Actually, for everything that Exchange does, there is a package/product/project or group of them that does the same thing. Often in a much more scalable and stable way. The only real detractor is the migration. Most people want to stick with (or slowly migrate away from) Outlook, which has a proprietary interface. The switch is not easy. It is, however, not too much more difficult that an accross-the-board upgrade of Exchange+Outlook versions, but much more stable after the fact.
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Monopoly or not, two companies colluding to lock another vendor out of the market based on false claims ("AMD's chips can't handle the extra load") put both Intel and Spype on extreamly thin ice. From deceptive trade practices to defamation to illegal monopolistic practices (If Intel is found guilty) spell a lot of trouble for both companies.
If you want to get the guy off, you must convince the whole jury to vote Not Guilty. Otherwise, you are just setting up another trial. The best thing is to get the guy acquitted and join (or create) a lobby group to get the laws adjusted. Also, if there is an actual crime uncovered by this guy, the hew and cry should be absolutely deafening until we paste the idiots to the wall.
My idea is very focused on the technology and physical acountability of the act of voting and counting the votes. It does not cover the much more far reaching efforts championed by the Common Cause organization. I do not necesarily agree with everything that they are pushing (goals, yes, methods, no). My "solution", however, can fit easily within a subset of their stated goals. I prefer to focus on a single, common sense approach to problems that can, and should, be supported by the vast majority of people, regardless of political leanings or party affiliation.
Often, this would be the case. There is also the case of resonance caused by the initial impact, making the glass act much more like a crystaline solid on second impact than its more liquid state implied by its amorphous solid nature. The power that an object's resonance has over the object can never be taken for granted.
Let's start a group to FORCE an OSS/public (fully public) reviewed source code and hardware spec with a paper trail that is reviewed by the voter at the ballot and recountable.
SYSTEM:
Vote cast
Ballot Printed, with a unique vote key that 1-way hashes the VoterID+Location+DateTime) (make the key verifiable as a valid vote without being able to link the vote to the actual voter.)
Voter reviews easily read voter card and either recasts vote (shredding card at ballot) or submits into standard vote counting ballot box.
When votes are slid into the ballot box (network hardwired, encrypted locked, and GPS ping-home enabled) the keyed vote ID and results are compared to the screen vote record and an alarm sounds if it is not valid!
Vote totals and details are percolated up to the election central of each county/parish for each box.
When the boxes are brought in (GPS tracked the whole way, with alarms that sound if they "disappear" or are opened), the electronic records (totals and details) are compared with the central server.
The paper votes are then recounted in the presence of a member of each major party and at least one member of one of the smaller parties.
The box cannot be opened until each representative enters a time-key ID saying they are witnessing the ballot count. (This, along with the box being physically linked to the central counting computer, unlocks the box.)
Any descrepancies are IMMEDIATELY flagged.
With this type of system, necessary ballot changes can take place up to two days before the election without major costs currently assosiated with standard paper ballots. It also ensures a voter and auditor verifiable paper trail with IMMEDIATE ALARMS when something goes wrong. Vendors can still bid on implementation, hardware (within exacting failsafe specification) and support.
Who's with me? Respond to this comment. If I see enough people willing to put in time and/or some cash in a yet to be named non-profit/non-partisan organization to FORCE THIS CHANGE, I will start the process of building the org and launching the movement! (US only, please).
Live your life before them and with them with sincerity and determination. The best thing that you can leave behind in this earth is children that know what real love, dedication, and selflessness is.
If you haven't noticed, geeky computer gadgets are not even on the list. If you take care of the real priorities first, you will equip them for life. Computers take their proper place during the course of a well lived life, not in place of one.
I have 3 kids. One is grown. I held them back from computers until they were firmly grounded people. They have not suffered a bit technologically (they are now quite adept at computers). They are incredibly well equiped for life, and technology had nothing to do with it.
I do see a value in the depth of expertise at the company and in the current user base. Apple could buy Palm and 1) add product integration expertise to the Palm brand to up the technology, 2) use Palm expertise, combined with Apples iPod expertise to develop a new "iDevice" that is Comm compatible with Palm and iPod as well as phone integration.
Imagine handheld organizer/music player that could connect and use the cell networks as well as utilize a local WiFi for VOIP or even the cell network for high-speed net connections...
Now, imagine this device being as sleek and as simple to use as an iPod, able to download email and work with documents like a Palm...
I have never been interested in a PDA, a portable music player, or an overstuffed cell phone, but I would be interested if Apple was to engineer a full combo with their typical high standards and emphasis on sleek and easy design.
Laptops are the most in-demand format and Apple was behind the curve on delivering an update on the Powerbook G4. They made an incredibly smart move to adopt x86 without completely abondoning Gx with Universal binaries. If and when IBM actually ships (in large enough quantities) laptop worthy G6s, Apple can then "adopt" the G6 as a high-end laptop chip with very little effort (relatively speaking). I just wish that they had adopted the AMD 64-bit chips instead. Then I would have been really drooling over the new laptop.
Although questionable, due to lack of pictures, video, or specimins. The locals in P.N.G. have also reported a "Ropen", which, by their description, resembles the
Rhamphorhynchus
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Here
is a site on another P.N.G. expedition designed specifically to document and find these animals.
"Showing respect" would be actually bothering to learn what tribe someone belongs to, instead of lumping everyone from Algonquins to Zunis into a single epithet. Using "First Nations" just means "I'm pretending to care, but I'm too lazy to actually give a shit."
Not all of us know which tribe our ancestors belonged to. Because being a "half-breed" was cosidered less than a dog, that knowledge was denied to our family as shameful. Though I am more Scotish/German/English/Polish/Swiss/You name it in Europe, I am proud of the fact that I carry the blood of an "American Indian" or "First Nations" people in my veins.
I am tied to this land through that blood and the blood of all my ancestors who fought to live here, no matter what century.
Though ignorance and disagreement is more common than not, on all sides, our descendants will eventually all carry a part of that blood in their veins. Just as the stupid Aryans that instituted the caste system in India couldn't keep their descendants from mixing with the locals, it is inevitable, and best, that we all become one!
When I was in college.... way too long ago, I was elected the "publicity" chairman of one of the college political organizations on campus. As a joke, I had them formally rename the position as the "publicity and propaganda chairman". It may have been a joke, but the fact that I was honest about what the position entailed opened up a large amount of discussion and openness. I was able to PERSONALLY sign up half of the 500 or so members we had that election year, just because I was honest about it!
Because people are too lazy and too stupid to do that themselves.
Unfortunately, you are right. A "Representative Democracy" (which is what the US actually is) takes the chore of daily management and puts it in the hand of individuals trusted by the people. If the people would just get a little bit more informed on the individuals that run for office and a little less lazy on election day, things would go a bit smoother.
They'ld much rather elect some moron to do it for them and then bitch when the moron doesn't do what they want. Plus, it would be a bit of a hastle to have a few hundred million people voting on every action a country takes.
Which is the point of not having a direct democracy, which has failed horribly every time it has been tried.
I don't like having a "party system", however laid on top of this system. It just leads to huge power struggles. I agree with much of the stand of both major parties (as well as most of the smaller ones). I can't, however, pick one topic from this platfor and another from the other.
I've noticed over the years that the end-goal of both Republicans and Democrats is almost identical in most areas. They spend all their time arguing over how to get it done and who gets credit for it.
I would love to see a system come into play where a local neighborhood elects "elders" or "councelmen" to represent them at the local level. People they know and trust. These "elders" would appoint one or two from among themselves to represent the group at the next higher level. This would continue up to the national level. In that way, the people at the top would be people who are trusted (and known) by their neighbors. The highest houses would appoint a president/vice-president (or nominate several for a national vote) from amongts themselves (national or state level) for an 8-year term. Every year, there would be a simple confidence vote. If the current president didn't get the majority, then a new appointment would take place and a SANE AND PEACEFULL transition would take place, where the lame-duck president would simply step back down to the national or state body from which he came. He could act as the defacto advisor for the new president for as long as needed.
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Actually, for everything that Exchange does, there is a package/product/project or group of them that does the same thing. Often in a much more scalable and stable way. The only real detractor is the migration. Most people want to stick with (or slowly migrate away from) Outlook, which has a proprietary interface. The switch is not easy. It is, however, not too much more difficult that an accross-the-board upgrade of Exchange+Outlook versions, but much more stable after the fact.
Monopoly or not, two companies colluding to lock another vendor out of the market based on false claims ("AMD's chips can't handle the extra load") put both Intel and Spype on extreamly thin ice. From deceptive trade practices to defamation to illegal monopolistic practices (If Intel is found guilty) spell a lot of trouble for both companies.
If you want to get the guy off, you must convince the whole jury to vote Not Guilty. Otherwise, you are just setting up another trial. The best thing is to get the guy acquitted and join (or create) a lobby group to get the laws adjusted. Also, if there is an actual crime uncovered by this guy, the hew and cry should be absolutely deafening until we paste the idiots to the wall.
My idea is very focused on the technology and physical acountability of the act of voting and counting the votes. It does not cover the much more far reaching efforts championed by the Common Cause organization. I do not necesarily agree with everything that they are pushing (goals, yes, methods, no). My "solution", however, can fit easily within a subset of their stated goals. I prefer to focus on a single, common sense approach to problems that can, and should, be supported by the vast majority of people, regardless of political leanings or party affiliation.
Often, this would be the case. There is also the case of resonance caused by the initial impact, making the glass act much more like a crystaline solid on second impact than its more liquid state implied by its amorphous solid nature. The power that an object's resonance has over the object can never be taken for granted.
SYSTEM:
With this type of system, necessary ballot changes can take place up to two days before the election without major costs currently assosiated with standard paper ballots. It also ensures a voter and auditor verifiable paper trail with IMMEDIATE ALARMS when something goes wrong. Vendors can still bid on implementation, hardware (within exacting failsafe specification) and support.
Who's with me? Respond to this comment. If I see enough people willing to put in time and/or some cash in a yet to be named non-profit/non-partisan organization to FORCE THIS CHANGE, I will start the process of building the org and launching the movement! (US only, please).
Randy
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Love
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Your time
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Laughing with them
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Hugs
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Honesty
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Integrity
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And don't forget more love
Live your life before them and with them with sincerity and determination. The best thing that you can leave behind in this earth is children that know what real love, dedication, and selflessness is.If you haven't noticed, geeky computer gadgets are not even on the list. If you take care of the real priorities first, you will equip them for life. Computers take their proper place during the course of a well lived life, not in place of one.
I have 3 kids. One is grown. I held them back from computers until they were firmly grounded people. They have not suffered a bit technologically (they are now quite adept at computers). They are incredibly well equiped for life, and technology had nothing to do with it.
Imagine handheld organizer/music player that could connect and use the cell networks as well as utilize a local WiFi for VOIP or even the cell network for high-speed net connections...
Now, imagine this device being as sleek and as simple to use as an iPod, able to download email and work with documents like a Palm...
I have never been interested in a PDA, a portable music player, or an overstuffed cell phone, but I would be interested if Apple was to engineer a full combo with their typical high standards and emphasis on sleek and easy design.
Laptops are the most in-demand format and Apple was behind the curve on delivering an update on the Powerbook G4. They made an incredibly smart move to adopt x86 without completely abondoning Gx with Universal binaries. If and when IBM actually ships (in large enough quantities) laptop worthy G6s, Apple can then "adopt" the G6 as a high-end laptop chip with very little effort (relatively speaking). I just wish that they had adopted the AMD 64-bit chips instead. Then I would have been really drooling over the new laptop.
Here is a site on another P.N.G. expedition designed specifically to document and find these animals.
remember to bring their flame retardent suits before answering this post???
Not all of us know which tribe our ancestors belonged to. Because being a "half-breed" was cosidered less than a dog, that knowledge was denied to our family as shameful. Though I am more Scotish/German/English/Polish/Swiss/You name it in Europe, I am proud of the fact that I carry the blood of an "American Indian" or "First Nations" people in my veins.
I am tied to this land through that blood and the blood of all my ancestors who fought to live here, no matter what century.
Though ignorance and disagreement is more common than not, on all sides, our descendants will eventually all carry a part of that blood in their veins. Just as the stupid Aryans that instituted the caste system in India couldn't keep their descendants from mixing with the locals, it is inevitable, and best, that we all become one!
---ducks as he donns his flame retardent suit---
"My - Very - Educated - Mother - Just - Served - Us - Nine ..."
For goodness sakes! we can't do without Pluto! The kids would just lose interest!
weird....
Unfortunately, you are right. A "Representative Democracy" (which is what the US actually is) takes the chore of daily management and puts it in the hand of individuals trusted by the people. If the people would just get a little bit more informed on the individuals that run for office and a little less lazy on election day, things would go a bit smoother.
Which is the point of not having a direct democracy, which has failed horribly every time it has been tried.
I don't like having a "party system", however laid on top of this system. It just leads to huge power struggles. I agree with much of the stand of both major parties (as well as most of the smaller ones). I can't, however, pick one topic from this platfor and another from the other.
I've noticed over the years that the end-goal of both Republicans and Democrats is almost identical in most areas. They spend all their time arguing over how to get it done and who gets credit for it.
I would love to see a system come into play where a local neighborhood elects "elders" or "councelmen" to represent them at the local level. People they know and trust. These "elders" would appoint one or two from among themselves to represent the group at the next higher level. This would continue up to the national level. In that way, the people at the top would be people who are trusted (and known) by their neighbors. The highest houses would appoint a president/vice-president (or nominate several for a national vote) from amongts themselves (national or state level) for an 8-year term. Every year, there would be a simple confidence vote. If the current president didn't get the majority, then a new appointment would take place and a SANE AND PEACEFULL transition would take place, where the lame-duck president would simply step back down to the national or state body from which he came. He could act as the defacto advisor for the new president for as long as needed.
No political parties!