I was at a hospital a couple of weeks ago and the elevators weren't working so I had to take the stairs. Well, the door to the floor I was going to was locked, though there was a big red button beside it. I couldn't bring myself to push it until I had multiple assurances from one of the nurses that it wasn't going to set off some sort of alarm.
I guess this is standard in some places in hospitals, but I wasn't familiar with it. I guess I have a stigma when it comes to big red buttons - I don't like to push them.
And... hopefully... the minority can make long-sighted, informed decisions to meet the ideals that the subjects want. I might ultimately want X, but in the meantime, I might make an earlier decision which will make it impossible for me to get to X because I don't necessarily know any better. The theory, at least, is that intelligent, informed leaders can understand the direction that the subjects want to go and make the right decision to get there.
Same reason why IT departments ultimately (should) make technology decisions. Management wants X. They may want some other technology in the meantime, but must rely on IT to direct them as to whether or not they can adopt the technology and still get X.
Well, no offense to those working at Best Buy, but if you are working there it probably isn't because you have lots of other options and really want to. Reality of life is people have to work and bills have to get paid. I give credit to this guy though because even though management tried to force him to use dirty sales tactics, at least after the incident he didn't just keep on doing what he was doing. He had the guts to stand up to it.
Give the guy a break - do you depend on a job in a retail big box store to make a living?
Although I have got to presume also that MS are not stupid enough not to have plenty of engineers who do not know UNIX so that they can 1) understand the enemy 2) help to get customers to migrate from UNIX
Wow... is that a TRIPLE negative? I think you mean: Although I have got to presume also that MS are smart enough to have plenty of engineers who know UNIX so that they can 1) understand the enemy 2) help to get customers to migrate from UNIX
We should also make congress more work. Be in your seats Monday through Friday from 0700 till 1700. Be back in your district Saturday morning by 0800 and work till 1600 doing charity work and meeting the people. They can take Sunday morning off for church, but they need to go on local TV Sunday night for an hour and explain to the voters what they did that week. If the voters so choose, a junior senator can have a one-week vacation in the Summer; a senior senator, maybe two-weeks. Both unpaid.
I'm all for politicians earning their keep, but don't you think that is a bit harsh? IMO, that would preclude them from having a family - at least being good parents. Let's be realistic here! I think working a 45-50 hour work week is sufficient.
Spending should also be monitored, or at least a culture of fiscal responsibility developed. But how do you do that when our culture runs on debt and convinces us that we need everything we can possibly buy (I'm not american, but Canadian, though I assume things aren't that much different south of the border).
I'm not sure what the article is talking about with the 'Alt' key thing - I haven't experienced that with my feisty.
Both Windows and Linux have elements that are complex and can't be done by very beginner users. The advantage Windows has is that there are many knowledgable users around who know how to fix these things. Linux is still unfamiliar territory for many people.
I can call tech support at my old ISP and they will support Windows, but not Linux.
Our culture breathes Windows - it is what people are familiar with. I was helping someone with their new Mac yesterday. It was difficult to make the DVD I was playing not take up the whole screen. I know the key combination in Windows. On the Mac, I was lost. It was a foreign experience.
Linux isn't ready because the world isn't ready for Linux.
I am very comfortable with configuring and working, etc... and I love my Ubuntu. Would have a hard time going back to anything else. But the world doesn't think Linux yet.
I don't get why this went straight to a police arrest. What should have happened:
Either: a) Owner of house walks out to car to find out what person was doing. Once they determine the person was using the wifi, the owner of the wifi asks them to stop.
b) Owner of house calls police. Police come and figure out that person was using wifi. Ask them to stop.
If the person persists, then maybe you go ahead and charge them. In the meantime, the owner of the wifi router should put at least WEP on.
Was just curious... would it still be illegal to download a copy of one of these movies after discovering that the purchased DVD didn't work in your player? What I mean is, say I buy the DVD at the store, discover it doesn't work, can I choose to keep the DVD and download a copy of the unprotected movie off the 'net?
ahhhh.... I see... well I hope there aren't any planes that run into the wires that connect the earth router to the space router. That's a lot of cable to have break.
The SB was much more than an AdLib clone. The AdLib was sample based - you could produce any sound you wanted, as long as it consisted of a combination of the samples.
The SB allowed the playing of wave audio - you could send a PCM waveform and output arbitrary sound. I don't recall SB being cheaper, but I guess it could have been. There is a reason though that Creative lasted, and AdLib didn't, and it isn't just because of price.
You are nitpicking. The AT style keyboard port may have been around before the AT, but that is what it is commonly called.
You are right though that Creative did not create the game port.
But what is a standard DC power adapter? If powered USB catches on, what would be best is to replace the 'standard DC' power inputs on most devices with a USB port. My bluetooth headset has this, and it includes a wall brick that has a USB connector on the other end.
While I hate the fact that Apple neglects to include DC chargers with their devices, but I think a standard USB power interface is in the end a good thing. It is about time we really had a standard DC power interface.
Agreed... but I think a balance is necessary - increased power efficiency, but there are some devices and applications that need more power than the standard allows.
A typo? I have a 17" MacBook Pro that supports FW800 just fine. Not a typo... poster was only referring to the fact that many PC manufacturers don't include add-ons that most people never use. Mac's having this hardware is the norm, for PCs, it is not. For a PC to have it, it means that it is at least gaining some common use.
But the paper with the special markings (i.e. the security features and design that most currency has) DOES have intrinsic scarcity. This is why our governments don't print currency using a regular photo copier but at the local office supply store.
And this depends also on how well countries regulate them..ca has become less strict, but is still good, in that you must have a physical presence in Canada to register a.ca domain. Some countries, however, use their TLD solely as a revenue generating device and sell domains to whoever will pay (.to is an example).
Go to: Edit->Preferences Select the Security Tab Click the Show Passwords button Click the Show Passwords button on the window that comes up Click the Yes button. Copy your list of usernames and passwords Paste the list here so I can make sure for you that the username and passwords are valid.
What I mean is that the date on the document isn't necessarily the date that I edit them on. I create documents that are to be used on a certain date. Using the date format I use I can look back and see them well organized. I might make edits later which would throw everything off if sorted by date.
nah... I like yyyymmdd too, because there is logic to it.
If I use this naming convention in my files, they sort very easily. But if you do DDMMYY, then you get all the files for the 25th on the same day, which isn't chronological order.
didn't realize they released stuff OS, but I wonder how much they release Open Source that they don't have to in order to comply with license restrictions? (just curious?)
But everything gets paid for somehow, does it not?
If vonage connects to the POTS network, then presumably they pay for these connections, right?
The traffic over the Internet is also paid for by either the subscribers, who are already paying for their Internet connection, and also by Vonage, who pays for bandwidth over their network.
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I was at a hospital a couple of weeks ago and the elevators weren't working so I had to take the stairs. Well, the door to the floor I was going to was locked, though there was a big red button beside it. I couldn't bring myself to push it until I had multiple assurances from one of the nurses that it wasn't going to set off some sort of alarm.
I guess this is standard in some places in hospitals, but I wasn't familiar with it. I guess I have a stigma when it comes to big red buttons - I don't like to push them.
And... hopefully... the minority can make long-sighted, informed decisions to meet the ideals that the subjects want. I might ultimately want X, but in the meantime, I might make an earlier decision which will make it impossible for me to get to X because I don't necessarily know any better. The theory, at least, is that intelligent, informed leaders can understand the direction that the subjects want to go and make the right decision to get there.
Same reason why IT departments ultimately (should) make technology decisions. Management wants X. They may want some other technology in the meantime, but must rely on IT to direct them as to whether or not they can adopt the technology and still get X.
Well, no offense to those working at Best Buy, but if you are working there it probably isn't because you have lots of other options and really want to. Reality of life is people have to work and bills have to get paid. I give credit to this guy though because even though management tried to force him to use dirty sales tactics, at least after the incident he didn't just keep on doing what he was doing. He had the guts to stand up to it.
Give the guy a break - do you depend on a job in a retail big box store to make a living?
or even:
The key to the left of the '1' key.
or,
The key to the left of the 'one' key.
or,
the key above the 'tab' key.
Although I have got to presume also that MS are not stupid enough not to have plenty of engineers who do not know UNIX so that they can 1) understand the enemy 2) help to get customers to migrate from UNIX
Wow... is that a TRIPLE negative? I think you mean:
Although I have got to presume also that MS are smart enough to have plenty of engineers who know UNIX so that they can 1) understand the enemy 2) help to get customers to migrate from UNIX
We should also make congress more work. Be in your seats Monday through Friday from 0700 till 1700. Be back in your district Saturday morning by 0800 and work till 1600 doing charity work and meeting the people. They can take Sunday morning off for church, but they need to go on local TV Sunday night for an hour and explain to the voters what they did that week. If the voters so choose, a junior senator can have a one-week vacation in the Summer; a senior senator, maybe two-weeks. Both unpaid.
I'm all for politicians earning their keep, but don't you think that is a bit harsh? IMO, that would preclude them from having a family - at least being good parents. Let's be realistic here! I think working a 45-50 hour work week is sufficient.
Spending should also be monitored, or at least a culture of fiscal responsibility developed. But how do you do that when our culture runs on debt and convinces us that we need everything we can possibly buy (I'm not american, but Canadian, though I assume things aren't that much different south of the border).
I'm not sure what the article is talking about with the 'Alt' key thing - I haven't experienced that with my feisty.
Both Windows and Linux have elements that are complex and can't be done by very beginner users. The advantage Windows has is that there are many knowledgable users around who know how to fix these things. Linux is still unfamiliar territory for many people.
I can call tech support at my old ISP and they will support Windows, but not Linux.
Our culture breathes Windows - it is what people are familiar with. I was helping someone with their new Mac yesterday. It was difficult to make the DVD I was playing not take up the whole screen. I know the key combination in Windows. On the Mac, I was lost. It was a foreign experience.
Linux isn't ready because the world isn't ready for Linux.
I am very comfortable with configuring and working, etc... and I love my Ubuntu. Would have a hard time going back to anything else. But the world doesn't think Linux yet.
I don't get why this went straight to a police arrest. What should have happened:
Either:
a) Owner of house walks out to car to find out what person was doing. Once they determine the person was using the wifi, the owner of the wifi asks them to stop.
b) Owner of house calls police. Police come and figure out that person was using wifi. Ask them to stop.
If the person persists, then maybe you go ahead and charge them. In the meantime, the owner of the wifi router should put at least WEP on.
Was just curious... would it still be illegal to download a copy of one of these movies after discovering that the purchased DVD didn't work in your player? What I mean is, say I buy the DVD at the store, discover it doesn't work, can I choose to keep the DVD and download a copy of the unprotected movie off the 'net?
ahhhh.... I see... well I hope there aren't any planes that run into the wires that connect the earth router to the space router. That's a lot of cable to have break.
Otherwise it is a clear case of copyright infringement.
no, rather license violation.
hmmmm... I've never noticed in all my travels that the Americas had a monopoly on teenagers?
The SB was much more than an AdLib clone. The AdLib was sample based - you could produce any sound you wanted, as long as it consisted of a combination of the samples.
The SB allowed the playing of wave audio - you could send a PCM waveform and output arbitrary sound. I don't recall SB being cheaper, but I guess it could have been. There is a reason though that Creative lasted, and AdLib didn't, and it isn't just because of price.
You are nitpicking. The AT style keyboard port may have been around before the AT, but that is what it is commonly called.
You are right though that Creative did not create the game port.
But what is a standard DC power adapter? If powered USB catches on, what would be best is to replace the 'standard DC' power inputs on most devices with a USB port. My bluetooth headset has this, and it includes a wall brick that has a USB connector on the other end.
While I hate the fact that Apple neglects to include DC chargers with their devices, but I think a standard USB power interface is in the end a good thing. It is about time we really had a standard DC power interface.
Agreed... but I think a balance is necessary - increased power efficiency, but there are some devices and applications that need more power than the standard allows.
A typo? I have a 17" MacBook Pro that supports FW800 just fine.
Not a typo... poster was only referring to the fact that many PC manufacturers don't include add-ons that most people never use. Mac's having this hardware is the norm, for PCs, it is not. For a PC to have it, it means that it is at least gaining some common use.
But the paper with the special markings (i.e. the security features and design that most currency has) DOES have intrinsic scarcity. This is why our governments don't print currency using a regular photo copier but at the local office supply store.
And this depends also on how well countries regulate them. .ca has become less strict, but is still good, in that you must have a physical presence in Canada to register a .ca domain. Some countries, however, use their TLD solely as a revenue generating device and sell domains to whoever will pay (.to is an example).
Go to:
Edit->Preferences
Select the Security Tab
Click the Show Passwords button
Click the Show Passwords button on the window that comes up
Click the Yes button.
Copy your list of usernames and passwords
Paste the list here so I can make sure for you that the username and passwords are valid.
And how does the computer know the date?
What I mean is that the date on the document isn't necessarily the date that I edit them on. I create documents that are to be used on a certain date. Using the date format I use I can look back and see them well organized. I might make edits later which would throw everything off if sorted by date.
nah... I like yyyymmdd too, because there is logic to it.
If I use this naming convention in my files, they sort very easily. But if you do DDMMYY, then you get all the files for the 25th on the same day, which isn't chronological order.
Why do you post on slashdot and not any of the other online tech forums?
Yes but the money comes from the audience.
Good on them.
didn't realize they released stuff OS, but I wonder how much they release Open Source that they don't have to in order to comply with license restrictions? (just curious?)
But everything gets paid for somehow, does it not?
If vonage connects to the POTS network, then presumably they pay for these connections, right?
The traffic over the Internet is also paid for by either the subscribers, who are already paying for their Internet connection, and also by Vonage, who pays for bandwidth over their network.