Maybe future NASA projects should use Pu-36 instead. Marvin could point out the plentiful mines and Curiosity could extract it. Although since Curiosity is a roving lab maybe it could process it into Pu-238.
(I know hardly anyone will read this at this point, but we've been without power here for a few days so trying to catch up.)
My favorite type of e-reading software uses the "ReadThemAll" scrolling method, which would work extremely well with e-ink devices. Instead of scrolling or flipping pages, it replaces the text line by line, and allows you to dynamically adjust the auto-scrolling speed. It places a marker on the far right of the page for about where you should be reading to keep pace, and a dotted line showing where the current break is between the next and current pages is located. When reading at a constant rate, you can read for extended periods without having to touch a thing and with no flickers or jumps of changing text.
Here is an animated gif showing how it works (at a VERY slow auto-scroll rate.) The gif is from old PalmOS, which I think was the first system that had a program to use it. The developer has has also made an e-book reader program using ReadThemAll for Windows.
There may be one sun, but there are many other variables involved where I could see a longer or larger sample size being quite useful. Overhanging and changing objects such as tall nearby structures or trees (which also lose leaves for part of the year which greatly changes the amount of sunlight that can reach the roof), seasonal variations in cloud cover, the change in strength and duration of daily sunlight due to the tilt of the earth throughout the year, etc would make me very wary of a single, short test period.
Breast milk and baby formula were always exempt from the TSA 3oz limitations. Originally the passenger bringing them on board had to taste it to prove it was safe (not sure how that would deter a suicide bomber), but even that requirement was later dropped.
And what were they supposed to do? It was (as far as they could tell) still in the original shrink wrap, and weighed the same as a box containing a true iPad.
Since any bill would have to pass both houses, and since the Representatives from your state should also have some influence on the Senators from your state you may want to contact them too: http://www.house.gov/representatives/
You are complaining that the submitter did not read the BBC article, when everything in the submission is taken directly from the article. Even the scientific abstract itself states:
Furthermore, these composite fibers were, on average, tougher than the parental silkworm silk fibers and as tough as native dragline spider silk fibers.
Now you use someone else's post for your support, which refers to tables and figures that I do not see in the BBC article, and not even in the scientific abstract. You have to pay to access the full scientific paper since it is not in print yet, which I suppose is where the table mentioned is located.
It is well and good to point out that the scientific results may not be as strong as what the BBC article makes it out to be, but claiming that the submitter did not read the full BBC article was a (presumably) false statement and did not point to anything that showed why the claim of the strength of the modified silk worms was incorrect.
Commenter did NOT RTFFA (Read The Full Fine/F*cking Article):
Smack dab in the middle of the article is the actual quote:
GM worms produced by a team led by Professor Don Jarvis of Wyoming University seem to be producing a composite of worm and spider silk in large amounts - which the researchers say is just as tough as spider silk.
I have a heat pump, and would like a reasonably priced smart heat pump thermostat. I can't use a standard programmable thermostat since if I tell it to go down to go down to 60 at night, then 68 shortly before I get up it will flip into Auxiliary Mode (actually more likely bump all the way up to Emergency Mode) and use the MUCH less efficient electrical backup systems. Heat pumps alone can be pretty efficient but often MUCH more gradual, needing a fair bit of lead time.
A smart heat pump thermostat would probably need external sensors for the outdoor temperature, and maybe even add things like wind speed, ambient heat from direct sunlight vs overcast, etc to determine when to start up the heat pump and stay only in the most efficient heat pump mode yet still get to the desired temperature at the desired time. It would learn over time how differing outdoor conditions altered its efficiency and adjust accordingly.
I grew up with a gas furnace and we had a fairly inexpensive thermostat that could be programmed for 6 changes a day, with the ability to customize all 7 days individually if desired, or have one setting for M-F and another for Sat and one for Sun. You could manually make an adjustment and have it kick back into the programmed settings at the next programmed interval. I don't see much need for going beyond that for non-heat pump systems.
Transferring ownership of the account should have no impact on the developer/host/game company. I agree that players should not expect a server to continue hosting games years after they have stopped selling them without receiving compensation, but this should be done through a yearly access fee or something similar. If a game passes hands ten times in a year, while another copy is held by the same owner for ten years, why should the hosting company require $100 for a single year of use from the first copy, while being perfectly happy with receiving $10 for ten years of use for the second copy?
Well, if you feel something is not even worth $0.01, then you feel it is worthless to you, and if it is worthless to you, then you shouldn't care about not having it.
I was a bit disappointed that no soundtracks were included for any of the corresponding games this time around. I have not had a chance to install the games yet, but reading your post already makes me look forward to hearing the music and also sad that I won't have a simple soundtrack set to play in the car. Maybe we can ask the Humble Bundle crew if they can release some of the soundtracks once X copies are sold or X dollars are raised. They have done similar things in the past.
I was very disappointed at how little coverage this launch was receiving due to all the news outlets being so heavily focused on the royal wedding. Hopefully this will allow it to have more of the attention that it deserves.
I am confused how you can say "They are not saying that the only information taken was names and emails" and "They have not said that the personal information was limited to names and email addresses." To me that is pretty much exactly what the sentence that you quoted says: "We want to assure you that the only information that was obtained were names and email addresses."
I could understand saying that it takes a leap of faith to believe that was all that was acquired from the system since from the message we can't determine that it did not also contain other personal data. Since I got e-mails from both Kroger and Brookstone with a few hours of each other that were quite similar, it seems that both were most likely using the same e-mail service provider and that the databases were set up in a similar way. The Brookstone e-mail was a bit more specific, stating:
"We want to assure you that the only information that may have been obtained was your first name and e-mail address. Your account and any other personally identifiable information are not stored in this system and were not at risk."
Since no other personally identifiable info was even stored on the system, let alone in the same database, I am pretty confident that it truly was only names and e-mail addresses that were compromised.
I also do not understand how you can say that if later on it comes to light that purchasing details were also stolen no one would be able to fault them. Even Kroger explicitly stated that only names and e-mails were compromised. If they used a different system than Brookstone, or Brookstone was giving false information in their e-mail, and it comes to light that info beyond names and e-mail were compromised, then yes, that goes well beyond the extent of their original notice and they would definitely be taken to task for lying to and misleading their customers. Maybe if they had only stated "Our e-mail service was compromised and customer names and e-mail addresses may have been obtained by an unauthorized person" you would have a point since that would not explicitly state that that was ALL that was at risk, but both Kroger and Brookstone have made it quite clear that only names and e-mail addresses were compromised and no other customer related data was involved.
"We want to assure you that the only information that was obtained were names and email addresses."
They are not saying that the only information taken was names and emails. They want to say that such is the case. From what I can tell about notification laws, this is to comply with the law. They have notified customers that their personal data has been stolen. They have not said that the personal information was limited to names and email addresses. A reasonable person may interpret it that way, but if in a week they say purchasing details were also stolen, no one is going to be able to fault them in any meaningful way. Krogers has complied with the law. If people interpret this compliance to be beyond the scope of the compliance, then that is a personal problem.
There are several reasons. I am one of those who gave my info to Kroger, and doing so has let me save some money, partly because I also did the same with Giant Eagle (the other large grocery store chain in my area.) I pass both of them pretty much every day. Each has good weekly deals, and they both send e-mails of the deals the day before they begin. It makes it easy for me to compare and see which store to stop by in a given week and what to pick up where. They are the same ad fliers that are in the Sunday paper, but I have not bothered to pay for the Sunday (or any other day) paper in years. The on-line account also goes a bit beyond the paper ads. They allow you to "upload" special coupons onto your Loyalty Card. You scroll through the list of optional coupons, mark which ones you want to take advantage of, and instead of clipping coupons and having to remember to bring them into the store with you, they are "loaded" onto your Loyalty Card and automatically used when you go through the check-out.
One other non-discount reason to give them your e-mail and use the Loyalty Card is that if an item is recalled they can track who bought the item and send them an e-mail stating what was recalled, the reason it was recalled, and what to do with the item to safely fix it or discard it or return it for a refund.
I got the e-mail from Kroger within three hours of receiving a very similar e-mail from Brookstone. Although not identical, the two e-mails are quite similar. Foes anyone know who this e-mail service provider is and what other companies may have been affected by this? It is nice to see Kroger and Brookstone act quickly to let their customers know the extent of the data that was compromised, but if this is the fault of a common e-mail service provider I would think that many more than just two companies were affected by this, and interesting to see how different companies react to the same issue. It is also good to see that the third party e-mailer is given only the base details necessary for them to perform their function and are not provided with street addresses or other unnecessary personally identifiable information.
On March 31, we were informed by our e-mail service provider that your e-mail address may have been exposed by unauthorized entry into their system. Our e-mail service provider deploys e-mails on our behalf to customers in our e-mail database.
We want to assure you that the only information that may have been obtained was your first name and e-mail address. Your account and any other personally identifiable information are not stored in this system and were not at risk.
Please note, it is possible you may receive spam e-mail messages as a result. We want to urge you to be cautious when opening links or attachments from unknown third parties.
In keeping with best industry security practices, Brookstone will never ask you to provide or confirm any information, including credit card numbers, unless you are on our secure e-commerce site, Brookstone.com.
Our service provider has reported this incident to the appropriate authorities.
We regret this has taken place and for any inconvenience this may have caused you. We take your privacy very seriously, and we will continue to work diligently to protect your personal information.
Maybe the "AprilFools" bit in the product link will help you figure out if this is a joke or not;-) . Over the past few years ThinkGeek has turned several of their joke April Fools products into real products though due to demand, and I have a feeling that this one (along with the Star Wars Lightsaber Popsicles) will follow the same path.
I can't tell if this is a joke or not but when I go out with friends - yes anonymous cowards have friends - and most of them want to see a movie in 3D I find myself putting on the glasses but covering one eye to avoid eyestrain.
I do not think the number of people being prevented from having internet access dictates how "significant" the issue is in this case. Egypt was mostly trying to prevent people from organizing protests when they cut off internet access. Libya on the other hand is trying to keep news of the government's attacks upon their own people from getting out.
Oops, too much lack of sleep this week. Forgot the link for Use Tax.
Some states, such as Ohio, have a "Use Tax" which is up to the consumer to register and pay on their own. If I purchase on-line, over the phone, or even drive elsewhere to purchase goods that are tax free where/when/how bought but are taxable in Ohio and I use them in Ohio, by law I am required to fill out a Use Tax form. The Use Tax entry is now conveniently included on the standard Ohio State Tax forms vs having to be tracked down separately as it was years ago, and is calculated as the standard Ohio + County tax. This was done back in the catalog mail-order days to level the playing field. Most states with Use Taxes are pretty lax on making a big deal about it, but it is there, it is the law, and it has been enforced.
Some states, such as Ohio, have a "Use Tax" which is up to the consumer to register and pay on their own. If I purchase on-line, over the phone, or even drive elsewhere to purchase goods that are tax free where/when/how bought but are taxable in Ohio and I use them in Ohio, by law I am required to fill out a Use Tax form. The Use Tax entry is now conveniently included on the standard Ohio State Tax forms vs having to be tracked down separately as it was years ago, and is calculated as the standard Ohio + County tax. This was done back in the catalog mail-order days to level the playing field. Most states with Use Taxes are pretty lax on making a big deal about it, but it is there, it is the law, and it has been enforced.
I have been confused by this. They often report that there is no way for the machines to record the images and therefor it is not a violation of privacy. I do not see how that makes any difference. If someone creates a peep-hole in the women's changing room it is an invasion of privacy, whether pictures are taken or not.
On the other hand, I would WANT the machines to be able to capture the image if something suspicious was found. I would want them to show me on the screen why they felt they had the right to do a more invasive search if they thought they saw something suspicious. An image capture should be kept should the incident go to court for any reason (the screener followed up with a more invasive search when the screen did not display anything that should have raised any suspicions, or on the flip-side something illegal was found after a more invasive search but the suspect claims they were chosen illegally for a more invasive search.)
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Maybe future NASA projects should use Pu-36 instead. Marvin could point out the plentiful mines and Curiosity could extract it. Although since Curiosity is a roving lab maybe it could process it into Pu-238.
(I know hardly anyone will read this at this point, but we've been without power here for a few days so trying to catch up.)
My favorite type of e-reading software uses the "ReadThemAll" scrolling method, which would work extremely well with e-ink devices. Instead of scrolling or flipping pages, it replaces the text line by line, and allows you to dynamically adjust the auto-scrolling speed. It places a marker on the far right of the page for about where you should be reading to keep pace, and a dotted line showing where the current break is between the next and current pages is located. When reading at a constant rate, you can read for extended periods without having to touch a thing and with no flickers or jumps of changing text.
Here is an animated gif showing how it works (at a VERY slow auto-scroll rate.) The gif is from old PalmOS, which I think was the first system that had a program to use it. The developer has has also made an e-book reader program using ReadThemAll for Windows.
There may be one sun, but there are many other variables involved where I could see a longer or larger sample size being quite useful. Overhanging and changing objects such as tall nearby structures or trees (which also lose leaves for part of the year which greatly changes the amount of sunlight that can reach the roof), seasonal variations in cloud cover, the change in strength and duration of daily sunlight due to the tilt of the earth throughout the year, etc would make me very wary of a single, short test period.
Not XKCD, but still relevant:
Dilbert gives credit card to waitress.
Breast milk and baby formula were always exempt from the TSA 3oz limitations. Originally the passenger bringing them on board had to taste it to prove it was safe (not sure how that would deter a suicide bomber), but even that requirement was later dropped.
And what were they supposed to do? It was (as far as they could tell) still in the original shrink wrap, and weighed the same as a box containing a true iPad.
Official listing of contact info (mailing address, phone numbers, and web e-mail) for US Senators:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Since any bill would have to pass both houses, and since the Representatives from your state should also have some influence on the Senators from your state you may want to contact them too:
http://www.house.gov/representatives/
You are complaining that the submitter did not read the BBC article, when everything in the submission is taken directly from the article. Even the scientific abstract itself states:
Furthermore, these composite fibers were, on average, tougher than the parental silkworm silk fibers and as tough as native dragline spider silk fibers.
Now you use someone else's post for your support, which refers to tables and figures that I do not see in the BBC article, and not even in the scientific abstract. You have to pay to access the full scientific paper since it is not in print yet, which I suppose is where the table mentioned is located.
It is well and good to point out that the scientific results may not be as strong as what the BBC article makes it out to be, but claiming that the submitter did not read the full BBC article was a (presumably) false statement and did not point to anything that showed why the claim of the strength of the modified silk worms was incorrect.
Commenter did NOT RTFFA (Read The Full Fine/F*cking Article):
Smack dab in the middle of the article is the actual quote:
GM worms produced by a team led by Professor Don Jarvis of Wyoming University seem to be producing a composite of worm and spider silk in large amounts - which the researchers say is just as tough as spider silk.
I have a heat pump, and would like a reasonably priced smart heat pump thermostat. I can't use a standard programmable thermostat since if I tell it to go down to go down to 60 at night, then 68 shortly before I get up it will flip into Auxiliary Mode (actually more likely bump all the way up to Emergency Mode) and use the MUCH less efficient electrical backup systems. Heat pumps alone can be pretty efficient but often MUCH more gradual, needing a fair bit of lead time.
A smart heat pump thermostat would probably need external sensors for the outdoor temperature, and maybe even add things like wind speed, ambient heat from direct sunlight vs overcast, etc to determine when to start up the heat pump and stay only in the most efficient heat pump mode yet still get to the desired temperature at the desired time. It would learn over time how differing outdoor conditions altered its efficiency and adjust accordingly.
I grew up with a gas furnace and we had a fairly inexpensive thermostat that could be programmed for 6 changes a day, with the ability to customize all 7 days individually if desired, or have one setting for M-F and another for Sat and one for Sun. You could manually make an adjustment and have it kick back into the programmed settings at the next programmed interval. I don't see much need for going beyond that for non-heat pump systems.
Transferring ownership of the account should have no impact on the developer/host/game company. I agree that players should not expect a server to continue hosting games years after they have stopped selling them without receiving compensation, but this should be done through a yearly access fee or something similar. If a game passes hands ten times in a year, while another copy is held by the same owner for ten years, why should the hosting company require $100 for a single year of use from the first copy, while being perfectly happy with receiving $10 for ten years of use for the second copy?
Well, if you feel something is not even worth $0.01, then you feel it is worthless to you, and if it is worthless to you, then you shouldn't care about not having it.
I was a bit disappointed that no soundtracks were included for any of the corresponding games this time around. I have not had a chance to install the games yet, but reading your post already makes me look forward to hearing the music and also sad that I won't have a simple soundtrack set to play in the car. Maybe we can ask the Humble Bundle crew if they can release some of the soundtracks once X copies are sold or X dollars are raised. They have done similar things in the past.
I don't know why it is always referred to as "The elusive Higgs boson" when Einstein was able to so clearly point to its existence decades ago:
Einstein proving that the Higgs boson can be found anywhere
Looks like Julian Assange can no longer claim that no one has been killed due to documents released by WikiLeaks.
I was very disappointed at how little coverage this launch was receiving due to all the news outlets being so heavily focused on the royal wedding. Hopefully this will allow it to have more of the attention that it deserves.
I am confused how you can say "They are not saying that the only information taken was names and emails" and "They have not said that the personal information was limited to names and email addresses." To me that is pretty much exactly what the sentence that you quoted says: "We want to assure you that the only information that was obtained were names and email addresses."
I could understand saying that it takes a leap of faith to believe that was all that was acquired from the system since from the message we can't determine that it did not also contain other personal data. Since I got e-mails from both Kroger and Brookstone with a few hours of each other that were quite similar, it seems that both were most likely using the same e-mail service provider and that the databases were set up in a similar way. The Brookstone e-mail was a bit more specific, stating:
"We want to assure you that the only information that may have been obtained was your first name and e-mail address. Your account and any other personally identifiable information are not stored in this system and were not at risk."
Since no other personally identifiable info was even stored on the system, let alone in the same database, I am pretty confident that it truly was only names and e-mail addresses that were compromised.
I also do not understand how you can say that if later on it comes to light that purchasing details were also stolen no one would be able to fault them. Even Kroger explicitly stated that only names and e-mails were compromised. If they used a different system than Brookstone, or Brookstone was giving false information in their e-mail, and it comes to light that info beyond names and e-mail were compromised, then yes, that goes well beyond the extent of their original notice and they would definitely be taken to task for lying to and misleading their customers. Maybe if they had only stated "Our e-mail service was compromised and customer names and e-mail addresses may have been obtained by an unauthorized person" you would have a point since that would not explicitly state that that was ALL that was at risk, but both Kroger and Brookstone have made it quite clear that only names and e-mail addresses were compromised and no other customer related data was involved.
"We want to assure you that the only information that was obtained were names and email addresses."
They are not saying that the only information taken was names and emails. They want to say that such is the case. From what I can tell about notification laws, this is to comply with the law. They have notified customers that their personal data has been stolen. They have not said that the personal information was limited to names and email addresses. A reasonable person may interpret it that way, but if in a week they say purchasing details were also stolen, no one is going to be able to fault them in any meaningful way. Krogers has complied with the law. If people interpret this compliance to be beyond the scope of the compliance, then that is a personal problem.
There are several reasons. I am one of those who gave my info to Kroger, and doing so has let me save some money, partly because I also did the same with Giant Eagle (the other large grocery store chain in my area.) I pass both of them pretty much every day. Each has good weekly deals, and they both send e-mails of the deals the day before they begin. It makes it easy for me to compare and see which store to stop by in a given week and what to pick up where. They are the same ad fliers that are in the Sunday paper, but I have not bothered to pay for the Sunday (or any other day) paper in years. The on-line account also goes a bit beyond the paper ads. They allow you to "upload" special coupons onto your Loyalty Card. You scroll through the list of optional coupons, mark which ones you want to take advantage of, and instead of clipping coupons and having to remember to bring them into the store with you, they are "loaded" onto your Loyalty Card and automatically used when you go through the check-out.
One other non-discount reason to give them your e-mail and use the Loyalty Card is that if an item is recalled they can track who bought the item and send them an e-mail stating what was recalled, the reason it was recalled, and what to do with the item to safely fix it or discard it or return it for a refund.
I got the e-mail from Kroger within three hours of receiving a very similar e-mail from Brookstone. Although not identical, the two e-mails are quite similar. Foes anyone know who this e-mail service provider is and what other companies may have been affected by this? It is nice to see Kroger and Brookstone act quickly to let their customers know the extent of the data that was compromised, but if this is the fault of a common e-mail service provider I would think that many more than just two companies were affected by this, and interesting to see how different companies react to the same issue. It is also good to see that the third party e-mailer is given only the base details necessary for them to perform their function and are not provided with street addresses or other unnecessary personally identifiable information.
++++++++++++Important E-Mail Security Alert++++++++++++
Dear Valued Brookstone Customer,
On March 31, we were informed by our e-mail service provider that your e-mail address may have been exposed by unauthorized entry into their system. Our e-mail service provider deploys e-mails on our behalf to customers in our e-mail database.
We want to assure you that the only information that may have been obtained was your first name and e-mail address. Your account and any other personally identifiable information are not stored in this system and were not at risk.
Please note, it is possible you may receive spam e-mail messages as a result. We want to urge you to be cautious when opening links or attachments from unknown third parties.
In keeping with best industry security practices, Brookstone will never ask you to provide or confirm any information, including credit card numbers, unless you are on our secure e-commerce site, Brookstone.com.
Our service provider has reported this incident to the appropriate authorities.
We regret this has taken place and for any inconvenience this may have caused you. We take your privacy very seriously, and we will continue to work diligently to protect your personal information.
Sincerely,
Brookstone Customer Care
Maybe the "AprilFools" bit in the product link will help you figure out if this is a joke or not ;-) . Over the past few years ThinkGeek has turned several of their joke April Fools products into real products though due to demand, and I have a feeling that this one (along with the Star Wars Lightsaber Popsicles) will follow the same path.
I can't tell if this is a joke or not but when I go out with friends - yes anonymous cowards have friends - and most of them want to see a movie in 3D I find myself putting on the glasses but covering one eye to avoid eyestrain.
I do not think the number of people being prevented from having internet access dictates how "significant" the issue is in this case. Egypt was mostly trying to prevent people from organizing protests when they cut off internet access. Libya on the other hand is trying to keep news of the government's attacks upon their own people from getting out.
It would be interesting to see the result when a bully tries to give him a swirly.
Oops, too much lack of sleep this week. Forgot the link for Use Tax.
Some states, such as Ohio, have a "Use Tax" which is up to the consumer to register and pay on their own. If I purchase on-line, over the phone, or even drive elsewhere to purchase goods that are tax free where/when/how bought but are taxable in Ohio and I use them in Ohio, by law I am required to fill out a Use Tax form. The Use Tax entry is now conveniently included on the standard Ohio State Tax forms vs having to be tracked down separately as it was years ago, and is calculated as the standard Ohio + County tax. This was done back in the catalog mail-order days to level the playing field. Most states with Use Taxes are pretty lax on making a big deal about it, but it is there, it is the law, and it has been enforced.
Some states, such as Ohio, have a "Use Tax" which is up to the consumer to register and pay on their own. If I purchase on-line, over the phone, or even drive elsewhere to purchase goods that are tax free where/when/how bought but are taxable in Ohio and I use them in Ohio, by law I am required to fill out a Use Tax form. The Use Tax entry is now conveniently included on the standard Ohio State Tax forms vs having to be tracked down separately as it was years ago, and is calculated as the standard Ohio + County tax. This was done back in the catalog mail-order days to level the playing field. Most states with Use Taxes are pretty lax on making a big deal about it, but it is there, it is the law, and it has been enforced.
I have been confused by this. They often report that there is no way for the machines to record the images and therefor it is not a violation of privacy. I do not see how that makes any difference. If someone creates a peep-hole in the women's changing room it is an invasion of privacy, whether pictures are taken or not.
On the other hand, I would WANT the machines to be able to capture the image if something suspicious was found. I would want them to show me on the screen why they felt they had the right to do a more invasive search if they thought they saw something suspicious. An image capture should be kept should the incident go to court for any reason (the screener followed up with a more invasive search when the screen did not display anything that should have raised any suspicions, or on the flip-side something illegal was found after a more invasive search but the suspect claims they were chosen illegally for a more invasive search.)