The Wired link is interesting if only for the sketches, which resemble the work of the "usual gang of idiots" from MAD Magazine. All that's missing is Sergio's doodles in the margins.
It's all a matter of educating the public on the safety concerns of what they're driving. "Normal" drivers have been sitting a few feet away from a long, controlled explosion for generations. The only snag here is forcing people to change over from their old habits, but those bugs will work themselves out (or blow themselves up) given time.
this could have more catastrophic results, in that another Galactic President might be produced... Not if we're extra careful with our contraceptives and our time machines.
In the last year, India and China have both announced and made progress towards implementing their own space programs. How should America respond to such growing technological boldness in such countries? Is it a threat or an opportunity?
Khan Paul campaign: Do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold?...It is very cold in space.
2) Why Can't I Get a Straight Answer?
I've noticed that a number of candidates (I'm not naming names) and a number of administration officials will not answer a question in a clear and concise fashion. The subject could be anything from "Do you think waterboarding is torture?" to "What will be your stance toward the war in Iraq if you are elected?"
So my question to you is, "Do you think that I want someone in that office (Whichever one it is) who is deliberately attempting to deceive me?"
Even if you don't answer this question, I hope you think about it the next time someone asks you a question.
Khan Paul campaign:
Oh, I've given you no word to keep, Admiral. In my judgement, you simply have no alternative.
3) Marijuana
I'm a college graduate with a decent job in a technical field. I pay my taxes, my debts are minimal. I get along well with others, and am close to my family. I like to think that I am a good citizen and contribute to society. Yet because I smoke marijuana instead of drinking beer when I come home from work, my government has declared war on me.
My question is this: Do you believe I belong in jail? If so, why? If not, what are you going to do to protect me from being arrested?
Khan Paul campaign: I've done far worse than kill you. I've hurt you. And I wish to go on... hurting you. I shall leave you as you left me, as you left her. Marooned for all eternity, in the center of a dead planet. Buried alive... buried alive.
4) What do you think about technology?
Can you clarify your policy around fair use of digital media and content? More specifically, can you explain how you will balance the rights of the average citizen to use digital content in "fair use" ways (backups, time-shifting, parody, etc.) with the need for corporations to protect IP investments? With the previous two administrations we have seen an erosion of fair-use rights via the DMCA and copyright extension bills. As President, will your policies tend to favor these trends or reverse them?
Khan Paul campaign: You see, their young enter through the ears and wrap themselves around the cerebral cortex. This has the effect of rendering the victim extremely susceptible to suggestion. Later as they grow follows madness.. and death.
5) What do you think about patents?
People complain about taxes being the main hindrance of innovation, but when someone creates a new product, be it an iPhone or a Blackberry, they aren't looking out for the tax man. The main hindrance to American technological innovation is a patent system that rewards people for sitting on ideas and punishes those who create new products.
It has become an accepted fact that when you create something new, you will likely have to pay companies that had nothing whatsoever to do with your invention, just because they filed a patent while never intending to actually produce or sell anything.
As President, would you fix our broken patent system?
Khan Paul campaign: No. No, you can't get away. From hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.
Much as I'm loath to hold it up as an example of anything ever, Internet Explorer has been using client-based action to generate a friendly "This page cannot be displayed" page in place of 404 errors for years and years.
They claim that their automatic registration of domain names that were searched for was an effort to stem the problem of domain tasters. My brothers doing bad, stole my mothers TV
Says she watches too much, it's just not healthy
Firing whoever's in charge of it? Again, nobody would want to work there if they had to accept that liability. Yeah, it'd really suck if those put in positions of power whose daily actions affect the entire future of innovation of an entire country were to be actually held accountable for the fallout from their bad decisions.
Sorry, should have looked this up and quoted it in my original post:
Big-boxes do indeed stock CDs as "loss leaders"-purchasing them at the same wholesale cost as the indies ($12.04 per CD, when purchased directly from a label, with a suggested retail of $16.99), and then selling them for less than what they paid, usually about $9.99. "They pay the exact same thing as I do," says Groeger. "They're losing money on every single one of those CDs in order for you to come in and buy a microwave or something else."
In fact, Soundtraks' Stamford, too, has taken to shopping at the big-boxes for music-but not for his own listening pleasure.
"I'll tell you a secret," says Stamford. "Independent record stores go to big chains and buy releases. On a normal basis I will go to Circuit City and buy DVDs. There's always something there for $13.99 plus tax; I bring them back here and sell them for my normal price, which is $24.99, as opposed to buying it wholesale at $21." source
Wal-mart and other big stores can cut prices dramatically not only from "cutting deals," but from simply offering certain items as what is called a "loss leader."
For instance, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, and other big stores often get their music CDs for the same price that other, dedicated music stores would pay (say, for example, $10) but they actually price the CD for less than they paid for it (say $9) and intentionally lose money on the purchase. The idea of course is that a customer who comes in to buy that CD will pick up some other things that will make up the difference.
In theory if people walked into Best Buy and bought nothing but music CDs the company would hemorrhage money, but in practice of course their plan works out perfectly while the smaller music shops can't possibly compete on fair ground. (One owner of a local music shop near me routinely sends his employees to the big stores to buy stock for his shelves, because it's a better deal than he can get from his supplier. How screwed up is that?)
and features a way to wirelessly use the optical drive of any nearby Mac or PC with the proper software installed. And here I was thinking wardriving, bluejacking, and so on was just starting to get boring. Off to the coffee shop to watch some DVDs! I hope someone's got "The Simpsons" loaded in...
To hell with video formats. As a laser aficionado on a limited budget, I'm just waiting for someone to win this war so I can crack open the losers' remaindered players and harvest those lovely little blue laser diodes for a fraction of the normal price.
Slashdot Mirror
The Bay of Pigs Invasion finally draws to a successful conclusion, a mere 47 years behind schedule.
Do not want.
Wake me when the house decides to start terrorizing Julie Christie.
om nom nom nom
The Wired link is interesting if only for the sketches, which resemble the work of the "usual gang of idiots" from MAD Magazine. All that's missing is Sergio's doodles in the margins.
..and I must scream.
It's all a matter of educating the public on the safety concerns of what they're driving. "Normal" drivers have been sitting a few feet away from a long, controlled explosion for generations. The only snag here is forcing people to change over from their old habits, but those bugs will work themselves out (or blow themselves up) given time.
The few zillion referrer tags coming from this URL is sort of an "OH HAI GUYZ!"
1) Global high tech
...It is very cold in space.
In the last year, India and China have both announced and made progress towards implementing their own space programs. How should America respond to such growing technological boldness in such countries? Is it a threat or an opportunity?
Khan Paul campaign:
Do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold?
2) Why Can't I Get a Straight Answer?
I've noticed that a number of candidates (I'm not naming names) and a number of administration officials will not answer a question in a clear and concise fashion. The subject could be anything from "Do you think waterboarding is torture?" to "What will be your stance toward the war in Iraq if you are elected?"
So my question to you is, "Do you think that I want someone in that office (Whichever one it is) who is deliberately attempting to deceive me?"
Even if you don't answer this question, I hope you think about it the next time someone asks you a question.
Khan Paul campaign: Oh, I've given you no word to keep, Admiral. In my judgement, you simply have no alternative.
3) Marijuana
I'm a college graduate with a decent job in a technical field. I pay my taxes, my debts are minimal. I get along well with others, and am close to my family. I like to think that I am a good citizen and contribute to society. Yet because I smoke marijuana instead of drinking beer when I come home from work, my government has declared war on me.
My question is this: Do you believe I belong in jail? If so, why? If not, what are you going to do to protect me from being arrested?
Khan Paul campaign:
I've done far worse than kill you. I've hurt you. And I wish to go on... hurting you. I shall leave you as you left me, as you left her. Marooned for all eternity, in the center of a dead planet. Buried alive... buried alive.
4) What do you think about technology?
Can you clarify your policy around fair use of digital media and content? More specifically, can you explain how you will balance the rights of the average citizen to use digital content in "fair use" ways (backups, time-shifting, parody, etc.) with the need for corporations to protect IP investments? With the previous two administrations we have seen an erosion of fair-use rights via the DMCA and copyright extension bills. As President, will your policies tend to favor these trends or reverse them?
Khan Paul campaign:
You see, their young enter through the ears and wrap themselves around the cerebral cortex. This has the effect of rendering the victim extremely susceptible to suggestion. Later as they grow follows madness.. and death.
5) What do you think about patents?
People complain about taxes being the main hindrance of innovation, but when someone creates a new product, be it an iPhone or a Blackberry, they aren't looking out for the tax man. The main hindrance to American technological innovation is a patent system that rewards people for sitting on ideas and punishes those who create new products.
It has become an accepted fact that when you create something new, you will likely have to pay companies that had nothing whatsoever to do with your invention, just because they filed a patent while never intending to actually produce or sell anything.
As President, would you fix our broken patent system?
Khan Paul campaign:
No. No, you can't get away. From hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.
Khan Paul 2008
There's a kid who's going to spend their whole life dreading Mother's Day.
A true Khanservative. A real Republikhan.
Much as I'm loath to hold it up as an example of anything ever, Internet Explorer has been using client-based action to generate a friendly "This page cannot be displayed" page in place of 404 errors for years and years.
Says she watches too much, it's just not healthy
and so is my wife.
Do not look into flashlight with remaining eye.
In fact, Soundtraks' Stamford, too, has taken to shopping at the big-boxes for music-but not for his own listening pleasure.
"I'll tell you a secret," says Stamford. "Independent record stores go to big chains and buy releases. On a normal basis I will go to Circuit City and buy DVDs. There's always something there for $13.99 plus tax; I bring them back here and sell them for my normal price, which is $24.99, as opposed to buying it wholesale at $21." source
The first time someone called John Smith beats up his wife, all the other John Smiths will suddenly find it much harder to get dates.
Wal-mart and other big stores can cut prices dramatically not only from "cutting deals," but from simply offering certain items as what is called a "loss leader."
For instance, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, and other big stores often get their music CDs for the same price that other, dedicated music stores would pay (say, for example, $10) but they actually price the CD for less than they paid for it (say $9) and intentionally lose money on the purchase. The idea of course is that a customer who comes in to buy that CD will pick up some other things that will make up the difference.
In theory if people walked into Best Buy and bought nothing but music CDs the company would hemorrhage money, but in practice of course their plan works out perfectly while the smaller music shops can't possibly compete on fair ground. (One owner of a local music shop near me routinely sends his employees to the big stores to buy stock for his shelves, because it's a better deal than he can get from his supplier. How screwed up is that?)
Stay tuned for this reporter's interview with a McDonald's manager. It turns out he actually invented cows!
Also a really good sound system for blasting the theme to "2001" at all hours of the night.
To hell with video formats. As a laser aficionado on a limited budget, I'm just waiting for someone to win this war so I can crack open the losers' remaindered players and harvest those lovely little blue laser diodes for a fraction of the normal price.