Who is embracing the KKK and the Communist party. Pardon me if I don't vote for him. And since the libertarian party is trying to get him to run for them I don't expect to be able to vote for them either.
I, as usual, am less than enthusiastic about our choices for president. It would be nice to have a third party (or better yet a 4th party) who can win a substantial part of the vote and a significant chunk of congress (10-20 votes in the house and 5 in the senate and be very powerful)
I voted for Badnarik last time but I don't see the Libertarians even putting forth a palatable candidate this year.
I'll be satisfied as long as some Bible (or other religious book of choice) Thumping lunatic doesn't win and try to control my private life even more.
What about those of us who use it as a mobile music library for our vehicles? Granted I don't even use my 30GB much less 800+ but just because the battery doesn't last that long doesn't mean having a large hard drive isn't useful. Especially if we can start pushing video from our PMP's to those vehicle entertainment systems everyone seems to be selling these says.
No I don't read minds but your obvious ignorance to what has been discussed several times in the last two months was what led me down that trail. Of course stories about the Nuclear Renaissance and Anti-Nuclear Activists changing their tune wouldn't contain any of the relevant discussion.
Had you made an intelligent comment instead of some flame then perhaps you might have learned something.
I'm done with you, some people are too stupid to be taught.
Mining for nuclear fuel is just the same as any other mined fuel and is no more dirty. Is it still mining? Yes, thats not going to change.
I was going to give you this huge long post but since it's obvious you don't read slashdot much I'll use some other posts to do it for me.
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=384175&cid=21638305
This post deals with your entire waste issue pretty well. Or should I say lack of waste issue?
Now for "accidents"
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=384175&cid=21639091http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=384175&cid=21637333
Now this is before going into the environmental impacts of bird guillotines (wind power), solar panel wastes, solar panel fields, and giant dams...
Should I let you you look through this and do your own science (what little is left for you) or should I just come back with a ClueBat?
Have you ever done the research on Global Warming or do you just believe what you're told?
Global Warming is a theory, don't treat it as fact. Global Warming (and cooling) have been going on for a shit load longer than the past one or two hundred years.
If human caused Global Warming becomes a reality who is to say it is a bad thing?
Al Gore and a lot of other people have done a good job spreading the fear of Global Warming around. So much so that people stop looking for facts and just follow the common knowledge.
There is absolutely no reason that Global Warming should even factor into this discussion. Renewable power supplies that don't use highly valuable resources are good for many reasons beyond lack of pollution. The problem with solar power is it doesn't produce a base of power and never will be able to.
If you want to make a real big difference find ways to provide base power. The only real option left in the USA is nuclear. It's cleaner than solar, provides base power, and what waste it does have is actualy pretty easy to contain and dispose of, as opposed to spraying it out the smoke stack.
Can we just assume that no one wants their shitty products and move on? There are literally only three bands I have bought the CD's for in the past 7 years and one of them is from Europe. As for DVD's except for the LOTR extended box and Disney (I'm an addict I need help) I haven't bought a single new dvd in the same time.
Seriously the only thing I've even thought about pirating recently is porn and a couple computer games cause in Iraq if it isn't digital delivery it's a pain in my ass.
Most of those games I'm just waiting til I get home to see if I'll even have time to play them to get, new parent and all.
I'm guessing you're in the Henrietta area of Rochester. CompUSA was the only decent computer store there when I went to RIT before changing majors and moving to a different school. If you can get a ride to the other side of town the mall and stripmalls near 496 and 90 used to have a decent selection of stores.
In the late 90's (97 to 99ish) I volunteered as computer tech for a local daycare for disadvantaged families when I was able to fit it around high school and sports.
Shortly before I began helping them they had recieved a donation of almost 50 assorted old computer systems with various pieces of software and had put them in the basement. I started working my way through fixing and trying to get as many of them working as possible. Some were going to be given to families for their own use. Nothing was faster then a 486 (there were 3 or 4 of these working) but there were about 6 C64s. I didn't know much about them and honestly still don't.
I got 4 of them working in a little computer area upstairs for the kids to play around on. There were some games for them to play but the greatest part was the three little ones who were outsiders finding something they excelled at. By the time I left the girl had the two boys working for her coding "stuff" for the 64s. I never did manage to find out what they were coding; I went off to college before they were finished and when I came home she had stopped coming to that daycare but had been given a C64 for her home.
I agree completely. Google has done a very good job of not being evil. However many people see their ubiquitous presence and immediately go OH SHIT! Stop them! Granted there is precedent in the software industry to suggest that this is the appropriate course of action but by and large Google has not given us reason to.
I like Google, I use them over Yahoo because I feel I get better results with Google and I like my homepage on Google better. By extension I use gmail as my personal email. Would I use Gmail as a business account for sensitive information? Not bloody likely.
Google is so far a good corporation and I wonder how far they will be able to extend themselves before they lose their edge (and profits if they have any, I don't honestly know if they even do).
I like Google, I use Google, but like all large corporate entities I don't completely trust Google to do what is in my best interests every second of every day, they are in it for themselves too.
9 out of 10 US Marines in Iraq think that checking YouTube for medical advice is stupid or retarded.
The other Marine is all for it. Natural Selection in action...
(Also 3 out of 10 Marines in Iraq read/. at least every other day.)
In my defence I don't own a 360 or ever foresee owning one unless Sims 2 comes out for it and my wife wants it. I'm waiting to see which platform (besides the Wii which I will be getting when I get back from Iraq) has the better RPG line up and then I might buy one if it's compelling enough.
It would really be nice to get a shiny new RPG for linux... but hell there probably is one I haven't found yet out here.
At least someone found something to do with the surplus PS3's cause lord knows they aren't being used for gaming.
First a "supercomputer", now DARPA, next THE WORLD!
*Cue Pinky and the Brain theme music
Caveat I haven't had a chance to read the entire challenge to see if it answers this question. I'm in Iraq I have better things to do, sort of...
Does the vehicle have to be one piece? Specifically can it launch a UAV to provide a top down view of the street? This could be then used to avoid crowds (or head towards them), get around dead ends, and generally navigate the cities. The imagery we have is often horribly out of date and roads have moved, stopped existing, or new ones have popped up.
I think having an eye in the sky dedicated to the vehicle could be a tremendous asset.
Yes two is greater than one but then again we have two political parties, soviet russia only had one. Last I checked neither of them gave two shits about the people...
Semper Fi
Almost every store DOES sell them without a contract. You'll note the little price next to the big price that is a few hundred dollars higher. They don't like to because thats not their job. It may not be obvious but the option IS there.
As for cheaper plans why would they? If you bring your own phone it's more money in their pocket...
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Who is embracing the KKK and the Communist party. Pardon me if I don't vote for him. And since the libertarian party is trying to get him to run for them I don't expect to be able to vote for them either.
I, as usual, am less than enthusiastic about our choices for president. It would be nice to have a third party (or better yet a 4th party) who can win a substantial part of the vote and a significant chunk of congress (10-20 votes in the house and 5 in the senate and be very powerful)
I voted for Badnarik last time but I don't see the Libertarians even putting forth a palatable candidate this year.
I'll be satisfied as long as some Bible (or other religious book of choice) Thumping lunatic doesn't win and try to control my private life even more.
What about those of us who use it as a mobile music library for our vehicles? Granted I don't even use my 30GB much less 800+ but just because the battery doesn't last that long doesn't mean having a large hard drive isn't useful. Especially if we can start pushing video from our PMP's to those vehicle entertainment systems everyone seems to be selling these says.
No I don't read minds but your obvious ignorance to what has been discussed several times in the last two months was what led me down that trail. Of course stories about the Nuclear Renaissance and Anti-Nuclear Activists changing their tune wouldn't contain any of the relevant discussion.
Had you made an intelligent comment instead of some flame then perhaps you might have learned something.
I'm done with you, some people are too stupid to be taught.
He came out to our camp in Iraq and I was left with one impression.
Chuck Norris has soft hands.
Mining for nuclear fuel is just the same as any other mined fuel and is no more dirty. Is it still mining? Yes, thats not going to change. I was going to give you this huge long post but since it's obvious you don't read slashdot much I'll use some other posts to do it for me. http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=384175&cid=21638305 This post deals with your entire waste issue pretty well. Or should I say lack of waste issue? Now for "accidents" http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=384175&cid=21639091 http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=384175&cid=21637333 Now this is before going into the environmental impacts of bird guillotines (wind power), solar panel wastes, solar panel fields, and giant dams... Should I let you you look through this and do your own science (what little is left for you) or should I just come back with a ClueBat?
Don't forget get the "subtext" oh dear god the subtext...
Your sig made me giggle. I'm going to have to go watch that again now. Utena was so much fun.
Have you ever done the research on Global Warming or do you just believe what you're told?
Global Warming is a theory, don't treat it as fact. Global Warming (and cooling) have been going on for a shit load longer than the past one or two hundred years.
If human caused Global Warming becomes a reality who is to say it is a bad thing?
Al Gore and a lot of other people have done a good job spreading the fear of Global Warming around. So much so that people stop looking for facts and just follow the common knowledge.
There is absolutely no reason that Global Warming should even factor into this discussion. Renewable power supplies that don't use highly valuable resources are good for many reasons beyond lack of pollution. The problem with solar power is it doesn't produce a base of power and never will be able to.
If you want to make a real big difference find ways to provide base power. The only real option left in the USA is nuclear. It's cleaner than solar, provides base power, and what waste it does have is actualy pretty easy to contain and dispose of, as opposed to spraying it out the smoke stack.
What if piracy AND sales go down?
Can we just assume that no one wants their shitty products and move on? There are literally only three bands I have bought the CD's for in the past 7 years and one of them is from Europe. As for DVD's except for the LOTR extended box and Disney (I'm an addict I need help) I haven't bought a single new dvd in the same time.
Seriously the only thing I've even thought about pirating recently is porn and a couple computer games cause in Iraq if it isn't digital delivery it's a pain in my ass.
Most of those games I'm just waiting til I get home to see if I'll even have time to play them to get, new parent and all.
I'm guessing you're in the Henrietta area of Rochester. CompUSA was the only decent computer store there when I went to RIT before changing majors and moving to a different school. If you can get a ride to the other side of town the mall and stripmalls near 496 and 90 used to have a decent selection of stores.
In the late 90's (97 to 99ish) I volunteered as computer tech for a local daycare for disadvantaged families when I was able to fit it around high school and sports.
Shortly before I began helping them they had recieved a donation of almost 50 assorted old computer systems with various pieces of software and had put them in the basement. I started working my way through fixing and trying to get as many of them working as possible. Some were going to be given to families for their own use. Nothing was faster then a 486 (there were 3 or 4 of these working) but there were about 6 C64s. I didn't know much about them and honestly still don't.
I got 4 of them working in a little computer area upstairs for the kids to play around on. There were some games for them to play but the greatest part was the three little ones who were outsiders finding something they excelled at. By the time I left the girl had the two boys working for her coding "stuff" for the 64s. I never did manage to find out what they were coding; I went off to college before they were finished and when I came home she had stopped coming to that daycare but had been given a C64 for her home.
-Lifyre
I agree completely. Google has done a very good job of not being evil. However many people see their ubiquitous presence and immediately go OH SHIT! Stop them! Granted there is precedent in the software industry to suggest that this is the appropriate course of action but by and large Google has not given us reason to. I like Google, I use them over Yahoo because I feel I get better results with Google and I like my homepage on Google better. By extension I use gmail as my personal email. Would I use Gmail as a business account for sensitive information? Not bloody likely. Google is so far a good corporation and I wonder how far they will be able to extend themselves before they lose their edge (and profits if they have any, I don't honestly know if they even do). I like Google, I use Google, but like all large corporate entities I don't completely trust Google to do what is in my best interests every second of every day, they are in it for themselves too.
9 out of 10 US Marines in Iraq think that checking YouTube for medical advice is stupid or retarded. The other Marine is all for it. Natural Selection in action... (Also 3 out of 10 Marines in Iraq read /. at least every other day.)
In my defence I don't own a 360 or ever foresee owning one unless Sims 2 comes out for it and my wife wants it. I'm waiting to see which platform (besides the Wii which I will be getting when I get back from Iraq) has the better RPG line up and then I might buy one if it's compelling enough. It would really be nice to get a shiny new RPG for linux... but hell there probably is one I haven't found yet out here.
Being able to walk up to someone and say "Touch my shirt" and watching them fry like flies on a bug zapper would be priceless.
At least someone found something to do with the surplus PS3's cause lord knows they aren't being used for gaming. First a "supercomputer", now DARPA, next THE WORLD! *Cue Pinky and the Brain theme music
What if the UAV took off from and landed back on the vehicle?
Hence the UAV right over head providing a live feed? Fuck AC retards
We call them the Air Force. Semper Fi!
Caveat I haven't had a chance to read the entire challenge to see if it answers this question. I'm in Iraq I have better things to do, sort of...
Does the vehicle have to be one piece? Specifically can it launch a UAV to provide a top down view of the street? This could be then used to avoid crowds (or head towards them), get around dead ends, and generally navigate the cities. The imagery we have is often horribly out of date and roads have moved, stopped existing, or new ones have popped up.
I think having an eye in the sky dedicated to the vehicle could be a tremendous asset.
Yes two is greater than one but then again we have two political parties, soviet russia only had one. Last I checked neither of them gave two shits about the people... Semper Fi
...as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced...
Almost every store DOES sell them without a contract. You'll note the little price next to the big price that is a few hundred dollars higher. They don't like to because thats not their job. It may not be obvious but the option IS there. As for cheaper plans why would they? If you bring your own phone it's more money in their pocket...