Again, not true... Her email server and use of personal email was legal. It definitely was not in the spirit of the law, but it didn't violate it. I'm not saying that was she did was right as there is no way for a society to hold government officials responsible for their actions if they are deliberately hiding information or destroying records.
"Federal law allows government officials to use personal email so long as relevant documents are preserved for history."
"The law was amended in late 2014 to require that personal emails be transferred to government servers within 20 days. But that was after Clinton left office."
The setting on my Samsung TV is called "Motion Lighting". It dims the screen when the image is perfectly still for more than a few seconds. It was, of course, one of the first things I disabled since it's absolute bullshit for normal use; it doesn't kick in for 99% of content, and when it does it's extremely disruptive, there's no reason static images should suddenly dim out of nowhere. I Googled it at that time (three months ago) and it seemed to be common knowledge that it was added to circumvent energy efficiency tests.
The one use for this would be if you hit pause and stepped away from the TV. However, I would think that the timer should be configurable with a default of 10 or 15 minutes. Anything shorter and anything that can't be changed, as pointed out, is useless....
Over 1000 documents had classified information at the time they were sent. I believe 12 were so highly classified they couldn't even release redacted copies of the emails. The agent investigating, with Top Secret clearance, had to get additional clearance even to view some of the emails. Clinton used the same classification markings (that she said she didn't know what they were) in memos from State Department that she wrote and WikiLeaks has with her SIGNATURE on them. There is an email from her asking to have markings removed and sent unsecured.
Yea, lets not let facts get in the way.
Not true... The actual facts are that over 1000 documents were RETROACTIVELY marked as classified by the State Department. They were not marked classified at the time. The agent investigating this issue had to get top secret clearance because of the retroactive classification.
The guy worked for an MSP ( Platte River Networks ), he wasn't even a private contractor. What this does show is that Hillary Clinton cares even less about national security then anyone previously thought. At least a direct hire would have shown some foresight toward limiting the number of jokers with access to these documents. But no, what does this retard do? She outsources it to a bunch of garage sale technicians working at a glorified call center.
Except that only a few documents were found to be marked classified. And even those were not necessarily marked properly or true classified communications (see link below). By all accounts she used the secure computers at the state department to discuss classified information and the private one for day to day crap. Seems to me that she took the necessary precautions to ensure that classified materials were not sent via her private email server. Of course, lets not let facts interfere with a good story or politics....
Even the lawyers didn't win much off of this one. Three million dollars for six years worth of work? Split between how many people?
Six years of constant salary, fees, etc. and then a bonus at the end... Or do you believe in the Hollywood version where lawyers work on contingency just for the payout at the end?
My own data points as a non-prime customer... - Not that long ago items purchased using "free shipping" arrived at my door 2-4 days after order; now its 2 weeks. - Free shipping orders seem to sit in a queue for up to 10 calendar days before being shipped now. - I've seen items in shopping cart suddenly get flagged as 'we're sorry, this product is now only available for Prime customers' and moved to the second cart. - With paid 2-day shipping, my items hang around 2-4 days before being shipped.
For me, this all happened RIGHT as I was about to finally purchase Prime. Since I noticed this, I will never purchase Prime. And I've started shopping around for all my large purchases again, which are now made mostly elsewhere.
Weird.... I'm a long time Amazon Prime subscriber and I always get my items by the designated date when I order. The only time that I see any delay is over the weekend but the shipping dates reflect this as well. I live near Boston, so perhaps the service isn't as good in other areas of the country.
Its always amused me, RWNJ the denialist nuke fans have this amazing cognitive dissonance, where they claim climate scientists are corrupt, and make up climate change data, then believe the paid nuke industry shills who try to tell us nuke is safe., I would believe an independant academic any day over an industry employee.
No form of energy that can sustain our current daily energy needs is safe. Coal, oil, natural gas all come with a price. In fact, over a long period, all of these kill more people each year than nuclear. And that's based mostly on 1970s reactor technology (due to the hurdles in building new ones).
The argument that Nuclear is completely unsafe when looking at the plants in operation today is kind of like arguing that cars are horribly unsafe because the study only looked at vehicles in Cuba (i.e. mostly all from the 50's). Much like car design, Nuclear reactor design has advanced. For example, molten salt reactors can be designed to eliminate the possibility of a meltdown, even in the conditions that happened in Japan.
The Supreme Court has ruled that Congress' subpoena powers are covered by the speech and debate clause of the constitution, making their subpoenas immune from judicial challenge -- "for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place".
This means that under the broad umbrella of congressional speech (which includes issuing subpoenas) they have nearly complete legal immunity, including from judicial intervention.
If Congress were more willing to use the force of constitutional law at their disposal, we might have fewer dipshit bureaucrats acting like they were above the law. You fuck around in a Federal courtroom, and I guarantee you the judge will jail you for contempt so fast it'll make your head swim. Yet Federal officials seem to get away with flipping congress the finger, suppressing documents and dissembling under oath to Congress. Why?
Because, at the very heart of it, members of Congress have a highly tuned sense of self-preservation and are smart enough to understand that they might be on the other side of the gavel one day. At least this way they know that they can delay and obfuscate long enough to get away with things.
You know why I want an electric car? It's all about time.
- I can drive on the HOV lane and reduce my commute time by half. - Maintenance required is dramatically reduced (i.e. no oil changes.) - No more weekly trip to the gas station (I couldn't care less about the $30 it costs to fill my tank; I make that much money in a very short amount of time.)
Still, a tesla model S is beyond my price range, and I'm presently saving the cash to buy a house during the next financial and real-estate collapse (which I'm predicting is going to hit sometime in the range of late 2017 and early 2018) so I'm not going to dispose of it on a car.
Oil changes for modern cars only need to be done every 10,000 miles, that's 15 to 20 minutes twice a year for most people. So, you're saving maybe 60 minutes a year (including commute time to the garage).
Sometimes. And then I have to find a salesman, show them the price, argue them into it (as they try to claim they only price match brick and mortar), and deal with their hard sales and trying to talk me into buying a warranty. I'd rather just buy it on Amazon and not deal with their salesmen. Unless I absolutely want it today I'm not even going to ask them to match.
In regards to Best Buy, I've had no problem price matching to major online stores (i.e. Amazon, Newegg, etc.) and I've had no problems with someone trying to talk me into a warranty (They ask at the register if I want the warranty, I say No, they complete my transaction). Of course, when I buy from Best Buy, I usually buy it online from BestBuy.com for pickup and then just go and pick it up. Why spend time in the store "browsing" if you don't have to?
The one reason why I still buy some electronics from the Best Buy retail store is for returns. It's a lot easier to return a 65" TV or an A/V AMP to a retail outlet than it is to ship it back to Amazon, etc. Yes, the online outlets have services that do pickup/delivery but I prefer to deal with retail outlet for these items.
But it's happened like four or five times now. If it were just a one-time event I could blame it on dust but not four or five times. Also the stool, and the head-bob seizure things that look an awful lot like TIAs. I don't see how one can look at all of that and say "nope nope nope, nothing to see here, picture of health!" She's clearly got problems.
Bull%^$%&
So, the coughing has happened 4 or 5 times over 5 to 6 months of speeches and constant video coverage. Yep, that's a lot all right... As for the "head bob", it was nothing more than her shaking her head in disbelief or humor. It only looks awkward because of the camera angle.
But hey, the facts just don't fit the conspiracy theory, so lets just ignore them....
WTF is "SLR-quality" supposed to mean? (Question being asked by someone who knows what SLR is).
The actual claim by Apple is that it provides "DSLR-like depth" by adding a "bokeh effect" feature. This is achieved through using a two camera system built-into the phone. There is no claim of SLR Quality. The Slashdot article summary is incorrect in this regard...
Security theater doesn't get people to fly. Bosses, prestige, or significant others who don't want to sit in a car for more than 5 hours gets people to fly (since 5 hours is usually about the cutoff to where driving can make more sense than flying if it only takes 5 hours to drive).
The cutoff, for me, is ~ 12 hours
I allow for 1 hour to get into the Airport (~35 to 45 minute drive) to allow for traffic. If it's a late night/early morning flight then this is less of a concern. I also then allow for 2 hours in the airport to get through security, etc. Then tack on another 1 hour or so in the airport on the other side (assuming a direct flight) getting your stuff, and getting out to a car and on your way. If it isn't a direct flight, then tack on another 1 to 2 hours just for waiting for the connecting flight. This adds up to between 4 to 6 hours where you could be driving directly to your destination, not including flight time.
For example, from Boston to Knoxville you can: 1. "Fly" for 8.5 hours (4 hours airport, 4.5 hours flight time), pay for a rental (or taxi and public transportation), pay for plane tickets, and watch a movie or read a book while getting there. 2. Drive for 11 to 14 hours (depending on your driving style), have your own car, leave and stop when you want, bring as much crap as you want both to the destination and home with you, etc.
Granted, for most people, the 4 hour airport experience and 4.5 hour flight time is worth it because they don't enjoy driving enough to be a in car for 12 hours. They still see that as worse than the Airport/Airplane experience. Personally, I enjoy driving. Don't get me wrong, I like flying too. I've traveled internationally enough to have gotten good at it. But for destinations around 12 hours away by car, I would rather drive.
And yes, I've thought about this way too much... (grin)
Um, I think I would learn more in a class of 20 motivated students than in a class with only 2 motivated students..
That's ignoring or not getting the point. The point is that only the more talented and the more motivated will take a test that inherently has no value other than to see just how well they score. They will tend to be the top end of the talent pool, not the lower end
In addition the matter of culture also comes into play. For example, someone from the US/Canada without a lot of talent is much more likely to try a contest like this either just for fun (i.e. people for whom coding is a hobby, not a profession) or perhaps to learn something even though they know that they have little chance of achieving a good score. However, coders from other societies are less likely to take the chance of poor publicity due to their code of honor, face, or perhaps the amount of weight given to something like this in the marketplace or peers.
The point is that extrapolating these results to any sort of realistic ranking is pure folly and statistically impossible due to the lack of population distribution and high variance. Yes, it makes a good soundbite, but it just doesn't mean anything.
If they want it to mean something, what they need to do is narrow down the field of participants based on increasing challenge complexity until they get to the point where they have the top 20 coders from each country and then have a final set of challenges. At least then you would have something meaningful.
SD card, I've had phones with and without them, and for the life of me, I can't figure out why I miss it when it isn't there, and never install one when I do have that ability. I've come to the conclusion that I only want the ability, not that I'll ever use it... just in case. Meh
The people who want SD cards in their phones want it for one of two reasons: 1. Music - Some of us still actually buy music and keep it for future listening instead of paying each month to a streaming surface. Those of us who do this, need storage space. 2. Photos/Videos - Some like to use their phones to take pictures. It's a pain to move photos and videos via any software or cloud solution. It's a tonne easier to simply pull out a SD card and copy the files to you laptop/desktop.
The cost of buying the higher end phone with more memory would be fine if it wasn't for the fact that the manufacturers charge at least 4x as much as it would cost to buy a SD card. Plus, you can add memory by simply buying a larger SD card. To expand your phone storage on a phone without an external SD card slot, you have to buy a whole new phone....
Maybe, but he should do some research on Bluetooth before making recommendations. It appears that Bluetooth 5.0 may provide support for higher quality audio.
From Wiki: Bluetooth 5 was announced in June 2016. It will quadruple the range, double the speed, and an eight-fold increase in data broadcasting capacity of low energy Bluetooth connections, in addition to adding functionality for connection-less services like location-relevant information and navigation
No... just.... No... If there was ever an apt time to use the Billy Madison quote, this is it....
"... [W]hat you just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response, were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
Well, I hope that this parking space will be outfitted with a electric charging socket, which will pave the way for electric spacecraft. Critics of electric cars point out the lack of public charging opportunities.
Otherwise, spacecraft emissions will cause outer space warming!
Think about taking your Tesla XXX out for a Sunday drive, and then zipping up into space to the ISS Shopping Mall Food Court to grab a burger.
Electric spacecraft sucks because they are no good for towing and you can't land and take off on a planet... At least with combustion spacecraft you can visit Pluto if you want.... (grin)
I don't know anything about networks of that size. Our is less than 100 devices, so spending many thousands on Cisco stuff doesn't make sense. Whatever level the product is, it should work. From our experience, none of the low-end Cisco works as advertised. IPSec VPN tunnels drop randomly. WAN connections drop randomly. SSL not handled correctly. VPN's occasionally handle through-traffic correctly. We've seen this consistent level of inconsistency across more than half a dozen Cisco routers (all of the Cisco routers we've ever used). We replaced ours with routers from Draytek, and have been very happy.
One of the things to remember is that the larger the company, the larger the discount rates that they can negotiate. This can bring Crisco pricing more inline with third-party options. However, for smaller companies, it definitely makes sense to look at other vendors.
As for IPSec, SSL, etc. I have never experienced problems with Cisco routers. Usually IPSec tunnel issues can be traced to problems with MTU settings, either locally or somewhere in the network path.
The entitled are desperate to keep people from thinking about not having a garage.
Battery electrics basic assumption is that of entitlement... Everyone owns their dwelling and has access to a charger dedicate for their individual use. Just another way of saying "I got mine, so screw you"
Silicon valley is already seeing "charger rage" incidents where access to shared chargers just isn't working.
Interesting... For those that have EV's, I guess there is an etiquette pack to help prevent charger rage...
Most (more than 90%) have power where they park. If you disagree with the facts, take them up with those that did the study, rather than raging all over those who are just pointing out the facts in the article. Shooting the messenger is more fun, because they are easier to find, and more likely to not bother to argue the point, as it's obviously not worth it.
There may be power nearby but that doesn't mean that there is power to where they park and it doesn't mean that the local power infrastructure can handle the added load. It's like saying that in the average city there is power to every metered parking space. There may be power on the street for lights, etc., but it's going to take a huge effort to put in charging stations at each spot.
The study is probably technically correct in it's conclusions but getting there will require a lot of additional infrastructure and resources.
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Again, not true... Her email server and use of personal email was legal. It definitely was not in the spirit of the law, but it didn't violate it. I'm not saying that was she did was right as there is no way for a society to hold government officials responsible for their actions if they are deliberately hiding information or destroying records.
"Federal law allows government officials to use personal email so long as relevant documents are preserved for history."
"The law was amended in late 2014 to require that personal emails be transferred to government servers within 20 days. But that was after Clinton left office."
http://www.npr.org/sections/it...
http://thehill.com/policy/tech...
The setting on my Samsung TV is called "Motion Lighting". It dims the screen when the image is perfectly still for more than a few seconds. It was, of course, one of the first things I disabled since it's absolute bullshit for normal use; it doesn't kick in for 99% of content, and when it does it's extremely disruptive, there's no reason static images should suddenly dim out of nowhere. I Googled it at that time (three months ago) and it seemed to be common knowledge that it was added to circumvent energy efficiency tests.
The one use for this would be if you hit pause and stepped away from the TV. However, I would think that the timer should be configurable with a default of 10 or 15 minutes. Anything shorter and anything that can't be changed, as pointed out, is useless....
Over 1000 documents had classified information at the time they were sent.
I believe 12 were so highly classified they couldn't even release redacted copies of the emails.
The agent investigating, with Top Secret clearance, had to get additional clearance even to view some of the emails.
Clinton used the same classification markings (that she said she didn't know what they were) in memos from State Department that she wrote and WikiLeaks has with her SIGNATURE on them.
There is an email from her asking to have markings removed and sent unsecured.
Yea, lets not let facts get in the way.
Not true... The actual facts are that over 1000 documents were RETROACTIVELY marked as classified by the State Department. They were not marked classified at the time. The agent investigating this issue had to get top secret clearance because of the retroactive classification.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
The guy worked for an MSP ( Platte River Networks ), he wasn't even a private contractor. What this does show is that Hillary Clinton cares even less about national security then anyone previously thought. At least a direct hire would have shown some foresight toward limiting the number of jokers with access to these documents. But no, what does this retard do? She outsources it to a bunch of garage sale technicians working at a glorified call center.
Except that only a few documents were found to be marked classified. And even those were not necessarily marked properly or true classified communications (see link below). By all accounts she used the secure computers at the state department to discuss classified information and the private one for day to day crap. Seems to me that she took the necessary precautions to ensure that classified materials were not sent via her private email server. Of course, lets not let facts interfere with a good story or politics....
http://www.factcheck.org/2016/...
Even the lawyers didn't win much off of this one. Three million dollars for six years worth of work? Split between how many people?
Six years of constant salary, fees, etc. and then a bonus at the end... Or do you believe in the Hollywood version where lawyers work on contingency just for the payout at the end?
My own data points as a non-prime customer...
- Not that long ago items purchased using "free shipping" arrived at my door 2-4 days after order; now its 2 weeks.
- Free shipping orders seem to sit in a queue for up to 10 calendar days before being shipped now.
- I've seen items in shopping cart suddenly get flagged as 'we're sorry, this product is now only available for Prime customers' and moved to the second cart.
- With paid 2-day shipping, my items hang around 2-4 days before being shipped.
For me, this all happened RIGHT as I was about to finally purchase Prime. Since I noticed this, I will never purchase Prime. And I've started shopping around for all my large purchases again, which are now made mostly elsewhere.
Weird.... I'm a long time Amazon Prime subscriber and I always get my items by the designated date when I order. The only time that I see any delay is over the weekend but the shipping dates reflect this as well. I live near Boston, so perhaps the service isn't as good in other areas of the country.
Its always amused me, RWNJ the denialist nuke fans have this amazing cognitive dissonance, where they claim climate scientists are corrupt, and make up climate change data, then believe the paid nuke industry shills who try to tell us nuke is safe., I would believe an independant academic any day over an industry employee.
No form of energy that can sustain our current daily energy needs is safe. Coal, oil, natural gas all come with a price. In fact, over a long period, all of these kill more people each year than nuclear. And that's based mostly on 1970s reactor technology (due to the hurdles in building new ones).
The argument that Nuclear is completely unsafe when looking at the plants in operation today is kind of like arguing that cars are horribly unsafe because the study only looked at vehicles in Cuba (i.e. mostly all from the 50's). Much like car design, Nuclear reactor design has advanced. For example, molten salt reactors can be designed to eliminate the possibility of a meltdown, even in the conditions that happened in Japan.
The Supreme Court has ruled that Congress' subpoena powers are covered by the speech and debate clause of the constitution, making their subpoenas immune from judicial challenge -- "for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place".
This means that under the broad umbrella of congressional speech (which includes issuing subpoenas) they have nearly complete legal immunity, including from judicial intervention.
If Congress were more willing to use the force of constitutional law at their disposal, we might have fewer dipshit bureaucrats acting like they were above the law. You fuck around in a Federal courtroom, and I guarantee you the judge will jail you for contempt so fast it'll make your head swim. Yet Federal officials seem to get away with flipping congress the finger, suppressing documents and dissembling under oath to Congress. Why?
Because, at the very heart of it, members of Congress have a highly tuned sense of self-preservation and are smart enough to understand that they might be on the other side of the gavel one day. At least this way they know that they can delay and obfuscate long enough to get away with things.
You know why I want an electric car? It's all about time.
- I can drive on the HOV lane and reduce my commute time by half.
- Maintenance required is dramatically reduced (i.e. no oil changes.)
- No more weekly trip to the gas station (I couldn't care less about the $30 it costs to fill my tank; I make that much money in a very short amount of time.)
Still, a tesla model S is beyond my price range, and I'm presently saving the cash to buy a house during the next financial and real-estate collapse (which I'm predicting is going to hit sometime in the range of late 2017 and early 2018) so I'm not going to dispose of it on a car.
Oil changes for modern cars only need to be done every 10,000 miles, that's 15 to 20 minutes twice a year for most people. So, you're saving maybe 60 minutes a year (including commute time to the garage).
Sometimes. And then I have to find a salesman, show them the price, argue them into it (as they try to claim they only price match brick and mortar), and deal with their hard sales and trying to talk me into buying a warranty. I'd rather just buy it on Amazon and not deal with their salesmen. Unless I absolutely want it today I'm not even going to ask them to match.
In regards to Best Buy, I've had no problem price matching to major online stores (i.e. Amazon, Newegg, etc.) and I've had no problems with someone trying to talk me into a warranty (They ask at the register if I want the warranty, I say No, they complete my transaction). Of course, when I buy from Best Buy, I usually buy it online from BestBuy.com for pickup and then just go and pick it up. Why spend time in the store "browsing" if you don't have to?
The one reason why I still buy some electronics from the Best Buy retail store is for returns. It's a lot easier to return a 65" TV or an A/V AMP to a retail outlet than it is to ship it back to Amazon, etc. Yes, the online outlets have services that do pickup/delivery but I prefer to deal with retail outlet for these items.
But it's happened like four or five times now. If it were just a one-time event I could blame it on dust but not four or five times. Also the stool, and the head-bob seizure things that look an awful lot like TIAs. I don't see how one can look at all of that and say "nope nope nope, nothing to see here, picture of health!" She's clearly got problems.
Bull%^$%&
So, the coughing has happened 4 or 5 times over 5 to 6 months of speeches and constant video coverage. Yep, that's a lot all right... As for the "head bob", it was nothing more than her shaking her head in disbelief or humor. It only looks awkward because of the camera angle.
But hey, the facts just don't fit the conspiracy theory, so lets just ignore them....
That sounds like a horrible trip. There aren't any gas stations out there.
Who needs gas, after all, a Tesla will make it... right.... a quick stop to solar charge it for a week (250W panel) and you are on your way again...
I cut the cord... ... but had to duct-tape it back together again to get internet access.
I'm not sure that duct tape is a good application for this... but it would work well for your cantenna project...
The Canary Islands are far ahead of Costa Rica.... They use Solar farms, solar on practically every building, and wind farms...
http://www.npr.org/sections/pa...
WTF is "SLR-quality" supposed to mean? (Question being asked by someone who knows what SLR is).
The actual claim by Apple is that it provides "DSLR-like depth" by adding a "bokeh effect" feature. This is achieved through using a two camera system built-into the phone. There is no claim of SLR Quality. The Slashdot article summary is incorrect in this regard...
Security theater doesn't get people to fly. Bosses, prestige, or significant others who don't want to sit in a car for more than 5 hours gets people to fly (since 5 hours is usually about the cutoff to where driving can make more sense than flying if it only takes 5 hours to drive).
The cutoff, for me, is ~ 12 hours
I allow for 1 hour to get into the Airport (~35 to 45 minute drive) to allow for traffic. If it's a late night/early morning flight then this is less of a concern. I also then allow for 2 hours in the airport to get through security, etc. Then tack on another 1 hour or so in the airport on the other side (assuming a direct flight) getting your stuff, and getting out to a car and on your way. If it isn't a direct flight, then tack on another 1 to 2 hours just for waiting for the connecting flight. This adds up to between 4 to 6 hours where you could be driving directly to your destination, not including flight time.
For example, from Boston to Knoxville you can:
1. "Fly" for 8.5 hours (4 hours airport, 4.5 hours flight time), pay for a rental (or taxi and public transportation), pay for plane tickets, and watch a movie or read a book while getting there.
2. Drive for 11 to 14 hours (depending on your driving style), have your own car, leave and stop when you want, bring as much crap as you want both to the destination and home with you, etc.
Granted, for most people, the 4 hour airport experience and 4.5 hour flight time is worth it because they don't enjoy driving enough to be a in car for 12 hours. They still see that as worse than the Airport/Airplane experience. Personally, I enjoy driving. Don't get me wrong, I like flying too. I've traveled internationally enough to have gotten good at it. But for destinations around 12 hours away by car, I would rather drive.
And yes, I've thought about this way too much... (grin)
I love you Nmap, happy belated bday.
19th Anniversary... WTH... Wake me up when it is 25 years old... No one celebrates their 19th unless that is the local drinking age...
Um, I think I would learn more in a class of 20 motivated students than in a class with only 2 motivated students..
That's ignoring or not getting the point. The point is that only the more talented and the more motivated will take a test that inherently has no value other than to see just how well they score. They will tend to be the top end of the talent pool, not the lower end
In addition the matter of culture also comes into play. For example, someone from the US/Canada without a lot of talent is much more likely to try a contest like this either just for fun (i.e. people for whom coding is a hobby, not a profession) or perhaps to learn something even though they know that they have little chance of achieving a good score. However, coders from other societies are less likely to take the chance of poor publicity due to their code of honor, face, or perhaps the amount of weight given to something like this in the marketplace or peers.
The point is that extrapolating these results to any sort of realistic ranking is pure folly and statistically impossible due to the lack of population distribution and high variance. Yes, it makes a good soundbite, but it just doesn't mean anything.
If they want it to mean something, what they need to do is narrow down the field of participants based on increasing challenge complexity until they get to the point where they have the top 20 coders from each country and then have a final set of challenges. At least then you would have something meaningful.
SD card, I've had phones with and without them, and for the life of me, I can't figure out why I miss it when it isn't there, and never install one when I do have that ability. I've come to the conclusion that I only want the ability, not that I'll ever use it ... just in case. Meh
The people who want SD cards in their phones want it for one of two reasons:
1. Music - Some of us still actually buy music and keep it for future listening instead of paying each month to a streaming surface. Those of us who do this, need storage space.
2. Photos/Videos - Some like to use their phones to take pictures. It's a pain to move photos and videos via any software or cloud solution. It's a tonne easier to simply pull out a SD card and copy the files to you laptop/desktop.
The cost of buying the higher end phone with more memory would be fine if it wasn't for the fact that the manufacturers charge at least 4x as much as it would cost to buy a SD card. Plus, you can add memory by simply buying a larger SD card. To expand your phone storage on a phone without an external SD card slot, you have to buy a whole new phone....
Doesn't mean he isn't right.
Maybe, but he should do some research on Bluetooth before making recommendations. It appears that Bluetooth 5.0 may provide support for higher quality audio.
From Wiki: Bluetooth 5 was announced in June 2016. It will quadruple the range, double the speed, and an eight-fold increase in data broadcasting capacity of low energy Bluetooth connections, in addition to adding functionality for connection-less services like location-relevant information and navigation
No... just.... No... If there was ever an apt time to use the Billy Madison quote, this is it....
"... [W]hat you just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response, were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
Well, I hope that this parking space will be outfitted with a electric charging socket, which will pave the way for electric spacecraft. Critics of electric cars point out the lack of public charging opportunities.
Otherwise, spacecraft emissions will cause outer space warming!
Think about taking your Tesla XXX out for a Sunday drive, and then zipping up into space to the ISS Shopping Mall Food Court to grab a burger.
Electric spacecraft sucks because they are no good for towing and you can't land and take off on a planet... At least with combustion spacecraft you can visit Pluto if you want.... (grin)
I don't know anything about networks of that size. Our is less than 100 devices, so spending many thousands on Cisco stuff doesn't make sense. Whatever level the product is, it should work. From our experience, none of the low-end Cisco works as advertised. IPSec VPN tunnels drop randomly. WAN connections drop randomly. SSL not handled correctly. VPN's occasionally handle through-traffic correctly. We've seen this consistent level of inconsistency across more than half a dozen Cisco routers (all of the Cisco routers we've ever used). We replaced ours with routers from Draytek, and have been very happy.
One of the things to remember is that the larger the company, the larger the discount rates that they can negotiate. This can bring Crisco pricing more inline with third-party options. However, for smaller companies, it definitely makes sense to look at other vendors.
As for IPSec, SSL, etc. I have never experienced problems with Cisco routers. Usually IPSec tunnel issues can be traced to problems with MTU settings, either locally or somewhere in the network path.
The entitled are desperate to keep people from thinking about not having a garage.
Battery electrics basic assumption is that of entitlement... Everyone owns their dwelling and has access to a charger dedicate for their individual use. Just another way of saying "I got mine, so screw you"
Silicon valley is already seeing "charger rage" incidents where access to shared chargers just isn't working.
Interesting... For those that have EV's, I guess there is an etiquette pack to help prevent charger rage...
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Most (more than 90%) have power where they park. If you disagree with the facts, take them up with those that did the study, rather than raging all over those who are just pointing out the facts in the article. Shooting the messenger is more fun, because they are easier to find, and more likely to not bother to argue the point, as it's obviously not worth it.
There may be power nearby but that doesn't mean that there is power to where they park and it doesn't mean that the local power infrastructure can handle the added load. It's like saying that in the average city there is power to every metered parking space. There may be power on the street for lights, etc., but it's going to take a huge effort to put in charging stations at each spot.
The study is probably technically correct in it's conclusions but getting there will require a lot of additional infrastructure and resources.