An interesting phenomenon, though, is how Latin language speakers speak with each other. It would be shameful to see Brazilian (Portuguese speaking) and a Mexican (Spanish) speak in English. They're just close enough. For emergency's sake, sure, but any speaker of one can get comfortable enough in the other living in the country for half a year or so, so it seems that some day we might all need a little Spanish.
I remember someone boldly declaring English to be the world's de facto lingua franca a couple of years back. Someone replied that it was quite ironic that he was using a Latin phrase meaning "French Language" to make his point.
Seriously, this is just one step closer to the car that drives itself - its going to take a long time for the public and the laws to allow this to happen, but eventually it will happen.
Will this prevent stupid people from driving? Thank GOD.
In the US, driver's liscences are a state-by-state thing. In both states I've lived in since I've been driving, Illinois and California, you need to take both a driving and a written test.
In California, you are not asked to park or go into the highway (the truly scary driving occurs here, 65mph+) In Illinois, they have the old (better, methinks) system of taking driver's education for a semester in school and then just taking a driving test at the DMV. They are also not asked to park.
These are, of course, the procedures for 16-18 years old, presumably the drivers with the need for the most instruction. After 18, it's just a written test. (These are not hard- after moving at 17 years old, having driven for one year I aced the Illinois test, missing 0.)
Large scale terror bombing was invented by the Luftwaffe.
That's so wrong I don't know where to begin. Or when, really. The point of a military is to terrorize and conquer an opponent. Period. Unless I'm wrong, it's on the freakin' air force charter.
Regardless, what do you call a medieval siege? Mass discomfortizing? How about catapulting sick cows over the city walls during a siege, or the heads of enemy armies? (Alexander the Great did this) It's terror.
Do notice what Churchill says on his letter: for the purpose of increasing terror. I do believe that's also in the US Army (or is it air force) charter: to bring terror upon the enemy.
This is why the more knowledgeable of us have no clue why "terrorists" and "to terrorize" became bogeymen words after 9/11: the US Military, and that of all the world, were MADE specifically to do this, among other things.
Here's a rather weird suggestion: to save paper, instead of having one machine with paper receipts, how about you vote in one, turn to the other, and vote there? If they agree, you count the votes.
You could even do it with one monitor, and some sort of switch. Or maybe one sends to the other the apparent candidate, and that one asks again, with a picture, "this guy?"
Then they're already connected and phone in. Or am I nuts?
No, I didn't say I didn't look at porn or download music. Everyone else does. I've never bought anything stupid, done anything (other than music, I suppose) illegal, done things with strangers and the like. If it's not socially the same (Stealing candy/downloading music) then for the parents it's also not the same. It's up to them to tell their kids what they expect them to act like.
And the immediate counterargument: if you teach your children right, they WON'T do illegal crap. Do you trust them in a candy store? Then why shouldn't you trust them on the web? You have to teach them to use it respectfully, otherwise it will become, like alcohol or anything else, a focus and eventually an abuse.
Don't tell me it's easier said than done. I'm 17, and I've had full access since we've had the internet. (four, five years ago.) I haven't done anything stupid yet.
It's cause my parents talk to me about it and I respect it.
Trust your children. I'm 17; I've had pretty much full access since I was, maybe, 13. I'm a normal person.
Sure, you get curious and check some things you wouldn't like your parents seeing. But then you learn, and then you stop. Trust them and they'll regulate themselves.
It's supply and demand, not psychological. There are a lot of people wanting to do that job. There is less demand than supply, so price goes down. It's very interesting how tech people seem to think that they're somehow better or work harder than other degree-requiring positions, like teachers.
I'm tired of hearing this stuff. It's not that their jobs suddenly got 17% harder, just that they are 17% more valued, on average, than before. It means companies decided, on average, to offer a higher salary to some other company's CEO because they think he/she's worth it. Boards don't stop and think: "hmm, he works a lot, but so do coal miners in west virginia. Let's offer him a lower salary and hope he comes to our company." No, they think he/she's worth the extra money.
Is it unjust? I think it is. But think it's illogical for that reason. They don't get payed more because society thinks they deserve more, just because society values them more than before.
The argument is, if Disney didn't pay him that much, someone else would snap him up, and the benefit he has for the company is worth more than the 700 million. So yes, to them, he IS worth that much.
It's kind of interesting, from an economic point of view, to see how MS does in a saturated market. They did CREATE their own monopoly, so it would be interesting to see how they do in a competitive market.
What is this Total Information Awareness you speak of? I know only of Total Information Technology. "and when you're sucking on the TIT, I have you by the motherboard!" (Robin Williams Live on Broadway, as Bill Gates)
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An interesting phenomenon, though, is how Latin language speakers speak with each other. It would be shameful to see Brazilian (Portuguese speaking) and a Mexican (Spanish) speak in English. They're just close enough. For emergency's sake, sure, but any speaker of one can get comfortable enough in the other living in the country for half a year or so, so it seems that some day we might all need a little Spanish.
I remember someone boldly declaring English to be the world's de facto lingua franca a couple of years back. Someone replied that it was quite ironic that he was using a Latin phrase meaning "French Language" to make his point.
No, not THAT Worf.
A tall blond friend in a jacket festooned with anti-Nike logos put his arm around Philet0ast3r and beamed.
''This guy,'' he proclaimed, ''is the best at Visual Basic.''
I.... am speechless.
Seriously, this is just one step closer to the car that drives itself - its going to take a long time for the public and the laws to allow this to happen, but eventually it will happen.
Will this prevent stupid people from driving? Thank GOD.
In California, you are not asked to park or go into the highway (the truly scary driving occurs here, 65mph+) In Illinois, they have the old (better, methinks) system of taking driver's education for a semester in school and then just taking a driving test at the DMV. They are also not asked to park.
These are, of course, the procedures for 16-18 years old, presumably the drivers with the need for the most instruction. After 18, it's just a written test. (These are not hard- after moving at 17 years old, having driven for one year I aced the Illinois test, missing 0.)
That's so wrong I don't know where to begin. Or when, really. The point of a military is to terrorize and conquer an opponent. Period. Unless I'm wrong, it's on the freakin' air force charter.
Regardless, what do you call a medieval siege? Mass discomfortizing? How about catapulting sick cows over the city walls during a siege, or the heads of enemy armies? (Alexander the Great did this) It's terror.
This is why the more knowledgeable of us have no clue why "terrorists" and "to terrorize" became bogeymen words after 9/11: the US Military, and that of all the world, were MADE specifically to do this, among other things.
Yeah, except they effectively get all the rights to your paper when you turn it in.
The Dayton Daily News described their aircraft as a dirigible and planted the story under the headline "Dayton Boys Emulate Great Santos-Dumont."
That's cause it was in Paris. And he's from Brazil.
You could even do it with one monitor, and some sort of switch. Or maybe one sends to the other the apparent candidate, and that one asks again, with a picture, "this guy?"
Then they're already connected and phone in. Or am I nuts?
No, I didn't say I didn't look at porn or download music. Everyone else does. I've never bought anything stupid, done anything (other than music, I suppose) illegal, done things with strangers and the like. If it's not socially the same (Stealing candy/downloading music) then for the parents it's also not the same. It's up to them to tell their kids what they expect them to act like.
Don't tell me it's easier said than done. I'm 17, and I've had full access since we've had the internet. (four, five years ago.) I haven't done anything stupid yet.
It's cause my parents talk to me about it and I respect it.
Sure, you get curious and check some things you wouldn't like your parents seeing. But then you learn, and then you stop. Trust them and they'll regulate themselves.
Isn't this the EXACT promise cell phones were making a couple years ago?
It's 10 bucks an hour at home depot, for us high schoolers.
It's supply and demand, not psychological. There are a lot of people wanting to do that job. There is less demand than supply, so price goes down. It's very interesting how tech people seem to think that they're somehow better or work harder than other degree-requiring positions, like teachers.
Is it unjust? I think it is. But think it's illogical for that reason. They don't get payed more because society thinks they deserve more, just because society values them more than before.
Weird, isn't it?
How much do you think a truck driver also in the 'big league' makes?
1. Bully 12 year old girls
2. Sell them!
3. Profit!!!
You know, the addictive little cookies....yeah, that's right. From Nabisco.
And who owns Nabisco?
It's kind of interesting, from an economic point of view, to see how MS does in a saturated market. They did CREATE their own monopoly, so it would be interesting to see how they do in a competitive market.