Hollywood myth. Embassy grounds remain part of the host country's territory. They do have a special status by virtue of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. So the embassy controls who gets into the premises and the host country cannot raid or search the embassy under any circumstances unless authorized by the ambassador. But the embassies still have to respect local law and they remain under the host's sovereignty and in the host's territory.
WhatsApp's claim to fame originally was its ability to run on virtually anything, including the J2ME phones popular in the US and Europe in the mid-2000s.
I'm not so sure about that. ICQ had a J2ME client before Whatsapp. The unique feature it had at the time was how easy it was to set up - it used the phone number and IMEI to authenticate, no user name or password to remember, and the contacts in the phone book automatically become Whatsapp contacts.
I'd argue that both C# and VB.net are "copies" of Borland Delphi, not of Java - not surprising, considering.NET was created by the people who made Delphi (C# inevitably looks like Java, being C-based). This is very obvious particularly in VB.net, which borrows quite a few keywords from Delphi.
Even if ice reforms it won't negate the theorized rise. The danger is that chunks of Antarctica may break off. The mere phenomenon of ice on the ocean becoming liquid, by itself, would not cause the oceans to rise.
Language exchange is one of the most obvious uses of videoconference over the Internet; it's been done ever since broadband (basically anything faster than dial-up) Internet access was widely available, with plenty of sites devoted to that purpose.
Is it news because it's about elderly Americans and young Brazilians? This is more like an unabashed slashvertisement.
Pure meth is white/clear. But you could explain the blue color as the result of some additive they put into it, as a "trademark" of sorts.
Not entirely different from how some whisky makers add substances to make their product darker.
They had numeric keypads which allowed you to enter text by pressing the buttons repeatedly or in a specific input mode, similar to dumbphones. They had organisers with full-blown keyboards, but those weren't watches.
I hate the ribbon with a passion; however, come to think of it, on a tablet it may not be such a bad idea. Better than smartphone-style generic action buttons. And Windows CE showed desktop-style menus and toolbars don't belong on a tablet.
For real? There's plenty of scientific proof that dehydration causes kidney stones. Can you provide a link to any rigorous study that shows effectiveness of olive oil on skin for treating skin rashes? I'm ready to change my mind.
If you're interested in a MSC online and don't mind if it's from a UK university, you might want to check out the University of Liverpool. I think they will accept you on this one. Price was around 18,000 GBP 4 years ago. Some modules are a breeze but others are a PITA; the modules involving group work can be an interesting experience or a really painful one, depending on your group. Their collaboration tools were message boards and crappy Java-based chats and whiteboards; a few fellow students couldn't use voice chat or better collaboration tools because of Internet censorship in their countries, and some other students were rather incompetent. Once you start a module, you're committed to turn out weekly assignments for eight consecutive weeks. They claim you can complete it dedicating between 10 and 20 hours a week, but prepare to work more if you're unlucky.
So I'm not exactly selling it but if you're interested don't be put off; my experience is anecdotal and their website looks pretty different now, everything might have changed. Ask around if you can (I think they have a forum on LinkedIn).
Good point, though it doesn't actually refute GP. Computers are deterministic*. On the other hand, programs, functions, etc may not be deterministic.
* Except devices specifically designed not to be deterministic, such as hardware random number generators that rely on quantum, electron phenomena, etc. Then again I'm not sure it is correct to call such devices computers.
My point is not that the headline is more likely to be misread than read correctly (although I suspect this particular one might be), but that (c.? a.?) ambiguity can and should be avoided regardless.
Yeah, if you consider a person's age personal information. Which depends on the chat room.
It's been a long time since I last used IRC, but I do remember those channels where asking "asl please" was widely considered proper etiquette. Some chat rooms even expected you give your "asl" as you entered.
I assume it's still around in Windows 8, though I'm not sure if the "Pro" or whatever license of 8 gives you a free XP license.
Unfortunately, no, the XP mode is gone in Windows 8 (even Pro). Instead they suggest you use Hyper-V (which is included in W8 Pro), but that is a poor replacement. It lacks app virtualization. no XP license is included, and VMware Player is a better product anyway.
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Hollywood myth. Embassy grounds remain part of the host country's territory. They do have a special status by virtue of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. So the embassy controls who gets into the premises and the host country cannot raid or search the embassy under any circumstances unless authorized by the ambassador. But the embassies still have to respect local law and they remain under the host's sovereignty and in the host's territory.
It used to be. It's not anymore. Now it uses its own proprietary protocol.
Actually, there's a production version. It's currently not free, hence the news.
It's not the first time this happens to Microsoft.
WhatsApp's claim to fame originally was its ability to run on virtually anything, including the J2ME phones popular in the US and Europe in the mid-2000s.
I'm not so sure about that. ICQ had a J2ME client before Whatsapp. The unique feature it had at the time was how easy it was to set up - it used the phone number and IMEI to authenticate, no user name or password to remember, and the contacts in the phone book automatically become Whatsapp contacts.
Interesting. Did you have a TV that became fastidious and hard to please during thunderstorms?
I'd argue that both C# and VB.net are "copies" of Borland Delphi, not of Java - not surprising, considering .NET was created by the people who made Delphi (C# inevitably looks like Java, being C-based). This is very obvious particularly in VB.net, which borrows quite a few keywords from Delphi.
Even if ice reforms it won't negate the theorized rise. The danger is that chunks of Antarctica may break off. The mere phenomenon of ice on the ocean becoming liquid, by itself, would not cause the oceans to rise.
Language exchange is one of the most obvious uses of videoconference over the Internet; it's been done ever since broadband (basically anything faster than dial-up) Internet access was widely available, with plenty of sites devoted to that purpose.
Is it news because it's about elderly Americans and young Brazilians? This is more like an unabashed slashvertisement.
Pure meth is white/clear. But you could explain the blue color as the result of some additive they put into it, as a "trademark" of sorts.
Not entirely different from how some whisky makers add substances to make their product darker.
They had numeric keypads which allowed you to enter text by pressing the buttons repeatedly or in a specific input mode, similar to dumbphones. They had organisers with full-blown keyboards, but those weren't watches.
What system uses a hosts.txt file? We're all familiar with the hosts (no .txt extension) file.
Not that I'd use a tablet for serious work.
For real? There's plenty of scientific proof that dehydration causes kidney stones. Can you provide a link to any rigorous study that shows effectiveness of olive oil on skin for treating skin rashes? I'm ready to change my mind.
Olive oil on skin is also alternative medicine, just saying.
If you're interested in a MSC online and don't mind if it's from a UK university, you might want to check out the University of Liverpool. I think they will accept you on this one. Price was around 18,000 GBP 4 years ago. Some modules are a breeze but others are a PITA; the modules involving group work can be an interesting experience or a really painful one, depending on your group. Their collaboration tools were message boards and crappy Java-based chats and whiteboards; a few fellow students couldn't use voice chat or better collaboration tools because of Internet censorship in their countries, and some other students were rather incompetent. Once you start a module, you're committed to turn out weekly assignments for eight consecutive weeks. They claim you can complete it dedicating between 10 and 20 hours a week, but prepare to work more if you're unlucky.
So I'm not exactly selling it but if you're interested don't be put off; my experience is anecdotal and their website looks pretty different now, everything might have changed. Ask around if you can (I think they have a forum on LinkedIn).
Yeah except everybody knows silver and gold are commodities, not currencies. Everybody with half a brain, of course.
They didn't leave cave paintings or anything that indicates capacity for symbolic reasoning.
We aren't so sure about that.
Good point, though it doesn't actually refute GP. Computers are deterministic*. On the other hand, programs, functions, etc may not be deterministic.
* Except devices specifically designed not to be deterministic, such as hardware random number generators that rely on quantum, electron phenomena, etc. Then again I'm not sure it is correct to call such devices computers.
My point is not that the headline is more likely to be misread than read correctly (although I suspect this particular one might be), but that (c.? a.?) ambiguity can and should be avoided regardless.
Ambiguity fail.
Apple (R) is registered by a certain company. It doesn't stop other things from being named "apple".
Yeah, if you consider a person's age personal information. Which depends on the chat room.
It's been a long time since I last used IRC, but I do remember those channels where asking "asl please" was widely considered proper etiquette. Some chat rooms even expected you give your "asl" as you entered.
Indeed!
I assume it's still around in Windows 8, though I'm not sure if the "Pro" or whatever license of 8 gives you a free XP license.
Unfortunately, no, the XP mode is gone in Windows 8 (even Pro). Instead they suggest you use Hyper-V (which is included in W8 Pro), but that is a poor replacement. It lacks app virtualization. no XP license is included, and VMware Player is a better product anyway.
Is the invention novel and non-obvious?
If it isn't, it's not a valid patent. Period.