IANARS but I think it would not be orders of magnitude getting to the moon. The hardest part of the trip is getting out and back into the Earth's atmosphere and gravity well. Lots of energy required out, and lots to dump in.
It is like climbing a rather steep hill to reach a plateau. After the climb the long walk on the top is much easier. Now if you want to get from Earth to Moon quickly you may need to bring along more energy, thus even harder to get out of the gravity well, but that is choice.
I think if I was going to the moon I'd toss up fuel and supplies in an unmanned launch first. The module to get me to the moon from orbit to orbit could be a simple container with control rockets. Now if I want to land on the moon ???? Profit?.
I am bad with titles but I remember Robert Hienlien wrote a book about some kids who traveled to the moon. I hope we get back there and not just by government effort.
I really dislike French, for syntactical reasons only....see that makes just about as much sense. I don't speak German thus I am not fond of its structure, syntax, and spelling. In fact, I don't talk in German, yet does that make it a bad language?
No!
You're correct, you ticked me off because once again this ugly perspective of "my language is better then yours" comes oozing from the putrid depths where I wish it would stay.
Visual Basic serves a good purpose in development Python I assume does as well.
Along with Pearl, C, Java, Logo, COBOL, and all the others.
I started in RatFOR/C, worked in PASCAL, COBOL, FORTRAN, RPG, and now VB.net, and Java. Each took time to learn, each did it's job so I could do mine. I have a preference, but at least I don't hiss and spat like a kitty when someone talks about a language other then a favorite.
Es ist nicht die Sprache, es ist die Person mit ihr dieser Angelegenheiten.
You mean work for Lord Sauron in Mordor as a minion? No thanks! I have a video clip I'd love to show you of what happens to those who work for the dark Lord. Alas, it got blocked so all I can tell you is...it aint pretty.
Fine, then make one and truly answer the parents post. He/she talks about how people were trashing the idea, but not by applying actual effort to prove or disprove, just unsubstantiated opinion.
I am not an engineer, I do not think I could build this, but were I capable I'd try it out and start to look at the numbers.
1 - It was said it would not work in low winds (5/10 mph) because the demo used a fan. Prove it I say. it may be a combination of material tension and mass of the magnet.
2 - It was said it would buzz. Prove it. Build one and measure the decibels produced. Can the sound be dampened without losing efficiency.
3 - It was said it was not 30x efficient. Prove it. Build one and compare it to other micro wind generators (though the video indicated there were few out there)
I know this is/. and most times we don't read the article, we have varying opinions, but it does surprise me that out of all the eggheads on this blog list, there are not some who could duplicate the experiment and show results. until proven differently, my opinion is that this device is a cool idea worthy of more review, and an example of genuine innovation.
This isn't "News for Nerds", this is news for the guy who sells you pot.
Why is the assumption always that/. is only for computer nerds. I've met a few scientists in other fields in my time and they seem just as "nerdy" as my fellow programmers. Some may even stay in the basement of their Mom's house chopping up body parts or mixing toxic chemicals together.
Either you are new to/. and miss the point that even politics, toxins, and robots can effect "nerds/geeks", you have a secret phobia against fish, or miss the point of just how cool this article is to the community at large.
Personally, I have enjoyed the odd view some of my fellow/.'ers have posted regarding this article. I also appreciate the news so that when I travel to the Pacific someday, I will take care eating fish.
Enjoy the moment, we have so few.
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If I had mod points I'd cite this as insightful. You raise a good point. Salaried employees are paid for 40 hour work week, but average much more office time. Do those employees receive a discount (comptime?) at the end of the year? Most likely not so it is an ethical question to post to the employer.
Now, the other side to that discussion is understanding the that typical salaried employee is not *working* eight hours in the day. Even removing 10 minute breaks and lunch the average time spent actually working is only 3 to 4 hours a day. (I cannot remember the article at the moment). We talk to co-workers, surf the net, stare at the screen, but we do not (nor cannot) produce a full 8 hours of productive effort.
So, the 50 or 60 hours spent in the office may actually add up to 5 or 6 hours of productive work a day still leaving us "short" on the salaried contract of 40 hours paid time. Thus are the workers being ethical?
What is lacking is the 40 hour work week pay structure. It does not fit the information age work place found mainly in development/enginerring shops today. Since I started in my profession many many moons ago I have never understood this mentality of 9 to 5, 40 hours a week. I work on projects. SOmetimes I work better in the early morning, sometimes at night. there are days when my brain is stuff with wool, days when I cannot be stopped. Yet up until recently I would get in my car, drive to a uninspiring cubicle and attempt to think for "The Man" to justify my salary.
Thankfully these days I now work at home, adjust my schedule to fit my personal and professional needs, and still make my project dates. I have a boss who understands how to manage that situation for which I am blessed. At work they block web sites, streaming radio, and even hae a policy on headphones so like a 1984ish nightmare I am to sit and work work work till the whistle blows.
Okay, I digress, but I do feel there is an ethical issue when companies attempt to keep you "working" past 40 hours without some compensation, but we do have to understand that generally we are marking some time during that work day, it is not all production.
There was a time when religious institutions supported the scientific process. Maybe for their own interests, but they did not see the conflict between God and science as many do. Religion does not close the mind, it is peoples own viewpoint that shuts out reality. As I have posted I have tried to be careful using the term religion vs. faith. Faith is more a personal journey then is related to religion. Religion is a way to structure faith, but alas, because of that structure it can be an instrument to control people who desire one thing and are fed another.
there is no harm in science attempting to explain Faith or God, but would it not be better for science to focus on explaining the reality around us? Since this reality changes, so to does science and we continue to grow in knowledge. At the moment science cannot observe everything so there is still mystery out there. Should science be able to observe God? Maybe it does every day and we miss the point. yes, I believe God created everything. I have no clue how, I cannot prove my belief, maybe it is my fantasy, but it is a fantasy that helps me to be a better person in the world (I think that's a good thing). SO God is part of this reality since he created it, yet outside this reality because he created it....kinda cool to me. Both And!
I have faith someone else can provide better examples...
good question though (and I hope you see the humor in my answer)
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"faith is about NOT questioning something."
At least to me (and I'll get drawn and quartered by some) that is not entirely correct. Like science, faith can be tested, questioned within ourselves. There have been many moments in my life when I questioned God's existence, my faith challenged (tested). In going through that process I was able to reaffirm my beliefs. Perhaps not through "scientific" methodologies, but by observing a process of what works, what does not.
For me, faith is not blind ideology or dogma, my relationship with God is based on free will. Choice. Because of this approach I can ask hard questions relating to a higher power (someone mentioned letting people suffer for example) and in research, find answers. In the case of suffering, God does not "let" us suffer. God does not cause a drought, flood, fire or famine. These are just natrual effects in our lives. They may cause suffering, but fiath in something greater can help work through the difficult moment. I shattered my collar bone in an accident. I suffered physically; early on when I thought I lost use of my arm I suffered emotionally, but then my Faith helped me find a possible new path if I did lose the arm. In the end I did not. I was better prepared because of my belief.
People keep trying to hold Faith up to science in direct comparison to refute it. I feel that is like comparing man and woman saying they are complete opposites because one produces babies and the other does not. It negates the other major points that are similar. My view did not come over night. It was years of questions, struggle ups and downs all along observing what worked in my life and what did not. In the end I concluded that Faith helps me live a better life emotionally, spiritually with myself and others. Science helps me live a better life physically and challenges me mentally. No issue with conflict. No, I am not a scientist, just a semi-burnt out software developer who believes in something greater then himself.
The troll I could ignore, this I could not. Some understood the essence of my thoughts, you not. I feel the issue is your use of the word antithetical. According to the dictionary it defines "being in direct and unequivocal opposition".
huh? There is no absolutes here. Science and Faith can co-exist. One attempts to describe the world around us and our relationship with it. The other attempts to understand how we exist in relationship to a power greater then ourselves. Faith is not about parlor tricks, it is about acceptance, awareness, appreciation, and grace regarding both the physical realm and those who dwell in it. Science should not even attempt to try and "explain" that process jsut as Faith should try to define what constitutes Science.
It is not hard for me to say "I believe in a God, I believe in Gods creation as I live in it, I believe in science as it continues to describe, unlock, and expand our knowledge of this creation. There may come a day when we unlock the last door and God will through it saying "what took your so long, lacking faith?"
Faith, and the mind that accepts it is open enough to accept Science as well. Your statement reflects a closed mind and surely we have to many of those these days. As a Challenge, read the Tao te Ching. An amazing book and one the not only demonstrates how we can co-exist with each other, but how we exist within the world, even as we comprehend there is more then what we see.
Belief in a power greater then ourselves is not about logic. It is about faith. Religion is a man made construction around Faith in something greater and a poor one at that.
Science and Faith can co-exist. I believe in God and how that Faith helps shape and guide my life. I also believe in Science, in it's ability to help describe the world around me from the smallest quark to the farthest sun. Science only reaffirms my Faith in this way, each time "We" (mankind) say this is the barrier, this is the absolute; Science through discovery pushes past that barrier. In fact I propose that there are leaps of Faith in Scientific discovery that only later logic will describe. For me those leaps are our moments of touching the God that is inside us.
Faith is not about logic and why it will endure along with logic.
i have been an MS user/programmer since 3.1, and before that I cut my teeth on MSDOS. Today I split between linux (Ubuntu feisty) for home and ms or work. i will do what I can to avoid Vista.
Linux Ubuntu is not quite ready for the average user, but almost there. I've had to do a few more steps to get things to work then your normal click and go crowd, but not much more.
Maybe by Krazy Koala they will surpass M$ in user friendly adjustment, and developers will discover that compiling source code to run a program is not what makes for a better product. Yes, there are more packages these days, but it is still not straight forward.
Example, I need java installed on my AMD 64 system inlinux. I think i get it right, but Firefox still crashes when I run a java applet. That does *not* happen with M$ and tht one simple issue holds me back rom going full court press to my friends to switch.
I believe in Linux, it is ultimately better hten M$, but it is not there yet.
Would you be so kind as to point out high quality, well named, and sweet trackers? It is not helpful to knock a product without naming an alternative. Just think of the karma you'll get
lol...I'm sorry, are you my clone? I think I could have written that word for word. As a "generalist" for (sigh) too many years I find the pat on the head quaint, but not comforting. On the plus side, us generalists can shift gears better, handle a downsize better and maybe see the light now and then.
"Whether or not SoundExchange's lobbying efforts prove to be illegal, its presence as an advocate in this debate undercuts its role as neutral administrator of royalty fees set and approved by the Copyright Royalty Board."
The summary makes a *statement* that SoundExchange committed an illegal act. The article is less adamant concluding the SoundExchange should 'do the right thing'.
Huh?
Okay, this is slahsdot and summaries are not always concise about the cited article, but I would feel that given a case of braking the law, the Law, be that the US Attorneys General, a member of congress, or some other representative of the Law would take action. I personally feel that what is happening to online music is disgusting and agree that artists over time need to use the internet to get closer to their fans and potential audiences. That will not happen if bodies that control the money are not held accountable when they stray from the law.
Did they? Did they not?
It would seem, since no one is being taken to court on an illegal act, that they did not. That it were a civil issue why are music stations not suing for redress. Herer's a thought, if Wired thinks SoundExchange is breaking the law, report them to the law. Is that not what we do if we see a crime taking place? A lady is breaking into a car as I watch. I go over and ask, is this your car? "Um, I do own a car and this is a nice car" is the reply. I am suspicious so I what?
Write an article on how wrong it is to steal cars citing this lady as prime suspect...
or
report her ass to the law and let them figure it out.
For crying out loud...maybe journalism cannot file the report and instead they use the power of the pen to bring the issue to light. But if NO ONE takes action, either report on that (and ask why) or walk into a DA's office and demand that they be investigated.
(sigh)...I think I may make my sig "I hear the fiddle in the distance, and it is getting closer".
"What are you going to do to inspire others? Tick-Tock, another second lost."
I just did. I inspired you to comment. As to beyond that, I have my moments when I inspire just as I am inspired by others. Amazing perspective you have. Similar to the wine I had last night, A little pretentious, but with softer atfer tones and just a hint of sass.
Damn, I wish I had mod points tonight, you make an insightful comment. So much money, so much focus on terrorism when 10 of thousands die from more immediate causes like aids, cars, cancer, when talented professionals die because of political or managerial decision making.
sigh...
In the three drink minimum state I am in tonight I have moments when I ponder, do *We* deserve this existence, this blessing of life. Pyscho's want to blow me up because they love to kill, extremeists would love to put a collar around my neck and lead me to the "promised land", and some ass wipe sabotages some obscure system because why? Hell if we even know, but it became news and thus added to the anxiety of society.
sigh...
I ponder how we discovered the new world, asia, hell, even sailed beyond the horizon considering what *We* has become today.
Maybe more more glass of Merlot wont hurt tonight. Maybe NASA will still inspire me tomorrow.
I like to think I healthy these days. Good balance of protien, carbs, veggies, and try to stay away from "processed food" as much as I can.
So, I read this post and others and got curious. Going through random pulls of my cupboard I found most of my dry food (bread cereal) contained either HFCS or simply labeld corn syrup.
Wow!
By eating better I have lost weight and as a middle aged IT professional trying to stay fit that is good. Armed with what I have read this morning I can now be on the lookout for foods with frutrose and if not avoid them completely, reduce them in my diet. Amazing that this will moist likely increase my grocery bills which makes me ponder those in poverty conditions are more likely to be in bad shape physically.
Two things to thank/. for this morning, Pandora (which may soon go away. I discovered this from a/. posting some time ago) and the potential for an even healthier eating habit.
I did a rare thing here in/. land, I read the article (at least one of the links. Take the last line of the Tampa article:
"The director of the National Weather Service has told Proenza to be more tactful within the bureaucracy and more moderate in his public comments."
So, here is a manager who was outspoken in trying to get/save funding for a center who's funds are being slashed, who tried to explain to the public the value of technology to weather forecasting and what would happen without it and the response is....tone it down?
Hell, I'd quit, find a nice home in Oz or New Zealand, and laugh as the US slowly crumbles away.
As proud as I am of the heritage of this country, I am saddened, disheartened, and at times disgusted with it current crop of leaders and citizens. 500 billion and counting (can't even speak of of the human cost) for a shithole conflict that will have done squat for security of this country, yet we cannot fund basic universal healthcare, we cannot fund programs who's job is to monitor and protect our own shores (USCG/Police/Fire), and we slash funding on systems that would provide some measure of early warning to people living in harms way.
While good folk try to warn, our *elected* officials play See no evil, Speak no evil, Hear no evil...but have no problem with Do Evil.
Holy Mother Of God!!!
After all the whini^H^H^H^H^H commentary about how awefulthe Patent Office is regarding software patents, after all the knashing of teeth over why can't the US Patent Office let the public help....They DO!!!
And the first 15-20 comments are complaints about the word Peer, litigation, and Microsoft still fixing the system....oh wait, this still is/.
Folks, I would figure a big cheer is in order. Change was made to a bad system. Maybe not the panacea we hope for, but better then do nothing and bitch. How about a hand to the Patent Office for taking a trail run at trusting the public to balance on the side of good.
I have to specific gain or loss in this, but if it stops the banal patent whoring, submarining, or patent camping I gladly lend my voice to say three cheers, and make the public win!
Well that got a good chuckle out of me today. It was passionate. Off the mark, but passionate. I would not be 28 years in this industry if I did not have a passion for my work. I love solving problems. I find art in writing code. I am an "IT Guy" though it may not be tattooed on my breat.
I was mainly commenting on the thought that "perks" make a better company. They help, but was makes the job a positive experience is good management, being recognized for ones effort, for helping others get the job done, and great reward in a heartfelt thank you.
When I started I could not believe I was getting paid to do what I love. 28 years later there are still moments like that, but less and less because I have watched the shift of business from employee centric to customer centric. This translates into less consideration for the employee needs as those considerations will impact the bottom line (customers can include stock holders). Spend less, get less.
As to horses, that I could wotk with the all the time would be wonderful. That I have the time to learn how to be a professional horse trainer, not likely. Life is trade offs, compromises as it were so I work in the IT world (somwhat jaded) and find better satisfaction of life in things outside IT. That you find the same feeling in IT is great.
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Real men just run ntpd and let the whole world keep time for them
Real geeks just run ntpd and let the whole world keep time for them....better!
IANARS but I think it would not be orders of magnitude getting to the moon. The hardest part of the trip is getting out and back into the Earth's atmosphere and gravity well. Lots of energy required out, and lots to dump in.
It is like climbing a rather steep hill to reach a plateau. After the climb the long walk on the top is much easier. Now if you want to get from Earth to Moon quickly you may need to bring along more energy, thus even harder to get out of the gravity well, but that is choice.
I think if I was going to the moon I'd toss up fuel and supplies in an unmanned launch first. The module to get me to the moon from orbit to orbit could be a simple container with control rockets. Now if I want to land on the moon ???? Profit?.
I am bad with titles but I remember Robert Hienlien wrote a book about some kids who traveled to the moon. I hope we get back there and not just by government effort.
I really dislike French, for syntactical reasons only....see that makes just about as much sense. I don't speak German thus I am not fond of its structure, syntax, and spelling. In fact, I don't talk in German, yet does that make it a bad language?
No!
You're correct, you ticked me off because once again this ugly perspective of "my language is better then yours" comes oozing from the putrid depths where I wish it would stay.
Visual Basic serves a good purpose in development
Python I assume does as well.
Along with Pearl, C, Java, Logo, COBOL, and all the others.
I started in RatFOR/C, worked in PASCAL, COBOL, FORTRAN, RPG, and now VB.net, and Java. Each took time to learn, each did it's job so I could do mine. I have a preference, but at least I don't hiss and spat like a kitty when someone talks about a language other then a favorite.
Es ist nicht die Sprache, es ist die Person mit ihr dieser Angelegenheiten.
or to put it another way,
Augmentez votre esprit et vivez.
You mean work for Lord Sauron in Mordor as a minion? No thanks! I have a video clip I'd love to show you of what happens to those who work for the dark Lord. Alas, it got blocked so all I can tell you is...it aint pretty.
Fine, then make one and truly answer the parents post. He/she talks about how people were trashing the idea, but not by applying actual effort to prove or disprove, just unsubstantiated opinion.
/. and most times we don't read the article, we have varying opinions, but it does surprise me that out of all the eggheads on this blog list, there are not some who could duplicate the experiment and show results. until proven differently, my opinion is that this device is a cool idea worthy of more review, and an example of genuine innovation.
I am not an engineer, I do not think I could build this, but were I capable I'd try it out and start to look at the numbers.
1 - It was said it would not work in low winds (5/10 mph) because the demo used a fan. Prove it I say. it may be a combination of material tension and mass of the magnet.
2 - It was said it would buzz. Prove it. Build one and measure the decibels produced. Can the sound be dampened without losing efficiency.
3 - It was said it was not 30x efficient. Prove it. Build one and compare it to other micro wind generators (though the video indicated there were few out there)
I know this is
Why is the assumption always that
Either you are new to
Personally, I have enjoyed the odd view some of my fellow
Enjoy the moment, we have so few.
If I had mod points I'd cite this as insightful. You raise a good point. Salaried employees are paid for 40 hour work week, but average much more office time. Do those employees receive a discount (comptime?) at the end of the year? Most likely not so it is an ethical question to post to the employer.
Now, the other side to that discussion is understanding the that typical salaried employee is not *working* eight hours in the day. Even removing 10 minute breaks and lunch the average time spent actually working is only 3 to 4 hours a day. (I cannot remember the article at the moment). We talk to co-workers, surf the net, stare at the screen, but we do not (nor cannot) produce a full 8 hours of productive effort.
So, the 50 or 60 hours spent in the office may actually add up to 5 or 6 hours of productive work a day still leaving us "short" on the salaried contract of 40 hours paid time. Thus are the workers being ethical?
What is lacking is the 40 hour work week pay structure. It does not fit the information age work place found mainly in development/enginerring shops today. Since I started in my profession many many moons ago I have never understood this mentality of 9 to 5, 40 hours a week. I work on projects. SOmetimes I work better in the early morning, sometimes at night. there are days when my brain is stuff with wool, days when I cannot be stopped. Yet up until recently I would get in my car, drive to a uninspiring cubicle and attempt to think for "The Man" to justify my salary.
Thankfully these days I now work at home, adjust my schedule to fit my personal and professional needs, and still make my project dates. I have a boss who understands how to manage that situation for which I am blessed. At work they block web sites, streaming radio, and even hae a policy on headphones so like a 1984ish nightmare I am to sit and work work work till the whistle blows.
Okay, I digress, but I do feel there is an ethical issue when companies attempt to keep you "working" past 40 hours without some compensation, but we do have to understand that generally we are marking some time during that work day, it is not all production.
Good point!
There was a time when religious institutions supported the scientific process. Maybe for their own interests, but they did not see the conflict between God and science as many do. Religion does not close the mind, it is peoples own viewpoint that shuts out reality. As I have posted I have tried to be careful using the term religion vs. faith. Faith is more a personal journey then is related to religion. Religion is a way to structure faith, but alas, because of that structure it can be an instrument to control people who desire one thing and are fed another.
there is no harm in science attempting to explain Faith or God, but would it not be better for science to focus on explaining the reality around us? Since this reality changes, so to does science and we continue to grow in knowledge. At the moment science cannot observe everything so there is still mystery out there. Should science be able to observe God? Maybe it does every day and we miss the point. yes, I believe God created everything. I have no clue how, I cannot prove my belief, maybe it is my fantasy, but it is a fantasy that helps me to be a better person in the world (I think that's a good thing). SO God is part of this reality since he created it, yet outside this reality because he created it....kinda cool to me. Both And!
Nope
I have faith someone else can provide better examples...
good question though (and I hope you see the humor in my answer)
"faith is about NOT questioning something."
At least to me (and I'll get drawn and quartered by some) that is not entirely correct. Like science, faith can be tested, questioned within ourselves. There have been many moments in my life when I questioned God's existence, my faith challenged (tested). In going through that process I was able to reaffirm my beliefs. Perhaps not through "scientific" methodologies, but by observing a process of what works, what does not.
For me, faith is not blind ideology or dogma, my relationship with God is based on free will. Choice. Because of this approach I can ask hard questions relating to a higher power (someone mentioned letting people suffer for example) and in research, find answers. In the case of suffering, God does not "let" us suffer. God does not cause a drought, flood, fire or famine. These are just natrual effects in our lives. They may cause suffering, but fiath in something greater can help work through the difficult moment. I shattered my collar bone in an accident. I suffered physically; early on when I thought I lost use of my arm I suffered emotionally, but then my Faith helped me find a possible new path if I did lose the arm. In the end I did not. I was better prepared because of my belief.
People keep trying to hold Faith up to science in direct comparison to refute it. I feel that is like comparing man and woman saying they are complete opposites because one produces babies and the other does not. It negates the other major points that are similar. My view did not come over night. It was years of questions, struggle ups and downs all along observing what worked in my life and what did not. In the end I concluded that Faith helps me live a better life emotionally, spiritually with myself and others. Science helps me live a better life physically and challenges me mentally. No issue with conflict. No, I am not a scientist, just a semi-burnt out software developer who believes in something greater then himself.
The troll I could ignore, this I could not. Some understood the essence of my thoughts, you not. I feel the issue is your use of the word antithetical. According to the dictionary it defines "being in direct and unequivocal opposition".
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huh? There is no absolutes here. Science and Faith can co-exist. One attempts to describe the world around us and our relationship with it. The other attempts to understand how we exist in relationship to a power greater then ourselves. Faith is not about parlor tricks, it is about acceptance, awareness, appreciation, and grace regarding both the physical realm and those who dwell in it. Science should not even attempt to try and "explain" that process jsut as Faith should try to define what constitutes Science.
It is not hard for me to say "I believe in a God, I believe in Gods creation as I live in it, I believe in science as it continues to describe, unlock, and expand our knowledge of this creation. There may come a day when we unlock the last door and God will through it saying "what took your so long, lacking faith?"
Faith, and the mind that accepts it is open enough to accept Science as well. Your statement reflects a closed mind and surely we have to many of those these days. As a Challenge, read the Tao te Ching. An amazing book and one the not only demonstrates how we can co-exist with each other, but how we exist within the world, even as we comprehend there is more then what we see.
Belief in a power greater then ourselves is not about logic. It is about faith. Religion is a man made construction around Faith in something greater and a poor one at that.
Science and Faith can co-exist. I believe in God and how that Faith helps shape and guide my life. I also believe in Science, in it's ability to help describe the world around me from the smallest quark to the farthest sun. Science only reaffirms my Faith in this way, each time "We" (mankind) say this is the barrier, this is the absolute; Science through discovery pushes past that barrier. In fact I propose that there are leaps of Faith in Scientific discovery that only later logic will describe. For me those leaps are our moments of touching the God that is inside us.
Faith is not about logic and why it will endure along with logic.
Agreed1
i have been an MS user/programmer since 3.1, and before that I cut my teeth on MSDOS. Today I split between linux (Ubuntu feisty) for home and ms or work. i will do what I can to avoid Vista.
Linux Ubuntu is not quite ready for the average user, but almost there. I've had to do a few more steps to get things to work then your normal click and go crowd, but not much more.
Maybe by Krazy Koala they will surpass M$ in user friendly adjustment, and developers will discover that compiling source code to run a program is not what makes for a better product. Yes, there are more packages these days, but it is still not straight forward.
Example, I need java installed on my AMD 64 system inlinux. I think i get it right, but Firefox still crashes when I run a java applet. That does *not* happen with M$ and tht one simple issue holds me back rom going full court press to my friends to switch.
I believe in Linux, it is ultimately better hten M$, but it is not there yet.
Would you be so kind as to point out high quality, well named, and sweet trackers? It is not helpful to knock a product without naming an alternative. Just think of the karma you'll get
"They paid off the Sheriff. (But they did not pay off the Deputy.)"
They paid the Sheriff, but they did not pay the deputy...
better. Matches the rhythm and the spirit of the original
lol...I'm sorry, are you my clone? I think I could have written that word for word. As a "generalist" for (sigh) too many years I find the pat on the head quaint, but not comforting. On the plus side, us generalists can shift gears better, handle a downsize better and maybe see the light now and then.
Specialists may rule, but generalists ROCK!
FTA:
"Whether or not SoundExchange's lobbying efforts prove to be illegal, its presence as an advocate in this debate undercuts its role as neutral administrator of royalty fees set and approved by the Copyright Royalty Board."
The summary makes a *statement* that SoundExchange committed an illegal act. The article is less adamant concluding the SoundExchange should 'do the right thing'.
Huh?
Okay, this is slahsdot and summaries are not always concise about the cited article, but I would feel that given a case of braking the law, the Law, be that the US Attorneys General, a member of congress, or some other representative of the Law would take action. I personally feel that what is happening to online music is disgusting and agree that artists over time need to use the internet to get closer to their fans and potential audiences. That will not happen if bodies that control the money are not held accountable when they stray from the law.
Did they? Did they not?
It would seem, since no one is being taken to court on an illegal act, that they did not. That it were a civil issue why are music stations not suing for redress. Herer's a thought, if Wired thinks SoundExchange is breaking the law, report them to the law. Is that not what we do if we see a crime taking place? A lady is breaking into a car as I watch. I go over and ask, is this your car? "Um, I do own a car and this is a nice car" is the reply. I am suspicious so I what?
Write an article on how wrong it is to steal cars citing this lady as prime suspect...
or
report her ass to the law and let them figure it out.
For crying out loud...maybe journalism cannot file the report and instead they use the power of the pen to bring the issue to light. But if NO ONE takes action, either report on that (and ask why) or walk into a DA's office and demand that they be investigated.
(sigh)...I think I may make my sig "I hear the fiddle in the distance, and it is getting closer".
"What are you going to do to inspire others?
Tick-Tock, another second lost."
I just did. I inspired you to comment. As to beyond that, I have my moments when I inspire just as I am inspired by others. Amazing perspective you have. Similar to the wine I had last night, A little pretentious, but with softer atfer tones and just a hint of sass.
Life, it is to be enjoyed!
Damn, I wish I had mod points tonight, you make an insightful comment. So much money, so much focus on terrorism when 10 of thousands die from more immediate causes like aids, cars, cancer, when talented professionals die because of political or managerial decision making.
sigh...
In the three drink minimum state I am in tonight I have moments when I ponder, do *We* deserve this existence, this blessing of life. Pyscho's want to blow me up because they love to kill, extremeists would love to put a collar around my neck and lead me to the "promised land", and some ass wipe sabotages some obscure system because why? Hell if we even know, but it became news and thus added to the anxiety of society.
sigh...
I ponder how we discovered the new world, asia, hell, even sailed beyond the horizon considering what *We* has become today.
Maybe more more glass of Merlot wont hurt tonight. Maybe NASA will still inspire me tomorrow.
Sigh...
I have 1 point left to give, but there was no option for +1 groan. Good one!
I like to think I healthy these days. Good balance of protien, carbs, veggies, and try to stay away from "processed food" as much as I can.
/. for this morning, Pandora (which may soon go away. I discovered this from a /. posting some time ago) and the potential for an even healthier eating habit.
So, I read this post and others and got curious. Going through random pulls of my cupboard I found most of my dry food (bread cereal) contained either HFCS or simply labeld corn syrup.
Wow!
By eating better I have lost weight and as a middle aged IT professional trying to stay fit that is good. Armed with what I have read this morning I can now be on the lookout for foods with frutrose and if not avoid them completely, reduce them in my diet. Amazing that this will moist likely increase my grocery bills which makes me ponder those in poverty conditions are more likely to be in bad shape physically.
Two things to thank
I did a rare thing here in /. land, I read the article (at least one of the links. Take the last line of the Tampa article:
"The director of the National Weather Service has told Proenza to be more tactful within the bureaucracy and more moderate in his public comments."
So, here is a manager who was outspoken in trying to get/save funding for a center who's funds are being slashed, who tried to explain to the public the value of technology to weather forecasting and what would happen without it and the response is....tone it down?
Hell, I'd quit, find a nice home in Oz or New Zealand, and laugh as the US slowly crumbles away.
As proud as I am of the heritage of this country, I am saddened, disheartened, and at times disgusted with it current crop of leaders and citizens. 500 billion and counting (can't even speak of of the human cost) for a shithole conflict that will have done squat for security of this country, yet we cannot fund basic universal healthcare, we cannot fund programs who's job is to monitor and protect our own shores (USCG/Police/Fire), and we slash funding on systems that would provide some measure of early warning to people living in harms way.
While good folk try to warn, our *elected* officials play See no evil, Speak no evil, Hear no evil...but have no problem with Do Evil.
the fiddling sounds just a bit closer today.
In Soviet Russia, joke inserted in you!
Holy Mother Of God!!! After all the whini^H^H^H^H^H commentary about how awefulthe Patent Office is regarding software patents, after all the knashing of teeth over why can't the US Patent Office let the public help....They DO!!! And the first 15-20 comments are complaints about the word Peer, litigation, and Microsoft still fixing the system....oh wait, this still is /.
Folks, I would figure a big cheer is in order. Change was made to a bad system. Maybe not the panacea we hope for, but better then do nothing and bitch. How about a hand to the Patent Office for taking a trail run at trusting the public to balance on the side of good.
I have to specific gain or loss in this, but if it stops the banal patent whoring, submarining, or patent camping I gladly lend my voice to say three cheers, and make the public win!
Well that got a good chuckle out of me today. It was passionate. Off the mark, but passionate. I would not be 28 years in this industry if I did not have a passion for my work. I love solving problems. I find art in writing code. I am an "IT Guy" though it may not be tattooed on my breat.
I was mainly commenting on the thought that "perks" make a better company. They help, but was makes the job a positive experience is good management, being recognized for ones effort, for helping others get the job done, and great reward in a heartfelt thank you.
When I started I could not believe I was getting paid to do what I love. 28 years later there are still moments like that, but less and less because I have watched the shift of business from employee centric to customer centric. This translates into less consideration for the employee needs as those considerations will impact the bottom line (customers can include stock holders). Spend less, get less.
As to horses, that I could wotk with the all the time would be wonderful. That I have the time to learn how to be a professional horse trainer, not likely. Life is trade offs, compromises as it were so I work in the IT world (somwhat jaded) and find better satisfaction of life in things outside IT. That you find the same feeling in IT is great.