in mind that the b-52 had roughly the same set of gauges and buttons until late 90's upgrades, and by then the bird had been taken out of the inventory.
If he's useful to the prosecuting lawyers in an IP case why can't he be useful to the plaintiffs in another IP case?
Mayhaps because he was working for the government, with a theoretical mandate towards neutrality; ie, finding the facts from both sides. Trying to find evidence for your employer might skew the results of your "investigation", as we found with MediaSentry.
90% of my clients build web-site in order to publish their product catalogues on-line. Ask any one of them how many blind customers they've had, they'll all say the same thing -- about one in the last twelve years. That's what those 10 million are worth to my clients, about $10 per year.
To quote a certain cartoon: "On the Internet, no one knows you're a dog."
I don't announce I'm deaf to Joe Six-Pack who's selling the ginsu knives to me online.
So blind people aren't buying door controls, alarm systems, conference passes, trade show tickets, security systems, and underground communication systems. Not only are they not consumers, but they certainly aren't distributors.
You seem to believe that the disabled can't work. As for not being consumers, I'd love to hear how they get their necessities taken of for them for free.
Of course, they don't.
Whether with a disability check or a paycheck, they consume resources just like everyone else.
Now eliminate the services that you couldn't reasonable expect a blind person to perform. That includes a waitress, and a satellite dish installer. Now eliminate all of the services that you wouldn't want a blind person to do for you, either because it would simply take them too long, or because you wouldn't trust that it was done correctly, or because you'd have to be supervising them the whole time. That's includes most of the convenience services sector, pretty much all of manufacturing, anything with heavy equipment, and most research.
For fairness, let's see if you can name the many jobs the blind CAN do. You make the disabled out to be helpless. I'm not going to argue that there are a number of jobs that, for safety reasons, might not be a good idea, but your paragraph makes the disabled sound like they all suck the government's hind tit for a monthly check.
Most of us don't.
So, think of all of the services and products that you purchase. Now eliminate all of the products that are either useless to a blind person, or make life difficult for them.
...And how is it that you, a sighted person, can arbitrarily determine what makes their lives "difficult?"
Now, not only have you been eliminating where you'll find blind people, you're also eliminating the things that they do on a regular basis. So every accessory and support task is also removed. You'd never sell protective ear-muffs for construction workers to blind people, not to deaf ones neither.
Oh, please... Yank the other leg; it squirts Ovaltine.
Every time I try to get out of wearing ear protection {at the range, on client factory sites, etc.} they point at their legal department, insurance contracts, and OSHA regs. We have to wear the same equipment as everyone else.
And, of course, will you insist that a video rental store have their web-site cater to the blind? That's just silly.
Sure, 'cause the blind couldn't possibly have a friend around that'd watch it with 'em. Do you have any disabled friends that you hang around on a regular basis?
My point is quite simply that not only are blind people a minority -- which of course is a good thing -- but that they are removed from muhc of society's markets and participation in general.
.......
"A good thing"? Sure, because everyone knows blind is contagious. Like leprosy, right! {/sarcasm}
Whatever. Someone has to pay for it. You want it, you pay for it.
ADA says provide it. We consume and add to the economy 'n' get included in society as productive members. Everybody wins.
Sadly those arguments go against what my boss wants for SEO purposes, and we'll get more hits from people searching google anyday than hits from blind users.
Sure, until you include the families of those that're blind or deaf. My fiance and I note who captions the TV programs we watch, and try to reward them with our cash.
That's because the idiots probably downloaded software on LimeWire that had a virus on it. LimeWire itself is malware-free, assuming it was downloaded from a safe source.
Actually, the scans showed Limewire itself was clean... A number of.wma files [on the most recent box I worked on] showed trojans, h'wever...
I think we all know that the less history remembers of George W Bush's term as president of the free world, the better off we will look in our children's eyes.
Far better our children be aware of history, so they might be less inclined to repeat it.
Looking good in the eyes of another is not nearly as desirable as acting good and eliminating that worry.
NONE of these programs will work without parental involvement in education. Far too often, parents do their kid's homework, so Johnny doesn't feel bad for being left behind. They fill their Johnny's schedule with play time, piano lessons, football practice, but somehow neglect to explain to Johnny just WHY it's important to try to learn about the world around him. With latchkey kids, it's worse. There's NO guidance whatsoever, and then these same parents wonder why lil' Johnny is getting into trouble with the law.
Fix the parents, and the kids will [generally] come out OK. Until then, h'wever, no amount of money we throw at education will make much of a difference. After all, lil' Johnny's going to be a NFL star! His coach said so!
FidoNet is cool, but administrators can still be bullied into submission by the local law enforcement, whether a crime is occurring or whether a user is merely targeted for political assassination by the local "authoritah".
But wouldn't the civilian nets you refer to be just as subject to said law enforcement?
People should've been busy building a patchwork off-net, but instead, they're bitching about the best way to involve a third player in everyone's business...
This may come as a shock to many, but in most (all?) states, you are supposed to stop on yellow if possible.
Not all states. From Texas's Transportation Code, Chapter 544.007:
(d) An operator of a vehicle facing only a steady red signal
shall stop at a clearly marked stop line. In the absence of a stop
line, the operator shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the
near side of the intersection. A vehicle that is not turning shall
remain standing until an indication to proceed is shown. After
stopping, standing until the intersection may be entered safely,
and yielding right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully in an adjacent
crosswalk and other traffic lawfully using the intersection, the
operator may:
(1) turn right
or
(2) turn left, if the intersecting streets are both
one-way streets and a left turn is permissible.
(e) An operator of a vehicle facing a steady yellow signal
is warned by that signal that:
(1) movement authorized by a green signal is being
terminated; or
(2) a red signal is to be given. In addition, they have to WARN you that they're using traffic cams, as seen here in sections 544.012(c) and (d):
(c) The municipality shall install signs along each roadway
that leads to an intersection at which a photographic traffic
monitoring system is in active use. The signs must be at least 100
feet from the intersection or located according to standards
established in the manual adopted by the Texas Transportation
Commission under Section 544.001, be easily readable to any
operator approaching the intersection, and clearly indicate the
presence of a photographic monitoring system that records
violations that may result in the issuance of a notice of violation
and the imposition of a monetary penalty.
(d) A municipality that fails to comply with Subsection (c)
may not impose or attempt to impose a civil or administrative
penalty against a person, including the owner of a motor vehicle or
an operator, for a failure to comply with the instructions of a
traffic-control signal located at the applicable intersection.
They could even give the PI their software to use, and lease the PI an office in their building as part of the PI's contract.
The question is: Would a PI be willing to lose their license by using tools that have been shown to be faulty, and presenting that as "evidence" in court?
IP addresses of corporations who buy blocks of addresses or entities who have machines inside server farms can be a very reliable form of identification.
What if a machine inside those corporations or server farms is compromised?
I'd love to hear an argument for lowering taxes that wsn't based on the mentality of a three-year-old: This is MINE -or- We lower taxes, *fairy-dust*, more revenue.
How about "cutting pork-barrel spending"? That oughta free up a chunk of cash...
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I stand corrected!
....and yes, I miss the SR-71 too....
Actually, the bird is still in the air...
Mayhaps because he was working for the government, with a theoretical mandate towards neutrality; ie, finding the facts from both sides. Trying to find evidence for your employer might skew the results of your "investigation", as we found with MediaSentry.
That's odd. Most companies use lawyers to protect their "IP" in court. What's this guy supposed to do? Work with MediaSentry in "evidence gathering"?
To quote a certain cartoon: "On the Internet, no one knows you're a dog."
I don't announce I'm deaf to Joe Six-Pack who's selling the ginsu knives to me online.
So blind people aren't buying door controls, alarm systems, conference passes, trade show tickets, security systems, and underground communication systems. Not only are they not consumers, but they certainly aren't distributors.You seem to believe that the disabled can't work. As for not being consumers, I'd love to hear how they get their necessities taken of for them for free.
Of course, they don't.
Whether with a disability check or a paycheck, they consume resources just like everyone else.
Now eliminate the services that you couldn't reasonable expect a blind person to perform. That includes a waitress, and a satellite dish installer. Now eliminate all of the services that you wouldn't want a blind person to do for you, either because it would simply take them too long, or because you wouldn't trust that it was done correctly, or because you'd have to be supervising them the whole time. That's includes most of the convenience services sector, pretty much all of manufacturing, anything with heavy equipment, and most research.For fairness, let's see if you can name the many jobs the blind CAN do. You make the disabled out to be helpless. I'm not going to argue that there are a number of jobs that, for safety reasons, might not be a good idea, but your paragraph makes the disabled sound like they all suck the government's hind tit for a monthly check.
Most of us don't.
So, think of all of the services and products that you purchase. Now eliminate all of the products that are either useless to a blind person, or make life difficult for them....And how is it that you, a sighted person, can arbitrarily determine what makes their lives "difficult?"
Now, not only have you been eliminating where you'll find blind people, you're also eliminating the things that they do on a regular basis. So every accessory and support task is also removed. You'd never sell protective ear-muffs for construction workers to blind people, not to deaf ones neither.Oh, please... Yank the other leg; it squirts Ovaltine.
Every time I try to get out of wearing ear protection {at the range, on client factory sites, etc.} they point at their legal department, insurance contracts, and OSHA regs. We have to wear the same equipment as everyone else.
And, of course, will you insist that a video rental store have their web-site cater to the blind? That's just silly.Sure, 'cause the blind couldn't possibly have a friend around that'd watch it with 'em. Do you have any disabled friends that you hang around on a regular basis?
My point is quite simply that not only are blind people a minority -- which of course is a good thing -- but that they are removed from muhc of society's markets and participation in general........
"A good thing"? Sure, because everyone knows blind is contagious. Like leprosy, right! {/sarcasm}
Whatever. Someone has to pay for it. You want it, you pay for it.ADA says provide it. We consume and add to the economy 'n' get included in society as productive members. Everybody wins.
If you think that 10 million people isn't a large consumer base, then your sense of scale might be a wee bit skewed.
Sure, until you include the families of those that're blind or deaf. My fiance and I note who captions the TV programs we watch, and try to reward them with our cash.
...unless they were using this keyboard...
Badgers?
BADGERS?!?
We don't need no stinkin' badgers!
Speaking as a guy that's 70% deaf:
F'r the love o' Pete, NO!
Actually, the scans showed Limewire itself was clean... A number of .wma files [on the most recent box I worked on] showed trojans, h'wever...
So change a few to "JoeBidenHavingSexWithPreteens.mpg" and watch the fun begin!
While corelation != causation, QUITE a number of malware-infected PCs through the shop here have Limewire installed...
...anecdotally speaking, o' course...
Tell that to THIS guy...
...and 20 years ago, it was thought that no information ever escaped a black hole, either...
Do keep up, dear boy...
Far better our children be aware of history, so they might be less inclined to repeat it.
Looking good in the eyes of another is not nearly as desirable as acting good and eliminating that worry.
Think of the children, you say?
I will, when their parents do.
NONE of these programs will work without parental involvement in education. Far too often, parents do their kid's homework, so Johnny doesn't feel bad for being left behind. They fill their Johnny's schedule with play time, piano lessons, football practice, but somehow neglect to explain to Johnny just WHY it's important to try to learn about the world around him. With latchkey kids, it's worse. There's NO guidance whatsoever, and then these same parents wonder why lil' Johnny is getting into trouble with the law.
Fix the parents, and the kids will [generally] come out OK. Until then, h'wever, no amount of money we throw at education will make much of a difference. After all, lil' Johnny's going to be a NFL star! His coach said so!
But wouldn't the civilian nets you refer to be just as subject to said law enforcement?
You mean a patchwork off-net like FidoNet?
Not all states. From Texas's Transportation Code, Chapter 544.007:
(d) An operator of a vehicle facing only a steady red signal shall stop at a clearly marked stop line. In the absence of a stop line, the operator shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection. A vehicle that is not turning shall remain standing until an indication to proceed is shown. After stopping, standing until the intersection may be entered safely, and yielding right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully in an adjacent crosswalk and other traffic lawfully using the intersection, the operator may:(1) turn right
or
(2) turn left, if the intersecting streets are both one-way streets and a left turn is permissible.
(e) An operator of a vehicle facing a steady yellow signal is warned by that signal that:
(1) movement authorized by a green signal is being terminated; or
(2) a red signal is to be given.
In addition, they have to WARN you that they're using traffic cams, as seen here in sections 544.012(c) and (d): (c) The municipality shall install signs along each roadway that leads to an intersection at which a photographic traffic monitoring system is in active use. The signs must be at least 100 feet from the intersection or located according to standards established in the manual adopted by the Texas Transportation Commission under Section 544.001, be easily readable to any operator approaching the intersection, and clearly indicate the presence of a photographic monitoring system that records violations that may result in the issuance of a notice of violation and the imposition of a monetary penalty.
(d) A municipality that fails to comply with Subsection (c) may not impose or attempt to impose a civil or administrative penalty against a person, including the owner of a motor vehicle or an operator, for a failure to comply with the instructions of a traffic-control signal located at the applicable intersection.
The question is: Would a PI be willing to lose their license by using tools that have been shown to be faulty, and presenting that as "evidence" in court?
What if a machine inside those corporations or server farms is compromised?
I've already got the best storage medium possible for my life: my brain. Keeps not only video and audio, but also stores the other three senses.
Who is this for? Those with Alzheimer's or amnesia?
Interesting concept, but it seems to be more marketing fluff than a useful product.
How about "cutting pork-barrel spending"? That oughta free up a chunk of cash...
Read it. IMHO, Dawkins being belligerent and quoting other people doesn't make a very convincing set of arguments.