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fivepoint
Mar 2, 11:23 AM
Why We're Screwed (http://www.businessinsider.com/why-the-us-is-screwed-2011-2#) (if we don't adapt quickly)
For the sake of this discussion, let's try to avoid actually talking about who is to blame or which political party is to blame, or which ideology is to blame... and just talk about the problem we're in, how bad it is, and what needs to be done to fix it. What sacrifices need to be made, and how quickly we need to make them. There's no more denying there's a problem. The only issue now is what the solution looks like.
Please avoid the blame game. Stay on topic so we can have a meaningful discussion about actual practical solutions.
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf8349e2aec77b070000-915/first-the-big-picture-the-pie-on-the-left-is-revenue-the-money-the-government-has-available-to-spend-the-pie-on-the-right-is-expenses-the-money-the-government-actually-spends-note-the-vast-portion-of-spending-that-comes-from-the-entitlement-programs.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf4fcadcbb0d02050000-915/the-prior-chart-showed-just-a-single-year-2010-heres-what-the-deficit-looks-like-over-time-as-mary-meeker-observes-if-a-company-were-spilling-ink-like-this-shareholders-would-freak.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf454bd7c88108100000-915/and-dont-let-anyone-tell-you-that-the-problem-is-just-the-recession-here-the-problem-is-separated-into-structural-dark-blue-versus-cyclical-light-blue-were-now-screwed-even-in-good-times.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf34ccd1d54e75270000-915/basically-over-the-past-15-years-weve-spent-an-average-of-8-more-than-weve-taken-in-that-includes-those-happy-surplus-years-which-are-a-distant-memory.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf3d49e2aeba7b0a0000-915/so-whats-the-problem-well-from-a-high-level-the-problem-is-that-the-government-is-doing-a-lot-more-than-it-used-to-heres-how-spending-has-changed-as-a-percent-of-gdp-over-the-past-200-years.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf6dcadcbbf701110000-915/and-heres-a-look-at-the-same-trend-over-time-federal-government-spending-has-soared-from-3-of-gdp-to-24.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf3accd1d508770a0000-915/and-now-lets-start-to-get-a-sense-of-the-portion-of-that-spending-thats-coming-from-the-entitlement-programs-they-started-in-the-1950s-look-how-fast-theyre-growing.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf5349e2ae9a7a0c0000-915/were-also-spending-a-ton-on-housing-and-healthcare-especially-relative-to-savings.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf7649e2aea977230000-915/healthcare-spending-growth-alone-is-staggering-its-growing-7x-faster-than-gdp.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf634bd7c813083b0000-915/and-now-look-at-the-growth-of-entitlement-spending-11x-over-45-years.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf5f49e2ae107c010000-915/by-the-governments-own-estimate-entitlement-spending-plus-the-interest-on-our-debt-will-consume-all-government-revenue-by-2025-freaked-out-yet.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf7c49e2ae0c7c040000-915/all-of-this-of-course-adds-up-to-massive-future-liabilities-heres-what-our-unfunded-medicare-medicaid-and-social-security-liabilities-look-like-relative-to-our-current-debt-which-alone-is-frightening.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf2ecadcbb337f430000-915/by-the-way-if-you-exclude-what-were-spending-on-medicare-and-medicaid-the-us-budget-looks-fine-in-fact-were-actually-making-money-dont-you-wish-we-could-just-exclude-those-things.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf5accd1d5a176330000-915/but-cant-we-just-grow-our-way-out-of-the-problem-sure-if-we-grow-vastly-faster-than-we-ever-have-before-how-likely-do-you-think-that-is.jpg
While I disagree with the article's author when he says we don't spend too much on Education and Defense... he's 100% right about the MAIN problem.
What really busts our budget are the mind-boggling amounts we spend on our entitlement programs--Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid (especially Medicare and Medicaid). These programs are wildly more expensive than any other budget items, and they're also growing like weeds.
If we don't get Medicare and Medicaid expenses under control, the USA will go broke, pure and simple. And yet, almost no one in Washington has the stones to even talk about this, let alone do something about it. They just kick the can down the road.
For the sake of this discussion, let's try to avoid actually talking about who is to blame or which political party is to blame, or which ideology is to blame... and just talk about the problem we're in, how bad it is, and what needs to be done to fix it. What sacrifices need to be made, and how quickly we need to make them. There's no more denying there's a problem. The only issue now is what the solution looks like.
Please avoid the blame game. Stay on topic so we can have a meaningful discussion about actual practical solutions.
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf8349e2aec77b070000-915/first-the-big-picture-the-pie-on-the-left-is-revenue-the-money-the-government-has-available-to-spend-the-pie-on-the-right-is-expenses-the-money-the-government-actually-spends-note-the-vast-portion-of-spending-that-comes-from-the-entitlement-programs.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf4fcadcbb0d02050000-915/the-prior-chart-showed-just-a-single-year-2010-heres-what-the-deficit-looks-like-over-time-as-mary-meeker-observes-if-a-company-were-spilling-ink-like-this-shareholders-would-freak.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf454bd7c88108100000-915/and-dont-let-anyone-tell-you-that-the-problem-is-just-the-recession-here-the-problem-is-separated-into-structural-dark-blue-versus-cyclical-light-blue-were-now-screwed-even-in-good-times.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf34ccd1d54e75270000-915/basically-over-the-past-15-years-weve-spent-an-average-of-8-more-than-weve-taken-in-that-includes-those-happy-surplus-years-which-are-a-distant-memory.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf3d49e2aeba7b0a0000-915/so-whats-the-problem-well-from-a-high-level-the-problem-is-that-the-government-is-doing-a-lot-more-than-it-used-to-heres-how-spending-has-changed-as-a-percent-of-gdp-over-the-past-200-years.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf6dcadcbbf701110000-915/and-heres-a-look-at-the-same-trend-over-time-federal-government-spending-has-soared-from-3-of-gdp-to-24.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf3accd1d508770a0000-915/and-now-lets-start-to-get-a-sense-of-the-portion-of-that-spending-thats-coming-from-the-entitlement-programs-they-started-in-the-1950s-look-how-fast-theyre-growing.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf5349e2ae9a7a0c0000-915/were-also-spending-a-ton-on-housing-and-healthcare-especially-relative-to-savings.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf7649e2aea977230000-915/healthcare-spending-growth-alone-is-staggering-its-growing-7x-faster-than-gdp.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf634bd7c813083b0000-915/and-now-look-at-the-growth-of-entitlement-spending-11x-over-45-years.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf5f49e2ae107c010000-915/by-the-governments-own-estimate-entitlement-spending-plus-the-interest-on-our-debt-will-consume-all-government-revenue-by-2025-freaked-out-yet.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf7c49e2ae0c7c040000-915/all-of-this-of-course-adds-up-to-massive-future-liabilities-heres-what-our-unfunded-medicare-medicaid-and-social-security-liabilities-look-like-relative-to-our-current-debt-which-alone-is-frightening.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf2ecadcbb337f430000-915/by-the-way-if-you-exclude-what-were-spending-on-medicare-and-medicaid-the-us-budget-looks-fine-in-fact-were-actually-making-money-dont-you-wish-we-could-just-exclude-those-things.jpg
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d6bbf5accd1d5a176330000-915/but-cant-we-just-grow-our-way-out-of-the-problem-sure-if-we-grow-vastly-faster-than-we-ever-have-before-how-likely-do-you-think-that-is.jpg
While I disagree with the article's author when he says we don't spend too much on Education and Defense... he's 100% right about the MAIN problem.
What really busts our budget are the mind-boggling amounts we spend on our entitlement programs--Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid (especially Medicare and Medicaid). These programs are wildly more expensive than any other budget items, and they're also growing like weeds.
If we don't get Medicare and Medicaid expenses under control, the USA will go broke, pure and simple. And yet, almost no one in Washington has the stones to even talk about this, let alone do something about it. They just kick the can down the road.
trrosen
Apr 7, 01:04 PM
The heck with the iCade we have HDMI out now. I say lets build a full size cabinet. (who am I kidding I bet 10 people have already started build their's already)
Mal
Feb 1, 03:10 PM
One of several in rotation. I use SnowTunes for the dark menubar (among other things), DarkDock for the dark dock :p, and Float for the indicators. Bowtie provides the album artwork, and I have a matching Adium theme that I just hid so I didn't have to go in and blur out the names.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12428034/Screen%20shot%202011-02-01%20at%204.08.16%20PM.PNG
jW
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12428034/Screen%20shot%202011-02-01%20at%204.08.16%20PM.PNG
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nefan65
Dec 28, 08:09 AM
The IT Business climate is changing. In 5 years it won't matter what you're using; Mac, Windows, iPad, Linux, Android, et-al. Applications will become both more Web-Centric than ever, as well as the ability to virtualize the app to run on anything [ala Citrix XEN APP'ish]. That doesn't mean PC's, and/or Mac based systems with horsepower won't be needed, they will. However, the whole idea of locking systems down, and GPO's will be moot. People will be able to work in the office, at home, or on the road with whatever they want. It's already started. Some larger companies are giving their users stipends for systems. They give them an allowance of "X Dollars" and they can buy what they want.
As for this thread; anyone that says Mac's cannot live in an Ent environment, PC's are cheaper, or Macs have a higher TCO than their PC counterparts [which is a great buzz work to toss around, but 90% of IT people that use that term rarely understand it's full meaning] is rubbish. The days of a single system type across the enterprise are gone my IT friends. The new mantra is give the users the tools they need to get their jobs done, and allow them to be proficient....
As for this thread; anyone that says Mac's cannot live in an Ent environment, PC's are cheaper, or Macs have a higher TCO than their PC counterparts [which is a great buzz work to toss around, but 90% of IT people that use that term rarely understand it's full meaning] is rubbish. The days of a single system type across the enterprise are gone my IT friends. The new mantra is give the users the tools they need to get their jobs done, and allow them to be proficient....
likemyorbs
Mar 20, 07:47 PM
Life meaning life imprisonment has to be one of the things that make US prisons much more dangerous than UK prisons.
Oh ok, so now we're moving on from the death penalty, to life in prison, to "ok well maybe life in prison might be a bit too harsh as well". See how this goes? What a frickin joke.
Oh ok, so now we're moving on from the death penalty, to life in prison, to "ok well maybe life in prison might be a bit too harsh as well". See how this goes? What a frickin joke.
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Sydde
Mar 23, 10:20 PM
I'm not blaming woman for being raped, don't get me wrong. In fact i know that a lot of times it doesn't matter what the attire is.
I'm just saying that it increases your chances of getting raped if you're wearing inviting gear.
Sounds intuitively reasonable, do you have any good evidence to support this bold assertion, or just a feeling?
Don't get me wrong, i don't blame the victim.
Trying, trying real hard.
Sharia Law is just some stupid extremist ideology
Wow, just wow. Upon what do you base that assessment?
I'm just saying that it increases your chances of getting raped if you're wearing inviting gear.
Sounds intuitively reasonable, do you have any good evidence to support this bold assertion, or just a feeling?
Don't get me wrong, i don't blame the victim.
Trying, trying real hard.
Sharia Law is just some stupid extremist ideology
Wow, just wow. Upon what do you base that assessment?
InuNacho
Apr 7, 03:37 PM
I must admit that the sit-in version did give that in-the-X-Wing-cockpit feeling. My favorite sit-in, though, was Omega Race.
By the way, InuNacho, yes, the original sounds for Yar's Revenge left a lot to be desired. However, Yar's Revenge was IMHO the best original (i.e. not adapted from an arcade version) Atari 2600 sci-fi game in terms of gameplay.
...Debate, anyone?
Actually I was referring to the iPad version of the game not the 2600 classic.
Unfortunately I've only seen footage for two of the 2600 games, Yar's Revenge and Breakout and both of them sound like they have some emulation problems.
What someone should do is create some kind of DB-9 to 30 pin adaptor doohickey so that you can plug in old controllers and stuff into your Touch/Pad.
By the way, InuNacho, yes, the original sounds for Yar's Revenge left a lot to be desired. However, Yar's Revenge was IMHO the best original (i.e. not adapted from an arcade version) Atari 2600 sci-fi game in terms of gameplay.
...Debate, anyone?
Actually I was referring to the iPad version of the game not the 2600 classic.
Unfortunately I've only seen footage for two of the 2600 games, Yar's Revenge and Breakout and both of them sound like they have some emulation problems.
What someone should do is create some kind of DB-9 to 30 pin adaptor doohickey so that you can plug in old controllers and stuff into your Touch/Pad.
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spacepower7
Feb 10, 10:27 AM
As a possible new ATT iPhone customer, now there are only two choices for text plans......
Unlimited or None, how's that for an upsell
Unlimited or None, how's that for an upsell
FloatingBones
Apr 27, 09:29 PM
maybe because, often, it's not even an issue ... until the media makes it an issue.
Heh. This non-incident reminds me the good old days of SNL when Gilda Radner played Emily Litella (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Litella) in the Weekend Update segment. Emily couldn't hear very well and would always misunderstand the issue du jour. After Emily's weekly misunderstanding was cleared up, she would end each segment with a meek little, "Never mind."
NBC has a great little sample, violins on television (http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/emilys_editorial_reply/1156891).
It would be stellar if Al Franken would say, "Never mind," in the Senate. That would be funny.
Heh. This non-incident reminds me the good old days of SNL when Gilda Radner played Emily Litella (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Litella) in the Weekend Update segment. Emily couldn't hear very well and would always misunderstand the issue du jour. After Emily's weekly misunderstanding was cleared up, she would end each segment with a meek little, "Never mind."
NBC has a great little sample, violins on television (http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/emilys_editorial_reply/1156891).
It would be stellar if Al Franken would say, "Never mind," in the Senate. That would be funny.
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mainstreetmark
Apr 6, 12:23 PM
If each byte were a $1000 bill, that's still less than the US national debt of $14.3PB (again, if B were $1000 for agrument's sake)
Rooftop voter
Apr 4, 10:22 AM
Price when I sell my current iPhone 4 just went up 50 bucks.
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jeremyb66
Apr 4, 12:49 PM
This shows that if the ATT and T-mobile deal is bad for the people.
poobear
Apr 15, 09:04 AM
No problem with Starcraft 2 over here.
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dark knight
Oct 9, 06:01 PM
i really cant remember where this is from but i had it up for ages. nice pic.
Mac Fly (film)
Sep 26, 09:57 PM
You spelled PEEK wrong!!
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toddybody
Mar 25, 11:54 AM
I wonder how difficult it would be find an individual with the talents needed both on the Software Engineering side & the GIS (Geographic Information Systems) side. Most GIS education these days doesn't really focus on programming. Infact, most GIS "programs" are just crash courses on how to operate ESRI products.
-_-
Ha ha! I work with ESRI on ARC integration...Alot of schools are actually providing geospatial related degrees (be it analysis or as a concentration under CS). That said, Id rather the HW improve to have better position referencing.
-_-
Ha ha! I work with ESRI on ARC integration...Alot of schools are actually providing geospatial related degrees (be it analysis or as a concentration under CS). That said, Id rather the HW improve to have better position referencing.
AshMan
Apr 17, 10:39 AM
Where is the snow leopard disc from. Retail version?
dizastor
Oct 15, 02:29 PM
that's a really cool idea. I'll have to try it out.
steadysignal
Apr 7, 10:06 AM
almost androidesque
that's rich. i like the term.
i have noticed the same sluggishness at times but thought it was just me....
that's rich. i like the term.
i have noticed the same sluggishness at times but thought it was just me....
Small White Car
Nov 29, 12:34 PM
Practically speaking...
If they limit the number of iPods you can transfer the movies onto, how are they going to differentiate between an additional iPod and one you replaced for a newer one? What I mean is, if they would only allow for a transfer to 5 iPods, and let's say you have 5 and one breaks, or eventually you replace them all for newly released ones, how will they be able to differentiate that from an "additional 6th iPod"?
They entire scheme is flawed. Practically speaking.
irmongoose
Uh, maybe they'd do it the same way they enforce the "5 computers" rule? You would authorize your 5 iPods and if one breaks you would tell iTunes to forget about all iPods and then re-link your current 5 iPods to the system.
I think they SHOULD do this but it should be a high number like 15 or 20 iPods. A user would NEVER run into that limit but it would prevent someone from buying a movie and selling it to hundreds of people for a few bucks each and copying it onto their iPods.
A number like that would stop the big-time offenders without the average consumer ever noticing.
(Based on this theory, the current "5-computer" rule is a bit too tight. It really should be 10 computers.)
EDIT: I also thought of something Apple could steal from the Zune. The "iPod movie limit" COULD be limited to 5 iPods if thre was a "share" feature that worked like the Zune's wireless sharing. That is, it's encrypted to expire in 3 days. So, I could authorize 5 of my own iPods to always have the movie but I could ALSO choose to put it on my friend's iPod but his would only work for 3 days. Then, just like the Zune it would ask him if he wants to buy it.
This would be the equivilant of "loaning a DVD." It works out as free advertising in the end...SOME of those friends will end up buying the movie.
The key to making it work is to make this "sharing" feature an OPTIONAL addition to the way I copy my movies around from my own iPods. The experiation feature would only come into play when I copy films PAST my 5-iPod limit, so it would never affect me personally.
If they limit the number of iPods you can transfer the movies onto, how are they going to differentiate between an additional iPod and one you replaced for a newer one? What I mean is, if they would only allow for a transfer to 5 iPods, and let's say you have 5 and one breaks, or eventually you replace them all for newly released ones, how will they be able to differentiate that from an "additional 6th iPod"?
They entire scheme is flawed. Practically speaking.
irmongoose
Uh, maybe they'd do it the same way they enforce the "5 computers" rule? You would authorize your 5 iPods and if one breaks you would tell iTunes to forget about all iPods and then re-link your current 5 iPods to the system.
I think they SHOULD do this but it should be a high number like 15 or 20 iPods. A user would NEVER run into that limit but it would prevent someone from buying a movie and selling it to hundreds of people for a few bucks each and copying it onto their iPods.
A number like that would stop the big-time offenders without the average consumer ever noticing.
(Based on this theory, the current "5-computer" rule is a bit too tight. It really should be 10 computers.)
EDIT: I also thought of something Apple could steal from the Zune. The "iPod movie limit" COULD be limited to 5 iPods if thre was a "share" feature that worked like the Zune's wireless sharing. That is, it's encrypted to expire in 3 days. So, I could authorize 5 of my own iPods to always have the movie but I could ALSO choose to put it on my friend's iPod but his would only work for 3 days. Then, just like the Zune it would ask him if he wants to buy it.
This would be the equivilant of "loaning a DVD." It works out as free advertising in the end...SOME of those friends will end up buying the movie.
The key to making it work is to make this "sharing" feature an OPTIONAL addition to the way I copy my movies around from my own iPods. The experiation feature would only come into play when I copy films PAST my 5-iPod limit, so it would never affect me personally.
sbmrnr
Feb 11, 02:57 PM
still working on it, but this is how it currently looks...
Uma888
Dec 22, 06:04 PM
my first attempt
map1978
Jun 18, 05:35 PM
anybody on these forums going to the white plains store?
the store should have stock all weekend so dont worry :D
the store should have stock all weekend so dont worry :D
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