I wonder how many trees have been killed in the name of all those idiotic "This item contains substances known by the State of California to..." labels and stickers.
The only thing that gave it away as a computer rendered image was that all the blinds of the first building were at one of several different levels.
Actually, even that isn't a good giveaway. Some buildings designed by Mies van der Rohe, one of the architects responsible for the modern "glass box building," were designed so that the blinds could only be drawn to certain levels, thus enforcing a rather homogeneous look. MvdR was extremely influential, so it wouldn't surprise me if there are quite a few buildings with similar characteristics.
I thought that these huge rooms with huge video screens were just in movies, but one time as part of my job I went to visit a mobile telephone network operator, and I was surprised to see that their NOC was exactly like that. Our guide said that the big screens are, in practice, mostly used to show DVDs during the night shift.
There are no standard libraries for C++, so there?s a lot of reinventing the wheel. (Yeah, there?s the STL and others, but each one has a huge learning curve associated with it).
This is a huge error that casts doubt on the author's credibility. What is commonly known as the STL is the C++ standard library, and it has been since C++ became an ISO standard in 1998. Doubters may consult books like the clearly-named "The C++ Standard Library" (Josuttis, 1999) to get themselves up-to-date.
Maybe that's just another drawback of C++... a lot of people don't know what the hell they are talking about and thus repeat misinformation?
999 is the official emergency number in the UK, but it's being transferred over to 112 - partially to make it more difficult for keylocked phones to dial the emergency number.
Sounds rather urban-legendesque. I suspect that maybe the real reason why the number is changing is because 112 is the standard number throughout the EU, and that keylocked phones have nothing to do with it.
I had to show proof that I had $15,000 x 4 years (bachelors degree) = $60,000 in cash or in a bank account or whatever... I NEVER heard of such a rule.
If you have never heard of it, you weren't listening hard enough. Vocational students always have to show proof of funds for their entire anticipated stay. Non-vocational students have to show at least one year's worth of funds, and the visa officer has to be satisfied that the student will have access to enough money to cover the rest of the stay. If the officer is not satisfied, then the officer may demand upfront proof of funds for the entire stay. Maybe the visa officer was acting bitchy, but the rules are there. Next time ask to speak to a supervisor if you feel you've been unfairly treated.
Whether or not Joe can enter the country is for Customs & Immigration to sort out.
True, but airlines are fined if they do bring someone into the US that isn't eligible for entry. That's why airlines are so interested in your visas and whatnot if you are flying to the US.
teh US is one of the only countries in the world that performs customs & immigration checks on people who are only getting connecting flights.
That depends on which airline you use and which airport you are connecting at. If the airport has a secure transit lounge, then you don't have to talk to any inspectors. Unbelievers may read the DoJ report on "Transit without Visa." It's true that secure transit lounges could be more widespread in the US, but let's try to keep the misinformation to a minimum.
For a long time now USENET groups like comp.object have been tormented by the author of that article with his constant barrage of FUD and inability to construct meaningful arguments. For an idea of what I'm talking about, check out his posting history.
Seriously, why do you need to calibrate your color?
It's probably a desktop publisher that's asking the question! If Linux advocates want it to be accepted past its current geeky bounds, it is going to have to start incorporating features used by people from other walks of life.
I learned that success in life is not based on your ability to play video games, but is based on what other things that you do to help improve your life.
Depends on your line of work! For example, I am a black-clad nano-augmented super-agent and I've gotten a lot of practical work experience through video games.
Herbie J.
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Anyone remember the various input devices Nintendo tried to market with the NES? I think ROB was the first- that robot that only worked with one game where you had to stack discs...or something like that. My friend had one and we could never get it to work.
When my friend got an NES for Christmas his cat promptly peed all over the robot.
This is inaccurate. First, GPS in common use as a primary nav system in the US. GPS is even legal for executing instrument approaches at hundreds of airports.
You're right, I was inaccurate. I meant to say "sole navigation system."
Is the EU (European Union) still refusing to grant permissions to European airlines to use the GPS sytem?
As far as I know, although this may have changed very recently, the US FAA still doesn't allow US airlines to use GPS as a primary navigation system, but instead only as supplementary system. All airliners are still (and will be for quite a long time) equipped with the inertial navigation systems that are completely independent of any external system. You know, the stuff they used before GPS.
Every time something like this has come up in the US, some Europeans have been pretty snide, remarking about how fascist and corporation-driven America has become, and generally taking a superior attitude. It's time to wake up and see that the same powers are moving inside Europe, but just taking a little longer to make their wishes known. Once they see the kind of legal protections that American companies are getting, they will demand the same in the name of "fairness," "competition," etc. The largely nebulous enlightenment of Europe and Europeans may soon fall victim to raw corporate power. Don't rest easy!
Really, instead of just saying you have noticed something, prove it and people might listen.
Son, all I was trying to do is to see if people were experiencing similar things or if I just had a bad run of luck, while noting that my own personal experience reminded me of the bad old days. I wasn't accusing anyone of anything.
Recently I've noticed a huge increase in the number of times that epinions.com shows up in my searches. I am suspicious because a) the increase was large enough to be obvious to me and b) the links all point to the Epinions home page, not individual pages that might actually be relevant to my search. It sounds just like the same old tactics that Google was supposed to be above. Has anyone else noticed something like this, or shall I lay off the hash?
One of the things I liked the least about NeXTSTEP was the file browser. Not just because it's GUI blah blah but because it was just too cumbersome. I didn't see much in the way of file browsing in any of the shots in the story (except for the icon-mode Finder). How has the new file browser been improved (if at all)?
Sorry, cost of doing business. They took the risk that Toysmart would pay them later, a risk that most suppliers make, and one that usually pays off.
I disagree. There is a fundamental difference between a normal business transaction and investment. In a business transaction, the entity providing the service has every reasonable expectation that the other party will hold up their end of the bargain. This expectation also includes getting a fair piece of the pie should the other guy fail (this is why things like bankruptcy court exist in the first place!). Investment carries no such expectation, and due to various regulations companies trip all over themselves to warn investors about that.
Yes, there is a risk in both cases. However, for better or worse, a normal business transaction has the risk mitigated by lawful bankruptcy procedures. This is not the case with investment, which is why a distinction needs to be made.
Creditors made the mistake of investing in Toysmart. They took the risk and it didn't pay off. They shouldn't be compensated by the loss of a third party.
You're confusing creditor with investor. Anyone who provided services to Toysmart (electricity, bandwith, merchandise, etc.) in the context of a normal business transaction and did not get paid before Toysmart's death is a creditor. Creditors cannot be faulted for Toysmart going out of business, and need to be renumerated somehow. I'm not saying that selling customer lists is the proper way to do this, but please try not to misinterpret the original quote.
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Because you know the Germans make good stuff!
I wonder how many trees have been killed in the name of all those idiotic "This item contains substances known by the State of California to..." labels and stickers.
an Access-like program
I remember when those were called "databases."
Everywhere else will probably be Friday, August 13th [...] with just a few exceptions (e.g. Russia and Poland)
I guarantee you that it will be available on every street corner in Russia and Poland long before it is released anywhere else.
The only thing that gave it away as a computer rendered image was that all the blinds of the first building were at one of several different levels.
Actually, even that isn't a good giveaway. Some buildings designed by Mies van der Rohe, one of the architects responsible for the modern "glass box building," were designed so that the blinds could only be drawn to certain levels, thus enforcing a rather homogeneous look. MvdR was extremely influential, so it wouldn't surprise me if there are quite a few buildings with similar characteristics.
I thought that these huge rooms with huge video screens were just in movies, but one time as part of my job I went to visit a mobile telephone network operator, and I was surprised to see that their NOC was exactly like that. Our guide said that the big screens are, in practice, mostly used to show DVDs during the night shift.
There are no standard libraries for C++, so there?s a lot of reinventing the wheel. (Yeah, there?s the STL and others, but each one has a huge learning curve associated with it).
This is a huge error that casts doubt on the author's credibility. What is commonly known as the STL is the C++ standard library, and it has been since C++ became an ISO standard in 1998. Doubters may consult books like the clearly-named "The C++ Standard Library" (Josuttis, 1999) to get themselves up-to-date.
Maybe that's just another drawback of C++... a lot of people don't know what the hell they are talking about and thus repeat misinformation?
999 is the official emergency number in the UK, but it's being transferred over to 112 - partially to make it more difficult for keylocked phones to dial the emergency number.
Sounds rather urban-legendesque. I suspect that maybe the real reason why the number is changing is because 112 is the standard number throughout the EU, and that keylocked phones have nothing to do with it.
If you have never heard of it, you weren't listening hard enough. Vocational students always have to show proof of funds for their entire anticipated stay. Non-vocational students have to show at least one year's worth of funds, and the visa officer has to be satisfied that the student will have access to enough money to cover the rest of the stay. If the officer is not satisfied, then the officer may demand upfront proof of funds for the entire stay. Maybe the visa officer was acting bitchy, but the rules are there. Next time ask to speak to a supervisor if you feel you've been unfairly treated.
If you don't believe me, read the regulations themselves or "What Consuls Look For".
That said, I'm glad that you eventually made it.
True, but airlines are fined if they do bring someone into the US that isn't eligible for entry. That's why airlines are so interested in your visas and whatnot if you are flying to the US.
teh US is one of the only countries in the world that performs customs & immigration checks on people who are only getting connecting flights.
That depends on which airline you use and which airport you are connecting at. If the airport has a secure transit lounge, then you don't have to talk to any inspectors. Unbelievers may read the DoJ report on "Transit without Visa." It's true that secure transit lounges could be more widespread in the US, but let's try to keep the misinformation to a minimum.
Herbie J.
FUD Fighter
The RISKS forum already documents everyday, practical examples of technical failures and their consequences. Take a look.
Herbie J.
It's probably a desktop publisher that's asking the question! If Linux advocates want it to be accepted past its current geeky bounds, it is going to have to start incorporating features used by people from other walks of life.
Herbie J.
Depends on your line of work! For example, I am a black-clad nano-augmented super-agent and I've gotten a lot of practical work experience through video games.
Herbie J.
When my friend got an NES for Christmas his cat promptly peed all over the robot.
Herbie J.
You're right, I was inaccurate. I meant to say "sole navigation system."
Herbie J.
As far as I know, although this may have changed very recently, the US FAA still doesn't allow US airlines to use GPS as a primary navigation system, but instead only as supplementary system. All airliners are still (and will be for quite a long time) equipped with the inertial navigation systems that are completely independent of any external system. You know, the stuff they used before GPS.
Herbie J.
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Son, all I was trying to do is to see if people were experiencing similar things or if I just had a bad run of luck, while noting that my own personal experience reminded me of the bad old days. I wasn't accusing anyone of anything.
Herbie J.
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Interestingly enough, that article (from the first issue) contains the following phrase:
Can anyone explain that? Was Wired an entity for two years before their first issue?Herbie J.
AOL is contractually bound to use IE. They have indicated their intention to use Mozilla once said contract expires.
Herbie J.
I disagree. There is a fundamental difference between a normal business transaction and investment. In a business transaction, the entity providing the service has every reasonable expectation that the other party will hold up their end of the bargain. This expectation also includes getting a fair piece of the pie should the other guy fail (this is why things like bankruptcy court exist in the first place!). Investment carries no such expectation, and due to various regulations companies trip all over themselves to warn investors about that.
Yes, there is a risk in both cases. However, for better or worse, a normal business transaction has the risk mitigated by lawful bankruptcy procedures. This is not the case with investment, which is why a distinction needs to be made.
Herbie J.
You're confusing creditor with investor. Anyone who provided services to Toysmart (electricity, bandwith, merchandise, etc.) in the context of a normal business transaction and did not get paid before Toysmart's death is a creditor. Creditors cannot be faulted for Toysmart going out of business, and need to be renumerated somehow. I'm not saying that selling customer lists is the proper way to do this, but please try not to misinterpret the original quote.
Herbie J.