Ganthor Said: "For what purpose, I ask, would MAC addresses be collected? "
Easy. Google Location Services. By tying a WiFi MAC to a GPS Coordinate you can use wifi as a sudo-gps solution. Even for devices with GPS it's faster and probably lower power to simply bark up the WiFi and look up the MAC of the hotspots around and shut it down. GPS takes a while to lock on in the best of circumstances and in dense urban areas Wifi simply rocks for this purpose.
However, as I discovered when I moved my Wireless Router from Las Vegas to Michigan, it's not without it's issues... Simply manually re-registering my Routers MAC fixed that problem pretty quickly.
The real question is: "Have you?". I fly weekly. Mostly American but in recent history I've flown regularly on Delta and Northwest (before they were one), as well as Midwest and United.
In all cases there was some sort of food and beverage available. And in most cases something was complimentary. This is in Coach Class.
First class usually means complimentary meal and drinks...
Suspend works fine in Windows. XP, Vista, and 7 so far have had no issues on any of my laptops. Haven't had a desktop in quite a few years but when I did I saw no need for suspend anyway since it was always plugged in.
Whoever thinks suspend is that bad on Windows probably hasn't tried it since Windows 95 and is just a whiner.
Remind me again why you willingly purchased two licenses for the same software? I mean, I do understand your hatred for bloat-ware and all... But that license doesn't preclude you from uninstalling all of it, or better yet, installing from a virgin OEM disc. Legally.
You can't have your cake and eat it too. If you pull that 700 million out of MS, do you REALLY think that somebodies job SOMEWHERE won't suffer or be cut because of it? Last I checked Microsoft was a fairly lucrative place to work. Would you rather Microsoft pay their employees less or cut their jobs entirely simply because you feel your state needs more money?
Lets be realistic. Take the money out of the working mans hands and put it in the states hands instead where they can support the derelicts of the world with state aide programs that are universally taken advantage of.
"When you are playing grammar nazi at least do it properly. Damn in that sentence is clearly a verb and "SMS and IM killing all languages all over the planet" is the verb's object."
Clearly the original sentence says "Damn SMS and IM is killing all languages all over the planet."
If you're going to be a grammar nazi-nazi, at least do it properly!
Finders Keepers! This guy FORGOT his kindle on a plane. It's not as if someone jacked him or broke into his car. It's HIS fault, why should the lucky soul who finds it be punished for the previous owners stupidity?
This comment is such rubbish I can't hardly stand it, despite the fact that it has nothing to do with the topic...
Take some of the largest and most offensive SUV's on the American market. They are all based entirely off of a Truck platform, from the Frame to the drivetrain to the forward cabins.
Only recently have we seen these "Minivan" based SUV's you speak of. And those are less offensive as they do get better mileage than their truck-like forefathers. And judging from your attitude towards Minivans I'm guessing they are morally acceptable - but an SUV that is basically a Minivan that doesn't LOOK like a minivan (but probably has performance very similar to), is evil? WTF.
Bottom line there is a place for these SUVs. I agree they are not meant to be in the hands of every soccer mom. But they do serve a purpose for somebody that needs some certain utilities of a truck (trailer hauling, plowing) but still need to transport more than two or three people comfortably.
I'm all for environmentalism, but stupid people really need to keep their mouths shut if they don't know what they are talking about.
Why in the HELL did they create the USB specification to have a 2 dimensionally symmetric socket without making it a ambidextrious connector design? I don't know how many times I've gone to blindly plug in USB only to have to flip it around because you can't 'feel' the correct orientation like you can with virtually every other connector design.
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Well, probably because human hands are pretty worthless at 5000 feet under water...
Believe it or not, the internet is not the only source of data in the world.
Start ripping DVDs or especially Blueray movies and you'll eat up capacity 'very' quickly.
Why would you need to do that when you can just start typing a name and it just pops up??
Re-Provision at the ISS?
Where do you figure the ISS gets it's supplies from anyhow? Aliens?
Well I tried to use wifi as gps but that command didn't work.
But sudo gps did.
Linux is weird.
Ganthor Said: "For what purpose, I ask, would MAC addresses be collected? "
Easy. Google Location Services. By tying a WiFi MAC to a GPS Coordinate you can use wifi as a sudo-gps solution. Even for devices with GPS it's faster and probably lower power to simply bark up the WiFi and look up the MAC of the hotspots around and shut it down. GPS takes a while to lock on in the best of circumstances and in dense urban areas Wifi simply rocks for this purpose.
However, as I discovered when I moved my Wireless Router from Las Vegas to Michigan, it's not without it's issues... Simply manually re-registering my Routers MAC fixed that problem pretty quickly.
They can't keep Geese out of airplane engines, what makes you think it's even remotely possible to keep super-fine ash out?
We need auto mechanics, plumbers, electricians, carpenters, etc., etc.
Not to burst your bubble but you make a poor point. All of those things you mentioned require an education of some sort to do at a professional level.
What you meant to say is that we need people to clean hotel rooms, flip burgers, mow lawns, and pick up the garbage.
Sorta like 1 gB should really be 1 kmB?
The real question is: "Have you?". I fly weekly. Mostly American but in recent history I've flown regularly on Delta and Northwest (before they were one), as well as Midwest and United.
In all cases there was some sort of food and beverage available. And in most cases something was complimentary. This is in Coach Class.
First class usually means complimentary meal and drinks...
Yes. They are the one with the 'disability' - not me. When there is an easy solution to the problem such as this you take it.
I mean, if you are a cripple you have a wheel chair. If you have airborne allergies you wear a mask.
Sure you can. I bring a nail file with me on the plane every time I fly. No problems.
RISC is going to change everything don't cha konw?
Suspend works fine in Windows. XP, Vista, and 7 so far have had no issues on any of my laptops. Haven't had a desktop in quite a few years but when I did I saw no need for suspend anyway since it was always plugged in.
Whoever thinks suspend is that bad on Windows probably hasn't tried it since Windows 95 and is just a whiner.
I've been waiting my whole life to say this in proper context.
*WHOOOSH*
Remind me again why you willingly purchased two licenses for the same software? I mean, I do understand your hatred for bloat-ware and all... But that license doesn't preclude you from uninstalling all of it, or better yet, installing from a virgin OEM disc. Legally.
I thought the Newton was way closer to approaching 20 years?
Except the numbers seem to indicate that families that earn more money tend to have LESS children.
When you're poor there isn't much to do but sit around the house having sex apparently.
SECOND! FINALLY!
Except I'm too fast apparently.
Right. You're missing the point.
You can't have your cake and eat it too. If you pull that 700 million out of MS, do you REALLY think that somebodies job SOMEWHERE won't suffer or be cut because of it? Last I checked Microsoft was a fairly lucrative place to work. Would you rather Microsoft pay their employees less or cut their jobs entirely simply because you feel your state needs more money?
Lets be realistic. Take the money out of the working mans hands and put it in the states hands instead where they can support the derelicts of the world with state aide programs that are universally taken advantage of.
Great idea!
Michigan for one. Well, no sales tax on Food despite a 6% sales tax on non-food. Gas is a given of course.
"When you are playing grammar nazi at least do it properly.
Damn in that sentence is clearly a verb and "SMS and IM killing all languages all over the planet" is the verb's object."
Clearly the original sentence says "Damn SMS and IM is killing all languages all over the planet."
If you're going to be a grammar nazi-nazi, at least do it properly!
Umm. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Finders Keepers! This guy FORGOT his kindle on a plane. It's not as if someone jacked him or broke into his car. It's HIS fault, why should the lucky soul who finds it be punished for the previous owners stupidity?
This comment is such rubbish I can't hardly stand it, despite the fact that it has nothing to do with the topic...
Take some of the largest and most offensive SUV's on the American market. They are all based entirely off of a Truck platform, from the Frame to the drivetrain to the forward cabins.
Only recently have we seen these "Minivan" based SUV's you speak of. And those are less offensive as they do get better mileage than their truck-like forefathers. And judging from your attitude towards Minivans I'm guessing they are morally acceptable - but an SUV that is basically a Minivan that doesn't LOOK like a minivan (but probably has performance very similar to), is evil? WTF.
Bottom line there is a place for these SUVs. I agree they are not meant to be in the hands of every soccer mom. But they do serve a purpose for somebody that needs some certain utilities of a truck (trailer hauling, plowing) but still need to transport more than two or three people comfortably.
I'm all for environmentalism, but stupid people really need to keep their mouths shut if they don't know what they are talking about.
Why in the HELL did they create the USB specification to have a 2 dimensionally symmetric socket without making it a ambidextrious connector design? I don't know how many times I've gone to blindly plug in USB only to have to flip it around because you can't 'feel' the correct orientation like you can with virtually every other connector design.