Shipping food to Africa and the third world is a form of economic warfare. It deflates the price of grain and food products in the places where it is shipped, and thus discourages the people in those countries from growing more of their own food. It creates an economic dependence in said countries for regular shipments from the 'benevolent' countries who contribute the food.
Would *you* want to plant a crop of corn if it were likely that people from another country were going to dump their surplus crop into your market? You'd likely find yourself harvesting a crop worth less than your expense in producing it.
These issues are complex, and the rich countries 'just shipping in food' make the issue worse in many regards.
They certainly have 'fuck you regular Chinese people' [reuters.com] money, it seems.
What's the deal here, and when is the big splashy 'Your Rights Online' article going up about Google basically censoring themselves 'to compete more aggressively in the world's second biggest Internet market.'
"Do no evil." Whatta bunch of bull.
I won't even bother submitting the above link. Someone else already has. Slashdot editors???
I view the present system as the government sucking money out of the economy to fund political schemes. This does not mean I endorse the changes being proposed. But let's get real. 'The good of the people?' Maybe once in awhile.
What's the deal here, and when is the big splashy 'Your Rights Online' article going up about Google basically censoring themselves 'to compete more aggressively in the world's second biggest Internet market.'
"Do no evil." Whatta bunch of bull.
I won't even bother submitting the above link. Someone else already has. Slashdot editors???
....right here?" You will, and you'll block images from Our Server. Then you can idly speculate about what spam would be in the blank spaces on web pages (if it amuses you to do so.)
(psst. does anybody know who's sponsoring Slashdot these days?)
Also, advertising is evil in and of itself. But there are a lot of people these days whose values have been influenced by ad dollars. The old anti-advertising 'net culture seems to have mostly dissipated.
Google is chock full of admen though, which should have more people worried than are.
Of course, the best solution would be to stick with the fusion power plant in the sky: it provides more than enough energy for our needs, with current technologies, if we only made a concerted effort to capture it.
And the cool thing is, it's already in place, and all we need to do is harness the power already being radiated.
Not as exciting a project, though, and it's a decentralized effort. Big countries with centralized command structures can't wield it over their people. Hmmm....
In the USSR, they actively avoided thinking about the decommissioning costs of Communism. Much the same is the case in China. That's acceptable to them as the regime insists on the notion they are in it for the long run.
All around the world, the issue of decommissioning costs of Nuclear power has been actively avoided. "We'll, er.. figure that out later (after the generation benefiting from the power plant is dead)."
Since you're commenting to a less than 'excellent' troll, why not turn off your +1 posting ability. The previous comment made you look erudite. This second 'response' makes you look like you've been trolled. Obviously, the troller who hooked onto you (and elicited the nearly-content-free comment above this one) reads at a threshold less than 2, or he/she would not be able to read his/her side of the little troll-fest.
IOW- _turn off your +1 when fighting with the other kids._
It's pretty obvious that you don't know shit about people who don't live in the city. If all you can do is trot out 'examples' based on stereotypes and little clipped-out stories from the Mass Media, you really don't belong in this discussion.
Apple _used_ to make durable equipment. I am not sure it's safe to say that anymore. The profit margins in the biz they are in have dropped extremely. A lot of the gear from Apple these days is the regular flimsy crap you get everywhere else as well.
You've obviously never designed a piece of hardware that drives an LCD display. There _are_ some LCD displays with static non-multiplexed displays, but even those are driven by active pulsed waveforms. Most LCD displays of any size (those with more than a few active elements) use a multiplexed drive interface and are constantly refreshed. They have very busy electronics driving the various elements and backplanes.
However, speaking from a 'flash the plastic at WalMart or the Apple Store' perspective, you are partly correct.
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Try and get ahold of Song of the South in any format.
As he said (literally): Problem in Russia?? No.
And nationalities are not classes. Read Stalin's writings on The National Question.
Shipping food to Africa and the third world is a form of economic warfare. It deflates the price of grain and food products in the places where it is shipped, and thus discourages the people in those countries from growing more of their own food. It creates an economic dependence in said countries for regular shipments from the 'benevolent' countries who contribute the food.
Would *you* want to plant a crop of corn if it were likely that people from another country were going to dump their surplus crop into your market? You'd likely find yourself harvesting a crop worth less than your expense in producing it.
These issues are complex, and the rich countries 'just shipping in food' make the issue worse in many regards.
They certainly have 'fuck you regular Chinese people' [reuters.com] money, it seems.
What's the deal here, and when is the big splashy 'Your Rights Online' article going up about Google basically censoring themselves 'to compete more aggressively in the world's second biggest Internet market.'
"Do no evil." Whatta bunch of bull.
I won't even bother submitting the above link. Someone else already has. Slashdot editors???
I view the present system as the government sucking money out of the economy to fund political schemes. This does not mean I endorse the changes being proposed. But let's get real. 'The good of the people?' Maybe once in awhile.
Spam is a bunch of those things, too.
They certainly have 'fuck you regular Chinese people' money, it seems.
What's the deal here, and when is the big splashy 'Your Rights Online' article going up about Google basically censoring themselves 'to compete more aggressively in the world's second biggest Internet market.'
"Do no evil." Whatta bunch of bull.
I won't even bother submitting the above link. Someone else already has. Slashdot editors???
'Somewhat relevant' so they'll distract you from your search and waste your time.
Yeah! The 'Slashdot Cruiser' was so frickin' cool.
....right here?" You will, and you'll block images from Our Server. Then you can idly speculate about what spam would be in the blank spaces on web pages (if it amuses you to do so.)
(psst. does anybody know who's sponsoring Slashdot these days?)
This 'economic growth' that you speak of: can you use more concrete terms?
If a cabinetmaker makes a good living producing cabinets and furniture in a local market, but doesn't 'grow' his market vigorously, is it a bad thing?
Is it a bad thing if a bigger cabinetmaking firm 'grows' into his market and runs him out of business?
There are many other questions worth pondering. This is just one example of an issue to ponder.
Google stock is seems overpriced because there is so much potential for growth that hasn't be actualized yet.
whoo. to paraphrase from an old Eagles song: "We haven't had that spirit here since 19..99"
(And still those voices are calling from far away...)
Also, advertising is evil in and of itself. But there are a lot of people these days whose values have been influenced by ad dollars. The old anti-advertising 'net culture seems to have mostly dissipated.
Google is chock full of admen though, which should have more people worried than are.
We are talking here about battery life. Not engineering specs on a data sheet for one of the components in the laptop.
So is the fan and cooling system under software control? Has Linux (the lack of robust support for the cooling system in Linux) killed your laptops?
Just asking, because it sounds that way.
And I can keep my Pocket PC in my pocket, while it erases the drive on your iPod.
Kewl!
Of course, the best solution would be to stick with the fusion power plant in the sky: it provides more than enough energy for our needs, with current technologies, if we only made a concerted effort to capture it.
And the cool thing is, it's already in place, and all we need to do is harness the power already being radiated.
Not as exciting a project, though, and it's a decentralized effort. Big countries with centralized command structures can't wield it over their people. Hmmm....
In the USSR, they actively avoided thinking about the decommissioning costs of Communism. Much the same is the case in China. That's acceptable to them as the regime insists on the notion they are in it for the long run.
All around the world, the issue of decommissioning costs of Nuclear power has been actively avoided. "We'll, er.. figure that out later (after the generation benefiting from the power plant is dead)."
Since you're commenting to a less than 'excellent' troll, why not turn off your +1 posting ability. The previous comment made you look erudite. This second 'response' makes you look like you've been trolled. Obviously, the troller who hooked onto you (and elicited the nearly-content-free comment above this one) reads at a threshold less than 2, or he/she would not be able to read his/her side of the little troll-fest.
IOW- _turn off your +1 when fighting with the other kids._
It's pretty obvious that you don't know shit about people who don't live in the city. If all you can do is trot out 'examples' based on stereotypes and little clipped-out stories from the Mass Media, you really don't belong in this discussion.
How many small towns are going to put up with educated outsiders full of "Ideeers" coming in and changing things?
Hopefully they'll ram a pitchfork through the city slicker who comes into town chock full of ignorant stereotypes.
Who is this 'we' you speak of, and why are _you_ presuming to decide where someone else is allowed to live?
Apple _used_ to make durable equipment. I am not sure it's safe to say that anymore. The profit margins in the biz they are in have dropped extremely. A lot of the gear from Apple these days is the regular flimsy crap you get everywhere else as well.
iPods are still lame.
You've obviously never designed a piece of hardware that drives an LCD display. There _are_ some LCD displays with static non-multiplexed displays, but even those are driven by active pulsed waveforms. Most LCD displays of any size (those with more than a few active elements) use a multiplexed drive interface and are constantly refreshed. They have very busy electronics driving the various elements and backplanes.
However, speaking from a 'flash the plastic at WalMart or the Apple Store' perspective, you are partly correct.