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From Summary
"Civil liberties groups argue that the FCC would overstep its authority and violate the Constitution."
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Hey, everybody violates the U.S. Constitution. Even SCOTUS. I say go for it!

A little polemical documentation
The Constitutional Relationship Between the People and the Law
http://tinyurl.com/3du9ec

I_Voter

My New Web Site:
(Under Construction)
Political Power in the U.S.
http://tinyurl.com/2sdtvk

From Summary
"Civil liberties groups argue that the FCC would overstep its authority and violate the Constitution."
----
Hey, everybody violates the U.S. Constitution. Even SCOTUS. I say go for it!

A little polemical documentation
The Constitutional Relationship Between the People and the Law
http://tinyurl.com/3du9ec

I_Voter

My New Web Site:
(Under Construction)
Political Power in the U.S.
http://tinyurl.com/2sdtvk

The bulk of the Department's revenues originate from motor fuel taxes, licenses, and fees that are constitutionally dedicated and bond revenue that is supported by increases in licenses and fees. The State Highway Fund is shared among ODOT, counties, and cities. Out of $4.5 billion to be collected for 2007-09, $680 million is projected to accrue to other state agencies and local governments, leaving $3.8 billion available for expenditure on transportation programs. The most recent revenue forecast projects gross highway fund collections to increase by about 6.3% from the 2005-07 estimates. Total state motor fuel tax receipts are forecast to increase 3.7%, as the slow, but steady, recovery in Oregons economy is expected to continue.

Source: Oregon Legislative Fiscal Office budget analysis for 2007-2009 budget cycle (emphasis mine)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/8rgj6k (www.leg.state.or.us)

http://preview.tinyurl.com/8b7wx6 : tvlicensing.co.uk

"You will not need a TV Licence to view video clips on the internet, as long as what you are viewing is not being shown on TV at the same time as you are viewing it."

Thankfully buffering ensures that you are not viewing at at the same time as it is being shown ... strictly speaking.

I'm guessing that one may not wash - perhaps the uncertainty of the BBC as to whether using "watch live" requires a license or not. For example, on your link it merely states that to watch as a show is broadcast requires a license - if they knew watching that stream required a license, surely they'd just say that? They can't be lacking that much in people able to write plain English??

Interestingly that site doesn't tell you anywhere under which law you're required to have a license, nor does it mention the case law that broadens "tv equipment" to encompass computers .. I'm guessing they're interpreting the law to their own ends.

Under SS3.11 of The Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004 (as amended, http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?ActiveTextDocId=1528097) there is a specific exclusion for computer apparatus which is not specially adapted to be used "in connection with the reception by means of wireless telegraphy of television programme services" - my computer has no wireless parts and no special adaptations.

;-)

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Excellent point. Think of the impact this could have on psychology!

To get you into the right mood, think of the impact it could have on mind manipulation ;) Tinfoil hats for sale! Get your tinfoil hats here!

WEB SITE:(under construction)
Political Power in the U.S.
http://tinyurl.com/2sdtvk

I think you're mistaken. I also live in this area, and work nearby.

While I'm sure there may be a few Amish/Mennonites, they certainly aren't there in any large number. The area around is airport has some farming, but has just as many housing developments and undeveloped land (with trees). It is also isn't flat. Map here http://tinyurl.com/8otcxn

Let's not try to play armchair quarterback too much. He obviously had an incentive to not crash. He lived in Bath, so he flew into the airport a lot and was probably familiar with the area. If safely landing in a field was available to him, I'm sure he would have taken advantage of the opportunity instead of crashing into a residential neighborhood like he did (he hit a vacant house). It was night, so he probably would have had a hard time spotting a field.

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• T-Mobile G1 for Dummies by Chris Ziegler

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• Professional Android Application Development by Reto Meier
• Hello, Android: Introducing Google's Mobile Development Platform by Ed Burnette
• Android: A Programmers' Guide by Jerome DiMarzio
• Android Essentials by Chris Haseman
• T-Mobile G1 for Dummies by Chris Ziegler

Hello Android is the only one of these which isn't out yet. Hell, if you order one tomorrow, one-day shipping will get it there before Christmas!

• The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development by Mark Murphy
• Professional Android Application Development by Reto Meier
• Hello, Android: Introducing Google's Mobile Development Platform by Ed Burnette
• Android: A Programmers' Guide by Jerome DiMarzio
• Android Essentials by Chris Haseman
• T-Mobile G1 for Dummies by Chris Ziegler

Hello Android is the only one of these which isn't out yet. Hell, if you order one tomorrow, one-day shipping will get it there before Christmas!

• The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development by Mark Murphy
• Professional Android Application Development by Reto Meier
• Hello, Android: Introducing Google's Mobile Development Platform by Ed Burnette
• Android: A Programmers' Guide by Jerome DiMarzio
• Android Essentials by Chris Haseman
• T-Mobile G1 for Dummies by Chris Ziegler

Hello Android is the only one of these which isn't out yet. Hell, if you order one tomorrow, one-day shipping will get it there before Christmas!

• The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development by Mark Murphy
• Professional Android Application Development by Reto Meier
• Hello, Android: Introducing Google's Mobile Development Platform by Ed Burnette
• Android: A Programmers' Guide by Jerome DiMarzio
• Android Essentials by Chris Haseman
• T-Mobile G1 for Dummies by Chris Ziegler

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John was a good boy, but decided to deliver papers every day. His water bottle covered the monster in goat cheese, dripping feta all over the refrigerator. Entranced by the spoon, susan covered the salad with some plastic wrap, then turned over the next page of the book.

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In the U.S. at least, you might want to blame the political system. I work to change the political system by explaining our political system. If you blame the people, blame them if they knowingly accept our political system.

I would guess that most slashdoters are aware of the benefits to political choice provided by many other voting systems. However; in addition, most U.S. voters don't know what a political party is! They confuse a ballot label such as Green, Democrat, or Republican with membership in a political party! Political parties are private member based organizations that organize politicians under one ballot label. Political parties also write political platforms that make deals with different interest groups. Since most voters are moderate or neutral about the majority of political issues they are willing to accept some issue, such as liberalization of drug laws, if they get something in return.

Political parties have been effectively outlawed in the U.S. About the only things that organizes politicians are wealth and previously elected (incumbent) politicians!

A couple of polemical articles on the subject.
Our Glorious National Committees: Ever wonder what they do?
http://tinyurl.com/3ay7wk
Can You Define What a Political Party is?
http://tinyurl.com/2g9kc8

I_Voter
Much like Alice's Cheshire cat - political parties have disappeared, leaving behind nothing but the many similar smiles of very independent, entrepreneur politicians.

In the U.S. at least, you might want to blame the political system. I work to change the political system by explaining our political system. If you blame the people, blame them if they knowingly accept our political system.

I would guess that most slashdoters are aware of the benefits to political choice provided by many other voting systems. However; in addition, most U.S. voters don't know what a political party is! They confuse a ballot label such as Green, Democrat, or Republican with membership in a political party! Political parties are private member based organizations that organize politicians under one ballot label. Political parties also write political platforms that make deals with different interest groups. Since most voters are moderate or neutral about the majority of political issues they are willing to accept some issue, such as liberalization of drug laws, if they get something in return.

Political parties have been effectively outlawed in the U.S. About the only things that organizes politicians are wealth and previously elected (incumbent) politicians!

A couple of polemical articles on the subject.
Our Glorious National Committees: Ever wonder what they do?
http://tinyurl.com/3ay7wk
Can You Define What a Political Party is?
http://tinyurl.com/2g9kc8

I_Voter
Much like Alice's Cheshire cat - political parties have disappeared, leaving behind nothing but the many similar smiles of very independent, entrepreneur politicians.

{Hmm; bait has my name written all over it. OK.} Unless some friendly neighborhood spiderweb-shooting fellow suddenly breaks from the pack of dociles refusing to accept that and charges up the hill attacking the Klingon Hospital's Board of Directors Dispatcher Brained Medical Community armed only with lots of oxygen shooting loads of arrows after surrounding their wagons with 20 Bible translations saying they should
HELP THE OBESE AVOID CASCADING & MULTIPLIED DISEASE SYNDROMES LIKE: HEARTDISEASESLEEPAPNEAGOUTCAUSEDATHEROARTERIOSCLEROSISOVERWEIGHT INCREASEDSPINALSCOLIOSISCROWDEDRIBCAGEFLUIDRETENTIONRAISEDBLOODPRESSER (which last time I looked was their ~ahem bleep roast in hell for all time~ job to do anyway).

{NAW.} I must be caught in another one of my Cox DVR-induced parallel universe's time vortexes again. (Whew. Dodged another bullet from Doc Ock's henchmen Auntie Em Auntie Em.)

If you don't know much about Watergate, I suggest hitting up Watergate on Wikipedia, then considering acquiring a copy of Woodward and Bernstein's All the President's Men. Those two reporters were the ones two interacted with Deep Throat, named for a 70s porn.

The 1976 Redford/Hoffman movie version of the book All the President's Men is the definitive story in video format.

Emery's Watergate is another arguably excellent book on the matter.

Avoid the new "Frost/Nixon" film--it's history ambiguous and largely inaccurate; it's a Hollywood version of the story with excellent acting. Instead, watch the original interviews.

If you don't know much about Watergate, I suggest hitting up Watergate on Wikipedia, then considering acquiring a copy of Woodward and Bernstein's All the President's Men. Those two reporters were the ones two interacted with Deep Throat, named for a 70s porn.

The 1976 Redford/Hoffman movie version of the book All the President's Men is the definitive story in video format.

Emery's Watergate is another arguably excellent book on the matter.

Avoid the new "Frost/Nixon" film--it's history ambiguous and largely inaccurate; it's a Hollywood version of the story with excellent acting. Instead, watch the original interviews.

If you don't know much about Watergate, I suggest hitting up Watergate on Wikipedia, then considering acquiring a copy of Woodward and Bernstein's All the President's Men. Those two reporters were the ones two interacted with Deep Throat, named for a 70s porn.

The 1976 Redford/Hoffman movie version of the book All the President's Men is the definitive story in video format.

Emery's Watergate is another arguably excellent book on the matter.

Avoid the new "Frost/Nixon" film--it's history ambiguous and largely inaccurate; it's a Hollywood version of the story with excellent acting. Instead, watch the original interviews.

If you don't know much about Watergate, I suggest hitting up Watergate on Wikipedia, then considering acquiring a copy of Woodward and Bernstein's All the President's Men. Those two reporters were the ones two interacted with Deep Throat, named for a 70s porn.

The 1976 Redford/Hoffman movie version of the book All the President's Men is the definitive story in video format.

Emery's Watergate is another arguably excellent book on the matter.

Avoid the new "Frost/Nixon" film--it's history ambiguous and largely inaccurate; it's a Hollywood version of the story with excellent acting. Instead, watch the original interviews.

If you don't know much about Watergate, I suggest hitting up Watergate on Wikipedia, then considering acquiring a copy of Woodward and Bernstein's All the President's Men. Those two reporters were the ones two interacted with Deep Throat, named for a 70s porn.

The 1976 Redford/Hoffman movie version of the book All the President's Men is the definitive story in video format.

Emery's Watergate is another arguably excellent book on the matter.

Avoid the new "Frost/Nixon" film--it's history ambiguous and largely inaccurate; it's a Hollywood version of the story with excellent acting. Instead, watch the original interviews.

I couldn't find any books by either this Ron Ace (the inventor of this "idea") or Kenneth Caldeira. However I did find some books in which Caldeira is quoted.

Science isn't making shit up...

Don't think so? GW "data" is laced with examples of manipulation. The most recent is the July 2008 CO2 readings from Mauna Loa. It seems that the folks "maintaining" the Mauna Loa CO2 data has been caught "Hansenizing" it all the way back to 1974 to ELIMINATE a CO2 reversal. The GW folks are all about using "adjusted" data to support their agenda, Thankfully, the military doesn't buy into their schemes and use REAL temperature data in their guidance equations, otherwise their accuracy might falter from being able to hit a 1 sq meter target to missing by a mile. Here is the data showing the CO2 manipulation, from the posting by Dee Norris.

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2008/08/04/mauna-loa-co2-january-to-july-trend-goes-negative-first-time-in-history/

Dee Norris (19:08:01) :

it would seem, contrary to earlier claims that NOAA only adjusted the recent year, that the dataset back to mid-1974 has been adjusted. I will resist using the term Hansenized until I hear back from Dr Tans.

Here is a comparison of the new and old mean values:

Mauna Loa CO2 Adjustments on Aug 4th 2008
# decimal new old
Year Month date mean mean Change
1958 3 1958.208 315.71 315.71 0
1958 4 1958.292 317.45 317.45 0 .... snipped for brevity ... .... check URL for total listing ...
2008 6 2008.458 387.87 387.99 0.12
2008 7 2008.542 385.6 384.93 -0.67

Dee Norris (20:05:35) :

I did a quick plot of the differences between the old and new means.

          http://tinyurl.com/6qb3sg

Other than July 2008, the change seems to radiate out from 1994, each oscillation growing larger as time progresses in either direction.

I look forward to NOAA explaining the justification for this sort of adjustment.

This is just one of many examples of data cooking by GW believers. With their GW as a hammer they see everything else as a nail. Earth warming? Proof of GW! Earth cooling? Proof of GW! Drought? Proof of GW. Unusual rain and floods? Proof of GW.

To the GW Faithful EVERY change "proves" GW. This attitude moves them from the area of science to that of Faith. When you can't falsify your hypothesis then your hypothesis is a Faith.

There are two types of platters in hard disks, one is a metal disk coated with thin glass/plastic the other is glass. Bending the first causes the surface to craze you can then snap them after a few bends, these can then be melted along with the casing. Bending the glass ones causes them to shatter all over your workshop with small sharp fragments that you could be still finding months later. For my latest batch of disks to melt I shook them up in a large plastic tub with some rocks and that separated the two types. --- Please be aware, I don't melt drives to wipe the data from them that's just a side effect of the process. The cases of the drives seem to melt and cast very well and it sure beats trying to melt drinks cans. http://tinyurl.com/FlowerpotFurnace/ ---

I have fought with SAMBA on Ubuntu 8.04 server and I cant get it going faster than 10-11MB/sec when copying to/from Windows XP. ...Someone once told me SAMBA will always be slow but I don't believe that to be true.

Well, for SAMBA tuning, try (pdf):

http://tinyurl.com/5rfjvu

Alternatively, if you don't need all the Win network support that SAMBA provides, you can install ext2ifs on the XP boxes and enjoy easy and fast access to your *nix volumes. Works well for me. Caution: Security issues...

http://www.fs-driver.org/index.html

Here's a picture by Joi Ito of a mechanical router, on display in a Tokyo museum. The engine of the steampunk Internet. Imagine BBs being pumped through the series of pneumatic tubes. "ROUTER BLOWOUT! SEVEN SYSADMINS SHOT DEAD BY THEIR ANALYTICAL ENGINES!"

If you're browsing with Chrome, don't forget to click the special page about:internets.

(and to discourage anybody else from disagreeing with bush)

Maybe. So what? How is that a bad thing? Isn't that what Keith Olbermann does every night, but from the left, by abusing anyone who says something he disagrees with?

Not to mention those pinko ABC News leftist scare mongers: http://tinyurl.com/3b5r7y

Our Glorious National Committees: Ever wonder what they do?
http://tinyurl.com/3ay7wk

Can You Define What a Political Party is?
http://tinyurl.com/2g9kc8

I_Voter
Much like Alice's Cheshire cat - political parties have disappeared, leaving behind nothing but the many similar smiles of very independent, entrepreneur politicians.

Our Glorious National Committees: Ever wonder what they do?
http://tinyurl.com/3ay7wk

Can You Define What a Political Party is?
http://tinyurl.com/2g9kc8

I_Voter
Much like Alice's Cheshire cat - political parties have disappeared, leaving behind nothing but the many similar smiles of very independent, entrepreneur politicians.

Do you really think that an Obama presidency will help? He thinks it's okay to tell radio and TV stations what to air. If a station's editorials appear too biased against the left, his regime will invoke the "Fairness Doctrine".

you think that's bad? read what he wants to do with online advertising: http://tinyurl.com/3b5r7y

You've also made a major logical slip. They are scientists, not MBAs. Keeping in mind an MBA isn't a guaranteed ticket to anything, and there's only so many banks around, you're also forgetting that scientists are scientists for a reason; they either aren't attracted to the business world, and/or can't function in it. Also, that government that is bailing out the banks is the same one handing out party favors to scientists who conveniently parrot the pro-government power party line.

God doesn't need your money
-----
Apparently that doesn't translate into the real world very well. I guess your claim is based on a definition of God as having supernatural powers. However, some Christians claim they don't need many aspects of health care. They apparently believe you should trust in some personification of supernatural power. Do you?

If you don't, I would suggest that when you ignore the real world it's possible to make all kinds of statements of fact that are logical, but materially and humanely meaningless. Statements that make even a politician look good!

[off-topic] I believe even those faith-based medicine Christians do use money. [/off-topic]

New Web Site:(Under Construction)
Political Power in the U.S.
http://tinyurl.com/2sdtvk

A good book indeed by a great author. I can strongly recommend Global Catastrophes: A Very Short Introduction [Amazon.ca]. It's one of several very thin, but excellent books by Oxford University Press.

Or get it from
http://tinyurl.com/55czzt

It can be a little inconvenient at times but at least it does the job.

Here's another example.

http://tinyurl.com/55czzt

Dijkstra's Cruel Font link, so we at least get something recent(-ish) out of this article.

When I studied Neural Networks in my undergrad program, we read Neural Network Design by Hagan, Bemuth, and Deale (ISBN 0971732108). At that time, we had several Physics students in the class as well, with minimal CS backgrounds. The Physics students did a great job of keeping up to speed with the concepts, since they had all of the mathematical background behind the theory.

If you want to go much further in some of the more recent theory behind pattern recognition, I could recommend Kernel Methods for Pattern Analysis by Shawe-Taylor and Christianini (ISBN 0521813972). This book is very challenging, but greatly describes the theory.

When I studied Neural Networks in my undergrad program, we read Neural Network Design by Hagan, Bemuth, and Deale (ISBN 0971732108). At that time, we had several Physics students in the class as well, with minimal CS backgrounds. The Physics students did a great job of keeping up to speed with the concepts, since they had all of the mathematical background behind the theory.

If you want to go much further in some of the more recent theory behind pattern recognition, I could recommend Kernel Methods for Pattern Analysis by Shawe-Taylor and Christianini (ISBN 0521813972). This book is very challenging, but greatly describes the theory.

Erm... 1) That's soundboard pranking... been around for a while. ( http://tinyurl.com/5mlqkt ) 2) They weren't really a Unix company... more like a bunch of lying sacks of sh1te that had their ass3s handed to them in court. Good riddance to bad rubbish. As far as what Microsoft did, I think it was a good gamble. If SCO won that would have been good news for Microsuck...

If you're worried about a drive by goatsxing, you might want to turn on preview for tinyurl:
http://tinyurl.com/preview.php

http://tinyurl.com/cheapssd

Probably nothing like a Seagate, but, technically they are SSD drives. I imagine they are probably more like big thumbdrives with a run-of-the-mill SATA controller slapped on them.

Just this example story

The Dual-N-Back cognative exercise wont help you with your long term memory, but it is excellent for keeping your short term memory sharp. It's the only exercise proven to really do anything.
You can read about it in wired

You can also read the
full paper if you want to pay or just read the abstract.

iPhone version

Online (requires silverlight)
This one doesn't require a plugin

Here's some results from a test comparing speeds of various things including the DOM (which is what the <div> rendering would be using)
Google charts rock :)

There's one little problem with your suggestion, Morgaine: A huge cashflow and credit crunch is in progress, and companies are NOT choosing to buy big, expensive new servers right now. According to the AP,

...[S]ales of its high-end servers... fell 27 percent in the latest quarter to $576 million. That's a staggering shortfall for a division that contributes a quarter of Sun's overall revenue.

"Build it and they will come" is not going to work in the current economic climate.

True, it does look sweet, however, in order to work there you'll have to wear a standard issue henchman uniform.
Like this - http://tinyurl.com/58pela
Or this - http://tinyurl.com/6a8cvg
Perhaps even - http://tinyurl.com/5nuwl4

True, it does look sweet, however, in order to work there you'll have to wear a standard issue henchman uniform.
Like this - http://tinyurl.com/58pela
Or this - http://tinyurl.com/6a8cvg
Perhaps even - http://tinyurl.com/5nuwl4

True, it does look sweet, however, in order to work there you'll have to wear a standard issue henchman uniform.
Like this - http://tinyurl.com/58pela
Or this - http://tinyurl.com/6a8cvg
Perhaps even - http://tinyurl.com/5nuwl4