This seems to be far outdated. Why don't the journalists and media companies simply lobby the legislature to pass a law declaring that the burden of evidence in libel and slander cases falls on the accuser?
It's clearly the more just method, and it works surprisingly well in the US. It's not like there would be popular opposition to such a change. And anybody who complains is just a champagne-sipping bum, anyway!
This is why the bugs are only activated when they detect an integer overflow error in any document called "personal finances.xls". With this method, they can be sure they're on an American executive's computer.
I'd wager that you're a creep who has never exercised in his life. Checking your heart rate when exercising should be mandatory so that people don't die from being pushed too hard. It's just common sense. We now have cheap, simple devices which beep at you when your heart rate gets dangerously high. That's wonderful; it's not at all a cause for concern. It's a cause for relief.
Do you wear a paper bag over your head at all times? If not, everyone can see that your heart rate increases when you exert yourself: your skin gets red and your breathing hastens. Some of them might even write that down and put it in a big scary computer!!
You should be wholeheartedly praising the school for taking exercise safety seriously. Trying to fabricate some impossible scenario in which claims adjusters actually give a shit that your kid's heart rate increases while exercising... that's plain old nuts. Simple as that.
My tinfoil-hat concern is that the heart rate data will be tied to each child, then archived and eventually used for/against them down the road when applying for insurance, high-stress jobs, etc. '
This is beyond tinfoil. This is the among the stupidest things I've ever read as an ask slashdot. It just goes to show that parental instincts can turn intelligent humans into frightened, protective, stupid animals.
Submitter: A heart rate monitor is just a more accurate way of measuring someone's pulse. Have you ever exercised in your life? Did you put your fingers to your neck to check your pulse? This is the same thing, but with more accurate reading. And it beeps if your heart rate gets too high so you know to slow down.
Do some damn research and try to collect your brains back into your skull. The big scary world isn't trying to ruin your little darling by checking his pulse.
if terra were to plant a nuclear bomb in my apartment, thousands in my neighboorhood could be killed. that's worse than a mere blackout! please give me a large grant so i can upgrade my apartment to a more secure version. think of the children!
The cure for AIDS will come when we learn to genetically engineer a virulent but non-life-threatening variety of the bug. Then the task will fall upon us all to spread the infection;-)
Patching Windows is the main focus because it is the best bang for the buck. There are many tools to automate this process (Active Directory, Group Policy, SUS). There are no tools to automatically discover XSRF, XSS, and Injection attacks in your custom web apps, then write patches for them, then deploy and manage those patches. That's orders of magnitude more expensive.
When you have limited resources, you will just go for the lowest-hanging fruit. Obviously.
I just want to point out that human history is full of ignorant politicians trying to ban or limit new technology for whatever reason (fear of what they don't understand, protecting business interests, maintain the status quo). But technology has always won in the end.
One of my favorite examples is when the Church banned crossbows. How'd that work out for them?
My point is that we should get upset with them, but we shouldn't overreact. Their stupidity will eventually be overturned.
Dude... that's awesome. I hope that, before I die, I see a video of a mouse hovering in mid air, fruitlessly kicking his legs with all his might in order to reach a piece of cheese dangling inches from his nose.
In fact, I assume those running the Matrix enjoy a similar sort of humor whenever they arrange for me to be introduced to a beautiful, intelligent woman.
It sounds to me like EA has some madly-ambitious marketing executive who gets paid based on the number of sales, so he has authorized any wacky stunt imaginable to drive sales to their target audience (young men).
If additional sales could boost your yearly bonus check by $1,000,000.00, would you give a shit if you "offend" someone? No. Money talks, and it does so a lot louder than angry bloggers.
I don't think "free will" is a meaningful statement, but at any rate, motivation does not depend on anything like "will." Motivation can be a preprogrammed goal. An instinct is an example of motivation. You are driven to eat food. Your mental machinery may try different methods to reach that goal. Similarly, a machine may be driven to find a least-cost-path to a destination. It may use it's abilities to select the best algorithm or heuristic to reach that goal. There's nothing of "free will" there, but there's certainly motivation.
This is because you are poor. Reading documents on the Kindle is simply better than reading them on an LCD. If you don't think that is "worth the money" it is because money is too dear to you. Ebooks are not yet marketed to the lower class. They are well worth the money to those who have it, though.
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Print is extremely wasteful and bad for the environment compared to reading them on an ebook reader.
This seems to be far outdated. Why don't the journalists and media companies simply lobby the legislature to pass a law declaring that the burden of evidence in libel and slander cases falls on the accuser?
It's clearly the more just method, and it works surprisingly well in the US. It's not like there would be popular opposition to such a change. And anybody who complains is just a champagne-sipping bum, anyway!
And do you enjoy watching The View?
This is why the bugs are only activated when they detect an integer overflow error in any document called "personal finances.xls". With this method, they can be sure they're on an American executive's computer.
You falsely assume that all children in gym class are "perfectly healthy."
When a kid has a freakishly-high heart rate after running a lab, the instructor needs to know so that he can stop pushing him!
I'm going to go with a "[citation needed]" on that one.
What's your point? I've never seen a heart monitor that does this, either.
Have you seen an insurance claims adjuster snooping around high school gym classes looking for data? Or is that an insane fantasy on your part?
I'd wager that you're a creep who has never exercised in his life. Checking your heart rate when exercising should be mandatory so that people don't die from being pushed too hard. It's just common sense. We now have cheap, simple devices which beep at you when your heart rate gets dangerously high. That's wonderful; it's not at all a cause for concern. It's a cause for relief.
Do you wear a paper bag over your head at all times? If not, everyone can see that your heart rate increases when you exert yourself: your skin gets red and your breathing hastens. Some of them might even write that down and put it in a big scary computer!!
You should be wholeheartedly praising the school for taking exercise safety seriously. Trying to fabricate some impossible scenario in which claims adjusters actually give a shit that your kid's heart rate increases while exercising... that's plain old nuts. Simple as that.
This is beyond tinfoil. This is the among the stupidest things I've ever read as an ask slashdot. It just goes to show that parental instincts can turn intelligent humans into frightened, protective, stupid animals.
Submitter: A heart rate monitor is just a more accurate way of measuring someone's pulse. Have you ever exercised in your life? Did you put your fingers to your neck to check your pulse? This is the same thing, but with more accurate reading. And it beeps if your heart rate gets too high so you know to slow down.
Do some damn research and try to collect your brains back into your skull. The big scary world isn't trying to ruin your little darling by checking his pulse.
if terra were to plant a nuclear bomb in my apartment, thousands in my neighboorhood could be killed. that's worse than a mere blackout! please give me a large grant so i can upgrade my apartment to a more secure version. think of the children!
The cure for AIDS will come when we learn to genetically engineer a virulent but non-life-threatening variety of the bug. Then the task will fall upon us all to spread the infection ;-)
Patching Windows is the main focus because it is the best bang for the buck. There are many tools to automate this process (Active Directory, Group Policy, SUS). There are no tools to automatically discover XSRF, XSS, and Injection attacks in your custom web apps, then write patches for them, then deploy and manage those patches. That's orders of magnitude more expensive.
When you have limited resources, you will just go for the lowest-hanging fruit. Obviously.
I just want to point out that human history is full of ignorant politicians trying to ban or limit new technology for whatever reason (fear of what they don't understand, protecting business interests, maintain the status quo). But technology has always won in the end.
One of my favorite examples is when the Church banned crossbows. How'd that work out for them?
My point is that we should get upset with them, but we shouldn't overreact. Their stupidity will eventually be overturned.
The Atom netbooks all support 2GB RAM unless the manufacturer crippled them.
My Samsung NC10 has 2GB RAM (after $20 upgrade). This model also has a full-sized keyboard and an 8 hour battery.
I'm a gamer, so I need a bitchin desktop. But when I'm traveling? The NC10 is more than enough.
Screw your cable link. I found N to be a great benefit when streaming HD video from my file server to my media server.
Dude... that's awesome. I hope that, before I die, I see a video of a mouse hovering in mid air, fruitlessly kicking his legs with all his might in order to reach a piece of cheese dangling inches from his nose.
In fact, I assume those running the Matrix enjoy a similar sort of humor whenever they arrange for me to be introduced to a beautiful, intelligent woman.
It sounds to me like EA has some madly-ambitious marketing executive who gets paid based on the number of sales, so he has authorized any wacky stunt imaginable to drive sales to their target audience (young men).
If additional sales could boost your yearly bonus check by $1,000,000.00, would you give a shit if you "offend" someone? No. Money talks, and it does so a lot louder than angry bloggers.
What reason do you have to make such a claim?
How do you expect a mouse wheel to work without gravity? Strap the little guys down with elastic?
This is actually a discussion site, not a news site. We come here for the discourse and the surprisingly effective moderation system.
To see the full screen video supported: open a command prompt, maximize it, then type "telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl".
There's nothing immoral about using a slave if that slave wants to be a slave. And since we program the AIs, we can give them that desire.
I don't think "free will" is a meaningful statement, but at any rate, motivation does not depend on anything like "will." Motivation can be a preprogrammed goal. An instinct is an example of motivation. You are driven to eat food. Your mental machinery may try different methods to reach that goal. Similarly, a machine may be driven to find a least-cost-path to a destination. It may use it's abilities to select the best algorithm or heuristic to reach that goal. There's nothing of "free will" there, but there's certainly motivation.
This is because you are poor. Reading documents on the Kindle is simply better than reading them on an LCD. If you don't think that is "worth the money" it is because money is too dear to you. Ebooks are not yet marketed to the lower class. They are well worth the money to those who have it, though.
Wait... who is doing the ignoring? Me, or the person I'm replying to?
I think you're confused.
6) You can turn the Kindle's net connection off when you aren't using it.
Amazon gets far less info about me than my cell phone provider gets!