but they actually were safer than airplanes (and significantly more economic)
Not if you factor in that time = money. Then they aren't so economically competitive with jet aircraft because of how slow they are. Now maybe compared to a cruise liner...
In-interview tests are just as ineffective as code samples
I've found that in-interview tests are the sure-fire way to weed out the people who've padded their resumes with skills they don't actually have. It is VERY effective - oh, wait, the director then hires a bozo who bombed the test anyway and had to fire the fool after he spent a couple of months slowly letting everything go to heck... so maybe it's not effective. Either that or I'm still bitter.
That's because you go to Yahoo's portal page. Yahoo's search page is every bit as clean as Google's, and always has been. Meanwhile, Google's portal page is every bit as busy as Yahoo's.
Database is definitely the way to go with that many lines of CSV. But he's already got Office so why not just Access? If you're going to go Microsoft, go all the way.
there's much about your political system that I don't understand
Apparently so. Here's the basics: All the federal bureaus are under management of the executive branch (chosen by ballot box) and funded by the legislature (chosen by ballot box). So the ballot box is a double barreled weapon in such cases.
The gp wasn't about underpopulation; it was about selecting males instead of females. Tthe one child policy has lead to an imbalance in the male/female birth ratio in China. While it's illegal to be told the gender of a fetus, a decent bribe will get you the info anyway if you aren't in the capital city. And then it's off to the abortion room for traditionalists. I know a lot of chinese couples who are divorced now because the wife had the nerve to have a daughter.
I thought knighthoods were handed out by the monarch as special recognition of one's accomplishments. It's the queen's way of saying thanks for being such an outstanding citizen. If you have a beef with the prime minister(s) and their budgeting priority that's not the queen's fault. Seems rather rude to slap her thanks down for something she's not in charge of.
we don't have real laws that get updated with precise description of what is and isn't a crime. "The law"
You've described civil cases which are common law. Criminal law is real laws made up by the legislature. These wifi theft cases seem to be the criminal sort.
The fact is that an extra copy at $1 is profitable for them
While the marginal contribution of an additional sale at $1 is $1, selling 500 million copies worldwide at $1 wouldn't cover the salaries of the thousands of software engineers they have on staff. So while there's a certain point where after so many sales the price can be lowered, that discount can't be extended back to all copies from the start.
you are wrong. I wish people would stop calling China "communist"
Actually, the gp said China was run by the communist party, which is 100% correct. His error is in thinking that any given communist party has the opposite agenda as a monopoly. On the contrary, communist parties are notorious for ruling as monopolies. Meanwhile, you are correct about the self-designated "communists" but that's another matter.
From the online doc: TrueCrypt can on-the-fly encrypt a system partition or entire system drive, i.e. a partition or drive where Windows is installed and from which it boots... Pre-boot authentication is handled by the TrueCrypt Boot Loader, which resides in the first cylinder of the boot drive
That's why you don't encrypt mere partitions; encrypt the entire drive. Then it appears to the OS as if the partition data has gone bad. It's very believable.
Get off the drugs long enough to read even the summary - it isn't about illegal drugs as in cocaine, it's about illegal drugs as in pirated copies. Unlike pirated movies or music where if the copy isn't up to quality it just affects your viewing pleasure, low quality or outright fake illegal copies of prescription medication can get people killed.
I feel like a moron for have ever attempted to defend Hans online at all
Whoa there, never feel like a moron for defending the accused before (most of?) the evidence is in and the jury has deliberated; that's the whole point of the innocent until proven guilty system. Otherwise we'll have to chant 'burn the witch' before the dunking tests.
Under current rules only; and the senate sets its own rules regarding filibustering. That can change with the next rules committee meeting. The VP's tiebreaker vote is explicitly in the constitution and will never change.
only real responsibility of the Vice President is to inquire on the health of the President
Please report to remedial civics class, immediately. The real responsibility of the vice president is to cast the tie breaking vote in the Senate. When the vote on a contentious issue comes down to a tie among senators this power of the VP is VERY important and makes him (her?) the most powerful player, even more powerful than the prez, that day.
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but they actually were safer than airplanes (and significantly more economic)
Not if you factor in that time = money. Then they aren't so economically competitive with jet aircraft because of how slow they are. Now maybe compared to a cruise liner...
In-interview tests are just as ineffective as code samples
I've found that in-interview tests are the sure-fire way to weed out the people who've padded their resumes with skills they don't actually have. It is VERY effective - oh, wait, the director then hires a bozo who bombed the test anyway and had to fire the fool after he spent a couple of months slowly letting everything go to heck... so maybe it's not effective. Either that or I'm still bitter.
That's because you go to Yahoo's portal page. Yahoo's search page is every bit as clean as Google's, and always has been. Meanwhile, Google's portal page is every bit as busy as Yahoo's.
Database is definitely the way to go with that many lines of CSV. But he's already got Office so why not just Access? If you're going to go Microsoft, go all the way.
You borked the link
The quiet, unassuming, yet extremely competent and well qualified link was the victim of a political smear campaign??
You can't calibrate a scale by telling it your theoretical model - at some point there actually has to be a physical thing.
there's much about your political system that I don't understand
Apparently so. Here's the basics: All the federal bureaus are under management of the executive branch (chosen by ballot box) and funded by the legislature (chosen by ballot box). So the ballot box is a double barreled weapon in such cases.
Now which weapon should I choose... rapier and/or dagger?
Ballot box
The gp wasn't about underpopulation; it was about selecting males instead of females. Tthe one child policy has lead to an imbalance in the male/female birth ratio in China. While it's illegal to be told the gender of a fetus, a decent bribe will get you the info anyway if you aren't in the capital city. And then it's off to the abortion room for traditionalists. I know a lot of chinese couples who are divorced now because the wife had the nerve to have a daughter.
A pot-noodle timer won
Great - a ton of vaccuum tubes to time a pot. Was it a count down timer and put the pot on top of the computer?
I thought knighthoods were handed out by the monarch as special recognition of one's accomplishments. It's the queen's way of saying thanks for being such an outstanding citizen. If you have a beef with the prime minister(s) and their budgeting priority that's not the queen's fault. Seems rather rude to slap her thanks down for something she's not in charge of.
Join a banjo orchestra with your clarinet and you'll be a god of instrumental flexibility.
we don't have real laws that get updated with precise description of what is and isn't a crime. "The law"
You've described civil cases which are common law. Criminal law is real laws made up by the legislature. These wifi theft cases seem to be the criminal sort.
The fact is that an extra copy at $1 is profitable for them
While the marginal contribution of an additional sale at $1 is $1, selling 500 million copies worldwide at $1 wouldn't cover the salaries of the thousands of software engineers they have on staff. So while there's a certain point where after so many sales the price can be lowered, that discount can't be extended back to all copies from the start.
you are wrong. I wish people would stop calling China "communist"
Actually, the gp said China was run by the communist party, which is 100% correct. His error is in thinking that any given communist party has the opposite agenda as a monopoly. On the contrary, communist parties are notorious for ruling as monopolies. Meanwhile, you are correct about the self-designated "communists" but that's another matter.
What is likely is that the US courts operated faster than the Canadian courts with this issue
The Canadian courts need do nothing; by a runaway margin most slashdotters think the rulings of US courts should apply to everyone in the whole world.
You should see the rollercoaster of moderation my original post generated; troll, interesting, troll, interesting. 2 pages' worth.
From the online doc: TrueCrypt can on-the-fly encrypt a system partition or entire system drive, i.e. a partition or drive where Windows is installed and from which it boots ... Pre-boot authentication is handled by the TrueCrypt Boot Loader, which resides in the first cylinder of the boot drive
That's why you don't encrypt mere partitions; encrypt the entire drive. Then it appears to the OS as if the partition data has gone bad. It's very believable.
Courts, for decades, if not over 100 years, have always ruled you have limited/almost no rights at the border. US citizen or not
Stunning when you consider that the Supreme Court has just ruled foreigners outside the border have practically full citizenship rights.
Get off the drugs long enough to read even the summary - it isn't about illegal drugs as in cocaine, it's about illegal drugs as in pirated copies. Unlike pirated movies or music where if the copy isn't up to quality it just affects your viewing pleasure, low quality or outright fake illegal copies of prescription medication can get people killed.
I feel like a moron for have ever attempted to defend Hans online at all
Whoa there, never feel like a moron for defending the accused before (most of?) the evidence is in and the jury has deliberated; that's the whole point of the innocent until proven guilty system. Otherwise we'll have to chant 'burn the witch' before the dunking tests.
Anyone ever notice how a movie going experience is a lot like a plane ride?
Except there's no business or first class section blocked off in the cinema.
Under current rules only; and the senate sets its own rules regarding filibustering. That can change with the next rules committee meeting. The VP's tiebreaker vote is explicitly in the constitution and will never change.
only real responsibility of the Vice President is to inquire on the health of the President
Please report to remedial civics class, immediately. The real responsibility of the vice president is to cast the tie breaking vote in the Senate. When the vote on a contentious issue comes down to a tie among senators this power of the VP is VERY important and makes him (her?) the most powerful player, even more powerful than the prez, that day.