However, hardware wise you have to factor in the OS overhead. Sure the hardware will be better each year on the PC but you're running 50 other processes behind the game.
Forgive me if this has already been discussed. But does anybody see a correlation with google's release of an open phone platform and the upcomming 700 mhz auction? Could we be witnessing the beginning of the next great personal communications revolution? or are they totally unrelated?
Maybe for some blacks but i was speaking in general (including blacks and whites). Interestingly enough i read an article this afternoon about a car jacking of SA's top regea artist (who's black) in which he was shot and died.
The main thing i was trying to say is it's not racist to point out the faults of a government even if the government is black.
Every army that wants to be good needs to be a well oiled machine. Otherwise accidents like this happen regularly.
The parents "racist beliefs" broken down were:
The post apartheid government is black. True
Corruption is running rampid in SA, which has a black government. True
HIV is climbing faster than curruption. True
SA is now dangerous. True
SA government (which again happens to be black) spends money on needless things rather than helping the people. True
The facts are that in the post apartheid era, things in South Africa are in fact worse. I dont think it's a black thing vs. a white thing, but when anybody points out these above facts they are called racist.
Your issue shouldn't be with the parent being racist, it should be with your government being accountable to the above issues, whether the government happens to be black or white it doesnt matter.
Sadly, most of Africa seems to be following this trend which is a shame.
Ahh Samuel Adams I believe? Supporting a system that combines data that is already posted and available doesnt make me unamerican. We are in the information age... some sort of national ID brings our government up to par, that's the point i was trying to make.
your use of this quote reminds me of a time when people who dissagreed were called communists, and much before that, witches.
What's the problem with having a national ID system?
We have one, its called a passport what the fed cant do is force ID on somebody its unconstitutional.
What like having a social security number that can ID us? What's the difference?
From the programming/database aspect alone all of us (especially on this site) should recognise the need for a better system.
We should also recognize the difficulty of providing security and privacy once all the data is in one place.
Which is true with any system right? So how does that argument differ from any database solution?
All of my information is currently stored in about 15 different state/federal databases already. What's wrong with putting them in one database and giving me a card to access all of my information?
Depends on whats being done with that information doesn't it?
Again which is always an issue when you put information in a database.
Are you worried about the federal government having control of that information? do you think they dont already? of course they can...
Of course they can but not some mid level peon in a DC office or some DBA with access to a given database. Privacy is a right!
This is obviously a problem already... you are right that security needs to be in place to limit the access of information. In fact alot of your counter arguments relate to this issue. You've already agreed that the information is already stored in a database, so i'm interested in hearing your solution to the CURRENT privacy problems. Surely you dont think the system is fine the way it is?
I actually like the idea of having a social security like ID card that puts all of my state/federal information in one place so our government can keep up with the pace of information these days. But i'm sure that's just flamebait.
Its not flamebait is asinine! SS cards and fraud are rampant what makes you think Real ID would be any more accurate or secure?
So you agree that the current system is broke? How would you fix it without a national database?
As all of the other pro national ID posts i'm sure this will be flagged as flamebait, but none the less I feel I should say something.
What's the problem with having a national ID system? From the programming/database aspect alone all of us (especially on this site) should recognise the need for a better system. All of my information is currently stored in about 15 different state/federal databases already. What's wrong with putting them in one database and giving me a card to access all of my information? Are you worried about the federal government having control of that information? do you think they dont already? of course they can...
I actually like the idea of having a social security like ID card that puts all of my state/federal information in one place so our government can keep up with the pace of information these days. But i'm sure that's just flamebait.
I went to best buy and got a linksys router. I got home, plugged it in, and the damn thing didnt work. All routers must be bad. I'll just use Internet Connection Sharing instead.
Sure innovation changes the face of any market. The problem is that innovation in the form of car design happens every year, we dont see the same dramatic changes for a few years when it comes to software. Sure new features are added with each update, but they are not the same as coming up with a newly designed car. I just dont think you can compare the software industry (open source or not) to the car industry. It's apples and oranges.
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However, hardware wise you have to factor in the OS overhead. Sure the hardware will be better each year on the PC but you're running 50 other processes behind the game.
and got modded insightful... go figure
Forgive me if this has already been discussed. But does anybody see a correlation with google's release of an open phone platform and the upcomming 700 mhz auction? Could we be witnessing the beginning of the next great personal communications revolution? or are they totally unrelated?
Maybe for some blacks but i was speaking in general (including blacks and whites). Interestingly enough i read an article this afternoon about a car jacking of SA's top regea artist (who's black) in which he was shot and died.
The main thing i was trying to say is it's not racist to point out the faults of a government even if the government is black.
Agreed
you had me until the last statement. good luck with that
Every army that wants to be good needs to be a well oiled machine. Otherwise accidents like this happen regularly.
The parents "racist beliefs" broken down were:
The post apartheid government is black. True
Corruption is running rampid in SA, which has a black government. True
HIV is climbing faster than curruption. True
SA is now dangerous. True
SA government (which again happens to be black) spends money on needless things rather than helping the people. True
The facts are that in the post apartheid era, things in South Africa are in fact worse. I dont think it's a black thing vs. a white thing, but when anybody points out these above facts they are called racist.
Your issue shouldn't be with the parent being racist, it should be with your government being accountable to the above issues, whether the government happens to be black or white it doesnt matter.
Sadly, most of Africa seems to be following this trend which is a shame.
Ahh Samuel Adams I believe? Supporting a system that combines data that is already posted and available doesnt make me unamerican. We are in the information age... some sort of national ID brings our government up to par, that's the point i was trying to make.
your use of this quote reminds me of a time when people who dissagreed were called communists, and much before that, witches.
-Brandon
We have one, its called a passport what the fed cant do is force ID on somebody its unconstitutional.
What like having a social security number that can ID us? What's the difference?
From the programming/database aspect alone all of us (especially on this site) should recognise the need for a better system.
We should also recognize the difficulty of providing security and privacy once all the data is in one place.
Which is true with any system right? So how does that argument differ from any database solution?
All of my information is currently stored in about 15 different state/federal databases already. What's wrong with putting them in one database and giving me a card to access all of my information?
Depends on whats being done with that information doesn't it?
Again which is always an issue when you put information in a database.
Are you worried about the federal government having control of that information? do you think they dont already? of course they can...
Of course they can but not some mid level peon in a DC office or some DBA with access to a given database. Privacy is a right!
This is obviously a problem already... you are right that security needs to be in place to limit the access of information. In fact alot of your counter arguments relate to this issue. You've already agreed that the information is already stored in a database, so i'm interested in hearing your solution to the CURRENT privacy problems. Surely you dont think the system is fine the way it is?
I actually like the idea of having a social security like ID card that puts all of my state/federal information in one place so our government can keep up with the pace of information these days. But i'm sure that's just flamebait.
Its not flamebait is asinine! SS cards and fraud are rampant what makes you think Real ID would be any more accurate or secure?
So you agree that the current system is broke? How would you fix it without a national database?
As all of the other pro national ID posts i'm sure this will be flagged as flamebait, but none the less I feel I should say something. What's the problem with having a national ID system? From the programming/database aspect alone all of us (especially on this site) should recognise the need for a better system. All of my information is currently stored in about 15 different state/federal databases already. What's wrong with putting them in one database and giving me a card to access all of my information? Are you worried about the federal government having control of that information? do you think they dont already? of course they can... I actually like the idea of having a social security like ID card that puts all of my state/federal information in one place so our government can keep up with the pace of information these days. But i'm sure that's just flamebait.
I went to best buy and got a linksys router. I got home, plugged it in, and the damn thing didnt work. All routers must be bad. I'll just use Internet Connection Sharing instead.
It seems like a cool setup but why does the case need to be upside down?
Sure innovation changes the face of any market. The problem is that innovation in the form of car design happens every year, we dont see the same dramatic changes for a few years when it comes to software. Sure new features are added with each update, but they are not the same as coming up with a newly designed car. I just dont think you can compare the software industry (open source or not) to the car industry. It's apples and oranges.