Ever think that if smoking consumes an appreciable enough portion of your income as to hinder your ability to afford better living quarters, that you are, in fact, poor?
Poor != Destitute, although, poor is a subjective title; I drive a BMW (and own 3 other cars) and own a house that I built 4 years ago, and compared to some of my friends I'm quite poor. No vinyl floors though, so my future offspring are clearly safe...
Modern weapons may make it easier to kills lot of people at once, but pointless (or even pointful) murdering isn't a new idea. Heck, it even existed prior to video games, regardless of what "the media" might have us believe. Unfortunately it makes great headlines, so you can always count on it being top news.
Point to ponder: how many mass killings occur in Africa and Asia and South America by people that have never played a video game?
Disclaimer - Nothing against those regions, just the easiest examples with lots of killing + not a lot of XBOX...
Understood, but the article states that line of sight is needed with the laptop. A typical IR reflecting window (which most homes have, and even glass without specific design inclusions for IR blocking is pretty effective at it) effectively stops line of sight for infrared light.
Either the article is poorly worded, and they don't need actual line of sight and a laser mic could be pointed at any window (in which case, how far from the window can the keyboard be and still have sufficient enough vibration in the glass to be readable? I would think not very far at all), or they do need line of sight, which they do not have with an IR laser mic through typical glass windows.
Then again, I've not had any caffeine today, so I may just be hopelessly lost here.
I think that's being just a little disingenuous. You could just as easily say "Crimes go unsolved and criminal unpunished. Why does so much taxpayer money go towards police departments which aren't doing their jobs?"
Actually, depending on where you are in the country, that might be a valid question.
A few years ago, one of my cars was broken into; I called the police (non emergency number, of course) and informed them. They didn't even care enough to take my name. They asked for the address for trending, and refused to so much as listen to any other information.
8 months later, in the same district, I was pulled over for having a headlight out (loose wire actually). 3 cop cars came to the stop. They were quite intent on giving me a 200 dollar ticket until I jiggled the wire and fixed it.
I could tolerate their behavior more in the first instance, if it were not for their behavior in the second. As it stands, it begs the question: "Why does so much taxpayer money go towards police departments which aren't doing their jobs?"
It's great that your employer is understanding of your court duties. Unfortunately, illegal or not, many employers can and will make your life exceedingly difficult if you miss work for court (or military for that matter) duties. Ethical? Certainly not. Legal? Nope. But that doesn't stop them for purposely and obviously passing such people by for promotions, raises, or just generally making sure they are aware that they are no longer wanted in the work place. I have a lot of friends in the military this has happened to, and they have neither the time nor money to fight it.
While I'm, admittedly, not in as good of shape as I once was (sub 5 minute mile, 50 second 400 meter dash track athlete), I still keep in good fitness, and am maybe 10-15 lbs. over my ideal weight.
I still bike and skate regularly (years of track and hockey have stopped my knees from being able to hack hard running for any appreciable period). A couple of months ago I competed in a charity softball tournament (and won).
Just because we post on Slashdot doesn't mean we're out of shape or incapable of excercise and fitness.
While we're at it, I'm married, and I live in my own house, which doesn't even have a basement!
You make a valid point, with the way the GP phrased his statement.
That said, victim does not have to mean the specific person that the crime was perpetrated against. If my wife was murdered, she was the victim of the murder, but myself (and all parties which care/have an interest in her) are also victims of the crime by association, and can bring the case forward in her stead. Civil cases about crimes are handles this way, wrongful death suits for example.
That does still leave those that have no one who cares to represent them without any reparations though. i.e. homeless man without family.
First off, it's damping, not dampening, unless you want to make something wet.
Secondly, full impulse is technically an acceleration rate, not a speed, but say impulse hits a maximum speed of 1/4 c (~167,000,000 mph), going from that to 0 in seconds without inertial damping wouldn't throw you across the bridge, it would turn you into goo, as well as obliterating the ship. I reckon that's enough pretend science though. Back to the basement I go...
I have, on several occasions had water in my sensitive electronics both on and off (testing watercooler computers). The single best thing I've found to displace any water, is WD-40 (which stands for, ironically, Water Displacement 40).
I spray it on, let it sit for an hour or two and wipe it completely off. I've had 1.5" of water in the bottom of a RUNNING PC before and used this to bring it back to life.
Note: Just to nip this in the bud, it was all low end equipment testing prototype designs, I've never had a leak in my "proper" rigs.
That's a lovely, long, drawn out diatribe you have there. Unfortunately you utterly fail to make any valid points whatsoever.
I'm not entirely in disagreement with your sentiment, but your manner of relating it is... lacking to say the least.
There is essentially no comparison between an organized revolt successfully overthrowing the US Government from inside the country, and then installing a new, populace supported government, and Bin Laden flying planes into a few buildings.
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Ever think that if smoking consumes an appreciable enough portion of your income as to hinder your ability to afford better living quarters, that you are, in fact, poor?
Poor != Destitute, although, poor is a subjective title; I drive a BMW (and own 3 other cars) and own a house that I built 4 years ago, and compared to some of my friends I'm quite poor. No vinyl floors though, so my future offspring are clearly safe...
Jack the ripper.
The Zodiac Killer.
Modern weapons may make it easier to kills lot of people at once, but pointless (or even pointful) murdering isn't a new idea. Heck, it even existed prior to video games, regardless of what "the media" might have us believe. Unfortunately it makes great headlines, so you can always count on it being top news.
Point to ponder: how many mass killings occur in Africa and Asia and South America by people that have never played a video game?
Disclaimer - Nothing against those regions, just the easiest examples with lots of killing + not a lot of XBOX...
Understood, but the article states that line of sight is needed with the laptop. A typical IR reflecting window (which most homes have, and even glass without specific design inclusions for IR blocking is pretty effective at it) effectively stops line of sight for infrared light.
Either the article is poorly worded, and they don't need actual line of sight and a laser mic could be pointed at any window (in which case, how far from the window can the keyboard be and still have sufficient enough vibration in the glass to be readable? I would think not very far at all), or they do need line of sight, which they do not have with an IR laser mic through typical glass windows.
Then again, I've not had any caffeine today, so I may just be hopelessly lost here.
I was under the distinct impression that glass was an excellent medium for blocking/massively dispersing IR, even in "super awesome laser" form.
That would make it somewhat difficult to use anything but visible, very obvious light.
So, just douse the area ahead with RFID routinely (or send something automated through) and you'll keep popping all their bombs.
Seems like an easily removed mine to me.
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I think that's being just a little disingenuous. You could just as easily say "Crimes go unsolved and criminal unpunished. Why does so much taxpayer money go towards police departments which aren't doing their jobs?"
Actually, depending on where you are in the country, that might be a valid question.
A few years ago, one of my cars was broken into; I called the police (non emergency number, of course) and informed them. They didn't even care enough to take my name. They asked for the address for trending, and refused to so much as listen to any other information.
8 months later, in the same district, I was pulled over for having a headlight out (loose wire actually). 3 cop cars came to the stop. They were quite intent on giving me a 200 dollar ticket until I jiggled the wire and fixed it.
I could tolerate their behavior more in the first instance, if it were not for their behavior in the second. As it stands, it begs the question: "Why does so much taxpayer money go towards police departments which aren't doing their jobs?"
I said I wanted a refund, I didn't say I was done playing.
Well if we're in a game, I, for one, would like a refund.
zero the disk once and odds are that will be more than good enough for any of your personal data, unless you are the fucking president or something.
It might also be relevant if you are in fact, fucking the president, as opposed to simply being the fucking president.
It's great that your employer is understanding of your court duties. Unfortunately, illegal or not, many employers can and will make your life exceedingly difficult if you miss work for court (or military for that matter) duties. Ethical? Certainly not. Legal? Nope. But that doesn't stop them for purposely and obviously passing such people by for promotions, raises, or just generally making sure they are aware that they are no longer wanted in the work place. I have a lot of friends in the military this has happened to, and they have neither the time nor money to fight it.
Perhaps, if printing midi files for your player piano constitutes party fun, I might suggest slightly better parties.
People with broken arms, cancer, etc. also aren't necessarily mentally ill. Those are physical ailments, not mental problems.
Random insults are a great way to prove your point though, bravo!
So... 0% up 300% is... 0%
Well, I'm impressed.
They're actually not that bad with enough Frank's Hot Sauce on them.
But even I won't lower myself to chewing on a PIX box.
I was more of a sprinter, as X-Country practice was too long. 1.1 miles is typically how far I ran in a 3-4 event meet, combined, not a warmup.
While I'm, admittedly, not in as good of shape as I once was (sub 5 minute mile, 50 second 400 meter dash track athlete), I still keep in good fitness, and am maybe 10-15 lbs. over my ideal weight.
I still bike and skate regularly (years of track and hockey have stopped my knees from being able to hack hard running for any appreciable period). A couple of months ago I competed in a charity softball tournament (and won).
Just because we post on Slashdot doesn't mean we're out of shape or incapable of excercise and fitness.
While we're at it, I'm married, and I live in my own house, which doesn't even have a basement!
Also has peaches. Millions of peaches. Peaches for free.
Wait, wrong Presidents of the United States of America...
You make a valid point, with the way the GP phrased his statement.
That said, victim does not have to mean the specific person that the crime was perpetrated against. If my wife was murdered, she was the victim of the murder, but myself (and all parties which care/have an interest in her) are also victims of the crime by association, and can bring the case forward in her stead. Civil cases about crimes are handles this way, wrongful death suits for example.
That does still leave those that have no one who cares to represent them without any reparations though. i.e. homeless man without family.
First off, it's damping, not dampening, unless you want to make something wet.
Secondly, full impulse is technically an acceleration rate, not a speed, but say impulse hits a maximum speed of 1/4 c (~167,000,000 mph), going from that to 0 in seconds without inertial damping wouldn't throw you across the bridge, it would turn you into goo, as well as obliterating the ship. I reckon that's enough pretend science though. Back to the basement I go...
{STAR TREK FANBOY}
You can't go full impulse to full stop in seconds without inertial damping anyway. Duh.
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I have, on several occasions had water in my sensitive electronics both on and off (testing watercooler computers). The single best thing I've found to displace any water, is WD-40 (which stands for, ironically, Water Displacement 40).
I spray it on, let it sit for an hour or two and wipe it completely off. I've had 1.5" of water in the bottom of a RUNNING PC before and used this to bring it back to life.
Note: Just to nip this in the bud, it was all low end equipment testing prototype designs, I've never had a leak in my "proper" rigs.
That's a lovely, long, drawn out diatribe you have there. Unfortunately you utterly fail to make any valid points whatsoever.
I'm not entirely in disagreement with your sentiment, but your manner of relating it is... lacking to say the least.
There is essentially no comparison between an organized revolt successfully overthrowing the US Government from inside the country, and then installing a new, populace supported government, and Bin Laden flying planes into a few buildings.
I'm not completely sure of the MSRP, but I don't believe the MacBook goes for ~180,000 USD.
So... are there cookies and punch in the little world you live in?
My company has free soda.
Luckily we have a Ping Pong table instead of foosball, or we'd be totally boned.