Then you would potentially face penalties for spoilation of evidence in which case you could potentially face imprisonment and a jury would be permitted to "assume the worst." Good job.
(Note: I am NOT a lawyer and I am NOT offering legal advice)
Especially since it is documented and provable that all data would have to be deleted manually. Simply clicking their profile deactivate/delete button doesn't do squat, it just turns the profile off. I have met real people who do that EVERY TIME they use facebook, because it makes their data unsearchable until their next reactivation.
Well, I have no citations to back this up.... one straightforward (pardon the imminent pun) historical reason would seem to be, simply that it's ok for a patriotic leader to "love" his country if it's in the feminine. Same with ships, etc.
Some might call the U.S. the fatherland (Founding Fathers?), but the term is more associated in North America with Nazi Germany. The poll website linked (feardepartment.com) is very clearly satirical and I'm certain they're alluding to this.
I'm cribbing this paragraph from TFA for my resume bullet points. It's glorious.
On Tuesday, VanRoekel said that he wants to overhaul the federal bureaucracy to become more agile in an age of services delivered via mobile apps, and where information is atomized so that it can be mashed up by anyone to provide deeper insights. He also wants to break down massive multi-year information technology projects into smaller, more modular projects in the hopes of saving the government from getting mired in multi-million dollar failures.
The truly foolish thing is believing that people DON'T have bias and prejudice. Regardless of their culture, people are people. Germany just happens to have a lot of men that take their pride in driving incredibly seriously, so it's an easy example to cite. But all the jokes I see on TV about Men-Getting-Lost and Women-Using-Maps are American men. Dating back to All In The Family.
Might someday we see high speed trains that will be 'impossible' to tip over
Yeah, because tipping over is the major concern with high speed trains. Who writes this stuff?
Any train using a metal rail system regardless of speed, can derail and tip, because once derailed there is no force to elevate the carriage itself. It's not especially hard to damage a track to that point either. And think of earthquake zones where a majority of high speed trains are used. Think of losing speed while on a banked incline. Meanwhile parking a magnet powerful enough to fatally shove a 200 ton locomotive off a bridge would probably be noticed driving around...
I suspect it is far more viable and useful in other shipping and logistics uses. Warehouses and airports could replace conveyor belts. No moving parts, reduced risk of spilling or wrong-side-up tipping. And don't forget the short order cooking industry. All those notes and plates sliding around, with a side of quant-ham. 8-)
Mr. Shatner, Are there any lesser-known off-camera stories that still stand out in your mind, during the filming of your various TV series? I am particularly curious about the mood and chatter on the set during the rehearsal and filming of "Plato's Stepchildren", where Kirk kissed Uhura. Hollywood being what it is, I doubt anyone would have quit in protest, but it must have been an interesting time. Stay well.
Long ago I swore off ever buying another bethesda softworks title as direct retail (I will only purchase second hand, to ensure that they never receive any of my money) and things like this only reinforce that opinion.
Because god forbid your morality should deprive you of playing their fantastic games. That's just inconvenient. Stealing really gets the message across. So pathetic.
Yeah. Asking a question and ending with "I refuse to believe the truth!" isn't the best way to go.
Especially when it follows "but this isn't going to sate my needs", like there's some addiction counseling involved.
If you want to do things your way to suit your needs and convenience -- and a MAME cab is the epitome of this philosophy, because most people can't fill their man-cave with a full arcade -- then your hands are going to get dirty. The industry doesn't have an open door policy for DIY geeks.
Having said that, one of the best DIY solutions I've ever seen was a limited run USB cartridge reader, that mounts cartridges as an external drive. Basically letting you jack a cart into the computer without needing to actually dump the ROM. Now that is the cleverest no-piracy route I have seen, but as I said it's not mass produced, so I'm not even going to hunt down the link. Would it solve the OP's problem if the industry would support it? Maybe. But they never will, because there's no protection for them.
Interesting, you highlighted the OP's question, while I would highlight his *reason for asking* the question.
...would cause the Mac mini's fans to spin up like turbine engines — much too loud for my liking. I ask, therefore: What hardware would you recommend for building a...?"
The answer to controlling how loud your Mac is, something which Macs are infamous for, is to install a 1.3MB utility that gives you control over the various fan speed presets. Sometimes the Mac's fan controller goes too fast or too slow for the heat generated. Sometimes the sensor gets crammed in the wrong place. It's important to monitor and control it. Meanwhile, the Mini will sit happily on a netbook cooling stand, and you can buy whatever size fan you want for that. Problem (potentially) solved for $40.
Sometimes the engineer way to solve a problem solves the wrong problem. But it sure does use up a lot of energy, time and money. Which young men seem to have rather a lot of. OP: Try cooling off yourself before you decide to throw out the problem before even finding a solution.;)
I like you. This is my point as well. Maybe I slept that day in marketing class, but how does the public really distinguish the brand trust between disney.xxx and disneyxxx.com? It's going to take a while before the average joe thinks "whatever.xxx" is actually a website. Google is going to be doing most of the work for the first year, as people search "whatever xxx" and end up at://whatever.xxx/ first click.
As such, if disney.xxx is reserved for Disney, *they* are the ones squatting on a potentially legitimate pornographic website. That's wrong, and shouldn't be encouraged. After all, xxx isn't intended for them in the first place, and they certainly have no intention of using the domain appropriately for the TLD's purpose.
You win devil's advocate points, but are still morally bankrupt.;) The idea of a "legitimate pornographic website" is a contradiction in terms for anyone who cares to be bothered by such things. The public is not actually going to care who's job it is (not themselves!!!) to make sure://disney.xxx/ is never seen by them or their children, but the first people they will complain to about it existing is disney.com. It's in the corp's best interest to squat, cockblock, whatever you wish to call it, because it is not in ICM's best interest to say "that's too family-friendly a name to allow". Remember these cost $210 a pop for starters at GoDaddy, and $200 for the Sunrise B 10-year block extortion fee. That part you said "shouldn't be encouraged"? It already has an application form. The difference is a block works out to $20/year, and the registration will be $100/year. So it's more "protection money" really.;-) I think Capone would have loved the internet.
specifically because Microsoft forced Mojang into an exclusive contract.
I'm reasonably certain that Mojang is wealthy enough that nobody forces Markus into nuthin'. The man wants to settle legal disputes with Bethesda in a Quake 3 match. What the hell kind of power do you think Microsoft has over him, with their 25 million users that can't even plug in a mouse? He's outsourcing the port, it's not even important enough to handle internally!
From Notch's August 30th blog about why MC is not going to be on Steam:
We are talking to Valve about this, but I definitely understand their reasons for wanting to control their platform. There’s a certain inherent incompatibility between what we want to do and what they want to do. So there’s no big argument, we just don’t want to limit what we can do with Minecraft. Also, Steam is awesome. Much more awesome than certain other digital distribution platforms that we would NOT want to release Minecraft on.
I have purchased several XBLIG, and I enjoy the little snippets of time I steal away to check out the offerings. But I recognize it for what it truly is to individual developers. A "published" line on a resume, a demo reel, and a big foot in the door to getting on Steam. Minecraft is now too big for Steam (but probably not their future games), so I'm pretty sure Mojang is not being bullied by Microsoft. You're full of crap, but it's probably just bitterness. Go channel that into a new game and it might be interesting.
So one guy with a thousand fake names will get the entire run and sell them all off for $300-$400 a shot on eBay. Good, good, glad to see the system works.
Given that HP couldn't sell them at all until they dropped the price to $99... your scenario seems pretty unlikely.
I won't be surprised if someone tries to do it - but they're going to get stuck with a lot of inventory. The interest just isn't there.
I definitely like it when my bank keeps their cert current. I don't really care so much when I'm buying a silly $16 t-shirt. If that site doesn't have a current cert at checkout and they do have a PayPal or Google option, I'll go that route for the 2 things I don't want in cleartext. (payment and address)
Slashdot Mirror
Some military thingy? Nope.
Tags: military
Do we distinguish government intelligence ops from the military? Even when they involve China? Even when they involve orbital satellites?
New tag: spymantics
Then you would potentially face penalties for spoilation of evidence in which case you could potentially face imprisonment and a jury would be permitted to "assume the worst." Good job.
(Note: I am NOT a lawyer and I am NOT offering legal advice)
Especially since it is documented and provable that all data would have to be deleted manually. Simply clicking their profile deactivate/delete button doesn't do squat, it just turns the profile off. I have met real people who do that EVERY TIME they use facebook, because it makes their data unsearchable until their next reactivation.
Well, I have no citations to back this up.... one straightforward (pardon the imminent pun) historical reason would seem to be, simply that it's ok for a patriotic leader to "love" his country if it's in the feminine. Same with ships, etc.
Some might call the U.S. the fatherland (Founding Fathers?), but the term is more associated in North America with Nazi Germany. The poll website linked (feardepartment.com) is very clearly satirical and I'm certain they're alluding to this.
During the Civil War, an extra stanza for Star Spangled Banner used feminine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_National_Anthem#Additional_Civil_War_period_lyrics
One final anecdote, when soldiers fight, they fight "for Lady Liberty".
Windows still has a command line, right?
I don't use it often enough to know...
I'm cribbing this paragraph from TFA for my resume bullet points. It's glorious.
On Tuesday, VanRoekel said that he wants to overhaul the federal bureaucracy to become more agile in an age of services delivered via mobile apps, and where information is atomized so that it can be mashed up by anyone to provide deeper insights. He also wants to break down massive multi-year information technology projects into smaller, more modular projects in the hopes of saving the government from getting mired in multi-million dollar failures.
I just can't take *anyone* seriously that uses the word "synergy."
Try to be synpathetic about it.
As other comments have pointed out, it doesn't seem to be a myth. I'm not sure how something that obscure can become urban or myth, honestly.
http://www.pbs.org/speak/ahead/technology/voiceinterface/
The truly foolish thing is believing that people DON'T have bias and prejudice. Regardless of their culture, people are people. Germany just happens to have a lot of men that take their pride in driving incredibly seriously, so it's an easy example to cite. But all the jokes I see on TV about Men-Getting-Lost and Women-Using-Maps are American men. Dating back to All In The Family.
Might someday we see high speed trains that will be 'impossible' to tip over
Yeah, because tipping over is the major concern with high speed trains. Who writes this stuff?
Any train using a metal rail system regardless of speed, can derail and tip, because once derailed there is no force to elevate the carriage itself. It's not especially hard to damage a track to that point either. And think of earthquake zones where a majority of high speed trains are used. Think of losing speed while on a banked incline. Meanwhile parking a magnet powerful enough to fatally shove a 200 ton locomotive off a bridge would probably be noticed driving around...
I suspect it is far more viable and useful in other shipping and logistics uses. Warehouses and airports could replace conveyor belts. No moving parts, reduced risk of spilling or wrong-side-up tipping. And don't forget the short order cooking industry. All those notes and plates sliding around, with a side of quant-ham. 8-)
I guess the way they see it, "If you're gonna build an electric car, why not do it with some style?"
There. I said it.
"Electric cars don't run on water. Unless you've got power!"
There. I said it.
That must be a deprecated version of his will. The new coffin is supposed to be a single piece of curved glass with an aluminum base.
iRP Steve.
Mr. Shatner,
Are there any lesser-known off-camera stories that still stand out in your mind, during the filming of your various TV series?
I am particularly curious about the mood and chatter on the set during the rehearsal and filming of "Plato's Stepchildren", where Kirk kissed Uhura. Hollywood being what it is, I doubt anyone would have quit in protest, but it must have been an interesting time.
Stay well.
Whatever, grandpa. Don't you play Halo? It's the Superintendent. ;)
Long ago I swore off ever buying another bethesda softworks title as direct retail (I will only purchase second hand, to ensure that they never receive any of my money) and things like this only reinforce that opinion.
Because god forbid your morality should deprive you of playing their fantastic games. That's just inconvenient. Stealing really gets the message across.
So pathetic.
Nice one Timothy! I laughed harder than I probably should, because I totally have a rad collection of ASCII and ANSI art on diskette somewhere...
Is this a good place to mention I have a working Superdisk drive to sell?
I'll only charge what you feel your data is worth. ;)
and people looking to get away from the increasingly all-encompassing Google have a second choice.
And that choice is a plucky underdog by the name of... Microsoft.
Woot?
Have you found your life to be markedly improved by boycotting them?
Yeah. Asking a question and ending with "I refuse to believe the truth!" isn't the best way to go.
Especially when it follows "but this isn't going to sate my needs", like there's some addiction counseling involved.
If you want to do things your way to suit your needs and convenience -- and a MAME cab is the epitome of this philosophy, because most people can't fill their man-cave with a full arcade -- then your hands are going to get dirty. The industry doesn't have an open door policy for DIY geeks.
Having said that, one of the best DIY solutions I've ever seen was a limited run USB cartridge reader, that mounts cartridges as an external drive. Basically letting you jack a cart into the computer without needing to actually dump the ROM. Now that is the cleverest no-piracy route I have seen, but as I said it's not mass produced, so I'm not even going to hunt down the link. Would it solve the OP's problem if the industry would support it? Maybe. But they never will, because there's no protection for them.
This is what the console industry wants you to buy legally. Please note for emphasis that all of these things are inherently incompatible with a "does it all" cabinet.
http://www.amazon.com/Atari-Paddle-Controller-13-Games-Pc/dp/B0001GBRO6
http://www.amazon.com/Atari-280243-Flashback2-Classic-Console/dp/B0050JBHCG
http://www.amazon.com/Intellivision-Greatest-Hits-Pc/dp/B00008OE4Z
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Room
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Console
Interesting, you highlighted the OP's question, while I would highlight his *reason for asking* the question.
...would cause the Mac mini's fans to spin up like turbine engines — much too loud for my liking. I ask, therefore: What hardware would you recommend for building a...?"
The answer to controlling how loud your Mac is, something which Macs are infamous for, is to install a 1.3MB utility that gives you control over the various fan speed presets. Sometimes the Mac's fan controller goes too fast or too slow for the heat generated. Sometimes the sensor gets crammed in the wrong place. It's important to monitor and control it. Meanwhile, the Mini will sit happily on a netbook cooling stand, and you can buy whatever size fan you want for that. Problem (potentially) solved for $40.
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23049/smcfancontrol
http://www.123macmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=196467&sid=94a8929424920b9e36f8bb2131c58d48#196467
Sometimes the engineer way to solve a problem solves the wrong problem. But it sure does use up a lot of energy, time and money. Which young men seem to have rather a lot of. ;)
OP: Try cooling off yourself before you decide to throw out the problem before even finding a solution.
The closest thing I've ever seen to American hentai is Marge Simpson in Playboy.
Not to besmirch Heavy Metal, Ralph Bakshi, and Robert Crumb (bless 'em as pioneers), but we're doing it wrong...
Polish Playboy did a CGI photo spread of the women of the Witcher. They looked real in a born-airbrushed sort of way.
I like you. This is my point as well. Maybe I slept that day in marketing class, but how does the public really distinguish the brand trust between disney.xxx and disneyxxx.com? It's going to take a while before the average joe thinks "whatever.xxx" is actually a website. Google is going to be doing most of the work for the first year, as people search "whatever xxx" and end up at ://whatever.xxx/ first click.
As such, if disney.xxx is reserved for Disney, *they* are the ones squatting on a potentially legitimate pornographic website. That's wrong, and shouldn't be encouraged. After all, xxx isn't intended for them in the first place, and they certainly have no intention of using the domain appropriately for the TLD's purpose.
You win devil's advocate points, but are still morally bankrupt. ;) The idea of a "legitimate pornographic website" is a contradiction in terms for anyone who cares to be bothered by such things. The public is not actually going to care who's job it is (not themselves!!!) to make sure ://disney.xxx/ is never seen by them or their children, but the first people they will complain to about it existing is disney.com. ;-) I think Capone would have loved the internet.
It's in the corp's best interest to squat, cockblock, whatever you wish to call it, because it is not in ICM's best interest to say "that's too family-friendly a name to allow". Remember these cost $210 a pop for starters at GoDaddy, and $200 for the Sunrise B 10-year block extortion fee. That part you said "shouldn't be encouraged"? It already has an application form. The difference is a block works out to $20/year, and the registration will be $100/year. So it's more "protection money" really.
Eh?
specifically because Microsoft forced Mojang into an exclusive contract.
I'm reasonably certain that Mojang is wealthy enough that nobody forces Markus into nuthin'. The man wants to settle legal disputes with Bethesda in a Quake 3 match. What the hell kind of power do you think Microsoft has over him, with their 25 million users that can't even plug in a mouse? He's outsourcing the port, it's not even important enough to handle internally!
From Notch's August 30th blog about why MC is not going to be on Steam:
We are talking to Valve about this, but I definitely understand their reasons for wanting to control their platform. There’s a certain inherent incompatibility between what we want to do and what they want to do.
So there’s no big argument, we just don’t want to limit what we can do with Minecraft. Also, Steam is awesome. Much more awesome than certain other digital distribution platforms that we would NOT want to release Minecraft on.
I have purchased several XBLIG, and I enjoy the little snippets of time I steal away to check out the offerings. But I recognize it for what it truly is to individual developers. A "published" line on a resume, a demo reel, and a big foot in the door to getting on Steam. Minecraft is now too big for Steam (but probably not their future games), so I'm pretty sure Mojang is not being bullied by Microsoft. You're full of crap, but it's probably just bitterness. Go channel that into a new game and it might be interesting.
So one guy with a thousand fake names will get the entire run and sell them all off for $300-$400 a shot on eBay. Good, good, glad to see the system works.
Given that HP couldn't sell them at all until they dropped the price to $99... your scenario seems pretty unlikely.
I won't be surprised if someone tries to do it - but they're going to get stuck with a lot of inventory. The interest just isn't there.
What in god's name are you talking about? Do you even READ the internet?
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/hp-touchpads-earning-ebay-sellers-around-150-percent-more-than-fire-sale-prices/56239
http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/08/26/humour-drawing-of-an-hp-touchpad-hits-ebay-bidding-now-over-80000/
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2103751/hp-touchpads-ebay
I definitely like it when my bank keeps their cert current. I don't really care so much when I'm buying a silly $16 t-shirt. If that site doesn't have a current cert at checkout and they do have a PayPal or Google option, I'll go that route for the 2 things I don't want in cleartext. (payment and address)
People automatically assume it's a guy? That's chauvinistic.
Also, she has been head of security at Mozilla. I guess the summary didn't want to throw a third party into the debate.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-06-17-mozilla-window-snyder_N.htm