that they are nervous because they know they are about to GET SHOT AT? I mean, seriously, most people who are in that situation are a little nervous, I'm sure...I'm nervous they're gonna reinstate the draft...
Yes, we all agree that is why it is illegal. However, what the poster above was saying is that is the university's responsibility and not Microsoft's. This is true, the institution to which the FOI law applies to this case is the university. And before you suspect an overarching conspiracy, realize that Microsoft just wants more bargining power with other universities. They don't want other institutions to be able to say, "Well, you gave $SU a lower price, why can't you give us this deal?"
Bill Gates, for the tenth year in a row, has received the 'super villian of the year award.' Congrats.
Such pictures should not be linked to.
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Did we really want to have a picture of Saint Iggy linked to from the front page? I want to burn myself alive now.
The DMCA is pretty ineffective anyway...
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Sure, the RIAA and MPAA and their buddies in the government have tried to apply the DMCA to every aspect of life, but if you look at how it is being enforced, versus how it could be enforced it really isn't that bad. Afterall, they could break your door down, tear gas your dog, spray you in the face with pepper spray then push you down the stairs for DMCA violation...or at least that's what they told me.
What the parent poster means is that the current athlon/pentium chips don't do very well in mobile applications (more of a matter of opinion than fact, but I agree). Just because I call something 'mobile', doesn't mean it is actually suitable for moving. For example, if I called the great wall of china "Great Wall of China Mobile" or "Great Wall of China M", it wouldn't make it anymore more feasible or useful to move it around.
It is unfair of you to expect the slashdot editors to work more than 5 minutes a day for their living! Afterall, if they spent 5 seconds checking if each story were a duplicate, or even reading the front page from time to time, it might interrupt their beer and TiVo time!
What does it matter if a microsoft group says the DOD shouldn't use open source software. The DOD will continue to use whatever gets the job done. They are capable enough to make their own decisions, and I'm sure they can see the motive behind a microsoft backed group pushing against open source. So, this is really a non-issue.
New Scientist is NOT a good source for scientific news. They slant their writing such that many minor advancements look like the discovery of the century and major discoveries that don't agree with their politics are made to look routine.
I went on a tour of the labs at Boston University and they had a lab that was working on this. They ran a demonstration with a subject from the crowd and it really does seem to work. Their explanation was that the body needs a certain amount of 'noise' in its sensory input to work properly (as a kind of reference level).
This isn't really feasible if you are trying to extract the data losslessly. The original image file will not match with the extracted file. There is loss in the printing (ink smudge, low resolution printer), loss in the photography (ambient light, noise on the film, thumb in front of lens) and loss in the scanning process. As a result, even if the scanned image is in the same format as the original, there is still loss.
As other have pointed out, the car is taxed at multiple stages of production (or rather the company that makes the car). Additionally, the 6% you quote is only the sales tax. There are luxury taxes (which suprisingly apply to many vehicles you wouldn't consider luxurious) and excise taxes. Additionally, you can expect, in many states to pay property taxes on the car. If someone buys a car for you, both you and them have to pay a gift tax (if the value is over $10,000 I believe).
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that they are nervous because they know they are about to GET SHOT AT? I mean, seriously, most people who are in that situation are a little nervous, I'm sure...I'm nervous they're gonna reinstate the draft...
in 2050, the vegatarian turkeys sythesize the nanobots.
Yes, we all agree that is why it is illegal. However, what the poster above was saying is that is the university's responsibility and not Microsoft's. This is true, the institution to which the FOI law applies to this case is the university. And before you suspect an overarching conspiracy, realize that Microsoft just wants more bargining power with other universities. They don't want other institutions to be able to say, "Well, you gave $SU a lower price, why can't you give us this deal?"
Bill Gates, for the tenth year in a row, has received the 'super villian of the year award.' Congrats.
Did we really want to have a picture of Saint Iggy linked to from the front page? I want to burn myself alive now.
Sure, the RIAA and MPAA and their buddies in the government have tried to apply the DMCA to every aspect of life, but if you look at how it is being enforced, versus how it could be enforced it really isn't that bad. Afterall, they could break your door down, tear gas your dog, spray you in the face with pepper spray then push you down the stairs for DMCA violation...or at least that's what they told me.
I mean, what practical use does a performance of The Nutcracker Suite (for instance) have?
You may not know it, but ballet is actually an ancient european martial art. If you doubt this, go fight a dancer, you'll see.
All their visualization software did was crash my PC. Neat.
No, he means eteel. Isn't everyone on slashdot seeking true eteelness?
Use the pop-up blocker.
What the parent poster means is that the current athlon/pentium chips don't do very well in mobile applications (more of a matter of opinion than fact, but I agree). Just because I call something 'mobile', doesn't mean it is actually suitable for moving. For example, if I called the great wall of china "Great Wall of China Mobile" or "Great Wall of China M", it wouldn't make it anymore more feasible or useful to move it around.
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Make it stop!!
It is unfair of you to expect the slashdot editors to work more than 5 minutes a day for their living! Afterall, if they spent 5 seconds checking if each story were a duplicate, or even reading the front page from time to time, it might interrupt their beer and TiVo time!
What does it matter if a microsoft group says the DOD shouldn't use open source software. The DOD will continue to use whatever gets the job done. They are capable enough to make their own decisions, and I'm sure they can see the motive behind a microsoft backed group pushing against open source. So, this is really a non-issue.
There is a reason that scientific american's website is only one letter away from 'www.scam.com.'
New Scientist is NOT a good source for scientific news. They slant their writing such that many minor advancements look like the discovery of the century and major discoveries that don't agree with their politics are made to look routine.
I like just shoot me!
I went on a tour of the labs at Boston University and they had a lab that was working on this. They ran a demonstration with a subject from the crowd and it really does seem to work. Their explanation was that the body needs a certain amount of 'noise' in its sensory input to work properly (as a kind of reference level).
This isn't really feasible if you are trying to extract the data losslessly. The original image file will not match with the extracted file. There is loss in the printing (ink smudge, low resolution printer), loss in the photography (ambient light, noise on the film, thumb in front of lens) and loss in the scanning process. As a result, even if the scanned image is in the same format as the original, there is still loss.
The title should say: San Diego Company Pwns E-Commerce.
As other have pointed out, the car is taxed at multiple stages of production (or rather the company that makes the car). Additionally, the 6% you quote is only the sales tax. There are luxury taxes (which suprisingly apply to many vehicles you wouldn't consider luxurious) and excise taxes. Additionally, you can expect, in many states to pay property taxes on the car. If someone buys a car for you, both you and them have to pay a gift tax (if the value is over $10,000 I believe).
Actually, what accounts for about 50% of the cost of any given new car in America are the taxes. I was stunned to find this out.
The most terrifying terrorist act is the threat of a terrorist act.
until you consider the fact that most security flaws have been discovered when a user has done something more or less unpredicable.
yah, what was the option for the microwave oven target platform again? Sometimes, GNU tools can't solve your problems!