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- MadKennyP, on 07/21/2008, -7/+66McCain has already promised a typewriter in every home.
- digger77, on 07/21/2008, -6/+33Buried for singling out "Tech" issues. I like how the title reads without it.
- neognostic, on 07/21/2008, -4/+28We're not asking him to be a geek, we are asking him to be able to understand issues that relate to technology. There are so many issues that relate to National Policy, that we need some one who understands it, like Obama.
- duggdowncatisad, on 07/22/2008, -5/+24John McCain has been interested in tech issues his whole life -- in fact, as a child, he was personally tutored by the man who invented fire.
- neognostic, on 07/21/2008, -3/+18Funny, but both Bush and McCain are changing their foreign policies to match Obamas, of course it took Bush 7 years to see the light, and McCain just repeats what Bush wants. PM brown of the UK also has changed his position to match Obama, and the Iraqi administration is supporting Obamas policy for their country.
Once again @jbenson2, you just keep on trolling, and never catch any fish.
Get out of the sun, it's baking your brain into mush. - nullx42, on 07/22/2008, -0/+8Unless he dies before then, which I wouldn't bet against. no disrespect, but.. your sisters a whore. no disrespect.
- HamsterOfDeath, on 07/22/2008, -1/+8There needs to be a list of topics McCain has admitted to knowing almost nothing about
- economics
- birth control and insurance
- computers/technology
- - inactive, on 07/22/2008, -0/+7I believe he was actually in his early 30s at the time.
- relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -0/+7He at least has enough of a clue that there's a Technology Issues page on his campaign website, something that McCain's campaign hasn't cared enough to bother with...
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/technology/
Read it! - MadKennyP, on 07/21/2008, -2/+9Like the troubles on the Iraq-Pakistan border??
- Tenlow, on 07/22/2008, -0/+6Since a system of writing did not exist at that time, we'll have to assume.
- zyklon, on 07/22/2008, -0/+6Well as long as he doesn't enforce Dvorak. I'll deport myself.
- jonthebishop, on 07/22/2008, -0/+6Obama speaking for over an hour on tech policy issues at Google.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4yVlPqeZwo
He seems to have a better understanding of it than anyone I have ever seen run for office. - eliburford, on 07/22/2008, -1/+7The US has access and affordability issues when it comes to broadband? Take a look at what Australia has to offer ..
- Unknown038, on 07/22/2008, -0/+6interesting is not the word i would use
- faizal5k, on 07/22/2008, -1/+7Wrong, at least Obama has knowledge about some tech. In the following videos, he talks about net neutrality:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vd8qY6myrrE
http://youtube.com/watch?v=g-mW1qccn8k
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XVMv-UW-y0o - geddon, on 07/22/2008, -6/+11Let's Face it....America Has No Clue that the System is Pwned.
(For the McCain supporters: "An outside party who has 'owned' or 'pwned' a system has obtained unauthorized administrative control of the system.") - inactive, on 07/22/2008, -2/+7Good luck with that. All he really has to do is not attack random countries for no good reason and he'll be doing better than the stupid ***** Republicans.
- jonthebishop, on 07/22/2008, -3/+8For everyone that keeps saying Obama has no clue on tech issues please refer to this video of Obama speaking for over an hour at Google on tech policy issues.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4yVlPqeZwo
This was posted over a year ago during the primary, it isn't something he recently brushed up on. He seems to understand the important tech issues. - smashhell, on 07/22/2008, -0/+5NO, but it's the government's job to prevent companies to Monopolizing the whole market.
Which is whats happening now, 95% of the areas in the US have only 1 or 2 internet provider.
There is no competition and nothing to drive the price down, also there is no will for the providers to improve their 10 years old cable technologies, - docbob84, on 07/22/2008, -0/+4And yet you post here. The irony kills.
- faizal5k, on 07/22/2008, -0/+4yea, George Bush didn't have any technology plans, that's why our internet service providers are ***** us in the ass with ridiculously high prices which is hard for lower class people to afford. The internet has become big over the past decade and at least 90% of Americans should have high-speed online. Almost every American should have affordable internet access and enjoy the open internet like me and you. And yet, there are places where there is only dial-up service, or only one ISP in the area where there is no competition so it can charge whatever it wants. If you look at Japan, China, or Korea, their fiber optic system is much better than ours. They get 10 times the speeds for the same price as we pay for our crappy speeds.
- TheTexasHeat, on 07/22/2008, -4/+8To me, one of the biggest things the next President(hopefully Obama) can do to help the economy is to help bring broadband to the general public. This would be a boon for small businesses and entrepreneurs as well. If the government doesn't push for this, I guarantee the "free market" will be be squashed by the large corps and milk every dime from us. Cheap and available broadband starts to level the playing field for small business/enterpreneurs and allows them to compete with BIGBOY competition. SB/E are starting to take advantage of social networking solutions in a competitive manner and carving out local, niche, or even industry leading companies. Why do you think NEWSCorp and others are throwing $ into grassroots style businesses like myspace, facebook, etc? They want to access the newest&oldest and most pure method of advertising, word of mouth.
It is sad to see how clueless McCain is regarding technology, economy, environmental concers, and on and on and on. Please help those mainstream and/or conservative friends that you have out there to see their candidate for who he really is.......your tired old Uncle who rambles nonsensically, but gee...he means well. Go to bed, Uncle John. Go to bed. It's late. I'll lock the doors for you. - neodenium, on 07/22/2008, -0/+4Which leads me to believe then that McCain doesn't have enough of a clue to hire his own tech experts.
- MacSuxWindozSux, on 07/22/2008, -1/+5Exactly companies don't develop technology that isn't profitable. You might think that's always a great thing, but when Drug companies only want temporary relief medication instead of full cures so they can hook people into paying for more pills, it's a big problem.
- faizal5k, on 07/22/2008, -1/+5You're wrong about that. Read caungator2's post (several posts before yours) and read the replies.
At least Obama has knowledge about some tech. In the following videos, he talks about net neutrality:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vd8qY6myrrE
http://youtube.com/watch?v=g-mW1qccn8k
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XVMv-UW-y0o
and as "soot" said earlier in one of the comments, "He at least has enough of a clue that there's a Technology Issues page on his campaign website, something that McCain's campaign hasn't cared enough to bother with..."
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/technology/ - rz8472, on 07/22/2008, -5/+8What are you talking about? McCain is a master at operating those horseless carriages and sending telegraphs.
- MacEnvy, on 07/22/2008, -0/+3That's one of the reasons I first started supporting him. It's true - he's more in touch with tech issues than any presidential candidate, ever.
- inactive, on 07/22/2008, -1/+4What has. Politicians are usually only into Law.
Even if they're not Lawyers, they are into law. - Audacitor, on 07/22/2008, -0/+3Well, would care to explain to me how he can make an informed decision about such important issues as net neutrality when he can't even log on to the Internet all by his lonesome? What're we supposed to do when a reporter asks him "Sir, what do you have to say about issue of trusted computing?", and he responds with "I am absolutely for it. We as a human race need to put all our efforts into making sure our computers tell us the truth."
- inactive, on 07/21/2008, -8/+11As far as funding for pure scientific research goes (whether it be through agencies such as NASA or NIH grant based), it is possibly one of the most important functions that the government can and should help facilitate. I know the objectionists on this site will scoff at this idea, but the free market alone is not conducive to producing *open* and vital research with no short term profitability. Countless technology (mechanical, medical, and electronic) in the last 70 years has come to exist in part thanks to government funded research. It would be a shame to cast all federally funded research aside in pursuit of some theoretical dogma (the theoretical "unregulated free market" is about as attainable and pragmatic as the communists' "workers paradise") and justified by a wholly theoretical and fallible "the market will produce the best outcome" platitude repeated by those with little or no experience in the field.
I think the an NSF scientists stated in best:
"SECTION II: JUSTIFICATION FOR GOVERNMENT SUPPORT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
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Vannevar Bush clearly recognized that applications of research results often appear many years after the work is started and that there is no certainty as to which of the many national needs will benefit from this work. He also observed that "…basic research is essentially non- commercial in nature. It will not receive the attention it requires if left to industry."10 Today this concept is recognized as a lack of "appropriability." Because of the long-term nature of research and the uncertainties in predicting its practical applications, a company cannot be certain that investment in research will result in a competitive advantage in the worldwide marketplace. Indeed, the increase in global competition has exacerbated the "appropriability" issue. It consequently has increased the need for government support of research.
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The Bush vision encouraged the mission agencies to support research universities in fields that were deemed to have probable long-term relevance to their missions. It also led to the establishment of the National Science Foundation and the gradual building of its budget to the point that it has become a major source of support for science and engineering in our universities. The National Science Board was created with its dual mission of overseeing the activities of NSF and monitoring the health of science in the Nation.
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As a result of implementing the Bush vision, our research universities have become the envy of the world. The application of new knowledge and talent in science has indeed created handsome benefits in the three areas Bush identified. We will cite just one example in each area. The understanding of the structure and properties of DNA opened up totally new opportunities to address health issues and provided the basis for the vibrant new biotechnology industry. Polymer and photochemical research led to the creation of photoresists that are key to the success of the microelectronics industry, which accounts for well over a quarter of a million jobs in the U. S. today. The atomic clock, which was based on research in atomic physics and was stimulated by needs in astronomy, provided a foundation for the development of the Global Positioning System to satisfy a critical defense need. More recently, it is creating a large commercial marketplace for everything from ships to backpackers."
Read the full thing here: http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/documents/1997/nsb97186/nsb ...
What scientific technology we produce here and now WILL determine not only the fate of our country, but the fate of humanity itself. It is a priority to advance the cause of research in my lifetime, and is certainly a priority in determining who I will support for political office. It's a shame that these kinds of issues don't get the press they deserve while so many wedge issues are talked about... - imgstacke, on 07/22/2008, -0/+2geography
- jonthebishop, on 07/22/2008, -0/+2Actually he does. He speaks for over an hour about tech issues and tech policy at Google:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4yVlPqeZwo - bloomanchoo, on 07/22/2008, -0/+2exactly
- WTF69, on 07/22/2008, -3/+5Hes an Illiterate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOjUSnHSZ_c&feature ... - MacEnvy, on 07/22/2008, -0/+2Not really. Obama has a degree in International Relations. McCain thinks that Iran is helping al Qaeda.
Guess which one is more competent on actual foreign policy issues? - jemka, on 07/22/2008, -1/+3So we're stopping the list at Tech?
- inactive, on 07/22/2008, -2/+4No, we need ron paul free market principles excusively. That way we can ensure that big pharma produces loads of cheap viagra and cures for baldness instead of wasting our taxpayer dollars on worthless ***** like cheap, readily available vaccines for early childhood diseases. Also, we need to get rid of the UNCONSTITUTIONAL FDA so that we can be more like China where they sell ground up ants at $20 a pop as a cure for cancer.
- HellDonut, on 07/22/2008, -0/+2About time a candidate will get rid of bubble sorts!
- tomarocco, on 07/22/2008, -1/+3- not getting shot down, captured and imprisoned by the enemy.
- faizal5k, on 07/22/2008, -0/+2McCain went on the internet for the first time today 7/22/08.
- Speed, on 07/22/2008, -2/+4Reminds me of a bit on teh Daily Show a while ago "I'm not saying she's a whore, I'm just asking if she's a whore"
- Bennito, on 07/22/2008, -1/+3Great. At least this way he won't see us talking trash about him!
- smashhell, on 07/22/2008, -0/+2Umm, didn't you know the US is far behind in broadband technology ?
The broadband speed we get here in average for the whole nation is only 5 mb connection. While Japan is on a national average of 95 mb connection. And many many countries get faster connection than us.
We got the fastest internet connection in the world 10 years ago, and look at where we at now ? - MacEnvy, on 07/22/2008, -1/+3I've always been fascinated by the mentality of a person who looks around themselves, sees that everyone they talk to disagrees with them on every issue, and then comes to the conclusion that everyone else is wrong all the time.
What's that like, knumb? - relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -1/+3That's what campaigns are for?
- Bennito, on 07/22/2008, -0/+2Obama probably pays just about as much as you or I do. (*hint* It's a free website.)
- tomarocco, on 07/22/2008, -0/+1You offering free airfare?
- tomarocco, on 07/22/2008, -1/+2The opposite is certainly true when George Bush is in control of the government. (which is an oxymoron)
- PeppermintPig, on 07/22/2008, -1/+2Go ahead and defend the *****, ignorant pukes. Another year to choose your masters and justify the means so long as you get a slice of the pie.
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