True. But by staying on ARM, they can ensure that all of the applications optimized for the hardware will still be optimized for the hardware. Changing the architecture from ARM to Atom would require a LOT of new work for performance-sensitive applications.
Therefore, I suspect they'll keep the hardware architecture. For a while, at least.
Citation please. That they would "all" be bused or driven in seems unlikely, as I haven't seen this in any major city I've lived in or visited. I imagine this is possible in certain circumstances, but this sounds like something that's being made up in order to support a rant.
Never mind the rest of us paid for the cost of expanding the road and putting in the school zones. I know, lets make the parents pay for the zones and every other child protection piece of shit they want and let them face the anger of the working public. How about putting the schools away from the main streets instead of right next door. And remove the bastard who dreamed school zones up.
A few thoughts: 1. It sounds as if you don't like paying for things you don't use. If I felt that way, I think I wouldn't have health insurance, and would simply save money in case I had to pay for medical expenses. Should I conclude that you don't have health insurance, since surely you wouldn't expect to benefit from other people's money? 2. How do you normally handle changes in speed limit? Do you go 70 mph until you have to slam on the brakes because you arrive at a 55mph sign? 3. Most of the "working public" who pay for those things to protect children actually do have children they want to protect. 4. Also consider that when many schools were built, the large roads near them were not there yet.
Besides when his eyes go in a few years he won't care about the high resolutions anymore.
Because he is staring at low resolution screens! For the sake of your eyes, get a high resolution display!
This is incorrect. His eyes will go in a few years because once you hit the age of about 40 years, the lens in your eyes become less flexible, making it harder to focus on objects that are relatively close. See presbyopia.
Doesn't the PSN-downloaded version of Warkawk, one of the oldest downloadable PS3 games, behave exactly the same? If I recall correctly, (I haven't run it in a year or so) I need to be logged in on the Playstation Network in order to run my downloaded version of Warhawk, even if I don't play "on-line" (such as, for the training scenarios).
Or have I been missing something for the past couple of years?
Great question. Also, consider whether the Terms and Conditions you agreed to when you got your credit card should apply, rather than a revised one released after the fact.
While irritating, Sony is far from the first or most egregious offender in this. Also, the changes Sony makes to the PS3 firmware EULA are unlikely to be life-altering in any way.
In any case, Sony must comply with the law where they sell the system, regardless of what their EULA states. Like most contracts, the EULA contains lots of CYA which may not be enforceable.
I've been labeling Mafia Wars and a number of other things as offensive and I'm still getting such notifications --- is there some other setting I should be using?
William
Interesting... I just select "Hide this application" and I don't get any more notifications from that application in my feed. (Never occurred to me to mark them "offensive"; maybe that doesn't actually block the application, but just tries to manage the type of post from the specific user?)
Or, maybe this is related to the fact that my privacy settings are pretty restrictive. I suppose your privacy settings may allow things to slip through that might otherwise be hidden. Alternatively, my friends may simply not broadcast everything to everyone? (Though I did get a lot of Farmville messages before I selected to "hide" them.)
If you have a large number (such as more than 100) friends on Facebook, these things may become harder to manage than if you have a smaller set of friends.
As I understand it, in the first case it was them, but in the second is was those other people... though I guess it could have been the same "they" in both cases.... You're right, I'm confused.
Unless... the two faces. The first "they" is one face, and the second "they" is the other face. Yeah, That's it.
Gah, too much Slashdot for me, lesson learned. I think the key messages here are that Twitter is not super-secure, and a lot of people aren't sympathetic when unfortunate things happen to people they don't like.
Failure to use condoms is leading to a rise in STDs.
No, the rise in STD infections is due to more uninfected people having sex with infected people.
It is true that condom use in cases where one of the two people involved is infected would reduce the risk of infection resulting from sex. Generally, increased adherence to condom use is correlated to reduced infection rates among sexually promiscuous people.
So the health advice is: Don't do it with someone who may be infected with something other than whatever you already have. If you really MUST do it with someone who may be infected, use a condom.
Oh, and remember, even though it may be a sin in your religion, you won't get a disease by taking care of your own business, if you know what I mean.
How much of the GAO-estimated $11 billion cost of the census would you guess was wasted^H^H^H^H^H^Hspent on those additional reminders? Would it have been more cost-effective to send out a second request (or even a Census Bureau representative) to the locations where a census form was sent but not returned a month after the original mailing?
I'm preparing my outrage for when someone provides the answers to these questions, and explains the specifics of how doing it differently would have worked better and saved money.
I agree it is annoying, but I don't know of another term that describes the community of developers/product vendors, customers, and integrators who use/support a technology. Do you have an alternative suggestion?
Oddly, I don't see Wikileaks showing the kind of appreciation I would expect for the kinds of behaviour Wikileaks overtly encourages, here performed by these government agencies (except for the detention part, that is.)
Appears there's some interpretation/conflation by the person who submitted the Slashdot summary. What the relevant tweets says is:
"WikiLeaks is currently under an aggressive US and Icelandic surveillance operation. Following/photographing/filming/detaining. " Then, later: "One related person was detained for 22 hours. Computer's seized.That's http://www.skup.no" and "We have been shown secret photos of our production meetings and been asked specific questions during detention related to the airstrike." followed by "We have airline records of the State Dep/CIA tails. Don't think you can get away with it. You cannot. This is WikiLeaks."
(see, you could have gotten all this by following the link in the summary). I've got to say, the hubris implied by that last one seriously reduced by sympathy for these guys.
'following/photographing/filming/detaining' an editor for 22 hours
Following someone for 22 hours and detaining someone for 22 hours are so incredibly different they should not be lumped together like that. It's the difference between a creepy stalker and an oppression of basic freedoms.
Don't leave it up to my imagination how long each of those 4 actions took place. Because I'm imagining the "detaining" being about 15 seconds as they accidentally walked into each other, and then they both stepped to the side, oops still in the way, stepped to the side again, oops, and did this about 5 times.
I'm sure this ambiguity was completely accidental. Surely the Wikileaks folks would ever sensationalize anything, or present it out of context.
While "common sense" is terribly rare in government, "exceptions" are never in short supply.
"Common sense" is also terribly rare everywhere outside of government, and "exceptions" are extremely common in everyday life. The blame for this aspect of the proposed legislation in question lies not with the government as such, but the fact that there are people involved.
Slashdot Mirror
You scan the USB drive by sticking it into a non-Windows computer, or one that doesn't by default execute software installed on the medium.
Yes, you deserve a funny mod instead of an obvious response.
But vice-versa, neither should Californians interfere with the politics of Utah (as they tried to do ~2 years ago). It is NONE of their business.
Of course. Texas does a much better job of providing education for Utah than California could.
Accidentally modded this comment incorrectly; posting to undo that.
Good discussion here, in any case.
True. But by staying on ARM, they can ensure that all of the applications optimized for the hardware will still be optimized for the hardware. Changing the architecture from ARM to Atom would require a LOT of new work for performance-sensitive applications.
Therefore, I suspect they'll keep the hardware architecture. For a while, at least.
You are exactly the sort of shitbag that enables this sort of lunacy
"They're all bused or driven in"
Citation please. That they would "all" be bused or driven in seems unlikely, as I haven't seen this in any major city I've lived in or visited. I imagine this is possible in certain circumstances, but this sounds like something that's being made up in order to support a rant.
Never mind the rest of us paid for the cost of expanding the road and putting in the school zones. I know, lets make the parents pay for the zones and every other child protection piece of shit they want and let them face the anger of the working public. How about putting the schools away from the main streets instead of right next door. And remove the bastard who dreamed school zones up.
A few thoughts:
1. It sounds as if you don't like paying for things you don't use. If I felt that way, I think I wouldn't have health insurance, and would simply save money in case I had to pay for medical expenses. Should I conclude that you don't have health insurance, since surely you wouldn't expect to benefit from other people's money?
2. How do you normally handle changes in speed limit? Do you go 70 mph until you have to slam on the brakes because you arrive at a 55mph sign?
3. Most of the "working public" who pay for those things to protect children actually do have children they want to protect.
4. Also consider that when many schools were built, the large roads near them were not there yet.
Facts, not logic. But yes. Well put.
Besides when his eyes go in a few years he won't care about the high resolutions anymore.
Because he is staring at low resolution screens! For the sake of your eyes, get a high resolution display!
This is incorrect. His eyes will go in a few years because once you hit the age of about 40 years, the lens in your eyes become less flexible, making it harder to focus on objects that are relatively close. See presbyopia.
Doesn't the PSN-downloaded version of Warkawk, one of the oldest downloadable PS3 games, behave exactly the same? If I recall correctly, (I haven't run it in a year or so) I need to be logged in on the Playstation Network in order to run my downloaded version of Warhawk, even if I don't play "on-line" (such as, for the training scenarios).
Or have I been missing something for the past couple of years?
Great question. Also, consider whether the Terms and Conditions you agreed to when you got your credit card should apply, rather than a revised one released after the fact.
While irritating, Sony is far from the first or most egregious offender in this. Also, the changes Sony makes to the PS3 firmware EULA are unlikely to be life-altering in any way.
In any case, Sony must comply with the law where they sell the system, regardless of what their EULA states. Like most contracts, the EULA contains lots of CYA which may not be enforceable.
?!?
I've been labeling Mafia Wars and a number of other things as offensive and I'm still getting such notifications --- is there some other setting I should be using?
William
Interesting... I just select "Hide this application" and I don't get any more notifications from that application in my feed. (Never occurred to me to mark them "offensive"; maybe that doesn't actually block the application, but just tries to manage the type of post from the specific user?)
Or, maybe this is related to the fact that my privacy settings are pretty restrictive. I suppose your privacy settings may allow things to slip through that might otherwise be hidden. Alternatively, my friends may simply not broadcast everything to everyone? (Though I did get a lot of Farmville messages before I selected to "hide" them.)
If you have a large number (such as more than 100) friends on Facebook, these things may become harder to manage than if you have a smaller set of friends.
Best of luck, in any case.
By grasping at the only available straw (the name), they've helped the script get noted by the Slashdotters, and it will be impossible to stop now.
Are we talking about the same Slashdot here?
Yes.
Aren't these the people who love to proclaim how they're too cool to have a Facebook, anytime a related story pops up?
No.
As I understand it, in the first case it was them, but in the second is was those other people... though I guess it could have been the same "they" in both cases.... You're right, I'm confused.
Unless... the two faces. The first "they" is one face, and the second "they" is the other face. Yeah, That's it.
Gah, too much Slashdot for me, lesson learned. I think the key messages here are that Twitter is not super-secure, and a lot of people aren't sympathetic when unfortunate things happen to people they don't like.
Failure to use condoms is leading to a rise in STDs.
No, the rise in STD infections is due to more uninfected people having sex with infected people.
It is true that condom use in cases where one of the two people involved is infected would reduce the risk of infection resulting from sex. Generally, increased adherence to condom use is correlated to reduced infection rates among sexually promiscuous people.
So the health advice is: Don't do it with someone who may be infected with something other than whatever you already have. If you really MUST do it with someone who may be infected, use a condom.
Oh, and remember, even though it may be a sin in your religion, you won't get a disease by taking care of your own business, if you know what I mean.
How much of the GAO-estimated $11 billion cost of the census would you guess was wasted^H^H^H^H^H^Hspent on those additional reminders? Would it have been more cost-effective to send out a second request (or even a Census Bureau representative) to the locations where a census form was sent but not returned a month after the original mailing?
I'm preparing my outrage for when someone provides the answers to these questions, and explains the specifics of how doing it differently would have worked better and saved money.
So, you're saying the spirit of the post is true, but much of it (like your response) is an overgeneralization. Thanks.
I agree it is annoying, but I don't know of another term that describes the community of developers/product vendors, customers, and integrators who use/support a technology. Do you have an alternative suggestion?
I don't think there's any requirement that they must be European.
....this patent in no way threatens "any smartphone".
We'll find that out when the lawsuits begin.
Oddly, I don't see Wikileaks showing the kind of appreciation I would expect for the kinds of behaviour Wikileaks overtly encourages, here performed by these government agencies (except for the detention part, that is.)
1. the First Amendment is NOT above the law; it is part (not all) of the law in the US.
2. Wikileaks is not in the US.
Appears there's some interpretation/conflation by the person who submitted the Slashdot summary. What the relevant tweets says is:
"WikiLeaks is currently under an aggressive US and Icelandic surveillance operation. Following/photographing/filming/detaining. "
Then, later:
"One related person was detained for 22 hours. Computer's seized.That's http://www.skup.no"
and
"We have been shown secret photos of our production meetings and been asked specific questions during detention related to the airstrike."
followed by
"We have airline records of the State Dep/CIA tails. Don't think you can get away with it. You cannot. This is WikiLeaks."
(see, you could have gotten all this by following the link in the summary). I've got to say, the hubris implied by that last one seriously reduced by sympathy for these guys.
'following/photographing/filming/detaining' an editor for 22 hours
Following someone for 22 hours and detaining someone for 22 hours are so incredibly different they should not be lumped together like that. It's the difference between a creepy stalker and an oppression of basic freedoms.
Don't leave it up to my imagination how long each of those 4 actions took place. Because I'm imagining the "detaining" being about 15 seconds as they accidentally walked into each other, and then they both stepped to the side, oops still in the way, stepped to the side again, oops, and did this about 5 times.
I'm sure this ambiguity was completely accidental. Surely the Wikileaks folks would ever sensationalize anything, or present it out of context.
While "common sense" is terribly rare in government, "exceptions" are never in short supply.
"Common sense" is also terribly rare everywhere outside of government, and "exceptions" are extremely common in everyday life. The blame for this aspect of the proposed legislation in question lies not with the government as such, but the fact that there are people involved.
Ahem... Dare I mention actual facts (or as close as Wikipedia comes to them)? Oh, right, Slashdot. Never mind.