after initially learning how to use it, I miss very, very infrequently;
I can type a password pretty quickly too, but if I'm using a fingerprint reader to login, I can make my password arbitrarily complex (I don't need to remember it);
I can swipe my finger while the laptop is en-route, or if I'm not sitting in front of it; I don't need to wait until I can get my fingers to the ``home row.''
I have a fingerprint reader on my laptop, and I use it all the time; it's much quicker for logging in than typing a password. I've long since decided that if anyone has physical access to my laptop/computer then all hope is lost anyway, so any critical data is encrypted (even this is not 100% secure).
I'm not saying I would shell out extra money for one, but when I specced out my laptop, the one that matched happened to come with a print reader, and it is definitely a convenience.
Somebody with 24 Mbps ADSL has a peak-bandwidth of 24Mbps, while somebody with 8Mbps ADSL has a peak-bandwidth of 8Mbps. If they both have the same cap, then both of them have the same average bandwidth limit of 40GB/mo, or 0.1326Mbps (assuming a 30-day month).
Which is why they use "monthly bandwidth usage", as in bandwidth measured on a time scale of months, with units of GB/mo. Seems like they are calling it a rate to me.
Except that it's more like right-click -> Sort by Vendor; I know who produced a certain piece of software I'm looking for, but most people won't. Further, just because I can doesn't mean I want to.
I spent the majority of a day a while ago sorting all the shortcuts in my start menu into menus similar to Ubuntu's, and I loved it. However, it took way too long and was way to frustrating, especially when you go and install new software or updates (which assume the shortcut is missing, so re-add it).
A very interesting idea.. I pose a question to you: What if, say, an 18 year old had a photo of a 15 year old. These two stay close for several years, and the same person is now 22 years old, and still has that same photo of the 15 year old girl.
Does this person now get prosecuted for having the photo, even though it wouldn't have at an earlier age?
As far as my understanding goes, the situation you have described falls under the umbrella of licensing and not copyright; for example, if the software's license indicated in someway that it was prohibited for the third-party to service the software in that manner.
it is inaccurate to say that downloading copyrighted music is forbidden by law. it is 'unlawful' rather than 'illegal', so the law allows for the possibility of the copyright owner to seek reparations, but does not forbid it whatsoever.
Even this isn't quite right.. Copyright refers to the distribution of a work. Here in Canada (at least for the moment), it is perfectly lawful (and legal) to download copyrighted works, in the same way that it is lawful to use a photocopier at a library. The part that is not lawful is the sharing back of the work to others. At that point, you are "distributing" the work and infringing on the copyright holder's rights.
You are quoting a line from a Washington Post staff writer.. how do you know that he's an expert in Nuclear Powerplant IT? Does he really know why the safety controls shut the plant down? Maybe when the IT guys were explaining it to him over the phone, they used poor terminology and the writer in turn interpreted it as being in error.
I don't see why people are arguing over this.. one of two things happened:
The software was written correctly such that in the event of a lack of data, for whatever reason, it shut the plant down.
The software was written "incorrectly" and shut down because something unexpected happened.
Come to think of it, that second situation doesn't even seem to be all that "incorrect;" if they truly hadn't thought of the possibility of this happening when doing the coding, then the software still failed-over in the safest manner possible.
I think the point is that this is the problem.. the companies "maintaining" the infrastructure have an interest in holding it back; upgrading the infrastructure can be quite expensive.
Who cares about "popular" plugins, the point is that the plugins that _I_ need don't work. For example Google Sync. [...], Gmail Manager, Password Generator, [...]
I do not think "community edited" means what the author thinks it means.. it seems that he wrote a novel draft and released it online. He allowed people to send him comments/corrections etc., which he would either implement or not at his own discretion.
This makes him the copyright holder, meaning he can release the work under whatever license he wants. You may want to check out a very similar situation where the work is available under a CC-by-nc license and yet is also sold commercially by the copyright holder.
Sure, but if you could cancel the shock in such a way that it wasn't heard on the ground, then they wouldn't hear you going either. Sometimes it's good to not be noticed at all, not just on your approach.
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You have a valid point, however:
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I have a fingerprint reader on my laptop, and I use it all the time; it's much quicker for logging in than typing a password. I've long since decided that if anyone has physical access to my laptop/computer then all hope is lost anyway, so any critical data is encrypted (even this is not 100% secure).
I'm not saying I would shell out extra money for one, but when I specced out my laptop, the one that matched happened to come with a print reader, and it is definitely a convenience.
Aikon-
Did anyone else notice that in nearly all the exemplars, the algorithm tweaked the mouth so that it was smiling more?
What does that tell you about attractiveness?
Aikon-
I stand corrected; had my oids, eors, and ites crossed.
Right, but it's not a meteoroid until it enters the atmosphere . Until then, as the GP stated, it is still an asteroid.
Aikon-
Somebody with 24 Mbps ADSL has a peak-bandwidth of 24Mbps, while somebody with 8Mbps ADSL has a peak-bandwidth of 8Mbps. If they both have the same cap, then both of them have the same average bandwidth limit of 40GB/mo, or 0.1326Mbps (assuming a 30-day month).
Which is why they use "monthly bandwidth usage", as in bandwidth measured on a time scale of months, with units of GB/mo. Seems like they are calling it a rate to me.
Except that it's more like right-click -> Sort by Vendor; I know who produced a certain piece of software I'm looking for, but most people won't. Further, just because I can doesn't mean I want to.
I spent the majority of a day a while ago sorting all the shortcuts in my start menu into menus similar to Ubuntu's, and I loved it. However, it took way too long and was way to frustrating, especially when you go and install new software or updates (which assume the shortcut is missing, so re-add it).
I recommend one of these: http://www.novelquest.com/emperor.html
Looks pretty damn productive if you ask me!
Aikon-
A very interesting idea.. I pose a question to you: What if, say, an 18 year old had a photo of a 15 year old. These two stay close for several years, and the same person is now 22 years old, and still has that same photo of the 15 year old girl.
Does this person now get prosecuted for having the photo, even though it wouldn't have at an earlier age?
As far as my understanding goes, the situation you have described falls under the umbrella of licensing and not copyright; for example, if the software's license indicated in someway that it was prohibited for the third-party to service the software in that manner.
Even this isn't quite right.. Copyright refers to the distribution of a work. Here in Canada (at least for the moment), it is perfectly lawful (and legal) to download copyrighted works, in the same way that it is lawful to use a photocopier at a library. The part that is not lawful is the sharing back of the work to others. At that point, you are "distributing" the work and infringing on the copyright holder's rights.
You are quoting a line from a Washington Post staff writer.. how do you know that he's an expert in Nuclear Powerplant IT? Does he really know why the safety controls shut the plant down? Maybe when the IT guys were explaining it to him over the phone, they used poor terminology and the writer in turn interpreted it as being in error.
I don't see why people are arguing over this.. one of two things happened:
Come to think of it, that second situation doesn't even seem to be all that "incorrect;" if they truly hadn't thought of the possibility of this happening when doing the coding, then the software still failed-over in the safest manner possible.
Aikon-
I think the point is that this is the problem.. the companies "maintaining" the infrastructure have an interest in holding it back; upgrading the infrastructure can be quite expensive.
Quick, assemble the luckiest people our civilization has to offer!
Aikon-You can use whatever the hell units you want, as long as you actually indicate - properly! - which ones you are using.
Too bad he wasn't an evil mastermind, then we could say that he was "going to Hell in cancasket."
I wasn't aware that press releases fell under the categories of "federal law" or "government services"...
Aikon-
I do not think "community edited" means what the author thinks it means.. it seems that he wrote a novel draft and released it online. He allowed people to send him comments/corrections etc., which he would either implement or not at his own discretion.
This makes him the copyright holder, meaning he can release the work under whatever license he wants. You may want to check out a very similar situation where the work is available under a CC-by-nc license and yet is also sold commercially by the copyright holder.
Aikon-
I second your entire post, except in my case for Canada instead of the UK.
Aikon-
"We're here to protect you from the terrible secret of space?"
Since you seem to know what you're talking about, thought you'd be interested in some research being done at UTIAS:
Aikon-
Sure, but if you could cancel the shock in such a way that it wasn't heard on the ground, then they wouldn't hear you going either. Sometimes it's good to not be noticed at all, not just on your approach.
Aikon-