Ronald Reagan was right, and elite wisdom was wrong. The Soviet Union was already decaying from within, and all it took was a few firm pushes (IRNMs in Europe, aid to the Mujahadeen, SDI) to help push it over the edge.
... and we all see where aid to the mujahadeen got us.
The fact of the matter is that we didn't have an accurate view of the strength of the Soviet Union. Our government thought it was a lot more stable and powerful than it actually was. They were still operating on the theory of containment, not on the theory that all it needed was a 'few firm pushes'. They got lucky.
Parents that either don't care about their child's education, or ones that think their child is immune to the rules or does no wrong are the real problem with the school system.
silly me... and I thought it was lack of funding... but, hey, what do I know?
seriously, though... why does everyone want to blame someone... most of the time, problems are far too complex to blame a single person, group of people, or any single cause for that matter.
Wow are you an insensitive clod (by which I mean a complete and total asshole)./. needs a "mod insensitive clod".
I know people like you exist, but I didn't think I'd see them here. Please don't ever come to where I live, or reproduce for that matter (or if you do, give them up for adoption so they'll have a better chance at life than having you as a parent).
*shudder*
What the hell are you talking about? I just asked if you were a libertarian... there was no attack on you... or debate for that matter... a little defensive aren't we? I see how you have one your debates... fscking weirdo.
b) it's not velocity that kills, it's acceleration.
huh... I just posted something about this to another comment...
that's not actually correct... it's not acceleration that kills, it's jerk (change in acceleration)
Abruptly increasing acceleration could rip it apart though, but that's another story.
... or abruptly decreasing acceleration for that matter... it's called jerk.
When you fall off a tall building and splat on the ground, it's not the change in speed (velocity) of the impact, nor is it the change in velocity (acceleration), but the change in acceleration (jerk) that kills you.
*sigh*, it's always the jerk that kills you.
SFGate is running a picture with this story that is just... well... suggestive.
"And this, my fellow board members, is how we please our customers..."
I can't help but think that this isn't entirely unintentional on the part of the editors... were it Boston.com, I wouldn't feel that way... but it's sfgate... known for their tongue-in-cheek methods.
Is how many of these are left in a week once people realize thier networks are being tapped.
well... the people who have wide open wireless networks probably aren't going to be up on wardriving or the existence of this map unless it happens to get on the 11 o'clock news for some reason.
The guy who gives the email addresses to the spammers is forced to pay restitution costs to AOL for the amount they spent on dealing with email that the spammer's sent. This is bullshit. If anyone should have to pay, it is the spammers. The guy can go to jail for theft of property (if you consider email lists property... which the government seems to... but this is another issue), but he didn't directly cost AOL any money. This is a crap example of a big company getting money from this little guy because getting the money from the spammers is nigh impossible. He plead guilty, so I think that keeps him from being able to appeal.
If a chick is walking in the Loin after dark wearing a halter, leather mini and fishnets, it's probably not actually a chick. And if it is, you won't be turned on anyway.
It's not really that kudos are deserved for switching from stock options to restricted stock. It's that the new rules by the SEC (thanks to Enron, Worldcom, et. al) mean that stock options are counted as expenses in a way that they weren't before (I think they used to be deferrable or something). They are effectively more 'expensive' in the short term than they used to be. Thus companies are moving to restricted stock (although I'm not sure about the accounting differences betwen the two). My point is Google isn't the only company doing this (I know for a fact), and you're likely to see more of it in the future.
My understanding of it is that the most important thing to the employee that differentiates stock options from restricted stock is that with the former, your purchase event (for tax purposes) of the stock is at exercise time (which is not until vesting time at least). Restricted stock has a purchase event at the time it is awarded (and you have to pay for it with cash at the time). Thus your capital gains tax clock starts right away as opposed to (for example) 4 years from now when it vests and you exercise the option. I'm sure there is more to it, but that was the pertinent part that I took away.
And funny that now they've realized this fact (that airphones are dead and they can't make money of it), it's soon going to be ok to use cell phones in flight.
New from EA Games... Sweatshop 2005 where you start a 15 year career as a team manager putting out world class video games. You must keep your team happy-ish, while driving them to the brinks of insanity. New features include 'personal day approval' where you must decide whether letting your multimedia developer go to their mother's funeral is worth the slip in schedule. Transfer team members to other lower performing teams in order to maximize your cost/benefit ratio. Upgrade your staff with 'efficiency experts' for that extra paranoid boost of productivity. Move up the ranks of the corporate ladder while crushing those who stand in your way. Collect praise and bonuses for the slave labor of your subordinates.
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Ronald Reagan was right, and elite wisdom was wrong. The Soviet Union was already decaying from within, and all it took was a few firm pushes (IRNMs in Europe, aid to the Mujahadeen, SDI) to help push it over the edge.
... and we all see where aid to the mujahadeen got us.
The fact of the matter is that we didn't have an accurate view of the strength of the Soviet Union. Our government thought it was a lot more stable and powerful than it actually was. They were still operating on the theory of containment, not on the theory that all it needed was a 'few firm pushes'. They got lucky.
This could just be rhetoric to boost Bill Gates' upcoming speech at the RSA Conference next week... called "Security: Raising the Bar".
Honestly, I almost spat my coffee out when I read it.
Parents that either don't care about their child's education, or ones that think their child is immune to the rules or does no wrong are the real problem with the school system.
silly me... and I thought it was lack of funding... but, hey, what do I know?
seriously, though... why does everyone want to blame someone... most of the time, problems are far too complex to blame a single person, group of people, or any single cause for that matter.
It really just kind of makes me sad.
Wow are you an insensitive clod (by which I mean a complete and total asshole). /. needs a "mod insensitive clod".
I know people like you exist, but I didn't think I'd see them here. Please don't ever come to where I live, or reproduce for that matter (or if you do, give them up for adoption so they'll have a better chance at life than having you as a parent).
*shudder*
On the back is a tube roughly the size of a roll of dimes.
I'm starting my production of tinfoil dime rolls immediately... I'm going to rich, rich I tell you...
What the hell are you talking about? I just asked if you were a libertarian... there was no attack on you... or debate for that matter... a little defensive aren't we? I see how you have one your debates... fscking weirdo.
You're a libertarian aren't you?
mod me down for offtopic, but that eNormicon link is a riot... my favorite quote (when discussing taglines): Complete sentences are so Q4'99
That's because penguins aren't usually associated with evil ;)
... apparently you've never seen a show called Batman. :)
... nothing like a little backup.
I believe we should deign to this study for the definitive effects of acceleration.
:)
b) it's not velocity that kills, it's acceleration.
huh... I just posted something about this to another comment...
that's not actually correct... it's not acceleration that kills, it's jerk (change in acceleration)
Abruptly increasing acceleration could rip it apart though, but that's another story.
... or abruptly decreasing acceleration for that matter... it's called jerk.
When you fall off a tall building and splat on the ground, it's not the change in speed (velocity) of the impact, nor is it the change in velocity (acceleration), but the change in acceleration (jerk) that kills you.
*sigh*, it's always the jerk that kills you.
SFGate is running a picture with this story that is just... well... suggestive.
"And this, my fellow board members, is how we please our customers..."
I can't help but think that this isn't entirely unintentional on the part of the editors... were it Boston.com, I wouldn't feel that way... but it's sfgate... known for their tongue-in-cheek methods.
Is how many of these are left in a week once people realize thier networks are being tapped.
well... the people who have wide open wireless networks probably aren't going to be up on wardriving or the existence of this map unless it happens to get on the 11 o'clock news for some reason.
A hunting rifle can be used to kill people. Does that mean the trigger should only work after inserting a valid and current hunting license?
that's actually not a half bad idea...
With SlidingBarsClank.wav as your message beep...
The guy who gives the email addresses to the spammers is forced to pay restitution costs to AOL for the amount they spent on dealing with email that the spammer's sent. This is bullshit. If anyone should have to pay, it is the spammers. The guy can go to jail for theft of property (if you consider email lists property... which the government seems to... but this is another issue), but he didn't directly cost AOL any money. This is a crap example of a big company getting money from this little guy because getting the money from the spammers is nigh impossible. He plead guilty, so I think that keeps him from being able to appeal.
If a chick is walking in the Loin after dark wearing a halter, leather mini and fishnets, it's probably not actually a chick. And if it is, you won't be turned on anyway.
It's not really that kudos are deserved for switching from stock options to restricted stock. It's that the new rules by the SEC (thanks to Enron, Worldcom, et. al) mean that stock options are counted as expenses in a way that they weren't before (I think they used to be deferrable or something). They are effectively more 'expensive' in the short term than they used to be. Thus companies are moving to restricted stock (although I'm not sure about the accounting differences betwen the two). My point is Google isn't the only company doing this (I know for a fact), and you're likely to see more of it in the future.
My understanding of it is that the most important thing to the employee that differentiates stock options from restricted stock is that with the former, your purchase event (for tax purposes) of the stock is at exercise time (which is not until vesting time at least). Restricted stock has a purchase event at the time it is awarded (and you have to pay for it with cash at the time). Thus your capital gains tax clock starts right away as opposed to (for example) 4 years from now when it vests and you exercise the option. I'm sure there is more to it, but that was the pertinent part that I took away.
And funny that now they've realized this fact (that airphones are dead and they can't make money of it), it's soon going to be ok to use cell phones in flight.
You mean the three of them left.
But FIFA 2005 is sooooooo gooooooood.
New from EA Games... Sweatshop 2005 where you start a 15 year career as a team manager putting out world class video games. You must keep your team happy-ish, while driving them to the brinks of insanity. New features include 'personal day approval' where you must decide whether letting your multimedia developer go to their mother's funeral is worth the slip in schedule. Transfer team members to other lower performing teams in order to maximize your cost/benefit ratio. Upgrade your staff with 'efficiency experts' for that extra paranoid boost of productivity. Move up the ranks of the corporate ladder while crushing those who stand in your way. Collect praise and bonuses for the slave labor of your subordinates.
I'd play it.