I've never, ever, ever had anything like that sent to any of the 9 e-mail addresses I use for home, work, or family communication. Ever.
I've never had a sexually explicit picture sent to me via email, much less the kind of material the OP suggested. That includes an AOL account that I had active from 1994 - 1996.
I can't find anywhere in TFA that proves productivity was actually increased.
The perception of increased productivity is not proof just as the perception of decreased productivity is not proof.
Just because you were not interrupted does not mean productivity increased - you can be chatting all day with your significant other and not consider that an interruption. Hell, I am wasting time at work posting on slashdot and not being interrupted - BECAUSE I AM NOT WORKING. Work would interrupt me.
Over the past century, Earth's average temperature has increased by approximately 0.6 degrees Celsius (1.1 degrees Fahrenheit). Solar heating accounts for about 0.15 C, or 25 percent, of this change, according to computer modeling results published by NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies researcher David Rind in 2004.
"Right now, we are in between major ice ages, in a period that has been called the Holocene," said Cahalan. "Over recent decades, however, we have moved into a human-dominated climate that some have termed the Anthropocene. The major change in Earth's climate is now really dominated by human activity, which has never happened before."
My question is what is the optimum temperature to sustain life on our planet? I've searched and can't find that answer and would appreciate any help. I'm not denying warming or trying to flame, I am serious about the question.
What's wrong with the idea of making cars lighter AND looking for alternative (and cheaper) fuels? Is there a reason for either/or, or can't we just build lightweight hybrids?
The additional weight of the electric motor/drive train/batteries probably eats up any weight savings. I don't know, I'm just making a guess. The only weight spec I could find for the above is 54Kg battery pack for a prius which is about 5% of the car's total weight.
"The story of Hans Reiser is well known to all Slashdotters by now."
No.
The parent was modded for flamebait - Why?
I think the person made an unfunny joke.
For what it's worth, I regularly read slashdot, but have completely missed the Hans Reiser stories. I was familiar with his work, but not his personal/legal troubles. I had to look it up on wikipedia and God forbid, RTFA just prior to this posting.
It already is - kind of - because you are not required to pay for the fraudulant actions, however, we all pay like you said in higher fees and interest rates.
There doesn't seem to be any evidence that the laws actually reduce identity theft,' said Sasha Romanosky, a Ph.D student at Carnegie Mellon who is one of the paper's authors.
I just can't believe a criminal would break the law! If we could just have stricter jay-walking laws then everyone would be in jail before they commit the big crimes.
Yes you can, I was it IND about a month ago, the woman in front of me where you show your boarding pass and ID said she forgot her purse at home and wouldn't have time to go back. They took her to an alternate line where I lost track of her. About 45 minutes later she boarded the same Northwest Airlines plane that I did to DCA.
I live about 9 blocks from the downtown Chicago and when I walk my dog, I like to gaze at the stunning Chicago skyline. I'm literally in the shadow of Sears Tower early in the morning, and sometimes it seems like some of the older buildings between the Tower and me look to be a tiny bit leaning.
It's probably just a trick of the perspective, but as a non-engineer (actually, the anti-engineer), I marvel most of all that man is able to build so high and straight and true.
There is no proof that humans built any of the buildings in Chicago. Furthermore, we don't have the technology to build higher than two or three stories at most. Obviously the same space aliens that built the pyramids built Chicago skyscrapers. I think a different group of aliens built Los Angeles - Mexicans.
a pragmatic concession to the fact that living as a Christian in a cruel, cruel world is rather difficult.
As Christians we make many compromises between our beliefs and our nature. I try to do my best and think most other Christians do too, but the only true Christian I know of was crucified about 2,000 years ago.
Personally, I don't care why a person would kill me, I would be upset no matter the motivation.
Even if that motivation were self-defense? What if there was no motivation (a.k.a. an accident)? I suppose you would treat the guy defending himself the same as the murderer who kills for sport. Wake up and realize that intent has always played a role in justice, and for good reason. That's not a thought crime. It's sensible legal code.
Huh? Even if I am a cold blooded murderer, I would still be upset if someone killed me - even if he were defending himself while I was trying to murder him. Call me silly, but I hate getting killed.
We'll go to the other side, I am crossing the street with the do not walk sign flashing. You are driving at the speed limit doing everything humanly possible to be a good driver. I step in front of your car and am killed through no fault but my own. I am still upset that I have been run over by your car. Again, it is getting killed no matter the motivation or lack of motivation in this case that has me upset.
I guess what I meant by a hate crime and motivation was that if you murdered me you get a punishment - for example - 10 years. However, if you killed me because I am homosexual (I am not, this is just an example), you get the already mentioned 10 years + additional years because you committed a hate crime - murder was bad, but the thought - in this case hating homosexuals - makes it worse.
This can only mean there are now illegal thoughts.
Hate crimes have already made certain thoughts illegal. The seriousness of the crime increases based on certain "thoughts" like racial superiority or homophobia.
Personally, I don't care why a person would kill me, I would be upset no matter the motivation.
In the European Union, much local film and art music is produced with the support of state subsidies. Private patronage isn't as big here as in the U.S. If a government is committed to keeping the arts strong, and if it fairly distributes money evenly to all artists instead of just those a government official favours, then things work very well even without the notion of copyright. France is an excellent example of how state arts funding works well when certain arts are important but not always economically profitable. IRCAM is now in its third decade of generous state funding.
I'm an engineer and I have designed things that were not profitable, why not have the taxpayers support me. After all, my art (engineering drawings) is important. How do we determine who is an artist for their even distribution - it can't be profitablity? It shouldn't be a panel of government experts because then its funding will be official government favor.
Why is it the governments job to make sure an artist makes money when nobody buys his creation?
Oh, and the Constitution grants the government the power to collect taxes, which includes income taxes when Congress passes the laws
Never said it didn't, nor did I say that the government cannot collect taxes. Congress spends money on many things that the constitution does not allow for.
We probably agree more on this issue than you think. My comments are just short and not completely explained because I am not a fan of long posts (from me, I enjoy long posts from others).
...Or are you Bushlike in equating your purely imaginary prior beliefs with their actual materialization?
Huh? Imaginary beliefs? The IRS requires you to testify against yourself to obtain information. The IRS cannot do its job without invading your privacy.
Do you have something against people being informed that our worst expectations are being realized?
No, if people were slightly informed how the government collects information, they would be outraged. If people read the constitution and if our government stayed within its constitutional limits, the IRS would not be in existence.
What is this bizarre dismissal of important stories just because they are new developments that meet low expectations?
The dismissal is because by the time you read this reply the media will still be talking about who won American Idol because celebrity worship is more important than government excess.
The article isn't terribly specific about which nitrogen compounds react to the spray, only providing a couple of examples. If I worked in my garden 5 days before a flight, am I going to get hazed by TSA because I didn't eliminate every last speck of fertilizer from my clothes?
Ever stand at the urinal in an airport restroom? There is enough nitrogen on the floor (disguised as piss) to get tazed by the TSA.
Let me temporarily step into the shoes of Joe Shmoe. I get up in the morning, brush my teeth, take a shower, get dressed and head out to my construction job. I work hard for 8-9 hours. During the day I grab some coffee and some lunch. I listen to the radio. I come home to my wife at night, picking up some groceries on the way. We have dinner together. I go hang out with the guys at the bar for a while, we chat about the game on TV and whether we like Hillary or Obama better. I head back home, help put the kids to bed and turn in.
Why do I need to use a computer, and what is the big difference it's going to make in my life?
Let me slip into my life for a minute. Skipping ahead because the starts of the day are the same, I am at my job as an electrical engineer. I use a computer all day everyday at work. I get stupid time wasting emails described as corporate memos, yet I manage to do my job. During my down-time at work, I am allowed to surf the net, I read and occasionaly post on slashdot, I read the local paper, and I check the weather. Skipping ahead because the end of the day is the same. I go to bed.
Why do I need to use a computer at home? What big difference is it going to make in my life other than take time I could be spending with my wife and daughter?
If it wasn't Sunday mornings before the wife and daughter get up, I wouldn't have a computer at home - We have no need.
This wasn't always the case, I am sitting within arms reach of 4 computers that won't be turned on in months, we disconnected the cell phones, we turned off the TV, and now for electronic entertainment we listen to XM Radio. Otherwise, we have been having a blast talking and playing together.
If 30% of the demand is met from biomass, that's *still* 30% less kerosene used and released into the atmosphere. What an idiot.
No, the amount of kerosene in the atmosphere will potentially be twice as much as currently is in the atmosphere, but we will have AVOIDED placing the referenced 30% into the atmosphere.
If you went to the store and used a $1 coupon on your purchase, your purchase is $1 less than what it would have been, and therefore you saved 1$. However, if you are going to the store tomorrow and assume that you will have a $1 coupon, you aren't saving that 1$ you are potentially avoiding a futre expenses in the amount of 1$.
What about disconnecting? IsnÂt that the point of vacation?
One of the things I love about our cottage is that there is no power, no running water and hardly any cellphone coverage.
If it is dead important I can read mail on my phone down the road.
That is the only sensible answer I've seen here. If you have a kid posting on slashdot, you've already made some serious mistakes in life, there is nothing you can do to correct the past, but at least enjoy life now. Virtual reality is nice, but go outside and experience actual reality - the resolution is better.
If Amazon gives in by banning NY retailers, they will lose the battle as other states pass similar provisions. They can't ban every state, and every state wants a cut of the pie.
Although they can't ban every state, would you want to risk that your state not get a piece of a pie. It might not be "the" pie, but a piece.
Probably most of the money that affiliates make is not taxed/reported, but the larger affiliates are paying income taxes on their commisions. Second, even the money that is brought into the state/locality that is not taxed, a large percentage is probably being spent locally on food/clothing/gas and is generating sales tax.
If Amazon banned New York, held firm, it would send a message to other states and the affiliates in those states to not pass this kind of law.
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Was there ever a time that the political "news" centered on the candidates and not polls and predictions?
The perception of increased productivity is not proof just as the perception of decreased productivity is not proof.
Just because you were not interrupted does not mean productivity increased - you can be chatting all day with your significant other and not consider that an interruption. Hell, I am wasting time at work posting on slashdot and not being interrupted - BECAUSE I AM NOT WORKING. Work would interrupt me.
From http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080512120523.htm
Over the past century, Earth's average temperature has increased by approximately 0.6 degrees Celsius (1.1 degrees Fahrenheit). Solar heating accounts for about 0.15 C, or 25 percent, of this change, according to computer modeling results published by NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies researcher David Rind in 2004."Right now, we are in between major ice ages, in a period that has been called the Holocene," said Cahalan. "Over recent decades, however, we have moved into a human-dominated climate that some have termed the Anthropocene. The major change in Earth's climate is now really dominated by human activity, which has never happened before."
My question is what is the optimum temperature to sustain life on our planet? I've searched and can't find that answer and would appreciate any help. I'm not denying warming or trying to flame, I am serious about the question.
I think the person made an unfunny joke.
For what it's worth, I regularly read slashdot, but have completely missed the Hans Reiser stories. I was familiar with his work, but not his personal/legal troubles. I had to look it up on wikipedia and God forbid, RTFA just prior to this posting.
Yes you can, I was it IND about a month ago, the woman in front of me where you show your boarding pass and ID said she forgot her purse at home and wouldn't have time to go back. They took her to an alternate line where I lost track of her. About 45 minutes later she boarded the same Northwest Airlines plane that I did to DCA.
We'll go to the other side, I am crossing the street with the do not walk sign flashing. You are driving at the speed limit doing everything humanly possible to be a good driver. I step in front of your car and am killed through no fault but my own. I am still upset that I have been run over by your car. Again, it is getting killed no matter the motivation or lack of motivation in this case that has me upset.
I guess what I meant by a hate crime and motivation was that if you murdered me you get a punishment - for example - 10 years. However, if you killed me because I am homosexual (I am not, this is just an example), you get the already mentioned 10 years + additional years because you committed a hate crime - murder was bad, but the thought - in this case hating homosexuals - makes it worse.
Personally, I don't care why a person would kill me, I would be upset no matter the motivation.
I have no reason to doubt reports that the ice at the poles is melting but what is the optimal thickness/surface area of the ice at the poles?
Why is it the governments job to make sure an artist makes money when nobody buys his creation?
We probably agree more on this issue than you think. My comments are just short and not completely explained because I am not a fan of long posts (from me, I enjoy long posts from others).
They have always invaded privacy to collect money. Why is this news?
Ever stand at the urinal in an airport restroom? There is enough nitrogen on the floor (disguised as piss) to get tazed by the TSA.
Why do I need to use a computer at home? What big difference is it going to make in my life other than take time I could be spending with my wife and daughter?
If it wasn't Sunday mornings before the wife and daughter get up, I wouldn't have a computer at home - We have no need.
This wasn't always the case, I am sitting within arms reach of 4 computers that won't be turned on in months, we disconnected the cell phones, we turned off the TV, and now for electronic entertainment we listen to XM Radio. Otherwise, we have been having a blast talking and playing together.
If you went to the store and used a $1 coupon on your purchase, your purchase is $1 less than what it would have been, and therefore you saved 1$. However, if you are going to the store tomorrow and assume that you will have a $1 coupon, you aren't saving that 1$ you are potentially avoiding a futre expenses in the amount of 1$.
Personally, I am outraged about this - I didn't even know that American Gladiators is on TV!
Probably most of the money that affiliates make is not taxed/reported, but the larger affiliates are paying income taxes on their commisions. Second, even the money that is brought into the state/locality that is not taxed, a large percentage is probably being spent locally on food/clothing/gas and is generating sales tax.
If Amazon banned New York, held firm, it would send a message to other states and the affiliates in those states to not pass this kind of law.