The problem with using only "insights for search" is that the people who are more likely to vote are less likely to use the internet (especially for researching politics). Now granted, the article says they used other sources as well, so I imagine they may have accounted for that. It's similar to the problem with the old-school random-digit-dialing approach that most polls use (they use other things as well, though). The kind of person who answers their phone without recognizing the number on caller ID is only a certain demographic. You have to figure out who that comprises of and take it into consideration in your measurements. (republicans are typically older, older people typically own a landline and answer the phone to anyone, therefore phone-based polls skew in favor of republicans)
State Farm's client, Pace, rear ended Inne's vehicle and Pace admitted fault; case closed.
Actually the collision between Pace and Innes was initiated by Innes... He slowed his car down to collide with Pace to force him to a stop. Now granted (and I'm not a lawyer), I doubt State Farm would've had a chance in court and their enormous legal department probably made the decision to pay up, but I think they should still get some credit.
Can someone tell me the major reason as to why those capable of joining Facebook refuse to join?
Disclaimer: I am one of those who refuse to join Facebook. My reason is simple: I do not see what joining this social network would do to improve my life. In fact, I believe it would simply complicate it. Am I wrong?
It only complicates your life if you use it in an unhealthy way. Check it maybe once a week and try and keep it halfway updated. Granted it's probably more interesting for people who had it starting out in high school because in twenty years they'll be able to see "X, from your highschool, just married Y, also from your highschool..." X and Y may not have been close friends of yours, thus you don't really keep up with them, but it's still interesting to see things like that. Also, maybe an old friend of yours just had a baby. You don't really keep in touch anymore but now you know about it because they put up pictures on facebook. Now that you know, you can call them or post on their "wall" and congratulate them, etc. It just gives you a few more options that you wouldn't otherwise have. Also helps keep you in the loop.
Disclaimer: I do use facebook so I'm obviously biased.
I delegated my facebook account to a third party. She can let me know if anything worthwile has occured in my social parabola. (also maintain any farms, etc. I haven't actually looked at facebook in months.
How does that work? Wouldn't you already have to be on google.com? And if so, there's not really any advantage of typing it into the omnibar. If not, then what? Typing into the omnibar takes you away from your current webpage and redirects you do google.com. I certainly wouldn't want that.
You're absolutely right. Their website clearly states that their reviews are PAID FOR by the authors of the book. It's embarrassing that they managed to get a Slashdot story out of it.
Actually it's a 20-volume set weighing a COMBINED total of 150 lbs. That's only 7.5 lbs a book. You're right though, you still don't check them out. They are typically in the "reference" section and you MUST keep it in the library (you can't check it out).
I don't see why you would be limited to one object. If you know the radius of the object and you allow a margin around the edges where you won't put any dots, you can have a variable distance between your two dots (like you said) that differentiates one from another. The margin would have to be big enough, though, to keep your dots from intersecting with dots of other objects. Other than that, just keep it under your max number of touches (which I believe is in the ballpark of 10 touches) and you should be fine.
I hate when they don't wire the lights closest to the screen on a separate switch. It makes it so you have to have it either pitch black or completely white-washing your screen.
"Automatic" typically refers to (a) 3-round-bursts or (b) where you hold down the trigger and out comes a constant stream of bullets. You'll occasionally hear "automatic" referring to a semi-auto but not very often because of its ambiguity.
I agree with you on the standalone GPS... they have plenty of decent models for around the price OP was talking about.
I disagree with you on everything else. OP never said his father wasn't capable of using a map. Just because he knows how to use a map, though, doesn't mean he wouldn't want a GPS unit for its convenience. Also, think about why you would need a map for hunting... it's not just trying to find your way back where you started. It's keeping track of where you've already been and sticking waypoints in "good spots" and on each (if any) of your tree stands, etc. With a GPS unit, you can set a waypoint at your vehicle and start walking wherever you want. Then when you get to your tree stand, you can set another waypoint... If you go looking around more and find a good spot (maybe you find some animal tracks or scrape marks, etc.) you can mark THAT with a waypoint as well. Doing the equivalent on a map would involve: 1) taking out the map 2) unfolding it 3) figuring out roughly where you are since you know the direction from your compass but don't know how far in that direction you've traveled since the topographical map doesn't necessarily help much if the entire wooded area is flat and homogeneous 4) physically making permanent marks on your now-one-time-use map
With a GPS unit you can both add and remove waypoints with the touch of a button. If your batteries die, then sure, pull out the map and get a compass and figure out roughly where you are based on geography and start walking in the direction of your vehicle. (you don't need a distance measurement for that)
As for the "repurpose" argument, you're poisoning the well with a false definition of "repurpose." Here are six definitions of the word and not a single one requires prior possession of the object. "Taking a thing or a material and using it for a purpose not originally intended" You're taking an object intended to be used for communication (a phone) and using it for navigation instead by adding an application to it. If you ask me, it's ridiculously petty to say that it's not "repurposing."
Get a prepaid cell phone (paid for with cash in a store with no CCTV), send SMS messages every so often to an email box on your server (which you pay for via prepaid credit card which you buy in a store with no CCTV), send out mass emails with the cryptographic key when you stop getting messages from your "dead man's switch." The server could be set up by wardriving with a laptop using Tor. (which you could later destroy if you wanted to)
With the "insurance policy" now all over the internet, the "dead man's switch," depending on it's actual contents, could actually be decent leverage over the government. He could even send the unencrypted files to the government just to prove to them he has the real thing.
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The problem with using only "insights for search" is that the people who are more likely to vote are less likely to use the internet (especially for researching politics). Now granted, the article says they used other sources as well, so I imagine they may have accounted for that. It's similar to the problem with the old-school random-digit-dialing approach that most polls use (they use other things as well, though). The kind of person who answers their phone without recognizing the number on caller ID is only a certain demographic. You have to figure out who that comprises of and take it into consideration in your measurements. (republicans are typically older, older people typically own a landline and answer the phone to anyone, therefore phone-based polls skew in favor of republicans)
So your analogy is... :: art:crime_scene :: art:dead_bodies
geology:moon_landing
or more specifically,
rocks:moon_rocks
I think that's a bit of a stretch
I've got to say, lots of times the "from the ____ dept." things are stupid but this one is actually pretty good.
State Farm's client, Pace, rear ended Inne's vehicle and Pace admitted fault; case closed.
Actually the collision between Pace and Innes was initiated by Innes... He slowed his car down to collide with Pace to force him to a stop. Now granted (and I'm not a lawyer), I doubt State Farm would've had a chance in court and their enormous legal department probably made the decision to pay up, but I think they should still get some credit.
Can someone tell me the major reason as to why those capable of joining Facebook refuse to join?
Disclaimer: I am one of those who refuse to join Facebook. My reason is simple: I do not see what joining this social network would do to improve my life. In fact, I believe it would simply complicate it. Am I wrong?
It only complicates your life if you use it in an unhealthy way. Check it maybe once a week and try and keep it halfway updated. Granted it's probably more interesting for people who had it starting out in high school because in twenty years they'll be able to see "X, from your highschool, just married Y, also from your highschool..." X and Y may not have been close friends of yours, thus you don't really keep up with them, but it's still interesting to see things like that. Also, maybe an old friend of yours just had a baby. You don't really keep in touch anymore but now you know about it because they put up pictures on facebook. Now that you know, you can call them or post on their "wall" and congratulate them, etc. It just gives you a few more options that you wouldn't otherwise have. Also helps keep you in the loop.
Disclaimer: I do use facebook so I'm obviously biased.
I delegated my facebook account to a third party. She can let me know if anything worthwile has occured in my social parabola. (also maintain any farms, etc. I haven't actually looked at facebook in months.
So you're married, then?
+1... if you're too lazy to walk a few feet outside and read your meter, then you're definitely too dependent on electricity.
How does that work? Wouldn't you already have to be on google.com? And if so, there's not really any advantage of typing it into the omnibar. If not, then what? Typing into the omnibar takes you away from your current webpage and redirects you do google.com. I certainly wouldn't want that.
I'm an idiot... disregard my above post (it was $400 per bug, not $4000). I need to learn to read.
4K for 10 vulnerabilities is pretty low though. Find a critical vulnerability every 2 workdays and you might have a low-range tech salary.
If we approximate "every 2 work days" to be "2 days a week" (which is being conservative), then we get:
(2 workdays / week) x (52 weeks / year) = (104 workdays / year) x ($4,000 / workday) = $416,000 / year
That's a low-range tech salary? Clearly I'm getting robbed...
You're absolutely right. Their website clearly states that their reviews are PAID FOR by the authors of the book. It's embarrassing that they managed to get a Slashdot story out of it.
Actually it's a 20-volume set weighing a COMBINED total of 150 lbs. That's only 7.5 lbs a book. You're right though, you still don't check them out. They are typically in the "reference" section and you MUST keep it in the library (you can't check it out).
I don't see why you would be limited to one object. If you know the radius of the object and you allow a margin around the edges where you won't put any dots, you can have a variable distance between your two dots (like you said) that differentiates one from another. The margin would have to be big enough, though, to keep your dots from intersecting with dots of other objects. Other than that, just keep it under your max number of touches (which I believe is in the ballpark of 10 touches) and you should be fine.
It's actually "Glenn"... not "Glen."
I hate when they don't wire the lights closest to the screen on a separate switch. It makes it so you have to have it either pitch black or completely white-washing your screen.
That's called semi-automatic
"Automatic" typically refers to (a) 3-round-bursts or (b) where you hold down the trigger and out comes a constant stream of bullets. You'll occasionally hear "automatic" referring to a semi-auto but not very often because of its ambiguity.
You've been watching too much Burn Notice... (jk, you can never watch too much Burn Notice)
Typing in a number that is mailed to you is jumping through hoops? Have you ever been to the DMV?
Wireless routers aren't wireless... they have an Ethernet and power cable connected to them. (it's the signal they produce that's wireless)
I agree with you on the standalone GPS... they have plenty of decent models for around the price OP was talking about.
I disagree with you on everything else. OP never said his father wasn't capable of using a map. Just because he knows how to use a map, though, doesn't mean he wouldn't want a GPS unit for its convenience. Also, think about why you would need a map for hunting... it's not just trying to find your way back where you started. It's keeping track of where you've already been and sticking waypoints in "good spots" and on each (if any) of your tree stands, etc. With a GPS unit, you can set a waypoint at your vehicle and start walking wherever you want. Then when you get to your tree stand, you can set another waypoint... If you go looking around more and find a good spot (maybe you find some animal tracks or scrape marks, etc.) you can mark THAT with a waypoint as well. Doing the equivalent on a map would involve: 1) taking out the map 2) unfolding it 3) figuring out roughly where you are since you know the direction from your compass but don't know how far in that direction you've traveled since the topographical map doesn't necessarily help much if the entire wooded area is flat and homogeneous 4) physically making permanent marks on your now-one-time-use map
With a GPS unit you can both add and remove waypoints with the touch of a button. If your batteries die, then sure, pull out the map and get a compass and figure out roughly where you are based on geography and start walking in the direction of your vehicle. (you don't need a distance measurement for that)
As for the "repurpose" argument, you're poisoning the well with a false definition of "repurpose." Here are six definitions of the word and not a single one requires prior possession of the object. "Taking a thing or a material and using it for a purpose not originally intended" You're taking an object intended to be used for communication (a phone) and using it for navigation instead by adding an application to it. If you ask me, it's ridiculously petty to say that it's not "repurposing."
Correlation doesn't imply causation...
Good parents encourage children to watch "good programming" rather than MTV, Spike, etc.
Good parents encourage kids to eat vegetables for dinner.
Bad parents don't care what their children watch.
Bad parents don't care if their kids eat vegetables or chocolate bars for dinner.
Good parenting implies children eating vegetables... not a TV show
If you don't have the mental capacity to recognize a joke then you don't have the capacity to form educated opinions on legal issues.
haha a joint project.
I like it - an informational "dead man's switch".
Get a prepaid cell phone (paid for with cash in a store with no CCTV), send SMS messages every so often to an email box on your server (which you pay for via prepaid credit card which you buy in a store with no CCTV), send out mass emails with the cryptographic key when you stop getting messages from your "dead man's switch." The server could be set up by wardriving with a laptop using Tor. (which you could later destroy if you wanted to)
With the "insurance policy" now all over the internet, the "dead man's switch," depending on it's actual contents, could actually be decent leverage over the government. He could even send the unencrypted files to the government just to prove to them he has the real thing.
You have a right to not buy TI products.
School systems have a right to require TI products at the high school level. Children do not have a right not to go to school.
Sure they do... they can switch districts (by moving or paying tuition), go to a private school, or even home-school.