More than likely if the PC was up to date, and safe practices were used, then this issue could have been prevented.
That said, such safe practices are much more maintenance and unwieldy in the Windows world - no I'm not dissing, it's fact from experience, as many of you may know.
Technically, Microsoft is accountable. Legally, not.
I am no particle physicist, and I don't gravitate towards crack pottery either. But there was a time when other crazy ideas turned out to be true! Like the sun not being the center, or the earth being spherical. I guess I'm saying that don't be 100% sure all crack ideas are false, rather be 99.99% sure.
Yes our improved science has narrowed the scope for crack pottery considerably (thank god (another crackpot idea we toil with) for that).
Yet there are other ideas that we are sure are highly impossible, yet still have fantasies of them coming true (in true sci-fi geek nature), like the existence of extra terrestrial life, time-travel, and infinite bandwidth, storage and processing!
One thing is for sure: it captures the imagination of believers, or not, alike!
any difficulties associated with sexual intercourse in space may turn out to be an easily solved problem of docking and entry as human are notorious for inventing ways of having sex despite all manner of logistical impediments
wikileaks next victim might be someone or something that you support
That title was self-assigned by the parties involved, not Wikileaks.
Has everyone already forgot the 'Afghan War Diary' leak? The Granai airstrike? Incidents including friendly fire and civilian casualties (including two Reuters employees), or that the U.S. government had ignored reports of torture? -- There's you harm to people the world over.
Granted we can't assume everything is true, but with so many documents, so many, there is no smoke without fire, surely?
How do such atrocities fall flat in favor of someone who's just wanted for questioning without charge?
Wikileaks is just the messenger for anons to leak their sources.
Exactly! The USG wants a scapegoat to stop Wikileaks, for whatever crazy reasons they may have, and the creator of Wikileaks was the target.
They also want to keep the USG-supportive population happy: "look supporters, we caught someone to look after your interests!"
The scary thing: The concentration of media ownership in the US is undisclosed in the public domain. No one knows how much of the media the govt is in control of. The media could very well be a puppet for unfairly bringing in scapegoats.
It's so very exciting! I'd die to see a real telescopic close-up of the first closely observed exoplanet! Generations would have passed before we reach that stage of discovery though. For now, the artist's concept will do nicely as wallpaper:-)
As consumers, we create a demand. As a government, there is a need to fulfill that demand. As humans, we should be aware of what risks and impact our demands have on our world. Looks like a mutated "Project Triangle" in action. i.e. if there are degrees of culpability, we who use oil and fuel, are not 100% guilt free
The artists involved should sue to leave the record labels, under breach of contract. Then only might the record labels break a sweat and start thinking what they did wrong.
To translate a car analogy: If you speed, remove your front license plate, as the fine for a missing plate is five times less than the actual speeding fine.
I'm not talking about some poof getting uppity because he/she did not get what they ordered, but the actual constituents that make up flesh: 75% water, 19% protein, 2.5% fat, 1.2% carbs and 2.3% other [ref].
These are common across mammals, and to a degree, insects (albeit with less fat).
The Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act (RICA), requires compulsory registration of all SIM cards in use, and came into effect on 1 July 2009.
Existing subscribers will have until December 2010 to register both their prepaid and contract SIM cards.
Software patents confuse the hell out of me. I mean, reading the patent abstract, it sounds like it could apply to any of thousands of database driven multiplayer tournament systems (games).
Case in point: I write database driven business applications, and is essentially just reading + writing data, similar to the abstract. Objects have statuses (scores) which pivot around a status hierarchy (levels) which determines if an object can move to the next level (game progression). Certain actions and events are even restricted by the ownership of certain properties and items (inventory/magic items/stats). This abstract could apply to many different softwares.
It pisses me off how this abstract reads just like it's own name. I wonder if it was filed by drunk 5-year olds...
Anonymity online does breed assholes, as TFA quotes. A way to avoid non-constructive opinions is to provide dedicated channels for feedback and issues your users may have, encourage them to be unbiased in these channels, and have someone moderate these too, preferably.
All the rest (of the forums) will then fall under free discussion (free range), and those channels should not even be considered a source of development ideas or feedback.
Simply put: separate feedback and ideas, from everyday talk and rants. It may take a little effort, but any user base is worth it, if you care enough about them:-)
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Geek Tip: It's handy to keep a Live OS on a USB drive on your keyring, for emergency access to sensitive sites, like banking and /.
More than likely if the PC was up to date, and safe practices were used, then this issue could have been prevented.
That said, such safe practices are much more maintenance and unwieldy in the Windows world - no I'm not dissing, it's fact from experience, as many of you may know.
Technically, Microsoft is accountable. Legally, not.
I am no particle physicist, and I don't gravitate towards crack pottery either. But there was a time when other crazy ideas turned out to be true! Like the sun not being the center, or the earth being spherical. I guess I'm saying that don't be 100% sure all crack ideas are false, rather be 99.99% sure.
Yes our improved science has narrowed the scope for crack pottery considerably (thank god (another crackpot idea we toil with) for that).
Yet there are other ideas that we are sure are highly impossible, yet still have fantasies of them coming true (in true sci-fi geek nature), like the existence of extra terrestrial life, time-travel, and infinite bandwidth, storage and processing!
One thing is for sure: it captures the imagination of believers, or not, alike!
Basement cats nonetheless!
any difficulties associated with sexual intercourse in space may turn out to be an easily solved problem of docking and entry as human are notorious for inventing ways of having sex despite all manner of logistical impediments
Oh the insinuations are infinite!
"Get hot with our list of raunchy space cowboy positions!" - Story on pg 13
Not my enemy per se, I just like referencing Sun Tzu.
Oh wait... a kitten dies every time Windows phones home. Eeeep!
wikileaks next victim might be someone or something that you support
That title was self-assigned by the parties involved, not Wikileaks.
Has everyone already forgot the 'Afghan War Diary' leak? The Granai airstrike? Incidents including friendly fire and civilian casualties (including two Reuters employees), or that the U.S. government had ignored reports of torture? -- There's you harm to people the world over.
Granted we can't assume everything is true, but with so many documents, so many, there is no smoke without fire, surely?
How do such atrocities fall flat in favor of someone who's just wanted for questioning without charge?
Wikileaks is just the messenger for anons to leak their sources.
I vote open standards!
Google is risking criticism for the greater good, forcing change and encouraging the adoption of an open standard.
Nobody said doing the right thing will be easy. There will be hiccups, but it will be worth it.
Exactly! The USG wants a scapegoat to stop Wikileaks, for whatever crazy reasons they may have, and the creator of Wikileaks was the target.
They also want to keep the USG-supportive population happy: "look supporters, we caught someone to look after your interests!"
The scary thing: The concentration of media ownership in the US is undisclosed in the public domain. No one knows how much of the media the govt is in control of. The media could very well be a puppet for unfairly bringing in scapegoats.
... but pixelation adds a nostalgically geeky attraction to it!
... it's exposure to the Win crowd. Infiltrate the enemy, and they will turn! Mwhua ha ha!
It's so very exciting! I'd die to see a real telescopic close-up of the first closely observed exoplanet! Generations would have passed before we reach that stage of discovery though. For now, the artist's concept will do nicely as wallpaper :-)
As consumers, we create a demand.
As a government, there is a need to fulfill that demand.
As humans, we should be aware of what risks and impact our demands have on our world.
Looks like a mutated "Project Triangle" in action.
i.e. if there are degrees of culpability, we who use oil and fuel, are not 100% guilt free
I swear that was their website slogan not too long ago!
The artists involved should sue to leave the record labels, under breach of contract. Then only might the record labels break a sweat and start thinking what they did wrong.
To translate a car analogy: If you speed, remove your front license plate, as the fine for a missing plate is five times less than the actual speeding fine.
I'm not talking about some poof getting uppity because he/she did not get what they ordered, but the actual constituents that make up flesh: 75% water, 19% protein, 2.5% fat, 1.2% carbs and 2.3% other [ref].
These are common across mammals, and to a degree, insects (albeit with less fat).
Meat is meat, regardless of source.
Edit: The quoted text is from the Wikipedia link, and relates to Soy protein.
Here, LMGTFY
That would be 20 pounds edible protein per acre per year, that is about 8 lb (3.7 kg) per hectare per year.
For comparisson:
up to 15 times more protein per acre than land set aside for meat production.
On a long enough timeline this logic can extend to any other living specie, when you consider that:
- meat is meat, regardless of source
Same for South Africa. It even extends to prepaid.
The Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act (RICA), requires compulsory registration of all SIM cards in use, and came into effect on 1 July 2009.
Existing subscribers will have until December 2010 to register both their prepaid and contract SIM cards.
Not when you set lasers to stun!
Software patents confuse the hell out of me. I mean, reading the patent abstract, it sounds like it could apply to any of thousands of database driven multiplayer tournament systems (games).
Case in point: I write database driven business applications, and is essentially just reading + writing data, similar to the abstract. Objects have statuses (scores) which pivot around a status hierarchy (levels) which determines if an object can move to the next level (game progression). Certain actions and events are even restricted by the ownership of certain properties and items (inventory/magic items/stats). This abstract could apply to many different softwares.
It pisses me off how this abstract reads just like it's own name. I wonder if it was filed by drunk 5-year olds...
Anonymity online does breed assholes, as TFA quotes. A way to avoid non-constructive opinions is to provide dedicated channels for feedback and issues your users may have, encourage them to be unbiased in these channels, and have someone moderate these too, preferably.
:-)
All the rest (of the forums) will then fall under free discussion (free range), and those channels should not even be considered a source of development ideas or feedback.
Simply put: separate feedback and ideas, from everyday talk and rants. It may take a little effort, but any user base is worth it, if you care enough about them