I completely agree that hockey is the dominant sport in all of Canada. I'm amazed that anyone could try to argue differently, honestly. But I do want to point out the the giant screens were not up up for the Stanley Cup. They are left over from the Olympics that was so recently held in Vancouver, and were simply being re-used for this event.
But that does not invalidate your overall point that I competely agree with. Hockey is unquestionably the dominant sport in Canada.
Are you aware that the last riot in Vancouver was immediately after they lost in the Stanley Cup Finals in 1994?
To say it was caused by economic conditions is looking too far into this. The Vancouver riots were caused by losing The Stanley Cup Game 7 after allowing many thousands of people to all gather into a small area.
Your comparison is flawed. You are comparing the Mac install base to the number of Windows downloads. For it to be meaningful, you would need to compare install base to install base or downloads to downloads.
But I do think your humping chihuahua analogy is both correct and hysterical.
This is actually a method used by some photographers to protect their expensive gear from random searches and theft. They obtain a valid gun permit and buy a simple starter pistol, which still needs to be treated like any other gun. Apparently the process is to register the firearm at the luggae check in area, and display that you are locking the firearm in secured luggage (which of course also contains all of your pricey photo gear). And then, yes, it does get treated with a higher level of security, and no, it can not be opened.
But you you do actually need to pack a firearm. (Not sure about ammo)
And I have no idea if it costs extra, but I imagine the airline industry would charge you where ever they can...unless the NRA lobbyists got to them...which I would have no trouble believing to be the case.
I also agree with Vectormatic. In my spare time, I don't spend much time creating slick software that would be a big selling point in any interview. However, when I was unemployed, I did make a point of creating from scratch and hosting (via DynDNS) a simple stupid automobile maintenance application. It was not overly complex or slick, but it did the trick. It showed that I can actually get from point A to point B in a coding project. It showed that I actually understand the nature of computers and networks enough to set up a DynDNS account (which was by no means a one click affair back in 2001). And it showed that I actually cared enough about getting a job to DO SOMETHING other than sit on my ass waiting for phone calls.
My router has been open since about 2006. Haven't had to hire a lawyer yet, and I live in a large condo complex in Boston proper. SCORES of people could share my connection, but somehow I haven't been thrown down any stairs yet.
Stop being too afraid to stand up for your principles.
I am not being sarcastic. You had me near standing on my desk with raised fist while reading this. I could not have put it any better and I agree with every word you wrote.
A couple things:
First, it looks like your data is incorrect. There were 116 Law Enforcement Deaths in 2009. 49 by gunshot.41 by Auto/Motorcycle Accident, 10 Struck by Vehicle. (Source: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund ). Of course, that probably included ALL law enforcement branches, and your figures may be limited to Police Departments.
Second, I know it sounds rather cold, but I find those numbers (both yours and mine) to be incredibly low. So low that I do not believe that it justifies the mashing of innnocent peoples' skulls between floorboards and gun muzzles. I respect the difficulty and danger of their jobs, but they need to stop looking at the world as though everyone is out to kill all cops on sight. An arrest warrent is not a license to abuse people, and they should have the self control to treat subjects humanely.
According to the same site, a total of ~19,000 law enforcement officer have died in the line of duty IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY of the United States. This includes all causes of death, not just intentional attempts on their lives.
And this article does an interesting job of showing how the figures going the other way are rather lopsided:
About 9,500 people nationally were killed by police during the years 1980 to 2005–an average of nearly one fatal shooting per day.
And the failure to address unjustified shootings frankly is likely to lead both to greater community distrust of police and an increased probability that the hostile interactions that often precede the shootings will continue.
I agree. We are all peers. The guy working at 7/11 is a peer of the Fn President of the US. Equality is not a meaningless word. And posters like the guy you responed to always remind me of this classic
Google provides API's that allow programmers to include ads in the software being distributed on Android. That API is "less than free" because the programmer can definitely make money off if it.
I'd say some people still need to learn that facebook isn't some hidden away corner of the internet where what they do and say can't ever come back and bite them in the ass.
You are correct. However, I believe we can assume that folks reading/. are aware of this nugget of wisdom that poeple not reading "News For Nerds" may not be aware of. Or do you think a large (even small?) faction of Slashdot readers are unaware of the numerous and over-reported number of dolts that get caught doing something non-Kosher because of FB posts?
it's sad, to me, that grown men have spent extensive time analyzing the intricacies of the politics and philosophy of mythical beings from a 30-year-old kid's movie.
But old men (and women) have spent extensive time analyzing the "intricacies of the politics and philosophy of mythical beings" from texts for millenia. Isn't that what religion really is?
I agree about the classes breakdown instead of the majors breakdown. Would some of the "cheating" being reported in this study be akin to using CliffNotes in the pre-internet years? Would you consider using CliffNotes to comprehend what the teacher wants to hear when writing about Dickens or Poe?
Want to cut out cheating? Get more direct prof to student contact.
Exactly! It is VERY difficult to cheat on an oral exam. Oral exams also provide a means for a back and forth between questioner and answerer that allows for the student to delve into their understanding versus having to remember the exact syntax of procedureX(), which is completely unapplicable in the real world.
Greater student-instructor interaction would remove a large amount of the questions surrounding this whole issue of "is it cheating?" and "is cheating acceptable?".
Gah! I just noticed that a) the 9,000 DUI deaths is from a site with absolutely zero citations, b) that site obviously has a bias in inflating the numbers, and c) the graph that you directed us to is data from the year 2000.
Well, I guess if we contain the numbers to those we both agreed to use, my statements still stand.
But I have very little faith that ANY of the numbers used from either side have much accuracy at all...
The graph you link to indicates Aclohol in one column, Traffic Collisions in another column, and a whole slew of other categories.
Traffic Collisions are at 43,000. (I would assume that drunk driving deaths would be included in this column, as opposed to death due to alcoholism being what is found in the Alcohol column) 9,000 is just shy of 21% of all traffic deaths. That is not insignificant.
However, DUI caused total just over half those caused by drug abuse (17,000), just under half those caused by STD's (20,000), just under 1/3 those caused by firearms (29,000) (side note: DUI's cause just less preventable deaths than homicide by firearm, and just more than 50% of firearms suicides), and is just over 10% of the deaths caused by alcoholism (85,000!).
According to your stats, there were 870,909 total preventable deaths in the US last year. That puts DUIs at 1% of the preventable deaths. If you exclude smoking and obesity, you have 324,000, of which DUIs' would be 2.8%.
There is not a single overall category that is less than DUI caused deaths. In fact there is not a single overall category that is not close to TWICE as many deaths when compared to DUIs. And overall, you are looking at 1%. Considering the homicide and suicide numbers are only with regards to firearms, and are not an overall total, I would have to say the DUI is pretty low on the list.
The only thing that I will give you is that that 9,000 deaths is right on par with how many deaths "studies" show are prevented by seat belt use each year.
(Wikipedia Seat Belts)
While what you're saying has a grain of truth, that's quite an exaggeration.
Fair enough. But would you agree that the size of the grain of truth in my statement corresponds directly with how much you do the actual rewriting, as opposed to just red penning the works in question?
I've edited and proofread papers for just about all of them over the years, and the process usually involved running through some of the paragraphs several times to determine precisely what was being said and then rewriting it. Many of them have completed or are nearing completion of a Bachelor's degree.
Sounds like you may be promoting the problem from the other side of the fence. Instead of the HR cog that it is ignoring anything that doesn't have a degree, you are now putting college degrees into the hands of people that are too scatter-brained to maintain a train of thought. Nevermind the fact that you are abetting in what is technically cheating. Shame on you and your friends.
Why in the world is this modded flamebait? It is actually the first response (that I've read) that is common with my marriage. And the final note of "Different strokes I guess" is fairly indicative of an honest response that was not thrown in with the intent of stoking the fires.
I guess modders were not in the mood to read about a couple in a cohesive yet indiviudal marriage.
You are forgetting another important piece that is missing. High value items that would be desirable for a thief to acquire using the stolen info. Most thieves that would go so far as to collect behavioral patterns would not be interested in using the stolen financial info at the local liquor store or CVS. If they want to try to use it at my local pub, I would be very interested in meeting them and asking why they went through so much trouble for such a minimal reward.
Now, if you happen to steal a card and pattern that involves frequently purchasing and flipping foreclosed houses, it could get more interesting! But I'm fairly certain that would be a rare enough case that it still wouldn't be worth it.
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I completely agree that hockey is the dominant sport in all of Canada. I'm amazed that anyone could try to argue differently, honestly. But I do want to point out the the giant screens were not up up for the Stanley Cup. They are left over from the Olympics that was so recently held in Vancouver, and were simply being re-used for this event.
But that does not invalidate your overall point that I competely agree with. Hockey is unquestionably the dominant sport in Canada.
Are you aware that the last riot in Vancouver was immediately after they lost in the Stanley Cup Finals in 1994?
To say it was caused by economic conditions is looking too far into this. The Vancouver riots were caused by losing The Stanley Cup Game 7 after allowing many thousands of people to all gather into a small area.
[_] You know that they'll soon be charging extra for a TV that doesn't watch you.
This is the truly unfortunate reality of what will come of this...
Your comparison is flawed. You are comparing the Mac install base to the number of Windows downloads. For it to be meaningful, you would need to compare install base to install base or downloads to downloads.
But I do think your humping chihuahua analogy is both correct and hysterical.
This is actually a method used by some photographers to protect their expensive gear from random searches and theft. They obtain a valid gun permit and buy a simple starter pistol, which still needs to be treated like any other gun. Apparently the process is to register the firearm at the luggae check in area, and display that you are locking the firearm in secured luggage (which of course also contains all of your pricey photo gear). And then, yes, it does get treated with a higher level of security, and no, it can not be opened.
But you you do actually need to pack a firearm. (Not sure about ammo)
And I have no idea if it costs extra, but I imagine the airline industry would charge you where ever they can...unless the NRA lobbyists got to them...which I would have no trouble believing to be the case.
I also agree with Vectormatic. In my spare time, I don't spend much time creating slick software that would be a big selling point in any interview. However, when I was unemployed, I did make a point of creating from scratch and hosting (via DynDNS) a simple stupid automobile maintenance application. It was not overly complex or slick, but it did the trick. It showed that I can actually get from point A to point B in a coding project. It showed that I actually understand the nature of computers and networks enough to set up a DynDNS account (which was by no means a one click affair back in 2001). And it showed that I actually cared enough about getting a job to DO SOMETHING other than sit on my ass waiting for phone calls.
We have to train the law that your router != you.
You first...
Done.
My router has been open since about 2006. Haven't had to hire a lawyer yet, and I live in a large condo complex in Boston proper. SCORES of people could share my connection, but somehow I haven't been thrown down any stairs yet.
Stop being too afraid to stand up for your principles.
Thank you.
I am not being sarcastic. You had me near standing on my desk with raised fist while reading this. I could not have put it any better and I agree with every word you wrote.
Again, thank you.
First, it looks like your data is incorrect. There were 116 Law Enforcement Deaths in 2009. 49 by gunshot.41 by Auto/Motorcycle Accident, 10 Struck by Vehicle. (Source: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund ). Of course, that probably included ALL law enforcement branches, and your figures may be limited to Police Departments.
Second, I know it sounds rather cold, but I find those numbers (both yours and mine) to be incredibly low. So low that I do not believe that it justifies the mashing of innnocent peoples' skulls between floorboards and gun muzzles. I respect the difficulty and danger of their jobs, but they need to stop looking at the world as though everyone is out to kill all cops on sight. An arrest warrent is not a license to abuse people, and they should have the self control to treat subjects humanely.
According to the same site, a total of ~19,000 law enforcement officer have died in the line of duty IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY of the United States. This includes all causes of death, not just intentional attempts on their lives.
And this article does an interesting job of showing how the figures going the other way are rather lopsided:
About 9,500 people nationally were killed by police during the years 1980 to 2005–an average of nearly one fatal shooting per day. And the failure to address unjustified shootings frankly is likely to lead both to greater community distrust of police and an increased probability that the hostile interactions that often precede the shootings will continue.
If you have a better idea for determining the structure of the universe then please let us hear it.
How about this?
He said better, not cuter.
The women are fat and ugly...There's no heavy industry .
You seem to have contradicted yourself there.
I agree. We are all peers. The guy working at 7/11 is a peer of the Fn President of the US. Equality is not a meaningless word. And posters like the guy you responed to always remind me of this classic
Google provides API's that allow programmers to include ads in the software being distributed on Android. That API is "less than free" because the programmer can definitely make money off if it.
I'd say some people still need to learn that facebook isn't some hidden away corner of the internet where what they do and say can't ever come back and bite them in the ass.
You are correct. However, I believe we can assume that folks reading /. are aware of this nugget of wisdom that poeple not reading "News For Nerds" may not be aware of. Or do you think a large (even small?) faction of Slashdot readers are unaware of the numerous and over-reported number of dolts that get caught doing something non-Kosher because of FB posts?
it's sad, to me, that grown men have spent extensive time analyzing the intricacies of the politics and philosophy of mythical beings from a 30-year-old kid's movie.
But old men (and women) have spent extensive time analyzing the "intricacies of the politics and philosophy of mythical beings" from texts for millenia. Isn't that what religion really is?
Just to be clear: "Anonymous Coward" is asking how "Twatface" can be taken seriously.
Thank you. Love the esoteric Dune reference. Please Mod up!
I agree about the classes breakdown instead of the majors breakdown. Would some of the "cheating" being reported in this study be akin to using CliffNotes in the pre-internet years? Would you consider using CliffNotes to comprehend what the teacher wants to hear when writing about Dickens or Poe?
Want to cut out cheating? Get more direct prof to student contact.
Exactly! It is VERY difficult to cheat on an oral exam. Oral exams also provide a means for a back and forth between questioner and answerer that allows for the student to delve into their understanding versus having to remember the exact syntax of procedureX(), which is completely unapplicable in the real world.
Greater student-instructor interaction would remove a large amount of the questions surrounding this whole issue of "is it cheating?" and "is cheating acceptable?".
Gah! I just noticed that a) the 9,000 DUI deaths is from a site with absolutely zero citations, b) that site obviously has a bias in inflating the numbers, and c) the graph that you directed us to is data from the year 2000.
Well, I guess if we contain the numbers to those we both agreed to use, my statements still stand.
But I have very little faith that ANY of the numbers used from either side have much accuracy at all...
The graph you link to indicates Aclohol in one column, Traffic Collisions in another column, and a whole slew of other categories.
Traffic Collisions are at 43,000. (I would assume that drunk driving deaths would be included in this column, as opposed to death due to alcoholism being what is found in the Alcohol column) 9,000 is just shy of 21% of all traffic deaths. That is not insignificant.
However, DUI caused total just over half those caused by drug abuse (17,000), just under half those caused by STD's (20,000), just under 1/3 those caused by firearms (29,000) (side note: DUI's cause just less preventable deaths than homicide by firearm, and just more than 50% of firearms suicides), and is just over 10% of the deaths caused by alcoholism (85,000!).
According to your stats, there were 870,909 total preventable deaths in the US last year. That puts DUIs at 1% of the preventable deaths. If you exclude smoking and obesity, you have 324,000, of which DUIs' would be 2.8%.
There is not a single overall category that is less than DUI caused deaths. In fact there is not a single overall category that is not close to TWICE as many deaths when compared to DUIs. And overall, you are looking at 1%. Considering the homicide and suicide numbers are only with regards to firearms, and are not an overall total, I would have to say the DUI is pretty low on the list.
The only thing that I will give you is that that 9,000 deaths is right on par with how many deaths "studies" show are prevented by seat belt use each year. (Wikipedia Seat Belts)
While what you're saying has a grain of truth, that's quite an exaggeration.
Fair enough. But would you agree that the size of the grain of truth in my statement corresponds directly with how much you do the actual rewriting, as opposed to just red penning the works in question?
I've edited and proofread papers for just about all of them over the years, and the process usually involved running through some of the paragraphs several times to determine precisely what was being said and then rewriting it. Many of them have completed or are nearing completion of a Bachelor's degree.
Sounds like you may be promoting the problem from the other side of the fence. Instead of the HR cog that it is ignoring anything that doesn't have a degree, you are now putting college degrees into the hands of people that are too scatter-brained to maintain a train of thought. Nevermind the fact that you are abetting in what is technically cheating. Shame on you and your friends.
Why in the world is this modded flamebait? It is actually the first response (that I've read) that is common with my marriage. And the final note of "Different strokes I guess" is fairly indicative of an honest response that was not thrown in with the intent of stoking the fires.
I guess modders were not in the mood to read about a couple in a cohesive yet indiviudal marriage.
You are forgetting another important piece that is missing. High value items that would be desirable for a thief to acquire using the stolen info. Most thieves that would go so far as to collect behavioral patterns would not be interested in using the stolen financial info at the local liquor store or CVS. If they want to try to use it at my local pub, I would be very interested in meeting them and asking why they went through so much trouble for such a minimal reward.
Now, if you happen to steal a card and pattern that involves frequently purchasing and flipping foreclosed houses, it could get more interesting! But I'm fairly certain that would be a rare enough case that it still wouldn't be worth it.