Do you KNOW for a fact that it's an Ozone Depleting Product?
Do you KNOW for a fact that it is not?
Also, do you KNOW for a fact that you die if someone kills you? I mean, you only have what you've been told (I'm assuming you have no first hand experience on being killed). Now, by your logic, I can use you not knowing for sure as the perfect excuse to kill you.
(Note for the overly sensitive, I'm not going to kill anyone, it's just an example for my reductio ad absurdum)
There seems to be a lot of patent lawsuits lately. But how do the companies find out someone is infringing their patents? Do they have engineering teams to take apart their competitors' products, and try to match to their patent portfolio? Or do they just look at the product specs and figure that they have patented the only way something could be done, so the other guys must be infringing?
From a societal standpoint, if everyone who has cancer suddenly turns into brains-craving zombies, that's a relatively small fraction of the population and it's a threat that can be dealt with.
That is what one would think. However, most zombie infestations only start out from just a handful of zombies, and they still get out of hand very quickly. All it takes is an evil bio-engineering company to try to turn it into a weapon.
Heh, I have to pay the MS tax every time I buy a laptop, even if the first thing i do is to wipe Windows off the hard drive. So why should I give them even more money?
At least all the money I've used for buying Sony stuff (not much more than a PS3 + games really) is based on a voluntary decision.
But once again, the danger of this reduced reaction time is mitigated by people instinctively compensating for it.
If only this were true. Most crazy traffic stunts I get to see are pulled off by middle-aged men, trying to prove themselves that youth is a mental state.
Rebuttal: carbon dioxide isn't shit. Your entire post is predicated on the idea that more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is uniformly bad which it isn't. As in most things, there are winners and losers.
I'd like to know how you plan to be on the winning side of this one. Selling air conditioners?
So, if I would only sell and distribute the mathematical algorithm (i.e. software) without combining it with the computing device myself, I would not violate a "software patent"?
How many enterprise networks need more than the 10/8 172/12 or 192/16 blocks? - sounds like 70% of IT departments are cowboys
The world doesn't need all that address space either. All we need to do is to build a giant NAT, then put everyone behind it. As a result, only one public IP address is required.
And because NAT == security, it also solves network security. No more viruses!
A bunch of cases recently have seen some people let off because it can't be proven that they didn't stumble across the child porn accidentally. [...] if there is evidence that the person took steps to circumvent the filter it is harder for them to argue that they stumbled across it by accident.
One could still end up on undesired page by accident, e.g. by clicking an URL that has the IP address directly in it. No DNS lookup, no filter. And someone could take up a hobby of sending e-mails with these links to Aussie politicans, then tip the police that someone's browser cache has dirty stuff in it.
The problem though is that companies like AT&T don't offer plans that don't include the phone. Meaning that you can use your own phone, but they just pocket the cost of the phone.
From another point of view, one could say that they give the phone for free, and it's the service you're paying for.
Meanwhile none of the carriers permit you to get 3G with a phone that wasn't designed for their network. With Verizon and Sprint refusing to activate any phones that don't have their logo on them even if it's an identical model.
Regulation is probably the only practical way to get that solved.
Europe, where as I understand it one can't leave an area the size of a U.S. state and function properly without learning another language. Or what am I missing?
I'm not sure how much you need to function properly, but in most places in Europe there's someone around who understands english.
Now that's a retarded gamble. Why would you possibly want "that game" on your resume before it's made? It could turn out to be an industry laughing stock, and even if you did a great job on your part, it would be a stain on your resume if you included it.
Having something to show is much better than not having anything. And the pros who have a lot of CV material already probably also have the experience to recognize a bad working environment and get out quick.
Also, finishing the current project before switching jobs demonstrates that you have (at least once had) capability of actually completing things. There are enough people in the world who lack that (and they usually blame it on "stuff outside their control").
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Do you KNOW for a fact that it's an Ozone Depleting Product?
Do you KNOW for a fact that it is not?
Also, do you KNOW for a fact that you die if someone kills you? I mean, you only have what you've been told (I'm assuming you have no first hand experience on being killed). Now, by your logic, I can use you not knowing for sure as the perfect excuse to kill you.
(Note for the overly sensitive, I'm not going to kill anyone, it's just an example for my reductio ad absurdum)
There seems to be a lot of patent lawsuits lately. But how do the companies find out someone is infringing their patents? Do they have engineering teams to take apart their competitors' products, and try to match to their patent portfolio? Or do they just look at the product specs and figure that they have patented the only way something could be done, so the other guys must be infringing?
+1, Proper Use of Rugs.
From a societal standpoint, if everyone who has cancer suddenly turns into brains-craving zombies, that's a relatively small fraction of the population and it's a threat that can be dealt with.
That is what one would think. However, most zombie infestations only start out from just a handful of zombies, and they still get out of hand very quickly. All it takes is an evil bio-engineering company to try to turn it into a weapon.
Oh, forgot the obvious one, "terrorists".
Just call the civilians "communists" or "spies" (or "indians") and shooting them will be ok.
Really? I work about 90 hours a week, and haven't had a single week actually "off" in about ten years.
Selfish bastard. You could share some of that work, there's enough to do for two or three people there.
Amaze your friends; you now have two, Two, TWO passwords! Ah. Ah. Ah.
Why not go a bit further? There are infinite number of inputs for a hash function that produce the same output.
Redundant button presses along with high actions per minute would indicate excitement.
Or frustration.
Heh, I have to pay the MS tax every time I buy a laptop, even if the first thing i do is to wipe Windows off the hard drive. So why should I give them even more money?
At least all the money I've used for buying Sony stuff (not much more than a PS3 + games really) is based on a voluntary decision.
But once again, the danger of this reduced reaction time is mitigated by people instinctively compensating for it.
If only this were true. Most crazy traffic stunts I get to see are pulled off by middle-aged men, trying to prove themselves that youth is a mental state.
Rebuttal: carbon dioxide isn't shit. Your entire post is predicated on the idea that more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is uniformly bad which it isn't. As in most things, there are winners and losers.
I'd like to know how you plan to be on the winning side of this one. Selling air conditioners?
In EU. The fingerprints are stored on an RFID chip. It's the only kind of passport you can get around here.
So, if I would only sell and distribute the mathematical algorithm (i.e. software) without combining it with the computing device myself, I would not violate a "software patent"?
How many enterprise networks need more than the 10/8 172/12 or 192/16 blocks? - sounds like 70% of IT departments are cowboys
The world doesn't need all that address space either. All we need to do is to build a giant NAT, then put everyone behind it. As a result, only one public IP address is required.
And because NAT == security, it also solves network security. No more viruses!
Not just lack of QoS issue. If a single bulk download blocks everyone else from using the uplink, something is seriously misconfigured.
It has to be accurate, there's even have a citation for it.
Btw it's not there anymore (if it ever was).
No. You will have to paint them black for the night, and white for the day.
Black not only absorbs heat more efficiently, it also emits heat more efficiently.
A bunch of cases recently have seen some people let off because it can't be proven that they didn't stumble across the child porn accidentally. [...] if there is evidence that the person took steps to circumvent the filter it is harder for them to argue that they stumbled across it by accident.
One could still end up on undesired page by accident, e.g. by clicking an URL that has the IP address directly in it. No DNS lookup, no filter. And someone could take up a hobby of sending e-mails with these links to Aussie politicans, then tip the police that someone's browser cache has dirty stuff in it.
The problem though is that companies like AT&T don't offer plans that don't include the phone. Meaning that you can use your own phone, but they just pocket the cost of the phone.
From another point of view, one could say that they give the phone for free, and it's the service you're paying for.
Meanwhile none of the carriers permit you to get 3G with a phone that wasn't designed for their network. With Verizon and Sprint refusing to activate any phones that don't have their logo on them even if it's an identical model.
Regulation is probably the only practical way to get that solved.
Europe, where as I understand it one can't leave an area the size of a U.S. state and function properly without learning another language. Or what am I missing?
I'm not sure how much you need to function properly, but in most places in Europe there's someone around who understands english.
The money for purchasing all those subsidized phones has to come from somewhere.
Now that's a retarded gamble. Why would you possibly want "that game" on your resume before it's made? It could turn out to be an industry laughing stock, and even if you did a great job on your part, it would be a stain on your resume if you included it.
Having something to show is much better than not having anything. And the pros who have a lot of CV material already probably also have the experience to recognize a bad working environment and get out quick.
Also, finishing the current project before switching jobs demonstrates that you have (at least once had) capability of actually completing things. There are enough people in the world who lack that (and they usually blame it on "stuff outside their control").
Massive black **** devours ****
For one, because they don't have a monopoly on "smart" phones.
They have a monopoly on iOS apps.