The intelligence distribution is very different from the wealth distribution. Some ultra-rich individuals may have several orders of magnitude more wealth than the average person. A billionare could easily have 10000x the average US wealth. No one has 10000x the intelligence of the average person. Perhaps you could make the case for extremely limited areas (i.e. Hawking in astrophysics), but never for overall intelligence.
The best site for disabling XP services is Black Viper. There's a description of each service and a recommendation based on your usage (gaming, safe, default, etc..).
...obstruct a peace officer, the police would then...
Is there any difference between a police officer and a peace officer? Sometimes the two words are used as synonyms while other times they seem to have somewhat different meanings.
...you can find that kind of pay back in the states
Where can you find that kind of pay? I doubt that many IT guys can just renegotiate a pay raise up to $120,000. If it was true that you could easily find $120K in the US, then companies would have to pay a whole lot more in Iraq.
How did my reply prove that I know nothing of logarithmic scales? In fact, my reply demonstrated my knowledge.
The parent post was complaining that the G5 was "only" 3db quieter. I commented that since a reduction of 3 decibels cut the noise in half, 3db were significant. At no point did I state or imply that the scale was linear.
"two times quieter" would equal 3db quieter. Not exactly revolutionary...
If the G5 is "two times quieter", that means half the noise, right? That seems pretty revolutionary to me. Who cares if 3db doesn't seem like much? In reality those 3 decibels make a big difference.
If your system suddenly became twice as loud, would you just shrug and say "Oh well, it's only 3 decibels louder"?
All branches were shallow and did not require any special skills or abilities.
Exactly. This is a huge problem with most games. It seems like the mad genius who designs these fotresses likes to fill one branch with dozens of turrets and guards, while placing a simple locked wooden door on the other branch. Of course, that wooden door is impossible to destroy, so maybe he's not so mad after all...
I don't know what the going rate on legal advice is, but I imagine its a couple hundred and hour, even for a bad lawyer.
A couple hundred dollars/hour for a bad lawyer? Sorry, that's not reasonable. Over $1000/hr on a contingency basis? I can't imagine even the richest of clients paying $8,000-$10,000 a day for a single lawyer. Perhaps for a one or two hour consultation, but never on an fulltime basis.
Income tax doesn't work like that, at least in the US. Moving into a higher tax bracket doesn't mean that all of your income is taxed at the higher rate.
For example, the 2003 tax rate for a single person was 10% for income under $7,000. For income between $7,000 and $28,400, the tax rate was 15%. So, someone who earned $25,000 would have paid $700 ($7,000 *.10) on their first $7,000 of income and $2,700 ($18,000 *.15) on their last $18,000 in income. Their total tax would have been $3,400, which is 13.6% of their total income.
Of course, this example completely ignores things such as standard deductions and exemptions, but you get the idea.
The difference is that outsourcing is a reality while the software that writes programs (at least as you described it) is fantasy. Such software would have as large an impact on the tech industry as the invention of the microprocessor. It would be similar to software that wrote an entire novel based only on a plot outline.
I believe the statistic is that only 1 out of every 10 person (correct me if I am wrong) in America votes in the presidential election.
That's incorrect. In 2000, there were over 105,000,000 votes cast. This was 51.3% of the voting age population of 205,815,000 and 67.5% of the 156,421,311 registered voters.
How many people don't even have enough MP3s to fill the 4GB mini? Answer: A LOT
I disagree. Everyone I know who actually can spell MP3 and rip MP3s has a lot more than 4 gigs. I personally am at 93 gigs in my collection right now...
You are a geek with geek friends. You are reading a geek site. You are not typical. I'm not insulting you, I'm also a geek with (mostly) geek friends who is replying to someone on a geek site.
The point is that very few people have 93 gigs of music. Most people don't have 4 gigs of music and those that do probably don't need to put their entire collection in their iPod mini. This product is aimed at the mainstream and you are simply outside of that.
If the number of absentee ballots is significantly smaller than the margin of victory in the regular election, there really isn't any need to count them. It's the same reason baseball teams don't play the bottom of the ninth inning if the home team is ahead: there's no point.
I don't really understand your plan. This seems to be what you're proposing:
- You vote - You receive a receipt with you choice(s) indicated - In case of a challenge to the count, you bring your receipt to the voting office.
What happens next?
In order for a proper recount to be done, everyone who voted would have to bring their receipt. Having even 90% of the voters return their receipts would accomplish nothing if the vote was close. Most likely the original count would only be challenged if the vote was very close.
The difference between the voting receipt and the ATM receipt is that voting is anonymous. You want there to be a provable link between you and your bank account. The same is not true for your vote.
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Why not examine the truth of those answers?
The intelligence distribution is very different from the wealth distribution. Some ultra-rich individuals may have several orders of magnitude more wealth than the average person. A billionare could easily have 10000x the average US wealth. No one has 10000x the intelligence of the average person. Perhaps you could make the case for extremely limited areas (i.e. Hawking in astrophysics), but never for overall intelligence.
I paid Netword Solutions $9...
There's your problem. You got caught in a phishing scam. The actual registar is Network Solutions.
This needs to be expanded to routers and hand tools.
No kidding! My friggin Linksys took off three fingers.
Oh, that's what happened! I thought someone was posting a Perl script.
Therefore 0.999~ = 1
I wonder how many people have spent time searching for the non-existent logical fallacy in your sig.
The best site for disabling XP services is Black Viper. There's a description of each service and a recommendation based on your usage (gaming, safe, default, etc..).
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thanks!
...obstruct a peace officer, the police would then...
Is there any difference between a police officer and a peace officer? Sometimes the two words are used as synonyms while other times they seem to have somewhat different meanings.
...you can find that kind of pay back in the states
Where can you find that kind of pay? I doubt that many IT guys can just renegotiate a pay raise up to $120,000. If it was true that you could easily find $120K in the US, then companies would have to pay a whole lot more in Iraq.
Holy crapping crickets
...damn they're expensive!
...all kinds of installation fees and shit. ...customer service still blows chunks.
Damn if I know...
Damn bastards...
Thank you, Andrew Dice Clay, for commenting on Comcast's service.
How did my reply prove that I know nothing of logarithmic scales? In fact, my reply demonstrated my knowledge.
The parent post was complaining that the G5 was "only" 3db quieter. I commented that since a reduction of 3 decibels cut the noise in half, 3db were significant. At no point did I state or imply that the scale was linear.
"two times quieter" would equal 3db quieter. Not exactly revolutionary...
If the G5 is "two times quieter", that means half the noise, right? That seems pretty revolutionary to me. Who cares if 3db doesn't seem like much? In reality those 3 decibels make a big difference.
If your system suddenly became twice as loud, would you just shrug and say "Oh well, it's only 3 decibels louder"?
All branches were shallow and did not require any special skills or abilities.
Exactly. This is a huge problem with most games. It seems like the mad genius who designs these fotresses likes to fill one branch with dozens of turrets and guards, while placing a simple locked wooden door on the other branch. Of course, that wooden door is impossible to destroy, so maybe he's not so mad after all...
...figure 40,000 miles at 40 miles per hour average as a loooooong time to keep a car
40,000 miles worth of driving is a long time? Maybe at one stretch, but really, I know very few people who would consider 40,000 miles excessive.
I don't know what the going rate on legal advice is, but I imagine its a couple hundred and hour, even for a bad lawyer.
A couple hundred dollars/hour for a bad lawyer? Sorry, that's not reasonable. Over $1000/hr on a contingency basis? I can't imagine even the richest of clients paying $8,000-$10,000 a day for a single lawyer. Perhaps for a one or two hour consultation, but never on an fulltime basis.
Income tax doesn't work like that, at least in the US. Moving into a higher tax bracket doesn't mean that all of your income is taxed at the higher rate.
.10) on their first $7,000 of income and $2,700 ($18,000 * .15) on their last $18,000 in income. Their total tax would have been $3,400, which is 13.6% of their total income.
For example, the 2003 tax rate for a single person was 10% for income under $7,000. For income between $7,000 and $28,400, the tax rate was 15%. So, someone who earned $25,000 would have paid $700 ($7,000 *
Of course, this example completely ignores things such as standard deductions and exemptions, but you get the idea.
The difference is that outsourcing is a reality while the software that writes programs (at least as you described it) is fantasy. Such software would have as large an impact on the tech industry as the invention of the microprocessor. It would be similar to software that wrote an entire novel based only on a plot outline.
I believe the statistic is that only 1 out of every 10 person (correct me if I am wrong) in America votes in the presidential election.
That's incorrect. In 2000, there were over 105,000,000 votes cast. This was 51.3% of the voting age population of 205,815,000 and 67.5% of the 156,421,311 registered voters.
Source: Federal Election Commission
When chased by the 3 cocks I have these hens have been known to fly at a forward speed of about 30 km/hr
Funniest line on slashdot, ever
...you could say "Super Bowl" 500 times in a row without breathing and not get sued for anything.
Yeah, if I do that I don't think my biggest concern will be getting sued. Getting oxygen, perhaps...
How many people don't even have enough MP3s to fill the 4GB mini? Answer: A LOT
I disagree. Everyone I know who actually can spell MP3 and rip MP3s has a lot more than 4 gigs. I personally am at 93 gigs in my collection right now...
You are a geek with geek friends. You are reading a geek site. You are not typical. I'm not insulting you, I'm also a geek with (mostly) geek friends who is replying to someone on a geek site.
The point is that very few people have 93 gigs of music. Most people don't have 4 gigs of music and those that do probably don't need to put their entire collection in their iPod mini. This product is aimed at the mainstream and you are simply outside of that.
You were frozen in me? Liar...
If the number of absentee ballots is significantly smaller than the margin of victory in the regular election, there really isn't any need to count them. It's the same reason baseball teams don't play the bottom of the ninth inning if the home team is ahead: there's no point.
I don't really understand your plan. This seems to be what you're proposing:
- You vote
- You receive a receipt with you choice(s) indicated
- In case of a challenge to the count, you bring your receipt to the voting office.
What happens next?
In order for a proper recount to be done, everyone who voted would have to bring their receipt. Having even 90% of the voters return their receipts would accomplish nothing if the vote was close. Most likely the original count would only be challenged if the vote was very close.
The difference between the voting receipt and the ATM receipt is that voting is anonymous. You want there to be a provable link between you and your bank account. The same is not true for your vote.