Use the ESR version and don't stress about major version changes until November-ish.
How is that a solution for people running websites that need to update their sites whenever a new version gets released to the general public? This isn't so much of a problem for users of the browser, it's a problem for people supporting users of the browser.
And yet last year saw some of the coldest temperatures we've had in a very long time. But I didn't see people screaming OMG GLOBAL FREEZING!!1!!1! back then.
Several years ago, when the changes were starting to get wide attention, people realized that it was extreme weather on both ends and changed the description from "warming" to "climate change". We've had several unusual winters, it's obvious that the phenomenon is not limited to higher temperatures.
And last year I do remember news stories on the unusual winter where people questioned if the global climate change was responsible.
The root of the problem is that global average temperatures are increasing, but since that also contributes tounusualcold snaps then it doesn't help the discussion to call it global warming if every idiot who gets cold uses that as evidence that global warming is not happening. Extreme weather changes on both ends are both symptoms of global warming. You only need to look at a graph of global average temperature over a long period to figure out that it is currently spiking.
Oh my gosh, this is concrete evidence that man made global warming is real!
Humans don't affect the planet at all, moron, this is the fault of the fish! They fart too much. Every time you see a bubble on the surface of the ocean, the atmosphere dies a little.
And if it isn't the fish's fault, then blame the ants. Those bastards are everywhere, and everyone knows an ant colony that stretches miles pollutes way more than any little coal powerplant.
What's the point of comparing fresh installs? I don't think I've ever seen anyone use a fresh install for anything, ever. Every time a discussion about Linux is brought up one of the big selling points is the massive repository of free software available, and now you want to switch to comparing fresh installs?
I don't even require that much from my OS, but even so when I installed Windows 7 on my current computer a few months ago there was a small list of software that I immediately downloaded before doing anything else. Since I still have the installers, here's the list:
7zip nVidia drivers Chrome ConTEXT Filezilla Firefox Foxit Opera Sublime Text Thunderbird TortoiseSVN Bitstream Vera Sans Mono (font) Windows Grep
So, 3 browsers, 2 text editors, email client, SVN client, FTP client, and a few utilities. THAT is my fresh install, not what Windows 7 was for a half hour before I installed that. I could have included Putty in that list, but I haven't needed it on this machine yet. I do not see it as a negative that I need to install these programs because they don't come with the OS, I don't expect the OS to have the text editor I want, or the browser I prefer, or even my font of choice.
I do expect the OS to run whatever program I want to run, and in that way it works just fine.
Scientists from the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) had uncovered something surprising — there are likely many more planets in the Milky Way than stars.
Why is that surprising? Our own solar system contains at least 8 times more planets than stars.
Because without that profit motive from those patents, the drug companies sure aren't going to be developing anything new.
This sums up my distaste for the pharmaceutical industry in general. I hate the fact that potentially life-saving drugs only ever see the light of day if there is profit potential. Any drug company could create enormous goodwill by distributing groundbreaking new drugs for low costs in developing countries, or even in poverty-stricken populations in developed countries, but you don't see much of that. And pharmaceutical ads even manage to beat out local law firm and car dealer ads for the honor of worst commercials on television.
In short, I like the fact that a government is willing to step on a pharmaceutical patent in the name of helping their population. Maybe Bayer would realize that if their prices were lower their volume would skyrocket. Anything to appeal to their sense of greed.
I would think the last thing you'd want is all of the robots winding down just before the fire is out.
The simple solution would be to not send out all robots. If a fire breaks out in the mess hall you don't send 20 robots there to fight it. You send 5 first, maybe another 5 after 10 minutes, another 5 10 minutes later, etc. By the time you send the last wave the first couple waves are already back recharging (or getting their batteries replaced with fresh ones).
it is more wrong for somebody back in the shadows to play judge jury and executioner on that person's ability to use their phone
I would agree with that statement if using a cell phone in public was a right. It's not a right, it's a privilege. I don't have any more of a right or authority to take away someone's privilege than anyone else, but I frankly don't care about that. I'm just kind of a dick that way. I don't see major problems with individual citizens seeking to correct offensive behavior of other citizens, even if indirectly. In fact, I think that self-policing mentality is necessary in any civilized society. I'm a nice guy as long as people are behaving reasonably. If someone is being unreasonable then I reserve the privilege to be unreasonable towards them. And I expect other people to treat me the same way.
So... you're too passive-aggressive to politely ask them to quiet down then?
You suggest that as a solution like it would actually solve the problem. Turns out some people don't want to be told what to do, even when they're being dicks. I'm not trying to get into a confrontation with someone, if they're going to be disrespectful enough to use their phone in an obnoxious manner then they aren't going to give a shit what I say to them.
I agree that a jammer that affects an area is overkill and needlessly punishes people who aren't doing anything wrong, that's without question. But a directional jammer that can block just that one guy I think is completely acceptable.
because you're too passive-aggressive to politely ask them to quiet down
No, because they're too actually aggressive to acquiesce to any polite request, especially one that asks them to change their behavior (where complying with the request would imply an admission of bad behavior on their part, and a perceived challenge from myself). Put simply, if they're going to be rude and inconsiderate to the requests of other people, then I'm going to be rude and inconsiderate to them. Preferably in a stealthy manner.
Why is it suddenly your place to enforce your will upon everybody on the bus?
I guess because I'm having their conversation forced upon me. But I agree, a directional antenna would be far superior.
My biggest fear of this would be interfering with some implanted medical devices.
Make some poor bastards pacemaker stop working, and you're gonna be in for a world of hurt when the lawyers show up.
Considering the fact that a jammer works by sending out a signal on the same frequency that cell phones use, if someone has a medical device that shuts down when in the presence of a cell phone signal then that's a problem that isn't the fault of the jammer.
There may be other urgent calls a person would like to be able to receive. Business calls, family emergency, but who knows now right?
The question isn't "who knows", it's "who cares". They get a voice mail when they get off the bus, big deal. You don't need to be connected 24/7. It's the same as being out of range of a tower, you get back in range, check your voicemail, call and apologize that you were out of range. Not a big deal.
If they're bringing charges against everyone they no longer have to lie about who is working for them. That would have been effective before they arrested everyone. Now it doesn't really matter so much. The little guys are going to hide for a while and may or may not decide to resume their operations regardless of who they say is working for them now. The hackers will take precautions either way.
It can clearly run at 18mph. Wind resistance is not a constant. If it was running outside with an 18mph tailwind, would that convince you? Because that's exactly what it's like on a treadmill. There's no reason to assume a 40mph headwind, or no wind at all for that matter. The treadmill is moving at 18mph, and the robot is keeping up. The goal is beyond 18mph anyway, so once this thing gets out of the lab it's going to be going faster than 18mph with or without wind.
Furthermore, the prototype on the treadmill has no paneling to decrease wind resistance, which can always be added at a later time also. It's pretty goddamn pedantic to claim that the thing is not capable of running at 18mph, when it clearly is doing so, just because there is no relative wind.
You know, Big Dog started on a treadmill also. It may surprise you to learn that they don't build a completely autonomous prototype every time they want to test new things.
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Use the ESR version and don't stress about major version changes until November-ish.
How is that a solution for people running websites that need to update their sites whenever a new version gets released to the general public? This isn't so much of a problem for users of the browser, it's a problem for people supporting users of the browser.
Or maybe you shouldn't assume that everyone's needs are the same as yours.
How is it the right answer to tell someone who develops and maintains C#.net applications built for Windows and compiled with VS2010 to use Linux?
And yet last year saw some of the coldest temperatures we've had in a very long time. But I didn't see people screaming OMG GLOBAL FREEZING!!1!!1! back then.
Several years ago, when the changes were starting to get wide attention, people realized that it was extreme weather on both ends and changed the description from "warming" to "climate change". We've had several unusual winters, it's obvious that the phenomenon is not limited to higher temperatures.
And last year I do remember news stories on the unusual winter where people questioned if the global climate change was responsible.
The root of the problem is that global average temperatures are increasing, but since that also contributes to unusual cold snaps then it doesn't help the discussion to call it global warming if every idiot who gets cold uses that as evidence that global warming is not happening. Extreme weather changes on both ends are both symptoms of global warming. You only need to look at a graph of global average temperature over a long period to figure out that it is currently spiking.
Oh my gosh, this is concrete evidence that man made global warming is real!
Humans don't affect the planet at all, moron, this is the fault of the fish! They fart too much. Every time you see a bubble on the surface of the ocean, the atmosphere dies a little.
And if it isn't the fish's fault, then blame the ants. Those bastards are everywhere, and everyone knows an ant colony that stretches miles pollutes way more than any little coal powerplant.
What's the point of comparing fresh installs? I don't think I've ever seen anyone use a fresh install for anything, ever. Every time a discussion about Linux is brought up one of the big selling points is the massive repository of free software available, and now you want to switch to comparing fresh installs?
I don't even require that much from my OS, but even so when I installed Windows 7 on my current computer a few months ago there was a small list of software that I immediately downloaded before doing anything else. Since I still have the installers, here's the list:
7zip
nVidia drivers
Chrome
ConTEXT
Filezilla
Firefox
Foxit
Opera
Sublime Text
Thunderbird
TortoiseSVN
Bitstream Vera Sans Mono (font)
Windows Grep
So, 3 browsers, 2 text editors, email client, SVN client, FTP client, and a few utilities. THAT is my fresh install, not what Windows 7 was for a half hour before I installed that. I could have included Putty in that list, but I haven't needed it on this machine yet. I do not see it as a negative that I need to install these programs because they don't come with the OS, I don't expect the OS to have the text editor I want, or the browser I prefer, or even my font of choice.
I do expect the OS to run whatever program I want to run, and in that way it works just fine.
Any mapping of io is useless as a navigational aid. The best it can hope to bee used for is a high quality snapshot for geological analysis over time.
And, at this point, are you assuming that we create maps of moons of other planets to use as navigational aids, or for geological analysis?
Scientists from the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) had uncovered something surprising — there are likely many more planets in the Milky Way than stars.
Why is that surprising? Our own solar system contains at least 8 times more planets than stars.
Because without that profit motive from those patents, the drug companies sure aren't going to be developing anything new.
This sums up my distaste for the pharmaceutical industry in general. I hate the fact that potentially life-saving drugs only ever see the light of day if there is profit potential. Any drug company could create enormous goodwill by distributing groundbreaking new drugs for low costs in developing countries, or even in poverty-stricken populations in developed countries, but you don't see much of that. And pharmaceutical ads even manage to beat out local law firm and car dealer ads for the honor of worst commercials on television.
In short, I like the fact that a government is willing to step on a pharmaceutical patent in the name of helping their population. Maybe Bayer would realize that if their prices were lower their volume would skyrocket. Anything to appeal to their sense of greed.
20 robots?! You think the government will give 20 robots to any fire department?
Like the "fire department" on a nuclear aircraft carrier? Yeah, I can see the government doing that.
I would think the last thing you'd want is all of the robots winding down just before the fire is out.
The simple solution would be to not send out all robots. If a fire breaks out in the mess hall you don't send 20 robots there to fight it. You send 5 first, maybe another 5 after 10 minutes, another 5 10 minutes later, etc. By the time you send the last wave the first couple waves are already back recharging (or getting their batteries replaced with fresh ones).
I have never understood using feet for measuring vertical distances.
Hey baby, my house has 0.003048km high ceilings.
it is more wrong for somebody back in the shadows to play judge jury and executioner on that person's ability to use their phone
I would agree with that statement if using a cell phone in public was a right. It's not a right, it's a privilege. I don't have any more of a right or authority to take away someone's privilege than anyone else, but I frankly don't care about that. I'm just kind of a dick that way. I don't see major problems with individual citizens seeking to correct offensive behavior of other citizens, even if indirectly. In fact, I think that self-policing mentality is necessary in any civilized society. I'm a nice guy as long as people are behaving reasonably. If someone is being unreasonable then I reserve the privilege to be unreasonable towards them. And I expect other people to treat me the same way.
So... you're too passive-aggressive to politely ask them to quiet down then?
You suggest that as a solution like it would actually solve the problem. Turns out some people don't want to be told what to do, even when they're being dicks. I'm not trying to get into a confrontation with someone, if they're going to be disrespectful enough to use their phone in an obnoxious manner then they aren't going to give a shit what I say to them.
I agree that a jammer that affects an area is overkill and needlessly punishes people who aren't doing anything wrong, that's without question. But a directional jammer that can block just that one guy I think is completely acceptable.
Like I said elsewhere, I agree that a directional antenna is the far superior choice.
"Normal conversational volume" is never the problem.
because you're too passive-aggressive to politely ask them to quiet down
No, because they're too actually aggressive to acquiesce to any polite request, especially one that asks them to change their behavior (where complying with the request would imply an admission of bad behavior on their part, and a perceived challenge from myself). Put simply, if they're going to be rude and inconsiderate to the requests of other people, then I'm going to be rude and inconsiderate to them. Preferably in a stealthy manner.
Why is it suddenly your place to enforce your will upon everybody on the bus?
I guess because I'm having their conversation forced upon me. But I agree, a directional antenna would be far superior.
My biggest fear of this would be interfering with some implanted medical devices.
Make some poor bastards pacemaker stop working, and you're gonna be in for a world of hurt when the lawyers show up.
Considering the fact that a jammer works by sending out a signal on the same frequency that cell phones use, if someone has a medical device that shuts down when in the presence of a cell phone signal then that's a problem that isn't the fault of the jammer.
And if one of those people sleeping starts snoring loudly, do they deserve to get thwacked around the back of the head to make them shut the fuck up?
If they're stopping everyone else from sleeping, then yeah, they kind of do deserve that.
Secondhand smoke is clinically proven to increase the occurrence of lung cancer. A short cell phone call at a reasonable volume is not.
"A short cell phone call at a reasonable volume" is not the problem that people who use jammers are trying to solve.
There may be other urgent calls a person would like to be able to receive. Business calls, family emergency, but who knows now right?
The question isn't "who knows", it's "who cares". They get a voice mail when they get off the bus, big deal. You don't need to be connected 24/7. It's the same as being out of range of a tower, you get back in range, check your voicemail, call and apologize that you were out of range. Not a big deal.
If they're bringing charges against everyone they no longer have to lie about who is working for them. That would have been effective before they arrested everyone. Now it doesn't really matter so much. The little guys are going to hide for a while and may or may not decide to resume their operations regardless of who they say is working for them now. The hackers will take precautions either way.
It can clearly run at 18mph. Wind resistance is not a constant. If it was running outside with an 18mph tailwind, would that convince you? Because that's exactly what it's like on a treadmill. There's no reason to assume a 40mph headwind, or no wind at all for that matter. The treadmill is moving at 18mph, and the robot is keeping up. The goal is beyond 18mph anyway, so once this thing gets out of the lab it's going to be going faster than 18mph with or without wind.
Furthermore, the prototype on the treadmill has no paneling to decrease wind resistance, which can always be added at a later time also. It's pretty goddamn pedantic to claim that the thing is not capable of running at 18mph, when it clearly is doing so, just because there is no relative wind.
You know, Big Dog started on a treadmill also. It may surprise you to learn that they don't build a completely autonomous prototype every time they want to test new things.
What if you want the application to be accessible to more than 58% of users (according to browser market share from Hitslink)?