As the original Ask Slashdot poster, the idea of OU is intriguing. Unfortunately, one click into their website returns, "An error has occurred, please try again later." Not exactly a good first impression.
Well that was my point. They service customer's machines with hardware that is overpriced and overused. Great business model, they use it in Vegas everywhere.
The guy that set up all the computers and stuff at my work is such a cheesy Dell fanboi. The reason he likes them so much is that he can service the machines with very little hassle, just order a replacement and not worry about anything other than installation.
The problem with this method is that the customer is stuck wasting time (=money!) waiting for a machine to be fixed. I took several days off work to work on my finals, and I kept getting emails from him every day asking when I would be in so that he could come to replace a busted HDD. Really dude? Why do I have to be there? Just come in and turn a couple screws (or in the case of a Dell, depress some obscure release tab, turn a couple screws, then release another tab).
What a short-sighted comment. I get that you're a fan of the underdog, but without the swagger of the Intels of the world dictating the market, your AMDs of the world would be just as bad.
I like competition. That's what makes your AMD chips more affordable.
Of course, it will likely depend on what you consider backcountry. If you're just up on Berthoud/Loveland Pass, I'm sure nothing too fancy is needed.
Personally, I'm still waiting for my phone/gps/internet/avy beacon device to show up. Now I have the Evo, I'm wondering if there is a way to make this thing function as an EFFECTIVE avy beacon. Bluetooth or wifi connection with others in my group maybe?
...and if you're interested in purchasing trees, please don't go to Home Depot, Wal Mart, or whatever big box you have. Go to your local nursery/garden center. They actually know a thing or two about plants and will have a much better selection of higher quality plants. You might pay a little extra, but it's better than having to buy another one next year because your tree died.
Apparently they don't take into account all the millions of acres of dead and dying forests that result from the Mountain Pine Beetle. I know for a fact that a very large chunk of the "forest" shown in Northern Colorado is actually nothing more than a vast land filled with billions of brown sticks.
Of course, many of you may know the situation is similar in many other areas. I've never been to BC, but from everything I've read, the situation there is 1000% worse.
Oh well, that's what happens when you have large scale fire mitigation in populated forests.
But that's the point. It all depends on the combination of morals and laws of a specific place/group of people. The laws of God and the laws of Man aren't always in agreement. Sometimes things are moral but illegal, and sometimes things are immoral but legal. Depends on who you ask.
Phone calls are considered private only if the parties involved wish them to be private. If you call up a talk radio show, and admit to committing a criminal act, and leave your name and address, does this evidence become inadmissible in court? If it is, I am truly surprised. You are announcing something to the public, the medium is irrelevant.
I'm not trolling, I've just got opinions that differ from most. I'm okay with that. I do honestly believe that there are certain things in this world that the majority of people will agree are immoral, though the difference between moral and immoral is analog.
Under the Banner of Heaven is a good example. Killing someone because God told you to might make it morally right to YOU, but not to the majority of people.
The government has no authority to stop people from having private conversations in person or on the phone, the internet shouldn't be any different.
Are you sure? Imagine you have a computer. Now imagine you use it to communicate with someone. Now imagine there is a security vulnerability allowing the interception of such a communication. Accordingly, those responsible might patch that vulnerability, but you, as the user, are negligent and fail to install that patch. If that intercepted communication is subsequently used to prosecute you, it is partly your fault. This type scenario, along with many others, are greater in number now that we have the internet.
Possibly something you are overlooking, is that individuals do a perfectly fine job of announcing their actions to the world already.
Whether you like it or not, there is a digital record of your actions stored somewhere. Sometimes this information is viewable by the public, sometimes not. If you commit a criminal act, you are guilty the moment the crime occurred. You did it. Just because you get away with something without getting caught doesn't make you innocent. I'm not speaking religiously or anything, just objectively.
What if you shoplift a toy to give to your child for Christmas and don't get caught right away? If the police show up at the store and request to watch surveillance video from the last two weeks, and the store obliges (for whatever reason, doesn't matter in this case), and they end up seeing you and ultimately positively identifying you, should they be able to prosecute you for shoplifting?
Should the store be targeted for their privacy policy? Maybe, I don't know. It's their store, not mine. What business is it of mine?
Keep talking about how dangerous DWN (driving with navigation) is, that way this nanny state government can outlaw it too...
If this is a nanny state, then why would they outlaw something that nannies people? Personally, I drive with my eyes aimed outside the window.
And don't give me this crap about how truckers are the best drivers in the world. In my experience, truckers are some of the WORST drivers I have ever seen. Granted, they can also be some of the best, but I see them do some really stupid shit all the time. No common fucking sense.
Blind faith. People are doing this simply because their nav tells them to. Maybe there is a reason for it, maybe not, but people don't question it, they just do it.
Though, maybe this is a good thing. If they aren't smart enough to think for themselves, maybe they should be told what to do at all times.
Thank you! I am feeling exactly the same way. I could care less if people are on my lawn, it's just that there is a distinct lack of common sense occurring in these people.
The post above about the ice cream shop... Seriously? Are there really people out there that have to use navigation just to get a damn double scoop? Apparently, there are enough of these people that a nearby home owner can witness confused looking drivers on a regular basis.
What ever happened to eyes and intuition? If one way streets confuse you as a driver, you shouldn't be driving and are a menace to society. If you look up directions to somewhere, and upon actually driving there you realize that the area is all one ways, doesn't intuition tell you that you might have to actually drive an extra block or two so that you can make your way back to your destination without driving the wrong way? Personally, I would think the big signs that say ONE WAY and have a large arrow pointing in the direction of traffic would be enough, but apparently people are too glued to their navigation screen to bother actually looking at the world around them.
So we have a few photographs and the conclusion that the ice loss is devastating--despite no investigation as to whether the photographs were taken during the same day of the year nor as to what the internal variability is.
Brashears is a pretty bright dude. He knows that mountain as well as anybody who has ever lived. If he went to the trouble of going up there to take photos as close to Mallory's as possible, I'm sure he also went to the trouble to make sure any other variability was as close to the original as possible.
...despite no investigation as to whether the photographs were taken during the same day of the year nor as to what the internal variability is.
Brashears is a pretty bright dude. He knows that mountain as well as anybody who has ever lived. If he went to the trouble of going up there to take photos as close to Mallory's as possible, I'm sure he also went to the trouble to make sure any other variability was as close to the original as possible.
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As the original Ask Slashdot poster, the idea of OU is intriguing. Unfortunately, one click into their website returns, "An error has occurred, please try again later." Not exactly a good first impression.
They do? I seem to always read about Europeans complaining about their ISP and download caps, overage charges, etc.
Meanwhile I pay my $50/mo for unlimited usage at speeds right on average with the rest of the world (according to publicly available metrics anyway).
I'm guessing that would mean more work for the accountants.
Well that was my point. They service customer's machines with hardware that is overpriced and overused. Great business model, they use it in Vegas everywhere.
The guy that set up all the computers and stuff at my work is such a cheesy Dell fanboi. The reason he likes them so much is that he can service the machines with very little hassle, just order a replacement and not worry about anything other than installation.
The problem with this method is that the customer is stuck wasting time (=money!) waiting for a machine to be fixed. I took several days off work to work on my finals, and I kept getting emails from him every day asking when I would be in so that he could come to replace a busted HDD. Really dude? Why do I have to be there? Just come in and turn a couple screws (or in the case of a Dell, depress some obscure release tab, turn a couple screws, then release another tab).
What a short-sighted comment. I get that you're a fan of the underdog, but without the swagger of the Intels of the world dictating the market, your AMDs of the world would be just as bad.
I like competition. That's what makes your AMD chips more affordable.
The PSUs were probably replaced by "Qualified Dell Service Personnel" after they were returned by their previous owners.
Ask the forest service what they use.
Of course, it will likely depend on what you consider backcountry. If you're just up on Berthoud/Loveland Pass, I'm sure nothing too fancy is needed.
Personally, I'm still waiting for my phone/gps/internet/avy beacon device to show up. Now I have the Evo, I'm wondering if there is a way to make this thing function as an EFFECTIVE avy beacon. Bluetooth or wifi connection with others in my group maybe?
ESL isn't the problem, since they live in the "pacific Northwest."
Doesn't Vancouver, BC have the largest Chinatown in the world (outside of China, of course)?
Some Apple fanboi will probably pay a premium for such a relic. I'd sell it and go buy some pancake mix.
...and if you're interested in purchasing trees, please don't go to Home Depot, Wal Mart, or whatever big box you have. Go to your local nursery/garden center. They actually know a thing or two about plants and will have a much better selection of higher quality plants. You might pay a little extra, but it's better than having to buy another one next year because your tree died.
Apparently they don't take into account all the millions of acres of dead and dying forests that result from the Mountain Pine Beetle. I know for a fact that a very large chunk of the "forest" shown in Northern Colorado is actually nothing more than a vast land filled with billions of brown sticks.
Of course, many of you may know the situation is similar in many other areas. I've never been to BC, but from everything I've read, the situation there is 1000% worse.
Oh well, that's what happens when you have large scale fire mitigation in populated forests.
But that's the point. It all depends on the combination of morals and laws of a specific place/group of people. The laws of God and the laws of Man aren't always in agreement. Sometimes things are moral but illegal, and sometimes things are immoral but legal. Depends on who you ask.
Phone calls are considered private only if the parties involved wish them to be private. If you call up a talk radio show, and admit to committing a criminal act, and leave your name and address, does this evidence become inadmissible in court? If it is, I am truly surprised. You are announcing something to the public, the medium is irrelevant.
I'm not trolling, I've just got opinions that differ from most. I'm okay with that. I do honestly believe that there are certain things in this world that the majority of people will agree are immoral, though the difference between moral and immoral is analog.
Under the Banner of Heaven is a good example. Killing someone because God told you to might make it morally right to YOU, but not to the majority of people.
The government has no authority to stop people from having private conversations in person or on the phone, the internet shouldn't be any different.
Are you sure? Imagine you have a computer. Now imagine you use it to communicate with someone. Now imagine there is a security vulnerability allowing the interception of such a communication. Accordingly, those responsible might patch that vulnerability, but you, as the user, are negligent and fail to install that patch. If that intercepted communication is subsequently used to prosecute you, it is partly your fault. This type scenario, along with many others, are greater in number now that we have the internet.
Depends on the jurisdiction. C.R.S. 16-3-103
Possibly something you are overlooking, is that individuals do a perfectly fine job of announcing their actions to the world already.
Whether you like it or not, there is a digital record of your actions stored somewhere. Sometimes this information is viewable by the public, sometimes not. If you commit a criminal act, you are guilty the moment the crime occurred. You did it. Just because you get away with something without getting caught doesn't make you innocent. I'm not speaking religiously or anything, just objectively.
What if you shoplift a toy to give to your child for Christmas and don't get caught right away? If the police show up at the store and request to watch surveillance video from the last two weeks, and the store obliges (for whatever reason, doesn't matter in this case), and they end up seeing you and ultimately positively identifying you, should they be able to prosecute you for shoplifting?
Should the store be targeted for their privacy policy? Maybe, I don't know. It's their store, not mine. What business is it of mine?
I don't get it... what is wrong with having morals? Just because something is legal doesn't make it moral.
Maybe they're just suffering from phantom limb syndrome and all they need is a mirror box.
If you were to lose a limb, would you be so unhappy that it would just be time for "sleep"?
Keep talking about how dangerous DWN (driving with navigation) is, that way this nanny state government can outlaw it too...
If this is a nanny state, then why would they outlaw something that nannies people? Personally, I drive with my eyes aimed outside the window.
And don't give me this crap about how truckers are the best drivers in the world. In my experience, truckers are some of the WORST drivers I have ever seen. Granted, they can also be some of the best, but I see them do some really stupid shit all the time. No common fucking sense.
Blind faith. People are doing this simply because their nav tells them to. Maybe there is a reason for it, maybe not, but people don't question it, they just do it.
Though, maybe this is a good thing. If they aren't smart enough to think for themselves, maybe they should be told what to do at all times.
Thank you! I am feeling exactly the same way. I could care less if people are on my lawn, it's just that there is a distinct lack of common sense occurring in these people.
The post above about the ice cream shop... Seriously? Are there really people out there that have to use navigation just to get a damn double scoop? Apparently, there are enough of these people that a nearby home owner can witness confused looking drivers on a regular basis.
What ever happened to eyes and intuition? If one way streets confuse you as a driver, you shouldn't be driving and are a menace to society. If you look up directions to somewhere, and upon actually driving there you realize that the area is all one ways, doesn't intuition tell you that you might have to actually drive an extra block or two so that you can make your way back to your destination without driving the wrong way? Personally, I would think the big signs that say ONE WAY and have a large arrow pointing in the direction of traffic would be enough, but apparently people are too glued to their navigation screen to bother actually looking at the world around them.
So we have a few photographs and the conclusion that the ice loss is devastating--despite no investigation as to whether the photographs were taken during the same day of the year nor as to what the internal variability is.
Brashears is a pretty bright dude. He knows that mountain as well as anybody who has ever lived. If he went to the trouble of going up there to take photos as close to Mallory's as possible, I'm sure he also went to the trouble to make sure any other variability was as close to the original as possible.
...despite no investigation as to whether the photographs were taken during the same day of the year nor as to what the internal variability is.
Brashears is a pretty bright dude. He knows that mountain as well as anybody who has ever lived. If he went to the trouble of going up there to take photos as close to Mallory's as possible, I'm sure he also went to the trouble to make sure any other variability was as close to the original as possible.
...and yet, without animal testing, you wouldn't have learned any of that.