I propose a law that requires all books, even those not having any sexual content, to carry a big label "WARNING: books with erotic content have been linked to sexual excitation"
My credit card has 2 addresses on file. One is in CT (which has sales tax), one is in New Hampshire (no sales tax). That's because I live part time in both states. Then, for digital downloads which state law applies: CT or NH? Will I have to pay the download tax or not?
I don't like the new "terms of use" that google recently slapped on its wallet. Among other things, it gives them free permission to run credit checks on you whenever they please.
From TFA: "Although this move by Google might seem high-handed, it reduces the friction for purchases inside Android apps and therefore makes users more valuable,"
Tell that to my CDMA 3G phone with unlimited data through Sprint. Specifically the Motorola XPRT, Sprint's version (and pretty much identical to) the Motorola Droid Pro, the best smartphone in existence.
They are probably talking about tracking your purchases probably based on some personally identifiable information (credit cards, store reward cards etc). And assume you eat what you purchase.
Speaking of Motorola, so far I haven't heard of one single phone from them that has CIQ on it. My Motorola XPRT certainly doesn't have it (I used Trevor's tools to check) nor does the Verizon equivalent (Droid Pro). More power to them.
it's funny that the tech industry holds some of the most privacy-concerned individuals (..)
That is only if you believe the all-caps paragraphs on all the EULAs and TOS you click through. Often the following paragraphs will contradict the bombastic declarations of commitment to privacy - on the same page.
"The justification is simple. We're removing the Firefox version number from all of the common user-visible locations because we don't believe that users need to know what version they're on. We're moving to a model that's more like the Web. What version of Gmail are you on?
We've removed it from all of our marketing materials. We're removing it from the download button on the Website. We're removing it from how we talk to users about Firefox. We're ending version numbers because they're not meaningful to users (except in troubleshooting situations.)
People using Firefox do need to have confidence that they're on the latest version, though, and that's what this feature provides. Telling the user explicitly that Firefox has checked and that she is indeed up to date is a much better way of letting the user know that she's up to date than giving her a number she can compare with some other number on a website somewhere to figure out if she's on the latest version. "
I cannot subscribe to this reasoning. There are many, many reasons why an end-user will want to know the version of Firefox he's using. For instance if he wants to avoid a certain feature present in some builds but not in others. Example: the so-called "AwesomeBar" (more of an AwfulBar if you ask me) which I had to go to extra lengths to avoid. Not everyone likes every single bit of Firefox.
If the judge were so inclined, he could mail me the physical extradition request and I'll do the squashing. I know where to rent time on a 6000tf hydraulic press.
Yes I have. Better yet, I am a doctor, and I always see my patients within 15 minutes of their appointment time. And over 95% within 10 minutes. Believe me, it's VERY hard to do. And I don't play golf either so don't use the "tee time" meme.
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Not Walnut Creek, but still Slack 3.6 (Cheapbytes was the source for me). Easier and faster than downloading over 28.8k dialup.
Kila-pascal must be the pressure equivalent of the Kill-A-Watt. It tells you where you're using too many torrs and how to avoid wasting them.
I propose a law that requires all books, even those not having any sexual content, to carry a big label "WARNING: books with erotic content have been linked to sexual excitation"
My credit card has 2 addresses on file. One is in CT (which has sales tax), one is in New Hampshire (no sales tax). That's because I live part time in both states. Then, for digital downloads which state law applies: CT or NH? Will I have to pay the download tax or not?
Is it fancier to call those hydrogen ions? Because they're protons. Proton accelerator, sounds nice enough to me.
I don't like the new "terms of use" that google recently slapped on its wallet. Among other things, it gives them free permission to run credit checks on you whenever they please.
I don't use it for that reason.
From TFA: "Although this move by Google might seem high-handed, it reduces the friction for purchases inside Android apps and therefore makes users more valuable,"
Makes users more valuable? In English please?
Lots of doctors ride buses in big metropolitan areas like NYC, Mr. know-it-all. And they carry pagers that work on the cell networks. My wife for one.
Tell that to my CDMA 3G phone with unlimited data through Sprint. Specifically the Motorola XPRT, Sprint's version (and pretty much identical to) the Motorola Droid Pro, the best smartphone in existence.
Kills the 3rd party accessory market. Because you won't be able to get "crypto" power blocks from anyone else. Wanna bet?
They are probably talking about tracking your purchases probably based on some personally identifiable information (credit cards, store reward cards etc). And assume you eat what you purchase.
Peanut butter is a slurry: tiny solid particles suspended in a fluid phase. So is toothpaste.
The secondary screening is done by a 350lb guy named Ivan.
Speaking of Motorola, so far I haven't heard of one single phone from them that has CIQ on it. My Motorola XPRT certainly doesn't have it (I used Trevor's tools to check) nor does the Verizon equivalent (Droid Pro). More power to them.
Mine is infinity since I don't have a facebook account.
I have used a program that did exactly that on my WinCE PDA, over 6-7 years ago.
I agree. I use a cheapo ($15 or so) serial port Chinese-made programmer for DIP8 I2C and SPI EEPROMs, has been working like a charm for over 2 years. Looks like this: http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Serial-Eeprom-programmer-24Cxx-93Cxx-and-25xxx-/22/!C!P6,0QBWk~$(KGrHqV,!jME0DV!UBpyBNCNme3PvQ~~_12.JPG
I believe you can find USB versions for not much more money.
My phone is from Motorola. My e-reader is from B&N. Not only they're good, but they're also Microsoft-patent-free. Win-win.
Good thing dinosaurs never discovered the properties of pot... now THAT would be a big hunger.
(or maybe they did... and went extinct)
it's funny that the tech industry holds some of the most privacy-concerned individuals (..)
That is only if you believe the all-caps paragraphs on all the EULAs and TOS you click through. Often the following paragraphs will contradict the bombastic declarations of commitment to privacy - on the same page.
Romania is in Europe. In Romania, you pay for receiving calls on your cell phone.
What were you saying about ludicrous?
Quote from the discussion:
"The justification is simple. We're removing the Firefox version number
from all of the common user-visible locations because we don't believe
that users need to know what version they're on. We're moving to a model
that's more like the Web. What version of Gmail are you on?
We've removed it from all of our marketing materials. We're removing it
from the download button on the Website. We're removing it from how we
talk to users about Firefox. We're ending version numbers because
they're not meaningful to users (except in troubleshooting situations.)
People using Firefox do need to have confidence that they're on the
latest version, though, and that's what this feature provides. Telling
the user explicitly that Firefox has checked and that she is indeed up
to date is a much better way of letting the user know that she's up to
date than giving her a number she can compare with some other number on
a website somewhere to figure out if she's on the latest version. "
I cannot subscribe to this reasoning. There are many, many reasons why an end-user will want to know the version of Firefox he's using. For instance if he wants to avoid a certain feature present in some builds but not in others. Example: the so-called "AwesomeBar" (more of an AwfulBar if you ask me) which I had to go to extra lengths to avoid. Not everyone likes every single bit of Firefox.
I wonder if the board will run Elite. Well actually I'm not wondering, I'm sure it will.
If the judge were so inclined, he could mail me the physical extradition request and I'll do the squashing. I know where to rent time on a 6000tf hydraulic press.
Yes I have. Better yet, I am a doctor, and I always see my patients within 15 minutes of their appointment time. And over 95% within 10 minutes. Believe me, it's VERY hard to do. And I don't play golf either so don't use the "tee time" meme.