The same reason you don't type everything -- signing is (much) faster, easier, requires less education/skill, much more accessible to people with disabilities...
Having said that, it's interesting to see how *everybody*, including the hearing/speaking, are typing more and more to communicate -- even in person. As hearing society changes, so does deaf society.
"Simple. When you're in Germany, write it it German. If you're in China, write it in Chinese."
And when you're in India, with its many official languages? Or Belgium, with its three? Or the United States of America, which has no official language?
Or when helping the hundreds of millions of illiterates to not poison themselves?
"He does do a lot of experiments. A lot of them I don't fully understand, but I'm certain he's not making bombs," said the suspect's father, Allen Mason"
Oh? How are you so certain? You just said you don't know what he's doing. Ergo, you don't know what he's doing.
I know, I know... Slashdotters will all side with the "experimenter", because geek. But it sounds like the police are acting based on evidence, while the defense is acting based on blind faith. In such cases, I side with evidence.
The same place Germany got its money in the late '30s -- by arresting people and taking their stuff. They'll start with the homosexuals -- the identical legal structure is already in place.
Let's try those links again...
Check out this project led by Caltech, which (largely) obviates the need for government-paid equipment:
"Your Phone as Quake Detector"
Check out this project led by Caltech, which (largely) obviates the need for government-paid equipment:
"Your Phone as Quake Detector" <ol><li><URL:https://vimeo.com/98781340> (I made this video!)</li> <li><URL:cacm.acm.org/magazines/2014/7/176219></li></ol>
That's only true for the largest companies -- and even they won't be able to predict what they'll run out of.
Consider video/moviemaking. The big ones have "runners" to get what's needed. This service replaces them -- probably at a lower cost. But most production teams are too small to have a dedicated runner, so this service is a godsend.
This is actually one of the main benefits of Esperanto, a regular, constructed language that's much easier to learn than a "national" language.
Students who first study Esperanto and then go on to study another language learn the second language better than those who studied only the second language -- even if they had less time to learn it.
The science: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaedeutic_value_of_Esperanto
Whatever you're smoking, I want some. Gold spot price is currently a bit below $1,200. Are you suggesting there's nearly 7 ounces of gold in these watches???
Oh, and spot price is for 24-karat gold, each ounce of which makes 1-1/3rd an ounce of 18-karat gold. So... does one of these watches weigh 10 ounces?
I'm a videojournalist, and fairly long-time geek (see my Slashdot user number?;) ). But I found Blender completely inappropriate for my uses. It's not built for what I do; it's too hard to learn; it's too hard to use. I wish it weren't so, but: No sale.
"that's too bad but we have our own corrupt politicians here"
True, but your scale is off by 100x.
How much extra did you have to pay the last time you renewed your driver's license? The last time you took a bus? How much kickback do you pay your boss every week to keep your job? When a loved one is in the hospital, how much does the nurse demand directly from you to make sure they get fed?
What you say is true, but it's not the main issue IMHO. Rather, it's that people rip copyrighted materials whole-cloth and post them as CC.
I produce short videos for a client, on a moderate budget. I was using lots of CC and public-domain labeled stuff from archive.org and YouTube. Then I realized, "Hey, wait! This TV show from the '50s is *not* public domain! Neither is this educational film from the '70s!"
This is what comes from people misunderstanding the slogan, "Information wants to be free." You get ignoramuses thinking, "Yeah, and I'm the one who'll set [someone else's stuff] free." There's a word for that -- theft. And that's what sadly permeates collections of "CC/PD" content
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Heaters usually last for decades.
Crypto mining hardware is usually obsolete within a year.
See the problem?
The same reason you don't type everything -- signing is (much) faster, easier, requires less education/skill, much more accessible to people with disabilities...
Having said that, it's interesting to see how *everybody*, including the hearing/speaking, are typing more and more to communicate -- even in person. As hearing society changes, so does deaf society.
Let's say that Slashdot has a million readers.
I'd guess that more than 10 of them read French.
Mais non?
"Simple. When you're in Germany, write it it German. If you're in China, write it in Chinese."
And when you're in India, with its many official languages? Or Belgium, with its three? Or the United States of America, which has no official language?
Or when helping the hundreds of millions of illiterates to not poison themselves?
"...choosing to live on a remote island."
"Choosing"? Really?
That's just ignorant.
"He does do a lot of experiments. A lot of them I don't fully understand, but I'm certain he's not making bombs," said the suspect's father, Allen Mason"
Oh? How are you so certain? You just said you don't know what he's doing. Ergo, you don't know what he's doing.
I know, I know... Slashdotters will all side with the "experimenter", because geek. But it sounds like the police are acting based on evidence, while the defense is acting based on blind faith. In such cases, I side with evidence.
The same place Germany got its money in the late '30s -- by arresting people and taking their stuff. They'll start with the homosexuals -- the identical legal structure is already in place.
Or maybe it's a sex thing.
Here's a link about Allwinner's GPL violations.
So says the man who recommended nuclear weapons in Vietnam.
Check out this project led by Caltech, which (largely) obviates the need for government-paid equipment:
"Your Phone as Quake Detector"
<ol><li><URL:https://vimeo.com/98781340> (I made this video!)</li>
<li><URL:cacm.acm.org/magazines/2014/7/176219></li></ol>
...one of the more frightening disasters of our time.
http://goo.gl/umm3MW
No bees, no food.
That's only true for the largest companies -- and even they won't be able to predict what they'll run out of.
Consider video/moviemaking. The big ones have "runners" to get what's needed. This service replaces them -- probably at a lower cost. But most production teams are too small to have a dedicated runner, so this service is a godsend.
This is actually one of the main benefits of Esperanto, a regular, constructed language that's much easier to learn than a "national" language.
Students who first study Esperanto and then go on to study another language learn the second language better than those who studied only the second language -- even if they had less time to learn it.
The science: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaedeutic_value_of_Esperanto
"the 18k gold used costs over $8,000"
Whatever you're smoking, I want some. Gold spot price is currently a bit below $1,200. Are you suggesting there's nearly 7 ounces of gold in these watches???
Oh, and spot price is for 24-karat gold, each ounce of which makes 1-1/3rd an ounce of 18-karat gold. So... does one of these watches weigh 10 ounces?
Of course there's a way to verify permission for such photos. It's called a model release.
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...among computer technologists, going back to 1945. Why reuse it for this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
I'm a videojournalist, and fairly long-time geek (see my Slashdot user number? ;) ). But I found Blender completely inappropriate for my uses. It's not built for what I do; it's too hard to learn; it's too hard to use. I wish it weren't so, but: No sale.
"that's too bad but we have our own corrupt politicians here"
True, but your scale is off by 100x.
How much extra did you have to pay the last time you renewed your driver's license? The last time you took a bus? How much kickback do you pay your boss every week to keep your job? When a loved one is in the hospital, how much does the nurse demand directly from you to make sure they get fed?
Be real here.
What you say is true, but it's not the main issue IMHO. Rather, it's that people rip copyrighted materials whole-cloth and post them as CC.
I produce short videos for a client, on a moderate budget. I was using lots of CC and public-domain labeled stuff from archive.org and YouTube. Then I realized, "Hey, wait! This TV show from the '50s is *not* public domain! Neither is this educational film from the '70s!"
This is what comes from people misunderstanding the slogan, "Information wants to be free." You get ignoramuses thinking, "Yeah, and I'm the one who'll set [someone else's stuff] free." There's a word for that -- theft. And that's what sadly permeates collections of "CC/PD" content
Here's a video I produced for ACM when Dr. Lamport won the 2013 award:
https://vimeo.com/95177539
And here's the brief article from Communications of the ACM:
http://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2014/6/175174-qa-divide-and-conquer/fulltext
Every date on the calendar is sacred to some group. It's impossible to choose a date that wouldn't conflict with anything.
Also, they apparently didn't choose it: It was a continuation of an earlier tradition. So blame those students.
A man with an atomic watch is better than two in the bush.