Yeah, this article makes no sense. It will be very difficult for IBM to make "Windows-free desktop PCs" since they haven't made any PCs since 2005. I say it's vaporware.
intellect nullification doesn't happen until drink #5+ and if there's anything I learned in college, it's that high level intellectual conversations are readily fueled by alcohol (up to a point).
I can vouch for this. I once had an awesome conversation about ceramic engines after 4 beers. The sober people at the party told me it was very enlightening.
I am sure many programmers would be willing to work on their COBOL systems, but without the required "10 years of experience with COBOL" on their resume, they would never be hired.
I once worked for a company that had equipment that used a specific type of Siemens ladder logic. The only person who could write a decent program with it, was the intern.
But HIPAA does not give the Department of Health and Human Services the ability to directly investigate or hold accountable entities, such as pharmacy benefit managers or companies such as Ingenix and Milliman, who are not covered by HIPAA
Just wave a propane flame gently and quickly over it. The heat will slightly melt the plastic and smooth out the scratches.
Does that work? I've seen it done with cut pieces of polycarbonate and acrylic to give the edges a nice finish, but I never thought about it to fix CDs.
All they have to do is flag it so search engines don't index it and they can keep the fine print more hidden than ever, yet say it was there all along.
That's what I was thinking too. In order to do this, the SEC should have added requirements for the robots.txt file, and mandated that the there be a link trail from the corporate home page. Just because the documents are on a web server, and therefore technically on the internet (web implies there are links to it), doesn't mean they are available to the public.
The major players on Wall Street are usually very computer savvy these days (aside from Jerome Kerviel). If this plays out like I think it will, I expect analysts to devote massive amounts of computing power to making queries of major corporate websites to find hidden documents.
Microsoft cannot extinguish a methodology no matter how much they want to. Sure, they can manipulate the governing systems, they can sue people for "patent infringement" and other garbage, but at the end of the day, open source will continue to proceed unabated.
Really? It seems like it would be difficult, but taking out Linux would be the same as winning an election. You just have to introduce a new feature that's so spectacular, that over 50% of the user base will sacrifice the fact that it's not open source to have it. They will give it away, for free, as in beer. They will now have divided the user base and continue to do so until Linux has forked so many times it's unusable.
Embrace, Extend, and Extinguish has a lot in common with another tactic.
. Using vibration and rotation tests NASA scientists were able to determine the center of gravity...
That should be:
. Using vibration and rotation tests NASA scientists were able to confirm the center of gravity...
If they couldn't determine the center of gravity before they built the thing, they have some serious issues. Vibration characteristics are a bit more difficult, but I suspect the folks at NASA are smart enough determine those before they built the thing too.
The thread included messages such as, "I think I will sodomize her. Repeatedly" and a reply claiming "she has herpes."
That would only be libel if it names them specifically. The article never states the plaintiffs were specifically named.
TFA is poorly written, I prefer this one or the wikipedia article.
What appears to have happened is some guys voted on the hottest women at prestigious laws schools. The plaintiffs were on the list and the anonymous comments were made about them.
all this will not only become trash in the Google search but show up in any professional search of public records like LexisNexis.
How does showing up on a LexisNexis search because you sued someone for libel hurt your reputation? I could see if it was for some sort of criminal matter, like a drug arrest.
I suppose some people don't read the contents of their search results, but I don't think that reason is valid. By filing as "Jane Doe" she ensures that any search of her name will still have negative results. I know TFA says the original post was taken down, but I know it exist somewhere, that's how the internet works. If I'm searching someone's name and the first post says they are suing someone for libel, I will stop reading because I know I can't trust any other information.
The plaintiff also can't argue that her life is in danger by publishing her name. The people who wrote the allegedly libel statements know who she is.
They are studiously trying to protect the woman that have quite frankly had enough slander published about them and do not need the slanderous statements repeated.
Where did you get that information? It's not in TFA. If they are doing so, they should explain it.
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I was gonna say the same thing. Then I remembered all gymnasts look 12 years old.
I seem to remember the competitors in Women's trampolining being the exception. As a bonus, they're on trampolines!
Yeah, this article makes no sense. It will be very difficult for IBM to make "Windows-free desktop PCs" since they haven't made any PCs since 2005. I say it's vaporware.
intellect nullification doesn't happen until drink #5+ and if there's anything I learned in college, it's that high level intellectual conversations are readily fueled by alcohol (up to a point).
I can vouch for this. I once had an awesome conversation about ceramic engines after 4 beers. The sober people at the party told me it was very enlightening.
And why on earth would it take 50% longer to raise them back up again? That makes absolutely no sense.
Here's a quick fix. Lower the Controller's pay too. Now it will take 50% less time to raise them back.
You can only raise salaries, not lower them. Ingenious!
What if you raise them a negative amount?
I am sure many programmers would be willing to work on their COBOL systems, but without the required "10 years of experience with COBOL" on their resume, they would never be hired.
I once worked for a company that had equipment that used a specific type of Siemens ladder logic. The only person who could write a decent program with it, was the intern.
VLC the Swiss Army Knife of the digital world.
Just wave a propane flame gently and quickly over it. The heat will slightly melt the plastic and smooth out the scratches.
Does that work? I've seen it done with cut pieces of polycarbonate and acrylic to give the edges a nice finish, but I never thought about it to fix CDs.
Toothpaste, or Brasso. I hear Brasso works the best.
I am not sure how they are going to get the Monitor and keyboard so cheaply though....
mod parent up, the interface is what kills it. It's hard to find a keyboard for less than $10 that isn't used or some orphaned clearance model.
or does it have a really long extension cord?
All they have to do is flag it so search engines don't index it and they can keep the fine print more hidden than ever, yet say it was there all along.
That's what I was thinking too. In order to do this, the SEC should have added requirements for the robots.txt file, and mandated that the there be a link trail from the corporate home page. Just because the documents are on a web server, and therefore technically on the internet (web implies there are links to it), doesn't mean they are available to the public.
The major players on Wall Street are usually very computer savvy these days (aside from Jerome Kerviel). If this plays out like I think it will, I expect analysts to devote massive amounts of computing power to making queries of major corporate websites to find hidden documents.
Microsoft cannot extinguish a methodology no matter how much they want to. Sure, they can manipulate the governing systems, they can sue people for "patent infringement" and other garbage, but at the end of the day, open source will continue to proceed unabated.
Really? It seems like it would be difficult, but taking out Linux would be the same as winning an election. You just have to introduce a new feature that's so spectacular, that over 50% of the user base will sacrifice the fact that it's not open source to have it. They will give it away, for free, as in beer. They will now have divided the user base and continue to do so until Linux has forked so many times it's unusable.
Embrace, Extend, and Extinguish has a lot in common with another tactic.
Beware of forks! You have been warned.
This article is sooo 2007. http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/17/0538220
with your neighbors and buy it together, then share it with a wireless mesh network.
. Using vibration and rotation tests NASA scientists were able to determine the center of gravity...
That should be:
If they couldn't determine the center of gravity before they built the thing, they have some serious issues. Vibration characteristics are a bit more difficult, but I suspect the folks at NASA are smart enough determine those before they built the thing too.
What? a post that begins with, "The only way to be sure..." and doesn't end with, "nuke it from orbit."
You must be new here.
The 'most free' nation in the developed world, yet a higher fraction of its population imprisoned than anywhere else.
The Economist says Sweeden is the most free in their Democracy Index. The USA is number 17.
Reporters Without Borders determined that Iceland is the 'most free' as far as freedom of the press. The US came in at #48.
The Fraser Institute marks Hong Kong as the most free economically, with the USA coming in 5th.
Overrated? That post is more informative than TFA!
The thread included messages such as, "I think I will sodomize her. Repeatedly" and a reply claiming "she has herpes."
That would only be libel if it names them specifically. The article never states the plaintiffs were specifically named.
TFA is poorly written, I prefer this one or the wikipedia article. What appears to have happened is some guys voted on the hottest women at prestigious laws schools. The plaintiffs were on the list and the anonymous comments were made about them.
Mod parent +5 informative!
all this will not only become trash in the Google search but show up in any professional search of public records like LexisNexis.
How does showing up on a LexisNexis search because you sued someone for libel hurt your reputation? I could see if it was for some sort of criminal matter, like a drug arrest.
I suppose some people don't read the contents of their search results, but I don't think that reason is valid. By filing as "Jane Doe" she ensures that any search of her name will still have negative results. I know TFA says the original post was taken down, but I know it exist somewhere, that's how the internet works. If I'm searching someone's name and the first post says they are suing someone for libel, I will stop reading because I know I can't trust any other information.
The plaintiff also can't argue that her life is in danger by publishing her name. The people who wrote the allegedly libel statements know who she is.
A) The article needs to state that (see the second statement of my post) because it makes them more credible.
B) Having her name on the court documents is the only way to truly clear it.
C) Confucius once said, "pics or it didn't happen"
They are studiously trying to protect the woman that have quite frankly had enough slander published about them and do not need the slanderous statements repeated.
Where did you get that information? It's not in TFA. If they are doing so, they should explain it.