That's factually incorrect. If you read the press release, you will see that journalists (or any internal users for that matter) don't have access to clients' trading or portfolio information at all. What we're talking about here are some user stats, such as log-in/log-out and functionality-used information.
makes it impossible for an outsider to affect the voting in any way
I take issue with this. In history there are many examples where rich families have bought themselves a pope by bribing and intimidating the cardinals. Theory is one thing, in practice Conclave is not completely shut off from the rest of the world.
English sounds English to a human ear, the syntax is based on the same rules but the usage of the language varies a lot around the world. Meaning is coloured by local culture.
Exactly! After all when a bouncer throws you out of a pub in the UK by saying: "I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave..." he's neither afraid nor is he asking.
Except that we don't have the option of writing a letter instead and sealing it in an envelope. Or does Amazon send you e-mail in encrypted form, with a properly authenticated public key?
Unless they then go ahead and evolve somehow. Random mutation in their replication algorithm, caused by solar radiation interference and bam! you've got yourself an unstoppable self-replicating army of nanobots. Skynet eat your heart out! QuantumPete
Replace "troupe" with "unit" or "troop", though given the number of graduates the unit would more likely be company strength.
Also, I'd replace "subordinate to" with "attached to" or "part of".
And it's Brigadier General;)
QuantumPete
Actually, I find that the more e-mail you get, the less likely you are to check it. My work e-mail is literally bombarded with messages, one every minute or so. I often don't read any messages for half an hour or so. My private e-mail, however, I check on every five minutes, just in case. Weird...
Indeed, Germany's postal secrets act stems right from the constitution and like in America that's pretty serious stuff. Monitoring of phone calls is illegal, unless you have a warrant. Monitoring who places calls where isn't, since you didn't glean insight into the contents of the message. It's like a postman looking at the addressee and sender information on a letter.
you obviously don't live in England. When the sun deigns to peek out behind the clouds for five minutes, 7 million people try to cram into Hyde Park at once.
Exactly. There would be a lot *more* malware out there if it weren't for basic security measures.
Just because houses get broken into, doesn't mean that you're wasting your money on front doors.
They've already gotten 54 out of 100 data centres. There are countries with a lower percentage of voters at the ballots!
Besides which, I'm not surprised at this at all. No-one can be horrified at your electricity bill if you don't advertise it (especially to the EPA).
Voice actors are unionised. So he can't haggle for his own contract, but he has to agree to one that the industry and unions have worked out previously.
If he wants percentages, he'd have to leave the union (and then be fairly unemployable) or get the union to renegotiate its contracts (which I guess is what the whole point of the article is).
"The Moon Landing: Special Edition"
With raw, unedited footage, never seen before. Watch as Buzz Aldrin shakes hands with Zorg, of the Moonies. Yours now for only $9.99
I'd buy it...
My neighbour's dog is a lot nicer than mine. I'd rather clone his and then we each have one. No need for the whole "you call him, I call him and we see who he runs to"...
Bonds are actually fairly easy to rate, whereas CDOs aren't, because they are far more complex. It sounds to me like either:
Programmers created code that rates simple CDOs and then assumed it works for the more complex ones as well.
Or
Upper Management are lying their asses off, because it's alway easier to blame the developers.
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That's factually incorrect. If you read the press release, you will see that journalists (or any internal users for that matter) don't have access to clients' trading or portfolio information at all. What we're talking about here are some user stats, such as log-in/log-out and functionality-used information.
makes it impossible for an outsider to affect the voting in any way
I take issue with this. In history there are many examples where rich families have bought themselves a pope by bribing and intimidating the cardinals. Theory is one thing, in practice Conclave is not completely shut off from the rest of the world.
Or you just put the SHA1 hash of the question as the answer.
Piled Higher & Deeper had a whole bunch of comics on this topic a while back: http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1467 and my favourite: http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1469
You're surprised given the readership demographic?
English sounds English to a human ear, the syntax is based on the same rules but the usage of the language varies a lot around the world. Meaning is coloured by local culture.
Exactly! After all when a bouncer throws you out of a pub in the UK by saying: "I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave..." he's neither afraid nor is he asking.
Except that we don't have the option of writing a letter instead and sealing it in an envelope. Or does Amazon send you e-mail in encrypted form, with a properly authenticated public key?
Pour a couple of hundred litres of water on the surface and see what grows!
Unless they then go ahead and evolve somehow. Random mutation in their replication algorithm, caused by solar radiation interference and bam! you've got yourself an unstoppable self-replicating army of nanobots. Skynet eat your heart out! QuantumPete
Not counting the other 99 things that we *don't* hear about. QuantumPete
Amen. It's not like it's that hard. You can affect something. (verb) Or you can have an effect. (noun) Pretty simple, n'est-ce pas?
Replace "troupe" with "unit" or "troop", though given the number of graduates the unit would more likely be company strength. Also, I'd replace "subordinate to" with "attached to" or "part of". And it's Brigadier General ;)
QuantumPete
You don't filter your water already??? You obviously don't live in London ;)
QuantumPete
Actually, I find that the more e-mail you get, the less likely you are to check it. My work e-mail is literally bombarded with messages, one every minute or so. I often don't read any messages for half an hour or so. My private e-mail, however, I check on every five minutes, just in case. Weird...
just make sure you don't drink and derive.
It's like inviting a DDOS attack. I suppose it has the dual merit of setting world record and testing their server capacity.
Indeed, Germany's postal secrets act stems right from the constitution and like in America that's pretty serious stuff. Monitoring of phone calls is illegal, unless you have a warrant. Monitoring who places calls where isn't, since you didn't glean insight into the contents of the message. It's like a postman looking at the addressee and sender information on a letter.
you obviously don't live in England. When the sun deigns to peek out behind the clouds for five minutes, 7 million people try to cram into Hyde Park at once.
patience... ;)
Exactly. There would be a lot *more* malware out there if it weren't for basic security measures. Just because houses get broken into, doesn't mean that you're wasting your money on front doors.
They've already gotten 54 out of 100 data centres. There are countries with a lower percentage of voters at the ballots! Besides which, I'm not surprised at this at all. No-one can be horrified at your electricity bill if you don't advertise it (especially to the EPA).
Voice actors are unionised. So he can't haggle for his own contract, but he has to agree to one that the industry and unions have worked out previously. If he wants percentages, he'd have to leave the union (and then be fairly unemployable) or get the union to renegotiate its contracts (which I guess is what the whole point of the article is).
"The Moon Landing: Special Edition" With raw, unedited footage, never seen before. Watch as Buzz Aldrin shakes hands with Zorg, of the Moonies. Yours now for only $9.99 I'd buy it...
My neighbour's dog is a lot nicer than mine. I'd rather clone his and then we each have one. No need for the whole "you call him, I call him and we see who he runs to"...
Bonds are actually fairly easy to rate, whereas CDOs aren't, because they are far more complex. It sounds to me like either: Programmers created code that rates simple CDOs and then assumed it works for the more complex ones as well. Or Upper Management are lying their asses off, because it's alway easier to blame the developers.