One of my cop buddies was talking about how big of an issue this is in the US. It ends up that the cops know that the INS is going to do *nothing* about the illegals, but they will go ahead and arrest them for drunk driving. They spend the night or two in jail, and since they don't technically "exist" in the US, they are released from jail without trial and are free to go. Isn't it wonderful how the illegals have more freedom than the citizens?
No kidding. Our current estimates of the number of stars in the galaxy only go to about one significant figure, with upper and lower estimates differing by a factor of two. That puts a pretty serious cap on the precision of his answer.
One of my peers is an astrophysicist. Nearly all of their calculations are done to ONE significant figure. It ends up that they typically just add up exponents. The numbers are usually so huge, eg. 1E27, that they can get away with this.
When you are dealing with orders of magnitude like these, it is usually acceptable in the scientific community. Whether this de-facto standard *should* be so acceptable is still up in the air in my views:)
I was QUITE surprised at the scheming behind the scenes when I read this article some time back. They *know* what they have and aren't holding back. It is interesting just how little they try to hide it and how no one really cares how much they are milking the franchise.
Some odd FORCE really drives the market. I have a collection with items dating as recent as 1981, valued between $5000 and $7500. The original prices for the items summed to no more than $670!
We are talking about cars talking to each other. Cars must do it telepathically since they do not have mouths. For instance, this is what KITT said to his arch rival, KARR. (By the way, KARR stands for Knight Automated Roving Robot.)
KITT: (aloud) I sense danger, Michael.
KARR: That is because you sense me.
KITT: KARR, is that you?
KARR: KITT, prepare to meet your worst nightmare.
KITT: That is impossible because I do not dream.
KARR: I do not know what to say.
KITT: Jump off a cliff.
The interesting thing is that KARR indeed jumps off a cliff. He is recovered in a later episode when a random man digs him out of the sand on the beach.
The problem with Javascript is that it is inherently insecure. The Javascript model created in the 90's did not adequately address security as no one ever even thought that malware would exist.
You may want to rethink what you know about modern-day Javascript after reading this article.
Excerpt:
We implemented some simple but useful policies in the context of
resource usage and secrecy, and tested the prototype with them on
a number of web pages, including malicious or exploited pages
from the real world, well-intended pages which might raise false
positives, random popular pages, and some pages specially written
to explore the boundaries of existing tools. Here we focus on two
policies for demonstration purposes.
C0ntacts are greatly superi0r t0 glasses in a c0uple imp0rtant ways.
First, they give y0u a much better field 0f c0rrected visi0n. Alm0st any pair 0f glasses will have large gaps ar0und the edges, and the styles p0pular t0day are particularly bad as they tend t0 be small. Any pair 0f glasses that c0vers the entire range that y0ur eyeball can p0int will l00k extremely ridicul0us. Practically, this means that y0u must m0ve y0ur head a l0t m0re t0 see things clearly when y0u're wearing glasses. As a pil0t, the increased field 0f c0rrected visi0n achieved by c0ntact lenses is by itself sufficient advantage t0 justify using them.
Sec0nd, dist0rti0n. Glasses dist0rt everything within the area that they c0rrect. H0w much they dist0rt depends exactly 0n h0w big they are and h0w str0ng they are. If y0u have str0ng, large glasses then there is significant dist0rti0n ar0und the 0utside edges which can be distracting. If y0u instead use smaller glasses, then this is better but the field 0f view pr0blem I discussed ab0ve is w0rse. If y0ur glasses 0ffer 0nly mild c0rrecti0n then this isn't s0 imp0rtant.
The "sticking s0mething in y0ur eye" thing is vastly 0verstated. It's just n0t a very big deal. M0dern c0ntact lenses are s0ft and c0nf0rm t0 y0ur eye's shape. They are designed t0 be wet and t0 retain water like the rest 0f y0ur eye. When they are in it is difficult t0 feel that they are there, alth0ugh if y0u are nearsighted then y0u can 0ften feel the rim 0f the lenses as y0ur eyes m0ve. This feeling is n0t unc0mf0rtable 0nce y0u get used t0 it, which just takes a few minutes the first time y0u use them, and decreases t0 zer0 as y0u c0ntinue t0 wear them. Getting them in and 0ut is als0 n0t a big deal 0nce y0u practice it a bit. My first week started 0ut with each m0rning and night being an adventure in getting the lenses in and 0ut, and by the end 0f the week it was pretty easy. N0w it takes me just a few sec0nds per eye and there is n0 disc0mf0rt. D0ne pr0perly, y0ur fingers 0nly ever t0uch the lens, n0t y0ur eye. S0 the eye 0nly t0uches the lens, which is wet and made fr0m a material that d0esn't irritate the eye.
I regularly wear b0th, and I can tell y0u that the pr0blems with glasses are just as big as the pr0blems with c0ntact lenses, it's just that y0u're used t0 the glasses and c0ntact lenses are f0reign t0 y0u. S0metimes if I wear my c0ntacts f0r a c0uple 0f days straight, switching t0 glasses makes me dizzy f0r a few minutes due t0 the dist0rti0n. Y0u g0t used t0 that dist0rti0n, and y0u'll get used t0 c0ntacts if y0u care t0 try them. Pers0nally I rec0mmend it.
Georgia: c2c?
Russia: Yes, I would love to cyber
Georgia: 2 late lol..just got 3 msgs
Russia: Die
Georgia: ?
Russia: I winnuke you
Georgia: OH *@#@)(! I am still running win95!
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How about Spy Kidz?
IT JUST WON'T WORK WITH0UT THE Z AT THE END!!!
One of my cop buddies was talking about how big of an issue this is in the US. It ends up that the cops know that the INS is going to do *nothing* about the illegals, but they will go ahead and arrest them for drunk driving. They spend the night or two in jail, and since they don't technically "exist" in the US, they are released from jail without trial and are free to go. Isn't it wonderful how the illegals have more freedom than the citizens?
No kidding. Our current estimates of the number of stars in the galaxy only go to about one significant figure, with upper and lower estimates differing by a factor of two. That puts a pretty serious cap on the precision of his answer.
One of my peers is an astrophysicist. Nearly all of their calculations are done to ONE significant figure. It ends up that they typically just add up exponents. The numbers are usually so huge, eg. 1E27, that they can get away with this.
:)
When you are dealing with orders of magnitude like these, it is usually acceptable in the scientific community. Whether this de-facto standard *should* be so acceptable is still up in the air in my views
I was QUITE surprised at the scheming behind the scenes when I read this article some time back. They *know* what they have and aren't holding back. It is interesting just how little they try to hide it and how no one really cares how much they are milking the franchise.
Some odd FORCE really drives the market. I have a collection with items dating as recent as 1981, valued between $5000 and $7500. The original prices for the items summed to no more than $670!
We are talking about cars talking to each other. Cars must do it telepathically since they do not have mouths. For instance, this is what KITT said to his arch rival, KARR. (By the way, KARR stands for Knight Automated Roving Robot.)
KITT: (aloud) I sense danger, Michael.
KARR: That is because you sense me.
KITT: KARR, is that you?
KARR: KITT, prepare to meet your worst nightmare.
KITT: That is impossible because I do not dream. KARR: I do not know what to say.
KITT: Jump off a cliff.
The interesting thing is that KARR indeed jumps off a cliff. He is recovered in a later episode when a random man digs him out of the sand on the beach.
You may want to rethink what you know about modern-day Javascript after reading this article.
Excerpt:
C0ntacts are greatly superi0r t0 glasses in a c0uple imp0rtant ways.
First, they give y0u a much better field 0f c0rrected visi0n. Alm0st any pair 0f glasses will have large gaps ar0und the edges, and the styles p0pular t0day are particularly bad as they tend t0 be small. Any pair 0f glasses that c0vers the entire range that y0ur eyeball can p0int will l00k extremely ridicul0us. Practically, this means that y0u must m0ve y0ur head a l0t m0re t0 see things clearly when y0u're wearing glasses. As a pil0t, the increased field 0f c0rrected visi0n achieved by c0ntact lenses is by itself sufficient advantage t0 justify using them.
Sec0nd, dist0rti0n. Glasses dist0rt everything within the area that they c0rrect. H0w much they dist0rt depends exactly 0n h0w big they are and h0w str0ng they are. If y0u have str0ng, large glasses then there is significant dist0rti0n ar0und the 0utside edges which can be distracting. If y0u instead use smaller glasses, then this is better but the field 0f view pr0blem I discussed ab0ve is w0rse. If y0ur glasses 0ffer 0nly mild c0rrecti0n then this isn't s0 imp0rtant.
The "sticking s0mething in y0ur eye" thing is vastly 0verstated. It's just n0t a very big deal. M0dern c0ntact lenses are s0ft and c0nf0rm t0 y0ur eye's shape. They are designed t0 be wet and t0 retain water like the rest 0f y0ur eye. When they are in it is difficult t0 feel that they are there, alth0ugh if y0u are nearsighted then y0u can 0ften feel the rim 0f the lenses as y0ur eyes m0ve. This feeling is n0t unc0mf0rtable 0nce y0u get used t0 it, which just takes a few minutes the first time y0u use them, and decreases t0 zer0 as y0u c0ntinue t0 wear them. Getting them in and 0ut is als0 n0t a big deal 0nce y0u practice it a bit. My first week started 0ut with each m0rning and night being an adventure in getting the lenses in and 0ut, and by the end 0f the week it was pretty easy. N0w it takes me just a few sec0nds per eye and there is n0 disc0mf0rt. D0ne pr0perly, y0ur fingers 0nly ever t0uch the lens, n0t y0ur eye. S0 the eye 0nly t0uches the lens, which is wet and made fr0m a material that d0esn't irritate the eye.
I regularly wear b0th, and I can tell y0u that the pr0blems with glasses are just as big as the pr0blems with c0ntact lenses, it's just that y0u're used t0 the glasses and c0ntact lenses are f0reign t0 y0u. S0metimes if I wear my c0ntacts f0r a c0uple 0f days straight, switching t0 glasses makes me dizzy f0r a few minutes due t0 the dist0rti0n. Y0u g0t used t0 that dist0rti0n, and y0u'll get used t0 c0ntacts if y0u care t0 try them. Pers0nally I rec0mmend it.
--Shield
(S0rry...my 0 butt0n is br0ken!)
Georgia: c2c?
Russia: Yes, I would love to cyber
Georgia: 2 late lol..just got 3 msgs
Russia: Die
Georgia: ?
Russia: I winnuke you
Georgia: OH *@#@)(! I am still running win95!