If you took all of the smiles Windows created and laid them end to end, they would reach all the way to the galaxy and fill up the black hole in space.
that shutting down access to anything in this country can't be done by the American gubmint "thanks" to our First Amendment then let me sell you this bridge I own...
The problem is that the questions aren't about scientific "literacy". They're about policy (see article title).
That hits the nail on the head. Years ago my daugher LOVED science. She couldn't read enough about various disciplines. But when her good grades started getting her invitations to things like Johns Hopkins seminars on, for example, biology-related careers she sat through hours of policy wonks describing how to get "grants". She saw the light and now works for herself.
Saw Jon Stewart a few years ago and, while talking about the poltical scene in general he made a pretty good comment along the lines of "When the world ends the very last thing we'll hear is some scientist saying "It works!"'
Exactly. I get a kick reading the poseurs knocking the TRS-80.
The thing was mass-produced and worked. You could hack it. My Model 100 still works after almost 30 years of use. Four AA batteries runs the thing for weeks. I could and did access CompuServe with its built in 300baud modem. Just a few years ago I found a mod that allowed me to solder a Blusmirf Bluetooth chip to the ancient UART allowing me to pair to my desktop and even telnet to a RS6000 we were using.
The thing is slow, clunky (but with an absolutely great keyboard) and I still use it for note taking... because, as a tool, it works.
I no longer have to worry about my crappy call-dropping 2G coverage since it has since been replaced by my crappy call-dropping 3G coverage which is now being replaced by my crappy call-dropping 4G coverage.
Agreed. If the Power-that-Be were truly worried about infrastructure they would spend the tens of millions (that's with an M) to harden the electrical grid. They won't because it isn't sexy - or scary like cyberwarfare.
This is simply another power grab... scaring the people.
They have been around for quite awhile. Over three years ago my bank at the time sent me a new card with a RFID chip with no explanation other than a marketing letter promoting it as "new & improved".
Bull. I checked and it turns out that my card was one of the ones compromised during the Heartland Payment Systems breach that was announced during the Obama inauguration. ( http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10146275-83.html )
They didn't bother notifying me for 6 months. I cancelled the card AND the bank for trying to pull a fast one.
In other news, it is easy enough to kill the RFID by nuking your card in the microwave.
Note to TSA: I am not a terrorist even though I used the words "kill" and "nuking".
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If you took all of the smiles Windows created and laid them end to end, they would reach all the way to the galaxy and fill up the black hole in space.
Here's the "Change" I believed in...
That way we can pay for 400g equipment then be told we need to "upgrade" to 1t equipment. Got to keep planned obsolescence moving...
Good censorship = censorship. Fuck you.
until Google decides to make it (and all your data) go away...
that shutting down access to anything in this country can't be done by the American gubmint "thanks" to our First Amendment then let me sell you this bridge I own...
I can't wait to not see this one.
The politicians are working hard to ensure we all get our much-needed soma... I mean, broadband access.
The problem is that the questions aren't about scientific "literacy". They're about policy (see article title).
That hits the nail on the head. Years ago my daugher LOVED science. She couldn't read enough about various disciplines. But when her good grades started getting her invitations to things like Johns Hopkins seminars on, for example, biology-related careers she sat through hours of policy wonks describing how to get "grants". She saw the light and now works for herself.
But I'm waiting to start receiving the monthly bill for not having Verizon.
It is nothing more than a digital version of a Tammany Hall machine.
Jezum H. Crow, paper ballots work fine. You're a solution in search of a problem.
Bingo. All the previous posters are wrong. This is the *only* purpose.
Saw Jon Stewart a few years ago and, while talking about the poltical scene in general he made a pretty good comment along the lines of "When the world ends the very last thing we'll hear is some scientist saying "It works!"'
i don't know why I keep coming back to the trainwreck that /. has become. Kinda like picking a scab...
Does this mean they sit on a plate waiting to get eaten?
Mebbe everyone should just accept that Peggy Lee was right.
Exactly. I get a kick reading the poseurs knocking the TRS-80.
The thing was mass-produced and worked. You could hack it. My Model 100 still works after almost 30 years of use. Four AA batteries runs the thing for weeks. I could and did access CompuServe with its built in 300baud modem. Just a few years ago I found a mod that allowed me to solder a Blusmirf Bluetooth chip to the ancient UART allowing me to pair to my desktop and even telnet to a RS6000 we were using.
The thing is slow, clunky (but with an absolutely great keyboard) and I still use it for note taking... because, as a tool, it works.
I no longer have to worry about my crappy call-dropping 2G coverage since it has since been replaced by my crappy call-dropping 3G coverage which is now being replaced by my crappy call-dropping 4G coverage.
Speak for yourself. Reminds me of how TV dumbed us down. Thanks for making it sound so important.
Agreed. If the Power-that-Be were truly worried about infrastructure they would spend the tens of millions (that's with an M) to harden the electrical grid. They won't because it isn't sexy - or scary like cyberwarfare.
This is simply another power grab... scaring the people.
I'd be satisfied with a phone that doesn't drop calls.
Because it works so well in DC...
Once again /. editors can't get even the basics correct. They refer to 500 year old bras while the article says 600 years old...
Sorry, but that is a contradiction in terms.
They have been around for quite awhile. Over three years ago my bank at the time sent me a new card with a RFID chip with no explanation other than a marketing letter promoting it as "new & improved".
Bull. I checked and it turns out that my card was one of the ones compromised during the Heartland Payment Systems breach that was announced during the Obama inauguration. ( http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10146275-83.html )
They didn't bother notifying me for 6 months. I cancelled the card AND the bank for trying to pull a fast one.
In other news, it is easy enough to kill the RFID by nuking your card in the microwave.
Note to TSA: I am not a terrorist even though I used the words "kill" and "nuking".