It can now, but I don't think there is a historical basis for it either. I don't think it has ALWAYS been as easy as it is now to change hair colour, and prior methods would surely have not been as good as today's methods. You don't hear much about people getting killed over their hair colour.
Well, because bias based on skin colour has throwbacks to some really awful times when people with black skin were not considered to be people, and seriously awful things were done to a person solely because of the colour of their skin. This pales in comparison to any sort of widespread bias towards people with different hair colour.
Further, it is rare the people are discriminated against at all based on their hair colour, so while it may not garner the same reaction, it is just as silly.
I agree that in an ideal world your argument has some validity, but this is not that world and history shows that treatment varies based on skin colour much more than it varies based on hair colour.
Well, sure, one is better. I would argue for that one being USB though. You too, have a computer, don't you (and therefore a USB port).
Cheap wall warts seem to be terribly inefficient. They use cheap parts and therefore aren't the most efficient transformers.
Of course, I suppose the long term real solution is wireless power, but that's a few years off.
I have a wall charger for my blackberry. I seldom use it. I either charge on my PC, or if I forget and I'm in the car, I use the car charger. It syncs anyway, and that is the direction most devices are going - interconnectivity is the future. You have to plugin to the PC anyhow, so why not charge through that same connection, and why not make it USB?
Oh, and I'm not saying you can't have both, I'm just saying that straight DC is the better solution in this case, so if we are talking about setting some sort of standard, it is the way to go.
Well, for your situation, perhaps, but in general it isn't the most efficient solution. AC power in the home because historically that is how we've transmitted it. DC in car because that is what your battery is, and that is what your car electronics use. If the AC on your dash works without the engine turned on, then it is most certainly converted from DC. It uses the same technology that those inverters use that you can get everywhere now.
Or why not have a number that the customer keys in directly to a touch tone recognition system? And then possibly a password as well that gets spoken to the operator, the operator enters it, the hash checks it. If you get the operator one right, then you get to enter the number over the phone. That way, you couldn't brute force because you have to talk to the operator, but the operator doesn't know the password either.
The wording itself is wrong... they claim 'all parts of the internet are on the iPhone'. This is a misuse of the word internet, because they clearly mean web. Does the iPhone do: irc ssh rdp gopher etc...
Is flashblock really that popular? Sure, you hear about it here, but I'm not sure I know anybody in real life who uses it.
That's very interesting. That happens in the car too? My blackberry will charge on Linux, but you need a special driver (that was available in Ubuntu repos) so that it would recognize the device and up the current. That seems reasonable to me, because standard current allowance is less than what it needs. The car is no problem because car chargers are generally higher current than the 500mA or whatever it is for USB anyway (maybe it is 100, not sure *shrug*). My sister has a Motorola (not sure which one), and it has a USB connector - I don't know if she tried connecting it to a different charger, but I assume it would work, though after hearing your story, maybe not.
That's a nice feature, but IMO, is not the way to go, because car electronics already runs on likely 5V, 12V and maybe 24V (though IANAMechanic). Yes, the alternator will generator AC current, but that would mean that it would only work when the engine is running. To convert from DC, to AC, and then back to DC seems awfully inefficient. Sure, there are work arounds, but in the end, a standardized charging plug (such as USB, which is used for many devices nowadays - motorola phones, blackberries, etc), is the way to go, IMO.
Ahhh... but say you want the car charger? That'll be an extra $25. They find ways to make money on sales of these things. If all devices used USB, you wouldn't have these charges.
That would allow a highly redundant network to add support to existing wired infrastructure where available and would extend reach of existing networks where necessary.
Of course it opens things up wide to MITM attacks, but any sensitive communication would be signed anyway. In addition, you could develop a system to mark bad nodes and avoid them when routing.
I've seen people who can't afford milk for their sick child who needs milk because of bone problems with high speed internet.
And, low-speed DSL connections (512/512k) can be had for $24.95 a month here... which isn't $19.95, but is close, and is enough for many people's needs, compared to dialup.
I don't necessarily disagree with you, but presumably the other videos were posted by the copyright holders, while the Viacom videos were not. That distinction is important, I think.
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I would say that it is true for floppy drives, but probably not so much for hard drives.
It can now, but I don't think there is a historical basis for it either. I don't think it has ALWAYS been as easy as it is now to change hair colour, and prior methods would surely have not been as good as today's methods. You don't hear much about people getting killed over their hair colour.
Well, because bias based on skin colour has throwbacks to some really awful times when people with black skin were not considered to be people, and seriously awful things were done to a person solely because of the colour of their skin. This pales in comparison to any sort of widespread bias towards people with different hair colour.
Further, it is rare the people are discriminated against at all based on their hair colour, so while it may not garner the same reaction, it is just as silly.
I agree that in an ideal world your argument has some validity, but this is not that world and history shows that treatment varies based on skin colour much more than it varies based on hair colour.
'shouldn't HAVE TO'
Not that they shouldn't, but that it shouldn't be necessary.
Well, sure, one is better. I would argue for that one being USB though. You too, have a computer, don't you (and therefore a USB port).
Cheap wall warts seem to be terribly inefficient. They use cheap parts and therefore aren't the most efficient transformers.
Of course, I suppose the long term real solution is wireless power, but that's a few years off.
I have a wall charger for my blackberry. I seldom use it. I either charge on my PC, or if I forget and I'm in the car, I use the car charger. It syncs anyway, and that is the direction most devices are going - interconnectivity is the future. You have to plugin to the PC anyhow, so why not charge through that same connection, and why not make it USB?
Oh, and I'm not saying you can't have both, I'm just saying that straight DC is the better solution in this case, so if we are talking about setting some sort of standard, it is the way to go.
Well, for your situation, perhaps, but in general it isn't the most efficient solution. AC power in the home because historically that is how we've transmitted it. DC in car because that is what your battery is, and that is what your car electronics use. If the AC on your dash works without the engine turned on, then it is most certainly converted from DC. It uses the same technology that those inverters use that you can get everywhere now.
Or why not have a number that the customer keys in directly to a touch tone recognition system? And then possibly a password as well that gets spoken to the operator, the operator enters it, the hash checks it. If you get the operator one right, then you get to enter the number over the phone. That way, you couldn't brute force because you have to talk to the operator, but the operator doesn't know the password either.
an offended Programmable Logic Controller? This is slashdot - that must be what that stands for :)
The wording itself is wrong... they claim 'all parts of the internet are on the iPhone'. This is a misuse of the word internet, because they clearly mean web. Does the iPhone do:
irc
ssh
rdp
gopher
etc...
Is flashblock really that popular? Sure, you hear about it here, but I'm not sure I know anybody in real life who uses it.
That's very interesting. That happens in the car too? My blackberry will charge on Linux, but you need a special driver (that was available in Ubuntu repos) so that it would recognize the device and up the current. That seems reasonable to me, because standard current allowance is less than what it needs. The car is no problem because car chargers are generally higher current than the 500mA or whatever it is for USB anyway (maybe it is 100, not sure *shrug*). My sister has a Motorola (not sure which one), and it has a USB connector - I don't know if she tried connecting it to a different charger, but I assume it would work, though after hearing your story, maybe not.
That's a nice feature, but IMO, is not the way to go, because car electronics already runs on likely 5V, 12V and maybe 24V (though IANAMechanic). Yes, the alternator will generator AC current, but that would mean that it would only work when the engine is running. To convert from DC, to AC, and then back to DC seems awfully inefficient. Sure, there are work arounds, but in the end, a standardized charging plug (such as USB, which is used for many devices nowadays - motorola phones, blackberries, etc), is the way to go, IMO.
Ahhh... but say you want the car charger? That'll be an extra $25. They find ways to make money on sales of these things. If all devices used USB, you wouldn't have these charges.
the only thing that stopped Tesla was JP Morgan pulling funding because of Marconi getting patients on the radio first
Well, if Marconi was already using the radio to talk to his patients, I guess that was with good reason.
Extra current will do it too... Ever tried to hook an LED up to a power source without adding a current limiting resistor?
Good times.
Wouldn't it be so much easier if we all just got used to everything being lit by red lights? Or blue for that matter? :)
That would allow a highly redundant network to add support to existing wired infrastructure where available and would extend reach of existing networks where necessary.
Of course it opens things up wide to MITM attacks, but any sensitive communication would be signed anyway. In addition, you could develop a system to mark bad nodes and avoid them when routing.
Sorry, I should have indicated that I was replying directly to:
This also helps people that would not have a clue how to download and burn something.
How long is the trip to the store and the gas etc etc?
Doesn't Canonical ship CDs for free with their shipit program?
That's why I keep a cheap, basic telephone kicking around - in the event the power goes out.
Probably not so much invalid as irrelevant.
I've seen people who can't afford milk for their sick child who needs milk because of bone problems with high speed internet.
And, low-speed DSL connections (512/512k) can be had for $24.95 a month here... which isn't $19.95, but is close, and is enough for many people's needs, compared to dialup.
I don't necessarily disagree with you, but presumably the other videos were posted by the copyright holders, while the Viacom videos were not. That distinction is important, I think.
nah... print out the full logs on 8 1/2" x 11" and hand it over. Make sure to randomize it in some way so that it is not at all easy to analyze.
Good luck :)