Right on, I thought, this is borne out by the rampant spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors that make it onto the front page in the form of story submissions, some of which are written by the editors themselves... not to mention the constant story duplication.
Then I noticed you said that in the next sentence.
Thanks, it seems I did have it set to high, but there is no indication what your current level is, just the option to reset to the default medium, which I misunderstood.
She couldn't log in to her favourite site so I had to set it back to medium.
I suppose I could become a W guru and figure out how to fine tune all those settings.
Back in 1900 there were a few Unexplained Phenomena such as the Michaelson-Morley experiment, spectral lines, what held the positive and negative kinds of matter apart.
In retrospect we realize that these were major problems that required fundamental new theories.
There are also some Unexplained Phenomena today, it's just a question whether these are misinterpreted experiments or something new that existing theory can't explain.
When there comes to be too much unexplained stuff, people start thinking outside the box, and we get another Feynman. Or Einstein.
turn off downloads in IE if you must use it (set default security settings to HIGH)
I tried this using the straightforward, widely recommended procedure, but when I try it again it is still on MEDIUM, even after reboot. This is a year-old XP laptop.
I've done a bit of searching but can't find any mention of this problem.
I suppose I should just tell my wife not to use her machine until further notice.
>>What is this "separate court system for non citizens in the us"?
> Try thinking the answer should come to you.
Except maybe for immigration related matters I don't know of any.
>Try Googling canadian foreign land purchase restrictions
"Are there restrictions on foreign-based corporations owning land in Canada? No. There are generally no restrictions on foreign ownership of Canadian land and there are generally no consents or government approvals required to buy or sell land. However, many provinces require that foreign corporations be extra-provincially registered in the province before being entitled to own real estate in that province."
www.osler.com/expertise_crossborder.aspx?id=10398
In the US:
" Foreign and domestic enterprises are treated equally under the law, foreign investors are not required to register with or seek approval from the federal government, and there are no local content requirements or ownership restrictions on most industries. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, however, "Foreign investments face restrictions in banking, mining, defence contracting, certain energy-related industries, fishing, shipping, communications and aviation." The government also restricts foreign acquisitions that threaten to impair national security. Restrictions on financial transactions with Cuba and Cuban nationals, Burma, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, the Taliban, specified terrorist groups, and specified drug traffickers are strict and enforced. There are no controls or requirements on current transfers, access to foreign exchange, or repatriation of profits. Purchase of real estate is unrestricted on a national level, although purchase of agricultural land by foreign nationals or companies with at least 10 percent foreign ownership must be reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture; some states impose restrictions on purchases of land and other types of investments by foreign companies."
There was a story about a lawsuit over similar logos (Toyota & a Chinese co.). I went thru 10 sites on Google news before I found one that had pictures of the 2 logos.
You can't figure it out because you are starting from an incorrect premise - that variability is a bad thing. It's not. It's a good thing. If I've paid loads of money for a high-quality, high-res monitor, I'm not going to want an identical down-to-the-pixel replica of what my neighbour with poor eyesight running 800x600 gets. And they won't want what I get, because they probably couldn't read it.
The real problems with the "preset pixel-size tables" you are talking about is that the newspapers are taking experience from one medium - print - and trying to shoehorn another medium - the web - into the exact same mould. That attitude completely ignores what's great about the new medium, and brings a load of old baggage and assumptions from the old medium that are no longer true and in fact harmful.
Right on. Seems like they are trying to reinvent PDF.
I am constantly fiddling with text size, resizing windows and even changing resolution (X) to get something I can read .
Some sites have very narrow columns, some very wide with fixed minimum width. Some even have multiple columns so you have to scroll up and down.
And then there the ones that split a brief article into several pages, sometimes the last page is only one sentence. This is a pain with a slow connection.
Things have changed since then. In recent decades the US has been pressuring other countries to give foreigners (esp. US investors) equal rights. So they have ratified reciprocal treaties.
Taking you thoughts to the logical conclusion, the courts, congress and presidency should be selected at random from the population with brief tenures.:^(
Did you try to obtain a job with a student non work visa ?
We were talking about civil rights as discussed in the article, such as free speech, search and seizure, arbitrary detention. Legal foreign residents have these same constitutional rights as US citizens except for the limitations of their residency status.
But the donkeys and the elephants are owned by the same circus, and the elephants will not snitch on the donkeys because the donkeys know about the peanuts.
Slashdot Mirror
So I feel qualified to say the Slashdot editors are lazy, careless, arrogant and completely unprofessional.
Sounds like the perfect job for me. Am I also allowed to be opinionated, ignorant, corrupt and biased?
Always judge a Sci-Fi/Fantasy book by its cover.
So how did the English learn to speak English?
From the Celts, Vikings, Romans, Saxons and Normans, probably filled with slang, colloquialisms, horrible grammar and inept orthography.
IIRC a Portuguese guy wrote a book entitled "English as she is spoke" which sold very well.
Haven't tried Freecycle yet but can't you filter out "WANTED", at least in your mail client? ?
Wow, so people actually do use the word "meatspace".
That sounds really gross. I prefer "the corporeal realm".
You could have 1000 V, but if the current is about a nano-amp, you won't have enough to run a radio.
The editors are completely fucking incompetent.
Right on, I thought, this is borne out by the rampant spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors that make it onto the front page in the form of story submissions, some of which are written by the editors themselves... not to mention the constant story duplication.
Then I noticed you said that in the next sentence.
"Constitution"? Vot iss dis Constitution you speak of?
Makes a nice mirror when it conks out.
You can hang it by your door so the ladies can check their hair and makeup reflected in the shiny platters.
some did have plastic covers but I don't thing they where for sale, just used by the sales people to show the drive off
Like those dishwashers with transparent doors.
I really wanted one of those.
In the American Union ve haf free speech unless ve are students or employees or depend on government contracts or grants or regulatory permits.
Guaranteed not to be a PC.
Do not open the box and look inside, this will void your warranty.
Thanks, it seems I did have it set to high, but there is no indication what your current level is, just the option to reset to the default medium, which I misunderstood.
She couldn't log in to her favourite site so I had to set it back to medium.
I suppose I could become a W guru and figure out how to fine tune all those settings.
Or slip a Knoppix CD in her drive.
Back in 1900 there were a few Unexplained Phenomena such as the Michaelson-Morley experiment, spectral lines, what held the positive and negative kinds of matter apart.
In retrospect we realize that these were major problems that required fundamental new theories.
There are also some Unexplained Phenomena today, it's just a question whether these are misinterpreted experiments or something new that existing theory can't explain.
When there comes to be too much unexplained stuff, people start thinking outside the box, and we get another Feynman. Or Einstein.
turn off downloads in IE if you must use it (set default security settings to HIGH)
I tried this using the straightforward, widely recommended procedure, but when I try it again it is still on MEDIUM, even after reboot. This is a year-old XP laptop.
I've done a bit of searching but can't find any mention of this problem.
I suppose I should just tell my wife not to use her machine until further notice.
>>What is this "separate court system for non citizens in the us"?
o untry.cfm?id=Unitedstates
> Try thinking the answer should come to you.
Except maybe for immigration related matters I don't know of any.
>Try Googling canadian foreign land purchase restrictions
"Are there restrictions on foreign-based corporations owning land in Canada?
No. There are generally no restrictions on foreign ownership of Canadian land and there are generally no consents or government approvals required to buy or sell land. However, many provinces require that foreign corporations be extra-provincially registered in the province before being entitled to own real estate in that province."
www.osler.com/expertise_crossborder.aspx?id=10398
In the US:
" Foreign and domestic enterprises are treated equally under the law, foreign investors are not required to register with or seek approval from the federal government, and there are no local content requirements or ownership restrictions on most industries. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, however, "Foreign investments face restrictions in banking, mining, defence contracting, certain energy-related industries, fishing, shipping, communications and aviation." The government also restricts foreign acquisitions that threaten to impair national security. Restrictions on financial transactions with Cuba and Cuban nationals, Burma, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, the Taliban, specified terrorist groups, and specified drug traffickers are strict and enforced. There are no controls or requirements on current transfers, access to foreign exchange, or repatriation of profits. Purchase of real estate is unrestricted on a national level, although purchase of agricultural land by foreign nationals or companies with at least 10 percent foreign ownership must be reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture; some states impose restrictions on purchases of land and other types of investments by foreign companies."
http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/c
What is this "separate court system for non citizens in the us"? Does it have a name? Or are you making this up?
"try buying land in Canada some time" Americans I know have not mentioned any problems buying homes here.
There was a story about a lawsuit over similar logos (Toyota & a Chinese co.). I went thru 10 sites on Google news before I found one that had pictures of the 2 logos.
With my public library membership I get access to various online databases that would cost me hundred$/year to subscribe to personally.
Doesn't include news yet, tho.
You can't figure it out because you are starting from an incorrect premise - that variability is a bad thing. It's not. It's a good thing. If I've paid loads of money for a high-quality, high-res monitor, I'm not going to want an identical down-to-the-pixel replica of what my neighbour with poor eyesight running 800x600 gets. And they won't want what I get, because they probably couldn't read it.
The real problems with the "preset pixel-size tables" you are talking about is that the newspapers are taking experience from one medium - print - and trying to shoehorn another medium - the web - into the exact same mould. That attitude completely ignores what's great about the new medium, and brings a load of old baggage and assumptions from the old medium that are no longer true and in fact harmful.
Right on. Seems like they are trying to reinvent PDF.
I am constantly fiddling with text size, resizing windows and even changing resolution (X) to get something I can read .
Some sites have very narrow columns, some very wide with fixed minimum width. Some even have multiple columns so you have to scroll up and down.
And then there the ones that split a brief article into several pages, sometimes the last page is only one sentence. This is a pain with a slow connection.
Paper is also much better at soaking up coffee spills.
alien and sedition acts
(Rather like the PATRIOT Act)
Repealed or expired over 2 centuries ago, according to
http://www.bartleby.com/65/al/AlienNSe.html
Things have changed since then. In recent decades the US has been pressuring other countries to give foreigners (esp. US investors) equal rights. So they have ratified reciprocal treaties.
Taking you thoughts to the logical conclusion, the courts, congress and presidency should be selected at random from the population with brief tenures. :^(
Did you try to obtain a job with a student non work visa ?
We were talking about civil rights as discussed in the article, such as free speech, search and seizure, arbitrary detention. Legal foreign residents have these same constitutional rights as US citizens except for the limitations of their residency status.
But the donkeys and the elephants are owned by the same circus, and the elephants will not snitch on the donkeys because the donkeys know about the peanuts.
But don't the elephants know about the bananas?