When searching the Windows XP computer for some sample video files, a technician named Stephen Richert allegedly spotted files that "appeared to be pornographic in nature" based on their names. Richert clicked on one that had listed a male name and an age of 13 or 14 and found a video he believed to contain child pornography.
Looks like the technician didn't just click it by chance, he sort of actively chose to search, open and view the kiddie porn.
If I spotted files on the internet that appeared to be porn, and I clicked on ones that I believe to be kiddie porns, I'd be arrested if I call the police and confess that.
Being a technician doesn't make any difference; he is not a cop, and he does not have the right to do it in the name of investigation.
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Hello Scott, Ron Paul is for the people, unless you want your children to have human implant RFID chips, a National ID card and create a North American Union and see an economic collapse far worse than the great depression. Vote for Ron Paul he speaks the truth and the media and government is afraid of him go to http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ron+paul and you will see his large base. Get motivated America, don't believe the lies of the media he has also WON the GOP Debate On Sunday! Value Freedom instead of corporate lies and corruption. Bypass this media blackout they are doing to Ron Paul, tell your family and friends and get involved in a local group at meetup.com make your voice heard! He will end the War In Iraq immediately, He will eliminate the IRS and wasteful government spending, and eliminate the Federal Reserve and restore power to the people and the only person not a member on the CFR. Can any other runner make these claims?...
How do we know whether it is even possible, theoretically, to improve it by 10%?
1. inherent randomness in each individual's ratings
if you give me a list of movies today to rate them, then the same list a week later, I probably would give inconsistent scores. the more randomness in it, the less predictable it is. hack, Netflix could have deliberately introduced some randomeness in it so that nobody could ever get the prize.
2. sample size
imagine there is a underlying theoretical model that drives us to rate the way we do. that model would have a gazillion number of parameters. even if we have a sample size of a million users each rating a thousand movies, it is unclear that it is big enough.
Why can't people mention Ron Paul on this issue at this time? Is it a slashdot taboo or anything? It was OK for slashdot to cover Howard Dean's internet campaign, but not Ron Paul's - hmmm why?
It's Friday evening, and I don't have any friend, real or virtual. So I actually watched that retarded video. (highly recommended for a good laugh)
All it is supposed to be, is so that you can write some stupid client side gadget, and you gadget can be run on every participating websites. BFD.
Each site is still an isolated island. You gadget doesn't run across sites, it only runs on every sites. It is not for sharing anything or interacting with anybody among different sites.
I've assumed that OpenSocial is about connecting users on different sites, probably most people did too, just from the misleading name and the hypes. But there's nothing open or social about it.
One might argue that eventually Google will do that. I highly doubt it. What's in it for Google? All I am seeing at this point, is that they want to label FaceBook as a party pooper therefore it should be outcasted. How social is that.
Inflation theory sounds more made up. I don't know anything of course so I'm just talking from my ass, but inflation theory describes a single event happened in the distant past, base on some observations and some theories - the question is, what theories? We don't have a good theory of universe yet.
String theory doesn't need to be consistent with the inflation theory. It only has to give a good explanations of current observables. If it does that, it can infer whatever past event in its own framework. But then I heard that it can explain any imaginable universe, well...
God has a sense of humor. Either human live with stupid theories with many arbitrary variables, and with an elegant theory with many arbitrary equations.
Why wouldn't I believe it? If my calculation is correct, it only requires a 4.4 degree ramp.
Hey prof, refine you understanding of physics and teaching skills, instead of whining about Hollywood movies on a German junk journal. We all whine about Hollywood movies, but get real, when is the last time that somebody offered you a job in real life to crack 1280 bit encryption in 30 seconds while your sensitive organ is being sucked.
I've been paying attention to the event, and read many survivor accounts. I don't think there's credible evidence available showing that student protesters were killed in the night of June 3 1989.
You statement would be fine in a casual conversation, but it'll make a very bad wikipedia statement of fact.
The Chinese government knows very well the symbolic importance of the Square, and semantics confusion it creates. I've seen too many arguments on this specific point (whether anybody died in the Square) that people are distracted from discussing the overall event. If I can take a guess, the government probably made it clear to the soldiers that nobody should killed in the Square.
As far as wikipedia is concerned, the Tiananmen Square must literally refer to the Square itself within the reasonable definition of physical boundary, and statement of death must be accompanied by references, as well as accompanied by the rebuttal and its references.
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Looks like the technician didn't just click it by chance, he sort of actively chose to search, open and view the kiddie porn.
If I spotted files on the internet that appeared to be porn, and I clicked on ones that I believe to be kiddie porns, I'd be arrested if I call the police and confess that.
Being a technician doesn't make any difference; he is not a cop, and he does not have the right to do it in the name of investigation.
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Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:42:00 +0000
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Hello Scott,
Ron Paul is for the people, unless you want your children to have human implant RFID chips, a National ID card and create a North American Union and see an economic collapse far worse than the great depression. Vote for Ron Paul he speaks the truth and the media and government is afraid of him go to http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ron+paul and you will see his large base. Get motivated America, don't believe the lies of the media he has also WON the GOP Debate On Sunday! Value Freedom instead of corporate lies and corruption. Bypass this media blackout they are doing to Ron Paul, tell your family and friends and get involved in a local group at meetup.com make your voice heard! He will end the War In Iraq immediately, He will eliminate the IRS and wasteful government spending, and eliminate the Federal Reserve and restore power to the people and the only person not a member on the CFR. Can any other runner make these claims?
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Could they please make it into a video clip and upload to youtube? Thanks.
Looks like they need a version control system, Subversion anyone?
How do we know whether it is even possible, theoretically, to improve it by 10%?
1. inherent randomness in each individual's ratings
if you give me a list of movies today to rate them, then the same list a week later, I probably would give inconsistent scores. the more randomness in it, the less predictable it is. hack, Netflix could have deliberately introduced some randomeness in it so that nobody could ever get the prize.
2. sample size
imagine there is a underlying theoretical model that drives us to rate the way we do. that model would have a gazillion number of parameters. even if we have a sample size of a million users each rating a thousand movies, it is unclear that it is big enough.
If this is the father of Unix, who is the mother?
Even though 99% of Unix geeks are men, it is still biologically incorrect to call it 'father'.
Why can't people mention Ron Paul on this issue at this time? Is it a slashdot taboo or anything? It was OK for slashdot to cover Howard Dean's internet campaign, but not Ron Paul's - hmmm why?
It's Friday evening, and I don't have any friend, real or virtual. So I actually watched that retarded video. (highly recommended for a good laugh)
All it is supposed to be, is so that you can write some stupid client side gadget, and you gadget can be run on every participating websites. BFD.
Each site is still an isolated island. You gadget doesn't run across sites, it only runs on every sites. It is not for sharing anything or interacting with anybody among different sites.
I've assumed that OpenSocial is about connecting users on different sites, probably most people did too, just from the misleading name and the hypes. But there's nothing open or social about it.
One might argue that eventually Google will do that. I highly doubt it. What's in it for Google? All I am seeing at this point, is that they want to label FaceBook as a party pooper therefore it should be outcasted. How social is that.
too boost the sale
politicians?
Al Gore is responsible for the biggest flame war on the internet (which he invented!)
Imagine how many index fingers will be damaged by that.
Inflation is a fact?
"So if I patent delivering a letter to someone's house by means of walking to my car..."
I patented a similar thing for web service. Thanks for the reminder, I'm patenting the E-mail through conventional delivery right now.
Inflation theory sounds more made up. I don't know anything of course so I'm just talking from my ass, but inflation theory describes a single event happened in the distant past, base on some observations and some theories - the question is, what theories? We don't have a good theory of universe yet.
String theory doesn't need to be consistent with the inflation theory. It only has to give a good explanations of current observables. If it does that, it can infer whatever past event in its own framework. But then I heard that it can explain any imaginable universe, well...
God has a sense of humor. Either human live with stupid theories with many arbitrary variables, and with an elegant theory with many arbitrary equations.
return ++i+++i++ ;
They told me that the result is totally unpredictable.
Now we can go back to visit Einstein and laugh(ed) at his face.
you are missing a factor of 2 somewhere.
it doesn't have to be so complicated. obviously t = 2 v0 sin(theta) / g
Why wouldn't I believe it? If my calculation is correct, it only requires a 4.4 degree ramp.
Hey prof, refine you understanding of physics and teaching skills, instead of whining about Hollywood movies on a German junk journal. We all whine about Hollywood movies, but get real, when is the last time that somebody offered you a job in real life to crack 1280 bit encryption in 30 seconds while your sensitive organ is being sucked.
I've been paying attention to the event, and read many survivor accounts. I don't think there's credible evidence available showing that student protesters were killed in the night of June 3 1989. You statement would be fine in a casual conversation, but it'll make a very bad wikipedia statement of fact. The Chinese government knows very well the symbolic importance of the Square, and semantics confusion it creates. I've seen too many arguments on this specific point (whether anybody died in the Square) that people are distracted from discussing the overall event. If I can take a guess, the government probably made it clear to the soldiers that nobody should killed in the Square. As far as wikipedia is concerned, the Tiananmen Square must literally refer to the Square itself within the reasonable definition of physical boundary, and statement of death must be accompanied by references, as well as accompanied by the rebuttal and its references.
after all, it is called MY SQL, not your SQL, or her SQL.
and my computer screw girls.
finally, we'll get the answer to the question, "what do women want?"