This sounds logical but I would only drink this water if this process can really get the asparagus smell out of the urine. Have you noticed how nasty that is?
This will just continue the trend of driving smart and educated Pakistanis out of Pakistan. The USA has a massive opportunity to welcome them with open arms. Are you a Pakistani who is well educated and fed up with corruption and religious hysteria? Please come and raise your family here in America.
How about we do this: anybody can say anything and then we leave it to adult voters to sort it out for themselves. Would that work? Or are voters in Thailand not adults?
And where will the electricity come from? Oil is energy; transportable and relatively dense, but it still accounts for more than 35% of US energy use. A "transition... to all electric" does not mean energy independence anymore than a "hydrogen economy" does.
I expect electricity generation to get cleaner, greener, and cheaper over the next 100 years as we finally figure out safe nuclear that can run without lies and coverups.
I'm a big believer in the personal freedom offered by owner-driven vehicles, even if the driver is often the only person in the vehicle. Therefore, I am in favor of advanced battery technology that will allow a gradual transition of the world's fleet of personal vehicles to all electric drive rather than gasoline and diesel. Gasoline and diesel require a state of constant war in the Middle East to sustain.
Some of the best and brightest people I know are from Iran. They work hard, pay lots in taxes, stay married, and raise loving stable families. The USA is a better country because they are here. Hopefully this nonsense in Iran will help us attract even more great Iranians to live their lives here, contributing to the USA rather than the Mullahs in Iran.
Those are few and far between, even today. The Soviet Union lied to their own people about Cherynobyl. The Japanese government withheld messy truth until they were outed by foreign press.
I believe nukes can be safe, but most governments are not trustworthy enough to make that happen.
If you hire only Rock Star level developers then you need very little process. Most process is about mediocre managers looking to minimize the impact from mediocre developers.
So we now know that the promise of the cloud is a lie. How long before we get a new buzz word for turning over all of our data to the new Internet Barron's because they know what is best?
How does this event lead to the conclusion that 'the promise of the cloud is a lie'? Be specific.
Any chance safe nuclear power has is set back when governments lie about risks or the extent of any accidents. The USSR government lied about the safety of nuclear plants and then lied to cover up the extent of Chernobyl. Residents of the Ukraine heard about the disaster from the BBC days before their own government. I heard this first hand from friends of mine who lived in Kiev at the time. The government and power company in Japan is lying through omission about the extent of the ongoing danger in Japan. They have only been forthcoming when outed by foreign media.
I like nuclear power. I think it is safer than belching radioactivity into the air from burning coal. However, nuclear power has a long track record of official deception and lies that will make it harder to have a reasonable discussion about moving ahead with safe and zero carbon nuclear options in the future.
H1-B is not hurting anybody. There is a huge shortage of software developers in Silicon Valley right now, causing huge increases in salaries as Facebook, Google, etc compete for talent. H1-Bs are not taking your Job.
If anything, h1-B makes America better because those bright engineers are building a life, based on hard work, paying taxes, and demanding higher educational standards in our schools in America.
The Microsoft executives who made this decision have worked very hard for their entire adult lives to achieve the position they are in. Many years of hard work in college and climbing the ranks at Microsoft have put them where they are today. So, then, why have they leveraged those years of hard work in the name of oppression?
But no, the only reason that China should keep its government has zippo to do with Chinese, and everything to do with America. Because whatever it is, all over the world, it always comes back to how America thinks. The navel-gazing makes me sick. So fucking parochial and ignorant of outside. +5 Insightful, eh, Slashdot?
Knowing what you know about both countries, China and the USA, which country do you want to live in for the next 50 years?
By simply rolling over, Hosni Mubaruk may have ended up costing more lives in the long run than if he had just dropped a daisy cutter on Tahrir Square
I have a pretty thick skin but that comment is just too flippant and jaded to not be totally offensive. Perhaps you would have gleefully flown the plane and dropped the daisy cutter yourself, big man? After all, it will save more lives in the end and the end justifies the means. Right dude?
Access to abundant, cheap, clean power for personal usage, including single occupant transport, is social justice. It looks like China is going to provide this to its citizens without launching oil wars in the Middle East. I'm not a fan of the current government in China but this a rare gold star for them from me.
And when Joe Farmer runs his backhoe through your Fiber line? Send everyone home for the day? Tell your clients that their media is stuck on Amazon?
And how often does that happen? Often enough to pay for server hardware, power, cooling, upgrades every 18 months, backups, and sysadmins to run it all?
The odds of a successful counter cultural movement are a little bit higher in the US, for some odd reason.
Because their culture values conformity more than individuality and they have a high degree of respect for elders - you wouldn't see them saying "Don't trust anyone over 30!"
And what has that gotten them? Corruption, judicial murder, and choking pollution.
Media server? How about S3. Web server? How about EC2. Seriously, why spend time and $ on procuring, powering, cooling, backing up, and upgrading all that gear? Give everyone a laptop and a gmail account. Put the rest in a public cloud.
When will the youth of China decide they've had enough of conformity and respect for authority? China has raised it standard of living in recent decades but they still suffer from a severe lack of basic freedoms, corruption, and choking pollution. The civil rights movement and Vietnam triggered the events of the 60's in the USA. When will the same happen in China?
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When I was a kid, I used to think Milk was cow piss and I loved drinking milk. So, for me, I just don't see what the fuss is all about.
This sounds logical but I would only drink this water if this process can really get the asparagus smell out of the urine. Have you noticed how nasty that is?
Why pay Mac premiums for a server? Macs are great for carrying around (my preference) but I'm not sure why I'd put one in a rack.
This will just continue the trend of driving smart and educated Pakistanis out of Pakistan. The USA has a massive opportunity to welcome them with open arms. Are you a Pakistani who is well educated and fed up with corruption and religious hysteria? Please come and raise your family here in America.
It is censorship, no matter how you dress it up.
How about we do this: anybody can say anything and then we leave it to adult voters to sort it out for themselves. Would that work? Or are voters in Thailand not adults?
And where will the electricity come from? Oil is energy; transportable and relatively dense, but it still accounts for more than 35% of US energy use. A "transition... to all electric" does not mean energy independence anymore than a "hydrogen economy" does.
I expect electricity generation to get cleaner, greener, and cheaper over the next 100 years as we finally figure out safe nuclear that can run without lies and coverups.
I'm a big believer in the personal freedom offered by owner-driven vehicles, even if the driver is often the only person in the vehicle. Therefore, I am in favor of advanced battery technology that will allow a gradual transition of the world's fleet of personal vehicles to all electric drive rather than gasoline and diesel. Gasoline and diesel require a state of constant war in the Middle East to sustain.
Some of the best and brightest people I know are from Iran. They work hard, pay lots in taxes, stay married, and raise loving stable families. The USA is a better country because they are here. Hopefully this nonsense in Iran will help us attract even more great Iranians to live their lives here, contributing to the USA rather than the Mullahs in Iran.
Those are few and far between, even today. The Soviet Union lied to their own people about Cherynobyl. The Japanese government withheld messy truth until they were outed by foreign press.
I believe nukes can be safe, but most governments are not trustworthy enough to make that happen.
If you hire only Rock Star level developers then you need very little process. Most process is about mediocre managers looking to minimize the impact from mediocre developers.
So we now know that the promise of the cloud is a lie. How long before we get a new buzz word for turning over all of our data to the new Internet Barron's because they know what is best?
How does this event lead to the conclusion that 'the promise of the cloud is a lie'? Be specific.
Any chance safe nuclear power has is set back when governments lie about risks or the extent of any accidents. The USSR government lied about the safety of nuclear plants and then lied to cover up the extent of Chernobyl. Residents of the Ukraine heard about the disaster from the BBC days before their own government. I heard this first hand from friends of mine who lived in Kiev at the time. The government and power company in Japan is lying through omission about the extent of the ongoing danger in Japan. They have only been forthcoming when outed by foreign media.
I like nuclear power. I think it is safer than belching radioactivity into the air from burning coal. However, nuclear power has a long track record of official deception and lies that will make it harder to have a reasonable discussion about moving ahead with safe and zero carbon nuclear options in the future.
H1-B is not hurting anybody. There is a huge shortage of software developers in Silicon Valley right now, causing huge increases in salaries as Facebook, Google, etc compete for talent. H1-Bs are not taking your Job.
If anything, h1-B makes America better because those bright engineers are building a life, based on hard work, paying taxes, and demanding higher educational standards in our schools in America.
The Microsoft executives who made this decision have worked very hard for their entire adult lives to achieve the position they are in. Many years of hard work in college and climbing the ranks at Microsoft have put them where they are today. So, then, why have they leveraged those years of hard work in the name of oppression?
Shame, shame!
That's not what i asked.
But no, the only reason that China should keep its government has zippo to do with Chinese, and everything to do with America. Because whatever it is, all over the world, it always comes back to how America thinks. The navel-gazing makes me sick. So fucking parochial and ignorant of outside. +5 Insightful, eh, Slashdot?
Knowing what you know about both countries, China and the USA, which country do you want to live in for the next 50 years?
By simply rolling over, Hosni Mubaruk may have ended up costing more lives in the long run than if he had just dropped a daisy cutter on Tahrir Square
I have a pretty thick skin but that comment is just too flippant and jaded to not be totally offensive. Perhaps you would have gleefully flown the plane and dropped the daisy cutter yourself, big man? After all, it will save more lives in the end and the end justifies the means. Right dude?
Are we going to send our finest young men and women to conquer the spinach producing countries now?
Access to abundant, cheap, clean power for personal usage, including single occupant transport, is social justice. It looks like China is going to provide this to its citizens without launching oil wars in the Middle East. I'm not a fan of the current government in China but this a rare gold star for them from me.
Hasn't OpenID already flopped from a lack of market demand? Can I login to Amazon with it? How about Google? How about Facebook?
He seems to have a total boner for railing against the Volt. Not that I listen to him....
And when Joe Farmer runs his backhoe through your Fiber line? Send everyone home for the day? Tell your clients that their media is stuck on Amazon?
And how often does that happen? Often enough to pay for server hardware, power, cooling, upgrades every 18 months, backups, and sysadmins to run it all?
The odds of a successful counter cultural movement are a little bit higher in the US, for some odd reason.
Because their culture values conformity more than individuality and they have a high degree of respect for elders - you wouldn't see them saying "Don't trust anyone over 30!"
And what has that gotten them? Corruption, judicial murder, and choking pollution.
Media server? How about S3. Web server? How about EC2. Seriously, why spend time and $ on procuring, powering, cooling, backing up, and upgrading all that gear? Give everyone a laptop and a gmail account. Put the rest in a public cloud.
When will the youth of China decide they've had enough of conformity and respect for authority? China has raised it standard of living in recent decades but they still suffer from a severe lack of basic freedoms, corruption, and choking pollution. The civil rights movement and Vietnam triggered the events of the 60's in the USA. When will the same happen in China?