What, are you crazy? You think it's obvious that rubbing garlic on your feet will cure headaches, because you get garlic on your breath? That doesn't seem the slightest bit obvious. In fact, it doesn't make the slightest bit of sense. Based on GP's other comment
There are no studies that have shown this works for anything, but people still believe it ...my guess is he was using this thing called sarcasm. I know, I know, it's tough to detect. Sarcasm doesn't want to be found.
Given the general assumption that you are innocent until proven guilty, shouldn't this mean the onus is on the plaintiff to prove the alleged defamation is in fact defamation by nature of being false?
Either way, in this situation, I would be fine with the guy having to prove his claims are true, but then again, statements like "morally bankrupt" are somewhat subjective. What he bases this judgment of character on shouldn't be however.
You'd need an engine for the launch, but once you get it to the correct altitude (which is the though part), it should fall into orbit naturally (if I remember my physics classes correctly).
Here's an article on Wikipedia that describes several different geocentric orbits.
I'm guessing the "easiest" in terms of launch would be a low-earth orbit. However, at that altitude you risk being subject to drag. Plus, it may pose a risk to airplanes.
If you can get it up to 35,786 km of altitude, you can put it in geosynchronous orbit. This would make it much easier to track the satellite, as it should essentially stay in the same position with respect to your position.
Seriously, this isn't rocket-science.:P (just had to throw in the joke - I'm no rocket-scientist, and I'm sure it's a difficult challenge)
As for QWERTY phones, I just don't get it. How often does anyone who supposedly needs that degree of "connectivity", actually require a real keyboard (or rough approximation of one) when there isn't a laptop near at hand ? From personal experience, I can say that some industries have a lot of use for them. It's no surprise that most banks and consulting firms issue Blackberries (sometimes even to interns!). This is not another thing to attract employees. In general, when your company issues you a blackberry, that's a bad sign (=> they expect you to be connected at all times, including weekends).
Personally, I find that having a Blackberry (no advertising intended) helps me stay connected in a positive way to add more value to my company. If the client emails on a weekend and I'm in a position to respond, that's good. I don't necessarily see it as a bad thing, as I can perform my job better with one. Because my company only pays for the data plan (not the phone itself), I can have my personal email and other applications I want on it. If I had to carry a corporate blackberry in addition to my personal phone, that would suck big time.
To more specifically address your question, I frequently need to reply to work emails while I'm not at work, while I'm traveling (for business) or while out on a sunny weekend day. Having a full-keyboard email-capable phone (Blackberry Curve) is helpful.
(6) in the case of sound recordings, to perform the copyrighted work publicly by means of a digital audio transmission. Wouldn't this make any playing of copyrighted music on the street be a violation of U.S. law? Lawn parties, etc. included?
The email from someone's alarm system saying there is a fire is never received. Also, if you have an alarm system that notifies you, I'm pretty sure it'll notify the fire station too. And if your house is burning, you're better off letting the firemen work their magic.
Either way, I agree with parent, shut your cell phone off in the movie theater.
If you want to have it on vibrate, that's fine with me, as long as you don't bother anyone else. From what I understand of the patent application (and no, I didnd't rtfa) this system could just force silent mode on phones rather than shutting them off entirely.
This being said, I imagine that if cars suddenly had speed-control systems, people would be disabling them, just like people mess with their scooters in Europe to get them to go faster than the maximum allowed 50km/h.
Really, are there actually Windows laptops with multitouch touchpads, i.e. multiple-finger tapping, clicking or scrolling? I don't know of any, but it might be recent development I've missed.
I use a Microsoft wheel mouse, the two-button-plus-wheel cheap mouse, and it works far better than any mouse Apple has produced. The point is, you can easily use a Microsoft wheel mouse on a Mac. I've had Microsoft (or other brand) mice for my laptops for several years. I used to have a 5-button mouse on my first mac, it worked great.
Personally, I agree with you about the Mighty Mouse. I don't like using it, I haven't gotten one. It looks pretty, and some people swear by it, it's not for me.
Macs support multiple mouse buttons just as well as any PC I've ever had or seen, and most of the drivers already come installed. So I would still challenge your assertion that there's a passive-aggressive relationship with multiple mouse buttons. They maybe haven't built a mouse that you like, but it works absolutely great with, I believe, just about any third-party mouse you're using on your Windows PC.
As for using your Macbook Pro, have you activated multiple finger scrolling and clicking? Most comments I've read either say it's as good or it's better than two buttons below the touchpad. It's not on by default though, so if you haven't already enabled it, just go in your system preferences and give it a try.
for desktops yes (and as you say you could use a third party multi button mouse before that) thier laptops still come with only one button below the touchpad though. Note my comment above:
If you're working on a Macbook or Macbook pro, I find the "double-finger click" (whatever you want to call it) equally if not more convenient than having a right-click button. Essentially, on Apple laptops, if you put two fingers on the touchpad and click the button below it, that's a left click. In my personal opinion, this is more convenient than having two buttons which you sometimes accidentally click (my work computer is a Dell, it definitely happens).
In a similar fashion, the touchpad also allows vertical and horizontal scrolling by dragging two fingers. This means you're not wasting touchpad real-estate with the scroll areas on the side of the touchpad.
It's a matter of opinion, but I prefer the way that Apple does it now. (but it's a relatively recent improvement) YMMV
Their passive-aggressive relationship with multiple mouse buttons is a crying shame. To be honest, to me this seems like a thing of the past. Apple-critics tend to use it as an argument against Macs but really, that was fixed when the Mighty Mouse came out. I would argue even before that, since I was using out-of-the-box (as in drivers already installed) a Microsoft 5-button mouse on my first Powerbook, and could configure all the buttons. If you're working on a Macbook or Macbook pro, I find the "double-finger click" (whatever you want to call it) equally if not more convenient than having a right-click button.
I know Macs aren't perfect, and there are other issues with them, but is the "passive-aggressive relationship with multiple mouse buttons" really still a reality?
(Obligatory disclaimer: I am, admittedly, somewhat of an Apple fanboi, but I do agree that Macs have their flaws as well. I just tend to prefer Apple products for design and usability - they fit my needs. I made the switch about 5 years ago)
Put your money where your mouth is and do not listen to it. I did. It didn't taste very good. Maybe because it was dirty. I'll put it in the laundry and try again.
Aren't those the 5 most prominant English-speaking countries? Am I missing someone? France would rather have to work a full work-week than be called an "English-speaking country".
Most big investment banks on Wall Street make you take a drug test (urine) before you start working there.
Is a drug test something bad? I personally don't think so. For every employee your hire, it costs money before you hire him/her (marketing, interview time), after you hire him (training) and also when you fire him. Someone who is doing drugs is probably more likely to become addicted and ruin his life through drugs. Therefore, you should be more careful when hiring that person, as the money spent on training him might be wasted in 6 months.
But to be honest, many of the people I know in banking do cocaine on a regular basis. It doesn't stay in your system as long and makes you less likely to get caught, but it's also probably a more harmful drug than marijuana (there's more addiction among other things).
I'm not sure Google will be very happy about this thing, since it doesn't show any of their ads, effectively providing the service completely for free (every time you look at an ad, that's technically revenue for Google from you).
Did CowboyNeal "accidently" mangle the title's spelling?? (yeah yeah, I've heard it before - "this is Slashdot")
Anyway, I don't see how this is "revealing" in any way. It's obvious that a move to make Paypal the only form of payment accepted by eBay would hurt Google Checkout. I'm not sure why anyone would be surprised that Google is critical of eBay for doing this. Whether they submitted their critique anonymously or not isn't really of any importance.
Heck, I grew up in France and people hated Americans. It was more resentment of the culture and politics, and it led to as much as bombing of MacDonalds fast-food restaurants by some guy from Brittany, if I remember correctly.
Not that the French have seriously been considered a threat by any military nation since Napoleon.
Q: How many French soldiers does it take to defend Paris?
A: We don't know, it's never been tried.
Heck, I grew up in France and people hated Americans. Not that the French have seriously been considered a threat by any military nation since Napoleon.
Q: How many French soldiers does it take to defend Paris?
A: We don't know, it's never been tried.
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Given the general assumption that you are innocent until proven guilty, shouldn't this mean the onus is on the plaintiff to prove the alleged defamation is in fact defamation by nature of being false?
Either way, in this situation, I would be fine with the guy having to prove his claims are true, but then again, statements like "morally bankrupt" are somewhat subjective. What he bases this judgment of character on shouldn't be however.
You'd need an engine for the launch, but once you get it to the correct altitude (which is the though part), it should fall into orbit naturally (if I remember my physics classes correctly).
:P (just had to throw in the joke - I'm no rocket-scientist, and I'm sure it's a difficult challenge)
Here's an article on Wikipedia that describes several different geocentric orbits.
I'm guessing the "easiest" in terms of launch would be a low-earth orbit. However, at that altitude you risk being subject to drag. Plus, it may pose a risk to airplanes.
If you can get it up to 35,786 km of altitude, you can put it in geosynchronous orbit. This would make it much easier to track the satellite, as it should essentially stay in the same position with respect to your position.
Seriously, this isn't rocket-science.
Personally, I find that having a Blackberry (no advertising intended) helps me stay connected in a positive way to add more value to my company. If the client emails on a weekend and I'm in a position to respond, that's good. I don't necessarily see it as a bad thing, as I can perform my job better with one. Because my company only pays for the data plan (not the phone itself), I can have my personal email and other applications I want on it. If I had to carry a corporate blackberry in addition to my personal phone, that would suck big time.
To more specifically address your question, I frequently need to reply to work emails while I'm not at work, while I'm traveling (for business) or while out on a sunny weekend day. Having a full-keyboard email-capable phone (Blackberry Curve) is helpful.
Can't wait for the new iPhone!!
Either way, I agree with parent, shut your cell phone off in the movie theater.
If you want to have it on vibrate, that's fine with me, as long as you don't bother anyone else. From what I understand of the patent application (and no, I didnd't rtfa) this system could just force silent mode on phones rather than shutting them off entirely.
This being said, I imagine that if cars suddenly had speed-control systems, people would be disabling them, just like people mess with their scooters in Europe to get them to go faster than the maximum allowed 50km/h.
Will it prevent flying chairs?
Really, are there actually Windows laptops with multitouch touchpads, i.e. multiple-finger tapping, clicking or scrolling? I don't know of any, but it might be recent development I've missed.
Personally, I agree with you about the Mighty Mouse. I don't like using it, I haven't gotten one. It looks pretty, and some people swear by it, it's not for me.
Macs support multiple mouse buttons just as well as any PC I've ever had or seen, and most of the drivers already come installed. So I would still challenge your assertion that there's a passive-aggressive relationship with multiple mouse buttons. They maybe haven't built a mouse that you like, but it works absolutely great with, I believe, just about any third-party mouse you're using on your Windows PC.
As for using your Macbook Pro, have you activated multiple finger scrolling and clicking? Most comments I've read either say it's as good or it's better than two buttons below the touchpad. It's not on by default though, so if you haven't already enabled it, just go in your system preferences and give it a try.
In a similar fashion, the touchpad also allows vertical and horizontal scrolling by dragging two fingers. This means you're not wasting touchpad real-estate with the scroll areas on the side of the touchpad.
It's a matter of opinion, but I prefer the way that Apple does it now. (but it's a relatively recent improvement) YMMV
I know Macs aren't perfect, and there are other issues with them, but is the "passive-aggressive relationship with multiple mouse buttons" really still a reality?
(Obligatory disclaimer: I am, admittedly, somewhat of an Apple fanboi, but I do agree that Macs have their flaws as well. I just tend to prefer Apple products for design and usability - they fit my needs. I made the switch about 5 years ago)
I say take the free car, sell it for $$, and buy the other car too!
my bad, my brain's having trouble allocating resources to /. today. Too much actual work to do.
Most big investment banks on Wall Street make you take a drug test (urine) before you start working there.
Is a drug test something bad? I personally don't think so. For every employee your hire, it costs money before you hire him/her (marketing, interview time), after you hire him (training) and also when you fire him. Someone who is doing drugs is probably more likely to become addicted and ruin his life through drugs. Therefore, you should be more careful when hiring that person, as the money spent on training him might be wasted in 6 months.
But to be honest, many of the people I know in banking do cocaine on a regular basis. It doesn't stay in your system as long and makes you less likely to get caught, but it's also probably a more harmful drug than marijuana (there's more addiction among other things).
Fyi, I'm not a banker, and I've never done coke.
Also, from now on I will use the verb "to goosh" rather than "to google". (Someone needs to add this to Urban Dictionary)
I'm not sure Google will be very happy about this thing, since it doesn't show any of their ads, effectively providing the service completely for free (every time you look at an ad, that's technically revenue for Google from you).
Does this in any way violate Google's EULA?
Vegemite?
Did CowboyNeal "accidently" mangle the title's spelling?? (yeah yeah, I've heard it before - "this is Slashdot")
Anyway, I don't see how this is "revealing" in any way. It's obvious that a move to make Paypal the only form of payment accepted by eBay would hurt Google Checkout. I'm not sure why anyone would be surprised that Google is critical of eBay for doing this. Whether they submitted their critique anonymously or not isn't really of any importance.
Nothing to see here, move along.
Heck, I grew up in France and people hated Americans. It was more resentment of the culture and politics, and it led to as much as bombing of MacDonalds fast-food restaurants by some guy from Brittany, if I remember correctly.
Not that the French have seriously been considered a threat by any military nation since Napoleon.
Q: How many French soldiers does it take to defend Paris?
A: We don't know, it's never been tried.
Heck, I grew up in France and people hated Americans. Not that the French have seriously been considered a threat by any military nation since Napoleon.
Q: How many French soldiers does it take to defend Paris?
A: We don't know, it's never been tried.