When the choices are some elaborate disinformation campaign and someone (like everyone at some point) fucking up and deciding encryption wasn't required - I know what I would say the more likely choice is.
You need to actually think about the reason for fines. It is supposed to be a punishment that is significant enough to make you not want to break the law again. If the fines are fixed and you are rich then the punishment is actually less because the amount of money is worth less to you.
This system is designed to right the wrong you describe, giving a poor guy a harsher punishment.
In the UK we have points and a fine, although the fine is probably fixed. Personally, I think points are good for giving people a bit of leeway before revoking their license but fines are better for stopping people who will just speed until they're up to the last point. Getting a point doesn't directly cause you any hassle so it won't be as effective as a deterrent.
If uploadafile.com has a crossdomain.xml file then it can be blocked. The only way around that would be to get the user to execute javascript to inject an object tag into the page, which like the GP said, is a pretty big problem with or without Flash.
It's not just the current price, it's where all the research money is going. Once the oil companies really see the writing on the wall, they'll pour a lot more cash into alternatives.
Occasionally nuclear fission occurs without neutron bombardment, as a type of radioactive decay, but this type of fission (called spontaneous fission) is rare except in a few heavy isotopes. Most nuclear fission occurs as a "nuclear reaction"â"a bombardment-driven process that results from the collision of two subatomic particles. In nuclear reactions, a subatomic particle collides with an atomic nucleus and causes changes to it. Nuclear reactions are thus driven by the mechanics of bombardment, not by the relatively constant exponential decay and half-life characteristic of spontaneous radioactive processes.
Where you went wrong there was assuming they have any competition. The only viable alternative is Virgin cable and that's only available in a small number of places. I really wish our government hadn't privatised the infrastructure part of BT.
I would say that's a pretty wise way to go about acquiring resources. Why would you use up your own resources while there are still other people willing to sell you theirs? You're better of leaving what you've got until there is no choice but to use it.
We really don't want to loose the lords, they're in it for the long term. If all the power went to the commons there'd be way more short term legislation and dodgy laws. The lords works pretty well, all they can really do is delay things which is great because MPs are forced to actually think about issues and deal with the public reaction. They should just get rid of the remaining hereditary ones and maybe try to get a better diversity of people in there.
With respect to the Lib Dems, I too think they're probably the least worse of the main parties. But cutting waste is really hard to do, not because it's hard to find but mainly because of bureaucracy. They'd be lucky to get even a moderate reduction in one term.
I agree with you entirely. Maybe Google should let you record what paid-for services you are a member of. So Britannica would be higher for people who had a preference for it and had signed up. I think that would probably work for many other things as well.
Exactly. The probability of a suspect found through other means (eg. social links with the victim) being a false positive is far less than the probability of a false positive when you have the entire country on file (which is where they were headed before this ruling).
The question you need to ask is where all that money is. They may technically 'own' 71% of the wealth but that isn't in the form of dollar bills they can shower themselves with. Most of it is invested into other parts of the economy. Providing jobs and growth. It would be better if wealth were more evenly distributed but it's not that bad. In effect they are paying everyone elses wages at market rates, ie. supply and demand sets the price not them.
That doesn't make it worthless as you could use it to weight the chances of being in a plane or car incident. Thus giving you a better measure of the risk, assuming you're a good driver of course:)
Well we're going to start running out of economically feasible oil soon, so there'll be other reasons to invest in other technologies. I just think it'll take something like that, something that has an obvious impact on peoples lives, before anything substantial is done. In the mean time we need to come up with a short term solution to global warming, as that isn't obvious enough for people to care about it.
And that electricity could be effectively free. There are going to be low points in the useage of electricity where the power companies are generating power that isn't being used. The power company could switch on everyones scrubbers in these periods automatically. You would need more scrubbers to account for them not being on 24/7 though.
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An apples to apples (no pun intended) comparison would incorporate the Adobe Creative Suite price into the cost of the Mac Mini as well.
When the choices are some elaborate disinformation campaign and someone (like everyone at some point) fucking up and deciding encryption wasn't required - I know what I would say the more likely choice is.
This system is designed to right the wrong you describe, giving a poor guy a harsher punishment.
In the UK we have points and a fine, although the fine is probably fixed. Personally, I think points are good for giving people a bit of leeway before revoking their license but fines are better for stopping people who will just speed until they're up to the last point. Getting a point doesn't directly cause you any hassle so it won't be as effective as a deterrent.
Why wouldn't they just sell off most of their land, make a fortune and build a big meat factory?
If uploadafile.com has a crossdomain.xml file then it can be blocked. The only way around that would be to get the user to execute javascript to inject an object tag into the page, which like the GP said, is a pretty big problem with or without Flash.
It's not just the current price, it's where all the research money is going. Once the oil companies really see the writing on the wall, they'll pour a lot more cash into alternatives.
Connections is awesome. You just don't get documentaries like that any more.
None?
From Wikipedia:
Occasionally nuclear fission occurs without neutron bombardment, as a type of radioactive decay, but this type of fission (called spontaneous fission) is rare except in a few heavy isotopes. Most nuclear fission occurs as a "nuclear reaction"â"a bombardment-driven process that results from the collision of two subatomic particles. In nuclear reactions, a subatomic particle collides with an atomic nucleus and causes changes to it. Nuclear reactions are thus driven by the mechanics of bombardment, not by the relatively constant exponential decay and half-life characteristic of spontaneous radioactive processes.
Where you went wrong there was assuming they have any competition. The only viable alternative is Virgin cable and that's only available in a small number of places. I really wish our government hadn't privatised the infrastructure part of BT.
I would say that's a pretty wise way to go about acquiring resources. Why would you use up your own resources while there are still other people willing to sell you theirs? You're better of leaving what you've got until there is no choice but to use it.
I'm talking about any country.
The quote you started with wasn't though:
India Launches Its First All-Weather Spy Satellite
With respect to the Lib Dems, I too think they're probably the least worse of the main parties. But cutting waste is really hard to do, not because it's hard to find but mainly because of bureaucracy. They'd be lucky to get even a moderate reduction in one term.
I agree with you entirely. Maybe Google should let you record what paid-for services you are a member of. So Britannica would be higher for people who had a preference for it and had signed up. I think that would probably work for many other things as well.
I was disappointed by "All Digital, FPGA Based, Lock-in Amplifier". I was imagining the following scenario:
Grunt: Sir, we're rapidly loosing market share to Apple and Linux.
Ballmer: Engage the lock-in amplifier. Muhahahaha.
Exactly. The probability of a suspect found through other means (eg. social links with the victim) being a false positive is far less than the probability of a false positive when you have the entire country on file (which is where they were headed before this ruling).
The question you need to ask is where all that money is. They may technically 'own' 71% of the wealth but that isn't in the form of dollar bills they can shower themselves with. Most of it is invested into other parts of the economy. Providing jobs and growth. It would be better if wealth were more evenly distributed but it's not that bad. In effect they are paying everyone elses wages at market rates, ie. supply and demand sets the price not them.
I'm pretty sure your constitution applies to anyone in US territory, regardless of nationality or citizenship status. Gitmo is US soil.
That doesn't make it worthless as you could use it to weight the chances of being in a plane or car incident. Thus giving you a better measure of the risk, assuming you're a good driver of course :)
"I don't think you've got the balls"
There are no poisons, only incorrect dosages :)
Well we're going to start running out of economically feasible oil soon, so there'll be other reasons to invest in other technologies. I just think it'll take something like that, something that has an obvious impact on peoples lives, before anything substantial is done. In the mean time we need to come up with a short term solution to global warming, as that isn't obvious enough for people to care about it.
And that electricity could be effectively free. There are going to be low points in the useage of electricity where the power companies are generating power that isn't being used. The power company could switch on everyones scrubbers in these periods automatically. You would need more scrubbers to account for them not being on 24/7 though.
It would at least be beneficial in slowing down global warming until we have a better solution.
When did I say that?