Check out Spansion if you want to support an American company. They are a spin off of AMD, and have some impressive technology when it comes to flash memory.
I will retract my statement about slashdotters being uninformed. Your response proves that is not true. While scanning the posts regarding MySpace, it dawned on me that a lot of opinions were coming from fingers that do not actually use the site.
I will agree that it is an abomination to reputable, well made websites, for all the reasons that you stated. However, the concept behind MySpace is what I appreciate. It is not a new idea, but it is the first site to "get it right". There is a lot of work to be done for the MySpace level of social networking to be tolerable by the elite tech user, but for the masses it works and it works rather well. Everytime I am reminded about News Corp. ownership I do cringe and feel a small part of myself die.
After reading through a few posts, I am a little stunned at how uninformed Slashdot users are.
"MySpace is for pedophiles"
"MySpace is a fad"
"MySpace is bad"
Social networking is revolutionizing the way our world works. The kids discovered it, and used it. Now the adults are discovering how useful it can be. Soon enough it will be like email. I am over 25, have an active social life, and MySpace has become part of my daily routine. It is socially generated content that keeps me up to date on the lives of the people I actually find interesting - my friends!
Stop listening to the 10pm news about how someone's daughter was stalked by some perv on MySpace. With over 111 million users, those cases are few and far between. Educate your children, stop being a stupid american and pointing the finger elsewhere, you know who is at fault.
To all you older folks out there, what is wrong with embracing something youthful? MySpace has humongous marketing potential. It isn't going anywhere for quite a while.
Awesome post with real content. This is so much better than the wise cracks that most slashdotters choose to employ. You are 100% right about feeling good about oneself, anything that does that can be addictive.
There are self motivated people out there who prefer to keep themselves in a busy state. These are the ones who are actually keeping the world together, while the moochers piggy back on their acheivements. There are producers and consumers in the world. The producers say "What can I do for people?" and the the consumers say "What have you done for me?". Give a producer the time, resources, and opportunity and I guarantee that fruitful benefits will be the result. Don't write off the whole world as lazy morons simply because most of them are. Someone is getting work done.
Sure, you may not save money today by being an early adopter. However, you will be making a big statement to the industry that you want efficient transportation, and sensible use of a commidity that is the life blood of our economy.
Due your math for today, but think about tomorrow. Hybrids can only get better, but if no one buys them the manufacturers will not make them. After massive adoption, we may start seeing articles crying that the next technology is not cost effective. Compounded interest and technology have a lot in common.
Apple scares the industry. For years the music industry has not had to do anything. They find musicians and force music onto the masses through politics and marketing. The musicians create, the consumer buys, the music industry profits.
Apple has removed several key parts in the industry - media, and distribution. With iTunes, the artist can ideally record music, put it on iTunes, and then promote it. The music industry will see nothing, and Apple will see everything.
Please Apple, do not cave in and accept these demands. Given enough time, the non-evolving leaders of the current industry will dissolve and people will forget that they ever dealt in music.
You have read a lot of Ayn Rand. But you are absolutely right. I also think that most people like their jobs most of the time. And if they don't? Then we keep moving.
...and will the investment ever recoup the costs compared to paying an electricity bill before the lifetime of the unit is up?
I may be a little offtopic here, but I think it is important.
I disagree with applying economics when it comes to energy, especially in this case. In order for any technology to become commodidized, early adopters will always pay through the nose. As producers make large margins selling to these early adopters, they pump more money into reaching a larger market, which includes price reduction, product advancement etc.
My argument is that we should not be shying away from energy ideas because they are prohibitely expensive, or they do not recoup there cost. Was electricity cheap before it was in every household? Was running water? Spend the $$, save the future, and stimulate the economy. What is the problem with this?
It is my opinion that I would rather spend more money on renewable energy for the piece of mind that my "eco-load" is reasonable, than to pad my bank account and contribute to a serious problem.
I have been reading posts and I see two claims that Amish practice environmentally friendly farming methods, and that they will survive peak oil.
Sorry, but in my personal experience (I lived next to Amish for years) some actually do more harm than good. The particular family that lived next to us operated a sawmill. They would stockpile months worth of scrap wood and light a fire to it that would rival A&M's bonfire. It was cool a few times, but they neglected the fact that this was done next to a very important and protected trout stream. It would rain and runoff from the ashes would seep into this stream causing changes to the PH level, harming the inhabitants.
Since electricity was not acceptable to this particular church, they ran their sawmill using diesel fuel. Our well water began to smell funny, and tests confirmed that diesel fuel was in our water. The trout stream ran next to the sawmill, and apparently they would clean fuel containers in the stream. Our well water was located 500ft below this stream. They obviously were doing something more than cleaning containers to get diesel fuel into our well. The Department of Natural Resources investigated and found that the level of diesel fuel was around 2000ppm in the stream!
I am not here to rag on the Amish, but to simply remind you that everyone is capable of damage to the environment; when profit is involved. The amish are a peaceful group of people and they live a life that seems enchanting to some of us, but corruption and greed lives everywhere.
Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the mature rating considered 17 and up, meaning that one must be 17 or older to purchase this game. Is it possible that these same 17 and up people, would have sex? In some states age of consent is 16, in others it is 18. What is the problem here?
AMD has more than adaquate output capabilities. This "AMD cannot meet demand" ad nauseum was invented to hide the fact that Intel was pressuring OEM's to buy their product. Also, for Dell to manipulate Intel to lower their prices.
AMD can compete with Intel and it has only one fab at the moment. Intel absorbs losses because it is so large, yet AMD remains agile. What do you think will start to happen when AMD expands and carries it's efficient manufacturing practices with it? (Ahem, Fab36?)
No excuse. Knoppmyth, pop in the disc and 30 minutes later you have time shifted TV. I built my first myth box from scratch and scoffed at Knoppmyth, many moments of blood, sweat and tears later I realized that I wanted it to work, not prove that I was a god among linux users. I tried knoppmyth and haven't been back since. If you spend time wrenching on it, that is because you are a tweaker at heart.
If I had points I would mod BOTH of you up. People in the United States download illegally because they are getting something that they want for free. In other countries (China for example) the prices of these items are not adjusted to the median income. I cannot recall the actual numbers, but in general legal software in China costs the average worker a larger ratio of their income vs. the cost to a US citizen.
Is this fair? That just depends on your perspective. Do you blame the chinese government for the low median income, or do you blame the people for not being more ambitious?
The two arguments above are Black and White, there is a lot of grey out there. I personally think it is unwise to make sweeping claims that these acts are legal or illegal.
There is a problem, what is it and how do we as a society fix it? Address that.
Right now this "technology" may not seem so useful, but I can see the possibility of it being more ubiquitous in the future. GPS can't locate anything when line of sight is blocked. This WPS would alleviate that. Improve the position accuracy, global coverage, and this may be quite usable.
Ogg is a nice format, and I invested a lot of time into it a while back. The problem with Ogg is that there are so few physical ogg players out there. I for one would like to see MP3's be dethroned by a better codec. Ogg,AAC are okay, lossless makes huge files, and MP3Pro is too closed.
The digital music revolution made music a convenience, but it sacrificed fidelity. More than 10 years later the convenience is about the same, but the fidelity has not improved.
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Absolutely, energy diversity should be the future. It would be a shame to get away from the impending oil crisis by relying on a resource that will also deplete. I would like to see an assortment of energy using vehicles in the world: electric, hydrogen, petroleum-based, solar?. Energy should be approached in the same way that we approach our finances - with conservation and diversity.
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Check out Spansion if you want to support an American company. They are a spin off of AMD, and have some impressive technology when it comes to flash memory.
I will retract my statement about slashdotters being uninformed. Your response proves that is not true. While scanning the posts regarding MySpace, it dawned on me that a lot of opinions were coming from fingers that do not actually use the site.
I will agree that it is an abomination to reputable, well made websites, for all the reasons that you stated. However, the concept behind MySpace is what I appreciate. It is not a new idea, but it is the first site to "get it right". There is a lot of work to be done for the MySpace level of social networking to be tolerable by the elite tech user, but for the masses it works and it works rather well. Everytime I am reminded about News Corp. ownership I do cringe and feel a small part of myself die.
After reading through a few posts, I am a little stunned at how uninformed Slashdot users are.
"MySpace is for pedophiles"
"MySpace is a fad"
"MySpace is bad"
Social networking is revolutionizing the way our world works. The kids discovered it, and used it. Now the adults are discovering how useful it can be. Soon enough it will be like email. I am over 25, have an active social life, and MySpace has become part of my daily routine. It is socially generated content that keeps me up to date on the lives of the people I actually find interesting - my friends! Stop listening to the 10pm news about how someone's daughter was stalked by some perv on MySpace. With over 111 million users, those cases are few and far between. Educate your children, stop being a stupid american and pointing the finger elsewhere, you know who is at fault. To all you older folks out there, what is wrong with embracing something youthful? MySpace has humongous marketing potential. It isn't going anywhere for quite a while.
Awesome post with real content. This is so much better than the wise cracks that most slashdotters choose to employ. You are 100% right about feeling good about oneself, anything that does that can be addictive.
There are self motivated people out there who prefer to keep themselves in a busy state. These are the ones who are actually keeping the world together, while the moochers piggy back on their acheivements.
There are producers and consumers in the world. The producers say "What can I do for people?" and the the consumers say "What have you done for me?". Give a producer the time, resources, and opportunity and I guarantee that fruitful benefits will be the result.
Don't write off the whole world as lazy morons simply because most of them are. Someone is getting work done.
Anyone else think that this was about mating habits of old people?
Sure, you may not save money today by being an early adopter. However, you will be making a big statement to the industry that you want efficient transportation, and sensible use of a commidity that is the life blood of our economy.
Due your math for today, but think about tomorrow. Hybrids can only get better, but if no one buys them the manufacturers will not make them. After massive adoption, we may start seeing articles crying that the next technology is not cost effective. Compounded interest and technology have a lot in common.
Apple scares the industry. For years the music industry has not had to do anything. They find musicians and force music onto the masses through politics and marketing. The musicians create, the consumer buys, the music industry profits.
Apple has removed several key parts in the industry - media, and distribution. With iTunes, the artist can ideally record music, put it on iTunes, and then promote it. The music industry will see nothing, and Apple will see everything.
Please Apple, do not cave in and accept these demands. Given enough time, the non-evolving leaders of the current industry will dissolve and people will forget that they ever dealt in music.
You have read a lot of Ayn Rand. But you are absolutely right. I also think that most people like their jobs most of the time. And if they don't? Then we keep moving.
This is the epitome of modern economy. Give yourself a big pat on the back if you understood the parent.
Yeah, just carry it in your pocket and make phone calls with it instead.
I may be a little offtopic here, but I think it is important.
I disagree with applying economics when it comes to energy, especially in this case. In order for any technology to become commodidized, early adopters will always pay through the nose. As producers make large margins selling to these early adopters, they pump more money into reaching a larger market, which includes price reduction, product advancement etc.
My argument is that we should not be shying away from energy ideas because they are prohibitely expensive, or they do not recoup there cost. Was electricity cheap before it was in every household? Was running water? Spend the $$, save the future, and stimulate the economy. What is the problem with this?
It is my opinion that I would rather spend more money on renewable energy for the piece of mind that my "eco-load" is reasonable, than to pad my bank account and contribute to a serious problem.
Where is the equivalent to South Central Los Angeles in Toronto or Ottowa? I don't want to burst your bubble but maybe this will help:
e nt=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q= ethnically+diverse+city+North+America&btnG=Search
http://www.google.com/search?hs=D8V&hl=en&lr=&cli
Top two matches, Toronto is quite diverse.
I have been reading posts and I see two claims that Amish practice environmentally friendly farming methods, and that they will survive peak oil.
Sorry, but in my personal experience (I lived next to Amish for years) some actually do more harm than good. The particular family that lived next to us operated a sawmill. They would stockpile months worth of scrap wood and light a fire to it that would rival A&M's bonfire. It was cool a few times, but they neglected the fact that this was done next to a very important and protected trout stream. It would rain and runoff from the ashes would seep into this stream causing changes to the PH level, harming the inhabitants.
Since electricity was not acceptable to this particular church, they ran their sawmill using diesel fuel. Our well water began to smell funny, and tests confirmed that diesel fuel was in our water. The trout stream ran next to the sawmill, and apparently they would clean fuel containers in the stream. Our well water was located 500ft below this stream. They obviously were doing something more than cleaning containers to get diesel fuel into our well. The Department of Natural Resources investigated and found that the level of diesel fuel was around 2000ppm in the stream!
I am not here to rag on the Amish, but to simply remind you that everyone is capable of damage to the environment; when profit is involved. The amish are a peaceful group of people and they live a life that seems enchanting to some of us, but corruption and greed lives everywhere.
Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the mature rating considered 17 and up, meaning that one must be 17 or older to purchase this game. Is it possible that these same 17 and up people, would have sex? In some states age of consent is 16, in others it is 18. What is the problem here?
AMD has more than adaquate output capabilities. This "AMD cannot meet demand" ad nauseum was invented to hide the fact that Intel was pressuring OEM's to buy their product. Also, for Dell to manipulate Intel to lower their prices.
AMD can compete with Intel and it has only one fab at the moment. Intel absorbs losses because it is so large, yet AMD remains agile. What do you think will start to happen when AMD expands and carries it's efficient manufacturing practices with it? (Ahem, Fab36?)
Feel like you are being looked over for promotion? Get a BlackBerry! You will be promoted in no time.
No excuse. Knoppmyth, pop in the disc and 30 minutes later you have time shifted TV. I built my first myth box from scratch and scoffed at Knoppmyth, many moments of blood, sweat and tears later I realized that I wanted it to work, not prove that I was a god among linux users. I tried knoppmyth and haven't been back since. If you spend time wrenching on it, that is because you are a tweaker at heart.
If I had points I would mod BOTH of you up. People in the United States download illegally because they are getting something that they want for free. In other countries (China for example) the prices of these items are not adjusted to the median income. I cannot recall the actual numbers, but in general legal software in China costs the average worker a larger ratio of their income vs. the cost to a US citizen.
Is this fair? That just depends on your perspective. Do you blame the chinese government for the low median income, or do you blame the people for not being more ambitious?
The two arguments above are Black and White, there is a lot of grey out there. I personally think it is unwise to make sweeping claims that these acts are legal or illegal.
There is a problem, what is it and how do we as a society fix it? Address that.
Right now this "technology" may not seem so useful, but I can see the possibility of it being more ubiquitous in the future. GPS can't locate anything when line of sight is blocked. This WPS would alleviate that. Improve the position accuracy, global coverage, and this may be quite usable.
Really? Remember the election in 2000... Oh wait, no one remembers or cares.
This will bring them one step closer to their goal of eradicating the world of mutants.
Ogg is a nice format, and I invested a lot of time into it a while back. The problem with Ogg is that there are so few physical ogg players out there. I for one would like to see MP3's be dethroned by a better codec. Ogg,AAC are okay, lossless makes huge files, and MP3Pro is too closed. The digital music revolution made music a convenience, but it sacrificed fidelity. More than 10 years later the convenience is about the same, but the fidelity has not improved.
Absolutely, energy diversity should be the future. It would be a shame to get away from the impending oil crisis by relying on a resource that will also deplete. I would like to see an assortment of energy using vehicles in the world: electric, hydrogen, petroleum-based, solar?. Energy should be approached in the same way that we approach our finances - with conservation and diversity.