This thread gets more self aware as you scroll down, but your comment makes me feel quite sad. Don't give up on pursuing a relationship just because you had a bad experience - what you have said suggests that you are sufficiently mature and emotionally 'in touch' to recognise your own faults, which is the biggest stumbling block in most relationships.
I'd suggest you look for women who you share interests with. Maybe they won't be into coding, but someone with an analytical mind, or with the autistic traits you have identified in yourself (or that others have identified in you). I'd guess you have a lot of good to share with someone, so don't punish yourself for one relationship that didn't work out.
In fairness, the Telegraph (while a bit right-wing for my tastes) is usually a pretty high quality newspaper. It is certainly not down at the level of The Sun and Fox News.
That is not a good comparison. Photographing a person is translating a 3D scene into a 2D image; photographing a portrait is replicating a 2D image into a 2D image as closely as possible.
There are infinite number of different images that could be generated from a 3D scene. There is only 1 image that could result from faithful reproduction of another 2D image,
How about turning it into a CAPTCHA? The only way to detect and decode the torrent file is to type the code that is shown in the PNG. The code could be written over a screenshot of whatever creative commons/public domain film the torrent points to, and the filename is something like charlie_chaplin_the_champion_screenshot.png?
The code wouldn't even have to be that well distorted, as I'm sure most image sites don't have the same computing resources that spammer have to break these things.
That sort of delusion (suicidal, blaming oneself) is more likely to be associated with a psychotic episode as part of depression or the depressed part of bipolar disorder. Schizophrenic delusions are more likely to be bizarre (think aliens) and may involve a belief that one is being controlled by others, or that one's thoughts are being broadcast or played on the tv, or that one can hear others' thoughts.
That said, depression is often a comorbid factor of schizophrenia, and it is entirely possible that a schizophrenic person would think that, but the example you gave is not stereotypical.
When this came up first time round I emailed Günter Verheugen, Vice President of the European Commission and in charge of this. One of his staff replied after a few weeks (in TIF format, usefully). This is hastily retyped, so spelling mistakes are likely mine.
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You observe that phones have non-standard connectors and therefore require special cables to be connected to computers. A standardised charger requires a standard plug. I expect that this standard plug would not just be used for charging, but also for connecting to computers. The issue will therefore be addressed in parallel....
So it seems they are aware of the issue and 'addressing' it. I'm interpreting 'expect' in the sense of 'England expects every man to do his duty' rather than 'I expect it'll be alright'.
Have some sort of simple one-way streaming multi-cast protocol. (You'd only need to do multi-cast on the LAN, and depend on distributing lots of units to get wide area coverage.) You'd have to distribute a new piece of software so that RSS readers and web browsers could view the content. Opera Unite might be able to do this. Any kind of locally installable web browser would do.
In the case of this cold remedy there are probably other things helping the placebo effect. Buying it in a chemist (where the medicines live); word of mouth (it really worked wonders for Maureen next door - her cold was gone in just a week and a half!); a sciencey label with precise directions on how to use it, including, I'm guessing, a little diagram with viruses being blocked.
Try searching for 'windows'. These were the sponsored links I got at the top of the page:
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Windows at Everest
- www.everest.co.uk
Warm, secure & draught-free windows, made to measure for your home.
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Anglian Windows VAT Free
- www.anglianhome.co.uk/windows
Pick & Mix Home Improvements Sale. Which 3 savings will you choose?
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Online Window Quotes
- www.windowquotes.org
70% Discounts on Fitted Windows. Get up to 3 Free Quotes Online Now!
You'd think they'd at least buy their own keywords.
Be aware that if by "algebra" you mean elementary algebra (what you learn in middle/high school), algebra means something different to mathematicians, so a textbook on algebra may not be what you want.
BT's warning message advises customers to contact customer services if they want the block on the site to be lifted.
Are BT just trying to get loads of complaints, so they prove they tried to stop piracy and discovered it wasn't commercially viable? Either way, I'd recommend calling up and complaining, even if it means waiting on hold for an hour. Threaten to change your service provider. Enough people do that, I'm sure they'll sit up and listen.
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"440 Hz sine wave 30 secs" - there, I encoded it as human-readable in 24 bytes.
This thread gets more self aware as you scroll down, but your comment makes me feel quite sad. Don't give up on pursuing a relationship just because you had a bad experience - what you have said suggests that you are sufficiently mature and emotionally 'in touch' to recognise your own faults, which is the biggest stumbling block in most relationships. I'd suggest you look for women who you share interests with. Maybe they won't be into coding, but someone with an analytical mind, or with the autistic traits you have identified in yourself (or that others have identified in you). I'd guess you have a lot of good to share with someone, so don't punish yourself for one relationship that didn't work out.
In fairness, the Telegraph (while a bit right-wing for my tastes) is usually a pretty high quality newspaper. It is certainly not down at the level of The Sun and Fox News.
Don't IBM and HP make operating systems?
That is not a good comparison. Photographing a person is translating a 3D scene into a 2D image; photographing a portrait is replicating a 2D image into a 2D image as closely as possible. There are infinite number of different images that could be generated from a 3D scene. There is only 1 image that could result from faithful reproduction of another 2D image,
How about turning it into a CAPTCHA? The only way to detect and decode the torrent file is to type the code that is shown in the PNG. The code could be written over a screenshot of whatever creative commons/public domain film the torrent points to, and the filename is something like charlie_chaplin_the_champion_screenshot.png? The code wouldn't even have to be that well distorted, as I'm sure most image sites don't have the same computing resources that spammer have to break these things.
You mean a personal PIN number?
That sort of delusion (suicidal, blaming oneself) is more likely to be associated with a psychotic episode as part of depression or the depressed part of bipolar disorder. Schizophrenic delusions are more likely to be bizarre (think aliens) and may involve a belief that one is being controlled by others, or that one's thoughts are being broadcast or played on the tv, or that one can hear others' thoughts. That said, depression is often a comorbid factor of schizophrenia, and it is entirely possible that a schizophrenic person would think that, but the example you gave is not stereotypical.
... You observe that phones have non-standard connectors and therefore require special cables to be connected to computers. A standardised charger requires a standard plug. I expect that this standard plug would not just be used for charging, but also for connecting to computers. The issue will therefore be addressed in parallel. ...
So it seems they are aware of the issue and 'addressing' it. I'm interpreting 'expect' in the sense of 'England expects every man to do his duty' rather than 'I expect it'll be alright'.
Have some sort of simple one-way streaming multi-cast protocol. (You'd only need to do multi-cast on the LAN, and depend on distributing lots of units to get wide area coverage.) You'd have to distribute a new piece of software so that RSS readers and web browsers could view the content. Opera Unite might be able to do this. Any kind of locally installable web browser would do.
Basically, Teletext?
In the case of this cold remedy there are probably other things helping the placebo effect. Buying it in a chemist (where the medicines live); word of mouth (it really worked wonders for Maureen next door - her cold was gone in just a week and a half!); a sciencey label with precise directions on how to use it, including, I'm guessing, a little diagram with viruses being blocked.
Maybe because SEOs aren't targeting Bing yet. It's the same reason most viruses are for Windows.
I thought they just named all heavenly bodies after chocolate bars.
# Windows at Everest - www.everest.co.uk Warm, secure & draught-free windows, made to measure for your home. # Anglian Windows VAT Free - www.anglianhome.co.uk/windows Pick & Mix Home Improvements Sale. Which 3 savings will you choose? # Online Window Quotes - www.windowquotes.org 70% Discounts on Fitted Windows. Get up to 3 Free Quotes Online Now!
You'd think they'd at least buy their own keywords.
Be aware that if by "algebra" you mean elementary algebra (what you learn in middle/high school), algebra means something different to mathematicians, so a textbook on algebra may not be what you want.
Would you mind explaining the distinction?
Thank you for introducing me to the word boondoggle. It sounds vaguely racist, but according to Wikipedia it's actually to do with Boy Scouts.
I knew safety standards had been increased, but I never realized armchairs had to be crash tested.
BeBook isn't tied to DRM. I have heard rumours you can get hold of ebooks at the same place you can get music, films and tv shows.
BT's warning message advises customers to contact customer services if they want the block on the site to be lifted.
Are BT just trying to get loads of complaints, so they prove they tried to stop piracy and discovered it wasn't commercially viable? Either way, I'd recommend calling up and complaining, even if it means waiting on hold for an hour. Threaten to change your service provider. Enough people do that, I'm sure they'll sit up and listen.