sure, just use a e-book managing software like calibre and save your books in multiple formats, including at least one plain text. i'd doubt that there won't be any scripts in 150 years, that will transfer yor.rtf,.txt,.epub,... whatver into the format du jour, as long as you don't keep it on then obsolete media.
there's no problems reading more obscure formats (like c64 roms, e.g.) from 30 years ago today, let alone a simple text-file.
or how does the manufactorer stop me from simply driving too fast? in an age where most cars have country-specific software & hardware modifications, it makes zero sense for a car to be able to go (much) faster than the maximum allowed speed limit.
nowadays you got the freedom to drive like an asshole - just give the car a user selectable setting, if it should preserve your life at all costs, preserve the life of others or make a decision that minimizes overall damage (but may harm you) - if you select the "me first" option, you are responsible for your car mowing down a row of krishnas. "simple" as that.
yes. that cell reception is paid for the same way, emergency calls are paid for. government requirement for the cell providers, either financed by taxes or the customers of the providers. that won't be too expensive (again, see amazon's "free" cell service for downloading books)
well, it should be as easy as getting cell reception (imagine something like small cryptographic device with an lcd-screen and a 3g modem simalar to the one in amazon's kindles that work in most part of the world). if you don't even get that to work, your vote doesn't count - like when you're somewhere on holiday away from even a letterbox. of course there'd be a longer period over which one could cast one's vote. voting on something on a day per day basis would be stupid.
p.s.: but there you have it: you'd probably need the people to pay much more taxes until one system has repaced the other. and you'd need to elect a party to majority that's going to end itsef when succesfull - so you won't see any sign of them pre-election because they won't get any money from big donors who want to buy future influence.
you'd need some kind of honest government or administration to process and present all information on a matter that's up for vote in a transparent, unbiased and easy to understand way, so that everyone could make an informed decision without spending too much time on research. something like the swiss do with their referenda only on a much larger scale.
i'm not sure, that this could work in reality without the oversight of neutral robot overlords. at least the problem is a a few numbers of magnitude more complex than just putting together some software for continuous voting. but maybe not more complex than the current political systems & bureaucracy.
it's faster, better exclusives, and they've sold much more than xbones - so there will be a far bigger used games market and more of the kid's friends will have compatible games/accessoires. plus playstation plus is pretty awesome.
the only reason to get the xbox is when you have lots of friends with one
if you got a name and/or a face and/or have ever left the woods, your're leaving trails that will be collected, linked and analysed. but there's only so much money the lizard people can give to the illuminaliens to pay for your anal probes. also, unfortunately the financial crisis affects the interstellar export of soylent green and glagnar's human rinds too, so that leads to budget cuts as well. so, until our new & cheap robot overlords take over, you're pretty much safe.
it's just unbelievable, how often flash needs to be updated. i usually disable autoupdates and only install the new version whenever i need it. but still, you can't use the computer for a couple of days without flash getting deactivated by safari because there's a newer version. how many bugs/security holes can one poece of software have?
allowing google maps to link search data with your account (were you logged in as well?)? giving your phone number to a stranger who uploads his contact data to facebook. using google and probably not even a private browser window for searches. even using facebook in the first place. i'd call that rather naÃve, using all these services without paying money for them and expecting to not give some data back in exchange.
isn't there a slight difference between producing crappy software and writing code to intentionally and criminaly deceive? i think, that's where the word "conspiracy" comes in.
your paranoid fantasy won't hold true. the usa is still the dominating cultural force on the planet (disclaimer: i'm european), and "made in the usa" is still a good selling point, even in the middle east. unfortunately, lots of "made in the US" products don't live up to their reputation, quality-wise, so a lot of people get burned, but that doesn't mean that the brand is not working...
they probably had lots of pressure from big brother on them. that's why i chose fake names that sound like real ones, only slightly more vulgar. it's less hassle.
yours, peter le coq
as long as the kids carrying cellpoines don' have terrorist names and dark skin, they will be fine. even if they carry a ticking package or something with a red lcd-display that obviously looks like a bomb to the uneducated teacher.
well, here's the principal: dacummings@irvingisd.net
and here the link to the administrative staff page:
http://www.irvingisd.net/domai...
have fun, and don't forget to write them about their 1600 cc-cameras. from an european perspective this sounds like an orwellian prison, but maybe this is normal for the U.S. way to go, educating children towards acceptance for the surveilance state.
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sure, just use a e-book managing software like calibre and save your books in multiple formats, including at least one plain text. i'd doubt that there won't be any scripts in 150 years, that will transfer yor .rtf, .txt, .epub,... whatver into the format du jour, as long as you don't keep it on then obsolete media.
there's no problems reading more obscure formats (like c64 roms, e.g.) from 30 years ago today, let alone a simple text-file.
or how does the manufactorer stop me from simply driving too fast? in an age where most cars have country-specific software & hardware modifications, it makes zero sense for a car to be able to go (much) faster than the maximum allowed speed limit.
- how does the manufacturer stop me today from modifying my car so it endangers others (e.g. mount a flamethrower on it) ?
nowadays you got the freedom to drive like an asshole - just give the car a user selectable setting, if it should preserve your life at all costs, preserve the life of others or make a decision that minimizes overall damage (but may harm you) - if you select the "me first" option, you are responsible for your car mowing down a row of krishnas. "simple" as that.
yes. that cell reception is paid for the same way, emergency calls are paid for. government requirement for the cell providers, either financed by taxes or the customers of the providers. that won't be too expensive (again, see amazon's "free" cell service for downloading books)
well, it should be as easy as getting cell reception (imagine something like small cryptographic device with an lcd-screen and a 3g modem simalar to the one in amazon's kindles that work in most part of the world). if you don't even get that to work, your vote doesn't count - like when you're somewhere on holiday away from even a letterbox. of course there'd be a longer period over which one could cast one's vote. voting on something on a day per day basis would be stupid.
p.s.: but there you have it: you'd probably need the people to pay much more taxes until one system has repaced the other. and you'd need to elect a party to majority that's going to end itsef when succesfull - so you won't see any sign of them pre-election because they won't get any money from big donors who want to buy future influence.
you'd need some kind of honest government or administration to process and present all information on a matter that's up for vote in a transparent, unbiased and easy to understand way, so that everyone could make an informed decision without spending too much time on research. something like the swiss do with their referenda only on a much larger scale. i'm not sure, that this could work in reality without the oversight of neutral robot overlords. at least the problem is a a few numbers of magnitude more complex than just putting together some software for continuous voting. but maybe not more complex than the current political systems & bureaucracy.
or doesn't the summary make any sense? why sell a 2-core pack, when the minimum required cores per system is 8?
bosnia, turkey, malaysia, egypt... i'm not that well travelled, but those are the first that come to my mind.
yes, please, invade another country, leave it in shambles, and then let the europeans deal with a few more millions of refugees. great idea.
a) because it doesn't matter, if it's 6, 7 or 500 cores, as long as everybody else has the same number of cores at their disposal. b) money
the ps4 has a streaming/remote play feature - maybe that's what the reserved cpu-cores are needed for.
it's faster, better exclusives, and they've sold much more than xbones - so there will be a far bigger used games market and more of the kid's friends will have compatible games/accessoires. plus playstation plus is pretty awesome. the only reason to get the xbox is when you have lots of friends with one
if you got a name and/or a face and/or have ever left the woods, your're leaving trails that will be collected, linked and analysed. but there's only so much money the lizard people can give to the illuminaliens to pay for your anal probes. also, unfortunately the financial crisis affects the interstellar export of soylent green and glagnar's human rinds too, so that leads to budget cuts as well. so, until our new & cheap robot overlords take over, you're pretty much safe.
sounds plausible - "faraday" is such an uninspired name, could be a decoy.
it's just unbelievable, how often flash needs to be updated. i usually disable autoupdates and only install the new version whenever i need it. but still, you can't use the computer for a couple of days without flash getting deactivated by safari because there's a newer version. how many bugs/security holes can one poece of software have?
allowing google maps to link search data with your account (were you logged in as well?)? giving your phone number to a stranger who uploads his contact data to facebook. using google and probably not even a private browser window for searches. even using facebook in the first place. i'd call that rather naÃve, using all these services without paying money for them and expecting to not give some data back in exchange.
isn't there a slight difference between producing crappy software and writing code to intentionally and criminaly deceive? i think, that's where the word "conspiracy" comes in.
just like whatsapp, et al but does work on multiple devices (inclusive ipad) per account.
your paranoid fantasy won't hold true. the usa is still the dominating cultural force on the planet (disclaimer: i'm european), and "made in the usa" is still a good selling point, even in the middle east. unfortunately, lots of "made in the US" products don't live up to their reputation, quality-wise, so a lot of people get burned, but that doesn't mean that the brand is not working...
they probably had lots of pressure from big brother on them. that's why i chose fake names that sound like real ones, only slightly more vulgar. it's less hassle. yours, peter le coq
no, they are not fucking morons, they are fucking criminal nazis. big difference.
as long as the kids carrying cellpoines don' have terrorist names and dark skin, they will be fine. even if they carry a ticking package or something with a red lcd-display that obviously looks like a bomb to the uneducated teacher.
well, here's the principal: dacummings@irvingisd.net and here the link to the administrative staff page: http://www.irvingisd.net/domai... have fun, and don't forget to write them about their 1600 cc-cameras. from an european perspective this sounds like an orwellian prison, but maybe this is normal for the U.S. way to go, educating children towards acceptance for the surveilance state.