Won a bet that way. A guy told me that permanent marker was permanent. I told him to write his name on something with one. Rag with flux remover, wiped it right off.
The immediate problem I see is that a laser engraver is a cool tech toy, and a lot of geeks might actually want to buy one rather than hire the engraving done.
Once you own one, you'll probably want to take it to a LAN party and show it off... which means it will need to be engraved.
AFAIK, most "download" protocols are bidirectional - there's a confirmation that each block was properly received. (TCP vs UDP)
The portable device may not need to transmit much, but there's likely a string of "Yup, Checksum OK"'s getting transmitted, even when "just" streaming a video.
AFAIK, a "standard" LoC is 10TB... around 769 times larger than this file. Comparing this to an LoC is technically valid, but not particularly useful for the typical reader.
I think they've considered the ramifications of adding account deletion as a user option, and made the strategic decision against implementing that feature.
It's easier to convince advertisers you have a large userbase if they at least still have not-recently-used accounts.
The bulk of the frustration seems to be that it's hard to get away from the new format.
Put a button on the top that says "this sucks, get me back to the old design", count the number of people who click it vs the initial page loads, and say "whoa... more than 80% of our users think this is foul - maybe we change back to the old format as a default".
They're taking away our soothing green light even more.:/
If there is a force that can prevent the total collapse of a star into a singularity, there is hope that we can harness such power to escape from beta...
The disable ads checkbox doesn't cost nearly so much money as the horde of site visitors running adblock... which given that many of us are technically inclined, is most of us.
Having listened to a few Skinny Puppy tracks, it would have to be an extremely soundproofed interrogation facility for it to not qualify as "publicly".
.. . Because we all have so much cash in our pockets already that anyone who wants to can start their own company.
Individually, perhaps no... but collectively, perhaps yes. The group of workers who feel newly micromanaged may feel it worthwhile to pool resources to start such a non-micromanaging company.
the only TLDs with any credability are.gov and.edu because those are regulated. all the other TLDs are just one big bag of everything else.
.mil seems pretty controlled, too.
Many of the ccTLD's are at least superficially regulated; you have to pay more for registration and maybe even have a representative in the geographic area (which just costs more for administration).
Actually, that's (proven) not true. Money only works up to a (surprisingly low) point.
For me - and many others - that point is about 4x my current salary. It will certainly be less important beyond about 2x current, and I can foresee a Johnny Paycheck moment should the stress even marginally increase.
Until that point is reached, money is still a reasonably motivating factor.
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Like my cat, I just pee on everything that's mine. Or that I want to be mine. Works like a charm.
I imagine this makes dating and courtship more interesting.
Working in one of those factories, I actually learned which solvents take permanent marker right off.
FYI: Sharpie doesn't hold up well against G3.
Won a bet that way. A guy told me that permanent marker was permanent. I told him to write his name on something with one. Rag with flux remover, wiped it right off.
The immediate problem I see is that a laser engraver is a cool tech toy, and a lot of geeks might actually want to buy one rather than hire the engraving done.
Once you own one, you'll probably want to take it to a LAN party and show it off... which means it will need to be engraved.
This basically means you need to buy two.
I would have expected a question like this on a website where they post things like "This is now a Spiderman thread" and the like.
("Post ending in trips decides", and "Lunatick delivars!" etc.)
Most phone use is download.
AFAIK, most "download" protocols are bidirectional - there's a confirmation that each block was properly received. (TCP vs UDP)
The portable device may not need to transmit much, but there's likely a string of "Yup, Checksum OK"'s getting transmitted, even when "just" streaming a video.
These days, it's mostly Blackjack.
Advanced strategies for simple games are interesting to me, and potentially lucrative.
As far as electronic games, it's typically a simulated cribbage game against an AI. Again, simple games and advanced strategies.
Maybe I'll have a look for a Mancala implementation for the phone.
AFAIK, a "standard" LoC is 10TB... around 769 times larger than this file. Comparing this to an LoC is technically valid, but not particularly useful for the typical reader.
It's amusing to me to see the old ones reboot - they're often still running XP (or 2000).
maybe IBM is getting into the Patent Trolling business?
This is remarkably insightful.
Selling products and services is boring. The protection racket ("pay us and we won't sue you") should be similarly lucrative, with less overhead.
Most people going to news sites don't care about old content.
Slashdot is not a news site.
Slashdot is a debate site that links to news articles as a stimulus for debate.
It is quite useful (to some of us) to click on someone's username and see what they've been saying.
If you just want news, go to fark, cnn, google, or many many many other websites.
Produce a half-dozen user-selectable layouts and make everyone happy.
This. This is what should be done.
If the backend code needs to be completely rewritten, the current site completely reimplemented from dd if=/dev/zero to get there, so be it.
I think they've considered the ramifications of adding account deletion as a user option, and made the strategic decision against implementing that feature.
It's easier to convince advertisers you have a large userbase if they at least still have not-recently-used accounts.
The bulk of the frustration seems to be that it's hard to get away from the new format.
Put a button on the top that says "this sucks, get me back to the old design", count the number of people who click it vs the initial page loads, and say "whoa... more than 80% of our users think this is foul - maybe we change back to the old format as a default".
They're taking away our soothing green light even more. :/
I suppose this would permit a big old star to bounce between being a black hole and a neutron star
I think they call this "doing the neutron dance".
If there is a force that can prevent the total collapse of a star into a singularity, there is hope that we can harness such power to escape from beta...
I flip 'em over, and stay above the fold. ;)
I'm not forgetting that at all. The way that they're doing this beta vs classic thing is alienating the userbase.
If they were doing it following my simple suggestion, they'd piss off fewer people.
The disable ads checkbox doesn't cost nearly so much money as the horde of site visitors running adblock... which given that many of us are technically inclined, is most of us.
Having listened to a few Skinny Puppy tracks, it would have to be an extremely soundproofed interrogation facility for it to not qualify as "publicly".
The "Use Classic" button should be at the top on beta, and the "Try Beta" button should be at the top on Classic.
Nobody should need to go below the fold for a highly desirable feature, or a feature you want to be highly desirable.
.. . Because we all have so much cash in our pockets already that anyone who wants to can start their own company.
Individually, perhaps no... but collectively, perhaps yes. The group of workers who feel newly micromanaged may feel it worthwhile to pool resources to start such a non-micromanaging company.
It absolutely should not matter how the thing works - quantum, digital, analog, or other.
Does it perform the required calculations with the expected accuracy at a rate documented by the specifications?
the only TLDs with any credability are .gov and .edu because those are regulated. all the other TLDs are just one big bag of everything else.
.mil seems pretty controlled, too.
Many of the ccTLD's are at least superficially regulated; you have to pay more for registration and maybe even have a representative in the geographic area (which just costs more for administration).
Probably some bank.
Actually, that's (proven) not true. Money only works up to a (surprisingly low) point.
For me - and many others - that point is about 4x my current salary. It will certainly be less important beyond about 2x current, and I can foresee a Johnny Paycheck moment should the stress even marginally increase.
Until that point is reached, money is still a reasonably motivating factor.