It is very annoying to watch video on you-tube only to figure out many of them are ripped off from someone else. These thieves alter the video so YouTube doesn't kill it by changing the speed, mirroring, and other methods to get it online. It tends to make it unwatchable.
I can get an unlimited data plan on my phone through my current provider, Cricket, for about $50/mo. If I want the ability to tether or hot-spot, it's an extra $10/month & I suddenly have a cap of 9 GB/mo. With newer phones, I can stream unlimited 4K video, as long as I keep it on the phone. If I want the ability to tether my laptop or tablet to the phone, I've suddenly got an expensive data cap. What gives?
The potential consequences make me a little nervous though. Mosquitoes are a leading theory on what drives the caribou to migrate. The caribou will stay in one area until the mosquitos are more than they can take, then they start running. May not stop running for a couple of days. This, combined with the birds and bats others have mentioned, make me a little nervous about potential consequences.
Owners of commercial buildings, commercial aircraft, your condo association, and other things figured out long ago that a portion of the operating budget needs to be set aside from the beginning as maintenance/replacement. The building I'm currently in set up from the beginning that certain items, carpet, for instance, would be worn out in a number of years. I think they projected (planned on) 10 years. The owners just completed its 10-year refurbishment.
When you're on a cable modem with caps, this can be a real problem. I've dozed off watching a YouTube video after a long day at work. Woke up 5 hours later to find it streaming out videos as fast as it can. The next you know, you've busted your cap.
From what I saw on the video, it was only about 1 1/2 seconds between when the pedestrian 1st became visible and the car hit her. Admittedly I was doing the old " 1 one thousand, 2 one thousand" thing, but I don't think I'm that far off. I recall seeing reports years ago that human reaction time to any sudden situation is about 2 seconds. I do think that if the safety driver had been looking more at the road and less down at whatever was in her lap, she would have shown that look of shock and surprise a little sooner. I don't believe that would have saved the pedestrian.
Being off frequency causes more serious problems than just clocks being a little off. It is hard on electric motors and other electrical devices and causes electric interties not to work. +-0.5 Hz can cause load shedding and shut down the grid.
A few years ago (the early 2000s), IT admins were arbitrarily denying all incoming email from Yahoo and Hotmail accounts because they saw most of their problems with spam & malware as coming in this way. Those same IT admins tended to have a low opinion of anyone using those services for their email. If insurers can demonstrate a track record of more issues from people that use those services (or any other services), they have a right to adjust rates accordingly.
I avoid printing like it's the plague. I just don't want to file and store the damn paper.
98% of the time a PDF works just fine for me. I just print things out for people who insist it's still the 20th century.
I have a decent HP laser I bought new about 5 years ago that I use most of the time when I'm forced to print something. I can also use my office's Minolta laser when needed.
When I was a kid, soda normally came in 6 1/2 oz bottles. The only place I even see 12 oz any more is in a few vending machine. I normally see them starting at 32 oz in the convenience stores.
Exactly how does one tell the difference? It appears ChromeOS (or Chromium) is Linux (Gentoo) with a Google-built desktop and a custom set of tools. All the distros come with their own sets of tools. Is it required to have an approved UI to be considered Linux? Is there some sort of "official" approval committee?
When the Chevy Volt came out, by the time you took into account the pollution footprint of the manufacturing of the batteries and the life expectancy of the vehicle, etc. The Volt had a larger pollution footprint than the Hummer. The lithium is mined in one county, shipped to another for refining, shipped to another country to make the batteries, and yet another to be installed in the vehicles.
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My Atrix 4G was actually 3G+, maybe effectively HSPA. Also on AT&T
It is very annoying to watch video on you-tube only to figure out many of them are ripped off from someone else. These thieves alter the video so YouTube doesn't kill it by changing the speed, mirroring, and other methods to get it online. It tends to make it unwatchable.
With my luck, they'll be shoving this down my throat at 4K to boot
Bandwidth is expensive where I live. Nowf I have to pay to see the ads they're wanting to shove down my throat?
I can get an unlimited data plan on my phone through my current provider, Cricket, for about $50/mo. If I want the ability to tether or hot-spot, it's an extra $10/month & I suddenly have a cap of 9 GB/mo. With newer phones, I can stream unlimited 4K video, as long as I keep it on the phone. If I want the ability to tether my laptop or tablet to the phone, I've suddenly got an expensive data cap. What gives?
The potential consequences make me a little nervous though. Mosquitoes are a leading theory on what drives the caribou to migrate. The caribou will stay in one area until the mosquitos are more than they can take, then they start running. May not stop running for a couple of days. This, combined with the birds and bats others have mentioned, make me a little nervous about potential consequences.
Windows has been in beta since 1.0. I know, I've attempted them all. I didn't figure it out until 3.1 though...
They are right.
Linked in does suck
Plan 9 back in the 50s failed. The aliens have come up with a new one
A lot of insight of the years leading up to the Civil War and 19th century America generally
Owners of commercial buildings, commercial aircraft, your condo association, and other things figured out long ago that a portion of the operating budget needs to be set aside from the beginning as maintenance/replacement. The building I'm currently in set up from the beginning that certain items, carpet, for instance, would be worn out in a number of years. I think they projected (planned on) 10 years. The owners just completed its 10-year refurbishment.
If one looks at history, several decades ago Henry Ford experimented with making automobile fenders with a plastic-like substance based on soybeans.
In a word, STUPID
USB, and other external storaqge media, have long been recognized as security risks. This may not be a cure-all, but it is a needed 1st step
When you're on a cable modem with caps, this can be a real problem. I've dozed off watching a YouTube video after a long day at work. Woke up 5 hours later to find it streaming out videos as fast as it can. The next you know, you've busted your cap.
From what I saw on the video, it was only about 1 1/2 seconds between when the pedestrian 1st became visible and the car hit her. Admittedly I was doing the old " 1 one thousand, 2 one thousand" thing, but I don't think I'm that far off. I recall seeing reports years ago that human reaction time to any sudden situation is about 2 seconds. I do think that if the safety driver had been looking more at the road and less down at whatever was in her lap, she would have shown that look of shock and surprise a little sooner. I don't believe that would have saved the pedestrian.
Being off frequency causes more serious problems than just clocks being a little off. It is hard on electric motors and other electrical devices and causes electric interties not to work. +-0.5 Hz can cause load shedding and shut down the grid.
A few years ago (the early 2000s), IT admins were arbitrarily denying all incoming email from Yahoo and Hotmail accounts because they saw most of their problems with spam & malware as coming in this way. Those same IT admins tended to have a low opinion of anyone using those services for their email. If insurers can demonstrate a track record of more issues from people that use those services (or any other services), they have a right to adjust rates accordingly.
I avoid printing like it's the plague. I just don't want to file and store the damn paper. 98% of the time a PDF works just fine for me. I just print things out for people who insist it's still the 20th century. I have a decent HP laser I bought new about 5 years ago that I use most of the time when I'm forced to print something. I can also use my office's Minolta laser when needed.
When I was a kid, soda normally came in 6 1/2 oz bottles. The only place I even see 12 oz any more is in a few vending machine. I normally see them starting at 32 oz in the convenience stores.
Nothing like a little competion to inspire progress.
Exactly how does one tell the difference? It appears ChromeOS (or Chromium) is Linux (Gentoo) with a Google-built desktop and a custom set of tools. All the distros come with their own sets of tools. Is it required to have an approved UI to be considered Linux? Is there some sort of "official" approval committee?
When the Chevy Volt came out, by the time you took into account the pollution footprint of the manufacturing of the batteries and the life expectancy of the vehicle, etc. The Volt had a larger pollution footprint than the Hummer. The lithium is mined in one county, shipped to another for refining, shipped to another country to make the batteries, and yet another to be installed in the vehicles.
I wonder if this would be more useful as a seismograph?