Sooo... how do you know who to connect to in such a "decentralised network"? Even the poster child for such connections, BitTorent, relies on someone telling you where to begin connecting.
I'm talking about match-making capabilities here - if you want to go back to exchanging IP addresses over SMS or something, be my guest.
Actually, the German CEO did state recently that he considered it a help for startups if they were to give the Telekom (the German mothership) money in order to gain access to a fast lane. He also stated that he'd consider a "few percents of the total revenue" fair.
He was unable to discern between how some users behaved on his forum and how the same users behaved on another forum.
Thus the mass ban of all people from this other forum, even when they were completely innocent. The reasoning behind that move is The Daily WTF for us:)
Setting goals you cannot achieve so you cannot get a bonus?
We recently had a similar case in Germany where a woman went to court because her company had promised her a bonus, but didn't want to pay it because the company as a whole had missed its target.
The judge didn't quite agree and pointed out that boni coupled to targets have to be set in such a way that it's possible for the individual to achieve this goal.
As a result, your firing over impossible to meet targets would have cost them quite a bit in severance pay...
When I'm doing my safety lecture, I'm always demonstrating why some behaviours are not smart. Either by showing videos and photos, or actually doing an experiment which "goes wrong".
Much better if pupils know why some stuff is forbidden.
However, I'm, also showing them that the acids and lyes they'll be working with are not something to be massively afraid of. Respectful, yes. Afraid, no.
110 V is not lethal - hurts like a bitch, but lethal? Nope. The AC makes it even less dangerous. Plus, if 110 V were lethal then how do you think people survive being hit by a taser where the voltage is a multiple of 10,000 Volts?
It's the resulting current, the amount of charge transferred and the length of the current which make electric appliances dangerous. But at 110 V you almost have to work hard to kill yourself.
I actually expect a modicum of general knowledge from teachers and not merely the particulars of their field. And it should be general knowledge that a) a circuit board is not explosive and b) for a bomb to be explosive it needs to have actual explosives.
Not to mention there's this small matter of how serious they actually were about this "bomb" (as pointed out by another poster downthread):
They did not evacuate the school. They did not call the bomb squad.
THAT alone should tell you all you need to know about those guys. And now go away. Try to find excuses for some other abhorrent and idiotic behaviour, you won't have much luck here.
Maybe you should take a look at a movie sometime. What does a "movie" bomb show? Lots of blinkenlights and circuitboard (in addition to the explosives, natch). So, the only way you could mistake an electronic clock for a bomb is if you equate "circuit board and lights equal bomb".
Last time I look, an actual bomb needed more than just a circuit board. I dare say that those other components (e.g. the actual explosive) might be a bit more important.
They are retained because Germans like such restrictions, not because anybody is forcing them to
Suuuure. In your righteous crusade against the stupidity of Germans, you're overlooking some realpolitic problems with your sentiment.
First of all, such a move would be political suicide. Political opponents of the politician proposing such a move would rejoice because he just gave them a big, fat bullseye. And don't tell me that other countries are better in that regard.
Secondly, there's the international level to be considered as well. Israel, for example, would be thrilled while we would probably get applause from countries like North Korea. Yeah, that will work well.
I'm not quite sure why you're lambasting him for suggestion unions by listing the times where unions were indeed a hindrance... because he made this very point himself:
Can unions abuse their power? Absolutely, so stay involved, vote in your union elections, make sure your union reps are doing their jobs.
Or did you only read what you wanted to read? In fact, I think you stopped thinking the moment you read the word "unions".
The required update isn't "odd" because it facilitates two things:
First, it checks whether you're a owner of a affected device or not.
Second, if this is indeed the case it then facilitates getting the RMA number in conjunction with the website.
Basically, you go into "System" on your device, check the battery, it tells you that you're affected. You then open the website, enter the serial number of the device. You get an RMA number, and enter that into the device. You then get another number (some kind of receipt, probably) and enter that into the website, along with your contact information.
Sounds more complicated than it is and you're done in about 4 minutes, depending on how fast you type.
The article talks, among other things, about biofuel cells which target glucose - so, actually, yes, using those devices would lead to weight reduction. Because that's one of the more important ways to distribute energy throughout the body: delivering glucose where it's needed which the cells then convert again in the citrate cycle to more readily usable stuff.
Thus, using machines based on this kind of fuel would lead to weight reduction the same way it would when you exercise.
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Oh, geeze, can you get any more pathetic with a response like that? That kind of response might have worked in kindergarten.
No, it isn't the same court, you idiot. Unless we had a change of government since 1945.
There are quite a number of cases in Germany where someone got money for something like that. Here are some examples:
http://www.jusmeum.de/urteile?tag=recht+am+eigenen+bild
it's still illegal to murder people
This same German court decided that it's not if you are Jewish. I have as much respect for this ruling as for that one.
"Same"? Did they put some Nazi judges into cryostasis back then, thawed them up again and nobody batted an eye?
Because that's what "same" means. And even if it didn't, your argument would still be retarded.
Sooo... how do you know who to connect to in such a "decentralised network"? Even the poster child for such connections, BitTorent, relies on someone telling you where to begin connecting.
I'm talking about match-making capabilities here - if you want to go back to exchanging IP addresses over SMS or something, be my guest.
You obviously never happened to notice how they deal with nudity of any kind. That's a bit more editorial control than mere copyright watch.
Actually, the German CEO did state recently that he considered it a help for startups if they were to give the Telekom (the German mothership) money in order to gain access to a fast lane. He also stated that he'd consider a "few percents of the total revenue" fair.
He was unable to discern between how some users behaved on his forum and how the same users behaved on another forum.
Thus the mass ban of all people from this other forum, even when they were completely innocent. The reasoning behind that move is The Daily WTF for us :)
Setting goals you cannot achieve so you cannot get a bonus?
We recently had a similar case in Germany where a woman went to court because her company had promised her a bonus, but didn't want to pay it because the company as a whole had missed its target.
The judge didn't quite agree and pointed out that boni coupled to targets have to be set in such a way that it's possible for the individual to achieve this goal.
As a result, your firing over impossible to meet targets would have cost them quite a bit in severance pay...
I definitely am signed in. Seems that "occasional" means "rarely if ever" for me :)
Updated both my desktop and my laptop to build 10565 and am not seeing those suggested apps.
When I'm doing my safety lecture, I'm always demonstrating why some behaviours are not smart. Either by showing videos and photos, or actually doing an experiment which "goes wrong".
Much better if pupils know why some stuff is forbidden.
However, I'm, also showing them that the acids and lyes they'll be working with are not something to be massively afraid of. Respectful, yes. Afraid, no.
Okay, I can only speak for 230 V (and 1,000,000 V due to my Van De Graaff generator :) but 230 V is perfectly survivable as well.
110 V is not lethal - hurts like a bitch, but lethal? Nope. The AC makes it even less dangerous. Plus, if 110 V were lethal then how do you think people survive being hit by a taser where the voltage is a multiple of 10,000 Volts?
It's the resulting current, the amount of charge transferred and the length of the current which make electric appliances dangerous. But at 110 V you almost have to work hard to kill yourself.
I actually expect a modicum of general knowledge from teachers and not merely the particulars of their field. And it should be general knowledge that a) a circuit board is not explosive and b) for a bomb to be explosive it needs to have actual explosives.
Not to mention there's this small matter of how serious they actually were about this "bomb" (as pointed out by another poster downthread):
They did not evacuate the school. They did not call the bomb squad.
THAT alone should tell you all you need to know about those guys. And now go away. Try to find excuses for some other abhorrent and idiotic behaviour, you won't have much luck here.
But how will the hero know which wire is the blue or red one?
Maybe you should take a look at a movie sometime. What does a "movie" bomb show? Lots of blinkenlights and circuitboard (in addition to the explosives, natch). So, the only way you could mistake an electronic clock for a bomb is if you equate "circuit board and lights equal bomb".
No disassembly required.
Last time I look, an actual bomb needed more than just a circuit board. I dare say that those other components (e.g. the actual explosive) might be a bit more important.
They are retained because Germans like such restrictions, not because anybody is forcing them to
Suuuure. In your righteous crusade against the stupidity of Germans, you're overlooking some realpolitic problems with your sentiment.
First of all, such a move would be political suicide. Political opponents of the politician proposing such a move would rejoice because he just gave them a big, fat bullseye. And don't tell me that other countries are better in that regard.
Secondly, there's the international level to be considered as well. Israel, for example, would be thrilled while we would probably get applause from countries like North Korea. Yeah, that will work well.
The cure to the common cold is staying in bed, keeping hydrated and waiting it out.
Does this mean that the common cold does not exist as a real condition?
Yeah, because a "right" of one person without the "duty" of another person to uphold this right, that is soooooo useful.
Sophistry, that's what your argument amounts to, without any bearing on the actual real world.
I'm not quite sure why you're lambasting him for suggestion unions by listing the times where unions were indeed a hindrance... because he made this very point himself:
Can unions abuse their power? Absolutely, so stay involved, vote in your union elections, make sure your union reps are doing their jobs.
Or did you only read what you wanted to read? In fact, I think you stopped thinking the moment you read the word "unions".
But you can also use the serial number and that one is stenciled on the case.
The required update isn't "odd" because it facilitates two things:
First, it checks whether you're a owner of a affected device or not.
Second, if this is indeed the case it then facilitates getting the RMA number in conjunction with the website.
Basically, you go into "System" on your device, check the battery, it tells you that you're affected. You then open the website, enter the serial number of the device. You get an RMA number, and enter that into the device. You then get another number (some kind of receipt, probably) and enter that into the website, along with your contact information.
Sounds more complicated than it is and you're done in about 4 minutes, depending on how fast you type.
The article talks, among other things, about biofuel cells which target glucose - so, actually, yes, using those devices would lead to weight reduction. Because that's one of the more important ways to distribute energy throughout the body: delivering glucose where it's needed which the cells then convert again in the citrate cycle to more readily usable stuff.
Thus, using machines based on this kind of fuel would lead to weight reduction the same way it would when you exercise.