Science is not a series of disconnected "Eureka!" moments; it's a steady accumulation of small but meaningful hypotheses that allow those superstars to formulate workable theories.
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny...'" - Isaac Asimov
The idea of not increasing native-born scientists on the basis that "employers ain't gonna pay more if there is an over-supply of scientists" is totally bullshit.
You missed that whole dot-com-bubble thing that made it really hard for good software engineers to find jobs, huh?
That would be my mistake. I used SSD as "solid state disk", which would make "SSD drive" perfectly acceptable. It would appear that SSD actually does stand for "solid state drive", though. Thanks for the correction.
Loss of empire didn't really happen til mid twentieth century.
That's certainly up for debate. When did the United States become independent? When did Canada become independent? You could argue that the break up of the empire wasn't complete until the mid-twentieth century when India became independent, but it started long before then.
Just to point out the cern way as it was taught to me, the correct way is to pronounce it with TWO syllables, not three. Think the two words of "new clear". If you're saying "new-clee-arr", then you're no better than the "new-cue-larr" people.
How do you define "enough competition"? Maybe I'm just ignorant about the SSD market, but Newegg lists 8 manufacturers with more models of SSD drives than Intel, with Patriot, Kingston, and Corsair probably being the most well-known companies. That would seem to indicate that there's quite a bit of competition in the SSD market.
Once the government gains new useful powers like those granted to the DHS, it is extremely difficult to dislodge them. Once the power is there, there's no reason for them to ever think of giving it up.
That's what nobody considered when stuff like the PATRIOT Act was passed.
"George Bush needs the authority so he can fight the terrorists!"
"Okay, what about Hillary Clinton having the same authority?"
"..."
Most people don't think about the fact that someone on "their side" won't always be in charge. If you don't want the president you fear the most to have the authority to do something, you can't give it to the president you love the most either.
Then AOL came along and lowered the bar for becoming a n00b (and thus the quality of n00bs).
I was an AOL user, you insensitive clod!
Actually, I had AOL starting in 1993, so I was online (for certain values of "online") before Geocities came along. I was a bit of a late bloomer when it came to being an Internet geek. Most of my code hacking and game playing was offline until I got to college.
Hate to sound snarky...but the free ISOs were great for those who were not saavy enough to burn their own CDs.
Did you miss the part of the summary that said first-time users could still get free CDs? I would suspect that even the average moron could figure out how to burn a disc, or at least get instructions from someone on IRC or the wiki or forums, after using Ubuntu for 6 months.
(you ever see a collision between a sedan and a 200-lb buck? It's ugly - neither one wins)
Where I grew up, you were considered lucky to hit a deer. Take a look at the results of a collision between a sedan and a half-ton bull moose. It's even uglier, and there's usually a pretty clear winner.
Just a minor point, but wouldn't it be better in the long term to put in data lines (fiber or copper) at the same time as the other utilities? If you're putting in water and sewage pipes or hanging power lines, shouldn't it cost nearly nothing extra to also install a couple fiber lines while you're already there?
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Science is not a series of disconnected "Eureka!" moments; it's a steady accumulation of small but meaningful hypotheses that allow those superstars to formulate workable theories.
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ...'" - Isaac Asimov
The idea of not increasing native-born scientists on the basis that "employers ain't gonna pay more if there is an over-supply of scientists" is totally bullshit.
You missed that whole dot-com-bubble thing that made it really hard for good software engineers to find jobs, huh?
That would be my mistake. I used SSD as "solid state disk", which would make "SSD drive" perfectly acceptable. It would appear that SSD actually does stand for "solid state drive", though. Thanks for the correction.
Loss of empire didn't really happen til mid twentieth century.
That's certainly up for debate. When did the United States become independent? When did Canada become independent? You could argue that the break up of the empire wasn't complete until the mid-twentieth century when India became independent, but it started long before then.
Just to point out the cern way as it was taught to me, the correct way is to pronounce it with TWO syllables, not three. Think the two words of "new clear". If you're saying "new-clee-arr", then you're no better than the "new-cue-larr" people.
Do you also pronounce it "new cleese"?
I wouldn't be surprised either, but I don't know if that's true for SSD drives, which is why I put in the "maybe I'm ignorant about the market" part.
I'm just offended that someone is allowed to label several of my comments "troll" simply because they don't like me.
You must be n- oh, wait, never mind.
How do you define "enough competition"? Maybe I'm just ignorant about the SSD market, but Newegg lists 8 manufacturers with more models of SSD drives than Intel, with Patriot, Kingston, and Corsair probably being the most well-known companies. That would seem to indicate that there's quite a bit of competition in the SSD market.
...guns which also if used incorrectly can be very dangerous.
Isn't the point of guns that they're dangerous when they're used correctly?
Once the government gains new useful powers like those granted to the DHS, it is extremely difficult to dislodge them. Once the power is there, there's no reason for them to ever think of giving it up.
That's what nobody considered when stuff like the PATRIOT Act was passed.
"George Bush needs the authority so he can fight the terrorists!"
"Okay, what about Hillary Clinton having the same authority?"
"..."
Most people don't think about the fact that someone on "their side" won't always be in charge. If you don't want the president you fear the most to have the authority to do something, you can't give it to the president you love the most either.
You obviously haven't looked at typical synagogue dues lately
I would make a comment about it being a pyramid scheme religion, but that does apply to too many religions for it have any punch.
Damned Egyptians.
Newegg's preorder page says it'll be available on the 14th.
There's only one reasonable explanation. Obviously they were compiling Gentoo.
Do you have a CPU?
No, why do you ask?
Corwin is my favorite character in the whole show. He's the quiet, socially awkward geek that comes from nowhere and throws out hilarious one-liners.
C'mon, you missed the obvious response.
If I live through this thread without completely losing my mind, it will be a miracle of Biblical proportions.
Well played, sir. Well played.
Then AOL came along and lowered the bar for becoming a n00b (and thus the quality of n00bs).
I was an AOL user, you insensitive clod!
Actually, I had AOL starting in 1993, so I was online (for certain values of "online") before Geocities came along. I was a bit of a late bloomer when it came to being an Internet geek. Most of my code hacking and game playing was offline until I got to college.
Hate to sound snarky...but the free ISOs were great for those who were not saavy enough to burn their own CDs.
Did you miss the part of the summary that said first-time users could still get free CDs? I would suspect that even the average moron could figure out how to burn a disc, or at least get instructions from someone on IRC or the wiki or forums, after using Ubuntu for 6 months.
Pharmaceuticals are already an exception. If they weren't, the patents would last even longer.
Some sad individual must sit in a room all day dreaming up even more pathetic ways to tax the rest of humanity
Yes, and the technical term for such an individual is politician.
we are already being assessed for the aesthetic view out of our Windows
Since I run Linux at home, does that mean I wouldn't have to pay that tax?
(you ever see a collision between a sedan and a 200-lb buck? It's ugly - neither one wins)
Where I grew up, you were considered lucky to hit a deer. Take a look at the results of a collision between a sedan and a half-ton bull moose. It's even uglier, and there's usually a pretty clear winner.
Just a minor point, but wouldn't it be better in the long term to put in data lines (fiber or copper) at the same time as the other utilities? If you're putting in water and sewage pipes or hanging power lines, shouldn't it cost nearly nothing extra to also install a couple fiber lines while you're already there?