Judging by your comment's moderation, I find it hilarious.
(Not sure if this post is insightful or funny).
I have to admit, I do get a kick out of the creativity some people use when modding comments. My favorite was the comment about grilled chicken that was modded as flamebait.
Having just consulted a map, it appears that one is 20 miles down the road from the other. It's quite possible that both are going to be covered by the rollout - the article is a little unclear, but seems to support this.
It's more like 60. In normal traffic it takes over an hour to do the drive and there's lots of nothin in-between.
I'm a former Kansas City dweller, that's why I started the topic.
To be fair, Topeka is only like 40 miles from KC, while Sac is closer to 300 miles from LA.
Off topic: I did wrestle with that for a bit. The problem with '40 miles from LA' is that, in a sense, you're still in the "LA area". So if Ventura (bad example, but bear with me) were renamed to "Google", then LA got the fibre, that'd make sense. Also, that wouldn't be the capital of California. So... if you scale things up a bit, Sac makes more sense... but maybe because I live in LA I wasn't considerate enough for the rest of the readership, here.
... and launching part of the network in Kansas City. The city of Topeka had actually temporarily renamed itself Google, Kansas, the capital city of fiber optics, in a move to get Google to lay fiber there. It seems to have worked...
Heh. I'll translate this to more popular city names so everybody can understand the full impact of this statement:
... and launching part of the network in Los Angeles. The city of Sacramento had actually temporarily renamed itself Google, California, the capital city of fiber optics, in a move to get Google to lay fiber there. It seems to have worked...
Insightful is the new Funny, because Funny gets you no Karma.
This was decided years ago, by people not you.
Hope this helps.
-- BMO
I'm undoing a moderation by posting this.
By using 'Insightful' instead of 'Funny' you are changing the tone of the post. The 'karma' they earn doesn't really buy them anything useful, but it does create confusion. The 'not-us' people who decided this were being thoughtless. STOP IT.
And if the complaint is that someone other than the pilot and skiier was in danger, that's fine.
We don't disagree, but I wasn't really taking any sides on the philosophy, here. The point I *was* making is that the if there's an accident, the gov'ts automatically involved. Rescue services will come out, they'll have to remove the wreckage, they'll have to make sure the area's safe from fire and toxins, etc.
There is no 'if no one was in danger' because it still affects other people.
People like you, who would remove all risk from the world
Yup, you don't understand me or my point.
What I am trying to say is that you need to shut your punkass mouth and mind your own miserable pussywhipped business. There now, is that clear enough for you, you pussy ?
You haven't been unclear at all on this topic, you just don't understand it.
...but if no one else is nearby, why should anyone but the pilot, the helicopter owner (if not the pilot) and the person water skiing have any say in the matter?
The gov'ts the one that comes in and puts out the fire when the helicopter crashes.
The next and 'final' social network will be an open source peer-to-peer network with commercial caching and hosting; if my plan works.
The problem with that theory is that people who care about open source and peer-to-peer are basically just the Slashdot crowd, and they won't have any friends to link to!
Is there some way to objectively measure it? Number of patents, number of papers, what?
In two turns their SuperComputer will be completed. Since they have a higher population, they'll get more research points. But if we build a Space Station, we can overtake them in 25 years.
How do you convince people that it's wrong to use tech in courtrooms when everything else is telling them that it's their God-given right to have 24-7 access to Twitter?
Perhaps you also think that my reading the ingredients on all food products and choosing not to buy food which contains a certain list of ingredients is "obsessive".
No, but it's also unrelated. Take any food item from your kitchen and give me a list of all the companies involved in getting that to you. This includes the company who designed the packaging, the company who produced the packaging, the factory that assembled it all together, the delivery company, and the company that sold that food to the grocery store that provided it.
See how transparent you are, Mr butt licker?
You wouldn't be annoyed if I didn't have a good point.
It's the behavior that's wrong, not the technology. You can ban smartphones, but then you'll be banning tablets, then watches, then glasses with microdisplays, etc.
Why are you so adamant to absolve McAfee of their own stupidity? If a car is advertised as the fastest car ever, then that's ok because their marketing department isn't full of mechanical engineers?
Welllll if you'll indulge me while I play Devil's Advocate for a moment...
It's more like Starbucks claiming that they make the best coffee ever, then having it scientifically proven that their tea is terrible.
It is humourous, but unless I'm really mistaken about the products they offer (and since their site is down I accept the risk that I may be corrected on this), you cannot install McAfee on a weberver and expect it to tell you that a cross-scripting vulnerability exists.
By that reasoning most companies should be boycotted (and maybe you're right, not discussing that)
I think his point was that if you're going to get your panties in a bunch, at least do it for the reason you stated and not because of the company involved. It's good advice, otherwise your credibility is suspect.
Just to add to your point, if you look at iPhone commercials, they all basically follow the same theme: "You can do this, this, and that." I think the 'useless' bit may have been inspired by the original iMac ads which were basically "we have color cases!" Heh.
"Some months after leaving Oracle in a huff, father of Java James Gosling has joined Google. It's not clear what his job responsibilities will be there..".
Maybe Google thought things were just moving too quickly.
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Judging by your comment's moderation, I find it hilarious.
(Not sure if this post is insightful or funny).
I have to admit, I do get a kick out of the creativity some people use when modding comments. My favorite was the comment about grilled chicken that was modded as flamebait.
Having just consulted a map, it appears that one is 20 miles down the road from the other. It's quite possible that both are going to be covered by the rollout - the article is a little unclear, but seems to support this.
It's more like 60. In normal traffic it takes over an hour to do the drive and there's lots of nothin in-between.
I'm a former Kansas City dweller, that's why I started the topic.
To be fair, Topeka is only like 40 miles from KC, while Sac is closer to 300 miles from LA.
Off topic: I did wrestle with that for a bit. The problem with '40 miles from LA' is that, in a sense, you're still in the "LA area". So if Ventura (bad example, but bear with me) were renamed to "Google", then LA got the fibre, that'd make sense. Also, that wouldn't be the capital of California. So... if you scale things up a bit, Sac makes more sense... but maybe because I live in LA I wasn't considerate enough for the rest of the readership, here.
Geography, Americans suck at it.
To be fair, knowing the difference between Topeka and Kansas City is like knowing the difference between the various Zune devices.
... and launching part of the network in Kansas City. The city of Topeka had actually temporarily renamed itself Google, Kansas, the capital city of fiber optics, in a move to get Google to lay fiber there. It seems to have worked...
Heh. I'll translate this to more popular city names so everybody can understand the full impact of this statement:
... and launching part of the network in Los Angeles. The city of Sacramento had actually temporarily renamed itself Google, California, the capital city of fiber optics, in a move to get Google to lay fiber there. It seems to have worked...
Insightful is the new Funny, because Funny gets you no Karma.
This was decided years ago, by people not you.
Hope this helps.
--
BMO
I'm undoing a moderation by posting this.
By using 'Insightful' instead of 'Funny' you are changing the tone of the post. The 'karma' they earn doesn't really buy them anything useful, but it does create confusion. The 'not-us' people who decided this were being thoughtless. STOP IT.
And if the complaint is that someone other than the pilot and skiier was in danger, that's fine.
We don't disagree, but I wasn't really taking any sides on the philosophy, here. The point I *was* making is that the if there's an accident, the gov'ts automatically involved. Rescue services will come out, they'll have to remove the wreckage, they'll have to make sure the area's safe from fire and toxins, etc.
There is no 'if no one was in danger' because it still affects other people.
People like you, who would remove all risk from the world
Yup, you don't understand me or my point.
What I am trying to say is that you need to shut your punkass mouth and mind your own
miserable pussywhipped business. There now, is that clear enough for you, you pussy ?
You haven't been unclear at all on this topic, you just don't understand it.
I did.
No, you didn't. Little flaming bits can go flying all over the place. It's not like a car crash where it just crashes and that's it.
You advocate nannyism and suck.
I haven't advocated anything.
Just live and let live.
Think a bit more about that 'let live' bit.
What fire? He's over a lake. He goes down, any fire automatically goes out...
Ever notice that neat little spinny bit on top of a helicopter? Think about it.
...but if no one else is nearby, why should anyone but the pilot, the helicopter owner (if not the pilot) and the person water skiing have any say in the matter?
The gov'ts the one that comes in and puts out the fire when the helicopter crashes.
The next and 'final' social network will be an open source peer-to-peer network with commercial caching and hosting; if my plan works.
The problem with that theory is that people who care about open source and peer-to-peer are basically just the Slashdot crowd, and they won't have any friends to link to!
You my fine sir take /. comments too seriously.
Nah, it was just easy to believe you were that ignorant.
GNN Headline Update: Woosh!
Is there some way to objectively measure it? Number of patents, number of papers, what?
In two turns their SuperComputer will be completed. Since they have a higher population, they'll get more research points. But if we build a Space Station, we can overtake them in 25 years.
Do you mean like a cross-site scripting exploit?
How do you convince people that it's wrong to use tech in courtrooms when everything else is telling them that it's their God-given right to have 24-7 access to Twitter?
Welp, we did teach people not to smoke inside.
Perhaps you also think that my reading the ingredients on all food products and choosing not to buy food which contains a certain list of ingredients is "obsessive".
No, but it's also unrelated. Take any food item from your kitchen and give me a list of all the companies involved in getting that to you. This includes the company who designed the packaging, the company who produced the packaging, the factory that assembled it all together, the delivery company, and the company that sold that food to the grocery store that provided it.
See how transparent you are, Mr butt licker?
You wouldn't be annoyed if I didn't have a good point.
It's the behavior that's wrong, not the technology. You can ban smartphones, but then you'll be banning tablets, then watches, then glasses with microdisplays, etc.
Treat the problem, not the symptom.
Why are you so adamant to absolve McAfee of their own stupidity? If a car is advertised as the fastest car ever, then that's ok because their marketing department isn't full of mechanical engineers?
Welllll if you'll indulge me while I play Devil's Advocate for a moment...
It's more like Starbucks claiming that they make the best coffee ever, then having it scientifically proven that their tea is terrible.
It is humourous, but unless I'm really mistaken about the products they offer (and since their site is down I accept the risk that I may be corrected on this), you cannot install McAfee on a weberver and expect it to tell you that a cross-scripting vulnerability exists.
Again, this is just me being Devil's Advocate.
By that reasoning most companies should be boycotted (and maybe you're right, not discussing that)
I think his point was that if you're going to get your panties in a bunch, at least do it for the reason you stated and not because of the company involved. It's good advice, otherwise your credibility is suspect.
Sounds like you're just too lazy to research your purchases, frankly.
Too lazy or not obsessed enough?
Just to add to your point, if you look at iPhone commercials, they all basically follow the same theme: "You can do this, this, and that." I think the 'useless' bit may have been inspired by the original iMac ads which were basically "we have color cases!" Heh.
"Some months after leaving Oracle in a huff, father of Java James Gosling has joined Google. It's not clear what his job responsibilities will be there..".
Maybe Google thought things were just moving too quickly.
When are designers going to get it into their heads that touch displays make terrible keyboards!!!
When people stop buying them by the 10's of millions.