I thought one of the purposes of encrypting files is to hide them - make them look like unused space on a drive. How could anyone tell that there are no encrypted files?
Since you're one of those who requires a scientificstudy to make a decision, here's a list you can start with. For me, it makes sense that if I eat what my body evolved to eat, then I will be more healthy, and that this logic works best when it is also applied throughout my food chain.
This is already a reality with naturally-fed animals. For example, beef can provide us with all the healthy fats and oils we need when the cow is grass-fed and range raised. When chickens are raised on a diet or worms that grow in fresh cow dung, the consistency, flavor, and overall health of their eggs is substantially higher than what is generally available in the supermarket.
You can take these things in different ways. I have never viewed the 'security theatre' as even being theatre because nobody is fooled by it. Some say it's to 'train the sheeple' to submit, but being a regular traveler before and after this 'theatre', I can tell you that the lemmings are already well trained. If there is some deeper purpose beyond lining the pockets of the contractors and the unions (and the hospitals?), it is to weed out the rebels, because they will be the ones 'opting out,' thus making the job of targeting them much, much easier, and this is where the byzantine set of laws comes into play to essentially negate future credibility by saying "convicted felon," "arrested for..., charges later dropped" (because the weasel hid his track so well - is how the public receives such statements).
There are always barriers to entry in large markets. Imagine the lead Sears had on Wal-Mart, yet Sears is facing bankruptcy and Wal-Mart is the largest corporation in history. But if Wal-Mart had to apply to the Federal Retailers Commission to get approval to build a new store, what they could sell in that store, required specific services for each store, etc, then Sears would probably still be in the lead. As far as the ruminations on what a smaller service provider could offer, it's up to entrepreneurs to find such niches. They've demonstrated themselves to be quite good at it.
I bought a light for my first Kindle, the DX, then my second Kindle is the Kindle 3, which I have the Amazon cover for. For both I prefer to use the lamp next to my bed to the light on the Kindle. The lamp doesn't create any irritating 'hot spots' and I can read at more angles and rest the Kindle in more places without the appendage, plus I find warm incandescent light more comfortable than the harsh LED light. If I were the luddite you are accusing me to be, I wouldn't own a Kindle. Some features are clearly superior, particularly the ability to store huge amounts of books in one compact device. As far as music, I actually prefer to read with no music, however, when there is significant background noise, such as on a plane, I use my phone, which has all of my music and streaming radio stations on it.
I feel the same way. All the years I spent reading paper books, I never once thought "if only this thing had a built-in light." I also never desired to read my mail, watch television, or listen to the radio with a book. I think that people who read are more concerned with a user experience that enhances reading, and I have found that a lamp next to my bed has been the best innovation yet when it comes to reading at night.
So what would have happened had the government never stepped in? The patents would have expired with the entrepreneurs having made a good profit (the purpose of patents?) and competitors would move in to offer competing services. Before long, AT&T would have lost substantial market share if they failed to stay competitive. Further, the additional competitors probably would have created innovations of their own to attract more business, making the service ever more better. Instead, we ended up with a government created monopoly (the only type their ever can be) and a greatly reduced rate of innovation.
Yet, in a country with no functioning regulatory body and a functioning court system with private property laws intact, BP never would have made so many mistakes in the first place. No insurance company would expose itself to that kind of risk.
By the time Standard Oil was broken up, they were down to 68% market share from a 90% peak. The market had already found ways to successfully compete with them without any government intervention.
IIRC, the 4th amendment came from the Stamp Act. Under the Stamp Act, British law allowed for soldiers to essentially write their own search warrants. Naturally, the colonists weren't too happy about this and thus the intent of the ratifiers of the 4th amendment is that to search private property a search warrant must be issued.
A high school buddy of mine made good friends in college with a guy who went on to become a public defender. This guy worked hard, got good grades, went to a good school. He chose to be a public defender on principle and to get good experience for becoming a criminal defense attorney. He has said that his experience with the courts has shaken his confidence in the legal system, and this coming from a guy who has one of the highest acquittal rates in the history of that office. I also don't advocate violence, but I do recognize that there is some point when there is no other option. We're not quite there yet, but we're getting close.
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Yes, clearly the teachers are teaching the test on this one, which accounts for California's otherwise elevated performance.
I thought one of the purposes of encrypting files is to hide them - make them look like unused space on a drive. How could anyone tell that there are no encrypted files?
Obviously they don't want to set a precedent.
Get rid of helmets.
Answer: does RIM currently have an adequate catalog of apps?
Since you're one of those who requires a scientific study to make a decision, here's a list you can start with. For me, it makes sense that if I eat what my body evolved to eat, then I will be more healthy, and that this logic works best when it is also applied throughout my food chain.
This is already a reality with naturally-fed animals. For example, beef can provide us with all the healthy fats and oils we need when the cow is grass-fed and range raised. When chickens are raised on a diet or worms that grow in fresh cow dung, the consistency, flavor, and overall health of their eggs is substantially higher than what is generally available in the supermarket.
This is completely wrong. ANYONE can run in the primaries.
However, if you like to read while laying on your right side, then you end up bending the light.
I bought the aftermarket attachment because they offered it. I look at a book and I think, "what discoveries await?"
You can take these things in different ways. I have never viewed the 'security theatre' as even being theatre because nobody is fooled by it. Some say it's to 'train the sheeple' to submit, but being a regular traveler before and after this 'theatre', I can tell you that the lemmings are already well trained. If there is some deeper purpose beyond lining the pockets of the contractors and the unions (and the hospitals?), it is to weed out the rebels, because they will be the ones 'opting out,' thus making the job of targeting them much, much easier, and this is where the byzantine set of laws comes into play to essentially negate future credibility by saying "convicted felon," "arrested for..., charges later dropped" (because the weasel hid his track so well - is how the public receives such statements).
I try to tell people that the primary election is the only election that really matters, and no one seems to care.
There are always barriers to entry in large markets. Imagine the lead Sears had on Wal-Mart, yet Sears is facing bankruptcy and Wal-Mart is the largest corporation in history. But if Wal-Mart had to apply to the Federal Retailers Commission to get approval to build a new store, what they could sell in that store, required specific services for each store, etc, then Sears would probably still be in the lead. As far as the ruminations on what a smaller service provider could offer, it's up to entrepreneurs to find such niches. They've demonstrated themselves to be quite good at it.
I bought a light for my first Kindle, the DX, then my second Kindle is the Kindle 3, which I have the Amazon cover for. For both I prefer to use the lamp next to my bed to the light on the Kindle. The lamp doesn't create any irritating 'hot spots' and I can read at more angles and rest the Kindle in more places without the appendage, plus I find warm incandescent light more comfortable than the harsh LED light. If I were the luddite you are accusing me to be, I wouldn't own a Kindle. Some features are clearly superior, particularly the ability to store huge amounts of books in one compact device. As far as music, I actually prefer to read with no music, however, when there is significant background noise, such as on a plane, I use my phone, which has all of my music and streaming radio stations on it.
I feel the same way. All the years I spent reading paper books, I never once thought "if only this thing had a built-in light." I also never desired to read my mail, watch television, or listen to the radio with a book. I think that people who read are more concerned with a user experience that enhances reading, and I have found that a lamp next to my bed has been the best innovation yet when it comes to reading at night.
Who'd of thunk it could only happen post-cold war?
So what would have happened had the government never stepped in? The patents would have expired with the entrepreneurs having made a good profit (the purpose of patents?) and competitors would move in to offer competing services. Before long, AT&T would have lost substantial market share if they failed to stay competitive. Further, the additional competitors probably would have created innovations of their own to attract more business, making the service ever more better. Instead, we ended up with a government created monopoly (the only type their ever can be) and a greatly reduced rate of innovation.
Yet, in a country with no functioning regulatory body and a functioning court system with private property laws intact, BP never would have made so many mistakes in the first place. No insurance company would expose itself to that kind of risk.
By the time Standard Oil was broken up, they were down to 68% market share from a 90% peak. The market had already found ways to successfully compete with them without any government intervention.
If you are getting a safe for fire protection, also make sure it's waterproof. It turns out that they use water to put out fires. A LOT of water.
It seems like someone tried this or something similar during the dot-com bubble.
Thus the +5 mod on ill-informed GGP.
Maybe this is one reason BlackBerry devs make more money.
IIRC, the 4th amendment came from the Stamp Act. Under the Stamp Act, British law allowed for soldiers to essentially write their own search warrants. Naturally, the colonists weren't too happy about this and thus the intent of the ratifiers of the 4th amendment is that to search private property a search warrant must be issued.
A high school buddy of mine made good friends in college with a guy who went on to become a public defender. This guy worked hard, got good grades, went to a good school. He chose to be a public defender on principle and to get good experience for becoming a criminal defense attorney. He has said that his experience with the courts has shaken his confidence in the legal system, and this coming from a guy who has one of the highest acquittal rates in the history of that office. I also don't advocate violence, but I do recognize that there is some point when there is no other option. We're not quite there yet, but we're getting close.