This is absurd. You should be opted-out by default, and banks could only share your data if they get your permission in writing. I can only imagine the trail of dirty lobbyist money following this law.
One way to cool a pc would be to attach a copper strap on the cpu at one end, and the other end to the case. This would probably cool the cpu with just surface area.
I don't feel sorry for this guy at the beach at all. Anyone that brings a computer to the beach is an ASS. And 99% of the movies made today completly suck. Maybe this will convince people to go outside and do something REAL for a change.
1.85 billion to $4.5 billion probably what it would cost to install infrastructure in just one US state such as NJ. Personally I don't want my tax dollars to go toward speeding people's access to porn.
I agree, some people (like me) like to do something, and then this is when they get interested in the internals. I was never interested in the workings of an automobile until I started driving an automobile.
Is it just me or does this article read like it was written by a sixth grader?
The authors point out that structuring business practices along biological lines can significantly improve the bottom line. The human circulatory system, for instance, is optimized to minimize the work required to pump blood throughout the body. The majority of industrial pumping systems, however, are optimized to minimize the cost of the pipes during construction. This means smaller pipes are used, requiring large pumps that use vastly more energy than necessary.
Similarly, in the human pumping system, the heart has to work too hard when arteriosclerosis reduces the diameter of blood vessels. These vessels then require maintenance in the form of an angioplasty. Industrial pumping systems are designed with built-in arteriolosclerosis, and fixing them requires rebuilding from the ground up. Paying careful attention to several hundred million years of nature's trial-and-error design experience will save human industry considerable energy and resources.
Well, sort of. A similar thing that might be just as important to the consumer is 2d stuff, like making nice pictures of the family and whatnot. This capability is serveral years more mature than video. I bet you that 99% of the people out there don't take advantage of much of anything that they can do in 2d except for the occasional crop and compression for ebay. Most of us just aren't 'content people'. Most people aren't creative, and most people don't need a powerful computer.
Are you using this with swing or awt? cgi stuff would not use any of these classes and i suspect/hope that using it with text only stuff would be less buggy.
As to electric cars being cleaner than ptrol powered cars, I do not think they are especially. This is similar to having longer chiminies - it merely moves the pollution elsewhere, in this case to power stations and the venting that takes place there.
I have to disagree with you here- fuel efficiency is not conducive to low emissions. Higher burning temps are more fuel efficient, but create more nox pollution. Power plants are not dependant on the internal combustion engines' power cycle, so this is not a problem.
It is also less costly to implement advanced/exotic pollution controls on a power plant on a large scale than among thousands of seperate vehicles.
This reminds me of the Disney story "The sorcerer's apprentice". Micky thought that he could use the sorcer's majic hat, and have all his work done with no effort. Instead, everything he did was perverted in some unforseable way because of his lack of understanding.
Well, the sorceror has come home, and it is time for corporate america to give the hat back.
Let me guess..
You are
a)a student
b)live at home with your parents
Don't forget, Gates does not pay taxes!
I am one of the people who will benifit from this tax cut, house,kid and we just get by. No SUV for me, I drive a 97 civic. When the reality of life sets in, space is well... just so much space.
I have seen people jump through some high hoops just to say that they used XML in a project. IMHO XML is like the LASER, you know it's cool, but what do you do with it?
I don't think virus cost nearly that much. Most cubicle dwellers have quite a bit of extra time on their hands, and if a virus takes away from this 'free' time it doesn't cost anything.
Someone should do a study to see if IM traffic or Slashdot posts goes down when there is a virus outbreak.
text is a very poor notation system for the concepts of a high-level language
So you are saying that English is not a high level language? Sorry, but for those of us that read books instead of watched tv, text is crystal-clear.
this is true-
So many people piss and moan about their careers- after I go home, I can hardly remember where I go to work. If they are paying you fairly and you are not being brutalized, than forgetaboutit. Who cares what your co-workers think about you.
The.220 swift is one of the highest velocity rifles around at 4110 fps. I have heard stories of people shooting rounds with a soft tip that leave a trail of vaporized lead.
I am glad you are all concerned with the loss of personal freedoms, but this brings to mind the crux of the problem: I have a hard enough time explaining to lay people (like my wife) about things that I believe are important, IP, DCMA, and why I believe Micky Mouse should be free to the public domain. CGI Child porn is a NO WIN argument. You can blah blah freedom blah blah till' you are blue in the face, but the fact is that Joe sixpack will NOT take your argument. Try refrasing this argument in a way your mother would understand- she votes too. Your rights ARE being eroded every day, where do you want to spend your energy?
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This is absurd. You should be opted-out by default, and banks could only share your data if they get your permission in writing. I can only imagine the trail of dirty lobbyist money following this law.
One way to cool a pc would be to attach a copper strap on the cpu at one end, and the other end to the case. This would probably cool the cpu with just surface area.
I don't feel sorry for this guy at the beach at all. Anyone that brings a computer to the beach is an ASS. And 99% of the movies made today completly suck. Maybe this will convince people to go outside and do something REAL for a change.
1.85 billion to $4.5 billion probably what it would cost to install infrastructure in just one US state such as NJ. Personally I don't want my tax dollars to go toward speeding people's access to porn.
I agree, some people (like me) like to do something, and then this is when they get interested in the internals. I was never interested in the workings of an automobile until I started driving an automobile.
Is it just me or does this article read like it was written by a sixth grader?
The authors point out that structuring business practices along biological lines can significantly improve the bottom line. The human circulatory system, for instance, is optimized to minimize the work required to pump blood throughout the body. The majority of industrial pumping systems, however, are optimized to minimize the cost of the pipes during construction. This means smaller pipes are used, requiring large pumps that use vastly more energy than necessary.
Similarly, in the human pumping system, the heart has to work too hard when arteriosclerosis reduces the diameter of blood vessels. These vessels then require maintenance in the form of an angioplasty. Industrial pumping systems are designed with built-in arteriolosclerosis, and fixing them requires rebuilding from the ground up. Paying careful attention to several hundred million years of nature's trial-and-error design experience will save human industry considerable energy and resources.
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Well, sort of. A similar thing that might be just as important to the consumer is 2d stuff, like making nice pictures of the family and whatnot. This capability is serveral years more mature than video.
I bet you that 99% of the people out there don't take advantage of much of anything that they can do in 2d except for the occasional crop and compression for ebay. Most of us just aren't 'content people'. Most people aren't creative, and most people don't need a powerful computer.
Are you using this with swing or awt? cgi stuff would not use any of these classes and i suspect/hope that using it with text only stuff would be less buggy.
Here is a link to a pdf that has real performance comparisons between scripting languages and c/c++. It has productivity figures as well.
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As to electric cars being cleaner than ptrol powered cars, I do not think they are especially. This is similar to having longer chiminies - it merely moves the pollution elsewhere, in this case to power stations and the venting that takes place there.
I have to disagree with you here- fuel efficiency is not conducive to low emissions. Higher burning temps are more fuel efficient, but create more nox pollution. Power plants are not dependant on the internal combustion engines' power cycle, so this is not a problem.
It is also less costly to implement advanced/exotic pollution controls on a power plant on a large scale than among thousands of seperate vehicles.
This reminds me of the Disney story "The sorcerer's apprentice". Micky thought that he could use the sorcer's majic hat, and have all his work done with no effort. Instead, everything he did was perverted in some unforseable way because of his lack of understanding.
Well, the sorceror has come home, and it is time for corporate america to give the hat back.
Let me guess..
You are
a)a student
b)live at home with your parents
Don't forget, Gates does not pay taxes!
I am one of the people who will benifit from this tax cut, house,kid and we just get by. No SUV for me, I drive a 97 civic. When the reality of life sets in, space is well... just so much space.
OK, they're talking about being pound wise and penny foolish
For some reason I am looking more forward to a tax break than I was the Pluto mission....
I think that was part of the critizim of the book, as it was JAVA centric.
I have seen people jump through some high hoops just to say that they used XML in a project. IMHO XML is like the LASER, you know it's cool, but what do you do with it?
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I don't think virus cost nearly that much. Most cubicle dwellers have quite a bit of extra time on their hands, and if a virus takes away from this 'free' time it doesn't cost anything.
Someone should do a study to see if IM traffic or Slashdot posts goes down when there is a virus outbreak.
text is a very poor notation system for the concepts of a high-level language
So you are saying that English is not a high level language?
Sorry, but for those of us that read books instead of watched tv, text is crystal-clear.
Going back to our new interface, say I want to compose a duet for French horn and oboe. I use a command that gives me some musical staves.
What do you do if you want to look at p0rn?
this is true-
So many people piss and moan about their careers- after I go home, I can hardly remember where I go to work. If they are paying you fairly and you are not being brutalized, than forgetaboutit. Who cares what your co-workers think about you.
The .220 swift is one of the highest velocity rifles around at 4110 fps. I have heard stories of people shooting rounds with a soft tip that leave a trail of vaporized lead.
Quark is more difficult to use than notepad because it can do more!
Maya is more difficult to use than Bryce because it can do more!
Myth is more difficult to use than minesweeper because it can do more!
Hp scientific calcular is more difficult to use than a throwaway calculator because it can do more!
A helicopter is more difficult to use than a car because it can do more!
Linux is more difficult to use than a Windows because it can do more!
I am glad you are all concerned with the loss of personal freedoms, but this brings to mind the crux of the problem:
I have a hard enough time explaining to lay people (like my wife) about things that I believe are important, IP, DCMA, and why I believe Micky Mouse should be free to the public domain.
CGI Child porn is a NO WIN argument. You can blah blah freedom blah blah till' you are blue in the face, but the fact is that Joe sixpack will NOT take your argument. Try refrasing this argument in a way your mother would understand- she votes too.
Your rights ARE being eroded every day, where do you want to spend your energy?