Take the lesser of two evils... how allergic to shell fish are you? If its enough to kill you then I wouldn't try. If you get a rash or hives or something, it might be preferable to use one of these bandaids if your at risk of bleeding to death.
The problem is, what is too loud for your ear when the cell phone is in use, is too quiet to hear when its on your belt under a jacket/sweater, so you wouldn't hear it ring/text message/low battery/etc.
That's just it, wouldn't your low battery indicator be one of the things you would test? Even if it wasn't, if they had done enough testing and betas with staff, they would have run into that problem before releasing it to the customer. Guess speed to market is more important than quality, or in this case, safety.
Re:Sounds perfect for Florida...
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How often does Florida get winds that exceed 220KM/h? That pretty much requires a Category 4 hurricane, not very often, and these are probably more resistant than mobile homes.
Not only for KDE's but also googles? For example, will they scan inside my oowriter doc for the keywords I'm searching for? What about email? If not, I don't really see the advantage over things like find.
No kidding.
Lets say somehow you convince your boss to buy you one. How long are you going to spend hooking it up. Then how long are you going to spend hooking it up to other things (it must be raining out, the green lamp is on and the red is off). Then how long are you going to spend testing the other apps you've hooked it up to. (New story on slashdot, both lamps are on!).
I remember one of the major search engines used to have a page where you could watch searches... yahoo maybe, or altavista? Can't remember, but it was hilarious to watch the things people searched for.
I'd like to know what the problems are with Windows machines. If you're router/gateway/firewall is limiting outgoing connections, your OS should be able to handle it. Even if it does cause problems, how often does the throttle kick in where there isn't a worm/virus present on the host machine? If this false positive rate is low enough then I'd implement it anyways.
I'm just not sure if I want something that looks like a Might Morphin Power Ranger looking at me from the top of my monitor. Not to mention what stretching your neck might do to you while in game!
I think this is the issue a lot of movie makers run into. How much do you focus on new viewers and how much do you focus on those that already know the storyline/environment? This has been an issue with a lot of movies including LotR.. Jackson had to balance boring the long time fans of the books with those that had never read them. Its a tough balance to reach for anyone.
You and I may not, but millions will, especially if it means less expensive (free?) games. Targetted and tracked advertising is the way things are moving. Pushing a commercial to thousands or millions is going by by, which is why were seeing thigs like Google's Adwords/AdSense becoming very popular. Its targetted advertising.
I like the Watchguard story which, true to the book, counts the chapters down to. Of course the actual find in this case was hidden very well. Nice contest.
Don't need to spend lots on flowers and such...
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just spend it intelligently. Sure, you're wife/girlfriend will appreciate getting flowers, but haveing them delivered to her place of work is even better. I've done this on a few occasions, and trust me, its worth the $20 or so delivery charge as opposed to her just coming home and finding them on the table or such.
At least we're starting to see the Industry start using the technology to everyone's advantage instead of trying to quash it. Of course I'm in Canada and I'm pretty safe right now from the letters (mind you, I haven't downloaded an MP3 in a LONG time either). Of course with Morpheus's recent win in court, this sort of 'legal' P2P system may not catch on as well as hoped. Have to admit though, if I knew I could get high quality, legal MP3's I'd probably consider paying the $5/month.
That's just the way Tolkien wrote. The books were writtin in the 50's I believe, and at that time there wasn't as much an issue referring to humans as men. In the Tolkien world, we had dwarves, elves, and men as the main 3 races. I don't think it was meant to exclude or even discount females, it was just used as a generic term at the time.
I can agree with everything except the communication. No way are mobile phones better than the communicators. Look, they could always use their communicators (barring some interference) even though the Enterprise was rarely in a geosynchronous orbit. The cut seens rarely showed the enterprise orbiting at even close to a geosynchronous orbit. We need cell towers, and even if yo go to Sat phones, we still require geosynchronous satellites to bounce our calls off of.
True, breaking copyright and stealing are two different things. However, just because it is not stealing does not give people the right to do so. The way to change a law is NOT by breaking it.
Do they object to me downloading Finding Nemo and watching it becuase they don't like me? No, they object because they're not getting paid
You're right, that's exactly why they object. But that's not the point. Lets say you create something (movie, song, software, new type of propulsion, etc) should I be able to take a copy of it just because I don't feel its worth what you are asking?
Does movie downloading affect the economy of movie makers and all their dependancies in a major way?
Doesn't matter. Deciding if something is wrong or right should not depend on how it effects the economy
Do those thieving, monopolizing, overcharging bastards deserve so much of our money?
Again, doesn't matter. If they own the rights, they can do whatever they want as long as they are not violating other laws.
How extensive should media creators' controls be over their 'art'?
Relevant! I'm a firm believer that if someone creates a work of art they should be able to charge whatever they want to people who want a reproduction or to view/listen to that art. Now art is defined pretty loosely here, especially considering some of the stuff that hits the theatres. If I don't want to pay $x to see a movie or purchase a CD, then I have that right. I do not have the right to have in my posession a reporduction of that right because I don't agree with the authors/copyright holders.
From what I understand, this applies to EVERYONE. They were talking about it on the radio here yesterday. If you're heading to the games, make sure you don't have a Pepsi logo (or pick other competitor to official sponsor) on your clothes, bags, and make sure you don't have one of their products. Hmmm, since VISA is an official sponsor, I wonder if you can pay for anything with your Master Card/Discover/Amex/etc.
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Take the lesser of two evils... how allergic to shell fish are you? If its enough to kill you then I wouldn't try. If you get a rash or hives or something, it might be preferable to use one of these bandaids if your at risk of bleeding to death.
The problem is, what is too loud for your ear when the cell phone is in use, is too quiet to hear when its on your belt under a jacket/sweater, so you wouldn't hear it ring/text message/low battery/etc.
That's just it, wouldn't your low battery indicator be one of the things you would test? Even if it wasn't, if they had done enough testing and betas with staff, they would have run into that problem before releasing it to the customer. Guess speed to market is more important than quality, or in this case, safety.
How often does Florida get winds that exceed 220KM/h? That pretty much requires a Category 4 hurricane, not very often, and these are probably more resistant than mobile homes.
One can only hope this trend of understanding continues.
and extends to the patent office.
Not only for KDE's but also googles? For example, will they scan inside my oowriter doc for the keywords I'm searching for? What about email? If not, I don't really see the advantage over things like find.
No kidding.
Lets say somehow you convince your boss to buy you one. How long are you going to spend hooking it up. Then how long are you going to spend hooking it up to other things (it must be raining out, the green lamp is on and the red is off). Then how long are you going to spend testing the other apps you've hooked it up to. (New story on slashdot, both lamps are on!).
Finally, the young, smart, small and geeky can finally bully the big dump jocks!
To build in a security overview system and leave it wide open so that its easy to fake the current status of things like your firewall and anti-virus.
I remember one of the major search engines used to have a page where you could watch searches... yahoo maybe, or altavista? Can't remember, but it was hilarious to watch the things people searched for.
How much you want to bet Ashcroft is sitting in a corner somewhere giggling to himself
'permission to pilfer'
I'd like to know what the problems are with Windows machines. If you're router/gateway/firewall is limiting outgoing connections, your OS should be able to handle it. Even if it does cause problems, how often does the throttle kick in where there isn't a worm/virus present on the host machine? If this false positive rate is low enough then I'd implement it anyways.
I'm just not sure if I want something that looks like a Might Morphin Power Ranger looking at me from the top of my monitor. Not to mention what stretching your neck might do to you while in game!
I think this is the issue a lot of movie makers run into. How much do you focus on new viewers and how much do you focus on those that already know the storyline/environment? This has been an issue with a lot of movies including LotR.. Jackson had to balance boring the long time fans of the books with those that had never read them. Its a tough balance to reach for anyone.
Otherwise, what am I going to do all day tomorrow at work!
You and I may not, but millions will, especially if it means less expensive (free?) games. Targetted and tracked advertising is the way things are moving. Pushing a commercial to thousands or millions is going by by, which is why were seeing thigs like Google's Adwords/AdSense becoming very popular. Its targetted advertising.
I like the Watchguard story which, true to the book, counts the chapters down to. Of course the actual find in this case was hidden very well. Nice contest.
just spend it intelligently. Sure, you're wife/girlfriend will appreciate getting flowers, but haveing them delivered to her place of work is even better. I've done this on a few occasions, and trust me, its worth the $20 or so delivery charge as opposed to her just coming home and finding them on the table or such.
At least we're starting to see the Industry start using the technology to everyone's advantage instead of trying to quash it. Of course I'm in Canada and I'm pretty safe right now from the letters (mind you, I haven't downloaded an MP3 in a LONG time either). Of course with Morpheus's recent win in court, this sort of 'legal' P2P system may not catch on as well as hoped. Have to admit though, if I knew I could get high quality, legal MP3's I'd probably consider paying the $5/month.
That's just the way Tolkien wrote. The books were writtin in the 50's I believe, and at that time there wasn't as much an issue referring to humans as men. In the Tolkien world, we had dwarves, elves, and men as the main 3 races. I don't think it was meant to exclude or even discount females, it was just used as a generic term at the time.
I can agree with everything except the communication. No way are mobile phones better than the communicators. Look, they could always use their communicators (barring some interference) even though the Enterprise was rarely in a geosynchronous orbit. The cut seens rarely showed the enterprise orbiting at even close to a geosynchronous orbit. We need cell towers, and even if yo go to Sat phones, we still require geosynchronous satellites to bounce our calls off of.
True, breaking copyright and stealing are two different things. However, just because it is not stealing does not give people the right to do so. The way to change a law is NOT by breaking it.
Do they object to me downloading Finding Nemo and watching it becuase they don't like me? No, they object because they're not getting paid
You're right, that's exactly why they object. But that's not the point. Lets say you create something (movie, song, software, new type of propulsion, etc) should I be able to take a copy of it just because I don't feel its worth what you are asking?
Does movie downloading affect the economy of movie makers and all their dependancies in a major way?
Doesn't matter. Deciding if something is wrong or right should not depend on how it effects the economy
Do those thieving, monopolizing, overcharging bastards deserve so much of our money?
Again, doesn't matter. If they own the rights, they can do whatever they want as long as they are not violating other laws.
How extensive should media creators' controls be over their 'art'?
Relevant! I'm a firm believer that if someone creates a work of art they should be able to charge whatever they want to people who want a reproduction or to view/listen to that art. Now art is defined pretty loosely here, especially considering some of the stuff that hits the theatres. If I don't want to pay $x to see a movie or purchase a CD, then I have that right. I do not have the right to have in my posession a reporduction of that right because I don't agree with the authors/copyright holders.
From what I understand, this applies to EVERYONE. They were talking about it on the radio here yesterday. If you're heading to the games, make sure you don't have a Pepsi logo (or pick other competitor to official sponsor) on your clothes, bags, and make sure you don't have one of their products. Hmmm, since VISA is an official sponsor, I wonder if you can pay for anything with your Master Card/Discover/Amex/etc.