I wonder about that every time a scientist is quoted as saying that a particular supernova was as bright as the combined brightness of the other stars in the parent galaxy. What happens to us if that occurs in our corner of the galaxy? I think there has been some speculation that some past mass extinctions on Earth could have been caused by bursts of radiation from sources outside the solar system.
If Howard is such a worthless bastard, and lapdog of the Evil Empire, who voted for him? It certainly wasn't the American public. You can blame us for Bush, but don't try to blame us for your own mistakes.
If I was the kingpin of a criminal enterprise that operated in Australia, among other places, I wouldn't be surprised if Australia requested my extradition. The point being that I would have knowingly committed criminal acts on Australian soil, even though I was physically somewhere else. If I give orders to the Melbourne branch office of Trolls 'R Us, to break John Doe's legs, does it matter whether I'm in Australia or not?
In many government agencies, a large percentage of the new people in upper management are hoplophobes. They've never served in the military or lived in an area where gun ownership is common and accepted. They've probably never touched a firearm in their whole life. This causes problems when they are asked to make rational decisions about personnel or firearms policy and their kneejerk reaction is that "guns are evil" and "all gun owners are potential mass murderers". Instead of thinking, they let their fear dictate their actions.
Even if you have decent physical security, some items will attract thieves. Anything shiny and portable is likely to walk out the door. A portable disk drive is a good example of a thief magnet.
Why not bump the sector size up to 520 or 4104 for SATA drives? There's no hardware reason that restricts the drives to sectors that are equal to 2**N.
Many, many, markets are thin. They are so specialized that all of the potential customers can be listed on one sheet of paper. That doesn't mean that they aren't high value.
The Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine has set the tolerable upper intake level for adults at 2000 IU. Going higher than that may cause problems.
I'm tired of hearing how studly and economical the laser printer is in comparison to the ink jet, when they're comparing a color ink jet to a monochrome laser. If it doesn't do color, I don't care how cheap it is.
I just bought some juice, not paying too much attention to the label. When I got home, I discovered why it was such a bargain and why it tasted like diluted crap. It was 27% actual juice, the rest being water, corn syrup, and other filler.
While there is some truth to the comments about service levels and contention, the #1 reason why telcos charge big bucks for T1s is because they can. They have local monopolies and they aren't afraid to charge monopoly prices when they know that their customers have little choice about the matter. Look at the pricing games that they played with ISDN in the USA. They priced it dirt cheap when it was a component of Centrex, a product that was being heavily promoted. The same ISDN service was far more expensive when it was unbundled from Centrex. You shouldn't expect telco prices to obey the normal rules of supply and demand. Technology has made it much cheaper to provision a T1, when compared to the early days of digital transmission systems. Rarely, if ever, are those cost savings passed on to the customer. Just look at your phone bill, and the obscene prices that they charge for optional features and in-state long distance calls. When some customers discovered that they could bypass the telco's extortionate rates by leasing dry pairs (alarm circuits) and providing their own hardware, the telcos were quick to stop offering dry pairs to their customers.
Not necessarily cheaper, but more available, and properly labeled.
I'm not sure than anyone can compete with Hershey and other huge manufacturers on the basis of price. I'd rather pay more and get a higher quality product. It's the same approach I take towards ice cream. I'd rather have a pint of high quality ice cream than a half gallon of the cheap stuff.
They aren't idiots, they just don't know any better. When you grow up eating processed and canned food, it warps your sense of taste. If the only chocolate you've had is from Hershey, you'll think that is how it's supposed to taste.
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Nothing that couldn't be solved with a large pot, some vegetables, and a bottle of sherry.
Your proposal is acceptable.
The old-style stateless firewall will work just fine.
I wonder about that every time a scientist is quoted as saying that a particular supernova was as bright as the combined brightness of the other stars in the parent galaxy. What happens to us if that occurs in our corner of the galaxy? I think there has been some speculation that some past mass extinctions on Earth could have been caused by bursts of radiation from sources outside the solar system.
If Howard is such a worthless bastard, and lapdog of the Evil Empire, who voted for him? It certainly wasn't the American public. You can blame us for Bush, but don't try to blame us for your own mistakes.
They don't care whether you're a Brit or an American, you're still a filthy infidel who deserves to die.
If I was the kingpin of a criminal enterprise that operated in Australia, among other places, I wouldn't be surprised if Australia requested my extradition. The point being that I would have knowingly committed criminal acts on Australian soil, even though I was physically somewhere else. If I give orders to the Melbourne branch office of Trolls 'R Us, to break John Doe's legs, does it matter whether I'm in Australia or not?
In many government agencies, a large percentage of the new people in upper management are hoplophobes. They've never served in the military or lived in an area where gun ownership is common and accepted. They've probably never touched a firearm in their whole life. This causes problems when they are asked to make rational decisions about personnel or firearms policy and their kneejerk reaction is that "guns are evil" and "all gun owners are potential mass murderers". Instead of thinking, they let their fear dictate their actions.
Even if you have decent physical security, some items will attract thieves. Anything shiny and portable is likely to walk out the door. A portable disk drive is a good example of a thief magnet.
We also eat lost tourists. Throw another Aussie on the barbie, Billy-Ray! The young'uns is hungry!
When I checked the price, it was $2500. To many people, that's a lot of money.
Why not bump the sector size up to 520 or 4104 for SATA drives? There's no hardware reason that restricts the drives to sectors that are equal to 2**N.
It still costs a bazillion dollars, which puts it far out of reach of the average person.
See the work on ANSI T10 Data Integrity Field, that provides end-to-end error detection. It bumps the standard block size from 512 to 520 bytes.
Many, many, markets are thin. They are so specialized that all of the potential customers can be listed on one sheet of paper. That doesn't mean that they aren't high value.
http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind.asp
Take a look at this map:
http://www.solar4power.com/map2-global-solar-power .html
You can poison yourself with excessive amounts of vitamin D. Then again, you can poison yourself with almost anything if you try hard enough.
I'm tired of hearing how studly and economical the laser printer is in comparison to the ink jet, when they're comparing a color ink jet to a monochrome laser. If it doesn't do color, I don't care how cheap it is.
I'm still hoping for non-crippled fiber to the home, preferably before I kick the bucket.
I just bought some juice, not paying too much attention to the label. When I got home, I discovered why it was such a bargain and why it tasted like diluted crap. It was 27% actual juice, the rest being water, corn syrup, and other filler.
Cable and DSL are full-duplex. Look up the specs.
While there is some truth to the comments about service levels and contention, the #1 reason why telcos charge big bucks for T1s is because they can. They have local monopolies and they aren't afraid to charge monopoly prices when they know that their customers have little choice about the matter. Look at the pricing games that they played with ISDN in the USA. They priced it dirt cheap when it was a component of Centrex, a product that was being heavily promoted. The same ISDN service was far more expensive when it was unbundled from Centrex. You shouldn't expect telco prices to obey the normal rules of supply and demand. Technology has made it much cheaper to provision a T1, when compared to the early days of digital transmission systems. Rarely, if ever, are those cost savings passed on to the customer. Just look at your phone bill, and the obscene prices that they charge for optional features and in-state long distance calls. When some customers discovered that they could bypass the telco's extortionate rates by leasing dry pairs (alarm circuits) and providing their own hardware, the telcos were quick to stop offering dry pairs to their customers.
I'm not sure than anyone can compete with Hershey and other huge manufacturers on the basis of price. I'd rather pay more and get a higher quality product. It's the same approach I take towards ice cream. I'd rather have a pint of high quality ice cream than a half gallon of the cheap stuff.
They aren't idiots, they just don't know any better. When you grow up eating processed and canned food, it warps your sense of taste. If the only chocolate you've had is from Hershey, you'll think that is how it's supposed to taste.