When did it become okay to grab someone's submission from the firehose and burn it onto the front page? Taco's comments should be under the main post like everyone else's and not encapsulating a/. member's submission with a giant flaming insult! Or just don't post it at all if you don't find it worthy. Guess I haven't been paying enough attention around here lately.
Domesticated honeybees themselves are introduced to North America from Europe (and there is also the African subspecies, sometimes called "killer bee," on the continent as well). If honeybees are being attacked by a pathogen and seem to have no defense against it, it could just as well be a native pathogen vs. an introduced or newly evolved one.
Well, hey, that article is 8 months old. The fact is that right now someone that is willing to spend some time on the phone can find a dealer that can get a 2005 Prius fast and does not charge over MSRP.
I wasn't suggesting that anyone pay a premium to save at the pump. The people described in that article aren't trying to save money, they are early adopters or people trying to make a statement.
Putting the flaming comment about people lying to make themselves feel better aside, the ROI for a Prius is decent. A Prius starts at about $20K so if someone "downgrades" from a larger, lower mpg car like say, a Nissan Maxima SE, s/he could feasibly save a lot of money.
We are getting 50mpg instead of 20mpg, and we no longer have to buy premium gas...we are saving $1200 a year, not counting the lower loan payments for the car we traded in.
I would go on, but I am starting to feel way, way too good about myself:-P.
P.S. - I paid under MSRP for my Prius and got it in a week.
Glad I don't do "Auto Install"...hidden way at the bottom of the list of things Windows wanted to update was...
Update for Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) 2.0 and WinHTTP 5.1 (KB842773) Download size: 694 KB, 1 minute This software updates the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) to v2.0 and updates WinHTTP. These updates help ensure an optimal download experience with new versions of Automatic Updates, Windows Update, and other programs that rely on BITS to transfer files using idle network bandwidth.
Actually, there is some dispute as to whether gambusia are truly good for controlling mosquito populations. It is more likely a factor of them either being able to survive in disturbed and polluted habitats, or outcompeting native species that also eat mosquito larvae. Gambusia are native to America, and alongside the carp are considered an invasive species in Australia...see here or here for more info.
People post questions in newsgroups all the time and use their real names. Of course now that Google owns the Usenet archives, I guess that is their fault too.:-)
The general public is clueless about the lack of privacy on the internet. I can't even count the number of times I have surprised people by telling them how much information about them is logged by every website they visit, that web browsers keep a history of sites visited, etc.
The issue here is not that the NYT is telling us what we already know, because of course/. users are well-versed in the ways of the internet. If the article builds awareness about invasion of privacy, and makes general computer users more cautious, then it has done us all a service.
I don't mind giving out my email address to companies when I download software. I figure they are doing me a service by allowing me to download a free trial in the first place. Plus, hearing from companies about updates might make me want to purchase the product, i.e. it shows they are still supporting it, fixing bugs, making add-ons, etc. I have never really had a problem unsubscribing from the mailing list of a company with an opt-in policy, and I set up a free email account for things like this so it does clutter my inbox at work. I downloaded and purchased Canvas in this manner, and I was glad, because they emailed me to let me know I was entitled to a free upgrade to the latest version that came out a few weeks later.
On a slightly different note, if I am in a hurry to do something I need to get software to do (a web editor for example), I sometimes download several similar programs and try them all. So if I found one that worked right away, I wouldn't bother downloading one that sent a password several hours later. But in situations like that, I am just looking for a free trial and have no intention of ever purchasing the product anyway. Perhaps a delayed email/password system limits the downloads to the serious potential customers.
I work in a university environment, and there is a huge interest in Linux because of the FREE software for various kinds of data analysis. However, these people tend to be very intimidated by Linux, and feel more comfortable in Windows. Hence they almost always want a dual-booting computer.
Dell won't do the dual booting OS thing, so though people prefer the quality, warranty and reputation of the Dell systems, they end up going to a local PC place that can actually handle the software installations.
"Last June, Dell announced it was expanding efforts with software maker Red Hat Inc. to market Linux, an alternative operating system to Microsoft's Windows that can be downloaded for free over the Internet.
Linux users must memorize and type commands and forgo compatible software applications."
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Does anyone have any evidence that news stations actually used this (either the video or the press release) to report a story? Just curious.
When did it become okay to grab someone's submission from the firehose and burn it onto the front page? Taco's comments should be under the main post like everyone else's and not encapsulating a /. member's submission with a giant flaming insult! Or just don't post it at all if you don't find it worthy. Guess I haven't been paying enough attention around here lately.
you are correct - my information was dated, I apologize.
Here is a link to an abstract on primary research for those who are feeling anti-pedia.
Domesticated honeybees themselves are introduced to North America from Europe (and there is also the African subspecies, sometimes called "killer bee," on the continent as well). If honeybees are being attacked by a pathogen and seem to have no defense against it, it could just as well be a native pathogen vs. an introduced or newly evolved one.
The organism he was speaking of is most likely the Varroa mite, Varroa jacobsoni.
But I specifically remember her listing the design principles in a different and purposeful order:
Contrast
Repetition
Alignment
Proximity
...and I have never forgotten them! :-)
Well, hey, that article is 8 months old. The fact is that right now someone that is willing to spend some time on the phone can find a dealer that can get a 2005 Prius fast and does not charge over MSRP.
I wasn't suggesting that anyone pay a premium to save at the pump. The people described in that article aren't trying to save money, they are early adopters or people trying to make a statement.
Putting the flaming comment about people lying to make themselves feel better aside, the ROI for a Prius is decent. A Prius starts at about $20K so if someone "downgrades" from a larger, lower mpg car like say, a Nissan Maxima SE, s/he could feasibly save a lot of money.
:-P.
We are getting 50mpg instead of 20mpg, and we no longer have to buy premium gas...we are saving $1200 a year, not counting the lower loan payments for the car we traded in.
I would go on, but I am starting to feel way, way too good about myself
P.S. - I paid under MSRP for my Prius and got it in a week.
Glad I don't do "Auto Install"...hidden way at the bottom of the list of things Windows wanted to update was...
Update for Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) 2.0 and WinHTTP 5.1 (KB842773)
Download size: 694 KB, 1 minute
This software updates the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) to v2.0 and updates WinHTTP. These updates help ensure an optimal download experience with new versions of Automatic Updates, Windows Update, and other programs that rely on BITS to transfer files using idle network bandwidth.
How is this critical?
Actually, there is some dispute as to whether gambusia are truly good for controlling mosquito populations. It is more likely a factor of them either being able to survive in disturbed and polluted habitats, or outcompeting native species that also eat mosquito larvae. Gambusia are native to America, and alongside the carp are considered an invasive species in Australia...see here or here for more info.
I wonder what color this recycled paper will be in a few years. It's made from 30% recycled US currency, and it's a nice pale green right now.
Infectious Disease
Hmmm, tiny little artists' cooperative gets squashed for their "Art Inside" gallery, but what about J.C. Penney's "It's All Inside" slogan?
People post questions in newsgroups all the time and use their real names. Of course now that Google owns the Usenet archives, I guess that is their fault too. :-)
/. users are well-versed in the ways of the internet. If the article builds awareness about invasion of privacy, and makes general computer users more cautious, then it has done us all a service.
The general public is clueless about the lack of privacy on the internet. I can't even count the number of times I have surprised people by telling them how much information about them is logged by every website they visit, that web browsers keep a history of sites visited, etc.
The issue here is not that the NYT is telling us what we already know, because of course
Someone made the smart decision to show Keanu but not play his voice. One can only hope the movie follows a similar path.
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Go here
You can see their cheesy video for "Smells Like Teen Booty" while you listen to the cool song.
I'm just a lowly biology grad student. :-P
I don't mind giving out my email address to companies when I download software. I figure they are doing me a service by allowing me to download a free trial in the first place. Plus, hearing from companies about updates might make me want to purchase the product, i.e. it shows they are still supporting it, fixing bugs, making add-ons, etc. I have never really had a problem unsubscribing from the mailing list of a company with an opt-in policy, and I set up a free email account for things like this so it does clutter my inbox at work. I downloaded and purchased Canvas in this manner, and I was glad, because they emailed me to let me know I was entitled to a free upgrade to the latest version that came out a few weeks later.
On a slightly different note, if I am in a hurry to do something I need to get software to do (a web editor for example), I sometimes download several similar programs and try them all. So if I found one that worked right away, I wouldn't bother downloading one that sent a password several hours later. But in situations like that, I am just looking for a free trial and have no intention of ever purchasing the product anyway. Perhaps a delayed email/password system limits the downloads to the serious potential customers.
Dell won't do the dual booting OS thing, so though people prefer the quality, warranty and reputation of the Dell systems, they end up going to a local PC place that can actually handle the software installations.
(http://www.msnbc.com/news/608839.asp?0nm=N12O)
"Last June, Dell announced it was expanding efforts with software maker Red Hat Inc. to market Linux, an alternative operating system to Microsoft's Windows that can be downloaded for free over the Internet.
Linux users must memorize and type commands and forgo compatible software applications."
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Uhhh...I think they are confusing it with DOS!