continue to conclude: It's not Chernobyl. When all this began I said a worst case would be one or more Tsar Bomba equivalents. We now know it is far less than that. It does not appear that the entire mess will equal one Chernobyl.
There will probably be a greater and more fatal impact: the rejection, in the West, of nuclear power, which will either have dire economic consequences and lead to even more transfer of wealth into the sovereign investment funds of the Near East, or possibly to wars: I point out that our Middle East Wars have been deadly; nuclear power has not directly killed anyone in the United States. There are debates about "extra" cancer cases caused by nuclear power, but I know of no proof that there have been any.
Note that China is not going to halt nuclear power construction. The major effect of Fukushima Daiichi may well be a very great Chinese comparative advantage. Cheap easily available energy and freedom are the keys to economic prosperity: the Chinese are moving toward both. The United States is moving away from both. The results are predictable.
Meanwhile, there is no sign of any danger to anyone outside the evacuation zone in Japan, and indeed not much evidence of danger inside it. Japan will be deprived of some rice farming land for a few years -- perhaps -- and of the energy from the plant. Of course the plant was older and scheduled for retirement to begin with.
The 9.0 earthquake is now said to have been the largest ever recorded to have hit a civilized area.
His "non-compete" agreement is only valid for a year. I'm sure he put away enough moo-la at MS to take a vacation... I know how some here feel about "non-competes" and MS, but good grief, he signed the agreement, he knew what was in it, and it's only a year.
The key, then, is to license on-line poker to the same standards of oversight as the major gambling houses in Nevada, New Jersey, and the Indian casinos... Make it a rule for the servers to be state-side, and have the backend code audited. And of course, tax, tax, tax...
You think there are rumblings about monopolistic practices now, imagine if the owned the whole music industry.
Yes, but they could certainly buy significant interests in publicly traded music companies... They need not buy the whole thing to influence corporate policy.
Obscene? For a game with thousands of developer and artist hours in it? For a game you're going to get a few dozen hours of play out of?
Yes. The game companies made their money back at a fraction of that $50 to $100. Of course they are entitled to make a profit. And, indeed, they are making an obscene profit, specially for a game you don't even own!
...then my boycot is a result of my distrust in them
A lot of people say that - and not just about DRM - but in the end just go out and spend the money on the DRM infestation anyway because they don't want random warez possibly infecting them with something perhaps more offensive than DRM.
Certainly there has to be a fundamental change in customer service philosophy from the game companies, but I don't think pirated games or non-existent "boycotting" will do it.
Sadly, simply selling games cheaper, DRM and all, would probably eliminate a huge percentage of the pirated game "problem". $50+ for a game? Obscene.
The writers weren't sure what the Martians should sound like so the script read "ack, ack, ack, ack" for all of their lines of dialogue. This became the actual words spoken by the Martians in the film.
A line of sight weapon is only useful if you can see the enema.
A fecal impaction is a large mass of dry, hard shit that can develop in the rectum due to chronic constipation. A laser treatment might very well be a productive treatment to get the stools flowing...
Also, at one point Bruce started offering to pay small amounts for accepted stories, but out of the ten or so that I submitted and had accepted, not a dime was paid out.
Good grief! If you can't stand the Apple Walled Garden, don't sweat it, don't even THINK about it. MOVE ON to a platform that has the politics you like. Android? But CHRIST, is there anything more POINTLESS than Apple Hand-ringing?
So you are saying that teachers know best, parents know noting and should not be allowed to have ideas about the education of their children? "I am a professional, do not try this hat home"? Blind faith in a group of people with a significant percentage (mostly in the South) that believe the Earth is around 4000 years old?
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Patents are BAD.
Unless Microsoft opposes the patent.
In that case, the patent must be upheld.
"...there is no sign of any danger to anyone outside the evacuation zone in Japan" This is truly hilarious. Words delivered with the same sincerity as those uttered by representatives of the cigarette industry back in the 1950's. Pournelle cleverly avoids comment on the Japanese workers who are now dying a slow death as a result of their efforts to deal with the problem...
The workers you speak of *ARE NOT* "outside the evacuation zone". Your comment makes no factual sense.
"Flamebait"? Good grief!
They've been touting their awesome robotics breakthroughs for years, but when it's crunch time apparently it takes a couple of months before they can even get one on the scene. Whoops!
It's been a couple of months since the Japan earthquake? Really?
I'm pro-nuclear power, but I'm not a PR person. Just realistic about the world's future energy needs.
I continue to conclude: It's not Chernobyl. When all this began I said a worst case would be one or more Tsar Bomba equivalents. We now know it is far less than that. It does not appear that the entire mess will equal one Chernobyl.
There will probably be a greater and more fatal impact: the rejection, in the West, of nuclear power, which will either have dire economic consequences and lead to even more transfer of wealth into the sovereign investment funds of the Near East, or possibly to wars: I point out that our Middle East Wars have been deadly; nuclear power has not directly killed anyone in the United States. There are debates about "extra" cancer cases caused by nuclear power, but I know of no proof that there have been any.
Note that China is not going to halt nuclear power construction. The major effect of Fukushima Daiichi may well be a very great Chinese comparative advantage. Cheap easily available energy and freedom are the keys to economic prosperity: the Chinese are moving toward both. The United States is moving away from both. The results are predictable.
Meanwhile, there is no sign of any danger to anyone outside the evacuation zone in Japan, and indeed not much evidence of danger inside it. Japan will be deprived of some rice farming land for a few years -- perhaps -- and of the energy from the plant. Of course the plant was older and scheduled for retirement to begin with.
The 9.0 earthquake is now said to have been the largest ever recorded to have hit a civilized area.
I use two facebook accounts; one polished and clean for my parents and family, and one for my friends...
I have *ONE* Facebook page because I've long ago decided that my parents know who I am, and I don't care to work for people I have to lie to.
Based on your incoherent response, I assume you are a high school dropout.
Jesus, maybe you need to drink less coffee.
This story is about vinyl... Is it really an "EP" if it comes as a zip file? Really?
His "non-compete" agreement is only valid for a year. I'm sure he put away enough moo-la at MS to take a vacation... I know how some here feel about "non-competes" and MS, but good grief, he signed the agreement, he knew what was in it, and it's only a year.
The key, then, is to license on-line poker to the same standards of oversight as the major gambling houses in Nevada, New Jersey, and the Indian casinos... Make it a rule for the servers to be state-side, and have the backend code audited. And of course, tax, tax, tax...
It's not rocket science...
You think there are rumblings about monopolistic practices now, imagine if the owned the whole music industry.
Yes, but they could certainly buy significant interests in publicly traded music companies... They need not buy the whole thing to influence corporate policy.
...but please don't arrest me!
I vaguely remember eating a slice of cheesecake.
Obscene? For a game with thousands of developer and artist hours in it? For a game you're going to get a few dozen hours of play out of?
Yes. The game companies made their money back at a fraction of that $50 to $100. Of course they are entitled to make a profit. And, indeed, they are making an obscene profit, specially for a game you don't even own!
...then my boycot is a result of my distrust in them
A lot of people say that - and not just about DRM - but in the end just go out and spend the money on the DRM infestation anyway because they don't want random warez possibly infecting them with something perhaps more offensive than DRM.
Certainly there has to be a fundamental change in customer service philosophy from the game companies, but I don't think pirated games or non-existent "boycotting" will do it.
Sadly, simply selling games cheaper, DRM and all, would probably eliminate a huge percentage of the pirated game "problem". $50+ for a game? Obscene.
The question is RETARDED and indicates a COMPLETE lack of knowledge on the part of the "asker" about how email works.
Hereâ(TM)s THE FACTS: Unencrypted email is unsecure EVERY-FUCKING-WHERE.
The writers weren't sure what the Martians should sound like so the script read "ack, ack, ack, ack" for all of their lines of dialogue. This became the actual words spoken by the Martians in the film.
Last noises heard from dying aliens: "Ack, ack, ack..."
A line of sight weapon is only useful if you can see the enema.
A fecal impaction is a large mass of dry, hard shit that can develop in the rectum due to chronic constipation. A laser treatment might very well be a productive treatment to get the stools flowing...
Also, at one point Bruce started offering to pay small amounts for accepted stories, but out of the ten or so that I submitted and had accepted, not a dime was paid out.
Yes. OK, yes.
Good grief! If you can't stand the Apple Walled Garden, don't sweat it, don't even THINK about it. MOVE ON to a platform that has the politics you like. Android? But CHRIST, is there anything more POINTLESS than Apple Hand-ringing?
So you are saying that teachers know best, parents know noting and should not be allowed to have ideas about the education of their children? "I am a professional, do not try this hat home"? Blind faith in a group of people with a significant percentage (mostly in the South) that believe the Earth is around 4000 years old?