In court because they were trying to stiff us, not because of the type of bill. We send electronically to save the paper/stamp/etc. cost, which if we didn't save it, gets passed to the customer.
The debt is owed whether the bill is paper or electronic. I invoice customers all the time for $1K-$20K in monthly services. I've had to go to court once or twice for people who have tried to make the same argument. The electronic version is just as good as paper.
I have to totally agree with you. My wife and I went on a cruise for our honeymoon last year. Left from Barcelona, Spain, hit Canne, France as well as two ports in Italy (one close to Pisa, one close to Rome). Fark. Italy. I had the most wonderful time in France. The people were super-nice (we made attempts to speak French, the locals seem to warm up to you if you make at least an attempt) in Canne. We want to live there sometime for 3-6 months. Italy? The worst place I've been (from a tourist perspective). I'm going back once more to hit Rome, and then never again for the rest of my life. That. bad.
Then all the smug Prius owners can pay their fair share for road maintenance along with all the dirty Earth killers burning dead dinosaurs.
Driving a hybrid (and therefore a fuel-efficient vehicle) is smug? Heh, when in Rome.... Driving a behemoth fuel-inefficient vehicle that you don't need is one step below functionally retarded.
Just because he/she is taxed now because of an energy source limitation doesn't mean they should be taxed in the future when the ability not to presents itself.
And for a short period of time, Chrysler had a lifetime warranty on their powertrains. If these companies can warranty a vehicle with an internal combustion engine and hundreds of moving parts for 10 years, Microsoft can suck it up and backport the patch.
Sometimes, a real live human needs to walk out to the machine and toggle the power. Layer upon layer of clever hardware abstraction can help (usually at the cost of performance), but at the end of the day, you still need someone to go flip the switch occasionally.
You just use the APC networked PDUs that let you reboot individual outlets. At my shop, the phrase is "If you have to go physically touch the server, you've failed.
I assume with enough intelligent people, mundane or menial tasks would be automated and made obsolete. Jobs are around to fill needs for others. If those needs are filled without the need for people, you have another leap like we did with the previous agricultural revolution (which allowed people to specialize in specific fields instead of having to farm the majority of their lives).
If you look at the history of scientific discovery, there are very (very!) few isolated incidents in which a single person makes a revolutionary discovery. The vast majority of the time discoveries are evolutionary, because our knowledge is so inter-dependent. Even Newton, arguably the most brilliant scientist of the last thousand years had Liebniz. Most discoveries are made possible due to incremental advances in other areas, and they therefore happen in clusters - suddenly all around the same time several people hit upon the same thing. The lone genius scientist is a myth.
I don't doubt this. The more intelligent people there are, the quicker scientific advancement will occur. Your argument supports mine.
Yes, it does. But it only needs a few Einstein's. It also needs retail managers, mediocre accountants, office workers, checkers, mail carriers...in far larger numbers than we need a smart (but not genius) kid to realize his full potential.
I disagree with your statement. You can *never* have enough intelligent people, or even "Einsteins". Until we're all chillin' on interstellar spacecraft with unlimited fuel and your only worry is what galaxy you're going to visit next, there are plenty of complex problems that need solving.
I think the bigger question is, "Is intelligence genetically limited?" If that's the case, it doesn't matter how hard you try to shove knowledge into someone, they're always going to have a lower comprehension level. And do we want to hold back more intelligent folks because of that? There has to be a better way for the top 1-10% to be endulged academically while still having the proper environment for less intelligent folks to reach their full potential. What's that method? I don't know.
Yes, clearly it's better to drag down the more intelligent to make it fair for those who can't learn as fast. Fuck. That. The world needs ditch diggers.
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Was just using it as an example. Perfect solution is open hardware and open software, with just as open data.
So the best plan would be to heat it through non-fossil methods (solar concentrator plant) to "recycle" it into fuel.
http://www.david-laserscanner.com/
Also, their import app is most likely checking the Creative Commons license on the photos they're pulling from Flickr.
In court because they were trying to stiff us, not because of the type of bill. We send electronically to save the paper/stamp/etc. cost, which if we didn't save it, gets passed to the customer.
The debt is owed whether the bill is paper or electronic. I invoice customers all the time for $1K-$20K in monthly services. I've had to go to court once or twice for people who have tried to make the same argument. The electronic version is just as good as paper.
I have to totally agree with you. My wife and I went on a cruise for our honeymoon last year. Left from Barcelona, Spain, hit Canne, France as well as two ports in Italy (one close to Pisa, one close to Rome). Fark. Italy. I had the most wonderful time in France. The people were super-nice (we made attempts to speak French, the locals seem to warm up to you if you make at least an attempt) in Canne. We want to live there sometime for 3-6 months. Italy? The worst place I've been (from a tourist perspective). I'm going back once more to hit Rome, and then never again for the rest of my life. That. bad.
Then all the smug Prius owners can pay their fair share for road maintenance along with all the dirty Earth killers burning dead dinosaurs.
Driving a hybrid (and therefore a fuel-efficient vehicle) is smug? Heh, when in Rome.... Driving a behemoth fuel-inefficient vehicle that you don't need is one step below functionally retarded.
Just because he/she is taxed now because of an energy source limitation doesn't mean they should be taxed in the future when the ability not to presents itself.
Would you expect a car manufacturer to offer a 10 year warranty on all of their cars?
Yes.
http://www.hyundaiusa.com/global/warranty/warranty.aspx
http://www.kia.com/#/warranty
http://www.mitsubishicars.com/MMNA/jsp/owners/warranties.do
And for a short period of time, Chrysler had a lifetime warranty on their powertrains. If these companies can warranty a vehicle with an internal combustion engine and hundreds of moving parts for 10 years, Microsoft can suck it up and backport the patch.
Sorry, couldn't help myself. But seriously, iPhone users are going to rate it on how "pretty" it is, not how functional it is.
My T-mobile blackberry will tunnel the call over any Wifi access point (for free). Skype has indeed jumped the shark.
The Umbrella Corporation would like to have a word with your and your "superhero" theory.
I for one welcome open interoperability in the space program =)
Sometimes, a real live human needs to walk out to the machine and toggle the power. Layer upon layer of clever hardware abstraction can help (usually at the cost of performance), but at the end of the day, you still need someone to go flip the switch occasionally.
You just use the APC networked PDUs that let you reboot individual outlets. At my shop, the phrase is "If you have to go physically touch the server, you've failed.
http://src.enomaly.com/
Real men use PXE to bootstrap their OS install over the network ;)
Intelligent people I said. Not A type personalities. They are mutually exclusive.
I assume with enough intelligent people, mundane or menial tasks would be automated and made obsolete. Jobs are around to fill needs for others. If those needs are filled without the need for people, you have another leap like we did with the previous agricultural revolution (which allowed people to specialize in specific fields instead of having to farm the majority of their lives).
If you look at the history of scientific discovery, there are very (very!) few isolated incidents in which a single person makes a revolutionary discovery. The vast majority of the time discoveries are evolutionary, because our knowledge is so inter-dependent. Even Newton, arguably the most brilliant scientist of the last thousand years had Liebniz. Most discoveries are made possible due to incremental advances in other areas, and they therefore happen in clusters - suddenly all around the same time several people hit upon the same thing. The lone genius scientist is a myth.
I don't doubt this. The more intelligent people there are, the quicker scientific advancement will occur. Your argument supports mine.
Yes, it does. But it only needs a few Einstein's. It also needs retail managers, mediocre accountants, office workers, checkers, mail carriers...in far larger numbers than we need a smart (but not genius) kid to realize his full potential.
I disagree with your statement. You can *never* have enough intelligent people, or even "Einsteins". Until we're all chillin' on interstellar spacecraft with unlimited fuel and your only worry is what galaxy you're going to visit next, there are plenty of complex problems that need solving.
I think the bigger question is, "Is intelligence genetically limited?" If that's the case, it doesn't matter how hard you try to shove knowledge into someone, they're always going to have a lower comprehension level. And do we want to hold back more intelligent folks because of that? There has to be a better way for the top 1-10% to be endulged academically while still having the proper environment for less intelligent folks to reach their full potential. What's that method? I don't know.
http://flexbooks.ck12.org/flexr/
The wife who is probably working because she didn't marry someone who is raking leaves for a living?
Yes, clearly it's better to drag down the more intelligent to make it fair for those who can't learn as fast. Fuck. That. The world needs ditch diggers.