While not completely free-form, writing interactive fiction in Inform 7 is done mostly in natural (if somewhat simplified) English. So it's not like these things are new.
I heard in the Nordic states you can even verify your taxes with an SMS.
I don't know about the other nordic countries, but in Sweden you can do that. Or pay for services, or use SMS as bus/train tickets, or a lot of other things.
I use the term "punish" loosely in this case because the kid obviously doesn't care -- yet.
This is the part that I haven't seen anyone thinking about yet. Banning the kid for life severely limits the choices of this kid for his future life. For example he will probably never get a job in a US company operating in Europe because of this, as it might involve traveling to the US. It is a punishment that is way more than a slap on the wrist as someone else above thought it was.
So what about people buying the phone after September 30? Will they not get a case? Will Apple modify the phone by then? (Of course, I didn't read TFA.) As a side-note, I am a leftie that do hold my HTC Hero the "wrong way", without any problem what so ever.
Last I checked, flex made some pretty large files just to parse out a simple language. How will your coworkers feel about having to maintain a few thousand lines of unnecessary parser code?
Why would you maintain auto-generated code? You just maintain the flex input file, and whenever it changes a new big c-file is generated.
I don't know the details of the contract you sign when buying Sun-hardware, but if it says you have free access to BIOS-updates or similar for one year or during the warranty period, wouldn't this be considered a contract violation? Can't they be sued for this? I think it wouldn't go very well for Oracle in westen Europe, as many countries here have pretty strong consumer protections (whether the consumer is a company or a private person shouldn't matter in this case.)
Clearly RIM were the ones who opened up mobile messaging to the world and deserve full credit.
Uhm, what?!? SMS had already been in popular use in Europe for years when the BlackBerry came. Or do you mean reading/sending email on the phone? Then say so.
they pointed out that in the little book given for drivers for the written test, it explicitly states that should you be pulled over, at no time should you exit your vehicle unless instructed to do so by the officer
Do you get that booklet in all driving courses over there, or just for that special one? I wonder since most people outside of the US would have no idea about that specific "rule". Which means that I would probably be beaten and tasered because I could act threatingly by just stepping out of my car if I was to visit, drive around and somehow be stopped by the police.
What happened the last 40 years or so? Then there were riots in the streets and major protests against the then ongoing war. Is a SUV on the driveway and a reality show on tv all that is needed to pacify everyone?
So every one that comes up, one of the questions that go into the decision making is this: How big is the fine if we don't? If the defined fine is less than it will cost to implement the change, sometimes we let it go and figure we'll pay the fine if we're caught.
And what if they (city, state, whatever) sees you still haven't implemented according to their law? A new fine? Probably bigger? Is it really worth it in the long run? Especially if, in addition to repetitive fines, you also start to loose customers because of the bad PR?
Ok, I was a little unclear. The bank give me a number I have to enter into the keyfob, and I also need to have my card inserted into the keyfob so it can read the chip.
Last time I was in England, three or four years ago, I had to try my chip-and-pin three times before they just used swipe-with-pin, even though I told them it would not work. If it was company policy, the policy of their bank or if it's a general rule I don't know. Will be fun how it will be when I visit next week.
While some of the problems exist for me, some others don't. For example it is shown in an iframe, but I don't enter a simple password. Instead my bank have a challenge-reply system, where I need physical access to my card, know it's pin-code, know my personal number (Swedens version of social security number) and use a special device given out by the bank. Yes, the iframe can still be hijacked, but all the hijacker will know is my personal number, and a one time code (which is generated differently from the one used to log into the bank, which is different from the one used to sign bills and transfers).
Same in Sweden. You can even do some minor changes through the web-interface. Of course, if you don't trust the "intarwebs", you can always just sign and send in the (already filled in) paper copy.
The number of swine-flu cases in Sweden were rising very sharply for a while (doubling every week), but died out as more and more people got their shots. If we didn't have the vaccine, who knows where (or even if) it might have stopped.
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Which is indeed possible. Not only possible, it turns out they have some similar properties.
While not completely free-form, writing interactive fiction in Inform 7 is done mostly in natural (if somewhat simplified) English. So it's not like these things are new.
"Business is war," as one founder of an early computer company used to say.
OMG PINK PONIES!
When coming close, the blurry image of the Halley comet looked quite similar to this Hartley 2 comet.
I don't know about the other nordic countries, but in Sweden you can do that. Or pay for services, or use SMS as bus/train tickets, or a lot of other things.
This is the part that I haven't seen anyone thinking about yet. Banning the kid for life severely limits the choices of this kid for his future life. For example he will probably never get a job in a US company operating in Europe because of this, as it might involve traveling to the US. It is a punishment that is way more than a slap on the wrist as someone else above thought it was.
So what about people buying the phone after September 30? Will they not get a case? Will Apple modify the phone by then? (Of course, I didn't read TFA.)
As a side-note, I am a leftie that do hold my HTC Hero the "wrong way", without any problem what so ever.
Fixed that for you.
Why would you maintain auto-generated code? You just maintain the flex input file, and whenever it changes a new big c-file is generated.
At least a fork isn't an Extremely Inefficient Weapon.
I don't know the details of the contract you sign when buying Sun-hardware, but if it says you have free access to BIOS-updates or similar for one year or during the warranty period, wouldn't this be considered a contract violation? Can't they be sued for this? I think it wouldn't go very well for Oracle in westen Europe, as many countries here have pretty strong consumer protections (whether the consumer is a company or a private person shouldn't matter in this case.)
Uhm, what?!? SMS had already been in popular use in Europe for years when the BlackBerry came. Or do you mean reading/sending email on the phone? Then say so.
Do you get that booklet in all driving courses over there, or just for that special one? I wonder since most people outside of the US would have no idea about that specific "rule". Which means that I would probably be beaten and tasered because I could act threatingly by just stepping out of my car if I was to visit, drive around and somehow be stopped by the police.
Anyway, thank for the advice!
What happened the last 40 years or so? Then there were riots in the streets and major protests against the then ongoing war. Is a SUV on the driveway and a reality show on tv all that is needed to pacify everyone?
So you have gaming computers worth tens of thousands of dollars in a special room just in case some friends decide to pop over for a quick game?
And what if they (city, state, whatever) sees you still haven't implemented according to their law? A new fine? Probably bigger?
Is it really worth it in the long run? Especially if, in addition to repetitive fines, you also start to loose customers because of the bad PR?
Ok, I was a little unclear. The bank give me a number I have to enter into the keyfob, and I also need to have my card inserted into the keyfob so it can read the chip.
Last time I was in England, three or four years ago, I had to try my chip-and-pin three times before they just used swipe-with-pin, even though I told them it would not work. If it was company policy, the policy of their bank or if it's a general rule I don't know. Will be fun how it will be when I visit next week.
While some of the problems exist for me, some others don't. For example it is shown in an iframe, but I don't enter a simple password. Instead my bank have a challenge-reply system, where I need physical access to my card, know it's pin-code, know my personal number (Swedens version of social security number) and use a special device given out by the bank. Yes, the iframe can still be hijacked, but all the hijacker will know is my personal number, and a one time code (which is generated differently from the one used to log into the bank, which is different from the one used to sign bills and transfers).
Same in Sweden. You can even do some minor changes through the web-interface. Of course, if you don't trust the "intarwebs", you can always just sign and send in the (already filled in) paper copy.
Maybe because no one fed the poor kitty for 75 years?
Nobody said that it would be young gorgeous virgins... Might as well be 72 old hags!
How about moving them?
The number of swine-flu cases in Sweden were rising very sharply for a while (doubling every week), but died out as more and more people got their shots. If we didn't have the vaccine, who knows where (or even if) it might have stopped.