Even if it worked that WTF do they need it to be a _GPS_ unit? They (should) already know their location. Also, like init100 said, the distance is probably really short for such a small device. Even if it did work at a reasonable distance, they need at least 2 devices to pinpoint the kidnapped person's location.
Yeah but the idea was to locate the kidnapped person. How are you going to do that if the GPS device is broken? This thing does help because they will find out about missing people faster and maybe find out where they have been when they were kidnapped. But still, it doesn't do what is says it does. Also, like others pointed out, this might even make the wearer a more likely target.
I think an important concept that people should understand is that victims shouldn't be exempt from guilt just because they are victims. Just like a pedestrian hit by a car can be held responsible if he/she didn't cross on a designated place or didn't watch what he/she was doing.
True and the sad thing is that many people will think that what they find there is real, important news just because the site says so. It will be full of idiots convincing other idiots into believing and seeing only the sensationalist bullshit otherwise distributed through the TV, YouTube, etc.
In case the post seems a little condescending I'd like to say that I am probably part of the sheep-like idiots group because I really don't follow much news of any kind. Still, I'm aware of my ignorance in many fields and as such I'm not taking anything I see or hear for granted.
Actually, now that I think of it like that, maybe no matter what the sources and the content of the news are, trying to be objective and unbiased might be enough to make out enough of the reality even from the most impartial stories. Also, you need to refrain from forming an opinion if you don't have enough information about a subject.
No, this is the right way to do it because they are not looking at distant objects like stars or galaxies. NEOs reflect enough light to be seen easily. The problem is with having a large enough field with a large enough resolution that you can scan the sky fast and process the data automatically. A camera with a huge resolution is perfect for the job.
There is no punishment harsh enough that makes people feel better after losing a family member. But that is not the real problem since you can't take care of every person in the world. All we can do is make sure that on the whole less people die. Regulating each possible situation that may arise while driving is naive at best.
Now, how are insurances helping to weed out the high risk drivers? You just obligate dangerous people to pay in advance for the damage they will cause. And usually the insurance they pay doesn't cover a single repair cost. The money actually comes more from good drivers too since there are probably more of those out there. Also, insurance covers only some of the possible accidents and certainly not moral damages that would be payed in some extreme cases.
And how are they helping against honest accidents? Sure, the repair costs but then why couldn't the government just pay for true accidents and be asked for a 0.5$ more in taxes or something? It's more direct and cost effective.
"and all that happens to me is I get sent to jail for at most a few years"
That is my point exactly. Stupid stuff like that should be punished more harshly. People would maybe then learn not to drive carelessly.
"Worst part is, I also didn't have insurance. My policy lapsed because I couldn't afford it."
To be honest, when someone important to me dies in a car accident I really don't care about the fucking money. Of course financial aid for hospitalization etc. is welcome in such cases but those could be provided by the state (or should be).
Getting money from the guilty guy is just a byproduct of capitalism. In my opinion anyone who thinks he deserves financial compensation proportional to the loss (s)he suffered (friend, relative, family) does not deserve any kind of help. That's just greed, nothing else.
Of course I will be flamed for this. Some will call me a communist or fascist, others will think I'm a sociopath. But just so you know I wouldn't take money if someone dear to me would die because of someone else. I would want revenge although I probably won't do anything about it anyway but would be happy the more jail he/she would get.
Haha, sorry but I'm not American. I don't want the government to instill fear in people, I want them to let the people learn by themselves what it means to be responsible. If you look on sites like notalwaysright.com (it's the first that comes to mind but I see examples like those everyday) you will see that humans are losing their common sense at a rapidly growing speed because of all the "proactive protection" imposed by the government. Whatever security and safety measures we put in place there will always be someone stupid enough to harm him/her or someone else. I'm not going to talk about willfully doing harm because you can't stop with regulations anyway.
"It seems that today the idea of personal responsibility is falling out of favor."
Exactly but it's the other way around. If they would really let us be responsible for our own actions they would let us choose wether we want to pay for insurance or not. Being obligated to buy it means they don't trust you in the first place.
Just like the regulations for 'safe-driving': They should just let people do whatever they wish. If you can talk on your cellphone while driving OK, if you create an accident you should suffer the consequences and that's all (the problem is with the people that escape punishment because of the fucked up judicial system).
Yeah, this is similar to internet voting. It's not better for the user to vote on the internet but a lot easier for the counters and the ones that fix votes. In this case, it's not much better for users to use this OS but it's a lot easier for companies like Microsoft to hand everyone's computer to the government.
I would never use a web-based OS, it's risky enough to visit a website everyday. Why would I ever want to let my computer run code that comes from the network?
Also, needing a connection to be able to use your computer is 100% retarded. There is absolutely no gain big enough to cope with that.
PS: some may say that my first paragraph is paranoid or just another conspiracy theory. While I agree it's far fetched and I hope it's not true you can't allow for this things to go unnoticed. You have to be cautious about these things because if you stop doing that, the next generation will not even think about them and they'll become very easy to manipulate.
That doesn't make it a troll. Just uninformed. If you want to show that he's wrong, then come up with better, more reliable information, don't just mod it down like he's a ranter.
To get to the first level of offtopic, I think he may have a point but the problem with claims like that is proving them which is impossible because if the government can print money to fight a war, they can cover it up in bureaucracy until not even they know who is cheating and who is not.
And on topic, they should market this as hard as possible, to start making people aware of the possibilities that arise from cheap space travel. People should understand that the small amount of money that's going into research is probably more important than all the military budget. Also, they should market those that fail slightly. Who cares they got it only in 1200 pounds? More competition would make the price even lower.
Nah, it's the whole fucking world. It's like this damn companies are above the law. Whenever some huge company makes something obviously malicious the worst it can happen they get a fine. A band of young guys are partying and run out of booze and they rob a store, they get 5years+. WTF?
For something as big as traffic shaping for millions of people therefore attacking their freedom (and maybe privacy) I would just put the fuckheads in charge in jail until someone with enough common sense runs it. The same with Sony's rootkit and whatever Microsoft has been doing:P
If the Blackberry helps you do your job (it's also given to you by the company) then when you finish your daily duties you should be able to turn it off. You can still be reached by phone for those meltdowns or any other emergencies.
I have a friend that I started to take an example from: when he doesn't want to talk to others or is just really busy he won't even answer the phone or door. Everybody acts like if the phone is ringing the world will collapse if they don't answer. If you stop and think about it, almost anything can wait until the next day.
Of course, in your case you probably would need 2 phones for that. It was just an example though.
Well I think he was trying to make a joke but I do agree with you that I haven't heard of Olymics so his joke while it might be brilliant is way too obscure. Google doesn't really know either, he keeps hinting that I didn't search the right thing. Maybe he just didn't know how "Olympics" is spelled and wanted to make sure because the kids in school laughed at him, who knows.
Well I guess you can, Azureus Vuze does something like that. If the viewer is OK with a longer delay than for normal streaming then it can work. The server can just send to 1000 people and let them send to the others. The ones that receive the stream last could have a big delay (minutes, but hey, you have to compromise something). You'd also need a client that knows to prioritize the chunks at the beginning so that the movie flows without interruptions.
Wouldn't it be enough if you only made out of quartz the part you attach the strings to? I mean, we are talking about electric guitars in this scenario, right? If not then the only thing that matters is the actual density which would make a crystal guitar kind of pointless when you can just choose a similar dense material but more widely available.
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Even if it worked that WTF do they need it to be a _GPS_ unit? They (should) already know their location. Also, like init100 said, the distance is probably really short for such a small device. Even if it did work at a reasonable distance, they need at least 2 devices to pinpoint the kidnapped person's location.
Yeah but the idea was to locate the kidnapped person. How are you going to do that if the GPS device is broken? This thing does help because they will find out about missing people faster and maybe find out where they have been when they were kidnapped. But still, it doesn't do what is says it does. Also, like others pointed out, this might even make the wearer a more likely target.
I think an important concept that people should understand is that victims shouldn't be exempt from guilt just because they are victims. Just like a pedestrian hit by a car can be held responsible if he/she didn't cross on a designated place or didn't watch what he/she was doing.
True and the sad thing is that many people will think that what they find there is real, important news just because the site says so. It will be full of idiots convincing other idiots into believing and seeing only the sensationalist bullshit otherwise distributed through the TV, YouTube, etc.
In case the post seems a little condescending I'd like to say that I am probably part of the sheep-like idiots group because I really don't follow much news of any kind. Still, I'm aware of my ignorance in many fields and as such I'm not taking anything I see or hear for granted.
Actually, now that I think of it like that, maybe no matter what the sources and the content of the news are, trying to be objective and unbiased might be enough to make out enough of the reality even from the most impartial stories. Also, you need to refrain from forming an opinion if you don't have enough information about a subject.
Then you could just use some kind of thermal insulation. At least it would take longer for it to heat up. Or carry ice with you :p.
No, this is the right way to do it because they are not looking at distant objects like stars or galaxies. NEOs reflect enough light to be seen easily. The problem is with having a large enough field with a large enough resolution that you can scan the sky fast and process the data automatically. A camera with a huge resolution is perfect for the job.
There is no punishment harsh enough that makes people feel better after losing a family member. But that is not the real problem since you can't take care of every person in the world. All we can do is make sure that on the whole less people die. Regulating each possible situation that may arise while driving is naive at best.
Now, how are insurances helping to weed out the high risk drivers? You just obligate dangerous people to pay in advance for the damage they will cause. And usually the insurance they pay doesn't cover a single repair cost. The money actually comes more from good drivers too since there are probably more of those out there. Also, insurance covers only some of the possible accidents and certainly not moral damages that would be payed in some extreme cases.
And how are they helping against honest accidents? Sure, the repair costs but then why couldn't the government just pay for true accidents and be asked for a 0.5$ more in taxes or something? It's more direct and cost effective.
"and all that happens to me is I get sent to jail for at most a few years"
That is my point exactly. Stupid stuff like that should be punished more harshly. People would maybe then learn not to drive carelessly.
"Worst part is, I also didn't have insurance. My policy lapsed because I couldn't afford it."
To be honest, when someone important to me dies in a car accident I really don't care about the fucking money. Of course financial aid for hospitalization etc. is welcome in such cases but those could be provided by the state (or should be).
Getting money from the guilty guy is just a byproduct of capitalism. In my opinion anyone who thinks he deserves financial compensation proportional to the loss (s)he suffered (friend, relative, family) does not deserve any kind of help. That's just greed, nothing else.
Of course I will be flamed for this. Some will call me a communist or fascist, others will think I'm a sociopath. But just so you know I wouldn't take money if someone dear to me would die because of someone else. I would want revenge although I probably won't do anything about it anyway but would be happy the more jail he/she would get.
Haha, sorry but I'm not American. I don't want the government to instill fear in people, I want them to let the people learn by themselves what it means to be responsible. If you look on sites like notalwaysright.com (it's the first that comes to mind but I see examples like those everyday) you will see that humans are losing their common sense at a rapidly growing speed because of all the "proactive protection" imposed by the government. Whatever security and safety measures we put in place there will always be someone stupid enough to harm him/her or someone else. I'm not going to talk about willfully doing harm because you can't stop with regulations anyway.
"It seems that today the idea of personal responsibility is falling out of favor."
Exactly but it's the other way around. If they would really let us be responsible for our own actions they would let us choose wether we want to pay for insurance or not. Being obligated to buy it means they don't trust you in the first place.
Just like the regulations for 'safe-driving': They should just let people do whatever they wish. If you can talk on your cellphone while driving OK, if you create an accident you should suffer the consequences and that's all (the problem is with the people that escape punishment because of the fucked up judicial system).
He actually posted first. Take a look at the post ID. 24454787 versus 24454791.
micro-micro=pico while nano=micro-mili or mili-micro. And I guess a mega-microscope would be just a scope.
Yeah, this is similar to internet voting. It's not better for the user to vote on the internet but a lot easier for the counters and the ones that fix votes. In this case, it's not much better for users to use this OS but it's a lot easier for companies like Microsoft to hand everyone's computer to the government.
I would never use a web-based OS, it's risky enough to visit a website everyday. Why would I ever want to let my computer run code that comes from the network?
Also, needing a connection to be able to use your computer is 100% retarded. There is absolutely no gain big enough to cope with that.
PS: some may say that my first paragraph is paranoid or just another conspiracy theory. While I agree it's far fetched and I hope it's not true you can't allow for this things to go unnoticed. You have to be cautious about these things because if you stop doing that, the next generation will not even think about them and they'll become very easy to manipulate.
Yeah, I hate the layout. It's been proven that people skim a lot easier vertically than horizontally. It's tiresome to try look at 3 columns at once.
That doesn't make it a troll. Just uninformed. If you want to show that he's wrong, then come up with better, more reliable information, don't just mod it down like he's a ranter.
To get to the first level of offtopic, I think he may have a point but the problem with claims like that is proving them which is impossible because if the government can print money to fight a war, they can cover it up in bureaucracy until not even they know who is cheating and who is not.
And on topic, they should market this as hard as possible, to start making people aware of the possibilities that arise from cheap space travel.
People should understand that the small amount of money that's going into research is probably more important than all the military budget.
Also, they should market those that fail slightly. Who cares they got it only in 1200 pounds? More competition would make the price even lower.
You are either making a bad* joke or you are an idiot. I'm not going to explain because I hope it's just the former.
*bad as in not funny
They released a new version, woo!
Which is completely unrelated to the discussion about PC OSs.
Nah, it's the whole fucking world. It's like this damn companies are above the law. Whenever some huge company makes something obviously malicious the worst it can happen they get a fine. A band of young guys are partying and run out of booze and they rob a store, they get 5years+. WTF?
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For something as big as traffic shaping for millions of people therefore attacking their freedom (and maybe privacy) I would just put the fuckheads in charge in jail until someone with enough common sense runs it. The same with Sony's rootkit and whatever Microsoft has been doing
Mhmmmm, turkey... Mhmmm, botnet..
You could feed thedailywtf.com for years with it...
If the Blackberry helps you do your job (it's also given to you by the company) then when you finish your daily duties you should be able to turn it off. You can still be reached by phone for those meltdowns or any other emergencies.
I have a friend that I started to take an example from: when he doesn't want to talk to others or is just really busy he won't even answer the phone or door. Everybody acts like if the phone is ringing the world will collapse if they don't answer. If you stop and think about it, almost anything can wait until the next day.
Of course, in your case you probably would need 2 phones for that. It was just an example though.
Well I think he was trying to make a joke but I do agree with you that I haven't heard of Olymics so his joke while it might be brilliant is way too obscure. Google doesn't really know either, he keeps hinting that I didn't search the right thing. Maybe he just didn't know how "Olympics" is spelled and wanted to make sure because the kids in school laughed at him, who knows.
Well I guess you can, Azureus Vuze does something like that. If the viewer is OK with a longer delay than for normal streaming then it can work.
The server can just send to 1000 people and let them send to the others. The ones that receive the stream last could have a big delay (minutes, but hey, you have to compromise something).
You'd also need a client that knows to prioritize the chunks at the beginning so that the movie flows without interruptions.
Wouldn't it be enough if you only made out of quartz the part you attach the strings to? I mean, we are talking about electric guitars in this scenario, right? If not then the only thing that matters is the actual density which would make a crystal guitar kind of pointless when you can just choose a similar dense material but more widely available.