The hardware is publically bought (in recent years, Diebold has been the main provider), but the software is developed in house by the Electoral Justice.
Fiesty and Gutsy make perfect sense... the releases follow the alphabet, so G is newer than F.
Really no different than use a sequential number to name your release, except that Ubuntu has been consistent and MS keeps switching between obtuse names and version numbers.
I know a road that crosses a railroad on a curve and hitting it at 30 is sketch. I know others that are perpendicular and it's still a hazard that requires a slower speed. You are totally correct about the Darwinism of hitting a track at 100 mph, especially if the road rises up to meet the track.
Cruise control should be abolished, it just helps the driver falling a sleep - and on top of that people I've seen with cruise control take their foot of both pedals - this means their reaction time is now measured in seconds.
Are you saying that people should drive with both feet on the pedals or that they should keep a pedal (I'm guessing gas or clutch, not brake) depressed while using cruise control?
Both situations aren't optimal. Try driving for 12 hours, you'll sure love cruise control after that, it also helps you be legal by setting a speed. Without cruise, I'd end up doing close to 90 mph, but I can set it at 70 and forget about it.
btw for tilt the gp means steering wheel up/down adjustment and the tachometer is a gauge for engine revolutions per minute.
I'm sure californians will feel very safe knowing they can't access every single horsepower to get off that bridge before it collapses in an earthquake.
Says the man that has apparently never been in a car during an earthquake...
I agree that it's a slippery slope, but what gives the Feds the authority to do this? I never understood their authority for the National Maximum Speed Law, but at least that has been repealed.
You have an interesting point, but having precision in sign making via CAD/CAM isn't really the same as introducing technology devices to herd leaders.
Cattle don't require that level of precision and my limited experience at friends' ranches has shown me that they truly are dumb animals. My favorite question was "Why do you have fences around that sinkhole?" "Cause they'll walk into it and fall to their death" No wonder painted cattle guards on roads work...
When I worked at CompUSA (yeah, I know...), they prevented this kind of thing by locking up everything of value. A standard employee could easily put something off the floor into a bag and leave with it, but anything sized small that has a value (cameras, phones, mp3 players, laptops, etc) that could be smuggled out would be locked up. There were different levels of keys, but it was still exclusive (one interesting thing I legitimately learned was that my keys worked at other stores, big loophole).
I would imagine that the Apple store isn't too different, if they trust their entire floor staff to access of these products, well they truly do Think Different.
so a couple more years to wait isn't that big of a deal
That's a pretty big deal in the phone world. OM was already trumped by Apple and Google, they need to get a good production model to the consumers quickly or just give up.
This is why, when you go to a restaurant, and say: "and gimme a Coke with that" the waiter might ask: "Is Pepsi OK?" - they are required to, by requirements stemming from trademark law.
More often that not, they'll just give you whatever cola they serve. The front line employees at Flingers, Chotchkie's, et al. certainly don't give a damn about IP.
Although the lawyers have to try and defend their marks, Coke, Xerox, Kleenex, Band-Aid and Google all have become generic references; it's inevitable that a dominating product or service becomes generic.
It's required while operating a motor vehicle in the states. On a non-driving note, it's also much better to have a drivers license rather than a state issued id (if you're of driving age, this usually has negative connotations, like your license has been revoked) rather than nothing when law enforcement wants to talk to you(for whatever reason).
No they don't have enforcement crews digging through your trash, but many business have drop boxes for their employees/customers, especially places like Best Buy. Retailers that sell rechargeable batteries are required to accept them for recycling. It's so easy to recycle them, and there are free programs, so why not?
A fear of getting caught isn't the reason people comply, it's to keep hazardous material out of the landfill. The same reason we recycle our electronics through free programs instead of burying them in the backyard (well technically the fee is paid at point-of-sale).
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The hardware is publically bought (in recent years, Diebold has been the main provider), but the software is developed in house by the Electoral Justice.
If you want your employees to waste time in online communities, you could could just remove the myspace and facebook blocks at the proxy server...
Fiesty and Gutsy make perfect sense... the releases follow the alphabet, so G is newer than F.
Really no different than use a sequential number to name your release, except that Ubuntu has been consistent and MS keeps switching between obtuse names and version numbers.
The leaked 360 version isn't retail, but is a review copy. The interwebs have given a lot of flack to SEED4ME about their releases.
not too long ago
dude they stopped counting on April 14, 1994. Did Somebody Say McLiar?.
I know a road that crosses a railroad on a curve and hitting it at 30 is sketch. I know others that are perpendicular and it's still a hazard that requires a slower speed. You are totally correct about the Darwinism of hitting a track at 100 mph, especially if the road rises up to meet the track.
Cruise control should be abolished, it just helps the driver falling a sleep - and on top of that people I've seen with cruise control take their foot of both pedals - this means their reaction time is now measured in seconds.
Are you saying that people should drive with both feet on the pedals or that they should keep a pedal (I'm guessing gas or clutch, not brake) depressed while using cruise control?
Both situations aren't optimal. Try driving for 12 hours, you'll sure love cruise control after that, it also helps you be legal by setting a speed. Without cruise, I'd end up doing close to 90 mph, but I can set it at 70 and forget about it.
btw for tilt the gp means steering wheel up/down adjustment and the tachometer is a gauge for engine revolutions per minute.
I'm sure californians will feel very safe knowing they can't access every single horsepower to get off that bridge before it collapses in an earthquake.
Says the man that has apparently never been in a car during an earthquake...
I agree that it's a slippery slope, but what gives the Feds the authority to do this? I never understood their authority for the National Maximum Speed Law, but at least that has been repealed.
how do you run a yellow? it's perfectly legal to drive through a yellow light. it's not red...
You have an interesting point, but having precision in sign making via CAD/CAM isn't really the same as introducing technology devices to herd leaders.
Cattle don't require that level of precision and my limited experience at friends' ranches has shown me that they truly are dumb animals.
My favorite question was "Why do you have fences around that sinkhole?" "Cause they'll walk into it and fall to their death"
No wonder painted cattle guards on roads work...
it sure smells like DEMOCRACY to me.
As long as we have the electoral system, it's painfully obvious that it's not a democracy.
That's because those of us in the states live in a republic and our UK mates live in a constitutional monarchy.
When I worked at CompUSA (yeah, I know...), they prevented this kind of thing by locking up everything of value. A standard employee could easily put something off the floor into a bag and leave with it, but anything sized small that has a value (cameras, phones, mp3 players, laptops, etc) that could be smuggled out would be locked up. There were different levels of keys, but it was still exclusive (one interesting thing I legitimately learned was that my keys worked at other stores, big loophole).
I would imagine that the Apple store isn't too different, if they trust their entire floor staff to access of these products, well they truly do Think Different.
Makes me wonder about getting flagged for using their own services, like fancast.com.
That may be, but they aren't FDIC insured in the states.
Since when does www.irs.gov allow you to file taxes? Last I checked, they only list other sites that allow you to file... None of which are .gov.
That's a pretty big deal in the phone world. OM was already trumped by Apple and Google, they need to get a good production model to the consumers quickly or just give up.
MS sold hardware that can run Linux, it's called Xbox and Xbox 360.
More often that not, they'll just give you whatever cola they serve. The front line employees at Flingers, Chotchkie's, et al. certainly don't give a damn about IP.
Although the lawyers have to try and defend their marks, Coke, Xerox, Kleenex, Band-Aid and Google all have become generic references; it's inevitable that a dominating product or service becomes generic.
What does Scrubs have to do with this?
People that can't swipe the card with the correct orientation shouldn't be allowed to purchase anything. It's an ID10T error.
Yep. RFID Blocking Wallet
It's required while operating a motor vehicle in the states. On a non-driving note, it's also much better to have a drivers license rather than a state issued id (if you're of driving age, this usually has negative connotations, like your license has been revoked) rather than nothing when law enforcement wants to talk to you(for whatever reason).
No they don't have enforcement crews digging through your trash, but many business have drop boxes for their employees/customers, especially places like Best Buy. Retailers that sell rechargeable batteries are required to accept them for recycling. It's so easy to recycle them, and there are free programs, so why not?
A fear of getting caught isn't the reason people comply, it's to keep hazardous material out of the landfill. The same reason we recycle our electronics through free programs instead of burying them in the backyard (well technically the fee is paid at point-of-sale).