Is there really much point to non-collegiate / scholastic libraries in 2011? It seems like most non-print resources are available at home.
I was thinking the same thing. Sadly, the last time I went to a library a sizable number of the visitors were homeless. I suppose they enjoy surfing the web and playing video games as much as the rest of us.
I've owned only one Maxtor drive. It's a 12GB drive that's been running in my firewall PC for over 10 years now. I've owned three 60GB Deskstars (AKA "Deathstars"), of which two developed the click of death. I also have two 160GB ATA Hitachi drives, of which one failed. Frankly I'm not that big of a fan of either company, but I've had better luck w/ Maxtor. In all honesty, I've seen all drive manufacturers cycle from the worst on the market to the best and back again several times over.
What you're thinking of as a 'secret' airplane is in fact the A-12, for which the SR-71 was a successful cover, so sucessful that even though everyone else has known about it for decades, you remain in the dark.
Yeah, I'm quite aware of the A-12, YF-12A and several others in that line, though they are most commonly all referred to at SR's. The A-12 were more of a prototype/test bed. The real secret was the YF-12A variant that was armed with GAR-9/AIM-47a missiles. Get your shit right if you're going to try to tell me about reality.
By what you describe the X-37 is not a "secret space plane", however its mission is. What I remember as being called a secret Air Force plane was was much different in years past. Usually virtually no one knew they even existed until a decade or two after they had been developed. the U2 or the SR-71 are what I think of past "secret " planes. There were the spy satellite programs, but the fact that they launched them under a different guise did not make the satellite, rocket, or the launch itself a secret. It was the true nature of the mission that was a secret. I suppose that the standards of reporting have declined over the years, and sensational headlines are what sell now. Plus trying to hide such programs entirely is damn near impossible, or would cost more to hide than the entire program itself.
Yes it still matters. IE6 is not just about lack of security, it's about lack of features and weird rendering too. So the real solution is to just drop IE and use Firefox or Opera as both seem compatible with w2k. You get proper html rendering, you get speed, tabs, many other things, and security too.
Congratulations! You're the second person that missed, "Now that Windows 2000 has fallen out of support, there's no upgrade for it. Though, I don't use IE6 on it at all... (Firefox 3.5)" earlier in the the thread.
Perhaps George in his "wisdom" will fuck with this release even more than he did for the re-release of the original trilogy. At the very least redoing the voice overs could improve this movie. Hell, it's hard to imagine that any changes to it could make it worse.
Uh, never mind. This was the guy that was somehow able to take a series that I enjoyed during my youth and managed to turn it into what feels more like a Deliverance style ass rape'in. Somehow he could make it even worse.
I didn't read the article but that crab looks alive to me. It's standing with it's head elevated and appears to be supporting itself with it's legs. I would not expect a dead crab to look like this. Hell, it even looks like the retina in its left eye is still reflective. As for the brittle stars, there are numerous species in the Gulf ranging from bright orange to pink, black and the tan color that those appear to be.
Don't get me wrong, there is no way in hell that the gulf will totally recover by 2012, but these two photos in particular don't prove shit and show nothing of significance. Well perhaps they show how stupid "Daily Mail Reporter" is.
The problem is that HIPAA is severely broken. Most hospitals violate some part of HIPAA countless times per day as it's not even possible to operate within it's guidelines and be able to realistically treat patients. Another issue is the FDA understands how to deal with IT about as much as it knows how to building a Saturn 5 rocket.
Here's an example that I've witnessed many times over the years. A vendor installs an MRI system in a hospital, the control computer the technologist uses to scan patients is Windows based. Obviously the system needs to at least be on the local hospital network so that the patient scans can be sent to a reading station so that a Dr. can look at the images. Neither of these systems can have any software installed on them that is not FDA approved. So by law, unless you have an FDA approved security program you cannot install it on either of these systems, or any system that contains patient data for that matter. If you do have an FDA approved program you need to prove that it will not affect any of the calculations that are made for determining a diagnosis as well. It gets even better though. If you do find a security suite that you can use, the vendor is not responsible for worrying about it in the case of system updates. So when an update comes out the vendor sends in an engineer who generally will simply re-image the drive with the new update, thereby wiping out your security programs.
and probably 80% of doctors over 45 have a password of "password"
I work in the medical field and I'm going to call bull shit. Actually IME generally the older doctors are safer with computers than the fellows and younger drs. They bring in a MP3 player of their own, or listen to an actual radio, Where as the younger doctors tend to install all kinds of music players and other downloaded programs. Basically the older docs tend to listen to the IT guys whereas the younger ones tend to think they know what they're doing. Believing that if it was that big of a security risk the IT guys would have locked down the system better.
Now I would venture to guess that close to 80% of the systems used to read patient exams have the password taped to the bottom of the keyboard, back of the monitor, or somewhere close by; or they all use the same password.
Most amusingly, however, nearly a quarter of the 1,000 patient respondents said they don't even trust themselves with access to their own electronic health records.
I find this statement damn interesting, certainly more so than amusing. This sounds like the general public is becoming more knowledgeable than I would have guessed.
I went to the Browser Check link and was told that I have to enable Java and refresh the page. So to check my browsers security I first have to lower my current security settings? Now I see how they got their numbers.
I agree. That pet peeve ranks right up there with "I could care less".
Like nails on a chalkboard.
The phrase is "I couldn't care less". Indicating that I care so little for something that no matter what you tell me it's not going to make the subject any more insignificant. "I could care less" indicates that I care enough that my feelings on the matter could be swayed to become more apathetic than they currently are. Obviously there's a big difference, though I do hear an awful lot of people misstating it as you have posted.
We have a good idea of the composition of asteroids in general, from meteorites, planetary formation models, etc.
We believe Apophis is chondritic because based on its apparent brightness and the way that brightness varies, we have a decent estimate of its size and albedo. If it had a different albedo it would indicate a different composition.
Of course, as with all remote observations based on a lot of educated guesses, there is a chance its wrong.
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Is there really much point to non-collegiate / scholastic libraries in 2011? It seems like most non-print resources are available at home.
I was thinking the same thing. Sadly, the last time I went to a library a sizable number of the visitors were homeless. I suppose they enjoy surfing the web and playing video games as much as the rest of us.
I've owned only one Maxtor drive. It's a 12GB drive that's been running in my firewall PC for over 10 years now. I've owned three 60GB Deskstars (AKA "Deathstars"), of which two developed the click of death. I also have two 160GB ATA Hitachi drives, of which one failed. Frankly I'm not that big of a fan of either company, but I've had better luck w/ Maxtor. In all honesty, I've seen all drive manufacturers cycle from the worst on the market to the best and back again several times over.
By itself, that is an interesting figure. However, an aircraft carrier is just a bit bigger than a car. Even a big car!
True, but an aircraft carrier doesn't go over 1K mph either.
What you're thinking of as a 'secret' airplane is in fact the A-12, for which the SR-71 was a successful cover, so sucessful that even though everyone else has known about it for decades, you remain in the dark.
Yeah, I'm quite aware of the A-12, YF-12A and several others in that line, though they are most commonly all referred to at SR's. The A-12 were more of a prototype/test bed. The real secret was the YF-12A variant that was armed with GAR-9/AIM-47a missiles. Get your shit right if you're going to try to tell me about reality.
By what you describe the X-37 is not a "secret space plane", however its mission is. What I remember as being called a secret Air Force plane was was much different in years past. Usually virtually no one knew they even existed until a decade or two after they had been developed. the U2 or the SR-71 are what I think of past "secret " planes. There were the spy satellite programs, but the fact that they launched them under a different guise did not make the satellite, rocket, or the launch itself a secret. It was the true nature of the mission that was a secret. I suppose that the standards of reporting have declined over the years, and sensational headlines are what sell now. Plus trying to hide such programs entirely is damn near impossible, or would cost more to hide than the entire program itself.
X-37B Secret Space Plane's
I guess there is a new definition of "secret" that I'm not aware of.
Yes it still matters. IE6 is not just about lack of security, it's about lack of features and weird rendering too.
So the real solution is to just drop IE and use Firefox or Opera as both seem compatible with w2k.
You get proper html rendering, you get speed, tabs, many other things, and security too.
Congratulations! You're the second person that missed, "Now that Windows 2000 has fallen out of support, there's no upgrade for it. Though, I don't use IE6 on it at all... (Firefox 3.5)" earlier in the the thread.
Perhaps George in his "wisdom" will fuck with this release even more than he did for the re-release of the original trilogy. At the very least redoing the voice overs could improve this movie. Hell, it's hard to imagine that any changes to it could make it worse.
Uh, never mind. This was the guy that was somehow able to take a series that I enjoyed during my youth and managed to turn it into what feels more like a Deliverance style ass rape'in. Somehow he could make it even worse.
Here are the scary looking picture:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1358861/BP-Gulf-oil-spill-Shocking-images-prove-seabed-STILL-coated.html
I didn't read the article but that crab looks alive to me. It's standing with it's head elevated and appears to be supporting itself with it's legs. I would not expect a dead crab to look like this. Hell, it even looks like the retina in its left eye is still reflective. As for the brittle stars, there are numerous species in the Gulf ranging from bright orange to pink, black and the tan color that those appear to be.
Don't get me wrong, there is no way in hell that the gulf will totally recover by 2012, but these two photos in particular don't prove shit and show nothing of significance. Well perhaps they show how stupid "Daily Mail Reporter" is.
The problem is that HIPAA is severely broken. Most hospitals violate some part of HIPAA countless times per day as it's not even possible to operate within it's guidelines and be able to realistically treat patients. Another issue is the FDA understands how to deal with IT about as much as it knows how to building a Saturn 5 rocket.
Here's an example that I've witnessed many times over the years. A vendor installs an MRI system in a hospital, the control computer the technologist uses to scan patients is Windows based. Obviously the system needs to at least be on the local hospital network so that the patient scans can be sent to a reading station so that a Dr. can look at the images. Neither of these systems can have any software installed on them that is not FDA approved. So by law, unless you have an FDA approved security program you cannot install it on either of these systems, or any system that contains patient data for that matter. If you do have an FDA approved program you need to prove that it will not affect any of the calculations that are made for determining a diagnosis as well. It gets even better though. If you do find a security suite that you can use, the vendor is not responsible for worrying about it in the case of system updates. So when an update comes out the vendor sends in an engineer who generally will simply re-image the drive with the new update, thereby wiping out your security programs.
and probably 80% of doctors over 45 have a password of "password"
I work in the medical field and I'm going to call bull shit. Actually IME generally the older doctors are safer with computers than the fellows and younger drs. They bring in a MP3 player of their own, or listen to an actual radio, Where as the younger doctors tend to install all kinds of music players and other downloaded programs. Basically the older docs tend to listen to the IT guys whereas the younger ones tend to think they know what they're doing. Believing that if it was that big of a security risk the IT guys would have locked down the system better.
Now I would venture to guess that close to 80% of the systems used to read patient exams have the password taped to the bottom of the keyboard, back of the monitor, or somewhere close by; or they all use the same password.
Most amusingly, however, nearly a quarter of the 1,000 patient respondents said they don't even trust themselves with access to their own electronic health records.
I find this statement damn interesting, certainly more so than amusing. This sounds like the general public is becoming more knowledgeable than I would have guessed.
I went to the Browser Check link and was told that I have to enable Java and refresh the page. So to check my browsers security I first have to lower my current security settings? Now I see how they got their numbers.
*WOOSH*
Perhaps, but in all honesty I hear that phrase misquoted more often than used correctly.
I agree. That pet peeve ranks right up there with "I could care less".
Like nails on a chalkboard.
The phrase is "I couldn't care less". Indicating that I care so little for something that no matter what you tell me it's not going to make the subject any more insignificant. "I could care less" indicates that I care enough that my feelings on the matter could be swayed to become more apathetic than they currently are. Obviously there's a big difference, though I do hear an awful lot of people misstating it as you have posted.
We have a good idea of the composition of asteroids in general, from meteorites, planetary formation models, etc.
We believe Apophis is chondritic because based on its apparent brightness and the way that brightness varies, we have a decent estimate of its size and albedo. If it had a different albedo it would indicate a different composition.
Of course, as with all remote observations based on a lot of educated guesses, there is a chance its wrong.
In other words, SWAG (Scientific Wild Ass Guess)
I could see a setup like this work to connect the world's two biggest harbors: Rotterdam & Antwerp.
I'm not sure how you are defining "biggest harbors", but I think your information is slightly out of date.
If by busiest, which is probably the most relevant metric, Antwerp doesn't even make the top ten. and Rotterdam is 10th.
Why not just hand China the keys to manned spaceflight on a plate and be done with it?
Or even better, trade it for absolving the US debt.
Why did you switch?
That's exactly what I was wondering. If Google is dramatically better, even in some instances, then why switch?
If I find a bug in this, I can hack any computer ever released in History?
No, it means you need to use these in your parents basement.
Bombs don't kill people. People kill people.
If you block text messages off in an area, only outlaws will have text messages.
end satire.
People don`t kill people, text messages kill people... RTFA !!!
There's has to be a "In Soviet Russia..." joke in there somewhere.
Still a challenge, what with the 9 lives and all.
The standard clip in a .40 cal. Glock holds 10 rounds.
It is very hard to stuff a cat back into a cat carrier. It is even harder to stuff a cat back into a bag.
I guess it depends on whether or not you want to keep the cat alive. ;-)
I can't believe it took this long.
When I clicked on the link my computer spontaneously rebooted. Apparently it's still ahead of my time too.