Do you regard the FDA as regulation, because the FDA call themselves a regulator? Do you believe that drug companies should be able to sell any useless or dangerous drug to consumers? Or is your definition of regulation and law enforcement just some arbitrary distinction you came up with to justify disagreeing with laws you don't like?
Has it not occurred to you that sometimes good enough is Good Enough? Standard definition is a high enough resolution that you can enjoy the content. Sure, high definition is better, but it costs sometimes twice as much for the HD version a the moment. The GP didn't say he couldn't tell the difference, just that he didn't see the need for an increase in quality.
I agree, that's why Flash is such a great idea. Instead of browser developers being bogged down fixing its multitude of problems, they just have to pester Adobe for a few years.
Seriously though, Adobe just announced that while Flash on Windows will support GPU acceleration, the OS X version will not (and I suspect neither will the Linux version). Adobe might take years to add a feature that Apple have already implemented for Safari's HTML engine (using the Quicktime library). Scripting means a single point of closed source failure.
I respect you, but I have to disagree with you here. In climate science, unlike maths or physics, you can not always be absolutely certain of something. There are so many variables involved in climate, there will always be some doubt, however tiny. Despite this, it seems very likely that global warming is caused by man, and that it is linked to our output of carbon dioxide. This being the case, reducing our CO2 output is the obvious next step, as are finding ways of sequestering carbon so that it does not enter the atmosphere.
I think you may have a slightly extreme view. I think that the difference may have come from moving to a less urban area. In London, the danger would probably be the traffic, rather than strangers.
Interesting post, but a few things are different between New Zealand and Germany. The equivalent to the Prime Minister in Germany is the Chancellor. Based on reading the Wikipedia article, the Chancellor is selected by secret ballot of their parliament. They are the head of government. The President is selected by secret ballot of a wider pool of people, but is largely ceremonial, much like our Queen. Much as the Queen can (theoretically) veto laws, so can their president, but it appears he has more legal scope to do so than our monarch.
Another point just occurred to me. Your argument essentially says that no one should ever be offended by anything, and if they are, it's their own fault. It's fine to use racist derogatory names on someone because it's their fault for being offended.
I don't disagree that Google should just leave the result. Censorship is not the right answer. I'm just saying there is a difference between comparing a white public figure to a monkey, and comparing a black public figure to a monkey.
So racism is dead in America right? Until that happens of course it is still unacceptable to apply monkey parody to black public figures. You cannot ignore America's (or much of the West's) shameful history of racism. Do not imagine for a second that the people who create images of Michelle Obama that make her look more monkey like are doing it simply because they noticed the striking similarity between humans and monkeys. They are doing it because they are racists.
What that says to me is that there are other factors, perhaps even more important factors than merely the size of the government.
That, I can agree with, which is why I think that the statement "I believe in these 50% tax rate societies, that they operate that way out of ignorance." is wrong.
I disagree. Firstly, the government employs people like the private sector. Secondly, government run mail services, for example, create just as much wealth as a privately run service. The same is true for telecom services and hospitals. I don't think the European welfare states operate out of ignorance. I think they operate that way because it works best. Looking at any of the stats (crime rates, life expectancy, 'happiness') you'll find Scandinavian countries very high up.
When the elected officials decide that it should end. (Ideally) if the public do not want more public funding then they will elect someone who does less of it. Just because you don't want big government, doesn't mean everyone agrees with you.
That's the cost of society. You get taxed when you are able to contribute to society. But you get all sorts of benefits. Like roads, police and fire services and (in most places) health services. The alternative? Try living in Somalia. I really don't understand the extreme libertarianism you exhibit. The only possibility is that you are astonishingly antisocial and totally unable to see that some people are, through no fault of their own, far less fortunate than you.
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Usually videos of an entire series are compressed, so it's all or nothing.
Do you regard the FDA as regulation, because the FDA call themselves a regulator? Do you believe that drug companies should be able to sell any useless or dangerous drug to consumers? Or is your definition of regulation and law enforcement just some arbitrary distinction you came up with to justify disagreeing with laws you don't like?
Has it not occurred to you that sometimes good enough is Good Enough? Standard definition is a high enough resolution that you can enjoy the content. Sure, high definition is better, but it costs sometimes twice as much for the HD version a the moment. The GP didn't say he couldn't tell the difference, just that he didn't see the need for an increase in quality.
Since the iPhone version of GMail already uses HTML5 for offline access, I assume so will the desktop version.
I agree, that's why Flash is such a great idea. Instead of browser developers being bogged down fixing its multitude of problems, they just have to pester Adobe for a few years.
Seriously though, Adobe just announced that while Flash on Windows will support GPU acceleration, the OS X version will not (and I suspect neither will the Linux version). Adobe might take years to add a feature that Apple have already implemented for Safari's HTML engine (using the Quicktime library). Scripting means a single point of closed source failure.
What's BAU?
I respect you, but I have to disagree with you here. In climate science, unlike maths or physics, you can not always be absolutely certain of something. There are so many variables involved in climate, there will always be some doubt, however tiny. Despite this, it seems very likely that global warming is caused by man, and that it is linked to our output of carbon dioxide. This being the case, reducing our CO2 output is the obvious next step, as are finding ways of sequestering carbon so that it does not enter the atmosphere.
I think you may have a slightly extreme view. I think that the difference may have come from moving to a less urban area. In London, the danger would probably be the traffic, rather than strangers.
Interesting post, but a few things are different between New Zealand and Germany. The equivalent to the Prime Minister in Germany is the Chancellor. Based on reading the Wikipedia article, the Chancellor is selected by secret ballot of their parliament. They are the head of government. The President is selected by secret ballot of a wider pool of people, but is largely ceremonial, much like our Queen. Much as the Queen can (theoretically) veto laws, so can their president, but it appears he has more legal scope to do so than our monarch.
Much of the experimental and observational basis? Citation please.
Another point just occurred to me. Your argument essentially says that no one should ever be offended by anything, and if they are, it's their own fault. It's fine to use racist derogatory names on someone because it's their fault for being offended.
I don't disagree that Google should just leave the result. Censorship is not the right answer. I'm just saying there is a difference between comparing a white public figure to a monkey, and comparing a black public figure to a monkey.
So racism is dead in America right? Until that happens of course it is still unacceptable to apply monkey parody to black public figures. You cannot ignore America's (or much of the West's) shameful history of racism. Do not imagine for a second that the people who create images of Michelle Obama that make her look more monkey like are doing it simply because they noticed the striking similarity between humans and monkeys. They are doing it because they are racists.
That might be the joke.
Thank you. It's always nice to argue with someone reasonable one Slashdot. There are far too many who go straight to personal attacks.
That, I can agree with, which is why I think that the statement "I believe in these 50% tax rate societies, that they operate that way out of ignorance." is wrong.
I disagree. Firstly, the government employs people like the private sector. Secondly, government run mail services, for example, create just as much wealth as a privately run service. The same is true for telecom services and hospitals. I don't think the European welfare states operate out of ignorance. I think they operate that way because it works best. Looking at any of the stats (crime rates, life expectancy, 'happiness') you'll find Scandinavian countries very high up.
When the elected officials decide that it should end. (Ideally) if the public do not want more public funding then they will elect someone who does less of it. Just because you don't want big government, doesn't mean everyone agrees with you.
Why is this tagged BBC? Channel 4 is independent of the BBC and runs adverts.
And the president can veto any bill they find abhorrent.
Please, expand on that comment. I'm itching to hear about how the rest of the Western world has compromised freedom by caring for all of its citizens.
Without rubbish collection people start putting it other places. Like rivers.
That's the cost of society. You get taxed when you are able to contribute to society. But you get all sorts of benefits. Like roads, police and fire services and (in most places) health services. The alternative? Try living in Somalia. I really don't understand the extreme libertarianism you exhibit. The only possibility is that you are astonishingly antisocial and totally unable to see that some people are, through no fault of their own, far less fortunate than you.
PalmOS, not WebOS.
It's not. It runs on all Intel Macs, including 32 bit Core Duo and Solo.