If there are a million people out there who are willing to pay the absurd subscription price of the NYT, then there are bound to be some who'd be willing to pay for it online because they value the product, especially if that content is available nowhere else.
The WSJ subscription though the Amazon Kindle store for $120 / year seems to be doing OK. If NYT want to be successful in this space, they'd better partner with Apple (tablet) or Amazon or some other distributer of subscribed content.... not go it alone with a paywall.
It isn't that fuzzy. I've been seeing reports on the wires about the scanner being refined enough to see male genitalia. These scanners won't last long. I bet one day, if they're put in place, we'll see web sites with some actor's dick showing or some other actress' tits in full view or some politicians little pee-pee and we'll see things change real fast.
That is why i'm going to make sure I 'chub up' before going through one...
So then you will never get an x-ray or a mammogram, which are transmitted over a network and by law are stored for years.
Which are medical procedures. Same as gynecological and rectal examinations. All of which I reserve for someone who's graduated Med school.... not some $2 an hour night-club qualified security guard.
As you highlight, the large majority of people's choice of education focuses on money, which coupled with Americans measuring personal success by how much they earn, is a fundamental problem.
If Americans were willing to measure their personal success by some other means, then the country could power ahead. During the Cold War the focus of the country was staying technically ahead of Communist Russia which had a huge effect on USA's ability to stay ahead technologically, which drove the economy
The Generational theory of Strauss and Howe argues that this situation was always going to happen. The Boomers were always going to focus on personal wealth (greed) even to the detriment of the collective (moralistic leaders during an unraveling).
Prophets are values-driven, moralistic, focused on self, and willing to fight to the death for what they believe in- and they can convince other people to join them in the fight. They grow up as the increasingly indulged children of a High, come of age as the young crusaders of an Awakening, enter midlife as moralistic leaders during an Unraveling and are the wise, elder leaders of the next Crisis. The Boomers are an example of a Prophet generation
I found a similar thing and it seemed to be related to the number of http connections. If you have one (i.e speedtest) it is fast. If you have about 10, it slows right down (beyond what you would expect) and stays down.
Torrents create many http connections at high numbered ports (check with netstat) so it should be easy to see where limit is with your particluar ISP.
I think breathing would be the least of your problem. If you're in this flux state then even the earth's gravitational field may have no effect. You'd essentially need a vehicle which contains all the relevant life support. Assuming it is manned.
I'd imagine being able to push an unmanned combat aircraft or vehicle into flux to maneuverer to a position of advantage would be one of the most valuable applications.
what if the invisibility cloak is actually the ability to manipulate ones subatomic particles (i.e. Higgs Boson) to completely disappear. Say not become antimatter, but flip the Higgs from one state to another putting you in a flux state (or dimension). You may not be able to interact with anything, and displace regular matter when you 're-appear' - so makes sure you do it in air rather than solid rock...
"The death of 15-year-old Jake Simpson, just hours after he checked into an Copyright bootcamp in the southwestern Californian region in early August, caused a media storm in the USA. Days later, another teenager, Paul Schmitt, was taken to hospital with water in the lungs and kidney failure after a similar attack in Seattle. The government in July had already banned electroshock therapy as a treatment for Copyright Infringers, after media reports about a controversial RIAA psychiatrist who administered electric currents to nearly 3,000 teenagers. The latest guidelines suggest officials in Washington do not think that those with unhealthy copyright habits should be forced offline permanently."
Does anyone know the software design / assurance standards for automobiles? Aviation (FAA) mandates DO-178B (level A through D) for software deemed to have an effect on flight safety... is there something similar for Cars? Closest i can find is this PDF Automotive Software Engineering [pdf]. THis calls out what looks to be the right things, but is it mandated anywhere that system-safety through to software assurance is followed?
antivirus is the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff.
Firefox with NoScript, Win patrol, and AGV free is my suite of choice.
I dont recall ever 'scanning and finding' a virus, and attribute that to no-script and care with what I download / use / share.
If antivirus triggers, it tells me that the fences at the top of the cliff aren't good enough.
CrunchBang Linux is an Ubuntu based distribution offering a great blend of speed, style and substance. Using the nimble Openbox window manager, it is highly customisable and provides a modern, full-featured GNU/Linux system without sacrificing performance.
Lite edition simply had all but the terminal, web browser, file manager, editor and media player removed, the same has been done for this release, however the remaining applications (except Terminator) have been swapped out for lightweight alternatives.
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Firefox is replace by Kazehakase (with Flash support).
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Thunar has been replaced by PCmanFM.
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Totem has been replaced by VLC.
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gedit has been replaced by Leafpad.
Obama is responsible for everything that happens in his Government.
I learned that lesson during my Officer training. It was my final 'lead' assessment, and we were on a patrol against hostile forces. My team had been briefed twice that day on the rules of engagement by me, and my 2IC was briefed by me a third time as well as he had to give the brief to another group. I'd then checked understanding of the ROE with the group after he'd done so.
We went on patrol and encountered enemy. We had one of the enemy guys cornered and he 'surrendered' walking toward my squad with his hands in the air. My 2IC saw the enemy guy, and recognized him as one of his best mates. In about one second he raised his rifle - and with a grin on his face - fired (blanks) at the guy. By the time he had his weapon at his shoulder I was yelling at him to stand-down, but he continued and 'shot' the prisoner. I was hauled over the coals by the instructors, and my final mark was going to be the difference between a distinguished graduation and merit graduation. I said "OK, what could I have done differently to get a higher mark?" The answer: "Nothing. You did everything right, you've just learned a hard lesson in leadership. You are responsible for the actions of your team. If this were real you'd be up on war crimes."
The lesson: You are responsible for the actions of your team.
On the other hand, a well stocked digital library that functions like Netflix or like a physical library with a reasonable monthly fee could nip mainstream e-book piracy in the bud.
The publishers have a massive opportunity here, like you say, to nip piracy in the bud before it takes off. They'd need to partner with the leading e-book distributors (such as amazon) quickly, and grow that market share soon otherwise, napsterizing will occur simply due to the convenience.
Unfortunately the publishers want us to continue to follow their business model of purchasing hard books, and are reluctant to change their business model to suit the customers needs.
Also, the publishers are so fragmented, they'd never agree collectively agree on how to implement a new business model.
So, the cynical side of me suspects that system providers will simply use the lack of physical media to boost profit margins and pocket the difference rather than significantly dropping the "standard" price for goods once consumers are locked in.
I recently heard a different theory (on This week in tech), where we're actually paying for FORM, not CONTENT.
The price is based on the method we receive the content, not the 'value' of the actual content itself.
e.g: Songs. $15 for a CD no matter how good/bad the music is. 99c for download no matter if it's a latest track or an old one. (Exceptions are the bargain bin with old stock).
The theory appears to hold relatively true with exceptions of course. And there has recently been efforts to try to break the mold by having music priced on popularity (i.e the content itself) but these structures are still only emerging.
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I want him to scream all the way down so he can hear them after he deploys his 'chute.
commenting to undo inadvertent mod.
If there are a million people out there who are willing to pay the absurd subscription price of the NYT, then there are bound to be some who'd be willing to pay for it online because they value the product, especially if that content is available nowhere else.
The WSJ subscription though the Amazon Kindle store for $120 / year seems to be doing OK. If NYT want to be successful in this space, they'd better partner with Apple (tablet) or Amazon or some other distributer of subscribed content.... not go it alone with a paywall.
Read some of the reviews of the WSJ on the Amazon store to get an idea of how people perceive this model. Some good, Some bad. Most say better than print. http://www.amazon.com/The-Wall-Street-Journal/dp/B000FDJ0FS
Don't be the 'buggy whip manufacturer'...
It isn't that fuzzy. I've been seeing reports on the wires about the scanner being refined enough to see male genitalia. These scanners won't last long. I bet one day, if they're put in place, we'll see web sites with some actor's dick showing or some other actress' tits in full view or some politicians little pee-pee and we'll see things change real fast.
That is why i'm going to make sure I 'chub up' before going through one...
So then you will never get an x-ray or a mammogram, which are transmitted over a network and by law are stored for years.
Which are medical procedures. Same as gynecological and rectal examinations. All of which I reserve for someone who's graduated Med school.... not some $2 an hour night-club qualified security guard.
I've seen single seat fighter jocks in that age range.... age has little to do with it. Training and attitude have lots to do with it.
and the public should be able to see the person viewing (but not the screen). We should be able to watch the watchers.....
If Americans were willing to measure their personal success by some other means, then the country could power ahead. During the Cold War the focus of the country was staying technically ahead of Communist Russia which had a huge effect on USA's ability to stay ahead technologically, which drove the economy
The Generational theory of Strauss and Howe argues that this situation was always going to happen. The Boomers were always going to focus on personal wealth (greed) even to the detriment of the collective (moralistic leaders during an unraveling).
I'll leave it to the Millennials to fix...
Just do what I do when you have mod points: dump all the comments into a spreadsheet to sort them by rank then mod the top 4.
I found a similar thing and it seemed to be related to the number of http connections. If you have one (i.e speedtest) it is fast. If you have about 10, it slows right down (beyond what you would expect) and stays down. Torrents create many http connections at high numbered ports (check with netstat) so it should be easy to see where limit is with your particluar ISP.
or... they're selling Amway.
I think breathing would be the least of your problem. If you're in this flux state then even the earth's gravitational field may have no effect. You'd essentially need a vehicle which contains all the relevant life support. Assuming it is manned.
I'd imagine being able to push an unmanned combat aircraft or vehicle into flux to maneuverer to a position of advantage would be one of the most valuable applications.
what if the invisibility cloak is actually the ability to manipulate ones subatomic particles (i.e. Higgs Boson) to completely disappear. Say not become antimatter, but flip the Higgs from one state to another putting you in a flux state (or dimension). You may not be able to interact with anything, and displace regular matter when you 're-appear' - so makes sure you do it in air rather than solid rock...
Osama Bin Laden
How can I nail... I expected Google to suggest, "a hot chick." at minimum, but instead it suggested nothing.
Me: "How can I nail"
Google:"the last nail when crucifying myself"
"The death of 15-year-old Jake Simpson, just hours after he checked into an Copyright bootcamp in the southwestern Californian region in early August, caused a media storm in the USA. Days later, another teenager, Paul Schmitt, was taken to hospital with water in the lungs and kidney failure after a similar attack in Seattle. The government in July had already banned electroshock therapy as a treatment for Copyright Infringers, after media reports about a controversial RIAA psychiatrist who administered electric currents to nearly 3,000 teenagers. The latest guidelines suggest officials in Washington do not think that those with unhealthy copyright habits should be forced offline permanently."
Does anyone know the software design / assurance standards for automobiles? Aviation (FAA) mandates DO-178B (level A through D) for software deemed to have an effect on flight safety... is there something similar for Cars? Closest i can find is this PDF Automotive Software Engineering [pdf]. THis calls out what looks to be the right things, but is it mandated anywhere that system-safety through to software assurance is followed?
anyone?
antivirus is the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff.
Firefox with NoScript, Win patrol, and AGV free is my suite of choice. I dont recall ever 'scanning and finding' a virus, and attribute that to no-script and care with what I download / use / share.
If antivirus triggers, it tells me that the fences at the top of the cliff aren't good enough.
Obama is responsible for everything that happens in his Government.
I learned that lesson during my Officer training. It was my final 'lead' assessment, and we were on a patrol against hostile forces. My team had been briefed twice that day on the rules of engagement by me, and my 2IC was briefed by me a third time as well as he had to give the brief to another group. I'd then checked understanding of the ROE with the group after he'd done so.
We went on patrol and encountered enemy. We had one of the enemy guys cornered and he 'surrendered' walking toward my squad with his hands in the air. My 2IC saw the enemy guy, and recognized him as one of his best mates. In about one second he raised his rifle - and with a grin on his face - fired (blanks) at the guy. By the time he had his weapon at his shoulder I was yelling at him to stand-down, but he continued and 'shot' the prisoner. I was hauled over the coals by the instructors, and my final mark was going to be the difference between a distinguished graduation and merit graduation. I said "OK, what could I have done differently to get a higher mark?" The answer: "Nothing. You did everything right, you've just learned a hard lesson in leadership. You are responsible for the actions of your team. If this were real you'd be up on war crimes."
The lesson: You are responsible for the actions of your team.
On the other hand, a well stocked digital library that functions like Netflix or like a physical library with a reasonable monthly fee could nip mainstream e-book piracy in the bud.
The publishers have a massive opportunity here, like you say, to nip piracy in the bud before it takes off. They'd need to partner with the leading e-book distributors (such as amazon) quickly, and grow that market share soon otherwise, napsterizing will occur simply due to the convenience.
Unfortunately the publishers want us to continue to follow their business model of purchasing hard books, and are reluctant to change their business model to suit the customers needs.
Also, the publishers are so fragmented, they'd never agree collectively agree on how to implement a new business model.
GP is referring to the Netflix streaming service, not the DVD delivery service.
While I didn't take a screenie, I did search the feed and list of articles for some time.
conspiracy thread starts here ----->
So, the cynical side of me suspects that system providers will simply use the lack of physical media to boost profit margins and pocket the difference rather than significantly dropping the "standard" price for goods once consumers are locked in.
I recently heard a different theory (on This week in tech), where we're actually paying for FORM, not CONTENT.
The price is based on the method we receive the content, not the 'value' of the actual content itself.
e.g: Songs. $15 for a CD no matter how good/bad the music is. 99c for download no matter if it's a latest track or an old one. (Exceptions are the bargain bin with old stock).
The theory appears to hold relatively true with exceptions of course. And there has recently been efforts to try to break the mold by having music priced on popularity (i.e the content itself) but these structures are still only emerging.
that was my first thought... an awesome office chair.
Second thought was that it will work some muscles that aren't normally used.. with all that leaning moving and stuff...