Wrong. I hear there's a hack out that bypasses the agreement dialogue. I hope Apple patches this before any terrorists commit any heinous crimes (like use flash).
Well if something isn't working right one of the first things to check is "is it on"*. With something mechanical you usually have movement or sound to tell you the answer to that. For a circuit, you have to go get your multimeter- you can't really observe the circuit unaided. Anyone who has worked with breadboard circuits knows how tedious it is to debug a circuit compared to a mechanical device. It may not be magic, but it is always going to be more abstract than physical systems.
*As in you're checking if the "on" switch is actually doing anything.
... and these are the same people who won't see the difference between a zygote and embryo. I don't expect they'll change their minds with a 5 minute science lesson (of course they'd either ignore the lesson, or get confused and agree with you because you sound smart, so I expect it's a moot point). Now, many of these people have flimsy morals (they're pro-abortion, but only if they don't have to see the baby's heartbeat on the ultrasound, or they're against ESC research unless it's their kid dying in the hospital), so trying to get a true answer might not be a viable task.
No, the problem of embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells is with ESCs you must destroy a (potential) life, while you can harmlessly remove ASCs from just about anyone. The debate is either "the ends justify the means" or "right to life starts at point X", not a misunderstanding of the terms embryo/zygote.
(I'm just clarifying where the lines are commonly drawn, I'm not interested in yet another "lets flame at each other and get nowhere" "debate")
(Last I heard) Yes and no. Your chromosomes have telomeres on the end- basically a timer. Each time the chromosome is replicated, the telomeres shorten, so eventually the chromosome cannot replicate any longer. Embryonic stem cells and cancerous cells are alike in that they get around this (an enzyme telomerase at least has a role with ESCs). It may be the case that researchers have found a way to make adult stem cells replicate without telomere shortening while avoiding cancer-inducing qualities, but it would be more complicated than simply letting ESCs do their thing.
Regardless, they're basically trying to turn cells into a benevolent cancer, so research like this that helps us understand how the cells morph into different types is helpful no matter whether ESCs or ASCs win out in the end.
NB: I only know so much about this, so if you can explain better/correct me, feel free to post a +5 informative.
You vegetarians want to save the animals, but we carnivores are doing our part to cut down on this superbug problem. If we listened to you vegetarians, these animal farms would be a huge drain on the economy, raising animals for no practical use, and the animal population would spiral out of control. Stop shifting the blame and take responsibility to this disaster you're creating.
But if Google Earth is down, google.com itself is probably down, in which case the user couldn't navigate to the website in the first place. I don't see the problem.
The parent isn't saying punishment after-the-fact is better, but that it is the best feasible solution. As the article is saying, trying to charge people for texting and driving in the first place isn't helping.
While I agree that the parent's solution is weak, I still agree with him it's the best solution.
"You will be suspected by many of being a paedophile and, like Mr Thompson, you may find that you suffer, both in prison and on release, for the rest of your life.
"All these consequences will last for life and the irony is that you have brought them upon yourself by your own deliberate conduct
The judge is basically treating the social stigma of being assumed a pedophile as part of the sentence- even though "the judge said there was no evidence that Weiner was a paedophile" (from the article). I realize the justice system can't change how others accept him, but at the least I would hope the judge to precede the above quote with "unfortunately"*, as opposed to acting like society's witch hunt is a tool for punishment.
*I'm assuming the journalist isn't cherry picking quotes.
That depends on how fast supply dries up compared to how fast those mines can get producing. The economic cost of a temporary shortage might prove greater than the cost of that subsidy. That said, Congress shouldn't be tossing subsidies around without good reason to expect that scenario.
Reading your first sentence, I was sure you were going to conclude the moral of the story is "don't pirate, it ruins your life". I'm not convinced the "evil corporations" message will be the stronger one (I would hope so, but I don't get optimistic about the media).
Given the wording "what's known as absolute zero", it seems assumed that the reader doesn't have much understanding of cryogenics, so given that target audience, -460F is the best way to communicate how cold this is (-272C assumedly wouldn't make sense to them). Ironically, you call for human readable units despite that being exactly what they were going for.
Scientology could produce far more impressive numbers- they just have to make a browser and call it "4chan <3" and their page will get millions of hits every second.
...and hopefully someone who knows that person will read a slashdot post about hitting people on the head with a sledgehammer and say "Ooh, good idea!"
The MAFIAA's sense of entitlement is only rivaled by that of pirates like the parent. I want to see major copyright reform, but I want nothing to do with such pirates.
In patent infringement cases a judge can order an injunction to force the accused infringer to stop making the product in question early on in the case*. Given the similarity of patent and copyright infringement, it makes sense that a similar policy would be used here. Of course, I doubt the requirements to get a site shut down are as high as the equivalent in patent cases, so in practice this won't be the same.
What if you had an encrypted partition with multiple passwords- each password decrypts different files from that partition. You could go even further and set it up to generate random files and passwords, along with some parts that are just random data that do not correspond to a password. If someone asks about the encrypted partition, you type in a password and the corresponding files come up with no indication there were more passwords. If the size of the files you showed them compared to the partition makes them suspicious enough (or some other indicator), you can use more passwords, but they would have no way to know whether you've used all your passwords. Of course they would realize your security is at paranoia-level, so if you explained the random passwords, you understandably would have no way to actually show them everything on the partition.
On the up-side, instead of trying to convince someone that encrypted partition is just random data, you actually decrypt stuff for them- plus with the random passwords they can't prove if you're lying. On the downside, you can never show them everything (unlike a 1-password system), so there is no "cut your losses" route.
This leads to two questions: could this plausibly work, and how bad could it be for you should law enforcement ask to see what's on your computer?
Other encryption methods leave you dead in the water should someone figure out you've got encryption- by being out in the open it may be more dangerous (it always raises suspicion), but it possibly mitigates the damage that suspicion can do.
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Wrong. I hear there's a hack out that bypasses the agreement dialogue. I hope Apple patches this before any terrorists commit any heinous crimes (like use flash).
Well if something isn't working right one of the first things to check is "is it on"*. With something mechanical you usually have movement or sound to tell you the answer to that. For a circuit, you have to go get your multimeter- you can't really observe the circuit unaided. Anyone who has worked with breadboard circuits knows how tedious it is to debug a circuit compared to a mechanical device. It may not be magic, but it is always going to be more abstract than physical systems.
*As in you're checking if the "on" switch is actually doing anything.
... and these are the same people who won't see the difference between a zygote and embryo. I don't expect they'll change their minds with a 5 minute science lesson (of course they'd either ignore the lesson, or get confused and agree with you because you sound smart, so I expect it's a moot point). Now, many of these people have flimsy morals (they're pro-abortion, but only if they don't have to see the baby's heartbeat on the ultrasound, or they're against ESC research unless it's their kid dying in the hospital), so trying to get a true answer might not be a viable task.
No, the problem of embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells is with ESCs you must destroy a (potential) life, while you can harmlessly remove ASCs from just about anyone. The debate is either "the ends justify the means" or "right to life starts at point X", not a misunderstanding of the terms embryo/zygote.
(I'm just clarifying where the lines are commonly drawn, I'm not interested in yet another "lets flame at each other and get nowhere" "debate")
(Last I heard) Yes and no. Your chromosomes have telomeres on the end- basically a timer. Each time the chromosome is replicated, the telomeres shorten, so eventually the chromosome cannot replicate any longer. Embryonic stem cells and cancerous cells are alike in that they get around this (an enzyme telomerase at least has a role with ESCs). It may be the case that researchers have found a way to make adult stem cells replicate without telomere shortening while avoiding cancer-inducing qualities, but it would be more complicated than simply letting ESCs do their thing.
Regardless, they're basically trying to turn cells into a benevolent cancer, so research like this that helps us understand how the cells morph into different types is helpful no matter whether ESCs or ASCs win out in the end.
NB: I only know so much about this, so if you can explain better/correct me, feel free to post a +5 informative.
I thought not reading the summary was lazy. You, sir, amaze me- you don't even read the title of your own comment.
You vegetarians want to save the animals, but we carnivores are doing our part to cut down on this superbug problem. If we listened to you vegetarians, these animal farms would be a huge drain on the economy, raising animals for no practical use, and the animal population would spiral out of control. Stop shifting the blame and take responsibility to this disaster you're creating.
this one is easy enough to crack just by shoulder-looking
So don't display the map plainly- replace it with asterisks. Problem solved.
But if Google Earth is down, google.com itself is probably down, in which case the user couldn't navigate to the website in the first place. I don't see the problem.
The parent isn't saying punishment after-the-fact is better, but that it is the best feasible solution. As the article is saying, trying to charge people for texting and driving in the first place isn't helping.
While I agree that the parent's solution is weak, I still agree with him it's the best solution.
They'll never legalize marijuana in Illinois- if they did they'd finally have enough room in the prisons to fit the corrupt politicians.
"You will be suspected by many of being a paedophile and, like Mr Thompson, you may find that you suffer, both in prison and on release, for the rest of your life.
"All these consequences will last for life and the irony is that you have brought them upon yourself by your own deliberate conduct
The judge is basically treating the social stigma of being assumed a pedophile as part of the sentence- even though "the judge said there was no evidence that Weiner was a paedophile" (from the article). I realize the justice system can't change how others accept him, but at the least I would hope the judge to precede the above quote with "unfortunately"*, as opposed to acting like society's witch hunt is a tool for punishment.
*I'm assuming the journalist isn't cherry picking quotes.
That depends on how fast supply dries up compared to how fast those mines can get producing. The economic cost of a temporary shortage might prove greater than the cost of that subsidy. That said, Congress shouldn't be tossing subsidies around without good reason to expect that scenario.
Obviously some people don't think this is abuse- said people being the congressmen who signed the DMCA into law and the lobbyists who wrote it.
Reading your first sentence, I was sure you were going to conclude the moral of the story is "don't pirate, it ruins your life". I'm not convinced the "evil corporations" message will be the stronger one (I would hope so, but I don't get optimistic about the media).
Given the wording "what's known as absolute zero", it seems assumed that the reader doesn't have much understanding of cryogenics, so given that target audience, -460F is the best way to communicate how cold this is (-272C assumedly wouldn't make sense to them). Ironically, you call for human readable units despite that being exactly what they were going for.
Scientology could produce far more impressive numbers- they just have to make a browser and call it "4chan <3" and their page will get millions of hits every second.
...and hopefully someone who knows that person will read a slashdot post about hitting people on the head with a sledgehammer and say "Ooh, good idea!"
They were probably waiting for Google to translate their services to Canadian before filing too many complaints.
So what if I go to the store and have them order stuff online for me from there? Does it all cancel out and create zero pollution?
Personally, I would find a transparent plane that lets you see all the inner workings far more interesting than a fully transparent one.
The real win with shutting down eBay would be the hit PayPal's wannabe monopoly would take.
The MAFIAA's sense of entitlement is only rivaled by that of pirates like the parent. I want to see major copyright reform, but I want nothing to do with such pirates.
In patent infringement cases a judge can order an injunction to force the accused infringer to stop making the product in question early on in the case*. Given the similarity of patent and copyright infringement, it makes sense that a similar policy would be used here. Of course, I doubt the requirements to get a site shut down are as high as the equivalent in patent cases, so in practice this won't be the same.
*IANAL so I apologize for poor wording.
What if you had an encrypted partition with multiple passwords- each password decrypts different files from that partition. You could go even further and set it up to generate random files and passwords, along with some parts that are just random data that do not correspond to a password. If someone asks about the encrypted partition, you type in a password and the corresponding files come up with no indication there were more passwords. If the size of the files you showed them compared to the partition makes them suspicious enough (or some other indicator), you can use more passwords, but they would have no way to know whether you've used all your passwords. Of course they would realize your security is at paranoia-level, so if you explained the random passwords, you understandably would have no way to actually show them everything on the partition.
On the up-side, instead of trying to convince someone that encrypted partition is just random data, you actually decrypt stuff for them- plus with the random passwords they can't prove if you're lying. On the downside, you can never show them everything (unlike a 1-password system), so there is no "cut your losses" route. This leads to two questions: could this plausibly work, and how bad could it be for you should law enforcement ask to see what's on your computer?
Other encryption methods leave you dead in the water should someone figure out you've got encryption- by being out in the open it may be more dangerous (it always raises suspicion), but it possibly mitigates the damage that suspicion can do.