No, you're free to say what you want. You're also free to accept the consequences. Quite happy to meet you, and you're quite at liberty to meet a few heavies I happen to know. And you're quite free to say whatever you want around them. You're also quite free to receive whatever response their human natures happen upon depending on your behaviour around them. It's what's called society. We agree to restrict our offensiveness to others so that they in turn honour an agreement to do likewise.
So, when your loved ones die, you'd be happy with someone putting posters up around the church and outside the house where the gatherings are held saying how funny they thought it was? Complete with video displays showing the comic nature of them dying in a very distressing fashion? Really, if someone did that, they should expect everyone present to walk on over and deliver a solid kicking. It's what's called "Consequence". I suspect nobody would take the option that "They needn't be offended". In your little utopia, you're free to create as nasty an environment as you choose, and people are merely free to leave town to avoid you. You, of course, must be completely free to do what you wish. That's what's termed "bullying". It's not a nice trait. Considering that before you do anything you have the options: a) Have a quick think, and if you're talking on a subject that'll upset, you opt to take a diplomatic stance, and try to improve lot of those around you. b) You have a quick think and choose to say something that'll upset, devastate and generally make the world a more unpleasant place for those around you. What you do says a lot about you. It dictates how people will react to you. Yes, you're free to say what the hell you want. You're also absolutely free to reap the consequences of doing that.
Wouldn't it only have to tile render and leave the pattern static? Or does the e-Ink need to be kept actively updated? I was under (probably mistakenly) the impression that e-Ink was a write and forget, taking power only to alter the screen (no power == a stable state).
Almost none of them mention Human responsibilities.. What they seem to propose is limiting people's 'human rights' if the don't meet their end of the bargain.. The system works well as long as everyone plays by the rules.. But when an increasingly visible win strategy is to dump on everyone, ignore all rights for others yet force them to meet their obligations, something is very wrong..
People don't really care about clock for clock these days.. The kicker is in energy efficiency and cost for performance. AMD do reasonably well in the energy efficiency and really well in the "Bang for Bucks" department. Yep, Intel currently outstrip them on the high end, but AMD have a lot of the mid to low range market, and still have a good showing in the server market. I wouldn't exactly call that 'getting slaughtered'.. Still, as you say, they do need to get newer architectures out the door to keep being competitive.
If they've been travelling around the place, they'll have worked out infection vectors long ago, and most likely be perfectly at home wiping out anything that would cause undue harm to their physiology. With you on the "What could we do" part.. Read Greg Bear's "Forge of God" for a pretty good view of what an encounter would be like.
Yes, continually through the Labour government, where they had databases and registers to track almost everything you wanted to do. And if it wasn't criminal, then you'd better believe they had a plan to make it illegal if they thought they could.
Just like if you were to hire a hitman, you don't actually fire a bullet, so the sentence should be different? These guys were actively attempting to incite riots at a time when they were actively happening, attempting to fan the flames (as it were) and cause a spread of burning and looting. Context is half of a story, and the context of this is clear. It's not intended as a joke, it's not satire. These guys were trying to incite the destruction of businesses and livelihoods, burning and looting. For no other reason than they thought it may be 'fun', and they'd get "respeck" from other idiots of a like mind.
Considering the coverage due to Riot/Civil Unrest is an optional (and expensive) extra, most don't have it. So it's all shouldered by the shop keepers. This will definitely put many out of business, lowering jobs available in the area and making life harder for the poorest.
Speak for yourself. As a kid (I got into programming when I was 10, and that's 31 years ago), there was nothing more than the editor on a ZX81 and the BASIC language that came with it. Within a year I was into assembly. The thing is, kids learn, and most love to learn.. If it floats their boat, they'll get their heads into it and work it out..
Your time is only worth $300 an hour if that's what someone pays you. And when they do, it's taxable. Now, if you consistently manage to scrape up enough items to make $300 an hour, then that's what your time is worth. You can't declare "Oh, my time is worth X, and I only got Y for it, thus I've made a loss of X-Y.".
No, they don't.. Word about DRM slowly seems to be seeping out, and people are getting more riled about it across the board. It's more like "They think the anti-DRM rally will get smaller each time, but in reality, it could more easily get louder and stronger".
1) Good ol' yellow lattice areas. If you're seen parked over one of those, big fine. People tend not to park across them (as traffic cops just love people doing this; it swells the coffers nicely AND the general populace cheer them on doing so). 2) See 1 above. 3) See 1 above. Most roundabouts, when that have that magic yellow lattice in place, flow really well. There's the odd jerk who tries to hop lanes, but they really get crap and dinged cars (they're in the wrong from the insurance perspective; a few dings, and their insurance rockets, making them either drive properly, or get priced off the road).
Nah, letting them know you're working for someone else at more than they paid, and you don't have the time to help them (and no, you won't accept being rehired on a higher bid for ethical reasons) is revenge..:)
I'm happy with either "Subject" (I happen to like the Monarchy) or a "Citizen". But yes, this extradition crap does bug the hell out of me. It was all set up by our previous Labour Government who really didn't give a rat's ass about privacy, rights (unless they were politically gainful to Labour) or anything like that. I've seen the biggest "Big Brother" intrusions and breakdown of personal rights I've come across in 40 years during their time. I'm hoping that the new lot will have the balls to shut that side down, but it takes quite a few years.. So not holding my breath for the near future.. Can imagine you'd find it funny.. I would from the outside (it's one of those "It's so crazy someone must be making it up" stories)..
The problem of course being when someone with the industrial base (hard and time/money consuming to set up) decides to just in house all the IP stuff, and skirt international IP restrictions. That's when the house of cards falls over. Great idea? Cool.. Can't make it anywhere in large numbers.. If you do, you're guaranteed to have someone selling the exact same thing for a fraction of the price. The IP heavy economy is a fragile thing. Betting the country on it is a real risk. There again, in a 3 year business plan, it's not likely to be a factor, as the exec making those decisions will be reasonably safe that it'll not happen in the next 3 years.. So all's good in business land, yes? Nobody would ever dare outsource management!
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No, you're free to say what you want. You're also free to accept the consequences. Quite happy to meet you, and you're quite at liberty to meet a few heavies I happen to know. And you're quite free to say whatever you want around them. You're also quite free to receive whatever response their human natures happen upon depending on your behaviour around them.
It's what's called society. We agree to restrict our offensiveness to others so that they in turn honour an agreement to do likewise.
So, when your loved ones die, you'd be happy with someone putting posters up around the church and outside the house where the gatherings are held saying how funny they thought it was? Complete with video displays showing the comic nature of them dying in a very distressing fashion?
Really, if someone did that, they should expect everyone present to walk on over and deliver a solid kicking. It's what's called "Consequence". I suspect nobody would take the option that "They needn't be offended".
In your little utopia, you're free to create as nasty an environment as you choose, and people are merely free to leave town to avoid you. You, of course, must be completely free to do what you wish.
That's what's termed "bullying". It's not a nice trait.
Considering that before you do anything you have the options:
a) Have a quick think, and if you're talking on a subject that'll upset, you opt to take a diplomatic stance, and try to improve lot of those around you.
b) You have a quick think and choose to say something that'll upset, devastate and generally make the world a more unpleasant place for those around you.
What you do says a lot about you. It dictates how people will react to you. Yes, you're free to say what the hell you want. You're also absolutely free to reap the consequences of doing that.
Yeah.. And the video recorder killed movies!
Wouldn't it only have to tile render and leave the pattern static? Or does the e-Ink need to be kept actively updated? I was under (probably mistakenly) the impression that e-Ink was a write and forget, taking power only to alter the screen (no power == a stable state).
Almost none of them mention Human responsibilities.. What they seem to propose is limiting people's 'human rights' if the don't meet their end of the bargain.. The system works well as long as everyone plays by the rules.. But when an increasingly visible win strategy is to dump on everyone, ignore all rights for others yet force them to meet their obligations, something is very wrong..
People don't really care about clock for clock these days.. The kicker is in energy efficiency and cost for performance.
AMD do reasonably well in the energy efficiency and really well in the "Bang for Bucks" department. Yep, Intel currently outstrip them on the high end, but AMD have a lot of the mid to low range market, and still have a good showing in the server market. I wouldn't exactly call that 'getting slaughtered'..
Still, as you say, they do need to get newer architectures out the door to keep being competitive.
If they've been travelling around the place, they'll have worked out infection vectors long ago, and most likely be perfectly at home wiping out anything that would cause undue harm to their physiology.
With you on the "What could we do" part.. Read Greg Bear's "Forge of God" for a pretty good view of what an encounter would be like.
Yes, continually through the Labour government, where they had databases and registers to track almost everything you wanted to do. And if it wasn't criminal, then you'd better believe they had a plan to make it illegal if they thought they could.
Just like if you were to hire a hitman, you don't actually fire a bullet, so the sentence should be different?
These guys were actively attempting to incite riots at a time when they were actively happening, attempting to fan the flames (as it were) and cause a spread of burning and looting.
Context is half of a story, and the context of this is clear. It's not intended as a joke, it's not satire. These guys were trying to incite the destruction of businesses and livelihoods, burning and looting. For no other reason than they thought it may be 'fun', and they'd get "respeck" from other idiots of a like mind.
It hurts everyone.
The richest get irritated, the poorest get screwed.
Considering the coverage due to Riot/Civil Unrest is an optional (and expensive) extra, most don't have it. So it's all shouldered by the shop keepers.
This will definitely put many out of business, lowering jobs available in the area and making life harder for the poorest.
Looting shops and setting fire to them is unethical, regardless of morality.
Morals.. Relative.. Ethics.. Not so much.
Speak for yourself. As a kid (I got into programming when I was 10, and that's 31 years ago), there was nothing more than the editor on a ZX81 and the BASIC language that came with it. Within a year I was into assembly.
The thing is, kids learn, and most love to learn.. If it floats their boat, they'll get their heads into it and work it out..
The MBAs need something to do while the real work is happening, after all...
They do? That'd make a first! MBA == Master of Bugger All. Which, I'll admit, they're often very good at doing.
There are, of course, exceptions, but those are the guys who were businessmen before they got the MBA, and just needed it to tick an HR tickbox
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Your time is only worth $300 an hour if that's what someone pays you. And when they do, it's taxable.
Now, if you consistently manage to scrape up enough items to make $300 an hour, then that's what your time is worth. You can't declare "Oh, my time is worth X, and I only got Y for it, thus I've made a loss of X-Y.".
No, they don't.. Word about DRM slowly seems to be seeping out, and people are getting more riled about it across the board.
It's more like "They think the anti-DRM rally will get smaller each time, but in reality, it could more easily get louder and stronger".
And could I join the queue of "Me too" requests for an invite? It's my slashdot username in the domain blueyonder.co.uk.
The worked out they could do it with the PC market, so they're moving that test case across to consoles now..
1) Good ol' yellow lattice areas. If you're seen parked over one of those, big fine. People tend not to park across them (as traffic cops just love people doing this; it swells the coffers nicely AND the general populace cheer them on doing so).
2) See 1 above.
3) See 1 above.
Most roundabouts, when that have that magic yellow lattice in place, flow really well. There's the odd jerk who tries to hop lanes, but they really get crap and dinged cars (they're in the wrong from the insurance perspective; a few dings, and their insurance rockets, making them either drive properly, or get priced off the road).
Soon as they stop using computers they don't understand at the chip level, we'd be even.
Look around you, every day...
Nah, letting them know you're working for someone else at more than they paid, and you don't have the time to help them (and no, you won't accept being rehired on a higher bid for ethical reasons) is revenge.. :)
Parachute?
I'm happy with either "Subject" (I happen to like the Monarchy) or a "Citizen". But yes, this extradition crap does bug the hell out of me. It was all set up by our previous Labour Government who really didn't give a rat's ass about privacy, rights (unless they were politically gainful to Labour) or anything like that. I've seen the biggest "Big Brother" intrusions and breakdown of personal rights I've come across in 40 years during their time.
I'm hoping that the new lot will have the balls to shut that side down, but it takes quite a few years.. So not holding my breath for the near future..
Can imagine you'd find it funny.. I would from the outside (it's one of those "It's so crazy someone must be making it up" stories)..
The problem of course being when someone with the industrial base (hard and time/money consuming to set up) decides to just in house all the IP stuff, and skirt international IP restrictions. That's when the house of cards falls over. Great idea? Cool.. Can't make it anywhere in large numbers.. If you do, you're guaranteed to have someone selling the exact same thing for a fraction of the price.
The IP heavy economy is a fragile thing. Betting the country on it is a real risk.
There again, in a 3 year business plan, it's not likely to be a factor, as the exec making those decisions will be reasonably safe that it'll not happen in the next 3 years.. So all's good in business land, yes? Nobody would ever dare outsource management!