Oh boy, I sure can't wait to install an OS with a phone interface on my desktop/laptop, that makes so much sense!
Of course it makes sense . . . for Microsoft. You see, you're not supposed to use a keyboard or mouse to interface with your Windows 8 desktop/laptop. You're supposed to use your Windows 8 Phone, connected to your desktop/laptop, as your interface. Your Windows 8 Phone is the keyboard and mouse. This means that every Windows 8 desktop/laptop user will need to buy a Windows 8 Phone, as well. Microsoft is doing this because their Nokia subsidiary is not doing so well, because Nokia is selling Windows 8 Phones, instead of iPhones or Androids. Or Blackberries.
So you don't need to worry about installing a phone interface on your desktop/laptop. You will be using your Windows 8 Phone to interface with it anyway.
Does that sound bizarre enough for a Sunday morning?
"They don't like anyone who isn't Korean, and they don't like each other all that much, either. They're hardheaded, hard-drinking, tough little bastards, 'the Irish of Asia.'"
Actually, for me it is a selfish OS. I want a phone where I can open up a root bash shell and putz around, and find some trouble to get myself into. And I want a free SDK where I can download Linux source tarballs, and compile them for the phone. I could do all that with Nokia's former Maemo/MeeGo/Harmattan thingies.
If I can do that with Sailfish, I, at least, will be a very happy camper. It's not what your average user will need. But I am being very selfish here, indeed.
Being that lasers travel at the speed of light, and we don't, we wouldn't hit anything that we could reach, really soon.
It might make a good Star Trek episode, though. The Enterprise gets zapped by a laser fired eons ago, by a civilization that no longer exists. When the crew warps on over to take a look, they just find a bunch of peaceful Cylons, or something.
And then the Captain gets it on with Number 6 . . .
The limiting liability part is valid. No one is going to sue students. They have no money. The university has money, so any lawsuits will be directed at them, even if the university had nothing to do with inappropriate behavior by students.
Yes, it's the same with sexual harassment. Nobody sues the offender, who has no money. The employer gets sued. For this reason, companies have explicit policies and education on sexual harassment.
It's simply astute business practice to avoid getting held accountable for another single person's actions.
Is this really so uncommon in Germany that it warrants a news story?
In Germany, when you are driving a car, you are supposed to be . . . well, driving. And not texting, adjusting your make-up, fixing paper jams or spilling your hot coffee on yourself so that you can sue McDonald's. A driver may only use a cell phone if the car has a Freisprecheinrichtung (speaker phone) installed.
In the picture, the laptop on the dashboard suspiciously looks like it was installed to be used while driving. So the guy could check his email or use video chat while moving. If the setup had looked like it was only meant to be used while parked, the cops wouldn't have had any problem with it. But since there isn't any law prohibiting such a setup, the cops couldn't charge him. However, it looked like the laptop on the dashboard would obstruct his view. For that, they might have been able to ticket him.
So I would just say that his setup raises a few eyebrows. I suspect that the guy was some sort of traveling salesman who was on the road all day, and it was very convenient for him to have a full car office. But to use it while driving? Well, the cops probably gave him a harsh warning about that.
While visiting scenic Austin, Texas, we left a corked bottle of bourbon (gift wrapped) on the back seat of a rental car in a parking lot on scenic Burnet Road. When we came out later, the cork had been blown off, the bottle was half empty, and the rental car smelled like, well, you know.
We started driving with the air conditioner on, but had to open the windows, because we were getting buzzed. It would have been a hoot and a half, if we had gotten stopped by a cop: "Have you guys been drinking . . . ?" Luckily, the other guy had to drop off the car at Hertz.
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. . . that location information of them might be useful . . . and profitable.
Oh boy, I sure can't wait to install an OS with a phone interface on my desktop/laptop, that makes so much sense!
Of course it makes sense . . . for Microsoft. You see, you're not supposed to use a keyboard or mouse to interface with your Windows 8 desktop/laptop. You're supposed to use your Windows 8 Phone, connected to your desktop/laptop, as your interface. Your Windows 8 Phone is the keyboard and mouse. This means that every Windows 8 desktop/laptop user will need to buy a Windows 8 Phone, as well. Microsoft is doing this because their Nokia subsidiary is not doing so well, because Nokia is selling Windows 8 Phones, instead of iPhones or Androids. Or Blackberries.
So you don't need to worry about installing a phone interface on your desktop/laptop. You will be using your Windows 8 Phone to interface with it anyway.
Does that sound bizarre enough for a Sunday morning?
"They don't like anyone who isn't Korean, and they don't like each other all that much, either. They're hardheaded, hard-drinking, tough little bastards, 'the Irish of Asia.'"
. . . what a cute console name for an expression you could use when you lose a game.
Where is this escalation going to end?
Can we somehow resurrect Nixon, and reactivate Kissinger, and get some SALT talks going between Apple and Samsung?
Yes, folks, it's come to, "Nixon now, more than ever!"
You're right . . . my memory is fading . . . I must be getting old . . . where's my government money?
We're being driven to bankruptcy by voters wanting stuff in their old age without having to pay for (most of) it.
"I hope I die, before I get old!" -- The Beatles
"I hope you die, before you get old!" -- The Government
If the pad was used more than once or used repeatedly over the message, then there might be hints to decode it.
You mean one-time-pad-recycling? Like in environmentally friendly Soviet Russia . . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venona
An old console would be a VT100 hooked up to the VAX 11 in the basement . . . playing "Rogue".
"a cloak of darkness falls around you"
. . . it's being litigated in courts.
Wanna make a big impact in the tech industry . . . ?
Study law, not engineering.
Hanging is so 1800's. The preferred method of execution in North Korea is live mortar shell these days:
http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/210323137/scat/b8de8e630faf3631/ht/North-Korean-minister-killed-by-mortar-shell-for-drinking-in-mourning-period
Actually, for me it is a selfish OS. I want a phone where I can open up a root bash shell and putz around, and find some trouble to get myself into. And I want a free SDK where I can download Linux source tarballs, and compile them for the phone. I could do all that with Nokia's former Maemo/MeeGo/Harmattan thingies.
If I can do that with Sailfish, I, at least, will be a very happy camper. It's not what your average user will need. But I am being very selfish here, indeed.
And you have a complete store security system. The mannequin spots the shoplifters, and the Boxer whacks them.
Just look at past traffic accident statistics downwind from Grateful Dead concerts.
Just treat everyone fairly, how hard is that?
. . . but you have to treat some more fairly than others . . .
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Hamantashen would be more appropriate in this case.
They used to have a thing at HP called, "The HP Way."
What you are describing, is sadly, "The New HP Way."
"Oprah, this sucks."
"Jay Leno's relatives all are getting new cars for Christmas!"
. . . and the slow speed police car chase is unfolding on the Internet, and not on the road.
What amusing times we live in . . . how can CNN cover this live . . . ?
"Nips! Or it didn't happen!"
Being that lasers travel at the speed of light, and we don't, we wouldn't hit anything that we could reach, really soon.
It might make a good Star Trek episode, though. The Enterprise gets zapped by a laser fired eons ago, by a civilization that no longer exists. When the crew warps on over to take a look, they just find a bunch of peaceful Cylons, or something.
And then the Captain gets it on with Number 6 . . .
shielding themselves from lawsuits
The limiting liability part is valid. No one is going to sue students. They have no money. The university has money, so any lawsuits will be directed at them, even if the university had nothing to do with inappropriate behavior by students.
Yes, it's the same with sexual harassment. Nobody sues the offender, who has no money. The employer gets sued. For this reason, companies have explicit policies and education on sexual harassment.
It's simply astute business practice to avoid getting held accountable for another single person's actions.
Babies' diapers can be used to build bombs. Babies should be banned from planes.
Especially if they are crying.
Why can't the TSA do something about that? Litte bald-headed Machiavellis, all of them, I tell you . . .
Is this really so uncommon in Germany that it warrants a news story?
In Germany, when you are driving a car, you are supposed to be . . . well, driving. And not texting, adjusting your make-up, fixing paper jams or spilling your hot coffee on yourself so that you can sue McDonald's. A driver may only use a cell phone if the car has a Freisprecheinrichtung (speaker phone) installed.
In the picture, the laptop on the dashboard suspiciously looks like it was installed to be used while driving. So the guy could check his email or use video chat while moving. If the setup had looked like it was only meant to be used while parked, the cops wouldn't have had any problem with it. But since there isn't any law prohibiting such a setup, the cops couldn't charge him. However, it looked like the laptop on the dashboard would obstruct his view. For that, they might have been able to ticket him.
So I would just say that his setup raises a few eyebrows. I suspect that the guy was some sort of traveling salesman who was on the road all day, and it was very convenient for him to have a full car office. But to use it while driving? Well, the cops probably gave him a harsh warning about that.
While visiting scenic Austin, Texas, we left a corked bottle of bourbon (gift wrapped) on the back seat of a rental car in a parking lot on scenic Burnet Road. When we came out later, the cork had been blown off, the bottle was half empty, and the rental car smelled like, well, you know.
We started driving with the air conditioner on, but had to open the windows, because we were getting buzzed. It would have been a hoot and a half, if we had gotten stopped by a cop: "Have you guys been drinking . . . ?" Luckily, the other guy had to drop off the car at Hertz.
So, do not underestimate that Texan heat.