Also, if you have any kind of music as your ringtone (except for the harp sound on the iPhone) you should be shot. A phone should sound like a phone, not a disco.
IMO, I think Ringtones are the least annoying part about a phone, its just their volume that gets annoying. Much like someone talking too loud I don't want their ringtone to disrupt me either. However, if someone has a rap/punk/rock/pop/techno/classical/retro song for their ringtone, I have no issue with it whatsoever.
Then again - I'm sort of a people watcher. Sitting on the bus I'll look at people (trying not to stare of course) and figure out as much about that person as I possibly can. So if I'm in the middle of deciphering the style of a cute girl who is reading a teen novel, and her ringtone is Eminem's latest hit - I know that much more about her. I also know to avoid her in the future. =P
I saw this test (I don't know whether it was on Mythbusters or some other show or even on the internet) where they were seeing how well a driver can steer a vehicle while not looking out the front windshield. I believe it was mostly about people programming destinations into their GPS while driving instead of doing it before hand - so it could be a few more seconds and such.
Turns out, a LOT of people can't keep it within their lane after 2 seconds, and even the most skilled people (that they tested) couldn't finish programming the GPS to a destination without being 2 or 3 lanes over.
Part of it is that your natural motions with your other hand will subliminally affect the other. If you look right, your bound to slightly turn right, its habitual for just about anyone. So that split second you spent turning and grabbing your phone from the passenger seat could mean you just bumped into that guy beside you.
Have you ever had a conversation with someone, only to find out a few seconds later they were on a Bluetooth talking to someone else?
That happened to me the other day - saw an old friend from Highschool on the train, he was half facing the other way because it was crowded.
I somehow went 3 whole minutes of conversation seeming completely fluid and comprehensible, only to see him turn and be like "Wow I haven't seen you since High School!"
Unless I'm mistaken - SETI would look through more than just the radio waves, but most the electromagnetic spectrum (again, not entirely certain about that).
Lasers are essentially light being modified, so that still falls into the ElectroMagnetic spectrum. Same with X-rays.
Gravity waves however, require a substantial amount of advanced technology to actually alter them to be used in forms of communication. And Einstein theorized that they travel at the same speed of light, so its not necessarily more efficient to do so than a simple laser - except for the fact that a gravity wave could move through objects, which has some serious applications.
Now I'll agree with you that it might be better to look for something else, something a little more concrete that would show proof of life. But as it stands A star orbiting solar array might not be as practical as we theorize, and thus we could be on a wild goose chase if we go looking for them.
Thats the reason we study the electromagnetic spectrum - practically all of our advanced technology is based on it in some way or another. And when we broadcast things out they go in all directions, not just the reciever*. We know that our radio signals have travelled out a hundred light years or so, so it only makes sense to keep a watchful eye for radio signals that might be heading towards us.
*This is why detecting a laser would be difficult - it's not exactly pointed at us. You can only see a laser if it's emitted light is being refracted or redirected off in a bunch of different directions. Like using a laser pointer in a classroom versus using one in the morning fog - one will produce that ray and the other will only produce the dot at the end.
The difference being that when I download a new file, I know there is a potential that it will be malware rather than what I am looking for and can take steps to minimize the risk. With this new format, I have a file on my system that can be "updated" at any time
When you want it to be - you by no means HAVE to receive ANY updates AT ALL.
And if its "updatable" by unauthorized people, then it would be prone to "Creed Sucks!" and all the other opinionated Crap flying around the internet. There is obviously some system in place to make sure that it is actually the band's newsletter or RSS feed or Twitter Feed getting put through to the file.
Outside access to modify A file, if you choose to.
In order for the file to be modified it has to come from the authenticated source - probably the band, which means it'll have to come from a server owned by the band - or the band will entrust it to a music company.
In order for someone to exploit this not only do they have to spoof their way into making the MP3 file - but they have to magically make it so that they can access root by the limitted permissions within the one file they can edit.
How many people have gotten infected by an RSS Feed? Not any that I know of, and thats exactly what this new deployed system is, a glorified RSS feed that merely archives itself onto the MP3 file you own.
On the other side of the fence: How many people have gotten back door rootkits by installing pirated versions of Photoshop? A lot. More than I could count on my fingers and toes using binary.
No more exploitable than downloading a file from anywhere ever would be. Less exploitable than those who download music for free off of torrents and P2P apps.
So if you want to buy music legitly, you have the option of having the bonus features, similar to those on a DVD or Blu Ray. Its just incentive to buy over pirating.
Which is the best way to go about it, and we all know it. That way they can have their cake and we get to eat ours.
All of the cars I've driven have been around since before I was born. If I was in something from this Decade I'd completely understand being able to drive them soon after starting. But that old Reliant K-Car doesn't do so well after 300k.
Like the other poster, you obviously have not owned a car where the temperatures drop REALLY low.
Where I live, when it reaches minus 40, it will take 15 minutes of my car sitting in Idle for it to become DRIVEABLE - let alone the 20 to 30 before it would actually become a comfortable temperature. If I don't let it idle for that amount of time, it will stall about as soon as I try to put it into any gear. The gas line needs time to get the gasline antifreeze flowing - the oil needs time to warm up and get inside the cylinders (this is were plugging in your car is helpful).
You run the risk of harming your engine by driving before the oil has time to warm up and flow around. Nothing like a Seized engine because you didn't let your car warm up 10 minutes every morning.
Here in Canada - and some Northern States, a lot of countries in Europe, and probably Russia - Remote Car starters are a BIG thing.
However, its only like $120 dollars to get one done here for an automatic, and about $150 for a standard.
We'll look back on this kind of persecution and vow never to let it happen again. I won't be the first one to break Godwin's Law but you know exactly where I'm headed.
Ah but thats just the world we live in. People don't say Some windows operating systems are insecure, or that some Adobe products are vulnerable. They also don't say that some ISP's are ripping their customers off, or that some linux users are computer Gurus.
We live in a world where generalizing, rationalizing, and stereotypes are the norm. You are going to be lumped into a group whether you use a mac or not, like it or not. If it bothers you to the point that you "really hate" (as in actual full fledge hatred), perhaps you shouldn't put yourself in a position to be lumped. No one singled you out either.
The problem is you can't blame just ONE item for it all though. A vitamin deficiency such as this reflects many bad lifestyle choices, not just gaming.
People CAN read books outside yes, but I know just as many shutins who prefer to read as I know shut ins who game obsessively.
I have, on many occaisons, seen someone gaming on their DS, PSP, Gameboy, etc while outside.
I haven't on any occaison, seen anyone play a board game while inside. Yet some people do so religiously every week.
Board games one night, Reading another, Television another, Gaming another. Thats more than 50% of your week which can be attributed to regular activities in moderation. Next thing you know its a snowy cloudy overcast, just like it is in Canada and England right now, so its too cold for any outdoor activities anyways. (Before you mention building snowmen, you can't do that in -30).
You're right to some degree. Problem is that we don't have telescopes on Earth that can just point out to the sky and see all the amazing things that Hubble can. The light pollution is too high. So we are really cut back on how much of space we can actually see here.
Now, she didn't "just point" in the sky, in fact, she had nothing to do with the pointing at all. She took the Data and Analyzed it. She worked it out to be a Pulsar.
Pulsars are very rare. So they waited till the telescope came around to the right point again (a month later) and re-read the data, and re-analyzed it with professionals. She was correct.
I always figured they just viewed the triangles in a different light. Whereas we westerners would see the tip of the triangle as obviously pointing in the direction as forward, I always kind of figured other cultures had the notion that long side of the triangle was merely the way it was facing, as if the point to the right is to start from nothing and grow into something.
But this is exactly what I meant by intuitive versus Universal. If your target audience is able to infer the actions of a button without pressing it, that makes it "intuitive", though not universal to those outside your target.
Its a ludicrous amount, but it you need to look at it this way: 1) It sets an example. Don't get caught 2) This guys life is not ruined. Depending on his salary and how much he wants to spend on living expenses, he can pay that off in a few years.
Probably the best post on this article right there.
I can think of a large number of University students who would probably get Rickets from staying inside studying so much - if it weren't for the half hour outdoor walks across campus.
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Also, if you have any kind of music as your ringtone (except for the harp sound on the iPhone) you should be shot. A phone should sound like a phone, not a disco.
IMO, I think Ringtones are the least annoying part about a phone, its just their volume that gets annoying. Much like someone talking too loud I don't want their ringtone to disrupt me either. However, if someone has a rap/punk/rock/pop/techno/classical/retro song for their ringtone, I have no issue with it whatsoever.
Then again - I'm sort of a people watcher. Sitting on the bus I'll look at people (trying not to stare of course) and figure out as much about that person as I possibly can. So if I'm in the middle of deciphering the style of a cute girl who is reading a teen novel, and her ringtone is Eminem's latest hit - I know that much more about her. I also know to avoid her in the future. =P
Fully Agreed.
I saw this test (I don't know whether it was on Mythbusters or some other show or even on the internet) where they were seeing how well a driver can steer a vehicle while not looking out the front windshield. I believe it was mostly about people programming destinations into their GPS while driving instead of doing it before hand - so it could be a few more seconds and such.
Turns out, a LOT of people can't keep it within their lane after 2 seconds, and even the most skilled people (that they tested) couldn't finish programming the GPS to a destination without being 2 or 3 lanes over.
Part of it is that your natural motions with your other hand will subliminally affect the other. If you look right, your bound to slightly turn right, its habitual for just about anyone. So that split second you spent turning and grabbing your phone from the passenger seat could mean you just bumped into that guy beside you.
Have you ever had a conversation with someone, only to find out a few seconds later they were on a Bluetooth talking to someone else?
That happened to me the other day - saw an old friend from Highschool on the train, he was half facing the other way because it was crowded.
I somehow went 3 whole minutes of conversation seeming completely fluid and comprehensible, only to see him turn and be like "Wow I haven't seen you since High School!"
You can imagine my baffled reaction.
How to detect a dyson sphere? Look for the waste heat. Will be bright in the infrared.
-molo
Yes - completely unlike a star...
Unless I'm mistaken - SETI would look through more than just the radio waves, but most the electromagnetic spectrum (again, not entirely certain about that).
Lasers are essentially light being modified, so that still falls into the ElectroMagnetic spectrum. Same with X-rays.
Gravity waves however, require a substantial amount of advanced technology to actually alter them to be used in forms of communication. And Einstein theorized that they travel at the same speed of light, so its not necessarily more efficient to do so than a simple laser - except for the fact that a gravity wave could move through objects, which has some serious applications.
Now I'll agree with you that it might be better to look for something else, something a little more concrete that would show proof of life. But as it stands A star orbiting solar array might not be as practical as we theorize, and thus we could be on a wild goose chase if we go looking for them.
Thats the reason we study the electromagnetic spectrum - practically all of our advanced technology is based on it in some way or another. And when we broadcast things out they go in all directions, not just the reciever*. We know that our radio signals have travelled out a hundred light years or so, so it only makes sense to keep a watchful eye for radio signals that might be heading towards us.
*This is why detecting a laser would be difficult - it's not exactly pointed at us. You can only see a laser if it's emitted light is being refracted or redirected off in a bunch of different directions. Like using a laser pointer in a classroom versus using one in the morning fog - one will produce that ray and the other will only produce the dot at the end.
It's not like local software clients or network protocols have ever been exploited
I just think its ridiculous to bash a protocol that hasn't even been released when the alternative is to download a file from a complete stranger.
I'm not saying this is an amazing idea. I'm not saying its going to revolutionize the way people look at music downloads.
All I'm saying is that the idea isn't terrible - and it could fly (not soar) if done right. And since its not done yet, keep your stones to yourself.
The difference being that when I download a new file, I know there is a potential that it will be malware rather than what I am looking for and can take steps to minimize the risk. With this new format, I have a file on my system that can be "updated" at any time
When you want it to be - you by no means HAVE to receive ANY updates AT ALL.
And if its "updatable" by unauthorized people, then it would be prone to "Creed Sucks!" and all the other opinionated Crap flying around the internet. There is obviously some system in place to make sure that it is actually the band's newsletter or RSS feed or Twitter Feed getting put through to the file.
Unplugging the ethernet cable DOESN'T COUNT.
Outside access to modify A file, if you choose to.
In order for the file to be modified it has to come from the authenticated source - probably the band, which means it'll have to come from a server owned by the band - or the band will entrust it to a music company.
In order for someone to exploit this not only do they have to spoof their way into making the MP3 file - but they have to magically make it so that they can access root by the limitted permissions within the one file they can edit.
How many people have gotten infected by an RSS Feed? Not any that I know of, and thats exactly what this new deployed system is, a glorified RSS feed that merely archives itself onto the MP3 file you own.
On the other side of the fence:
How many people have gotten back door rootkits by installing pirated versions of Photoshop? A lot. More than I could count on my fingers and toes using binary.
Perhaps you misread the first line of my post?
Or perhaps you misunderstood it?
Or perhaps you missed everything altogether...
No more exploitable than downloading a file from anywhere ever would be. Less exploitable than those who download music for free off of torrents and P2P apps.
Opt-in, not mandatory.
So if you want to buy music legitly, you have the option of having the bonus features, similar to those on a DVD or Blu Ray. Its just incentive to buy over pirating.
Which is the best way to go about it, and we all know it. That way they can have their cake and we get to eat ours.
All of the cars I've driven have been around since before I was born. If I was in something from this Decade I'd completely understand being able to drive them soon after starting. But that old Reliant K-Car doesn't do so well after 300k.
Hole flow or electron flow?
Lets not get started on that... lol.
Mozilla Power Conduit. Its so bloated you'll need a new Power supply!
Like the other poster, you obviously have not owned a car where the temperatures drop REALLY low.
Where I live, when it reaches minus 40, it will take 15 minutes of my car sitting in Idle for it to become DRIVEABLE - let alone the 20 to 30 before it would actually become a comfortable temperature. If I don't let it idle for that amount of time, it will stall about as soon as I try to put it into any gear. The gas line needs time to get the gasline antifreeze flowing - the oil needs time to warm up and get inside the cylinders (this is were plugging in your car is helpful).
You run the risk of harming your engine by driving before the oil has time to warm up and flow around. Nothing like a Seized engine because you didn't let your car warm up 10 minutes every morning.
Here in Canada - and some Northern States, a lot of countries in Europe, and probably Russia - Remote Car starters are a BIG thing.
However, its only like $120 dollars to get one done here for an automatic, and about $150 for a standard.
We'll look back on this kind of persecution and vow never to let it happen again. I won't be the first one to break Godwin's Law but you know exactly where I'm headed.
Ah but thats just the world we live in. People don't say Some windows operating systems are insecure, or that some Adobe products are vulnerable. They also don't say that some ISP's are ripping their customers off, or that some linux users are computer Gurus.
We live in a world where generalizing, rationalizing, and stereotypes are the norm. You are going to be lumped into a group whether you use a mac or not, like it or not. If it bothers you to the point that you "really hate" (as in actual full fledge hatred), perhaps you shouldn't put yourself in a position to be lumped. No one singled you out either.
Just saying.
The problem is you can't blame just ONE item for it all though. A vitamin deficiency such as this reflects many bad lifestyle choices, not just gaming.
People CAN read books outside yes, but I know just as many shutins who prefer to read as I know shut ins who game obsessively.
I have, on many occaisons, seen someone gaming on their DS, PSP, Gameboy, etc while outside.
I haven't on any occaison, seen anyone play a board game while inside. Yet some people do so religiously every week.
Board games one night, Reading another, Television another, Gaming another. Thats more than 50% of your week which can be attributed to regular activities in moderation. Next thing you know its a snowy cloudy overcast, just like it is in Canada and England right now, so its too cold for any outdoor activities anyways. (Before you mention building snowmen, you can't do that in -30).
I blame Rickets Rise on a multitude of things.
They get up to the second updates on the world of Pop Entertainment via Twitter
They get a confusingly clouded understanding of what happens in the worlds of politics via everyones facebook rantings.
You're right to some degree. Problem is that we don't have telescopes on Earth that can just point out to the sky and see all the amazing things that Hubble can. The light pollution is too high. So we are really cut back on how much of space we can actually see here.
Now, she didn't "just point" in the sky, in fact, she had nothing to do with the pointing at all. She took the Data and Analyzed it. She worked it out to be a Pulsar.
Pulsars are very rare. So they waited till the telescope came around to the right point again (a month later) and re-read the data, and re-analyzed it with professionals. She was correct.
I always figured they just viewed the triangles in a different light. Whereas we westerners would see the tip of the triangle as obviously pointing in the direction as forward, I always kind of figured other cultures had the notion that long side of the triangle was merely the way it was facing, as if the point to the right is to start from nothing and grow into something.
But this is exactly what I meant by intuitive versus Universal. If your target audience is able to infer the actions of a button without pressing it, that makes it "intuitive", though not universal to those outside your target.
I don't get it.
Its a ludicrous amount, but it you need to look at it this way:
1) It sets an example. Don't get caught
2) This guys life is not ruined. Depending on his salary and how much he wants to spend on living expenses, he can pay that off in a few years.
Probably the best post on this article right there.
I can think of a large number of University students who would probably get Rickets from staying inside studying so much - if it weren't for the half hour outdoor walks across campus.