Really? that is crazy. I am in california and there are fairly strong restrictions on when a landlord can enter property and a lease can't change that. you can apparently look them up by state here:
What I want to know is why they didn't call the police about a possible overdose/suicide when they saw him eating a few dozen of what they thought were pills? I mean, who eats just one or two mike&ikes?
I am afraid that is just not true. There is a huge difference between "money" and "wealth". Money is a medium of exchange, the dollar is a unit, much like a liter, a liter of milk is different than a liter of gold just like a dollar of MSFT in 1989 is different than a dollar of cash in your pocket right now. Although money is a way to measure wealth, it is distinct from the underlying wealth itself. By moving money from one form of wealth to another you can greatly change the amount of wealth you have in the future.
Although you are right that the government is just moving money around, this can actually hugely affect the amount of wealth that is generated. As a simple example, go back in time and move a bit of money from enron to google, you are just moving money around, but it drastically affects how much wealth you have later.
But as a more concrete example involving government, think about the 'wealth' that is generated simply by having a useful unit of exchange, the dollar. The government moved some communal resources into printing and anti-counterfiting and think of all the wealth that was generated by having a functioning economy vs the small investment in maintaining the currency as a valid medium of trade.
Or they needed a backup power solution anyway, the diesel generators needed for backup power at data centers are immense expensive beasts that could easily be comparable in cost. This way they can kill two birds with one stone. Getting their backup generators and having them be efficient enough to use for general power production so they arn't just dead weight during the time there isn't an emergency. Seems like a big win actually.
If it means we don't have to spend tax dollars on new power distribution infrastructure, then it can be a net win. It is entirely possible ebay's power requirements were overloading what the grid had to offer at that location.
Hah. This makes me want to organize a flash mob of people with signs and preachers protesting GAP and demanding the stoning of their customers for selling womens clothing made of two different types of thread.
Augmentation and the Olympics have already collided. A man with carbon fiber legs attempted to compete in the olympics.
http://www.slate.com/id/2191801/
People use those games to escape their normal life. Clearly as a criminal, he would have escaped to the bucolic world of FarmVille(tm). He couldn't just let his crop of super berries rot could he?
Indeed. the "no mod and comment" rule is perhaps one of the most ill-concieved rules I have seen. It just ensures the people moderating on a topic are the ones who arn't knowledgeable enough to comment on it (or vice versa). Unscrupulous people can just use sockpuppet accounts to moderate so it really only affects honest users who are likely the ones who will add value by commenting and moderating.
Commissioner Anabell Brumford: Ladies and gentlemen, I would now like to introduce a most special American. Tonight, he is being honoured for his 1000th drug-dealer killed.
Lt. Frank Drebin: [to applause] Thank you. But, in all honesty, the last three I backed over with my car. Luckily, they turned out to be drug-dealers.
If we have fusion power to burn, we can have grow lights to grow plants/food. Plants will recycle waste into new vitamins given light as an energy source. It is a big project, but I don't think it is terribly difficult to solve as far as engineering problems go. I mean, your first ventures arn't going to be flung into interstellar space with no contact from earth, they will likely be in earth/moon orbit or the local neighborhood. if it looks like something is running out, get a shipment from earth or chemically synthesize what you need and figure out what caused the shortage in the first place so the next ship doesn't have that issue. It's complicated, but it isn't rocket science.:)
Actually, It is believed that Swine Flu (like the Spanish Flu) kills mainly people with healthy immune systems. They believe it is because it triggers a positive feedback loop in your immune system called a 'cytokine storm'. 99% of all spanish flu deaths were in people under 65, with more than half being healthy people between 20-40.
A fingerprint cannot be compromised. A biometric identifier is not like a password. it is not meant to be secret. Think of your fingerprint as... well... like a public key cryptographic fingerprint really. Your public key fingerprint isn't secret. in fact, you generally want to distribute it as far and wide as possible. What makes it useful is that there is a corresponding private key that only you have that can be matched to said public key. A physical fingerprint is similar, everyone knows your fingerprint, but there is only one warm human body that is associated with it. Present the warm human body (your own) that matches the fingerprint on file and you gain access. So (and this applys to all biometrics).
'public key fingerprint' : 'private key' as 'physical fingerprint' : 'warm human body with said fingerprint'
This of course means that biometrics are only good for 'online' verification, meaning there is a trusted path between your body and whomever you are identifying with. this can be anything from a physically secure ATM, a security guard that applys the test, or whatever is appropriate for the application. The security of biometrics comes not from the secrecy of the fingerprint, but the security of the path from the human being biometrically tested to the verifyer. Hence, you cannot 'compromise a fingerprint'. You can break a particular system that uses biometrics for verification, perhaps with a gummy bear, but that just means you stop using that system, not that you shave off your fingerprints and get new ones.
PS. does anyone else enjoy the irony of using an abstract mathematical concept to explain a straightforward real world transaction?:)
Or they were advanced enough at some point and have since bombed themselves back into the bronze age and are building themselves back up again. We really have no data about how stable a technological society is, if it turns out to be a hundred years of advanced technology for every 10,000 of savagry, it would be quite fortuitous to exactly line up with a suitable conversation partner.
They have actually, the EIAJ connectors which you are starting to see more often have standardized sizes, such that "If it fits, it will work.". You can recognize EIAJ plugs and sockets because they have a yellow plastic rim.
Between EIAJ for higher voltage/current, and USB for low voltage/current, I think we have the universal DC supply covered.
Though, I would love it if my laptop could be recharged via power over ethernet. Not quite enough power can be provided for todays laptops, but a netbook should be able to run off of it.
Heck, they convince grad students to give up a year of their life to work the telescopes at the south pole for little compensation. Finding willing participants in academia for a multi-year space mission won't be a problem.
No, they are doing it to save the power distribution infrastructure in the state. There is only so much carrying capacity, the population is increasing and I think they are starting to realize that plug-in hybrids are not that far off. By reducing the base usage by utilities, the current infrastructure lasts longer, and can support more cars, which reduces pollution, which is a big issue in many areas and a public benefit.
Topological Hairy Ball Theorem: It is impossible to drive your SUV in a path that covers the whole planet without crossing your own tracks.
Fixed point theorem: If you drive from LA to san fransisco all of one day, and back all of the next along the same path, you are guareteed to hit at least one spot at the exact same time you hit that same spot on the way up.
Combinatorics: You are tired of carhenge stealing your glory and want to create a car-amid (car-pyramid). if you want your caramid to be n cars tall, you need n*(2 + n - 1) / 2 cars.
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Not neccessarily, A house in a country with a functioning economy and useful medium of trade is worth way more than a house somewhere without that.
You don't need $200, just $70.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/c16c/
Really? that is crazy. I am in california and there are fairly strong restrictions on when a landlord can enter property and a lease can't change that. you can apparently look them up by state here:
http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/topics/rental_assistance/tenantrights
What I want to know is why they didn't call the police about a possible overdose/suicide when they saw him eating a few dozen of what they thought were pills? I mean, who eats just one or two mike&ikes?
I am afraid that is just not true. There is a huge difference between "money" and "wealth". Money is a medium of exchange, the dollar is a unit, much like a liter, a liter of milk is different than a liter of gold just like a dollar of MSFT in 1989 is different than a dollar of cash in your pocket right now. Although money is a way to measure wealth, it is distinct from the underlying wealth itself. By moving money from one form of wealth to another you can greatly change the amount of wealth you have in the future.
Although you are right that the government is just moving money around, this can actually hugely affect the amount of wealth that is generated. As a simple example, go back in time and move a bit of money from enron to google, you are just moving money around, but it drastically affects how much wealth you have later.
But as a more concrete example involving government, think about the 'wealth' that is generated simply by having a useful unit of exchange, the dollar. The government moved some communal resources into printing and anti-counterfiting and think of all the wealth that was generated by having a functioning economy vs the small investment in maintaining the currency as a valid medium of trade.
The economy is not zero sum.
Or they needed a backup power solution anyway, the diesel generators needed for backup power at data centers are immense expensive beasts that could easily be comparable in cost. This way they can kill two birds with one stone. Getting their backup generators and having them be efficient enough to use for general power production so they arn't just dead weight during the time there isn't an emergency. Seems like a big win actually.
If it means we don't have to spend tax dollars on new power distribution infrastructure, then it can be a net win. It is entirely possible ebay's power requirements were overloading what the grid had to offer at that location.
I am the winner of the previous underhanded C contest. If anyone is interested, I wrote up a description of my entry on my blog here: http://notanumber.net/archives/54/underhanded-c-the-leaky-redaction
It was a fun contest to enter and now I can shop at thinkgeek for silly gadgets without feeling guitly :)
Hah. This makes me want to organize a flash mob of people with signs and preachers protesting GAP and demanding the stoning of their customers for selling womens clothing made of two different types of thread.
Augmentation and the Olympics have already collided. A man with carbon fiber legs attempted to compete in the olympics. http://www.slate.com/id/2191801/
People use those games to escape their normal life. Clearly as a criminal, he would have escaped to the bucolic world of FarmVille(tm). He couldn't just let his crop of super berries rot could he?
Ah. the age old argument. The Future Will Be A Totalitarian Government Dystopia vs. The Future Will Be A Privatized Corporate Dystopia
Indeed. the "no mod and comment" rule is perhaps one of the most ill-concieved rules I have seen. It just ensures the people moderating on a topic are the ones who arn't knowledgeable enough to comment on it (or vice versa). Unscrupulous people can just use sockpuppet accounts to moderate so it really only affects honest users who are likely the ones who will add value by commenting and moderating.
Commissioner Anabell Brumford: Ladies and gentlemen, I would now like to introduce a most special American. Tonight, he is being honoured for his 1000th drug-dealer killed.
Lt. Frank Drebin: [to applause] Thank you. But, in all honesty, the last three I backed over with my car. Luckily, they turned out to be drug-dealers.
If we have fusion power to burn, we can have grow lights to grow plants/food. Plants will recycle waste into new vitamins given light as an energy source. It is a big project, but I don't think it is terribly difficult to solve as far as engineering problems go. I mean, your first ventures arn't going to be flung into interstellar space with no contact from earth, they will likely be in earth/moon orbit or the local neighborhood. if it looks like something is running out, get a shipment from earth or chemically synthesize what you need and figure out what caused the shortage in the first place so the next ship doesn't have that issue. It's complicated, but it isn't rocket science. :)
All these results just make me wonder why we arn't all using 'xfs' by default nowadays?
Actually, It is believed that Swine Flu (like the Spanish Flu) kills mainly people with healthy immune systems. They believe it is because it triggers a positive feedback loop in your immune system called a 'cytokine storm'. 99% of all spanish flu deaths were in people under 65, with more than half being healthy people between 20-40.
A fingerprint cannot be compromised. A biometric identifier is not like a password. it is not meant to be secret. Think of your fingerprint as... well... like a public key cryptographic fingerprint really. Your public key fingerprint isn't secret. in fact, you generally want to distribute it as far and wide as possible. What makes it useful is that there is a corresponding private key that only you have that can be matched to said public key. A physical fingerprint is similar, everyone knows your fingerprint, but there is only one warm human body that is associated with it. Present the warm human body (your own) that matches the fingerprint on file and you gain access. So (and this applys to all biometrics).
'public key fingerprint' : 'private key' as 'physical fingerprint' : 'warm human body with said fingerprint'
This of course means that biometrics are only good for 'online' verification, meaning there is a trusted path between your body and whomever you are identifying with. this can be anything from a physically secure ATM, a security guard that applys the test, or whatever is appropriate for the application. The security of biometrics comes not from the secrecy of the fingerprint, but the security of the path from the human being biometrically tested to the verifyer. Hence, you cannot 'compromise a fingerprint'. You can break a particular system that uses biometrics for verification, perhaps with a gummy bear, but that just means you stop using that system, not that you shave off your fingerprints and get new ones.
PS. does anyone else enjoy the irony of using an abstract mathematical concept to explain a straightforward real world transaction? :)
Or they were advanced enough at some point and have since bombed themselves back into the bronze age and are building themselves back up again. We really have no data about how stable a technological society is, if it turns out to be a hundred years of advanced technology for every 10,000 of savagry, it would be quite fortuitous to exactly line up with a suitable conversation partner.
They have actually, the EIAJ connectors which you are starting to see more often have standardized sizes, such that "If it fits, it will work.". You can recognize EIAJ plugs and sockets because they have a yellow plastic rim.
Between EIAJ for higher voltage/current, and USB for low voltage/current, I think we have the universal DC supply covered.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EIAJ_connector
Though, I would love it if my laptop could be recharged via power over ethernet. Not quite enough power can be provided for todays laptops, but a netbook should be able to run off of it.
We do build lasers and power supplies like that on earth. It is even cited in the paper.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Ignition_Facility
Heck, they convince grad students to give up a year of their life to work the telescopes at the south pole for little compensation. Finding willing participants in academia for a multi-year space mission won't be a problem.
No, they are doing it to save the power distribution infrastructure in the state. There is only so much carrying capacity, the population is increasing and I think they are starting to realize that plug-in hybrids are not that far off. By reducing the base usage by utilities, the current infrastructure lasts longer, and can support more cars, which reduces pollution, which is a big issue in many areas and a public benefit.
fascinating video!
Okay, Car analogies:
Topological Hairy Ball Theorem: It is impossible to drive your SUV in a path that covers the whole planet without crossing your own tracks.
Fixed point theorem: If you drive from LA to san fransisco all of one day, and back all of the next along the same path, you are guareteed to hit at least one spot at the exact same time you hit that same spot on the way up.
Combinatorics: You are tired of carhenge stealing your glory and want to create a car-amid (car-pyramid). if you want your caramid to be n cars tall, you need n*(2 + n - 1) / 2 cars.