You may not have made that argument, but you're definitely embodying the phrase clueless. Money is not a measure of success, and to try and use that to refute that someone is clueless shows your own mental lacking.
Palin is a moron, we all know this (we as in the rest of the world). To even allow someone this clueless to be in any part of government lowers your reputation with the rest of the world (not that it can get much lower after you had Bush Jr as president).
My thoughts exactly. Sure, I bought a couple of GH games. They were amusing at the time, but the gimmick wore off, just like every game franchise that gets beaten worse than a dead horse (look at *shudders* CoD).
MTV had no business getting into gaming... actually, Viacom has no business existing at all. Please, please, please, stop.
Unfortunately in the US you can't get much lower than your legal system. In the UK there's still the idea that the law protects citizens, not enables business to harm citizens.
Even here in Australia the courts are very careful not to ruin the credibility of the courts as this would deteriorate people's perception of law. I have a feeling ACS:Law bit off more than they could chew and realise they'd lose the cases. I just feel sad for the people who freaked out and paid up.
Yeh, as soon as I saw that in her/his comment I stopped reading.
Yes, I openly dislike MS's business tactics. I openly dislike Steve "Chairs" Balmer. Yes, I think MS is on the way out. However I do give credit where credit is due, Courier was a great idea, the Kinect is an awesome input device, and the 360 is probably the best console of this generation. MS seems to always be this way, great hardware, horrid software - I was a long time MS keyboard & mouse user (Logitech gets my cash now for their gaming gear, if they didn't exist it'd be MS).
Saying we're "biased" over "well educated in Microsoft's ways" just shows that there's a lot of astro-turfing going on here on Slashdot.
Sorry Slashdot, maybe before pushing a story to front page you do a bit of research. The story was submitted by IDG (itwbennett), one of the biggest Microsoft shills on the net. This is all getting out of hand, Microsoft is in damage control and just pushing this FUD about to ensure that faithful Bingsheep keep thinking it's "the best search provider".
I suppose you'll also determine what is of value? The tombs themselves are of great value, excavated or not.
Then again, you don't seem to care about the impact this will have, whether they contain a few bones or the riches of a tribe, on our current written history. This could change quite a few text books.
I suppose unless it's a new Android release or a new processor you really don't care right?
That might be the case in the US, my ISP was quite happy to have a chat about what I need to do and when they are planning on shifting over. I suppose the US is behind the rest of the world... hell, even behind Australia. Doesn't say much for an ex-superpower.
Yeh, it's comments like this that have caused the problem we're in. Lack of preparedness is going to cause massive problems with the switch over. Just today I asked what I can do to prepare for this with my ISP. They were quite helpful and asked if I would like to be converted today (in fact, they encouraged I do). I'm spending a bit of time doing some testing at home to ensure that my IPv6 network functions the way I want it to before being converted and to ensure that I understand all of the ins and outs.
Ignoring a freight train bearing down on you doesn't make the freight train disappear, just means you don't know what hit you when you're at the pearly gates (ie, your network is dead).
I buy quite a lot of games, as I've said repeatedly here on slashdot, I buy stuff on steam (non-intrusive DRM) and pirate all my xbox 360 games (including AC2 & AC:B).
All I see this bullshit doing is cutting Sony out of anything from 30%-40% of their market that doesn't connect the console to the internet 24/7.
I have no idea why this wasn't implemented from the start. It seems like one of the most basic of "security" measures. Sure, if the device is compromised and has malicious code on it already this would probably become a useless security feature, but to compromise the device I have a feeling they'll be using this remote install. It won't take much to spoof Google's credentials and get malicious code on to the phone at this stage.
I don't recall ever seeing tear drop shapes in naturally occurring river beds. I've seen quite a few dry ones here in Australia that are over 30 000 years old, none of them have tear drop shapes. You get circular shapes (billabongs) and curves, but the tip of a tear drop shape is far from natural in river courses.
LTE won't fix the problems if the problems arise from the network itself. Like most mobile providers, AT&T refuse to invest in infrastructure to ensure stability of the network. They're fine taking customer funds but not upgrading anything. Having worked for a telco, it's actually common practice to underinvest and over sell.
Wow, you've just stated the differences and said they are completely different. Meanwhile they still work on the same principles. Learn something about engines yourself.
Your analogy is flawed. The workings of a diesel & petrol engine are essentially the same, just some minor adjustments between them. They still work on the same principles (combustion, rotating crank, pistons, etc).
iOS has a foundation that can move between phone & tablet, the UI is what changes. If Android cannot do this, then there's something wrong in the world of google. This is pretty much the final proof everyone needed that Android is massively fragmented.
No, the US already won the race to the bottom, you guys just don't realise it yet.
It seems that your political parties use the tired old phrase of "small government" as an excuse to remove rights from citizens and roll back government responsibilties to strengthen corporate America. It's the exact opposite of why your country had a war of independence - not to shrink government, but to throw off the shackles of British exploitation.
Taxes weren't the problem, government wasn't the problem, it was seeing the tax dollars go back to the UK and benefiting no one but the royalty. This essentially is what is happening now, just replace UK with corporations. Without strong government countries end up with no infrastructure, low education rates, and massive disparity between the rich and the poor (ie, no middle class). Essentially, the US is now the polar opposite to Cuba. I know where I'd prefer to live, and it's not the US.
Pretty much it, and the screaming "I didn't take the cookie!!!!" just makes MS seem like a bunch of babies that have been told to go to bed without dessert.
It really doesn't speak well of Bing's search algorithms if they need to take search data from other providers via users of their Bing bar. If the minds were so great they'd have said "wait, this tactic WILL backfire, we need to work harder at doing better searches. Not use our users to hijack results from Google".
Unfortunately MS seems to have either lost or stifled their great minds enough that innovation is almost seen negatively. Sure, MS has always acquired companies to "innovate", but they aren't even doing that now.
Assuming that everyone is stupid isn't a bad thing in this day and age.
I grew up with a father who taught me how to read maps, read wind, navigate via the stars, etc. My dad was a sailor from a young age, as I was. Maybe this is why even without a warning on a GPS/phone I wouldn't trust it over maps and local knowledge. I live in Australia where we laugh at tourists who drive off into the desert and have themselves killed due to not taking extra fuel, water, and the like. Being so sparsely populated does mean we don't rely on tech to get us where we're going.
Case in point, I was camping last week, the GPS refused to work in the valleys and forests in the Otways (south western Victoria), I didn't just aimlessly drive, I used my knowledge of the area and maps to get around in the dirt roads. If I wasn't smart enough to do this we'd have been trapped with no mobile coverage and no way of knowing how to get out.
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You may not have made that argument, but you're definitely embodying the phrase clueless. Money is not a measure of success, and to try and use that to refute that someone is clueless shows your own mental lacking.
Palin is a moron, we all know this (we as in the rest of the world). To even allow someone this clueless to be in any part of government lowers your reputation with the rest of the world (not that it can get much lower after you had Bush Jr as president).
My thoughts exactly. Sure, I bought a couple of GH games. They were amusing at the time, but the gimmick wore off, just like every game franchise that gets beaten worse than a dead horse (look at *shudders* CoD).
MTV had no business getting into gaming... actually, Viacom has no business existing at all. Please, please, please, stop.
Unfortunately in the US you can't get much lower than your legal system. In the UK there's still the idea that the law protects citizens, not enables business to harm citizens.
Even here in Australia the courts are very careful not to ruin the credibility of the courts as this would deteriorate people's perception of law. I have a feeling ACS:Law bit off more than they could chew and realise they'd lose the cases. I just feel sad for the people who freaked out and paid up.
Yeh, as soon as I saw that in her/his comment I stopped reading.
Yes, I openly dislike MS's business tactics. I openly dislike Steve "Chairs" Balmer. Yes, I think MS is on the way out. However I do give credit where credit is due, Courier was a great idea, the Kinect is an awesome input device, and the 360 is probably the best console of this generation. MS seems to always be this way, great hardware, horrid software - I was a long time MS keyboard & mouse user (Logitech gets my cash now for their gaming gear, if they didn't exist it'd be MS).
Saying we're "biased" over "well educated in Microsoft's ways" just shows that there's a lot of astro-turfing going on here on Slashdot.
Pretty much why I said they were a shill. LinuxWorld hasn't been good for years, neither has MacWorld, and JavaWorld, was that any good ever?
Sorry to reply to myself, but I just checked out Charlene's Twitter feed.
http://twitter.com/#!/charleneli
Can we say Microsoft shill?
What's worse is that Microsoft is a client of Altimeter Group:
http://www.altimetergroup.com/disclosure
Sorry Slashdot, maybe before pushing a story to front page you do a bit of research. The story was submitted by IDG (itwbennett), one of the biggest Microsoft shills on the net. This is all getting out of hand, Microsoft is in damage control and just pushing this FUD about to ensure that faithful Bingsheep keep thinking it's "the best search provider".
I suppose you'll also determine what is of value? The tombs themselves are of great value, excavated or not.
Then again, you don't seem to care about the impact this will have, whether they contain a few bones or the riches of a tribe, on our current written history. This could change quite a few text books.
I suppose unless it's a new Android release or a new processor you really don't care right?
That might be the case in the US, my ISP was quite happy to have a chat about what I need to do and when they are planning on shifting over. I suppose the US is behind the rest of the world... hell, even behind Australia. Doesn't say much for an ex-superpower.
Yeh, it's comments like this that have caused the problem we're in. Lack of preparedness is going to cause massive problems with the switch over. Just today I asked what I can do to prepare for this with my ISP. They were quite helpful and asked if I would like to be converted today (in fact, they encouraged I do). I'm spending a bit of time doing some testing at home to ensure that my IPv6 network functions the way I want it to before being converted and to ensure that I understand all of the ins and outs.
Ignoring a freight train bearing down on you doesn't make the freight train disappear, just means you don't know what hit you when you're at the pearly gates (ie, your network is dead).
I buy quite a lot of games, as I've said repeatedly here on slashdot, I buy stuff on steam (non-intrusive DRM) and pirate all my xbox 360 games (including AC2 & AC:B).
All I see this bullshit doing is cutting Sony out of anything from 30%-40% of their market that doesn't connect the console to the internet 24/7.
no idea why you got downranked, I laughed... just no mod points to unfuck your rank.
Agreed, it just proves how shallow the fashion industry is. These people are a vapid waste of oxygen at best, scum at worst.
I have no idea why this wasn't implemented from the start. It seems like one of the most basic of "security" measures. Sure, if the device is compromised and has malicious code on it already this would probably become a useless security feature, but to compromise the device I have a feeling they'll be using this remote install. It won't take much to spoof Google's credentials and get malicious code on to the phone at this stage.
I don't recall ever seeing tear drop shapes in naturally occurring river beds. I've seen quite a few dry ones here in Australia that are over 30 000 years old, none of them have tear drop shapes. You get circular shapes (billabongs) and curves, but the tip of a tear drop shape is far from natural in river courses.
The internets... learn to use!
LTE won't fix the problems if the problems arise from the network itself. Like most mobile providers, AT&T refuse to invest in infrastructure to ensure stability of the network. They're fine taking customer funds but not upgrading anything. Having worked for a telco, it's actually common practice to underinvest and over sell.
Wow, you've just stated the differences and said they are completely different. Meanwhile they still work on the same principles. Learn something about engines yourself.
umm, my iPad runs iOS 4.X, your point? Maybe research a bit more into the devices rather than trolling.
too busy... redtube is now legal, must use as much as possible!
Your analogy is flawed. The workings of a diesel & petrol engine are essentially the same, just some minor adjustments between them. They still work on the same principles (combustion, rotating crank, pistons, etc).
iOS has a foundation that can move between phone & tablet, the UI is what changes. If Android cannot do this, then there's something wrong in the world of google. This is pretty much the final proof everyone needed that Android is massively fragmented.
No, the US already won the race to the bottom, you guys just don't realise it yet.
It seems that your political parties use the tired old phrase of "small government" as an excuse to remove rights from citizens and roll back government responsibilties to strengthen corporate America. It's the exact opposite of why your country had a war of independence - not to shrink government, but to throw off the shackles of British exploitation.
Taxes weren't the problem, government wasn't the problem, it was seeing the tax dollars go back to the UK and benefiting no one but the royalty. This essentially is what is happening now, just replace UK with corporations. Without strong government countries end up with no infrastructure, low education rates, and massive disparity between the rich and the poor (ie, no middle class). Essentially, the US is now the polar opposite to Cuba. I know where I'd prefer to live, and it's not the US.
Pretty much it, and the screaming "I didn't take the cookie!!!!" just makes MS seem like a bunch of babies that have been told to go to bed without dessert.
It really doesn't speak well of Bing's search algorithms if they need to take search data from other providers via users of their Bing bar. If the minds were so great they'd have said "wait, this tactic WILL backfire, we need to work harder at doing better searches. Not use our users to hijack results from Google".
Unfortunately MS seems to have either lost or stifled their great minds enough that innovation is almost seen negatively. Sure, MS has always acquired companies to "innovate", but they aren't even doing that now.
Assuming that everyone is stupid isn't a bad thing in this day and age.
I grew up with a father who taught me how to read maps, read wind, navigate via the stars, etc. My dad was a sailor from a young age, as I was. Maybe this is why even without a warning on a GPS/phone I wouldn't trust it over maps and local knowledge. I live in Australia where we laugh at tourists who drive off into the desert and have themselves killed due to not taking extra fuel, water, and the like. Being so sparsely populated does mean we don't rely on tech to get us where we're going.
Case in point, I was camping last week, the GPS refused to work in the valleys and forests in the Otways (south western Victoria), I didn't just aimlessly drive, I used my knowledge of the area and maps to get around in the dirt roads. If I wasn't smart enough to do this we'd have been trapped with no mobile coverage and no way of knowing how to get out.
Did you even read the article? Wait, it's slashdot, of course you didn't.
Also, using wikipedia to dispute new science is kind of... well... retarded.