Since it's almost a certainty that the author of the piece submitted the article --cf. "mikemuch writes", "Six Free Online Storage Services - By Michael W. Muchmore" -- one might imagine the point was to gain page hits and ad impressions.
Mobile phone service and charges rarely make sense in the US. We are charged for making and receiving calls, for sending and receiving text messages, and in general most phones are completely locked down so they can only be used with the provider you bought the phone from.
"In no way were dates routinely stored as two byte characters (99 being the max) when 1 byte would get you to 255 easily." Wrong. In EVERY WAY dates were routinely stored as three sets of two byte characters.
What you are completely ignoring is that the vast majority of the code that had to be examined and patched was written in COBOL. COBOL that store dates as a string of six digits. Digits that were stored in many cases as EBCDIC characters, not hexadecimal integer values. And just to make it fun, in some cases the source code was not available.
"[A]nyone that created a four digit date by String Concat: "19" + String(date) would " probably not have been born yet when the programs that needed to be fixed were written. It wasn't the programs that were written in the 1990's that had to be dealt with, it was the ones written in the 1960's. And if you don't believe there were any of those in use, then I suggest you have no idea what's really happening at your bank. Or in the US air traffic control system, for that matter.
Is the constantly connected, often mobile nature of the modern workplace a good thing, or not?
Not. I'll work late hours, within reason, when whatever project I'm assigned to requires that I do so, but I refuse to be at anyone's beck and call 24/7. (Probably why I'm single, but that's another story).
I plan on going to a bar tonight to have a couple of beers - I'll have a designated driver - would it be a good idea for me to answer a work call or respond to a work email if I've had one too many?
Otherwise, it's safer to assume that someone had them for a legitimate reason, and either allowed them to make a copy, or they are "them" and uploaded it themselves.
I won't argue about the meaning of "theft," but you sure murdered the grammar of that sentence.
That BoingBoing post and the EULA sections you quote refer to the existing Unbox offering. I can find nothing on the Amazon site currently that details the agreement for this new offering with TiVo.
I'll wait to see the relevant terms and conditions before I decide whether to sign up or not.
A lot of replies are jumping on the line in the summary that says "the FCC thinks giving the CPI the data will give a competitive advantage to the other broadband companies." But of course the linked article didn't say that; it said "the agency has refused to turn it over on the grounds that it could give a competitive advantage to other companies." Which is still a bit of a stretch from what the FCC actually said in their response.
They did cite exemption rule 4 as others have posted.
I'm not defending the FCC, by any means, but let's not be misled by a Slashdot summary that might not quite be correct.
a proprietary ID system based on a biocompatible ink tattoo with chipless RFID functionality. When applied, the ink creates a unique ID that can be detected without line of sight.
Probably OT: I know it's a cliche phrase, and nobody thinks about what it really means, but "a steep learning curve" is a good thing. Assuming the graph has axes for time (horizontal) and knowledge (vertical), one would want the curve to be steep -- showing knowledge going up quickly in a short amount of time.
I'm having a little trouble with "drive" for something that doesn't move at all. Let's fall back to old-school IBM nomenclature and call them Flash DASD.
According to my customized Google home page, three of the current questions posted on Y! Answers are:
- Should I send a wedding invitation to people I know can't come? - Does Mrs. Claus have a first name? - What's the deal with kids wearing their pants below their butts?
Yep, I'd say "lame" is a good description.
I can't actually click through to see what's there beyond the questions, because the corporate WebSense filter tells me it's a chat or message board.
There are also occasions when you want to communicate with someone, and not talk, like in the theatre, or a lecture, or a meeting.
Heaven forbid that one should watch the performance, listen to the speaker, or participage in the meeting.
Honestly, whatever you have to say can probably wait.
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Since it's almost a certainty that the author of the piece submitted the article --cf. "mikemuch writes", "Six Free Online Storage Services - By Michael W. Muchmore" -- one might imagine the point was to gain page hits and ad impressions.
Mobile phone service and charges rarely make sense in the US. We are charged for making and receiving calls, for sending and receiving text messages, and in general most phones are completely locked down so they can only be used with the provider you bought the phone from.
Just out of curiousity, what environment are you using Rexx in? I wrote some pretty bitchin' REXX scripts on OS/2 back in the day.
Close enough to the equator? Better spin that globe one more time:
"Bermuda is farther north than Caribbean destinations. Located in the Atlantic, Bermuda's latitude is equal to that of North Carolina. "
"In no way were dates routinely stored as two byte characters (99 being the max) when 1 byte would get you to 255 easily." Wrong. In EVERY WAY dates were routinely stored as three sets of two byte characters.
What you are completely ignoring is that the vast majority of the code that had to be examined and patched was written in COBOL. COBOL that store dates as a string of six digits. Digits that were stored in many cases as EBCDIC characters, not hexadecimal integer values. And just to make it fun, in some cases the source code was not available.
"[A]nyone that created a four digit date by String Concat: "19" + String(date) would " probably not have been born yet when the programs that needed to be fixed were written. It wasn't the programs that were written in the 1990's that had to be dealt with, it was the ones written in the 1960's. And if you don't believe there were any of those in use, then I suggest you have no idea what's really happening at your bank. Or in the US air traffic control system, for that matter.
Who said anything about cats?
Is the constantly connected, often mobile nature of the modern workplace a good thing, or not?
Not. I'll work late hours, within reason, when whatever project I'm assigned to requires that I do so, but I refuse to be at anyone's beck and call 24/7. (Probably why I'm single, but that's another story).
I plan on going to a bar tonight to have a couple of beers - I'll have a designated driver - would it be a good idea for me to answer a work call or respond to a work email if I've had one too many?
Otherwise, it's safer to assume that someone had them for a legitimate reason, and either allowed them to make a copy, or they are "them" and uploaded it themselves.
I won't argue about the meaning of "theft," but you sure murdered the grammar of that sentence.
That BoingBoing post and the EULA sections you quote refer to the existing Unbox offering. I can find nothing on the Amazon site currently that details the agreement for this new offering with TiVo.
I'll wait to see the relevant terms and conditions before I decide whether to sign up or not.
How does "require a different sign on method" equate to "abandon"?
A lot of replies are jumping on the line in the summary that says "the FCC thinks giving the CPI the data will give a competitive advantage to the other broadband companies." But of course the linked article didn't say that; it said "the agency has refused to turn it over on the grounds that it could give a competitive advantage to other companies." Which is still a bit of a stretch from what the FCC actually said in their response.
They did cite exemption rule 4 as others have posted.
I'm not defending the FCC, by any means, but let's not be misled by a Slashdot summary that might not quite be correct.
Aren't most robots flightless? Sure, Tom Servo has a hover-skirt, but that's not really flight.
More seriously, I knew that iRobot was the company that manufactured my Roomba, but it looks like they're doing some other pretty cool stuff.
The amazing thing is the his screen displayed "Dear aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all."
Probably OT: I know it's a cliche phrase, and nobody thinks about what it really means, but "a steep learning curve" is a good thing. Assuming the graph has axes for time (horizontal) and knowledge (vertical), one would want the curve to be steep -- showing knowledge going up quickly in a short amount of time.
The printer hums for a minute and dispenses a cup of steaming liquid.
> i
You have:
something almost, but not quite entirely, unlike tea
a piece of pocket fluff
a thing your aunt gave you that you don't know what it is
(from memory. sorry, and thanks to DNA)
Maybe you could stop geeking out and find other ways to distract her in bed? (Insert appropriate smiley thing here).
I'm having a little trouble with "drive" for something that doesn't move at all. Let's fall back to old-school IBM nomenclature and call them Flash DASD.
According to my customized Google home page, three of the current questions posted on Y! Answers are:
- Should I send a wedding invitation to people I know can't come?
- Does Mrs. Claus have a first name?
- What's the deal with kids wearing their pants below their butts?
Yep, I'd say "lame" is a good description.
I can't actually click through to see what's there beyond the questions, because the corporate WebSense filter tells me it's a chat or message board.
No, that would be the fluffer.
Semi-OT:
That's Columbus, Georgia.
Better bring a time machine, since the Wii doesn't go on sale till Sunday.
There are also occasions when you want to communicate with someone, and not talk, like in the theatre, or a lecture, or a meeting.
Heaven forbid that one should watch the performance, listen to the speaker, or participage in the meeting. Honestly, whatever you have to say can probably wait.
He considered you harmful?
No need to point out the error on the three branches, several others have gotten there first, but hey at least your sig is correct today.