The prevailing attitude seems to be, all activity not explicitly permitted is prohibited. Ok, a slight exaggeration,
When I lived in Germany, many people told me that that was the difference between the US and Germany. In the US everything is legal except what is illegal, in Germany everything is illegal except what is legal. Personally I prefer (the ideas behind, but not the implimentation of) American system of governing.
well, at least it's a bit more difficult to crash the entire system... but don't fret, there does some talent in VB coders lie. The way I see it (as a bystandard, I've never coded VB) is that if you can't crash a system using it, then it can't be all that powerful either.
You're right, socialism in and of itself doesn't work. But european governemnts are not socialist, either.
Have you ever even been to Europe, let alone lived there? I've lived in Germany for nearly a year, and while their government and society do have very liberal tendencies that might bother any good Republican, they are not socialist. Not as bad as Al Gore, at least.
As for Russia, I know and have spoken with many Russians about politics in the country. Overall, the country wants very much to have a working democratic free market society, however the transition from 80 years of communism is a *very* difficult one, and will take a very long time to complete. But believe me: they aren't dumb, and they are trying.
As for the computer systems in the space shuttle: give me one example of mid 70s computer technology that's modular? Furthermore, so what if the computers in the space shuttle are 20-25 years old? Why fix what's not broken?
Ok, both of you have just cancelled each other out. The fact is that both the GUI and the CLI have their respective weaknesses and strengths. Neither is better or worse than the other, just different. Each are individually better suited for different types of tasks. The best UI of a system is one that balances functionality between both the GUI and CLI, drawing from the strengths of both. Unfortunately, not many people seem to have figured this out.
I mean cd media and hardware. Drives cost in the tens of thousands and pressing cds was incredibly expensive when cds first came out. Now you can buy a 30x cdrom for $20, and companies press cds by the thousands for 10 cents a piece.
But geez, 18 pounds? That's almost $30! Is that for a music cd? And I thought they were outrageous here!
Ok, so who is the supplier for Blue-Green SolidState Lasers under 50$ ?
I'd imagine no one right now, but there isn't that much demand either. And you're missing the point with your DVD comparison: holographic storage is (or at least has the potential to be) *really* fast, with (most importantly) no moving parts.
And yes, costs will eventually come down. Remember, cds weren't cheap in 1985 either.
a) power my car b) manufacture asphalt for me to drive my car on c) manufacture plastic
and I'm all over it.
Don't get me wrong though: I'm all for cleaner, more efficient energy sources, but I hate (and I'm not saying that you are) activists that try to force stuff down my throat.
Look the net was built for commerce, by people who understand commerce, for the intended use of commerce.
Let me rephrase that for him. I believe he wanted to say:
Look, the net as we know it is built for commerce, by people who understand commerce, for the intended use of commerce.
And, if you had either lived through that time or studied history, then you'd realize that there was plenty good reason for the cold war. Neither NATO nor the USSR were warmongers... if they were than we would have had a war!
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The prevailing attitude seems to be, all activity not explicitly permitted is prohibited. Ok, a slight exaggeration,
:)
When I lived in Germany, many people told me that that was the difference between the US and Germany. In the US everything is legal except what is illegal, in Germany everything is illegal except what is legal. Personally I prefer (the ideas behind, but not the implimentation of) American system of governing.
Strange beasts, them Europeans.
Germany isn't that bad as long as everything goes their way. The french, well, the french raise hell no matter what.
well, at least it's a bit more difficult to crash the entire system... but don't fret, there does some talent in VB coders lie. The way I see it (as a bystandard, I've never coded VB) is that if you can't crash a system using it, then it can't be all that powerful either.
You're right, socialism in and of itself doesn't work. But european governemnts are not socialist, either.
Have you ever even been to Europe, let alone lived there? I've lived in Germany for nearly a year, and while their government and society do have very liberal tendencies that might bother any good Republican, they are not socialist. Not as bad as Al Gore, at least.
As for Russia, I know and have spoken with many Russians about politics in the country. Overall, the country wants very much to have a working democratic free market society, however the transition from 80 years of communism is a *very* difficult one, and will take a very long time to complete. But believe me: they aren't dumb, and they are trying.
As for the computer systems in the space shuttle: give me one example of mid 70s computer technology that's modular? Furthermore, so what if the computers in the space shuttle are 20-25 years old? Why fix what's not broken?
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hey, shut up and sit down you arrogant prick. rednecks like you make me ashamed to be an American.
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are you on crack?
2/10 meter = 20cm
20/2.54 = 7.87 inches per second
7.87*60*60 = 28332 inches per hour
28332/12/5280 = 0.447 approx. miles per hour
and no, I wouldn't park my car at that speed. about 5-7 mph is plenty.
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gaff tape? never heard of it. Please enlighten us!
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ok, I'll take your word for it then.
I'm sorry, I had thought that you were trolling.
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Ok, both of you have just cancelled each other out. The fact is that both the GUI and the CLI have their respective weaknesses and strengths. Neither is better or worse than the other, just different. Each are individually better suited for different types of tasks. The best UI of a system is one that balances functionality between both the GUI and CLI, drawing from the strengths of both. Unfortunately, not many people seem to have figured this out.
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or any *BSD for that matter...
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heh. Are you sure that you can afford the 7500 watts it sucks... and the air conditioning to get rid of that 7500 watts? (Another ~10000 or so watts)
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Back in the good times
What are you talking about, mister 203477?
It sure doesn't look like you've been here all that long, does it?
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kinda hard to 'push the hardware to the limits' through DirectX though, isn't it?
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lol, that works too.
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I mean cd media and hardware. Drives cost in the tens of thousands and pressing cds was incredibly expensive when cds first came out. Now you can buy a 30x cdrom for $20, and companies press cds by the thousands for 10 cents a piece.
But geez, 18 pounds? That's almost $30! Is that for a music cd? And I thought they were outrageous here!
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Ok, so who is the supplier for Blue-Green SolidState Lasers under 50$ ?
I'd imagine no one right now, but there isn't that much demand either. And you're missing the point with your DVD comparison: holographic storage is (or at least has the potential to be) *really* fast, with (most importantly) no moving parts.
And yes, costs will eventually come down. Remember, cds weren't cheap in 1985 either.
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Holographic storage will be/is damn close to instantenous... you'll still need ram though.
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I rest my case.
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Give me one viable alternative energy source to:
a) power my car
b) manufacture asphalt for me to drive my car on
c) manufacture plastic
and I'm all over it.
Don't get me wrong though: I'm all for cleaner, more efficient energy sources, but I hate (and I'm not saying that you are) activists that try to force stuff down my throat.
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since when is the penguin the symbol of the domocratic party?
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Look the net was built for commerce, by people who understand commerce, for the intended use of commerce.
Let me rephrase that for him. I believe he wanted to say:
Look, the net as we know it is built for commerce, by people who understand commerce, for the intended use of commerce.
And, if you had either lived through that time or studied history, then you'd realize that there was plenty good reason for the cold war. Neither NATO nor the USSR were warmongers... if they were than we would have had a war!
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God, no! The flames, the flames! I'm burning up!
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not bad...
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....or just use this link. I get $5 for referring ya, and you get $5 for signing up. What fun!
(ok, so I'm a money whore... come on, I'm a poor college kid in training)
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dude you got first post and squandered it with your meaningless cussing! Geez, what a waste.
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