And what't the problem with that? There is no law that says legal aid has to cost anything.
That is the beauty of a free market economy. Not only is the market free to adjust to the demands of buyer and seller, but product and/or services can be free if the buyer and seller agree on it...
Only Bill Gates (plus his puppets) and the LibDems are afraid of a free marke economy.
I agree and dis-agree on this. If a software creator is working on his/her own with no one else making the decisions, then that person is responsible for the code that is generated. On the other hand, a programmer in a cubicle farm is not responsible be he/she is doing what they are told, and they have people doing code reviews so the ultimate responsibly falls on the shoulders of the project manager.
I agree and disagree. If an artist is being paid to create art, then the art belongs to the person forking over the money. A wedding photographer is no different than a Rennaisance artist who worked for a patron. A photographer who takes pictures on his or her own time and tries to sell the rights to show them is still the owner of the art work.
On the other hand, someone who builds you a house to your design is a craftsman, not an artist. Even if the house is from the builders design, they are working for a patron, like the fore mentioned Rennaisance artist.
American Culture is not a one way street. The difference is that in America we take what we like, and dump the rest.
(The United States of) America is constantly being influenced but other cultures. Our entire culture is a hodge-podge of "foreign" cultures from people who fled their homelands for a better life. Most these people would dump the parts of their culture that sent them packing, and kept the parts that they took with them: food, music, art. It's only lately that the parts of cultures that caused problems are being imposed on the US by the immagrants.
Which state would charge and receive the sales taxes? Which state does the sale take place in?
These are the reasons there were no sales taxes on out of state mail orders. I guess you want both states to charge sales taxes. If that happens, then people living in states with no sales taxes would order from companies that reside in states with no sales taxes, and the number of internet sales would drop to somthing close to zero.
Because the parents aren't doing their jobs. They should be policing their own children but won't because they are too busy sticking their noses in other peoples business.
Except I'm not calling in sick. I'm taking a day off and I told my bosses why I wil be out of the office. They are both fannish to some extent so they understand...
According to what was mentioned in the episodes of the original series, Kirk and Spock were at Starfleet Academy at different times and McCoy never went to the academy.
There are those who believe that it should be free, but when you drop the price low enough the people who will not pay drops down to the 'noise' level.
What the RIAA doesn't understand is this: they can either make a small profit or no profit. Price the product too high and they won't make any profit.
The Hubble was greate, but it has problems. Being in orbit (of Earth) makes it hard to fix, and expensive to fix...
Now, if we had a permanent base on the moon, with a sub-station on the dark side, we could put a Hubble like device in orbit of the Moon (or teathered to the Moon) with a crew that could easily go to the new Hubble and fix it. The graivty well of the Moon is much shallower so going up to fix the device is easier. Or just (gently) yank on the teather to bring it down for repair, then gently boost it back into orbit.
When I read Niven's "A World out of Time" I learned about an intersting method of making one immortal: ageing is caused by the build up of waste material that impeeds the body's ability to maintain itself. I wonder if this is part of the process being dicussed...
Something the Chicken Little crowd fails to understand: the sea levels have been higher in the past. The North American Mid-West (Kansas, Indiana, Iowa, etc...) used to be under and inland sea. The world temperature has flucuated a lot in the last 10,000 years. It was once much hotter that it is now, and it will be much colder. This is the natural cycle of the planet.
Just the other day a study showed that Mt. St. Helens in Washington State is putting out more greenhouse gases than all of the man made sources in Washington. Now relealize that St. Helens is just one of hundreds of semi-active and active volcanos that are poluting the atmosphere, plus add in the fact that the mini-ice age that started c. 610 AD is ending and you see that the world is getting a little warmer...
It won't stop global warming, since global warming is not caused by man made pollution.
The problem is not what we are putting in the air, but what is not in the air anymore: residue from a very large volcanic eruption that happened approximately 1300 (give or take 50) years ago.
Also, changing the infrastructure is going to be expensive and a possible deal killer.
Best Novel: Farenheight 451 by Ray Bradbury Best Novella: "A Case of Consience" by James Blish Best Novellette: "Earthman, Come Home" by James Blish Best Short Story : "The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C. Clarke Best Related Book: Conquest of the Moon by Wernher von Braun, Fred L. Whipple & Willy Ley Best Professional Editor: John W. Campbell, Jr. Best Profession Artist: Chesley Bonestell Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: The War of the Worlds Best Fanzine: Slant, Walter Willis, ed.; James White, art editor Best Fan Writer: Bob Tucker
Imagine placing one of these devices in a display window of Macy's or Sears. Now these companies will know what it really being looked at and can now adjust to favor those items. It makes advertising and marketing much easier, and removes unwanted items from a display to make room for other items.
Without going "where no man has gone before" we are just meat puppets waiting to die and be interred according to the beliefs of the dead's society.
The last time travel for adventures sake was frowned upon, an entire continent suffered from a plague that killed millions. If we decide that Earth is enough, billions will die from a plague brought on by the lack of adequate space for all of us to live in.
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Even if we do all of these things to reduce emissions, we are still going to see the world getting warmer.
Why? I will use small words so the blind and stupid liberals, green freaks, and chicken littles can under stand:
WE ARE COMING OUT OF A MINI ICE AGE.
This has been happening for centuries. Long before the start of the Industrial Revolution the mean temperature has been raising.
I will now get off my soapbox, and prepare for the slings and arrows of fools.
And what't the problem with that? There is no law that says legal aid has to cost anything.
That is the beauty of a free market economy. Not only is the market free to adjust to the demands of buyer and seller, but product and/or services can be free if the buyer and seller agree on it...
Only Bill Gates (plus his puppets) and the LibDems are afraid of a free marke economy.
Just my $0.02 worth.
He's just trying to buy his way into Heaven.
Just my $0.02 worth.
I agree and dis-agree on this. If a software creator is working on his/her own with no one else making the decisions, then that person is responsible for the code that is generated. On the other hand, a programmer in a cubicle farm is not responsible be he/she is doing what they are told, and they have people doing code reviews so the ultimate responsibly falls on the shoulders of the project manager.
In other words, it's always the boss's fault.
This is just my $0.02 worth...
The system works as it is. And I don't want any organization that includes the French running the Internet.
Just my $0.02 worth.
I agree and disagree. If an artist is being paid to create art, then the art belongs to the person forking over the money. A wedding photographer is no different than a Rennaisance artist who worked for a patron. A photographer who takes pictures on his or her own time and tries to sell the rights to show them is still the owner of the art work.
On the other hand, someone who builds you a house to your design is a craftsman, not an artist. Even if the house is from the builders design, they are working for a patron, like the fore mentioned Rennaisance artist.
Just my $0.02 worth.
American Culture is not a one way street. The difference is that in America we take what we like, and dump the rest.
(The United States of) America is constantly being influenced but other cultures. Our entire culture is a hodge-podge of "foreign" cultures from people who fled their homelands for a better life. Most these people would dump the parts of their culture that sent them packing, and kept the parts that they took with them: food, music, art. It's only lately that the parts of cultures that caused problems are being imposed on the US by the immagrants.
This is just my $0.02 worth.
I was going to cackle at the continued lack of Microsoft security, then I remembered that Red Hat has something similar for updating RHEL.
Anyone want to bet that this (RHEL update) is still unbroken? No takers?
I thought so.
Just my $0.02 worth.
Which state would charge and receive the sales taxes? Which state does the sale take place in?
These are the reasons there were no sales taxes on out of state mail orders. I guess you want both states to charge sales taxes. If that happens, then people living in states with no sales taxes would order from companies that reside in states with no sales taxes, and the number of internet sales would drop to somthing close to zero.
Just my $0.02 worth.
Because the parents aren't doing their jobs. They should be policing their own children but won't because they are too busy sticking their noses in other peoples business.
Just my $0.02 worth.
I always thought understanding sarcasm was a learned response.
Just my $0.02 worth.
I was reading about nuclear batteries in Heinlein and Asimov stories years ago. The stories were written before I was born (in 1965).
It's nice to see that reality is chatching up to fiction. Can I have my lightsaber and astromech droid now???
Just my $0.02 worth.
Except I'm not calling in sick. I'm taking a day off and I told my bosses why I wil be out of the office. They are both fannish to some extent so they understand...
Just my $0.02 worth.
Be still my heart!
(Sarcasm alert.)
Just my $0.02 worth.
Not only do I know what a TARDIS is, I have one in my garage...
And I've participated at Rennaisance Faires.
Just my $0.02 worth.
According to what was mentioned in the episodes of the original series, Kirk and Spock were at Starfleet Academy at different times and McCoy never went to the academy.
Sorry for being geeky.
I would be willing to pay $0.25 per song.
There are those who believe that it should be free, but when you drop the price low enough the people who will not pay drops down to the 'noise' level.
What the RIAA doesn't understand is this: they can either make a small profit or no profit. Price the product too high and they won't make any profit.
Just my $0.02 worth.
The Hubble was greate, but it has problems. Being in orbit (of Earth) makes it hard to fix, and expensive to fix...
Now, if we had a permanent base on the moon, with a sub-station on the dark side, we could put a Hubble like device in orbit of the Moon (or teathered to the Moon) with a crew that could easily go to the new Hubble and fix it. The graivty well of the Moon is much shallower so going up to fix the device is easier. Or just (gently) yank on the teather to bring it down for repair, then gently boost it back into orbit.
Just my $0.02 worth.
When I read Niven's "A World out of Time" I learned about an intersting method of making one immortal: ageing is caused by the build up of waste material that impeeds the body's ability to maintain itself. I wonder if this is part of the process being dicussed...
Something the Chicken Little crowd fails to understand: the sea levels have been higher in the past. The North American Mid-West (Kansas, Indiana, Iowa, etc...) used to be under and inland sea. The world temperature has flucuated a lot in the last 10,000 years. It was once much hotter that it is now, and it will be much colder. This is the natural cycle of the planet.
Just the other day a study showed that Mt. St. Helens in Washington State is putting out more greenhouse gases than all of the man made sources in Washington. Now relealize that St. Helens is just one of hundreds of semi-active and active volcanos that are poluting the atmosphere, plus add in the fact that the mini-ice age that started c. 610 AD is ending and you see that the world is getting a little warmer...
But of course, this is just my $0.02 worth.
It won't stop global warming, since global warming is not caused by man made pollution.
The problem is not what we are putting in the air, but what is not in the air anymore: residue from a very large volcanic eruption that happened approximately 1300 (give or take 50) years ago.
Also, changing the infrastructure is going to be expensive and a possible deal killer.
Just my $0.02 worth.
I don't think switching from Unix to Windows can be considered an "upgrade."
This sounds like more Microsoft FUD to me. But I might be wrong because I like to use Unix/Linux and therefore my oppinion is suspect.
The Retro Hugos for 1953 are:
Best Novel: Farenheight 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Novella: "A Case of Consience" by James Blish
Best Novellette: "Earthman, Come Home" by James Blish
Best Short Story : "The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Related Book: Conquest of the Moon by Wernher von Braun, Fred L. Whipple & Willy Ley
Best Professional Editor: John W. Campbell, Jr.
Best Profession Artist: Chesley Bonestell
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: The War of the Worlds
Best Fanzine: Slant, Walter Willis, ed.; James White, art editor
Best Fan Writer: Bob Tucker
Imagine placing one of these devices in a display window of Macy's or Sears. Now these companies will know what it really being looked at and can now adjust to favor those items. It makes advertising and marketing much easier, and removes unwanted items from a display to make room for other items.
Just my $0.02 worth.
Without going "where no man has gone before" we are just meat puppets waiting to die and be interred according to the beliefs of the dead's society.
The last time travel for adventures sake was frowned upon, an entire continent suffered from a plague that killed millions. If we decide that Earth is enough, billions will die from a plague brought on by the lack of adequate space for all of us to live in.
As always, just my $0.02 worth.