I've noticed that since being online my spelling has improved tremendously. As a kid growing up I always had much difficulty with spelling/grammar, but in a world of red squiggly lines misspelled words become hard to ignore. I know most people say that spell check ruins people's ability to spell, however I'd argue the opposite.
I think that's only partially true. I can't tell you how many times per day I see someone type "loose" instead of "lose", or misuse "to" and "too". Basic things like that slip through spell checks all the time, and I'm always seeing otherwise literature people misusing words like that.
Hmmm let's see, underfunded government entities are unable to keep up with new technology trends. I would not call that revelation, "Stunning."
The problem is not that the government is underfunded. No matter how much money it has, the government will never be able to keep up with technology. Microsoft has been throwing money at security improvement for years, and still MS apps and OS's are susceptible to the latest attacks. Money is not the problem or the solution. The problem is that the government acts as if people are robots and will only behave in certain ways.
That's wonderful that you agree, Mr. Barnes. Why don't you do something about it? What's that, you say? "given the political environment within the company and no one division really owns the entire site(s), I honestly don't see a realistic reform"? Of course! How could I possibly be so naive to think that customer service and ease of website use should come before company politics? Silly me.
Beta (bay'-tuh) n. 1. A tag that doesn't fit for large enterprises: "We've come to appreciate that the beta tag just doesn't fit for large enterprises that aren't keen to run their business on software that sounds like it's still in the trial phase." 2. Something that looks cool: "for those who still like the look of "beta", we've made it easy to re-enable the beta label for Gmail from the Labs tab under Settings."
If you work in a multi-story building, take the stairs instead of the elavator. I've heard testimonies of people who have lost a few pounds in the space of weeks just by walking up two flights of stairs every day instead of using the elevator. Also, park farther away and make yourself take a walk. Little things like that, together with a healthful diet, can go a long way.
That may very well be, but I could still see people using this just like yousendit. If you want your to send your friend an 80MB video, post it and let him download it before it gets deleted.
Here's basically what happens when most computers boot up: the BIOS is loaded first, and makes sure that all of the important hardware is working. Then the BIOS looks for a bootable device (usually your hard drive). After that, the instructions of in the boot sector of your hard drive (or other bootable device) takes over and loads the OS.
That said, I think it's reasonable to ask for a 1 second boot time. Here's hoping.
Are they assuming here that a 6-year-old who had never played GTA would not have crashed his parents' car? Seriously, a driving 6-year-old is bound to get into an accident no matter what games he has played.
My father works at a hospital (where privacy is a big issue), and he says that the IT department has a specific way of disposing of old hard drives. He calls it "the Sledgehammer Method".
It surprises me that this happened before the Beatles released their songs to iTunes. That's pretty revolutionary. Does the future of popular music rest with video games?
I wouldn't trust Al-Qaida sources. They could very well be posting this stuff just to scare us into voting Obama, in hopes that he will give them more room to breath. The fact that they posted this on a password protected site doesn't really matter, because as any/. reader knows, anything can be hacked. Al-Qaida probably knows this as well and may have expected someone to find it.
I'm not saying this is absolutely true, but there is the possibility.
I'm not sure I like Obama's definite timetable idea. I wholeheartedly agree that we should get out of there sometime soon, but is it really appropriate to set a definite schedule for such a volatile situation? Tomorrow the Iraq situation could be totally different from what it is today. You can't really expect to pull out on a certain date.
Don't discredit music videos simply because they are often abused. Like any other art form, videos can be crap and they can be beautiful or intelligent. Yes, most music videos are stupid commercial spots for cheap music, but there are some real gems out there. Lots of scenes from Pink Floyd's The Wall film are powerful music videos.
It's important to remember that the candidates are advertising themselves to a population that, for the most part, doesn't understand how the economy works. Politicians may come up with empty ideas for the economy just to sound good to the electorate. The voters just need to think that the candidates know about this stuff.
Is it all that hard to create a secure voting system? People send their credit card numbers over the internet all the time. Insurance companies and hospitals use computers to store some very sensitive information. Why can't voting machines be as secure as these?
Downloaders can't remove negative connotations from the word "pirate" just by using it. Look at the term "hacker". That term still has negative connotations despite being proudly used by computer geeks (there's another negative term) for years.
Why shouldn't god(s) be mentioned in the classroom? It is important that kids learn about the beliefs of others. I agree that the existence of God can't be taught as a fact in the classroom, because belief in God is a matter of faith, and not of science. Science can't prove that there is a god, nor can it prove that there is no god. As long as you don't brainwash kids, discussions of God should be welcomed in the classroom.
I seriously doubt that the 20% drop is due entirely to DRM. Unfortunately, the average music consumer doesn't know or care about DRM. Even some of those who do care buy DRM music anyway (how else can people get some music legally?). The biggest reason for this is that it is a 20% drop in albums, not music. People are buying a lot more individual songs now than they did last year.
The Bible says that Noah took only one male and one female of each species on the ark. Most species would have reproduced quickly enough to repopulate the earth (assuming that both parents had a good gene pool between them). Some species, like dinosaurs, might not have found enough food to survive and reproduce quickly enough.
This is a fight that I think the EFF will win. Too many people and corporations have to much at stake to let patents like these get through. Simple common sense will also side with the EFF. If the EFF fails, it simply bears more witness to the fact that our patent system is broken, perhaps beyond repair.
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I've noticed that since being online my spelling has improved tremendously. As a kid growing up I always had much difficulty with spelling/grammar, but in a world of red squiggly lines misspelled words become hard to ignore. I know most people say that spell check ruins people's ability to spell, however I'd argue the opposite.
I think that's only partially true. I can't tell you how many times per day I see someone type "loose" instead of "lose", or misuse "to" and "too". Basic things like that slip through spell checks all the time, and I'm always seeing otherwise literature people misusing words like that.
Hmmm let's see, underfunded government entities are unable to keep up with new technology trends. I would not call that revelation, "Stunning."
The problem is not that the government is underfunded. No matter how much money it has, the government will never be able to keep up with technology. Microsoft has been throwing money at security improvement for years, and still MS apps and OS's are susceptible to the latest attacks. Money is not the problem or the solution. The problem is that the government acts as if people are robots and will only behave in certain ways.
That's wonderful that you agree, Mr. Barnes. Why don't you do something about it? What's that, you say? "given the political environment within the company and no one division really owns the entire site(s), I honestly don't see a realistic reform"? Of course! How could I possibly be so naive to think that customer service and ease of website use should come before company politics? Silly me.
Self-regulation is even more effective when combined with wide-spread user apathy/stupidity/unawareness.
Oh, but they do have a definition.
Beta (bay'-tuh) n. 1. A tag that doesn't fit for large enterprises: "We've come to appreciate that the beta tag just doesn't fit for large enterprises that aren't keen to run their business on software that sounds like it's still in the trial phase." 2. Something that looks cool: "for those who still like the look of "beta", we've made it easy to re-enable the beta label for Gmail from the Labs tab under Settings."
A few other suggestions...
If you work in a multi-story building, take the stairs instead of the elavator. I've heard testimonies of people who have lost a few pounds in the space of weeks just by walking up two flights of stairs every day instead of using the elevator. Also, park farther away and make yourself take a walk. Little things like that, together with a healthful diet, can go a long way.
That may very well be, but I could still see people using this just like yousendit. If you want your to send your friend an 80MB video, post it and let him download it before it gets deleted.
Here's basically what happens when most computers boot up: the BIOS is loaded first, and makes sure that all of the important hardware is working. Then the BIOS looks for a bootable device (usually your hard drive). After that, the instructions of in the boot sector of your hard drive (or other bootable device) takes over and loads the OS.
That said, I think it's reasonable to ask for a 1 second boot time. Here's hoping.
Are they assuming here that a 6-year-old who had never played GTA would not have crashed his parents' car? Seriously, a driving 6-year-old is bound to get into an accident no matter what games he has played.
My father works at a hospital (where privacy is a big issue), and he says that the IT department has a specific way of disposing of old hard drives. He calls it "the Sledgehammer Method".
It surprises me that this happened before the Beatles released their songs to iTunes. That's pretty revolutionary. Does the future of popular music rest with video games?
I wouldn't trust Al-Qaida sources. They could very well be posting this stuff just to scare us into voting Obama, in hopes that he will give them more room to breath. The fact that they posted this on a password protected site doesn't really matter, because as any /. reader knows, anything can be hacked. Al-Qaida probably knows this as well and may have expected someone to find it.
I'm not saying this is absolutely true, but there is the possibility.
I'm not sure I like Obama's definite timetable idea. I wholeheartedly agree that we should get out of there sometime soon, but is it really appropriate to set a definite schedule for such a volatile situation? Tomorrow the Iraq situation could be totally different from what it is today. You can't really expect to pull out on a certain date.
Don't discredit music videos simply because they are often abused. Like any other art form, videos can be crap and they can be beautiful or intelligent. Yes, most music videos are stupid commercial spots for cheap music, but there are some real gems out there. Lots of scenes from Pink Floyd's The Wall film are powerful music videos.
It's important to remember that the candidates are advertising themselves to a population that, for the most part, doesn't understand how the economy works. Politicians may come up with empty ideas for the economy just to sound good to the electorate. The voters just need to think that the candidates know about this stuff.
Is it all that hard to create a secure voting system? People send their credit card numbers over the internet all the time. Insurance companies and hospitals use computers to store some very sensitive information. Why can't voting machines be as secure as these?
From the FAQ:
"Does 1984 really match the U.S. Patriot Act?
No, that is an easter-egg. A bit of a joke on our part."
Downloaders can't remove negative connotations from the word "pirate" just by using it. Look at the term "hacker". That term still has negative connotations despite being proudly used by computer geeks (there's another negative term) for years.
It's about video games and hardware hacks. Why not?
Why shouldn't god(s) be mentioned in the classroom? It is important that kids learn about the beliefs of others. I agree that the existence of God can't be taught as a fact in the classroom, because belief in God is a matter of faith, and not of science. Science can't prove that there is a god, nor can it prove that there is no god. As long as you don't brainwash kids, discussions of God should be welcomed in the classroom.
What I really want is an open source car. I'd love to be able to look at or alter the software that runs cruise control and stuff like that.
I don't see what's wrong with buying video games at 7-11. It's just a vendor providing merchandise in a new context.
I seriously doubt that the 20% drop is due entirely to DRM. Unfortunately, the average music consumer doesn't know or care about DRM. Even some of those who do care buy DRM music anyway (how else can people get some music legally?). The biggest reason for this is that it is a 20% drop in albums, not music. People are buying a lot more individual songs now than they did last year.
The Bible says that Noah took only one male and one female of each species on the ark. Most species would have reproduced quickly enough to repopulate the earth (assuming that both parents had a good gene pool between them). Some species, like dinosaurs, might not have found enough food to survive and reproduce quickly enough.
This is a fight that I think the EFF will win. Too many people and corporations have to much at stake to let patents like these get through. Simple common sense will also side with the EFF. If the EFF fails, it simply bears more witness to the fact that our patent system is broken, perhaps beyond repair.