Example: In downtown Portland, there's an area that, 10 years ago, consisted of rundown warehouses. Now they've been turned into condos, and you need about $500K to get into one. I've heard that developers are trying something similar (on a larger scale) in downtown L.A.
A lot of people have no idea how nice an urban environment can be. Imagine walking to work/school, or hopping on a street-car 50 feet from your door, with lots of shops, restaurants (and half-a-dozen Starbucks) along the way.
A lot of Heinlein's predictions seem kind of silly now (like programming a starship's computer using printed tables of binary numbers), but...
In 1939, he predicted that improved birth control and the curing of STD's would result in a loosening of morals, which in turn, would cause a new puritan movement to emerge. And that even though it was a minority, its members' zealousness would convince the government that it represented a much larger portion of the population than it did.
Cool! And I thought still using my Lesa phonograph that I bought as a teenager in 1970 meant I was a dork. Note to self: Move to Bristol.
And I agree about the sound of vinyl. Maybe it's just nostalgia, but it sounds better to me, flaws and all. Perhaps its like old, hand-made furniture, in that the beauty is partly in the imperfections.
Actually, the message you want to give to kids is that it's good to grow up, become independent, and be able to purchase the things you want. As parents, we're responsible for giving kids what they need, which means a safe environment, educational opportunities, and, of course, love and attention.
I've known plenty of stupid lefties. Stupid people tend to follow the crowd. I wouldn't be surprised if many of the middle-aged, unthinking right-wing types today weren't unthinking left-wingers back in the 60's.
Sounds like something a friend told me he learned in medical school: Once we cure cancer and heart disease, people may very well start dying from even nastier problems.
The lifetime of the buildings might be 50 years, but what about the high-tech stuff? How long does a plasma TV last when used constantly? And when is a PC or laptop fully depreciated? I'd guess a couple years.
Real Americans aren't going to go for this. When we need light (which isn't that often 'cause we're usually out in the woods hunting), we just fire up the Hummer and aim its headlights into the window.
They've dropped in price over the years. Back in the 90's, the smallest sized ones were made by Philips and cost around $18 apiece. I worked for Philips, and was happy to get a case for the employee price of $10/bulb (as I had some hard-to-access light fixtures).
You realize these things last about 10 times as long as a regular light bulb.
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Some tribal societies find this behavior obnoxious.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate Oh Almighty God, please, we beg you to send us our Guardian- who You have promised us- soon and appoint us as His close companions.
Ah, so that's what's been missing from my SlashDot submissions.
That's true. I was cutting a slot in a piece of wood that was too small. It shot back like a bullet, giving me a nasty cut on my thumb that required surgery to fix the tendon.
It's true, they cost way too much when they come out. But those of us who've been around a few years know that with a little patience, we can get them legally for practically nothing. That is, today's $50 release is next year's $20 game, and the following year's $10 (or even $5) game.
I'm so behind the times with games that sometimes I end up paying nothing, like with Starcraft 2.
Maybe the game companies need to rethink their pricing scheme, perhaps charging $25 from the start, and keeping it at that price.
That's true. I recently played Star Craft 2 for the first time, and it's one of the best games I've ever played. I played Ultima: Martian Dreams a year ago, also for the first time.
Since I live about 3/4 mile from a Hollywood Video store, I joined their MVP program, which, for $15/month, lets me check out 3 titles at any one time for up to 5 days. Typically, when I'm feeling a little bored on a summer evening, I'll walk down there with my wife or daughter to pick out some videos. And at least half the time, we'll never watch them. But a few days later, I'll need to walk there again to return them, and maybe get some more.
I get a fair amount of enjoyment from the walk and the browsing through the store, so maybe that's worth the monthly fee.
I wonder if it would make sense for an individual developer to defend himself in one of these cases. If someone sued me for my purely volunteer OSS work, I certainly wouldn't want to hand them $100K's. But I probably couldn't afford an attorney either.
I would think that such a person, who hadn't profited from the software, could appear sympathetic to a judge or jury.
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Wow, I smell a new Dilbert strip in the making (although it's probably already been done).
Next time I dine out, I won't ask for chicken or fish or a salad, but, instead, a "big serving of excellence".
Example: In downtown Portland, there's an area that, 10 years ago, consisted of rundown warehouses. Now they've been turned into condos, and you need about $500K to get into one. I've heard that developers are trying something similar (on a larger scale) in downtown L.A.
A lot of people have no idea how nice an urban environment can be. Imagine walking to work/school, or hopping on a street-car 50 feet from your door, with lots of shops, restaurants (and half-a-dozen Starbucks) along the way.
A lot of Heinlein's predictions seem kind of silly now (like programming a starship's computer using printed tables of binary numbers), but...
In 1939, he predicted that improved birth control and the curing of STD's would result in a loosening of morals, which in turn, would cause a new puritan movement to emerge. And that even though it was a minority, its members' zealousness would convince the government that it represented a much larger portion of the population than it did.
Possible goals:
1. Flying cars
2. The $100 notebook
3. Ipods whose batteries don't die.
4. StarTrek-style spaceships with women crew-members wearing micro-mini-skirts.
Any first-year biology student will tell you what happens with irradiated seeds.
You get tomatoes laced with nicotine?
Maybe people will learn that it's not safe to base one's business model on fixing holes in MS's products, at least not in the long run.
Cool! And I thought still using my Lesa phonograph that I bought as a teenager in 1970 meant I was a dork. Note to self: Move to Bristol.
And I agree about the sound of vinyl. Maybe it's just nostalgia, but it sounds better to me, flaws and all. Perhaps its like old, hand-made furniture, in that the beauty is partly in the imperfections.
Actually, the message you want to give to kids is that it's good to grow up, become independent, and be able to purchase the things you want. As parents, we're responsible for giving kids what they need, which means a safe environment, educational opportunities, and, of course, love and attention.
One civilization has to be the first. Maybe we're it.
I've known plenty of stupid lefties. Stupid people tend to follow the crowd. I wouldn't be surprised if many of the middle-aged, unthinking right-wing types today weren't unthinking left-wingers back in the 60's.
Sounds like something a friend told me he learned in medical school: Once we cure cancer and heart disease, people may very well start dying from even nastier problems.
Hmmm... "Jeff C Coder" has a nice ring to it.
The lifetime of the buildings might be 50 years, but what about the high-tech stuff? How long does a plasma TV last when used constantly? And when is a PC or laptop fully depreciated? I'd guess a couple years.
Eww! It's bad enough when bird droppings land on your head, but now we have to worry about used condoms too??
It's an excellent sleep aid.
Real Americans aren't going to go for this. When we need light (which isn't that often 'cause we're usually out in the woods hunting), we just fire up the Hummer and aim its headlights into the window.
They've dropped in price over the years. Back in the 90's, the smallest sized ones were made by Philips and cost around $18 apiece. I worked for Philips, and was happy to get a case for the employee price of $10/bulb (as I had some hard-to-access light fixtures).
You realize these things last about 10 times as long as a regular light bulb.
Some tribal societies find this behavior obnoxious.
Maybe that's why they're still tribal.
In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate Oh Almighty God, please, we beg you to send us our Guardian- who You have promised us- soon and appoint us as His close companions.
Ah, so that's what's been missing from my SlashDot submissions.
That's true. I was cutting a slot in a piece of wood that was too small. It shot back like a bullet, giving me a nasty cut on my thumb that required surgery to fix the tendon.
you're going to be much more pissed than...
Well... you're a lot less likely to get pissed if you're dehydrated.
It's true, they cost way too much when they come out. But those of us who've been around a few years know that with a little patience, we can get them legally for practically nothing. That is, today's $50 release is next year's $20 game, and the following year's $10 (or even $5) game.
I'm so behind the times with games that sometimes I end up paying nothing, like with Starcraft 2.
Maybe the game companies need to rethink their pricing scheme, perhaps charging $25 from the start, and keeping it at that price.
That's true. I recently played Star Craft 2 for the first time, and it's one of the best games I've ever played. I played Ultima: Martian Dreams a year ago, also for the first time.
Since I live about 3/4 mile from a Hollywood Video store, I joined their MVP program, which, for $15/month, lets me check out 3 titles at any one time for up to 5 days. Typically, when I'm feeling a little bored on a summer evening, I'll walk down there with my wife or daughter to pick out some videos. And at least half the time, we'll never watch them. But a few days later, I'll need to walk there again to return them, and maybe get some more.
I get a fair amount of enjoyment from the walk and the browsing through the store, so maybe that's worth the monthly fee.
I wonder if it would make sense for an individual developer to defend himself in one of these cases. If someone sued me for my purely volunteer OSS work, I certainly wouldn't want to hand them $100K's. But I probably couldn't afford an attorney either.
I would think that such a person, who hadn't profited from the software, could appear sympathetic to a judge or jury.