If Bill were coach, you'd cheat and win though... wouldn't you?
Belichick is an intelligent coach who toes the line as the rules are written. People hate it when others are better than them. So, they call him a cheater. Did he get caught breaking a rule in one game? Yes. Has he been caught breaking any other rules. No...
Spygate was more about whether the NFL front office can change rules carte blanche (competition committee is supposed to do that) changing the video taping rule (taping from the sidelines vs a designated area) than about Belichick breaking them. This was a political fight which Belichick lost.
The whole eligible receiver thing wasn't against the rules, even though a couple of teams made a stink about it. Even the NFL admitted to this. Was this toeing the line, yes. But he never crossed it.
Deflategate: The science of air pressure changes with the environment shows that there were no deflation of footballs. Just do a quick search of the science of Deflategate.
Seriously though, laugh if you want, but maple syrup is worth ~50x as much as oil per barrel. It's big business in Quebec and Vermont.
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In 2010 Quebec produced about 8 million gallons and Vermont did about 1 million gallons. New Brunswick did about 200,000 gallons but, in my opinion, it's the best maple syrup you can buy.
Vermont maple syrup just doesn't cut it, it just doesn't have the robust flavor and tastes lighter. Maine maple syrup is similar to New Brunswick maple syrup (it should be, they border each other) and is what I buy when I run out.
Again, just my opinion, but the UI is absolutely NOT the weak point for Microsoft. Apps are. That should improve if more well-known app vendors port to universal Windows 10 apps, since they would only need to tweak the desktop/tablet UI a bit for phones. MS needs to be much more proactive on getting app developers on board.
This... I replaced my old Android tablet with a Surface Pro 4. A lot of the apps that I used on Android are not available. Yes, the Surface Pro is a full computer and you can use PC programs and full web pages, which is what hides behind the apps. But most mobile apps tend to have a better UI for getting to information quickly.
Having watched all 7 movies this week, I've decided that the franchise really died after ESB.
RoTJ was mostly crap (Jabba's palace an Ewoks were equally as bad as Jar Jar), and the prequels need no further explanation.
Ep7 was so pathetic it's not funny. Lame characters, unoriginal script and plot, and massive holes in the story. I'll watch Ep8 when it comes out, but only because I found a new way to enjoy them, picking the shit out of their weak production.
Each franchise has good entries and bad ones. The bad ones in the Star Wars franchise overshadow the good ones. And it's not for lack of material, the people charged for doing the stories just can't wrap their heads around it. Why is it that the cartoons based on Star Wars are so much more epic than the fucking films ?...
Because fucking George Lucas didn't have absolute power over the first couple of movies, and he only lent^H^H^H^Hsold his name to the cartoons and didn't get involved enough to fuck them up.
Disney? They're just milking it for the bucks.
But Disney makes the cartoons, at least now they do... Which I believe was the OP's point... If the cartoon writers have good stories, why can't they use them for movie ideas...
On one hand there's a bunch of people exploring the universe, using teleportation to travel short distances and 3d printers to create food. On the other there's a bunch of people fighting with light sabers and using hyperdrive to run away from other spaceships. Both have aliens, energy shields, politics, fleets and a small band of heroes who do all the work even if there's thousands of people in their team.
Any subcategory you create to classify those two stories differently is phony.
Yeah, cause neither holds a candle to "The Expanse", a better space opera than Star Wars and a better SciFi show than Star Trek... so there....
Basically what it'd do is split manufacturing at best. US electronic manufacturing would pick up to avoid high tariffs, but the cost would be passed on to Americans as well. All other countries would continue the same with cheaper prices. I imagine there would be unscrupulous imports to avoid the tariffs, as well. It doesn't really solve a problem, either, as US profits are taxed in the US and foreign profits would still be deferred and could be used in manufacturing costs and thus avoid taxes, just like they are now.
The funny part is that this is already happening in certain industries. A number of manufacturers are moving back to the US. What is driving this is the complete automation of factory floors, keeping costs more inline with offshore production. When you get rid of the labor force, you're next biggest expense is shipping and logistics.
So, while I dislike Trump and feel that this was one of those stupid throw-away political lines, there is some validity in moving manufacturing back to the US while keeping prices relatively stable.
... the flowers do not have magical force fields to disintegrate the leaves. And you can't rake flowers...which leaves you with only one option. Using a leaf blower!
It's a good thing flowers were invented after the leaf blower, or our ancestors would have been so screwed.
Those who question whether leaf blowers should exist in the first place should take a step back as the argument could apply to any modern convenience device. It's like saying that we don't need a dishwasher or clothes washer/dryer because our ancestors got along just fine without one and there are alternatives that use less energy, cause less pollution, and require more manual input / exercise (i.e. washing clothes by hand, air drying clothes, etc.).
Just like any technology, leaf blowers can be abused by those who don't know how to use it. If your neighbor is blowing the leaves into the street or into the yard next door, then they are being jerks. Most people us leaf blowers responsibly to create a pile, similar to raking, to make them easier to mulch, bag, etc. and for use where a lawn mower can't go.
I do agree, however, that the gas powered versions should be phased out for battery operated models. This will happen over time. I don't think that we need any new laws to address it. As it is, we are stating to see battery powered lawn mowers hit the mainstream. So leaf blowers won't be far behind.
I believe that everyone should pay for the content that is consumed be it a game, video, music, digital book, etc.
Then who should pay when works are forced on me, such as a roommate blaring the TV or a store playing popular music? And who should pay when William Shakespeare's plays are performed?
I find it hard to believe that you realistically think that I was talking about paying for content within your listening range or even paying for public domain content, especially given my comments about fair use. My comment, for those that need it spelled out, was concerning paying for the copy of commercial copyright content (per the article on computer games) that you have on your player, computer, etc. that you use, play, etc.
Pus, I also firmly believe that if you pay for content you should have the right to shift it to any format.
and they prevent creations from becoming part of the public domain when abandoned
Copyright term extension does a fine job of that by itself, thank you very much.
Yes, but copyright term is a separate issue from DRM, even though it also needs to be fixed. In theory, copyright terms will have an end date at some point. The added problem with DRM is that even when that date is arrived at, these works will still not end up in the public domain.
Probably because he sounds like a "tough on crime" advocate. Putting marijuana users in jail was bad enough. If you put every pirate in jail, then half of the US would be in jail right now. I'm not sure how you'd fund that.
The problem is how you define "pirate".
Personally, I believe that everyone should pay for the content that is consumed be it a game, video, music, digital book, etc. Where I disagree over DRM is a combination of fair use and public rights. The DRM laws, as they stand today, are in direct conflict with the fair use doctrine and they prevent creations from becoming part of the public domain when abandoned. Under the current law, anyone bypassing DRM for these otherwise legal uses would still be branded a "pirate".
So, while I agree with the stance that crime should not pay, I can't, in good conscience, agree with the "tough on crime" stance given the current bad laws.
ah, turning 20 and enjoying 10% recognition. reminds me of my youth. but seriously guys. theres no excuse other than laziness at this point. home docsis3 routers are dual stack, and hurricanes 6-2-4 gateways have done heavy lifting for a decade now. lets make 15% a 2016 resolution.
Um... Let's not and say we did...
IPv6 is only a requirement for Internet access due to the lack of available IPv4 addresses. It will gradually be adopted for the Internet as new nodes are added. There is no particular need to have a concerted effort to push it out. Call it laziness if you want, but there tends to be much higher priorities, at least in the corporate world.
It's been a while since I had to buy a dedicated SB audio card, but I'm happy that they still exist, even if only for high end systems.
How far has/. fallen that the 'editor' didn't think to at least clarify what is being discussed.
I still have my Audigy 2 ZS Platinum thanks to DanielK and his efforts to keep the drivers working on the latest versions of Windows. Still sounds better than the built-in audio chipsets in my opinion...
I'll probably have to say goodbye to it I go to Skylake. Most Skylake motherboards have dropped the PCI slot, though there are some that still include it.
...that the drone registration Federal website works at least as well as the site for Obamacare when it first came online....
I wonder, will all drones be grounded till the US Federal Drone Registration website is actually up and running enough to accept peoples' input?
Unless it has to interact with multiple state and federal systems with diverse data formats running on equipment and software that is decades old, and no longer supported, and connecting all of that to the more modern systems of third party private sector companies whose vested interest is in seeing all all fail... then it should be fairly smooth sailing....
I rebooted just prior to leaving on my current adventure and I rebooted sometime since, well - 72 days ago, for e kernel update. I can, reasonably, expect to go twice that long or even ten times that long - if I want. I've a server that I think has been about three years now? I can't do that, as easily, with Windows. I like Windows well enough but I prefer to use the correct tool for the job I'm trying to do and that, in this case, means Linux.
A properly managed and designed Windows server can stay up just as long as Linux systems. It's a myth that windows servers require a reboot every so often (excluding updates). All that means is that the server admin hasn't taken the time to track down and correct the system error. Most businesses put up with it because it's cheaper and easier to have the Windows box rebooted than it is to hire additional experienced Windows admins.
Well, roaches usually take a little longer to start collecting around the cheeto dust.
Mmmmm.... RAD Roach meat....
I had crash problems on my PC. Beta patch 1.1.30 solved them.
I still see some occasional video issues on my GTX 970. There are PC tweaks that I'll have to go though to see if they fix this. Plus, NVIDIA is releasing driver updates and video tweaks fairly quickly.
Blame about 3 Prime Ministers back who decided Canada will no longer build refineries in Canada and rely on sending our oil south. With the lower cost of oil now it is pretty much approaching too expensive to suck it out of the oilsands in Canada.
Irving Oil was going to expand the refinery in New Brunswick. What stopped the plans wasn't the government, it was economics (i.e. economic slowdown, more efficient vehicles, etc.). I haven't been following what has been going on in the Western Canadian provinces, though.
>> It was considered "easy mode" by those who had played earlier shooters without it.
Haha, so true. I resisted mouse look for a long time after Quake came out, but finally succumbed.
Same here.
I played Quake CTF with a small clan for a while. The other members switched to using the mouse while I stayed with the keyboard. I could still hold my own.
However, when the weakest members stared to kick my ass as they got better with the mouse, I was forced to switch.
I prefer the Kensington Expert Mouse trackball, though, to mice.
There are many, many shitty "real" engineers out there, too. The difference is that the damage of a single bad software 'engineer' is negligible compared to the damage of a single bad real world engineer.
Really.... So the result of poor code in a flight system, nuclear power plant, or even in the control systems for vehicles (as cars become more and more computerized) would have less real world damage?
In the past, I would 100% agree with you. But today many systems are now just as reliant on software as they are on the physical engineering.
It's a mote point. No matter what the opinion, the word Engineer is commonly included in computer related position titles (programming, networking, etc.) by companies, hiring agents, in normal conversation, etc. Once a new meaning for a word has entered the common vernacular it's near impossible to pull it back...
Yes, but it's like the difference between a quack calling himself "Doctor Happy" selling herbal diet pills and an actual MD with a recognised qualification.
You're not allowed to pass yourself off as the latter.
This is a poor argument. It's not as if programmers or network guys are passing themselves off as bridge builders. Calling yourself something does not usually equate with fraud or illegality (except in some countries with tight regulations), there needs to be some sort of direct action and/or intent.
It would be a different story if people were just using the term "Engineer" instead of prefacing it with a computing profession.
It's a mote point. No matter what the opinion, the word Engineer is commonly included in computer related position titles (programming, networking, etc.) by companies, hiring agents, in normal conversation, etc. Once a new meaning for a word has entered the common vernacular it's near impossible to pull it back...
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Puns don't count....
Why does cycling attract so much cheating?
You'd think that Bill Belichick were the coach...
If Bill were coach, you'd cheat and win though... wouldn't you?
Belichick is an intelligent coach who toes the line as the rules are written. People hate it when others are better than them. So, they call him a cheater. Did he get caught breaking a rule in one game? Yes. Has he been caught breaking any other rules. No...
Spygate was more about whether the NFL front office can change rules carte blanche (competition committee is supposed to do that) changing the video taping rule (taping from the sidelines vs a designated area) than about Belichick breaking them. This was a political fight which Belichick lost.
The whole eligible receiver thing wasn't against the rules, even though a couple of teams made a stink about it. Even the NFL admitted to this. Was this toeing the line, yes. But he never crossed it.
Deflategate: The science of air pressure changes with the environment shows that there were no deflation of footballs. Just do a quick search of the science of Deflategate.
Probably worried about our stategic reserve.
Seriously though, laugh if you want, but maple syrup is worth ~50x as much as oil per barrel. It's big business in Quebec and Vermont.
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In 2010 Quebec produced about 8 million gallons and Vermont did about 1 million gallons. New Brunswick did about 200,000 gallons but, in my opinion, it's the best maple syrup you can buy.
Vermont maple syrup just doesn't cut it, it just doesn't have the robust flavor and tastes lighter. Maine maple syrup is similar to New Brunswick maple syrup (it should be, they border each other) and is what I buy when I run out.
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Again, just my opinion, but the UI is absolutely NOT the weak point for Microsoft. Apps are. That should improve if more well-known app vendors port to universal Windows 10 apps, since they would only need to tweak the desktop/tablet UI a bit for phones. MS needs to be much more proactive on getting app developers on board.
This... I replaced my old Android tablet with a Surface Pro 4. A lot of the apps that I used on Android are not available. Yes, the Surface Pro is a full computer and you can use PC programs and full web pages, which is what hides behind the apps. But most mobile apps tend to have a better UI for getting to information quickly.
Having watched all 7 movies this week, I've decided that the franchise really died after ESB.
RoTJ was mostly crap (Jabba's palace an Ewoks were equally as bad as Jar Jar), and the prequels need no further explanation.
Ep7 was so pathetic it's not funny. Lame characters, unoriginal script and plot, and massive holes in the story. I'll watch Ep8 when it comes out, but only because I found a new way to enjoy them, picking the shit out of their weak production.
Each franchise has good entries and bad ones. The bad ones in the Star Wars franchise overshadow the good ones. And it's not for lack of material, the people charged for doing the stories just can't wrap their heads around it. Why is it that the cartoons based on Star Wars are so much more epic than the fucking films ? ...
Because fucking George Lucas didn't have absolute power over the first couple of movies, and he only lent^H^H^H^Hsold his name to the cartoons and didn't get involved enough to fuck them up.
Disney? They're just milking it for the bucks.
But Disney makes the cartoons, at least now they do... Which I believe was the OP's point... If the cartoon writers have good stories, why can't they use them for movie ideas...
On one hand there's a bunch of people exploring the universe, using teleportation to travel short distances and 3d printers to create food. On the other there's a bunch of people fighting with light sabers and using hyperdrive to run away from other spaceships. Both have aliens, energy shields, politics, fleets and a small band of heroes who do all the work even if there's thousands of people in their team.
Any subcategory you create to classify those two stories differently is phony.
Yeah, cause neither holds a candle to "The Expanse", a better space opera than Star Wars and a better SciFi show than Star Trek... so there....
and... that's my cue to duck.... (evil grin)
Basically what it'd do is split manufacturing at best. US electronic manufacturing would pick up to avoid high tariffs, but the cost would be passed on to Americans as well. All other countries would continue the same with cheaper prices. I imagine there would be unscrupulous imports to avoid the tariffs, as well. It doesn't really solve a problem, either, as US profits are taxed in the US and foreign profits would still be deferred and could be used in manufacturing costs and thus avoid taxes, just like they are now.
The funny part is that this is already happening in certain industries. A number of manufacturers are moving back to the US. What is driving this is the complete automation of factory floors, keeping costs more inline with offshore production. When you get rid of the labor force, you're next biggest expense is shipping and logistics.
So, while I dislike Trump and feel that this was one of those stupid throw-away political lines, there is some validity in moving manufacturing back to the US while keeping prices relatively stable.
... the flowers do not have magical force fields to disintegrate the leaves. And you can't rake flowers...which leaves you with only one option. Using a leaf blower!
It's a good thing flowers were invented after the leaf blower, or our ancestors would have been so screwed.
Those who question whether leaf blowers should exist in the first place should take a step back as the argument could apply to any modern convenience device. It's like saying that we don't need a dishwasher or clothes washer/dryer because our ancestors got along just fine without one and there are alternatives that use less energy, cause less pollution, and require more manual input / exercise (i.e. washing clothes by hand, air drying clothes, etc.).
Just like any technology, leaf blowers can be abused by those who don't know how to use it. If your neighbor is blowing the leaves into the street or into the yard next door, then they are being jerks. Most people us leaf blowers responsibly to create a pile, similar to raking, to make them easier to mulch, bag, etc. and for use where a lawn mower can't go.
I do agree, however, that the gas powered versions should be phased out for battery operated models. This will happen over time. I don't think that we need any new laws to address it. As it is, we are stating to see battery powered lawn mowers hit the mainstream. So leaf blowers won't be far behind.
I believe that everyone should pay for the content that is consumed be it a game, video, music, digital book, etc.
Then who should pay when works are forced on me, such as a roommate blaring the TV or a store playing popular music? And who should pay when William Shakespeare's plays are performed?
I find it hard to believe that you realistically think that I was talking about paying for content within your listening range or even paying for public domain content, especially given my comments about fair use. My comment, for those that need it spelled out, was concerning paying for the copy of commercial copyright content (per the article on computer games) that you have on your player, computer, etc. that you use, play, etc.
Pus, I also firmly believe that if you pay for content you should have the right to shift it to any format.
and they prevent creations from becoming part of the public domain when abandoned
Copyright term extension does a fine job of that by itself, thank you very much.
Yes, but copyright term is a separate issue from DRM, even though it also needs to be fixed. In theory, copyright terms will have an end date at some point. The added problem with DRM is that even when that date is arrived at, these works will still not end up in the public domain.
Probably because he sounds like a "tough on crime" advocate. Putting marijuana users in jail was bad enough. If you put every pirate in jail, then half of the US would be in jail right now. I'm not sure how you'd fund that.
The problem is how you define "pirate".
Personally, I believe that everyone should pay for the content that is consumed be it a game, video, music, digital book, etc. Where I disagree over DRM is a combination of fair use and public rights. The DRM laws, as they stand today, are in direct conflict with the fair use doctrine and they prevent creations from becoming part of the public domain when abandoned. Under the current law, anyone bypassing DRM for these otherwise legal uses would still be branded a "pirate".
So, while I agree with the stance that crime should not pay, I can't, in good conscience, agree with the "tough on crime" stance given the current bad laws.
Wait... you can? That's what I get for ignoring the chem station.
Plus if you haven't tried Psycho Jet yet... that stuff is addictive...
Yes, remote surgery would be nice but obviously has limitations.
My thought is that automated surgery would be better...
Perhaps remote surgery is a necessary stepping stone needed for machine learning to get us to automated surgery.
ah, turning 20 and enjoying 10% recognition. reminds me of my youth.
but seriously guys. theres no excuse other than laziness at this point. home docsis3 routers are dual stack, and hurricanes 6-2-4 gateways have done heavy lifting for a decade now. lets make 15% a 2016 resolution.
Um... Let's not and say we did...
IPv6 is only a requirement for Internet access due to the lack of available IPv4 addresses. It will gradually be adopted for the Internet as new nodes are added. There is no particular need to have a concerted effort to push it out. Call it laziness if you want, but there tends to be much higher priorities, at least in the corporate world.
It's been a while since I had to buy a dedicated SB audio card, but I'm happy that they still exist, even if only for high end systems.
How far has /. fallen that the 'editor' didn't think to at least clarify what is being discussed.
I still have my Audigy 2 ZS Platinum thanks to DanielK and his efforts to keep the drivers working on the latest versions of Windows. Still sounds better than the built-in audio chipsets in my opinion...
I'll probably have to say goodbye to it I go to Skylake. Most Skylake motherboards have dropped the PCI slot, though there are some that still include it.
...I know I haven't managed to replace serial ports. I haven't found any stable RS232 converter on USB...
Either drivers don't work, or everything I get is badly made (fake?).
Kind of weird that *serial* ports don't work well on an *universal serial bus*. But ah well.
I use C2G / Cables To Go 26886 serial adapters at work for console access to network switches and routers. They work great. Never had a problem.
...that the drone registration Federal website works at least as well as the site for Obamacare when it first came online....
I wonder, will all drones be grounded till the US Federal Drone Registration website is actually up and running enough to accept peoples' input?
Unless it has to interact with multiple state and federal systems with diverse data formats running on equipment and software that is decades old, and no longer supported, and connecting all of that to the more modern systems of third party private sector companies whose vested interest is in seeing all all fail... then it should be fairly smooth sailing....
kgiii@kgiii-desktop-8:~$ uptime
02:23:30 up 72 days, 4:32, 1 user, load average: 0.09, 0.21, 0.39
kgiii@kgiii-desktop:~$
I rebooted just prior to leaving on my current adventure and I rebooted sometime since, well - 72 days ago, for e kernel update. I can, reasonably, expect to go twice that long or even ten times that long - if I want. I've a server that I think has been about three years now? I can't do that, as easily, with Windows. I like Windows well enough but I prefer to use the correct tool for the job I'm trying to do and that, in this case, means Linux.
A properly managed and designed Windows server can stay up just as long as Linux systems. It's a myth that windows servers require a reboot every so often (excluding updates). All that means is that the server admin hasn't taken the time to track down and correct the system error. Most businesses put up with it because it's cheaper and easier to have the Windows box rebooted than it is to hire additional experienced Windows admins.
And have no bad bugs to report.
Well, roaches usually take a little longer to start collecting around the cheeto dust.
Mmmmm.... RAD Roach meat....
I had crash problems on my PC. Beta patch 1.1.30 solved them.
I still see some occasional video issues on my GTX 970. There are PC tweaks that I'll have to go though to see if they fix this. Plus, NVIDIA is releasing driver updates and video tweaks fairly quickly.
Blame about 3 Prime Ministers back who decided Canada will no longer build refineries in Canada and rely on sending our oil south.
With the lower cost of oil now it is pretty much approaching too expensive to suck it out of the oilsands in Canada.
Irving Oil was going to expand the refinery in New Brunswick. What stopped the plans wasn't the government, it was economics (i.e. economic slowdown, more efficient vehicles, etc.). I haven't been following what has been going on in the Western Canadian provinces, though.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com...
>> It was considered "easy mode" by those who had played earlier shooters without it.
Haha, so true. I resisted mouse look for a long time after Quake came out, but finally succumbed.
Same here.
I played Quake CTF with a small clan for a while. The other members switched to using the mouse while I stayed with the keyboard. I could still hold my own.
However, when the weakest members stared to kick my ass as they got better with the mouse, I was forced to switch.
I prefer the Kensington Expert Mouse trackball, though, to mice.
There are many, many shitty "real" engineers out there, too. The difference is that the damage of a single bad software 'engineer' is negligible compared to the damage of a single bad real world engineer.
Really.... So the result of poor code in a flight system, nuclear power plant, or even in the control systems for vehicles (as cars become more and more computerized) would have less real world damage?
In the past, I would 100% agree with you. But today many systems are now just as reliant on software as they are on the physical engineering.
No
It's a mote point. No matter what the opinion, the word Engineer is commonly included in computer related position titles (programming, networking, etc.) by companies, hiring agents, in normal conversation, etc. Once a new meaning for a word has entered the common vernacular it's near impossible to pull it back...
Yes, but it's like the difference between a quack calling himself "Doctor Happy" selling herbal diet pills and an actual MD with a recognised qualification.
You're not allowed to pass yourself off as the latter.
This is a poor argument. It's not as if programmers or network guys are passing themselves off as bridge builders. Calling yourself something does not usually equate with fraud or illegality (except in some countries with tight regulations), there needs to be some sort of direct action and/or intent.
It would be a different story if people were just using the term "Engineer" instead of prefacing it with a computing profession.
It's a mote point.
It's also a moot point!
I'm just trying my hand at changing the meaning of mote... (grin)
Yes, I meant moot......
No
It's a mote point. No matter what the opinion, the word Engineer is commonly included in computer related position titles (programming, networking, etc.) by companies, hiring agents, in normal conversation, etc. Once a new meaning for a word has entered the common vernacular it's near impossible to pull it back...
Yeah, my "unbreakable" combs never seem to last very long either for some reason...
They're not supposed to be used THAT way.... (grin)