It may well be a long time before the Republicans have enough votes to get a repeal through the Senate. The way Demographics are headed, the Republican party of today will have to evolve significantly to stay relevant beyond this decade. And what Republicans fear about Obamacare more than anything else is that once it's implemented, people will decide that they like it, making it impossible for them to repeal it (much like Medicare and Social Security).
Our local newspaper publishes almost everything online. It also allows people to make comments. A few years ago, they decided to deal with the level of uncivil comments by requiring everyone to establish an account before posting. After a few months, it was mostly back to normal, but marginally better. Then this summer, they switched to requiring a Facebook or Linked-In login, and almost all commenting stopped--not just the problem comments, all comments.
They killed the commenting system by trying to force real identities.
Thanks! Honestly, I use FB Purity because it's the one I ran into first. It did all that I needed, so I never looked for other solutions. I'll make a point of trying yours.
I've been using FB Purity (http://www.fbpurity.com/) which is pretty much the same idea. My favorite feature is to hide stories that match a list of regular expressions. That's a great way to stop hearing about a particular TV show or sports league that several friends like to go on about.
I believe this was an extreme case of a cosmonaut on Mir who needed a wheelchair upon return. I'm not saying it isn't a problem, but I am saying that it's often perceived as being a bigger problem than it really is, and we've developed better exercise routines to combat the problem as we've gained more experience.
I've heard that most of the muscle and bone loss in space has been due to astronauts failing to keep up with exercise programs while in space, so the problem isn't as bad as it is perceived to be. Still, you're probably correct that something like this would still be useful for the space program.
A drug that tricks the body to respond as if it has been exercising will work on all muscles. Real exercise only works on the muscles that you use. Overuse of this drug would be expected to cause muscle growth where you don't want it. Bulk up those facial muscles.
Sure, in limited cases, this could be great. I'm thinking of cases where people can't exercise, using this in low doses to reduce the length of rehabilitation. Stuck in bed for a month or two due to a car accident? This is for you.
Of course, if it works, it will be abused. Need to get that extra edge for the Tour de France?
It's much more practical to build a paradise community in Antarctica than in space. It's much more practical to build a paradise community deep inside a mountain than in space.. It's much more practical to build a paradise community under the ocean than in space.
There are plenty of good places that eliminate at least half the cost and problems with going to space while still providing essentially all the benefits.
Just look at an inventory of all the supervillain lairs, and many of them fit the criteria.
Yes, I know that you can get a web browser that is specifically set up to route everything through TOR. What I want is a simple setting in browsers to use TOR for all private browsing sessions.
I've been running a three-monitor desktop for many years, and I've had to use Xinerama to get it to work. This results in some serious performance issues occasionally (I think triggered by Adobe Flash, not surprisingly) where the whole system becomes mostly non-responsive for a while. The right way of doing it is to use xrandr to configure the displays into a single logical screen. That would work great if I had a video card that could drive all three monitors. Unfortunately, I have two separate video cards, so I have to use Xinerama to make it work, which, as noted, kills acceleration.
Support for RandR across multiple GPUs has been on the schedule for years, but it's slated for release 2.0, which isn't going to be out anytime soon. When it does come out, I'll be reconfiguring my system to use it.
So if you can find a video card that can drive all your monitors, you should be all set. There may be some vendor-specific options for doing this, but I'm not aware of them. (I seem to recall some gaming cards that would let you combine multiple cards into a single logical card, and that might work here. I have no experience in that area.)
I think most Americans would rather give up Saturday delivery than have to walk farther to get their mail. I would be happy with just MWF delivery, but I would not want to have to walk to the end of our block to a cluster box.
You may be required to cooperate with their investigation, but space in a data center is not free, and the electricity certainly isn't, either. If they're taking what's yours, they should pay fair market value, and that includes space, power, cooling, and such.
I went this route, but I found that a Linux box with a PCI-e WiFi card acting as a base station doesn't give me the same range or signal strength as a dedicated base station.
Maybe I picked a bad card (I have tried several, though). Or maybe I didn't configure something right.
As far as having control over your network, though, you can't beat it.
I use it exactly the way you described, and it works fine with Verizon. You need to sign up for Google Voice Lite. I have had trouble with the voice app occasionally not getting a notification that new voicemail is available, and I don't usually get a transcription of the message right away, but it's still vastly better than the default Verizon voicemail.
I received a blizzard warning in February on my Galaxy S3 through Verizon, so apparently the only news is that iPhone is catching up. I suppose there should be some page that tells us which phone/provider combinations provide these messages.
If you really want automation, put it in the switch, not the bulb. Then you can use any bulb you like. Just program the switch to tell it what type of bulb (whether it's dimmable, and what type of dimming to use). The only advantage in putting it in the bulb is that you can do effects where multiple bulbs on the same switch can be controlled independently, which I don't see as a significant advantage.
Also, if you put the control in the switch, you can choose between WiFi and powerline ethernet. You also don't lose control if the light is switched off.
Of course, it should be even more obvious to put electric car chargers at hotels. When spending the night, you don't even need the high-speed superchargers. And as we're seeing more plug-in hybrids showing up, these won't just be used by pure electric cars. It's another way for a hotel to differentiate themselves and attract more business.
Every restaurant along a major highway should be looking at installing an electric vehicle charger. If I'm taking a trip in an electric car and getting hungry, you can bet I'll choose the stop that lets me charge the car at the same time.
Sure, the Tesla supercharger may be expensive to install due to the power requirements, but even a standard 220V charger would be enough to make me decide to eat there instead of somewhere else. Even if my trip doesn't require extra charging, having extra power in case I encounter something unexpected is a good thing.
No, BYOD means that IT still has no real control over the devices on the network, but now has to stop pretending that they ever did.
In an engineering environment, many of the locked-down MSWindows systems that are deployed are wiped by the users to install Linux. Other systems may be mostly locked down, but users will run their own systems in virtual machines. The network may have a nice secure firewall, but lots of users set up backdoors through their home VPN connections to bypass the tight web filters.
And then there are the Chinese hackers who have infiltrated the network.
Any company that relies on controlling the systems on their network for security is practicing security through imagination. A real security model has to assume that there will be issues at every level. BYOD may help force companies to recognize the need for comprehensive security, but it doesn't create the need.
So Better Place is liquidating while Tesla is turning a profit. This shows that they were focusing on the wrong problem. Instead of creating a new infrastructure specifically for electric cars (all of which would have to standardize on battery packs, limiting design and innovation in an emerging technology), Tesla simply made sure they could be efficient enough and pack enough batteries in for about 300 miles. Tesla also figured out relatively fast charging (slower than filling up with gas, but not horrible), and is putting charging stations in major highway corridors. If the cars become popular enough, we will eventually see charging stations all over the place.
I think people are a lot less nervous about finding an electrical outlet to charge from than they are about finding a battery swapping station.
Actually, it costs $237 to make one, so the price to consumers in a competitive market would probably be about $400 now while it's the latest and greatest thing, or $300 in six to twelve months. And of course, there should be a competitive market for financing for those who want to pay for it in installments.
The real news to me is that the Galaxy S4 is not already easily unlocked. I would have assumed that with the S3 being easily unlocked that the S4 would be similar.
I would think the best strategy for the phone companies and the handset makers would be to make it just difficult enough that most people wouldn't bother, but easy enough that people who really care wouldn't avoid the phones.
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Yes, there is a point to this.
It may well be a long time before the Republicans have enough votes to get a repeal through the Senate. The way Demographics are headed, the Republican party of today will have to evolve significantly to stay relevant beyond this decade. And what Republicans fear about Obamacare more than anything else is that once it's implemented, people will decide that they like it, making it impossible for them to repeal it (much like Medicare and Social Security).
Our local newspaper publishes almost everything online. It also allows people to make comments. A few years ago, they decided to deal with the level of uncivil comments by requiring everyone to establish an account before posting. After a few months, it was mostly back to normal, but marginally better. Then this summer, they switched to requiring a Facebook or Linked-In login, and almost all commenting stopped--not just the problem comments, all comments.
They killed the commenting system by trying to force real identities.
Thanks! Honestly, I use FB Purity because it's the one I ran into first. It did all that I needed, so I never looked for other solutions. I'll make a point of trying yours.
I've been using FB Purity (http://www.fbpurity.com/) which is pretty much the same idea. My favorite feature is to hide stories that match a list of regular expressions. That's a great way to stop hearing about a particular TV show or sports league that several friends like to go on about.
I believe this was an extreme case of a cosmonaut on Mir who needed a wheelchair upon return. I'm not saying it isn't a problem, but I am saying that it's often perceived as being a bigger problem than it really is, and we've developed better exercise routines to combat the problem as we've gained more experience.
I've heard that most of the muscle and bone loss in space has been due to astronauts failing to keep up with exercise programs while in space, so the problem isn't as bad as it is perceived to be. Still, you're probably correct that something like this would still be useful for the space program.
A drug that tricks the body to respond as if it has been exercising will work on all muscles. Real exercise only works on the muscles that you use. Overuse of this drug would be expected to cause muscle growth where you don't want it. Bulk up those facial muscles.
Sure, in limited cases, this could be great. I'm thinking of cases where people can't exercise, using this in low doses to reduce the length of rehabilitation. Stuck in bed for a month or two due to a car accident? This is for you.
Of course, if it works, it will be abused. Need to get that extra edge for the Tour de France?
Exactly.
It's much more practical to build a paradise community in Antarctica than in space. It's much more practical to build a paradise community deep inside a mountain than in space.. It's much more practical to build a paradise community under the ocean than in space.
There are plenty of good places that eliminate at least half the cost and problems with going to space while still providing essentially all the benefits.
Just look at an inventory of all the supervillain lairs, and many of them fit the criteria.
Yes, I know that you can get a web browser that is specifically set up to route everything through TOR. What I want is a simple setting in browsers to use TOR for all private browsing sessions.
I've long wondered that same thing. If they can safely operate without a driver, why can't they use the same technology for regular subway systems?
I've been running a three-monitor desktop for many years, and I've had to use Xinerama to get it to work. This results in some serious performance issues occasionally (I think triggered by Adobe Flash, not surprisingly) where the whole system becomes mostly non-responsive for a while. The right way of doing it is to use xrandr to configure the displays into a single logical screen. That would work great if I had a video card that could drive all three monitors. Unfortunately, I have two separate video cards, so I have to use Xinerama to make it work, which, as noted, kills acceleration.
Support for RandR across multiple GPUs has been on the schedule for years, but it's slated for release 2.0, which isn't going to be out anytime soon. When it does come out, I'll be reconfiguring my system to use it.
A bit of Googling reveals many similar stories. For example: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/30958/setting-up-a-3-monitor-display
So if you can find a video card that can drive all your monitors, you should be all set. There may be some vendor-specific options for doing this, but I'm not aware of them. (I seem to recall some gaming cards that would let you combine multiple cards into a single logical card, and that might work here. I have no experience in that area.)
I think most Americans would rather give up Saturday delivery than have to walk farther to get their mail. I would be happy with just MWF delivery, but I would not want to have to walk to the end of our block to a cluster box.
You may be required to cooperate with their investigation, but space in a data center is not free, and the electricity certainly isn't, either. If they're taking what's yours, they should pay fair market value, and that includes space, power, cooling, and such.
I went this route, but I found that a Linux box with a PCI-e WiFi card acting as a base station doesn't give me the same range or signal strength as a dedicated base station.
Maybe I picked a bad card (I have tried several, though). Or maybe I didn't configure something right.
As far as having control over your network, though, you can't beat it.
I use it exactly the way you described, and it works fine with Verizon. You need to sign up for Google Voice Lite. I have had trouble with the voice app occasionally not getting a notification that new voicemail is available, and I don't usually get a transcription of the message right away, but it's still vastly better than the default Verizon voicemail.
I received a blizzard warning in February on my Galaxy S3 through Verizon, so apparently the only news is that iPhone is catching up. I suppose there should be some page that tells us which phone/provider combinations provide these messages.
If you really want automation, put it in the switch, not the bulb. Then you can use any bulb you like. Just program the switch to tell it what type of bulb (whether it's dimmable, and what type of dimming to use). The only advantage in putting it in the bulb is that you can do effects where multiple bulbs on the same switch can be controlled independently, which I don't see as a significant advantage.
Also, if you put the control in the switch, you can choose between WiFi and powerline ethernet. You also don't lose control if the light is switched off.
Yeah, I feel the same way. Unfortunately, this sort of news is trumpeted so widely that it's almost impossible to miss. I blame the BBC here.
Of course, it should be even more obvious to put electric car chargers at hotels. When spending the night, you don't even need the high-speed superchargers. And as we're seeing more plug-in hybrids showing up, these won't just be used by pure electric cars. It's another way for a hotel to differentiate themselves and attract more business.
Every restaurant along a major highway should be looking at installing an electric vehicle charger. If I'm taking a trip in an electric car and getting hungry, you can bet I'll choose the stop that lets me charge the car at the same time.
Sure, the Tesla supercharger may be expensive to install due to the power requirements, but even a standard 220V charger would be enough to make me decide to eat there instead of somewhere else. Even if my trip doesn't require extra charging, having extra power in case I encounter something unexpected is a good thing.
No, BYOD means that IT still has no real control over the devices on the network, but now has to stop pretending that they ever did.
In an engineering environment, many of the locked-down MSWindows systems that are deployed are wiped by the users to install Linux. Other systems may be mostly locked down, but users will run their own systems in virtual machines. The network may have a nice secure firewall, but lots of users set up backdoors through their home VPN connections to bypass the tight web filters.
And then there are the Chinese hackers who have infiltrated the network.
Any company that relies on controlling the systems on their network for security is practicing security through imagination. A real security model has to assume that there will be issues at every level. BYOD may help force companies to recognize the need for comprehensive security, but it doesn't create the need.
So Better Place is liquidating while Tesla is turning a profit. This shows that they were focusing on the wrong problem. Instead of creating a new infrastructure specifically for electric cars (all of which would have to standardize on battery packs, limiting design and innovation in an emerging technology), Tesla simply made sure they could be efficient enough and pack enough batteries in for about 300 miles. Tesla also figured out relatively fast charging (slower than filling up with gas, but not horrible), and is putting charging stations in major highway corridors. If the cars become popular enough, we will eventually see charging stations all over the place.
I think people are a lot less nervous about finding an electrical outlet to charge from than they are about finding a battery swapping station.
I googled: galaxy s4 teardown
And I found this:
http://allthingsd.com/20130508/samsung-galaxy-s4-costs-237-to-build-teardown-analysis-shows/
Another example of why you should Google things before you post.
Actually, it costs $237 to make one, so the price to consumers in a competitive market would probably be about $400 now while it's the latest and greatest thing, or $300 in six to twelve months. And of course, there should be a competitive market for financing for those who want to pay for it in installments.
The real news to me is that the Galaxy S4 is not already easily unlocked. I would have assumed that with the S3 being easily unlocked that the S4 would be similar.
I would think the best strategy for the phone companies and the handset makers would be to make it just difficult enough that most people wouldn't bother, but easy enough that people who really care wouldn't avoid the phones.