My experience of the game is that the Iranian's could do a lot against an invading force. In fact I get the sneaking suspicion that any small guerilla force on their own territory is going to cause so many problems for an invading army that it quickly becomes uneconomic and politically troublesome. The Americans always win? You mean like Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan? Nope, sorry, they're not "winning", they're "acceptable losses". And I'm not having a go at the US in particular, I'm British and have a couple of good friends serving alongside US troops, and even they would admit that there's not been any "winning" going on for quite a long time. Coping, maybe. Trying, definately. Not winning though. The only people who can win are the locals, either by continuing to kill western troops, or by rejecting the local militia's ethos and aims. It's up to them.
Linux, PHP, Apache, MySQL, Drupal, Wordpress...I get paid quite well for using that lot, thank you very much, and I still hand code 95% of the new stuff I do, they just make my life easier. The very question sounds like somebody who's trying to sell old software rather than write new stuff.
I did exactly that a few months ago. I was in a very similar situation to the original poster, self taught with good knowledge of HTML/CSS/PHP/MySQL and with plenty of experience running LAMP systems. I presume I got lucky, because within a month I landed a contract with a company that has ~100 outlets, all needing very different websites, so my timetable is full for the forseeable future.
What I'm offering, which I think was a very important point of landing the contract, is building, hosting and maintaining the sites, including regular updates. The company hiring me don't need to do a thing other than email me with any updates they need done. Because a large part of the job is just data entry they also get me a little cheaper than my normal quote for hourly coding.
So my advice is find a company who need work done, but don't have the time or inclination to get involved in any techie stuff, even including "basic" stuff like posting things via a Drupal site, and offer to take everything off their hands. (And ideally a business that you have some experience, my client is in the hospitality trade, something I did for about 8 years)
Being self employed isn't much hassle, you do lose some security, but it's actually quite rewarding so far.
Assuming the aeroplane in question isn't a fancy fly-by-wire system, then yes, they are simpler than computers. A single bit out of place can make a computer crash, but aeroplanes can fly with multiple engines down and sections of wing missing. An F15 has been flown and landed with an entire wing missing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_EXtBEaBbs)
Robustness is the point here - if an IT system is sufficiently robust then yes, you can install as many bits of malware and strange pieces of hardware as you want, but most IT systems that are complex enough to require an in-house IT dept aren't that robust, they've been patched together over years to try and meet the whims of management, and while they work they're not particularly forgiving of random tinkering.
I got a shot of Jupiter and three of the moons using a £120 telescope with a camera-phone held against the eyepiece. Most of the investment goes into time though...setting up a mid-range telescope with a webcam and stacking software can be done for ~£500 including the computer and (FOSS) software, but it's going to take tens or (more likely) hundreds of hours to get really good results. "Amateur" in this context simply refers whether anyone is paying you for those hours.
Groupon also allows you to unsubscribe from their emails. As far as I can tell you have to mark it as spam a few times, block their domain, and then it goes away.
Trial by combat is still technically de jure in some circumstances, my old flatmate challenged Sir Cameron Makintosh to a duel, and is still owed either a fight or half of Sir Cameron's estate. Technically. But the idea of both parties being able to insist their lawyers fight it out is one I'm going to save in the little golden box in my brain. Thank you for that image.
Copyright is irrelevant, this is a patent situation. And if the technique (in this case crowdsourcing) is obvious and pre-existing then you can't patent it.
This solution is a bit of a hack - it's not what the $50,000 is actually meant for, they're looking for an everyday computer-based method. Fair play to them and all though.
The RAF used to have a system where - believe it or not, the "plane" was simply a small camera which was "flown" over an actual physical model of the terrain complete with tiny trees and houses. Now that's 3D. This is all back in the day when building a real life model was far easier than even contemplating a computer simulation beyond the most basic wireframe.
A big part of the problem is likely to be people like me who started playing around with Bitcoin out of curiosity and then just gave up because I didn't really care and couldn't see the point. I suspect there's a lot of people like me, and hence a lot of "dead nodes" in the system.
Whether the BBC is a "state broadcaster" is debatable. Yes, they're state funded, but they're an autonomous body required by charter to be politically neutral. It's arguable that enforcing DRM actually is in the public interest if it reduces the cost of the TV licence by providing a revenue stream - which is exactly why they block some iPlayer streams outside the UK; free content in the UK is sold externally, so there's more of an argument for non-UK DRM.
In my experience the BBC have a fairly relaxed attitude to DRM, aside from the legal bluster they're required to go through by law. (If they don't attempt to enforce copyright they lose it.) Non-UK viewing is easy enough with a proxy, and they don't make it particularly difficult to download completely open mpgs.
Funny example to use though - there are persistent rumours of anomalous behaviour in pendulums (pendula?) during solar eclipses. I don't know how rigorous the "experiments" in question are, my guess is not very, but an odd example to use. The basic point is right though - if your experiment disagrees with current theory then you should really presume you've done something silly until you've eradicated every error you can think or, then you ask for help...in this case, by publishing.
The interesting thing here is that rearing is a first step to biped movement. A machine that has quadruped stability and load carrying ability, but is able to switch to biped locomotion for a smaller footprint, a better view, or even use the front limbs for something else might be very handy.
"But as much as I hate Facebook lately, i can't see how you can expect their security system to prevent others from sending your mother email."
You're seriously suggesting that they shouldn't bother with national and international level data protection laws because it might be a bit tricky? Wow.
personally,Iprefer"punctuation"to,you-know,assist'readability'.
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Absolutely. And in the interests of balance, everyone should also view the Texas Medical Board complaint against him. You're welcome.
A valid point. Yes, I did, but had already got onto my high-horse. I think the point stands, but no, you're right, it wasn't a brilliant reply.
My experience of the game is that the Iranian's could do a lot against an invading force. In fact I get the sneaking suspicion that any small guerilla force on their own territory is going to cause so many problems for an invading army that it quickly becomes uneconomic and politically troublesome. The Americans always win? You mean like Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan? Nope, sorry, they're not "winning", they're "acceptable losses". And I'm not having a go at the US in particular, I'm British and have a couple of good friends serving alongside US troops, and even they would admit that there's not been any "winning" going on for quite a long time. Coping, maybe. Trying, definately. Not winning though. The only people who can win are the locals, either by continuing to kill western troops, or by rejecting the local militia's ethos and aims. It's up to them.
Linux, PHP, Apache, MySQL, Drupal, Wordpress...I get paid quite well for using that lot, thank you very much, and I still hand code 95% of the new stuff I do, they just make my life easier. The very question sounds like somebody who's trying to sell old software rather than write new stuff.
I did exactly that a few months ago. I was in a very similar situation to the original poster, self taught with good knowledge of HTML/CSS/PHP/MySQL and with plenty of experience running LAMP systems. I presume I got lucky, because within a month I landed a contract with a company that has ~100 outlets, all needing very different websites, so my timetable is full for the forseeable future.
What I'm offering, which I think was a very important point of landing the contract, is building, hosting and maintaining the sites, including regular updates. The company hiring me don't need to do a thing other than email me with any updates they need done. Because a large part of the job is just data entry they also get me a little cheaper than my normal quote for hourly coding.
So my advice is find a company who need work done, but don't have the time or inclination to get involved in any techie stuff, even including "basic" stuff like posting things via a Drupal site, and offer to take everything off their hands. (And ideally a business that you have some experience, my client is in the hospitality trade, something I did for about 8 years)
Being self employed isn't much hassle, you do lose some security, but it's actually quite rewarding so far.
Assuming the aeroplane in question isn't a fancy fly-by-wire system, then yes, they are simpler than computers. A single bit out of place can make a computer crash, but aeroplanes can fly with multiple engines down and sections of wing missing. An F15 has been flown and landed with an entire wing missing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_EXtBEaBbs)
Robustness is the point here - if an IT system is sufficiently robust then yes, you can install as many bits of malware and strange pieces of hardware as you want, but most IT systems that are complex enough to require an in-house IT dept aren't that robust, they've been patched together over years to try and meet the whims of management, and while they work they're not particularly forgiving of random tinkering.
I got a shot of Jupiter and three of the moons using a £120 telescope with a camera-phone held against the eyepiece. Most of the investment goes into time though...setting up a mid-range telescope with a webcam and stacking software can be done for ~£500 including the computer and (FOSS) software, but it's going to take tens or (more likely) hundreds of hours to get really good results. "Amateur" in this context simply refers whether anyone is paying you for those hours.
Groupon also allows you to unsubscribe from their emails. As far as I can tell you have to mark it as spam a few times, block their domain, and then it goes away.
Trial by combat is still technically de jure in some circumstances, my old flatmate challenged Sir Cameron Makintosh to a duel, and is still owed either a fight or half of Sir Cameron's estate. Technically. But the idea of both parties being able to insist their lawyers fight it out is one I'm going to save in the little golden box in my brain. Thank you for that image.
So what? He's still the only person to play himself in any of the series.
Copyright is irrelevant, this is a patent situation. And if the technique (in this case crowdsourcing) is obvious and pre-existing then you can't patent it.
This solution is a bit of a hack - it's not what the $50,000 is actually meant for, they're looking for an everyday computer-based method. Fair play to them and all though.
The RAF used to have a system where - believe it or not, the "plane" was simply a small camera which was "flown" over an actual physical model of the terrain complete with tiny trees and houses. Now that's 3D. This is all back in the day when building a real life model was far easier than even contemplating a computer simulation beyond the most basic wireframe.
A big part of the problem is likely to be people like me who started playing around with Bitcoin out of curiosity and then just gave up because I didn't really care and couldn't see the point. I suspect there's a lot of people like me, and hence a lot of "dead nodes" in the system.
Whether the BBC is a "state broadcaster" is debatable. Yes, they're state funded, but they're an autonomous body required by charter to be politically neutral. It's arguable that enforcing DRM actually is in the public interest if it reduces the cost of the TV licence by providing a revenue stream - which is exactly why they block some iPlayer streams outside the UK; free content in the UK is sold externally, so there's more of an argument for non-UK DRM.
In my experience the BBC have a fairly relaxed attitude to DRM, aside from the legal bluster they're required to go through by law. (If they don't attempt to enforce copyright they lose it.) Non-UK viewing is easy enough with a proxy, and they don't make it particularly difficult to download completely open mpgs.
Indeed. Wonderflonium, for example, has a very high coefficient of friction whilst still being bouncy to the point of dangerous instability.
Or you can use a piece of string, as long as it's no shorter than 25m.
Well...DVD players that have a second laser for reading CDs anyway....
Funny example to use though - there are persistent rumours of anomalous behaviour in pendulums (pendula?) during solar eclipses. I don't know how rigorous the "experiments" in question are, my guess is not very, but an odd example to use. The basic point is right though - if your experiment disagrees with current theory then you should really presume you've done something silly until you've eradicated every error you can think or, then you ask for help...in this case, by publishing.
Vivian is also (more rarely) used as a man's name, eg Vivian in classic comedy The Young Ones. See also Hillary and Marion.
Unpredictable events due to an increase in the overall energy of a chaotic system? Global warming!
The interesting thing here is that rearing is a first step to biped movement. A machine that has quadruped stability and load carrying ability, but is able to switch to biped locomotion for a smaller footprint, a better view, or even use the front limbs for something else might be very handy.
"But as much as I hate Facebook lately, i can't see how you can expect their security system to prevent others from sending your mother email."
You're seriously suggesting that they shouldn't bother with national and international level data protection laws because it might be a bit tricky? Wow.
personally,Iprefer"punctuation"to,you-know,assist'readability'.
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Really?
PIN numbers, account numbers, sort codes, mother's maiden name, address....people type lots of interesting things into computers these days.