In my opinion, a manager need to know enough about what he's managing so that during the meetings he doesn't just have a glazed look on his face. He does not need to be a star programmer or technical genius - that's what he hires people for. But on the other hand, it takes some knowledge of the subject to make well-informed decisions.
In a press conference today, the British Minister of Education announced a new program to hopefully improve the health of students in the UK.
"In recent studies," the Minister explained, "it has been found that several invisible substances in the air could prove a health concern." She continued, "However, since there are no effective methods of filtering these substances from the air, we are doing all we can to protect the children - namely, removing all air from the schools."
A few scientists think that these substances, which they refer to as Ec-Raf, may affect children more substantially than adults due to the shorter distance between a child's lungs and their brain. They have also found that no one in their anti-Ec-Raf studies involving air removal as complained of any adverse side effects. Furthermore, one noted scientist said "It's amazing we're not all dead already - we must have been breathing this stuff for 100-150 years, at least!"
We already have a law that says it's illegal to solicit a minor for sexual acts. Why do we need one to add another penalty if it is done on e-mail, IM phone, messages on rocks, or mental telepathy?
We put more penalties on the books just so we can put criminals away for longer, not to be able to better enforce laws. Here's an example: not WAY too long ago, some odd local law was passed that required a criminal to inform the person or persons he was planning to commit a criminal act against at least a few days in advance. Now, nobody really expect anyone to be getting the phone call "I'm gonna rob your house on Tuesday. Just thought you should know." BUT, when it comes time to trial, instead of getting put away for robbery, he gets put away for robbery and not informing the victim of the crime. So instead of being put away for 5 years, he's up to 10.
It's the same concept here. Now, not only does this guy get put away for 20 years or whatever for soliciting sexual acts, but he gets another few for doing it over the internet.
Furthermore, I suppose, it could be a way to get around double jeopardy. So if you couldn't nail the guy for soliciting sexual acts, you could try again for soliciting sexual acts over the internet.
I don't pay attention to politics much; heck, I'm only 18 and I have school and a dozen other things to occupy my time. But by golly, when that very special Tuesday rolls around, I find out who the candidates are, google 'em up, and form some opinions. Then, relatively well-informed and with notes in hand, I head on down to the polling place and cast my votes. I don't vote in all the catagories, but I vote in the things I think will make a big difference in my life.
People, just because you aren't informed doesn't mean you can't be.
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I was at a pirate festival once (I swear, only once). It was the kind of place you might take your kid for the afternoon, spending $10 on a pirate hat and a patch. When the parents needed a break, they sat down in front of the stage, where there was some grass surrounded by benches. Since these kids all now had pirate swords, etc, the activity du jour was beating the snot out of each other with plastic in the little grassy area.
So the most amazing thing? No one got hurt. These kids were having this awesome three-foot tall fight scene, swords clashing and whatnot, and not a one of them managed to get hurt. One kid fell - so the other kid said "Sorry," and helped him up. Kids know how to play. Let 'em.
Right now (at home), I'm on a 30" screen at max resolution. There is a LOT of room on this screen. So what do I do? I fill it up with stuff so I really end up working on a smaller screen again. I've got Google Desktop running on the right hand side, and usually have a few "extra" windows open (IM, etc.), so basically I'm back down to a regular sized monitor. I do love having really huge, really trippy backgrounds, though.
Maybe MLG is not going to keep this kind of thing as the norm. They're relatively new, and they want to be taken seriousely? So how do you do that? Get some people who make some serious cash. So how do you do that? Give 'em the money yourself. Might just be the conspiracy nut in me kicking in, but this might be the exception, even as exceptions go.
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Wait... since when does breaking bonds release heat? I thought it was the other way around...
I agree with the guy that if we're not willing to use "non-lethal" weapons on our own people, then we shouldn't be willing to use them in a wartime situation and still pretend we're being nice.
However, I don't think we should test them on random civilians. What I would do is give a few of these things to some odd police department, and see how they like 'em. That sounds like a plan.
I just went and voted (I'm in Maryland). Was quite easy. You walked in, gave 'em your name. They asked you some information about yourself to verify the information they got on a nifty little screen they had. A little receipt-lookin' thing got printed out, which one then signed. You got an electronic card-a-majigger. The nice man with the name tag directs you to a voting machine. You put the little card you just got in the machine. It pops up with some directions. You hit "next," and proceed through three screens of candidates. To vote, you touch the little square next to the name. At the end, it asks you to verify your ballot, then pops your card out. You walk out of there after returning your card. Quite simple and easy.
But I think they're terrible. No paper trail is a tragic idea. If they really want machines, I like the idea of a machine that prints one out and drops it into a little secure box after you visually verify it's correct. We've all read the hacking stories, after all.
My naturally trusting personality leads me to the following theory:
The Iranians are indeed flying in the face of the UN by developing tech that could be used to develop nuclear weapons without letting the UN see it, just to piss 'em off.
However, they won't develop nuclear weapons, just so we'll all go "Oh. I suppose since they didn't develop nuclear weapons, we can trust them."
You see? We'll trust them! Then what? We'll have to invade!
Actually, the Space Shuttle's systems are run on proprietary software written by a company that basically just writes the shuttle software. They have uber-secure programming practices to prevent any bugs in the system. The software, because it's so carefully written, is the most expensive piece of software in terms of dollars per line.
Since the projects won't be sold for profit, or sold at all, why does patent infringement really matter? I know it's probably a stupid question, but I would think if no one is profiting, no one would really care if someone is using their idea.
Hrm. I know this sounds fuzzy, but I heard of this one case where "this guy" got cancer, so he got whatever organ removed. Ye old doctors looked at the organ and found the guy had freaky awesome cancer-fighting cells. So they researched it, patented it, and made buckets-o-money.
So what did "this guy" do? He sued, asking for some of the profits because it was his liver or whatever. The ruling? Nope, the guy did not have a right to the research that resulted from his organs.
I would think in this case it would be something similar. However, I suppose there would be a difference, since the guy gave permission to have his organ removed, and the embryo did not.
The difference is the user stuff. People love to click a button that says "Digg this!" and think they've done something. Screensavers, hacker shows, etc, are just content. Not the same gratification of that lovely little "bing!"
The very last thing in the article is "8 The average age at which a child gets a mobile phone in Britain."
Now, it seems to me that not every kid out there gets a mobile phone. Shouldn't this push average WAY up? I can't believe that eight year olds need cell phones. Who are they calling? Why are they calling? What is wrong with today's society?
Dang whippersnappers. How can I be 18 and feel old and set in my ways? It just ain't right.
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In space, no one can... move their leg?
I own a DeLorean. Suckers don't get half bad gas mileage anyways.
In my opinion, a manager need to know enough about what he's managing so that during the meetings he doesn't just have a glazed look on his face. He does not need to be a star programmer or technical genius - that's what he hires people for. But on the other hand, it takes some knowledge of the subject to make well-informed decisions.
In a press conference today, the British Minister of Education announced a new program to hopefully improve the health of students in the UK.
"In recent studies," the Minister explained, "it has been found that several invisible substances in the air could prove a health concern." She continued, "However, since there are no effective methods of filtering these substances from the air, we are doing all we can to protect the children - namely, removing all air from the schools."
A few scientists think that these substances, which they refer to as Ec-Raf, may affect children more substantially than adults due to the shorter distance between a child's lungs and their brain. They have also found that no one in their anti-Ec-Raf studies involving air removal as complained of any adverse side effects. Furthermore, one noted scientist said "It's amazing we're not all dead already - we must have been breathing this stuff for 100-150 years, at least!"
We already have a law that says it's illegal to solicit a minor for sexual acts. Why do we need one to add another penalty if it is done on e-mail, IM phone, messages on rocks, or mental telepathy?
We put more penalties on the books just so we can put criminals away for longer, not to be able to better enforce laws. Here's an example: not WAY too long ago, some odd local law was passed that required a criminal to inform the person or persons he was planning to commit a criminal act against at least a few days in advance. Now, nobody really expect anyone to be getting the phone call "I'm gonna rob your house on Tuesday. Just thought you should know." BUT, when it comes time to trial, instead of getting put away for robbery, he gets put away for robbery and not informing the victim of the crime. So instead of being put away for 5 years, he's up to 10.
It's the same concept here. Now, not only does this guy get put away for 20 years or whatever for soliciting sexual acts, but he gets another few for doing it over the internet.
Furthermore, I suppose, it could be a way to get around double jeopardy. So if you couldn't nail the guy for soliciting sexual acts, you could try again for soliciting sexual acts over the internet.
I don't pay attention to politics much; heck, I'm only 18 and I have school and a dozen other things to occupy my time. But by golly, when that very special Tuesday rolls around, I find out who the candidates are, google 'em up, and form some opinions. Then, relatively well-informed and with notes in hand, I head on down to the polling place and cast my votes. I don't vote in all the catagories, but I vote in the things I think will make a big difference in my life.
People, just because you aren't informed doesn't mean you can't be.
I was at a pirate festival once (I swear, only once). It was the kind of place you might take your kid for the afternoon, spending $10 on a pirate hat and a patch. When the parents needed a break, they sat down in front of the stage, where there was some grass surrounded by benches. Since these kids all now had pirate swords, etc, the activity du jour was beating the snot out of each other with plastic in the little grassy area.
So the most amazing thing? No one got hurt. These kids were having this awesome three-foot tall fight scene, swords clashing and whatnot, and not a one of them managed to get hurt. One kid fell - so the other kid said "Sorry," and helped him up. Kids know how to play. Let 'em.
No foo! "Happy Birthday" is copyrighted! You just cost yourself like, a bazillion dollars.
Right now (at home), I'm on a 30" screen at max resolution. There is a LOT of room on this screen. So what do I do? I fill it up with stuff so I really end up working on a smaller screen again. I've got Google Desktop running on the right hand side, and usually have a few "extra" windows open (IM, etc.), so basically I'm back down to a regular sized monitor. I do love having really huge, really trippy backgrounds, though.
Maybe MLG is not going to keep this kind of thing as the norm. They're relatively new, and they want to be taken seriousely? So how do you do that? Get some people who make some serious cash. So how do you do that? Give 'em the money yourself. Might just be the conspiracy nut in me kicking in, but this might be the exception, even as exceptions go.
Wait... since when does breaking bonds release heat? I thought it was the other way around...
I agree with the guy that if we're not willing to use "non-lethal" weapons on our own people, then we shouldn't be willing to use them in a wartime situation and still pretend we're being nice.
However, I don't think we should test them on random civilians. What I would do is give a few of these things to some odd police department, and see how they like 'em. That sounds like a plan.
I just went and voted (I'm in Maryland). Was quite easy. You walked in, gave 'em your name. They asked you some information about yourself to verify the information they got on a nifty little screen they had. A little receipt-lookin' thing got printed out, which one then signed. You got an electronic card-a-majigger. The nice man with the name tag directs you to a voting machine. You put the little card you just got in the machine. It pops up with some directions. You hit "next," and proceed through three screens of candidates. To vote, you touch the little square next to the name. At the end, it asks you to verify your ballot, then pops your card out. You walk out of there after returning your card. Quite simple and easy.
But I think they're terrible. No paper trail is a tragic idea. If they really want machines, I like the idea of a machine that prints one out and drops it into a little secure box after you visually verify it's correct. We've all read the hacking stories, after all.
"So, guys. Any ideas to increase profit for the gas company?"
"Price increase that we say is due to 'Supply Restrictions?'"
"Try selling different 'qualities' of gas?"
"Oh, hey, I got it. Let's sell internet over gas lines! Ha ha..."
"Wait, Johnson! That's brilliant! Get on that!"
My naturally trusting personality leads me to the following theory:
The Iranians are indeed flying in the face of the UN by developing tech that could be used to develop nuclear weapons without letting the UN see it, just to piss 'em off.
However, they won't develop nuclear weapons, just so we'll all go "Oh. I suppose since they didn't develop nuclear weapons, we can trust them."
You see? We'll trust them! Then what? We'll have to invade!
Actually, the Space Shuttle's systems are run on proprietary software written by a company that basically just writes the shuttle software. They have uber-secure programming practices to prevent any bugs in the system. The software, because it's so carefully written, is the most expensive piece of software in terms of dollars per line.
That is approximately what Slashdot said about the iPod.
Since the projects won't be sold for profit, or sold at all, why does patent infringement really matter? I know it's probably a stupid question, but I would think if no one is profiting, no one would really care if someone is using their idea.
Hrm. I know this sounds fuzzy, but I heard of this one case where "this guy" got cancer, so he got whatever organ removed. Ye old doctors looked at the organ and found the guy had freaky awesome cancer-fighting cells. So they researched it, patented it, and made buckets-o-money.
So what did "this guy" do? He sued, asking for some of the profits because it was his liver or whatever. The ruling? Nope, the guy did not have a right to the research that resulted from his organs.
I would think in this case it would be something similar. However, I suppose there would be a difference, since the guy gave permission to have his organ removed, and the embryo did not.
Oh oh oh! I saw this Law and Order!
They lost the case.
The difference is the user stuff. People love to click a button that says "Digg this!" and think they've done something. Screensavers, hacker shows, etc, are just content. Not the same gratification of that lovely little "bing!"
Dang kids. It's the UK. Even the gangs are laughable. What is there to be scared of? Those tiny European cars zipping about everywhere? Yeesh.
The very last thing in the article is "8 The average age at which a child gets a mobile phone in Britain."
Now, it seems to me that not every kid out there gets a mobile phone. Shouldn't this push average WAY up? I can't believe that eight year olds need cell phones. Who are they calling? Why are they calling? What is wrong with today's society?
Dang whippersnappers. How can I be 18 and feel old and set in my ways? It just ain't right.
Er, her biggest complaint.
His number one and biggest complaint is screen resolution. How hard could it possibly be to turn it down a bit?