When I stopped asking questions, Shail had one for me. "I have experienced some Americans—please don't mind—they don't like Indians. They act rude as soon as they come to know I am Indian. Why is this?" I stammered something about protectionism, but really I didn't know what to say.
Simply put, nobody likes communicating with people who are.. well... difficult to communicate with. It's bad enough trying to overcome a language barrier in general conversation. It's even worse when you're trying to communicate a technical problem or make a complicated request. I don't want to have to spell out my email 3x in phonetic alphabet. Sometimes I can't even tell if the person I'm talking to actually understands my problem because everything they say is scripted.
Plus -- as Louis CK has said -- I know the Indian on the line doesn't give a shit about me and my white people problems.
it's not as though a microphone on a balloon was dropped into the atmosphere.
No, but a microphone on the Hugyens probe did as it descended through Titan's atmosphere. Here's the audio. The sound isn't particularly exciting, but the achievement certainly is.
The next logical measure is to conceal contraband internally, be it through surgery, or more probable, up the butt. I can't wait for someone to be detained with explosives in their bum so we can get our mandatory anal probes.
Tons of survival nuts would love to have a vehicle that, during a disaster of any sort, only needs a long enough stretch of space nearby to get them airborne.
They do. I believe it's stated in your passport. More specifically, it's in the US Code. Title 18, Part I, Chapter 1, 7, which states that the US has jurisdiction "(7) Any place outside the jurisdiction of any nation with respect to an offense by or against a national of the United States."
And as a publicly traded company, Cisco has an (unofficial) obligation to operate abroad as it would at home. US Citizens cannot go abroad and commit crimes legal in one country that are illegal in the US, so why should we allow companies to do the same?
So don't make such a foolish post next time. Your OP indicates you don't understand how a decade can be the warmest yet not see a warming trend in that period. If you're the scientist then act like one instead of making judgments based on your ignorance of a concept you don't understand.
...all this CD music storage nonsense sounds a complete waste of time.
For years I've been buying vinyl, ripping them casettes as I need them. I store the casettes in a bag and keep it with me for when I need it.
Personally, I think far too many of you have far too much spare time on your hands to be worried about some nonsensical and convoluted digital solutions that are trying to justify their own existences. That's why you should learn to think like an engineer because you can discover simpler solutions for yourself.
we could offset warming with some floating mirrors or something. Or get kids around the world to fly tinfoil kites. Or just pump some more dust up there. I realise this is not the solution but it is a genuine question.
We could also study the causes of warming and stop the antropogenic ones.
Exactly. While Google did write custom software, the independent report states they do not believe the Kismet source was altered in anyway. The reason the software is custom is so they can marry the SSID and mac address to some GPS data.
Actually it does sound like it's about google. The court is siding with the plaintiffs claim that sniffing packets is non-trivial. I would be interested to know how their opinion would change if google showed how easy it is to sniff plaintext packet payloads. It appears that the court's decision is hinging on the triviality of such.
in the second case, one is looking into someone else's communications, and doing so in a way that requires nontrivial technical ability or software.
Please, packet sniffing is trivial. Anyone with a cursory knowledge of networking can use Wireshark to investigate traffic. It becomes even more trivial given the availability of Wireshark in a GUI interface for almost all platforms.
In fact, while growth has slowed in the US, RIM still shipped 13.2 million BlackBerry smartphones last quarter (which is about 100 smartphones per minute, 24 hours per day) and RIM is more committed than ever to serving its loyal customers and partners around the world.
13.2 million is a drop in the bucket compared to Apple and Android.
Who is using algorithms to write their music? Well of course big labels are writing songs to make sure they sell, what do you expect? Are they using an algorithm? I doubt it, they're probably just writing songs around a time tested and proven formula and apparently spans generations and genres. This isn't surprising at all.
If you think about it, songwriters use a subconscious algorithm when writing music. There are certain time signatures, chord progressions, tempos, that equate to popular music. Also consider the fact that popular songs are generally "positive" or "upbeat". Hence you have 4/4 time signatures (easier to dance to, ever hear the phrase "4 on the floor"?), sung in a Major key (well that should be obvious, depressing songs aren't as popular), and 135 bpm (again, danceability, it shouldn't come as a surprise that certain tempos are more suited to dancing)
The I-III-IV progression doesn't surprise me either. It sounds good, and is generally "upbeat" something people want to hear on the radio. So that leaves the song structure, but I won't go into that.
Lying to Congress is not a crime if you are not under oath. Typically, witnesses do not give oral testimony under oath except in confirmation hearings and investigations. http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/98-392.pdf
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On the other side of the coin, it could be his way of saying "Trying to prevent this is sort of thing is futile."
Spying on Americans is our business!
When I stopped asking questions, Shail had one for me. "I have experienced some Americans—please don't mind—they don't like Indians. They act rude as soon as they come to know I am Indian. Why is this?" I stammered something about protectionism, but really I didn't know what to say.
Simply put, nobody likes communicating with people who are.. well... difficult to communicate with. It's bad enough trying to overcome a language barrier in general conversation. It's even worse when you're trying to communicate a technical problem or make a complicated request. I don't want to have to spell out my email 3x in phonetic alphabet. Sometimes I can't even tell if the person I'm talking to actually understands my problem because everything they say is scripted.
Plus -- as Louis CK has said -- I know the Indian on the line doesn't give a shit about me and my white people problems.
Oops. Linked to the wrong one. Good catch. Might as well link to other spooky sounds presented by nasa.
it's not as though a microphone on a balloon was dropped into the atmosphere.
No, but a microphone on the Hugyens probe did as it descended through Titan's atmosphere. Here's the audio. The sound isn't particularly exciting, but the achievement certainly is.
The next logical measure is to conceal contraband internally, be it through surgery, or more probable, up the butt. I can't wait for someone to be detained with explosives in their bum so we can get our mandatory anal probes.
Tons of survival nuts would love to have a vehicle that, during a disaster of any sort, only needs a long enough stretch of space nearby to get them airborne.
Good luck refueling when you land.
They do. I believe it's stated in your passport. More specifically, it's in the US Code. Title 18, Part I, Chapter 1, 7, which states that the US has jurisdiction "(7) Any place outside the jurisdiction of any nation with respect to an offense by or against a national of the United States."
And as a publicly traded company, Cisco has an (unofficial) obligation to operate abroad as it would at home. US Citizens cannot go abroad and commit crimes legal in one country that are illegal in the US, so why should we allow companies to do the same?
So don't make such a foolish post next time. Your OP indicates you don't understand how a decade can be the warmest yet not see a warming trend in that period. If you're the scientist then act like one instead of making judgments based on your ignorance of a concept you don't understand.
...all this CD music storage nonsense sounds a complete waste of time.
For years I've been buying vinyl, ripping them casettes as I need them. I store the casettes in a bag and keep it with me for when I need it.
Personally, I think far too many of you have far too much spare time on your hands to be worried about some nonsensical and convoluted digital solutions that are trying to justify their own existences. That's why you should learn to think like an engineer because you can discover simpler solutions for yourself.
we could offset warming with some floating mirrors or something. Or get kids around the world to fly tinfoil kites. Or just pump some more dust up there. I realise this is not the solution but it is a genuine question.
We could also study the causes of warming and stop the antropogenic ones.
I can't understand statistics or concepts that are beyond my grasp. Therefore, the scientists must be wrong.
It's called both parties meeting half-way, a common mediation tactic.
Exactly. While Google did write custom software, the independent report states they do not believe the Kismet source was altered in anyway. The reason the software is custom is so they can marry the SSID and mac address to some GPS data.
Actually it does sound like it's about google. The court is siding with the plaintiffs claim that sniffing packets is non-trivial. I would be interested to know how their opinion would change if google showed how easy it is to sniff plaintext packet payloads. It appears that the court's decision is hinging on the triviality of such.
Hey now. Let's not cut off our nose to spite our face.
I would hope being aware of the software does not count as being non-trivial.
Any way, here's an excellent Privacy International report examining the software google used, gslite.
in the second case, one is looking into someone else's communications, and doing so in a way that requires nontrivial technical ability or software.
Please, packet sniffing is trivial. Anyone with a cursory knowledge of networking can use Wireshark to investigate traffic. It becomes even more trivial given the availability of Wireshark in a GUI interface for almost all platforms.
In fact, while growth has slowed in the US, RIM still shipped 13.2 million BlackBerry smartphones last quarter (which is about 100 smartphones per minute, 24 hours per day) and RIM is more committed than ever to serving its loyal customers and partners around the world.
13.2 million is a drop in the bucket compared to Apple and Android.
Your ignorance is astounding.
R&B? Don't you mean gangsta rap? I don't seem to recall Eric Clapton or Otis Redding singing about bitches.
Who is using algorithms to write their music? Well of course big labels are writing songs to make sure they sell, what do you expect? Are they using an algorithm? I doubt it, they're probably just writing songs around a time tested and proven formula and apparently spans generations and genres. This isn't surprising at all.
If you think about it, songwriters use a subconscious algorithm when writing music. There are certain time signatures, chord progressions, tempos, that equate to popular music. Also consider the fact that popular songs are generally "positive" or "upbeat". Hence you have 4/4 time signatures (easier to dance to, ever hear the phrase "4 on the floor"?), sung in a Major key (well that should be obvious, depressing songs aren't as popular), and 135 bpm (again, danceability, it shouldn't come as a surprise that certain tempos are more suited to dancing)
The I-III-IV progression doesn't surprise me either. It sounds good, and is generally "upbeat" something people want to hear on the radio. So that leaves the song structure, but I won't go into that.
No reason a fiber optic cable cannot be tied to the balloon.
Lying to Congress is not a crime if you are not under oath. Typically, witnesses do not give oral testimony under oath except in confirmation hearings and investigations. http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/98-392.pdf