Tyrell: Would you... like to be upgraded? Batty: I had in mind something a little more radical. Tyrell: What... what seems to be the problem? Batty: Death. Tyrell: Death; ah, well that's a little out of my jurisdiction. You... Batty: I want more life!
Get together with a million other geeks to throw money at this problem
This is the problem with allowing money to act as a form of 'free speech'. It's an arms race with more and more money trying to buy the 'right' laws and the people (corporations) that financially benefit from those laws will always have more money to buy more laws.
..And just how much does the society for the protection of birds know about bees anyways? One theory for colony collapse disorder is malnutrition resulting from beekeepers feeding bees nothing but high fructose corn syrup over the winter. I know when I eat nothing but high fructose corn syrup I don't feel so hot.
If the results of the review process resulted in less junk cluttering up the appstore than the delays would be more acceptable, but the things they allow are just bizzare. Do they really need almost 400 separate 'supafan' apps from the same developer where the only difference is which celebrity news is being tracked?
Clearly slashdot is broken. The first reply is a useful and informative comment? I don't come here to read that sort of nonsense, I come here for for 'soviet russia' jokes and legal advice without any connection to reality.
I've got a 4 year old Benq projector and it's still going strong with regular use. They seem to have good build quality, and I love not having a visible TV box in the living room, just a pull down screen for when it's movie time. I'm surprised at the 100 lumen rating, that seems really low, but I guess it works in a dark enough environment.
No, actually if you read the article he has decreed that all government communication will take place using chisels and stone tablets. Doesn't he know that open communication formats that can be read without specialized proprietary tools have no place in the future?!
How many people in love with their iPods have tried other MP3 players? I'm curious because there doesn't seem to be anything particulary ground-breaking about them - they play music and have a nice clean shiny white plastic case. The premium you pay for an iPod versus another player helps to pay for the marketing that makes it cool, and that seems to be the primary difference right there.
Eslambolchi likened the effort to former U.S. President Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, also known as Star Wars. "My strategy in AT&T is the Star Wars concept because I am not in a cold war with these crooks anymore, I am in a nuclear war," he said. "Every time they form a nuclear missile, I have to know where they are going to hit me and I have to devise a new defense mechanism."
Go git 'em gipper! We need more nuclear war metaphors in network security, perhaps this will be a more FOX news inspired project?
Thats funny - they already get names addresses and telephone numbers from schools in exchange for federal aid as noted in this article
A little-noticed clause in the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act requires high schools to hand over students' names, addresses and telephone numbers to military recruiters as a condition of receiving federal aid.
I guess this would fill in the gaps and really make sure 'no child is left behind'.
I wonder would this lead to more or less stories like this:
In one well-publicized case in Colorado, Army recruiters were tape-recorded encouraging a student journalist posing as a high school dropout to create a diploma from a non-existent school to comply with military enlistment requirements. They also were heard giving him advice on how to disguise a chronic "marijuana problem" and how to pass a mandatory drug test.
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Tyrell: Would you... like to be upgraded?
Batty: I had in mind something a little more radical.
Tyrell: What... what seems to be the problem?
Batty: Death.
Tyrell: Death; ah, well that's a little out of my jurisdiction. You...
Batty: I want more life!
Get together with a million other geeks to throw money at this problem
This is the problem with allowing money to act as a form of 'free speech'. It's an arms race with more and more money trying to buy the 'right' laws and the people (corporations) that financially benefit from those laws will always have more money to buy more laws.
That's all fine and good, as long as authoritarian regimes remember that Santa Claus is watching them .
They keep making safer toys we keep making more dangerous children.
I'm guessing if they gave them a room full of a million typewriters they'd actually just scream and hurl feces.
That's probably what I'd do too.
"with Amazon prime or a $25 order, shipping is free"
So you're saying for a little more money I can buy 'free' shipping?
"although it sputters, they admit."
Isn't that exactly what a steam engine is supposed to do?
Could this hack be used to protect your ebook purchases so they can't be revoked after the fact 1984 style?
I laughed so hard I got sunflower seed fragments in my nasal cavities!
I hope you were eating sunflower seeds at the time, otherwise you should consult a doctor or somebody who knows about sunflower seeds.
Maybe they just realized that Santa Claus is watching
..And just how much does the society for the protection of birds know about bees anyways? One theory for colony collapse disorder is malnutrition resulting from beekeepers feeding bees nothing but high fructose corn syrup over the winter. I know when I eat nothing but high fructose corn syrup I don't feel so hot.
If the results of the review process resulted in less junk cluttering up the appstore than the delays would be more acceptable, but the things they allow are just bizzare. Do they really need almost 400 separate 'supafan' apps from the same developer where the only difference is which celebrity news is being tracked?
Screw privacy
..They're still working on that, but you'll be glad to know things are progressing well.
Clearly slashdot is broken. The first reply is a useful and informative comment? I don't come here to read that sort of nonsense, I come here for for 'soviet russia' jokes and legal advice without any connection to reality.
Battlebots at a bankers convention
It may not do any good, but there's something to be said for entertainment value.
I've got a 4 year old Benq projector and it's still going strong with regular use. They seem to have good build quality, and I love not having a visible TV box in the living room, just a pull down screen for when it's movie time. I'm surprised at the 100 lumen rating, that seems really low, but I guess it works in a dark enough environment.
Frogs Species Discovered Living In Elephant Dung
You call that living? ..and now to top it all off they have to deal with paparazzi? What a crappy deal.
the first time anyone has recorded frogs living in elephant droppings
There could be a reason for that...
frogs and Asian elephants, which are in decline.
So they're BOTH in deep shit?
I can see my wall from up here!
It remains unclear what Smith was using the Wi-Fi for, to surf, play online video games, send e-mail to his grandmother, or something more nefarious.
.. or quite possibly.. ALL OF THE ABOVE!
For safeties sake lets just outlaw the internet.
TEST #1: Appetite for free downloads
- status: complete
result: people like free downloads.
TEST #2: Ongoing Appetite for free downloads
- status: incomplete
result: pending...
I just cant wait to see what the results are!!
Dont they know that robots eat old peoples medicine for food?
No, actually if you read the article he has decreed that all government communication will take place using chisels and stone tablets.
Doesn't he know that open communication formats that can be read without specialized proprietary tools have no place in the future?!
How many people in love with their iPods have tried other MP3 players? I'm curious because there doesn't seem to be anything particulary ground-breaking about them - they play music and have a nice clean shiny white plastic case. The premium you pay for an iPod versus another player helps to pay for the marketing that makes it cool, and that seems to be the primary difference right there.
Eslambolchi likened the effort to former U.S. President Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, also known as Star Wars. "My strategy in AT&T is the Star Wars concept because I am not in a cold war with these crooks anymore, I am in a nuclear war," he said. "Every time they form a nuclear missile, I have to know where they are going to hit me and I have to devise a new defense mechanism."
Go git 'em gipper! We need more nuclear war metaphors in network security, perhaps this will be a more FOX news inspired project?
Thats funny - they already get names addresses and telephone numbers from schools in exchange for federal aid as noted in this article
A little-noticed clause in the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act requires high schools to hand over students' names, addresses and telephone numbers to military recruiters as a condition of receiving federal aid.
I guess this would fill in the gaps and really make sure 'no child is left behind'.
I wonder would this lead to more or less stories like this:
In one well-publicized case in Colorado, Army recruiters were tape-recorded encouraging a student journalist posing as a high school dropout to create a diploma from a non-existent school to comply with military enlistment requirements. They also were heard giving him advice on how to disguise a chronic "marijuana problem" and how to pass a mandatory drug test.