It would seem to me that retailers SHOULD be storing the credit card data because there has to be some type of audit trail available. After all, people need to be able to track down credit card fraud, etc. I'm guessing that the credit card companies store this data as well, though, but they probably only store the amount of the transaction, card number and date, whereas the retailers would have the records of what was purchased, on what date, who rang up the transaction, etc. The credit card companies know every item you buy. They have a complete transaction record along with descriptions. You don't want a retailer being in charge of your personal data. The only thing you want us to have is a unique transaction id generated for each credit card debit made. That way if the data gets stolen its worthless without access to the master database at the credit card vendors, and lets face it, if there database is broken into--- we're all boned. This id method will still give good audit records and better security for everyone involved.
In this economic climate and with the abundance of ULTRA-LOW-COST sellers in the retail world, the last thing on the list for spending money on is items that don't directly generate revenue. You security and data is NEVER the companies priority, your sale is.
DISCLAIMER: I work on POS systems for a major retailer.
Radionuclides are used in two major ways: for their chemical properties and as sources of radiation. Radionuclides of familiar elements such as carbon can serve as tracers because they are chemically very similar to the non-radioactive nuclides, so most chemical, biological, and ecological processes treat them in a near identical way. One can then examine the result with a radiation detector, such as a geiger counter, to determine where the provided atoms ended up. For example, one might culture plants in an environment in which the carbon dioxide contained radioactive carbon; then the parts of the plant that had laid down atmospheric carbon would be radioactive.
In medicine, radioisotopes are used for diagnosis, treatment, and research. Radioactive chemical tracers emitting gamma rays or positrons can provide diagnostic information about a person's internal anatomy and the functioning of specific organs. This is used in some forms of tomography: single photon emission computed tomography and positron emission tomography scanning.
Radioisotopes are also a promising method of treatment in hemopoietic forms of tumors, while the success for treatment of solid tumors has been limited so far. More powerful gamma sources sterilise syringes and other medical equipment. About one in two people in Western countries are likely to experience the benefits of nuclear medicine in their lifetime.
In biochemistry and genetics, radionuclides label molecules and allow tracing chemical and physiological processes occurring in living organisms, such as DNA replication or amino acid transport.
In food preservation, radiation is used to stop the sprouting of root crops after harvesting, to kill parasites and pests, and to control the ripening of stored fruit and vegetables.
In agriculture and animal husbandry, radionuclides also play an important role. They produce high intake of crops, disease and weather resistant varieties of crops, to study how fertilisers and insecticides work, and to improve the production and health of domestic animals.
Industrially, and in mining, radionuclides examine welds, to detect leaks, to study the rate of wear, erosion and corrosion of metals, and for on-stream analysis of a wide range of minerals and fuels.
Most household smoke detectors contain the radionuclide americium formed in nuclear reactors, saving many lives.
Environmentally, radionuclides trace and analyze pollutants, to study the movement of surface water, and to measure water runoffs from rain and snow, as well as the flow rates of streams and rivers. Natural radionuclides are used in geology, archaeology, and paleontology to measure ages of rocks, minerals, and fossil materials.
Dangers
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Thats not so bad, however I would prefer a scooter with a 30 year power supply versus the laptop. An electric scooter can run on 17v and be VERY fast.
Good point, so is making a weapon of mass destruction and forcing the world to bend to your whim. Instead of asking for "one million dollars" you could demand broadband:-)
Its a breadboard with LED's on it. It's 1/8 inch thick and lights up with a logo. Any moron who graduated from high school and took shop or a basic electronics class could see this is about as dangerous as the sweatshirt it's attached to.
It's a HOAX device? Give me a break. A cellphone is a far more significant risk than this thing or a laptop for that matter--high voltage L-ION battery pack and internal storage space. What should of happened is that she should of been brought to a security room with the TSA and slapped on the back of the head and kicked out on the street for being a meathead. Not a media circus about bombs.
She's just some stupid geek who plays with playdoh and likes metal bands. Hardly a threat to your or anyone elses life.
"Please state the nature of the medical emergency!"
The first step to making a real hologram is the rendering and then the projection.
Right now we don't have good consumer examples of either. Pretty soon we'll have the rendering -- and then it's just a matter of time until we can do a REAL 3d projection and I can have my own personal Doctor.
What's the current survival rate of place crashes? Like.0001 %?
I say lets not keep focusing on crash scenarios and focus on the new features that can keep the plane in the air like the new improved navigation system and various other major design enhancements.
I'll take a plane that can stay in the air easier during bad weather over a plane thats safer to crash in, but is harder to keep in the air.
they say the biggest problem with OO.o is the fact that Sun codes, owns & makes all key decisions for the project when it should be more community oriented.
So SUN drops certain ideas and keeps others--so does Linus! If you want to develop your own openoffice make a fork. You need someone to point a project in direction or it will go nowhere fast. The last thing this office suite needs is a big committee slowing development, it's just started getting good!
Corporate America has some very sloppy VBScript/Access Database/DB2/Cobol Monster APPs out there.
In a large corporate environment many custom internal applications need to be tested before installing ANY updates.
It's an internal network with good security typically and we have 5-6 million+ dollar applications which drive the corporate headquarters all which somehow interconnect to our IBM Mainframe.
If that update breaks a key application we must call in consultants or dedicate internal resources to come up with a solution. If they cannot, then we need to do a cost benefit analysis on the update. If it cost more to replace the application then its worth, no machines will be updated. If we can have the app fixed, the machines may be updated in a few months.
Err.. does anyone else wonder why specifically sharks?
Dr. Evil: You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads! Now evidently my cycloptic colleague informs me that that cannot be done. Ah, would you remind me what I pay you people for, honestly? Throw me a bone here! What do we have?
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Just like a cure for AIDS?
Yeah it's pretty sick --- people tend to fight about IP even if it's in the best nature of society and the world.
Open source software is a great step to moving us ALL forward.
If only we had some sort of windowing system that could use this.... oh WAIT, xorg was built for this. :-)
Have SSH port forwarding, will remote in.
Wow, 10 years ago when I was playing Super Mario Bros. I never thought PAC MAN would be relevant again. I was wrong, DEAD WRONG.
In Soviet Russian laptop encrypts you!
I can't get into detail about my companies dealings on slashdot.
In this economic climate and with the abundance of ULTRA-LOW-COST sellers in the retail world, the last thing on the list for spending money on is items that don't directly generate revenue. You security and data is NEVER the companies priority, your sale is.
DISCLAIMER: I work on POS systems for a major retailer.
No. Our economy would collapse.
Balance (in million USD)
2007 (July)
Export to CHINA: 35,325.6 Import to USA: 176,630.9
LOSS TO USA:-141,305.3
Thats not so bad, however I would prefer a scooter with a 30 year power supply versus the laptop. An electric scooter can run on 17v and be VERY fast.
Good point, so is making a weapon of mass destruction and forcing the world to bend to your whim. Instead of asking for "one million dollars" you could demand broadband
Its a breadboard with LED's on it. It's 1/8 inch thick and lights up with a logo. Any moron who graduated from high school and took shop or a basic electronics class could see this is about as dangerous as the sweatshirt it's attached to.
It's a HOAX device? Give me a break. A cellphone is a far more significant risk than this thing or a laptop for that matter--high voltage L-ION battery pack and internal storage space. What should of happened is that she should of been brought to a security room with the TSA and slapped on the back of the head and kicked out on the street for being a meathead. Not a media circus about bombs.
She's just some stupid geek who plays with playdoh and likes metal bands. Hardly a threat to your or anyone elses life.
I wish there was a product that just automatically -- never rang and just hung up on a large swath of numbers.
Kind of like Spam Assassin does for email -- it's like the message was never sent.
I see an IPO, a little black box that gets a list of telemarketers numbers from the net and blocks them all!
Any takers?
I was thinking a full rendered HOLO-GIRL-FRIEND would be a big seller on Think Geek!
I don't know if pixelated graphics would work... although there was that youtube video of that kid masturbating to the WoW night elf......
"Please state the nature of the medical emergency!"
The first step to making a real hologram is the rendering and then the projection.
Right now we don't have good consumer examples of either. Pretty soon we'll have the rendering -- and then it's just a matter of time until we can do a REAL 3d projection and I can have my own personal Doctor.
What's the current survival rate of place crashes? Like
I say lets not keep focusing on crash scenarios and focus on the new features that can keep the plane in the air like the new improved navigation system and various other major design enhancements.
I'll take a plane that can stay in the air easier during bad weather over a plane thats safer to crash in, but is harder to keep in the air.
I found a series of jackets on ebay...
Search anti radiation suit..... a number of items.
How about an ancient medieval shield? A little steel would block it I bet.
So SUN drops certain ideas and keeps others--so does Linus! If you want to develop your own openoffice make a fork. You need someone to point a project in direction or it will go nowhere fast. The last thing this office suite needs is a big committee slowing development, it's just started getting good!
I'm at 6.5 and it seems to work fine.
Notes does email, hosts databases for contact information, runs our item setup system and interfaces with our mainframe and a couple other systems.
What else can you want from a calendar/email client?
I for one welcome our space zombie overlords.
As a systems analyst with positive Karma I can be used to help herd up fellow slashdoters with the purpose to serve your brain eating needs.....
My company is still running lotus notes to this day. It's not a bad application.
SELL SELL SELL!!
Eye candy will sell the Ubuntu product. Stability / Security....... most users don't care -- what they do like is flashy shiny buttons.
"Hey check this out, look how cool the desktop is... and it's secure and stable!"
Corporate America has some very sloppy VBScript/Access Database/DB2/Cobol Monster APPs out there.
In a large corporate environment many custom internal applications need to be tested before installing ANY updates.
It's an internal network with good security typically and we have 5-6 million+ dollar applications which drive the corporate headquarters all which somehow interconnect to our IBM Mainframe.
If that update breaks a key application we must call in consultants or dedicate internal resources to come up with a solution. If they cannot, then we need to do a cost benefit analysis on the update. If it cost more to replace the application then its worth, no machines will be updated. If we can have the app fixed, the machines may be updated in a few months.
Or cancer.
Dr. Evil: You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads! Now evidently my cycloptic colleague informs me that that cannot be done. Ah, would you remind me what I pay you people for, honestly? Throw me a bone here! What do we have?
Its an Austin Powers joke. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118655/quotes/
Look at SCO!
Wakka Wakka Wakka!