What is unexplained in this the large monitors in this shot are the window titles showing 'Microsoft Excel' but perhaps these are some custom Excel based application that BP uses to display the ROV video feeds.
Yeah you can throw an OLE/ActiveX/etc object into an Excel spreadsheet to display the feeds. It strikes me as pretty amateurish if that's indeed what they're doing.
You seem to think one has to make the choice to either be a bully or be bullied. Just be yourself and you'll fit somewhere (an asshole will fit in a group of assholes allright; that doesn't make him any less of an asshole).
Either legalize same-sex marriage, or just do away with any kind of legal marriage at all. The latter is what I would do if I had my way. Why does the state meddle in what should be a commitment between two people?
Because the state is enforcing that relationship. If one spouse is in an accident and goes comatose, the other spouse is the medical and legal proxy and gets to decide whether or not to pull the plug, even over the wishes of blood relatives of the first spouse. Without marriage, that second spouse would not have rights that trump the rights of blood relatives. Same goes for probate-free inheritance and intestate succession. Marriage is not a "commitment between two people", it's a contract between two people and the state.
That's the way it is now in your jurisdiction. Whether is should remain like that is debatable. In some jurisdictions, all those things can be signed without a marriage, and undone without a cumbersome, painful divorce. Anyway, that's peripheral to my main point: that marriage law or lack thereof, should be the same for all couples, straight and same-sex.
1. They are calling clear attention to the matter and showing that they understand the situation
Yes, they are calling attention to the issue and that is a good thing, but they should think of other ways to do that.
They shouldn't throw extra money at anybody (let alone politicians).
This is a band-aid attempt at a solution which doesn't get to the root of the problem. That's not a good idea, especially when it implies discriminating against unmarried hetero. I doubt this will make politicians care more about the matter.
Either legalize same-sex marriage, or just do away with any kind of legal marriage at all. The latter is what I would do if I had my way. Why does the state meddle in what should be a commitment between two people?
And Google isn't helping same-sex couples much. Sure, they are making up for some tax exemptions those couples don't have, but in a wider view they are helping maintain the status quo of marriage laws that are flawed in the first place, in addition to discriminating against heterosexual unmarried couples.
That may be the case, but I wouldn't bet on it. The rendering engine is the same, but everything else is different - Android is based on Linux, iPhoneOS is based on Darwin. Different platforms, different architectures, different builds.
Following that reasoning the bugs should also be in Chrome and Safari on Linux, MacOS, Windows...
Webkit is the rendering engine. If the bugs are in Webkit, then they are in all the products that use Webkit.
And indeed they were in Safari, which was patched earlier this month.
I notice my Chrome install got updated around the same time too. But are they the same bugs this article refers to?
If they are, I wonder why this isn't making headlines on Android's vulnerability -- my Android browser didn't get an update since I bought it months ago with 1.6, and AFAIK the only official way to update Webkit on Android is to upgrade it to a newer Android version when it gets released for your phone.
bugs in Webkit (side note: which would mean these bugs are likely present in Android, as Google uses Webkit for their browser, too
That may be the case, but I wouldn't bet on it. The rendering engine is the same, but everything else is different - Android is based on Linux, iPhoneOS is based on Darwin. Different platforms, different architectures, different builds.
Following that reasoning the bugs should also be in Chrome and Safari on Linux, MacOS, Windows...
Because you don't want to contribute to Google's data mining business?
As to your ISP/government, they already know/can find out what hosts you visit even you don't use their DNS. You're not hiding anything from them by changing using third-party DNS.
That said, if google/OpenDNS/etc works faster for you, great.
All the limitations you mention are in the software that's currently available for x86, not in the architecture itself. Mobile OSes and apps could be ported to x86 without much hassle (in fact the kernels already are). The x86 of today is perfectly suited for a cell phone (whether we need that or not is another matter... anyway, the more competition the better).
But until very recently Intel simply hadn't made efforts to adopt it to the power and size requirements for a smartphone. And ARM has market momentum, which x86 doesn't.
Open Office on Android would be just impractical due to input methods and screen size, but there's no issue with architecture or memory. It would definitely make sense on a bigger screen, such as the iPad's. In fact, the Open Office team stated the show-stopper for Open Office on iPad is its extremely closed OS and app store, nothing about hardware. So the idea of Open Office on an Android tablet (when somebody makes it) isn't that far-fetched.
Sounds good for a phone, but awesome on a tablet, where there is more room for battery. The iPad got the right form factor and weight, but I also need a SD slot, HDMI output, user freedom and uncrippled USB. That's one tablet I would buy.
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What is unexplained in this the large monitors in this shot are the window titles showing 'Microsoft Excel' but perhaps these are some custom Excel based application that BP uses to display the ROV video feeds.
Yeah you can throw an OLE/ActiveX/etc object into an Excel spreadsheet to display the feeds. It strikes me as pretty amateurish if that's indeed what they're doing.
Kinetic watches have been around for quite a few decades. Not sure about thermal though.
Hope we see civil appliances soon.
You seem to think one has to make the choice to either be a bully or be bullied. Just be yourself and you'll fit somewhere (an asshole will fit in a group of assholes allright; that doesn't make him any less of an asshole).
So that means it will run porn apps, right?
Isn't HTML5 a freaking working draft...? Wake me up when we have a real spec
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Either legalize same-sex marriage, or just do away with any kind of legal marriage at all. The latter is what I would do if I had my way. Why does the state meddle in what should be a commitment between two people?
Because the state is enforcing that relationship. If one spouse is in an accident and goes comatose, the other spouse is the medical and legal proxy and gets to decide whether or not to pull the plug, even over the wishes of blood relatives of the first spouse. Without marriage, that second spouse would not have rights that trump the rights of blood relatives. Same goes for probate-free inheritance and intestate succession. Marriage is not a "commitment between two people", it's a contract between two people and the state.
That's the way it is now in your jurisdiction. Whether is should remain like that is debatable. In some jurisdictions, all those things can be signed without a marriage, and undone without a cumbersome, painful divorce. Anyway, that's peripheral to my main point: that marriage law or lack thereof, should be the same for all couples, straight and same-sex.
1. They are calling clear attention to the matter and showing that they understand the situation
Yes, they are calling attention to the issue and that is a good thing, but they should think of other ways to do that.
They shouldn't throw extra money at anybody (let alone politicians).
This is a band-aid attempt at a solution which doesn't get to the root of the problem. That's not a good idea, especially when it implies discriminating against unmarried hetero. I doubt this will make politicians care more about the matter.
Either legalize same-sex marriage, or just do away with any kind of legal marriage at all. The latter is what I would do if I had my way. Why does the state meddle in what should be a commitment between two people?
And Google isn't helping same-sex couples much. Sure, they are making up for some tax exemptions those couples don't have, but in a wider view they are helping maintain the status quo of marriage laws that are flawed in the first place, in addition to discriminating against heterosexual unmarried couples.
That may be the case, but I wouldn't bet on it. The rendering engine is the same, but everything else is different - Android is based on Linux, iPhoneOS is based on Darwin. Different platforms, different architectures, different builds.
Following that reasoning the bugs should also be in Chrome and Safari on Linux, MacOS, Windows...
Webkit is the rendering engine. If the bugs are in Webkit, then they are in all the products that use Webkit.
And indeed they were in Safari, which was patched earlier this month.
I notice my Chrome install got updated around the same time too. But are they the same bugs this article refers to?
If they are, I wonder why this isn't making headlines on Android's vulnerability -- my Android browser didn't get an update since I bought it months ago with 1.6, and AFAIK the only official way to update Webkit on Android is to upgrade it to a newer Android version when it gets released for your phone.
bugs in Webkit (side note: which would mean these bugs are likely present in Android, as Google uses Webkit for their browser, too
That may be the case, but I wouldn't bet on it. The rendering engine is the same, but everything else is different - Android is based on Linux, iPhoneOS is based on Darwin. Different platforms, different architectures, different builds.
Following that reasoning the bugs should also be in Chrome and Safari on Linux, MacOS, Windows...
Because you don't want to contribute to Google's data mining business?
As to your ISP/government, they already know/can find out what hosts you visit even you don't use their DNS. You're not hiding anything from them by changing using third-party DNS.
That said, if google/OpenDNS/etc works faster for you, great.
Why? If my postcode is " ' ; DROP DATABASE master; " I should be perfectly able to enter it.
For all four of them.
I am anxiously waiting for the ZX Spectrum port.
It does look interesting.
I thought the iPad 3G did have GPS...?
All the limitations you mention are in the software that's currently available for x86, not in the architecture itself. Mobile OSes and apps could be ported to x86 without much hassle (in fact the kernels already are). The x86 of today is perfectly suited for a cell phone (whether we need that or not is another matter... anyway, the more competition the better).
But until very recently Intel simply hadn't made efforts to adopt it to the power and size requirements for a smartphone. And ARM has market momentum, which x86 doesn't.
Open Office on Android would be just impractical due to input methods and screen size, but there's no issue with architecture or memory. It would definitely make sense on a bigger screen, such as the iPad's. In fact, the Open Office team stated the show-stopper for Open Office on iPad is its extremely closed OS and app store, nothing about hardware. So the idea of Open Office on an Android tablet (when somebody makes it) isn't that far-fetched.
Sounds good for a phone, but awesome on a tablet, where there is more room for battery. The iPad got the right form factor and weight, but I also need a SD slot, HDMI output, user freedom and uncrippled USB. That's one tablet I would buy.
There you go.
(coming soon)
the year of the Linux desktop has arrived
aiming for +1 Funny?
(NetBooks...
aiming for +2 Funny?
& phones)
phones != desktop
Wrong link, sorry; I meant this film.
... to celebrate with beer, naturally. *Heading for the fridge*
Well, those of you who think Alexander was such a great movie are lone voices in the wilderness, I am afraid.
Clarification please: you mean Congress, or Libraries of Congress?
Good thing she didn't ask for directions from Boston to London... Not working anymore (un?)fortunately.