How about "Some people want to feel safe, so if people are willing to pay to get screened before boarding a flight, then the service should be available.". For the rest of us I don't mind a basic metal detector + bag scan without all the shoe and liquid nonsense.
After deregulation, In all EU countries there is an "infrastructure manager" (IM) They are responsible for maintaining and expanding the telecom infrastructure. They charge ISPs for using their infrastructure. The ISPs buy this capacity and resell to individual consumers.
Why does this work? The IM is ONLY responsible for infrastructure and it's in their interest to fulfill the market need for more capacity if such a demand exists. Thus it's in their interest to EXPAND coverage and infrastructure because that's how they make money. They're a regulated monopoly.
In the US...
The monopolies (AT&T, Comcast, Verizon) are responsible for both expanding infrastructure AND selling access to end-users. This means that it's in their interest to sell as much end-user service as they can, using the least amount of investment possible. It's not in their interest to expand capacity, unless someone kicks them in the ass because of a lack of capacity.
NB. In the EU, the IM can be an old state telecom that has been privatized. Sometimes a part of the company is also an ISP, but the accounting books must be separated. This type of deregulation works a lot better in some countries than others. The system is not perfect, but IMO it's a lot better than the one in the US.
Petrol is not taxed (as heavily) in the US as it is in Germany, it's not subsidized. This, however, does give an advantage to the automobile. Oh yea, the USofA also goes to war over petrol while Germany and some other EU members try to stop using petrol. But I digress.
This is more of a cultural issue. I bet in Germany the % of those paying would be a lot higher, unlike in the anglo-saxon counterpart countries.
Old Soviet Jokes about the Chinese Space Program:
1. There is a knock on the door in the MIR space station. The cosmonauts open the door and see a Chinese guy.
They ask him: "How did you get here".
He responds: "Simple you see. We built a human pyramid"
2. TV Bulletin: "Yesterday, the Chinese launched their first satellite into space. During the launch, 2.45 million Chinese suffered a hernia."
Aahh... this brings back great memories! Back in High School, a mate and I cleaned out a couple of local radio shacks, made minor hardware mods to the beasts, and sold them on eBay.
This was a great entrepreneurial experience!
Vancouver and many other systems don't have drivers or "train captains". What's more interesting is that they're making money on the operation, while being able to operate at 110-sec intervals.
In general, Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) is a pretty cool concept that should be implemented in more locations. Many subway lines could also be converted to this. Maybe then, I'll be able to get from JFK to Midtown without having to transfer.
Yes, the keyboard seems to be pretty darn big. However, as always they managed to screw up key placement. Apostrophe is not in its regular place, shift is waaaay over to the right of the up arrow. What are these people smoking? Make the [ENTER] key smaller and put apostrophe where it belongs.
Instead of where the apostrophe is now, put the slashdot keys there (/ and/or.), and put shift in their place. Why do all these laptop manufacturers need to be individualistic with keyboard design? It's not like keyboards have feelings. Users do, though.:)
Live in the middle of nowhere? you deserve it!
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If you live in the middle of nowhere, you obviously want to move away from people, otherwise you'd live in a city. Why should companies spend millions on a few individuals, when they can provide more efficiency in cities where population density is higher.
If you want to live away from people do not expect to have same communications even in the 21st century.
If they want decent access, they should move. If they don't want to move, it's their choice. Do not blame companies that don't want to spend money on something unprofitable.
It's possible that they're mileage runners from flyertalk.com who like to earn miles.
A mileage runs is flying only for the sake of earning miles and getting status with an airline
In the US many places with newer traffic signal circuitry (at least on the west coast) have something called Signal Pre-Emption.
This allows emergency vehicles to by-pass traffic lights by turning them green. It uses an IR transponder on vehicles, and an IR receiver on lights. When a certain frequency (pulse) is sent out from the vehicle and picked up by the receiver, the light turns green.
Before you try to build a device to do that I want to say 2 things:
1. Devices are available on the 'black market', and
2. Every time this signal gets sent, it gets recorded in a log. There have been cases of people getting caught using these and the fines are hefty.
The same system is used, called "Signal Priority" can be used by buses to hold the light green or trigger an early green in various circumstances. (Basically this involves sending out a frequency that's different from Emergency vehicles.
I bet that Lodz uses a similar technology for its trams, but maybe they thought nobody could figure it out, so they simply went with security via obscurity (or whatever the term for it is).
Czech Republic has a single system (as in same system type, not same transponders) in the entire country for its trams and trolley buses and uses something similar to your car key remote.
If anyone manages to figure out how the signal pre-emption works, please post details online:).
I agree. It's bad with hard drives now, but if we also have it with discs, I just don't see how we could reliably store data without having to have it in multiple places. I guess it also depends on the importance of whatever piece of data we're talking about, but still the average user will not make x copies of data just to store it and in the end s/he will be faced with a data recovery problem at some point.
If they're making discs that are that big, can they at least make data recovery easier? One simple solution would be to go back to caddies, but still, it's somewhat expensive.
While I won't speculate on the cause, I have to say I have found a solution for myself. Ten days in Hawaii is the only place where I can truly relax and unwind. I take other trips throughout the year, mostly exploring cities. While those trips generally provide a good environment for the mind, the body also needs to rest. And for that, Hawaii is the perfect place for me. I can get away from any and all monitors and simply do what I want for those days.
Basically, take a vacation every year and go and unwind and let your body and mind relax.
I'm tired of carrying 1-dollar bills! It's about time we got rid of them and switched to $1 and $2 coins. This means less change to carry around and a 'slimmer' wallet with the same fat content. Look at the Canadians, they don't have any problems with Looneys and Twoneys!
Berkeley and AFAIK other UCs do not censor the net as a rule. You have to be a student or hold a valid authentication credentials to access the net from the libraries. From what I know, the bandwidth students get in dorms is limited. I haven't had the pleasure of living in dorms, but also I think some ports may be blocked to prevent file sharing after a number of high-profile cases a few years back. As for internet itself, I don't believe it's censored. But then again, this is berkeley, where exception is the rule, not the norm. (Although in this case I certainly hope I'm wrong:))
Had Smoot as my prof a couple of years ago as my Physics 7B prof.... Nice guy, but not the best instructor. I'm glad to see that he's a genius at what he does, though.
I declined to state my party when registerring to vote. No calls. Period.
Before I was old enough to be registered to vote I got a call from the NRA asking me for donations. After telling them a couple of times I don't want anything to do with them (I have no idea how they got my info) they stopped calling. Haven't had a political call since.
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How about "Some people want to feel safe, so if people are willing to pay to get screened before boarding a flight, then the service should be available.". For the rest of us I don't mind a basic metal detector + bag scan without all the shoe and liquid nonsense.
After deregulation, In all EU countries there is an "infrastructure manager" (IM) They are responsible for maintaining and expanding the telecom infrastructure. They charge ISPs for using their infrastructure. The ISPs buy this capacity and resell to individual consumers.
Why does this work? The IM is ONLY responsible for infrastructure and it's in their interest to fulfill the market need for more capacity if such a demand exists. Thus it's in their interest to EXPAND coverage and infrastructure because that's how they make money. They're a regulated monopoly.
In the US...
The monopolies (AT&T, Comcast, Verizon) are responsible for both expanding infrastructure AND selling access to end-users. This means that it's in their interest to sell as much end-user service as they can, using the least amount of investment possible. It's not in their interest to expand capacity, unless someone kicks them in the ass because of a lack of capacity.
NB. In the EU, the IM can be an old state telecom that has been privatized. Sometimes a part of the company is also an ISP, but the accounting books must be separated. This type of deregulation works a lot better in some countries than others. The system is not perfect, but IMO it's a lot better than the one in the US.
Petrol is not taxed (as heavily) in the US as it is in Germany, it's not subsidized. This, however, does give an advantage to the automobile. Oh yea, the USofA also goes to war over petrol while Germany and some other EU members try to stop using petrol. But I digress.
This is more of a cultural issue. I bet in Germany the % of those paying would be a lot higher, unlike in the anglo-saxon counterpart countries.
Old Soviet Jokes about the Chinese Space Program: 1. There is a knock on the door in the MIR space station. The cosmonauts open the door and see a Chinese guy. They ask him: "How did you get here". He responds: "Simple you see. We built a human pyramid" 2. TV Bulletin: "Yesterday, the Chinese launched their first satellite into space. During the launch, 2.45 million Chinese suffered a hernia."
I switched, that's worth something, right?
Aahh... this brings back great memories! Back in High School, a mate and I cleaned out a couple of local radio shacks, made minor hardware mods to the beasts, and sold them on eBay. This was a great entrepreneurial experience!
Set up one to two console(s) in the office with a 40" plasma screen. Great team-building exercise.
Vancouver and many other systems don't have drivers or "train captains". What's more interesting is that they're making money on the operation, while being able to operate at 110-sec intervals. In general, Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) is a pretty cool concept that should be implemented in more locations. Many subway lines could also be converted to this. Maybe then, I'll be able to get from JFK to Midtown without having to transfer.
FYI: Orbitz doesn't use their own search engine. They use ITA Software, whose "test" interface is very handy for finding fares
Yes, the keyboard seems to be pretty darn big. However, as always they managed to screw up key placement. Apostrophe is not in its regular place, shift is waaaay over to the right of the up arrow. What are these people smoking? Make the [ENTER] key smaller and put apostrophe where it belongs. Instead of where the apostrophe is now, put the slashdot keys there (/ and/or .), and put shift in their place. Why do all these laptop manufacturers need to be individualistic with keyboard design? It's not like keyboards have feelings. Users do, though. :)
If you live in the middle of nowhere, you obviously want to move away from people, otherwise you'd live in a city. Why should companies spend millions on a few individuals, when they can provide more efficiency in cities where population density is higher. If you want to live away from people do not expect to have same communications even in the 21st century. If they want decent access, they should move. If they don't want to move, it's their choice. Do not blame companies that don't want to spend money on something unprofitable.
It's possible that they're mileage runners from flyertalk.com who like to earn miles. A mileage runs is flying only for the sake of earning miles and getting status with an airline
Hopefully the power drill isn't powered when they're picking it up.
In the US many places with newer traffic signal circuitry (at least on the west coast) have something called Signal Pre-Emption.
:).
This allows emergency vehicles to by-pass traffic lights by turning them green. It uses an IR transponder on vehicles, and an IR receiver on lights. When a certain frequency (pulse) is sent out from the vehicle and picked up by the receiver, the light turns green.
Before you try to build a device to do that I want to say 2 things:
1. Devices are available on the 'black market', and
2. Every time this signal gets sent, it gets recorded in a log. There have been cases of people getting caught using these and the fines are hefty.
The same system is used, called "Signal Priority" can be used by buses to hold the light green or trigger an early green in various circumstances. (Basically this involves sending out a frequency that's different from Emergency vehicles.
I bet that Lodz uses a similar technology for its trams, but maybe they thought nobody could figure it out, so they simply went with security via obscurity (or whatever the term for it is).
Czech Republic has a single system (as in same system type, not same transponders) in the entire country for its trams and trolley buses and uses something similar to your car key remote.
If anyone manages to figure out how the signal pre-emption works, please post details online
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_Gauge_Axles
What if I know more languages? Does it increase even more?
Actually the meat tastes better than chicken. Many middle eastern restaurants serve rabbit on the menu and it's delicious, if cooked right.
I agree. It's bad with hard drives now, but if we also have it with discs, I just don't see how we could reliably store data without having to have it in multiple places. I guess it also depends on the importance of whatever piece of data we're talking about, but still the average user will not make x copies of data just to store it and in the end s/he will be faced with a data recovery problem at some point. If they're making discs that are that big, can they at least make data recovery easier? One simple solution would be to go back to caddies, but still, it's somewhat expensive.
While I won't speculate on the cause, I have to say I have found a solution for myself. Ten days in Hawaii is the only place where I can truly relax and unwind. I take other trips throughout the year, mostly exploring cities. While those trips generally provide a good environment for the mind, the body also needs to rest. And for that, Hawaii is the perfect place for me. I can get away from any and all monitors and simply do what I want for those days. Basically, take a vacation every year and go and unwind and let your body and mind relax.
I'm tired of carrying 1-dollar bills! It's about time we got rid of them and switched to $1 and $2 coins. This means less change to carry around and a 'slimmer' wallet with the same fat content. Look at the Canadians, they don't have any problems with Looneys and Twoneys!
Berkeley and AFAIK other UCs do not censor the net as a rule. You have to be a student or hold a valid authentication credentials to access the net from the libraries. From what I know, the bandwidth students get in dorms is limited. I haven't had the pleasure of living in dorms, but also I think some ports may be blocked to prevent file sharing after a number of high-profile cases a few years back. As for internet itself, I don't believe it's censored. But then again, this is berkeley, where exception is the rule, not the norm. (Although in this case I certainly hope I'm wrong :))
Smoot must also be happy because he's finally getting a RESERVED parking space at UC Berkeley - a privilige only for Nobel Lauriates.
Had Smoot as my prof a couple of years ago as my Physics 7B prof.... Nice guy, but not the best instructor. I'm glad to see that he's a genius at what he does, though.
Visit FlyerTalk's security forum here: http://flyertalk.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=222 and read many stories about TSA's incompetence.
I declined to state my party when registerring to vote. No calls. Period. Before I was old enough to be registered to vote I got a call from the NRA asking me for donations. After telling them a couple of times I don't want anything to do with them (I have no idea how they got my info) they stopped calling. Haven't had a political call since.