I think the more likely issue here is that the Government is facing a threat that it doesn't know how to deal with. It is just trying to look like it is doing something that might prove effective. How do you deal with any enemy that isn't interested in negotiating? How do you deal with an enemy that is not embodied in the form of a single state, with definite leadership? Historically, Governments have dealt with Terrorists ineffectively - look at the British Government with the IRA. But at least then, they expressed demands that could be negotiated.
But the new generation of terrorists can't be bought off. They aren't interested in money, land or independence. They just want the West to die. Western Governments don't have a solution to this insanity. Even some of their own wealthy, well-educated citizens have turned against their fellow countrymen. At the moment, Western Governments are just reacting blindly, using the same old tactics. Action - 9/11.. Reaction - invade Iraq - WTF?
I can't help but notice that you made a vague reference to something that you clearly don't know much about and then when somebody provides some factual information to you, you respond with a massive generalisation. Nice flamebait.
I don't think that the Prime Minister that nearly bankrupted the country through uncontrolled spending really should be considered the model for Democracy. He was also involved in the secret plot to borrow large amounts of money from shady international loan sharks to finance the budget shortfall that his Government had created.
I'm not denying that his Government had some good ideas. But the implementation of these ideas was sorely lacking in good judgement and morality. Gough Whitlam was removed from office not because of the destruction of democracy, but because democracy worked - he was incompetant and irresponsible in looking after the economy.
I agree with your reasoning. However, whether I would agree with his comments or not, I would still like to hear what he has to say. For better or worse, Bill Gates and his comments influence the course of technological development. This article avoids any risk of controversy or depth by just being a puff piece.
As you say though - Bill Gates has always been a better business man than an engineer/technologist, but the media never seems to see him that way. I wonder if this constant misrepresentation has been part of his success? Have other business people constantly underestimated him and his business acumen, just seeing him as a computer geek?
I wasn't actually trolling, I really would like to know more.
I was referring to the fact that "Gates' busy afternoon" only warranted 3 paragraphs. What "exciting opporunities" are there that Gates alludes to?
What "new breakthrough technologies" did he introduce to his audience?
To me, this seems like bad reporting.
I realise that the full video stream would be available tomorrow and I also realise that by then I won't care anymore. Enquiring minds want to know now!
True. Although I think the larger assumption in this case was scale. Archimedes was used to creating large stuctures and this experiment proved that size matters. Arcimedes would probably have had many able and willing hands to help him align the mirrors. Also, if his helpers were trained soldiers as one would expect when defending a city, they would be discplined. They could quickly follow orders to align a multitude of mirrors simultaneously.
The MythBusters experiment was small in scale and had relatively little manpower behind it. Even the experiment detailed in the article stated they would have been more effective if the helpers had been better trained and disciplined. Archimedes would have been more likely to have had the large disciplined workforce required to make his creation effective.
I agree. While I really enjoy watching MythBusters, they do seem to frequently make the flawed assumption that the resources they have available to them today exceed what was available in ancient times. I think that in this case, this assumption has been proven to be false.
"...and just a year ago in September 2003, in an unnamed (read "classified") exercise, several Collins Class subs "sank" two U.S. fast attack subs and a carrier - all unnamed, of course. And a month later another Collins Class sub surprised and "sank" an American fast attack during another exercise. " FYI - Collins Class submarines are members of the Australian Navy
"For example, in 2002 during the biennial RIMPAC, exercises involving the navies of the U.S., South Korea, Canada, Japan, Chile, Peru, and Australia, an Australian Collins-class diesel-electric submarine was able to score multiple kills against two U.S. Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarines. "
There is nothing wrong with being cautious. In fact, in this area, your military would be well advised to increase its technological prowess.
No, what really shows the slashdot mentality is those people who have claimed this is old news because they had seen it in The Fifth Element and Weird Science.
Actually, Thermaltake's more recent heatsinks are bad, really bad. They look pretty, but I wouldn't even wave one near my cpu.
Prime example: Thermaltake P4 Dragon 478 - looks nice, but can't keep a p4 2.2ghz below 38 degrees C. Its worse than what comes standard with the p4......
It could be useful technology within smaller networks, such as governments or big business. But it isn't the be all and end all that MS is touting it to be. It would just be another layer of security.
On the internet, it would be practically useless. Who is going to stop people using unsecured boxes on the net? Will they not allow people access to public sites who don't use Palladium? What about those who can't afford to "upgrade" to these new security measures? Surely this would be discrimination.
Manufacturer's won't force people to this tech - they'll still produce unsecured hardware, e.g. DVD players - fat lot of good regional protection did, manufacturers just didn't implement it.
Overall, this tech will be a fad, used by the elite few.
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It will go the same way as DVD players.
All the manufacturers will be nodding their heads at MS while producing security free boards in the background. The market always follows what people want, and many consumers won't want to be tracked and stamped by MS.
so do I, as this mistake has resulted in the loss of one of the most innovative gaming companies I've ever seen...... What I would like to know is, where did the money go? I think the managment of both LS and Eidos has a lot to answer for, considering the size of the cult followings of the LS games.....
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Reminds me of a Carryall from Dune.
I disagree.
I think the more likely issue here is that the Government is facing a threat that it doesn't know how to deal with. It is just trying to look like it is doing something that might prove effective. How do you deal with any enemy that isn't interested in negotiating? How do you deal with an enemy that is not embodied in the form of a single state, with definite leadership?
Historically, Governments have dealt with Terrorists ineffectively - look at the British Government with the IRA. But at least then, they expressed demands that could be negotiated.
But the new generation of terrorists can't be bought off. They aren't interested in money, land or independence. They just want the West to die. Western Governments don't have a solution to this insanity. Even some of their own wealthy, well-educated citizens have turned against their fellow countrymen. At the moment, Western Governments are just reacting blindly, using the same old tactics. Action - 9/11.. Reaction - invade Iraq - WTF?
Only the Sith deal in absolutes.
I can't help but notice that you made a vague reference to something that you clearly don't know much about and then when somebody provides some factual information to you, you respond with a massive generalisation. Nice flamebait.
I don't think that the Prime Minister that nearly bankrupted the country through uncontrolled spending really should be considered the model for Democracy. He was also involved in the secret plot to borrow large amounts of money from shady international loan sharks to finance the budget shortfall that his Government had created.
I'm not denying that his Government had some good ideas. But the implementation of these ideas was sorely lacking in good judgement and morality. Gough Whitlam was removed from office not because of the destruction of democracy, but because democracy worked - he was incompetant and irresponsible in looking after the economy.
That was amusing. Shame the mods didn't think so.
Those were the days...... Signal 11 would post and the trolls would whip themselves into a frenzy.... good old times.
I agree with your reasoning. However, whether I would agree with his comments or not, I would still like to hear what he has to say. For better or worse, Bill Gates and his comments influence the course of technological development. This article avoids any risk of controversy or depth by just being a puff piece.
As you say though - Bill Gates has always been a better business man than an engineer/technologist, but the media never seems to see him that way. I wonder if this constant misrepresentation has been part of his success? Have other business people constantly underestimated him and his business acumen, just seeing him as a computer geek?
I wasn't actually trolling, I really would like to know more.
I was referring to the fact that "Gates' busy afternoon" only warranted 3 paragraphs. What "exciting opporunities" are there that Gates alludes to?
What "new breakthrough technologies" did he introduce to his audience?
To me, this seems like bad reporting.
I realise that the full video stream would be available tomorrow and I also realise that by then I won't care anymore. Enquiring minds want to know now!
True. Although I think the larger assumption in this case was scale. Archimedes was used to creating large stuctures and this experiment proved that size matters. Arcimedes would probably have had many able and willing hands to help him align the mirrors. Also, if his helpers were trained soldiers as one would expect when defending a city, they would be discplined. They could quickly follow orders to align a multitude of mirrors simultaneously.
The MythBusters experiment was small in scale and had relatively little manpower behind it. Even the experiment detailed in the article stated they would have been more effective if the helpers had been better trained and disciplined. Archimedes would have been more likely to have had the large disciplined workforce required to make his creation effective.
That was a very bare article. I feel less informed for having read it.
I agree. While I really enjoy watching MythBusters, they do seem to frequently make the flawed assumption that the resources they have available to them today exceed what was available in ancient times. I think that in this case, this assumption has been proven to be false.
Mirrordot is proving more reliable for me:
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I agree.
The units for democracy should be:
Americans per sq km
Or should that be per sq mile?
Maybe the US Navy is not as omnipotent as you believe. Numerous war games with their allies have proven otherwise.
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"...and just a year ago in September 2003, in an unnamed (read "classified") exercise, several Collins Class subs "sank" two U.S. fast attack subs and a carrier - all unnamed, of course. And a month later another Collins Class sub surprised and "sank" an American fast attack during another exercise. "
FYI - Collins Class submarines are members of the Australian Navy
http://www.jinsa.org/articles/articles.html/funct
"For example, in 2002 during the biennial RIMPAC, exercises involving the navies of the U.S., South Korea, Canada, Japan, Chile, Peru, and Australia, an Australian Collins-class diesel-electric submarine was able to score multiple kills against two U.S. Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarines. "
There is nothing wrong with being cautious. In fact, in this area, your military would be well advised to increase its technological prowess.
Please send me an invite
sam at clowncorp dot juneks dot com dot au
Thanks!
There is a difference between the disinformation that marketing spreads, and the implementations that the engineers put in place.
SP2?
Windows 2003 has only just received SP1. SP2 is for Windows XP.
Ever get the feeling that a lot of people on Slashdot that comment on servers have never had to run any?
No, what really shows the slashdot mentality is those people who have claimed this is old news because they had seen it in The Fifth Element and Weird Science.
Actually, Thermaltake's more recent heatsinks are bad, really bad. They look pretty, but I wouldn't even wave one near my cpu.
Prime example: Thermaltake P4 Dragon 478 - looks nice, but can't keep a p4 2.2ghz below 38 degrees C. Its worse than what comes standard with the p4......
It could be useful technology within smaller networks, such as governments or big business. But it isn't the be all and end all that MS is touting it to be. It would just be another layer of security.
On the internet, it would be practically useless. Who is going to stop people using unsecured boxes on the net? Will they not allow people access to public sites who don't use Palladium? What about those who can't afford to "upgrade" to these new security measures? Surely this would be discrimination.
Manufacturer's won't force people to this tech - they'll still produce unsecured hardware, e.g. DVD players - fat lot of good regional protection did, manufacturers just didn't implement it.
Overall, this tech will be a fad, used by the elite few.
It will go the same way as DVD players.
All the manufacturers will be nodding their heads at MS while producing security free boards in the background. The market always follows what people want, and many consumers won't want to be tracked and stamped by MS.
nope, just screwing :)
so do I, as this mistake has resulted in the loss of one of the most innovative gaming companies I've ever seen...... What I would like to know is, where did the money go? I think the managment of both LS and Eidos has a lot to answer for, considering the size of the cult followings of the LS games.....