It'd be funny if a lot of people did not genuinely wonder why their car bends and breaks so easily in a wreck when it seems like repairs would be cheaper if they didn't. Cars did not always have crumple zones, and for a long time the thought was that you wanted the car to be unbreakable so that it could 'win' in collisions. It is only since more modern safety modifications have come to pass that people realized you don't want the force of the accident transferred to the occupants.
Hell, crumple zones were only added to many pickup trucks in the last 10 years or so. Before then, and even more recently for some models, they were built like battering rams with stiff pillars that were hardened to increase carrying capacity with no thought for safety.
'Good enough' is what funds 'advancement.' See Bugatti Veyron for reference.
It is the average/affordable/usable sales that fund advancement for the high-tech/advanced. Another excellent example of this is photography. The development for the latest and greatest DSLR low-light cameras with anamorphowidealcoholic lenses is paid for by point-and-shoots. Video cards are another example -- the low- and mid-range cards fund the cutting-edge. The only purposes for high-end are advertising of brand name superiority and to have trickle-down on the 'good enough' stuff.
Why don't you go out front of your house and try to replace the road with some other material of your choosing. Let us know how big the fine is and if there is any jail time involved.
Also, let us know how well it works with all the R&D you are able to muster on your personal budget.
Fact of the matter is that roadways are a benefit to everyone, and it IS the government's job to maintain them. If they can build a reliable roadway that also harvests energy and reduces dependence on fossil fuels, why the hell not?
Alas, I'm sure this will result in -karma, but here goes:
The USA did not need a republican or democrat in office. We needed REAL change. The kind of change where department/bureaucratic heads roll. It's a shame he was never given a fair chance, because all of this shit brought by His Royal Heinous B.O. is EXACTLY what every 'crackpot' supporter of Ron Paul said was going to happen. But at least Obama has all the answers. Now lube up, bend over, and enjoy the rest of his term.
Enjoy the transparency. It's actually very transparent -- meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
Here's what Señor Socialism should have done: 1) Kept his trap shut about matters of which he knew NOTHING. 2) When looking for other courses of action, refer to (1).
Aside from that, good luck on getting any elected official in washington right now (aside from Ron Paul and a couple other 'kooks') to use the word "unconstitutional" when referring to any action taken by a police officer that could extend to observations of their own organizations' methods.
ESPECIALLY one with all touch-sensitive input that you never need to open to change the battery . . . I mean, something like that -- you could never surround it in an unbroken skin.
It's the fact that they're moving it at all. This stuff is currently secure. It's locked up in a building that is supposed to be able to handle a dropped vial or something. It seems to my admittedly non-biotech-schooled mind that moving the stuff for a week is far more dangerous and has a much higher risk factor than letting it sit in the same place for 50 years.
The LHC, when it comes on line, will be far more useful.
I'll believe it when I see it. Right now, smaller and working is far superior to gargantuan and failing.
Maybe they should have upped its size by, you know, double or something. Go for 12km instead of 27km. They have this gigantic collider and not good-enough support/tech/whatever to keep it working. It is too complicated for current conditions. It is my belief that it will not be working for a number of years -- if it ever works at all, that is.
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Damn Honda and their fem-bot android girlfriend substitutes!
I predict that you need a verb!
I mean, this isn't grammar nazi'ing. I'm genuinely interested -- what exactly were you trying to say?
will be?
will question?
will throw?
will hump?
will tazer?
will shoot?
will have a tea party?
will rave with?
will WHAAAAAT?!?!?!
It's hard to tell -- wiimotes impaling consoles have skewed the numbers. It's called the "White Wiimote of Death"
IT ARE AN ATOM THAT IS KOOLER THAN THE HOT ATOMZ.
*cough*antiyellfilterdefeater*cough*
i should note -- ianap(hysicist)
It's really irritating when you refer to yourself as 'us' -- you are not Gollum, damnit!
Now they can finally optimize Duke Nukem Forever's network code to utilize this new standard at LAN parties!
It'd be funny if a lot of people did not genuinely wonder why their car bends and breaks so easily in a wreck when it seems like repairs would be cheaper if they didn't. Cars did not always have crumple zones, and for a long time the thought was that you wanted the car to be unbreakable so that it could 'win' in collisions. It is only since more modern safety modifications have come to pass that people realized you don't want the force of the accident transferred to the occupants.
Hell, crumple zones were only added to many pickup trucks in the last 10 years or so. Before then, and even more recently for some models, they were built like battering rams with stiff pillars that were hardened to increase carrying capacity with no thought for safety.
Then your assumption is horribly, horribly inaccurate.
Did you know a steering column can hole-punch the human torso?
Bugatti is owned by Volkwagen, who developed the Veyron at a loss as a show of corporate prestige.
'Good enough' is what funds 'advancement.' See Bugatti Veyron for reference.
It is the average/affordable/usable sales that fund advancement for the high-tech/advanced. Another excellent example of this is photography. The development for the latest and greatest DSLR low-light cameras with anamorphowidealcoholic lenses is paid for by point-and-shoots. Video cards are another example -- the low- and mid-range cards fund the cutting-edge. The only purposes for high-end are advertising of brand name superiority and to have trickle-down on the 'good enough' stuff.
Why don't you go out front of your house and try to replace the road with some other material of your choosing. Let us know how big the fine is and if there is any jail time involved.
Also, let us know how well it works with all the R&D you are able to muster on your personal budget.
Fact of the matter is that roadways are a benefit to everyone, and it IS the government's job to maintain them. If they can build a reliable roadway that also harvests energy and reduces dependence on fossil fuels, why the hell not?
I don't know what the FTC would do in this case.
because I have a 5 digit UID and microsoft pai^H^H^H^H let me beta test it and it ROCKS.
anti-libel note: the above is a joke and is not to be taken literally.
Except that the plaintiffs are not patent trolls and have a real and verifiable grievance.
Horton Hears the Pew!
To me, the definition of 'pure evil' is this:
Evil is the drive for self-fulfillment without any consideration of the effect on others' lives.
In other words, I think a purely sociopathic ideology is pure evil. Evil is selfishness.
Alas, I'm sure this will result in -karma, but here goes:
The USA did not need a republican or democrat in office. We needed REAL change. The kind of change where department/bureaucratic heads roll. It's a shame he was never given a fair chance, because all of this shit brought by His Royal Heinous B.O. is EXACTLY what every 'crackpot' supporter of Ron Paul said was going to happen. But at least Obama has all the answers. Now lube up, bend over, and enjoy the rest of his term.
Enjoy the transparency. It's actually very transparent -- meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
-5 Off Topic.
Here's what Señor Socialism should have done:
1) Kept his trap shut about matters of which he knew NOTHING.
2) When looking for other courses of action, refer to (1).
Aside from that, good luck on getting any elected official in washington right now (aside from Ron Paul and a couple other 'kooks') to use the word "unconstitutional" when referring to any action taken by a police officer that could extend to observations of their own organizations' methods.
ESPECIALLY one with all touch-sensitive input that you never need to open to change the battery . . . I mean, something like that -- you could never surround it in an unbroken skin.
Except that then penny stocks would dry up and a lot of startups would die when people couldn't make money matching the risk involved.
I steal a car.
You see, car analogies don't work, because cars are physical objects.
Note: I don't own any DRM music.
Why choose just one?
It's the fact that they're moving it at all. This stuff is currently secure. It's locked up in a building that is supposed to be able to handle a dropped vial or something. It seems to my admittedly non-biotech-schooled mind that moving the stuff for a week is far more dangerous and has a much higher risk factor than letting it sit in the same place for 50 years.
I like IE8 quite a lot, actually. If given the choice, I'd much rather have IE8's interface at this point.
The LHC, when it comes on line, will be far more useful.
I'll believe it when I see it. Right now, smaller and working is far superior to gargantuan and failing.
Maybe they should have upped its size by, you know, double or something. Go for 12km instead of 27km. They have this gigantic collider and not good-enough support/tech/whatever to keep it working. It is too complicated for current conditions. It is my belief that it will not be working for a number of years -- if it ever works at all, that is.